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| Date: | February 22, 2011 | | Contact Name: | Sandra Whalen | | Contact Phone: | 651-296-5238 | | Contact Email: | sandra.whalen@senate.mn | | For Immediate Release | |
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| SENATOR DeKRUIF APPOINTED TO STATE ENVIRONMENT BOARD |
(ST. PAUL) – State Senator Al DeKruif (R-Elysian) has been named to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR), a state council funding Minnesota environment and conservation projects.
A Minnesota resort owner and avid outdoorsman, DeKruif said he was interested in the appointment in order to assure the proper use of funding and stewardship of Minnesota’s resources for future generations.
The Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) has 17 members, including 10 legislators. The board makes funding recommendations to the Legislature for special environment and natural resource projects, primarily from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund. These projects help maintain and enhance Minnesota’s environment and natural resources.
The LCCMR developed from a program initiated in 1963. According to the commission, over $650 million has been appropriated to more than 1,650 projects recommended by the Commission to protect and enhance Minnesota's environment and natural resources since 1963.
Along with serving on the LCCMR, Senator DeKruif is a member of the Senate Transportation Committee, the Jobs & Economic Development, as well as the Education Budget & Policy committees. He welcomes constituents to contact his Capitol office at 24G Capitol, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55155, by phone at 651-296-5558, or via email at sen.al.dekruif@senate.mn.
