1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural resources; extending certain 
  1.3             advisory committees; modifying contracting authority; 
  1.4             modifying stamp requirements; providing for 
  1.5             conservation law enforcement by agreement with Indian 
  1.6             authorities; allowing certain grant money to carry 
  1.7             forward; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 
  1.8             Statutes 2000, sections 15.059, subdivision 5a; 
  1.9             84.025, subdivision 7; 84.0887, subdivision 4; 84.83, 
  1.10            subdivision 3; 86A.21; 93.002, subdivision 1; 97A.045, 
  1.11            subdivision 7; 97A.055, subdivision 4a; 97A.405, 
  1.12            subdivision 2; 97A.411, subdivision 2; 97A.473, 
  1.13            subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; 97A.474, subdivisions 2 and 
  1.14            3; 97A.475, subdivisions 5 and 10; 97A.485, 
  1.15            subdivision 6; 97B.721; 97C.305; and 116P.06, 
  1.16            subdivision 1; Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 32, 
  1.17            subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.18            Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626. 
  1.19  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.20     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 15.059, 
  1.21  subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 
  1.22     Subd. 5a.  [LATER EXPIRATION.] Notwithstanding subdivision 
  1.23  5, the advisory councils and committees listed in this 
  1.24  subdivision do not expire June 30, 1997.  These groups expire 
  1.25  June 30, 2001, unless the law creating the group or this 
  1.26  subdivision specifies an earlier expiration date. 
  1.27     Investment advisory council, created in section 11A.08; 
  1.28     Intergovernmental information systems advisory council, 
  1.29  created in section 16B.42, expires June 30, 1999; 
  1.30     Feedlot and manure management advisory committee, created 
  1.31  in section 17.136; 
  1.32     Aquaculture advisory committee, created in section 17.49; 
  2.1      Dairy producers board, created in section 17.76; 
  2.2      Pesticide applicator education and examination review 
  2.3   board, created in section 18B.305; 
  2.4      Advisory seed potato certification task force, created in 
  2.5   section 21.112; 
  2.6      Food safety advisory committee, created in section 28A.20; 
  2.7      Minnesota organic advisory task force, created in section 
  2.8   31.95; 
  2.9      Public programs risk adjustment work group, created in 
  2.10  section 62Q.03; 
  2.11     Workers' compensation self-insurers' advisory committee, 
  2.12  created in section 79A.02; 
  2.13     Youth corps advisory committee, created in section 84.0887; 
  2.14     Iron range off-highway vehicle advisory committee, created 
  2.15  in section 85.013; 
  2.16     Mineral coordinating committee, created in section 93.002; 
  2.17     Game and fish fund citizen advisory committees, created in 
  2.18  section 97A.055; 
  2.19     Wetland heritage advisory committee, created in section 
  2.20  103G.2242; 
  2.21     Wastewater treatment technical advisory committee, created 
  2.22  in section 115.54; 
  2.23     Solid waste management advisory council, created in section 
  2.24  115A.12; 
  2.25     Nuclear waste council, created in section 116C.711; 
  2.26     Genetically engineered organism advisory committee, created 
  2.27  in section 116C.93; 
  2.28     Environment and natural resources trust fund advisory 
  2.29  committee, created in section 116P.06; 
  2.30     Child abuse prevention advisory council, created in section 
  2.31  119A.13; 
  2.32     Chemical abuse and violence prevention council, created in 
  2.33  section 119A.293; 
  2.34     Youth neighborhood centers advisory board, created in 
  2.35  section 119A.295; 
  2.36     Interagency coordinating council, created in section 
  3.1   125A.28, expires June 30, 1999; 
  3.2      Desegregation/integration advisory board, created in 
  3.3   section 124D.892; 
  3.4      Nonpublic education council, created in section 123B.445; 
  3.5      Permanent school fund advisory committee, created in 
  3.6   section 127A.30; 
  3.7      Indian scholarship committee, created in section 124D.84, 
  3.8   subdivision 2; 
  3.9      American Indian education committees, created in section 
  3.10  124D.80; 
  3.11     Summer scholarship advisory committee, created in section 
  3.12  124D.95; 
  3.13     Multicultural education advisory committee, created in 
  3.14  section 124D.894; 
  3.15     Male responsibility and fathering grants review committee, 
  3.16  created in section 124D.33; 
  3.17     Library for the blind and physically handicapped advisory 
  3.18  committee, created in section 134.31; 
  3.19     Higher education advisory council, created in section 
  3.20  136A.031; 
  3.21     Student advisory council, created in section 136A.031; 
  3.22     Cancer surveillance advisory committee, created in section 
  3.23  144.672; 
  3.24     Maternal and child health task force, created in section 
  3.25  145.881; 
  3.26     State community health advisory committee, created in 
  3.27  section 145A.10; 
  3.28     Mississippi River Parkway commission, created in section 
  3.29  161.1419; 
  3.30     School bus safety advisory committee, created in section 
  3.31  169.435; 
  3.32     Advisory council on workers' compensation, created in 
  3.33  section 175.007; 
  3.34     Code enforcement advisory council, created in section 
  3.35  175.008; 
  3.36     Medical services review board, created in section 176.103; 
  4.1      Apprenticeship advisory council, created in section 178.02; 
  4.2      OSHA advisory council, created in section 182.656; 
  4.3      Health professionals services program advisory committee, 
  4.4   created in section 214.32; 
  4.5      Rehabilitation advisory council for the blind, created in 
  4.6   section 248.10; 
  4.7      American Indian advisory council, created in section 
  4.8   254A.035; 
  4.9      Alcohol and other drug abuse advisory council, created in 
  4.10  section 254A.04; 
  4.11     Medical assistance drug formulary committee, created in 
  4.12  section 256B.0625; 
  4.13     Home care advisory committee, created in section 256B.071; 
  4.14     Preadmission screening, alternative care, and home and 
  4.15  community-based services advisory committee, created in section 
  4.16  256B.0911; 
  4.17     Traumatic brain injury advisory committee, created in 
  4.18  section 256B.093; 
  4.19     Minnesota commission serving deaf and hard-of-hearing 
  4.20  people, created in section 256C.28; 
  4.21     American Indian child welfare advisory council, created in 
  4.22  section 260.835; 
  4.23     Juvenile justice advisory committee, created in section 
  4.24  268.29; 
  4.25     Northeast Minnesota economic development fund technical 
  4.26  advisory committees, created in section 298.2213; 
  4.27     Iron range higher education committee, created in section 
  4.28  298.2214; 
  4.29     Northeast Minnesota economic protection trust fund 
  4.30  technical advisory committee, created in section 298.297; 
  4.31     Advisory council on battered women and domestic abuse, 
  4.32  created in section 611A.34. 
  4.33     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.025, 
  4.34  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  4.35     Subd. 7.  [CONTRACTS.] The commissioner of natural 
  4.36  resources may contract with the federal government, local 
  5.1   governmental units, federally recognized American tribal 
  5.2   governments, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota 
  5.3   Historical Society, and other educational institutions, and 
  5.4   private persons as may be necessary in the performance of 
  5.5   duties.  Contracts made pursuant to this section for 
  5.6   professional services shall not be subject to the provisions of 
  5.7   chapter 16C, as they relate to competitive bidding. 
  5.8      Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.0887, 
  5.9   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  5.10     Subd. 4.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] The commissioner shall 
  5.11  establish a youth corps advisory committee with broad state 
  5.12  representation including youth.  Notwithstanding section 15.059, 
  5.13  subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the committee 
  5.14  expires June 30, 2001 2005. 
  5.15     Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.83, 
  5.16  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
  5.17     Subd. 3.  [PURPOSES FOR THE ACCOUNT.] The money deposited 
  5.18  in the account and interest earned on that money may be expended 
  5.19  only as appropriated by law for the following purposes:  
  5.20     (1) for a grant-in-aid program to counties and 
  5.21  municipalities for construction and maintenance of snowmobile 
  5.22  trails, including maintenance of trails on lands and waters of 
  5.23  Voyageurs National Park; 
  5.24     (2) for acquisition, development, and maintenance of state 
  5.25  recreational snowmobile trails; 
  5.26     (3) for snowmobile safety programs; and 
  5.27     (4) for the administration and enforcement of sections 
  5.28  84.81 to 84.90 and appropriated grants to local law enforcement 
  5.29  agencies.  
  5.30     Sec. 5.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 86A.21, is 
  5.31  amended to read: 
  5.32     86A.21 [POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.] 
  5.33     (a) The commissioner may:  
  5.34     (1) acquire, construct, and maintain small craft harbors, 
  5.35  channels, and facilities for recreational watercraft in the 
  5.36  navigable waters lying within the locations identified in Laws 
  6.1   1993, chapter 333, section 1; 
  6.2      (2) acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or condemnation the 
  6.3   lands, rights-of-way, easements, and other interests necessary 
  6.4   for small craft harbors, channels, mooring facilities, marinas, 
  6.5   launching ramps, and facilities normally used to support harbors 
  6.6   of refuge, channels, docks, and launching ramps; 
  6.7      (3) provide the public within the boundaries of small craft 
  6.8   harbors, through leases of public property, with mooring 
  6.9   facilities and marinas developed and operated by public or 
  6.10  nonpublic entities at no cost to the state or its political 
  6.11  subdivisions; 
  6.12     (4) charge fees for both seasonal and daily moorage at 
  6.13  state-operated or state-assisted small craft harbors and mooring 
  6.14  facilities; 
  6.15     (5) collect the proceeds from the sale of marine fuel at 
  6.16  small craft harbors or mooring facilities operated by the state. 
  6.17     (b) Fees and proceeds collected under paragraph (a) must be 
  6.18  credited to the water recreation account.  The fees and proceeds 
  6.19  are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources and 
  6.20  may be used for purposes relating to mooring facilities and 
  6.21  small craft harbors, including: 
  6.22     (1) operation and maintenance; 
  6.23     (2) purchase of marine fuel and other petroleum supplies; 
  6.24     (3) replacement or expansion; or 
  6.25     (4) debt service on funds provided through the sale of 
  6.26  state bonds.  
  6.27     (c) Fees collected at small craft harbors and boating 
  6.28  facilities constructed or operated by local units of government 
  6.29  with financial assistance from the state shall, after payment of 
  6.30  the costs of operating and maintaining the facilities, be used 
  6.31  for purposes relating to mooring facilities and small craft 
  6.32  harbors, including: 
  6.33     (1) operation and maintenance; 
  6.34     (2) replacement or expansion; or 
  6.35     (3) debt service on funds provided through the sale of 
  6.36  state bonds. 
  7.1      Sec. 6.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 93.002, 
  7.2   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
  7.3      Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT.] The mineral coordinating 
  7.4   committee is established to plan for diversified mineral 
  7.5   development.  The mineral coordinating committee consists of the 
  7.6   director of the minerals division of the department of natural 
  7.7   resources, the deputy commissioner of the Minnesota pollution 
  7.8   control agency, the director of United Steelworkers of America, 
  7.9   district 11, or the director's designee, the commissioner of the 
  7.10  iron range resources and rehabilitation board, the director of 
  7.11  the Minnesota geological survey, the dean of the University of 
  7.12  Minnesota institute of technology, the director of the natural 
  7.13  resources research institute, and three individuals appointed by 
  7.14  the governor for a four-year term, one each representing the 
  7.15  iron ore and taconite, the nonferrous metallic minerals, and the 
  7.16  industrial minerals industries within the state.  The director 
  7.17  of the minerals division of the department of natural resources 
  7.18  shall serve as chair.  A member of the committee may designate 
  7.19  another person of the member's organization to act in the 
  7.20  member's place.  The commissioner of natural resources shall 
  7.21  provide staff and administrative services necessary for the 
  7.22  committee's activities.  Notwithstanding section 15.059, 
  7.23  subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the committee 
  7.24  expires June 30, 2005. 
  7.25     The mineral coordinating committee is encouraged to solicit 
  7.26  and receive advice from representatives of the United States 
  7.27  Geological Survey and the United States Environmental Protection 
  7.28  Agency. 
  7.29     Sec. 7.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.045, 
  7.30  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  7.31     Subd. 7.  [DUTY TO ENCOURAGE STAMP DESIGN AND PURCHASES.] 
  7.32  (a) The commissioner shall encourage the purchase of: 
  7.33     (1) Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps by nonhunters 
  7.34  interested in migratory waterfowl preservation and habitat 
  7.35  development; 
  7.36     (2) pheasant stamps by persons interested in pheasant 
  8.1   habitat improvement; 
  8.2      (3) trout and salmon stamps by persons interested in trout 
  8.3   and salmon stream and lake improvement; and 
  8.4      (4) turkey stamps by persons interested in wild turkey 
  8.5   management and habitat improvement.  
  8.6      (b) The commissioner shall make rules governing contests 
  8.7   for selecting a design for each stamp, including those stamps 
  8.8   not required to be in possession while taking game or fish. 
  8.9      Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.055, 
  8.10  subdivision 4a, is amended to read: 
  8.11     Subd. 4a.  [CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES.] (a) The 
  8.12  commissioner shall appoint committees of affected persons to 
  8.13  review the reports prepared under subdivision 4 and other 
  8.14  relevant information and make recommendations to the legislature 
  8.15  and the commissioner for improvements in the management and use 
  8.16  of money in the game and fish fund. 
  8.17     (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees:
  8.18     (1) a committee to review the annual game and fish fund 
  8.19  report and address general game and fish fund issues; 
  8.20     (2) a committee to address funding issues related to 
  8.21  fishing; 
  8.22     (3) a committee to review the report on the small game 
  8.23  license surcharge and the report required in subdivision 4, 
  8.24  paragraph (a), clause (2), and address funding issues related to 
  8.25  hunting; 
  8.26     (4) a committee to review the trout and salmon stamp report 
  8.27  and address funding issues related to trout and salmon; 
  8.28     (5) a committee to review the report on the migratory 
  8.29  waterfowl stamp and address funding issues related to migratory 
  8.30  waterfowl; 
  8.31     (6) a committee to review the report on the pheasant stamp 
  8.32  and address funding issues related to pheasants; and 
  8.33     (7) a committee to review the report on the turkey stamp 
  8.34  and address funding issues related to wild turkeys. 
  8.35     (c) The committees must make recommendations to the 
  8.36  commissioner for outcome goals from expenditures. 
  9.1      (d) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other 
  9.2   law to the contrary, the committees do not expire until June 30, 
  9.3   2005. 
  9.4      Sec. 9.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.405, 
  9.5   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  9.6      Subd. 2.  [PERSONAL POSSESSION.] (a) A person acting under 
  9.7   a license or traveling from an area where a licensed activity 
  9.8   was performed must have in personal possession either:  (1) the 
  9.9   proper license, if the license has been issued to and received 
  9.10  by the person; or (2) the proper license identification number 
  9.11  or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to the person 
  9.12  by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued 
  9.13  and received. 
  9.14     (b) If possession of a license or a license identification 
  9.15  number is required, a person must exhibit, as requested by a 
  9.16  conservation officer or peace officer, either:  (1) the proper 
  9.17  license if the license has been issued to and received by the 
  9.18  person; or (2) the proper license identification number or stamp 
  9.19  validation and a valid state driver's license, state 
  9.20  identification card, or other form of identification provided by 
  9.21  the commissioner, if the license has been sold to the person by 
  9.22  electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and 
  9.23  received.  
  9.24     (c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a 
  9.25  receipt for license fees, a copy of a license, or evidence 
  9.26  showing the issuance of a license, including the license 
  9.27  identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a 
  9.28  licensee to exercise the rights or privileges conferred by a 
  9.29  license.  
  9.30     (d) A license or stamp issued electronically and not 
  9.31  immediately provided to the licensee shall be mailed to the 
  9.32  licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license or stamp 
  9.33  validation, except for a pictorial turkey stamp or a pictorial 
  9.34  trout and salmon stamp.  A pictorial turkey stamp or a pictorial 
  9.35  trout and salmon stamp shall be mailed to the licensee after 
  9.36  purchase of a license or stamp validation only if the licensee 
 10.1   pays an additional $2 fee. 
 10.2      Sec. 10.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.411, 
 10.3   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 10.4      Subd. 2.  [SIGNATURE ON STAMPS.] A migratory waterfowl or 
 10.5   pheasant stamp issued under the game and fish laws must be 
 10.6   signed by the licensee across the front of the stamp to be valid.
 10.7      Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.473, 
 10.8   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 10.9      Subd. 2.  [LIFETIME ANGLING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) A resident 
 10.10  lifetime angling license authorizes a person to take fish by 
 10.11  angling in the state.  The license authorizes those activities 
 10.12  authorized by the annual resident angling license.  The license 
 10.13  does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation or other 
 10.14  stamps required by law.  
 10.15     (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are: 
 10.16     (1) age 3 and under, $227; 
 10.17     (2) age 4 to age 15, $300; 
 10.18     (3) age 16 to age 50, $383; and 
 10.19     (4) age 51 and over, $203. 
 10.20     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.473, 
 10.21  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 10.22     Subd. 3.  [LIFETIME SMALL GAME HUNTING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) A 
 10.23  resident lifetime small game hunting license authorizes a person 
 10.24  to hunt small game in the state.  The license authorizes those 
 10.25  hunting activities authorized by the annual resident small game 
 10.26  hunting license.  The license does not include a turkey stamp 
 10.27  validation or any of the other hunting stamps required by law. 
 10.28     (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting 
 10.29  license are: 
 10.30     (1) age 3 and under, $217; 
 10.31     (2) age 4 to age 15, $290; 
 10.32     (3) age 16 to age 50, $363; and 
 10.33     (4) age 51 and over, $213. 
 10.34     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.473, 
 10.35  subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 10.36     Subd. 5.  [LIFETIME SPORTING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) A resident 
 11.1   lifetime sporting license authorizes a person to take fish by 
 11.2   angling and hunt small game in the state.  The license 
 11.3   authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident 
 11.4   angling and resident small game hunting licenses.  The license 
 11.5   does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey 
 11.6   stamp validation, or any of the other hunting stamps required by 
 11.7   law.  
 11.8      (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are: 
 11.9      (1) age 3 and under, $357; 
 11.10     (2) age 4 to age 15, $480; 
 11.11     (3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and 
 11.12     (4) age 51 and over, $413. 
 11.13     Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.474, 
 11.14  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 11.15     Subd. 2.  [NONRESIDENT LIFETIME ANGLING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) 
 11.16  A nonresident lifetime angling license authorizes a person to 
 11.17  take fish by angling in the state.  The license authorizes those 
 11.18  activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling 
 11.19  license.  The license does not include a trout and salmon stamp 
 11.20  validation or other stamps required by law. 
 11.21     (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
 11.22     (1) age 3 and under, $447; 
 11.23     (2) age 4 to age 15, $600; 
 11.24     (3) age 16 to age 50, $773; and 
 11.25     (4) age 51 and over, $513. 
 11.26     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.474, 
 11.27  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 11.28     Subd. 3.  [NONRESIDENT LIFETIME SMALL GAME HUNTING LICENSE; 
 11.29  FEE.] (a) A nonresident lifetime small game hunting license 
 11.30  authorizes a person to hunt small game in the state.  The 
 11.31  license authorizes those hunting activities authorized by the 
 11.32  annual nonresident small game hunting license.  The license does 
 11.33  not include a turkey stamp validation or any of the other 
 11.34  hunting stamps required by law.  
 11.35     (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime small game hunting 
 11.36  license are: 
 12.1      (1) age 3 and under, $947; 
 12.2      (2) age 4 to age 15, $1,280; 
 12.3      (3) age 16 to age 50, $1,633; and 
 12.4      (4) age 51 and over, $1,083. 
 12.5      Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.475, 
 12.6   subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
 12.7      Subd. 5.  [HUNTING STAMPS.] Fees for the following stamps 
 12.8   and stamp validations are: 
 12.9      (1) migratory waterfowl stamp, $5; 
 12.10     (2) pheasant stamp, $5; and 
 12.11     (3) turkey stamp validation, $5.  
 12.12     Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.475, 
 12.13  subdivision 10, is amended to read: 
 12.14     Subd. 10.  [TROUT AND SALMON STAMP VALIDATION.] The fee for 
 12.15  a trout and salmon stamp validation is $8.50.  
 12.16     Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.485, 
 12.17  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 12.18     Subd. 6.  [LICENSES TO BE SOLD AND ISSUING FEES.] (a) 
 12.19  Persons authorized to sell licenses under this section must sell 
 12.20  the following licenses for the license fee and the following 
 12.21  issuing fees:  
 12.22     (1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the 
 12.23  issuing fee is $1; 
 12.24     (2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1; and 
 12.25     (3) to take small game, for a person under age 65 to take 
 12.26  fish by angling or for a person of any age to take fish by 
 12.27  spearing, and to trap fur-bearing animals, the issuing fee is 
 12.28  $1; 
 12.29     (4) for a trout and salmon stamp that is not issued 
 12.30  simultaneously with an angling or sporting license, an issuing 
 12.31  fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the 
 12.32  authorized seller; and 
 12.33     (5) for stamps other than a trout and salmon stamp, and for 
 12.34  a special season Canada goose license, there is no fee. 
 12.35     (b) An issuing fee may not be collected for issuance of a 
 12.36  trout and salmon stamp if a stamp validation is issued 
 13.1   simultaneously with the related angling or sporting license.  
 13.2   Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one 
 13.3   trout and salmon stamp in the same transaction after the end of 
 13.4   the season for which the stamp was issued. 
 13.5      (c) The auditor or subagent shall keep the issuing fee as a 
 13.6   commission for selling the licenses.  
 13.7      (d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on 
 13.8   licenses sold by the commissioner. 
 13.9      (e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the 
 13.10  issuing fee and that the issuing fee is kept by the seller as a 
 13.11  commission for selling the licenses. 
 13.12     (f) For duplicate licenses, the issuing fees are: 
 13.13     (1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and 
 13.14     (2) for other licenses, 50 cents. 
 13.15     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97B.721, is 
 13.16  amended to read: 
 13.17     97B.721 [LICENSE AND STAMP VALIDATION REQUIRED TO TAKE 
 13.18  TURKEY; TAGGING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.] 
 13.19     (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 97A.405, 
 13.20  subdivision 2, a person may not take a turkey without possessing 
 13.21  a turkey license and: 
 13.22     (1) a turkey stamp in possession; and 
 13.23     (2) a turkey stamp validation on the turkey license when 
 13.24  issued electronically. 
 13.25     (b) The requirement in paragraph (a) to possess have a 
 13.26  turkey stamp or a license validation does not apply to persons 
 13.27  under age 18. 
 13.28     (c) The commissioner may by rule prescribe requirements for 
 13.29  the tagging and registration of turkeys. 
 13.30     Sec. 20.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97C.305, is 
 13.31  amended to read: 
 13.32     97C.305 [TROUT AND SALMON STAMP VALIDATION.] 
 13.33     Subdivision 1.  [REQUIREMENT.] Except as provided in 
 13.34  subdivision 2 or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person over 
 13.35  age 16 and under age 65 required to possess an angling license 
 13.36  must have a trout and salmon stamp in possession and a trout 
 14.1   stamp validation on the angling license when issued 
 14.2   electronically to: 
 14.3      (1) take fish by angling in: 
 14.4      (i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout 
 14.5   stream; 
 14.6      (ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; 
 14.7   or 
 14.8      (iii) Lake Superior; or 
 14.9      (2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling. 
 14.10     Subd. 2.  [EXCEPTION.] A trout and salmon stamp validation 
 14.11  is not required to take fish by angling or to possess trout and 
 14.12  salmon if:  
 14.13     (1) the person: 
 14.14     (i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a 
 14.15  period of 24 hours from the time of issuance under section 
 14.16  97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (5), or subdivision 7, clause 
 14.17  (5), and 
 14.18     (ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were 
 14.19  taken by the person, during the period the license is valid; or 
 14.20     (2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were 
 14.21  taken by the person, as authorized under section 97C.035. 
 14.22     Sec. 21.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116P.06, 
 14.23  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 14.24     Subdivision 1.  [MEMBERSHIP.] (a) An advisory committee of 
 14.25  11 citizen members shall be appointed by the governor to advise 
 14.26  the legislative commission on Minnesota resources on project 
 14.27  proposals to receive funding from the trust fund and the 
 14.28  development of budget and strategic plans.  The governor shall 
 14.29  appoint at least one member from each congressional district.  
 14.30  The governor shall appoint the chair. 
 14.31     (b) The governor's appointees must be confirmed with the 
 14.32  advice and consent of the senate.  The membership terms, 
 14.33  compensation, removal, and filling of vacancies for citizen 
 14.34  members of the advisory committee are governed by section 
 14.35  15.0575.  Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or 
 14.36  other law to the contrary, the advisory committee does not 
 15.1   expire. 
 15.2      Sec. 22.  [626.94] [CONSERVATION LAW ENFORCEMENT 
 15.3   AUTHORITY.] 
 15.4      Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION.] As used in this section, 
 15.5   "Indian conservation enforcement authority" means: 
 15.6      (1) a federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined in 
 15.7   United States Code, title 25, section 450b, subsection (e), 
 15.8   located within Minnesota, provided that the tribe has the 
 15.9   authority to adopt and enforce game, fish, and natural resources 
 15.10  codes governing the conduct of its members within the geographic 
 15.11  boundaries of a reservation or in the 1854 and 1837 ceded 
 15.12  territories; or 
 15.13     (2) an Indian conservation agency having the authority to 
 15.14  adopt and enforce game, fish, and natural resources codes and 
 15.15  regulations governing the conduct of Indians in the 1854 and 
 15.16  1837 ceded territories. 
 15.17     Subd. 2.  [INDIAN CONSERVATION ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY 
 15.18  REQUIREMENTS.] Upon agreement by the commissioner of natural 
 15.19  resources, an Indian conservation enforcement authority may 
 15.20  exercise authority under subdivision 3 if it satisfies the 
 15.21  following requirements: 
 15.22     (1) the Indian conservation enforcement authority agrees to 
 15.23  be subject to liability for its torts and those of its officers, 
 15.24  employees, and agents acting within the scope of their 
 15.25  employment or duties arising out of the law enforcement agency 
 15.26  powers conferred by this section to the same extent as a 
 15.27  municipality under chapter 466 and the Indian conservation 
 15.28  enforcement authority further agrees, notwithstanding section 
 15.29  16C.05, subdivision 7, to waive its sovereign immunity for 
 15.30  purposes of claims arising out of the liability; 
 15.31     (2) the Indian conservation enforcement authority files 
 15.32  with the board of peace officer standards and training a bond or 
 15.33  certificate of insurance for liability coverage with the maximum 
 15.34  single occurrence amounts set forth in section 466.04 and an 
 15.35  annual cap for all occurrences within a year of three times the 
 15.36  single occurrence amounts; 
 16.1      (3) the Indian conservation enforcement authority files 
 16.2   with the board of peace officer standards and training a 
 16.3   certificate of insurance for liability of its conservation law 
 16.4   enforcement officers, employees, and agents for lawsuits under 
 16.5   the United States Constitution; 
 16.6      (4) the Indian conservation enforcement authority agrees to 
 16.7   be subject to section 13.82 and any other laws of the state 
 16.8   relating to data practices of law enforcement agencies; and 
 16.9      (5) the Indian conservation enforcement authority enters 
 16.10  into a written cooperative agreement with the commissioner of 
 16.11  natural resources under section 471.59 to define and regulate 
 16.12  the provision of conservation law enforcement services under 
 16.13  this section and to provide conservation officers employed by 
 16.14  the department of natural resources with concurrent jurisdiction 
 16.15  to enforce Indian codes and regulations within the reservation 
 16.16  or ceded territory.  When entering into an agreement under this 
 16.17  clause, the Indian conservation enforcement authority is 
 16.18  considered a "governmental unit" as defined under section 
 16.19  471.59, subdivision 1.  Nothing in this section shall be 
 16.20  construed to invalidate or limit the terms of any valid 
 16.21  agreement approved by a federal court order. 
 16.22     Subd. 3.  [CONCURRENT JURISDICTION.] If the requirements of 
 16.23  subdivision 2 are met: 
 16.24     (1) the Indian conservation enforcement authority may 
 16.25  appoint peace officers, as defined in section 626.84, 
 16.26  subdivision 1, paragraph (c), to serve as conservation officers 
 16.27  having the same powers as conservation officers employed by the 
 16.28  department of natural resources.  The exercise of these powers 
 16.29  is limited to the geographical boundaries of the reservation or 
 16.30  ceded territory unless the geographical jurisdiction is extended 
 16.31  by the written agreement specified in subdivision 2, clause (5); 
 16.32  and 
 16.33     (2) the jurisdiction of conservation officers appointed by 
 16.34  the Indian conservation enforcement authority is concurrent with 
 16.35  the jurisdiction of conservation officers employed by the 
 16.36  department of natural resources to enforce the state's game and 
 17.1   fish, natural resource, and recreational laws within the 
 17.2   geographical boundaries of the reservation or ceded territory. 
 17.3      Subd. 4.  [EFFECT ON FEDERAL LAW.] Nothing in this section 
 17.4   shall be construed to restrict the band's authority under 
 17.5   federal law. 
 17.6      Subd. 5.  [CONSTRUCTION.] This section is limited to law 
 17.7   enforcement authority only.  Nothing in this section shall 
 17.8   affect any other jurisdictional relationship or dispute. 
 17.9      Sec. 23.  Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 32, subdivision 
 17.10  4, is amended to read: 
 17.11     Subd. 4.  [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] (a) A local area advisory 
 17.12  committee is established to provide direction on the 
 17.13  establishment, planning, development, and operation of the Iron 
 17.14  Range off-highway vehicle recreation area.  Except as provided 
 17.15  in paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources shall 
 17.16  appoint the members of the advisory committee. 
 17.17     (b) Membership on the advisory committee shall include: 
 17.18     (1) a representative of the all-terrain vehicle association 
 17.19  of Minnesota; 
 17.20     (2) a representative of the amateur riders of motorcycles 
 17.21  association; 
 17.22     (3) a representative of the Minnesota four-wheel drive 
 17.23  association; 
 17.24     (4) a representative of the St. Louis county board; 
 17.25     (5) a state representative appointed by the speaker of the 
 17.26  house of representatives; 
 17.27     (6) a state senator appointed by the senate committee on 
 17.28  committees; 
 17.29     (7) a designee of the local environmental community 
 17.30  selected by the area environmental organizations; 
 17.31     (8) a designee of the local tourism community selected by 
 17.32  the iron trail convention and visitors bureau; and 
 17.33     (9) a representative of the Tower regional office of the 
 17.34  department of natural resources. 
 17.35     (c) The advisory committee shall elect its own chair and 
 17.36  meetings shall be at the call of the chair. 
 18.1      (d) The advisory committee members shall serve as 
 18.2   volunteers and accept no per diem. 
 18.3      (e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, 
 18.4   subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the advisory 
 18.5   committee expires June 30, 2005. 
 18.6      Sec. 24.  [SNOWMOBILE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT; GRANTS CARRY 
 18.7   FORWARD.] 
 18.8      For fiscal years 1998 to 2002, local enforcement units may 
 18.9   carry forward unspent snowmobile safety enforcement grant 
 18.10  money.  The grant money carried forward must be spent directly 
 18.11  on identifiable snowmobile safety activities according to Laws 
 18.12  1997, chapter 216, section 5, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes, 
 18.13  chapter 84; and Minnesota Rules, chapter 6100.  All grant money 
 18.14  carried forward must be expended by June 30, 2002. 
 18.15     Sec. 25.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 18.16     (a) $45,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $53,000 in fiscal year 
 18.17  2003 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the 
 18.18  commissioner of natural resources for programs of the division 
 18.19  of fisheries.  This amount shall be included in the agency's 
 18.20  base appropriation. 
 18.21     (b) $15,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $15,000 in fiscal year 
 18.22  2003 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the 
 18.23  commissioner of natural resources for programs of the division 
 18.24  of wildlife.  This amount shall be included in the agency's base 
 18.25  appropriation. 
 18.26     (c) The base appropriation to the commissioner of natural 
 18.27  resources from the game and fish fund for operations support is 
 18.28  reduced by $60,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $68,000 in fiscal 
 18.29  year 2003. 
 18.30     Sec. 26.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
 18.31     Sections 1, 3, 6, 8, 21, and 23 are effective the day 
 18.32  following final enactment.  Sections 7 and 9 to 20 are effective 
 18.33  March 1, 2002.