STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Kent Eken, Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:23 P.M. on Tuesday, February 26th, 2008, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
EKEN, Kent (Chair) McNAMARA, Denny
HANSEN, Rick (Vice-Chair) MOE, Frank
BRYNAERT, Kathy OLIN, David
CORNISH, Tony OZMENT, Dennis
DILL, David SAILER, Brita
GARDNER, Paul SCALZE, Bev
HACKBARTH, Tom THAO, Cy
HOPPE, Joe WAGENIUS, Jean
Members excused:
MARIANI, Carlos
TINGELSTAD, Kathy
A quorum was present.
Representative Scalze moved approval of the minutes of February 14th, 2008. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
Representative Scalze moved approval of the minutes of February 19th, 2008. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
HF 3195 (Knuth) Cap and trade program for greenhouse gas emissions.
The following people testified on HF 3195:
Representative Kate Knuth
J. Drake Hamilton, Fresh Energy
Duke Bascom, Global Green Energy
Dr. Steve Polasky, University of Minnesota
Rev. Mark Peters, Lutheran Coalition for Public Policy in Minnesota
Edward Garvey, MN Office of Energy Security
Michael Robertson, MN Chamber of Commerce
John Rohlf, Medtronic
Bob Schulte, Central Minnesota Municipal Power Agency
Deborah Birgen, Missouri River Energy Services
Doug Peterson, CenterPoint Energy
Loren Laugtug, Ottertail Power Company
Bob Ambrose, Great River Energy
Lee Sundberg, MN Rural Electric Association
Douglas Carnival, MN Municipal Utilities Association
Annette Henkel, MN Utility Investors
Craig Pagel, Iron Mining Association of Minnesota
Diane Schmidt, Flint Hills Resources
Wayne Brandt, MN Forest Industries
The committee adjourned at 8:11 PM.
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Kent Eken, Chair
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Andrew Duerr, Committee Legislative Assistant