Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Present: Senator Foung Hawj - Chair, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen - Vice Chair, Senator Justin D. Eichorn - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Steve Green, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator John A. Hoffman, Senator Ann M. Johnson Stewart, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator Andrew R. Lang, Senator Nathan Wesenberg
Absent: No Members Absent
3:00 PM, 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Minutes
Present: Senator Foung Hawj - Chair, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen - Vice Chair, Senator Justin D. Eichorn - Ranking Minority Member, Senator Steve Green, Senator Grant Hauschild, Senator John A. Hoffman, Senator Ann M. Johnson Stewart, Senator Mary K. Kunesh, Senator Andrew R. Lang, Senator Nathan Wesenberg
Absent: No Members Absent
Senator Justin Eichorn called the meeting to order at 3:05pm. A quorum is present.
Call To Order
S.F. 770: Senator Hawj: Outdoor Heritage Fund appropriation and certain land leveraging for federal grant funds authorization provision.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0770: Mark Johnson, Director, LSOHC
Senator Eichorn moved that S.F. 770, be laid over. - MOTION ADOPTED.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0770: Mark Johnson, Director, LSOHC
Senator Eichorn moved that S.F. 770, be laid over. - MOTION ADOPTED.
S.F. 689: Senator Wesenberg: Bear hunter preference points accumulation for youth authorization.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0689: Pat Rivers, Deputy Director, Fish & Wild Life Division, DNR
Senator Eichorn moved that S.F. 689, be laid over. - MOTION ADOPTED.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0689: Pat Rivers, Deputy Director, Fish & Wild Life Division, DNR
Senator Eichorn moved that S.F. 689, be laid over. - MOTION ADOPTED.
S.F. 742: Senator Wesenberg: Use of purple paint authorization in lieu of signage prohibiting trespassing.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0742: Robert Gorecki, Assistant Director Enforcement, DNR
Senator Eichorn moved that S.F. 742, be laid over. - MOTION ADOPTED.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0742: Robert Gorecki, Assistant Director Enforcement, DNR
Senator Eichorn moved that S.F. 742, be laid over. - MOTION ADOPTED.
S.F. 811: Senator Hauschild: Eating certain beavers prohibition repealer.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0811: Tim Spreck, MN Trappers Association
Senator Eichorn moved that S.F. 811, be laid over. - MOTION ADOPTED.
The following individuals testified on S.F.0811: Tim Spreck, MN Trappers Association
Senator Eichorn moved that S.F. 811, be laid over. - MOTION ADOPTED.
MPCA 2025 report on PFAS and lead/cadmium laws implementation, as required by the 2024 legislature
The following individuals testified on MPCA 2025 report on PFAS and lead/cadmium laws implementation, as required by the 2024 legislature: Kirk Koudelka, Assistant Commissioner, MPCA Peder Sandhei, Resources Management & Assistance Division, MPCA Avonna Stark, State Director, Clean Water Action Catherine Palin, Senior Attorney & Director of Environment Policy, Alliance for Automotive Innovation (REMOTE) William L. Moran, Haws-KM,P.A Aaron Klemz, MN Center for Environment Advocacy
Senator Eichorn moved that MPCA 2025 report on PFAS and lead/cadmium laws implementation, as required by the 2024 legislature, discussion only.
The following individuals testified on MPCA 2025 report on PFAS and lead/cadmium laws implementation, as required by the 2024 legislature: Kirk Koudelka, Assistant Commissioner, MPCA Peder Sandhei, Resources Management & Assistance Division, MPCA Avonna Stark, State Director, Clean Water Action Catherine Palin, Senior Attorney & Director of Environment Policy, Alliance for Automotive Innovation (REMOTE) William L. Moran, Haws-KM,P.A Aaron Klemz, MN Center for Environment Advocacy
Senator Eichorn moved that MPCA 2025 report on PFAS and lead/cadmium laws implementation, as required by the 2024 legislature, discussion only.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:48pm
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Senator Justin D. Eichorn |
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