1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural 
1.3 	resources, commerce, and energy; creating accounts; modifying disposition of 
1.4 	certain receipts; creating an advisory committee; modifying automobile theft 
1.5 	prevention program; requiring nonresident off-road vehicle state trail pass; 
1.6 	modifying state tree nursery provisions; modifying fees; modifying feedlot 
1.7 	provisions; modifying environmental review requirements; modifying critical 
1.8 	areas; modifying greenhouse gas emissions control requirements; modifying 
1.9 	reporting requirements; modifying requirements for department use of silencers; 
1.10 	designating a bridge; modifying definitions; modifying Petroleum Tank Release 
1.11 	Cleanup Act; requiring rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 
1.12 	41A.105, by adding a subdivision; 65B.84; 84D.15, subdivision 2; 85.052, 
1.13 	subdivision 4; 89.039, subdivision 1; 89.21; 89.35, subdivision 2; 89.36, 
1.14 	subdivision 1; 89.37, subdivisions 1, 3b; 93.481, subdivision 7; 97A.055, by 
1.15 	adding a subdivision; 97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075; 103G.271, subdivision 
1.16 	6; 103G.301, by adding a subdivision; 103G.615, subdivision 2; 115.073; 
1.17 	115A.1314; 115A.1320, subdivision 1; 115C.09, subdivision 3c; 115C.13; 
1.18 	116.06, by adding a subdivision; 116.07, subdivision 7c; 116D.04, subdivision 
1.19 	2a, as amended; 116G.15, subdivision 1; 116P.05, subdivision 2; 168A.40; 
1.20 	216H.02, subdivision 4; 290.431; 290.432; 299C.40, subdivision 1; 357.021, 
1.21 	subdivision 7; 609.66, subdivision 1h; Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 
1.22 	45, as amended; Laws 2011, chapter 14, section 16; proposing coding for 
1.23 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 16E; 84; 89; 97A; 103G; repealing 
1.24 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.027, subdivision 11; 89.06; 89.37, 
1.25 	subdivisions 2, 3, 3a; 116G.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 116P.14; 216H.03.
1.26 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.27 	ARTICLE 1
1.28 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE

1.29	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.30 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.31 	in this article.

2.1			2012
		2013
		Total
	
2.2	General
	$
	68,531,000
	$
	68,426,000
	$
	136,957,000
	
2.3
2.4	State Government Special 
Revenue
		75,000
		75,000
		150,000
	
2.5	Environmental
		63,089,000
		62,783,000
		125,872,000
	
2.6	Natural Resources
		89,875,000
		90,259,000
		180,134,000
	
2.7	Game and Fish
		89,242,000
		88,545,000
		177,787,000
	
2.8	Remediation
		10,596,000
		10,596,000
		21,192,000
	
2.9	Permanent School
		200,000
		200,000
		400,000
	
2.10	Total
	$
	321,608,000
	$
	320,884,000
	$
	642,492,000

2.11	Sec. 2. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.12 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.13 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
2.14 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
2.15 	for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the 
2.16 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or 
2.17 	June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal 
2.18 	year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the fiscal 
2.19 	year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.20				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.21				Available for the Year
	
2.22				Ending June 30
	
2.23					2012
		2013

2.24	Sec. 3. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	76,496,000
	$
	76,190,000

2.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.27		2012
	2013
	
2.28	General
	2,836,000
	2,836,000
	
2.29
2.30	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
2.31	Environmental
	63,089,000
	62,783,000
	
2.32	Remediation
	10,496,000
	10,496,000
	
2.33 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.34 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.35 	subdivisions.

2.36	Subd. 2.Water
 		21,602,000
		21,527,000

3.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.2		2012
	2013
	
3.3	General
	2,836,000
	2,836,000
	
3.4
3.5	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
3.6	Environmental
	18,691,000
	18,616,000
	
3.7 	$1,171,000 the first year and $1,171,000 
3.8 	the second year are for water program 
3.9 	operations.
3.10 	$1,665,000 the first year and $1,665,000 
3.11 	the second year are for grants to delegated 
3.12 	counties to administer the county feedlot 
3.13 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.14 	116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money 
3.15 	remaining after the first year is available for 
3.16 	the second year.
3.17 	$740,000 the first year and $740,000 the 
3.18 	second year are from the environmental 
3.19 	fund to address the need for continued 
3.20 	increased activity in the areas of new 
3.21 	technology review, technical assistance 
3.22 	for local governments, and enforcement 
3.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 
3.24 	to 115.58, and to complete the requirements 
3.25 	of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 
3.26 	165.
3.27 	$75,000 the first year from the environmental 
3.28 	fund is for transfer to the commissioner of 
3.29 	administration for the water management 
3.30 	evaluation required in article 4. This is a 
3.31 	onetime appropriation.
3.32 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.33 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
3.34 	before June 30, 2013, as grants or contracts 
3.35 	for SSTS's, surface water and groundwater 
3.36 	assessments, total maximum daily loads, 
4.1 	storm water, and local basinwide water 
4.2 	quality protection in this subdivision are 
4.3 	available until June 30, 2016.

4.4	Subd. 3.Air
 		12,297,000
		12,466,000

4.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.6		2012
	2013
	
4.7	Environmental
	12,297,000
	12,466,000
	
4.8 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
4.9 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.10 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
4.11 	Statutes, section 116.454.
4.12 	Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
4.13 	the second year may be transferred from the 
4.14 	environmental fund to the small business 
4.15 	environmental improvement loan account 
4.16 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.17 	116.993.
4.18 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
4.19 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.20 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
4.21 	pollutants in the metropolitan area.

4.22	Subd. 4.Land
 		17,412,000
		17,412,000

4.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
4.24		2012
	2013
	
4.25	Environmental
	6,916,000
	6,916,000
	
4.26	Remediation
	10,496,000
	10,496,000
	
4.27 	All money for environmental response, 
4.28 	compensation, and compliance in the 
4.29 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
4.30 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
4.31 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture 
4.32 	for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.33 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), 
4.34 	(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each 
4.35 	fiscal year, the two commissioners shall 
5.1 	jointly submit an annual spending plan 
5.2 	to the commissioner of management and 
5.3 	budget that maximizes the utilization of 
5.4 	resources and appropriately allocates the 
5.5 	money between the two departments. This 
5.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2013.
5.7 	$3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000 the 
5.8 	second year are from the petroleum tank fund 
5.9 	to be transferred to the remediation fund for 
5.10 	purposes of the leaking underground storage 
5.11 	tank program to protect the land.
5.12 	$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the 
5.13 	second year are from the remediation fund 
5.14 	for transfer to the commissioner of health for 
5.15 	private water supply monitoring and health 
5.16 	assessment costs in areas contaminated 
5.17 	by unpermitted mixed municipal solid 
5.18 	waste disposal facilities and drinking water 
5.19 	advisories and public information activities 
5.20 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
5.21 	$128,000 the first year is from the 
5.22 	environmental fund for transfer to the 
5.23 	Department of Health to complete 
5.24 	the environmental health tracking 
5.25 	and biomonitoring analysis related to 
5.26 	perfluorochemicals and disseminate the 
5.27 	results.

5.28
5.29	Subd. 5.Environmental Assistance and 
Cross-Media
 		25,185,000
		24,785,000

5.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.31		2012
	2013
	
5.32	Environmental
	25,185,000
	24,785,000
	
5.33 	$14,250,000 the first year and $14,250,000 
5.34 	the second year are from the environmental 
5.35 	fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
6.1 	$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
6.2 	second year are from the environmental 
6.3 	fund for environmental assistance grants 
6.4 	or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.5 	115A.0716. Any unencumbered grant and 
6.6 	loan balances in the first year do not cancel 
6.7 	but are available for grants and loans in the 
6.8 	second year.
6.9 	$89,000 the first year and $89,000 the 
6.10 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.11 	for duties related to harmful chemicals in 
6.12 	products under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.13 	116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this amount, 
6.14 	$57,000 each year is transferred to the 
6.15 	commissioner of health.
6.16 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
6.17 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.18 	for the electronics waste program under 
6.19 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.1310 to 
6.20 	115A.1330.
6.21 	$400,000 the first year is from the 
6.22 	environmental fund for the costs of 
6.23 	implementing general operating permits for 
6.24 	feedlots over 1,000 animal units. This is a 
6.25 	onetime appropriation.
6.26 	All money deposited in the environmental 
6.27 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste 
6.28 	landfill fee in accordance with Minnesota 
6.29 	Statutes, section 473.843, and not otherwise 
6.30 	appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes 
6.31 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
6.32 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.33 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on 
6.34 	or before June 30, 2013, as contracts or 
6.35 	grants for surface water and groundwater 
7.1 	assessments; environmental assistance 
7.2 	awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.3 	115A.0716; technical and research assistance 
7.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152; 
7.5 	technical assistance under Minnesota 
7.6 	Statutes, section 115A.52; and pollution 
7.7 	prevention assistance under Minnesota 
7.8 	Statutes, section 115D.04, are available until 
7.9 	June 30, 2015.

7.10	Subd. 6.Remediation Fund
 					
7.11 	The commissioner shall transfer $42,000,000 
7.12 	from the environmental fund to the 
7.13 	remediation fund for the purposes of the 
7.14 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.15 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.

7.16	Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES

7.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	219,931,000
	$
	219,613,000

7.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.19		2012
	2013
	
7.20	General
	46,834,000
	46,829,000
	
7.21	Natural Resources
	83,555,000
	83,939,000
	
7.22	Game and Fish
	89,242,000
	88,545,000
	
7.23	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
7.24	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
7.25 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
7.26 	purpose are specified in the following 
7.27 	subdivisions.

7.28
7.29	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		7,522,000
		7,522,000

7.30	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.31		2012
	2013
	
7.32	General
	2,461,000
	2,461,000
	
7.33	Natural Resources
	3,459,000
	3,459,000
	
7.34	Game and Fish
	1,402,000
	1,402,000
	
7.35	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
8.1 	$2,696,000 the first year and $2,696,000 
8.2 	the second year are from the minerals 
8.3 	management account in the natural resources 
8.4 	fund for use as provided in Minnesota 
8.5 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), 
8.6 	for mineral resource management, projects 
8.7 	to enhance future mineral income, and 
8.8 	projects to promote new mineral resource 
8.9 	opportunities.
8.10 	$68,000 the first year and $68,000 the 
8.11 	second year are for minerals cooperative 
8.12 	environmental research, of which $34,000 
8.13 	the first year and $40,000 the second year are 
8.14 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
8.15 	money for each $1 of state money. The 
8.16 	match may be cash or in-kind.
8.17 	$251,000 the first year and $251,000 the 
8.18 	second year are for iron ore cooperative 
8.19 	research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year 
8.20 	is from the minerals management account 
8.21 	in the natural resources fund. $175,000 the 
8.22 	first year and $175,000 the second year are 
8.23 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
8.24 	money for each $1 of state money. The match 
8.25 	may be cash or in-kind. Any unencumbered 
8.26 	balance from the first year does not cancel 
8.27 	and is available in the second year.
8.28 	$630,000 the first year and $630,000 the 
8.29 	second year are from the dedicated receipts 
8.30 	account in the natural resources fund to cover 
8.31 	the costs associated with issuing licenses for 
8.32 	land and water crossings and road easements.
8.33 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
8.34 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
8.35 	account in the permanent school fund to 
9.1 	accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and 
9.2 	commercial leasing of school trust lands and 
9.3 	to identify, evaluate, and lease construction 
9.4 	aggregate located on school trust lands. This 
9.5 	appropriation is to be used for securing 
9.6 	maximum long-term economic return 
9.7 	from the school trust lands consistent with 
9.8 	fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural 
9.9 	resources conservation and management 
9.10 	principles.
9.11 	The appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 
9.12 	57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, as 
9.13 	amended by Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 
9.14 	1, section 60, for support of the land records 
9.15 	management system are available until June 
9.16 	30, 2013.

9.17	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		21,550,000
		21,550,000

9.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.19		2012
	2013
	
9.20	General
	6,571,000
	6,571,000
	
9.21	Natural Resources
	10,280,000
	10,280,000
	
9.22	Game and Fish
	4,699,000
	4,699,000
	
9.23 	$2,742,000 the first year and $2,742,000 the 
9.24 	second year are from the invasive species 
9.25 	account in the natural resources fund and 
9.26 	$1,674,000 the first year and $1,674,000 the 
9.27 	second year are from the general fund for 
9.28 	management, public awareness, assessment 
9.29 	and monitoring research, law enforcement, 
9.30 	and water access inspection to prevent the 
9.31 	spread of invasive species; management 
9.32 	of invasive plants in public waters; and 
9.33 	management of terrestrial invasive species 
9.34 	on state-administered lands.
9.35 	$5,000,000 the first year, and $5,000,000 the 
9.36 	second year are from the water management 
10.1 	account in the natural resources fund for only 
10.2 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
10.3 	section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
10.4 	$264,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
10.5 	second year are for grants for up to 50 
10.6 	percent of the cost of implementation of 
10.7 	the Red River mediation agreement. The 
10.8 	commissioner shall submit a report to the 
10.9 	chairs of the legislative committees having 
10.10 	primary jurisdiction over environment and 
10.11 	natural resources policy and finance on the 
10.12 	accomplishments achieved with the grants 
10.13 	by January 15, 2014.
10.14 	$1,636,000 the first year and $1,636,000 
10.15 	the second year are from the heritage 
10.16 	enhancement account in the game and 
10.17 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
10.18 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
10.19 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
10.20 	$1,223,000 the first year and $1,223,000 the 
10.21 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
10.22 	management account in the natural resources 
10.23 	fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife 
10.24 	management. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
10.25 	Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first 
10.26 	year and $100,000 the second year may 
10.27 	be used for nongame wildlife information, 
10.28 	education, and promotion. 
10.29 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
10.30 	second year from the heritage enhancement 
10.31 	account in the game and fish fund is for law 
10.32 	enforcement and water access inspection 
10.33 	to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive 
10.34 	species. This is a onetime appropriation.

10.35	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		31,887,000
		31,887,000

11.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.2		2012
	2013
	
11.3	General
	17,880,000
	17,880,000
	
11.4	Natural Resources
	13,093,000
	13,093,000
	
11.5	Game and Fish
	914,000
	914,000
	
11.6 	$7,145,000 the first year and $7,145,000 
11.7 	the second year are for prevention, 
11.8 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
11.9 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
11.10 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.11 	88.12. The amount necessary to pay for 
11.12 	presuppression and suppression costs during 
11.13 	the biennium is appropriated from the general 
11.14 	fund.
11.15 	By January 15 of each year, the commissioner 
11.16 	of natural resources shall submit a report to 
11.17 	the chairs and ranking minority members 
11.18 	of the house and senate committees 
11.19 	and divisions having jurisdiction over 
11.20 	environment and natural resources finance, 
11.21 	identifying all firefighting costs incurred 
11.22 	and reimbursements received in the prior 
11.23 	fiscal year. These appropriations may 
11.24 	not be transferred. Any reimbursement 
11.25 	of firefighting expenditures made to the 
11.26 	commissioner from any source other than 
11.27 	federal mobilizations shall be deposited into 
11.28 	the general fund.
11.29 	$13,093,000 the first year and $13,093,000 
11.30 	the second year are from the forest 
11.31 	management investment account in the 
11.32 	natural resources fund for only the purposes 
11.33 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.34 	89.039, subdivision 2.
11.35 	$580,000 the first year and $580,000 the 
11.36 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
12.1 	Council for implementation of the 
12.2 	Sustainable Forest Resources Act.
12.3 	$250,000 in the first year and $250,000 in the 
12.4 	second year are for the FORIST system.
12.5 	$650,000 the first year and $650,000 
12.6 	the second year are from the heritage 
12.7 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
12.8 	fund to maintain and expand the ecological 
12.9 	classification system program. This is a 
12.10 	onetime appropriation.
12.11 	After the commissioner approves a 
12.12 	sustainable resources management plan, 
12.13 	any division of the Department of 
12.14 	Natural Resources seeking interaction 
12.15 	with the Division of Forestry on projects 
12.16 	to implement the plan must reimburse 
12.17 	the Division of Forestry for time spent 
12.18 	responding to questions, concerns, or 
12.19 	challenges to the projects.

12.20	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		64,295,000
		63,965,000

12.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.22		2012
	2013
	
12.23	General
	16,626,000
	16,621,000
	
12.24	Natural Resources
	45,475,000
	45,150,000
	
12.25	Game and Fish
	2,194,000
	2,194,000
	
12.26 	$1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 the 
12.27 	second year are from the water recreation 
12.28 	account in the natural resources fund for 
12.29 	enhancing public water access facilities.
12.30 	The appropriation in Laws 2003, chapter 
12.31 	128, article 1, section 5, subdivision 6, from 
12.32 	the water recreation account in the natural 
12.33 	resources fund for a cooperative project with 
12.34 	the United States Army Corps of Engineers 
12.35 	to develop the Mississippi Whitewater Park 
13.1 	is available until June 30, 2013. The project 
13.2 	must be designed to prevent the spread of 
13.3 	aquatic invasive species.
13.4 	$5,731,000 the first year and $5,731,000 the 
13.5 	second year are from the natural resources 
13.6 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
13.7 	operations. This appropriation is from the 
13.8 	revenue deposited in the natural resources 
13.9 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.10 	297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
13.11 	$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000 
13.12 	the second year are from the snowmobile 
13.13 	trails and enforcement account in the 
13.14 	natural resources fund for the snowmobile 
13.15 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
13.16 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
13.17 	year and is available for the second year.
13.18 	$1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000 
13.19 	the second year are from the natural 
13.20 	resources fund for the off-highway vehicle 
13.21 	grants-in-aid program. Of this amount, 
13.22 	$1,110,000 each year is from the all-terrain 
13.23 	vehicle account; $150,000 each year is from 
13.24 	the off-highway motorcycle account; and 
13.25 	$100,000 each year is from the off-road 
13.26 	vehicle account. Any unencumbered balance 
13.27 	does not cancel at the end of the first year 
13.28 	and is available for the second year.
13.29 	$805,000 the first year and $805,000 the 
13.30 	second year are from the natural resources 
13.31 	fund for trail grants to local units of 
13.32 	government on land to be maintained for at 
13.33 	least 20 years for the purposes of the grants. 
13.34 	This appropriation is from the revenue 
13.35 	deposited in the natural resources fund 
14.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
14.2 	paragraph (e), clause (4).
14.3 	$200,000 the first year from the off-highway 
14.4 	vehicle damage account in the natural 
14.5 	resources fund is for all-terrain vehicle 
14.6 	grants-in-aid.
14.7 	$100,000 the first year is from the all-terrain 
14.8 	vehicle account in the natural resources fund 
14.9 	for a pass-through grant to Lake County for 
14.10 	completion of the Lake County Regional 
14.11 	All-Terrain Vehicle Trail. This is a onetime 
14.12 	appropriation and is available until spent.
14.13 	$400,000 each year is from the all-terrain 
14.14 	vehicle account in the natural resources 
14.15 	fund. Of this amount, $100,000 the first 
14.16 	year and $100,000 the second year are for 
14.17 	the all-terrain vehicle grant-in-aid trails 
14.18 	program. $200,000 the first year and 
14.19 	$200,000 the second year are for the creation 
14.20 	and development of all-terrain vehicle 
14.21 	trails. $100,000 each year is to provide 
14.22 	downloadable trail maps on the Internet and 
14.23 	is a onetime appropriation. By January 1, 
14.24 	2013, the commissioner shall submit a report 
14.25 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
14.26 	of the legislative committees and divisions 
14.27 	with jurisdiction over natural resources 
14.28 	policy and finance. The report must indicate 
14.29 	where and how many miles of new all-terrain 
14.30 	vehicle trails were created and designated 
14.31 	with appropriations under this paragraph.
14.32 	The commissioner shall not close any state 
14.33 	park or state recreation area between July 1, 
14.34 	2011, and June 30, 2013, that is funded with 
14.35 	money appropriated in this article.

15.1	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		60,761,000
		60,161,000

15.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.3		2012
	2013
	
15.4	General
	199,000
	199,000
	
15.5	Natural Resources
	1,899,000
	1,899,000
	
15.6	Game and Fish
	58,663,000
	58,063,000
	
15.7 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
15.8 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
15.9 	account in the natural resources fund for gray 
15.10 	wolf research.
15.11 	$120,000 the first year and $120,000 the 
15.12 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
15.13 	for gray wolf management.
15.14 	$8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000 
15.15 	the second year are from the heritage 
15.16 	enhancement account in the game and 
15.17 	fish fund only for activities specified in 
15.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
15.19 	paragraph (e), clause (1). Notwithstanding 
15.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five 
15.21 	percent of this appropriation may be used for 
15.22 	expanding hunter and angler recruitment and 
15.23 	retention.
15.24 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.25 	84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 
15.26 	the second year from the critical habitat 
15.27 	private sector matching account may be used 
15.28 	to publicize the critical habitat license plate 
15.29 	match program.
15.30 	$199,000 the first year and $199,000 the 
15.31 	second year are for preserving, restoring, and 
15.32 	enhancing grassland and wetland complexes 
15.33 	on public or private lands.
15.34 	$600,000 the first year is from the game and 
15.35 	fish fund for land acquisition.
16.1 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.2 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
16.3 	under contract on or before June 30, 2013, for 
16.4 	aquatic restoration grants and wildlife habitat 
16.5 	grants are available until June 30, 2014.

16.6	Subd. 7.Enforcement
 		31,613,000
		32,225,000

16.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.8		2012
	2013
	
16.9	General
	2,216,000
	2,216,000
	
16.10	Natural Resources
	8,868,000
	9,577,000
	
16.11	Game and Fish
	20,429,000
	20,332,000
	
16.12	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
16.13 	$1,204,000 the first year and $1,307,000 
16.14 	the second year are from the heritage 
16.15 	enhancement account in the game and 
16.16 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
16.17 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
16.18 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
16.19 	$240,000 the first year and $143,000 
16.20 	the second year are from the heritage 
16.21 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
16.22 	fund for a conservation officer academy.
16.23 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
16.24 	second year are from the snowmobile 
16.25 	trails and enforcement account in the 
16.26 	natural resources fund for grants to local 
16.27 	law enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
16.28 	enforcement activities. Any unencumbered 
16.29 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
16.30 	year and is available for the second year.
16.31 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
16.32 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
16.33 	account for grants to qualifying organizations 
16.34 	to assist in safety and environmental 
16.35 	education and monitoring trails on public 
17.1 	lands under Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.2 	84.9011. Grants issued under this paragraph: 
17.3 	(1) must be issued through a formal 
17.4 	agreement with the organization; and (2) 
17.5 	must not be used as a substitute for traditional 
17.6 	spending by the organization. By December 
17.7 	15 each year, an organization receiving a 
17.8 	grant under this paragraph shall report to the 
17.9 	commissioner with details on expenditures 
17.10 	and outcomes from the grant. By January 
17.11 	15, 2013, the commissioner shall report on 
17.12 	the expenditures and outcomes of the grants 
17.13 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
17.14 	of the legislative committees and divisions 
17.15 	having jurisdiction over natural resources 
17.16 	policy and finance. Of this appropriation, 
17.17 	$25,000 each year is for administration of 
17.18 	these grants. Any unencumbered balance 
17.19 	does not cancel at the end of the first year 
17.20 	and is available for the second year.
17.21 	$510,000 the first year and $510,000 
17.22 	the second year are from the natural 
17.23 	resources fund for grants to county law 
17.24 	enforcement agencies for off-highway 
17.25 	vehicle enforcement and public education 
17.26 	activities based on off-highway vehicle use 
17.27 	in the county. Of this amount, $498,000 each 
17.28 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; 
17.29 	$11,000 each year is from the off-highway 
17.30 	motorcycle account; and $1,000 each year 
17.31 	is from the off-road vehicle account. The 
17.32 	county enforcement agencies may use 
17.33 	money received under this appropriation 
17.34 	to make grants to other local enforcement 
17.35 	agencies within the county that have a high 
17.36 	concentration of off-highway vehicle use. 
18.1 	Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year 
18.2 	is for administration of these grants. Any 
18.3 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
18.4 	end of the first year and is available for the 
18.5 	second year.
18.6 	$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the 
18.7 	second year are from the water recreation 
18.8 	account in the natural resources fund for 
18.9 	grants to counties for boat and water safety. 
18.10 	Any unencumbered balance does not cancel 
18.11 	at the end of the first year and is available for 
18.12 	the second year.

18.13	Subd. 8.Operations Support
 		2,303,000
		2,303,000

18.14	Appropriations by Fund
	
18.15		2012
	2013
	
18.16	General
	881,000
	881,000
	
18.17	Natural Resources
	481,000
	481,000
	
18.18	Game and Fish
	941,000
	941,000
	
18.19 	$320,000 the first year and $320,000 the 
18.20 	second year are from the natural resources 
18.21 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
18.22 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo 
18.23 	and Conservatory and the city of Duluth 
18.24 	for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation 
18.25 	is from the revenue deposited to the fund 
18.26 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
18.27 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

18.28
18.29	Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	10,304,000
	$
	10,304,000
	
18.30 	$2,996,000 the first year and $2,996,000 the 
18.31 	second year are for natural resources block 
18.32 	grants to local governments. The board may 
18.33 	reduce the amount of the natural resources 
18.34 	block grant to a county by an amount equal to 
18.35 	any reduction in the county's general services 
19.1 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
19.2 	district from the county's previous year 
19.3 	allocation when the board determines that 
19.4 	the reduction was disproportionate. Grants 
19.5 	must be matched with a combination of local 
19.6 	cash or in-kind contributions. The base 
19.7 	grant portion related to water planning must 
19.8 	be matched by an amount as specified by 
19.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.
19.10 	$2,750,000 the first year and $2,750,000 
19.11 	the second year are for grants requested 
19.12 	by soil and water conservation districts for 
19.13 	general purposes, nonpoint engineering, and 
19.14 	implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota 
19.15 	reserve program. Upon approval of the 
19.16 	board, expenditures may be made from these 
19.17 	appropriations for supplies and services 
19.18 	benefiting soil and water conservation 
19.19 	districts. Any district requesting a grant 
19.20 	under this paragraph shall maintain a Web 
19.21 	page that publishes, at a minimum, its annual 
19.22 	plan, annual report, annual audit, annual 
19.23 	budget, including membership dues, and 
19.24 	meeting notices and minutes.
19.25 	$937,000 the first year and $937,000 the 
19.26 	second year are for grants to soil and 
19.27 	water conservation districts for cost-sharing 
19.28 	contracts for erosion control, water quality 
19.29 	management, feedlot water quality projects.
19.30 	$386,000 the first year and $386,000 the 
19.31 	second year are for implementation and 
19.32 	enforcement of the Wetland Conservation 
19.33 	Act.
19.34 	$166,000 the first year and $166,000 the 
19.35 	second year are to provide assistance to local 
20.1 	drainage management officials and for the 
20.2 	costs of the Drainage Work Group.
20.3 	$42,000 the first year and $42,000 the second 
20.4 	year are for a grant to the Red River Basin 
20.5 	Commission for water quality and floodplain 
20.6 	management, including administration of 
20.7 	programs. If the appropriation in either year 
20.8 	is insufficient, the appropriation in the other 
20.9 	year is available for it.
20.10 	$60,000 the first year and $60,000 the second 
20.11 	year are for grants to Area II Minnesota River 
20.12 	Basin Projects for floodplain management.
20.13 	$42,000 each year is to the Minnesota River 
20.14 	Board for operating expenses to measure and 
20.15 	report the results of projects in the 12 major 
20.16 	watersheds within the Minnesota River basin.
20.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.18 	103C.501, the board may shift cost-share 
20.19 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
20.20 	technical and administrative assistance 
20.21 	portion of the grant funds to leverage 
20.22 	federal or other nonstate funds or to address 
20.23 	high-priority needs identified in local water 
20.24 	management plans.
20.25 	The appropriations for grants in this 
20.26 	section are available until expended. If an 
20.27 	appropriation for grants in either year is 
20.28 	insufficient, the appropriation in the other 
20.29 	year is available for it.

20.30	Sec. 6. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	8,540,000
	$
	8,540,000

20.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.32		2012
	2013
	
20.33	General
	2,870,000
	2,870,000
	
20.34	Natural Resources
	5,670,000
	5,670,000
	
21.1 	$2,870,000 the first year and $2,870,000 
21.2 	the second year are for metropolitan area 
21.3 	regional parks operation and maintenance 
21.4 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.5 	473.351.
21.6 	$5,670,000 the first year and $5,670,000 the 
21.7 	second year are from the natural resources 
21.8 	fund for metropolitan area regional parks 
21.9 	and trails maintenance and operations. This 
21.10 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
21.11 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
21.12 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
21.13 	clause (3).

21.14
21.15	Sec. 7. CONSERVATION CORPS 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	746,000
	$
	646,000

21.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.17		2012
	2013
	
21.18	General
	256,000
	156,000
	
21.19	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
21.20 	Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive 
21.21 	money appropriated from the natural 
21.22 	resources fund under this section only 
21.23 	as provided in an agreement with the 
21.24 	commissioner of natural resources. The 
21.25 	general fund appropriation is onetime.

21.26	Sec. 8. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	5,591,000
	$
	5,591,000

21.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.28		2012
	2013
	
21.29	General
	5,431,000
	5,431,000
	
21.30	Natural Resources
	160,000
	160,000
	
21.31 	$160,000 the first year and $160,000 the 
21.32 	second year are from the natural resources 
21.33 	fund from the revenue deposited under 
21.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
21.35 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

22.1 	ARTICLE 2
22.2 	ENERGY, COMMERCE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION FINANCE

22.3	Section 1. SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
22.4 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
22.5 	in this article.

22.6			2012
		2013
		Total
	
22.7	General
	$
	26,646,000
	$
	26,654,000
	$
	53,300,000
	
22.8	Petroleum Tank Cleanup
		1,052,000
		1,052,000
		2,104,000
	
22.9	Workers' Compensation
		751,000
		751,000
		1,502,000
	
22.10	Total
	$
	28,449,000
	$
	28,457,000
	$
	56,906,000

22.11	Sec. 2. ENERGY FINANCE APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
22.12 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
22.13 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
22.14 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
22.15 	for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the 
22.16 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or 
22.17 	June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal 
22.18 	year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the fiscal 
22.19 	year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.

22.20				APPROPRIATIONS
	
22.21				Available for the Year
	
22.22				Ending June 30
	
22.23					2012
		2013

22.24	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

22.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	22,267,000
	$
	22,275,000

22.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.27		2012
	2013
	
22.28	General
	20,464,000
	20,472,000
	
22.29	Petroleum Cleanup
	1,052,000
	1,052,000
	
22.30
22.31	Workers' 
Compensation
	751,000
	751,000
	
22.32 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
22.33 	purpose are specified in the following 
22.34 	subdivisions.

22.35	Subd. 2.Financial Institutions
 		7,124,000
		7,128,000
	
23.1 	$138,000 the first year and $142,000 
23.2 	the second year are for the regulation of 
23.3 	mortgage originators and servicers under 
23.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapters 58 and 58A.
23.5 	$350,000 each year is for additional financial 
23.6 	examination services. The commissioner 
23.7 	may issue contracts for these services.

23.8
23.9	Subd. 3.Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup 
Board
 		1,052,000
		1,052,000
	
23.10 	This appropriation is from the petroleum 
23.11 	tank release cleanup fund.

23.12	Subd. 4.Administrative Services
 		3,176,000
		3,176,000
	
23.13 	The commissioner may redirect up 
23.14 	to $1,071,000 in fiscal year 2012 and 
23.15 	$1,071,000 in fiscal year 2013 of the 
23.16 	general fund reduction in this subdivision 
23.17 	to other subdivisions of this section. The 
23.18 	commissioner shall report by February 
23.19 	1, 2012, to the chairs of the legislative 
23.20 	committees having primary jurisdiction over 
23.21 	the Department of Commerce's operating 
23.22 	budget regarding any redirection authorized 
23.23 	in this subdivision.
23.24 	$375,000 each year is for additional 
23.25 	compliance efforts with unclaimed property. 
23.26 	The commissioner may issue contracts 
23.27 	for these services. This additional amount 
23.28 	shall be added to the base budget for fiscal 
23.29 	years 2014 and 2015 only. The enhanced 
23.30 	unclaimed property compliance program 
23.31 	shall sunset June 30, 2015.

23.32	Subd. 5.Telecommunications
 		1,010,000
		1,010,000

23.33	Subd. 6.Market Assurance
 		6,915,000
		6,919,000

24.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.2		2012
	2013
	
24.3	General
	6,164,000
	6,168,000
	
24.4
24.5	Workers' 
Compensation
	751,000
	751,000

24.6	Subd. 7.Office of Energy Security
 		2,990,000
		2,990,000

24.7
24.8	Sec. 4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACCESS 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	700,000
	$
	700,000
	
24.9 	(a) The appropriations in this section are from 
24.10 	the telecommunications access Minnesota 
24.11 	fund.
24.12 	(b) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 
24.13 	the second year are for transfer to the 
24.14 	commissioner of human services to 
24.15 	supplement the ongoing operational expenses 
24.16 	of the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, 
24.17 	and Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans. This 
24.18 	appropriation is from the telecommunication 
24.19 	access Minnesota fund, and is added to the 
24.20 	commission's base.
24.21 	(c) In addition to the appropriation 
24.22 	authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section 
24.23 	237.52, $400,000 the first year and $400,000 
24.24 	the second year are onetime appropriations 
24.25 	for the following purposes:
24.26 	(1) $230,000 each year is to the Office of 
24.27 	Enterprise Technology for coordinating 
24.28 	technology accessibility and usability;
24.29 	(2) $20,000 each year is to the Commission 
24.30 	of Deaf, DeafBlind, and Hard-of-Hearing 
24.31 	Minnesotans to provide information on their 
24.32 	Web site in American Sign Language and to 
24.33 	provide technical assistance to state agencies; 
24.34 	and
25.1 	(3) $150,000 each year is to the Legislative 
25.2 	Coordinating Commission to provide 
25.3 	captioning of live streaming of legislative 
25.4 	activity on the commission's Web site and 
25.5 	for a consolidated access fund for other state 
25.6 	agencies.

25.7	Sec. 5. PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
 	$
	6,182,000
	$
	6,182,000

25.8	Sec. 6. TRANSFERS
 					
25.9 	(a) By June 30, 2013, the commissioner 
25.10 	of management and budget shall transfer 
25.11 	$6,950,000 from the special revenue fund to 
25.12 	the general fund. The transfers must be from 
25.13 	the following appropriation reductions and 
25.14 	accounts with the special revenue fund:
25.15 	(1) $1,100,000 is from the 
25.16 	telecommunications access Minnesota 
25.17 	fund established in Minnesota Statutes, 
25.18 	section 237.52;
25.19 	(2) $650,000 is from the Department of 
25.20 	Commerce license technology surcharge 
25.21 	account established in Minnesota Statutes, 
25.22 	section 45.24;
25.23 	(3) $1,300,000 is from the energy and 
25.24 	conservation account established in 
25.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241;
25.26 	(4) $950,000 is from the insurance fraud 
25.27 	prevention account established in Minnesota 
25.28 	Statutes, section 45.0135;
25.29 	(5) $1,500,000 is from the automobile theft 
25.30 	prevention account established in Minnesota 
25.31 	Statutes, section 168A.40;
25.32 	(6) $450,000 is from the real estate 
25.33 	education, research and recovery fund 
26.1 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.2 	82.86. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
26.3 	Statutes, section 82.86, subdivision 4, the 
26.4 	commissioner shall not, in addition to the 
26.5 	fee set forth in Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.6 	82.86, subdivision 3, assess an additional fee 
26.7 	to restore a balance in the fund; and
26.8 	(7) the commissioner of management and 
26.9 	budget shall transfer $500,000 the first year 
26.10 	and $500,000 the second year to the general 
26.11 	fund from the telephone assistance program 
26.12 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
26.13 	237.69.

26.14	Sec. 7. TRANSFER; ASSIGNED RISK PLAN
 					
26.15 	(a) By June 30, 2012, the commissioner 
26.16 	of management and budget shall transfer 
26.17 	$14,000,000 in assets of the workers' 
26.18 	compensation assigned risk plan created 
26.19 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.252, to 
26.20 	the general fund.
26.21 	(b) By June 30, 2013, the commissioner 
26.22 	of management and budget shall transfer 
26.23 	$10,500,000 in assets of the workers' 
26.24 	compensation assigned risk plan created 
26.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 79.252, to 
26.26 	the general fund.

26.27	Sec. 8. TRANSFERS IN
 					
26.28 	(a) The remaining balance in the second year 
26.29 	of the appropriation in Laws 2007, chapter 
26.30 	57, article 2, section 3, subdivision 6, for 
26.31 	biogas recovery facilities, estimated to be 
26.32 	$420,000, is canceled to the general fund.
27.1 	(b) The remaining balance of the 
27.2 	appropriation in Laws 2007, chapter 57, 
27.3 	article 2, section 3, subdivision 6, clause 
27.4 	(7), as amended by Laws 2008, chapter 340, 
27.5 	section 5, for the Greenhouse Gas Advisory 
27.6 	Group, estimated to be $7,000, is canceled to 
27.7 	the general fund.
27.8 	(c) In the first year, the remaining balance of 
27.9 	the appropriation in Laws 2007, chapter 57, 
27.10 	article 2, section 3, subdivision 6, clause (5), 
27.11 	for the hydrogen roadmap project, estimated 
27.12 	to be $280,000, is canceled to the general 
27.13 	fund.
27.14 	(d) The remaining balance of the 
27.15 	appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 363, 
27.16 	article 6, section 3, subdivision 4, for 
27.17 	renewable grants, estimated to be $368,000, 
27.18 	is canceled to the general fund.
27.19 	(e) The remaining balance of the 
27.20 	appropriation in Laws 2008, chapter 363, 
27.21 	article 6, section 3, subdivision 4, for the 
27.22 	green economy projects, estimated to be 
27.23 	$59,000, is canceled to the general fund.
27.24 	(f) The remaining balance of the 
27.25 	appropriation in Laws 2007, chapter 57, 
27.26 	article 2, section 3, subdivision 6, clause 
27.27 	(4), for automotive technology projects, 
27.28 	estimated to be $22,000, is canceled to the 
27.29 	general fund.
27.30 	(g) The remaining balance of the 
27.31 	appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter 37, 
27.32 	article 2, section 13, paragraph (b), clauses 
27.33 	(1) and (2), for renewable energy and energy 
27.34 	efficiency projects, estimated to be $600,000, 
27.35 	is canceled to the general fund.

28.1 	Sec. 9. COMMUNITY ENERGY ACTIVITIES; ASSESSMENT AND GRANT.
 28.2 	The commissioner of commerce shall grant $500,000 in the fiscal year ending June 
28.3 	30, 2012, from assessments made under Minnesota Statutes, section 216B.241, subdivision 
28.4 	1e, for the purpose of community energy technical assistance and outreach on renewable 
28.5 	energy and energy efficiency as described in Minnesota Statutes, section 216C.385.

28.6 	ARTICLE 3
28.7 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE TRUST 
28.8 	FUND APPROPRIATIONS

28.9	Section 1. MINNESOTA RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
28.10 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
28.11 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
28.12 	environment and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for 
28.13 	the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this 
28.14 	article mean that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year 
28.15 	ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. 
28.16 	"The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The 
28.17 	appropriations in this article are onetime.

28.18				APPROPRIATIONS
	
28.19				Available for the Year
	
28.20				Ending June 30
	
28.21					2012
		2013

28.22	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

28.23	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	26,078,000
	$
	25,078,000

28.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.25		2012
	2013
	
28.26
28.27
28.28	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	25,328,000
	25,078,000
	
28.29
28.30
28.31	State land and 
water conservation 
account (LAWCON)
	750,000
	-0-
	
28.32 	Appropriations are available for two 
28.33 	years beginning July 1, 2011, unless 
28.34 	otherwise stated in the appropriation. Any 
28.35 	unencumbered balance remaining in the first 
29.1 	year does not cancel and is available for the 
29.2 	second year.

29.3	Subd. 2.Definitions
 					
29.4 	(a) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
29.5 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
29.6 	referred to in Minnesota Statutes, section 
29.7 	116P.02, subdivision 6.
29.8 	(b) "State land and water conservation 
29.9 	account (LAWCON)" means the state land 
29.10 	and water conservation account in the natural 
29.11 	resources fund referred to in Minnesota 
29.12 	Statutes, section 116P.14.

29.13
29.14	Subd. 3.Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 		3,887,000
		5,388,000
	
29.15 	(a) Minnesota County Biological Survey
29.16 	$1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
29.17 	the second year are from the trust fund 
29.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
29.19 	for continuation of the Minnesota county 
29.20 	biological survey to provide a foundation 
29.21 	for conserving biological diversity by 
29.22 	systematically collecting, interpreting, 
29.23 	and delivering data on plant and animal 
29.24 	distribution and ecology, native plant 
29.25 	communities, and functional landscapes.
29.26 	(b) County Geologic Atlases for 
29.27 	Sustainable Water Management
29.28 	$900,000 the first year and $900,000 the 
29.29 	second year are from the trust fund to 
29.30 	accelerate the production of county geologic 
29.31 	atlases to provide information essential to 
29.32 	sustainable management of ground water 
29.33 	resources by defining aquifer boundaries 
29.34 	and the connection of aquifers to the land 
30.1 	surface and surface water resources. Of 
30.2 	this appropriation, $600,000 each year is 
30.3 	to the Board of Regents of the University 
30.4 	of Minnesota for the Geologic Survey and 
30.5 	$300,000 each year is to the commissioner 
30.6 	of natural resources. This appropriation 
30.7 	is available until June 30, 2015, by which 
30.8 	time the project must be completed and final 
30.9 	products delivered.
30.10 	(c) Completion of Statewide Digital Soil 
30.11 	Survey
30.12 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
30.13 	second year are from the trust fund to 
30.14 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
30.15 	to accelerate the completion of county 
30.16 	soil survey mapping and Web-based data 
30.17 	delivery. The soil surveys must be done on a 
30.18 	cost-share basis with local and federal funds.
30.19 	(d) Updating National Wetlands Inventory 
30.20 	for Minnesota - Phase III
30.21 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
30.22 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
30.23 	to continue the update of wetland inventory 
30.24 	maps for Minnesota. This appropriation 
30.25 	is available until June 30, 2015, by which 
30.26 	time the project must be completed and final 
30.27 	products delivered.
30.28 	(e) Golden Eagle Survey
30.29 	$30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 
30.30 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
30.31 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
30.32 	agreement with the National Eagle Center to 
30.33 	increase the understanding of golden eagles 
30.34 	in Minnesota through surveys and education. 
30.35 	This appropriation is available until June 
31.1 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
31.2 	completed and final products delivered.
31.3 	(f) Determining Causes of Mortality in 
31.4 	Moose Populations
31.5 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
31.6 	second year are from the trust fund to 
31.7 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
31.8 	determine specific causes of moose mortality 
31.9 	and population decline in Minnesota and 
31.10 	to develop specific management actions to 
31.11 	prevent further population decline. This 
31.12 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
31.13 	2014, by which time the project must be 
31.14 	completed and final products delivered.
31.15 	(g) Prairie Management for Wildlife and 
31.16 	Bioenergy - Phase II
31.17 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
31.18 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
31.19 	Board of Regents of the University of 
31.20 	Minnesota to research and evaluate methods 
31.21 	of managing diverse working prairies for 
31.22 	wildlife and renewable bioenergy production. 
31.23 	This appropriation is available until June 
31.24 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
31.25 	completed and final products delivered.
31.26 	(h) Evaluation of Biomass Harvesting 
31.27 	Impacts on Minnesota's Forests
31.28 	$175,000 the first year and $175,000 the 
31.29 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
31.30 	Board of Regents of the University of 
31.31 	Minnesota to assess the impacts biomass 
31.32 	harvests for energy have on soil nutrients, 
31.33 	native forest vegetation, invasive species 
31.34 	spread, and long-term tree productivity within 
31.35 	Minnesota's forests. This appropriation is 
32.1 	available until June 30, 2014, by which time 
32.2 	the project must be completed and final 
32.3 	products delivered.
32.4 	(i) Change and Resilience in Boreal Forests 
32.5 	in Northern Minnesota
32.6 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
32.7 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
32.8 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
32.9 	to assess the potential response of northern 
32.10 	Minnesota's boreal forests to observed and 
32.11 	predicted changes in climate conditions and 
32.12 	develop related management guidelines and 
32.13 	adaptation strategies. This appropriation 
32.14 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
32.15 	time the project must be completed and final 
32.16 	products delivered.
32.17 	(j) Information System for Wildlife and 
32.18 	Aquatic Management Areas
32.19 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
32.20 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
32.21 	commissioner of natural resources to develop 
32.22 	an information system to facilitate improved 
32.23 	management of wildlife and fish habitat and 
32.24 	facilities. This appropriation is available 
32.25 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
32.26 	project must be completed and final products 
32.27 	delivered.
32.28 	(k) Strengthening Natural Resource 
32.29 	Management with LiDAR Training
32.30 	$90,000 the first year and $90,000 the second 
32.31 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
32.32 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
32.33 	provide workshops and Web-based training 
32.34 	and information on the use of LiDAR 
33.1 	elevation data in planning for and managing 
33.2 	natural resources.
33.3 	(l) Measuring Conservation Practice 
33.4 	Outcomes
33.5 	$170,000 the first year and $170,000 the 
33.6 	second year are from the trust fund to 
33.7 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
33.8 	to improve measurement of impacts of 
33.9 	conservation practices through refinement 
33.10 	of existing and development of new 
33.11 	pollution estimators and by providing local 
33.12 	government training.
33.13 	(m) Conservation-Based Approach for 
33.14 	Assessing Public Drainage Benefits
33.15 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second 
33.16 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
33.17 	of Water and Soil Resources to develop an 
33.18 	alternative framework to assess drainage 
33.19 	benefits on public systems to enhance water 
33.20 	conservation. This appropriation is available 
33.21 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
33.22 	project must be completed and final products 
33.23 	delivered.
33.24 	(n) Mississippi River Central Minnesota 
33.25 	Conservation Planning
33.26 	$87,000 the first year and $88,000 the 
33.27 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
33.28 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
33.29 	agreement with Stearns County Soil and 
33.30 	Water Conservation District to develop 
33.31 	and adopt river protection strategies in 
33.32 	cooperation with local jurisdictions in 
33.33 	the communities of the 26 miles of the 
33.34 	Mississippi River between Benton and 
33.35 	Stearns Counties. This appropriation must 
34.1 	be matched by $175,000 of nonstate cash or 
34.2 	qualifying in-kind funds.
34.3 	(o) Saint Croix Basin Conservation 
34.4 	Planning and Protection
34.5 	$60,000 the first year and $60,000 the 
34.6 	second year are from the trust fund to 
34.7 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
34.8 	an agreement with the St. Croix River 
34.9 	Association to develop an interagency plan 
34.10 	to identify and prioritize critical areas for 
34.11 	project implementation to improve watershed 
34.12 	health. This appropriation must be matched 
34.13 	by $120,000 of nonstate cash or qualifying 
34.14 	in-kind funds. Up to $10,000 may be retained 
34.15 	by the Department of Natural Resources at 
34.16 	the request of the St. Croix River Association 
34.17 	to provide technical and mapping assistance. 
34.18 	This appropriation is available until June 
34.19 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
34.20 	completed and final products delivered.

34.21	Subd. 4.Land, Habitat, and Recreation
 		14,252,000
		13,505,000

34.22	Summary by Fund
	
34.23
34.24
34.25	Environment and 
natural resources 
trust fund
	13,502,000
	13,505,000
	
34.26
34.27
34.28	State land and 
water conservation 
account (LAWCON)
	750,000
	-0-
	
34.29 	(a) State Park and Recreation Area 
34.30 	Operations
34.31 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
34.32 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
34.33 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
34.34 	park and recreation area operations. 
34.35 	(b) State Parks and Trails Land 
34.36 	Acquisition
35.1 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
35.2 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
35.3 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
35.4 	state trails and critical parcels within the 
35.5 	statutory boundaries of state parks. State 
35.6 	park land acquired with this appropriation 
35.7 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
35.8 	least minimum management standards, as 
35.9 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
35.10 	resources. A list of proposed acquisitions 
35.11 	must be provided as part of the required work 
35.12 	program. This appropriation is available 
35.13 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
35.14 	project must be completed and final products 
35.15 	delivered.
35.16 	(c) Metropolitan Regional Park System 
35.17 	Acquisition
35.18 	$1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000 
35.19 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
35.20 	the Metropolitan Council for grants for the 
35.21 	acquisition of lands within the approved park 
35.22 	unit boundaries of the metropolitan regional 
35.23 	park system. This appropriation may not 
35.24 	be used for the purchase of residential 
35.25 	structures. A list of proposed fee title and 
35.26 	easement acquisitions must be provided as 
35.27 	part of the required work program. This 
35.28 	appropriation must be matched by at least 
35.29 	40 percent of nonstate money and must be 
35.30 	committed by December 31, 2011, or the 
35.31 	appropriation cancels.  This appropriation 
35.32 	is available until June 30, 2014, at which 
35.33 	time the project must be completed and final 
35.34 	products delivered, unless an earlier date is 
35.35 	specified in the work program.
36.1 	(d) Regional Park, Trail, and Connection 
36.2 	Acquisition and Development Grants
36.3 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
36.4 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
36.5 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
36.6 	matching grants to local units of government 
36.7 	for acquisition and development of regional 
36.8 	parks, regional trails, and trail connections. 
36.9 	The local match required for a grant to 
36.10 	acquire a regional park or regional outdoor 
36.11 	recreation area is two dollars of nonstate 
36.12 	money for each three dollars of state money. 
36.13 	This appropriation is available until June 
36.14 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
36.15 	completed and final products delivered.
36.16 	(e) Scientific and Natural Area Acquisition 
36.17 	and Restoration
36.18 	$820,000 the first year and $820,000 the 
36.19 	second year are from the trust fund to 
36.20 	the commissioner of natural resources 
36.21 	to acquire lands with high-quality native 
36.22 	plant communities and rare features to be 
36.23 	established as scientific and natural areas 
36.24 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
36.25 	86A.05, subdivision 5, restore parts of 
36.26 	scientific and natural areas, and provide 
36.27 	technical assistance and outreach. A list 
36.28 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
36.29 	as part of the required work program. 
36.30 	Land acquired with this appropriation 
36.31 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
36.32 	least minimum management standards, as 
36.33 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
36.34 	resources. This appropriation is available 
36.35 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
37.1 	project must be completed and final products 
37.2 	delivered.
37.3 	(f) LaSalle Lake State Recreation Area 
37.4 	Acquisition
37.5 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
37.6 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
37.7 	the commissioner of natural resources for 
37.8 	an agreement with The Trust for Public 
37.9 	Land to acquire approximately 190 acres 
37.10 	to be designated as a state recreation area 
37.11 	as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.12 	86A.05, subdivision 3, on LaSalle Lake 
37.13 	adjacent to the upper Mississippi River. If 
37.14 	this acquisition is not completed by July 
37.15 	15, 2012, then the appropriation is available 
37.16 	to the Department of Natural Resources 
37.17 	for other state park and recreation area 
37.18 	acquisitions on the priority list. Up to 
37.19 	$10,000 may be retained by the Department 
37.20 	of Natural Resources at the request of 
37.21 	The Trust for Public Land for transaction 
37.22 	costs, associated professional services, and 
37.23 	restoration needs.
37.24 	(g) Minnesota River Valley Green 
37.25 	Corridor Scientific and Natural Area 
37.26 	Acquisition
37.27 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
37.28 	the second year are from the trust fund 
37.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
37.30 	for an agreement with the Redwood Area 
37.31 	Communities Foundation to acquire lands 
37.32 	with high-quality native plant communities 
37.33 	and rare features to be established as scientific 
37.34 	and natural areas as provided in Minnesota 
37.35 	Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 5. A list 
38.1 	of proposed acquisitions must be provided 
38.2 	as part of the required work program. 
38.3 	Land acquired with this appropriation 
38.4 	must be sufficiently improved to meet at 
38.5 	least minimum management standards, as 
38.6 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
38.7 	resources. Up to $54,000 may be retained by 
38.8 	the Department of Natural Resources at the 
38.9 	request of the Redwood Area Communities 
38.10 	Foundation for transaction costs, associated 
38.11 	professional services, and restoration needs. 
38.12 	This appropriation is available until June 
38.13 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
38.14 	completed and final products delivered.
38.15 	(h) Native Prairie Stewardship and Native 
38.16 	Prairie Bank Acquisition
38.17 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
38.18 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
38.19 	commissioner of natural resources to acquire 
38.20 	native prairie bank easements, prepare 
38.21 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
38.22 	enhance native prairie sites, and provide 
38.23 	technical assistance to landowners. This 
38.24 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
38.25 	2014, by which time the project must be 
38.26 	completed and final products delivered.
38.27 	(i) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors 
38.28 	(MeCC) - Phase VI
38.29 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 
38.30 	the second year are from the trust fund 
38.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
38.32 	for the acceleration of agency programs 
38.33 	and cooperative agreements. Of this 
38.34 	appropriation, $150,000 the first year 
38.35 	and $150,000 the second year are to the 
39.1 	commissioner of natural resources for 
39.2 	agency programs and $3,175,000 is for the 
39.3 	agreements as follows: $100,000 the first 
39.4 	year and $100,000 the second year with 
39.5 	Friends of the Mississippi River; $517,000 
39.6 	the first year and $518,000 the second year 
39.7 	with Dakota County; $200,000 the first year 
39.8 	and $200,000 the second year with Great 
39.9 	River Greening; $220,000 the first year and 
39.10 	$220,000 the second year with Minnesota 
39.11 	Land Trust; $300,000 the first year and 
39.12 	$300,000 the second year with Minnesota 
39.13 	Valley National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; 
39.14 	and $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
39.15 	the second year with The Trust for Public 
39.16 	Land for planning, restoring, and protecting 
39.17 	priority natural areas in the metropolitan area, 
39.18 	as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.19 	473.121, subdivision 2, and portions of the 
39.20 	surrounding counties, through contracted 
39.21 	services, technical assistance, conservation 
39.22 	easements, and fee title acquisition. Land 
39.23 	acquired with this appropriation must 
39.24 	be sufficiently improved to meet at least 
39.25 	minimum management standards, as 
39.26 	determined by the commissioner of natural 
39.27 	resources. Expenditures are limited to the 
39.28 	identified project corridor areas as defined 
39.29 	in the work program. This appropriation 
39.30 	may not be used for the purchase of 
39.31 	habitable residential structures, unless 
39.32 	expressly approved in the work program. All 
39.33 	conservation easements must be perpetual 
39.34 	and have a natural resource management 
39.35 	plan. Any land acquired in fee title by the 
39.36 	commissioner of natural resources with 
40.1 	money from this appropriation must be 
40.2 	designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
40.3 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
40.4 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
40.5 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
40.6 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
40.7 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
40.8 	as part of the required work program. An 
40.9 	entity that acquires a conservation easement 
40.10 	with appropriations from the trust fund 
40.11 	must have a long-term stewardship plan 
40.12 	for the easement and a fund established for 
40.13 	monitoring and enforcing the agreement. 
40.14 	Money appropriated from the trust fund for 
40.15 	easement acquisition may be used to establish 
40.16 	a monitoring, management, and enforcement 
40.17 	fund as approved in the work program. An 
40.18 	annual financial report is required for any 
40.19 	monitoring, management, and enforcement 
40.20 	fund established, including expenditures 
40.21 	from the fund. This appropriation is available 
40.22 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
40.23 	project must be completed and final products 
40.24 	delivered.
40.25 	(j) Habitat Conservation Partnership 
40.26 	(HCP) - Phase VII
40.27 	$1,737,000 the first year and $1,738,000 
40.28 	the second year are from the trust fund 
40.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
40.30 	for the acceleration of agency programs 
40.31 	and cooperative agreements. Of this 
40.32 	appropriation, $125,000 the first year 
40.33 	and $125,000 the second year are to the 
40.34 	commissioner of natural resources for 
40.35 	agency programs and $3,225,000 is for 
40.36 	agreements as follows: $637,000 the first 
41.1 	year and $638,000 the second year with 
41.2 	Ducks Unlimited, Inc.; $38,000 the first year 
41.3 	and $37,000 the second year with Friends 
41.4 	of Detroit Lakes Wetland Management 
41.5 	District; $25,000 the first year and $25,000 
41.6 	the second year with Leech Lake Band of 
41.7 	Ojibwe; $225,000 the first year and $225,000 
41.8 	the second year with Minnesota Land Trust; 
41.9 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
41.10 	second year with Minnesota Valley National 
41.11 	Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc.; $242,000 the 
41.12 	first year and $243,000 the second year 
41.13 	with Pheasants Forever, Inc.; and $245,000 
41.14 	the first year and $245,000 the second year 
41.15 	with The Trust for Public Land to plan, 
41.16 	restore, and acquire fragmented landscape 
41.17 	corridors that connect areas of quality habitat 
41.18 	to sustain fish, wildlife, and plants. The 
41.19 	United States Department of Agriculture, 
41.20 	Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
41.21 	is an authorized cooperating partner in the 
41.22 	appropriation. Expenditures are limited to 
41.23 	the project corridor areas as defined in the 
41.24 	work program. Land acquired with this 
41.25 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
41.26 	to meet at least minimum habitat and facility 
41.27 	management standards, as determined by 
41.28 	the commissioner of natural resources. 
41.29 	This appropriation may not be used for the 
41.30 	purchase of habitable residential structures, 
41.31 	unless expressly approved in the work 
41.32 	program. All conservation easements must 
41.33 	be perpetual and have a natural resource 
41.34 	management plan. Any land acquired in fee 
41.35 	title by the commissioner of natural resources 
41.36 	with money from this appropriation must 
42.1 	be designated as an outdoor recreation unit 
42.2 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.07. 
42.3 	The commissioner may similarly designate 
42.4 	any lands acquired in less than fee title. A 
42.5 	list of proposed restorations and fee title 
42.6 	and easement acquisitions must be provided 
42.7 	as part of the required work program. An 
42.8 	entity who acquires a conservation easement 
42.9 	with appropriations from the trust fund 
42.10 	must have a long-term stewardship plan 
42.11 	for the easement and a fund established for 
42.12 	monitoring and enforcing the agreement. 
42.13 	Money appropriated from the trust fund for 
42.14 	easement acquisition may be used to establish 
42.15 	a monitoring, management, and enforcement 
42.16 	fund as approved in the work program. An 
42.17 	annual financial report is required for any 
42.18 	monitoring, management, and enforcement 
42.19 	fund established, including expenditures 
42.20 	from the fund. This appropriation is available 
42.21 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
42.22 	project must be completed and final products 
42.23 	delivered.
42.24 	(k) Natural and Scenic Area Acquisition 
42.25 	Grants
42.26 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
42.27 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
42.28 	commissioner of natural resources to provide 
42.29 	matching grants to local governments for 
42.30 	acquisition of natural and scenic areas, as 
42.31 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
42.32 	85.019, subdivision 4a. This appropriation 
42.33 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
42.34 	time the project must be completed and final 
42.35 	products delivered.
43.1 	(l) Acceleration of Minnesota Conservation 
43.2 	Assistance
43.3 	$313,000 the first year and $312,000 the 
43.4 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
43.5 	Board of Water and Soil Resources to provide 
43.6 	grants to soil and water conservation districts 
43.7 	to provide technical assistance to secure 
43.8 	enrollment and retention of private lands in 
43.9 	federal and state programs for conservation.
43.10 	(m) Conservation Easement Stewardship 
43.11 	and Enforcement Program - Phase II
43.12 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
43.13 	second year are from the trust fund to 
43.14 	the commissioner of natural resources to 
43.15 	accelerate the implementation of the Phase 
43.16 	I Conservation Easement Stewardship Plan 
43.17 	being developed with an appropriation 
43.18 	from Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 2, 
43.19 	subdivision 5, paragraph (h).
43.20 	(n) Recovery of At-Risk Native Prairie 
43.21 	Species
43.22 	$73,000 the first year and $74,000 the second 
43.23 	year are from the trust fund to the Board of 
43.24 	Water and Soil Resources for an agreement 
43.25 	with the Martin County Soil and Water 
43.26 	Conservation District to collect, propagate, 
43.27 	and plant declining, at-risk native species 
43.28 	on protected habitat and to enhance private 
43.29 	market sources for local ecotype native seed. 
43.30 	This appropriation is available until June 
43.31 	30, 2014, by which time the project must be 
43.32 	completed and final products delivered.
43.33 	(o) Understanding Threats, Genetic 
43.34 	Diversity, and Conservation Options for 
43.35 	Wild Rice
44.1 	$97,000 the first year and $98,000 the second 
44.2 	year are from the trust fund to the Board 
44.3 	of Regents of the University of Minnesota 
44.4 	to research the genetic diversity of wild 
44.5 	rice population throughout Minnesota for 
44.6 	use in related conservation and restoration 
44.7 	efforts. This appropriation is contingent upon 
44.8 	demonstration of review and cooperation 
44.9 	with the Native American tribal nations 
44.10 	in Minnesota. Equipment purchased with 
44.11 	this appropriation must be available for 
44.12 	future publicly funded projects at no charge 
44.13 	except for typical operating expenses. This 
44.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
44.15 	2014, by which time the project must be 
44.16 	completed and final products delivered.
44.17 	(p) Southeast Minnesota Stream 
44.18 	Restoration
44.19 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
44.20 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
44.21 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
44.22 	agreement with Trout Unlimited to restore at 
44.23 	least four miles of riparian corridor for trout 
44.24 	and nongame species in southeast Minnesota 
44.25 	and increase local capacities to implement 
44.26 	stream restoration through training and 
44.27 	technical assistance.  This appropriation is 
44.28 	available until June 30, 2014, by which time 
44.29 	the project must be completed and final 
44.30 	products delivered.
44.31 	(q) Restoration Strategies for Ditched 
44.32 	Peatland Scientific and Natural Areas
44.33 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
44.34 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
44.35 	commissioner of natural resources to evaluate 
45.1 	the hydrology and habitat of the Winter Road 
45.2 	Lake peatland watershed protection area to 
45.3 	determine the effects of ditch abandonment 
45.4 	and examine the potential for restoration 
45.5 	of patterned peatlands. This appropriation 
45.6 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
45.7 	time the project must be completed and final 
45.8 	products delivered.
45.9 	(r) Northeast Minnesota White Cedar 
45.10 	Plant Community Restoration
45.11 	$125,000 for the first year and $125,000 
45.12 	the second year are from the trust fund to 
45.13 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
45.14 	assess the decline of northern white cedar 
45.15 	plant communities in northeast Minnesota, 
45.16 	prioritize cedar sites for restoration, and 
45.17 	provide cedar restoration training to local 
45.18 	units of government.
45.19 	(s) Land and Water Conservation Account 
45.20 	(LAWCON) Federal Reimbursement
45.21 	$750,000 is from the state land and water 
45.22 	conservation account (LAWCON) in the 
45.23 	natural resources fund to the commissioner of 
45.24 	natural resources for priorities established by 
45.25 	the commissioner for eligible state projects 
45.26 	and administrative and planning activities 
45.27 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
45.28 	116P.14, and the federal Land and Water 
45.29 	Conservation Fund Act. This appropriation 
45.30 	is available until June 30, 2014, by which 
45.31 	time the project must be completed and final 
45.32 	products delivered.

45.33	Subd. 5.Water Resources
 		778,000
		779,000
	
45.34 	(a) Itasca County Sensitive Lakeshore 
45.35 	Identification
46.1 	$80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
46.2 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
46.3 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
46.4 	agreement with Itasca County Soil and Water 
46.5 	Conservation District to identify sensitive 
46.6 	lakeshore and restorable shoreline in Itasca 
46.7 	County. Up to $130,000 may be retained by 
46.8 	the Department of Natural Resources at the 
46.9 	request of Itasca County to provide technical 
46.10 	assistance.
46.11 	(b) Trout Stream Springshed Mapping in 
46.12 	Southeast Minnesota - Phase III
46.13 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
46.14 	second year are from the trust fund to 
46.15 	continue to identify and delineate water 
46.16 	supply areas and springsheds for springs 
46.17 	serving as cold water sources for trout 
46.18 	streams and to assess the impacts from 
46.19 	development and water appropriations. Of 
46.20 	this appropriation, $140,000 each year is to 
46.21 	the Board of Regents of the University of 
46.22 	Minnesota and $110,000 each year is to the 
46.23 	commissioner of natural resources.
46.24 	(c) Mississippi River Water Quality 
46.25 	Assessment
46.26 	$278,000 the first year and $279,000 the 
46.27 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
46.28 	Board of Regents of the University of 
46.29 	Minnesota to assess water quality in the 
46.30 	Mississippi River using DNA sequencing 
46.31 	approaches and chemical analyses. The 
46.32 	assessments shall be incorporated into 
46.33 	a Web-based educational tool for use 
46.34 	in classrooms and public exhibits. This 
46.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
47.1 	2014, by which time the project must be 
47.2 	completed and final products delivered.
47.3 	(d) Zumbro River Watershed Restoration 
47.4 	Prioritization
47.5 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
47.6 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
47.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
47.8 	agreement with the Zumbro Watershed 
47.9 	Partnership, Inc. to identify sources of 
47.10 	erosion and runoff in the Zumbro River 
47.11 	Watershed in order to prioritize restoration 
47.12 	and protection projects.
47.13 	(e) Assessment of Minnesota River 
47.14 	Antibiotic Concentrations
47.15 	$95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 
47.16 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
47.17 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
47.18 	agreement with Saint Thomas University 
47.19 	in cooperation with Gustavus Adolphus 
47.20 	College and the University of Minnesota 
47.21 	to measure antibiotic concentrations and 
47.22 	antibiotic resistance levels at sites on the 
47.23 	Minnesota River.

47.24
47.25	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		435,000
		435,000
	
47.26 	(a) Improved Detection of Harmful 
47.27 	Microbes in Ballast Water
47.28 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
47.29 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
47.30 	Board of Regents of the University of 
47.31 	Minnesota for the University of Minnesota 
47.32 	Duluth to identify and analyze potentially 
47.33 	harmful bacteria transported into Lake 
47.34 	Superior through ship ballast water 
47.35 	discharge. This appropriation is available 
48.1 	until June 30, 2014, by which time the 
48.2 	project must be completed and final products 
48.3 	delivered.
48.4 	(b) Emerald Ash Borer Biocontrol 
48.5 	Research and Implementation
48.6 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
48.7 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
48.8 	commissioner of agriculture to assess a 
48.9 	biocontrol method for suppressing emerald 
48.10 	ash borers by testing bioagent winter survival 
48.11 	potential, developing release and monitoring 
48.12 	methods, and piloting implementation 
48.13 	of emerald ash borer biocontrol. This 
48.14 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
48.15 	2014, by which time the project must be 
48.16 	completed and final products delivered.
48.17 	(c) Evaluation of Switchgrass as Biofuel 
48.18 	Crop
48.19 	$60,000 the first year and $60,000 the second 
48.20 	year are from the trust fund to the Minnesota 
48.21 	State Colleges and Universities System for 
48.22 	Central Lakes College in cooperation with 
48.23 	the University of Minnesota to determine 
48.24 	the invasion risk of selectively bred 
48.25 	native grasses for biofuel production and 
48.26 	develop strategies to minimize the invasion 
48.27 	potential and impacts on biodiversity. This 
48.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
48.29 	2014, by which time the project must be 
48.30 	completed and final products delivered.

48.31	Subd. 7.Renewable Energy and Air Quality
 		75,000
		75,000
	
48.32 	Supporting Community-Driven 
48.33 	Sustainable Bioenergy Projects
49.1 	$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
49.2 	second year are from the trust fund to 
49.3 	the commissioner of natural resources 
49.4 	for an agreement with Dovetail Partners, 
49.5 	Inc., in cooperation with the University of 
49.6 	Minnesota to assess feasibility, impacts, 
49.7 	and management needs of community-scale 
49.8 	forest bioenergy systems through pilot 
49.9 	studies in Ely and Cook County and to 
49.10 	disseminate findings to inform related efforts 
49.11 	in other communities.

49.12	Subd. 8.Environmental Education
 		123,000
		123,000
	
49.13 	Youth-Led Renewable Energy and 
49.14 	Energy Conservation in West Central and 
49.15 	Southwest Minnesota
49.16 	$123,000 the first year and $123,000 the 
49.17 	second year are from the trust fund to 
49.18 	the commissioner of natural resources 
49.19 	for an agreement with Prairie Woods 
49.20 	Environmental Learning Center to initiate 
49.21 	youth-led renewable energy and conservation 
49.22 	projects in over thirty communities in west 
49.23 	central and southwest Minnesota.

49.24	Subd. 9.Emerging Issues
 		5,964,000
		4,213,000
	
49.25 	(a) Minnesota Conservation Apprentice 
49.26 	Academy
49.27 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
49.28 	second year are from the trust fund to 
49.29 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
49.30 	in cooperation with Conservation Corps 
49.31 	Minnesota to train and mentor future 
49.32 	conservation professionals by providing 
49.33 	apprenticeship service opportunities to 
49.34 	soil and water conservation districts. This 
49.35 	appropriation is available until June 30, 
50.1 	2014, by which time the project must be 
50.2 	completed and the final products delivered.
50.3 	(b) Wild Rice Standards
50.4 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust 
50.5 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
50.6 	Control Agency for a wild rice standards 
50.7 	study. This appropriation is available until 
50.8 	June 30, 2015.
50.9 	(c) Chronic Wasting Disease and Animal 
50.10 	Health
50.11 	$600,000 the first year and $600,000 the 
50.12 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
50.13 	commissioner of natural resources to address 
50.14 	chronic wasting disease and accelerate 
50.15 	wildlife health programs.
50.16 	(d) Aquatic Invasive Species
50.17 	$2,177,000 the first year and $3,513,000 
50.18 	the second year are from the trust fund 
50.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
50.20 	to accelerate aquatic invasive species 
50.21 	programs, including the development 
50.22 	and implementation of best management 
50.23 	practices for public water access facilities 
50.24 	to implement aquatic invasive species 
50.25 	prevention strategies. $50,000 is for a grant 
50.26 	to develop and produce a documentary 
50.27 	identifying the challenges presented by 
50.28 	aquatic invasive species. The documentary 
50.29 	shall be available to the Department of 
50.30 	Natural Resources to distribute to watercraft 
50.31 	license purchasers and the general public 
50.32 	through online and other media.
50.33 	(e) Coon Rapids Dam
51.1 	$442,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
51.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources 
51.3 	for a grant to Three Rivers Park District for 
51.4 	predesign and design of the Coon Rapids 
51.5 	Dam for improvements and to function as a 
51.6 	barrier to invasive fish.
51.7 	(f) Reinvest in Minnesota Wetlands 
51.8 	Reserve Acquisition and Restoration 
51.9 	Program Partnership
51.10 	$1,645,000 the first year is to the Board 
51.11 	of Water and Soil Resources to acquire 
51.12 	permanent conservation easements and 
51.13 	restore wetlands and associated upland 
51.14 	habitat in cooperation with the United States 
51.15 	Department of Agriculture Wetlands Reserve 
51.16 	Program. A list of proposed land acquisitions 
51.17 	must be provided as part of the required work 
51.18 	program.

51.19
51.20	Subd. 10.Administration and Contract 
Management
 		564,000
		560,000
	
51.21 	(a) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
51.22 	Minnesota Resources (LCCMR)
51.23 	$473,000 the first year and $473,000 the 
51.24 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
51.25 	LCCMR for administration as provided 
51.26 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
51.27 	subdivision 5. 
51.28 	(b) Contract Management
51.29 	$88,000 the first year and $87,000 the 
51.30 	second year are from the trust fund to 
51.31 	the commissioner of natural resources 
51.32 	for expenses incurred for contract fiscal 
51.33 	services for the agreements specified in this 
51.34 	section. The commissioner shall provide 
51.35 	documentation to the Legislative-Citizen 
52.1 	Commission on Minnesota Resources 
52.2 	on the expenditure of these funds. This 
52.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2014.
52.4 	(c) LCC Web Site
52.5 	$3,000 in the first year is appropriated to the 
52.6 	Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
52.7 	the Web site required in Minnesota Statutes, 
52.8 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

52.9	Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations 
 					
52.10 	Money appropriated in this section may 
52.11 	not be spent on activities unless they are 
52.12 	directly related to the specific appropriation 
52.13 	and are specified in the approved work 
52.14 	program. Money appropriated in this section 
52.15 	must not be spent on indirect costs or other 
52.16 	institutional overhead charges. Unless 
52.17 	otherwise provided, the amounts in this 
52.18 	section are available until June 30, 2013, 
52.19 	when projects must be completed and final 
52.20 	products delivered. For acquisition of real 
52.21 	property, the amounts in this section are 
52.22 	available until June 30, 2014, if a binding 
52.23 	contract is entered into by June 30, 2013, 
52.24 	and closed not later than June 30, 2014. If 
52.25 	a project receives a federal grant, the time 
52.26 	period of the appropriation is extended to 
52.27 	equal the federal grant period. 

52.28	Subd. 12. Data Availability Requirements 
 					
52.29 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
52.30 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
52.31 	standards adopted by the Office of Enterprise 
52.32 	Technology. Spatial data also must conform 
52.33 	to additional guidelines and standards 
52.34 	designed to support data coordination and 
52.35 	distribution that have been published by the 
53.1 	Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 
53.2 	Descriptions of spatial data must be prepared 
53.3 	as specified in the state's geographic metadata 
53.4 	guideline and must be submitted to the 
53.5 	Minnesota Geospatial Information Office. 
53.6 	All data must be accessible and free to the 
53.7 	public unless made private under the Data 
53.8 	Practices Act, Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
53.9 	13. 
53.10 	To the extent practicable, summary data and 
53.11 	results of projects funded under this section 
53.12 	should be readily accessible on the Internet 
53.13 	and identified as an environment and natural 
53.14 	resources trust fund project. 

53.15	Subd. 13.Project Requirements
 					
53.16 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
53.17 	appropriation under this section, any agency 
53.18 	or entity receiving an appropriation or a 
53.19 	party to an agreement from an appropriation 
53.20 	must comply with paragraphs (b) to (k) and 
53.21 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
53.22 	submit a work program and semiannual 
53.23 	progress reports in the form determined 
53.24 	by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
53.25 	Minnesota Resources for any project funded 
53.26 	in whole or in part with funds from the 
53.27 	appropriation. 
53.28 	(b) For all restorations conducted with money 
53.29 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
53.30 	must prepare an ecological restoration 
53.31 	and management plan that, to the degree 
53.32 	practicable, is consistent with the highest 
53.33 	quality conservation and ecological goals for 
53.34 	the restoration site. Consideration should 
53.35 	be given to soil, geology, topography, and 
54.1 	other relevant factors that would provide 
54.2 	the best chance for long-term success of the 
54.3 	restoration projects. The plan must include 
54.4 	the proposed timetable for implementing 
54.5 	the restoration, including site preparation, 
54.6 	establishment of diverse plant species, 
54.7 	maintenance, and additional enhancement to 
54.8 	establish the restoration; identify long-term 
54.9 	maintenance and management needs of 
54.10 	the restoration and how the maintenance, 
54.11 	management, and enhancement will be 
54.12 	financed; and take advantage of the best 
54.13 	available science and include innovative 
54.14 	techniques to achieve the best restoration. 
54.15 	(c) Any entity receiving an appropriation in 
54.16 	this section for restoration activities must 
54.17 	provide an initial restoration evaluation 
54.18 	at the completion of the appropriation 
54.19 	and an evaluation three years beyond the 
54.20 	completion of the expenditure. Restorations 
54.21 	must be evaluated relative to the stated 
54.22 	goals and standards in the restoration plan, 
54.23 	current science, and, when applicable, the 
54.24 	Board of Water and Soil Resources' native 
54.25 	vegetation establishment and enhancement 
54.26 	guidelines. The evaluation shall determine 
54.27 	whether the restorations are meeting planned 
54.28 	goals, identify any problems with the 
54.29 	implementation of the restorations, and, 
54.30 	if necessary, give recommendations on 
54.31 	improving restorations. The evaluation shall 
54.32 	be focused on improving future restorations. 
54.33 	(d) Except as otherwise provided in this 
54.34 	section, all restoration and enhancement 
54.35 	projects funded with money appropriated in 
54.36 	this section must be on land permanently 
55.1 	protected by a conservation easement or 
55.2 	public ownership or in public waters as 
55.3 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 
55.4 	103G.005, subdivision 15. 
55.5 	(e) A recipient of money from an 
55.6 	appropriation under this section must 
55.7 	give consideration to contracting with 
55.8 	Conservation Corps Minnesota or its 
55.9 	successor for contract restoration and 
55.10 	enhancement services. 
55.11 	(f) All conservation easements acquired with 
55.12 	money appropriated under this section must:
55.13 	(1) be perpetual;
55.14 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
55.15 	easement;
55.16 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
55.17 	agreement that are perpetual;
55.18 	(4) be sent to the Office of the 
55.19 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
55.20 	Minnesota Resources in an electronic format;
55.21 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
55.22 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
55.23 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and 
55.24 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
55.25 	document to address specific water quality 
55.26 	protection activities such as keeping water 
55.27 	on the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
55.28 	contaminant loading, protecting groundwater, 
55.29 	and not permitting artificial hydrological 
55.30 	modifications. 
55.31 	(g) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
55.32 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
55.33 	this section must give priority to high quality 
56.1 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
56.2 	provide natural buffers to water resources. 
56.3 	(h) For new lands acquired with money 
56.4 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
56.5 	must prepare a restoration and management 
56.6 	plan in compliance with paragraph 
56.7 	(b), including sufficient funding for 
56.8 	implementation unless the work program 
56.9 	addresses why a portion of the money is 
56.10 	not necessary to achieve a high quality 
56.11 	restoration. 
56.12 	(i) To the extent an appropriation is used to 
56.13 	acquire an interest in real property, a recipient 
56.14 	of an appropriation under this section must 
56.15 	provide to the Legislative-Citizen 
56.16 	Commission on Minnesota Resources and 
56.17 	the commissioner of management and budget 
56.18 	an analysis of increased operations and 
56.19 	maintenance costs likely to be incurred by 
56.20 	public entities as a result of the acquisition 
56.21 	and how these costs are to be paid. 
56.22 	(j) To ensure public accountability for the 
56.23 	use of public funds, a recipient of money 
56.24 	appropriated under this section must provide 
56.25 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
56.26 	Minnesota Resources documentation of the 
56.27 	selection process used to identify parcels 
56.28 	acquired and provide documentation of all 
56.29 	related transaction costs, including but not 
56.30 	limited to appraisals, legal fees, recording 
56.31 	fees, commissions, other similar costs, 
56.32 	and donations. This information must be 
56.33 	provided for all parties involved in the 
56.34 	transaction. The recipient must also report 
56.35 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
57.1 	Minnesota Resources any difference between 
57.2 	the acquisition amount paid to the seller 
57.3 	and the state-certified or state-reviewed 
57.4 	appraisal, if a state-certified or state-reviewed 
57.5 	appraisal was conducted. Acquisition data 
57.6 	such as appraisals may remain private 
57.7 	during negotiations but must ultimately 
57.8 	be made public according to Minnesota 
57.9 	Statutes, chapter 13. The Legislative-Citizen 
57.10 	Commission on Minnesota Resources shall 
57.11 	review the requirement in this paragraph 
57.12 	and provide a recommendation on whether 
57.13 	to continue or modify the requirement in 
57.14 	future years. The commission may waive 
57.15 	the application of this paragraph for specific 
57.16 	projects. 
57.17 	(k) A recipient of an appropriation from 
57.18 	the trust fund under this section must 
57.19 	acknowledge financial support from the 
57.20 	Minnesota environment and natural resources 
57.21 	trust fund in project publications, signage, 
57.22 	and other public communications and 
57.23 	outreach related to work completed using the 
57.24 	appropriation. Acknowledgment may occur, 
57.25 	as appropriate, through use of the trust fund 
57.26 	logo or inclusion of language attributing 
57.27 	support from the trust fund. 

57.28
57.29	Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and Capital 
Equipment Expenditures
 					
57.30 	All agreements, grants, or contracts referred 
57.31 	to in this section must be administered on 
57.32 	a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
57.33 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
57.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
57.35 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 
57.36 	2011, or the date the work program is 
58.1 	approved, whichever is later, are eligible for 
58.2 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided 
58.3 	in this section. Periodic payment must 
58.4 	be made upon receiving documentation 
58.5 	that the deliverable items articulated in 
58.6 	the approved work program have been 
58.7 	achieved, including partial achievements 
58.8 	as evidenced by approved progress reports. 
58.9 	Reasonable amounts may be advanced to 
58.10 	projects to accommodate cash flow needs or 
58.11 	match federal money. The advances must 
58.12 	be approved as part of the work program. 
58.13 	No expenditures for capital equipment are 
58.14 	allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
58.15 	project work program. 

58.16
58.17	Subd. 15.Purchase of Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
58.18 	A political subdivision, public or private 
58.19 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
58.20 	appropriation under this section must use the 
58.21 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
58.22 	Statutes, section 16B.121, regarding 
58.23 	purchase of recycled, repairable, and durable 
58.24 	materials; and Minnesota Statutes, section 
58.25 	16B.122, regarding purchase and use of 
58.26 	paper stock and printing. 

58.27
58.28	Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and 
Sustainable Building Guidelines 
 					
58.29 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
58.30 	under this section for a capital improvement 
58.31 	project must ensure that the project complies 
58.32 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
58.33 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
58.34 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
58.35 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
58.36 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
59.1 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
59.2 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
59.3 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
59.4 	obtain information and technical assistance 
59.5 	on energy conservation and alternative 
59.6 	energy development relating to the planning 
59.7 	and construction of the capital improvement 
59.8 	project. 

59.9	Subd. 17.Accessibility
 					
59.10 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
59.11 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
59.12 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
59.13 	guidelines. 

59.14	Subd. 18.Carryforward
 					
59.15 	(a) The availability of the appropriation for 
59.16 	the following projects is extended to June 
59.17 	30, 2012:
59.18 	(1) Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 
59.19 	2, subdivision 4, paragraph (f), Native 
59.20 	Shoreland Buffer Incentives Program;
59.21 	(2) Laws 2008, chapter 367, section 2, 
59.22 	subdivision 4, paragraph (g), Southeast 
59.23 	Minnesota Stream Restoration Projects;
59.24 	(3) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
59.25 	subdivision 4, paragraph (a), State Park 
59.26 	Acquisition;
59.27 	(4) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
59.28 	subdivision 4, paragraph (b), State Trail 
59.29 	Acquisition; 
59.30 	(5) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
59.31 	subdivision 6, paragraph (c), Improving 
59.32 	Emerging Fish Disease Surveillance in 
59.33 	Minnesota;
60.1 	(6) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 2, 
60.2 	subdivision 8, paragraph (a), Contract 
60.3 	Management; and
60.4 	(7) Laws 2009, chapter 143, section 
60.5 	2, subdivision 8, paragraph (b), 
60.6 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
60.7 	Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) for purposes 
60.8 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
60.9 	16A.281.
60.10 	(b) The availability of the appropriation for 
60.11 	the following project is extended to June 30, 
60.12 	2013:
60.13 	(1) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
60.14 	subdivision 8, paragraph (f), Expanding 
60.15 	Outdoor Classrooms at Minnesota Schools; 
60.16 	and 
60.17 	(2) Laws 2010, chapter 362, section 2, 
60.18 	subdivision 8, paragraph (g), Integrating 
60.19 	Environmental and Outdoor Education in 
60.20 	Grades 7-12.

60.21
60.22	Subd. 19.Easement Monitoring and 
Enforcement Requirements
 					
60.23 	Money appropriated under this section and 
60.24 	adjustments made under subdivision 20 for 
60.25 	easement monitoring and enforcement may 
60.26 	be spent only on activities included in an 
60.27 	easement monitoring and enforcement plan 
60.28 	contained within the work program. Money 
60.29 	received for monitoring and enforcement, 
60.30 	including earnings on the money received, 
60.31 	shall be kept in a monitoring and enforcement 
60.32 	fund held by the organization and dedicated 
60.33 	to monitoring and enforcing conservation 
60.34 	easements within Minnesota. Within 120 
60.35 	days after the close of the entity's fiscal 
61.1 	year, an entity receiving appropriations 
61.2 	for easement monitoring and enforcement 
61.3 	must provide an annual financial report 
61.4 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission 
61.5 	on Minnesota Resources on the easement 
61.6 	monitoring and enforcement fund as specified 
61.7 	in the work program. Money appropriated 
61.8 	under this section for monitoring and 
61.9 	enforcement of easements and earnings on 
61.10 	the money appropriated shall revert to the 
61.11 	state if: (1) the easement transfers to the 
61.12 	state; (2) the holder of the easement fails to 
61.13 	file an annual report and then fails to cure 
61.14 	that default within 30 days of notification 
61.15 	of the default by the state; or (3) the holder 
61.16 	of the easement fails to comply with the 
61.17 	terms of the monitoring and enforcement 
61.18 	plan contained within the work program and 
61.19 	fails to cure that default within 90 days of 
61.20 	notification of the default by the state.

61.21	Subd. 20.Appropriations Adjustment
 					
61.22 	(a) Metropolitan Conservation Corridors
61.23 	(1) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
61.24 	2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 9, 
61.25 	subdivision 5, paragraph (b), up to $48,000 is 
61.26 	for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
61.27 	account as authorized in subdivision 19.
61.28 	(2) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
61.29 	2005, First Special Session, chapter 1, article 
61.30 	2, section 11, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), 
61.31 	up to $49,000 is for deposit in a monitoring 
61.32 	and enforcement account as authorized in 
61.33 	subdivision 19.
61.34 	(3) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
61.35 	2007, chapter 30, section 2, subdivision 4, 
62.1 	paragraph (c), up to $59,000 is for deposit 
62.2 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
62.3 	authorized in subdivision 19.
62.4 	(4) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
62.5 	2008, chapter 367, section 2, subdivision 3, 
62.6 	paragraph (a), up to $42,000 is for deposit 
62.7 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
62.8 	authorized in subdivision 19.
62.9 	(5) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
62.10 	2009, chapter 143, section 2, subdivision 4, 
62.11 	paragraph (f), up to $80,000 is for deposit 
62.12 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
62.13 	authorized in subdivision 19.
62.14 	(6) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
62.15 	2010, chapter 362, section 2, subdivision 4, 
62.16 	paragraph (g), up to $10,000 is for deposit 
62.17 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
62.18 	authorized in subdivision 19.
62.19 	(b) Habitat Conservation Partnership
62.20 	(1) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
62.21 	2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
62.22 	section 14, subdivision 4, paragraph (e), up 
62.23 	to $288,000 is for deposit in a monitoring 
62.24 	and enforcement account as authorized in 
62.25 	subdivision 19.
62.26 	(2) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
62.27 	2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 9, 
62.28 	subdivision 5, paragraph (a), up to $78,000 is 
62.29 	for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
62.30 	account as authorized in subdivision 19.
62.31 	(3) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 2005, 
62.32 	First Special Session chapter 1, section 11, 
62.33 	subdivision 5, paragraph (a), up to $55,000 is 
63.1 	for deposit in a monitoring and enforcement 
63.2 	account as authorized in subdivision 19.
63.3 	(4) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
63.4 	2007, chapter 30, section 2, subdivision 4, 
63.5 	paragraph (b), up to $123,000 is for deposit 
63.6 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
63.7 	authorized in subdivision 19.
63.8 	(5) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
63.9 	2008, chapter 367, section 2, subdivision 3, 
63.10 	paragraph (c), up to $120,000 is for deposit 
63.11 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
63.12 	authorized in subdivision 19.
63.13 	(6) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
63.14 	2009, chapter 143, section 2, subdivision 4, 
63.15 	paragraph (e), up to $60,000 is for deposit 
63.16 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
63.17 	authorized in subdivision 19.
63.18 	(7) Of the amount appropriated in Laws 
63.19 	2010, chapter 362, section 2, subdivision 4, 
63.20 	paragraph (f), up to $30,000 is for deposit 
63.21 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
63.22 	authorized in subdivision 19.
63.23 	(c) Preserving the Avon Hills Landscape
63.24 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 2008, 
63.25 	chapter 367, section 2, subdivision 3, 
63.26 	paragraph (d), up to $120,000 is for deposit 
63.27 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
63.28 	authorized in subdivision 19.
63.29 	(d) New Models for Land-Use Planning
63.30 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 1997, 
63.31 	chapter 216, section 15, subdivision 9, 
63.32 	paragraph (d), up to $33,000 is for deposit 
63.33 	in a monitoring and enforcement account as 
63.34 	authorized in subdivision 19.
64.1 	(e) Conservation-Based Development 
64.2 	Program
64.3 	Of the amount appropriated in Laws 1999, 
64.4 	chapter 231, section 16, subdivision 8, 
64.5 	paragraph (e), up to $5,000 is for deposit in 
64.6 	a monitoring and enforcement account as 
64.7 	authorized in subdivision 19.

64.8 	ARTICLE 4
64.9 	STATUTORY CHANGES

64.10 	Section 1. [16E.0475] ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TECHNOLOGY 
64.11 	STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBILITY AND USABILITY.
64.12 		Subdivision 1.Membership. (a) The Advisory Committee for Technology 
64.13 	Standards for Accessibility and Usability consists of ten members, appointed as follows:
64.14 	(1) the state chief information officer, or the state chief information officer's designee;
64.15 	(2) a representative from State Services for the Blind, appointed by the commissioner 
64.16 	of employment and economic development;
64.17 	(3) the commissioner of administration, or the commissioner's designee; 
64.18 	(4) a representative selected by the Minnesota system of technology to achieve 
64.19 	results program; 
64.20 	(5) a representative selected by the Commission of Deaf, DeafBlind, and 
64.21 	Hard-of-Hearing Minnesotans;
64.22 	(6) the commissioner of education, or the commissioner's designee;
64.23 	(7) the commissioner of health, or the commissioner's designee;
64.24 	(8) the commissioner of human services, or the commissioner's designee; 
64.25 	(9) one representative from the Minnesota judicial system designated by the chief 
64.26 	justice; and
64.27 	(10) one staff member from the legislature, appointed by the chair of the Legislative 
64.28 	Coordinating Commission.
64.29 	(b) The appointing authorities under this subdivision must use their best efforts to 
64.30 	ensure that the membership of the advisory committee includes at least one representative 
64.31 	who is deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deafblind and at least one representative who is blind.
64.32 	(c) The advisory committee shall elect a chair from its membership.
64.33 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The advisory committee shall:
65.1 	(1) recommend review processes to be used for the evaluation or certification of 
65.2 	accessibility of technology against accessibility standards;
65.3 	(2) recommend an exception process and thresholds for any deviation from the 
65.4 	accessibility standards;
65.5 	(3) identify, in consultation with state agencies serving Minnesotans with disabilities, 
65.6 	resources for training and technical assistance for state agency staff, including instruction 
65.7 	regarding compliance with accessibility standards;
65.8 	(4) convene customer groups composed of individuals with disabilities to assist in 
65.9 	implementation of accessibility standards;
65.10 	(5) review customer comments about accessibility and usability issues collected by 
65.11 	State Services for the Blind; and
65.12 	(6) develop proposals for funding captioning of live videoconferencing, live 
65.13 	Webcasts, Web streaming, podcasts, and other emerging technologies. 
65.14 	(b) The advisory committee shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members 
65.15 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over state technology systems by January 
65.16 	15 each year regarding the findings, progress, and recommendations made by the advisory 
65.17 	committee under this subdivision. The report shall include any draft legislation necessary 
65.18 	to implement the committee's recommendations.
65.19 		Subd. 3.Terms, compensation, and removal. The terms, compensation, and 
65.20 	removal of members are governed by section 15.059.
65.21 		Subd. 4.Expiration. This section expires June 30, 2013.

65.22 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41A.105, is amended by adding a subdivision 
65.23 	to read:
65.24 		Subd. 1a.Definitions. For the purpose of this section:
65.25 	(1) "biobutanol facility" means a facility at which biobutanol is produced; and
65.26 	(2) "biobutanol" means fermentation isobutyl alcohol that is derived from 
65.27 	agricultural products, including potatoes, cereal grains, cheese whey, and sugar beets; 
65.28 	forest products; or other renewable resources, including residue and waste generated 
65.29 	from the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products, forest products, 
65.30 	and other renewable resources.

65.31 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 65B.84, is amended to read:
65.32 	65B.84 AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM.
65.33 		Subdivision 1.Program described; commissioner's duties; appropriation. (a) 
65.34 	The commissioner of commerce public safety shall:
66.1 	(1) develop and sponsor the implementation of statewide plans, programs, and 
66.2 	strategies to combat automobile theft, improve the administration of the automobile theft 
66.3 	laws, and provide a forum for identification of critical problems for those persons dealing 
66.4 	with automobile theft;
66.5 	(2) coordinate the development, adoption, and implementation of plans, programs, 
66.6 	and strategies relating to interagency and intergovernmental cooperation with respect 
66.7 	to automobile theft enforcement;
66.8 	(3) annually audit the plans and programs that have been funded in whole or in part 
66.9 	to evaluate the effectiveness of the plans and programs and withdraw funding should the 
66.10 	commissioner of public safety determine that a plan or program is ineffective or is no 
66.11 	longer in need of further financial support from the fund;
66.12 	(4) develop a plan of operation including:
66.13 	(i) an assessment of the scope of the problem of automobile theft, including areas 
66.14 	of the state where the problem is greatest;
66.15 	(ii) an analysis of various methods of combating the problem of automobile theft;
66.16 	(iii) a plan for providing financial support to combat automobile theft;
66.17 	(iv) a plan for eliminating car hijacking; and
66.18 	(v) an estimate of the funds required to implement the plan; and
66.19 	(5) distribute money, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety,
66.20 	pursuant to subdivision 3 from the automobile theft prevention special revenue account 
66.21 	for automobile theft prevention activities, including:
66.22 	(i) paying the administrative costs of the program;
66.23 	(ii) providing financial support to the State Patrol and local law enforcement 
66.24 	agencies for automobile theft enforcement teams;
66.25 	(iii) providing financial support to state or local law enforcement agencies for 
66.26 	programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile theft and for improved 
66.27 	equipment and techniques for responding to automobile thefts;
66.28 	(iv) providing financial support to local prosecutors for programs designed to reduce 
66.29 	the incidence of automobile theft;
66.30 	(v) providing financial support to judicial agencies for programs designed to reduce 
66.31 	the incidence of automobile theft;
66.32 	(vi) providing financial support for neighborhood or community organizations or 
66.33 	business organizations for programs designed to reduce the incidence of automobile 
66.34 	theft and to educate people about the common methods of automobile theft, the models 
66.35 	of automobiles most likely to be stolen, and the times and places automobile theft is 
66.36 	most likely to occur; and
67.1 	(vii) providing financial support for automobile theft educational and training 
67.2 	programs for state and local law enforcement officials, driver and vehicle services exam 
67.3 	and inspections staff, and members of the judiciary.
67.4 	(b) The commissioner of public safety may not spend in any fiscal year more than 
67.5 	ten percent of the money in the fund for the program's administrative and operating 
67.6 	costs. The commissioner of public safety is annually appropriated and must distribute 
67.7 	the amount of the proceeds credited to the automobile theft prevention special revenue 
67.8 	account each year, less the transfer of $1,300,000 each year to the general fund described 
67.9 	in section 168A.40, subdivision 4. 
67.10 		Subd. 2.Annual report. By January 15 of each year, the commissioner of public 
67.11 	safety shall report to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
67.12 	house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over the Departments 
67.13 	of Commerce and Public Safety on the activities and expenditures in the preceding year.
67.14 		Subd. 3.Grant criteria; application. (a) A county attorney's office, law 
67.15 	enforcement agency, neighborhood organization, community organization, or business 
67.16 	organization may apply for a grant under this section. Multiple offices or agencies within 
67.17 	a county may apply for a grant under this section.
67.18 	(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of public safety, must 
67.19 	develop criteria for the fair distribution of grants from the automobile theft prevention 
67.20 	account that address the following factors:
67.21 	(1) the number of reported automobile thefts per capita in a city, county, or region, 
67.22 	not merely the total number of automobile thefts;
67.23 	(2) the population of the jurisdiction of the applicant office or agency;
67.24 	(3) the total funds distributed within a county or region; and
67.25 	(4) the statewide interest in automobile theft reduction.
67.26 	(c) The commissioner of public safety may give priority to:
67.27 	(1) offices and agencies engaged in a collaborative effort to reduce automobile 
67.28 	theft; and
67.29 	(2) counties or regions with the greatest rates of automobile theft.
67.30 	(d) The minimum amount of a grant award is $5,000. After considering the 
67.31 	automobile theft rate and total population of an applicant's jurisdiction, if a grant award, 
67.32 	as determined under the criteria and priorities in this subdivision, would be less than 
67.33 	$5,000, it must not be awarded.
67.34 		Subd. 4.Advisory board; creation; membership. An Automobile Theft 
67.35 	Prevention Advisory Board is established to advise the commissioner on the distribution 
67.36 	of grants under this section. The board must consist of seven members appointed by the 
68.1 	commissioner of public safety and must include representatives of law enforcement, 
68.2 	prosecuting agencies, automobile insurers, and the public. The commissioner of public 
68.3 	safety must annually select a chair from among its members.

68.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 30, 2013.

68.5 	Sec. 4. [84.0264] FEDERAL LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS.
68.6 		Subdivision 1.Designated agency. The Department of Natural Resources 
68.7 	is designated as the state agency to apply for, accept, receive, and disburse federal 
68.8 	reimbursement funds and private funds that are granted to the state of Minnesota from 
68.9 	section 6 of the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.
68.10 		Subd. 2.State land and water conservation account. A state land and water 
68.11 	conservation account is created in the natural resources fund. All of the money made 
68.12 	available to the state from funds granted under subdivision 1 shall be deposited in the 
68.13 	state land and water conservation account.
68.14 		Subd. 3.Local share. Fifty percent of all money made available to the state 
68.15 	from funds granted under subdivision 1 shall be distributed for projects to be acquired, 
68.16 	developed, and maintained by local units of government, provided that any project 
68.17 	approved is consistent with a statewide or a county or regional recreational plan and 
68.18 	compatible with the statewide recreational plan. All money received by the commissioner 
68.19 	for local units of government is appropriated annually to carry out the purposes for which 
68.20 	the funds are received.
68.21 		Subd. 4.State share. Fifty percent of the money made available to the state from 
68.22 	funds granted under subdivision 1 shall be used for state land acquisition and development 
68.23 	for the state outdoor recreation system under chapter 86A and the administrative expenses 
68.24 	necessary to maintain eligibility for the federal land and water conservation fund.

68.25 	Sec. 5. [84.8035] NONRESIDENT OFF-ROAD VEHICLE STATE TRAIL PASS.
68.26 		Subdivision 1.Pass required; fee. (a) A nonresident may not operate an off-road 
68.27 	vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid off-road vehicle trail unless the vehicle displays a 
68.28 	nonresident off-road vehicle state trail pass sticker issued according to this section. 
68.29 	The pass must be viewable by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee 
68.30 	designated under section 84.0835.
68.31 	(b) The fee for an annual pass is $20. The pass is valid from January 1 through 
68.32 	December 31. The fee for a three-year pass is $30. The commissioner of natural resources 
68.33 	shall issue a pass upon application and payment of the fee. Fees collected under this 
68.34 	section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the state 
69.1 	treasury and credited to the off-road vehicle account in the natural resources fund and, 
69.2 	except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner 
69.3 	under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to counties and 
69.4 	municipalities for off-road vehicle organizations to construct and maintain off-road 
69.5 	vehicle trails and use areas.
69.6 	(c) A nonresident off-road vehicle state trail pass is not required for:
69.7 	(1) an off-road vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state, 
69.8 	or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section 84.798, 
69.9 	subdivision 2;
69.10 	(2) a person operating an off-road vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is owned 
69.11 	by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or
69.12 	(3) a nonresident operating an off-road vehicle that is registered according to section 
69.13 	84.798.
69.14 		Subd. 2.License agents. The commissioner shall appoint agents to issue and 
69.15 	sell nonresident off-road vehicle state trail passes. The commissioner may revoke the 
69.16 	appointment of an agent at any time. The commissioner may adopt additional rules as 
69.17 	provided in section 97A.485, subdivision 11. An agent shall observe all rules adopted 
69.18 	by the commissioner for accounting and handling of passes pursuant to section 97A.485, 
69.19 	subdivision 11. An agent shall promptly deposit and remit all money received from the 
69.20 	sale of the passes, exclusive of the issuing fee, to the commissioner.
69.21 		Subd. 3.Issuance of passes. The commissioner and agents shall issue and sell 
69.22 	nonresident off-road vehicle state trail passes. The commissioner shall also make the 
69.23 	passes available through the electronic licensing system established under section 84.027, 
69.24 	subdivision 15.
69.25 		Subd. 4.Agent's fee. In addition to the fee for a pass, an issuing fee of $1 per pass 
69.26 	shall be charged. The issuing fee may be retained by the seller of the pass. Issuing fees for 
69.27 	passes issued by the commissioner shall be deposited in the off-road vehicle account in the 
69.28 	natural resources fund and retained for the operation of the electronic licensing system.
69.29 		Subd. 5.Duplicate passes. The commissioner and agents shall issue a duplicate 
69.30 	pass to persons whose pass is lost or destroyed using the process established under section 
69.31 	97A.405, subdivision 3, and rules adopted thereunder. The fee for a duplicate nonresident 
69.32 	off-road vehicle state trail pass is $4, with an issuing fee of 50 cents.

69.33 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84D.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
69.34 		Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under 
69.35 	section 86B.415, subdivision 7, and civil penalties under section 84D.13 shall be deposited 
70.1 	in the invasive species account. Each year, the commissioner of management and budget 
70.2 	shall transfer from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account, the annual 
70.3 	surcharge collected on nonresident fishing licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 
70.4 	7, paragraph (b). In fiscal years 2010 and 2011 Each fiscal year, the commissioner of 
70.5 	management and budget shall transfer $725,000 $750,000 from the water recreation 
70.6 	account under section 86B.706 to the invasive species account.

70.7 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.052, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
70.8 		Subd. 4.Deposit of fees. (a) Fees paid for providing contracted products and 
70.9 	services within a state park, state recreation area, or wayside, and for special state park 
70.10 	uses under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to a 
70.11 	state parks account.
70.12 	(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases of natural resources within 
70.13 	state parks, recreation areas, and waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be 
70.14 	deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state parks working capital account. 
70.15 	The appropriation under section 85.22 for revenue deposited in this section is limited to 
70.16 	$25,000 per fiscal year.
70.17 	(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the gross receipts from the sale of stockpile 
70.18 	materials, aggregate, or other earth materials from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle 
70.19 	Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the natural resources fund 
70.20 	from which the purchase of the stockpile material was made.

70.21 	Sec. 8. [89.0385] FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST 
70.22 	CERTIFICATION.
70.23 	(a) After each fiscal year, the commissioner shall certify the total costs incurred for 
70.24 	forest management, forest improvement, and road improvement on state-managed lands 
70.25 	during that year. The commissioner shall distribute forest management receipts credited to 
70.26 	various accounts according to this section.
70.27 	(b) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities 
70.28 	on state lands shall be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the 
70.29 	forest management investment account in the natural resources fund, except for those 
70.30 	costs certified under section 16A.125. Transfers in a fiscal year cannot exceed receipts 
70.31 	credited to the account.

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

70.33 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.039, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
71.1 		Subdivision 1.Account established; sources. The forest management investment 
71.2 	account is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury and money in the 
71.3 	account may be spent only for the purposes provided in subdivision 2. The following 
71.4 	revenue shall be deposited in the forest management investment account:
71.5 	(1) timber sales receipts transferred from the consolidated conservation areas 
71.6 	account as provided in section 84A.51, subdivision 2;
71.7 	(2) timber sales receipts from forest lands as provided in section 89.035;
71.8 	(3) money transferred from the forest suspense account according to section 
71.9 	16A.125, subdivision 5; and
71.10 	(4) interest accruing from investment of the account.; and
71.11 	(5) money transferred from other accounts according to section 89.0385.

71.12 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.21, is amended to read:
71.13 	89.21 CAMPGROUNDS, ESTABLISHMENT AND FEES.
71.14 	(a) The commissioner is authorized to establish and develop state forest 
71.15 	campgrounds and may establish minimum standards not inconsistent with the laws of the 
71.16 	state for the care and use of such campgrounds and charge fees for such uses as specified 
71.17 	by the commissioner of natural resources.
71.18 	(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner shall, by written order, 
71.19 	establish fees providing for the use of state forest campgrounds. The fees are not subject 
71.20 	to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. 
71.21 	(c) All fees shall be deposited in the general fund an account in the natural resources 
71.22 	fund and are appropriated annually to the commissioner.

71.23 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
71.24 		Subd. 2.Purpose of planting. The purposes for which trees may be produced, 
71.25 	procured, distributed, and planted under sections 89.35 to 89.39 shall include auxiliary 
71.26 	forests, woodlots, windbreaks, shelterbelts, erosion control, soil conservation, water 
71.27 	conservation, provision of permanent food and cover for wild life, environmental 
71.28 	education, and afforestation and reforestation on public or private state lands of any 
71.29 	kind, but shall not include the raising of fruit for human consumption or planting for 
71.30 	purely ornamental purposes. It is hereby declared that all such authorized purposes are in 
71.31 	furtherance of the public health, safety, and welfare. 

71.32 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.1 		Subdivision 1.Production at state nurseries. The commissioner of natural 
72.2 	resources may produce tree planting stock for the purposes of sections 89.35 to 89.39
72.3 	upon any lands under control of the commissioner which may be deemed suitable and 
72.4 	available therefor so far as not inconsistent consistent with other uses to which such the
72.5 	lands may be dedicated by law. The commissioner may not produce more than 10,000,000
72.6 	8,000,000 units of planting stock annually, after January 1, 2003 June 30, 2011. The 
72.7 	commissioner shall limit deciduous tree stock production to no more than two percent of 
72.8 	total annual production.

72.9 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.37, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.10 		Subdivision 1.Planting conditions State lands. The commissioner of natural 
72.11 	resources may supply planting stock produced or procured hereunder for use on any 
72.12 	public or privatestate lands within the state for the purposes herein authorized under such 
72.13 	conditions as sections 89.35 to 89.39. The commissioner may prescribe for planting, care, 
72.14 	and maintenance in furtherance of such the purposes specified. The commissioner may 
72.15 	sell excess tree planting stock to licensed, private nurseries.

72.16 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.37, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
72.17 		Subd. 3b.Sales to nurseries. To promote the availability and use of native plant 
72.18 	material, the commissioner may sell native tree seed to licensed, private Minnesota 
72.19 	nurseries when supplies of seed from geographically adapted sources are not available 
72.20 	from private Minnesota seed dealers. The commissioner may also sell native trees and 
72.21 	shrubs in lots of ten or more to nonprofit groups and local units of government.

72.22 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 93.481, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
72.23 		Subd. 7.Mining administration account. The mining administration account is 
72.24 	established as an account in the natural resources fund. Fees charged to owners, operators, 
72.25 	or managers of mines under this section and section 93.482 shall be credited to the account 
72.26 	and may be are appropriated to the commissioner to cover the costs of providing and 
72.27 	monitoring permits to mine. Earnings accruing from investment of the account remain 
72.28 	with the account until appropriated.

72.29 	Sec. 16. [97A.052] PEACE OFFICER TRAINING ACCOUNT.
72.30 		Subdivision 1.Account established; sources. The peace officer training account is 
72.31 	created in the game and fish fund in the state treasury. Revenue from the portion of the 
72.32 	surcharges assessed to criminal and traffic offenders in section 357.021, subdivision 7, 
73.1 	clause (1), shall be deposited in the account. Money in the account may be spent only 
73.2 	for the purposes provided in subdivision 2.
73.3 		Subd. 2.Purposes of account. Money in the peace officer training account 
73.4 	may only be spent by the commissioner for peace officer training for employees of the 
73.5 	Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863 
73.6 	to enforce game and fish laws.

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

73.8 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.055, is amended by adding a 
73.9 	subdivision to read:
73.10 		Subd. 2b.Certified costs. Money for the certified costs under section 89.0385 
73.11 	is transferred annually for reimbursement of certified costs on state lands acquired by 
73.12 	purchase or gift for game and fish purposes.

73.13 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
73.14 		Subd. 2.Revenue from small game license surcharge and lifetime licenses.
 73.15 	Revenue from the small game surcharge and $6.50 annually from the lifetime fish and 
73.16 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under sections 
73.17 	97A.473, subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be credited to the 
73.18 	wildlife acquisition account and is appropriated to the commissioner. The money in the 
73.19 	account shall be used by the commissioner only for the purposes of this section, and 
73.20 	acquisition and development of wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance of 
73.21 	the lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature. 

73.22 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.075, is amended to read:
73.23 	97A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.
73.24 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 
73.25 	subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 
73.26 	2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15), and 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and 
73.27 	(12),and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
73.28 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 
73.29 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 
73.30 	section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and 
73.31 	shall be used is appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer 
73.32 	management programs.
74.1 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 
74.2 	the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license 
74.3 	issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear 
74.4 	management account and shall be used is appropriated to the commissioner for deer and 
74.5 	bear management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
74.6 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and 
74.7 	wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
74.8 	and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding 
74.9 	and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must 
74.10 	inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years 
74.11 	on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management 
74.12 	has been spent.
74.13 	 When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 
74.14 	and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 
74.15 	unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear 
74.16 	management programs and computerized licensing.
74.17 		Subd. 2.Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue 
74.18 	from the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps must be credited to the waterfowl habitat 
74.19 	improvement account. Money in the account may be used and is appropriated to the 
74.20 	commissioner only for:
74.21 	(1) development of wetlands and lakes in the state and designated waterfowl 
74.22 	management lakes for maximum migratory waterfowl production including habitat 
74.23 	evaluation, the construction of dikes, water control structures and impoundments, nest 
74.24 	cover, rough fish barriers, acquisition of sites and facilities necessary for development 
74.25 	and management of existing migratory waterfowl habitat and the designation of waters 
74.26 	under section 97A.101;
74.27 	(2) management of migratory waterfowl;
74.28 	(3) development, restoration, maintenance, or preservation of migratory waterfowl 
74.29 	habitat;
74.30 	(4) acquisition of and access to structure sites; and
74.31 	(5) the promotion of waterfowl habitat development and maintenance, including 
74.32 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for waterfowl habitat.
74.33 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
74.34 	a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), or (5), or 
74.35 	to specific management activities under paragraph (a), clause (2).
75.1 		Subd. 3.Trout and salmon stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from trout 
75.2 	and salmon stamps must be credited to the trout and salmon management account. Money 
75.3 	in the account may be used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:
75.4 	(1) the development, restoration, maintenance, improvement, protection, and 
75.5 	preservation of habitat for trout and salmon in trout streams and lakes, including, but 
75.6 	not limited to, evaluating habitat; stabilizing eroding stream banks; adding fish cover; 
75.7 	modifying stream channels; managing vegetation to protect, shade, or reduce runoff on 
75.8 	stream banks; and purchasing equipment to accomplish these tasks;
75.9 	(2) rearing trout and salmon, including utility and service costs associated with 
75.10 	coldwater hatchery buildings and systems; stocking trout and salmon in streams and lakes 
75.11 	and Lake Superior; and monitoring and evaluating stocked trout and salmon;
75.12 	(3) acquisition of easements and fee title along trout waters;
75.13 	(4) identifying easement and fee title areas along trout waters; and
75.14 	(5) research and special management projects on trout streams, trout lakes, and 
75.15 	Lake Superior and portions of its tributaries.
75.16 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related 
75.17 	to a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), to specific fish rearing 
75.18 	activities under paragraph (a), clause (2), or for costs associated with supplies and 
75.19 	equipment to implement trout and salmon management activities under paragraph (a).
75.20 		Subd. 4.Pheasant stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps 
75.21 	must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account may 
75.22 	be used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:
75.23 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked 
75.24 	pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter 
75.25 	cover, and reliable food sources;
75.26 	(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;
75.27 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private 
75.28 	land;
75.29 	(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including 
75.30 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and
75.31 	(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public 
75.32 	hunting.
75.33 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
75.34 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
75.35 	(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under 
75.36 	paragraph (a), clause (4); or
76.1 	(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2019, personnel may be hired 
76.2 	to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement 
76.3 	conservation provisions of state and federal programs.
76.4 		Subd. 5.Turkey account. (a) $4.50 from each turkey license sold, except youth 
76.5 	licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (4), and subdivision 3, clause (7), 
76.6 	must be credited to the wild turkey management account. Money in the account may be 
76.7 	used and is appropriated to the commissioner only for:
76.8 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild 
76.9 	turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment 
76.10 	of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
76.11 	(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;
76.12 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and 
76.13 	private land;
76.14 	(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
76.15 	(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population 
76.16 	surveys and monitoring, and research.
76.17 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
76.18 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
76.19 	(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4), 
76.20 	or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
76.21 	(2) any permanent personnel costs.
76.22 		Subd. 6.Walleye stamp. (a) Revenue from walleye stamps must be credited to the 
76.23 	walleye stamp account. Money in the account must be used and is appropriated to the 
76.24 	commissioner only for stocking walleye in waters of the state and related activities.
76.25 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
76.26 	a specific body of water under paragraph (a), or for costs associated with supplies and 
76.27 	equipment to implement walleye stocking activities under paragraph (a).

76.28 	Sec. 20. [103G.27] WATER MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
76.29 		Subdivision 1.Account established; sources. The water management account 
76.30 	is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury. Revenues collected from 
76.31 	permit application fees, water use fees, field inspection fees, penalties, and other receipts 
76.32 	according to sections 103G.271 and 103G.301 shall be deposited in the account. Interest 
76.33 	earned on money in the account accrues to the account.
76.34 		Subd. 2.Purposes of account. Money in the water management account may be 
76.35 	spent only for the costs associated with administering this chapter.

77.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
77.2 		Subd. 6.Water use permit processing fee. (a) Except as described in paragraphs 
77.3 	(b) to (f), a water use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in 
77.4 	accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water use permit in force 
77.5 	at any time during the year. Fees collected under this paragraph are credited to the water 
77.6 	management account in the natural resources fund. The schedule is as follows, with the 
77.7 	stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount appropriated:
77.8 	(1) $140 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;
77.9 	(2) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less 
77.10 	than 100,000,000 gallons per year;
77.11 	(3) $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less 
77.12 	than 150,000,000 gallons per year;
77.13 	(4) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but 
77.14 	less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;
77.15 	(5) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less 
77.16 	than 250,000,000 gallons per year;
77.17 	(6) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but 
77.18 	less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;
77.19 	(7) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less 
77.20 	than 350,000,000 gallons per year;
77.21 	(8) $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but 
77.22 	less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;
77.23 	(9) $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less 
77.24 	than 450,000,000 gallons per year;
77.25 	(10) $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but 
77.26 	less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and
77.27 	(11) $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per year.
77.28 	(b) For once-through cooling systems, a water use processing fee must be prescribed 
77.29 	by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water use 
77.30 	permit in force at any time during the year:
77.31 	(1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and
77.32 	(2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.
77.33 	(c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year 
77.34 	and, except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.
77.35 	(d) For water use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:
77.36 	(1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 per year;
78.1 	(2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:
78.2 	(i) $60,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;
78.3 	(ii) $90,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or
78.4 	(iii) $300,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;
78.5 	(3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 per year;
78.6 	(4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam 
78.7 	for home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the 
78.8 	cogeneration of electricity and steam; and
78.9 	(5) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to 
78.10 	prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined 
78.11 	by the commissioner.
78.12 	(e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of two 
78.13 	percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid 
78.14 	balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee 
78.15 	may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, or federal 
78.16 	governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.
78.17 	(f) The minimum water use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of 
78.18 	agricultural land is $20 for years in which:
78.19 	(1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or
78.20 	(2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 
78.21 	and October 1.
78.22 	(g) A surcharge of $30 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in 
78.23 	paragraph (a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June, 
78.24 	July, and August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal water 
78.25 	use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for municipalities 
78.26 	with more than one permit shall be determined based on the total appropriations from all 
78.27 	permits that supply a common distribution system.

78.28 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.301, is amended by adding a 
78.29 	subdivision to read:
78.30 		Subd. 8.Deposit of fees. Fees collected under this section must be credited to the 
78.31 	water management account in the natural resources fund.

78.32 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.615, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
78.33 		Subd. 2.Fees. (a) The commissioner shall establish a fee schedule for permits to 
78.34 	control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild rice. The fees must be set by rule, and 
79.1 	section 16A.1283 does not apply, but the rule must not take effect until 45 legislative 
79.2 	days after it has been reported to the legislature. The fees shall not exceed $2,500 per 
79.3 	permit and shall be based upon the cost of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing 
79.4 	the permit, and additional costs incurred after the application to inspect and monitor 
79.5 	the activities authorized by the permit, and enforce aquatic plant management rules and 
79.6 	permit requirements.
79.7 	(b) A fee for a permit for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation for each contiguous 
79.8 	parcel of shoreline owned by an owner may be charged. This fee may not be charged for 
79.9 	permits issued in connection with purple loosestrife control or lakewide Eurasian water 
79.10 	milfoil control programs.
79.11 	(c) A fee may not be charged to the state or a federal governmental agency applying 
79.12 	for a permit.
79.13 	(d) A fee for a permit for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation in a public 
79.14 	water basin that is 20 acres or less in size shall be one-half of the fee established under 
79.15 	paragraph (a).
79.16 	(e) The money received for the permits under this subdivision shall be deposited in 
79.17 	the treasury and credited to the water recreation account.

79.18 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115.073, is amended to read:
79.19 	115.073 ENFORCEMENT FUNDING.
79.20 	Except as provided in section 115C.05, all one-half of the money recovered by the 
79.21 	state under this chapter and chapters 115A and 116, including civil penalties and money 
79.22 	paid under an agreement, stipulation, or settlement, excluding money paid for past due 
79.23 	fees or taxes, must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the environmental 
79.24 	fund. The remaining amount collected shall be deposited in the general fund.

79.25 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.1314, is amended to read:
79.26 	115A.1314 MANUFACTURER'S REGISTRATION FEE; CREATION OF 
79.27 	ACCOUNT.
79.28 		Subdivision 1.Registration fee. (a) Each manufacturer who registers under section 
79.29 	115A.1312 must, by September 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, pay to the commissioner 
79.30 	of revenue an annual registration fee. The commissioner of revenue must deposit the 
79.31 	fee in the account established in subdivision 2 state treasury and credit the fee to the 
79.32 	environmental fund.
79.33 	(b) The registration fee for the initial program year during which a manufacturer's 
79.34 	video display devices are sold to households is $5,000. Each year thereafter, The 
80.1 	registration fee is equal to a base fee of $2,500, plus a variable recycling fee calculated 
80.2 	according to the formula:
80.3 	((A x B) - (C + D)) x E, where:
80.4 	(1) A = the number of pounds of a manufacturer's video display devices sold to 
80.5 	households during the previous program year, as reported to the department under section 
80.6 	115A.1316, subdivision 1;
80.7 	(2) B = the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, set at 
80.8 	0.6 for the first program year and 0.8 for the second program year and every year thereafter;
80.9 	(3) C = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by a 
80.10 	manufacturer from households during the previous program year, as reported to the 
80.11 	department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 1;
80.12 	(4) D = the number of recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to calculate the 
80.13 	variable recycling fee, as reported to the department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 
80.14 	1; and
80.15 	(5) E = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $0.50 per pound for 
80.16 	manufacturers who recycle less than 50 percent of the product (A x B); $0.40 per pound 
80.17 	for manufacturers who recycle at least 50 percent but less than 90 percent of the product 
80.18 	(A x B); and $0.30 per pound for manufacturers who recycle at least 90 percent but less 
80.19 	than 100 percent of the product (A x B).
80.20 	(c) If, as specified in paragraph (b), the term C - (A x B) equals a positive number of 
80.21 	pounds, that amount is defined as the manufacturer's recycling credits. A manufacturer 
80.22 	may retain recycling credits to be added, in whole or in part, to the actual value of C, as 
80.23 	reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, during any succeeding program year, 
80.24 	provided that no more than 25 percent of a manufacturer's obligation (A x B) for any 
80.25 	program year may be met with recycling credits generated in a prior program year. A 
80.26 	manufacturer may sell any portion or all of its recycling credits to another manufacturer, at 
80.27 	a price negotiated by the parties, who may use the credits in the same manner.
80.28 	(d) For the purpose of calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling fee under 
80.29 	paragraph (b), the weight of covered electronic devices collected from households located 
80.30 	outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), is 
80.31 	calculated at 1.5 times their actual weight.
80.32 	(e) The registration fee for the initial program year and the base registration fee 
80.33 	thereafter for a manufacturer who produces fewer than 100 video display devices for sale 
80.34 	annually to households is $1,250.
80.35 		Subd. 2.Creation of account; appropriations Use of registration fees. (a) The 
80.36 	electronic waste account is established in the environmental fund. The commissioner of 
81.1 	revenue must deposit receipts from the fee established in subdivision 1 in the account. 
81.2 	Any interest earned on the account must be credited to the account. Money from other 
81.3 	sources may be credited to the account. Beginning in the second program year and 
81.4 	continuing each program year thereafter, as of the last day of each program year, the 
81.5 	commissioner shall determine the total amount of the variable fees that were collected. To 
81.6 	the extent that the total fees collected by the commissioner in connection with this section 
81.7 	exceed the amount the commissioner determines necessary to operate the program for the 
81.8 	new program year, the commissioner shall refund on a pro rata basis, to all manufacturers 
81.9 	who paid any fees for the previous program year, the amount of fees collected by the 
81.10 	commissioner in excess of the amount necessary to operate the program for the new 
81.11 	program year. No individual refund is required of amounts of $100 or less for a fiscal 
81.12 	year. Manufacturers who report collections less than 50 percent of their obligation for 
81.13 	the previous program year are not eligible for a refund.
81.14 	(b) Until June 30, 2011, money in the account is annually appropriated to the 
81.15 	Pollution Control Agency: (a) Registration fees may be used by the commissioner for:
81.16 	(1) for the purpose of implementing sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330, including 
81.17 	transfer to the commissioner of revenue to carry out the department's duties under 
81.18 	section 115A.1320, subdivision 2, and transfer to the commissioner of administration for 
81.19 	responsibilities under section 115A.1324; and
81.20 	(2) to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to be distributed on 
81.21 	a competitive basis through contracts with grants to counties outside the 11-county 
81.22 	metropolitan area, as defined in paragraph (c) (b), and with to private entities that collect 
81.23 	for recycling covered electronic devices in counties outside the 11-county metropolitan 
81.24 	area, where the collection and recycling is consistent with the respective county's solid 
81.25 	waste plan, for the purpose of carrying out the activities under sections 115A.1312 to 
81.26 	115A.1330. In awarding competitive grants under this clause, the commissioner must 
81.27 	give preference to counties and private entities that are working cooperatively with 
81.28 	manufacturers to help them meet their recycling obligations under section 115A.1318, 
81.29 	subdivision 1.
81.30 	(c) (b)  The 11-county metropolitan area consists of the counties of Anoka, Carver, 
81.31 	Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.

81.32 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.1320, subdivision 1, is amended to 
81.33 	read:
81.34 		Subdivision 1.Duties of the agency. (a) The agency shall administer sections 
81.35 	115A.1310 to 115A.1330.
82.1 	(b) The agency shall establish procedures for:
82.2 	(1) receipt and maintenance of the registration statements and certifications filed 
82.3 	with the agency under section 115A.1312; and
82.4 	(2) making the statements and certifications easily available to manufacturers, 
82.5 	retailers, and members of the public.
82.6 	(c) The agency shall annually review the value of the following variables that are 
82.7 	part of the formula used to calculate a manufacturer's annual registration fee under section 
82.8 	115A.1314, subdivision 1:
82.9 	(1) the proportion of sales of video display devices sold to households that 
82.10 	manufacturers are required to recycle;
82.11 	(2) the estimated per-pound price of recycling covered electronic devices sold to 
82.12 	households;
82.13 	(3) the base registration fee; and
82.14 	(4) the multiplier established for the weight of covered electronic devices collected 
82.15 	in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). If the agency determines that any of 
82.16 	these values must be changed in order to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the 
82.17 	activities regulated under sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330or if the revenues in the 
82.18 	account exceed the amount that the agency determines is necessary, the agency shall 
82.19 	submit recommended changes and the reasons for them to the chairs of the senate and 
82.20 	house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.
82.21 	(d) By January 15 each year, beginning in 2008, the agency shall calculate estimated 
82.22 	sales of video display devices sold to households by each manufacturer during the 
82.23 	preceding program year, based on national sales data, and forward the estimates to the 
82.24 	department.
82.25 	(e) The agency shall manage the account established in section 115A.1314, 
82.26 	subdivision 2. If the revenues in the account exceed the amount that the agency determines 
82.27 	is necessary for efficient and effective administration of the program, including any 
82.28 	amount for contingencies, the agency must recommend to the legislature that the base 
82.29 	registration fee, the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, 
82.30 	or the estimated per pound cost of recycling established under section 115A.1314, 
82.31 	subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or any combination thereof, be lowered in order to reduce 
82.32 	revenues collected in the subsequent program year by the estimated amount of the excess.
82.33 	(f) (e) On or before December 1, 2010, and each year thereafter, the agency shall 
82.34 	provide a report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of sections 
82.35 	115A.1310 to 115A.1330. For each program year, the report must discuss the total weight 
82.36 	of covered electronic devices recycled and a summary of information in the reports 
83.1 	submitted by manufacturers and recyclers under section 115A.1316. The report must 
83.2 	also discuss the various collection programs used by manufacturers to collect covered 
83.3 	electronic devices; information regarding covered electronic devices that are being 
83.4 	collected by persons other than registered manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers; and 
83.5 	information about covered electronic devices, if any, being disposed of in landfills in 
83.6 	this state. The report must include a description of enforcement actions under sections 
83.7 	115A.1310 to 115A.1330. The agency may include in its report other information received 
83.8 	by the agency regarding the implementation of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330.
83.9 	(g) (f) The agency shall promote public participation in the activities regulated under 
83.10 	sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330 through public education and outreach efforts.
83.11 	(h) (g) The agency shall enforce sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 in the manner 
83.12 	provided by sections 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 116.072, except for those 
83.13 	provisions enforced by the department, as provided in subdivision 2. The agency may 
83.14 	revoke a registration of a collector or recycler found to have violated sections 115A.1310
83.15 	to 115A.1330.
83.16 	(i) (h) The agency shall facilitate communication between counties, collection and 
83.17 	recycling centers, and manufacturers to ensure that manufacturers are aware of video 
83.18 	display devices available for recycling.
83.19 	(j) (i) The agency shall develop a form retailers must use to report information to 
83.20 	manufacturers under section 115A.1318 and post it on the agency's Web site.
83.21 	(k) (j) The agency shall post on its Web site the contact information provided by 
83.22 	each manufacturer under section 115A.1318, paragraph (e).

83.23 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115C.09, subdivision 3c, is amended to read:
83.24 		Subd. 3c.Release at refineries and tank facilities not eligible for reimbursement.
 83.25 	(a) Reimbursement may not be made under this chapter for costs associated with a release:
83.26 	(1) from a tank located at a petroleum refinery; or
83.27 	(2) from a tank facility, including a pipeline terminal, with more than 1,000,000 
83.28 	gallons of total petroleum storage capacity at the tank facility.
83.29 	(b) Paragraph (a), clause (2), does not apply to reimbursement for costs associated 
83.30 	with a release from a tank facility:
83.31 	(1) owned or operated by a person engaged in the business of mining iron ore or 
83.32 	taconite;
83.33 	(2) owned by a political subdivision, a housing and redevelopment authority, an 
83.34 	economic development authority, or a port authority that acquired the tank facility prior 
83.35 	to May 23, 1989; or
84.1 	(3) owned by a person:
84.2 	(i) who acquired the tank facility prior to May 23, 1989;
84.3 	(ii) who did not use the tank facility for the bulk storage of petroleum; and
84.4 	(iii) who is not affiliated with the party who used the tank facility for the bulk 
84.5 	storage of petroleum.; or
84.6 	(4) that is not a petroleum refinery or pipeline terminal and is owned by a person 
84.7 	engaged in the business of storing used oil primarily for sales to end users.

84.8 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115C.13, is amended to read:
84.9 	115C.13 REPEALER.
84.10 	Sections 115C.01, 115C.02, 115C.021, 115C.03, 115C.04, 115C.045, 115C.05, 
84.11 	115C.06, 115C.065, 115C.07, 115C.08, 115C.09, 115C.093, 115C.094, 115C.10, 115C.11, 
84.12 	115C.111, 115C.112, 115C.113, 115C.12, and 115C.13, are repealed effective June 30, 
84.13 	2012 2017.

84.14 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.06, is amended by adding a subdivision 
84.15 	to read:
84.16 		Subd. 5a.Capacity. "Capacity" means the maximum number of animal units 
84.17 	actually confined or proposed to be confined at an animal feedlot.

84.18 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.07, subdivision 7c, is amended to read:
84.19 		Subd. 7c.NPDES feedlot permitting requirements. (a) The agency must issue 
84.20 	national pollutant discharge elimination system permits for feedlots with 1,000 animal 
84.21 	units or more and that meet the definition of a "concentrated animal feeding operation" in 
84.22 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.23, only as required by federal law. The 
84.23 	issuance of national pollutant discharge elimination system permits for feedlots must be 
84.24 	based on the following:
84.25 	(1) a permit for a newly constructed or expanded animal feedlot that is identified as a 
84.26 	priority by the commissioner, using criteria established under paragraph (d) in effect on 
84.27 	January 1, 2010, must be issued as an individual permit;
84.28 	(2) after January 1, 2001, an existing feedlot that is identified as a priority by the 
84.29 	commissioner, using criteria established under paragraph (e) in effect on January 1, 2010,
84.30 	must be issued as an individual permit; and
84.31 	(3) the agency must issue a general national pollutant discharge elimination system 
84.32 	permit, if required, for animal feedlots that are not identified under clause (1) or (2).
85.1 	(b) Prior to the issuance of a general national pollutant discharge elimination system 
85.2 	permit for a category of animal feedlot facility permittees, the agency must hold at least 
85.3 	one public hearing on the permit issuance.
85.4 	(c) To the extent practicable, the agency must include a public notice and comment 
85.5 	period for an individual national pollutant discharge elimination system permit concurrent 
85.6 	with any public notice and comment for:
85.7 	(1) the purpose of environmental review of the same facility under chapter 116D; or
85.8 	(2) the purpose of obtaining a conditional use permit from a local unit of government 
85.9 	where the local government unit is the responsible governmental unit for purposes of 
85.10 	environmental review under chapter 116D.
85.11 	(d) The commissioner, in consultation with the Feedlot and Manure Management 
85.12 	Advisory Committee, created under section 17.136, and other interested parties must 
85.13 	develop criteria for determining whether an individual national pollutant discharge 
85.14 	elimination system permit is required under paragraph (a), clause (1). The criteria must 
85.15 	be based on proximity to waters of the state, facility design, and other site-specific 
85.16 	environmental factors.
85.17 	(e) The commissioner, in consultation with the Feedlot and Manure Management 
85.18 	Advisory Committee, created under section 17.136, and other interested parties must 
85.19 	develop criteria for determining whether an individual national pollutant discharge 
85.20 	elimination system permit is required for an existing animal feedlot, under paragraph 
85.21 	(a), clause (2). The criteria must be based on violations and other compliance problems 
85.22 	at the facility.
85.23 	(f) The commissioner, in consultation with the Feedlot and Manure Management 
85.24 	Advisory Committee, created under section 17.136, and other interested parties must 
85.25 	develop criteria for determining when an individual national pollutant discharge 
85.26 	elimination system permit is transferred from individual to general permit status.
85.27 	(g) Notwithstanding the provisions in paragraph (a), until January 1, 2001, the 
85.28 	commissioner may issue an individual national pollutant discharge elimination system 
85.29 	permit for an animal feedlot. After the general permit is issued and the criteria under 
85.30 	paragraphs (d) and (e) are developed, individual permits issued pursuant to this paragraph 
85.31 	that do not fit the criteria for an individual permit under the applicable provisions of 
85.32 	paragraph (d) or (e) must be transferred to general permit status.
85.33 	(h) The commissioner, in consultation with the Feedlot and Manure Management 
85.34 	Advisory Committee, created under section 17.136, and other interested parties must 
85.35 	develop criteria for determining which feedlots are required to apply for and obtain a 
85.36 	national pollutant discharge elimination system permit and which feedlots are required 
86.1 	to apply for and obtain a state disposal system permit based upon the actual or potential 
86.2 	to discharge A feedlot owner may choose to apply for a national pollutant discharge 
86.3 	elimination system permit even if the feedlot is not required by federal law to have a 
86.4 	national pollutant discharge elimination system permit.

86.5 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a, as amended by 
86.6 	Laws 2011, chapter 4, section 6, is amended to read:
86.7 		Subd. 2a.When prepared. Where there is potential for significant environmental 
86.8 	effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action shall be preceded by a 
86.9 	detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit. 
86.10 	The environmental impact statement shall be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic 
86.11 	document which describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant 
86.12 	environmental impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and 
86.13 	their impacts, and explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an 
86.14 	action could be mitigated. The environmental impact statement shall also analyze those 
86.15 	economic, employment and sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action 
86.16 	be implemented. To ensure its use in the decision-making process, the environmental 
86.17 	impact statement shall be prepared as early as practical in the formulation of an action. 
86.18 	No mandatory environmental impact statement may be required for an ethanol plant, 
86.19 	as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), that produces less than 
86.20 	125,000,000 gallons of ethanol annually and is located outside of the seven-county 
86.21 	metropolitan area.
86.22 	(a) The board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental 
86.23 	impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets shall be prepared 
86.24 	as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under this 
86.25 	section. A mandatory environmental assessment worksheet shall not be required for the 
86.26 	expansion of an ethanol plant, as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph 
86.27 	(b), or the conversion of an ethanol plant to a biobutanol facility or the expansion of a 
86.28 	biobutanol facility, as defined in section 41A.105, subdivision 1a, based on the capacity 
86.29 	of the expanded or converted facility to produce alcohol fuel, but must be required if 
86.30 	the ethanol plant meets or exceeds thresholds of other categories of actions for which 
86.31 	environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared. The responsible governmental 
86.32 	unit for an ethanol plant project for which an environmental assessment worksheet is 
86.33 	prepared shall be the state agency with the greatest responsibility for supervising or 
86.34 	approving the project as a whole.
87.1 	(b) The responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the 
87.2 	completion of an environmental assessment worksheet in a manner to be determined by 
87.3 	the board and shall provide copies of the environmental assessment worksheet to the board 
87.4 	and its member agencies. Comments on the need for an environmental impact statement 
87.5 	may be submitted to the responsible governmental unit during a 30-day period following 
87.6 	publication of the notice that an environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. 
87.7 	The responsible governmental unit's decision on the need for an environmental impact 
87.8 	statement shall be based on the environmental assessment worksheet and the comments 
87.9 	received during the comment period, and shall be made within 15 days after the close of 
87.10 	the comment period. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 
87.11 	additional days upon the request of the responsible governmental unit.
87.12 	(c) An environmental assessment worksheet shall also be prepared for a proposed 
87.13 	action whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 25 100
87.14 	individuals who reside or own property in the county or an adjoining county where the 
87.15 	proposed action will be located, submitted before the proposed project has received final 
87.16 	approval by the appropriate governmental units, demonstrates that, because of the nature 
87.17 	or location of a proposed action, there may be potential for significant environmental 
87.18 	effects. Petitions requesting the preparation of an environmental assessment worksheet 
87.19 	shall be submitted to the board. The chair of the board shall determine the appropriate 
87.20 	responsible governmental unit and forward the petition to it. A decision on the need for 
87.21 	an environmental assessment worksheet shall be made by the responsible governmental 
87.22 	unit within 15 days after the petition is received by the responsible governmental unit. 
87.23 	The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 additional days upon 
87.24 	request of the responsible governmental unit.
87.25 	(d) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part 
87.26 	4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental 
87.27 	review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:
87.28 	(1) the proposed action is:
87.29 	(i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or
87.30 	(ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative 
87.31 	capacity of less than 1,000 animal units;
87.32 	(2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by 
87.33 	the proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution 
87.34 	Control Agency feedlot rules; and
87.35 	(3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business 
87.36 	days prior to the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the 
88.1 	animal feedlot facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with 
88.2 	regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in 
88.3 	addition to other exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.
88.4 	(e) The board may, prior to final approval of a proposed project, require preparation 
88.5 	of an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected 
88.6 	by the board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been 
88.7 	specifically provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.
88.8 	(f) An early and open process shall be utilized to limit the scope of the environmental 
88.9 	impact statement to a discussion of those impacts, which, because of the nature or location 
88.10 	of the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process 
88.11 	shall be utilized to determine the form, content and level of detail of the statement as well 
88.12 	as the alternatives which are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition, 
88.13 	the permits which will be required for the proposed action shall be identified during the 
88.14 	scoping process. Further, the process shall identify those permits for which information 
88.15 	will be developed concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board 
88.16 	shall provide in its rules for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The 
88.17 	determinations reached in the process shall be incorporated into the order requiring the 
88.18 	preparation of an environmental impact statement.
88.19 	(g) The responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid 
88.20 	duplication and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review 
88.21 	and between environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical, 
88.22 	information needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits or 
88.23 	other actions required for a proposed project shall be developed in conjunction with the 
88.24 	preparation of an environmental impact statement.
88.25 	(h) An environmental impact statement shall be prepared and its adequacy 
88.26 	determined within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by 
88.27 	consent of the parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental 
88.28 	unit shall determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60 
88.29 	days after notice is published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared, 
88.30 	the board chooses to determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an 
88.31 	environmental impact statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental 
88.32 	unit shall have 60 days to prepare an adequate environmental impact statement.
88.33 	(i) The proposer of a specific action may include in the information submitted to the 
88.34 	responsible governmental unit a preliminary draft environmental impact statement under 
88.35 	this section on that action for review, modification, and determination of completeness and 
88.36 	adequacy by the responsible governmental unit. A preliminary draft environmental impact 
89.1 	statement prepared by the project proposer and submitted to the responsible governmental 
89.2 	unit shall identify or include as an appendix all studies and other sources of information 
89.3 	used to substantiate the analysis contained in the preliminary draft environmental impact 
89.4 	statement. The responsible governmental unit shall require additional studies, if needed, 
89.5 	and obtain from the project proposer all additional studies and information necessary for 
89.6 	the responsible governmental unit to perform its responsibility to review, modify, and 
89.7 	determine the completeness and adequacy of the environmental impact statement.

89.8 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116G.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
89.9 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; purpose Designation.  The federal Mississippi 
89.10 	National River and Recreation Area established pursuant to United States Code, title 
89.11 	16, section 460zz-2(k), is designated an area of critical concern in accordance with this 
89.12 	chapter. The purpose of the designation is to:
89.13 	(1) protect and preserve the Mississippi River and adjacent lands that the legislature 
89.14 	finds to be unique and valuable state and regional resources for the benefit of the health, 
89.15 	safety, and welfare of the citizens of the state, region, and nation;
89.16 	(2) prevent and mitigate irreversible damages to these state, regional, and natural 
89.17 	resources;
89.18 	(3) preserve and enhance the natural, aesthetic, cultural, and historical values of the 
89.19 	Mississippi River and adjacent lands for public use and benefit;
89.20 	(4) protect and preserve the Mississippi River as an essential element in the national, 
89.21 	state, and regional transportation, sewer and water, and recreational systems; and
89.22 	(5) protect and preserve the biological and ecological functions of the Mississippi 
89.23 	River corridor.

89.24 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116P.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
89.25 		Subd. 2.Duties. (a) The commission shall recommend an annual or biennial 
89.26 	legislative bill for appropriations from the environment and natural resources trust fund and 
89.27 	shall adopt a strategic plan as provided in section 116P.08. Approval of the recommended 
89.28 	legislative bill requires an affirmative vote of at least 12 members of the commission.
89.29 	(b) The commission shall recommend expenditures to the legislature from the state 
89.30 	land and water conservation account in the natural resources fund.
89.31 	(c) It is a condition of acceptance of the appropriations made from the Minnesota 
89.32 	environment and natural resources trust fund, and oil overcharge money under section 
89.33 	4.071, subdivision 2, that the agency or entity receiving the appropriation must submit 
89.34 	a work program and semiannual progress reports in the form determined by the 
90.1 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources, and comply with applicable 
90.2 	reporting requirements under section 116P.16. None of the money provided may be spent 
90.3 	unless the commission has approved the pertinent work program.
90.4 	(d) (c) The peer review panel created under section 116P.08 must also review, 
90.5 	comment, and report to the commission on research proposals applying for an 
90.6 	appropriation from the oil overcharge money under section 4.071, subdivision 2.
90.7 	(e) (d) The commission may adopt operating procedures to fulfill its duties under 
90.8 	this chapter.
90.9 	(f) (e) As part of the operating procedures, the commission shall:
90.10 	(1) ensure that members' expectations are to participate in all meetings related to 
90.11 	funding decision recommendations;
90.12 	(2) recommend adequate funding for increased citizen outreach and communications 
90.13 	for trust fund expenditure planning;
90.14 	(3) allow administrative expenses as part of individual project expenditures based 
90.15 	on need;
90.16 	(4) provide for project outcome evaluation;
90.17 	(5) keep the grant application, administration, and review process as simple as 
90.18 	possible; and
90.19 	(6) define and emphasize the leveraging of additional sources of money that project 
90.20 	proposers should consider when making trust fund proposals.

90.21 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 168A.40, is amended to read:
90.22 	168A.40 AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION PROGRAM.
90.23 		Subd. 3.Surcharge. Each insurer engaged in the writing of policies of automobile 
90.24 	insurance shall collect a surcharge, at the rate of 50 cents per vehicle for every six months 
90.25 	of coverage, on each policy of automobile insurance providing comprehensive insurance 
90.26 	coverage issued or renewed in this state. The surcharge may not be considered premium 
90.27 	for any purpose, including the computation of premium tax or agents' commissions. 
90.28 	The amount of the surcharge must be separately stated on either a billing or policy 
90.29 	declaration sent to an insured. Insurers shall remit the revenue derived from this surcharge 
90.30 	at least quarterly to the commissioner of public safety for purposes of the automobile 
90.31 	theft prevention program described in section 65B.84 299A.625. For purposes of this 
90.32 	subdivision, "policy of automobile insurance" has the meaning given it in section 65B.14, 
90.33 	covering only the following types of vehicles as defined in section 168.002:
90.34 	(1) a passenger automobile;
90.35 	(2) a pickup truck;
91.1 	(3) a van but not commuter vans as defined in section 168.126; or
91.2 	(4) a motorcycle,
91.3 	except that no vehicle with a gross vehicle weight in excess of 10,000 pounds is included 
91.4 	within this definition.
91.5 		Subd. 4.Automobile theft prevention account. A special revenue account is 
91.6 	created in the state treasury to be credited with the proceeds of the surcharge imposed 
91.7 	under subdivision 3. Of the revenue in the account, $1,300,000 each year must be 
91.8 	transferred to the general fund. Revenues in excess of $1,300,000 each year may be used 
91.9 	only for the automobile theft prevention program described in section 65B.84 299A.625.

91.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 30, 2013.

91.11 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 216H.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
91.12 		Subd. 4.General elements of the plan. The plan must:
91.13 	(1) estimate 1990 and 2005 greenhouse gas emissions in the state and make 
91.14 	projections of emissions in 2015, 2025, and 2050;
91.15 	(2) identify, evaluate, and integrate a broad range of statewide greenhouse gas 
91.16 	reduction options for all emission sectors in the state;
91.17 	(3) assess the costs, benefits, and feasibility of implementing the options;
91.18 	(4) recommend an integrated set of reduction options and strategies for implementing 
91.19 	the options that will achieve the goals in subdivision 1, including analysis of the associated 
91.20 	costs and benefits to Minnesotans;
91.21 	(5) estimate the statewide greenhouse gas emissions reductions anticipated from 
91.22 	implementation of existing state policies; and
91.23 	(6) recommend a system to require the reporting of statewide greenhouse gas 
91.24 	emissions, identifying which facilities must report, and how emission estimates should 
91.25 	be made; and.
91.26 	(7) evaluate the option of exempting a project from the prohibitions contained in 
91.27 	section 216H.03, subdivision 3, if the project contributes a specified fee per ton of carbon 
91.28 	dioxide emissions emitted annually by the project, the proceeds of which would be used to 
91.29 	fund permanent, quantifiable, verifiable, and enforceable reductions in greenhouse gas 
91.30 	emissions that would not otherwise have occurred.

91.31 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.431, is amended to read:
91.32 	290.431 NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.
92.1 	Every individual who files an income tax return or property tax refund claim form 
92.2 	may designate on their original return that $1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted 
92.3 	from the refund that would otherwise be payable by or to that individual and paid into an 
92.4 	account to be established for the management of nongame wildlife. The commissioner 
92.5 	of revenue shall, on the income tax return and the property tax refund claim form, notify 
92.6 	filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax or refund shall be paid into the 
92.7 	nongame wildlife management account. The sum of the amounts so designated to be paid 
92.8 	shall be credited to the nongame wildlife management account for use by the nongame 
92.9 	program in the Department of Natural Resources. All interest earned on money accrued, 
92.10 	gifts to the program, contributions to the program, and reimbursements of expenditures 
92.11 	in the nongame wildlife management account shall be credited to the account by the 
92.12 	commissioner of management and budget, except that gifts or contributions received 
92.13 	directly by the commissioner of natural resources and directed by the contributor for 
92.14 	use in specific nongame field projects or geographic areas shall be handled according to 
92.15 	section 84.085, subdivision 1. The commissioner of natural resources shall submit a work 
92.16 	program for each fiscal year and semiannual progress reports to the Legislative-Citizen 
92.17 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in the form determined by the commission.
92.18 	The state pledges and agrees with all contributors to the nongame wildlife 
92.19 	management account to use the funds contributed solely for the management of nongame 
92.20 	wildlife projects and further agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or 
92.21 	restrictions that will limit or otherwise restrict the ability of the commissioner of natural 
92.22 	resources to use the available funds for the most efficient and effective management of 
92.23 	nongame wildlife. The commissioner may use funds appropriated for nongame wildlife 
92.24 	programs for the purpose of developing, preserving, restoring, and maintaining wintering 
92.25 	habitat for neotropical migrant birds in Latin America and the Caribbean under agreement 
92.26 	or contract with any nonprofit organization dedicated to the construction, maintenance, and 
92.27 	repair of such projects that are acceptable to the governmental agency having jurisdiction 
92.28 	over the land and water affected by the projects. Under this authority, the commissioner 
92.29 	may execute agreements and contracts if the commissioner determines that the use of the 
92.30 	funds will benefit neotropical migrant birds that breed in or migrate through the state.

92.31 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 290.432, is amended to read:
92.32 	290.432 CORPORATE NONGAME WILDLIFE CHECKOFF.
92.33 	A corporation that files an income tax return may designate on its original return that 
92.34 	$1 or more shall be added to the tax or deducted from the refund that would otherwise 
92.35 	be payable by or to that corporation and paid into the nongame wildlife management 
93.1 	account established by section 290.431 for use by the Department of Natural Resources 
93.2 	for its nongame wildlife program. The commissioner of revenue shall, on the corporate 
93.3 	tax return, notify filers of their right to designate that a portion of their tax return be paid 
93.4 	into the nongame wildlife management account for the protection of endangered natural 
93.5 	resources. All interest earned on money accrued, gifts to the program, contributions to 
93.6 	the program, and reimbursements of expenditures in the nongame wildlife management 
93.7 	account shall be credited to the account by the commissioner of management and budget, 
93.8 	except that gifts or contributions received directly by the commissioner of natural 
93.9 	resources and directed by the contributor for use in specific nongame field projects or 
93.10 	geographic areas shall be handled according to section 84.085, subdivision 1. The 
93.11 	commissioner of natural resources shall submit a work program for each fiscal year to 
93.12 	the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources in the form determined 
93.13 	by the commission.
93.14 	The state pledges and agrees with all corporate contributors to the nongame wildlife 
93.15 	account to use the funds contributed solely for the nongame wildlife program and further 
93.16 	agrees that it will not impose additional conditions or restrictions that will limit or 
93.17 	otherwise restrict the ability of the commissioner of natural resources to use the available 
93.18 	funds for the most efficient and effective management of those programs.

93.19 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 299C.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
93.20 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this 
93.21 	section.
93.22 	(b) "CIBRS" means the Comprehensive Incident-Based Reporting System, located 
93.23 	in the Department of Public Safety and managed by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension. 
93.24 	A reference in this section to "CIBRS" includes the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
93.25 	(c) "Law enforcement agency" means a Minnesota municipal police department, 
93.26 	the Metropolitan Transit Police, the Metropolitan Airports Police, the University of 
93.27 	Minnesota Police Department, the Department of Corrections Fugitive Apprehension Unit, 
93.28 	a Minnesota county sheriff's department, the Enforcement Division of the Department of 
93.29 	Natural Resources, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, or the Minnesota State Patrol.

93.30 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
93.31 		Subd. 7.Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of management and 
93.32 	budget. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner of 
93.33 	management and budget shall disburse surcharges received under subdivision 6 and 
93.34 	section 97A.065, subdivision 2, as follows:
94.1 	(1) one percent shall be credited to the peace officer training account in the game 
94.2 	and fish fund to provide peace officer training for employees of the Department of Natural 
94.3 	Resources who are licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863, and who possess peace 
94.4 	officer authority for the purpose of enforcing game and fish laws;
94.5 	(2) 39 percent shall be credited to the peace officers training account in the special 
94.6 	revenue fund; and
94.7 	(3) 60 percent shall be credited to the general fund.
94.8 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall credit $3 of each surcharge 
94.9 	received under subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, to the general fund.
94.10 	(c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph (a), the commissioner of 
94.11 	management and budget shall credit $47 of each surcharge received under subdivision 6 
94.12 	and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, and the $12 parking surcharge, to the general fund.
94.13 	(d) If the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes imposition of the 
94.14 	additional $1 surcharge provided for in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), the court administrator 
94.15 	in the Second Judicial District shall transmit the surcharge to the commissioner of 
94.16 	management and budget. The $1 special surcharge is deposited in a Ramsey County 
94.17 	surcharge account in the special revenue fund and amounts in the account are appropriated 
94.18 	to the trial courts for the administration of the petty misdemeanor diversion program 
94.19 	operated by the Second Judicial District Ramsey County Violations Bureau.

94.20 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.66, subdivision 1h, is amended to read:
94.21 		Subd. 1h.Silencers; authorized for law enforcement and wildlife control 
94.22 	purposes. (a) Notwithstanding subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), clause (1), licensed peace 
94.23 	officers may use devices designed to silence or muffle the discharge of a firearm for 
94.24 	tactical emergency response operations. Tactical emergency response operations include 
94.25 	execution of high risk search and arrest warrants, incidents of terrorism, hostage rescue, 
94.26 	and any other tactical deployments involving high risk circumstances. The chief law 
94.27 	enforcement officer of a law enforcement agency that has the need to use silencing devices 
94.28 	must establish and enforce a written policy governing the use of the devices.
94.29 	(b) Notwithstanding subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), clause (1), until July 1, 2011,
94.30 	an enforcement officer, as defined in section 97A.015, subdivision 18, a wildlife area 
94.31 	manager, an employee designated under section 84.0835, or a person acting under contract 
94.32 	with the commissioner of natural resources, at specific times and locations that are 
94.33 	authorized by the commissioner of natural resources may use devices designed to silence 
94.34 	or muffle the discharge of a firearm for wildlife control operations that require stealth. 
95.1 	If the commissioner determines that the use of silencing devices is necessary under this 
95.2 	paragraph, the commissioner must:
95.3 	(1) establish and enforce a written policy governing the use, possession, and 
95.4 	transportation of the devices;.
95.5 	(2) limit the number of the silencing devices maintained by the Department of 
95.6 	Natural Resources to no more than ten; and
95.7 	(3) keep direct custody and control of the devices when the devices are not 
95.8 	specifically authorized for use.

95.9 	Sec. 41. Laws 2005, chapter 156, article 2, section 45, as amended by Laws 2007, 
95.10 	chapter 148, article 2, section 73, and Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 59, is 
95.11 	amended to read:
95.12 	Sec. 45. SALE OF STATE LAND.
 95.13 		Subdivision 1.State land sales. The commissioner of administration shall 
95.14 	coordinate with the head of each department or agency having control of state-owned land 
95.15 	to identify and sell at least $6,440,000 of state-owned land. Sales should be completed 
95.16 	according to law and as provided in this section as soon as practicable but no later than 
95.17 	June 30, 2011 2013. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 and 16B.282, 
95.18 	94.09 and 94.10, or any other law to the contrary, the commissioner may offer land 
95.19 	for public sale by only providing notice of lands or an offer of sale of lands to state 
95.20 	departments or agencies, the University of Minnesota, cities, counties, towns, school 
95.21 	districts, or other public entities.
95.22 		Subd. 2.Anticipated savings. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
95.23 	94.16, subdivision 3, or other law to the contrary, the amount of the proceeds from the 
95.24 	sale of land under this section that exceeds the actual expenses of selling the land must 
95.25 	be deposited in the general fund, except as otherwise provided by the commissioner of 
95.26 	finance. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.11 or 16B.283, the commissioner 
95.27 	of finance may establish the timing of payments for land purchased under this section. If 
95.28 	the total of all money deposited into the general fund from the proceeds of the sale of land 
95.29 	under this section is anticipated to be less than $6,440,000, the governor must allocate the 
95.30 	amount of the difference as reductions to general fund operating expenditures for other 
95.31 	executive agencies for the biennium ending June 30, 2011 2013.
95.32 		Subd. 3.Sale of state lands revolving loan fund. $290,000 is appropriated from 
95.33 	the general fund in fiscal year 2006 to the commissioner of administration for purposes 
95.34 	of paying the actual expenses of selling state-owned lands to achieve the anticipated 
95.35 	savings required in this section. From the gross proceeds of land sales under this section, 
96.1 	the commissioner of administration must cancel the amount of the appropriation in this 
96.2 	subdivision to the general fund by June 30, 2011 2013.

96.3 	Sec. 42. Laws 2011, chapter 14, section 16, is amended to read:
96.4 	Sec. 16. REPEALER.
 96.5 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 41A.09, subdivisions 1a, 2a, 3a, 4, and 10, are 
96.6 	repealed.

96.7 	Sec. 43. STATE TREE NURSERY PROGRAM RESTRUCTURING; REPORT 
96.8 	REQUIRED; ACCOUNT BALANCE TRANSFER.
 96.9 	(a) By June 30, 2013, the commissioner of natural resources shall discontinue the 
96.10 	tree nursery operations at the General C.C. Andrews State Nursery. After July 1, 2011, 
96.11 	the commissioner shall limit nursery operations at the Baudora State Nursery to the 
96.12 	production of stock for use by the state, concentrating on the production of coniferous 
96.13 	tree stock, with deciduous tree stock production making up no more than two percent of 
96.14 	total annual production.
96.15 	(b) By January 15, 2012, the commissioner of natural resources shall submit a 
96.16 	budget and financial plan for the state nurseries to the chairs and ranking minority 
96.17 	members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with 
96.18 	jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy and finance. The plan shall 
96.19 	include a long-term business plan to operate the Baudora State Nursery in a manner that is 
96.20 	self sufficient. The plan shall also include options for the General C.C. Andrews State 
96.21 	Nursery land and assets, including selling the land, leasing the nursery, and selling the 
96.22 	nursery and assets to a licensed, private nursery.
96.23 	(c) By June 30, 2012, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer 
96.24 	$500,000 from the forest nursery account to the general fund. By June 30, 2013, the 
96.25 	commissioner of management and budget shall transfer an additional $500,000 from the 
96.26 	forest nursery account to the general fund.
96.27 	(d) If the Badoura Nursery operation draws upon more than ten percent of reserves in 
96.28 	two consecutive fiscal years after fiscal year 2012, the commissioner of natural resources 
96.29 	shall immediately begin a three year phase-out of all state nursery operations.

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

96.31 	Sec. 44. COORDINATION OF MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN PHOSPHORUS 
96.32 	STANDARD; LAKE PEPIN.
 97.1 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall coordinate with the 
97.2 	Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources in establishing a phosphorus standard for 
97.3 	Lake Pepin and shall advocate implementation of a phosphorus standard that considers 
97.4 	nutrient impacts on algal growth applicable during the June to September growing season 
97.5 	only. If necessary, the commissioner may engage in a conference with the Wisconsin 
97.6 	Department of Natural Resources according to section 103 of the Clean Water Act, United 
97.7 	States Code, title 33, section 1253, to resolve any discrepancies in the states' respective 
97.8 	standards.

97.9 	Sec. 45. TERRY MCGAUGHEY MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
 97.10 	The commissioner of natural resources shall designate the Paul Bunyan Trail bridge 
97.11 	that crosses Excelsior Road in Baxter as the Terry McGaughey Memorial Bridge. The 
97.12 	commissioner shall place signs with the designation on both ends of the bridge.

97.13 	Sec. 46. RULEMAKING.
 97.14 	The rulemaking authority granted under Minnesota Statutes, section 116G.15, 
97.15 	subdivision 7, is explicitly repealed by this act and any rulemaking to effectuate the 
97.16 	purpose of Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 2, section 27, commenced by the commissioner 
97.17 	of natural resources under that authority or any other authority is void and must cease on 
97.18 	the effective date of this section.

97.19 	Sec. 47. WILD RICE RULEMAKING AND RESEARCH.
 97.20 	(a) Upon completion of the research referenced in paragraph (d), the commissioner 
97.21 	of the Pollution Control Agency shall initiate a process to amend Minnesota Rules, chapter 
97.22 	7050. The amended rule shall:
97.23 	(1) establish water quality standards for waters containing natural beds of wild rice, 
97.24 	as well as for irrigation waters used for the production of wild rice; and
97.25 	(2) designate each body of water, or specific portion thereof, to which the wild rice 
97.26 	water quality standard applies and the specific times of year during which the standard 
97.27 	applies.
97.28 	(b) "Waters containing natural beds of wild rice" means waters where significant 
97.29 	quantities of wild rice occur naturally. Before designating waters containing natural beds 
97.30 	of wild rice as waters subject to a standard, the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
97.31 	Agency shall establish criteria for the waters after consultation with the Department of 
97.32 	Natural Resources, Minnesota Indian tribes, and other interested parties and after public 
97.33 	notice and comment. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to, documented history 
98.1 	of wild rice harvests, minimum acreage, and wild rice density. Waters where individual 
98.2 	wild rice plants or isolated, sparse stands of wild rice exist shall not be designated as 
98.3 	subject to the standard.
98.4 	(c) Within 30 days of the effective date of this section, the commissioner of 
98.5 	the Pollution Control Agency must create an advisory group to provide input to the 
98.6 	commissioner on a protocol for scientific research to assess the impacts of sulfates and 
98.7 	other substances on the growth of wild rice, review research results, and provide other 
98.8 	advice on the development of future rule amendments to protect wild rice. The group 
98.9 	must include representatives of tribal governments, municipal wastewater treatment 
98.10 	facilities, industrial dischargers, wild rice harvesters, wild rice research experts, and 
98.11 	citizen organizations.
98.12 	(d) After receiving the advice of the advisory group under paragraph (c), consultation 
98.13 	with the commissioner of natural resources, and review of all available scientific 
98.14 	research on water quality and other environmental impacts on the growth of wild rice, 
98.15 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt and implement a wild 
98.16 	rice research plan using the money appropriated to contract with appropriate scientific 
98.17 	experts. The commissioner shall periodically review the results of the research with the 
98.18 	commissioner of natural resources and the advisory group.
98.19 	(e) To the extent allowable under the federal Clean Water Act, during the pendency 
98.20 	of the rule amendment described in paragraph (a), the Pollution Control Agency, with 
98.21 	respect to permits issued for the discharge of wastewater, shall exercise its powers 
98.22 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), to enter into 
98.23 	schedules of compliance to ensure that no permittee is required to expend funds for design 
98.24 	and implementation of sulfate treatment technologies until after the rule amendment 
98.25 	is complete. Nothing shall prevent the Pollution Control Agency from including in a 
98.26 	schedule of compliance a requirement to monitor sulfate concentrations in discharges and, 
98.27 	if appropriate, based on site-specific conditions, a requirement to implement a sulfate 
98.28 	minimization plan to avoid or minimize sulfate concentrations during periods when wild 
98.29 	rice may be susceptible to damage.
98.30 	(f) To the extent that the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency determines 
98.31 	that provisions of the federal Clean Water Act or other federal laws limits full 
98.32 	implementation of paragraph (e), the commissioner shall fully exercise the agency's 
98.33 	authority under state and federal law and regulations to ensure, to the fullest extent 
98.34 	possible, that no permittee is required to expend funds for design and implementation of 
98.35 	sulfate treatment technologies until after the rule amendment described in paragraph 
98.36 	(a) is complete. If the commissioner determines that amendments to Minnesota Rules 
99.1 	are necessary to ensure that no permittee is required to expend funds for design and 
99.2 	implementation of sulfate treatment technologies until after the rule amendment described 
99.3 	in paragraph (a) is complete, the commissioner may use the good cause exemption under 
99.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules necessary to 
99.5 	implement this section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as 
99.6 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.
99.7 	(g) Upon completion of the rule amendment described in paragraph (a), the Pollution 
99.8 	Control Agency shall modify the discharge limits in the affected wastewater discharge 
99.9 	permits to reflect the new standards in accordance with state and federal regulations and 
99.10 	shall exercise its powers to enter into schedules of compliance in the permits.
99.11 	(h) By December 15, 2011, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
99.12 	shall submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the environment and 
99.13 	natural resources committees of the house of representatives and senate on the status 
99.14 	of implementation of this section. The report must include an estimated timeline for 
99.15 	completion of the wild rice research plan and initiation and completion of the formal 
99.16 	rulemaking process under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 14.
99.17 	(i) To the extent allowable under the federal Clean Water Act, until the rule 
99.18 	amendment described in paragraph (a) is finally adopted, the agency shall suspend the 
99.19 	standard for sulfate for class 4 waters.

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

99.21 	Sec. 48. WATER RULEMAKING LEGISLATIVE REVIEW.
 99.22 	Until June 30, 2013, all proposed rules related to water quality or water resource 
99.23 	protection must be consistent with other local, state, and federal rules, and must be able 
99.24 	to achieve the legislatively intended outcome as effectively and efficiently as possible. 
99.25 	To ensure that all proposed rules satisfy this legislative policy, the proposed rules must 
99.26 	be submitted to the Legislative Coordinating Commission prior to the filing of the notice 
99.27 	of intent to adopt. The agency submitting the proposed rule shall provide the following 
99.28 	information:
99.29 	(1) an explanation of how the proposed rule is consistent with other water-related 
99.30 	rules; and
99.31 	(2) a statement from other affected agencies that they do not object to the proposed 
99.32 	rule being inconsistent or contrary to any existing rule and accept the proposing agency's 
99.33 	jurisdiction over the subject matter of the proposed rule.
99.34 	Within 60 days of receipt of the proposed water-related rule, the commission may 
99.35 	notify the agency proposing the rule that the commission agrees that the rule does not 
100.1 	comply with the legislative policy, that rules are not consistent with all other water-related 
100.2 	rules, or the agency is not the appropriate authority for jurisdiction over the proposed rules.

100.3 	Sec. 49. INTEREST IN LANDS EXTENDED.
 100.4 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, Dakota County's reversionary interests in 
100.5 	lands deeded by Dakota County to the state of Minnesota, as contemplated by Laws 1975, 
100.6 	chapter 382, and currently maintained and used for the purposes of a state zoological 
100.7 	garden in Apple Valley, Minnesota, to wit, those lands described in documents recorded in 
100.8 	the Dakota County Property Records Office as Document No. 433980 and Document No. 
100.9 	439719, excluding lands subject to that certain quit claim deed recorded as Document No. 
100.10 	1246646 and excluding lands subject to that certain quit claim deed recorded as Document 
100.11 	No. 1330383, are extended and remain permanently valid and operative.

100.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective upon compliance by the Dakota 
100.13 	County Board of Commissioners with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, section 
100.14 	645.021.

100.15 	Sec. 50. EVALUATION REQUIRED.
 100.16 	(a) The Department of Administration shall evaluate state and local water-related 
100.17 	programs, policies, and permits to make recommendations for cost savings, increased 
100.18 	productivity, and the elimination of duplication among public agencies.
100.19 	(b) The evaluation must:
100.20 	(1) identify current rules relating to surface and groundwater, including those related 
100.21 	to storm water, residential, industrial, and agricultural use, shorelands, floodplains, wild 
100.22 	and scenic rivers, wetlands, feedlots, and subsurface sewage treatment systems, and for 
100.23 	each rule specify:
100.24 	(i) the statutory authority;
100.25 	(ii) intended outcomes;
100.26 	(iii) the cost to state and local government and the private sector; and
100.27 	(iv) the relationship of the rule to other local, state, and federal rules;
100.28 	(2) assess the pros and cons of alternative approaches to implementing water-related 
100.29 	programs, policies, and permits, including local, state, and regional-based approaches;
100.30 	(3) identify inconsistencies and redundancy between local, state, and federal rules;
100.31 	(4) identify means to coordinate rulemaking and implementation so as to achieve 
100.32 	intended outcomes more effectively and efficiently;
100.33 	(5) identify a rule assessment and evaluation process for determining whether each 
100.34 	identified rule should be continued or repealed; 
101.1 	(6) rely on scientific, peer-reviewed data, including the studies of the National 
101.2 	Academy of Sciences; 
101.3 	(7) evaluate current responsibilities of the Pollution Control Agency, Department of 
101.4 	Natural Resources, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Environmental Quality Board, 
101.5 	Department of Agriculture, and Department of Health for developing and implementing 
101.6 	water-related programs, policies, and permits and make recommendations for reallocating 
101.7 	responsibilities among the agencies; and
101.8 	(8) assess the current role of the clean water fund in supporting water-related 
101.9 	programs and policies and make recommendations for allocating resources among the 
101.10 	agencies that collaborate and partner in spending the clean water fund consistent with 
101.11 	the other recommendations of the study.
101.12 	(c) The commissioner of administration must submit the study results and make 
101.13 	recommendations to agencies listed under paragraph (a) and to the chairs and ranking 
101.14 	minority party members of the senate and house of representatives committees having 
101.15 	primary jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy and finance no later 
101.16 	than January 15, 2012.

101.17 	Sec. 51. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
 101.18 	The revisor of statutes shall recodify section 65B.84 as section 299A.625.

101.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective June 30, 2013.

101.20 	Sec. 52.  REPEALER.
 101.21 	Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 84.027, subdivision 11; 89.06; 89.37, subdivisions 
101.22 	2, 3, and 3a; 116G.15, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7; 116P.14; and 216H.03, are repealed.