1.1A bill for an act1.2relating to natural resources; modifying Minnesota critical habitat private sector 1.3matching account; modifying certain enforcement authority; modifying timber 1.4permit provisions; providing for expedited exchanges of public land; modifying 1.5outdoor recreation system; adding to and deleting from state parks, recreation 1.6areas, and forests; providing for public and private sales, conveyances, and 1.7exchanges of certain state land; providing for certain leases of and easements on 1.8tax-forfeited and other state lands; modifying aquatic farm and invasive species 1.9provisions; authorizing certain fees; modifying horse trail pass requirements; 1.10modifying report requirements for game and fish fund; modifying disposition 1.11of pheasant habitat improvement account; modifying wild turkey management 1.12account; modifying hunting and fishing licensing and taking provisions; 1.13modifying fireworks regulation; requiring reports; providing for rulemaking; 1.14establishing an Outdoor Heritage Council; appropriating money;amending 1.15Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 17.4981; 84.027, subdivision 15; 84.943, 1.16subdivision 5; 84D.10, subdivision 2; 84D.13, subdivision 4; 85.46, subdivision 1.171; 86A.04; 86A.08, subdivision 1; 90.151, subdivision 1; 97A.015, by adding 1.18a subdivision; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.075, subdivisions 4, 5; 97A.311, 1.19subdivision 5; 97A.431, subdivision 2; 97A.433, subdivision 2; 97A.434, 1.20subdivision 2; 97A.451, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, 1.21subdivision 5; 97A.485, subdivision 6; 97A.535, subdivision 1; 97B.015, 1.22subdivision 5; 97B.041; 97B.106, subdivision 1; 97B.211, subdivision 1; 1.2397B.301, subdivision 6, by adding a subdivision; 97B.405; 97B.431; 97B.621, 1.24subdivision 3; 97B.711, subdivision 1; 97B.721; 97C.001, subdivision 3; 1.2597C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.205; 97C.315, subdivision 1; 97C.355, subdivisions 1.264, 7, 7a; 97C.371, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 97C.395, subdivision 1.271; 97C.401, subdivision 2; 97C.865, subdivision 2; 282.04, subdivision 4a; 1.28624.20, subdivision 1; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 10A.01, 1.29subdivision 35; 17.4984, subdivision 1; 97A.055, subdivision 4; 97A.405, 1.30subdivision 2; 97A.441, subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivision 3; 97A.475, 1.31subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 12, 16; 97B.031, subdivision 1; 97B.035, subdivision 1a; 1.3297B.036; 97B.328; 97C.355, subdivisions 2, 8; Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1.331, section 43; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 1.3484B; 94; 97A; 97C; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.411, 1.35subdivision 2; Minnesota Rules, parts 6232.0200, subpart 4; 6232.0300, subpart 1.364; 6234.0100, subpart 4.1.37BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:2.1ARTICLE 12.2STATE LANDS2.3    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.943, subdivision 5, is amended to read:2.4    Subd. 5. Pledges and contributions. The commissioner of natural resources may 2.5accept contributions and pledges to the critical habitat private sector matching account. 2.6A pledge that is made contingent on an appropriation is acceptable and shall be reported 2.7with other pledges as required in this section. The commissioner may agree to match a 2.8contribution contingent on a future appropriation. In the budget request for each biennium, 2.9the commissioner shall report the balance of contributions in the account and the amount 2.10that has been pledged for payment in the succeeding two calendar years.2.11    Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources only 2.12for the direct acquisition or improvement of land or interests in land as provided in section 2.1384.944
         . To the extent of available appropriations other than bond proceeds, the money 2.14matched to the nongame wildlife management account may be used for the management 2.15of nongame wildlife projects as specified in section 
         290.431. Acquisition includes: (1) 2.16purchase of land or an interest in land by the commissioner; or (2) acceptance by the 2.17commissioner of gifts of land or interests in land as program projects. 2.18    Sec. 2. [84B.062] ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL LAWS.2.19    A state employee shall not enforce federal laws or regulations pertaining to speed 2.20limits on snowmobiles or all-terrain vehicles, to the prohibition of all-terrain vehicles, or 2.21to the prohibition of commercial float planes or ski planes on the navigable waters within 2.22Voyageurs National Park under the state's jurisdiction as described in section 84B.061.2.23    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86A.04, is amended to read:2.2486A.04 COMPOSITION OF SYSTEM.2.25    The outdoor recreation system shall consist of all state parks; state recreation areas; 2.26state trails established pursuant to sections 
         84.029, subdivision 2, 
         85.015, 
         85.0155, and 2.2785.0156
         ; state scientific and natural areas; state wilderness areas; state forests; state 2.28wildlife management areas; state aquatic management areas; state water access sites, 2.29which include all lands and facilities established by the commissioner of natural resources 2.30or the commissioner of transportation to provide public access to water; state wild, scenic, 2.31and recreational rivers; state historic sites; state rest areas, which include all facilities 2.32established by the commissioner of transportation for the safety, rest, comfort and use 2.33of the highway traveler, and shall include all existing facilities designated as rest areas 3.1and waysides by the commissioner of transportation; and any other units not listed in 3.2this section that are classified under section 
         86A.05. Each individual state park, state 3.3recreation area, and so forth is called a "unit." 3.4    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:3.5    Subdivision 1. Secondary authorization; when permitted. A unit of the outdoor 3.6recreation system may be authorized wholly or partially within the boundaries of another 3.7unit only when the authorization is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the 3.8respective units and only in the instances permitted below:3.9    (a) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state park: 3.10historic site, scientific and natural area, wilderness area, wild, scenic, and recreational 3.11river, trail, rest area, aquatic management area, and water access site.3.12    (b) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state 3.13recreation area: historic site, scientific and natural area, wild, scenic, and recreational river, 3.14trail, rest area, aquatic management area, wildlife management area,  and water access site.3.15    (c) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state forest: 3.16state park, state recreation area, historic site, wildlife management area, scientific and 3.17natural area, wilderness area, wild, scenic, and recreational river, trail, rest area, aquatic 3.18management area, and water access site.3.19    (d) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state historic 3.20site: wild, scenic, and recreational river, trail, rest area, aquatic management area, and 3.21water access site.3.22    (e) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state wildlife 3.23management area: state water access site and aquatic management area.3.24    (f) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state wild, 3.25scenic, or recreational river: state park, historic site, scientific and natural area, wilderness 3.26area, trail, rest area, aquatic management area, and water access site.3.27    (g) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state rest 3.28area: historic site, trail, wild, scenic, and recreational river, aquatic management area,3.29and water access site.3.30    (h) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within an aquatic 3.31management area: historic site, scientific and natural area, wild, scenic, and recreational 3.32river, and water access site.3.33    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 90.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:4.1    Subdivision 1. Issuance; expiration. (a) Following receipt of the down payment 4.2for state timber required under section 
         90.14 or 
         90.191, the commissioner shall issue a 4.3numbered permit to the purchaser, in a form approved by the attorney general, by the 4.4terms of which the purchaser shall be authorized to enter upon the land, and to cut and 4.5remove the timber therein described as designated for cutting in the report of the state 4.6appraiser, according to the provisions of this chapter. The permit shall be correctly 4.7dated and executed by the commissioner and signed by the purchaser. If a permit is not 4.8signed by the purchaser within 60 days from the date of purchase, the permit cancels 4.9and the down payment for timber required under section 
         90.14 forfeits to the state. The 4.10commissioner may grant an additional period for the purchaser to sign the permit, not to 4.11exceed five business days, provided the purchaser pays a $125 penalty fee.4.12    (b) The permit shall expire no later than five years after the date of sale as the 4.13commissioner shall specify or as specified under section 
         90.191, and the timber shall 4.14be cut within the time specified therein. All cut timber, equipment, and buildings not 4.15removed from the land within 90 days after expiration of the permit shall become the 4.16property of the state.4.17    (c) The commissioner may grant an additional period of time not to exceed 120 days 4.18for the removal of cut timber, equipment, and buildings upon receipt of such request by 4.19the permit holder for good and sufficient reasons. The commissioner may grant a second 4.20period of time not to exceed 120 days for the removal of cut timber, equipment, and 4.21buildings upon receipt of a request by the permit holder for hardship reasons only.4.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment 4.23and applies retroactively to permits dated January 1, 2008, and thereafter.4.24    Sec. 6. [94.3495] EXPEDITED EXCHANGES OF LAND INVOLVING THE 4.25STATE AND GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE.4.26    Subdivision 1.Purpose and scope.(a) The purpose of this section is to expedite the 4.27exchange of public land ownership. Consolidation of public land reduces management 4.28costs and aids in the reduction of forest fragmentation.4.29    (b) This section applies to exchanges of land between the state and a governmental 4.30subdivision of the state. For land exchanges under this section, sections 94.342 to 94.347 4.31apply only to the extent specified in this section.4.32    Subd. 2.Classes of land; definitions.The classes of public land that may be 4.33involved in an expedited exchange under this section are:4.34    (1) Class 1 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class A land as defined in 4.35section 94.342, subdivision 1, except for:5.1    (i) school trust land as defined in section 92.025; and5.2    (ii) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;5.3    (2) Class 2 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class B land as defined in 5.4section 94.342, subdivision 2; and5.5    (3) Class 3 land, which for the purpose of this section is all land owned in fee by 5.6a governmental subdivision of the state.5.7    Subd. 3.Valuation of land.(a) In an exchange of Class 1 land for Class 2 or 3 land, 5.8the value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources. In 5.9an exchange of Class 2 land for Class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be determined 5.10by the county board of the county in which the land lies. To determine the value of the 5.11land, the parties to the exchange may cause the land to be appraised, utilize the valuation 5.12process provided under section 84.0272, subdivision 3, or obtain a market analysis from a 5.13qualified real estate broker. Merchantable timber value must be determined and considered 5.14in finalizing valuation of the lands.5.15    (b) All lands exchanged under this section shall be exchanged only for lands of 5.16at least substantially equal value. For the purposes of this subdivision, "substantially 5.17equal value" has the meaning given under section 94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). 5.18No payment is due either party if the lands are of substantially equal value but are not 5.19of the same value.5.20    Subd. 4.Title.Title to the land must be examined to the extent necessary for the 5.21parties to determine that the title is good, with any encumbrances identified. The parties to 5.22the exchange may utilize title insurance to aid in the determination.5.23    Subd. 5.Approval by Land Exchange Board.All expedited land exchanges 5.24under this section, and the terms and conditions of the exchanges, require the unanimous 5.25approval of the Land Exchange Board.5.26    Subd. 6.Conveyance.(a) Conveyance of Class 1 land given in exchange shall be 5.27made by deed executed by the commissioner of natural resources in the name of the 5.28state. Conveyance of Class 2 land given in exchange shall be by a deed executed by the 5.29commissioner of revenue in the name of the state. Conveyance of Class 3 land shall be by 5.30a deed executed by the governing body in the name of the governing authority.5.31    (b) If Class 1 land is given in exchange for Class 2 or 3 land, the deed to the Class 5.322 or 3 land shall first be delivered to the commissioner of natural resources. Following 5.33the recording of the deed, the commissioner of natural resources shall deliver the deed 5.34conveying the Class 1 land.6.1    (c) If Class 2 land is given in exchange for Class 3 land, the deed to the Class 3 land 6.2shall first be delivered to the county auditor. Following the recording of the deed, the 6.3commissioner of revenue shall deliver the deed conveying the Class 2 land.6.4    (d) All deeds shall be recorded or registered in the county in which the lands lie.6.5    Subd. 7.Reversionary interest; mineral and water power rights and other 6.6reservations.(a) All deeds conveying land given in an expedited land exchange under 6.7this section shall include a reverter that provides that title to the land automatically reverts 6.8to the conveying governmental unit if:6.9    (1) the receiving governmental unit sells, exchanges, or otherwise transfers title of 6.10the land within 40 years of the date of the deed conveying ownership; and6.11    (2) there is no prior written approval for such transfer from the conveying 6.12governmental unit. The authority for granting approval is the commissioner of natural 6.13resources for former Class 1 land, the county board for former Class 2 land, and the 6.14governing body for former Class 3 land.6.15    (b) Class 1 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation provisions of section 6.1694.343, subdivision 4. Class 2 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation 6.17provisions of section 94.344, subdivision 4. County fee land given in exchange is subject 6.18to the reservation provisions of section 373.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (g).6.19    Subd. 8.Land status.Land received in exchange for Class 1 land is subject to the 6.20same trust, if any, and otherwise has the same status as the land given in exchange. Land 6.21received in exchange for Class 2 land is subject to a trust in favor of the governmental 6.22subdivision wherein it lies and all laws relating to tax-forfeited land. Land received in 6.23exchange for Class 3 land has the same status as the land given in exchange.6.24    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 282.04, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:6.25    Subd. 4a. Private easements. (a) A county board may convey a road easement 6.26across unsold tax-forfeited land to an individuala person, as defined under section 6.27645.44, subdivision 7, requesting an easement for access to private property owned by 6.28the individual person if:6.29    (1) there are no reasonable alternatives to obtain access to the individual's person's6.30property; and6.31    (2) exercising the easement will not cause significant adverse environmental or 6.32natural resource management impacts.6.33    (b) The county auditor shall require an individual a person applying for an easement 6.34under paragraph (a) to pay the appraised value of the easement. The conveyance must 7.1provide that the easement reverts to the state in trust for the taxing district in the event 7.2of nonuse.7.3    Sec. 8. Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 43, is amended to read:7.4    Sec. 43. LAND REPLACEMENT TRUST FUND; ITASCA COUNTY.7.5    Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other 7.6law relating to the apportionment of proceeds from the sale or lease of tax-forfeited land, 7.7Itasca County must apportion the first $1,000,000 received from the sale or lease of 7.8tax-forfeited lands within Minnesota Steel Industries permit to mine area near Nashwauk, 7.9Minnesota, as provided in Laws 1965, chapter 326, section 1, as amended. Any remaining 7.10proceeds received from the sale or lease must be deposited into a tax-forfeited land 7.11replacement trust fund established by Itasca County under this section. The principal 7.12and interest from this fund may be spent only on the purchase of lands to replace the 7.13tax-forfeited lands sold to Minnesota Steel Industries. Lands purchased with the land 7.14replacement fund must: 7.15    (1) become subject to trust in favor of the governmental subdivision wherein they lie 7.16and all laws related to tax-forfeited lands; and 7.17    (2) be for forest management purposes and dedicated as memorial forest under 7.18Minnesota Statutes, section 
         459.06, subdivision 2. 7.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day after compliance with 7.20Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3, by the governing body of Itasca 7.21County.7.22    Sec. 9. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.7.23    Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 9.] Buffalo River State Park, Clay County.The 7.24following area is added to Buffalo River State Park, all in Section 11, Township 139 7.25North, Range 46, Clay County: That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, described 7.26as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 7.2711; thence North 00 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East (assumed bearing), along the 7.28westerly line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11, for a distance of 503.33 feet; 7.29thence South 89 degrees 25 minutes 32 seconds East for a distance of 200.00 feet; thence 7.30North 00 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East, parallel to the westerly line of the Southeast 7.31Quarter of said Section 11, for a distance of 457.87 feet; thence South 89 degrees 44 7.32minutes 18 seconds East for a distance of 323.00 feet; thence South 48 degrees 16 minutes 7.3347 seconds East for a distance of 89.46 feet; thence South 29 degrees 17 minutes 10 7.34seconds East for a distance of 1,035.56 feet to a point of intersection with the southerly 8.1line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11; thence North 89 degrees 44 minutes 18 8.2seconds West, along the southerly line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11, for 8.3a distance of 1,100.00 feet to the point of beginning. Said tract of land contains 16.133 8.4acres, more or less, and is subject to the following described ingress-egress easement: A 8.530.00-foot strip of land for purposes of ingress and egress centered along the following 8.6described line: Commencing at the southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 8.711, Township 139 North, Range 46 West, Fifth Principal Meridian, Clay County, 8.8Minnesota; thence North 00 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East (assumed bearing), along 8.9the westerly line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11, for a distance of 15.00 feet to 8.10the true point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 18 seconds East, parallel 8.11to and 15.00 feet northerly of the southerly line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 8.1211, for a distance of 797.03 feet; thence North 22 degrees 07 minutes 20 seconds East for a 8.13distance of 327.76 feet and there terminating.8.14    Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 21.] Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County.The 8.15following areas are added to Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County:8.16    (1) all that part of Government Lot 4, and all that part of the Southwest Quarter of 8.17the Southeast Quarter and of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, all in Section 8.182, Township 112 North, Range 13 West, described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the 8.19point of intersection of the east and west center line of said Section 2 with the line of the 8.20west shore of Lake Pepin, running thence West 6 chains; thence South 33 degrees 15 8.21minutes West 9.60 chains; thence South 41 degrees West 5.54 chains; thence South 51 8.22degrees 15 minutes West 4.32 chains; thence South 65 degrees 15 minutes West 4 chains; 8.23thence South 70 degrees 45 minutes West 11.27 chains to a rock in Glenway Street in the 8.24village of Frontenac; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes East 4.72 chains to the north and 8.25south center line of said section; thence South 39 degrees 10 minutes East 11.14 chains; 8.26thence South 32 degrees 30 minutes East 8.15 chains to the north line of Waconia Avenue 8.27in said Frontenac; thence North 42 degrees 50 minutes East 5.15 chains; thence North 23 8.28degrees 50 minutes East 2.75 chains; thence North 9 degrees 20 minutes East 7.90 chains; 8.29thence North 20 degrees 20 minutes East 4.64 chains; thence North 52 degrees West 3.80 8.30chains; thence North 20 degrees 20 minutes East 18.40 chains to the east line of said Mill 8.31Street in said Frontenac; thence South along the east line of said Mill Street 3.76 chains 8.32to the north line of Lot 8 in Block 13 in said Frontenac; thence along said north line to 8.33the shore of Lake Pepin; thence along the shore of said lake 1.50 chains to the point of 8.34beginning, containing in all 35.67 acres of land, more or less. Excepting therefrom all that 8.35part of Government Lot 4, Section 2, Township 112 North, Range 13 West, described, 8.36as follows: Beginning on the shore of Lake Pepin at the northeast corner of Lot 8 in 9.1Block 13 of the town of Frontenac, running thence westerly along the north line of said 9.2lot to the northwest corner thereof; thence northerly along the easterly line of Mill Street 9.3in said town of Frontenac 215 feet, more or less, to its intersection with the north line of 9.4said Government Lot 4; thence East along the north line of said Government Lot 4 to low 9.5water mark on shore of Lake Pepin; thence southerly along the low water mark of Lake 9.6Pepin to the place of beginning. Also excepting that part of Government Lot 4, Section 2, 9.7Township 112 North, Range 12 West, which lies West of Undercliff Street in said village, 9.8North of the southerly line of said Lot 1, Block 14, prolonged westerly, and East of a line 9.9beginning 6 chains West of the intersection of the east and west center line of said Section 9.102 with the west shore of Lake Pepin, being the point of intersection of the west line of said 9.11Undercliff Street and said east and west center line; thence South 33 degrees 15 minutes 9.12West 9.60 chains, being a triangular piece of land; all of Block 14, except Lot 1 of said 9.13Block 14; Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of Block 15, except so much of Lot 9.1411 in said Block 15 (in a triangular form) as lies between the west end of Lots 2 and 3 of 9.15said Block 15 and the east line of Bluff Street, all in the town of Frontenac according to 9.16the accepted and recorded map of said town of Frontenac now on file and of record in the 9.17Office of the Register of Deeds in and for said County of Goodhue;9.18    (2) that part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 112 9.19North, Range 13 West, Goodhue County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing 9.20at the northeast corner of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 6; thence 9.21South 01 degree 11 minutes 39 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the east line of 9.22said West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, a distance of 1,100.00 feet to the 9.23point of beginning of the land to be described; thence North 01 degree 11 minutes 39 9.24seconds West, along said east line, a distance of 400.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 01 9.25minute 10 seconds West, a distance of 442.03 feet; thence southwesterly, a distance of 9.26534.99 feet along a nontangential curve concave to the northwest having a radius of 9.27954.93 feet, a central angle of 33 degrees 53 minutes 57 seconds, and a chord that bears 9.28South 42 degrees 45 minutes 42 seconds West; thence South 59 degrees 42 minutes 41 9.29seconds West, tangent to said curve, a distance of 380.00 feet to the centerline of State 9.30Highway 61, as now located and established; thence southeasterly, along said centerline 9.31of State Highway 61, a distance of 160 feet, more or less, to the intersection with a line 9.32bearing South 73 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence 9.33North 73 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, to the point of beginning. Together with a 9.3450.00-foot wide driveway and utility easement, which lies northwesterly and adjoins the 9.35northwesterly line of the above described property; and10.1    (3) that part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 10.2112 North, Range 13 West, Goodhue County, described as follows: Commencing at 10.3the northeast corner of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 6; thence 10.4South 01 degree 11 minutes 39 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the east line of 10.5said West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, a distance of 1,100.00 feet to the 10.6point of beginning of the land to be described; thence South 73 degrees 00 minutes 00 10.7seconds West, to the centerline of State Highway 61, as now located and established; 10.8thence southeasterly, along said centerline of State Highway 61, to the south line of said 10.9West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6; thence North 88 degrees 34 minutes 10.1056 seconds East, along said south line, to the southeast corner of said West Half of the 10.11Northeast Quarter of Section 6; thence North 01 degree 11 minutes 39 seconds West, a 10.12distance of 1,902.46 feet to the point of beginning.10.13    Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 44.] Monson Lake State Park, Swift County.The 10.14following area is added to Monson Lake State Park, Swift County: the Northeast Quarter 10.15of Section 1, Township 121 North, Range 37 West.10.16    Subd. 4.[85.012] [Subd. 51.]  Savanna Portage State Park, Aitkin and St. 10.17Louis Counties.The following areas are added to Savanna Portage State Park: the 10.18Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 10.19Quarter, Government Lot 2, and Government Lot 3, all in Section 13, Township 50 North, 10.20Range 23 West, Aitkin County.10.21    Subd. 5.[85.012] [Subd. 52.] Scenic State Park, Itasca County.The following 10.22areas are added to Scenic State Park: Government Lot 3, Government Lot 4, the Northeast 10.23Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, all 10.24in Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 25 West, Itasca County.10.25    Subd. 6.[85.012] [Subd. 53a.]  Soudan Underground Mine State Park, St. 10.26Louis County.The following area is added to Soudan Underground Mine State Park: the 10.27Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29, Township 62 North, Range 15 10.28West, St. Louis County.10.29    Subd. 7.[85.012] [Subd. 60.] William O'Brien State Park, Washington County.10.30    The following areas are added to William O'Brien State Park, Washington County: 10.31    (1) Lot 1, Block 1, and Outlots A and B, Spring View Acres according to the plat on 10.32file and of record in the Office of the Recorder for Washington County;10.33    (2) the South 200.00 feet of the North 1,326.20 feet of the West One-Half of the 10.34Southeast Quarter, Section 36, Township 32 North, Range 20 West; and10.35    (3) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying west of 10.36Highway 95 (St. Croix Trail North) in Section 31, Township 32 North, Range 19 West.11.1    Sec. 10. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.11.2    Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 21.] Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County.11.3    The following areas are deleted from Frontenac State Park, all in Township 112 North, 11.4Range 13 West, Goodhue County:11.5    (1) that part of the East Half, Section 11, and that part of the Southwest Quarter, 11.6Section 12, being described as BLOCK's O, F, H, G, and L, GARRARD'S SOUTH 11.7EXTENSION TO FRONTENAC according to the plat on file and of record in the Office 11.8of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota. Including all of those parts of vacated 11.9Birch Way and Birch Way South situated in GARRARD'S SOUTH EXTENSION TO 11.10FRONTENAC lying southerly of vacated Ludlow Avenue and northerly of Winona 11.11Avenue;11.12    (2) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as BLOCK 70, 11.13WESTERVELT (also known as the town of Frontenac) according to the plat on file and of 11.14record in the Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota;11.15    (3) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as Lots 1, 2, 3, 11.164, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, BLOCK 69, WESTERVELT (aka town of 11.17Frontenac) according to the plat on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder for 11.18Goodhue County, Minnesota;11.19    (4) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as BLOCK 67, 11.20WESTERVELT (aka town of Frontenac) according to the plat on file and of record in the 11.21Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota. Including the South 30 feet 11.22of Graham Street lying adjacent to and northerly of Lots 1 and 16, BLOCK 67 of said 11.23plat of WESTERVELT;11.24    (5) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as BLOCK 66, 11.25WESTERVELT (aka town of Frontenac) according to the plat on file and of record in the 11.26Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota; and11.27    (6) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as those parts of 11.28Lots 1 and 9 in BLOCK 65 of the town of Frontenac lying adjacent to and northerly of the 11.29southerly 50 feet of said Lots 1 and 9 according to the plat on file and of record in the 11.30Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota.11.31    Subd. 2.[85.012][Subd. 30.] Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton County.Effective 11.32upon the commissioner of natural resources entering into an agreement with the 11.33commissioner of military affairs to transfer the property for use as a veterans cemetery, the 11.34following areas are deleted from Jay Cooke State Park:11.35    (a) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying southerly of the railroad 11.36right-of-way, Section 21, Township 48 North, Range 16 West;12.1    (b) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying southerly of the railroad 12.2right-of-way, Section 22, Township 48 North, Range 16 West; and12.3    (c) the East 2 rods of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 12.422, Township 48 North, Range 16 West.12.5    Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 35.] Lake Carlos State Park, Douglas County.The 12.6following area is deleted from Lake Carlos State Park: that part of Government Lot 2, 12.7being described as EHLERT'S ADDITION according to the plat on file and of record in 12.8the Office of the Recorder for Douglas County, Minnesota, Section 10, Township 129 12.9North, Range 37 West, Douglas County.12.10    Subd. 4.[85.012] [Subd. 38.]  Lake Shetek State Park, Murray County.The 12.11following areas are deleted from Lake Shetek State Park:12.12    (1) Blocks 3 and 4 of Forman Acres according to the plat on file and of record in the 12.13Office of the Recorder for Murray County;12.14    (2) the Hudson Acres subdivision according to the plat on file and of record in the 12.15Office of the Recorder for Murray County; and12.16    (3) that part of Government Lot 6 and that part of Government Lot 7 of Section 6, 12.17Township 107 North, Range 40 West, and that part of Government Lot 1 and that part of 12.18Government Lot 2 of Section 7, Township 107 North, Range 40 West, Murray County, 12.19Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the East Quarter Corner of said Section 12.206; thence on a bearing based on the 1983 Murray County Coordinate System (1996 12.21Adjustment), of South 00 degrees 22 minutes 05 seconds East 1405.16 feet along the east 12.22line of said Section 6; thence North 89 degrees 07 minutes 01 second West 1942.39 feet; 12.23thence South 03 degrees 33 minutes 00 seconds West 94.92 feet to the northeast corner 12.24of Block 5 of FORMAN ACRES, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of 12.25record in the Murray County Recorder's Office; thence South 14 degrees 34 minutes 00 12.26seconds West 525.30 feet along the easterly line of said Block 5 and along the easterly line 12.27of the Private Roadway of FORMAN ACRES to the southeasterly corner of said Private 12.28Roadway and the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence North 82 degrees 15 minutes 00 12.29seconds West 796.30 feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle 12.30point on said line and an existing �� inch diameter rebar; thence South 64 degrees 28 12.31minutes 26 seconds West 100.06 feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to 12.32an angle point on said line and an existing �� inch diameter rebar; thence South 33 degrees 12.3301 minute 32 seconds West 279.60 feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to 12.34an angle point on said line; thence South 76 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds West 766.53 12.35feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to a 3/4 inch diameter rebar with 12.36a plastic cap stamped "MN DNR LS 17003" (DNR MON); thence South 16 degrees 24 13.1minutes 50 seconds West 470.40 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 24 degrees 09 minutes 13.257 seconds West 262.69 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 13.3seconds West 332.26 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 51 degrees 40 minutes 02 seconds 13.4West 341.79 feet to the east line of Lot A of Lot 1 of LOT A OF GOV. LOT 8, OF SEC. 6 13.5AND LOT A OF GOV. LOT 1, OF SEC 7 TP. 107 RANGE 40, according to the recorded 13.6plat thereof on file and of record in the Murray County Recorder's Office and a DNR 13.7MON; thence South 14 degrees 28 minutes 55 seconds West 71.98 feet along the east line 13.8of said Lot A to the northerly most corner of Lot 36 of HUDSON ACRES, according to 13.9the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the Murray County Recorder's Office 13.10and an existing steel fence post; thence South 51 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds East 13.11418.97 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 36 and along the northeasterly line of 13.12Lots 35,34,33,32 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 inch inside diameter iron pipe 13.13marking the easterly most corner of Lot 32 and the most northerly corner of Lot 31A of 13.14HUDSONS ACRES; thence South 48 degrees 33 minutes 10 seconds East 298.26 feet 13.15along the northeasterly line of said Lot 31A to an existing 1�� inch inside diameter iron 13.16pipe marking the easterly most corner thereof and the most northerly corner of Lot 31 of 13.17HUDSONS ACRES; thence South 33 degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 224.96 feet 13.18along the northeasterly line of said Lot 31 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 30 and 13.1929 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1�� inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the 13.20easterly most corner of said Lot 29 and the most northerly corner of Lot 28 of HUDSONS 13.21ACRES; thence South 45 degrees 23 minutes 54 seconds East 375.07 feet along the 13.22northeasterly line of said Lot 28 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 27,26,25,24 of 13.23HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1�� inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly 13.24most corner of said Lot 24 and the most northerly corner of Lot 23 of HUDSON ACRES; 13.25thence South 64 degrees 39 minutes 53 seconds East 226.80 feet along the northeasterly 13.26line of said Lot 23 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 22 and 21 of HUDSON ACRES 13.27to an existing 1�� inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said 13.28Lot 21 and the most northerly corner of Lot 20 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 39 13.29degrees 49 minutes 49 seconds East 524.75 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 20 13.30and along the northeasterly line of Lots 19,18,17,16,15,14 of HUDSON ACRES to an 13.31existing 1�� inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 14 13.32and the most northerly corner of Lot 13 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 55 degrees 13.3331 minutes 43 seconds East 225.11 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 13 and 13.34along the northeasterly line of Lots 12 and 11 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1�� 13.35inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 11 and the 13.36northwest corner of Lot 10 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 14.149 seconds East 224.90 feet along the north line of said Lot 10 and along the north line 14.2of Lots 9 and 8 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1�� inch inside diameter iron pipe 14.3marking the northeast corner of said Lot 8 and the northwest corner of Lot 7 of HUDSON 14.4ACRES; thence North 84 degree 07 minutes 37 seconds East 525.01 feet along the north 14.5line of said Lot 7 and along the north line of Lots 6,5,4,3,2,1 of HUDSON ACRES to an 14.6existing 1�� inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the northeast corner of said Lot 1 of 14.7HUDSON ACRES; thence southeasterly, easterly and northerly along a non-tangential 14.8curve concave to the north having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 41 14.9minutes 58 seconds, a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 63 degrees 30 minutes 12 14.10seconds East; thence continuing northwesterly and westerly along the previously described 14.11curve concave to the south having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 42 14.12minutes 00 seconds, a distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 75 degrees 11 minutes 47 14.13seconds West and a DNR MON; thence South 84 degrees 09 minutes 13 seconds West not 14.14tangent to said curve 520.52 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 88 degrees 07 minutes 40 14.15seconds West 201.13 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 55 degrees 32 minutes 12 seconds 14.16West 196.66 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 39 degrees 49 minutes 59 seconds West 14.17530.34 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees 41 minutes 41 seconds West 230.01 14.18feet to a DNR MON; thence North 45 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West 357.33 feet 14.19to a DNR MON; thence North 33 degrees 53 minutes 32 seconds West 226.66 feet to a 14.20DNR MON; thence North 48 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds West 341.45 feet to a DNR 14.21MON; thence North 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds East 359.28 feet to a DNR MON; 14.22thence North 24 degrees 09 minutes 58 seconds East 257.86 feet to a DNR MON; thence 14.23North 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds East 483.36 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 14.2476 degrees 04 minutes 53 seconds East 715.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 33 14.25degrees 01 minute 32 seconds East 282.54 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees 14.2628 minutes 25 seconds East 84.97 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 82 degrees 15 14.27minutes 00 seconds East 788.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 07 degrees 45 minutes 14.2807 seconds East 26.00 feet to the point of beginning; containing 7.55 acres.14.29    Subd. 5.[85.012] [Subd. 44a.] Moose Lake State Park, Carlton County.The 14.30following areas are deleted from Moose Lake State Park, all in Township 46 North, Range 14.3119 West, Carlton County:14.32    (1) Parcel A: the West 660.00 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 14.33of Section 28;14.34    (2) Parcel B: the West 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 14.35of Section 28 lying northerly of a line 75.00 feet northerly of and parallel with the 15.1centerline of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to a taking for highway purposes of a 15.2100.00-foot wide strip for access and also subject to highway and road easements;15.3    (3) Parcel C: the West 660.00 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 15.4of Section 28 lying northerly of a line 75.00 feet northerly of and parallel with the 15.5centerline of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to taking for highway purposes of a 15.6road access under S.P. 0919 (311-311) 901 from State Trunk Highway 73 to old County 15.7Road 21, said access being 100.00 feet in width with triangular strips of land adjoining it at 15.8the northerly line of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to highway and road easements;15.9    (4) Parcel G: that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 28, which lies northerly of the 15.10westerly extension of the northerly line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 15.11of said Section 28, and southerly of the westerly extension of the northerly line of the 15.12South 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 28;15.13    (5) Parcel H: the South 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 15.14Quarter of Section 28;15.15    (6) Parcel I: the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, except 15.16the West 660.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter; and15.17    (7) Parcel J: that part of the North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28, 15.18described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said North One-Half of the 15.19Southeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds East along the north 15.20line of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 660.01 feet to the east 15.21line of the West 660.00 feet of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter and the actual 15.22point of beginning; thence continue South 89 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds East along 15.23the north line of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 657.40 feet to 15.24the southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 28; 15.25thence South 00 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds West, parallel to the west line of said North 15.26One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 715.12 feet to the westerly right-of-way 15.27of US Interstate Highway 35; thence along said westerly right-of-way of US Interstate 15.28Highway 35 a distance of 457.86 feet on a nontangential curve, concave to the southeast, 15.29having a radius of 1,054.93 feet, a central angle of 24 degrees 52 minutes 03 seconds, and 15.30a chord bearing of South 39 degrees 00 minutes 37 seconds West; thence South 46 degrees 15.3144 minutes 11 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way of US Interstate Highway 35 15.32a distance of 295.30 feet to the northerly right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 73; 15.33thence 163.55 feet along said northerly right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 73 on 15.34a nontangential curve, concave to the south, having a radius of 1,984.88 feet, a central 15.35angle of 4 degrees 43 minutes 16 seconds, and a chord bearing of South 77 degrees 39 15.36minutes 40 seconds West to the east line of the West 660.00 feet of said North One-Half of 16.1the Southeast Quarter; thence North 00 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds East a distance of 16.21,305.90 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning and there terminating.16.3    Sec. 11. ADDITIONS TO STATE RECREATION AREAS.16.4    [85.013] [Subd. 11a.] Garden Island State Recreation Area, Lake of the Woods 16.5County. The following areas are added to Garden Island State Recreation Area, Lake of 16.6the Woods County:16.7    (1) Bureau of Land Management Island County Control Number 013 (aka Bridges 16.8Island) within Lake of the Woods and located in Section 9, Township 165 North, Range 16.932 West;16.10    (2) Bureau of Land Management Island County Control Number 014 (aka Knight 16.11Island) within Lake of the Woods and located in Section 22, Township 165 North, Range 16.1232 West; and16.13    (3) Bureau of Land Management Island County Control Number 015 (aka Babe 16.14Island) within Lake of the Woods and located in Section 17, Township 166 North, Range 16.1532 West.16.16    Sec. 12. ADDITIONS TO BIRCH LAKES STATE FOREST.16.17    [89.021] [Subd. 7.] Birch Lakes State Forest. The following area is added to 16.18Birch Lakes State Forest: the East Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township 16.19127 North, Range 33 West, Stearns County.16.20    Sec. 13. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION 16.21LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.16.22    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, and the classification and 16.23public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the commissioner of 16.24natural resources may sell by public or private sale the consolidated conservation land 16.25bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).16.26    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 16.27attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 16.28and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the 16.29survey costs and appraised value of the land and timber. Proceeds shall be disposed of 16.30according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A.16.31    (c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as: the 16.32East 132 feet of the West 396 feet, less the North 40 feet of Government Lot 8, Section 19, 16.33Township 50 North, Range 23 West, containing 3.74 acres, more or less.17.1    (d) The land borders Aitkin Lake with privately owned land to the east and west.  The 17.2land has been subject to continued trespasses by adjacent landowners. The Department of 17.3Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.17.4    Sec. 14. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION 17.5LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.17.6    (a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota 17.7Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, Aitkin County may sell by public or private sale the 17.8consolidated conservation lands that are described in paragraph (c).17.9    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 17.10attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 17.11and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the 17.12survey costs and appraised value of the land and timber. Proceeds shall be disposed of 17.13according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A. 17.14    (c) The lands that may be sold are located in Aitkin County and are described as:17.15    (1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 31, Township 17.1649 North, Range 22 West, lying east of County State-Aid Highway 6, containing 3 acres, 17.17more or less;17.18    (2) that part of Government Lot 11, Section 3, Township 47 North, Range 26 West, 17.19lying north of County Road 54, containing 2 acres, more or less;17.20    (3) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 19, Township 51 North, Range 25 West, 17.21lying southwest of the ditch, containing 20 acres, more or less;17.22    (4) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 13, 17.23Township 51 North, Range 26 West, lying south of the ditch, containing 12 acres, more or 17.24less; and17.25    (5) that part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 13, Township 51 17.26North, Range 26 West, lying south of the ditch, containing 40 acres, more or less. 17.27    (d) The lands are separated from management units by roads or ditches. The 17.28Department of Natural Resources has determined that the lands are not needed for natural 17.29resource purposes.17.30    Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.17.31    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, and upon 17.32completion of condemnation of the school trust land interest, the commissioner of natural 17.33resources may sell by private sale to Cormant Township the surplus land that is described 17.34in paragraph (c).18.1    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 18.2attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 18.3ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to Cormant Township for less than the value 18.4of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the 18.5land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if Cormant 18.6Township fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. 18.7    (c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: that 18.8part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15, Township 151 North, 18.9Range 31 West, Beltrami County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the 18.10northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence West along the 18.11north line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter to the northwest corner of 18.12said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the POINT OF BEGINNING of the 18.13property to be described; thence East a distance of 76 feet, along said north line; thence 18.14South a distance of 235 feet; thence West a distance of 76 feet to the west line of said 18.15Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence North a distance of 235 feet along said 18.16west line to the point of beginning. Containing 0.41 acre, more or less.18.17    (d) Cormant Cemetery has inadvertently trespassed upon the land.  The Department 18.18of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land management interests would 18.19best be served if the land was conveyed to Cormant Township and managed as part of 18.20the cemetery. Since the land is currently school trust land, the Department of Natural 18.21Resources shall first condemn the school trust interest prior to conveyance to Cormant 18.22Township.18.23    Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 18.24WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.18.25    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 18.261, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Beltrami County 18.27may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 18.28paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.18.29    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 18.30general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.18.31    (c) The land to be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: the easterly 18.32350 feet of the following described parcel: Northland Addition to Bemidji Lots E, G, H, 18.33I, J, Section 8, Township 146 North, Range 33 West, and all that part of Unplatted Lot 18.341, Section 17, Township 146 North, Range 33 West and the Minneapolis, Red Lake, and 18.35Manitoba Railway right-of-way lying West of Park Avenue and within Lot 1 except that 19.1part of the MRL&M RY R/W lying north of the north boundary line of Lot E, Northland 19.2Addition to Bemidji.19.3    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 19.4best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.19.5    Sec. 17. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 19.6WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.19.7    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 19.8Carlton County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 19.9paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.19.10    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 19.11general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.19.12    (c) The land to be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as: the SE�� of 19.13the SE�� of Section 31, Township 47 North, Range 17 West, Blackhoof Township.19.14    (d) The Carlton County Board of Commissioners has classified the parcel as 19.15nonconservation and has determined that the county's land management interests would 19.16best be served if the parcel was returned to private ownership.19.17    Sec. 18. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN CARVER HIGHLANDS 19.18WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA; CARVER COUNTY.19.19    (a) The commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land 19.20Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and 19.21according to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.343 to 94.347, exchange 19.22the lands described in paragraph (b).19.23    (b) The lands to be exchanged are located in Carver County and are described as:19.24    (1) that part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and that part of the 19.25Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying northwesterly of the following 19.26described line: Beginning on the north line of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter, 19.271,815 feet East of the northwest corner thereof; thence southwesterly 3,200 feet, more or 19.28less, to the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and there 19.29terminating, all in Section 30, Township 115 North, Range 23 West;19.30    (2) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West Half of the Southeast 19.31Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter 19.32lying easterly of County State-Aid Highway 45, all in Section 25, Township 115 North, 19.33Range 24 West;20.1    (3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the 20.2North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all 20.3in Section 36, Township 115 North, Range 24 West; and20.4    (4) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 114 North, 20.5Range 23 West.20.6    (c) The lands were acquired in part with bonding appropriations.  The exchange with 20.7the United States Fish and Wildlife Service will consolidate land holdings, facilitate 20.8management of the lands, and provide additional wildlife habitat acres to the state.20.9    Sec. 19. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 20.10WATER; CHIPPEWA COUNTY.20.11    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 20.12and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chippewa County may 20.13convey to Chippewa County for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public 20.14water that is described in paragraph (c).20.15    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 20.16that the land reverts to the state if the county fails to provide for the public use described 20.17in paragraph (d) or abandons the public use of the land. The attorney general may make 20.18necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and ensure accuracy. 20.19    (c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Chippewa County and is described 20.20as follows:20.21    (1) Tract 1: a tract in Government Lot 2 described as: beginning at the southeast 20.22corner of Lot 6, Block 1, Original Plat Wegdahl; thence West 50 feet South, 50 Feet West 20.23on a line 50 feet South of the south line of Block 1 to the river; thence southeasterly 20.24along the river to a point 165 feet South of the south line of Block 1; thence East on a 20.25line parallel with the south line of Block 1, to the intersection with the continuation of the 20.26east line of Lot 6, Block 1; thence North 165 feet to the point of beginning, Section 3, 20.27Township 116, Range 40;20.28    (2) Tract 2: a 50 foot strip adjacent to Block 1, Original Plat Wegdahl on South from 20.29Lot 3 to river, in Section 3, Township 116, Range 40; and20.30    (3) Tract 3: Lot 1, Block 2, Aadlands Subdivision.20.31    (d) The county will use the land to establish a public park.20.32    Sec. 20. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 20.33WATER; CLEARWATER COUNTY.21.1    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 21.2Clearwater County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 21.3in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.21.4    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 21.5general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.21.6    (c) The land to be sold is located in Clearwater County and is described as: Parcel 21.711.300.0020.21.8    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 21.9best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.21.10    Sec. 21. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 21.11WATER OR WETLANDS; DAKOTA COUNTY.21.12    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 103F.535, and 282.018, 21.13subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Dakota 21.14County may convey to Dakota County for no consideration the tax-forfeited land 21.15bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).21.16    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 21.17that the land reverts to the state if Dakota County stops using the land for the public 21.18purpose described in paragraph (d). The conveyance is subject to restrictions imposed by 21.19the commissioner of natural resources. The attorney general may make changes to the 21.20land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.21.21    (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Dakota County and is described as:21.22    That part of Government Lots 7 and 8, Section 26, Township 28, Range 22, lying 21.23southeasterly of Lot 2, AUDITORS SUBDIVISION NO. 23, according to the recorded 21.24plat thereof, and lying easterly of the railroad right-of-way and lying northwesterly of the 21.25following described line:21.26Commencing at the southwest corner of said Government Lot 7; thence North, 21.27assumed bearing, along the west line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 178.00 21.28feet; thence northeasterly along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast a 21.29distance of 290.00 feet, said curve having a radius of 764.50 feet, a central angle of 21.3021 degrees 43 minutes 57 seconds, a chord of 288.24 feet and a chord bearing of 21.31North 24 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds East; thence continuing northeasterly along 21.32a tangent curve concave to the southeast a distance of 350.00 feet, said curve having 21.33a radius of 708.80 feet, a central angle of 28 degrees 17 minutes 32 seconds, a chord 21.34of 346.46 feet and a chord bearing of North 49 degrees 30 minutes 04 seconds East; 21.35thence North 63 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds East tangent to the last described 22.1curve a distance of 578.10 feet, to a point hereinafter referred to as Point B; thence 22.2continuing North 63 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds East a distance of 278.68 feet, 22.3more or less, to the westerly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Rock Island and 22.4Pacific Railroad, said point being the point of beginning of the line to be described; 22.5thence North 63 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds East a distance of 225.00 feet, more 22.6or less, to the shoreline of the Mississippi River and there terminating. (Dakota 22.7County tax identification number 36-02600-016-32).22.8    (d) The county has determined that the land is needed as a trail corridor for the 22.9Mississippi River Regional Trail.22.10    Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.22.11    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 22.12of natural resources may sell by private sale to the city of Wayzata the surplus land that is 22.13described in paragraph (c).22.14    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 22.15attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 22.16ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to the city of Wayzata, for less than the value 22.17of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the 22.18land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the city of 22.19Wayzata fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.22.20    (c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: 22.21Tract F, Registered Land Survey No. 1168.22.22    (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 22.23management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the city of 22.24Wayzata.22.25    Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 22.26WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.22.27    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 22.281, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may 22.29sell to Itasca County the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 22.30paragraph (c), for the appraised value of the land.22.31    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 22.32general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.22.33    (c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: the North 1,100 feet 22.34of Government Lot 1, Section 26, Township 56 North, Range 26 West.23.1    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 23.2best served if the land was under the direct ownership of Itasca County.23.3    Sec. 24. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 23.4WATER; MARSHALL COUNTY.23.5    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 23.6Marshall County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 23.7paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.23.8    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 23.9general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.23.10    (c) The land to be sold is located in Marshall County and is described as: that part of 23.11the westerly ten acres of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter lying southerly of the 23.12following described line: Commencing at the quarter section corner between Sections 2 23.13and 11; thence South along the quarter section line a distance of 1,080 feet to the northern 23.14edge of County Ditch #25, the point of beginning; thence upstream along said ditch North 23.1540 degrees East 95 feet; thence South 41 degrees East 500 feet to the intersection with 23.16State Ditch #83; thence along said state ditch North 52 degrees 50 minutes East 196 feet; 23.17thence East 2,092 feet to the section line between Sections 11 and 12.23.18    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 23.19best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.23.20    Sec. 25. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN LAKE LOUISE STATE 23.21PARK; MOWER COUNTY.23.22    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 4, the 23.23commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as 23.24required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the 23.25remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land 23.26located within state park boundaries that is described in paragraph (c).23.27    (b)  The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general.  The 23.28attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 23.29and ensure accuracy.23.30    (c) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Mower County and is 23.31described as: that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 23.32Quarter of Section 20, Township 101 North, Range 14 West, Mower County, Minnesota, 23.33described as follows: Beginning at a point on the south line of said Section 20 a distance 23.34of 1,039.50 feet (63 rods) East of the south quarter corner of said Section 20; thence North 24.1at right angles to said south line 462.00 feet (28 rods); thence West parallel to said south 24.2line 380.6 feet, more or less, to the west line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 24.3Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South along said west line 462 feet, more or less, 24.4to the south line of said Section 20; thence East along said south line 380.6 feet, more 24.5or less, to the point of beginning, containing 4.03 acres.24.6    (d)  The exchange would resolve an unintentional trespass by the Department of 24.7Natural Resources of a horse trail that is primarily located within Lake Louise State Park 24.8and provide for increased access to the state park.24.9    Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 24.10WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.24.11    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 24.121, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 24.13may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 24.14paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.24.15    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 24.16general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.24.17    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 24.18    Section 19, Township 133, Range 42, River's Bend Reserve, Lot B.24.19    (d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 24.20Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.24.21    Sec. 27. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 24.22WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.24.23    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 24.241, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 24.25may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 24.26paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.24.27    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 24.28general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.24.29    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 24.30    Section 24, Township 136, Range 41, Crystal Beach, Lot 56, Block 1.24.31    (d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 24.32Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.25.1    Sec. 28. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 25.2WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.25.3    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 25.41, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 25.5may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 25.6paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.25.7    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 25.8general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.25.9    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 25.10    Section 9, Township 133, Range 43, South 212 feet of Sub Lot 6 and South 212 feet 25.11of Sub Lot 7, except tract and except platted (1.19) acres.25.12    (d) The Department of Natural Resources has no objection to the sale of this land.25.13    Sec. 29. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 25.14WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.25.15    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 25.161, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 25.17may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 25.18paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.25.19    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 25.20general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.25.21    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 25.22    Section 10, Township 134, Range 42, Heilberger Lake Estates, Reserve Lot A.25.23    (d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 25.24Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.25.25    Sec. 30. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 25.26WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.25.27    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 25.28Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 25.29in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.25.30    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 25.31general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.25.32    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 25.33    Section 31, Township 137, Range 39, Government Lot 5 (37.20 acres).26.1    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 26.2best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.26.3    Sec. 31. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 26.4WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.26.5    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 26.6Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 26.7in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.26.8    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 26.9general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.26.10    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 26.11    Section 29, Township 137, Range 40, Freedom Flyer Estates, Lot 26, Block 1.26.12    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 26.13best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.26.14    Sec. 32. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 26.15WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.26.16    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 26.171, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 26.18may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 26.19paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.26.20    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 26.21general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.26.22    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 26.23    Quiet Waters Development Outlot A.26.24    (d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 26.25Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.26.26    Sec. 33. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 26.27WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.26.28    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 26.291, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 26.30may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 26.31paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.26.32    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 26.33general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.27.1    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 27.2    Section 9, Township 136, Range 38, part of Government Lot 4 North and East of 27.3highway (Book 307, Page 31).27.4    (d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 27.5Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.27.6    Sec. 34. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 27.7WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.27.8    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 27.91, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 27.10may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 27.11paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.27.12    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 27.13general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.27.14    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 27.15    Section 9, Township 136, Range 38, Elm Rest, part of Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6 and of 27.16Reserve A lying North of road (Book 307, Page 31).27.17    (d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 27.18Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.27.19    Sec. 35. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 27.20WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.27.21    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 27.221, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 27.23may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 27.24paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.27.25    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 27.26general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.27.27    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 27.28    Section 27, Township 135, Range 39, Government Lot 7 (9.50 acres).27.29    (d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 27.30Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.27.31    Sec. 36. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 27.32WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.28.1    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 28.21, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 28.3may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 28.4paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.28.5    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 28.6general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.28.7    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 28.8    Section 9, Township 135, Range 41, Government Lot 2, except tracts (7.77 acres).28.9    (d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 28.10Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.28.11    Sec. 37. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 28.12WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.28.13    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 28.14Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 28.15in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.28.16    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 28.17general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.28.18    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 28.19    38609 County Highway 41, Section 9, Township 135, Range 41, part of Government 28.20Lot 2 beginning 275 feet West, 1,021.36 feet southwesterly, 1,179 feet southeasterly, 132 28.21feet South from northeast corner Section 9; East 33 feet, southerly 314 feet, West 33 feet, 28.22northerly on lake East 110 feet to beginning.28.23    Sec. 38. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 28.24WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.28.25    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 28.26Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 28.27in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.28.28    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 28.29general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.28.30    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 28.31    Section 27, Township 132, Range 41, Stalker View Acres, Lot 6, Block 1.28.32    Sec. 39. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 28.33WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.29.1    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 29.2Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 29.3in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.29.4    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 29.5general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.29.6    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 29.7    Section 33, Township 135, Range 36, North Half of Sub Lot 5 of the Southwest 29.8Quarter (7.07 acres).29.9    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 29.10best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.29.11    Sec. 40. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 29.12WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.29.13    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 29.14Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 29.15in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.29.16    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 29.17general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.29.18    (c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 29.19    Section 33, Township 135, Range 36, South Half of Sub Lot 5 of the Southwest 29.20Quarter (7.06 acres).29.21    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 29.22best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.29.23    Sec. 41. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; RICE COUNTY.29.24    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, the 29.25commissioner of administration may convey to Rice County for no consideration the 29.26surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).29.27    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 29.28that the land revert to the state if Rice County stops using the land for the public purpose 29.29described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may make changes to the land description 29.30to correct errors and ensure accuracy.29.31    (c) The land to be sold is located in Rice County and is described as:29.32    (1) that part of Section 5, Township 109 North, Range 20 West, Rice County, 29.33Minnesota, described as follows:30.1Commencing at the northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 5; 30.2thence southerly on a Minnesota State Plane Grid Azimuth from North of 180 30.3degrees 23 minutes 50 seconds along the west line of said Northwest Quarter 348.30 30.4feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence easterly on an 30.5azimuth of 93 degrees 18 minutes 54 seconds 279.20 feet; thence southerly on an 30.6azimuth of 183 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds 144.38 feet; thence southeasterly on 30.7an azimuth of 148 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 110.00 feet; thence northeasterly 30.8on an azimuth of 58 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 119.90 feet; thence southeasterly 30.9on an azimuth of 148 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 133.00 feet; thence 30.10southwesterly on an azimuth of 238 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 199.38 feet; 30.11thence westerly on an azimuth of 268 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 180.72 feet; 30.12thence northerly on an azimuth of 358 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 55.36 feet; 30.13thence westerly on an azimuth of 268 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 152.18 feet; 30.14thence northerly on an azimuth of 00 degrees 23 minutes 50 seconds 364.80 feet 30.15to the point of beginning; and30.16    (2) that part of Section 5, Township 109 North, Range 20 West, Rice County, 30.17Minnesota, described as follows:30.18Commencing at the northwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 5; 30.19thence southerly on a Minnesota State Plane Grid Azimuth from North of 180 30.20degrees 23 minutes 50 seconds along the west line of said Northwest Quarter 348.30 30.21feet; thence easterly on an azimuth of 93 degrees 18 minutes 54 seconds 279.20 30.22feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be described; thence continuing 30.23easterly on an azimuth of 93 degrees 18 minutes 54 seconds 45.00 feet; thence 30.24southeasterly on an azimuth of 148 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 202.00 feet; 30.25thence southwesterly on an azimuth of 238 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 119.90 30.26feet; thence northwesterly on an azimuth of 328 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds 30.27110.00 feet; thence northerly on an azimuth of 3 degrees 10 minutes 40 seconds 30.28144.38 feet to the point of beginning.30.29    (d) The commissioner has determined that the land is no longer needed for any state 30.30purpose and that the state's land management interests would best be served if the land 30.31was conveyed to and used by Rice County for a jail.30.32    Sec. 42. PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; 30.33ROSEAU COUNTY.31.1    (a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota 31.2Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private 31.3sale the consolidated conservation land that is described in paragraph (c).31.4    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 31.5attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 31.6and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the 31.7survey costs and the appraised value of the land and timber. Proceeds shall be disposed of 31.8according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A.31.9    (c) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as: the 31.10North 75 feet of the East 290.4 feet of the West 489.85 feet of the East 1,321.15 feet 31.11of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township 160 North, Range 38 West, containing 31.120.5 acres, more or less.31.13    (d) The land would be sold to the current leaseholder who through an inadvertent 31.14trespass located a cabin, septic system, and personal property on the state land.  The 31.15Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 31.16resource purposes.31.17    Sec. 43. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.31.18    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 31.19of natural resources may sell by private sale to St. Louis County the surplus land that is 31.20described in paragraph (c).31.21    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 31.22attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 31.23ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to St. Louis County for less than the value of 31.24the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the 31.25land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if St. Louis 31.26County fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.31.27    (c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: an 31.28undivided 1/12 interest in Government Lot 6, Section 6, Township 62 North, Range 13 31.29West, containing 35.75 acres, more or less.31.30    (d) The land was gifted to the state. The remaining 11/12 undivided interest in 31.31the land is owned by the state in trust for the taxing districts and administered by St. 31.32Louis County. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 31.33management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to St. Louis County.32.1    Sec. 44. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 32.2WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.32.3    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 32.4and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County may 32.5sell or convey to the state acting by and through its commissioner of natural resources, 32.6the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the 32.7provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a.32.8    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general.  The 32.9attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 32.10and ensure accuracy.32.11    (c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: Lot 32.127, Klimek's Addition to Grand Lake, according to the plat thereof on file and of record 32.13in the Office of the County Recorder, St. Louis County.32.14    (d) The county has determined that the land is not needed for county management 32.15purposes and the Department of Natural Resources would like to acquire the land for use 32.16as a public water access site to Little Grand Lake.32.17    Sec. 45. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 32.18WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.32.19    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 32.201, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 32.21may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 32.22paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.32.23    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 32.24attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 32.25accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent 32.26conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, to provide 32.27riparian protection and public access to shore fishing. The easements for land described in 32.28paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (3), shall be 450 feet in width from the centerline of the river. 32.29The easements for land described in paragraph (c), clauses (4) and (5), shall be 300 feet in 32.30width from the centerline of the river. The easements must be approved by the St. Louis 32.31County Board and the commissioner of natural resources.32.32    (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:32.33    (1) Lot 5 except railroad right-of-way 3.15 acres, Section 2, T50N, R18W (23.35 32.34acres) (535-0010-00210);33.1    (2) Lot 7 except railroad right-of-way 3.9 acres, Section 2, T50N, R18W (30.1 33.2acres) (535-0010-00300);33.3    (3) Lot 5 except railroad right-of-way 3 acres, Section 12, T50N, R18W (36 acres) 33.4(535-0010-01910);33.5    (4) Lot 2 except railroad right-of-way, Section 35, T51N, R18W (22.5 acres) 33.6(310-0010-05650); and33.7    (5) Lot 1 except GN railroad right-of-way, Section 35, T51N, R18W (34 acres) 33.8(110-0040-00160).33.9    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 33.10best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.33.11    Sec. 46. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 33.12WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.33.13    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 33.14St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 33.15in paragraph (d) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.33.16    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 33.17general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.33.18    (c) Prior to the sales of the land described in paragraph (d), clauses (1), (2), and 33.19(10) to (12), the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent conservation easements 33.20according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, to provide riparian protection and public 33.21access for angling. The easements must be approved by the St. Louis County Board and 33.22the commissioner of natural resources. The easements shall be for lands described in 33.23paragraph (d):33.24    (1) clause (1), 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the creek;33.25    (2) clause (2), 200 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the river;33.26    (3) clause (10), 100 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the river; and33.27    (4) clauses (11) and (12), 50 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the stream.33.28    (d) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:33.29    (1) N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of SE 1/4, Section 22, T51N, R14W (5 acres) 33.30(520-0016-00590);33.31    (2) SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 8, T50N, R16W (40 acres) (530-0010-01510);33.32    (3) undivided 1/6 and undivided 1/2 of Lot 9, Thompson Lake Addition, Section 12, 33.33T53N, R14W (375-0120-00091, 375-0120-00094);33.34    (4) SLY 200 FT OF NLY 1,220 FT OF LOT 4, Section 20, T54N, R18W (9.5 acres) 33.35(405-0010-03394);34.1    (5) PART OF SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 LYING N OF SLY 433 FT, Section 36, T57N, 34.2R21W (25 acres) (141-0050-07345);34.3    (6) PART OF SE 1/4 OF SW 1/4 LYING W OF DW & P RY AND N OF PLAT OF 34.4HALEY, Section 23, T63N, R19W (11 acres) (350-0020-03730);34.5    (7) SE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 26, T58N, R19W (40 acres) (385-0010-02610);34.6    (8) NE 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 20, T59N, R20W (40 acres) (235-0030-03110);34.7    (9) LOT 4, Section 2, T61N, R19W (40 acres) (200-0010-00230);34.8    (10) SW 1/4 of SE 1/4, Section 19, T50N, R16W (40 acres) (530-0010-03570);34.9    (11) LOTS 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, BLOCK 1, COLMANS 4th ACRE TRACT 34.10ADDITION TO DULUTH, Section 33, T51N, R14W (520-0090-00150, -00160, -00180); 34.11and34.12    (12) BLOCKS 17, 18, and 20, PLAT OF VERMILION TRAIL LODGE, Section 34.1313, T62N, R14W.34.14    (e) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 34.15best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.34.16    Sec. 47. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.34.17    (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 34.18or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 34.19land described in paragraph (c).34.20    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 34.21general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.34.22    (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:34.23    Lots 20 and 21, Plat of Twin Lakes, Government Lot 3, Section 32, T60N, R19W 34.24(1.1 acres) (385-0070-00200).34.25    (d) This sale resolves an unintentional trespass. The county has determined that the 34.26county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to 34.27private ownership.34.28    Sec. 48. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 34.29WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.34.30    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 34.311, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 34.32may convey to the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water 34.33that is described in paragraph (c).35.1    (b) The conveyance must be according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, 35.2subdivision 2, and in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may 35.3make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.35.4    (c) The land to be conveyed is located in St. Louis County and is described as:35.5    (1) lands in the city of Duluth, Section 23, Township 49 North, Range 15 West, that 35.6part of Government Lot 2 lying southeasterly of the southeasterly right-of-way of the St. 35.7Paul and Duluth and Northern Pacific Railway including riparian rights.35.8    EXCEPT: that part of Government Lot 2 beginning at the intersection of the south 35.9line of Lot 2 and the southeasterly right-of-way of the St. Paul and Duluth and Northern 35.10Pacific Railway; thence easterly along the south line of said Lot 2 a distance of 150 35.11feet to a point; thence deflect to the left and continue in a straight line to a point on the 35.12southeasterly line of said railway right-of-way said point distant 150 feet northeast of 35.13the point of beginning; thence deflect to the left and continue southwesterly along the 35.14southeasterly line of said railway right-of-way a distance of 150 feet to point of beginning 35.15and there terminating.35.16    EXCEPT FURTHER: that part of Government Lot 2 commencing at the point of 35.17intersection of the south line of Lot 2 and the southeasterly right-of-way of the St. Paul 35.18and Duluth and Northern Pacific Railway; thence northeasterly along the southeasterly 35.19line of said railway right-of-way a distance of 1,064 feet to point of beginning; thence 35.20deflect 44 degrees, 12 minutes, 27 seconds to the right a distance of 105.44 feet to a 35.21point; thence deflect 85 degrees, 16 minutes, 07 seconds to the left a distance of 111.92 35.22feet more or less to a point on the southeasterly line of said railway right-of-way; thence 35.23deflect to the left and continue northwesterly along the southeasterly line of said railway 35.24right-of-way a distance of 160 feet more or less to point of beginning and there terminating 35.25(010-2746-00290); and35.26    (2) lands in the city of Duluth, Section 23, Township 49 North, Range 15 West, that 35.27part of Government Lot 1, including riparian rights, lying southerly of the Northern Pacific 35.28Short Line right-of-way except 5 18/100 acres for Northern Pacific Main Line and except 35.29a strip of land 75 feet wide and adjoining the Northern Pacific Main Line right-of-way and 35.30formerly used as right-of-way by Duluth Transfer Railway 2 67/100 acres, also except that 35.31part lying North of Grand Avenue 72/100 acres and except a strip of land adjacent to the 35.32Old Transfer Railway right-of-way containing 2 13/100 acres. Revised Description #40, 35.33Recorder of Deeds, Book 686, Page 440.35.34    EXCEPT: that part of Government Lot 1 lying southerly of the Northern Pacific 35.35Short Line right-of-way and northerly of the Old Transfer Railway right-of-way.36.1    EXCEPT FURTHER: that part of Government Lot 1 lying southerly of the Northern 36.2Pacific Main Line right-of-way and lying northerly of a line parallel to and lying 305 feet 36.3southerly of the north line of said Government Lot 1 (010-2746-00245).36.4    Sec. 49. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 36.5WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.36.6    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 36.7St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 36.8in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.36.9    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 36.10attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 36.11accuracy. The conveyance must include a deed restriction that prohibits excavating, 36.12filling, dumping, tree cutting, burning, structures, and buildings within an area that is 75 36.13feet in width along the shoreline. A 15-foot strip for landowner lake access is allowed.36.14    (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: E 1/2 of W 36.151/2 of E 1/2 of SW 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 27, T57N, R17W (5 acres).36.16    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 36.17best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.36.18    Sec. 50. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 36.19WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.36.20    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 36.21St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 36.22in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.36.23    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 36.24attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 36.25accuracy. The conveyance must include a deed restriction on buildings, structures, tree 36.26cutting, removal of vegetation, and shoreland alterations within an area that is 75 feet in 36.27width along the river. A 15-foot strip for landowner river access is allowed.36.28    (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that 36.29part of Lot 8 beginning at a point 200 feet East of the center of Section 5; thence South 36.30300 feet; thence East 300 feet; thence North 263 feet to shoreline of Ash River; thence 36.31northwesterly along the river 325 feet; thence southerly to point of beginning, Section 5, 36.32T68N, R19W (2 acres) (731-0010-00845).36.33    (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 36.34best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership. 37.1    Sec. 51. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 37.2WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.37.3    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 37.4St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 37.5in paragraph (d) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.37.6    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 37.7general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.37.8    (c) Prior to the sales of the land described in paragraph (d), clauses (1) to (4), the 37.9commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent conservation easements according to 37.10Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37. The easements must be approved by the St. Louis 37.11County Board and the commissioner of natural resources. The easements shall be for 37.12lands described in paragraph (d):37.13    (1) clause (1), 100 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the river. A 15-foot 37.14strip for landowner river access is allowed;37.15    (2) clause (2), 125 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the river. A 15-foot 37.16strip for landowner river access is allowed;37.17    (3) clause (3), 100 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the tributary; and37.18    (4) clause (4), for access purposes.37.19    (d) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:37.20    (1) SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 except W 1/2, Section 14, T62N, R18W (20 acres);37.21    (2) S 1/2 of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 16, T62N, R18W (20 acres);37.22    (3) SW 1/4 of SE 1/4 except 5 acres at NW corner and except S 1/2 and except E 1/2 37.23of NE 1/4, Section 10, T52N, R12W (10 acres);37.24    (4) NW 1/4 of SE 1/4 except that part of the NE 1/4 lying N of the East Van Road 37.25and except S 1/2 of N 1/2 of S 1/2 and except S 1/2 of S 1/2, Section 5, T52N, R14W 37.26(18.3 acres);37.27    (5) westerly 416 feet of SW 1/4 of SW 1/4 except westerly 208 feet of southerly 624 37.28feet, Section 21, T56N, R18W (9.63 acres);37.29    (6) Lot 3, Section 1, T55N, R21W (46.18 acres);37.30    (7) SW 1/4 of NE 1/4, Section 18, T52N, R15W (40 acres); and37.31    (8) Lots 23, 73, 95, 118, 119 of NE-NA MIK-KA-TA plat, town of Breitung, located 37.32in Government Lots 1 and 12 of Section 6, T62N, R15W.37.33    (e) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 37.34best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.37.35    Sec. 52. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.38.1    (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 38.2St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land that is described in 38.3paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.38.4    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 38.5general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.38.6    (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:38.7    (1) that part of the South 200 feet of the West 900 feet of Government Lot 4 lying 38.8east of State Highway 73, and that part of the North 300 feet of the West 900 feet of 38.9Government Lot 5 lying east of State Highway 73, all in Section 6, Township 52 North, 38.10Range 20 West;38.11    (2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying north of County 38.12Road 115 in Section 15, Township 62 North, Range 17 West; and38.13    (3) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, 38.14Township 63 North, Range 12 West, lying west of the west right-of-way boundary of 38.15County Highway 88; EXCEPTING therefrom the following described tract of land: That 38.16part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 63 North, 38.17Range 12 West, described as follows: Begin at a point located at the intersection of the 38.18north and south quarter line of said section and the north boundary line of the right-of-way 38.19of County Highway 88, said point being 494.44 feet North of the center of said section; 38.20thence North on said north and south quarter line a distance of 216.23 feet; thence at an 38.21angle of 90 degrees 0 minutes to the right a distance of 253.073 feet; thence at an angle 38.22of 90 degrees 0 minutes to the right a distance of 472.266 feet to a point on the north 38.23boundary line of the right-of-way of said County Highway 88; thence in a northwesterly 38.24direction along the north boundary line of the right-of-way of said County Highway 88, a 38.25distance of 360 feet to the point of beginning.38.26    (d) The sales authorized under this section are needed for public utility substations.38.27    Sec. 53. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.38.28    (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 38.29St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land that is described in 38.30paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.38.31    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 38.32general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.38.33    (c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: Southeast 38.34Quarter of Southwest Quarter, Section 24, Township 65 North, Range 20 West.39.1    Sec. 54. PRIVATE SALE OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA LAND; 39.2WABASHA COUNTY.39.3    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09, 94.10, and 97A.135, 39.4subdivision 2a, the commissioner of natural resources shall sell by private sale the wildlife 39.5management area land described in paragraph (c).39.6    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 39.7attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 39.8ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell the land to Mazeppa Township for less than 39.9the value of the land as determined by the commissioner.39.10    (c) The land that may be sold is located in Wabasha County and is described as 39.11follows: all of the following described tract: the southerly 300 feet of the westerly 350 39.12feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 10, Township 109 39.13North, Range 14 West; together with the southerly 300 feet of the easterly 150 feet of the 39.14Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 9, Township 109 North, Range 14 39.15West; excepting therefrom the right-of-way of existing highway; containing 3.23 acres 39.16more or less.39.17    (d) The land is located in Mazeppa Township and is not contiguous to other 39.18state lands. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 39.19management interests would best be served if the lands were conveyed to a local unit 39.20of government.39.21    Sec. 55. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 39.22WATER; WADENA COUNTY.39.23    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 39.24resources may sell by public sale the surplus lands bordering public water that are 39.25described in paragraph (c).39.26    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 39.27attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 39.28and ensure accuracy.39.29    (c) The lands that may be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as:39.30    (1) Government Lot 3, Section 28, Township 135 North, Range 33 West, containing 39.310.01 acres, more or less;39.32    (2) Government Lot 2, Section 34, Township 135 North, Range 33 West, containing 39.331.5 acres, more or less; and39.34    (3) Government Lot 7, Section 30, Township 135 North, Range 35 West, containing 39.350.01 acres, more or less.40.1    (d) The lands border the Leaf River and are not contiguous to other state lands. 40.2The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the lands are not needed for 40.3natural resource purposes.40.4    Sec. 56. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 40.5WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.40.6    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 40.7and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County 40.8may convey to the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District for no consideration the 40.9tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).40.10    (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 40.11that the land reverts to the state if the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District stops 40.12using the land for the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may 40.13make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.40.14    (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Washington County and is described as:40.15    (1) Parcel A (PIN 05.032.21.12.0001): all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the 40.16Northeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 32, Range 21, Washington County, Minnesota, 40.17that lies East of Minnesota Highway 61 as relocated and South of Judicial Ditch No. 40.181, except the following described tracts:40.19    Beginning at a point where the easterly right-of-way of Minnesota Highway 61 40.20intersects the south line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 5, 40.21Township 32, Range 21, Washington County, Minnesota; thence East along said south 40.22line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5 for 194.1 feet; thence 40.23North at right angles 435.3 feet; thence South 75 degrees 56 minutes West for 294.4 feet 40.24to said easterly right-of-way of Minnesota Highway 61; thence South 14 degrees 04 40.25minutes East along said easterly right-of-way of Minnesota Highway 61 for 375.0 feet to 40.26the point of the beginning; and40.27    That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 40.2832 North, Range 21 West, Washington County, Minnesota, described as follows: 40.29commencing at the north quarter corner of Section 5; thence East along the north line of 40.30Section 5, a distance of 538.8 feet to the easterly right-of-way line of Trunk Highway 61; 40.31thence southeasterly deflection to the right 76 degrees 00 minutes 20 seconds, along 40.32said highway right-of-way line, 500.4 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing 40.33southeasterly along said highway right-of-way line 293.7 feet to the northwest corner of 40.34the Philip F. and Maree la J. Turcott property, as described in Book 261 of Deeds on Page 40.3569; thence northeasterly at right angles along the northerly line of said Turcott property in 41.1its northeasterly projection thereof, 318.4 feet, more or less, to the centerline of Sunrise 41.2River; thence northwesterly along said Sunrise River centerline, 358 feet, more or less, to 41.3the point of intersection with a line drawn northeasterly from the point of beginning and 41.4perpendicular to the easterly right-of-way line of Trunk Highway 61; thence southwesterly 41.5along said line, 154.3 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; and41.6    (2) Parcel B (PIN 05.032.21.12.0004): that part of the Northwest Quarter of the 41.7Northeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 32, Range 21, lying easterly of Highway 61 41.8and North of Judicial Ditch No. 1.41.9    (d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the watershed district for 41.10purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103D.41.11    Sec. 57. LEASE OF TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.41.12    (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.04, or other law to the contrary, 41.13St. Louis County may enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.41.14    (b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land 41.15administered by the commissioner for a wind energy project.41.16    Sec. 58. EASEMENT ON TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ITASCA COUNTY.41.17    Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.04, or other law to the contrary, 41.18Itasca County may grant a 40-year easement of tax-forfeited land to the Itasca County 41.19Regional Rail Authority for a rail line right-of-way. The easement may be canceled only 41.20by resolution of the county board after reasonable notice for any substantial breach of the 41.21terms of the easement. The land subject to the easement may not be sold or otherwise 41.22conveyed by the county board during the period of the easement.41.23    Sec. 59. EFFECTIVE DATE.41.24    This article is effective the day following final enactment.41.25ARTICLE 241.26GAME AND FISH41.27    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4981, is amended to read:41.2817.4981 GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR REGULATION OF AQUATIC 41.29FARMS.41.30    (a) Aquatic farms are licensed to culture private aquatic life. Cultured aquatic life 41.31is not wildlife. Aquatic farms must be licensed and given classifications to prevent or 41.32minimize impacts on natural resources. The purpose of sections 
         17.4981 to 
         17.4997 is to: 42.1    (1) prevent public aquatic life from entering an aquatic farm;42.2    (2) prevent release of nonindigenous or exotic species into public waters without 42.3approval of the commissioner;42.4    (3) protect against release of disease pathogens to public waters;42.5    (4) protect existing natural aquatic habitats and the wildlife dependent on them; and42.6    (5) protect private aquatic life from unauthorized taking or harvest.42.7    (b) Private aquatic life that is legally acquired and possessed is an article of interstate 42.8commerce and may be restricted only as necessary to protect state fish and water resources.42.9    (c) The commissioner of natural resources shall report to the legislature, in 42.10odd-numbered years, the proposed license and other fees that would make aquaculture 42.11self-sustaining. The fees shall not cover the costs of other programs. The commissioner 42.12shall encourage fish farming in man-made ponds and develop best management practices 42.13for aquaculture to ensure the long-term sustainability of the program.42.14    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 17.4984, subdivision 1, is 42.15amended to read:42.16    Subdivision 1. License required. (a) A person or entity may not operate an aquatic 42.17farm without first obtaining an aquatic farm license from the commissioner.42.18    (b) Applications for an aquatic farm license must be made on forms provided by 42.19the commissioner.42.20    (c) Licenses are valid for five years and are transferable upon notification to the 42.21commissioner.42.22    (d) The commissioner shall issue an aquatic farm license on payment of the required 42.23license fee under section 
         17.4988. 42.24    (e) A license issued by the commissioner is not a determination of private property 42.25rights, but is only based on a determination that the licensee does not have a significant 42.26detrimental impact on the public resource.42.27    (f) By January 15, 2008, the commissioner shall report to the senate and house 42.28of representatives committees on natural resource policy and finance on policy 42.29recommendations regarding aquaculture.42.30    (f) The commissioner shall not issue or renew a license to raise minnows in a natural 42.31water body if the natural water body is the subject of a protective easement or other 42.32interest in land that was acquired with funding from federal waterfowl stamp proceeds 42.33or migratory waterfowl stamp proceeds under section 97A.075, subdivision 2, or if the 42.34natural water body was the subject of any other development, restoration, maintenance, or 42.35preservation project funded under section 97A.075, subdivision 2.43.1EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.43.2    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read:43.3    Subd. 15. Electronic transactions. (a) The commissioner may receive an 43.4application for, sell, and issue any license, stamp, permit, pass, sticker, duplicate safety 43.5training certification, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction of the commissioner 43.6by electronic means, including by telephone. Notwithstanding section 
         97A.472, electronic 43.7and telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The commissioner may:43.8    (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated by electronic transactions, 43.9including by telephone;43.10    (2) assign an identification number to an applicant who purchases a hunting or 43.11fishing license or recreational vehicle registration by electronic means, to serve as 43.12temporary authorization to engage in the activity requiring a license or registration until 43.13the license or registration is received or expires;43.14    (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals who make electronic 43.15transactions and transactions by telephone or Internet, including issuing fees and an 43.16additional transaction fee not to exceed $3.50;43.17    (4) charge and permit agents to charge a convenience fee not to exceed three percent 43.18of the cost of the license to individuals who use electronic bank cards for payment. An 43.19electronic licensing system agent charging a fee of individuals making an electronic 43.20bank card transaction in person must post a sign informing individuals of the fee. The 43.21sign must be near the point of payment, clearly visible, include the amount of the fee, and 43.22state that charging the fee is not required by state law and that it is the agent's choice to 43.23charge the fee;43.24    (5) establish, by written order, an electronic licensing system commission to be 43.25paid by revenues generated from all sales made through the electronic licensing system. 43.26The commissioner shall establish the commission in a manner that neither significantly 43.27overrecovers nor underrecovers costs involved in providing the electronic licensing 43.28system; and43.29    (5) (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this subdivision.43.30    (b) The fees established under paragraph (a), clause clauses (3) and (4), and 43.31the commission established under paragraph (a), clause (4) (5), are not subject to the 43.32rulemaking procedures of chapter 14 and section 
         14.386 does not apply.43.33    (c) Money received from fees and commissions collected under this subdivision, 43.34including interest earned, is annually appropriated from the game and fish fund and the 43.35natural resources fund to the commissioner for the cost of electronic licensing.44.1    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:44.2    Subd. 2. Exceptions. Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a person may place into 44.3the waters of the state a watercraft or trailer with aquatic macrophytes:44.4    (1) that are duckweeds in the family Lemnaceae;44.5    (2) for purposes of shooting or observation blinds attached in or on watercraft in 44.6amounts sufficient for that purpose, if the aquatic macrophytes are emergent and cut 44.7above the waterline;44.8    (3) that are wild rice harvested under section 
         84.091; or 44.9    (4) in the form of fragments of emergent aquatic macrophytes incidentally 44.10transported in or on watercraft or decoys used for waterfowl hunting during the waterfowl 44.11season.44.12    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:44.13    Subd. 4. Warnings; civil citations. After appropriate training, conservation 44.14officers, other licensed peace officers, and other department personnel designated by the 44.15commissioner may issue warnings or citations to a person who:44.16    (1) unlawfully transports prohibited invasive species or aquatic macrophytes;44.17    (2) unlawfully places or attempts to place into waters of the state a trailer, a 44.18watercraft, or plant harvesting equipment that has aquatic macrophytes or prohibited 44.19invasive species attached;44.20    (3) intentionally damages, moves, removes, or sinks a buoy marking, as prescribed 44.21by rule, Eurasian water milfoil;44.22    (4) fails to drain water, as required by rule, from watercraft and equipment before 44.23leaving designated zebra mussel, spiny water flea, or other invasive plankton infested 44.24waters; or44.25    (5) transports infested water, in violation of rule, off riparian property.44.26    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.46, subdivision 1, is amended to read:44.27    Subdivision 1. Pass in possession.(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), while 44.28riding, leading, or driving a horse on horse trails and associated day use areas on state 44.29trails, in state parks, in state recreation areas, and in state forests, a person 16 years of age 44.30or over shall carry in immediate possession and visibly display on person or horse tack,44.31a valid horse trail pass. The pass must be available for inspection by a peace officer, a 44.32conservation officer, or an employee designated under section 
         84.0835.45.1    (b) A valid horse trail pass is not required under this section for a person riding, 45.2leading, or driving a horse only on the portion of a horse trail that is owned by the person 45.3or the person's spouse, child, or parent.45.4    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.015, is amended by adding a subdivision 45.5to read:45.6    Subd. 44a.Shelter."Shelter" means any structure, other than a self-propelled motor 45.7vehicle, set on the ice of state waters to provide shelter.45.8    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.055, subdivision 4, is 45.9amended to read:45.10    Subd. 4. Game and fish annual reports. (a) By December 15 each year, 45.11the commissioner shall submit to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 45.12appropriations and the environment and natural resources reports on each of the following:45.13    (1) the amount of revenue from the following and purposes for which expenditures 45.14were made:45.15    (i) the small game license surcharge under section 
         97A.475, subdivision 4; 45.16    (ii) the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp under section 
         97A.475, subdivision 45.175
         , clause (1); 45.18    (iii) the trout and salmon stamp under section 
         97A.475, subdivision 10; 45.19    (iv) the pheasant stamp under section 
         97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (2);  45.20    (v) the turkey stamp wild turkey management account under section 
         97A.475, 45.21subdivision 5, clause (3) 97A.075, subdivision 5; and45.22    (vi) the deer license donations and surcharges under section 
         97A.475, subdivisions 45.233, paragraph (b), and 3a;45.24    (2) the amounts available under section 
         97A.075, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and 45.25(c), and the purposes for which these amounts were spent; 45.26    (3) money credited to the game and fish fund under this section and purposes for 45.27which expenditures were made from the fund;45.28    (4) outcome goals for the expenditures from the game and fish fund; and45.29    (5) summary and comments of citizen oversight committee reviews under 45.30subdivision 4b.45.31    (b) The report must include the commissioner's recommendations, if any, for 45.32changes in the laws relating to the stamps and surcharge referenced in paragraph (a).45.33EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2009.46.1    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:46.2    Subd. 4b. Citizen oversight subcommittees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint 46.3subcommittees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; 46.4review the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes 46.5in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant 46.6information; and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for 46.7improvements in the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.46.8    (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following subcommittees, each comprised 46.9of at least three affected persons:46.10    (1) a Fisheries Operations Subcommittee to review fisheries funding, excluding 46.11activities related to trout and salmon stamp funding;46.12    (2) a Wildlife Operations Subcommittee to review wildlife funding, excluding 46.13activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and turkey stamp wild turkey 46.14management funding and excluding review of the amounts available under section 46.1597A.075, subdivision 1
         , paragraphs (b) and (c);46.16    (3) a Big Game Subcommittee to review the report required in subdivision 4, 46.17paragraph (a), clause (2);46.18    (4) an Ecological Services Operations Subcommittee to review ecological services 46.19funding;46.20    (5) a subcommittee to review game and fish fund funding of enforcement, support 46.21services, and Department of Natural Resources administration;46.22    (6) a subcommittee to review the trout and salmon stamp report and address funding 46.23issues related to trout and salmon;46.24    (7) a subcommittee to review the report on the migratory waterfowl stamp and 46.25address funding issues related to migratory waterfowl;46.26    (8) a subcommittee to review the report on the pheasant stamp and address funding 46.27issues related to pheasants; and46.28    (9) a subcommittee to review the report on the turkey stamp wild turkey management 46.29account and address funding issues related to wild turkeys.46.30    (c) The chairs of each of the subcommittees shall form a Budgetary Oversight 46.31Committee to coordinate the integration of the subcommittee reports into an annual 46.32report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad level in policies, activities, and 46.33revenue enhancements or reductions; provide a forum to address issues that transcend the 46.34subcommittees; and submit a report for any subcommittee that fails to submit its report 46.35in a timely manner.47.1    (d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a 47.2biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 47.3of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations 47.4to the commissioner and to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over natural 47.5resources finance.47.6    (e) Each subcommittee shall choose its own chair, except that the chair of the 47.7Budgetary Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not 47.8be the chair of any of the subcommittees.47.9    (f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee must make recommendations to the 47.10commissioner and to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over natural 47.11resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.47.12    (g) Notwithstanding section 
         15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the 47.13Budgetary Oversight Committee and subcommittees do not expire until June 30, 2010.47.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2009.47.15    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.075, subdivision 4, is amended to read:47.16    Subd. 4. Pheasant stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps 47.17must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account 47.18may be used only for:47.19    (1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked 47.20pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter 47.21cover, and reliable food sources;47.22    (2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;47.23    (3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private 47.24land;47.25    (4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including 47.26promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and47.27    (5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public 47.28hunting.47.29    (b) Money in the account may not be used for:47.30    (1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 47.31(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under 47.32paragraph (a), clause (4); or47.33    (2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2009 2019, personnel may be 47.34hired to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement 47.35conservation provisions of state and federal programs.48.1    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.075, subdivision 5, is amended to read:48.2    Subd. 5. Turkey stamps account. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from 48.3turkey stamps $4.50 from each turkey license sold must be credited to the wild turkey 48.4management account. Money in the account may be used only for:48.5    (1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild 48.6turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment 48.7of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;48.8    (2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;48.9    (3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and 48.10private land;48.11    (4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and48.12    (5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population 48.13surveys and monitoring, and research.48.14    (b) Money in the account may not be used for:48.15    (1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 48.16(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4), 48.17or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or48.18    (2) any permanent personnel costs.48.19EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2009.48.20    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:48.21    Subd. 5. Refunds. (a) The commissioner may issue a refund on a license, not 48.22including any issuing fees paid under section 
         97A.485, subdivision 6, if: 48.23    (1) the licensee dies before the opening of the licensed season. The original license 48.24and a copy of the death certificate must be provided to the commissioner; or48.25    (2) the licensee is unable to participate in the licensed activity because the licensee is 48.26called to active military duty or military leave is canceled during the entire open season of 48.27the licensed activity. The original license and a copy of the military orders or notice of 48.28cancellation of leave must be provided to the commissioner; or48.29    (3) the licensee purchased two licenses for the same license season in error.48.30    (b) This subdivision does not apply to lifetime licenses.48.31    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is 48.32amended to read:48.33    Subd. 2. Personal possession. (a) A person acting under a license or traveling from 48.34an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either: 49.1(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) 49.2the proper license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to 49.3the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.49.4    (b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person 49.5must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the proper 49.6license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) the proper 49.7license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state 49.8identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the 49.9license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been 49.10issued and received. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement 49.11shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer, 49.12the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest, 49.13or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon 49.14request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name 49.15in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.49.16    (c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a 49.17copy of a license, or evidence showing the issuance of a license, including the license 49.18identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights 49.19or privileges conferred by a license.49.20    (d) A license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee 49.21shall be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial 49.22turkey, migratory waterfowl, pheasant, or trout and salmon stamp shall be provided to the 49.23licensee after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional $2 49.24fee. A pictorial turkey stamp may be purchased for a $2 fee.49.25EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2009.49.26    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.431, subdivision 2, is amended to read:49.27    Subd. 2. Eligibility. Persons eligible for a moose license shall be determined 49.28under this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for a moose license only 49.29if the person:49.30    (1) is a resident; and49.31    (2) is at least age 16 before the season opens; and49.32    (3) (2) has not been issued a moose license for any of the last five seasons or after 49.33January 1, 1991.49.34    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.433, subdivision 2, is amended to read:50.1    Subd. 2. Eligibility. Persons eligible for an elk license shall be determined under this 50.2section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for an elk license only if the person:50.3    (1) is a resident; and50.4    (2) is at least age 16 before the season opens; and50.5    (3) (2) has never been issued an elk license.50.6    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.434, subdivision 2, is amended to read:50.7    Subd. 2. Eligibility. Eligibility for a prairie chicken license shall be determined by 50.8this section and by rule adopted by the commissioner. A person is eligible for a prairie 50.9chicken license only if the person:50.10    (1) is a resident; and50.11    (2) was born before January 1, 1980, or possesses a firearms safety certificate.50.12    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.441, subdivision 7, is 50.13amended to read:50.14    Subd. 7. Owners or tenants of agricultural land. (a) The commissioner may 50.15issue, without a fee, a license to take an antlerless deer to a person resident who is an 50.16owner or tenant, or a nonresident who is an owner, of at least 80 acres of agricultural land, 50.17as defined in section 
         97B.001, in deer permit areas that have deer archery licenses to 50.18take additional deer under section 
         97B.301, subdivision 4. A person may receive only 50.19one license per year under this subdivision. For properties with co-owners or cotenants, 50.20only one co-owner or cotenant may receive a license under this subdivision per year. The 50.21license issued under this subdivision is restricted to land leased for agricultural purposes 50.22or owned by the holder of the license within the permit area where the qualifying land 50.23is located. The holder of the license may transfer the license to the holder's spouse or 50.24dependent. Notwithstanding sections 
         97A.415, subdivision 1, and 
         97B.301, subdivision 50.252
         , the holder of the license may purchase an additional license for taking deer and may 50.26take an additional deer under that license.50.27    (b) A person who obtains a license under paragraph (a) must allow public deer 50.28hunting on their land during that deer hunting season, with the exception of the first 50.29Saturday and Sunday during the deer hunting season applicable to the license issued under 50.30section 
         97A.475, subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (13).50.31    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is 50.32amended to read:51.1    Subd. 3. Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16 may 51.2not must obtain a small game license but mayin order to take small game by firearms 51.3or bow and arrow without a license paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, 51.4subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, if the resident is:51.5    (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;51.6    (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 51.7guardian;51.8    (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied 51.9by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an 51.10apprentice hunter validation; or51.11    (4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.51.12    (b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game 51.13license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident 51.14under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, 51.15bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, 51.16or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the 51.17accompanying parent or guardian.51.18    (c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license and may take a turkey 51.19without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or 51.20guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.51.21    (d) A resident under age 12 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take a 51.22prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an 51.23adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.51.24    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:51.25    Subd. 4. Persons Residents under age 16; big game. A person resident under the 51.26age of 16 may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a firearms 51.27safety certificate. A person under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a parent or 51.28guardian to hunt big game. by firearms or bow and arrow if the resident obtains a license 51.29to take big game and is:51.30    (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;51.31    (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 51.32guardian;51.33    (3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied 51.34by a parent or guardian who possesses a big game license that was not obtained using 51.35an apprentice hunter validation;52.1    (4) age 12 and is accompanied by a parent or guardian. A resident age 12 or under 52.2is not required to possess a firearms safety certificate under section 97B.020 to take big 52.3game; or52.4    (5) age 10 or 11 and is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the 52.5parent is within immediate reach and the youth obtains a license without paying the fee.52.6    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a 52.7subdivision to read:52.8    Subd. 4a.Nonresidents under age 16; big game.(a) A nonresident under age 52.916 may obtain a big game license at the applicable resident fee under section 97A.475, 52.10subdivision 2, if the nonresident is:52.11    (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;52.12    (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 52.13guardian;52.14    (3) age 12 and is accompanied by a parent or guardian. A nonresident age 12 52.15or under is not required to possess a firearms safety certificate under section 97B.020 52.16to take big game; or52.17    (4) age 10 or 11 and is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the 52.18parent is within immediate reach.52.19    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is 52.20amended to read:52.21    Subd. 2. Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 52.22only, are:52.23    (1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50;52.24    (2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;52.25    (3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $18 $23;52.26    (4) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;52.27    (4) (5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms, $26;52.28    (5) (6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26;52.29    (6) (7) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310;52.30    (7) (8) to take bear, $38;52.31    (8) (9) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250;52.32    (9) (10) multizone license to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $52;52.33    (10) (11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;53.1    (11) (12) all season license to take three deer throughout the state in any open deer 53.2season, except as restricted under section 
         97B.305, $78;53.3    (12) (13) all-firearm season license to take two deer throughout the state in any open 53.4firearms deer season, except as restricted under section 97B.305, $52;53.5    (14) to take prairie chickens, $20;53.6    (13) (15) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer with firearms 53.7during the muzzle-loader season or during the regular firearms season in any open zone 53.8or time period, $13; and53.9    (14) (16) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13.53.10EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendments to clauses (3) and (4) are effective March 53.111, 2009.53.12    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is 53.13amended to read:53.14    Subd. 3. Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 53.15to nonresidents, are:53.16    (1) for persons age 18 and older to take small game, $73;53.17    (2) for persons age 18 and older to take deer with firearms, $135;53.18    (3) for persons age 18 and older to take deer by archery, $135;53.19    (4) to take bear, $195;53.20    (5) for persons age 18 and older to take turkey, $73 $78;53.21    (6) for persons under age 18 to take turkey, $12;53.22    (6) (7) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155;53.23    (7) (8) multizone license to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $270; 53.24    (8) (9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;53.25    (9) (10) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer with firearms 53.26during the muzzle-loader season or during the regular firearms season in any open zone 53.27or time period, $13; and53.28    (10) (11) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13.53.29    (b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under 53.30paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7) (5), (7), and (8). An additional commission may not be 53.31assessed on this surcharge.53.32EFFECTIVE DATE.The amendments to paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (6), are 53.33effective March 1, 2009.54.1    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 5, is amended to read:54.2    Subd. 5. Hunting stamps. Fees for the following stamps and stamp validations are:54.3    (1) migratory waterfowl stamp, $7.50; and54.4    (2) pheasant stamp, $7.50; and54.5    (3) turkey stamp validation, $5.54.6EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2009.54.7    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is 54.8amended to read:54.9    Subd. 7. Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 54.10to nonresidents, are:54.11    (1) to take fish by angling, $37.50;54.12    (2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, 54.13$26.50;54.14    (3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected by the licensee, $22;54.15    (4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family for one or both parents 54.16and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50;54.17    (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by the licensee, $8.50; and54.18    (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 54.19consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50.; and54.20    (7) to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50.54.21    (b) A $2 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses 54.22issued under paragraph (a), clause (5). An additional commission may not be assessed 54.23on this surcharge.54.24    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, 54.25is amended to read:54.26    Subd. 12. Fish houses or dark houses; nonresident. Fees for fish house or dark 54.27house licenses for a nonresident are:54.28    (1) annual, $33; 54.29    (2) seven consecutive days, $19; and54.30    (3) three-year, $99.54.31    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 16, 54.32is amended to read:55.1    Subd. 16. Resident bear hunting guides outfitters.(a) The fee for a resident55.2bear hunting outfitter license to guide bear hunters is $82.50 and is available only to 55.3a Minnesota resident individual.55.4    (b) The fee for a resident master bear hunting outfitter license is $165. The fee to 55.5add an additional person under the license is $82.50 per person.55.6    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.485, subdivision 6, is amended to read:55.7    Subd. 6. Licenses to be sold and issuing fees. (a) Persons authorized to sell 55.8licenses under this section must issue the following licenses for the license fee and the 55.9following issuing fees:55.10    (1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the issuing fee is $1;55.11    (2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1; and55.12    (3) to take small game, to take fish by angling or by spearing, and to trap fur-bearing 55.13animals, the issuing fee is $1;55.14    (4) for a stamp validation that is not issued simultaneously with a license, an issuing 55.15fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized seller;55.16    (5) for stamps stamp validations issued simultaneously with a license, there is no fee;55.17    (6) for licenses, seals, tags, or coupons issued without a fee under section 
         97A.44155.18or 
         97A.465, an issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized 55.19seller;55.20    (7) for lifetime licenses, there is no fee; and55.21    (8) for all other licenses, permits, renewals, or applications or any other transaction 55.22through the electronic licensing system under this chapter or any other chapter when an 55.23issuing fee is not specified, an issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion 55.24of the authorized seller.55.25    (b) An issuing fee may not be collected for issuance of a trout and salmon stamp if 55.26a stamp validation is issued simultaneously with the related angling or sporting license.55.27Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one trout and salmon stamp 55.28in the same transaction after the end of the season for which the stamp was issued.55.29    (c) The agent shall keep the issuing fee as a commission for selling the licenses.55.30    (d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on licenses sold by the 55.31commissioner.55.32    (e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the issuing fee and that the 55.33issuing fee is kept by the seller as a commission for selling the licenses.55.34    (f) For duplicate licenses, including licenses issued without a fee, the issuing fees are:55.35    (1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and56.1    (2) for other licenses, 50 cents.56.2    (g) The commissioner may issue one-day angling licenses in books of ten licenses 56.3each to fishing guides operating charter boats upon receipt of payment of all license 56.4fees, excluding the issuing fee required under this section. Copies of sold and unsold 56.5licenses shall be returned to the commissioner. The commissioner shall refund the charter 56.6boat captain for the license fees of all unsold licenses. Copies of sold licenses shall be 56.7maintained by the commissioner for one year.56.8    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.535, subdivision 1, is amended to read:56.9    Subdivision 1. Tags required. (a) A person may not possess or transport deer, 56.10bear, elk, or moose taken in the state unless a tag is attached to the carcass in a manner 56.11prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner must prescribe the type of tag that has 56.12the license number of the owner, the year of its issue, and other information prescribed by 56.13the commissioner.56.14    (b) The tag and the license must be validated at the site of the kill as prescribed by 56.15the commissioner.56.16    (c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the tag must be attached to the 56.17deer, bear, elk, or moose at the site of the kill before the animal is removed from the 56.18site of the kill.56.19    (d) The tag must remain attached to the animal until the animal is processed for 56.20storage.56.21    (e) A person may move a lawfully taken deer, bear, elk, or moose from the site of the 56.22kill without attaching the validated tag to the animal only while in the act of manually 56.23or mechanically dragging, carrying, or carting the animal across the ground and while 56.24possessing the validated tag on their person. A motor vehicle may be used to drag the 56.25animal across the ground. At all other times, the validated tag must be attached to the 56.26deer, bear, elk, or moose:56.27    (1) as otherwise provided in this section; and56.28    (2) prior to the animal being placed onto and transported on a motor vehicle, being 56.29hung from a tree or other structure or device, or being brought into a camp or yard or 56.30other place of habitation.56.31    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.015, subdivision 5, is amended to read:56.32    Subd. 5. Firearms safety certificate. The commissioner shall issue a firearms 56.33safety certificate to a person that satisfactorily completes the required course of instruction. 56.34A person must be at least age 11 to take the firearms safety course and may receive a 57.1firearms safety certificate, but the certificate is not valid for hunting until the year the 57.2person reaches age 12. A person who is age 11 and has a firearms safety certificate may 57.3purchase a deer, bear, turkey, or prairie chicken license to take big game that will become57.4be valid whenfor hunting during the entire regular season for which the license is valid if 57.5the person reacheswill reach age 12 during that calendar year. A firearms safety certificate 57.6issued to a person under age 12 by another state as provided in section 
         97B.020 is not 57.7valid for hunting in Minnesota until the person reaches age 12. The form and content of 57.8the firearms safety certificate shall be prescribed by the commissioner.57.9    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is 57.10amended to read:57.11    Subdivision 1. Firearms and ammunition that may be used to take big game.(a)57.12A person may take big game with a firearm only if:57.13    (1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least .23 .22 inches and 57.14with centerfire ignition;57.15    (2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;57.16    (3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .23 .22 inches and has a soft point or is 57.17an expanding bullet type;57.18    (4) the ammunition has a case length of at least 1.285 inches;57.19    (5) (4) the muzzle-loader muzzleloader used is incapable of being loaded at the 57.20breech;57.21    (6) (5) the smooth-bore muzzle-loader muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least 57.22.45 inches; and57.23    (7) (6) the rifled muzzle-loader muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.57.24    (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a person may take big game with a 57.25ten millimeter cartridge that is at least 0.95 inches in length, a .45 Winchester Magnum 57.26cartridge, a .50 A. E. (Action Express) handgun cartridge, or a 56-46 Spencer, 56-50 57.27Spencer, or 56-56 Spencer cartridge.57.28    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.035, subdivision 1a, 57.29is amended to read:57.30    Subd. 1a. Minimum draw weight. A bow used to take big game or turkey must 57.31have a pull that meets or exceeds 30 pounds at or before full draw.57.32    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.036, is amended to read:57.3397B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS DEER SEASON.58.1    Notwithstanding section 
         97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, 58.2bear, or turkey by crossbow during the respective regular firearms deer season seasons. 58.3The transportation requirements of section 
         97B.051 apply to crossbows during the regular 58.4firearms deer, bear, or turkey season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 58.597B.106, subdivision 2
         . A person taking deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow under this 58.6section must have a valid firearms deer license to take the respective game.58.7    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.041, is amended to read:58.897B.041 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RESTRICTED 58.9IN DEER ZONES.58.10    A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition outdoors during the period 58.11beginning the fifth day before the open firearms season and ending the second day after 58.12the close of the season within an area where deer may be taken by a firearm, except:58.13    (1) during the open season and in an area where big game may be taken, a firearm 58.14and ammunition authorized for taking big game in that area may be used to take big game 58.15in that area if the person has a valid big game license in possession;58.16    (2) an unloaded firearm that is in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehicle;58.17    (3) a shotgun and shells containing No. 4 buckshot or smaller diameter lead shot 58.18or steel shot;58.19    (4) a handgun or rifle and only short, long, and long rifle cartridges that are caliber 58.20of .22 inches capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 and .22 caliber, including 58.21.22 magnum caliber cartridges;58.22    (5) handguns possessed by a person authorized to carry a handgun under sections 58.23624.714
          and 
         624.715 for the purpose authorized; and 58.24    (6) on a target range operated under a permit from the commissioner.58.25    This section does not apply during an open firearms season in an area where deer 58.26may be taken only by muzzleloader, except that muzzleloading firearms lawful for the 58.27taking of deer may be possessed only by persons with a valid license to take deer by 58.28muzzleloader during that season.58.29EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2008.58.30    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:58.31    Subdivision 1. Qualifications for crossbow permits. (a) The commissioner may 58.32issue a special permit, without a fee, to take big game, small game, or rough fish with a 58.33crossbow to a person that is unable to hunt or take rough fish by archery because of a 59.1permanent or temporary physical disability. A crossbow permit issued under this section 59.2also allows the permittee to use a bow with a mechanical device that draws, releases, or 59.3holds the bow at full draw as provided in section 97B.035, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).59.4    (b) To qualify for a crossbow permit under this section, a temporary disability 59.5must render the person unable to hunt or fish by archery for a minimum of two years 59.6after application for the permit is made. The permanent or temporary disability must 59.7be established by medical evidence, and the inability to hunt or fish by archery for the 59.8required period of time must be verified in writing by a licensed physician or chiropractor.59.9A person who has received a special permit under this section because of a permanent 59.10disability is eligible for subsequent special permits without providing medical evidence 59.11and verification of the disability.59.12    (c) The person must obtain the appropriate license.59.13    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:59.14    Subdivision 1. Possession of firearms prohibited.Except when hunting bear, A 59.15person may not take big game deer by archery while in possession of a firearm.59.16    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:59.17    Subd. 6. Residents or nonresidents under age 18 may take deer of either sex.59.18    A resident or nonresident under the age of 18 may take a deer of either sex except in 59.19those antlerless permit areas and seasons where no antlerless permits are offered. In 59.20antlerless permit areas where no antlerless permits are offered, the commissioner may 59.21provide a limited number of youth either sex permits to residents or nonresidents under 59.22age 18, under the procedures provided in section 
         97B.305, and may give preference to 59.23residents or nonresidents under the age of 18 that have not previously been selected. 59.24This subdivision does not authorize the taking of an antlerless deer by another member 59.25of a party under subdivision 3. 59.26    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.301, is amended by adding a 59.27subdivision to read:59.28    Subd. 8.All-firearm season deer license.(a) A resident may obtain an all-firearm 59.29season deer license that authorizes the resident to hunt during the regular firearms and 59.30muzzle-loader seasons. The all-firearm season license is valid for taking two deer, no 59.31more than one of which may be a legal buck.59.32    (b) The all-firearm season deer license is valid for taking antlerless deer as prescribed 59.33by the commissioner.60.1    (c) The commissioner shall issue two tags when issuing a license under this 60.2subdivision.60.3    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.328, is amended to read:60.497B.328 BAITING PROHIBITED.60.5    Subdivision 1.Hunting with aid of bait or feed prohibited.(a) A person may 60.6not hunt deer:60.7    (1) with the aid or use of bait or feed; or60.8    (2) in the vicinity of bait or feed if the person knows or has reason to know that 60.9bait or feed is present; or.60.10    (3) in the vicinity of where the person has placed bait or caused bait to be placed 60.11within the previous ten days.60.12    (b) This restriction does not apply to:60.13    Subd. 2.Removal of bait. An area is considered baited for ten days after the 60.14complete removal of all bait or feed.60.15    Subd. 3.Definition. For purposes of this section, "bait or feed" includes grains, 60.16fruits, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer and 60.17that has been placed by a person. Liquid scents, salt, minerals, and bird feeders containing 60.18grains or nuts that are at least six feet above the ground are not bait or feed.60.19    (1) Food resulting from normal or accepted farming, forest management, wildlife 60.20food plantings, orchard management, or other similar land management activities; or is 60.21not bait or feed unless it has been placed by a person.60.22    Subd. 4.Exception for bait or feed on adjacent land.(2) A person otherwise 60.23in compliance with this section who is hunting on the person's ownprivate or public 60.24property, whenthat is adjacent to property where bait or feed is present is not in violation 60.25of this section if the person has not participated in, been involved with, or agreed to 60.26baiting or feeding wildlife on the adjacent land owned by another person property.60.27    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.405, is amended to read:60.2897B.405 COMMISSIONER MAY LIMIT NUMBER OF BEAR HUNTERS.60.29    (a) The commissioner may limit the number of persons that may hunt bear in an 60.30area, if it is necessary to prevent an overharvest or improve the distribution of hunters. 60.31The commissioner may establish, by rule, a method, including a drawing, to impartially 60.32select the hunters for an area. The commissioner shall give preference to hunters that have 60.33previously applied and have not been selected.61.1    (b) In the case of a drawing, the commissioner shall allow a person to apply for a 61.2permit in more than one area at the same time and rank the person's choice of area. A 61.3person applying for a permit shall submit the applicable license fee under section 97A.475 61.4with the application. If a person is not selected for a bear hunting permit, the person may 61.5elect to have the license fee refunded or held and applied to a future license or permit.61.6    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.431, is amended to read:61.797B.431 BEAR HUNTING GUIDES OUTFITTERS.61.8    (a) A person may not place bait for bear, or guide hunters to take bear, for 61.9compensation without a bear hunting guide outfitter license. A bear hunting guide outfitter61.10is not required to have a license to take bear unless the guide outfitter is attempting 61.11to shoot a bear. The commissioner shall adopt rules for qualifications for issuance and 61.12administration of the licenses.61.13    (b) The commissioner shall establish a resident master bear hunting outfitter license 61.14under which one person serves as the bear hunting outfitter and one other person is eligible 61.15to guide and bait bear. Additional persons may be added to the license and are eligible to 61.16guide and bait bear under the license, provided the additional fee under section 97A.475, 61.17subdivision 16, is paid for each person added. The commissioner shall adopt rules for 61.18qualifications for issuance and administration of the licenses.61.19    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.621, subdivision 3, is amended to read:61.20    Subd. 3. Nighttime hunting restrictions. To take raccoons between one-half hour 61.21before sunset and one-half hour after sunrise, a person:61.22    (1) must be on foot;61.23    (2) may use an artificial light only if hunting with dogs;61.24    (3) may not use a rifle other than one of a .22 inch caliber with .22 short, long, or 61.25long rifle, rimfire ammunition may use a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire 61.26cartridges of .17 or .22 caliber, including .22 magnum; and61.27    (4) may not use shotgun shells with larger than No. 4 shot.61.28    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.711, subdivision 1, is amended to read:61.29    Subdivision 1. Seasons for certain upland game birds. (a) The commissioner 61.30may, by rule, prescribe an open season in designated areas between September 16 and 61.31January 3 for:61.32    (1) pheasant;61.33    (2) ruffed grouse;62.1    (3) sharp tailed grouse;62.2    (4) Canada spruce grouse;62.3    (5) prairie chicken;62.4    (6) gray partridge;62.5    (7) bob-white quail; and62.6    (8) turkey.62.7    (b) The commissioner may by rule prescribe an open season for turkey in the spring.62.8    (c) The commissioner shall allow a four-week season for turkey in the fall for the 62.9area designated as turkey permit area 601 as of the 2008 season. All applicable local 62.10and state regulations apply.62.11    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.721, is amended to read:62.1297B.721 LICENSE AND STAMP VALIDATION REQUIRED TO TAKE 62.13TURKEY; TAGGING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.62.14    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 
         97A.405, subdivision 2, a person 62.15may not take a turkey without possessing a turkey license and a turkey stamp validation. 62.16    (b) The requirement in paragraph (a) to have a turkey stamp validation does not 62.17apply to persons under age 18. An unlicensed adult age 18 or older may assist a licensed 62.18wild turkey hunter. The unlicensed adult may not shoot or possess a firearm or bow while 62.19assisting a hunter under this paragraph and may not charge a fee for the assistance.62.20    (c) The commissioner may by rule prescribe requirements for the tagging and 62.21registration of turkeys.62.22EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2009.62.23    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.001, subdivision 3, is amended to read:62.24    Subd. 3. Seasons, limits, and other requirements. The commissioner may, in 62.25accordance with the procedures in subdivision 2 or by rule under chapter 14, establish 62.26open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on experimental 62.27waters. Notwithstanding the limits on seasons in section 97C.395, subdivision 1, the 62.28commissioner may extend the end of a season for up to two weeks to take a fish species in 62.29an experimental water when the harvest level for the species in that season is less than the 62.30harvest goal of the experimental regulations.62.31    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:63.1    Subd. 3. Seasons, limits, and other rules. The commissioner may, in accordance 63.2with the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 63.314, establish open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on 63.4special management waters. Notwithstanding the limits on seasons in section 97C.395, 63.5subdivision 1, the commissioner may extend the end of a season for up to two weeks to 63.6take a fish species in a special management water when the harvest level for the species in 63.7that season is less than the harvest goal of the special management regulations.63.8    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.205, is amended to read:63.997C.205 TRANSPORTING AND STOCKING FISH.63.10    (a) Except on the water body where taken, a person may not transport a live fish in a 63.11quantity of water sufficient to keep the fish alive, unless the fish:63.12    (1) is being transported under an aquaculture license as authorized under sections 63.1317.4985
          and 
         17.4986;63.14    (2) is being transported for a fishing contest weigh-in under section 
         97C.081;63.15    (3) is a minnow being transported under section 
         97C.505 or 
         97C.515;63.16    (4) is being transported by a commercial fishing license holder under section 63.1797C.821
         ; or63.18    (5) is being transported as otherwise authorized in this section.63.19    (b) The commissioner may adopt rules to allow and regulate:63.20    (1) the transportation of fish and fish eggs; and63.21    (2) the stocking of waters with fish or fish eggs.63.22    (c) The commissioner must allow the possession of fish on special management or 63.23experimental waters to be prepared as a meal on the ice or on the shore of that water 63.24body if the fish: 63.25    (1) were lawfully taken;63.26    (2) have been packaged by a licensed fish packer; and63.27    (3) do not otherwise exceed the daily possession limits.63.28    (c)(d) The commissioner shall prescribe rules designed to encourage local sporting 63.29organizations to propagate game fish by using rearing ponds. The rules must:63.30    (1) prescribe methods to acquire brood stock for the ponds by seining public waters;63.31    (2) allow the sporting organizations to own and use seines and other necessary 63.32equipment; and63.33    (3) prescribe methods for stocking the fish in public waters that give priority to the 63.34needs of the community where the fish are reared and the desires of the organization 63.35operating the rearing pond.64.1    (d)(e) A person age 16 or under may, for purposes of display in a home aquarium, 64.2transport largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappie, 64.3white crappie, bluegill pumpkinseed, green sunfish, orange spotted sunfish, and black, 64.4yellow, and brown bullheads taken by angling. No more than four of each species may 64.5be transported at any one time, and any individual fish can be no longer than ten inches 64.6in total length.64.7    Sec. 47. [97C.303] CONSERVATION ANGLING LICENSE.64.8    Subdivision 1.Availability.The commissioner shall make available a conservation 64.9angling license according to this section. Conservation angling licenses shall be offered 64.10for resident individuals and resident married couples.64.11    Subd. 2.Daily and possession limits.Daily and possession limits for fish taken 64.12under a conservation angling license are one-half the daily and possession limits for the 64.13corresponding fish taken under a standard angling license, rounded down to the next 64.14whole number if necessary.64.15    Subd. 3.License fee.The fee for a conservation angling license issued under this 64.16section is two-thirds of the corresponding standard angling license fee under section 64.1797A.475, subdivision 6, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.64.18    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:64.19    Subdivision 1. Lines. An angler may not use more than one line except two lines 64.20may be used to take fish:64.21    (1) two lines may be used to take fish through the ice; and (1) through the ice; or64.22    (2) the commissioner may, by rule, authorize the use of two lines in areas 64.23designated by the commissioner in Lake Superior(2) if the angler purchases a second 64.24line endorsement for $5.64.25    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97C.355, subdivision 2, is 64.26amended to read:64.27    Subd. 2. License required. A person may not take fish from leave a dark house 64.28or fish house that is left unattended on the ice overnightat any time between midnight 64.29and one hour before sunrise unless the house is licensed and has a license tag attached 64.30to the exterior in a readily visible location, except as provided in this subdivision. The 64.31commissioner must issue a tag with a dark house or fish house license, marked with a 64.32number to correspond with the license and the year of issue. A dark house or fish house 65.1license is not required of a resident on boundary waters where the adjacent state does not 65.2charge a fee for the same activity.65.3    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.355, subdivision 4, is amended to read:65.4    Subd. 4. Distance between houses. A person may not erect a dark house or, fish 65.5house, or shelter within ten feet of an existing dark house or, fish house, or shelter.65.6    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.355, subdivision 7, is amended to read:65.7    Subd. 7. Dates and times houses may remain on ice. (a) Except as provided in 65.8paragraph (d), A shelter, including a fish house or dark house, may not be on the ice 65.9unattended between 12:00 a.m.midnight  and one hour before sunrise after the following 65.10dates:65.11    (1) the last day of February first Monday in March, for state waters south of a line 65.12starting at the Minnesota-North Dakota border and formed by rights-of-way of U.S. Route 65.13No. 10, then east along U.S. Route No. 10 to Trunk Highway No. 34, then east along 65.14Trunk Highway No. 34 to Trunk Highway No. 200, then east along Trunk Highway No. 65.15200 to U.S. Route No. 2, then east along U.S. Route No. 2 to the Minnesota-Wisconsin 65.16border; and65.17    (2) the third Monday in March 15, for other state waters.65.18    A shelter, including a fish house or dark house, on the ice in violation of this 65.19subdivision is subject to the enforcement provisions of paragraph (b). The commissioner 65.20may, by rule, change the dates in this paragraph for any part of state waters. Copies of 65.21the rule must be conspicuously posted on the shores of the waters as prescribed by the 65.22commissioner.65.23    (b) A conservation officer must confiscate a fish house, dark house, or shelter in 65.24violation of paragraph (a). The officer may remove, burn, or destroy the house or shelter. 65.25The officer shall seize the contents of the house or shelter and hold them for 60 days. If the 65.26seized articles have not been claimed by the owner, they may be retained for the use of the 65.27division or sold at the highest price obtainable in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.65.28    (c) When the last day of February, under paragraph (a), clause (1), or March 15, 65.29under paragraph (a), clause (2), falls on a Saturday, a shelter, including a fish house or 65.30dark house, may be on the ice between 12:00 a.m. and one hour before sunrise until 65.3112:00 a.m. the following Monday.65.32    (d) A person may have a shelter, including a fish house or dark house, on the ice 65.33between 12:00 a.m. and one hour before sunrise on waters within the area prescribed in 66.1paragraph (a), clause (2), but the house or shelter may not be unattended during those 66.2hours.66.3    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.355, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:66.4    Subd. 7a. Houses left overnight. A fish house or, dark house, or shelter left on the 66.5ice overnight must be marked with reflective material on each side of the house structure. 66.6The reflective material must measure a total area of no less than two square inches on each 66.7side of the house structure. Violation of this subdivision is not subject to subdivision 8 66.8or section 97A.301.66.9    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97C.355, subdivision 8, is 66.10amended to read:66.11    Subd. 8. Confiscation of unlawful structures; civil penalty. (a) Structures on the 66.12ice in violation of this section may be confiscated and disposed of, retained by the division, 66.13or sold at the highest price obtainable, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.66.14    (b) In addition to other penalties provided by law, the owner of a structure left on the 66.15ice in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty under section 
         115A.99.66.16    (c) This subdivision also applies to structures left on state public access sites for 66.17more than 48 hours past the deadlines specified in subdivision 7.66.18    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.371, subdivision 4, is amended to read:66.19    Subd. 4. Open season. The open season for spearing through the ice is December 166.20November 15 to the last second Sunday in February March.66.21    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.371, is amended by adding a 66.22subdivision to read:66.23    Subd. 5.Nonresidents.Nonresidents may spear from a fish house or dark house.66.24    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.395, subdivision 1, is amended to read:66.25    Subdivision 1. Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by 66.26angling are as follows:66.27    (1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and 66.28smallmouth bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend 66.29to the last Sunday in February;66.30    (2) for lake trout, from January 1 to October 31;67.1    (3) for the winter season for lake trout on all lakes and streams, from January 15 67.2to March 31;67.3    (4) for brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January 1 to 67.4October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in section 67.597C.415, subdivision 2
         ; and67.6    (4) (5) for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.67.7    (b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are 67.8spawning and closing the season will protect the resource.67.9    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.401, subdivision 2, is amended to read:67.10    Subd. 2. Walleye; northern pike. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person 67.11may take have no more than one walleye larger than 20 inches and one northern pike 67.12larger than 30 inches daily in possession.67.13    (b) The restrictions in paragraph (a) do not apply to boundary waters.67.14EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective March 1, 2009.67.15    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.865, subdivision 2, is amended to read:67.16    Subd. 2. Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules establishing requirements for 67.17labeling and packing fish under a fish packer's license. The commissioner shall require 67.18only the license number of the fish packer, the name and license number of the angler 67.19or person who lawfully possesses the fish, the name of the lake on which the fish were 67.20caught, the species of fish, and the number of fish to appear on a label. The commissioner 67.21must not allow sauger to be labeled as walleye.67.22    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 624.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:67.23    Subdivision 1. Regulation. (a) As used in sections 
         624.20 to 
         624.25, the term 67.24"fireworks" means any substance or combination of substances or article prepared 67.25for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, 67.26deflagration, or detonation, and includes blank cartridges, toy cannons, and toy canes in 67.27which explosives are used, the type of balloons which require fire underneath to propel 67.28them, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, daygo bombs, sparklers other 67.29than those specified in paragraph (c), or other fireworks of like construction, and any 67.30fireworks containing any explosive or inflammable compound, or any tablets or other 67.31device containing any explosive substance and commonly used as fireworks. 68.1    (b) The term "fireworks" shall not include toy pistols, toy guns, in which paper caps 68.2containing 25/100 grains or less of explosive compound are used and toy pistol caps 68.3which contain less than 20/100 grains of explosive mixture.68.4    (c) The term also does not include wire or wood sparklers of not more than 100 68.5grams of mixture per item, other sparkling items which are nonexplosive and nonaerial 68.6and contain 75 grams or less of chemical mixture per tube or a total of 200 500 grams 68.7or less for multiple tubes, snakes and glow worms, smoke devices, or trick noisemakers 68.8which include paper streamers, party poppers, string poppers, snappers, and drop pops, 68.9each consisting of not more than twenty-five hundredths grains of explosive mixture. The 68.10use of items listed in this paragraph is not permitted on public property. This paragraph 68.11does not authorize the purchase of items listed in it by persons younger than 18 years 68.12of age. The age of a purchaser of items listed in this paragraph must be verified by 68.13photographic identification.68.14    (d) A local unit of government may impose an annual license fee for the retail 68.15sale of items authorized under paragraph (c). The annual license fee of each retail seller 68.16that is in the business of selling only the items authorized under paragraph (c) may not 68.17exceed $350, and the annual license of each other retail seller may not exceed $100. A 68.18local unit of government may not:68.19    (1) impose any fee or charge, other than the fee authorized by this paragraph, on the 68.20retail sale of items authorized under paragraph (c);68.21    (2) prohibit or restrict the display of items for permanent or temporary retail sale 68.22authorized under paragraph (c) that comply with National Fire Protection Association 68.23Standard 1124 (2003 edition); or68.24    (3) impose on a retail seller any financial guarantee requirements, including bonding 68.25or insurance provisions, containing restrictions or conditions not imposed on the same 68.26basis on all other business licensees.68.27EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.68.28    Sec. 60. UNCASED FIREARMS REPORT.68.29    (a) The commissioner of natural resources shall submit a report to the legislature by 68.30January 1, 2009, on uncased firearms that answers the questions listed below.68.31    (1) How many other states have laws like Minnesota's governing uncased firearms?68.32    (2) Are there any studies that prove that uncased firearms laws like Minnesota's 68.33reduce firearm-related accidents?69.1    (3) Is there evidence that more accidents occur loading and unloading firearms and 69.2putting firearms in and out of cases than would occur if the firearms were not required to 69.3be cased?69.4    (4) Are there any studies to prove that having a cased gun law reduces other criminal 69.5violations? For example, there are thousands of tickets written for uncased guns every 69.6year; is this the activity the state is trying to stop or is the state trying to reduce other 69.7crimes? Is there any proof that by issuing tickets Minnesota is stopping other crimes?69.8    (5) If the state cannot verify that it is reducing accidents or reducing other criminal 69.9violations by writing uncased gun tickets, why is the state writing them?69.10    (6) If the state is reducing other wildlife crimes such as shooting from the roadway, 69.11how is it doing this?69.12    (b) The report must comply with Minnesota Statutes, sections 3.195 and 3.197, and 69.13be submitted to the chairs of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over the 69.14environment and natural resources. The commissioner may include additional information 69.15that the commissioner feels is important to this issue.69.16    Sec. 61. COCK PHEASANT BAG LIMIT; RULEMAKING.69.17    The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 69.186234.0400, subpart 2, to allow a person to take up to three cock pheasants per day after the 69.1916th day of the pheasant season. The commissioner may use the good cause exemption 69.20under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt the rule and 69.21Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota 69.22Statutes, section 14.388.69.23    Sec. 62. BEAR HUNTING PERMIT DRAWING; RULEMAKING.69.24    The commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules to comply with the changes 69.25made to Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.405. The commissioner may use the good cause 69.26exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt 69.27the rules. Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided in 69.28Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.69.29    Sec. 63. NONRESIDENT SPEAR FISHING; RULEMAKING.69.30    The commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules, including amending 69.31Minnesota Rules, part 6262.0600, to allow taking fish by spear by nonresidents. The 69.32commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 70.114.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt the rules. Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, 70.2does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.70.3    Sec. 64. WILD TURKEY HUNTING MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.70.4    The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the National 70.5Wild Turkey Federation, shall, by January 15, 2009, provide the legislature with 70.6recommendations for future management of hunting wild turkeys in Minnesota.70.7    Sec. 65. WALLEYE STOCKING ON LEECH LAKE.70.8    While continuing to study the effects of cormorant control on Leech Lake and the 70.9lack of natural reproduction of the walleye, the commissioner of natural resources shall 70.10stock Leech Lake with 25,000,000 walleye fry in calendar year 2009 and with 25,000,000 70.11walleye fry in calendar year 2010 unless the commissioner can show evidence that the 70.12stocking is harmful to the lake's natural walleye population or that the fishery has fully 70.13recovered.70.14    Sec. 66. RULES.70.15    The commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules in compliance with the 70.16changes to Minnesota Statutes, sections 97C.205 and 97C.865, subdivision 2. The rules 70.17required by this section are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 70.18chapter 14. The rules are subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, except that 70.19notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, paragraph (b), the rules continue 70.20in effect until repealed or superseded by other law or rule. As part of this rulemaking, 70.21the commissioner shall:70.22    (1) amend Minnesota Rules, part 6262.3250, by deleting item A and amending the 70.23part so that labels required under item D are consistent with the new requirements in 70.24Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.865, subdivision 2; and70.25    (2) amend Minnesota Rules, part 6262.0100, to allow the possession of fish on 70.26special management or experimental waters for a meal, as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 70.27section 97C.205.70.28    Sec. 67. DISABLED HUNTING; RULES.70.29    By January 1, 2010, the commissioner of natural resources shall consider amending 70.30Minnesota Rules in order to simplify the process for obtaining disabled hunting permits 70.31and for landowners to allow hunts on their land for the disabled. By January 1, 2009, 70.32the commissioner shall report to the chairs of the senate and house committees with 71.1jurisdiction over natural resources on any statutory changes needed in order to achieve the 71.2simplification. The commissioner shall work with nonprofit groups and other interested 71.3parties in simplifying the process.71.4    Sec. 68. MISSISSIPPI RIVER SLOT LIMITS.71.5    The Department of Natural Resources must not adopt rules regarding slot limits on 71.6the Mississippi River between the Crow River and Coon Rapids Dam without legislative 71.7authorization.71.8    Sec. 69. APPROPRIATION.71.9    $102,000 in fiscal year 2009 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the 71.10commissioner of natural resources for the development of aquaculture best management 71.11practices. The base in fiscal year 2010 is $150,000. The base for fiscal year 2011 is $0.71.12    Sec. 70.  REPEALER.71.13Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.411, subdivision 2, and Minnesota Rules, 71.14parts 6232.0200, subpart 4; 6232.0300, subpart 4; and 6234.0100, subpart 4, are repealed.71.15ARTICLE 371.16OUTDOOR HERITAGE71.17    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 10A.01, subdivision 35, 71.18is amended to read:71.19    Subd. 35. Public official. "Public official" means any:71.20    (1) member of the legislature;71.21    (2) individual employed by the legislature as secretary of the senate, legislative 71.22auditor, chief clerk of the house, revisor of statutes, or researcher, legislative analyst, or 71.23attorney in the Office of Senate Counsel and Research or House Research;71.24    (3) constitutional officer in the executive branch and the officer's chief administrative 71.25deputy;71.26    (4) solicitor general or deputy, assistant, or special assistant attorney general;71.27    (5) commissioner, deputy commissioner, or assistant commissioner of any state 71.28department or agency as listed in section 
         15.01 or 
         15.06, or the state chief information 71.29officer;71.30    (6) member, chief administrative officer, or deputy chief administrative officer of a 71.31state board or commission that has either the power to adopt, amend, or repeal rules under 71.32chapter 14, or the power to adjudicate contested cases or appeals under chapter 14;72.1    (7) individual employed in the executive branch who is authorized to adopt, amend, 72.2or repeal rules under chapter 14 or adjudicate contested cases under chapter 14;72.3    (8) executive director of the State Board of Investment;72.4    (9) deputy of any official listed in clauses (7) and (8);72.5    (10) judge of the Workers' Compensation Court of Appeals;72.6    (11) administrative law judge or compensation judge in the State Office of 72.7Administrative Hearings or referee in the Department of Employment and Economic 72.8Development;72.9    (12) member, regional administrator, division director, general counsel, or operations 72.10manager of the Metropolitan Council;72.11    (13) member or chief administrator of a metropolitan agency;72.12    (14) director of the Division of Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement in the 72.13Department of Public Safety;72.14    (15) member or executive director of the Higher Education Facilities Authority;72.15    (16) member of the board of directors or president of Minnesota Technology, Inc.; 72.16    (17) member of the board of directors or executive director of the Minnesota State 72.17High School League;72.18    (18) member of the Minnesota Ballpark Authority established in section 
         473.755; 72.19    (19) citizen member of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources;72.20    (20) manager of a watershed district, or member of a watershed management 72.21organization as defined under section 
         103B.205, subdivision 13; or72.22    (21) supervisor of a soil and water conservation district; or72.23    (22) citizen member of the Outdoor Heritage Council established in section 97A.056.72.24    Sec. 2. [97A.056] OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND; OUTDOOR HERITAGE 72.25COUNCIL.72.26    Subdivision 1.Outdoor heritage fund.An outdoor heritage fund, under article XI, 72.27section 15, of the Minnesota Constitution, is established as an account in the state treasury. 72.28All money earned by the outdoor heritage fund must be credited to the fund. At least 99 72.29and one-half percent of the money appropriated from the fund must be expended to restore, 72.30protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.72.31    Subd. 2.Outdoor Heritage Council.(a) The Outdoor Heritage Council of 12 72.32members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:72.33    (1) four public members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of 72.34the Committee on Rules and Administration;72.35    (2) four public members appointed by the speaker of the house; and73.1    (3) four public members appointed by the governor.73.2    (b) Members appointed under paragraph (a) must not be registered lobbyists and 73.3must not have a personal or organizational conflict of interest, as provided in subdivision 73.44. In making appointments, the governor, senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 73.5Committee on Rules and Administration, and the speaker of the house shall attempt to 73.6provide for geographic balance. The governor's appointments to the council are subject 73.7to the advice and consent of the senate.73.8    (c) Members appointed under paragraph (a) shall have experience or expertise in 73.9the science, policy, or practice of restoring, protecting, and enhancing wetlands, prairies, 73.10forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.73.11    (d) Public members serve four-year terms and shall be initially appointed according 73.12to the following schedule of terms:73.13    (1) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 73.14January 2011;73.15    (2) two members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 73.16Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 73.172011;73.18    (3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 73.19Monday in January 2011;73.20    (4) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 73.21January 2013;73.22    (5) two members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 73.23Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 73.242013; and73.25    (6) two members appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 73.26Monday in January 2013.73.27    (e) Compensation and removal of council members are as provided in section 73.2815.059, subdivisions 3 and 4. A vacancy on the council may be filled by the appointing 73.29authority for the remainder of the unexpired term.73.30    (f) The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative 73.31Coordinating Commission. Members shall elect a chair, vice chair, secretary, and other 73.32officers as determined by the council. The chair may convene meetings as necessary to 73.33conduct the duties prescribed by this section.73.34    (g) The Department of Natural Resources shall provide administrative support for 73.35the council. Up to one-half of one percent of the money appropriated from the fund may 74.1be used to cover the staffing and related administrative expenses of the department, and to 74.2cover the compensation and travel expenses of council members.74.3    Subd. 3.Council recommendations.(a) The council shall make recommendations 74.4to the legislature on appropriations of money from the outdoor heritage fund that are 74.5consistent with the Constitution and state law, and that best achieve the land and aquatic 74.6habitat outcomes of the Minnesota Conservation and Preservation Plan. The council 74.7shall submit its initial recommendations to the legislature no later than April 1, 2009. 74.8Subsequent recommendations shall be submitted no later than January 15 each year.74.9    (b) The council shall work with the Clean Water Council to identify projects that 74.10are consistent with both the purpose of the outdoor heritage fund and the purpose of 74.11the clean water fund.74.12    (c) The council may make recommendations to the Legislative-Citizen Commission 74.13of Minnesota Resources on scientific research that will assist in restoring, protecting, and 74.14enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife.74.15    (d) Recommendations of the council, including approval of recommendations for the 74.16outdoor heritage fund, require an affirmative vote of at least seven members of the council.74.17    Subd. 4.Conflict of interest.(a)  A council member may not advocate for or 74.18against a council action or vote on any action that may be a conflict of interest. A conflict 74.19of interest must be disclosed as soon as it is discovered. The council shall follow the 74.20policies and requirements related to conflicts of interest developed by the Office of Grants 74.21Management under section 16B.98.74.22    (b) For the purposes of this section, a "conflict of interest" exists when a person has 74.23an organizational conflict of interest or direct financial interests and those interests present 74.24the appearance that it will be difficult for the person to impartially fulfill the person's duty. 74.25An "organizational conflict of interest" exists when a person has had an affiliation within 74.26the past three years, which presents the appearance of a conflict between organizational 74.27interests and council member duties, with an organization within the previous three years 74.28of council activity that involves the organization.74.29    Subd. 5.Open meetings.Meetings of the council and other groups the council 74.30may establish are subject to chapter 13D. Except where prohibited by law, the council 74.31shall establish additional processes to broaden public involvement in all aspects of its 74.32deliberations, including recording meetings, video conferencing, and publishing minutes. 74.33For the purposes of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and the 74.34members receive information on, discuss, or take action on any matter relating to the duties 74.35of the council. Enforcement of this subdivision shall be governed by section 13D.06, 74.36subdivisions 1 and 2. The quorum requirement for the council shall be seven members.75.1    Subd. 6.Audit.The legislative auditor shall audit outdoor heritage fund 75.2expenditures every two years to ensure that the money is spent for the purposes for which 75.3the money was appropriated.75.4    Subd. 7.Sunset.This section expires January 15, 2015.75.5    Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.75.6    This article is effective January 15, 2009, if the constitutional amendment proposed 75.7in Laws 2008, chapter 151, is adopted by the voters.