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Environment Policy and Oversight

SEVENTEENTH MEETING

2009-2010 Regular Session - Tuesday, March 17, 2009

STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTEENTH 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 4:43 PM, on March 17, 2009, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

Eken (Chair)
Gardner (Vice-Chair)
Bigham
Falk
Hansen
Juhnke
Persell
Sailer
Sterner
Thissen
McNamara
Cornish
Drazkowski
Hackbarth
Loon
Anderson

Excused Members:

Dill
Wagenius

A quorum was present.

Representative Loon moved that the minutes from March 12, 2009 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken moved HF1275 be recommended to pass and be referred to the General Register.

HF1275-Poppe
Sewage treatment systems provisions modified.

The following people provided testimony on HF1275:
Representative Poppe
Gretchen Sabel, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Eric Larsen, Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Association
Ron Jasperson, Minnesota Onsite Wastewater Association
Peder Larson, Infiltrator Systems, Inc.
Representative Robin Brown

Chair Eken moved the A09-0142 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken moved the H1275A1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF1275, as amended, be recommended to pass and sent to the General Register.

Representative Gardner moved HF1372 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Health Care and Human Services Policy and Oversight.

HF1372-Gardner
Infectious Waste Control Act modified

The following people provided testimony on HF1372:
Representative Gardner
Tom Erickson, UltiMed

Representative Gardner moved the A09-0138 amendment.

Representative Gardener incorporated the following amendment to his A09-0138 amendment:
On line 1.3 delete "free"

Representative Gardner renewed his motion to adopt the A09-0138 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Representative Gardner amended the motion that HF1372 be recommended to pass, as amended, and referred to the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken moved HF1612 be recommended to pass and be referred to the Committee on Finance with recommendation it be re-referred to Environment Finance.

HF1612-Knuth
Minnesota Naturalist Corps established, state park naturalists, information centers and kiosks funding provided, money appropriated.

The following people provided testimony on HF1612:
Representative Knuth
James McBride, Minnesota Naturalists Association
Judy Erickson, Parks and Trails Council of Minnesota

Chair Eken renewed the motion that HF1612 be recommended to pass to the Committee on Finance with recommendation it be re-referred to Environment Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Chair Eken invited the following people to provide report on the findings from the DNR’s Minnesota River Corridor Critical Area Report:

Kent Lokkesmoe, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

The following provided testimony on the DNR Report:

Nick Tiedeken, Resident of Brooklyn Park
Irene Jones, Friends of the Mississippi River

The meeting was adjourned at 6:22 PM


Representative Kent Eken, CHAIR


Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1493 (Lillie) - Natural resources account created, planning and report required, state parks and trails funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF1275 (Poppe) - Sewage treatment systems provisions modified.
  • HF1612 (Knuth) - Minnesota Naturalist Corps established, state park naturalist and information center and kiosk funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF1372 (Gardner) - Infectious Waste Control Act modified.

DNR Critical Areas Report
More Info On This Meeting..

HF1493 (Lillie) State parks and trails funding provided, money appropriated, planning and report required
HF1275 (Poppe) Sewage treatment systems provisions modified
HF1612 (Knuth) Minnesota Naturalist Corps established, state park naturalists, information centers and kiosks funding provided, money appropriated
HF1372 (Gardner) Infectious Waste Control Act modified
DNR Critical Areas Report
HF424 (Hansen) REMOVED