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Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee

NINTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 21, 2007

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

SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATERSHEDS, WETLANDS, AND BUFFER PROTECTION

MINUTES


Representative Rick Hansen, Chair of the Subcommittee, called the meeting to order at 8:06 A.M. on March 21, 2007, in Room 400 South of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


ANZELC, Tom
DOTY, Al
GUNTHER, Bob (Vice Chair)

PETERSON, Aaron
TINGELSTAD, Kathy

Members excused:

HOPPE, Joe.


Representative Wagenius, ex-officio member of the committee, was present.

Vice Chair Gunther assumed the gavel at 8:08 A.M.


HF577 Hansen, ditch buffer and drainage and inspection requirements modified, annual drainage authority reports required, and money appropriated.

Representative Hansen testified on the topic of HF577 and HF1930. He described the 462 amendment.

John Jaschke, Executive Director, BWSR, testified on the topic of the 462 amendment.

A quorum was present at 8:14 A.M.


HF1930

Representative Hansen moved HF1930 as an amendment to HF577.

Representative Hansen moved the 462 amendment to the HF1930 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE 462 AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hansen moved the HF1930 amendment as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE HF1930 AMENDMENT AS AMENDED WAS ADOPTED.


A5

Representative Hansen moved the A5 amendment.

John Jaschke, Executive Director, Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR), testified in support of the A5 amendment.

Representative Hansen renewed his motion. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE A5 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED


A6

Representative Anzelc moved the A6 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE A6 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.


Representative Hansen moved the following oral amendment to HF577: on the A5 amendment, line 2.10, change both instances of "$105,000" to "$140,000". Remove subd. 5, lines 10 - 13, and insert the text after the period in line 2.34. Line 2.14, change both instances of "$5,450,000" to "$5,555,000". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE ORAL AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.


Representative Anzelc moved that the minutes of March 13th and March 20th be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.


John Waller, family farmer, testified on HF577 as amended.

Judy Erickson, Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, testified on HF577 as amended.


HF593

Representative Hansen moved HF593 as an amendment to HF577.

Representative Juhnke presented HF593.

Representative Hansen renewed his motion. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE HF593 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.


HF1343

Representative Hansen moved HF1343 as an amendment to HF577.

Representative Hansen moved the 371 amendment to the HF1343 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE 371 AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hansen moved the 447 amendment to the HF1343 amendment.

John Jaschke testified on the 447 amendment to the amendment.

Representative Hansen incorporated the following into the 447 amendment: HF1343, line 4.33, insert a comma after "management".

Representative Hansen incorporated the following into the 447 amendment: at the end of line 4.34, insert "and the pond is functioning as a wetland".

Representative Hansen renewed his motion to amend the amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE 447 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hansen moved the 445 amendment to the HF1343 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE 445 AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Hansen renewed his motion of the HF1343 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE HF1343 AMENDMENT AS AMENDED WAS ADOPTED.


The following provided testimony on HF577 as amended:

Lisa Freueth, Government Affairs Director, Builders' Association of Minnesota, in opposition
Peter Coyle, Builders' Association of the Twin Cities, in opposition
John Jaschke
Dan Larson, Minnesota Rural Counties Caucus, in opposition
Keith Carlson, Executive Director, Minnesota Inter-County Association, in opposition
John Waller

Representative Hansen renewed his motion that HF577 as amended be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND HF577 WAS RE-REFERRED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE DIVISION.


The meeting was adjourned at 9:25 A.M.



REP. RICK HANSEN, CHAIR





Melissa Hysing, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..

HF577 (Hansen) Ditch buffer and drainage and inspection requirements modified, and money appropriated.
ADDED:
HF1930 (Hansen) Local water management oversight improvement provided, public official definition modified, watershed district board of managers authority modified, and money appropriated.
HF1343 (Hansen) Wetland conservation provisions and agency service requirements modified, civil enforcement provided, and money appropriated.
HF593 (Juhnke) Wetlands access restrictions modified.