3E Relating to natural resources

ARTICLE 1- NATURAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

Modifying certain contractual and grant agreement provisions; excepting the electronic licensing system commission from certain standing appropriations in the wild rice management account; exempting certain snowmobiles from the snowmobile state trail sticker requirements; modifying sticker placement requirements on snowmobiles; modifying certain provisions relating to invasive species, adding curly leaf pondweed to the invasive species program for aquatic plants; extending the Casey Jones state trail to Redwood Falls to join with the Minnesota River state trail; modifying the Glacial Lakes trail, Blufflands trail system, Sakatah Singing Hills trail and Willard Munger trail descriptions; extending the Heartland state trail to originate in Moorhead in Clay county and extend through Detroit Lakes in Becker county, eliminating certain eminent domain authority; designating the Great River Ridge state trail from the city of Plainview through the city of Elgin in Wabasha county and the town of Viola in Olmsted county to the Chester Woods trail in Olmsted county; allowing the DNR to mark canoe and boating routes on the Sauk river; modifying reforestation best methods; modifying the definition of enforcement officer; modifying water surcharge provisions; modifying water aeration safety provisions; requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to enter into an agreement with the Wabasha county regional rail authority to maintain and develop the Great River Ridge trail as a state trail; repealing a certain water aeration safety provision

ARTICLE 2 - POLICY AMENDMENTS

Modifying certain provisions regulating all-terrain vehicles; modifying critical habitat private sector matching account requirements; defining certain hunting terms; requiring the commissioner of finance to credit the game and fish account with money received from lands acquired by the state for game and fish purposes or by purchase or gift; modifying the dedication of certain funds derived by prosecutions and violations of certain game and fish laws; clarifying the use of revenue derived from deer, bear and lifetime licenses; providing for resident petition against designation of a game refuges on private land; modifying restrictions on motorized watercraft and recreational vehicles in wildlife management areas; modifying procedures and conditions for the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to confiscate property used in game and fish law violations, requiring commissioner reimbursement for sold, lost or damaged property under certain conditions; providing for inspection of equipment used to take wild animals; imposing a civil penalty for dog owners pursuing big game; authorizing the commissioner to establish special hunts for military personnel; modifying resident and nonresident hunting licenses; modifying trapping licenses; clarifying the usage of tags when possessing and transporting a deer, bear, elk, or moose; prohibiting a parent or guardian from directing, allowing or permitting a person under a certain age to possess a firearm under certain conditions; modifying restrictions on using an artificial light to locate fox or coyote; regulating the collecting of antler sheds; modifying certain all season deer license and limits requirements; prohibiting smokeless gunpowder use in a muzzle-loaders during muzzle-loading season; clarifying the type of shotguns permitted during the regular firearms season, defining the shotgun use area; modifying reporting requirements for deer other than white-tailed or mule deer; clarifying areas persons are restricted to use fishing boats and motorboats; allowing the commissioner to modify restrictions on and the permit application process for fishing contests; limiting the number of fishing contests; modifying conditions for transporting fish; modifying limitations on spearing from dark houses; requiring the commissioner to amend a certain rule to allow operating an all-terrain vehicle (ATVs) or a snowmobile on privately owned land in an area open to taking deer by firearms during the legal shooting hours of the deer season under certain conditions; requiring the commissioner to modify the spring turkey season length of day to sunset; requiring the commissioner to report to the legislature by a certain date on the impact of limiting the number of pheasants allowed in the pheasant season; making certain conforming and rulemaking changes; requiring the commissioner to amend certain spearing of fish rules; specifying commissioner of transition provisions relating to all terrain vehicles; repealing certain restrictions for nonresident fish houses

ARTICLE 3 - ADDITIONAL POLICY AMENDMENTS

Authorizing the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to reimburse land donors for costs incurred in obtaining appraisals needed for tax reporting purposes, limit; authorizing the commissioner to acquire interests in land by gift, purchase or lease for facilities outside the boundaries of state parks, state recreation areas and state waysides; requiring certain gross receipts sales from the Iron Range off highway vehicle recreation area to be deposited in the natural resources fund dedicated accounts; requiring the commissioner to prescribe and issue temporary state park permits for towed vehicles; exempting Soudan underground mine state park from state park permit and fee requirements; expanding state park permit fee requirements to include annual state park permit fees for motorcycles; modifying forester services provided to private owners; authorizing the commissioner to by written order establish fees for the state forest lands, requiring collected fees to be credited to the forest land use account; modifying state timber auction sales procedures, specifying purchaser qualifications and preregistration; modifying the definition of exploratory boring; extending the individual sewage treatment system (ISTS) pilot program; authorizing the Lower Minnesota River watershed district to acquire, maintain, operate, improve and enlarge a site for the deposit of dredge material, issue and sell general obligation bonds or revenue bonds; permitting private customers to deposit dredge material at the site, fees; clarifying the application of certain storm water rules to counties; repealing the forest resource management plan and petitioners bond requirements for termination of watershed districts

ARTICLE 4 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Adding Explore Minnesota tourism to the appointing authorities permitted to designate additional unclassified positions; providing an exemption under franchise regulations for marketing of motor fuel, specifying qualifying conditions; exempting motor fuel franchises from certain regulations; modifying provisions relating to petroleum fund compensation for transport vehicles; requiring the rural policy and development center to submit biennial reports on the status of rural Minnesota to the legislature by a certain date; modifying grant use requirements for preemployment training programs under the job skills partnership; modifying the definition of inland waters, excluding boundary lakes and rivers; extending the PUC utility assessment and appropriation under energy planning; extending certain financial assistance for certain renewable energy facilities; placing the office of the commissioner of the iron range resources and rehabilitation board (IRRRB) in the executive branch of state government as an agency; allowing the IRRRB commissioner to lease surface and mineral interests owned or acquired by the state; requiring the IRRRB commissioner to annually submit a prepare budget to the board (IRRRB) and governor and to prepare a list of projects with the IRRRB; making technical changes to taconite area environmental protection fund provisions; requiring the commissioner to present a long range plan to governor and legislature for the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund; requiring maintenance of a camping area for the Minnesota street rod association annual event held on the state fair grounds; providing for the employment of the executive director of the public facilities authority in the unclassified service; modifying the duration limit for job opportunity building zones (JOBZ) under certain conditions; providing for a transfer of funds from the metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account to the commissioner of finance for transfer to the renewable development account

ARTICLE 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

Requiring the commissioner of natural resources to restrict wildlife feeding
within a certain radius of a cattle herd infected with bovine tuberculosis;
granting legislative approval for the consumptive use of groundwater under a permit in Itasca county in connection with an innovative energy project facility, subject to commissioner of natural resources (DNR) determination of the adequacy of water remaining in the basin of origin to meet the need for water and approval by the commissioner of applicable permits
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