Minutes

Present: Senator Justin D. Eichorn - Chair, Senator Michael P. Goggin Vice Chair, Senator Jason Isaacson, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator David J. Tomassoni

Absent: Senator Carrie Ruud

Senator Justin D. Eichorn called the meeting to order at 3:00 PM

S.F. 1097: Senator Eichorn: Timber permits terms modification.

Senator Eichorn hands the gavel to Senator Goggin

 

Senator Eichorn presents SF 1097

Testifiers:

- Scott Dane, Executive Director: Association of Loggers and Truckers of Minnesota

- Mike Birkeland, Executive Vice President: Minnesota Forest Industries

- Michael Rieger, Owner: Rieger logging and trucking

- Forrest Boe, Director: Forestry Division at Minnesota Department of Natural Resources

 

Senator Isaacson

Senator Goggin

- Forrest Boe

Senator Tomassoni

Senator Eichorn

 

 

Senator Eichorn moved that S.F. 1097, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Legacy Finance Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.

Considering confirmation of Mark Phillips for Commissioner of the Iron
     Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB).

Senator Eichorn introduces the Committee Report for confirmation of Commissioner Phillips

 

Mark Phillips, Commissioner of the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board

- Senator Isaacson

- Senator Kunesh

- Senator Tomassoni

- Senator Goggin

- Senator Eichorn

Senator Tomassoni moved that Considering confirmation of Mark Phillips for Commissioner of the Iron
     Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB)., be recommended to pass. - MOTION PREVAILED.

The meeting was adjourned at 4:21 PM

Senator Justin D. Eichorn, Chair	Carl Martins, Legislative Assistant