STATE OF MINNESOTA SEVENTH 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 seventh meeting to order at 12:43 p.m. on February 15, 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.
12:43:33 PM Rep. Cox moved the adoption of the minutes of the Environment & Natural Resources Policy Committee dated February 10, 2005.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
12:43:54 PM The Chair announced that the committee would be hearing a bill concerning ethanol.
12:44:01 PM SF 4 (Davids) Ethanol minimum content required in gasoline increased, and petroleum replacement goal established.
Rep. Cox moved that SF 4 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to Civil Law.
12:44:14 PM Rep. Davids explained the bill.
12:48:11 PM Assistant Commissioner – MPCA, Ann Seha, testified in favor of the bill.
12:52:55 PM Farm Bureau, President, Al Christopherson, testified in favor of the bill.
12:56:32 PM Minnesota Corn Growers, Warren Formo, testified in favor of the bill.
1:24:15 PM Benson Ethanol Plant, General Manager, Bill Lee, testified in favor of the bill.
1:26:54 PM Flint Hills Resources, Diane Koeble, testified against the bill.
1:35:01 PM Marathon Ashland Oil, Dave Blatnik, testified against the bill.
1:35:28 PM Rep. Cox assumes the gavel.
1:41:48 PM Rep. Hackbarth resumes the gavel.
1:43:33 PM Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Sandra Neren, testified with concerns about the bill.
1:54:18 PM Citizen, Francis Kantorwicz, testified against the bill.
2:01:12 PM Department of Agriculture, Ralph Groschan, answered some technical questions.
2:03:03 PM Rep Wagenius moved the S0004A4 amendment.
2:04:24 PM The Chair ruled that the S0004A4 amendment was not germaine to SF 4.
2:12:45 PM Rep. Cox renewed his motion that SF 4 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to Civil Law.
THE MOTION PREVAILED
2:13:38 PM The Chair made an announcement about the next meeting.
2:13:43 PM The meeting was adjourned.
REP. TOM HACKBARTH, CHAIR
Joan Harmon
Committee Legislative Assistant