STATE OF MINNESOTA FORTY SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Dennis Ozment, Chair of the Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee called the forty-second meeting to order on Thursday, April 21, 2005, at
9:05 a.m.
The Clerk noted the roll.
OZMENT, Dennis Chair JUHNKE, Al
DILL, David Vice Chair MAGNUS, Doug
CORNISH, Tony PENAS, Maxine
HACKBARTH, Tom PETERSON, Aaron.
HOPPE, Joe URDAHL, Dean
JOHNSON, Sheldon WAGENIUS, Jean
Members Excused:
A quorum was present.
Representative Magnus moved to approve minutes of April 20, 2005. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
HF 902 (Ozment) Natural Resources Department gifts to the public to promote conservation value limit increased, state park permit provisions modified, fee disposition provided, and money appropriated.
Representative Ozment moved adoption of the delete everything Amendment A05-0599.
Representative Ozment incorporated Amendment H0902A7 into A05-0599.
House Staff John Helland explained Amendment A05-0599 and Amendment H0902A7.
Testifing on Amendment H0902A7 was:
David Benke, Office of Environmental Assistance.
Representative Ozment incorporated the following in Amendment H0902A7:
Page 3, line 7 - delete "reuse by people or"
Page 4, line 7 - delete "reuse by people or"
Representative Ozment renewed his motion on the A05-0599 Amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Penas moved adoption of Amendment A05-0700.
Testifying on Amendment A05-0700 was:
Mark Holsten, Deputy Commissioner, Mn Department of Natural Resources.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved adoption of Amendment H0902A5.
Testifying on Amendment H0902A5 was:
Laurie Martinson, Director of Trails and Waterways.
Representative Dill incorporated the following in Amendment A05-0599:
Page 66, line 18 - delete all of Section 48 - through Page 67, line 25.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Wagenius moved adoption of Amendment H0902A4.
Testifying on Amendment H0902A4 was:
Mark Holsten, Deputy Commissioner, Mn Dept. of Natural Resources.
Representative Wagenius temporarily set aside Amendment H0902A4.
Representative Cornish moved adoption of Amendment H090210.
Testifying on Amendment H090210 was:
Bob Meier, Director of Legislative Affairs, Mn Department of Natural Resources.
Representative Cornish incorporated the following in Amendment H090210:
Page 1, line 2 delete "75" and insert "4", delete "33" and insert "25",
delete "except" and insert "and".
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Cornish moved adoption of Amendment H0902A11.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Peterson, A. moved adoption of Amendment H0902A8.
Representative Peterson, A. incorporated the following in Amendment H0902A8:
Page 1, line 20 insert "." after programs, and delete "apart from
reinvest in Minnesota."
Testifying on Amendment H0902A8 was:
Mark Holsten, Deputy Commissioner, Mn Department of Natural Resources.
Representative Peterson, A. incorporated the following in Amendment H0902A8:
Page 1, line 20, insert "." after biennium and delete "pro rata from other programs."
Testifying on Amendment H0902A8 were:
Lee Pfannmuller, Director of Ecological Services,
Ed Boggess, Fish & Wildlife Division, Department of Natural Resources.
Representative Peterson, A. renewed his motion that Amendment H0902A8, as amended, be adopted. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL, THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.
Representative Ozment moved to Amend Amendment A05-0599 as follows:
Insert language from Amendment H0902A8, lines 5 though 17 into
Amendment A05-0599.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hoppe moved adoption of Amendment H0902A9. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved adoption of Amendment A05-0707. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved adoption of Amendment A05-0718.
Representative Dill withdrew Amendment A05-0718.
Representative Ozment moved adoption of Amendment H0902A13. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Cornish moved adoption of Amendment A05-0726.
Testifying on Amendment A05-0726 were:
Mark Holsten, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources,
Gary Botzek, Minnesota Lakes Association.
Representative Ozment directed staff to insert appropriate language.
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Hackbarth moved adoption of Amendment A05-0708.
Representative Hackbarth incorporated the following in Amendment A05-0708:
Page Two. line 17 delete entire line.
Page Two, lines 9 through 16 - insert rider language.
Testifying on Amendment A05-0708 were:
Doug Franzen, Mn USA,
Lois Campbell, Legislative Director, MN 4 Wheel Drive Assocation,
Dan Larson, MN 4 Wheel Drive Assocation.
Representative Hackbarth moved to amend Amendment A05-0708 as follows:
Page 51, line 2, 3 and 4 - delete and insert "on frozen public waters with
a raised air intake six inches above the vehicle manufacturer’s air intake."
Page 2, line 4 insert after easements ", and the administrative costs
acquire the easements,"
Representative Hackbarth renewed his motion to adopt Amendment A05-0708, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved adoption of Amendment A05-0680.
Testifying on Amendment A05-0680 were:
Representative Jeanne Poppe, Rm 231 SOB,
Ron Harnack, Legislative Director, Board of Soil and Water Resources.
Representative Dill moved to amend Amendment A05-0680 as follows:
Page 1, line 4 insert after board’s "cost share"
Page 1, line 4 delete "of grants" and "unencumbered at the end of"
and insert "from the"
Page 1, line 6 delete "does not cancel" and insert "appropriation"
Page 1, line 8 delete "the first year,"
THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill renewed his motion for adoption of Amendment A05-0680, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved adoption of Amendment A05-0728X. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Ozment moved adoption of Amendment H0902A6. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Dill moved adoption of Amendment H0902A12.
Testifying on Amendment H0902A12 were:
Mark Holsten, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources,
Tom Kelliher, Mn Deer Hunters Association.
Representative Dill moved to amend Amendment H0902A12 as follows:
Page 1, line 5 delete "2005" and insert "2006"
Page 1, line 5 delete "July" and insert "March"
Representative Dill withdrew Amendment H0902A12.
Representative Wagenius moved adoption of Amendment H0902A4.
Testifying on Amendment H0902A4 was:
Mark Holsten, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources.
Representative Wagenius incorporated the following in Amendment H0902A4:
Page 1, lines 2 through 6 delete all of these lines, and
insert “Page 107, line 24 delete "(1)"
Page 107, line 28, after "resources" delete the new language.
Page 107, delete lines 29 to 33.
Representative Wagenius renewed her motion that Amendment H0902A4 be adopted, as amended. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Representative Ozment discussed a handout to committee members on Science Museum.
Representative Ozment moved that HF 902, as amended, and the spreadsheet, as amended, are recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Tax Committee. Staff is directed to make appropriate technical changes and prepare language to reflect the numbers on the spreadsheet. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting adjourned at 12:26 p.m.
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REP. DENNIS OZMENT
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Rebecca Lowden
Committee Legislative Assistant