Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee
Audio & Video Archives 2005 - 2006
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
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Agenda: Committee is in recess and will reconvene 15 minutes after session in Room 5.
Committee discussion - omnibus bills.
SF762 (Ozment) Clean Water Legacy Act established, water quality standards provided in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act and money appropriated.
HF3441 (Juhnke) Fertilizer, soil amendment, and plant amendment checkoff provided, Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council and program established and money appropriated.
HF3442 (Juhnke) Beekeeping regulation repealed.
HF3605 (Tingelstad) Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources money appropriated.
HF3718 (Hornstein) State purchasing of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles required in certain bid documents, funding provided to retrofit flexible fuel vehicles to operate as plug-in hybrid vehicles and money appropriated.
HF3546 (Penas) Beef cattle diagnostic team pilot project established and money appropriated
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
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Agenda: Committee mark up on omnibus agriculture finance bill and omnibus environment and natural resources finance bill
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, April 6, 2006
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Agenda: HF3675 (Demmer) Farm enhancement loan program established and money appropriated.
HF3535 (Lanning) Wild Rice Watershed District flood hazard prevention study and money appropriated.
HF3718 (Hornstein) State purchasing of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles required in certain bid documents, funding provided to retrofit flexible fuel vehicles to operate as plug-in hybrid vehicles and money appropriated.
HF3057 (Beard) Lower Minnesota River Watershed District acquisition, maintenance, operation, and improvement of dredge material site authorized, fees imposed and bonds issued.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, April 5, 2006
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Agenda: HF3441 (Juhnke) Fertilizer, soil amendment, and plant amendment checkoff provided, Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council and program established and money appropriated.
HF3081 (Eken) Ottertail River canoe and boating route designated and funding provided, other routes and river accesses marked, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF3810 (Penas) Tuberculosis testing in cattle funding provided to the Board of Animal Health and money appropriated.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, April 4, 2006
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Agenda: HF3200 (Hackbarth) Natural resources contract, grant, licensing, invasive species, state trail descriptions, water use surcharge, and water aeration safety provisions modified.
HF3397 (Cornish) State parks and recreation areas land area modified, and public and private sales of certain state lands provided
HF3442 (Juhnke) Beekeeping regulation repealed
HF3983 (Newman) Cedar Mills wastewater treatment system money appropriated.
HF3248 (Wardlow) State park admission fees for military personnel on leave waived
HF3249 (Wardlow) Lifetime state park entrance permits and certain fishing and hunting licenses for eligible veterans of the current war on terrorism provided and money appropriated.
Additional bills may be added.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, March 30, 2006
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Agenda: HF3273 (Davids) Soy-based transformer fluid conversion allowance program established, and money appropriated
HF3514 (Murphy) Mineral management money repayment provided
HF3457 (Peterson, A) Working land productive conservation money appropriated
HF3116 (McNamara) Game and fish provisions modified
HF3621 (Hackbarth) Minnesota Shooting Sports Education Center funding provided, and money appropriated
Bills may be added.
HF3200 (Hackbarth) Natural resources contract, grant, licensing, invasive species, state trail descriptions, water use surcharge and water aeration safety provisions modified.
HF3442 (Juhnke) Beekeeping regulation repealed
Bills may be added.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, March 29, 2006
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Agenda: HF2886 (Hosch) Avon air quality study of xylene money appropriated
HF3394 (Howes) University of Minnesota Department of Forest Resources study money appropriated.
HF3407 (Poppe) Mower County septic system upgrade homeowner loans money appropriated.
HF2619 (Davids) Deer hunting license surcharge imposed for deer management and to offset the cost of processing deer donated for charitable purposes and money appropriated
HF3666 (Davids) Second Harvest Heartland food bank milk purchase grant provided and money appropriated.
Bills may be added.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
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Agenda: Governor's supplemental budget - LCMR provisions
HF3605 (Tingelstad) Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources money appropriated
HF3746 (Nelson, P.) Natural resources funding provided and money appropriated
HF3612 (McNamara) Wind energy and other prior natural resource appropriations modified
Additional bills may be added.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
00:42 - Gavel.
02:10 - Governor's supplemental budget - LCMR provisions.
26:40 - HF3605 (Tingelstad) Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources money appropriated.
36:08 - HF3746 (Nelson, P.) Natural resources funding provided and money appropriated.
1:03:35 - HF3612 (McNamara) Wind energy and other prior natural resource appropriations modified.
Runs 1 hour, 10 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, March 23, 2006
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Agenda: HF2721 (Davids) Individual sewage treatment system pilot program extended.
HF826/SF762* (Ozment) Creating the Clean Water Legacy Act
Governor's supplemental budget overview - Agriculture and Environment and Natural Resources
The committee will reconvene at 5:30 p.m. in 500S State Office Building.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
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Agenda: HF3056 (Blaine) State Timber Act modified, land donor appraisal reimbursement and acquisition of land provided, state forest user fees established, forest resource management plan requirement eliminated and money appropriated.
HF3012 (Ozment) Temporary state park permits provided for towed vehicles
HF3199 (Hackbarth) Horse trail pass provided and money appropriated
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, March 21, 2006
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Agenda: HF826/SF762* (Ozment) Creating the Clean Water Legacy Act
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, March 16, 2006
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Agenda: Final action on committee bonding recommendation.
HF2972 (Tingelstad) Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources renamed and modified to include citizens and money appropriated
Additional bills may be added.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
03:24 - Gavel.
03:57 - Final action on committee bonding recommendation.
29:17 - HF2972 (Tingelstad) Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources renamed and modified to include citizens and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 18 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
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Agenda: Committee bonding recommendation.
Additional bills may be added.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
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Agenda: HF3269 (Ozment) Natural and cultural resource funding provided through dedicated sales tax portion; arts and humanities fund, heritage enhancement fund, and other funds and councils established; and constitutional amendment proposed.
Committee bonding recommendation discussion
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
01:32 - Gavel, and overview of committee bonding recommendations.
49:16 - HF3269 (Ozment) Natural and cultural resource funding provided through dedicated sales tax portion; arts and humanities fund, heritage enhancement fund, and other funds and councils established; and constitutional amendment proposed.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Friday, March 10, 2006
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Agenda: Terry Kuhlman, PFA, Report on Wastewater financing-WIF and the Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund
HF2971 (Dorman) Shell Rock River Watershed District storm water retention and flood mitigation grants provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF3003 (Dorman) Albert Lea; North Edgewater Park contamination clean up grant provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF2990 (Poppe) Austin flood mitigation grant provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF3060 (Howes) Forestland acquisition bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF3062 (Hamilton) Jackson County trail connections bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF3037 (Penas) Kittson County St. Vincent dike improvement bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF2693 (Dill) International Wolf Center renovation funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF3096 (Dill) Lake Superior safe harbors funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF2844 (Peterson, A) Monson Lake State Park bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF3038 (Peterson, A) Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge bike trail bonds issued and money appropriated.
HFXXX (Brod) Bonding for Local Initiative Grants.
HFXXX (Nelson, P.) Bonding for acquisition of Ojiketa Regional Park.
HF3272 (Hoppe) Bonding for Metro Greenways.
HF3148 (Penas) Kittson County flood mitigation.
HF3092 (Meslow) White Bear Lake; Lake Avenue Regional Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Committee will meet until agenda is complete.
Bills may be added.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, March 9, 2006
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Agenda: HF2761 (Emmer) Delano flood hazard mitigation funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF2800 (Paulsen) State wildlife management bonds issued and money appropriated
HF3036 (Solberg) Long Lake Conservation Center Marcum House renovation bonds issue and money appropriated.
HF461 (Knoblach) Nonmetro parks acquisition and improvements funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF2676 (Slawik) Ramsey County; Lower Afton Trail construction funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF2865 (Lillie) Ramsey and Washington counties Lake Links Trail appropriation limited.
HF480 (Kahn) Minneapolis Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway trail completion funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF2969 (Kahn) Hennepin County; emergency building stabilization at Fort Snelling Upper Bluff funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF2897 (Hackbarth) Northshore Trail bonds issued and money appropriated
HFXXX (Magnus) Bonding for floodwater retention systems in Area II of the Minnesota River Basin.
Other bills may be added.
If agenda is not completed, remaining bills will be heard at March 10 meeting, which is to begin at 8 a.m. in the Basement Hearing Room.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Friday, February 3, 2006
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Agenda: Governor’s recommendations - Metropolitan Council - Metro Parks
Additional bills:
HF2171 (Tingelstad); HF2206 (Bernardy); HF2239 (Samuelson); HF2260/SF1936 (Goodwin/Chaudhary) Springbrook Nature Center
HF2611/SF2358 (Abeler/Jungbauer) Mississippi West Regional Park
HF2518/SF2304 (Hausman/Anderson) Como Zoo
HFXXXX/SFXXXX (Urdahl/Dille) State Park Land Acquisition
SFXXX (Dille) Luce Line Trail
SFXXXX (Wergen) Soo Line Trail Recreational Bridge
HF461/SF572 (Knoblach/Wergin) Greater Minnesota Regional Parks
HFXXX (Haws) Central Mn Parks and Trails
HF1564/SF1161 (Erhardt/Higgins) Diseased shade tree removal and replacement
HF311/SF352 (Seifert/Frederickson) Lake Redwood Reservoir
HF278/SF2183 (Nornes/Larson) Prairie Wetlands Environmental Learning Center
HF2632/SF452 (Lanning/Skoe) Wild Rice Watershed District flood hazard mitigation
HF2618 (Lieder) Red Lake River corridor improvements
HFXXXX/SFXXXX (Juhnke/Johnson, Dean) Grass Lake restoration
HF2557/SF2333 (Cybart/Pariseau) Dakota County Empire Wetlands Wildlife Area
HF557/SF1022 (Wardlow/McGinn) Lebanon Hills Regional Park flood mitigation
HF2562/SF2337 (Ozment/Pariseau) Byllesby Dam safety improvements
HFXXXX (Cornish) Rapidan Dam
HF448/SF479 (Kelliher/Dibble) Lake of the Isles flood mitigation
HF253/SF335 (Metzen/Hansen) South St. Paul landfill reclamation and parkland conversion funding
Additional bills may be added.
Public testimony will follow bill presentations as time allows.
If you have questions, please call:
House Marilyn Brick, CA, 651-296-8893
Senate Diane Patnode, CA, 651-296-1323
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, February 2, 2006
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Agenda: Governor’s Recommendations - Department of Natural Resources
Lunch break for one hour at approximately 11:30 a.m.
Immediately after lunch:
HFXXXX/SFXXXX (Ozment/Sams) State Trail Initiative; includes Gitchi Gami (Dill/Bakk), Cuyuna (Gazelka/Koering), Munger, Paul Bunyan (Moe/Ruud), Glacial Lakes (Juhnke/Johnson, Dean), Blufflands/Forestville and Houston (Davids/Kierlin)
Gateway (Dean/Bachman), Goodhue Pioneer (Sviggum/Murphy), Blufflands-Chesterwoods (Welti/Kiscaden), Casey Jones (Magnus/Vickerman), Mill Towns (Cox/Nueville), Minnesota River (Kubly/Koenen) and Shooting Star (Poppe/Sparks)
Regional trails: Mesabi (Dill/Bakk), Cedar Lake Trail (Keliher/Dibble), Vento Trail/Interp. Center, Mankato Minnesota River Trail, Great River Ridge (Welti/SF2312-Kiscaden)
HF2632/SFXXXX (Lanning/Skoe) Wild Rice Watershed District flood hazard mitigation project funding
HF2521/SF2314 (Welti/Kiscaden) Chesterwoods Trail
HFXXXX/SFXXXX (Kubly/Koenen) MN River Trail planning - Montevideo to LacQuiParle
HFXXXX/SFXXXX (Kubly/Koenen) MN River Trail planning - Granite Falls to Upper Sioux
HF2591/SF2352 (Hilty/Lourey) St. Louis River Trail
HF462/SF598 (Lenczewski/Ranum) Cedar Avenue Bridge Trail Connection
HFXXXX (Hosch) Glacial Lakes; Richmond-Paynesville
HF713/SF646 (Slawik/Wiger) Lower Afton Trail
SFXXXXX (Koch) Wright County Regional Park
HF2610 (Sailor) Big Bog recreation area
HFXXXX/SFXXXX (McNamara/Saxhaug) State Park Rehab and Camper Cabins
Governor’s recommendations:
Minnesota Zoological Board
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Water and Soil Resources Board
Additional bills may be added.
If not completed, Thursday’s agenda will be continued on Friday, Feb. 3
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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Agenda: Impaired waters discussion; Clean Water Legacy
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Monday, January 23, 2006
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Agenda: Impaired waters discussion; Clean Water Legacy
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
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Agenda: HF826 (Ozment) Clean Water Legacy Act.
Consideration of funding proposals.
Those wishing to testify must contact Marilyn Brick at 651-296-8893 to be added to the agenda.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, May 4, 2005
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Agenda:
HF 826 (Ozment) Clean Water Legacy Act established providing authority, direction, and funding to achieve and maintain water quality standards for surface waters in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act, and money appropriated.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, May 3, 2005
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Agenda:
HF 826 (Ozment) Clean Water Legacy Act established providing authority, direction, and funding to achieve and maintain water quality standards for surface waters in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act, and money appropriated.
*Those wishing to testify on HF826 must contact Marilyn Brick (651-296-8893 and marilyn.brick@house.mn ) in Rep. Ozment's office, to be placed on the agenda.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, April 28, 2005
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Agenda:
HF 826 (Ozment) Clean Water Legacy Act established providing authority, direction, and funding to achieve and maintain water quality standards for surface waters in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act, and money appropriated.
*Those wishing to testify on HF826 must contact Marilyn Brick (651-296-8893 and marilyn.brick@house.mn ) in Rep. Ozment's office, to be placed on the agenda.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
10:55 - Gavel.
11:30 - HF826 (Ozment) Clean Water Legacy Act established providing authority, direction, and funding to achieve and maintain water quality standards for surface waters in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, April 21, 2005
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Agenda:
Mark-up of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Omnibus bill (delete-all amendment to HF 902 - Ozment).
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
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Agenda:
Please Note: Meeting Start Time Changed to 8:45 a.m.
Mark-up of the Agriculture Finance Omnibus bill (delete-all amendment to
HF1420 - Ozment).
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
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Agenda:
Presentation of the Agriculture Finance Omnibus bill and the
Environment and Natural Resources Finance bill (spreadsheets; language if complete).
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, April 14, 2005
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Agenda:
HF 1420 (Ozment) Environmental, natural resources, agricultural, and economic development funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1081 (Ozment) Commercial fishing restrictions in infested waters modified, water recreation account provided, citizen oversight committee sunsets extended, and approval of county timber receipts expenditures eliminated.
HF 1019 (Hansen, R.) Grass bank buffer zone drainage requirement extended for ditches.
HF 1075 (Juhnke) Fertilizer Research Council established, comprehensive research and management program provided, and refundable fee imposed on agricultural fertilizers.
HF 1732 (Blaine) Agricultural loan provisions modified, livestock equipment pilot loan program established, livestock zoning requirements modified, town road repairs funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1391 (Cox) Waste electronic products recovery and recycling provided.
** Please Note - If agenda is not completed in the morning, Committee will reconvene at 12:30 p.m. in the Basement Hearing Room.
Additional Bills May Be Added.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee - Part 1 of 2
02:15 - Gavel.
02:30 - HF1732 (Blaine) Agricultural loan provisions modified, livestock equipment pilot loan program established, livestock zoning requirements modified, town road repairs funding provided, and money appropriated.
21:42 - HF1019 (Hansen, R.) Grass bank buffer zone drainage requirement extended for ditches.
25:20 - HF1420 (Ozment) Environmental, natural resources, agricultural, and economic development funding provided, and money appropriated.
26:35 - HF1081 (Ozment) Commercial fishing restrictions in infested waters modified, water recreation account provided, citizen oversight committee sunsets extended, and approval of county timber receipts expenditures eliminated.
40:06 - HF1075 (Juhnke) Fertilizer Research Council established, comprehensive research and management program provided, and refundable fee imposed on agricultural fertilizers.
The committee went in recess to the call of the Chair.
Runs 42 minutes.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee - Part 2 of 2
02:15 - Gavel, and discussion of HF1391 (Cox) Waste electronic products recovery and recycling provided.
Runs 44 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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Agenda:
Presentation - Bill Hunt and Tim Koehler, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
HF 826 (Ozment) Clean Water Legacy Act established providing authority, direction, and funding to achieve and maintain water quality standards for surface waters in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act, and money appropriated.
(Continued)
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
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Agenda:
HF 826 (Ozment) Clean Water Legacy Act established providing authority, direction, and funding to achieve and maintain water quality standards for surface waters in accordance with the federal Clean Water Act, and money appropriated.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, April 7, 2005
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Agenda:
Bills to be Presented:
HF 1677 (Cornish) Snowmobile state trail sticker procedures modified, fees established and deposited, electronic licensing system commission provided, account created, and money appropriated.
HF 1841 (Penas) Turf grass research in northern climates continuing research grant provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1791 (Peterson, A.) Sustainable agriculture grants funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1653 (Johnson, R.) Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture information exchange program funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1560 (Heidgerken) Rural economic development base funding level established including ethanol producer payments.
HF 1292 (Peterson, A.) Catch-up ethanol producer lump-sum payments authorized and money appropriated.
HF 1933 (Cornish) Game and fish license and stamp issuing fees modified.
HF 1467 (Hackbarth) Minnesota Conservation Heritage Foundation established, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources eliminated, revenues distributed, and money appropriated.
HF 1391 (Cox) Waste electronic products recovery and recycling provided.
Other bills may be added to agenda.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
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Agenda:
Bills to be Presented:
HF 1605 (Hackbarth) Snowmobile state trail sticker provisions modified, trail maintenance costs payment provided, easement acquisition provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1909 (Hackbarth) Heritage enhancement and clean water funds and councils established, sales tax percentage dedicated, and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF 610 (Dill) Snowmobile trails and enforcement disposition modified.
HF 1547 (Hackbarth) Off-highway vehicles regulated, rulemaking required, certain state trail and forest classifications provisions modified, study required, civil penalties provided, and money appropriated.
Other bills may be added to agenda.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
00:52 - Gavel.
02:34 - HF1605 (Hackbarth) Snowmobile state trail sticker provisions modified, trail maintenance costs payment provided, easement acquisition provided, and money appropriated.
17:18 - HF1909 (Hackbarth) Heritage enhancement and clean water funds and councils established, sales tax percentage dedicated, and constitutional amendment proposed.
39:08 - HF610 (Dill) Snowmobile trails and enforcement disposition modified.
42:42 - HF1547 (Hackbarth) Off-highway vehicles regulated, rulemaking required, certain state trail and forest classifications provisions modified, study required, civil penalties provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, April 5, 2005
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Agenda:
Rick Horton, testimony regarding DNR Budget Oversight Committee
HF 813 (Sykora) School trust land construction aggregate evaluation provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1026 (Rukavina) Farm-grown closed-loop biomass definition expanded, and conditions for Public Utilities Commission approval of a pending request for a biomass project modified.
HF 1050 (Davids) Second Harvest food banks grant provided for purchase of milk, and money appropriated.
HF 814 (Cornish) Hubbard, Lake, and Wabasha Counties private sale of surplus land authorized.
HF 2248 (Penas) Snowmobile metal traction device sticker fees funds allocated, and money appropriated.
Bills not completed will be added to following day's agenda.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, March 31, 2005
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Agenda:
Please note a correction of author's name for HF 1044.
Bills to be Presented:
HF 1044 (Garofalo) Metropolitan Council required to carry out water supply planning activities, advisory committee established, and housing bond credit enhancement program abolished.
HF 749 (Dill) Septic system tank installation fees limited.
HF 1205 (Urdahl) Rural economic development base funding level established including ethanol producer payments.
Bills May Be Added.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, March 30, 2005
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Agenda:
Bills to be Presented:
HF196 (Solberg) Mississippi Headwaters Board funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF215 (Cornish) Natural Resources Department volunteer instructor background checks provided, and safety training provisions modified.
HF900 (Cornish) Landowner's bill of rights for sales to the state, internal improvement land sales provisions, and land exchange provisions modified; and money appropriated.
HF901 (Cornish) Burn permits electronic issuance authorized, fees provided, account established, and money appropriated.
HF1904 (Hackbarth) Watercraft license fees increased, and revenue dedicated to public access on public waters.
HF1665 ( Hackbarth) Metropolitan Regional Parks System funding provided, and money appropriated.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
00:22 - Gavel.
00:50 - HF196 (Solberg) Mississippi Headwaters Board funding provided, and money appropriated.
07:59 - HF215 (Cornish) Natural Resources Department volunteer instructor background checks provided, and safety training provisions modified.
13:19 - HF900 (Cornish) Landowner's bill of rights for sales to the state, internal improvement land sales provisions, and land exchange provisions modified; and money appropriated.
16:37 - HF901 (Cornish) Burn permits electronic issuance authorized, fees provided, account established, and money appropriated.
31:25 - HF1665 ( Hackbarth) Metropolitan Regional Parks System funding provided, and money appropriated.
58:12 - HF1904 (Hackbarth) Watercraft license fees increased, and revenue dedicated to public access on public waters.
Runs 1 hour, 40 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, March 23, 2005
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Agenda:
Bills to be Presented:
HF 279 (Magnus) Minnesota River Basin Projects, Inc., grant provided for floodplain management, and money appropriated.
HF 1470 (Hackbarth) Dry cleaner environmental fees annual adjustment authorized.
HF 1518 (Howes) Cross-country ski pass fees increased.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
03:19 - Gavel.
04:02 - HF1518 (Howes) Cross-country ski pass fees increased.
13:32 - HF279 (Magnus) Minnesota River Basin Projects, Inc., grant provided for floodplain management, and money appropriated.
31:24 - HF1470 (Hackbarth) Dry cleaner environmental fees annual adjustment authorized.
Runs 38 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
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Agenda:
Bill to be Presented:
HF 847 (Hoppe) Game and fish regulations modified, including fishing tags, scope usage, damage-causing animals, license requirements, waterfowl restrictions, dog training, trapping provisions, raccoon hunting, and related issues; and money appropriated.
Bills May be Added.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, March 17, 2005
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Agenda:
Bills to be presented:
HF 1306 (Davids) E85 fuel pump installation reimbursement funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 1038 (Simpson) Beaver damage control grant program reinstated, and money appropriated.
HF 1291 (Erickson) High-resolution digital elevation and flood plain management mapping pilot project money appropriated.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
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Agenda: No agenda available.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
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Agenda:
1) Public Testimony - DNR budget presentation
2) HF796 (Heidgerken) Alternative livestock production programs funding provided, and money appropriated.
3) HF824 (Blaine) Forest suspense account receipts disposition modified.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, March 10, 2005
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Agenda:
Bill to be Presented:
HF 551 (Anderson) County payments for natural resources land modified.
DNR Budget Presentation Continued:
1. Division of Ecological Services - Lee Pfannmuller, Director
and Mark Holsten, Deputy Commissioner
2. Division of Operations Support - Brad Moore, Assistant
Commissioner for Operations
3. Public testimony - After completion of DNR budget presentation
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, March 9, 2005
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Agenda:
DNR - Budget Presentation.
Public Testimony After Completion of DNR Budget Presentation.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
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Agenda:
DNR - Budget Presentation Continued.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, March 3, 2005
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Agenda:
Public Testimony - deleted for today, will be added at
completion of DNR budget presentation.
Department of Natural Resources budget presentation continued.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
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Agenda:
Budget Presentation:
Department of Natural Resources.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, March 1, 2005
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Agenda:
Budget Presentation:
Department of Natural Resources
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, February 24, 2005
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Agenda:
HF787 (McNamara) Road easement across state lands application fee required, land management account established, and money appropriated.
HF788 (McNamara) Tree seedlings surcharge established, and money appropriated.
HF 823 (Blaine) State Timber Act and standard measurements for wood modified.
HF 540 (Juhnke) Willmar rail container load-out facility study required.
HF1133 (Cornish) Minerals management account created, disposition of certain mineral payments modified, and money appropriated.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
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Agenda:
Budget Presentations:
Board of Water and Soil Resources
* Ron Harnack, Executive Director
* Bill Eisele, Administrative Services Director
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Public Testimony - Budget Presentations.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
02:54 - Gavel.
04:49 - Budget presentation by Board of Water and Soil Resources.
51:32 - Budget presentation by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
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Agenda:
Budget Presentations:
Minnesota Zoo
* Lee Ehmke, Director
* Peggy Adelmann, Chief Financial Officer
Metropolitan Council - Regional Parks
Public Testimony - Budget Presentations
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, February 17, 2005
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Science Museum - Eric Jolly, President - Budget Presentation.
Minnesota Conservation Corps (MCC)
Len Price, Executive Director
Rolf Hagberg, Development Director
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
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Agenda:
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and
Office of Environmental Assistance - Budget Presentation Continued.
Public Testimony - Budget Presentation.
MPCA Report - "Detailed Assessment of Phosphorus Sources to Minnesota Watersheds."
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
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Agenda:
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and
Office of Environmental Assistance - Budget Presentation.
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Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
05:30 - Gavel.
06:25 - Budget presentations from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, and Office of Environmental Assistance.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, February 10, 2005
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Agriculture Utilization Research Institute (AURI)
Edgar Olson, Executive Director
Max Norris, Director of Technology
Dan Lemke, Director of Communications
Board of Animal Health
Dr. William Hartmann, Executive Director
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, February 9, 2005
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Agenda:
Department of Agriculture - Budget Presentation.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, February 8, 2005
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Agenda:
HF 156 (Anderson, I.) Itasca County Canisteo mine pits water level control bonds issued and money appropriated.
Presentation of LCMR Biennial Report;
Appropriations for the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund LCMR 2005 Recommendations.
HF390 (Tingelstad) Environmental and natural resource projects approved by the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources funding provided, and money appropriated.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, February 3, 2005
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Agenda:
Continuation of bonding proposals; Committee recommendation.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, February 2, 2005
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HF 557 (Wardlow) Dakota County; Lebanon Hills Regional Park flood mitigation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 126 (Lieder) Crookston emergency riverbank protection funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 252 (Lieder) Red Lake River Joint Powers Board grants provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 156 (Anderson, I.) Itasca County Canisteo mine pits water level control bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 448 (Kelliher) Lake of the Isles flooding mitigation bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 192 (Hausman) St. Paul Como Park Zoo renovation bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 506 (Hackbarth) State trail for off-highway vehicles and motorcycles funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 505 (Dill) North Shore State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 161 (Peterson A.) Bonanza Education Center excursion boat and landing bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 162 (Peterson, A.) Lincoln County Lake Benton improvement bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 199 (Penas) Flood hazard mitigation project bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 461 (Knoblach) Nonmetro parks acquisition and improvements funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Bills may be added or deleted prior to hearing.
** If necessary, committee will recess until 4:30 p.m., and meet in Room 5 to complete Wednesday’s agenda.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
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HF 85 (Cox) Mill Towns State Trail segment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 274 (Dorman) Blazing Star Trail segment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 52 (Gazelka) Paul Bunyan trail extension funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 129 (Moe) Paul Bunyan State Trail development funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 15 (Rukavina) Mesabi Station on the Mesabi Trail construction funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 22 (Koenen) Minnesota River Trail from Wegdahl to Granite Falls acquisition and development funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 54 (Peterson, A.) State trails funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 37 (Juhnke) Glacial Lakes Trail and Lake Koronis Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 144 (Hosch) Lake Koronis Recreational Trail bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 278 (Nornes) Prairie Wetlands Environmental Learning Center expansion funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 81 (Peterson, A.) Prairie Farm Preservation Education and Exhibit Center funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 230 (Johnson, S.) Mississippi River metropolitan area blufflands acquisition funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 360 (Paymar) St. Paul park and trail improvements in the area above Meeker Island historic site funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 339 (Howes) Reforestation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 83 (Simon) St. Louis Park pedestrian and trail crossing funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 113 (Poppe) Shooting Star Trail segment funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF 203 (Sailer) Big Bog State Recreation Area development bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 273 (Welti) Olmsted County nonmotorized riding and hiking trail funding provided, and money appropriated.
HF 444 (Heidgerken) Pope County regional trail bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 328 (Heidgerken) Stearns County regional trail bonds issued and money appropriated.
HF 327 (Heidgerken) State park improvement bonds issued and money appropriated.
DNR - 2005 Governor's Capital Budget Proposal (Dept. of Natural Resources)-Changes only from 2004 proposal
Bills may be added or deleted prior to hearing.
** If necessary, committee will recess until 4:30 p.m., and meet in Room 5 to complete Tuesday’s agenda.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, January 27, 2005
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Agenda: Continuation of bonding proposals; committee recommendation.
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Thursday, January 13, 2005
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Agenda: not avialable
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
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Agenda: not available
Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
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Agenda: Committee Introductory Meeting