Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013 11:30 AM
Legislative Energy Commission
Room: 15 State Capitol
Chair: Rep. Melissa Hortman, Sen. John Marty
Agenda:
1. Responsibilities of the Legislative Energy Commission
2. Proposed hiring of an Executive Director for the Legislative Energy Commission
Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Wednesday, June 26, 2013 2:00 PM
Advisory Committee on Capitol Security
Room: 112 State Capitol
Chair: Lt. Governor Prettner Solon
Agenda:
1. Approval of January 7, 2013 Meeting Minutes, Acceptance of Agenda
2. Legislative Update - Jared Jordal
3. Capitol Security Update - Mark Dunaski and Bob Meyerson
4. Infrastructure Update - Chris Guevin
5. Discuss Next Steps for the Advisory Committee - Committee Discussion
6. Public Comment
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Thursday, June 27, 2013 10:00 AM
Select Committee on Living Wage Jobs
Room: 200 State Office Building
Chair: Rep. Ryan Winkler
Agenda: The Committee will hear presentations on economic development strategies used in Minnesota and across the country.
Tuesday, July 09, 2013
Tuesday, July 09, 2013 10:30 AM House
Select Committee on Controlled Substances and Synthetic Drugs
Room: 5 State Office Building
Chair:
Agenda: TBA
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Thursday, July 18, 2013 8:00 AM
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources - Site Visit
Room:
Chair:
Agenda: Southwest Minnesota LCCMR Site Visits
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Times are Approximate - Agenda subject to change
Day 1 Focus areas: Water quality, water supply, county parks, dams and hydropower, fisheries, water recreation, petroglyphs, geology, wildlife management areas, prairies, state parks
Day 2 Focus areas: Pipestone Monument and the importance to native Americans, wind energy, state parks, geology, archeology, state parks
Link to full agenda with directions:
http://www.lccmr.leg.mn/calendar/2013/2013-06-18-20-site_visit/agenda_with_directions.pdf
Day 1 - Tuesday, June 18, 2013
8:00 a.m. State Office Building - bus leave from the front of building
10:30 a.m. Blue Earth County Rapidan Dam Park - Topics:
1. Water issues, Rapidan Dam and hydropower, high and low flows, sediment in the reservoir, water quality, drinking water, water supply, Jordan sandstone
2. Water recreation, DNR water trail designation, increased kayak use
3. County park, previous ENRTF funding through Natural and Scenic Areas grant
12:30 a.m.
Lunch at site Jeffers Petroglyphs, Minnesota Historical Society - Topics:
1. Jeffers Petroglyphs -world renowned American Indian carvings in a native prairie setting; over 2,000 sacred carvings up to 7,000 years old; tall grass prairie including over 200 species of wildflowers; geology and groundwater
2. Rock Ridge Scientific and Natural Area (SNA), 200 acres adjacent to the historical site. One of the first private property prairie bank easements that were eventually purchased by the state to become a SNA
2:30 p.m. Heron Lake Wildlife Management Area (WMA) - Topics:
1. The Heron Lake area historically had large waterfowl populations but today they are much lower. Efforts to improve water quality and increase waterfowl and other wildlife (Watershed districts, DNR, North Heron Lake Game Producers)
2. DNR WMA/AMA programs
3. Agricultural best management practices (BMPs) for water quality including conservation drainage
4. Fisheries and aquatic invasive species (AIS)
4:30 p.m. Touch the Sky Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (United States Fish and Wildlife Service and Brandenburg Foundation) - Topics:
1. Brandenburg Foundation efforts to create and protect the site. (Currently covers nearly 800 acres of federally-owned land - an additional 54 acres permanent protection USFWS grassland easement)
2. Prairie management and other ecological features
6:30 p.m.
Dinner at the park Blue Mounds State Park - Topics:
1. Blue Mounds State Park attractions and management efforts
2. Geology - Sioux Quartzite and Morton Gneiss
3. Hydrogeology - water quality and water supply
8:45 p.m. GrandStay Hotel, Luverne, MN - Overnight
Day 2 - Wednesday, June 19, 2013
8:15 a.m. GrandStay Hotel - Luverne, MN - bus departs for Pipestone National Monument
9:00 a.m. Pipestone National Monument, National Park Service - Topics:
1. Pipestone quarry used historically by Native American community
2. Prairie and other ecological features
10:15 a.m. Prairie Coteau SNA- Topics:
1. Prairie Couteau - one of the largest prairies remnants in southwestern Minnesota - 329 acres
2. DNR Scientific and Natural Areas (SNA) program
3. Minnesota Biological Survey (MBS)
4. Prairie plan
11:30 a.m.
Lunch at park Camden State Park - Topics:
1. State Parks overview
2. Renewable energy demonstration in state parks, energy efficiency, solar, wind, geothermal
1:30 p.m. Morton Outcrops SNA - Topics:
1. Geology: 3.3 billion years old rock exposed at the surface
2. ENRTF funded granite outcrops easements - SWCD
3. America Great Outdoors Blueway designation - other Minnesota River planning efforts
2:45 p.m. Fort Ridgely State Park (Historic Fort Ridgely- Topics:
1. State Park overview
2. Historic Fort Ridgely - Historical aspects of the park
3. Recent additional archeological discoveries in the park
4. Recent ENRTF funded land acquisition within the park
3:30 p.m. Bus departs Fort Ridgely for State Office Building, St. Paul, MN
5:30 p.m. (Estimated return time) State Office Building, St. Paul, MN
For more agenda information, click here
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Tuesday, October 01, 2013
Wednesday, October 02, 2013
Thursday, October 03, 2013
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Thursday, October 17, 2013
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Monday, November 04, 2013
Tuesday, December 03, 2013
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:00 PM House
The House Meets in Session
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:00 PM Senate Senate
The Senate will be in Session at 12 Noon
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