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Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

FIRST JOINT MEETING CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND ENVIRONMENT

2023-2024 Regular Session - Wednesday, February 28, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION


JOINT CAPITAL INVESTMENT AND ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE AND POLICY COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Lee, Chair of the Capital Investment Committee, called the joint meeting of the Capital Investment Committee and the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee to order at 2:00 P.M. on February 28, 2024, in the Basement Room of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Capital Investment Members Present:
LEE, Fue, Chair
REYER, Liz, Vice-Chair
URDAHL, Dean, Republican Lead
CARROLL, Ned
FOGELMAN, Marj
FRANSON, Mary
HANSEN, Rick
HUSSEIN, Samakab
KOZLOWSKI, Liish
LILLIE, Leon
MYERS, Andrew
SKRABA, Roger
WEST, Nolan
XIONG, Jay

Capital Investment Members Excused:
GROSSELL, Matt
PELOWSKI, Gene
WOLGAMOTT, Dan

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Members Present:
HANSEN, Rick, Chair
BLISS, Matt
BRAND, Jeff
BURKEL, John
LEE, Fue
PURSELL, Kristi
SKRABA, Roger
VANG, Samantha

Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Members Excused:
JORDAN, Sydney, Vice-Chair
HEINTZEMAN, Josh, Republican Lead
EDELSON, Heather
FINKE, Leigh
FISCHER, Peter
GILLMAN, Dawn
JACOB, Steven
LISLEGARD, Dave

A quorum was present.

Presentation from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office on PFAs and Infrastructure.

Presenting:
• Peter Surdo, Special Assistant Attorney General, Minnesota Attorney General’s Office



Presentation from Safer States on State Action for PFAs.

Presenting:
• Gretchen Salter, Strategic Advisor, Safer States

Chair Hansen assumed the gavel at 2:41 PM.

Presentation from Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy

Presenting:
• Abigail Hendershott, Executive Director of Michigan PFAs Action Response Team, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy

Chair Lee assumed the gavel at 3:22 PM.

The Committee on Capital Investment adjourned at 3:30 P.M.

The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy recessed at 3:30 P.M.




Representative Fue Lee, Chair



Alayna Smieja, Committee Legislative Assistant



More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF3474 (Reyer) - Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) reserve program funding provided, and money appropriated.
  • HF3579 (Lee) - Physical measurements of air emissions and reporting of emission-related statistics required.
  • HF671 (Lee) - Environmental civil penalties provisions modified.
  • HF3874 (Hansen) - Administrative penalty order authority modified for enforcing public water and drainage dich buffer requirements, and certain lawns to legumes program data made private.
Documents:
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00:48 - HF3579 (Lee, F.) Physical measurements of air emissions and reporting of emission-related statistics required.
33:02 - HF671 (Lee, F.) Administrative penalties for repeat or serious environmental violations required to be unforgiveable.
56:16 - HF3474 (Reyer) Reinvest in Minnesota reserve program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:05:49 - HF3874 (Hansen) Administrative penalty order authority modified for enforcing public water and drainage ditch buffer requirements, and certain Lawns to Legumes Program data made private.
Runs 1 hour, 15 minutes.

HF3474 (Reyer) Reinvest in Minnesota (RIM) reserve program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
HF3579 (Lee, F.) Physical measurements of air emissions and reporting of emission-related statistics required.
HF671 (Lee, F.) Administrative penalties for repeat or serious environmental violations required to be unforgiveable.
HF3874 (Hansen) Administrative penalty order authority modified for enforcing public water and drainage dich buffer requirements, and certain lawns to legumes program data made private.

If you would like to sign up to testify or submit written testimony, please email Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov by 5:00pm, Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Submitted written testimony is public and will be posted on the committee website and included in the committee record.

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form

To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.
More Info On This Meeting..
Documents:
Audio:
Listen Now
House TV Video:
View Archive

00:48 - HF3579 (Lee, F.) Physical measurements of air emissions and reporting of emission-related statistics required.
33:02 - HF671 (Lee, F.) Administrative penalties for repeat or serious environmental violations required to be unforgiveable.
56:16 - HF3474 (Reyer) Reinvest in Minnesota reserve program funding provided, bonds issued, and money appropriated.
1:05:49 - HF3874 (Hansen) Administrative penalty order authority modified for enforcing public water and drainage ditch buffer requirements, and certain Lawns to Legumes Program data made private.
Runs 1 hour, 15 minutes.

PFAS and Infrastructure Overview

Note: The Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee will recess at the end of the Joint Hearing and reconvene at 3:45 pm in Room 10 State Office Building.

For further information on accommodations, please visit FAQs for Disability Access or contact the LCC Accessibility Coordinator at accessibility.coordinator@lcc.mn.gov
If you are having accessibility or usability problems with any Minnesota Legislative website or software, please send your comments to the Accessibility & Usability Comment Form

To request legislative services for American Sign Language (ASL), Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) closed captioning services, or live language interpretation services for Hmong, Somali, or Spanish speakers to testify, please contact the Committee Administrator as soon as possible.