STATE OF MINNESOTA FOURTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FOURTH SESSION
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Tom Hackbarth, Chair of the Environment & Natural Resources Policy Committee, called the fourth meeting to order at 12:41 p.m. on Thursday, February 3, 2005, in the Basement Hearing Room of the State Office Building.
The Clerk noted the roll.
Members present:
HACKBARTH, Tom, Chair
COX, Ray, Vice Chair
BLAINE, Greg
CORNISH, Tony
DILL, David
KELLIHER-ANDERSON, Margaret
HANSEN, Rick
HOPPE, Joe
HORTMAN, Melissa
MARIANI, Carlos
MCNAMARA, Denny
NORNES, Bud
OZMENT, Dennis
PENAS, Maxine
POPPE, Jeanne
SCALZE, Bev
TINGELSTAD, Kathy
WAGENIUS, Jean
WELTI, Andy
WESTROM, Torrey
Members excused:
A quorum was present.
12:41:49 PM Rep.Poppe moved the adoption of the minutes of the Environment & Natural Resources Policy Committee dated February 1, 2005.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
12:42:00 PM The Chair announced that the committee would hear an overview of cormorants on Leech Lake and then two bills.
12:42:09 PM Ecological Services Division, Director, Lee Pfannmuller, made a presentation of cormorants in Minnesota.
12:45:35 PM Rep. Cox assumes the gavel.
12:47:09 PM Rep. Hackbarth resumes the gavel.
12:49:49 PM Fish & Wildlife - DNR, Ron Payer addressed the committee about the fish population in Leech Lake.
12:58:44 PM Questions from the committee were posed to the presenters.
1:19:21 PM The Chair introduced the new Committee Page, Arlene Restad, to the committee.
1:19:33 PM HF 42 (Howes)
Rep. Hackbarth moved that HF42 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to Public Safety Policy and Finance.
1:19:47 PM Rep. Hackbarth moved the Howes 42A1 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
1:20:05 PM Rep. Howes explained the bill.
1:21:03 PM Questions by the committee were posed to Rep. Howes.
1:25:27 PM Rep. Hackbarth renewed his motion that HF42 be recommended to pass, as amended, and re-referred to Public Safety Policy and Finance.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
HF 215 (Cornish)
1:26:16 PM Rep. Cornish moved that HF215 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to Public Safety Policy and Finance.
1:26:40 PM Rep. Cornish moved an oral amendment to read as follows:
Page 1, line 23 strike the word "If" after the period
Page 1, lines 24, 25, and 26 strike the entire line
Page 2, lines 1,2,3, and 4 strike the entire line
Page 2, line 12 strike the "."and insert "expiring one year from
date of signature."
THE MOTION PREVAILED
1:29:00 PM Rep. Cornish moved the H0215A1 amendment. Enforcement Policy Liaison – DNR, Pat Watts, explained the amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
1:32:02 PM Rep. Cornish moved the A2 amendment.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
1:33:36 PM Rep.Cornish explains HF 215, as amended.
1:37:43 PM Questions were posed by the committee to Rep. Cornish.
1:45:46 PM Conservation Officer, Major Jeff Thielen, addressed question about safety classes.
1:56:52 PM Rep. Cornish renewed his motion that HF215 be recommended to pass, as amended, and be re-referred to Public Safety Policy and Finance.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
1:57:26 PM The Chair made an announcement about the next meeting
1:58:04 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. TOM HACKBARTH, CHAIR
Joan Harmon
Committee Legislative Assistant