Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Co-Chair: Rep. Josh Heintzeman holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Peter Fischer
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

HF4253 (Bliss) - Rule amendments on boat storage structures in public waters required.
HF4257 (Heintzeman) - Date by which manufacturers are required to submit information about products containing intentionally added PFAS modified, and use of PFAS in products as currently unavoidable uses clarified.
HF3236 (Burkel) - Requirements for water appropriations permits modified.
HF4264 (Heintzeman) - Permitting efficiency provisions modified.
**BILL ADDED** HF4149 (Heintzeman) - Soil and water conservation provisions modified.
**BILL ADDED** HF4019 (Schultz) - Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer appropriation permits eligibility criteria expanded.

*Bills may be added, removed, or taken up in any order at the Chair's discretion.

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@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. Written testimony is preferred.

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

Co-Chair: Rep. Peter Fischer holds the gavel
Co-Chair: Rep. Josh Heintzeman
Location: Capitol G3
Agenda:

*Agenda Change: Bills added.

HF3426 (Jordan) Funding provided from environment and natural resources trust fund, and prior appropriations extended.
HF3896 (Falconer) Operation of watercraft in a manner that threatens uncultivated wild rice beds prohibited.
HF4246 (Kozlowski) Core Moose Range designated, Moose Co-Stewardship Committee and moose restoration and research account established, report required, rulemaking authority provided, money transferred, and money appropriated.
*HF1426 (Hollins) Stewardship program for circuit boards, batteries, and electrical products established; mercury in batteries prohibited; rulemaking authorized; and money appropriated.
*HF3793 (Pursell) Certain users of large amounts of groundwater required to apply for their own water-use permit instead of modifying an existing municipal permit. (*HF3793 received a full hearing with testimony on March 10, 2026. No further testimony will be taken on the bill.)

*Additional bills 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.