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Watersheds, Wetlands and Buffers Subcommittee

THIRTEENTH MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Monday, February 18, 2008

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION

SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATERSHEDS, WETLANDS, AND BUFFER PROTECTION

MINUTES


Chair Hansen called the meeting to order at 8:16 A.M. on February 18th, 2008 in 500 South of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

HANSEN, Rick (Chair)
DOTY, Al
GUNTHER, Bob (Vice Chair)
PETERSON, Aaron
WAGENIUS, Jean (ex-officio)

Members excused:

ANZELC, Tom
HOPPE, Joe
TINGELSTAD, Kathy


A quorum was present.

Representative Gunther moved that the minutes of February 15th be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.

Representative Gunther took the gavel at 8:18 A.M.

Representative Gunther moved that HF2731 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division.

Representative Hansen presented HF2731 and moved the A08-1106 amendment.

Representative Hansen presented the A08-1106 amendment.

Kevin Lines, Conservation Easement Manager, Board of Soil and Water Resources (BWSR), testified on the amendment.

Chris Radatz, Director of Public Policy, Farm Bureau, testified on the amendment.

Don Arnosti of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy and Clean Energy Minnesota testified in opposition to the amendment.

Christopher Childs, Sierra Club volunteer, testified in opposition to the amendment.

Representative Hansen renewed his motion of the A08-1106 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.

Representative Gunther moved that HF2731 as amended be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division.

THE MOTION PREVAILED AND HF2731 IS RE-REFERRED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE DIVISION.


The meeting adjourned at 8:52 A.M.




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REP. RICK HANSEN, CHAIR

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Melissa Hysing, Committee Legislative Assistant
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HF2731 (Hansen) Water and Soil Resources board statewide projects funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.