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House Committee
Environment and Natural Resources Policy and Finance
Chair: Denny McNamara
Vice Chair: Dan Fabian
DFL Lead: Rick Hansen
For more information, visit the committee’s page on the House website.
Current Members
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Karen Clark
District 62A -
Tony Cornish
District 23B -
David Dill
District 03A -
Dan Fabian
District 01A -
Kelly Fenton
District 53B -
Peter Fischer
District 43A -
Steve Green
District 02B -
Tom Hackbarth
District 31B -
David Hancock
District 02A -
Rick Hansen
District 52A -
Alice Hausman
District 66A -
Josh Heintzeman
District 10A -
Frank Hornstein
District 61A -
Clark Johnson
District 19A -
Jim Knoblach
District 14B -
Denny McNamara
District 54B -
Jim Newberger
District 15B -
John Persell
District 05A -
Jeanne Poppe
District 27B -
Jason Rarick
District 11B -
Paul Torkelson
District 16B -
Mark Uglem
District 36A
Record On Conservation Issues
H.F. 846 : Allocate funds to core environmental programs instead of duplicative legislative review (April 20, 2015)
A provision in the House proposed Environment Omnibus bill adds new requirements for legislative review of water quality rules. These provisions add new layers of bureaucracy and will delay and weaken the state’s ability to protect lakes and rivers from… Continue reading
How the Committee Voted
The provisions to require legislative review of water quality rules move forward, and programs for forests, parks and trails, and AIS receive less funding.
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H.F. 846: Uphold wild rice water quality standard for sulfates (April 18, 2015)
A provision in the proposed House environment omnibus bill would prohibit the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency from applying a wild rice water quality standard for sulfate until the agency designates waters subject to the standard. Wild rice is found in… Continue reading
How the Committee Voted
The amendment is not adopted and the House omnibus bill includes the provision to suspend enforcement of the wild rice standard moves forward.
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HF 846: Allocate funds to core environmental programs instead of duplicative legislative review (April 16, 2015)
A provision in the House proposed Environment Omnibus bill adds new requirements for legislative review of water quality rules. These provisions add new layers of bureaucracy and will delay and weaken the state’s ability to protect lakes and rivers from… Continue reading
How the Committee Voted
The provisions to require legislative review of water quality rules move forward, and programs for forests, parks and trails, and AIS receive less funding.
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HF 846: Preserve citizen participation and transparency for the PCA (April 16, 2015)
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Citizens’ Board was established in 1967 and is made up of nine appointed members with various types of expertise who ask for environmental impact statements and make the final decision on the permitting of controversial projects. A… Continue reading
How the Committee Voted
The amendment is not adopted and the House Omnibus bill includes the provision to weaken the Citizen’s Board.
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HF 1707: Bill to require that funds dedicated for the environment be used to pay property taxes (March 18, 2015)
Minnesota has two constitutionally dedicated funds for conservation and the environment: a portion of lottery funds and funds from the Outdoor Heritage Fund created by the Clean Water, Land & Legacy Amendment. These funds are constitutionally required to be used… Continue reading
How the Committee Voted
The bill advances to the House Tax committee.
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