STATE OF MINNESOTA SECOND MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FIRST SESSION
Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division
MINUTES
Representative Hansen, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division, called the meeting to order at 12:45 P.M. on January 17th, 2019, in Hearing Room 5 of the State Office Building.
The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.
Members present:
HANSEN, Rick, Chair
CLAFLIN, Anne, Vice Chair
FABIAN, Dan, Lead
BACKER, Jeff
BECKER-FINN, Jamie
ECKLUND, Rob
FISCHER, Peter
GREEN, Steve
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
LEE, Fue
LUECK, Dale
MORRISON, Kelly
NEU, Anne
PERSELL, John
RARICK, Jason
SANDELL, Steve
SUNDIN, Mike
WAGENIUS, Jean
Chair Hansen called the meeting to order at 12:45 P.M. A quorum was present.
Representative Lee moved to adopt the minutes of January 15th, 2019. THE MOTION PREVAILED.
John Frawley, Director, Minnesota Zoo, provided an overview of the organization.
Christine Ness, Interpretative Naturalist, Minnesota Zoo, presented three zoo animals involved in education programs provided by the organization.
Erik Runquist, Conservation Biologist, Minnesota Zoo, provided testimony on conservation efforts to preserve local populations of native Minnesota butterflies.
Chair Hansen stated that this presentation would be posted to the committee website.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:55 P.M.