STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Kent Eken, Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:04 P.M. on Tuesday, January 16th, 2007, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll. A quorum was present.
Members present:
EKEN, Kent (Chair) MOE, Frank
HANSEN, Rick (Vice-Chair) OLIN, David
BRYNAERT, Kathy OZMENT, Dennis
CORNISH, Tony SAILER, Brita
GARDNER, Paul SCALZE, Bev
HACKBARTH, Tom THAO, Cy
HOPPE, Joe TINGELSTAD, Kathy
MARIANI, Carlos WAGENIUS, Jean
McNAMARA, Denny
Members excused:
DILL, David
Representative Hoppe moved that the minutes of January 11th, 2007 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 110 Huntley, Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin Water Resources Compact enacted.
Representative Huntley and Kent Lokkesmoe, DNR, testified on HF 110.
David Naftzger and Peter Johnson, Council of Great Lakes Governors testified on HF 110.
Allison Wolf, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, and Gary Botzek, Minnesota Conservation Federation, testified on HF 110.
Representative Eken moved that HF 110 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations, Reform, Technology and Elections. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Announcement - Bills previously referred to Game, Fish, and Forestry Division by memo:
HF 27 (Hackbarth) Game and fish habitat dedicated sales tax funding provided, game and fish preservation fund established, walk-in public access program created, and constitutional amendment proposed.
HF 32 (Hackbarth) Outdoor walk-in access program established to voluntarily make available privately held land for hunting and fishing.
HF 72 (Hosch) Bear baiting restrictions modified.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:58 P.M
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Kent Eken, Chair
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Andrew Duerr, Committee Legislative Assistant