STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTY-FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
AGRICULTURE, ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Dennis Ozment, Chair of the House Agriculture, Environment & Natural Resources Finance Committee, called the sixty-fifth meeting to order at 8:21 A.M. on Tuesday, April 4, 2006, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
OZMENT, Dennis (Chair) JUHNKE, Al
DILL, David (Vice Chair) PENAS, Maxine
CORNISH, Tony PETERSON, Aaron
HACKBARTH, Tom URDAHL, Dean
JOHNSON, Sheldon
MAGNUS, Doug WAGENIUS, Jean
HOPPE, Joe
Members Excused:
None
A quorum was present.
Representative HACKBARTH moved the minutes of the March 30, 2006 meeting. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
Chair OZMENT moved HF3983 (Newman)
Testifying on HF3983:
Representative Newman
Ron Harnack, BWSR
HF3983 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Committee omnibus finance bill.
Representative HACKBARTH moved HF3200
Testifying on HF 3200:
Representative Hackbarth
Bob Meier, Director of Legislative Affairs, Minnesota DNR
Representative HACKBARTH moved that HF3200 be passed and referred to the general register. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE BILL WAS PASSED.
Representative JUHNKE moved HF3442 (Juhnke)
Representative JUHNKE moved the A2 amendment
Testifying on the A2 amendment:
Representative Juhnke
Geir Friisoe, Director, Plant Protection Division, MDA
The motion re-occurred on the A2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
Testifying on HF3442 as amended:
Representative Juhnke
Gier Friisoe, Director, Plant Protection Division, MDA
Steve Ernest, Finance Director, Dept. of Agriculture
Testifying in opposition to HF3442 as amended:
Gary Oberton, Commercial bee keeper
HF3442 was laid over for possible inclusion in the Committee omnibus finance bill.
Representative Cornish moved HF3397
At 9:29A.M. Representative DILL assumed the gavel
Testifying on HF3397:
Representative Cornish
Kathy Lewis, Attorney,Minnesota DNR
Jim Reinholtz, Committee Fiscal Analyst
Representative CORNISH moved that HF3397 be passed and referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE BILL WAS PASSED.
Chair DILL moved HF3248
Testifying on HF3248:
Representative Wardlow
Jim Reinholtz, Committee Fiscal Analyst
Chair DILL moved that HF3248 be passed and referred to the general register. THE MOTION PREVAILED, THE BILL WAS PASSED.
Chair DILL moved that HF3249
Testifying on HF3249
Representative Wardlow
Representative Severson
Bob Meier, Director of Legislative Affairs, Minnesota DNR
Representative OZMENT moved that HF3248 be referred without recommendation to the Committee on State Government Finance. THE MOTION PREVAILED THE, THE BILL WAS REFERRED WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:08 A.M.
REP. DENNIS OZMENT, CHAIR
Ian Marsh
Committee Legislative Assistant