E Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state + government; appropriating money for environment, natural resources, agriculture, +economic development and housing purposes ARTICLE 1 � ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES Providing a summary of appropriations from various funds; +appropriating money to the pollution control agency for the clean water partnership +program, for feedlot permit program county administration, water quality +protection and individual sewage treatment system (ISTS) administration grants, for +the air quality monitoring and leaking underground storage tank programs and +for transfer to the department of health for private water supply +monitoring and health assessment costs in certain contaminated areas, to the office +of environmental assistance for SCORE block grants to counties, for +environmental assistance grants or loans and for mixed municipal solid waste +processing payments, to the zoological board and to the department of natural +resources for iron ore and minerals cooperative research, for mineral +diversification, for the Lewis and Clark rural water system, for Red River mediation +agreement and flood hazard mitigation grants, for groundwater (ground water) sustainability determination, for construction of ring dikes, for +forest fire prevention and suppression costs, for implementation of the upper +Mississippi comprehensive plan, the sustainable forest resources act and the +forested landscapes ecological classification systems (ECS) standards, for the+ FORIST timber management information system, for parks and recreation areas +operation, for trails and waterways and fish and wildlife management, for boat +and water safety, for certain enforcement activities, for acquisition and +development of natural areas and greenways, for regional resource enhancement grants+ and for the Duluth and Como zoos, to the Minnesota conservation corps, to the+ board of water and soil resources for local natural resources block and +certain soil and water conservation and watershed district grants and for Red River +basin water management activities, to the science museum, to various agencies for+ certain Minnesota resources programs including local initiative grants, state+ trails, groundwater protection and environmental education and health; +specifying certain data availability, project, match, recycled materials +purchase, energy conservation and accessibility requirements and certain payment +conditions; providing for certain fund transfers and for the continued +availability or carryforward of certain appropriations; requiring certain reports; +specifying certain feedlot permit program grants county eligibility +requirements; authorizing the commissioner of natural resources to use a certain +percentage of snowmobile maintenance and grooming grants for reimbursement of +snowmobile trail grooming equipment purchase or lease expenses; providing for +the payment of overtime to conservation officers; increasing certain aquatic +farming license and inspection fees; clarifying the authority of the +commissioner to employ staff to enforce laws governing the use of state parks, +forests and recreational areas and game preserves; expanding the authority of the commissioner to accept gifts; increasing the age limit on the +harvesting of wild rice without a license, increasing certain harvesting license +fees and transferring the wild rice management account to the game and fish +fund; restricting the use of off highway vehicles on public land and +providing for enforcement, including off highway motorcycles and off road and +all-terrain vehicles in the definition of off highway vehicle, creating the off +highway vehicle damage account in the natural resources fund for use by the commissioner for repair or restoration of property damaged by +operation of the vehicles in unpermitted areas; eliminating certain exemptions to off +highway motorcycle registration requirements; increasing certain vehicle +registration fees; expanding authorized uses of the off highway vehicle accounts; +requiring and providing for the commissioner to establish a program for safe +and responsible operation of off highway vehicles; expanding the +definition of all-terrain vehicle; authorizing commissioner withholding of grants +in aid payments for motorized trail construction and maintenance for certain+ recipient violations; transferring the Minnesota conservation corps from the +DNR to a certain nonprofit corporation and providing for organization; +reauthorizing the governor to appoint a citizens council on Voyageurs national park; +expanding the exemption for pathogens and terrestrial arthropods from harmful +exotic species regulation; modifying certain state park parking and campsite+ use fees and certain permit requirements; changing the requirement for free +admission to the Minnesota zoo for certain school children to a reduced fee +requirement and exempting concession stands at the zoo from certain service contract procedures; increasing watercraft license and title filing fees; +granting the commissioner certain additional wildlife disease prevention or +control authority; increasing the amount from the lifetime fish and wildlife +trust fund required to be annually credited to the wildlife acquisition account;+ expanding authorized uses of revenue from migratory waterfowl and pheasant +stamps; eliminating the authority to breed and propagate cervidae and to +possess deer as pets; authorizing commissioner issuance of free licenses to take +wild animals for wildlife disease prevention and control purposes; +increasing certain hunting and fishing license and stamp validation fees; +restricting importation and possession of hunter harvested cervidae; expanding +the authority of the commissioner to establish special deer seasons +within designated areas; making optional the requirement for BOWSR to +develop a priority schedule for the revision of watershed plans and modifying +certain comprehensive local water management plan and protection program +requirements; authorizing watershed districts to issue general permits for public +road projects and providing for appeal; eliminating the time limit for +completion of revised watershed management plans; expanding the definition of local government unit to soil and water conservation districts under the +water law and eliminating certain wetlands replacement requirements; +establishing certain fees for managing wetland bank accounts and transactions; increasing +water use permit processing fees; imposing an aeration system permit fee, +specifying eligibility for commissioner waiver; increasing the limits on permits+ to harvest or destroy aquatic plants; providing for compliance of storm +water permits with nondegradation and mitigation requirements and for +regulation of storm water discharges; establishing a state goal for reducing +phosphorus from noningested sources entering municipal wastewater treatment systems;+ imposing a fee on the installation of septic system tanks, requiring annual +payment to the commissioner; authorizing the director of the OEA to terminate +the obligations of waste processing facility grant or loan recipients for+ good faith efforts to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant or+ loan, requiring annual default and termination reports to the legislature; +modifying certain requirements for director mixed municipal solid waste +processing payments to counties; modifying certain solid waste fee proceeds +deposit requirements; prohibiting the placement in mixed municipal solid +waste of electronic products with cathode ray tubes; modifying certain +provisions under the petroleum tank release cleanup fund (petrofund) act, expanding +authorized expenditures to assessment and removal of abandoned underground +storage tanks, authorizing petroleum tank release compensation board reimbursement +for costs associated with releases from tanks in transport and for a certain +percentage of prenatural disaster estimated market value of buildings in +declared natural disaster areas, specifying certain documentation requirements; +authorizing the board to deny corrective action services consultant or contractor +registrations or requests for renewal under certain conditions; expanding the list +of sections to be repealed and delaying the date of repeal; requiring by+ a certain date certain vapor recovery equipment on underground storage tanks at+ locations selling gasoline at retail in the metropolitan area and on transport +delivery vehicles delivering gasoline to the locations; requiring and +providing for petroleum tank release compensation board reimbursement of a certain +percentage of the costs of retrofits for compliance purposes, limits; +authorizing the PCA to issue field citations for failure to install or use the required +equipment during the transfer of gasoline from transport delivery vehicles to +underground storage tanks and setting the penalty amount; modifying and +clarifying certain provisions relating to management of the environmental and natural +resources trust and Minnesota future resources funds; establishing a water +quality assessment process under the PCA, specifying certain rule adoption +and modifying certain permit fee requirements; requiring amendment of +certain fees for utility permits to cross state lands or waters; terminating the +outstanding obligations of certain waste processing facility grants to Fillmore, +St. Louis, Wright, Isanti, Chisago, Pine, Mille Lacs, Kanabec and Pennington +counties; requiring DNR reports to the legislature on clarification of employee enforcement authority, on forest land off highway vehicle use +reclassification and on the availability of off highway vehicle trails, a report by +the PCA, the DNR, the OEA and BOWSR on consolidating and streamlining county +reporting requirements and certain PCA ISTS and phosphorus reduction reports; +specifying certain continuous trail designation requirements of the DNR +commissioner; specifying certain well disclosure requirements of real property +sellers in Washington county; extending electronic game and fish license agent +agreements; temporarily exempting certain domestic commercial airline from the +petroleum tank release cleanup fee under certain job loss minimization +conditions; requiring state agencies incurring reimbursable costs for petroleum +tank release responses to submit applications for reimbursement to the +petroleum tank release compensation board by a certain date; requiring the DNR +to complete a review of the use of motorized devices on nonmotorized +state trails by physically disabled individuals; repealing the Minnesota-Wisconsin+ boundary area compact and commission, certain local water management plan +requirements and certain provisions relating to the confinement of cervidae ARTICLE 2 - ENVIRONMENTAL FUND CHANGES Providing for the crediting of certain additional penalties, taxes +and fees to the environmental fund; establishing the remediation fund for +response and corrective actions for releases of hazardous substances, pollutants +or contaminants, agricultural chemicals and petroleum and for +environmental response actions at qualified landfill facilities, eliminating the environmental response, compensation and compliance account and +providing for deposit of superfund and certain other response or action fees, +recoveries and penalties in the remediation fund; exempting certain fees from +departmental earnings requirements; expanding certain powers of the commissioner +of the pollution control agency relating to certain grant agreements and +permit fees, providing for PCA collection of certain water quality permit and +hazardous waste fees and for transfer of certain amounts from the superfund, +the solid waste and metropolitan landfill contingency action funds and the dry +cleaner environmental response and reimbursement account to the remediation +fund; repealing the superfund, the solid waste fund, a certain provision +providing for landfill cleanup funding shortfalls, the used motor oil +reimbursement education program and account and a certain expenditure notice +requirement under the metropolitan landfill contingency action fund ARTICLE 3 - AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENTAppropriating money to the department of agriculture for the +voluntary cleanup program, for Minnesota grown promotion and sustainable agriculture demonstration project grants, for ethanol producer payments, for +value added agricultural programs, for continuation of the dairy development and profitability enhancement and dairy business planning grant programs,+ for the northern crops institute, for a livestock breeders association grant,+ for design of the agriculture and food sciences academy and for family +farm security interest payment adjustments, to the board of animal health +for control of paratuberculosis (Johne's disease) and for the +investigation of the avian pneumovirus disease and to the agricultural utilization +research institute, requiring allocation of a certain percentage of the +pesticide reduction options appropriation to field crop research; requiring the commissioner of agriculture to continue to ag in the classroom +program; authorizing certain fund transfers; defining or redefining certain +terms under the provisions regulating farmed cervidae, further regulating the +slaughter of farmed cervidae relating to food; modifying certain fencing and +identification requirements; authorizing the commissioner and the board of animal +health to inspect farmed cervidae facilities, requiring payment of an +inspection fee; requiring registration with the board to possess live cervidae; +establishing a cervidae inspection account; authorizing cervidae in violation to be +seized and destroyed by the commissioner of natural resources (DNR); requiring +and providing for surveillance of farmed cervidae herds for chronic +wasting disease (CWD); removing the responsibilities of the commissioner of +agriculture relating to the control or eradication of noxious weeds, transferring+ certain duties to the commissioner of natural resources or county +agricultural inspectors; authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to use +private water wells in the state to monitor for the presence of agricultural +pesticides and other industrial chemicals in groundwater (ground water) with owner +consent; requiring commissioner expenditure of a certain minimum amount per +fiscal year from the pesticide regulatory account for the waste pesticide +collection program; granting licensed physicians or veterinarians access to +pesticide application information for patient diagnosis, care or treatment +purposes; increasing food handlers license and certain inspection fees; making +permanent certain cervidae import restrictions; modifying certain requirements +for payments to agricultural societies or associations for annual fairs; +modifying certain ethanol producer payment and livestock feedlot permit +application notice requirements; exempting certain animal feedlot facilities from environmental review requirements under certain conditions; modifying+ the duties and reporting responsibilities of the agricultural utilization+ research institute; modifying the definition of qualified wind energy +conversion facility relating to ownership of the land for renewable energy +production incentives and the definition of agricultural products for +agricultural homestead property tax classification eligibility purposes; requiring+ the environmental quality board (EQB) to conduct an environmental review+ study of feedlots containing under a certain amount of animal units and report+ to the legislature by a certain date; repealing beaver damage control grant +program, certain authorized expenditures from the pesticide regulatory +account, the prohibition on circuses during the state fair and certain provisions +relating to ethanol producer payments including the expiration date of the +program ARTICLE 4 - PLANT PROTECTION AND EXPORT CERTIFICATION Authorizing and providing for commissioner of agriculture regulation +of the introduction or establishment of plant pests threatening +agricultural, forestry, or horticultural interests or the general ecological +quality of the state; defining certain terms; specifying certain powers and duties +of the commissioner, authorizing the adoption of rules; providing for the +eradication, control and abatement of public nuisances and for commissioner +marking of infested or infected areas, materials or articles upon the discovery +of plant pests and establishment of quarantine restrictions; requiring and +providing for commissioner creation of a tree care and trimming services registry +for notice of forest pest infestations; regulating the shipment of plant pests +and biological control agents into the state; requiring and providing for+ the commissioner to establish an export certification program to ensure +continued access to foreign and domestic markets, imposing certain fees, +establishing a nursery and phytosanitary account in the agricultural fund for +program funding purposes, authorizing certain cooperative agreements, providing for +the issuance of phytosanitary and export certificates and for +inspections; requiring the commissioner to conduct research and to establish a +program to prevent the introduction or spread of invasive species and plant +pests into the state, requiring preparation and maintenance of a terrestrial +invasive species management plan and annual reports to the legislature; providing for +local pest control programs, for mosquito abatement through establishment of +mosquito abatement boards, authorizing property tax levies and the issuance of certificates of indebtedness, specifying certain duties of the +commissioners of agriculture and natural resources (DNR) and authorizing cooperation +between local government units; providing for shade tree pest and disease +control, authorizing commissioner of agriculture rules and establishment of +experimental programs for sanitation or treatment of shade tree diseases, +providing for removal of diseased or infested trees and for grants to local +government units for funding purposes; exempting regulated exotic aquatic plants and +wild animal species from the provisions ARTICLE 5 - NURSERY LAWProviding for protection of the plant industry; defining certain +terms; specifying certain powers and duties of the commissioner of +agriculture relating to the regulation and control of the sale and distribution +of nursery stock, authorizing rules; specifying certain nursery certificate +requirements; regulating certain fees; requiring and providing for certain +inspections; regulating the storage and shipment of nursery stock into the state; +specifying certain labeling and advertising restrictions; providing for +commissioner enforcement of the regulations; prohibiting conflicting local +regulations; providing for the conservation of certain wildflowers ARTICLE 6 - INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENTRequiring and providing for the commissioner of agriculture to +administer and enforce certain inspection and enforcement requirements; imposing +civil liability for certain violations; providing for commissioner +inspections, sampling and analysis, granting the commissioner certain property +entry rights; authorizing and providing for inspection requests by persons +suspecting certain violations, imposing inspection costs liability on violators; +providing for enforcement of certain regulations by the commissioner and county +attorneys and sheriffs; prohibiting false statements or records; authorizing and +providing for certain administrative remedies and providing for appeal of +commissioner orders; requiring the crediting of penalties, fees and cost +reimbursements to the appropriate nursery and phytosanitary or seed account; imposing +civil or criminal penalties for certain violations ARTICLE 7 � CONFORMIMG CHANGES Repealing certain existing provisions regulating plant pests, shade +tree disease and the sale of nursery stock and a certain rule regulating +charges under the seed law ARTICLE 8 � SEED LAWDefining or redefining certain terms under the Minnesota seed law; +providing for the regulation of wildflower seeds; modifying and expanding +certain labeling requirements; eliminating certain declaration requirements +from recordkeeping requirements; modifying and expanding certain unlawful +acts; eliminating certain penalties; establishing certain permit categories+ and removing the exemption from seed fee permit requirements for certain +low volume sellers; establishing permit fees and requiring the commissioner of +agriculture to develop a standardized testing method for labelers for hybrid seed+ corn relative maturity determination purposes, providing for the +discontinuation of registration and testing upon development of the standardized method;+ modifying certain hybrid seed field corn variety registration requirements; +repealing certain powers and duties of the commissioner ARTICLE 9 � CENTRAL IRON RANGE SANITARY SEWER DISTRICTIncluding the city rather than township of Kinney in the central iron+ range sanitary sewer district and modifying certain other provisions of the+ law relating to employees, research studies, property rights and +disposal, the comprehensive plan, removal of areas from the district, obligations +issuance, tax levies and special assessments imposition and contracting +authority, use of the system, budget preparation and current costs allocation; imposing+ a local approval requirement ARTICLE 10 � ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS Appropriating money to the department of trade and economic +development for Minnesota investment fund grants, for grants to Blue Earth county for+ the rural advanced business facilitation program and to the Mankato state +university rural policy and development center, for facilitation of a joint +partnership with the university of Minnesota and the Mayo foundation for research+ in biotechnology and medical genomics, for flood damage rehabilitation +grants to local government units in the DR-1419 area, for agricultural trade +promotion through the Minnesota trade office, for the job skills partnership +and pathways programs, for grants to Lifetrack Resources for immigrant/refugee +collaborative programs, to Twin Cities Rise for training for hard to train +individuals, to the metropolitan economic development association for minority +business development programs and to WomenVenture for women's business +development programs, for the office of tourism for marketing activities, for a +grant to the Mississippi River parkway commission for tourism along the Great +River road and for the Minnesota film board, for displaced homemakers, +opportunities industrialization center and youth intervention and youthbuild +programs, for university of Minnesota Duluth workforce surveys continuation, for +extended employment services for persons with severe disabilities, for grants +to independent living centers, to the Minnesota employment center for +deaf or hard of hearing people, for employment support services to persons with +mental illness, for management of HIV/AIDS in the workplace and for state +services for the blind, to Minnesota Technology, Inc., to the housing finance +agency for Roseau flood assistance, for the affordable rental investment fund, +for family homeless prevention, for the economic development and housing +challenge program, for rental assistance for the mentally ill, for home +ownership education, counseling and training, for the housing trust fund, for +Indian housing programs, for capacity building grants and for the housing rehabilitation and accessibility program, to the commissioner of +labor and industry for workforce development, for workers compensation and for +workplace services, to the bureau of mediation services, to the workers +compensation court of appeals, to the Minnesota historical society for education +and outreach, for preservation and access, for the Minnesota +international center, for the air national guard and military museums and for Farmamerica, +to the board of the arts for grants programs and for regional arts councils +and to the commissioner of children, families and learning (CFL) for emergency +services grants and for transitional housing programs; specifying certain +business plan adoption requirements of the university of Minnesota and the Mayo +foundation relating to the joint partnership and a priority for DTED +commissioner joint venture marketing grants; establishing the budget base for the home +ownership assistance fund in fiscal years 2006 and 2007; requiring the HFA to +avoid closing or restricting public access to historic sites; providing for+ certain fund transfers and cancellations and for the continued availability +of certain appropriations; specifying certain match requirements; increasing the+ amount to be transferred from the special compensation fund to the general fund+ by the commissioner of finance; delaying the effective date for the transfer+ of certain insurance fraud investigation responsibilities from the +department of labor and industry to the department of commerce; approving certain +federal funds expenditure requests; repealing the Minnesota humanities +commission ARTICLE 11 � DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY POLICY PROVISIONSMerging the division of voluntary apprenticeship in the department of+ labor and industry with the division of labor standards into the division of +labor standards and apprenticeship; establishing the apprenticeship +registration account in the special revenue fund for deposit of the annual +registration fee to be imposed on sponsors for apprentices in the training program; +increasing the fines for certain occupational safety and health violations; +requiring the commissioner of labor and industry to temporarily impose a surcharge +on certain boiler inspection fees and to convene a working group to study the +medical cost drivers of the workers compensation program and to report findings to+ the workers compensation advisory council by a certain date, requiring a +subsequent advisory council report to the legislature ARTICLE 12 � DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY +PROVISIONS � PART ONEAuthorizing the rehabilitation council for the blind, the state +rehabilitation council and the statewide independent living council to conduct +meetings of members by telephone or other electronic means under certain +conditions; increasing the marriage license application fee to fund the displaced+ homemaker program under the department of economic security; increasing the +workforce enhancement fee for deposit in the workforce development fund, +authorizing the commissioner of trade and economic development (DTED) to further +increase the fee under certain dislocated worker program shortfall conditions ARTICLE 13 � DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY +PROVISIONS � PART TWOEliminating the involvement of the director of the Minnesota trade +division in the department of trade and economic development in certain +agriculture promotion activities; increasing the maximum amount allowed to be +spent from the petroleum tank release cleanup fund (petrofund) by the DTED +commissioner for administration of the contamination cleanup grant program; +expanding the mission of the department of trade and economic development to +improvement of the quality of existing jobs and the purposes of certain business +loan programs to job enhancement, defining job enhancement; modifying the +allocation of challenge grant funds to regional organizations and expanding +authorized uses; modifying the administration of revolving funds, limiting the amount +of assistance per project and requiring projects supported through the +challenge grant program to be used principally to benefit low income persons, +eliminating certain match and reporting requirements; modifying the definition of+ Indian for loan making purposes; increasing the maximum Minnesota investment+ fund grant and creating a Minnesota investment revolving loan account, +requiring grant money repaid to the state to be credited to the account in lieu+ of the general fund, appropriating money in the account to the commissioner; authorizing the commissioner to delay Minnesota investment fund loan +repayments under certain project financial difficulties conditions; providing +for job training program grants for placement and retention purposes, +specifying program qualification requirements and duties and defining qualified +graduate for placement grant purposes; authorizing the commissioner to +continue to accept loans for enrollment in the capital access program without +full premium payment; modifying certain rural rehabilitation revolving account administration requirements, restricting the withdrawal of funds for administrative purposes; expanding the content requirements for +business subsidy agreements relating to wage goals and modifying the frequency requirement for the compilation and publication of certain reports; +clarifying the purposes of the job skills partnership program and authorizing +the partnership to provide funds to train certain low income individuals, authorizing the use of a certain percentage of the grant for +preemployment training and eliminating the annual reporting requirement of the job +skills partnership board under the pathways program; basing the allocation +of dislocated worker program grants on actual collections, modifying the+ annual deadline for allocation determinations; and increasing the amount +allowed to be spent for administrative costs; requiring the commissioner to +implement certain rapid response activities; modifying the definition of low income +area for urban initiative board grant purposes; suspending mortgage credit +certificate aid; requiring the governor's workforce development council to study +workforce services areas for efficiency or service quality delivery improvement determination and to develop recommendations for legislative changes +to improve the efficiency of the dislocated worker program and report to the +legislature by a certain date; repealing microenterprise and local government +unit loans and certain cooperation requirements under the challenge grant +program, the tourism loan account, Advantage Minnesota, Inc. and the world trade +center ARTICLE 14 � MOTOR VEHICLE INSTALLMENT SALESClarifying certain limits on finance charges for motor vehicle retail installment sales and the content requirements for retail installment+ contracts relating to the charges; increasing the limit on document +administration fees includable in the cash sale price; changing the phrase intentional +failure to comply to fraudulent violation of relating to recovery for criminal +contract violations ARTICLE 15 � MISCELLANEOUSClarifying the application of the classification as public data of +the names and addresses of applicants and recipients of certain benefits, aid +or assistance to corporations and partnerships; expanding eligibility +for state paid insurance and benefits to employees of supporting organizations +of Minnesota Technology, Inc.; eliminating the mandatory membership +requirements of the Minnesota Technology, Inc. board of directors, authorizing +setting of membership requirements in the bylaws of the corporation; sunsetting +the project outreach advisory committee; eliminating the mandatory +content requirements for the Minnesota technology account in the special +revenue fund; authorizing local government units to impose annual license fees for +the retail sale of certain legal fireworks, specifying certain limits; +transferring the responsibilities of the Indian business loan program from the Indian +affairs council to the department of trade and economic development, +authorizing certain agreements; excluding certain smaller farm labor manufactured+ home housing areas from regulation as manufactured home parks under +certain conditions; requiring the commissioners of human services, DTED, the +housing finance agency (HFA) and corrections to convene a working group to +develop and implement strategies to foster the development of supportive housing +options for long term homelessness, specifying certain membership +representation requirements and duties and requiring a joint report to the +legislature by a certain date (mk, ja)