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Environment Policy and Oversight

THIRTYSECOND MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 9, 2010

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTYSECOND 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 4:42 PM, on March 9, 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 present.

Representative Anderson moved that the minutes from March 4, 2010 be adopted.

Representative Anderson moved to amend the minutes as follows:
Mark Representative Wagenius as present.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Anderson renewed the motion that the minutes from March 4, 2010 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken moved HF3084 be recommended to pass and be referred to the General Register.

HF3084-Dittrich
Congress and the Secretary of Agriculture memorialized to appropriate money and negotiate with the State of Minnesota on the sale and exchange of school trust lands

Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF3084 be recommended to pass to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken moved HF2894 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.

HF2894-Marquart
Watershed district borrowing authority increased

The following people provided testimony on HF 2894:
Representative Marquart
Ron Harnack, Red River Watershed Management Board
Kent Lokkesmoe, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF2894 be recommended to pass to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken moved HF3152 be recommended to pass and be referred to the General Register.

HF3152-Bunn
Land use allowed within the Lower St. Croix River area

The following people provided testimony on HF 3152:
Representative Bunn
Kent Lokkesmoe, Department of Natural Resources

Chair Eken moved the A10-2290 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF3152, as amended, be recommended to pass to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Bigham moved HF2878 be recommended to pass and be referred to the General Register.

HF2878-Peppin
Mississippi River management plan rule amendment required
Representative Bigham moved the H2878A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The following people provided testimony on HF 2878:
Representative Peppin
Erin Stwora, City of Dayton

Representative Bigham renewed the motion that HF2878, as amended, be recommended to pass to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Dill moved the adoption of the Game, Fish & Forestry Division Reports for HF3051 & HF3124. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Dill moved HF3051 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

HF3051-Dill
State park and state forest boundary designation provided, historic property exemption provided, state forest acquisition provisions modified, acquisition of Lake Vermilion State Park provided, state parks and state forests added to and deleted from, and public and private sales, conveyances, and exchanges for certain state land authorized

The following people provided testimony on HF 3051:
Representative Dill
Michael Fox, Minnesota Historical Society
Kathy Lewis, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Bob Meier, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Ed Boggess, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Representative Hansen moved the following oral amendment:
Delete section 2.
Representative Hansen withdrew his oral amendment.

Representative Dill moved the A10-2293 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Dill moved the A10-2299 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Eken moved the H3051A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Dill renewed the motion that HF3051, as amended, be recommended to pass to the Committee on Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Dill moved HF3124 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
HF3124-Dill
Aquaculture provisions modified, provisions for taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals modified, fish and wildlife management plans requirements modified, and game and fish license provisions modified

Representative Falk moved the H3124A9 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Dill moved the H3124A8 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative McNamara moved the H3124A10 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Dill renewed the motion that HF3124, as amended, be recommended to pass to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken moved HF3362 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.

HF3362-Davids
Petroleum tank release provisions modified

The following people testified on HF 3362,
Representative Davids
Joel Fischer, Minnesota Department of Commerce

Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF3362 be recommended to pass to the Committee on Commerce and Labor. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Bigham moved HF3315 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight.

HF3315-Bigham
Criminal penalty provisions modified, participation in comprehensive incident-based reporting system provided, and silencers for wildlife control use extended

The following people provided testimony on HF 3315:
Representative Bigham
Rodman Smith, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

Representative Bigham renewed the motion that HF3315 be recommended to pass to the Committee on Public Safety Policy and Oversight. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Bigham moved HF3355 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Civil Justice.

HF3355-Bigham
Water drainage from watercraft required before transportation on public roads, and civil penalties modified

Representative Bigham moved the following oral amendment:
On line 1.12, after the period insert "Drain plugs, bailers, valves or other devices used to control the draining of water from ballast tanks, bilges and livewells must be removed or opened while transporting watercraft on a public road. Marine sanitary systems are excluded from this requirement."
THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The following people provided testimony on HF 3355:
Representative Bigham
Jeff Forester, Minnesota Seasonal Recreation Property Owners
Vern Wagner, Anglers for Habitat

Representative Bigham renewed the motion that HF3355, as amended, be recommended to pass to the Committee on Civil Justice. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 6:17 PM


Representative Kent Eken, Chair


Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3084 (Dittrich) - Congress and the Secretary of Agriculture memorialized to appropriate money and negotiate with the State of Minnesota on the sale and exchange of school trust lands.
  • HF2894 (Marquart) - Watershed district borrowing authority increased.
  • HF3152 (Bunn) - Land use allowed within the Lower St. Croix River area.
  • HF2878 (Peppin) - Mississippi River management plan rule amendment required.
  • HF3362 (Davids) - Petroleum tank release provisions modified.
  • HF3315 (Bigham) - Criminal penalty provisions modified, participation in comprehensive incident-based reporting system provided, and silencers for wildlife control use extended.
  • HF3355 (Bigham) - Water drainage from watercraft required before transportation on public roads, and civil penalties modified.
  • HF3051 (Dill) - Omnibus lands bill.
  • HF3124 (Dill) - Agriculture provisions modified, taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals provisions modified, fish and wildlife management plan requirements modified, and game and fish license provisions modified.
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House Files 3051 & 3124 will be division reports only.