Minutes

Present: Senator Carrie Ruud - Chair, Senator Bill Weber Vice Chair, Senator Jim Carlson, Senator Steve Cwodzinski, Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Chris A. Eaton, Senator Mark W. Koran, Senator Andrew R. Lang, Senator Andrew Mathews, Senator David H. Senjem, Senator Patricia Torres Ray

Absent: Senator Jeff R. Howe

Senator Carrie Ruud called the meeting to order at 1:15pm.

S.F. 1278: Senator Draheim: State Park Open House Days expansion.



Senator Koran moved that S.F. 1278, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1391: Senator Lang: Watershed district construction or implementation fund and project tax levy sources of financing expansion.



Senator Weber moved that S.F. 1391, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Taxes Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1414: Senator Weber: Agricultural, aquaculture, pesticide control, food handlers, dairy incentive programs, loan programs, soil, and agriculture basins provisions modifications.



Senator Weber moved that S.F. 1414, as amended, be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1945: Senator Weber: Ditch buffer strips public drainage system acquisition and compensation acceleration; runoff and sediment option under charges for public drainage ditch repairs provision.



Senator Weber moved that S.F. 1945, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1551: Senator Weber: Soil loss limits clarification; conflict resolution process for certain damage to buffers or alternative practices authorization.



Senator Weber moved that S.F. 1551, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Judiciary and Public Safety Finance and Policy Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1973: Senator Mathews: Assistant commissioners employed by the pollution control agency (PCA) modification and administrative costs limitations.



Senator Mathews moved that S.F. 1973, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

S.F. 1972: Senator Mathews: Unadopted rules enforcement by pollution control agency (PCA) and department of natural resources prohibition.



Not heard.

The meeting was adjourned at 2:54pm.

Senator Carrie Ruud, Chair	Jonathan Cotter, Legislative Assistant