1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; removing certain land in the Rum River area from 
1.3 	the wild and scenic rivers program.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. RUM RIVER WILD AND SCENIC RIVER AREA.
 1.6 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall remove the following land within 
1.7 	the Rum River Wild and Scenic River Area in Mille Lacs County from the Minnesota 
1.8 	wild and scenic rivers program under Minnesota Statutes, sections 103F.301 to 103F.345: 
1.9 	the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14, Township 38, Range 27, less and 
1.10 	excepting the East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said section, 
1.11 	township, and range.
1.12 	(b) The commissioner shall amend Minnesota Rules, chapter 6105, and the 
1.13 	management plan for the area to reflect this change. The commissioner may use the good 
1.14 	cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to 
1.15 	amend rules under this section. Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except 
1.16 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.