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<br />A weekly legislallve update from the League ofMinnesorQ ClUes
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<br />Phosphorus BUI Up next week In tbe
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<br />HOllilr...Wr. nr.~d yonr hr.lp
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<br />The Housa will take action early nexl week on HF
<br />1524 authored by Rap. Peggy Leppik (R.Golden
<br />Valley;. This bill would restrictlhe use of
<br />phosphorus In lawn fertilizers.
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<br />Deb.la is likely 10 b., con/amious. Amendments ara
<br />expected thai would pleempl a city's deci.ion 10
<br />adoprloc,l cOnlrols o\'er residential use of
<br />phosphorus In Crealer Minnesota. It Is also
<br />expecled an amendmenllo .ot a three-porcont
<br />pho.phorus level floer for the metropolitan area
<br />will be added. The League of Minnesota eilies is
<br />wutkillM tu J'C(t:i1l uulh lh~~l:: l1!ll\:alulllt:lll~~-allJ
<br />coo ld use your help,
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<br />Please call your Slale Repre.entative and urge them
<br />to vote no on Ihe.e amendments and yes on HF
<br />1524, Their conlacl information can be found at
<br />wv..ni\'.houstl.J~Q.sta[e..ml1.us. ot' call Jennifer
<br />O'Rourke al651.28J,1261 fer the phone numbers,
<br />or 10 find ow wile, your Jeg!$latocs are.
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<br />The bill passed the SeJ"JJt. e,rller and 11'111 ilkely
<br />nead 10 a conference committee once action by rhe
<br />House has been laken.
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<br />House Leadership Needs to Hear from
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<br />Cities About 911 Funding Issues
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<br />The League urges cily officials to contact members
<br />of the leadership of the Mlnnesola HOll.e of
<br />Representatives to support the critically needed
<br />increased surcharge for k",a1911 cemers contained
<br />in the Senate version of the anli"terrorlsm
<br />proposals. (See Ihe March 27 Cities Bull,tin. page
<br />7, for details or go to the online version of the
<br />bulletin on lhe LMC webslte.)
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<br />The House-Senate Conference Commlnee on H.F.
<br />2622, the aml.terrorlsm Jegl.slall.'e package, will
<br />meel for lhe first lime on Monday .fternoon, April
<br />1. Prlcr to lhal time, the le,ader.hip of the House
<br />Majority Caucus will meelto cOClslder the House
<br />position on the details of th. flna! i:1i11that will
<br />emerge from ,~onference committee deliberations.
<br />The pori Ion of Ihe 911 surcharge tha! provides
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<br />funding to Ihe local 911 opera lions neod. 10
<br />Increase by alleast 7 cents for 2003 and 2004.
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<br />If Ihe conference committee falls to reach
<br />agreement 0fI an Increase ill local 911 funding, Ihe
<br />Minnesota Department of Administration may be
<br />forced to dip Into Ih~ 91 l-surcharge r<.venue. to pay
<br />the &latc costs for charges bj' phone companies for
<br />providing dedicated lelecol1l1nunlca!lol1s facllllles
<br />and coonections.
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<br />City official. should call or emailthe follewing
<br />members of the House Majority Caucus Execuli\<
<br />Commltlee to urge them to sopport th. increase ill
<br />the 911 surcharge for local 911 operations:
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<br />Repl'ue"'t!HveSt~ve Svl!!taT~, Speakel' dth~ lloU,5(
<br />r~t::.ste\'-:.:svilit211rn(a,JWlJ:'.u:::,lt:::g.~t2l;~.rnll. us or (651) 290-
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<br />Representative Tim Pawlenty, HQUse Majority L!3oer
<br />rrw.dm.D;!'v'I'lenh,'(@hom~ Je=.:ilare (mlll~ or (6.51) 296~
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<br />Representallv\! !v(ary LIz. Holberg, A.$:!ilst3.nt Majority
<br />le.der
<br />.!~p.:..m..~Ly.U,~:.hg'!.!?M~..~~.119E.!~.~L?,~",~,,~,!.~!rju~h~~ 01 (651)
<br />296.6926
<br />Representative Tony Kielkuckl, Assis~an~ lYbjorit}
<br />le.der
<br />r'tD.to)lv,kiclkr.:~ki(~'hou!~.I(';~:,~tJII':':,mi1, :J$ ,:)r (651) 296~
<br />J534
<br />Represent3tivc Jim Knoblach, A:isi:stant I"fujcril)' Leader
<br />reo.iim.klObja";h(@hDlJ;H:',Je.e,slat~,mru.ls or (6510 296-
<br />~316
<br />Represent3.IIve William Kuisle, A:s.sist21n[~[:j'ority
<br />Leader
<br />:eJ:,,~,'il(;~rn.k\Jisk@h'JI.i~e,leg.rHll.t~,[i'j.n,us or (651) 296-
<br />4378
<br />Repruentative Dan McElroYl Assist,mt :Vbjor;IY Leader
<br />!!,r.:"d~n,mcell'C'JV(O(hi."l.1l5e.ltf.!.~tale.liln.us or (651) 296-
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<br />RepresC'nt~tive C::Hol MQln;'1!.l. Assi5[;ant rvIaj'Jrity leader
<br />!.~P..:p.~I9J.:r~~h'l!~@.~i;!d.~.~.:.!~,~g;gs:.=I~!!!.:.lt;! or (651) 296-
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<br />Repr,=sentallvt [\'hny Sdferi. Assistant Majorlt)' Leader
<br />rf.p,man".stiferi\~horJs1l.1t':g",!;t:at€,iTl!l,US or (651) 296-
<br />5374
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