Relating to state government

ARTICLE 1 - ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE

Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the pollution control agency (PCA) for water, air, land, environmental assistance and cross-media, and the remediation fund, to the department of natural resources (DNR) for land and mineral resource management, ecological and water resources, forest management, parks and trails management, fish and wildlife management, enforcement, and operations support, to the board of soil and water resources (BWSR), to the metropolitan council, conservation corps Minnesota, and the zoological board

ARTICLE 2 - COMMERCE AND CONSUMER PROTECTION FINANCE

Providing a summary of appropriations; appropriating money to the department of commerce for financial institutions examination services, the petroleum tank release cleanup board, certain administrative services, telecommunications, market assurance, the office of energy security, telecommunications access Minnesota and the public utilities commission (PUC); providing for certain transfers of money; requiring the commissioner of commerce to grant money for community energy technical assistance and outreach on renewable energy and energy efficiency

ARTICLE 3 - ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCE TRUST FUND APPROPRIATIONS

Providing a summary of appropriations by fund from the environment
and natural resources fund and the state land and water conservation account (LAWCON); defining certain terms; appropriating money for natural resource data and information, land, habitat, and recreation, water resources, aquatic and terrestrial invasive species, renewable energy and air quality, environmental education, emerging issues, and administration and contract management; providing for availability of appropriations; specifying certain data availability requirements; imposing certain project compliance requirements; providing payment conditions and capital equipment expenditures; specifying purchase compliance requirements for recycled and recyclable materials; requiring energy conservation and sustainable building guidelines compliance; requiring accessibility design standards for structural and nonstructural facilities; providing for the carryforward of certain project appropriations; specifying certain easement monitoring and enforcement requirements; making certain appropriation adjustments for metropolitan conservation corridors, habitat conservation partnership, Avon Hills landscape preservation, new models for land-use planning, and the conservation-based development program

ARTICLE 4 - STATUTORY CHANGES

Establishing an advisory committee for technology standards for accessibility and usability, specifying membership requirements and duties, requiring reports to legislature, sunset provision; specifying that the department of natural resources is designated to apply for accept, receive and disburse federal land and water conservation funds, specifying allocation; requiring cost certification for certain forest management expenses; establishing the peace officer training account in the game and fish fund in the state treasury, establishing purposes of the account; modifying the disposition of certain revenue derived from certain licenses and stamps; establishing a water management account within the natural resources fund, specifying purposes of the account, providing for the deposit of certain fees into the account; modifying the deposit and use of certain electronic manufacturers registration fees; modifying eligibility requirements for reimbursement from the petroleum tank release cleanup fund; extending the sunset provision for the Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act; modifying national pollutant discharge elimination system (NPDES) feedlot permitting requirements; modifying certain duties of the legislative-citizen commission on Minnesota resources; eliminating nongame wildlife checkoff and corporate nongame wildlife checkoff legislative-citizen commission on Minnesota resources report requirements; providing for department of natural resources (DNR) participation in the comprehensive incident-based reporting system (CIBRS), modifying the disbursement of surcharges on criminal and traffic offenders by the commissioner of management and budget; modifying certain enforcement provisions for the use of firearm silencers for wildlife control; extending sale of certain state lands; repealing certain ethanol development provisions; restructuring the state tree nursery program, requiring report to legislature and account balance transfer; requiring coordination with Wisconsin in establishing a phosphorus standard for Lake Pepin; initiating a process to amend standards for sulfates for class 4 waters containing wild rice; creating an advisory group; extending the interest in lands occupied by the Minnesota zoo in Dakota county; requiring the department of administration to evaluate state and local water related programs, policies and permits to make recommendations for cost savings, increased productivity and the elimination of duplication among public agencies; providing development standards for the Mississippi River management plan for the historic village of Dayton; providing for a report on payment in lieu of taxes for state natural resource lands repealing the commissioner of natural resources role in receiving and administering federal conservation grants, federal land and water conservation fund application, acceptance and dispersal procedure by the department of natural resources

ARTICLE 5 - GAME AND FISH POLICY

Expanding authorization for compensation for crop, pasture or fence damage
caused by elk; modifying containment facility; modifying aquaculture regulation, establishing fish sample collecting and training; requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to prepare fish and wildlife management plans; modifying commercial fishing turtle, frog and crayfish harvesting restrictions in certain waters; clarifying infested water bait harvest; modifying game bird, small game, undressed bird, unprotected bird, and wild animals definitions; modifying game and fish provisions; expanding department of natural resources (DNR) game and fish lottery and drawing preferences for qualified service members (veterans) to residents in receipt of a purple heart medal and veterans with service-connected disabilities; permitting deer killed by a motor vehicle to be kept by the driver under certain conditions; prohibiting parents and legal guardians from allowing unlicensed minors to hunt; modifying conditions when a hunter can take deer by using a muzzleloader with a scope; modifying hunting provisions, removing deer, moose and elk stand height restrictions; modifying bear hunting license drawing provisions; allowing use of a drum while baiting bear on private land; allowing the DNR commissioner to authorize taking elk causing damage or nuisance, clarifying gray wolf open season definition; authorizing road authorities to remove or kill beavers associated with lodges, requiring conservation officer notification, permitting local beaver control program implementation design to reduce incident count, allowing a bounty for lawful taking; modifying fishing provisions; limiting the number of experimental and special management waters designated for northern pike; expanding DNR game and fish lottery and drawing preferences for qualified service members (veterans) to residents in receipt of a purple heart medal and veterans with service-connected disabilities; requiring certification that frozen or dead fish bait are disease free; modifying board of water and soil resources (BWSR) powers and duties; allowing local government units to offer by resolution bounties on coyotes; establishing immunity for individuals grazing livestock on state lands under certain circumstances; specifying duties and liability for land leased to the state for state-sponsored walk-in access programs; amending state rules to allow an option for game farm licenses to use approved report and sales receipt formats; requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to amend rules to allow spear fishing on Cass Lake; modifying certain deer hunting rules; repealing fish and wildlife resources management, strategic, long-range, and operational plans, intensive, lottery, and managed deer areas, turkey licenses application and eligibility spring season, moose and elk stand restrictions and fishing contests without a permit
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