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Legacy Finance

THIRD MEETING

2025-2026 Regular Session - Wednesday, March 5, 2025

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


Legacy Finance Committee

MINUTES

Representative McDonald, Chair of the Legacy Finance Committee, called the meeting to order at 10:18AM, on March 5th, 2025, in Room G3 of the Capitol Building. A quorum was present.

The Committee Legislative Assistant noted the roll.

Members present:

MCDONALD, Joe, Chair
SKRABA, Roger, Vice-Chair
BURKEL, John
CHA, Ethan
DIPPEL, Tom
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
LILLIE, Leon
MOMANYI-HILTSLEY, Huldah
OLSON, Bjorn
XIONG, Jay

Non-Voting member present:

VANG, Samantha

Members excused:

HUSSEIN, Samakab

Representative Skraba moved the minutes of February 26th, 2025, be approved. THE MOTION PREVAILED.

HF1250 (BURKEL) OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND APPROPRIATION.

Representative Burkel moved HF1250 to be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Testifiers:

Mark Johnson, Executive Director, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council testified in favor of HF1250.
Joe Pavelko, Assistant Director, Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council testified in favor of HF1250.

Representative Burkel renewed the motion that HF1250 be re-referred to the Ways and Means Committee.

Chair McDonald requested a roll call vote. The result is as follows:

AYES
McDONALD, Joe, Chair
SKRABA, Roger, Vice-Chair
BURKEL, John
CHA, Ethan
HEINTZEMAN, Josh
LILLIE, Leon
MOMANYI-HILTSLEY, Huldah
OLSON, Bjorn
XIONG, Jay

NAYS


EXCUSED
HUSSEIN, Samakab

On a vote of 9 AYES and 0 NAYS, THE MOTION PREVAILED.

The committee heard informational testimony regarding the Minnesota Historical Society.

Testifiers:
Kent Whitworth, Director and CEO, Minnesota Historical Society.
David Kelliher, Vice President of Public Policy and Government Relations, Minnesota Historical Society.
Avi Viswanathan, Executive Vice President of Mission Delivery, Minnesota Historical Society.


The meeting was adjourned at 11:57AM.





Representative Joe McDonald, Chair




Karina Nelson, Committee Legislative Assistant
More Info On This Meeting..
Bills Added:
  • HF1250 (Burkel) - Outdoor heritage fund; leveraging of certain land for federal grant funds provided, and money appropriated.
House TV Video:
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01:02 - HF1250 (Burkel) Outdoor heritage fund; leveraging of certain land for federal grant funds provided, and money appropriated.
1:14:04 - Minnesota Historical Society overview.
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Minnesota Historical Society overview
HF 1250 (Burkel) Outdoor heritage fund; leveraging of certain land for federal grant funds provided, and money appropriated.

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.