HF 1183

SECOND ENGROSSMENT

Community forest management and forest and shade tree pest control provided, and money appropriated.

Section 1: Certain species not subject to chapter 18G language provided.

Section 2: Cooperation with other jurisdictions language provided.

Section 3: Exemptions provided.

Section 4: "Community forest" defined.

Section 5: Employment of competent foresters; service to private owners language provided.

Section 6: Charge for service; receipts to special revenue fund language added.

Section 7: Minnesota releaf program language added.

Section 8: "Forest resources" defined.

Section 9: "Forest pest" defined.

Section 10: "Shade tree pest" defined.

Section 11: "Community forest" defined,

Section 12: "Shade tree" defined.

Section 13: Best methods language modified.

Section 14: General duties language modified.

Section 15: forest plans language modified.

Section 16: Applicability language modified.

Section 17: "Infestation" definintion modified.

Section 18: "Forest land or forest" defininition modified.

Section 19: Surveys. investigations language modified.

Section 20: Control of forest pests and shade tree pests language modified.

Section 21: Zones of infestation, establishment language modified.

Section 22: Infestation control, costs language modified.

Section 23: Statement of expenses; cost to owners language modified.

Section 24: Collection language modified.

Section 25: Dissolution of zone infestation language modified.

Section 26: Forest pest and shade tree pest control account language modified.

Section 27: Cooperation language modified.

Section 28: Duties, rules, commissioner langauge modified.

Section 29: Act supplemental language modified.

Section 30: Shade tree pest control; grant program language provided.

Section 31: Certification of tree inspectors langauge provided.

Section 32: Exemptions language provided.

Section 33: Enforcement officer powers language modified.

Section 34: Forest protection plan language provided.

Section 35: Appropriations provided.

Section 36: Repealer provided.

JAJ 3/27/7