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House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 20 2012 - Archive Video

03:00 - Gavel.
03:25 - HF2650 (Beard) Renewable development account regulated.
1:34:30 - HF2731 (Torkelson) Community energy technical assistance and outreach assessment and grant required.
Runs 1 hour, 33 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Thursday, March 15 2012 - Archive Video

05:35 - Gavel.
06:09 - HF2870 (McNamara) Migratory waterfowl sanctuary and waterfowl feeding and resting area designations modified, temporary public water drawdown provisions modified, and shallow lakes defined.
55:57 - Presentation by Department of Natural Resources on hunting and fishing fees and licensing.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee - morning meeting
Thursday, March 8 2012 - Archive Video

02:30 - Gavel and introductory comments.
03:38 - HF2164 (McNamara) Omnibus environment bill.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 6 2012 - Archive Video

03:05 - Gavel.
03:40 - HF1923 (O'Driscoll) Water conservation rate structure requirement eliminated.
26:33 - HF2207 (McFarlane) Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness state land expedited exchange, condemnation, and private sale provided.
1:24:16 - HF1989 (Hackbarth) Incumbent electric transmission owner rights established, and commission procedures established.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Wednesday, February 29 2012 - Archive Video

05:09 - Gavel.
05:38 - HF1699 (Murray) Shell Rock River watershed funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
14:16 - HF2015 (Swedzinski) Lake Redwood reclamation and enhancement project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
19:40 - HF2410 (Mack) Minnesota Zoo funding provided for asset preservation, exhibit renewal, and master plan design and implementation; bonds issued; and money appropriated.
25:56 - HF1810 (Dill) Lake Superior-Poplar River Water District established, funding provided for the construction of water facilities, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
34:11 - HF2138 (Westrom) Douglas County; Lake Oscar drainage outlet funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
49:02 - HF2286 (Loon) Metropolitan area grant funding provided to address inflow and infiltration in the sewer system, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:01:40 - HF596 (Slawik) Maplewood; Fish Creek Natural Greenway land acquisition funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:06:08 - HF2196 (Fabian) Flood hazard mitigation grants funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:15:02 - HF2215 (Eken) Flood hazard mitigation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:19:18 - HF2403 (Marquart) Flood hazard mitigation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:24:07 - HF458 (Poppe) Austin; Turtle Creek flood mitigation project funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:28:16 - HF2096 (Anderson) Glenwood; flood hazard mitigation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:30:20 - HF1853 (Dill) Mesabi Trail previous appropriation modified.
1:31:58 - HF1051 (Lanning) Buffalo-Red River Watershed District flood hazard mitigation grant funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:35:07 - HF2020 (Lanning) Moorhead; flood mitigation improvements and diversion project design work funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:37:35 - HF2372 (Kiel) Board of Water and Soil Resources wetland restoration funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, February 21 2012 - Archive Video

01:31 - Gavel.
02:27 - HF1797 (Hackbarth) Snowmobile metal traction devices prohibition modified.
10:23 - HF1796 (Hackbarth) Snowmobile agent registration provided, snowmobile registration and trail sticker requirements modified, fees modified, and disposition of fees provided.
43:56 - HF2228 (Wagenius) Natural resources commissioner prohibited from purchasing land at more than 20 percent above estimated market value.
1:24:19- HF2343 (Howes) Freedom to Hunt and Fish Act of 2012 enacted, availability of game and fish licensees required by electronic transaction, and money appropriated.
1:28:26 - HF2371 (McNamara) State parks and recreation areas continued operation provided for when biennial appropriations have not been enacted, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, February 14 2012 - Archive Video

01:04 - Gavel, and presentation on School Trust Fund Land management in Utah.
1:10:10 - Walk-through and public testimony on HF2095 (Fabian) Environmental permitting efficiency provided, and environmental review requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Wednesday, February 1 2012 - Archive Video

00:20 - Gavel.
00:30 - Presentation on aquatic invasive species.
12:06 - HF1963 (Wagenius) University of Minnesota aquatic invasive species activities money appropriated.
57:22 - HF1809 (Hackbarth) Electric fish barrier funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, January 31 2012 - Archive Video

00:42 - Walk-through of remainder of DNR Game & Fish bill, and DNR update on deer and moose population.
1:11:17 - HF1923 (O'Driscoll) Water conservation rate structure requirement eliminated.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Thursday, January 26 2012 - Archive Video

00:58 - Gavel.
06:48 - Overview of wolf hunting and trapping provisions in Department of Natural Resources' game and fish bill.
48:46 - Public comments on wolf hunting and trapping provisions in Department of Natural Resources' game and fish bill.
Runs 1 hour, 46 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Wednesday, May 4 2011 - Archive Video

12:12 - Gavel, and consideration of HF1061 (Urdahl) Outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and arts and cultural heritage fund funding provided; outdoor heritage provisions modified; accounts established; Clean Water Legacy Act modified; Clean Water Council membership and duties revised; State Capitol Preservation Commission established; appointments provided; reporting and other requirements established for legacy fund recipients; and money appropriated.
Runs 3 hours, 25 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Thursday, April 28 2011 - Archive Video

02:46 - Gavel.
02:59 - HF1012 (McNamara) Waterfowl habitat improvement account disposition provided.
05:17 - HF1011 (McNamara) Trout and salmon management account disposition provided.
06:31 - HF1088 (Drazkowski) State agency natural disaster response provisions modified.
11:35 - HF1440 (Beard) Hydroelectric facility municipal approval exception provided.
31:41 - HF1025 (Beard) Utility rates required to be based primarily on cost of service between and among consumer classes (Omnibus energy policy bill).
54:30 - HF1283 (Hackbarth) Recreational vehicle operating provisions modified, dual registration of off-highway motorcycles provided, and special vehicle use on roadways modified.
Runs 1 hour, 22 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Wednesday, April 27 2011 - Archive Video

01:00 - Gavel, and consideration of HF1471 (Hortman) Electronic device recycling requirements modified.
50:55 - HF1097 (McNamara) Land acquisition by exchange provided; peatland protection, recreational vehicle enforcement provisions, local recreation grant cash match requirement, and Mineral Coordinating Committee modified; Blakeley State Wayside repealed, and money appropriated.
56:40 - HF908 (Torkelson) Wetland Conservation Act modified.
1:40:28 - HF1097 (McNamara) Land acquisition by exchange provided; peatland protection, recreational vehicle enforcement provisions, local recreation grant cash match requirement, and Mineral Coordinating Committee modified; Blakeley State Wayside repealed, and money appropriated.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Wednesday, April 13 2011 - Archive Video

05:55 - Gavel.
06:22 - HF1375 (Scott) Renewable energy standard compliance rate impact information required.
39:08 - HF1052 (Beard) Energy customers permitted to seek exemptions from a utility's conservation investment program, and clarifying changes made.
51:32 - HF1189 (Beard) Conservation improvement program exemption provisions modified.
1:32:35 - HF1193 (Beard) Municipalities and electric cooperative associations regulations amended with respect to energy conservation programs.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Thursday, March 31 2011 - Archive Video

06:38 - Gavel, and consideration of HF984 (Hackbarth) Game and fish; aquaculture provisions modified; compensation and assistance provisions for crop damage by elk modified; fish and wildlife management plan requirements modified; taking, possessing, and transporting wild animal provisions modified; acquisition procedures modified; penalty and license provisions modified; invasive species control provisions modified; and landowner liability for state walk-in access program limited.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Wednesday, March 23 2011 - Archive Video

06:11 - Discussion and amendments to HF1010 (McNamara) Omnibus Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Finance bill.
The committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 4 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Thursday, March 17 2011 - Archive Video

02:30 - Gavel.
07:35 - Walk-through of HF1010 (McNamara) Omnibus Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Finance.
Runs 1 hour, 25 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, March 15 2011 - Archive Video

00:52 - Gavel.
01:53 - HF805 (Anderson, P) Price information filing required in power purchase agreements with Public Utilities Commission, utilities required to offer customers option to request energy from local wind projects, and certain utilities required to purchase energy from small wind projects (Informational hearing only).
12:43 - HF972 (Anderson, S.) Aquatic plant management fees and priorities continued.
44:27 - HF400 (Howes) Environment and natural resources money appropriated (LCCMR bill).
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, February 1 2011 - Archive Video

02:32 - Gavel, and continued discussion of HF72 (Beard) Carbon dioxide emissions by utilities ban removed.
1:14:10 - Continuation of DNR overview presentation.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Thursday, January 27 2011 - Archive Video

01:27 - HF72 (Beard) Carbon dioxide emissions by utilities ban removed.
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, January 25 2011 - Archive Video

00:05 - Gavel, and Chronic Wasting Disease update.
1:04:25 - Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Tom Landwehr introduction to committee.
1:31:12 - Department of Natural Resources overview.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Thursday, January 20 2011 - Archive Video

00:50 - Gavel.
01:35 - HF55 (Hackbarth) Stream easement acquisition provisions modified; state park, state forest, and land exchange provisions modified; state parks and state forests added to and deleted from; and public and private sales, conveyances, and exchanges of state land authorized.
13:45 - HF1 (Fabian) Environmental permitting efficiency provided, and environmental review requirements modified.
Runs 1 hour, 43 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, January 18 2011 - Archive Video

00:08 - Gavel.
00:49 - Overview of environmental review and permitting by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
37:45 - Overview of environmental review and permitting by the Department of Natural Resources.
Runs 1 hour, 44 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Tuesday, January 11 2011 - Archive Video

02:25 - Gavel, and discussion of HF9 (Peppin) Nuclear power plant certificate of need prohibition abolished.
Runs 1 hour, 36 minutes.

House Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee
Wednesday, January 5 2011 - Archive Video

00:17 - Gavel and introductory remarks.
07:17 - Minnesota Water and Sustainability Framework presentation.
1:14:48 - Environment Quality Board 2010 Minnesota Water Plan.
Runs 1 hour, 42 minutes.