1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environmental, natural 
1.3 	resources, and energy purposes; establishing and modifying certain programs; 
1.4 	modifying rulemaking authority; providing for accounts, assessments, and fees;
1.5 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026, 
1.6 	subdivision 1; 84.027, by adding a subdivision; 84.0855, subdivisions 1, 2; 
1.7 	84.780; 84.922, subdivisions 1a, 5; 84.927, subdivision 2; 84D.03, subdivision 
1.8 	1; 84D.12, subdivisions 1, 3; 84D.13, subdivision 7; 85.32, subdivision 1; 
1.9 	86B.415, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 86B.706, subdivision 2; 89A.11; 93.0015, 
1.10 	subdivision 3; 97A.045, by adding a subdivision; 97A.055, subdivision 4; 
1.11 	97A.065, by adding a subdivision; 97A.405, subdivision 2; 97A.411, subdivision 
1.12 	1; 97A.451, subdivision 3a; 97A.465, by adding subdivisions; 97A.473, 
1.13 	subdivisions 3, 5; 97A.475, subdivisions 3, 7, 11, 12, by adding a subdivision; 
1.14 	97B.601, subdivision 3; 97B.715, subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97C.081, subdivision 
1.15 	3; 97C.355, subdivision 2; 116C.779, subdivision 1; 216B.812, subdivisions 1, 
1.16 	2; 216C.051, subdivision 9; Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 169; 
1.17 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 84D; 89; 103F; 
1.18 	144; 216B; 216C; 325E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.2236.
1.19 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.20 	ARTICLE 1
1.21 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

1.22	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.23 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.24 	in this article.

1.25			2008
		2009
		Total
	
1.26	General
	$
	118,785,000
	$
	124,623,000
	$
	243,408,000
	
1.27
1.28	State Government Special 
Revenue
		48,000
		48,000
		96,000
	
1.29	Environmental
		61,725,000
		61,922,000
		123,647,000
	
1.30	Natural Resources
		81,125,000
		79,977,000
		161,102,000
	
2.1	Game and Fish
		90,300,000
		92,297,000
		182,597,000
	
2.2	Remediation
		11,116,000
		11,186,000
		22,302,000
	
2.3	Permanent School
		200,000
		200,000
		400,000
	
2.4	Total
	$
	363,299,000
	$
	370,253,000
	$
	733,552,000

2.5	Sec. 2. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.6 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.7 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article.  The appropriations are from the 
2.8 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
2.9 	for each purpose.  The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the 
2.10 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or 
2.11 	June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal 
2.12 	year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.  Appropriations for the fiscal 
2.13 	year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.14				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.15				Available for the Year
	
2.16				Ending June 30
	
2.17					2008
		2009

2.18	Sec. 3. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.19	Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
 	$
	84,296,000
	$
	84,710,000

2.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.21		2008
	2009
	
2.22	General
	11,507,000
	11,654,000
	
2.23
2.24	State Government 
Special Revenue
	48,000
	48,000
	
2.25	Environmental
	61,725,000
	61,922,000
	
2.26	Remediation
	11,016,000
	11,086,000
	
2.27 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.28 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.29 	subdivisions.

2.30	Subd. 2.Water
 		26,960,000
		26,937,000

2.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.32	General
	7,563,000
	7,610,000
	
2.33
2.34	State Government 
Special Revenue
	48,000
	48,000
	
2.35	Environmental
	19,349,000
	19,279,000
	
3.1 	$2,348,000 the first year and $2,348,000 
3.2 	the second year are for the clean water 
3.3 	partnership program. Any balance remaining 
3.4 	in the first year does not cancel and 
3.5 	is available for the second year. This 
3.6 	appropriation may be used for grants to 
3.7 	local units of government for the purpose 
3.8 	of restoring impaired waters listed under 
3.9 	section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water 
3.10 	Act in accordance with adopted total 
3.11 	maximum daily loads (TMDLs), including 
3.12 	implementation of approved clean water 
3.13 	partnership diagnostic study work plans that 
3.14 	will assist in restoration of impaired waters.
3.15 	$335,000 the first year and $335,000 the 
3.16 	second year are for community technical 
3.17 	assistance and education, including grants 
3.18 	and technical assistance to communities for 
3.19 	local and basinwide water quality protection.
3.20 	$405,000 the first year and $405,000 the 
3.21 	second year are for individual sewage 
3.22 	treatment system (ISTS) administration and 
3.23 	grants. Of this amount, $86,000 each year 
3.24 	is for assistance to counties through grants 
3.25 	for ISTS program administration. Any 
3.26 	unexpended balance in the first year does not 
3.27 	cancel but is available in the second year.
3.28 	$480,000 the first year and $480,000 the 
3.29 	second year are from the environmental 
3.30 	fund to address the need for continued 
3.31 	increased activity in the areas of new 
3.32 	technology review, technical assistance 
3.33 	for local governments, and enforcement 
3.34 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55
3.35 	to 115.58. Of this amount, $48,000 each 
4.1 	year is for administration of individual septic 
4.2 	tank fees, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
4.3 	section 115.551.
4.4 	$2,324,000 the first year and $2,324,000 the 
4.5 	second year must be distributed as grants to 
4.6 	delegated counties to administer the county 
4.7 	feedlot program. Distribution of funds 
4.8 	must be as provided in Laws 2005, First 
4.9 	Special Session chapter 1, article 2, section 
4.10 	2, subdivision 2. The commissioner, in 
4.11 	consultation with the Minnesota Association 
4.12 	of County Feedlot Officers executive team, 
4.13 	may use up to five percent of the annual 
4.14 	appropriation for initiatives to enhance 
4.15 	existing delegated county feedlot programs, 
4.16 	information and education, or technical 
4.17 	assistance to reduce feedlot-related pollution 
4.18 	hazards. Any money remaining after the first 
4.19 	year is available for the second year.
4.20 	$1,035,000 the first year and $1,035,000 
4.21 	the second year are from the environmental 
4.22 	fund to provide regulatory services to the 
4.23 	ethanol, mining, and other developing 
4.24 	economic sectors. Priority shall be for 
4.25 	permitting new and emerging bioenergy crop 
4.26 	utilization technologies. This is a onetime 
4.27 	appropriation.
4.28 	By January 15, 2008, the commissioner 
4.29 	shall provide recommendations to the house 
4.30 	of representatives and senate divisions on 
4.31 	environmental finance on water and air fee 
4.32 	changes that will result in revenue to the 
4.33 	environmental fund to pay for regulatory 
4.34 	services to the ethanol, mining, and other 
4.35 	developing economic sectors.
5.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.2 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
5.3 	under contract on or before June 30, 2009, for 
5.4 	clean water partnership, individual sewage 
5.5 	treatment systems (ISTS), Minnesota River, 
5.6 	total maximum daily loads (TMDLs), and 
5.7 	local and basinwide water quality protection 
5.8 	grants in this subdivision are available until 
5.9 	June 30, 2011.

5.10	Subd. 3.Air
 		11,003,000
		11,270,000
	
5.11 	This appropriation is from the environmental 
5.12 	fund.
5.13 	Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
5.14 	the second year may be transferred to the 
5.15 	environmental fund for the small business 
5.16 	environmental improvement loan program 
5.17 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.18 	116.993.
5.19 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
5.20 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.21 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
5.22 	Statutes, section 116.454.
5.23 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
5.24 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.25 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
5.26 	pollutants in the metropolitan area.
5.27 	$1,140,000 the first year and $1,140,000  the 
5.28 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.29 	to provide regulatory services to the ethanol, 
5.30 	mining, and other developing economic 
5.31 	sectors. Priority shall be for permitting new 
5.32 	and emerging bioenergy crop utilization 
5.33 	technologies. Of this amount, $300,000 the 
5.34 	first year is to fully characterize emissions 
5.35 	expected from biomass gasification facilities 
6.1 	across a range of feedstocks. This is a 
6.2 	onetime appropriation.

6.3	Subd. 4.Land
 		18,581,000
		18,651,000

6.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.5	Environmental
	7,565,000
	7,565,000
	
6.6	Remediation
	11,016,000
	11,086,000
	
6.7 	All money for environmental response, 
6.8 	compensation, and compliance in the 
6.9 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
6.10 	is appropriated to the commissioners of 
6.11 	the Pollution Control Agency and the 
6.12 	Department of Agriculture for purposes 
6.13 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.20, 
6.14 	subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), (6), and 
6.15 	(7). At the beginning of each fiscal year, the 
6.16 	two commissioners shall jointly submit an 
6.17 	annual spending plan to the commissioner 
6.18 	of finance that maximizes the utilization 
6.19 	of resources and appropriately allocates 
6.20 	the money between the two agencies. This 
6.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2009.
6.22 	$3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000 the 
6.23 	second year are from the petroleum tank fund 
6.24 	to be transferred to the remediation fund for 
6.25 	purposes of the leaking underground storage 
6.26 	tank program to protect the land.
6.27 	$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the 
6.28 	second year are from the remediation fund to 
6.29 	be transferred to the Department of Health for 
6.30 	private water supply monitoring and health 
6.31 	assessment costs in areas contaminated by 
6.32 	unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste 
6.33 	disposal facilities.
6.34 	$500,000 each year from the environmental 
6.35 	fund is for environmental health tracking and 
7.1 	biomonitoring. $400,000 of this amount is 
7.2 	for transfer to the Department of Health. 
7.3 	The commissioner shall transfer the 
7.4 	amount necessary, up to $600,000, from 
7.5 	the remediation fund to the commissioner 
7.6 	of health to conduct an evaluation under 
7.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.17, of point 
7.8 	of use water treatment units at removing 
7.9 	perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane 
7.10 	sulfonate from known concentrations of 
7.11 	these compounds in drinking water. The 
7.12 	evaluation shall be completed by December 
7.13 	31, 2007, and the commissioner of health 
7.14 	may contract for services to complete the 
7.15 	evaluation.

7.16	Subd. 5.Multimedia
 		5,175,000
		5,222,000

7.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.18	General
	2,309,000
	2,356,000
	
7.19	Environmental
	2,866,000
	2,866,000
	
7.20 	$825,000 the first year and $825,000 the 
7.21 	second year are from the environmental 
7.22 	fund to provide regulatory services to the 
7.23 	ethanol, mining, and other developing 
7.24 	economic sectors. Priority shall be for 
7.25 	permitting new and emerging bioenergy crop 
7.26 	utilization technologies. This is a onetime 
7.27 	appropriation.

7.28	Subd. 6.Environmental Assistance
 		20,942,000
		20,942,000
	
7.29 	This appropriation is from the environmental 
7.30 	fund.
7.31 	$14,000,000 each year is from the 
7.32 	environmental fund for SCORE block grants 
7.33 	to counties.
8.1 	Any unencumbered grant and loan balances 
8.2 	in the first year do not cancel but are available 
8.3 	for grants and loans in the second year.
8.4 	All money deposited in the environmental 
8.5 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste 
8.6 	landfill fee in accordance with Minnesota 
8.7 	Statutes, section 473.843, and not otherwise 
8.8 	appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes 
8.9 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
8.10 	$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
8.11 	second year are for environmental assistance 
8.12 	grants or loans under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.13 	section 115A.0716.
8.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.15 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
8.16 	under contract on or before June 30, 
8.17 	2009, for environmental assistance grants 
8.18 	awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.19 	115A.0716, and for technical and research 
8.20 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.21 	section 115A.152, technical assistance 
8.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52, 
8.23 	and pollution prevention assistance under 
8.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are 
8.25 	available until June 30, 2011.

8.26	Subd. 7.Administrative Support
 		1,635,000
		1,688,000
	
8.27 	The commissioner may transfer money from 
8.28 	the environmental fund to the remediation 
8.29 	fund as necessary for the purposes of the 
8.30 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
8.31 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.

8.32	Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES

8.33	Subdivision 1. Total Appropriation
 	$
	244,979,000
	$
	250,946,000

9.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.2		2008
	2009
	
9.3	General
	78,451,000
	83,570,000
	
9.4	Natural Resources
	75,928,000
	74,779,000
	
9.5	Game and Fish
	90,300,000
	92,297,000
	
9.6	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
9.7	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
9.8 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
9.9 	purpose are specified in the following 
9.10 	subdivisions.

9.11
9.12	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		11,328,000
		11,109,000

9.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.14	General
	6,214,000
	8,963,000
	
9.15	Natural Resources
	3,551,000
	551,000
	
9.16	Game and Fish
	1,363,000
	1,395,000
	
9.17	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
9.18 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
9.19 	second year are for iron ore cooperative 
9.20 	research. Of this amount, $200,000 the 
9.21 	first year is from the minerals management 
9.22 	account in the natural resources fund and 
9.23 	$275,000 the first year is from the general 
9.24 	fund. $237,500 the first year and $237,500 
9.25 	the second year are available only as matched 
9.26 	by $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of state 
9.27 	money. The match may be cash or in-kind.
9.28 	$86,000 the first year and $86,000 the 
9.29 	second year are for minerals cooperative 
9.30 	environmental research, of which $43,000 
9.31 	the first year and $43,000 the second year are 
9.32 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
9.33 	money for each $1 of state money. The 
9.34 	match may be cash or in-kind.
9.35 	$2,530,000 the first year is from the minerals 
9.36 	management account in the natural resources 
10.1 	fund for use as provided in Minnesota 
10.2 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c).
10.3 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 
10.4 	the second year are from the state forest 
10.5 	suspense account in the permanent school 
10.6 	fund to accelerate land exchanges, land 
10.7 	sales, and commercial leasing of school 
10.8 	trust lands. This appropriation is to be used 
10.9 	toward meeting the provisions of Minnesota 
10.10 	Statutes, section 92.121, to exchange school 
10.11 	trust lands or put alternatives in effect when 
10.12 	management practices have diminished 
10.13 	or prohibited revenue generation, and the 
10.14 	direction of Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.15 	127A.31, to secure maximum long-term 
10.16 	economic return from the school trust lands 
10.17 	consistent with fiduciary responsibilities and 
10.18 	sound natural resources conservation and 
10.19 	management principles.
10.20 	$971,000 the first year and $701,000 the 
10.21 	second year are to support the land records 
10.22 	management system. Of this amount, 
10.23 	$326,000 the first year and $326,000 the 
10.24 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
10.25 	and $645,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
10.26 	second year are from the natural resources 
10.27 	fund.
10.28 	$587,000 the first year and $588,000 the 
10.29 	second year are for land asset management. 

10.30	Subd. 3.Water Resources Management
 		11,589,000
		11,894,000

10.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.32	General
	11,309,000
	11,614,000
	
10.33	Natural Resources
	280,000
	280,000
	
10.34 	$210,000 the first year and $210,000 the 
10.35 	second year are for grants associated with the 
11.1 	implementation of the Red River mediation 
11.2 	agreement.
11.3 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the 
11.4 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
11.5 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of 
11.6 	the cost of implementing the comprehensive 
11.7 	plan for the upper Mississippi within areas 
11.8 	under its jurisdiction.
11.9 	$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second 
11.10 	year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band 
11.11 	of Chippewa Indians to implement its portion 
11.12 	of the comprehensive plan for the upper 
11.13 	Mississippi.
11.14 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
11.15 	second year are for the construction of ring 
11.16 	dikes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.17 	103F.161. The ring dikes may be publicly 
11.18 	or privately owned. If the appropriation in 
11.19 	either year is insufficient, the appropriation 
11.20 	in the other year is available for it.

11.21	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		43,222,000
		44,223,000

11.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.23	General
	24,982,000
	25,666,000
	
11.24	Natural Resources
	17,983,000
	18,293,000
	
11.25	Game and Fish
	257,000
	264,000
	
11.26 	$7,217,000 the first year and $7,217,000 
11.27 	the second year are for prevention, 
11.28 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
11.29 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
11.30 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.31 	88.12. If the appropriation for either 
11.32 	year is insufficient to cover all costs of 
11.33 	presuppression and suppression, the amount 
11.34 	necessary to pay for these costs during 
11.35 	the biennium is appropriated from the 
12.1 	general fund. By November 15 of each 
12.2 	year, the commissioner of natural resources 
12.3 	shall submit a report to the chairs of the 
12.4 	house of representatives Ways and Means 
12.5 	Committee, the senate Finance Committee, 
12.6 	the Environment, Natural Resources, and 
12.7 	Energy Budget Division of the senate Finance 
12.8 	Committee, and the house of representatives 
12.9 	Environment and Natural Resources Finance 
12.10 	Division, identifying all firefighting costs 
12.11 	incurred and reimbursements received in 
12.12 	the prior fiscal year. These appropriations 
12.13 	may not be transferred. Any reimbursement 
12.14 	of firefighting expenditures made to the 
12.15 	commissioner from any source other than 
12.16 	federal mobilizations must be credited to the 
12.17 	general fund.
12.18 	$18,033,000 the first year and $18,393,000 
12.19 	the second year are from the forest 
12.20 	management investment account in the 
12.21 	natural resources fund for only the purposes 
12.22 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.23 	89.039, subdivision 2.
12.24 	Of this amount:
12.25 	(1) $750,000 each year is for additional staff 
12.26 	to enhance timber sales;
12.27 	(2) $1,000,000 each year is for forest 
12.28 	improvements;
12.29 	(3) $1,100,000 each year is for forest road 
12.30 	maintenance;
12.31 	(4) $600,000 each year is for the ecological 
12.32 	classification system on state forest lands;
12.33 	(5) $350,000 each year is for the prevention 
12.34 	of invasive species on state forest lands; and
13.1 	(6) $400,000 each year is for the re-inventory 
13.2 	of state forest lands.
13.3 	Money for forest improvements and forest 
13.4 	road maintenance is onetime.
13.5 	$780,000 the first year and $780,000 the 
13.6 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
13.7 	Council for implementation of the 
13.8 	Sustainable Forest Resources Act. 
13.9 	$350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
13.10 	second year are for the FORIST Timber 
13.11 	Management Information System and for 
13.12 	increased forestry management. The amount 
13.13 	in the second year is also available in the first 
13.14 	year.
13.15 	$257,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
13.16 	second year are from the game and fish 
13.17 	fund to implement Ecological Classification 
13.18 	Systems (ECS) standards on forested 
13.19 	landscapes. This appropriation is from 
13.20 	revenue deposited in the game and fish fund 
13.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
13.22 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
13.23 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
13.24 	the second year are to support additional 
13.25 	technical and cost-share assistance to 
13.26 	nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) 
13.27 	landowners. 
13.28 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
13.29 	second year are to address escalating 
13.30 	land asset management demands, such as 
13.31 	boundary disputes, access easements, and 
13.32 	sale, exchange, and acquisition of forest 
13.33 	lands.

13.34	Subd. 5.Parks and Recreation Management
 		34,959,000
		36,011,000

14.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.2	General
	20,778,000
	21,375,000
	
14.3	Natural Resources
	14,181,000
	14,636,000
	
14.4 	$640,000 the first year and $640,000 the 
14.5 	second year are from the water recreation 
14.6 	account in the natural resources fund for state 
14.7 	park water access projects.
14.8 	$150,000 in the first year and $150,000 in the 
14.9 	second year are for additional interpretative 
14.10 	services.
14.11 	$3,996,000 the first year and $3,996,000 the 
14.12 	second year are from the natural resources 
14.13 	fund for state park and recreation area 
14.14 	operations. This appropriation is from the 
14.15 	revenue deposited in the natural resources 
14.16 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.17 	297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
14.18 	$500,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
14.19 	second year are from the natural resources 
14.20 	fund for increased park maintenance 
14.21 	work, resource management projects, and 
14.22 	conservation education for park users.

14.23	Subd. 6.Trails and Waterways Management
 		29,609,000
		29,597,000

14.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.25	General
	2,290,000
	2,323,000
	
14.26	Natural Resources
	25,200,000
	25,080,000
	
14.27	Game and Fish
	2,119,000
	2,194,000
	
14.28 	$7,924,000 the first year and $7,924,000 
14.29 	the second year are from the snowmobile 
14.30 	trails and enforcement account in the natural 
14.31 	resources fund for snowmobile grants-in-aid. 
14.32 	The additional money under this item may 
14.33 	be used for new grant-in-aid trails. Any 
14.34 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
15.1 	end of the first year and is available for the 
15.2 	second year.
15.3 	$1,425,000 the first year and $1,325,000 the 
15.4 	second year are from the natural resources 
15.5 	fund for off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid. 
15.6 	Of this amount, $1,075,000 each year is from 
15.7 	the all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 
15.8 	each year is from the off-highway motorcycle 
15.9 	account; and $200,000 the first year and 
15.10 	$100,000 the second year are from the 
15.11 	off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered 
15.12 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
15.13 	year and is available for the second year.
15.14 	$261,000 the first year and $261,000 the 
15.15 	second year are from the water recreation 
15.16 	account in the natural resources fund for a 
15.17 	safe harbor program on Lake Superior.
15.18 	$742,000 the first year and $760,000 the 
15.19 	second year are from the natural resources 
15.20 	fund for state trail operations. This 
15.21 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
15.22 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
15.23 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
15.24 	clause (2).
15.25 	$655,000 the first year and $655,000 the 
15.26 	second year are from the natural resources 
15.27 	fund for trail grants to local units of 
15.28 	government on land to be maintained for 
15.29 	at least 20 years for the purposes of the 
15.30 	grant. This appropriation is from the revenue 
15.31 	deposited in the natural resources fund 
15.32 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
15.33 	paragraph (e), clause (4).
15.34 	$32,000 the first year and $107,000 the 
15.35 	second year are from the game and fish 
16.1 	fund for expenditures on water access sites 
16.2 	according to the requirements of the federal 
16.3 	sport and fish restoration program.
16.4 	$400,000 each year is for operation and 
16.5 	maintenance of nonmotorized trails within 
16.6 	state forests.
16.7 	$75,000 each year is for additional wild and 
16.8 	scenic rivers program activities.
16.9 	$120,000 the first year is from the 
16.10 	water recreation account in the natural 
16.11 	resources fund to cooperate with local 
16.12 	units of government in marking routes and 
16.13 	designating river accesses and campsites 
16.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.32. 
16.15 	This is a onetime appropriation and available 
16.16 	until spent.

16.17	Subd. 7.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		66,743,000
		68,145,000

16.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.19	General
	2,661,000
	2,741,000
	
16.20	Natural Resources
	1,876,000
	1,876,000
	
16.21	Game and Fish
	62,206,000
	63,528,000
	
16.22 	$410,000 the first year and $418,000 the 
16.23 	second year are for resource population 
16.24 	surveys in the 1837 treaty area. Of this 
16.25 	amount, $274,000 the first year and $288,000 
16.26 	the second year are from the game and fish 
16.27 	fund.
16.28 	$1,790,000 the first year and $1,790,000 the 
16.29 	second year are from the wildlife acquisition 
16.30 	surcharge account for only the purposes of 
16.31 	land costs as specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
16.32 	section 97A.071, subdivision 2a. This 
16.33 	appropriation is available until spent.
16.34 	$7,836,000 the first year and $7,953,000 
16.35 	the second year are from the heritage 
17.1 	enhancement account in the game and 
17.2 	fish fund only for activities that improve, 
17.3 	enhance, or protect fish and wildlife resources 
17.4 	as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.5 	297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (1). Of this 
17.6 	amount, notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
17.7 	section 297A.94, $150,000 each year may 
17.8 	be used for expanding hunter and angler 
17.9 	recruitment and retention and public land 
17.10 	user facilities.
17.11 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.12 	84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 
17.13 	the second year from the critical habitat 
17.14 	private sector matching account may be used 
17.15 	to publicize the critical habitat license plate 
17.16 	match program.
17.17 	$830,000 the first year and $830,000 the 
17.18 	second year are from the trout and salmon 
17.19 	management account for only the purposes 
17.20 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.21 	97A.075, subdivision 3.
17.22 	$1,353,000 the first year and $1,353,000 
17.23 	the second year are from the deer habitat 
17.24 	improvement account for only the purposes 
17.25 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.26 	97A.075, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
17.27 	$715,000 the first year and $715,000 the 
17.28 	second year are from the deer and bear 
17.29 	management account for only the purposes 
17.30 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.31 	97A.075, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).
17.32 	$700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
17.33 	second year are from the waterfowl habitat 
17.34 	improvement account for only the purposes 
18.1 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.2 	97A.075, subdivision 2.
18.3 	$875,000 the first year and $875,000 the 
18.4 	second year are from the pheasant habitat 
18.5 	improvement account for only the purposes 
18.6 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.7 	97A.075, subdivision 4.
18.8 	$172,000 the first year and $172,000 the 
18.9 	second year are from the wild turkey 
18.10 	management account for only the purposes 
18.11 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.12 	97A.075, subdivision 5. Of this amount, 
18.13 	$8,000 the first year and $8,000 the second 
18.14 	year are appropriated from the game and 
18.15 	fish fund for transfer to the wild turkey 
18.16 	management account for purposes specified 
18.17 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 
18.18 	subdivision 5.
18.19 	$108,000 the first year and $108,000 the 
18.20 	second year are from the game and fish 
18.21 	fund for costs associated with administering 
18.22 	fishing contest permits.
18.23 	$575,000 the first year and $575,000 
18.24 	the second year are from the game and 
18.25 	fish fund for accelerating programs and 
18.26 	efforts to preserve, restore, and enhance 
18.27 	grassland/wetland complexes on public 
18.28 	and private lands. This is a onetime 
18.29 	appropriation.
18.30 	$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
18.31 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
18.32 	for the roadsides for wildlife program.
18.33 	$350,000 in the first year and $350,000 
18.34 	in the second year are from the heritage 
18.35 	enhancement account in the game and 
19.1 	fish fund for grants to Let's Go Fishing of 
19.2 	Minnesota to promote opportunities for 
19.3 	fishing. The grants must be matched with 
19.4 	cash or in-kind contributions from nonstate 
19.5 	sources. This is a onetime appropriation.
19.6 	$132,000 in the first year and $132,000 in 
19.7 	the second year are for bovine tuberculosis 
19.8 	surveillance and diagnosis in wild deer to 
19.9 	diminish the risk of disease transmission in 
19.10 	domestic livestock. $66,000 each year of this 
19.11 	amount is permanent.
19.12 	$90,000 each year from the game and fish 
19.13 	fund is to staff the Budgetary Oversight 
19.14 	Committee.
19.15 	By November 15, 2008, the commissioner, 
19.16 	in consultation with the Budgetary Oversight 
19.17 	Committee, established in Minnesota 
19.18 	Statutes, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, 
19.19 	paragraph (c), shall report to the house of 
19.20 	representatives and senate policy and finance 
19.21 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
19.22 	over natural resources on game and fish fund 
19.23 	receipt and expenditure imbalances between 
19.24 	hunting-related and fishing-related activities. 
19.25 	The report shall include, but is not limited to:
19.26 	(1) a table showing the allocation of game 
19.27 	and fish fund receipts and expenditures 
19.28 	related to fishing and hunting activities for 
19.29 	fiscal years 1989 to 2007 and projected 
19.30 	receipts and expenditures for fiscal years 
19.31 	2008 and 2009;
19.32 	(2) recommendations for short-term changes 
19.33 	to correct any imbalances; and
19.34 	(3) recommendations for long-term 
19.35 	changes that will ensure that fishing license 
20.1 	revenue is adequate to cover fishing-related 
20.2 	expenditures and hunting license revenue 
20.3 	is adequate to cover hunting-related 
20.4 	expenditures.
20.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.6 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
20.7 	under contract on or before June 30, 2009, for 
20.8 	aquatic restoration grants and wildlife habitat 
20.9 	grants are available until June 30, 2010.

20.10	Subd. 8.Ecological Services
 		12,599,000
		14,391,000

20.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.12	General
	4,457,000
	4,974,000
	
20.13	Natural Resources
	4,260,000
	5,466,000
	
20.14	Game and Fish
	3,882,000
	3,951,000
	
20.15 	$1,194,000 the first year and $1,227,000 the 
20.16 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
20.17 	management account in the natural resources 
20.18 	fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife 
20.19 	management.
20.20 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
20.21 	section 290.431, $100,000 the first year 
20.22 	and $100,000 the second year may be used 
20.23 	for nongame information, education, and 
20.24 	promotion.
20.25 	$477,000 the first year and $477,000 the 
20.26 	second year are for the reinvest in Minnesota 
20.27 	programs of game and fish, critical habitat, 
20.28 	and wetlands established under Minnesota 
20.29 	Statutes, section 84.95, subdivision 2.
20.30 	$1,588,000 the first year and $1,588,000 
20.31 	the second year are from the heritage 
20.32 	enhancement account in the game and 
20.33 	fish fund for only activities that improve, 
20.34 	enhance, or protect fish and wildlife resources 
21.1 	as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.2 	297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (1).
21.3 	$995,000 the first year and $2,590,000 
21.4 	the second year are for law enforcement 
21.5 	and water access inspection to prevent the 
21.6 	spread of invasive species, management 
21.7 	of invasive plants in public waters, and 
21.8 	management of terrestrial invasive species 
21.9 	on state-administered lands. Of this amount, 
21.10 	$697,000 the first year and $1,872,000 the 
21.11 	second year are from the invasive species 
21.12 	account in the natural resources fund.
21.13 	$115,000 in the first year and $116,000 in the 
21.14 	second year is for the Project Wild program. 
21.15 	Of this amount, $35,000 in the first year 
21.16 	and $36,000 in the second year are from the 
21.17 	natural resources fund, and $40,000 in the 
21.18 	first year and $40,000 in the second year are 
21.19 	from the game and fish fund.
21.20 	$150,000 each year is from the all-terrain 
21.21 	vehicle account in the natural resources fund 
21.22 	for developing and maintaining all-terrain 
21.23 	vehicle trails.

21.24	Subd. 9.Enforcement
 		31,206,000
		31,760,000

21.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.26	General
	3,571,000
	3,662,000
	
21.27	Natural Resources
	8,113,000
	8,113,000
	
21.28	Game and Fish
	19,422,000
	19,885,000
	
21.29	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
21.30 	$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the 
21.31 	second year are from the water recreation 
21.32 	account in the natural resources fund for 
21.33 	grants to counties for boat and water safety.
21.34 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
21.35 	second year are from the remediation fund 
22.1 	for solid waste enforcement activities under 
22.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.073.
22.3 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
22.4 	second year are from the snowmobile 
22.5 	trails and enforcement account in the 
22.6 	natural resources fund for grants to local 
22.7 	law enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
22.8 	enforcement activities.
22.9 	$1,164,000 the first year and $1,164,000 
22.10 	the second year are from the heritage 
22.11 	enhancement account in the game and 
22.12 	fish fund for only activities that improve, 
22.13 	enhance, or protect fish and wildlife resources 
22.14 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.15 	297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (1).
22.16 	Overtime must be distributed to conservation 
22.17 	officers at historical levels; however, a 
22.18 	reasonable reduction or addition may be 
22.19 	made to the officer's allocation, if justified, 
22.20 	based on an individual officer's workload. If 
22.21 	funding for enforcement is reduced because 
22.22 	of an unallotment, the overtime bank may be 
22.23 	reduced in proportion to reductions made in 
22.24 	other areas of the budget.
22.25 	$225,000 the first year and $225,000 
22.26 	the second year are from the natural 
22.27 	resources fund for grants to county law 
22.28 	enforcement agencies for off-highway 
22.29 	vehicle enforcement and public education 
22.30 	activities based on off-highway vehicle use 
22.31 	in the county. Of this amount, $213,000 each 
22.32 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; 
22.33 	$11,000 each year is from the off-highway 
22.34 	motorcycle account; and $1,000 each year 
22.35 	is from the off-road vehicle account. The 
23.1 	county enforcement agencies may use 
23.2 	money received under this appropriation 
23.3 	to make grants to other local enforcement 
23.4 	agencies within the county that have a high 
23.5 	concentration of off-highway vehicle use. Of 
23.6 	this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for 
23.7 	administration of these grants.
23.8 	$15,000 the first year and $5,000 the second 
23.9 	year are from the off-road vehicle account 
23.10 	in the natural resources fund to establish 
23.11 	the off-road vehicle environment and safety 
23.12 	education and training program under 
23.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.8015.
23.14 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
23.15 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
23.16 	account for off-highway vehicle safety 
23.17 	programs. Of this amount, $50,000 the 
23.18 	first year and $250,000 the second year 
23.19 	are for grants to qualifying off-highway 
23.20 	vehicle organizations to assist in safety and 
23.21 	environmental education and monitoring 
23.22 	trails on public lands under new Minnesota 
23.23 	Statutes, section 84.9011. Of this 
23.24 	appropriation, $25,000 each year is for 
23.25 	administration of these grants.

23.26	Subd. 10.Operations Support
 		3,724,000
		3,816,000

23.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
23.28	General
	2,189,000
	2,252,000
	
23.29	Natural Resources
	484,000
	484,000
	
23.30	Game and Fish
	1,051,000
	1,080,000
	
23.31 	$270,000 the first year and $270,000 the 
23.32 	second year are from the natural resources 
23.33 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
23.34 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Zoo and 
23.35 	Conservatory and the city of Duluth Zoo. 
24.1 	This appropriation is from the revenue 
24.2 	deposited to the fund under Minnesota 
24.3 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
24.4 	clause (5).

24.5
24.6	Sec. 5. MINNESOTA CONSERVATION 
CORPS
 	$
	1,090,000
	$
	1,090,000

24.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.8		2008
	2009
	
24.9	General
	600,000
	600,000
	
24.10	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
24.11 	The Minnesota Conservation Corps may 
24.12 	receive money appropriated from the 
24.13 	natural resources fund under this section 
24.14 	only as provided in an agreement with the 
24.15 	commissioner of natural resources.

24.16
24.17	Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	16,286,000
	$
	16,399,000
	
24.18 	$4,102,000 the first year and $4,102,000 the 
24.19 	second year are for natural resources block 
24.20 	grants to local governments.
24.21 	The board may reduce the amount of the 
24.22 	natural resources block grant to a county 
24.23 	by an amount equal to any reduction in 
24.24 	the county's general services allocation to 
24.25 	a soil and water conservation district from 
24.26 	the county's previous year allocation when 
24.27 	the board determines that the reduction was 
24.28 	disproportionate.
24.29 	Grants must be matched with a combination 
24.30 	of local cash or in-kind contributions. The 
24.31 	base grant portion related to water planning 
24.32 	must be matched by an amount that would be 
24.33 	raised by a levy under Minnesota Statutes, 
24.34 	section 103B.3369.
25.1 	$3,566,000 the first year and $3,566,000 the 
25.2 	second year are for grants to soil and water 
25.3 	conservation districts for general purposes, 
25.4 	nonpoint engineering, and implementation 
25.5 	of the reinvest in Minnesota conservation 
25.6 	reserve program. Upon approval of the 
25.7 	board, expenditures may be made from these 
25.8 	appropriations for supplies and services 
25.9 	benefiting soil and water conservation 
25.10 	districts.
25.11 	$3,285,000 the first year and $3,285,000 
25.12 	the second year are for grants to soil and 
25.13 	water conservation districts for cost-sharing 
25.14 	contracts for erosion control and water 
25.15 	quality management. Of this amount, at least 
25.16 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
25.17 	second year are for grants for cost-sharing 
25.18 	contracts for water quality management on 
25.19 	feedlots.
25.20 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
25.21 	second year are for a grant to the Red 
25.22 	River Basin Commission to develop a Red 
25.23 	River basin plan and to coordinate water 
25.24 	management activities in the states and 
25.25 	provinces bordering the Red River. The 
25.26 	unencumbered balance in the first year does 
25.27 	not cancel but is available for the second 
25.28 	year.
25.29 	$140,000 the first year and $140,000 the 
25.30 	second year are for a grant to Area II, 
25.31 	Minnesota River Basin Projects, Inc., 
25.32 	for floodplain management, including 
25.33 	administration of programs. If the 
25.34 	appropriation in either year is insufficient, the 
26.1 	appropriation in the other year is available 
26.2 	for it.
26.3 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
26.4 	second year are for additional staffing 
26.5 	to provide adequate state oversight and 
26.6 	technical support to local governments 
26.7 	administering the Wetland Conservation Act. 
26.8 	$60,000 each year is for staff to monitor and 
26.9 	enforce wetland replacement and wetland 
26.10 	bank sites.
26.11 	$300,000 in the first year and $300,000 the 
26.12 	second year are to provide assistance to local 
26.13 	drainage management officials and to update 
26.14 	the Minnesota Public Drainage Manual.
26.15 	The Board of Water and Soil Resources 
26.16 	shall develop performance and operational 
26.17 	standards for local watershed entities, 
26.18 	including watershed districts, metropolitan 
26.19 	watershed management organizations, soil 
26.20 	and water conservation districts, counties, 
26.21 	and special purpose water management 
26.22 	entities. The board may withhold grants 
26.23 	or other funding to local watershed entities 
26.24 	that do not meet the minimum performance 
26.25 	and operational standards. By January 15, 
26.26 	2008, the board shall report to the house of 
26.27 	representatives and senate policy and finance 
26.28 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
26.29 	over natural resources and agriculture on:
26.30 	(1) the performance and operational 
26.31 	standards developed;
26.32 	(2) information on local watershed entities 
26.33 	that are not meeting the standards; and
27.1 	(3) recommendations for further performance 
27.2 	and operational standard development and 
27.3 	enforcement, including draft rules.
27.4 	The appropriations for grants in this 
27.5 	section are available until expended. If an 
27.6 	appropriation for grants in either year is 
27.7 	insufficient, the appropriation in the other 
27.8 	year is available for it.

27.9	Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	7,028,000
	$
	7,238,000
	
27.10 	$137,000 the first year and $138,000 the 
27.11 	second year are from the natural resources 
27.12 	fund from the revenue deposited under 
27.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
27.14 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

27.15
27.16	Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM OF 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,250,000
	$
	1,250,000

27.17	Sec. 9. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	8,370,000
	$
	8,620,000

27.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
27.19		2008
	2009
	
27.20	General
	3,800,000
	4,050,000
	
27.21	Natural Resources
	4,570,000
	4,570,000
	
27.22 	$3,800,000 the first year and $4,050,000 
27.23 	the second year are for metropolitan area 
27.24 	regional parks maintenance and operations.
27.25 	$4,570,000 the first year and $4,570,000 the 
27.26 	second year are from the natural resources 
27.27 	fund for metropolitan area regional parks 
27.28 	and trails maintenance and operations. This 
27.29 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
27.30 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
27.31 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
27.32 	clause (3).

27.33	Sec. 10. COMPENSATION INCREASES
 					
28.1 	The appropriations in this article, and any 
28.2 	statutory appropriations from which state 
28.3 	employee compensation is paid from any 
28.4 	fund, include an amount sufficient to fund 
28.5 	compensation increases of at least 3.25 
28.6 	percent of the 2007 compensation base for 
28.7 	the first year, compounded at the rate of 3.25 
28.8 	percent for the second year. This amount 
28.9 	must be used for that purpose and no other.

28.10 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.025, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
28.11 		Subd. 9.Professional services support account. The commissioner of natural 
28.12 	resources may bill the various programs carried out by the commissioner for the costs of 
28.13 	providing them with professional support services. Except as provided under section 
28.14 	89.421, receipts must be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are 
28.15 	appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made.
28.16 	The commissioner of natural resources shall submit to the commissioner of finance 
28.17 	before the start of each fiscal year a work plan showing the estimated work to be done 
28.18 	during the coming year, the estimated cost of doing the work, and the positions and fees 
28.19 	that will be necessary. This account is exempted from statewide and agency indirect 
28.20 	cost payments.

28.21 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.026, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.22 		Subdivision 1.Contracts. The commissioner of natural resources is authorized 
28.23 	to enter into contractual agreements with any public or private entity for the provision 
28.24 	of statutorily prescribed natural resources services by the department. The contracts 
28.25 	shall specify the services to be provided. Except as provided under section 89.421, funds 
28.26 	generated in a contractual agreement made pursuant to this section shall be deposited in 
28.27 	the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the department for purposes of providing 
28.28 	the services specified in the contracts. The commissioner shall report revenues collected 
28.29 	and expenditures made under this subdivision to the chairs of the Committees on Ways and 
28.30 	Means in the house and Finance in the senate by January 1 of each odd-numbered year.

28.31 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision 
28.32 	to read:
29.1 		Subd. 13a.Game and fish expedited permanent rules. In addition to the authority 
29.2 	granted in subdivision 13, the commissioner of natural resources may adopt rules under 
29.3 	section 14.389 that are authorized under:
29.4 	(1) chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C to describe zone or permit area boundaries, to 
29.5 	designate fish spawning beds or fish preserves, to select hunters or anglers for areas, 
29.6 	to provide for registration of game or fish, to prevent or control wildlife disease, or to 
29.7 	correct errors or omissions in rules that do not have a substantive effect on the intent or 
29.8 	application of the original rule; or
29.9 	(2) section 84D.12 to designate prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive 
29.10 	species, and unregulated nonnative species.

29.11 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.12 		Subdivision 1.Sales authorized; gift certificates. The commissioner may 
29.13 	sell natural resources-related publications and maps; forest resource assessment 
29.14 	products; federal migratory waterfowl, junior duck, and other federal stamps; and other 
29.15 	nature-related merchandise, and may rent or sell items for the convenience of persons using 
29.16 	Department of Natural Resources facilities or services. The commissioner may sell gift 
29.17 	certificates for any items rented or sold. Notwithstanding section 16A.1285, a fee charged 
29.18 	by the commissioner under this section may include a reasonable amount in excess of the 
29.19 	actual cost to support Department of Natural Resources programs. The commissioner may 
29.20 	advertise the availability of a program or item offered under this section. 

29.21 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.22 		Subd. 2.Receipts; appropriation. Except as provided under section 89.421, 
29.23 	money received by the commissioner under this section or to buy supplies for the use of 
29.24 	volunteers, may be credited to one or more special accounts in the state treasury and is 
29.25 	appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for which the money was received. 
29.26 	Money received from sales at the state fair shall be available for state fair related costs. 
29.27 	Money received from sales of intellectual property and software products or services shall 
29.28 	be available for development, maintenance, and support of software products and systems.

29.29 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.780, is amended to read:
29.30 	84.780 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE DAMAGE ACCOUNT.
29.31 	(a) The off-highway vehicle damage account is created in the natural resources fund. 
29.32 	Money in the off-highway vehicle damage account is appropriated to the commissioner of 
29.33 	natural resources for the repair or restoration of property damaged by the illegal operation 
30.1 	of off-highway vehicles or the operation of off-highway vehicles in an unpermitted area 
30.2 	after August 1, 2003, and for the costs of administration for this section. Before the 
30.3 	commissioner may make a payment from this account, the commissioner must determine 
30.4 	whether the damage to the property was caused by the unpermitted or illegal use of 
30.5 	off-highway vehicles, that the applicant has made reasonable efforts to identify the 
30.6 	responsible individual and obtain payment from the individual, and that the applicant has 
30.7 	made reasonable efforts to prevent reoccurrence. By June 30, 2008, the commissioner of 
30.8 	finance must transfer the remaining balance in the account to the off-highway motorcycle 
30.9 	account under section 84.794, the off-road vehicle account under section 84.803, and the 
30.10 	all-terrain vehicle account under section 84.927. The amount transferred to each account 
30.11 	must be proportionate to the amounts received in the damage account from the relevant 
30.12 	off-highway vehicle accounts.
30.13 	(b) Determinations of the commissioner under this section may be made by written 
30.14 	order and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386
30.15 	does not apply.
30.16 	(c) This section expires July 1, 2008 Money in the account is available until 
30.17 	expended.

30.18 	Sec. 17. [84.9011] OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY AND CONSERVATION 
30.19 	PROGRAM.
30.20 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish 
30.21 	a program to promote the safe and responsible operation of off-highway vehicles in a 
30.22 	manner that does not harm the environment.
30.23 		Subd. 2.Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements 
30.24 	with organizations for volunteer services that promote the safe and responsible operation 
30.25 	of off-highway vehicles in a manner that does not harm the environment to maintain, 
30.26 	make improvements to, and monitor trails on state forest land and other public lands. 
30.27 	The organizations shall promote the operation of off-highway vehicles in a safe and 
30.28 	responsible manner that complies with the laws and rules that relate to the operation 
30.29 	of off-highway vehicles.
30.30 	(b) The organizations may provide assistance to the department in locating, 
30.31 	recruiting, and training instructors for off-highway vehicle training programs.
30.32 	(c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety 
30.33 	of volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the safety and 
30.34 	conservation program.
31.1 	(d) The commissioner shall establish standards and certify organizations and 
31.2 	individuals participating as volunteers under this section.
31.3 		Subd. 3.Worker displacement prohibited. The commissioner may not enter into 
31.4 	any agreement that has the purpose of or results in the displacement of public employees 
31.5 	by volunteers participating in the off-highway safety and conservation program under 
31.6 	this section. The commissioner must certify to the appropriate bargaining agent that the 
31.7 	work performed by a volunteer will not result in the displacement of currently employed 
31.8 	workers or workers on seasonal layoff or layoff from a substantially equivalent position, 
31.9 	including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or 
31.10 	other employment benefits.
31.11 		Subd. 4.Off-Highway Vehicle Safety Advisory Council. (a) The commissioner 
31.12 	of natural resources shall appoint an Off-Highway Vehicle Safety Advisory Council to 
31.13 	advise the commissioner on:
31.14 	(1) off-highway vehicle safety; and
31.15 	(2) standards and certification for organizations and individuals participating as 
31.16 	volunteers under this section.

31.17 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.922, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
31.18 		Subd. 1a.Exemptions. All-terrain vehicles exempt from registration are:
31.19 	(1) vehicles owned and used by the United States, the state, another state, or a 
31.20 	political subdivision;
31.21 	(2) vehicles registered in another state or country that have not been in this state 
31.22 	for more than 30 consecutive days; and
31.23 	(3) vehicles used exclusively in organized track racing events; and
31.24 	(4) vehicles that are 25 years old or older and were originally produced as a separate 
31.25 	identifiable make by a manufacturer.

31.26 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.922, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
31.27 		Subd. 5.Fees for registration. (a) The fee for a three-year registration of 
31.28 	an all-terrain vehicle under this section, other than those registered by a dealer or 
31.29 	manufacturer under paragraph (b) or (c), is:
31.30 	(1) for public use before January 1, 2005, $23;
31.31 	(2) for public use on January 1, 2005, and after, $30 $45;
31.32 	(3) (2) for private use, $6; and
31.33 	(4) (3) for a duplicate or transfer, $4.
32.1 	(b) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a dealer and operated 
32.2 	for demonstration or testing purposes is $50 per year. Dealer registrations are not 
32.3 	transferable.
32.4 	(c) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a manufacturer and 
32.5 	operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes is $150 per 
32.6 	year. Manufacturer registrations are not transferable.
32.7 	(d) The fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the all-terrain 
32.8 	vehicle account.

32.9 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.927, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
32.10 		Subd. 2.Purposes. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the 
32.11 	all-terrain vehicle account may only be spent for:
32.12 	(1) the education and training program under section 84.925; 
32.13 	(2) administration, enforcement, and implementation of sections 84.773 to 84.929; 
32.14 	(3) acquisition, maintenance, and development of vehicle trails and use areas;
32.15 	(4) grant-in-aid programs to counties and municipalities to construct and maintain 
32.16 	all-terrain vehicle trails and use areas;
32.17 	(5) grants-in-aid to local safety programs; and
32.18 	(6) enforcement and public education grants to local law enforcement agencies.; and
32.19 	(7) maintenance of minimum-maintenance forest roads designated under section 
32.20 	89.71, subdivision 5, and county forest roads that are part of a designated trail system 
32.21 	within state forest boundaries as established under section 89.021.
32.22 	The distribution of funds made available through grant-in-aid programs must be 
32.23 	guided by the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan.

32.24 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.25 		Subdivision 1.Infested waters; restricted activities. (a) The commissioner shall 
32.26 	designate a water of the state as an infested water if the commissioner determines that:
32.27 	(1) the water contains a population of an aquatic invasive species that could spread 
32.28 	to other waters if use of the water and related activities are not regulated to prevent this; or
32.29 	(2) the water is highly likely to be infested by an aquatic invasive species because it 
32.30 	is connected to a water that contains a population of an aquatic invasive species.
32.31 	(b) When determining which invasive species comprise infested waters, the 
32.32 	commissioner shall consider:
32.33 	(1) the extent of a species distribution within the state;
32.34 	(2) the likely means of spread for a species; and
33.1 	(3) whether regulations specific to infested waters containing a specific species 
33.2 	will effectively reduce that species' spread.
33.3 	(c) The presence of common carp and curly-leaf pondweed shall not be the basis for 
33.4 	designating a water as infested.
33.5 	(d) The designation of infested waters by the commissioner shall be by written order 
33.6 	published in the State Register. Designations are not subject to the rulemaking provisions 
33.7 	of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.

33.8 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.9 		Subdivision 1.Required rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules:
33.10 	(1) designating infested waters, prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive 
33.11 	species, and unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals;
33.12 	(2) governing the application for and issuance of permits under this chapter, which 
33.13 	rules may include a fee schedule; and
33.14 	(3) governing notification under section 84D.08. 

33.15 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
33.16 		Subd. 3.Expedited rules. The commissioner may adopt rules under section 84.027, 
33.17 	subdivision 13, that designate: 
33.18 	(1) prohibited invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals;
33.19 	(2) regulated invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals; and
33.20 	(3) unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals; and
33.21 	(4) infested waters.

33.22 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
33.23 		Subd. 7.Satisfaction of civil penalties. A civil penalty is due and a watercraft 
33.24 	license suspension is effective 30 days after issuance of the civil citation. A civil penalty 
33.25 	collected under this section is payable to the commissioner and must be credited to the 
33.26 	water recreation account invasive species account.

33.27 	Sec. 25. [84D.15] INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNT.
33.28 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The invasive species account is created in the state 
33.29 	treasury in the natural resources fund.
33.30 		Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under 
33.31 	section 86B.415, subdivision 7, shall be deposited in the invasive species account. Each 
33.32 	year, the commissioner of finance shall transfer from the game and fish fund to the 
34.1 	invasive species account, the annual surcharge collected on nonresident hunting licenses 
34.2 	under section 97A.475, subdivision 3, paragraph (b), and nonresident fishing licenses 
34.3 	under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (b).
34.4 		Subd. 3.Use of money in account. Money credited to the invasive species account 
34.5 	in subdivision 2 shall be used for management of invasive species and implementation of 
34.6 	this chapter as it pertains to invasive species, including control, public awareness, law 
34.7 	enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, and research.

34.8 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.9 		Subdivision 1.Areas marked. The commissioner of natural resources is authorized 
34.10 	in cooperation with local units of government and private individuals and groups when 
34.11 	feasible to mark canoe and boating routes on the Little Fork, Big Fork, Minnesota, 
34.12 	St. Croix, Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, Straight, Des Moines, Crow Wing, 
34.13 	St. Louis, Pine, Rum, Kettle, Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre within Swift 
34.14 	County, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Whitewater, Chippewa from Benson in Swift County to 
34.15 	Montevideo in Chippewa County, Long Prairie, Red River of the North, Sauk, Otter Tail, 
34.16 	Redwood, North Fork of the Crow, South Fork of the Crow, and Crow Rivers which have 
34.17 	historic and scenic values and to mark appropriately points of interest, portages, camp 
34.18 	sites, and all dams, rapids, waterfalls, whirlpools, and other serious hazards which are 
34.19 	dangerous to canoe and watercraft travelers.

34.20 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.21 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. The fee for a watercraft license for 
34.22 	watercraft 19 feet or less in length is $27 plus a $15 surcharge except:
34.23 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is 
34.24 	offered for rent or lease, the fee is $9 plus a $5 surcharge;
34.25 	(2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, or rowing shell 19 feet in 
34.26 	length or less, the fee is $10.50 plus a $5 surcharge;
34.27 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for 
34.28 	teaching boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
34.29 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided 
34.30 	in subdivision 5;
34.31 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50 plus a $15 surcharge; and
34.32 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
34.33 	(1) to (5), the fee is $18 plus a $10 surcharge.

35.1 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.2 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, 
35.3 	the watercraft license fee:
35.4 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45 plus a 
35.5 	$15 surcharge;
35.6 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50 plus a $15 
35.7 	surcharge; and
35.8 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90 plus a $15 surcharge.

35.9 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.10 		Subd. 3.Watercraft over 19 feet for hire. The license fee for a watercraft more 
35.11 	than 19 feet in length for hire with an operator is $75 plus a $15 surcharge each.

35.12 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
35.13 		Subd. 4.Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for teaching. The watercraft 
35.14 	license fee for a watercraft used by a nonprofit organization for teaching boat and water 
35.15 	safety is $4.50 plus a  $5 surcharge each.

35.16 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
35.17 		Subd. 5.Dealer's license. There is no separate fee for watercraft owned by a dealer 
35.18 	under a dealer's license. The fee for a dealer's license is $67.50 plus a $15 surcharge.

35.19 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
35.20 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. A $5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft 
35.21 	licensedThe surcharge placed on each watercraft under subdivisions 1 to 5 shall be used 
35.22 	for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and research of aquatic 
35.23 	invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in 
35.24 	public waters and public wetlands.

35.25 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.706, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.26 		Subd. 2.Money deposited in account. The following shall be deposited in the state 
35.27 	treasury and credited to the water recreation account:
35.28 	(1) fees and surcharges from titling and licensing of watercraft under this chapter;
35.29 	(2) fines, installment payments, and forfeited bail according to section 86B.705, 
35.30 	subdivision 2;
35.31 	(3) civil penalties according to section 84D.13;
36.1 	(4) mooring fees and receipts from the sale of marine gas at state-operated or 
36.2 	state-assisted small craft harbors and mooring facilities according to section 86A.21;
36.3 	(5)(4) the unrefunded gasoline tax attributable to watercraft use under section 
36.4 	296A.18; and
36.5 	(6)(5) fees for permits issued to control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild 
36.6 	rice under section 103G.615, subdivision 2.

36.7 	Sec. 34. [89.421] FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS AND 
36.8 	SERVICES ACCOUNT.
36.9 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The forest resource assessment products and services 
36.10 	account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund.
36.11 		Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from forest resource assessment product sales 
36.12 	and services provided by the commissioner under sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026; 
36.13 	and 84.0855 shall be credited to the forest resource assessment products and services 
36.14 	account. Forest resource assessment products and services include the sale of aerial 
36.15 	photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services.
36.16 		Subd. 3.Use of money in account. Money credited to the forest resource 
36.17 	assessment products and services account under subdivision 2 is annually appropriated to 
36.18 	the commissioner and shall be used to maintain the staff and facilities producing the aerial 
36.19 	photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services.

36.20 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89A.11, is amended to read:
36.21 	89A.11 REPEALER.
36.22 	Sections 89A.01; 89A.02; 89A.03; 89A.04; 89A.05; 89A.06; 89A.07; 89A.08; 
36.23 	89A.09; 89A.10; and 89A.11 are repealed June 30, 2007 2017.

36.24 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.25 		Subd. 3.Expiration. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to 
36.26 	the contrary, the committee expires June 30, 2007 2011. 

36.27 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.045, is amended by adding a 
36.28 	subdivision to read:
36.29 		Subd. 12.Establishing fees. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner 
36.30 	may, by written order published in the State Register, establish fees providing for the use 
36.31 	of state wildlife management area or aquatic management area lands for specific purposes, 
37.1 	including dog trials, special events, and commercial uses. The fees are not subject to the 
37.2 	rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.

37.3 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.055, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
37.4 		Subd. 4.Game and fish annual reports. (a) By December 15 each year, 
37.5 	the commissioner shall submit to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
37.6 	appropriations and the environment and natural resources reports on each of the following:
37.7 	(1) the amount of revenue from the following and purposes for which expenditures 
37.8 	were made:
37.9 	(i) the small game license surcharge under section  97A.475, subdivision 4; 
37.10 	(ii) the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp under section  97A.475, subdivision 
37.11 	5, clause (1); 
37.12 	(iii) the trout and salmon stamp under section  97A.475, subdivision 10; 
37.13 	(iv) the pheasant stamp under section  97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (2); and
37.14 	(v) the turkey stamp under section  97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (3); and
37.15 	(vi) the deer license donation under section 97A.475, subdivision 3a;
37.16 	(2) the amounts available under section  97A.075, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and 
37.17 	(c), and the purposes for which these amounts were spent; 
37.18 	(3) money credited to the game and fish fund under this section and purposes for 
37.19 	which expenditures were made from the fund;
37.20 	(4) outcome goals for the expenditures from the game and fish fund; and
37.21 	(5) summary and comments of citizen oversight committee reviews under 
37.22 	subdivision 4b.
37.23 	(b) The report must include the commissioner's recommendations, if any, for 
37.24 	changes in the laws relating to the stamps and surcharge referenced in paragraph (a).

37.25 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.065, is amended by adding a 
37.26 	subdivision to read:
37.27 		Subd. 6.Deer license donation. (a) The donation collected under section 97A.475, 
37.28 	subdivision 3a, shall be deposited in a special revenue account and is appropriated to the 
37.29 	commissioner for deer management, including assisting with the cost of processing deer 
37.30 	that are donated to charitable food assistance programs. Money appropriated for deer 
37.31 	management and assisting with the cost of processing deer is available until expended. 
37.32 	(b) A food handler holding a license under chapter 28A may be reimbursed by the 
37.33 	commissioner for the cost of processing a deer that is donated to a charitable organization 
37.34 	that is registered under chapter 309 and operates a food assistance program. A food 
38.1 	handler must apply annually to the commissioner of agriculture for a permit to process 
38.2 	deer under this subdivision and must receive written approval from the commissioner of 
38.3 	agriculture before processing a deer for donation. 
38.4 	(c) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subdivision, including 
38.5 	establishment of the reimbursement amount per deer, and may use the rulemaking process 
38.6 	under section 84.027, subdivision 13, paragraph (b).

38.7 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
38.8 		Subd. 2.Personal possession. (a) A person acting under a license or traveling from 
38.9 	an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either: 
38.10 	(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) 
38.11 	the proper license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to 
38.12 	the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.
38.13 	(b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person 
38.14 	must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the proper 
38.15 	license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) the proper 
38.16 	license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state 
38.17 	identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the 
38.18 	license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not 
38.19 	been issued and received.
38.20 	(c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a 
38.21 	copy of a license, or evidence showing the issuance of a license, including the license 
38.22 	identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights 
38.23 	or privileges conferred by a license.
38.24 	(d) A license or stamp issued electronically and not immediately provided to the 
38.25 	licensee shall be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license or stamp 
38.26 	validation, except for a pictorial turkey stamp or a pictorial trout and salmon stamp. A 
38.27 	pictorial turkey stamp or a pictorial, migratory waterfowl, pheasant, or trout and salmon 
38.28 	stamp shall be mailed provided to the licensee after purchase of a license or stamp 
38.29 	validation only if the licensee pays an additional $2 fee.

38.30 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.31 		Subdivision 1.License period. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and
38.32 	(d), and (e), a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the 
38.33 	licensed activity may be performed. A license year begins on the first day of March and 
38.34 	ends on the last day of February.
39.1 	(b) A license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (5), 97A.475, 
39.2 	subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or (6), or 97A.475, subdivision 12, clause (2), is valid 
39.3 	for the full license period even if this period extends into the next license year, provided 
39.4 	that the license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance. 
39.5 	(c) When the last day of February falls on a Saturday, an annual resident or 
39.6 	nonresident fish house or dark house license, including a rental fish house or dark house 
39.7 	license, obtained for the license year covering the last day of February, is valid through 
39.8 	Sunday, March 1 and the angling license of the fish house licensee is extended through 
39.9 	March 1.
39.10 	(d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474 is valid during the 
39.11 	lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the 
39.12 	lifetime of the licensee. 
39.13 	(e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that 
39.14 	it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.

39.15 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.451, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
39.16 		Subd. 3a.Nonresidents under age 16 18; small game. (a) A nonresident under 
39.17 	age 16 18 may obtain a small game license at the resident fee under section 97A.475, 
39.18 	subdivision 2, clause (2), if the nonresident:
39.19 	(1) possesses a firearms safety certificate; or
39.20 	(2) if age 13 or under, is accompanied by a parent or guardian when purchasing 
39.21 	the license.
39.22 	(b) A nonresident age 13 or under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian 
39.23 	to take small game. A nonresident age 12 or under is not required to possess a firearms 
39.24 	safety certificate under section 97B.020 to take small game. 

39.25 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.465, is amended by adding a 
39.26 	subdivision to read:
39.27 		Subd. 1a.Spouses of residents on active military duty. Notwithstanding section 
39.28 	97A.405, subdivision 5, the spouse of a resident who is on active military duty may obtain 
39.29 	resident hunting and fishing licenses.

39.30 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.465, is amended by adding a 
39.31 	subdivision to read:
39.32 		Subd. 1b.Residents discharged from active service. (a) A resident who has served 
39.33 	at any time during the preceding 24 months in federal active service, as defined in section 
40.1 	190.05, subdivision 5c, outside the United States as a member of the National Guard, or as 
40.2 	a reserve component or active duty member of the United States armed forces and has 
40.3 	been discharged from active service may take small game and fish without a license if the 
40.4 	resident possesses official military discharge papers. The resident must obtain the seals, 
40.5 	tags, and coupons required of a licensee, which must be furnished without charge.
40.6 	(b) The commissioner shall issue, without fee, a deer license to a resident who has 
40.7 	served at any time during the preceding 24 months in federal active service, as defined 
40.8 	in section 190.05, subdivision 5c, outside the United States as a member of the National 
40.9 	Guard, or as a reserve component or active duty member of the United States armed 
40.10 	forces and has been discharged from active service. Eligibility under this paragraph is 
40.11 	limited to one license per resident.

40.12 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
40.13 		Subd. 3.Lifetime small game hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime small 
40.14 	game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The 
40.15 	license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident 
40.16 	small game hunting license and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey 
40.17 	stamp validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.
40.18 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:
40.19 	(1) age 3 and under, $217;
40.20 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $290;
40.21 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $363; and
40.22 	(4) age 51 and over, $213.

40.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2007, and applies 
40.24 	retroactively to licenses issued after February 28, 2001.

40.25 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
40.26 		Subd. 5.Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license 
40.27 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. 
40.28 	The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling and,
40.29 	resident small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include 
40.30 	a trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, or any other hunting 
40.31 	stamps required by law.
40.32 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
40.33 	(1) age 3 and under, $357;
40.34 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $480;
41.1 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and
41.2 	(4) age 51 and over, $413.

41.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is August 1, 2007, and applies retroactively to 
41.4 	licenses issued after February 28, 2001.

41.5 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
41.6 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
41.7 	to nonresidents, are:
41.8 	(1) for persons age 18 and older to take small game, $73;
41.9 	(2) for persons age 18 and older to take deer with firearms, $135;
41.10 	(3) for persons age 18 and older to take deer by archery, the greater of:
41.11 	(i) an amount equal to the total amount of license fees and surcharges charged to a 
41.12 	Minnesota resident to take deer by archery in the person's state or province of residence; or
41.13 	(ii) $135;
41.14 	(4) to take bear, $195;
41.15 	(5) to take turkey, $73;
41.16 	(6) to take raccoon,or bobcat,fox, or coyote, $155;
41.17 	(7) multizone license to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $270; and
41.18 	(8) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
41.19 	(9) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the 
41.20 	regular firearms season in any open zone or time period, $13; and
41.21 	(10) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13.
41.22 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under 
41.23 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7). An additional commission may not be assessed on this 
41.24 	surcharge.

41.25 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, is amended by adding a 
41.26 	subdivision to read:
41.27 		Subd. 3a.Voluntary deer license donation. A person may agree to add a donation 
41.28 	of $1 or more to the fees for annual resident and nonresident licenses to take deer by 
41.29 	firearms or archery established under subdivisions 2, clauses (4), (5), (9), and (11), and 3, 
41.30 	clauses (2), (3), and (7). An additional commission may not be assessed on the donation 
41.31 	and the following statement must be included in the annual deer hunting regulations: "The 
41.32 	voluntary deer license donation is being paid by hunters for deer management, including 
41.33 	assisting with the costs of processing deer donated for charitable purposes."

42.1 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
42.2 		Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
42.3 	to nonresidents, are:
42.4 	(1) to take fish by angling, $34 $37.50;
42.5 	(2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, 
42.6 	$24 $26.50;
42.7 	(3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected by the licensee, $20 $22;
42.8 	(4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family for one or both parents 
42.9 	and dependent children under the age of 16, $46 $50.50;
42.10 	(5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by the licensee, $8.50; and
42.11 	(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 
42.12 	consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $35 $38.50.
42.13 	(b) A $2 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses 
42.14 	issued under paragraph (a), clause (5). An additional commission may not be assessed 
42.15 	on this surcharge.

42.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (b) is effective March 1, 2008.

42.17 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
42.18 		Subd. 11.Fish houses and dark houses; residents. Fees for the following licenses 
42.19 	are:
42.20 	(1) annual for a fish house or dark house that is not rented, $11.50; and
42.21 	(2) annual for a fish house or dark house that is rented, $26;
42.22 	(3) three-year for a fish house or dark house that is not rented, $34.50; and
42.23 	(4) three-year for a fish house or dark house that is rented, $78.

42.24 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
42.25 		Subd. 12.Fish houses; nonresident. Fees for fish house licenses for a nonresident 
42.26 	are:
42.27 	(1) annual, $33; and
42.28 	(2) seven consecutive days, $19; and
42.29 	(3) three-year, $99.

42.30 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.601, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
42.31 		Subd. 3.Nonresidents: raccoon, or bobcat, fox, coyote. A nonresident may not 
42.32 	take raccoon, or bobcat, fox, or coyote by firearms without a separate license to take that 
42.33 	animal in addition to a small game license.

43.1 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
43.2 		Subdivision 1.Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 
43.3 	97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required to possess a small game license may not hunt 
43.4 	pheasants without:
43.5 	(1) a pheasant stamp in possession; and
43.6 	(2) a pheasant stamp validation on the small game license when issued electronically.
43.7 	(b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:
43.8 	(1) residents under age 18 or over age 65;
43.9 	(2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves; and
43.10 	(3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441, 
43.11 	subdivision 6a. 

43.12 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.801, is amended to read:
43.13 	97B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.
43.14 	(a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person 
43.15 	required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without:
43.16 	(1) a Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp in possession; and
43.17 	(2) a migratory waterfowl stamp validation on the small game license when issued 
43.18 	electronically.
43.19 	(b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license 
43.20 	issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property 
43.21 	are not required to possess a stamp or a license validation under this section. 

43.22 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.23 		Subd. 3.Contests requiring a permit. (a) A person must have a permit from the 
43.24 	commissioner to conduct a fishing contest that does not meet the criteria in subdivision 2. 
43.25 	Permits shall be issued without a fee. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit 
43.26 	that recovers the costs of issuing the permit and monitoring the activities allowed by the 
43.27 	permit. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order 
43.28 	published in the State Register, establish contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to 
43.29 	the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
43.30 	(b) If entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than 
43.31 	$25,000, and if the applicant has either:
43.32 	(1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this 
43.33 	subdivision; or
44.1 	(2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by 
44.2 	the applicant, the commissioner may require the applicant to furnish the commissioner 
44.3 	evidence of financial responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in 
44.4 	the amount of $25,000.

44.5 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.355, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
44.6 		Subd. 2.License required. A person may not take fish from a dark house or fish 
44.7 	house that is left unattended on the ice overnight unless the house is licensed and has a 
44.8 	license tag attached to the exterior in a readily visible location, except as provided in this 
44.9 	subdivision. The commissioner must issue a tag with a dark house or fish house license, 
44.10 	marked with a number to correspond with the license and the year of issue. A dark house 
44.11 	or fish house license is not required of a resident on boundary waters where the adjacent 
44.12 	state does not charge a fee for the same activity.

44.13 	Sec. 57. [103F.518] REINVEST IN MINNESOTA CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM.
44.14 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of program.  (a) The board, in consultation with the 
44.15 	technical committee established in subdivision 11, shall establish and administer a reinvest 
44.16 	in Minnesota (RIM) clean energy program that is in addition to the program under section 
44.17 	103F.515.  Selection of land for the clean energy program must be based on its potential 
44.18 	benefits for bioenergy crop production, water quality, soil health, reduction of chemical 
44.19 	inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat.
44.20 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "diverse native prairie" means a prairie planted 
44.21 	from a mix of  local Minnesota native prairie species. A selection from all available native 
44.22 	prairie species may be made so as to match species appropriate to local site conditions. 
44.23 		Subd. 2.Eligible land. Eligible land under this section must:
44.24 	(1) be owned by the landowner, or a parent or other blood relative of the landowner, 
44.25 	for at least one year before the date of application;
44.26 	(2) be at least five acres in size;
44.27 	(3) not be currently set aside, enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state 
44.28 	government program; and 
44.29 	(4) have been in agricultural use, as defined in section 17.81, subdivision 4, or have 
44.30 	been set aside, enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state program for at least two 
44.31 	of the last five years before the date of application.
44.32 		Subd. 3.Designation of project areas. The board shall develop a process to 
44.33 	designate defined project areas. The designation process shall prioritize projects that 
44.34 	include coordinated cooperation of a cellulosic biofuel facility or a bioenergy production 
45.1 	facility, target impaired waters, or support other state or local natural resource plans, 
45.2 	goals, or objectives.
45.3 		Subd. 4.Easements. The board may acquire, or accept by gift or donation, 
45.4 	easements on eligible land. An easement may be permanent or of limited duration. An 
45.5 	easement of limited duration may not be acquired if it is for a period less than 20 years. 
45.6 	The negotiation and acquisition of easements authorized by this section are exempt from 
45.7 	the contractual provisions of chapters 16B and 16C.
45.8 		Subd. 5.Nature of property rights acquired. (a) An easement must prohibit:
45.9 	(1) agricultural crop production, unless approved by the board for energy production 
45.10 	purposes; and
45.11 	(2) spraying with chemicals, except as necessary to comply with noxious weed 
45.12 	control laws, emergency pest control necessary to protect public health, or as needed 
45.13 	to establish a productive planting as determined by the technical committee under 
45.14 	subdivision 11.
45.15 	(b) An easement is subject to the terms of the agreement provided in subdivision 6.
45.16 	(c) Agricultural crop production and harvest are limited to native, perennial 
45.17 	bioenergy crops. Harvest shall occur outside of bird nesting season.
45.18 	(d) An easement must allow repairs, improvements, and inspections necessary to 
45.19 	maintain public drainage systems provided the easement area is restored to the condition 
45.20 	required by the terms of the easement.
45.21 	(e) An easement may allow nonnative perennial prairie or pasture established by 
45.22 	September 1, 2007, that meet the other objectives outlined in subdivision 7.
45.23 	(f) An easement may allow grazing of livestock only if practiced under a plan, 
45.24 	approved by the board, that protects water quality, wildlife habitat, and biodiversity.
45.25 		Subd. 6.Agreements by landowner. The board may enroll eligible land in the 
45.26 	reinvest in Minnesota clean energy program by signing an agreement in recordable form 
45.27 	with a landowner in which the landowner agrees:
45.28 	(1) to convey to the state an easement that is not subject to any prior title, lien, or 
45.29 	encumbrance;
45.30 	(2) to seed the land subject to the easement, as specified in the agreement, at 
45.31 	seeding rates determined by the board, or carry out other long-term capital improvements 
45.32 	approved by the board; and
45.33 	(3) that the easement duration may be lengthened through mutual agreement with 
45.34 	the board.
45.35 		Subd. 7.Payments for easements. The board must develop a tiered payment 
45.36 	system for easements partially based on the benefits of the bioenergy crop production for 
46.1 	water quality, soil health, reduction in chemical inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, 
46.2 	and wildlife habitat using cash rent or a similar system as may be determined by the 
46.3 	board. The payment system must provide that the highest per-acre payment is for diverse 
46.4 	native prairie and perennials.
46.5 		Subd. 8.Easement renewal. When an easement of limited duration expires, a 
46.6 	new easement and agreement for an additional period of not less than 20 years may be 
46.7 	acquired by agreement of the board and the landowner under the terms of this section. 
46.8 	The board may adjust payment rates as a result of renewing an agreement and easement 
46.9 	only after examining the condition of the established plantings, conservation practices, 
46.10 	and land values.
46.11 		Subd. 9.Correction of easement boundary lines. To correct errors in legal 
46.12 	descriptions for easements that affect the ownership interest in the state and adjacent 
46.13 	landowners, the board may, in the name of the state, with the approval of the attorney 
46.14 	general, convey, without consideration, interests of the state necessary to correct legal 
46.15 	descriptions of boundaries. The conveyance must be by quitclaim deed or release in 
46.16 	a form approved by the attorney general.
46.17 		Subd. 10.Enforcement and damages. (a) A landowner who violates the term of 
46.18 	an easement or agreement under this section, or induces, assists, or allows another to do 
46.19 	so, is liable to the state for treble damages if the trespass is willful, but liable for double 
46.20 	damages only if the trespass is not willful. The amount of damages is the amount needed 
46.21 	to make the state whole or the amount the landowner has gained due to the violation, 
46.22 	whichever is greater.
46.23 	(b) Upon the request of the board, the attorney general may commence an action for 
46.24 	specific performances, injunctive relief, damages, including attorney fees, and any other 
46.25 	appropriate relief to enforce this section in district court in the county where all or part 
46.26 	of the violation is alleged to have been committed, or where the landowner resides or 
46.27 	has a principal place of business.
46.28 		Subd. 11.Technical committee. To ensure that public benefits, including water 
46.29 	quality, soil health, reduction of chemical inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and 
46.30 	wildlife habitat are secured along with bioenergy crop production, the Board of Water and 
46.31 	Soil Resources shall appoint a technical committee consisting of one representative from 
46.32 	the Departments of Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Commerce and the Pollution 
46.33 	Control Agency; two farm organizations; one sustainable agriculture farmer organization; 
46.34 	three rural economic development organizations; three environmental organizations; and 
46.35 	three conservation or wildlife organizations. The board and technical committee shall 
46.36 	consult with private sector organizations and University of Minnesota researchers involved 
47.1 	in biomass establishment and bioenergy or biofuel conversion. The technical committee 
47.2 	is to develop program guidelines and standards, as appropriate to ensure that reinvest in 
47.3 	Minnesota clean energy program contracts provide public benefits commensurate with the 
47.4 	public investment. The technical committee shall review and make recommendations on 
47.5 	the guidelines and standards every five years.

47.6 	Sec. 58. [144.995] DEFINITIONS.
47.7 	(a) For purposes of sections 144.995 to 144.996, the terms in this section have 
47.8 	the meanings given.
47.9 	(b) "Biomonitoring" means the process by which the presence and concentration of 
47.10 	hazardous chemicals and their metabolites are identified within a biospecimen as a means 
47.11 	to assess the accumulation of hazardous chemicals in a human body.
47.12 	(c) "Biospecimen" means a sample of human fluid, serum, or tissue that is reasonably 
47.13 	available as a medium to measure the presence and concentration of hazardous chemicals 
47.14 	or their metabolites in a human body.
47.15 	(d) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Health.
47.16 	(e) "Department" means the Department of Health.
47.17 	(f) "Environmental health tracking" means collection, integration, analysis, and 
47.18 	dissemination of data on human exposures to hazardous chemicals in the environment and 
47.19 	on diseases potentially caused or aggravated by those chemicals.
47.20 	(g) "Exposed group" means a group of people who are candidates for biomonitoring 
47.21 	because of shared location or experience that indicates likely exposure to a hazardous 
47.22 	chemical.
47.23 	(h) "Hazardous chemical" means a chemical, metal, or other substance for which 
47.24 	scientific, peer-reviewed studies of humans, animals, or cells have demonstrated that the 
47.25 	chemical is known or reasonably anticipated to adversely impact human health.

47.26 	Sec. 59. [144.996] ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TRACKING; 
47.27 	BIOMONITORING.
47.28 	The commissioner shall implement an environmental health tracking program. 
47.29 	The program shall:
47.30 	(1) coordinate data collection activities with the Minnesota Pollution Control 
47.31 	Agency, University of Minnesota, and any other relevant state agency and work to 
47.32 	promote the sharing of and access to health and environmental databases, in accordance 
47.33 	with appropriate data privacy laws, in order to develop an environmental health tracking 
47.34 	system for Minnesota;
48.1 	(2) facilitate the dissemination of public health tracking data to the public and 
48.2 	researchers in an accessible format and provide technical assistance on interpreting the 
48.3 	data;
48.4 	(3) develop written data sharing agreements with the Minnesota Pollution Control 
48.5 	Agency and other relevant state agencies and organizations, and develop additional 
48.6 	procedures as needed to protect individual privacy;
48.7 	(4) develop a strategic plan that includes a mission statement, the identification of 
48.8 	core priorities for research and epidemiologic surveillance, the identification of internal 
48.9 	and external stakeholders, and a work plan describing future program development;
48.10 	(5) organize, analyze, and interpret available data, in order to:
48.11 	(i) characterize statewide and localized trends and geographic patterns of prevalence 
48.12 	and incidence of chronic diseases, including, but not limited to, cancer, and respiratory 
48.13 	diseases;
48.14 	(ii) recommend to the commissioner methods to improve data collection on 
48.15 	statewide population rates of chronic diseases and the occurrence of environmental 
48.16 	hazards and exposures;
48.17 	(iii) characterize statewide and localized trends and geographic patterns in the 
48.18 	occurrence of environmental hazards and exposures;
48.19 	(iv) assess the level of correlation with disease rate data and indicators of exposure 
48.20 	such as biomonitoring data, and other health and environmental data;
48.21 	(v) incorporate newly collected and existing health tracking and biomonitoring 
48.22 	data toward identifying exposed groups with elevated rates of chronic disease, higher 
48.23 	likelihood of exposure to environmental pollutants, or both;
48.24 	(vi) analyze occurrence of environmental hazards, exposures, and diseases with 
48.25 	relation to socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity;
48.26 	(vii) develop and implement, as feasible, targeted plans to conduct more intensive 
48.27 	health tracking and biomonitoring among exposed groups;
48.28 	(viii) work with the Pollution Control Agency and other relevant state agency 
48.29 	personnel and organizations to develop, implement as feasible, and evaluate preventive 
48.30 	measures to reduce elevated rates of diseases and exposures identified through activities 
48.31 	performed under sections 144.995 to 144.996; and
48.32 	(ix) provide baseline data and present descriptive information relevant to policy 
48.33 	formation that are consistent with existing goals of the department; and
48.34 	(6) submit a biennial report to the legislature by January 15, beginning January 
48.35 	15, 2009, on the status of environmental health tracking activities and related research 
49.1 	programs, and making recommendations regarding the continuation and improvement of 
49.2 	the programs.

49.3 	Sec. 60. [325E.387] REVIEW OF DECABROMODIPHENYL ETHER.
49.4 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner duties. The commissioner of the Pollution Control 
49.5 	Agency and the commissioners of health and public safety shall review uses of commercial 
49.6 	decabromodiphenyl ether, availability of technically feasible alternatives, and the public 
49.7 	health and the environmental effects posed by commercial decabromodiphenyl ether and 
49.8 	alternatives. The commissioners shall report their findings and recommendations to the 
49.9 	appropriate committees of the legislature no later than January 15, 2008.
49.10 		Subd. 2.Participation in interstate clearinghouse. The commissioner of the 
49.11 	Pollution Control Agency is authorized to participate in a regional or national multistate 
49.12 	clearinghouse to assist in carrying out the requirements of this section. The clearinghouse 
49.13 	is authorized to maintain information on behalf of Minnesota, including, but not limited to:
49.14 	(1) a list of all products containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers; and 
49.15 	(2) information on all exemptions granted by the state.
49.16 		Subd. 3.State procurement. By January 1, 2008, the commissioner of 
49.17 	administration shall:
49.18 	(1) give priority and preference to the purchase of equipment, supplies, and other 
49.19 	products that do not contain polybrominated diphenyl ethers; and 
49.20 	(2) make available for purchase and use by all state agencies only equipment, 
49.21 	supplies, and other products that do not contain polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

49.22 	Sec. 61. Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 169, is amended to read:
49.23 	Sec. 169. CONTINUOUS TRAIL DESIGNATION.
 49.24 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall locate, plan, design, map, construct, 
49.25 	designate, and sign a new trail for use by all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles 
49.26 	of not less than 70 continuous miles in length on any land owned by the state or in 
49.27 	cooperation with any county on land owned by that county or on a combination of any of 
49.28 	these lands. This new trail shall be ready for use by April 1, 2007 June 30, 2009.
49.29 	(b) All funding for this new trail shall come from the all-terrain vehicle dedicated 
49.30 	account and is appropriated each year as needed.
49.31 	(c) This new trail shall have at least two areas of access complete with appropriate 
49.32 	parking for vehicles and trailers and enough room for loading and unloading all-terrain 
49.33 	vehicles. Some existing trails, that are strictly all-terrain vehicle trails, and are not 
49.34 	inventoried forest roads, may be incorporated into the design of this new all-terrain vehicle 
50.1 	trail. This new trail may be of a continuous loop design and shall provide for spurs to other 
50.2 	all-terrain vehicle trails as long as those spurs do not count toward the 70 continuous miles 
50.3 	of this new all-terrain vehicle trail. Four rest areas shall be provided along the way.

50.4 	Sec. 62. VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF TIMBER SALE PERMITS.
 50.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 90.161, 90.173, and 90.211, or 
50.6 	other law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources shall, in the case of 
50.7 	nontrust land, terminate the permit for an eligible sale of timber without penalty according 
50.8 	to this section and upon request of the permit holder. In the case of a permit relating 
50.9 	to trust land, the commissioner shall terminate the permit for an eligible sale of timber 
50.10 	according to this section only if termination of the permit would secure the maximum 
50.11 	long-term economic return from the land consistent with the fiduciary responsibilities 
50.12 	imposed by law in regard to the trust lands.
50.13 	(b) An "eligible sale" means a sale for timber:
50.14 	(1) the permit for which was issued on or after July 1, 2004, but before January 
50.15 	1, 2007;
50.16 	(2) that contains aspen as the predominant timber species; and
50.17 	(3) for which the aspen was sold for $50 per cord or more.
50.18 	(c) The maximum amount available for voluntary turn back under this section is 
50.19 	10,000 cords of all species for each permittee.
50.20 	(d) Upon termination of a permit under this section, the commissioner shall retain the 
50.21 	15 percent down payment made by the permittee under Minnesota Statutes, section 90.14, 
50.22 	and shall credit the amount to the permittee. In the case of a bonded sale, the permittee is 
50.23 	released from the bond obligation, except that the permittee must pay 15 percent of the 
50.24 	turn back amount, in cash, to the commissioner. The commissioner shall credit the amount 
50.25 	paid to the permittee. Amounts credited to permittees under this paragraph may be used 
50.26 	toward future timber purchases. A credit under this paragraph expires two years after the 
50.27 	effective date of the permit termination.
50.28 	(e) All permit terminations under this section must be completed by December 31, 
50.29 	2007. The commissioner of natural resources must proceed expeditiously to reoffer for 
50.30 	sale any timber subject of a turn back under this section.

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

50.32 	Sec. 63. BIOMONITORING PILOT PROGRAM.
 50.33 		Subdivision 1.Pilot program. The commissioner shall implement a biomonitoring 
50.34 	pilot program. The program shall collect one biospecimen from each of the voluntary 
51.1 	participants. The biospecimen selected must be the biospecimen that most accurately 
51.2 	represents body concentration of the chemical of interest. Each biospecimen from the 
51.3 	voluntary participants must be analyzed for one type or class of related chemicals or 
51.4 	metals. The commissioner shall determine the chemical that community members were 
51.5 	most likely exposed to. The program shall collect and assess biospecimens from 100 
51.6 	voluntary participants that the commissioner identifies as likely to have been exposed to 
51.7 	perfluorinated chemicals.
51.8 		Subd. 2.Base program. Following the conclusion of the pilot program, the 
51.9 	commissioner shall:
51.10 	(1) assess the usefulness of continuing biomonitoring among members of exposed 
51.11 	groups assessed during the initial phase of the program, and to identify other exposed 
51.12 	groups and other hazardous chemicals to be assessed via biomonitoring; and 
51.13 	(2) submit a report to the legislature by January 15, 2008, on the results of the 
51.14 	biomonitoring pilot program and recommendations for future biomonitoring efforts.
51.15 		Subd. 3.Participation. (a) Participation in the biomonitoring program by providing 
51.16 	biospecimens is voluntary. Minors may participate in the program if a written consent 
51.17 	is signed by the minor's parent or legal guardian. The written consent must include the 
51.18 	information required to be provided under this subdivision to all voluntary participants.
51.19 	(b) Voluntary participants shall receive an explanation regarding the chemical for 
51.20 	which the biospecimen is being collected and the health ramifications, if any, of the testing 
51.21 	process. Voluntary participants shall also receive consultation, health care referrals, and 
51.22 	follow-up counseling and shall be offered educational materials, including information 
51.23 	regarding possible routes of exposure, ways to reduce exposure, and the availability of 
51.24 	state and local resources. Test results shall be available to voluntary participants upon 
51.25 	request, along with explanatory information.
51.26 	(c) Data collected under the biomonitoring program are health data for purposes 
51.27 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 13.3805.
51.28 		Subd. 4.Program guidelines. (a) The commissioner shall develop:
51.29 	(1) protocols or program guidelines that address the science and practice of 
51.30 	biomonitoring to be utilized and procedures for changing those protocols to incorporate 
51.31 	new and more accurate or efficient technologies as they become available. The protocols 
51.32 	shall be developed utilizing a peer-review process in a manner that is participatory and 
51.33 	community-based in design, implementation, and evaluation;
51.34 	(2) guidelines for ensuring the privacy of information; informed consent; follow-up 
51.35 	counseling and support; and communicating findings to participants, communities, and 
52.1 	the general public. The informed consent used for the program must meet the informed 
52.2 	consent protocols developed by the National Institutes of Health;
52.3 	(3) educational and outreach materials that are culturally appropriate for 
52.4 	dissemination to program participants and communities. Priority shall be given to the 
52.5 	development of materials specifically designed to ensure that parents are informed about 
52.6 	all of the benefits of breast-feeding so that the program does not result in an unjustified fear 
52.7 	of toxins in breast milk, which might inadvertently lead parents to avoid breast-feeding. 
52.8 	The materials shall communicate relevant scientific findings; data on the accumulation 
52.9 	of pollutants to community health; and the required responses by local, state, and other 
52.10 	governmental entities in regulating toxicant exposures;
52.11 	(4) a training program that is culturally sensitive specifically for health care 
52.12 	providers, health educators, and other program administrators; 
52.13 	(5) a designation process for state and private laboratories that are qualified to 
52.14 	analyze biospecimens and report the findings; and 
52.15 	(6) a method for informing affected communities and local governments representing 
52.16 	those communities concerning biomonitoring activities and for receiving comments from 
52.17 	citizens concerning those activities.
52.18 	(b) The commissioner may enter into contractual agreements with health clinics, 
52.19 	community-based organizations, or experts in a particular field to perform any of the 
52.20 	activities described under this section.

52.21 	Sec. 64. INFORMATION SHARING.
 52.22 	On or before August 1, 2007, the commissioner of health, the Minnesota Pollution 
52.23 	Control Agency and the University of Minnesota are requested to jointly develop and 
52.24 	sign a memorandum of understanding declaring their intent to share new and existing 
52.25 	environmental hazard, exposure, and health outcome data, within applicable data privacy 
52.26 	laws, and to cooperate and communicate effectively to ensure sufficient clarity and 
52.27 	understanding of the data by divisions and offices within both departments.

52.28 	Sec. 65.  REPEALER.
 52.29 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.2236, is repealed effective July 1, 2008.

52.30 	ARTICLE 2
52.31 	ENERGY APPROPRIATIONS

52.32	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
53.1 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
53.2 	in this article.

53.3			2008
		2009
		Total
	
53.4	General
	$
	9,280,000
	$
	9,490,000
	$
	18,770,000
	
53.5
53.6	Telecommunications Access 
Minnesota Fund
		60,000
		-0-
		60,000
	
53.7	Total
		9,340,000
		9,490,000
		18,830,000

53.8	Sec. 2. ENERGY APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
53.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated for the 
53.10 	2008-2009 biennium only to the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. 
53.11 	The appropriations are from the general fund and are available only for the fiscal years 
53.12 	indicated for each purpose.  The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that 
53.13 	the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, 
53.14 	or June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is 
53.15 	fiscal year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009.  Appropriations for the 
53.16 	fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

53.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
53.18				Available for the Year
	
53.19				Ending June 30
	
53.20					2008
		2009

53.21	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. 
 	$
	3,985,000
	$
	4,041,000

53.22	Appropriations by Fund
	
53.23	General
	3,925,000
	4,041,000
	
53.24
53.25	Access Minnesota 
Fund
	60,000
	-0-
	
53.26 	$60,000 in the first year is appropriated from 
53.27 	the telecommunications access Minnesota 
53.28 	fund and transferred to the commissioner 
53.29 	of human services to supplement the 
53.30 	ongoing operational expenses of the 
53.31 	Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and 
53.32 	Hard-of-Hearing People. This appropriation 
53.33 	becomes part of base level funding for the 
53.34 	commission for the biennium beginning July 
53.35 	1, 2007.
54.1 	As part of the requirements under Minnesota 
54.2 	Statutes, section 216C.051, the Legislative 
54.3 	Electrical Energy Task Force shall study 
54.4 	environmental-friendly manufacturing and 
54.5 	assembly processes to identity ones that 
54.6 	could employ workers formerly employed at 
54.7 	the St. Paul Ford manufacturing plant.

54.8
54.9	Sec. 4. TRANSFER; RENEWABLE 
DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
 	$
	3,975,000
	$
	1,500,000
	
54.10 	The utility subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
54.11 	section 116C.779, shall transfer $3,975,000 
54.12 	in fiscal year 2008 and $1,500,000 in fiscal 
54.13 	year 2009 to the Department of Commerce 
54.14 	on a schedule to be determined by the 
54.15 	commissioner of commerce. The funds shall 
54.16 	be disbursed as grants to promote renewable 
54.17 	energy projects and community energy 
54.18 	outreach and assistance. Of the amounts 
54.19 	identified:
54.20 	(1) $500,000 each year for capital grants for 
54.21 	on-farm biogas recovery facilities; eligible 
54.22 	projects will be selected in coordination 
54.23 	with the Department of Agriculture and the 
54.24 	Pollution Control Agency;
54.25 	(2) $500,000 each year to provide financial 
54.26 	rebates to new solar electricity projects;
54.27 	(3) $500,000 each year for continued funding 
54.28 	of community energy technical assistance 
54.29 	and outreach on renewable energy and 
54.30 	energy efficiency; 
54.31 	(4) $475,000 in the first year for a grant to 
54.32 	the Department of Natural Resources for 
54.33 	terrestrial carbon sequestration activities;
55.1 	(5) $1,000,000 in the first year is for the 
55.2 	purpose of preparing the hydrogen road map 
55.3 	and making grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
55.4 	section 216B.813; and
55.5 	(6) $1,000,000 in the first year is for deposit 
55.6 	with the rural wind energy development 
55.7 	revolving loan fund under Minnesota 
55.8 	Statutes, section 216C.39.

55.955.10
	Sec. 5. TRANSFER; RENEWABLE ENERGY 
RESEARCH
 	$
	 4,000,000 
	$
	4,000,000
	
55.11 	The utility subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
55.12 	section 116C.779, shall transfer $4,000,000 
55.13 	in fiscal year 2008 and $4,000,000 in fiscal 
55.14 	year 2009 to the Department of Commerce 
55.15 	on a schedule to be determined by the 
55.16 	commissioner of commerce. The funds shall 
55.17 	be disbursed as grants to the initiative for 
55.18 	renewable energy and the environment at the 
55.19 	University of Minnesota to fund renewable 
55.20 	energy research in Minnesota.

55.21	Sec. 6. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
 	$
	5,355,000
	$
	5,449,000

55.22	Sec. 7. COMPENSATION INCREASES
 					
55.23 	The appropriations in this article, and any 
55.24 	statutory appropriations from which state 
55.25 	employee compensation is paid from any 
55.26 	fund, include an amount sufficient to fund 
55.27 	compensation increases of at least 3.25 
55.28 	percent of the 2007 compensation base for 
55.29 	the first year, compounded at the rate of 3.25 
55.30 	percent for the second year. This amount 
55.31 	must be used for that purpose and no other.

55.32 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.1 		Subdivision 1.Renewable development account. (a) The public utility that 
56.2 	owns the Prairie Island and Monticello nuclear generating plant plants must transfer to 
56.3 	a renewable development account $16,000,000 annually each year the for each plant 
56.4 	that is in operation, and $7,500,000 each year the for each plant that is not in operation if 
56.5 	ordered by the commission pursuant to paragraph (c). The fund transfer must be made 
56.6 	if nuclear waste is stored in a dry cask at the independent spent-fuel storage facility at 
56.7 	Prairie Island the nuclear generating plant for any part of a year. Funds in the account may 
56.8 	be expended only for development of renewable energy sources. Preference must be given 
56.9 	to development of renewable energy source projects located within the state.
56.10 	(b) Expenditures from the account may only be made after approval by order of the 
56.11 	Public Utilities Commission upon a petition by the public utility.
56.12 	(c) After discontinuation of operation of the Prairie Island nuclear plant or the 
56.13 	Monticello nuclear plant and each year spent nuclear fuel is stored in dry cask at the 
56.14 	Prairie Island facility, the commission shall require the public utility to pay $7,500,000 for 
56.15 	each facility that has been discontinued for any year in which the commission finds, by the 
56.16 	preponderance of the evidence, that the public utility did not make a good faith effort to 
56.17 	remove the spent nuclear fuel stored at Prairie Island the facility to a permanent or interim 
56.18 	storage site out of the state. This determination shall be made at least every two years.

56.19 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.812, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.20 		Subdivision 1.Early purchase and deployment of renewable hydrogen, fuel 
56.21 	cells, and related technologies by the state. (a) The Department of Commerce in 
56.22 	conjunctioncoordination with the Department of Administration and the Pollution Control 
56.23 	Agency, shall identify opportunities for demonstrating the use ofdeploying renewable 
56.24 	hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies within state-owned facilities, vehicle fleets, 
56.25 	and operations in ways that demonstrate their commercial performance and economics.
56.26 	(b) The Department of Commerce shall recommend to the Department of 
56.27 	Administration, when feasible, the purchase and demonstrationdeployment of hydrogen, 
56.28 	fuel cells, and related technologies, when feasible,  in ways that strategically contribute 
56.29 	to realizing Minnesota's hydrogen economy goal as set forth in section 216B.8109, and 
56.30 	which contribute to the following nonexclusive list of objectives:
56.31 	(1) provide needed performance data to the marketplace;
56.32 	(2) identify code and regulatory issues to be resolved;
56.33 	(3) foster economic development and job creation in the state;
56.34 	(4) raise public awareness of renewable hydrogen, fuel cells, and related 
56.35 	technologies; or
57.1 	(5) reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants.
57.2 	(c) The Department of Commerce and the Pollution Control Agency shall also 
57.3 	recommend to the Department of Administration changes to the state's procurement 
57.4 	guidelines and contracts in order to facilitate the purchase and deployment of cost-effective 
57.5 	renewable hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies by all levels of government.

57.6 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216B.812, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
57.7 		Subd. 2.Pilot projects. (a) In consultation with appropriate representatives from 
57.8 	state agencies, local governments, universities, businesses, and other interested parties, 
57.9 	the Department of Commerce shall report back to the legislature by November 1, 2005, 
57.10 	and every two years thereafter, with a slate of proposed pilot projects that contribute to 
57.11 	realizing Minnesota's hydrogen economy goal as set forth in section 216B.8109. The 
57.12 	Department of Commerce must consider the following nonexclusive list of priorities in 
57.13 	developing the proposed slate of pilot projects:
57.14 	(1) demonstratedeploy "bridge" technologies such as hybrid-electric, off-road, and 
57.15 	fleet vehicles running on hydrogen or fuels blended with hydrogen;
57.16 	(2) developlead to cost-competitive, on-site renewable hydrogen production 
57.17 	technologies;
57.18 	(3) demonstrate nonvehicle applications for hydrogen;
57.19 	(4) improve the cost and efficiency of hydrogen from renewable energy sources; and
57.20 	(5) improve the cost and efficiency of hydrogen production using direct solar energy 
57.21 	without electricity generation as an intermediate step.
57.22 	(b) For all demonstrationsdeployment projects that do not involve a demonstration 
57.23 	component, individual system components of the technology mustshould, if feasible, meet 
57.24 	commercial performance standards and systems modeling must be completed to predict 
57.25 	commercial performance, risk, and synergies. In addition, the proposed pilots should meet 
57.26 	as many of the following criteria as possible:
57.27 	(1) advance energy security;
57.28 	(2) capitalize on the state's native resources;
57.29 	(3) result in economically competitive infrastructure being put in place;
57.30 	(4) be located where it will link well with existing and related projects and be 
57.31 	accessible to the public, now or in the future;
57.32 	(5) demonstrate multiple, integrated aspects of renewable hydrogen infrastructure;
57.33 	(6) include an explicit public education and awareness component;
57.34 	(7) be scalable to respond to changing circumstances and market demands;
57.35 	(8) draw on firms and expertise within the state where possible;
58.1 	(9) include an assessment of its economic, environmental, and social impact; and
58.2 	(10) serve other needs beyond hydrogen development.

58.3 	Sec. 11. [216B.813] MINNESOTA RENEWABLE HYDROGEN INITIATIVE.
58.4 		Subdivision 1.Road map. The Department of Commerce shall coordinate and 
58.5 	administer directly or by contract the Minnesota renewable hydrogen initiative. If the 
58.6 	department decides to contract for its duties under this section, it must contract with a 
58.7 	nonpartisan, nonprofit organization within the state to develop the road map. The initiative 
58.8 	may be run as a public-private partnership representing business, academic, governmental, 
58.9 	and nongovernmental organizations. The initiative must oversee the development and 
58.10 	implementation of a renewable hydrogen road map, including appropriate technology 
58.11 	deployments, that achieve the hydrogen goal of section 216B.8109. The road map must 
58.12 	be compatible with the United States Department of Energy's National Hydrogen Energy 
58.13 	Roadmap and be based on an assessment of marketplace economics and the state's 
58.14 	opportunities in hydrogen, fuel cells, and related technologies, so as to capitalize on 
58.15 	strengths. The road map should establish a vision, goals, strategies for working with 
58.16 	industry, general timeline, and measurable milestones for achieving the state's renewable 
58.17 	hydrogen goal. The road map should describe how renewable hydrogen and fuel cells fit 
58.18 	in Minnesota's overall energy system, and should help foster a consistent, predictable, and 
58.19 	prudent investment environment. The department must report to the legislature on the 
58.20 	progress in implementing the road map by November 1 of each odd-numbered year.
58.21 		Subd. 2.Grants. (a) The commissioner of commerce shall operate a competitive 
58.22 	grant program for projects to assist the state in attaining its renewable hydrogen energy 
58.23 	goals. The commissioner of commerce shall assemble an advisory committee made up of 
58.24 	industry, university, government, and nongovernment organizations to:
58.25 	(1) help identify the most promising technology deployment projects for public 
58.26 	investment;
58.27 	(2) advise on the technical specifications for those projects; and
58.28 	(3) make recommendations on project grants.
58.29 	(b) The commissioner shall give preference to project concepts included in 
58.30 	the department's most recent biennial report: Strategic Demonstration Projects to 
58.31 	Accelerate the Commercialization of Renewable Hydrogen and Related Technologies in 
58.32 	Minnesota. Projects eligible for funding must combine one or more of the renewable 
58.33 	hydrogen production options listed in the department's report with an end use that has 
58.34 	significant commercial potential, preferably high visibility, and relies on fuel cells or 
58.35 	related technologies. Each funded technology deployment must include an explicit 
59.1 	education and awareness-raising component, be compatible with the renewable hydrogen 
59.2 	deployment criteria defined in section 216B.812, and receive 50 percent of its total cost 
59.3 	from nonstate sources. The 50 percent requirement does not apply for recipients that are 
59.4 	public institutions.

59.5 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 216C.051, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
59.6 		Subd. 9.Expiration. This section is repealed June 30, 2007 2012.

59.7 	Sec. 13. [216C.39] RURAL WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT REVOLVING 
59.8 	LOAN FUND.
59.9 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A rural wind energy development revolving loan 
59.10 	fund is established as an account in the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The 
59.11 	commissioner of finance shall credit to the account the amounts authorized under this 
59.12 	section and appropriations and transfers to the account. Earnings, such as interest, 
59.13 	dividends, and any other earnings arising from fund assets must be credited to the account.
59.14 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The rural wind energy development revolving loan fund 
59.15 	is created to provide financial assistance, through partnership with local owners and 
59.16 	communities, in development of community wind energy projects as defined in section 
59.17 	216B.1612.
59.18 		Subd. 3.Expenditures. Money in the fund is appropriated to the commissioner of 
59.19 	commerce, and may be used to provide qualifying owners of community energy projects, 
59.20 	as defined in section 216B.1612, with loans to assist in the funding of wind studies and 
59.21 	transmission interconnection studies. The loans shall be structured for repayment within 
59.22 	30 days of the date commercial operations have commenced, or within two years of the 
59.23 	date the loan is issued, whichever is sooner. The commissioner may pay reasonable and 
59.24 	actual costs of administering the loan program, not to exceed interest earned on fund assets.
59.25 		Subd. 4.Limitations. A loan may not be approved for an amount in excess of 
59.26 	$100,000. This limit covers all money paid to complete the same project or paid to the 
59.27 	same entity, whether paid to one or more qualifying owners and whether paid in one 
59.28 	or more fiscal years.
59.29 		Subd. 5.Administration; eligible projects. (a) Applications for a loan under 
59.30 	this section must be made in a manner and on forms prescribed by the commissioner. 
59.31 	Loans to eligible projects shall be made in the order in which they are received by the 
59.32 	commissioner. If the loan applicant submits a payment request demonstrating a payment 
59.33 	due to the midwest independent system operator, then the commissioner shall disburse 
60.1 	loan funds to the applicant within ten days. Interest payable on the loan amount may not 
60.2 	exceed 1.5 percent per annum. 
60.3 	(b) A project is eligible for a loan under this program if:
60.4 	(1) the project has a complete interconnection feasibility study that indicates the 
60.5 	project may be interconnected with system upgrades of less than ten percent of the 
60.6 	estimated project costs;
60.7 	(2) the project has either a signed power purchase agreement with an electric 
60.8 	utility or evidence that the project is under serious consideration for an agreement with 
60.9 	an electric utility;
60.10 	(3) the ownership and structure of the project allows the project to qualify as a 
60.11 	community-based energy development project under section 216B.1612 and the developer 
60.12 	commits to obtaining and maintaining C-BED status; and 
60.13 	(4) the commissioner has determined that sufficient funds are available to make a 
60.14 	loan to the project.

60.15 	Sec. 14. DEFINITIONS.
 60.16 	For purposes of sections 13 to 15, the following definitions apply:
60.17 	(1) "terrestrial carbon sequestration" means the long-term storage of carbon in soil 
60.18 	and vegetation to prevent its collection in the atmosphere as carbon dioxide; and
60.19 	(2) "geologic carbon sequestration" means injecting carbon dioxide into underground 
60.20 	geologic formations where it can be stored for long periods of time to prevent its escape 
60.21 	to the atmosphere.

60.22 	Sec. 15. TERRESTRIAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION ACTIVITIES.
 60.23 		Subdivision 1.Study; scope. The Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
60.24 	is requested to conduct a study assessing the potential capacity for carbon sequestration in 
60.25 	Minnesota's terrestrial systems. The study must: 
60.26 	(1) conduct a statewide inventory and construct a database of lands across several 
60.27 	land types, such as forests, agricultural lands, peatlands, and wetlands, that have the 
60.28 	potential to sequester significant quantities of carbon and of lands that currently contain 
60.29 	large stocks of carbon that are at risk of being emitted to the atmosphere as a result of 
60.30 	changes in land use and climate; 
60.31 	(2) quantify the ability of various land use practices, such as the growth of different 
60.32 	species of crops, grasses, and trees, to sequester carbon and their impacts on other 
60.33 	ecological services of value, including air and water quality, biodiversity, and wildlife 
60.34 	habitat; 
61.1 	(3) identify a network of benchmark monitoring sites to measure the impact of 
61.2 	long-term, large-scale factors, such as changes in climate, carbon dioxide levels, and land 
61.3 	use, on the terrestrial carbon sequestration capacity of various land types, to improve 
61.4 	understanding of carbon-terrestrial interactions and dynamics; 
61.5 	(4) identify long-term demonstration projects to measure the impact of deliberate 
61.6 	sequestration practices, including the establishment of biofuel production systems, on 
61.7 	forest, agricultural, wetland, and prairie ecosystems; and 
61.8 	(5) evaluate current state policies and programs that affect the levels of terrestrial 
61.9 	sequestration on public and private lands and identify gaps and recommend policy changes 
61.10 	to increase sequestration rates.
61.11 		Subd. 2.Coordination of terrestrial carbon sequestration activities. Planning 
61.12 	and implementation of the study described in subdivision 1 will be coordinated by 
61.13 	the Minnesota Terrestrial Carbon Sequestration Initiative, a task force consisting of 
61.14 	representatives from the University of Minnesota, the Department of Agriculture, the 
61.15 	Board of Water and Soil Resources, the Department of Commerce, the Department 
61.16 	of Natural Resources, and the Pollution Control Agency and agricultural, forestry, 
61.17 	conservation, and business stakeholders.
61.18 		Subd. 3.Contracting. The University of Minnesota may contract with another 
61.19 	party to perform any of the tasks listed in subdivision 1.
61.20 		Subd. 4.Report. The commissioner of natural resources must submit a report 
61.21 	with the results of the study to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over 
61.22 	environmental and energy policies no later than February 1, 2008.

61.23 	Sec. 16. GEOLOGIC CARBON SEQUESTRATION ASSESSMENT.
 61.24 		Subdivision 1.Study; scope. (a) The Minnesota Geological Survey shall conduct 
61.25 	a study assessing the potential capacity for geologic carbon sequestration in the 
61.26 	Midcontinent Rift system in Minnesota. The study must assess the potential of porous 
61.27 	and permeable sandstone layers deeper than one kilometer below the surface that are 
61.28 	capped by less permeable shale and must identify potential risks to carbon storage, such 
61.29 	as areas of low permeability in injection zones, low storage capacity, and potential seal 
61.30 	failure. The study must identify the most promising formations and geographic areas for 
61.31 	physical analysis of carbon sequestration potential. The study must review geologic 
61.32 	maps, published reports and surveys, and any relevant unpublished raw data with respect 
61.33 	to attributes that are pertinent for the long-term sequestration of carbon in geologic 
61.34 	formations, in particular, those that bear on formation injectivity, capacity, and seal 
62.1 	effectiveness. The study must examine the following characteristics of key sedimentary 
62.2 	units within the Midcontinent Rift system in Minnesota:
62.3 	(1) likely depth, temperature, and pressure; 
62.4 	(2) physical properties, including the ability to contain and transmit fluids; 
62.5 	(3) the type of rocks present; 
62.6 	(4) structure and geometry, including folds and faults; and 
62.7 	(5) hydrogeology, including water chemistry and water flow.
62.8 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the Minnesota 
62.9 	Geological Survey, shall contract for a study to estimate the properties of the Midcontinent 
62.10 	Rift system in Minnesota, as described in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), through the 
62.11 	use of computer models developed for similar geologic formations located outside of 
62.12 	Minnesota which have been studied in greater detail.
62.13 		Subd. 2.Consultation. The Minnesota Geological Survey shall consult with the 
62.14 	Minnesota Mineral Coordinating Committee, established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.15 	93.0015, in planning and implementing the study design.
62.16 		Subd. 3.Report. The commissioner of natural resources must submit a report 
62.17 	with the results of the study to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over 
62.18 	environmental and energy policies no later than February 1, 2008.