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Feb 82 2881 16:37:23 Via Fax -> 4417425 Administrator Page 881 Of 881 ........ .\ Lk FRI Number 5 League of MAMMASCNN Offs,parsoolisg earaa A weekly legislative update from the League of Minnesota Cities February 2, 2001 Shooting range bill aims Call your legislators. Call the bill's Association of Townships are at local government author. Call the House Local Gov- working on an amendment to put to ernment Committee. Tell them your rest the concerns and move forward zoning authority thoughts on the bill. with clarifying a cumbersome law. The House Local Government Committee will hear"The Shooting . .The 60-day rule bill finds Ramp meter study results Range' bill Feb. 5 in Room 200 of opposition Yesterday, the Dept. of Transporta- the State Office Building. tion (MnDOT) released the final As townships, cities, and counties The bill, HF 209, authored by Rep. work together to remove the results of an independent study on Tom Hackbarth (R-Cedar), essentially procedural traps set in Minnesota's ramp metering in the Twin Cities prohibits local governments from "60-day rule," builders and develop- metro area. The study evaluated the regulating the operation of shooting ers work to derail SF 200. The bill, traffic flow and safety impacts ranges provided the shooting ranges authored by Sen. Jim Vickerman associated with turning off all operate as per"generally accepted (D-Tracy), is designed to clarify 430 ramp meters for six weeks operation practices.""Generally what a written request is, to make last fall as mandated by the 2000 accepted operation practices" are clear what motions are necessary Legislature. adopted by the DNR and shall to deny a request, and to allow local The report can be viewed in its •ncorporate the shooting practices governments to publish a complete entirety at www.dot.state.mn.us/ ndorsed by a nationally-recognized written statement supporting the rampmeterstudy/reports.html. nonprofit firearms organization. denial at the next meeting of its Local governments may not regulate governing body. Upcoming meetings the shooting range when repairing, The bill was heard in the Senate Monday, Feb. 5— remodeling, improving, replacing or State& Local Government Opera- 10 State Office Building reinforcing any structure on the tions Committee, also chaired by Regulated Industries— property, even if it is operating under Sen. Vickerman, last Wednesday. Chr. Rep. Ken Wolf a non-conforming use permit. Local The bill was tabled after the Minne- Agenda: HF 510 (Wolf) relating to governments may not restrict hours of operation or place noise controls sota Association of Realtors (MAR) telecommunications; modifying and on the facility. If an "act of God" or and the Builders Association of recodifying telecommunications "act of war" causes any shooting Minnesota (BAM)expressed opposi- laws. (Governor's Telecommunica- range structure to be damaged, the tion to the bill.Among the concerns tions Reform Bill). Testimony by range must be allowed to resume raised were that local governments Deputy Commissioner of Commerce are seeking this legislation in an Tony Mendoza. any conforming or non-conforming effort stop litigation.Also, that local use upon its reconstruction. How- To view the Senate and House ever, in the event that a clear and governments want to delay publish- calendars for next week's commit- ing written findings-of-fact in order tee hearings,jam-packed with city safety hazard exists due to 9 J P the operation of the shooting range, to "doctor' the reasons to fit legal issues, see' www.house.leg.state. the local government or state may requirements between meetings. mn.us/hInfo/schedule/Index.htm close the range and pay for all The LMC, the Association of Minne- or http://www.senate.Ieg.state.mn. relocation expenses. sota Counties, and the Minnesota us/schedule/lndex.htm. • For more information on city legislative issues, contact any member of the League of Minnesota Cities Intergovernmental Relations team. (651) 231-1200 or(300) 925-1122