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Environment and Natural Resources Policy

NINETEENTH MEETING

2013-2014 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 25, 2014

STATE OF MINNESOTA NINETEENTH 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 nineteenth meeting to order at 4:00 p.m., on February 25, 2014, 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
Isaacson
Johnson, C.
McNamara
Persell
Uglem
Wagenius
Ward, JoAnn
Yarusso

A quorum was present.

Representative Isaacson moved that the minutes of April 10, 2013 be approved.

MOTION PREVAILED

Representative Isaacson moved that the minutes of January 28, 2014, be approved.

MOTION PREVAILED

Glenn Delguidice, Moose Project Leader, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, and Ron Moen, Natural Resources Research Institute presented information on Moose Research in Minnesota. Paul Telander, Minnesota Department of Resources, also answered questions presented by members

Representative Persell moved that HF 896, relating to natural resources; requiring contract to design electric fish barriers, be re-referred to the Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Finance Committee.

Representative Persell moved that HF 896 be amended as follows:

Page 1, line 1.10 strike “2013” insert “2014”
MOTION PREVAILED







Representative Persell recommended that HF 896, as amended, be re-referred to the Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Finance Committee.

MOTION PREVAILED

The meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.




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DAVID DILL, CHAIR


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Joan Harrison, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF896 (Persell) - Electric fish barrier design contract required.

Update on moose research in Minnesota.
*HF896 was passed after a full hearing in the 2013 session and returned to the committee pursuant to House Rule 4.20. The committee intends to limit itself to taking procedural action to return this bill to the General Register.