1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying laws governing certain executive branch 
1.3 	advisory groups;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 92.35; 103F.518, 
1.4 	subdivision 1; 115.55, subdivision 12; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, 
1.5 	sections 84.964; 103F.518, subdivision 11; 116C.711; 116C.712.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 92.35, is amended to read:
1.8 	92.35 DUTIES AND POWERS.
1.9 	The commissioner of natural resources must classify all public and private lands in 
1.10 	the state by the use to which the lands are adapted, but principally as to adaptability to 
1.11 	present known uses, such as agriculture and forestry. This classification must be based on 
1.12 	consideration of the known physical and economic factors affecting use of the land. The 
1.13 	commissioner must consult private, state, and federal agencies concerned with land use. 
1.14 	The commissioner may appoint advisory committees of residents of the state concerned 
1.15 	with and interested in land use. The advisory committees shall serve without pay, at the 
1.16 	pleasure of the commissioner. The advisory committee must consider and report on land 
1.17 	use problems submitted by the commissioner. The classification must be done first in the 
1.18 	counties having land classification committees. In determining the land classification, the 
1.19 	commissioner must consult and cooperate with the land classification committee. The 
1.20 	determination of the land classification committee is final.

1.21 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103F.518, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
1.22 		Subdivision 1.Establishment of program. (a) The board, in consultation with the 
1.23 	technical committee established in subdivision 11, shall establish and administer a reinvest 
2.1 	in Minnesota (RIM) clean energy program that is in addition to the program under section 
2.2 	103F.515. Selection of land for the clean energy program must be based on its potential 
2.3 	benefits for bioenergy crop production, water quality, soil health, reduction of chemical 
2.4 	inputs, soil carbon storage, biodiversity, and wildlife habitat.
2.5 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "diverse native prairie" means a prairie planted 
2.6 	from a mix of local Minnesota native prairie species. A selection from all available native 
2.7 	prairie species may be made so as to match species appropriate to local site conditions.

2.8 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115.55, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
2.9 		Subd. 12.Advisory committee; county subsurface sewage treatment system 
2.10 	management plan. (a) A county may adopt a subsurface sewage treatment system 
2.11 	management plan that describes how the county plans on carrying out subsurface sewage 
2.12 	treatment system needs. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall form an 
2.13 	advisory committee to determine what the plans should address. The advisory committee 
2.14 	shall be made up of representatives of the Association of Minnesota Counties, Pollution 
2.15 	Control Agency, Board of Water and Soil Resources, Department of Health, and other 
2.16 	public agencies or local units of government that have an interest in subsurface sewage 
2.17 	treatment systems.
2.18 	(b) The advisory committee shall advise the agency on the standards, management, 
2.19 	monitoring, and reporting requirements for performance-based systems.

2.20 	Sec. 4. REPEALER.
 2.21 	Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 84.964; 103F.518, subdivision 11; 116C.711; and 
2.22 	116C.712, are repealed.