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Environment and Natural Resources Policy

TWENTY FOURTH MEETING

2013-2014 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 18, 2014

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 88TH SESSION

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative David Dill, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee, called the twenty fourth meeting to order at 4:00 p.m., on March18, 2014, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

Dill, Chair
Fischer, Vice Chair
Benson, J.
Cornish
Fabian
Green
Hackbarth
Hansen
Isaacson
Johnson, C.
McNamara
Persell
Uglem
Wagenius
Ward, JoAnn
Yarusso

A quorum was present.

Representative Wagenius moved approval of the March 12, 2014, minutes.

MOTION PREVAILED

Kathy Lewis, Department of Natural Resources Lands and Minerals, commented on the bills to be presented to committee for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved HF 2238 - authorizing public sale of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water – be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved HF 2317 – permitting city of Brainerd to purchase Brainerd Dam – be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved HF 2873 – authorizing conveyance and private sale of certain tax-forfeited land in Hennepin County – be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved HF 2239 – authorizing conveyance of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters in Dakota County – be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved HF 2959 – authorizing sales of certain tax-forfeited lands – be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved HF 2747 – authorizing sale of certain tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters in Chisago County.

Chair moved HF 2530 – authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water – be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved H2530A1 to amend HF 2530.
MOTION PREVAILED

Chair renewed his motion that HF 2530, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved HF 3009 – authorizing conveyance of certain tax-forfeited land that borders public water – be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Speaking relative to HF 3009 included: Amy Mantt, private citizen; Tina Diedrick, Mayor, City of Norwood-Young America; Steve Wahsburn, City of Watertown; Bob Frey, private citizen.

Representative Persell moved HF 2867 – authorizing sales of certain tax-forfeited lands – be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Representative Persell moved H28671 to amend HF 2867.
MOTION PREVAILED

Representative Persell renewed his motion that HF 2867, as amended, be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved HF 3060 – authorizing conveyance of certain surplus state land – and recommended it be re-referred to Capital Investment Committee.

Chair moved to amend HF 3060 as follows:

Line 1.12, after the period delete “After the conveyance, the land is no”

Delete line 1.13
MOTION PREVAILED

Kathy Lewis, Department of Natural Resources Land and Minerals, answered questions relative to HF 3060.

Also speaking relative to HF 3060 included: Susan St. Ores, Bayport Mayor; Logan Martin, Bayport City Administrator; and Commissioner of Corrections, Tom Roy.

Chair renewed his motion that HF 3060, as amended, be re-referred to the Capital Investment Committee.
MOTION PREVAILED

Chair moved HF 2240 – authorizing sales of certain tax-forfeited lands in St. Louis county; providing procedure for sale of certain noncompliant tax-forfeited land on Minnesota Point in Duluth – be laid over for possible inclusion in the Lands bill.

Chair moved HF 2301 – relating to state lands; modifying disposition of certain land and revenue; modifying requirement for commissioner’s approval of certain land sales; adding to and deleting from state forests and recreation areas; authorizing public and private sales and exchanges of certain state lands; merging certain state parks – and recommended it be re-referred to Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee.

Chair moved the H2301DE1 amendment to HF 2301.
MOTION PREVAILED

Kathy Lewis, Department of Natural Resources Land and Minerals, outlined the bill for committee members.

Representative Hansen moved to amend the H2301DE1 amendment as follows:

Page 1, line 1.18 strike “Soil” and insert “Natural Resources”

MOTION PREVAILED

Chair moved H2301A1 to amend the H2301DE1, delete everything amendment.

MOTION PREVAILED

Chair moved to amend H2301DE1, the delete everything amendment, as follows:

Page 17, delete Sections 29 and 30
MOTION PREVAILED

Chair moved to amend H2301DE1, the delete everything amendment, as follows:

Page 22. line 22.15 after the period delete “After the conveyance, the land is no”

Page 22, delete line 22.16
MOTION PREVAILED

Representative Wagenius moved to amend H2301DE1, the delete everything amendment, as follows:

Page 4, delete Section 5

Bob Meier, Department of Natural Resources commented on the amendment.

Representative Fabian moved the Wagenius be opposed and requested a roll call vote.

Voting Aye for the amendment: Fischer, Benson, Hansen, Johnson, C., Isaacson, Wagenius, Ward, Yarusso
Voting Nay against the amendment: Dill, Fabian, Green, McNamara, Uglem
Absent: Cornish, Hackbarth, Persell

Being 8 Ayes, 5 Nays the MOTION TO AMEND H2301DE1 PREVAILED

Chair renewed his motion that HF 2301, as amended, be re-referred to the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee.

MOTION PREVAILED

Chair moved HF 1711 – requiring the private sale of state land in Goodhue County - before the committee and recommended it be re-referred to Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee.

Chair moved H1711A1 to amend HF 1711.

Mark Schoenfelter, the person requesting the legislation be enacted, commented and answered questions from members.

Paul Telander, Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Division, commented on the bill and indicated that the department was posed to make an offer on the property being discussed.

Chair withdrew HF 1711 and amendment H1711A1.

Representative Hansen moved HF 2628 before the committee and recommended it be re-referred to Transportation Policy Committee.

Representative Hansen moved to amend HF 2628 as follows:

Line 1.2 delete “weigh stations and”

Line 1.8 delete “weigh stations and”
MOTION PREVAILED

Captain Matt Sokol, Minnesota State Highway Patrol, commented on the bill.

Representative Hansen renewed his motion that HF 2628, as amended, be re-referred to the Transportation Policy Committee.

Representative Hansen moved HF 23ll – prohibiting county commissioners from serving as drainage inspectors – before the committee and recommended it be re-referred to the General Register.

Analee Garletz, Association of Minnesota Counties, commented on HF 2311.

Representative Hansen renewed his motion that HF 2311 be re-referred to the Transportation Policy Committee.
MOTION PREVAILED

Chair moved HF 2715 – relating to natural resources; modifying and repealing certain obsolete laws – before the committee and recommended it be re-referred to the Government Operations Committee.

Speaking in regard to the bill included:

Kirk Koudelka, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Sarah Strommen, Board of Water & Soil Resources
Bob Meier, Department of Natural Resources

Tony Kwilas, Director of Environment Policy, Minnesota Chamber of Commerce, commented on 103G.305 of the bill.

Representative Fabian moved to amend HF 2715 as follows:

Page 11, line 11.31 delete “103G.305”
MOTION PREVAILED

Representative McNamara moved to amend HF 2715 as follows:

Page 10 delete Section 17
MOTION PREVAILED

Chair renewed his motion that HF 2715, as amended, be re-referred to Government Operations Committee.
MOTION PREVAILED

Meeting adjourned: 6:05 p.m.


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DAVID DILL, CHAIR



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Joan Harrison, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF2238 (Ward) - Crow Wing County; sale of tax-forfeited land that borders public water authorized.
  • HF2317 (Ward) - Brainerd permitted to purchase Brainerd Dam.
  • HF2873 (Lenczewski) - Hennepin County; tax-forfeited land conveyance and private sale authorized.
  • HF2239 (Wills) - Dakota County; conveyance of tax-forfeited land bordering public waters authorized.
  • HF2959 (Anzelc) - Itasca County; private sale of tax-forfeited lands authorized.
  • HF2747 (Johnson) - Chisago County; sale of tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters sale authorized.
  • HF2530 (Johnson) - Tax-forfeited land that borders public water conveyance authorized.
  • HF3009 (Leidiger) - Carver County; conveyance of tax-forfeited land that borders public water authorized.
  • HF2867 (Persell) - Beltrami and Itasca Counties; tax-forfeited land sales authorized.
  • HF3060 (Lohmer) - Surplus state land conveyance authorized.
  • HF2240 (Dill) - St. Louis County; tax-forfeited land sales authorized, procedure provided for sale of noncompliant tax-forfeited land on Minnesota Point in Duluth.
  • HF2301 (Erickson) - Omnibus lands bill.
  • HF1711 (Kelly) - Goodhue County; private sale of state land required.
  • HF2715 (Dill) - Natural Resources Department; obsolete laws modified and repealed, regulatory efficiencies provided, and drainage inspector requirements modified.
  • HF2628 (Hansen) - Rest areas provided to be used as watercraft decontamination sites.
  • HF2311 (Hansen) - County commissioner prohibited from serving as drainage inspector.