STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION
CLIMATE AND ENERGY FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES
Representative Patty Acomb, Chair of the Committee on Climate and Energy Finance and Policy, called the meeting to order at 3:00PM on January 10, 2023 in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
ACOMB, Patty, Chair
KRAFT, Larry, Vice Chair
SWEDZINSKI, Chris, Republican Lead
ALTENDORF, Pam
BIERMAN, Robert
CARROLL, Ned
DAVIS, Ben
GAROFALO, Pat
HEMMINGSEN-JAEGER, Amanda
HORNSTEIN, Frank
IGO, Spencer
MEKELAND, Shane
NEWTON, Jerry
O’NEILL, Marion
REHM, Lucy
STEPHENSON, Zack
Members excused:
HOLLINS, Athena
A quorum was present.
Vice Chair Kraft moved that the minutes of January 4, 2023, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
A series of presentations on the Minnesota energy-related programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) were provided.
Presenters:
• John Kelly, Director of Government Affairs, Minnesota Department of Commerce
• Daniel Lightfoot, League of Minnesota Cities
• Chris Duffrin, President, Center for Energy and the Environment
• Logan O’Grady, Executive Director, Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association
• Lissa Pawlisch, Director, Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs)
• Bree Halvorson, Blue Green Alliance
• Kevin Pranis, Marketing Manager, LiUNA Minnesota and North Dakota
The meeting was adjourned at 4:27 PM.
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Representative Patty Acomb, Chair
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Chelsea Ray, Committee Legislative Assistant