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FILE - In this Juy 19, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jean Wagenius addresses the Minnesota House in St. Paul, Minn. The 2014 legislature, which convenes Tuesday, is expected to fund several projects affecting the environment. Wagenius, D-Minneapolis, is chairwoman of the Minnesota House Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee. (AP Photo/Jim Mone,File)
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A twisted tree hangs over the boardwalk at the Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2013. The boardwalk was damaged in an ice storm that moved through South Carolina Feb. 11-13. The storm, the worst in the state in a decade, caused widespread damage at the park, the only national park in the state, and has closed sections of the park's popular boardwalk. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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A sign at Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C., warns park visitors about damage from a recent ice storm on Friday, Feb. 21, 2013. The ice storm that moved through South Carolina Feb. 11-13 was the worst in the state in a decade. It caused widespread damage at the park, the only national park in the state, and has closed sections of the park's popular boardwalk. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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Chief Ranger Duane Michael surveys the Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C., on Friday, Feb. 21, 2013. It took Michael and another ranger an entire day to cut a path through fallen trees and limbs into the park following an ice storm Feb. 11-13. The storm, the worst in South Carolina in a decade, caused widespread damage at the park, the only national park in the state, and has closed sections of the park's popular boardwalk. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
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The shattered boardwalk at the Congaree National Park near Columbia, S.C., is seen on Friday, Feb. 21, 2013. The boardwalk was damaged in an ice storm that moved through South Carolina Feb. 11-13. The storm, the worst in the state in a decade, caused widespread damage at the park, the only national park in the state, and has closed sections of the park's popular boardwalk. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith)
