E Relating to sustainable forest resources; modifying the forest + resources interagency information cooperative, transferring jurisdiction from +the commissioner of natural resources to the university of Minnesota and +requiring university representation on the cooperative, encouraging the dean of+ the university of Minnesota college of natural resources to coordinate +the establishment of the cooperative; modifying certain provisions under +the state timber act; requiring the commissioner of the DNR to establish +specific timber sale allocation standards, requiring inclusion in the timber sales +manual; eliminating a certain cord volume restriction on the sale of timber +by public auction; clarifying the procedure for issuance of timber cutting and +removal permits; transferring jurisdiction over delinquent deferred sold +timber payments from the attorney general to the commissioner of revenue for+ state debt collection purposes; modifying the time frame for the removal of+ cut timber; designating the informal sale procedure as an additional +alternative timber sale procedure; requiring attorney general approval of the +form and content of consumer scaling agreements; authorizing the commissioner +to enter into agreements with owners or operators of inspected, tested and +approved weight scales to provide weight measurements for the scaling of state+ timber, specifying certain agreement requirements and requiring costs to be +paid by permit holders;modifying certain provisions relating to timber sales on +tax-forfeited lands; authorizing county auditors to credit security provided for payment +to other contracts issued to the contract holder by the county upon request of+ the contract holder under certain conditions and to accept irrevocable +bank letters of credit, authorizing reduction proportionate to the value of the +timber and transfer to other contracts; repealing certain scaling and marking +requirements for informal sales (ra, ja)