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House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee (Remote Hearing)
Thursday, May 14 2020 - Archive Video

• This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 •.
03:50 - Informational hearing on HF4594 (Hassan) Pollution Control Agency cumulative impact analysis requirements modified, and demolition permits required.
Runs 1 hour, 7 minutes.
• The Minnesota House of Representatives is currently working on establishing the processes and technology that allow remote hearings to be held that are accessible to the public; we expect many refinements to come over the coming weeks; thank you for your patience as we adapt.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 11 2020 - Archive Video

00:28 - HF4254 (Persell) Watercraft operator safety program recommendations required, and money appropriated.
15:31 - HF4058 (Persell) Environment; priority qualified facility provisions modified, property interest acquisition authority modified, and rulemaking required to modify superfund site scoring system.
33:38 - HF4286 (Persell) Environment enforcement authority modified.
41:21 - HF2383 (Sandstede) School trust lands director provisions modified, and prior appropriations modified [limited testimony, as the bill received a full hearing last year].
46:51 - HF3867 (Moller) Minors; Natural Resources data on individuals who are minors classified.
54:06 - HF3847 (Mann) Single-use plastic bag fee required, discretionary fees on other bags authorized, and civil penalties provided.
1:20:04 - HF3338 (Mann) Plastic straws prohibited to customers unless requested.
1:27:17 - HF848 (Swedzinski) Shotgun zone for taking deer eliminated.
Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Tuesday, March 3 2020 - Archive Video

00:52 - HF3753 (Her) Environmental permit and review document demographic factor analysis required.
49:10 - HF3423 (Sandell) Water quality standards for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances funding provided, rulemaking authorized, and money appropriated.
1:22:37 - HF3830 (Hansen) Perchloroethylene banned, prior appropriation modified, cost-share program funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:38:26 - HF3643 (Gomez) Aquatic invasive species penalty increased.
Runs 1 hour, 55 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Monday, February 24 2020 - Archive Video

HF3363 (Sandstede) Unregistered snowmobile transportation prohibition removed.
10:09 - HF3376 (Wazlawik) Trichloroethylene use prohibited.
32:05 - HF3377 (Wazlawik) Air emission physical measurements and emission-related statistic reporting required.
1:11:31 - HF3378 (Wazlawik) Pollution Control Agency required to hold public hearing.
*The committee recessed for 9 minutes.
1:34:49 - HF3181 (Claflin) Nonwoven disposable product labeling provided.
2:06:21 - HF3180 (Claflin) Food packaging chemical use regulated.
2:44:49 - HF3535 (Becker-Finn) Muzzleloader provisions modified.
2:55:56 - HF3342 (Lee) Nontoxic shot required for taking small game.
Runs 3 hours, 23 minutes (including the recess).

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 19 2020 - Archive Video

01:04 - HF3268 (Persell) PFAS Task Force created, and money appropriated.
15:33 - HF3239 (Ecklund) Cervidae carcass importing prohibited.
26:31 - HF2992 (O'Neill) Solid waste disposal facility closure requirements modified.
49:43 - HF2999 (Fischer) Game and fish; gross overlimit penalty modified, and criminal penalties provided.
Runs 1 hour, 4 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 27 2019 - Archive Video

00:56 - HF1700 (Marquart) Remote sugar beet storage requirements modified.
54:40 - HF1327 (Fischer) Open season for taking wolves prohibited (informational hearing).
1:37:51 - HF2383 (Sandstede) School trust lands director provisions modified, and prior appropriations modified (informational hearing).
Runs 1 hour, 45 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 13 2019 - Archive Video

00:41 - HF1509 (Brand) Minnesota River site-specific eutrophication standard establishment and implementation funding provided, and money appropriated.
02:38 - HF1963 (Winkler) Chisago County; Interstate Park renamed.
23:45 - HF2220 (Davnie) Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office established, and money appropriated.
1:18:37 - HF2276 (Wazlawik) Trichloroethylene banned in products and for use in manufacturing processes.
1:47:08 - HF1845 (Hansen) Wastewater treatment plant operator certification rules amendment required.
1:54:46 - HF2011 (Wagenius) Watershed management organizations planning requirements modified, and watershed districts modified.
Runs 2 hours, 1 minute.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Wednesday, March 6 2019 - Archive Video

01:06 - HF1713 (Morrison) Threatened and endangered species protections application modified.
09:37 - HF1885 (Morrison) Watercraft surcharge increased, and invasive special research account created and receipts dedicated.
40:24 - HF1586 (Becker-Finn) State land conveyance requirements modified, land added to and deleted from state parks, and sale of surplus state land authorized.
1:09:54 - HF1509 (Brand) Minnesota River site-specific eutrophication standard establishment and implementation funding provided, and money appropriated.
The Committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.
No video available of the reconvening.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 27 2019 - Archive Video

01:06 - HF680 (Tabke) Leashed dog use to track big game allowed.
05:07 - HF92 (Sundin) Spear gun use to take fish allowed, and rulemaking authorized.
18:15 - HF223 (Sundin) Waste tire facilities financial assurance required.
35:58 - HF1472 (Claflin) Public waters electronic transmission of certain information provided.
39:45 - HF1569 (Lippert) Drinking water protection pilot program established, and money appropriated.
1:12:40 - HF1239 (Wagenius) Health commissioner directed to test for contaminants in surface water used as drinking water, identification and implementation of source water protection strategies required, health commissioner directed to adopt health risk limits for certain substances, reports required, and money appropriated.
1:42:41 - HF1502 (Fischer) Salt applicator certification program established, and liability limited.
The Committee recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 49 minutes.
No video available of reconvening.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 6 2019 - Archive Video

01:11 - Multi-agency team presentation on Emerald Ash Borer.
- Department of Agriculture.
- Department of Natural Resources.
- Pollution Control Agency.
1:03:09 - Emerald Ash Borer testimony:.
- Gina Hugo, Minnesota Forestry Association.
- Karen Zumac, Tree Trust.
- Victoria Reinhart, Ramsey County Commissioner.
- Ken Smith, Ever-Green Energy.
- Craig Johnson, League of Minnesota Cities.
- Jeff Haberman, Rochester City Forester.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Wednesday, January 16 2019 - Archive Video

Introduction of members & committee staff.
13:30 - Presentation on aquatic invasive species:.
- Professor Nicholas Phelps, Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center.
Runs 1 hour, 23 minutes.