1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to state government; appropriating money for 
  1.3             environmental, natural resources, and agricultural 
  1.4             purposes; establishing and modifying certain programs; 
  1.5             providing for regulation of certain activities and 
  1.6             practices; providing for accounts, assessments, and 
  1.7             fees; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 
  1.8             14.386; 17.115, subdivision 3; 17.116, subdivision 3; 
  1.9             17.136; 17.451, subdivision 2; 17.452, subdivisions 5 
  1.10            and 8; 18B.26, subdivision 5; 18E.02, subdivision 5; 
  1.11            28A.08, subdivision 3; 31.94; 31.95, subdivision 3a; 
  1.12            32.21, subdivision 4; 35.02, subdivision 1; 35.04; 
  1.13            35.05; 35.08; 35.09, subdivisions 2 and 2a; 35.67; 
  1.14            35.68; 35.82, subdivisions 1b, 2, and 3; 35.92, 
  1.15            subdivision 5; 35.93, subdivision 1; 41A.09, 
  1.16            subdivision 3a; 41D.02, subdivision 2; 84.027, 
  1.17            subdivision 15; 84.0855, subdivision 2, and by adding 
  1.18            a subdivision; 84.83, subdivisions 3 and 4; 84.86, 
  1.19            subdivision 1; 84.862, subdivisions 1 and 2; 84.872, 
  1.20            subdivision 1; 84.91, subdivision 1; 84.98, 
  1.21            subdivision 6; 85.015, by adding a subdivision; 
  1.22            85.019, subdivision 2, and by adding subdivisions; 
  1.23            86B.415, subdivision 1; 88.067; 92.46, subdivision 1; 
  1.24            97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 
  1.25            7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 20; 97A.485, subdivision 12; 
  1.26            97B.020; 103B.227, subdivision 2; 103C.401, by adding 
  1.27            a subdivision; 103F.515, subdivision 2; 115.55, 
  1.28            subdivision 5a; 115A.02; 115A.554; 115A.918, 
  1.29            subdivision 1; 115B.42; 116G.151; 156.001, 
  1.30            subdivisions 2, 3, and by adding a subdivision; 
  1.31            156.01, subdivision 3; 156.02, subdivisions 1 and 2; 
  1.32            156.03; 156.072; 156.10; 156.11; 156.12, subdivisions 
  1.33            2 and 4; 169.121, subdivision 3; 169.1217, 
  1.34            subdivisions 7a and 9; 169.123, subdivision 1; 171.07, 
  1.35            subdivisions 12 and 13; 216B.2424, by adding a 
  1.36            subdivision; 239.791, subdivisions 1, 12, and by 
  1.37            adding subdivisions; 290.431; 290.432; 297H.13, 
  1.38            subdivision 5; 325E.11; 325E.112, subdivisions 1, 2, 
  1.39            3, and 4; 325E.113; 500.24, subdivisions 2 and 3; 
  1.40            574.263; and 574.264, subdivision 1; Laws 1995, 
  1.41            chapter 220, section 142, as amended; Laws 1996, 
  1.42            chapter 351, section 2, as amended; and Laws 1998, 
  1.43            chapter 404, section 7, subdivisions 23 and 26; 
  1.44            proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.45            chapters 17; 18E; 28A; 31B; 103F; 115B; 116; and 156; 
  1.46            repealing Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 1.31; 
  2.1             17.76; 35.245; 35.96, subdivision 4; 42.01; 42.02; 
  2.2             42.03; 42.04; 42.05; 42.06; 42.07; 42.08; 42.09; 
  2.3             42.10; 42.11; 42.12; 42.13; 42.14; 84B.11; 86B.415, 
  2.4             subdivision 7a; 115A.929; 115A.9651; 115A.981; 
  2.5             297H.13, subdivision 6; 325E.112, subdivision 5; and 
  2.6             473.845, subdivision 2. 
  2.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  2.8                              ARTICLE 1 
  2.9                  ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES 
  2.10  Section 1.  [ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  2.11     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  2.12  appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to 
  2.13  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to 
  2.14  be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  
  2.15  The figures "1999," "2000," and "2001," where used in this 
  2.16  article, mean that the appropriation or appropriations listed 
  2.17  under them are available for the year ending June 30, 1999, June 
  2.18  30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, respectively.  
  2.19                          SUMMARY BY FUND
  2.20               1999        2000           2001          TOTAL
  2.21  General  $            $181,667,000   $178,169,000  $359,836,000
  2.22  Petroleum Tank           3,333,000      3,393,000     6,726,000
  2.23  State Government
  2.24  Special Revenue             44,000         45,000        89,000
  2.25  Environmental           27,808,000     22,601,000    50,409,000
  2.26  Solid Waste              6,953,000      7,032,000    13,985,000
  2.27  Natural
  2.28  Resources               24,683,000     23,908,000    48,591,000
  2.29  Game and Fish           64,913,000     66,021,000   130,934,000
  2.30  Minnesota      
  2.31  Future Resources        15,177,000        830,000    16,007,000
  2.32  Environmental 
  2.33  Trust      991,000      13,004,000     13,005,000    26,009,000 
  2.34  Great Lakes  
  2.35  Protection                 200,000         -0-          200,000 
  2.36  TOTAL     $991,000    $337,782,000   $315,004,000  $653,777,000
  2.37                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
  2.38                                         Available for the Year 
  2.39                                             Ending June 30 
  2.40                                            2000         2001 
  2.41  Sec. 2.  POLLUTION CONTROL    
  2.42  AGENCY  
  2.43  Subdivision 1.  Total           
  3.1   Appropriation                       $ 53,254,000  $ 48,351,000
  3.2                 Summary by Fund
  3.3   General              16,484,000    16,653,000
  3.4   Petroleum Tank        3,333,000     3,393,000
  3.5   State Government   
  3.6   Special Revenue          44,000        45,000
  3.7   Environmental        26,540,000    21,328,000
  3.8   Solid Waste           6,853,000     6,932,000
  3.9   The amounts that may be spent from this 
  3.10  appropriation for each program are 
  3.11  specified in the following subdivisions.
  3.12  Subd. 2.  Protection of the Water 
  3.13      15,418,000     15,908,000
  3.14                Summary by Fund
  3.15  General              12,508,000    12,687,000
  3.16  State Government
  3.17  Special Revenue          44,000        45,000
  3.18  Environmental         2,616,000     3,176,000
  3.19  Petroleum Tank          250,000        -0- 
  3.20  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
  3.21  the second year are for individual 
  3.22  sewage treatment system (ISTS) grants.  
  3.23  Any unexpended balance in the first 
  3.24  year does not cancel, but is available 
  3.25  in the second year.  
  3.26  $1,375,000 the first year and 
  3.27  $1,375,000 the second year are for 
  3.28  grants to local units of government for 
  3.29  the clean water partnership program for 
  3.30  phase II implementation projects.  If 
  3.31  the balance in either year is 
  3.32  insufficient, the balance remaining in 
  3.33  the other year is available for it.  
  3.34  $265,000 the second year is for feedlot 
  3.35  grants for county administration of the 
  3.36  feedlot permit program, including 
  3.37  inventories.  These amounts are 
  3.38  transferred to the board of water and 
  3.39  soil resources for disbursement in 
  3.40  accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
  3.41  section 103B.3369, in cooperation with 
  3.42  the pollution control agency.  Grants 
  3.43  must be matched with a combination of 
  3.44  local cash and/or in-kind 
  3.45  contributions.  Counties receiving 
  3.46  these grants shall submit an annual 
  3.47  report to the pollution control agency 
  3.48  regarding activities conducted under 
  3.49  the grant, expenditures made, and local 
  3.50  match contributions.  First priority 
  3.51  for funding shall be given to counties 
  3.52  that have requested and received 
  3.53  delegation from the pollution control 
  3.54  agency for processing of animal feedlot 
  4.1   permit applications under Minnesota 
  4.2   Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 
  4.3   7.  Delegated counties shall be 
  4.4   eligible to receive a grant of either:  
  4.5   $50 multiplied by the number of 
  4.6   livestock or poultry farms with sales 
  4.7   greater than $10,000, as reported in 
  4.8   the 1997 census of Agriculture, 
  4.9   published by the United States Bureau 
  4.10  of Census; or $80 multiplied by the 
  4.11  number of feedlots with greater than 
  4.12  ten animal units, as determined by a 
  4.13  level 2 or level 3 feedlot inventory 
  4.14  conducted in accordance with the 
  4.15  Feedlot Inventory Guidebook published 
  4.16  by the board of water and soil 
  4.17  resources, dated June 1991.  Any money 
  4.18  remaining after the first year is 
  4.19  available for the second year. 
  4.20  $496,000 the second year is from the 
  4.21  environmental fund contingent upon 
  4.22  adoption of feedlot rule changes for 
  4.23  staff and associated expenses for 
  4.24  purposes of addressing issues relating 
  4.25  to feedlots to improve water quality. 
  4.26  $375,000 the first year and $375,000 
  4.27  the second year are for total maximum 
  4.28  daily load allocation studies to 
  4.29  improve water quality. 
  4.30  $250,000 the first year is from the 
  4.31  petroleum tank release fund for the 
  4.32  following purposes:  (1) to purchase 
  4.33  and distribute emergency spill response 
  4.34  equipment, such as spill containment 
  4.35  booms, sorbent pads, and installation 
  4.36  tools, along the Mississippi river 
  4.37  upstream of drinking water intakes at 
  4.38  the locations designated by the agency 
  4.39  in consultation with the Mississippi 
  4.40  River Defense Network; (2) to purchase 
  4.41  mobile trailers to contain the 
  4.42  equipment in clause (1) so that rapid 
  4.43  deployment can occur; and (3) to 
  4.44  conduct spill response training for 
  4.45  those groups of responders receiving 
  4.46  the spill response equipment described 
  4.47  in clause (1).  The agency shall 
  4.48  develop and administer protocol for the 
  4.49  use of the equipment among all 
  4.50  potential users, including private 
  4.51  contract firms, public response 
  4.52  agencies, and units of government.  Any 
  4.53  money remaining after the first year is 
  4.54  available for the second year.  This is 
  4.55  a one-time appropriation. 
  4.56  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
  4.57  the second year are for a grant to the 
  4.58  University of Minnesota center for 
  4.59  rural technology and cooperative 
  4.60  development for the continued 
  4.61  development of water quality 
  4.62  cooperatives that own or control 
  4.63  alternative discharging sewage systems 
  4.64  as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
  4.65  section 115.58, subdivision 1.  The 
  4.66  university must study and prepare a 
  4.67  report to the legislature on the 
  5.1   barriers to financing and permitting 
  5.2   cost-effective innovative or 
  5.3   alternative sewage treatment 
  5.4   technologies, systems, methods, and 
  5.5   processes under existing statutes, 
  5.6   agency rules, and practices, and on the 
  5.7   potential for such treatment 
  5.8   technologies for reducing point and 
  5.9   nonpoint sources of water pollution.  
  5.10  As a condition of this grant, the 
  5.11  university must submit a work program 
  5.12  and submit semiannual progress reports 
  5.13  as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
  5.14  section 116P.05, subdivision 2, 
  5.15  paragraph (c).  This is a one-time 
  5.16  appropriation. 
  5.17  $100,000 for the biennium is for a 
  5.18  grant to the Garrison, Kathio, West 
  5.19  Mille Lacs Lake Sanitary District for 
  5.20  the cost of environmental studies, 
  5.21  planning, and legal assistance for 
  5.22  sewage treatment purposes.  This is a 
  5.23  one-time appropriation. 
  5.24  Subd. 3.  Protection of the Air 
  5.25       7,871,000      8,023,000
  5.26                Summary by Fund
  5.27  General                 181,000       142,000
  5.28  Environmental         7,690,000     7,881,000
  5.29  $181,000 the first year and $142,000 
  5.30  the second year are for mercury 
  5.31  reduction strategies other than 
  5.32  education programs. 
  5.33  Subd. 4.  Protection of the 
  5.34  Land 
  5.35      23,008,000     16,882,000
  5.36                Summary by Fund
  5.37  General               1,722,000     1,746,000
  5.38  Petroleum Tank        2,891,000     2,951,000
  5.39  Environmental        12,678,000     6,417,000
  5.40  Solid Waste           5,717,000     5,768,000
  5.41  All money in the environmental 
  5.42  response, compensation, and compliance 
  5.43  account in the environmental fund not 
  5.44  otherwise appropriated is appropriated 
  5.45  to the commissioners of the pollution 
  5.46  control agency and the department of 
  5.47  agriculture for purposes of Minnesota 
  5.48  Statutes, section 115B.20, subdivision 
  5.49  2, clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (10), 
  5.50  (11), and (12).  At the beginning of 
  5.51  each fiscal year, the two commissioners 
  5.52  shall jointly submit an annual spending 
  5.53  plan to the commissioner of finance 
  5.54  that maximizes the utilization of 
  5.55  resources and appropriately allocates 
  5.56  the money between the two agencies.  
  6.1   This appropriation is available until 
  6.2   June 30, 2001. 
  6.3   $136,000 the first year and $139,000 
  6.4   the second year are from the solid 
  6.5   waste fund for staff and associated 
  6.6   expenses related to permitting, 
  6.7   compliance, and response actions at 
  6.8   eligible facilities under Minnesota 
  6.9   Statutes, section 473.845. 
  6.10  $196,000 the first year and $200,000 
  6.11  the second year are from the solid 
  6.12  waste fund to be transferred to the 
  6.13  department of health for private water 
  6.14  supply monitoring and health assessment 
  6.15  costs in areas contaminated by 
  6.16  unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste 
  6.17  disposal facilities. 
  6.18  $550,000 the first year and $550,000 
  6.19  the second year are from the petroleum 
  6.20  tank release fund for purposes of the 
  6.21  leaking underground storage tank 
  6.22  program to protect the land. 
  6.23  $85,000 the first year is from the 
  6.24  solid waste fund for a grant to Benton 
  6.25  county to pay the principal amount due 
  6.26  in fiscal year 2000 on bonds issued by 
  6.27  the county to pay part of a final order 
  6.28  or settlement of a lawsuit for 
  6.29  environmental response costs at a mixed 
  6.30  municipal solid waste facility.  This 
  6.31  money and any future money appropriated 
  6.32  for this purpose must be apportioned by 
  6.33  Benton county among the local units of 
  6.34  government that were parties to the 
  6.35  final order or settlement in the same 
  6.36  proportion that the local units of 
  6.37  government agreed to as their share of 
  6.38  the liability.  This is a one-time 
  6.39  appropriation. 
  6.40  Subd. 5.  General Support 
  6.41       7,207,000      7,538,000
  6.42                Summary by Fund
  6.43  General               2,073,000     2,078,000
  6.44  Petroleum Tank          442,000       442,000
  6.45  Environmental         3,556,000     3,854,000
  6.46  Solid Waste           1,136,000     1,164,000
  6.47  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
  6.48  the second year are for information 
  6.49  system optimization for new regional 
  6.50  office computers.  $263,000 the second 
  6.51  year is appropriated from the 
  6.52  environmental fund for system 
  6.53  optimization and for an optical imaging 
  6.54  system.  This is a one-time 
  6.55  appropriation. 
  6.56  Sec. 3.  OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL 
  6.57  ASSISTANCE                            21,131,000     21,219,000
  7.1                 Summary by Fund
  7.2   General              19,863,000    19,946,000
  7.3   Environmental         1,268,000     1,273,000
  7.4   $14,008,000 each year is for SCORE 
  7.5   block grants to counties. 
  7.6   $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
  7.7   the second year are for an increase in 
  7.8   the environmental assistance grant 
  7.9   program.  This is a one-time 
  7.10  appropriation. 
  7.11  Any unencumbered grant and loan 
  7.12  balances in the first year do not 
  7.13  cancel but are available for grants and 
  7.14  loans in the second year. 
  7.15  All money in the metropolitan landfill 
  7.16  abatement account in the environmental 
  7.17  fund not otherwise appropriated is 
  7.18  appropriated to the office of 
  7.19  environmental assistance for the 
  7.20  purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.21  473.844. 
  7.22  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  7.23  section 115A.54, subdivision 2, 
  7.24  paragraph (h), and rules of the office 
  7.25  of environmental assistance, an 
  7.26  applicant that receives a grant from 
  7.27  money appropriated in Laws 1998, 
  7.28  chapter 404, section 8, for less than 
  7.29  25 percent of the total capital costs 
  7.30  of a project may be issued a second 
  7.31  grant for capital costs of the project 
  7.32  from other money appropriated for 
  7.33  capital assistance grants.  For the 
  7.34  purpose of the grants issued under this 
  7.35  item, each grant phase of the project 
  7.36  shall be considered a separate project, 
  7.37  but not for purposes of determining the 
  7.38  maximum grant assistance as provided in 
  7.39  Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.54, 
  7.40  subdivision 2a. 
  7.41  Sec. 4.  ZOOLOGICAL BOARD              7,349,000      7,429,000
  7.42  $1,900,000 the first year and 
  7.43  $1,900,000 the second year are for 
  7.44  operation of the zoo.  This is a 
  7.45  one-time appropriation. 
  7.46  The zoological board must submit a 
  7.47  report to the governor and legislature 
  7.48  by February 1, 2000, analyzing 
  7.49  alternative governing structures, 
  7.50  including, but not limited to, 
  7.51  conversion to a private nonprofit or 
  7.52  local governmental entity.  The report 
  7.53  must include analysis of the impact on 
  7.54  ownership of the facility, impacts on 
  7.55  employees, and ongoing costs to the 
  7.56  state related to any changes in 
  7.57  governance structure.  Release of the 
  7.58  2001 appropriation is contingent upon 
  7.59  making significant progress toward 
  7.60  financial self-sufficiency. 
  8.1   Notwithstanding Laws 1994, chapter 643, 
  8.2   section 27, subdivision 2, as amended 
  8.3   by Laws 1996, chapter 463, section 54, 
  8.4   the zoological board may institute an 
  8.5   admission fee increase before April 1, 
  8.6   2000. 
  8.7   The director must determine and report 
  8.8   to the environmental finance committees 
  8.9   of the legislature on whether altering 
  8.10  the hours and dates of operation would 
  8.11  reduce the zoo's operating deficit by 
  8.12  February 1, 2000. 
  8.13  Sec. 5.  NATURAL RESOURCES 
  8.14  Subdivision 1.  Total 
  8.15  Appropriation                        206,955,000    204,135,000
  8.16                Summary by Fund
  8.17  General             117,259,000   114,106,000
  8.18  Natural Resources    24,683,000    23,908,000
  8.19  Game and Fish        64,913,000    66,021,000
  8.20  Solid Waste             100,000       100,000
  8.21  The amounts that may be spent from this 
  8.22  appropriation for each program are 
  8.23  specified in the following subdivisions.
  8.24  Subd. 2.  Mineral Resources Management
  8.25       5,054,000      5,164,000
  8.26  $311,000 the first year and $311,000 
  8.27  the second year are for iron ore 
  8.28  cooperative research, of which $225,000 
  8.29  the first year and $225,000 the second 
  8.30  year are available only as matched by 
  8.31  $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of 
  8.32  state money.  Any unencumbered balance 
  8.33  remaining in the first year does not 
  8.34  cancel but is available for the second 
  8.35  year. 
  8.36  $376,000 the first year and $377,000 
  8.37  the second year are for mineral 
  8.38  diversification.  Any unencumbered 
  8.39  balance remaining in the first year 
  8.40  does not cancel but is available for 
  8.41  the second year.  
  8.42  $46,000 the first year and $47,000 the 
  8.43  second year are for minerals 
  8.44  cooperative environmental research, of 
  8.45  which $30,000 the first year and 
  8.46  $30,000 the second year are available 
  8.47  only as matched by $1 of nonstate money 
  8.48  for each $1 of state money.  Any 
  8.49  unencumbered balance remaining in the 
  8.50  first year does not cancel but is 
  8.51  available for the second year. 
  8.52  Subd. 3.  Water Resources Management 
  8.53      14,739,000     12,481,000
  8.54                Summary by Fund
  9.1   General              14,477,000    12,212,000
  9.2   Natural Resources       262,000       269,000
  9.3   $113,000 the first year and $113,000 
  9.4   the second year are for a grant to the 
  9.5   Mississippi headwaters board for up to 
  9.6   50 percent of the cost of updating and 
  9.7   implementing the comprehensive plan, 
  9.8   under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
  9.9   103F.361 to 103F.377, for the upper 
  9.10  Mississippi river corridor within areas 
  9.11  under its jurisdiction.  The 
  9.12  unencumbered balance in the first year 
  9.13  does not cancel but is available for 
  9.14  the second year.  This is a one-time 
  9.15  appropriation. 
  9.16  $200,000 the first year and $150,000 
  9.17  the second year are for a grant to the 
  9.18  Cannon river watershed partnership for 
  9.19  protection, conservation, and 
  9.20  enhancement of the ecological integrity 
  9.21  of the Cannon river watershed.  The 
  9.22  grant the second year is contingent 
  9.23  upon the establishment of a joint 
  9.24  powers board by the counties of Steele, 
  9.25  Rice, Goodhue, LeSueur, Waseca, and 
  9.26  Dakota, and any cities and towns within 
  9.27  the counties, to prepare a land use 
  9.28  management and recreation plan for the 
  9.29  Cannon river watershed; and to 
  9.30  eventually provide grant programs for 
  9.31  filter strips, side inlet structures, 
  9.32  and reconstruction of bridges over 
  9.33  sensitive environmental areas.  The 
  9.34  goal of the plan is to protect the 
  9.35  river system's natural beauty, 
  9.36  environment, and water quality. The 
  9.37  purpose of the plan is to assist local 
  9.38  units of government within the Cannon 
  9.39  river watershed to adequately plan for 
  9.40  the protective management of the river 
  9.41  within their jurisdiction.  The plan 
  9.42  and programs must meet or exceed the 
  9.43  requirements of state shoreland, 
  9.44  floodplain, and wild and scenic river 
  9.45  laws.  The joint powers board must seek 
  9.46  available federal funding, and funding 
  9.47  or in-kind services from organizations 
  9.48  and local units of government to 
  9.49  complete the plan and implement the 
  9.50  program.  
  9.51  $1,100,000 the first year and $500,000 
  9.52  the second year are for grants to local 
  9.53  units of government located within the 
  9.54  Red River Basin to develop 
  9.55  comprehensive watershed plans, to 
  9.56  establish agency interdisciplinary 
  9.57  teams for each watershed in the Red 
  9.58  River Valley, and to establish and 
  9.59  maintain a basin repository including 
  9.60  data on flood flows and water supply.  
  9.61  $118,000 is for a grant to the city of 
  9.62  Thief River Falls to finish dredging 
  9.63  projects within the city on the Red 
  9.64  Lake river and the Thief river.  This 
  9.65  appropriation is in addition to the 
  9.66  appropriation in Laws 1997, chapter 
 10.1   216, section 5, subdivision 3.  This 
 10.2   appropriation is available to the 
 10.3   extent matched by an equal amount of 
 10.4   nonstate money until June 30, 2001.  
 10.5   This is a one-time appropriation. 
 10.6   $1,000,000 the first year is for the 
 10.7   construction of ring dikes under 
 10.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161.  
 10.9   The ring dikes may be publicly or 
 10.10  privately owned.  This is a one-time 
 10.11  appropriation. 
 10.12  $1,400,000 is transferred to the 
 10.13  general fund the first year from the 
 10.14  special account established in 
 10.15  Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.271, 
 10.16  subdivision 6, paragraph (g). 
 10.17  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.18  section 103G.271, subdivision 6, 
 10.19  paragraph (g), all water appropriation 
 10.20  fees collected from July 2, 1999, to 
 10.21  June 30, 2001, shall be deposited in 
 10.22  the general fund. 
 10.23  $20,000 the first year is for a 
 10.24  feasibility study of raising the 
 10.25  control elevation of Coon Lake in Anoka 
 10.26  county.  The study must be completed by 
 10.27  February 1, 2000. 
 10.28  Subd. 4.  Forest Management 
 10.29      33,840,000     34,565,000
 10.30                Summary by Fund
 10.31  General              33,387,000    34,101,000
 10.32  Natural Resources       453,000       464,000
 10.33  $3,500,000 the first year and 
 10.34  $3,500,000 the second year are for 
 10.35  presuppression and suppression costs of 
 10.36  emergency fire fighting.  If the 
 10.37  appropriation for either year is 
 10.38  insufficient to cover all costs of 
 10.39  suppression, the amount necessary to 
 10.40  pay for emergency firefighting expenses 
 10.41  during the biennium is appropriated 
 10.42  from the general fund.  If money is 
 10.43  spent under the appropriation in the 
 10.44  preceding sentence, the commissioner of 
 10.45  natural resources shall, by 15 days 
 10.46  after the end of the following quarter, 
 10.47  report on how the money was spent to 
 10.48  the chairs of the house of 
 10.49  representatives ways and means 
 10.50  committee, the environment and 
 10.51  agriculture budget division of the 
 10.52  senate environment and natural 
 10.53  resources committee, and the house of 
 10.54  representatives environment and natural 
 10.55  resources finance committee.  The 
 10.56  appropriations may not be transferred.  
 10.57  $5,000 the first year is for closing 
 10.58  down the office of the Minnesota forest 
 10.59  resources council.  This is a one-time 
 10.60  appropriation. 
 11.1   Subd. 5.  Parks and Recreation 
 11.2   Management 
 11.3       30,285,000     30,975,000
 11.4                 Summary by Fund
 11.5   General              29,651,000    30,339,000
 11.6   Natural Resources       634,000       636,000
 11.7   $631,000 the first year and $632,000 
 11.8   the second year are from the water 
 11.9   recreation account in the natural 
 11.10  resources fund for state park 
 11.11  development projects.  If the 
 11.12  appropriation in either year is 
 11.13  insufficient, the appropriation for the 
 11.14  other year is available for it. 
 11.15  $4,950,000 the first year and 
 11.16  $4,950,000 the second year are for 
 11.17  payment of a grant to the metropolitan 
 11.18  council for metropolitan area regional 
 11.19  parks and trails maintenance and 
 11.20  operation.  $1,950,000 is a one-time 
 11.21  appropriation each year. 
 11.22  $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
 11.23  second year are for a grant to the city 
 11.24  of Taylors Falls for fire and rescue 
 11.25  operations in support of Interstate 
 11.26  park.  This is a one-time appropriation.
 11.27  Notwithstanding any law to the 
 11.28  contrary, effective the day following 
 11.29  final enactment, the commissioner of 
 11.30  natural resources may enter into a 
 11.31  30-year lease with the Minneapolis park 
 11.32  and recreation board for the golf 
 11.33  course and polo grounds at Fort 
 11.34  Snelling.  The land to be leased shall 
 11.35  be used for recreation purposes in the 
 11.36  development of athletic fields 
 11.37  connected with the property.  The 
 11.38  commissioner of natural resources is 
 11.39  not obligated to make improvements on 
 11.40  the leased property. 
 11.41  Subd. 6.  Trails and Waterways 
 11.42  Management 
 11.43      19,924,000     16,409,000
 11.44                Summary by Fund
 11.45  General               4,294,000     2,040,000
 11.46  Natural Resources    13,733,000    12,761,000
 11.47  Game and Fish         1,897,000     1,608,000
 11.48  $3,819,000 the first year and 
 11.49  $3,819,000 the second year are from the 
 11.50  snowmobile trails and enforcement 
 11.51  account in the natural resources fund 
 11.52  for snowmobile grants-in-aid.  
 11.53  $400,000 is to construct a snowmobile 
 11.54  trail to connect the Willard Munger 
 11.55  state trail at Hermantown to the North 
 12.1   Shore state trail in Duluth.  This is a 
 12.2   one-time appropriation. 
 12.3   $120,000 the first year is for the 
 12.4   planning, development, and construction 
 12.5   of the Gitchi-Gami trail on the north 
 12.6   shore of Lake Superior.  The trail must 
 12.7   be designed primarily for hiking and 
 12.8   bicycling and must connect communities, 
 12.9   state parks, and other points of 
 12.10  interest along the north shore.  This 
 12.11  is a one-time appropriation. 
 12.12  $550,000 is to develop nonpaved 
 12.13  alternative trails that are adjacent to 
 12.14  Heartland and Paul Bunyan state 
 12.15  trails.  This is a one-time 
 12.16  appropriation. 
 12.17  $175,000 is for a grant to the Ramsey 
 12.18  county board of commissioners and the 
 12.19  Washington county board of 
 12.20  commissioners to cooperatively develop 
 12.21  a master plan, with the cooperation and 
 12.22  assistance of the Minnesota parks and 
 12.23  trails council, for a trail around 
 12.24  Silver Lake, a White Bear Lake to 
 12.25  Stillwater regional trail, a trail and 
 12.26  route around White Bear Lake and trail 
 12.27  connections with the Gateway trail and 
 12.28  other state or regional trails within 
 12.29  the counties.  The master plan must be 
 12.30  developed with the cities of North St. 
 12.31  Paul, Maplewood, Oakdale, Birchwood, 
 12.32  Dellwood, Mahtomedi, and White Bear 
 12.33  Lake, White Bear township, and the 
 12.34  departments of natural resources and 
 12.35  transportation. 
 12.36  $1,500,000 the first year and $75,000 
 12.37  the second year are from the natural 
 12.38  resources fund to plan, acquire, 
 12.39  develop, and operate the Iron Range 
 12.40  off-highway vehicle recreation area.  
 12.41  The first year appropriation is 
 12.42  one-time and available until expended.  
 12.43  Of the amount appropriated the first 
 12.44  year, $750,000 is from the all-terrain 
 12.45  vehicle account, $600,000 is from the 
 12.46  off-road vehicle account, and $150,000 
 12.47  is from the off-highway motorcycle 
 12.48  account.  Of the amount appropriated in 
 12.49  the second year, $40,000 is from the 
 12.50  all-terrain vehicle account, $30,000 is 
 12.51  from the off-road account, and $5,000 
 12.52  is from the off-highway motorcycle 
 12.53  account.  The appropriations are 
 12.54  available until expended. 
 12.55  $360,000 the first year and $660,000 
 12.56  the second year are from the natural 
 12.57  resources fund for expansion of 
 12.58  off-highway vehicle facilities.  Of 
 12.59  these amounts, $144,000 the first year 
 12.60  and $264,000 the second year are from 
 12.61  the all-terrain vehicle account, 
 12.62  $54,000 the first year and $99,000 the 
 12.63  second year are from the off-highway 
 12.64  motorcycle account, and $162,000 the 
 12.65  first year and $297,000 the second year 
 12.66  are from the off-road vehicle account 
 13.1   in the natural resources fund. 
 13.2   $1,000,000 is to the city of St. Paul 
 13.3   for the acquisition of the portion of 
 13.4   the Trout Brook Corridor located 
 13.5   between Maryland Avenue, I-35E, Cayuga 
 13.6   Street, and Agate Street.  The lands 
 13.7   shall be acquired for the 
 13.8   reestablishment of natural habitat, as 
 13.9   well as passive recreational and 
 13.10  environmental educational 
 13.11  opportunities.  This is a one-time 
 13.12  appropriation. 
 13.13  $50,000 the first year is for a grant 
 13.14  to the city of Silver Bay for supplies 
 13.15  and equipment to furnish and equip the 
 13.16  interior of the harbor administration 
 13.17  building. 
 13.18  Subd. 7.  Fish and Wildlife Management
 13.19      51,535,000     52,205,000
 13.20                Summary by Fund
 13.21  General               8,396,000     8,076,000
 13.22  Natural Resources     2,091,000     2,132,000
 13.23  Game and Fish        41,048,000    41,997,000
 13.24  $4,500,000 the first year and 
 13.25  $4,500,000 the second year are from the 
 13.26  game and fish fund.  Eighty-five 
 13.27  percent of this appropriation must be 
 13.28  used for regional field operations.  
 13.29  The commissioner must provide a report 
 13.30  by February 1, 2000, to the legislative 
 13.31  finance committees on natural resources 
 13.32  on how and where the money for regional 
 13.33  field operations has been spent. 
 13.34  $923,000 the first year and $943,000 
 13.35  the second year are from the nongame 
 13.36  wildlife management account in the 
 13.37  natural resources fund for the purpose 
 13.38  of nongame wildlife management.  Any 
 13.39  unencumbered balance remaining in the 
 13.40  first year does not cancel but is 
 13.41  available the second year.  
 13.42  $1,337,000 the first year and 
 13.43  $1,361,000 the second year are for the 
 13.44  reinvest in Minnesota programs of game 
 13.45  and fish, critical habitat, and 
 13.46  wetlands established under Minnesota 
 13.47  Statutes, section 84.95, subdivision 
 13.48  2.  Any unencumbered balance for the 
 13.49  first year does not cancel but is 
 13.50  available for use the second year. 
 13.51  $1,110,000 the first year and 
 13.52  $1,117,000 the second year are from the 
 13.53  wildlife acquisition account for only 
 13.54  the purposes specified in Minnesota 
 13.55  Statutes, section 97A.071, subdivision 
 13.56  2a. 
 13.57  $860,000 the first year and $881,000 
 13.58  the second year are from the deer 
 14.1   habitat improvement account for only 
 14.2   the purposes specified in Minnesota 
 14.3   Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 14.4   1, paragraph (b). 
 14.5   $60,000 the first year and $61,000 the 
 14.6   second year are from the deer and bear 
 14.7   management account for only the 
 14.8   purposes specified in Minnesota 
 14.9   Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 14.10  1, paragraph (c). 
 14.11  $668,000 the first year and $673,000 
 14.12  the second year are from the waterfowl 
 14.13  habitat improvement account for only 
 14.14  the purposes specified in Minnesota 
 14.15  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 14.16  2. 
 14.17  $652,000 the first year and $654,000 
 14.18  the second year are from the trout and 
 14.19  salmon management account for only the 
 14.20  purposes specified in Minnesota 
 14.21  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 14.22  3. 
 14.23  $545,000 the first year and $545,000 
 14.24  the second year are from the pheasant 
 14.25  habitat improvement account for only 
 14.26  the purposes specified in Minnesota 
 14.27  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 14.28  4.  In addition to the purposes 
 14.29  specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
 14.30  section 97A.075, subdivision 4, this 
 14.31  appropriation may be used for pheasant 
 14.32  restocking efforts. 
 14.33  $1,565,000 the first year and 
 14.34  $1,565,000 the second year are for 
 14.35  field operation costs associated with 
 14.36  the division of wildlife and fish.  
 14.37  Eighty-five percent of this 
 14.38  appropriation must be used for regional 
 14.39  field operations.  The commissioner 
 14.40  must provide a report by February 1, 
 14.41  2000, to the legislative finance 
 14.42  committees on natural resources on how 
 14.43  and where the money for regional field 
 14.44  operations has been spent. 
 14.45  $530,000 the first year and $530,000 
 14.46  the second year are for expansion of 
 14.47  the walleye stocking program.  $320,000 
 14.48  each year must be used for the purchase 
 14.49  of fingerlings. 
 14.50  $160,000 the first year is split 
 14.51  equally for a joint development with 
 14.52  the office of tourism to develop a 
 14.53  Minnesota river valley birding trail 
 14.54  and a Mississippi river valley birding 
 14.55  trail, with the assistance of the 
 14.56  Minnesota Audubon Society.  The 
 14.57  Mississippi river parkway commission 
 14.58  also shall assist with the Mississippi 
 14.59  river valley birding trail.  A work 
 14.60  plan for each trail must be developed 
 14.61  by the department of natural resources 
 14.62  and approved by the legislative 
 14.63  commission on Minnesota resources.  The 
 14.64  appropriation is available for the 
 15.1   biennium ending June 30, 2001. 
 15.2   Subd. 8.  Enforcement 
 15.3       20,884,000     21,331,000
 15.4                 Summary by Fund
 15.5   General               3,572,000     3,645,000
 15.6   Natural Resources     3,926,000     3,982,000
 15.7   Game and Fish        13,286,000    13,604,000
 15.8   Solid Waste             100,000       100,000
 15.9   $1,082,000 the first year and 
 15.10  $1,082,000 the second year are from the 
 15.11  water recreation account in the natural 
 15.12  resources fund for grants to counties 
 15.13  for boat and water safety. 
 15.14  $130,000 the first year and $130,000 
 15.15  the second year are to continue the 
 15.16  enforcement community liaison officers 
 15.17  program. 
 15.18  Overtime shall be distributed to 
 15.19  conservation officers at historical 
 15.20  levels.  In the case of an unallotment, 
 15.21  the overtime bank may be reduced in 
 15.22  proportion to reductions made in other 
 15.23  areas of the budget. 
 15.24  If Minnesota Statutes, section 86B.415, 
 15.25  subdivision 7a, is repealed, a refund 
 15.26  of the $50 surcharge shall be issued by 
 15.27  the commissioner to any person who 
 15.28  demonstrates having paid the fee. 
 15.29  $40,000 the first year and $40,000 the 
 15.30  second year are from the natural 
 15.31  resources fund for enforcement 
 15.32  activities relating to the Iron Range 
 15.33  off-highway vehicle recreation area.  
 15.34  Of the amount appropriated, $40,000 is 
 15.35  from the all-terrain vehicle account, 
 15.36  $32,000 is from the off-road vehicle 
 15.37  account, and $8,000 is from the 
 15.38  off-highway motorcycle account. 
 15.39  Subd. 9.  Operations Support
 15.40      30,694,000     31,005,000
 15.41                Summary by Fund
 15.42  General              18,428,000    18,529,000
 15.43  Natural Resources     3,584,000     3,664,000
 15.44  Game and Fish         8,682,000     8,812,000
 15.45  The commissioner of natural resources 
 15.46  may contract with and make grants to 
 15.47  nonprofit agencies to carry out the 
 15.48  purposes, plans, and programs of the 
 15.49  office of youth programs, Minnesota 
 15.50  conservation corps. 
 15.51  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 16.1   the second year are an increase in the 
 16.2   base appropriation for the Minnesota 
 16.3   conservation corps program activities. 
 16.4   $785,000 the first year and $415,000 
 16.5   the second year are for the project IT 
 16.6   infrastructure for subregion 
 16.7   connectivity, information technology 
 16.8   support staff, Oracle 8 implementation, 
 16.9   and a spatial database engine. 
 16.10  Electronic licensing under Minnesota 
 16.11  Statutes, section 84.027, subdivision 
 16.12  15, other than by telephone or Internet 
 16.13  transaction, may not be implemented 
 16.14  until July 1, 2000.  The commissioner 
 16.15  shall review and analyze other types of 
 16.16  licensing systems and report to the 
 16.17  house and senate environmental finance 
 16.18  committees by March 1, 2000. 
 16.19  $116,000 the first year and $116,000 
 16.20  the second year are for grants to the 
 16.21  counties of Beltrami, Marshall, and 
 16.22  Roseau for the payment of unpaid back 
 16.23  ditch assessments on state lands, based 
 16.24  on the signed agreement between the 
 16.25  attorney general and the commissioner. 
 16.26  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 16.27  the second year are to maintain the 
 16.28  state parks Southeast Asian 
 16.29  environmental education program.  This 
 16.30  is a one-time appropriation. 
 16.31  At least one-half of the base budget 
 16.32  reductions for the biennium must be 
 16.33  made in the department's central office.
 16.34  Sec. 6.  BOARD OF WATER AND 
 16.35  SOIL RESOURCES                        19,006,000     18,559,000
 16.36  $1,268,000 the first year and 
 16.37  $1,268,000 the second year are for the 
 16.38  administrative costs of easement 
 16.39  programs. 
 16.40  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 16.41  the second year are for a grant to the 
 16.42  Red river basin board to develop a Red 
 16.43  river basin water management plan and 
 16.44  to coordinate water management 
 16.45  activities in the states and provinces 
 16.46  bordering the Red river.  This 
 16.47  appropriation is only available to the 
 16.48  extent it is matched by a proportionate 
 16.49  amount in United States currency from 
 16.50  the states of North Dakota and South 
 16.51  Dakota and the province of Manitoba.  
 16.52  The unencumbered balance in the first 
 16.53  year does not cancel but is available 
 16.54  for the second year.  This is a 
 16.55  one-time appropriation. 
 16.56  $32,000 is for a grant to the Blue 
 16.57  Earth county soil and water 
 16.58  conservation district for stream bank 
 16.59  stabilization on the LeSueur river 
 16.60  within the city limits of St. Clair.  
 16.61  This is a one-time appropriation. 
 17.1   $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
 17.2   the second year are for grants to soil 
 17.3   and water conservation districts for 
 17.4   cost-sharing contracts under Minnesota 
 17.5   Statutes, section 103C.501.  This 
 17.6   appropriation is one-time and is 
 17.7   available until expended. 
 17.8   $5,443,000 the first year and 
 17.9   $5,443,000 the second year are for 
 17.10  natural resources block grants to local 
 17.11  governments. 
 17.12  The board shall reduce the amount of 
 17.13  the natural resource block grant to a 
 17.14  county by an amount equal to any 
 17.15  reduction in the county's general 
 17.16  services allocation to a soil and water 
 17.17  conservation district from the county's 
 17.18  1998 allocation. 
 17.19  Grants must be matched with a 
 17.20  combination of local cash or in-kind 
 17.21  contributions.  The base grant portion 
 17.22  related to water planning must be 
 17.23  matched by an amount that would be 
 17.24  raised by a levy under Minnesota 
 17.25  Statutes, section 103B.3369.  
 17.26  $3,867,000 the first year and 
 17.27  $3,867,000 the second year are for 
 17.28  grants to soil and water conservation 
 17.29  districts for general purposes and for 
 17.30  implementation of the RIM conservation 
 17.31  reserve program.  Upon approval of the 
 17.32  board, expenditures may be made from 
 17.33  these appropriations for supplies and 
 17.34  services benefiting soil and water 
 17.35  conservation districts.  The 
 17.36  appropriation is in addition to any 
 17.37  money distributed under Minnesota 
 17.38  Statutes, section 103C.401, subdivision 
 17.39  2. 
 17.40  $500,000 is for a grant to the 
 17.41  Minneapolis parks and recreation board 
 17.42  to mitigate flooding, restore and 
 17.43  stabilize the shoreline, and provide 
 17.44  for wetland replacement at Lake of the 
 17.45  Isles.  This is a one-time 
 17.46  appropriation. 
 17.47  $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
 17.48  second year are for the Blue Earth 
 17.49  river basin initiative in Minnesota 
 17.50  Statutes, sections 103F.191 to 
 17.51  103F.197.  This is a one-time 
 17.52  appropriation. 
 17.53  Any unencumbered balance in the board's 
 17.54  program of grants does not cancel at 
 17.55  the end of the first year and is 
 17.56  available for the second year for the 
 17.57  same grant program. 
 17.58  Sec. 7.  CITIZENS COUNCIL ON 
 17.59  VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK                   66,000           -0- 
 17.60  The council's duties shall expire on 
 17.61  June 30, 2000. 
 18.1   Sec. 8.  SCIENCE MUSEUM 
 18.2   OF MINNESOTA                           1,199,000      1,235,000
 18.3   Sec. 9.  MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN
 18.4   BOUNDARY AREA COMMISSION                   -0-            -0-  
 18.5   Sec. 10.  MINNESOTA ACADEMY 
 18.6   OF SCIENCE                                41,000         41,000
 18.7   Sec. 11.  TRANSPORTATION                 200,000          -0-   
 18.8   $200,000 is for a grant to the city of 
 18.9   Savage or Scott county, or both, for 
 18.10  engineering and environmental studies 
 18.11  relating to the extension of Scott 
 18.12  county state-aid highway No. 27 in the 
 18.13  vicinity of the Savage fen wetlands 
 18.14  complex.  This is a one-time 
 18.15  appropriation. 
 18.16  Sec. 12.  ADMINISTRATION                 200,000        200,000 
 18.17  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 18.18  the second year are for a grant to the 
 18.19  Minnesota Children's Museum to fund 
 18.20  Project GreenStart.  The appropriation 
 18.21  shall be used to enhance curricular 
 18.22  programming, expand community outreach, 
 18.23  and continue development of 
 18.24  exhibit-based education.  This is a 
 18.25  one-time appropriation. 
 18.26  Sec. 13.  MINNESOTA RESOURCES 
 18.27  Subdivision 1.  Total
 18.28  Appropriation                         28,381,000     13,835,000
 18.29                Summary by Fund
 18.30  Minnesota Future 
 18.31  Resources Fund       15,177,000       830,000
 18.32  Environment and 
 18.33  Natural Resources 
 18.34  Trust Fund 991,000   13,004,000    13,005,000
 18.35  Great Lakes Protection 
 18.36  Account                 200,000       -0-
 18.37  Appropriations from the Minnesota 
 18.38  future resources fund and the Great 
 18.39  Lakes protection account are available 
 18.40  for either year of the biennium. 
 18.41  For appropriations from the environment 
 18.42  and natural resources trust fund, any 
 18.43  unencumbered balance remaining in the 
 18.44  first year does not cancel and is 
 18.45  available for the second year of the 
 18.46  biennium. 
 18.47  Unless otherwise provided, the amounts 
 18.48  in this section are available until 
 18.49  June 30, 2001, when projects must be 
 18.50  completed and final products delivered. 
 18.51  Subd. 2.  Definitions 
 18.52  (a) "Future resources fund" means the 
 18.53  Minnesota future resources fund 
 18.54  referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.1   section 116P.13. 
 19.2   (b) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
 19.3   environment and natural resources trust 
 19.4   fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.5   section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 
 19.6   (c) "Great Lakes protection account" 
 19.7   means the account referred to in 
 19.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 116Q.02. 
 19.9   Subd. 3.  Legislative Commission 
 19.10  on Minnesota Resources                          
 19.11         583,000        284,000 
 19.12                Summary by Fund
 19.13  Future Resources 
 19.14  Fund                    300,000       -0-    
 19.15  Trust Fund              283,000       284,000
 19.16  $300,000 is from the future resources 
 19.17  fund and $283,000 the first year and 
 19.18  $284,000 the second year are from the 
 19.19  trust fund, pursuant to Minnesota 
 19.20  Statutes, section 116P.09, subdivision 
 19.21  5.  
 19.22  Subd. 4.  Recreation 
 19.23       8,862,000      3,550,000 
 19.24                Summary by Fund
 19.25  Future Resources 
 19.26  Fund                  6,142,000       830,000 
 19.27  Trust Fund            2,720,000     2,720,000
 19.28  (a) Local Initiatives Grants 
 19.29  Program. 
 19.30  This appropriation is to the 
 19.31  commissioner of natural resources to 
 19.32  provide matching grants, as follows:  
 19.33  (1) $1,978,000 is from the future 
 19.34  resources fund to local units of 
 19.35  government for local park and 
 19.36  recreation areas of up to $250,000 
 19.37  notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 19.38  section 85.019.  $50,000 is to complete 
 19.39  the Larue Pit Recreation Development.  
 19.40  $28,000 is to the city of Hitterdal for 
 19.41  park construction at Lake Flora.  
 19.42  $460,000 is available immediately upon 
 19.43  enactment. 
 19.44  (2) $435,000 the first year and 
 19.45  $435,000 the second year are from the 
 19.46  trust fund to local units of government 
 19.47  for natural and scenic areas pursuant 
 19.48  to Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019. 
 19.49  (3) $1,484,000 is from the future 
 19.50  resources fund for trail grants to 
 19.51  local units of government on land to be 
 19.52  maintained for at least 20 years for 
 19.53  the purposes of the grant.  $500,000 is 
 20.1   for grants of up to $50,000 per project 
 20.2   for trail linkages between communities, 
 20.3   trails, and parks, and $720,000 is for 
 20.4   grants of up to $250,000 for locally 
 20.5   funded trails of regional significance 
 20.6   outside the metropolitan area.  $54,000 
 20.7   is to the Department of Natural 
 20.8   Resources for planning and 
 20.9   archaelogical costs to develop a 
 20.10  multiuse trail connecting the Douglas 
 20.11  Trail in Rochester with Chester Woods 
 20.12  County Park and the cities of Eyota and 
 20.13  Dover.  $50,000 is to the upper 
 20.14  Minnesota River valley regional 
 20.15  development commission for the 
 20.16  preliminary design and engineering of a 
 20.17  single segment of the Minnesota River 
 20.18  trail from Appleton to the Milan Beach 
 20.19  on Lake Lac Qui Parle.  $160,000 is to 
 20.20  the Department of Natural Resources to 
 20.21  resurface four miles of recreational 
 20.22  trail from the town of Milan to Lake 
 20.23  Lac Qui Parle in Chippewa county. 
 20.24  (4) $305,000 the first year and 
 20.25  $305,000 the second year are from the 
 20.26  trust fund for a statewide conservation 
 20.27  partners program, to encourage private 
 20.28  organizations and local governments to 
 20.29  cost share improvement of fish, 
 20.30  wildlife, and native plant habitats and 
 20.31  research and surveys of fish and 
 20.32  wildlife.  Conservation partners grants 
 20.33  may be up to $20,000 each.  $10,000 is 
 20.34  for an agreement with the Canby 
 20.35  Sportsman's Club for shelterbelts for 
 20.36  habitat and erosion control. 
 20.37  (5) $100,000 the first year and 
 20.38  $100,000 the second year are from the 
 20.39  trust fund for environmental 
 20.40  partnerships program grants of up to 
 20.41  $20,000 each for environmental service 
 20.42  projects and related education 
 20.43  activities through public and private 
 20.44  partnerships. 
 20.45  In addition to the required work 
 20.46  program, grants may not be approved 
 20.47  until grant proposals to be funded have 
 20.48  been submitted to the legislative 
 20.49  commission on Minnesota resources and 
 20.50  the commission has approved the grants 
 20.51  or allowed 60 days to pass.  The 
 20.52  commission shall monitor the grants for 
 20.53  approximate balance over extended 
 20.54  periods of time between the 
 20.55  metropolitan area as defined in 
 20.56  Minnesota Statutes, section 473.121, 
 20.57  subdivision 2, and the nonmetropolitan 
 20.58  area through work program oversight and 
 20.59  periodic allocation decisions.  For the 
 20.60  purpose of this paragraph, the match 
 20.61  must be nonstate contributions, but may 
 20.62  be either cash or in-kind.  Recipients 
 20.63  may receive funding for more than one 
 20.64  project in any given grant period.  
 20.65  This appropriation is available until 
 20.66  June 30, 2002, at which time the 
 20.67  project must be completed and final 
 20.68  products delivered, unless an earlier 
 21.1   date is specified in the work program.  
 21.2   If a project financed under this 
 21.3   program receives a federal grant, the 
 21.4   availability of the financing from this 
 21.5   subdivision for that project is 
 21.6   extended to equal the period of the 
 21.7   federal grant. 
 21.8   (b) Mesabi Trail Land 
 21.9   Acquisition and 
 21.10  Development - Continuation               
 21.11  $1,000,000 is from the future resources 
 21.12  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 21.13  resources for an agreement with St. 
 21.14  Louis and Lake Counties Regional Rail 
 21.15  Authority for the fourth biennium to 
 21.16  develop and acquire segments of the 
 21.17  Mesabi trail and procure design and 
 21.18  engineering for trail heads and 
 21.19  enhancements.  This appropriation must 
 21.20  be matched by at least $1,000,000 of 
 21.21  nonstate money.  This appropriation is 
 21.22  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 21.23  time the project must be completed and 
 21.24  final products delivered, unless an 
 21.25  earlier date is specified in the work 
 21.26  program. 
 21.27  (c) Kabetogama to Ash River 
 21.28  Community Trail System                    
 21.29  $100,000 is from the future resources 
 21.30  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 21.31  resources for an agreement with 
 21.32  Kabetogama Lake Association in 
 21.33  cooperation with the National Park 
 21.34  Service for trail construction linking 
 21.35  Lake Kabetogama, Ash River, and 
 21.36  Voyagers National Park.  This 
 21.37  appropriation must be matched by at 
 21.38  least $100,000 of nonstate money. 
 21.39  This appropriation is available until 
 21.40  June 30, 2002, at which time the 
 21.41  project must be completed and final 
 21.42  products delivered, unless an earlier 
 21.43  date is specified in the work program. 
 21.44  (d) Mesabi Trail 
 21.45  Connection                                 
 21.46  $80,000 is from the future resources 
 21.47  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 21.48  resources for an agreement with the 
 21.49  East Range Joint Powers Board to 
 21.50  develop trail connections to the Mesabi 
 21.51  Trail with the communities of Aurora, 
 21.52  Hoyt Lakes, and White.  This 
 21.53  appropriation must be matched by at 
 21.54  least $80,000 of nonstate money.  This 
 21.55  appropriation is available until June 
 21.56  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 21.57  must be completed and final products 
 21.58  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 21.59  specified in the work program. 
 21.60  (e) Dakota County 
 21.61  Bikeway Mapping                            
 21.62  $15,000 is from the future resources 
 22.1   fund to the metropolitan council for an 
 22.2   agreement with Dakota county to cost 
 22.3   share the integration of digital 
 22.4   elevation information in the Dakota 
 22.5   county geographic information system 
 22.6   database with trail and bikeway routes 
 22.7   and develop maps for trail and bikeway 
 22.8   users. 
 22.9   (f) Mississippi Riverfront 
 22.10  Trail and Access                        
 22.11  $155,000 is from the future resources 
 22.12  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 22.13  resources for an agreement with the 
 22.14  city of Hastings to acquire and restore 
 22.15  the public access area and to complete 
 22.16  the connecting riverfront trail from 
 22.17  the public access to lock and dam 
 22.18  number two adjacent to Lake Rebecca.  
 22.19  This appropriation must be matched by 
 22.20  at least $155,000 of nonstate money. 
 22.21  (g) Management and Restoration 
 22.22  of Natural Plant Communities 
 22.23  on State Trails                          
 22.24  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 22.25  second year are from the trust fund to 
 22.26  the commissioner of natural resources 
 22.27  to manage and restore natural plant 
 22.28  communities along state trails under 
 22.29  Minnesota Statutes, section 85.015 
 22.30  (h) Gitchi-Gami State Trail               
 22.31  $275,000 the first year and $275,000 
 22.32  the second year are from the trust fund 
 22.33  to the commissioner of natural 
 22.34  resources for construction of the 
 22.35  Gitchi-Gami state trail through Split 
 22.36  Rock State Park.  The commissioner must 
 22.37  submit grant requests for supplemental 
 22.38  funding for federal TEA-21 money in 
 22.39  eligible categories and report the 
 22.40  results to the legislative commission 
 22.41  on Minnesota resources.  All segments 
 22.42  of the trail must become part of the 
 22.43  state trail system.  This appropriation 
 22.44  is available until June 30, 2002, at 
 22.45  which time the project must be 
 22.46  completed and final products delivered, 
 22.47  unless an earlier date is specified in 
 22.48  the work program. 
 22.49  (i) State Park and Recreation 
 22.50  Area Acquisition, Development, 
 22.51  Betterment, and Rehabilitation          
 22.52  $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
 22.53  the second year are from the trust fund 
 22.54  to the commissioner of natural 
 22.55  resources as follows:  (1) for state 
 22.56  park and recreation area acquisition, 
 22.57  $500,000; and (2) for state park and 
 22.58  recreation area development, 
 22.59  rehabilitation, and resource 
 22.60  management, $500,000, unless otherwise 
 22.61  specified in the approved work 
 22.62  program.  The use of the Minnesota 
 22.63  conservation corps is encouraged.  The 
 23.1   commissioner must submit grant requests 
 23.2   for supplemental funding for federal 
 23.3   TEA-21 money in eligible categories and 
 23.4   report the results to the legislative 
 23.5   commission on Minnesota resources.  
 23.6   This appropriation is available until 
 23.7   June 30, 2002, at which time the 
 23.8   project must be completed and final 
 23.9   products delivered, unless an earlier 
 23.10  date is specified in the work program. 
 23.11  (j) Interpretive Boat 
 23.12  Tours of Hill Annex 
 23.13  Mine State Park                           
 23.14  $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 
 23.15  second year are from the trust fund to 
 23.16  the commissioner of natural resources 
 23.17  to add interpretive boat excursion 
 23.18  tours of the mine.  The project will 
 23.19  include purchase and equipping of a 
 23.20  craft and development of a landing area.
 23.21  (k) Metropolitan Regional Parks 
 23.22  Acquisition, Rehabilitation, 
 23.23  and Development                       
 23.24  $1,000,000 the first year and 
 23.25  $1,000,000 the second year are from the 
 23.26  trust fund to the metropolitan council 
 23.27  for subgrants for acquisition, 
 23.28  development, and rehabilitation in the 
 23.29  metropolitan regional park system, 
 23.30  consistent with the metropolitan 
 23.31  council regional recreation open space 
 23.32  capital improvement plan.  This 
 23.33  appropriation may be used for the 
 23.34  purchase of homes only if the purchases 
 23.35  are expressly included in the work 
 23.36  program approved by the legislative 
 23.37  commission on Minnesota resources.  The 
 23.38  metropolitan council shall collect and 
 23.39  digitize all local, regional, state, 
 23.40  and federal parks and all off-road 
 23.41  trails with connecting on-road routes 
 23.42  for the metropolitan area and produce a 
 23.43  printed map that is available to the 
 23.44  public.  This appropriation is 
 23.45  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 23.46  time the project must be completed and 
 23.47  final products delivered, unless an 
 23.48  earlier date is specified in the work 
 23.49  program. 
 23.50  (l) Como Park Campus Maintenance 
 23.51  $500,000 is from the future resources 
 23.52  fund to the department of finance for a 
 23.53  grant to the city of St. Paul for a 
 23.54  subsidy for the maintenance of live 
 23.55  plant and animal exhibits for the zoo 
 23.56  and the conservatory at the Como Park 
 23.57  campus. 
 23.58  (m) Snowmobile Grants-in-Aid
 23.59  and DNR Operations 
 23.60  $550,000 the first year and $550,000 
 23.61  the second year are from the trust fund 
 23.62  to the commissioner of natural 
 23.63  resources for snowmobile grants-in-aid. 
 24.1   $280,000 the first year and $280,000 
 24.2   the second year are from the trust fund 
 24.3   to the commissioner of natural 
 24.4   resources for trails and waterways 
 24.5   snowmobile operations. 
 24.6   Subd. 5.  Historic
 24.7          477,000        213,000 
 24.8                 Summary by Fund
 24.9   Future Resources 
 24.10  Fund                    265,000       -0-    
 24.11  Trust Fund              212,000       213,000
 24.12  (a) Using National Register 
 24.13  Properties to Interpret 
 24.14  Minnesota History                          
 24.15  $90,000 is from the future resources 
 24.16  fund to the Minnesota Historical 
 24.17  Society to create interactive, 
 24.18  mini-documentaries in Internet format 
 24.19  using the National Register properties 
 24.20  to interpret selected themes in 
 24.21  Minnesota history. 
 24.22  (b) Historic Site Land 
 24.23  Acquisition                               
 24.24  $87,000 the first year and $88,000 the 
 24.25  second year are from the trust fund to 
 24.26  the Minnesota Historical Society to 
 24.27  purchase land adjacent to the Lower 
 24.28  Sioux Agency, Jeffers Petroglyphs, and 
 24.29  Oliver Kelley Farm sites to protect the 
 24.30  historic resources.  Allocation of 
 24.31  dollars between the three sites shall 
 24.32  be determined based on the willingness 
 24.33  of sellers and reasonable purchase 
 24.34  prices at the respective sites.  This 
 24.35  appropriation is available until June 
 24.36  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 24.37  must be completed and final products 
 24.38  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 24.39  specified in the work program. 
 24.40  (c) Gibbs Farm Museum 
 24.41  Interpretation                           
 24.42  $150,000 is from the future resources 
 24.43  fund to the Minnesota Historical 
 24.44  Society for an agreement with Ramsey 
 24.45  County Historical Society to build and 
 24.46  furnish replica structures of historic 
 24.47  lifestyles and land use of the Dakota 
 24.48  and pioneers. 
 24.49  (d) Traverse des Sioux 
 24.50  Site Development                         
 24.51  $125,000 the first year and 125,000 the 
 24.52  second year are from the trust fund to 
 24.53  the Minnesota Historical Society to 
 24.54  improve public access to state historic 
 24.55  site Traverse des Sioux including 
 24.56  trails, interpretive markers, and basic 
 24.57  visitor amenities. 
 25.1   (e) Old Wadena Historic 
 25.2   Site Development                           
 25.3   $25,000 is from the future resources 
 25.4   fund to the Minnesota Historical 
 25.5   Society for an agreement with Wah De 
 25.6   Nah Historic and Environmental Learning 
 25.7   Project to develop a footbridge, 
 25.8   archaeological survey, and educational 
 25.9   programs.  This appropriation must be 
 25.10  matched by at least $6,000 of nonstate 
 25.11  money. 
 25.12  Subd. 6.  Water Quality
 25.13       1,730,000        730,000 
 25.14                Summary by Fund
 25.15  Future Resources 
 25.16  Fund                  1,000,000       -0-    
 25.17  Trust Fund              730,000       730,000
 25.18  (a) On-Site Sewage Treatment 
 25.19  Alternatives; Performance, 
 25.20  Outreach and 
 25.21  Demonstration - Continuation              
 25.22  $275,000 the first year and $275,000 
 25.23  the second year are from the trust fund 
 25.24  to the commissioner of the pollution 
 25.25  control agency for the third biennium 
 25.26  to monitor previously built test sites 
 25.27  for pathogen removal and other 
 25.28  parameters for indicators of treatment 
 25.29  efficiency, to determine maintenance 
 25.30  needs and system longevity, and to 
 25.31  pursue the establishment of cooperative 
 25.32  demonstration projects. 
 25.33  (b) Identification of Sediment 
 25.34  Sources in Agricultural 
 25.35  Watersheds                                 
 25.36  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 25.37  the second year are from the trust fund 
 25.38  to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
 25.39  quantify the contribution of streambank 
 25.40  erosion versus overland erosion sources 
 25.41  to riverine suspended sediment 
 25.42  concentrations.  This appropriation 
 25.43  must be matched by at least $90,000 of 
 25.44  nonstate money. 
 25.45  (c) Accelerated Statewide 
 25.46  Local Water Plan 
 25.47  Implementation                           
 25.48  $1,000,000 is from the future resources 
 25.49  fund to the board of water and soil 
 25.50  resources to accelerate the local water 
 25.51  planning challenge grant program under 
 25.52  Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3361, 
 25.53  to assist in the implementation of high 
 25.54  priority activities in comprehensive 
 25.55  water management plans on a cost-share 
 25.56  basis.  $140,000 is to St. Louis county 
 25.57  to inventory and evaluate existing 
 25.58  sewage treatment systems.  $75,000 is 
 25.59  to the Whitefish Area Property Owners 
 26.1   Association in cooperation with Crow 
 26.2   Wing county to inspect all lakeshore 
 26.3   properties on the Whitefish chain of 
 26.4   lakes for conformance with septic 
 26.5   system requirements.  $50,000 is to 
 26.6   Chisago county to develop sustainable 
 26.7   wastewater treatment alternatives which 
 26.8   must be matched by at least $30,000 of 
 26.9   nonstate money. 
 26.10  (d) Tracking Sources of Fecal 
 26.11  Pollution Using DNA Techniques            
 26.12  $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
 26.13  the second year are from the trust fund 
 26.14  to the University of Minnesota to 
 26.15  define sources of fecal pollution in 
 26.16  waters. 
 26.17  (e) Groundwater Flow in the 
 26.18  Prairie du Chien Aquifer                  
 26.19  $55,000 the first year and $55,000 the 
 26.20  second year are from the trust fund to 
 26.21  the University of Minnesota to 
 26.22  characterize groundwater flow within 
 26.23  the Prairie du Chien Formation. 
 26.24  (f) Erosion Impacts on the 
 26.25  Cannon Valley Big Woods                   
 26.26  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 26.27  second year are from the trust fund to 
 26.28  the University of Minnesota in 
 26.29  cooperation with the Big Woods Project 
 26.30  to determine historical and future 
 26.31  effects of land practices on soil 
 26.32  erosion levels and develop land 
 26.33  management tools in the big woods 
 26.34  ecosystem in Rice county. 
 26.35  Subd. 7.  Agriculture and Natural
 26.36  Resource Based Industries
 26.37       4,568,000      1,132,000 
 26.38                Summary by Fund
 26.39  Future Resources
 26.40  Fund                  3,435,000       -0-    
 26.41  Trust Fund            1,133,000     1,132,000
 26.42  (a) Green Forest 
 26.43  Certification Project                    
 26.44  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 26.45  second year are from the trust fund to 
 26.46  the commissioner of natural resources 
 26.47  for an agreement with the Institute for 
 26.48  Agriculture and Trade Policy to certify 
 26.49  foresters and to evaluate private 
 26.50  forest lands for green certification. 
 26.51  (b) Accelerated Transfer of New 
 26.52  Forest - Research Findings                
 26.53  $58,000 the first year and $57,000 the 
 26.54  second year are from the trust fund to 
 26.55  the University of Minnesota to 
 26.56  accelerate educational programming by 
 27.1   the sustainable forest education 
 27.2   cooperative on the practical 
 27.3   application of landscape-level analysis 
 27.4   in site-level forest management. 
 27.5   (c) Minnesota Wildlife 
 27.6   Tourism Initiative                       
 27.7   $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
 27.8   the second year are from the trust fund 
 27.9   to the commissioner of natural 
 27.10  resources to develop, implement, and 
 27.11  evaluate a project focusing on wildlife 
 27.12  tourism as a sustainable industry in 
 27.13  Minnesota in cooperation with the 
 27.14  office of tourism. 
 27.15  (d) Integrated Prairie 
 27.16  Management                               
 27.17  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 27.18  the second year are from the trust fund 
 27.19  to the commissioner of natural 
 27.20  resources for an agreement with the 
 27.21  University of Minnesota and Clay county 
 27.22  in a cooperative project for an 
 27.23  aggregate resource inventory on public 
 27.24  lands, prairie restoration and 
 27.25  research, and stewardship plans for 
 27.26  management options.  This appropriation 
 27.27  is available until June 30, 2002, at 
 27.28  which time the project must be 
 27.29  completed and final products delivered, 
 27.30  unless an earlier date is specified in 
 27.31  the work program. 
 27.32  (e) Improved Agricultural Systems 
 27.33  Overlying Sensitive Aquifers 
 27.34  in Southwestern Minnesota                
 27.35  $200,000 is from the future resources 
 27.36  fund to the commissioner of agriculture 
 27.37  for an agreement with the University of 
 27.38  Minnesota, Southwest Experiment 
 27.39  Station, to provide technical support, 
 27.40  research, systems evaluation, and 
 27.41  advisory teams to protect sensitive 
 27.42  alluvial aquifers threatened by nitrate 
 27.43  contamination in southwest Minnesota. 
 27.44  (f) Diversifying Agriculture for
 27.45  Environmental, Economic, and Social Benefits
 27.46  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 27.47  the second year are from the trust fund 
 27.48  to the University of Minnesota to 
 27.49  research new plant materials and crop 
 27.50  management systems for diversification. 
 27.51  (g) Commercial Fertilizer Plant 
 27.52  for Livestock Solid Waste 
 27.53  Processing                             
 27.54  $400,000 is from the future resources 
 27.55  fund to the agricultural utilization 
 27.56  research institute for an agreement 
 27.57  with AquaCare International, Inc. to 
 27.58  establish a commercial grade fertilizer 
 27.59  plant that will enhance and process 
 27.60  animal wastewater solids through 
 27.61  micronization technology.  This 
 28.1   appropriation must be matched by at 
 28.2   least $425,000 of nonstate money.  As a 
 28.3   condition of receiving this 
 28.4   appropriation, AquaCare International, 
 28.5   Inc. must agree to pay to the state a 
 28.6   royalty.  Notwithstanding Minnesota 
 28.7   Statutes, section 116P.10, the royalty 
 28.8   must be two percent of gross revenues 
 28.9   accruing to AquaCare International, 
 28.10  Inc. from this application of 
 28.11  micronization technology.  Receipts 
 28.12  from the royalty must be credited to 
 28.13  the fund. 
 28.14  (h) Preservation of Native 
 28.15  Wild Rice Resource                      
 28.16  $200,000 is from the future resources 
 28.17  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 28.18  resources for an agreement with Leech 
 28.19  Lake Reservation to analyze critical 
 28.20  factors in different northern rice 
 28.21  habitats and determine methods to 
 28.22  preserve the natural diversity of wild 
 28.23  rice.  This appropriation must be 
 28.24  matched by at least $45,000 of nonstate 
 28.25  money. 
 28.26  (i) Wild Rice Management 
 28.27  Planning                                  
 28.28  $200,000 is from the future resources 
 28.29  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 28.30  resources for an agreement with the 
 28.31  Boise Forte Band of Chippewa to develop 
 28.32  databases and management plans for 
 28.33  northern wild rice lakes.  This 
 28.34  appropriation must be matched by at 
 28.35  least $20,000 of nonstate money. 
 28.36  (j) Mesabi Iron Range, 
 28.37  Water and Mineral Resource 
 28.38  Planning                                  
 28.39  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 28.40  the second year are from the trust fund 
 28.41  to the commissioner of natural 
 28.42  resources.  $125,000 the first year and 
 28.43  $125,000 the second year are from the 
 28.44  trust fund to the University of 
 28.45  Minnesota to develop and assemble 
 28.46  essential data on stockpile composition 
 28.47  and ownership, complete hydrogeologic 
 28.48  base maps, site and design an overflow 
 28.49  outlet, and distribute results to local 
 28.50  government and industry.  This project 
 28.51  is to be coordinated by the Range 
 28.52  Association of Municipalities and 
 28.53  Schools.  This appropriation is 
 28.54  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 28.55  time the project must be completed and 
 28.56  final products delivered, unless an 
 28.57  earlier date is specified in the work 
 28.58  program. 
 28.59  (k) Sustainable Aquaculture 
 28.60  Development in Minnesota                 
 28.61  $130,000 is from the future resources 
 28.62  fund to the commissioner of agriculture 
 28.63  in cooperation with the University of 
 29.1   Minnesota to develop, demonstrate, and 
 29.2   evaluate prototypes of aquaponic 
 29.3   systems that operate in an urban 
 29.4   environment and use a combination of 
 29.5   aquacultural and hydroponic techniques 
 29.6   to produce fish and plants for human 
 29.7   consumption.  $55,000 is from the 
 29.8   future resources fund to the 
 29.9   commissioner of agriculture in 
 29.10  cooperation with the MinAqua Fisheries 
 29.11  Cooperative, with assistance from the 
 29.12  University of Minnesota, for the 
 29.13  purchase, operation, and demonstration 
 29.14  of ozonation equipment for water 
 29.15  treatment and conditioning in large 
 29.16  recirculating aquaculture systems.  
 29.17  These appropriations are available 
 29.18  until June 30, 2002, at which time the 
 29.19  project must be completed and final 
 29.20  products delivered, unless an earlier 
 29.21  date is specified in the work program.  
 29.22  As a condition of receiving this 
 29.23  appropriation, MinAqua Fisheries 
 29.24  Cooperative must agree to pay to the 
 29.25  state a royalty.  Notwithstanding 
 29.26  Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, 
 29.27  the royalty must be two percent of the 
 29.28  gross revenues accruing to MinAqua 
 29.29  Fisheries Cooperative from this 
 29.30  application of ozonation technology.  
 29.31  Receipts from the royalty must be 
 29.32  credited to the fund. 
 29.33  (l) Sustainable Farming 
 29.34  Systems - Continuation                    
 29.35  $350,000 is from the future resources 
 29.36  fund to the University of Minnesota, 
 29.37  Minnesota Institute for Sustainable 
 29.38  Agriculture, for on-farm and experiment 
 29.39  station research, documentation and 
 29.40  dissemination of information on 
 29.41  alternative farm practices in order to 
 29.42  integrate recent scientific advances, 
 29.43  improve farm efficiencies, promote 
 29.44  profitability, and to enhance 
 29.45  environmental quality. 
 29.46  (m) Sustainable Livestock 
 29.47  Systems                                   
 29.48  $350,000 is from the future resources 
 29.49  fund to the commissioner of agriculture 
 29.50  for an agreement with the University of 
 29.51  Minnesota, West Central Experiment 
 29.52  Station, for on-farm research and 
 29.53  education programs to support small- to 
 29.54  moderate-scale farms through whole farm 
 29.55  planning and monitoring of forage-based 
 29.56  livestock systems. 
 29.57  (n) Forest Wildlife Biologist 
 29.58  for Ruffed Grouse                       
 29.59  $1,000,000 is from the future resources 
 29.60  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 29.61  resources for an agreement with the 
 29.62  Ruffed Grouse Society, Inc. to fund a 
 29.63  position and related costs for a forest 
 29.64  wildlife biologist employed by the 
 29.65  society that will provide technical 
 30.1   assistance to public and private 
 30.2   landowners for improved ruffed grouse 
 30.3   habitat and related forest wildlife 
 30.4   conservation.  The activity funded by 
 30.5   this appropriation must be done in 
 30.6   collaboration with institutes of higher 
 30.7   learning and state agencies.  The 
 30.8   amounts of this appropriation made 
 30.9   available in each fiscal year must not 
 30.10  exceed those stated in the work 
 30.11  program.  As a condition of receiving 
 30.12  this appropriation, the society must 
 30.13  demonstrate that it has created a 
 30.14  private endowment to fund this position 
 30.15  and related costs with nonstate money 
 30.16  after this appropriation has been 
 30.17  spent.  The society must demonstrate 
 30.18  that it has a sound financial plan to 
 30.19  increase the principal of the endowment 
 30.20  to at least $1,000,000 of nonstate 
 30.21  money by January 1, 2000, and to 
 30.22  $2,000,000 of nonstate money by June 
 30.23  30, 2007.  The work program must 
 30.24  provide that failure of the society to 
 30.25  meet the goals of the financial plan on 
 30.26  time will cause further payments from 
 30.27  this appropriation to be withheld until 
 30.28  the goals are met.  This appropriation 
 30.29  is available until June 30, 2007, at 
 30.30  which time the project must be 
 30.31  completed and final products delivered, 
 30.32  unless an earlier date is specified in 
 30.33  the work program. 
 30.34  (o) Organic Farming 
 30.35  Training Project                          
 30.36  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 30.37  the second year are from the trust fund 
 30.38  to the commissioner of agriculture for 
 30.39  an agreement with the Minnesota Food 
 30.40  Association in cooperation with the 
 30.41  Midwest Organic Alliance to recruit and 
 30.42  train new immigrant and conventional 
 30.43  farmers in sustainable and organic 
 30.44  methods utilizing a mentoring approach. 
 30.45  (p) Construction and Demolition 
 30.46  Waste Abatement 
 30.47  Demonstration Project                     
 30.48  $250,000 is from the future resources 
 30.49  fund to the director of the office of 
 30.50  environmental assistance for an 
 30.51  agreement with the Green Institute to 
 30.52  field test building salvage strategies, 
 30.53  expanding markets for salvaged 
 30.54  materials, and creating a 
 30.55  community-based enterprise model. 
 30.56  (q) Minnesota River Basin 
 30.57  Initiative; Local Leadership              
 30.58  $300,000 is from the future resources 
 30.59  fund to the board of water and soil 
 30.60  resources for a cost-share agreement 
 30.61  with the Minnesota River Basin Joint 
 30.62  Powers Board for landscape planning and 
 30.63  demonstration, and restoration and 
 30.64  management projects for the Minnesota 
 30.65  River on a cost-share basis. 
 31.1   Subd. 8.  Urbanization Impacts 
 31.2          715,000        175,000 
 31.3                 Summary by Fund
 31.4   Future Resources 
 31.5   Fund                    540,000       -0-    
 31.6   Trust Fund              175,000       175,000
 31.7   (a) Resources for Redevelopment:  
 31.8   A Community Property 
 31.9   Investigation Program                     
 31.10  $100,000 is from the future resources 
 31.11  fund to the pollution control agency 
 31.12  for an agreement with the Minnesota 
 31.13  Environmental Initiative to assess 
 31.14  environmental contamination in up to 
 31.15  sixteen brownfield sites statewide on a 
 31.16  cost-share basis for each site in order 
 31.17  to promote property redevelopment by 
 31.18  community nonprofit organizations. 
 31.19  (b) Protecting Dakota County 
 31.20  Farmland and Natural Areas                
 31.21  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 31.22  the second year are from the trust fund 
 31.23  to the commissioner of natural 
 31.24  resources for an agreement with Dakota 
 31.25  county to inventory and identify unique 
 31.26  farmland and natural areas and to 
 31.27  protect land through conservation 
 31.28  easements. 
 31.29  (c) Urban Corridor Design               
 31.30  $400,000 is from the future resources 
 31.31  fund to the University of Minnesota to 
 31.32  develop sustainability designs for 
 31.33  selected urban corridors.  One project 
 31.34  must be inside the metropolitan area 
 31.35  and one project must be outside the 
 31.36  metropolitan area. 
 31.37  (d) Conservation-Based Development 
 31.38  Program                                   
 31.39  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 31.40  second year are from the trust fund to 
 31.41  the commissioner of natural resources 
 31.42  for an agreement with the Minnesota 
 31.43  Land Trust to design four model 
 31.44  developments and acquire conservation 
 31.45  easements within new developments that 
 31.46  enhance the natural, rural landscape. 
 31.47  This appropriation must be matched by 
 31.48  at least $65,000 of nonstate money. 
 31.49  (e) Chisago Lakes Outlet
 31.50  Channel Project                         
 31.51  $40,000 is from the future resources 
 31.52  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 31.53  resources for an agreement with Chisago 
 31.54  county to complete the final 
 31.55  construction phase of the outlet 
 31.56  channel at Chisago Lakes.  This 
 31.57  appropriation must be matched by at 
 32.1   least $50,000 of nonstate money. 
 32.2   Subd. 9.  Decision-Making Tools 
 32.3          795,000        500,000 
 32.4                 Summary by Fund
 32.5   Future Resources 
 32.6   Fund                    295,000       -0-    
 32.7   Trust Fund              500,000       500,000
 32.8   (a) Goodhue County Natural Resources
 32.9   Inventory and Management Plan             
 32.10  $75,000 is from the future resources 
 32.11  fund to the board of water and soil 
 32.12  resources for an agreement with Goodhue 
 32.13  county to inventory, evaluate, and 
 32.14  describe natural resources and create a 
 32.15  geographic information system-based map 
 32.16  and database.  The appropriation must 
 32.17  be matched by at least $50,000 of 
 32.18  nonstate money. 
 32.19  (b) Public Access to Mineral 
 32.20  Knowledge                               
 32.21  $100,000 is from the future resources 
 32.22  fund to the department of natural 
 32.23  resources to accelerate the automation 
 32.24  of historic mineral exploration 
 32.25  information and to make the database 
 32.26  accessible and searchable. 
 32.27  (c) Updating Outmoded Soil
 32.28  Surveys - Continuation                 
 32.29  $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
 32.30  the second year are from the trust fund 
 32.31  to the board of water and soil 
 32.32  resources for the first biennium of a 
 32.33  four biennia project to accelerate a 
 32.34  statewide program to begin to update 
 32.35  and digitize soil surveys in up to 25 
 32.36  counties, including Fillmore county.  
 32.37  Participating counties must provide a 
 32.38  cost share. 
 32.39  (d) Minnesota Environmentally
 32.40  Preferable Chemicals Project            
 32.41  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 32.42  second year are from the trust fund to 
 32.43  the office of environmental assistance 
 32.44  for an agreement with the Institute for 
 32.45  Local Self-Reliance to build an 
 32.46  industry network of users and producers 
 32.47  of petrochemicals and biochemicals, and 
 32.48  to promote a shift to environmentally 
 32.49  preferable chemicals.  This 
 32.50  appropriation must be matched by at 
 32.51  least $40,000 of nonstate money. 
 32.52  (e) GIS Utilization of Historic 
 32.53  Timberland Survey Records                
 32.54  $120,000 is from the future resources 
 32.55  fund to the Minnesota Historical 
 32.56  Society to digitize and distribute 
 33.1   historic timberland survey records in a 
 33.2   geographic information system format. 
 33.3   (f) By-Products Application 
 33.4   to Agricultural, Mineland, and 
 33.5   Forest Soils                            
 33.6   $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 33.7   the second year are from the trust fund 
 33.8   to the pollution control agency for an 
 33.9   agreement with Western Lake Superior 
 33.10  Sanitary District to create a northeast 
 33.11  Minnesota consortium of public 
 33.12  utilities, wood-products, and mining 
 33.13  industries to research environmentally 
 33.14  sound coapplications of industrial and 
 33.15  municipal by-products for agriculture, 
 33.16  forestry, and mineland reclamation.  
 33.17  This appropriation must be matched by 
 33.18  at least $21,000 of nonstate money. 
 33.19  Subd. 10.  Environmental Education 
 33.20       2,045,000        705,000 
 33.21                Summary by Fund
 33.22  Future Resources 
 33.23  Fund                  1,340,000       -0-    
 33.24  Trust Fund              705,000       705,000
 33.25  (a) Uncommon Ground:  An Educational 
 33.26  Television Series                        
 33.27  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 33.28  the second year are from the trust fund 
 33.29  to the University of Minnesota for 
 33.30  matching funding to produce a televised 
 33.31  series of natural landscapes 
 33.32  chronicling two centuries of change in 
 33.33  Minnesota. 
 33.34  (b) Karst Education for
 33.35  Southeastern Minnesota                   
 33.36  $60,000 the first year and $60,000 the 
 33.37  second year are from the trust fund to 
 33.38  the board of water and soil resources 
 33.39  for an agreement with the Southeast 
 33.40  Minnesota Water Resources Board to 
 33.41  develop teacher training workshops, 
 33.42  educational materials, and exhibits 
 33.43  demonstrating the connections between 
 33.44  land use and ground water contamination 
 33.45  in southeastern Minnesota. 
 33.46  (c) Accessible Outdoor
 33.47  Recreation                               
 33.48  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 33.49  the second year are from the trust fund 
 33.50  to the commissioner of natural 
 33.51  resources for an agreement with 
 33.52  wilderness inquiry to survey facilities 
 33.53  in at least 50 state recreation units 
 33.54  for the Minnesota guide to universal 
 33.55  access, develop assessments of 
 33.56  inclusion in recreation and 
 33.57  environmental education activities, and 
 33.58  provide opportunities for 
 34.1   participation.  This appropriation is 
 34.2   available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 34.3   time the project must be completed and 
 34.4   final products delivered, unless an 
 34.5   earlier date is specified in the work 
 34.6   program. 
 34.7   (d) Science Outreach and
 34.8   Integrated Learning on Soil              
 34.9   $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
 34.10  the second year are from the trust fund 
 34.11  to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
 34.12  develop a soils experiment center and 
 34.13  demonstration plots to increase the 
 34.14  awareness of soil science and soil 
 34.15  health.  This appropriation must be 
 34.16  matched by at least $100,000 of 
 34.17  nonstate money.  This appropriation is 
 34.18  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 34.19  time the project must be completed and 
 34.20  final products delivered, unless an 
 34.21  earlier date is specified in the work 
 34.22  program. 
 34.23  (e) Development and Rehabilitation
 34.24  of Recreational Shooting Ranges          
 34.25  $350,000 is from the future resources 
 34.26  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 34.27  resources to provide cost-share grants 
 34.28  to local recreational shooting clubs 
 34.29  for the purpose of developing or 
 34.30  rehabilitating shooting sports 
 34.31  facilities for public use.  In addition 
 34.32  to the required work program, grants 
 34.33  may not be approved until grant 
 34.34  proposals to be funded have been 
 34.35  submitted to the legislative commission 
 34.36  on Minnesota resources and the 
 34.37  commission has approved the grants or 
 34.38  allowed 60 days to pass. 
 34.39  (f) Youth Outdoor Environmental
 34.40  Education Program                        
 34.41  $100,000 is from the future resources 
 34.42  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 34.43  resources for an agreement with Dakota 
 34.44  county to develop youth-at-risk 
 34.45  environmental education programs. 
 34.46  (g) Twin Cities Environmental
 34.47  Service Learning - Continuation           
 34.48  $20,000 the first year and $20,000 the 
 34.49  second year are from the trust fund to 
 34.50  the commissioner of natural resources 
 34.51  for an agreement with Eco Education to 
 34.52  provide training and matching grants 
 34.53  for student service environmental 
 34.54  learning projects.  This appropriation 
 34.55  must be matched by at least $40,000 of 
 34.56  nonstate money. 
 34.57  (h) Minnesota Whitetail Deer
 34.58  Resource Center Exhibits              
 34.59  $400,000 is from the future resources 
 34.60  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 34.61  resources for an agreement with the 
 35.1   Minnesota Deer Hunters Association to 
 35.2   construct exhibits on whitetail deer in 
 35.3   Minnesota.  This appropriation is 
 35.4   available to the extent matched by 
 35.5   expenditure of nonstate money on 
 35.6   exhibits. 
 35.7   (i) Sustainability Forums               
 35.8   $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 35.9   the second year are from the trust fund 
 35.10  to the office of environmental 
 35.11  assistance for an agreement with the 
 35.12  Minnesota Division of the Izaak Walton 
 35.13  League of America to conduct forums for 
 35.14  the public and local units of 
 35.15  government on sustainability and 
 35.16  community-based planning objectives. 
 35.17  (j) Minnesota River Watershed
 35.18  Ecology and History Exhibit              
 35.19  $90,000 is from the future resources 
 35.20  fund to the Minnesota Historical 
 35.21  Society for an agreement with Joseph R. 
 35.22  Brown Heritage Society to design and 
 35.23  construct exhibits at the Joseph R. 
 35.24  Brown Minnesota River Center. 
 35.25  (k) Hyland Park Environmental 
 35.26  Center                                   
 35.27  $200,000 is from the future resources 
 35.28  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 35.29  resources for an agreement with 
 35.30  Suburban Hennepin Regional Park 
 35.31  District for predesign and design of an 
 35.32  environmental education center in 
 35.33  Hyland-Bush-Anderson Lakes Regional 
 35.34  Park Reserve. 
 35.35  (l) Improved Shoreland Management 
 35.36  Education                                
 35.37  $200,000 is from the future resources 
 35.38  fund to the board of water and soil 
 35.39  resources for a long-term coordinated 
 35.40  education program, with a full-time 
 35.41  education coordinator, that promotes 
 35.42  stewardship to protect state lakes and 
 35.43  rivers through improved shoreland 
 35.44  management. 
 35.45  Subd. 11.  Benchmarks and Indicators 
 35.46       2,365,000      1,965,000 
 35.47                Summary by Fund
 35.48  Future Resources 
 35.49  Fund                    200,000       -0-    
 35.50  Trust Fund            1,965,000     1,965,000
 35.51  Great Lakes Protection 
 35.52  Account                 200,000       -0-    
 35.53  (a) Measuring Children's Exposures
 35.54  to Environmental Health Hazards          
 35.55  $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
 36.1   the second year are from the trust fund 
 36.2   to the University of Minnesota in 
 36.3   cooperation with the department of 
 36.4   health to augment a federal study of 
 36.5   exposure of children to multiple 
 36.6   environmental hazards, to evaluate 
 36.7   comparative health risks, and to design 
 36.8   intervention strategies. 
 36.9   (b) Minnesota County Biological
 36.10  Survey - Continuation                  
 36.11  $800,000 the first year and $800,000 
 36.12  the second year are from the trust fund 
 36.13  to the commissioner of natural 
 36.14  resources for the seventh biennium of a 
 36.15  12-biennia project to accelerate the 
 36.16  survey that identifies significant 
 36.17  natural areas and systematically 
 36.18  collects and interprets data on the 
 36.19  distribution and ecology of natural 
 36.20  communities, rare plants, and animals. 
 36.21  (c) Environmental Indicators 
 36.22  Initiative - Continuation                
 36.23  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 36.24  the second year are from the trust fund 
 36.25  to the commissioner of natural 
 36.26  resources for the third and final 
 36.27  biennium to complete a set of statewide 
 36.28  environmental indicators that will 
 36.29  assist public understanding of 
 36.30  Minnesota environmental health and the 
 36.31  effectiveness of sustainable 
 36.32  development efforts. 
 36.33  (d) Dakota County Wetland Health 
 36.34  Monitoring Program                       
 36.35  $80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
 36.36  second year are from the trust fund to 
 36.37  the commissioner of the pollution 
 36.38  control agency for an agreement with 
 36.39  Dakota county to evaluate wetland 
 36.40  health through citizen volunteers, 
 36.41  develop wetland biodiversity projects 
 36.42  in urban areas, and conduct public 
 36.43  education. 
 36.44  (e) Predicting Water and Forest 
 36.45  Resources Health and Sustainability      
 36.46  $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
 36.47  the second year are from the trust fund 
 36.48  to the University of Minnesota, Natural 
 36.49  Resources Research Institute, to assess 
 36.50  ecosystem health using indicators and 
 36.51  to develop models that incorporate 
 36.52  landscape composition change. 
 36.53  (f) Potential for Infant Risk
 36.54  from Nitrate Contamination              
 36.55  $200,000 is from the future resources 
 36.56  fund to the commissioner of health to 
 36.57  study nitrate and bacteria-contaminated 
 36.58  drinking water of infants and families 
 36.59  at risk. 
 36.60  (g) Assessing Lake Superior Waters
 37.1   Off the North Shore                      
 37.2   $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 37.3   the second year of this appropriation 
 37.4   are from the trust fund, and $200,000 
 37.5   is from the Great Lakes protection 
 37.6   account to the University of Minnesota 
 37.7   Duluth for a pilot program to establish 
 37.8   benchmark data for Lake Superior.  
 37.9   Expenses may not include capital cost 
 37.10  for a research vessel.  This 
 37.11  appropriation is available until June 
 37.12  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 37.13  must be completed and final products 
 37.14  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 37.15  specified in the work program. 
 37.16  (h) Minnesota's Forest Bird 
 37.17  Diversity Initiative - Continuation      
 37.18  $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
 37.19  the second year are from the trust fund 
 37.20  to the commissioner of natural 
 37.21  resources for the fifth biennium of a 
 37.22  six-biennium project to establish 
 37.23  benchmarks for using birds as 
 37.24  ecological indicators of forest 
 37.25  health.  This appropriation must be 
 37.26  matched by at least $80,000 of nonstate 
 37.27  contributions.  This appropriation is 
 37.28  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 37.29  time the project must be completed and 
 37.30  final products delivered, unless an 
 37.31  earlier date is specified in the work 
 37.32  program. 
 37.33  (i) Farm Ponds as Critical 
 37.34  Habitats for Native Amphibians           
 37.35  $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
 37.36  the second year are from the trust fund 
 37.37  to the commissioner of natural 
 37.38  resources for an agreement with the 
 37.39  Upper Mississippi Science Center to 
 37.40  study management practices that sustain 
 37.41  healthy populations of amphibians in 
 37.42  southeastern Minnesota farm ponds and 
 37.43  to recommend monitoring methods 
 37.44  suitable for testing amphibian habitat 
 37.45  quality.  This appropriation must be 
 37.46  matched by at least $200,000 of 
 37.47  nonstate contributions.  This 
 37.48  appropriation is available until June 
 37.49  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 37.50  must be completed and final products 
 37.51  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 37.52  specified in the work program. 
 37.53  (j) Improved Minnesota Fungus
 37.54  Collection and Database                   
 37.55  $35,000 the first year and $35,000 the 
 37.56  second year are from the trust fund to 
 37.57  the University of Minnesota to 
 37.58  consolidate and preserve fungus 
 37.59  specimen collections and computerize 
 37.60  the data for use in agriculture, 
 37.61  forestry, and recreation management. 
 37.62  Subd. 12.  Critical Lands or Habitats 
 38.1        4,962,000      3,572,000 
 38.2                 Summary by Fund
 38.3   Future Resources 
 38.4   Fund                  1,390,000       -0-    
 38.5   Trust Fund            3,572,000     3,572,000
 38.6   (a) Sustainable Woodlands and
 38.7   Prairies on Private Lands - 
 38.8   Continuation                                             
 38.9   $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
 38.10  the second year are from the trust fund 
 38.11  to the commissioner of natural 
 38.12  resources, in cooperation with the 
 38.13  Minnesota Forestry Association and the 
 38.14  Nature Conservancy, to develop 
 38.15  stewardship plans for private 
 38.16  landowners and to implement natural 
 38.17  resource projects by providing matching 
 38.18  money to private landowners.  This 
 38.19  appropriation is available until June 
 38.20  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 38.21  must be completed and final products 
 38.22  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 38.23  specified in the work program. 
 38.24  (b) National Prairie Passage; Linking
 38.25  Isolated Prairie Preserves               
 38.26  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 38.27  second year are from the trust fund to 
 38.28  the commissioner of transportation to 
 38.29  link isolated tallgrass prairie 
 38.30  preserves with corridors of prairie.  
 38.31  This appropriation must be matched by 
 38.32  at least $600,000 of nonstate money. 
 38.33  (c) Greening the Metro 
 38.34  Mississippi-Minnesota River 
 38.35  Valleys                                   
 38.36  $400,000 the first year and $400,000 
 38.37  the second year are from the trust fund 
 38.38  to the commissioner of natural 
 38.39  resources for an agreement with 
 38.40  Greening the Great River Park to 
 38.41  implement private and public habitat 
 38.42  projects in the Mississippi and 
 38.43  Minnesota River Valleys.  This 
 38.44  appropriation must be matched by at 
 38.45  least $374,000 of nonstate money and 
 38.46  cost sharing is required for projects 
 38.47  on private lands. This appropriation is 
 38.48  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 38.49  time the project must be completed and 
 38.50  final products delivered, unless an 
 38.51  earlier date is specified in the work 
 38.52  program. 
 38.53  (d) Restoring the Greater Prairie 
 38.54  Chicken to Southwestern Minnesota         
 38.55  $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 
 38.56  second year are from the trust fund to 
 38.57  the commissioner of natural resources 
 38.58  for an agreement with the Minnesota 
 38.59  Prairie Chicken Society to restore the 
 38.60  greater prairie chicken to appropriate 
 39.1   habitat.  
 39.2   (e) Prairie Heritage Fund - 
 39.3   Continuation                              
 39.4   $342,000 the first year and $342,000 
 39.5   the second year are from the trust fund 
 39.6   to the commissioner of natural 
 39.7   resources for an agreement with 
 39.8   Pheasants Forever, Inc. to acquire and 
 39.9   develop land for prairie grasslands and 
 39.10  wetlands to be donated to the public.  
 39.11  The land must be open and accessible to 
 39.12  the public.  This appropriation must be 
 39.13  matched by at least $500,000 of money.  
 39.14  In addition to the required work 
 39.15  program, parcels may not be acquired 
 39.16  until parcel lists have been submitted 
 39.17  to the legislative commission on 
 39.18  Minnesota resources and the commission 
 39.19  has approved the parcel list or allowed 
 39.20  60 days to pass. 
 39.21  (f) Public Boat Access and 
 39.22  Fishing Piers                           
 39.23  $500,000 the first year and $500,000 
 39.24  the second year are from the trust 
 39.25  fund, and $610,000 is from the future 
 39.26  resources fund to the commissioner of 
 39.27  natural resources for increased access 
 39.28  to lakes and rivers statewide through 
 39.29  the provision of public boat access, 
 39.30  fishing piers, and shoreline access, 
 39.31  with approximately equal allocations 
 39.32  for the Twin Cities metropolitan area 
 39.33  and the remainder of the state.  These 
 39.34  appropriations are available until June 
 39.35  30, 2002, at which time the project 
 39.36  must be completed and final products 
 39.37  delivered, unless an earlier date is 
 39.38  specified in the work program.  
 39.39  $212,000 of the appropriation from the 
 39.40  future resources fund is available 
 39.41  immediately upon enactment. 
 39.42  (g) Arboretum Land Acquisition and 
 39.43  Wetlands Restoration - Continuation       
 39.44  $350,000 the first year and $350,000 
 39.45  the second year are from the trust fund 
 39.46  to the University of Minnesota for an 
 39.47  agreement with the University of 
 39.48  Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 
 39.49  Foundation for the third biennium for 
 39.50  land acquisition.  The priority is to 
 39.51  acquire approximately 40 acres of land 
 39.52  within the Arboretum boundary before 
 39.53  completing the Spring Peeper Meadow 
 39.54  wetland restoration.  This 
 39.55  appropriation must be matched by at 
 39.56  least $700,000 of nonstate money. 
 39.57  (h) Native Prairie Prescribed 
 39.58  Burns                                    
 39.59  $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
 39.60  the second year are from the trust fund 
 39.61  for a grant to the commissioner of 
 39.62  natural resources for an agreement with 
 39.63  the Nature Conservancy for prescribed 
 40.1   burns of native prairie on state 
 40.2   wildlife lands. 
 40.3   (i) RIM Shoreland Stabilization           
 40.4   $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
 40.5   the second year are from the trust fund 
 40.6   to the commissioner of natural 
 40.7   resources to complete the high priority 
 40.8   bank stabilization on Lake 
 40.9   Winnibigoshish and, if additional match 
 40.10  money becomes available, to begin 
 40.11  similar work on Lac Qui Parle Lake. 
 40.12  This appropriation must be matched by 
 40.13  at least $56,000 of nonstate money, and 
 40.14  is available until June 30, 2002, when 
 40.15  the project must be completed and final 
 40.16  products delivered, unless an earlier 
 40.17  date is specified in the work program. 
 40.18  (j) Enhancing Canada Goose 
 40.19  Hunting Opportunities for 
 40.20  Recreation and Management Purposes       
 40.21  $340,000 is from the future resources 
 40.22  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 40.23  resources for an agreement with Geese 
 40.24  Unlimited to purchase leases and 
 40.25  provide observational and hunting 
 40.26  blinds for the public using volunteer 
 40.27  labor. 
 40.28  (k) Nongame Wildlife 
 40.29  Management                              
 40.30  $1,000,000 the first year and 
 40.31  $1,000,000 the second year are 
 40.32  appropriated from the trust fund to the 
 40.33  commissioner of natural resources for 
 40.34  the purpose of nongame wildlife 
 40.35  management. 
 40.36  (l) Wildlife Habitat 
 40.37  Acquisition and Development               
 40.38  $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
 40.39  the second year are from the trust fund 
 40.40  to the commissioner of natural 
 40.41  resources to acquire and protect land 
 40.42  and to make improvements of a capital 
 40.43  nature for the Chub lake natural area.  
 40.44  The appropriation is available until 
 40.45  expended and must be matched by federal 
 40.46  or local funds totaling $500,000. 
 40.47  (m) Trout Stream 
 40.48  Protection                              
 40.49  $440,000 is from the future resources 
 40.50  fund to the commissioner of natural 
 40.51  resources for trout stream protection. 
 40.52  Subd. 13.  Native Species Planting 
 40.53         905,000        635,000 
 40.54                Summary by Fund
 40.55  Future Resources 
 40.56  Fund                    270,000       -0-    
 41.1   Trust Fund              635,000       635,000
 41.2   (a) Minnesota Releaf Matching 
 41.3   Grant Program - Continuation              
 41.4   $290,000 the first year and $290,000 
 41.5   the second year of this appropriation 
 41.6   are from the trust fund, and $270,000 
 41.7   is from the future resources fund to 
 41.8   the commissioner of natural resources 
 41.9   for the fourth biennium, with at least 
 41.10  $210,000 for matching grants to local 
 41.11  communities to protect native oak 
 41.12  forests from oak wilt and to provide 
 41.13  technical assistance and cost sharing 
 41.14  with communities for tree planting and 
 41.15  community forestry assessments.  The 
 41.16  appropriation from the future resources 
 41.17  fund is available immediately upon 
 41.18  enactment. 
 41.19  (b) Landscaping for Wildlife and 
 41.20  Nonpoint Source Pollution Prevention      
 41.21  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 41.22  second year are from the trust fund to 
 41.23  the commissioner of natural resources 
 41.24  for an agreement with St. Paul 
 41.25  Neighborhood Energy Consortium to work 
 41.26  with urban and suburban communities to 
 41.27  expand native species planting through 
 41.28  residential landscaping and cooperative 
 41.29  neighborhood projects. The activities 
 41.30  must include participant cost sharing. 
 41.31  This appropriation must be matched by 
 41.32  at least $24,000 of nonstate money. 
 41.33  (c) Lakescaping for Wildlife and 
 41.34  Water Quality Initiative                  
 41.35  $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the 
 41.36  second year are from the trust fund to 
 41.37  the commissioner of natural resources 
 41.38  in cooperation with the Minnesota Lakes 
 41.39  Association to promote lakescaping for 
 41.40  wildlife and water quality through 
 41.41  workshops, demonstration sites, and a 
 41.42  registry program for lakeshore owners. 
 41.43  The activities must include participant 
 41.44  cost sharing. 
 41.45  (d) Development and Assessment of 
 41.46  Oak Wilt Biological Control 
 41.47  Technologies - Continuation               
 41.48  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 41.49  the second year are from the trust fund 
 41.50  to the University of Minnesota to 
 41.51  evaluate biocontrol efficacy, spore mat 
 41.52  production, and root graft barrier 
 41.53  guidelines for oak wilt, in cooperation 
 41.54  with the department of agriculture. 
 41.55  (e) Restoring Ecological Health to 
 41.56  St. Paul's Mississippi River Bluffs       
 41.57  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 41.58  the second year are from the trust fund 
 41.59  to the commissioner of natural 
 41.60  resources for an agreement with Friends 
 41.61  of the Parks and Trails of St. Paul and 
 42.1   Ramsey County to inventory and restore 
 42.2   native species, and to plan for 
 42.3   critical greenways and natural area 
 42.4   habitat.  This appropriation is 
 42.5   available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 42.6   time the project must be completed and 
 42.7   final products delivered, unless an 
 42.8   earlier date is specified in the work 
 42.9   program. 
 42.10  Subd. 14.  Native Fish 
 42.11         229,000        229,000 
 42.12                Summary by Fund
 42.13  Trust Fund              229,000       229,000
 42.14  (a) Mussel Resource Survey                
 42.15  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 42.16  the second year are from the trust fund 
 42.17  to the commissioner of natural 
 42.18  resources for the first biennium of a 
 42.19  three-biennium project to survey 
 42.20  mussels statewide for resource 
 42.21  management. 
 42.22  (b) Freshwater Mussel Resources in 
 42.23  the St. Croix River                        
 42.24  $29,000 the first year and $29,000 the 
 42.25  second year are from the trust fund to 
 42.26  the commissioner of natural resources 
 42.27  for an agreement with Macalester 
 42.28  College to continue refugia studies and 
 42.29  assess populations for freshwater 
 42.30  mussels. 
 42.31  Subd. 15.  Exotic Species 
 42.32         145,000        145,000 
 42.33                Summary by Fund
 42.34  Trust Fund              145,000       145,000
 42.35  (a) Biological Control of Eurasian 
 42.36  Water Milfoil and Purple 
 42.37  Loosestrife - Continuation                
 42.38  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 42.39  second year are from the trust fund to 
 42.40  the commissioner of natural resources 
 42.41  for the fourth biennium of a 
 42.42  five-biennium project to develop and 
 42.43  implement biological controls for 
 42.44  Eurasian water milfoil and purple 
 42.45  loosestrife.  This appropriation is 
 42.46  available until June 30, 2002, at which 
 42.47  time the project must be completed and 
 42.48  final products delivered, unless an 
 42.49  earlier date is specified in the work 
 42.50  program. 
 42.51  (b) Evaluate Establishment, Impact of 
 42.52  Leafy Spurge Biocontrol Agents            
 42.53  $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the 
 42.54  second year are from the trust fund to 
 42.55  the commissioner of agriculture to 
 43.1   study flea beetles introduced to 
 43.2   control leafy spurge by site 
 43.3   characterization and assessment for 
 43.4   biological control.  This appropriation 
 43.5   is available until June 30, 2002, at 
 43.6   which time the project must be 
 43.7   completed and final products delivered, 
 43.8   unless an earlier date is specified in 
 43.9   the work program. 
 43.10  Subd. 16.  Data Availability Requirements 
 43.11  (a) During the biennium ending June 30, 
 43.12  2001, the data collected by the 
 43.13  projects funded under this section that 
 43.14  have common value for natural resource 
 43.15  planning and management must conform to 
 43.16  information architecture as defined in 
 43.17  guidelines and standards adopted by the 
 43.18  office of technology.  Spatial data 
 43.19  must conform with guidelines and 
 43.20  standards described in the geographic 
 43.21  data compatibility guidelines available 
 43.22  from the land management information 
 43.23  center.  These data must be made 
 43.24  available under the provisions of the 
 43.25  Data Practices Act in chapter 13. 
 43.26  (b) For the purposes of information 
 43.27  dissemination to the extent 
 43.28  practicable, summary data and results 
 43.29  of projects funded under this section 
 43.30  should be readily accessible on the 
 43.31  Internet.  To the extent practicable, 
 43.32  spatial data and their documentation 
 43.33  must be made available through the 
 43.34  Minnesota Geographic Data Clearinghouse.
 43.35  (c) As part of project expenditures, 
 43.36  recipients of land acquisition 
 43.37  appropriations must provide the 
 43.38  information necessary to update public 
 43.39  recreation information maps to the 
 43.40  department of natural resources in the 
 43.41  specified form. 
 43.42  Subd. 17.  Project Requirements 
 43.43  It is a condition of acceptance of the 
 43.44  appropriations in this section that any 
 43.45  agency or entity receiving the 
 43.46  appropriation must comply with 
 43.47  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P. 
 43.48  Subd. 18.  Match Requirements 
 43.49  Unless specifically authorized, 
 43.50  appropriations in this section that 
 43.51  must be matched and for which the match 
 43.52  has not been committed by December 31, 
 43.53  1999, are canceled, and in-kind 
 43.54  contributions may not be counted as 
 43.55  match. 
 43.56  Subd. 19.  Payment Conditions and 
 43.57  Capital Equipment Expenditures 
 43.58  All agreements, grants, or contracts 
 43.59  referred to in this section must be 
 43.60  administered on a reimbursement basis.  
 43.61  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 44.1   section 16A.41, expenditures made on or 
 44.2   after July 1, 1999, or the date the 
 44.3   work program is approved, whichever is 
 44.4   later, are eligible for reimbursement. 
 44.5   Payment must be made upon receiving 
 44.6   documentation that project-eligible 
 44.7   reimbursable amounts have been 
 44.8   expended, except that reasonable 
 44.9   amounts may be advanced to projects in 
 44.10  order to accommodate cash flow needs. 
 44.11  The advances must be approved as part 
 44.12  of the work program.  No expenditures 
 44.13  for capital equipment are allowed 
 44.14  unless expressly authorized in the 
 44.15  project work program. 
 44.16  Subd. 20.  Purchase of Recycled and 
 44.17  Recyclable Materials 
 44.18  A political subdivision, public or 
 44.19  private corporation, or other entity 
 44.20  that receives an appropriation in this 
 44.21  section must use the appropriation in 
 44.22  compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 
 44.23  sections 16B.121 to 16B.123, requiring 
 44.24  the purchase of recycled, repairable, 
 44.25  and durable materials, the purchase of 
 44.26  uncoated paper stock, and the use of 
 44.27  soy-based ink, the same as if it were a 
 44.28  state agency. 
 44.29  Subd. 21.  Energy Conservation 
 44.30  A recipient to whom an appropriation is 
 44.31  made in this section for a capital 
 44.32  improvement project shall ensure that 
 44.33  the project complies with the 
 44.34  applicable energy conservation 
 44.35  standards contained in law, including 
 44.36  Minnesota Statutes, sections 216C.19 to 
 44.37  216C.21, and rules adopted thereunder.  
 44.38  The recipient may use the energy 
 44.39  planning and intervention and energy 
 44.40  technologies units of the commissioner 
 44.41  of public service to obtain information 
 44.42  and technical assistance on energy 
 44.43  conservation and alternative energy 
 44.44  development relating to the planning 
 44.45  and construction of the capital 
 44.46  improvement project. 
 44.47  Subd. 22.  Accessibility 
 44.48  New structures must be shown to meet 
 44.49  the design standards in the Americans 
 44.50  with Disability Act Accessibility 
 44.51  Guidelines.  Nonstructural facilities 
 44.52  such as trails, campgrounds, picnic 
 44.53  areas, parking, play areas, water 
 44.54  sources, and the access routes to these 
 44.55  features should be shown to be designed 
 44.56  using guidelines in the Recommendations 
 44.57  for Accessibility Guidelines: 
 44.58  Recreational Facilities and Outdoor 
 44.59  Developed Areas. 
 44.60  Subd. 23.  Year 2000 Compatible 
 44.61  A recipient to whom an appropriation is 
 44.62  made in this section for computer 
 44.63  equipment and software must ensure that 
 45.1   the project expenditures comply with 
 45.2   year 2000 compatible database and 
 45.3   software. 
 45.4   Subd. 24.  Carryforward 
 45.5   (a) The availability of the 
 45.6   appropriations for the following 
 45.7   projects is extended to June 30, 2000: 
 45.8   Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 15, 
 45.9   subdivision 5, paragraph (a), Ft. 
 45.10  Snelling State Park-upper bluff 
 45.11  utilization and AYH hostel; paragraph 
 45.12  (c), Jeffers petroglyphs environmental 
 45.13  assessment and prairie restoration; 
 45.14  paragraph (g), Native American 
 45.15  perspective of the historic north 
 45.16  shore; subdivision 6, paragraph (g), 
 45.17  lakeshore restoration - Minneapolis 
 45.18  chain of lakes; subdivision 9, 
 45.19  paragraph (a), grants to local 
 45.20  governments to assist natural resource 
 45.21  decision making; paragraph (e), North 
 45.22  Minneapolis upper river master plan; 
 45.23  paragraph (g), Miller Creek management; 
 45.24  and paragraph (h), trout habitat 
 45.25  preservation using alternative 
 45.26  watershed management practices; 
 45.27  subdivision 10, paragraph (g), Fillmore 
 45.28  county soil survey update; subdivision 
 45.29  11, paragraph (a), foundations to 
 45.30  integrated access to environmental 
 45.31  information; subdivision 12, paragraph 
 45.32  (a), sustainable development assistance 
 45.33  for municipalities through electric 
 45.34  utilities; paragraph (h), soy-based 
 45.35  diesel fuel study; subdivision 13, 
 45.36  paragraph (g), state wolf management:  
 45.37  electronically moderating the 
 45.38  discussion; subdivision 14, paragraph 
 45.39  (f), loons:  indicators of mercury in 
 45.40  the environment; subdivision 17, 
 45.41  paragraph (a), sustainable woodlands on 
 45.42  private lands; and paragraph (d), 
 45.43  prairie heritage project; subdivision 
 45.44  20, paragraph (a), ballast water 
 45.45  technology demonstration for exotic 
 45.46  species control; Laws 1995, chapter 
 45.47  220, section 19, subdivision 12, 
 45.48  paragraph (a), restore historic 
 45.49  Mississippi river mill site, as amended 
 45.50  by Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 15, 
 45.51  subdivision 26, paragraph (b). 
 45.52  (b) The availability of the 
 45.53  appropriations for the following 
 45.54  projects is extended to June 30, 2001: 
 45.55  Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 15, 
 45.56  subdivision 5, paragraph (f), 
 45.57  historical and cultural museum on 
 45.58  Vermilion Lake Indian Reservation; 
 45.59  subdivision 7, paragraph (f), mercury 
 45.60  manometers; subdivision 16, paragraph 
 45.61  (b), Arboretum Land Acquisition. 
 45.62  Sec. 14.  ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS                     
 45.63  The following amounts are appropriated 
 45.64  in fiscal year 1999 from the Minnesota 
 45.65  environment and natural resources trust 
 45.66  fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 
 46.1   section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 
 46.2   $496,000 in fiscal year 1999 is added 
 46.3   to the appropriation in Laws 1997, 
 46.4   chapter 216, section 15, subdivision 4, 
 46.5   paragraph (a), clause (1), for state 
 46.6   park and recreation area acquisition. 
 46.7   $495,000 in fiscal year 1999 is added 
 46.8   to the appropriation in Laws 1997, 
 46.9   chapter 216, section 15, subdivision 4, 
 46.10  paragraph (b), metropolitan regional 
 46.11  park system. 
 46.12     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 14.386, is 
 46.13  amended to read: 
 46.14     14.386 [PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING EXEMPT RULES; DURATION.] 
 46.15     (a) A rule adopted, amended, or repealed by an agency, 
 46.16  under a statute enacted after January 1, 1997, authorizing or 
 46.17  requiring rules to be adopted but excluded from the rulemaking 
 46.18  provisions of chapter 14 or from the definition of a rule, has 
 46.19  the force and effect of law only if: 
 46.20     (1) the revisor of statutes approves the form of the rule 
 46.21  by certificate; 
 46.22     (2) the office of administrative hearings approves the rule 
 46.23  as to its legality within 14 days after the agency submits it 
 46.24  for approval and files two copies of the rule with the revisor's 
 46.25  certificate in the office of the secretary of state; and 
 46.26     (3) a copy is published by the agency in the State Register.
 46.27     A statute enacted after January 1, 1997, authorizing or 
 46.28  requiring rules to be adopted but excluded from the rulemaking 
 46.29  provisions of chapter 14 or from the definition of a rule does 
 46.30  not excuse compliance with this section unless it makes specific 
 46.31  reference to this section. 
 46.32     (b) A rule adopted under this section is effective for a 
 46.33  period of two years from the date of publication of the rule in 
 46.34  the State Register.  The authority for the rule expires at the 
 46.35  end of this two-year period. 
 46.36     (c) The chief administrative law judge shall adopt rules 
 46.37  relating to the rule approval duties imposed by this section and 
 46.38  section 14.388, including rules establishing standards for 
 46.39  review. 
 46.40     (d) This section does not apply to: 
 47.1      (1) any group or rule listed in section 14.03, subdivisions 
 47.2   1 and 3, except as otherwise provided by law; 
 47.3      (2) game and fish rules of the commissioner of natural 
 47.4   resources adopted under section 84.027, subdivision 13, or 
 47.5   sections 97A.0451 to 97A.0459; 
 47.6      (3) experimental and special management waters designated 
 47.7   by the commissioner of natural resources under sections 97C.001 
 47.8   and 97C.005; or 
 47.9      (4) game refuges designated by the commissioner of natural 
 47.10  resources under section 97A.085; or 
 47.11     (5) transaction fees established by the commissioner of 
 47.12  natural resources for electronic or telephone sales of licenses, 
 47.13  stamps, permits, registrations, or transfers under section 
 47.14  84.027, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (3). 
 47.15     (e) If a statute provides that a rule is exempt from 
 47.16  chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply to the rule, the 
 47.17  rule has the force of law unless the context of the statute 
 47.18  delegating the rulemaking authority makes clear that the rule 
 47.19  does not have force of law. 
 47.20     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.027, 
 47.21  subdivision 15, is amended to read: 
 47.22     Subd. 15.  [ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS.] (a) The commissioner 
 47.23  may receive an application for, sell, and issue any license, 
 47.24  stamp, permit, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction 
 47.25  of the commissioner by electronic means, including by 
 47.26  telephone.  Notwithstanding section 97A.472, electronic and 
 47.27  telephone transactions may be made outside of the state.  The 
 47.28  commissioner may: 
 47.29     (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated 
 47.30  by electronic transactions, including by telephone; 
 47.31     (2) assign a license identification number to an applicant 
 47.32  who purchases a hunting or fishing license by electronic means, 
 47.33  to serve as temporary authorization to engage in the licensed 
 47.34  activity until the license is received or expires; 
 47.35     (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals 
 47.36  who make electronic transactions, and transactions by telephone, 
 48.1   including a transaction the issuing fee under section 97A.485, 
 48.2   subdivision 6, and a credit card an additional transaction fee 
 48.3   not to exceed $3.50 for electronic transactions; 
 48.4      (4) select up to four volunteer counties, not more than two 
 48.5   in the metropolitan area, to participate in this pilot project 
 48.6   and the counties shall select the participating agents; and 
 48.7      (5) upon completion of a pilot project, implement a 
 48.8   statewide system and select the participating agents; and 
 48.9      (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this 
 48.10  subdivision. 
 48.11     (b) A county shall not collect a commission for the sale of 
 48.12  licenses or permits made by agents selected by the participating 
 48.13  counties under this subdivision. 
 48.14     (c) Establishment of the transaction fee under paragraph 
 48.15  (a), clause (3), is not subject to the rulemaking procedures of 
 48.16  chapter 14. 
 48.17     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.0855, is 
 48.18  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 48.19     Subd. 1a.  [SOFTWARE SALES.] Notwithstanding section 
 48.20  16B.405, the commissioner may sell or license intellectual 
 48.21  property and software products or services developed by the 
 48.22  department or custom developed by a vendor for the department. 
 48.23     Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.0855, 
 48.24  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 48.25     Subd. 2.  [RECEIPTS; APPROPRIATION.] Money received by the 
 48.26  commissioner under this section or to buy supplies for the use 
 48.27  of volunteers, may be credited to one or more special accounts 
 48.28  in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner 
 48.29  for the purposes for which the money was received.  Money 
 48.30  received from sales at the state fair shall be available for 
 48.31  state fair related costs.  Money received from sales of 
 48.32  intellectual property and software products or services shall be 
 48.33  available for development, maintenance, and support of software 
 48.34  products and systems. 
 48.35     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.83, 
 48.36  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 49.1      Subd. 3.  [PURPOSES FOR THE ACCOUNT.] The money deposited 
 49.2   in the account and interest earned on that money may be expended 
 49.3   only as appropriated by law for the following purposes:  
 49.4      (1) for a grant-in-aid program to counties and 
 49.5   municipalities for construction and maintenance of snowmobile 
 49.6   trails, including maintenance of trails on lands and waters of 
 49.7   Voyageurs National Park; 
 49.8      (2) for acquisition, development, and maintenance of state 
 49.9   recreational snowmobile trails; 
 49.10     (3) for snowmobile safety programs; and 
 49.11     (4) for the administration and enforcement of sections 
 49.12  84.81 to 84.90.  
 49.13     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.83, 
 49.14  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 49.15     Subd. 4.  [PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO FUNDING RECIPIENTS.] (a)
 49.16  Recipients of Minnesota trail assistance program funds must be 
 49.17  afforded the same protection and be held to the same standard of 
 49.18  liability as a political subdivision under chapter 466 for 
 49.19  activities associated with the administration, design, 
 49.20  construction, maintenance, and grooming of snowmobile trails.  
 49.21     (b) Recipients of Minnesota trail assistance program funds 
 49.22  who maintain ice trails on waters of Voyageurs National Park are 
 49.23  expressly immune from liability under section 466.03, 
 49.24  subdivision 6e. 
 49.25     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.86, 
 49.26  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 49.27     Subdivision 1.  With a view of achieving maximum use of 
 49.28  snowmobiles consistent with protection of the environment the 
 49.29  commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules in the 
 49.30  manner provided by chapter 14, for the following purposes: 
 49.31     (1) Registration of snowmobiles and display of registration 
 49.32  numbers. 
 49.33     (2) Use of snowmobiles insofar as game and fish resources 
 49.34  are affected. 
 49.35     (3) Use of snowmobiles on public lands and waters, or on 
 49.36  grant-in-aid trails, including, but not limited to, the use of 
 50.1   specified metal traction devices and nonmetal traction devices. 
 50.2      (4) Uniform signs to be used by the state, counties, and 
 50.3   cities, which are necessary or desirable to control, direct, or 
 50.4   regulate the operation and use of snowmobiles. 
 50.5      (5) Specifications relating to snowmobile mufflers. 
 50.6      (6) A comprehensive snowmobile information and safety 
 50.7   education and training program, including but not limited to the 
 50.8   preparation and dissemination of snowmobile information and 
 50.9   safety advice to the public, the training of snowmobile 
 50.10  operators, and the issuance of snowmobile safety certificates to 
 50.11  snowmobile operators who successfully complete the snowmobile 
 50.12  safety education and training course.  For the purpose of 
 50.13  administering such program and to defray a portion of the 
 50.14  expenses of training and certifying snowmobile operators, the 
 50.15  commissioner shall collect a fee of not to exceed $5 from each 
 50.16  person who receives the youth and young adult training and a fee 
 50.17  established under chapter 16A from each person who receives or 
 50.18  the adult training.  The commissioner shall establish a fee that 
 50.19  neither significantly over recovers nor under recovers costs, 
 50.20  including overhead costs, involved in providing the services.  
 50.21  The fee is not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 
 50.22  14 and section 14.386 does not apply.  The commissioner shall 
 50.23  deposit the fee in the snowmobile trails and enforcement account 
 50.24  and the amount thereof is appropriated annually to the 
 50.25  commissioner of natural resources for the administration of such 
 50.26  programs.  The commissioner shall cooperate with private 
 50.27  organizations and associations, private and public corporations, 
 50.28  and local governmental units in furtherance of the program 
 50.29  established under this clause.  The commissioner shall consult 
 50.30  with the commissioner of public safety in regard to training 
 50.31  program subject matter and performance testing that leads to the 
 50.32  certification of snowmobile operators. 
 50.33     (7) The operator of any snowmobile involved in an accident 
 50.34  resulting in injury requiring medical attention or 
 50.35  hospitalization to or death of any person or total damage to an 
 50.36  extent of $500 or more, shall forward a written report of the 
 51.1   accident to the commissioner on such form as the commissioner 
 51.2   shall prescribe.  If the operator is killed or is unable to file 
 51.3   a report due to incapacitation, any peace officer investigating 
 51.4   the accident shall file the accident report within ten business 
 51.5   days. 
 51.6      Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.862, 
 51.7   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 51.8      Subdivision 1.  [YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULT SAFETY TRAINING.] 
 51.9   Effective October 1, 1998, any resident born after December 31, 
 51.10  1979, who operates a snowmobile in Minnesota, must possess a 
 51.11  valid snowmobile safety certificate or a driver's license or 
 51.12  identification card with a valid snowmobile qualification 
 51.13  indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 12.  The 
 51.14  certificate or qualification indicator may only be issued upon 
 51.15  successful completion of the a course authorized under section 
 51.16  84.86 or 84.862, subdivision 2, if the person is 16 years of age 
 51.17  or older. 
 51.18     Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.862, 
 51.19  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 51.20     Subd. 2.  [ADULT SAFETY TRAINING.] Effective October 1, 
 51.21  2002, any resident born after December 31, 1976, and before 
 51.22  December 31, 1983, who operates a snowmobile in Minnesota, must 
 51.23  possess a valid operator's permit or driver's license or 
 51.24  identification card with a valid snowmobile qualification 
 51.25  indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 12, showing 
 51.26  successful completion of a safety course designed for adults or 
 51.27  persons 16 years of age or older.  Whenever possible, the course 
 51.28  shall include a riding component that stresses stopping 
 51.29  distances. 
 51.30     Sec. 24.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.872, 
 51.31  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 51.32     Subdivision 1.  [RESTRICTIONS ON OPERATION.] (a) 
 51.33  Notwithstanding anything in section 84.87 to the contrary, no 
 51.34  person under 14 years of age shall make a direct crossing of a 
 51.35  trunk, county state-aid, or county highway as the operator of a 
 51.36  snowmobile, or operate a snowmobile upon a street or highway 
 52.1   within a municipality. 
 52.2      A person 14 years of age or older, but less than 18 years 
 52.3   of age, may make a direct crossing of a trunk, county state-aid, 
 52.4   or county highway only if the person has in immediate possession 
 52.5   a valid snowmobile safety certificate issued by the commissioner 
 52.6   or a valid motor vehicle operator's driver's license issued by 
 52.7   the commissioner of public safety or the driver's license 
 52.8   authority of another state or identification card with a valid 
 52.9   snowmobile qualification indicator issued under section 171.07, 
 52.10  subdivision 12. 
 52.11     (b) Notwithstanding section 84.862, no person under the age 
 52.12  of 14 years shall operate a snowmobile on any public land, 
 52.13  public easements, or water or grant-in-aid trail unless 
 52.14  accompanied by one of the following listed persons on the same 
 52.15  or an accompanying snowmobile, or on a device towed by the same 
 52.16  or an accompanying snowmobile:  the person's parent, legal 
 52.17  guardian, or other person 18 years of age or older designated by 
 52.18  the parent or guardian.  However, a person 12 years of age or 
 52.19  older but under the age of 14 years may operate a snowmobile on 
 52.20  public lands, public easements, and waters or a grant-in-aid 
 52.21  trail if the person has in immediate possession a valid 
 52.22  snowmobile safety certificate issued by the commissioner or an 
 52.23  identification card with a valid snowmobile qualification 
 52.24  indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 12.  
 52.25     Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.91, 
 52.26  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 52.27     Subdivision 1.  [ACTS PROHIBITED.] (a) No owner or other 
 52.28  person having charge or control of any snowmobile or all-terrain 
 52.29  vehicle shall authorize or permit any individual the person 
 52.30  knows or has reason to believe is under the influence of alcohol 
 52.31  or a controlled substance or other substance to operate the 
 52.32  snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle anywhere in this state or on 
 52.33  the ice of any boundary water of this state. 
 52.34     (b) No owner or other person having charge or control of 
 52.35  any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall knowingly authorize 
 52.36  or permit any person, who by reason of any physical or mental 
 53.1   disability is incapable of operating the vehicle, to operate the 
 53.2   snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle anywhere in this state or on 
 53.3   the ice of any boundary water of this state. 
 53.4      (c) A person who operates or is in physical control of a 
 53.5   snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle anywhere in this state or on 
 53.6   the ice of any boundary water of this state is subject to 
 53.7   sections 169.121 to 169.1218 and 169.123 to 169.129.  In 
 53.8   addition to the applicable sanctions under chapter 169, a person 
 53.9   who is convicted of violating section 169.121 while operating a 
 53.10  snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle, or who refuses to comply with 
 53.11  a lawful request to submit to testing under section 169.123, 
 53.12  shall be prohibited from operating the snowmobile or all-terrain 
 53.13  vehicle for a period of one year.  The commissioner shall notify 
 53.14  the convicted person of the time period during which the person 
 53.15  is prohibited from operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle.
 53.16     (d) Administrative and judicial review of the operating 
 53.17  privileges prohibition is governed by section 97B.066, 
 53.18  subdivisions 7 to 9, if the person does not have a prior 
 53.19  impaired driving conviction or prior license revocation, as 
 53.20  defined in section 169.121, subdivision 3.  Otherwise, 
 53.21  administrative and judicial review of the prohibition is 
 53.22  governed by section 169.123.  
 53.23     (e) The court shall promptly forward to the commissioner 
 53.24  and the department of public safety copies of all convictions 
 53.25  and criminal and civil sanctions imposed under this section and 
 53.26  chapter 169 relating to snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.  
 53.27     (f) A person who violates paragraph (a) or (b), or an 
 53.28  ordinance in conformity with either of them, is guilty of a 
 53.29  misdemeanor.  A person who operates a snowmobile or all-terrain 
 53.30  vehicle during the time period the person is prohibited from 
 53.31  operating a vehicle under paragraph (c) is guilty of a 
 53.32  misdemeanor. 
 53.33     Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84.98, 
 53.34  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 53.35     Subd. 6.  [FEES.] The commissioner may charge a fee for any 
 53.36  service performed by the Minnesota conservation corps.  Fees 
 54.1   generated shall be deposited in a special revenue fund and 
 54.2   appropriated to the commissioner for Minnesota conservation 
 54.3   corps projects and administration. 
 54.4      Sec. 27.  [ADDING LAND TO BLUE MOUNDS STATE PARK.] 
 54.5      [85.012] [Subd. 8.] The following area is added to Blue 
 54.6   Mounds state park:  That part of the Northeast Quarter of the 
 54.7   Southwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
 54.8   Quarter of Section 13, Township 103 North, Range 45 West, Rock 
 54.9   County, described as follows:  Commencing at the southwest 
 54.10  corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 
 54.11  thence on an assumed bearing of South 89 degrees 36 minutes 41 
 54.12  seconds East along the south line of said Northeast Quarter of 
 54.13  the Southwest Quarter 165.00 feet to the point of beginning; 
 54.14  thence North 00 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds West parallel with 
 54.15  the west line of said section 1438.74 feet to an iron stake with 
 54.16  DNR caps; thence South 88 degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds East 
 54.17  along an existing fence line 42.15 feet; thence South 00 degrees 
 54.18  30 minutes 38 seconds West along an existing fence line 1438.16 
 54.19  feet to the south line of said Northeast Quarter of the 
 54.20  Southwest Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 36 minutes 41 seconds 
 54.21  West along said south line 22.02 feet to the point of beginning. 
 54.22     Sec. 28.  [ADDITIONS TO IRON RANGE OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE 
 54.23  RECREATION AREA, ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] 
 54.24     Subdivision 1.  [85.013] [Subd. 12a.] [IRON RANGE 
 54.25  OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE RECREATION AREA, ST. LOUIS COUNTY.] The 
 54.26  following areas are added to the Iron Range off-highway vehicle 
 54.27  recreation area, all in St. Louis county: 
 54.28     (1) Section 2, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT:  
 54.29  the East Half; the North Half of the Northwest Quarter; and the 
 54.30  Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; 
 54.31     (2) Section 3, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT: 
 54.32  the Southeast Quarter; the North Half of the Northeast Quarter; 
 54.33  the North Half of the Northwest Quarter; Southwest Quarter of 
 54.34  the Northwest Quarter; and the Northwest Quarter of the 
 54.35  Southwest Quarter; 
 54.36     (3) Section 4, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT:  
 55.1   the West Half; the Northeast Quarter; the North Half of the 
 55.2   Southeast Quarter; and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
 55.3   Quarter; 
 55.4      (4) Section 8, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT:  
 55.5   the West Half; the West Half of the Southeast Quarter; and the 
 55.6   West Half of the Northeast Quarter; 
 55.7      (5) Section 9, Township 58 North, Range 17 West; 
 55.8      (6) Section 11, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT:  
 55.9   the West Half of the Northwest Quarter; and the Northwest 
 55.10  Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 
 55.11     (7) Section 14, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, EXCEPT:  
 55.12  the East Half; 
 55.13     (8) Section 15, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, lying 
 55.14  North of the DM&IR grade, EXCEPT:  the Southwest Quarter; and 
 55.15  the South Half of the Northwest Quarter; 
 55.16     (9) Section 16, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, lying 
 55.17  North of county road 921, EXCEPT:  the East Half of the 
 55.18  Southeast Quarter, lying North of the DM&IR grade; 
 55.19     (10) Section 22, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, lying 
 55.20  North of the DM&IR grade; and 
 55.21     (11) Section 23, Township 58 North, Range 17 West, a 100 
 55.22  foot corridor of the Mesabi Trail as located between the West 
 55.23  line of said Section 23 and Minnesota trunk highway No. 135. 
 55.24     Subd. 2.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE; ADDING MEMBERS.] The 
 55.25  advisory committee created under Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 
 55.26  32, subdivision 4, shall continue to provide direction on the 
 55.27  planning, development, and operation of the Iron Range 
 55.28  off-highway vehicle recreation area, including the land added 
 55.29  under subdivision 1.  The following members are added to the 
 55.30  advisory committee: 
 55.31     (1) a representative of the city council of Gilbert; and 
 55.32     (2) a representative of the city council of Virginia. 
 55.33     Subd. 3.  [MINING.] The commissioner shall recognize the 
 55.34  possibility that mining may be conducted in the future within 
 55.35  the Iron Range off-highway vehicle area and that use of portions 
 55.36  of the surface estate and control of the flowage of water may be 
 56.1   necessary for future mining operations. 
 56.2      Subd. 4.  [MANAGEMENT PLAN.] The commissioner of natural 
 56.3   resources and the local area advisory committee shall 
 56.4   cooperatively develop a separate comprehensive management plan 
 56.5   for the land added to the Iron Range off-highway vehicle 
 56.6   recreation area under subdivision 1.  The management plan shall 
 56.7   provide for: 
 56.8      (1) multiple use recreation for off-highway vehicles; 
 56.9      (2) protection of natural resources; 
 56.10     (3) limited timber management; 
 56.11     (4) mineral exploration and mining management; 
 56.12     (5) land acquisition needs; 
 56.13     (6) road and facility development; and 
 56.14     (7) trail and road connections between the land added under 
 56.15  subdivision 1 and the land added by Laws 1996, chapter 407, 
 56.16  section 32, subdivision 6. 
 56.17     The completed management plan, together with the management 
 56.18  plan completed under Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 32, 
 56.19  subdivision 5, shall serve as the master plan for the Iron Range 
 56.20  off-highway vehicle recreation area under Minnesota Statutes, 
 56.21  section 86A.09. 
 56.22     Subd. 5.  [APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.] Except as otherwise 
 56.23  provided by subdivisions 2 and 4, the provisions of Laws 1996, 
 56.24  chapter 407, section 32, apply to the land added to the Iron 
 56.25  Range off-highway vehicle recreation area under subdivision 1. 
 56.26     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.015, is 
 56.27  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 56.28     Subd. 21.  [GITCHI-GAMI TRAIL, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES.] (a) 
 56.29  The trail shall originate in the city of Two Harbors and shall 
 56.30  extend in a northeasterly direction along the shore of Lake 
 56.31  Superior, running parallel to state highway 61 to the city of 
 56.32  Grand Marais.  
 56.33     (b) The trail shall be developed primarily for hiking and 
 56.34  bicycling. 
 56.35     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.019, 
 56.36  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 57.1      Subd. 2.  [PARKS AND OUTDOOR RECREATION AREAS.] The 
 57.2   commissioner shall administer a program to provide grants to 
 57.3   units of government for up to 50 percent of the costs or 
 57.4   $50,000, whichever is less, of acquisition and betterment of 
 57.5   public land and improvements needed for parks and other outdoor 
 57.6   recreation areas and facilities. 
 57.7      Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.019, is 
 57.8   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 57.9      Subd. 4b.  [REGIONAL TRAILS.] The commissioner shall 
 57.10  administer a program to provide grants to units of government 
 57.11  for up to 50 percent of the costs of acquisition and betterment 
 57.12  of public land and improvements needed for trails deemed to be 
 57.13  of regional significance according to criteria published by the 
 57.14  commissioner.  If land used for the trails is not in full public 
 57.15  ownership, then the recipients must prove it is dedicated to the 
 57.16  purposes of the grants for at least 20 years. 
 57.17     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.019, is 
 57.18  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 57.19     Subd. 4c.  [LOCAL TRAIL CONNECTIONS.] The commissioner 
 57.20  shall administer a program to provide grants to units of 
 57.21  government for up to 50 percent of the costs of acquisition and 
 57.22  betterment of public land and improvements needed for trails 
 57.23  that connect communities, trails, and parks and thereby increase 
 57.24  the effective length of trail experiences.  If land used for the 
 57.25  trails is not in full public ownership, then the recipients must 
 57.26  prove it is dedicated to the purposes of the grants for at least 
 57.27  20 years. 
 57.28     Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 86B.415, 
 57.29  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 57.30     Subdivision 1.  [WATERCRAFT 19 FEET OR LESS.] The fee for a 
 57.31  watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length is 
 57.32  $12 except: 
 57.33     (1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet 
 57.34  in length or less that is offered for rent or lease, the fee is 
 57.35  $6; 
 57.36     (2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, 
 58.1   or rowing shell 19 feet in length or less, the fee is $7; 
 58.2      (3) for personal watercraft, the fee is $25; 
 58.3      (3) (4) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by 
 58.4   a nonprofit corporation for teaching boat and water safety, the 
 58.5   fee is as provided in subdivision 4; and 
 58.6      (4) (5) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's 
 58.7   license, the fee is as provided in subdivision 5. 
 58.8      Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 88.067, is 
 58.9   amended to read: 
 58.10     88.067 [TRAINING OF GRANTS TO LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENTS.] 
 58.11     The commissioner may make grants for procurement of fire 
 58.12  suppression equipment and training of fire departments in 
 58.13  techniques of fire control that.  These grants will enable them 
 58.14  local fire departments to assist the state more effectively in 
 58.15  controlling wildfires.  The commissioner may require a local 
 58.16  match for any grant.  Fire suppression equipment may include, 
 58.17  but is not limited to, fire suppression tools and equipment, 
 58.18  protective clothing, dry hydrants, communications equipment, and 
 58.19  conversion of vehicles to wildfire suppression vehicles.  
 58.20  Training shall be provided to the extent practicable in 
 58.21  coordination with other public agencies with training and 
 58.22  educational responsibilities.  
 58.23     Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 92.46, 
 58.24  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 58.25     Subdivision 1.  [PUBLIC CAMPGROUNDS.] (a) The director may 
 58.26  designate suitable portions of the state lands withdrawn from 
 58.27  sale and not reserved, as provided in section 92.45, as 
 58.28  permanent state public campgrounds.  The director may have the 
 58.29  land surveyed and platted into lots of convenient size, and 
 58.30  lease them for cottage and camp purposes under terms and 
 58.31  conditions the director prescribes, subject to the provisions of 
 58.32  this section.  
 58.33     (b) A lease may not be for a term more than 20 years.  The 
 58.34  lease may allow renewal, from time to time, for additional terms 
 58.35  of no longer than 20 years each.  The lease may be canceled by 
 58.36  the commissioner 90 days after giving the person leasing the 
 59.1   land written notice of violation of lease conditions.  The lease 
 59.2   rate shall be based on the appraised value of leased land as 
 59.3   determined by the commissioner of natural resources and shall be 
 59.4   adjusted by the commissioner at the fifth, tenth, and 15th 
 59.5   anniversary of the lease, if the appraised value has increased 
 59.6   or decreased.  For leases that are renewed in 1991 and following 
 59.7   years, the lease rate shall be five percent of the appraised 
 59.8   value of the leased land.  The appraised value shall be the 
 59.9   value of the leased land without any private improvements and 
 59.10  must be comparable to similar land without any improvements 
 59.11  within the same county.  The minimum appraised value that the 
 59.12  commissioner assigns to the leased land must be substantially 
 59.13  equal to the county assessor's estimated market value of similar 
 59.14  land adjusted by the assessment/sales ratio as determined by the 
 59.15  department of revenue. 
 59.16     (c) By July 1, 1986, the commissioner of natural resources 
 59.17  shall adopt rules under chapter 14 to establish procedures for 
 59.18  leasing land under this section.  The rules shall be subject to 
 59.19  review and approval by the commissioners of revenue and 
 59.20  administration prior to the initial publication pursuant to 
 59.21  chapter 14 and prior to their final adoption.  The rules must 
 59.22  address at least the following: 
 59.23     (1) method of appraising the property; and 
 59.24     (2) an appeal procedure for both the appraised values and 
 59.25  lease rates. 
 59.26     (d) All money received from these leases must be credited 
 59.27  to the fund to which the proceeds of the land belong.  
 59.28     Notwithstanding section 16A.125 or any other law to the 
 59.29  contrary, 50 percent of the money received from the lease of 
 59.30  permanent school fund lands leased pursuant to this subdivision 
 59.31  must be credited to the lakeshore leasing and sales account in 
 59.32  the permanent school fund and is appropriated for use to survey, 
 59.33  appraise, and pay associated selling and, leasing, or exchange 
 59.34  costs of lots as required in this section and Minnesota Statutes 
 59.35  1992, section 92.67, subdivision 3.  The money may not be used 
 59.36  to pay the cost of surveying lots not scheduled for sale.  Any 
 60.1   money designated for deposit in the permanent school fund that 
 60.2   is not needed to survey, appraise, and pay associated 
 60.3   selling and, leasing, or exchange costs of lots, as required in 
 60.4   this section, shall be deposited in the permanent school fund.  
 60.5   The commissioner shall add to the appraised value of any lot 
 60.6   offered for sale or exchange the costs of surveying, appraising, 
 60.7   and selling disposing of the lot, and shall first deposit into 
 60.8   the permanent school fund an amount equal to the costs of 
 60.9   surveying, appraising, and selling disposing of any lot paid out 
 60.10  of the permanent school fund.  Any remaining money shall be 
 60.11  deposited into any other contributing funds in proportion to the 
 60.12  contribution from each fund.  In no case may the commissioner 
 60.13  add to the appraised value of any lot offered for sale or 
 60.14  exchange an amount more than $700 for the the actual contract 
 60.15  service costs of surveying and, appraising, and disposing of the 
 60.16  lot. 
 60.17     Sec. 36.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.075, 
 60.18  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 60.19     Subdivision 1.  [DEER AND BEAR LICENSES.] (a) For purposes 
 60.20  of this subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under 
 60.21  section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (4), (5), and (9), and 
 60.22  3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and licenses issued under section 
 60.23  97B.301, subdivision 4.  
 60.24     (b) At least $2 from each deer license shall be used for 
 60.25  deer habitat improvement or deer management programs.  
 60.26     (c) At least $1 from each deer license and each bear 
 60.27  license shall be used for deer and bear management programs, 
 60.28  including a computerized licensing system.  Fifty cents from 
 60.29  each deer license is appropriated for emergency deer feeding.  
 60.30  Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding is available until 
 60.31  expended.  When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation 
 60.32  for emergency deer feeding at the end of a fiscal year exceeds 
 60.33  $750,000 $1,500,000, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated 
 60.34  balance of the game and fish fund and the amount appropriated 
 60.35  for emergency deer feeding is reduced to 25 cents from each deer 
 60.36  license. 
 61.1      Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 61.2   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 61.3      Subd. 2.  [RESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 
 61.4   licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 
 61.5      (1) for persons under age 65 to take small game, $10 $13; 
 61.6      (2) for persons age 65 or over, $5 $8; 
 61.7      (3) to take turkey, $16 $18; 
 61.8      (4) to take deer with firearms, $22 $25; 
 61.9      (5) to take deer by archery, $22 $25; 
 61.10     (6) to take moose, for a party of not more than six 
 61.11  persons, $275 $310; 
 61.12     (7) to take bear, $33 $38; 
 61.13     (8) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, 
 61.14  $220 $250; 
 61.15     (9) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $44 $50; 
 61.16  and 
 61.17     (10) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3 $4.  
 61.18     Sec. 38.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 61.19  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 61.20     Subd. 3.  [NONRESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 
 61.21  licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 
 61.22     (1) to take small game, $56 $73; 
 61.23     (2) to take deer with firearms, $110 $125; 
 61.24     (3) to take deer by archery, $110 $125; 
 61.25     (4) to take bear, $165 $195; 
 61.26     (5) to take turkey, $56 $73; 
 61.27     (6) to take raccoon, bobcat, fox, coyote, or 
 61.28  lynx, $137.50 $155; 
 61.29     (7) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $220 $250; 
 61.30  and 
 61.31     (8) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3 $4. 
 61.32     Sec. 39.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 61.33  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 61.34     Subd. 6.  [RESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 
 61.35  licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 
 61.36     (1) to take fish by angling, for persons under age 
 62.1   65, $15 $16; 
 62.2      (2) to take fish by angling, for persons age 65 and over, 
 62.3   $5.50 $8.50; 
 62.4      (3) to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a 
 62.5   married couple, $20.50 $22; 
 62.6      (4) to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $15 $15.50; 
 62.7   and 
 62.8      (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 
 62.9   by the licensee, $8 $8.25. 
 62.10     Sec. 40.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 62.11  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 62.12     Subd. 7.  [NONRESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 
 62.13  licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 
 62.14     (1) to take fish by angling, $31 $37; 
 62.15     (2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive 
 62.16  days selected by the licensee, $21.50 $26; 
 62.17     (3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected 
 62.18  by the licensee, $18 $21; 
 62.19     (4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 
 62.20  family, $41.50 $53; 
 62.21     (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 
 62.22  by the licensee, $8 $8.50; and 
 62.23     (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 
 62.24  married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one 
 62.25  of the licensees, $32 $37. 
 62.26     Sec. 41.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 62.27  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 62.28     Subd. 8.  [MINNESOTA SPORTING.] The commissioner shall 
 62.29  issue Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only.  The 
 62.30  licensee may take fish by angling and small game.  The fee for 
 62.31  the license is:  
 62.32     (1) for an individual, $20 $24; and 
 62.33     (2) for a combined license for a married couple to take 
 62.34  fish and for one spouse to take small game, $27.50 $32.  
 62.35     Sec. 42.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 62.36  subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 63.1      Subd. 11.  [FISH HOUSES AND DARK HOUSES; RESIDENTS.] Fees 
 63.2   for the following licenses are: 
 63.3      (1) for a fish house or dark house that is not 
 63.4   rented, $10 $11.50; and 
 63.5      (2) for a fish house or dark house that is rented, $23 $26. 
 63.6      Sec. 43.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 63.7   subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
 63.8      Subd. 12.  [FISH HOUSES; NONRESIDENT.] Fees for fish house 
 63.9   licenses for a nonresident are:  
 63.10     (1) annual, $31.50 $33; and 
 63.11     (2) seven consecutive days, $18.50 $19. 
 63.12     Sec. 44.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 63.13  subdivision 13, is amended to read: 
 63.14     Subd. 13.  [NETTING WHITEFISH AND CISCOES FOR PERSONAL 
 63.15  CONSUMPTION.] The fee for a license to net whitefish and ciscoes 
 63.16  in inland lakes and international waters for personal 
 63.17  consumption is, for each net, $9 $10. 
 63.18     Sec. 45.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 63.19  subdivision 20, is amended to read: 
 63.20     Subd. 20.  [TRAPPING LICENSE.] The fee for a license to 
 63.21  trap fur-bearing animals is: 
 63.22     (1) for persons over age 13 and under age 18, $5.50 $6; and 
 63.23     (2) for persons age 18 and older, $18 $20.  
 63.24     Sec. 46.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.485, 
 63.25  subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
 63.26     Subd. 12.  [YOUTH DEER LICENSE.] The commissioner may, for 
 63.27  a fee of $5 $5.50, issue to a resident under the age of 16 a 
 63.28  license, without a tag, to take deer with firearms.  A youth 
 63.29  holding a license issued under this subdivision may hunt under 
 63.30  the license only if accompanied by a licensed hunter who is at 
 63.31  least 18 years of age and possesses a valid tag.  A deer taken 
 63.32  by a youth holding a license issued under this subdivision must 
 63.33  be promptly tagged by the licensed hunter accompanying the 
 63.34  youth.  Section 97B.301, subdivision 6, does not apply to a 
 63.35  youth holding a license issued under this subdivision. 
 63.36     Sec. 47.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97B.020, is 
 64.1   amended to read: 
 64.2      97B.020 [FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.] 
 64.3      Except as provided in this section, a person born after 
 64.4   December 31, 1979, may not obtain a license to take wild animals 
 64.5   by firearms.  A person may obtain a hunting license if unless 
 64.6   the person has a firearms safety certificate or equivalent 
 64.7   certificate, driver's license or identification card with a 
 64.8   valid firearms safety qualification indicator issued under 
 64.9   section 171.07, subdivision 13, previous hunting license, or 
 64.10  other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this 
 64.11  state or in another state a hunter safety course recognized by 
 64.12  the department under a reciprocity agreement.  A person who is 
 64.13  on active duty and has successfully completed basic training in 
 64.14  the United States armed forces, reserve component, or national 
 64.15  guard may obtain a hunting license or approval authorizing 
 64.16  hunting regardless of whether the person is issued a firearms 
 64.17  safety certificate. 
 64.18     Sec. 48.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 103B.227, 
 64.19  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 64.20     Subd. 2.  [NOTICE OF BOARD VACANCIES.] Appointing 
 64.21  authorities for watershed management organization board members 
 64.22  shall publish a notice of vacancies resulting from expiration of 
 64.23  members' terms and other reasons.  The notices must be published 
 64.24  at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the 
 64.25  watershed management organization area.  The notices must state 
 64.26  that persons interested in being appointed to serve on the 
 64.27  watershed management organization board may submit their names 
 64.28  to the appointing authority for consideration.  After December 
 64.29  31, 1999, staff of local units of government that are members of 
 64.30  the watershed management organization are not eligible to be 
 64.31  appointed to the board.  Published notice of the vacancy must be 
 64.32  given at least 15 days before an appointment or reappointment is 
 64.33  made.  
 64.34     Sec. 49.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 103C.401, is 
 64.35  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 64.36     Subd. 3.  [GENERAL SERVICES ALLOCATION.] Subject to an 
 65.1   appropriation by law for this purpose, the board shall provide 
 65.2   an annual allocation of general services funding for each 
 65.3   organized district in the state.  If county funding for a 
 65.4   district is reduced from the previous fiscal year funding level, 
 65.5   the allocation under this subdivision must be reduced by an 
 65.6   equal amount. 
 65.7      Sec. 50.  [103F.191] [BLUE EARTH RIVER BASIN INITIATIVE 
 65.8   BOUNDARIES.] 
 65.9      For the purposes of sections 103F.191 to 103F.197, the term 
 65.10  "Blue Earth river basin initiative" means the area within the 
 65.11  watersheds of rivers and streams that are tributaries of the 
 65.12  Minnesota river from the south through the city of Mankato.  
 65.13  Major rivers included within the watershed are the LeSueur, Blue 
 65.14  Earth, and Watonwan and their tributaries.  All of Watonwan 
 65.15  county and parts of Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, 
 65.16  Freeborn, Jackson, LeSueur, Martin, Steele, and Waseca counties 
 65.17  are included in the boundary area. 
 65.18     Sec. 51.  [103F.192] [PROGRAM.] 
 65.19     There shall be a state grant-in-aid program of providing 
 65.20  financial assistance to the Blue Earth river basin initiative 
 65.21  for administrative costs associated with the implementation of 
 65.22  conservation practices. 
 65.23     Sec. 52.  [103F.193] [AID FORMULA.] 
 65.24     Grants may be made by the board of water and soil resources 
 65.25  to a local governmental unit for the purposes of sections 
 65.26  103F.191 to 103F.197. 
 65.27     Sec. 53.  [103F.194] [OPERATION WITHIN AN AGENCY.] 
 65.28     Subdivision 1.  [BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES.] The 
 65.29  board of water and soil resources shall supervise the 
 65.30  grant-in-aid program pursuant to sections 103F.191 to 103F.197. 
 65.31     Subd. 2.  [PROCEDURES AND FORMS.] The board shall devise 
 65.32  procedures and forms for application for grants by the local 
 65.33  units of government, and review of and decisions on the 
 65.34  applications by the state board. 
 65.35     Sec. 54.  [103F.195] [CONDITIONS FOR GRANTS.] 
 65.36     Subdivision 1.  [LOCAL EXPRESSION OF WILLINGNESS.] The 
 66.1   local unit of government shall apply for a grant by a resolution 
 66.2   requesting state funding assistance for administrative costs 
 66.3   associated with the implementation of conservation practices 
 66.4   within its jurisdiction. 
 66.5      Subd. 2.  [GENERAL PLAN.] The Blue Earth river basin 
 66.6   initiative shall demonstrate that it has a general plan for 
 66.7   water management.  The general plan shall be in conformity with 
 66.8   the policy and objectives of this chapter and shall, where 
 66.9   reasonable and practicable, include nonstructural means of water 
 66.10  management. 
 66.11     Sec. 55.  [103F.196] [INTERSTATE COOPERATION.] 
 66.12     The board of water and soil resources and the Blue Earth 
 66.13  river basin initiative may enter into a working agreement with 
 66.14  Iowa in regard to implementing conservation practices pursuant 
 66.15  to sections 103F.191 to 103F.197 that involve the territory of 
 66.16  the state of Iowa as well as this state. 
 66.17     Sec. 56.  [103F.197] [REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.] 
 66.18     When the project has been in operation for a period of two 
 66.19  years, the board of water and soil resources and the Blue Earth 
 66.20  river basin initiative shall prepare and deliver a report to the 
 66.21  legislature on the program and its consequences with an 
 66.22  evaluation of the feasibility and benefit of continuing the 
 66.23  project. 
 66.24     Sec. 57.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115.55, 
 66.25  subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 
 66.26     Subd. 5a.  [INSPECTION CRITERIA FOR EXISTING SYSTEMS.] (a) 
 66.27  An inspection of an existing system must evaluate the criteria 
 66.28  in paragraphs (b) to (h) (j). 
 66.29     (b) If the inspector finds one or more of the following 
 66.30  conditions: 
 66.31     (1) sewage discharge to surface water; 
 66.32     (2) sewage discharge to ground surface; 
 66.33     (3) sewage backup; or 
 66.34     (4) any other situation with the potential to immediately 
 66.35  and adversely affect or threaten public health or safety, 
 66.36  then the system constitutes an imminent threat to public health 
 67.1   or safety and, if not repaired, must be upgraded, replaced, or 
 67.2   its use discontinued within ten months of receipt of the notice 
 67.3   described in subdivision 5b, or within a shorter period of time 
 67.4   if required by local ordinance. 
 67.5      (c) An existing system that has none of the conditions in 
 67.6   paragraph (b), and has at least two feet of soil separation need 
 67.7   not be upgraded, repaired, replaced, or its use discontinued, 
 67.8   notwithstanding any local ordinance that is more restrictive. 
 67.9      (d) Paragraph (c) does not apply to systems in shoreland 
 67.10  areas regulated under sections 103F.201 to 103F.221, wellhead 
 67.11  protection areas as defined in section 103I.005, or those used 
 67.12  in connection with food, beverage, and lodging establishments 
 67.13  regulated under chapter 157. 
 67.14     (e) If the local unit of government with jurisdiction over 
 67.15  the system has adopted an ordinance containing local standards 
 67.16  pursuant to subdivision 7, the existing system must comply with 
 67.17  the ordinance.  If the system does not comply with the 
 67.18  ordinance, it must be upgraded, replaced, or its use 
 67.19  discontinued according to the ordinance. 
 67.20     (f) If a seepage pit, drywell, cesspool, or leaching pit 
 67.21  exists and the local unit of government with jurisdiction over 
 67.22  the system has not adopted local standards to the contrary, the 
 67.23  system is failing and must be upgraded, replaced, or its use 
 67.24  discontinued within the time required by subdivision 3 or local 
 67.25  ordinance. 
 67.26     (g) If the system fails to provide sufficient groundwater 
 67.27  protection, then the local unit of government or its agent shall 
 67.28  order that the system be upgraded, replaced, or its use 
 67.29  discontinued within the time required by rule or the local 
 67.30  ordinance. 
 67.31     (h) The authority to find a threat to public health under 
 67.32  section 145A.04, subdivision 8, is in addition to the authority 
 67.33  to make a finding under paragraphs (b) to (d). 
 67.34     (i) Local inspectors must use the standard inspection form 
 67.35  provided by the agency.  The inspection information required by 
 67.36  local ordinance may be included as an attachment to the standard 
 68.1   form.  The following language must appear on the standard form:  
 68.2   "If an existing system is not failing as defined in law, and has 
 68.3   at least two feet of design soil separation, then the system 
 68.4   need not be upgraded, repaired, replaced, or its use 
 68.5   discontinued, notwithstanding any local ordinance that is more 
 68.6   strict.  This does not apply to systems in shoreland areas, 
 68.7   wellhead protection areas, or those used in connection with 
 68.8   food, beverage, and lodging establishments as defined in law." 
 68.9      (j) For the purposes of this subdivision, an "existing 
 68.10  system" means a functioning system installed prior to April 1, 
 68.11  1996. 
 68.12     Sec. 58.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115A.02, is 
 68.13  amended to read: 
 68.14     115A.02 [LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION OF POLICY; PURPOSES.] 
 68.15     (a) It is the goal of this chapter to protect the state's 
 68.16  land, air, water, and other natural resources and the public 
 68.17  health by improving waste management in the state to serve the 
 68.18  following purposes:  
 68.19     (1) reduction in the amount and toxicity of waste 
 68.20  generated; 
 68.21     (2) separation and recovery of materials and energy from 
 68.22  waste; 
 68.23     (3) reduction in indiscriminate dependence on disposal of 
 68.24  waste; 
 68.25     (4) coordination of solid waste management among political 
 68.26  subdivisions; and 
 68.27     (5) orderly and deliberate development and financial 
 68.28  security of waste facilities including disposal facilities. 
 68.29     (b) The waste management goal of the state is to foster an 
 68.30  integrated waste management system in a manner appropriate to 
 68.31  the characteristics of the waste stream and thereby protect the 
 68.32  state's land, air, water, and other natural resources and the 
 68.33  public health.  The following waste management practices are in 
 68.34  order of preference: 
 68.35     (1) waste reduction and reuse; 
 68.36     (2) waste recycling; 
 69.1      (3) composting of yard waste and food waste; 
 69.2      (4) resource recovery through mixed municipal solid waste 
 69.3   composting or incineration; and 
 69.4      (5) land disposal which involves the retrieval of methane 
 69.5   gas as a fuel for the production of energy to be used on-site or 
 69.6   for sale; and 
 69.7      (6) land disposal which does not involve the retrieval of 
 69.8   methane gas as a fuel for the production of energy to be used 
 69.9   on-site or for sale. 
 69.10     Sec. 59.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115A.554, is 
 69.11  amended to read: 
 69.12     115A.554 [AUTHORITY OF SANITARY DISTRICTS.] 
 69.13     A sanitary district has the authorities and duties of 
 69.14  counties within the district's boundary for purposes of sections 
 69.15  115A.0716; 115A.46, subdivisions 4 and 5; 115A.48; 115A.551; 
 69.16  115A.552; 115A.553; 115A.919; 115A.929; 115A.93; 115A.96, 
 69.17  subdivision 6; 115A.961; 116.072; 375.18, subdivision 14; 
 69.18  400.08; 400.16; and 400.161. 
 69.19     Sec. 60.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115A.918, 
 69.20  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 69.21     Subdivision 1.  [SCOPE.] The definitions in this section 
 69.22  apply to this section and sections 115A.919 to 115A.929 115A.923.
 69.23     Sec. 61.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115B.42, is 
 69.24  amended to read: 
 69.25     115B.42 [SOLID WASTE FUND.] 
 69.26     Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT; APPROPRIATION; SEPARATE 
 69.27  ACCOUNTING.] (a) The solid waste fund is established in the 
 69.28  state treasury.  The fund consists of money credited to the fund 
 69.29  and interest earned on the money in the fund.  Except as 
 69.30  provided in subdivision 2, clause clauses (7) and (8), money in 
 69.31  the fund is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the 
 69.32  purposes listed in subdivision 2. 
 69.33     (b) The commissioner of finance shall separately account 
 69.34  for revenue deposited in the fund from financial assurance funds 
 69.35  or other mechanisms, the metropolitan landfill contingency 
 69.36  action trust fund, and all other sources of revenue. 
 70.1      Subd. 2.  [EXPENDITURES.] (a) Money in the fund may be 
 70.2   spent by the commissioner to: 
 70.3      (1) inspect permitted mixed municipal solid waste disposal 
 70.4   facilities to: 
 70.5      (i) evaluate the adequacy of final cover, slopes, 
 70.6   vegetation, and erosion control; 
 70.7      (ii) determine the presence and concentration of hazardous 
 70.8   substances, pollutants or contaminants, and decomposition gases; 
 70.9   and 
 70.10     (iii) determine the boundaries of fill areas; 
 70.11     (2) monitor and take, or reimburse others for, 
 70.12  environmental response actions, including emergency response 
 70.13  actions, at qualified facilities; 
 70.14     (3) acquire and dispose of property under section 115B.412, 
 70.15  subdivision 3; 
 70.16     (4) recover costs under section 115B.39; 
 70.17     (5) administer, including providing staff and 
 70.18  administrative support for, sections 115B.39 to 115B.445; 
 70.19     (6) enforce sections 115B.39 to 115B.445; 
 70.20     (7) subject to appropriation, administer the agency's 
 70.21  groundwater and solid waste management programs; 
 70.22     (8) subject to appropriation, pay for private water supply 
 70.23  monitoring and health assessment costs of the commissioner of 
 70.24  health in areas contaminated by unpermitted mixed municipal 
 70.25  solid waste disposal facilities; 
 70.26     (9) reimburse persons under section 115B.43; and 
 70.27     (9) (10) reimburse mediation expenses up to a total of 
 70.28  $250,000 annually or defense costs up to a total of $250,000 
 70.29  annually for third-party claims for response costs under state 
 70.30  or federal law as provided in section 115B.414. 
 70.31     Sec. 62.  [115B.421] [CLOSED LANDFILL INVESTMENT FUND.] 
 70.32     The closed landfill investment fund is established in the 
 70.33  state treasury.  The fund consists of money credited to the 
 70.34  fund, and interest and other earnings on money in the fund.  The 
 70.35  commissioner of finance shall transfer an initial amount of 
 70.36  $5,100,000 from the balance in the solid waste fund beginning in 
 71.1   fiscal year 2000 and shall continue to transfer $5,100,000 for 
 71.2   each following fiscal year, ceasing after 2003.  The fund shall 
 71.3   be managed to maximize long-term gain through the state board of 
 71.4   investment.  Money in the fund may be spent by the commissioner 
 71.5   after fiscal year 2020 in accordance with section 115B.42, 
 71.6   subdivision 2, clauses (1) to (6).  
 71.7      Sec. 63.  [116.915] [MERCURY REDUCTION.] 
 71.8      Subdivision 1.  [GOAL.] It is the goal of the state to 
 71.9   reduce mercury contamination by reducing the release of mercury 
 71.10  into the air and water of the state by 60 percent from 1990 
 71.11  levels by December 31, 2000, and by 70 percent from 1990 levels 
 71.12  by December 31, 2005.  The goal applies to the statewide total 
 71.13  of releases from existing and new sources of mercury.  The 
 71.14  commissioner shall publish updated estimates of 1990 releases in 
 71.15  the State Register. 
 71.16     Subd. 2.  [REDUCTION STRATEGIES.] The commissioner shall 
 71.17  implement the strategies recommended by the mercury 
 71.18  contamination reduction initiative advisory council and 
 71.19  identified on pages 31 to 42 of the Minnesota pollution control 
 71.20  agency's report entitled "Report on the Mercury Contamination 
 71.21  Reduction Initiative Advisory Council's Results and 
 71.22  Recommendations" as transmitted to the legislature by the 
 71.23  commissioner's letter dated March 15, 1999.  The commissioner 
 71.24  shall solicit by July 1, 1999, voluntary reduction agreements 
 71.25  from sources that emit more than 50 pounds of mercury per year. 
 71.26     Subd. 3.  [PROGRESS REPORTS.] The commissioner, in 
 71.27  cooperation with the director of the office of environmental 
 71.28  assistance, shall submit progress reports to the legislature on 
 71.29  October 15, 2001, and October 15, 2005.  The reports shall 
 71.30  address the state's success in meeting the mercury release 
 71.31  reduction goals of subdivision 1, and discuss whether different 
 71.32  voluntary or mandatory reduction strategies are needed.  The 
 71.33  reports shall also discuss whether the reduction goals are still 
 71.34  appropriate given the most recent information regarding mercury 
 71.35  risks. 
 71.36     Sec. 64.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 116G.151, is 
 72.1   amended to read: 
 72.2      116G.151 [REQUIRED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT WORKSHEET; 
 72.3   FACILITIES IN MISSISSIPPI RIVER AREA.] 
 72.4      (a) Until completion of an environmental assessment 
 72.5   worksheet that complies with the rules of the environmental 
 72.6   quality board and this section, a state or local agency may not 
 72.7   issue a permit for construction or operation of a metal 
 72.8   materials shredding project with a processing capacity in excess 
 72.9   of 20,000 tons per month that would be located in the 
 72.10  Mississippi river critical area, as described in section 
 72.11  116G.15, upstream from United States Corps of Engineers Lock and 
 72.12  Dam Number One. 
 72.13     (b) Notwithstanding any other statute, rule, or local 
 72.14  ordinance, resolution, or moratorium, upon completion of an 
 72.15  environmental assessment worksheet and issuance of a negative 
 72.16  declaration, whether the completion and issuance occurs prior to 
 72.17  the effective date of this section or thereafter, all state and 
 72.18  local authorities, agencies, and jurisdictions must issue all 
 72.19  permits, licenses, and variances that are necessary or 
 72.20  convenient for the completion of any project or development 
 72.21  under this section within 60 days after issuance of the negative 
 72.22  declaration or 30 days from the effective date of this section. 
 72.23     (c) The pollution control agency is the responsible 
 72.24  governmental unit for the preparation of an environmental 
 72.25  assessment worksheet required under this section.  
 72.26     (c) (d) In addition to the contents required under law and 
 72.27  rule, an environmental assessment worksheet completed under this 
 72.28  section must also include the following major categories: 
 72.29     (1) effects of operation of the project, including 
 72.30  vibrations and airborne particulates and dust, on the 
 72.31  Mississippi river; 
 72.32     (2) effects of operation of the project, including 
 72.33  vibrations and airborne particulates and dust, on adjacent 
 72.34  businesses and on residents and neighborhoods; 
 72.35     (3) effects of operation of the project on barge and street 
 72.36  traffic; 
 73.1      (4) discussion of alternative sites considered by the 
 73.2   project proposer for the proposed project, possible design 
 73.3   modifications including site layout, and the magnitude of the 
 73.4   project; 
 73.5      (5) mitigation measures that could eliminate or minimize 
 73.6   any adverse environmental effects of the proposed project; 
 73.7      (6) impact of the proposed project on the housing, park, 
 73.8   and recreational use of the river; 
 73.9      (7) effects of waste and implication of the disposal of 
 73.10  waste generated from the proposed project; 
 73.11     (8) effects on water quality from the project operations, 
 73.12  including wastewater generated from operations of the proposed 
 73.13  project; 
 73.14     (9) potential effects from fugitive emissions, fumes, dust, 
 73.15  noise, and vibrations from project operations; 
 73.16     (10) compatibility of the existing operation and proposed 
 73.17  operation with other existing uses; 
 73.18     (11) the report of the expert required by paragraph (g) (h).
 73.19     (d) (e) In addition to the publication and distribution 
 73.20  provisions relating to environmental assessment worksheets under 
 73.21  law and rule, notice of environmental assessment worksheets 
 73.22  performed by this section shall also be published in a newspaper 
 73.23  of general circulation as well as community newspapers in the 
 73.24  affected neighborhoods. 
 73.25     (e) (f) A public meeting in the affected communities must 
 73.26  be held on the environmental assessment worksheet prepared under 
 73.27  this section.  After the public meeting on the environmental 
 73.28  assessment worksheet, there must be an additional 30-day period 
 73.29  for review and comment on the environmental assessment worksheet.
 73.30     (f) (g) If the pollution control agency determines that 
 73.31  information necessary to make a reasonable decision about 
 73.32  potential of significant environmental impacts is insufficient, 
 73.33  the agency shall make a positive declaration and proceed with an 
 73.34  environmental impact statement. 
 73.35     (g) (h) The pollution control agency shall retain an expert 
 73.36  in the field of toxicology who is capable of properly analyzing 
 74.1   the potential effects and content of any airborne particulates, 
 74.2   fugitive emissions, and dust that could be produced by a metal 
 74.3   materials shredding project.  The pollution control agency shall 
 74.4   obtain any existing reports or documents from a governmental 
 74.5   entity or project proposer that analyzes or evaluates the 
 74.6   potential hazards of airborne particulates, fugitive emissions, 
 74.7   or dust from the construction or operation of a metal materials 
 74.8   shredding project in preparing the environmental assessment 
 74.9   worksheet.  The agency and the expert shall prepare, as part of 
 74.10  the report, a risk assessment of the types of metals permitted 
 74.11  to be shredded as compared to the types of materials that are 
 74.12  likely to be processed at the facility.  In performing the risk 
 74.13  assessment, the agency and the expert must consider any actual 
 74.14  experience at similar facilities.  The report must be included 
 74.15  as part of the environmental assessment worksheet.  
 74.16     (h) (i) All negative declarations and permits issued by the 
 74.17  pollution control agency and all other permits and licenses for 
 74.18  projects to which this section applies may not be stayed in any 
 74.19  manner by any litigation or appeal of any action of the agency 
 74.20  by any party, whether the litigation or appeal is filed or 
 74.21  perfected prior to or after the effective date of this section, 
 74.22  unless the court of appeals finds clear and convincing evidence 
 74.23  that a stay is necessary to prevent substantial damage to the 
 74.24  environment and also requires a surety bond from the appellants 
 74.25  in the amount of all lost profits and other damages established 
 74.26  by the permittee by a preponderance of the evidence. 
 74.27     (j) If the pollution control agency determines that under 
 74.28  the rules of the environmental quality board an environmental 
 74.29  impact statement should be prepared, the pollution control 
 74.30  agency shall be the responsible governmental unit for 
 74.31  preparation of the environmental impact statement. 
 74.32     (k) A person aggrieved by a final decision of the pollution 
 74.33  control agency or the commissioner of the pollution control 
 74.34  agency with respect to any project to which this section applies 
 74.35  may obtain judicial review with the court of appeals pursuant to 
 74.36  sections 14.63 to 14.69 and may not obtain judicial review in 
 75.1   state district court or under any other section of state law.  
 75.2   Notwithstanding the time requirements of section 14.63, an 
 75.3   aggrieved person may file an appeal with the court of appeals of 
 75.4   a decision of the pollution control agency or the commissioner 
 75.5   of the pollution control agency covered by this section and 
 75.6   which is the subject of a pending district court action as of 
 75.7   the effective date of this section within 30 days after the 
 75.8   effective date of this section.  Notwithstanding section 14.69, 
 75.9   the standard of review applied by the court of appeals to 
 75.10  appeals filed under this section shall be:  (1) with regard to 
 75.11  factual issues, whether the agency decision is arbitrary or 
 75.12  capricious and without a rational basis; and (2) with regard to 
 75.13  legal issues, whether the agency decision is in violation of 
 75.14  constitutional provisions, in excess of statutory authority or 
 75.15  jurisdiction of the agency, or otherwise contrary to law.  This 
 75.16  paragraph applies to any actions pending in state district court 
 75.17  for which there has not been a final decision on the merits as 
 75.18  of the effective date of this section and any appeal of a 
 75.19  decision by the pollution control agency or the commissioner of 
 75.20  the pollution control agency subject to this section after its 
 75.21  effective date. 
 75.22     (l) If, in an environmental assessment worksheet, the 
 75.23  pollution control agency has considered the factors set forth in 
 75.24  paragraph (d), as they relate to a project covered by this 
 75.25  section, and the environmental assessment worksheet demonstrates 
 75.26  that the project will comply with applicable air emissions and 
 75.27  water discharge standards, then a decision by the pollution 
 75.28  control agency or the commissioner of the pollution control 
 75.29  agency regarding the need for further environmental review and 
 75.30  any findings in an environmental assessment worksheet are deemed 
 75.31  valid and not arbitrary or capricious or without a rational 
 75.32  basis. 
 75.33     Sec. 65.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.121, 
 75.34  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 75.35     Subd. 3.  [CRIMINAL PENALTIES.] (a) As used in this section:
 75.36     (1) "Prior impaired driving conviction" means a prior 
 76.1   conviction under: 
 76.2      (i) this section; Minnesota Statutes 1996, section 84.91, 
 76.3   subdivision 1, paragraph (a), or 86B.331, subdivision 1, 
 76.4   paragraph (a); section 169.1211; section 169.129; or section 
 76.5   360.0752; 
 76.6      (ii) section 609.21, subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6); 
 76.7   subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 2a, clauses (2) 
 76.8   to (6); subdivision 2b, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 3, 
 76.9   clauses (2) to (6); or subdivision 4, clauses (2) to (6); or 
 76.10     (iii) an ordinance from this state, or a statute or 
 76.11  ordinance from another state, in conformity with any provision 
 76.12  listed in item (i) or (ii). 
 76.13     A prior impaired driving conviction also includes a prior 
 76.14  juvenile adjudication that would have been a prior impaired 
 76.15  driving conviction if committed by an adult. 
 76.16     (2) "Prior license revocation" means a driver's license 
 76.17  suspension, revocation, cancellation, denial, or 
 76.18  disqualification under: 
 76.19     (i) this section or section 169.1211, 169.123, 171.04, 
 76.20  171.14, 171.16, 171.165, 171.17, or 171.18 because of an 
 76.21  alcohol-related incident; 
 76.22     (ii) section 609.21, subdivision 1, clauses (2) to (6); 
 76.23  subdivision 2, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 2a, clauses (2) 
 76.24  to (6); subdivision 2b, clauses (2) to (6); subdivision 3, 
 76.25  clauses (2) to (6); or subdivision 4, clauses (2) to (6); or 
 76.26     (iii) an ordinance from this state, or a statute or 
 76.27  ordinance from another state, in conformity with any provision 
 76.28  listed in item (i) or (ii). 
 76.29     "Prior license revocation" also means the revocation of 
 76.30  snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle operating privileges under 
 76.31  section 84.911, or motorboat operating privileges under section 
 76.32  86B.335, for violations that occurred on or after August 1, 1995 
 76.33  1994; the revocation of snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle 
 76.34  operating privileges under section 84.91; or the revocation of 
 76.35  motorboat operating privileges under section 86B.331. 
 76.36     (b) A person who violates subdivision 1, clause (a), (b), 
 77.1   (c), (d), (e), (g), or (h), or subdivision 1a, or an ordinance 
 77.2   in conformity with any of them, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 
 77.3      (c) A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor under any of 
 77.4   the following circumstances: 
 77.5      (1) the person violates subdivision 1, clause (f); 
 77.6      (2) the person violates subdivision 1, clause (a), (b), 
 77.7   (c), (d), (e), (g), or (h), or subdivision 1a, within five years 
 77.8   of a prior impaired driving conviction or a prior license 
 77.9   revocation; 
 77.10     (3) the person violates section 169.26 while in violation 
 77.11  of subdivision 1; or 
 77.12     (4) the person violates subdivision 1 or 1a while a child 
 77.13  under the age of 16 is in the vehicle, if the child is more than 
 77.14  36 months younger than the violator. 
 77.15     A person convicted of a gross misdemeanor under this 
 77.16  paragraph is subject to the mandatory penalties provided in 
 77.17  subdivision 3d. 
 77.18     (d) A person is guilty of an enhanced gross misdemeanor 
 77.19  under any of the following circumstances: 
 77.20     (1) the person violates subdivision 1, clause (f), or 
 77.21  commits a violation described in paragraph (c), clause (3) or 
 77.22  (4), within ten years of one or more prior impaired driving 
 77.23  convictions or prior license revocations; 
 77.24     (2) the person violates subdivision 1, clause (a), (b), 
 77.25  (c), (d), (e), (g), or (h), or subdivision 1a, within ten years 
 77.26  of the first of two or more prior impaired driving convictions, 
 77.27  two or more prior license revocations, or any combination of two 
 77.28  or more prior impaired driving convictions and prior license 
 77.29  revocations, based on separate incidents. 
 77.30     A person convicted of an enhanced gross misdemeanor under 
 77.31  this paragraph may be sentenced to imprisonment in a local 
 77.32  correctional facility for not more than two years or to payment 
 77.33  of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.  Additionally, the 
 77.34  person is subject to the applicable mandatory penalties provided 
 77.35  in subdivision 3e. 
 77.36     (e) The court shall notify a person convicted of violating 
 78.1   subdivision 1 or 1a that the registration plates of the person's 
 78.2   motor vehicle may be impounded under section 168.042 and the 
 78.3   vehicle may be subject to forfeiture under section 169.1217 upon 
 78.4   a subsequent conviction for violating this section, section 
 78.5   169.129, or section 171.24, or a subsequent license revocation 
 78.6   under section 169.123.  The notice must describe the conduct and 
 78.7   the time periods within which the conduct must occur in order to 
 78.8   result in plate impoundment or forfeiture.  The failure of the 
 78.9   court to provide this information does not affect the 
 78.10  applicability of the plate impoundment or the forfeiture 
 78.11  provision to that person. 
 78.12     (f) The attorney in the jurisdiction in which the violation 
 78.13  occurred who is responsible for prosecution of misdemeanor 
 78.14  violations of this section shall also be responsible for 
 78.15  prosecution of gross misdemeanor and enhanced gross misdemeanor 
 78.16  violations of this section. 
 78.17     (g) The court must impose consecutive sentences when it 
 78.18  sentences a person for a violation of this section or section 
 78.19  169.129 arising out of separate behavioral incidents.  The court 
 78.20  also must impose a consecutive sentence when it sentences a 
 78.21  person for a violation of this section or section 169.129 and 
 78.22  the person, at the time of sentencing, is on probation for, or 
 78.23  serving, an executed sentence for a violation of this section or 
 78.24  section 169.129 and the prior sentence involved a separate 
 78.25  behavioral incident.  The court also may order that the sentence 
 78.26  imposed for a violation of this section or section 169.129 shall 
 78.27  run consecutively to a previously imposed misdemeanor, gross 
 78.28  misdemeanor, or felony sentence for a violation other than this 
 78.29  section or section 169.129.  
 78.30     (h) When the court stays the sentence of a person convicted 
 78.31  under this section, the length of the stay is governed by 
 78.32  section 609.135, subdivision 2. 
 78.33     (i) The court may impose consecutive sentences for offenses 
 78.34  arising out of a single course of conduct as permitted in 
 78.35  section 609.035, subdivision 2.  
 78.36     (j) When an attorney responsible for prosecuting gross 
 79.1   misdemeanors or enhanced gross misdemeanors under this section 
 79.2   requests criminal history information relating to prior impaired 
 79.3   driving convictions from a court, the court must furnish the 
 79.4   information without charge. 
 79.5      (k) A violation of subdivision 1a may be prosecuted either 
 79.6   in the jurisdiction where the arresting officer observed the 
 79.7   defendant driving, operating, or in control of the motor vehicle 
 79.8   or in the jurisdiction where the refusal occurred. 
 79.9      Sec. 66.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.1217, 
 79.10  subdivision 7a, is amended to read: 
 79.11     Subd. 7a.  [ADMINISTRATIVE FORFEITURE PROCEDURE.] (a) A 
 79.12  motor vehicle used to commit a designated offense or used in 
 79.13  conduct resulting in a designated license revocation is subject 
 79.14  to administrative forfeiture under this subdivision. 
 79.15     (b) When a motor vehicle is seized under subdivision 2, the 
 79.16  appropriate agency shall serve the driver or operator of the 
 79.17  vehicle with a notice of the seizure and intent to forfeit the 
 79.18  vehicle.  Additionally, when a motor vehicle is seized under 
 79.19  subdivision 2, or within a reasonable time after that, all 
 79.20  persons known to have an ownership or possessory interest in the 
 79.21  vehicle must be notified of the seizure and the intent to 
 79.22  forfeit the vehicle.  Notice mailed by certified mail to the 
 79.23  address shown in department of public safety records is 
 79.24  sufficient notice to the registered owner of the vehicle.  
 79.25  Otherwise, notice may be given in the manner provided by law for 
 79.26  service of a summons in a civil action. 
 79.27     (c) The notice must be in writing and contain:  
 79.28     (1) a description of the vehicle seized; 
 79.29     (2) the date of seizure; and 
 79.30     (3) notice of the right to obtain judicial review of the 
 79.31  forfeiture and of the procedure for obtaining that judicial 
 79.32  review, printed in English, Hmong, and Spanish.  Substantially 
 79.33  the following language must appear conspicuously:  "IF YOU DO 
 79.34  NOT DEMAND JUDICIAL REVIEW EXACTLY AS PRESCRIBED IN MINNESOTA 
 79.35  STATUTES, SECTION 169.1217, SUBDIVISION 7a, YOU LOSE THE RIGHT 
 79.36  TO A JUDICIAL DETERMINATION OF THIS FORFEITURE AND YOU LOSE ANY 
 80.1   RIGHT YOU MAY HAVE TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY.  YOU MAY NOT 
 80.2   HAVE TO PAY THE FILING FEE FOR THE DEMAND IF DETERMINED YOU ARE 
 80.3   UNABLE TO AFFORD THE FEE.  YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PAY THE FILING FEE 
 80.4   IF THE PROPERTY IS WORTH LESS THAN $500 AND YOU FILE YOUR CLAIM 
 80.5   IN CONCILIATION COURT." 
 80.6      (d) Within 30 days following service of a notice of seizure 
 80.7   and forfeiture under this subdivision, a claimant may file a 
 80.8   demand for a judicial determination of the forfeiture.  The 
 80.9   demand must be in the form of a civil complaint and must be 
 80.10  filed with the court administrator in the county in which the 
 80.11  seizure occurred, together with proof of service of a copy of 
 80.12  the complaint on the prosecuting authority having jurisdiction 
 80.13  over the forfeiture, and the standard filing fee for civil 
 80.14  actions unless the petitioner has the right to sue in forma 
 80.15  pauperis under section 563.01.  If the value of the seized 
 80.16  property is less than $500, the claimant may file an action in 
 80.17  conciliation court for recovery of the seized vehicle without 
 80.18  paying the conciliation court filing fee.  No responsive 
 80.19  pleading is required of the prosecuting authority and no court 
 80.20  fees may be charged for the prosecuting authority's appearance 
 80.21  in the matter.  Except as provided in this section, judicial 
 80.22  reviews and hearings are governed by section 169.123, 
 80.23  subdivisions 5c and 6, and shall take place at the same time as 
 80.24  any judicial review of the person's license revocation under 
 80.25  section 169.123.  The proceedings may be combined with any 
 80.26  hearing on a petition filed under section 169.123, subdivision 
 80.27  5c, and are governed by the rules of civil procedure.  
 80.28     (e) The complaint must be captioned in the name of the 
 80.29  claimant as plaintiff and the seized vehicle as defendant, and 
 80.30  must state with specificity the grounds on which the claimant 
 80.31  alleges the vehicle was improperly seized and the plaintiff's 
 80.32  interest in the vehicle seized.  Notwithstanding any law to the 
 80.33  contrary, an action for the return of a vehicle seized under 
 80.34  this section may not be maintained by or on behalf of any person 
 80.35  who has been served with a notice of seizure and forfeiture 
 80.36  unless the person has complied with this subdivision. 
 81.1      (f) If the claimant makes a timely demand for a judicial 
 81.2   determination under this subdivision, the appropriate agency 
 81.3   must conduct the forfeiture under subdivision 8. 
 81.4      (g) If a demand for judicial determination of an 
 81.5   administrative forfeiture is filed under this subdivision and 
 81.6   the court orders the return of the seized vehicle, the court 
 81.7   shall order that filing fees be reimbursed to the person who 
 81.8   filed the demand.  In addition, the court may order the payment 
 81.9   of reasonable costs, expenses, and attorney fees under 
 81.10  section 549.21, subdivision 2 549.211.  
 81.11     Sec. 67.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.1217, 
 81.12  subdivision 9, is amended to read: 
 81.13     Subd. 9.  [DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED VEHICLE.] (a) If the 
 81.14  vehicle is administratively forfeited under subdivision 7a, or 
 81.15  if the court finds under subdivision 8 that the vehicle is 
 81.16  subject to forfeiture under subdivisions 6 and 7, the 
 81.17  appropriate agency shall: 
 81.18     (1) sell the vehicle and distribute the proceeds under 
 81.19  paragraph (b); or 
 81.20     (2) keep the vehicle for official use.  If the agency keeps 
 81.21  a forfeited motor vehicle for official use, it shall make 
 81.22  reasonable efforts to ensure that the motor vehicle is available 
 81.23  for use by the agency's officers who participate in the drug 
 81.24  abuse resistance education program. 
 81.25     (b) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited vehicles, after 
 81.26  payment of seizure, storage, forfeiture, and sale expenses, and 
 81.27  satisfaction of valid liens against the property, must be 
 81.28  forwarded to the treasury of the political subdivision that 
 81.29  employs the appropriate agency responsible for the forfeiture 
 81.30  for use in DWI-related enforcement, training and education.  If 
 81.31  the appropriate agency is an agency of state government, the net 
 81.32  proceeds must be forwarded to the state treasury and credited to 
 81.33  the general fund. 
 81.34     (c) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited off-road 
 81.35  recreational vehicles and motorboats, after payment of seizure, 
 81.36  storage, forfeiture, and sale expenses, and satisfaction of 
 82.1   valid liens against the property, must be forwarded to the state 
 82.2   treasury and credited to the following funds: 
 82.3      (1) if the forfeited vehicle is a motorboat, the net 
 82.4   proceeds must be credited to the water recreation account in the 
 82.5   natural resources fund; 
 82.6      (2) if the forfeited vehicle is a snowmobile, the net 
 82.7   proceeds must be credited to the snowmobile trails and 
 82.8   enforcement account in the natural resources fund; 
 82.9      (3) if the forfeited vehicle is an all-terrain vehicle, the 
 82.10  net proceeds must be credited to the all-terrain vehicle account 
 82.11  in the natural resources fund; 
 82.12     (4) if the forfeited vehicle is an off-highway motorcycle, 
 82.13  the net proceeds must be credited to the off-highway motorcycle 
 82.14  account in the natural resources fund; 
 82.15     (5) if the forfeited vehicle is an off-road vehicle, the 
 82.16  net proceeds must be credited to the off-road vehicle account in 
 82.17  the natural resources fund; and 
 82.18     (6) if otherwise, the net proceeds must be credited to the 
 82.19  general fund. 
 82.20     Sec. 68.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 169.123, 
 82.21  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 82.22     Subdivision 1.  [PEACE OFFICER DEFINED.] For purposes of 
 82.23  this section, section 169.121, and section 169.1211, the term 
 82.24  peace officer means (1) a state patrol officer, (2) University 
 82.25  of Minnesota peace officer, (3) a constable as defined in 
 82.26  section 367.40, subdivision 3, (4) police officer of any 
 82.27  municipality, including towns having powers under section 
 82.28  368.01, or county, and (5) for purposes of violations of those 
 82.29  sections in or on an off-road recreational vehicle or motorboat, 
 82.30  or for violations of section 97B.065 or 97B.066, a state 
 82.31  conservation officer. 
 82.32     Sec. 69.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.07, 
 82.33  subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
 82.34     Subd. 12.  [SNOWMOBILE SAFETY CERTIFICATE.] (a) The 
 82.35  department shall maintain in its records information transmitted 
 82.36  electronically from the commissioner of natural resources 
 83.1   identifying each person to whom the commissioner has issued a 
 83.2   snowmobile safety certificate.  The records transmitted from the 
 83.3   department of natural resources must contain the full name and 
 83.4   date of birth as required for the driver's license or 
 83.5   identification card.  Records that are not matched to a driver's 
 83.6   license or identification card record may be deleted after seven 
 83.7   years. 
 83.8      (b) After receiving information under paragraph (a) that a 
 83.9   person has received a snowmobile safety certificate, the 
 83.10  department shall include, on all drivers' licenses or Minnesota 
 83.11  identification cards subsequently issued to the person, a 
 83.12  graphic or written indication that the person has received the 
 83.13  certificate. 
 83.14     (c) If a person who has received a snowmobile safety 
 83.15  certificate applies for a driver's license or Minnesota 
 83.16  identification card before that information has been transmitted 
 83.17  to the department, the department may accept a copy of the 
 83.18  certificate as proof of its issuance and shall then follow the 
 83.19  procedures in paragraph (b). 
 83.20     Sec. 70.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 171.07, 
 83.21  subdivision 13, is amended to read: 
 83.22     Subd. 13.  [FIREARMS SAFETY DESIGNATION.] (a) When an 
 83.23  applicant has a record transmitted to the department as 
 83.24  described in paragraph (c) or presents a firearms safety 
 83.25  certificate issued for successfully completing a firearms safety 
 83.26  course administered under section 97B.015, voluntarily and 
 83.27  requests a driver's license or identification card described in 
 83.28  paragraph (b), pays the required fees, and otherwise qualifies, 
 83.29  the department shall issue, renew, or reissue to the applicant a 
 83.30  driver's license or Minnesota identification card described in 
 83.31  paragraph (b). 
 83.32     (b) Pursuant to paragraph (a), the department shall issue a 
 83.33  driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing a 
 83.34  designation or symbolic representation, as designed by the 
 83.35  commissioner in consultation with the commissioner of natural 
 83.36  resources, indicating graphic or written indication that the 
 84.1   applicant has successfully completed a firearms safety 
 84.2   course and is knowledgeable in firearms safety administered 
 84.3   under section 97B.015. 
 84.4      (c) The department shall maintain in its records 
 84.5   information transmitted electronically from the commissioner of 
 84.6   natural resources identifying each person to whom the 
 84.7   commissioner has issued a firearms safety certificate.  The 
 84.8   records transmitted from the department of natural resources 
 84.9   must contain the full name and date of birth as required for the 
 84.10  driver's license or identification card.  Records that are not 
 84.11  matched to a driver's license or identification card record may 
 84.12  be deleted after seven years. 
 84.13     Sec. 71.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.431, is 
 84.14  amended to read: 
 84.15     290.431 [NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.] 
 84.16     Every individual who files an income tax return or property 
 84.17  tax refund claim form may designate on their original return 
 84.18  that $1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted from the 
 84.19  refund that would otherwise be payable by or to that individual 
 84.20  and paid into an account to be established for the management of 
 84.21  nongame wildlife.  The commissioner of revenue shall, on the 
 84.22  income tax return and the property tax refund claim form, notify 
 84.23  filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax 
 84.24  or refund shall be paid into the nongame wildlife management 
 84.25  account.  The sum of the amounts so designated to be paid shall 
 84.26  be credited to the nongame wildlife management account for use 
 84.27  by the nongame program of the section of wildlife in the 
 84.28  department of natural resources.  All interest earned on money 
 84.29  accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and 
 84.30  reimbursements of expenditures in the nongame wildlife 
 84.31  management account shall be credited to the account by the state 
 84.32  treasurer.  The commissioner of natural resources shall submit a 
 84.33  work program for each fiscal year and semiannual progress 
 84.34  reports to the legislative commission on Minnesota resources in 
 84.35  the form determined by the commission.  None of the money 
 84.36  provided in this section may be expended unless the commission 
 85.1   has approved the work program.  
 85.2      The state pledges and agrees with all contributors to the 
 85.3   nongame wildlife management account to use the funds contributed 
 85.4   solely for the management of nongame wildlife projects and 
 85.5   further agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or 
 85.6   restrictions that will limit or otherwise restrict the ability 
 85.7   of the commissioner of natural resources to use the available 
 85.8   funds for the most efficient and effective management of nongame 
 85.9   wildlife. 
 85.10     Sec. 72.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 290.432, is 
 85.11  amended to read: 
 85.12     290.432 [CORPORATE NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.] 
 85.13     A corporation that files an income tax return may designate 
 85.14  on its original return that $1 or more shall be added to the tax 
 85.15  or deducted from the refund that would otherwise be payable by 
 85.16  or to that corporation and paid into the nongame wildlife 
 85.17  management account established by section 290.431 for use by the 
 85.18  section of wildlife in the department of natural resources for 
 85.19  its nongame wildlife program.  The commissioner of revenue 
 85.20  shall, on the corporate tax return, notify filers of their right 
 85.21  to designate that a portion of their tax return be paid into the 
 85.22  nongame wildlife management account for the protection of 
 85.23  endangered natural resources.  All interest earned on money 
 85.24  accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and 
 85.25  reimbursements of expenditures in the nongame wildlife 
 85.26  management account shall be credited to the account by the state 
 85.27  treasurer.  The commissioner of natural resources shall submit a 
 85.28  work program for each fiscal year to the legislative commission 
 85.29  on Minnesota resources in the form determined by the 
 85.30  commission.  None of the money provided in this section may be 
 85.31  spent unless the commission has approved the work program. 
 85.32     The state pledges and agrees with all corporate 
 85.33  contributors to the nongame wildlife account to use the funds 
 85.34  contributed solely for the nongame wildlife program and further 
 85.35  agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or 
 85.36  restrictions that will limit or otherwise restrict the ability 
 86.1   of the commissioner of natural resources to use the available 
 86.2   funds for the most efficient and effective management of those 
 86.3   programs. 
 86.4      Sec. 73.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297H.13, 
 86.5   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 86.6      Subd. 5.  [REPORT ON RECEIPTS.] The commissioner of revenue 
 86.7   shall report to the chairs of the house and senate environment 
 86.8   and natural resources committees; the house environment and 
 86.9   natural resources finance division; the senate environment and 
 86.10  agriculture budget division; the house tax committee and the 
 86.11  senate taxes and tax laws committee; the commissioner of the 
 86.12  pollution control agency; and the director of the office of 
 86.13  environmental assistance on the total tax revenues received from 
 86.14  the taxes imposed under this chapter.  The reports shall be made 
 86.15  as follows: 
 86.16     (1) a report by May 31, 1998, July 31 of each year based on 
 86.17  amounts received by the commissioner of revenue from January 1, 
 86.18  1998, through April 30, 1998 January 1 through June 30 of that 
 86.19  year; and 
 86.20     (2) a report by September 30, 1998, January 31 of each year 
 86.21  based on amounts received by the commissioner of revenue 
 86.22  from May 1, 1998, through August 31, 1998; and 
 86.23     (3) a report by January 31, 1999, based on amounts received 
 86.24  by the commissioner of revenue from September 1, 1998, through 
 86.25  December 31, 1998 July 1 through December 31 of the preceding 
 86.26  year. 
 86.27     Sec. 74.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.11, is 
 86.28  amended to read: 
 86.29     325E.11 [COLLECTION FACILITIES; NOTICE.] 
 86.30     (a) Any person selling at retail or offering motor oil or 
 86.31  motor oil filters for retail sale in this state shall: 
 86.32     (1) post a notice indicating the nearest location where 
 86.33  used motor oil and used motor oil filters may be returned at no 
 86.34  cost for recycling or reuse,; 
 86.35     (2) post a toll-free telephone number that may be called by 
 86.36  the public to determine a convenient location,; or 
 87.1      (3) post a listing of locations where used motor oil and 
 87.2   used motor oil filters may be returned at no cost for recycling 
 87.3   or reuse; or 
 87.4      (2) if the person is subject to section 325E.112, post a 
 87.5   notice informing customers purchasing motor oil or motor oil 
 87.6   filters of the location of the used motor oil and used motor oil 
 87.7   filter collection site established by the retailer in accordance 
 87.8   with section 325E.112 where used motor oil and used motor oil 
 87.9   filters may be returned at no cost. 
 87.10     (b) A notice under paragraph (a) shall be posted on or 
 87.11  adjacent to the motor oil and motor oil filter displays, be at 
 87.12  least 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches in size, contain the universal 
 87.13  recycling symbol with the following language: 
 87.14     (1) "It is illegal to put used oil and used motor oil 
 87.15  filters in the garbage."; 
 87.16     (2) "Recycle your used oil and used motor oil filters."; 
 87.17  and 
 87.18     (3)(i) "There is a free collection site here for your used 
 87.19  oil and used motor oil filters."; 
 87.20     (ii) "There is a free collection site for used oil and used 
 87.21  motor oil filters located at (name of business and street 
 87.22  address)."; 
 87.23     (iii) "For the location of a free collection site for used 
 87.24  oil and used motor oil filters call (toll-free phone number)."; 
 87.25  or 
 87.26     (iv) "Here is a list of free collection sites for used oil 
 87.27  and used motor oil filters." 
 87.28     (c) The division of weights and measures under the 
 87.29  department of public service shall enforce compliance with this 
 87.30  section as provided in section 239.54.  The pollution control 
 87.31  agency shall enforce compliance with this section under sections 
 87.32  115.071 and 116.072 in coordination with the division of weights 
 87.33  and measures. 
 87.34     Sec. 75.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.112, 
 87.35  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 87.36     Subdivision 1.  [COLLECTION SITE GOAL.] [COLLECTION.] (a) 
 88.1   Retailers that sell at an individual location more than 1,000 
 88.2   motor oil filters per calendar year at retail for off-site 
 88.3   installation must provide for collection of used motor oil and 
 88.4   used motor oil filters from the public.  Retailers who do not 
 88.5   collect the used motor oil and used motor oil filters at their 
 88.6   individual locations may meet the requirement by entering into a 
 88.7   written agreement with another party whose location is: 
 88.8      (1) within two miles of the retailer's location if the 
 88.9   retailer is located: 
 88.10     (i) within the Interstate Highway 494/694 beltway; 
 88.11     (ii) in a home rule charter or statutory city or a town 
 88.12  contiguous to the Interstate Highway 494/694 beltway; or 
 88.13     (iii) in a home rule charter or statutory city of over 
 88.14  30,000 population within the metropolitan area as defined in 
 88.15  section 473.121; or 
 88.16     (2) within five miles of the retailer's location if the 
 88.17  retailer is not in an area described in clause (1). 
 88.18     (b) The written agreement must specify that the other party 
 88.19  will accept from the public up to ten gallons of used motor oil 
 88.20  and ten used motor oil filters per person per month during 
 88.21  normal hours of operation unless: 
 88.22     (1) the used motor oil is known to be contaminated with 
 88.23  antifreeze, other hazardous waste, or other materials which may 
 88.24  increase the cost of used motor oil management and disposal; 
 88.25     (2) the storage equipment for that particular waste is 
 88.26  temporarily filled to capacity; or 
 88.27     (3) the used motor oil or used motor oil filters are from a 
 88.28  business.  
 88.29     (c) Persons accepting used motor oil from the public in 
 88.30  accordance with this subdivision shall presume that the used 
 88.31  motor oil is not contaminated with hazardous waste, provided the 
 88.32  person offering the used motor oil is acting in good faith and 
 88.33  the person accepting the used motor oil does not have evidence 
 88.34  to the contrary.  Persons collecting used motor oil from the 
 88.35  public must take precautions to prevent contamination of used 
 88.36  motor oil storage equipment.  Precautions may include, but are 
 89.1   not limited to, keeping a log of persons dropping off used motor 
 89.2   oil, securing access to used motor oil storage equipment, or 
 89.3   posting signage at the site indicating the proper use of the 
 89.4   equipment. 
 89.5      (d) Persons accepting used motor oil and used motor oil 
 89.6   filters under paragraph (a), including persons accepting the oil 
 89.7   and filters on behalf of the retailer, may not charge a fee when 
 89.8   accepting ten gallons or less of used motor oil or ten or fewer 
 89.9   used motor oil filters per person per month. 
 89.10     (e) Persons that receive contaminated used motor oil may 
 89.11  manage the used motor oil as household hazardous waste through 
 89.12  publicly administered household hazardous waste collection 
 89.13  programs, with approval from the household hazardous waste 
 89.14  program.  Used motor oil contaminated with hazardous waste from 
 89.15  the public that cannot be managed through a household hazardous 
 89.16  waste collection program must be managed as a hazardous waste in 
 89.17  accordance with rules adopted by the pollution control 
 89.18  agency. Motor oil and motor oil filter manufacturers and 
 89.19  retailers shall seek to provide: 
 89.20     (1) access to at least one nongovernment site for 
 89.21  collection of used motor oil and used motor oil filters from the 
 89.22  public every five square miles in the seven-county metropolitan 
 89.23  area; and 
 89.24     (2) access to a nongovernment site for collection of used 
 89.25  motor oil and used motor oil filters from the public within the 
 89.26  city or town with a population of greater than 1,500 outside the 
 89.27  seven-county metropolitan area. 
 89.28     Sec. 76.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.112, 
 89.29  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 89.30     Subd. 2.  [REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.] A contaminated used 
 89.31  motor oil reimbursement program is established to provide 
 89.32  reimbursement of the costs of disposing of contaminated used 
 89.33  motor oil.  In order to receive reimbursement, persons who 
 89.34  accept used motor oil from the public or parties that they have 
 89.35  contracted with to accept used motor oil must provide to the 
 89.36  commissioner of the pollution control agency proof of 
 90.1   contamination, information on methods the person used to prevent 
 90.2   the contamination of used motor oil at the site, a copy of the 
 90.3   billing for disposal costs incurred because of the contamination 
 90.4   and proof of payment, and a copy of the hazardous waste manifest 
 90.5   or shipping paper used to transport the waste.  The commissioner 
 90.6   shall reimburse a recipient of contaminated used motor oil 100 
 90.7   percent of the costs of properly disposing of the contaminated 
 90.8   used motor oil.  The commissioner may not reimburse persons who 
 90.9   intentionally place contaminants or do not take precautions to 
 90.10  prevent contaminants from being placed in used motor oil, or 
 90.11  operate a private collection site that: 
 90.12     (1) is not publicly promotable or listed with the agency; 
 90.13     (2) does not accept up to five gallons of used motor oil 
 90.14  and five used motor oil filters per person per day without 
 90.15  charging a fee; or 
 90.16     (3) does not control access to the site during times when 
 90.17  the site is closed. 
 90.18     A person operating a collection site may refuse to accept 
 90.19  any used motor oil or used motor oil filter: 
 90.20     (1) that is from a business; 
 90.21     (2) that appears to be contaminated with antifreeze, 
 90.22  hazardous waste, or other materials that may increase the cost 
 90.23  of used motor oil management and disposal; or 
 90.24     (3) when the storage equipment for that particular waste is 
 90.25  temporarily filled. 
 90.26  Persons operating government collection sites are eligible for 
 90.27  reimbursement of the costs of disposing of contaminated used 
 90.28  motor oil.  Reimbursements made under this subdivision are 
 90.29  limited to the money available in the contaminated used motor 
 90.30  oil reimbursement account. 
 90.31     Sec. 77.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.112, 
 90.32  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 90.33     Subd. 3.  [EDUCATION PROGRAM.] When the By June 30 of each 
 90.34  year, the commissioner estimates that all shall estimate the 
 90.35  amount of funds available under section 325E.113 that will not 
 90.36  be expended for reimbursements, the commissioner may use the 
 91.1   estimated unexpended funds and shall transfer all or a portion 
 91.2   of the estimated unexpended funds to the office of environmental 
 91.3   assistance to cover the costs of educating the public and 
 91.4   businesses on the provisions of this section and on proper 
 91.5   management of used motor oil, used motor oil filters, and other 
 91.6   automotive wastes.  In coordination with the pollution control 
 91.7   agency, county solid waste administrators, used motor oil and 
 91.8   used motor oil filter collection site operators, and 
 91.9   manufacturers and retailers of motor oil and motor oil filters, 
 91.10  the director of the office of environmental assistance shall 
 91.11  educate the public and businesses on the proper management of 
 91.12  used motor oil, used motor oil filters, and other automotive 
 91.13  wastes.  As part of the education efforts, the director shall 
 91.14  make information available to the public and businesses 
 91.15  regarding the proper management of used motor oil, used motor 
 91.16  oil filters, and other automotive wastes on the office's World 
 91.17  Wide Web page.  The commissioner of the pollution control agency 
 91.18  shall also make information regarding the proper management of 
 91.19  used motor oil, used motor oil filters, and other automotive 
 91.20  wastes available on the agency's World Wide Web page. 
 91.21     Sec. 78.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.112, 
 91.22  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 91.23     Subd. 4.  [LIABILITY EXEMPTION.] Persons who accept used 
 91.24  motor oil and used motor oil filters from the public and 
 91.25  retailers and manufacturers who contract with such persons for 
 91.26  purposes of subdivision 1 are exempt from liability under 
 91.27  chapter 115B for the used motor oil, contaminated used motor 
 91.28  oil, and used motor oil filters accepted under the provisions of 
 91.29  subdivision 1 at facilities that accept used motor oil or used 
 91.30  motor oil filters from the public free of charge, after the used 
 91.31  motor oil, contaminated used motor oil, and used motor oil 
 91.32  filters are sent off-site in compliance with rules adopted by 
 91.33  the pollution control agency. 
 91.34     Sec. 79.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 325E.113, is 
 91.35  amended to read: 
 91.36     325E.113 [CONTAMINATED USED MOTOR OIL REIMBURSEMENT 
 92.1   ACCOUNT.] 
 92.2      The contaminated used motor oil reimbursement account is 
 92.3   established in the environmental fund.  Money in the account is 
 92.4   appropriated to the commissioner of the pollution control agency 
 92.5   for the commissioner's activities under section 325E.112 and to 
 92.6   complete the study required by section 86, except that the 
 92.7   commissioner may not expend more than $50,000 for the study 
 92.8   required by section 86.  
 92.9      Sec. 80.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 574.263, is 
 92.10  amended to read: 
 92.11     574.263 [FORESTRY NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS.] 
 92.12     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION.] For the purposes of this 
 92.13  section and section 574.264, "forestry natural resource 
 92.14  development project" includes site preparation by discing, 
 92.15  shearing, rock raking or piling, patch scarification, or 
 92.16  furrowing; prairie restoration; creation of wildlife openings 
 92.17  and other wildlife habitat improvements; landscape clearing; 
 92.18  tree planting; tree seeding; tree pruning; timber stand 
 92.19  improvement by thinning or clearing existing forest trees by 
 92.20  manual, mechanical, or chemical techniques; or forest road and 
 92.21  bridge construction, reconstruction, and maintenance of 
 92.22  department of natural resources trails, public accesses, water 
 92.23  control structures, fish barriers, sewage treatment systems, 
 92.24  roads, and bridges. 
 92.25     Subd. 2.  [CONTRACTOR'S BOND.] A contract with the state 
 92.26  for a forestry natural resource development project may require 
 92.27  a performance bond at the discretion of the commissioner of 
 92.28  natural resources. If the commissioner determines that a 
 92.29  performance bond is required, it shall not be less than five 
 92.30  percent of the contract price. 
 92.31     Subd. 3.  [BID DEPOSIT IN PLACE OF PERFORMANCE BOND.] For a 
 92.32  contract made by the commissioner for a forestry natural 
 92.33  resource development project, the commissioner may require a bid 
 92.34  deposit in place of a performance bond for charges that may 
 92.35  accrue because of doing the specified work and to enforce the 
 92.36  terms of the contract.  The commissioner may set the amount of 
 93.1   the bid deposit, but it may not be less than five percent of the 
 93.2   contract price. 
 93.3      Subd. 4.  [PAYMENT BOND.] A contract with the state for 
 93.4   a forestry natural resource development project may require a 
 93.5   payment bond at the discretion of the commissioner of natural 
 93.6   resources.  If the commissioner determines that a payment bond 
 93.7   is required, the commissioner also has the discretion to decide 
 93.8   whether the bond may be in the form of securities in place of a 
 93.9   bond as provided in section 574.264.  If so, the securities 
 93.10  cannot have less value than five percent of the contract price. 
 93.11     Sec. 81.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 574.264, 
 93.12  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 93.13     Subdivision 1.  [FOREST NATURAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT 
 93.14  PROJECTS.] In place of a performance or payment bond or bid 
 93.15  deposit for a state contract for a forestry natural resource 
 93.16  development project less than $50,000, the person required to 
 93.17  file the bond or bid deposit may deposit in a local designated 
 93.18  state depository or with the state treasurer a certified check, 
 93.19  a cashier's check, a postal, bank, or express money order, 
 93.20  assignable bonds or notes of the United States, or an assignment 
 93.21  of a bank savings account or investment certificate or an 
 93.22  irrevocable bank letter of credit, in the same amount that would 
 93.23  be required for the bond or bid deposit.  If securities listed 
 93.24  in this section are deposited, their value shall not be less 
 93.25  than the amount required for the bond or bid deposit and the 
 93.26  person required to file the bond or bid deposit shall submit an 
 93.27  agreement authorizing the commissioner to sell or otherwise take 
 93.28  possession of the securities in the event of default under the 
 93.29  contract or nonpayment of any persons furnishing labor and 
 93.30  materials under, or to perform, the contract.  
 93.31     Sec. 82.  Laws 1995, chapter 220, section 142, as amended 
 93.32  by Laws 1995, chapter 263, section 12, and Laws 1996, chapter 
 93.33  351, section 1, is amended to read:  
 93.34     Sec. 142.  [EFFECTIVE DATES.] 
 93.35     Sections 2, 5, 7, 20, 42, 44 to 49, 56, 57, 101, 102, 117, 
 93.36  and 141, paragraph (d), are effective the day following final 
 94.1   enactment. 
 94.2      Sections 114, 115, 118, and 121 are effective January 1, 
 94.3   1996. 
 94.4      Sections 120, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, and 5, and 141, 
 94.5   paragraph (c), are effective July 1, 1996. 
 94.6      Section 141, paragraph (b), is effective June 30, 1999 
 94.7   December 31, 1999. 
 94.8      Sections 58 and 66 are effective retroactively to August 1, 
 94.9   1991.  
 94.10     Section 119 is effective September 1, 1996. 
 94.11     Section 120, subdivision 1, is effective July 1, 1999. 
 94.12     Sec. 83.  Laws 1996, chapter 351, section 2, as amended by 
 94.13  Laws 1997, chapter 216, section 141, is amended to read: 
 94.14     Sec. 2.  [RECYCLING GOALS AND ACTIONS.] 
 94.15     Subdivision 1.  (a) The following recycling or reuse goals 
 94.16  shall be considered met if the actions in this subdivision are 
 94.17  initiated by the identified parties on or before September 1, 
 94.18  1997, and are fully completed by December 31, 1998.  
 94.19  Additionally, the goals in paragraph (b) must be met in at least 
 94.20  50 percent of counties by December 31, 1997; 75 percent by June 
 94.21  1, 1998; and 100 percent by December 31, 1998. 
 94.22     (b) Motor oil and motor oil filter manufacturers and 
 94.23  retailers shall ensure that: 
 94.24     (1) at least 90 percent of residents within the 
 94.25  seven-county metropolitan area and residents of a city or town 
 94.26  with a population greater than 1,500 have access to a free 
 94.27  nongovernment collection site for used motor oil and used motor 
 94.28  oil filters within five miles of their residences; and 
 94.29     (2) at least one free nongovernment collection site for 
 94.30  used motor oil and used motor oil filters generated by the 
 94.31  public would be located in each county. 
 94.32     (c) Motor oil and motor oil filter manufacturers and 
 94.33  retailers shall inform the public about environmental problems 
 94.34  associated with improper disposal of used motor oil and used 
 94.35  motor oil filters and proper disposal practices for used motor 
 94.36  oil and used motor oil filters.  At a minimum, this shall 
 95.1   include public service announcements designed to reach residents 
 95.2   of the state that generate used motor oil and used motor oil 
 95.3   filters. 
 95.4      (d) (b) The commissioner of the pollution control agency 
 95.5   director of the office of environmental assistance shall, by 
 95.6   December 31, 1997, and at least annually thereafter or more 
 95.7   frequently if deemed necessary, request motor oil and motor oil 
 95.8   filter manufacturers and retailers, persons who haul used motor 
 95.9   oil and used motor oil filters, and nongovernment persons who 
 95.10  accept used motor oil and used motor oil filters from the public 
 95.11  to provide an updated list of all existing sites that collect 
 95.12  used motor oil, used motor oil filters, or both, from the 
 95.13  public, delineating for public promotion which sites collect for 
 95.14  free.  The commissioner shall use this information to determine 
 95.15  whether the parties identified in paragraph (b) have met the 
 95.16  goals listed in that paragraph.  A collection site operated by 
 95.17  the state or a political subdivision, as defined in Minnesota 
 95.18  Statutes, section 115A.03, subdivision 24, may be counted 
 95.19  towards meeting recycling goals, provided that the parties 
 95.20  responsible for meeting the goals of this subdivision 
 95.21  voluntarily reimburse the state or political subdivision for all 
 95.22  of the costs at that collection site that are associated with 
 95.23  used motor oil and used motor oil filter recycling.  Persons who 
 95.24  accept used motor oil and used motor oil filters from the public 
 95.25  shall cooperate with manufacturers and retailers of motor oil 
 95.26  and motor oil filters to inform the agency office of 
 95.27  environmental assistance within ten 30 days of initiating or 
 95.28  ceasing to collect used motor oil or used motor oil filters from 
 95.29  the public.  The information shall be provided in a form and 
 95.30  manner prescribed by the commissioner director of the office of 
 95.31  environmental assistance.  Using the information provided under 
 95.32  this paragraph, the director of the office of environmental 
 95.33  assistance shall prepare and make available to the public a list 
 95.34  of all existing sites that collect used motor oil, used motor 
 95.35  oil filters, or both from the public.  The list must include all 
 95.36  sites in the state, including both government and nongovernment 
 96.1   collection sites and both sites that accept used motor oil or 
 96.2   used motor oil filters free of charge or for a fee.  The 
 96.3   director shall update the list at least annually. 
 96.4      (e) (c) Motor oil filter manufacturers shall disclose to 
 96.5   retailers whether lead has been intentionally introduced in 
 96.6   manufacturing, and retailers shall not knowingly sell motor oil 
 96.7   filters containing lead intentionally introduced in 
 96.8   manufacturing. 
 96.9      Subd. 2.  The commissioner of the pollution control agency 
 96.10  may appoint an advisory group of diverse interests to assist the 
 96.11  agency with experimentation with various approaches to public 
 96.12  education, financial incentives, waste management, and other 
 96.13  issues that might affect the effectiveness of recycling 
 96.14  efforts.  The commissioner may request parties responsible for 
 96.15  meeting the recycling goals in subdivision 1 to voluntarily pay 
 96.16  for some of the experimentation costs.  The existence of this 
 96.17  advisory group in no way relieves the parties identified in 
 96.18  subdivision 1 of responsibility for meeting the goals listed in 
 96.19  that subdivision.  The commissioner of the pollution control 
 96.20  agency shall appoint an advisory group chair. 
 96.21     Subd. 3.  By January 15, 1999, the commissioner of the 
 96.22  pollution control agency shall report to the environment and 
 96.23  natural resources committees of the senate and the house of 
 96.24  representatives on the amount of used motor oil and used motor 
 96.25  oil filters being recycled and whether the goals in subdivision 
 96.26  1 have been met and recommend whether the mandate for retailers 
 96.27  of motor oil and filters described in Minnesota Statutes, 
 96.28  section 325E.112, subdivision 1, is needed to achieve the 
 96.29  recycling goals. 
 96.30     Sec. 84.  Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 
 96.31  23, is amended to read: 
 96.32  Subd. 23.  Metro Regional Trails                      5,000,000 
 96.33  For grants to the metropolitan council 
 96.34  for acquisition and development of a 
 96.35  capital nature of trail connections in 
 96.36  the metropolitan area as specified in 
 96.37  this subdivision.  The purpose of the 
 96.38  grants is to improve trails in the 
 96.39  metropolitan park and open space system 
 97.1   and connect them with existing state 
 97.2   and regional trails.  Priority shall be 
 97.3   given to matching funds for an ISTEA 
 97.4   grant. 
 97.5   The funds shall be allocated by the 
 97.6   council as follows: 
 97.7   (1) $1,050,000 is allocated to Ramsey 
 97.8   county as follows: 
 97.9   (i) $400,000 to complete six miles of 
 97.10  trails between the Burlington Northern 
 97.11  Regional Trail and Bald Eagle-Otter 
 97.12  Lake Regional Park; 
 97.13  (ii) $150,000 to complete a one-mile 
 97.14  connection between Birch Lake and the 
 97.15  Lake Tamarack segment of Bald 
 97.16  Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park; 
 97.17  (iii) $500,000 to acquire real property 
 97.18  and design and construct or renovate 
 97.19  recreation facilities along the 
 97.20  Mississippi River in cooperation with 
 97.21  the city of St. Paul; 
 97.22  (2) $1,050,000 is allocated to the city 
 97.23  of St. Paul as follows: 
 97.24  (i) $250,000 to construct a bridge over 
 97.25  Lexington Parkway in Como Regional 
 97.26  Park; and 
 97.27  (ii) $800,000 to enhance amenities for 
 97.28  the trailhead at the Lilydale-Harriet 
 97.29  Island Regional Park pavilion; 
 97.30  (3) $1,400,000 is allocated to Anoka 
 97.31  county as follows to construct: 
 97.32  (i) $1,100,000 to construct a 
 97.33  pedestrian tunnel under Highway 65 on 
 97.34  the Rice Creek West Regional Trail in 
 97.35  the city of Fridley; and 
 97.36  (ii) $300,000 to construct a pedestrian 
 97.37  bridge on the Mississippi River 
 97.38  Regional Trail crossing over 
 97.39  Mississippi Street in the city of 
 97.40  Fridley; and 
 97.41  (4) $1,500,000 is allocated to the 
 97.42  suburban Hennepin regional park 
 97.43  district as follows: 
 97.44  (i) $1,000,000 to connect North 
 97.45  Hennepin Regional Trail to Luce Line 
 97.46  State Trail and Medicine Lake; and 
 97.47  (ii) $500,000 is for the cost of 
 97.48  development and acquisition of the 
 97.49  Southwest regional trail in the city of 
 97.50  St. Louis Park.  The trail must connect 
 97.51  the Minneapolis regional trail system 
 97.52  at Cedar Lake park to the Hennepin 
 97.53  parks regional trail system at the 
 97.54  Hopkins trail head. 
 97.55     Sec. 85.  Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 
 98.1   26, is amended to read: 
 98.2   Subd. 26.  Local Initiative Grants                    8,000,000 
 98.3   For matching grants to be provided to 
 98.4   local units of government for 
 98.5   acquisition, development, or renovation 
 98.6   of a capital nature of local parks, 
 98.7   trails, and natural and scenic areas.  
 98.8   Recipients must provide a match of at 
 98.9   least one-half of total eligible 
 98.10  project costs.  The commissioner shall 
 98.11  make payment to local units of 
 98.12  government upon receiving documentation 
 98.13  of reimbursable expenditures.  The 
 98.14  commissioner shall determine project 
 98.15  priorities as appropriate based upon 
 98.16  need. 
 98.17  $3,500,000 of this appropriation is for 
 98.18  grants to units of government to 
 98.19  acquire and develop outdoor recreation 
 98.20  areas, and for grants to units of 
 98.21  government to acquire and better 
 98.22  natural and scenic areas under 
 98.23  Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 
 98.24  subdivision 4a.  
 98.25  $1,000,000 of this appropriation is for 
 98.26  cooperative trail grants of up to 
 98.27  $50,000 per project to acquire or 
 98.28  construct trail linkages between 
 98.29  communities, trails, and parks. 
 98.30  $3,500,000 of this appropriation is for 
 98.31  trail grants for the following locally 
 98.32  funded publicly owned trails serving 
 98.33  multiple communities:  $1,400,000 for 
 98.34  Beaver Island Trail in Stearns County, 
 98.35  $1,400,000 for Skunk Hollow Trail in 
 98.36  Yellow Medicine and Chippewa Counties, 
 98.37  and $700,000 for Unity Trail in 
 98.38  Faribault County.  The grant for Beaver 
 98.39  Island Trail in Stearns County is 
 98.40  available in the manner and the order 
 98.41  that follows:  $500,000 is available 
 98.42  upon commitment of an equal amount from 
 98.43  nonstate sources, $152,000 is available 
 98.44  upon contribution of an equal amount 
 98.45  from local governments, $374,000 is 
 98.46  available upon commitment of an equal 
 98.47  amount from nonstate sources, and the 
 98.48  balance of $374,000 is available upon 
 98.49  commitment of an equal amount from 
 98.50  nonstate sources. 
 98.51     Sec. 86.  [ANALYSIS OF USED OIL FILTER DISPOSAL METHODS.] 
 98.52     In consultation with the office of environmental 
 98.53  assistance, representatives of motor oil manufacturers, 
 98.54  representatives of motor oil filter manufacturers, 
 98.55  representatives of site that accept used motor oil and used 
 98.56  motor oil filters from the public, and representatives of the 
 98.57  haulers of mixed municipal solid waste, the commissioner of the 
 98.58  pollution control agency shall analyze the technical feasibility 
 99.1   of alternative methods of disposing of and recycling of used oil 
 99.2   motor filters.  The commissioner shall report to the chairs of 
 99.3   the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over 
 99.4   environmental policy and finance issues by January 15, 2001 on 
 99.5   the findings of the analysis performed under this section and 
 99.6   any recommendations. 
 99.7      Sec. 87.  [PRIVATE CONVEYANCE OF STATE LAND; ROCK COUNTY.] 
 99.8      (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 
 99.9   94.16, the commissioner of natural resources may sell the 
 99.10  state-owned land described in paragraph (c) by private sale to 
 99.11  the adjacent landowner east of the township road. 
 99.12     (b) The consideration for the sale shall be the land's 
 99.13  appraised value as certified by the state and the conveyance 
 99.14  shall be in a form approved by the attorney general. 
 99.15     (c) The land to be sold is located in Rock county, consists 
 99.16  of 0.6 acres, more or less, and is described as: 
 99.17     That part of the Northwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 
 99.18     103 North, Range 45 West, described as follows: 
 99.19     Commencing at the West Quarter corner of Section 13; thence 
 99.20     North 00 degrees 17 minutes 27 seconds West (assumed 
 99.21     bearing) along the west line of the Northwest Quarter of 
 99.22     said section a distance of 128.17 feet to the point of 
 99.23     beginning; thence continuing North 00 degrees 17 minutes 27 
 99.24     seconds West along said west line a distance of 11.84 feet 
 99.25     to a point 140.00 feet north of the south line of the 
 99.26     Northwest Quarter of said section and the northwest corner 
 99.27     of that certain tract of land conveyed to the state of 
 99.28     Minnesota by final certificate, filed for record in the 
 99.29     office of the Rock county recorder on May 19, 1938, in Book 
 99.30     "M" of Miscl., pages 515-517; thence South 89 degrees 28 
 99.31     minutes 55 seconds East parallel with the south line of the 
 99.32     Northwest Quarter of said section and along the north line 
 99.33     of said tract a distance of 1474.45 feet to the northeast 
 99.34     corner of said tract; thence South 00 degrees 17 minutes 27 
 99.35     seconds East parallel with the west line of said section 
 99.36     and along the east line of said tract a distance of 25.29 
100.1      feet to an iron stake with DNR caps; thence North 88 
100.2      degrees 57 minutes 33 seconds West along an existing fence 
100.3      line a distance of 1092.38 feet to Point A and an iron 
100.4      stake; thence continuing North 88 degrees 57 minutes 33 
100.5      seconds West along said fence line extended a distance of 
100.6      382.32 feet to said point of beginning. 
100.7   Said tract is subject to a roadway easement and any other 
100.8   easements of record if any. 
100.9      (d) The deed from the commissioner shall include the 
100.10  following restrictive covenant:  that part of the above 
100.11  described tract of land lying easterly of and within 60 feet of 
100.12  Point A shall be maintained in tall grass cover with no use for 
100.13  livestock purposes.  A breach of such restrictive covenant shall 
100.14  result in the automatic reversion of the restricted land to the 
100.15  state. 
100.16     Sec. 88.  [RULEMAKING AUTHORITY REVOKED.] 
100.17     Subdivision 1.  [AUTHORITY REVOKED.] Notwithstanding other 
100.18  law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources is 
100.19  without authority to adopt the rules proposed in the State 
100.20  Register, volume 23, pages 751 to 763, October 5, 1998. 
100.21     Subd. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] Subdivision 1 is effective 
100.22  retroactively to October 4, 1998. 
100.23     Sec. 89.  [FARMSTEAD WINDBREAK RULES.] 
100.24     The board of water and soil resources must adopt rules to 
100.25  implement a cost-share program for farmstead windbreaks. 
100.26     Sec. 90.  [ANALYSIS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES.] 
100.27     The commissioner of natural resources shall assess the use 
100.28  of electronic devices used in consumptive activities related to 
100.29  fish and wildlife resources through creel surveys, other user 
100.30  surveys, or point of license purchase.  The commissioner shall 
100.31  report to the legislature by January 15, 2000, the findings of 
100.32  the surveys and provide an analysis of the feasibility of 
100.33  assessing the impact of current and anticipated use of 
100.34  electronic devices on fish and wildlife resources.  
100.35     Sec. 91.  [CONSERVATION LICENSE STUDY.] 
100.36     The commissioner of natural resources shall conduct a study 
101.1   on the feasibility of creating a conservation angling license 
101.2   that imposes lower catch limits.  The study must at a minimum 
101.3   address whether a conservation angling license would 
101.4   substantially preserve fish resources, evaluate the fiscal 
101.5   impact of such a license on the game and fish fund, and 
101.6   recommend a fee for the license.  The commissioner shall report 
101.7   the study findings and recommendations to the legislature by 
101.8   January 15, 2000. 
101.9      Sec. 92.  [STATE PARK LIFETIME PASS.] 
101.10     The commissioner of natural resources must study the 
101.11  concept and possibility of a lifetime state park entrance pass 
101.12  for residents.  The commissioner must address the cost of a 
101.13  lifetime pass, the incentive it may create for more residents to 
101.14  purchase a pass, and any possible gain or loss to state park 
101.15  income. 
101.16     Sec. 93.  [COMMISSIONER'S ORDERS RESCINDED.] 
101.17     The commissioner of natural resources' order of January 3, 
101.18  1999, designating certain lands as wildlife management areas is 
101.19  rescinded. 
101.20     Sec. 94.  [STUDY COMMITTEE REGARDING NEED FOR CENTRAL 
101.21  COLLECTION WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM.] 
101.22     The commissioner of the Minnesota pollution control agency 
101.23  shall convene a committee of interested persons to address the 
101.24  need for central collection wastewater treatment systems in 
101.25  unsewered areas.  The committee shall evaluate the effectiveness 
101.26  of alternative system designs and identify regulatory and other 
101.27  barriers to cost-efficient design and construction.  The 
101.28  commissioner shall report the results of the committee's 
101.29  evaluation to the house and senate committees with jurisdiction 
101.30  over environmental policy and budget issues. 
101.31     Sec. 95.  [REPEALER.] 
101.32     Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 86B.415, subdivision 7a; 
101.33  115A.929; 115A.9651; 115A.981; 297H.13, subdivision 6; and 
101.34  473.845, subdivision 2, are repealed effective the day following 
101.35  final enactment.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 1.31; and 
101.36  325E.112, subdivision 5, are repealed effective July 1, 1999.  
102.1   Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 84B.11, is repealed effective 
102.2   June 30, 2000. 
102.3      Sec. 96.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
102.4      Sections 15 to 18, 21 to 25, 34, 35, 47, 58 to 72, 73, 80 
102.5   to 82, 85, 88, and 92 are effective on the day following final 
102.6   enactment.  Section 33 is effective January 1, 2000.  Sections 
102.7   37 to 45 are effective March 1, 2000. 
102.8                              ARTICLE 2 
102.9                             AGRICULTURE 
102.10  Section 1.  [AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS.] 
102.11     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
102.12  appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to 
102.13  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to 
102.14  be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  
102.15  The figures "1999," "2000," and "2001," where used in this 
102.16  article, mean that the appropriation or appropriations listed 
102.17  under them are available for the year ending June 30, 1999, June 
102.18  30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, respectively.  
102.19                          SUMMARY BY FUND
102.20               1999           2000           2001          TOTAL
102.21  General   $   -0-      $35,426,000    $30,684,000   $66,110,000
102.22  Special Revenue         10,267,000     10,441,000    20,708,000
102.23  Environmental              336,000        342,000       678,000
102.24  TOTAL     $   -0-      $46,029,000    $41,467,000   $87,496,000
102.25                                             APPROPRIATIONS 
102.26                                         Available for the Year 
102.27                                             Ending June 30 
102.28                                            2000         2001 
102.30  Sec. 2.  AGRICULTURE 
102.31  Subdivision 1.  Total 
102.32  Appropriation                         $38,632,000   $34,016,000
102.33                Summary by Fund
102.34  General              28,229,000    23,433,000
102.35  Special Revenue      10,067,000    10,241,000
102.36  Environmental           336,000       342,000
102.37  The amounts that may be spent from this 
102.38  appropriation for each program are 
102.39  specified in the following subdivisions.
103.1   Subd. 2.  Protection Service 
103.2       21,515,000     21,873,000
103.3                 Summary by Fund
103.4   General              11,253,000    11,432,000
103.5   Special Revenue       9,926,000    10,099,000
103.6   Environmental           336,000       342,000
103.7   $336,000 the first year and $342,000 
103.8   the second year are from the 
103.9   environmental response, compensation, 
103.10  and compliance account in the 
103.11  environmental fund. 
103.12  The amounts listed in paragraphs (a) to 
103.13  (h) are from the accounts in the 
103.14  special revenue fund for the purposes 
103.15  indicated.  If the commissioner 
103.16  determines that expenditures must be 
103.17  increased above the amount appropriated 
103.18  for the purpose indicated, and if 
103.19  receipts plus accumulated balances in 
103.20  the account are adequate, the amount of 
103.21  the excess is appropriated after the 
103.22  proposed increase has been submitted 
103.23  for review to the chairs of the house 
103.24  ways and means committee, the house 
103.25  agriculture and rural development 
103.26  finance committee, the senate state 
103.27  government finance committee, and the 
103.28  senate environment and agriculture 
103.29  budget division. 
103.30  (a) $4,466,000 the first year and 
103.31  $4,554,000 the second year are from the 
103.32  pesticide regulatory account 
103.33  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
103.34  section 18B.131, for administration and 
103.35  enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, 
103.36  chapter 18B. 
103.37  (b) $1,034,000 the first year and 
103.38  $1,055,000 the second year are from the 
103.39  fertilizer inspection account 
103.40  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
103.41  section 18C.131, for the administration 
103.42  and enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, 
103.43  chapter 18C. 
103.44  (c) $374,000 the first year and 
103.45  $380,000 the second year are from the 
103.46  seed potato inspection account 
103.47  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
103.48  section 21.115, for the administration 
103.49  and enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, 
103.50  sections 21.111 to 21.122. 
103.51  (d) $766,000 the first year and 
103.52  $782,000 the second year are from the 
103.53  seed inspection account established 
103.54  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
103.55  21.92, for the administration and 
103.56  enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, 
103.57  sections 21.80 to 21.92. 
103.58  (e) $763,000 the first year and 
103.59  $780,000 the second year are from the 
104.1   commercial feed inspection account 
104.2   established under Minnesota Statutes, 
104.3   section 25.39, subdivision 4, for the 
104.4   administration and enforcement of 
104.5   Minnesota Statutes, sections 25.35 to 
104.6   25.44. 
104.7   (f) $536,000 the first year and 
104.8   $547,000 the second year are from the 
104.9   fruit and vegetable inspection account 
104.10  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
104.11  section 27.07, subdivision 6, for the 
104.12  administration and enforcement of 
104.13  Minnesota Statutes, section 27.07. 
104.14  (g) $1,656,000 the first year and 
104.15  $1,662,000 the second year are from the 
104.16  dairy services account established 
104.17  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
104.18  32.394, subdivision 9, for the 
104.19  administration and enforcement of 
104.20  Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32. 
104.21  (h) $331,000 the first year and 
104.22  $339,000 the second year are from the 
104.23  livestock weighing account established 
104.24  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
104.25  17A.11, for the administration and 
104.26  enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, 
104.27  chapter 17A. 
104.28  $200,000 the first year shall be 
104.29  transferred to the seed potato 
104.30  inspection fund and used for the 
104.31  administration and enforcement of 
104.32  Minnesota Statutes, sections 21.80 to 
104.33  21.92.  This appropriation is to 
104.34  supplement the fees paid by seed potato 
104.35  growers.  This is a one-time 
104.36  appropriation. 
104.37  $100,000 the first year is to conduct a 
104.38  predesign study for a joint agency 
104.39  laboratory that will serve the 
104.40  environmental laboratory needs of the 
104.41  department of agriculture, department 
104.42  of natural resources, pollution control 
104.43  agency, and the Minnesota department of 
104.44  health.  This is a one-time 
104.45  appropriation. 
104.46  $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
104.47  second year are for expenses associated 
104.48  with the licensing and management of 
104.49  cervidae shooting preserves in section 
104.50  12.  This is a one-time appropriation. 
104.51  $250,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
104.52  second year shall be transferred to the 
104.53  grain inspection account to replace 
104.54  revenues lost due to poor yields and 
104.55  low market prices for grains during 
104.56  1999.  This is a one-time appropriation.
104.57  $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 
104.58  second year are to replace cuts in 
104.59  federal funding for the elevator 
104.60  inspection program.  This is a one-time 
104.61  appropriation. 
104.62  $158,000 the first year and $158,000 
105.1   the second year are for payment of 
105.2   claims relating to livestock damaged by 
105.3   threatened or endangered animal species 
105.4   and agricultural crops damaged by elk.  
105.5   If the appropriation for either year is 
105.6   insufficient, the appropriation for the 
105.7   other year is available for it.  This 
105.8   is not a one-time appropriation. 
105.9   Subd. 3.  Agricultural Marketing and Development
105.10      10,757,000       6,009,000
105.11                Summary by Fund
105.12  General              10,616,000     5,867,000
105.13  Special                 141,000       142,000
105.14  $141,000 the first year and $142,000 
105.15  the second year are from the 
105.16  commodities research and promotion 
105.17  account established in Minnesota 
105.18  Statutes, section 17.59, subdivision 
105.19  5.  If the commissioner determines that 
105.20  expenditures must be increased above 
105.21  the amount appropriated, and if 
105.22  receipts plus accumulated balances in 
105.23  the account are adequate, the amount of 
105.24  the excess is appropriated after the 
105.25  proposed increase has been submitted 
105.26  for review to the chair of the house 
105.27  ways and means committee, the house 
105.28  agriculture and rural development 
105.29  finance committee, the senate state 
105.30  government finance committee, and the 
105.31  senate environment and agriculture 
105.32  budget division. 
105.33  $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the 
105.34  second year are for a grant to the 
105.35  University of Minnesota for research on 
105.36  grazing or organic farming.  This is a 
105.37  one-time appropriation. 
105.38  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
105.39  section 41A.09, subdivision 3a, the 
105.40  total payments from the ethanol 
105.41  development account to all producers 
105.42  may not exceed $74,117,000 for the 
105.43  biennium ending June 30, 2001.  If the 
105.44  total amount for which all producers 
105.45  are eligible in a quarter exceeds the 
105.46  amount available for payments, the 
105.47  commissioner shall make the payments on 
105.48  a pro rata basis.  In fiscal year 2000, 
105.49  the commissioner shall first reimburse 
105.50  producers for eligible unpaid claims 
105.51  accumulated through June 30, 1999.  
105.52  $200,000 the first year is for a loan 
105.53  from the rural finance authority to an 
105.54  entity that develops a facility that 
105.55  uses poultry litter as a fuel for the 
105.56  generation of electricity.  Principal 
105.57  and interest payments on the loan must 
105.58  be deposited in the general fund. 
105.59  $300,000 the first year is for an 
105.60  operating loan from the rural finance 
105.61  authority to a cooperative association 
106.1   organized under Minnesota Statutes, 
106.2   chapter 308A, for development and 
106.3   operation of a livestock packing 
106.4   plant.  Principal and interest payments 
106.5   on the loan must be deposited in the 
106.6   general fund. 
106.7   $50,000 the first year is for the 
106.8   commissioner, in consultation with the 
106.9   commissioner of economic development, 
106.10  to conduct a study of the need for a 
106.11  commercial shipping port at which 
106.12  agricultural cooperatives or individual 
106.13  farmers would have access to port 
106.14  facilities. 
106.15  $300,000 the first year is for an 
106.16  operating loan from the rural finance 
106.17  authority to a cooperative association 
106.18  organized under Minnesota Statutes, 
106.19  chapter 308A, for development and 
106.20  operation of an alfalfa pelletizing 
106.21  plant.  Principal and interest payments 
106.22  on the loan must be deposited in the 
106.23  general fund. 
106.24  Notwithstanding the transfers from the 
106.25  ethanol development fund to the general 
106.26  fund required under Laws 1997, chapter 
106.27  216, section 17, and Laws 1998, chapter 
106.28  401, section 10, $500,000 must be 
106.29  retained in the ethanol development 
106.30  fund until June 30, 2000.  This sum is 
106.31  available for making one additional 
106.32  loan under Minnesota Statutes, section 
106.33  41B.044.  This provision is effective 
106.34  the day following final enactment. 
106.35  $1,500,000 the first year is for a 
106.36  grant to a qualified institution or 
106.37  organization to pursue further research 
106.38  on diseases of soybeans including, but 
106.39  not limited to, soybean cyst nematode 
106.40  (SCN), white mold (sclerotinia stem 
106.41  rot), phytophthora root rot (PRR), and 
106.42  iron deficiency chlorosis.  $300,000 of 
106.43  this appropriation may be designated 
106.44  for research on specialty gene traits 
106.45  of soybeans.  This is a one-time 
106.46  appropriation. 
106.47  $100,000 the first year is for a grant 
106.48  to a qualified institution to fund 
106.49  research on turkey respiratory disease 
106.50  control and prevention.  This 
106.51  appropriation is in addition to other 
106.52  public and nonpublic money for turkey 
106.53  research.  This is a one-time 
106.54  appropriation. 
106.55  $100,000 the first year is for a grant 
106.56  to a qualified institution to fund 
106.57  research on potato aphids.  This 
106.58  appropriation is in addition to other 
106.59  public and nonpublic money for potato 
106.60  aphid research.  This is a one-time 
106.61  appropriation. 
106.62  $120,000 the first year is for a grant 
106.63  to the University of Minnesota 
106.64  extension service for its farm safety 
107.1   and health program.  This is a one-time 
107.2   appropriation. 
107.3   $400,000 the first year and $100,000 
107.4   the second year are to establish an 
107.5   agricultural water quality and quantity 
107.6   management, research, demonstration, 
107.7   and education program.  Of this 
107.8   biennial appropriation, $250,000 is for 
107.9   projects at the Lamberton site and 
107.10  $250,000 is for projects at the Waseca 
107.11  site.  The commissioner may contract 
107.12  with the University of Minnesota or 
107.13  others for the implementation of parts 
107.14  of the program.  If the appropriation 
107.15  for either is insufficient, the 
107.16  appropriation for the other year is 
107.17  available.  This is a one-time 
107.18  appropriation. 
107.19  $500,000 the first year is for a grant 
107.20  to the University of Minnesota for the 
107.21  agricultural experiment stations.  This 
107.22  amount must be distributed to the 
107.23  stations in equal amounts and must be 
107.24  used for agricultural crop and 
107.25  livestock research projects.  This is a 
107.26  one-time appropriation. 
107.27  $300,000 the first year is for a grant 
107.28  to the Minnesota agriculture education 
107.29  leadership council for a planning grant 
107.30  for an urban agricultural high school.  
107.31  This appropriation is available until 
107.32  June 30, 2001.  This is a one-time 
107.33  appropriation. 
107.34  $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
107.35  second year are for grants to the 
107.36  Minnesota agriculture education 
107.37  leadership council for grants to 
107.38  schools and community organizations for 
107.39  agricultural education programs.  This 
107.40  is a one-time appropriation. 
107.41  $900,000 the first year and $462,000 
107.42  the second year are to the commissioner 
107.43  of agriculture for programs to 
107.44  aggressively promote, develop, expand, 
107.45  and enhance the marketing of 
107.46  agricultural products from Minnesota 
107.47  producers and processors.  The 
107.48  commissioner must enter into 
107.49  collaborative efforts with the 
107.50  department of trade and economic 
107.51  development, the world trade center 
107.52  corporation, and other public or 
107.53  private entities knowledgeable in 
107.54  market identification and development.  
107.55  The commissioner may also contract with 
107.56  or make grants to public or private 
107.57  organizations involved in efforts to 
107.58  enhance communication between producers 
107.59  and markets and organizations that 
107.60  identify, develop, and promote the 
107.61  marketing of Minnesota agricultural 
107.62  crops, livestock, and produce in local, 
107.63  regional, national, and international 
107.64  marketplaces.  Grants may be provided 
107.65  to appropriate organizations including 
107.66  those functioning as marketing clubs, 
108.1   to a cooperative known as Minnesota 
108.2   Marketplace, and to recognized 
108.3   associations of producers or processors 
108.4   of organic foods or Minnesota grown 
108.5   specialty crops.  Beginning October 15, 
108.6   1999, and 15 days after the close of 
108.7   each calendar quarter thereafter, the 
108.8   commissioner shall provide to the 
108.9   senate and house committees with 
108.10  jurisdiction over agriculture policy 
108.11  and funding interim reports of the 
108.12  progress toward accomplishing the goals 
108.13  of this item.  The commissioner shall 
108.14  deliver a final report on March 1, 
108.15  2001.  If the appropriation for either 
108.16  year is insufficient, the appropriation 
108.17  for the other year is available.  This 
108.18  is a one-time appropriation that 
108.19  remains available until expended. 
108.20  $30,000 the first year is for staff 
108.21  support and other expenses of the 
108.22  roundtable to assess producer 
108.23  production contracts under section 58.  
108.24  This appropriation is available until 
108.25  June 30, 2001.  This is a one-time 
108.26  appropriation. 
108.27  $40,000 the first year and $10,000 the 
108.28  second year are for development of a 
108.29  site on the Internet for extending "Ag 
108.30  in the Classroom" information and 
108.31  materials and maintenance of the site.  
108.32  This is a one-time appropriation. 
108.33  $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
108.34  the second year are for a grant to the 
108.35  University of Minnesota to employ and 
108.36  support a senior researcher in plant 
108.37  genetics for additional research on the 
108.38  development of scab-resistant wheat 
108.39  varieties.  This is a one-time 
108.40  appropriation. 
108.41  $400,000 the first year is for a grant 
108.42  to the Minnesota state colleges and 
108.43  universities for providing financial 
108.44  analysis assistance to farm operators 
108.45  who apply for farm operating loans.  
108.46  This is a one-time appropriation. 
108.47  $71,000 the first year and $71,000 the 
108.48  second year are for transfer to the 
108.49  Minnesota grown matching account and 
108.50  may be used as grants for Minnesota 
108.51  grown promotion under Minnesota 
108.52  Statutes, section 17.109. 
108.53  $610,000 the first year and $460,000 
108.54  the second year are for continued 
108.55  research of solutions and alternatives 
108.56  for manure management and odor 
108.57  control.  This is a one-time 
108.58  appropriation. 
108.59  $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
108.60  second year are for beaver damage 
108.61  control grants for the purposes of 
108.62  Minnesota Statutes, section 17.110. 
108.63  $80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
109.1   second year are for grants to farmers 
109.2   for demonstration projects involving 
109.3   sustainable agriculture.  If a project 
109.4   cost is more than $25,000, the amount 
109.5   above $25,000 must be matched at the 
109.6   rate of one state dollar for each 
109.7   dollar of nonstate money.  Priorities 
109.8   must be given for projects involving 
109.9   multiple parties.  Up to $20,000 each 
109.10  year may be used for dissemination of 
109.11  information about the demonstration 
109.12  grant projects.  If the appropriation 
109.13  for either year is insufficient, the 
109.14  appropriation for the other is 
109.15  available. 
109.16  $501,000 the first year and $501,000 
109.17  the second year are for support of the 
109.18  dairy diagnostic teams. 
109.19  Subd. 4.  Administration and 
109.20  Financial Assistance 
109.21       6,360,000       6,134,000
109.22  $49,000 the first year and $49,000 the 
109.23  second year are for family farm 
109.24  security interest payment adjustments.  
109.25  If the appropriation for either year is 
109.26  insufficient, the appropriation for the 
109.27  other year is available for it.  No new 
109.28  loans may be approved in fiscal year 
109.29  2000 or 2001.  
109.30  $254,000 the first year and $256,000 
109.31  the second year are for the farm 
109.32  advocates program. 
109.33  $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the 
109.34  second year are for the Northern Crops 
109.35  Institute.  These appropriations may be 
109.36  spent to purchase equipment.  
109.37  $250,000 the first year is for creation 
109.38  of a rapid response fund under the 
109.39  control of the commissioner for 
109.40  response to agricultural crop or 
109.41  livestock emergency situations.  This 
109.42  is a one-time appropriation and remains 
109.43  available until expended. 
109.44  $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
109.45  the second year are for grants to 
109.46  agriculture information centers.  The 
109.47  grants are only available on a match 
109.48  basis.  The funds may be released at 
109.49  the rate of $5 of state money for each 
109.50  $1 of matching nonstate money.  
109.51  $19,000 the first year and $19,000 the 
109.52  second year are for a grant to the 
109.53  Minnesota Livestock Breeders' 
109.54  Association. 
109.55  The pilot program for distribution of 
109.56  coupons through the sustainable 
109.57  resource center under Laws 1998, 
109.58  chapter 401, section 6, is canceled. 
109.59  $175,000 the first year and $175,000 
109.60  the second year must be spent for the 
110.1   WIC coupon program. 
110.2   $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
110.3   second year are for the Passing on the 
110.4   Farm Center under Minnesota Statutes, 
110.5   section 17.985.  This appropriation is 
110.6   available only to the extent matched 
110.7   with nonstate money. 
110.8   $1,767,000 the first year and 
110.9   $1,697,000 the second year are for an 
110.10  electronic information management 
110.11  system. 
110.12  $267,000 the first year and $200,000 
110.13  the second year are for the dairy 
110.14  inspection account.  Of the first year 
110.15  appropriation, up to $50,000 is 
110.16  available for additional funding of 
110.17  beaver damage control grants.  This is 
110.18  a one-time appropriation.  By February 
110.19  15, 2000, the commissioner shall review 
110.20  the fairness and equity of the fee 
110.21  structure for dairy inspections and 
110.22  report the findings to the legislature. 
110.23  $50,000 the first year is to complete a 
110.24  study of the business climate for dairy 
110.25  farmers.  This is a one-time 
110.26  appropriation. 
110.27  Sec. 3.  BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH        2,985,000      3,039,000
110.28  $118,000 each year is for a program to 
110.29  investigate the avian pneumovirus 
110.30  disease and to identify the infected 
110.31  flocks.  This is a one-time 
110.32  appropriation. 
110.33  $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
110.34  the second year are additional money 
110.35  for a program to control 
110.36  paratuberculosis ("Johne's disease") in 
110.37  domestic bovine herds. 
110.38  $125,000 the first year and $125,000 
110.39  the second year are for pseudorabies 
110.40  control programs.  This is a one-time 
110.41  appropriation. 
110.42  Sec. 4.  MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL 
110.43  SOCIETY                                   82,000         82,000
110.44  Sec. 5.  AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION
110.45  RESEARCH INSTITUTE                     4,330,000      4,330,000
110.46                Summary by Fund 
110.47  General               4,130,000     4,130,000
110.48  Special Revenue         200,000       200,000
110.49  $200,000 each year shall be transferred 
110.50  from the department of agriculture's 
110.51  pesticide regulatory account in the 
110.52  special revenue fund for the pesticide 
110.53  reduction options program.  This is a 
110.54  one-time appropriation.  By January 15, 
110.55  2000, the Agricultural Utilization 
110.56  Research Institute must report to the 
110.57  standing committees of the house and 
111.1   senate with jurisdiction over 
111.2   agricultural policy issues on the 
111.3   pesticide reduction options program. 
111.4   The Agricultural Utilization Research 
111.5   Institute must collaborate with the 
111.6   commissioner of agriculture on issues 
111.7   of market development and technology 
111.8   transfer. 
111.9   $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
111.10  the second year are for hybrid tree 
111.11  management research and development of 
111.12  an implementation plan for establishing 
111.13  hybrid tree plantations in the state.  
111.14  This appropriation is available to the 
111.15  extent it is matched by $2 of nonstate 
111.16  contributions, either cash or in kind, 
111.17  for each $1 of state money. 
111.18  The base funding for the Agricultural 
111.19  Utilization Research Institute in 
111.20  fiscal year 2002 and thereafter is 
111.21  reduced by $73,000 each fiscal year. 
111.22     Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 17.115, 
111.23  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
111.24     Subd. 3.  [AWARDING OF LOANS.] (a) Applications for loans 
111.25  must be made to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the 
111.26  commissioner. 
111.27     (b) The applications must be reviewed, ranked, and 
111.28  recommended by a loan review panel appointed by the 
111.29  commissioner.  The loan review panel shall consist of two 
111.30  lenders with agricultural experience, two resident farmers of 
111.31  the state using sustainable agriculture methods, two resident 
111.32  farmers of the state using organic agriculture methods, a farm 
111.33  management specialist, a representative from a post-secondary 
111.34  education institution, and a chair from the department.  
111.35     (c) The loan review panel shall rank applications according 
111.36  to the following criteria: 
111.37     (1) realize savings to the cost of agricultural production 
111.38  and project savings to repay the cost of the loan; 
111.39     (2) reduce or make more efficient use of energy; and 
111.40     (3) reduce production costs.  
111.41     (d) A loan application must show that the loan can be 
111.42  repaid by the applicant.  
111.43     (e) The commissioner must consider the recommendations of 
111.44  the loan review panel and may make loans for eligible projects.  
112.1   Priority must be given based on the amount of savings realized 
112.2   by adopting the practice implemented by the loan. 
112.3      Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 17.116, 
112.4   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
112.5      Subd. 3.  [AWARDING OF GRANTS.] (a) Applications for grants 
112.6   must be made to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the 
112.7   commissioner. 
112.8      (b) The applications must be reviewed, ranked, and 
112.9   recommended by a technical review panel appointed by the 
112.10  commissioner.  The technical review panel shall consist of a 
112.11  soil scientist, an agronomist, a representative from a 
112.12  post-secondary educational institution, two resident farmers of 
112.13  the state using sustainable agriculture methods, two resident 
112.14  farmers of the state using organic agriculture methods, and a 
112.15  chair from the department.  
112.16     (c) The technical review panel shall rank applications 
112.17  according to the following criteria: 
112.18     (1) direct or indirect energy savings or production; 
112.19     (2) environmental benefit; 
112.20     (3) farm profitability; 
112.21     (4) the number of farms able to apply the techniques or the 
112.22  technology proposed; 
112.23     (5) the effectiveness of the project as a demonstration; 
112.24     (6) the immediate transferability of the project to farms; 
112.25  and 
112.26     (7) the ability of the project to accomplish its goals. 
112.27     (d) The commissioner shall consider the recommendations of 
112.28  the technical review panel and may award grants for eligible 
112.29  projects.  Priority must be given to applicants who are farmers 
112.30  or groups of farmers. 
112.31     (e) Grants for eligible projects may not exceed $25,000 
112.32  unless the portion above $25,000 is matched on an equal basis by 
112.33  the applicant's cash or in-kind land use contribution.  Grant 
112.34  funding of projects may not exceed $50,000 under this section, 
112.35  but applicants may utilize other funding sources.  A portion of 
112.36  each grant must be targeted for public information activities of 
113.1   the project. 
113.2      (f) A project may continue for up to three years.  
113.3   Multiyear projects must be reevaluated by the technical review 
113.4   panel and the commissioner before second or third year funding 
113.5   is approved.  A project is limited to one grant for its funding. 
113.6      Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 17.136, is 
113.7   amended to read: 
113.8      17.136 [ANIMAL FEEDLOTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; FEEDLOT AND 
113.9   MANURE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] 
113.10     (a) The commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of 
113.11  the pollution control agency shall establish a feedlot and 
113.12  manure management advisory committee to identify needs, goals, 
113.13  and suggest policies for research, monitoring, and regulatory 
113.14  activities regarding feedlot and manure management.  In 
113.15  establishing the committee, the commissioner shall give first 
113.16  consideration to members of the existing feedlot advisory group. 
113.17     (b) The committee must include representation from beef, 
113.18  dairy, pork, chicken, and turkey producer organizations.  The 
113.19  committee shall not exceed 18 23 members, but, after June 30, 
113.20  1997 1999, must include representatives from at least four 
113.21  environmental organizations, eight livestock producers, and four 
113.22  experts in soil and water science, nutrient management, and 
113.23  animal husbandry, two commercial solid manure applicators who 
113.24  are not producers, two commercial liquid manure applicators who 
113.25  are not producers, and one member from an organization 
113.26  representing local units of government, and chairs of the senate 
113.27  and the house of representatives committees that deal with 
113.28  agricultural policy or the designees of the chairs.  In 
113.29  addition, the departments of agriculture, health, and natural 
113.30  resources, the pollution control agency, board of water and soil 
113.31  resources, soil and water conservation districts, the federal 
113.32  Natural Resource Conservation Service, the association of 
113.33  Minnesota counties, and the Farm Service Agency shall serve on 
113.34  the committee as ex officio nonvoting members. 
113.35     (c) The advisory committee shall elect a chair and a 
113.36  vice-chair from its members.  The department and the agency 
114.1   shall provide staff support to the committee. 
114.2      (d) The commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of 
114.3   the pollution control agency shall consult with the advisory 
114.4   committee during the development of any policies, rules, or 
114.5   funding proposals or recommendations relating to feedlots or 
114.6   feedlot-related manure management. 
114.7      (e) The commissioner of agriculture shall consult with the 
114.8   advisory committee on establishing a list of manure management 
114.9   research needs and priorities. 
114.10     (f) The advisory committee shall advise the commissioners 
114.11  on other appropriate matters. 
114.12     (g) Nongovernment members of the advisory committee shall 
114.13  receive expenses, in accordance with section 15.059, subdivision 
114.14  6.  The advisory committee expires on June 30, 2001. 
114.15     Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 17.451, 
114.16  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
114.17     Subd. 2.  [FARMED CERVIDAE.] "Farmed cervidae" means 
114.18  members of the cervidae family that are: 
114.19     (1) raised for the purpose of shooting, harvesting, 
114.20  producing fiber, meat, or animal by-products, as pets, or as 
114.21  breeding stock; and 
114.22     (2) registered in a manner approved by the board of animal 
114.23  health.  
114.24     Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 17.452, 
114.25  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
114.26     Subd. 5.  [RAISING FARMED CERVIDAE IS AN AGRICULTURAL 
114.27  PURSUIT.] Raising farmed cervidae is agricultural production and 
114.28  an agricultural pursuit, which may include the sale of farmed 
114.29  cervidae to a person for personal consumption.  Personal 
114.30  consumption may include the harvesting of farmed cervidae by 
114.31  firearms or archery on a licensed shooting preserve. 
114.32     Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 17.452, 
114.33  subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
114.34     Subd. 8.  [SLAUGHTER.] Farmed cervidae that are to be sold 
114.35  for commercial meat purposes must be slaughtered and inspected 
114.36  in accordance with the United States Department of Agriculture 
115.1   voluntary program for exotic animals, Code of Federal 
115.2   Regulations, title 9, part 352. 
115.3      Sec. 12.  [17.4521] [CERVIDAE SHOOTING PRESERVES.] 
115.4      Subdivision 1.  [FEES FOR SHOOTING PRESERVES.] (a) The fee 
115.5   for a cervidae shooting preserve license is $900 annually and 
115.6   will be deposited in the game and fish fund. 
115.7      (b) Shooting preserve licenses issued under this 
115.8   subdivision expire on the last day of March. 
115.9      Subd. 2.  [SHOOTING PRESERVE APPLICATION.] The commissioner 
115.10  may license up to ten cervidae shooting preserves in the state.  
115.11  An application for a cervidae shooting preserve license must be 
115.12  filed with the commissioner.  The application must include a 
115.13  legal description of the shooting preserve land, number of 
115.14  acres, species to be harvested, and other necessary information 
115.15  prescribed by the commissioner. 
115.16     Subd. 3.  [GAME AVAILABLE.] Game that may be released and 
115.17  harvested in a licensed cervidae shooting preserve must be 
115.18  specified in the license and are limited to species raised as 
115.19  farmed cervidae under sections 17.451 and 17.452.  Only farmed 
115.20  cervidae from herds in the accredited program of the board of 
115.21  animal health may be transported to and released in a licensed 
115.22  cervidae shooting preserve. 
115.23     Subd. 4.  [LOCATION; SIZE OF PRESERVE.] A shooting preserve 
115.24  must be separated from any farmed cervidae breeding pens or 
115.25  pastures.  A shooting preserve must be contiguous and contain at 
115.26  least 240 acres for elk and at least 120 acres for deer but no 
115.27  more than 960 acres, including any water area, and must have 
115.28  areas of cover to provide for concealment of the cervidae 
115.29  sufficient to prevent the cervidae from being visible in all 
115.30  parts of the preserve at one time and must afford cervidae the 
115.31  chance of escape from pursuit by patrons of the shooting 
115.32  preserve. 
115.33     Subd. 5.  [POSTING OF BOUNDARIES.] The boundaries of a 
115.34  shooting preserve must be clearly posted in a manner prescribed 
115.35  by the commissioner.  The operator must post signs around the 
115.36  entire perimeter of the preserve at intervals not to exceed 500 
116.1   feet. 
116.2      Subd. 6.  [FENCING AND ENCLOSURES.] All perimeter fencing 
116.3   must be paid for and maintained by the licensee and comply with 
116.4   farmed cervidae requirements in section 17.452. 
116.5      Subd. 7.  [REMOVAL OF ALL WILD CERVIDAE.] To the extent 
116.6   practicable, all wild cervidae must be removed from the shooting 
116.7   preserve property at the owner's expense prior to final issuance 
116.8   of the shooting preserve license.  After the owner's removal 
116.9   efforts are completed, the commissioner shall determine the 
116.10  number and type of wild cervidae remaining on the shooting 
116.11  preserve property.  The shooting preserve operator shall pay the 
116.12  restitution value, adopted under section 97A.345, for each wild 
116.13  cervidae remaining on the shooting preserve property.  Money 
116.14  received under this subdivision shall be credited to the game 
116.15  and fish fund.  
116.16     Subd. 8.  [REVOCATION OF LICENSE.] The commissioner may 
116.17  revoke a shooting preserve license if the licensee or persons 
116.18  authorized to harvest in the shooting preserve have been 
116.19  convicted of a violation under this section.  After revocation, 
116.20  a new license may be issued at the discretion of the 
116.21  commissioner. 
116.22     Subd. 9.  [HUNTING LICENSE NOT REQUIRED.] A hunting license 
116.23  is not required to harvest authorized species of cervidae on a 
116.24  licensed shooting preserve. 
116.25     Subd. 10.  [SEASON.] (a) The open season for harvesting in 
116.26  a shooting preserve is August 15 through March 31. 
116.27     (b) The commissioner may restrict the open season after 
116.28  receiving a complaint, holding a public hearing, and finding 
116.29  that the population of a particular species of wild cervidae is 
116.30  harmed by harvesting in the shooting preserve. 
116.31     Subd. 11.  [WEAPONS LIMITATIONS.] A person may harvest 
116.32  farmed cervidae on a shooting preserve by archery or firearms 
116.33  authorized by law to take wild cervidae in the same area. 
116.34     Subd. 12.  [LICENSEE MAY ESTABLISH RESTRICTIONS.] A 
116.35  shooting preserve licensee is responsible for determining who is 
116.36  allowed to harvest in the preserve.  In each preserve, the 
117.1   licensee may establish the charge for harvesting cervidae, the 
117.2   shooting hours, the season, weapon limitations, and restrictions 
117.3   on the age, sex, and number of each species that may be 
117.4   harvested by the hunter.  These provisions may not conflict with 
117.5   this section and may not be less restrictive than any rule. 
117.6      Subd. 13.  [IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING OF CERVIDAE.] All 
117.7   cervidae must be identified by permanent tattoo, electronic 
117.8   implant, or other means of identification that comply with 
117.9   section 17.452. 
117.10     Subd. 14.  [MARKING HARVESTED CERVIDAE.] Harvested cervidae 
117.11  must be marked in accordance with or identified by the shooting 
117.12  preserve operator in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.  
117.13  The commissioner may issue the tags or other markings at a cost 
117.14  not to exceed $2 each.  The marking must remain attached on the 
117.15  cervidae while the cervidae is transported. 
117.16     Subd. 15.  [RECORDKEEPING.] A shooting preserve must 
117.17  maintain a registration book listing the names, addresses, and 
117.18  hunting license numbers, if applicable, of all patrons of the 
117.19  shooting preserve, the date when they harvested, the amount and 
117.20  species of cervidae taken, and the tag numbers or other markings 
117.21  affixed to each animal.  A shooting preserve must keep records 
117.22  of the number of each species raised and purchased and the date 
117.23  and number of each species released.  An annual report shall be 
117.24  made to the commissioner by the date herd registration is 
117.25  required.  The records must be open to inspection by the 
117.26  commissioner at all reasonable times. 
117.27     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 18B.26, 
117.28  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
117.29     Subd. 5.  [REVIEW AND REGISTRATION.] (a) The commissioner 
117.30  may not deny the registration of a pesticide because the 
117.31  commissioner determines the pesticide is not essential. 
117.32     (b) The commissioner shall review each application and may 
117.33  approve, deny, or cancel the registration of any pesticide.  The 
117.34  commissioner may impose state use and distribution restrictions 
117.35  on a pesticide as part of the registration to prevent 
117.36  unreasonable adverse effects on the environment. 
118.1      (c) The commissioner must notify the applicant of the 
118.2   approval, denial, cancellation, state use or distribution 
118.3   restrictions. 
118.4      (d) The applicant may request a hearing on any adverse 
118.5   action of the commissioner within 30 days after being notified. 
118.6      (e) The commissioner may exempt from the requirement of 
118.7   registration pesticides that have been deregulated or classified 
118.8   as minimum risk by the United States Environmental Protection 
118.9   Agency. 
118.10     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 18E.02, 
118.11  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
118.12     Subd. 5.  [ELIGIBLE PERSON.] "Eligible person" means: 
118.13     (1) a responsible party or an owner of real property, but 
118.14  does not include the state, a state agency, a political 
118.15  subdivision of the state, except as provided in clause (2), the 
118.16  federal government, or an agency of the federal government; 
118.17     (2) the owners of municipal airports at Perham, Madison, 
118.18  and Hector, in Minnesota where a licensed aerial pesticide 
118.19  applicator has caused an incident through storage, handling, or 
118.20  distribution operations for agricultural chemicals if (i) the 
118.21  commissioner has determined that corrective action is necessary 
118.22  and (ii) the commissioner determines, and the agricultural 
118.23  chemical response compensation board concurs, that based on an 
118.24  affirmative showing made by the owner, a responsible party 
118.25  cannot be identified or the identified responsible party is 
118.26  unable to comply with an order for corrective action; or 
118.27     (3) a person involved in a transaction relating to real 
118.28  property who is not a responsible party or owner of the real 
118.29  property and who voluntarily takes corrective action on the 
118.30  property in response to a request or order for corrective action 
118.31  from the commissioner, except an owner of a municipal airport 
118.32  not listed in clause (2). 
118.33     Sec. 15.  [18E.035] [FINANCIAL SECURITY; MUNICIPAL 
118.34  AIRPORTS.] 
118.35     Section 18E.02, subdivision 5, clause (2), does not 
118.36  prohibit the owner of a municipal airport from requiring 
119.1   financial security from an aerial pesticide applicator to cover 
119.2   any necessary corrective action. 
119.3      Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 28A.08, 
119.4   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
119.5      Subd. 3.  [FEES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1996 1999.] 
119.6                                                     Penalties 
119.7   Type of food handler                    License  Late     No
119.8                                           Fee      Renewal  License
119.9                                           Effective
119.10                                          July 1, 1996 1999
119.11  1.   Retail food handler
119.12       (a) Having gross sales of only
119.13       prepackaged nonperishable food
119.14       of less than $15,000 for 
119.15       the immediately previous 
119.16       license or fiscal year and 
119.17       filing a statement with the 
119.18       commissioner                       $ 45     $ 15     $ 25
119.19                                          $ 48     $ 16     $ 27
119.20       (b) Having under $15,000 gross
119.21       sales including food preparation 
119.22       or having $15,000 to $50,000 
119.23       gross sales for the immediately 
119.24       previous license or fiscal year    $ 61     $ 15     $ 25
119.25                                          $ 65     $ 16     $ 27
119.26       (c) Having $50,000 to $250,000 
119.27       gross sales for the immediately  
119.28       previous license or fiscal year    $118     $ 35     $ 75
119.29                                          $126     $ 37     $ 80
119.30       (d) Having $250,000 to 
119.31       $1,000,000 gross sales for the 
119.32       immediately previous license or 
119.33       fiscal year                        $202     $ 50     $100
119.34                                          $216     $ 54     $107
119.35       (e) Having $1,000,000 to 
119.36       $5,000,000 gross sales for the 
120.1        immediately previous license or 
120.2        fiscal year                        $562     $100     $175
120.3                                           $601     $107     $187
120.4        (f) Having $5,000,000 to
120.5        $10,000,000 gross sales for the
120.6        immediately previous license or
120.7        fiscal year                        $787     $150     $300
120.8                                           $842     $161     $321
120.9        (g) Having over $10,000,000
120.10       gross sales for the immediately
120.11       previous license or fiscal year    $899     $200     $350
120.12                                          $962     $214     $375
120.13  2.   Wholesale food handler
120.14       (a) Having gross sales or
120.15       service of less than $25,000
120.16       for the immediately previous 
120.17       license or fiscal year             $ 50     $ 15     $ 15
120.18                                          $ 54     $ 16     $ 16
120.19       (b) Having $25,000 to
120.20       $250,000 gross sales or
120.21       service for the immediately 
120.22       previous license or fiscal year    $225     $ 50     $100
120.23                                          $241     $ 54     $107
120.24       (c) Having $250,000 to 
120.25       $1,000,000 gross sales or
120.26       service from a mobile unit
120.27       without a separate food facility
120.28       for the immediately previous
120.29       license or fiscal year             $337     $ 75     $150
120.30                                          $361     $ 80     $161
120.31       (d) Having $250,000 to 
120.32       $1,000,000 gross sales or
120.33       service not covered under 
120.34       paragraph (c) for the immediately 
120.35       previous license or fiscal year    $449     $100     $200
120.36                                          $480     $107     $214
121.1        (e) Having $1,000,000 to
121.2        $5,000,000 gross sales or 
121.3        service for the immediately 
121.4        previous license or fiscal year    $562     $125     $250
121.5                                           $601     $134     $268
121.6        (f) Having over $5,000,000 gross
121.7        sales for the immediately 
121.8        previous license or fiscal year    $647     $150     $300
121.9                                           $692     $161     $321
121.10  3.   Food broker                        $112     $ 30     $ 50
121.11                                          $120     $ 32     $ 54
121.12  4.   Wholesale food processor
121.13       or manufacturer 
121.14       (a) Having gross sales of less 
121.15       than $125,000 for the 
121.16       immediately previous license 
121.17       or fiscal year                     $150     $ 50     $100
121.18                                          $161     $ 54     $107
121.19       (b) Having $125,000 to $250,000
121.20       gross sales for the immediately 
121.21       previous license or fiscal year    $310     $ 75     $150
121.22                                          $332     $ 80     $161
121.23       (c) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000
121.24       gross sales for the immediately 
121.25       previous license or fiscal year    $449     $100     $200
121.26                                          $480     $107     $214
121.27       (d) Having $1,000,001 to
121.28       5,000,000 gross sales for the
121.29       immediately previous license or
121.30       fiscal year                        $562     $125     $250
121.31                                          $601     $134     $268
121.32       (e) Having $5,000,001 to 
121.33       $10,000,000 gross sales for 
121.34       the immediately previous 
121.35       license or fiscal year             $647     $150     $300 
121.36                                          $692     $161     $321
122.1        (f) Having over $10,000,000 
122.2        gross sales for the immediately 
122.3        previous license or fiscal year    $900     $200     $350 
122.4                                           $963     $214     $375
122.5   5.   Wholesale food processor of
122.6        meat or poultry products
122.7        under supervision of the
122.8        U. S. Department of Agriculture 
122.9        (a) Having gross sales of less 
122.10       than $125,000 for the 
122.11       immediately previous license 
122.12       or fiscal year                     $100     $ 25     $ 50
122.13                                          $107     $ 27     $ 54
122.14       (b) Having $125,000 to 
122.15       $250,000 gross sales for the
122.16       immediately previous license
122.17       or fiscal year                     $169     $ 50     $ 75
122.18                                          $181     $ 54     $ 80
122.19       (c) Having $250,001 to
122.20       $1,000,000 gross sales for the
122.21       immediately previous license
122.22       or fiscal year                     $253     $ 75     $125
122.23                                          $271     $ 80     $134
122.24       (d) Having $1,000,001 to
122.25       $5,000,000 gross sales 
122.26       for the immediately previous 
122.27       license or fiscal year             $310     $ 75     $150
122.28                                          $332     $ 80     $161
122.29       (e) Having $5,000,001 to 
122.30       $10,000,000 gross sales for 
122.31       the immediately previous 
122.32       license or fiscal year             $366     $100     $175 
122.33                                          $392     $107     $187
122.34       (f) Having over $10,000,000 
122.35       gross sales for the immediately 
122.36       previous license or fiscal year    $500     $150     $250 
123.1                                           $535     $161     $268
123.2   6.   Wholesale food manufacturer
123.3        having the permission of the
123.4        commissioner to use the name
123.5        Minnesota Farmstead cheese         $ 30     $ 10     $ 15
123.6   7.   Nonresident frozen dairy 
123.7        manufacturer                       $200     $ 50     $ 75
123.8   8.   Wholesale food manufacturer
123.9        processing less than 700,000
123.10       pounds per year of raw milk        $ 30     $ 10     $ 15
123.11  9.   A milk marketing organization
123.12       without facilities for 
123.13       processing or manufacturing 
123.14       that purchases milk from milk
123.15       producers for delivery to a
123.16       licensed wholesale food 
123.17       processor or manufacturer          $ 50     $ 15     $ 25
123.18     Sec. 17.  [28A.081] [CERTIFICATE FEES.] 
123.19     A fee of $75 for each certificate shall be charged to all 
123.20  food establishments that request certificates issued by the 
123.21  Minnesota department of agriculture to facilitate the movement 
123.22  of Minnesota processed and manufactured foods destined for 
123.23  export from the state of Minnesota.  Certificates include, but 
123.24  are not limited to, certificates of free sale, certificates of 
123.25  export, certificates of sanitation, sanitary certificates, 
123.26  certificates of origin and/or free sale, certificates of health 
123.27  and/or free sale, sanitation, and purity, certificate of free 
123.28  trade, certificate of free sale, sanitation, purity, and origin, 
123.29  certificate of health, sanitation, purity, and free sale, and 
123.30  letter of plant certification. 
123.31     A food establishment shall be billed within seven days for 
123.32  certificates issued.  The food establishment must submit payment 
123.33  for certificates within ten days of the billing date.  If 
123.34  certificate fee payments are not received within 15 days of the 
123.35  billing date, the department may not issue any future 
123.36  certificates until previous fees due are paid in full. 
124.1      Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 31.94, is 
124.2   amended to read: 
124.3      31.94 [COMMISSIONER DUTIES.] 
124.4      (a) The commissioner shall enforce sections 31.92 to 31.95. 
124.5   The commissioner shall withhold from sale or trade any product 
124.6   sold, labeled, or advertised in violation of sections 31.92 to 
124.7   31.95. 
124.8      (b) The commissioner shall investigate the offering for 
124.9   sale, labeling, or advertising of an article or substance as 
124.10  organically grown, organically processed, or produced in an 
124.11  organic environment if there is reason to believe that action is 
124.12  in violation of sections 31.92 to 31.95. 
124.13     (c) The commissioner may adopt rules that further clarify 
124.14  organic food standards and marketing practices. 
124.15     (d) In order to promote opportunities for organic 
124.16  agriculture in Minnesota, the commissioner shall: 
124.17     (1) survey producers and support services and organizations 
124.18  to determine information and research needs in the area of 
124.19  organic agriculture practices; 
124.20     (2) work with the University of Minnesota to demonstrate 
124.21  the on-farm applicability of organic agriculture practices to 
124.22  conditions in this state; 
124.23     (3) direct the programs of the department so as to work 
124.24  toward the promotion of organic agriculture in this state; 
124.25     (4) inform agencies of how state or federal programs could 
124.26  utilize and support organic agriculture practices; and 
124.27     (5) work closely with farmers, the University of Minnesota, 
124.28  the Minnesota trade office, and other appropriate organizations 
124.29  to identify opportunities and needs as well as ensure 
124.30  coordination and avoid duplication of state agency efforts 
124.31  regarding research, teaching, and extension work relating to 
124.32  organic agriculture. 
124.33     (e) By November 15 of each even-numbered year the 
124.34  commissioner, in conjunction with the task force created in 
124.35  section 31.95, subdivision 3a, shall report on the status of 
124.36  organic agriculture in Minnesota to the legislative policy and 
125.1   finance committees and divisions with jurisdiction over 
125.2   agriculture.  The report must include: 
125.3      (1) a description of current state or federal programs 
125.4   directed toward organic agriculture, including significant 
125.5   results and experiences of those programs; 
125.6      (2) a description of specific actions the department of 
125.7   agriculture is taking in the area of organic agriculture, 
125.8   including the proportion of the department's budget spent on 
125.9   organic agriculture; 
125.10     (3) a description of current and future research needs at 
125.11  all levels in the area of organic agriculture; and 
125.12     (4) suggestions for changes in existing programs or 
125.13  policies or enactment of new programs or policies that will 
125.14  affect organic agriculture. 
125.15     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 31.95, 
125.16  subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 
125.17     Subd. 3a.  [CERTIFICATION ORGANIZATIONS.] (a) A Minnesota 
125.18  grown organic product that is labeled "certified" must be 
125.19  certified by a designated certification organization.  
125.20     (b) A certified organic product sold in this state must be 
125.21  certified by a designated certification organization or by a 
125.22  certification organization approved by the commissioner.  Before 
125.23  approving a certification organization, the commissioner must 
125.24  seek the evaluation and recommendation of the Minnesota organic 
125.25  advisory task force. 
125.26     (c) The commissioner shall appoint a Minnesota organic 
125.27  advisory task force composed of members of the organic industry 
125.28  to advise the commissioner on organic issues.  Members of the 
125.29  task force may not be paid compensation or costs for expenses to 
125.30  advise the commissioner on policies and practices to improve 
125.31  organic agriculture in Minnesota.  The task force shall consist 
125.32  of the following residents of the state: 
125.33     (1) three farmers using organic agriculture methods; 
125.34     (2) one organic food retailer or distributor; 
125.35     (3) one representative of organic food certification 
125.36  agencies; 
126.1      (4) one organic food processor; 
126.2      (5) one representative from the Minnesota extension 
126.3   service; 
126.4      (6) one representative from an environmental nonprofit 
126.5   organization; 
126.6      (7) two at-large members; and 
126.7      (8) one representative from the agricultural utilization 
126.8   research institute.  Terms, compensation, and removal of members 
126.9   are governed by section 15.059, subdivision 6.  The task 
126.10  force must meet at least twice each year and expires on June 30, 
126.11  2001 2003. 
126.12     Sec. 20.  [31B.32] [DAILY PRICE REPORTS.] 
126.13     (a) At the close of each business day on which a packer 
126.14  purchased or received on contract livestock for slaughter, the 
126.15  packer must report to the United States Department of 
126.16  Agriculture, agricultural marketing service, and the Minnesota 
126.17  commissioner of agriculture all prices paid for livestock under 
126.18  contract and through cash market sales during that business day, 
126.19  including: 
126.20     (1) the amount of the base price and a description of the 
126.21  formula used to establish that base price; 
126.22     (2) a description of the types and amount of any premiums 
126.23  or discounts including, but not limited to, quality 
126.24  characteristics, grade and yield, volume, early delivery, 
126.25  percent lean, and transportation or acquisition cost savings to 
126.26  the packer; and 
126.27     (3) the basis on which payment was made including 
126.28  live-weight, carcass weight, or value in the meat.  
126.29     (b) The commissioner shall make information reported by 
126.30  packers available to the public, through an electronic medium, 
126.31  on the day succeeding the day covered by the packer's report.  
126.32  The disclosure of information reported by the commissioner may 
126.33  be made only in a form that ensures that: 
126.34     (1) the identity of the parties involved in any transaction 
126.35  described in a report is not disclosed; 
126.36     (2) the identity of the packer submitting a report is not 
127.1   disclosed; and 
127.2      (3) the confidentiality of proprietary business information 
127.3   is otherwise protected. 
127.4      Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 32.21, 
127.5   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
127.6      Subd. 4.  [PENALTIES.] (a) A person, other than a milk 
127.7   producer, who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor 
127.8   or subject to a civil penalty up to $1,000. 
127.9      (b) A milk producer may not change milk plants within 30 
127.10  days, without permission of the commissioner, after receiving 
127.11  notification from the commissioner under paragraph (c) or (d) 
127.12  that the milk producer has violated this section. 
127.13     (c) A milk producer who violates subdivision 3, clause (1), 
127.14  (2), (3), (4), or (5), is subject to clauses (1) to (3) of this 
127.15  paragraph. 
127.16     (1) Upon notification of the first violation in a 12-month 
127.17  period, the producer must meet with the dairy plant field 
127.18  service representative to initiate corrective action within 30 
127.19  days. 
127.20     (2) Upon the second violation within a 12-month period, the 
127.21  producer is subject to a civil penalty of $300.  The 
127.22  commissioner shall notify the producer by certified mail stating 
127.23  the penalty is payable in 30 days, the consequences of failure 
127.24  to pay the penalty, and the consequences of future violations. 
127.25     (3) Upon the third violation within a 12-month period, the 
127.26  producer is subject to an additional civil penalty of $300 and 
127.27  possible revocation of the producer's permit or certification.  
127.28  The commissioner shall notify the producer by certified mail 
127.29  that all civil penalties owed must be paid within 30 days and 
127.30  that the commissioner is initiating administrative procedures to 
127.31  revoke the producer's permit or certification to sell milk for 
127.32  at least 30 days. 
127.33     (d) The producer's shipment of milk must be immediately 
127.34  suspended if the producer is identified as an individual source 
127.35  of milk containing residues causing a bulk load of milk to test 
127.36  positive in violation of subdivision 3, clause (6) or (7).  
128.1   Shipment may resume The Grade A or manufacturing grade permit 
128.2   must be converted to temporary status for not more than 30 days 
128.3   and shipment may resume only after subsequent milk has been 
128.4   sampled by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent and 
128.5   found to contain no residues above established tolerances or 
128.6   safe levels. 
128.7      The Grade A or manufacturing grade permit may be restored 
128.8   if the producer remains eligible only for manufacturing grade 
128.9   until the producer completes the "Milk and Dairy Beef Residue 
128.10  Prevention Protocol" with a licensed veterinarian, displays the 
128.11  signed certificate in the milkhouse, and sends verification to 
128.12  the commissioner within the 30-day temporary permit status 
128.13  period.  If the producer does not comply within the temporary 
128.14  permit status period, the Grade A or manufacturing grade permit 
128.15  must be suspended.  A milk producer whose milk supply is in 
128.16  violation of subdivision 3, clause (6) or (7), and has caused a 
128.17  bulk load to test positive is subject to clauses (1) to (3) of 
128.18  this paragraph.  
128.19     (1) For the first violation in a 12-month period, a dairy 
128.20  plant may collect from the responsible producer the value of the 
128.21  contaminated truck load of milk.  If the amount collected by the 
128.22  plant is less than two days of milk production on that farm, 
128.23  then the commissioner must assess the difference as a civil 
128.24  penalty payable by the plant or marketing organization on behalf 
128.25  of the responsible producer. 
128.26     (2) For the second violation in a 12-month period, a dairy 
128.27  plant may collect from the responsible producer the value of the 
128.28  contaminated truck load of milk.  If the amount collected by the 
128.29  plant is less than four days of milk production on that farm, 
128.30  then the commissioner must assess the difference as a civil 
128.31  penalty payable by the plant or marketing organization on behalf 
128.32  of the responsible producer. 
128.33     (3) For the third violation in a 12-month period, a dairy 
128.34  plant may collect from the responsible producer the value of the 
128.35  contaminated load of milk.  If the amount collected by the plant 
128.36  is less than four days of milk production on that farm, then the 
129.1   commissioner must assess the difference as a civil penalty 
129.2   payable by the plant or marketing organization on behalf of the 
129.3   responsible producer.  The commissioner shall also notify the 
129.4   producer by certified mail that the commissioner is initiating 
129.5   administrative procedures to revoke the producer's right to sell 
129.6   milk for a minimum of 30 days.  
129.7      (4) If a bulk load of milk tests negative for residues and 
129.8   there is a positive producer sample on the load, no civil 
129.9   penalties may be assessed to the producer.  The plant must 
129.10  report the positive result within 24 hours and reject further 
129.11  milk shipments from that producer until the producer's milk 
129.12  tests negative.  The department shall suspend the producer's 
129.13  permit and count the violation on the producer's record.  The 
129.14  producer remains eligible only for manufacturing grade 
129.15  until Grade A or manufacturing grade permit must be converted to 
129.16  temporary status for not more than 30 days during which time the 
129.17  producer reviews must review the "Milk and Dairy Beef Residue 
129.18  Prevention Protocol" with a licensed veterinarian, display the 
129.19  signed certificate in the milkhouse, and send verification to 
129.20  the commissioner.  To maintain a permit or certification to 
129.21  market milk, this program must be reviewed within 30 days.  If 
129.22  these conditions are met, the Grade A or manufacturing grade 
129.23  permit must be reinstated.  If the producer does not comply 
129.24  within the temporary permit status period, the Grade A or 
129.25  manufacturing grade permit must be suspended. 
129.26     (e) A milk producer that has been certified as completing 
129.27  the "Milk and Dairy Beef Residue Prevention Protocol" within 12 
129.28  months of the first violation of subdivision 3, clause (7), need 
129.29  only review the cause of the violation with a field service 
129.30  representative within three days to maintain Grade A or 
129.31  manufacturing grade permit and shipping status if all other 
129.32  requirements of this section are met. 
129.33     (f) Civil penalties collected under this section must be 
129.34  deposited in the milk inspection services account established in 
129.35  this chapter. 
129.36     Sec. 22.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.02, 
130.1   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
130.2      Subdivision 1.  [MEMBERS; OFFICERS.] The board has five 
130.3   members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of 
130.4   the senate, three of whom are producers of livestock in the 
130.5   state, and two of whom are practicing veterinarians licensed in 
130.6   Minnesota.  The dean of the college of veterinary medicine of 
130.7   the University of Minnesota may serve as consultant to the board 
130.8   without vote.  Appointments to fill unexpired terms must be made 
130.9   from the classes to which the retiring members belong.  The 
130.10  board shall elect a president and a vice-president from among 
130.11  its members and a veterinarian licensed in Minnesota who is not 
130.12  a member to be its executive secretary director for a term of 
130.13  one year and until a successor qualifies.  The board shall set 
130.14  the duties of the secretary director. 
130.15     Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.04, is 
130.16  amended to read: 
130.17     35.04 [DUTY OF BOARDS OF HEALTH.] 
130.18     Boards of health as defined in section 145A.02, subdivision 
130.19  2, shall assist the board in the prevention, suppression, 
130.20  control, and eradication of contagious and infectious dangerous 
130.21  diseases among domestic animals when directed to do so by the 
130.22  secretary director or any member of the board.  Two or more 
130.23  local boards may be required in emergencies to cooperate in 
130.24  giving assistance.  The rules of the state board prevail over 
130.25  conflicting local board rules. 
130.26     Sec. 24.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.05, is 
130.27  amended to read: 
130.28     35.05 [AUTHORITY OF STATE BOARD.] 
130.29     (a) The state board may quarantine or kill any domestic 
130.30  animal infected with, or which has been exposed to, a contagious 
130.31  or infectious dangerous disease if it is necessary to protect 
130.32  the health of the domestic animals of the state.  
130.33     (b) The board may regulate or prohibit the arrival in and 
130.34  departure from the state of infected or exposed animals and, in 
130.35  case of violation of any rule or prohibition, may detain any 
130.36  animal at its owner's expense.  The board may regulate or 
131.1   prohibit the importation of domestic animals which, in its 
131.2   opinion, may injure the health of Minnesota livestock.  
131.3      (c) The board may implement the United States, Voluntary 
131.4   Johne's Disease Herd Status Program for cattle. 
131.5      (d) Rules adopted by the board under authority of this 
131.6   chapter must be published in the State Register.  
131.7      Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.08, is 
131.8   amended to read: 
131.9      35.08 [KILLING OF DISEASED ANIMALS.] 
131.10     If the board decides upon the killing of an animal affected 
131.11  with tuberculosis, paratuberculosis, or brucellosis, it shall 
131.12  notify the animal's owner or keeper of the decision.  If the 
131.13  board, through its executive secretary director, orders that an 
131.14  animal may be transported for immediate slaughter to any 
131.15  abattoir where the meat inspection division of the United States 
131.16  Department of Agriculture maintains inspection, or where the 
131.17  animal and plant health inspection service of the United States 
131.18  Department of Agriculture or the board establishes field 
131.19  postmortem inspection, the owner must receive the value of the 
131.20  net salvage of the carcass. 
131.21     Before the animal is removed from the premises of the 
131.22  owner, the representative or authorized agent of the board must 
131.23  agree with the owner in writing as to the value of the animal.  
131.24  In the absence of an agreement, three competent, disinterested 
131.25  persons, one appointed by the board, one by the owner, and a 
131.26  third by the first two, shall appraise the animal at its full 
131.27  replacement cost taking into consideration the purpose and use 
131.28  of the animal. 
131.29     The appraisement made under this section must be in 
131.30  writing, signed by the appraisers, and certified by the board to 
131.31  the commissioner of finance, who shall draw a warrant on the 
131.32  state treasurer for the amount due the owner. 
131.33     Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.09, 
131.34  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
131.35     Subd. 2.  [EXCEPTIONS.] The owner of an animal is entitled 
131.36  to the indemnity provided in subdivision 1, except in the 
132.1   following cases: 
132.2      (1) steers; 
132.3      (2) animals which have not been kept in good faith for one 
132.4   year or since their birth in the state; 
132.5      (3) animals brought into the state, contrary to law or 
132.6   rules of the board; 
132.7      (4) animals diseased on arrival in the state; 
132.8      (5) animals belonging to the United States; 
132.9      (6) animals belonging to institutions maintained by the 
132.10  state, a county, or a municipality; 
132.11     (7) animals which the owner or claimant knew or should have 
132.12  known were diseased at the time they were acquired; 
132.13     (8) animals exposed to brucellosis through the owner's 
132.14  negligence; 
132.15     (9) animals which have been injected with brucellosis 
132.16  vaccine, bacterin, or other preparations made from or through 
132.17  the agency of Brucella Microorganisms unless it was done in 
132.18  compliance with the rules of the board; 
132.19     (10) animals belonging to a person who has received 
132.20  indemnity as a result of a former inspection or tests and has 
132.21  then introduced into the same herd any animals which have not 
132.22  passed the tuberculin or brucellosis test; 
132.23     (11) animals if the owner, agent, or person in possession 
132.24  of them has not complied with the rules of the board with 
132.25  respect to condemned animals; 
132.26     (12) condemned animals which are not destroyed within 15 
132.27  days after the date of appraisal, or for which the owner refuses 
132.28  to sign the appraisal or report of the members of the appraisal 
132.29  board, except that in extraordinary circumstances and in 
132.30  meritorious cases and at the discretion of the executive 
132.31  secretary director of the board the time limit of 15 days may be 
132.32  extended an additional 15 days if the owner receives permission 
132.33  from the executive secretary director within 15 days of the date 
132.34  of appraisal; 
132.35     (13) livestock affected with tuberculosis, 
132.36  paratuberculosis, or brucellosis unless the entire herd of which 
133.1   the affected livestock is a part, or from which the affected 
133.2   livestock has originated, is examined and tested under the 
133.3   supervision of the board, in order to determine if they are free 
133.4   from the disease; 
133.5      (14) livestock affected with tuberculosis, 
133.6   paratuberculosis, or brucellosis unless the owner has carried 
133.7   out the instructions of the board relating to cleaning, 
133.8   disinfection, and rendering the stables and premises in a 
133.9   sanitary condition within 15 days of the time of removal of the 
133.10  animals from the premises, except when, because of inclement 
133.11  weather or other extenuating circumstances, the time is extended 
133.12  by the executive secretary director of the board; 
133.13     (15) livestock affected with tuberculosis, 
133.14  paratuberculosis, or brucellosis, if the owner has fed milk or 
133.15  milk products derived from creameries which was not pasteurized 
133.16  as required by state laws; and 
133.17     (16) animals owned by a nonresident if neither the owner 
133.18  nor the owner's agent breed livestock in Minnesota.  
133.19     If, at any time, the annual appropriation for payment of 
133.20  indemnities becomes exhausted as a result of condemnation and 
133.21  slaughter of animals, the board shall discontinue making further 
133.22  official tests or authorizing tests unless an owner signs a 
133.23  waiver on blanks furnished by the board of payment of indemnity 
133.24  for any animals that may be condemned as the result of a test 
133.25  and inspection which releases the state from any obligation to 
133.26  pay indemnity from any future appropriation. 
133.27     Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.09, 
133.28  subdivision 2a, is amended to read: 
133.29     Subd. 2a.  [NONREACTORS; CATTLE INELIGIBLE FOR TEST.] The 
133.30  board may condemn and appraise nonreactors to the brucellosis 
133.31  test and exposed cattle not eligible to be tested from herds 
133.32  affected with brucellosis and may pay the owner the difference 
133.33  between the appraisal value and the salvage value up to $300 for 
133.34  grade animals or $600 for purebred registered animals if the 
133.35  board through its executive secretary director has determined 
133.36  according to criteria adopted by the board that herd 
134.1   depopulation is essential to the goal of bovine brucellosis 
134.2   eradication.  Indemnity payable by the state must be reduced by 
134.3   the amount paid by the United States Department of Agriculture.  
134.4   No indemnity may be paid for steers. 
134.5      Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.67, is 
134.6   amended to read: 
134.7      35.67 [RABIES INVESTIGATION.] 
134.8      If the executive secretary director of the board of animal 
134.9   health, or a board of health as defined in section 145A.02, 
134.10  subdivision 2, receives a written complaint that rabies exists 
134.11  in a town or city in the board's jurisdiction, the board of 
134.12  health shall investigate, either personally or through 
134.13  subordinate officers, the truth of the complaint.  A board of 
134.14  health may also make an investigation and determination 
134.15  independently, without having received a complaint.  The fact 
134.16  that a board of health has investigated and determined that 
134.17  rabies does not exist in a jurisdiction does not deprive the 
134.18  executive secretary director of the board of animal health of 
134.19  jurisdiction or authority to make an investigation and 
134.20  determination with reference to the territory.  For the purposes 
134.21  of sections 35.67 to 35.69, the jurisdiction of the 
134.22  executive secretary director of the board of animal health is 
134.23  the entire state.  
134.24     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.68, is 
134.25  amended to read: 
134.26     35.68 [RABIES PROCLAMATION.] 
134.27     If a board of health as defined in section 145A.02, 
134.28  subdivision 2, investigates and finds that rabies does exist in 
134.29  a town or city the board of health shall make and file a 
134.30  proclamation of the investigation and determination which 
134.31  prohibits the owner or custodian of any dog from allowing the 
134.32  dog to be at large within the town or city unless the dog is 
134.33  effectively muzzled so that it cannot bite any other animal or 
134.34  person. 
134.35     If the executive secretary director of the board of animal 
134.36  health, after investigation, has determined that rabies exists 
135.1   in any territory in the state, similar proclamations must be 
135.2   issued in all towns and cities within the territory or area in 
135.3   which it is necessary to control the outbreak and prevent the 
135.4   spread of the disease.  The proclamation must prohibit the owner 
135.5   or custodian of any dog within the designated territory from 
135.6   permitting or allowing the dog to be at large within the 
135.7   territory unless the dog is effectively muzzled so that it 
135.8   cannot bite any other animal or person. 
135.9      All local peace officers and boards of health shall enforce 
135.10  sections 35.67 to 35.69.  
135.11     A proclamation issued by the board of health must be filed 
135.12  with the clerk of the political subdivision responsible for the 
135.13  board of health.  One issued by the executive secretary director 
135.14  of the board of animal health must be filed with the clerk of 
135.15  each town and city within the territory it covers. 
135.16     Each officer with whom the proclamation is filed shall 
135.17  publish a copy of it in one issue of a legal newspaper published 
135.18  in the clerk's town or city if one is published there.  If no 
135.19  newspaper is published there, the clerk must post a copy of the 
135.20  proclamation in three public places.  Publication is at the 
135.21  expense of the municipality.  
135.22     Proof of publication must be by affidavit of the publisher 
135.23  and proof of posting must be by the person doing the posting.  
135.24  The affidavit must be filed with the proclamation.  The 
135.25  proclamation is effective five days after the publication or 
135.26  posting and remains effective for the period of time not 
135.27  exceeding six months specified in it by the board of health 
135.28  making the proclamation. 
135.29     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.82, 
135.30  subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 
135.31     Subd. 1b.  [CARCASSES FOR PET OR MINK FOOD.] (a) The board, 
135.32  through its executive secretary director, may issue a permit to 
135.33  the owner or operator of a pet food processing establishment, a 
135.34  mink rancher, or a supplier of an establishment, located within 
135.35  the boundaries of Minnesota, to transport the carcasses of 
135.36  domestic animals that have died or have been killed, other than 
136.1   by being slaughtered for human or animal consumption, over the 
136.2   public highways to the establishment for pet food or mink food 
136.3   purposes only.  The owners and operators of pet food processing 
136.4   establishments or their suppliers and mink ranch operators 
136.5   located in any adjacent state with which a reciprocal agreement 
136.6   is in effect under subdivision 3 are not required to possess a 
136.7   permit issued under this subdivision.  The permit is valid for 
136.8   one year following the date of issue unless it is revoked. 
136.9      (b) The owner or operator of a pet food processing plant or 
136.10  mink ranch shall employ an official veterinarian.  A 
136.11  veterinarian named in the permit application who is accepted by 
136.12  the board to act as the official veterinarian is authorized to 
136.13  act as its representative. 
136.14     (c) Carcasses collected by owners or operators under permit 
136.15  may be used for pet food or mink food purposes if the official 
136.16  veterinarian examines them and finds them suitable for pet food 
136.17  or mink food purposes. 
136.18     (d) Carcasses not passed by the official veterinarian for 
136.19  pet food or mink food purposes must be disposed of by a 
136.20  rendering plant operating under permit from the board. 
136.21     (e) The board must require pet food processing 
136.22  establishments, owners and operators of mink ranches, and 
136.23  suppliers of these establishments to conform to rules of the 
136.24  board applicable to rendering plants within the state. 
136.25     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.82, 
136.26  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
136.27     Subd. 2.  [DISPOSITION OF CARCASSES.] (a) Except as 
136.28  provided in subdivision 1b and paragraph (d), every person 
136.29  owning or controlling any domestic animal that has died or been 
136.30  killed otherwise than by being slaughtered for human or animal 
136.31  consumption, shall as soon as reasonably possible bury the 
136.32  carcass at a depth adequate to prevent scavenging by other 
136.33  animals in the ground or thoroughly burn it or dispose of it by 
136.34  another method approved by the board as being effective for the 
136.35  protection of public health and the control of livestock 
136.36  diseases.  The board, through its executive secretary director, 
137.1   may issue permits to owners of rendering plants located in 
137.2   Minnesota which are operated and conducted as required by law, 
137.3   to transport carcasses of domestic animals and fowl that have 
137.4   died, or have been killed otherwise than by being slaughtered 
137.5   for human or animal consumption, over the public highways to 
137.6   their plants for rendering purposes in accordance with the rules 
137.7   adopted by the board relative to transportation, rendering, and 
137.8   other provisions the board considers necessary to prevent the 
137.9   spread of disease.  The board may issue permits to owners of 
137.10  rendering plants located in an adjacent state with which a 
137.11  reciprocal agreement is in effect under subdivision 3. 
137.12     (b) Carcasses collected by rendering plants under permit 
137.13  may be used for pet food or mink food if the owner or operator 
137.14  meets the requirements of subdivision 1b. 
137.15     (c) An authorized employee or agent of the board may enter 
137.16  private or public property and inspect the carcass of any 
137.17  domestic animal that has died or has been killed other than by 
137.18  being slaughtered for human or animal consumption.  Failure to 
137.19  dispose of the carcass of any domestic animal within the period 
137.20  specified by this subdivision is a public nuisance.  The board 
137.21  may petition the district court of the county in which a carcass 
137.22  is located for a writ requiring the abatement of the public 
137.23  nuisance.  A civil action commenced under this paragraph does 
137.24  not preclude a criminal prosecution under this section.  No 
137.25  person may sell, offer to sell, give away, or convey along a 
137.26  public road or on land the person does not own, the carcass of a 
137.27  domestic animal when the animal died or was killed other than by 
137.28  being slaughtered for human or animal consumption unless it is 
137.29  done with a special permit pursuant to this section.  The 
137.30  carcass or parts of a domestic animal that has died or has been 
137.31  killed other than by being slaughtered for human or animal 
137.32  consumption may be transported along a public road for a medical 
137.33  or scientific purpose if the carcass is enclosed in a leakproof 
137.34  container to prevent spillage or the dripping of liquid waste.  
137.35  The board may adopt rules relative to the transportation of the 
137.36  carcass of any domestic animal for a medical or scientific 
138.1   purpose.  A carcass on a public thoroughfare may be transported 
138.2   for burial or other disposition in accordance with this section. 
138.3      No person who owns or controls diseased animals shall 
138.4   negligently or willfully permit them to escape from that control 
138.5   or to run at large. 
138.6      (d) A sheep producer may compost sheep carcasses owned by 
138.7   the producer on the producer's land without a permit and is 
138.8   exempt from compost facility specifications contained in rules 
138.9   of the board. 
138.10     (e) The board shall develop best management practices for 
138.11  dead animal disposal and the pollution control agency feedlot 
138.12  program shall distribute them to livestock producers in the 
138.13  state. 
138.14     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.82, 
138.15  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
138.16     Subd. 3.  [RECIPROCITY.] The executive secretary director 
138.17  of the board may enter into a reciprocal agreement on behalf of 
138.18  this state with an adjacent state which provides for permits to 
138.19  be issued to rendering plants, pet food processing 
138.20  establishments or suppliers of establishments, and mink ranch 
138.21  operators located in either state to transport carcasses to 
138.22  their plants, establishments, or ranches over the public 
138.23  highways of this state and the reciprocating state. 
138.24     This subdivision applies if the adjacent state has in 
138.25  effect standards and requirements which are the equivalent of 
138.26  the standards and requirements of this state as established by 
138.27  the board. 
138.28     Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.92, 
138.29  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
138.30     Subd. 5.  [SUBPOENAS.] The board of animal health through 
138.31  its executive secretary director may issue subpoenas to compel 
138.32  the attendance of witnesses or submission of books, documents, 
138.33  and records affecting the authority or privilege granted by a 
138.34  license, registration, certification, or permit issued under 
138.35  this chapter or by the board or issued by the commissioner of 
138.36  agriculture if agreed to by the commissioner. 
139.1      Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 35.93, 
139.2   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
139.3      Subdivision 1.  [ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES.] The board of 
139.4   animal health may seek to remedy violations by authorizing the 
139.5   executive secretary director to issue a written warning, 
139.6   administrative meeting, cease and desist, stop-sale, or other 
139.7   special order, seizure, stipulation, or agreement, if the board 
139.8   determines that the remedy is in the public interest. 
139.9      Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 41A.09, 
139.10  subdivision 3a, is amended to read: 
139.11     Subd. 3a.  [PAYMENTS.] (a) The commissioner of agriculture 
139.12  shall make cash payments to producers of ethanol, anhydrous 
139.13  alcohol, and wet alcohol located in the state.  These payments 
139.14  shall apply only to ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol 
139.15  fermented in the state and produced at plants that have begun 
139.16  production by June 30, 2000.  For the purpose of this 
139.17  subdivision, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more 
139.18  than one ethanol plant is considered a single producer.  The 
139.19  amount of the payment for each producer's annual production is: 
139.20     (1) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each gallon of 
139.21  ethanol or anhydrous alcohol produced on or before June 30, 
139.22  2000, or ten years after the start of production, whichever is 
139.23  later, 20 cents per gallon; and 
139.24     (2) for each gallon produced of wet alcohol on or before 
139.25  June 30, 2000, or ten years after the start of production, 
139.26  whichever is later, a payment in cents per gallon calculated by 
139.27  the formula "alcohol purity in percent divided by five," and 
139.28  rounded to the nearest cent per gallon, but not less than 11 
139.29  cents per gallon. 
139.30     The producer payments for anhydrous alcohol and wet alcohol 
139.31  under this section may be paid to either the original producer 
139.32  of anhydrous alcohol or wet alcohol or the secondary processor, 
139.33  at the option of the original producer, but not to both. 
139.34     (b) If the level of production at an ethanol plant 
139.35  increases due to an increase in the production capacity of the 
139.36  plant and the increased production begins by June 30, 2000, the 
140.1   payment under paragraph (a), clause (1), applies to the 
140.2   additional increment of production until ten years after the 
140.3   increased production began.  Once a plant's production capacity 
140.4   reaches 15,000,000 gallons per year, no additional increment 
140.5   will qualify for the payment. 
140.6      (c) The commissioner shall make payments to producers of 
140.7   ethanol or wet alcohol in the amount of 1.5 cents for each 
140.8   kilowatt hour of electricity generated using closed-loop biomass 
140.9   in a cogeneration facility at an ethanol plant located in the 
140.10  state.  Payments under this paragraph shall be made only for 
140.11  electricity generated at cogeneration facilities that begin 
140.12  operation by June 30, 2000.  The payments apply to electricity 
140.13  generated on or before the date ten years after the producer 
140.14  first qualifies for payment under this paragraph.  Total 
140.15  payments under this paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed 
140.16  $750,000.  For the purposes of this paragraph: 
140.17     (1) "closed-loop biomass" means any organic material from a 
140.18  plant that is planted for the purpose of being used to generate 
140.19  electricity or for multiple purposes that include being used to 
140.20  generate electricity; and 
140.21     (2) "cogeneration" means the combined generation of: 
140.22     (i) electrical or mechanical power; and 
140.23     (ii) steam or forms of useful energy, such as heat, that 
140.24  are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling 
140.25  purposes. 
140.26     (d) Except for new production capacity approved under 
140.27  paragraph (i), clause (1), The total payments under paragraphs 
140.28  (a) and (b) to all producers may not 
140.29  exceed $34,000,000 $38,000,000 in a fiscal year.  Total payments 
140.30  under paragraphs (a) and (b) to a producer in a fiscal year may 
140.31  not exceed $3,000,000. 
140.32     (e) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, 
140.33  each producer shall file a claim for payment for ethanol, 
140.34  anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol production during the 
140.35  preceding three calendar months.  A producer with more than one 
140.36  plant shall file a separate claim for each plant.  A producer 
141.1   shall file a separate claim for the original production capacity 
141.2   of each plant and for each additional increment of production 
141.3   that qualifies under paragraph (b).  A producer that files a 
141.4   claim under this subdivision shall include a statement of the 
141.5   producer's total ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol 
141.6   production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim, 
141.7   including anhydrous alcohol and wet alcohol produced or received 
141.8   from an outside source.  A producer shall file a separate claim 
141.9   for any amount claimed under paragraph (c).  For each claim and 
141.10  statement of total ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol 
141.11  production filed under this subdivision, the volume of ethanol, 
141.12  anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol production or amounts of 
141.13  electricity generated using closed-loop biomass must be examined 
141.14  by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with 
141.15  standards established by the American Institute of Certified 
141.16  Public Accountants. 
141.17     (f) Payments shall be made November 15, February 15, May 
141.18  15, and August 15.  A separate payment shall be made for each 
141.19  claim filed.  The total quarterly payment to a producer under 
141.20  this paragraph, excluding amounts paid under paragraph (c), may 
141.21  not exceed $750,000.  Except for new production capacity 
141.22  approved under paragraph (i), clause (1), If the total amount 
141.23  for which all other producers are eligible in a quarter under 
141.24  paragraphs (a) and (b) exceeds $8,500,000 $10,000,000, the 
141.25  commissioner shall make payments for production capacity that is 
141.26  subject to this restriction in the order in which the portion of 
141.27  production capacity covered by each claim went into production.  
141.28     (g) If the total amount for which all producers are 
141.29  eligible in a quarter under paragraph (c) exceeds the amount 
141.30  available for payments, the commissioner shall make payments in 
141.31  the order in which the plants covered by the claims began 
141.32  generating electricity using closed-loop biomass. 
141.33     (h) After July 1, 1997, new production capacity is only 
141.34  eligible for payment under this subdivision if the commissioner 
141.35  receives: 
141.36     (1) an application for approval of the new production 
142.1   capacity; 
142.2      (2) an appropriate letter of long-term financial commitment 
142.3   for construction of the new production capacity; and 
142.4      (3) copies of all necessary permits for construction of the 
142.5   new production capacity. 
142.6      The commissioner may approve new production capacity based 
142.7   on the order in which the applications are received.  
142.8      (i) After April 22, 1998, the commissioner may only 
142.9   approve:  (1) up to 12,000,000 gallons of new production 
142.10  capacity at one plant that has not previously received approval 
142.11  or payment for any production capacity; or (2) new production 
142.12  capacity at approved or existing plants not to exceed planned 
142.13  expansions reported to the commissioner by February 1997 1999.  
142.14  The commissioner may not approve any new production capacity 
142.15  after July 1, 1998 1999.  
142.16     (j) For the purposes of this subdivision "new production 
142.17  capacity" means annual ethanol production capacity that was not 
142.18  allowed under a permit issued by the pollution control agency 
142.19  prior to July 1, 1997, or for which construction did not begin 
142.20  prior to July 1, 1997. 
142.21     Sec. 36.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 41D.02, 
142.22  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
142.23     Subd. 2.  [ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY AGRICULTURAL 
142.24  EDUCATION.] The council may provide grants for: 
142.25     (1) planning and establishment costs for elementary and 
142.26  secondary agriculture education programs; 
142.27     (2) new instructional and communication technologies; and 
142.28     (3) curriculum updates. 
142.29     Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 103F.515, 
142.30  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
142.31     Subd. 2.  [ELIGIBLE LAND.] (a) Land may be placed in the 
142.32  conservation reserve program if the land meets the requirements 
142.33  of paragraphs (b) and (c).  
142.34     (b) Land is eligible if the land: 
142.35     (1) is marginal agricultural land; 
142.36     (2) is adjacent to marginal agricultural land and is either 
143.1   beneficial to resource protection or necessary for efficient 
143.2   recording of the land description; 
143.3      (3) consists of a drained wetland; 
143.4      (4) is land that with a windbreak would be beneficial to 
143.5   resource protection; 
143.6      (5) is land in a sensitive groundwater area; 
143.7      (6) is riparian land; 
143.8      (7) is cropland or noncropland adjacent to restored 
143.9   wetlands to the extent of up to four acres of cropland or one 
143.10  acre of noncropland for each acre of wetland restored; 
143.11     (8) is a woodlot on agricultural land; 
143.12     (9) is abandoned building site on agricultural land, 
143.13  provided that funds are not used for compensation of the value 
143.14  of the buildings; or 
143.15     (10) is land on a hillside used for pasture.  
143.16     (c) Eligible land under paragraph (a) must: 
143.17     (1) be owned by the landowner, or a parent or other blood 
143.18  relative of the landowner, for at least one year before the date 
143.19  of application; 
143.20     (2) be at least five acres in size, except for a drained 
143.21  wetland area, riparian area, windbreak, woodlot, or abandoned 
143.22  building site, or be a whole field as defined by the United 
143.23  States Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services; 
143.24     (3) not be set aside, enrolled or diverted under another 
143.25  federal or state government program unless enrollment in the 
143.26  conservation reserve program would provide additional 
143.27  conservation benefits or a longer term of enrollment than under 
143.28  the current federal or state program; and 
143.29     (4) have been in agricultural crop production for at least 
143.30  two of the last five years before the date of application except 
143.31  drained wetlands, riparian lands, woodlots, abandoned building 
143.32  sites, or land on a hillside used for pasture. 
143.33     (d) In selecting drained wetlands for enrollment in the 
143.34  program, the highest priority must be given to wetlands with a 
143.35  cropping history during the period 1976 to 1985. 
143.36     (e) In selecting land for enrollment in the program, 
144.1   highest priority must be given to permanent easements that are 
144.2   consistent with the purposes stated in section 103F.505. 
144.3      Sec. 38.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.001, 
144.4   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
144.5      Subd. 2.  [ACCREDITED OR APPROVED COLLEGE OF VETERINARY 
144.6   MEDICINE.] "Accredited or approved college of veterinary 
144.7   medicine" means a veterinary college or division of a university 
144.8   or college that offers the degree of doctor of veterinary 
144.9   medicine or its equivalent and that conforms to the standards 
144.10  required for accreditation or approval by the American 
144.11  Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. 
144.12     Sec. 39.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.001, 
144.13  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
144.14     Subd. 3.  [ANIMAL.] "Animal" does not include poultry or 
144.15  birds of any kind. 
144.16     Sec. 40.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.001, is 
144.17  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
144.18     Subd. 5a.  [FIRM.] "Firm" includes a corporation, limited 
144.19  liability company, and limited liability partnership, wherever 
144.20  incorporated, organized, or registered. 
144.21     Sec. 41.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.01, 
144.22  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
144.23     Subd. 3.  [OFFICERS.] The board shall elect from its number 
144.24  a president and such other officers as are necessary, all from 
144.25  within its membership.  One person may hold the offices of both 
144.26  secretary and treasurer.  The board shall have a seal and the 
144.27  power to subpoena witnesses, to administer oaths, and take 
144.28  testimony.  It shall make, alter, or amend such rules as may be 
144.29  that are necessary to carry this chapter into effect the 
144.30  provisions of this chapter.  It shall hold examinations for 
144.31  applicants for license to engage in veterinary practice at a 
144.32  time and place of its own choosing.  Notice of such an 
144.33  examination shall must be posted 90 days before the date set for 
144.34  an the examination in all veterinary schools approved by the 
144.35  board in the state, and shall must be published in the journal 
144.36  of the American Veterinary Medical Association.  American 
145.1   Association of Veterinary State Boards "Directory of Veterinary 
145.2   Licensure Requirements."  The board may hold such other meetings 
145.3   as it deems necessary; but no meeting shall exceed three days 
145.4   duration. 
145.5      Sec. 42.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.02, 
145.6   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
145.7      Subdivision 1.  [LICENSE APPLICATION.] Application for a 
145.8   license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall be 
145.9   made in writing to the board of veterinary medicine upon a form 
145.10  furnished by the board, accompanied by satisfactory evidence 
145.11  that the applicant is at least 18 years of age, is of good moral 
145.12  character, and has one of the following: 
145.13     (1) a diploma conferring the degree of doctor of veterinary 
145.14  medicine, or an equivalent degree, from an accredited or 
145.15  approved college of veterinary medicine; 
145.16     (2) an ECFVG certificate; or 
145.17     (3) a certificate from the dean of an accredited or 
145.18  approved college of veterinary medicine stating that the 
145.19  applicant is a student in good standing expecting to be 
145.20  graduated at the completion of the current academic year of the 
145.21  college in which the applicant is enrolled. 
145.22     The application shall contain the information and material 
145.23  required by subdivision 2 and any other information that the 
145.24  board may, in its sound judgment, require.  The application 
145.25  shall be filed with the board at least 45 60 days before the 
145.26  date of the examination.  If the board deems it advisable, it 
145.27  may require that such application be verified by the oath of the 
145.28  applicant. 
145.29     Sec. 43.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.02, 
145.30  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
145.31     Subd. 2.  [REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION.] Every application 
145.32  shall contain the following information and material: 
145.33     (1) the application fee set by the board in the form of a 
145.34  check or money order payable to the board, which fee is not 
145.35  returnable in the event permission to take the examination is 
145.36  denied for good cause; 
146.1      (2) a copy of a diploma from an accredited or approved 
146.2   college of veterinary medicine or a certificate from the dean or 
146.3   secretary of an accredited or approved college of veterinary 
146.4   medicine showing the time spent in the school and the date when 
146.5   the applicant was duly and regularly graduated or will duly and 
146.6   regularly graduate or verification of ECFVG certification; 
146.7      (3) affidavits of at least two veterinarians and three 
146.8   adults who are not related to the applicant setting forth how 
146.9   long a time, when, and under what circumstances they have known 
146.10  the applicant, and any other facts as may be proper to enable 
146.11  the board to determine the qualifications of the applicant; and 
146.12     (4) if the applicant has served in the armed forces, a copy 
146.13  of discharge papers. 
146.14     Sec. 44.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.03, is 
146.15  amended to read: 
146.16     156.03 [EXAMINATION; PAYMENT.] 
146.17     Upon filing the application and any other papers, 
146.18  affidavits, or proof that the board of veterinary medicine may 
146.19  require, together with the payment to the board of a fee as set 
146.20  by the board, the board, if satisfied, shall issue to the 
146.21  applicant for license an order for examination.  Every applicant 
146.22  for a license shall submit to a theoretical or practical 
146.23  examination, or both, as designated by the board.  The 
146.24  examination may be oral, or written, or both of the application 
146.25  fee and appropriate examination fee as set by the board, the 
146.26  board shall issue to the applicant a permit to take the national 
146.27  examination in veterinary medicine and the Minnesota Veterinary 
146.28  Jurisprudence Examination.  All applicants must be evaluated 
146.29  using an examination prescribed by the board.  A passing score 
146.30  for the national examination must be the criterion referenced 
146.31  passing score as determined by the National Board Examination 
146.32  Committee. 
146.33     Sec. 45.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.072, is 
146.34  amended to read: 
146.35     156.072 [NONRESIDENTS; LICENSES.] 
146.36     Subdivision 1.  [APPLICATION.] A doctor of veterinary 
147.1   medicine duly admitted to practice in any of the other states or 
147.2   territories or District of Columbia state, commonwealth, 
147.3   territory, or district of the United States or province of 
147.4   Canada desiring permission to practice veterinary medicine in 
147.5   this state shall submit an application to the board upon forms 
147.6   prescribed by the board.  Upon proof of licensure to practice in 
147.7   any other state or territory or in the District of 
147.8   Columbia United States or Canadian jurisdiction and having been 
147.9   actively engaged in practicing veterinary medicine therein, for 
147.10  at least three of the five years next preceding the application, 
147.11  or having been engaged in full time teaching of veterinary 
147.12  medicine in an approved or accredited college for at least three 
147.13  of the five years next preceding the application, or any 
147.14  combination thereof, the national examination in veterinary 
147.15  medicine may be waived, upon the recommendation of the board, 
147.16  and the applicant be admitted to practice without examination.  
147.17  However, the board may impose any other tests as examinations it 
147.18  considers proper. 
147.19     Subd. 2.  [REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION.] Such doctor of 
147.20  veterinary medicine shall accompany the application by the 
147.21  following: 
147.22     (1) a copy of a diploma from an accredited or approved 
147.23  college of veterinary medicine or certification from the dean, 
147.24  registrar, or secretary of an accredited or approved college of 
147.25  veterinary medicine attesting to the applicants graduation from 
147.26  an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine, or a 
147.27  certificate of satisfactory completion of the ECFVG program. 
147.28     (2) affidavits of two licensed practicing doctors of 
147.29  veterinary medicine of the state, territory or District of 
147.30  Columbia so certifying residing in the United States or Canadian 
147.31  licensing jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently 
147.32  practicing, attesting that they are well acquainted with such 
147.33  the applicant, that the applicant is a person of good moral 
147.34  character, and has been actively engaged in practicing or 
147.35  teaching as the case may be in such state, territory, or 
147.36  District of Columbia jurisdiction for the period above 
148.1   prescribed; 
148.2      (2) (3) a certificate from the regulatory agency having 
148.3   jurisdiction over the conduct of practice of veterinary medicine 
148.4   that such applicant is in good standing and is not the subject 
148.5   of disciplinary action or pending disciplinary action; 
148.6      (3) (4) a certificate from all other jurisdictions in which 
148.7   the applicant holds a currently active license or held a license 
148.8   within the past ten years, stating that the applicant is and was 
148.9   in good standing and has not been subject to disciplinary 
148.10  action; and 
148.11     (4) (5) in lieu of clauses (3) and (4), certification from 
148.12  the Veterinary Information Verification Agency that the 
148.13  applicant's licensure is in good standing; 
148.14     (6) a fee as set by the board in form of check or money 
148.15  order payable to the board, no part of which shall be refunded 
148.16  should the application be denied; 
148.17     (7) score reports on previously taken national examinations 
148.18  in veterinary medicine, certified by the Veterinary Information 
148.19  Verification Agency; and 
148.20     (8) if requesting waiver of examination, provide evidence 
148.21  of meeting licensure requirements in the state of the 
148.22  applicant's original licensure that were substantially equal to 
148.23  the requirements for licensure in Minnesota in existence at that 
148.24  time. 
148.25     Subd. 3.  [EXAMINATION.] A doctor of veterinary medicine 
148.26  duly admitted to practice in any of the other states or 
148.27  territories or in the District of Columbia state, commonwealth, 
148.28  territory, or district of the United States or province of 
148.29  Canada desiring admission to practice in this state but who has 
148.30  not been actively engaged in the practice thereof for at least 
148.31  three of the preceding five years must be examined for admission 
148.32  in accordance with the requirements prescribed herein for those 
148.33  not admitted to practice anywhere. 
148.34     Subd. 4.  [TEMPORARY PERMIT.] The board may issue without 
148.35  examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine 
148.36  in this state to a person who has submitted an application 
149.1   approved by the board for license pending examination, and holds 
149.2   a doctor of veterinary medicine degree or an equivalent degree 
149.3   from an approved or accredited veterinary college of veterinary 
149.4   medicine or an ECFVG certification.  The temporary permit shall 
149.5   expire the day after publication of the notice of results of the 
149.6   first examination given after the permit is issued.  No 
149.7   temporary permit may be issued to any applicant who has 
149.8   previously failed the national examination in this state or in 
149.9   any other state, territory, or district of the United States or 
149.10  a foreign country and is currently not licensed in any licensing 
149.11  jurisdiction of the United States or Canada or to any person 
149.12  whose license has been revoked or suspended or who is currently 
149.13  subject to a disciplinary order in any licensing jurisdiction of 
149.14  the United States or Canada. 
149.15     Sec. 46.  [156.074] [TEMPORARY LICENSE.] 
149.16     A graduate of a nonaccredited or approved college of 
149.17  veterinary medicine, who has satisfactorily completed the fourth 
149.18  year of clinical study at an approved or accredited college of 
149.19  veterinary medicine and has successfully passed the national 
149.20  examination in veterinary medicine and the Minnesota Veterinary 
149.21  Jurisprudence Examination, and is enrolled in the ECFVG program, 
149.22  may be granted a temporary license.  The holder of a temporary 
149.23  license issued under these provisions must practice under the 
149.24  supervision of a Minnesota licensed veterinarian.  The temporary 
149.25  license is valid until the candidate obtains ECFVG certification 
149.26  or for a maximum of two years from the date of issue. 
149.27     Sec. 47.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.10, is 
149.28  amended to read: 
149.29     156.10 [UNLAWFUL PRACTICE WITHOUT LICENSE OR PERMIT; GROSS 
149.30  MISDEMEANOR.] 
149.31     It shall be unlawful is a gross misdemeanor for any person 
149.32  to practice veterinary medicine in the state without having 
149.33  first secured a veterinary license or temporary permit, as 
149.34  provided in this chapter, and any person violating the 
149.35  provisions of this section shall be guilty of a gross 
149.36  misdemeanor and punished therefor according to the laws of the 
150.1   state. 
150.2      Sec. 48.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.11, is 
150.3   amended to read: 
150.4      156.11 [CORPORATIONS FIRMS NOT TO PRACTICE.] 
150.5      (a) It shall be is unlawful in the state of Minnesota for 
150.6   any corporation firm, other than one organized pursuant to 
150.7   chapter 319A or 319B, to practice veterinary medicine, or to 
150.8   hold itself out or advertise itself in any way as being entitled 
150.9   to practice veterinary medicine, or to receive the fees, or 
150.10  portions of fees, or gifts or other emoluments or 
150.11  benefits compensation derived from the practice of veterinary 
150.12  medicine, or the performance of veterinary services by any 
150.13  person, whether such that person be is licensed to practice 
150.14  veterinary medicine or not.  Any corporation firm violating the 
150.15  provisions of this section shall be is guilty of a gross 
150.16  misdemeanor and must be fined not more than $3,000 for each 
150.17  offense, and.  Each day that this chapter section is violated 
150.18  shall be considered is a separate offense. 
150.19     (b) Notwithstanding section 319B.08, a veterinary medical 
150.20  practice firm has 12 months after the death of an owner before 
150.21  all of the owner's ownership interest must be acquired by the 
150.22  practice, by persons permitted to own the ownership interest, or 
150.23  by some combination. 
150.24     Sec. 49.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.12, 
150.25  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
150.26     Subd. 2.  [AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.] No provision of this 
150.27  chapter shall be construed to prohibit: 
150.28     (a) a person from rendering necessary gratuitous assistance 
150.29  in the treatment of any animal when the assistance does not 
150.30  amount to prescribing, testing for, or diagnosing, operating, or 
150.31  vaccinating and when the attendance of a licensed veterinarian 
150.32  cannot be procured; 
150.33     (b) a person who is a regular student in an accredited or 
150.34  approved college of veterinary medicine from performing duties 
150.35  or actions assigned by instructors or preceptors or working 
150.36  under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian; 
151.1      (c) a veterinarian regularly licensed in another 
151.2   jurisdiction from consulting with a licensed veterinarian in 
151.3   this state; 
151.4      (d) the owner of an animal and the owner's regular employee 
151.5   from caring for and treating administering to the animal 
151.6   belonging to the owner, except where the ownership of the animal 
151.7   was transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter; 
151.8      (e) veterinarians employed by the University of Minnesota 
151.9   from performing their duties with the college of veterinary 
151.10  medicine, college of agriculture, agricultural experiment 
151.11  station, agricultural extension service, medical school, school 
151.12  of public health, or other unit within the university; or a 
151.13  person from lecturing or giving instructions or demonstrations 
151.14  at the university or in connection with a continuing education 
151.15  course or seminar to veterinarians; 
151.16     (f) any person from selling or applying any pesticide, 
151.17  insecticide or herbicide; 
151.18     (g) any person from engaging in bona fide scientific 
151.19  research or investigations which reasonably requires 
151.20  experimentation involving animals; 
151.21     (h) any employee of a licensed veterinarian from performing 
151.22  duties other than diagnosis, prescription or surgical correction 
151.23  under the direction and supervision of the veterinarian, who 
151.24  shall be responsible for the performance of the employee; 
151.25     (i) a graduate of a foreign college of veterinary medicine 
151.26  from working under the direct personal instruction, control, or 
151.27  supervision of a veterinarian faculty member of the College of 
151.28  Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota in order to 
151.29  complete the requirements necessary to obtain an ECFVG 
151.30  certificate. 
151.31     Sec. 50.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 156.12, 
151.32  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
151.33     Subd. 4.  [TITLES.] It shall be is unlawful for a person 
151.34  who has not received a professional degree from an accredited or 
151.35  approved college of veterinary medicine, or ECFVG certification, 
151.36  to use any of the following titles or designations:  Veterinary, 
152.1   veterinarian, animal doctor, animal surgeon, animal 
152.2   dentist, animal chiropractor, animal acupuncturist, or any other 
152.3   title, designation, word, letter, abbreviation, sign, card, or 
152.4   device tending to indicate that the person is qualified to 
152.5   practice veterinary medicine. 
152.6      Sec. 51.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 216B.2424, is 
152.7   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
152.8      Subd. 6.  [FUEL SUPPLY CONTRACT.] Notwithstanding any other 
152.9   provision of this section, a public utility may satisfy up to 75 
152.10  megawatts of the mandate in subdivision 5 by converting power 
152.11  purchase agreements entered into to satisfy that mandate and 
152.12  executed prior to March 15, 1999, into fuel supply agreements 
152.13  between the same parties. 
152.14     Sec. 52.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 239.791, 
152.15  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
152.16     Subdivision 1.  [MINIMUM OXYGEN CONTENT REQUIRED.] Except 
152.17  as provided in subdivisions 10 to 12 14, a person responsible 
152.18  for the product shall comply with the following requirements: 
152.19     (a) After October 1, 1995, gasoline sold or offered for 
152.20  sale at any time in a carbon monoxide control area must contain 
152.21  at least 2.7 percent oxygen by weight. 
152.22     (b) After October 1, 1997, all gasoline sold or offered for 
152.23  sale in Minnesota must contain at least 2.7 percent oxygen by 
152.24  weight. 
152.25     Sec. 53.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 239.791, 
152.26  subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
152.27     Subd. 12.  [EXEMPTION FOR COLLECTOR VEHICLE AND OFF-ROAD 
152.28  USE.] (a) Except during a carbon monoxide control period in a 
152.29  carbon monoxide control area, A person responsible for the 
152.30  product may offer for sale, sell, or dispense at a retail 
152.31  gasoline station for use in collector vehicles or vehicles 
152.32  eligible to be licensed as collector vehicles, off-road 
152.33  vehicles, motorcycles, boats, snowmobiles, or small engines, 
152.34  gasoline that is not oxygenated in accordance with subdivision 1 
152.35  if the person meets the conditions in paragraphs (b) 
152.36  to (d) (e).  If the nonoxygenated gasoline is for use in a small 
153.1   engine, it must be dispensed into a can with a capacity of six 
153.2   or fewer gallons. 
153.3      (b) The nonoxygenated gasoline must be unleaded premium 
153.4   grade as defined in section 239.751, subdivision 4. 
153.5      (c) No more than one storage tank on the premises of the 
153.6   retail gasoline station may be used for storage of the 
153.7   nonoxygenated gasoline offered for sale, sold, or dispensed by 
153.8   the station. 
153.9      (d) The pump stands must be posted with a permanent notice 
153.10  stating:  "NONOXYGENATED GASOLINE.  FOR USE IN COLLECTOR 
153.11  VEHICLES OR VEHICLES ELIGIBLE TO BE LICENSED AS COLLECTOR 
153.12  VEHICLES, OFF-ROAD VEHICLES, MOTORCYCLES, BOATS, SNOWMOBILES, OR 
153.13  SMALL ENGINES ONLY." 
153.14     (e) A retail gasoline station that sells or offers for sale 
153.15  nonoxygenated premium grade gasoline under this subdivision must 
153.16  annually report to the division of weights and measures, 
153.17  department of public service, on forms provided by the division, 
153.18  the total number of gallons of nonoxygenated gasoline sold.  
153.19  Data submitted to the department under this paragraph are 
153.20  nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9. 
153.21     Sec. 54.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 239.791, is 
153.22  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
153.23     Subd. 13.  [EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN RIPARIAN LANDOWNERS.] (a) 
153.24  A person responsible for the product may offer for sale, sell, 
153.25  and deliver directly to a bulk fuel storage tank gasoline that 
153.26  is not oxygenated in accordance with subdivision 1 if the 
153.27  conditions in paragraphs (b) to (e) are met. 
153.28     (b) The nonoxygenated gasoline must be unleaded premium 
153.29  grade as defined in section 239.751, subdivision 4. 
153.30     (c) The bulk fuel storage tank must be stationary or 
153.31  permanent. 
153.32     (d) The bulk fuel storage tank must be under the control of 
153.33  an owner of littoral or riparian property and located on that 
153.34  littoral or riparian property. 
153.35     (e) The nonoxygenated gasoline must be purchased for use in 
153.36  vehicles that would qualify for an exemption under subdivision 
154.1   12, paragraph (a). 
154.2      Sec. 55.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 239.791, is 
154.3   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
154.4      Subd. 14.  [EXEMPTION FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATORS.] A person 
154.5   responsible for the product may offer for sale, sell, and 
154.6   deliver directly to a bulk fuel storage tank gasoline that is 
154.7   not oxygenated in accordance with subdivision 1 for use in 
154.8   aircraft if the nonoxygenated gasoline is unleaded premium grade 
154.9   as defined in section 239.751, subdivision 4. 
154.10     Sec. 56.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 500.24, 
154.11  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
154.12     Subd. 2.  [DEFINITIONS.] The definitions in this 
154.13  subdivision apply to this section. 
154.14     (a) "Farming" means the production of (1) agricultural 
154.15  products; (2) livestock or livestock products; (3) milk or milk 
154.16  products; or (4) fruit or other horticultural products.  It does 
154.17  not include the processing, refining, or packaging of said 
154.18  products, nor the provision of spraying or harvesting services 
154.19  by a processor or distributor of farm products.  It does not 
154.20  include the production of timber or forest products, the 
154.21  production of poultry or poultry products, or the feeding and 
154.22  caring for livestock that are delivered to a corporation for 
154.23  slaughter or processing for up to 20 days before slaughter or 
154.24  processing. 
154.25     (b) "Family farm" means an unincorporated farming unit 
154.26  owned by one or more persons residing on the farm or actively 
154.27  engaging in farming. 
154.28     (c) "Family farm corporation" means a corporation founded 
154.29  for the purpose of farming and the ownership of agricultural 
154.30  land in which the majority of the voting stock is held by and 
154.31  the majority of the stockholders are persons or the spouses of 
154.32  persons related to each other within the third degree of kindred 
154.33  according to the rules of the civil law, and at least one of 
154.34  said related persons is residing on or actively operating the 
154.35  farm, and none of whose stockholders are corporations; provided 
154.36  that a family farm corporation shall not cease to qualify as 
155.1   such hereunder by reason of any devise or bequest of shares of 
155.2   voting stock. 
155.3      (d) "Authorized farm corporation" means a corporation 
155.4   meeting the following standards: 
155.5      (1) it has no more than five shareholders; 
155.6      (2) all its shareholders, other than any estate, are 
155.7   natural persons; 
155.8      (3) it does not have more than one class of shares; 
155.9      (4) its revenue from rent, royalties, dividends, interest, 
155.10  and annuities does not exceed 20 percent of its gross receipts; 
155.11     (5) shareholders holding 51 percent or more of the interest 
155.12  in the corporation reside on the farm or are actively engaging 
155.13  in farming; 
155.14     (6) it does not, directly or indirectly, own or otherwise 
155.15  have an interest in any title to more than 1,500 acres of 
155.16  agricultural land; and 
155.17     (7) none of its shareholders are shareholders in other 
155.18  authorized farm corporations that directly or indirectly in 
155.19  combination with the corporation own more than 1,500 acres of 
155.20  agricultural land. 
155.21     (e) "Authorized livestock farm corporation" means a 
155.22  corporation formed for the production of livestock and meeting 
155.23  the following standards: 
155.24     (1) it is engaged in the production of livestock other than 
155.25  dairy cattle; 
155.26     (2) all its shareholders, other than any estate, are 
155.27  natural persons or family farm corporations; 
155.28     (3) it does not have more than one class of shares; 
155.29     (4) its revenue from rent, royalties, dividends, interest, 
155.30  and annuities does not exceed 20 percent of its gross receipts; 
155.31     (5) shareholders holding 75 percent or more of the control, 
155.32  financial, and capital investment in the corporation are farmers 
155.33  residing in Minnesota and at least 51 percent of the required 
155.34  percentage of farmers are actively engaged in livestock 
155.35  production; 
155.36     (6) it does not, directly or indirectly, own or otherwise 
156.1   have an interest in any title to more than 1,500 acres of 
156.2   agricultural land; and 
156.3      (7) none of its shareholders are shareholders in other 
156.4   authorized farm corporations that directly or indirectly in 
156.5   combination with the corporation own more than 1,500 acres of 
156.6   agricultural land. 
156.7      (f) "Agricultural land" means real estate used for farming 
156.8   or capable of being used for farming in this state. 
156.9      (g) "Pension or investment fund" means a pension or 
156.10  employee welfare benefit fund, however organized, a mutual fund, 
156.11  a life insurance company separate account, a common trust of a 
156.12  bank or other trustee established for the investment and 
156.13  reinvestment of money contributed to it, a real estate 
156.14  investment trust, or an investment company as defined in United 
156.15  States Code, title 15, section 80a-3.  
156.16     (h) "Farm homestead" means a house including adjoining 
156.17  buildings that has been used as part of a farming operation or 
156.18  is part of the agricultural land used for a farming operation. 
156.19     (i) "Family farm partnership" means a limited partnership 
156.20  formed for the purpose of farming and the ownership of 
156.21  agricultural land in which the majority of the interests in the 
156.22  partnership is held by and the majority of the partners are 
156.23  persons or the spouses of persons related to each other within 
156.24  the third degree of kindred according to the rules of the civil 
156.25  law, at least one of the related persons is residing on or 
156.26  actively operating the farm, and none of the partners are 
156.27  corporations.  A family farm partnership does not cease to 
156.28  qualify as a family farm partnership because of a devise or 
156.29  bequest of interest in the partnership.  
156.30     (j) "Authorized farm partnership" means a limited 
156.31  partnership meeting the following standards:  
156.32     (1) it has been issued a certificate from the secretary of 
156.33  state or is registered with the county recorder and farming and 
156.34  ownership of agricultural land is stated as a purpose or 
156.35  character of the business; 
156.36     (2) no more than five partners; 
157.1      (3) all its partners, other than any estate, are natural 
157.2   persons; 
157.3      (4) its revenue from rent, royalties, dividends, interest, 
157.4   and annuities do not exceed 20 percent of its gross receipts; 
157.5      (5) its general partners hold at least 51 percent of the 
157.6   interest in the land assets of the partnership and reside on the 
157.7   farm or are actively engaging in farming not more than 1,500 
157.8   acres as a general partner in an authorized limited partnership; 
157.9      (6) its limited partners do not participate in the business 
157.10  of the limited partnership including operating, managing, or 
157.11  directing management of farming operations; 
157.12     (7) it does not, directly or indirectly, own or otherwise 
157.13  have an interest in any title to more than 1,500 acres of 
157.14  agricultural land; and 
157.15     (8) none of its limited partners are limited partners in 
157.16  other authorized farm partnerships that directly or indirectly 
157.17  in combination with the partnership own more than 1,500 acres of 
157.18  agricultural land.  
157.19     (k) "Farmer" means a natural person who regularly 
157.20  participates in physical labor or operations management in the 
157.21  person's farming operation and files "Schedule F" as part of the 
157.22  person's annual Form 1040 filing with the United States Internal 
157.23  Revenue Service. 
157.24     (l) "Actively engaged in livestock production" means 
157.25  performing day-to-day physical labor or day-to-day operations 
157.26  management that significantly contributes to livestock 
157.27  production and the functioning of a livestock operation. 
157.28     (m) "Research or experimental farm" means a corporation, 
157.29  limited partnership, or pension or investment fund that owns or 
157.30  operates agricultural land for research or experimental 
157.31  purposes, provided that any commercial sales from the operation 
157.32  are incidental to the research or experimental objectives of the 
157.33  corporation.  A corporation, limited partnership, or pension or 
157.34  investment fund seeking initial approval by the commissioner to 
157.35  operate agricultural land for research or experimental purposes 
157.36  must first submit to the commissioner a prospectus or proposal 
158.1   of the intended method of operation containing information 
158.2   required by the commissioner including a copy of any operational 
158.3   contract with individual participants. 
158.4      (n) "Breeding stock farm" means a corporation or limited 
158.5   partnership that owns land for the purpose of raising breeding 
158.6   stock, including embryos, for resale to farmers or for the 
158.7   purpose of growing seed, wild rice, nursery plants, or sod.  An 
158.8   entity that is organized to raise livestock other than dairy 
158.9   cattle under this paragraph that does not qualify as an 
158.10  authorized farm corporation must:  
158.11     (1) sell all castrated animals to be fed out or finished to 
158.12  farming operations that are neither directly nor indirectly 
158.13  owned by the business entity operating the breeding stock 
158.14  operation; and 
158.15     (2) report its total production and sales annually to the 
158.16  commissioner.  
158.17     (o) "Aquatic farm" means a corporation or limited 
158.18  partnership that owns or leases agricultural land as a necessary 
158.19  part of an aquatic farm as defined in section 17.47, subdivision 
158.20  3.  
158.21     (p) "Religious farm" means a corporation formed primarily 
158.22  for religious purposes whose sole income is derived from 
158.23  agriculture.  
158.24     (q) "Utility corporation" means a corporation regulated 
158.25  under Minnesota Statutes 1974, chapter 216B, that owns 
158.26  agricultural land for purposes described in that chapter, or an 
158.27  electric generation or transmission cooperative that owns 
158.28  agricultural land for use in its business if the land is not 
158.29  used for farming except under lease to a family farm unit, a 
158.30  family farm corporation, or a family farm partnership.  
158.31     (r) "Benevolent trust" means a pension fund or family trust 
158.32  established by the owners of a family farm, authorized farm 
158.33  corporation, authorized livestock farm corporation, or family 
158.34  farm corporation that holds an interest in title to agricultural 
158.35  land on which one or more of those owners or shareholders have 
158.36  resided or have been actively engaged in farming as required by 
159.1   paragraph (b), (c), (d), or (e). 
159.2      (s) "Development organization" means a corporation, limited 
159.3   partnership, or pension or investment fund that owns 
159.4   agricultural land for which the corporation, limited 
159.5   partnership, or pension or investment fund has documented plans 
159.6   to use and subsequently uses the land within six years from the 
159.7   date of purchase for a specific nonfarming purpose, or if the 
159.8   land is zoned nonagricultural, or if the land is located within 
159.9   an incorporated area.  A corporation, limited partnership, or 
159.10  pension or investment fund may hold agricultural land in the 
159.11  amount necessary for its nonfarm business operation; provided, 
159.12  however, that pending the development of agricultural land for 
159.13  nonfarm purposes, the land may not be used for farming except 
159.14  under lease to a family farm unit, a family farm corporation, an 
159.15  authorized farm corporation, an authorized livestock farm 
159.16  corporation, a family farm partnership, or an authorized farm 
159.17  partnership, or except when controlled through ownership, 
159.18  options, leaseholds, or other agreements by a corporation that 
159.19  has entered into an agreement with the United States under the 
159.20  New Community Act of 1968 (Title IV of the Housing and Urban 
159.21  Development Act of 1968, United States Code, title 42, sections 
159.22  3901 to 3914) as amended, or a subsidiary or assign of such a 
159.23  corporation.  
159.24     (t) "Exempt land" means agricultural land owned or leased 
159.25  by a corporation as of May 20, 1973, agricultural land owned or 
159.26  leased by a pension or investment fund as of May 12, 1981, or 
159.27  agricultural land owned or leased by a limited partnership as of 
159.28  May 1, 1988, including the normal expansion of that ownership at 
159.29  a rate not to exceed 20 percent of the amount of land owned as 
159.30  of May 20, 1973, for a corporation; May 12, 1981, for a pension 
159.31  or investment fund; or May 1, 1988, for a limited partnership, 
159.32  measured in acres, in any five-year period, and including 
159.33  additional ownership reasonably necessary to meet the 
159.34  requirements of pollution control rules.  A corporation, limited 
159.35  partnership, or pension or investment fund that is eligible to 
159.36  own or lease agricultural land under this section prior to May 
160.1   1997 may continue to own or lease agricultural land subject to 
160.2   the same conditions and limitations as previously allowed.  
160.3      (u) "Gifted land" means agricultural land acquired as a 
160.4   gift, either by grant or devise, by an educational, religious, 
160.5   or charitable nonprofit corporation, limited partnership, or 
160.6   pension or investment fund if all land so acquired is disposed 
160.7   of within ten years after acquiring the title.  
160.8      (v) "Repossessed land" means agricultural land acquired by 
160.9   a corporation, limited partnership, or pension or investment 
160.10  fund by process of law in the collection of debts, or by any 
160.11  procedure for the enforcement of a lien or claim on the land, 
160.12  whether created by mortgage or otherwise if all land so acquired 
160.13  is disposed of within five years after acquiring the title.  The 
160.14  five-year limitation is a covenant running with the title to the 
160.15  land against any grantee, assignee, or successor of the pension 
160.16  or investment fund, corporation, or limited partnership.  The 
160.17  land so acquired must not be used for farming during the 
160.18  five-year period, except under a lease to a family farm unit, a 
160.19  family farm corporation, an authorized farm corporation, an 
160.20  authorized livestock farm corporation, a family farm 
160.21  partnership, or an authorized farm partnership.  Notwithstanding 
160.22  the five-year divestiture requirement under this paragraph, a 
160.23  financial institution may continue to own the agricultural land 
160.24  if the agricultural land is leased to the immediately preceding 
160.25  former owner, but must dispose of the agricultural land within 
160.26  ten years of acquiring the title.  Livestock acquired by a 
160.27  pension or investment fund, corporation, or limited partnership 
160.28  in the collection of debts, or by a procedure for the 
160.29  enforcement of lien or claim on the livestock whether created by 
160.30  security agreement or otherwise after August 1, 1994, must be 
160.31  sold or disposed of within one full production cycle for the 
160.32  type of livestock acquired or 18 months after the livestock is 
160.33  acquired, whichever is later.  
160.34     (w) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.  
160.35     (x) "Demonstration corporation" means a nonprofit 
160.36  corporation organized under state nonprofit corporation law and 
161.1   formed primarily for the purpose of demonstrating historical 
161.2   farming practices. 
161.3      Sec. 57.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 500.24, 
161.4   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
161.5      Subd. 3.  [FARMING AND OWNERSHIP OF AGRICULTURAL LAND BY 
161.6   CORPORATIONS RESTRICTED.] No corporation, limited liability 
161.7   company, pension or investment fund, or limited partnership 
161.8   shall engage in farming; nor shall any corporation, limited 
161.9   liability company, pension or investment fund, or limited 
161.10  partnership, directly or indirectly, own, acquire, or otherwise 
161.11  obtain any interest, in agricultural land other than a bona fide 
161.12  encumbrance taken for purposes of security.  This subdivision 
161.13  does not apply to general partnerships.  This subdivision does 
161.14  not apply to any agricultural land, corporation, limited 
161.15  partnership, or pension or investment fund that meet any of the 
161.16  definitions in subdivision 2, paragraphs (b) to (e), (i), (j), 
161.17  and (m) to (v), and (x), has a conservation plan prepared for 
161.18  the agricultural land, and reports as required under subdivision 
161.19  4. 
161.20     Sec. 58.  [AGRICULTURAL PRODUCER CONTRACTS; ROUNDTABLE ON 
161.21  CONTRACT FARMING.] 
161.22     Subdivision 1.  [PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.] The 
161.23  legislature finds that continuing changes in the agricultural 
161.24  livestock, poultry, commodity crop, and specialty crop 
161.25  industries have led to an ever larger portion of Minnesota 
161.26  farmers who produce under contract for processors.  To the 
161.27  extent that production under contract lessens competition and 
161.28  dulls important market signals, independent producers are left 
161.29  at a critical economic disadvantage.  The legislature finds 
161.30  further that the study and recommendations authorized by this 
161.31  section will identify ways to assure that competitive markets 
161.32  remain for producers who choose not to produce under contract. 
161.33     Subd. 2.  [CREATION; MEMBERSHIP.] (a) There is hereby 
161.34  created a roundtable on contract farming with 22 members 
161.35  appointed as follows: 
161.36     (1) the chair of the agriculture and rural development 
162.1   committee of the senate shall appoint one citizen member with 
162.2   education and experience in the area of agricultural economics, 
162.3   one citizen member who is the operator of a production 
162.4   agriculture farm in the state, one processor of agricultural 
162.5   livestock, one poultry processor, and three members of the 
162.6   senate, at least one of whom must be a member of the minority 
162.7   caucus; 
162.8      (2) the chair of the agriculture and rural development 
162.9   finance committee of the house of representatives shall appoint 
162.10  one citizen member with education and experience in the area of 
162.11  agricultural economics, one citizen member who is the operator 
162.12  of a production agriculture farm in the state, one poultry 
162.13  producer, one processor of agricultural commodities, and three 
162.14  members of the house of representatives, at least one of whom 
162.15  must be a member of the minority caucus; 
162.16     (3) the governor shall appoint three members, one each 
162.17  representing processors of agricultural livestock, poultry, 
162.18  commodity crops, or specialty crops; 
162.19     (4) the governor shall appoint two members representing 
162.20  different types of financial institutions or organizations of 
162.21  financial institutions; 
162.22     (5) the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation shall appoint one 
162.23  member; 
162.24     (6) the Minnesota Farmers Union shall appoint one member; 
162.25     (7) the Minnesota Cattlemen's Association shall appoint one 
162.26  member; and 
162.27     (8) the Minnesota Pork Producers Association shall appoint 
162.28  one member. 
162.29     (b) All appointments must be made June 15, 1999. 
162.30     (c) Citizen members of the roundtable serve without 
162.31  compensation but may be reimbursed for expenses as provided in 
162.32  Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, subdivision 6. 
162.33     (d) The first meeting of the roundtable must be called and 
162.34  convened by the chairs of the agriculture policy committees of 
162.35  the senate and the house of representatives.  Roundtable members 
162.36  must then elect a permanent chair from among the roundtable 
163.1   members. 
163.2      (e) The roundtable may organize itself into two or more 
163.3   committees each concentrating on the issues most relevant to 
163.4   particular types of producer contracts, such as agricultural 
163.5   livestock or poultry contracts, commodity crop contracts, or 
163.6   specialty crop contracts.  If committees of the roundtable are 
163.7   formed, they must report their findings to the full roundtable. 
163.8      Subd. 3.  [CHARGE.] The roundtable shall examine current 
163.9   and projected impacts of agricultural livestock, poultry, 
163.10  commodity crops, and specialty crops produced under contract 
163.11  with processors and the effect of contract production on the 
163.12  availability or distortion of valid market price information and 
163.13  access to competitive markets for other producers.  In 
163.14  fulfilling its charge, the roundtable may consult with persons 
163.15  involved with or affected by activities and recommendations of 
163.16  the agricultural marketing and bargaining task force created 
163.17  under Laws 1997, chapter 142. 
163.18     Subd. 4.  [RESOURCES; STAFF SUPPORT; CONTRACT 
163.19  SERVICES.] The commissioner of agriculture shall provide 
163.20  necessary resources and staff support for the meetings, 
163.21  hearings, activities, and report of the roundtable.  To the 
163.22  extent the roundtable determines it appropriate to contract with 
163.23  nonstate providers for research or analytical services, the 
163.24  commissioner shall serve as the fiscal agent for the roundtable. 
163.25     Subd. 5.  [PUBLIC HEARINGS.] The roundtable shall hold at 
163.26  least four public hearings on the issue of agricultural 
163.27  production under contract, at least three of which must be held 
163.28  in greater Minnesota. 
163.29     Subd. 6.  [REPORT.] The roundtable shall report its 
163.30  findings to the legislature by January 15, 2000.  The report 
163.31  must include recommendations for law or rule changes that would 
163.32  ensure competition and valid market price signals to both 
163.33  contract producers and those who choose not to produce under 
163.34  contract. 
163.35     Subd. 7.  [EXPIRATION.] The roundtable on contract farming 
163.36  expires 45 days after its report and recommendations are 
164.1   delivered to the legislature or on June 1, 2000, whichever date 
164.2   is earlier. 
164.3      Sec. 59.  [BUSINESS CLIMATE FOR DAIRY FARMERS.] 
164.4      Subdivision 1.  [COMMISSIONER TO STUDY, HOLD HEARINGS, AND 
164.5   REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS.] (a) The commissioner of 
164.6   agriculture shall study, in consultation with the chairs of the 
164.7   agriculture policy and finance committees of the senate and the 
164.8   house of representatives, the Minnesota Farmers Union, the Farm 
164.9   Bureau Federation, the National Farmers Organization, and other 
164.10  Minnesota farm organizations, the impact of current and 
164.11  projected trends in dairy farming on Minnesota's dairy farmers 
164.12  and processors and propose a strategic plan to reinvigorate 
164.13  Minnesota's dairy industry.  
164.14     (b) The commissioner shall hold at least five public 
164.15  hearings in the agricultural regions of Minnesota on the 
164.16  challenges and opportunities for Minnesota's dairy farmers.  
164.17     (c) Not later than February 15, 2000, the commissioner 
164.18  shall report to the legislature on the findings of the study.  
164.19  The report must include recommendations on improvements in state 
164.20  laws and rules that are in the best interest of Minnesota's 
164.21  dairy industry, environment, social climate, and family farming 
164.22  operations.  The report must include: 
164.23     (1) the impact of current trends on the economic, social, 
164.24  and environmental conditions in rural Minnesota; 
164.25     (2) the impact of the current laws on dairy farming in 
164.26  Minnesota; 
164.27     (3) the impact of current dairy farming trends on the 
164.28  long-term viability of the dairy processing industry in 
164.29  Minnesota; 
164.30     (4) a strategic plan to provide for the financial success 
164.31  and long-term sustainability of dairy farming in Minnesota; and 
164.32     (5) recommendations on how state government can better 
164.33  assist Minnesota's dairy farmers develop and use appropriate 
164.34  technologies, including the upgrade of milking facilities, 
164.35  rotational grazing, and other sustainable methods. 
164.36     Subd. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the 
165.1   day following final enactment. 
165.2      Sec. 60.  [URBAN AGRICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL.] 
165.3      Subdivision 1.  [WORKING GROUP ESTABLISHED.] The 
165.4   commissioner of agriculture, in collaboration with the Minnesota 
165.5   agriculture education leadership council, must establish a 
165.6   working group to develop a proposal for an urban agricultural 
165.7   high school and development of agribusiness partnerships. 
165.8      Subd. 2.  [GRANT PURPOSES.] The planning grant may be used 
165.9   for curriculum design, demographic research, development of 
165.10  partnerships, site acquisition, market assessment of student 
165.11  interest, and facility predesign purposes. 
165.12     Subd. 3.  [REPORT.] The Minnesota agriculture education 
165.13  leadership council must present a report to the legislature by 
165.14  January 15, 2000. 
165.15     Sec. 61.  [FEEDLOT RULE REVIEW.] 
165.16     To reduce the need for future farm-related state spending, 
165.17  and to ensure legislative intent and oversight, after the 
165.18  effective date of this section, the Minnesota pollution control 
165.19  agency shall not implement any new or increased fees related to 
165.20  livestock or poultry production or implement any new or amended 
165.21  rules or new or increased fees related to the operation of 
165.22  livestock or poultry feedlots until at least 60 days after the 
165.23  proposed rules have been reviewed and approved by majority vote 
165.24  of the standing committees of the senate and the house of 
165.25  representatives having jurisdiction over agricultural policy 
165.26  issues. 
165.27     Sec. 62.  [REVISOR INSTRUCTION.] 
165.28     The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, 
165.29  section 156.072, subdivision 4, as section 156.073. 
165.30     Sec. 63.  [REPEALER.] 
165.31     Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 35.245; and 35.96, 
165.32  subdivision 4, are repealed on the day following final 
165.33  enactment.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 17.76; 42.01; 
165.34  42.02; 42.03; 42.04; 42.05; 42.06; 42.07; 42.08; 42.09; 42.10; 
165.35  42.11; 42.12; 42.13; and 42.14, are repealed. 
165.36     Sec. 64.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
166.1      Sections 8, 22, 23, 25 to 35, 52 to 55, and 58 are 
166.2   effective on the day following final enactment.