72nd Legislative Session -- 1997

Committee: Senate Agriculture & Natural Resources

Thursday, January 23, 1997

                                            P - Present
                                            E - Excused
                                            A - Absent

Roll Call
P      Dunn (Jim), Chair
P      Aker
P      Ham
P      Thompson
P      Vitter
P      Hunhoff
P      Kloucek
P      Reedy


OTHERS PRESENT: See Original Minutes

The meeting was called to order by Senator Jim Dunn, Chairman


MOTION:      TO ADOPT THE COMMITTEE RULES.

Moved by:      Senator Reedy
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

Secretary of Agriculture, Darrell Cruea summarized the five divisions in the Dept. of Agriculture and talked about the changes made for improving the efficiency of the Department and meeting of the needs of people.

MOTION:      TO CONFIRM DARRELL D. CRUEA AS SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE.

Moved by:      Senator Thompson
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (8-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Dunn (Jim), Aker, Ham, Thompson, Vitter, Hunhoff, Kloucek, Reedy

          SB 69:   to exempt certain information submitted to the Department of Agriculture from public disclosure requirements.


Presented by:      Dusty Anderson, Dir. Of Economic Dev., Dept. Of Agriculture.

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 69

Moved by:      Senator Thompson
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (8-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Dunn (Jim), Aker, Ham, Thompson, Vitter, Hunhoff, Kloucek, Reedy

MOTION:      PLACE SB 69 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Senator Thompson
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 37:   to authorize the Board of Water and Natural Resources to contract for financial services, to provide for the confidentiality of certain proprietary information, and to authorize additional forms of financial assistance by the board.

Presented by:      Sec. Myers, Sec of Dept. Of Environment and Natural Environment
Comments by:      Jim Feeney, DENR
          Kelly Wheeler, DENR
          Joe Nadenicek, DENR

MOTION:      DEFER SB 37 UNTIL Tuesday, January 28. 1997.

Moved by:      Senator Hunhoff
Second by:      Senator Kloucek
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 38:   to repeal certain rule-making authority of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and to revise certain rule-making authority of water development districts.

Presented by:      Sec. Myers, DENR

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 38

Moved by:      Senator Aker
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (8-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Dunn (Jim), Aker, Ham, Thompson, Vitter, Hunhoff, Kloucek, Reedy

MOTION:      PLACE SB 38 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Senator Thompson
Second by:      Senator Aker
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.

          SB 39:   to revise certain provisions regarding water user districts and water development districts.

Presented by:      Sec. Myers, DENR
Comments by:      Jim Feeney, DENR

MOTION:      DO PASS SB 39

Moved by:      Senator Thompson
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Prevailed by roll call vote.   (8-0-0-0)

Voting yes:      Dunn (Jim), Aker, Ham, Thompson, Vitter, Hunhoff, Kloucek, Reedy

MOTION:      PLACE SB 39 ON CONSENT

Moved by:      Senator Thompson
Second by:      Senator Ham
Action:      Failed by voice vote.

MOTION:      ADJOURN

Moved by:      Senator Aker
Second by:      Senator Reedy
Action:      Prevailed by voice vote.



Gayle Schekel

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Committee Secretary
Jim B. Dunn, Chair




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