MN legislative records: on Environment

Erin Murphy: Establish Great Lakes Compact to protect public resources

Legislative Summary: HF 110: Great Lakes Water Resources Compact: The legislative bodies of the respective parties hereby find:

the waters of the basin are precious public natural resources shared and held in trust by the states;
the waters of the basin are interconnected and part of a single hydrologic system;
continued sustainable, accessible and adequate water supplies for the people and economy of the basin are of vital importance;
Purposes of the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact:
to act together to protect, conserve, restore, and effectively manage the waters and natural resources of the basin despite current lack of full scientific certainty
to facilitate consistent approaches to water management across the basin while retaining state management authority.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 97-35 on Feb. 1; Rep. Erin Murphy introduced bill on Jan. 16 then voted YES; passed Senate 57-3 on Feb. 15; signed by Gov. Pawlenty on Feb. 20. Source: Minnesota legislative voting records: HF 110 Jan 16, 2007

Jim Abeler: Establish Great Lakes Compact to protect public resources

Legislative Summary: HF 110: Great Lakes Water Resources Compact: The legislative bodies of the respective parties hereby find:

the waters of the basin are precious public natural resources shared and held in trust by the states;
the waters of the basin are interconnected and part of a single hydrologic system;
continued sustainable, accessible and adequate water supplies for the people and economy of the basin are of vital importance;
Purposes of the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact:
to act together to protect, conserve, restore, and effectively manage the waters and natural resources of the basin despite current lack of full scientific certainty
to facilitate consistent approaches to water management across the basin while retaining state management authority.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 97-35 on Feb. 1; Rep. Jim Abeler introduced bill on Jan. 16 then voted YES; passed Senate 57-3 on Feb. 15; signed by Gov. Pawlenty on Feb. 20. Source: Minnesota legislative voting records: HF 110 Jan 16, 2007

Matt Dean: Voted NO on Great Lakes Water Resources Compact

Legislative Summary: HF 110: Great Lakes Water Resources Compact: The legislative bodies of the respective parties hereby find:

the waters of the basin are precious public natural resources shared and held in trust by the states;
the waters of the basin are interconnected and part of a single hydrologic system;
continued sustainable, accessible and adequate water supplies for the people and economy of the basin are of vital importance;
Purposes of the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact:
to act together to protect, conserve, restore, and effectively manage the waters and natural resources of the basin despite current lack of full scientific certainty
to facilitate consistent approaches to water management across the basin while retaining state management authority.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 97-35 on Feb. 1; Rep. Matt Dean voted NO; passed Senate 57-3 on Feb. 15; signed by Gov. Pawlenty on Feb. 20. Source: Minnesota legislative voting records: HF 110 Feb 1, 2007

Tim Pawlenty: Establish Great Lakes Water Resources Compact

Legislative Summary: HF 110: Great Lakes Water Resources Compact: The legislative bodies of the respective parties hereby find:

the waters of the basin are precious public natural resources shared and held in trust by the states;
the waters of the basin are interconnected and part of a single hydrologic system;
continued sustainable, accessible and adequate water supplies for the people and economy of the basin are of vital importance;
Purposes of the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact:
to act together to protect, conserve, restore, and effectively manage the waters and natural resources of the basin despite current lack of full scientific certainty
to facilitate consistent approaches to water management across the basin while retaining state management authority over water management decisions within the basin.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 97-35 on Feb. 1; passed Senate 57-3 on Feb. 15; signed by Gov. Pawlenty on Feb. 20. Source: Minnesota legislative voting records: HF 110 Feb 20, 2007

Tina Liebling: Establish Great Lakes Compact to protect public resources

Legislative Summary: HF 110: Great Lakes Water Resources Compact: The legislative bodies of the respective parties hereby find:

the waters of the basin are precious public natural resources shared and held in trust by the states;
the waters of the basin are interconnected and part of a single hydrologic system;
continued sustainable, accessible and adequate water supplies for the people and economy of the basin are of vital importance;
Purposes of the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact:
to act together to protect, conserve, restore, and effectively manage the waters and natural resources of the basin despite current lack of full scientific certainty
to facilitate consistent approaches to water management across the basin while retaining state management authority.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 97-35 on Feb. 1; Rep. Tina Liebling voted YES; passed Senate 57-3 on Feb. 15; signed by Gov. Pawlenty on Feb. 20. Source: Minnesota legislative voting records: HF 110 Feb 1, 2007

Brad Finstad: Voted NO on Great Lakes Water Resources Compact

Legislative summary: HF 110: Great Lakes Water Resources Compact: The legislative bodies of the respective parties hereby find:

the waters of the basin are precious public natural resources shared and held in trust by the states;
the waters of the basin are interconnected and part of a single hydrologic system;
continued sustainable, accessible and adequate water supplies for the people and economy of the basin are of vital importance;
Purposes of the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact:
to act together to protect, conserve, restore, and effectively manage the waters and natural resources of the basin despite current lack of full scientific certainty
to facilitate consistent approaches to water management across the basin while retaining state management authority.

Legislative Outcome: Passed House 97-35 on Feb. 1; State Rep. Brad Finstad voted NO; passed Senate 57-3 on Feb. 15; signed by Gov. Pawlenty on Feb. 20. Source: Minnesota legislative voting records: HF 110 Feb 1, 2007

Brad Finstad: Voted NO on Great Lakes Water Resources Compact

Legislative summary: HF 110: Great Lakes Water Resources Compact: The legislative bodies of the respective parties hereby find:

the waters of the basin are precious public natural resources shared and held in trust by the states;
the waters of the basin are interconnected and part of a single hydrologic system;
continued sustainable, accessible and adequate water supplies for the people and economy of the basin are of vital importance;
Purposes of the Great Lakes Water Resources Compact:
to act together to protect, conserve, restore, and effectively manage the waters and natural resources of the basin despite current lack of full scientific certainty
to facilitate consistent approaches to water management across the basin while retaining state management authority.

Tim Walz: No net loss of prairie pothole wetlands & all wetlands

Wetlands provide important benefits to Minnesota by protecting and preserving surface water and groundwater, providing for natural storage and retention of flood waters, adding to Minnesota's ecological diversity [and more].

Over 80% of the State's original prairie pothole wetlands have been drained and over 60% of the State's total original wetland base has been drained, filled, or otherwise diminished. It is in the public interest to protect the functions & values of wetlands and to restore lost wetland functions.

Protect, enhance, and restore the quality and extent of Minnesota's wetlands to the fullest extent of their authority in accordance with the goal of "no-net loss" of wetlands in the State.
Improve the effectiveness of the State's wetland and related water resource protections.
Coordinate implementation of wetland and related water resource regulatory and restoration programs with federal and local agencies.

Source: Minnesota voting records: Executive Order 19-17 Apr 1, 2019

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