STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRD 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 4:00PM, on January 22, 2009.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Eken (Chair)
Gardner (Vice-Chair)
Falk
Persell
Sailer
Wagenius
McNamara
Loon
Anderson
Members Excused:
Hansen
Juhnke
Paymar
Sterner
Thissen
Cornish
Drazkowski
Hackbarth
Dill
A quorum was present.
The Committee toured the Pollution Control Agency, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
The following spoke on behalf of the Pollution Control Agency:
Paul Eger, Commissioner
Tim Scherkenbach, Assistant Commissioner
Myrna Halbach, Operational Support Director
Wendy Turri, Municipal Wastewater Section
Suzanne Hanson, Northeast Regional Manager
Rick Strassman, Air Monitoring Unit
Reed Larson, North Central Regional Manager
Harold Wiegner, Water Monitoring
Dee Palcido, IT Assistance
The following spoke on behalf of the Department of Natural Resources:
Land Record Management System
Kathy Lewis
Robert Maki
Karl Olmstead
Ecological Resources
Steve Hirsch
Ling Shen
Gary Montz
Fish & Wildlife
Dave Schad
John Nordby
Steve Michaels
Lori Naumann
Enforcement
Patty Holt
Captain Jim Konrad
Lt. Ross Opsahl
The following spoke on behalf of the Board of Soil and Water Resources:
John Jaschke, Executive Director
Julie Klocker, Assistant Director
Bill Eisele, Administrative & Technology Services Director
Kevin Lines, Manager - Easements/Private Lands Conservation
Tom Wenzel, Senior Water Resources Engineer
Don Buckhout, Performance Review and Assistance Program Coordinator
Dan Shaw, Vegetation Specialist
Jon Fure, Communications Director
Conor Donnelly, IT Specialist
Aaron Spence, GIS Specialist
Paul Senne, eLINK-GIS
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 PM
Representative Kent Eken, CHAIR
Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant