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3.g Update on legislative effortsUPDATE ON LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS 3/29/2019 Folio Status HF 484 Referred to Agriculture and Food Finance and Policy Division -hearing held on 3/19/19 - referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division; Hearing held on 3/27/19 - referred to Way & Means Committee and will also need a hearing at the Taxes Committee SF 1368 Agricultural, Rural Development, and Housing Policy Committee hearing 3/5/19, referred to Taxes Committee HF 311 first reading & referred to Ways & Means, referred to Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division, hearing by Capital Investment held on 3/21/19 SF 579 Referred to Capital Investment Committee HF 1657 Referred to Government Operations, hearing held on 3/21/19, included in House General Register SF 1684 Local Government Committee hearing was held on 3/5/19, recommended to pass, Included in Senate General Orders for 03/25/19 HF no companion bill SF 1231 Referred to Agricultural, Rural Development, and Housing Policy Committee HF 7 Greater Minnesota Jobs and Economic Development Finance Division adopted on 3/11/19 and referred to Ways and Means SF 9 Referred to Agricultural, Rural Development, and Housing Policy Committee Broadband grant program appropriation $35M in 2020 and $35M in 2021 for DEED border-to-border grants (addl. $15M in 2019 in HF 7) Broadband grant program appropriation 2020 - appropriates $35M for the DEED border- to-border grants Broadband - Subordinate Service district - allow Scandia to use the subordinate service district bonding provisions for broadband Gateway Trail bond issue and appropriation - appropriate funds for the development of the Gateway Trail segment. Metropolitan Agricultural preserves - eliminate the 8-year expiration period when acquired for parks or trails