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2025 Taxes Bill Working Group Meeting
Senate Members: Senator Rest, Chair, Senator Weber, Senator Dibble, Senator Hauschild, Senator Putnam
House Working Group Members: Representative Davids, Co-Chair, Representative Gomez, Co-Chair, Representative Agbaje, Representative Joy
Chair: House DFL Co-Chair Aisha Gomez
1:30 PM or call of the chair.
Room G-15 Capitol

**** This hearing is for the Taxes Committee Working Group for SS1, 2025 ****

The House DFL has the gavel.

No public testimony or handouts are necessary for this Working Group Hearing

Agenda:
Discussion of House and Senate Offers

8:30 a.m.          Call to Order

1. Review and Approve Agenda
2. Review and Approve Minutes
3. Members Report any Conflicts of Interest on Today's Agenda
4. Chair's Comments
   • Introduction of new members
     • Matt Kucharski - Governor Appointee
     • Darrel Palmer - House Citizen Appointee
     • Ted Suss - Senate Citizen Appointee
     • Rep. Samantha Vang - House Member Appointee

8:45 Discussion / Action:

9:00 a.m.           6.       Executive Director Report

• Legislative Session Recap
• Recap from May 9 site visit to TNC prescribed burn - Sandy Smith
• ML2026/FY2027 Call for Funding Requests Update - Tom Rebman

9:15 a.m.            7.      Discussion / Action:  Approval of Council 2025 Meeting Calendar

9:30 a.m.            8.      Presentation / Discussion:  Restoration Evaluations Report - ML2023, Ch.40, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 6(c) - Technical Evaluation Panel

• Wade Johnson, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

10:00 a.m.          9.      Discussion / Action:  Request for Conversion/Conveyance - ML2021, First Sp. Session, Ch. 1, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(h) - MNDNR Trout Stream Conservation Easements

• Rick Walsh, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Wayne Ostlie, Minnesota Land Trust

10:15 a.m.          10.    Discussion / Action:  Request for Conversion/Conveyance and Permission to Record Notice of Funding Restriction - ML2013, Ch. 137, Art. 1, Sec. 2, subd. 5(e) - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

• Andrew Gapinski, University of Minnesota - Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

10:30 a.m.          11.    Presentation / Discussion:  Minnesota Duck and Pheasant Action Plans: Update

• Rob Baden, Detroit Lakes Area Wildlife Supervisor, MNDNR
• Joe Stangel, Acting Regional Wildlife Manager, MNDNR

11:00 a.m.         12.    Discussion:  2025 OHF Tours / Site Visits

1. Upcoming Tour:  June 24/25, 2025
2. Additional Ideas for additional Summer / Fall 2025 site visits

11:15 a.m.          13. Opportunity for Public to Address the Council - The public is asked to keep their comments brief. If you would like to testify, please contact Tom Rebman at tom.rebman@lsohc.mn.gov or 651-284-6430 by 4:00pm Tuesday, May 27, 2025.

11:20 a.m.          Adjourn

Meeting materials will be made available at: https://www.lsohc.mn.gov/meetings/2025_meetings.html

This hybrid hearing may be viewed remotely live via the following method:

https://www.youtube.com/@lessard-samsoutdoorheritag8354/streams

If you have questions about the accessibility of hearings please contact Tom Rebman at:  tom.rebman@lsohc.mn.gov or 651-284-6430

Notice: This meeting is being held in accordance with Minnesota Statute 13D.