HF 902

FIFTH ENGROSSMENT

Omnibus environment and natural resources appropriations bill.

ARTICLE 1--ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS OPTION B

Section 1: Environment and natural resources appropriations summary by fund provided.
Sec. 2: Department of environmental protection money appropriated.
Sec. 3: Natural resources money appropriated.
Sec. 4: Minnesota Conservation Corps money appropriated.
Sec. 5: Board of water and soil resources money appropriated.
Sec. 6: Zoological board money appropriated.
Sec. 7: Science museum of Minnesota money appropriated.
Sec. 8: Metropolitan council money appropriated.
Sec. 9: Minnesota future resources fund money appropriated.
Sec. 10: Minnesota resources money appropriated.
Sec. 11: Definition of forest trust fund lands modified.
Sec. 12: Gift minimum increased.
Sec. 13: electronic applications for passes and stickers authorized.
Sec. 14: Volunteer instructor background checks required and detailed.
Sec. 15: Exception for nonprofit organizations provided.
Sec. 16: Right of first refusal authorized.
Sec. 17: Electronic licensing system receipts deposit provided.
Sec. 18: Road easements across state lands provisions modified.
Sec. 19: Authority to issue civil citation provision modified.
Sec. 20: Department resources usage to assist local units of government to
maintain trails authorized.
Sec. 21: Off-highway vehicle safety and conservation grant program created.
Sec. 22: Worker displacement prohibited.
Sec. 23: Ten-day permit issuance provision modified.
Sec. 24: Registration refunds authorized.
Sec. 25: Sound emission regulations for off-highway motorcycles established.
Sec. 26: Off-highway mortorcycle enviromnent and safety education training
program completion required for violators.
Sec. 27: Licensing agent $1 issuing fee imposed.
Sec. 28: General off-road vehicle requirements modified and nonregistered
off-road vehicle operation at the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area
annual operation authorized.
Sec. 29: Registration refund issuance authorized.
Sec. 30: Off-road vehicle environment and safety education and training program administration provided.
Sec. 31: General operation of off-road vehicle on water with snorkel device prohibited.
Sec. 32: Permit fee regulations modified.
Sec. 33: Refunds authorized for snowmobile registrations in certain instances.
Sec. 34: Three-year snowmobile state trail sticker fee set at $30.
Sec. 35: License agent duties modified.
Sec. 36: Sticker issuance procedures specified.
Sec. 37: State trail sticker duplicates clairified.
Sec. 38: Account purposes expanded.
Sec. 39: Required rules modified to conform.
Sec. 40: Technical.
Sec. 41: Registration or continued registration application modified.
Sec. 42: Registration refunds authorized in certain instances.
Sec. 43: ATV program fees imposed.
Sec. 44: ATV safety training course requirements established.
Sec. 45: Youthful opperators of ATVs prohibitions modified.
Sec. 46: ATV passenger restrictions modified.
Sec. 47: Vehicle use exceptions provided and closed forest regulations
established.
Sec. 48: Road and rights-of-way regulations modified.
Sec. 49: General operation of ATV's regulated and snorkel devices prohibited.
Sec. 50: Turtle, frog, and crayfish harvesting restrictions modified.
Sec. 51: Glacial Lakes Trail system establishment provided.
Sec. 52: Form issuance validity regulations modified.
Sec. 53: Alternative means to display and validate annual park permits
authorized.
Sec. 54: Waiver or reduction of state park entrance fees authorized in certain
instances.
Sec. 55: Fee deposit and appropriation provided to operate and maintain state
park system.
Sec. 56: Annual cross country ski pass raised by $5 to $14; 3 year passes
raised by $15 to $39; daily pass fees doubled from $2 to $4.
Sec. 57: Cross-country ski pass fee receipt deposit modified.
Sec. 58: Watercraft license fees raised from $18 to $27, $6 to $9, $7 to
$10.50, $25 to $37.50, and from $12 to $18.
Sec. 59: Watercraft license fees for watercraft over 19 feet raised from $30 to
$45, $45 to $67.50, and from $60 to $90.
Sec. 60: License fee for watercraft for hire raised from $50 to $75.
Sec. 61: watercraft used by nonprofit corporation to teaching fees raised from
$3 to $4.50.
Sec. 62: Dealer's license fee raised from $45 to $67.50.
Sec. 63: Duplicate license fee transfer raised from $3 to $4.50.
Sec. 64: License refund issuance authorized in certain cases.
Sec. 65: Water recreation account established.
Sec. 66: Burning permit requirements modified.
Sec. 67: Burning permit account created.
Sec. 68: Electronic burning permit fees established.
Sec. 69: Forest bough account established.
Sec. 70: Fund transfer detailed.
Sec. 71: Rulemaking exemptions provided.
Sec. 72: Tree planting stock purchase clarified to give preference to Minnesota
grown planting stock.
Sec. 73: Sale proceeds from tree planting stock procedures clarified.
Sec. 74: Internal improvement lands language clarified.
Sec. 75: Land management account established.
Sec. 76: Deposit in minerals management account provided.
Sec. 77: Minerals management account established.
Sec. 78: Technical.
Sec. 79: Addtitional restrictions on Riparian land provided.
Sec. 80-82: Land restrictions modified.
Sec. 83: Land valuation regulations established.
Sec. 84: Land exchange procedures modified relating to Class A land.
Sec. 85: Public hearing requirements modified.
Sec. 86: Exchange proposals modified.
Sec. 87: Determination of value fee and survey fee regulated.
Sec. 88: Class A land conveyance modified.
Sec. 89: Class B land exchange provision provided.
Sec. 90: Land valuation specified.
Sec. 91: Land exchange regulations relating to land of substantially lower
value established.
Sec. 92: Land exchange regulations modified.
Sec. 93: Exchange proposals modified.
Sec. 94: Conveyance and approval regulations modified relating to Class B land.
Sec. 95: Citizen oversight subcommittees date extended.
Sec. 96: Annual appropriation clarified.
Sec. 97: Small game license surcharge revenue appropriated.
Sec. 98: Trout and salmon stamp regulations modified.
Sec. 99: Land disposal in wildlife management areas technical reference added.
Sec. 100: Annual report modified.
Sec. 101: License to be sold and fees to be issued specified.
Sec. 102: Electronic licensing system commission modified.
Sec. 103: Tagging and registration required for certain species of fish.
Sec. 104-105: Technical language clarifications.
Sec. 106: Firearms safety certificate regulations modified.
Sec. 107: Duplicate certificate fee imposed.
Sec. 108: Firearms safety certificate requirement modified.
Sec. 109: Hunter and trapper education regulations modified.
Sec. 110: Tagging fish permit required.
Sec. 111: Special fish management tags issuance provided.
Sec. 112: Fish length measurement procedure clarified.
Sec. 113: Species dates modified.
Sec. 114: Riparian land reservation regulations clarified.
Sec. 115: Water use permit processing fee increased by $100 to $300 and
surcharge imposed.
Sec. 116: Permit application fees relating to water appropriation or dam repair
or construction doubled from $75 to $150 and from $500 to $1000.
Sec. 117: Aquatic plant fees deposited into water recreation account.
Sec. 118: Permit fee schedule modified.
Sec. 119: Citizen monitoring of water quality sunset eliminated.
Sec. 120: Tank fee for individual sewage treatment systems limited to $25.
Sec. 121: Mixed municipal solid waste definition modified.
Sec. 122: Source-separated organic materials definition modified.
Sec. 123: Environmental education advisory board expiration date extended.
Sec. 124: Environmental innovations advisory council established.
Sec. 125: Technical.
Sec. 126: Accounting fee regulations modified.
Sec. 127: Council definition provided.
Sec. 128: Fund supplanting prevented.
Sec. 129: Required audits specified.
Sec. 130: Duties modified.
Sec. 131: Minnesota conservation heritage council established.
Sec. 132: Information gathering provided.
Sec. 133: Appropriation directed.
Sec. 134: Work program and progress reports required.
Sec. 135: Strategic plan requirements modified.
Sec. 136: Meetings made public.
Sec. 137: Peer review procedures modified.
Sec. 138: Peer review panel membership modified.
Sec. 139: Administrative authority modified.
Sec. 140: Royalties, copyrights, and patent regulations clarified.
Sec. 141: Disbursement fund availability language clarified.
Sec. 142: Technical changes.
Sec. 143: Technical changes.
Sec. 144: Real property interest report required.
Sec. 145: Recreational equipment owners eligible to purchase critical habitat license plates.
Sec. 146: Boat trailers also subject to forfeiture.
Sec. 147: Farm-grown closed loop biomass regulated.
Sec. 148: Municipal waste-to-energy project created.
Sec. 149: Interim exemption modified.
Sec. 150: Biomass mandate reduction modified.
Sec. 151-155: Technical changes.
Sec. 156: ¿Lawful purpose¿ definition modified.
Sec. 157: Nonconformities modified.
Sec. 158: Metropolitan area water supply planning activities advisory committee established.
Sec. 159: Annual appropriation provided.
Sec. 160: Inflation adjustment calculation procedure modified.
Sec. 161-162: Summary by fund modified.
Sec. 163: Forest land classification procedures modified.
Sec. 164: Iron nugget production environmental review modified.
Sec. 165: Agreements continued.
Sec. 166: Credit enhancement program fund usage provided.
Sec. 167: Rulemaking required.
Sec. 168: Initial citizen appointments provided.
Sec. 169: Transition provided.
Sec. 170: Conforming changes and rules provided.
Sec. 171: Grooming rates modified.
Sec. 172: Health and environment clearinghouse feasibility report required.
Sec. 173: Repealers.

ARTICLE 2--OPTION A FROM HOUSE RESOLUTION 8

Section 1: Environment and natural resources appropriations reductions detailed.
Sec. 2: Department of environmental protection money appropriations reduced.
Sec. 3: Natural resources department money appropriations reduced.
Sec. 4: Minnesota conservation corps money appropriations reduced.
Sec. 5: Water and soil resources board money appropriations reduced.
Sec. 6: Metropolitan Council money appropriations reduced.
Sec. 7: Science Museum money appropriations reduced.

ARTICLE 3--ENVIRONMENTAL REORGANIZATION

Section 1: State departments designated.
Sec. 2: Access rights modified.
Sec. 3: Interagency coordination modified.
Sec. 4: Waste reduction procurement model revised.
Sec. 5: Committee reports required.
Sec. 6: Department of environmental protection created.
Sec. 7: Office of commissioner of environmental protection created.
Sec. 8: Hazardous waste facility permit regulations clarified.
Sec. 9: Revenue allocation provided.
Sec. 10: Legislative report required.
Sec. 11: Revisor¿s instruction.
Sec. 12: Repealer.

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