Relating to the organization, operation and financing of state government; modifying pollution control agency, natural resources, board of water and soil resources and metropolitan council appropriations and providing environment and natural resources policy

ARTICLE 1 - APPROPRIATIONS

Providing a summary of appropriations by fund; reducing certain prior appropriations to the pollution control agency for water, multi media and administration, commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for the lands and minerals budget and iron ore cooperative agreements, water resource management, parks and recreation and fish and wildlife management, ecological services, enforcement budget and for operations support, board of water and soil resources (BOWSR) for cost sharing contract for native buffers, county cooperative weed management programs, drainage assistance program and rehabilitation, erosion and sediment control projects, and metropolitan council for metropolitan area regional parks maintenance and operation; appropriating money to the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) for forest, trails and waterways management and modifying prior appropriation requirements

ARTICLE 2 - ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

Providing for control of fish diseases including viral hemorrhagic septicemia control; modifying certain provisions relating to transportation of aquatic life, invasive species and fish and fishing; authorizing commissioner rulemaking authority for establishing reasonable conditions on the buying and selling of fish to prevent or slow the spread of certain certifiable diseases and invasive species; modifying fish inspection services fees; providing for disposition of proceeds from the sale of administrative sites to be credited to the facilities management account for acquisition and renovation; modifying certain environmental quality board assessment requirements; repealing a certain provision relating to imported minnows use in home aquariums
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