SF 69

SPECIAL SESSION CHAPTER 1
EFFECTIVE DATE: various

Agricultural, environmental, natural resources, state parks, and economic development funding provided; programs established and modified; and money appropriated.

ARTICLE 1: AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Section 1: Appropriations summary provided.
Sec. 2: Department of Agriculture money appropriated.
Sec. 3: Board of animal health money appropriated.
Sec. 4: Agricultural utilization research institute money appropriated.
Sec. 5: Fund transfer from Pollution Control Agency to general fund provided.
Sec. 6: Renewable fuel usage provision goals and actions provided.
Sec. 7: Semiannual reporting requirements modified.
Sec. 8: Application fee for loans established.
Sec. 9: Loan term length for individual sewage treatment system removed.
Sec. 10: Technical.
Sec. 11: Criminal penalty technical reference added.
Sec. 12: Administrative penalty technical reference added.
Sec. 13: Contested case technical reference added.
Sec. 14: Commissioner's powers relating to scale testing of grain specified. Fees authorized.
Sec. 15: Fee deposit specified.
Sec. 16: Chemigation permit fee increased by a factor of five. (50 dollars to 250 dollars)
Sec. 17: Pesticide annual application fee increased by a factor of three (.1 percent of gross sales to .4 percent of gross sales).
Sec. 18: Pesticide dealer license fees increased by factor of three (50 dollars to 150 dollars).
Sec. 19: Aquatic pest control license fee doubled (100 dollars to 200 dollars).
Sec. 20: Structural pest control license fees doubled ($100 to $200).
Sec. 21-22: Commercial applicator license fee penalty increased ($10 to $25).
Sec. 23: Soil and manure testing laboratory accuracy certification program made voluntary.
Sec. 24: Minnesota usage of results required.
Sec. 25: Check sample preparation and shipping costs charged and nonrefundable laboratory certification fee authorized.
Sec. 26: Inspection fees doubled for fertilizer (15 to 30 cents per ton).
Sec. 27: Chemical response and reimbursement account expenditures for board staff and administrators increased by 50,000 dollars per fiscal year.
Sec. 28: Entry and inspection requrements modified.
Sec. 29: Certificate fees for phytosanitary inspections modified.
Sec. 30: Plant health certificate requirements modified.
Sec. 31: Various tree, pest, and pathogen definitions modified.
Sec. 32-40: Rules for identifying pest-infested shade trees and programs modified.
Sec. 41: "Individual" defined as human being.
Sec. 42: "Nursery stock broker" definition modified.
Sec. 43: "Nursery stock dealer" definition modified.
Sec. 44: "Nursery stock grower" definition modified.
Sec. 45: "Sales location" definition modified.
Sec. 46: "Tree spade operator" definition modified.
Sec. 47: Nursery certificate requirements modified.
Sec. 48: Exempt nursery sales modified.
Sec. 49: Nursery stock grower fee administration rules modified.
Sec. 50: Nursery stock grower fee delinquency penalty imposed.
Sec. 51: Nursery stock dealer certification fees modified by reducing gross sales limit maximums for each fee level.
Sec. 52: Stock certification requirements modified and new requirements established.
Sec. 53: Identification of origin modified.
Sec. 54: Nursery stock violations expanded.
Sec. 55: Collecting restrictions on orchids , trillium, and echinacea specified.
Sec. 56: Bee colony registration required and fees doubled ($10 to $25 or $50).
Sec. 57: Commercial feed license application fee penalty made applicable to all applicants.
Sec. 58: Free sale certification fee established on feed distributors ($25).
Sec. 59: Inspection fee relating to feed distributors imposed.
Sec. 60: Commercial feed inspection account clarified.
Sec. 61: Commissioner duties relating to the promotion of organic agriculture modified-- task force expiration date extended.
Sec. 62: Board members expanded.
Sec. 63: University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory designated the official lab for the board.
Sec. 64: State board authority clarified and expanded.
Sec. 65: Related terms defined ("Cervidae," "Farmed cervidae," "Owner," "Herd").
Sec. 66: Farmed cervidae running at large prohibited.
Sec. 67: County agricultural society formation and powers modified.
Sec. 68: Zoning ordinance exemptions provided.
Sec. 69: "Rural economic infrasturcture" defined.
Sec. 70: Ethanol producer payment language clarified.
Sec. 71: Ethanol combustion efficiency research grants provided.
Sec. 72: Guidelines provided.
Sec. 73: Farmer stock loan provisions modified.
Sec. 74: Repayment deposit modified and technical reference added.
Sec. 75: Farmer loan provision modified.
Sec. 76: Livestock equipment pilot loan program established.
Sec. 77: Rural finance authority revolving loan account established.
Sec. 78: Application notice for livestock feelot permit modified.
Sec. 79: Board of directors for Agricultural Utilization Research Institue modified.
Sec. 80: Equine teeth floaters (horse dentists) requirements established.
Sec. 81: Flexible fuel vehicle notice required by motor vehicle dealers.
Sec. 82: Milk transport vehicle weight restrictions modified.
Sec. 83: Township assiciation grant procedures modified.
Sec. 84: Grain buyers and storage account license fee increases ranging from $10 to $75 imposed, and ten percent fee penalty imposed.
Sec. 85: Financial statements by grain buyers required.
Sec. 86: Warehouse operator licenses fees increases ranging from $10 to $60 imposed.
Sec. 87: Grain storage licenses imposed ($110 to $1,555), second examination fees set at $55, and penalty fees imposed.
Sec. 88: Home rule charter or statutory city private grain warehouse operation fees imposed at $140 and penalty imposed.
Sec. 89: "Manufactured home park" definition modified.
Sec. 90: Feedlot zoning ordinances modified.
Sec. 91: Interim feedlot zoning ordinances modified.
Sec. 92: Feedlot zoning controls established.
Sec. 93: Fund transfer and repayment deposit provided relating to methane digester loans.
Sec. 94: Agricultural nutrient task force established.
Sec. 95: Biodiesel fuel for restidential, commercial, and industrial heating study initiated.
Sec. 96: Sustainable and organic agriculture support required.
Sec. 97: Revisor's instruction.
Sec. 98: Repealer.

ARTICLE 2--ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 1: Environment and natural resources money appropriated.
Sec. 2: Pollution control agency money appropriated.
Sec. 3: Natural resources money appropriated, with grant to "Let's Go Fishing" program vetoed by governor.
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: Fund transfer from pollution control agency authorized.
Sec. 10: Minnesota future resources fund transfer authorized.
Sec. 11: Minnesota resources money appropriated with the following provisions vetoed by governor--
- a $450,000 second year appropriation
- a land exchange revolving fund for Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing counties
- state park and recreation area revenue-enhancing development project appropriations
- climate change impact studies on Minnesota's aquatic resources
- green roof cost share and monitoring programs
- blue heron research vessel upgrades
- land cover mapping for natural resource protection
- economic development via energy independence planning
- Phillips Biomass Community Energy system cooperative funding
- Laurentian Energy Authority biomass project
- environmental education programs enhancing civic understanding of groundwater
- environmental problem-solving model funding for Twin Cities schools
Sec. 12: "Forest trust lands" definition modified.
Sec. 13: Commissioner gift authorization value limit increased.
Sec. 14: Electronic transactions for passes, stickers, or duplicate safety training certifications authorized.
Sec. 15: Nonprofit organizations and governmental entities exceptions provided.
Sec. 16: Right of first refusal agreement provided.
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: Off-highway vehicle damage account expiration date extended.
Sec. 21: Department resources usage to assist local units of government to maintain trails authorized.
Sec. 22: Dealer temporary permit specified and motorcycle regulations provided.
Sec. 23: Registration refunds authorized.
Sec. 24: Sound emission regulations for off-highway motorcycles established.
Sec. 25: Off-highway mortorcycle enviromnent and safety education training program completion required for violators.
Sec. 26: Licensing agent $1 issuing fee imposed.
Sec. 27: 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. 28: Education and training programs established for off-road vehicle environment impact and $15 fee imposed.
Sec. 29: Registration refund issuance authorized.
Sec. 30: Registration requirements modified and expanded.
Sec. 31: Refunds authorized for snowmobile registrations in certain instances.
Sec. 32: Three-year snowmobile state trail sticker fee set at $30.
Sec. 33: License agent duties modified.
Sec. 34: Sticker issuance procedures specified.
Sec. 35: State trail sticker duplicates clairified.
Sec. 36: Account purposes expanded.
Sec. 37: Technical.
Sec. 38: Required rules modified to conform.
Sec. 39: Registration or continued registration application modified.
Sec. 40: Registration refunds authorized in certain instances.
Sec. 41: ATV program fees imposed.
Sec. 42: ATV safety training course requirements established.
Sec. 43: Youthful opperators of ATVs prohibitions modified.
Sec. 44: ATV passenger restrictions modified.
Sec. 45: Vehicle use exceptions provided and closed forest regulations established.
Sec. 46: Road and rights-of-way regulations modified.
Sec. 47: General operation of ATV's regulated and snorkel devices prohibited.
Sec. 48: Turtle, frog, and crayfish harvesting restrictions modified.
Sec. 49: Glacial Lakes Trail system establishment provided.
Sec. 50: Form issuance validity regulations modified.
Sec. 51: Alternative means to display and validate annual park permits authorized.
Sec. 52: State park open house day clarified.
Sec. 53: Big Bog recreation area permit not required.
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: Fourest 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: Special use permit regulations provided.
Sec. 75: Internal improvement lands language clarified.
Sec. 76: Land management account established.
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: Applicability amount modified relating to public hunting areas and game refuges.
Sec. 97: Trout and salmon stamp regulations modified.
Sec. 98: Land disposal in wildlife management areas technical reference added.
Sec. 99: Annual report modified.
Sec. 100: Nonresident hunting regulations modified to prevent nonresidents from hunting lynx.
Sec. 101: Applicants for licenses not required to provide Social Security numbers.
Sec. 102: License to be sold and fees to be issued specified.
Sec. 103: Electronic licensing system commission modified.
Sec. 104: Tagging and registration required for certain species of fish.
Sec. 105: Field training of hunting dogs on public lands prohibited on certain dates.
Sec. 106: Duplicate certificate fee imposed.
Sec. 107: Firearms safety certificate regulations modified.
Sec. 108: Hunter and trapper education regulations modified.
Sec. 109: Hunting of lynx by nonresidents prohibited.
Sec. 110: Conforming change.
Sec. 111: Conforming change.
Sec. 112: Hunting of lynx prohibited.
Sec. 113: Hunting of lynx prohibited.
Sec. 114: Tagging fish permit required.
Sec. 115: Special fish management tags issuance provided.
Sec. 116: Powers and duties specified.
Sec. 117: Planting trees over public drain tiles prohibited.
Sec. 118: Planting trees over private drain tiles prohibited.
Sec. 119: Marginal land and wetland reservation regulations modified.
Sec. 120: Beaver damage control grants provided.
Sec. 121: Water use permit processing fee increased by $100 to $300 and surcharge imposed.
Sec. 122: Permit application fees relating to water appropriation or dam repair or construction doubled from $75 to $150 and from $500 to $1000.
Sec. 123: Aquatic plant fees deposited into water recreation account.
Sec. 124: Permit fee schedule modified.
Sec. 125: Citizen monitoring of water quality sunset eliminated.
Sec. 126: Inspection modified.
Sec. 127: Tank fee for individual sewage treatment systems limited to $25.
Sec. 128: Environmental education advisory board expiration date extended.
Sec. 129: Environmental innovations advisory council established.
Sec. 130: Technical.
Sec. 131: Accounting relating to solid waste management fees regulations modifed.
Sec. 132: Cathode-ray tube disposal prohibition effective date moved to 2006.
Sec. 133: "Full-time equivalence" definition clarified.
Sec. 134: Pollution prevention assistance program administration clarified.
Sec. 135: Commission duties clarified.
Sec. 136: Real property interest report required.
Sec. 137: Ditch mowing outside cities regulated.
Sec. 138: Critical habitat license plate provision for recreational equipment owners established.
Sec. 139: Boat forfeiture clarified to include their trailers.

ARTICLE 3
Section 1: Appropriations summary by fund provided.
Sec. 2: Employment and economic development funding provided.
Sec. 3: Minnesota Conservation Corps funding provided (VETOED).
Sec. 4: Commerce funding provided.
Sec. 5: Housing finance agency funding provided.
Sec. 6: Explore Minnesota Tourism funding provided.
Sec. 7: Labor and industry funding provided.
Sec. 8: Bureau of mediation services funding provided.
Sec. 9: Workers' compensation court of appeals funding provided.
Sec. 10: Minnesota Historical Society funding provided.
Sec. 11: Board of the arts funding provided.
Sec. 12: Board of accountancy funding provided.
Sec. 13: Board of architecture, engineering, land surveying, landscape architecture, geoscience, and interior design funding provided.
Sec. 14: Board of barber and consmetologists examiners funding provided.
Sec. 15: Public utilities commission funding provided.
Sec. 16: Board of electricity funding provided.
Sec. 17: Fund transfer provided.

ARTICLE 4: JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY PROVISIONS
Section 1: Economic status of women study and report required.
Sec. 2: Related term definitions modified.
Sec. 3: License education fees imposed.
Sec. 4: Fees other than examination fees required.
Sec. 5: Licensing fees imposed and increased.
Sec. 6: License fees increased.
Sec. 7: Real Estate Appraiser Advisory Board membership requirements modified.
Sec. 8: Meeting conduct frequency specified.
Sec. 9: Real estate appraiser license fees increased.
Sec. 10: Board rule adoption procedures modified.
Sec. 11: Aboveground tank modification reimubrsement provided.
Sec. 12: Retail locations and transport vehicle dates specified.
Sec. 13: Repealer.
Sec. 14: Renewable energy production incentives increased.
Sec. 15: Grant account availability provided.
Sec. 16: Account creation provided.
Sec. 17: "Metoropolitan Area" and "Municipality" terms defined and redevelopment cost regulations modified.
Sec. 18: Grant application regulations modified.
Sec. 19: Commissioner discretion impact on grant procedures modified.
Sec. 20: Marketing material sale by commissioner authorized.
Sec. 21: Grant limit retention specified.
Sec. 22: Qualified job training program regulations modified.
Sec. 23: Grantor recipient reports modified.
Sec. 24: Complilation and summary report modified.
Sec. 25: Minnesota Job Skills Partnership Board membership modified.
Sec. 26: Workforce development fund usage modified.
Sec. 27: Special incumbent worker training grants established.
Sec. 28: Special assessment determination and collection modified.
Sec. 29: Special assessment fund disbursement modified.
Sec. 30: Local workforce council purpose and duties modified.
Sec. 31: School calendar modified to prevent districts from commencing an elementary or secondary school year before Labor Day.
Sec. 32: Compensation regulations modified.
Sec. 33: Director of Explore Minnesota Tourism directed to appoint member of commission.
Sec. 34: Gifts, Grants, and endowments regulated.
Sec. 36: Wheel flaps on trucks and trailers regulated.
Sec. 37: Weighing regulations modified.
Sec. 38: "Officer" defined.
Sec. 39: Special paper products vehicle permit provided.
Sec. 40: Relative value fee schedule provided.
Sec. 41: Misrepresentation of employment relationship prohibition established.
Sec. 42: Annual permit for passenger boat on inland waters issuance provided.
Sec. 43: Inspection fees modified.
Sec. 44: License requirments renumbered.
Sec. 45: Inspection registration regulated.
Sec. 46: Masters and pilots regulations modified.
Sec. 47: Engineer license application submission required.
Sec. 48: Examination approval required.
Sec. 49: Inspection fees imposed.
Sec. 50: Insurer report procedures modified.
Sec. 51: Incentive payment and appropriation regulations modified.
Sec. 52: Payment amount and wind facilities limit provided.
Sec. 53: Renewable development account modified.
Sec. 54: Record and property inspection regulations modified and report requirements changed.
Sec. 55: New authority filing fee modified.
Sec. 56: Cost assessment modified.
Sec. 57: Per number fee combination established for 911 and emergency services.
Sec. 58: Authorized expenditure telephone assistance fund created and modified.
Sec. 59: Duties and powers modified.
Sec. 60: "Automotive fuel" definition modified.
Sec. 61: "Oxygenate blender" changed to "Ethanol blender" in terms of definition.
Sec. 62: Special police powers modified.
Sec. 63: Petroleum inspection fee modified.
Sec. 64: Inspection of petroleum products modified.
Sec. 65: Petroleum-based engine fuel product quality and responsibilty regulations expanded.
Sec. 66: Petroleum product specifications modified.
Sec. 67: Disclosure regulations modified.
Sec. 68: Petroleum product sale on gross volume basis modified.
Sec. 69-72: Minor language modifications.
Sec. 73: Automotive fuel ratings, certification, and posting modified.
Sec. 74: Data usage regulations modified.
Sec. 75: Explore Minesota Tourism tax report required.
Sec. 76: "Agricultural alcohol gasoline" definition modified.
Sec. 77: "Aviation gasoline" definition modified.
Sec. 78: "Aviation turbine fuel" and "jet fuel" definitions modified.
Sec. 79: "Diesel fuel oil" definitions modified.
Sec. 80: "E85" definition modified.
Sec. 81: "Ethanol, denatured" definition modified.
Sec. 82: "Gas turbine fuel oil" definition modified.
Sec. 83: "Gasoline" definition modified.
Sec. 84: "Gasoline blended with nonethanol oxygenate" definition modified.
Sec. 85: "Gasoline blended with ethanol" definition modified.
Sec. 86: "Heating fuel oil" definition modified.
Sec. 87: "Kerosene" definition modified.
Sec. 88: Sale or privatization of Ironworld Discovery Center or Giants Ridge Golf and Ski Resort prevented.
Sec. 89: taconite environmental fund modified.
Sec. 90: Tax proceed increase detailed.
Sec. 91: Grant and loan fund established.
Sec. 92: "Telephone solicitation" modified.
Sec. 93: 911 Emergency phone service representations detailed.
Sec. 94: Fee purpose specified.
Sec. 95: Securities regulations modified.
Sec. 96: Holding period regulations revised.
Sec. 97: Line of duty defined.
Sec. 98: Iron range resources and rehabilitation and early separation incentive program authorization provided.
Sec. 99: Fee transmittal provided.
Sec. 100: Fee amounts for court administrators in civil actions increased.
Sec. 101: "Commissioner" definition removed.
Sec. 102: Capitol improvement plan nuances modified.
Sec. 103: Refinancing residential housing regulations modified relating to owners of rental property.
Sec. 104: Challenge grants or loans eligible recipients expanded.
Sec. 105: Pay details for commissioner compensation modified.
Sec. 106: Creation authority modified.
Sec. 107: "Qualified business" modified.
Sec. 108: Repayment obligation modified.
Sec. 109: Reconciliation modified.
Sec. 110: Remedies modified.
Sec. 111: "Qualified business" definition modified.
Sec. 112: Repayment obligation modified.
Sec. 113: Legislative report frequency modified.
Sec. 114: Premarital education reduced marriage license fee increased.
Sec. 115: Marriage license fee disposition detailed.
Sec. 116: Railroad regulations for one that obstructs treatment of an injured worker modified.
Sec. 117: Sunset provided.
Sec. 118: Petrofund fee exemption for Minnesota commercial airlines extended.
Sec. 119: "Hydrogen" definition modified.
Sec. 120: Early purchase and deployment of hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies provided.
Sec. 121: Sesquicentennial commission established and detailed.
Sec. 122: Surplus state land in Redwood county addressed.
Sec. 123: Revisor instruction.
Sec. 124: Repealer.

ARTICLE 5--REGULATION OF SERVICE CONTRACTS
Section 1: Scope and purpose provided.
Sec. 2: Related terms provided.
Sec. 3: Business transaction requirements provided.
Sec. 4: Reimbursement insurance policy disclosure requirements detailed.
Sec. 5-6: Service contract required disclosures provided.
Sec. 7: Prohibited acts provided.
Sec. 8: Record-keeping requirements provided.
Sec. 9: Reimbursement insurance policy termination provided.
Sec. 10: Reimbursement insurance policy holder obligations provided.
Sec. 11: Severability provision.
Sec. 12: Unfair claims service contracts course of action detailed.
Sec. 13: Effective date.

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