Minnesota Senate Weekly Schedule
Sunday, September 25, 2011 - Saturday, October 1, 2011
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
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Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources
Chair: Rep. Tom Hackbarth
8:45 a.m.
Room 5 State Office Building
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1. Approve agenda for LCCMR meeting for September 27, 2011
2. Members approve minutes for August 11, 2011
3. Members report potential conflicts of interest regarding today's business
4. ENRTF Project Presentation: ML 2009-4g "Statewide Ecological Ranking of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and Other Critical Lands" (Greg Larson, BWSR; David Mulla, U of MN)
5. Issue Seminar: Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive Species
- Overview of ENRTF ballast water and Lake Superior invasive species projects (LCCMR Staff):
* 2009-6a "Ballast Water Sampling Method Development and Treatment Technology" (MPCA)
* 2009-6b "Emergency Delivery System Development for Disinfecting Ballast Water"
* 2010-6d "Bioacoustic Traps for Management of Round Goby"
* 2011-6a "Improved Detection of Harmful Microbes in Ballast Water"
- Agricultural plants and insects (Geir Friisoe, MDA)
- Aquatic and terrestrial invasive species overview, including summary of spending plan for 2011 ENRTF appropriation Subd. 9c "Aquatic Invasive Species", DNR - $5,690,000 (Luke Skinner, DNR)
6. Additional spending plan overviews for DNR projects in M.L. 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 3 not requiring work plan approval - Tentative
- Subd. 4a "State Park and Recreation Area Operations and Improvements", DNR - $3,627,000 (Ron Potter, DNR)
- Subd. 4s "Land and Water Conservation Account (LAWCON) Federal Reimbursement", DNR - $750,000 (Ron Potter, DNR)
- Subd. 9b "Chronic Wasting Disease and Animal Health", DNR - $1,200,000 (Michelle Carstensen/Lou Cornicelli, DNR)
7. Action: M.L. 2011 Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund Work Plan overview for approval for appropriations in M.L. 2011, 1st Special Session, Chapter 2, Article 3
Lunch
8. Overview of new Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund social media outreach (LCCMR staff)
9. Ongoing discussion of setting future funding priorities
10. Issue Seminar: Minnesota Climate Data and Patterns
- Current Minnesota climate patterns and their implications for the state's municipalities, industries, agriculture, and recreation (Mark Seeley, U of MN)
- Presentation on completed ENRTF project: ML 2008 5c "Updating Precipitation Intensities for Runoff Estimation and Infrastructure Designs" (Bruce Wilson, MPCA)
- How climate data is used in road and infrastructure construction (Andrea Hendrickson, MnDOT)
11. Other business
Next scheduled LCCMR Meeting: September 28, 2011 - Metro Area Site Visits / Issue Seminars
12. Site Visit to University of Minnesota St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, Minneapolis. Overview of Outdoor Stream Laboratory testing of in-stream sonic bubble barrier technology to address movement of carp (Vaughan Voller & Peter Sorenson, U of MN). Overview on laboratory's work on hydrokinetics and turbine technology.
13. Adjourn
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources - Site Visit
Chair: N/A
8:00 a.m.
Room N/A (Various locations in SW Metro)
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Call 651-296-0504