STATE OF MINNESOTA EIGHTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 88th SESSION
ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY COMMITTEE
MINUTES
Representative David Dill, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Policy Committee, called the eighth meeting to order at 4:05 p.m., on February 26, 2013, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Dill, Chair
Fischer, Vice Chair
Benson, J.
Cornish
Fabian
Green
Hackbarth
Hansen
Johnson, C.
Isaacson
McNamara
Persell
Uglem
Wagenius
Ward, JoAnn
Yarusso
A quorum was present.
Representative Fabian moved the minutes of February 20, 2013 be approved.
MOTION PREVAILED
Representative Benson moved HF 461 - requiring rulemaking to allow mechanical control of hybrid and narrow-leaved cattail without an aquatic plant management permit - be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations.
Representative Benson moved amendment
H0461DE1 to HF 461.
MOTION PREVAILED
Peter Davis, President of the Shavers Lake Preservation Association, spoke in favor of the bill.
Dirk Peterson, Department of Natural Resources, presented the department's concerns.
Representative Benson moved that HF 461, as amended, be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
MOTION PREVAILED
Representative Hackbarth moved that HF 657 - removing spearing restrictions from certain lakes - be laid over for possible inclusion in the Omnibus Game and Fish bill.
Roger Goschel and Tim Spreck of the Minnesota Darkhouse & Angling Association, spoke on behalf of HF 657.
Lance Ness, Anglers for Habitat & Wildlife Legislative Alliance, indicated a neural stand on the bill.
Kathy DonCarlos and Dirk Peterson, Department of Natural Resources, commented on the department's perspective on the bill.
Representative Hackbarth moved that HF 657 be recommended to pass and be placed on the General Register.
MOTION PREVAILED
Representative Persell moved HF 896 - requiring the installation of electric fish barriers - be recommended to pass and be re-referred to the Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee.
Bob Meier, Department of Natural Resources, commented on the bill and discussed the department's plans.
Also speaking in regard to HF 896 were Tim Dimond, private citizen and Lance Ness, Anglers for Habitat and Fish and Wildlife Legislative Alliance.
Representative Hackbarth moved amendment
HO896DE3 to HF 896, with the deletion of section 2 incorporated.
MOTION PREVAILED
HF 896, as amended, was laid over for future consideration.
Meeting Adjourned: 6:00 p.m.
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DAVID DILL, CHAIR
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Joan Harrison, Committee Legislative Assistant