1E Relating to natural resources; providing for community forest management; authorizing the commissioner of agriculture to make grants to municipalities or enter into contracts with municipalities, nurseries, colleges, universities, state or federal agencies for new and emerging plant pest programs including research; defining community forest; authorizing foresters to provide advice in community forest management; modifying the Minnesota releaf program; defining and redefining certain terms; modifying certain duties, best methods and forest plan requirements of the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for forestry and forest protection purposes; authorizing the commissioner to establish experimental programs for the control of forest pests and shade tree pests; requiring posting of zones of infestation on the department of natural resources web site; clarifying and modifying certain infestation control and expenses provisions relating pests and shade tree pests; establishing the shade tree pest control grant program, authorizing the commissioner to make grants to aid in the control of shade tree pests, specifying certain grant eligibility requirements and rules and procedures applicable to municipalities; providing for the certification of tree inspectors; expanding certain enforcement officer powers; repealing certain shade tree pest and disease control provisions
(je)