1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to agriculture; extending certain advisory 
  1.3             committees and a review board; changing a name; 
  1.4             amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 15.059, 
  1.5             subdivision 5a; 17.136; 18B.305, subdivision 3; and 
  1.6             28A.20. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 15.059, 
  1.9   subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 5a.  [LATER EXPIRATION.] Notwithstanding subdivision 
  1.11  5, the advisory councils and committees listed in this 
  1.12  subdivision do not expire June 30, 1997.  These groups expire 
  1.13  June 30, 2001, unless the law creating the group or this 
  1.14  subdivision specifies an earlier expiration date. 
  1.15     Investment advisory council, created in section 11A.08; 
  1.16     Intergovernmental information systems advisory council, 
  1.17  created in section 16B.42, expires June 30, 1999; 
  1.18     Feedlot and manure management advisory committee, created 
  1.19  in section 17.136; 
  1.20     Aquaculture advisory committee, created in section 17.49; 
  1.21     Dairy producers board, created in section 17.76; 
  1.22     Pesticide applicator education and examination review 
  1.23  board, created in section 18B.305; 
  1.24     Advisory seed potato certification task force, created in 
  1.25  section 21.112; 
  1.26     Food safety advisory committee, created in section 28A.20; 
  2.1      Minnesota organic advisory task force, created in section 
  2.2   31.95; 
  2.3      Public programs risk adjustment work group, created in 
  2.4   section 62Q.03; 
  2.5      Workers' compensation self-insurers' advisory committee, 
  2.6   created in section 79A.02; 
  2.7      Youth corps advisory committee, created in section 84.0887; 
  2.8      Iron range off-highway vehicle advisory committee, created 
  2.9   in section 85.013; 
  2.10     Mineral coordinating committee, created in section 93.002; 
  2.11     Game and fish fund citizen advisory committees, created in 
  2.12  section 97A.055; 
  2.13     Wetland heritage advisory committee, created in section 
  2.14  103G.2242; 
  2.15     Wastewater treatment technical advisory committee, created 
  2.16  in section 115.54; 
  2.17     Solid waste management advisory council, created in section 
  2.18  115A.12; 
  2.19     Nuclear waste council, created in section 116C.711; 
  2.20     Genetically engineered organism advisory committee, created 
  2.21  in section 116C.93; 
  2.22     Environment and natural resources trust fund advisory 
  2.23  committee, created in section 116P.06; 
  2.24     Child abuse prevention advisory council, created in section 
  2.25  119A.13; 
  2.26     Chemical abuse and violence prevention council, created in 
  2.27  section 119A.293; 
  2.28     Youth neighborhood centers advisory board, created in 
  2.29  section 119A.295; 
  2.30     Interagency coordinating council, created in section 
  2.31  125A.28, expires June 30, 1999; 
  2.32     Desegregation/integration advisory board, created in 
  2.33  section 124D.892; 
  2.34     Nonpublic education council, created in section 123B.445; 
  2.35     Permanent school fund advisory committee, created in 
  2.36  section 127A.30; 
  3.1      Indian scholarship committee, created in section 124D.84, 
  3.2   subdivision 2; 
  3.3      American Indian education committees, created in section 
  3.4   124D.80; 
  3.5      Summer scholarship advisory committee, created in section 
  3.6   124D.95; 
  3.7      Multicultural education advisory committee, created in 
  3.8   section 124D.894; 
  3.9      Male responsibility and fathering grants review committee, 
  3.10  created in section 124D.33; 
  3.11     Library for the blind and physically handicapped advisory 
  3.12  committee, created in section 134.31; 
  3.13     Higher education advisory council, created in section 
  3.14  136A.031; 
  3.15     Student advisory council, created in section 136A.031; 
  3.16     Cancer surveillance advisory committee, created in section 
  3.17  144.672; 
  3.18     Maternal and child health task force, created in section 
  3.19  145.881; 
  3.20     State community health advisory committee, created in 
  3.21  section 145A.10; 
  3.22     Mississippi River Parkway commission, created in section 
  3.23  161.1419; 
  3.24     School bus safety advisory committee, created in section 
  3.25  169.435; 
  3.26     Advisory council on workers' compensation, created in 
  3.27  section 175.007; 
  3.28     Code enforcement advisory council, created in section 
  3.29  175.008; 
  3.30     Medical services review board, created in section 176.103; 
  3.31     Apprenticeship advisory council, created in section 178.02; 
  3.32     OSHA advisory council, created in section 182.656; 
  3.33     Health professionals services program advisory committee, 
  3.34  created in section 214.32; 
  3.35     Rehabilitation advisory council for the blind, created in 
  3.36  section 248.10; 
  4.1      American Indian advisory council, created in section 
  4.2   254A.035; 
  4.3      Alcohol and other drug abuse advisory council, created in 
  4.4   section 254A.04; 
  4.5      Medical assistance drug formulary committee, created in 
  4.6   section 256B.0625; 
  4.7      Home care advisory committee, created in section 256B.071; 
  4.8      Preadmission screening, alternative care, and home and 
  4.9   community-based services advisory committee, created in section 
  4.10  256B.0911; 
  4.11     Traumatic brain injury advisory committee, created in 
  4.12  section 256B.093; 
  4.13     Minnesota commission serving deaf and hard-of-hearing 
  4.14  people, created in section 256C.28; 
  4.15     American Indian child welfare advisory council, created in 
  4.16  section 260.835; 
  4.17     Juvenile justice advisory committee, created in section 
  4.18  268.29; 
  4.19     Northeast Minnesota economic development fund technical 
  4.20  advisory committees, created in section 298.2213; 
  4.21     Iron range higher education committee, created in section 
  4.22  298.2214; 
  4.23     Northeast Minnesota economic protection trust fund 
  4.24  technical advisory committee, created in section 298.297; 
  4.25     Advisory council on battered women and domestic abuse, 
  4.26  created in section 611A.34. 
  4.27     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 17.136, is 
  4.28  amended to read: 
  4.29     17.136 [ANIMAL FEEDLOTS; POLLUTION CONTROL; FEEDLOT AND 
  4.30  MANURE MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] 
  4.31     (a) The commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of 
  4.32  the pollution control agency shall establish a feedlot and 
  4.33  manure management advisory committee to identify needs, goals, 
  4.34  and suggest policies for research, monitoring, and regulatory 
  4.35  activities regarding feedlot and manure management.  In 
  4.36  establishing the committee, the commissioner shall give first 
  5.1   consideration to members of the existing feedlot advisory group. 
  5.2      (b) The committee must include representation from beef, 
  5.3   dairy, pork, chicken, and turkey producer organizations.  The 
  5.4   committee shall not exceed 21 members, but, after June 30, 1999, 
  5.5   must include representatives from at least four environmental 
  5.6   organizations, eight livestock producers, four experts in soil 
  5.7   and water science, nutrient management, and animal husbandry, 
  5.8   one commercial solid manure applicator who is not a producer, 
  5.9   one commercial liquid manure applicator who is not a producer, 
  5.10  and one member from an organization representing local units of 
  5.11  government, and chairs of the senate and the house of 
  5.12  representatives committees that deal with agricultural policy or 
  5.13  the designees of the chairs.  In addition, the departments of 
  5.14  agriculture, health, and natural resources, the pollution 
  5.15  control agency, board of water and soil resources, soil and 
  5.16  water conservation districts, the federal Natural Resource 
  5.17  Conservation Service, the association of Minnesota counties, and 
  5.18  the Farm Service Agency shall serve on the committee as ex 
  5.19  officio nonvoting members. 
  5.20     (c) The advisory committee shall elect a chair and a 
  5.21  vice-chair from its members.  The department and the agency 
  5.22  shall provide staff support to the committee. 
  5.23     (d) The commissioner of agriculture and the commissioner of 
  5.24  the pollution control agency shall consult with the advisory 
  5.25  committee during the development of any policies, rules, or 
  5.26  funding proposals or recommendations relating to feedlots or 
  5.27  feedlot-related manure management. 
  5.28     (e) The commissioner of agriculture shall consult with the 
  5.29  advisory committee on establishing a list of manure management 
  5.30  research needs and priorities. 
  5.31     (f) The advisory committee shall advise the commissioners 
  5.32  on other appropriate matters. 
  5.33     (g) Nongovernment members of the advisory committee shall 
  5.34  receive expenses, in accordance with section 15.059, subdivision 
  5.35  6.  The advisory committee expires on June 30, 2001 2004. 
  5.36     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 18B.305, 
  6.1   subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  6.2      Subd. 3.  [PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION 
  6.3   REVIEW BOARD.] (a) The commissioner shall establish and chair a 
  6.4   pesticide applicator education and examination review board.  
  6.5   This board, consisting of 15 members, must meet at least once a 
  6.6   year before the initiation of pesticide educational planning 
  6.7   programs.  The purpose of the board is to discuss topics of 
  6.8   current concern that can be incorporated into pesticide 
  6.9   applicator training sessions and appropriate examinations.  This 
  6.10  board shall review and evaluate the various educational programs 
  6.11  recently conducted and recommend options to increase overall 
  6.12  effectiveness.  
  6.13     (b) Membership on this board must include applicators 
  6.14  representing various licensing categories, such as agriculture, 
  6.15  turf and ornamental, aerial, aquatic, and structural pest 
  6.16  control and private pesticide applicators, and other 
  6.17  governmental agencies, including the University of Minnesota, 
  6.18  the pollution control agency, department of health, department 
  6.19  of natural resources, and department of transportation.  
  6.20     (c) Membership on the board must include representatives 
  6.21  from environmental protection organizations. 
  6.22     (d) This board shall review licensing and certification 
  6.23  requirements for private, commercial, and noncommercial 
  6.24  applicators and provide a report to the commissioner with 
  6.25  recommendations by January 15, 1998.  This board shall review 
  6.26  category requirements and provide recommendations to the 
  6.27  commissioner.  This board expires on June 30, 2001 2004. 
  6.28     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 28A.20, is 
  6.29  amended to read: 
  6.30     28A.20 [FOOD SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TASK FORCE.] 
  6.31     Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] A food safety advisory 
  6.32  committee task force is established to advise the commissioner 
  6.33  and the legislature on food issues and food safety.  
  6.34     Subd. 2.  [MEMBERSHIP.] (a) The food safety advisory 
  6.35  committee task force consists of:  
  6.36     (1) the commissioner of agriculture; 
  7.1      (2) the commissioner of health; 
  7.2      (3) a representative of the United States Food and Drug 
  7.3   Administration; 
  7.4      (4) a representative of the United States Department of 
  7.5   Agriculture; 
  7.6      (5) a representative of the agricultural utilization 
  7.7   research institute; 
  7.8      (6) one person from the University of Minnesota 
  7.9   knowledgeable in food and food safety issues; and 
  7.10     (7) nine members appointed by the governor who are 
  7.11  interested in food and food safety, of whom: 
  7.12     (i) two persons are health or food professionals; 
  7.13     (ii) one person represents a statewide general farm 
  7.14  organization; 
  7.15     (iii) one person represents a local food inspection agency; 
  7.16  and 
  7.17     (iv) one person represents a food-oriented consumer group.  
  7.18     (b) Members shall serve without compensation.  Members 
  7.19  appointed by the governor shall serve four-year terms.  
  7.20     Subd. 3.  [ORGANIZATION.] (a) The committee task force 
  7.21  shall meet monthly or as determined by the chair.  
  7.22     (b) The members of the committee task force shall annually 
  7.23  elect a chair and other officers as they determine necessary.  
  7.24     Subd. 4.  [STAFF.] The commissioner of agriculture shall 
  7.25  provide support staff, office space, and administrative services 
  7.26  for the committee task force.  
  7.27     Subd. 5.  [DUTIES.] The committee task force shall:  
  7.28     (1) coordinate educational efforts about various aspects of 
  7.29  food safety; 
  7.30     (2) provide advice and coordination to state agencies as 
  7.31  requested by the agencies; 
  7.32     (3) serve as a source of information and referral for the 
  7.33  public, news media, and others concerned with food safety; and 
  7.34     (4) make recommendations to Congress, the legislature, and 
  7.35  others about appropriate action to improve food safety in the 
  7.36  state. 
  8.1      Subd. 6.  [EXPIRATION.] This section expires on June 
  8.2   30, 2001 2004. 
  8.3      Sec. 5.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  8.4      Sections 1 to 4 are effective the day following final 
  8.5   enactment.