STATE OF MINNESOTA SIXTEENTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-SEVENTH SESSION
ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY & NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY AND FINANCE COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative Denny McNamara, Chair of the Committee on Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance called the sixteenth meeting to order at 8:16 a.m. on February 15, 2011, in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
MCNAMARA, Denny, Chair
TORKELSON, Paul, Vice Chair
WAGENIUS, Jean
HILTY, Bill
ANDERSON, Paul
BEARD, Michael
DILL, David
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
FABIAN, Dan
FALK, Andrew
HACKBARTH, Tom
HANCOCK, David
HANSEN, Rick
KNUTH, Kate
PERSELL, John
QUAM, Duane
SCOTT, Peggy
A quorum was present at 8:16 a.m.
Representative Torkelson moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on February 8, 2011 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
James Nobles, Legislative Auditor and John Yunker, Project Manager for the Office of the Legislative Auditor presented a report on Natural Resource Land.
Dave Schad, Deputy Commissioner for the Department of Natural Resources and Bob Meier, special assistant to the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources for legislative affairs, gave an overview of the Department's land holdings.
Rep. Torkelson assumed the gavel at 9:00 a.m.
Rep. McNamara assumed the gavel at 903 a.m.
H.F. 498 (Cornish) No net loss of state hunting land.
Representative Cornish presented H.F. 498
Dell Erickson, citizen, and Doug Peterson, President of the Farmer’s Union testified on H.F. 498.
Chair McNamara laid H.F. 498 over.
H.F. 332 (Drazkowski) State-owned land acreage net increase prohibited.
Representative Drazkowski presented H.F. 332.
Rich Sve, Lake County Commissioner, and Wade Pavleck, Koochiching County Commissioner gave testimony on H.F. 332.
Chair McNamara laid H.F. 332 over.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:59 a.m.
REP. DENNY MCNAMARA, CHAIR
Mike Harris
Committee Legislative Assistant