STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 88th SESSION
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative David Dill, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee, called the eleventh meeting to order at 4:05 p.m., on March 6, 2013, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Dill, Chair
Fischer, Vic Chair
Benson, J.
Cornish
Fabian
Green
Hackbarth
Hansen
Isaacson
Johnson, C.
McNamara
Persell
Uglem
Ward, JoAnn
Yarusso
Members excused:
Wagenius
A quorum was present.
Chair Dill moved
HF372 - relating to state lands; providing for public sale of certain tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters in Itasca County; allowing for private sale of certain land in Itasca County that were reserved in previous tax forfeited land sales - be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Representative Anzelc presented
HF372.
Garrett Ous, Itasca County, spoke on behalf of
HF372.
Chair Dill moved
HF725 - relating to state lands; providing for public and private sale of certain tax-forfeited lands in Crow Wing County - be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Representative Radinovich presented
HF725.
Kirk Titus, Crow Wing County, spoke on behalf of
HF725.
Chair moved
HF832 - relating to state lands; providing for public sale of certain tax-forfeited land bordering public waters in Freeborn County - be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Representative Savick presented
HF832.
Chair moved
HF170 -relating to state lands; authorizing exchange of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters - be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Chair moved the H0170A1 amendment to
HF170.
MOTION PREVAILED
Ben Verthein, Winona County, spoke on behalf of
HF170,
Chair renewed the motion that
HF170, as amended, be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Chair moved that
HF929 - relating to state lands; authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited lands - be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Representative Runbeck presented
HF929.
Michael Grochala, City of Lino Lakes, spoke on behalf of
HF929.
Chair moved the H0929A2 amendment to
HF929.
MOTION PREVAILED
Chair renewed the motion that
HF929, as amended, be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Chair moved
HF56 - relating to state lands; authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited land - be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Chair Dill presented
HF56.
Brad Jones, Lake County Commissioner, spoke on behalf of
HF56.
Chair Dill moved
HF373 - relating to state lands; authorizing private and public sales of certain tax-forfeited land - be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Chair moved the H0373A1 amendment to
HF373.
MOTION PREVAILED
Chair renewed the motion that
HF373, as amended, be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Chair moved that
HF958 - relating to state lands; authorizing private and public sales of certain tax-forfeited land - be recommended to pass and be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Lands bill.
Kathy Lewis, Assistant Director, Department of Natural Resources Lands and Minerals Division, spoke relative to
HF958.
Chair moved
HF876 - relating to state lands; providing for school forests - be recommended to pass and be re-referred to Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee.
Representative Erickson, R., presented
HF876.
Amy Kay Kerber, Department of Natural Resources, Forestry Education Program, testified on
HF876.
Chair moved the author's amendment as follows:
Page 6, line 6.14, insert "Except for tax-forfeited land conveyed to establish a school
Forest under section 89.41,"before "Property;" change "Property" to "property."
Page 6, line 6.27, after "year;" insert "The commissioner of revenue shall record a
declaration of reversion for land that has reverted under this paragraph."
MOTION PREVAILED
Chair renewed the motion that
HF876, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee.
MOTION PREVAILED
Chair moved that
HF740 - relating to state lands; modifying landowners' bill of rights; modifying land acquisition account; adding to and deleting from state partks and forests; authorizing certain exchanges and sales of state lands - be recommended to pass and be re-referred to Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee.
Chair moved amendment H0740DE1 to
HF740.
MOTION PREVAILED
Representative Isaacson moves to amend
HF740 DE1 amendment to incorporate the H0876A1 amendment to
HF876.
MOTION PREVAILED
Chair renewed his motion that
HF740, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee.
MOTION PREVAILED
Meeting adjourned: 4:35 p.m.
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DAVID DILL, CHAIR
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Joan Harrison, Committee Legislative Assistant
Note: If there is a television recording of the meeting, links to that format will also be available.
Agenda: *Additional bills may be added.
HF372 (Anzelc) Itasca County; public sale of tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters provided for, and private sale of lands that were reserved in previous tax-forfeited land sales allowed.
HF725 (Ward) Crow Wing County; public and private sale of tax-forfeited lands provided.
HF832 (Savick) Freeborn County; public sale of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters provided for.
HF170 (Drazkowski) Winona County; exchange authorized for tax-forfeited land bordering public waters.
HF929 (Runbeck) Anoka County; tax-forfeited land conveyance authorized.
HF56 (Dill) Lake County; private sale of tax-forfeited land authorized.
HF373 (Dill) Koochiching County; public sale of tax-forfeited land that borders public water authorized.
HF958 (Dill) St. Louis County; tax-forfeited land private and public sale authorized.
HF876 (Erickson) School forests provided for.
HF740 (Erickson) Omnibus Lands Bill.