STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Tom Hackbarth, Chair of the Environment & Natural Resources Policy Committee, called the Nineteenth meeting to order at 6:43 p.m. on March 29, 2005, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
HACKBARTH, Tom, Chair
COX, Ray, Vice Chair
BLAINE, Greg
CORNISH, Tony
DILL, David
KELLIHER-ANDERSON, Margaret
HANSEN, Rick
HOPPE, Joe
HORTMAN, Melissa
MARIANI, Carlos
MCNAMARA, Denny
NORNES, Bud
OZMENT, Dennis
PENAS, Maxine
POPPE, Jeanne
SCALZE, Bev
TINGELSTAD, Kathy
WAGENIUS, Jean
WELTI, Andy
WESTROM, Torrey
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
6:43:44 PM The Chair moved the minutes of the Environment & Natural Resources Committee, dated, March 22, 2005.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
6:44:00 PM HF1391 (Cox) Waste electronic products recovery and recycling provided
Rep. Cox moved that HF1391 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations & Veterans Affairs.
6:44:36 PM Rep. Cox moved the H1391DE 2 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
6:45:17 PM Rep. Cox moved the H1391A2 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
6:46:03 PM Rep. Cox explained bill, as amended.
6:56:17 PM Minnesota Office of Environment Assistance (OEA), Art Dunn, and Garth Hickle testified on the bill.
7:46:10 PM Hewlett Packard (HP), Mark Nelson testified on the bill.
7:59:41 PM Minnesota Retailers Association, Buzz Anderson, testified on the bill.
8:00:22 PM Rep. Ozment assumes the gavel.
8:08:43 PM Solid Waste Management Coordinating Board, Jim Kordiak, testified on the bill.
8:29:47 PM Association of Minnesota Counties, Annalee Garletz, testified on the bill.
8:39:19 PM IBM, Valerie Halvorson-Pace, testified on the bill.
8:53:53 PM OEA, Art Dunn, answered questions.
9:13:47 PM Panasonic, David Thompson, testified on the bill.
9:39:48 PM Computer Take Back Campaign, Tim Rudnicki, testified on the bill.
9:47:03 PM Waste Management, Julie Ketchum, testified on the bill.
9:56:33 PM Minnesota High Tech Association, Peter Lindstrom, testified on the bill.
9:58:41 PM Rep. Hackbarth resumes the gavel.
10:03:10 PM Rep. Cox renewed his motion that HF1391 be recommended to pass, as amended, and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations & Veterans Affairs.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
10:03:36 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. TOM HACKBARTH, CHAIR
Joan Harmon
Committee Legislative Assistant