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N e b r a s k a A s s o c i a t i o n o f R e s o u r c e s D i s t 2019 r i Legislative c t Conference s January 29 & 30 INDEX NARD Staff ................................................................. 1 Nebraska Senators ................................................... 3 Legislative Calendar ..............................................4-5 Senator Committee Assignments ........................6-7 NRD Managers .......................................................... 9 NARD Board Members .......................................... 10 BRING NARD Committee Assignments .......................10-11 Quick Reference Agenda .................................14-15 Agenda with Session Descriptions .................17-24 YOUR In Memory of those Passing in the last year ...... 25 Future Events ........................................................... 27 OPERATION NARD STAFF Dean E. Edson ............................. Executive Director Jeanne Dryburgh .............................Office Manager ONLINE Dustin Wilcox..............................................NRD/DNR Water Specialist Jennifer Swanson .........................NRD/DEQ Liaison Learn how RealmFive’s Vacant ..........................................Education & Public leading Connectivity Platform Relations Director Jacob Rosse ...........................Intern-Office Support can help your NRD. *Continuing Education Credits The NARD will utilize an automated sign-in for documenting attendance Check us out at the and gaining credit for continuing education. Please utilize the card reader and certification card issued by the Nebraska Department of University Room and Health and Human Services. If you do not have a card, please see one of the NARD staff. A total of six credit hours will be requested, 1 credit win a free meal on us! hour for each designated breakout session and 1 credit hour for visiting and signing into all trade shows. www.realmfive.com Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts www.nrdnet.org Protecting Lives • Protecting Property • Protecting the Future NEBRASKA ASSOCIATION OF RESOURCES DISTRICTS 601 South 12th Street, Suite 201 - Lincoln, NE 68508 Phone: 402.471.7670 • Fax: 402.471.7677 www.nrdnet.org 1 NEBRASKA SENATORS Capitol Mailing Address: Senator __________ District # __, State Capitol PO Box 94604 Lincoln, NE 68509-4604 Dist. Senator Room Phone Email 1 Julie Slama 11th Floor 471-2733 [email protected] 2 Robert Clements 8th Floor 471-2613 [email protected] 3 Carol Blood 1021 471-2627 [email protected] 4 Robert Hilkemann 13th Floor 471-2621 [email protected] 5 Mike McDonnell 13th Floor 471-2710 mmcdonnell leg.ne.gov 6 Machaela Cavanaugh 11th Floor 471-2714 [email protected] 7 Tony Vargas 1000 471-2721 [email protected] 8 Megan Hunt 11th Floor 471-2722 [email protected] 9 Sara Howard 1402 471-2723 [email protected] 10 Wendy DeBoer 11th Floor 471-2718 [email protected] 11 Ernie Chambers 1302 471-2612 Thank you to the 12 Steve Lathrop 1202 471-2623 [email protected] 13 Justin Wayne 1212 471-2727 [email protected] Nebraska Natural 14 John Arch 8th Floor 471-2730 [email protected] 15 Lynne Walz 1403 471-2625 [email protected] Resource Districts 16 Ben Hansen 8th Floor 471-2728 [email protected] 17 Joni Albrecht 1404 471-2716 [email protected] for your continued 18 Brett Lindstrom 2015 471-2618 [email protected] 19 Jim Scheer 2010 471-2929 [email protected] support! 20 John S. McCollister 1017 471-2622 [email protected] 21 Mike Hilgers 2000 471-2673 [email protected] 22 Mike Moser 8th Floor 471-2715 [email protected] 23 Bruce L. Bostelman 8th Floor 471-2719 [email protected] 24 Mark Kolterman 2004 471-2756 [email protected] 25 Suzanne Geist 12th Floor 471-2731 [email protected] 26 Matt Hansen 2011 471-2610 [email protected] 27 Anna Wishart 8th Floor 471-2632 [email protected] 28 Patty Pansing Brooks 1016 471-2633 [email protected] 29 Kate Bolz 1015 471-2734 [email protected] 30 Myron Dorn 1208 471-2620 [email protected] 31 Rick Kolowski 1018 471-2327 [email protected] 32 Tom Brandt 12th Floor 471-2711 [email protected] 33 Steve Halloran 1022 471-2712 [email protected] 34 Curt Friesen 1308 471-2630 [email protected] 35 Dan Quick 1406 471-2617 [email protected] 36 Matt Williams 1401 471-2642 [email protected] 37 John S. Lowe 12th Floor 471-2726 [email protected] 38 Dave Murman 12th Floor 471-2732 [email protected] 39 Lou Ann Linehan 1305 471-2885 [email protected] 40 Tim Gragert 12th Floor 471-2618 [email protected] 41 Tom Briese 1019 471-2631 [email protected] 42 Mike Groene 1306 471-2729 [email protected] 43 Tom Brewer 1423 471-2628 [email protected] 44 Dan Hughes 1210 471-2805 [email protected] [email protected] 45 Sue Crawford 1012 471-2615 [email protected] www.fyraengineering.com 46 Adam Morfeld 1008 471-2720 [email protected] 47 Steve Erdman 12th Floor 471-2616 [email protected] 48 John P. Stinner 1004 471-2802 [email protected] 49 Andrew La Grone 1206 471-2725 [email protected] 2 3 2019 Legislative Session2019 Legislative Session Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat January FebruaryJanuary February 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 DAY 17 DAY 17 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 DAY 21 DAY 22 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20 DAY 21 DAY 22 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 23 DAY 24 DAY 25 DAY 26 RECESS DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 23 DAY 24 DAY 25 DAY 26 RECESS 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 HOLIDAY DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 HOLIDAY DAY 27 DAY 28 DAY 29 DAY 30 HOLIDAY DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 HOLIDAY DAY 27 DAY 28 DAY 29 DAY 30 2019 Legislative27 28Session29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 24 25 26 27 28 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15 DAY 16 RECESS DAY 31 DAY 32 DAY 33 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15 DAY 16 RECESS DAY 31 DAY 32 DAY 33 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat CalendarJanuary 2019 LegislativeFebruaryMarch2019 Legislative Session SessionApril March 1 2 3 4 5 April 1 2 2019 Legislative2019 Legislative Session Session 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sun Mon Tue1 Wed2Sun ThurMon FriTue Sat1Wed Thur2 Sun Fri3Mon Sat4Tue DAYWed5 17Sun Thur6Mon FriTue SatWed Thur Fri Sat DAY 34 RECESS DAY 51 DAY 52 DAY 53 DAY 54 6 7 8 9 10 DAY11 34 12 3 RECESS4 DAY5 51 DAY6 52 DAY7 53 DAY8 54 9 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur FriJanuary Sat SunJanuaryMon Tue3 Wed4 Thur5February Fri6 Sat7 February 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 3 4 5 DAY6 1 DAY7 2 DAY 8 3 9 7 DAY8 18 DAY9 19 DAY10 20 DAY11 21 DAY12 22 13 1 2 3 4 1DAY5 235 DAY 3 36 DAY4 37 DAY5 38 RECESS 1 2 DAY 55 DAY1 56 DAY2 57 DAY 58 RECESS January13 DAY14 35 DAY15 36 DAY16 37 DAY17 38 RECESS18February 19 10 DAY11 55 DAY12 56 DAY13 57 DAY14 58 RECESS 15 16 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 DAY 17 14 15 DAY16 17 17 18 19 20 10 DAY11 4 DAY12 5 DAY13 6 DAY14 7 DAY15 8 16 14 DAY15 23 DAY16 24 DAY17 25 DAY18 26 RECESS 19 20 1 2 3 4 65 7 8 9 610 711 8 RECESS12 9 DAY10 393 DAY111 440 DAY1225 41 DAY6 423 7 4 85 9 6 DAY7 59 DAY8 60 DAY 9 61 DAY 62 RECESS 20RECESS 21 DAY22 39 DAY23 40 DAY24 41 DAY25 42 26 17DAY 18 59 DAY19 60 DAY20 61 DAY21 62 RECESS22 23 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY17 3 18DAY 1 DAY19 2 DAY20DAY 317 18 DAY21 19 DAY 22 20 DAYDAY 23 21 18DAYDAY 22 19 DAY21 20 DAY 22 21 DAY23 22 24 25 26 27 17 HOLIDAY18 DAY19 9 DAY20 1013 DAY21 1411 DAY 2215 12 231613 1714 211815HOLIDAY 19 2216 DAY2317 2710DAY1824 2811 DAY 1925 1229 DAY 2613 3010 14 2711 1512 1613 14 15 16 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 4 5 DAY6 43 DAY7 44 DAY8 45 DAY 9 46 RECESS RECESS DAY 63 DAY 64 DAY 65 DAY 66* DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAYDAY 7 4DAYDAY 8 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAYDAY 8 23 DAY 24 DAY 25 DAYDAY 26 23RECESSDAY 24 DAY 25 DAY 26 RECESS 27 DAYDAY28 43 1 DAYDAY29 44 2 DAYDAY30 45 3 DAY31 46 RECESS DAY 18 DAY24 19 RECESSDAY 25 20 DAYDAY26 6321 DAYDAY27 6422 DAY28 65 DAY 66* 20 21 22 232024 21 242522 262523 2624172527 18 262819 20 291721 30 18 2219 232820 2921 2230 23 13 14 2415 DAY2516 13 DAY2617 14 DAY2718 15 DAY28 19 16 2910 30 11 2812 RECESS2913 DAY3014 31 DAY 15 32 DAY 16 33 HOLIDAY DAY 9 DAY 10 DAYHOLIDAY 11 DAY31DAY 12 9DAYDAY 47 10 DAYDAY 4811 DAYDAYHOLIDAY 12 49 DAYDAY 50 27 RECESSDAY 28 DAYHOLIDAY 29 DAYDAY 30 27 DAY 28DAYDAY 6729 DAY 30 68 DAY 4 DAY31 5 DAYDAY 47 6 DAYDAY 48 7 DAYDAY 49 8 DAY 50 RECESS DAY 23 DAY 24 DAYDAY 67 25 DAYDAY 6826 RECESS Sun Mon Tue Wed27 Thur28 Fri29 Sat3027 3128 Sun29 Mon30 Tue3124Wed 25 Thur26 Fri2724 Sat28 25 26 27 28 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 17 18 Sun19 Mon20 Tue21 Wed22Thur 23 Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed ThurDAY 13 DAY Fri 14 DAY Sat 15 DAYDAY 16 13SunDAY 14 MonDAY 15 DAYTue 16 WedRECESSThurDAY 31 DAY Fri 32 DAY SatRECESS 33 DAY 31 DAY 32 DAY 33 HOLIDAYMarchDAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 HOLIDAYAprilDAY 27 DAY 28 DAY 29 DAY 30 Sun Mon Tue WedSun ThurMonMay FriTue Sat Wed ThurSun FriMon SatTue WedSun ThurMon FriTue June SatWed Thur Fri Sat 27 28 May29 30 31 1 242 25 June26 127 228 3 4 5 6 2019 Legislative Session2019 Legislative Session 1 2 3 4 1 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15 DAY 16 1March2 DAY 3 34 4MarchRECESS DAY 31RECESSDAY 32DAYDAY 51April 33DAY 52 DAY 53 DAYApril 54 1 DAY 69 DAY 70 RECESS 3 4 5 DAY6 69 DAY7 70 RECESS 8 9 71 82 9 101 1 112 2 123 134 1 5 2 6 3 4 5 6 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat SunSun MonMon TueTue WedWed ThurThur Fri Fri Sat Sat Sun Mon Tue5Wed 6 Thur7 Fri8 Sat9 10 11
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