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House Natural Resource Tourism Committee reports three bills to rules, adopts H‑2 substitute
Summary
The House Committee on Natural Resource Tourism approved minutes, adopted an H‑2 substitute for House Bill 51 15 (setting a $20,000 deductible for a third/subsequent underground storage tank cleanup claim), and voted to report House Bills 49 40, 51 15 and 43 14 to the Committee on Rules.
The House Committee on Natural Resource Tourism met and moved three bills forward to the House Committee on Rules after brief discussion and roll‑call votes.
Committee Chair Martin opened the session and the clerk confirmed a quorum. Representative Hoadley moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting; the motion passed by unanimous consent.
The committee then addressed House Bill 49 40, which concerns claims for cleanup of releases from underground storage tanks. Representative Scott moved to report HB 49 40 as an H‑2 recommendation to the Committee on Rules; the motion passed on a roll call recorded as 15 ayes, 0 nays and 0 passes.
Members next considered House Bill 51 15, sponsored by Representative Bialetke and Chair Martin. The committee reviewed an H‑2 substitute that, according to committee staff remarks in the meeting, specifies drafting updates and sets the deductible for a third or subsequent claim at $20,000. Representative Preston moved to adopt the H‑2 substitute; the substitute was adopted on a roll call of 15 ayes, 0 nays and 0 passes. Preston then moved to report HB 51 15 as H‑2 with a recommendation that it be referred to the Committee on Rules; that motion also carried, 15–0–0.
The committee also considered House Bill 43 14, sponsored by Representative Saint Germain, which would allow lakefront property owners to manually or mechanically remove free‑floating vegetation or debris from shoreline waters without obtaining a permit. Vice Chair Saint Germain moved to report the bill. The roll call registered 10 ayes, 0 nays and 5 passes; the motion prevailed.
All three bills were reported to the Committee on Rules. There was no additional testimony in the meeting and no recorded amendments to any of the measures. Chair Martin closed the meeting, members agreed to excuse absent colleagues by unanimous consent, and the committee adjourned.
Votes at a glance: • HB 49 40 — Reported as H‑2 and recommended to Rules; roll‑call result reported as 15 ayes, 0 nays, 0 passes. • HB 51 15 — H‑2 substitute adopted (deductible for third/subsequent claim specified at $20,000); reported as H‑2 and recommended to Rules; roll‑call results reported as 15 ayes, 0 nays, 0 passes. • HB 43 14 — Reported and recommended to Rules; roll‑call result reported as 10 ayes, 0 nays, 5 passes.
Next steps: Each bill will advance to the House Committee on Rules for scheduling and further consideration by the full House; the committee recorded no additional motions or follow‑up tasks in the meeting.
