1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; reorganizing and renaming the Legislative 
1.3 	Commission on Minnesota Resources; providing for land donor appraisal 
1.4 	reimbursement; providing for acquisition of land for certain facilities; providing 
1.5 	for disposition of certain receipts; modifying state park permit provisions; 
1.6 	modifying forest services provided to private owners; granting authority to 
1.7 	establish state forest user fees; modifying the State Timber Act; modifying 
1.8 	certain definitions; modifying noise standard exemptions; extending certain pilot 
1.9 	programs; granting certain authority to the Lower Minnesota River Watershed 
1.10 	District; exempting counties from certain rules; requiring reports; eliminating the 
1.11 	requirement for a comprehensive forest resource management plan; modifying 
1.12 	certain appropriations; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
1.13 	sections 84.085, subdivision 1; 85.052, subdivision 4; 85.053, by adding a 
1.14 	subdivision; 85.054, by adding subdivisions; 88.79, subdivision 1; 90.14; 90.151, 
1.15 	subdivisions 1, 6, by adding a subdivision; 103I.005, subdivision 9; 116.07, 
1.16 	subdivision 2a; 116P.02, subdivision 4; 116P.03; 116P.04, subdivision 5; 116P.05, 
1.17 	as amended; 116P.07; 116P.08, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6; 116P.09, subdivisions 
1.18 	1, 6, by adding a subdivision; 116P.11; Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, 
1.19 	sections 10A.01, subdivision 35; 85.053, subdivision 2; 85.055, subdivision 1;  
1.20 	Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 165; Laws 2005, First Special Session 
1.21 	chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 10; proposing coding for new law 
1.22 	in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 89; 90; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, 
1.23 	sections 89.011, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 6; 116P.02, subdivision 2; 116P.06; Laws 
1.24 	2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 156, subdivision 2.
1.25 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.26 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, 
1.27 	is amended to read:
1.28 		Subd. 35.Public official. "Public official" means any:
1.29 	(1) member of the legislature;
1.30 	(2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative 
1.31 	auditor, chief clerk of the house, revisor of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, or 
1.32 	attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House Research;
2.1 	(3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative 
2.2 	deputy;
2.3 	(4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;
2.4 	(5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state 
2.5 	department or agency as listed in section 15.01 or 15.06, or the state chief information 
2.6 	officer;
2.7 	(6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a 
2.8 	state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under 
2.9 	chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;
2.10 	(7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, 
2.11 	or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;
2.12 	(8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;
2.13 	(9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);
2.14 	(10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;
2.15 	(11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of 
2.16 	Administrative Hearings or referee in the Department of Employment and Economic 
2.17 	Development;
2.18 	(12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations 
2.19 	manager of the Metropolitan Council;
2.20 	(13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;
2.21 	(14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the 
2.22 	Department of Public Safety;
2.23 	(15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;
2.24 	(16) member of the board of directors or president of Minnesota Technology, Inc.; or
2.25 	(17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State 
2.26 	High School League.; or 
2.27 	(18) a citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
2.28 	Resources.

2.29 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 84.085, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
2.30 		Subdivision 1.Authority. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may accept for 
2.31 	and on behalf of the state any gift, bequest, devise, or grants of lands or interest in lands or 
2.32 	personal property of any kind or of money tendered to the state for any purpose pertaining 
2.33 	to the activities of the department or any of its divisions. Any money so received is hereby 
2.34 	appropriated and dedicated for the purpose for which it is granted. Lands and interests in 
2.35 	lands so received may be sold or exchanged as provided in chapter 94.
3.1 	(b) When the commissioner of natural resources accepts lands or interests in land, 
3.2 	the commissioner may reimburse the donor for costs incurred to obtain an appraisal needed 
3.3 	for tax reporting purposes. If the state pays the donor for a portion of the value of the 
3.4 	lands or interests in lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not 
3.5 	exceed $1,500. If the donor receives no payment from the state for the lands or interests in 
3.6 	lands that are donated, the reimbursement for appraisal costs shall not exceed $5,000.
3.7 	(b) (c)  The commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of the state, may accept and 
3.8 	use grants of money or property from the United States or other grantors for conservation 
3.9 	purposes not inconsistent with the laws of this state. Any money or property so received 
3.10 	is hereby appropriated and dedicated for the purposes for which it is granted, and shall 
3.11 	be expended or used solely for such purposes in accordance with the federal laws and 
3.12 	regulations pertaining thereto, subject to applicable state laws and rules as to manner 
3.13 	of expenditure or use providing that the commissioner may make subgrants of any 
3.14 	money received to other agencies, units of local government, private individuals, private 
3.15 	organizations, and private nonprofit corporations. Appropriate funds and accounts shall be 
3.16 	maintained by the commissioner of finance to secure compliance with this section.
3.17 	(c) (d)  The commissioner may accept for and on behalf of the permanent school fund 
3.18 	a donation of lands, interest in lands, or improvements on lands. A donation so received 
3.19 	shall become state property, be classified as school trust land as defined in section  92.025, 
3.20 	and be managed consistent with section  127A.31. 

3.21 	Sec. 3. [85.0145] ACQUISITION OF LAND FOR FACILITIES.
3.22 	The commissioner of natural resources may acquire interests in land by gift, 
3.23 	purchase, or lease for facilities outside the boundaries of state parks, state recreation areas, 
3.24 	or state waysides that are needed for the management of state parks, state recreation areas, 
3.25 	or state waysides established under sections 85.012 and 85.013.

3.26 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.052, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
3.27 		Subd. 4.Deposit of fees. (a) Fees paid for providing contracted products and 
3.28 	services within a state park, state recreation area, or wayside, and for special state park 
3.29 	uses under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to a 
3.30 	state parks account.
3.31 	(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases of natural resources within 
3.32 	state parks, recreation areas, and waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be 
3.33 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.
4.1 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the gross receipts from the sale of stockpile 
4.2 	materials, aggregate, or other earth materials from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle 
4.3 	Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the natural resources fund 
4.4 	from which the purchase of the stockpile material was made.

4.5 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is 
4.6 	amended to read:
4.7 		Subd. 2.Requirement. Except as provided in section 85.054, a motor vehicle 
4.8 	may not enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, 
4.9 	without a state park permit issued under this section. Except for vehicles permitted under 
4.10 	subdivision subdivisions 7, paragraph (a), clause (2), and 8,  the state park permit must be 
4.11 	affixed to the lower right corner windshield of the motor vehicle and must be completely 
4.12 	affixed by its own adhesive to the windshield, or the commissioner may, by written order, 
4.13 	provide an alternative means to display and validate annual permits.

4.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2007.

4.15 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.053, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.16 	to read:
4.17 		Subd. 8.Towed vehicles. The commissioner shall prescribe and issue a temporary 
4.18 	permit for a vehicle that enters a park towed by a vehicle used for camping. The temporary 
4.19 	permit shall be issued with the camping permit and allows the towed vehicle to be driven 
4.20 	in state parks until the camping permit expires.

4.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2007.

4.22 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.054, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.23 	to read:
4.24 		Subd. 12.Soudan Underground Mine State Park. A state park permit is not 
4.25 	required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle entry or parking at the visitor 
4.26 	parking area of Soudan Underground Mine State Park.

4.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2007.

4.28 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.054, is amended by adding a subdivision 
4.29 	to read:
5.1 		Subd. 13.Religious services. A state park permit is not required and a fee may not 
5.2 	be charged for motor vehicle entry to attend a religious service held in a state park if the 
5.3 	motor vehicle and occupants depart the park within two hours of entry.

5.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2007.

5.5 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2005 Supplement, section 85.055, subdivision 1, is 
5.6 	amended to read:
5.7 		Subdivision 1.Fees. The fee for state park permits for:
5.8 	(1) an annual use of state parks is $25;
5.9 	(2) a second vehicle state park permit is $18;
5.10 	(3) a state park permit valid for one day is $7 $5;
5.11 	(4) a daily vehicle state park permit for groups is $5 $3;
5.12 	(5) an annual permit for motorcycles is $20;
5.13 	(6) an employee's state park permit is without charge; and
5.14 	(6) (7) a state park permit for handicapped disabled persons under section  85.053, 
5.15 	subdivision 7, clauses (1) and (2), is $12. 
5.16 	The fees specified in this subdivision include any sales tax required by state law.

5.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2007.

5.18 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 88.79, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.19 		Subdivision 1.Employment of competent foresters; service to private owners.
 5.20 	The commissioner of natural resources may employ competent foresters to furnish owners 
5.21 	of forest lands within the state of Minnesota owning respectively not exceedingwho own 
5.22 	not more than 1,000 acres of suchforest land, forest management services consisting of:
5.23 	(1) advice in management and protection of timber, including written stewardship 
5.24 	and forest management plans;
5.25 	(2) selection and marking of timber to be cut,;
5.26 	(3) measurement of products,;
5.27 	(4) aid in marketing harvested products,;
5.28 	(5) provision of tree-planting equipment; and 
5.29 	(6) such other services as the commissioner of natural resources deems necessary or 
5.30 	advisable to promote maximum sustained yield of timber upon such forest lands.

5.31 	Sec. 11. [89.22] USES OF STATE FOREST LANDS; FEES.
6.1 		Subdivision 1.Establishing fees. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the 
6.2 	commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish fees 
6.3 	providing for the use of state forest lands, including motorcycle, snowmobile, and sports 
6.4 	car rallies, races, or enduros; orienteering trials; group campouts that do not occur at 
6.5 	designated group camps; dog sled races; dog trials; large horse trail rides; and commercial 
6.6 	uses.  The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 
6.7 	14.386 does not apply. 
6.8 		Subd. 2.Receipts to special revenue fund. Fees collected under subdivision 1 shall 
6.9 	be credited to the special revenue fund and are annually appropriated to the commissioner 
6.10 	for costs incurred attributable to the uses for which the fees were imposed.

6.11 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 90.14, is amended to read:
6.12 	90.14 AUCTION SALE PROCEDURE.
6.13 	(a) All state timber shall be offered and sold by the same unit of measurement as it 
6.14 	was appraised. The sale shall be made to the person who (1) bids the highest price for all 
6.15 	the several kinds of timber as advertised, or (2) if unsold at public auction, to the person 
6.16 	who purchases at any subsequent sale authorized under section 90.101, subdivision 1. No 
6.17 	tract shall be sold to any person other than the purchaser in whose name the bid was made.
6.18 	The commissioner may refuse to approve any and all bids received and cancel a sale of 
6.19 	state timber for good and sufficient reasons.
6.20 	(b) The purchaser at any sale of timber shall, immediately upon the approval of the 
6.21 	bid, or, if unsold at public auction, at the time of purchase at a subsequent sale under 
6.22 	section 90.101, subdivision 1, pay to the commissioner a down payment of 15 percent 
6.23 	of the appraised value. In case any purchaser fails to make such payment, the purchaser 
6.24 	shall be liable therefor to the state in a civil action, and the commissioner may reoffer the 
6.25 	timber for sale as though no bid or sale under section 90.101, subdivision 1, therefor 
6.26 	had been made.
6.27 	(c) In lieu of the scaling of state timber required by this chapter, a purchaser of 
6.28 	state timber may, at the time of payment by the purchaser to the commissioner of 15 
6.29 	percent of the appraised value, elect in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney 
6.30 	general to purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of the volume of 
6.31 	timber described in the permit, provided that the commissioner has expressly designated 
6.32 	the availability of such option for that tract on the list of tracts available for sale as 
6.33 	required under section 90.101. A purchaser who elects in writing on a form prescribed 
6.34 	by the attorney general to purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of 
7.1 	the volume of timber described on the permit does not have recourse to the provisions 
7.2 	of section 90.281.
7.3 	(d) In the case of a public auction sale conducted by a sealed bid process, tracts shall 
7.4 	be awarded to the high bidder, who shall pay to the commissioner a down payment of 15 
7.5 	percent of the appraised value within ten business days of receiving a written award 
7.6 	notice. If a purchaser fails to make the down payment, the purchaser is liable for the down 
7.7 	payment to the state and the commissioner may offer the timber for sale to the next highest 
7.8 	bidder as though no higher bid had been made.
7.9 	(e) Except as otherwise provided by law, at the time the purchaser signs a permit 
7.10 	issued under section 90.151, the purchaser shall make a bid guarantee payment to the 
7.11 	commissioner in an amount equal to 15 percent of the total purchase price of the permit 
7.12 	less the down payment amount required by paragraph (b). If the bid guarantee payment is 
7.13 	not submitted with the signed permit, no harvesting may occur, the permit cancels, and the 
7.14 	down payment for timber forfeits to the state. The bid guarantee payment forfeits to the 
7.15 	state if the purchaser and successors in interest fail to execute an effective permit.

7.16 	Sec. 13. [90.145] PURCHASER QUALIFICATIONS AND REGISTRATION.
7.17 		Subdivision 1.Purchaser qualifications. (a) In addition to any other requirements 
7.18 	imposed by this chapter, the purchaser of a state timber permit issued under section 90.151 
7.19 	must meet the requirements in paragraphs (b) to (d).
7.20 	(b) The purchaser and the purchaser's agents, employees, subcontractors, and 
7.21 	assigns must comply with general industry safety standards for logging adopted by the 
7.22 	commissioner of labor and industry under chapter 182. The commissioner of natural 
7.23 	resources shall require a purchaser to provide proof of compliance with the general 
7.24 	industry safety standards. 
7.25 	(c) The purchaser and the purchaser's agents, subcontractors, and assigns must 
7.26 	comply with the mandatory insurance requirements of chapter 176. The commissioner 
7.27 	shall require a purchaser to provide a copy of the proof of insurance required by section 
7.28 	176.130 before the start of harvesting operations on any permit.
7.29 	(d) Before the start of harvesting operations on any permit, the purchaser must 
7.30 	certify that a foreperson or other designated employee who has a current certificate of 
7.31 	completion from the Minnesota logger education program (MLEP), the Wisconsin Forest 
7.32 	Industry Safety and Training Alliance (FISTA), or any similar program acceptable to the 
7.33 	commissioner, is supervising active logging operations.
7.34 		Subd. 2.Purchaser preregistration. To facilitate the sale of permits issued under 
7.35 	section 90.151, the commissioner may establish a purchaser preregistration system. 
8.1 	Any system implemented by the commissioner shall be limited in scope to only that 
8.2 	information that is required for the efficient administration of the purchaser qualification 
8.3 	provisions of this chapter and shall conform with the requirements of chapter 13.

8.4 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 90.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
8.5 		Subdivision 1.Issuance; expiration. (a) Following receipt of the down payment 
8.6 	for state timber required under section 90.14 or 90.191, the commissioner shall issue a 
8.7 	numbered permit to the purchaser, in a form approved by the attorney general, by the 
8.8 	terms of which the purchaser shall be authorized to enter upon the land, and to cut and 
8.9 	remove the timber therein described as designated for cutting in the report of the state 
8.10 	appraiser, according to the provisions of this chapter. The permit shall be correctly dated 
8.11 	and executed by the commissioner and signed by the purchaser. If a permit is not signed 
8.12 	by the purchaser within 60 days from the date of purchase, the permit cancels and the 
8.13 	down payment for timber required under section 90.14 forfeits to the state.
8.14 	(b) The permit shall expire no later than five years after the date of sale as the 
8.15 	commissioner shall specify or as specified under section 90.191, and the timber shall 
8.16 	be cut within the time specified therein. All cut timber, equipment, and buildings not 
8.17 	removed from the land within 90 days after expiration of the permit shall become the 
8.18 	property of the state.
8.19 	(c) The commissioner may grant an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days 
8.20 	for the removal of cut timber, equipment, and buildings upon receipt of such request by 
8.21 	the permit holder for good and sufficient reasons. The commissioner may grant a second 
8.22 	period of time not to exceed 120 days for the removal of cut timber, equipment, and 
8.23 	buildings upon receipt of a request by the permit holder for hardship reasons only.
8.24 	(d) No permit shall be issued to any person other than the purchaser in whose name 
8.25 	the bid was made.

8.26 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 90.151, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
8.27 		Subd. 6.Notice and approval required. The permit shall provide that the permit 
8.28 	holder shall not start cutting any state timber nor clear building sites nor logging roads until 
8.29 	the commissioner has been notified and has given prior approval to such cutting operations.
8.30 	Approval shall not be granted until the permit holder has completed a presale conference 
8.31 	with the state appraiser designated to supervise the cutting. The permit holder shall also 
8.32 	give prior notice whenever permit operations are to be temporarily halted, whenever 
8.33 	permit operations are to be resumed, and when permit operations are to be completed.

9.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 90.151, is amended by adding a subdivision 
9.2 	to read:
9.3 		Subd. 15.Liquidated damages. The permit may include a schedule of liquidated 
9.4 	damage charges for breach of permit terms by the permit holder. The damage charges shall 
9.5 	be limited to amounts that are reasonable in light of the anticipated or actual harm caused 
9.6 	by the breach, the difficulties of proof of loss, and the inconvenience or nonfeasibility of 
9.7 	otherwise obtaining an adequate remedy.

9.8 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103I.005, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
9.9 		Subd. 9.Exploratory boring. "Exploratory boring" means a surface drilling done 
9.10 	to explore or prospect for oil, natural gas, apatite, diamonds, graphite, gemstones, kaolin 
9.11 	clay, and metallic minerals, including iron, copper, zinc, lead, gold, silver, titanium, 
9.12 	vanadium, nickel, cadmium, molybdenum, chromium, manganese, cobalt, zirconium, 
9.13 	beryllium, thorium, uranium, aluminum, platinum, palladium, radium, tantalum, tin, and 
9.14 	niobium, and a drilling or boring for petroleum.

9.15 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116.07, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
9.16 		Subd. 2a.Exemptions from standards. No standards adopted by any state agency 
9.17 	for limiting levels of noise in terms of sound pressure which may occur in the outdoor 
9.18 	atmosphere shall apply to (1) segments of trunk highways constructed with federal 
9.19 	interstate substitution money, provided that all reasonably available noise mitigation 
9.20 	measures are employed to abate noise, (2) an existing or newly constructed segment of a 
9.21 	highway, provided that all reasonably available noise mitigation measures, as approved by 
9.22 	the commissioners of the Department of Transportation and Pollution Control Agency, are 
9.23 	employed to abate noise, (3) except for the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, an existing 
9.24 	or newly constructed segment of a road, street, or highway under the jurisdiction of a road 
9.25 	authority of a town, statutory or home rule charter city, or county, except for roadways for 
9.26 	which full control of access has been acquired, (4) skeet, trap or shooting sports clubs, 
9.27 	or (5) motor vehicle race events conducted at a facility specifically designed for that 
9.28 	purpose that was in operation on or before July 1, 1983. 1996. Motor vehicle race events 
9.29 	exempted from state standards under this subdivision are exempt from claims based on 
9.30 	noise brought under section 561.01 and chapters 116B and 116D. Nothing herein shall 
9.31 	prohibit a local unit of government or a public corporation with the power to make rules 
9.32 	for the government of its real property from regulating the location and operation of 
9.33 	skeet, trap or shooting sports clubs, or motor vehicle race events conducted at a facility 
9.34 	specifically designed for that purpose that was in operation on or before July 1, 1983 1996.

10.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
10.2 		Subd. 4.Commission. "Commission" means the LegislativeLegislative-Citizen 
10.3 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.

10.4 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.03, is amended to read:
10.5 	116P.03 TRUST FUND NOT TO SUPPLANT EXISTING FUNDING; 
10.6 	APPROPRIATIONS.
10.7 	(a) The trust fund may not be used as a substitute for traditional sources of funding 
10.8 	environmental and natural resources activities, but the trust fund shall supplement the 
10.9 	traditional sources, including those sources used to support the criteria in section  116P.08, 
10.10 	subdivision 1. The trust fund must be used primarily to support activities whose benefits 
10.11 	become available only over an extended period of time. 
10.12 	(b) The commission must determine the amount of the state budget spent from 
10.13 	traditional sources to fund environmental and natural resources activities before and after 
10.14 	the trust fund is established and include a comparison of the amount in the report under 
10.15 	section  116P.09, subdivision 7. 
10.16 	(c) For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, the amount 
10.17 	of the environment and natural resources trust fund that is available for appropriation 
10.18 	under the terms of the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14, shall be appropriated 
10.19 	by  law.
10.20 	(d) The amount appropriated from the environment and natural resources trust fund 
10.21 	may be spent only for the public purpose of protection, conservation, preservation, and 
10.22 	enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural resources. 
10.23 	Recommendations made by the commission under this chapter must be consistent with 
10.24 	this chapter; the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14; and the strategic plan 
10.25 	adopted under section 116P.08, subdivision 3, and must demonstrate a direct benefit to the 
10.26 	state's environment and natural resources. 

10.27 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.04, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
10.28 		Subd. 5.Audits required. The legislative auditor shall audit trust fund expenditures 
10.29 	to ensure that the money is spent for the purposes provided in the commission's budget 
10.30 	plan for which the money was appropriated.

11.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.05, as amended by Laws 2005, First 
11.2 	Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 135, is amended to read:
11.3 	116P.05 LEGISLATIVELEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON 
11.4 	MINNESOTA RESOURCES.
11.5 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) A LegislativeLegislative-Citizen Commission on 
11.6 	Minnesota Resources of 20 17 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting 
11.7 	of the chairs of the house and senate committees on environment and natural resources 
11.8 	or designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, the chairs of the house and senate 
11.9 	committees on environment and natural resources finance or designees appointed for 
11.10 	the terms of the chairs, the chairs of the house Ways and Means and Senate Finance 
11.11 	Committees or designees appointed for the terms of the chairs, seven four members of the 
11.12 	senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules and 
11.13 	Administration, and sevenfour members of the house appointed by the speaker.
11.14 	At least three two members from the senate and three two members from the house 
11.15 	must be from the minority caucus. Members are entitled to reimbursement for per diem 
11.16 	expenses plus travel expenses incurred in the services of the commission.
11.17 	Seven citizens are members of the commission, five appointed by the governor, 
11.18 	one appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules 
11.19 	and Administration, and one appointed by the speaker of the house.  The governor's 
11.20 	appointments are subject to the advice and consent of the senate. The citizen members 
11.21 	are selected and recommended to the appointing authorities according to subdivision 
11.22 	1a and must:
11.23 	(1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of the protection, 
11.24 	conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, 
11.25 	and other natural resources; 
11.26 	(2) have strong knowledge in the state's environment and natural resource issues 
11.27 	around the state; and
11.28 	(3) have demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment.
11.29 	(b) Members shall appoint develop procedures to elect a chair who that rotates 
11.30 	between legislative and citizen members. The chair shall preside and convene meetings as 
11.31 	often as necessary to conduct duties prescribed by this chapter.
11.32 	(c) Appointed legislative members shall serve on the commission until their 
11.33 	successors are appointed for two-year terms, beginning in January of each odd-numbered 
11.34 	year and continuing through the end of December of the next even-numbered year. Citizen 
11.35 	and legislative members continue to serve until their successors are appointed.
12.1 	(d) A citizen member may be removed by an appointing authority for cause.
12.2 	Vacancies occurring on the commission shall not affect the authority of the remaining 
12.3 	members of the commission to carry out their duties, and vacancies shall be filled for the 
12.4 	remainder of the term in the same manner under paragraph (a).
12.5 	(e) Citizen members shall be initially appointed according to the following schedule 
12.6 	of terms:
12.7 	(1) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
12.8 	January 2010;
12.9 	(2) one member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
12.10 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
12.11 	2010 and one member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 
12.12 	Monday in January 2010; 
12.13 	(3) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
12.14 	January 2009; and 
12.15 	(4) one member appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
12.16 	January 2008. 
12.17 	(f) Citizen members are entitled to per diem and reimbursement for expenses 
12.18 	incurred in the services of the commission, as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 3.
12.19 		Subd. 1a.Citizen selection committee. The governor shall appoint a trust fund 
12.20 	citizen selection committee of five  members who come from different regions of the state 
12.21 	and who have knowledge and experience of state environment and natural resource issues.
12.22 	The duties of the trust fund citizen selection committee shall be to:
12.23 	(1) identify citizen candidates to be members of the commission as part of the open 
12.24 	appointments process under section 15.0597;
12.25 	(2) request and review citizen candidate applications to be members of the 
12.26 	commission; and
12.27 	(3) interview the citizen candidates and recommend an adequate pool of candidates 
12.28 	to be selected for commission membership by the governor, the senate, and the house 
12.29 	of representatives.
12.30 	Members are entitled to travel expenses incurred to fulfill their duties under this 
12.31 	subdivision as provided in section 15.059, subdivision 6.
12.32 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The commission shall recommend a budget plan an annual 
12.33 	legislative bill for expenditures appropriations from the environment and natural resources 
12.34 	trust fund and shall adopt a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of 
12.35 	the recommended legislative bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members 
12.36 	of the commission. 
13.1 	(b) The commission shall recommend expenditures to the legislature from the state 
13.2 	land and water conservation account in the natural resources fund.
13.3 	(c) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota 
13.4 	environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section 
13.5 	4.071, subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must submit a 
13.6 	work program and semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the Legislative
13.7 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable 
13.8 	reporting requirements under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be spent 
13.9 	unless the commission has approved the pertinent work program.
13.10 	(d) The peer review panel created under section 116P.08 must also review, comment, 
13.11 	and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an appropriation from the 
13.12 	oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
13.13 	(e) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under 
13.14 	chapter 116P.
13.15 	(f) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:
13.16 	(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to 
13.17 	funding decision recommendations;
13.18 	(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications 
13.19 	for trust fund expenditure planning;
13.20 	(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based 
13.21 	on need;
13.22 	(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;
13.23 	(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as 
13.24 	possible; and 
13.25 	(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project 
13.26 	proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals. 
13.27 		Subd. 3.Sunset. This section expires June 30, 2016, unless extended by law.

13.28 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.07, is amended to read:
13.29 	116P.07 INFORMATION GATHERING.
13.30 	The commission may convene public forums or employ other methods to gather 
13.31 	information for establishing priorities for funding.

13.32 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.08, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
13.33 		Subd. 3.Strategic plan required. (a) The commission shall adopt a strategic 
13.34 	plan for making expenditures from the trust fund, including identifying the priority 
14.1 	areas for funding for the next six years. The strategic plan must be updated reviewed
14.2 	every two years. The plan is advisory only. The commission shall submit the plan, as a 
14.3 	recommendation, to the house of representatives Ways and Means and senate Finance 
14.4 	Committees by January 1 of each odd-numbered year. The strategic plan must have clearly 
14.5 	stated short- and long-term goals and strategies for trust fund expenditures, must provide 
14.6 	measurable outcomes for expenditures, and must determine areas of emphasis for funding. 
14.7 	(b) The commission may accept or modify the draft of the strategic plan submitted 
14.8 	to it by the advisory committee before voting on the plan's adoption shall consider the 
14.9 	long-term strategic plans of agencies with environment and natural resource programs 
14.10 	and responsibilities and plans of conservation and environmental organizations during the 
14.11 	development and review of the strategic plan.

14.12 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
14.13 		Subd. 4.Budget plan Legislative recommendations. (a) Funding may be provided 
14.14 	only for those projects that meet the categories established in subdivision 1.
14.15 	(b) Projects submitted to the commission for funding may be referred to the advisory 
14.16 	committee for recommendation.
14.17 	(c) The commission must adopt a budget plan recommend an annual legislative bill
14.18 	to make expenditures appropriations from the trust fund for the purposes provided in 
14.19 	subdivision 1. The budget plan recommendations must be submitted to the governor for 
14.20 	inclusion in the biennial budget and supplemental budget submitted to the legislature.
14.21 	(c) The commission may recommend regional block grants for a portion of trust 
14.22 	fund expenditures to partner with existing regional organizations that have strong citizen 
14.23 	involvement, to address unique local needs and capacity, and to leverage all available 
14.24 	funding sources for projects. 
14.25 	(d) The commission may recommend the establishment of an annual emerging 
14.26 	issues account in its annual legislative bill for funding emerging issues, which come up 
14.27 	unexpectedly, but which still adhere to the commission's strategic plan, to be approved by 
14.28 	the governor after initiation and recommendation by the commission.
14.29 	(d)(e) Money in the trust fund may not be spent except under an appropriation 
14.30 	by law.

14.31 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.08, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
14.32 		Subd. 5.Public meetings. All Technical advisory committee and commission 
14.33 	meetings must be open to the public. The commission shall attempt to meet at least once 
15.1 	in each of the state's congressional districtsthroughout various regions of the stateduring 
15.2 	each biennium.

15.3 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.08, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
15.4 		Subd. 6.Peer review. (a) Research proposals must include a stated purpose directly 
15.5 	connected to the trust fund's constitutional mandate, this chapter, and the adopted strategic 
15.6 	plan under subdivision 3, a timeline, potential outcomes, and an explanation of the need 
15.7 	for the research. All research proposals must be reviewed by a peer review panel before 
15.8 	receiving an appropriation.
15.9 	(b) In conducting research proposal reviews, the peer review panel shall:
15.10 	(1) comment on the methodology proposed and whether it can be expected to yield 
15.11 	appropriate and useful information and data;
15.12 	(2) comment on the need for the research and about similar existing information 
15.13 	available, if any; and
15.14 	(3) report to the commission and advisory committee on clauses (1) and (2).
15.15 	(c) The peer review panel also must review completed research proposals that have 
15.16 	received an appropriation and comment and report upon whether the project reached 
15.17 	the intended goals.

15.18 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
15.19 		Subdivision 1.Administrative authority. The commission may appoint legal 
15.20 	and other personnel and consultants necessary to carry out functions and duties of the 
15.21 	commission. Permanent employees shall be in the unclassified service. In addition, 
15.22 	the commission may request staff assistance and data from any other agency of state 
15.23 	government as needed for the execution of the responsibilities of the commission and 
15.24 	advisory committee and an agency must promptly furnish it.

15.25 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.09, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
15.26 		Subd. 6.Conflict of interest. A commission member, a technical advisory 
15.27 	committee member, a peer review panelist, or an employee of the commission may not 
15.28 	participate in or vote on a decision of the commission, advisory committee, or peer 
15.29 	review panel relating to an organization in which the member, panelist, or employee has 
15.30 	either a direct or indirect personal financial interest. While serving on the legislative
15.31 	commission, technical advisory committee, or peer review panel, or being an employee of 
15.32 	the commission, a person shall avoid any potential conflict of interest.

16.1 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.09, is amended by adding a subdivision 
16.2 	to read:
16.3 		Subd. 8.Technical advisory committees. The commission shall make use of 
16.4 	available public and private expertise on environment and natural resource issues by 
16.5 	appointing necessary technical advisory committees to review funding proposals and 
16.6 	evaluate project outcomes. Compensation for technical advisory committee members is 
16.7 	governed by section 15.059, subdivision 6. 

16.8 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116P.11, is amended to read:
16.9 	116P.11 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR DISBURSEMENT.
16.10 	(a) The amount biennially annually available from the trust fund for the budget plan
16.11 	legislative bill developed by the commission is as defined in the Minnesota Constitution, 
16.12 	article XI, section 14.
16.13 	(b) Any appropriated funds not encumbered in the biennium in which they are 
16.14 	appropriated cancel and must be credited to the principal of the trust fund.

16.15 	Sec. 32. Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 165, is amended to read:
16.16 	Sec. 165.  ISTS PILOT PROGRAM.
16.17 	
16.18 	The Pollution Control Agency shall, in conjunction with the  association of 
16.19 	Minnesota counties, designate three cooperating  counties with waterbodies listed as 
16.20 	impaired by fecal coliform  bacteria, and within designated counties shall:  
16.21 	
16.22 	(1) by July 1, 2007 2008, complete an inventory of properties  with individual 
16.23 	sewage treatment systems that are an imminent  threat to public health or safety due to 
16.24 	surface water  discharges of untreated sewage, and the inventory of properties  may be 
16.25 	phased over the period of the pilot project; and  
16.26 	
16.27 	(2) require compliance under the applicable requirements of  this section by May 1, 
16.28 	2008 2009.  The pollution control agency may  utilize cooperative agreements with the 
16.29 	three pilot counties to  meet the requirements of clauses (1) and (2).  

16.30 	Sec. 33. Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 
16.31 	10, is amended to read:

16.32	Subd.  10. Energy
 		1,896,000
		1,896,000

17.1	Summary by Fund
	
17.2	Trust Fund
	1,896,000
	1,896,000
	
17.3 	(a) Clean Energy Resource Teams and 
17.4 	Community Wind  Energy Rebate and 
17.5 	Financial Assistance Program
17.6 	$350,000 the first year and $350,000  the 
17.7 	second year are from the trust fund  to the 
17.8 	commissioner of commerce.  $300,000 of 
17.9 	this appropriation is to  provide technical 
17.10 	assistance to  implement cost-effective 
17.11 	conservation,  energy efficiency, and 
17.12 	renewable energy  projects.  $400,000 of this  
17.13 	appropriation is to assist two Minnesota 
17.14 	communities in developing  locally owned 
17.15 	wind energy projects by  offering financial 
17.16 	assistance and rebates. This appropriation 
17.17 	is available until June 30, 2009, at which 
17.18 	time the project must be completed and final 
17.19 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
17.20 	specified in the work program.
17.21 	(b) [Paragraph (b) was vetoed by the 
17.22 	governor.]
17.23 	(c) Manure Methane Digester Compatible 
17.24 	Wastes  and Electrical Generation
17.25 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the  
17.26 	second year are from the trust fund to  the 
17.27 	commissioner of agriculture to  research the 
17.28 	potential for a centrally  located, multifarm 
17.29 	manure digester and  the potential use of 
17.30 	compatible waste  streams with manure 
17.31 	digesters. 
17.32 	(d) Dairy Farm Digesters 
18.1 	$168,000 the first year and $168,000  the 
18.2 	second year are from the trust fund  to the 
18.3 	commissioner of natural  resources for an 
18.4 	agreement with the  Minnesota Project for a 
18.5 	pilot project  to evaluate anaerobic digester  
18.6 	technology on average size dairy farms  of 
18.7 	50 to 300 cows.  
18.8 	(e) Wind to Hydrogen Demonstration  
18.9 	$400,000 the first year and $400,000  the 
18.10 	second year are from the trust fund  to the 
18.11 	commissioner of natural  resources for an 
18.12 	agreement with the  University of Minnesota, 
18.13 	West Central  Research and Outreach Center, 
18.14 	to  develop a model community-scale  
18.15 	wind-to-hydrogen facility.  
18.16 	(f) Natural Gas Production from  Agricultural 
18.17 	Biomass 
18.18 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the  
18.19 	second year are from the trust fund to  the 
18.20 	commissioner of natural resources  for an 
18.21 	agreement with Sebesta Blomberg  and 
18.22 	Associates to demonstrate potential  natural 
18.23 	gas yield using anaerobic  digestion of blends 
18.24 	of chopped grasses  or crop residue with hog 
18.25 	manure and  determine optimum operating 
18.26 	conditions  for conversion to natural gas.  
18.27 	(g) Biomass-Derived Oils for Generating 
18.28 	Electricity  and Reducing Emissions  
18.29 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the  second 
18.30 	year are from the trust fund to  the University 
18.31 	of Minnesota to evaluate  the environmental 
18.32 	and performance  benefits of using renewable  
18.33 	biomass-derived oils, such as soybean  oil, 
18.34 	for generating electricity.  
19.1 	(h) [Paragraph (h) was vetoed by the 
19.2 	governor.]
19.3 	(i) [Paragraph (i) was vetoed by the 
19.4 	governor.]

19.5 	Sec. 34. CONTINUITY.
 19.6 	(a) The Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources shall continue to operate 
19.7 	until the full membership of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources 
19.8 	is appointed under section 22, but no later than August 15, 2006. 
19.9 	(b) The staff of the Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources shall provide 
19.10 	administrative and professional services to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
19.11 	Minnesota Resources, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, subdivision 7. 

19.12 	Sec. 35. TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS.
 19.13 	Legislative members initially appointed to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
19.14 	Minnesota Resources serve through January 2, 2007, or for those who are still legislators 
19.15 	in January 2007, until their successors are appointed.

19.16 	Sec. 36. LOWER MINNESOTA RIVER WATERSHED DISTRICT; 
19.17 	AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE, MAINTAIN, OPERATE, IMPROVE, AND 
19.18 	ENLARGE DREDGE MATERIAL SITE.
 19.19 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section: 
19.20 	(1) "district" means the Lower Minnesota River Watershed District, a district 
19.21 	established under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103D; 
19.22 	(2) "governing body" means the managers of the district as defined in Minnesota 
19.23 	Statutes, section 103D.011, subdivision 15; and 
19.24 	(3) "dredge material site" means a site at which public agencies or private customers 
19.25 	may deposit material from dredging activities conducted on the Minnesota River.
19.26 		Subd. 2.Authorization; authority to own and operate. The district may own 
19.27 	and operate a dredge material site for its own needs, the needs of other public agencies, 
19.28 	the needs of private customers, or any combination of these. The district may acquire, 
19.29 	construct, and install all facilities needed for that purpose and may lease, purchase, or 
19.30 	acquire by exercise of the power of eminent domain any existing properties so needed. 
19.31 	The district may sell the dredge material to any person or entity. If the governing body 
19.32 	determines that the dredge material has no value, the district may convey the dredge 
19.33 	material for no consideration to any person or entity. The district may hire all personnel 
20.1 	the governing body deems necessary and may make all necessary rules and regulations for 
20.2 	the operation and maintenance of the dredge material site.
20.3 		Subd. 3.Charges; net revenues. (a) To pay for the acquisition, maintenance, 
20.4 	operation, improvement, and enlargement of the dredge material site and to obtain and 
20.5 	comply with permits required by law for the dredge material site, the governing body may 
20.6 	impose charges for permitting private customers to deposit dredge material at the dredge 
20.7 	material site and make contracts for the charges as provided in this section.
20.8 	(b) The amount of the charges imposed shall be established at the discretion of the 
20.9 	governing body. In determining the amount of the charges to be imposed, the governing 
20.10 	body may give consideration to all costs of the operation and maintenance of the dredge 
20.11 	material site, the costs of depreciation and replacement of structures and equipment, the 
20.12 	costs of improvements and enlargements, the cost of reimbursing the district for special 
20.13 	assessment revenues expended for the benefit of persons or entities not subject to special 
20.14 	assessment levies by the district, the amount of the principal and interest to become due 
20.15 	on obligations issued or to be issued, the costs of obtaining and complying with permits 
20.16 	required by law, the price charged for similar services by other providers of dredge 
20.17 	material sites in similar markets, and all other factors the governing body deems relevant.
20.18 	(c) At its discretion, the governing body may impose a surcharge on private 
20.19 	customers using the dredge material site in addition to the charges allowed under 
20.20 	paragraph (a). The surcharge shall be for the purpose of paying for the removal of dredge 
20.21 	material from the dredging site if the governing body determines it necessary. If the 
20.22 	governing body later determines that there is no need to pay for the removal of the dredge 
20.23 	material from the dredge material site, the governing body shall rebate all surcharges 
20.24 	paid by private customers.

20.25 	Sec. 37. APPLICATION OF STORM WATER RULES TO COUNTIES.
 20.26 	Until the Pollution Control Agency storm water rules are amended, the provisions of 
20.27 	Minnesota Rules, part 7090.1010, subpart 1, item B, subitems (2) and (3), only, shall not 
20.28 	apply to counties.

20.29 	Sec. 38. TERRESTRIAL SEQUESTRATION; REPORT.
 20.30 	The commissioners of agriculture, commerce, natural resources, and the Pollution 
20.31 	Control Agency shall review the phase 1 report from the Minnesota Terrestrial Carbon 
20.32 	Sequestration Project and report to the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board and 
20.33 	the members of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over agriculture, 
20.34 	energy, environment, and natural resource issues by June 30, 2007, on existing scientific 
21.1 	information on carbon stocks in Minnesota's major ecosystems, the economics of various 
21.2 	carbon enhancing practices, and alternative carbon trading systems and their potential 
21.3 	application in Minnesota.

21.4 	Sec. 39. GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS; REPORT.
 21.5 	The Pollution Control Agency, in collaboration with the Minnesota Clean Energy 
21.6 	Environment Partnership, shall report to the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board and 
21.7 	the members of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over agriculture, energy, 
21.8 	environment, and natural resource issues by June 30, 2007, on strategies for mitigating, 
21.9 	reducing, and sequestering state greenhouse gas emissions.

21.10 	Sec. 40. CARRYFORWARD.
 21.11 	The appropriation under Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 9, subdivision 
21.12 	6, paragraph (c), for local initiative grants - parks and natural areas, is available until 
21.13 	June 30, 2007. The appropriation under Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 9, 
21.14 	subdivision 6, paragraph (l), as amended by Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, 
21.15 	article 2, section 150, for land acquisition, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, is available 
21.16 	until June 30, 2008.

21.17 	Sec. 41. APPROPRIATIONS; MINNESOTA RESOURCES.
 21.18 		Subdivision 1.General. Unless otherwise specified, the amounts appropriated 
21.19 	under this section are from the environment and natural resources trust fund and added 
21.20 	to the appropriations in Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 11. 
21.21 	Unless otherwise provided, the amounts appropriated in this section are available until 
21.22 	June 30, 2008, when projects must be completed and final products delivered.
21.23 		Subd. 2.Enhancing civic understanding of groundwater.  $75,000 in fiscal 
21.24 	year 2006 and $75,000 in fiscal year 2007 are appropriated to the Science Museum 
21.25 	of Minnesota to create groundwater exhibits and a statewide traveling groundwater 
21.26 	classroom program. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2009, at which time 
21.27 	the project must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
21.28 	specified in the work program.
21.29 		Subd. 3.Laurentian Energy Authority biomass project.  $200,000 in fiscal year 
21.30 	2006 and $200,000 in fiscal year 2007 are appropriated to the commissioner of commerce 
21.31 	for an agreement with Virginia Public Utility to lease land and plant approximately 1,000 
21.32 	acres of trees to support a proposed conversion to a biomass power plant.
22.1 		Subd. 4.Land cover mapping for natural resource protection.  $125,000 in 
22.2 	fiscal year 2006 and $125,000 in fiscal year 2007 are appropriated to the commissioner 
22.3 	of natural resources for an agreement with Hennepin County to develop geographic 
22.4 	information system tools for prioritizing natural areas for protection and restoration and to 
22.5 	update and complete land cover classification mapping.
22.6 		Subd. 5.Lake Superior research.  $133,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $134,000 in 
22.7 	fiscal year 2007 are appropriated to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
22.8 	for the Large Lakes Observatory for research on Lake Superior. $28,000 in fiscal year 
22.9 	2007 from the Great Lake protection account under Minnesota Statutes, section 116Q.02, 
22.10 	is appropriated to the Board of Regents for the same purpose.
22.11 		Subd. 6.Climate change impacts on Minnesota's aquatic resources.  $125,000 
22.12 	in fiscal year 2006 and $125,000 in fiscal year 2007 are appropriated to the Board of 
22.13 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Natural Resources Institute to quantify 
22.14 	climate, hydrologic, and ecological variability and trends and identify indicators of future 
22.15 	climate. This appropriation is available until June 30, 2009, at which time the project 
22.16 	must be completed and final products delivered, unless an earlier date is specified in 
22.17 	the work program.
22.18 		Subd. 7.Land exchange revolving fund for Aitkin, Cass, and Crow Wing 
22.19 	Counties. $145,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $145,000 in fiscal year 2007 are appropriated 
22.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for an agreement with Aitkin County for a 
22.21 	six-year revolving loan fund to improve public and private land ownership patterns, 
22.22 	increase management efficiency, and protect critical habitat in Aitkin, Cass, and Crow 
22.23 	Wing Counties. By June 30, 2011, Aitkin County shall repay the $290,000 to the 
22.24 	commissioner of finance for deposit in the environment and natural resources trust fund.
22.25 		Subd. 8.Riparian land acquisition. $620,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $520,000 in 
22.26 	fiscal year 2007 from the environment trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
22.27 	for fee title acquisition and easements on high priority, sensitive riparian lands that provide 
22.28 	high value for watershed protection.
22.29 		Subd. 9.Conservation and preservation plan. $150,000 in fiscal year 2006 
22.30 	and $150,000 in fiscal year 2007 from the environmental trust fund to the Legislative 
22.31 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, or its successor commission, to issue a request for 
22.32 	proposal to develop a statewide comprehensive plan for conservation and preservation.
22.33 		Subd. 10.Forest legacy. $250,000 in fiscal year 2006 and $250,000 in fiscal year 
22.34 	2007 from the environmental trust fund to the commissioner of natural resources to 
22.35 	acquire easements as described under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84C, or private lands. 
22.36 	All easements must guarantee public access, including hunting and fishing.
23.1 		Subd. 11.Administration. (a) $550,000 in 2007 is from the environment and 
23.2 	natural resources trust fund to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
23.3 	Resources for administration, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
23.4 	subdivision 5.
23.5 	(b) The fiscal year 2006 administrative budget under Laws 2005, First Special 
23.6 	Session chapter 1, article 2, section 11, subdivision 3, is for the Legislative Commission 
23.7 	on Minnesota Resources or its successor commission, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
23.8 	section 15.039, subdivision 6.

23.9 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.

23.10 	Sec. 42. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 23.11 	The revisor of statutes shall change the term "Legislative Commission on Minnesota 
23.12 	Resources" to "Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources" wherever it 
23.13 	appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules. 

23.14 	Sec. 43.  REPEALER.
 23.15 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 116P.02, subdivision 2; and 116P.06, and Laws 
23.16 	2005, First Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 156, subdivision 2, are repealed.
23.17 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 89.011, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, and 6, are repealed.

23.18 	Sec. 44. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 23.19 	Sections 1; 19 to 21; 22, subdivisions 1, 2, and 3; 23 to 31; 34; 35; 42; and 43, 
23.20 	paragraph (a), are effective June 1, 2006. Section 22, subdivision 1a, is effective the 
23.21 	day following final enactment.