STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE DIVISION
MINUTES
Representative Al Doty, Vice Chair of the Committee, called the meeting to order at 8:12 A.M. on March 29, 2007, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ANZELC, Tom
CLARK, Karen
DILL, David
EKEN, Kent
GARDNER, Paul
GUNTHER, Bob
HACKBARTH, Tom
HANSEN, Rick
HOPPE, Joe
KNUTH, Kate
MAGNUS, Doug
MCNAMARA, Denny
MOE, Frank
PETERSON, Aaron
SCALZE, Bev
TINGELSTAD, Kathy
WAGENIUS, Jean (Chair
Members excused:
OZMENT, Dennis
A quorum was present.
HF1651 Wagenius, Environmental and natural resources funding provided; revenue disposition, fees, and accounts modified; off-highway vehicle safety program established; sustainable forest provisions continued; and money appropriated
Representative Wagenius moved the following oral amendment to HF1651: line 6.26, change "$76,000" to "$760,000"; line 14.11 after "appropriated", insert "to the commissioner"; line 41.29, replace "chapter" with "section". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Hansen moved the
H1651A17 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Hansen moved the
H1651A18 amendment.
Representative Hansen moved the following oral amendment to the
H1651A18 amendment: line 1.8, delete "native" and insert between "restored" and "prairie". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Hansen renewed his motion of the
H1651A18 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT AS AMENDED IS ADOPTED.
Representative Knuth moved the
H1651A15 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Knuth moved the following oral amendment to HF1651: line 72.33, after "agencies" and before "that", insert "or local units of government". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Peterson moved the
H1651A13 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the
H1651A14 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved an oral amendment to HF1651 as follows: line 78.13, delete "American and international". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the
H1651A7 amendment.THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the
H1651A11 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the
H1651A20 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Scalze moved the
A07-0634 amendment.
Representative Scalze moved an oral amendment to the amendment as follows: line 1.16, replace "fish" with "minnows"; THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Scalze presented the
A07-0634 amendment as amended.
Ed Bogess, Fish and Wildlife Deputy Director, Department of Natural Resources, testified to the amendment.
Representative McNamara moved the following oral amendment: line 1.22, replace "the day following final enactment" with "July 7th, 2008". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Scalze renewed her motion of the
A07-0634 amendment as amended THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Hansen moved the
H1651A19 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Moe moved the
H1651A22 amendment.
Representative Hackbarth asked for a division. On a vote of 13 ayes and 2 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Tingelstad moved the
A07-638 amendment. The Chair called for a division. On a vote of 6 ayes and 8 nays, THE MOTION FAILED.
Representative Tingelstad moved the
A07-0630 amendment.
Representative Tingelstad moved the following oral amendment to the amendment: line 1.7, delete "Park" and insert "Recreation Area". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Tingelstad renewed her motion of the
A07-0630 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative McNamara moved the
A07-0617 amendment.
Representative McNamara moved the following amendment to the amendment: line 1.5, between "after" and "line", insert "the period in" and replace "25" with "16". Line 1.6, replace both instances of "$500,000" with "$250,000 of this amount". Line 1.7, replace "the" with "a". Lines 1.8 - 1.10, delete everything after "program" and insert "This appropriation is one-time only". Delete lines 1.11 - 1.25. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative McNamara renewed his motion of the
A07-0617 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Hackbarth moved the following oral amendment: delete Sec. 54 in its entirety.
Representative Hackbarth requested a roll call.
Ayes
ANZELC, Tom
DILL, David
DOTY, Al
EKEN, Kent
GUNTHER, Bob
HACKBARTH, Tom
HOPPE, Joe
TINGELSTAD, Kathy
Nays
WAGENIUS, Jean
CLARK, Karen
GARDNER, Paul
HANSEN, Rick
KNUTH, Kate
MCNAMARA, Denny
MOE, Frank
PETERSON, Aaron
SCALZE, Bev
On a division of 8 ayes and 9 nays, THE MOTION FAILED.
Representative Hackbarth moved the following oral amendment: delete Section 27 in its entirety.
Representative Hackbarth requested a roll call.
Ayes
ANZELC, Tom
GUNTHER, Bob
HACKBARTH, Tom
HOPPE, Joe
MAGNUS, Doug
MCNAMARA, Denny
MOE, Frank
TINGELSTAD, Kathy
Nays
WAGENIUS, Jean
CLARK, Karen
DILL, David
DOTY, Al
EKEN, Kent
GARDNER, Paul
HANSEN, Rick
KNUTH, Kate
PETERSON, Aaron
SCALZE, Bev
On a vote of 8 ayes and 10 nays, THE MOTION FAILED.
Fiscal Analyst Jim Reinholdz announced some corrections to the spreadsheet.
Representative Wagenius renewed her motion that HF1651 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the committee on Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND HF 1651 IS RE-REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
The committee recessed at 9:44 A.M.
Representative Wagenius reconvened the committee at 6:32 P.M.
HF1420 Poppe¸ Individual sewage treatment design, installation, maintenance, inspection, and operation licensing requirements modified
Representative Wagenius moved that HF1420 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the committee on Finance, with a recommendation that it then be sent to the General Register.
Representative Wagenius moved the following oral amendment: line 3.3, delete "the Geoscience Professional Organization". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative renewed her motion of HF1420. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND HF1420 IS RE-REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
HF1116 Dill, Game and fish definitions, fees, license and stamp provisions, and possession and taking provisions modified; apprentice hunter validation provided; commercial fishing provisions modified; and criminal and civil penalties imposed
Representative Dill moved that HF1116 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Finance Committee.
Representative Dill moved the following oral amendment to HF1116: line 16.16, change to "or" to "and". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the following oral amendment to HF1116: delete lines 4.1 through 4.5. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the following oral amendment to HF1116: delete Sec. 33 in its entirety. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the following oral amendment to HF1116: delete Sec. 16 in its entirety. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the
H1116A8 amendment. Representative Cornish testified in support of the amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the
H1116A10 amendment. Representative Cornish testified in support of the amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the
A07-0624 amendment. Representative Cornish testified in support of the amendment.
Representative Dill withdrew the
A07-0624 amendment.
Representative Dill moved the
H1116A4 amendment.
Ed Boggess, Fish and Wildlife Division Deputy Director, Department of Natural Resources, testified on the amendment.
Representative Dill renewed his motion. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative McNamara moved the
H1116A5 amendment. Ed Boggess testified on the amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill moved the
A07-0567 amendment. Ed Boggess testified on the amendment. The
A07-0567 amendment was temporarily laid over.
Representative Dill moved the
A07-0593 amendment. Representative Thao testified in support. The
A07-0567 amendment was temporarily laid over.
Representative Dill renewed his motion of the
A07-0567 amendment. Ed Boggess testified on the amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Wagenius moved an oral amendment to HF1116 as follows: line 2.7, between "property" and "agricultural crops", insert "and"; after "crops", delete the comma and delete "or other interests". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Wagenius moved the
A07-0593 amendment.
Representative Dill moved the following oral amendment to the amendment: delete lines 1.2 - 1.3. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Wagenius renewed her motion of
A07-0593 as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Hackbarth moved the
A07-0633 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Ed Boggess testified on HF1116 as amended.
Representative Dill moved the following oral amendment to the bill: line 18.26, delete "97C.301, subdivision 3". THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT IS ADOPTED.
Representative Dill renewed his motion that HF1116 be recommended to pass and re-referred to the committee on Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND HF 1116 IS RE-REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE.
The committee adjourned at 7:40 P.M.
REP. JEAN WAGENIUS, CHAIR
Melissa Hysing, Committee Legislative Assistant