STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTY-SEVENTH 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 Policy and Finance called the sixty-seventh meeting to order at 8:46 a.m. on March 22, 2012 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
ANDERSON, Paul
BEARD, Michael
DILL, David
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
FABIAN, Dan
FALK, Andrew
HACKBARTH, Tom
HANCOCK, David
HANSEN, Rick
HILTY, Bill
KNUTH, Kate
PERSELL, John
QUAM, Duane
SCOTT, Peggy
A quorum was present at 8:46 a.m.
H.F. 2316 (Sanders) Concrete diamond grinding and saw slurry disposal provision required in highway construction, improvement, or repair contracts.
Rep. Sanders presented H.F. 2316.
Rep. McNamara moved that H.F. 2316 be passed and placed on the General Register.
Rep. McNamara moved the
H2316DE1 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Kirk Koudelka, MN Pollution Control Agency and Joe Bagnoli, Concrete Paving Association of MN, testified on H.F. 2316.
Rep. McNamara renewed his motion that H.F. 2316 be passed, as amended, and placed on the general register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Rep. Torkelson assumed the gavel at 9:20 a.m.
Rep. McNamara assumed the gavel at 9:23 a.m.
H.F. 2343 (Howes) Freedom to Hunt and Fish Act of 2012 enacted, availability of game and fish licensees required by electronic transaction, and money appropriated
Rep. Hackbarth moved that H.F. 2343 be passed, as amended, and placed on the General Register. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
H.F. 2171 (Hackbarth) Game and fish; various provisions modified relating to licensing, wolf hunting, wild animal hunting and transporting, department authority and duties, walk-in access program, predator control program, deer baiting, beaver removal, receipt disposition, venison donation program, snowmobile registration and operation, watercraft license fees, and shooting ranges; and money appropriated.
Rep. Hackbarth presented H.F. 2171.
Rep. Hackbarth moved that H.F. 2171 be passed and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Rep. Hackbarth moved the
A12-0816 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Ed Boggess, MN Department of Natural Resources, testified on H.F. 2171.
Rep. Hackbarth moved the
A12-0830 amendment.
Rep. Hansen requested a roll call vote.
AYES
MCNAMARA, Denny
ANDERSON, Paul
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
FABIAN, Dan
HACKBARTH, Tom
HANCOCK, David
QUAM, Duane
TORKELSON, Paul
NAYS
DILL, David
FALK, Andrew
HANSEN, Rick
HILTY, Bill
KNUTH, Kate
PERSELL, John
WAGENIUS, Jean
ABSTAIN
BEARD, Michael
ABSENT
SCOTT, Peggy
On a vote of 8 AYES and 7 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Rep. Hackbarth moved the
H2171A12 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Rep. Hackbarth moved to orally amend H.F. 2171 as follows:
Page 27, line 26, after "inches" insert "and less than seven and one-half inches".
Page 27, line 28, delete "with the opening no greater than 81".
Page 27, line 29 delete "square inches" and "of the".
THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Rep. Hansen requested a roll call on passage of H.F. 2171.
Dave Pecchia, MN Chiefs of Police Association , testified on H.F. 2171.
Rep. Hackbarth moved the
A12-0823 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Rep. Wagenius requested a division of the vote.
On a vote of 9 AYES and 6 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED. The ruling of the Chair was upheld.
Representative Dill moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on March 21, 2012 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Rep. McNamara moved a recess to the call of the chair at 10:05 a.m.
Rep. McNamara reconvened the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Committee at 7:23p.m. in room 10 of the State Office Building.
Rep. Anderson moved the
H2171A14 amendment.
Greta Gautier testified on H.F. 2171.
Rep. Hansen requested a roll call vote.
AYES
MCNAMARA, Denny
ANDERSON, Paul
BEARD, Michael
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
FABIAN, Dan
HACKBARTH, Tom
HANCOCK, David
QUAM, Duane
SCOTT, Peggy
TORKELSON, Paul
NAYS
DILL, David
FALK, Andrew
HANSEN, Rick
HILTY, Bill
KNUTH, Kate
PERSELL, John
WAGENIUS, Jean
On a vote of 10 AYES and 7 NAYS THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Rep. Dill moved to orally amend H.F. 2171 as follows:
Delete "Section 41".
Rodman Smith, MN Department of Natural Resources, testified on H.F. 2171.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Rep. Hackbarth renewed his motion that H.F. 2171 be passed, as amended and be re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
The committee legislative assistant took the roll.
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. H.F. 2171 was passed, as amended and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
S.F. 2493 (Ingebrigtsen) Legacy bill; outdoor heritage fund, clean water fund, parks and trails fund, environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations and provisions modifications.
Rep. Urdahl presented S.F. 2493.
Rep. McNamara moved that S.F. 2493 be passed and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Rep. McNamara moved to amend S.F. 2493 as follows:
Delete all the language in S.F. 2493 and insert the language from H.F. 2430.
THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Rep. McNamara moved the
H2430A14 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Rep. Torkelson moved the
H2430A16 amendment.
Kirk Koudelka, MN Pollution Control Agency and John Tuma, Conservation MN, testified on S.F. 2493.
Rep. Torkelson moved to orally amend the H2430A16 amendment as follows:
Page 1, Line 1, delete "H.F. 2430", insert "S.F. 2493".
THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment to the amendment was adopted.
Rep. Torkelson renewed his motion that the H2430A16 amendment be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Bill Becker, Lessard Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, testified on S.F. 2493.
Rep. Wagenius moved to orally amend S.F. 2493 as follows:
Page 18, line 11 after "prairie" insert "and"
Page 18, line 12 after "prairie" insert "and"
Page 18, line 17 after the second "prairie" insert "and"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Dan Larson, MN Rural Counties Association, and Bob Meier, MN Department of Natural Resources testified on S.F. 2493.
Rep. Torkelson assumed the gavel at 9:08 p.m.
Rep. McNamara assumed the gavel at 9:13 p.m.
Rep. Hackbarth moved to orally amend S.F. 2493 as follows:
Page 13, line 16 after "deterrents" insert "electric fish barriers"
Page 13, line 17 after "habitat" insert "from Asian carp on the Mississippi River"
THE MOTION PREVAILED. The amendment was adopted.
Rep. McNamara renewed his motion that S.F. 2493 be passed, as amended, and re-referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:43 p.m.
REP. DENNY MCNAMARA
Mike Harris
Committee Legislative Assistant