STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETEENTH 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 4:41PM, on March 19, 2009, 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
Wagenius
McNamara
Cornish
Drazkowski
Hackbarth
Loon
Anderson
Members Excused:
Thissen
A quorum was present.
Representative McNamara moved that the minutes from March 18, 2009 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Eken moved HF 1675 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections.
HF 1675 -Atkins
Pollution Control Agency directed to adopt rules to limit emissions of high global warming potential gases
Chair Eken moved the following oral amendment to HF 1675:
In section 3 delete subdivision 3.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The following people provided testimony on HF 1675:
Representative Atkins
Allison Wolf, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF 1675 be recommended to pass as amended and be referred to the Committee on State and Local Government Operations Reform, Technology and Elections. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Eken moved HF 877 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to Environment Finance.
HF 877-Hortman
Idling reduction technology purchases grant program established, and money appropriated
Chair Eken moved the
H0877A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The following people provided testimony on HF 877:
Representative Hortman
Amber Backhaus, Minnesota Trucking Association
Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF 877, as amended, be recommended to pass and sent to the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to Environment Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Eken moved HF 353 be recommended to pass and be referred to the General Register.
HF 353-Olin
Lake of the Woods; Lake of the Woods Water Sustainability Foundation referred by the Minnesota Legislature to the International Joint Commission for examination and report.
The following people provided testimony on HF 353:
Representative Olin
Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF 353 be recommended to pass and sent to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair Eken moved HF 671 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to Environment Finance.
HF 671-Dettmer
Residency requirements eliminated for veterans obtaining complimentary state park passes.
The following people provided testimony on HF 671:
Representative Dettmer
Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF 671 be recommended to pass and sent to the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to Environment Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Sailer moved HF 1648 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
HF 1648-Sailer
Video display device manufacturer and retailer reporting requirements amended, and recycled electronic product amounts limited that can be applied to future recycling obligations.
The following people provided testimony on HF 1648:
Representative Sailer
Jon Steiner, Minnesota Solid Waste Administrators Association
Laura Bishop, Best Buy
Tricia Conroy, Manufacturers Recycling Management (MRM)
Representative Sailer offered the following oral amendment:
On line 2.16 delete "15" and insert "25"
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Sailer offered the following oral amendment:
On line 4.2 delete "the day following final enactment." and insert "July 1, 2009."
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Sailer renewed the motion that HF 1648, as amended, be recommended to pass and sent to the Committee on Commerce and Labor. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hackbarth moved HF 487 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment Finance.
HF 487-Hackbarth
Nonresident all-terrain vehicle operators required to possess a state trail pass
The following people provided testimony on HF 487:
Representative Hackbarth
Representative Hackbarth offered the following oral amendment:
On line 2.10 delete "April" and insert "January" and delete "March" and insert "December"
On line 3.6 after the period insert "Sec.3. Effective date. Sections 1 and 2 are effective January 1, 2010."
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hackbarth moved the
A09-0132 amendment.
Representative Hackbarth incorporated the following oral amendment into the A09-0132 amendment:
On line 1.13 after state insert "and grant-in-aid"
On line 1.13 after possession delete "an" and insert "a non-resident"
The amendment was incorporated.
Representative Hackbarth renewed the motion to adopt the A09-0132 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hackbarth renewed the motion that HF 487, as amended, be recommended to pass and sent to the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hackbarth moved HF 924 be recommended to pass and be referred to the General Register.
HF 924-Hackbarth
North Shore Trail renaming
The following people provided testimony on HF 924:
Representative Hackbarth
Bob Meier, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Representative Hackbarth moved the
A09-0161 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hackbarth renewed the motion that HF 924, as amended, be recommended to pass and sent to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved HF 376 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Finance and be re-referred to the Committee on Environment Finance.
HF 376-Dill
Trails added to the grant-in-aid snowmobile trail system
The following people provided testimony on HF 376:
Representative Dill
Tom Umphress, Amateur Riders Motorcycle Association
Ron Potter, Parks and Trails, Department of Natural Resources
Representative Dill moved the following oral amendment:
Delete section 2.
Representative Dill withdrew his amendment.
Representative Dill moved the
H0376A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved the
A09-0134 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved the following oral amendment:
On line 1.13 after the first semicolon insert "and"
After the word Jack delete "; and additional lakes at the discretion of the commissioner"
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill amended the motion so that HF 376, as amended, be recommended to pass and referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:38 PM
Representative Kent Eken, CHAIR
Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant