House Journal: Tuesday, January 14, 1997

Second Calendar Day - Second Session Day

Hall of the House of Representatives
Des Moines, Iowa, Tuesday, January 14, 1997
The House met pursuant to adjournment at 8:45 a.m., Speaker pro
tempore Van Maanen in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Reverend Al Bandstra, Christian Reformed
Church, Tracy.
The Journal of Monday, January 13, 1997 was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
House File 14, by Kremer and Welter, a bill for an act
relating to windshield wiper operation and lighted headlamps,
and making a penalty applicable.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 15, by Kremer, a bill for an act excluding wading
and fishing from the definition of criminal trespass in
nonmeandered, navigable streams.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 16, by Garman, a bill for an act relating to the
exemption from the inheritance tax of property passing to
certain relatives and providing an applicability date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 17, by Brunkhorst, a bill for an act increasing
the percentage by which health insurance premium rates charged
to certain small employers may vary.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
House File 18, by Brunkhorst, a bill for an act requiring an
impact study prior to approval of a general permit to discharge
stormwater.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 19, by Kreiman, a bill for an act relating to the
transfer or sale of a free deer hunting license by an owner or
tenant of a farm unit.
Read first time and referred to committee on natural resources.
House File 20, by Doderer, a bill for an act relating to
warnings of risks associated with alcoholic beverages, and
providing a penalty.
Read first time and referred to committee on commerce-regulation.
House File 21, by Van Maanen, a bill for an act relating to
damage disclosure statements for used cars damaged by hail.
Read first time and referred to committee on transportation.
House File 22, by Chapman, a bill for an act allowing an
individual income tax deduction for federal taxes paid under the
Federal Insurance Contributions Act and the Federal Railroad
Retirement Tax Act and providing a retroactive applicability
date provision.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 23, by Blodgett, Greig, Lord, Boggess, Huseman,
Dolecheck, Veenstra, Eddie, Meyer, Arnold, Teig, Weidman,
Rayhons, Bradley, Drake, Hahn, Brunkhorst, Gries, Greiner,
Metcalf, Larson, Heaton, Kremer, Klemme, Vande Hoef, Garman,
Welter, Boddicker, Dix, Brauns, Sukup, Van Fossen, Houser,
Cormack, Jenkins, and Nelson, a bill for an act relating to the
repeal of the inheritance tax on property passing to certain
relatives and the phase out of the inheritance tax on property
passing to other persons and providing an applicability date.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
House File 24, by Vande Hoef, a bill for an act relating to
arrests of persons who have been placed on probation for
voluntary absence from a correctional facility.
Read first time and referred to committee on judiciary.
House File 25, by Gipp, a bill for an act relating to the
repeal of the family farm tax credit and providing effective and
applicability date provisions.
Read first time and referred to committee on ways and means.
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages were received from the Senate:
Mr. Speaker: I am directed to inform your honorable body that
the Senate has on January 13, 1997, adopted the following
resolution in which the concurrence of the House is asked:
House Concurrent Resolution 1,  a concurrent resolution for a
joint convention, Tuesday, January 14, 1997, at 10:00 a.m.;
Governor Terry E. Branstad deliver his condition of the state
and budget message.
Also: That the Senate has on January 13, 1997, adopted the
following resolution in which the concurrence of the House is
asked:
House Concurrent Resolution 2, a concurrent resolution for a
joint convention, Wednesday, January 15, 1997, 10:00 a.m.; Chief
Justice McGiverin present his message of the condition of the
judicial department.

MARY PAT GUNDERSON, Secretary
The House stood at ease at 8:55 a.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at  9:05 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the
chair.
COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE SENATE
Sukup of Franklin moved that a committee of three be appointed
to notify the Senate that the House was ready to receive it in
joint convention.
The motion prevailed and the Speaker appointed as such committee
Sukup  of  Franklin, Chair;  Jenkins of Black Hawk and
Reynolds-Knight of Van Buren.
The House stood at ease at 9:07 a.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at 9:45 a.m., Speaker Corbett in the
chair.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE SENATE
Sukup of Franklin, Chair of the committee appointed to notify
the Senate that the House was ready to receive it in joint
convention, reported that the committee had performed its duty.
The report was accepted and the committee discharged.
The Sergeant-at-Arms announced the arrival of the President of
the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate and the honorable body
of the Senate.
The President was escorted to the Speaker's station, the
Secretary to the Chief Clerk's desk and the members of the
Senate were seated in the House chamber.
JOINT CONVENTION
In accordance with law, House Concurrent Resolution 1, duly
adopted, the joint convention was called to order at 9:48 a.m.,
President Kramer presiding.
Senator Iverson of Wright moved that the roll call be dispensed
with and that the President of the joint convention be
authorized to declare a quorum present.
The motion prevailed.
President Kramer announced a quorum present and the joint
convention duly organized.
Senator Iverson of Wright moved that a committee of six,
consisting of three members from the Senate and three members
from the House of Representatives, be appointed to notify
Governor Terry E. Branstad that the joint convention was ready
to receive him.
The motion prevailed and the President appointed as such
committee Senators Behn of Boone, Schuerer of Iowa, Vilsack of
Henry, on the part of the Senate and Representatives Thomson of
Linn, Rayhons of Hancock and Taylor of Linn on the part of the
House.
The House stood at ease at 9:50 a.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House resumed session at 9:56 a.m., President Kramer in the
chair.
Congressman Greg Ganske, congressman from Iowa's fourth
Congressional District was escorted into the House chamber.
The Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court and the
Chief Judge and Judges of the Appellate Court were escorted into
the House chamber.
Secretary of State, Paul Pate; Treasurer of State, Michael
Fitzgerald; Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Dale
Cochran;  State Auditor, Richard Johnson and Attorney General,
Tom Miller, were escorted into the House chamber.
Lieutenant Governor Joy Corning was escorted into the House
chamber.
Mrs. Chris Branstad, wife of the Governor, their daughter
Allison, and Dick and Clara Johnson, Mrs. Branstad's parents,
were escorted into the House chamber.
The committee waited upon Governor Terry E. Branstad and
escorted him to the Speaker's station.
President Kramer presented Governor Terry E. Branstad who
delivered the following condition of the state and budget
message:
President Kramer, Speaker Corbett, Lieutenant Governor Corning,
Congressman Ganske, Chief Justice McGiverin, Justices and
Judges, State Officials, Senators and Representatives, Ladies
and Gentlemen.
Nineteen ninety-six was a year to remember in Iowa.  Iowans
young and old, in city and in town, on farm and in factory,
joined in a salute to our state's 150th birthday.  As Chuck
Offenburger might say _ "What a year!"
Never before have so many Iowans in so many ways commemorated
our heritage.  In statewide festivals, community celebrations,
and neighborhood get-togethers we gained a new appreciation of
who we are and where we came from.  And always, always, we were
left with the two essentials of Iowa:  the land and the people.
The land.  The richest and most productive on earth.  Early Iowa
immigrants, coming as they did from clay or rock-filled soils of
the East or Europe, stood in awe of the endless acres of lush
loam.  They sank their roots into that good earth and it brought
forth good crops and good people.
The people.  What is Iowa without its people?  We are a state of
immigrants _ hardy pioneers who braved nature's cruelest
elements to build homes and farms, and raise families.  Those of
us who have had to do chores on the bitter cold Iowa January
days can only marvel at the toughness and resilience of our
parents and grandparents who faced the sting of those northwest
winter winds, and never turned back.
These hardiest of souls, unfettered by excessive government
restrictions, built communities, schools, and churches. 
Education was always first with them so that their children
would have a better life.  Anyone willing to work hard had a
chance to do well.  Justice was based on personal responsibility
and common sense.  And life revolved around work, family, and
faith.
Hard work, education, personal responsibility, common sense,
family, faith in God _ those are the gifts that we have been
given by our forebears.
Nineteen ninety-seven is a new beginning for Iowa.  Filled with
all the good granted to us by our ancestors and our creator, we
are faced with new challenges, and new barriers to progress. 
But we do so with our cupboards full and our state stronger than
ever.
Consider, for a moment:
"/w"	More people are working in Iowa than ever before.
"/w"	Incomes of our families are rising faster than other American
families.
"/w"	We remain a good place to live and raise a family.  In 1996,
we were rated the "Most Livable State," the "Healthiest State,"
and the "Best State for Families and Marriage."
"/w"	Landmark legislation last year makes Iowa the nation's leader
in school technology.
"/w"	Iowa land values continue to climb _ up 16 percent in just the
last year.
"/w"	We have the soundest state budget in the country _ with the
biggest surplus of any state in the nation.
We have already turned the corner in Iowa.  From recovery to
growth; from scraping by to building reserves; this state is
poised for great things to come.
Iowa is a work in progress.  We can, and we must do even better.
 We must make this a better state.  Our growth rates are still
too small; too many areas are not sharing in the economic gains;
too many Iowans don't make enough to adequately support their
families; and too many students are not prepared to compete in a
global economy; too many Iowans fear crime in their communities
and neighborhoods; and Iowans pay too much to the government in
taxes.
I know there are those among you who think that I've been around
too long _ that my first name is Governor.  But I tell you what
_ I'm not tired,  I'm not complacent and I will pour every ounce
of my energy into making this state a haven for growth and
opportunity if you will help me.
We have a plan to do just that.  And the first step is to make
Iowa the most competitive state in America.  
In the past couple of years, we have taken targeted actions
designed to improve our overall competitiveness.  The
elimination of the property tax on machinery and equipment,
improving our farmer-owned cooperative law, and expansion of the
New Jobs and Income Program were all designed to attract
capital-intensive industries and create quality jobs, increasing
income, and bringing population growth to all parts of the state.
I am pleased to report to you that those actions have paid off
in a big way.  In the last year alone, over one billion dollars
in capital investments have been made to Iowa because of these
changes.
What we have learned is that taking bold steps to improve our
competitiveness works.  Being competitive means having a
reputation around the world as a good place to start a business,
to locate a plant, to raise children, to retire.  It means not
penalizing growth, but rewarding it.
But being competitive requires more than bold words _ it demands
bold deeds.
The Governor's Task Force on Economic Competitiveness, which
completed its work in December, found that our personal income
tax rate is the most significant barrier to bringing new
business and good paying jobs to Iowa.
If we are to grow, we must attract more high paying jobs.  Yet
the Task Force found that Iowa's high personal income tax has "a
negative impact on employee recruitment and retention ...,
particularly for technical and middle and upper management
positions."  Those are the jobs we want!  We must change.
There is no question that our personal income tax rates are too
high.  They stymie economic growth and impair the unbounding
determination of Iowans to build a better life for ourselves and
our descendants.
Just look at how we compare with other states. Unfortunately, we
are among the top ten states in personal income tax rates.  And
many of the states which share with us that unenviable position
have lowered their tax rates in the last two years.  New York,
Oregon, Hawaii, Delaware, Connecticut, and even so-called
Taxachusetts have lowered income tax rates.
A Cato Institute study found that between 1990 and 1995, those
states that cut taxes experienced the most in growth. They had
employment growth of over 10 percent; population growth of over
7 percent; and income growth of over 33 percent.  States that
cut taxes performed much better than those that did not.
Although Iowa's economy is growing, I know _ and you know _ that
we can do even better.  
The time is right.  We can cut taxes because we are in a
position of financial strength.  We need to cut taxes to make
our state more competitive.  We must cut taxes to unleash the
ingenuity of Iowans to carry this state to a future of
unparalleled growth and progress.
And so today, I  recommend we reduce personal income tax rates
across-the-board by 15 percent over the next two years.  This
will keep millions of hard-earned dollars in the pockets of
hard-working Iowans.
The plan I am putting forth will unquestionably improve our
competitiveness.  It is fair and will benefit all Iowans by
reducing their taxes while maintaining the current progressivity
of our tax system.  And most of all, it is realistic and
sustainable for the long term.  We have taken into account
commitments already made to education and infrastructure.
Another commitment we have made is to property tax relief.  This
year alone, the state will be adding another $17 million of
property tax relief for mental health _ increasing our annual
commitment to $95 million.
The Competitiveness Task Force also identified residential
property taxes as an impediment to growth.  Iowa homeowners pay
too much in property taxes.  I am recommending an additional $20
million in property tax relief directly delivered to homeowners
by increasing the homestead tax credit.
Property taxes have long been a burden on our family farmers. 
To preserve and strengthen our family farms, we need to
eliminate property taxes on agricultural buildings which are
located on the family farm homestead.  This is a bold move
designed to give a competitive advantage to the family farmer,
who embodies the true character and strength of our state.
In addition to property taxes, there is another tax which is
unfair to farmers as well as small business owners, homeowners,
and retirees.  Our state inheritance tax punishes a family when
they lose a loved one.  Too many Iowa families have been forced
to go into debt or sell their possessions to pay death taxes. 
Not only is that unfair, but it is contrary to our Iowa values. 
We should eliminate the inheritance tax for family members
without delay.
To protect the safety of Iowa workers and improve our
competitiveness, we must strengthen our workplace drug-testing
law.  We have the weakest law in the Midwest.  From factory
floor to construction site, Iowa workers are needlessly placed
at risk.  Employees and passengers in the trucking, railroad,
and airline industries have had this protection for many years,
and Iowa workers deserve the same.
Cutting income and property taxes; eliminating the inheritance
tax for family members; strengthening our workplace drug-testing
law.  These are critical elements of our plan to make Iowa a
global competitor for safe, quality jobs.  They require bold
action this year.
The quality of our schools has always been one of our best
qualities.  From the one-room schoolhouse of the 1800's to the
unlimited learning possibilities of the Internet, Iowans have
always put education first.  Just last year, we made a $150
 million commitment to school improvement and technology. 
Several years ago, we had the foresight to envision what the
Information Age could do for education, so we created the Iowa
Communications Network.
With all that we have done, some may think we've done it all. 
In today's rapidly changing world, I, for one, am not satisfied.
 Iowa must never stop improving education.
Our challenge is to design schools that will keep Iowa at the
forefront of educational excellence for the 21st century.  We
need to benchmark how our schools measure up to the highest
levels of academic achievement in the world.  To accomplish
that, I will appoint a Commission on Educational Excellence for
the 21st Century.  This bipartisan group of citizens will assist
us in developing a vision for strengthening Iowa's leadership in
education.
From the very beginning, Iowa's enlightened leaders had a vision
to lead America in literacy by giving every Iowan access to
quality education.  They also recognized the importance of local
control and parental involvement.  Building on that tradition, I
am directing the Department of Education to undertake the Iowa
Community High Schools program to encourage innovation and
creativity and to expand community involvement in efforts to
improve local schools.
Our schools are strong because of the outstanding people who
have chosen to make educating our children their life's pursuit.
 A decade ago, we began our efforts to increase teachers'
salaries in order to attract the best and brightest.  In 1997,
we should increase the minimum starting salaries for Iowa
teachers by 10 percent.
Along with our quality public schools, our state is blessed with
outstanding nonpublic schools.  Thousands of Iowa parents make a
financial sacrifice to send their children to the school of
their choice.  This year, I am recommending we double the
tuition tax credit to make nonpublic schools a more affordable
option for Iowa families.
Iowa has three world-renowned state universities and 15
outstanding area community colleges.  The budget I am presenting
includes $5 million a year for technology investments at our
Regents institutions and community colleges.  I am also
recommending an 8 percent increase in the Iowa Tuition Grant for
needy Iowa students attending our premier independent colleges
and universities.  We should also fund the National Guard
Tuition Assistance Program to put higher education within reach
of more Iowans and to help in recruitment for our outstanding
Iowa National Guard.
Iowa is a leader in distance learning.  No state in America has
the resource that we have with the Iowa Communications Network. 
We are adding well over a hundred classrooms each year and every
school district will be connected by 1999.  Advanced
mathematics, the latest scientific research, foreign languages,
and a seemingly endless flow of information will be available to
Iowa students in every school district.
Distance education must now be extended to all Iowa citizens. 
For our workers and professionals to be competitive in the
ever-changing world economy, we must make all of the
opportunities of our state's higher education institutions
available to all of our people, no matter where they live.
The ACCESS Education Through Distance Learning initiative will
help us chart a course for broadening the horizons of all
Iowans.  Our independent colleges and universities, state
universities, and community colleges all have an important role
to play.
Just imagine what an asset it will be when every Iowan has
access to the courses and training that are today only available
on college campuses.  ACCESS Education will be a passport to
knowledge and pathway to the future for Iowans rural and urban
alike.
Just as technology is widening educational possibilities for
Iowans, it is transforming the face of business, government, and
homes all across America.  When I became governor, state
government was run with typewriters, carbon paper, and stacks
and stacks of file folders.  Today, we use video-conferencing,
e-mail, and a homepage on the Internet.
This year, I believe we must embark on a mission to ensure that
every Iowa community has access to high-speed, low-cost Internet
service.  Currently, about 30 percent of our communities lack
adequate access to the Internet and quite frankly, universal
access is a necessity if Iowa is to be a global competitor in
years to come.
State government must become more technology driven.  The author
of our Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, said,
"Information is the currency of democracy."  In the 21st
century, Iowans need and deserve a government that is easily
accessible from their home or business.
The goal that I have set forth is for state government to have
the capability by the year 2000 to complete any electronic
transaction from remote locations throughout the state.  That
means Iowans will not have to travel to conduct business with
the state.  Transactions will be easier and quicker for citizens
and state employees alike.  Using technology more effectively
will make government more efficient and save millions of tax
dollars.
To achieve our technology goals, I am recommending the creation
of a Department of Technology and adequate technology
infrastructure funding to re-engineer state government to make
information and services more accessible to all Iowans.  
The marvels and wonders of technology are undeniably changing
the world.  At no time in our history has it been so critical
for us to be on the cutting edge.  Let us bring the State of
Iowa fully into the Information Age and enable future
generations of our people to better themselves, their
communities, and our system of government by harnessing
information _ Jefferson's currency of democracy.
As we look at how we deliver services, we must ensure taxpayers
that state government is just as efficient as private business. 
Where appropriate, areas of state government should be
competitively bid.  State employees will be provided assistance
in bidding for the work along with private sector contractors.  
State employees will be empowered to rethink the way we do
things, working to improve efficiencies.  In our first
experiment _ the Department of Transportation's highway paint
striping _ the state employees won the bid and will save the
state over $300,000 a year.  That is a tribute to state
employees' ingenuity as well as the power of the free market.
In Iowa, we are constitutionally required to balance our budget
every year.  If we are to return our nation to a position of
fiscal integrity, a balanced budget amendment to the United
States Constitution should be passed this year.  This
Legislature should adopt a resolution calling on Congress to
pass the balanced budget amendment.  And when it passes, we
should be one of the first states to ratify.
One of the foremost responsibilities of government is to protect
the safety of its citizens.  We are fortunate to live in a place
where the crime rate is well below the national average.  But
make no mistake, crime is a problem here in Iowa.
Every time we read or hear about violent crime, we should be
outraged.  When an innocent Iowan is struck down, stolen from,
or has their life disrupted by crime, we are all victims.
Seated in the gallery today are many Iowans affected by crime. 
Two families among them played a key role in the program I am
submitting this year.  The Hallengrens of Adel lost their
daughter and a good friend to a drunk driver last April and
approached me with many of the components of the bold anti-drunk
driving program I am offering.  The Sturdys of Fontanelle had a
daughter murdered in a domestic violence situation many years
ago and fought for over a decade to get restitution from the
murderer.  My automatic restitution proposal is a result of
their efforts. 
These families and others have had the courage to stand up and
speak out about a system which puts the rights of criminals
ahead of the rights of victims.  Today, I salute all victims who
have the strength to stand up, speak out, and work for change.
We Iowans, known for our compassion and common sense, and being
driven by disdain for violence, must act boldly.  We must stand
up for the rights of victims of crime.  We must stand up to the
criminals.  Those who break our laws will pay for their actions.
The victims of crime will no longer be the forgotten ones in our
criminal justice system.  A thirty year era of permissiveness
must end.
I am recommending we adopt a Crime Victims' Bill of Rights to
our state constitution.  Twenty-nine other states already
provide this kind of constitutional protection for victims and
it's time Iowa does as well.
We are adding 2,250 beds to our state prison system and now it's
time to put the prisoners to work.  Making prisoners work can
increase their skills, reduce the recidivism rate, and make it
possible for them to pay restitution to their victims and at
least part of the cost of their imprisonment.
A vast majority of Iowans join me today in asking you to restore
the death penalty.  We need it to protect the innocent victims
of rape and kidnapping from being murdered.  It should also be
available as a weapon to be used against the most violent
prisoners who kill correctional officers or others.  
If we are to be successful at reducing crime, one issue in
particular must be addressed:  juvenile crime.
One of the great mistakes that has been made in public policy
over the last 30 years is that a shroud of secrecy has been
created to protect juveniles from the consequences of their
actions.  We should allow full public access to information on
juvenile crime and let them face the public scrutiny their
actions deserve.
I am recommending we establish penalties for underage gambling
and increase the penalties for underage drinking.  The budget I
am presenting also includes a 20 percent increase in funding for
the successful and innovative treatment efforts already underway
in Iowa communities.
Several weeks ago, I visited Lucas Elementary School, just east
of the Capitol in one of Des Moines' inner city neighborhoods,
to announce an ambitious prevention effort we will be
undertaking this year.  Iowa is blessed with thousands of
retirees who regularly volunteer in their communities.  There is
no better way to help at-risk children than to provide for them
caring, committed adult mentors who will encourage them to stay
in school and succeed.
I envision a day when every at-risk child in Iowa has a senior
volunteer mentor.  We can truly reduce juvenile crime by helping
at-risk kids at an early age.  The best prevention efforts we
can have are ones that channel the kindness and caring of older
Iowans toward the children who need it the most.  Today, I call
on older Iowans to take part in making life better for children
by getting involved in Iowa schools.
The strength of our state depends on the strength of our
families.  Last year, Lieutenant Governor Corning and I
undertook a Campaign for the Family which has helped put more
focus on the needs of Iowa families and has involved hundreds of
people through community family forums all over the state.  
Our goal is to make Iowa the most family-friendly state in
America.  In 1997, we will continue the Campaign for the Family
and hold a Statewide Family Summit to involve Iowans even more
in strengthening our families and children.
My program for this year includes several initiatives designed
to help families be safe, stable, self-sufficient, and healthy. 
We need to implement a system of Learnfare to assure that the
children of those on welfare are getting an education, which is
their most valuable key to self-sufficiency.  I am also
recommending steps to enhance family foster care as well as
services to the frail elderly and Alzheimer's patients.  And we
should also increase preschool opportunities for at-risk
children, expand child care assistance, strengthen our parental
notification law, and prevent teens from using tobacco.
Reducing the tax burden for Iowa families; improving our
schools; making state government more technology-driven;
protecting our citizens; and, strengthening families _ these are
the challenges we face as we forge a new era in Iowa history. 
We have been given so much by those who came before us.  We are
grounded in the good earth with strong values and faith in God.
Our challenge is to employ these values to build a better Iowa _
to take bold steps to achieve breakthrough results.
Today, I stand before you, the people of Iowa, more excited
about our prospects than at any time in my past service to you.
As we stand at the precipice of the 21st century, our place in
history is not unlike that of the first settlers to this state. 
Before us is spread endless vistas of opportunity.  It is for us
to take that vista and make it our own.  We have the land, we
have the people.  We have the resources.
It is for those in this room today to provide the bold
leadership, the vision to make that future ours.  As I look
around this chamber, I see new faces and old friends.  I know
you share my enthusiasm for this state.
Let us harness that shared energy to make 1997 a year future
Iowans will not forget.  Let us not shrink from the daunting
task before us, but rise to usher in a new era of growth and
opportunity for our state.
Let us begin today.
Thank you and God bless you.
Governor Terry E. Branstad was escorted from the House chamber
by the committee previously appointed.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie the joint convention was
dissolved at  10:35 a.m.
The House stood at ease at 10:36 a.m., until the fall of the
gavel.
The House reconvened session at 11:02 a.m., Speaker Corbett in
the chair.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House was recessed
at 11:03 a.m., until 1:00 p.m.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The House resumed session at 1:00 p.m., Speaker Corbett in the
chair.
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
The Speaker announced the following change on committee
appointments:
Osterhaus of Jackson will be removed from the Natural Resources
committee, and filling his vacancy with the appointment of
Jochum of  Dubuque.

SPONSOR ADDED
(House File 7)
Rayhons of Hancock requested to be added as a sponsor of House
File 7.
CERTIFICATES OF RECOGNITION
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that certificates of recognition have been issued as follows.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House      
1997\15	Marlys and Howard Hutzel, Pisgah - For celebrating their
Fiftieth wedding anniversary.
1997\16	Kathleen and Orville Mensching, Logan - For celebrating
their Fiftieth wedding anniversary.

SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS

House File 2
Transportation: Heaton, Chair; Larkin and Vande Hoef.
House File 4
Local Government: Vande Hoef, Chair; Connors and Martin.
House File 8
Local Government: Houser, Chair; Arnold, Mertz, Mundie and Vande
Hoef.
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS
MR. SPEAKER: The Chief Clerk of the House respectfully reports
that the following committee recommendations have been received
and are on file in the office of the Chief Clerk.
ELIZABETH A. ISAACSON
Chief Clerk of the House
COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATION AND RULES
Committee Resolution,  honoring Representative John H. Connors
for his years of legislative service.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 13, 1997.
Committee Resolution, honoring Representative Roger A. Halvorson
for his years of legislative service.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 13, 1997.
Committee Resolution, honoring Representative Horace Daggett for
his years of legislative service.
Fiscal Note is not required.
Recommended Do Pass January 13, 1997.
On motion by Siegrist of Pottawattamie, the House adjourned at
1:03 p.m., until 8:45 a.m., Wednesday, January 15, 1997.

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