STATE OF MINNESOTA ELEVENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
HOUSE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE DIVISION
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Chair Hansen called the meeting to order at 8:35 A.M. on February 19, 2009 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Committee members present:
Anderson, Sarah
Anzelc, Tom
Clark, Karen
Dill, David
Gunther, Bob
Hackbarth, Tom
Hamilton, Rod
Hansen, Rick
Hortman, Melissa
Knuth, Kate
Lillie, Leon
McNamara, Denny
Persell, John (Vice-Chair)
Scalze, Bev
Torkelson, Paul
Wagenius, Jean (Chair)
Committee members excused:
Doty, Al
A quorum was present at 8:40 A.M.
The following presented a model for long-range planning in Minnesota:
Anne Kapuscinski, Co-Director, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability Initiative, University of Minnesota
Laura Schmitt Olabisi, Assistant Professor, Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreastion, and Resource Studies, Michigan State University
Peter Reich, Regents Professor, Department of Forest Resources, University of Minnesota
Representative Persell moved the minutes of the Feb. 17 meeting. The motion prevailed.
The committee adjourned at 9:55 A.M.
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Jean Wagenius, Chair
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Melissa Hysing, Committee Legislative Assistant