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BWSR Meeting Minutes May 26, 1999 Page Five agencies and local watershed managers with training, administrative and technical issues. Steve Morse, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), reported that DNR came through the legislative session quite well. The Governor vetoed the drainage ditch assessment in the northwest and the capital bonding bill $20M in flood damage reduction targeted for the Red River Valley. Steve stated that the June 15 deadline for submission of capital budget requests will be interesting. IVew Business Legislative Action on the FY00-01 BWSR Budget -Jim Birkholz gave an overview of BWSR's general fund appropriations for FY2000-2001. Jim reported that BWSR's Information Resource Management request was not funded. Jim complemented LeAnn Buck, Sheila Vanney, and Sally Westby for their efforts in carrying out MASWCD's legislative agenda. Jim also gave an overview of BWSR's appropriations contained in the Legislative commission on Minnesota Resources. Chair Roer called far a break at 10:30 A.M. The meeting reconvened at 10:45 a.m. Jim Birkholz distributed.the 1999 Policy Legislation Affecting BWSR. Those items are: 1) WCA amendments (SF83) failed to pass the House; 2) Metro WMO membership; 3) RIM Reserve and CRP; 4) Farmstead Windbreaks Eligible for Cost-Sharing; and 5) Taxing Authority for Metro Joint Power WMOs. Jim stated that Governor Ventura fine item vetoed the two projects assigned to the BWSR in the 1999 bonding bill. The projects were: Lazarus Creek Flood Control, Study Area li ($1,375,000}; and Grass Lake Restoration near Willmar ($1,000,000}, which means that they need to be reconsidered for BWSR's FY01-02 Capital Budget Report. FY01-02 Capital Bonding Requests -Jim Birkholz gave an overview of BWSR's potential capital budget requests for the year 2000 session. These projects are part of a six-year timeframe. The capital budget request deadline is June 15 for submission to the Department of Finance and the Governor's office. Discussion ** followed. Moved by Dwain Otte, seconded by Ginny Imholte, to authorize staff to move 99-28 forward on the capital bonding requests, to submit these requests to the environmental cluster group for review subject to targets set by the administration and to then submit requests within the administration targets to the Department of Finance by the June 15 deadline. Jerome Deal stated that a request will be submitted by the Red River Basin Board; there is a need to contact Don Ogaard regarding the date far submission. Motion passed on a voice vote.