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Environment and Natural Resources

SEVENTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 6, 2007

STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE

MINUTES


Representative Kent Eken, Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:10 P.M. on Tuesday, February 6th, 2007, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

EKEN, Kent (Chair) MOE, Frank
HANSEN, Rick (Vice-Chair) OLIN, David
BRYNAERT, Kathy OZMENT, Dennis
CORNISH, Tony SAILER, Brita
DILL, David SCALZE, Bev
GARDNER, Paul THAO, Cy
HACKBARTH, Tom TINGELSTAD, Kathy
MARIANI, Carlos WAGENIUS, Jean
McNAMARA, Denny



Members absent:

HOPPE, Joe

A quorum was present.

Representative Brynaert moved approval of the minutes of February 1st, 2007. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

Dave Schad and Ed Boggess, DNR, gave a presentation on the DNR's working lands initiative and answered questions from the committee.

HF 415 (Poppe) Noise standards exemptions modified.

Representative Dill moved that HF 415 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

People who testified in support of HF 415:
Representative Jean Poppe
Randy Queensland, Owner of Deer Creek Speedway

People who testified in opposition to HF 415:
Debbie Goettelman, Spring Valley
Richard Anderson, Eden Prairie
Rick Hyland, Spring Valley

Brian Timerson, PCA, answered questions from the committee on HF 415.

Craig Johnson, League of MN Cities, testified on HF 415 and answered questions from the committee.

Representative Dill renewed his motion that HF 415 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.

Representative Dill withdrew his motion that HF 415 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice.


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Representative Mariani moved the H0415A2 amendment. On a division of 7Ayes and 9 Nays THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative Dill renewed his motion that HF 415 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Civil Justice. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Announcement - Bills Previously Referred to Game, Fish, and Forestry Division by Memo:

HF 494 (Dill) Natural resources dedicated sales tax funding provided, great outdoors and clean water fund established, Great Outdoors Council created, bonds issued, and constitutional amendment proposed

HF 500 (Rukavina) Disabled hunters permit provisions extended to include chronic disabilities

HF 631 (Anzelc) Natural resources department sales authority modified, forest resource assessment products and services account established, decorative boughs provisions modified, sustainable resources provision expiration removed, and money appropriated

HF 654 (Loeffler) Diseased shade tree removal and replacement funding provided, and money appropriated

The meeting was adjourned at 5:44 P.M.

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Kent Eken, Chair


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Andrew Duerr, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

DNR Working Lands Initiative Presentation
HF415 (Poppe) Noise standards exemptions modified