Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources

Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources

Chairman Andy Thompson

March 11, 2015

Chairman Thompson called the March 11, 2015 meeting of the House Finance Subcommittee on Agriculture, Development, and Natural Resources to order at 2:06pm.

The clerk took the roll and all members were present.

The subcommittee members reviewed the minutes from the previous meeting on their IPads. Without objection the minutes were approved.

Chairman Thompson called on Amanda Kiger of East Liverpool to provide testimony. Ms. Kiger submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Amanda Heddleston of East Liverpool to provide testimony. Ms. Heddleston submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Lynn Boyle of East Liverpool to provide testimony. Ms. Boyle submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Andrew LaVogue of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative to provide testimony. Mr. LaVogue submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Josh Motzer, Ohio Director of CenturyLink, to provide testimony. Director Motzer submitted written testimony. The members of the subcommittee did not have any questions.

Chairman Thompson called on Andrew Williams of the Environmental Defense Fund to provide testimony. Mr. Williams submitted written testimony. The members of the subcommittee did not have any questions.

Chairman Thompson called on Josh Knights, Executive Director of the Nature Conservancy, to provide testimony. Director Knights submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Beth Sheehan to provide testimony of behalf of the Ohio Veterinary Medical Licensing Board. Ms. Sheehan submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Natalie Coles, Columbus Director of the United Negro College Fund, to provide testimony. Ms. Coles submitted written testimony. The members of the subcommittee did not have any questions.

Chairman Thompson called on Louis Berroteran, Executive Director of the Mayors Association of Portage, Stark & Summit counties, to provide testimony. Director Berroteran submitted written testimony. The members of the subcommittee did not have any questions.

Chairman Thompson called on Carolyn Copus, Executive Director of the Hancock County Agency on Aging, to provide testimony. Director Copus submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Randy Smith, County Commissioner of Meigs County, to provide testimony. Commissioner Smith submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Wayne Cannon of the Ohio RCAP to provide testimony. Mr. Cannon submitted written testimony. The members of the subcommittee did not have any questions.

Chairman Thompson called on Kurtis Strickland, Ohio RCAP Coordinator, to provide testimony. Mr. Strickland submitted written testimony. The members of the subcommittee did not have any questions.

Chairman Thompson called on Larry Foster, GM of the Jackson County Water Company, to provide testimony. Mr. Foster submitted written testimony. The members of the subcommittee did not have any questions.

Chairman Thompson called on Wendy Zucal, Director of the Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, to provide testimony. Director Zucal submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Amy Alduino, Senior Consultant with TRC Inc., to provide testimony. Ms. Alduino submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called on Brian Mead, Policy Analyst for the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, to provide testimony. Mr. Mead submitted written testimony and answered questions from the subcommittee.

Chairman Thompson called for any other business to come before the subcommittee. Seeing none, the subcommittee adjourned at 4:33 pm.