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Agriculture Policy

TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING

2017-2018 Regular Session - Sunday, May 20, 2018

STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETIETH SESSION

AGRICULTURE POLICY COMMITTEE

MINUTES

Representative Paul Anderson, chair of the Agriculture Policy Committee, called the meeting of the Agriculture Policy Committee to order at 4:20 PM on May 20th, 2018, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:


ANDERSON, Paul, Chair
BACKER, Jeff Vice Chair
BENNETT, Peggy
BLY, David
DANIELS, Brian
JOHNSON, Clark
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
LUECK, Dale

MAHONEY, Tim
MILLER, Tim
MUNSON, Jeremy
NORNES, Bud
PIERSON, Nels
POPPE, Jeanne
POSTON, John
SAUKE, Duane



Members excused:
MARIANI, Carlos

Chair Anderson called the meeting to order at 4:20 p.m. A quorum was present.

Representative Nornes moved that the minutes of May 19th, 2018 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Committee resolution of action to delay adoption of Minnesota Department of Agriculture proposed Groundwater Protection Rule pursuant to Minnesota’s statute section 14.126.

Testifying on the committee resolution:

Matthew Wohlman, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Steve Morse, Executive Director, Minnesota Environmental Partnership

Representative Pierson moved that the committee resolution CS-RES03 be adopted.

Representative Poppe requested a roll call vote on the committee resolution CS-RES03, the results were as follows:

AYES
ANDERSON, Paul
BACKER, Jeff
BENNETT, Peggy
DANIELS, Brian
MILLER, Tim
MUNSON, Jeremy
NORNES, Bud
PIERSON, Nels
POSTON, John

NAYS
BLY, David
JOHNSON, Clark
KUNESH-PODEIN, Mary
MAHONEY, Tim
POPPE, Jeanne
SAUKE, Duane


There being 9 ayes and 6 nays, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

5:04 p.m. Adjourned.










Representative Paul Anderson, Chair




Tyler Webster, Committee Legislative Assistant





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Committee resolution advising the Department of Agriculture that a proposed rule should not be adopted as proposed, subject to certain conditions.
Runs 44 minutes.


Consideration of action to delay adoption of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture's proposed Groundwater Protection Rule pursuant to Minnesota Statute section 14.126.