HF 23

as introduced - 91st Legislature, 2020 4th Special Session (2020 - 2020) Posted on 09/11/2020 10:48am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; modifying previous appropriations for no child left
inside program; amending Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1,
section 3, subdivision 6.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, subdivision 6,
is amended to read:

Subd. 6. Fish and Wildlife Management

78,978,000

78,402,000

Appropriations by Fund
	2020	2021
General	1,777,000	275,000
Natural Resources	1,954,000	1,982,000
Game and Fish	75,247,000	76,145,000

(a) $8,539,000 the first year and $8,658,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund only for activities specified under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
percent of this appropriation may be used for
expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
retention.

(b) $1,595,000 the first year and $275,000 the
second year are from the general fund, and
$1,125,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the
second year are from the game and fish fund
for planning for and emergency response to
disease outbreaks in wildlife. The
commissioner and board must each submit
quarterly reports on the activities funded under
this paragraph to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources and
agriculture.

(c) $50,000 in the first year is from the wild
cervidae health management account in the
game and fish fund to establish a chronic
wasting disease adopt-a-dumpster program to
provide dumpsters dedicated to disposing of
deer carcasses in areas where chronic wasting
disease has been detected. The commissioner
must work with solid waste haulers and other
interested parties and encourage volunteer
support to ensure the dumpsters are located at
convenient locations with appropriate signage,
lined, and maintained. The commissioner must
ensure the carcasses collected are properly
disposed of to minimize the spread of chronic
wasting disease. The commissioner, in
consultation with the commissioners of health
and the Pollution Control Agency, must
develop guidelines to prevent the spread of
chronic wasting disease and protect public
health that take into consideration infectious
waste as defined under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.76, subdivision 12, for:

(1) hunters for handling deer in the field and
transporting and disposing of carcasses;

(2) solid waste facilities and solid waste
haulers for proper handling, transportation,
and disposal of deer carcasses; and

(3) taxidermists and meat processors for
proper handling, processing, and disposal of
deer carcasses.

By January 15, 2020, the commissioner of
natural resources must submit a report to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources with
the results of the program and guidelines
developed under this paragraph.

(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $182,000 the first year from
the general fund and $318,000 the first year
from the heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund are for grants for
natural-resource-based education and
recreation programs under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.976. This is a onetime
appropriation.

(e) $500,000 the first year is from the game
and fish fund for grants to new text begin local units of
government, nonprofit organizations, new text end school
districts new text begin , new text end and American Indian-controlled tribal
contract or grant schools to increase firearms
safety, trap shooting, archery, hunting, and
angling activities in courses that are consistent
with required state standards for physical
education. In developing the grant program,
the commissioner must consult with
stakeholders, including representatives from
the tribal governments. The grants must be
administered through the no child left inside
grant program established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.976. Grants must be
awarded on a geographically balanced,
statewide basis. This is a onetime
appropriation new text begin and is available until June 30,
2021 new text end .

(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $200,000 the first year is
from the heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for grants to new text begin local units of
government and new text end nonprofit organizations
operating high school fishing leagues deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin or new text end
providing basic angling curriculum. The grants
must be administered through the no child left
inside grant program established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976. This is a
onetime appropriation new text begin and is available until
June 30, 2021 new text end .

(g) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
the second year are from the deer management
account for the purposes identified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
subdivision 1.

(h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $100,000 the first year and
$100,000 the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for shooting sports facility grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, including
grants for archery facilities. Grants must be
matched with a nonstate match, which may
include in-kind contributions. This is a
onetime appropriation.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019.
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