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Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council Meeting Wednesday, June 17, 2026 8:30 a.m. - 11:50 a.m.

Hybrid Meeting: Winona County Historical Society 160 Johnson Street, Winona, MN and Zoom

Chair: David Hartwell

Meeting Materials will be made available online at the 2026 Council Meetings webpage on the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council (LSOHC) website at lsohc.mn.gov.

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Notice: This meeting is being held in accordance with Minnesota Statutes 13D.015.

Public viewing is available on YouTube.

1. Roll call attendance

2. Approve minutes for December 10, 2025
    - Minutes from December 10, 2025

3. Welcome new and reappointed members

4. Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business
    - LCCMR COI Policy
    - Members COIs 2026 Recommended Projects
    - Members COIs 2027 Proposals

5. Director's Report
    - 2027 RFP by the Numbers

6. Information and possible discussion: 2026 Session Report
    - M.L. 2026 Session Report
    - M.L. 2026 Appropriations Spreadsheet
    - M.L. 2026 Appropriations and Process Summary
    - M.L. 2026, Chp. 104 Language

7. Action: Operational Procedures Update
    a. Emerging Issues Account
    b. Conflict of Interest
    - Operational Procedures Draft Update 6/17/26
    - Conflict of Interest Guidance Draft 6/17/26

8. Update from DNR on ENRTF Community Grant Program
Katherine Sherman Hoehn, DNR Grants Manager, and Gwendolyn Tweed, ENRTF Community Grant Program Supervisor
    - 116X ENRTF Community Grant Program Statute
    - Community Grant DNR PowerPoint

9. Action: Emerging Issues Account (EIA) presentation and funding recommendations
    - EIA 2026 Round 1 Member Selections for Presentation
    - EIA policy approved 12-10-2025
    - EIA 2026 Round 1 Request and Funding Balance

    a. U of MN, Freeing Minnesota Biosolids of Their PFAS Burden, $882,000, Matt Simcik
    - Simcik EIA Proposal
    - Simcik EIA Proposal Presentation

    b. U of MN, Trifluoroacetic Acid in Minnesota Waters: Levels and Formation, $338,000, Bill Arnold
    - Arnold EIA Proposal

10. Action: Workplans for projects funded in M.L. 2026
    a. Approve consent agenda
    b. Non-Consent items
    - Workplan for 2026-282
    c. Plan for remaining work plans
    - Spreadsheet with M.L. 2026 work plans and conditions (updated X/XX/XX X pm)
    - Link to 2026 work plans

Lunch at 12:00 p.m.

11. Action: Discuss and approve selection of 2027 (FY28) Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund proposals for further consideration and presentation
    a. The top 91 (rounded for any ties) proposals determined by tallying individual member selections
    b. 9 additional proposals selected: 3 each by House, Senate, and Citizens
    c. Possible additional adjustments
    - Memo on discussing and selecting 2027 RFP proposals for further consideration and presentation
    - Member Compiled Evaluation #1: 2027 RFP (FY28) as of June XX, 2026

12. Action: Continuation of proposal evaluation and recommendation process for 2027 RFP: Evaluation #2 and decision-making process
    - Memo- Part 2 of 2027 RFP proposal evaluation and recommendation process
    - Example of Last Year's Compiled Results from Evaluation #2

13. Subcommittee on Allowable Expenses
    a. Nominations and Appointments
    b. Meeting schedule
    - Guidance on Allowable Expenses

14. LCCMR other business
    a. Next meetings
        1) Executive Committee
        2) Subcommittee
        3) Full Commission

15. Public testimony
The public is asked to keep their comments brief. If you would like to testify, please contact Diana Griffith at diana.griffith@lccmr.mn.gov by 4:00 pm the day before the meeting. Please specify to which agenda item your testimony relates and the form of your testimony (oral or written). The chair will accommodate testimony at the requested agenda item as time allows.

16. Adjourn

1. Welcome
2. Review and approve January 28, 2026, meeting minutes
3. Review and approve modifications to Procedures of the Tax Expenditure Review Commission (TERC) previously presented and approved on December 10, 2025.
4. Review tax expenditure member evaluations summary and vote on the following tax expenditures to be continued, repealed, or modified in accordance with Minn. Stat. § 3.8855 Subd. 5(a)(9), for tax expenditure evaluations presented on December 10, 2025 and January 15, 2026:

Small Alcohol Producers Credit Tax Expenditure Bundle:

• 7.2.01 Credit for Small Brewers
• 7.2.02 Microdistillery Credit 
• 7.2.03 Small Winery Credit

Lawful Gambling Tax Expenditures Bundle:

• 11.1.01 Bingo at Certain Organizations
• 11.1.02 Bingo at Fairs and Civic Celebrations
• 11.1.03 Infrequent Bingo Occasions
• 11.1.04 Smaller Raffles
• 11.1.05 Lawful Gambling Under Certain Conditions
• 11.2.01 Credit for Certain Raffles

Residential Utility Services Tax Expenditure Bundle:

• 4.1.14 Residential Heating Fuels
• 4.1.15 Residential Water Services
• 4.1.16 Sewer Services
• 4.2.12 Data Center Equipment

5. LBO Presentations of Tax Expenditure Evaluation Reports:
   • Interest on Contributions to A First Time Homebuyer Account Tax Expenditure Evaluation Report (Income Tax), Minn. Stat. § 290.0132, Subd. 25 and § 462D.01-.06 (TEB 1.4.14)
   • Home Mortgage Interest Tax Deduction Expenditure Evaluation Report (Income Tax), Minn. Stat. § 290.0122, Subd. 2, 5 and § 290.0132, Subd. 19b (TEB 1.3.05)
   • Mortgage Registration Tax Expenditure Evaluations for Agricultural Loans and Gov't Housing and DEED Transfer Tax Expenditure Evaluations Report (Mortgage Registry and DEED Transfer Taxes), Minn. Stat. § 287.04 Subd. (6) and (9), and § 287.22 Subd. (7) through (12) and (14) (TEB 9.1.01, 9.1.02, 10.1.01-.06)
6. LBO Presentation of Initial Reviews and Proposed Objectives for the following tax expenditures:
   • Metropolitan Agricultural Preserves Land - Minn. Stat. § 473H.10 (TEB 13.2.05)
   • Metropolitan Agricultural Preserves Credit - Minn. Stat. § 473H.10 (TEB 13.3.03)
   • Special Use Valuation - Minn. Stat. § 291.03 and IRC Section 2032A (TEB 3.1.01)
7. Agenda items for next meeting
8. Other items as determined by the co-chairs
9.  Adjourn

DOCUMENTS: Meeting documents may be found on the Tax Expenditure Review Commission meeting webpage.

VIEW COMMISSION MEETING: Meetings may be viewed on the MN House Public Info - HTV2.

1. Reintroduction of Members and Staff
2. Review of Open Meeting Law, Data Practices Act, Data Practices Policies, and Ex Parte Communication
3. Overview of LCC's Office of Inspector General (OIG) Data
4. Presentation by Minnesota Management and Budget on OIG
5. Discussion on OIG Salary Recommendation
6. Presentation by Minnesota District Judges Association (MDJA)
7. Overview of LCC's Judicial Data
8. Council Discussion and Future Meetings

• Approve Meeting Agenda and Minutes from previous meeting
• Explore MN Presentation
• Discussion on MN-MRPC Marketing & LCC roles
• Debrief from MRPC Executive Committee & Marketing small group
• Commission Business
• Budget Report
• MRPC Committee Updates
• Drive the Great River Road Month America 250 planning
• Further Discussion/Updates
• Adjourn