1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to mines and minerals; expanding membership 
  1.3             on the mineral coordinating committee; establishing 
  1.4             the aggregate resources task force; amending Minnesota 
  1.5             Statutes 1996, section 93.002, subdivision 1. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 93.002, 
  1.8   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  1.9      Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] The mineral coordinating 
  1.10  committee is established to plan for diversified mineral 
  1.11  development.  The mineral coordinating committee consists of the 
  1.12  director of the minerals division of the department of natural 
  1.13  resources, the deputy commissioner of the Minnesota pollution 
  1.14  control agency, the commissioner of iron range resources and 
  1.15  rehabilitation, the director of the Minnesota geological survey, 
  1.16  the dean of the University of Minnesota institute of technology, 
  1.17  and the director of the natural resources research institute, 
  1.18  and three individuals appointed by the governor for a four-year 
  1.19  term, one each representing the iron ore and taconite, the 
  1.20  nonferrous metallic minerals, and the industrial minerals 
  1.21  industries within the state.  The director of the minerals 
  1.22  division of the department of natural resources shall serve as 
  1.23  chair.  A member of the committee may designate another person 
  1.24  of the member's organization to act in the member's place.  The 
  1.25  commissioner of natural resources shall provide staff and 
  2.1   administrative services necessary for the committee's activities.
  2.2      The mineral coordinating committee is encouraged to solicit 
  2.3   and receive advice from representatives of the United States 
  2.4   Bureau of Mines, the United States Geological Survey, and the 
  2.5   United States Environmental Protection Agency. 
  2.6      Sec. 2.  [AGGREGATE RESOURCES TASK FORCE.] 
  2.7      Subdivision 1.  [CREATION; MEMBERSHIP.] (a) An aggregate 
  2.8   resources task force consists of ten members appointed as 
  2.9   follows: 
  2.10     (1) the subcommittee on committees of the senate committee 
  2.11  on rules and administration shall appoint one citizen member 
  2.12  with experience in the state's aggregates industry and four 
  2.13  members of the senate, at least one of whom must be a member of 
  2.14  the minority caucus; and 
  2.15     (2) the speaker of the house shall appoint one citizen 
  2.16  member who is an employee of a local governmental unit that 
  2.17  works with environmental and land use impacts from aggregate 
  2.18  mining and four members of the house, at least one of whom must 
  2.19  be a member of the minority caucus.  
  2.20     (b) The appointing authorities must make their respective 
  2.21  appointments not later than July 1, 1997.  
  2.22     (c) The first meeting of the task force must be convened by 
  2.23  a person designated by the chair of the senate committee on 
  2.24  rules and administration.  Task force members shall then elect a 
  2.25  permanent chair from among the task force members.  
  2.26     Subd. 2.  [DUTIES.] The task force shall examine current 
  2.27  and projected issues concerning the need for and use of the 
  2.28  state's aggregate resources.  The task force shall seek input 
  2.29  from the aggregate industry, state agencies, counties, local 
  2.30  units of government, environmental organizations, and other 
  2.31  interested parties on aggregate resource issues, including 
  2.32  resource inventory, resource depletion, mining practices, 
  2.33  nuisance problems, safety, competing land uses and land use 
  2.34  planning, environmental review, local permit requirements, 
  2.35  reclamation, recycling, transportation of aggregates, and the 
  2.36  aggregate material tax.  
  3.1      Subd. 3.  [REPORT.] Not later than February 1, 1999, the 
  3.2   task force shall report to the legislature on the findings of 
  3.3   its study.  The report must include a recommendation as to 
  3.4   whether there is a need for a comprehensive statewide policy on 
  3.5   any aggregate resource issue.  If the task force recommends a 
  3.6   statewide policy, the report must include recommendations on the 
  3.7   framework for the statewide policy.  
  3.8      Subd. 4.  [EXPIRATION.] The aggregate resources task force 
  3.9   expires 45 days after its report and recommendations are 
  3.10  delivered to the legislature, or on June 30, 1999, whichever 
  3.11  date is earlier.