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Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

FIFTH MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Tuesday, February 25, 2025

STATE OF MINNESOTA FIFTH MEETING
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-FOURTH SESSION


Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee

MINUTES

Representative Josh Heintzeman, Chair of the Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy Committee, called the meeting to order at 1:00 PM, February 25, 2025, in Room G3 of the Capitol Building.

Members present:

HEINTZEMAN, Josh, Chair
BURKEL, John, Vice Chair
FISCHER, Peter, DFL Lead
FALCONER, Alex
FINKE, Leigh
GILLMAN, Dawn
HANSEN, Rick
JACOB, Steven
JORDAN, Sydney
NELSON, Nathan
PURSELL, Kristi
WARWAS, Cal

Members excused:

SCHULTZ, Isaac

A quorum was present.

Representative Nelson moved the minutes of February 20, 2025 be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

H.F. 1120 (Myers) Keep it Clean program established, and money appropriated.

Chair Heintzeman moved that HF 1120 be laid over for possible inclusion in a future bill.

The following individuals testified on HF 1120:

Robyn Dwight, Keep it Clean Coalition member, President of Upper Red Lake Area Association.
Joe Henry, Lake of the Woods Tourism Director; MNFish Board member.
Tom Johnson, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Government Relations Director.
Bob Meier, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Natural Resources.

Chair Heintzeman laid over HF 1120.

Vice Chair Burkel assumed the gavel at 1:15 PM.

H.F. 1218 (Heintzeman) Funding from the environment and natural resources trust fund, prior appropriations modified, and money appropriated.

Chair Heintzeman moved that HF 1218 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

The following individuals testified on HF 1218:

Becca Nash, Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources Director.
Mike Campana, Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources Assistant Director.

Chair Heintzeman renewed the motion that HF 1218 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 1:36 PM.





Representative Josh Heintzeman, Chair




Shaelong Yang, Committee Legislative Assistant



More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1120 (Myers) - Keep it Clean program established, and money appropriated.
  • HF1218 (Heintzeman) - Environment and natural resources trust fund appropriations allocated, prior appropriations modified, grant programs established, report required, and money appropriated.
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00:53 - HF1120 (Myers) Keep it Clean program established, and money appropriated.
15:41 - HF1218 (Heintzeman) Funding from the environment and natural resources trust fund, prior appropriations modified, and money appropriated.
Runs 37 minutes.

- HF 1120 (Myers) Keep it Clean program established, and money appropriated.
- HF 1218 (Heintzeman) Funding from the environment and natural resources trust fund, prior appropriations modified, and money appropriated.
**Other bills may be added**

TESTIMONY AND MATERIALS SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Individuals wishing to testify or submit written testimony or handouts for the hearing must e-mail the committee administrator (amy.zipko@house.mn.gov) by 1 p.m. the day prior to the hearing. Handouts must be in PDF format with OCR capability. In-person testimony may be limited due to committee time constraints.

AMENDMENT DEADLINE: Amendments must be e-mailed to the committee administrator by 3 p.m. the day prior to the hearing.