STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTYEIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION
Environment Policy and Oversight Committee
MINUTES
Representative Kent Eken, Chair of the Environment Policy and Oversight Committee, called the meeting to order at 4:40 PM, on February 23, 2010, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Eken (Chair)
Gardner (Vice-Chair)
Bigham
Dill
Falk
Hansen
Juhnke
Persell
Sailer
Sterner
Thissen
Wagenius
McNamara
Cornish
Drazkowski
Hackbarth
Loon
Anderson
A quorum was not present.
A quorum was present at 4:41 PM.
Chair Eken invited the following people to testify on the new Pollution Control Agency septic system (SSTS) rules:
Assistant Commissioner Rebecca Flood, Pollution Control Agency
Gretchen Sabel, Pollution Control Agency
Jim Mulder, Association of Minnesota Counties
Jon Steiner, Polk County
Terry Neff, Aitkin County
Jeff Pelowski, Roseau County
Eric Larson, Minnesota On-Site Wastewater Association
Roland Froyen, Clearwater River Watershed District
Roberta Elston, Equaris Corporation
Clint Elston, Equaris Corporation
Lowell Pajari, Emerald Green Living
Peter Gillen
Grant Merit
Representative McNamara moved that the minutes from February 18, 2010 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:25 PM
Representative Kent Eken, Chair
Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant