STATE OF MINNESOTA TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTY-EIGHTH SESSION
COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCES AND AGRICULTURE FINANCE
Chair, Representative Jean Wagenius
MINUTES
Representative Wagenius, Chair of the Committee on Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture Finance, called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m., Tuesday, October 8th 2013 in Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
Wagenius, Chair
Falk, Vice Chair
McNamara, Lead
Anderson, P.
Freiberg
Hackbarth
Hamilton
Hansen
Kahn
Kiel
Poppe
Torkelson
Ward, JoAnn
Members excused:
Benson, J.
Bly
Clark
Dill
Erickson, R.
Fabian
Members of LCCMR present:
Broberg, Jeff
Persell
Other members present:
Fischer
A quorum was present.
Testifying before the Committee on the “Clean Water Fund Roadmap Project”
Rebecca Flood, Assistant Commissioner - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Barb Narramore, Assistant Commissioner - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Sarah Strommen, Assistant Commissioner - Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
Testifying before the Committee on Converting Forested Land into Crop Land for Potatoes in Cass County; Reports from Agencies on Loss of Habitat and Extent of Impact on Water Quality and Quantity:
Peter Jacobson, Research Scientist - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Gaylen Reetz, Director of Watershed Division - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Jim Walsh, Hydrologist - Minnesota Department of Health
Julie Ekman, Program Manager - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Greta Gauthier, Program Manager - Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Bruce Montgomery, Research Scientist - Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Joshua Stamper, Research Scientist - Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Joseph Zachmann, Research Scientist - Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Susan Thornton, Director - Legislative Coordinating Commission on Minnesota Resources.
Testifying before the committee on water management on agricultural land:
Commissioner David Frederickson, Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Public Testimony:
Linda Wells, Associate Organizing Director - Pesticide Action Network
Carol Ashley, Park Rapids, MN
Norma and Don Smith, Frazee, MN
Justin Fay, Sierra Club North Star Chapter
Vice-chair Falk assumed the gavel at 12:13 p.m.
Testifying on the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency update on Plastic Micro Beads:
Glenn Skuta, Water Quality Manager - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Testifying on Updates from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Asian Carp:
Steve Hirsch, Director - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Testifying on Updates from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on Ground Water
Management Areas:
Jason Moeckel, Section Manager - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Testifying on Updates from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources on New Designs for Boat Launches:
Bob Meier, Legislative Affairs Director - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Public Testimony continued:
Keith McGovern, Chief Executive Officer - R. D. Offut Company (RDO)
The meeting was adjourned at 1:15 p.m.
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Representative Jean Wagenius, Chair
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Nanette Moloney, Committee Legislative Assistant