THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING

STATE OF MINNESOTA THIRTY-SIXTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-THIRD SESSION

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
FINANCE AND POLICY MINUTES

Representative Rick Hansen, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 3:00 P.M. on April 9, 2024, in Room 10 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members Present:
HANSEN, Rick (Chair)
JORDAN, Sydney (Vice Chair)
HEINTZEMAN, Josh (GOP Lead)
BLISS, Matt
BRAND, Jeff
BURKEL, John
EDELSON, Heather
FINKE, Leigh
FISCHER, Peter
GILLMAN, Dawn
JACOB, Steven
LEE, Fue
PURSELL, Kristi
SKRABA, Roger
VANG, Samantha

Members Excused:
LISLEGARD, Dave

A quorum was present.

Representative Jordan moved to approve the minutes from April 3, 2024, with a technical correction. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF3425 (Hicks); Olmsted County; tax-forfeited property environmental remediation funding provided, and money appropriated.

Chair Hansen moved that HF3425 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill.

Representative Hicks presented HF3425.

Testifying on the bill:
• Mark Thein, County Commissioner, Olmsted County, Minnesota
• John Johnson, Township Supervisor, Haver Hill Township, Minnesota
• Matt Hilgart, Policy Analyst, Association of Minnesota Counties

Chair Hansen renewed the motion that HF3425 be laid over for possible inclusion in the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee omnibus bill. The bill was laid over.

HF4822 (Feist); Tax-forfeited property excess sale proceed distribution modified, and money appropriated.

Chair Hansen moved that HF4822 be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes.

Chair Hansen moved to adopt the DE2 amendment. THE MOTION PREVAILED. THE AMENDMENT WAS ADOPTED.

Representative Feist presented HF4822, as amended.

Testifying on the bill:
• Julie Marinucci, Lands and Minerals Director, St. Louis County, Minnesota
• Kileen Lindgren, Legal Programs Director, Pacific Legal Foundation
• Mary Jo George, Associate State Director of Advocacy, American Association of Retired Persons - Minnesota
• Joe Henderson, Director, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Lands and Minerals Division

Chair Hansen renewed the motion that HF4822, as amended, be re-referred to the Committee on Taxes. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 3:48 P.M.





Representative Rick Hansen, Chair




Sam O’Neill, Committee Legislative Assistant