Senate Journal: Wednesday, April 22, 1998

  ONE-HUNDRED FIRST CALENDAR DAY
  SIXTIETH SESSION DAY

  Senate Chamber
  Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, April 22, 1998

  The Senate met in regular session at 9:14 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  Prayer was offered by the Honorable Nancy Boettger, member of
  the Senate, Shelby County, Harlan, Iowa.

  The Journal of Tuesday, April 21, 1998, was approved.

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate Files 2332, 2418, and House File 2269 be immediately
  messaged to the House.

  Senator Hedge took the chair at 9:22 a.m.

  HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED

  Senate File 253

  Senator McLaren called up for consideration Senate File 253, a bill
  for an act relating to the practice of veterinary medicine and
  providing a penalty, amended by the House in House amendment
  S-3465 filed April 10, 1997.

  Senator Iverson offered amendment S-5807, filed by him on April 21,
  1998, to House amendment S-3465.
  Senator Szymoniak asked and received unanimous consent that
  action on amendment S-5807 to House amendment S-3465 and
  Senate File 253 be deferred.

  HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED

  The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on April 22, 1998, amended and passed the following bill in which
  the
  concurrence of the Senate is asked:

  Senate File 2068, a bill for an act concerning the method by
  which cities pay the medical costs incurred by members of the police
  and fire departments of cities who are injured while on duty (S-5816).

  ALSO:  That the House has on April 22, 1998, passed the following bill in
  which the
  concurrence of the House was asked:

  Senate File 2225, a bill for an act to legalize the proceedings of
  the board of directors of the Sigourney Community School District to
  sell certain school district property and providing effective and
  retroactive applicability dates.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 121, by Freeman, a concurrent
  resolution recognizing National Organ and Tissue Donation
  Awareness Week, designating the month of May as Organ Donation
  Awareness Month in the state of Iowa, and encouraging citizens of
  the state to complete organ donor cards.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Rules and
  Administration.

  The Senate stood at ease at 9:25 a.m. until the fall of the gavel for
  the purpose of party caucuses.

  The Senate resumed session at 11:09 a.m., President Kramer
  presiding.
  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senate Resolution 126, by Dvorsky and Neuhauser, a resolution
  recognizing the centennial anniversary of the University of Iowa
  Hospitals and Clinics, and honoring the women and men affiliated
  with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Rules and
  Administration.

  QUORUM CALL

  Senator Redwine requested a non-record roll call to determine that
  a quorum was present.

  The vote revealed 32 present, 18 absent, and a quorum present.

  SPECIAL PRESENTATION TO SENATE PAGES

  The Senate Pages were invited to the well of the Senate by
  President Kramer for a special presentation and were thanked by
  Senators Iverson and Gronstal for their service to the Senate.

  A Certificate of Excellence for serving with honor and distinction
  as a Senate Page during the 1998 Regular Session of the Seventy-
  seventh General Assembly, and an individual and Page group picture
  were presented to each of the following Pages:

  Stacy Beattie, Distie Carstensen, Tim Demuth, Jill Gehling,
  Andrea Hauser, Nicole Hill, Matt Johnston, Carrie Kropelin, Emily
  Leonard, Jonathan Mauk, Joel Oswald, Catrina Pelton, Allison
  Prunty, Heather Swanson, Rudy Van Mersbergen, Matt Welk,
  Christine Wojahn, and Hilary Woods.

  The Senate rose and expressed its appreciation to the Pages.

  COMMITTEE REPORT

  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 121, a concurrent
  resolution recognizing National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week,
  designating the month of May as Organ Donation Awareness Month in the state
  of
  Iowa, and encouraging citizens of the state to complete organ donor cards.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 8:  Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Fink, Jensen, Judge,
  Kibbie, and
  Lundby.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting, 3:  Maddox, Redfern, and
  Rehberg.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 121.

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 121

  On motion of Senator Freeman, Senate Concurrent Resolution 121,
  a concurrent resolution recognizing National Organ and Tissue
  Donation Awareness Week, designating the month of May as Organ
  Donation Awareness Month in the state of Iowa, and encouraging
  citizens of the state to complete organ donor cards, with report of
  committee recommending passage, was taken up for consideration.

  Senator Freeman moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent
  Resolution 121, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  COMMITTEE REPORT

  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE RESOLUTION 126, a resolution recognizing the
  centennial anniversary of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and
  honoring
  the women and men affiliated with the University of Iowa Hospitals and
  Clinics.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 8:  Iverson, Kramer, Gronstal, Fink, Jensen, Judge,
  Kibbie, and
  Lundby.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting, 3:  Maddox, Redfern, and
  Rehberg.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senator Hedge asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration Senate Resolution 126.
  Senate Resolution 126

  On motion of Senator Neuhauser, Senate Resolution 126, a
  resolution recognizing the centennial anniversary of the University of
  Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, and honoring the women and men
  affiliated with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, with
  report of committee recommending passage, was taken up for
  consideration.

  Senator Neuhauser moved the adoption of Senate Resolution 126,
  which motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  The Senate stood at ease at 11:51 a.m. until the fall of the gavel for
  the purpose of a party caucus.

  The Senate resumed session at 12:17 p.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  QUORUM CALL

  Senator Iverson requested a non-record roll call to determine that
  a quorum was present.

  Senator Hedge took the chair at 12:50 p.m.

  President pro tempore Redfern took the chair at 1:11 p.m.

  The vote revealed 41 present, 9 absent, and a quorum present.

  MOTION TO RECONSIDER WITHDRAWN

  Senate File 2415

  Senator McLaren withdrew the motion to reconsider Senate File
  2415, a bill for an act relating to agricultural finance, providing an
  appropriation, and providing an effective date, filed by him on April 20,
  1998, and found on page 1399 of the Senate Journal.
  HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
  UNFINISHED BUSINESS
  (Deferred April 21, 1998)

  Senate File 2381

  The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 2381, a bill for
  an act making appropriations from and to the rebuild Iowa
  infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, to the
  division of soil conservation for deposit in the Loess Hills
  development and conservation fund; department of corrections for
  renovation of the power plant and improvements to the water system
  at the Iowa correctional institution for women, for the construction of
  an additional cellblock at the Fort Dodge correctional facility, and for
  the construction of a 200-bed facility at the Iowa state penitentiary at
  Fort Madison; department of cultural affairs for the creation of a
  historical site preservation grant program; department of economic
  development for a welcome center at Hamburg, to be deposited in the
  physical infrastructure assistance fund, and for deposit in the rural
  enterprise fund to be used for a dry fire hydrant and rural water
  supply education and demonstration project; department of education
  for infrastructure improvements to the community colleges;
  department of general services for major renovation needs for state-
  owned buildings and facilities, for critical and deferred maintenance
  at Terrace Hill, for relocation of offices and other transitions costs
  associated with the renovation of the Lucas state office building and
  the old historical building, for renovation of the Lucas state office
  building, for developing a master plan for the capitol complex, for
  planning and design of a parking structure located at the northwest
  corner of the capitol complex, and for capitol interior restoration;
  department of public defense for maintenance and repair of national
  guard armories and facilities; department of public safety for
  construction of a new patrol post in district 1; department of natural
  resources for the purpose of funding capital projects from marine fuel
  tax receipts for expenditures for local cost-share grants to be used for
  capital expenditures to local governmental units for boating
  accessibility, for the construction of the Elinor Bedell state park and
  wildlife conservation area, for a recreational grant matching program,
  for the blufflands protection revolving fund, and for the dredging of
  lakes; department of transportation for capital improvements at all
  10 of the commercial air service airports; for the Iowa state fair
  foundation for renovation, restoration, and improvement of the cattle
  barn and horse barn at the state fairgrounds and for county fair
  infrastructure improvements; judicial department for capital projects
  at the capitol building; and state board of regents for capital projects
  at the Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving
  school; making appropriations of the marine fuel tax receipts from the
  rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund; providing a reversion date to funds
  appropriated to the department of revenue and finance in the fiscal
  year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998; making
  statutory changes relating to appropriations by establishing the
  blufflands protection fund, by reducing the overall appropriation for
  the restore outdoors program for the fiscal period beginning July 1,
  1997, and ending June 30, 2001, as a result of the governor's item
  veto, by providing for coordination of vertical infrastructure
  databases, by eliminating a matching contribution requirement on
  certain funds appropriated to the department of cultural affairs for
  the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, by extending the allowable
  time to enter into contracts to provide alternative drainage outlets, by
  allocating part of the funds derived from the excise tax on the sale of
  motor fuel used in watercraft from the general fund to the rebuild
  Iowa infrastructure fund; and providing effective dates, and House
  amendment S-5740, deferred on April 21, 1998.

  Senator Horn offered amendment S-5814, filed by him from the
  floor to House amendment S-5740 and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-5814 lost by a voice vote.

  Senator Flynn asked and received unanimous consent to withdraw
  the motion to reconsider the vote by which amendment S-5811 to
  Senate File 2381 was adopted, filed by him on April 21, 1998, and
  found on page 1441 of the Senate Journal.

  Senator Borlaug offered amendment S-5819, filed by Senators
  Borlaug, et al., from the floor to pages 1 and 2 of House amendment
  S-5740.

  President Kramer took the chair at 1:26 p.m.

  The Senate stood at ease at 1:28 p.m. until the fall of the gavel for
  the purpose of party caucuses.
  The Senate resumed session at 1:59 p.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  PRESENTATION OF VISITORS

  The Chair welcomed students from the Titonka-Woden-Crystal
  Lake Middle School, accompanied by Randy Tjaden.  Senator Gaskill.

  BUSINESS PENDING

  Senate File 2381

  The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 2381, House
  amendment S-5740, and amendment S-5819 to House amendment
  S-5740.

  Senator Vilsack moved the adoption of amendment S-5819 to
  House amendment S-5740.

  A non-record roll call was requested.

  The ayes were 30, nays 19.

  Amendment S-5819 was adopted.

  Senator Freeman moved that the Senate concur in the House
  amendment as amended.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
  the House amendment as amended.

  Senator Freeman moved that the bill as amended by the House,
  further amended and concurred in by the Senate, be read the last
  time now and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a
  voice vote, and the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 2381), the vote was:

  Ayes, 38:

  Bartz	Behn	Black	Boettger
  Borlaug	Deluhery	Drake	Dvorsky
  Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill	Gettings
  Gronstal	Halvorson	Hammond	Harper
  Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Judge
  Kibbie	Kramer	Lundby	McCoy
  McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Neuhauser
  Palmer	Redfern	Rehberg	Rensink
  Rife	Rittmer	Szymoniak	Tinsman
  Vilsack	Zieman	

  Nays, 11:

  Angelo	Connolly	Douglas	Fink
  Flynn	Hansen	Jensen	King
  Maddox	Redwine	Schuerer	

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Dearden		

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate File 2381 and Senate Concurrent Resolution 121 be
  immediately messaged to the House.

  CONSIDERATION OF BILL
  (Appropriations Calendar)

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration House File 2395.

  House File 2395

  On motion of Senator Rife, House File 2395, a bill for an act
  relating to and making supplemental and other appropriations for the
  fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and providing an effective date,
  with report of committee recommending amendment and passage,
  was taken up for consideration.

  Senator McLaren offered amendment S-5680, filed by the
  committee on Appropriations on April 15, 1998, to pages 1, 4, and to
  the title page of the bill.
  Senator McLaren offered amendment S-5812, filed by him from
  the floor to amendment S-5680, and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-5812 was adopted by a voice vote.

  With the adoption of amendment S-5812, the Chair ruled the
  following amendments out of order:

  S-5802 filed by Senator Hansen on April 22, 1998, to page 2 of
  amendment S-5680; and

  S-5728 filed by Senator McLaren on April 15, 1998, to page 2 of
  amendment S-5680.

  Senator McLaren offered amendment S-5818, filed by him from
  the floor to page 2 of amendment S-5680, and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-5818 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator McLaren offered amendment S-5817, filed by him from
  the floor to pages 3 and 5 of amendment S-5680, and moved its
  adoption.

  Amendment S-5817 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Drake offered amendment S-5734, filed by Senators
  Freeman and Drake on April 16, 1998, to page 5 of amendment
  S-5680, and moved its adoption.

  Amendment S-5734 was adopted by a voice vote.

  With the adoption of amendment S-5818, the Chair ruled
  amendment S-5804, filed by Senator Hansen on April 21, 1998, to
  amendment S-5680, out of order.

  The Senate resumed consideration of amendment S-5680.

  Senator Hammond raised the point of order that amendment
  S-5680 was not germane to the bill.
  The Chair ruled the point not well taken and amendment S-5680
  in order.

  Senator McLaren moved the adoption of amendment S-5680.

  Amendment S-5680 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Vilsack offered amendment S-5822, filed by him from the
  floor to pages 1 and 4 of the bill, moved its adoption, and requested a
  record roll call.

  On the question "Shall amendment S-5822 be adopted?" (H.F. 2395),
  the vote was:

  Rule 23, requiring all Senators present to vote except those who
  express a conflict of interest, was invoked.

  Ayes, 22:

  Black	Connolly	Deluhery	Dvorsky
  Fink	Flynn	Fraise	Gettings
  Gronstal	Halvorson	Hammond	Hansen
  Harper	Horn	Judge	Kibbie
  McCoy	McKean	Neuhauser	Palmer
  Szymoniak	Vilsack	

  Nays, 27:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Boettger
  Borlaug	Douglas	Drake	Freeman
  Gaskill	Hedge	Iverson	Jensen
  King	Kramer	Lundby	Maddox
  McKibben	McLaren	Redfern	Redwine
  Rehberg	Rensink	Rife	Rittmer
  Schuerer	Tinsman	Zieman	

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Dearden			

  Amendment S-5822 lost.

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that action
  on House File 2395 be deferred.
  HOUSE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED
  (Deferred April 17, 1998)

  Senate File 2320

  The Senate resumed consideration of Senate File 2320, a bill for an
  act relating to gambling by imposing a moratorium on new licenses to
  conduct gambling on excursion gambling boats and at pari-mutuel
  racetracks with gambling games, limiting the location of future
  excursion gambling boats, prohibiting gambling licensees from
  allowing the loaning of money by credit card or other electronic
  means for gambling purposes, and imposing a scheduled fine for
  gambling by persons under twenty-one years of age, and House
  amendment S-5359, deferred April 17, 1998.

  Senator Rife offered amendment S-5731, filed by Senators Rife
  and Gronstal on April 16, 1998, to House amendment S-5359.

  Senator Lundby asked and received unanimous consent to
  withdraw amendment S-5821, filed by her from the floor to
  amendment S-5731 to House amendment S-5359.

  Senator Lundby offered amendment S-5823, filed by her from the
  floor to amendment S-5731 to House amendment S-5359, and moved
  its adoption.

  Amendment S-5823 was adopted by a voice vote.

  Senator Rife moved the adoption of amendment S-5731 to House
  amendment S-5359.

  Amendment S-5731 was adopted by a voice vote.

  With the adoption of amendment S-5823, the Chair ruled the
  following amendments out of order:

  S-5733 filed by Senators McKean, et al., on April 16, 1998, to
  House amendment S-5359;

  S-5746 filed by Senators McKean and Halvorson on April 17,
  1998, to amendment S-5733 to House amendment S-5359;
  S-5736 filed by Senator Rife on April 16, 1998, to amendment
  S-5733 to House amendment S-5359;

  S-5735 filed by Senator Rife on April 16, 1998, to amendment
  S-5733 to House amendment S-5359;

  S-5769 filed by Senators Rife and Gronstal on April 20, 1998, to
  House amendment S-5359;

  S-5772 filed by Senators Rife, et al., on April 20, 1998, to
  amendment S-5769 to House amendment S-5359;

  S-5711 filed by Senators Rife and Gronstal on April 15, 1998, to
  House amendment S-5359;

  S-5710 filed by Senators Rife and Gronstal on April 15, 1998, to
  House amendment S-5359;

  S-5545 filed by Senator Hansen on April 7, 1998, to House
  amendment S-5359; and

  S-5715 filed by Senators Rife and Gronstal on April 15, 1998, to
  House amendment S-5359.

  Senator Rife moved that the Senate concur in the House
  amendment as amended.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
  the House amendment as amended.

  Senator Rife moved that the bill as amended by the House, further
  amended and concurred in by the Senate, be read the last time now
  and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote,
  and the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 2320), the vote was:

  Ayes, 49:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Borlaug	Connolly	Deluhery
  Douglas	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink
  Flynn	Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill
  Gettings	Gronstal	Halvorson	Hammond
  Hansen	Harper	Hedge	Horn
  Iverson	Jensen	Judge	Kibbie
  King	Kramer	Lundby	Maddox
  McCoy	McKean	McKibben	McLaren
  Neuhauser	Palmer	Redfern	Redwine
  Rehberg	Rensink	Rife	Rittmer
  Schuerer	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Vilsack
  Zieman	

  Nays, none.

  Absent or not voting, 1:

  Dearden			

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate File 2320 be immediately messaged to the House.

  HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED

  The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on April 22, 1998, amended the Senate amendment, concurred in the
  Senate
  amendment as amended, and passed the following bill in which the concurrence
  of
  the Senate is asked:

  House File 2163, a bill for an act relating to the reopening of an
  administrative hearing pertaining to a license revocation for an
  operating while intoxicated offense, prohibiting a demand for proof of
  financial responsibility following the recision of an administrative
  revocation, and providing an effective date (S-5824).

  ALSO:  That the House has on April 22, 1998, passed the following bill in
  which the
  concurrence of the House was asked:

  Senate File 2385, a bill for an act relating to the mandatory
  minimum term of incarceration for felony domestic abuse assault.

  ALSO:  That the House has on April 22, 1998, concurred in the Senate
  amendment
  to the House amendment, and passed the following bills in which the
  concurrence of
  the House was asked:

  Senate File 2332, a bill for an act relating to agriculture,
  regulating the sale of agricultural products advertised as organic,
  providing for fees and appropriations, and providing penalties and an
  effective date.

  Senate File 2418, a bill for an act relating to state government
  technology and operations, by making and relating to appropriations
  to the Iowa communications network for the connection and support
  of certain Part III users, making appropriations to various entities for
  other technology-related purposes, providing for the procurement of
  information technology, providing for the transfer of the information
  technology division, providing for the use of the network, establishing
  an information technology bureau, making miscellaneous related
  changes, and providing effective dates.

  ALSO:  That the House has on April 22, 1998, adopted the following
  resolutions in
  which the concurrence of the House was asked:

  Senate Joint Resolution 2004, a joint resolution proposing
  amendments to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the
  state budget by limiting state general fund expenditures and
  restricting certain state tax revenue changes.

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 119, a concurrent resolution
  requesting the Legislative Council to establish a sentencing
  commission.

  BUSINESS PENDING

  House File 2395

  The Senate resumed consideration of House File 2395, a bill for an
  act relating to and making supplemental and other appropriations for
  the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and providing an effective
  date, previously deferred.

  Senator Vilsack offered amendment S-5687, filed by him on April 15,
  1998, to page 2 of the bill, and moved its adoption.

  A non-record roll call was requested.

  The ayes were 20, nays 27.

  Amendment S-5687 lost.
  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator McCoy until he returns, on request of Senator Judge.

  BUSINESS PENDING

  House File 2395

  The Senate resumed consideration of House File 2395.

  Senator Vilsack offered amendment S-5688, filed by him on April 15,
  1998, to page 2 of the bill, and moved its adoption.

  A record roll call was requested.

  On the question "Shall amendment S-5688 be adopted?" (H.F. 2395),
  the vote was:

  Ayes, 21:

  Black	Connolly	Deluhery	Dvorsky
  Fink	Flynn	Fraise	Gettings
  Gronstal	Halvorson	Hammond	Hansen
  Horn	Judge	Kibbie	Lundby
  McCoy	Neuhauser	Palmer	Szymoniak
  Vilsack	

  Nays, 27:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Boettger
  Borlaug	Douglas	Drake	Freeman
  Gaskill	Hedge	Iverson	Jensen
  King	Kramer	Maddox	McKean
  McKibben	McLaren	Redfern	Redwine
  Rehberg	Rensink	Rife	Rittmer
  Schuerer	Tinsman	Zieman	

  Absent or not voting, 2:

  Dearden	Harper			

  Amendment S-5688 lost.

  Senator Vilsack offered amendment S-5689, filed by him on April 15,
  1998, to page 2 of the bill, and moved its adoption.
  A record roll call was requested.

  On the question "Shall amendment S-5689 be adopted?" (H.F. 2395),
  the vote was:

  Ayes, 21:

  Black	Connolly	Deluhery	Dvorsky
  Fink	Flynn	Fraise	Gettings
  Gronstal	Halvorson	Hammond	Hansen
  Harper	Horn	Judge	Kibbie
  Lundby	Neuhauser	Palmer	Szymoniak
  Vilsack	

  Nays, 26:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Boettger
  Borlaug	Douglas	Drake	Freeman
  Gaskill	Hedge	Iverson	Jensen
  King	Kramer	Maddox	McKean
  McKibben	McLaren	Redfern	Redwine
  Rehberg	Rensink	Rittmer	Schuerer
  Tinsman	Zieman	

  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Dearden	McCoy	Rife			

  Amendment S-5689 lost.

  Senator Vilsack offered amendment S-5690, filed by him on April 15,
  1998, to page 2 of the bill.

  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator Rensink until he returns, on request of Senator Iverson.

  BUSINESS PENDING

  House File 2395

  The Senate resumed consideration of House File 2395 and
  amendment S-5690.
  Senator Vilsack moved the adoption of amendment S-5690 and
  requested a record roll call.

  On the question "Shall amendment S-5690 be adopted?" (H.F. 2395),
  the vote was:

  Rule 23, requiring all Senators present to vote except those who
  express a conflict of interest, was invoked.

  Ayes, 20:

  Black	Connolly	Deluhery	Dvorsky
  Fink	Flynn	Fraise	Gettings
  Gronstal	Halvorson	Hammond	Hansen
  Harper	Horn	Judge	Kibbie
  Neuhauser	Palmer	Szymoniak	Vilsack	

  Nays, 26:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Boettger
  Borlaug	Douglas	Drake	Freeman
  Gaskill	Hedge	Iverson	Jensen
  King	Kramer	Lundby	Maddox
  McKean	McKibben	McLaren	Redfern
  Redwine	Rehberg	Rittmer	Schuerer
  Tinsman	Zieman	

  Absent or not voting, 4:

  Dearden	McCoy	Rensink	Rife		

  Amendment S-5690 lost.

  Senator Vilsack offered amendment S-5691, filed by him on April 15,
  1998, to page 2 of the bill, moved its adoption, and requested a record
  roll call.

  On the question "Shall amendment S-5691 be adopted?" (H.F. 2395),
  the vote was:

  Ayes, 20:

  Black	Connolly	Deluhery	Dvorsky
  Fink	Flynn	Fraise	Gettings
  Halvorson	Hammond	Hansen	Harper
  Horn	Judge	Kibbie	Lundby
  Neuhauser	Palmer	Szymoniak	Vilsack	
  Nays, 26:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Boettger
  Borlaug	Douglas	Drake	Freeman
  Gaskill	Hedge	Iverson	Jensen
  King	Kramer	Maddox	McKean
  McKibben	McLaren	Redfern	Redwine
  Rehberg	Rife	Rittmer	Schuerer
  Tinsman	Zieman	

  Absent or not voting, 4:

  Dearden	Gronstal	McCoy	Rensink		

  Amendment S-5691 lost.

  Senator Vilsack offered amendment S-5692, filed by him on April 15,
  1998, to page 2 of the bill, moved its adoption, and requested a record
  roll call.

  On the question "Shall amendment S-5692 be adopted?" (H.F. 2395),
  the vote was:

  Ayes, 21:

  Bartz	Black	Connolly	Deluhery
  Dvorsky	Fink	Flynn	Fraise
  Gettings	Gronstal	Halvorson	Hammond
  Hansen	Harper	Horn	Judge
  Kibbie	Neuhauser	Palmer	Szymoniak
  Vilsack	

  Nays, 24:

  Angelo	Behn	Boettger	Borlaug
  Douglas	Freeman	Gaskill	Hedge
  Iverson	King	Kramer	Lundby
  Maddox	McKean	McKibben	McLaren
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rife
  Rittmer	Schuerer	Tinsman	Zieman	

  Absent or not voting, 5:

  Dearden	Drake	Jensen	McCoy
  Rensink			

  Amendment S-5692 lost.
  Senator Borlaug offered amendment S-5820, filed by him from the
  floor to page 4 of the bill.

  Senator Flynn raised the point of order that amendment S-5820
  was not germane to the bill.

  The Chair ruled the point well taken and amendment S-5820 out
  of order.

  Senator Rife moved that the bill be read the last time now and
  placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
  the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2395), the vote was:

  Ayes, 30:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Boettger
  Borlaug	Connolly	Drake	Fraise
  Freeman	Gaskill	Gettings	Hedge
  Horn	Iverson	Jensen	Judge
  Kramer	Lundby	Maddox	McKean
  McKibben	McLaren	Redfern	Redwine
  Rehberg	Rensink	Rife	Rittmer
  Szymoniak	Zieman	

  Nays, 18:

  Black	Deluhery	Douglas	Dvorsky
  Fink	Flynn	Gronstal	Halvorson
  Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Kibbie
  King	Neuhauser	Palmer	Schuerer
  Tinsman	Vilsack	

  Absent or not voting, 2:

  Dearden	McCoy		

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title as amended was agreed to.

  HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED

  The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:
  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on April 22, 1998, concurred in the Senate amendment to the House
  amendment, and passed the following bill in which the concurrence of the
  House
  was asked:

  Senate File 2320, a bill for an act relating to gambling by
  imposing a moratorium on new licenses to conduct gambling on
  excursion gambling boats and at pari-mutuel racetracks with
  gambling games, limiting the location of future excursion gambling
  boats, prohibiting gambling licensees from allowing the loaning of
  money by credit card or other electronic means for gambling
  purposes, and imposing a scheduled fine for gambling by persons
  under twenty-one years of age.

  ALSO:  That the House has on April 22, 1998, adopted the following
  resolutions in
  which the concurrence of the Senate is asked:

  House Concurrent Resolution 116, a concurrent resolution
  recognizing and commending the efforts of organizers of the Iowa
  Summit on Volunteerism.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Rules and
  Administration.

  House Concurrent Resolution 118, a concurrent resolution
  requesting that the federal government take all necessary and
  appropriate action to ensure that Japan establishes and maintains an
  open and competitive market for United States exports.

  Read first time and referred to committee on Rules and
  Administration.

  ALSO:  That the House has on April 22, 1998, adopted the following
  resolution in
  which the concurrence of the House was asked:

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 121, a concurrent resolution
  recognizing National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week,
  designating the month of May as Organ Donation Awareness Month
  in the state of Iowa, and encouraging citizens of the state to complete
  organ donor cards.

  The Senate stood at ease at 5:28 p.m. until the fall of the gavel.
  The Senate resumed session at 5:42 p.m., President pro tempore
  Redfern presiding.

  MOTION TO RECONSIDER WITHDRAWN

  House File 2395

  Senator Iverson withdrew the following motion to reconsider
  House File 2395, a bill for an act relating to and making
  supplemental and other appropriations for the fiscal year beginning
  July 1, 1997, and providing an effective date, filed by him from the
  floor:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I move to reconsider the vote by which House File 2395
  passed the Senate on April 22, 1998.

  STEWART IVERSON

  IMMEDIATELY MESSAGED

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  House File 2395 be immediately messaged to the House.

  The Senate stood at ease at 5:44 p.m. until the fall of the gavel.

  The Senate resumed session at 6:07 p.m., Senator Gronstal
  presiding.

  HOUSE MESSAGE RECEIVED

  The following message was received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on April 22, 1998, refused to concur in the Senate amendment to
  the House
  amendment to the following bill in which the concurrence of the House was
  asked:

  Senate File 2381, a bill for an act making appropriations from
  and to the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year
  beginning July 1, 1998, to the division of soil conservation for deposit
  in the Loess Hills development and conservation fund; department of
  corrections for renovation of the power plant and improvements to the
  water system at the Iowa correctional institution for women, for the
  construction of an additional cellblock at the Fort Dodge correctional
  facility, and for the construction of a 200-bed facility at the Iowa state
  penitentiary at Fort Madison; department of cultural affairs for the
  creation of a historical site preservation grant program; department
  of economic development for a welcome center at Hamburg, to be
  deposited in the physical infrastructure assistance fund, and for
  deposit in the rural enterprise fund to be used for a dry fire hydrant
  and rural water supply education and demonstration project;
  department of education for infrastructure improvements to the
  community colleges; department of general services for major
  renovation needs for state-owned buildings and facilities, for critical
  and deferred maintenance at Terrace Hill, for relocation of offices and
  other transitions costs associated with the renovation of the Lucas
  state office building and the old historical building, for renovation of
  the Lucas state office building, for developing a master plan for the
  capitol complex, for planning and design of a parking structure
  located at the northwest corner of the capitol complex, and for capitol
  interior restoration; department of public defense for maintenance
  and repair of national guard armories and facilities; department of
  public safety for construction of a new patrol post in district 1;
  department of natural resources for the purpose of funding capital
  projects from marine fuel tax receipts for expenditures for local cost-
  share grants to be used for capital expenditures to local governmental
  units for boating accessibility, for the construction of the Elinor
  Bedell state park and wildlife conservation area, for a recreational
  grant matching program, for the blufflands protection revolving fund,
  and for the dredging of lakes; department of transportation for capital
  improvements at all 10 of the commercial air service airports; for the
  Iowa state fair foundation for renovation, restoration, and
  improvement of the cattle barn and horse barn at the state
  fairgrounds and for county fair infrastructure improvements; judicial
  department for capital projects at the capitol building; and state
  board of regents for capital projects at the Iowa school for the deaf
  and the Iowa braille and sight saving school; making appropriations
  of the marine fuel tax receipts from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure
  fund; providing a reversion date to funds appropriated to the
  department of revenue and finance in the fiscal year beginning July
  1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998; making statutory changes relating
  to appropriations by establishing the blufflands protection fund, by
  reducing the overall appropriation for the restore outdoors program
  for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30,
  2001, as a result of the governor's item veto, by providing for
  coordination of vertical infrastructure databases, by eliminating a
  matching contribution requirement on certain funds appropriated to
  the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  1997, by extending the allowable time to enter into contracts to
  provide alternative drainage outlets, by allocating part of the funds
  derived from the excise tax on the sale of motor fuel used in
  watercraft from the general fund to the rebuild Iowa infrastructure
  fund; and providing effective dates.

  SENATE INSISTS

  Senate File 2381

  Senator Freeman called up for consideration Senate File 2381, a
  bill for an act making appropriations from and to the rebuild Iowa
  infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, to the
  division of soil conservation for deposit in the Loess Hills
  development and conservation fund; department of corrections for
  renovation of the power plant and improvements to the water system
  at the Iowa correctional institution for women, for the construction of
  an additional cellblock at the Fort Dodge correctional facility, and for
  the construction of a 200-bed facility at the Iowa state penitentiary at
  Fort Madison; department of cultural affairs for the creation of a
  historical site preservation grant program; department of economic
  development for a welcome center at Hamburg, to be deposited in the
  physical infrastructure assistance fund, and for deposit in the rural
  enterprise fund to be used for a dry fire hydrant and rural water
  supply education and demonstration project; department of education
  for infrastructure improvements to the community colleges;
  department of general services for major renovation needs for state-
  owned buildings and facilities, for critical and deferred maintenance
  at Terrace Hill, for relocation of offices and other transitions costs
  associated with the renovation of the Lucas state office building and
  the old historical building, for renovation of the Lucas state office
  building, for developing a master plan for the capitol complex, for
  planning and design of a parking structure located at the northwest
  corner of the capitol complex, and for capitol interior restoration;
  department of public defense for maintenance and repair of national
  guard armories and facilities; department of public safety for
  construction of a new patrol post in district 1; department of natural
  resources for the purpose of funding capital projects from marine fuel
  tax receipts for expenditures for local cost-share grants to be used for
  capital expenditures to local governmental units for boating
  accessibility, for the construction of the Elinor Bedell state park and
  wildlife conservation area, for a recreational grant matching program,
  for the blufflands protection revolving fund, and for the dredging of
  lakes; department of transportation for capital improvements at all
  10 of the commercial air service airports; for the Iowa state fair
  foundation for renovation, restoration, and improvement of the cattle
  barn and horse barn at the state fairgrounds and for county fair
  infrastructure improvements; judicial department for capital projects
  at the capitol building; and state board of regents for capital projects
  at the Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving
  school; making appropriations of the marine fuel tax receipts from the
  rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund; providing a reversion date to funds
  appropriated to the department of revenue and finance in the fiscal
  year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998; making
  statutory changes relating to appropriations by establishing the
  blufflands protection fund, by reducing the overall appropriation for
  the restore outdoors program for the fiscal period beginning July 1,
  1997, and ending June 30, 2001, as a result of the governor's item
  veto, by providing for coordination of vertical infrastructure
  databases, by eliminating a matching contribution requirement on
  certain funds appropriated to the department of cultural affairs for
  the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, by extending the allowable
  time to enter into contracts to provide alternative drainage outlets, by
  allocating part of the funds derived from the excise tax on the sale of
  motor fuel used in watercraft from the general fund to the rebuild
  Iowa infrastructure fund; and providing effective dates, amended by
  the House, further amended by the Senate, and moved that the
  Senate insist on its amendment.

  The motion prevailed and the Senate insisted on its amendment.

  APPOINTMENT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

  The Chair announced the following conference committee on
  Senate File 2381 on the part of the Senate: Senators Freeman,
  Chair; McLaren, Jensen, Halvorson, and Connolly.

  The Senate stood at ease at 6:14 p.m. until the fall of the gavel.
  The Senate resumed session at 7:06 p.m., Senator Bartz presiding.

  QUORUM CALL

  Senator Iverson requested a non-record roll call to determine that
  a quorum was present.

  The vote revealed 44 present, 6 absent, and a quorum present.

  HOUSE MESSAGE RECEIVED

  The following message was received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on April 22, 1998, adopted the conference committee report and
  passed
  House File 2498, a bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to
  certain
  state department, agencies, funds, and certain other entities, providing for
  regulatory
  authority, and other properly related matters.

  LEAVES OF ABSENCE

  Leaves of absence were granted as follows:

  Senator McCoy until he returns, on request of Senator Gronstal; Senator
  Kramer
  until she returns, on request of Senator Iverson; Senator Hansen until he
  returns, on
  request of Senator Fraise.

  CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT RECEIVED
  (House File 2498)

  A conference committee report signed by the following Senate and
  House members was filed April 22, 1998, on House File 2498, a bill
  for an act relating to and making appropriations to certain state
  departments, agencies, funds, and certain other entities, providing for
  regulatory authority, and other properly related matters:

  On the Part of the House:		On the Part of the Senate:

  BOB BRUNKHORST, Chair		MARY LUNDBY, Chair
  FRANK CHIODO 			MICHAEL E. GRONSTAL
  DANNY HOLMES 			MARY E. KRAMER
  GERI HUSER 			MATT McCOY
  HAROLD VAN MAANEN 		DERRYL McLAREN
  CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTED

  House File 2498

  Senator Lundby called up the conference committee report on
  House File 2498, a bill for an act relating to and making
  appropriations to certain state departments, agencies, funds, and
  certain other entities, providing for regulatory authority, and other
  properly related matters, and moved its adoption.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the conference committee
  report and the recommendations and amendments contained therein
  was adopted.

  Senator Lundby moved that the bill be read the last time now and
  placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote, and
  the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2498), the vote was:

  Ayes, 45:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Borlaug	Connolly	Deluhery
  Douglas	Drake	Dvorsky	Fink
  Flynn	Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill
  Gettings	Gronstal	Hammond	Harper
  Hedge	Horn	Iverson	Jensen
  Judge	Kibbie	King	Lundby
  Maddox	McKean	McKibben	McLaren
  Neuhauser	Palmer	Redfern	Redwine
  Rehberg	Rensink	Rife	Rittmer
  Schuerer	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Vilsack
  Zieman	

  Nays, 1:

  Halvorson	

  Absent or not voting, 4:

  Dearden	Hansen	Kramer	McCoy		

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.
  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

  Leave of absence was granted as follows:

  Senator Lundby until she returns, on request of Senator Borlaug.

  HOUSE MESSAGES RECEIVED

  The following messages were received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on April 22, 1998, amended the Senate amendment, concurred in the
  Senate
  amendment as amended, and passed the following bill in which the concurrence
  of
  the Senate is asked:

  House File 2395, a bill for an act relating to and making
  supplemental and other appropriations for the fiscal year beginning
  July 1, 1997, and providing an effective date (S-5825).

  ALSO:  That the members of the Conference Committee, appointed April 22,
  1998,
  on Senate File 2381, a bill for an act making appropriations from and to the
  rebuild
  Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, to the
  division of
  soil conservation for deposit in the Loess Hills development and
  conservation fund;
  department of corrections for renovation of the power plant and improvements
  to the
  water system at the Iowa correctional institution for women, for the
  construction of an
  additional cellblock at the Fort Dodge correctional facility, and for the
  construction of a
  200-bed facility at the Iowa state penitentiary at Fort Madison; department
  of cultural
  affairs for the creation of a historical site preservation grant program;
  department of
  economic development for a welcome center at Hamburg, to be deposited in the
  physical infrastructure assistance fund, and for deposit in the rural
  enterprise fund to
  be used for a dry fire hydrant and rural water supply education and
  demonstration
  project; department of education for infrastructure improvements to the
  community
  colleges; department of general services for major renovation needs for
  state-owned
  buildings and facilities, for critical and deferred maintenance at Terrace
  Hill, for
  relocation of offices and other transitions costs associated with the
  renovation of the
  Lucas state office building and the old historical building, for renovation
  of the Lucas
  state office building, for developing a master plan for the capitol complex,
  for planning
  and design of a parking structure located at the northwest corner of the
  capitol
  complex, and for capitol interior restoration; department of public defense
  for
  maintenance and repair of national guard armories and facilities; department
  of public
  safety for construction of a new patrol post in district 1; department of
  natural
  resources for the purpose of funding capital projects from marine fuel tax
  receipts for
  expenditures for local cost-share grants to be used for capital expenditures
  to local
  governmental units for boating accessibility, for the construction of the
  Elinor Bedell
  state park and wildlife conservation area, for a recreational grant matching
  program,
  for the blufflands protection revolving fund, and for the dredging of lakes;
  department
  of transportation for capital improvements at all 10 of the commercial air
  service
  airports; for the Iowa state fair foundation for renovation, restoration,
  and
  improvement of the cattle barn and horse barn at the state fairgrounds and
  for county
  fair infrastructure improvements; judicial department for capital projects
  at the capitol
  building; and state board of regents for capital projects at the Iowa school
  for the deaf
  and the Iowa braille and sight saving school; making appropriations of the
  marine fuel
  tax receipts from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund; providing a
  reversion date to
  funds appropriated to the department of revenue and finance in the fiscal
  year
  beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998; making statutory changes
  relating
  to appropriations by establishing the blufflands protection fund, by
  reducing the
  overall appropriation for the restore outdoors program for the fiscal period
  beginning
  July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 2001, as a result of the governor's item
  veto, by
  providing for coordination of vertical infrastructure databases, by
  eliminating a
  matching contribution requirement on certain funds appropriated to the
  department of
  cultural affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, by extending
  the allowable
  time to enter into contracts to provide alternative drainage outlets, by
  allocating part
  of the funds derived from the excise tax on the sale of motor fuel used in
  watercraft
  from the general fund to the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund; and providing
  effective
  dates, on the part of the House are:  The Representative from Muscatine,
  Representative Brauns, Chair; the Representative from Hancock,
  Representative
  Rayhons; the Representative from Marion, Representative Schrader; the
  Representative from Scott, Representative Van Fossen; the Representative
  from
  Woodbury, Representative Warnstadt.

  The Senate stood at ease at 7:18 p.m. until the fall of the gavel.

  The Senate resumed session at 7:21 p.m., Senator Bartz presiding.

  HOUSE AMENDMENT TO
  SENATE AMENDMENT CONSIDERED

  House File 2395

  Senator Rife called up for consideration House File 2395, a bill for
  an act relating to and making supplemental and other appropriations
  for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, and providing an effective
  date, amended by the Senate, further amended by the House, and
  moved that the Senate concur in House amendment S-5825 to Senate
  amendment H-9333 filed April 22, 1998.

  The motion prevailed by a voice vote and the Senate concurred in
  the House amendment to the Senate amendment.

  Senator Rife moved that the bill as amended by the Senate,
  further amended by the House and concurred in by the Senate, be
  read the last time now and placed upon its passage, which motion
  prevailed by a voice vote, and the bill was read the last time.
  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (H.F. 2395), the vote was:

  Ayes, 26:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Boettger
  Borlaug	Douglas	Drake	Gaskill
  Hedge	Iverson	Judge	King
  Kramer	Maddox	McKean	McKibben
  Redfern	Redwine	Rehberg	Rensink
  Rife	Rittmer	Schuerer	Szymoniak
  Tinsman	Zieman	

  Nays, 16:

  Black	Deluhery	Dvorsky	Fink
  Flynn	Fraise	Gettings	Gronstal
  Hammond	Hansen	Harper	Horn
  Kibbie	Neuhauser	Palmer	Vilsack	

  Absent or not voting, 8:

  Connolly	Dearden	Freeman	Halvorson
  Jensen	Lundby	McCoy	McLaren		

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  House File 2395 be immediately messaged to the House.

  The Senate stood at ease at 7:34 p.m. until the fall of the gavel.

  The Senate resumed session at 7:38 p.m., Senator Rensink
  presiding.

  LEADERSHIP RECOGNITION

  The Chair invited Senators Iverson, Gronstal, Kramer, and
  Redfern to the well of the Senate.

  They were presented with inscribed walnut gift boxes on behalf of
  the members of the Senate in recognition of their leadership service
  during the Seventy-seventh General Assembly.

  The Senate stood at ease at 7:48 p.m. until the fall of the gavel.
  The Senate resumed session at 8:10 p.m., President Kramer
  presiding.

  HOUSE MESSAGE RECEIVED

  The following message was received from the Chief Clerk of the
  House:

  MADAM PRESIDENT:  I am directed to inform your honorable body that the
  House has on April 22, 1998, passed the following bill in which the
  concurrence of the
  House was asked:

  Senate File 2359, a bill for an act providing for a review of
  juvenile justice provisions involving child protection by the citizens'
  aide and providing an effective date.

  CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT RECEIVED
  (Senate File 2381)

  A conference committee report signed by the following Senate and
  House members was filed April 22, 1998, on Senate File 2381, a bill
  for an act making appropriations from and to the rebuild Iowa
  infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1998, to the
  division of soil conservation for deposit in the Loess Hills
  development and conservation fund; department of corrections for
  renovation of the power plant and improvements to the water system
  at the Iowa correctional institution for women, for the construction of
  an additional cellblock at the Fort Dodge correctional facility, and for
  the construction of a 200-bed facility at the Iowa state penitentiary at
  Fort Madison; department of cultural affairs for the creation of a
  historical site preservation grant program; department of economic
  development for a welcome center at Hamburg, to be deposited in the
  physical infrastructure assistance fund, and for deposit in the rural
  enterprise fund to be used for a dry fire hydrant and rural water
  supply education and demonstration project; department of education
  for infrastructure improvements to the community colleges;
  department of general services for major renovation needs for state-
  owned buildings and facilities, for critical and deferred maintenance
  at Terrace Hill, for relocation of offices and other transitions costs
  associated with the renovation of the Lucas state office building and
  the old historical building, for renovation of the Lucas state office
  building, for developing a master plan for the capitol complex, for
  planning and design of a parking structure located at the northwest
  corner of the capitol complex, and for capitol interior restoration;
  department of public defense for maintenance and repair of national
  guard armories and facilities; department of public safety for
  construction of a new patrol post in district 1; department of natural
  resources for the purpose of funding capital projects from marine fuel
  tax receipts for expenditures for local cost-share grants to be used for
  capital expenditures to local governmental units for boating
  accessibility, for the construction of the Elinor Bedell state park and
  wildlife conservation area, for a recreational grant matching program,
  for the blufflands protection revolving fund, and for the dredging of
  lakes; department of transportation for capital improvements at all
  10 of the commercial air service airports; for the Iowa state fair
  foundation for renovation, restoration, and improvement of the cattle
  barn and horse barn at the state fairgrounds and for county fair
  infrastructure improvements; judicial department for capital projects
  at the capitol building; and state board of regents for capital projects
  at the Iowa school for the deaf and the Iowa braille and sight saving
  school; making appropriations of the marine fuel tax receipts from the
  rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund; providing a reversion date to funds
  appropriated to the department of revenue and finance in the fiscal
  year beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998; making
  statutory changes relating to appropriations by establishing the
  blufflands protection fund, by reducing the overall appropriation for
  the restore outdoors program for the fiscal period beginning July 1,
  1997, and ending June 30, 2001, as a result of the governor's item
  veto, by providing for coordination of vertical infrastructure
  databases, by eliminating a matching contribution requirement on
  certain funds appropriated to the department of cultural affairs for
  the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1997, by extending the allowable
  time to enter into contracts to provide alternative drainage outlets, by
  allocating part of the funds derived from the excise tax on the sale of
  motor fuel used in watercraft from the general fund to the rebuild
  Iowa infrastructure fund; and providing effective dates:

  On the Part of the Senate:		On the Part of the House:

  MARY LOU FREEMAN, Chair	BARRY BRAUNS, Chair
  MIKE CONNOLLY		HENRY RAYHONS
  ROD HALVORSON		DAVID SCHRADER
  JOHN W. JENSEN		STEVEN WARNSTADT
  DERRYL McLAREN
  CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ADOPTED

  Senate File 2381

  Senator Freeman called up the conference committee report on
  Senate File 2381, a bill for an act making appropriations from and to
  the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund for the fiscal year beginning July
  1, 1998, to the division of soil conservation for deposit in the Loess
  Hills development and conservation fund; department of corrections
  for renovation of the power plant and improvements to the water
  system at the Iowa correctional institution for women, for the
  construction of an additional cellblock at the Fort Dodge correctional
  facility, and for the construction of a 200-bed facility at the Iowa state
  penitentiary at Fort Madison; department of cultural affairs for the
  creation of a historical site preservation grant program; department
  of economic development for a welcome center at Hamburg, to be
  deposited in the physical infrastructure assistance fund, and for
  deposit in the rural enterprise fund to be used for a dry fire hydrant
  and rural water supply education and demonstration project;
  department of education for infrastructure improvements to the
  community colleges; department of general services for major
  renovation needs for state-owned buildings and facilities, for critical
  and deferred maintenance at Terrace Hill, for relocation of offices and
  other transitions costs associated with the renovation of the Lucas
  state office building and the old historical building, for renovation of
  the Lucas state office building, for developing a master plan for the
  capitol complex, for planning and design of a parking structure
  located at the northwest corner of the capitol complex, and for capitol
  interior restoration; department of public defense for maintenance
  and repair of national guard armories and facilities; department of
  public safety for construction of a new patrol post in district 1;
  department of natural resources for the purpose of funding capital
  projects from marine fuel tax receipts for expenditures for local cost-
  share grants to be used for capital expenditures to local governmental
  units for boating accessibility, for the construction of the Elinor
  Bedell state park and wildlife conservation area, for a recreational
  grant matching program, for the blufflands protection revolving fund,
  and for the dredging of lakes; department of transportation for capital
  improvements at all 10 of the commercial air service airports; for the
  Iowa state fair foundation for renovation, restoration, and
  improvement of the cattle barn and horse barn at the state
  fairgrounds and for county fair infrastructure improvements; judicial
  department for capital projects at the capitol building; and state
  board of regents for capital projects at the Iowa school for the deaf
  and the Iowa braille and sight saving school; making appropriations
  of the marine fuel tax receipts from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure
  fund; providing a reversion date to funds appropriated to the
  department of revenue and finance in the fiscal year beginning July
  1, 1997, and ending June 30, 1998; making statutory changes relating
  to appropriations by establishing the blufflands protection fund, by
  reducing the overall appropriation for the restore outdoors program
  for the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1997, and ending June 30,
  2001, as a result of the governor's item veto, by providing for
  coordination of vertical infrastructure databases, by eliminating a
  matching contribution requirement on certain funds appropriated to
  the department of cultural affairs for the fiscal year beginning July 1,
  1997, by extending the allowable time to enter into contracts to
  provide alternative drainage outlets, by allocating part of the funds
  derived from the excise tax on the sale of motor fuel used in
  watercraft from the general fund to the rebuild Iowa infrastructure
  fund; and providing effective dates, and moved its adoption.

  The motion prevailed and the conference committee report and the
  recommendations and amendments contained therein was adopted.

  Senator Freeman moved that the bill be read the last time now
  and placed upon its passage, which motion prevailed by a voice vote,
  and the bill was read the last time.

  On the question "Shall the bill pass?" (S.F. 2381), the vote was:

  Ayes, 45:

  Angelo	Bartz	Behn	Black
  Boettger	Connolly	Deluhery	Douglas
  Drake	Dvorsky	Fink	Flynn
  Fraise	Freeman	Gaskill	Gettings
  Gronstal	Halvorson	Hammond	Hansen
  Harper	Hedge	Horn	Iverson
  Jensen	Judge	Kibbie	King
  Kramer	McKean	McKibben	McLaren
  Neuhauser	Palmer	Redfern	Redwine
  Rehberg	Rensink	Rife	Rittmer
  Schuerer	Szymoniak	Tinsman	Vilsack
  Zieman	

  Nays, 2:

  Maddox	McCoy	

  Absent or not voting, 3:

  Borlaug	Dearden	Lundby			

  The bill having received a constitutional majority was declared to
  have passed the Senate and the title was agreed to.

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate File 2381 be immediately messaged to the House.

  COMMITTEE REPORT

  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  Final Bill Action:  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 122, a concurrent
  resolution to provide for adjournment sine die.

  Recommendation:  DO PASS.

  Final Vote:  Ayes, 9:  Iverson, Gronstal, Fink, Jensen, Judge, Kibbie,
  Lundby,
  Redfern, and Rehberg.  Nays, none.  Absent or not voting, 2:  Kramer and
  Maddox.

  Fiscal Note:  NOT REQUIRED UNDER JOINT RULE 17.

  INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 122, by committee on Rules and
  Administration, a concurrent resolution to provide for adjournment
  sine die.

  ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent to take up
  for consideration Senate Concurrent Resolution 122.

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 122
  On motion of Senator Iverson, Senate Concurrent Resolution 122,
  a concurrent resolution to provide for adjournment sine die, was
  taken up for consideration.

  Senator Iverson moved the adoption of Senate Concurrent
  Resolution 122, which motion prevailed by a voice vote.

  Senator Iverson asked and received unanimous consent that
  Senate Concurrent Resolution 122 be immediately messaged to
  the House.
  APPENDIX

  BILLS SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR

  A communication was received announcing that on April 22, 1998,
  the Governor approved and transmitted to the Secretary of State the
  following bills:

  S.F. 466 - Relating to the theft of video rental property and making
  penalties
  applicable.

  S.F. 2372 - Relating to the standard uniforms of sheriffs and deputy
  sheriffs.

  S.F. 2391 - Relating to certain drug and alcohol abuse and certain offenses
  which
  carry a mandatory minimum sentence, by allowing probation for some
  operating-while-
  intoxicated offenders after service of a mandatory minimum sentence,
  permitting a .15
  blood alcohol level to control the penalties applicable to an offender
  regardless of the
  margin of error associated with the test device, requiring the imposition of
  a
  mandatory minimum penalty for certain methamphetamine offenses, prohibiting
  the
  granting of a deferred judgment or sentence or a suspended sentence for
  certain
  methamphetamine offenses, providing that persons convicted of certain
  methamphetamine offenses are ineligible for bail upon appeal, requiring the
  deletion
  from motor vehicle records after twelve years of certain youth license
  revocations for
  alcohol violations, increasing and adding certain penalties for certain drug
  offenses,
  providing for the denial of federal benefits to persons convicted of
  drug-related offenses,
  providing for an operating while intoxicated offense for persons driving
  after taking
  certain controlled substances, providing privacy and notice in certain drug
  and alcohol
  testing situations, making related changes, making penalties applicable,
  providing
  effective and retroactive applicability dates.

  H.F. 2262 - Permitting out-of-state peace officers to act within this state
  pursuant
  to agreements with state or local authorities.

  H.F. 2275 - Relating to health care providers including the application of
  records
  checks to additional providers and the recording and availability of the
  records of the
  facility inspections and providing for a repeal.

  H.F. 2400 - Providing a procedure for the preservation of a mechanic's lien
  for
  materials or labor furnished to a subcontractor and providing for related
  matters.

  H.F. 2175 - Relating to the creation of, and annexation of property to, a
  sanitary
  sewer district.

  H.F. 2424 - Providing for the expansion of the system of issuance of motor
  vehicle
  licenses by county treasurers.
  H.F. 2472 - Relating to civil penalties imposed for violations of city or
  county
  ordinances or city or county infractions.

  H.F. 2499 - Relating to and making transportation and other
  infrastructure-related
  appropriations to the state department of transportation and other state
  agencies,
  including allocation and use of moneys from the general fund of the state,
  road use tax
  fund, primary road fund, and the motorcycle rider education fund, providing
  for the
  nonreversion of certain moneys, and making statutory changes relating to
  appropriations.

  H.F. 2542 - Regulating bulk dry animal nutrient products, providing for fees
  and
  an appropriation, providing penalties, and providing for an effective date.

  CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION

  The Secretary of the Senate issued the following certificate of
  recognition:

  University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics - For recognizing the Centennial
  anniversary, and honoring the women and men affiliated with the University
  of Iowa
  Hospitals and Clinics.  Senator Neuhauser (1/12/98).

  REPORT OF COMMITTEE MEETING

  RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

  Convened:  April 22, 1998, 11:15 a.m.

  Members Present:  Iverson, Chair; Gronstal, Ranking Member; Fink, Jensen,
  Judge,
  Kibbie, and Lundby.

  Members Absent:  Kramer, Vice Chair; Maddox, Redfern, and Rehberg (all
  excused).

  Committee Business:  Passed SCR 121, SR 126, and SCR 122.

  Recessed:  11:17 a.m.

  Reconvened:  7:18 p.m.

  Adjourned:  7:19 p.m.

  AMENDMENTS FILED

  S-5816		S.F. 2068	House
  S-5817		H.F. 2395	Derryl McLaren
  S-5818		H.F. 2395	Derryl McLaren
  S-5819		S.F. 2381	Allen Borlaug
  John W. Jensen
  Tom Vilsack
  Wally E. Horn
  Maggie Tinsman
  Dennis H. Black
  O. Gene Maddox
  Rod Halvorson
  Patrick J. Deluhery
  S-5820		H.F. 2395	Allen Borlaug
  S-5821		S.F. 2320	Mary A. Lundby
  S-5822		H.F. 2395	Tom Vilsack
  S-5823		S.F. 2320	Mary A. Lundby
  S-5824		H.F. 2163	House
  S-5825		H.F. 2395	House

  The Senate stood at ease at 8:20 p.m. until the fall of the gavel.
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