STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT & RURAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Dennis Ozment, Chair of the Agriculture, Environment & Rural Natural Resources Finance Committee, called the fifty-fifth meeting to order at 8:10 A.M. on Friday, March 10, 2006, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
OZMENT, Dennis (Chair) JUHNKE, Al
DILL, David (Vice Chair) PENAS, Maxine
CORNISH, Tony PETERSON, Aaron
HOPPE, Joe URDAHL, Dean
JOHNSON, Sheldon WAGENIUS, Jean
Members Excused:
Representative MAGNUS, Doug
Representative HACKBARTH, Tom
A quorum was present.
Chair OZMENT moved the Minutes of March 9, 2006 be approved as prepared by the Clerk. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Ozment recognized Terry Kuhlman, Executive Director of the Department of Employment and Economic Development. Mr. Kuhlman gave a presentation on MN Public Facilities Authority infrastructure financing programs, and answered questions from members.
Chair OZMENT moved HF2990 (Poppe) Austin flood mitigation grant provided, bonds issued and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF2990:
Representative Poppe
Bonnie Rietz, Mayor of the City of Austin
Jon Erichson, Austin City Engineer
HF2990 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Chair OZMENT moved HF3062 (Hamilton) Jackson County trail connections bonds issued and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Representative Hamilton incorporated the following changes to his bill before presenting it to the committee:
On page 1 line 6 and 13 replace “$414,000” with “$60,000”
Beginning on page 1 line 8, delete Des Moines Trail, the Nelson Creek Trail, the Fort Belmont Trail, and add “and the Loon Lakes Trail II”
Testifying on HF3062:
Representative Hamilton
Tim Stahl, Jackson County Engineer
Craig Ruk, Jackson County Commissioner
HF3062 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Representative PENAS moved HF3037 (Penas) Kittson County St. Vincent dike improvement bonds issued and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF3037:
Representative Penas
HF3037 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Representative PENAS moved HF3148 (Penas) Kittson County flood mitigation, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF3148:
Representative Penas
HF3148 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Chair OZMENT moved HF3060 (Howes) Forestland acquisition bonds issued and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF3060:
Dave Zumeta, Executive Director, MN Forest Resource Council
Mark Johnson, Executive Director, MN Deer Hunters Association
Brad Moore, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources
HF3060 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Chair OZMENT moved HFXXX (Brod) Bonding for Local Initiative Grants, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HFXXX:
Representative Brod
Cordelia Pierson, Program Manager, The Trust for Public Land
The bill was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Chair OZMENT moved HF3272 (Hoppe) Metropolitan greenways program and natural area protection funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF3272:
Representative Hoppe
Cordelia Pierson, Program Manager, The Trust for Public Land
HF3272 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Representative DILL moved HF2693 (Dill) International Wolf Center renovation funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF2693:
Representative Dill
Walter Medwid, Executive Director, International Wolf Center
HF2693 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
At 10:32 A.M., Committee Vice Chairman Representative DILL assumed the gavel.
Chair DILL moved HF3096 (Dill) Lake Superior safe harbors funding provided, bonds issued and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF3096:
Representative Dill
Mike Markell, Division of Trails and Waterways, DNR
Lee Klein, Two Harbor’s City Administrator
Paul Bergman, Two Harbor’s Marina Committee
HF3096 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Chair DILL moved HFXXX (Nelson, P) Bonding for acquisition of Ojiketa Regional Park, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HFXXX:
Representative Nelson, P
John Peckman, Chisago City Administrator
Jelic Redbath, Campfire Girl Alum
HFXXX was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Representative Peterson, A moved HF 2844 (Peterson, A) Monson Lake State Park bonds issued and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Representative Peterson, A. incorporated the following changes to his bill before presenting it to the Committee:
On line 7 delete “sewer” and “water”
Testifying on HF2844:
Representative Peterson, A
Representative Heidgerken
Mary Ruud, Friends of Monson Lake Improvement Association volunteer
HF2844 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Representative Peterson A, moved HF3038 (Peterson, A) Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge bike trail bonds issued and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF3038:
Representative Peterson, A
Nick Anderson, Big Stone County Engineer
Brent Olson, Big Stone County Commissioner
HF3038 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Chair DILL moved HF3092 (Meslow) White Bear Lake; Lake Avenue Regional Trail funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF3092:
Representative Meslow
HF3092 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Chair DILL moved HF2971 (Dorman) Shell Rock River Watershed District storm water retention and flood mitigation grants provided, bonds issued and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Representative Dorman moved adoption of the DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying on HF2971:
Representative Dorman
Paul Overgaard, Shell Rock River Watershed Board
HF2971 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
Chair DILL moved HF3003 (Dorman) Albert Lea; North Edgewater Park contamination clean up grant provided, bonds issued and money appropriated, for possible consideration by the Committee.
Testifying on HF3003:
Representative Dorman
Paul Overgaard, Shell Rock River Watershed Board
Steve Wortz, Albert Lea Environmental Engineer
HF3003 was laid over for possible consideration in the bonding recommendation to the Capital Investment Committee.
The meeting was adjourned at 12:00 P.M.
REP. DENNIS OZMENT, CHAIR
Ian Marsh
Committee Legislative Assistant