FIRST MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIRST MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION

Environment Policy and Oversight Committee

MINUTES

Representative Kent Eken, Chair of the Environment Policy and Oversight Committee, called the meeting to order at 4:38 PM. On January 15, 2009, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

Eken (Chair)
Gardner (Vice-Chair)
Falk
Hansen
Juhnke
Persell
Sailer
Sterner
McNamara
Cornish
Thissen
Wagenius
Drazkowski
Hackbarth
Loon
Anderson


Members Excused:
Dill
Paymar

A quorum was present.

Chair Eken invited the Department of Natural Resources to give an overview of the agency.

Bob Meier, Assistant Commissioner Department of Natural Resources


The meeting was adjourned at 6:11 PM



Representative Kent Eken, CHAIR



Diogo Reis
Committee Legislative Assistant