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>> I CAN DO IT RIGHT NOW. >> ALL RIGHT.
>> ALL RIGHT. A VIEWER FROM LILY DALE WANTS TO
A VIEWER FROM LILY DALE WANTS TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH
KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH LEGISLATION DEALING WITH CARP OR
LEGISLATION DEALING WITH CARP OR INVASIVE SPECIES.
INVASIVE SPECIES. WHO IS OUR EXPERT IN INVASIVE
WHO IS OUR EXPERT IN INVASIVE SPECIES HERE?
SPECIES HERE? ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT?
ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK TO THAT? >> I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD
>> I DON'T KNOW IF I WOULD CLASSIFY MYSELF AS AN EXPERT,
CLASSIFY MYSELF AS AN EXPERT, BUT IT IS A VERY MAJOR ISSUE
BUT IT IS A VERY MAJOR ISSUE THIS SESSION IN TERMS OF HOW WE
THIS SESSION IN TERMS OF HOW WE MANAGE THE INVASIVE SPECIES.
MANAGE THE INVASIVE SPECIES. I KNOW LCCMR HAS BEEN FOR SOME
I KNOW LCCMR HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME.
TIME. THAT'S THE LEGISLATIVE CITIZENS
THAT'S THE LEGISLATIVE CITIZENS COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA
COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA RESOURCES.
RESOURCES. THAT WORD CITIZEN WAS A CHANGE A
THAT WORD CITIZEN WAS A CHANGE A WHILE BACK.
WHILE BACK. THEY'VE BEEN VERY ENGAGED IN
THEY'VE BEEN VERY ENGAGED IN THAT.
THAT. I KNOW THE CHAIR OF THE
I KNOW THE CHAIR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL NATURAL RESOURCE
ENVIRONMENTAL NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE SIDE HAS BEEN VERY
COMMITTEE SIDE HAS BEEN VERY ENGAGED.
ENGAGED. I WOULD BE SURPRISED IN THE END
I WOULD BE SURPRISED IN THE END IF SOMETHING DOESN'T COME
IF SOMETHING DOESN'T COME FORWARD, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A
FORWARD, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A SHORT SESSION TO TRY TO MOVE
SHORT SESSION TO TRY TO MOVE FORWARD ON THAT ISSUE.
FORWARD ON THAT ISSUE. IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO DO, AND THERE IS A DEBATE AS
TO DO, AND THERE IS A DEBATE AS TO WHAT THE BEST TECHNIQUES ARE.
TO WHAT THE BEST TECHNIQUES ARE. I MIGHT JUST SAY THAT WE WERE
I MIGHT JUST SAY THAT WE WERE JUST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF
JUST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA WITH THE CAPITAL
MINNESOTA WITH THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, AND
INVESTMENT COMMITTEE, AND THERE'S MAJOR RESEARCH GOING ON
THERE'S MAJOR RESEARCH GOING ON THERE.
THERE. THEY'RE GETTING FEDERAL FUNDS
THEY'RE GETTING FEDERAL FUNDS AND HOW TO CONTROL CARP, AND
AND HOW TO CONTROL CARP, AND THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN HOW
THEY'RE VERY INTERESTED IN HOW TO CONTROL THE ASIAN CARP, WHICH
TO CONTROL THE ASIAN CARP, WHICH IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT SPECIES.
IS A LITTLE DIFFERENT SPECIES. BUT AT ANY RATE, THERE ARE A LOT
BUT AT ANY RATE, THERE ARE A LOT OF INITIATIVES THAT ARE
OF INITIATIVES THAT ARE BEGINNING TO SURFACE.
BEGINNING TO SURFACE. >> I JUST SAW SOMETHING ON
>> I JUST SAW SOMETHING ON TELEVISION JUST WITHIN THE LAST
TELEVISION JUST WITHIN THE LAST FEW DAYS ON THAT SUBJECT AT THE
FEW DAYS ON THAT SUBJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY. WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT
WHAT THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WASN'T SO MUCH THE RESEARCH
WASN'T SO MUCH THE RESEARCH ITSELF, BUT THE QUALITY OR THE
ITSELF, BUT THE QUALITY OR THE CONDITION OF THE RESEARCH
CONDITION OF THE RESEARCH FACILITY AND THE UPGRADING THAT
FACILITY AND THE UPGRADING THAT IS NEEDED SO WORK CAN BE DONE IN
IS NEEDED SO WORK CAN BE DONE IN A LITTLE BETTER WAY.
A LITTLE BETTER WAY. BUT WHERE I COME FROM, WE'VE GOT
BUT WHERE I COME FROM, WE'VE GOT THE ZEBRA MUSCLES.
THE ZEBRA MUSCLES. THAT'S THE -- MUZZLES.
THAT'S THE -- MUZZLES. MUSSLES.
MUSSLES. THAT'S THE PRIMARY PROBLEM.
THAT'S THE PRIMARY PROBLEM. THAT'S AN ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE A
THAT'S AN ISSUE WHEN YOU HAVE A THOUSAND OR MORE LAKES JUST IN
THOUSAND OR MORE LAKES JUST IN MY COUNTY, YOU TALK WATER
MY COUNTY, YOU TALK WATER QUALITY, FISHING, LAKE SHORE.
QUALITY, FISHING, LAKE SHORE. IT'S ALL PART OF THAT, AND WE DO
IT'S ALL PART OF THAT, AND WE DO HAVE ZEBRA MUSSELS LIKE I SAID,
HAVE ZEBRA MUSSELS LIKE I SAID, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO STOP THEM
BUT WE'RE TRYING TO STOP THEM FROM MOVING ANY FURTHER.
FROM MOVING ANY FURTHER. >> I THINK THE HABITAT PART OF
>> I THINK THE HABITAT PART OF THE LEGACY LIMIT, I BELIEVE, HAS
THE LEGACY LIMIT, I BELIEVE, HAS A RECOMMENDATION, IF I'M NOT
A RECOMMENDATION, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, RELATIVE TO SOME
MISTAKEN, RELATIVE TO SOME ADDITIONAL MONEY AS WELL.
ADDITIONAL MONEY AS WELL. >> I SHOULD QUALIFY WHAT I JUST
>> I SHOULD QUALIFY WHAT I JUST SAID.
SAID. WE ONLY HAVE ZEBRA MUSSELS IN A
WE ONLY HAVE ZEBRA MUSSELS IN A COUPLE OF OUR THOUSAND LAKES.
COUPLE OF OUR THOUSAND LAKES. >> THERE'S NO REASON FOR PEOPLE
>> THERE'S NO REASON FOR PEOPLE TO HEAD TO IOWA.
TO HEAD TO IOWA. >> WE'RE HOPING THAT ACTUALLY
>> WE'RE HOPING THAT ACTUALLY THIS SEVERE WEATHER WITH ICE
THIS SEVERE WEATHER WITH ICE OVER THREE FEET THICK IN SOME
OVER THREE FEET THICK IN SOME PLACES ON SOME OF THE LAKES THAT
PLACES ON SOME OF THE LAKES THAT THAT WILL ACTUALLY KILL SOME OF
THAT WILL ACTUALLY KILL SOME OF THESE LITTLE RASCALS.
THESE LITTLE RASCALS. WE'LL SEE.
WE'LL SEE. >> SO THERE IS SOMETHING GOOD
>> SO THERE IS SOMETHING GOOD COMING OUT OF IT.
COMING OUT OF IT. >> THEY DON'T SURVIVE IN ICE.
>> THEY DON'T SURVIVE IN ICE. >> REPRESENTATIVE NORNES
>> REPRESENTATIVE NORNES MENTIONED THE FACILITIES.
MENTIONED THE FACILITIES. THAT'S WHY WE WERE AT THE
THAT'S WHY WE WERE AT THE UNIVERSITY.
UNIVERSITY. AND THEY ARE BADLY IN NEED OF
AND THEY ARE BADLY IN NEED OF MODERN LABS AND SO ON FOR THAT
MODERN LABS AND SO ON FOR THAT RESEARCH, AND IT'S REALLY THE
RESEARCH, AND IT'S REALLY THE LEADING RESEARCH CENTER IN THE
LEADING RESEARCH CENTER IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WHEN YOU START
ENTIRE COUNTRY WHEN YOU START TALKING ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE
TALKING ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE CARP.
CARP. AND THEY'RE JUST KIND OF LIMPING
AND THEY'RE JUST KIND OF LIMPING ALONG IN THE SENSE OF MAKESHIFT
ALONG IN THE SENSE OF MAKESHIFT MATERIALS TO KEEP THE LAB
MATERIALS TO KEEP THE LAB OPERATING.
OPERATING. SO HOPEFULLY WHEN WE DO HAVE A
SO HOPEFULLY WHEN WE DO HAVE A CAPITAL INVESTMENT BILL GO
CAPITAL INVESTMENT BILL GO THROUGH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE
THROUGH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE THAT THAT'S A FACILITY THAT WE
THAT THAT'S A FACILITY THAT WE DO ADDRESS.
DO ADDRESS. >> I SERVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT
>> I SERVE ON THE ENVIRONMENT ENERGY COMMITTEE AND THE
ENERGY COMMITTEE AND THE RESPECTIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS
RESPECTIVE FINANCE COMMITTEE AS WELL, AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS
WELL, AND THERE WERE NUMEROUS HEARINGS ON VARIOUS BILLS AND
HEARINGS ON VARIOUS BILLS AND INPUT LAST YEAR REGARDING THE
INPUT LAST YEAR REGARDING THE INVASIVE SPECIES, AND CERTAINLY
INVASIVE SPECIES, AND CERTAINLY THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION
THERE HAS BEEN SOME DISCUSSION ALREADY THIS YEAR.
ALREADY THIS YEAR. OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE A VARIETY
OBVIOUSLY, THERE ARE A VARIETY OF WAYS THAT MONEY CAN BE SPENT
OF WAYS THAT MONEY CAN BE SPENT ON THAT.
ON THAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S REALLY
I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S REALLY AN AGREED-UPON BEST METHOD TO
AN AGREED-UPON BEST METHOD TO CONTROL THEM YET, QUITE FRANKLY.
CONTROL THEM YET, QUITE FRANKLY. CERTAINLY, IT'S SOMETHING THAT
CERTAINLY, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE WORKED UPON.
WILL CONTINUE TO BE WORKED UPON. AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, MY HOME
AND JUST FOR THE RECORD, MY HOME COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE A LAKE.
COUNTY DOESN'T HAVE A LAKE. (LAUGHTER).
(LAUGHTER). >> SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ZEBRA
>> SO YOU DON'T HAVE ANY ZEBRA MUSSELS.
MUSSELS. I HAVE NO ZEBRA MUSSELS.
I HAVE NO ZEBRA MUSSELS.