NINTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA NINTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND SESSION

LEGACY FINANCE COMMITTEE

MINUTES


Representative Lillie, Chair of the Legacy Finance Committee, called the virtual meeting to order at 8:30 A.M. on March 17, 2021 pursuant to House rule 10.01. The meeting was conducted over Zoom and broadcast via House Public Information Services.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
LILLIE, Leon M. (Chair)
JORDAN, Sydney (Vice Chair)
GREEN, Steve (GOP Lead)
ACOMB, Patty
ANDERSON, Paul
BOE, Greg
CHRISTENSEN, Shelly
MURPHY, Mary
NELSON, Nathan
URDAHL, Dean
WAZLAWIK, Ami

Members Excused:
XIONG, Jay
HASSAN, Hodan

A quorum was present.

Representative JORDAN moved to approve the minutes from March 10, 2021. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF639 (Hansen); Clean water fund money appropriated, soil and water conservation district fee and county eligibility provided for funding, rulemaking required, and studies and reports required.

Representative LILLIE moved that HF639 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.

Representative Hansen introduced HF639.

Testifying on the bill:
- Frank Jewell: Chair, Clean Water Council
- Paul Gardner: Administrator, Clean Water Council
- Amber Bougie: Co-Chair, Minnesota County Recorders Association
- Hannah Bernhardt: Soil Health and Climate Organizing Committee Member, Land Stewardship Project
- John Nielson: Co-Chair, Minnesota Land Title Association
- Paul Eger: Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Minnesota Realtors Association
- Paul Krabbenhoft: President, Minnesota Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
- Keven Dunlevy: Real Property Section Committee Co-Chair Chair, Minnesota State Bar Association
- Brian Martinson: Environment and Natural Resources Policy Analyst, Association of Minnesota Counties
- Angie Becker Kudelka: Assistant Director for Strategy and Operations, Board of Water and Soil Resources


Representative Green introduced an amendment to HF639, amendment A3.

Representative GREEN moved to adopt the A3 amendment. THE MOTION DID NOT PREVAIL. THE AMENDMENT WAS NOT ADOPTED.

Representative LILLIE renewed his motion that HF639 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.

HF1905 (Christensen); Public television grant funding provided, and money appropriated.

Representative CHRISTENSEN moved that HF1905 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.

Representative Christensen introduced HF1905.

Testifying on the bill:
- Bill Strusinski: Minnesota Public Television Association
- Les Heen: Minnesota Public Television Association

Representative LILLIE renewed the motion that HF1905 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Legacy Finance omnibus bill.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:00 A.M.





Representative Leon M. Lillie, Chair

Katie Hirsch, Committee Legislative Assistant