1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources; modifying disposition of certain revenue; authorizing certain sales; 
1.4 	modifying and creating certain accounts; modifying and establishing certain fees 
1.5 	and surcharges; establishing an off-highway vehicle safety and conservation 
1.6 	program; modifying decorative bough provisions; modifying percentage of 
1.7 	gasoline use attributable to all-terrain vehicles; modifying trail designation 
1.8 	requirements; eliminating sunset of sustainable forest resources provisions;
1.9 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 16A.531, subdivision 1a; 84.025, 
1.10 	subdivision 9; 84.026, subdivision 1; 84.0855, subdivisions 1, 2; 84.780; 84.927, 
1.11 	subdivision 2; 84D.13, subdivision 7; 86B.415, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 
1.12 	86B.706, subdivision 2; 88.642, subdivision 1; 88.6435, subdivision 1; 89.22, 
1.13 	subdivision 2; 97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075; 97A.475, subdivision 7; 
1.14 	97C.081, subdivision 3; 168.013, subdivisions 1d, 1g, 8; 296A.18, subdivision 
1.15 	4; Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 169; proposing coding for new 
1.16 	law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 84D; 89; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.17 	2006, sections 89A.11; 93.2236.
1.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.19 	ARTICLE 1
1.20 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES
1.21 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.22	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.23 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
1.24 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
1.25 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
1.26 	for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the 
1.27 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or 
1.28 	June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal 
2.1 	year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal 
2.2 	year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.3				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.4				Available for the Year
	
2.5				Ending June 30
	
2.6					2008
		2009

2.7	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	95,811,000
	$
	96,167,000

2.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.10		2008
	2009
	
2.11	General
	25,022,000
	25,111,000
	
2.12
2.13	State Government 
Special Revenue
	48,000
	48,000
	
2.14	Environmental
	59,725,000
	59,922,000
	
2.15	Remediation
	11,016,000
	11,086,000
	
2.16 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.17 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.18 	subdivisions.

2.19	Subd. 2.Water
 		37,513,000
		37,471,000

2.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.21	General
	19,151,000
	19,179,000
	
2.22
2.23	State Government 
Special Revenue
	48,000
	48,000
	
2.24	Environmental
	18,314,000
	18,244,000
	
2.25 	$2,348,000 the first year and $2,348,000 
2.26 	the second year are for the clean water 
2.27 	partnership program. Any balance remaining 
2.28 	in the first year does not cancel and 
2.29 	is available for the second year. This 
2.30 	appropriation may be used for grants to 
2.31 	local units of government for the purpose 
2.32 	of restoring impaired waters listed under 
2.33 	section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water 
2.34 	Act in accordance with adopted total 
2.35 	maximum daily loads (TMDL's), including 
2.36 	implementation of approved clean water 
2.37 	partnership diagnostic study work plans that 
3.1 	will assist in restoration of such impaired 
3.2 	waters.
3.3 	$335,000 the first year and $335,000 the 
3.4 	second year are for community technical 
3.5 	assistance and education, including grants 
3.6 	and technical assistance to communities for 
3.7 	local and basinwide water quality protection.
3.8 	$405,000 the first year and $405,000 the 
3.9 	second year are for individual sewage 
3.10 	treatment system (ISTS) administration and 
3.11 	grants. Of this amount, $86,000 each year 
3.12 	is for assistance to counties through grants 
3.13 	for ISTS program administration. Any 
3.14 	unexpended balance in the first year does not 
3.15 	cancel but is available in the second year.
3.16 	$480,000 the first year and $480,000 the 
3.17 	second year are from the environmental 
3.18 	fund to address the need for continued 
3.19 	increased activity in the areas of new 
3.20 	technology review, technical assistance 
3.21 	for local governments, and enforcement 
3.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 
3.23 	to 115.58, and to complete the requirements 
3.24 	of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 
3.25 	165. Of this amount, $48,000 each year is for 
3.26 	administration of individual septic tank fees.
3.27 	$10,570,000 the first year and $10,570,000 
3.28 	the second year are to implement the 
3.29 	requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
3.30 	114D. Of this amount, $1,860,000 each 
3.31 	year is for statewide assessments of surface 
3.32 	water quality and trends and $8,710,000 
3.33 	each year is to develop TMDL's and TMDL 
3.34 	implementation plans for waters listed on 
4.1 	the United States Environmental Protection 
4.2 	Agency approved impaired waters list.
4.3 	$1,035,000 the first year and $1,035,000 
4.4 	the second year are to provide regulatory 
4.5 	services to the ethanol, mining, and other 
4.6 	developing economic sectors. This is a 
4.7 	onetime appropriation.
4.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.9 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
4.10 	under contract on or before June 30, 2009, 
4.11 	for clean water partnership, individual 
4.12 	sewage treatment systems (ISTS), Minnesota 
4.13 	River, total maximum daily loads (TMDL's), 
4.14 	stormwater contracts or grants, and local and 
4.15 	basinwide water quality protection contracts 
4.16 	or grants in this subdivision are available 
4.17 	until June 30, 2011.

4.18	Subd. 3.Air
 		11,003,000
		11,270,000

4.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.20	General
	1,140,000
	1,140,000
	
4.21	Environmental
	9,863,000
	10,130,000
	
4.22 	Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
4.23 	the second year may be transferred from the 
4.24 	environmental fund to the small business 
4.25 	environmental improvement loan account 
4.26 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.27 	116.993.
4.28 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
4.29 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.30 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
4.31 	Statutes, section 116.454.
4.32 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
4.33 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.34 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
4.35 	pollutants in the metropolitan area.
5.1 	$1,140,000 the first year and $1,140,000 
5.2 	the second year are to provide regulatory 
5.3 	services to the ethanol, mining, and other 
5.4 	developing economic sectors. This is a 
5.5 	onetime appropriation.

5.6	Subd. 4.Land
 		18,081,000
		18,151,000

5.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.8	Environmental
	7,065,000
	7,065,000
	
5.9	Remediation
	11,016,000
	11,086,000
	
5.10 	All money for environmental response, 
5.11 	compensation, and compliance in the 
5.12 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
5.13 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
5.14 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture 
5.15 	for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.16 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), 
5.17 	(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each 
5.18 	fiscal year, the two commissioners shall 
5.19 	jointly submit an annual spending plan to 
5.20 	the commissioner of finance that maximizes 
5.21 	the utilization of resources and appropriately 
5.22 	allocates the money between the two 
5.23 	departments. This appropriation is available 
5.24 	until June 30, 2009.
5.25 	$3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000 
5.26 	the second year are transferred from the 
5.27 	petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund 
5.28 	for appropriation to the commissioner for 
5.29 	purposes of the leaking underground storage 
5.30 	tank program to protect the land.
5.31 	$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the 
5.32 	second year are from the remediation fund to 
5.33 	be transferred to the Department of Health 
5.34 	for health assessments, drinking water 
6.1 	advisories, and public information activities 
6.2 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.

6.3	Subd. 5.Multimedia
 		5,154,000
		5,186,000

6.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.5	General
	3,113,000
	3,145,000
	
6.6	Environmental
	2,041,000
	2,041,000
	
6.7 	$825,000 the first year and $825,000 the 
6.8 	second year are to provide regulatory 
6.9 	services to the ethanol, mining, and other 
6.10 	developing economic sectors. This is a 
6.11 	onetime appropriation.
6.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.13 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
6.14 	under contract on or before June 30, 2009, for 
6.15 	total maximum daily load (TMDL) contracts 
6.16 	or grants are available until June 30, 2011.

6.17	Subd. 6.Environmental Assistance
 		22,442,000
		22,442,000
	
6.18 	$14,000,000 each year is from the 
6.19 	environmental fund for SCORE block grants 
6.20 	to counties.
6.21 	Any unencumbered grant and loan balances 
6.22 	in the first year do not cancel but are available 
6.23 	for grants and loans in the second year.
6.24 	All money deposited in the environmental 
6.25 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste landfill 
6.26 	fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.27 	473.843, and not otherwise appropriated, is 
6.28 	appropriated to the agency for the purposes 
6.29 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
6.30 	$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
6.31 	second year are from the environmental 
6.32 	fund for environmental assistance grants 
6.33 	or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.34 	115A.0716.
7.1 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
7.2 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.3 	to promote the use of alternative fuels; reduce 
7.4 	pollutant emissions and greenhouse gases; 
7.5 	increase efficiency of transportation fleets; 
7.6 	and accelerate transition to cleaner energy 
7.7 	sources. This is a onetime appropriation.
7.8 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.9 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
7.10 	under contract on or before June 30, 
7.11 	2009, for environmental assistance grants 
7.12 	awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.13 	115A.0716, and for technical and research 
7.14 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.15 	section 115A.152, technical assistance 
7.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52, 
7.17 	and pollution prevention assistance under 
7.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are 
7.19 	available until June 30, 2011.

7.20	Subd. 7.Administrative Support
 		1,618,000
		1,647,000
	
7.21 	The commissioner may transfer money from 
7.22 	the environmental fund to the remediation 
7.23 	fund as necessary for the purposes of the 
7.24 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.25 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.

7.26	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

7.27	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	240,686,000
	$
	246,216,000

7.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.29		2008
	2009
	
7.30	General
	82,015,000
	85,770,000
	
7.31	Natural Resources
	75,036,000
	74,814,000
	
7.32	Game and Fish
	83,335,000
	85,332,000
	
7.33	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
7.34	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
8.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
8.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
8.3 	subdivisions.

8.4
8.5	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		11,559,000
		11,561,000

8.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.7	General
	6,445,000
	9,415,000
	
8.8	Natural Resources
	3,551,000
	551,000
	
8.9	Game and Fish
	1,363,000
	1,395,000
	
8.10	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
8.11 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
8.12 	second year are for iron ore cooperative 
8.13 	research. Of this amount, $200,000 the 
8.14 	first year is from the minerals management 
8.15 	account in the natural resources fund and 
8.16 	$275,000 the first year is from the general 
8.17 	fund. $237,500 the first year and $237,500 
8.18 	the second year are available only as matched 
8.19 	by $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of state 
8.20 	money. The match may be cash or in-kind.
8.21 	$86,000 the first year and $86,000 the 
8.22 	second year are for minerals cooperative 
8.23 	environmental research, of which $43,000 
8.24 	the first year and $43,000 the second year are 
8.25 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
8.26 	money for each $1 of state money. The 
8.27 	match may be cash or in-kind.
8.28 	$2,800,000 the first year is from the minerals 
8.29 	management account in the natural resources 
8.30 	fund for use as provided in Minnesota 
8.31 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c).
8.32 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
8.33 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
8.34 	account in the permanent school fund to 
8.35 	accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and 
8.36 	commercial leasing of school trust lands and 
9.1 	to identify, evaluate, and lease construction 
9.2 	aggregate located on school trust lands. This 
9.3 	appropriation is to be used for securing 
9.4 	maximum long-term economic return 
9.5 	from the school trust lands consistent with 
9.6 	fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural 
9.7 	resources conservation and management 
9.8 	principles.
9.9 	$2,896,000 the second year is for 
9.10 	management of state-administered mineral 
9.11 	resources.
9.12 	$701,000 the first year and $701,000 the 
9.13 	second year are to support the land records 
9.14 	management system. Of this amount, 
9.15 	$326,000 the first year and $326,000 the 
9.16 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
9.17 	and $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
9.18 	second year are from the natural resources 
9.19 	fund.

9.20	Subd. 3.Water Resources Management
 		13,169,000
		13,354,000

9.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.22	General
	12,889,000
	13,074,000
	
9.23	Natural Resources
	280,000
	280,000
	
9.24 	$210,000 the first year and $210,000 the 
9.25 	second year are for grants for up to 50 
9.26 	percent of the cost of implementing the Red 
9.27 	River mediation agreement.
9.28 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the 
9.29 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
9.30 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of 
9.31 	the cost of implementing the comprehensive 
9.32 	plan for the upper Mississippi within areas 
9.33 	under the board's jurisdiction.
9.34 	$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second 
9.35 	year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band 
10.1 	of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's 
10.2 	portion of the comprehensive plan for the 
10.3 	upper Mississippi.
10.4 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
10.5 	second year are for the construction of ring 
10.6 	dikes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.7 	103F.161. The ring dikes may be publicly 
10.8 	or privately owned. Any unencumbered 
10.9 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
10.10 	year and is available for the second year.
10.11 	$773,000 the first year and $773,000 the 
10.12 	second year are a onetime appropriation 
10.13 	for the purpose of addressing surface 
10.14 	and groundwater issues related to the 
10.15 	development and expansion of ethanol 
10.16 	production.
10.17 	$820,000 the first year and $820,000 the 
10.18 	second year are to support the identification 
10.19 	of impaired waters and develop plans to 
10.20 	address those impairments, as required by 
10.21 	the federal Clean Water Act.

10.22	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		43,973,000
		44,355,000

10.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.24	General
	25,683,000
	25,698,000
	
10.25	Natural Resources
	18,033,000
	18,393,000
	
10.26	Game and Fish
	257,000
	264,000
	
10.27 	$7,217,000 the first year and $7,217,000 
10.28 	the second year are for prevention, 
10.29 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
10.30 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
10.31 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.32 	88.12. If the appropriation for either 
10.33 	year is insufficient to cover all costs of 
10.34 	presuppression and suppression, the amount 
10.35 	necessary to pay for these costs during the 
11.1 	biennium is appropriated from the general 
11.2 	fund.
11.3 	By November 15 of each year, the 
11.4 	commissioner of natural resources shall 
11.5 	submit a report to the chairs of the house 
11.6 	and senate committees and divisions having 
11.7 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
11.8 	resources finance, identifying all firefighting 
11.9 	costs incurred and reimbursements received 
11.10 	in the prior fiscal year. These appropriations 
11.11 	may not be transferred. Any reimbursement 
11.12 	of firefighting expenditures made to the 
11.13 	commissioner from any source other than 
11.14 	federal mobilizations shall be deposited into 
11.15 	the general fund.
11.16 	$18,033,000 the first year and $18,393,000 
11.17 	the second year are from the forest 
11.18 	management investment account in the 
11.19 	natural resources fund for only the purposes 
11.20 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.21 	89.039, subdivision 2.
11.22 	$1,180,000 the first year and $780,000 the 
11.23 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
11.24 	Council for implementation of the 
11.25 	Sustainable Forest Resources Act. Of this 
11.26 	amount, $200,000 is available in the first 
11.27 	year as a onetime appropriation to conduct a 
11.28 	study of options and make recommendations 
11.29 	to the legislature for addressing the 
11.30 	fragmentation and parcelization of large 
11.31 	blocks of private forest land in the state 
11.32 	and $200,000 is available in the first year 
11.33 	as a onetime appropriation for the Forest 
11.34 	Resources Research Advisory Committee 
11.35 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 89A.08, 
12.1 	to provide direction on research topics 
12.2 	recommended by the Governor's Task Force 
12.3 	on the Competitiveness of Minnesota's 
12.4 	Primary Forest Products Industry.
12.5 	$350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
12.6 	second year are for the FORIST timber 
12.7 	management information system, other 
12.8 	information systems, and for increased 
12.9 	forestry management.
12.10 	$257,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
12.11 	second year are from the game and fish 
12.12 	fund to implement ecological classification 
12.13 	systems (ECS) standards on forested 
12.14 	landscapes. This appropriation is from 
12.15 	revenue deposited in the game and fish fund 
12.16 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
12.17 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
12.18 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
12.19 	the second year are for general fund 
12.20 	investments in forest management. Of 
12.21 	this amount, $1,500,000 the first year and 
12.22 	$1,500,000 the second year are to support 
12.23 	additional technical and cost-share assistance 
12.24 	to nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) 
12.25 	landowners and $500,000 the first year and 
12.26 	$500,000 the second year are to address 
12.27 	escalating land asset management demands, 
12.28 	such as boundary disputes, access easements, 
12.29 	and sale, exchange, and acquisition of forest 
12.30 	lands.
12.31 	$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the 
12.32 	second year are to develop and implement 
12.33 	a statewide information and education 
12.34 	campaign regarding the proposed statewide 
12.35 	ban on the transport, storage, or use of 
13.1 	nonapproved firewood on state-administered 
13.2 	lands.
13.3 	$50,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
13.4 	second year are from the natural resources 
13.5 	fund for forest road maintenance in support 
13.6 	of all-terrain vehicle trails.

13.7	Subd. 5.Parks and Recreation Management
 		35,194,000
		36,012,000

13.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.9	General
	20,613,000
	20,976,000
	
13.10	Natural Resources
	14,581,000
	15,036,000
	
13.11 	$640,000 the first year and $640,000 the 
13.12 	second year are from the water recreation 
13.13 	account in the natural resources fund for state 
13.14 	park water access projects.
13.15 	$3,996,000 the first year and $3,996,000 the 
13.16 	second year are from the natural resources 
13.17 	fund for state park and recreation area 
13.18 	operations. This appropriation is from the 
13.19 	revenue deposited in the natural resources 
13.20 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.21 	297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
13.22 	$500,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
13.23 	second year are from the natural resources 
13.24 	fund for park maintenance work, resource 
13.25 	management projects, and conservation 
13.26 	education for park users.

13.27	Subd. 6.Trails and Waterways Management
 		28,712,000
		28,917,000

13.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.29	General
	1,798,000
	1,818,000
	
13.30	Natural Resources
	24,795,000
	24,905,000
	
13.31	Game and Fish
	2,119,000
	2,194,000
	
13.32 	$7,924,000 the first year and $7,924,000 
13.33 	the second year are from the snowmobile 
13.34 	trails and enforcement account in the natural 
13.35 	resources fund for snowmobile grants-in-aid. 
14.1 	The additional money under this paragraph 
14.2 	may be used for new grant-in-aid trails. Any 
14.3 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
14.4 	end of the first year and is available for the 
14.5 	second year.
14.6 	$1,140,000 the first year and $1,132,000 the 
14.7 	second year are from the natural resources 
14.8 	fund for off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid. 
14.9 	Of this amount, $790,000 the first year 
14.10 	and $882,000 the second year are from the 
14.11 	all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 each 
14.12 	year is from the off-highway motorcycle 
14.13 	account; and $200,000 the first year and 
14.14 	$100,000 the second year are from the 
14.15 	off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered 
14.16 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
14.17 	year and is available for the second year.
14.18 	$261,000 the first year and $261,000 the 
14.19 	second year are from the water recreation 
14.20 	account in the natural resources fund for a 
14.21 	safe harbor program on Lake Superior.
14.22 	$742,000 the first year and $760,000 the 
14.23 	second year are from the natural resources 
14.24 	fund for state trail operations. This 
14.25 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
14.26 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
14.27 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
14.28 	clause (2).
14.29 	$32,000 the first year and $107,000 the 
14.30 	second year are from the game and fish 
14.31 	fund for expenditures on water access sites 
14.32 	according to the requirements of the federal 
14.33 	sport and fish restoration program.

14.34	Subd. 7.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		60,580,000
		62,952,000

15.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.2	General
	3,463,000
	3,513,000
	
15.3	Natural Resources
	1,876,000
	1,876,000
	
15.4	Game and Fish
	55,241,000
	56,563,000
	
15.5 	$410,000 the first year and $418,000 the 
15.6 	second year are for resource population 
15.7 	surveys in the 1837 treaty area. Of this 
15.8 	amount, $274,000 the first year and $288,000 
15.9 	the second year are from the game and fish 
15.10 	fund.
15.11 	$8,061,000 the first year and $8,167,000 
15.12 	the second year are from the heritage 
15.13 	enhancement account in the game and 
15.14 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
15.15 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
15.16 	paragraph (e), clause (1). Of this amount, 
15.17 	$575,000 the first year and $575,000 the 
15.18 	second year are for accelerating programs 
15.19 	and efforts to preserve, restore, and enhance 
15.20 	grassland/wetland complexes on public and 
15.21 	private lands. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
15.22 	Statutes, section 297A.94, this appropriation 
15.23 	may be used for hunter and angler recruitment 
15.24 	and retention and public land user facilities.
15.25 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.26 	84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 
15.27 	the second year from the critical habitat 
15.28 	private sector matching account may be used 
15.29 	to publicize the critical habitat license plate 
15.30 	match program.
15.31 	$8,000 the first year and $8,000 the second 
15.32 	year are appropriated from the game and 
15.33 	fish fund for transfer to the wild turkey 
15.34 	management account for purposes specified 
16.1 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 
16.2 	subdivision 5.
16.3 	$108,000 the first year and $108,000 the 
16.4 	second year are from the game and fish 
16.5 	fund for costs associated with administering 
16.6 	fishing contest permits.
16.7 	$132,000 the first year and $132,000 the 
16.8 	second year are to accelerate wildlife health 
16.9 	programs and to prevent the spread of 
16.10 	disease from livestock and poultry to the 
16.11 	wildlife population. $66,000 of this amount 
16.12 	is permanent.
16.13 	$575,000 the first year and $575,000 the 
16.14 	second year are for accelerating programs 
16.15 	and efforts to preserve, restore, and enhance 
16.16 	grassland/wetland complexes on public and 
16.17 	private lands.
16.18 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
16.19 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
16.20 	to expand the roadsides for wildlife program.

16.21	Subd. 8.Ecological Services
 		13,554,000
		15,377,000

16.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.23	General
	5,399,000
	5,457,000
	
16.24	Natural Resources
	4,273,000
	5,969,000
	
16.25	Game and Fish
	3,882,000
	3,951,000
	
16.26 	$1,194,000 the first year and $1,227,000 the 
16.27 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
16.28 	management account in the natural resources 
16.29 	fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife 
16.30 	management. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
16.31 	Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first 
16.32 	year and $100,000 the second year may be 
16.33 	used for nongame information, education, 
16.34 	and promotion.
17.1 	$1,588,000 the first year and $1,588,000 
17.2 	the second year are from the heritage 
17.3 	enhancement account in the game and 
17.4 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
17.5 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
17.6 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
17.7 	$710,000 the first year and $2,050,000 the 
17.8 	second year are from the invasive species 
17.9 	account and $75,000 the first year and 
17.10 	$400,000 the second year are from the 
17.11 	game and fish fund for law enforcement 
17.12 	and water access inspection to prevent 
17.13 	the spread of invasive species, grants to 
17.14 	manage invasive plants in public waters, and 
17.15 	management of terrestrial invasive species 
17.16 	on state-administered lands.
17.17 	$85,000 the first year and $85,000 the 
17.18 	second year are a onetime appropriation 
17.19 	for the purpose of addressing surface 
17.20 	and groundwater issues related to the 
17.21 	development and expansion of ethanol 
17.22 	production.
17.23 	$810,000 the first year and $810,000 the 
17.24 	second year are to support the identification 
17.25 	of impaired waters and develop plans to 
17.26 	address those impairments, as required by 
17.27 	the federal Clean Water Act.

17.28	Subd. 9.Enforcement
 		30,221,000
		30,897,000

17.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.30	General
	3,536,000
	3,592,000
	
17.31	Natural Resources
	7,163,000
	7,320,000
	
17.32	Game and Fish
	19,422,000
	19,885,000
	
17.33	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
17.34 	$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the 
17.35 	second year are from the water recreation 
18.1 	account in the natural resources fund for 
18.2 	grants to counties for boat and water safety.
18.3 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
18.4 	second year are from the remediation fund 
18.5 	for solid waste enforcement activities under 
18.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.073.
18.7 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
18.8 	second year are from the snowmobile 
18.9 	trails and enforcement account in the 
18.10 	natural resources fund for grants to local 
18.11 	law enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
18.12 	enforcement activities.
18.13 	$1,164,000 the first year and $1,164,000 
18.14 	the second year are from the heritage 
18.15 	enhancement account in the game and 
18.16 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
18.17 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
18.18 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
18.19 	$225,000 the first year and $225,000 
18.20 	the second year are from the natural 
18.21 	resources fund for grants to county law 
18.22 	enforcement agencies for off-highway 
18.23 	vehicle enforcement and public education 
18.24 	activities based on off-highway vehicle use 
18.25 	in the county. Of this amount, $213,000 each 
18.26 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account, 
18.27 	$11,000 each year is from the off-highway 
18.28 	motorcycle account, and $1,000 each year 
18.29 	is from the off-road vehicle account. The 
18.30 	county enforcement agencies may use 
18.31 	money received under this appropriation 
18.32 	to make grants to other local enforcement 
18.33 	agencies within the county that have a high 
18.34 	concentration of off-highway vehicle use. Of 
19.1 	this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for 
19.2 	administration of these grants.
19.3 	$15,000 the first year is from the off-highway 
19.4 	motorcycle account in the natural resources 
19.5 	fund to produce an interactive CD-ROM 
19.6 	training tool for the off-highway motorcycle 
19.7 	education and training program under 
19.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.791.
19.9 	$15,000 the first year and $5,000 the second 
19.10 	year are from the off-road vehicle account 
19.11 	in the natural resources fund to establish 
19.12 	the off-road vehicle environment and safety 
19.13 	education and training program under 
19.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.8015.
19.15 	$50,000 the first year and $225,000 the 
19.16 	second year are from the natural resources 
19.17 	fund for grants to qualifying off-highway 
19.18 	vehicle organizations to assist in safety and 
19.19 	environmental education and monitoring 
19.20 	trails on public lands. Of this appropriation, 
19.21 	$25,000 each year is for administration of 
19.22 	these grants.
19.23 	Overtime must be distributed to conservation 
19.24 	officers at historical levels; however, a 
19.25 	reasonable reduction or addition may be 
19.26 	made to the officer's allocation, if justified, 
19.27 	based on an individual officer's workload. If 
19.28 	funding for enforcement is reduced because 
19.29 	of an unallotment, the overtime bank may be 
19.30 	reduced in proportion to reductions made in 
19.31 	other areas of the budget.

19.32	Subd. 10.Operations Support
 		3,724,000
		3,791,000

19.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.34	General
	2,189,000
	2,227,000
	
20.1	Natural Resources
	484,000
	484,000
	
20.2	Game and Fish
	1,051,000
	1,080,000
	
20.3 	$270,000 the first year and $270,000 the 
20.4 	second year are from the natural resources 
20.5 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
20.6 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Zoo 
20.7 	and Conservatory and the city of Duluth 
20.8 	for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation 
20.9 	is from the revenue deposited to the fund 
20.10 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
20.11 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

20.12
20.13	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	22,369,000
	$
	22,728,000
	
20.14 	$4,102,000 the first year and $4,102,000 the 
20.15 	second year are for natural resources block 
20.16 	grants to local governments. The board may 
20.17 	reduce the amount of the natural resources 
20.18 	block grant to a county by an amount equal to 
20.19 	any reduction in the county's general services 
20.20 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
20.21 	district from the county's previous year 
20.22 	allocation when the board determines that 
20.23 	the reduction was disproportionate. Grants 
20.24 	must be matched with a combination of local 
20.25 	cash or in-kind contributions. The base grant 
20.26 	portion related to water planning must be 
20.27 	matched by an amount that would be raised 
20.28 	by a levy under Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.29 	103B.3369.
20.30 	$3,566,000 the first year and $3,566,000 the 
20.31 	second year are for grants to soil and water 
20.32 	conservation districts for general purposes, 
20.33 	nonpoint engineering, and implementation 
20.34 	of the reinvest in Minnesota conservation 
20.35 	reserve program. Upon approval of the 
21.1 	board, expenditures may be made from these 
21.2 	appropriations for supplies and services 
21.3 	benefiting soil and water conservation 
21.4 	districts.
21.5 	$3,285,000 the first year and $3,285,000 
21.6 	the second year are for grants to soil and 
21.7 	water conservation districts for cost-sharing 
21.8 	contracts for erosion control and water 
21.9 	quality management. Of this amount, at least 
21.10 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
21.11 	second year are for grants for cost-sharing 
21.12 	contracts for water quality management on 
21.13 	feedlots. Any unencumbered balance in the 
21.14 	board's program of grants does not cancel 
21.15 	at the end of the first year and is available 
21.16 	for the second year for the same grant 
21.17 	program. This appropriation is available 
21.18 	until expended. If the appropriation in either 
21.19 	year is insufficient, the appropriation in the 
21.20 	other year is available for it.
21.21 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
21.22 	second year are for a grant to the Red 
21.23 	River Basin Commission to develop a Red 
21.24 	River basin plan and to coordinate water 
21.25 	management activities in the states and 
21.26 	provinces bordering the Red River. The 
21.27 	unencumbered balance in the first year does 
21.28 	not cancel but is available for the second 
21.29 	year.
21.30 	$105,000 the first year and $105,000 
21.31 	the second year are for a grant to Area 
21.32 	II, Minnesota River Basin Projects, 
21.33 	for floodplain management, including 
21.34 	administration of programs. If the 
21.35 	appropriation in either year is insufficient, the 
22.1 	appropriation in the other year is available 
22.2 	for it.
22.3 	$5,450,000 the first year and $5,450,000 
22.4 	the second year are for implementation of 
22.5 	the Clean Water Legacy Act as follows: 
22.6 	$1,500,000 each year is for targeted 
22.7 	nonpoint restoration cost-share and incentive 
22.8 	payments, of which up to $1,400,000 each 
22.9 	year is available for grants. The grant funds 
22.10 	are available until expended; $2,000,000 
22.11 	each year is for targeted nonpoint restoration 
22.12 	and protection and technical, compliance, 
22.13 	and engineering assistance activities, 
22.14 	of which up to $1,700,000 each year is 
22.15 	available for grants; $200,000 each year is 
22.16 	for reporting and evaluating applied soil 
22.17 	and water conservation practices; $750,000 
22.18 	each year is for grants to implement 
22.19 	county individual sewage treatment system 
22.20 	programs; and $1,000,000 each year is for 
22.21 	grants to support local nonpoint source 
22.22 	protection activities related to lake and 
22.23 	river protection and management. All of 
22.24 	the money appropriated in this paragraph 
22.25 	as grants to local governments shall be 
22.26 	administered through the Board of Water 
22.27 	and Soil Resources' local water resources 
22.28 	protection and management program under 
22.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.
22.30 	$1,060,000 the first year and $1,060,000 the 
22.31 	second year may be spent for the following 
22.32 	purposes to support implementation of the 
22.33 	Wetland Conservation Act: $500,000 each 
22.34 	year is to make grants to local units of 
22.35 	governments to improve response to major 
22.36 	wetland violations; $500,000 each year is for 
23.1 	staffing to provide adequate state oversight 
23.2 	and technical support to local governments 
23.3 	administering the Wetland Conservation 
23.4 	Act; and $60,000 each year is for staff to 
23.5 	monitor and enforce wetland replacement 
23.6 	and wetland bank sites.
23.7 	$60,000 is to develop a comprehensive 
23.8 	state wetland restoration vision and plan. 
23.9 	This is a onetime appropriation. All of 
23.10 	the money appropriated in this paragraph 
23.11 	as grants to local governments shall be 
23.12 	administered through the Board of Water 
23.13 	and Soil Resources' local water resources 
23.14 	protection and management program under 
23.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.
23.16 	$450,000 in the first year and $800,000 
23.17 	the second year are to implement 
23.18 	recommendations of the Drainage Work 
23.19 	Group to enhance public drainage and 
23.20 	modernization as follows: $150,000 the first 
23.21 	year is to develop guidelines for drainage 
23.22 	records preservation and modernization; 
23.23 	$500,000 the second year is for cost-share 
23.24 	grants to local governments for records 
23.25 	modernization; and $300,000 each year 
23.26 	is to provide assistance to local drainage 
23.27 	management officials and to update the 
23.28 	Minnesota Public Drainage Manual. All of 
23.29 	the money appropriated in this paragraph 
23.30 	as grants to local governments shall be 
23.31 	administered through the Board of Water 
23.32 	and Soil Resources' local water resources 
23.33 	protection and management program under 
23.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.

23.35	Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	7,870,000
	$
	7,870,000

24.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.2		2008
	2009
	
24.3	General
	3,300,000
	3,300,000
	
24.4	Natural Resources
	4,570,000
	4,570,000
	
24.5 	$3,300,000 the first year and $3,300,000 
24.6 	the second year are for metropolitan area 
24.7 	regional parks maintenance and operations.
24.8 	$4,570,000 the first year and $4,570,000 the 
24.9 	second year are from the natural resources 
24.10 	fund for metropolitan area regional parks 
24.11 	and trails maintenance and operations. This 
24.12 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
24.13 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
24.14 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
24.15 	clause (3).

24.16
24.17	Sec. 6. MINNESOTA CONSERVATION 
CORPS
 	$
	840,000
	$
	840,000

24.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.19		2008
	2009
	
24.20	General
	350,000
	350,000
	
24.21	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
24.22 	The Minnesota Conservation Corps may 
24.23 	receive money appropriated from the 
24.24 	natural resources fund under this section 
24.25 	only as provided in an agreement with the 
24.26 	commissioner of natural resources.

24.27
24.28
24.29	Sec. 7. LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN 
COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA 
RESOURCES
 	$
	23,366,000
	$
	28,866,000

24.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.31		2008
	2009
	
25.1
25.2
25.3
25.4	State Land and 
Water Conservation 
Account 
(LAWCON)
	500,000
	-0-
	
25.5
25.6
25.7	Environment and 
Natural Resources 
Trust Fund
	22,866,000
	22,866,000
	
25.8 	$22,866,000 from the trust fund and 
25.9 	$500,000 from the state land and water 
25.10 	conservation account the first year and 
25.11 	$22,866,000 from the trust fund the second 
25.12 	year are available for projects and programs 
25.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, 
25.14 	and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
25.15 	section 14.

25.16 	ARTICLE 2
25.17 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

25.18 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.531, subdivision 1a, is amended to 
25.19 	read:
25.20 		Subd. 1a.Revenues. The following revenues must be deposited in the 
25.21 	environmental fund:
25.22 	(1) all revenue from the motor vehicle transfer fee imposed under section 115A.908; 
25.23 	(2) all fees collected under section 116.07, subdivision 4d; 
25.24 	(3) all money collected by the Pollution Control Agency in enforcement matters 
25.25 	as provided in section 115.073; 
25.26 	(4) all revenues from license fees for individual sewage treatment systems under 
25.27 	section 115.56; 
25.28 	(5) all loan repayments deposited under section 115A.0716; 
25.29 	(6) all revenue from pollution prevention fees imposed under section 115D.12; 
25.30 	(7) all loan repayments deposited under section 116.994; 
25.31 	(8) all fees collected under section 116C.834; 
25.32 	(9) revenue collected from the solid waste management tax pursuant to chapter 297H;
25.33 	(10) fees collected under section 473.844; and
25.34 	(11) interest accrued on the fund; and
25.35 	(12) money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriation 
25.36 	from any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 2, except federal grants.

26.1 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.025, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
26.2 		Subd. 9.Professional services support account. The commissioner of natural 
26.3 	resources may bill the various programs carried out by the commissioner for the costs of 
26.4 	providing them with professional support services. Except as provided under section 
26.5 	89.421, receipts must be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are 
26.6 	appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made.
26.7 	The commissioner of natural resources shall submit to the commissioner of finance 
26.8 	before the start of each fiscal year a work plan showing the estimated work to be done 
26.9 	during the coming year, the estimated cost of doing the work, and the positions and fees 
26.10 	that will be necessary. This account is exempted from statewide and agency indirect 
26.11 	cost payments.

26.12 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.026, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.13 		Subdivision 1.Contracts. The commissioner of natural resources is authorized 
26.14 	to enter into contractual agreements with any public or private entity for the provision 
26.15 	of statutorily prescribed natural resources services by the department. The contracts 
26.16 	shall specify the services to be provided. Except as provided under section 89.421, funds 
26.17 	generated in a contractual agreement made pursuant to this section shall be deposited in 
26.18 	the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the department for purposes of providing 
26.19 	the services specified in the contracts. The commissioner shall report revenues collected 
26.20 	and expenditures made under this subdivision to the chairs of the Committees on Ways and 
26.21 	Means in the house and Finance in the senate by January 1 of each odd-numbered year.

26.22 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
26.23 		Subdivision 1.Sales authorized; gift certificates. The commissioner may 
26.24 	sell natural resources-related publications and maps; forest resource assessment 
26.25 	products; federal migratory waterfowl, junior duck, and other federal stamps; and other 
26.26 	nature-related merchandise, and may rent or sell items for the convenience of persons using 
26.27 	Department of Natural Resources facilities or services. The commissioner may sell gift 
26.28 	certificates for any items rented or sold. Notwithstanding section 16A.1285, a fee charged 
26.29 	by the commissioner under this section may include a reasonable amount in excess of the 
26.30 	actual cost to support Department of Natural Resources programs. The commissioner may 
26.31 	advertise the availability of a program or item offered under this section. 

26.32 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.1 		Subd. 2.Receipts; appropriation. Except as provided under section 89.421, 
27.2 	money received by the commissioner under this section or to buy supplies for the use of 
27.3 	volunteers, may be credited to one or more special accounts in the state treasury and is 
27.4 	appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for which the money was received. 
27.5 	Money received from sales at the state fair shall be available for state fair related costs. 
27.6 	Money received from sales of intellectual property and software products or services shall 
27.7 	be available for development, maintenance, and support of software products and systems.

27.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.780, is amended to read:
27.9 	84.780 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE DAMAGE ACCOUNT.
27.10 	(a) The off-highway vehicle damage account is created in the natural resources fund. 
27.11 	Money in the off-highway vehicle damage account is appropriated to the commissioner 
27.12 	of natural resources for the repair or restoration of property damaged by the operation of 
27.13 	off-highway vehicles in an unpermittedillegal area after August 1, 2003, and for the costs 
27.14 	of administration for this section. Before the commissioner may make a payment from 
27.15 	this account, the commissioner must determine whether the damage to the property was 
27.16 	caused by the unpermittedillegal use of off-highway vehicles, that the applicant has made 
27.17 	reasonable efforts to identify the responsible individual and obtain payment from the 
27.18 	individual, and that the applicant has made reasonable efforts to prevent reoccurrence. 
27.19 	By June 30, 2008, the commissioner of finance must transfer the remaining balance in the 
27.20 	account to the off-highway motorcycle account under section 84.794, the off-road vehicle 
27.21 	account under section 84.803, and the all-terrain vehicle account under section 84.927. 
27.22 	The amount transferred to each account must be proportionate to the amounts received in 
27.23 	the damage account from the relevant off-highway vehicle accounts.
27.24 	(b) Determinations of the commissioner under this section may be made by written 
27.25 	order and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386
27.26 	does not apply.
27.27 	(c) This section expires July 1, 2008 These funds are available until expended.

27.28 	Sec. 7. [84.9011] OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY AND CONSERVATION 
27.29 	PROGRAM.
27.30 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish 
27.31 	a program to promote the safe and responsible operation of off-highway vehicles in a 
27.32 	manner that does not harm the environment. The commissioner shall coordinate the 
27.33 	program through the regional offices of the Department of Natural Resources.
28.1 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The purpose of the program is to encourage off-highway vehicle 
28.2 	clubs to assist, on a volunteer basis, in improving, maintaining, and monitoring of trails on 
28.3 	state forest land and other public lands.
28.4 		Subd. 3.Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements 
28.5 	with off-highway vehicle clubs for volunteer services to maintain, make improvements to, 
28.6 	and monitor trails on state forest land and other public lands. The off-highway vehicle 
28.7 	clubs shall promote the operation of off-highway vehicles in a safe and responsible manner 
28.8 	that complies with the laws and rules that relate to the operation of off-highway vehicles.
28.9 	(b) The off-highway vehicle clubs may provide assistance to the department in 
28.10 	locating, recruiting, and training instructors for off-highway vehicle training programs.
28.11 	(c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety 
28.12 	of volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the safety and 
28.13 	conservation program.
28.14 		Subd. 4.Worker displacement prohibited. The commissioner may not enter into 
28.15 	any agreement that has the purpose of or results in the displacement of public employees 
28.16 	by volunteers participating in the off-highway safety and conservation program under 
28.17 	this section. The commissioner must certify to the appropriate bargaining agent that the 
28.18 	work performed by a volunteer will not result in the displacement of currently employed 
28.19 	workers or workers on seasonal layoff or layoff from a substantially equivalent position, 
28.20 	including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or 
28.21 	other employment benefits.

28.22 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.927, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.23 		Subd. 2.Purposes. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the 
28.24 	all-terrain vehicle account may only be spent for:
28.25 	(1) the education and training program under section 84.925; 
28.26 	(2) administration, enforcement, and implementation of sections 84.773 to 84.929; 
28.27 	(3) acquisition, maintenance, and development of vehicle trails and use areas;
28.28 	(4) grant-in-aid programs to counties and municipalities to construct and maintain 
28.29 	all-terrain vehicle trails and use areas;
28.30 	(5) grants-in-aid to local safety programs; and
28.31 	(6) enforcement and public education grants to local law enforcement agencies.; and
28.32 	(7) maintenance of minimum-maintenance forest roads according to section 89.71, 
28.33 	subdivision 5, and county forest roads within state forest boundaries as defined under 
28.34 	section 89.021.
29.1 	The distribution of funds made available through grant-in-aid programs must be 
29.2 	guided by the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan.

29.3 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
29.4 		Subd. 7.Satisfaction of civil penalties. A civil penalty is due and a watercraft 
29.5 	license suspension is effective 30 days after issuance of the civil citation. A civil penalty 
29.6 	collected under this section is payable to the commissioner and must be credited to the 
29.7 	water recreation account invasive species account.

29.8 	Sec. 10. [84D.15] INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNT.
29.9 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The invasive species account is created in the state 
29.10 	treasury in the natural resources fund.
29.11 		Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under 
29.12 	section 86B.415, subdivision 7, and licenses for trailers with a gross vehicle weight of 
29.13 	3,000 pounds or less and towed recreational vehicles under section 168.013, subdivisions 
29.14 	1d and 1g, shall be deposited in the invasive species account. Each year, the commissioner 
29.15 	of finance shall transfer from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account, 
29.16 	the annual surcharge collected on nonresident fishing licenses under section 97A.475, 
29.17 	subdivision 7, paragraph (b).
29.18 		Subd. 3.Use of money in account. Money credited to the invasive species account 
29.19 	in subdivision 2 shall be used for management of invasive species and implementation of 
29.20 	this chapter as it pertains to aquatic invasive species, including control, public awareness, 
29.21 	law enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, and research.

29.22 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.23 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. The fee for a watercraft license for 
29.24 	watercraft 19 feet or less in length is $27 plus a $15 surcharge except:
29.25 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is 
29.26 	offered for rent or lease, the fee is $9 plus a $5 surcharge;
29.27 	(2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, or rowing shell 19 feet in 
29.28 	length or less, the fee is $10.50 plus a $5 surcharge;
29.29 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for 
29.30 	teaching boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
29.31 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided 
29.32 	in subdivision 5;
29.33 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50 plus a $15 surcharge; and
30.1 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
30.2 	(1) to (5), the fee is $18 plus a $10 surcharge.

30.3 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.4 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, 
30.5 	the watercraft license fee:
30.6 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45 plus a 
30.7 	$15 surcharge;
30.8 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50 plus a $15 
30.9 	surcharge; and
30.10 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90 plus a $15 surcharge.

30.11 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.12 		Subd. 3.Watercraft over 19 feet for hire. The license fee for a watercraft more 
30.13 	than 19 feet in length for hire with an operator is $75 plus a $15 surcharge each.

30.14 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
30.15 		Subd. 4.Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for teaching. The watercraft 
30.16 	license fee for a watercraft used by a nonprofit organization for teaching boat and water 
30.17 	safety is $4.50 plus a  $5 surcharge each.

30.18 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
30.19 		Subd. 5.Dealer's license. There is no separate fee for watercraft owned by a dealer 
30.20 	under a dealer's license. The fee for a dealer's license is $67.50 plus a $15 surcharge.

30.21 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
30.22 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. A $5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft 
30.23 	licensedThe surcharge placed on each watercraft under subdivisions 1 to 5 shall be used 
30.24 	for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and research of aquatic 
30.25 	invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in 
30.26 	public waters and public wetlands.

30.27 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.706, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
30.28 		Subd. 2.Money deposited in account. The following shall be deposited in the state 
30.29 	treasury and credited to the water recreation account:
30.30 	(1) fees and surcharges from titling and licensing of watercraft under this chapter;
31.1 	(2) fines, installment payments, and forfeited bail according to section 86B.705, 
31.2 	subdivision 2;
31.3 	(3) civil penalties according to section 84D.13;
31.4 	(4) mooring fees and receipts from the sale of marine gas at state-operated or 
31.5 	state-assisted small craft harbors and mooring facilities according to section 86A.21;
31.6 	(5)(4) the unrefunded gasoline tax attributable to watercraft use under section 
31.7 	296A.18; and
31.8 	(6)(5) fees for permits issued to control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild 
31.9 	rice under section 103G.615, subdivision 2.

31.10 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 88.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.11 		Subdivision 1.Written consent. No person shall cut, harvest, remove, transport, or 
31.12 	possess for decorative purposes or for sale more than three decorative trees, more than 
31.13 	100 25 pounds of decorative boughs, or more than 100 25 pounds of any other decorative 
31.14 	materials without the written consent of the owner or authorized agent of the private or 
31.15 	public land on which the decorative materials were cut or harvested. The written consent 
31.16 	shall be on a form furnished or otherwise approved by the commissioner of natural 
31.17 	resources and shall contain the legal description of the land where the decorative materials 
31.18 	were cut or harvested, as well as the name of the legal owner of the land or the owner's 
31.19 	authorized agent. The written consent must be carried by every person cutting, harvesting, 
31.20 	removing, possessing, or transporting any decorative materials, or in any way aiding 
31.21 	therein, and must be exhibited to any officer at the officer's request at any time.

31.22 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 88.6435, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.23 		Subdivision 1.Permits. A person may not buy more than 100 25 pounds of 
31.24 	decorative boughs in any calendar year without a bough buyer's permit issued by 
31.25 	the commissioner of natural resources. The annual fee for a permit for a resident or 
31.26 	nonresident to buy decorative boughs is $25. The annual fee may be reduced to $10 if 
31.27 	the buyer attends an approved annual workshop or other orientation session for balsam 
31.28 	bough harvesters and buyers. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit that 
31.29 	covers the commissioner's cost of issuing the permit. A permit may not be granted until 
31.30 	the permit holder has completed a presale conference with the state appraiser designated 
31.31 	to supervise the cutting.

31.32 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.1 		Subd. 2.Receipts to natural resources special revenue fund. Fees collected under 
32.2 	subdivision 1 shall be credited to a forest land use account in the natural resources fund
32.3 	the special revenue fund and are annually appropriated to the commissioner to recoup the 
32.4 	costs of developing, operating, and maintaining facilities necessary for the specified uses 
32.5 	in subdivision 1 or to prevent or mitigate resource impacts of those uses. 

32.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2007, and applies to fees 
32.7 	collected according to Minnesota Statutes, section 89.22, subdivision 1, after August 
32.8 	1, 2006.

32.9 	Sec. 21. [89.421] FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS AND 
32.10 	SERVICES ACCOUNT.
32.11 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The forest resource assessment products and services 
32.12 	account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund.
32.13 		Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from forest resource assessment product sales 
32.14 	and services provided by the commissioner under sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026; 
32.15 	and 84.0855 shall be credited to the forest resource assessment products and services 
32.16 	account. Forest resource assessment products and services include the sale of aerial 
32.17 	photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services.
32.18 		Subd. 3.Use of money in account. Money credited to the forest resource 
32.19 	assessment products and services account under subdivision 2 is annually appropriated to 
32.20 	the commissioner and shall be used to maintain the staff and facilities producing the aerial 
32.21 	photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services.

32.22 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.23 		Subd. 2.Revenue from small game license surcharge and lifetime licenses.
 32.24 	Revenue from the small game surcharge and $6.50 annually from the lifetime fish 
32.25 	and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 
32.26 	sections 97A.473, subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be credited to 
32.27 	the wildlife acquisition account and. The money in the account is appropriated to the 
32.28 	commissioner and shall be used by the commissioner only for the purposes of this section, 
32.29 	and acquisition and development of wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance 
32.30 	of the lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature. 

32.31 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.075, is amended to read:
32.32 	97A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.
33.1 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 
33.2 	subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 
33.3 	2, clauses (4), (5), (9), (11), (13), and (14), and 3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and licenses 
33.4 	issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4. 
33.5 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 
33.6 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under section 
33.7 	97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account. Money in 
33.8 	the account is appropriated to the commissioner and shall be used for deer habitat 
33.9 	improvement or deer management programs. 
33.10 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 
33.11 	the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license 
33.12 	issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear 
33.13 	management account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and shall 
33.14 	be used for deer and bear management programs, including a computerized licensing 
33.15 	system. 
33.16 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding 
33.17 	and wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer 
33.18 	feeding and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency 
33.19 	deer feeding and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. When 
33.20 	the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding and wild 
33.21 	cervidae health management at the end of a fiscal year exceeds $2,500,000 for the first 
33.22 	time, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated balance of the game and fish fund. 
33.23 	The commissioner must inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance 
33.24 	committees every two years on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild 
33.25 	cervidae health management has been spent. 
33.26 	Thereafter, when the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer 
33.27 	feeding and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal 
33.28 	year, the unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer 
33.29 	and bear management programs and computerized licensing.
33.30 		Subd. 2.Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue 
33.31 	from the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps must be credited to the waterfowl habitat 
33.32 	improvement account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and may 
33.33 	be used only for:
33.34 	(1) development of wetlands and lakes in the state and designated waterfowl 
33.35 	management lakes for maximum migratory waterfowl production including habitat 
33.36 	evaluation, the construction of dikes, water control structures and impoundments, nest 
34.1 	cover, rough fish barriers, acquisition of sites and facilities necessary for development 
34.2 	and management of existing migratory waterfowl habitat and the designation of waters 
34.3 	under section 97A.101; 
34.4 	(2) management of migratory waterfowl;
34.5 	(3) development, restoration, maintenance, or preservation of migratory waterfowl 
34.6 	habitat;
34.7 	(4) acquisition of and access to structure sites; and
34.8 	(5) the promotion of waterfowl habitat development and maintenance, including 
34.9 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for waterfowl habitat.
34.10 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
34.11 	a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), or (5), or 
34.12 	to specific management activities under paragraph (a), clause (2).
34.13 		Subd. 3.Trout and salmon stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from trout 
34.14 	and salmon stamps must be credited to the trout and salmon management account. Money 
34.15 	in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and may be used only for:
34.16 	(1) the development, restoration, maintenance, improvement, protection, and 
34.17 	preservation of habitat for trout and salmon in trout streams and lakes, including, but 
34.18 	not limited to, evaluating habitat; stabilizing eroding stream banks; adding fish cover; 
34.19 	modifying stream channels; managing vegetation to protect, shade, or reduce runoff on 
34.20 	stream banks; and purchasing equipment to accomplish these tasks;
34.21 	(2) rearing trout and salmon, including utility and service costs associated with 
34.22 	coldwater hatchery buildings and systems; stocking trout and salmon in streams and lakes 
34.23 	and Lake Superior; and monitoring and evaluating stocked trout and salmon;
34.24 	(3) acquisition of easements and fee title along trout waters;
34.25 	(4) identifying easement and fee title areas along trout waters; and
34.26 	(5) research and special management projects on trout streams, trout lakes, and 
34.27 	Lake Superior and portions of its tributaries.
34.28 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related 
34.29 	to a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), to specific fish rearing 
34.30 	activities under paragraph (a), clause (2), or for costs associated with supplies and 
34.31 	equipment to implement trout and salmon management activities under paragraph (a).
34.32 		Subd. 4.Pheasant stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps 
34.33 	must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account is 
34.34 	appropriated to the commissioner and may be used only for:
35.1 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked 
35.2 	pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter 
35.3 	cover, and reliable food sources;
35.4 	(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;
35.5 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private 
35.6 	land;
35.7 	(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including 
35.8 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and
35.9 	(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public 
35.10 	hunting.
35.11 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
35.12 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
35.13 	(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under 
35.14 	paragraph (a), clause (4); or
35.15 	(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2009, personnel may be hired 
35.16 	to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement 
35.17 	conservation provisions of state and federal programs.
35.18 		Subd. 5.Turkey stamps. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from turkey stamps 
35.19 	must be credited to the wild turkey management account. Money in the account is 
35.20 	appropriated to the commissioner and may be used only for:
35.21 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild 
35.22 	turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment 
35.23 	of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
35.24 	(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;
35.25 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and 
35.26 	private land;
35.27 	(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
35.28 	(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population 
35.29 	surveys and monitoring, and research.
35.30 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
35.31 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
35.32 	(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4), 
35.33 	or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
35.34 	(2) any permanent personnel costs.

35.35 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
36.1 		Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
36.2 	to nonresidents, are:
36.3 	(1) to take fish by angling, $34;
36.4 	(2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, 
36.5 	$24;
36.6 	(3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected by the licensee, $20;
36.7 	(4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family for one or both parents 
36.8 	and dependent children under the age of 16, $46;
36.9 	(5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by the licensee, $8.50; and
36.10 	(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 
36.11 	14 consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $35.
36.12 	(b) A $2 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses 
36.13 	issued under paragraph (a), clause (5). An additional commission may not be assessed 
36.14 	on this surcharge.

36.15 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.16 		Subd. 3.Contests requiring a permit. (a) A person must have a permit from the 
36.17 	commissioner to conduct a fishing contest that does not meet the criteria in subdivision 2. 
36.18 	Permits shall be issued without a fee. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit 
36.19 	that recovers the costs of issuing the permit and of monitoring the activities allowed by 
36.20 	the permit. Receipts collected from this fee shall be credited to the game and fish fund. 
36.21 	Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in 
36.22 	the State Register, establish contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking 
36.23 	provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
36.24 	(b) If entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than 
36.25 	$25,000, and if the applicant has either:
36.26 	(1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this 
36.27 	subdivision; or
36.28 	(2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by 
36.29 	the applicant, the commissioner may require the applicant to furnish the commissioner 
36.30 	evidence of financial responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in 
36.31 	the amount of $25,000.

36.32 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
36.33 		Subd. 1d.Trailer. (a) On trailers registered at a gross vehicle weight of greater 
36.34 	than 3,000 pounds, the annual tax is based on total gross weight and is 30 percent of the 
37.1 	Minnesota base rate prescribed in subdivision 1e, when the gross weight is 15,000 pounds 
37.2 	or less, and when the gross weight of a trailer is more than 15,000 pounds, the tax for the 
37.3 	first eight years of vehicle life is 100 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate 
37.4 	schedule, and during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life the tax is 75 percent 
37.5 	of the Minnesota base rate prescribed by subdivision 1e.
37.6 	(b) Farm trailers with a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds and as described in 
37.7 	section  168.011, subdivision 17, are taxed as farm trucks as prescribed in subdivision 1c. 
37.8 	(c) Effective on and after July 1, 2001, trailers registered at a gross vehicle weight 
37.9 	of 3,000 pounds or less must display a distinctive plate. The registration on the license 
37.10 	plate is valid for the life of the trailer only if it remains registered at the same gross vehicle 
37.11 	weight. The onetime registration tax for trailers registered for the first time in Minnesota 
37.12 	is $55. For trailers registered in Minnesota before July 1, 2001, and for which:
37.13 	(1) registration is desired for the remaining life of the trailer, the registration tax 
37.14 	is $25; or
37.15 	(2) permanent registration is not desired, the biennial registration tax is $10 for the 
37.16 	first renewal if registration is renewed between and including July 1, 2001, and June 30, 
37.17 	2003. These trailers must be issued permanent registration at the first renewal on or after 
37.18 	July 1, 2003, and the registration tax is $20.
37.19 	For trailers registered at a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less before July 1, 2001, but 
37.20 	not renewed until on or after July 1, 2003, the registration tax is $20 and permanent 
37.21 	registration must be issued.
37.22 	(d) A $5 surcharge is placed on initial registration of trailers under paragraph (c) 
37.23 	and the money collected, less the amount needed to pay the cost of collection of the 
37.24 	surcharge, shall be credited to the invasive species account under section 84D.15. The 
37.25 	amount necessary to pay the cost of collection of the surcharge is appropriated to the 
37.26 	state registrar of motor vehicles.

37.27 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1g, is amended to read:
37.28 		Subd. 1g.Recreational vehicle. (a) Self-propelled recreational vehicles shall be 
37.29 	separately licensed and taxed annually on the basis of total gross weight and the tax shall 
37.30 	be graduated according to the Minnesota base rate schedule prescribed in subdivision 1e, 
37.31 	but in no event less than $20, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision.
37.32 	(b) For all self-propelled recreational vehicles, the tax for the ninth and succeeding 
37.33 	years of vehicle life shall be 75 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate 
37.34 	schedule.
38.1 	(c)  Towed recreational vehicles shall be separately licensed and taxed annually on 
38.2 	the basis of total gross weight at 30 percent of the Minnesota base rate prescribed in 
38.3 	subdivision 1e but in no event less than $5.
38.4 	(d)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all trailers and semitrailers taxed 
38.5 	pursuant to this section shall be exempt from any wheelage tax now or hereafter imposed 
38.6 	by any political subdivision or political subdivisions.
38.7 	(e) A $5 surcharge is placed on initial licensure and renewal of towed recreational 
38.8 	vehicles under paragraph (c) and the money collected, less the amount needed to pay the 
38.9 	cost of collection of the surcharge, shall be credited to the invasive species account under 
38.10 	section 84D.15. The amount necessary to pay the cost of collection of the surcharge is 
38.11 	appropriated to the state registrar of motor vehicles.

38.12 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
38.13 		Subd. 8.Tax proceeds to highway user fund; fee proceeds to vehicle services 
38.14 	account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the net proceeds of the registration 
38.15 	tax imposed under this chapter must be collected by the commissioner, paid into the state 
38.16 	treasury, and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund, except as provided for the 
38.17 	surcharge collected for trailers with a gross vehicle weight of 3,000 pounds or less under 
38.18 	subdivision 1d and towed recreational vehicles under subdivision 1g.
38.19 	(b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise specified, must be 
38.20 	deposited in the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under 
38.21 	section 299A.705.

38.22 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 296A.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
38.23 		Subd. 4.All-terrain vehicle. Approximately 0.150.27 of one percent of all gasoline 
38.24 	received in or produced or brought into this state, except gasoline used for aviation 
38.25 	purposes, is being used for the operation of all-terrain vehicles in this state, and of the total 
38.26 	revenue derived from the imposition of the gasoline fuel tax, 0.150.27 of one percent is 
38.27 	the amount of tax on fuel used in all-terrain vehicles operated in this state.

38.28 	Sec. 30. Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 169, is amended to read:
38.29 	Sec. 169. CONTINUOUS TRAIL DESIGNATION.
 38.30 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall locate, plan, design, map, construct, 
38.31 	designate, and sign a new trail for use by all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles 
38.32 	of not less than 70 continuous miles in length on any land owned by the state or in 
39.1 	cooperation with any county on land owned by that county or on a combination of any of 
39.2 	these lands. This new trail shall be ready for use by April 1, 2007 June 30, 2009.
39.3 	(b) All funding for this new trail shall come from the all-terrain vehicle dedicated 
39.4 	account and is appropriated each year as needed.
39.5 	(c) This new trail shall have at least two areas of access complete with appropriate 
39.6 	parking for vehicles and trailers and enough room for loading and unloading all-terrain 
39.7 	vehicles. Some existing trails, that are strictly all-terrain vehicle trails, and are not 
39.8 	inventoried forest roads, may be incorporated into the design of this new all-terrain vehicle 
39.9 	trail. This new trail may be of a continuous loop design and shall provide for spurs to other 
39.10 	all-terrain vehicle trails as long as those spurs do not count toward the 70 continuous miles 
39.11 	of this new all-terrain vehicle trail. Four rest areas shall be provided along the way.

39.12 	Sec. 31.  REPEALER.
 39.13 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89A.11, is repealed.
39.14 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.2236, is repealed.

39.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) of this section is effective July 1, 2007. 
39.16 	Paragraph (b) of this section is effective July 1, 2008.