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Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund
Advisory Task Force Meeting Material Page

"to examine the process for making recommendations on expenditures from the environment and natural resources trust fund"


Background Meeting Material Binder Information

The handouts linked below are the material presented to the Advisory Task Force and inserted into members three-ring binders.


Tab #
Materials
Tab 1
   -  Advisory Task Force Language, M.L. 2005, First Special Session, Chp. 1, Art. 2, Sec. 156
   -  M.L. 2005, First Special Session, Chp. 7, Sec. 37 (funding of the Advisory Task Force)
Tab 2
   -  MN Constitution, Art. XI, Sec. 14
   -  MN Statutes, Chp. 116P
   -  Mission Statement, July 1990 Strategic Plan
Tab 3
   -  "What is LCMR?"
   -  Process Outline
   -  Process Flow Chart
Tab 4
   -  Trust Fund Q & A
   -  Appropriation History
   -  Administrative Expense
   -  Environment & Natural Resources Abstracts of Noteworthy Projects (1991-2005)
   -  Trust Fund Project List
   -  2005 RFP
   -  MN State Board of Investments 2004 Annual Report - Environmental Trust Fund, pg. 41 & 42
Tab 5
   -  MN House Information Brief - Natural Resources Trust Funds and their Citizen Committees, October 2002
   -  MN House Information Brief - Natural Resources Policy Commissions in Selected Other States, January 2000
   -  Article XXVII of the Colorado Constitution, Great Outdoors Colorado Program
Tab 6
 
Tab 7
 
Tab 8
 
Tab 9
Meeting 1 - Tue., September 27, 2005  Agenda
   -  Minnesota History of the Land (video information page)
   -  Future Meeting Ideas
Tab 10
Meeting 2 - Tue., October 18, 2005  Agenda
   -  Meeting 1 - 9/27/2005  Minutes
   -  MN State Lottery - Summary Sheet
   -  Where does lottery $ go?
   -  Process Flow Chart (color)
   -  LCMR Project Recommendation Comparisons
   -  Trust Fund Funding Priorities from the Strategic Plans - 1989 - 2005 (49 pages)
   -  Role of Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) 
   -  Comparison of CAC and LCMR 2003 & 2005 Recommendations 
   -  Comparison of CAC and LCMR 2005 Strategic Plan 
   -  Advisory Task Force Meeting Work Schedule
Tab 11
Meeting 3 - Thur.,  November 17, 2005   Agenda
   -  Meeting 2 - 10/18/2005    Minutes
   -  Public Testimony - 6:30 p.m., - more details
   -  Group Consensus Decision-Making (steps and guidelines)
   -  MN State Board of Investment - Projections of Assets in the Environmental Trust Fund    -  Advisory Task Force Review of Other Programs (list)
Tab 12
Meeting 4 - Tue., November 29, 2005    Agenda    -  Meeting 3 - 11/17/2005   Minutes
   -  Written Public Testimony (attached at the back of the minutes)
   -  LCMR Duties not affected by the June 30, 2006 Sunset - Senate Research Memo
   -  Presentations from:
          Colorado - Great Outdoors Colorado, Chris Leding     Presentation    Constitution
          Nebraska - Nebraska Environmental Trust, Mary Harding     Presentation    Constitution
          Missouri - Missouri Dept. of Conservation, John Hoskins & Dan Zekor     Presentation    Constitution    Annual Report
Tab 13
Meeting 5 - Thur., December 15, 2005   Agenda
   -  Meeting 4 - 11/29/05   Minutes  (see above presentation links for the attachment to the minutes)
   -  Additional Written Public Testimony
   -  MN House Research - Constitutional principles relating to funding panels, December 2005
   -  MN House Information Brief - State Environmental Trust Funds, December 2005
Tab 14
Meeting 6 - Tue., January 10, 2006   Agenda
   -  Meeting 5 - 12/15/05   Minutes
   -  Additional Written Public Testimony
   -  Proposals for the Environment & Natural Resource Trust Fund - spreadsheet comparison
Tab 15
Meeting 7 - Tue. January 31, 2006   Agenda
   -  Meeting 6 - 1/10/06   Minutes

Meeting 8 - Tue. February 7, 2006   Agenda
   -  Meeting 7 - 1/31/06   Minutes