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Rules subcommittee confirms appointments to boards including Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission and Outdoor Heritage Council
Summary
The Minnesota Senate Rules subcommittee on committees unanimously approved a slate of legislative appointments to state and interstate boards, including the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission and the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.
The Minnesota Senate Committee on Rules and Administration convened as its subcommittee on committees Feb. 21 and unanimously approved appointments to a range of state and interstate bodies, the subcommittee's chair said.
The slate presented to the subcommittee included appointments to the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission, the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board, the Midwestern Higher Education Compact, the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, and the Working Group on Simplifying Supportive Housing Resources.
The subcommittee took the appointments en bloc after the chair asked whether there were questions; none were raised. Senator Marty moved to adopt the appointments and the motion was approved by voice vote. The transcript records the action as “adopted” with no roll-call recorded at the subcommittee level.
Why it matters: These boards and commissions advise or govern programs that touch state policy areas including transportation planning (interstate passenger rail), higher education co-operation among Midwestern states, outdoor and natural-resource funding, economic development for northeastern Minnesota, and coordination of supportive housing resources. Legislative appointments determine the Senate's representation on those bodies for the session.
Details and procedure The chair opened the subcommittee meeting and explained the appointments were in committee packets and available to members online. The appointment list was moved by Senator Marty; the subcommittee approved the slate without questions. The transcript records the subcommittee convening at approximately 11:30 a.m. and adjourning after the vote.
What was not decided The transcript records the confirmation of appointments at the subcommittee level only; it does not include subsequent action by the full Senate or any statements from the appointees. Specific names of the appointees and any terms or statutory citations were not read into the record in the portion of the transcript provided and are therefore not specified here.
