<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>dedicated funds; modifying appropriation to prevent water pollution from <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; modifying certain administrative accounts; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>modifying electronic transaction provisions; providing for certain registration <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>exemptions; modifying all-terrain vehicle definitions; modifying all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>vehicle operation restrictions; modifying state trails and canoe and boating routes; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>modifying fees and disposition of certain receipts; modifying certain competitive <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>bidding exemptions; modifying horse trail pass provisions; modifying beaver <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>dam provisions; modifying the Water Law; modifying nongame wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>checkoffs; establishing an Environment and Natural Resources Organization <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>Advisory Committee to advise legislature and governor on new structure for <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>administration of environment and natural resource policies; requiring an <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>advisory committee to consider all powers and duties of Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Agency, Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Quality Board, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources, Petroleum Tank Release Compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>Board, Harmful Substances Compensation Board, and Agricultural Chemical <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>Response Compensation Board and certain powers and duties of Departments <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>of Agriculture, Health, Transportation, and Commerce; modifying method of <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>determining value of acquired stream easements; providing for certain historic <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>property exemption; modifying state forest acquisition provisions; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>certain requirements for land sales; adding to and deleting from state parks <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>and state forests; authorizing public and private sales, conveyances, and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>exchanges of certain state land; amending the definition of "green economy" to <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>include the concept of "green chemistry;" clarifying that an appropriation is <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>to the commissioner of commerce; establishing a program to provide rebates <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>for solar photovoltaic modules; providing for community energy planning; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>modifying Legislative Energy Commission and Public Utilities Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>provisions; eliminating a legislative guide; appropriating money;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 3.8851, subdivision 7; 84.025, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>9; 84.027, subdivision 15; 84.0272, subdivision 2; 84.0856; 84.0857; 84.777, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>subdivision 2; 84.82, subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 84.92, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>9, 10; 84.922, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 84.925, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>1; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 5; 85.012, subdivision 40; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>85.015, subdivision 14; 85.22, subdivision 5; 85.32, subdivision 1; 85.41, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>subdivision 3; 85.42; 85.43; 85.46, as amended; 88.17, subdivisions 1, 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>88.79, subdivision 2; 89.032, subdivision 2; 90.041, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>90.121; 90.14; 97B.665, subdivision 2; 103A.305; 103G.271, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>103G.285, subdivision 5; 103G.301, subdivision 6; 103G.305, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>103G.315, subdivision 11; 103G.515, subdivision 5; 103G.615, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>2; 115A.02; 116.07, subdivisions 4, 4h; 116J.437, subdivision 1; 216B.62, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.43"></a><var>1.43</var>adding a subdivision; 290.431; 290.432; 473.1565, subdivision 2; Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 84.415, subdivision 6; 84.793, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>84.9275, subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 1; 85.015, subdivision 13; 86A.09, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>subdivision 1; 103G.201; Laws 2008, chapter 368, article 1, section 34, as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>amended; Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 2, section 13; Laws 2009, chapter 176, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>article 4, section 9; Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 4, subdivision 10; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 85; 103G; 116C; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 84.02, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>7, 8; 90.172; 97B.665, subdivision 1; 103G.295; 103G.650; Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>2009 Supplement, sections 3.3006; 84.02, subdivisions 4a, 6a, 6b; Laws 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>chapter 172, article 5, section 8.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>May 12, 2010<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>The Honorable James P. Metzen<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>President of the Senate<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 3275 report that we have agreed upon <br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 3275 be further <br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>amended as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>OUTDOOR HERITAGE APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>outdoor heritage fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>figures "2010" and "2011" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2010, or June 30, 2011, respectively. <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>"The first year" is fiscal year 2010. "The second year" is fiscal year 2011. "The biennium" <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>is fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The appropriations in this article are onetime.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2010</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2011</b><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>OUTDOOR HERITAGE</b><br/>
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<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
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<td><a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>58,939,000</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var>This appropriation is from the outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.2.38"></a><var>2.38</var>heritage fund. The amounts that may be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>spent for each purpose are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>following subdivisions.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Prairies</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">18,093,000<br/>
</td>
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<td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Accelerated Prairie Grassland Restoration </b><br/>
<b>and Enhancement Program on DNR Lands</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>$5,833,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>accelerate the protection, restoration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>enhancement of native prairie vegetation. <br/>
<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>A list of proposed land acquisitions, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>restorations, and enhancements, describing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>the types and locations of acquisitions, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>restorations, and enhancements, must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>accomplishment plan. All restorations must <br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b). <br/>
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<td><a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>The Green Corridor Legacy Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>$1,651,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>an agreement with the Redwood Area <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>Communities Foundation to acquire and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>restore land for purposes allowed under <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>section 15, in Redwood, Renville, Brown, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>Nicollet, Murray, Lyon, Yellow Medicine, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>Chippewa, and Cottonwood Counties to be <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>added to the state outdoor recreation system <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>86A. A list of proposed fee title acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>accomplishment plan. The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>natural resources must agree in writing to <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>each proposed acquisition. All restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>(b). <br/>
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<td><a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Prairie Heritage Fund - Acquisition and </b><br/>
<b>Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>$3,015,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>and restore land to be added to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>wildlife management area system. A list <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>of proposed fee title acquisitions and a list <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>of proposed restoration projects, describing <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>the types and locations of restorations, <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>accomplishment plan. The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>natural resources must agree in writing to <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>each proposed acquisition. All restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>(b). <br/>
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<td><a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var><br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Northern Tallgrass Prairie National </b><br/>
<b>Wildlife Refuge Protection</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>$2,041,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>to acquire land or permanent easements <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>within the Northern Tallgrass Prairie Habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>Preservation Area in western Minnesota for <br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>addition to the Northern Tallgrass Prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>National Wildlife Refuge. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>fee title and permanent easement acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>accomplishment plan. The accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>plan must include an easement stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>plan.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Rum River - Cedar Creek Initiative</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>$1,900,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.4.35"></a><var>4.35</var>agreement with Anoka County to acquire fee <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>title to land at the confluence of the Rum <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>River and Cedar Creek in Anoka County. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>Land acquired in fee must remain open to <br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>hunting and fishing, consistent with the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>capacity of the land, during the open season, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>as determined in writing by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>of natural resources. All restorations must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b).  <br/>
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<td><a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Minnesota Prairie Recovery Project</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
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<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>$3,653,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>agreement with The Nature Conservancy <br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>for a pilot project to acquire interests in <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>land and restore and enhance prairie and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>prairie/wetland habitat in the prairie regions <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>of western and southwestern Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>The Nature Conservancy may acquire land <br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>in fee or through permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>easements. A list of proposed fee title and <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>permanent conservation easements, and a list <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>of proposed restorations and enhancements, <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>accomplishment plan. All restorations must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b). <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>The commissioner of natural resources must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>agree in writing to each acquisition of interest <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>in land, restoration project, and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>project. The accomplishment plan must <br/>
<a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>include an easement stewardship plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Forests</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">5,603,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Critical Shoreline Habitat Protection </b><br/>
<b>Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>$816,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>agreement with the Minnesota Land Trust to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>acquire permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>protecting critical shoreline habitats in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>Koochiching, Cook, Lake, and St. Louis <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>County portions of the northern forest <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>area in northern Minnesota and provide <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>stewardship for those easements. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>proposed conservation easement acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>accomplishment plan. The accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>plan must include an easement stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Protect Key Industrial Forest Land Tracts </b><br/>
<b>in Central Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>$594,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>agreement with Cass County to acquire lands <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>that assist with gaining access for restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>and enhancement purposes to existing public <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>land tracts. A list of proposed acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var><br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Little Nokasippi River Wildlife </b><br/>
<b>Management Area</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>$843,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>for acceleration of agency programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>cooperative agreements to acquire interests in <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>land within the boundaries of the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>National Guard Army compatible use buffer <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>(ACUB) program. Of this appropriation, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>$225,000 is for the Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>Resources to acquire land for wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>management areas and $618,000 is for an <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>agreement with the Board of Water and Soil <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>Resources to acquire permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>easements. A list of proposed acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Accelerated Forest Wildlife Habitat </b><br/>
<b>Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>$1,791,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>acceleration of agency programs to acquire, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>in fee, land for state forests and restore and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>enhance state forest habitat. A list of projects <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>including proposed fee title acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>and restorations and enhancements must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>accomplishment plan. All restorations must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b). <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Northeastern Minnesota Sharp-Tailed </b><br/>
<b>Grouse Habitat</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>$1,559,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>agreement with Pheasants Forever to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>interests in land, and to restore and enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>habitat for sharp-tailed grouse in Kanabec, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>Aitkin, and St. Louis Counties in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>with the Minnesota Sharp-Tailed Grouse <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>Society. A list of proposed acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>and a list of proposed restorations and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>enhancements must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>the required accomplishment plan. The <br/>
<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>commissioner of natural resources must <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>agree in writing to each acquisition of interest <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>in land, restoration project, and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>project. All restorations must comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>subdivision 9, paragraph (b). <br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Wetlands</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">16,905,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Accelerated Shallow Lake and Wetland </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement and Restoration Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>$6,505,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>commissioner of natural resources to assess, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>enhance, and restore shallow lake and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>wetland habitats, to acquire land in fee or <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>through permanent conservation easements <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>for shallow lake program restoration, and to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>provide stewardship for acquired easements <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>Of this appropriation, $1,463,000 is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>Department of Natural Resources agency <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>program acceleration and $5,042,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>an agreement with Ducks Unlimited, Inc. A <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>list of proposed projects, describing the types <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>and locations of land acquisitions, restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>projects, and enhancement projects, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>accomplishment plan. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>of natural resources must agree in writing <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>to each acquisition, restoration project, and <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>enhancement project. The accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>plan must include an easement stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>plan. All restorations must comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>subdivision 9, paragraph (b).<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var><br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Accelerate the Waterfowl Production Area </b><br/>
<b>Program in Minnesota</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>$3,505,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>an agreement with Pheasants Forever to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>acquire and restore wetland and related <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>upland habitats, in cooperation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>United States Fish and Wildlife Service <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>and Ducks Unlimited, Inc., to be managed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>as waterfowl production areas. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>proposed acquisitions and a list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>projects, describing the types and locations <br/>
<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>of restorations, must be provided as part <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>of the required accomplishment plan. All <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>restorations must comply with subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>9, paragraph (b).<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands Reserve </b><br/>
<b>Program Acquisition and Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>$6,895,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>of Water and Soil Resources to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>permanent conservation easements and <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>restore wetlands and associated uplands <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>in cooperation with the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>Department of Agriculture Wetlands Reserve <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>Program. A list of proposed acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>and a list of proposed projects, describing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>the types and locations of restorations, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>accomplishment plan. All restorations must <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b).<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Habitat</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">17,563,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Metro Big Rivers Habitat Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>$2,397,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>for agreements for projects to protect, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>restore, and enhance natural systems of <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>the Minnesota River, St. Croix River, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>Mississippi River, and their major tributaries <br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>as follows: $500,000 with Minnesota Valley <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc. for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>fee title land acquisition; $1,500,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>the Trust for Public Land for fee title land <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>acquisition; $227,300 with the Friends <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>of the Mississippi River for restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>enhancement, and conservation easement <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>acquisition; and $169,700 with Great River <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>Greening for restoration and enhancement. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>The accomplishment plan must include an <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>easement stewardship plan. All restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>(b).<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Accelerated Aquatic Management Area </b><br/>
<b>Acquisition</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>$3,416,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>commissioner of natural resources to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>accelerate land acquisition by fee title and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>easements to be added to the state aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>management area system as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 86A, and to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>restore and enhance stream habitat and lake <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>habitat. Land acquired in fee must remain <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>open to hunting and fishing, consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>with the capacity of the land, during the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>open season, as determined in writing by <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>the commissioner of natural resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>A list of proposed fee title and easement <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>acquisitions, stream habitat restorations and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>enhancements, and lake habitat restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>and enhancements must be provided as part <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>of the required accomplishment plan.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var><br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(c) <b>Cold Water River and Stream Restoration, </b><br/>
<b>Protection, and Enhancement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>$1,269,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>an agreement with Trout Unlimited to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>restore, enhance, and protect cold water <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>river and stream habitats in Minnesota. A <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>list of proposed acquisitions and a list of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>proposed projects, describing the types and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>locations of restorations and enhancements, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>accomplishment plan. The commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>natural resources must agree in writing to <br/>
<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>each proposed acquisition, restoration, and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>enhancement. All restorations must comply <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>with subdivision 9, paragraph (b).<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(d) <b>Dakota County Riparian and Lakeshore </b><br/>
<b>Protection and Restoration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>$2,097,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>an agreement with Dakota County for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>acquisition of permanent easements and <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>enhancement and restoration of aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>and associated upland habitat. A list of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>proposed acquisitions and restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>accomplishment plan. The accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>plan must include an easement stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>plan. All restorations must comply with <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>subdivision 9, paragraph (b).<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(e) <b>Valley Creek Protection Partnership</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>$1,218,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>agreements on projects to protect, restore, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>and enhance natural systems of Valley Creek <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>in Washington County as follows: $838,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>with Minnesota Land Trust; $218,000 with <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>Washington County; $100,000 with the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>Belwin Conservancy; $50,000 with Trout <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>Unlimited; and $12,000 with the Valley <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>Branch Watershed District. All restorations <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>must comply with subdivision 9, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>(b).<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(f) <b>Anoka Sand Plain Restoration and </b><br/>
<b>Enhancement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>$747,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>an agreement with Great River Greening <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>to restore and enhance habitat on public <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>property in the Anoka Sand Plain in Anoka, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>Chisago, Isanti, Benton, Washington, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>Morrison, and Sherburne Counties. All <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>restorations must comply with subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>9, paragraph (b).<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(g) <b>Lower Mississippi River Habitat </b><br/>
<b>Restoration Acceleration</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>$1,000,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>to accelerate agency programs and for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>cooperative agreements to acquire land in <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>the Root River watershed. A list of proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>acquisitions must be provided as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>the required accomplishment plan. The <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>commissioner of natural resources must <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>agree in writing to each proposed acquisition, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>restoration, and enhancement. All <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>restorations must comply with subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>9, paragraph (b). <br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(h) <b>Washington County St. Croix River Land </b><br/>
<b>Protection</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>$1,033,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>commissioner of natural resources for an <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>agreement with Washington County to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>acquire permanent easements to protect <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>habitat associated with the St. Croix River <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>Valley. A list of proposed acquisitions <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>must be provided as part of the required <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>accomplishment plan. The accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>plan must include an easement stewardship <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>plan.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var><br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(i) <b>Outdoor Heritage Conservation Partners </b><br/>
<b>Grant Program</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>$4,386,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>commissioner of natural resources for a <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>program to provide competitive, matching <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>grants of up to $400,000 to local, regional, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>state, and national organizations, including <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>government, for enhancement, restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>or protection of forests, wetlands, prairies, <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>and habitat for fish, game, or wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>in Minnesota. Up to four percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>this appropriation may be used by the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>administering the grant program. Grantees <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>may acquire land or interests in land. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>Easements must be permanent. Land <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>acquired in fee must be open to hunting <br/>
<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var>and fishing during the open season unless <br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var>otherwise provided by state law. The <br/>
<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>commissioner of natural resources must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>agree in writing to each proposed acquisition <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>of land or interest in land. The program <br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>shall require a match of at least ten percent <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>from nonstate sources for grants of $100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>or less and a match of at least 15 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>from nonstate sources for grants over <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>$100,000. Up to one-third of the match <br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>may be in-kind resources. The criteria <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>for evaluating grant applications must <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>include, in a balanced and equally weighted <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>order of precedence, the amount of habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>restored, enhanced, or protected; local <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>support; degree of collaboration; urgency; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>capacity to achieve multiple benefits; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>habitat benefits provided; consistency with <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>current conservation science; adjacency <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>to protected lands; full funding of the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.34"></a><var>13.34</var>project; supplementing existing funding; <br/>
<a id="pl.13.35"></a><var>13.35</var>public access for hunting and fishing during <br/>
<a id="pl.13.36"></a><var>13.36</var>the open season; sustainability; and use <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>of native plant materials. All projects <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>must conform to the Minnesota statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>conservation and preservation plan. Wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>habitat projects must also conform to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>Minnesota wildlife action plan. Subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>the evaluation criteria and requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>of this paragraph and Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>shall give priority to organizations that <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>have a history or charter to receive private <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>contributions for local conservation or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>habitat projects when evaluating projects of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>equal value. Priority may be given to projects <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>acquiring land or easements associated <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>with existing wildlife management areas. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>All restoration or enhancement projects <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>must be on land permanently protected by <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>conservation easement or public ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>or in public waters as defined in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>Statutes, section 103G.005, subdivision 15. <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>Subdivision 9 applies to grants awarded <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>under this paragraph. All restorations must <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>comply with subdivision 9, paragraph (b). <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>This appropriation is available until June <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>30, 2014, at which time all grant project <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>work must be completed and final products <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>delivered, unless an earlier date is specified <br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>in the grant agreement. No less than five <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>percent of the amount of each grant must <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>be held back from reimbursement until <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>the grant recipient has completed a grant <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>accomplishment report by the deadline and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>in the form prescribed by and satisfactory to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Administration and Other</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">0<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">775,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.14.36"></a><var>14.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(a) <b>Contract Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>$175,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>contract management duties assigned in this <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>section.<br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">(b) <b>Legislative Coordinating Commission</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>$600,000 in fiscal year 2011 is to the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>administrative expenses of the Lessard-Sams <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>Outdoor Heritage Council and for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>compensation and expense reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>of council members. <br/>
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<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 7.<b>Availability of Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>Money appropriated in this section may <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>not be spent on activities unless they are <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>directly related to and necessary for a <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>specific appropriation and are specified in the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>accomplishment plan. Money appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>in this section must not be spent on indirect <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>costs or other institutional overhead charges. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>Unless otherwise provided, the amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>in this section are available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>2013, when projects must be completed and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>final accomplishments reported. Funds for <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>restoration or enhancement are available <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>until June 30, 2015, or four years after <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>acquisition, whichever is later, in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>complete restoration or enhancement work. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>If a project receives federal funds, the time <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>period of the appropriation is extended to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>equal the availability of federal funding. <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>Funds appropriated for fee title acquisition of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>land may be used to restore and enhance land <br/>
<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>acquired with the appropriation.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 8.<b>Accomplishment Plans</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>It is a condition of acceptance of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>appropriations made by this section that the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>agency or entity using the appropriation shall <br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>submit to the council an accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>plan and periodic accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>reports in the form determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>The accomplishment plan must account for <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>the use of the appropriation and outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>of the expenditure in measures of wetlands, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>prairies, forests, and fish, game, and wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>habitat restored, protected, and enhanced. <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>The plan must include an evaluation of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>results. None of the money provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>section may be expended unless the council <br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>has approved the pertinent accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>plan.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 9.<b>Project Requirements</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(a) As a condition of accepting an <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>appropriation in this section, any agency <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>or entity receiving an appropriation must <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>comply with this subdivision for any project <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>funded in whole or in part with funds from <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>the appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>(b) To the extent possible, a person <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>conducting restoration with money <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>appropriated in this section must plant <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>vegetation or sow seed only of ecotypes <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>native to Minnesota, and preferably of the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>local ecotype, using a high diversity of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>species originating from as close to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>restoration site as possible, and protect <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>existing native prairies, grasslands, forests, <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>wetlands, and other aquatic systems from <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>genetic contamination.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>(c) All conservation easements acquired with <br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>money appropriated in this section must: (1) <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>be permanent; (2) specify the parties to an <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>easement; (3) specify all of the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>of an agreement that are permanent; (4) <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>specify the habitat types and location <br/>
<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>being protected; (5) where appropriate for <br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>conservation or water protection outcomes, <br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>require the grantor to employ practices <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>retaining water on the eased land as long as <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>practicable; (6) specify the responsibilities <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>of the parties for habitat enhancement and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>restoration and the associated costs of these <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>activities; (7) be sent to the office of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council; (8) <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>include a long-term stewardship plan and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>identify the sources and amount of funding <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>for monitoring and enforcing the easement <br/>
<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>agreement; and (9) identify the parties <br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>responsible for monitoring and enforcing the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>easement agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>(d) For all restorations, a recipient must <br/>
<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>prepare and retain an ecological restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>and management plan that, to the degree <br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>practicable, is consistent with current <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>conservation science and ecological goals <br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>for the restoration site. Consideration should <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>be given to soil, geology, topography, and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>other relevant factors that would provide <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>the best chance for long-term success of the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>restoration projects. The plan shall include <br/>
<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>the proposed timetable for implementing <br/>
<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>the restoration, including, but not limited <br/>
<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>to, site preparation, establishment of <br/>
<a id="pl.17.35"></a><var>17.35</var>diverse plant species, maintenance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.36"></a><var>17.36</var>additional enhancement to establish the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>restoration; identify long-term maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>and management needs of the restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>and how the maintenance, management, and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>enhancement will be financed; and use the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>current conservation science to achieve the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>best restoration.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>(e) For new lands acquired, a recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>must prepare a restoration and management <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>plan in compliance with paragraph (d), <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>including identification of sufficient funding <br/>
<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>for implementation.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>(f) To ensure public accountability for the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>use of public funds, a recipient must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>Council documentation of the selection <br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>process used to identify parcels acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>in fee or permanent conservation easement <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>and provide the council with documentation <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>of all related transaction costs, including, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>but not limited to, appraisals, legal fees, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>recording fees, commissions, other similar <br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>costs, and donations. This information <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>must be provided for all parties involved <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>in the transaction. The recipient shall <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>also report to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>Heritage Council any difference between the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>acquisition amount paid to the seller and the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if <br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>was conducted. Acquisition data such <br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>as appraisals may remain private during <br/>
<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>negotiations but must ultimately be made <br/>
<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>public according to Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>chapter 13.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(g) Except as otherwise provided in this <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>section, all restoration and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>projects funded with money appropriated in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>this section must be on land permanently <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>protected by a conservation easement or <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>public ownership or in public waters as <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>defined in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>103G.005, subdivision 15.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>(h) To the extent an appropriation is used to <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>acquire an interest in real property, a recipient <br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>of an appropriation under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>provide to the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>Heritage Council and the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>of management and budget an analysis of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>increased operations and maintenance costs <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>likely to be incurred by public entities as <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>a result of the acquisition and of how these <br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>costs are to be paid.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>(i) A recipient of money from an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>appropriation in this section must give <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>consideration to and make timely written <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>contact with the Minnesota Conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>Corps or its successor for consideration of <br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>possible use of their services to contract for <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>restoration and enhancement services. A <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>copy of the written contact must be filed with <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>within 15 days of execution.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>(j) A recipient of money from this section <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>must erect signage according to Laws 2009, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>chapter 172, article 5, section 10.<br/>
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<a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 10.<b>Payment Conditions and Capital </b><br/>
<b>Equipment Expenditures</b><br/>
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<a id="pl.19.35"></a><var>19.35</var>to in this section must be administered on <br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>a reimbursement basis unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>provided in this section. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, <br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>expenditures directly related to each <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>appropriation's purpose made on or after July <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>1, 2010, are eligible for reimbursement unless <br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>otherwise provided in this section. Periodic <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>reimbursement must be made upon receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>documentation that the deliverable items <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>articulated in the approved accomplishment <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>plan have been achieved, including partial <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>achievements as evidenced by approved <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>progress reports. Reasonable amounts may <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>be advanced to projects to accommodate <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>cash flow needs or to match federal share. <br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>The advances must be approved as part of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>the accomplishment plan. Capital equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>expenditures for specific items in excess of <br/>
<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>$10,000 must be approved as part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>accomplishment plan.<br/>
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<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 11.<b>Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable </b><br/>
<b>Materials</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>A political subdivision, public or private <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>corporation, or other entity that receives an <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>appropriation in this section must use the <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>appropriation in compliance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>Statutes, section 16B.121, regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>materials, and section 16B.122, regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>purchase and use of paper stock and printing.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 12.<b>Accessibility</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>Structural and nonstructural facilities must <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>meet the design standards in the Americans <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility <br/>
<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>guidelines.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 13.<b>Land Acquisition Restrictions</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>(a) An interest in real property, including, but <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>not limited to, an easement or fee title, that <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>is acquired with money appropriated under <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>this section must be used in perpetuity or for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>the specific term of an easement interest for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>the purpose for which the appropriation was <br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>made.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>(b) A recipient of funding who acquires <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>an interest in real property subject to this <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>subdivision may not alter the intended use <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>of the interest in real property or convey <br/>
<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>any interest in the real property acquired <br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>with the appropriation without the prior <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>review and approval of the Lessard-Sams <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>The council shall notify the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>ranking minority members of the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>over the outdoor heritage fund at least 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>business days before approval under this <br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>paragraph. The council shall establish <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>procedures to review requests from recipients <br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>to alter the use of or convey an interest in <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>real property. These procedures shall allow <br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>for the replacement of the interest in real <br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>property with another interest in real property <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>meeting the following criteria: (1) the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>interest is at least equal in fair market value, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>as certified by the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>resources, to the interest being replaced; and <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>(2) the interest is in a reasonably equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>location and has a reasonably equivalent <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>useful conservation purpose compared to the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>interest being replaced.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>(c) A recipient of funding who acquires an <br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>interest in real property under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>(a) must separately record a notice of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>funding restrictions in the appropriate local <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>government office where the conveyance <br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>of the interest in real property is filed. The <br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>notice of funding agreement must contain: <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>(1) a legal description of the interest in real <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>property covered by the funding agreement; <br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>(2) a reference to the underlying funding <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>agreement; (3) a reference to this section; and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>(4) the following statement: "This interest <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>in real property shall be administered in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>accordance with the terms, conditions, and <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>purposes of the grant agreement controlling <br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>the acquisition of the property. The interest <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>in real property, or any portion of the interest <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>in real property, shall not be sold, transferred, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>pledged, or otherwise disposed of or further <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>encumbered without obtaining the prior <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>written approval of the Lessard-Sams <br/>
<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor. <br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>The ownership of the interest in real property <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>shall transfer to the state if: (1) the holder of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>the interest in real property fails to comply <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>with the terms and conditions of the grant <br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>agreement or accomplishment plan; or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>(2) restrictions are placed on the land that <br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>preclude its use for the intended purpose as <br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>specified in the appropriation."<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 14.<b>Real Property Interest Report</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>By December 1 each year, a recipient of <br/>
<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>money appropriated under this section that <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>is used for the acquisition of an interest in <br/>
<a id="pl.22.35"></a><var>22.35</var>real property, including, but not limited to, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.36"></a><var>22.36</var>an easement or fee title, must submit annual <br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>reports on the status of the real property to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council <br/>
<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>or its successor in a form determined by the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>council. The responsibility for reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>under this section may be transferred by <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>the recipient of the appropriation to another <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>person or entity that holds the interest in the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>real property. To complete the transfer of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>reporting responsibility, the recipient of the <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>appropriation must: (1) inform the person to <br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>whom the responsibility is transferred of that <br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>person's reporting responsibility; (2) inform <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>the person to whom the responsibility is <br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>transferred of the property restrictions under <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>subdivision 13; (3) provide written notice <br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>to the council of the transfer of reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>responsibility, including contact information <br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>for the person to whom the responsibility is <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>transferred; and (4) provide the Lessard-Sams <br/>
<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>Outdoor Heritage Council or its successor <br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>written documentation from the person or <br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>entity holding the interest in real property <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>certifying its acceptance of all reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>obligations and responsibilities previously <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>held by the recipient of the appropriation. <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>After the transfer, the person or entity that <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>holds the interest in the real property is <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>responsible for reporting requirements under <br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>this section.<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Subd. 15.<b>Successor Organizations</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>The Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage council <br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>may approve the continuation of a project <br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>with an organization that has adopted a new <br/>
<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>name. Continuation of a project with an <br/>
<a id="pl.23.35"></a><var>23.35</var>organization that has undergone a significant <br/>
<a id="pl.23.36"></a><var>23.36</var>change in mission, structure, or purpose <br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>will require: (1) notice to the chairs of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>committees with relevant jurisdiction; and (2) <br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>presentation by the Lessard-Sams Outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>Heritage Council of proposed legislation <br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>either ratifying or rejecting continued <br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>involvement with the new organization.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 85.53, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Restoration evaluations.</b> Beginning July 1, 2011, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>natural resources shall convene a technical evaluation panel comprised of five members, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>including one technical representative from the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>technical representative from the Department of Natural Resources, one technical expert <br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>and two other representatives with expertise related to the project being evaluated. <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>The commissioner may add a technical representative from a unit of federal or local <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>government. The members of the technical evaluation panel may not be associated with <br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>the restoration, may vary depending upon the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>potential conflicts of interest. Each year, the commissioner shall assign a coordinator to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>identify a sample of up to ten habitat restoration projects completed with parks and trails <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>funding. The coordinator shall secure the restoration plans for the projects specified and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>direct the technical evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations relative to the law, current <br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>science, and the stated goals and standards in the restoration plan and, when applicable, to <br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>the Board of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>guidelines. The coordinator shall summarize the findings of the panel and provide a report <br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>to the chairs of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and finance <br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>committees with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the parks and <br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>trails fund. The report shall determine if the restorations are meeting planned goals, any <br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>problems with the implementation of restorations, and, if necessary, recommendations on <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>improving restorations. The report shall be focused on improving future restorations. Up <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>to one-tenth of one percent of forecasted receipts from the parks and trails fund may be <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>used for restoration evaluations under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 97A.056, subdivision 3, is <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Council recommendations.</b> (a) The council shall make recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>to the legislature on appropriations of money from the outdoor heritage fund that are <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>consistent with the Constitution and state law and that will achieve the outcomes of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>existing natural resource plans, including, but not limited to, the Minnesota Statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>Conservation and Preservation Plan, that directly relate to the restoration, protection, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>enhancement of wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, and that <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>prevent forest fragmentation, encourage forest consolidation, and expand restored native <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>prairie. In making recommendations, the council shall consider a range of options that <br/>
<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>would best restore, protect, and enhance wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>game, and wildlife, and shall not adopt definitions of "restore", "protect", or "enhance" that <br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>would limit the council from considering options that are consistent with the Constitution. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>The council shall submit its initial recommendations to the legislature no later than April 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>2009. Subsequent recommendations shall be submitted no later than January 15 each year. <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>The council shall present its recommendations to the senate and house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>committees with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources budget by <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>February 15 in odd-numbered years, and within the first four weeks of the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>session in even-numbered years. The council's budget recommendations to the legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>shall be separate from the Department of Natural Resource's budget recommendations.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>    (b) To encourage and support local conservation efforts, the council shall establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>conservation partners program. Local, regional, state, or national organizations may apply <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>for matching grants for restoration, protection, and enhancement of wetlands, prairies, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, prevention of forest fragmentation, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>encouragement of forest consolidation, and expansion of restored native prairie.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>    (c) The council may work with the Clean Water Council to identify projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>are consistent with both the purpose of the outdoor heritage fund and the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>the clean water fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>    (d) The council may make recommendations to the Legislative-Citizen Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>on Minnesota Resources on scientific research that will assist in restoring, protecting, and <br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>enhancing wetlands, prairies, forests, and habitat for fish, game, and wildlife, preventing <br/>
<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>forest fragmentation, encouraging forest consolidation, and expanding restored native <br/>
<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>prairie.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>    (e) Recommendations of the council, including approval of recommendations for the <br/>
<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>outdoor heritage fund, require an affirmative vote of at least nine members of the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>(f) The council may work with the Clean Water Council, the Legislative-Citizen <br/>
<a id="pl.25.35"></a><var>25.35</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, soil and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>water conservation districts, and experts from Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>and the University of Minnesota in developing the council's recommendations.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>(g) The council shall develop and implement a process that ensures that citizens <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>and potential recipients of funds are included throughout the process, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>development and finalization of the council's recommendations. The process must include <br/>
<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>a fair, equitable, and thorough process for reviewing requests for funding and a clear and <br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>easily understood process for ranking projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>(h) The council shall use the regions of the state based upon the ecological <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>regions and subregions developed by the Department of Natural Resources and establish <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>objectives for each region and subregion to achieve the purposes of the fund outlined <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>in the state constitution.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>(i) The council shall develop and submit to the Legislative Coordinating Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>plans for the first ten years of funding, and a framework for 25 years of funding, consistent <br/>
<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>with statutory and constitutional requirements. The council may use existing plans from <br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>other legislative, state, and federal sources, as applicable.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.056, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Open meetings.</b> (a) Meetings of the council and other groups the council <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>may establish are subject to chapter 13D. Except where prohibited by law, the council <br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>shall establish additional processes to broaden public involvement in all aspects of its <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>deliberations, including recording meetings, video conferencing, and publishing minutes. <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>For the purposes of this subdivision, a meeting occurs when a quorum is present and the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>members receive information or take action on any matter relating to the duties of the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>council. The quorum requirement for the council shall be seven members.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>    (b) Travel to and from scheduled and publicly noticed site visits by council members <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>for the purposes of receiving information is not a violation of paragraph (a). Any decision <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>or agreement to make a decision during the travel is a violation of paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>(c) For legislative members of the council, enforcement of this subdivision is <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>governed by section 
         <statute_ref>3.055, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. For nonlegislative members of the council, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>enforcement of this subdivision is governed by section 
         <statute_ref>13D.06, subdivisions 1</statute_ref> and 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Revenues.</b> When a parcel of land that was previously purchased with <br/>
<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>outdoor heritage funds is transferred to the state, the owner of the land shall disclose to the <br/>
<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>council and commissioner of natural resources:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>(1) all revenues generated from activities on the land from the time the land was <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>purchased with outdoor heritage funds until the land was transferred to the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>(2) all holding costs associated with managing the land between the time of purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>with outdoor heritage funds and the time the land was transferred to the state; and<br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>(3) the total net revenues as determined by subtracting the costs described in clause <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>(2) from the revenues described in clause (1).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Lands in public domain.</b> Money appropriated from the outdoor heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>fund shall not be used to purchase any land in fee title or a permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>easement if the land in question is fully or partially owned by the state of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>or a political subdivision of the state, unless: (1) the purchase creates additional direct <br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>benefit to protect, restore, or enhance the state's wetlands, prairies, forests, or habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>for fish, game, and wildlife; and (2) the purchase is approved by an affirmative vote of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>at least nine members of the council. At least 15 business days prior to a decision under <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>this subdivision, the council shall submit the planned decision item to the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>Coordinating Commission. The planned decision item takes effect 15 business days <br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>after it is submitted by the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010, and applies only to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>projects proposed after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97A.056, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Restoration evaluations.</b> Beginning July 1, 2011, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resources shall convene a technical <br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>evaluation panel comprised of five members, including one technical representative <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>from the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one technical representative from the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>Department of Natural Resources, one technical expert from the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and two representatives with expertise <br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>in the project being evaluated. The board and the commissioner may add a technical <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>representative from a unit of federal or local government. The members of the technical <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>evaluation panel may not be associated with the restoration, may vary depending upon <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of interest. Each year, <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>the board and the commissioner shall assign a coordinator to identify a sample of up to <br/>
<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>ten habitat restoration projects completed with outdoor heritage funding. The coordinator <br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>shall secure the restoration plans for the projects specified and direct the technical <br/>
<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>evaluation panel to evaluate the restorations relative to the law, current science, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>stated goals and standards in the restoration plan and, when applicable, to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement guidelines. <br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>The coordinator shall summarize the findings of the panel and provide a report to the chair <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>of the Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council and the chairs of the respective house of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>representatives and senate policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over natural <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>resources and spending from the outdoor heritage fund. The report shall determine if <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>the restorations are meeting planned goals, any problems with the implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>restorations, and, if necessary, recommendations on improving restorations. The report <br/>
<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>shall be focused on improving future restorations. Up to one-tenth of one percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>forecasted receipts from the outdoor heritage fund may be used for restoration evaluations <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 114D.50, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Restoration evaluations.</b> Beginning July 1, 2011, the Board of Water and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>Soil Resources shall convene a technical evaluation panel comprised of five members, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>including one technical representative from the Board of Water and Soil Resources, one <br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>technical representative from the Department of Natural Resources, one technical expert <br/>
<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>from the University of Minnesota or the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and <br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>two representatives with expertise related to the project being evaluated. The board may <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>add a technical representative from a unit of federal or local government. The members <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>of the technical evaluation panel may not be associated with the restoration, may vary <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>depending upon the projects being reviewed, and shall avoid any potential conflicts of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>interest. Each year, the board shall assign a coordinator to identify a sample of up to ten <br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>habitat restoration projects completed with clean water funding. The coordinator shall <br/>
<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>secure the restoration plans for the projects specified and direct the technical evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>panel to evaluate the restorations relative to the law, current science, and the stated <br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>goals and standards in the restoration plan and, when applicable, to the Board of Water <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>and Soil Resources' native vegetation establishment and enhancement guidelines. The <br/>
<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>coordinator shall summarize the findings of the panel and provide a report to the chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>of the respective house of representatives and senate policy and finance committees <br/>
<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>with jurisdiction over natural resources and spending from the clean water fund. The <br/>
<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>report shall determine if the restorations are meeting planned goals, any problems with <br/>
<a id="pl.28.35"></a><var>28.35</var>the implementation of restorations, and, if necessary, recommendations on improving <br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>restorations. The report shall be focused on improving future restorations. Up to one-tenth <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>of one percent of forecasted receipts from the clean water fund may be used for restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>evaluations under this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>    Sec. 10. <b>LAND MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>The commissioner of management and budget, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>commissioner of natural resources and the Board of Water and Soil Resources, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>prepare recommendations to the legislature on methods to accomplish the reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>management, care, restoration, and protection of land acquired in fee title or easement. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>The commissioner of management and budget shall submit a report to the chairs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>environment and natural resources finance and cultural and outdoor resources finance by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>January 15, 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>    Sec. 11. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 3.3006; and 84.02, subdivisions 4a, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>6a, and 6b, are repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 473.1565, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>    Subd. 2.  <b>Advisory committee.</b> (a) A Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>Committee is established to assist the council in its planning activities in subdivision 1. <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>The advisory committee has the following membership: <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>    (1) the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>    (2) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>    (3) the commissioner of natural resources or the commissioner's designee; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>    (4) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>designee; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>    (5) two officials of counties that are located in the metropolitan area, appointed by <br/>
<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>the governor; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>    (6) five officials of noncounty local governmental units that are located in the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>metropolitan area, appointed by the governor; and <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>    (7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or the chair's designee, who is chair of the <br/>
<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>advisory committee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(8) one official each from the counties of Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, and Wright, <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>appointed by the governor. <br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>    A local government unit in each of the seven counties in the metropolitan area <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>and Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, and Wright Counties must be represented in the seven <br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>11 appointments made under clauses (5), and (6), and (8). <br/>
<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>    (b) Members of the advisory committee appointed by the governor serve at the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>pleasure of the governor. Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as determined by the Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>Council. The advisory committee expires December 31, 2010 2012. <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>    (c) The council must consider the work and recommendations of the advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>committee when the council is preparing its regional development framework. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>    Sec. 2. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var><br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>24,076,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>27,285,000</b><br/>
<b>27,630,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>(a) $9,000,000 the first year and $9,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>the second year are to develop total <br/>
<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>maximum daily load (TMDL) studies and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>TMDL implementation plans for waters <br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>listed on the United States Environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>Protection Agency approved impaired <br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>waters list in accordance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>Statutes, chapter 114D. The agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>complete an average of ten percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>TMDLs each year over the biennium. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>this amount, $348,000 the first year is to <br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>retest the comprehensive assessment of the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>biological conditions of the lower Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>River and its tributaries within the Lower <br/>
<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>Minnesota River Major Watershed, as <br/>
<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>previously assessed from 1976 to 1992 under <br/>
<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>the Minnesota River Assessment Project <br/>
<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>(MRAP). The assessment must include the <br/>
<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>same fish species sampling at the same 116 <br/>
<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>locations and the same macroinvertebrate <br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>sampling at the same 41 locations as the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>MRAP assessment. The assessment must:<br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>(1) include an analysis of the findings; and<br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>(2) identify factors that limit aquatic life in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>the Minnesota River.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>Of this amount, $250,000 the first year is <br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>for a pilot project for the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies <br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>conducted on a watershed basis within <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>the Buffalo River watershed in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>protect, enhance, and restore water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>in lakes, rivers, and streams. The pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>project shall include all necessary field <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>work to develop TMDL studies for all <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>impaired subwatersheds within the Buffalo <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>River watershed and provide information <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>necessary to complete reports for most of the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>remaining watersheds, including analysis of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>water quality data, identification of sources <br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>of water quality degradation and stressors, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>load allocation development, development <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>of reports that provide protection plans <br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>for subwatersheds that meet water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>standards, and development of reports that <br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>provide information necessary to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>TMDL studies for subwatersheds that do not <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>meet water quality standards, but are not <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>listed as impaired.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>(b) $500,000 the first year is for development <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>of an enhanced TMDL database to manage <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>and track progress. Of this amount, $63,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>the first year is to promulgate rules. By <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>November 1, 2010, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>submit a report to the chairs of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>representatives and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>jurisdiction over environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>resources finance on the outcomes achieved <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>with this appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>(c) $1,500,000 the first year and $3,169,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>the second year are for grants under <br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116.195</statute_ref>, to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>political subdivisions for up to 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>of the costs to predesign, design, and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>implement capital projects that use treated <br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>municipal wastewater instead of groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>from drinking water aquifers, in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>demonstrate the beneficial use of wastewater, <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>including the conservation and protection of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>water resources. Of this amount, $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>the first year is for grants to ethanol plants <br/>
<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>that are within one and one-half miles of a <br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>city for improvements that reuse greater than <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>300,000 gallons of wastewater per day.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>(d) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>the second year are for groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>assessment and drinking water protection to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>include:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>(1) the installation and sampling of at least <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>30 new monitoring wells;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>(2) the analysis of samples from at least 40 <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>shallow monitoring wells each year for the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>presence of endocrine disrupting compounds; <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>(3) the completion of at least four to <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>five groundwater models for TMDL and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>watershed plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>(e) $2,500,000 the first year is for the clean <br/>
<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>water partnership program. Priority shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>given to projects preventing impairments and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>degradation of lakes, rivers, streams, and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>groundwater in accordance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>114D.20, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>clause (4). Any balance remaining in the first <br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>year does not cancel and is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>(f) $896,000 the first year is to establish <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>a network of water monitoring sites, to <br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>include at least 20 additional sites, in public <br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>waters adjacent to wastewater treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>facilities across the state to assess levels of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>endocrine-disrupting compounds, antibiotic <br/>
<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>compounds, and pharmaceuticals as required <br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>in this article. The data must be placed on <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>the agency's Web site.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>(g) $155,000 the first year is to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>notification of the potential for coal tar <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>contamination, establish a storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>pond inventory schedule, and develop best <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>management practices for treating and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>cleaning up contaminated sediments as <br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>required in this article. $345,000 $490,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>the second year is to develop a model <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>ordinance for the restricted use of undiluted <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>coal tar sealants and to provide grants to local <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>units of government for up to 50 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>the costs to implement best management <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>practices to treat or clean up contaminated <br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>sediments in storm water ponds and other <br/>
<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>waters as defined under this article. Local <br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>governments must have adopted an ordinance <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>for the restricted use of undiluted coal tar <br/>
<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>sealants in order to be eligible for a grant, <br/>
<a id="pl.33.34"></a><var>33.34</var>unless a statewide restriction has been <br/>
<a id="pl.33.35"></a><var>33.35</var>implemented. A grant awarded under this <br/>
<a id="pl.33.36"></a><var>33.36</var>paragraph must not exceed $100,000. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>$145,000 of the appropriation in the second <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>year may be used to complete work required <br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>under section 28, paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>(h) $350,000 the first year and $400,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>$600,000 the second year are for a restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>project in the lower St. Louis River and <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>Duluth harbor in order to improve water <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>quality. This appropriation must be matched <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>by nonstate money at a rate of at least $2 for <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>every $1 of state money.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>(i) $150,000 the first year and $196,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>second year are for grants to the Red River <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>Watershed Management Board to enhance <br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>and expand existing river watch activities in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>the Red River of the North. The Red River <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>Watershed Management Board shall provide <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>a report that includes formal evaluation <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>results from the river watch program to the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>commissioners of education and the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>Control Agency and to the legislative natural <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>resources finance and policy committees <br/>
<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>and K-12 finance and policy committees by <br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>February 15, 2011.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>(j) $200,000 the first year and $300,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>second year are for coordination with the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>state of Wisconsin and the National Park <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>Service on comprehensive water monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>and phosphorus reduction activities in the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>Lake St. Croix portion of the St. Croix <br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>River. The Pollution Control Agency <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>shall work with the St. Croix Basin Water <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>Resources Planning Team and the St. Croix <br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>River Association in implementing the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>water monitoring and phosphorus reduction <br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>activities. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>to the extent matched by nonstate sources. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>Money not matched by November 15, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>cancels for this purpose and is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>the purposes of paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>(k) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>the second year are for completion of 20 <br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>percent of the needed statewide assessments <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>of surface water quality and trends. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>amount, $175,000 the first year and $200,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>the second year are for monitoring and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>analyzing endocrine disruptors in surface <br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>waters.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>(l) $100,000 the first year and $150,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>the second year are for civic engagement <br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>in TMDL development. The agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>develop a plan for expenditures under <br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>this paragraph. The agency shall give <br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>consideration to civic engagement proposals <br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>from basin or sub-basin organizations, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>including the Mississippi Headwaters Board, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>the Minnesota River Joint Powers Board, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>Area II Minnesota River Basin Projects, <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>and the Red River Basin Commission. <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>By November 15, 2009, the plan shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>submitted to the house and senate chairs <br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>environmental finance divisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>(m) $5,000,000 the second year is for <br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>groundwater protection or prevention of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>groundwater degradation activities. By <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>January 15, 2010, the commissioner, in <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>consultation with the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>natural resources, the Board of Water and <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>Soil Resources, and other agencies, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.35.35"></a><var>35.35</var>submit a report to the chairs of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>representatives and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>jurisdiction over the clean water fund on the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>intended use of these funds. The legislature <br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>must approve expenditure of these funds by <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>law.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var><i>(n) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var><i>second year are for grants to the Star Lake </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var><i>Board established under Minnesota Statutes, </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var><i>section </i>
<statute_ref><i>103B.702</i></statute_ref><i>. The appropriation is a </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var><i>pilot program to focus on engaging citizen </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var><i>participation and fostering local partnerships </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var><i>by increasing citizen involvement in water </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var><i>quality enhancement by designating star </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var><i>lakes and rivers. The board shall include </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var><i>information on the results of this pilot </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var><i>program in its next biennial report under </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var><i>Minnesota Statutes, section </i>
<statute_ref><i>103B.702</i></statute_ref><i>. The </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var><i>second year grants are available only if </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var><i>the Board of Water and Soil Resources </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var><i>determines that the money granted in the first </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var><i>year furthered the water quality goals in the </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var><i>star lakes program in Minnesota Statutes, </i><br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var><i>section </i>
<statute_ref><i>103B.701</i></statute_ref><i>.</i> * (The preceding <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>paragraph beginning "(n) $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>first year" was indicated as vetoed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>governor.)<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>16A.28
         </statute_ref>, the appropriations encumbered on or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>before June 30, 2011, as grants or contracts in <br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>this section are available until June 30, 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>    Sec. 3. <b>CLEAN WATER FUND; 2009 APPROPRIATION ADJUSTMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>The appropriations in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 to the Department of Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>Resources for high-resolution digital elevation data in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.36.34"></a><var>36.34</var>section 5, paragraph (d), are available until June 30, 2012.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>    Sec. 4. <b>CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Pollution Control Agency.</b> $600,000 in fiscal year 2011 is <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>appropriated from the clean water fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>Agency to continue rulemaking to establish water quality standards for total nitrogen and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>nitrate nitrogen. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Department of Natural Resources.</b> The $5,000,000 appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>in Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 4, paragraph (m), for activities relating <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>to groundwater protection or prevention of groundwater degradation is canceled and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>$4,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2011 to the commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>(1) establish a groundwater monitoring network in the 11-county metropolitan area <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>that monitors non-stressed systems to provide information on aquifer characteristics and <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>natural water level trends; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>(2) develop an automated data system to capture groundwater level and water use <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>data to enhance the evaluation of water resource changes in aquifer systems that are <br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>stressed by pumping of existing wells. This is a onetime appropriation and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>until spent. The base funding for this program in fiscal year 2012 is $1,000,000 and $0 <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>in fiscal year 2013.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>    Sec. 5. <b>APPROPRIATION; WATER SUPPLY PLANNING ACTIVITIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>$400,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2011 from the clean water fund, pursuant to <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50, to the Metropolitan Council to fund Metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>Council water supply planning activities under section 473.1565, for projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>include, but are not limited to, protection of the Seminary Fen and Valley Branch Trout <br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>Stream; lessening groundwater vulnerability by mapping glacial aquifers; creation of a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>comprehensive map of known groundwater contaminant plumes; and the design of plans <br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>that can be used by communities for reusing storm water. By January 15, 2011, the council <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>and divisions that make recommendations for appropriations from the clean water fund <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>on the outcomes of the council's water supply planning activities. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>is onetime and available until expended.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>    Sec. 6. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>(a) $100,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources for the purpose of establishing a micro-grants pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>program to engage citizen volunteers and to match private sector resources to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>projects with long-term water quality restoration or protection benefits for Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>lakes and rivers.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>(b) $400,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources to purchase and restore permanent conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>easements on riparian buffers of up to 120 feet adjacent to public waters, excluding <br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>wetlands, to keep water on the land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant, and nutrient <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>transport, reduce hydrologic impacts to surface waters, and increase infiltration for <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>groundwater recharge. The riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet unless there is a <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>natural impediment, a road, or other impediment beyond the control of the landowner. <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>This appropriation may be used for restoration of riparian buffers protected by easements <br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>purchased with this appropriation and for stream bank restorations when the riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>buffers have been restored. Up to five percent may be used for administration of this <br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>program and up to five percent may be used for technical design, construction, and project <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>oversight.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(c) $400,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources for grants to watershed districts and watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>management organizations for: (1) structural or vegetative management practices that <br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>reduce storm water runoff from developed or disturbed lands to reduce the movement of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>sediment, nutrients, and pollutants or to leverage federal funds for restoration, protection, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>or enhancement of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>and drinking water; and (2) the installation of proven and effective water retention <br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>practices including, but not limited to, rain gardens and other vegetated infiltration basins <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>and sediment control basins in order to keep water on the land. The projects must be <br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>of long-lasting public benefit, include a local match, and be consistent with TMDL <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>implementation plans or local water management plans. Watershed district and watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>management organization staff and administration may be used for the local match. <br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>Priority may be given to school projects that can be used to demonstrate water retention <br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>practices. Up to five percent may be used for administering the grants and up to five <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>percent may be used for technical design, construction, and project oversight.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>(d) $300,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the clean water fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>Board of Water and Soil Resources for permanent conservation easements on wellhead <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>protection areas under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>(d). Priority must be placed on land that is located where the vulnerability of the drinking <br/>
<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>water supply management area, as defined under Minnesota Rules, part 4720.5100, <br/>
<a id="pl.38.36"></a><var>38.36</var>subpart 13, is designated as high or very high by the commissioner of health. Up to five <br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>percent may be used for administration of this program and up to five percent may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>for technical design, construction, and project oversight.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>(e) The appropriations in fiscal year 2011 to the Board of Water and Soil Resources in <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 6, are available until June 30, 2012, and, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>otherwise specified, may utilize up to five percent for administration of grant and easement <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>programs and up to five percent for technical design, construction, and project oversight.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.9741, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Legacy funds.</b> The outdoor heritage fund, the clean water fund, the parks <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>and trails fund, and the arts and cultural heritage fund must each reimburse the general <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>fund, in the manner prescribed in section 16A.127, for costs incurred by the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>auditor in examining financial activities relating to each fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 85.53, subdivision 2, is amended <br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expenditures; accountability.</b> (a) A project or program receiving funding <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>from the parks and trails fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirement to <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>support parks and trails of regional or statewide significance. A project or program <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>receiving funding from the parks and trails fund must include measurable outcomes, as <br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, and a plan for measuring and evaluating the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>results. A project or program must be consistent with current science and incorporate <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>state-of-the-art technology, except when the project or program is a portrayal or restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>of historical significance.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>(b) Money from the parks and trails fund shall be expended to balance the benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>across all regions and residents of the state. <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>(c) All information for funded projects, including the proposed measurable <br/>
<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>outcomes, must be made available on the Web site required under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>subdivision 10, as soon as practicable. Information on the measured outcomes and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>evaluation must be posted as soon as it becomes available.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>(d) Grants funded by the parks and trails fund must be implemented according to <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16B.98</statute_ref> and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>for any regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>involving grants that will be competitively awarded.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(e) A recipient of money from the parks and trails fund must display a sign on lands <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>and capital improvements purchased, restored, or protected with money from the parks <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>and trails fund that includes the logo developed by the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>to identify it as a project funded with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>November 4, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>(f) Money from the parks and trails fund may only be spent on projects located <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>in Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 129D.17, subdivision 2, is <br/>
<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expenditures; accountability.</b> (a) Funding from the arts and cultural <br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>heritage fund may be spent only for arts, arts education, and arts access, and to preserve <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>Minnesota's history and cultural heritage. A project or program receiving funding from <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>the arts and cultural heritage fund must include measurable outcomes, and a plan for <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>measuring and evaluating the results. A project or program must be consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>current scholarship, or best practices, when appropriate and incorporate state-of-the-art <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>technology when appropriate.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>(b) Funding from the arts and cultural heritage fund may be granted for an entire <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>project or for part of a project so long as the recipient provides a description and cost for <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>the entire project and can demonstrate that it has adequate resources to ensure that the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>entire project will be completed. <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>(c) Money from the arts and cultural heritage fund shall be expended for benefits <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>across all regions and residents of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>(d) All information for funded projects, including the proposed measurable <br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>outcomes, must be made available on the Legislative Coordinating Commission Web <br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>site, as soon as practicable. Information on the measured outcomes and evaluation must <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>be posted as soon as it becomes available.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>(e) Grants funded by the arts and cultural heritage fund must be implemented <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>16B.98</statute_ref> and must account for all expenditures of funds. Priority for <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>grant proposals must be given to proposals involving grants that will be competitively <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>awarded.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>(f) A recipient of money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must display a sign <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>on capital projects during construction and an acknowledgment in a printed program or <br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>other material funded with money from the arts and cultural heritage fund that identifies it <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>as a project funded with money from the vote of the people of Minnesota on November <br/>
<a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var>4, 2008.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>(g) All money from the arts and cultural heritage fund must be for projects located <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>in Minnesota.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>    Sec. 4. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>    Sec. 8. <b>LEGISLATIVE</b><b> COMMITTEE</b><b> GUIDE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>A legislative committee guide shall be recommended may be developed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>house of representatives committee with jurisdiction over cultural and outdoor resources <br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>expenditures stating principles for the use and expected outcomes of all funds from <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>dedicated sales taxes pursuant to the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 15. The <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>guide shall include principles for managing future state obligations, including payment <br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>in lieu of taxes and land management and monitoring necessary for lands acquired in <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>fee or easement. This guide shall be recommended jointly by the Cultural and Outdoor <br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>Resources Division of the house of representatives, the appropriate senate committees <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>as designated by the majority leader of the senate, and the Lessard Outdoor Heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>Council. The recommendations must be presented to the legislature by January 15, 2010, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>and acted on by the legislature.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>The legislative guide required by this section shall be for the years 2010 to 2015 <br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>and shall include the following provisions:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>(1) principles by which to guide future expenditures for each fund;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>(2) desired outcomes for the expenditures;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>(3) a general statement applicable to later years for these funds; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>(4) consideration of financial methods such as revolving loan funds that may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>in future appropriations.<br/>
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<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>    Sec. 5. Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>    Sec. 10. <b>LOGO.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>(a) By September 1, 2010, the Minnesota Board of the Arts, in consultation with <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>the Department of Natural Resources,  shall sponsor a contest for selecting the design of a <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>logo to use on signage for projects receiving money from the outdoor heritage fund, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>clean water fund, parks and trails fund, and the arts and cultural heritage fund. If, by <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>September 15, 2010, the Minnesota Board of the Arts has not selected a logo design, the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>Department of Natural Resources shall assume the task of sponsoring the logo contest and <br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>design selection solely.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>(b) A recipient of funds from the outdoor heritage fund, parks and trails fund, clean <br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>water fund, or arts and cultural heritage fund shall display, where practicable, a sign with <br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>the logo developed under this section on construction projects and at access points to any <br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>land or water resources acquired in fee or an interest in less than fee title, or that were <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>restored, protected, or enhanced, and incorporate the logo, where practicable, into printed <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>and other materials funded with money from one or more of the funds.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>    Sec. 6. <b>FUNDS CARRYOVER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>Unless otherwise provided, the amounts appropriated in Laws 2009, chapter 172, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>are available until June 30, 2011. For acquisition of an interest in real property, the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>amounts in Laws 2009, chapter 172, are available until June 30, 2012. If a project receives <br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>federal funds, the time period of the appropriation is extended to equal the availability <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>of federal funding.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>    Sec. 7. <b>PARKS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board may acquire all or part of the entire <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>property known as the Scherer Brothers Lumber Yard for a metropolitan area regional <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>park and may allocate any future appropriations to the board from the parks and trails fund <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>to acquire the property.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after the Minneapolis <br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>Park Board timely completes compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>subdivisions 2 and 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>    Sec. 8. <b>USE OF CARRYFORWARD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>The restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.281, on the use of money carried <br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>forward from one biennium to another shall not apply to money the legislative auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>carried forward from the previous biennium for use in fiscal years 2010 and 2011. The <br/>
<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>legislative auditor may use the carry forward money for costs related to the conduct of <br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>audits related to funds authorized in the Minnesota Constitution, Article XI, section 15.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>    Sec. 9. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 9, is repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.025, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Professional services support account.</b> The commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>resources may bill other governmental units, including tribal governments, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>various programs carried out by the commissioner for the costs of providing them with <br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>professional support services. Except as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>89.421</statute_ref>, receipts must be <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>credited to a special account in the state treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>to pay the costs for which the billings were made.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>    The commissioner of natural resources shall submit to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>management and budget before the start of each fiscal year a work plan showing the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>estimated work to be done during the coming year, the estimated cost of doing the work, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>and the positions and fees that will be necessary. This account is exempted from statewide <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>and agency indirect cost payments.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Electronic transactions.</b> (a) The commissioner may receive an <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>application for, sell, and issue any license, stamp, permit, pass, sticker, duplicate gift <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>card, safety training certification, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction of the <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>commissioner by electronic means, including by telephone. Notwithstanding section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>97A.472
         </statute_ref>, electronic and telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>commissioner may:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>    (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated by electronic transactions, <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>including by telephone;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>    (2) assign an identification number to an applicant who purchases a hunting or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>fishing license or recreational vehicle registration by electronic means, to serve as <br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>temporary authorization to engage in the activity requiring a license or registration until <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>the license or registration is received or expires;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>    (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals who make electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>transactions and transactions by telephone or Internet, including issuing fees and an <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>additional transaction fee not to exceed $3.50;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>    (4) charge and permit agents to charge a convenience fee not to exceed three percent <br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>of the cost of the license to individuals who use electronic bank cards for payment. An <br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>electronic licensing system agent charging a fee of individuals making an electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>bank card transaction in person must post a sign informing individuals of the fee. The <br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>sign must be near the point of payment, clearly visible, include the amount of the fee, and <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>state: "License agents are allowed by state law to charge a fee not to exceed three percent <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>of the cost of state licenses to persons who use electronic bank cards for payment. The <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>fee is not required by state law.";<br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>    (5) establish, by written order, an electronic licensing system commission to be <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>paid by revenues generated from all sales made through the electronic licensing system. <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>The commissioner shall establish the commission in a manner that neither significantly <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>overrecovers nor underrecovers costs involved in providing the electronic licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>system; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>    (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>    (b) The fees established under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), and the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>established under paragraph (a), clause (5), are not subject to the rulemaking procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>of chapter 14 and section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> does not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>    (c) Money received from fees and commissions collected under this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>including interest earned, is annually appropriated from the game and fish fund and the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>natural resources fund to the commissioner for the cost of electronic licensing.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0856, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var><b>84.0856 FLEET MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>The commissioner of natural resources may bill organizational units within <br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>the Department of Natural Resources and other governmental units, including tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>governments, for the costs of providing them with equipment. Costs billed may include <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>acquisition, licensing, insurance, maintenance, repair, and other direct costs as determined <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>by the commissioner. Receipts and interest earned on the receipts shall be credited to a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>special account in the state treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>costs for which the billings were made.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.0857, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var><b>84.0857 FACILITIES MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>    (a) The commissioner of natural resources may bill organizational units within <br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>the Department of Natural Resources and other governmental units, including tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>governments, for the costs of providing them with building and infrastructure facilities. <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>Costs billed may include modifications and adaptations to allow for appropriate building <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>occupancy, building code compliance, insurance, utility services, maintenance, repair, and <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>other direct costs as determined by the commissioner. Receipts shall be credited to a <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>special account in the state treasury and are appropriated to the commissioner to pay the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>costs for which the billings were made.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>    (b) Money deposited in the special account from the proceeds of a sale under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>94.16, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b), is appropriated to the commissioner to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>facilities or renovate existing buildings for administrative use or to acquire land for, <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>design, and construct administrative buildings for the Department of Natural Resources.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.415, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Joint applications for residential use.</b> An application for a utility <br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>license may cover more than one type of utility if the utility lines are being installed for <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>residential use only. Separate applications submitted by utilities for the same crossing <br/>
<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>shall be joined together and processed as one application, provided that the applications <br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>are submitted within one year of each other and the utility lines are for residential use only. <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>The application fees for a joint application or separate applications subsequently joined <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>together shall be as if only one application was submitted.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 84.415, subdivision 6, is <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Supplemental application fee and monitoring fee.</b> (a) In addition to the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>application fee and utility crossing fees specified in Minnesota Rules, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>natural resources shall assess the applicant for a utility license the following fees:<br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>(1) a supplemental application fee of $1,500 $1,750 for a public water crossing <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>license and a supplemental application fee of $4,500 $3,000 for a public lands crossing <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>license, to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application and preparing the license; <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>construction of the utility line and preparing special terms and conditions of the license <br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>(b) The applicant shall pay fees under this subdivision to the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>natural resources. The commissioner shall not issue the license until the applicant has <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>paid all fees in full.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>(c) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the license <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>or permit was issued, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>monitoring fee revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fees, even <br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>if the application is withdrawn or denied.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>(d) If the fees collected under paragraph (a), clause (1), are not sufficient to cover <br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>the costs of reviewing the applications and preparing the licenses, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>improve efficiencies and otherwise reduce department costs and activities to ensure the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>revenues raised under paragraph (a), clause (1), are sufficient, and that no other funds are <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>necessary to carry out the requirements.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.777, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Off-highway vehicle </b><b>seasons</b><b> seasonal restrictions</b><b>.</b> (a) The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>shall prescribe seasons for off-highway vehicle use on state forest lands. Except for <br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>designated forest roads, a person must not operate an off-highway vehicle on state forest <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>lands: (1)  outside of the seasons prescribed under this paragraph; or (2) during the firearms <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>deer hunting season in areas of the state where deer may be taken by rifle. This paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>does not apply to a person in possession of a valid deer hunting license operating an <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>off-highway vehicle before or after legal shooting hours or from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>    (b) The commissioner may designate and post winter trails on state forest lands <br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>for use by off-highway vehicles.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>    (c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "state forest lands" means forest lands under <br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>the authority of the commissioner as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>89.001, subdivision 13</statute_ref>, and lands <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>managed by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>282.011</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.788, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exemptions.</b> Registration is not required for off-highway motorcycles:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>(1) owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the state, <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>another state, or a political subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>(2) registered in another state or country that have not been within this state for <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>more than 30 consecutive days; or<br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>(3) registered under chapter 168, when operated on forest roads to gain access to a <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>state forest campground.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 84.793, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibitions on youthful operators.</b> (a) After January 1, 1995, A <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>person less than 16 years of age operating an off-highway motorcycle on public lands <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>or waters must possess a valid off-highway motorcycle safety certificate issued by the <br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>(b) Except for operation on public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>84.795, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>operate an off-highway motorcycle along or on a public road right-of-way.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>(c) A person under 12 years of age may not:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>(1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>(2) operate an off-highway motorcycle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>(3) operate an off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters unless accompanied <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>by a person 18 years of age or older or participating in an event for which the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>commissioner has issued a special use permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>(d) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person less than 16 <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>years of age may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>state-aid, or county highway only if that person is accompanied by a person 18 years of <br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>age or older who holds a valid driver's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>(e) A person less than 16 years of age may operate an off-highway motorcycle on <br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>public road rights-of-way in accordance with section 
         <statute_ref>84.795, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>(a), only if that person is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who holds a <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>valid driver's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>(f) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), a nonresident less than 16 years of age may <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>operate an off-highway motorcycle on public lands or waters if the nonresident youth has <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>in possession evidence of completing an off-road safety course offered by the Motorcycle <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>Safety Foundation or another state as provided in section 84.791, subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.798, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exemptions.</b> Registration is not required for an off-road vehicle that is:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>(1) owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the state, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>another state, or a political subdivision; or<br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>(2) registered in another state or country and has not been in this state for more <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>than 30 consecutive days.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Fees for registration.</b> (a) The fee for registration of each snowmobile, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>other than those used for an agricultural purpose, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>84.92, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>1c
         </statute_ref>, or those registered by a dealer or manufacturer pursuant to clause (b) or (c) shall be as <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>follows: $45 for three years and $4 for a duplicate or transfer.  <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>(b) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a dealer and operated for <br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>demonstration or testing purposes shall be $50 per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>(c) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a manufacturer and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes shall be $150 <br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>per year. Dealer and manufacturer registrations are not transferable.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>(d) The onetime fee for registration of an exempt snowmobile under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>6a is $6.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Exemptions.</b> Registration is not required under this section for:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>    (1) a snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>another state, or a political subdivision thereof;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>    (2) a snowmobile registered in a country other than the United States temporarily <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>used within this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>    (3) a snowmobile that is covered by a valid license of another state and has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>within this state for more than 30 consecutive days;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>    (4) a snowmobile used exclusively in organized track racing events;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>    (5) a snowmobile in transit by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer;<br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>    (6) a snowmobile at least 15 years old in transit by an individual for use only on <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>land owned or leased by the individual; or<br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>    (7) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.82, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Exemption; collector unlimited snowmobile use.</b> Snowmobiles may be <br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>issued an exempt registration if the machine is at least 25 years old. Exempt registration is <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>valid from the date of issuance until ownership of the snowmobile is transferred. Exempt <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>registrations are not transferable.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.8205, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Sticker required; fee.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>person may not operate a snowmobile on a state or grant-in-aid snowmobile trail unless a <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>snowmobile state trail sticker is affixed to the snowmobile. The commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>resources shall issue a sticker upon application and payment of a $15 fee. The fee for a <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>three-year snowmobile state trail sticker that is purchased at the time of snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>registration is $30. In addition to other penalties prescribed by law, a person in violation <br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>of this subdivision must purchase an annual state trail sticker for a fee of $30. The sticker <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>is valid from November 1 through June 30. Fees collected under this section, except for <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account in the natural resources fund and, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027</statute_ref>, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid, trail maintenance, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>grooming, and easement acquisition.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>    (b) A state trail sticker is not required under this section for:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>    (1) a snowmobile owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state that is <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>registered under section 
         <statute_ref>84.82</statute_ref>, subdivision 5;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>    (2) a snowmobile that is owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>government, another state, or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from <br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>registration under section 
         <statute_ref>84.82</statute_ref>, subdivision 6;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>    (3) a collector snowmobile that is operated as provided in a special permit issued for <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>the collector snowmobile under section 
         <statute_ref>84.82</statute_ref>, subdivision 7a; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>    (4) a person operating a snowmobile only on the portion of a trail that is owned by <br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or<br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>    (5) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>    (c) A temporary registration permit issued by a dealer under section 
         <statute_ref>84.82</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>subdivision 2, may include a snowmobile state trail sticker if the trail sticker fee is <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>included with the registration application fee.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Class 1 all-terrain vehicle.</b> "Class 1 all-terrain vehicle" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry weight of less than 900 1,000 pounds.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.92, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Class 2 all-terrain vehicle.</b> "Class 2 all-terrain vehicle" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry weight of 900 1,000 to 1,500 1,800 pounds.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 84.922, subdivision 1a, is <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Exemptions.</b> All-terrain vehicles exempt from registration are:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>    (1) vehicles owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>state, another state, or a political subdivision;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>    (2) vehicles registered in another state or country that have not been in this state for <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>more than 30 consecutive days; <br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>(3) vehicles that:<br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>(i) are owned by a resident of another state or country that does not require <br/>
<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>registration of all-terrain vehicles;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>(ii) have not been in this state for more than 30 consecutive days; and<br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>(iii) are operated on state and grant-in-aid trails by a nonresident possessing a <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>    (4) vehicles used exclusively in organized track racing events; and<br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>    (5) vehicles that are 25 years old or older and were originally produced as a separate <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>identifiable make by a manufacturer.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.922, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>    Subd. 2b. <b>Collector unlimited use; exempt registration.</b> All-terrain vehicles may <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>be issued an exempt registration if requested and the machine is at least 25 years old. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>Exempt registration is valid from the date of issuance until ownership of the all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>vehicle is transferred. Exempt registrations are not transferable.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.922, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Fees for registration.</b> (a) The fee for a three-year registration of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>an all-terrain vehicle under this section, other than those registered by a dealer or <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>manufacturer under paragraph (b) or (c), is:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>    (1) for public use, $45;<br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>    (2) for private use, $6; and<br/>
<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>    (3) for a duplicate or transfer, $4.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>    (b) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a dealer and operated <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>for demonstration or testing purposes is $50 per year. Dealer registrations are not <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>transferable.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>    (c) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a manufacturer and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes is $150 per <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>year. Manufacturer registrations are not transferable.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>    (d) The onetime fee for registration of an all-terrain vehicle under subdivision 2b <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>is $6.<br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>(e) The fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>vehicle account.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.925, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Program established.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>comprehensive all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety education and training <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>program, including the preparation and dissemination of vehicle information and safety <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>advice to the public, the training of all-terrain vehicle operators, and the issuance of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>all-terrain vehicle safety certificates to vehicle operators over the age of 12 years who <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>successfully complete the all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety education and <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>training course.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>(b) For the purpose of administering the program and to defray a portion of the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>expenses of training and certifying vehicle operators, the commissioner shall collect a fee <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>of $15 from each person who receives the training. The commissioner shall collect a fee, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>to include a $1 issuing fee for licensing agents, for issuing a duplicate all-terrain vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>safety certificate. The commissioner shall establish the fee for a duplicate all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>vehicle safety certificate that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers costs, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>including overhead costs, involved in providing the service. Fee proceeds, except for the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>issuing fee for licensing agents under this subdivision, shall be deposited in the all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>vehicle account in the natural resources fund. In addition to the fee established by the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>commissioner, instructors may charge each person the cost of up to the established fee <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>amount for class material materials and expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>(c) The commissioner shall cooperate with private organizations and associations, <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>private and public corporations, and local governmental units in furtherance of the program <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>established under this section. School districts may cooperate with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>and volunteer instructors to provide space for the classroom portion of the training. The <br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of public safety in regard to training <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>program subject matter and performance testing that leads to the certification of vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>operators. By June 30, 2003, the commissioner shall incorporate a riding component in <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>the safety education and training program.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.9256, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibitions on youthful operators.</b> (a) Except for operation on <br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 
         <statute_ref>84.928</statute_ref>, a driver's license issued <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>by the state or another state is required to operate an all-terrain vehicle along or on a <br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>public road right-of-way.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>    (b) A person under 12 years of age shall not:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>    (1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;<br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>    (2) operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>    (3) operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters, except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>paragraph (f).<br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>    (c) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person 12 years <br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>of age but less than 16 years may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway or operate on public lands and waters or <br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>state or grant-in-aid trails, only if that person possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>certificate issued by the commissioner and is accompanied on another all-terrain vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>by a person 18 years of age or older who holds a valid driver's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>    (d) To be issued an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, a person at least 12 years <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>old, but less than 16 years old, must:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>    (1) successfully complete the safety education and training program under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>84.925, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>, including a riding component; and<br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>    (2) be able to properly reach and control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs <br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>while sitting upright on the seat of the all-terrain vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>    (e) A person at least 11 years of age may take the safety education and training <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>program and may receive an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate under paragraph (d), but <br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>the certificate is not valid until the person reaches age 12.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>    (f) A person at least ten years of age but under 12 years of age may operate an <br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>all-terrain vehicle with an engine capacity up to 90cc on public lands or waters if <br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>    (g) A person under 15 years of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>    (h) A person under the age of 16 may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>lands or waters or on state or grant-in-aid trails if the person cannot properly reach and <br/>
<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright on the seat of the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>all-terrain vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a nonresident at least 12 years old, but less than <br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>16 years old, may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>state-aid, or county highway or operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands and waters <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>or state or grant-in-aid trails if:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>(1) the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>safety course offered by the ATV Safety Institute or another state as provided in section <br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>84.925, subdivision 3; and<br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>(2) the nonresident youth is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>holds a valid driver's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 84.9275, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Pass required; fee.</b> (a) A nonresident may not operate an all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid all-terrain vehicle trail unless the operator carries a valid <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass in immediate possession. The pass must <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>be available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee <br/>
<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>designated under section 
         <statute_ref>84.0835</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a pass upon application and <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>payment of a $20 fee. The pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. Fees <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>collected under this section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>resources fund and, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by <br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027</statute_ref>, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>counties and municipalities for all-terrain vehicle organizations to construct and maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>all-terrain vehicle trails and use areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>    (c) A nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass is not required for:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>    (1) an all-terrain vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section 
         <statute_ref>84.922</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>subdivision 1a; or<br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>    (2) a person operating an all-terrain vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>owned by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>(3) a nonresident operating an all-terrain vehicle that is registered according to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>section 84.922.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.23.0"></a><a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 84.928, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Operation on roads and rights-of-way.</b> (a) Unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>allowed in sections 
         <statute_ref>84.92</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>84.928</statute_ref>, a person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle in <br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>this state along or on the roadway, shoulder, or inside bank or slope of a public road <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>    (b) A person may operate a class 1 all-terrain vehicle in the ditch or the outside <br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>bank or slope of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway unless prohibited under <br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>paragraph (d) or (f).<br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>    (c) A person may operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle within the public road <br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>right-of-way of a county state-aid or county highway on the extreme right-hand side of <br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>the road and left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is safe to do so under <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>the prevailing conditions, unless prohibited under paragraph (d) or (f). A person may <br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle on the bank or ditch of a public road right-of-way on a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>designated class 2 all-terrain vehicle trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>    (d) A road authority as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>160.02, subdivision 25</statute_ref>, may after a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>public hearing restrict the use of all-terrain vehicles in the public road right-of-way under <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>its jurisdiction.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>    (e) The restrictions in paragraphs (a), (d), (h), (i), and (j) do not apply to the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>operation of an all-terrain vehicle on the shoulder, inside bank or slope, ditch, or outside <br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>bank or slope of a trunk, interstate, county state-aid, or county highway: <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>(1) that is part of a funded grant-in-aid trail; or<br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>(2) when the all-terrain vehicle is:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>    (1) owned by or operated under contract with a publicly or privately owned utility <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>or pipeline company; and<br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>    (2) used for work on utilities or pipelines.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>    (f) The commissioner may limit the use of a right-of-way for a period of time if the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>commissioner determines that use of the right-of-way causes:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>    (1) degradation of vegetation on adjacent public property;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>    (2) siltation of waters of the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>    (3) impairment or enhancement to the act of taking game; or<br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>    (4) a threat to safety of the right-of-way users or to individuals on adjacent public <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>property.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>    The commissioner must notify the road authority as soon as it is known that a closure <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>will be ordered. The notice must state the reasons and duration of the closure.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>    (g) A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle registered for private use and used <br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>for agricultural purposes on a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>county highway in this state if the all-terrain vehicle is operated on the extreme right-hand <br/>
<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>side of the road, and left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is safe to do so <br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>under the prevailing conditions.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>    (h) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway from April 1 to August 1 in <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>the agricultural zone unless the vehicle is being used exclusively as transportation to and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>from work on agricultural lands. This paragraph does not apply to an agent or employee <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>of a road authority, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02, subdivision 25</statute_ref>, or the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>Natural Resources when performing or exercising official duties or powers.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>    (i) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road <br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway between the hours of one-half <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, except on the right-hand side of the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>right-of-way and in the same direction as the highway traffic on the nearest lane of the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>adjacent roadway.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>    (j) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle at any time within the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>right-of-way of an interstate highway or freeway within this state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.24.0"></a><a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84.928, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Organized contests, use of highways and public lands and waters.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>Nothing in this section or chapter 169 prohibits the use of all-terrain vehicles within the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>right-of-way of a state trunk or county state-aid highway or upon public lands or waters <br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources, in an organized contest or <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>event, subject to the consent of the official or board having jurisdiction over the highway <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>or public lands or waters.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>(b) In permitting the contest or event, the official or board having jurisdiction may <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>prescribe restrictions or conditions as they may deem advisable.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>(c) Notwithstanding section 84.9256, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), a person under <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>12 years of age may operate an all-terrain vehicle in an organized contest on public lands <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>or waters, if the all-terrain vehicle has an engine capacity of 90cc or less, the person <br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>complies with section 84.9256, subdivision 1, paragraph (h), and the person is supervised <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>by a person 18 years of age or older.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.25.0"></a><a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.10, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Persons leaving public waters.</b> (a) A person leaving waters of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>must drain boating-related equipment holding water and live wells and bilges by removing <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>the drain plug before transporting the watercraft and associated equipment on public <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>roads. Drain plugs, bailers, valves, or other devices used to control the draining of water <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>from ballast tanks, bilges, and live wells must be removed or opened while transporting <br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>watercraft on a public road. Marine sanitary systems and portable bait containers are <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>excluded from this requirement. A person must not dispose of bait in waters of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>(b) The commissioner shall report, by January 15 of each odd-numbered year, to <br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate <br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>committees and divisions having jurisdiction over water resources policy and finance. The <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>report shall advise the legislature on additional measures to protect state water resources <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>from human transport of invasive species.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.26.0"></a><a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 84D.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Civil penalties.</b> A civil citation issued under this section must impose <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>the following penalty amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>(1) for transporting aquatic macrophytes on a forest road as defined by section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>89.001, subdivision 14
         </statute_ref>, road or highway as defined by section 
         <statute_ref>160.02, subdivision 26</statute_ref>, or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>any other public road, $50;  <br/>
<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>(2) for placing or attempting to place into waters of the state a watercraft, a trailer, or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>aquatic plant harvesting equipment that has aquatic macrophytes attached, $100;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>(3) for unlawfully possessing or transporting a prohibited invasive species other <br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>than an aquatic macrophyte, $250;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>(4) for placing or attempting to place into waters of the state a watercraft, a trailer, or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>aquatic plant harvesting equipment that has prohibited invasive species attached when <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>the waters are not designated by the commissioner as being infested with that invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>species, $500 for the first offense and $1,000 for each subsequent offense;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>(5) for intentionally damaging, moving, removing, or sinking a buoy marking, as <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>prescribed by rule, Eurasian water milfoil, $100;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>(6) for failing to drain water, as required by rule, for infested waters and from <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>watercraft and equipment, other than marine sanitary systems and portable bait containers <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var> before leaving designated zebra mussel, spiny water flea, or other invasive plankton <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>infested waters of the state, $50; and<br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>(7) for transporting infested water off riparian property without a permit as required <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>by rule, $200.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.27.0"></a><a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 85.015, subdivision 13, is <br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Arrowhead Region Trails, in Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Pine, Carlton, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var><b>Koochiching, and Itasca Counties.</b> (a)(1) The Taconite Trail shall originate at Ely in St. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>Louis County and extend southwesterly to Tower in St. Louis County, thence westerly to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>McCarthy Beach State Park in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly to Grand Rapids in <br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>Itasca County and there terminate;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>(2) The C. J. Ramstad/Northshore Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>and extend northeasterly to Two Harbors in Lake County, thence northeasterly to Grand <br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>Marais in Cook County, thence northeasterly to the international boundary in the vicinity <br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>of the north shore of Lake Superior, and there terminate;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>(3) The Grand Marais to International Falls Trail shall originate in Grand Marais <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>in Cook County and extend northwesterly, outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>to Ely in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly along the route of the Taconite Trail to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>Tower in St. Louis County, thence northwesterly through the Pelican Lake area in St. <br/>
<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>Louis County to International Falls in Koochiching County, and there terminate;<br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>(4) The Matthew Lourey Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>extend southerly to St. Croix State Forest in Pine County.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>(b) The trails shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>(c) In addition to the authority granted in subdivision 1, lands and interests in lands <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>for the Arrowhead Region trails may be acquired by eminent domain. Before acquiring <br/>
<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>any land or interest in land by eminent domain the commissioner of administration shall <br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>obtain the approval of the governor. The governor shall consult with the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>Advisory Commission before granting approval. Recommendations of the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>Advisory Commission shall be advisory only. Failure or refusal of the commission to <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>make a recommendation shall be deemed a negative recommendation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.28.0"></a><a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.015, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Willard Munger Trail System, Chisago, Ramsey, Pine, St. Louis, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var><b>Carlton, and Washington Counties.</b> (a) The trail shall consist of six segments. One <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>segment shall be known as the Gateway Trail and shall originate at the State Capitol <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>and extend northerly and northeasterly to William O'Brien State Park, thence northerly <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>to Taylors Falls in Chisago County. One segment shall be known as the Boundary Trail <br/>
<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>and shall originate in Chisago County and extend into Duluth in St. Louis Hinckley in <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>Pine County. One segment shall be known as the Browns Creek Trail and shall originate <br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>at Duluth Junction and extend into Stillwater in Washington County. One segment shall <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>be known as the Munger Trail and shall originate at Hinckley in Pine County and extend <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>through Moose Lake in Carlton County to Duluth in St. Louis County. One segment shall <br/>
<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>be known as the Alex Laveau Trail and shall originate in Carlton County at Carlton and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>extend through Wrenshall to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. One segment shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>established that extends the trail to include the cities of Proctor, Duluth, and Hermantown <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>in St. Louis County.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>    (b) The Gateway and Browns Creek Trails shall be developed primarily for hiking <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>and nonmotorized riding and the remaining trails shall be developed primarily for riding <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>and hiking.<br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>    (c) In addition to the authority granted in subdivision 1, lands and interests in lands <br/>
<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>for the Gateway and Browns Creek Trails may be acquired by eminent domain.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.29.0"></a><a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.052, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Deposit of fees.</b> (a) Fees paid for providing contracted products and <br/>
<a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>services within a state park, state recreation area, or wayside, and for special state park <br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>uses under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to a <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>state parks account.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases of natural resources within <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>state parks, recreation areas, and waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund state parks working capital <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>account. The appropriation under section 85.22 for revenue deposited in this section is <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>limited to $25,000 per fiscal year.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the gross receipts from the sale of stockpile <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>materials, aggregate, or other earth materials from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the natural resources fund <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>from which the purchase of the stockpile material was made.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2011.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.30.0"></a><a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 85.053, subdivision 10, is <br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Free entrance; </b><b>totally and permanently</b><b> disabled veterans.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>commissioner shall issue an annual park permit for no charge to any veteran with a total <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>and permanent service-connected disability, and a daily park permit to any resident <br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>veteran with any level of service-connected disability, as determined by the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>Department of Veterans Affairs, who presents each year a copy of their the veteran's <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>determination letter to a park attendant or commissioner's designee. For the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>this section, "veteran" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.31.0"></a><a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.22, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Exemption.</b> Purchases for resale or rental made from the state parks <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>working capital fund account are exempt from competitive bidding, notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>chapter 16C.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.32.0"></a><a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Areas marked.</b> The commissioner of natural resources is authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>in cooperation with local units of government and private individuals and groups when <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>feasible to mark canoe and boating routes state water trails on the Little Fork, Big Fork, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>Minnesota, St. Croix, Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, Straight, Des Moines, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>Crow Wing, St. Louis, Pine, Rum, Kettle, Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre <br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>within Swift County, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Whitewater, Chippewa from Benson in <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>Swift County to Montevideo in Chippewa County, Long Prairie, Red River of the North, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>Sauk, Otter Tail, Redwood, Blue Earth, and Crow Rivers which have historic and scenic <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>values and to mark appropriately points of interest, portages, camp sites, and all dams, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>rapids, waterfalls, whirlpools, and other serious hazards which are dangerous to canoe, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>kayak, and watercraft travelers.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.33.0"></a><a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.41, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exemptions.</b> (a) Participants in cross-country ski races and official school <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>activities and residents of a state or local government operated correctional facility are <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>exempt from the pass requirement in subdivision 1 if a special use permit has been <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>obtained by the organizers of the event or those in an official capacity in advance from the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>agency with jurisdiction over the cross-country ski trail. Permits shall require that permit <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>holders return the trail and any associated facility to its original condition if any damage <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>is done by the permittee. Limited permits for special events may be issued and shall <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>require the removal of any trail markers, banners, and other material used in connection <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>with the special event.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>(b) Unless otherwise exempted under paragraph (a), students, teachers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>supervising adults engaged in school-sanctioned activities or youth activities sponsored by <br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>a nonprofit organization are exempt from the pass requirements in subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>(c) A resident that is in the armed forces of the United States, stationed outside of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>the state, and in the state on leave is exempt from the pass requirement in subdivision 1 if <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>the resident possesses official military leave papers.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>(d) A resident who has served at any time during the preceding 24 months in federal <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>active service, as defined in section 190.05, subdivision 5c, outside the United States as <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>a member of the National Guard, or as a reserve component or active duty member of <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>the United Stated armed forces and has been discharged from active service is exempt <br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>from the pass requirement in subdivision 1 if the resident possesses official military <br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>discharge papers.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.34.0"></a><a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.42, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var><b>85.42 USER FEE; VALIDITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>(a) The fee for an annual cross-country ski pass is $14 $19 for an individual age 16 <br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>and over. The fee for a three-year pass is $39 $54 for an individual age 16 and over. This <br/>
<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>fee shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. Three-year passes are valid for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>three years beginning the previous July 1. Annual passes are valid for one year beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>the previous July 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>(b) The cost for a daily cross-country skier pass is $4 $5 for an individual age 16 and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>over. This fee shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. The daily pass is valid <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>only for the date designated on the pass form.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>(c) A pass must be signed by the skier across the front of the pass to be valid and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>becomes nontransferable on signing.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.35.0"></a><a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.43, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var><b>85.43 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; PURPOSE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>(a) Fees from cross-country ski passes shall be deposited in the state treasury and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>credited to a cross-country ski account in the natural resources fund and, except for the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>84.027, subdivision 15
         </statute_ref>, are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>the following purposes:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>(1) grants-in-aid for cross-country ski trails sponsored by local units of government <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>to:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>(i) counties and municipalities for construction and maintenance of cross-country <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>ski trails; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>(ii) special park districts as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>85.44</statute_ref> for construction and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>maintenance of cross-country ski trails; and<br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>(2) administration of the cross-country ski trail grant-in-aid program.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>(b) Development and maintenance of state cross-country ski trails are eligible for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>funding from the cross-country ski account if the money is appropriated by law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.36.0"></a><a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 85.46, as amended by Laws 2009, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>37, article 1, sections 22 to 24, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var><b>85.46 HORSE </b><b>TRAIL</b><b> PASS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Pass in possession.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), while <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>riding, leading, or driving a horse on horse trails and associated day use areas on state <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>trails, in state parks, in state recreation areas, and in state forests, on lands administered by <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>the commissioner, except forest roads and forest roads rights-of-way, a person 16 years of <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>age or over shall carry in immediate possession a valid horse trail pass. The pass must <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>be available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>designated under section 
         <statute_ref>84.0835</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>    (b) A valid horse trail pass is not required under this section for a person riding, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>leading, or driving a horse only on the portion of a horse trail property that is owned by <br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>the person or the person's spouse, child, parent, or guardian.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>License agents.</b> (a) The commissioner of natural resources may appoint <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>agents to issue and sell horse trail passes. The commissioner may revoke the appointment <br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>of an agent at any time.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>(b) The commissioner may adopt additional rules as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>97A.485</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>subdivision 11. An agent shall observe all rules adopted by the commissioner for the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>accounting and handling of passes according to section 
         <statute_ref>97A.485</statute_ref>, subdivision 11.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>(c) An agent must promptly deposit and remit all money received from the sale of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>passes, except issuing fees, to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Issuance.</b> The commissioner of natural resources and agents shall issue <br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>and sell horse trail passes. The pass shall include the applicant's signature and other <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>information deemed necessary by the commissioner. To be valid, a daily or annual pass <br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>must be signed by the person riding, leading, or driving the horse, and a commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>annual pass must be signed by the owner of the commercial trail riding facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Pass fees.</b> (a) The fee for an annual horse trail pass is $20 for an individual <br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>16 years of age and over. The fee shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>Annual passes are valid for one year beginning January 1 and ending December 31.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>(b) The fee for a daily horse trail pass is $4 for an individual 16 years of age and <br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>over. The fee shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. The daily pass is valid <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>only for the date designated on the pass form.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>(c) The fee for a commercial annual horse trail pass is $200 and includes issuance <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>of 15 passes. Additional or individual commercial annual horse trail passes may be <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>purchased by the commercial trail riding facility owner at a fee of $20 each. Commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>annual horse trail passes are valid for one year beginning January 1 and ending December <br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>31 and may be affixed to the horse tack, saddle, or person. Commercial annual horse trail <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>passes are not transferable to another commercial trail riding facility. For the purposes of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>this section, a "commercial trail riding facility" is an operation where horses are used for <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>riding instruction or other equestrian activities for hire or use by others.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Issuing fee.</b> In addition to the fee for a horse trail pass, an issuing fee of <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>$1 per pass shall be charged. The issuing fee shall be retained by the seller of the pass. <br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>Issuing fees for passes sold by the commissioner of natural resources shall be deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>in the state treasury and credited to the horse trail pass account in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for the operation of the electronic licensing <br/>
<a id="pl.61.36"></a><var>61.36</var>system. A pass shall indicate the amount of the fee that is retained by the seller.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Disposition of receipts.</b> Fees collected under this section, except for <br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>the issuing fee, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the horse trail <br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>pass account in the natural resources fund. Except for the electronic licensing system <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>commission established by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027</statute_ref>, subdivision 15, the <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>fees are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for trail acquisition, trail and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>facility development, and maintenance, enforcement, and rehabilitation of horse trails or <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>trails authorized for horse use, whether for riding, leading, or driving, on state trails and in <br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>state parks, state recreation areas, and state forests land administered by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Duplicate horse </b><b>trail</b><b> passes.</b> The commissioner of natural resources and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>agents shall issue a duplicate pass to a person or commercial trail riding facility owner <br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>whose pass is lost or destroyed using the process established under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.405</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>subdivision 3, and rules adopted thereunder. The fee for a duplicate horse trail pass is $2, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>with an issuing fee of 50 cents.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.37.0"></a><a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 86A.09, subdivision 1, is <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Master plan required.</b> No construction of new facilities or other <br/>
<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>development of an authorized unit, other than repairs and maintenance, shall commence <br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>until the managing agency has prepared and submitted to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>resources and the commissioner has reviewed, pursuant to this section, a master plan for <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>administration of the unit in conformity with this section. No master plan is required for <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>wildlife management areas that do not have resident managers, for scientific and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>areas, for water access sites, for aquatic management areas, for rest areas, or for boater <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>waysides.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.38.0"></a><a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 86B.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exemptions.</b> A watercraft license is not required for:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>(1) a watercraft that is covered by a license or number in full force and effect under <br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>federal law or a federally approved licensing or numbering system of another state, and <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>has not been within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>days that a watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>port or another port in the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>(2) a watercraft from a country other than the United States that has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>within this state for more than 90 consecutive days, which does not include days that a <br/>
<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>watercraft is laid up at dock over winter or for repairs at a Lake Superior port or another <br/>
<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>port in the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>(3) a watercraft owned by the United States, an Indian tribal government, a state, or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>a political subdivision of a state, except watercraft used for recreational purposes;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>(4) a ship's lifeboat;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>(5) a watercraft that has been issued a valid marine document by the United States <br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>government;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>(6) a duck boat during duck hunting season;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>(7) a rice boat during the harvest season;<br/>
<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>(8) a seaplane; and<br/>
<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>(9) a nonmotorized watercraft nine feet in length or less.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following a notice published <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>in the State Register by the commissioner of natural resources that the change in clause <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>(3) has been approved by the United States Coast Guard pursuant to Code of Federal <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>Regulations, title 33, section 174.7.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.39.0"></a><a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 86B.501, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Rowing team members; personal flotation devices.</b> Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>subdivision 1, a member of a rowing team that is sanctioned by an academic or nonprofit <br/>
<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>entity is not required to wear or possess, and no local ordinance or rule may require a <br/>
<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>member of a rowing team to wear or possess, a personal flotation device in a racing shell <br/>
<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>if a chase boat carrying the devices prescribed under subdivision 1 accompanies the racing <br/>
<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>shell. The requirement for a chase boat does not apply on waters where it is preempted by <br/>
<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>federal regulations.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.40.0"></a><a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 88.17, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Permit</b><b> Permission</b><b> required.</b> (a) A permit Permission to start a fire <br/>
<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>to burn vegetative materials and other materials allowed by Minnesota Statutes or official <br/>
<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>state rules and regulations may be given by the commissioner or the commissioner's agent. <br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>This permission shall be in the form of:<br/>
<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>(1) a written permit issued by a forest officer, fire warden, or other person authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>by the commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>(2) an electronic permit issued by the commissioner, an agent authorized by the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>commissioner, or an Internet site authorized by the commissioner; or<br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>(3) a general permit adopted by the county board of commissioners according to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>(b) Written and electronic burning permits shall set the time and conditions by which <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>the fire may be started and burned. The permit shall also specifically list the materials that <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>may be burned. The permittee must have the permit on their person and shall produce <br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>the permit for inspection when requested to do so by a forest officer, conservation officer, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>or other peace officer. The permittee shall remain with the fire at all times and before <br/>
<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>leaving the site shall completely extinguish the fire. A person shall not start or cause a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>fire to be started on any land that is not owned or under their legal control without the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>written permission of the owner, lessee, or an agent of the owner or lessee of the land. <br/>
<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>Violating or exceeding the permit conditions shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>cause for the permit to be revoked.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>(c) A general burning permit may be adopted by the county board of commissioners <br/>
<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>in counties that are determined by the commissioner either to not be wildfire areas as <br/>
<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>defined in section 88.01, subdivision 6, or to otherwise have low potential for damage <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>to life and property from wildfire. The commissioner shall consider the history of and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>potential for wildfire; the distribution of trees, brush, grasslands, and other vegetative <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>material; and the distribution of property subject to damage from escaped fires. Upon a <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>determination by the commissioner and adoption by a vote of the county board, permission <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>for open burning is extended to all residents in the county without the need for individual <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>written or electronic permits under this subdivision, provided burning conforms to all <br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>other provisions of this chapter, including those related to responsibility to control and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>extinguish fires, no burning of prohibited materials, and liability for damages caused by <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>violations of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>(d) Upon adoption of a general burning permit, a county must establish specific <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>regulations by ordinance, to include at a minimum the time when and conditions under <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>which fires may be started and burned. No ordinance may be less restrictive than state law.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>(e) At any time when the commissioner or the county board determines that a general <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>burning permit is no longer in the public interest, the general permit may be canceled <br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>by the commissioner or the county board.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.41.0"></a><a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 88.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Special permits.</b> The following special permits are required at all times, <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>including when the ground is snow-covered:<br/>
<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>(a)  <b>Fire training.</b> A permit to start a fire for the instruction and training of <br/>
<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>firefighters, including liquid fuels training, may be given by the commissioner or agent of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>the commissioner. Except for owners or operators conducting fire training in specialized <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>industrial settings pursuant to applicable federal, state, or local standards, owners <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>or operators conducting open burning for the purpose of instruction and training of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>firefighters with regard to structures must follow the techniques described in a document <br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>entitled: Structural Burn Training Procedures for the Minnesota Technical College System. <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>(b)  <b>Permanent tree and brush open burning sites.</b> A permit for the operation of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>a permanent tree and brush burning site may be given by the commissioner or agent of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>the commissioner. Applicants for a permanent open burning site permit shall submit a <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>complete application on a form provided by the commissioner. Existing permanent tree <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>and brush open burning sites must submit for a permit within 90 days of the passage of <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>this statute for a burning permit. New site applications must be submitted at least 90 <br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>days before the date of the proposed operation of the permanent open burning site. The <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>application must be submitted to the commissioner and must contain: <br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>(1) the name, address, and telephone number of all owners of the site proposed for <br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>use as the permanent open burning site;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>(2) if the operator for the proposed permanent open burning site is different from the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>owner, the name, address, and telephone number of the operator;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>(3) a general description of the materials to be burned, including the source and <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>estimated quantity, dimensions of the site and burn pile areas, hours and dates of operation, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>and provisions for smoke management; and<br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>(4) a topographic or similarly detailed map of the site and surrounding area within <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>a one mile circumference showing all structures that might be affected by the operation <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>of the site.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>Only trees, tree trimmings, or brush that cannot be disposed of by an alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>method such as chipping, composting, or other method shall be permitted to be burned <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>at a permanent open burning site. A permanent tree and brush open burning site must <br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>be located and operated so as not to create a nuisance or endanger water quality. The <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>commissioner shall revoke the permit or order actions to mitigate threats to public health, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>safety, and the environment in the event that permit conditions are violated.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.42.0"></a><a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 88.79, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Charge for service; receipts to special revenue fund.</b> Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>section 16A.1283, the commissioner of natural resources may charge the owner, by <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>written order published in the State Register, establish fees the commissioner determines <br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>to be fair and reasonable that are charged to owners receiving such services such sums <br/>
<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>as the commissioner shall determine to be fair and reasonable under subdivision 1. The <br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>charges must account for differences in the value of timber and other benefits. The receipts <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>from such the services shall be credited to the special revenue fund and are annually <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes specified in subdivision 1.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.43.0"></a><a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 89.17, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var><b>89.17 LEASES AND PERMITS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>Notwithstanding the permit procedures of chapter 90, the commissioner shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>power to grant and execute, in the name of the state, leases and permits for the use of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>any forest lands under the authority of the commissioner for any purpose which in the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>commissioner's opinion is not inconsistent with the maintenance and management of the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>forest lands, on forestry principles for timber production. Every such lease or permit shall <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>be revocable at the discretion of the commissioner at any time subject to such conditions <br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>as may be agreed on in the lease. The approval of the commissioner of administration <br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>shall not be required upon any such lease or permit. No such lease or permit for a period <br/>
<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>exceeding ten 21 years shall be granted except with the approval of the Executive Council.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>Hunting of wild game is prohibited on any land which has been posted by the lessee <br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>to prohibit hunting. Such prohibition shall apply to all persons including the lessee Public <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>access to the leased land for outdoor recreation shall be the same as access would be <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>under state management.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.44.0"></a><a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 90.041, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Reoffering unsold timber.</b> To maintain and enhance forest ecosystems on <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>state forest lands, the commissioner may reoffer timber tracts remaining unsold under the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>provisions of section 90.101 below appraised value at public auction with the required <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>30-day notice under section 90.101, subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.45.0"></a><a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 90.121, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var><b>90.121 INTERMEDIATE AUCTION SALES; MAXIMUM LOTS OF 3,000 </b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var><b>CORDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>(a) The commissioner may sell the timber on any tract of state land in lots not <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>exceeding 3,000 cords in volume, in the same manner as timber sold at public auction <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>90.101</statute_ref>, and related laws, subject to the following special exceptions and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>limitations:<br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>(1) the commissioner shall offer all tracts authorized for sale by this section <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>separately from the sale of tracts of state timber made pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>90.101</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>(2) no bidder may be awarded more than 25 percent of the total tracts offered at the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>first round of bidding unless fewer than four tracts are offered, in which case not more <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>than one tract shall be awarded to one bidder. Any tract not sold at public auction may be <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>offered for private sale as authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>90.101, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, to persons eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>under this section at the appraised value; and<br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>(3) no sale may be made to a person having more than 20 30 employees. For the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>purposes of this clause, "employee" means an individual working in the timber or wood <br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>products industry for salary or wages on a full-time or part-time basis.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>(b) The auction sale procedure set forth in this section constitutes an additional <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>alternative timber sale procedure available to the commissioner and is not intended to <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>replace other authority possessed by the commissioner to sell timber in lots of 3,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>cords or less.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>(c) Another bidder or the commissioner may request that the number of employees a <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>bidder has pursuant to paragraph (a), clause (3), be confirmed if there is evidence that the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>bidder may be ineligible due to exceeding the employee threshold. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>shall request information from the commissioners of labor and industry and employment <br/>
<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>and economic development including the premiums paid by the bidder in question <br/>
<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>for workers' compensation insurance coverage for all employees of the bidder. The <br/>
<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>commissioner shall review the information submitted by the commissioners of labor and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>industry and employment and economic development and make a determination based on <br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>that information as to whether the bidder is eligible. A bidder is considered eligible and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>may participate in intermediate auctions until determined ineligible under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2006.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.46.0"></a><a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 90.14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var><b>90.14 AUCTION SALE PROCEDURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>(a) All state timber shall be offered and sold by the same unit of measurement as it <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>was appraised. No tract shall be sold to any person other than the purchaser in whose name <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>the bid was made. The commissioner may refuse to approve any and all bids received and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>cancel a sale of state timber for good and sufficient reasons.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>(b) The purchaser at any sale of timber shall, immediately upon the approval of the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>bid, or, if unsold at public auction, at the time of purchase at a subsequent sale under <br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>90.101, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, pay to the commissioner a down payment of 15 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>of the appraised value. In case any purchaser fails to make such payment, the purchaser <br/>
<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>shall be liable therefor to the state in a civil action, and the commissioner may reoffer the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>timber for sale as though no bid or sale under section 
         <statute_ref>90.101, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, therefor <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>had been made.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>(c) In lieu of the scaling of state timber required by this chapter, a purchaser of <br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>state timber may, at the time of payment by the purchaser to the commissioner of 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>percent of the appraised value, elect in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney <br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>general to purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of the volume of <br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>timber described in the permit, provided that the commissioner has expressly designated <br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>the availability of such option for that tract on the list of tracts available for sale as <br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>90.101</statute_ref>. A purchaser who elects in writing on a form prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>by the attorney general to purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>the volume of timber described on the permit does not have recourse to the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>90.281</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>(d) In the case of a public auction sale conducted by a sealed bid process, tracts shall <br/>
<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>be awarded to the high bidder, who shall pay to the commissioner a down payment of 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>percent of the appraised value within ten business days of receiving a written award <br/>
<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>notice that must be received or postmarked within 14 days of the date of the sealed bid <br/>
<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>opening. If a purchaser fails to make the down payment, the purchaser is liable for the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>down payment to the state and the commissioner may offer the timber for sale to the next <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>highest bidder as though no higher bid had been made.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>(e) Except as otherwise provided by law, at the time the purchaser signs a permit <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>issued under section 
         <statute_ref>90.151</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall require the purchaser shall to make <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>a bid guarantee payment to the commissioner in an amount equal to 15 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>total purchase price of the permit less the down payment amount required by paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>(b) for any bid increase in excess of $5,000 of the appraised value. If the a required bid <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>guarantee payment is not submitted with the signed permit, no harvesting may occur, the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>permit cancels, and the down payment for timber forfeits to the state. The bid guarantee <br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>payment forfeits to the state if the purchaser and successors in interest fail to execute <br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>an effective permit.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.47.0"></a><a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.665, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Petition to district court.</b> If a beaver dam causes a threat to personal <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>safety or a serious threat to damage property, and a person cannot obtain consent under <br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>subdivision 1, a person may petition the district court for relief. The court may order the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>commissioner owners of private property where beaver dams are located to take action <br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>to reduce the threat. A permit is not required for an action ordered by the court. The <br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>action may include destruction or alteration of beaver dams and removal of beaver. This <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>subdivision does not apply to state parks, state game refuges, and federal game refuges.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.48.0"></a><a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>    Sec. 48. <b>[103A.212] WATERSHED MANAGEMENT POLICY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>    The quality of life of every Minnesotan depends on water. Minnesota's rivers, lakes, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>streams, wetlands, and groundwater provide a foundation for drinking water and the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>recreational, municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural, environmental, aesthetic, and <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>economic well-being. The legislature finds that it is in the public interest to manage <br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>groundwater and surface water resources from the perspective of aquifers, watersheds, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>and river basins to achieve protection, preservation, enhancement, and restoration of the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>state's valuable groundwater and surface water resources.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.49.0"></a><a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103A.305, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var><b>103A.305 JURISDICTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>Sections 
         <statute_ref>103A.301</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103A.341</statute_ref> apply if the decision of an agency in a proceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>involves a question of water policy in one or more of the areas of water conservation, water <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>pollution, preservation and management of wildlife, drainage, soil conservation, public <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>recreation, forest management, and municipal planning under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.135</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103A.411</statute_ref>; <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>103E.011
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103E.015</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103G.245</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103G.261</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103G.271</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103G.275</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103G.281</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103G.295, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>subdivisions 1 and 2
</statute_ref>;
<statute_ref>103G.287</statute_ref>; 
<statute_ref>103G.297</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103G.311</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103G.315, subdivisions 1, 10, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>11, and 12
         </statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103G.401</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103G.405</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>103I.681, subdivision 1</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>115.04</statute_ref>; or 
         <statute_ref>115.05</statute_ref>.  <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.50.0"></a><a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103B.702, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Decisions; review and approval.</b> Decisions of the Star Lake Board <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>regarding the criteria used to designate a lake or river as a "Minnesota Star Lake" or <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>"Minnesota Star River," as well as a decision to award grants, are subject to the review <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>and approval of the Board of Water and Soil Resources.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.51.0"></a><a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 103G.201, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var><b>103G.201 PUBLIC WATERS INVENTORY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>(a) The commissioner shall maintain a public waters inventory map of each county <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>that shows the waters of this state that are designated as public waters under the public <br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>waters inventory and classification procedures prescribed under Laws 1979, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>199, and shall provide access to a copy of the maps and lists. As county public waters <br/>
<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>inventory maps and lists are revised according to this section, the commissioner shall send <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>a notification or a copy of the maps and lists to the auditor of each affected county.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>(b) The commissioner is authorized to revise the list map of public waters established <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>under Laws 1979, chapter 199, to reclassify those types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands previously <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>identified as public waters wetlands under Laws 1979, chapter 199, as public waters or as <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>wetlands under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.005, subdivision 19</statute_ref>. The commissioner may only reclassify <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>public waters wetlands as public waters if:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>(1) they are assigned a shoreland management classification by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>under sections 
         <statute_ref>103F.201</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103F.221</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>(2) they are classified as lacustrine wetlands or deepwater habitats according to <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (Cowardin, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>et al., 1979 edition); or<br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>(3) the state or federal government has become titleholder to any of the beds or <br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>shores of the public waters wetlands, subsequent to the preparation of the public waters <br/>
<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>inventory map filed with the auditor of the county, pursuant to paragraph (a), and the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>responsible state or federal agency declares that the water is necessary for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>of the public ownership.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>(c) The commissioner must provide notice of the reclassification to the local <br/>
<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>government unit, the county board, the watershed district, if one exists for the area, and <br/>
<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>the soil and water conservation district. Within 60 days of receiving notice from the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>commissioner, a party required to receive the notice may provide a resolution stating <br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>objections to the reclassification. If the commissioner receives an objection from a party <br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>required to receive the notice, the reclassification is not effective. If the commissioner does <br/>
<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>not receive an objection from a party required to receive the notice, the reclassification <br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>of a wetland under paragraph (b) is effective 60 days after the notice is received by all <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>of the parties.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>(d) The commissioner shall give priority to the reclassification of public waters <br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>wetlands that are or have the potential to be affected by public works projects.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>(e) The commissioner may revise the public waters inventory map and list of each <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>county:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>(1) to reflect the changes authorized in paragraph (b); and<br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>(2) as needed, to:<br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>(i) correct errors in the original inventory;<br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>(ii) add or subtract trout stream tributaries within sections that contain a designated <br/>
<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>trout stream following written notice to the landowner;<br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>(iii) add depleted quarries, and sand and gravel pits, when the body of water exceeds <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>50 acres and the shoreland has been zoned for residential development; and<br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>(iv) add or subtract public waters that have been created or eliminated as a <br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>requirement of a permit authorized by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.245</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.52.0"></a><a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.271, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Permit restriction during summer months.</b> The commissioner must not <br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>modify or restrict the amount of appropriation from a groundwater source authorized in a <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>water use permit issued to irrigate agricultural land under section 
<statute_ref>103G.295, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>2
</statute_ref>, between May 1 and October 1, unless the commissioner determines the authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>amount of appropriation endangers a domestic water supply.  <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.53.0"></a><a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>    Sec. 53. <b>[103G.282] MONITORING TO EVALUATE IMPACTS FROM </b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var><b>APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Monitoring equipment.</b> The commissioner may require the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>installation and maintenance of monitoring equipment to evaluate water resource impacts <br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>from permitted appropriations and proposed projects that require a permit. Monitoring for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>water resources that supply more than one appropriator must be designed to minimize <br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>costs to individual appropriators.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Measuring devices required.</b> Monitoring installations required under <br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>subdivision 1 must be equipped with automated measuring devices to measure water <br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>levels, flows, or conditions. The commissioner may determine the frequency of <br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>measurements and other measuring methods based on the quantity of water appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>or used, the source of water, potential connections to other water resources, the method <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>of appropriating or using water, seasonal and long-term changes in water levels, and any <br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>other facts supplied to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Reports and costs.</b> (a) Records of water measurements under subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>2 must be kept for each installation. The measurements must be reported annually to the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>commissioner on or before February 15 of the following year in a format or on forms <br/>
<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>prescribed by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>(b) The owner or person in charge of an installation for appropriating or using <br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>waters of the state or a proposal that requires a permit is responsible for all costs related <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>to establishing and maintaining monitoring installations and to measuring and reporting <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>data. Monitoring costs for water resources that supply more than one appropriator may be <br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>distributed among all users within a monitoring area determined by the commissioner and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>assessed based on volumes of water appropriated and proximity to resources of concern.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.54.0"></a><a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.285, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Trout streams.</b> Permits issued after June 3, 1977, to appropriate water <br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>from streams designated trout streams by the commissioner's orders under section 
         <statute_ref>97C.021</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>97C.005 must be limited to temporary appropriations. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.55.0"></a><a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>    Sec. 55. <b>[103G.287] GROUNDWATER APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applications for groundwater appropriations.</b> (a) Groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>use permit applications are not complete until the applicant has supplied:<br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>(1) a water well record as required by section 
<statute_ref>103I.205</statute_ref>, subdivision 9, information <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>on the subsurface geologic formations penetrated by the well and the formation or aquifer <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>that will serve as the water source, and geologic information from test holes drilled to <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>locate the site of the production well;<br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>(2) the maximum daily, seasonal, and annual pumpage rates and volumes being <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>requested;<br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>(3) information on groundwater quality in terms of the measures of quality <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>commonly specified for the proposed water use and details on water treatment necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>for the proposed use;<br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>(4) an inventory of existing wells within 1-1/2 miles of the proposed production well <br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>or within the area of influence, as determined by the commissioner. The inventory must <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>include information on well locations, depths, geologic formations, depth of the pump or <br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>intake, pumping and nonpumping water levels, and details of well construction; and<br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>(5) the results of an aquifer test completed according to specifications approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>the commissioner. The test must be conducted at the maximum pumping rate requested <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>in the application and for a length of time adequate to assess or predict impacts to other <br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>wells and surface water and groundwater resources. The permit applicant is responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>for all costs related to the aquifer test, including the construction of groundwater and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>surface water monitoring installations, and water level readings before, during, and after <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>the aquifer test.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>(b) The commissioner may waive an application requirement in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>if the information provided with the application is adequate to determine whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>proposed appropriation and use of water is sustainable and will protect ecosystems, water <br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Relationship to surface water resources.</b> Groundwater appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>that have potential impacts to surface waters are subject to applicable provisions in <br/>
<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>section 
<statute_ref>103G.285</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Protection of groundwater supplies.</b> The commissioner may establish <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>water appropriation limits to protect groundwater resources. When establishing water <br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>appropriation limits to protect groundwater resources, the commissioner must consider <br/>
<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>the sustainability of the groundwater resource, including the current and projected water <br/>
<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>levels, water quality, whether the use protects ecosystems, and the ability of future <br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>generations to meet their own needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Groundwater management areas.</b> The commissioner may designate <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>groundwater management areas and limit total annual water appropriations and uses within <br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>a designated area to ensure sustainable use of groundwater that protects ecosystems, water <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Water appropriations <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>and uses within a designated management area must be consistent with a plan approved by <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>the commissioner that addresses water conservation requirements and water allocation <br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>priorities established in section 
<statute_ref>103G.261</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Interference with other wells.</b> The commissioner may issue water use <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>permits for appropriation from groundwater only if the commissioner determines that the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>groundwater use is sustainable to supply the needs of future generations and the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>use will not harm ecosystems, degrade water, or reduce water levels beyond the reach <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>of public water supply and private domestic wells constructed according to Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>Rules, chapter 4725.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.56.0"></a><a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.301, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Filing application.</b> (a) An application for a permit must be filed with the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>commissioner and if the proposed activity for which the permit is requested is within a <br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>municipality, or is within or affects a watershed district or a soil and water conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>district, a copy of the application with maps, plans, and specifications must be served on <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>the mayor of the municipality, the secretary of the board of managers of the watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>district, and the secretary of the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>district.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>(b) If the application is required to be served on a local governmental unit under <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>this subdivision, proof of service must be included with the application and filed with <br/>
<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.57.0"></a><a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exception.</b> The requirements of subdivision 1 do not apply to applications <br/>
<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>for a water use permit for:<br/>
<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>(1) appropriations from waters of the state for irrigation, under section 
<statute_ref>103G.295</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>(2) appropriations for diversion from the basin of origin of more than 2,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>gallons per day average in a 30-day period; or<br/>
<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>(3) (2) appropriations with a consumptive use of more than 2,000,000 gallons per <br/>
<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>day average for a 30-day period.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.58.0"></a><a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.315, subdivision 11, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Limitations on permits.</b> (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided by <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>law, a permit issued by the commissioner under this chapter is subject to:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>(1) cancellation by the commissioner at any time if necessary to protect the public <br/>
<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>interests;<br/>
<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>(2) further conditions on the term of the permit or its cancellation as the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>commissioner may prescribe and amend and reissue the permit; and<br/>
<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>(3) applicable law existing before or after the issuance of the permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>(b) Permits issued to irrigate agricultural land under section 
<statute_ref>103G.295</statute_ref>, or considered <br/>
<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>issued, are subject to this subdivision and are subject to cancellation by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>upon the recommendation of the supervisors of the soil and water conservation district <br/>
<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>where the land to be irrigated is located.  <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.59.0"></a><a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.515, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Removal of hazardous dams.</b> Notwithstanding any provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>this section or of section 
         <statute_ref>103G.511</statute_ref> relating to cost sharing or apportionment, the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>commissioner, within the limits of legislative appropriation, may assume or pay the entire <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>cost of removal of a privately or publicly owned dam upon determining removal provides <br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>the lowest cost solution and:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>(1) that continued existence of the structure presents a significant public safety <br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>hazard, or prevents restoration of an important fisheries resource,; or <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>(2) that public or private property is being damaged due to partial failure of the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>structure, and that an attempt to assess costs of removal against the private or public <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>owner would be of no avail.  <br/>
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<a id="bill.4.60.0"></a><a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 103G.615, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The commissioner shall establish a fee schedule for permits to <br/>
<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild rice. The fees must be set by rule, and <br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1283</statute_ref> does not apply, but the rule must not take effect until 45 legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>days after it has been reported to the legislature. The fees shall be based upon the cost <br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit, and additional costs incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>after the application to inspect and monitor the activities authorized by the permit, and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>enforce aquatic plant management rules and permit requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>    (b) A fee for a permit for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation for each contiguous <br/>
<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>parcel of shoreline owned by an owner may be charged. This fee may not be charged for <br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>permits issued in connection with purple loosestrife control or lakewide Eurasian water <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>milfoil control programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>    (c) A fee may not be charged to the state or a federal governmental agency applying <br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>for a permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>    (d) A fee for a permit for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation in a public <br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>water basin that is 20 acres or less in size shall be one-half of the fee established under <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>(e) The money received for the permits under this subdivision shall be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>the treasury and credited to the water recreation account.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2010.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.61.0"></a><a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>    Sec. 61. <b>[103G.651] REMOVING SUNKEN LOGS FROM PUBLIC WATERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>The commissioner of natural resources must not issue leases to remove sunken logs <br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>or issue permits for the removal of sunken logs from public waters.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.62.0"></a><a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 115.55, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Subsurface sewage treatment systems implementation and </b><br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var><b>enforcement task force.</b> (a) By September 1, 2010, the agency shall appoint a subsurface <br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>sewage treatment systems implementation and enforcement task force in collaboration <br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>with the Association of Minnesota Counties, Minnesota Association of Realtors, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>Minnesota Association of County Planning and Zoning Administrators, and the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>Onsite Wastewater Association. The agency shall work in collaboration with the task <br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>force to develop effective and timely implementation and enforcement methods in order to <br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>rapidly reduce the number of subsurface sewage treatment systems that are an imminent <br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>threat to public health or safety and effectively enforce all violations of the subsurface <br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>sewage treatment system rules. The agency shall meet at least three times per year with <br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>the task force to address implementation and enforcement issues. The meetings shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>scheduled so that they do not interfere with the construction season.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>(b) The agency, in collaboration with the task force and in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>attorney general, county attorneys, and county planning and zoning staff, shall develop, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>periodically update, and provide to counties enforcement protocols and a checklist that <br/>
<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>county inspectors, field staff, and others may use when inspecting subsurface sewage <br/>
<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>treatment systems and enforcing subsurface sewage treatment system rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.63.0"></a><a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Rules and standards.</b> (a) Pursuant and subject to the provisions of chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>14, and the provisions hereof, the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend and rescind <br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>rules and standards having the force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>of Laws 1967, chapter 882, for the prevention, abatement, or control of air pollution. <br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>Any such rule or standard may be of general application throughout the state, or may be <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>limited as to times, places, circumstances, or conditions in order to make due allowance <br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>for variations therein. Without limitation, rules or standards may relate to sources or <br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>emissions of air contamination or air pollution, to the quality or composition of such <br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>emissions, or to the quality of or composition of the ambient air or outdoor atmosphere or <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>to any other matter relevant to the prevention, abatement, or control of air pollution.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>    (b) Pursuant and subject to the provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend, and rescind rules and standards having <br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>the force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions of Laws 1969, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>1046, for the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>and the prevention, abatement, or control of water, air, and land pollution which may be <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>related thereto, and the deposit in or on land of any other material that may tend to cause <br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>pollution. The agency shall adopt such rules and standards for sewage sludge, addressing <br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>the intrinsic suitability of land, the volume and rate of application of sewage sludge of <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>various degrees of intrinsic hazard, design of facilities, and operation of facilities and sites. <br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>Any such rule or standard may be of general application throughout the state or may be <br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>limited as to times, places, circumstances, or conditions in order to make due allowance <br/>
<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>for variations therein. Without limitation, rules or standards may relate to collection, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>transportation, processing, disposal, equipment, location, procedures, methods, systems <br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>or techniques or to any other matter relevant to the prevention, abatement or control of <br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>water, air, and land pollution which may be advised through the control of collection, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>transportation, processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage sludge, and the deposit <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>in or on land of any other material that may tend to cause pollution. By January 1, 1983, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>the rules for the management of sewage sludge shall include an analysis of the sewage <br/>
<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>sludge determined by the commissioner of agriculture to be necessary to meet the soil <br/>
<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>amendment labeling requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>18C.215</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>(c) The rules for the disposal of solid waste shall include site-specific criteria to <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>prohibit solid waste disposal based on the area's sensitivity to groundwater contamination, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>including site-specific testing. The rules shall provide criteria for locating landfills <br/>
<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>based on a site's sensitivity to groundwater contamination. Sensitivity to groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>contamination is based on the predicted minimum time of travel of groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>contaminants from the solid waste to the compliance boundary. The rules shall prohibit <br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>landfills in areas where karst is likely to develop. The rules shall specify testable or <br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>otherwise objective thresholds for these criteria. The rules shall also include modifications <br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>to financial assurance requirements under subdivision 4h that ensure the state is protected <br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>from financial responsibility for future groundwater contamination. The modifications to <br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>the financial assurance rules specified in this paragraph must require that a solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>disposal facility subject to them maintain financial assurance so long as the facility poses a <br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>potential environmental risk to human health, wildlife, or the environment, as determined <br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>by the agency following an empirical assessment. The financial assurance and siting <br/>
<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>modifications to the rules specified in this paragraph do not apply to: <br/>
<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>(1) solid waste facilities initially permitted before January 1, 2011, including future <br/>
<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>contiguous expansions and noncontiguous expansions within 600 yards of a permitted <br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>boundary;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>(2) solid waste disposal facilities that accept only construction and demolition debris <br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>and incidental nonrecyclable packaging, and facilities that accept only industrial waste <br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>that is limited to wood, concrete, porcelain fixtures, shingles, or window glass resulting <br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>from the manufacture of construction materials; and<br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>(3) requirements for permit by rule solid waste disposal facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>(d) Until the rules are modified as provided in paragraph (c) to include site-specific <br/>
<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>criteria to prohibit areas from solid waste disposal due to groundwater contamination <br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>sensitivity, as required under this section, the agency shall not issue a permit for a new <br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>solid waste disposal facility, except for:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>    (1) the reissuance of a permit for a land disposal facility operating as of March <br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>1, 2008;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>    (2) a permit to expand a land disposal facility operating as of March 1, 2008, beyond <br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>its permitted boundaries, including expansion on land that is not contiguous to, but is <br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>located within 600 yards of, the land disposal facility's permitted boundaries;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>    (3) a permit to modify the type of waste accepted at a land disposal facility operating <br/>
<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>as of March 1, 2008;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>    (4) a permit to locate a disposal facility that accepts only construction debris as <br/>
<a id="pl.77.36"></a><var>77.36</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>115A.03, subdivision 7</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>    (5) a permit to locate a disposal facility that: <br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>    (i) accepts boiler ash from an electric energy power plant that has wet scrubbed units <br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>or has units that have been converted from wet scrubbed units to dry scrubbed units as <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>those terms are defined in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.68</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>    (ii) is on land that was owned on May 1, 2008, by the utility operating the electric <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>energy power plant; and<br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>    (iii) is located within three miles of the existing ash disposal facility for the power <br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>plant; or<br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>    (6) a permit to locate a new solid waste disposal facility for ferrous metallic minerals <br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>regulated under Minnesota Rules, chapter 6130, or for nonferrous metallic minerals <br/>
<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>regulated under Minnesota Rules, chapter 6132.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>    (e) Pursuant and subject to the provisions of chapter 14, and the provisions hereof, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend and rescind rules and standards having <br/>
<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>the force of law relating to any purpose within the provisions of Laws 1971, chapter 727, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>for the prevention, abatement, or control of noise pollution. Any such rule or standard <br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>may be of general application throughout the state, or may be limited as to times, places, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>circumstances or conditions in order to make due allowances for variations therein. <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>Without limitation, rules or standards may relate to sources or emissions of noise or noise <br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>pollution, to the quality or composition of noises in the natural environment, or to any <br/>
<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>other matter relevant to the prevention, abatement, or control of noise pollution.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>    (f) As to any matters subject to this chapter, local units of government may set <br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>emission regulations with respect to stationary sources which are more stringent than <br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>those set by the Pollution Control Agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>    (g) Pursuant to chapter 14, the Pollution Control Agency may adopt, amend, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>and rescind rules and standards having the force of law relating to any purpose within <br/>
<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>the provisions of this chapter for generators of hazardous waste, the management, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>identification, labeling, classification, storage, collection, treatment, transportation, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>processing, and disposal of hazardous waste and the location of hazardous waste facilities. <br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>A rule or standard may be of general application throughout the state or may be limited <br/>
<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>as to time, places, circumstances, or conditions. In implementing its hazardous waste <br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>rules, the Pollution Control Agency shall give high priority to providing planning and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>technical assistance to hazardous waste generators. The agency shall assist generators in <br/>
<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>investigating the availability and feasibility of both interim and long-term hazardous waste <br/>
<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>management methods. The methods shall include waste reduction, waste separation, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>waste processing, resource recovery, and temporary storage.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>    (h) The Pollution Control Agency shall give highest priority in the consideration <br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>of permits to authorize disposal of diseased shade trees by open burning at designated <br/>
<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>sites to evidence concerning economic costs of transportation and disposal of diseased <br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>shade trees by alternative methods.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.64.0"></a><a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116.07, subdivision 4h, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>    Subd. 4h. <b>Financial responsibility rules.</b> (a) The agency shall adopt rules requiring <br/>
<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>the operator or owner of a solid waste disposal facility to submit to the agency proof <br/>
<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>of the operator's or owner's financial capability to provide reasonable and necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>response during the operating life of the facility and for 30 years after closure for a mixed <br/>
<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>municipal solid waste disposal facility or for a minimum of 20 years after closure, as <br/>
<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>determined by agency rules, for any other solid waste disposal facility, and to provide for <br/>
<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>the closure of the facility and postclosure care required under agency rules. Proof of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>financial responsibility is required of the operator or owner of a facility receiving an <br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>original permit or a permit for expansion after adoption of the rules. Within 180 days of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>the effective date of the rules or by July 1, 1987, whichever is later, proof of financial <br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>responsibility is required of an operator or owner of a facility with a remaining capacity of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>more than five years or 500,000 cubic yards that is in operation at the time the rules are <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>adopted. Compliance with the rules and the requirements of paragraph (b) is a condition <br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>of obtaining or retaining a permit to operate the facility.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>(b) A municipality, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>475.51, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, including a sanitary <br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>district, that owns or operates a solid waste disposal facility that was in operation on May <br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>15, 1989, may meet its financial responsibility for all or a portion of the contingency <br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>action portion of the reasonable and necessary response costs at the facility by pledging its <br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>full faith and credit to meet its responsibility. <br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>The pledge must be made in accordance with the requirements in chapter 475 for <br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>issuing bonds of the municipality, and the following additional requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>(1) The governing body of the municipality shall enact an ordinance that clearly <br/>
<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>accepts responsibility for the costs of contingency action at the facility and that reserves, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>during the operating life of the facility and for the time period required in paragraph (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>after closure, a portion of the debt limit of the municipality, as established under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>475.53
         </statute_ref> or other law, that is equal to the total contingency action costs. <br/>
<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>(2) The municipality shall require that all collectors that haul to the facility <br/>
<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>implement a plan for reducing solid waste by using volume-based pricing, recycling <br/>
<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>incentives, or other means.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>(3) When a municipality opts to meet a portion of its financial responsibility by <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>relying on its authority to issue bonds, it shall also begin setting aside in a dedicated <br/>
<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>long-term care trust fund money that will cover a portion of the potential contingency <br/>
<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>action costs at the facility, the amount to be determined by the agency for each facility <br/>
<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>based on at least the amount of waste deposited in the disposal facility each year, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>likelihood and potential timing of conditions arising at the facility that will necessitate <br/>
<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>response action. The agency may not require a municipality to set aside more than five <br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>percent of the total cost in a single year.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>(4) A municipality shall have and consistently maintain an investment grade bond <br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>rating as a condition of using bonding authority to meet financial responsibility under <br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>(5) The municipality shall file with the commissioner of revenue its consent to have <br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>the amount of its contingency action costs deducted from state aid payments otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>due the municipality and paid instead to the remediation fund created in section 
         <statute_ref>116.155</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>if the municipality fails to conduct the contingency action at the facility when ordered <br/>
<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>by the agency. If the agency notifies the commissioner that the municipality has failed to <br/>
<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>conduct contingency action when ordered by the agency, the commissioner shall deduct <br/>
<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>the amounts indicated by the agency from the state aids in accordance with the consent <br/>
<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>filed with the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>(6) The municipality shall file with the agency written proof that it has complied <br/>
<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>with the requirements of paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>(c) The method for proving financial responsibility under paragraph (b) may not be <br/>
<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>applied to a new solid waste disposal facility or to expansion of an existing facility, unless <br/>
<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>the expansion is a vertical expansion. Vertical expansions of qualifying existing facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>cannot be permitted for a duration of longer than three years.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>(d) The commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>budget for guidance on the forms of financial assurance that are acceptable for private <br/>
<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>owners and public owners, and in carrying out a periodic review of the adequacy of <br/>
<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>financial assurance for solid waste disposal facilities. Financial assurance rules shall <br/>
<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>allow financial mechanisms to public owners of solid waste disposal facilities that are <br/>
<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>appropriate to their status as subdivisions of the state.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.65.0"></a><a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>When prepared.</b> Where there is potential for significant environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.80.35"></a><var>80.35</var>effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action shall be preceded by a <br/>
<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit. <br/>
<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>The environmental impact statement shall be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic <br/>
<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var>document which describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant <br/>
<a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>environmental impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and <br/>
<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>their impacts, and explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an <br/>
<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>action could be mitigated. The environmental impact statement shall also analyze those <br/>
<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>economic, employment and sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action <br/>
<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>be implemented. To ensure its use in the decision-making process, the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>impact statement shall be prepared as early as practical in the formulation of an action. <br/>
<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>No mandatory environmental impact statement may be required for an ethanol plant, <br/>
<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>41A.09, subdivision 2a</statute_ref>, paragraph (b), that produces less than <br/>
<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>125,000,000 gallons of ethanol annually and is located outside of the seven-county <br/>
<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>metropolitan area. <br/>
<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>(a) The board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets shall be prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under <br/>
<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>(b) The responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>completion of an environmental assessment worksheet in a manner to be determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>the board and shall provide copies of the environmental assessment worksheet to the board <br/>
<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>and its member agencies. Comments on the need for an environmental impact statement <br/>
<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>may be submitted to the responsible governmental unit during a 30 day period following <br/>
<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>publication of the notice that an environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. <br/>
<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>The responsible governmental unit's decision on the need for an environmental impact <br/>
<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>statement shall be based on the environmental assessment worksheet and the comments <br/>
<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>received during the comment period, and shall be made within 15 days after the close of <br/>
<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>the comment period. The board's chair may extend the 15 day period by not more than 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>additional days upon the request of the responsible governmental unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>(c) An environmental assessment worksheet shall also be prepared for a proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>action whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 25 <br/>
<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>individuals, submitted before the proposed project has received final approval by the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>appropriate governmental units, demonstrates that, because of the nature or location of a <br/>
<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>proposed action, there may be potential for significant environmental effects. Petitions <br/>
<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>requesting the preparation of an environmental assessment worksheet shall be submitted to <br/>
<a id="pl.81.35"></a><var>81.35</var>the board. The chair of the board shall determine the appropriate responsible governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.81.36"></a><var>81.36</var>unit and forward the petition to it. A decision on the need for an environmental assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>worksheet shall be made by the responsible governmental unit within 15 days after the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>petition is received by the responsible governmental unit. The board's chair may extend <br/>
<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>the 15 day period by not more than 15 additional days upon request of the responsible <br/>
<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>governmental unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>(d) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>(1) the proposed action is:<br/>
<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>(i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or<br/>
<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>(ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative <br/>
<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>capacity of less than 1,000 animal units;<br/>
<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>(2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by <br/>
<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>the proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>Control Agency feedlot rules; and<br/>
<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>(3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business <br/>
<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>days prior to the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>animal feedlot facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with <br/>
<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in <br/>
<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>addition to other exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>(e) The board may, prior to final approval of a proposed project, require preparation <br/>
<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>of an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected <br/>
<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>by the board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been <br/>
<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>specifically provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>(f) An early and open process shall be utilized to limit the scope of the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>impact statement to a discussion of those impacts, which, because of the nature or location <br/>
<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>of the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process <br/>
<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>shall be utilized to determine the form, content and level of detail of the statement as well <br/>
<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>as the alternatives which are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>the permits which will be required for the proposed action shall be identified during the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>scoping process. Further, the process shall identify those permits for which information <br/>
<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>will be developed concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board <br/>
<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>shall provide in its rules for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The <br/>
<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>determinations reached in the process shall be incorporated into the order requiring the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>preparation of an environmental impact statement.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.35"></a><var>82.35</var>(g) The responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid <br/>
<a id="pl.82.36"></a><var>82.36</var>duplication and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review <br/>
<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>and between environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical, <br/>
<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>information needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits or <br/>
<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>other actions required for a proposed project shall be developed in conjunction with the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>preparation of an environmental impact statement.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>(h) An environmental impact statement shall be prepared and its adequacy <br/>
<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>determined within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by <br/>
<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>consent of the parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>unit shall determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60 <br/>
<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>days after notice is published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared, <br/>
<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>the board chooses to determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an <br/>
<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>environmental impact statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental <br/>
<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>unit shall have 60 days to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.66.0"></a><a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>    Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116D.04, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Customized environmental assessment worksheet forms; electronic </b><br/>
<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var><b>submission.</b> (a) The commissioners of natural resources and the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>Agency and the board shall periodically review mandatory environmental assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>worksheet categories under rules adopted under this section, and other project types that <br/>
<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>are frequently subject to environmental review, and develop customized environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>assessment worksheet forms for the category or project type. The forms must include <br/>
<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>specific questions that focus on key environmental issues for the category or project type. <br/>
<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>In assessing categories and project types and developing forms, the board shall seek <br/>
<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>the input of governmental units that are frequently responsible for the preparation of a <br/>
<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>worksheet for the particular category or project type. The commissioners and the board <br/>
<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>shall also seek input from the general public on the development of customized forms. <br/>
<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>The commissioners and board shall make the customized forms available online.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>(b) The commissioners of natural resources and the Pollution Control Agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>allow for the electronic submission of environmental assessment worksheets and permits.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.67.0"></a><a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.431, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var><b>290.431 NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>Every individual who files an income tax return or property tax refund claim form <br/>
<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>may designate on their original return that $1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted <br/>
<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>from the refund that would otherwise be payable by or to that individual and paid into an <br/>
<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>account to be established for the management of nongame wildlife. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>of revenue shall, on the income tax return and the property tax refund claim form, notify <br/>
<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax or refund shall be paid into <br/>
<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>the nongame wildlife management account. The sum of the amounts so designated to <br/>
<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>be paid shall be credited to the nongame wildlife management account for use by the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>nongame program of the section of wildlife in the Department of Natural Resources. All <br/>
<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>interest earned on money accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>reimbursements of expenditures in the nongame wildlife management account shall be <br/>
<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>credited to the account by the commissioner of management and budget, except that <br/>
<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>gifts or contributions received directly by the commissioner of natural resources and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>directed by the contributor for use in specific nongame field projects or geographic <br/>
<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>areas shall be handled according to section 
         <statute_ref>84.085, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>of natural resources shall submit a work program for each fiscal year and semiannual <br/>
<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>progress reports to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources in the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>form determined by the commission. None of the money provided in this section may be <br/>
<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>expended unless the commission has approved the work program. <br/>
<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>The state pledges and agrees with all contributors to the nongame wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>management account to use the funds contributed solely for the management of nongame <br/>
<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>wildlife projects and further agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or <br/>
<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>restrictions that will limit or otherwise restrict the ability of the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>resources to use the available funds for the most efficient and effective management of <br/>
<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>nongame wildlife. The commissioner may use funds appropriated for nongame wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>programs for the purpose of developing, preserving, restoring, and maintaining wintering <br/>
<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>habitat for neotropical migrant birds in Latin America and the Caribbean under agreement <br/>
<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>or contract with any nonprofit organization dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>repair of such projects that are acceptable to the governmental agency having jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>over the land and water affected by the projects. Under this authority, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>may execute agreements and contracts if the commissioner determines that the use of the <br/>
<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>funds will benefit neotropical migrant birds that breed in or migrate through the state.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.68.0"></a><a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>    Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 290.432, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var><b>290.432 CORPORATE NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>A corporation that files an income tax return may designate on its original return that <br/>
<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>$1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted from the refund that would otherwise be <br/>
<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>payable by or to that corporation and paid into the nongame wildlife management account <br/>
<a id="pl.84.34"></a><var>84.34</var>established by section 
         <statute_ref>290.431</statute_ref> for use by the section of wildlife in the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.84.35"></a><var>84.35</var>Natural Resources for its nongame wildlife program. The commissioner of revenue shall, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>on the corporate tax return, notify filers of their right to designate that a portion of their <br/>
<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>tax return be paid into the nongame wildlife management account for the protection of <br/>
<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>endangered natural resources. All interest earned on money accrued, gifts to the program, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>contributions to the program, and reimbursements of expenditures in the nongame wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>management account shall be credited to the account by the commissioner of management <br/>
<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>and budget, except that gifts or contributions received directly by the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>natural resources and directed by the contributor for use in specific nongame field projects <br/>
<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>or geographic areas shall be handled according to section 
         <statute_ref>84.085, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. The <br/>
<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>commissioner of natural resources shall submit a work program for each fiscal year to <br/>
<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources in the form determined by <br/>
<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>the commission. None of the money provided in this section may be spent unless the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>commission has approved the work program. <br/>
<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>The state pledges and agrees with all corporate contributors to the nongame wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>account to use the funds contributed solely for the nongame wildlife program and further <br/>
<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or restrictions that will limit or <br/>
<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>otherwise restrict the ability of the commissioner of natural resources to use the available <br/>
<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>funds for the most efficient and effective management of those programs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.69.0"></a><a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>    Sec. 69. Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 4, subdivision 10, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>read:<br/>
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</table><a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>(a) By June 30, 2010, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>management and budget shall transfer any <br/>
<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>remaining balance, estimated to be $98,000, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>from the stream protection and improvement <br/>
<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>fund under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>103G.705
         </statute_ref>, to the general fund. Beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>in fiscal year 2011, all repayment of loans <br/>
<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>made and administrative fees assessed under <br/>
<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>103G.705</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>estimated to be $195,000 in 2011, must be <br/>
<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>transferred to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>(b) The balance of surcharges on criminal and <br/>
<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>traffic offenders, estimated to be $900,000, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>and credited to the game and fish fund <br/>
<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>357.021, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, and collected before June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>2010, must be transferred to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>(c) The appropriation in Laws 2007, First <br/>
<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>8, transferred to the appropriation in  Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>2007, First Special Session chapter 2, article <br/>
<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>1, section 5, for cost-share flood programs <br/>
<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>in southeastern Minnesota, is reduced by <br/>
<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>$335,000 and that amount is canceled to the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>(d) Before June 30, 2011, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>of management and budget shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>$1,000,000 from the fleet management <br/>
<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>account in the special revenue fund <br/>
<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>established under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>84.0856
         </statute_ref>, to the general fund.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.70.0"></a><a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>    Sec. 70. <b>SCHOOL TRUST LANDS STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>(a) By July 15, 2010, the commissioner of natural resources shall provide to <br/>
<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>the chairs of the house of representatives and the senate committees and divisions <br/>
<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>with primary jurisdiction over natural resources finance and education finance and the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee information necessary to evaluate the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>effectiveness of the commissioner in managing school trust lands to successfully meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>goals contained in Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.31. The information to be provided <br/>
<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>shall include, but is not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>(1) an accurate description of the school trust lands and their land classification;<br/>
<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>(2) policies and procedures in place designed to meet the requirements of the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>fiduciary responsibility of the commissioner in management of the school trust lands; and<br/>
<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>(3) financial information identifying the current revenues from the land <br/>
<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>classifications and the potential for future maximization of those revenues.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>(b) By January 15, 2011, the commissioner of natural resources shall provide an <br/>
<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>analysis to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions <br/>
<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>with primary jurisdiction over natural resources finance and education finance and the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>Permanent School Fund Advisory Committee on the advantages and disadvantages of <br/>
<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>having a funding mechanism for compensating the permanent school fund for private and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>public use of school trust lands.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.71.0"></a><a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>    Sec. 71. <b>COON RAPIDS DAM COMMISSION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> (a) The Coon Rapids Dam Commission is <br/>
<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>established to perform the duties specified in subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>(b) The commission consists of 15 voting members and three nonvoting members <br/>
<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>(1) two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>house, with one member from the minority caucus;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>(2) two members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>Committee on Rules and Administration, with one member from the minority caucus;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>(3) the commissioner of natural resources or the commissioner's designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>(4) the commissioner of energy or the commissioner's designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>(5) two representatives of Three Rivers Park District, appointed by the Three Rivers <br/>
<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>Park District Board of Commissioners;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>(6) one representative each from the counties of Anoka and Hennepin, appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>by the respective county boards;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>(7) one representative each from the cities of Anoka, Brooklyn Park, Champlin, and <br/>
<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>Coon Rapids, appointed by the respective mayors;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>(8) one representative from the Metropolitan Council, appointed by the council chair;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>(9) one representative of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>appointed by the superintendent of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>who shall serve as a nonvoting member;<br/>
<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>(10) one representative of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>by the commander of the St. Paul District, United States Army Corps of Engineers, who <br/>
<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>shall serve as a nonvoting member; and<br/>
<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>(11) one representative from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>by the regional director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, who shall serve <br/>
<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>as a nonvoting member.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>(c) The commission shall elect a chair from among its members.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>(d) Members of the commission shall serve a term of one year and may be <br/>
<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>reappointed for any successive number of terms.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>(e) The Three Rivers Park District shall provide the commission with office space <br/>
<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>and staff and administrative services.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>(f) Commission members shall serve without compensation.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> The commission shall study options and make recommendations <br/>
<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>for the future of the Coon Rapids Dam, including its suitable public uses, governance, <br/>
<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>operation, and maintenance and financing of the dam and its operations. The commission <br/>
<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>shall consider economic, environmental, ecological, and other pertinent factors. The <br/>
<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>commission shall, by March 1, 2011, develop and present to the legislature and the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>governor an analysis and recommendations for the Coon Rapids Dam. The commission <br/>
<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>shall present its findings to the house of representatives and senate committees and <br/>
<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>divisions having jurisdiction over natural resources and energy policy.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires upon presentation of the commission's <br/>
<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>analysis and recommendations according to subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.72.0"></a><a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>    Sec. 72. <b>SOLID WASTE FACILITY FINANCIAL ASSURANCE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var><b>MECHANISMS; INPUT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>Within six months after the effective date of this section, and before publishing <br/>
<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>the rules required for groundwater sensitivity and financial assurance in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 4, the Pollution Control Agency shall consult with <br/>
<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>experts and interested persons on financial assurance adequacy for solid waste facilities, <br/>
<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>including, but not limited to, staff from the Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>Management and Budget, local governments, private and public landfill operators, and <br/>
<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>environmental groups. The commissioner shall seek the input to determine the adequacy <br/>
<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>of existing financial assurance rules to address environmental risks, the length of time <br/>
<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>financial assurance is needed, based on the threat to human health and the environment, <br/>
<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>the reliability of financial assurance in covering risks from land disposal of waste in <br/>
<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>Minnesota and other states, and the role of private insurance.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.73.0"></a><a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>    Sec. 73. <b>SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS ORDINANCE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var><b>ADOPTION DELAY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 115.55, subdivision 2, a county may <br/>
<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>adopt an ordinance by February 4, 2012, to comply with the February 4, 2008, revisions <br/>
<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>to subsurface sewage treatment system rules. By April 4, 2011, the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>Agency shall adopt the final rule amendments to the February 4, 2008, subsurface sewage <br/>
<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>treatment system rules. A county must continue to enforce its current ordinance until a <br/>
<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>new one has been adopted.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>(b) By January 15, 2011, the agency, after consultation with the Board of Water and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>Soil Resources and the Association of Minnesota Counties, shall report to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives environment and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>natural resources policy and finance committees and divisions on:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>(1) the technical changes in the rules for subsurface sewage treatment systems <br/>
<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>that were adopted on February 4, 2008;<br/>
<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>(2) the progress in local adoption of ordinances to comply with the rules; and<br/>
<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>(3) the progress in protecting the state's water resources from pollution due to <br/>
<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>subsurface sewage treatment systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.74.0"></a><a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>    Sec. 74. <b>DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES LONG-RANGE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var><b>BUDGET ANALYSIS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>of management and budget, shall estimate the total amount of funding available from all <br/>
<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>sources for each of the following land management categories: wildlife management <br/>
<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>areas; state forests; scientific and natural areas; aquatic management areas; public water <br/>
<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>access sites; and prairie bank easements. The commissioner of natural resources shall <br/>
<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>prepare a ten-year budget analysis of the department's ongoing land management needs, <br/>
<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>including restoration of each parcel needing restoration. The analysis shall include:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>(1) an analysis of the needs of wildlife management areas, including identification of <br/>
<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>internal systemwide guidelines on the proper frequency for activities such as controlled <br/>
<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>burns, tree and woody biomass removal, and brushland management;<br/>
<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>(2) an analysis of state forest needs, including identification of internal systemwide <br/>
<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>guidelines on the proper frequency for forest management activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>(3) an analysis of scientific and natural area needs, including identification of <br/>
<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>internal systemwide guidelines on the proper frequency for management activities;<br/>
<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>(4) an analysis of aquatic management area needs, including identification of internal <br/>
<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>systemwide guidelines on the proper frequency for management activities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>(5) an analysis of the needs of the state's public water access sites, including <br/>
<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>identification of internal systemwide guidelines on the proper frequency for management <br/>
<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>(b) The commissioner shall compare the estimate of the total amount of funding <br/>
<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>available to the department's ongoing management needs to determine:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>(1) the amount necessary to manage, restore, and maintain existing wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>management areas, state forests, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, <br/>
<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>public water access sites, and prairie bank easements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>(2) the amount necessary to expand upon the existing wildlife management areas, <br/>
<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>state forests, scientific and natural areas, aquatic management areas, public water access <br/>
<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>sites, and prairie bank easement programs, including the feasibility of the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>existing long-range plans, if applicable, for each program.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>(c) The commissioner of natural resources shall submit the analysis to the chairs of <br/>
<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over environment <br/>
<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>and natural resources finance and cultural and outdoor resources finance by November <br/>
<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>15, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.75.0"></a><a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>    Sec. 75. <b>WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS ON STATE-OWNED LANDS; REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>By February 15, 2011, the commissioner of natural resources shall report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>senate and house of representatives environment and natural resource policy and finance <br/>
<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>committees and divisions on the use of state-owned lands for wind energy systems. The <br/>
<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>report shall include:<br/>
<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>(1) information on the benefits and costs of using state-owned lands for wind energy <br/>
<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>systems;<br/>
<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>(2) the effects of wind energy systems on state-owned lands;<br/>
<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>(3) recommendations for a regulatory system and restrictions that will be necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>to protect the state's land and water resources when using state-owned lands for wind <br/>
<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>energy systems; and <br/>
<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>(4) identification of state-owned lands that would be suitable for wind energy <br/>
<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>systems and state-owned lands that would be unsuitable, including recommendations for <br/>
<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>restrictions on the use of state-owned lands based on their designation as units of the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>outdoor recreation system under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.76.0"></a><a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>    Sec. 76. <b>APPROPRIATION; DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES </b><br/>
<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var><b>PEACE OFFICER TRAINING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>(a) $145,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>the commissioner of natural resources for peace officer training for employees of the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>626.84 to 626.863, to enforce game and fish laws. This appropriation is from the money <br/>
<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>credited to the game and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 357.021, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>7, paragraph (a), clause (1), from surcharges assessed to criminal and traffic offenders. <br/>
<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>(b) By January 15, 2011, the commissioner of natural resources shall submit a report <br/>
<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>to the chairs of the committees and divisions with jurisdiction over natural resources and <br/>
<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>public safety on the expenditure of these funds, including the effectiveness of the activities <br/>
<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>funded in improving the enforcement of game and fish laws and the resulting outcomes <br/>
<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>for the state's natural resources.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.77.0"></a><a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>    Sec. 77. <b>APPROPRIATION; STATE WATER TRAILS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>$60,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2011 from the water recreation account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>natural resources fund to the commissioner of natural resources to cooperate with local <br/>
<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>units of government in marking state water trails under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.32; <br/>
<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>acquiring and developing river accesses and campsites; and removing obstructions that <br/>
<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>may cause public safety hazards. This is a onetime appropriation and available until spent.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.78.0"></a><a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>    Sec. 78. <b>APPROPRIATION; MOOSE TRAIL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>$100,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>from the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural resources fund for a grant to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>Hoyt Lakes to convert the Moose Trail snowmobile trail to a dual usage trail, so that it <br/>
<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>may also be used as an off-highway vehicle trail connecting the city of Biwabik to the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area. This is a onetime appropriation and <br/>
<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>is available until spent.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.79.0"></a><a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>    Sec. 79. <b>APPROPRIATION; ECOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>$250,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the heritage enhancement account <br/>
<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>in the game and fish fund to the commissioner of natural resources to maintain and expand <br/>
<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>the ecological classification program on state forest lands. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.80.0"></a><a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var>    Sec. 80. <b>PARKS AND TRAILS APPROPRIATION; LOTTERY-IN-LIEU </b><br/>
<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var><b>REVENUE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>$300,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the natural resources fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>the commissioner of natural resources for state park, state recreation area, and state <br/>
<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>trail operations. This is from the revenue deposited in the natural resources fund under <br/>
<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>$300,000 in fiscal year 2011 is appropriated from the natural resources fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>the Metropolitan Council for metropolitan area regional parks and trails maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>and operations. This is from the revenue deposited in the natural resources fund under <br/>
<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (3).<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.81.0"></a><a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>    Sec. 81. <b>REFUSE MANAGEMENT PILOT PROJECT; CANNON RIVER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall establish a two-year pilot project on the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>Cannon River under a written agreement between the establishment and the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>of natural resources that allows canoe and inner tube rental establishments to take <br/>
<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>responsibility for the management of their patrons' refuse on the river, including allowing <br/>
<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>canoe and inner tube establishments to provide disposable refuse containers to each group.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.82.0"></a><a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>    Sec. 82. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>(a) The revisor of statutes shall change the term "horse trail pass" to "horse pass" <br/>
<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall change the term "canoe and boating routes" or <br/>
<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>similar term to "state water trails" or similar term wherever it appears in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>Statutes and Minnesota Rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>(c) The revisor of statutes shall change the term "Minnesota Conservation Corps" to <br/>
<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>"Conservation Corps Minnesota" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.83.0"></a><a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>    Sec. 83. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 90.172; 97B.665, subdivision 1; 103G.295; <br/>
<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>and 103G.650, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, section 88.795, is repealed.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 3.8851, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>    Subd. 7.  <b>Assessment; appropriation.</b> (a) Upon request by the cochairs of the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>commission, the commissioner of commerce shall assess the amount requested for the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>operation of the commission, not to exceed $250,000 in a fiscal year, from the following <br/>
<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>sources: <br/>
<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>    (1) 50 percent of the assessment must come from all public utilities, municipal <br/>
<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>utilities, electric cooperative associations, generation and transmission cooperative electric <br/>
<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>associations, and municipal power agencies providing electric or natural gas services <br/>
<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>in Minnesota; and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>    (2) 50 percent of the assessment must come from all bulk terminals located in this <br/>
<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>state from which petroleum products and liquid petroleum gas are dispensed for sale in <br/>
<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>this state. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>    (b) The commissioner of commerce shall apportion the assessment amount requested <br/>
<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>among the entities in paragraph (a), clauses clause (1) and (2), in proportion to their <br/>
<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>respective gross operating revenues from energy sold within the state during the most <br/>
<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>recent calendar year, while ensuring that wholesale and retail sales are not double counted. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>(c) The commissioner of commerce shall apportion the assessment amount requested <br/>
<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>equally among the referenced entities in paragraph (a), clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>    (c) (d) The entities in paragraph (a), clauses clause (1) and (2), must provide <br/>
<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>information to the commissioner of commerce to allow for calculation of the assessment. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>    (d) (e) The assessments under this subdivision are in addition to assessments made <br/>
<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>216B.62</statute_ref>. The amount assessed under this section is must be deposited in <br/>
<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>the legislative energy commission account in the special revenue fund. Funds in the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>legislative energy commission account are appropriated to the director of the Legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>Coordinating Commission for the purposes of this section, and is are available until <br/>
<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>expended. Utilities selling gas and electric service at retail must be assessed and billed <br/>
<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>in accordance with the procedures provided in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.62</statute_ref>, to the extent that these <br/>
<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>procedures do not conflict with this subdivision. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116C.779, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Renewable development account.</b> (a) The public utility that owns <br/>
<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>the Prairie Island nuclear generating plant must transfer to a renewable development <br/>
<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>account $16,000,000 annually $500,000 each year for each dry cask containing spent fuel <br/>
<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>that is located at the Prairie Island power plant for each year the plant is in operation, and <br/>
<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>$7,500,000 each year the plant is not in operation if ordered by the commission pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>to paragraph (d). The fund transfer must be made if nuclear waste is stored in a dry cask at <br/>
<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>the independent spent-fuel storage facility at Prairie Island for any part of a year. Funds <br/>
<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>in the account may be expended only for development of renewable energy sources. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>Preference must be given to development of renewable energy source projects located <br/>
<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>within the state. The utility that owns a nuclear generating plant is eligible to apply for <br/>
<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>renewable development fund grants. The utility's proposals must be evaluated by the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>renewable development fund board in a manner consistent with that used to evaluate other <br/>
<a id="pl.93.34"></a><var>93.34</var>renewable development fund project proposals.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>    (b) The public utility that owns the Monticello nuclear generating plant must transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>to the renewable development account $350,000 each year for each dry cask containing <br/>
<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>spent fuel that is located at the Monticello nuclear power plant for each year the plant is <br/>
<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>in operation, and $5,250,000 each year the plant is not in operation if ordered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>commission pursuant to paragraph (d). The fund transfer must be made if nuclear waste <br/>
<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>is stored in a dry cask at the independent spent-fuel storage facility at Monticello for <br/>
<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>any part of a year.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>     (c) Expenditures from the account may only be made after approval by order of the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>Public Utilities Commission upon a petition by the public utility.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>     (d) After discontinuation of operation of the Prairie Island nuclear plant or the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>Monticello nuclear plant and each year spent nuclear fuel is stored in dry cask at the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>discontinued facility, the commission shall require the public utility to pay $7,500,000 for <br/>
<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>the discontinued Prairie Island facility and $5,250,000 for the discontinued Monticello <br/>
<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>facility for any year in which the commission finds, by the preponderance of the evidence, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>that the public utility did not make a good faith effort to remove the spent nuclear <br/>
<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>fuel stored at  the facility to a permanent or interim storage site out of the state. This <br/>
<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>determination shall be made at least every two years.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective when 32 dry casks containing spent <br/>
<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>fuel are located at the Prairie Island nuclear plant.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[116C.7791] REBATES FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purpose of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>(a) "Installation" means an array of solar photovoltaic modules attached to a building <br/>
<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>that will use the electricity generated by the solar photovoltaic modules or placed on a <br/>
<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>facility or property proximate to that building.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>(b) "Manufactured" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>(1) the material production of solar photovoltaic modules, including the tabbing, <br/>
<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>stringing, and lamination processes; or<br/>
<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>(2) the production of interconnections of low-voltage photoactive elements that <br/>
<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>produce the final useful photovoltaic output by a manufacturer operating in this state on <br/>
<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>the effective date of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>(c) "Qualified owner" means an owner of a qualified property, but does not include <br/>
<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>an entity engaged in the business of generating or selling electricity at retail, or an <br/>
<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>unregulated subsidiary of such an entity.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>(d) "Qualified property" means a residence, multifamily residence, business, or <br/>
<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>publicly owned building located in the assigned service area of the utility subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>section 116C.779.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>(e) "Solar photovoltaic module" means the smallest, nondivisible, self-contained <br/>
<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>physical structure housing interconnected photovoltaic cells and providing a single direct <br/>
<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>current of electrical output.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Establishment.</b> The utility subject to section 116C.779 shall establish <br/>
<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>a program to provide rebates to an owner of a qualified property for installing solar <br/>
<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>photovoltaic modules manufactured in Minnesota after December 31, 2009. Any solar <br/>
<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>photovoltaic modules installed under this program and any expenses incurred by the <br/>
<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>utility operating the program shall be treated the same as solar installations and related <br/>
<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>expenses under section 216B.241.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Rebate eligibility.</b> (a) To be eligible for a rebate under this section, a <br/>
<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>solar photovoltaic module:<br/>
<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>(1) must be manufactured in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>(2) must be installed on a qualified property as part of a system whose generating <br/>
<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>capacity does not exceed 40 kilowatts;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>(3) must be certified by Underwriters Laboratory, must have received the ETL <br/>
<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>listed mark from Intertek, or must have an equivalent certification from an independent <br/>
<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>testing agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>(4) may or may not be connected to a utility grid;<br/>
<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>(5) must be installed, or reviewed and approved, by a person certified as a solar <br/>
<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>photovoltaic installer by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners; and<br/>
<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>(6) may not be used to sell, transmit, or distribute the electrical energy at retail, <br/>
<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>nor to provide end-use electricity to an offsite facility of the electrical energy generator. <br/>
<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>On-site generation is allowed to the extent provided for in section 216B.1611.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>(b) To be eligible for a rebate under this section, an applicant must have applied for <br/>
<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var>and been awarded a rebate or other form of financial assistance available exclusively to <br/>
<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>owners of properties on which solar photovoltaic modules are installed that is offered by:<br/>
<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>(1) the utility serving the property on which the solar photovoltaic modules are to <br/>
<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>be installed; or<br/>
<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>(2) this state, under an authority other than this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>(c) An applicant who is otherwise ineligible for a rebate under paragraph (b) is <br/>
<a id="pl.95.34"></a><var>95.34</var>eligible if the applicant's failure to secure a rebate or other form of financial assistance is <br/>
<a id="pl.95.35"></a><var>95.35</var>due solely to a lack of available funds on the part of a utility or this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Rebate amount and payment.</b> (a) The amount of a rebate under this <br/>
<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>section is the difference between the sum of all rebates described in subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>paragraph (b), awarded to the applicant and $5 per watt of installed generating capacity.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the amount of all rebates or other forms of <br/>
<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>financial assistance awarded to an applicant by a utility and the state, including any rebate <br/>
<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>paid under this section, net of applicable federal income taxes applied at the highest <br/>
<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>applicable income tax rates, must not exceed 60 percent of the total installed cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>the solar photovoltaic modules.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>(c) Rebates must be awarded to eligible applicants beginning July 1, 2010.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>(d) The rebate must be paid out proportionately in five consecutive annual <br/>
<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>installments.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Rebate program funding.</b> (a) The following amounts must be allocated <br/>
<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>from the renewable development account established in section 116C.779 to a separate <br/>
<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>account for the purpose of providing the rebates for solar photovoltaic modules specified <br/>
<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>in this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>(1) $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2011;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>(2) $4,000,000 in fiscal year 2012;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>(3) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2013;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>(4) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2014; and<br/>
<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>(5) $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>(b) If, by the end of fiscal year 2015, insufficient qualified owners have applied for <br/>
<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>and met the requirements for rebates under this section to exhaust the funds available, any <br/>
<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>remaining balance shall be returned to the account established under section 116C.779.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 116J.437, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>have the meanings given.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>(b) "Green economy" means products, processes, methods, technologies, or services <br/>
<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>intended to do one or more of the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>    (1) increase the use of energy from renewable sources, including through achieving <br/>
<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>the renewable energy standard established in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1691</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>    (2) achieve the statewide energy-savings goal established in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2401</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>including energy savings achieved by the conservation investment program under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.96.34"></a><var>96.34</var>216B.241
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>    (3) achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals of section 
         <statute_ref>216H.02</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>subdivision 1, including through reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216H.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or mitigation of the greenhouse gas emissions through, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>but not limited to, carbon capture, storage, or sequestration;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>    (4) monitor, protect, restore, and preserve the quality of surface waters, including <br/>
<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>actions to further the purposes of the Clean Water Legacy Act as provided in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>114D.10, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>    (5) expand the use of biofuels, including by expanding the feasibility or reducing the <br/>
<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>cost of producing biofuels or the types of equipment, machinery, and vehicles that can <br/>
<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>use biofuels, including activities to achieve the biofuels 25 by 2025 initiative in sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>41A.10, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>41A.11</statute_ref>; or<br/>
<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>(6) increase the use of green chemistry, as defined in section 116.9401.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>For the purpose of clause (3), "green economy" includes strategies that reduce carbon <br/>
<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>emissions, such as utilizing existing buildings and other infrastructure, and utilizing mass <br/>
<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>transit or otherwise reducing commuting for employees.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.16, subdivision 14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Low-income electric rate discount.</b> A public utility shall fund an <br/>
<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>affordability program for low-income customers in an amount based on a 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>electric rate discount on the first 300 400 kilowatt-hours consumed in a billing period for <br/>
<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>low-income residential customers of the utility. For the purposes of this subdivision, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>"low-income" describes a customer who is receiving assistance from the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>low-income home energy assistance program. The affordability program must be designed <br/>
<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>to target participating customers with the lowest incomes and highest energy costs in order <br/>
<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>to lower the percentage of income they devote to energy bills, increase their payments, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>and lower costs associated with collection activities on their accounts. For low-income <br/>
<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>customers who are 62 years of age or older or disabled, the program must, in addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>any other program benefits, include a 50 percent electric rate discount on the first 300 400 <br/>
<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>kilowatt-hours consumed in a billing period. For the purposes of this subdivision, "public <br/>
<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>utility" includes only those public utilities with more than 200,000 residential electric <br/>
<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>service customers. The commission may issue orders necessary to implement, administer, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>and recover the costs of the program on a timely basis.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.16, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Low-income affordability programs.</b> (a) The commission must <br/>
<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>consider ability to pay as a factor in setting utility rates and may establish affordability <br/>
<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>programs for low-income residential ratepayers in order to ensure affordable, reliable, <br/>
<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>and continuous service to low-income utility customers. Affordability programs may <br/>
<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>include inverted block rates in which lower energy prices are made available to lower <br/>
<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>usage customers. By September 1, 2007, a public utility serving low-income residential <br/>
<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>ratepayers who use natural gas for heating must file an affordability program with the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>commission. For purposes of this subdivision, "low-income residential ratepayers" means <br/>
<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>ratepayers who receive energy assistance from the low-income home energy assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>program (LIHEAP).<br/>
<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>    (b) Any affordability program the commission orders a utility to implement must:<br/>
<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>    (1) lower the percentage of income that participating low-income households devote <br/>
<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>to energy bills;<br/>
<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>    (2) increase participating customer payments over time by increasing the frequency <br/>
<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>of payments;<br/>
<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>    (3) decrease or eliminate participating customer arrears;<br/>
<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>    (4) lower the utility costs associated with customer account collection activities; and <br/>
<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>    (5) coordinate the program with other available low-income bill payment assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>and conservation resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>    (c) In ordering affordability programs, the commission may require public utilities to <br/>
<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>file program evaluations that measure the effect of the affordability program on:<br/>
<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>    (1) the percentage of income that participating households devote to energy bills;<br/>
<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>    (2) service disconnections; and<br/>
<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>    (3) frequency of customer payments, utility collection costs, arrearages, and bad <br/>
<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>debt.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>    (d) The commission must issue orders necessary to implement, administer, and <br/>
<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>evaluate affordability programs, and to allow a utility to recover program costs, including <br/>
<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>administrative costs, on a timely basis. The commission may not allow a utility to recover <br/>
<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>administrative costs, excluding start-up costs, in excess of five percent of total program <br/>
<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>costs, or program evaluation costs in excess of two percent of total program costs. The <br/>
<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>commission must permit deferred accounting, with carrying costs, for recovery of program <br/>
<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>costs incurred during the period between general rate cases.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>    (e) Public utilities may use information collected or created for the purpose of <br/>
<a id="pl.98.34"></a><var>98.34</var>administering energy assistance to administer affordability programs.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>    Sec. 7. <b>[216B.1695] ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS; ADVANCE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var><b>DETERMINATION OF PRUDENCE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Qualifying project.</b> A public utility may petition the commission for <br/>
<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>an advance determination of prudence for a project undertaken to comply with federal <br/>
<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>or state air quality standards of states in which the utility's electric generation facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>are located, if the project has an expected jurisdictional cost to Minnesota ratepayers of <br/>
<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>at least $10,000,000. A project is undertaken to comply with federal or state air quality <br/>
<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>standards if it is required:<br/>
<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>(1) by the state in which the generation facility is located in a state implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>plan, permit, or order; or<br/>
<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>(2) to comply with section 111 or 112 of the federal Clean Air Act, United States <br/>
<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Regulatory cost assessments and reports.</b> A utility requesting an <br/>
<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>advance determination under subdivision 1 must, as part of the evidence required when <br/>
<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>filing a petition under subdivision 3, provide to the Public Utilities Commission and the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>Pollution Control Agency an assessment of all anticipated state and federal environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>regulations related to the production of electricity from the utility's facility subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>the filing, including regulations relating to:<br/>
<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>(1) air pollution by nitrogen oxide and sulphur dioxide, including an assumption that <br/>
<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>Minnesota will be included in the federal Clean Air Interstate Rule region, hazardous air <br/>
<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>pollutants, carbon dioxide, particulates, and ozone;<br/>
<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>(2) coal waste; and<br/>
<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>(3) water consumption and water pollution.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>In addition, the utility shall provide an assessment of the financial and operational <br/>
<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>impacts of these pending regulations applicable to the generating facility that is the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>subject of the filing and provide a range of regulatory response scenarios that include, but <br/>
<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>are not limited to:<br/>
<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>(1) the installation of pollution control equipment;<br/>
<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>(2) the benefits of the retirement or repowering of the plant that is the subject of <br/>
<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>the filing with cleaner fuels considering the costs of complying with state and federal <br/>
<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>environmental regulations; and<br/>
<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>(3) the use of pollution allowances to achieve compliance.<br/>
<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>The utility shall consult with interested stakeholders in establishing the scope of the <br/>
<a id="pl.99.34"></a><var>99.34</var>regulatory, financial, and operational assessments prior to or during the 60-day period of <br/>
<a id="pl.99.35"></a><var>99.35</var>the notice under subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Petition.</b> A petition filed under this section must include a description of <br/>
<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>the project, evidence supporting the project's reasonableness, a discussion of project <br/>
<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>alternatives, a project implementation schedule, a cost estimate and support for the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>reasonableness of the estimated cost, and a description of the public utility's efforts to <br/>
<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>ensure the lowest reasonable costs. Following receipt of the Pollution Control Agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>verification under subdivision 4, the commission shall allow opportunity for oral and <br/>
<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>written comment on the petition. The commission shall make a final determination on <br/>
<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>the petition within ten months of its filing date. The commission must make findings <br/>
<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>in support of its determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Verification.</b> At least 60 days prior to filing a petition to the commission <br/>
<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>under subdivision 3, the utility shall file notice with the Pollution Control Agency that <br/>
<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>describes the project and how it qualifies under subdivision 1. The Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>Agency shall, within 60 days of receipt of the notice, verify that the project qualifies under <br/>
<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>subdivision 1, and shall forward written verification to the commission.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Cost recovery.</b> The utility may begin recovery of costs that have been <br/>
<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>incurred by the utility in connection with implementation of the project in the next rate <br/>
<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>case following an advance determination of prudence. The commission shall review the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>costs incurred by the utility for the project. The utility must show that the project costs <br/>
<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>are reasonable and necessary, and demonstrate its efforts to ensure the lowest reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>project costs. Notwithstanding the commission's prior determination of prudence, it may <br/>
<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>accept, modify, or reject any of the project costs. The commission may determine whether <br/>
<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>to require an allowance for funds used during construction offset.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Expiration.</b> A petition for an advance determination of prudence may not <br/>
<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>be filed after December 31, 2015.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.2401, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var><b>216B.2401 ENERGY CONSERVATION POLICY GOAL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>    It is the energy policy of the state of Minnesota to achieve annual energy savings <br/>
<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>equal to 1.5 percent of annual retail energy sales of electricity and natural gas directly <br/>
<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>through energy conservation improvement programs and rate design, such as inverted <br/>
<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>block rates in which lower energy prices are made available to lower usage residential <br/>
<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>customers, and indirectly through energy codes and appliance standards, programs <br/>
<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>designed to transform the market or change consumer behavior, energy savings resulting <br/>
<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>from efficiency improvements to the utility infrastructure and system, and other efforts to <br/>
<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>promote energy efficiency and energy conservation.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 216B.62, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Supplemental staffing assessment.</b> In addition to other assessments in <br/>
<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>subdivision 3, the commission may assess up to $800,000 per year for supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>staffing to implement requirements of this chapter. The amount in this subdivision shall <br/>
<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>be assessed to the several public utilities in proportion to their respective gross operating <br/>
<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>revenues from retail sales of gas or electric service within the state during the last calendar <br/>
<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>year, shall be deposited into an account in the special revenue fund, and appropriated to <br/>
<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>the commission. An assessment made under this subdivision is not subject to the cap on <br/>
<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>assessments provided in subdivision 3 or any other law.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 326B.106, subdivision 12, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Separate metering for electric service.</b> The standards concerning heat <br/>
<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>loss, illumination, and climate control adopted pursuant to subdivision 1, shall require <br/>
<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>that electrical service to individual dwelling units in buildings containing two or more <br/>
<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>units be separately metered, with individual metering readily accessible to the individual <br/>
<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>occupants. The standards authorized by this subdivision shall only apply to buildings <br/>
<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>constructed after the effective date of the amended standards. Buildings intended for <br/>
<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>occupancy primarily by persons who are 62 years of age or older or disabled,  supportive <br/>
<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>housing, or which buildings that contain a majority of units not equipped with complete <br/>
<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>kitchen facilities, shall be exempt from the provisions of this subdivision. For purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>of this section, "supportive housing" means housing made available to individuals and <br/>
<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>families with multiple barriers to obtaining and maintaining housing, including those who <br/>
<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>are formerly homeless or at risk of homelessness and those who have a mental illness, <br/>
<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>substance abuse disorder, debilitating disease, or a combination of these conditions.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>    Sec. 11. <b>[383B.1588] ENERGY FORWARD PRICING MECHANISMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The following definitions apply in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>(a) "Energy" means natural gas, heating oil, diesel fuel, unleaded fuel, or any other <br/>
<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>energy source, except electric, used in Hennepin County operations.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>(b) "Forward pricing mechanism" means either:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>(1) a contract or financial instrument that obligates Hennepin County to buy or sell a <br/>
<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>specified amount of an energy commodity at a future date and at a set price; or<br/>
<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>(2) an option to buy or sell the contract or financial instrument.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Authority provided.</b> Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, <br/>
<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners may use forward pricing mechanisms <br/>
<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>for budget risk reduction.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Conditions.</b> (a) Forward pricing transactions made under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>be made only under the conditions in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>(b) The amount of energy forward priced must not exceed the estimated energy <br/>
<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>usage for Hennepin County operations for the period of time covered by the forward <br/>
<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>pricing mechanism.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>(c) The holding period and expiration date for any forward pricing mechanism must <br/>
<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>not exceed 24 months from the trade date of the transaction.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>(d) Separate accounts must be established for each operational energy for which <br/>
<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>forward pricing mechanisms are used under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Written policies and procedures.</b> Before exercising authority under <br/>
<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>subdivision 2, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners must have written policies <br/>
<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>and procedures governing the use of forward pricing mechanisms.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Oversight process.</b> (a) Before exercising authority under subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners must establish an oversight process that <br/>
<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>provides for review of the county's used of forward pricing mechanisms.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>(b) The process must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>(1) internal or external audit reviews;<br/>
<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>(2) annual reports to, and review by, an internal investment committee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>(3) internal management control.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective without local approval the day <br/>
<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>following final enactment as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 645.023, <br/>
<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (a).<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>    Sec. 12. <b>[383B.82] WIND AND SOLAR BUSINESS ENTITY PARTICIPATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>To exercise the authority granted to counties under section 373.48, Hennepin County <br/>
<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>may be a limited partner in a partnership, a member of a limited liability company, or a <br/>
<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>shareholder in a corporation established for the purpose of constructing, acquiring, owning <br/>
<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>in whole or in part, financing, or operating a facility that generates electricity from wind <br/>
<a id="pl.102.34"></a><var>102.34</var>or solar energy. Liability for Hennepin County is governed by section 466.04. Section <br/>
<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>466.04 also governs liability for a limited liability company or a corporation, either of <br/>
<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>which is wholly owned by Hennepin County and formed under this section.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>    Sec. 13. Laws 1981, chapter 222, section 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>    Section 1. <b>MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL; RESIDENTIAL</b><b>, COMMERCIAL, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var><b>AND INDUSTRIAL</b><b> ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM; PURPOSE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>The legislature finds and declares that the state faces potential serious shortages in <br/>
<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>energy resources and that implementing energy conservation measures requires expanded <br/>
<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>authority and technical capability in order to minimize the use of traditional energy <br/>
<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>sources in the housing sector, commercial, and industrial sectors; that accomplishing <br/>
<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>energy conservation is a public purpose; and that it is in the public interest to authorize <br/>
<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>the city of Minneapolis and the city of St. Paul to provide existing single family, existing <br/>
<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>multifamily and existing rental housing residential, commercial, and industrial property <br/>
<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>loans for energy improvements.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment for <br/>
<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>each of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul without local approval under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>    Sec. 14. Laws 1981, chapter 222, section 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>    Sec. 2. <b>RESIDENTIAL</b><b> ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>Notwithstanding any provision of law or charter to the contrary the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>Minneapolis and the city of St. Paul, individually or jointly are authorized to develop and <br/>
<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>administer a program or programs for the making or purchasing of energy improvement or <br/>
<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>energy rehabilitation loans with respect to housing residential, commercial, and industrial <br/>
<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>properties located anywhere within their respective boundaries on such terms and <br/>
<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>conditions as set forth in this act and an ordinance which shall be adopted by the governing <br/>
<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>body or bodies of the municipality or municipalities establishing the program. At least 75 <br/>
<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>percent of the proceeds of each energy improvement or energy rehabilitation loan shall <br/>
<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>be used for housing property repairs and, improvements, and equipment (1) which the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>city determines are (a) used or useful to conserve energy or (b) to convert or retrofit <br/>
<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>an existing structure for the purpose of using an energy source which does not depend <br/>
<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>on nuclear or nonrenewable petroleum based resources, and (2) which, when installed <br/>
<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>or completed, will with respect to each housing unit directly result in a cost effective <br/>
<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>reduction of energy use from nuclear or nonrenewable petroleum based resources. The <br/>
<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>ordinance establishing the program shall establish the manner of determining whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.34"></a><var>103.34</var>housing repairs and, improvements, and equipment  will directly result in the required cost <br/>
<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>effective reduction of energy use. Loans may be made without regard to income level <br/>
<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>of the loan recipient, shall bear interest at a rate or rates as are established by the city or <br/>
<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>cities, shall be for a term of not to exceed 20 years, and may be secured by a mortgage <br/>
<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>or other security interest. The powers granted to each city by sections 1 to 5 of this act <br/>
<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>are supplemental and in addition to those granted by Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462C, <br/>
<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>Chapter 469, and any other law or charter.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment for <br/>
<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>each of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul without local approval under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>    Sec. 15. Laws 1981, chapter 222, section 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>    Sec. 3. <b>LIMITATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>A program may be established pursuant to this act only after the city establishing the <br/>
<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>program determines that:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>(1) There is a continued need to reduce consumption of energy from nonrenewable <br/>
<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>petroleum based resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>(2) There are housing units properties within the jurisdiction of the city which are in <br/>
<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>need of energy improvements and energy rehabilitation.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>(3) Private sources of financing are not reasonably available to provide the needed <br/>
<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>loans for energy improvements and energy rehabilitation.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>(4) The types of energy improvements and energy rehabilitation will reduce the <br/>
<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>consumption of energy from nonrenewable petroleum based resources or from nuclear <br/>
<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>Findings made by the city pursuant to this section shall be conclusive and final.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment for <br/>
<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>each of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul without local approval under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.16.0"></a><a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>    Sec. 16. Laws 1981, chapter 222, section 4, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Bonding and financial authority.</b> Notwithstanding the provisions of any <br/>
<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>other law, general or special to the contrary, and in addition to the authority contained in <br/>
<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>any other law, the city of Minneapolis and the city of St. Paul individually or jointly may <br/>
<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>exercise any and all of the same powers in relation to the making or purchasing of loans <br/>
<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>or other securities and in the issuing of revenue bonds or obligations in furtherance of <br/>
<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>the programs authorized by sections 1 to 5 as the Minnesota housing finance agency is <br/>
<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>authorized to exercise under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 462A, without <br/>
<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>regard to any of the limitations set forth in Minnesota Statutes, Chapters 462C or 475. <br/>
<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>The revenue bonds or obligations shall be payable from revenues from the program and <br/>
<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>other city housing programs. The revenue bonds or obligations may be payable from <br/>
<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>other sources of city revenue which are derived from federal sources other than general <br/>
<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>revenue sharing, or private grant sources. The city shall not levy or pledge to levy any <br/>
<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>ad valorem tax upon real property for the purpose of paying principal of or interest on <br/>
<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>revenue bonds or obligations.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment for <br/>
<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>each of the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul without local approval under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>Statutes, section 645.023, subdivision 1, paragraph (a).<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.17.0"></a><a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>    Sec. 17. Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 2, section 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>    Sec. 13. <b>APPROPRIATIONS; CANCELLATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>(a) The remaining balance of the fiscal year 2009 special revenue fund appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>for the Green Jobs Task Force under Laws 2008, chapter 363, article 6, section 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>subdivision 4, is transferred and appropriated to the commissioner of employment and <br/>
<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>economic development for the purposes of green enterprise assistance under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>116J.438</statute_ref>. This appropriation is available until spent.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>(b) The unencumbered balance of the fiscal year 2008 appropriation to the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>commissioner of commerce for the rural and energy development revolving loan <br/>
<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>fund under Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 2, section 3, subdivision 6, is canceled and <br/>
<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>reappropriated to the commissioner of commerce as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>(1) $1,500,000 is for a grant to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges <br/>
<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>and Universities for the International Renewable Energy Technology Institute (IRETI) to <br/>
<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>be located at Minnesota State University, Mankato, as a public and private partnership to <br/>
<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>support applied research in renewable energy and energy efficiency to aid in the transfer of <br/>
<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>technology from Sweden to Minnesota and to support technology commercialization from <br/>
<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>companies located in Minnesota and throughout the world; and<br/>
<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>(2) the remaining balance is for a grant to the Board of Regents of the University of <br/>
<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>Minnesota for the initiative for renewable energy and the environment to fund start up <br/>
<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>costs related to a national solar testing and certification laboratory to test, rate, and certify <br/>
<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>the performance of equipment and devices that utilize solar energy for heating and cooling <br/>
<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>air and water and for generating electricity.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>This appropriation is available until expended.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.18.0"></a><a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>    Sec. 18. Laws 2009, chapter 138, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>    Sec. 4. <b>SMALL CITY ENERGY EFFICIENCY GRANT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Program.</b> The commissioner shall make a grant for an innovative <br/>
<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>residential and commercial energy efficiency program in a small rural city with a <br/>
<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>population under 4,000 located in the service area of Minnesota Power that is currently <br/>
<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>working with that utility, the county housing and redevelopment authority, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>state and local housing organizations to enhance energy efficiency for residents and <br/>
<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>businesses. Stimulus funds must be matched $1 for every $4 of stimulus funds granted <br/>
<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>under this section and are available to the extent of the match. The program must include <br/>
<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>the following elements:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>(1) provision of basic residential and commercial energy conservation measures;<br/>
<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>(2) provision of more comprehensive residential and commercial energy <br/>
<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>conservation measures, including extensive retrofits and appliance upgrades; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>(3) a plan to establish a revolving loan fund so that the program is sustainable over <br/>
<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>time; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>(4) innovative financing options allowing residents and businesses to finance energy <br/>
<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>efficiency improvements, at least in part, with energy savings.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Report.</b> By January 15, 2010, and October 30, 2010, the city must submit <br/>
<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>a report measuring and assessing the program's effectiveness and energy savings to the <br/>
<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>commissioner and the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of <br/>
<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>representatives committees with primary jurisdiction over energy policy and finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.19.0"></a><a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>    Sec. 19. <b>URBAN TRANSMISSION LINE; CERTIFICATE OF NEED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var><b>REQUIRED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>(a) A high-voltage transmission line longer than one mile with a capacity of 100 <br/>
<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>kilovolts or more that is located in a city of the first class in a zone within one mile of the <br/>
<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>transmission line in which population density exceeds 8,000 persons per square mile, and <br/>
<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>that runs parallel to and is within one-half mile of a below-grade bike and walking path <br/>
<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>that connects with other bike paths along a river, is subject to the provisions of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>Statutes, section 216B.243.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>    (b) This section expires December 31, 2014.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br/>
<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>and applies only to high-voltage transmission lines described in this section that are the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>subject of an application for a route permit under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 216E, that is <br/>
<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>pending before the Public Utilities Commission on March 15, 2010.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.20.0"></a><a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>    Sec. 20. <b>NEIGHBORHOOD ENERGY REDUCTION REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Report.</b> (a) By February 15, 2011, an organization with experience <br/>
<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>in energy conservation and energy planning at the neighborhood level that serves as <br/>
<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>project manager must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>senate and house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction over energy <br/>
<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>policy that contains the following information:<br/>
<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>(1) projections of the amount of energy that can be conserved and generated through <br/>
<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>the implementation of cost-effective energy efficiency investments; innovative energy <br/>
<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>storage projects, including thermal energy storage; smart-grid technologies; and energy <br/>
<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>produced from distributed generation projects fueled by solar photovoltaic and other <br/>
<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>renewable energy sources located in the focused study area designated in the application <br/>
<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission for a route permit for the high-voltage <br/>
<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>transmission line identified in section 19;<br/>
<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>(2) for each energy-reducing or energy-generating element recommended, <br/>
<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>estimates of the amount of energy conserved or generated, the reduction in peak demand <br/>
<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>requirements in the focused study area, and the cost per unit of energy saved or generated; <br/>
<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>(3) an estimate of the number of green jobs that would be created through <br/>
<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>implementation of the report's recommendations.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>(b) Requests by the project manager for information from the utility serving the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>focused study area may be made after the service of notice of and order for hearing made <br/>
<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.243, for the project described in section 19. <br/>
<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>Information requests with respect to the study are governed by the rules for contested case <br/>
<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>hearings in Minnesota Rules, part 1400.6700.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>(c) The project manager may contract for portions of the work required to complete <br/>
<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>the report.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Community steering committee.</b> (a) The project manager shall convene <br/>
<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>a community steering committee to provide input to the report.  Appointments to the <br/>
<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>steering committee must reflect the diversity of the focused study area, and include <br/>
<a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>representatives of focused study area residents, including homeowners, building owners <br/>
<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>and renters, businesses, churches, other institutions, including the Midtown Community <br/>
<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>Works Partnership, local hospitals, and local elected officials representing the focused <br/>
<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>study area. All meetings held by the community steering committee or any subcommittees <br/>
<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>it creates must be public meetings, with advance notice given to the public.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>(b) The project manager shall seek to maximize the participation of focused study <br/>
<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>area residents, stakeholders, and institutions in recommending ideas to be included within <br/>
<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>the scope of the report and in reviewing initial and successive drafts of the report, including <br/>
<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>providing stipends for reasonable expenses when necessary to increase participation, but <br/>
<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>not including per diem payments. The project manager shall contact representatives of <br/>
<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>similar successful projects in other states to benefit from their experience and to learn <br/>
<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>about best practices for increasing public participation that can be replicated in Minnesota. <br/>
<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>The report must incorporate and respond to comments from the focused study area and <br/>
<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>the steering committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Energy savings.</b> The utility that serves the focused study area may apply <br/>
<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>energy savings resulting directly from the implementation of recommendations contained <br/>
<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>in the report regarding energy efficiency investments to its energy-savings goal under <br/>
<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241, subdivision 1c.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Certificate of need process.</b> No contested case evidentiary hearings for <br/>
<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>a certificate of need for the transmission line identified in section 19 may commence <br/>
<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>before April 1, 2011. <br/>
<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.21.0"></a><a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>    Sec. 21. <b>APPROPRIATION AND TRANSFER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>(a) The utility subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.779, shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>$90,000 from the renewable development account established under that section to the <br/>
<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>commissioner of commerce, who shall deposit it in the special revenue fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>(b) $90,000 from the money deposited in the special revenue fund under paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>(a) is appropriated to the commissioner of commerce for transfer to the city of Minneapolis <br/>
<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>for a grant to an organization with experience in energy conservation and energy planning <br/>
<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>at the neighborhood level that is selected by the city, in consultation with the Midtown <br/>
<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>Greenway Coalition and representatives of the neighborhoods in which the high-voltage <br/>
<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>transmission line described in section 19 is proposed to be located, and after project <br/>
<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>proposals have been reviewed, to serve as project manager for the purpose of completing <br/>
<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>the report required under section 20.<br/>
<a id="pl.108.34"></a><var>108.34</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is available until expended.<br/>
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<a id="bill.5.22.0"></a><a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>    Sec. 22. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>Laws 1981, chapter 222, section 7, is repealed."<br/>
<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>Delete the title and insert:<br/>

<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>funds; modifying certain statutory provisions and laws for environment, natural <br/>
<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>resources, outdoor heritage, and energy; modifying fees, accounts, disposition <br/>
<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>of certain receipts, and audit requirements; providing for certain registration, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>training, and licensing exemptions; modifying outdoor recreation and recreational <br/>
<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>vehicle provisions; modifying the Water Law; regulating public utilities; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>modifying and establishing programs; requiring studies and reports; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>and requiring the transfer of appropriations; appropriating money;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 3.8851, subdivision 7; 3.9741, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>subdivision; 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.027, subdivision 15; 84.0856; 84.0857; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>84.415, by adding a subdivision; 84.777, subdivision 2; 84.788, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>2; 84.798, subdivision 2; 84.82, subdivisions 3, 6, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>84.8205, subdivision 1; 84.92, subdivisions 9, 10; 84.922, subdivision 5, by <br/>
<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>adding a subdivision; 84.925, subdivision 1; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.928, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>subdivision 5; 84D.10, by adding a subdivision; 84D.13, subdivision 5; 85.015, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>subdivision 14; 85.052, subdivision 4; 85.22, subdivision 5; 85.32, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>85.41, subdivision 3; 85.42; 85.43; 85.46, as amended; 86B.301, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>86B.501, by adding a subdivision; 88.17, subdivisions 1, 3; 88.79, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>89.17; 90.041, by adding a subdivision; 90.121; 90.14; 97A.056, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>by adding subdivisions; 97B.665, subdivision 2; 103A.305; 103B.702, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>a subdivision; 103G.271, subdivision 3; 103G.285, subdivision 5; 103G.301, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>subdivision 6; 103G.305, subdivision 2; 103G.315, subdivision 11; 103G.515, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>subdivision 5; 103G.615, subdivision 2; 115.55, by adding a subdivision; 116.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>subdivisions 4, 4h; 116C.779, subdivision 1; 116D.04, subdivision 2a, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>a subdivision; 116J.437, subdivision 1; 216B.16, subdivisions 14, 15; 216B.2401; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>216B.62, by adding a subdivision; 290.431; 290.432; 326B.106, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>12; 473.1565, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>84.415, subdivision 6; 84.793, subdivision 1; 84.922, subdivision 1a; 84.9275, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 1; 85.015, subdivision 13; 85.053, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var>10; 85.53, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 86A.09, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.35"></a><var>109.35</var>97A.056, subdivision 3; 103G.201; 114D.50, by adding a subdivision; 129D.17, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.36"></a><var>109.36</var>subdivision 2; Laws 1981, chapter 222, sections 1; 2; 3; 4, subdivision 2; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.37"></a><var>109.37</var>Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 2, section 13; Laws 2009, chapter 138, article 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.38"></a><var>109.38</var>section 4; Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 4; article 5, sections 8; 10; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.39"></a><var>109.39</var>Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 4, subdivision 10; proposing coding <br/>
<a id="pl.109.40"></a><var>109.40</var>for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103A; 103G; 116C; 216B; 383B; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.41"></a><var>109.41</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2008, sections 90.172; 97B.665, subdivision 1; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.42"></a><var>109.42</var>103G.295; 103G.650; Minnesota Statutes 2009 Supplement, sections 3.3006; <br/>
<a id="pl.109.43"></a><var>109.43</var>84.02, subdivisions 4a, 6a, 6b; 88.795; Laws 1981, chapter 222, section 7; Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.109.44"></a><var>109.44</var>2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 9."<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var><br/>
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<td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var><br/>
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<td>Senate Conferees:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var><br/>
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<td>Ellen Anderson<br/>
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<td></td>
<td>Tom Saxhaug<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var><br/>
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<td>Satveer Chaudhary<br/>
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<td></td>
<td>Dennis Frederickson<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var><br/>
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<td>Sandy Rummel<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var><br/>
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<td>House Conferees:<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var><br/>
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<td>Mary Murphy<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Jean Wagenius<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var><br/>
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<td>Will Morgan<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Rick Hansen<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var><br/>
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<td><a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var><br/>
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<td>Gregory Davids<br/>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
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