STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY FIRST 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 twenty first meeting to order at 8:15 a.m. on February 24, 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
DRAZKOWSKI, Steve
FABIAN, Dan
FALK, Andrew
HACKBARTH, Tom
HANCOCK, David
HANSEN, Rick
KNUTH, Kate
PERSELL, John
QUAM, Duane
SCOTT, Peggy
Members excused:
DILL, David
A quorum was present at 8:23 a.m.
Bob Meier, Special Assistant to the Commissioner for legislative affairs, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (D.N.R.), Ed Boggess, Director of Fish and Wildlife for the D.N.R, Jason Moeckel, Planning Director for the Fish and Wildlife Division for the D.N.R., Col. Jim Konrad, Director of Enforcement for the D.N.R., and Steve Hirsch, Director of Ecological Water Resources for the D.N.R. continued the presentation of the Department's budget.
Dave Thompson and Jack Frost, Congress of Minnesota Resorts, gave testimony on the D.N.R. budget presentation.
Representative Torkelson moved that the minutes from the committee meeting on February 23, 2011 be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:56 a.m.
REP. DENNY MCNAMARA, CHAIR
Mike Harris
Committee Legislative Assistant