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Agriculture Finance and Policy

FOURTEENTH MEETING

2021-2022 Regular Session - Monday, March 1, 2021

STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION
AGRICULTURE FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Mike Sundin, Chair of the Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee, called the virtual meeting to order at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, March 1, 2021, pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was broadcast via Zoom and House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll. A quorum was present.

Members present:
SUNDIN, Mike, CHAIR
VANG, Samantha, VICE CHAIR
ANDERSON, Paul, Minority Lead
BURKEL, John
ECKLUND, Rob
HANSEN, Rick
HANSON, Jessica
KLEVORN, Ginny
LUECK, Dale
MILLER, Tim
NELSON, Nathan
THOMPSON, John

Excused:
LIPPERT, Todd

Rep. Anderson moved to approve adoption of the minutes of the previous meeting. The motion prevailed. The minutes from the February 24, 2021 meeting were adopted.

HF 847 (Vang) Center for Rural Policy and Development grant funding provided

Rep. Vang moved that HF 847 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture Finance bill.

Rep. Vang presented HF 847.

Testifying:
Julie Tesch, CEO and Executive Director, Center for Rural Policy and Development

Rep. Vang renewed her motion that HF 847 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture Finance bill. HF 847 was laid over.

HF 886 (Green) Nitrogen monitoring required on state lands

Chair Sundin moved that HF 886 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture Finance bill.

Rep. Green presented HF 886.

Chair Sundin moved the A21 Amendment, and Rep. Green explained the amendment. The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted.

Chair Sundin renewed his motion that HF 886, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture Finance bill. HF 886, as amended, was laid over.

HF 1631 (Lippert) Agriculture related business funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated

Rep. Vang moved that HF 1631 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture Finance bill.

Testifying:
Sam Ziegler, Director, GreenSeam Inc.

Rep. Vang renewed her motion that HF 1631 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture Finance bill. HF 1631 was laid over.

HF 1137 (Hansen, R.) Board of Animal Health modified

Rep. Hansen, R. moved that HF 1137 be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture Finance bill.

Rep. Hansen, R. moved the A1 Amendment and explained it. The motion prevailed. The amendment was adopted.

Rep. Hansen, R. presented HF 1137, as amended, and responded to member questions.

Rep. Hansen, R. renewed his motion that HF 1137, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus Agriculture Finance bill. HF 1137 was laid over.

Chair Sundin adjourned the meeting at 1:55 P.M.



_______________________________
Representative Mike Sundin, Chair


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Kyle Smith, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF886 (Green) - Nitrogen monitoring required on state lands.
  • HF847 (Vang) - Center for Rural Policy and Development grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF1137 (Hansen) - Board of Animal Health modified.
  • HF1631 (Lippert) - Agriculture related business funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
House TV Video:
View Archive

01:56 - HF847 (Vang) Center for Rural Policy and Development grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
19:47 - HF886 (Green) Nitrogen monitoring required on state lands.
26:45 - HF1631 (Lippert) Agriculture related business funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.
35:52 - HF1137 (Hansen) Board of Animal Health modified.
Runs 56 minutes.


I. HF 1137 (Hansen, R.) Board of Animal Health modified.
II. HF 886 (Green) Nitrogen monitoring required on state lands.
III. HF 847 (Vang) Center for Rural Policy and Development grant funding provided,
IV. BILL ADDED: HF 1631 (Lippert) Agriculture related business funding provided, reports required, and money appropriated.

Order of bills may change

This remote hearing is taking place pursuant to Rule 10.01, which you may view here: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/rules/permrule/1001.htm

PUBLIC TESTIMONY: Please contact nancy.conley@house.mn by 9:00 AM, Monday, March 1, 2021 if you would like to sign up to testify on any bill (testimony may be limited to 2 minutes/person). Written testimony is encouraged and should be submitted by 9:00 AM, March 1 to ensure it will be posted on the committee website and provided to members in advance of the hearing.

PUBLIC VIEWING: This remote hearing may be viewed via the House webcast schedule page: https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/htv/schedule.asp NOTE: HTV 1 and HTV 2 will provide live closed captioning. Video archives of meetings streamed on HTV 3, 4, and 5 will have closed captions added. Other reasonable accessibility accommodations may be made with advance notice.

PUBLIC ACCESSIBILITY: If you have questions about the accessibility of remote hearings or require an accommodation, please contact Jenny Nash at: jenny.nash@house.mn or by leaving a message at 651-296-4122. Please do not contact her with questions about the substance of the meeting agenda.

MEETING DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents will be posted on the House Agriculture Finance & Policy Committee website at https://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/Committees/Home/92001