Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate Committee
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Present: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Nick A. Frentz, Senator Steve Green, Senator Glenn H. Gruenhagen, Senator John A. Hoffman, Senator Matt D. Klein, Senator Andrew Mathews, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen, Senator Jason Rarick, Senator Bill Weber, Senator Tou Xiong
Absent: No Members Absent
12:30 PM, 1150 Minnesota Senate Bldg.
Minutes
Present: Senator D. Scott Dibble, Senator Nick A. Frentz, Senator Steve Green, Senator Glenn H. Gruenhagen, Senator John A. Hoffman, Senator Matt D. Klein, Senator Andrew Mathews, Senator Jennifer A. McEwen, Senator Jason Rarick, Senator Bill Weber, Senator Tou Xiong
Absent: No Members Absent
Senator Nick A. Frentz called the meeting to order at 12:39pm
Call to Order
S.F. 733: Senator Kunesh: Disposition of abandoned pipelines provision.
• Sarah Mooradian, CURE • Dave Fraser, American Petroleum Institute • Kevin Pranis, LIUNA • Scott Russell Senator Xiong moves to send SF733 to Environment w/ recommendation Motion prevails on a 6-5 roll call
Senator Xiong moved that S.F. 733, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
• Sarah Mooradian, CURE • Dave Fraser, American Petroleum Institute • Kevin Pranis, LIUNA • Scott Russell Senator Xiong moves to send SF733 to Environment w/ recommendation Motion prevails on a 6-5 roll call
Senator Xiong moved that S.F. 733, be recommended to pass and re-referred to the Environment, Climate, and Legacy Committee. - MOTION PREVAILED.
S.F. 2393: Senator Frentz: Commerce and energy biennial budget establishment.
• Lissa Pawlisch, Department of Commerce
Senator Xiong moved that S.F. 2393, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.
• Lissa Pawlisch, Department of Commerce
Senator Xiong moved that S.F. 2393, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.
S.F. 2018: Senator Weber: Certain uses of B100 fuel inclusion as a carbon-free energy technology.
• Andrew Duerr, Minnesota Biodiesel Council • Sarah Mooradian, CURE
Senator Frentz moved that S.F. 2018, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.
• Andrew Duerr, Minnesota Biodiesel Council • Sarah Mooradian, CURE
Senator Frentz moved that S.F. 2018, be laid over for possible inclusion in the omnibus bill. - MOTION PREVAILED.
The meeting was adjourned at 2:01pm
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Senator Nick A. Frentz, Chair |
Travis Urness, Legislative Assistant |