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Joint meeting of the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division and the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee (Remote Hearing)
Tuesday, September 1 2020 - Archive Video

Meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01.
Introductory comments.
02:40 - Update on Chronic Wasting Disease efforts.
*This was an informational interim hearing and no official business was conducted.
Runs 2 hours, 5 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division (Remote Hearing)
Tuesday, June 16 2020 - Archive Video

• This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 •.
06:02 - HF28 (Hansen) Environment and natural resources; provisions modified including Cervidae, watercraft operator safety program, invasive species permits, wild rice leases, and various other provisions.
42:51 - HF134 (Hansen) Dry cleaner environmental response and reimbursement account expenditures prioritized, perchloroethylene banned, prior appropriations modified, cost-share program funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 52 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division (Remote Hearing)
Friday, May 1 2020 - Archive Video

• This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 •.
05:54 - HF3376 (Wazlawik) Trichloroethylene use prohibited.
41:34 - HF4554 (Hansen) Environment and natural resources funding provided, soil and water conservation fund created, state park permit provisions modified, conveying state land interests provisions modified, closed landfill investment fund provisions modified, Water Supply Systems and Wastewater Treatment Facilities Advisory Council reestablished, riparian protection aid modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 33 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 Finance Division (Remote Hearing)
Friday, April 24 2020 - Archive Video

• This meeting held in accordance with House Rule 10.01 •.
06:40 - HF3657 (Hansen) Natural resources; various provisions modified relating to certifiable fish diseases; local regulation in Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area; wild rice lease exchange requirements; school trust land reporting requirements; snowmobile transporting; insecticide use; invasive species permits; regulation of possessing, propagating, and selling snakes, lizards, and salamanders; game and fish licenses after convictions; hunting and fishing provisions; and Lake Superior Management Plan.
Runs 1 hour, 24 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 Finance Division (Remote Hearing)
Tuesday, April 21 2020 - Archive Video

Agenda:.
05:12 - HF4498 (Hansen) Environment and natural resources trust fund funding provided, previous appropriations modified, and money appropriated.
1:12:40 - Discussion among members.
Runs 1 hour, 17 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 Finance Division
Thursday, March 12 2020 - Archive Video

00:25 - HF4180 (Hansen) Dry cleaner fees modified, and report to legislature modified.
15:33 - HF4311 (Hansen) Department of Agriculture, Pollution Control Agency, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Health, Metropolitan Council, and University of Minnesota funding provided from clean water fund, and money appropriated. 33:07 - HF2823 (Huot) Rosemount; wastewater infrastructure funding provided, and money appropriated. 35:44 - HF3982 (Vang) Climate change; financial assistance grant program established for cities, and money appropriated.
Ruin s 1 hour, 1 minute.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Tuesday, March 10 2020 - Archive Video

00:34 - HF3702 (Hornstein) State building construction materials; funding provided for study to examine costs and benefits of requiring environmental assessments of building materials used in state buildings to be included in bids, and money appropriated.
19:37 - HF3058 (Lee) Air quality permit; requirement to analyze and consider cumulative pollution modified before issuing permit, and community liaison position required.
59:16 - HF3057 (Lee) Nonexpiring air emission permit public hearing required every five years, and written determinations to deny permit review required.
1:22:40 - HF3378 (Wazlawik) Pollution Control Agency required to hold public hearing.
1:29:00 - HF3180 (Claflin) Food packaging chemical use regulated.
Coverage ended early because the hearing ran long and another hearing was previously scheduled to start in a few minutes.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, February 20 2020 - Archive Video

00:40 - Update and overview on Emerald Ash Borer in Minnesota.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, February 13 2020 - Archive Video

03:30 - HF3128 (Becker-Finn) Outdoor Heritage Fund funding provided, previous appropriations modified, and money appropriated.
1:21:20 - Update on the No Child Left Inside Grant Program.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.

Joint meeting of the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division & the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee
Tuesday, October 29 2019 - Archive Video

Update on Chronic Wasting Disease efforts.
1:51:31 - Overview on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease.
1:57:53 - Continued discussion of Chronic Wasting Disease.
Runs 3 hours, 1 minute.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, May 23 2019 - Archive Video

Informational hearing on the Special Session Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources bill (Revisor # 19-5219).
00:00 - Chair comments.
06:29 - Nonpartisan staff walk-through of articles and spreadsheets.
1:03:54 - Public testimony.
Runs 1 hour, 41 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, April 4 2019 - Archive Video

HF2209 (Hansen) Omnibus Environment and Natural Resources bill.
- Omnibus bill mark-up and vote.
Runs 1 hour, 17 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, March 28 2019 - Archive Video

00:48 - HF223 (Sundin) Waste tire facilities financial assurance required.
24:16 - HF2220 (Davnie) Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office established, and money appropriated.
1:18:04 - HF2032 (Hansen) Environment and Natural Resources Trust Funds appropriated, and previous appropriations modified.
The Division recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.
No video available of the reconvening.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Tuesday, March 26 2019 - Archive Video

00:47 - HF1706 (Lippert) Soil and water conservation districts duties and services specified.
06:09 - HF1314 (Lippert) Department of Health's source water protection program expanded to include rivers and drinking water sources for private wells, and money appropriated.
28:49 - HF2505 (Ecklund) Forest inventory data quality improvement funding provided, and money appropriated.
46:34 - HF1403 (Lee) Trade in animal parts prohibited.
1:05:30 - HF1624 (Fischer) Soil and water conservation districts funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:21:03 - HF2032 (Hansen) Environment and natural resources trust funds appropriated, and previous appropriations modified.
The Division recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.
No video available of the reconvening.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division - part 1
Tuesday, March 19 2019 - Archive Video

01:28 - Governor’s recommendations for Board of Water and Soil Resources.
29:58 - HF838 (Sandstede) Forest and bioeconomy research funding provided, and money appropriated.
38:52 - HF1321 (Sandstede) Minerals and water research funding provided, and money appropriated.
41:50 - HF675 (Bernardy) Aquatic invasive species grant funding provided, and money appropriated.
52:17 - HF1586 (Becker-Finn) State land conveyance requirements modified, land added to and deleted from state parks, state land sale authorized, and rustic road access allowed for timber harvesting.
1:04:52 - HF1885 (Morrison) Watercraft surcharge increased, and invasive special research account created and receipts dedicated.
1:17:26 - HF1299 (Lippert) Forest nursery sale provisions modified, forest carbon sequestration goal established, tree planting provided, report required, and money appropriated.
The Division recessed.
Runs 1 hour, 37 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division - part 2
Tuesday, March 19 2019 - Archive Video

HF2015 (Lislegard) Emerald ash borer control response program established, and money appropriated.
14:59 - HF1928 (Hansen) Clean Water Fund funding provided, and money appropriated.
Runs 44 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, March 7 2019 - Archive Video

01:31 - Presentation on plastics by Lisa Anne Hamilton from the Center for International Environmental Law.
39:13 - HF1251 (Wagenius) University of Minnesota climate study funding provided, and money appropriated.
58:54 - HF1928 (Hansen) Clean Water fund funding provided, and money appropriated. Runs 1 hour, 34 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Tuesday, February 26 2019 - Archive Video

02:25 - HF133 (Becker-Finn) No child left inside grant program established, and money appropriated.
14:48 - HF266 (Freiberg) Local inflow and infiltration reduction program funding provided, and money appropriated.
26:31 - Governor’s budget recommendations for Department of Natural Resources.
* Please note that testimony was already taken on HF266 and HF133 on Friday, February 15, 2019.
Runs 1 hour, 29 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, February 21 2019 - Archive Video

00:28 - Recognition of Jim Leach, Department of Natural Resources.
Presentation of governor’s budget recommendations for:.
03:55 - Explore Minnesota.
22:00 - Minnesota Zoo.
42:10 - Metropolitan Council (Regional Parks, Water Resources).
59:09 - HF850 (Hansen) Wildlife disease surveillance and response funding provided, and money appropriated.
1:26:45 - HF952 (Davids) Root River State Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 39 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee
Wednesday, February 20 2019 - Archive Video

01:18 - HF758 (Persell) Mississippi Headwaters Board jurisdiction over headwaters area ensured.
10:28 - HF680 (Tabke) Leashed dog use to track big game allowed.
31:33 - HF721 (Lee) Insecticide use in wildlife management areas prohibited.
1:14:09 - Further consideration of HF680 (Tabke) Leashed dog use to track big game allowed.
1:17:41 - HF200 (Anderson) Riparian buffer compensation program established, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 38 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, February 7 2019 - Archive Video

01:02 - Chronic wasting disease presentation by University of Minnesota.
1:23:02 - HF80 (Murphy) Capital investment; previously authorized capital projects funding source changed, spending authorized to acquire and better public land and buildings and other improvements of a capital nature, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
- This bill was heard and laid over on Tuesday, February 5, 2019; the division took procedural action to re-refer the bill to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Runs 1 hour, 26 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, January 31 2019 - Archive Video

01:27 - Metropolitan Council overview.
38:30 - Department of Natural Resources overview.
Runs 1 hour, 30 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, January 24 2019 - Archive Video

01:28 - Presentation on the Closed Landfill Investment Fund and the Metropolitan Landfill Contingency Action Trust.
55:50 - HF233 (Hansen) Authorized capital projects funding source changed, public land and buildings of a capital nature acquisition authorized, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
Runs 1 hour, 35 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Tuesday, January 22 2019 - Archive Video

00:51 - Impact of federal shutdown on Minnesota's state environmental agencies.
1:02:05 - Presentation from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency on the Anoka County Waste Disposal Engineering Closed Landfill.
Runs 1 hour, 31 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Thursday, January 17 2019 - Archive Video

00:39 - Presentation by the Minnesota Zoo.
Runs 1 hour, 11 minutes.

House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
Tuesday, January 15 2019 - Archive Video

Introductions.
08:47 - Committee rules.
13:27 - Update on expenditures by the Department of Natural Resources in responding to the chronic wasting disease outbreak.
Runs 1 hour, 32 minutes.