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Committee reports four DNR- and resource-related bills out of executive session
Summary
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee met in executive session April 2 and voted to report four Senate bills out of committee with due‑pass recommendations. Votes were taken by voice vote for some bills and by roll call for a complex surface-mining fee bill.
The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee voted April 2 to report four Senate bills out of committee with due‑pass recommendations after an executive session and caucus.
The bills addressed notice requirements for Department of Natural Resources (DNR) land surveys, the appeals process for burn‑requirement enforcement, an adjustment to aquatic‑lands inflation metrics, and changes to surface‑mine reclamation fee schedules. Committee staff briefed members before the caucus and the committee returned to take votes.
Why it matters: Each motion advances the named bill to the next stage of the legislative process. One bill on surface‑mine fee schedules drew extended debate and amendment activity before passage as amended; the committee adopted a striking amendment and then reported the bill with a due‑pass, as amended, recommendation.
Key outcomes
- Substitute Senate Bill 51‑70 (DNR land surveys — notice and participation): Reported out of committee with a due‑pass…
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