1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to the environment and natural resources policy; modifying licensing 
1.3 	requirements for individual sewage treatment system professionals; restricting 
1.4 	certain construction debris as cover material; modifying requirements for 
1.5 	certain air emission permits; modifying toxic chemical release reporting 
1.6 	requirements; modifying state park permit requirements; authorizing free 
1.7 	state park permits for totally and permanently disabled veterans; creating a 
1.8 	Minnesota forests for the future program; modifying campfire provisions; 
1.9 	providing a process for designating star lakes or rivers; creating a Star Lake 
1.10 	Board as a nonprofit corporation; allowing for the placement of star lake or 
1.11 	river signs on highways; providing for administrative penalty orders; providing 
1.12 	civil penalties; requiring an implementation plan; providing a rulemaking 
1.13 	exemption; reinstating an exemption from the Wetland Conservation Act for 
1.14 	approved development; providing wetland bank credit under certain state-held 
1.15 	conservation easements; providing procedures for filling the Watonwan County 
1.16 	Soil and Water Conservation District Board supervisor vacant positions; 
1.17 	restricting licensing of certain natural water bodies for aquaculture; providing 
1.18 	for viral hemorrhagic septicemia control; modifying report requirements for 
1.19 	game and fish fund; modifying disposition of pheasant habitat improvement 
1.20 	account; modifying wild turkey management account; providing for a voluntary 
1.21 	walleye stamp; creating the Lessard-Heritage Enhancement Council; modifying 
1.22 	hunting and fishing licensing and taking provisions; modifying restrictions on 
1.23 	shining artificial lights; modifying Minnesota critical habitat private sector 
1.24 	matching account; modifying outdoor recreation system provisions; providing 
1.25 	for expedited exchanges of public land; adding to and deleting from state parks, 
1.26 	recreation areas, and forests; providing for public and private sales, conveyances; 
1.27 	and exchanges of certain state land; making technical corrections; authorizing 
1.28 	and requiring certain rulemaking; providing a rulemaking exemption; requiring 
1.29 	reports;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 17.4985, subdivisions 2, 
1.30 	3, 5; 17.4986, subdivisions 1, 2, 4; 17.4987; 17.4992, subdivision 2; 17.4993; 
1.31 	84.943, subdivision 5; 84D.03, subdivision 4; 85.011; 85.012, subdivisions 
1.32 	28, 49a; 85.013, subdivision 1; 85.053, by adding a subdivision; 85.054, 
1.33 	subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 86A.04; 86A.08, subdivision 1; 88.15, 
1.34 	subdivision 2; 89.715; 97A.015, subdivisions 32a, 41a, by adding subdivisions; 
1.35 	97A.045, subdivisions 7, 11; 97A.055, subdivision 4b; 97A.075, subdivisions 
1.36 	4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 97A.145, subdivision 2; 97A.311, subdivision 
1.37 	5; 97A.431, subdivision 2; 97A.433, subdivision 2; 97A.434, subdivision 2; 
1.38 	97A.473, subdivision 2; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivision 5, by 
1.39 	adding a subdivision; 97A.485, subdivision 6; 97A.535, subdivision 1; 97B.015, 
2.1 	subdivision 5; 97B.041; 97B.071; 97B.081; 97B.106, subdivision 1; 97B.211, 
2.2 	subdivision 1; 97B.301, subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 6; 97B.621, subdivision 3; 97B.721; 
2.3 	97C.203; 97C.205; 97C.341; 97C.355, subdivisions 4, 7a; 97C.371, by adding 
2.4 	a subdivision; 97C.401, subdivision 2; 97C.505, subdivision 1; 97C.515, 
2.5 	subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 97C.821; 103G.2241, by adding a subdivision; 116.07, 
2.6 	subdivision 4a; 299K.08, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2007 
2.7 	Supplement, sections 17.4984, subdivision 1; 97A.055, subdivision 4; 97A.405, 
2.8 	subdivisions 2, 4; 97A.441, subdivision 7; 97A.451, subdivision 3; 97A.473, 
2.9 	subdivision 5; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 7, 11, 12; 97B.031, subdivision 1; 
2.10 	97B.036; 97B.328; 97C.355, subdivisions 2, 8; 115.56, subdivision 2; Laws 
2.11 	2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 43; proposing coding for new law in 
2.12 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 94; 97A; 97B; 103B; 103G; 115A; 116; 173; 
2.13 	repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.961, subdivision 4; 85.013, 
2.14 	subdivision 21b; 97A.411, subdivision 2; 97C.515, subdivision 3; Minnesota 
2.15 	Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.301, subdivision 7; Laws 1989, chapter 
2.16 	335, article 1, section 21, subdivision 8, as amended; Minnesota Rules, parts 
2.17 	6232.0200, subpart 4; 6232.0300, subpart 4.
2.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.19 	ARTICLE 1
2.20 	ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

2.21 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 115.56, subdivision 2, is 
2.22 	amended to read:
2.23 		Subd. 2.License required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), after March 
2.24 	31, 1996, a person may not design, install, maintain, pump, or inspect, or provide service 
2.25 	to an individual sewage treatment system without a license issued by the commissioner.
2.26 	Licenses issued under this section allow work on individual sewage treatment systems 
2.27 	with a flow of 10,000 gallons of water per day or less.
2.28 	(b) A license is not required for a person who complies with the applicable 
2.29 	requirements if the person is:
2.30 	(1) a qualified employee of state or local government who has passed the 
2.31 	examination described in paragraph (d) or a similar examination;
2.32 	(2) an individual who constructs an individual sewage treatment system on land that 
2.33 	is owned or leased by the individual and functions solely as the individual's dwelling or 
2.34 	seasonal dwelling;
2.35 	(3) a farmer who pumps and disposes of sewage waste from individual sewage 
2.36 	treatment systems, holding tanks, and privies on land that is owned or leased by the 
2.37 	farmer; or
2.38 	(4) an individual who performs labor or services for a person licensed under this 
2.39 	section in connection with the design, installation, maintenance, pumping, or inspection of 
2.40 	an individual sewage treatment system at the direction and under the personal supervision 
2.41 	of a person licensed under this section.
3.1 	A person constructing an individual sewage treatment system under clause (2) must 
3.2 	consult with a site evaluator or designer before beginning construction. In addition, the 
3.3 	system must be inspected before being covered and a compliance report must be provided 
3.4 	to the local unit of government after the inspection.
3.5 	(c) The commissioner, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Extension 
3.6 	Service or another higher education institution, shall ensure adequate training and design 
3.7 	guidance exists for individual sewage treatment system professionals.
3.8 	(d) The commissioner shall conduct examinations to test the knowledge of applicants 
3.9 	for licensing and shall issue documentation of licensing.
3.10 	(e) Licenses may be issued only upon successful completion of the required 
3.11 	examination and submission of proof of sufficient experience, proof of general liability 
3.12 	insurance, and a corporate surety bond in the amount of at least $10,000.
3.13 	(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (e), the examination and proof of experience are not 
3.14 	required for an individual sewage treatment system professional who, on the effective date 
3.15 	of the rules adopted under subdivision 1, holds a certification attained by examination and 
3.16 	experience under a voluntary certification program administered by the agency.
3.17 	(g) Local units of government may not require additional local licenses for individual 
3.18 	sewage treatment system professionals.
3.19 	(h) A pumper whose annual gross revenue from pumping systems is $9,000 or 
3.20 	less and whose gross revenue from pumping systems during the year ending May 11, 
3.21 	1994, was at least $1,000 is not subject to training requirements in rules adopted under 
3.22 	subdivision 1, except for any training required for initial licensure.
3.23 	(i) Until December 31, 2010, No other professional license is required to:
3.24 	(1) design, install, maintain, or inspect, or provide service for an individual sewage 
3.25 	treatment system with a flow of 10,000 gallons of water per day or less if the system 
3.26 	designer, installer, maintainer, or inspector, or service provider is licensed under this 
3.27 	subdivision and the local unit of government has not adopted additional requirements; and
3.28 	(2) operate an individual sewage treatment system with a flow of 10,000 gallons 
3.29 	of water per day or less if the system operator is licensed as a system designer, installer, 
3.30 	maintainer, or inspector under this subdivision and the local unit of government has not 
3.31 	adopted additional requirements.

3.32 	Sec. 2. [115A.936] CONSTRUCTION DEBRIS AS COVER MATERIAL 
3.33 	PROHIBITED.
3.34 	(a) Construction debris or residuals from processed construction debris containing 
3.35 	any amount of gypsum shall not be managed as cover material at disposal facilities unless:
4.1 	(1) residual material is managed in an industrial or construction and demolition 
4.2 	disposal facility equipped with a liner and leachate collection system;
4.3 	(2) residual material is not mechanically pulverized or size-reduced prior to 
4.4 	processing, screening, or application;
4.5 	(3) a maximum effort is made to remove gypsum from the waste prior to processing, 
4.6 	screening, or application;
4.7 	(4) residual material is mixed at a ratio of three parts soil to one part residual 
4.8 	material; and
4.9 	(5) the disposal facility does not accept any amount of cover material greater than 
4.10 	what is operationally necessary.
4.11 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "residual material" means construction debris or 
4.12 	residuals from processed construction debris containing any amount of gypsum.

4.13 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 116.07, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
4.14 		Subd. 4a.Permits. (a) The Pollution Control Agency may issue, continue in 
4.15 	effect or deny permits, under such conditions as it may prescribe for the prevention of 
4.16 	pollution, for the emission of air contaminants, or for the installation or operation of 
4.17 	any emission facility, air contaminant treatment facility, treatment facility, potential air 
4.18 	contaminant storage facility, or storage facility, or any part thereof, or for the sources 
4.19 	or emissions of noise pollution.
4.20 	The Pollution Control Agency may also issue, continue in effect or deny permits, 
4.21 	under such conditions as it may prescribe for the prevention of pollution, for the storage, 
4.22 	collection, transportation, processing, or disposal of waste, or for the installation or 
4.23 	operation of any system or facility, or any part thereof, related to the storage, collection, 
4.24 	transportation, processing, or disposal of waste.
4.25 	After July 1, 2008, the agency may issue a new permit to a new facility located in 
4.26 	a community that meets all of the following conditions only if the facility also meets 
4.27 	the conditions of paragraph (b):
4.28 	(1) is within a half mile of a site designated by the federal government as an EPA 
4.29 	superfund site;
4.30 	(2) a majority of the population are low-income persons of color and American 
4.31 	Indians;
4.32 	(3) a disproportionate percent of the children have childhood lead poisoning, asthma, 
4.33 	or other environmentally related health problems;
5.1 	(4) is located in an urban area that has experienced numerous air quality alert days 
5.2 	of dangerous air quality for sensitive populations between February 2007 and February 
5.3 	2008; and
5.4 	(5) is located near the junctions of several heavily trafficked state and county 
5.5 	highways and two one-way streets which carry both truck and auto traffic.
5.6 	The Pollution Control Agency may revoke or modify any permit issued under this 
5.7 	subdivision and section 116.081 whenever it is necessary, in the opinion of the agency, to 
5.8 	prevent or abate pollution. 
5.9 	(b) If a new facility meets the conditions provided in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to 
5.10 	(5), then a new permit may be issued by the Pollution Control Agency only if the new 
5.11 	facility agrees to: 
5.12 	(1) hire at least 35 percent of the facility's permanent employees from the community 
5.13 	and surrounding neighborhoods within which the facility will be located and target job 
5.14 	training and local hiring efforts to residents which meet the criteria listed in paragraph 
5.15 	(a), clause (2); 
5.16 	(2) equip all diesel trucks bringing fuel to the facility with advanced filter systems 
5.17 	that reduce emissions from diesel exhaust; 
5.18 	(3) report, on a quarterly basis to the community within which the facility is located, 
5.19 	actual emissions levels, as measured by the Pollution Control Agency's 24-hour emissions 
5.20 	testing; and 
5.21 	(4) refrain from burning refuse-derived fuel, as defined by section 119.90, at the 
5.22 	facility. 
5.23 	(c) The Pollution Control Agency has the authority for approval over the siting, 
5.24 	expansion, or operation of a solid waste facility with regard to environmental issues. 
5.25 	However, the agency's issuance of a permit does not release the permittee from any 
5.26 	liability, penalty, or duty imposed by any applicable county ordinances. Nothing in this 
5.27 	chapter precludes, or shall be construed to preclude, a county from enforcing land use 
5.28 	controls, regulations, and ordinances existing at the time of the permit application and 
5.29 	adopted pursuant to sections 366.10 to 366.181, 394.21 to 394.37, or 462.351 to 462.365, 
5.30 	with regard to the siting, expansion, or operation of a solid waste facility. 

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

5.32 	Sec. 4. [116.482] LOCAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
5.33 	The agency shall directly notify all state legislators and local officials representing 
5.34 	the area where an underground tank is located and all residents and businesses within 1,000 
5.35 	feet of the tank within 30 days of receiving any of the following information on a tank:
6.1 	(1) the installation of a new underground storage tank system;
6.2 	(2) the discovery of an abandoned tank or of a change in the uses, contents, or 
6.3 	ownership of a tank under section 116.48, subdivisions 2 and 3;
6.4 	(3) reports of all releases under section 115.061, including suspected releases, spills 
6.5 	and overfills, and confirmed releases;
6.6 	(4) information that is generated in the course of corrective actions taken as defined 
6.7 	in section 115C.02, subdivision 4;
6.8 	(5) any change in service of the tank; and
6.9 	(6) the permanent closure of the tank.

6.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 299K.08, is amended by adding a subdivision 
6.11 	to read:
6.12 		Subd. 3a.Use of alternative threshold and certifications; restrictions. (a) For 
6.13 	Minnesota facilities required to report under subdivision 3, the alternative threshold 
6.14 	quantities outlined in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 372.27, paragraphs 
6.15 	(a)(1) and (a)(2)(ii), or a successor regulation, shall be changed back to the threshold 
6.16 	levels prior to implementation of the toxic release inventory burden reduction rule of 
6.17 	December 18, 2006.
6.18 	(b) The use of Environmental Protection Agency certification form 9530-2, (Form 
6.19 	A), or any equivalent successor to the form, shall not be used by facilities:
6.20 	(1) if the total annual reportable amount is 500 pounds or more for nonpersistent 
6.21 	bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals; or
6.22 	(2) with respect to any chemical identified by the Environmental Protection Agency 
6.23 	administrator as a chemical of special concern under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, 
6.24 	section 372.28, or a successor regulation.
6.25 	(c) Facilities affected by paragraph (b) must use Environmental Protection Agency 
6.26 	form 9350-1 (Form R), or any equivalent successor to the form.

6.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2007, 
6.28 	and applies to reports due in 2007 for calendar year 2006 to ensure that no data gaps exist 
6.29 	from previous toxic chemical inventory data.

6.30 	ARTICLE 2
6.31 	NATURAL RESOURCE POLICY

6.32 	Section 1. [84.66] MINNESOTA FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE PROGRAM.
7.1 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. The Minnesota forests for the future program identifies and 
7.2 	protects private, working forest lands for their timber, scenic, recreational, fish and wildlife 
7.3 	habitat, threatened and endangered species, and other cultural and environmental values.
7.4 		Subd. 2.Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following terms have 
7.5 	the meanings given:
7.6 	(1) "forest land" has the meaning given under section 89.001, subdivision 4;
7.7 	(2) "forest resources" has the meaning given under section 89.001, subdivision 8;
7.8 	(3) "guidelines" has the meaning given under section 89A.01, subdivision 8;
7.9 	(4) "riparian land" has the meaning given under section 103F.511, subdivision 8a; 
7.10 	and 
7.11 	(5) "working forest land" means land that provides a broad range of goods and 
7.12 	services, including forest products, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, clean air and 
7.13 	water, and carbon sequestration.
7.14 		Subd. 3.Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish and 
7.15 	administer a Minnesota forests for the future program. Land selected for inclusion in the 
7.16 	program shall be evaluated on the land's potential for:
7.17 	(1) producing timber and other forest products;
7.18 	(2) maintaining forest landscapes;
7.19 	(3) providing public recreation; and
7.20 	(4) providing ecological, fish and wildlife habitat, other cultural and environmental 
7.21 	values, and values consistent with working forest lands.
7.22 		Subd. 4.Land eligibility. Land may be placed in the Minnesota forests for the 
7.23 	future program if it:
7.24 	(1) is:
7.25 	(i) forest land;
7.26 	(ii) desirable land adjacent to forest land, as determined by the commissioner; or
7.27 	(iii) beneficial to forest resource protection;
7.28 	(2) is at least five acres in size, except for a riparian area or an area providing access 
7.29 	to state forest land; and
7.30 	(3) is not set aside, enrolled, or diverted under another federal or state program, 
7.31 	unless enrollment in the Minnesota forests for the future program would provide additional 
7.32 	conservation benefits or a longer enrollment term than under the current federal or state 
7.33 	program.
7.34 		Subd. 5.Land interests. The commissioner may acquire permanent interests in 
7.35 	lands by fee title, easement acquisition, gift, or donation. An acquired easement shall 
7.36 	require a forestry management plan unless the requirement is waived or modified by 
8.1 	the commissioner. The plan will guide forest management activities consistent with the 
8.2 	purposes and terms of the easement and shall incorporate guidelines and other forest 
8.3 	management practices as determined by the commissioner to provide perpetuation of the 
8.4 	forest. The plan shall be developed in accordance with the guidelines.
8.5 		Subd. 6.Application. The commissioner shall accept applications from owners of 
8.6 	eligible lands at the time, in the form, and containing the information as the commissioner 
8.7 	may prescribe. If the number of applications exceeds the ability to fund them all, priority 
8.8 	shall be given to those applications covering lands providing the greatest public benefits 
8.9 	for timber productivity, public access, and ecological and wildlife values.
8.10 		Subd. 7.Landowner responsibilities. The commissioner may enroll eligible land 
8.11 	in the program by signing an easement in recordable form with a landowner in which 
8.12 	the landowner agrees to:
8.13 	(1) convey to the state a permanent easement that is not subject to any prior title, 
8.14 	lien, or encumbrance; and
8.15 	(2) manage the land in a manner consistent with the purposes for which the land was 
8.16 	selected for the program and not convert the land to other uses.
8.17 		Subd. 8.Advisory team. In administering the program, the commissioner may 
8.18 	establish an advisory team to provide advice on program management.
8.19 		Subd. 9.Correction of easement boundary lines. To correct errors in legal 
8.20 	descriptions for easements that affect the ownership interests in the state and adjacent 
8.21 	landowners, the commissioner may, in the name of the state, convey without consideration, 
8.22 	interests of the state necessary to correct legal descriptions of boundaries. The conveyance 
8.23 	must be by quitclaim deed or release in a form approved by the attorney general.
8.24 		Subd. 10.Terminating or changing an easement. The commissioner may 
8.25 	terminate an easement, with the consent of the property owner, if the commissioner 
8.26 	determines termination to be in the public interest. The commissioner may modify the 
8.27 	terms of an easement if the commissioner determines that modification will help implement 
8.28 	the Minnesota forests for the future program or facilitate the program's administration.
8.29 		Subd. 11.Payments. Payments to landowners under the Minnesota forests for 
8.30 	the future program shall be made in accordance with law and Department of Natural 
8.31 	Resources acquisition policies, procedures, and other funding requirements.
8.32 		Subd. 12.Monitoring, enforcement, and damages. (a) The commissioner shall 
8.33 	establish a long-term program for monitoring and enforcing Minnesota forests for the 
8.34 	future easements.
8.35 	(b) A landowner who violates the terms of an easement under this section or induces, 
8.36 	assists, or allows another to do so is liable to the state for damages due to the loss of 
9.1 	timber, scenic, recreational, fish and wildlife habitat, threatened and endangered species, 
9.2 	and other cultural and environmental values.
9.3 	(c) Upon request of the commissioner, the attorney general may commence an action 
9.4 	for specific performance, injunctive relief, damages, including attorney's fees, and any 
9.5 	other appropriate relief to enforce this section in district court in the county where all or 
9.6 	part of the violation is alleged to have been committed or where the landowner resides or 
9.7 	has a principal place of business.
9.8 		Subd. 13.Rulemaking exemption. Easements agreed to under this section are not 
9.9 	subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.

9.10 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.011, is amended to read:
9.11 	85.011 CONFIRMATION OF CREATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF 
9.12 	STATE PARKS, MONUMENTS, STATE RECREATION RESERVES AREAS,
9.13 	AND WAYSIDES.
9.14 	The legislature of this state has provided for the creation and establishment of 
9.15 	state parks, designated monuments, state recreation reserves areas, and waysides for the 
9.16 	purpose of conserving the scenery, natural and historic objects and wildlife and to provide 
9.17 	for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them 
9.18 	unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.
9.19 	The establishment of such state parks, designated monuments, state recreation 
9.20 	reserves areas, and waysides is hereby confirmed as provided in this section and sections 
9.21 	85.012 and 85.013 and they shall remain perpetually dedicated for the use of the people of 
9.22 	the state for park purposes.
9.23 	The enumerated state parks, state monuments, state recreation areas, and state 
9.24 	waysides shall consist of the lands and other property authorized therefor before January 
9.25 	1, 1969, together with such other lands and properties as may be authorized therefor on 
9.26 	or after January 1, 1969.

9.27 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.012, subdivision 28, is amended to read:
9.28 		Subd. 28. Interstate State Park, Chisago County, which is hereby renamed from 
9.29 	Dalles of Saint Croix State Park.

9.30 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.012, subdivision 49a, is amended to read:
9.31 		Subd. 49a. St. Croix Wild River State Park, Chisago County.

9.32 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.013, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
10.1 		Subdivision 1.Names, acquisition; administration. (a) Designated monuments,
10.2 	recreation reserves, and waysides heretofore established and hereby confirmed as state 
10.3 	monuments, state recreation areas and state waysides together with the counties in which 
10.4 	they are situated are listed in this section and shall hereafter be named as indicated 
10.5 	in this section.
10.6 	(b) Any land that now is or hereafter becomes tax-forfeited land and is located 
10.7 	within the described boundaries of a state recreation area as defined by session laws is 
10.8 	hereby withdrawn from sale and is transferred from the custody, control, and supervision 
10.9 	of the county board of the county to the commissioner of natural resources, free from 
10.10 	any trust in favor of the interested taxing districts. The commissioner shall execute a 
10.11 	certificate of acceptance of the lands on behalf of the state for such purposes and transmit 
10.12 	the same to the county auditor of the county for record as provided by law in the case 
10.13 	of tax-forfeited land transferred to the commissioner by resolution of the county board 
10.14 	for conservation purposes.

10.15 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.053, is amended by adding a subdivision 
10.16 	to read:
10.17 		Subd. 10.Free entrance; permanently and totally disabled veterans. The 
10.18 	commissioner shall issue an annual park permit for no charge for any veteran with a 
10.19 	total and permanent service-connected disability who presents each year a copy of their 
10.20 	determination letter to a park attendant or commissioner's designee. For the purposes of 
10.21 	this section, "veteran with a total and permanent service-connected disability" means a 
10.22 	resident who has a total and permanent service-connected disability as adjudicated by the 
10.23 	United States Veterans Administration or by the retirement board of one of the several 
10.24 	branches of the armed forces.

10.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.054, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
10.26 		Subd. 3.Interstate State Park. A Minnesota state park permit is not required at 
10.27 	Interstate State Park if a valid, current, Wisconsin state park permit or sticker authorizing 
10.28 	entry of a motor vehicle into Wisconsin state parks is appropriately displayed on the 
10.29 	vehicle and the commissioner has entered into an agreement with appropriate officials 
10.30 	of the state of Wisconsin that authorizes motor vehicles displaying Minnesota state park 
10.31 	permits free entry into Interstate State Park of Wisconsin on a reciprocal basis.

10.32 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 85.054, is amended by adding a subdivision 
10.33 	to read:
11.1 		Subd. 14.Grand Portage State Park.  A state park permit is not required and a fee 
11.2 	may not be charged for motor vehicle entry or parking at the Class 1 highway rest area 
11.3 	parking lot located adjacent to marked Trunk Highway 61 and Pigeon River at Grand 
11.4 	Portage State Park.

11.5 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 88.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
11.6 		Subd. 2.Not to be left burning. Every person who starts or maintains a campfire 
11.7 	shall:
11.8 	(1) exercise every reasonable precaution to prevent the campfire from spreading 
11.9 	and shall;
11.10 	(2) before lighting the campfire, clear the ground of all combustible material within 
11.11 	a radius of five feet from the base of the campfire. The person lighting the campfire shall;
11.12 	(3) remain with the campfire at all times; and shall
11.13 	(4) before leaving the site, completely extinguish the campfire.

11.14 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89.715, is amended to read:
11.15 	89.715 ALTERNATIVE RECORDING FOR STATE FOREST ROAD.
11.16 		Subdivision 1.Authorization. The commissioner may adopt a recorded state forest 
11.17 	road map under this section to record the department's state forest road prescriptive 
11.18 	easements. For purposes of this section, "recorded state forest road map" means the 
11.19 	official map of state forest roads adopted by the commissioner.
11.20 		Subd. 2.Map requirements. The recorded state forest road map must:
11.21 	(1) show state forest roads at the time the map is adopted;
11.22 	(2) be prepared at a scale of at least four inches equals one mile compliant with 
11.23 	standards of the county recorder where the state forest roads are located;
11.24 	(3) include section numbers;
11.25 	(4) include a north point arrow;
11.26 	(5) include the name of the county and state;
11.27 	(6) include a blank and a description under the blank for the date of public hearing 
11.28 	and date of adoption;
11.29 	(7) include blanks for signatures and dates of signatures for the commissioner; and
11.30 	(8) include a list of legal descriptions of all parcels crossed by state forest road 
11.31 	prescriptive easements.
11.32 		Subd. 3.Procedure to adopt map. (a) The commissioner must prepare an official 
11.33 	map for each county or smaller geographic area as determined by the commissioner as 
12.1 	provided in subdivision 2, and set a time, place, and date for a public hearing on adopting 
12.2 	a recorded state forest road map to record roads.
12.3 	(b) The hearing notice must state that the roads to be recorded will be to the width of 
12.4 	the actual use including ditches, backslopes, fills, and maintained rights-of-way, unless 
12.5 	otherwise specified in a prior easement of record. The hearing notice must be published 
12.6 	once a week for two successive weeks in a qualified newspaper of general circulation that 
12.7 	serves the county or smaller geographic areas as determined by the commissioner, the last 
12.8 	publication to be made at least ten days before the date of the public hearing. At least 30 
12.9 	days before the hearing, the hearing notice must be sent by certified mail to the property 
12.10 	owners directly affected in the county or smaller geographic areas as determined by the 
12.11 	commissioner at the addresses listed on the tax assessment notices at least seven days 
12.12 	before appearing in the qualified newspaper. The hearing notice may be sent with the tax 
12.13 	assessment, but all additional costs incurred shall be billed to the department.
12.14 	(c) After the public hearing is held, the commissioner may amend and adopt the 
12.15 	recorded state forest road map. The recorded state forest road map must be dated and 
12.16 	signed by the commissioner and must be recordedfiled for recording with the county 
12.17 	recorder within 90 days after the map is adopted. The map is effective when filed with 
12.18 	the county recorder.
12.19 	(d) The recorded state forest road map that is recorded with the county recorder must 
12.20 	comply with the standards of the county recorder where the state forest roads are located.
12.21 	(e) A recorded state forest road map that was prepared by using aerial photographs 
12.22 	to establish road centerlines and that has been duly recorded with the county recorder is an 
12.23 	adequate description for purposes of recording road easements and the map is the legally 
12.24 	constituted description and prevails when a deed for a parcel abutting a road contains 
12.25 	no reference to a road easement. Nothing prevents the commissioner from accepting a 
12.26 	more definitive metes and bounds or survey description of a road easement for a road of 
12.27 	record if the description of the easement is referenced to equal distance on both sides 
12.28 	of the existing road centerline.
12.29 	(f) The commissioner shall consult with representatives of county land 
12.30 	commissioners, county auditors, county recorders, and Torrens examiners in implementing 
12.31 	this subdivision.
12.32 		Subd. 4.Appeal. (a) Before filing an appeal under paragraph (b), a person may 
12.33 	seek resolution of concerns regarding a decision to record a road under this section by 
12.34 	contacting the commissioner in writing.
12.35 	(b) A person may appeal a decision to record or exclude recording a road under this 
12.36 	section to the district court within 120 days after the date the commissioner adopts the 
13.1 	state forest road map. Appeals may be filed only by property owners who are directly 
13.2 	affected by a proposed map designation and only for those portions of the map designation 
13.3 	that directly affect them.
13.4 	(b) A property owner may appeal the map designation to the commissioner within 60 
13.5 	days of the map being recorded by filing a written request for review. The commissioner 
13.6 	shall review the request and any supporting evidence and render a decision within 45 
13.7 	days of receipt of the request for review.
13.8 	(c) If a property owner wishes to appeal a decision of the commissioner after review 
13.9 	under paragraph (b), the property owner must file an appeal with the district court within 
13.10 	60 days of the commissioner's decision.
13.11 	(d) If any portion of a map appealed under paragraph (b) is modified or found to be 
13.12 	invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction under paragraph (c), the remainder of the map 
13.13 	shall not be affected and its recording with the county recorder shall stand.
13.14 		Subd. 5.Unrecorded road or trail not affected. This section does not affect or 
13.15 	diminish the legal status or state obligations of roads and trails not shown on the recorded
13.16 	state forest road map.
13.17 		Subd. 6.Exemption. Adoption of a recorded state forest road map under this 
13.18 	section is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of chapter 14 and section 14.386
13.19 	does not apply.

13.20 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
13.21 		Subd. 4b.Citizen oversight subcommittees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint 
13.22 	subcommittees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; 
13.23 	review the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes 
13.24 	in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant 
13.25 	information; and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for 
13.26 	improvements in the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
13.27 	(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following subcommittees, each comprised 
13.28 	of at least three affected persons:
13.29 	(1) a Fisheries Operations Subcommittee to review fisheries funding, excluding 
13.30 	activities related to trout and salmon stamp funding;
13.31 	(2) a Wildlife Operations Subcommittee to review wildlife funding, excluding 
13.32 	activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and turkey stamp funding and 
13.33 	excluding review of the amounts available under section 97A.075, subdivision 1, 
13.34 	paragraphs (b) and (c);
14.1 	(3) a Big Game Subcommittee to review the report required in subdivision 4, 
14.2 	paragraph (a), clause (2);
14.3 	(4) an Ecological Services Operations Resources Subcommittee to review ecological 
14.4 	services funding;
14.5 	(5) a subcommittee to review game and fish fund funding of enforcement, support 
14.6 	services, and Department of Natural Resources administration and operations support;
14.7 	(6) a subcommittee to review the trout and salmon stamp report and address funding 
14.8 	issues related to trout and salmon;
14.9 	(7) a subcommittee to review the report on the migratory waterfowl stamp and 
14.10 	address funding issues related to migratory waterfowl;
14.11 	(8) a subcommittee to review the report on the pheasant stamp and address funding 
14.12 	issues related to pheasants; and
14.13 	(9) a subcommittee to review the report on the turkey stamp and address funding 
14.14 	issues related to wild turkeys.
14.15 	(c) The chairs of each of the subcommittees shall form a Budgetary Oversight 
14.16 	Committee to coordinate the integration of the subcommittee reports into an annual 
14.17 	report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad level in policies, activities, and 
14.18 	revenue enhancements or reductions; provide a forum to address issues that transcend the 
14.19 	subcommittees; and submit a report for any subcommittee that fails to submit its report 
14.20 	in a timely manner.
14.21 	(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a 
14.22 	biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 
14.23 	of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations 
14.24 	to the commissioner and to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over natural 
14.25 	resources finance.
14.26 	(e) Each subcommittee shall choose its own chair, except that the chair of the 
14.27 	Budgetary Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not 
14.28 	be the chair of any of the subcommittees.
14.29 	(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee must make recommendations to the 
14.30 	commissioner and to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over natural 
14.31 	resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
14.32 	(g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the 
14.33 	Budgetary Oversight Committee and subcommittees do not expire until June 30, 2010.

14.34 	Sec. 12. [103B.701] STAR LAKES.
15.1 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, the term "lake 
15.2 	association" means an organized association for the purpose of addressing issues on a 
15.3 	specific lake or river, a lake improvement district, or a lake conservation district.
15.4 		Subd. 2.Application. (a) A lake association may apply to the Star Lake Board for 
15.5 	designation as a star lake or river. The applicant must include a copy of a star lake or 
15.6 	river management plan for the lake or river.
15.7 	(b) After review of the application, the Star Lake Board shall determine whether 
15.8 	designation as a star lake or river will be granted. The designation as a star lake or river 
15.9 	becomes effective the day following designation by the board. The board shall publish the 
15.10 	decision on a star lake or river designation in the State Register, including the effective 
15.11 	date of the designation.
15.12 	(c) The star lake or river designation is effective until the earlier of:
15.13 	(1) five years after the date of designation; or
15.14 	(2) when the Star Lake Board finds that the lake association is not fulfilling the 
15.15 	requirements of this section or of the star lake or river management plan submitted.
15.16 	(d) Within six months before the expiration date of the designation as a star lake 
15.17 	or river, a lake association may apply to continue the star lake or river designation under 
15.18 	this section.
15.19 		Subd. 3.Eligibility. A lake association applying for designation as a star lake 
15.20 	or river must:
15.21 	(1) develop and update a star lake or river management plan as provided in 
15.22 	subdivision 4;
15.23 	(2) maintain a membership or participation of at least 50 percent of the private 
15.24 	shoreland owners;
15.25 	(3) participate in a water quality monitoring program under section 115.06, 
15.26 	subdivision 4, or other programs meeting Pollution Control Agency standards; and
15.27 	(4) meet at least annually to review the plan and notify appropriate state agencies 
15.28 	and local government units in the development and monitoring of the star lake or river 
15.29 	management plan.
15.30 		Subd. 4.Star lake or river management plan. (a) A star lake or river management 
15.31 	plan must contain a baseline of the current condition of the lake or river based on scientific 
15.32 	information, and plans for addressing the following issues:
15.33 	(1) increases in native vegetation in the littoral area of the lake or river, where 
15.34 	appropriate;
15.35 	(2) increases in native vegetation on the shoreline areas of the lake or river, where 
15.36 	appropriate;
16.1 	(3) prevention, reduction, or elimination of aquatic invasive species in the lake 
16.2 	or river;
16.3 	(4) increasing or maintaining a healthy diverse fishery that is appropriate for the 
16.4 	lake or river;
16.5 	(5) how the association will work with state agencies and local government units to 
16.6 	identify water pollution sources and impairments;
16.7 	(6) how the association will assist state and local programs to generate data needed 
16.8 	by state agencies and local government units in an appropriate format;
16.9 	(7) promoting compliance with adopted shoreland zoning standards and shoreland 
16.10 	best management practices;
16.11 	(8) how the lake association will assure its involvement in public input opportunities 
16.12 	for various local comprehensive and project-specific planning and zoning processes;
16.13 	(9) education and recognition opportunities for shoreland owners and other entities 
16.14 	that conduct activities affecting the quality of the lake or river; and
16.15 	(10) other activities that will coordinate with or enhance other state and local water 
16.16 	management efforts.
16.17 	(b) The star lake or river management plan shall be updated within five years of 
16.18 	adoption by the lake association.
16.19 		Subd. 5.State resources. State agencies may consider star lake or river designation 
16.20 	in determining the allocation of financial and staff resources.

16.21 	Sec. 13. [103B.702] STAR LAKE BOARD.
16.22 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) The Star Lake Board shall be established as a 
16.23 	nonprofit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
16.24 	as amended. The Star Lake Board shall promote and designate star lakes and rivers in 
16.25 	Minnesota under section 103B.701.
16.26 	(b) The board must work with private and public entities to leverage the resources 
16.27 	available to achieve and sustain the designation of Minnesota star lakes or rivers. The 
16.28 	board may assist lake associations with finding appropriate technical and financial 
16.29 	assistance and make recommendations to state agencies and local government units 
16.30 	regarding the manner in which technical or financial assistance can be most effectively 
16.31 	delivered. To the extent that money is available, the board may secure, provide, or 
16.32 	recommend financial assistance to meet specific needs of lake associations, for:
16.33 	(1) completing a star lake or river management plan when the lake association does 
16.34 	not have an existing management plan and the association is committed to the goals of a 
16.35 	plan, as specified in section 103B.701, subdivision 4; and
17.1 	(2) addressing specific issues of the lake or river to achieve or maintain the goals 
17.2 	of the lake or river management plan for lake associations that have achieved a star lake 
17.3 	or river designation.
17.4 	(c) The board shall consist of:
17.5 	(1) one member designated by Minnesota Waters;
17.6 	(2) one member designated by the North Central Lakes Collaborative;
17.7 	(3) five members, chosen by the other board members with regard to obtaining 
17.8 	representation from a variety of types of lakes and rivers within the state, who are from 
17.9 	lake associations representing designated star lakes or rivers, or until July 1, 2011, are 
17.10 	eligible to achieve star lake or river designation; 
17.11 	(4) one member designated by the commissioner of natural resources;
17.12 	(5) one member designated by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
17.13 	(6) one member designated by the chair of the Board of Water and Soil Resources;
17.14 	(7) one member designated by the Association of Minnesota Counties;
17.15 	(8) one member designated by the Minnesota Inter-County Association; and
17.16 	(9) one member designated by the League of Minnesota Cities.
17.17 	(d) By January 15 of each odd-numbered year, the board shall submit a report to the 
17.18 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
17.19 	jurisdiction over environment policy and finance on the activities for which money has 
17.20 	been or will be spent for the current biennium, the applications for designation, and the 
17.21 	star lakes or rivers designated by the board.
17.22 		Subd. 2.Conflict of interest. A board member may not participate in or vote on a 
17.23 	decision of the board relating to an organization in which the member has either a direct 
17.24 	or indirect personal financial interest. While serving on the Star Lake Board, a member 
17.25 	shall avoid any potential conflict of interest.
17.26 		Subd. 3.Staff; contracts. The board may hire staff or enter into contracts to carry 
17.27 	out the activities of the board.
17.28 		Subd. 4.Bylaws. The board shall adopt bylaws necessary for the conduct of the 
17.29 	business of the board consistent with this section. The corporation must publish bylaws 
17.30 	and amendments to the bylaws in the State Register.
17.31 		Subd. 5.Place of business. The board shall locate and maintain the board's place of 
17.32 	business within the state.
17.33 		Subd. 6.Chair. The board shall annually elect from among its members a chair and 
17.34 	other officers necessary for the performance of its duties.
18.1 		Subd. 7.Meetings. The board shall meet at least twice each year and may hold 
18.2 	additional meetings upon giving notice in accordance with the bylaws of the board. Board 
18.3 	meetings are subject to chapter 13D.
18.4 		Subd. 8.Funds. The board may accept and use gifts, grants, or contributions from 
18.5 	any source. Unless otherwise restricted by the terms of a gift or bequest, the board may 
18.6 	sell, exchange, or otherwise dispose of and invest or reinvest the money, securities, or other 
18.7 	property given or bequested to it. The principal of these funds, the income from them, and 
18.8 	all other revenues received by the board from any nonstate source must be placed in the 
18.9 	depositories the board determines and is subject to expenditure for the board's purposes.
18.10 		Subd. 9.Accounts; audits. The board may establish funds and accounts necessary 
18.11 	to carry out its responsibilities. The board shall provide for and pay the cost of an 
18.12 	independent audit of its official books and records by the legislative auditor subject to 
18.13 	sections 3.971 and 3.972. A copy of this audit shall be filed with the secretary of state.

18.14 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 103G.2241, is amended by adding a 
18.15 	subdivision to read:
18.16 		Subd. 8a.Approved development. A replacement plan for wetlands is not required 
18.17 	for development projects and ditch improvement projects in the state that have received 
18.18 	preliminary or final plat approval or have infrastructure that has been installed or has local 
18.19 	site plan approval, conditional use permits, or similar official approval by a governing 
18.20 	body or government agency, within five years before July 1, 1991. As used in the 
18.21 	subdivision, "infrastructure" means public water facilities, storm water and sanitary sewer 
18.22 	piping, outfalls, inlets, culverts, bridges, and any other work defined specifically by a local 
18.23 	government unit as constituting a capital improvement to a parcel within the context of an 
18.24 	approved development plan. This exemption applies only in a greater than 80 percent area 
18.25 	or in a watershed contiguous to a greater than 80 percent area. 

18.26 	Sec. 15. [103G.2251] STATE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; WETLAND 
18.27 	BANK CREDIT.
18.28 	In greater than 80 percent areas, preservation of wetlands subsequently protected by 
18.29 	a conservation easement as defined under section 84C.01, and held by the board, may be 
18.30 	eligible for wetland banking credits, according to rules adopted by the board. 

18.31 	Sec. 16. [103G.252] ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDERS.
18.32 	The commissioner may issue an order requiring violations to be corrected and 
18.33 	administratively assessing monetary penalties for violations of chapters 84, 103F, and 
19.1 	103G, rules, orders, agreements, settlements, licenses, registrations, or permits for 
19.2 	activities affecting the course, current, or cross-section of public waters, appropriation 
19.3 	or diversion of waters of the state, or harvest, control, or destruction of aquatic plants. 
19.4 	The commissioner must follow the procedures in section 103G.253 when issuing an 
19.5 	administrative penalty order. The maximum monetary amount of an administrative 
19.6 	penalty order is $10,000 for each violator for all violations by that violator identified 
19.7 	in an inspection or review of compliance.

19.8 	Sec. 17. [103G.253] ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ORDER PROCEDURE.
19.9 		Subdivision 1.Contents of order. An order assessing an administrative penalty 
19.10 	under section 103G.252 must include:
19.11 	(1) a concise statement of the facts alleged to constitute a violation;
19.12 	(2) a reference to the law, rule, order, agreement, settlement, license, registration, 
19.13 	or permit that has been violated;
19.14 	(3) a statement of the corrective order and the amount of the administrative penalty 
19.15 	to be imposed and the factors upon which it is based; and
19.16 	(4) a statement of the person's right to review the order.
19.17 		Subd. 2.Amount of penalty; considerations. (a) In determining the amount or 
19.18 	requirements of a penalty under section 103G.252, the commissioner may consider:
19.19 	(1) the willfulness of the violation;
19.20 	(2) the gravity of the violation, including damage to humans, animals, air, water, 
19.21 	land, forests, or other natural resources of the state;
19.22 	(3) the history of past violations;
19.23 	(4) the number of violations;
19.24 	(5) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the 
19.25 	violation; and
19.26 	(6) other factors as justice may require, if the commissioner specifically identifies 
19.27 	the additional factors in the commissioner's order.
19.28 	(b) For a second or subsequent violation, the commissioner shall, in determining the 
19.29 	amount or requirements of a penalty, consider:
19.30 	(1) the factors in paragraph (a);
19.31 	(2) the similarity of the most recent previous violation and the violation to be 
19.32 	penalized;
19.33 	(3) the time elapsed since the last violation;
19.34 	(4) the number of previous violations; and
19.35 	(5) the response of the person to the most recent previous violation identified.
20.1 		Subd. 3.Corrective order. (a) The commissioner may issue an order requiring the 
20.2 	violations cited in the order to be corrected within the time period specified in the order. 
20.3 	Corrective orders may require repair, restoration, replacement, and monetary restitution as 
20.4 	determined by the commissioner.
20.5 	(b) The person to whom the order was issued shall provide information to the 
20.6 	commissioner before the 31st day after the order was received demonstrating that the 
20.7 	violation has been corrected or that the person has developed a corrective plan. The 
20.8 	commissioner shall determine whether the violation has been corrected or whether the 
20.9 	corrective plan is acceptable and notify the person to whom the order was issued of the 
20.10 	commissioner's determination.
20.11 		Subd. 4.Penalty. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), if the commissioner 
20.12 	determines that the violation has been corrected or the person to whom the order was 
20.13 	issued has developed a corrective plan acceptable to the commissioner, the monetary 
20.14 	penalty must be forgiven.
20.15 	(b) Unless the person requests review of the order under subdivision 5 before the 
20.16 	monetary penalty is due, the penalty in the order is due and payable on the 31st day after 
20.17 	the order was received.
20.18 	(c) For repeated or serious violations, the commissioner may issue an order with a 
20.19 	monetary penalty that shall not be forgiven after the corrective action is taken.
20.20 	(d) Interest at the rate established in section 549.09 begins to accrue on penalties 
20.21 	under this subdivision on the 31st day after the order with the penalty was received.
20.22 		Subd. 5.Expedited administrative hearing. (a) Within 30 days after receiving an 
20.23 	order, the person to whom the order was issued may request an expedited hearing, using 
20.24 	the procedures adopted under section 14.51, to review the commissioner's action. The 
20.25 	hearing request must specifically state the reasons for seeking review of the order. The 
20.26 	person to whom the order was issued and the commissioner are the parties to the expedited 
20.27 	hearing. The commissioner must notify the person to whom the order was issued of 
20.28 	the time and place of the hearing at least 15 days before the hearing. The expedited 
20.29 	hearing must be held within 30 days after a request for hearing has been filed with the 
20.30 	commissioner unless the parties agree to a later date.
20.31 	(b) All written arguments must be submitted within ten days following the close 
20.32 	of the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted according to rules adopted under section 
20.33 	14.51, as modified by this subdivision. The Office of Administrative Hearings may, 
20.34 	in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources, adopt rules specifically 
20.35 	applicable to cases under this section.
21.1 	(c) The administrative law judge shall issue a report making recommendations about 
21.2 	the commissioner's action to the commissioner within 30 days following the close of the 
21.3 	record. The administrative law judge may not recommend a change in the amount of 
21.4 	the proposed penalty or corrective order unless the administrative law judge determines 
21.5 	that, based on the factors in subdivision 2, the monetary penalty or corrective order is 
21.6 	unreasonable.
21.7 	(d) If the administrative law judge makes a finding that the hearing was requested 
21.8 	solely for purposes of delay or that the hearing request was frivolous, the commissioner 
21.9 	may add to the amount of the penalty the costs charged to the Department of Natural 
21.10 	Resources by the Office of Administrative Hearings for the hearing.
21.11 	(e) If the administrative law judge issues a report that recommends dismissal of 
21.12 	the order assessing the administrative penalty, the commissioner must refund the costs 
21.13 	charged to the person receiving the order by the Office of Administrative Hearings for 
21.14 	the hearing and reasonable and necessary attorney fees incurred for the hearing. For 
21.15 	purposes of this paragraph, the administrative law judge may recommend attorney fees to 
21.16 	be refunded, not to exceed the amount of the penalty order.
21.17 	(f) If a hearing has been held, the commissioner may not issue a final order until at 
21.18 	least five days after receipt of the report of the administrative law judge. The person to 
21.19 	whom the order was issued may, within those five days, comment to the commissioner 
21.20 	on the recommendations and the commissioner must consider the comments. The final 
21.21 	order may be appealed according to sections 14.63 to 14.69.
21.22 	(g) If a hearing has been held and a final order issued by the commissioner, the 
21.23 	penalty must be paid within 30 days after the date the final order is received and the 
21.24 	corrective action must be completed within the time period specified by the final order, 
21.25 	unless review of the final order is requested under sections 14.63 to 14.69. If review is not 
21.26 	requested or the order is reviewed and upheld, the amount due is the penalty, together with 
21.27 	interest accruing from 31 days after the original order was received at the rate established 
21.28 	in section 549.09.
21.29 		Subd. 6.Alternative dispute resolution. In addition to review under subdivision 
21.30 	5, the commissioner may enter into mediation or other alternative dispute resolution 
21.31 	concerning an order issued under this section if the commissioner and the person to whom 
21.32 	the order was issued both agree to mediation or other alternative dispute resolution.
21.33 		Subd. 7.Enforcement. (a) The attorney general may proceed on behalf of the state 
21.34 	to enforce penalties that are due and payable under this section in any manner provided by 
21.35 	law for the collection of debts.
22.1 	(b) The attorney general may petition the district court to file the administrative 
22.2 	order as an order of the court. At any court hearing, the only issues parties may contest are 
22.3 	procedural and notice issues. Once entered, the administrative order may be enforced in 
22.4 	the same manner as a final judgment of the district court.
22.5 	(c) If a person fails to pay the penalty or comply with a corrective order, the attorney 
22.6 	general may bring a civil action in district court seeking payment of the penalties, 
22.7 	injunctive relief, or other appropriate relief including monetary damages, attorney fees, 
22.8 	costs, and interest.
22.9 		Subd. 8.Revocation and suspension of permit, license, or registration. If a 
22.10 	person fails to pay a penalty owed under this section, the commissioner may revoke or 
22.11 	refuse to reissue or renew a permit, license, or registration issued by the commissioner.
22.12 		Subd. 9.Cumulative remedy. The authority of the commissioner to issue a 
22.13 	corrective order assessing penalties is in addition to other remedies available under 
22.14 	statutory or common law, except that the state may not seek civil penalties under any 
22.15 	other provision of law for the violations covered by the administrative penalty order. The 
22.16 	payment of a penalty does not preclude the use of other enforcement provisions, under 
22.17 	which penalties are not assessed, in connection with the violation for which the penalty 
22.18 	was assessed.

22.19 	Sec. 18. [103G.254] RECOVERY OF LITIGATION COSTS AND EXPENSES.
22.20 	In any judicial action brought by the attorney general for civil penalties, injunctive 
22.21 	relief, or an action to compel performance under section 103G.253, if the state ultimately 
22.22 	prevails and if the proven violation was willful, the state, in addition to other penalties 
22.23 	provided by law, may be allowed an amount determined by the court to be the reasonable 
22.24 	value of all or part of the litigation expenses incurred by the state. In determining the 
22.25 	amount of the litigation expenses to be allowed, the court shall give consideration to the 
22.26 	economic circumstances of the defendant.

22.27 	Sec. 19. [173.0855] STAR LAKE OR RIVER SIGNS.
22.28 		Subdivision 1.Authority to erect. (a) A county, statutory or home rule charter city, 
22.29 	or town of Minnesota that contains a star lake or river designated under section 103B.701 
22.30 	may request the Department of Transportation to erect star lake or river signs pursuant 
22.31 	to section 161.139. One sign may be erected at each approach to a lake or river within 
22.32 	the right-of-way of an interstate or other highway that passes over a lake or river in the 
22.33 	Department of Transportation's eight-county metropolitan district or near or over a lake or 
22.34 	river in greater Minnesota.
23.1 	(b) An official lake or river sign on the right-of-way of an interstate or other highway 
23.2 	may be replaced with a star lake or river sign by the Department of Transportation 
23.3 	pursuant to section 161.139.
23.4 		Subd. 2.Sign standards. The Department of Transportation shall design and 
23.5 	manufacture the star lake and river signs to specifications not contrary to other federal 
23.6 	and state highway sign standards.

23.7 	Sec. 20. FIRST MEETING; DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENTS.
 23.8 	The appointing authorities named in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.702, must 
23.9 	complete their appointments to the Star Lake Board by August 1, 2008, with the exception 
23.10 	of the appointments required under Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.702, subdivision 1, 
23.11 	paragraph (c), clause (3), which must be completed within 30 days of the first meeting of 
23.12 	the board. The board member designated by the commissioner of natural resources must 
23.13 	convene the first meeting of the board no later than September 1, 2008.

23.14 	Sec. 21. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN; RULEMAKING EXEMPTION.
 23.15 	The commissioner of natural resources shall prepare a plan to implement the 
23.16 	administrative penalty order according to Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.252 to 
23.17 	103G.254. The commissioner shall provide a 30-day period for public comment on the 
23.18 	plan. The plan must be finalized by December 31, 2008. The plan is exempt from the 
23.19 	rulemaking procedures under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14, and Minnesota Statutes, 
23.20 	section 14.386, does not apply.

23.21 	Sec. 22. WATONWAN COUNTY SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION 
23.22 	DISTRICT SUPERVISOR APPOINTMENTS.
 23.23 		Subdivision 1.Appointments. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.24 	103C.305, subdivision 6, the vacancies in the office of elected supervisor for the 
23.25 	Watonwan County Soil and Water Conservation District may be filled by appointment 
23.26 	made by the Watonwan County Board. The appointees may hold office until the first 
23.27 	Monday in January following the 2008 general election. Successors shall be elected at the 
23.28 	2008 general election and hold office for the remainder of the term or for the next regular 
23.29 	term, whichever is appropriate. 
23.30 		Subd. 2.Expiration. This section expires January 5, 2009.

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

24.1 	Sec. 23. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES RULEMAKING 
24.2 	REQUIRED; STRUCTURES IN PUBLIC WATERS.
 24.3 	The commissioner of natural resources shall update rules on structures in public 
24.4 	waters allowed and permit requirements for those structures under Minnesota Rules, 
24.5 	chapter 6115, as a part of the rulemaking required in Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 
24.6 	1, section 4, subdivision 3. The Department of Natural Resources general permit no. 
24.7 	2008-0401 expires on the effective date of the updated rules.

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

24.9 	Sec. 24. COMFORT LAKE-FOREST LAKE WATERSHED DISTRICT.
 24.10 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed 
24.11 	District established under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103D, shall be considered a 
24.12 	watershed management organization as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.205, 
24.13 	subdivision 13. The Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District shall manage or plan 
24.14 	for the management of surface water within the watershed district boundary in Chisago 
24.15 	and Washington Counties through the authorities contained in Minnesota Statutes, sections 
24.16 	103B.205 to 103B.255 and chapter 103D.

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

24.18 	Sec. 25.  REPEALER.
 24.19 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 84.961, subdivision 4; and 85.013, subdivision 
24.20 	21b, and Laws 1989, chapter 335, article 1, section 21, subdivision 8, as amended by Laws 
24.21 	2002, chapter 323, section 19, are repealed.

24.22 	ARTICLE 3
24.23 	GAME AND FISH

24.24 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 17.4984, subdivision 1, 
24.25 	is amended to read:
24.26 		Subdivision 1.License required. (a) A person or entity may not operate an aquatic 
24.27 	farm without first obtaining an aquatic farm license from the commissioner.
24.28 	(b) Applications for an aquatic farm license must be made on forms provided by 
24.29 	the commissioner.
24.30 	(c) Licenses are valid for five years and are transferable upon notification to the 
24.31 	commissioner.
25.1 	(d) The commissioner shall issue an aquatic farm license on payment of the required 
25.2 	license fee under section 17.4988. 
25.3 	(e) A license issued by the commissioner is not a determination of private property 
25.4 	rights, but is only based on a determination that the licensee does not have a significant 
25.5 	detrimental impact on the public resource.
25.6 	(f) By January 15, 2008, the commissioner shall report to the senate and house 
25.7 	of representatives committees on natural resource policy and finance on policy 
25.8 	recommendations regarding aquaculture. The commissioner shall not issue a new license 
25.9 	for aquatic farm purposes on a natural water body that has been restored with money from 
25.10 	migratory waterfowl stamp proceeds, credited under section 97A.075, subdivision 2, 
25.11 	or federal duck stamp proceeds.
25.12 	(g) Before a new aquatic farm license is issued for a natural water body, the applicant 
25.13 	must notify all owners of property with direct access to the water body.

25.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4985, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
25.15 		Subd. 2.Bill of lading. (a) A state-issued bill of lading is required for:
25.16 	(1) intrastate transportation of aquatic life other than salmonids and, catfish, or 
25.17 	species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by 
25.18 	the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
25.19 	between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for 
25.20 	the species being transported if the aquatic life is being transported into a watershed where 
25.21 	it is not currently present, if walleyes whose original source is south of marked State 
25.22 	Highway 210 are being transported to a facility north of marked State Highway 210, or if 
25.23 	the original source of the aquatic life is outside Minnesota and contiguous states; and
25.24 	(2) stocking of waters other than public waters with aquatic life other than salmonids 
25.25 	and, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible 
25.26 	species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant 
25.27 	Health Inspection Services.
25.28 	(b) When aquatic life is transported under paragraph (a), a copy of the bill of 
25.29 	lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager at least 72 hours before the 
25.30 	transportation.
25.31 	(c) For transportation and stocking of waters that are not public waters:
25.32 	(1) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager 72 hours 
25.33 	before transporting fish for stocking;
26.1 	(2) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager within five 
26.2 	days after stocking if the waters to be stocked are confirmed by telecopy or telephone prior 
26.3 	to stocking by the regional fisheries office not to be public waters; or
26.4 	(3) a completed bill of lading may be submitted to the regional fisheries office 
26.5 	by telecopy prior to transporting fish for stocking. Confirmation that the waters to be 
26.6 	stocked are not public waters may be made by returning the bill of lading by telecopy or 
26.7 	in writing, in which cases additional copies need not be submitted to the Department of 
26.8 	Natural Resources.
26.9 	(d) Bill of lading forms may only be issued by the Department of Natural Resources 
26.10 	in St. Paul, and new bill of lading forms may not be issued until all previously issued 
26.11 	forms have been returned.

26.12 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4985, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
26.13 		Subd. 3.Exemptions for transportation permits and bills of lading. (a) A 
26.14 	state-issued bill of lading or transportation permit is not required by an aquatic farm 
26.15 	licensee for importation, of animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
26.16 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
26.17 	Plant Health Inspection Services; transportation, of animals not on the official list of viral 
26.18 	hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of 
26.19 	Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services; or export for the following:
26.20 	(1) minnows taken under an aquatic farm license in this state and transported 
26.21 	intrastate;
26.22 	(2) aquarium or ornamental fish including goldfish and tropical, subtropical, and 
26.23 	saltwater species that cannot survive in the waters of the state, which may be imported or 
26.24 	transported if accompanied by shipping documents;
26.25 	(3) fish or fish eggs that have been processed for use as food, bait, or other purposes 
26.26 	unrelated to fish propagation;
26.27 	(4) live fish from a licensed aquatic farm, which may be transported directly to an 
26.28 	outlet for processing or for other food purposes if accompanied by shipping documents;
26.29 	(5) fish being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;
26.30 	(6) sucker eggs, sucker fry, or fathead minnows transported intrastate for bait 
26.31 	propagation or feeding of cultural aquatic life, except that if either species becomes listed 
26.32 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
26.33 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, 
26.34 	then a transportation permit is required;
27.1 	(7) species of fish that are found within the state used in connection with public 
27.2 	shows, exhibits, demonstrations, or fishing pools for periods not exceeding 14 days;
27.3 	(8) fish being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents; or
27.4 	(9) intrastate transportation of aquatic life between or within licensed private fish 
27.5 	hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported, 
27.6 	except where required in subdivision 2 and except that salmonids and, catfish, or species 
27.7 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
27.8 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
27.9 	may only be transferred or transported intrastate without a transportation permit if they 
27.10 	had no record of bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia at the time 
27.11 	they were imported into the state and if they have had a fish health inspection within the 
27.12 	preceding year that has shown no certifiable diseases to be present.
27.13 	Aquatic life being transferred between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, 
27.14 	or aquarium facilities must be accompanied by shipping documents and salmonids and,
27.15 	catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
27.16 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
27.17 	Inspection Services, being transferred or transported intrastate without a transportation 
27.18 	permit must be accompanied by a copy of their most recent fish health inspection.
27.19 	(b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must show the place of origin, 
27.20 	owner or consignee, destination, number, and species.

27.21 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4985, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
27.22 		Subd. 5.Permit application. An application for a transportation permit must 
27.23 	be made on forms provided by the commissioner. An incomplete application must be 
27.24 	rejected. An application for a transportation permit for salmonids and, catfish, or species 
27.25 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
27.26 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, 
27.27 	their eggs, or sperm must be accompanied by certification that the source of the eggs or 
27.28 	sperm are free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling 
27.29 	disease, or furunculosis may be imported, transported, or stocked following treatment 
27.30 	approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic 
27.31 	septicemia may be imported, transported, or stocked into areas where the disease has been 
27.32 	previously introduced identified as being present. A copy of the transportation permit 
27.33 	showing the date of certification inspection must accompany the shipment of fish while 
27.34 	in transit and must be available for inspection by the commissioner. By 14 days after a 
28.1 	completed application is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the importation 
28.2 	permits as provided in this section.

28.3 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4986, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
28.4 		Subdivision 1.Importation and stocking restrictions. A person may not import 
28.5 	fish into or stock fish in the state without first obtaining a transportation permit with a 
28.6 	disease certification, as prescribed under section 17.4985, subdivision 5, when required or 
28.7 	a bill of lading from the commissioner, unless the person is exempted.

28.8 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
28.9 		Subd. 2.Licensed facilities. (a) The commissioner shall issue transportation 
28.10 	permits to import:
28.11 	(1) indigenous and naturalized species except trout, salmon, and catfish, or species 
28.12 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
28.13 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, 
28.14 	and sperm from any source to a standard facility;
28.15 	(2) trout, salmon, and catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic 
28.16 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal 
28.17 	and Plant Health Inspection Services, from a nonemergency enzootic disease area to a 
28.18 	containment facility if the fish are certified within the previous year to be free of certifiable 
28.19 	diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may 
28.20 	be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial 
28.21 	kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the 
28.22 	disease has been previously introduced identified as being present; and
28.23 	(3) trout, salmon, and catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic 
28.24 	septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, 
28.25 	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, from a facility in a nonemergency enzootic 
28.26 	disease area with a disease-free history of three years or more to a standard facility, except 
28.27 	that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be imported 
28.28 	following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease 
28.29 	or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the disease has been 
28.30 	previously introduced identified as being present.
28.31 	(b) If a source facility in a nonemergency enzootic disease area cannot demonstrate a 
28.32 	history free from disease, aquatic life may only be imported into a quarantine facility.

28.33 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4986, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
29.1 		Subd. 4.Disease-free history. Disease-free histories required under this section 
29.2 	must include the results of a fish health inspection. When disease-free histories of more 
29.3 	than one year are required for importing salmonids or, catfish, or species on the official 
29.4 	list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
29.5 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, the disease 
29.6 	history must be of consecutive years that include the year previous to, or the year of, 
29.7 	the transportation request.

29.8 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4987, is amended to read:
29.9 	17.4987 STOCKING PRIVATE AQUATIC LIFE.
29.10 	(a) A person may not release private aquatic life into public waters that are not 
29.11 	licensed as part of an aquatic farm without first obtaining a transportation permit from the 
29.12 	commissioner. The commissioner may:
29.13 	(1) deny issuance of a permit if releasing the private aquatic life is not consistent 
29.14 	with the management plan for the public waters.; and
29.15 	(2) approve the import, transport, and stocking of fish with bacterial kidney disease 
29.16 	or viral hemorrhagic septicemia into areas or waters where either disease has been 
29.17 	identified as being present.
29.18 	(b) The commissioner shall make management plans available to the public.
29.19 	(b) (c) If a permit is denied, the commissioner must provide reasons for the denial 
29.20 	in writing.

29.21 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
29.22 		Subd. 2.Restriction on the sale of game fish. (a) Except as provided in paragraph 
29.23 	(b), species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
29.24 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
29.25 	Inspection Services, must be free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and species of the 
29.26 	family salmonidae or ictaluridae, except bullheads, must be free of certifiable diseases if 
29.27 	sold for stocking or transfer to another aquatic farm.
29.28 	(b) The following exceptions apply to paragraph (a):
29.29 	(1) eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be transferred 
29.30 	between licensed facilities or stocked following treatment approved by the commissioner.;
29.31 	(2) fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be 
29.32 	transferred between licensed facilities or stocked in areas where the disease has been 
29.33 	previously introduced. identified as being present; and
30.1 	(3) the commissioner may allow transfer between licensed facilities or stocking of 
30.2 	fish with enteric redmouth or furunculosis when the commissioner determines that doing 
30.3 	so would pose no threat to the state's aquatic resources.

30.4 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.4993, is amended to read:
30.5 	17.4993 MINNOWS.
30.6 		Subdivision 1.Taking from public waters. (a) Under an aquatic farm license, a 
30.7 	licensee may take minnow sperm, minnow eggs, and live minnows for aquatic farm 
30.8 	purposes from public waters for aquatic farm purposes under an aquatic farm license, 
30.9 	except that have been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia when the testing indicates 
30.10 	the disease is not present.
30.11 	(b) A licensee may take sucker eggs and sperm may only be takenin approved 
30.12 	waters with a sucker egg license endorsement as provided by section 17.4994. 
30.13 		Subd. 2.Importation of live minnows. Minnows from outside the state may not be 
30.14 	imported live by a licensee for purposes other than processing or feeding aquatic farm 
30.15 	fish. A transportation permit as prescribed under sections 17.4985, 17.4986, and 97C.515, 
30.16 	subdivision 4, is required for importation.

30.17 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
30.18 		Subd. 4.Commercial fishing and turtle, frog, and crayfish harvesting 
30.19 	restrictions in infested and noninfested waters. (a) All nets, traps, buoys, anchors, 
30.20 	stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing or turtle, frog, or crayfish harvesting in an 
30.21 	infested water that is designated because it contains invasive fish or, invertebrates, or 
30.22 	certifiable diseases, as defined in section 17.4982, may not be used in any other waters. If 
30.23 	a commercial licensee operates in both an infested water designated because it contains 
30.24 	invasive fish or, invertebrates, or certifiable diseases, as defined in section 17.4982,  and 
30.25 	other waters, all nets, traps, buoys, anchors, stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing 
30.26 	or turtle, frog, or crayfish harvesting in waters not designated as infested with invasive 
30.27 	fish or, invertebrates, or certifiable diseases, as defined in section 17.4982, must be tagged 
30.28 	with tags provided by the commissioner, as specified in the commercial licensee's license 
30.29 	or permit, and may not be used in infested waters designated because the waters contain 
30.30 	invasive fish or, invertebrates, or certifiable diseases, as defined in section 17.4982.
30.31 	(b) All nets, traps, buoys, anchors, stakes, and lines used for commercial fishing or 
30.32 	turtle, frog, or crayfish harvesting in an infested water that is designated solely because it 
30.33 	contains Eurasian water milfoil must be dried for a minimum of ten days or frozen for a 
30.34 	minimum of two days before they are used in any other waters, except as provided in this 
31.1 	paragraph. Commercial licensees must notify the department's regional or area fisheries 
31.2 	office or a conservation officer before removing nets or equipment from an infested water 
31.3 	designated solely because it contains Eurasian water milfoil and before resetting those 
31.4 	nets or equipment in any other waters. Upon notification, the commissioner may authorize 
31.5 	a commercial licensee to move nets or equipment to another water without freezing or 
31.6 	drying, if that water is designated as infested solely because it contains Eurasian water 
31.7 	milfoil.
31.8 	(c) A commercial licensee must remove all aquatic macrophytes from nets and other 
31.9 	equipment when the nets and equipment are removed from waters of the state.
31.10 	(d) The commissioner shall provide a commercial licensee with a current listing of 
31.11 	designated infested waters at the time that a license or permit is issued.

31.12 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.015, is amended by adding a 
31.13 	subdivision to read:
31.14 		Subd. 5a.Certifiable diseases. "Certifiable diseases" has the meaning given it 
31.15 	in section 17.4982.

31.16 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.015, subdivision 32a, is amended to 
31.17 	read:
31.18 		Subd. 32a.Muzzle-loader Muzzleloader season. "Muzzle-loader Muzzleloader
31.19 	season" means the firearms deer season option open only for legal muzzle-loading
31.20 	muzzleloading firearms, as prescribed by the commissioner.

31.21 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.015, subdivision 41a, is amended to 
31.22 	read:
31.23 		Subd. 41a.Regular firearms season. "Regular firearms season" means any of 
31.24 	the firearms deer season options seasons prescribed by the commissioner that begin in 
31.25 	November, exclusive of the muzzle-loader muzzleloader season.

31.26 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.015, is amended by adding a 
31.27 	subdivision to read:
31.28 		Subd. 44a.Shelter. "Shelter" means any structure, other than a self-propelled motor 
31.29 	vehicle, that is set on the ice of state waters to provide shelter.

31.30 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.045, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
32.1 		Subd. 7.Duty to encourage stamp design and purchases. (a) The commissioner 
32.2 	shall encourage the purchase of:
32.3 	(1) Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps by nonhunters interested in migratory 
32.4 	waterfowl preservation and habitat development;
32.5 	(2) pheasant stamps by persons interested in pheasant habitat improvement;
32.6 	(3) trout and salmon stamps by persons interested in trout and salmon stream and 
32.7 	lake improvement; and
32.8 	(4) turkey stamps by persons interested in wild turkey management and habitat 
32.9 	improvement stamp collecting; and
32.10 	(5) walleye stamps by persons interested in walleye stocking and stamp collecting.
32.11 	(b) The commissioner shall make rules governing contests for selecting a design for 
32.12 	each stamp, including those stamps not required to be in possession while taking game or 
32.13 	fish. The commissioner shall ensure that stamp design and characteristics are consistent 
32.14 	with the design and characteristics that are sought by pictorial stamp collectors.

32.15 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.045, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
32.16 		Subd. 11.Power to prevent or control wildlife disease. (a) If the commissioner 
32.17 	determines that action is necessary to prevent or control a wildlife disease, the 
32.18 	commissioner may prevent or control wildlife disease in a species of wild animal in 
32.19 	addition to the protection provided by the game and fish laws by further limiting, closing, 
32.20 	expanding, or opening seasons or areas of the state; by reducing or increasing limits in 
32.21 	areas of the state; by establishing disease management zones; by authorizing free licenses; 
32.22 	by allowing shooting from motor vehicles by persons designated by the commissioner; 
32.23 	by issuing replacement licenses for sick animals; by requiring sample collection from 
32.24 	hunter-harvested animals; by limiting wild animal possession, transportation, and 
32.25 	disposition; and by restricting wildlife feeding.
32.26 	(b) The commissioner shall restrict wildlife feeding within a 15-mile 30-mile radius 
32.27 	of a cattle herd that is infected with bovine tuberculosis.
32.28 	(c) The commissioner may prevent or control wildlife disease in a species of wild 
32.29 	animal in the state by emergency rule adopted under section 84.027, subdivision 13. 

32.30 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.055, subdivision 4, is 
32.31 	amended to read:
32.32 		Subd. 4.Game and fish annual reports. (a) By December 15 each year, 
32.33 	the commissioner shall submit to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
32.34 	appropriations and the environment and natural resources reports on each of the following:
33.1 	(1) the amount of revenue from the following and purposes for which expenditures 
33.2 	were made:
33.3 	(i) the small game license surcharge under section 97A.475, subdivision 4; 
33.4 	(ii) the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 
33.5 	5, clause (1); 
33.6 	(iii) the trout and salmon stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 10; 
33.7 	(iv) the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (2);  
33.8 	(v) the turkey stamp wild turkey management account under section 97A.475, 
33.9 	subdivision 5, clause (3) 97A.075, subdivision 5; and
33.10 	(vi) the deer license donations and surcharges under section 97A.475, subdivisions 
33.11 	3, paragraph (b), and 3a; and
33.12 	(vii) the walleye stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 10a;
33.13 	(2) the amounts available under section 97A.075, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and 
33.14 	(c), and the purposes for which these amounts were spent; 
33.15 	(3) money credited to the game and fish fund under this section and purposes for 
33.16 	which expenditures were made from the fund;
33.17 	(4) outcome goals for the expenditures from the game and fish fund; and
33.18 	(5) summary and comments of citizen oversight committee reviews under 
33.19 	subdivision 4b.
33.20 	(b) The report must include the commissioner's recommendations, if any, for 
33.21 	changes in the laws relating to the stamps and surcharge referenced in paragraph (a).

33.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2009.

33.23 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
33.24 		Subd. 4b.Citizen oversight subcommittees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint 
33.25 	subcommittees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; 
33.26 	review the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes 
33.27 	in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant 
33.28 	information; and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for 
33.29 	improvements in the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
33.30 	(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following subcommittees, each comprised 
33.31 	of at least three affected persons:
33.32 	(1) a Fisheries Operations Subcommittee to review fisheries funding, excluding 
33.33 	activities related to trout and salmon stamp and walleye stamp funding;
33.34 	(2) a Wildlife Operations Subcommittee to review wildlife funding, excluding 
33.35 	activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and turkey stamp wild turkey 
34.1 	management funding and excluding review of the amounts available under section 
34.2 	97A.075, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c);
34.3 	(3) a Big Game Subcommittee to review the report required in subdivision 4, 
34.4 	paragraph (a), clause (2);
34.5 	(4) an Ecological Services Operations Subcommittee to review ecological services 
34.6 	funding;
34.7 	(5) a subcommittee to review game and fish fund funding of enforcement, support 
34.8 	services, and Department of Natural Resources administration;
34.9 	(6) a subcommittee to review the trout and salmon stamp report and address funding 
34.10 	issues related to trout and salmon;
34.11 	(7) a subcommittee to review the report on the migratory waterfowl stamp and 
34.12 	address funding issues related to migratory waterfowl;
34.13 	(8) a subcommittee to review the report on the pheasant stamp and address funding 
34.14 	issues related to pheasants; and
34.15 	(9) a subcommittee to review the report on the turkey stamp wild turkey management 
34.16 	account and address funding issues related to wild turkeys; and
34.17 	(10) a subcommittee to review the walleye stamp and address funding issues related 
34.18 	to walleye stocking.
34.19 	(c) The chairs of each of the subcommittees shall form a Budgetary Oversight 
34.20 	Committee to coordinate the integration of the subcommittee reports into an annual 
34.21 	report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad level in policies, activities, and 
34.22 	revenue enhancements or reductions; provide a forum to address issues that transcend the 
34.23 	subcommittees; and submit a report for any subcommittee that fails to submit its report 
34.24 	in a timely manner.
34.25 	(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a 
34.26 	biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 
34.27 	of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations 
34.28 	to the commissioner and to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over natural 
34.29 	resources finance.
34.30 	(e) Each subcommittee shall choose its own chair, except that the chair of the 
34.31 	Budgetary Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not 
34.32 	be the chair of any of the subcommittees.
34.33 	(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee must make recommendations to the 
34.34 	commissioner and to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over natural 
34.35 	resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
35.1 	(g) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the 
35.2 	Budgetary Oversight Committee and subcommittees do not expire until June 30, 2010.

35.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section if effective March 1, 2009.

35.4 	Sec. 20. [97A.056] OUTDOOR HERITAGE FUND; LESSARD-HERITAGE 
35.5 	ENHANCEMENT COUNCIL.
35.6 		Subdivision 1.Outdoor heritage fund. (a) The outdoor heritage fund is established 
35.7 	in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. All money earned by the outdoor 
35.8 	heritage fund must be credited to the fund. At least 97 percent of the money appropriated 
35.9 	from the fund must be spent on specific fish, wildlife, habitat, and land conservation 
35.10 	projects.
35.11 	(b) A forest fragmentation and consolidation account is created within the 
35.12 	outdoor heritage fund. From the receipts deposited in the fund under the Minnesota 
35.13 	Constitution, article XI, section 15, 20 percent each fiscal year must be credited to the 
35.14 	forest fragmentation and consolidation account. Money in the account may be spent only 
35.15 	for the acquisition of permanent easements on private forest land or for the acquisition of 
35.16 	land for forest consolidation. The conservation easements must guarantee public access, 
35.17 	including, but not limited to, hunting and fishing access.
35.18 	(c) A conservation partners account is created within the outdoor heritage fund. 
35.19 	From the receipts deposited in the fund under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
35.20 	section 15, 20 percent each year must be credited to the conservation partners account. 
35.21 	Money in the account may be spent only for matching grants of up to $250,000 to local 
35.22 	sporting and wildlife conservation clubs for the improvement of fish, game, and wildlife 
35.23 	habitat conservation.
35.24 		Subd. 2.Lessard-Heritage Enhancement Council. (a) The Lessard-Heritage 
35.25 	Enhancement Council of 16 members is created in the legislative branch, consisting of:
35.26 	(1) three members of the senate appointed by the senate Subcommittee on 
35.27 	Committees of the Committee on Rules and Administration;
35.28 	(2) three members of the house of representatives appointed by the speaker of the 
35.29 	house;
35.30 	(3) three public members representing hunting, fishing, and wildlife habitat 
35.31 	conservation stakeholders appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
35.32 	Committee on Rules and Administration;
35.33 	(4) three public members representing hunting, fishing, and wildlife habitat 
35.34 	conservation stakeholders appointed by the speaker of the house; and
36.1 	(5) four public members representing hunting, fishing, and wildlife habitat 
36.2 	conservation stakeholders appointed by the governor.
36.3 	(b) One member from the senate and one member from the house of representatives 
36.4 	must be from the minority caucus.
36.5 	(c) At least one public member appointed by the speaker of the house and one public 
36.6 	member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee on Rules 
36.7 	and Administration must be a woman. At least two of the public members appointed 
36.8 	by the governor must be women. At least one of the public members appointed by the 
36.9 	governor must be an ethnic minority. Appointing authorities shall consider geographic 
36.10 	balance in making appointments under this section.
36.11 	(d) The public members appointed and recommended to the appointing authorities 
36.12 	according to subdivision 3 must:
36.13 	(1) have experience or expertise in the science, policy, or practice of preservation, 
36.14 	enhancement, and protection of the state's fish, game, and wildlife habitat;
36.15 	(2) have strong knowledge in the state's fish, game, and wildlife habitat conservation 
36.16 	issues around the state; and
36.17 	(3) have demonstrated the ability to work in a collaborative environment.
36.18 	(e) A public member may be removed by an appointing authority for cause.
36.19 	(f) Citizen members serve four-year terms and shall be initially appointed according 
36.20 	to the following schedule of terms:
36.21 	(1) two members appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
36.22 	January 2013;
36.23 	(2) two members appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
36.24 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
36.25 	2013, and two members appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 
36.26 	Monday in January 2013;
36.27 	(3) one member appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
36.28 	January 2012;
36.29 	(4) one member appointed by the senate Subcommittee on Committees of the 
36.30 	Committee on Rules and Administration for a term ending the first Monday in January 
36.31 	2012, and one member appointed by the speaker of the house for a term ending the first 
36.32 	Monday in January 2012; and
36.33 	(5) one member appointed by the governor for a term ending the first Monday in 
36.34 	January 2011.
37.1 	(g) Legislative members are entitled to reimbursement for per diem expenses plus 
37.2 	travel expenses incurred in the services of the council. The removal and, beginning July 1, 
37.3 	2009, the compensation of public members is as provided in section 15.0575.
37.4 	(h) The first meeting of the council shall be convened by the chair of the Legislative 
37.5 	Coordinating Commission. Members shall elect a chair, vice chair, secretary, and other 
37.6 	officers as determined by the council. The chair may convene meetings as necessary to 
37.7 	conduct the duties prescribed by this section.
37.8 	(i) Legislative membership terms are at the pleasure of the appointing authority, 
37.9 	except that members shall serve on the council until their successors are appointed.
37.10 	(j) The governor's appointments to the council are subject to the advice and consent 
37.11 	of the senate.
37.12 	(k) Vacancies occurring on the council do not affect the authority of the remaining 
37.13 	members of the council to carry out their duties.
37.14 	(l) In addition to the appointments in paragraph (a), each appointing authority shall 
37.15 	appoint one nonvoting member under the age of 18.
37.16 		Subd. 3.Citizen selection committee. (a) The governor shall appoint an Outdoor 
37.17 	Heritage Fund Citizen Selection Committee of five members who come from different 
37.18 	regions of the state and represent hunting and fishing stakeholders. The duties of the 
37.19 	Outdoor Heritage Enhancement Fund Citizen Selection Committee shall be to:
37.20 	(1) identify citizen candidates to be public members of the council, as part of the 
37.21 	open appointments process under section 15.0597;
37.22 	(2) request and review citizen candidate applications to be members of the council; 
37.23 	and
37.24 	(3) interview the citizen candidates and recommend an adequate pool of candidates 
37.25 	to be selected for council membership by the governor, the senate, and the house of 
37.26 	representatives. Compensation of members is as provided in section 15.0575.
37.27 	(b) The Outdoor Heritage Enhancement Fund Citizen Selection Committee shall 
37.28 	give strong consideration to recommending candidates under the age of 30.
37.29 		Subd. 4.Strategic plan required. (a) The council shall adopt a strategic plan for 
37.30 	making expenditures from the outdoor heritage fund, including identifying the priority 
37.31 	areas for funding for the next six years. The strategic plan must be reviewed every two 
37.32 	years. The strategic plan must have clearly stated short-term and long-term goals and 
37.33 	strategies for outdoor heritage fund expenditures, must provide measurable outcomes for 
37.34 	expenditures, and must determine areas of emphasis for funding.
37.35 	(b) The council shall consider the long-term strategic plans of agencies with 
37.36 	environment and natural resource programs and responsibilities and plans of fish, game, 
38.1 	and wildlife conservation organizations during the development and review of the 
38.2 	strategic plan.
38.3 		Subd. 5.Duties of council. (a) The council, in consultation with statewide and local 
38.4 	fishing, hunting, wildlife, forestry, agriculture, and land conservation groups, shall develop 
38.5 	a biennial budget plan to recommend expenditures from the outdoor heritage fund to the 
38.6 	legislature and the governor. Approval of the biennial budget plan for the outdoor heritage 
38.7 	fund requires an affirmative vote of at least 11 members of the council.
38.8 	(b) In the biennial budget submitted to the legislature, the governor shall submit 
38.9 	separate budget detail for planned expenditures from the outdoor heritage fund as 
38.10 	recommended by the council.
38.11 	(c) As a condition of acceptance of an appropriation from the outdoor heritage fund, 
38.12 	an agency or entity receiving an appropriation shall submit a work program and quarterly 
38.13 	progress reports for appropriations from the outdoor heritage fund to the members of the 
38.14 	Lessard-Heritage Enhancement Council in the form determined by the council.
38.15 		Subd. 6.Council administration. (a) The council may employ personnel and 
38.16 	contract with consultants as necessary to carry out the functions and duties of the council. 
38.17 	Permanent employees shall be in the unclassified service. The council may request staff 
38.18 	assistance, legal opinion, and data from agencies of state government as needed for the 
38.19 	execution of the responsibilities of the council.
38.20 	(b) Beginning July 1, 2009, the administrative expenses of the council shall be paid 
38.21 	from the outdoor heritage fund, as appropriated by law.
38.22 	(c) A council member or an employee of the council may not participate in or vote 
38.23 	on a decision of the council relating to an organization in which the member or employee 
38.24 	has either a direct or indirect personal financial interest. While serving on or employed by 
38.25 	the council, a person shall avoid any potential conflict of interest.
38.26 		Subd. 7.Open meetings. (a) Meetings of the council and other groups the council 
38.27 	may establish must be open to the public. Except where prohibited by law, the council 
38.28 	shall establish additional processes to broaden public involvement in all aspects of its 
38.29 	deliberations. For the purposes of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is 
38.30 	present and action is taken regarding a matter within the jurisdiction of the council.
38.31 	(b) For legislative members of the council, enforcement of this subdivision shall 
38.32 	be governed by section 3.055, subdivision 2. For nonlegislative members of the council, 
38.33 	enforcement of this subdivision shall be governed by section 13D.06, subdivisions 1 and 2.

38.34 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective November 15, 2008, if the 
38.35 	constitutional amendment proposed in Laws 2008, chapter 151, is adopted by the voters.

39.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.075, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
39.2 		Subd. 4.Pheasant stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps 
39.3 	must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account 
39.4 	may be used only for:
39.5 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked 
39.6 	pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter 
39.7 	cover, and reliable food sources;
39.8 	(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;
39.9 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private 
39.10 	land;
39.11 	(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including 
39.12 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and
39.13 	(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public 
39.14 	hunting.
39.15 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
39.16 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
39.17 	(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under 
39.18 	paragraph (a), clause (4); or
39.19 	(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2009 2019, personnel may be 
39.20 	hired to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement 
39.21 	conservation provisions of state and federal programs.

39.22 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.075, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
39.23 		Subd. 5.Turkey stamps account. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from 
39.24 	turkey stamps $4.50 from each turkey license sold must be credited to the wild turkey 
39.25 	management account. Money in the account may be used only for:
39.26 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild 
39.27 	turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment 
39.28 	of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
39.29 	(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;
39.30 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and 
39.31 	private land;
39.32 	(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
39.33 	(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population 
39.34 	surveys and monitoring, and research.
39.35 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
40.1 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
40.2 	(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4), 
40.3 	or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
40.4 	(2) any permanent personnel costs.

40.5 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2009.

40.6 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.075, is amended by adding a 
40.7 	subdivision to read:
40.8 		Subd. 6.Walleye stamp. (a) Revenue from walleye stamps must be credited to the 
40.9 	walleye stamp account. Money in the account must be used only for stocking walleye in 
40.10 	waters of the state and related activities.
40.11 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
40.12 	a specific body of water under paragraph (a), or for costs associated with supplies and 
40.13 	equipment to implement walleye stocking activities under paragraph (a).

40.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective on March 1, 2009.

40.15 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.145, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
40.16 		Subd. 2.Acquisition procedure. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (g), 
40.17 	lands purchased or leased under this section must be acquired in accordance with this 
40.18 	subdivision.
40.19 	(b) The commissioner must notify the county board and the town officers where the 
40.20 	land is located and furnish them a description of the land to be acquired. The county board 
40.21 	must approve or disapprove the proposed acquisition within 90 days after being notified. 
40.22 	The commissioner may extend the time up to 30 days. The soil and water conservation 
40.23 	district supervisors shall counsel the county board on drainage and flood control and the 
40.24 	best utilization and capability of the land.
40.25 	(c) If the county board approves the acquisition within the prescribed time, the 
40.26 	commissioner may acquire the land.
40.27 	(d) If the county board disapproves the acquisition, it must state valid reasons. 
40.28 	The commissioner may not purchase or lease the land if the county board disapproves 
40.29 	the acquisition and states its reasons within the prescribed time period. The landowner 
40.30 	or the commissioner may appeal the disapproval to the district court having jurisdiction 
40.31 	where the land is located.
40.32 	(e) The commissioner or the owner of the land may submit the proposed acquisition 
40.33 	to the Land Exchange Board if: (1) the county board does not give reason for disapproval, 
41.1 	or does not approve or disapprove the acquisition within the prescribed time period; or 
41.2 	(2) the court finds that the disapproval is arbitrary and capricious, or that the reasons 
41.3 	stated for disapproval are invalid.
41.4 	(f) The Land Exchange Board must conduct a hearing and make a decision on 
41.5 	the acquisition within 60 days after receiving the proposal. The Land Exchange Board 
41.6 	must give notice of the hearing to the county board, the commissioner, the landowner, 
41.7 	and other interested parties. The Land Exchange Board must consider the interests of the 
41.8 	county, the state, and the landowner in determining whether the acquisition is in the public 
41.9 	interest. If a majority of the Land Exchange Board members approves the acquisition, 
41.10 	the commissioner may acquire the land. If a majority disapproves, the commissioner 
41.11 	may not purchase or lease the land.
41.12 	(g) This subdivision does not apply to land acquired for the Carlos Avery and 
41.13 	Lamprey Pass Wildlife Management Areas that is contiguous to other land within the 
41.14 	wildlife management area.

41.15 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
41.16 		Subd. 5.Refunds. (a) The commissioner may issue a refund on a license, not 
41.17 	including any issuing fees paid under section 97A.485, subdivision 6, if: 
41.18 	(1) the licensee dies before the opening of the licensed season. The original license 
41.19 	and a copy of the death certificate must be provided to the commissioner; or
41.20 	(2) the licensee is unable to participate in the licensed activity because the licensee is 
41.21 	called to active military duty or military leave is canceled during the entire open season of 
41.22 	the licensed activity. The original license and a copy of the military orders or notice of 
41.23 	cancellation of leave must be provided to the commissioner; or
41.24 	(3) the licensee purchased two licenses for the same license season in error.
41.25 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to lifetime licenses.

41.26 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.405, subdivision 2, is 
41.27 	amended to read:
41.28 		Subd. 2.Personal possession. (a) A person acting under a license or traveling from 
41.29 	an area where a licensed activity was performed must have in personal possession either: 
41.30 	(1) the proper license, if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) 
41.31 	the proper license identification number or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to 
41.32 	the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and received.
41.33 	(b) If possession of a license or a license identification number is required, a person 
41.34 	must exhibit, as requested by a conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the proper 
42.1 	license if the license has been issued to and received by the person; or (2) the proper 
42.2 	license identification number or stamp validation and a valid state driver's license, state 
42.3 	identification card, or other form of identification provided by the commissioner, if the 
42.4 	license has been sold to the person by electronic means but the actual license has not been 
42.5 	issued and received. A person charged with violating the license possession requirement 
42.6 	shall not be convicted if the person produces in court or the office of the arresting officer, 
42.7 	the actual license previously issued to that person, which was valid at the time of arrest, 
42.8 	or satisfactory proof that at the time of the arrest the person was validly licensed. Upon 
42.9 	request of a conservation officer or peace officer, a licensee shall write the licensee's name 
42.10 	in the presence of the officer to determine the identity of the licensee.
42.11 	(c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a receipt for license fees, a 
42.12 	copy of a license, or evidence showing the issuance of a license, including the license 
42.13 	identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a licensee to exercise the rights 
42.14 	or privileges conferred by a license.
42.15 	(d) A license issued electronically and not immediately provided to the licensee shall 
42.16 	be mailed to the licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license. A pictorial turkey,
42.17 	migratory waterfowl, pheasant, or trout and salmon, or walleye stamp shall be provided to 
42.18 	the licensee after purchase of a stamp validation only if the licensee pays an additional $2 
42.19 	fee. A pictorial turkey stamp may be purchased for a $2 fee.

42.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2009.

42.21 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.405, subdivision 4, is 
42.22 	amended to read:
42.23 		Subd. 4.Replacement licenses. (a) The commissioner may permit licensed deer 
42.24 	hunters to change zone, license, or season options. The commissioner may issue a 
42.25 	replacement license if the applicant submits the original deer license and unused tags that 
42.26 	are being replaced and the applicant pays any increase in cost between the original and 
42.27 	the replacement license. A refund of the difference in fees may be issued when a person 
42.28 	changes from a regular deer license to a youth deer license. When a person submits both 
42.29 	an archery and a firearms license for replacement, the commissioner may apply the value 
42.30 	of both licenses towards the replacement license fee.
42.31 	(b) A replacement license may be issued only if the applicant has not used any 
42.32 	tag from the original license or licenses and meets the conditions of paragraph (c). The 
42.33 	original license or licenses and all unused tags for the licenses being replaced must be 
42.34 	submitted to the issuing agent at the time the replacement license is issued.
43.1 	(c) A replacement license may be issued under the following conditions, or as 
43.2 	otherwise prescribed by rule of the commissioner:
43.3 	(1) when the season for the license being surrendered has not yet opened; or
43.4 	(2) when the person is upgrading from a regular firearms or archery deer license to 
43.5 	an all season deer license;
43.6 	(3) when the person is upgrading from a regular firearms license to a multizone 
43.7 	deer license; or
43.8 	(4) when the person is changing from a regular firearms deer license to a youth 
43.9 	deer license.
43.10 	(d) Notwithstanding section 97A.411, subdivision 3, a replacement license is valid 
43.11 	immediately upon issuance if the license being surrendered is valid at that time.

43.12 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.431, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.13 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. Persons eligible for a moose license shall be determined 
43.14 	under this section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for a moose license only 
43.15 	if the person:
43.16 	(1) is a resident; and
43.17 	(2) is at least age 16 before the season opens; and
43.18 	(3) (2) has not been issued a moose license for any of the last five seasons or after 
43.19 	January 1, 1991.

43.20 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.433, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.21 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. Persons eligible for an elk license shall be determined under this 
43.22 	section and commissioner's rule. A person is eligible for an elk license only if the person:
43.23 	(1) is a resident; and
43.24 	(2) is at least age 16 before the season opens; and
43.25 	(3) (2) has never been issued an elk license.

43.26 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.434, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
43.27 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. Eligibility for a prairie chicken license shall be determined by 
43.28 	this section and by rule adopted by the commissioner. A person is eligible for a prairie 
43.29 	chicken license only if the person:
43.30 	(1) is a resident; and
43.31 	(2) was born before January 1, 1980, or possesses a firearms safety certificate.

44.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.441, subdivision 7, is 
44.2 	amended to read:
44.3 		Subd. 7.Owners or tenants of agricultural land. (a) The commissioner may 
44.4 	issue, without a fee, a license to take an antlerless deer to a person resident who is an 
44.5 	owner or tenant, or a nonresident who is an owner, of at least 80 acres of agricultural land, 
44.6 	as defined in section 97B.001, in deer permit areas that have deer archery licenses to 
44.7 	take additional deer under section 97B.301, subdivision 4. A person may receive only 
44.8 	one license per year under this subdivision. For properties with co-owners or cotenants, 
44.9 	only one co-owner or cotenant may receive a license under this subdivision per year. The 
44.10 	license issued under this subdivision is restricted to land leased for agricultural purposes 
44.11 	or owned by the holder of the license within the permit area where the qualifying land 
44.12 	is located. The holder of the license may transfer the license to the holder's spouse or 
44.13 	dependent. Notwithstanding sections 97A.415, subdivision 1, and 97B.301, subdivision 
44.14 	2, the holder of the license may purchase an additional license for taking deer and may 
44.15 	take an additional deer under that license.
44.16 	(b) A person who obtains a license under paragraph (a) must allow public deer 
44.17 	hunting on their land during that deer hunting season, with the exception of the first 
44.18 	Saturday and Sunday during the deer hunting season applicable to the license issued under 
44.19 	section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clauses (4) and (13).

44.20 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is 
44.21 	amended to read:
44.22 		Subd. 3.Residents under age 16; small game. (a) A resident under age 16 may 
44.23 	not obtain a small game license but may take small game by firearms or bow and arrow 
44.24 	without a license if the resident is:
44.25 	(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
44.26 	(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or 
44.27 	guardian;
44.28 	(3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied 
44.29 	by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an 
44.30 	apprentice hunter validation; or
44.31 	(4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
44.32 	(b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game 
44.33 	license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident 
44.34 	under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter, 
44.35 	bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat, 
45.1 	or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the 
45.2 	accompanying parent or guardian.
45.3 	(c) A resident under age 12 may apply for a turkey license and may take a turkey 
45.4 	without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or 
45.5 	guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.
45.6 	(d) A resident under age 12 may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take a 
45.7 	prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an 
45.8 	adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.

45.9 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.10 		Subd. 2.Lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling license 
45.11 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those 
45.12 	activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a 
45.13 	trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required 
45.14 	by law.
45.15 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:
45.16 	(1) age 3 and under, $227;
45.17 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $300;
45.18 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $383; and
45.19 	(4) age 51 and over, $203.

45.20 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is 
45.21 	amended to read:
45.22 		Subd. 5.Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license 
45.23 	authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The 
45.24 	license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident 
45.25 	small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout 
45.26 	and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or 
45.27 	any other hunting stamps required by law.
45.28 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
45.29 	(1) age 3 and under, $357;
45.30 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $480;
45.31 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and
45.32 	(4) age 51 and over, $413.

45.33 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
46.1 		Subd. 2.Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime 
46.2 	angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license 
46.3 	authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The 
46.4 	license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation,
46.5 	or other stamps required by law.
46.6 	(b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
46.7 	(1) age 3 and under, $447;
46.8 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $600;
46.9 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $773; and
46.10 	(4) age 51 and over, $513.

46.11 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is 
46.12 	amended to read:
46.13 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
46.14 	only, are:
46.15 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $12.50;
46.16 	(2) for persons ages 16 and 17 and age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;
46.17 	(3) to take turkey, $18 $23;
46.18 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
46.19 	season, $26;
46.20 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $26;
46.21 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
46.22 	season, $26;
46.23 	(7) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $310;
46.24 	(7) (8) to take bear, $38;
46.25 	(8) (9) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $250;
46.26 	(9) multizone license to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $52;
46.27 	(10) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
46.28 	(11) all season license to take three deer throughout the state in any open deer 
46.29 	season, except as restricted under section 97B.305, $78;
46.30 	(12) to take prairie chickens, $20;
46.31 	(13) (12) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer with firearms 
46.32 	during the regular firearms season in any open zone or time period, $13; and
46.33 	(14) (13) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer by archery, 
46.34 	$13; and
46.35 	(14) for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13.

47.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendment to clause (3) is effective March 1, 2009.

47.2 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is 
47.3 	amended to read:
47.4 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
47.5 	to nonresidents, are:
47.6 	(1) for persons age 18 and older or over to take small game, $73;
47.7 	(2) for persons age 18 and older or over to take deer with firearms during the regular 
47.8 	firearms season, $135;
47.9 	(3) for persons age 18 and older or over to take deer by archery, $135;
47.10 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
47.11 	season, $135;
47.12 	(5) to take bear, $195;
47.13 	(5) (6) to take turkey, $73 $78;
47.14 	(6) (7) to take raccoon or bobcat, $155;
47.15 	(7) multizone license to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $270;
47.16 	(8) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
47.17 	(9) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the 
47.18 	regular firearms season in any open zone season option or time period, $13; and
47.19 	(10) for persons at least age 12 and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $13; and
47.20 	(11) for persons under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader season, $13.
47.21 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under 
47.22 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7). An additional commission may not be assessed on this 
47.23 	surcharge.

47.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. The amendment to the turkey license fee under paragraph 
47.25 	(a), clause (6), is effective March 1, 2009.

47.26 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
47.27 		Subd. 5.Hunting stamps. Fees for the following stamps and stamp validations are:
47.28 	(1) migratory waterfowl stamp, $7.50; and
47.29 	(2) pheasant stamp, $7.50; and
47.30 	(3) turkey stamp validation, $5.

47.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2009.

48.1 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is 
48.2 	amended to read:
48.3 		Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
48.4 	to nonresidents, are:
48.5 	(1) to take fish by angling, $37.50;
48.6 	(2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, 
48.7 	$26.50;
48.8 	(3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected by the licensee, $22;
48.9 	(4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family for one or both parents 
48.10 	and dependent children under the age of 16, $50.50;
48.11 	(5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by the licensee, $8.50; and
48.12 	(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 
48.13 	consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $38.50.; and
48.14 	(7) to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50.
48.15 	(b) A $2 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses 
48.16 	issued under paragraph (a), clause (5). An additional commission may not be assessed 
48.17 	on this surcharge.

48.18 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, is amended by adding a 
48.19 	subdivision to read:
48.20 		Subd. 10a.Walleye stamp validation. A person may agree to purchase a walleye 
48.21 	stamp validation for $5.

48.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2009.

48.23 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, 
48.24 	is amended to read:
48.25 		Subd. 11.Fish houses and, dark houses, or shelters; residents. Fees for the 
48.26 	following licenses for a resident are:
48.27 	(1) annual for a fish house or, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $11.50; 
48.28 	(2) annual for a fish house or, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $26;
48.29 	(3) three-year for a fish house or, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, $34.50; and
48.30 	(4) three-year for a fish house or, dark house, or shelter that is rented, $78.

48.31 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, 
48.32 	is amended to read:
49.1 		Subd. 12.Fish houses or shelters; nonresident. Fees for fish house or shelter 
49.2 	licenses for a nonresident are:
49.3 	(1) annual, $33; 
49.4 	(2) seven consecutive days, $19; and
49.5 	(3) three-year, $99.

49.6 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.485, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
49.7 		Subd. 6.Licenses to be sold and issuing fees. (a) Persons authorized to sell 
49.8 	licenses under this section must issue the following licenses for the license fee and the 
49.9 	following issuing fees:
49.10 	(1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the issuing fee is $1;
49.11 	(2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1; and
49.12 	(3) to take small game, to take fish by angling or by spearing, and to trap fur-bearing 
49.13 	animals, the issuing fee is $1;
49.14 	(4) for a stamp validation that is not issued simultaneously with a license, an issuing 
49.15 	fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized seller;
49.16 	(5) for stamps stamp validations issued simultaneously with a license, there is no fee;
49.17 	(6) for licenses, seals, tags, or coupons issued without a fee under section 97A.441
49.18 	or 97A.465, an issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the authorized 
49.19 	seller;
49.20 	(7) for lifetime licenses, there is no fee; and
49.21 	(8) for all other licenses, permits, renewals, or applications or any other transaction 
49.22 	through the electronic licensing system under this chapter or any other chapter when an 
49.23 	issuing fee is not specified, an issuing fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion 
49.24 	of the authorized seller.
49.25 	(b) An issuing fee may not be collected for issuance of a trout and salmon stamp if 
49.26 	a stamp validation is issued simultaneously with the related angling or sporting license.
49.27 	Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one trout and salmon stamp 
49.28 	in the same transaction after the end of the season for which the stamp was issued.
49.29 	(c) The agent shall keep the issuing fee as a commission for selling the licenses.
49.30 	(d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on licenses sold by the 
49.31 	commissioner.
49.32 	(e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the issuing fee and that the 
49.33 	issuing fee is kept by the seller as a commission for selling the licenses.
49.34 	(f) For duplicate licenses, including licenses issued without a fee, the issuing fees are:
49.35 	(1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and
50.1 	(2) for other licenses, 50 cents.
50.2 	(g) The commissioner may issue one-day angling licenses in books of ten licenses 
50.3 	each to fishing guides operating charter boats upon receipt of payment of all license 
50.4 	fees, excluding the issuing fee required under this section. Copies of sold and unsold 
50.5 	licenses shall be returned to the commissioner. The commissioner shall refund the charter 
50.6 	boat captain for the license fees of all unsold licenses. Copies of sold licenses shall be 
50.7 	maintained by the commissioner for one year.

50.8 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.535, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.9 		Subdivision 1.Tags required. (a) A person may not possess or transport deer, 
50.10 	bear, elk, or moose taken in the state unless a tag is attached to the carcass in a manner 
50.11 	prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner must prescribe the type of tag that has 
50.12 	the license number of the owner, the year of its issue, and other information prescribed by 
50.13 	the commissioner.
50.14 	(b) The tag and the license must be validated at the site of the kill as prescribed by 
50.15 	the commissioner.
50.16 	(c) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the tag must be attached to the 
50.17 	deer, bear, elk, or moose at the site of the kill before the animal is removed from the 
50.18 	site of the kill.
50.19 	(d) The tag must remain attached to the animal until the animal is processed for 
50.20 	storage.
50.21 	(e) A person may move a lawfully taken deer, bear, elk, or moose from the site of the 
50.22 	kill without attaching the validated tag to the animal only while in the act of manually 
50.23 	or mechanically dragging, carrying, or carting the animal across the ground and while 
50.24 	possessing the validated tag on their person. A motor vehicle may be used to drag the 
50.25 	animal across the ground. At all other times, the validated tag must be attached to the 
50.26 	deer, bear, elk, or moose:
50.27 	(1) as otherwise provided in this section; and
50.28 	(2) prior to the animal being placed onto and transported on a motor vehicle, being 
50.29 	hung from a tree or other structure or device, or being brought into a camp or yard or 
50.30 	other place of habitation.

50.31 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.015, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
50.32 		Subd. 5.Firearms safety certificate. The commissioner shall issue a firearms 
50.33 	safety certificate to a person that satisfactorily completes the required course of instruction. 
50.34 	A person must be at least age 11 to take the firearms safety course and may receive a 
51.1 	firearms safety certificate, but the certificate is not valid for hunting until the year the 
51.2 	person reaches age 12. A person who is age 11 and has a firearms safety certificate may 
51.3 	purchase a deer, bear, turkey, or prairie chicken license to take big game that will become
51.4 	be valid whenfor hunting during the entire regular season for which the license is valid if 
51.5 	the person reacheswill reach age 12 during that calendar year. A firearms safety certificate 
51.6 	issued to a person under age 12 by another state as provided in section 97B.020 is not 
51.7 	valid for hunting in Minnesota until the person reaches age 12. The form and content of 
51.8 	the firearms safety certificate shall be prescribed by the commissioner.

51.9 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is 
51.10 	amended to read:
51.11 		Subdivision 1.Firearms and ammunition that may be used to take big game. (a)
51.12 	A person may take big game with a firearm only if:
51.13 	(1) the rifle, shotgun, and handgun used is a caliber of at least .23 .22 inches and 
51.14 	with centerfire ignition;
51.15 	(2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
51.16 	(3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .23 .22 inches and has a soft point or is 
51.17 	an expanding bullet type;
51.18 	(4) the ammunition has a case length of at least 1.285 inches;
51.19 	(5) the muzzle-loader muzzleloader used is incapable of being loaded at the breech;
51.20 	(6) (5) the smooth-bore muzzle-loader muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least 
51.21 	.45 inches; and
51.22 	(7) (6) the rifled muzzle-loader muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.
51.23 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (4), a person may take big game with a 
51.24 	ten millimeter cartridge that is at least 0.95 inches in length, a .45 Winchester Magnum 
51.25 	cartridge, a .50 A. E. (Action Express) handgun cartridge, or a 56-46 Spencer, 56-50 
51.26 	Spencer, or 56-56 Spencer cartridge.

51.27 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.036, is amended to read:
51.28 	97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS DEER SEASON.
51.29 	Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, 
51.30 	bear, or turkey by crossbow during the respective regular firearms deer season seasons. 
51.31 	The transportation requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the regular 
51.32 	firearms deer, bear, or turkey season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 
51.33 	97B.106, subdivision 2. A person taking deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow under this 
51.34 	section must have a valid firearms deer license to take the respective game.

52.1 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.041, is amended to read:
52.2 	97B.041 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RESTRICTED 
52.3 	IN DEER ZONES.
52.4 	A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition outdoors during the period 
52.5 	beginning the fifth day before the open firearms season and ending the second day after 
52.6 	the close of the season within an area where deer may be taken by a firearm, except:
52.7 	(1) during the open season and in an area where big game may be taken, a firearm 
52.8 	and ammunition authorized for taking big game in that area may be used to take big game 
52.9 	in that area if the person has a valid big game license in possession;
52.10 	(2) an unloaded firearm that is in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehicle;
52.11 	(3) a shotgun and shells containing No. 4 buckshot or smaller diameter lead shot 
52.12 	or steel shot;
52.13 	(4) a handgun or rifle and only short, long, and long rifle cartridges that are caliber of 
52.14 	.22 inches capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 Mach 2, .17 HMR, .22 short, 
52.15 	long, or long rifle, or .22 magnum caliber;
52.16 	(5) handguns possessed by a person authorized to carry a handgun under sections 
52.17 	624.714 and 624.715 for the purpose authorized; and 
52.18 	(6) on a target range operated under a permit from the commissioner.
52.19 	This section does not apply during an open firearms season in an area where deer 
52.20 	may be taken only by muzzleloader, except that muzzleloading firearms lawful for the 
52.21 	taking of deer may be possessed only by persons with a valid license to take deer by 
52.22 	muzzleloader during that season.

52.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2008.

52.24 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.071, is amended to read:
52.25 	97B.071 BLAZE ORANGE REQUIREMENTS.
52.26 	(a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), a person may not hunt 
52.27 	or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws 
52.28 	and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the 
52.29 	waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange. Blaze orange includes a camouflage 
52.30 	pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange within each foot square. This section does not 
52.31 	apply to migratory waterfowl hunters on waters of this state or in a stationary shooting 
52.32 	location or to trappers on waters of this state.
52.33 	(b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c), and in addition to 
52.34 	the requirement in paragraph (a), a person may not take small game other than turkey, 
53.1 	migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except when hunting with nontoxic shot or while 
53.2 	trapping, unless a visible portion of at least one article of the person's clothing above the 
53.3 	waist is blaze orange. This paragraph does not apply to a person hunting by falconry.
53.4 	(c) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where 
53.5 	paragraph (a) or (b) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Public 
53.6 	Law 103-141.
53.7 	(d) A violation of paragraph (b) shall not result in a penalty, but is punishable only 
53.8 	by a safety warning.

53.9 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.081, is amended to read:
53.10 	97B.081 USING ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO LOCATE ANIMALS.
53.11 		Subdivision 1.With firearms and bows. (a) Except as provided in subdivision 3, a 
53.12 	person may not cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light on a highway, 
53.13 	or in a field, woodland, or forest, to spot, locate, or take a wild animal, except while 
53.14 	taking raccoons in accordance with section 97B.621, subdivision 3, or tending traps in 
53.15 	accordance with section 97B.931, while having in possession, either individually or as 
53.16 	one of a group of persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to kill
53.17 	take big game, small game, or unprotected wild animals. 
53.18 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to a firearm that is:
53.19 	(1) unloaded;
53.20 	(2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm 
53.21 	by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of 
53.22 	the firearm exposed; and
53.23 	(3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
53.24 	(c) This subdivision does not apply to a bow that is:
53.25 	(1) completely encased or unstrung; and
53.26 	(2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
53.27 	(d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm 
53.28 	or bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.
53.29 	(e) This subdivision does not apply to persons taking raccoons under section 
53.30 	97B.621, subdivision 3. 
53.31 	(f) This subdivision does not apply to a person hunting fox or coyote from January 1 
53.32 	to March 15 while using a hand-held artificial light, provided that the person:
53.33 	(1) is on foot;
53.34 	(2) is using a shotgun;
53.35 	(3) is not within a public road right-of-way;
54.1 	(4) is using a hand-held or electronic calling device; and
54.2 	(5) is not within 200 feet of a motor vehicle.
54.3 		Subd. 2.Without firearms. (a) Between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. 
54.4 	from September 1 to December 31, Except as provided in subdivision 3, from two hours 
54.5 	after sunset until sunrise, a person may not cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other 
54.6 	artificial light on a highway, or in a field, woodland, or forest to spot, or locate, or take a 
54.7 	wild animal except to take raccoons under section 97B.621, subdivision 3, or to tend traps 
54.8 	under section 97B.931. 
54.9 	(b) Between one-half hour after sunset until sunrise, Except as provided in 
54.10 	subdivision 3, a person may not cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial 
54.11 	light to spot, locate, or take a wild animal on fenced, agricultural land.containing 
54.12 	livestock, as defined in section 17A.03, subdivision 5, or poultry that is marked with signs 
54.13 	prohibiting the shining of lights. The signs must:
54.14 	(1) display reflectorized letters that are at least two inches in height and state "no 
54.15 	shining" or similar terms; and
54.16 	(2) be placed at intervals of 1,000 feet or less along the boundary of the area.
54.17 	(c) It is not a violation of paragraph (a) or (b) for a person to carry out any 
54.18 	agricultural, occupational, or recreational practice, including snowmobiling that is not 
54.19 	related to spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.
54.20 	(d) Between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., Except as provided in subdivision 
54.21 	3, a person may not project cast a spotlight or hand-held light onto residential property 
54.22 	or building sites from a moving motor vehicle being operated on land, except for the 
54.23 	following purposes:.
54.24 	(1) safety;
54.25 	(2) emergency response;
54.26 	(3) normal vehicle operations; or
54.27 	(4) performing an occupational duty.
54.28 	(d) Except as provided in subdivision 3, a person may not at any time cast the rays of 
54.29 	a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light on property posted with signs prohibiting the 
54.30 	shining of lights onto the property. When signs are posted, the signs shall display letters 
54.31 	that are at least two inches in height and state "no shining" or similar terms, and shall be 
54.32 	placed at intervals of 500 feet or less along the boundary of the property.
54.33 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) It is not a violation of this section for a person to cast the 
54.34 	rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light to:
54.35 	(1) take raccoons in accordance with section 97B.621, subdivision 3, or tend traps in 
54.36 	accordance with section 97B.931; or 
55.1 	(2) hunt fox or coyote from January 1 to March 15 while using a hand-held artificial 
55.2 	light, provided that the person is:
55.3 	(i) on foot;
55.4 	(ii) using a shotgun;
55.5 	(iii) not within a public road right-of-way;
55.6 	(iv) using a hand-held or electronic calling device; and
55.7 	(v) not within 200 feet of a motor vehicle.
55.8 	(b) It is not a violation of subdivision 2 for a person to cast the rays of a spotlight, 
55.9 	headlight, or other artificial light to:
55.10 	(1) carry out any agricultural, safety, emergency response, normal vehicle operations, 
55.11 	or occupational-related activities that do not involve taking wild animals; or
55.12 	(2) carry out outdoor recreation as defined in section 97B.001 that is not related to 
55.13 	spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.

55.14 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.106, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
55.15 		Subdivision 1.Qualifications for crossbow permits. (a) The commissioner may 
55.16 	issue a special permit, without a fee, to take big game, small game, or rough fish with a 
55.17 	crossbow to a person that is unable to hunt or take rough fish by archery because of a 
55.18 	permanent or temporary physical disability. A crossbow permit issued under this section 
55.19 	also allows the permittee to use a bow with a mechanical device that draws, releases, or 
55.20 	holds the bow at full draw as provided in section 97B.035, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).
55.21 	(b) To qualify for a crossbow permit under this section, a temporary disability 
55.22 	must render the person unable to hunt or fish by archery for a minimum of two years 
55.23 	after application for the permit is made. The permanent or temporary disability must 
55.24 	be established by medical evidence, and the inability to hunt or fish by archery for the 
55.25 	required period of time must be verified in writing by a licensed physician or chiropractor.
55.26 	A person who has received a special permit under this section because of a permanent 
55.27 	disability is eligible for subsequent special permits without providing medical evidence 
55.28 	and verification of the disability.
55.29 	(c) The person must obtain the appropriate license.

55.30 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
55.31 		Subdivision 1.Possession of firearms prohibited. Except when hunting bear, A 
55.32 	person may not take big game deer by archery while in possession of a firearm.

55.33 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.301, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.1 		Subdivision 1.Licenses required. A person may not take deer without a license. 
56.2 	A person must have a firearms deer license to take deer with firearms during the regular 
56.3 	firearms season, a muzzleloader license to take deer with a muzzleloader during the 
56.4 	muzzleloader season, and an archery deer license to take deer by archery except as 
56.5 	provided in this section.

56.6 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
56.7 		Subd. 2.Limit of one deer. Except as provided in subdivisions 3 and 4, A person 
56.8 	may obtain one regular firearms season deer license, one muzzleloader season deer 
56.9 	license, and one archery season deer license in the same license year, but may take only
56.10 	not tag more than one deer except as provided in subdivisions 3 and 4.

56.11 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.301, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
56.12 		Subd. 4.Taking more than one deer. (a) The commissioner may, by rule, allow 
56.13 	a person to take more than one deer. The commissioner shall prescribe the conditions 
56.14 	for taking the additional deer including:
56.15 	(1) taking by firearm, muzzleloader, or archery;
56.16 	(2) obtaining additional licenses; and
56.17 	(3) payment of a fee not more than the fee for a firearms deer license; and
56.18 	(4) the total number of deer that an individual may take.
56.19 	(b) In Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Marshall, Pennington, and Roseau Counties, a 
56.20 	person may obtain one firearms deer license and one archery deer license in the same 
56.21 	license year, and may take one deer under each license. The commissioner may limit the 
56.22 	use of this provision in certain years to protect the deer population in the area.

56.23 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
56.24 		Subd. 6.Residents or nonresidents under age 18 may take deer of either sex.
 56.25 	A resident or nonresident under the age of 18 may take a deer of either sex except in 
56.26 	those antlerless permit areas and seasons where no antlerless permits are offered. In 
56.27 	antlerless permit areas where no antlerless permits are offered, the commissioner may 
56.28 	provide a limited number of youth either sex permits to residents or nonresidents under 
56.29 	age 18, under the procedures provided in section 97B.305, and may give preference to 
56.30 	residents or nonresidents under the age of 18 that have not previously been selected. 
56.31 	This subdivision does not authorize the taking of an antlerless deer by another member 
56.32 	of a party under subdivision 3. 

57.1 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.328, is amended to read:
57.2 	97B.328 BAITING PROHIBITED.
57.3 		Subdivision 1.Hunting with aid of bait or feed prohibited. (a) A person may 
57.4 	not hunt deer:
57.5 	(1) with the aid or use of bait or feed; or
57.6 	(2) in the vicinity of bait or feed if the person knows or has reason to know that 
57.7 	bait or feed is present; or.
57.8 	(3) in the vicinity of where the person has placed bait or caused bait to be placed 
57.9 	within the previous ten days.
57.10 	(b) This restriction does not apply to:
57.11 		Subd. 2.Removal of bait.  An area is considered baited for ten days after the 
57.12 	complete removal of all bait or feed.
57.13 		Subd. 3.Definition.  For purposes of this section, "bait or feed" includes grains, 
57.14 	fruits, vegetables, nuts, hay, or other food that is capable of attracting or enticing deer and 
57.15 	that has been placed by a person. Liquid scents, salt, and minerals are not bait or feed.
57.16 	(1) Food resulting from normal or accepted farming, forest management, wildlife 
57.17 	food plantings, orchard management, or other similar land management activities; or
57.18 	is not bait or feed.
57.19 		Subd. 4.Exception for bait or feed on adjacent land. (2) A person otherwise 
57.20 	in compliance with this section who is hunting on the person's ownprivate or public 
57.21 	property, whenthat is adjacent to property where bait or feed is present is not in violation 
57.22 	of this section if the person has not participated in, been involved with, or agreed to 
57.23 	baiting or feeding wildlife on the adjacent land owned by another person property.

57.24 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.621, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
57.25 		Subd. 3.Nighttime hunting restrictions. To take raccoons between one-half hour 
57.26 	after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise, a person:
57.27 	(1) must be on foot;
57.28 	(2) may use an artificial light only if hunting with dogs;
57.29 	(3) may not use a rifle other than one of a .22 inch caliber with .22 short, long, or 
57.30 	long rifle, rimfire ammunition may use handgun or rifle rimfire only .17 MACH2, .17 
57.31 	HMR, 22 short, long, and long rifle, and 22 magnum; and
57.32 	(4) may not use shotgun shells with larger diameter of shot than No. 4 shot.

57.33 	Sec. 59. [97B.673] NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED FOR TAKING SMALL 
57.34 	GAME IN CERTAIN AREAS.
58.1 		Subdivision 1.Nontoxic shot on public lands in agricultural zone. After 
58.2 	July 1, 2011, nontoxic shot, as approved by the director of the United States Fish and 
58.3 	Wildlife Service, must be used when taking small game by shotgun on public lands in the 
58.4 	agricultural zone defined in this section.
58.5 		Subd. 2.Agricultural zone. The agricultural zone is that area of the state south 
58.6 	and west of a line beginning at the eastern boundary of the state on U.S. Highway 8, 
58.7 	thence westerly on U.S. Highway 8 to State Trunk Highway 95, thence westerly on State 
58.8 	Trunk Highway 95 to the junction of U.S. Highway 10, thence northwesterly on U.S. 
58.9 	Highway 10 to the junction of U.S. Highway 59, thence northerly on U.S. Highway 59 
58.10 	to the Canadian border.

58.11 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97B.721, is amended to read:
58.12 	97B.721 LICENSE AND STAMP VALIDATION REQUIRED TO TAKE 
58.13 	TURKEY; TAGGING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
58.14 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person 
58.15 	may not take a turkey without possessing a turkey license and a turkey stamp validation. 
58.16 	(b) The requirement in paragraph (a) to have a turkey stamp validation does not 
58.17 	apply to persons under age 18. An unlicensed adult age 18 or older may assist a licensed 
58.18 	wild turkey hunter. The unlicensed adult may not shoot or possess a firearm or bow while 
58.19 	assisting a hunter under this paragraph and may not charge a fee for the assistance.
58.20 	(c) The commissioner may by rule prescribe requirements for the tagging and 
58.21 	registration of turkeys.

58.22 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2009.

58.23 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.203, is amended to read:
58.24 	97C.203 EXCHANGE OF FISH OR WILDLIFE RESOURCES; DISPOSAL 
58.25 	OF STATE HATCHERY PRODUCTS.
58.26 	(a) The commissioner shall dispose of fish hatchery products or exchange fish or 
58.27 	wildlife resources only after they have been tested for certifiable diseases. The testing 
58.28 	must have been completed within the 12 months preceding the disposal or exchange. Fish 
58.29 	or wildlife resources subject to an exchange must have received a disease-free certification 
58.30 	for those certifiable diseases not currently documented in Minnesota. Disease certification 
58.31 	must be provided prior to accepting the fish or wildlife resource. When the fish or wildlife 
58.32 	resource is not certified as disease-free, they may be stocked or transferred only into 
58.33 	waters that already contain that disease.
59.1 	(b) State hatchery products shall be disposed of according to the following order of 
59.2 	priorities:
59.3 	(1) distribution of fish eggs and fry to state hatcheries to hatch fry or raise fingerlings 
59.4 	for stocking waters of the state for recreational fishing;
59.5 	(2) transfer to other government agencies in exchange for fish or wildlife resources 
59.6 	of equal value or private fish hatcheries in exchange for fish to be stocked in waters of 
59.7 	the state for recreational fishing;
59.8 	(3) sale to private fish hatcheries or licensed aquatic farms at a price not less than the 
59.9 	fair wholesale market value, established as the average price charged at the state's private 
59.10 	hatcheries and contiguous states per volume rates;
59.11 	(4) transfer to other government agencies, colleges, or universities for cooperative 
59.12 	fish management and research purposes; and
59.13 	(5) sale of not more than $25 fair market value to any school, museum, or 
59.14 	commercial enterprise for curriculum implementation, educational programs, public 
59.15 	exhibition, or cooperative displays.

59.16 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.205, is amended to read:
59.17 	97C.205 TRANSPORTING AND STOCKING FISH.
59.18 	(a) Except on the water body where taken, a person may not transport a live fish in a 
59.19 	quantity of water sufficient to keep the fish alive, unless the fish:
59.20 	(1) is being transported under an aquaculture license as authorized under sections 
59.21 	17.4985 and 17.4986;
59.22 	(2) is being transported for a fishing contest weigh-in under section 97C.081;
59.23 	(3) is a minnow being transported under section 97C.505 or 97C.515;
59.24 	(4) is being transported by a commercial fishing license holder under section 
59.25 	97C.821; or
59.26 	(5) is being transported as otherwise authorized in this section or as prescribed for 
59.27 	certifiable diseases under sections 17.46 to 17.4999.
59.28 	(b) The commissioner may adopt rules to allow and regulate:
59.29 	(1) the transportation of fish and fish eggs; and
59.30 	(2) the stocking of waters with fish or fish eggs.
59.31 	(c) The commissioner shall prescribe rules designed to encourage local sporting 
59.32 	organizations to propagate game fish by using rearing ponds. The rules must:
59.33 	(1) prescribe methods to acquire brood stock for the ponds by seining public waters;
59.34 	(2) allow the sporting organizations to own and use seines and other necessary 
59.35 	equipment; and
60.1 	(3) prescribe methods for stocking the fish in public waters that give priority to the 
60.2 	needs of the community where the fish are reared and the desires of the organization 
60.3 	operating the rearing pond.
60.4 	 (d) A person age 16 or under may, for purposes of display in a home aquarium, 
60.5 	transport largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, rock bass, black crappie, 
60.6 	white crappie, bluegill pumpkinseed, green sunfish, orange spotted sunfish, and black, 
60.7 	yellow, and brown bullheads taken by angling. No more than four of each species may 
60.8 	be transported at any one time, and any individual fish can be no longer than ten inches 
60.9 	in total length.

60.10 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.341, is amended to read:
60.11 	97C.341 CERTAIN FISH AQUATIC LIFE PROHIBITED FOR BAIT.
60.12 	(a) A person may not use live minnows imported from outside of the state, game 
60.13 	fish, goldfish, or carp for bait.
60.14 	(b) A person may not import or possess live, frozen, or processed bait from known 
60.15 	waters where viral hemorrhagic septicemia has been identified as being present. For 
60.16 	purposes of this paragraph, "bait" includes fish, aquatic worms, amphibians, invertebrates, 
60.17 	and insects used for angling.

60.18 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97C.355, subdivision 2, is 
60.19 	amended to read:
60.20 		Subd. 2.License required. A person may not take fish from leave a dark house 
60.21 	or, fish house that is left, or shelter  unattended on the ice overnight unless the house is 
60.22 	licensed and has a license tag attached to the exterior in a readily visible location, except 
60.23 	as provided in this subdivision. The commissioner must issue a tag with a dark house or 
60.24 	fish house license, marked with a number to correspond with the license and the year of 
60.25 	issue. A dark house or fish house license is not required of a resident on boundary waters 
60.26 	where the adjacent state does not charge a fee for the same activity.

60.27 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.355, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
60.28 		Subd. 4.Distance between houses. A person may not erect a dark house or, fish 
60.29 	house, or shelter within ten feet of an existing dark house or, fish house, or shelter.

60.30 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.355, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
60.31 		Subd. 7a.Houses left overnight. A fish house or, dark house, or shelter left on the 
60.32 	ice overnight must be marked with reflective material on each side of the house structure. 
61.1 	The reflective material must measure a total area of no less than two square inches on each 
61.2 	side of the house structure. Violation of this subdivision is not subject to subdivision 8 
61.3 	or section 97A.301.

61.4 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97C.355, subdivision 8, is 
61.5 	amended to read:
61.6 		Subd. 8.Confiscation of unlawful structures; civil penalty. (a) Structures on the 
61.7 	ice in violation of this section may be confiscated and disposed of, retained by the division, 
61.8 	or sold at the highest price obtainable, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.
61.9 	(b) In addition to other penalties provided by law, the owner of a structure left on the 
61.10 	ice in violation of this section is subject to a civil penalty under section 115A.99.
61.11 	(c) This subdivision also applies to structures left on state public access sites for 
61.12 	more than 48 hours past the deadlines specified in subdivision 7.

61.13 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.371, is amended by adding a 
61.14 	subdivision to read:
61.15 		Subd. 5.Nonresidents. Nonresidents may spear from a fish house or dark house.

61.16 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.401, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
61.17 		Subd. 2.Walleye; northern pike. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person 
61.18 	may take have no more than one walleye larger than 20 inches and one northern pike 
61.19 	larger than 30 inches daily in possession.
61.20 	(b) The restrictions in paragraph (a) do not apply to boundary waters.

61.21 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2009.

61.22 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.505, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
61.23 		Subdivision 1.Authority to take, possess, buy, and sell. (a) Minnows may be 
61.24 	taken, possessed, bought, and sold, subject to the restrictions in this chapter, section 
61.25 	84D.03, subdivision 3, and in rules adopted by the commissioner under paragraph (b). A 
61.26 	person may not take, possess, or sell minnows except for use as bait or for ornamental 
61.27 	or aquacultural purposes.
61.28 	(b) The commissioner may adopt rules for the taking, possession, purchase, sale, 
61.29 	and transportation of minnows.

61.30 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
62.1 		Subd. 2.Permit for transportation. (a) A person may transport minnows through 
62.2 	the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must state the name and 
62.3 	address of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of entry into the 
62.4 	state, the destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid for more 
62.5 	than 12 hours after it is issued.
62.6 	(b) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found 
62.7 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
62.8 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, to 
62.9 	provide health certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia or other certifiable diseases. 
62.10 	For certifiable diseases not currently documented in Minnesota, the certification must be 
62.11 	dated within the 12 months preceding transport.

62.12 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.515, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
62.13 		Subd. 4.Private fish hatchery or aquatic farm. (a) A person with a private fish 
62.14 	hatchery or aquatic farm license may transport minnows with a transportation permit from 
62.15 	contiguous states to the private fish hatchery or aquatic farm, provided the minnows are 
62.16 	used for processing or feeding hatchery fish.
62.17 	(b) The commissioner may require inspection of minnows and disease certification 
62.18 	for species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
62.19 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
62.20 	Inspection Services, that are being transported from outside the state.
62.21 	(c) The commissioner may approve the import of minnows into areas or waters 
62.22 	where certifiable diseases have been identified as being present.

62.23 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.515, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
62.24 		Subd. 5.Special permits. (a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without 
62.25 	a fee, to allow a person with a private fish hatchery license to import minnows from 
62.26 	other states for export. A permit under this subdivision is not required for importation 
62.27 	authorized under subdivision 4.
62.28 	(b) An applicant for a permit under this subdivision shall submit to the commissioner 
62.29 	sufficient information to identify potential threats to native plant and animal species and 
62.30 	an evaluation of the feasibility of the proposal. The permit may include reasonable 
62.31 	restrictions on importation, transportation, possession, containment, disease certification, 
62.32 	and disposal of minnows to ensure that native species are protected. The permit may 
62.33 	have a term of up to two years and may be modified, suspended, or revoked by the 
62.34 	commissioner for cause, including violation of a condition of the permit.

63.1 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.821, is amended to read:
63.2 	97C.821 POSSESSION, SALE, AND TRANSPORTATION OF 
63.3 	COMMERCIAL FISH.
63.4 	Subject to the applicable provisions of the game and fish laws, fish taken under 
63.5 	commercial fishing licenses may be possessed in any quantity, bought, sold, and 
63.6 	transported at any time. Commercial fishing licensees may transport their catch live to 
63.7 	holding facilities, if the licensee has exclusive control of the facilities. Commercial fishing 
63.8 	licensees may harvest fish from their holding facilities at any time with their licensed gear. 
63.9 	The commissioner may prohibit the transport of live fish taken under a commercial fishing 
63.10 	license from waters that contain nonnative species, are designated as infested waters, or 
63.11 	are infected with any certifiable disease.

63.12 	Sec. 75. RULE AMENDMENTS.
 63.13 	The commissioner of natural resources may use the good cause exemption under 
63.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to amend Minnesota Rules, 
63.15 	part 6262.0200, subpart 1, item G, to establish a daily and possession limit of four walleye 
63.16 	and sauger in the aggregate. Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply to the 
63.17 	rulemaking under this section, except to the extent provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
63.18 	section 14.388.

63.19 	Sec. 76. MASTER ANGLER PROPOSAL.
 63.20 	By January 15, 2009, the commissioner of natural resources, after consultation with 
63.21 	the director of Explore Minnesota Tourism and interested stakeholders, shall submit a 
63.22 	proposal to improve, expand, and promote the master angler program.

63.23 	Sec. 77. NORTHWESTERN MINNESOTA MOOSE BIOLOGIST; RESEARCH 
63.24 	STUDY.
 63.25 	The commissioner of natural resources shall designate a moose biologist for the 
63.26 	moose herd in northwestern Minnesota. The moose biologist shall conduct a moose 
63.27 	research study to examine the causes of the moose population declines in northwestern 
63.28 	Minnesota. By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall submit a progress report on the 
63.29 	study to the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over natural resource policy.

63.30 	Sec. 78. REPEALER.
 64.1 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.411, subdivision 2; 97C.515, subdivision 3;
64.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 97B.301, subdivision 7, and Minnesota 
64.3 	Rules, parts 6232.0200, subpart 4; and 6232.0300, subpart 4, are repealed.

64.4 	Sec. 79. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 64.5 	Sections 1 to 79 are effective the day following final enactment.

64.6 	ARTICLE 4
64.7 	STATE LANDS

64.8 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.943, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
64.9 		Subd. 5.Pledges and contributions. The commissioner of natural resources may 
64.10 	accept contributions and pledges to the critical habitat private sector matching account. 
64.11 	A pledge that is made contingent on an appropriation is acceptable and shall be reported 
64.12 	with other pledges as required in this section. The commissioner may agree to match a 
64.13 	contribution contingent on a future appropriation. In the budget request for each biennium, 
64.14 	the commissioner shall report the balance of contributions in the account and the amount 
64.15 	that has been pledged for payment in the succeeding two calendar years.
64.16 	Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources only 
64.17 	for the direct acquisition or improvement of land or interests in land as provided in section 
64.18 	84.944. To the extent of available appropriations other than bond proceeds, the money 
64.19 	matched to the nongame wildlife management account may be used for the management 
64.20 	of nongame wildlife projects as specified in section 290.431. Acquisition includes: (1) 
64.21 	purchase of land or an interest in land by the commissioner; or (2) acceptance by the 
64.22 	commissioner of gifts of land or interests in land as program projects. 

64.23 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86A.04, is amended to read:
64.24 	86A.04 COMPOSITION OF SYSTEM.
64.25 	The outdoor recreation system shall consist of all state parks; state recreation areas; 
64.26 	state trails established pursuant to sections 84.029, subdivision 2, 85.015, 85.0155, and 
64.27 	85.0156; state scientific and natural areas; state wilderness areas; state forests; state 
64.28 	wildlife management areas; state aquatic management areas; state water access sites, 
64.29 	which include all lands and facilities established by the commissioner of natural resources 
64.30 	or the commissioner of transportation to provide public access to water; state wild, scenic, 
64.31 	and recreational rivers; state historic sites; state rest areas, which include all facilities 
64.32 	established by the commissioner of transportation for the safety, rest, comfort and use 
64.33 	of the highway traveler, and shall include all existing facilities designated as rest areas 
65.1 	and waysides by the commissioner of transportation; and any other units not listed in 
65.2 	this section that are classified under section 86A.05. Each individual state park, state 
65.3 	recreation area, and so forth is called a "unit." 

65.4 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86A.08, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
65.5 		Subdivision 1.Secondary authorization; when permitted. A unit of the outdoor 
65.6 	recreation system may be authorized wholly or partially within the boundaries of another 
65.7 	unit only when the authorization is consistent with the purposes and objectives of the 
65.8 	respective units and only in the instances permitted below:
65.9 	(a) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state park: 
65.10 	historic site, scientific and natural area, wilderness area, wild, scenic, and recreational 
65.11 	river, trail, rest area, aquatic management area, and water access site.
65.12 	(b) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state 
65.13 	recreation area: historic site, scientific and natural area, wild, scenic, and recreational river, 
65.14 	trail, rest area, aquatic management area, wildlife management area,  and water access site.
65.15 	(c) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state forest: 
65.16 	state park, state recreation area, historic site, wildlife management area, scientific and 
65.17 	natural area, wilderness area, wild, scenic, and recreational river, trail, rest area, aquatic 
65.18 	management area, and water access site.
65.19 	(d) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state historic 
65.20 	site: wild, scenic, and recreational river, trail, rest area, aquatic management area, and 
65.21 	water access site.
65.22 	(e) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state wildlife 
65.23 	management area: state water access site and aquatic management area.
65.24 	(f) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state wild, 
65.25 	scenic, or recreational river: state park, historic site, scientific and natural area, wilderness 
65.26 	area, trail, rest area, aquatic management area, and water access site.
65.27 	(g) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within a state rest 
65.28 	area: historic site, trail, wild, scenic, and recreational river, aquatic management area,
65.29 	and water access site.
65.30 	(h) The following units may be authorized wholly or partially within an aquatic 
65.31 	management area: historic site, scientific and natural area, wild, scenic, and recreational 
65.32 	river, trail, rest area, and water access site.

65.33 	Sec. 4. [94.3495] EXPEDITED EXCHANGES OF LAND INVOLVING THE 
65.34 	STATE AND GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE.
66.1 		Subdivision 1.Purpose and scope. (a) The purpose of this section is to expedite the 
66.2 	exchange of public land ownership. Consolidation of public land reduces management 
66.3 	costs and aids in the reduction of forest fragmentation.
66.4 	(b) This section applies to exchanges of land between the state and a governmental 
66.5 	subdivision of the state. For land exchanges under this section, sections 94.342 to 94.347 
66.6 	apply only to the extent specified in this section.
66.7 		Subd. 2.Classes of land; definitions. The classes of public land that may be 
66.8 	involved in an expedited exchange under this section are:
66.9 	(1) Class 1 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class A land as defined in 
66.10 	section 94.342, subdivision 1, except for:
66.11 	(i) school trust land as defined in section 92.025; and
66.12 	(ii) university land granted to the state by acts of Congress;
66.13 	(2) Class 2 land, which for the purpose of this section is Class B land as defined in 
66.14 	section 94.342, subdivision 2; and
66.15 	(3) Class 3 land, which for the purpose of this section is all land owned in fee by 
66.16 	a governmental subdivision of the state.
66.17 		Subd. 3.Valuation of land. (a) In an exchange of Class 1 land for Class 2 or 3 land, 
66.18 	the value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources. In 
66.19 	an exchange of Class 2 land for Class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be determined 
66.20 	by the county board of the county in which the land lies. To determine the value of the 
66.21 	land, the parties to the exchange may cause the land to be appraised, utilize the valuation 
66.22 	process provided under section 84.0272, subdivision 3, or obtain a market analysis from a 
66.23 	qualified real estate broker. Merchantable timber value must be determined and considered 
66.24 	in finalizing valuation of the lands.
66.25 	(b) All lands exchanged under this section shall be exchanged only for lands of 
66.26 	at least substantially equal value. For the purposes of this subdivision, "substantially 
66.27 	equal value" has the meaning given under section 94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). 
66.28 	No payment is due either party if the lands are of substantially equal value but are not 
66.29 	of the same value.
66.30 		Subd. 4.Title. Title to the land must be examined to the extent necessary for the 
66.31 	parties to determine that the title is good, with any encumbrances identified. The parties to 
66.32 	the exchange may utilize title insurance to aid in the determination.
66.33 		Subd. 5.Approval by Land Exchange Board. All expedited land exchanges 
66.34 	under this section, and the terms and conditions of the exchanges, require the unanimous 
66.35 	approval of the Land Exchange Board.
67.1 		Subd. 6.Conveyance. (a) Conveyance of Class 1 land given in exchange shall be 
67.2 	made by deed executed by the commissioner of natural resources in the name of the 
67.3 	state. Conveyance of Class 2 land given in exchange shall be by a deed executed by the 
67.4 	commissioner of revenue in the name of the state. Conveyance of Class 3 land shall be by 
67.5 	a deed executed by the governing body in the name of the governing authority.
67.6 	(b) If Class 1 land is given in exchange for Class 2 or 3 land, the deed to the Class 
67.7 	2 or 3 land shall first be delivered to the commissioner of natural resources. Following 
67.8 	the recording of the deed, the commissioner of natural resources shall deliver the deed 
67.9 	conveying the Class 1 land.
67.10 	(c) If Class 2 land is given in exchange for Class 3 land, the deed to the Class 3 land 
67.11 	shall first be delivered to the county auditor. Following the recording of the deed, the 
67.12 	commissioner of revenue shall deliver the deed conveying the Class 2 land.
67.13 	(d) All deeds shall be recorded or registered in the county in which the lands lie.
67.14 		Subd. 7.Reversionary interest; mineral and water power rights and other 
67.15 	reservations. (a) All deeds conveying land given in an expedited land exchange under 
67.16 	this section shall include a reverter that provides that title to the land automatically reverts 
67.17 	to the conveying governmental unit if:
67.18 	(1) the receiving governmental unit sells, exchanges, or otherwise transfers title of 
67.19 	the land within 40 years of the date of the deed conveying ownership; and
67.20 	(2) there is no prior written approval for the transfer from the conveying 
67.21 	governmental unit. The authority for granting approval is the commissioner of natural 
67.22 	resources for former Class 1 land, the county board for former Class 2 land, and the 
67.23 	governing body for former Class 3 land.
67.24 	(b) Class 1 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation provisions of section 
67.25 	94.343, subdivision 4. Class 2 land given in exchange is subject to the reservation 
67.26 	provisions of section 94.344, subdivision 4. County fee land given in exchange is subject 
67.27 	to the reservation provisions of section 373.01, subdivision 1, paragraph (g).
67.28 		Subd. 8.Land status. Land received in exchange for Class 1 land is subject to the 
67.29 	same trust, if any, and otherwise has the same status as the land given in exchange. Land 
67.30 	received in exchange for Class 2 land is subject to a trust in favor of the governmental 
67.31 	subdivision wherein it lies and all laws relating to tax-forfeited land. Land received in 
67.32 	exchange for Class 3 land has the same status as the land given in exchange.

67.33 	Sec. 5. Laws 2006, chapter 236, article 1, section 43, is amended to read:
67.34 	Sec. 43. LAND REPLACEMENT TRUST FUND; ITASCA COUNTY.
 68.1 	Notwithstanding the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, and any other 
68.2 	law relating to the apportionment of proceeds from the sale or lease of tax-forfeited land, 
68.3 	Itasca County must apportion the first $1,000,000 received from the sale or lease of 
68.4 	tax-forfeited lands within Minnesota Steel Industries permit to mine area near Nashwauk, 
68.5 	Minnesota, as provided in Laws 1965, chapter 326, section 1, as amended. Any remaining 
68.6 	proceeds received from the sale or lease must be deposited into a tax-forfeited land 
68.7 	replacement trust fund established by Itasca County under this section. The principal 
68.8 	and interest from this fund may be spent only on the purchase of lands to replace the 
68.9 	tax-forfeited lands sold to Minnesota Steel Industries. Lands purchased with the land 
68.10 	replacement fund must: 
68.11 	(1) become subject to trust in favor of the governmental subdivision wherein they lie 
68.12 	and all laws related to tax-forfeited lands; and 
68.13 	(2) be for forest management purposes and dedicated as memorial forest under 
68.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 459.06, subdivision 2. 

68.15 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after compliance with 
68.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivision 3, by the governing body of Itasca 
68.17 	County.

68.18 	Sec. 6. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 68.19 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 9.] Buffalo River State Park, Clay County. The 
68.20 	following area is added to Buffalo River State Park, all in Section 11, Township 139 
68.21 	North, Range 46, Clay County: That part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 11, described 
68.22 	as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 
68.23 	11; thence North 00 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East (assumed bearing), along the 
68.24 	westerly line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11, for a distance of 503.33 feet; 
68.25 	thence South 89 degrees 25 minutes 32 seconds East for a distance of 200.00 feet; thence 
68.26 	North 00 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East, parallel to the westerly line of the Southeast 
68.27 	Quarter of said Section 11, for a distance of 457.87 feet; thence South 89 degrees 44 
68.28 	minutes 18 seconds East for a distance of 323.00 feet; thence South 48 degrees 16 minutes 
68.29 	47 seconds East for a distance of 89.46 feet; thence South 29 degrees 17 minutes 10 
68.30 	seconds East for a distance of 1,035.56 feet to a point of intersection with the southerly 
68.31 	line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11; thence North 89 degrees 44 minutes 18 
68.32 	seconds West, along the southerly line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11, for 
68.33 	a distance of 1,100.00 feet to the point of beginning. Said tract of land contains 16.133 
68.34 	acres, more or less, and is subject to the following described ingress-egress easement: A 
68.35 	30.00-foot strip of land for purposes of ingress and egress centered along the following 
69.1 	described line: Commencing at the southwest corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 
69.2 	11, Township 139 North, Range 46 West, Fifth Principal Meridian, Clay County, 
69.3 	Minnesota; thence North 00 degrees 13 minutes 06 seconds East (assumed bearing), along 
69.4 	the westerly line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 11, for a distance of 15.00 feet to 
69.5 	the true point of beginning; thence South 89 degrees 44 minutes 18 seconds East, parallel 
69.6 	to and 15.00 feet northerly of the southerly line of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 
69.7 	11, for a distance of 797.03 feet; thence North 22 degrees 07 minutes 20 seconds East for a 
69.8 	distance of 327.76 feet and there terminating.
69.9 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 21.] Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County. The 
69.10 	following areas are added to Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County:
69.11 	(1) all that part of Government Lot 4, and all that part of the Southwest Quarter of 
69.12 	the Southeast Quarter and of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, all in Section 
69.13 	2, Township 112 North, Range 13 West, described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the 
69.14 	point of intersection of the east and west center line of said Section 2 with the line of the 
69.15 	west shore of Lake Pepin, running thence West 6 chains; thence South 33 degrees 15 
69.16 	minutes West 9.60 chains; thence South 41 degrees West 5.54 chains; thence South 51 
69.17 	degrees 15 minutes West 4.32 chains; thence South 65 degrees 15 minutes West 4 chains; 
69.18 	thence South 70 degrees 45 minutes West 11.27 chains to a rock in Glenway Street in the 
69.19 	village of Frontenac; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes East 4.72 chains to the north and 
69.20 	south center line of said section; thence South 39 degrees 10 minutes East 11.14 chains; 
69.21 	thence South 32 degrees 30 minutes East 8.15 chains to the north line of Waconia Avenue 
69.22 	in said Frontenac; thence North 42 degrees 50 minutes East 5.15 chains; thence North 23 
69.23 	degrees 50 minutes East 2.75 chains; thence North 9 degrees 20 minutes East 7.90 chains; 
69.24 	thence North 20 degrees 20 minutes East 4.64 chains; thence North 52 degrees West 3.80 
69.25 	chains; thence North 20 degrees 20 minutes East 18.40 chains to the east line of said Mill 
69.26 	Street in said Frontenac; thence South along the east line of said Mill Street 3.76 chains 
69.27 	to the north line of Lot 8 in Block 13 in said Frontenac; thence along said north line to 
69.28 	the shore of Lake Pepin; thence along the shore of said lake 1.50 chains to the point of 
69.29 	beginning, containing in all 35.67 acres of land, more or less. Excepting therefrom all that 
69.30 	part of Government Lot 4, Section 2, Township 112 North, Range 13 West, described, 
69.31 	as follows: Beginning on the shore of Lake Pepin at the northeast corner of Lot 8 in 
69.32 	Block 13 of the town of Frontenac, running thence westerly along the north line of said 
69.33 	lot to the northwest corner thereof; thence northerly along the easterly line of Mill Street 
69.34 	in said town of Frontenac 215 feet, more or less, to its intersection with the north line of 
69.35 	said Government Lot 4; thence East along the north line of said Government Lot 4 to low 
69.36 	water mark on shore of Lake Pepin; thence southerly along the low water mark of Lake 
70.1 	Pepin to the place of beginning. Also excepting that part of Government Lot 4, Section 2, 
70.2 	Township 112 North, Range 12 West, which lies West of Undercliff Street in said village, 
70.3 	North of the southerly line of said Lot 1, Block 14, prolonged westerly, and East of a line 
70.4 	beginning 6 chains West of the intersection of the east and west center line of said Section 
70.5 	2 with the west shore of Lake Pepin, being the point of intersection of the west line of said 
70.6 	Undercliff Street and said east and west center line; thence South 33 degrees 15 minutes 
70.7 	West 9.60 chains, being a triangular piece of land; all of Block 14, except Lot 1 of said 
70.8 	Block 14; Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19 of Block 15, except so much of Lot 
70.9 	11 in said Block 15 (in a triangular form) as lies between the west end of Lots 2 and 3 of 
70.10 	said Block 15 and the east line of Bluff Street, all in the town of Frontenac according to 
70.11 	the accepted and recorded map of said town of Frontenac now on file and of record in the 
70.12 	Office of the Register of Deeds in and for said County of Goodhue;
70.13 	(2) that part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 112 
70.14 	North, Range 13 West, Goodhue County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing 
70.15 	at the northeast corner of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 6; thence 
70.16 	South 01 degree 11 minutes 39 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the east line of 
70.17 	said West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, a distance of 1,100.00 feet to the 
70.18 	point of beginning of the land to be described; thence North 01 degree 11 minutes 39 
70.19 	seconds West, along said east line, a distance of 400.00 feet; thence South 89 degrees 01 
70.20 	minute 10 seconds West, a distance of 442.03 feet; thence southwesterly, a distance of 
70.21 	534.99 feet along a nontangential curve concave to the northwest having a radius of 
70.22 	954.93 feet, a central angle of 33 degrees 53 minutes 57 seconds, and a chord that bears 
70.23 	South 42 degrees 45 minutes 42 seconds West; thence South 59 degrees 42 minutes 41 
70.24 	seconds West, tangent to said curve, a distance of 380.00 feet to the centerline of State 
70.25 	Highway 61, as now located and established; thence southeasterly, along said centerline 
70.26 	of State Highway 61, a distance of 160 feet, more or less, to the intersection with a line 
70.27 	bearing South 73 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence 
70.28 	North 73 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East, to the point of beginning. Together with a 
70.29 	50.00-foot wide driveway and utility easement, which lies northwesterly and adjoins the 
70.30 	northwesterly line of the above described property; and
70.31 	(3) that part of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 
70.32 	112 North, Range 13 West, Goodhue County, described as follows: Commencing at 
70.33 	the northeast corner of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 6; thence 
70.34 	South 01 degree 11 minutes 39 seconds East, assumed bearing, along the east line of 
70.35 	said West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6, a distance of 1,100.00 feet to the 
70.36 	point of beginning of the land to be described; thence South 73 degrees 00 minutes 00 
71.1 	seconds West, to the centerline of State Highway 61, as now located and established; 
71.2 	thence southeasterly, along said centerline of State Highway 61, to the south line of said 
71.3 	West Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section 6; thence North 88 degrees 34 minutes 
71.4 	56 seconds East, along said south line, to the southeast corner of said West Half of the 
71.5 	Northeast Quarter of Section 6; thence North 01 degree 11 minutes 39 seconds West, a 
71.6 	distance of 1,902.46 feet to the point of beginning.
71.7 		Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 44.] Monson Lake State Park, Swift County. The 
71.8 	following area is added to Monson Lake State Park, Swift County: the Northeast Quarter 
71.9 	of Section 1, Township 121 North, Range 37 West.
71.10 		Subd. 4.[85.012] [Subd. 51.]  Savanna Portage State Park, Aitkin and St. 
71.11 	Louis Counties. The following areas are added to Savanna Portage State Park: the 
71.12 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
71.13 	Quarter, Government Lot 2, and Government Lot 3, all in Section 13, Township 50 North, 
71.14 	Range 23 West, Aitkin County.
71.15 		Subd. 5.[85.012] [Subd. 52.] Scenic State Park, Itasca County. The following 
71.16 	areas are added to Scenic State Park: Government Lot 3, Government Lot 4, the Northeast 
71.17 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, all 
71.18 	in Section 7, Township 60 North, Range 25 West, Itasca County.
71.19 		Subd. 6.[85.012] [Subd. 53a.]  Soudan Underground Mine State Park, St. 
71.20 	Louis County. The following area is added to Soudan Underground Mine State Park: the 
71.21 	Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29, Township 62 North, Range 15 
71.22 	West, St. Louis County.
71.23 		Subd. 7.[85.012] [Subd. 60.] William O'Brien State Park, Washington County.
 71.24 	The following areas are added to William O'Brien State Park, Washington County: 
71.25 	(1) Lot 1, Block 1, and Outlots A and B, Spring View Acres according to the plat on 
71.26 	file and of record in the Office of the Recorder for Washington County;
71.27 	(2) the South 200.00 feet of the North 1,326.20 feet of the West One-Half of the 
71.28 	Southeast Quarter, Section 36, Township 32 North, Range 20 West; and
71.29 	(3) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying west of 
71.30 	Highway 95 (St. Croix Trail North) in Section 31, Township 32 North, Range 19 West.

71.31 	Sec. 7. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 71.32 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 21.] Frontenac State Park, Goodhue County.
 71.33 	The following areas are deleted from Frontenac State Park, all in Township 112 North, 
71.34 	Range 13 West, Goodhue County:
72.1 	(1) that part of the East Half, Section 11, and that part of the Southwest Quarter, 
72.2 	Section 12, being described as BLOCK's O, F, H, G, and L, GARRARD'S SOUTH 
72.3 	EXTENSION TO FRONTENAC according to the plat on file and of record in the Office 
72.4 	of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota. Including all of those parts of vacated 
72.5 	Birch Way and Birch Way South situated in GARRARD'S SOUTH EXTENSION TO 
72.6 	FRONTENAC lying southerly of vacated Ludlow Avenue and northerly of Winona 
72.7 	Avenue;
72.8 	(2) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as BLOCK 70, 
72.9 	WESTERVELT (also known as the town of Frontenac) according to the plat on file and of 
72.10 	record in the Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota;
72.11 	(3) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as Lots 1, 2, 3, 
72.12 	4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16, BLOCK 69, WESTERVELT (aka town of 
72.13 	Frontenac) according to the plat on file and of record in the Office of the Recorder for 
72.14 	Goodhue County, Minnesota;
72.15 	(4) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as BLOCK 67, 
72.16 	WESTERVELT (aka town of Frontenac) according to the plat on file and of record in the 
72.17 	Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota. Including the South 30 feet 
72.18 	of Graham Street lying adjacent to and northerly of Lots 1 and 16, BLOCK 67 of said 
72.19 	plat of WESTERVELT;
72.20 	(5) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as BLOCK 66, 
72.21 	WESTERVELT (aka town of Frontenac) according to the plat on file and of record in the 
72.22 	Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota; and
72.23 	(6) that part of the Northeast Quarter, Section 11, being described as those parts of 
72.24 	Lots 1 and 9 in BLOCK 65 of the town of Frontenac lying adjacent to and northerly of the 
72.25 	southerly 50 feet of said Lots 1 and 9 according to the plat on file and of record in the 
72.26 	Office of the Recorder for Goodhue County, Minnesota.
72.27 		Subd. 2.[85.012][Subd. 30.] Jay Cooke State Park, Carlton County. Effective 
72.28 	upon the commissioner of natural resources entering into an agreement with the 
72.29 	commissioner of veterans affairs to transfer the property for use as a veterans cemetery, 
72.30 	the following areas are deleted from Jay Cooke State Park:
72.31 	(a) the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying southerly of the railroad 
72.32 	right-of-way, Section 21, Township 48 North, Range 16 West;
72.33 	(b) the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying southerly of the railroad 
72.34 	right-of-way, Section 22, Township 48 North, Range 16 West; and
72.35 	(c) the East 2 rods of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 
72.36 	22, Township 48 North, Range 16 West.
73.1 		Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 35.] Lake Carlos State Park, Douglas County. The 
73.2 	following area is deleted from Lake Carlos State Park: that part of Government Lot 2, 
73.3 	being described as EHLERT'S ADDITION according to the plat on file and of record in 
73.4 	the Office of the Recorder for Douglas County, Minnesota, Section 10, Township 129 
73.5 	North, Range 37 West, Douglas County.
73.6 		Subd. 4.[85.012] [Subd. 38.]  Lake Shetek State Park, Murray County. The 
73.7 	following areas are deleted from Lake Shetek State Park:
73.8 	(1) Blocks 3 and 4 of Forman Acres according to the plat on file and of record in the 
73.9 	Office of the Recorder for Murray County;
73.10 	(2) the Hudson Acres subdivision according to the plat on file and of record in the 
73.11 	Office of the Recorder for Murray County; and
73.12 	(3) that part of Government Lot 6 and that part of Government Lot 7 of Section 6, 
73.13 	Township 107 North, Range 40 West, and that part of Government Lot 1 and that part of 
73.14 	Government Lot 2 of Section 7, Township 107 North, Range 40 West, Murray County, 
73.15 	Minnesota, described as follows:
73.16 	Commencing at the East Quarter Corner of said Section 6; thence on a bearing based 
73.17 	on the 1983 Murray County Coordinate System (1996 Adjustment), of South 00 degrees 
73.18 	22 minutes 05 seconds East 1405.16 feet along the east line of said Section 6; thence 
73.19 	North 89 degrees 07 minutes 01 second West 1942.39 feet; thence South 03 degrees 33 
73.20 	minutes 00 seconds West 94.92 feet to the northeast corner of Block 5 of FORMAN 
73.21 	ACRES, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of record in the Murray County 
73.22 	Recorder's Office; thence South 14 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds West 525.30 feet along 
73.23 	the easterly line of said Block 5 and along the easterly line of the Private Roadway of 
73.24 	FORMAN ACRES to the southeasterly corner of said Private Roadway and the POINT 
73.25 	OF BEGINNING; thence North 82 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds West 796.30 feet along 
73.26 	the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle point on said line and an existing 
73.27 	1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 64 degrees 28 minutes 26 seconds West 100.06 
73.28 	feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle point on said line and 
73.29 	an existing 1/2 inch diameter rebar; thence South 33 degrees 01 minute 32 seconds West 
73.30 	279.60 feet along the southerly line of said Private Roadway to an angle point on said line; 
73.31 	thence South 76 degrees 04 minutes 52 seconds West 766.53 feet along the southerly line 
73.32 	of said Private Roadway to a 3/4 inch diameter rebar with a plastic cap stamped "MN DNR 
73.33 	LS 17003" (DNR MON); thence South 16 degrees 24 minutes 50 seconds West 470.40 
73.34 	feet to a DNR MON; thence South 24 degrees 09 minutes 57 seconds West 262.69 feet to 
73.35 	a DNR MON; thence South 08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds West 332.26 feet to a DNR 
73.36 	MON; thence North 51 degrees 40 minutes 02 seconds West 341.79 feet to the east line 
74.1 	of Lot A of Lot 1 of LOT A OF GOV. LOT 8, OF SEC. 6 AND LOT A OF GOV. LOT 
74.2 	1, OF SEC 7 TP. 107 RANGE 40, according to the recorded plat thereof on file and of 
74.3 	record in the Murray County Recorder's Office and a DNR MON; thence South 14 degrees 
74.4 	28 minutes 55 seconds West 71.98 feet along the east line of said Lot A to the northerly 
74.5 	most corner of Lot 36 of HUDSON ACRES, according to the record plat thereof on file 
74.6 	and of record in the Murray County Recorder's Office and an existing steel fence post; 
74.7 	thence South 51 degrees 37 minutes 05 seconds East 418.97 feet along the northeasterly 
74.8 	line of said Lot 36 and along the northeasterly line of Lots 35, 34, 33, 32 of HUDSON 
74.9 	ACRES to an existing 1 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of 
74.10 	Lot 32 and the most northerly corner of Lot 31A of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 48 
74.11 	degrees 33 minutes 10 seconds East 298.26 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 
74.12 	31A to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner 
74.13 	thereof and the most northerly corner of Lot 31 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 33 
74.14 	degrees 53 minutes 30 seconds East 224.96 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 31 
74.15 	and along the northeasterly line of Lots 30 and 29 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 
74.16 	1/2 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 29 and 
74.17 	the most northerly corner of Lot 28 of HUDSONS ACRES; thence South 45 degrees 23 
74.18 	minutes 54 seconds East 375.07 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 28 and along 
74.19 	the northeasterly line of Lots 27, 26, 25, 24 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch 
74.20 	inside diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 24 and the most 
74.21 	northerly corner of Lot 23 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 64 degrees 39 minutes 
74.22 	53 seconds East 226.80 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 23 and along the 
74.23 	northeasterly line of Lots 22 and 21 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside 
74.24 	diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 21 and the most northerly 
74.25 	corner of Lot 20 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 39 degrees 49 minutes 49 seconds 
74.26 	East 524.75 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 20 and along the northeasterly 
74.27 	line of Lots 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside 
74.28 	diameter iron pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 14 and the most northerly 
74.29 	corner of Lot 13 of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 55 degrees 31 minutes 43 seconds 
74.30 	East 225.11 feet along the northeasterly line of said Lot 13 and along the northeasterly 
74.31 	line of Lots 12 and 11 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside diameter iron 
74.32 	pipe marking the easterly most corner of said Lot 11 and the northwest corner of Lot 10 
74.33 	of HUDSON ACRES; thence South 88 degrees 03 minutes 49 seconds East 224.90 feet 
74.34 	along the north line of said Lot 10 and along the north line of Lots 9 and 8 of HUDSON 
74.35 	ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch inside diameter iron pipe marking the northeast corner 
74.36 	of said Lot 8 and the northwest corner of Lot 7 of HUDSON ACRES; thence North 84 
75.1 	degrees 07 minutes 37 seconds East 525.01 feet along the north line of said Lot 7 and 
75.2 	along the north line of Lots 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 of HUDSON ACRES to an existing 1 1/2 inch 
75.3 	inside diameter iron pipe marking the northeast corner of said Lot 1 of HUDSON ACRES; 
75.4 	thence southeasterly, easterly and northerly along a non-tangential curve concave to the 
75.5 	north having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 41 minutes 58 seconds, a 
75.6 	distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 63 degrees 30 minutes 12 seconds East; thence 
75.7 	continuing northwesterly and westerly along the previously described curve concave to 
75.8 	the south having a radius of 50.00 feet, central angle 138 degrees 42 minutes 00 seconds, a 
75.9 	distance of 121.04 feet, chord bears North 75 degrees 11 minutes 47 seconds West and 
75.10 	a DNR MON; thence South 84 degrees 09 minutes 13 seconds West not tangent to said 
75.11 	curve 520.52 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 88 degrees 07 minutes 40 seconds West 
75.12 	201.13 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 55 degrees 32 minutes 12 seconds West 196.66 
75.13 	feet to a DNR MON; thence North 39 degrees 49 minutes 59 seconds West 530.34 feet to 
75.14 	a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees 41 minutes 41 seconds West 230.01 feet to a DNR 
75.15 	MON; thence North 45 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds West 357.33 feet to a DNR MON; 
75.16 	thence North 33 degrees 53 minutes 32 seconds West 226.66 feet to a DNR MON; thence 
75.17 	North 48 degrees 30 minutes 31 seconds West 341.45 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 
75.18 	08 degrees 07 minutes 09 seconds East 359.28 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 24 
75.19 	degrees 09 minutes 58 seconds East 257.86 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 16 degrees 
75.20 	24 minutes 50 seconds East 483.36 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 76 degrees 04 
75.21 	minutes 53 seconds East 715.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 33 degrees 01 minute 
75.22 	32 seconds East 282.54 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 64 degrees 28 minutes 25 
75.23 	seconds East 84.97 feet to a DNR MON; thence South 82 degrees 15 minutes 00 seconds 
75.24 	East 788.53 feet to a DNR MON; thence North 07 degrees 45 minutes 07 seconds East 
75.25 	26.00 feet to the point of beginning; containing 7.55 acres.
75.26 		Subd. 5.[85.012] [Subd. 44a.] Moose Lake State Park, Carlton County. The 
75.27 	following areas are deleted from Moose Lake State Park, all in Township 46 North, Range 
75.28 	19 West, Carlton County:
75.29 	(1) Parcel A: the West 660.00 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
75.30 	of Section 28;
75.31 	(2) Parcel B: the West 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
75.32 	of Section 28 lying northerly of a line 75.00 feet northerly of and parallel with the 
75.33 	centerline of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to a taking for highway purposes of a 
75.34 	100.00-foot wide strip for access and also subject to highway and road easements;
75.35 	(3) Parcel C: the West 660.00 feet of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
75.36 	of Section 28 lying northerly of a line 75.00 feet northerly of and parallel with the 
76.1 	centerline of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to taking for highway purposes of a 
76.2 	road access under S.P. 0919 (311-311) 901 from State Trunk Highway 73 to old County 
76.3 	Road 21, said access being 100.00 feet in width with triangular strips of land adjoining it at 
76.4 	the northerly line of State Trunk Highway 73, and subject to highway and road easements;
76.5 	(4) Parcel G: that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 28, which lies northerly of the 
76.6 	westerly extension of the northerly line of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
76.7 	of said Section 28, and southerly of the westerly extension of the northerly line of the 
76.8 	South 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 28;
76.9 	(5) Parcel H: the South 660.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
76.10 	Quarter of Section 28;
76.11 	(6) Parcel I: the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 28, except 
76.12 	the West 660.00 feet of said Southwest Quarter; and
76.13 	(7) Parcel J: that part of the North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28, 
76.14 	described as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of said North One-Half of the 
76.15 	Southeast Quarter; thence South 89 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds East along the north 
76.16 	line of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 660.01 feet to the east 
76.17 	line of the West 660.00 feet of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter and the actual 
76.18 	point of beginning; thence continue South 89 degrees 57 minutes 36 seconds East along 
76.19 	the north line of said North One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 657.40 feet to 
76.20 	the southeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 28; 
76.21 	thence South 00 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds West, parallel to the west line of said North 
76.22 	One-Half of the Southeast Quarter a distance of 715.12 feet to the westerly right-of-way 
76.23 	of US Interstate Highway 35; thence along said westerly right-of-way of US Interstate 
76.24 	Highway 35 a distance of 457.86 feet on a nontangential curve, concave to the southeast, 
76.25 	having a radius of 1,054.93 feet, a central angle of 24 degrees 52 minutes 03 seconds, and 
76.26 	a chord bearing of South 39 degrees 00 minutes 37 seconds West; thence South 46 degrees 
76.27 	44 minutes 11 seconds West along said westerly right-of-way of US Interstate Highway 35 
76.28 	a distance of 295.30 feet to the northerly right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 73; 
76.29 	thence 163.55 feet along said northerly right-of-way of Minnesota Trunk Highway 73 on 
76.30 	a nontangential curve, concave to the south, having a radius of 1,984.88 feet, a central 
76.31 	angle of 4 degrees 43 minutes 16 seconds, and a chord bearing of South 77 degrees 39 
76.32 	minutes 40 seconds West to the east line of the West 660.00 feet of said North One-Half of 
76.33 	the Southeast Quarter; thence North 00 degrees 19 minutes 17 seconds East a distance of 
76.34 	1,305.90 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning and there terminating.

76.35 	Sec. 8. ADDITIONS TO STATE RECREATION AREAS.
 77.1 	[85.013] [Subd. 11a.] Garden Island State Recreation Area, Lake of the Woods 
77.2 	County. The following areas are added to Garden Island State Recreation Area, Lake of 
77.3 	the Woods County:
77.4 	(1) Bureau of Land Management Island County Control Number 013 (aka Bridges 
77.5 	Island) within Lake of the Woods and located in Section 9, Township 165 North, Range 
77.6 	32 West;
77.7 	(2) Bureau of Land Management Island County Control Number 014 (aka Knight 
77.8 	Island) within Lake of the Woods and located in Section 22, Township 165 North, Range 
77.9 	32 West; and
77.10 	(3) Bureau of Land Management Island County Control Number 015 (aka Babe 
77.11 	Island) within Lake of the Woods and located in Section 17, Township 166 North, Range 
77.12 	32 West.

77.13 	Sec. 9. ADDITIONS TO BIRCH LAKES STATE FOREST.
 77.14 	[89.021] [Subd. 7.] Birch Lakes State Forest. The following area is added to 
77.15 	Birch Lakes State Forest: the East Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township 
77.16 	127 North, Range 33 West, Stearns County.

77.17 	Sec. 10. LEASE OF TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.
 77.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 282.04, or other law to the contrary, 
77.19 	St. Louis County may enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.
77.20 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land 
77.21 	administered by the commissioner for a wind energy project.

77.22 	Sec. 11. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION 
77.23 	LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; AITKIN COUNTY.
 77.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, and the classification and 
77.25 	public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the commissioner of 
77.26 	natural resources may sell by public or private sale the consolidated conservation land 
77.27 	bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
77.28 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
77.29 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
77.30 	and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the 
77.31 	survey costs and appraised value of the land and timber. Proceeds shall be disposed of 
77.32 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A.
78.1 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as: the 
78.2 	East 132 feet of the West 396 feet, less the North 40 feet of Government Lot 8, Section 19, 
78.3 	Township 50 North, Range 23 West, containing 3.74 acres, more or less.
78.4 	(d) The land borders Aitkin Lake with privately-owned land to the east and west.  The 
78.5 	land has been subject to continued trespasses by adjacent landowners. The Department of 
78.6 	Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes.

78.7 	Sec. 12. PUBLIC OR PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION 
78.8 	LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 78.9 	(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota 
78.10 	Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, Aitkin County may sell by public or private sale the 
78.11 	consolidated conservation lands that are described in paragraph (c).
78.12 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
78.13 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
78.14 	and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the 
78.15 	survey costs and appraised value of the land and timber. Proceeds shall be disposed of 
78.16 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A. 
78.17 	(c) The lands that may be sold are located in Aitkin County and are described as:
78.18 	(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 31, Township 
78.19 	49 North, Range 22 West, lying east of County State-Aid Highway 6, containing 3 acres, 
78.20 	more or less;
78.21 	(2) that part of Government Lot 11, Section 3, Township 47 North, Range 26 West, 
78.22 	lying north of County Road 54, containing 2 acres, more or less;
78.23 	(3) that part of Government Lot 1, Section 19, Township 51 North, Range 25 West, 
78.24 	lying southwest of the ditch, containing 20 acres, more or less;
78.25 	(4) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 13, 
78.26 	Township 51 North, Range 26 West, lying south of the ditch, containing 12 acres, more or 
78.27 	less; and
78.28 	(5) that part of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter, Section 13, Township 51 
78.29 	North, Range 26 West, lying south of the ditch, containing 40 acres, more or less. 
78.30 	(d) The lands are separated from management units by roads or ditches. The 
78.31 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the lands are not needed for natural 
78.32 	resource purposes.

78.33 	Sec. 13. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 79.1 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, and upon 
79.2 	completion of condemnation of the school trust land interest, the commissioner of natural 
79.3 	resources may sell by private sale to Cormant Township the surplus land that is described 
79.4 	in paragraph (c).
79.5 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
79.6 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
79.7 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to Cormant Township for less than the value 
79.8 	of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the 
79.9 	land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if Cormant 
79.10 	Township fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land. 
79.11 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: that 
79.12 	part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15, Township 151 North, 
79.13 	Range 31 West, Beltrami County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the 
79.14 	northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence West along the 
79.15 	north line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter to the northwest corner of 
79.16 	said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the POINT OF BEGINNING of the 
79.17 	property to be described; thence East a distance of 76 feet, along said north line; thence 
79.18 	South a distance of 235 feet; thence West a distance of 76 feet to the west line of said 
79.19 	Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence North a distance of 235 feet along said 
79.20 	west line to the point of beginning. Containing 0.41 acre, more or less.
79.21 	(d) Cormant Cemetery has inadvertently trespassed upon the land.  The Department 
79.22 	of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land management interests would 
79.23 	best be served if the land was conveyed to Cormant Township and managed as part of 
79.24 	the cemetery. Since the land is currently school trust land, the Department of Natural 
79.25 	Resources shall first condemn the school trust interest prior to conveyance to Cormant 
79.26 	Township.

79.27 	Sec. 14. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
79.28 	WATER; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 79.29 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
79.30 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Beltrami County 
79.31 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
79.32 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
79.33 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
79.34 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
80.1 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Beltrami County and is described as: the easterly 
80.2 	350 feet of the following described parcel: Northland Addition to Bemidji Lots E, G, H, 
80.3 	I, J, Section 8, Township 146 North, Range 33 West, and all that part of Unplatted Lot 
80.4 	1, Section 17, Township 146 North, Range 33 West and the Minneapolis, Red Lake, and 
80.5 	Manitoba Railway right-of-way lying West of Park Avenue and within Lot 1 except that 
80.6 	part of the MRL&M RY R/W lying north of the north boundary line of Lot E, Northland 
80.7 	Addition to Bemidji.
80.8 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
80.9 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

80.10 	Sec. 15. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
80.11 	WATER; CARLTON COUNTY.
 80.12 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
80.13 	1, Carlton County may sell by public sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water 
80.14 	that is described in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, 
80.15 	chapter 282. 
80.16 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
80.17 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
80.18 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Carlton County and is described as: The SE1/4 
80.19 	of the SE1/4 of Section 31, Township 47 North, Range 17 West, Blackhoof Township.
80.20 	(d) The Carlton County Board of Commissioners has classified the parcel as 
80.21 	nonconservation and has determined that the county's land management interests would 
80.22 	best be served if the parcel was returned to private ownership.

80.23 	Sec. 16. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN CARVER HIGHLANDS 
80.24 	WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA; CARVER COUNTY.
 80.25 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land 
80.26 	Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and 
80.27 	according to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.343 to 94.347, exchange 
80.28 	the lands described in paragraph (b).
80.29 	(b) The lands to be exchanged are located in Carver County and are described as:
80.30 	(1) that part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and that part of the 
80.31 	Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying northwesterly of the following 
80.32 	described line: Beginning on the north line of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter, 
80.33 	1,815 feet East of the northwest corner thereof; thence southwesterly 3,200 feet, more or 
81.1 	less, to the southwest corner of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and there 
81.2 	terminating, all in Section 30, Township 115 North, Range 23 West;
81.3 	(2) the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West Half of the Southeast 
81.4 	Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and that part of the North Half of the Southeast Quarter 
81.5 	lying easterly of County State-Aid Highway 45, all in Section 25, Township 115 North, 
81.6 	Range 24 West;
81.7 	(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and the 
81.8 	North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, all 
81.9 	in Section 36, Township 115 North, Range 24 West; and
81.10 	(4) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 6, Township 114 North, 
81.11 	Range 23 West.
81.12 	(c) The lands were acquired in part with bonding appropriations.  The exchange with 
81.13 	the United States Fish and Wildlife Service will consolidate land holdings, facilitate 
81.14 	management of the lands, and provide additional wildlife habitat acres to the state.

81.15 	Sec. 17. LEASE RATE; CASS COUNTY.
 81.16 	(a) In fiscal year 2008, the lease rate for lands leased under Minnesota Statutes, 
81.17 	section 89.17, that are located in Section 6, Township 134 North, Range 29 West, Cass 
81.18 	County, shall be six percent of the appraised value of the land as determined by the 
81.19 	commissioner of natural resources.
81.20 	(b) In fiscal year 2009, and every year thereafter, the amount payable shall be 
81.21 	adjusted for inflation and shall be increased to an amount equal to the amount before the 
81.22 	inflation adjustment multiplied by one plus the percentage increase in the implicit price 
81.23 	deflator for government consumption expenditures and gross investment for state and 
81.24 	local governments prepared by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the United States 
81.25 	Department of Commerce for the last month of the third quarter of the calendar year 
81.26 	prior to the year for which the rent is paid.

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

81.28 	Sec. 18. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
81.29 	WATER; CHIPPEWA COUNTY.
 81.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
81.31 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Chippewa County 
81.32 	may convey to Chippewa County for no consideration the surplus land bordering public 
81.33 	water that is described in paragraph (c).
82.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
82.2 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
82.3 	and ensure accuracy. The conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph 
82.4 	(c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the county fails to provide for public 
82.5 	use or abandons the public use of the land.
82.6 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Chippewa County and is described 
82.7 	as follows:
82.8 	(1) Tract 1: a tract in Government Lot 2 described as: beginning at the southeast 
82.9 	corner of Lot 6, Block 1, Original Plat Wegdahl; thence West 50 feet South, 50 Feet West 
82.10 	on a line 50 feet South of the south line of Block 1 to the river; thence southeasterly 
82.11 	along the river to a point 165 feet South of the south line of Block 1; thence East on a 
82.12 	line parallel with the south line of Block 1, to the intersection with the continuation of the 
82.13 	east line of Lot 6, Block 1; thence North 165 feet to the point of beginning, Section 3, 
82.14 	Township 116, Range 40;
82.15 	(2) Tract 2: a 50 foot strip adjacent to Block 1, Original Plat Wegdahl on South from 
82.16 	Lot 3 to river, in Section 3, Township 116, Range 40; and
82.17 	(3) Tract 3: Lot 1, Block 2, Aadlands Subdivision.
82.18 	(d) The county will use the land to establish a public park.

82.19 	Sec. 19. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
82.20 	WATER; CLEARWATER COUNTY.
 82.21 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
82.22 	Clearwater County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
82.23 	in paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
82.24 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
82.25 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
82.26 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Clearwater County and is described as: Parcel 
82.27 	11.300.0020.
82.28 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
82.29 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

82.30 	Sec. 20. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
82.31 	WATER OR WETLANDS; DAKOTA COUNTY.
 82.32 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 103F.535, and 282.018, 
82.33 	subdivision 1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Dakota 
83.1 	County may convey to Dakota County for no consideration the tax-forfeited land 
83.2 	bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
83.3 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
83.4 	that the land reverts to the state if Dakota County stops using the land for the public 
83.5 	purpose described in paragraph (d). The conveyance is subject to restrictions imposed by 
83.6 	the commissioner of natural resources. The attorney general may make changes to the 
83.7 	land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
83.8 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Dakota County and is described as:
83.9 	That part of Government Lots 7 and 8, Section 26, Township 28, Range 22, lying 
83.10 	southeasterly of Lot 2, AUDITORS SUBDIVISION NO. 23, according to the recorded 
83.11 	plat thereof, and lying easterly of the railroad right-of-way and lying northwesterly of the 
83.12 	following described line:
83.13 	Commencing at the southwest corner of said Government Lot 7; thence North, 
83.14 	assumed bearing, along the west line of said Government Lot 7, a distance of 178.00 
83.15 	feet; thence northeasterly along a nontangential curve concave to the southeast a 
83.16 	distance of 290.00 feet, said curve having a radius of 764.50 feet, a central angle of 
83.17 	21 degrees 43 minutes 57 seconds, a chord of 288.24 feet and a chord bearing of 
83.18 	North 24 degrees 29 minutes 20 seconds East; thence continuing northeasterly along 
83.19 	a tangent curve concave to the southeast a distance of 350.00 feet, said curve having 
83.20 	a radius of 708.80 feet, a central angle of 28 degrees 17 minutes 32 seconds, a chord 
83.21 	of 346.46 feet and a chord bearing of North 49 degrees 30 minutes 04 seconds East; 
83.22 	thence North 63 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds East tangent to the last described 
83.23 	curve a distance of 578.10 feet, to a point hereinafter referred to as Point B; thence 
83.24 	continuing North 63 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds East a distance of 278.68 feet, 
83.25 	more or less, to the westerly right-of-way line of the Chicago, Rock Island and 
83.26 	Pacific Railroad, said point being the point of beginning of the line to be described; 
83.27 	thence North 63 degrees 38 minutes 50 seconds East a distance of 225.00 feet, more 
83.28 	or less, to the shoreline of the Mississippi River and there terminating. (Dakota 
83.29 	County tax identification number 36-02600-016-32).
83.30 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed as a trail corridor for the 
83.31 	Mississippi River Regional Trail.

83.32 	Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; HENNEPIN COUNTY.
 83.33 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
83.34 	of natural resources may sell by private sale to the city of Wayzata the surplus land that is 
83.35 	described in paragraph (c).
84.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
84.2 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
84.3 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to the city of Wayzata, for less than the value 
84.4 	of the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the 
84.5 	land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if the city of 
84.6 	Wayzata fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
84.7 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hennepin County and is described as: 
84.8 	Tract F, Registered Land Survey No. 1168.
84.9 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
84.10 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to the city of 
84.11 	Wayzata.

84.12 	Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
84.13 	WATER; ITASCA COUNTY.
 84.14 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
84.15 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Itasca County may 
84.16 	sell to Itasca County the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
84.17 	paragraph (c), for the appraised value of the land.
84.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
84.19 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
84.20 	(c) The land to be sold is in Itasca County and is described as: the North 1,100 feet 
84.21 	of Government Lot 1, Section 26, Township 56 North, Range 26 West.
84.22 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would be 
84.23 	best served if the land was under the direct ownership of Itasca County.

84.24 	Sec. 23. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
84.25 	WATER; MARSHALL COUNTY.
 84.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
84.27 	Marshall County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
84.28 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
84.29 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
84.30 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
84.31 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Marshall County and is described as: that part of 
84.32 	the westerly ten acres of the North Half of the Northeast Quarter lying southerly of the 
84.33 	following described line: Commencing at the quarter section corner between Sections 2 
84.34 	and 11; thence South along the quarter section line a distance of 1,080 feet to the northern 
85.1 	edge of County Ditch #25, the point of beginning; thence upstream along said ditch North 
85.2 	40 degrees East 95 feet; thence South 41 degrees East 500 feet to the intersection with 
85.3 	State Ditch #83; thence along said state ditch North 52 degrees 50 minutes East 196 feet; 
85.4 	thence East 2,092 feet to the section line between Sections 11 and 12.
85.5 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
85.6 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

85.7 	Sec. 24. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND WITHIN LAKE LOUISE STATE 
85.8 	PARK; MOWER COUNTY.
 85.9 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 4, the 
85.10 	commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as 
85.11 	required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the 
85.12 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the land 
85.13 	located within state park boundaries that is described in paragraph (c).
85.14 	(b)  The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general.  The 
85.15 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
85.16 	and ensure accuracy.
85.17 	(c) The state land that may be exchanged is located in Mower County and is 
85.18 	described as: that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
85.19 	Quarter of Section 20, Township 101 North, Range 14 West, Mower County, Minnesota, 
85.20 	described as follows: Beginning at a point on the south line of said Section 20 a distance 
85.21 	of 1,039.50 feet (63 rods) East of the south quarter corner of said Section 20; thence North 
85.22 	at right angles to said south line 462.00 feet (28 rods); thence West parallel to said south 
85.23 	line 380.6 feet, more or less, to the west line of said Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
85.24 	Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence South along said west line 462 feet, more or less, 
85.25 	to the south line of said Section 20; thence East along said south line 380.6 feet, more 
85.26 	or less, to the point of beginning, containing 4.03 acres.
85.27 	(d)  The exchange would resolve an unintentional trespass by the Department of 
85.28 	Natural Resources of a horse trail that is primarily located within Lake Louise State Park 
85.29 	and provide for increased access to the state park.

85.30 	Sec. 25. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
85.31 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 85.32 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
85.33 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 
86.1 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
86.2 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
86.3 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
86.4 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
86.5 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
86.6 	Section 19, Township 133, Range 42, River's Bend Reserve, Lot B.
86.7 	(d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
86.8 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.

86.9 	Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
86.10 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 86.11 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
86.12 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 
86.13 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
86.14 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
86.15 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
86.16 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
86.17 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
86.18 	Section 24, Township 136, Range 41, Crystal Beach, Lot 56, Block 1.
86.19 	(d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
86.20 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.

86.21 	Sec. 27. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
86.22 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 86.23 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
86.24 	Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
86.25 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
86.26 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
86.27 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
86.28 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
86.29 	Section 9, Township 133, Range 43, South 212 feet of Sub Lot 6 and South 212 feet 
86.30 	of Sub Lot 7, except tract and except platted (1.19) acres.
86.31 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has no objection to the sale of this land.

86.32 	Sec. 28. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
86.33 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 87.1 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
87.2 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 
87.3 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
87.4 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
87.5 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
87.6 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
87.7 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
87.8 	Section 10, Township 134, Range 42, Heilberger Lake Estates, Reserve Lot A.
87.9 	(d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
87.10 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.

87.11 	Sec. 29. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
87.12 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 87.13 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
87.14 	Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
87.15 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
87.16 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
87.17 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
87.18 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
87.19 	Section 31, Township 137, Range 39, Government Lot 5 (37.20 acres).
87.20 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
87.21 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

87.22 	Sec. 30. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
87.23 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 87.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
87.25 	Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
87.26 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
87.27 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
87.28 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
87.29 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
87.30 	Section 29, Township 137, Range 40, Freedom Flyer Estates, Lot 26, Block 1.
87.31 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
87.32 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

88.1 	Sec. 31. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
88.2 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 88.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
88.4 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 
88.5 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
88.6 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
88.7 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
88.8 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
88.9 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
88.10 	Quiet Waters Development Outlot A.
88.11 	(d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
88.12 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.

88.13 	Sec. 32. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
88.14 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 88.15 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
88.16 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 
88.17 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
88.18 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
88.19 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
88.20 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
88.21 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
88.22 	Section 9, Township 136, Range 38, part of Government Lot 4 North and East of 
88.23 	highway (Book 307, Page 31).
88.24 	(d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
88.25 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.

88.26 	Sec. 33. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
88.27 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 88.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
88.29 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 
88.30 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
88.31 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
88.32 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
88.33 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
88.34 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
89.1 	Section 9, Township 136, Range 38, Elm Rest, part of Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6 and of 
89.2 	Reserve A lying North of road (Book 307, Page 31).
89.3 	(d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
89.4 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.

89.5 	Sec. 34. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
89.6 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 89.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
89.8 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 
89.9 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
89.10 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
89.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
89.12 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
89.13 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
89.14 	Section 27, Township 135, Range 39, Government Lot 7 (9.50 acres).
89.15 	(d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
89.16 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.

89.17 	Sec. 35. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
89.18 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 89.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
89.20 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Otter Tail County 
89.21 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
89.22 	paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
89.23 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
89.24 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
89.25 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
89.26 	Section 9, Township 135, Range 41, Government Lot 2, except tracts (7.77 acres).
89.27 	(d) The sale would be to the adjacent landowner and the Department of Natural 
89.28 	Resources has determined that the land is not appropriate for the department to manage.

89.29 	Sec. 36. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
89.30 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 89.31 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
89.32 	Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
89.33 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
90.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
90.2 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
90.3 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
90.4 	38609 County Highway 41, Section 9, Township 135, Range 41, part of Government 
90.5 	Lot 2 beginning 275 feet West, 1,021.36 feet southwesterly, 1,179 feet southeasterly, 132 
90.6 	feet South from northeast corner Section 9; East 33 feet, southerly 314 feet, West 33 feet, 
90.7 	northerly on lake East 110 feet to beginning.

90.8 	Sec. 37. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
90.9 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 90.10 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
90.11 	Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
90.12 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
90.13 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
90.14 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
90.15 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
90.16 	Section 27, Township 132, Range 41, Stalker View Acres, Lot 6, Block 1.

90.17 	Sec. 38. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
90.18 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 90.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
90.20 	Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
90.21 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
90.22 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
90.23 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
90.24 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
90.25 	Section 33, Township 135, Range 36, North Half of Sub Lot 5 of the Southwest 
90.26 	Quarter (7.07 acres).
90.27 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
90.28 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

90.29 	Sec. 39. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
90.30 	WATER; OTTER TAIL COUNTY.
 90.31 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
90.32 	Otter Tail County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
90.33 	in paragraph (c), under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
91.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
91.2 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
91.3 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Otter Tail County and is described as: 
91.4 	Section 33, Township 135, Range 36, South Half of Sub Lot 5 of the Southwest 
91.5 	Quarter (7.06 acres).
91.6 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
91.7 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

91.8 	Sec. 40. PRIVATE SALE OF CONSOLIDATED CONSERVATION LAND; 
91.9 	ROSEAU COUNTY.
 91.10 	(a) Notwithstanding the classification and public sale provisions of Minnesota 
91.11 	Statutes, chapters 84A and 282, the commissioner of natural resources may sell by private 
91.12 	sale the consolidated conservation land that is described in paragraph (c).
91.13 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
91.14 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
91.15 	and ensure accuracy. The consideration for the conveyance must be for no less than the 
91.16 	survey costs and the appraised value of the land and timber. Proceeds shall be disposed of 
91.17 	according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 84A.
91.18 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as: the 
91.19 	North 75 feet of the East 290.4 feet of the West 489.85 feet of the East 1,321.15 feet 
91.20 	of the Northeast Quarter, Section 35, Township 160 North, Range 38 West, containing 
91.21 	0.5 acres, more or less.
91.22 	(d) The land would be sold to the current leaseholder who through an inadvertent 
91.23 	trespass located a cabin, septic system, and personal property on the state land.  The 
91.24 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
91.25 	resource purposes.

91.26 	Sec. 41. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 91.27 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner 
91.28 	of natural resources may sell by private sale to St. Louis County the surplus land that is 
91.29 	described in paragraph (c).
91.30 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
91.31 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors and 
91.32 	ensure accuracy. The commissioner may sell to St. Louis County for less than the value of 
91.33 	the land as determined by the commissioner, but the conveyance must provide that the 
92.1 	land described in paragraph (c) be used for the public and reverts to the state if St. Louis 
92.2 	County fails to provide for public use or abandons the public use of the land.
92.3 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: an 
92.4 	undivided 1/12 interest in Government Lot 6, Section 6, Township 62 North, Range 13 
92.5 	West, containing 35.75 acres, more or less.
92.6 	(d) The land was gifted to the state. The remaining 11/12 undivided interest in 
92.7 	the land is owned by the state in trust for the taxing districts and administered by St. 
92.8 	Louis County. The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the state's land 
92.9 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to St. Louis County.

92.10 	Sec. 42. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
92.11 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 92.12 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
92.13 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County may 
92.14 	sell or convey to the state acting by and through its commissioner of natural resources, 
92.15 	the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c), under the 
92.16 	provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, subdivision 1a.
92.17 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general.  The 
92.18 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
92.19 	and ensure accuracy.
92.20 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as: Lot 
92.21 	7, Klimek's Addition to Grand Lake, according to the plat thereof on file and of record 
92.22 	in the Office of the County Recorder, St. Louis County.
92.23 	(d) The county has determined that the land is not needed for county management 
92.24 	purposes and the Department of Natural Resources would like to acquire the land for use 
92.25 	as a public water access site to Little Grand Lake.

92.26 	Sec. 43. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
92.27 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 92.28 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
92.29 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
92.30 	may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in 
92.31 	paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
92.32 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
92.33 	attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure 
92.34 	accuracy. Prior to the sales, the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent 
93.1 	conservation easements according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, to provide 
93.2 	riparian protection and public access to shore fishing. The easements for land described in 
93.3 	paragraph (c), clauses (1) to (3), shall be 450 feet in width from the centerline of the river. 
93.4 	The easements for land described in paragraph (c), clauses (4) and (5), shall be 300 feet in 
93.5 	width from the centerline of the river. The easements must be approved by the St. Louis 
93.6 	County Board and the commissioner of natural resources.
93.7 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
93.8 	(1) Lot 5 except railroad right-of-way 3.15 acres, Section 2, T50N, R18W (23.35 
93.9 	acres) (535-0010-00210);
93.10 	(2) Lot 7 except railroad right-of-way 3.9 acres, Section 2, T50N, R18W (30.1 
93.11 	acres) (535-0010-00300);
93.12 	(3) Lot 5 except railroad right-of-way 3 acres, Section 12, T50N, R18W (36 acres) 
93.13 	(535-0010-01910);
93.14 	(4) Lot 2 except railroad right-of-way, Section 35, T51N, R18W (22.5 acres) 
93.15 	(310-0010-05650); and
93.16 	(5) Lot 1 except GN railroad right-of-way, Section 35, T51N, R18W (34 acres) 
93.17 	(110-0040-00160).
93.18 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
93.19 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

93.20 	Sec. 44. PUBLIC SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
93.21 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 93.22 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
93.23 	St. Louis County may sell the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described 
93.24 	in paragraph (d) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
93.25 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
93.26 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
93.27 	(c) Prior to the sales of the land described in paragraph (d), clauses (1), (2), and 
93.28 	(10) to (12), the commissioner of revenue shall grant permanent conservation easements 
93.29 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.37, to provide riparian protection and public 
93.30 	access for angling. The easements must be approved by the St. Louis County Board and 
93.31 	the commissioner of natural resources. The easements shall be for lands described in 
93.32 	paragraph (d):
93.33 	(1) clause (1), 75 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the creek;
93.34 	(2) clause (2), 200 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the river;
93.35 	(3) clause (10), 100 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the river; and
94.1 	(4) clauses (11) and (12), 50 feet in width on each side of the centerline of the stream.
94.2 	(d) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
94.3 	(1) N 1/2 of NW 1/4 of NE 1/4 of SE 1/4, Section 22, T51N, R14W (5 acres) 
94.4 	(520-0016-00590);
94.5 	(2) SW 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 8, T50N, R16W (40 acres) (530-0010-01510);
94.6 	(3) undivided 1/6 and undivided 1/2 of Lot 9, Thompson Lake Addition, Section 12, 
94.7 	T53N, R14W (375-0120-00091, 375-0120-00094);
94.8 	(4) SLY 200 FT OF NLY 1,220 FT OF LOT 4, Section 20, T54N, R18W (9.5 acres) 
94.9 	(405-0010-03394);
94.10 	(5) PART OF SW 1/4 OF SE 1/4 LYING N OF SLY 433 FT, Section 36, T57N, 
94.11 	R21W (25 acres) (141-0050-07345);
94.12 	(6) PART OF SE 1/4 OF SW 1/4 LYING W OF DW & P RY AND N OF PLAT OF 
94.13 	HALEY, Section 23, T63N, R19W (11 acres) (350-0020-03730);
94.14 	(7) SE 1/4 of NW 1/4, Section 26, T58N, R19W (40 acres) (385-0010-02610);
94.15 	(8) NE 1/4 of SW 1/4, Section 20, T59N, R20W (40 acres) (235-0030-03110);
94.16 	(9) LOT 4, Section 2, T61N, R19W (40 acres) (200-0010-00230);
94.17 	(10) SW 1/4 of SE 1/4, Section 19, T50N, R16W (40 acres) (530-0010-03570);
94.18 	(11) LOTS 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, BLOCK 1, COLMANS 4th ACRE TRACT 
94.19 	ADDITION TO DULUTH, Section 33, T51N, R14W (520-0090-00150, -00160, -00180); 
94.20 	and
94.21 	(12) BLOCKS 17, 18, and 20, PLAT OF VERMILION TRAIL LODGE, Section 
94.22 	13, T62N, R14W.
94.23 	(e) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
94.24 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

94.25 	Sec. 45. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 94.26 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
94.27 	or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited 
94.28 	land described in paragraph (c).
94.29 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
94.30 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
94.31 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
94.32 	Lots 20 and 21, Plat of Twin Lakes, Government Lot 3, Section 32, T60N, R19W 
94.33 	(1.1 acres) (385-0070-00200).
95.1 	(d) This sale resolves an unintentional trespass. The county has determined that the 
95.2 	county's land management interests would best be served if the lands were returned to 
95.3 	private ownership.

95.4 	Sec. 46. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
95.5 	WATER; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 95.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
95.7 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County 
95.8 	may convey to the state for no consideration the tax-forfeited land bordering public water 
95.9 	that is described in paragraph (c).
95.10 	(b) The conveyance must be according to Minnesota Statutes, section 282.01, 
95.11 	subdivision 2, and in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney general may 
95.12 	make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
95.13 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
95.14 	(1) lands in the city of Duluth, Section 23, Township 49 North, Range 15 West, that 
95.15 	part of Government Lot 2 lying southeasterly of the southeasterly right-of-way of the St. 
95.16 	Paul and Duluth and Northern Pacific Railway including riparian rights.
95.17 	EXCEPT: that part of Government Lot 2 beginning at the intersection of the south 
95.18 	line of Lot 2 and the southeasterly right-of-way of the St. Paul and Duluth and Northern 
95.19 	Pacific Railway; thence easterly along the south line of said Lot 2 a distance of 150 
95.20 	feet to a point; thence deflect to the left and continue in a straight line to a point on the 
95.21 	southeasterly line of said railway right-of-way said point distant 150 feet northeast of 
95.22 	the point of beginning; thence deflect to the left and continue southwesterly along the 
95.23 	southeasterly line of said railway right-of-way a distance of 150 feet to point of beginning 
95.24 	and there terminating.
95.25 	EXCEPT FURTHER: that part of Government Lot 2 commencing at the point of 
95.26 	intersection of the south line of Lot 2 and the southeasterly right-of-way of the St. Paul 
95.27 	and Duluth and Northern Pacific Railway; thence northeasterly along the southeasterly 
95.28 	line of said railway right-of-way a distance of 1,064 feet to point of beginning; thence 
95.29 	deflect 44 degrees, 12 minutes, 27 seconds to the right a distance of 105.44 feet to a 
95.30 	point; thence deflect 85 degrees, 16 minutes, 07 seconds to the left a distance of 111.92 
95.31 	feet more or less to a point on the southeasterly line of said railway right-of-way; thence 
95.32 	deflect to the left and continue northwesterly along the southeasterly line of said railway 
95.33 	right-of-way a distance of 160 feet more or less to point of beginning and there terminating 
95.34 	(010-2746-00290); and
96.1 	(2) lands in the city of Duluth, Section 23, Township 49 North, Range 15 West, that 
96.2 	part of Government Lot 1, including riparian rights, lying southerly of the Northern Pacific 
96.3 	Short Line right-of-way except 5 18/100 acres for Northern Pacific Main Line and except 
96.4 	a strip of land 75 feet wide and adjoining the Northern Pacific Main Line right-of-way and 
96.5 	formerly used as right-of-way by Duluth Transfer Railway 2 67/100 acres, also except that 
96.6 	part lying North of Grand Avenue 72/100 acres and except a strip of land adjacent to the 
96.7 	Old Transfer Railway right-of-way containing 2 13/100 acres. Revised Description #40, 
96.8 	Recorder of Deeds, Book 686, Page 440.
96.9 	EXCEPT: that part of Government Lot 1 lying southerly of the Northern Pacific 
96.10 	Short Line right-of-way and northerly of the Old Transfer Railway right-of-way.
96.11 	EXCEPT FURTHER: that part of Government Lot 1 lying southerly of the Northern 
96.12 	Pacific Main Line right-of-way and lying northerly of a line parallel to and lying 305 feet 
96.13 	southerly of the north line of said Government Lot 1 (010-2746-00245).

96.14 	Sec. 47. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 96.15 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, 
96.16 	St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land that is described in 
96.17 	paragraph (c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
96.18 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
96.19 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
96.20 	(c) The land to be sold is located in St. Louis County and is described as:
96.21 	(1) that part of the South 200 feet of the West 900 feet of Government Lot 4 lying 
96.22 	east of State Highway 73, and that part of the North 300 feet of the West 900 feet of 
96.23 	Government Lot 5 lying east of State Highway 73, all in Section 6, Township 52 North, 
96.24 	Range 20 West;
96.25 	(2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying north of County 
96.26 	Road 115 in Section 15, Township 62 North, Range 17 West; and
96.27 	(3) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, 
96.28 	Township 63 North, Range 12 West, lying west of the west right-of-way boundary of 
96.29 	County Highway 88; EXCEPTING therefrom the following described tract of land: That 
96.30 	part of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 26, Township 63 North, 
96.31 	Range 12 West, described as follows: Begin at a point located at the intersection of the 
96.32 	north and south quarter line of said section and the north boundary line of the right-of-way 
96.33 	of County Highway 88, said point being 494.44 feet North of the center of said section; 
96.34 	thence North on said north and south quarter line a distance of 216.23 feet; thence at an 
96.35 	angle of 90 degrees 0 minutes to the right a distance of 253.073 feet; thence at an angle 
97.1 	of 90 degrees 0 minutes to the right a distance of 472.266 feet to a point on the north 
97.2 	boundary line of the right-of-way of said County Highway 88; thence in a northwesterly 
97.3 	direction along the north boundary line of the right-of-way of said County Highway 88, a 
97.4 	distance of 360 feet to the point of beginning.
97.5 	(d) The sales authorized under this section are needed for public utility substations.

97.6 	Sec. 48. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
97.7 	WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
 97.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
97.9 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus lands bordering public water that are 
97.10 	described in paragraph (c).
97.11 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The 
97.12 	attorney general may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct errors 
97.13 	and ensure accuracy.
97.14 	(c) The lands that may be sold are located in Wadena County and are described as:
97.15 	(1) Government Lot 3, Section 28, Township 135 North, Range 33 West, containing 
97.16 	0.01 acres, more or less;
97.17 	(2) Government Lot 2, Section 34, Township 135 North, Range 33 West, containing 
97.18 	1.5 acres, more or less; and
97.19 	(3) Government Lot 7, Section 30, Township 135 North, Range 35 West, containing 
97.20 	0.01 acres, more or less.
97.21 	(d) The lands border the Leaf River and are not contiguous to other state lands. 
97.22 	The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the lands are not needed for 
97.23 	natural resource purposes.

97.24 	Sec. 49. CONVEYANCE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
97.25 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 97.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, 
97.27 	and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Washington County 
97.28 	may convey to the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District for no consideration the 
97.29 	tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph (c).
97.30 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and provide 
97.31 	that the land reverts to the state if the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District stops 
97.32 	using the land for the public purpose described in paragraph (d). The attorney general may 
97.33 	make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
97.34 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Washington County and is described as:
98.1 	(1) Parcel A (PIN 05.032.21.12.0001): all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the 
98.2 	Northeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 32, Range 21, Washington County, Minnesota, 
98.3 	that lies East of Minnesota Highway 61 as relocated and South of Judicial Ditch No. 
98.4 	1, except the following described tracts:
98.5 	Beginning at a point where the easterly right-of-way of Minnesota Highway 61 
98.6 	intersects the south line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 5, 
98.7 	Township 32, Range 21, Washington County, Minnesota; thence East along said south 
98.8 	line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 5 for 194.1 feet; thence 
98.9 	North at right angles 435.3 feet; thence South 75 degrees 56 minutes West for 294.4 feet 
98.10 	to said easterly right-of-way of Minnesota Highway 61; thence South 14 degrees 04 
98.11 	minutes East along said easterly right-of-way of Minnesota Highway 61 for 375.0 feet to 
98.12 	the point of the beginning; and
98.13 	That part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 
98.14 	32 North, Range 21 West, Washington County, Minnesota, described as follows: 
98.15 	commencing at the north quarter corner of Section 5; thence East along the north line of 
98.16 	Section 5, a distance of 538.8 feet to the easterly right-of-way line of Trunk Highway 61; 
98.17 	thence southeasterly deflection to the right 76 degrees 00 minutes 20 seconds, along 
98.18 	said highway right-of-way line, 500.4 feet to the point of beginning; thence continuing 
98.19 	southeasterly along said highway right-of-way line 293.7 feet to the northwest corner of 
98.20 	the Philip F. and Maree la J. Turcott property, as described in Book 261 of Deeds on Page 
98.21 	69; thence northeasterly at right angles along the northerly line of said Turcott property in 
98.22 	its northeasterly projection thereof, 318.4 feet, more or less, to the centerline of Sunrise 
98.23 	River; thence northwesterly along said Sunrise River centerline, 358 feet, more or less, to 
98.24 	the point of intersection with a line drawn northeasterly from the point of beginning and 
98.25 	perpendicular to the easterly right-of-way line of Trunk Highway 61; thence southwesterly 
98.26 	along said line, 154.3 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning; and
98.27 	(2) Parcel B (PIN 05.032.21.12.0004): that part of the Northwest Quarter of the 
98.28 	Northeast Quarter, Section 5, Township 32, Range 21, lying easterly of Highway 61 
98.29 	and North of Judicial Ditch No. 1.
98.30 	(d) The county has determined that the land is needed by the watershed district for 
98.31 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103D.

98.32 	Sec. 50. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
98.33 	WATER; WASHINGTON COUNTY.
 98.34 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 
98.35 	1, and the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or other law to 
99.1 	the contrary, Washington County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land that is 
99.2 	bordering public water and described in paragraph (c).
99.3 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general and must 
99.4 	provide that the county or watershed district retains an easement for drainage purposes. 
99.5 	The attorney general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and 
99.6 	ensure accuracy.
99.7 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Washington County and is described as:
99.8 	All that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 17, 
99.9 	Township 30 North, Range 21 West, Washington County, Minnesota, that lies south of 
99.10 	the following described parcel:
99.11 	Commencing at the northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
99.12 	Quarter of Section 17; thence South, assumed bearing, along the east line of said 
99.13 	Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 393 feet to the point of beginning; 
99.14 	thence North 88 degrees 30 minutes West, on a line parallel with the north line of 
99.15 	said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 915.7 feet, more or less, to an iron 
99.16 	pipe; thence North 79 degrees 29 minutes West 395.5 feet, more or less, to a point on 
99.17 	the centerline of the county road; thence southerly along said centerline, 323.4 feet, 
99.18 	more or less, to a point; thence South 76 degrees 00 minutes East 251.9 feet, more or 
99.19 	less, to an iron pipe; thence South 88 degrees 30 minutes East 1083 feet, more or 
99.20 	less, to a point on the east line of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; 
99.21 	thence North, along said east line, 312 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning.
99.22 	And, lies east of the plat of Laurelside which is on file and of record in the Office of 
99.23 	the Washington County Recorder.
99.24 	And, lies northerly of the following described parcel:
99.25 	All that part of said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of said Section 17, 
99.26 	and all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section 20, 
99.27 	Township 30 North, Range 21 West; which is also part of vacated Block 146 and 
99.28 	adjacent Linden Street (now vacated) of the plat of Wildwood which is on file and 
99.29 	of record in the Office of the Washington County Recorder; and more specifically 
99.30 	described as follows:
99.31 	Commencing at the most westerly corner of Block 147, Wildwood; thence on 
99.32 	the northwesterly extension of the southwesterly line of Block 147, a distance of 
99.33 	60 feet to a point on the southeasterly side of said Block 146, which is also the 
99.34 	northwesterly line of Bryant Avenue; thence northeasterly along said southeasterly 
99.35 	side of Block 146, a distance of 92 feet to the point of beginning of the parcel to be 
99.36 	described; thence continuing northeasterly, along said southeasterly side of Block 
100.1 	146, a distance of 231 feet, more or less, to a contour line being at elevation 947 feet 
100.2 	above mean sea level; thence in a northwesterly direction along said contour line 
100.3 	for 200 feet, more or less, to its intersection with a line that is parallel with and 177 
100.4 	feet from said southeasterly side of Block 146 as measured at right angles; thence 
100.5 	southwesterly along said parallel line, 297 feet, more or less, to a point drawn at 
100.6 	right angles from the point of beginning; thence on a deflection angle of 90 degrees 
100.7 	to the left, 177 feet to the point of beginning.
100.8 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would 
100.9 	best be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

100.10 	Sec. 51. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 100.11 	Sections 1 to 49 are effective the day following final enactment.