Legacy Finance

EIGHTEENTH MEETING

2023-2024 Regular Session - Wednesday, April 3, 2024

STATE OF MINNESOTA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES EIGHTEENTH MEETING
NINETY-THIRD SESSION

LEGACY FINANCE COMMITTEE MINUTES

Representative Leon Lillie, Chair of the Committee on Legacy Finance, called the meeting to order at 10:32 AM on April 3, 2024, in Room 200 of the State Office Building.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:
LILLIE, Leon, Chair
HUSSEIN, Samakab, Vice-Chair
BACKER, Jeff, GOP Lead
FINKE, Leigh
LEE, Fue
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
HER, Kaohly
SKRABA, Roger
VANG, Samantha

Members excused:
CHA, Ethan
PFARR, Brian

A quorum was present.

Representative Skraba moved that the minutes from March 27, 2024, be adopted. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

Presentation on Clean Water Council Supplemental Recommendations.

Presenting:
• Paul Cardner, Administrator, Clean Water Council

Testifying:
• Chris Meyer, Winona County Commissioner

Presentation on Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council Recommendations.

Presenting:
• Joe Pavelko, Assistant Director, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council
• Katie Smith, Director of Ecological and Waters Division, Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
• Coleen O’Conner Toberman, Land Use and Planning Program Director, Friends of the Mississippi

Testifying:
• Sharon Doucette, Conservation Easement Section Manager, Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources
• Glenn Skuta, Watershed Division Director, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

The meeting was adjourned at 11:40 AM.

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Representative Leon Lillie, Chair

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Madisyn Priestley, Committee Legislative Assistant

More Info On This Meeting..

Documents:

Clean Water Council Supplemental Budget Request 18 March 2024.pdf - 4/2/2024
Clean Water Council Revised CWF recs for House with 2023 Session Law Chap 40 references 3 April 2024.pdf - 4/2/2024
House Legacy Committee Clean Water Fund Supplemental 3 Apr 2024.pdf - 4/2/2024
Letter-CWF-combined.pdf - 4/2/2024
Letter-OHF.pdf - 4/2/2024
(R)Conservation Partners Legacy Grant Handout_Final.pdf - 4/2/2024
(R)DRAFT_Invasive_Carp_Proposal.pdf - 4/2/2024
(R)FY2025_OHF_Leverage_Report.pdf - 4/2/2024
(R)LSOHC_ML2024_Legislative_Handout.pdf - 4/2/2024
Agenda.pdf - 4/3/2024
MN-FISH House Legacy Letter 4.3.24.pdf - 4/3/2024

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01:30 - Clean Water Council supplemental recommendations.
39:14 - Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council supplemental recommendations.
Runs 1 hour, 8 minutes.

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Presentation on Clean Water Council Supplemental Recommendations
Presentation on Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Supplemental Recommendations
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