STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-THIRD MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-FIFTH SESSION
ENVIRONMENT & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Kent Eken, Chair, called the meeting to order at 4:11 P.M. on Thursday, February 14th, 2008, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
EKEN, Kent (Chair) MOE, Frank
HANSEN, Rick (Vice-Chair) OLIN, David
BRYNAERT, Kathy OZMENT, Dennis
CORNISH, Tony SAILER, Brita
DILL, David SCALZE, Bev
GARDNER, Paul THAO, Cy
HACKBARTH, Tom TINGELSTAD, Kathy
MARIANI, Carlos WAGENIUS, Jean
McNAMARA, Denny
Members excused:
HOPPE, Joe
A quorum was present.
Representative Sailer moved approval of the minutes of May 7th, 2007. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
Representative Sailer moved approval of the minutes of February 11th, 2008. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
HF 863 (Hortman) California vehicle emissions standards adopted, and updates provided to comply with the federal Clean Air Act.
Representative Scalze moved that HF 863 be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations, Reform, Technology, and Elections.
Representative Scalze moved the
H0863DE5 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED AND THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.
The following people testified on HF 863:
Representative Melissa Hortman
Jim Erkel, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy
Molly Schultz, Minnesota Environmental Partnership
Carla Heyl, Minnesota Attorney General's Office
Scott Lambert, Minnesota Automobile Dealers Association
Eric Hyland, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Greg Dana, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers
Jim Ehlmann, General Motors
Richard Ryan, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 737
Representative McNamara moved the
H0863A1 amendment.
Representative McNamara requested a role call on the
H0863A1 amendment. The results were as follows:
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AYE NAY ABSENT
CORNISH, Tony BRYNEART, Kathy HOPPE, Joe
DILL, David EKEN, Kent
HACKBARTH, Tom GARDNER, Paul
MCNAMARA, Denny HANSEN, Rick
OLIN, David MARIANI, Carlos
OZMENT, Dennis MOE, Frank
TINGELSTAD, Kathy SAILER, Brita
SCALZE, Bev
THAO, Cy
WAGENIUS, Jean
On a vote of 7 Ayes and 10 Nays THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL.
Representative Scalze renewed her motion that HF 863, as amended, be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Government Operations, Reform, Technology, and Elections.
Representative Hackbarth requested a roll call. The results were as follows:
AYE NAY ABSENT
BRYNEART, Kathy CORNISH, Tony HOPPE, Joe
EKEN, Kent DILL, David
GARDNER, Paul HACKBARTH, Tom
HANSEN, Rick MCNAMARA, Denny
MARIANI, Carlos OLIN, David
MOE, Frank OZMENT, Dennis
SAILER, Brita TINGELSTAD, Kathy
SCALZE, Bev
THAO, Cy
WAGENIUS, Jean
On a vote of 10 Ayes and 7 Nays THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The committee adjourned at 6:43 PM.
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Kent Eken, Chair
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Andrew Duerr, Committee Legislative Assistant