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Environment and Natural Resources

FIRST JOINT MEETING

2007-2008 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 13, 2007

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST JOINT MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION

ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY POLICY & FINANCE JOINT MEETING

MINUTES


Representative Kent Eken, Co-Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:07 P.M. on Tuesday, February 13th, 2007, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


EKEN, Kent (Co-Chair) MOE, Frank
HILTY, Bill (Co-Chair) NORNES, Bud
BRYNAERT, Kathy OLIN, David
DILL, David OZMENT, Dennis
GARDNER, Paul RUUD, Maria
HACKBARTH, Tom SAILER, Brita
HANSEN, Rick SCALZE, Bev
HOPPE, Joe SLOCUM, Linda
JOHNSON, Sheldon THAO, Cy
KALIN, Jeremy TINGELSTAD, Kathy
KNUTH, Kate WAGENIUS, Jean
MARIANI, Carlos WESTROM, Torrey
MCNAMARA, Denny


Members excused:

BLY, David
CORNISH, Tony
GUNTHER, Bob
MAGNUS, Doug
PETERSON, Aaron
WELTI, Andy

Members absent:

BEARD, Michael

A quorum was present.

The following people gave a presentation on biofuels and terrestrial carbon sequestration and answered questions from the committee:

David Tillman, Regents Professor of Ecology, U of MN College of Biological Sciences
Ed Nater, Professor, U of MN Department of Soil, Water, and Climate
Cheryl Miller, Project Coordinator, MN Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Initiative

Doug Peterson, Minnesota Farmers Union, answered questions from the committee.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:54 P.M.

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Kent Eken, Chair


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Andrew Duerr, Committee Legislative Assistant
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Biofuels & terrestrial carbon sequestration presentations