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Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

2025-2026 Regular Session

Meets: Tuesday and Thursday, 1 p.m. in Capitol G3
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Josh Heintzeman 06B
Committee Co-Chair: Rep. Peter Fischer 44A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. John Burkel 01A
Committee Co-Vice Chair: Rep. Kristi Pursell 58A

Staff

GOP Committee Administrator: Amy Zipko , Amy.Zipko@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Administrator: Peter Strohmeier, Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov

GOP Committee Legislative Assistant: Shaelong Yang , Shaelong.Yang@house.mn.gov
DFL Committee Legislative Assistant: Robin Mercer-Taylor, Robin.Mercer-Taylor@house.mn.gov

Meeting Minutes

Upcoming Meetings

Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Co-Chair: Rep. Peter Fischer holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Josh Heintzeman
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

*Agenda Change: Bill added.

HF3643 (Fischer) Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park established, report required, and money appropriated.
HF3426 (Jordan) Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.
HF4222 (Gottfried) State parks added to and deleted from, and sales and conveyances of surplus state lands authorized.
*HF4224 (Fischer) Notice requirements for water discharges modified.

**Additional bills/items may be added.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (Peter.Strohmeier@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.

Bills:
  • HF3643 (Fischer) - Melissa and Mark Hortman Memorial State Park established, report required, and money appropriated.
  • HF3426 (Jordan) - Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.
  • HF4222 (Gottfried) - State parks added to and deleted from, and sales and conveyances of surplus state lands authorized.
  • HF4224 (Fischer) - Notice requirements for water discharges modified.