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Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Finance Division

TENTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 13, 2007

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


Committee on Agriculture, Rural Economies, and
Veterans Affairs Finance

MINUTES



Representative Al Juhnke, Chair, called the first meeting to order at 10:05AM on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 in Basement of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant called the roll.

Members present:


JUHNKE, Al MAGNUS, Doug
WELTI, Andy OLIN, Dave
DOTY, Al OTREMBA, Mary Ellen
FAUST, Tim PETERSON, Aaron
FINSTAD, Brad POPPE, Jeanne
HAMILTON, Rod SHIMANSKI, Ron
HANSEN, Rick
HEIDGERKEN, Bud


A quorum was present.

Representative Hansen moved that the minutes of February 7, 2007 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Ann Kinsella, Assistant Attorney General, gave the Minnesota Attorney General's Office Report on Ethanol Pricing.

Discussion and questions followed.

Gene Hugoson, Commissioner, and Steve Ernest, Director of Finance and Budget, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, reviewed the budget for ethanol producer payments and the budget for NexGen.

Discussion and questions followed.

Next meeting: Wednesday, February 14, 2007, 10:00AM.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:23AM.


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Al Juhnke, Chair


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Dana Wilson, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

Attorney general's office report on ethanol pricing, Department of Agriculture budget for ethanol producer payments and NexGen proposal