STATE OF MINNESOTA TENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Denny McNamara, Chair of the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources called the tenth meeting to order at 8:18 a.m. on February 1, 2011, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
MCNAMARA, Denny, Chair
TORKELSON, Paul, Vice Chair
WAGENIUS, Jean
HILTY, Bill
ANDERSON, Paul
BEARD, Michael
DILL, David
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
FABIAN, Dan
FALK, Andrew
HACKBARTH, Tom
HANCOCK, David
HANSEN, Rick
KNUTH, Kate
PERSELL, John
QUAM, Duane
SCOTT, Peggy
A quorum was present at 8:18 a.m.
H.F. 72 (Beard) Carbon dioxide emissions by utilities ban removed.
Representative Beard and Bill Glahn, citizen, testified on H.F. 72.
Representative Falk moved the
H0072A2 amendment and asked for a roll call.
AYES
FALK, Andrew
HANSEN, Rick
HILTY, Bill
KNUTH, Kate,
PERSELL, John
WAGENIUS, Jean
NAYS
MCNAMARA, Denny
ANDERSON, Paul
BEARD, Michael
DILL, David
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
FABIAN, Dan
HACKBARTH, Tom
HANCOCK, David
QUAM, Duane
SCOTT, Peggy
TORKELSON, Paul
On a vote of 6 AYES and 11 NAYS THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Representative Beard renewed his recommendation that H.F. 72 be passed and re-referred to the Committee on Commerce and asked for a roll call.
AYES
MCNAMARA, Denny
ANDERSON, Paul
BEARD, Michael
DILL, David
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
FABIAN, Dan
HACKBARTH, Tom
HANCOCK, David
QUAM, Duane
SCOTT, Peggy
TORKELSON, Paul
NAYS
FALK, Andrew
HANSEN, Rick
HILTY, Bill
KNUTH, Kate,
PERSELL, John
WAGENIUS, Jean
On a vote of 11 AYES and 6 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Falk moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on January 27, 2011 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Bob Meier, Assistant Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, gave an overview of the agency.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 a.m.
REP. DENNY MCNAMARA, CHAIR
Mike Harris
Committee Legislative Assistant