<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>resources; modifying public entity purchasing requirements; modifying solid <br/>
<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>waste provisions; modifying subsurface sewage treatment systems provisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>modifying compensable losses due to harmful substances; modifying invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>species provisions; modifying state parks and trails provisions; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>requirements for fire training; modifying auxiliary forest provisions; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>recreational vehicle provisions; providing for all-terrain vehicle safety training
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>indication on drivers' licenses and identification cards; modifying and providing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>for certain fees; creating and modifying certain accounts; providing for and <br/>
<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>modifying certain grants; modifying disposition of certain revenue; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>certain permit provisions; providing for condemnation of certain school trust <br/>
<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>lands; modifying Water Law; providing for certain enforcement delay; modifying <br/>
<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>personal flotation device provisions; regulating wake surfing; modifying game <br/>
<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>and fish laws; modifying Metropolitan Area Water Supply Advisory Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>and specifying duties; providing for Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br/>
<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>Citizens' Board; prohibiting sale of certain personal care products containing <br/>
<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>synthetic plastic microbeads; requiring reports; requiring rulemaking;amending <br/>
<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 16A.531, subdivision 1a; 16C.073, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>2; 84.415, subdivision 7; 84.788, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 84.82, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>subdivision 6; 84.84; 84.92, subdivisions 8, 9, 10; 84.922, subdivision 4; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>84.925, subdivision 5; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 1; 84D.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>subdivisions 13, 15, 17, 18, by adding a subdivision; 84D.03, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>84D.06; 84D.10, subdivision 3; 84D.11, subdivision 1; 84D.12, subdivisions 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>3; 84D.13, subdivision 5; 84D.15, subdivision 3; 85.015, subdivision 28, by <br/>
<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>adding a subdivision; 85.054, subdivision 12; 85.32, subdivision 1; 86B.313, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>subdivisions 1, 4; 86B.315; 86B.401, subdivision 3; 88.17, subdivision 3; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>88.49, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11; 88.491, subdivision 2; 88.50; 88.51,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>subdivisions 1, 3; 88.52, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 88.523; 88.53, subdivisions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>1, 2; 88.6435, subdivision 4; 90.14; 90.193; 94.10, subdivision 2; 94.16, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.045, subdivision 11; 97A.057, subdivision 1; 97A.435, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>subdivision 4; 97A.465, by adding a subdivision; 97B.063; 97B.081, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>3; 97B.085, subdivision 2; 97B.301, by adding a subdivision; 97B.668; 97C.005, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97C.301, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>97C.345, by adding a subdivision; 97C.501, subdivision 2; 103B.101, by adding <br/>
<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>a subdivision; 103B.3355; 103F.612, subdivision 2; 103G.005, by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>subdivision; 103G.222, subdivisions 1, 3; 103G.2242, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>12, 14; 103G.2251; 103G.245, subdivision 2; 103G.271, subdivisions 3, 5, 6a; <br/>
<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>103G.287, subdivisions 1, 2; 103G.291, subdivision 3; 103G.301, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>5a; 115.03, by adding a subdivision; 115.073; 115.55, subdivisions 1, 3; 115.56, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>subdivision 2; 115A.03, subdivision 25a; 115A.551, subdivision 2a; 115A.557, <br/>
<a id="pl.1.43"></a><var>1.43</var>subdivision 2; 115A.93, subdivision 1; 115B.34, subdivision 2; 115C.05; 116.02; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>116.03, subdivision 1; 116.07, subdivisions 4d, 4j, 7, by adding a subdivision; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 144.12, by adding a subdivision; 171.07, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>by adding a subdivision; 282.011, subdivision 3; 446A.073, subdivisions 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>3, 4; 473.1565; Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, as <br/>
<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>amended; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, section 6, subdivision 5; proposing <br/>
<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 84D; 85; 92; 97A; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>97B; 103B; 103G; 114C; 115; 115A; 325E; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>sections 84.68; 86B.13, subdivisions 2, 4; 88.47; 88.48; 88.49, subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>1, 2, 10; 88.491, subdivision 1; 88.51, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>25; 97B.905, subdivision 3; 116.02, subdivisions 7, 8, 10; 282.013; 477A.19; <br/>
<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>Minnesota Rules, part 6264.0400, subparts 27, 28.<br/>
<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>May 17, 2015<br/>
<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>The Honorable Kurt L. Daudt<br/>
<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br/>
<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br/>
<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>President of the Senate<br/>
<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 846 report that we have agreed upon the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>That the Senate recede from its amendment and that H. F. No. 846 be further <br/>
<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>amended as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="7">Section 1. <b>AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
         2016, or <br/>
<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year"
         is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 2. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$  </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>41,510,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$  </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>45,512,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.38"></a><var>2.38</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.39"></a><var>2.39</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.2.40"></a><var>2.40</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">40,932,000  <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">44,934,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Agricultural<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">190,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">190,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Protection Services </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">16,452,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">16,402,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">15,874,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="right">15,824,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Agricultural<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">190,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">190,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">388,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>year are to develop and maintain cottage <br/>
<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>food license exemption outreach and training <br/>
<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>materials.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>$75,000 the first year is for the commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>in consultation with the Northeast Regional <br/>
<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>Corrections Center and the United Food <br/>
<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>and Commercial Workers, to study and <br/>
<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>provide recommendations for upgrading the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>existing processing facility on the campus of <br/>
<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>the Northeast Regional Corrections Center <br/>
<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>into a USDA-certified food processing <br/>
<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>facility. The commissioner shall report these <br/>
<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>recommendations to the chairs of the house <br/>
<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>of representatives and senate committees <br/>
<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>with jurisdiction over agriculture finance by <br/>
<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>March 15, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>$75,000 the second year is for a coordinator <br/>
<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>for the correctional facility vocational <br/>
<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>training pilot program.<br/>
<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>$388,000 the first year and $388,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>second year are from the remediation fund <br/>
<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>for administrative funding for the voluntary <br/>
<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>cleanup program.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>$225,000 the first year and $175,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>the second year are for compensation <br/>
<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>for destroyed or crippled animals under <br/>
<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737. This <br/>
<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>appropriation may be spent to compensate <br/>
<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>for animals that were destroyed or crippled <br/>
<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>during fiscal years 2014 and 2015. If the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>amount in the first year is insufficient, the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>amount in the second year is available in the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>first year.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>second year are for compensation for crop <br/>
<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>damage under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>3.7371. If the amount in the first year is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>insufficient, the amount in the second year is <br/>
<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>available in the first year. <br/>
<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>If the commissioner determines that claims <br/>
<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>made under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>3.737 or 3.7371, are unusually high, amounts <br/>
<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>appropriated for either program may be <br/>
<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>transferred to the appropriation for the other <br/>
<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>program.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>$70,000 the first year and $70,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>year are for additional cannery inspections.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>second year are for increased oversight of <br/>
<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>delegated local health boards.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>second year are to decrease the turnaround <br/>
<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>time for retail food handler plan reviews.<br/>
<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>$1,024,000 the first year and $1,024,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>second year are to streamline the retail food <br/>
<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>safety regulatory and licensing experience <br/>
<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>for regulated businesses and to decrease the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>inspection delinquency rate.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>$1,350,000 the first year and $1,350,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>second year are for additional inspections of <br/>
<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>food manufacturers and wholesalers.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>second year are for additional funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>dairy inspection services.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>second year are for additional funding for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>laboratory services operations.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>the second year are for additional meat <br/>
<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>inspection services, including inspections <br/>
<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>provided under the correctional facility <br/>
<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>vocational training pilot program.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>18B.05, $90,000 the first year and $90,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>the second year are from the pesticide <br/>
<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>regulatory account in the agricultural fund <br/>
<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>for an increase in the operating budget for <br/>
<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>the Laboratory Services Division.<br/>
<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>second year are from the pesticide regulatory <br/>
<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>account in the agricultural fund to update <br/>
<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>and modify applicator education and training <br/>
<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>materials.<br/>
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<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var><br/>
<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Agricultural Marketing and </b><br/>
<b>Development</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,973,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">3,873,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>The commissioner may provide one-stop <br/>
<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>access for farmers in need of information or <br/>
<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>assistance to obtain or renew licenses, meet <br/>
<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>state regulatory requirements, or resolve <br/>
<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>disputes with state agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>The commissioner must provide outreach <br/>
<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>to urban farmers regarding the department's <br/>
<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>financial and technical assistance programs <br/>
<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>and must assist urban farmers in applying for <br/>
<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>assistance.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>$100,000 the first year is to (1) enhance the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>commissioner's efforts to identify existing <br/>
<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>and emerging opportunities for Minnesota's <br/>
<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>agricultural producers and processors to <br/>
<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>export their products to Cuba, consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>federal law, and (2) effectively communicate <br/>
<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>these opportunities to the producers and <br/>
<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>processors.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>$186,000 the first year and $186,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>second year are for transfer to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>grown account and may be used as grants <br/>
<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>for Minnesota grown promotion under <br/>
<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 17.102. Grants <br/>
<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>may be made for one year. Notwithstanding <br/>
<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>appropriations encumbered under contract <br/>
<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>on or before June 30, 2017, for Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>grown grants in this paragraph are available <br/>
<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>$634,000 the first year and $634,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>second year are for continuation of the dairy <br/>
<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>development and profitability enhancement <br/>
<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>and dairy business planning grant programs <br/>
<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>established under Laws 1997, chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>2001, First Special Session chapter 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>section 9, subdivision 2. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>may allocate the available sums among <br/>
<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>permissible activities, including efforts to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>improve the quality of milk produced in the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>state, in the proportions that the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy <br/>
<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>farmers. The commissioner must submit <br/>
<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>a detailed accomplishment report and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>a work plan detailing future plans for, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>and anticipated accomplishments from, <br/>
<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>expenditures under this program to the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>agriculture policy and finance on or before <br/>
<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>the start of each fiscal year. If significant <br/>
<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>changes are made to the plans in the course <br/>
<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>of the year, the commissioner must notify the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>chairs and ranking minority members.<br/>
<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>The commissioner may use funds <br/>
<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>appropriated in this subdivision for annual <br/>
<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>cost-share payments to resident farmers <br/>
<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>or entities that sell, process, or package <br/>
<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>agricultural products in this state for the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>of organic certification. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>may allocate these funds for assistance for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>persons transitioning from conventional to <br/>
<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>organic agriculture.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var><br/>
<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Agriculture, Bioenergy, and </b><br/>
<b>Bioproduct Advancement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">15,018,000 <br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">18,985,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>$4,483,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>second year are for transfer to the agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>research, education, extension, and <br/>
<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>technology transfer account under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 3. The <br/>
<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>transfer in this paragraph includes money for <br/>
<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>plant breeders at the University of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>for wild rice, potatoes, and grapes. Of these <br/>
<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>amounts, at least $600,000 each year is for <br/>
<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>agriculture rapid response under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>clause (2). Of the amount appropriated in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>this paragraph, $1,000,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>for transfer to the Board of Regents of the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>University of Minnesota for research to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>determine (1) what is causing avian influenza, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>(2) why some fowl are more susceptible, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>and (3) prevention measures that can be <br/>
<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>taken. Of the amount appropriated in this <br/>
<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>paragraph, $2,000,000 each year is for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>to the Minnesota Agriculture Education <br/>
<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>Leadership Council to enhance agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>education with priority given to Farm <br/>
<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>Business Management challenge grants.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>To the extent practicable, funds expended <br/>
<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14, <br/>
<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), must <br/>
<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>supplement and not supplant existing sources <br/>
<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>and levels of funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>$10,235,000 the first year and $10,235,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>the second year are for the agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>growth, research, and innovation program <br/>
<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12. No <br/>
<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>later than February 1, 2016, and February <br/>
<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>1, 2017, the commissioner must report to <br/>
<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>over agriculture policy and finance regarding <br/>
<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>the commissioner's accomplishments <br/>
<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>and anticipated accomplishments in <br/>
<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>the following areas: facilitating the <br/>
<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>start-up, modernization, or expansion of <br/>
<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>livestock operations including beginning <br/>
<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>and transitioning livestock operations; <br/>
<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>developing new markets for Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>farmers by providing more fruits, vegetables, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>meat, grain, and dairy for Minnesota school <br/>
<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>children; assisting value-added agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>businesses to begin or expand, access new <br/>
<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>markets, or diversify products; developing <br/>
<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>urban agriculture; facilitating the start-up, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>modernization, or expansion of other <br/>
<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>beginning and transitioning farms including <br/>
<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>loans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>41B.056; sustainable agriculture on farm <br/>
<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>research and demonstration; development or <br/>
<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>expansion of food hubs and other alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>community-based food distribution systems; <br/>
<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>and research on bioenergy, biobased content, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>or biobased formulated products and other <br/>
<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>renewable energy development. The <br/>
<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>of this appropriation for costs incurred to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>administer the program. Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>year and is available for the second year. <br/>
<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>under contract on or before June 30, 2017, for <br/>
<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br/>
<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>grants are available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>The commissioner may use funds <br/>
<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>appropriated for the agricultural growth, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>research, and innovation program as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>in this paragraph. The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>award grants to owners of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>facilities producing bioenergy, biobased <br/>
<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>content, or a biobased formulated product; <br/>
<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>to organizations that provide for on-station, <br/>
<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>on-farm field scale research and outreach to <br/>
<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>develop and test the agronomic and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.9.36"></a><var>9.36</var>requirements of diverse strands of prairie <br/>
<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>plants and other perennials for bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>systems; or to certain nongovernmental <br/>
<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>entities. For the purposes of this paragraph, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels <br/>
<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>derived from cellulosic material, as well as <br/>
<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>the generation of energy for commercial heat, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>industrial process heat, or electrical power <br/>
<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>from cellulosic materials via gasification or <br/>
<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>other processes. Grants are limited to 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>percent of the cost of research, technical <br/>
<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy, <br/>
<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>biobased content, or biobased formulated <br/>
<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>product production or $500,000, whichever <br/>
<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>is less. Grants to nongovernmental entities <br/>
<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>for the development of business plans and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>structures related to community ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>of eligible bioenergy facilities together may <br/>
<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>not exceed $150,000. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>shall make a good-faith effort to select <br/>
<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>projects that have merit and, when taken <br/>
<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>together, represent a variety of bioenergy <br/>
<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>technologies, biomass feedstocks, and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>geographic regions of the state. Projects <br/>
<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>must have a qualified engineer provide <br/>
<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>certification on the technology and fuel <br/>
<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>source. Grantees must provide reports at the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>request of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>Of the amount appropriated for the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br/>
<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>program in this subdivision, $1,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>first year and $1,000,000 the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>are for distribution in equal amounts to each <br/>
<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>of the state's county fairs to preserve and <br/>
<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>promote Minnesota agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>Of the amount appropriated for the <br/>
<a id="pl.10.36"></a><var>10.36</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>program in this subdivision, $500,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>fiscal year 2016 and $1,500,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>year 2017 are for incentive payments <br/>
<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.16, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>41A.17, and 41A.18. If the appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>exceeds the total amount for which all <br/>
<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>producers are eligible in a fiscal year, the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>balance of the appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>to the commissioner for the agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>growth, research, and innovation program. <br/>
<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>section 16A.28, the first year appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>is available until June 30, 2017, and the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>second year appropriation is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>June 30, 2018. The commissioner may use <br/>
<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>up to 4.5 percent of the appropriation for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>administration of the incentive payment <br/>
<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>Of the amount appropriated for the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br/>
<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>program in this subdivision, $250,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>year is for grants to communities to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>or expand food hubs and other alternative <br/>
<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>community-based food distribution <br/>
<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>systems. Of this amount, $50,000 is for <br/>
<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>the commissioner to consult with existing <br/>
<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>food hubs, alternative community-based <br/>
<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>food distribution systems, and University <br/>
<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>of Minnesota Extension to identify best <br/>
<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>practices for use by other Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>communities. No later than December 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>2015, the commissioner must report to the <br/>
<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>agriculture and health regarding the status of <br/>
<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>emerging alternative community-based food <br/>
<a id="pl.11.36"></a><var>11.36</var>distribution systems in the state along with <br/>
<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>recommendations to eliminate any barriers to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>success. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>second year are for grants that enable <br/>
<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>retail petroleum dispensers to dispense <br/>
<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>biofuels to the public in accordance with the <br/>
<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>biofuel replacement goals established under <br/>
<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A <br/>
<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>retail petroleum dispenser selling petroleum <br/>
<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>for use in spark ignition engines for vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>model years after 2000 is eligible for grant <br/>
<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>money under this paragraph if the retail <br/>
<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>petroleum dispenser has no more than 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>retail petroleum dispensing sites and each <br/>
<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>site is located in Minnesota. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>money received under this paragraph must <br/>
<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>be used for the installation of appropriate <br/>
<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>technology that uses fuel dispensing <br/>
<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>equipment appropriate for at least one fuel <br/>
<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>dispensing site to dispense gasoline that is <br/>
<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>blended with 15 percent of agriculturally <br/>
<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>derived, denatured ethanol, by volume, and <br/>
<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>appropriate technical assistance related to <br/>
<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>the installation. A grant award must not <br/>
<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>exceed 85 percent of the cost of the technical <br/>
<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>assistance and appropriate technology, <br/>
<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>including remetering of and retrofits for <br/>
<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>retail petroleum dispensers and replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>of petroleum dispenser projects. The <br/>
<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>commissioner may use up to $35,000 of this <br/>
<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>appropriation for administrative expenses. <br/>
<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>The commissioner shall cooperate with <br/>
<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>biofuel stakeholders in the implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>of the grant program. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>must report to the legislative committees <br/>
<a id="pl.12.36"></a><var>12.36</var>with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and <br/>
<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>finance by February 1 each year, detailing <br/>
<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>the number of grants awarded under this <br/>
<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>paragraph and the projected effect of the grant <br/>
<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>program on meeting the biofuel replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>goals under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>239.7911. These are onetime appropriations.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>year are for grants to the Southern Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>Initiative Foundation to promote local foods <br/>
<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>through an annual event that raises public <br/>
<a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var>awareness of local foods and connects local <br/>
<a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var>food producers and processors with potential <br/>
<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var>buyers.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var><br/>
<a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Administration and Financial </b><br/>
<b>Assistance</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">6,067,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">6,252,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>$150,000 the first year and $150,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>second year are for grants to the Center for <br/>
<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>Rural Policy and Development.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>The base for the farm-to-foodshelf program <br/>
<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is $1,100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>each year.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>$25,000 the first year is for the livestock <br/>
<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>industry study.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>$47,000 the first year and $47,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>year are for the Northern Crops Institute. <br/>
<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>These appropriations may be spent to <br/>
<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>purchase equipment.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>Livestock Breeders Association.<br/>
<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>$235,000 the first year and $235,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>Agricultural Education and Leadership <br/>
<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>Council for programs of the council under <br/>
<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>$474,000 the first year and $474,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>second year are for payments to county and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br/>
<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02, <br/>
<a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and <br/>
<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br/>
<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>shall be disbursed no later than July 15 of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>each year. These payments are the amount of <br/>
<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>aid from the state for an annual fair held in <br/>
<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>the previous calendar year.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>$1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>year are for grants to the Minnesota State <br/>
<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>Poultry Association.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>$108,000 the first year and $108,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>second year are for annual grants to the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic <br/>
<a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>and applied research on: (1) the improved <br/>
<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>production of forage and turf seed related to <br/>
<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>new and improved varieties; and (2) native <br/>
<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>plants, including plant breeding, nutrient <br/>
<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>management, pest management, disease <br/>
<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>management, yield, and viability. The grant <br/>
<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>recipient may subcontract with a qualified <br/>
<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>third party for some or all of the basic or <br/>
<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>applied research.<br/>
<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>$550,000 the first year and $550,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>second year are for grants to Second Harvest <br/>
<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six <br/>
<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>Second Harvest food banks for the purchase <br/>
<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food <br/>
<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>shelves and other charitable organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.14.34"></a><var>14.34</var>that are eligible to receive food from the food <br/>
<a id="pl.14.35"></a><var>14.35</var>banks. Milk purchased under the grants must <br/>
<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>be acquired from Minnesota milk processors <br/>
<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be <br/>
<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>allocated to each Second Harvest food bank <br/>
<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>serving Minnesota according to the formula <br/>
<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>used in the distribution of United States <br/>
<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>Department of Agriculture commodities <br/>
<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>under The Emergency Food Assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest <br/>
<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>Heartland must submit quarterly reports <br/>
<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>to the commissioner on forms prescribed <br/>
<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>by the commissioner. The reports must <br/>
<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>include, but are not limited to, information <br/>
<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>on the expenditure of funds, the amount <br/>
<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>of milk purchased, and the organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>to which the milk was distributed. Second <br/>
<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>or agreements with food banks for shared <br/>
<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>funding or reimbursement of the direct <br/>
<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>money from this appropriation may use up to <br/>
<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>two percent of the grant for administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>$113,000 the first year and $113,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>second year are for transfer to the Board of <br/>
<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges <br/>
<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>and Universities for statewide mental health <br/>
<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>counseling support to farm families and <br/>
<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>business operators. South Central College <br/>
<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>shall serve as the fiscal agent.<br/>
<a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>$17,000 the first year and $17,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>Horticultural Society.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$  </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>5,318,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$  </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>5,384,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var><br/>
<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b>AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION </b><br/>
<b>RESEARCH INSTITUTE</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>3,643,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$ </b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>3,643,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>    Sec. 5. <b>AVIAN INFLUENZA RESPONSE ACTIVITIES; APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>(a) $3,619,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>commissioner of agriculture for avian influenza emergency response activities. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>commissioner may use money appropriated under this paragraph to purchase necessary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>euthanasia and composting equipment and to reimburse costs incurred by local units
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>government directly related to avian influenza emergency response activities that
         are not <br/>
<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>eligible for federal reimbursement. This appropriation is available the day following
         final <br/>
<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>(b) $1,853,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>Board of Animal Health for avian influenza emergency response activities. The Board
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>may use money appropriated under this paragraph to purchase necessary euthanasia and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>composting equipment. This appropriation is available the day following final enactment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>(c) $103,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>commissioner of health for avian influenza emergency response activities. This <br/>
<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>appropriation is available the day following final enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>(d) $350,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>commissioner of natural resources for sampling wild animals to detect and monitor
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>avian influenza virus. This appropriation may also be used to conduct serology sampling,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>in consultation with the Board of Animal Health and the University of Minnesota Pomeroy
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>Chair in Avian Health, from birds within a control zone and outside of a control zone.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>This appropriation is available the day following final enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>(e) $544,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the <br/>
<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>commissioner of public safety to operate the State Emergency Operation Center in <br/>
<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>coordination with the statewide avian influenza response activities. Appropriations
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>under this paragraph may also be used to support a staff person at the state's agricultural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>incident command post in Willmar. This appropriation is available the day following
         final <br/>
<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>(f) The commissioner of management and budget may transfer unexpended balances <br/>
<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>from the appropriations in this section to any state agency for operating expenses
         related <br/>
<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>to avian influenza emergency response activities. The commissioner of management and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>budget must report each transfer to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
         senate <br/>
<a id="pl.16.35"></a><var>16.35</var>Committee on Finance and the house of representatives Committee on Ways and Means.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>    Sec. 6. <b>RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY; APPROPRIATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>$10,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2016 from the general fund to the <br/>
<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>commissioner of agriculture for transfer to the rural finance authority revolving
         loan <br/>
<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>account under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.06, for the purposes of disaster recovery
         <br/>
<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.047. This appropriation is available the
         day <br/>
<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>following final enactment until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>    Sec. 7. <b>AVIAN INFLUENZA; FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATION AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var><b>REPORTING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>All federal money received in fiscal years 2015 through 2017 by the Board of Animal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>Health or the commissioner of agriculture, health, natural resources, or public safety
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>address avian influenza is appropriated in the fiscal year when it is received. Before
         <br/>
<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>spending federal funds appropriated in this section, the commissioner of management
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>budget shall report the anticipated federal funds appropriated under this section
         and their <br/>
<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>intended purpose to the Legislative Advisory Commission, consistent with the urgent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>federal funds request procedure under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.3005, subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>4. By January 15, 2018, the commissioner of management and budget shall report the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>actual federal funds received and appropriated under this section and their actual
         use <br/>
<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>to the Legislative Advisory Commission.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>    Sec. 8. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>Sections 5 to 7 are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.737, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Federal reimbursement.</b> The commissioner must pursue federal <br/>
<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>reimbursement for any compensation payment issued under this section while:<br/>
<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>(1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service lists the Minnesota population of
         gray <br/>
<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>wolves as endangered and threatened wildlife under the federal Endangered Species
         Act; or<br/>
<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>(2) the federal government otherwise prohibits livestock producers from protecting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>their livestock from wolf depredation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.643, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Department of Agriculture data.</b> (a) <b>Loan and grant applicant </b><br/>
<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var><b>data.</b> The following data on applicants, collected by the Department of Agriculture in its
         <br/>
<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>sustainable agriculture revolving loan and grant programs program under sections 
<statute_ref>17.115 <br/>
<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var></statute_ref>and section
<statute_ref>17.116</statute_ref>, are private or nonpublic: nonfarm income; credit history; insurance <br/>
<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>coverage; machinery and equipment list; financial information; and credit information
         <br/>
<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>requests.<br/>
<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>(b) <b>Farm advocate data.</b> The following data supplied by farmer clients to <br/>
<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>Minnesota farm advocates and to the Department of Agriculture are private data on
         <br/>
<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>individuals: financial history, including listings of assets and debts, and personal
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>emotional status information.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.01, subdivision 28, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>    Subd. 28. <b>Structural pest.</b> "Structural pest" means a an invertebrate pest, other <br/>
<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>than a plant, or commensal rodent in, on, under, or near a structure such as a residential <br/>
<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>or commercial building.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.01, subdivision 29, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>    Subd. 29. <b>Structural pest control.</b> "Structural pest control" means the control of <br/>
<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>any structural pest through the use of a device, a procedure, or application of pesticides or <br/>
<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>through other means in or around a building or other structures, including trucks, boxcars, <br/>
<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>ships, aircraft, docks, and fumigation vaults, and the business activity related to use of a <br/>
<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>device, a procedure, or application of a pesticide.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> A pesticide regulatory account is established in the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>agricultural fund. Fees, assessments, and penalties collected under this chapter must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>be deposited in the agricultural fund and credited to the pesticide regulatory account.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>administration and enforcement of this chapter and up to $20,000 per fiscal year may also <br/>
<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>be used by the commissioner for purposes of section 18H.14, paragraph (e).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> (a) A person may not engage in structural pest <br/>
<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>control applications:<br/>
<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>(1) for hire without a structural pest control license; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>(2) as a sole proprietorship, company, partnership, or corporation unless the person
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>is or employs a licensed master in structural pest control operations.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>(b) A structural pest control licensee must have a valid license identification card
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>when applying to purchase a restricted use pesticide or apply pesticides for hire and must <br/>
<a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner or a law
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>enforcement officer. The license identification card must contain information required
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>(c) Notwithstanding the licensing requirements of this subdivision, a person may <br/>
<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>control the following nuisance or economically damaging wild animals, by trapping,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>without a structural pest control license:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>(1) fur-bearing animals, as defined in section 
<statute_ref>97A.015</statute_ref>, with a valid trapping license <br/>
<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>or special permit from the commissioner of natural resources; and<br/>
<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>(2) skunks, woodchucks, gophers, porcupines, coyotes, moles, and weasels.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> (a) A person may not apply a pesticide for hire <br/>
<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>without a commercial applicator license for the appropriate use categories or a structural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>pest control license.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>    (b) A commercial applicator licensee must have a valid license identification card
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>when applying to purchase a restricted use pesticide or apply pesticides for hire and must <br/>
<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner or a law
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>enforcement officer. The commissioner shall prescribe the information required on
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>license identification card.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> (a) Except for a licensed commercial applicator, <br/>
<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>certified private applicator, or licensed structural pest control applicator, a person,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>including a government employee, may not purchase or use a restricted use pesticide in <br/>
<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>performance of official duties without having a noncommercial applicator license for
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>appropriate use category.<br/>
<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>    (b) A licensee must have a valid license identification card when applying pesticides
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>and must display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>or a law enforcement officer. The license identification card must contain information
         <br/>
<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>required by the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18C.425, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Payment of inspection fee.</b> (a) The person who registers and distributes in <br/>
<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>the state a specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment under section
         
         <statute_ref>18C.411</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>shall pay the inspection fee to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>(b) The person licensed under section 
         <statute_ref>18C.415</statute_ref> who distributes a fertilizer to a person <br/>
<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>not required to be so licensed shall pay the inspection fee to the commissioner, except
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>exempted under section 
         <statute_ref>18C.421, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>(c) The person responsible for payment of the inspection fees for fertilizers, soil
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>amendments, or plant amendments sold and used in this state must pay an inspection
         fee <br/>
<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>of 30 39 cents per ton, and until June 30, 2019, an additional 40 cents per ton, of fertilizer,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>soil amendment, and plant amendment sold or distributed in this state, with a minimum
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>of $10 on all tonnage reports. Notwithstanding section 18C.131, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>must deposit all revenue from the additional 40 cent per ton fee in the agricultural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>fertilizer research and education account in section 18C.80. Products sold or distributed to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>manufacturers or exchanged between them are exempt from the inspection fee imposed
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>this subdivision if the products are used exclusively for manufacturing purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>(d) A registrant or licensee must retain invoices showing proof of fertilizer, plant
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>amendment, or soil amendment distribution amounts and inspection fees paid for a period
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>of three years.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18C.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Powers and duties.</b> The council must review applications and select <br/>
<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>projects to receive agricultural fertilizer research and education program grants,
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>authorized in section 
         <statute_ref>18C.71</statute_ref>. The council must establish a program to provide grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>research, education, and technology transfer projects related to agricultural fertilizer,
         soil <br/>
<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>amendments, and plant amendments. For the purpose of this section, "fertilizer" includes
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>soil amendments and plant amendments, but does not include vegetable or animal manures
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>that are not manipulated. The commissioner is responsible for all fiscal and administrative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>duties in the first year and may use up to eight percent of program revenue to offset costs
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>incurred. No later than October 1, 2007, the commissioner must provide the council
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>an estimate of the annual costs the commissioner would incur in administering the
         program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>    Sec. 11. <b>[18C.80] AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var><b>EDUCATION ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Account; appropriation.</b> An agricultural fertilizer research <br/>
<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>and education account is established in the agricultural fund. Money in the account,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>including interest earned, is appropriated to the commissioner for grants determined
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council under section 18C.71.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>The commissioner may use up to $80,000 each fiscal year for direct costs incurred
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>provide fiscal and administrative support to the council as required under section
         18C.70, <br/>
<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>subdivision 2. The commissioner may also recover associated indirect costs from the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>account as required under section 16A.127.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires June 30, 2020.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18G.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Cooperative agreements.</b> The commissioner may enter into cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>agreements with federal and state agencies for administration of the export certification
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>program. An exporter of plants or plant products desiring to originate shipments from <br/>
<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>Minnesota to a foreign country requiring a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>must submit an application to the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18G.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Phytosanitary and export certificates.</b> An exporter of plants or plant <br/>
<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>products desiring to originate shipments from Minnesota to a foreign country requiring
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate must submit an application to the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>commissioner. Application for phytosanitary certificates or export certificates must be <br/>
<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>made on forms provided or approved by the commissioner. The commissioner shall may <br/>
<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>conduct inspections of plants, plant products, or facilities for persons that have
         applied for <br/>
<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>or intend to apply for a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate from the
         commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>Inspections must include one or more of the following as requested or required:<br/>
<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>(1) an inspection of the plants or plant products intended for export under a <br/>
<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>phytosanitary certificate or export certificate;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>(2) field inspections of growing plants to determine presence or absence of plant
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>diseases, if necessary;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>(3) laboratory diagnosis for presence or absence of plant diseases, if necessary;<br/>
<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>(4) observation and evaluation of procedures and facilities utilized in handling <br/>
<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>plants and plant products, if necessary; and<br/>
<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>(5) review of United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Grain Inspection <br/>
<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>Service Official Export Grain Inspection Certificate logs.<br/>
<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>The commissioner may issue a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate if the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>plants or plant products satisfactorily meet the requirements of the importing foreign
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>country and the United States Department of Agriculture requirements. The requirements
         <br/>
<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>of the destination countries must be met by the applicant.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18G.10, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Certificate fees.</b> (a) The commissioner shall assess the fees in paragraphs <br/>
<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>(b) to (f) fees sufficient to recover all costs for the inspection, service, and work performed <br/>
<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>in carrying out the issuance of a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>inspection fee must be based on mileage and inspection time.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>(b) Mileage charge: current United States Internal Revenue Service mileage rate.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>(c) Inspection time: $50 per hour minimum or fee necessary to cover department <br/>
<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>costs. Inspection time includes the driving time to and from the location in addition
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>the time spent conducting the inspection.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>(d) (b) If laboratory analysis or other technical analysis is required to issue a <br/>
<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>certificate, the commissioner must set and collect the fee to recover this additional
         cost.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>(e) (c) The certificate fee for product value greater than $250: is $75 or a fee amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>not to exceed $300, that is sufficient to recover all processing costs for each phytosanitary <br/>
<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>or export certificate issued for any single shipment valued at more than $250 in addition to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>any mileage or inspection time charges that are assessed.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>(f) Certificate fee for product value less than $250: $25 for each phytosanitary or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>export certificate issued for any single shipment valued at less than $250 in addition
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>any mileage or inspection time charges that are assessed.<br/>
<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>(g) (d) For services provided for in subdivision 7 that are goods and services <br/>
<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>provided for the direct and primary use of a private individual, business, or other
         entity, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>the commissioner must set and collect the fees to cover the cost of the services provided.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.02, subdivision 20, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>    Subd. 20. <b>Nursery stock.</b> "Nursery stock" means a plant intended for planting or <br/>
<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>propagation, including, but not limited to, trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, biennials,
         grafts, <br/>
<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>cuttings, and buds that may be sold for propagation, whether cultivated or wild, and
         all <br/>
<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>viable parts of these plants. Nursery stock does not include:<br/>
<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>(1) field and forage crops or sod;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>(2) the seeds of grasses, cereal grains, vegetable crops, and flowers;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>(3) vegetable plants, bulbs, or tubers;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>(4) cut flowers, unless stems or other portions are intended for propagation;<br/>
<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>(5) annuals; or<br/>
<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>(6) Christmas trees.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.22.34"></a><var>22.34</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>    Subd. 32a. <b>Sod.</b> "Sod" means the upper portion of soil that contains the roots of <br/>
<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>grasses and the living grass plants.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.02, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>    Subd. 35. <b>Tropical plant.</b> "Tropical plant" means a plant that has a United States <br/>
<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>Department of Agriculture hardiness zone designation of zone 6 or greater, or an annual
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>minimum hardiness temperature of -9 degrees Fahrenheit.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Occasional sales.</b> (a) An individual may offer nursery stock for sale and be <br/>
<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>exempt from the requirement to obtain a nursery stock dealer certificate if:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>(1) the gross sales of all nursery stock in a calendar year do not exceed $2,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>(2) all nursery stock sold or distributed by the individual is intended for planting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>(3) all nursery stock purchased or procured for resale or distribution was grown in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>Minnesota and has been certified by the commissioner; and<br/>
<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>(4) the individual conducts sales or distributions of nursery stock on ten or fewer <br/>
<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>days in a calendar year.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>(b) The commissioner may prescribe the conditions of the exempt nursery sales under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>this subdivision and may conduct routine inspections of the nursery stock offered
         for sale.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.07, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var><b>18H.07 FEE SCHEDULE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment of fees.</b> The commissioner shall establish fees <br/>
<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>sufficient to allow for the administration and enforcement of this chapter and rules
         adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>under this chapter, including the portion of general support costs and statewide indirect
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>costs of the agency attributable to that function, with a reserve sufficient for up
         to six <br/>
<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>months. The commissioner shall review the fee schedule annually in consultation with
         <br/>
<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Advisory Committee. For the certificate year <br/>
<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>beginning January 1, 2006, the fees are as described in this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Nursery stock grower certificate.</b> (a) A nursery stock grower must <br/>
<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>pay an annual fee based on the area of all acreage on which nursery stock is grown
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>certification as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>(1) less than one-half acre, $150;<br/>
<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>(2) from one-half acre to two acres, $200;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(3) over two acres up to five acres, $300;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>(4) over five acres up to ten acres, $350;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>(5) over ten acres up to 20 acres, $500;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>(6) over 20 acres up to 40 acres, $650;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>(7) over 40 acres up to 50 acres, $800;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>(8) over 50 acres up to 200 acres, $1,100;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>(9) over 200 acres up to 500 acres, $1,500; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>(10) over 500 acres, $1,500 plus $2 for each additional acre.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>(b) In addition to the fees in paragraph (a), a penalty of ten percent of the fee
         due <br/>
<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>must be charged for each month, or portion thereof, that the fee is delinquent up
         to a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>maximum of 30 percent for any application for renewal not postmarked by December 31
         <br/>
<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>of the current year.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>(c) A nursery stock grower found operating without a valid nursery stock grower <br/>
<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>certificate cannot offer for sale or sell nursery stock until: (1) payment is received
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>commissioner for (i) the certificate fee due, and (ii) a penalty equal to the certificate
         fee <br/>
<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>owed; and (2) a new certificate is issued to the nursery stock grower by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Nursery stock dealer certificate.</b> (a) A nursery stock dealer must pay an <br/>
<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>annual fee based on the dealer's gross sales of certified nursery stock per location
         during <br/>
<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>the most recent certificate year. A certificate applicant operating for the first
         time must pay <br/>
<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>the minimum fee. The fees per sales location are:<br/>
<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>(1) gross sales up to $5,000, $150;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>(2) gross sales over $5,000 up to $20,000, $175;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>(3) gross sales over $20,000 up to $50,000, $300;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>(4) gross sales over $50,000 up to $75,000, $425;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>(5) gross sales over $75,000 up to $100,000, $550;<br/>
<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>(6) gross sales over $100,000 up to $200,000, $675; and<br/>
<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>(7) gross sales over $200,000, $800.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>(b) In addition to the fees in paragraph (a), a penalty of ten percent of the fee
         due <br/>
<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>must be charged for each month, or portion thereof, that the fee is delinquent up
         to a <br/>
<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>maximum of 30 percent for any application for renewal not postmarked by December 31
         <br/>
<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>of the current year.<br/>
<a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>(c) A nursery stock dealer found operating without a valid nursery stock dealer <br/>
<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>certificate cannot offer for sale or sell nursery stock until: (1) payment is received
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.24.34"></a><var>24.34</var>commissioner for (i) the certificate fee due, and (ii) a penalty equal to the certificate
         fee <br/>
<a id="pl.24.35"></a><var>24.35</var>owed; and (2) a new certificate is issued to the nursery stock dealer by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reinspection; additional or optional inspection fees.</b> If a reinspection is <br/>
<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>required or an additional inspection is needed or requested a fee must be assessed
         based <br/>
<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>on mileage and inspection time as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>(1) mileage must be charged at the current United States Internal Revenue Service
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>reimbursement rate; and<br/>
<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>(2) inspection time must be charged at the rate of $50 per hour a rate sufficient to <br/>
<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>recover all inspection costs, including the driving time to and from the location in addition <br/>
<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>to the time spent conducting the inspection.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.17, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var><b>18H.17 NURSERY AND PHYTOSANITARY ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>A nursery and phytosanitary account is established in the state treasury. The fees
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>and penalties collected under this chapter and interest attributable to money in the
         account <br/>
<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the nursery and phytosanitary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>account in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest earned,
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>annually appropriated to the commissioner for the administration and enforcement for
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>this chapter. The commissioner may spend no more than $20,000 from the account each <br/>
<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>fiscal year for purposes of section 18H.14, paragraph (e).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.01, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var><b>18J.01 DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>(a) The definitions in sections 
         <statute_ref>18G.02</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>18H.02</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>18K.02</statute_ref>, 
<statute_ref>27.01</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>223.16</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>231.01</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>and 
         <statute_ref>232.21</statute_ref> apply to this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>(b) For purposes of this chapter, "associated rules" means rules adopted under this
         <br/>
<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232, or sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.02, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var><b>18J.02 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter, chapters 18G, 18H, <br/>
<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>18K, 27, 223, 231, and 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; and associated rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.03, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var><b>18J.03 CIVIL LIABILITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>A person regulated by this chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>or sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>, is civilly liable for any violation of one of those statutes or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>associated rules by the person's employee or agent.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>    Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Access and entry.</b> The commissioner, upon presentation of official <br/>
<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>department credentials, must be granted immediate access at reasonable times to sites
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>where a person manufactures, distributes, uses, handles, disposes of, stores, or transports
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>seeds, plants, grain, household goods, general merchandise, produce, or other living
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>nonliving products or other objects regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Purpose of entry.</b> (a) The commissioner may enter sites for:<br/>
<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>(1) inspection of inventory and equipment for the manufacture, storage, handling,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>distribution, disposal, or any other process regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>(2) sampling of sites, seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general <br/>
<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>merchandise, produce, or other living or nonliving objects that are manufactured,
         stored, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>distributed, handled, or disposed of at those sites and regulated under chapter 18G,
         18H, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>(3) inspection of records related to the manufacture, distribution, storage, handling,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>or disposal of seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general merchandise,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>produce, or other living or nonliving objects regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, <br/>
<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>(4) investigating compliance with chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; <br/>
<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules; or<br/>
<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>(5) other purposes necessary to implement chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or <br/>
<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>(b) The commissioner may enter any public or private premises during or after <br/>
<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>regular business hours without notice of inspection when a suspected violation of
         chapter <br/>
<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules may <br/>
<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>threaten public health or the environment.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Notice of inspection samples and analyses.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>provide the owner, operator, or agent in charge with a receipt describing any samples
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>obtained. If requested, the commissioner shall split any samples obtained and provide
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>them to the owner, operator, or agent in charge. If an analysis is made of the samples,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>a copy of the results of the analysis must be furnished to the owner, operator, or
         agent <br/>
<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>in charge within 30 days after an analysis has been performed. If an analysis is not
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>performed, the commissioner must notify the owner, operator, or agent in charge within
         30 <br/>
<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>days of the decision not to perform the analysis.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(b) The sampling and analysis must be done according to methods provided for <br/>
<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>under applicable provisions of chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>21.80 
         </statute_ref>to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules. In cases not covered by those sections and methods <br/>
<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>or in cases where methods are available in which improved applicability has been <br/>
<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>demonstrated the commissioner may adopt appropriate methods from other sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Inspection requests by others.</b> (a) A person who believes that a violation <br/>
<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>of chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated <br/>
<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>rules has occurred may request an inspection by giving notice to the commissioner
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var>violation. The notice must be in writing, state with reasonable particularity the
         grounds <br/>
<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>for the notice, and be signed by the person making the request.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>(b) If after receiving a notice of violation the commissioner reasonably believes
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>a violation has occurred, the commissioner shall make a special inspection in accordance
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>with the provisions of this section as soon as practicable, to determine if a violation
         has <br/>
<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>occurred.<br/>
<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>(c) An inspection conducted pursuant to a notice under this subdivision may cover
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>an entire site and is not limited to the portion of the site specified in the notice.
         If the <br/>
<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>commissioner determines that reasonable grounds to believe that a violation occurred
         <br/>
<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>do not exist, the commissioner must notify the person making the request in writing
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>the determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Enforcement required.</b> (a) A violation of chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or an associated rule is a violation of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>(b) Upon the request of the commissioner, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>officers having authority in the enforcement of the general criminal laws must take
         action <br/>
<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>to the extent of their authority necessary or proper for the enforcement of chapter
         18G, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules or valid <br/>
<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>orders, standards, stipulations, and agreements of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner's discretion.</b> If minor violations of chapter 18G, 18H, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules occur or the <br/>
<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>commissioner believes the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>warning in writing, this section does not require the commissioner to:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>(1) report the violation for prosecution;<br/>
<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>(2) institute seizure proceedings; or<br/>
<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>(3) issue a withdrawal from distribution, stop-sale, or other order.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Agent for service of process.</b> All persons licensed, permitted, registered, <br/>
<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>or certified under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or <br/>
<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>associated rules must appoint the commissioner as the agent upon whom all legal process
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>may be served and service upon the commissioner is deemed to be service on the licensee,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>permittee, registrant, or certified person.<br/>
<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.06, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var><b>18J.06 FALSE STATEMENT OR RECORD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>A person must not knowingly make or offer a false statement, record, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>information as part of:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>(1) an application for registration, license, certification, or permit under chapter
         18G, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules;<br/>
<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>(2) records or reports required under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules; or<br/>
<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>(3) an investigation of a violation of chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Cancellation of registration, permit, license, certification.</b> The <br/>
<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>commissioner may cancel or revoke a registration, permit, license, or certification
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>provided for under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>or associated rules or refuse to register, permit, license, or certify under provisions
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules <br/>
<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>if the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certified person has used fraudulent or
         deceptive <br/>
<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of a provision of chapter 18G, 18H,
         18K, 27, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Service of order or notice.</b> (a) If a person is not available for service of an <br/>
<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>order, the commissioner may attach the order to the facility, site, seed or seed container,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>plant or other living or nonliving object regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules and notify the owner, custodian, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>other responsible party, or registrant.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>(b) The seed, seed container, plant, or other living or nonliving object regulated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>under chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated <br/>
<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>rules may not be sold, used, tampered with, or removed until released under conditions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>specified by the commissioner, by an administrative law judge, or by a court.<br/>
<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>    Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Unsatisfied judgments.</b> (a) An applicant for a license, permit, registration, <br/>
<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>or certification under provisions of this chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, 18K, 27, 223, 231, or <br/>
<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>232; sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>; or associated rules may not allow a final judgment against <br/>
<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>the applicant for damages arising from a violation of those statutes or rules to remain
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>unsatisfied for a period of more than 30 days.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>(b) Failure to satisfy, within 30 days, a final judgment resulting from a violation
         of this <br/>
<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>chapter results in automatic suspension of the license, permit, registration, or certification.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.09, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var><b>18J.09 CREDITING OF PENALTIES, FEES, AND COSTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>Penalties, cost reimbursements, fees, and other money collected under this chapter
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>must be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the appropriate nursery
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>phytosanitary, industrial hemp, or seed account.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General violation.</b> Except as provided in subdivisions 2 and, 3, and <br/>
<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>4, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person violates this chapter or an order,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.11, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Controlled substance offenses.</b> Prosecution under this section does not <br/>
<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>preclude prosecution under chapter 152.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>    Sec. 38. <b>[18K.01] SHORT TITLE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>This chapter may be referred to as the "Industrial Hemp Development Act."<br/>
<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>    Sec. 39. <b>[18K.02] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Industrial hemp.</b> "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L. <br/>
<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Industrial hemp
         is not <br/>
<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>marijuana as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Marijuana.</b> "Marijuana" has the meaning given in section 152.01, <br/>
<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>    Sec. 40. <b>[18K.03] AGRICULTURAL CROP; POSSESSION AUTHORIZED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>Industrial hemp is an agricultural crop in this state. A person may possess, transport,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>process, sell, or buy industrial hemp that is grown pursuant to this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>    Sec. 41. <b>[18K.04] LICENSING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement; issuance; presumption.</b> (a) A person must obtain a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>license from the commissioner before growing industrial hemp for commercial purposes.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>A person must apply to the commissioner in the form prescribed by the commissioner
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>must pay the annual registration and inspection fee established by the commissioner
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>accordance with section 16A.1285, subdivision 2. The license application must include
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>the name and address of the applicant and the legal description of the land area or
         areas <br/>
<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>where industrial hemp will be grown by the applicant.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>(b) When an applicant has paid the fee and completed the application process to the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>satisfaction of the commissioner, the commissioner must issue a license which is valid
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>until December 31 of the year of application.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>(c) A person licensed under this section is presumed to be growing industrial hemp
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>for commercial purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Background check; data classification.</b> The commissioner must require <br/>
<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>each first-time applicant for a license to submit to a background investigation conducted
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as a condition of licensure. As part of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>background investigation, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension must conduct criminal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>history checks of Minnesota records and is authorized to exchange fingerprints with
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose
         of a <br/>
<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>criminal background check of the national files. The cost of the investigation must
         be paid <br/>
<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>by the applicant. Criminal history records provided to the commissioner under this
         section <br/>
<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>must be treated as private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision
         12.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Federal requirements.</b> The applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction <br/>
<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>of the commissioner that the applicant has complied with all applicable federal <br/>
<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>requirements pertaining to the production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>    Sec. 42. <b>[18K.05] ANNUAL REPORT; SALES NOTIFICATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>(a) Annually, a licensee must file with the commissioner:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>(1) documentation demonstrating to the commissioner's satisfaction that the seeds
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>planted by the licensee are of a type and variety that contain no more than three-tenths
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>one percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>(2) a copy of any contract to grow industrial hemp.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>(b) Within 30 days, a licensee must notify the commissioner of each sale or <br/>
<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>distribution of industrial hemp grown by the licensee including, but not limited to,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>name and address of the person receiving the industrial hemp and the amount of industrial
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>hemp sold or distributed.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>    Sec. 43. <b>[18K.06] RULEMAKING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the production, testing, and <br/>
<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>licensing of industrial hemp.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>(b) Rules adopted under paragraph (a) must include, but not be limited to, provisions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>governing:<br/>
<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>(1) the supervision and inspection of industrial hemp during its growth and harvest;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>(2) the testing of industrial hemp to determine delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol levels;<br/>
<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>(3) the use of background checks results required under section 18K.04 to approve
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>or deny a license application; and<br/>
<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>(4) any other provision or procedure necessary to carry out the purposes of this <br/>
<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>(c) Rules issued under this section must be consistent with federal law regarding
         <br/>
<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>the production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.<br/>
<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after the federal government <br/>
<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>authorizes the commercial production of industrial hemp in this country.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>    Sec. 44. <b>[18K.07] FEES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>Fees collected under this chapter must be credited to the industrial hemp account,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>which is hereby established in the agricultural fund in the state treasury. Interest
         earned <br/>
<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>in the account accrues to the account. Funds in the industrial hemp account are annually
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>appropriated to the commissioner to implement and enforce this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>    Sec. 45. <b>[18K.08] DEFENSE FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of marijuana under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>chapter 152 if:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>(1) the defendant possesses industrial hemp grown pursuant to this chapter; or<br/>
<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>(2) the defendant has a valid controlled substance registration from the United States
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, if required under federal
         law.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>    Sec. 46. <b>[18K.09] PILOT PROGRAM; OTHER RESEARCH AUTHORIZED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Authorized activity.</b> The commissioner may grow or cultivate <br/>
<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>industrial hemp pursuant to a pilot program administered by the commissioner to study
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>the growth, cultivation, or marketing of industrial hemp. The commissioner may: (1)
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>authorize institutions of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp as
         part <br/>
<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>of the commissioner's pilot program or as is necessary to perform other agricultural,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>renewable energy, or academic research; and (2) contract with public or private entities
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>testing or other activities authorized under this subdivision. Authorized activity
         under this <br/>
<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>section may include collecting seed from wild hemp sources.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Site registration.</b> Before growing or cultivating industrial hemp pursuant <br/>
<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>to this section, each site must be registered with and certified by the commissioner.
         A <br/>
<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>person must register each site annually in the form prescribed by the commissioner
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>must pay the annual registration and certification fee established by the commissioner
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>accordance with section 16A.1285, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Rulemaking.</b> The commissioner may adopt rules that govern the pilot <br/>
<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>program pursuant to this section and Public Law 113-79.<br/>
<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.89, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Permits; issuance and revocation.</b> The commissioner shall issue a permit <br/>
<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>to the initial labeler of agricultural, vegetable, flower, and wildflower seeds which
         are sold <br/>
<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>for use in Minnesota and which conform to and are labeled under sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>The categories of permits are as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>(1) for initial labelers who sell 50,000 pounds or less of agricultural seed each
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>calendar year, an annual permit issued for a fee established in section 
         <statute_ref>21.891, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>(2) for initial labelers who sell vegetable, flower, and wildflower seed packed for
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>use in home gardens or household plantings, and initial labelers who sell native grasses <br/>
<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>and wildflower seed in commercial or agricultural quantities, an annual permit issued for <br/>
<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>a fee established in section 
         <statute_ref>21.891, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph (c), based upon the gross <br/>
<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>sales from the previous year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>(3) for initial labelers who sell more than 50,000 pounds of agricultural seed <br/>
<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>each calendar year, a permanent permit issued for a fee established in section 
         <statute_ref>21.891, <br/>
<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>In addition, the person shall furnish to the commissioner an itemized statement of
         all <br/>
<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>seeds sold in Minnesota for the periods established by the commissioner. This statement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>shall be delivered, along with the payment of the fee, based upon the amount and type
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>of seed sold, to the commissioner no later than 30 days after the end of each reporting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>period. Any person holding a permit shall show as part of the analysis labels or invoices
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>on all agricultural, vegetable, flower, wildflower, tree, or shrub seeds all information
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>commissioner requires. The commissioner may revoke any permit in the event of failure
         <br/>
<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>to comply with applicable laws and rules.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.48.0"></a><a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.891, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Seed fee permits.</b> (a) An initial labeler who wishes to sell seed in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>Minnesota must comply with section 
         <statute_ref>21.89</statute_ref>, subdivisions 1 and 2, and the procedures in <br/>
<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>this subdivision. Each initial labeler who wishes to sell seed in Minnesota must apply
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>the commissioner to obtain a permit. The application must contain the name and address
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>the applicant, the application date, and the name and title of the applicant's contact
         person.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>(b) The application for a seed permit covered by section 
         <statute_ref>21.89, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>(1), must be accompanied by an application fee of $50 $75.<br/>
<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>(c) The application for a seed permit covered by section 
         <statute_ref>21.89, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>(2), must be accompanied by an application fee based on the level of annual gross
         sales <br/>
<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>(1) for gross sales of $0 to $25,000, the annual permit fee is $50 $75;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>(2) for gross sales of $25,001 to $50,000, the annual permit fee is $100 $150;<br/>
<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>(3) for gross sales of $50,001 to $100,000, the annual permit fee is $200 $300;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(4) for gross sales of $100,001 to $250,000, the annual permit fee is $500 $750;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>(5) for gross sales of $250,001 to $500,000, the annual permit fee is $1,000 $1,500; <br/>
<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>(6) for gross sales of $500,001 and above to $1,000,000, the annual permit fee is <br/>
<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>$2,000 $3,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>(7) for gross sales of $1,000,001 and above, the annual permit fee is $4,500.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>(d) The application for a seed permit covered by section 
         <statute_ref>21.89, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, clause <br/>
<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>(3), must be accompanied by an application fee of $50 $75. Initial labelers holding seed <br/>
<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>fee permits covered under this paragraph need not apply for a new permit or pay the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>application fee. Under this permit category, the fees for the following kinds of agricultural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>seed sold either in bulk or containers are:<br/>
<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>(1) oats, wheat, and barley, 6.3 9 cents per hundredweight;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>(2) rye, field beans, soybeans, buckwheat, and flax, 8.4 12 cents per hundredweight;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>(3) field corn, 29.4 17 cents per hundredweight 80,000 seed unit;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>(4) forage, lawn and turf grasses, and legumes, 49 69 cents per hundredweight;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>(5) sunflower, $1.40 $1.96 per hundredweight;<br/>
<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>(6) sugar beet, $3.29 12 cents per hundredweight 100,000 seed unit; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>(7) soybeans, 7.5 cents per 140,000 seed unit; and<br/>
<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>(7) (8) for any agricultural seed not listed in clauses (1) to (6) (7), the fee for the crop <br/>
<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>most closely resembling it in normal planting rate applies.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>(e) If, for reasons beyond the control and knowledge of the initial labeler, seed
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>shipped into Minnesota by a person other than the initial labeler, the responsibility
         for the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>seed fees are transferred to the shipper. An application for a transfer of this responsibility
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>must be made to the commissioner. Upon approval by the commissioner of the transfer,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>the shipper is responsible for payment of the seed permit fees.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>(f) Seed permit fees may be included in the cost of the seed either as a hidden cost
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>as a line item cost on each invoice for seed sold. To identify the fee on an invoice,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>words "Minnesota seed permit fees" must be used.<br/>
<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>(g) All seed fee permit holders must file semiannual reports with the commissioner,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>even if no seed was sold during the reporting period. Each semiannual report must
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>submitted within 30 days of the end of each reporting period. The reporting periods
         are <br/>
<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>October 1 to March 31 and April 1 to September 30 of each year or July 1 to December
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>31 and January 1 to June 30 of each year. Permit holders may change their reporting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.35.34"></a><var>35.34</var>periods with the approval of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>(h) The holder of a seed fee permit must pay fees on all seed for which the permit
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>holder is the initial labeler and which are covered by sections 
         <statute_ref>21.80</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>21.92</statute_ref> and sold <br/>
<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>during the reporting period.<br/>
<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>(i) If a seed fee permit holder fails to submit a semiannual report and pay the seed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>fee within 30 days after the end of each reporting period, the commissioner shall
         assess a <br/>
<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>penalty of $100 or eight percent, calculated on an annual basis, of the fee due, whichever
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>is greater, but no more than $500 for each late semiannual report. A $15 penalty must
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>charged when the semiannual report is late, even if no fee is due for the reporting
         period. <br/>
<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>Seed fee permits may be revoked for failure to comply with the applicable provisions
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>this paragraph or the Minnesota seed law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.49.0"></a><a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.891, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Brand name registration fee.</b> The fee is $25 $50 for each variety <br/>
<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>registered for sale by brand name.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.50.0"></a><a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 25.341, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application; fee; term.</b> A person who is required to have a commercial <br/>
<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>feed license shall submit an application on a form provided or approved by the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>commissioner accompanied by a fee of $25 $75 paid to the commissioner for each <br/>
<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>location. A license is not transferable from one person to another, from one ownership
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>another, or from one location to another. The license year is the calendar year. A
         license <br/>
<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>expires on December 31 of the year for which it is issued, except that a license is
         valid <br/>
<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>through January 31 of the next year or until the issuance of the renewal license,
         whichever <br/>
<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>comes first, if the licensee has filed a renewal application with the commissioner
         on or <br/>
<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>before December 31 of the year for which the current license was issued. Any person
         who <br/>
<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>is required to have, but fails to obtain a license or a licensee who fails to comply
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>license renewal requirements, shall pay a $50 $100 late fee in addition to the license fee.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.51.0"></a><a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 25.39, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Amount of fee.</b> (a) An inspection fee at the rate of 16 cents per ton <br/>
<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>must be paid to the commissioner on commercial feeds distributed in this state by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>person who first distributes the commercial feed, except that:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>(1) no fee need be paid on:<br/>
<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>(i) a commercial feed if the payment has been made by a previous distributor; or<br/>
<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>(ii) customer formula feeds if the inspection fee is paid on the commercial feeds
         <br/>
<a id="pl.36.33"></a><var>36.33</var>which are used as ingredients; or<br/>
<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>(2) a Minnesota feed distributor who can substantiate that greater than 50 percent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>of the distribution of commercial feed is to purchasers outside the state may purchase
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>commercial feeds without payment of the inspection fee under a tonnage fee exemption
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>permit issued by the commissioner. Such location specific permits shall be issued
         on a <br/>
<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>calendar year basis to commercial feed distributors who submit a $100 nonrefundable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>application fee and comply with rules adopted by the commissioner relative to record
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>keeping, tonnage of commercial feed distributed in Minnesota, total of all commercial
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>feed tonnage distributed, and all other information which the commissioner may require
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>so as to ensure that proper inspection fee payment has been made.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>(b) In the case of pet food distributed in the state only in packages of ten pounds
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>or less, a listing of each product and a current label for each product must be submitted
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>annually on forms provided by the commissioner and accompanied by an annual fee of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>$50 $100 for each product in lieu of the inspection fee. This annual fee is due by July 1.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>The inspection fee required by paragraph (a) applies to pet food distributed in packages
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>exceeding ten pounds.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>(c) In the case of specialty pet food distributed in the state only in packages of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>ten pounds or less, a listing of each product and a current label for each product
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>be submitted annually on forms provided by the commissioner and accompanied by an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>annual fee of $25 $100 for each product in lieu of the inspection fee. This annual fee is <br/>
<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>due by July 1. The inspection fee required by paragraph (a) applies to specialty pet
         food <br/>
<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>distributed in packages exceeding ten pounds.<br/>
<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>(d) The minimum inspection fee is $10 $75 per annual reporting period.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.52.0"></a><a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 25.39, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Containers of ten pounds or less.</b> A distributor who is subject to the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>annual fee specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (b) or (c), shall do the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>(1) before beginning distribution, file with the commissioner a listing of pet and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>specialty pet foods to be distributed in the state only in containers of ten pounds
         or less, <br/>
<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>on forms provided by the commissioner. The listing under this clause must be renewed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>annually before July 1 and is the basis for the payment of the annual fee. New products
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>added during the year must be submitted to the commissioner as a supplement to the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>annual listing before distribution; and<br/>
<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>(2) if the annual renewal of the listing is not received before July 1 or if an unlisted
         <br/>
<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>product is distributed, pay a late filing fee of $10 $100 per product in addition to the <br/>
<a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>normal charge for the listing. The late filing fee under this clause is in addition
         to any <br/>
<a id="pl.37.35"></a><var>37.35</var>other penalty under this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.53.0"></a><a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>    Sec. 53. <b>[28A.152] COTTAGE FOODS EXEMPTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Licensing provisions applicability.</b> (a) The licensing provisions of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>sections 28A.01 to 28A.16 do not apply to the following:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>(1) an individual who prepares and sells food that is not potentially hazardous food,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 4626.0020, subpart 62, if the following requirements
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>(i) the prepared food offered for sale under this clause is labeled to accurately
         reflect <br/>
<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>the name and address of the individual preparing and selling the food, the date on
         which <br/>
<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>the food was prepared, and the ingredients and any possible allergens; and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>(ii) the individual displays at the point of sale a clearly legible sign or placard
         stating: <br/>
<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>"These products are homemade and not subject to state inspection."; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>(2) an individual who prepares and sells home-processed and home-canned food <br/>
<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>products if the following requirements are met:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>(i) the products are pickles, vegetables, or fruits having an equilibrium pH value
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>4.6 or lower;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>(ii) the products are home-processed and home-canned in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>(iii) the individual displays at the point of sale a clearly legible sign or placard
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>stating: "These canned goods are homemade and not subject to state inspection."; and<br/>
<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>(iv) each container of the product sold or offered for sale under this clause is <br/>
<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>accurately labeled to provide the name and address of the individual who processed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>and canned the goods, the date on which the goods were processed and canned, and <br/>
<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>ingredients and any possible allergens.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>(b) An individual who qualifies for an exemption under paragraph (a), clause (2),
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>also exempt from the provisions of sections 31.31 and 31.392.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Direct sales to consumers.</b> (a) An individual qualifying for an exemption <br/>
<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>under subdivision 1 may sell the exempt food:<br/>
<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>(1) directly to the ultimate consumer;<br/>
<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>(2) at a community event or farmers' market; or<br/>
<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>(3) directly from the individual's home to the consumer, to the extent allowed by
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>local ordinance.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>(b) If an exempt food product will be delivered to the ultimate consumer upon sale
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>of the food product, the individual who prepared the food product must be the person
         who <br/>
<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>delivers the food product to the ultimate consumer.<br/>
<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>(c) Food products exempt under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may not be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>sold outside of Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>(d) Food products exempt under subdivision 1 may be sold over the Internet but <br/>
<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>must be delivered directly to the ultimate consumer by the individual who prepared
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>food product. The statement "These products are homemade and not subject to state
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>inspection." must be displayed on the Web site that offers the exempt foods for purchase.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Limitation on sales.</b> An individual selling exempt foods under this section <br/>
<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>is limited to total sales with gross receipts of $18,000 or less in a calendar year.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Registration.</b> An individual who prepares and sells exempt food under <br/>
<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>subdivision 1 must register annually with the commissioner. The annual registration
         fee is <br/>
<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>$50. An individual with $5,000 or less in annual gross receipts from the sale of exempt
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>food under this section is not required to pay the registration fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Training.</b> (a) An individual with gross receipts between $5,000 and <br/>
<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>$18,000 in a calendar year from the sale of exempt food under this section must complete
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>safe food handling training course that is approved by the commissioner before registering
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>under subdivision 4. The training shall not exceed eight hours and must be completed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>every three years while the individual is registered under subdivision 4.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>(b) An individual with gross receipts of less than $5,000 in a calendar year from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>the sale of exempt food under this section must satisfactorily complete an online
         course <br/>
<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>and exam as approved by the commissioner before registering under subdivision 4. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>commissioner shall offer the online course and exam under this paragraph at no cost
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>the individual.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Local ordinances.</b> This section does not preempt the application of any <br/>
<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>business licensing requirement or sanitation, public health, or zoning ordinance of
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>political subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Account established.</b> A cottage foods account is created as a separate <br/>
<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>account in the agricultural fund in the state treasury for depositing money received
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>commissioner under this section. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>to the commissioner for purposes of this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.54.0"></a><a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 32.075, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var><b>32.075 TERM OF LICENSE; TRANSFERABILITY; FEES AND PENALTIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>Every An initial license issued by the commissioner shall be for a period ending <br/>
<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>expires on the following December 31st day of December next following, and shall is not <br/>
<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>be transferable. A renewal license is valid for two years and expires on December 31 of <br/>
<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>the second year. The fee for each such an initial or renewal license shall be $50 and each <br/>
<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>renewal thereof shall be $25 and is $60. The fee shall be paid to the commissioner before <br/>
<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>any  the commissioner issues an initial or renewal license or renewal thereof is issued. If a <br/>
<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>license renewal is not applied for on or before January 1 of each year, a penalty
         of $10 $30 <br/>
<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>shall be imposed. A person who does not renew a license within one year following
         its <br/>
<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>December 31 expiration date, except those persons who do not renew such license while
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>engaged in active military service, shall be required to prove competency and qualification
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>32.073</statute_ref>, before a license is issued. The commissioner may require any <br/>
<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>other person who renews a license to prove competency and qualification in the same
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>manner. All license fees and penalties received by the commissioner shall be paid into the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>state treasury deposited in the dairy services account in the agricultural fund.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.55.0"></a><a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 32.105, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var><b>32.105 MILK PROCUREMENT FEE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>Each dairy plant operator within the state must pay to the commissioner on or before
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>the 18th of each month a fee of .71 1.1 cents per hundredweight of milk purchased the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>previous month. If a milk producer within the state ships milk out of the state for
         sale, the <br/>
<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>producer must pay the fee to the commissioner unless the purchaser voluntarily pays
         the fee.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>Producers who ship milk out of state or processors must submit monthly reports as
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>to milk purchases along with the appropriate procurement fee to the commissioner.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>commissioner may have access to all relevant purchase or sale records as necessary
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>verify compliance with this section and may require the producer or purchaser to produce
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>records as necessary to determine compliance.<br/>
<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>The fees collected under this section must be deposited in the dairy services account
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest earned, is appropriated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>to the commissioner to administer this chapter.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.56.0"></a><a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>    Sec. 56. <b>[41A.14] AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, EXTENSION, </b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var><b>AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Duties; grants.</b> The agriculture research, education, extension, and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>technology transfer grant program is created. The purpose of the grant program is
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>provide investments that will most efficiently achieve long-term agricultural productivity
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>increases through improved infrastructure, vision, and accountability. The scope and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>intent of the grants, to the extent possible, shall provide for a long-term base funding
         <br/>
<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>that allows the research grantee to continue the functions of the research, education,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>extension efforts to a practical conclusion. Priority for grants shall be given to
         human <br/>
<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>infrastructure. The commissioner shall provide grants for:<br/>
<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>(1) agricultural research and technology transfer needs and recipients including <br/>
<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>agricultural research and extension at the University of Minnesota, research and outreach
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>centers, the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, the Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota Extension Service, the <br/>
<a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>University of Minnesota Veterinary School, the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, <br/>
<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>the Stakman-Borlaug Center, and the Minnesota Agriculture Fertilizer Research and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>Education Council;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>(2) agriculture rapid response for plant and animal diseases and pests; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>(3) agricultural education including but not limited to the Minnesota Agriculture
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>Education Leadership Council, farm business management, mentoring programs, graduate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>debt forgiveness, and high school programs.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Advisory panel.</b> In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>must consult with an advisory panel consisting of the following stakeholders:<br/>
<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>(1) a representative of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource <br/>
<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>Sciences at the University of Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>(2) a representative of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>(3) a representative of the Minnesota Farm Bureau;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>(4) a representative of the Minnesota Farmers Union;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>(5) a person representing agriculture industry statewide;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>(6) a representative of each of the state commodity councils organized under section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>17.54 and the Minnesota Pork Board;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>(7) a person representing an association of primary manufacturers of forest products;<br/>
<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>(8) a person representing organic or sustainable agriculture; and<br/>
<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>(9) a person representing statewide environment and natural resource conservation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>organizations.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Account.</b> An agriculture research, education, extension, and technology <br/>
<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>transfer account is created in the agricultural fund in the state treasury. The account
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>consists of money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriations
         <br/>
<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>from any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 1, and any interest
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>earnings of the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>agriculture for the purposes under subdivision 1.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.57.0"></a><a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>    Sec. 57. <b>[41A.15] DEFINITIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Scope.</b> For the purposes of sections 41A.15 to 41A.18, the terms <br/>
<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>defined in this section have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Advanced biofuel.</b> "Advanced biofuel" has the meaning given in section <br/>
<a id="pl.41.34"></a><var>41.34</var>239.051, subdivision 1a.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Biomass thermal production.</b> "Biomass thermal production" means the <br/>
<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>generation of energy for commercial heat or industrial process heat from a cellulosic
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>material or other material composed of forestry or agricultural feedstocks for a new
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>expanding capacity facility or a facility that is displacing existing use of fossil
         fuel after <br/>
<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>the effective date of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Cellulosic biomass.</b> "Cellulosic biomass" means material primarily made <br/>
<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>up of cellulose, hemicellulose, or lingnin, or a combination of those ingredients.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Cellulosic sugar.</b> "Cellulosic sugar" means sugar derived from cellulosic <br/>
<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>biomass from agricultural or forestry resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Commissioner.</b> "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Cover crops.</b> "Cover crops" means grasses, legumes, forbs, or other <br/>
<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>herbaceous plants that are known to be noninvasive and not listed as a noxious weed
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>Minnesota and that are either interseeded into living cash crops or planted on agricultural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>fields during fallow periods for seasonal cover and conservation purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>    Subd. 8. <b>MMbtu.</b> "MMbtu" means 1,000,000 British thermal units.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Perennial crops.</b> "Perennial crops" means agriculturally produced plants <br/>
<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>that are known to be noninvasive and not listed as a noxious weed in Minnesota and
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>have a life cycle of at least three years at the location where the plants are being
         cultivated. <br/>
<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>Biomass from alfalfa produced in a two-year rotation shall be considered a perennial
         crop.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Renewable chemical.</b> "Renewable chemical" means a chemical with <br/>
<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>biobased content as defined in section 41A.105, subdivision 1a.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.58.0"></a><a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>    Sec. 58. <b>[41A.16] ADVANCED BIOFUEL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50
         miles or <br/>
<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>less from the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>facility must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location
         by June <br/>
<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>30, 2025, and must not begin operating above 95,000 MMbtu of annual biofuel production
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities
         that are <br/>
<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>adding advanced biofuel production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as
         well as <br/>
<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>new companies and facilities. Production of conventional corn ethanol and conventional
         <br/>
<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>biodiesel is not eligible. Eligible advanced biofuel facilities must produce at least
         95,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>MMbtu a year.<br/>
<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>(b) No payments shall be made for advanced biofuel production that occurs after <br/>
<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>June 30, 2035, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>(c) An eligible producer of advanced biofuel shall not transfer the producer's <br/>
<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>eligibility for payments under this section to an advanced biofuel facility at a different
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>location.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>payments under this section until the producer resumes production.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>(e) Renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under <br/>
<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>section 41A.17, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>under section 41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Payment amounts; limits.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make payments <br/>
<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>to eligible producers of advanced biofuel. The amount of the payment for each eligible
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>producer's annual production is $2.1053 per MMbtu for advanced biofuel production
         from <br/>
<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>cellulosic biomass, and $1.053 per MMbtu for advanced biofuel production from sugar
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>starch at a specific location for ten years after the start of production. <br/>
<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>(b) Total payments under this section to an eligible biofuel producer in a fiscal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>year may not exceed the amount necessary for 2,850,000 MMbtu of biofuel production.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>Total payments under this section to all eligible biofuel producers in a fiscal year
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>not exceed the amount necessary for 17,100,000 MMbtu of biofuel production. The <br/>
<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>commissioner shall award payments on a first-come, first-served basis within the limits
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>available funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>(c) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>than one advanced biofuel facility is considered a single eligible producer.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Perennial and cover crops required.</b> To be eligible for payment under <br/>
<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>this section, a producer that produces advanced biofuel from agricultural cellulosic
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>biomass other than corn kernel fiber or biogas must derive at least the following
         portions <br/>
<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>of the producer's total eligible MMbtus from perennial crop or cover crop biomass:<br/>
<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>(1) ten percent during the first two years of eligible production;<br/>
<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>(2) 30 percent during the third and fourth years of eligible production; and<br/>
<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>(3) 50 percent during the fifth through tenth years of eligible production.<br/>
<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Cellulosic forestry biomass requirements.</b> All forestry-derived cellulosic <br/>
<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>biomass must be produced using Minnesota state biomass harvesting guidelines or the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>equivalent. All biomass from brushlands must be produced using Minnesota brushland
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>harvesting biomass harvest guidelines or the equivalent. Forestry-derived cellulosic
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>biomass that comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified by the
         Forest <br/>
<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree Farm System.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.43.35"></a><var>43.35</var>Uncertified land from parcels of 160 acres or less and federal land must be harvested
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>a logger who has completed training for biomass harvesting from the Minnesota logger
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>education program or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Agricultural cellulosic biomass sourcing plan.</b> (a) An eligible producer <br/>
<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass must submit a responsible biomass sourcing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>plan for approval by the commissioner prior to applying for payments under this section.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>The commissioner shall make the plan publicly available. The plan must:<br/>
<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>(1) provide a detailed explanation of how agricultural cellulosic biomass will be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>produced and managed in a way that preserves soil quality, does not increase soil
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>nutrient runoff, avoids introduction of harmful invasive species, limits negative
         impacts <br/>
<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>on wildlife habitat, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>(2) include the producer's approach to verifying that biomass suppliers are following
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>the plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>(3) discuss how new technologies and practices that are not yet commercially viable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>may be encouraged and adopted during the life of the facility, and how the producer
         will <br/>
<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>encourage continuous improvement during the life of the project; <br/>
<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>(4) include specific numeric goals and timelines for making progress;<br/>
<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>(5) require agronomic practices that result in a positive Natural Resources <br/>
<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>Conservation Service Soil Conditioning Index score for acres from which biomass from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>corn stover will be harvested; and<br/>
<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>(6) include biennial soil sampling to verify maintained or increased levels of soil
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>organic matter.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>(b) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass and receives
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>payments under this section shall submit an annual report on the producer's responsible
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner by January 15 each year. The report must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>include data on progress made by the producer in meeting specific goals laid out in
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>plan. The commissioner shall make the report publicly available. The commissioner
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>perform an annual review of submitted reports and may make a determination that the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>producer is not following the plan based on the reports submitted.  The commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>may take appropriate steps, including reducing or ceasing payments, until the producer
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>is in compliance with the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Claims.</b> (a) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>biofuel producer shall file a claim for payment for advanced biofuel production during
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>preceding three calendar months. An eligible biofuel producer that files a claim under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.44.34"></a><var>44.34</var>this subdivision shall include a statement of the eligible biofuel producer's total
         advanced <br/>
<a id="pl.44.35"></a><var>44.35</var>biofuel production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim. For each
         claim <br/>
<a id="pl.44.36"></a><var>44.36</var>and statement of total advanced biofuel production filed under this subdivision, the
         volume <br/>
<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>of advanced biofuel production must be examined by a CPA firm with a valid permit
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>practice under chapter 326A, in accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>Engagements established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>(b) The commissioner must issue payments by November 15, February 15, May 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>and August 15. A separate payment must be made for each claim filed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.59.0"></a><a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>    Sec. 59. <b>[41A.17] RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A facility eligible for payment under this program <br/>
<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>must source at least 80 percent biobased content, as defined in section 41A.105, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>subdivision 1a, clause (1), from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or less
         from the <br/>
<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>state border, biobased content must be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. Biobased
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>content must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The facility
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June
         30, <br/>
<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>2025, and must not begin production of 3,000,000 pounds of chemicals annually before
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>January 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that
         are <br/>
<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>facilities. Eligible renewable chemical facilities must produce at least 3,000,000
         pounds <br/>
<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>per year. Renewable chemicals produced through processes that are fully commercial
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>before January 1, 2000, are not eligible.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>(b) No payments shall be made for renewable chemical production that occurs after
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>June 30, 2035, for those eligible renewable chemical producers under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>(c) An eligible producer of renewable chemicals shall not transfer the producer's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>eligibility for payments under this section to a renewable chemical facility at a
         different <br/>
<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>location.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>payments under this section until the producer resumes production.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>(e) Advanced biofuel production for which payment has been received under section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>41A.16, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under <br/>
<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>section 41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Payment amounts; bonus; limits.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>payments to eligible producers of renewable chemicals located in the state. The amount
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>the payment for each producer's annual production is $0.03 per pound of sugar-derived
         <br/>
<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>renewable chemical, $0.03 per pound of cellulosic sugar, and $0.06 per pound of <br/>
<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>cellulosic-derived renewable chemical produced at a specific location for ten years
         after <br/>
<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>the start of production. <br/>
<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>(b) An eligible facility producing renewable chemicals using agricultural cellulosic
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>biomass is eligible for a 20 percent bonus payment for each MMbtu produced from <br/>
<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>agricultural biomass that is derived from perennial crop or cover crop biomass.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>(c) Total payments under this section to an eligible renewable chemical producer in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 99,999,999 pounds of renewable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>chemical production. Total payments under this section to all eligible renewable chemical
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 599,999,999 pounds
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>renewable chemical production. The commissioner shall award payments on a first-come,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>first-served basis within the limits of available funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>(d) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>than one renewable chemical production facility is considered a single eligible producer.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Cellulosic biomass requirements.</b> All forestry-derived cellulosic biomass <br/>
<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>must be produced using Minnesota state biomass harvesting guidelines or the equivalent.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>All cellulosic biomass from brushlands must be produced using Minnesota brushland
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>harvesting biomass harvest guidelines or the equivalent. Forestry-derived cellulosic
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>biomass that comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified by the
         Forest <br/>
<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree Farm System.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>Uncertified land from parcels of 160 acres or less and federal land must be harvested
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>a logger who has completed training for biomass harvesting from the Minnesota logger
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>education program or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Agricultural cellulosic biomass sourcing plan.</b> (a) An eligible producer <br/>
<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass must submit a responsible biomass sourcing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>plan to the commissioner prior to applying for payments under this section. The plan
         must:<br/>
<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>(1) provide a detailed explanation of how agricultural cellulosic biomass will be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>produced and managed in a way that preserves soil quality, does not increase soil
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>nutrient runoff, avoids introduction of harmful invasive species, limits negative
         impacts <br/>
<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>on wildlife habitat, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>(2) include the producer's approach to verifying that biomass suppliers are following
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>the plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>(3) discuss how new technologies and practices that are not yet commercially viable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>may be encouraged and adopted during the life of the facility, and how the producer
         will <br/>
<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>encourage continuous improvement during the life of the project; and<br/>
<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>(4) include specific numeric goals and timelines for making progress.<br/>
<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>(b) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass and receives
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>payments under this section shall submit an annual report on the producer's responsible
         <br/>
<a id="pl.46.36"></a><var>46.36</var>biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner by January 15 each year. The report must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>include data on progress made by the producer in meeting specific goals laid out in
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>plan. The commissioner shall make the report publicly available. The commissioner
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>perform an annual review of submitted reports and may make a determination that the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>producer is not following the plan based on the reports submitted. The commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>may take appropriate steps, including reducing or ceasing payments, until the producer
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>is in compliance with the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Claims.</b> (a) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each <br/>
<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>eligible renewable chemical producer shall file a claim for payment for renewable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>chemical production during the preceding three calendar months. An eligible renewable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>chemical producer that files a claim under this subdivision shall include a statement
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>the eligible producer's total renewable chemical production in Minnesota during the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>quarter covered by the claim. For each claim and statement of total renewable chemical
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>production filed under this paragraph, the volume of renewable chemical production
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>must be examined by a CPA firm with a valid permit to practice under chapter 326A,
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements established by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>(b) The commissioner must issue payments by November 15, February 15, May 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>and August 15. A separate payment must be made for each claim filed. <br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.60.0"></a><a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>    Sec. 60. <b>[41A.18] BIOMASS THERMAL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must <br/>
<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50
         miles or <br/>
<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>less from the state border, raw materials should be sourced from within a 100-mile
         radius. <br/>
<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources. The facility must be
         located <br/>
<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>in Minnesota, must have begun production at a specific location by June 30, 2025,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>must not begin before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>facilities that are adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity,
         as well as <br/>
<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>new companies and facilities. Eligible biomass thermal production facilities must
         produce <br/>
<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>at least 1,000 MMbtu per year.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>(b) No payments shall be made for biomass thermal production that occurs after June
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>30, 2035, for those eligible biomass thermal producers under paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>(c) An eligible producer of biomass thermal production shall not transfer the <br/>
<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>producer's eligibility for payments under this section to a biomass thermal production
         <br/>
<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>facility at a different location.<br/>
<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>(d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive <br/>
<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>payments under this section until the producer resumes production.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>(e) Biofuel production for which payment has been received under section 41A.16, <br/>
<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>and renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>41A.17, are not eligible for payment under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Payment amounts; bonus; limits; blending.</b> (a) The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>make payments to eligible producers of biomass thermal located in the state. The amount
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>of the payment for each producer's annual production is $5.00 per MMbtu of biomass
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>thermal production produced at a specific location for ten years after the start of
         production.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>(b) An eligible facility producing biomass thermal using agricultural cellulosic <br/>
<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>biomass is eligible for a 20 percent bonus payment for each MMbtu produced from <br/>
<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>agricultural biomass that is derived from perennial crop or cover crop biomass.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>(c) Total payments under this section to an eligible thermal producer in a fiscal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>year may not exceed the amount necessary for 30,000 MMbtu of thermal production. <br/>
<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>Total payments under this section to all eligible thermal producers in a fiscal year
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>not exceed the amount necessary for 150,000 MMbtu of total thermal production. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>commissioner shall award payments on a first-come, first-served basis within the limits
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>available funding.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>(d) An eligible facility may blend a cellulosic feedstock with other fuels in the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>biomass thermal production facility, but only the percentage attributable to cellulosic
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>material is eligible to receive payment.<br/>
<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>(e) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>than one biomass thermal production facility is considered a single eligible producer.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Cellulosic biomass requirements.</b> All forestry-derived cellulosic biomass <br/>
<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>must be produced using Minnesota state biomass harvesting guidelines or the equivalent.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>All biomass from brushland must be produced using Minnesota brushland harvesting <br/>
<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>biomass guidelines or the equivalent. Forestry-derived cellulosic biomass that comes
         from <br/>
<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>land parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree Farm. Uncertified land from
         parcels <br/>
<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>of 160 acres or less and federal land must be harvested by a logger who has completed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>training for biomass harvesting from the Minnesota logger education program or the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>equivalent and have a forest stewardship plan. <br/>
<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Agricultural cellulosic biomass sourcing plan.</b> (a) An eligible producer <br/>
<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass must submit a responsible biomass sourcing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>plan to the commissioner prior to applying for payments under this section. The plan
         must:<br/>
<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>(1) provide a detailed explanation of how agricultural cellulosic biomass will be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>produced and managed in a way that preserves soil quality, does not increase soil
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>nutrient runoff, avoids introduction of harmful invasive species, limits negative
         impacts <br/>
<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>on wildlife habitat, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>(2) include the producer's approach to verifying that biomass suppliers are following
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>the plan;<br/>
<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>(3) discuss how new technologies and practices that are not yet commercially viable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>may be encouraged and adopted during the life of the facility, and how the producer
         will <br/>
<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>encourage continuous improvement during the life of the project; and<br/>
<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>(4) include specific numeric goals and timelines for making progress.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>(b) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass and receives
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>payments under this section shall submit an annual report on the producer's responsible
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner by January 15 each year. The report must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>include data on progress made by the producer in meeting specific goals laid out in
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>plan. The commissioner shall make the report publicly available. The commissioner
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>perform an annual review of submitted reports and may make a determination that the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>producer is not following the plan based on the reports submitted. The commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>may take appropriate steps, including reducing or ceasing payments, until the producer
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>is in compliance with the plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Claims.</b> (a) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each <br/>
<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>producer shall file a claim for payment for biomass thermal production during the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>preceding three calendar months. A producer that files a claim under this subdivision
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>include a statement of the producer's total biomass thermal production in Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>during the quarter covered by the claim. For each claim and statement of total biomass
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>thermal production filed under this paragraph, the volume of biomass thermal production
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>must be examined by a CPA firm with a valid permit to practice under chapter 326A,
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements established by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.<br/>
<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>(b) The commissioner must issue payments by November 15, February 15, May 15, <br/>
<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>and August 15. A separate payment shall be made for each claim filed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.61.0"></a><a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>    Sec. 61. <b>[41A.19] REPORT; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>By January 15 each year, the commissioner shall report on the incentive programs <br/>
<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>under sections 41A.16, 41A.17, and 41A.18 to the legislative committees with jurisdiction
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>over environment and agriculture policy and finance. The report shall include information
         <br/>
<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>on production and incentive expenditures under the programs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.62.0"></a><a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Application fee.</b> The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable <br/>
<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>application fee for each application submitted for a beginning farmer loan or a <br/>
<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>seller-sponsored loan. The application fee is initially $50. The authority may review
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>fee annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fee must be deposited in the state
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>treasury and credited to an account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is <br/>
<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses of the beginning farmer
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>and seller-sponsored loan programs the Rural Finance Authority administrative account <br/>
<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>established in subdivision 7.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.63.0"></a><a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>    Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.03, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Rural Finance Authority administrative account.</b> There is established <br/>
<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>in the agricultural fund a Rural Finance Authority administrative account. Money in
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>administrative expenses of the loan programs administered by the Rural Finance Authority.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.64.0"></a><a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.04, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Application and origination fee.</b> The authority may impose a reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>nonrefundable application fee for each application and an origination fee for each
         loan <br/>
<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>issued under the loan restructuring program. The origination fee is 1.5 percent of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>authority's participation interest in the loan and the application fee is $50. The
         authority <br/>
<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must be <br/>
<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>deposited in the state treasury and credited to an account in the special revenue fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>of the loan restructuring program the Rural Finance Authority administrative account <br/>
<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>established in section 41B.03.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.65.0"></a><a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.043, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Application and origination fee.</b> The authority may impose a reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>nonrefundable application fee for each application submitted for a participation issued
         <br/>
<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>under the agricultural improvement loan program. The application fee is initially
         $50. The <br/>
<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>authority may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>be deposited in the state treasury and credited to an account in the special revenue fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>Money in this account is appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>the agricultural improvement loan program the Rural Finance Authority administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>account established in section 41B.03.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.66.0"></a><a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>    Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.045, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Specifications.</b> No loan may be made to refinance an existing debt. Each <br/>
<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>loan participation must be secured by a mortgage on real property and such other security
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>as the authority may require.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.67.0"></a><a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.045, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Application and origination fee.</b> The authority may impose a reasonable <br/>
<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>nonrefundable application fee for each application for a loan participation and an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>origination fee for each loan issued under the livestock expansion loan program. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>origination fee initially shall be set at 1.5 percent and the application fee at $50.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>authority may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>be deposited in the state treasury and credited to an account in the special revenue fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>Money in this account is appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>the livestock expansion loan program the Rural Finance Authority administrative account <br/>
<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>established in section 41B.03.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.68.0"></a><a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>    Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.046, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Loans.</b> (a) The authority may participate in a stock loan with an eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 4. Participation is limited to
         45 <br/>
<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>percent of the principal amount of the loan or $40,000, whichever is less. The interest
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may differ from
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>interest rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>authority's interest rate must not exceed 50 percent of the lender's interest rate.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>(b) No more than 95 percent of the purchase price of the stock may be financed <br/>
<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>under this program.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>(c) Security for stock loans must be the stock purchased, a personal note executed
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>the borrower, and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the
         authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>(d) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for each <br/>
<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>application for a stock loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make <br/>
<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>adjustments as necessary. The application fee is initially $50. Application fees received
         <br/>
<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>by the authority must be deposited in the revolving loan account established in section <br/>
<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var><statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref> Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>(e) Stock loans under this program will be made using money in the revolving <br/>
<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>loan account established in section 
         <statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>(f) The authority may not grant stock loans in a cumulative amount exceeding <br/>
<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>$2,000,000 for the financing of stock purchases in any one cooperative.<br/>
<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>(g) Repayments of financial assistance under this section, including principal and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established in section
         
         <statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.69.0"></a><a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>    Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.047, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The authority shall establish and implement a <br/>
<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>disaster recovery loan program to help farmers:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>    (1) clean up, repair, or replace farm structures and septic and water systems, as
         well <br/>
<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>as replace seed, other crop inputs, feed, and livestock, when damaged by high winds,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>hail, tornado, or flood; or<br/>
<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>    (2) purchase watering systems, irrigation systems, and other drought mitigation <br/>
<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>systems and practices when drought is the cause of the purchase.;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>(3) restore farmland; or<br/>
<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>(4) replace flocks, make building improvements, and cover the loss of revenue when
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>the replacement, improvements, or loss of revenue is due to the confirmed presence
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>the highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry or game flock located
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>in Minnesota.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.70.0"></a><a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.047, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> To be eligible for this program, a borrower must:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>    (1) meet the requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>41B.03, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>    (2) certify that the damage or loss was (i) sustained within a county that was the <br/>
<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>subject of a state or federal disaster declaration or (ii) due to the confirmed presence of <br/>
<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>the highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry or game flock located
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>    (3) demonstrate an ability to repay the loan; and<br/>
<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>    (4) have a total net worth, including assets and liabilities of the borrower's spouse
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>and dependents, of less than $660,000 in 2004 and an amount in subsequent years which
         <br/>
<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>is adjusted for inflation by multiplying that amount by the cumulative inflation rate
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>determined by the Consumer Price Index; and<br/>
<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>    (5) (4) have received at least 50 percent of average annual gross income from <br/>
<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>farming for the past three years.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.71.0"></a><a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>    Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.047, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Loans.</b> (a) The authority may participate in a disaster recovery loan with <br/>
<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>an eligible lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 3. Participation
         is limited <br/>
<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>to 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or $50,000 $200,000, whichever is less. <br/>
<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>The interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may
         differ <br/>
<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>from the interest rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the
         loan, but <br/>
<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>the authority's interest rate must not exceed four percent.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>    (b) Standards for loan amortization shall be set by the Rural Finance Authority <br/>
<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>not to exceed ten years.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>    (c) Security for the disaster recovery loans must be a personal note executed by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>borrower and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>    (d) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for a <br/>
<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>disaster recovery loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make adjustments
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>as necessary. The application fee is initially $50. Application fees received by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>authority must be deposited in the revolving loan account established under section <br/>
<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var><statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref> Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>    (e) Disaster recovery loans under this program will be made using money in the <br/>
<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>revolving loan account established under section 
         <statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>    (f) Repayments of financial assistance under this section, including principal and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established under section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>41B.06
         </statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.72.0"></a><a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>    Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.048, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Loans.</b> (a) The authority may disburse loans through a fiscal agent to <br/>
<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>farmers and agricultural landowners who are eligible under subdivision 5. The total
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>accumulative loan principal must not exceed $75,000 per loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>(b) The fiscal agent may impose a loan origination fee in the amount of one percent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>of the total approved loan. This fee is to be paid by the borrower to the fiscal agent
         at <br/>
<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>the time of loan closing.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>(c) The loan may be disbursed over a period not to exceed 12 years.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>(d) A borrower may receive loans, depending on the availability of funds, for planted
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>areas up to 160 acres for up to:<br/>
<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>(1) the total amount necessary for establishment of the crop;<br/>
<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var>(2) the total amount of maintenance costs, including weed control, during the first
         <br/>
<a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>three years; and<br/>
<a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var>(3) 70 percent of the estimated value of one year's growth of the crop for years <br/>
<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var>four through 12.<br/>
<a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>(e) Security for the loan must be the crop, a personal note executed by the borrower,
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>interest in the land upon which the crop is growing, and whatever other security is
         required <br/>
<a id="pl.53.35"></a><var>53.35</var>by the fiscal agent or the authority. All recording fees must be paid by the borrower.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>(f) The authority may prescribe forms and establish an application process for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>applicants to apply for a loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>(g) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for each
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>application for a loan under this program. The application fee is initially $50. Application
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>fees received by the authority must be deposited in the revolving loan account established <br/>
<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>under section 
<statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref> Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in <br/>
<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>section 41B.03.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>(h) Loans under the program must be made using money in the revolving loan <br/>
<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>account established under section 
         <statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>(i) All repayments of financial assistance granted under this section, including <br/>
<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>principal and interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>(j) The interest payable on loans made by the authority for the agroforestry loan
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>program must, if funded by revenue bond proceeds, be at a rate not less than the rate
         on the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>revenue bonds, and may be established at a higher rate necessary to pay costs associated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>with the issuance of the revenue bonds and a proportionate share of the cost of administering
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>the program. The interest payable on loans for the agroforestry loan program funded
         from <br/>
<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>sources other than revenue bond proceeds must be at a rate determined by the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>(k) Loan principal balance outstanding plus all assessed interest must be repaid <br/>
<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>within 120 days of harvest, but no later than 15 years from planting.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.73.0"></a><a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>    Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.049, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Loans.</b> (a) The authority may make a direct loan or participate in a loan <br/>
<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>with an eligible lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 3. Repayment
         terms <br/>
<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>of the authority's participation interest may differ from repayment terms of the lender's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>retained portion of the loan. Loans made under this section must be no-interest loans.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>(b) Application for a direct loan or a loan participation must be made on forms <br/>
<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>prescribed by the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>(c) Standards for loan amortization shall be set by the Rural Finance Authority <br/>
<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>not to exceed ten years.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>(d) Security for the loans must be a personal note executed by the borrower and <br/>
<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>(e) No loan proceeds may be used to refinance a debt existing prior to application.<br/>
<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>(f) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>each application for a direct loan or a loan participation. The authority may review
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>application fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The application fee is
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>initially set at $100 for a loan under subdivision 1. The fees received by the authority
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>be deposited in the revolving loan account established in section 
<statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref> Rural Finance <br/>
<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.74.0"></a><a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>    Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Loans.</b> (a) The authority may participate in a livestock equipment loan <br/>
<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>equal to 90 percent of the purchased equipment value with an eligible lender to a
         farmer <br/>
<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>who is eligible under subdivision 2. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the
         principal <br/>
<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>amount of the loan or $40,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and repayment
         terms <br/>
<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>of the authority's participation interest may differ from the interest rates and repayment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but the authority's interest rate
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>not exceed three percent. The authority may review the interest annually and make
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>adjustments as necessary.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>    (b) Standards for loan amortization must be set by the Rural Finance Authority <br/>
<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>and must not exceed ten years.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>    (c) Security for a livestock equipment loan must be a personal note executed by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>borrower and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>    (d) Refinancing of existing debt is not an eligible purpose.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>    (e) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for <br/>
<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>a livestock equipment loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make <br/>
<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>adjustments as necessary. The initial application fee is $50. Application fees received
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>by the authority must be deposited in the revolving loan account established in section <br/>
<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var><statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref> Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>    (f) Loans under this program must be made using money in the revolving loan <br/>
<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>account established in section 
         <statute_ref>41B.06</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.75.0"></a><a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>    Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>(b) "Intermediary" means any lending institution or other organization of a for-profit
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>or nonprofit nature that is in good standing with the state of Minnesota that has
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>appropriate business structure and trained personnel suitable to providing efficient
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>disbursement of loan funds and the servicing and collection of loans.<br/>
<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>(c) "Specialty crops" means agricultural crops, such as annuals, flowers, perennials,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>and other horticultural products, that are intensively cultivated.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>(d) "Eligible livestock" means poultry that has been allowed access to the outside, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>sheep, or goats beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, poultry, goats, mules, farmed cervidae, <br/>
<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>ratitae, bison, sheep, horses, and llamas.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.76.0"></a><a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>    Sec. 76. <b>[41B.057] FARM OPPORTUNITY LOAN PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The authority shall establish a farm opportunity loan <br/>
<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>program to provide loans that enable farmers to:<br/>
<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>(1) add value to crops or livestock produced in Minnesota;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>(2) adopt best management practices that emphasize sufficiency and self-sufficiency;<br/>
<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>(3) reduce or improve management of agricultural inputs resulting in environmental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>improvements; or<br/>
<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>(4) increase production of on-farm energy.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Loan criteria.</b> (a) The farm opportunity loan program shall provide loans <br/>
<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>for purchase of new or used equipment and installation of equipment for projects that
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>make environmental improvements and enhance farm profitability. The loan program <br/>
<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>shall also be used to add value to crops or livestock produced in Minnesota by, but
         not <br/>
<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>limited to, initiating or expanding livestock product processing; purchasing equipment
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>initiate, upgrade, or modernize value-added agricultural businesses; or increasing
         farmers' <br/>
<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>processing and aggregating capacity facilitating entry into farm-to-institution and
         other <br/>
<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>markets. Eligible loan uses do not include expenses related to seeds, fertilizer,
         fuel, or <br/>
<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>other operating expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>(b) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for a farm
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>opportunity loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make adjustments as
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>necessary. The initial application fee is $50. Application fees received by the authority
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>must be deposited in the Rural Finance Authority administrative account established
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>in section 41B.03.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>(c) Loans may only be made to Minnesota residents engaged in farming. Standards <br/>
<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>for loan amortization must be set by the Rural Finance Authority and must not exceed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>ten years.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>(d) The borrower must show the ability to repay the loan.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>(e) Refinancing of existing debt is not an eligible expense.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>(f) Loans under this program must be made using money in the revolving loan <br/>
<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>account established in section 41B.06.<br/>
<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Loan participation.</b> The authority may participate in a farm opportunity <br/>
<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>loan with an eligible lender, as defined in section 41B.02, subdivision 8, to a farmer
         or a <br/>
<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>group of farmers on joint projects who are eligible under subdivision 2, paragraph
         (c), <br/>
<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>and who are actively engaged in farming. Participation is limited to 45 percent of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>principal amount of the loan or $45,000 per individual, whichever is less. For loans
         to a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>group made up of four or more individuals, participation is limited to 45 percent
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>principal amount of the loan or $180,000, whichever is less. The interest rate on
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>loans must not exceed six percent.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.77.0"></a><a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>    Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.06, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var><b>41B.06 RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>    There is established in the rural finance administration fund a Rural Finance <br/>
<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>Authority revolving loan account that is eligible to receive appropriations and the
         transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>of loan funds from other programs. All repayments of financial assistance granted
         from <br/>
<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>this account, including principal and interest, must be deposited into this account.
         Interest <br/>
<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>earned on money in the account accrues to the account, and the money in the account
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for purposes of the Rural Finance
         Authority <br/>
<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>livestock equipment, methane digester, disaster recovery, value-added agricultural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>product, agroforestry, and agricultural microloan, and farm opportunity loan programs, <br/>
<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>including costs incurred by the authority to establish and administer the programs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.78.0"></a><a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>    Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.52, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Farm business management.</b> Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br/>
<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>campuses that offer farm business management may specify space availability in the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>delivery of farm business management courses.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.79.0"></a><a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>    Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 375.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Wild hemp.</b> A county board, by resolution, may appropriate and spend <br/>
<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>money as necessary to spray and otherwise eradicate wild hemp, commonly known as <br/>
<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>marijuana, on private property within the county. The county board may authorize the <br/>
<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>use of county equipment, personnel and supplies and materials to spray or otherwise
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>eradicate wild hemp on private property, and may pro rate the expenses involved between
         <br/>
<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>the county and owner or occupant of the property. Industrial hemp grown by a person <br/>
<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>licensed under chapter 18K is not wild hemp.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.80.0"></a><a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>    Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 500.24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Reports.</b> (a) The chief executive officer of every pension or investment <br/>
<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>fund, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or entity that
         is seeking <br/>
<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>to qualify for an exemption from the commissioner, and the trustee of a family farm
         trust <br/>
<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>that holds any interest in agricultural land or land used for the breeding, feeding,
         pasturing, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>growing, or raising of livestock, dairy or poultry, or products thereof, or land used
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>the production of agricultural crops or fruit or other horticultural products, other
         than a <br/>
<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>bona fide encumbrance taken for purposes of security, or which is engaged in farming
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>or proposing to commence farming in this state after May 20, 1973, shall file with
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>commissioner a report containing the following information and documents:<br/>
<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>(1) the name of the pension or investment fund, corporation, limited partnership,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>limited liability company and its place of incorporation, certification, or registration;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>(2) the address of the pension or investment plan headquarters or of the registered
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>office of the corporation in this state, the name and address of its registered agent
         in this state <br/>
<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>and, in the case of a foreign corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability
         company, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>the address of its principal office in its place of incorporation, certification,
         or registration;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>(3) the acreage and location listed by quarter-quarter section, township, and county
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>of each lot or parcel of agricultural land or land used for the keeping or feeding
         of poultry <br/>
<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>in this state owned or leased by the pension or investment fund, limited partnership,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>corporation, or limited liability company;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>(4) the names and addresses of the officers, administrators, directors, or trustees
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>the pension or investment fund, or of the officers, shareholders owning more than
         ten <br/>
<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>percent of the stock, including the percent of stock owned by each such shareholder,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>members of the board of directors of the corporation, and the members of the limited
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>liability company, and the general and limited partners and the percentage of interest
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>the partnership by each partner;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>(5) the farm products which the pension or investment fund, limited partnership, <br/>
<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>corporation, or limited liability company produces or intends to produce on its agricultural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>land;<br/>
<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>(6) with the first report, a copy of the title to the property where the farming operations
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>are or will occur indicating the particular exception claimed under subdivision 3;
         and<br/>
<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>(7) with the first or second report, a copy of the conservation plan proposed by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>soil and water conservation district, and with subsequent reports a statement of whether
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>the conservation plan was implemented.<br/>
<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>The report of a corporation, trust, limited liability company, or partnership seeking
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>to qualify hereunder as a family farm corporation, an authorized farm corporation,
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>authorized livestock farm corporation, a family farm partnership, an authorized farm
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>partnership, a family farm limited liability company, an authorized farm limited liability
         <br/>
<a id="pl.58.36"></a><var>58.36</var>company, or a family farm trust or under an exemption from the commissioner shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>contain the following additional information: the number of shares, partnership interests,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>or governance and financial rights owned by persons or current beneficiaries of a
         family <br/>
<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>farm trust residing on the farm or actively engaged in farming, or their relatives
         within <br/>
<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>the third degree of kindred according to the rules of the civil law or their spouses;
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>name, address, and number of shares owned by each shareholder, partnership interests
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>owned by each partner or governance and financial rights owned by each member, and
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>statement as to percentage of gross receipts of the corporation derived from rent,
         royalties, <br/>
<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>dividends, interest, and annuities. No pension or investment fund, limited partnership,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>corporation, or limited liability company shall commence farming in this state until
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>commissioner has inspected the report and certified that its proposed operations comply
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>with the provisions of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>(b) Every pension or investment fund, limited partnership, trust, corporation, or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>limited liability company as described in paragraph (a) shall, prior to April 15 of
         each <br/>
<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>year, file with the commissioner a report containing the information required in paragraph
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>(a), based on its operations in the preceding calendar year and its status at the
         end of the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>year. A pension or investment fund, limited partnership, corporation, or limited liability
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>company that does not file the report by April 15 must pay a $500 civil penalty. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>penalty is a lien on the land being farmed under subdivision 3 until the penalty is
         paid.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>(c) The commissioner may, for good cause shown, issue a written waiver or <br/>
<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>reduction of the civil penalty for failure to make a timely filing of the annual report
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>required by this subdivision. The waiver or reduction is final and conclusive with
         respect <br/>
<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>to the civil penalty, and may not be reopened or modified by an officer, employee,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>agent of the state, except upon a showing of fraud or malfeasance or misrepresentation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>of a material fact. The report required under paragraph (b) must be completed prior
         to a <br/>
<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>reduction or waiver under this paragraph. The commissioner may enter into an agreement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>under this paragraph only once for each corporation or partnership.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>(d) All reports required by paragraph (a) shall include a filing fee of $15. The fee
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to an account in the agricultural
         fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>administrative expenses of this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>(d) (e) Failure to file a required report or the willful filing of false information is a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>gross misdemeanor.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.81.0"></a><a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>    Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 583.215, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var><b>583.215 EXPIRATION. </b><br/>
<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>Sections 
         <statute_ref>336.9-601</statute_ref>, subsections (h) and (i); 
         <statute_ref>550.365</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>559.209</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>582.039</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>583.20 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>to 
         <statute_ref>583.32</statute_ref>, expire June 30, 2016 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective May 23, 2016, if the legislature does <br/>
<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>not meet in regular session in calendar year 2016 before May 23, 2016. If the legislature
         <br/>
<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>meets in regular session in calendar year 2016 before May 23, 2016, this section is
         void.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.82.0"></a><a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>    Sec. 82. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, section 3, is amended to read:<br/>
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<td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>AGRICULTURE.</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>-0-</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
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<td align="right"><b>2,750,000</b><br/>
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</table><a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>$2,000,000 in 2015 is for a grant to Second <br/>
<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>Harvest Heartland on behalf of the six <br/>
<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>Feeding America food banks that serve <br/>
<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>Minnesota to compensate agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>producers and processors for costs incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>to harvest and package for transfer surplus <br/>
<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>fruits, vegetables, or other agricultural <br/>
<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>commodities that would otherwise go <br/>
<a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>unharvested or, be discarded, or be sold in <br/>
<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>a secondary market. Surplus commodities <br/>
<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>must be distributed statewide to food <br/>
<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>shelves and other charitable organizations <br/>
<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>that are eligible to receive food from the <br/>
<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>food banks. Surplus food acquired under <br/>
<a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>this appropriation must be from Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>producers and processors. Second Harvest <br/>
<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>Heartland must report when required by, and <br/>
<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>in the form prescribed by, the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>For fiscal year 2015, Second Harvest <br/>
<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>Heartland may use up to 11 percent of any <br/>
<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>grant received for administrative expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>and up to four percent of the grant for <br/>
<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>transportation expenses. For fiscal years <br/>
<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>2016 and 2017, Second Harvest Heartland <br/>
<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>may use up to five percent of any grant <br/>
<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>received for administrative expenses. This <br/>
<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>is a onetime appropriation and is available <br/>
<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>The commissioner shall examine how other <br/>
<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>states are implementing the industrial hemp <br/>
<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>research authority provided in Public Law <br/>
<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>113-79 and gauge the interest of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>higher education institutions. No later <br/>
<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>than January 15, 2015, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>must report the information and items for <br/>
<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>legislative consideration to the legislative <br/>
<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>committees with jurisdiction over agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>policy and finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>$350,000 in 2015 is for an increase in retail <br/>
<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>food handler inspections.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>$200,000 in 2015 is added to the <br/>
<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 114, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, for <br/>
<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>distribution to the state's county fairs. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>$200,000 in 2015 is for a grant as determined <br/>
<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>by the commissioner to a public higher <br/>
<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>education institution to research porcine <br/>
<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>epidemic diarrhea virus. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.83.0"></a><a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>    Sec. 83. <b>LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>The commissioner of agriculture must identify causes of the relative growth or <br/>
<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>decline in the number of head of poultry and livestock produced in Minnesota, Iowa,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska over the last ten years, including
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>but not limited to the impact of nuisance conditions and lawsuits filed against poultry
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>livestock farms. No later than February 1, 2016, the commissioner must report findings
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>by poultry and livestock sector and provide recommendations on how to strengthen and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>expand Minnesota animal agriculture to the legislative committees with jurisdiction
         over <br/>
<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>agriculture policy and finance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.84.0"></a><a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>    Sec. 84. <b>CORRECTIONAL FACILITY VOCATIONAL TRAINING PILOT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var><b>PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Pilot program.</b> The commissioner of agriculture must coordinate <br/>
<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>a pilot program operated by the Northeast Regional Corrections Center to train inmates
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>for careers as meat cutters upon release. The commissioner must facilitate program
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>development and ensure that the program prepares inmates to meet applicable food safety
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>and licensure requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Program development.</b> In facilitating development of the pilot program, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>the commissioner must consult with the commissioner of employment and economic <br/>
<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>development and a representative of each of the following organizations:<br/>
<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>(1) Northeast Regional Corrections Center; and<br/>
<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>(2) United Food and Commercial Workers.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Report required.</b> No later than February 1, 2017, the commissioner must <br/>
<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>report on the progress and outcomes of the program to the legislative committees with
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>jurisdiction over agriculture, economic development, higher education, and public
         safety.<br/>
<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires on June 30, 2017.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.85.0"></a><a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>    Sec. 85. <b>URBAN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>The commissioner of agriculture must convene interested stakeholders and develop <br/>
<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>a proposal to effectively and efficiently promote urban agriculture in Minnesota cities.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>For purposes of this section, "urban agriculture" means producing agricultural plants,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>poultry, or livestock on public or private property within city limits. No later than
         January <br/>
<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>15, 2016, the commissioner must report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>over agriculture policy and finance and submit proposed legislation that includes
         a new <br/>
<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>definition of urban agriculture if the commissioner and stakeholders determine that
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>different definition more accurately defines urban agriculture.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.86.0"></a><a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>    Sec. 86. <b>BALANCES TRANSFERRED; ACCOUNTS ABOLISHED.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>The balances in the accounts created under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41B.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>subdivision 6; 41B.04, subdivision 17; 41B.043, subdivision 3; and 41B.045, subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>4, are transferred to the Rural Finance Authority administrative account established
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.03, subdivision 7, and the original accounts are abolished.<br/>
<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>The balance in the account created under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.115, <br/>
<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>is transferred to the Rural Finance Authority revolving loan account established under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.06, and the original account is abolished.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.2.87.0"></a><a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>    Sec. 87. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 17.115; 28A.15, subdivisions 9 and 10; and <br/>
<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>116V.03, are repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="7" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>    The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
         2016, or <br/>
<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year"
         is fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Appropriations for the fiscal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>year ending June 30, 2015, are effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" colspan="4" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2016</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2017</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>94,582,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>91,784,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,395,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,727,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var><br/>
<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">75,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">75,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">73,480,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">74,548,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">14,632,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,434,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>subdivisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>The commissioner must present the agency's <br/>
<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>biennial budget for fiscal years 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>2019 to the legislature in a transparent way <br/>
<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>by agency division, including the proposed <br/>
<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>budget bill and presentations of the budget to <br/>
<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>over the agency's budget.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Water</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">26,388,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">26,081,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4,307,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">3,627,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var><br/>
<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>State Government <br/>
Special Revenue<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">75,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">75,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">22,006,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">22,379,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>$1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>the second year are for grants to delegated <br/>
<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>counties to administer the county feedlot <br/>
<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money <br/>
<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>remaining after the first year is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>$753,000 the first year and $765,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>second year are from the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>fund to address the need for continued <br/>
<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>increased activity in the areas of new <br/>
<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>technology review, technical assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>for local governments, and enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 <br/>
<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>to 115.58, and to complete the requirements <br/>
<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>165.<br/>
<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>$673,000 the first year and $683,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>second year are from the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>fund for subsurface sewage treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>system (SSTS) program administration <br/>
<a id="pl.64.36"></a><var>64.36</var>and community technical assistance and <br/>
<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>education, including grants and technical <br/>
<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>assistance to communities for water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>protection. Of this amount, $129,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>year is for assistance to counties through <br/>
<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>grants for SSTS program administration. <br/>
<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>A county receiving a grant from this <br/>
<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>appropriation shall submit the results <br/>
<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>achieved with the grant to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>as part of its annual SSTS report. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>unexpended balance in the first year does not <br/>
<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>cancel but is available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>$107,000 the first year and $109,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br/>
<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>for registration of wastewater laboratories.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>$913,000 the first year and $913,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br/>
<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>to continue perfluorochemical biomonitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>in eastern metropolitan communities, as <br/>
<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>recommended by the Environmental Health <br/>
<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>and address other environmental health risks, <br/>
<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>including air quality. The communities must <br/>
<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>include Hmong and other immigrant farming <br/>
<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>communities. Of this amount, up to $677,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>the first year and $677,000 the second year <br/>
<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>are for transfer to the Department of Health.<br/>
<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>second year are from the general fund for:<br/>
<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities <br/>
<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>in implementing and participating in the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>water quality standards rulemaking process <br/>
<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting <br/>
<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>process;<br/>
<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>(2) enhanced economic analysis in the <br/>
<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>water quality standards rulemaking process, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>including more specific analysis and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>identification of cost-effective permitting; <br/>
<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>(3) development of statewide economic <br/>
<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>analyses and templates to reduce the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>amount of information and time required for <br/>
<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>municipalities to apply for variances from <br/>
<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>water quality standards; and<br/>
<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities <br/>
<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>Authority to identify and advocate for <br/>
<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>the resources needed for municipalities to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>achieve permit requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>$500,000 the first year is for independent <br/>
<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>peer reviews under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>section 115.035, and cost analyses of water <br/>
<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>quality standards and rules. A portion of <br/>
<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>this appropriation may be transferred to the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>commissioner of management and budget for <br/>
<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>water quality standards cost analyses.<br/>
<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to <br/>
<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>the Red River Basin Commission for <br/>
<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>development of a water quality strategic plan <br/>
<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>for the Red River of the North. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>June 30, 2018. The plan must include, but is <br/>
<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>not limited to, consistency in water quality <br/>
<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>goals and objectives for the Red River of the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>North and pollution reduction allocations for <br/>
<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>both point and nonpoint sources on the Red <br/>
<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>River of the North and for individual major <br/>
<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>watersheds tributary to the Red River of the <br/>
<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>North. The Red River Basin Commission <br/>
<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>must involve the interests of local, state, and <br/>
<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>federal government, business and industry, <br/>
<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>environmental groups, and Red River <br/>
<a id="pl.66.35"></a><var>66.35</var>Basin landowners. The Red River Basin <br/>
<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>Commission must report progress on the plan <br/>
<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>to the house of representatives and senate <br/>
<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>over environment policy and finance by <br/>
<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>February 15 in 2016 and 2017, and must <br/>
<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>submit the completed plan by December 31, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or <br/>
<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts <br/>
<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>for subsurface sewage treatment systems, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>surface water and groundwater assessments, <br/>
<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>total maximum daily loads, storm water, and <br/>
<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>water quality protection in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>are available until June 30, 2020.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Air</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">15,640,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">16,087,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td>15,640,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">16,087,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>$202,000 the first year and $204,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br/>
<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>for a monitoring program under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>Statutes, section 116.454.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>the second year may be transferred from the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>environmental fund to the small business <br/>
<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>environmental improvement loan account <br/>
<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>116.993.<br/>
<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>$340,000 the first year and $346,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br/>
<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>for monitoring ambient air for hazardous <br/>
<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>pollutants.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>$691,000 the first year and $693,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br/>
<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>for emission reduction activities and grants to <br/>
<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>small businesses and other nonpoint emission <br/>
<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>reduction efforts. Of this amount, $100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>the first year and $100,000 the second year is <br/>
<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>to continue work with Clean Air Minnesota, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>and the commissioner may enter into an <br/>
<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>agreement with Environmental Initiative <br/>
<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>to support this effort. Any unexpended <br/>
<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>balance in the first year does not cancel but is <br/>
<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>available in the second year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Land</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">21,663,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">18,584,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">7,031,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">7,150,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">14,632,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">11,434,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>All money for environmental response, <br/>
<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>compensation, and compliance in the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>remediation fund not otherwise appropriated <br/>
<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>is appropriated to the commissioners of the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>Pollution Control Agency and agriculture <br/>
<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), <br/>
<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each <br/>
<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>fiscal year, the two commissioners shall <br/>
<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>jointly submit an annual spending plan <br/>
<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>to the commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>budget that maximizes the utilization of <br/>
<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>resources and appropriately allocates the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>money between the two departments. This <br/>
<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>$4,279,000 the first year and $4,343,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>second year are from the remediation fund <br/>
<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>for purposes of the leaking underground <br/>
<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>storage tank program to investigate, clean up, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>and prevent future releases from underground <br/>
<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>petroleum storage tanks, and to the petroleum <br/>
<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>remediation program for purposes of vapor <br/>
<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>assessment and remediation. These same <br/>
<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>annual amounts are transferred from the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>second year are from the remediation fund <br/>
<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>for transfer to the commissioner of health for <br/>
<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>private water supply monitoring and health <br/>
<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>assessment costs in areas contaminated <br/>
<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>by unpermitted mixed municipal solid <br/>
<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>waste disposal facilities and drinking water <br/>
<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>advisories and public information activities <br/>
<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.<br/>
<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>$743,000 the first year is transferred from the <br/>
<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>general account in the remediation fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>the dry cleaner environmental response and <br/>
<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>reimbursement account in the remediation <br/>
<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>fund for the purpose of remediating <br/>
<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>land contaminated by a release from a <br/>
<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>dry cleaning facility, as provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50. The <br/>
<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>commissioner shall prioritize expenditures <br/>
<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>from this transfer to address contaminated <br/>
<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>sites that pose the greatest risk to public <br/>
<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>health or welfare or to the environment, as <br/>
<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>115B.17, subdivision 13. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>transfer. The commissioner shall reimburse <br/>
<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>only a person who otherwise would not be <br/>
<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>responsible for a release or threatened release <br/>
<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.03, <br/>
<a id="pl.69.35"></a><var>69.35</var>for all but $10,000 of the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.69.36"></a><var>69.36</var>response costs incurred by the person if the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>commissioner determines that the costs are <br/>
<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>reasonable and were actually incurred. To be <br/>
<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>eligible for reimbursement from this transfer, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>a person seeking reimbursement must make <br/>
<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>a request to the commissioner, as required <br/>
<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50, <br/>
<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>subdivision 2, on or before the day following <br/>
<a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>final enactment of this act.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>$868,000 the first year is from the remediation <br/>
<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>fund for a grant to the city of Mountain Iron <br/>
<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>for remediation of the abandoned wastewater <br/>
<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>treatment pond of the former Nichols <br/>
<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>Township. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>that is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var><br/>
<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Environmental Assistance and </b><br/>
<b>Cross-Media</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">30,891,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">31,032,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Environmental<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">28,803,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">28,932,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,088,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">2,100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>$17,250,000 the first year and $17,250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>the second year are from the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>fund for SCORE block grants to counties.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>second year are from the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>fund for environmental assistance grants <br/>
<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>115A.0716. Any unencumbered grant and <br/>
<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>loan balances in the first year do not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>but are available for grants and loans in the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>$90,000 the first year and $90,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br/>
<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>for duties related to harmful chemicals in <br/>
<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>products under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br/>
<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>$57,000 each year is transferred to the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>commissioner of health.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>$203,000 the first year and $207,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>second year are from the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>fund for the costs of implementing general <br/>
<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>operating permits for feedlots over 1,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>animal units.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>$315,000 the first year and $319,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>second year are from the general fund and <br/>
<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>$192,000 the first year and $192,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br/>
<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>for Environmental Quality Board operations <br/>
<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>and support.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>year are from the environmental fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>transfer to the Office of Administrative <br/>
<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>Hearings to establish sanitary districts.<br/>
<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>$502,000 the first year and $503,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>the Environmental Quality Board to lead <br/>
<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>an interagency team to provide technical <br/>
<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>assistance regarding the mining, processing, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>and transporting of silica sand. Of this <br/>
<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>amount, up to $75,000 each year may be <br/>
<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>transferred to the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>resources to review the implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>of the rules adopted by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>pursuant to Laws 2013, ‎chapter 114, article 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>section 105, paragraph (b), pertaining to the <br/>
<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>reclamation of silica sand mines, to ensure <br/>
<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>that local government reclamation programs <br/>
<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>are implemented in a manner consistent with <br/>
<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>the rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>$450,000 the first year and $450,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>second year are from the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>fund to develop and maintain systems to <br/>
<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>support permitting and regulatory business <br/>
<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>processes and agency data. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>second year are for competitive recycling <br/>
<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>grants under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>115A.565. This appropriation is available <br/>
<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>until June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>year are to acquire and co-locate waste and <br/>
<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>recycling receptacles, in cooperation with <br/>
<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>the commissioner of administration, at the <br/>
<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>State Office Building. Any remaining funds <br/>
<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>may be used for these purposes at other <br/>
<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>facilities within the Capitol complex. This is <br/>
<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var>All money deposited in the environmental <br/>
<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>fund for the metropolitan solid waste <br/>
<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>landfill fee in accordance with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>Statutes, section 473.843, and not otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.<br/>
<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on <br/>
<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>or before June 30, 2017, as contracts or <br/>
<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>grants for surface water and groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>assessments; environmental assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.72.32"></a><var>72.32</var>115A.0716; technical and research assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.72.33"></a><var>72.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152; <br/>
<a id="pl.72.34"></a><var>72.34</var>technical assistance under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.72.35"></a><var>72.35</var>Statutes, section 115A.52; and pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>prevention assistance under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>Statutes, section 115D.04, are available until <br/>
<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Transfers</b><br/>
</td>
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</table><a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>By June 30, 2016, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>management and budget shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>$51,308,000 from the closed landfill <br/>
<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>investment fund to the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>The commissioner of the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>Agency shall transfer $8,100,000 in <br/>
<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>fiscal year 2016 from the metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>landfill contingency action trust account in <br/>
<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 473.845, to the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>commissioner of management and budget for <br/>
<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>cancellation to the general fund.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Remediation Fund</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
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</table><a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>The commissioner shall transfer up to <br/>
<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>$42,000,000 from the environmental fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>the remediation fund for the purposes of the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>section 116.155, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>$2,500,000 is transferred from the petroleum <br/>
<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>tank fund to the remediation fund and <br/>
<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>is appropriated in the first year to the <br/>
<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>commissioner for a grant to the city of <br/>
<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>Paynesville to add an air stripping treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>process to a water treatment plant for <br/>
<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>removal of volatile organic compounds. This <br/>
<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>appropriation is effective January 1, 2016.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>NATURAL RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
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</table>
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<td><a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>263,944,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>261,979,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">75,331,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">74,062,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">84,927,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">85,603,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">102,386,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">102,014,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Permanent School<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br/>
<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>purpose are specified in the following <br/>
<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>subdivisions.<br/>
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<td><a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var><br/>
<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Land and Mineral Resources </b><br/>
<b>Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">6,461,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,521,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<td><a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,585,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,585,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,332,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,392,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">344,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">344,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">1,000,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Permanent School<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">200,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">200,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>$68,000 the first year and $68,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>second year are for minerals cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>environmental research, of which $34,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>the first year and $34,000 the second year are <br/>
<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>available only as matched by $1 of nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>money for each $1 of state money. The <br/>
<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>match may be cash or in-kind.<br/>
<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>$251,000 the first year and $251,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>second year are for iron ore cooperative <br/>
<a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>is from the minerals management account <br/>
<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>in the natural resources fund. $175,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>first year and $175,000 the second year are <br/>
<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>available only as matched by $1 of nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>money for each $1 of state money. The match <br/>
<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>may be cash or in-kind. Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>balance from the first year does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.74.35"></a><var>74.35</var>and is available in the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>$2,755,000 the first year and $2,815,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>the second year are from the minerals <br/>
<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>management account in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>fund for use as provided in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), <br/>
<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>for mineral resource management, projects <br/>
<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>to enhance future mineral income, and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>projects to promote new mineral resource <br/>
<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>opportunities.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>second year are from the state forest suspense <br/>
<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>account in the permanent school fund to <br/>
<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>commercial leasing of school trust lands and <br/>
<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>to identify, evaluate, and lease construction <br/>
<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>aggregate located on school trust lands. This <br/>
<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>appropriation is to be used for securing <br/>
<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>long-term economic return from the <br/>
<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>school trust lands consistent with fiduciary <br/>
<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>responsibilities and sound natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>conservation and management principles.<br/>
<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>115B.20, $1,000,000 the first year is from <br/>
<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>the dedicated account within the remediation <br/>
<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>section 115B.20, subdivision 2, clause (4), <br/>
<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>to acquire salt lands as described under <br/>
<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 92.05, within <br/>
<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>Bear Head Lake State Park. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>2018.<br/>
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<col width="12"/>
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<td><a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Ecological and Water Resources</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">32,414,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">32,167,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
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<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,526,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">17,110,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,502,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,576,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4,386,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">4,481,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>$3,242,000 the first year and $3,242,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>second year are from the invasive species <br/>
<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>account in the natural resources fund and <br/>
<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>$3,206,000 the first year and $3,206,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>management, public awareness, assessment <br/>
<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>and monitoring research, and water access <br/>
<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>inspection to prevent the spread of invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>species; management of invasive plants in <br/>
<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>public waters; and management of terrestrial <br/>
<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>invasive species on state-administered lands.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>$5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>second year are from the water management <br/>
<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>account in the natural resources fund for only <br/>
<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>section 103G.27, subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>$124,000 the first year and $124,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>second year are for a grant to the Mississippi <br/>
<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>the cost of implementing the comprehensive <br/>
<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>plan for the upper Mississippi within areas <br/>
<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>under the board's jurisdiction.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>$10,000 the first year and $10,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band <br/>
<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's <br/>
<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>portion of the comprehensive plan for the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>upper Mississippi.<br/>
<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>$264,000 the first year and $264,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>second year are for grants for up to 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>percent of the cost of implementation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>Red River mediation agreement.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>$2,018,000 the first year and $2,018,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>the second year are from the heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>enhancement account in the game and <br/>
<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>fish fund for only the purposes specified <br/>
<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>paragraph (e), clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>$950,000 the first year and $950,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>second year are from the nongame wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>management account in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife <br/>
<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>management. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first <br/>
<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>year and $100,000 the second year may <br/>
<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>be used for nongame wildlife information, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>education, and promotion.<br/>
<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>$6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>second year are from the general fund for the <br/>
<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>following activities:<br/>
<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>(1) financial reimbursement and technical <br/>
<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>support to soil and water conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>districts or other local units of government <br/>
<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>for groundwater level monitoring;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, <br/>
<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>including installation of monitoring gauges;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>(3) groundwater analysis to assist with water <br/>
<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>appropriation permitting decisions;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>(4) permit application review incorporating <br/>
<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>surface water and groundwater technical <br/>
<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>analysis;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve <br/>
<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>the use of irrigation;<br/>
<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>(6) information technology, including <br/>
<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>electronic permitting and integrated data <br/>
<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>systems; and<br/>
<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>(7) compliance and monitoring.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>$10,000 the first year and $64,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>second year are to study, in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>with the Board of Water and Soil Resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>the feasibility of the state assuming <br/>
<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>administration of the section 404 permit <br/>
<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>program of the federal Clean Water Act <br/>
<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>as required in this act. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>$100,000 the first year is to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>cost estimates, in cooperation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>Metropolitan Council, for the augmentation <br/>
<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>of White Bear Lake with water from <br/>
<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>the Sucker Lake chain of lakes. The <br/>
<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>commissioner must submit a report with <br/>
<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>the cost estimates developed under this <br/>
<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>paragraph to the chairs and ranking minority <br/>
<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>members of the house of representatives <br/>
<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>and senate committees and divisions with <br/>
<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>jurisdiction over environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>resources policy and finance by February 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>2016. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>The commissioner of natural resources must <br/>
<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>create a groundwater model that uses existing <br/>
<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>data for the Bonanza Valley Groundwater <br/>
<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>Management Area to describe the current <br/>
<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>groundwater conditions and characterize the <br/>
<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>nature and extent of the primary aquifers <br/>
<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>and the relationship of surface water and <br/>
<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>groundwater.<br/>
<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>$400,000 the first year is for grants to assist <br/>
<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>in the construction of flood protection rural <br/>
<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>and farmstead ring levees in the Red River <br/>
<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>watershed. Grants may not exceed 50 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>of the cost of the projects. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>$75,000 is for a grant to the city of Virginia <br/>
<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>for erosion control on the northeast side of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>Silver Lake to protect public and private <br/>
<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>property and infrastructure.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Forest Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">39,614,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">39,781,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">26,446,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">26,350,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">11,881,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">12,144,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,287,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,287,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>$7,145,000 the first year and $7,145,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>the second year are for prevention, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>presuppression, and suppression costs of <br/>
<a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>emergency firefighting and other costs <br/>
<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>88.12. The amount necessary to pay for <br/>
<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>presuppression and suppression costs during <br/>
<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>the biennium is appropriated from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>By January 15 of each year, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>of natural resources shall submit a report to <br/>
<a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>the chairs and ranking minority members <br/>
<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>of the house and senate committees <br/>
<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>and divisions having jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>environment and natural resources finance, <br/>
<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>identifying all firefighting costs incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>and reimbursements received in the prior <br/>
<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>fiscal year. These appropriations may <br/>
<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>not be transferred. Any reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>of firefighting expenditures made to the <br/>
<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>commissioner from any source other than <br/>
<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>federal mobilizations shall be deposited into <br/>
<a id="pl.79.35"></a><var>79.35</var>the general fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>$11,881,000 the first year and $12,144,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>the second year are from the forest <br/>
<a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>management investment account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>natural resources fund for only the purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var>specified in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>89.039, subdivision 2. The base for fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>year 2018 and later is $11,644,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>$1,287,000 the first year and $1,287,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>the second year are from the heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>fund to advance ecological classification <br/>
<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>systems (ECS) scientific management tools <br/>
<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>for forest and invasive species management. <br/>
<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>This appropriation is from revenue deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>in the game and fish fund under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), <br/>
<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>$780,000 the first year and $780,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>second year are for the Forest Resources <br/>
<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>Council for implementation of the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>Sustainable Forest Resources Act.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>second year are for the FORIST system.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>At least $500,000 the first year is for forest <br/>
<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>road maintenance. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>shall use the money to perform needed <br/>
<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>maintenance on forest roads in conjunction <br/>
<a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>with timber sales.<br/>
<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>The commissioner shall contract with a <br/>
<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>telecommunication provider to place a cell <br/>
<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>phone transmitter on the ranger tower on <br/>
<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>Side Lake in St. Louis County.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Parks and Trails Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">74,064,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">73,650,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,967,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,427,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">46,831,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">46,950,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,266,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">2,273,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>$1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>second year are from the water recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>account in the natural resources fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>enhancing public water access facilities.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>$5,740,000 the first year and $5,740,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>fund for state trail, park, and recreation area <br/>
<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>operations. This appropriation is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>revenue deposited in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>fund under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>fund for park and trail grants to local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>government on land to be maintained for at <br/>
<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>least 20 years for the purposes of the grants. <br/>
<a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>This appropriation is from the revenue <br/>
<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>deposited in the natural resources fund <br/>
<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br/>
<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>paragraph (e), clause (4). Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>year and is available for the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>the second year are from the snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>trails and enforcement account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>natural resources fund for the snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.81.33"></a><var>81.33</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.81.34"></a><var>81.34</var>year and is available for the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>$1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>the second year are from the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>resources fund for the off-highway vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>grants-in-aid program. Of this amount, <br/>
<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>$1,210,000 each year is from the all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>vehicle account; and $150,000 each year is <br/>
<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>from the off-highway motorcycle account. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>Any unencumbered balance does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var>at the end of the first year and is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second <br/>
<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>year are from the cross-country ski account <br/>
<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>in the natural resources fund for grooming <br/>
<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>and maintaining cross-country ski trails in <br/>
<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>state parks, trails, and recreation areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>second year are from the state land and <br/>
<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>water conservation account (LAWCON) <br/>
<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>in the natural resources fund for priorities <br/>
<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>established by the commissioner for eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>state projects and administrative and <br/>
<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>planning activities consistent with Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>Statutes, section 84.0264, and the federal <br/>
<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var>Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. <br/>
<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var>Any unencumbered balance does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>at the end of the first year and is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>$968,000 the first year and $968,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>second year are from the off-road vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>account in the natural resources fund. Of <br/>
<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>this amount, $568,000 each year is for parks <br/>
<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>and trails management for off-road vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>purposes; $325,000 each year is for the <br/>
<a id="pl.82.34"></a><var>82.34</var>off-road vehicle grant in aid program; and <br/>
<a id="pl.82.35"></a><var>82.35</var>$75,000 each year is for a new full-time <br/>
<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>employee position or contract in northern <br/>
<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>Minnesota to work in conjunction with the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>Minnesota Four-Wheel Drive Association <br/>
<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>to address off-road vehicle touring routes <br/>
<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>and other issues related to off-road vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>activities. Of this appropriation, the $325,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>each year is onetime.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>$65,000 the first year is from the water <br/>
<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>recreation account in the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>fund to cooperate with local units of <br/>
<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>government in marking routes and <br/>
<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>designating river accesses and campsites <br/>
<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.32. <br/>
<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>$190,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>city of Virginia for the additional cost of <br/>
<a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>supporting a trail due to the rerouting of <br/>
<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>U.S. Highway No. 53. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>appropriation and is available until June 30, <br/>
<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var>2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>$50,000 the first year is for development of <br/>
<a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>a master plan for the Mississippi Blufflands <br/>
<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>Trail, including work on possible extensions <br/>
<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>or connections to other state or regional <br/>
<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>trails. This is a onetime appropriation that is <br/>
<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>available until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>$61,000 from the natural resources fund the <br/>
<a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>first year is for a grant to the city of East <br/>
<a id="pl.83.30"></a><var>83.30</var>Grand Forks for payment under a reciprocity <br/>
<a id="pl.83.31"></a><var>83.31</var>agreement for the Red River State Recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.83.32"></a><var>83.32</var>Area.<br/>
<a id="pl.83.33"></a><var>83.33</var>$500,000 the first year is for restoration or <br/>
<a id="pl.83.34"></a><var>83.34</var>replacement of a historic trestle bridge in <br/>
<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>Blackduck. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>and is available until June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>The base for parks and trails operations in <br/>
<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>the natural resources fund in fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>and thereafter is $46,450,000.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Fish and Wildlife Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">71,177,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">71,713,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,908,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">1,912,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">69,269,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">69,801,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>$8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>the second year are from the heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>fund only for activities specified in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), <br/>
<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>clause (1). Notwithstanding Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>Statutes, section 297A.94, five percent of <br/>
<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>this appropriation may be used for expanding <br/>
<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>hunter and angler recruitment and retention.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>the second year are from the game and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>fish fund for shooting sports facility grants <br/>
<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, <br/>
<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>including grants for archery facilities. Up to <br/>
<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>$100,000 each year is available for shooting <br/>
<a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>sports facilities on state lands. Grants must <br/>
<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>be matched with a nonstate match, which <br/>
<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>may include in-kind contributions. This is a <br/>
<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>onetime appropriation and is available until <br/>
<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>June 30, 2019.<br/>
<a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>The game and fish fund base for fish and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>wildlife management in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>thereafter is $65,619,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>the second year from the critical habitat <br/>
<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>private sector matching account may be used <br/>
<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>to publicize the critical habitat license plate <br/>
<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>match program.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Enforcement</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">39,344,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">38,377,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,257,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">4,140,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,153,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">10,309,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">24,834,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">23,828,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>$200,000 the first year is from the general <br/>
<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>fund and $1,900,000 the first year is from the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>game and fish fund are for aviation services. <br/>
<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>This appropriation is onetime.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>$1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>second year are from the general fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of <br/>
<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>aquatic invasive species.<br/>
<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>$1,537,000 the first year and $1,580,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>the second year are from the heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>enhancement account in the game and <br/>
<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>fish fund for only the purposes specified <br/>
<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br/>
<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>paragraph (e), clause (1).<br/>
<a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var>second year are from the water recreation <br/>
<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>account in the natural resources fund for <br/>
<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>grants to counties for boat and water safety. <br/>
<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>Any unencumbered balance does not cancel <br/>
<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>at the end of the first year and is available for <br/>
<a id="pl.85.34"></a><var>85.34</var>the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>second year are from the snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>trails and enforcement account in the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>natural resources fund for grants to local <br/>
<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>law enforcement agencies for snowmobile <br/>
<a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>enforcement activities. Any unencumbered <br/>
<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br/>
<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>year and is available for the second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>the second year are from the all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>vehicle account for grants to qualifying <br/>
<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>organizations to assist in safety and <br/>
<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>environmental education and monitoring <br/>
<a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>trails on public lands under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued <br/>
<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>under this paragraph  must be issued through <br/>
<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>a formal agreement with the organization. <br/>
<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>By December 15 each year, an organization <br/>
<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>receiving a grant under this paragraph shall <br/>
<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>report to the commissioner with details on <br/>
<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>expenditures and outcomes from the grant. <br/>
<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var>Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>is for administration of these grants. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>second year.<br/>
<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>$510,000 the first year and $510,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>the second year are from the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>resources fund for grants to county law <br/>
<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var>enforcement agencies for off-highway <br/>
<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var>vehicle enforcement and public education <br/>
<a id="pl.86.32"></a><var>86.32</var>activities based on off-highway vehicle use <br/>
<a id="pl.86.33"></a><var>86.33</var>in the county. Of this amount, $498,000 each <br/>
<a id="pl.86.34"></a><var>86.34</var>year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; <br/>
<a id="pl.86.35"></a><var>86.35</var>$11,000 each year is from the off-highway <br/>
<a id="pl.86.36"></a><var>86.36</var>motorcycle account; and $1,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>is from the off-road vehicle account. The <br/>
<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>county enforcement agencies may use <br/>
<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>money received under this appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>to make grants to other local enforcement <br/>
<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>agencies within the county that have a high <br/>
<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>concentration of off-highway vehicle use. <br/>
<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year <br/>
<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>is for administration of these grants. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>second year.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Operations Support</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">870,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">770,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td align="center">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td>General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">550,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right">450,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">320,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">320,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>$320,000 the first year and $320,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>fund for grants to be divided equally between <br/>
<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo <br/>
<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>and Conservatory and the city of Duluth <br/>
<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>is from the revenue deposited to the fund <br/>
<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br/>
<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>paragraph (e), clause (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>$300,000 the first year and $450,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>second year are for legal costs related to water <br/>
<a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>management. This is a onetime appropriation <br/>
<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var>and is available until June 30, 2018.<br/>
<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var>With money appropriated in this section, the <br/>
<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>commissioner shall give preference to call <br/>
<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>centers located in Minnesota.<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Subd. 9.<b>Cancellation</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>The general fund appropriation of $1,000,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>in Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, section <br/>
<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>6, subdivision 2, is canceled on July 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var><br/>
<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br/>
<b>RESOURCES</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>13,237,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>13,415,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>$3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>second year are for natural resources block <br/>
<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>grants to local governments. Grants must be <br/>
<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>matched with a combination of local cash or <br/>
<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>in-kind contributions. The base grant portion <br/>
<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var>related to water planning must be matched <br/>
<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>by an amount as specified by Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>Statutes, section 103B.3369. The board may <br/>
<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>reduce the amount of the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>block grant to a county by an amount equal to <br/>
<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>any reduction in the county's general services <br/>
<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>allocation to a soil and water conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>district from the county's previous year <br/>
<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>allocation when the board determines that <br/>
<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var>the reduction was disproportionate.<br/>
<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>$3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>second year are for grants to soil and water <br/>
<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>conservation districts for general purposes, <br/>
<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>nonpoint engineering, and implementation of <br/>
<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program. <br/>
<a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>Expenditures may be made from these <br/>
<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>appropriations for supplies and services <br/>
<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>benefiting soil and water conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>districts. Any district receiving a grant under <br/>
<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>this paragraph shall maintain a Web page that <br/>
<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>publishes, at a minimum, its annual report, <br/>
<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>annual audit, annual budget, and meeting <br/>
<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>notices.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>$1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>second year are for the following cost-share <br/>
<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>programs:<br/>
<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>(1) $260,000 each year is for feedlot water <br/>
<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>quality grants for feedlots under 300 animal <br/>
<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>units and nutrient and manure management <br/>
<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>projects in watersheds where there are <br/>
<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>impaired waters;<br/>
<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>(2) $1,200,000 each year is for soil and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>water conservation district cost-sharing <br/>
<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>contracts for perennially vegetated riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>buffers, erosion control, water retention <br/>
<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var>and treatment, and other high-priority <br/>
<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var>conservation practices; and<br/>
<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>(3) $100,000 each year is for county <br/>
<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>cooperative weed management programs and <br/>
<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var>to restore native plants in selected invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>species management sites.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>$800,000 the first year and $750,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>the second year are for implementation, <br/>
<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>enforcement, and oversight of the Wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>Conservation Act, including administration <br/>
<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>of the wetland banking program and in-lieu <br/>
<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>fee mechanism. The base for fiscal year 2018 <br/>
<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>and later is $761,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>$166,000 the first year and $166,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>the second year are to provide technical <br/>
<a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>assistance to local drainage management <br/>
<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>officials and for the costs of the Drainage <br/>
<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>Work Group.<br/>
<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>the second year are for a grant to the <br/>
<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>Red River Basin Commission for water <br/>
<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>quality and floodplain management, <br/>
<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>including administration of programs. This <br/>
<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>appropriation must be matched by nonstate <br/>
<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>funds. If the appropriation in either year is <br/>
<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>insufficient, the appropriation in the other <br/>
<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>year is available for it.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>$140,000 the first year and $140,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>the second year are for grants to Area <br/>
<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>II Minnesota River Basin Projects for <br/>
<a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>floodplain management.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>$8,000 the first year and $262,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>second year are to study, in cooperation <br/>
<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>with the commissioner of natural resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>the feasibility of the state assuming <br/>
<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>administration of the section 404 permit <br/>
<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>program of the federal Clean Water Act <br/>
<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>as required in this act. This is a onetime <br/>
<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>103C.501, the board may shift cost-share <br/>
<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>funds in this section and may adjust the <br/>
<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>technical and administrative assistance <br/>
<a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>portion of the grant funds to leverage <br/>
<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>federal or other nonstate funds or to address <br/>
<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>high-priority needs identified in local water <br/>
<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>management plans or comprehensive water <br/>
<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>management plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>The appropriations for grants in this <br/>
<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>section are available until expended. If an <br/>
<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>appropriation for grants in either year is <br/>
<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>insufficient, the appropriation in the other <br/>
<a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>year is available for it.<br/>
<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>The base for the board in fiscal year 2018 and <br/>
<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>thereafter is increased by $11,000,000 for <br/>
<a id="pl.90.34"></a><var>90.34</var>grants to soil and water conservation districts <br/>
<a id="pl.90.35"></a><var>90.35</var>to implement buffer requirements.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>8,740,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>8,740,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="94px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,070,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">3,070,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,670,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">5,670,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>$2,870,000 the first year and $2,870,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>second year are for metropolitan area regional <br/>
<a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>parks operation and maintenance according <br/>
<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351.<br/>
<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>$5,670,000 the first year and $5,670,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>fund for metropolitan area regional parks <br/>
<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>and trails maintenance and operations. This <br/>
<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>appropriation is from the revenue deposited <br/>
<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>in the natural resources fund under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), <br/>
<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>clause (3).<br/>
<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>second year are for the Metropolitan Area <br/>
<a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>Water Supply Policy Advisory Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>study and the Metropolitan Area Water <br/>
<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>Supply Technical Advisory Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>required under Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>473.1565. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var><br/>
<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>CONSERVATION CORPS </b><br/>
<b>MINNESOTA</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>945,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>945,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="95px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">455,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">455,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">490,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">490,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive <br/>
<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>money appropriated from the natural <br/>
<a id="pl.91.33"></a><var>91.33</var>resources fund under this section only <br/>
<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>as provided in an agreement with the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var>commissioner of natural resources.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>ZOOLOGICAL BOARD</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>8,410,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>8,410,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="126px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<col width="96px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="center" colspan="3" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2016<br/>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="bottom">2017<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,250,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">8,250,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">160,000<br/>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="bottom">160,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var>$160,000 the first year and $160,000 the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>second year are from the natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>fund from the revenue deposited under <br/>
<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br/>
<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>paragraph (e), clause (5).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 8. <b>SCIENCE MUSEUM</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,079,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>1,079,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><br/>
<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 9. <b>ADMINISTRATION</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>300,000</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"><b>$</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="right"><b>300,000</b><br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>$300,000 the first year and $300,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>the second year are from the state forest <br/>
<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>suspense account in the permanent school <br/>
<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>fund for the school trust lands director to <br/>
<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>commercial leasing of school trust lands and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>to identify, evaluate, and lease construction <br/>
<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>aggregate located on school trust lands. This <br/>
<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>appropriation is to be used for securing <br/>
<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>long-term economic return from the <br/>
<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>school trust lands consistent with fiduciary <br/>
<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>responsibilities and sound natural resources <br/>
<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>conservation and management principles.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.10.0"></a><table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Sec. 10. <b>REPAYMENT; TRANSFER</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>The commissioner of management and <br/>
<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>budget shall transfer $19,016,000 in fiscal <br/>
<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>year 2018 and $19,016,000 in fiscal year <br/>
<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>2019 from the general fund to the closed <br/>
<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>landfill investment fund created in Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>Statutes, section 115B.421.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.11.0"></a><a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>    Sec. 11. Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 5, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Returned Grants</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>Beginning July 1, 2010, all returned grant <br/>
<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>money originating from general fund grant <br/>
<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>programs will be deposited into individual <br/>
<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>accounts in the special revenue fund and held <br/>
<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>for eventual transfer back to the general fund. <br/>
<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>On December 15, 2010, and on December <br/>
<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>15 of each year thereafter, $310,000 of the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>receipts in this special revenue fund will <br/>
<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>be transferred to the general fund. If less <br/>
<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>than $310,000 is available on the transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>date, an additional transfer on June 15 <br/>
<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>sufficient to make the $310,000 annual <br/>
<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var>obligation will be made may be used for <br/>
<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var>the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>103B.102, for grants to local governments <br/>
<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section <br/>
<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>103B.3369, or to cover onetime costs for <br/>
<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>implementation of natural resources block <br/>
<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>grant funded programs, including the <br/>
<a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>Wetland Conservation Act, wetland banking, <br/>
<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var>shoreland management, and local water <br/>
<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var>management programs.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.12.0"></a><a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>    Sec. 12. Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, section 6, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="21.5"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<col width="2.5"/>
<col width="12"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var><br/>
<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Subd. 5.<b>Fish and Wildlife </b><br/>
<b>Management</b><br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right"></td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">-0-<br/>
</td>
<td align="center"></td>
<td align="right">2,412,000<br/>
</td>
</tr>
</table><a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>$3,000 in 2015 is from the heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>fund for a report on aquatic plant management <br/>
<a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>permitting policies for the management <br/>
<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>of narrow-leaved and hybrid cattail in a <br/>
<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>range of basin types across the state. The <br/>
<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>report shall be submitted to the chairs and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>ranking minority members of the house of <br/>
<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>representatives and senate committees with <br/>
<a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>jurisdiction over environment and natural <br/>
<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var>resources by December 15, 2014, and include <br/>
<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>recommendations for any necessary changes <br/>
<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>in statutes, rules, or permitting procedures. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>$9,000 in 2015 is from the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>fund for the commissioner, in consultation <br/>
<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>with interested parties, agencies, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>states, to develop a detailed restoration plan <br/>
<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>to recover the historical native population of <br/>
<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>bobwhite quail in Minnesota for its ecological <br/>
<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>and recreational benefits to the citizens of the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>state. The commissioner shall conduct public <br/>
<a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>meetings in developing the plan. No later <br/>
<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>than January 15, 2015, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>must report on the plan's progress to the <br/>
<a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br/>
<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>environment and natural resources policy <br/>
<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>and finance. This is a onetime appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>$2,000,000 in 2015 is from the game and <br/>
<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>fish fund for shooting sports facility grants <br/>
<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>87A.10</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>The commissioner may spend up to $50,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>of this appropriation to administer the grant. <br/>
<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>available until June 30, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>$400,000 in 2015 is from the heritage <br/>
<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br/>
<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>fund for hunter and angler recruitment <br/>
<a id="pl.94.35"></a><var>94.35</var>and retention activities and grants to local <br/>
<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>chapters of Let's Go Fishing of Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>to provide community outreach to senior <br/>
<a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>citizens, youth, and veterans and for the costs <br/>
<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>associated with establishing and recruiting <br/>
<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>new chapters. The grants must be matched <br/>
<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>with cash or in-kind contributions from <br/>
<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>nonstate sources. Of this amount, $25,000 <br/>
<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>is for Asian Outdoor Heritage for youth <br/>
<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>fishing recruitment efforts and outreach in <br/>
<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>the metropolitan area. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>shall establish a grant application process <br/>
<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>that includes a standard for ownership <br/>
<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>of equipment purchased under the grant <br/>
<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>program and contract requirements that <br/>
<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>cover the disposition of purchased equipment <br/>
<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>if the grantee no longer exists. Any <br/>
<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>equipment purchased with state grant money <br/>
<a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>must be specified on the grant application <br/>
<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var>and approved by the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>commissioner may spend up to three percent <br/>
<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>of the appropriation to administer the grant. <br/>
<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>This is a onetime appropriation and is <br/>
<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>available until June 30, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.3.13.0"></a><a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>    Sec. 13. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws <br/>
<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 6, Laws 2013, chapter 114,
         article <br/>
<a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>3, section 9, is repealed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.073, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Purchases</b><b>; printing</b><b>.</b> (a) Whenever practicable, a public entity shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>(1) purchase uncoated copy paper, office paper, and printing paper;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>(2) purchase recycled content copy paper with at least ten 30 percent postconsumer <br/>
<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var>material by weight and purchase printing and office paper with at least ten percent <br/>
<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>postconsumer material by weight;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>(3) purchase copy, office, and printing paper which has not been dyed with colors, <br/>
<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>excluding pastel colors;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>(4) purchase recycled content copy, office, and printing paper that is manufactured <br/>
<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>using little or no chlorine bleach or chlorine derivatives;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>(5) use no more than two colored inks, standard or processed, except in formats <br/>
<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>where they are necessary to convey meaning;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>(6) (5) use reusable binding materials or staples and bind documents by methods <br/>
<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>that do not use glue;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>(7) (6) use soy-based inks;<br/>
<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>(8) (7) produce reports, publications, and periodicals that are readily recyclable <br/>
<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>within the state resource recovery program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>(9) (8) purchase paper which has been made on a paper machine located in Minnesota.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>(b) Paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply to coated paper that is made with at
         <br/>
<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>least 50 percent postconsumer material.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>(c) A public entity shall print documents on both sides of the paper where commonly
         <br/>
<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>accepted publishing practices allow.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (2), and section 
<statute_ref>16C.0725</statute_ref>, copier paper <br/>
<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>purchased by a state agency must contain at least ten percent postconsumer material
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>fiber content.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Existing road right-of-way;</b><b> </b><b>Application </b><b>fee exemption.</b> (a) A utility <br/>
<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>license for crossing public lands or public waters is exempt from all application fees <br/>
<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>specified in this section and in rules adopted under this section when the utility crossing is <br/>
<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>on an existing right-of-way of a public road.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>(b) This subdivision does not apply to electric power lines, cables, or conduits 100
         <br/>
<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var>kilovolts or greater or to main pipelines for gas, liquids, or solids in suspension.<br/>
<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2014, and <br/>
<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>does not authorize the retroactive collection of fees.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>    Sec. 3. <b>[84.69] NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION EASEMENT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var><b>STEWARDSHIP ACCOUNT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Account established; sources.</b> The natural resources conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>easement stewardship account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>of money credited to the account and interest and other earnings on money in the account.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>The State Board of Investment must manage the account to maximize long-term gain.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>following revenue must be deposited in the natural resources conservation easement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>stewardship account:<br/>
<a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>(1) contributions to the account or specified for any purpose of the account;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>(2) contributions under subdivision 3; section 84.66, subdivision 11; or other <br/>
<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>applicable law;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>(3) money appropriated for any of the purposes described in subdivision 2;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>(4) money appropriated for monitoring and enforcement of easements and earnings <br/>
<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>on the money appropriated that revert to the state under section 97A.056, subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>17, or other applicable law; and<br/>
<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>(5) gifts under section 84.085 for conservation easement stewardship.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Appropriation; purposes of account.</b> Five percent of the balance on <br/>
<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>July 1 of each year in the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>is annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources and may be spent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>only to cover the costs of managing conservation easements held by the Department
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>of Natural Resources, including costs associated with monitoring, landowner contacts,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>records storage and management, processing landowner notices, requests for approval
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>or amendments, enforcement, and legal services associated with conservation easement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>management activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Financial contributions.</b> The commissioner shall seek a financial <br/>
<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>contribution to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account for
         each <br/>
<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>conservation easement acquired by or assigned to the Department of Natural Resources.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>Unless otherwise provided by law, the commissioner shall determine the amount of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>contribution, which must be an amount calculated to earn sufficient money to meet
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>the costs of managing the conservation easement at a level that neither significantly
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>overrecovers nor underrecovers the costs. In determining the amount of the financial
         <br/>
<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>contribution, the commissioner shall consider:<br/>
<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>(1) the estimated annual staff hours needed to manage the conservation easement, <br/>
<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>taking into consideration factors such as easement type, size, location, and complexity;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>(2) the average hourly wages for the class or classes of employees expected to <br/>
<a id="pl.97.34"></a><var>97.34</var>manage the conservation easement;<br/>
<a id="pl.97.35"></a><var>97.35</var>(3) the estimated annual travel expenses to manage the conservation easement;<br/>
<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>(4) the estimated annual miscellaneous costs to manage the conservation easement,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>including supplies and equipment, information technology support, and aerial flyovers;<br/>
<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>(5) the estimated annualized cost of legal services, including the cost to enforce
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>easement in the event of a violation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>(6) the expected rate of return on investments in the account.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section are effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>following final enactment. Subdivision 3 of this section is effective for conservation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>easements acquired with money appropriated on or after July 1, 2015, and for acquisitions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>of conservation easements by gift that are initiated on or after July 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.788, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Report of </b><b>ownership </b><b>transfers; fee.</b> A person who sells or transfers (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>Application for transfer of ownership of an off-highway motorcycle registered under <br/>
<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>this section shall report the sale or transfer must be made to the commissioner within <br/>
<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>15 days of the date of transfer. <br/>
<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>(b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>buyer on a form prescribed by the commissioner with the owner's registration certificate,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>purchaser using a bill of sale, and a $4 fee that includes the vehicle serial number.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>(c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>purchaser fails to apply for transfer of ownership as provided under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.788, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Report of registration transfers.</b> (a) Application for transfer of <br/>
<a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>registration under this section must be made to the commissioner within 15 days of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>date of transfer.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>(b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>purchaser using a bill of sale that includes the vehicle serial number.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>(c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the <br/>
<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>purchaser fails to apply for transfer of registration as provided under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>    Sec. 6. <b>[84.8031] GRANT-IN-AID APPLICATIONS; REVIEW PERIOD.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>The commissioner must review an off-road vehicle grant-in-aid application and, if
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>approved, commence public review of the application within 60 days after the completed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>application has been locally approved and submitted to an area parks and trails office.
         If <br/>
<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>the commissioner fails to approve or deny the application within 60 days after submission,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>the application is deemed approved and the commissioner must provide for a 30-day
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>public review period.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.82, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Nontrail use registration.</b> A snowmobile may be registered for nontrail <br/>
<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>use. A snowmobile registered under this subdivision may not be operated on a state
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>grant-in-aid snowmobile trail. The fee for a nontrail use registration of a snowmobile with <br/>
<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>an engine displacement that is greater than 125 cubic centimeters is $45 for three years. A <br/>
<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>nontrail use registration is not transferable. In addition to other penalties prescribed
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>law, the penalty for violation of this subdivision is immediate revocation of the
         nontrail <br/>
<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>use registration. The commissioner shall ensure that the registration sticker provided
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>limited nontrail use is of a different color and is distinguishable from other snowmobile
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>registration and state trail stickers provided.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Exemptions.</b> Registration is not required under this section for:<br/>
<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>    (1) a snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>another state, or a political subdivision thereof;<br/>
<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>    (2) a snowmobile registered in a country other than the United States temporarily
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>used within this state;<br/>
<a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>    (3) a snowmobile that is covered by a valid license of another state and has not been
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>within this state for more than 30 consecutive days or that is registered by an Indian
         tribal <br/>
<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var>government to a tribal member and has not been outside the tribal reservation boundary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>for more than 30 consecutive days;<br/>
<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>    (4) a snowmobile used exclusively in organized track racing events;<br/>
<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>    (5) a snowmobile in transit by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer;<br/>
<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>    (6) a snowmobile at least 15 years old in transit by an individual for use only on
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>land owned or leased by the individual; or<br/>
<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>    (7) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail; or<br/>
<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>    (8) a snowmobile with an engine displacement that is 125 cubic centimeters or less
         <br/>
<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>and the snowmobile is not operated on a state or grant-in-aid trail.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.84, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var><b>84.84 TRANSFER OR TERMINATION OF SNOWMOBILE OWNERSHIP.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>(a) Within 15 days after the transfer of ownership, or any part thereof, other than a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>security interest, or the destruction or abandonment of any snowmobile, written notice
         <br/>
<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>thereof of the transfer or destruction or abandonment shall be given to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe. <br/>
<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>(b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and the <br/>
<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>purchaser using a bill of sale that includes the vehicle serial number.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>(c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.88 if the purchaser
         <br/>
<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>fails to apply for transfer of ownership as provided under this subdivision. Every owner <br/>
<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>or part owner of a snowmobile shall, upon failure to give such notice of destruction or <br/>
<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>abandonment, be subject to the penalties imposed by Laws 1967, chapter 876 section 84.88.<br/>
<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>    Subd. 8. <b>All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.</b>  "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means <br/>
<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>a motorized vehicle of with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six low pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>or non-pneumatic tires, that is limited in engine displacement of less than 1,000 cubic <br/>
<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>centimeters and; (2) a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total width <br/>
<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain
         vehicle  <br/>
<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle. All-terrain vehicle does <br/>
<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var>not include a golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed
         and used <br/>
<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Class 1 all-terrain vehicle.</b> "Class 1 all-terrain vehicle" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry weight of less than 1,200 pounds width from outside <br/>
<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 50 inches or less.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.92, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Class 2 all-terrain vehicle.</b> "Class 2 all-terrain vehicle" means an <br/>
<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>all-terrain vehicle that has a total dry weight of 1,200 to 1,800 pounds width from outside <br/>
<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is greater than 50 inches but not more than
         65 inches.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.922, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Report of transfers.</b> A person who sells or transfers ownership of a <br/>
<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>vehicle registered under this section shall report the sale or (a) Application for transfer of <br/>
<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>ownership must be made to the commissioner within 15 days of the date of transfer. <br/>
<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>(b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and <br/>
<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>the purchaser on a form prescribed by the commissioner with the owner's registration <br/>
<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>certificate, using a bill of sale and a $4 fee that includes the vehicle serial number.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>(c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the <br/>
<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>purchaser fails to apply for transfer of ownership as provided under this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.925, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Training requirements.</b> (a) An individual who was born after July 1, <br/>
<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>1987, and who is 16 years of age or older, must successfully complete the independent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>study course component of all-terrain vehicle safety training before operating an
         all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>vehicle on public lands or waters, public road rights-of-way, or state or grant-in-aid
         trails.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>    (b) An individual who is convicted of violating a law related to the operation of
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>all-terrain vehicle must successfully complete the independent study course component
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>all-terrain vehicle safety training before continuing operation of an all-terrain
         vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>    (c) An individual who is convicted for a second or subsequent excess speed, trespass,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>or wetland violation in an all-terrain vehicle season, or any conviction for careless
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>reckless operation of an all-terrain vehicle, must successfully complete the independent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>study and the testing and operating course components of all-terrain vehicle safety
         training <br/>
<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>before continuing operation of an all-terrain vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>    (d) An individual who receives three or more citations and convictions for violating
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>law related to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle in a two-year period must successfully
         <br/>
<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>complete the independent study and the testing and operating course components of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>all-terrain vehicle safety training before continuing operation of an all-terrain
         vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>    (e) An individual must present evidence of compliance with this subdivision before
         <br/>
<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>an all-terrain vehicle registration is issued or renewed. A person may use the following as <br/>
<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>evidence of meeting all-terrain vehicle safety certificate requirements:<br/>
<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>    (1) a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>    (2) a driver's license that has a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate indicator
         <br/>
<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>issued under section 171.07, subdivision 18; or<br/>
<a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>    (3) an identification card that has a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate
         indicator <br/>
<a id="pl.101.34"></a><var>101.34</var>issued under section 171.07, subdivision 18.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016, or the date the new <br/>
<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>driver and vehicle services information technology system is implemented, whichever
         <br/>
<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>comes later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.9256, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibitions on youthful operators.</b> (a) Except for operation on <br/>
<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 
         <statute_ref>84.928</statute_ref> and as provided under <br/>
<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>paragraph (j), a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required
         to operate an <br/>
<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>all-terrain vehicle along or on a public road right-of-way.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>    (b) A person under 12 years of age shall not:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>    (1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;<br/>
<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>    (2) operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or<br/>
<a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>    (3) operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters, except as provided in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>paragraph (f).<br/>
<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var>    (c) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person 12 years
         <br/>
<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>of age but less than 16 years may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way
         <br/>
<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway or operate on public lands and waters
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>state or grant-in-aid trails, only if that person possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle
         safety <br/>
<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>certificate issued by the commissioner and is accompanied by a person 18 years of
         age or <br/>
<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>older who holds a valid driver's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>    (d) To be issued an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, a person at least 12 years
         <br/>
<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>old, but less than 16 years old, must:<br/>
<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>    (1) successfully complete the safety education and training program under section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>84.925
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 1, including a riding component; and<br/>
<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>    (2) be able to properly reach and control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs
         <br/>
<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>while sitting upright on the seat of the all-terrain vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>    (e) A person at least 11 years of age may take the safety education and training <br/>
<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>program and may receive an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate under paragraph
         (d), but <br/>
<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>the certificate is not valid until the person reaches age 12.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>    (f) A person at least ten years of age but under 12 years of age may operate an <br/>
<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>all-terrain vehicle with an engine capacity up to 90cc on public lands or waters if
         <br/>
<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>    (g) A person under 15 years of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>    (h) A person under the age of 16 may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public
         <br/>
<a id="pl.102.34"></a><var>102.34</var>lands or waters or on state or grant-in-aid trails if the person cannot properly reach
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright on the seat
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>all-terrain vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a nonresident at least 12 years old, but less than
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>16 years old, may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk,
         county <br/>
<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>state-aid, or county highway or operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands and
         waters <br/>
<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>or state or grant-in-aid trails if:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>(1) the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an all-terrain
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>safety course offered by the ATV Safety Institute or another state as provided in
         section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>84.925
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 3; and<br/>
<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>(2) the nonresident youth is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>holds a valid driver's license.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>(j) A person 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age may operate an all-terrain
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>vehicle on the roadway, bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way as permitted <br/>
<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>84.928</statute_ref> if the person:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>(1) possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>and<br/>
<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>(2) is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on a separate all-terrain vehicle.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.928, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Operation on roads and rights-of-way.</b> (a) Unless otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>allowed in sections 
         <statute_ref>84.92</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>84.928</statute_ref> or by local ordinance under paragraph (k), a person shall <br/>
<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>not operate an all-terrain vehicle in this state along or on the roadway, shoulder,
         or inside <br/>
<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>bank or slope of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county
         highway.<br/>
<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>    (b) A person may operate a class 1 all-terrain vehicle in the ditch or the outside
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>bank or slope of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway unless prohibited under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>paragraph (d) or (f).<br/>
<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>    (c) A person may operate a class 1 all-terrain vehicle designed by the manufacturer <br/>
<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>for off-road use to be driven by a steering wheel and equipped with operator and passenger
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>seat belts and a roll-over protective structure or a class 2 all-terrain vehicle:<br/>
<a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>    (1) within the public road right-of-way of a county state-aid or county highway on
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>the right shoulder or the extreme right-hand side of the road and left turns may be made <br/>
<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>from any part of the road if it is safe to do so under the prevailing conditions,
         unless <br/>
<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>prohibited under paragraph (d) or (f);<br/>
<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>    (2) on the bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county
         <br/>
<a id="pl.103.34"></a><var>103.34</var>state-aid, or county highway but only to access businesses or make trail connections,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is safe to do so under the
         prevailing <br/>
<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>conditions, unless prohibited under paragraph (d) or (f); and<br/>
<a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>    (3) on the bank or ditch of a public road right-of-way on a designated class 2 <br/>
<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>all-terrain vehicle trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>    (d) A road authority as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref>, subdivision 25, may after a <br/>
<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>public hearing restrict the use of all-terrain vehicles in the public road right-of-way
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>its jurisdiction.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>    (e) The restrictions in paragraphs (a), (d), (h), (i), and (j) do not apply to the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>operation of an all-terrain vehicle on the shoulder, inside bank or slope, ditch,
         or outside <br/>
<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>bank or slope of a trunk, interstate, county state-aid, or county highway:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>(1) that is part of a funded grant-in-aid trail; or<br/>
<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>(2) when the all-terrain vehicle is owned by or operated under contract with:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>(i) a road authority as defined under section 160.02, subdivision 25; or<br/>
<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>(ii) a publicly or privately owned utility or pipeline company and used for work <br/>
<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>on utilities or pipelines.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>    (f) The commissioner may limit the use of a right-of-way for a period of time if the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>commissioner determines that use of the right-of-way causes:<br/>
<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>    (1) degradation of vegetation on adjacent public property;<br/>
<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>    (2) siltation of waters of the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>    (3) impairment or enhancement to the act of taking game; or<br/>
<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>    (4) a threat to safety of the right-of-way users or to individuals on adjacent public
         <br/>
<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>property.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>    The commissioner must notify the road authority as soon as it is known that a closure
         <br/>
<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>will be ordered. The notice must state the reasons and duration of the closure.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>    (g) A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle registered for private use and used
         <br/>
<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>for agricultural purposes on a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>county highway in this state if the all-terrain vehicle is operated on the extreme
         right-hand <br/>
<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>side of the road, and left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is safe
         to do so <br/>
<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>under the prevailing conditions.<br/>
<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>    (h) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road <br/>
<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway from April 1 to August
         1 in <br/>
<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>the agricultural zone unless the vehicle is being used exclusively as transportation
         to and <br/>
<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>from work on agricultural lands. This paragraph does not apply to an agent or employee
         <br/>
<a id="pl.104.34"></a><var>104.34</var>of a road authority, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref>, subdivision 25, or the Department of <br/>
<a id="pl.104.35"></a><var>104.35</var>Natural Resources when performing or exercising official duties or powers.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>    (i) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road right-of-way
         <br/>
<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway between the hours of one-half hour
         after <br/>
<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, except on the right-hand side of the right-of-way
         <br/>
<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>and in the same direction as the highway traffic on the nearest lane of the adjacent
         roadway.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>    (j) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle at any time within the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>right-of-way of an interstate highway or freeway within this state.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>(k) A county, city, or town, acting through its governing body, may by ordinance <br/>
<a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>allow a person to operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road or street under
         its <br/>
<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>jurisdiction to access businesses and residences and to make trail connections.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>The amendments to paragraph (e) of this section are effective <br/>
<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>    Subd. 1a. <b>Aquatic invasive species affirmation.</b> "Aquatic invasive species <br/>
<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>affirmation" means an affirmation of the summary of the aquatic invasive species laws
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>this chapter that is part of watercraft licenses and nonresident fishing licenses,
         as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>in section 84D.106.<br/>
<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>    Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Prohibited invasive species.</b> "Prohibited invasive species" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>nonnative species that has been listed designated as a prohibited invasive species in a rule <br/>
<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>adopted by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.12</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>    Subd. 15. <b>Regulated invasive species.</b> "Regulated invasive species" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>nonnative species that has been listed designated as a regulated invasive species in a rule <br/>
<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>adopted by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.12</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, subdivision 17, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Unlisted nonnative species.</b> "Unlisted nonnative species" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>nonnative species that has not been listed designated as a prohibited invasive species, a <br/>
<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>regulated invasive species, or an unregulated nonnative species in a rule adopted
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.12</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, subdivision 18, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>    Subd. 18. <b>Unregulated nonnative species.</b> "Unregulated nonnative species" means <br/>
<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>a nonnative species that has been listed designated as an unregulated nonnative species in <br/>
<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>a rule adopted by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.12</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.06, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var><b>84D.06 UNLISTED NONNATIVE SPECIES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Process.</b> A person may not introduce an unlisted nonnative aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>plant or wild animal species unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>(1) the person has notified the commissioner in a manner and form prescribed by <br/>
<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>(2) the commissioner has made the classification determination required in <br/>
<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>subdivision 2 and listed designated the species as appropriate; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>(3) the introduction is allowed under the applicable provisions of this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Classification.</b> (a) If the commissioner determines that a species for which <br/>
<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>a notification is received under subdivision 1 should be classified as a prohibited
         invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>species, the commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>(1) adopt a rule under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.12, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, listing designating the species <br/>
<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>as a prohibited invasive species; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>(2) notify the person from which the notification was received that the species is
         <br/>
<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>subject to section 
         <statute_ref>84D.04</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>(b) If the commissioner determines that a species for which a notification is <br/>
<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>received under subdivision 1 should be classified as an unregulated nonnative species,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>the commissioner shall:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>(1) adopt a rule under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.12, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, listing designating the species <br/>
<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>as an unregulated nonnative species; and<br/>
<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>(2) notify the person from which the notification was received that the species is
         not <br/>
<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>subject to regulation under this chapter.<br/>
<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>(c) If the commissioner determines that a species for which a notification is received
         <br/>
<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>under subdivision 1 should be classified as a regulated invasive species, the commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>shall notify the applicant that the species is subject to the requirements in section
         
         <statute_ref>84D.07</statute_ref>.<br/>
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<a id="bill.4.23.0"></a><a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Removal and confinement.</b> (a) A conservation officer or other licensed <br/>
<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>peace officer may order:<br/>
<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>    (1) the removal of aquatic macrophytes or prohibited invasive species from <br/>
<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>water-related equipment, including decontamination using hot water or high pressure <br/>
<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>equipment when available on site, before it the water-related equipment is transported or <br/>
<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>before it is placed into waters of the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>    (2) confinement of the water-related equipment at a mooring, dock, or other location
         <br/>
<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>until the water-related equipment is removed from the water;<br/>
<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>    (3) removal of water-related equipment from waters of the state to remove prohibited
         <br/>
<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>invasive species if the water has not been listed by the commissioner as being infested
         <br/>
<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>with that species; and<br/>
<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>    (4) a prohibition on placing water-related equipment into waters of the state when
         <br/>
<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>the water-related equipment has aquatic macrophytes or prohibited invasive species
         <br/>
<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>attached in violation of subdivision 1 or when water has not been drained or the drain
         plug <br/>
<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>has not been removed in violation of subdivision 4.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>    (5) decontamination of water-related equipment when available on site.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>    (b) An order for removal of prohibited invasive species under paragraph (a), clause
         <br/>
<a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>(1), or decontamination of water-related equipment under paragraph (a), clause (5),
         <br/>
<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>may include tagging the water-related equipment and issuing a notice that specifies
         <br/>
<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>a time frame for completing the removal or decontamination and reinspection of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>water-related equipment.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>    (b) (c) An inspector who is not a licensed peace officer may issue orders under <br/>
<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), and (4), and (5).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.24.0"></a><a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>    Sec. 24. <b>[84D.106] AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES AFFIRMATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>Aquatic invasive species affirmation is required for all:<br/>
<a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>(1) watercraft licenses issued under section 86B.401; and<br/>
<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>(2) all nonresident fishing licenses, as provided in section 97C.301, subdivision
         2a.<br/>
<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Clause (1) of this section is effective January 1, 2016, and <br/>
<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>clause (2) of this section is effective March 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.25.0"></a><a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>    Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibited invasive species.</b> The commissioner may issue a permit <br/>
<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>for the propagation, possession, importation, purchase, or transport of a prohibited
         invasive <br/>
<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>species for the purposes of disposal, decontamination, control, research, or education.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.26.0"></a><a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Required rules.</b> The commissioner shall adopt rules:<br/>
<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>    (1) listing designating prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, and <br/>
<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>    (2) governing the application for and issuance of permits under this chapter, which
         <br/>
<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>rules may include a fee schedule; and<br/>
<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>    (3) governing notification under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.08</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.27.0"></a><a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Expedited rules.</b> The commissioner may adopt rules under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027, <br/>
<a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>subdivision 13
         </statute_ref>, that list designate:<br/>
<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>    (1) prohibited invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>    (2) regulated invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals; and<br/>
<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>    (3) unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.28.0"></a><a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>    Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Civil penalties.</b> (a) A civil citation issued under this section must impose <br/>
<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>the following penalty amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>    (1) for transporting aquatic macrophytes in violation of section 
         <statute_ref>84D.09</statute_ref>, $100;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>    (2) for placing or attempting to place into waters of the state water-related equipment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>that has aquatic macrophytes attached, $200;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>    (3) for unlawfully possessing or transporting a prohibited invasive species other
         <br/>
<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>than an aquatic macrophyte, $500;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>    (4) for placing or attempting to place into waters of the state water-related equipment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>that has prohibited invasive species attached when the waters are not listed by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>commissioner as being infested with that invasive species, $500;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>    (5) for intentionally damaging, moving, removing, or sinking a buoy marking, as <br/>
<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>prescribed by rule, Eurasian water milfoil, $100;<br/>
<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>    (6) for failing to have drain plugs or similar devices removed or opened while <br/>
<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>transporting water-related equipment or for failing to remove plugs, open valves,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>drain water from water-related equipment, other than marine sanitary systems, before
         <br/>
<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>leaving waters of the state, $100; and<br/>
<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>    (7) for transporting infested water off riparian property without a permit as required
         <br/>
<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>by rule, $200; and<br/>
<a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>    (8) for failing to have aquatic invasive species affirmation displayed or available
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var>inspection as provided in sections 86B.401 and 97C.301, subdivision 2a, $25.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>(b) A civil citation that is issued to a person who has one or more prior convictions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>or final orders for violations of this chapter is subject to twice the penalty amounts
         listed <br/>
<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>in paragraph (a).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.29.0"></a><a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>    Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Use of money in account.</b> Money credited to the invasive species account <br/>
<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>in subdivision 2 shall be used for management of invasive species and implementation
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>this chapter as it pertains to invasive species, including control, public awareness,
         law <br/>
<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, habitat improvements, <br/>
<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>and research.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.30.0"></a><a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>    Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>    Subd. 1e. <b>Connection to state parks and recreation areas.</b> Trails designated under <br/>
<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>this section may include connections to state parks or recreation areas that generally
         lie in <br/>
<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>between or within the vicinity of the waymarks specifically named in the designation.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.31.0"></a><a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>    Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Mississippi Blufflands Trail; Goodhue and Wabasha Counties.</b> (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>The Mississippi Blufflands Trail shall originate at the Cannon Valley Trail and thence
         <br/>
<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>extend generally southeasterly along the Mississippi River through Frontenac State
         Park in <br/>
<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>Goodhue County and continue through Goodhue and Wabasha Counties to the city of Lake
         <br/>
<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>City, and there terminate. The trail shall include connections to the Rattlesnake
         Bluff Trail.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>(b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>(c) In establishing, developing, maintaining, and operating the trail, the <br/>
<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>commissioner shall cooperate with local units of government and private individuals
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>groups whenever feasible.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.32.0"></a><a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>    Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Blufflands Trail system, Fillmore, Olmsted, Winona, and Houston </b><br/>
<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var><b>Counties.</b> (a) The Root River Trail shall originate at Chatfield in Fillmore County, and <br/>
<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>thence extend easterly in the Root River Valley to the intersection of the river with
         <br/>
<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 26 in Houston County, and extend to the Mississippi River.<br/>
<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>(b) Additional trails may be established that extend the Blufflands Trail system to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>include La Crescent, Hokah, Caledonia, and Spring Grove in Houston County; Preston,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>Harmony, Fountain, Wykoff, Spring Valley, Mabel, Prosper, Canton, and Ostrander, <br/>
<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>and connections to the Iowa border including a connection to Niagara Cave in Fillmore <br/>
<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>County; Rochester, Dover, Eyota, Stewartville, Byron, and Chester Woods County Park
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>Olmsted County; and Winona, Minnesota City, Rollingstone, Altura, Lewiston, Utica,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>St. Charles, and Elba in Winona County. In addition to the criteria in section 
         <statute_ref>86A.05, <br/>
<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, these trails must utilize abandoned railroad rights-of-way where possible.<br/>
<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>(c) The trails shall be developed primarily for nonmotorized riding and hiking.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.33.0"></a><a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>    Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, subdivision 28, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>    Subd. 28. <b>Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail, Crow Wing, Cass, and Morrison </b><br/>
<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var><b>Counties.</b> The trail shall originate at Crow Wing State Park in Crow Wing County at <br/>
<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>the southern end of the Paul Bunyan Trail and shall extend from Crow Wing State Park
         <br/>
<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>westerly to the city of Pillager, then southerly along the west side of Camp Ripley,
         then <br/>
<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>easterly along the south side of Camp Ripley across to the east side of the Mississippi
         <br/>
<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>River, and then northerly through Fort Ripley to Crow Wing State Park. A second segment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>of the trail shall be established that shall extend in a southerly direction and in
         close <br/>
<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>proximity to the Mississippi River from the southeasterly portion of the first segment
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>the trail to the city of Little Falls, and then terminate at the Soo Line Trail in
         Morrison <br/>
<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>County. Separation of motorized and nonmotorized corridors is acceptable as needed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.34.0"></a><a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>    Sec. 34. <b>[85.0506] LAKE VERMILION-SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var><b>STATE PARK; HOISTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>The Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park mine tour operation is <br/>
<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>exempt from sections 326B.163 to 326B.191. The federal mine code for hoists that lift
         <br/>
<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>people under Code of Federal Regulations, title 30, part 57, subpart R, applies to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park hoist. The commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>employ a hoist safety expert to conduct an annual inspection of the hoist system at
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.35.0"></a><a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>    Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.054, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Lake Vermilion-</b><b>Soudan Underground Mine State Park.</b> A state park <br/>
<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>permit is not required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle entry or parking
         <br/>
<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>at the visitor parking area of Soudan Underground Mine State Park and the Stuntz Bay <br/>
<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>boat house area.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.36.0"></a><a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var>    Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Areas marked.</b> The commissioner of natural resources is authorized <br/>
<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>in cooperation with local units of government and private individuals and groups when
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>feasible to mark state water trails on the Little Fork, Big Fork, Minnesota, St. Croix,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, Straight, Des Moines, Crow Wing, St. Louis,
         Pine, <br/>
<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>Rum, Kettle, Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre within Swift County, Watonwan,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>Cottonwood, Whitewater, Chippewa from Benson in Swift County to Montevideo in <br/>
<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>Chippewa County, Long Prairie, Red River of the North, Sauk, Otter Tail, Redwood,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>Blue Earth, Cedar, Shell Rock, and Crow Rivers which have historic and scenic values <br/>
<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>and to mark appropriately points of interest, portages, camp sites, and all dams,
         rapids, <br/>
<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>waterfalls, whirlpools, and other serious hazards which are dangerous to canoe, kayak,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>and watercraft travelers.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.37.0"></a><a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>    Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.401, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Licensing.</b> (a) The license agent shall register the watercraft on receiving <br/>
<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>an application and the license fee. A license and registration sticker with a registration
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>number shall be issued and must be affixed to the watercraft as prescribed by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>commissioner of natural resources. <br/>
<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>(b) A license includes aquatic invasive species affirmation as provided in section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>84D.106. The aquatic invasive species affirmation portion of the license must be on
         board <br/>
<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>or available with the signed license certificate. The aquatic invasive species affirmation
         will <br/>
<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>be provided with an application for a new, transfer, duplicate, or renewal watercraft
         license.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>(c) The license is not valid unless signed by at least one owner.<br/>
<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>(d) Failure to complete the aquatic invasive species affirmation in this subdivision
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>subject to the penalty prescribed in section 84D.13, subdivision 5. <br/>
<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.38.0"></a><a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>    Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 87A.10, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var><b>87A.10 </b><b>TRAP</b><b> SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY GRANTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall administer a program to provide <br/>
<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>cost-share grants to local recreational shooting clubs or local units of government for up to <br/>
<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>50 percent of the costs of developing or rehabilitating trap shooting sports facilities for <br/>
<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>public use. A facility rehabilitated or developed with a grant under this section
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>be open to the general public at reasonable times and for a reasonable fee on a walk-in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>basis. The commissioner shall give preference to projects that will provide the most
         <br/>
<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>opportunities for youth.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.39.0"></a><a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>    Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Special permits.</b> The following special permits are required at all times, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>including when the ground is snow-covered:<br/>
<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>(a) <b>Fire training.</b> A permit to start a fire for the instruction and training of <br/>
<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>firefighters, including liquid fuels training, may be given by the commissioner or
         agent of <br/>
<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>the commissioner. Except for owners or operators conducting fire training in specialized
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>industrial settings pursuant to applicable federal, state, or local standards, owners
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>or operators conducting open burning for the purpose of instruction and training of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>firefighters with regard to structures must follow the techniques described in a document <br/>
<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>entitled: Structural Burn Training Procedures for the Minnesota Technical College
         System <br/>
<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>use only fuel materials as outlined in the current edition of National Fire Protection
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>Association 1403, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions, and obtain the applicable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>live burn documents in accordance with the current edition of the Board of Firefighter
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>Training and Education's live burn plan established according to section 299N.02,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>subdivision 3, clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>(b) <b>Permanent tree and brush open burning sites.</b> A permit for the operation of <br/>
<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>a permanent tree and brush burning site may be given by the commissioner or agent
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>the commissioner. Applicants for a permanent open burning site permit shall submit
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>complete application on a form provided by the commissioner. Existing permanent tree
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>and brush open burning sites must submit for a permit within 90 days of the passage
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>this statute for a burning permit. New site applications must be submitted at least
         90 <br/>
<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>days before the date of the proposed operation of the permanent open burning site.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>application must be submitted to the commissioner and must contain:<br/>
<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>(1) the name, address, and telephone number of all owners of the site proposed for
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>use as the permanent open burning site;<br/>
<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>(2) if the operator for the proposed permanent open burning site is different from
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>owner, the name, address, and telephone number of the operator;<br/>
<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>(3) a general description of the materials to be burned, including the source and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>estimated quantity, dimensions of the site and burn pile areas, hours and dates of
         operation, <br/>
<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>and provisions for smoke management; and<br/>
<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>(4) a topographic or similarly detailed map of the site and surrounding area within
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>a one-mile circumference showing all structures that might be affected by the operation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var>of the site.<br/>
<a id="pl.112.34"></a><var>112.34</var>Only trees, tree trimmings, or brush that cannot be disposed of by an alternative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.35"></a><var>112.35</var>method such as chipping, composting, or other method shall be permitted to be burned
         <br/>
<a id="pl.112.36"></a><var>112.36</var>at a permanent open burning site. A permanent tree and brush open burning site must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>be located and operated so as not to create a nuisance or endanger water quality.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>commissioner shall revoke the permit or order actions to mitigate threats to public
         health, <br/>
<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>safety, and the environment in the event that permit conditions are violated.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.40.0"></a><a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>    Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Recording</b><b> Provisions of auxiliary forest contract to run with the land</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>The commissioner shall submit such contract in recordable form to the owner of the
         land <br/>
<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>covered thereby. If the owner shall indicate to the commissioner an unwillingness
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>execute the same, or if the owner or any of the persons having an interest therein
         or lien <br/>
<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>thereon fail to execute it within 60 days from the time of its submission to the owner,
         all <br/>
<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>proceedings relating to the making of this land into an auxiliary forest shall be
         at an end.<br/>
<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>When the contract shall have been executed it shall forthwith be recorded in the <br/>
<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>office of the county recorder at the expense of the owner or, if the title to the
         land be <br/>
<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>registered, with the registrar of titles. At the time the contract is recorded with
         the county <br/>
<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>recorder for record the owner, at the owner's expense, shall record with the county
         recorder <br/>
<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>a certificate from the county attorney to the effect that no change in record title
         thereof has <br/>
<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>occurred, that no liens or other encumbrances have been placed thereon, and that no
         taxes <br/>
<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>have accrued thereon since the making of the previous certificate. It shall be the
         duty of <br/>
<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>the county attorney to furnish this certificate without further compensation.<br/>
<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>All the provisions of the a recorded contract shall be for an auxiliary forest are deemed <br/>
<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>covenants running with the land from the date of the filing of the contract for record.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.41.0"></a><a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>    Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Effect.</b> Upon the filing of the contract for record, the land therein described <br/>
<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>in the contract shall become, and, during the life of the contract, remain and be, an <br/>
<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>auxiliary forest entitled to all the benefits and subject to all the restrictions
         of sections <br/>
<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var><statute_ref>88.47</statute_ref> 88.49 to 
         <statute_ref>88.53</statute_ref>, all of which shall be deemed a. These sections are part of the <br/>
<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>obligation of the contract and shall be are inviolate, subject only to the police power of the <br/>
<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>state, to the power of eminent domain, and to the right of the parties thereto by mutual <br/>
<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>agreement to make applicable to the contract any laws of the state enacted subsequent to its <br/>
<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>the execution and filing. This provision shall not be so construed as to prevent amendatory <br/>
<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>or supplementary legislation which does of the contract. Laws enacted subsequent to <br/>
<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>the date of execution of the contract are applicable to the contract, so long as the
         laws <br/>
<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>do not impair these the contract rights of the parties thereto, or as to prevent amendatory <br/>
<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>or supplementary legislation in respect of the culture, care, or management of the
         lands <br/>
<a id="pl.113.34"></a><var>113.34</var>included in any such contract signatories of the contract or their successors or assigns.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.42.0"></a><a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>    Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Cancellation.</b> Upon the failure of (a) If the owner fails to faithfully to <br/>
<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>fulfill and perform such the contract or, any provision thereof of the contract, or any <br/>
<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>requirement of sections 
         <statute_ref>88.47</statute_ref> 88.49 to 
         <statute_ref>88.53</statute_ref>, or any rule adopted by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>thereunder adopts under those sections, the commissioner may cancel the contract in <br/>
<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>the manner herein provided. The commissioner shall give to the owner, in the manner <br/>
<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>prescribed in section 
<statute_ref>88.48, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, 60 days' notice of a hearing thereon at which <br/>
<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>the owner may appear and show cause, if any, why the contract should not be canceled.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>The commissioner shall thereupon then determine whether the contract should be canceled <br/>
<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>and make an order to that effect. Notice of the commissioner's determination and the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>making of the order shall be given to The commissioner shall give the owner in the manner <br/>
<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>provided in section 
<statute_ref>88.48, subdivision 4</statute_ref> notice of the commissioner's determination and <br/>
<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>order. On determining If the commissioner determines that the contract should be canceled <br/>
<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>and no appeal therefrom be taken the owner does not appeal the determination as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>in subdivision 7, the commissioner shall send notice thereof of the cancellation to the <br/>
<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>auditor of the county and to the town clerk of the town affected and file with the
         recorder a <br/>
<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>certified copy of the order, who. The recorder shall forthwith note the cancellation upon <br/>
<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>the record thereof, and thereupon the land therein described in the contract shall cease to <br/>
<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>be an auxiliary forest and, together with the timber thereon on the land, become liable <br/>
<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>to for all taxes and assessments that otherwise would have been levied against it had it <br/>
<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>never been an auxiliary forest the land from the time of the making of the contract, any <br/>
<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>notwithstanding provisions of the statutes of limitation to the contrary notwithstanding, <br/>
<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>less. The amount of taxes paid under the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>88.51, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>together with interest on such taxes and assessments at six percent per annum, but
         without <br/>
<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>penalties, must be subtracted from the tax owed by the owner.<br/>
<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>(b) The commissioner may in like manner and with like effect cancel the contract <br/>
<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>upon written application of the owner.<br/>
<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>(c) The commissioner shall cancel any the contract if the owner has made successful <br/>
<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>application successfully applied under sections 
<statute_ref>290C.01</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>290C.11</statute_ref>, the Sustainable Forest <br/>
<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>Incentive Act, sections 
<statute_ref>290C.01</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>290C.11</statute_ref>, and has paid to the county treasurer the tax <br/>
<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>difference between the amount which that would have been paid had the land under contract <br/>
<a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>been subject to the Minnesota Tree Growth Tax Law and the Sustainable Forest Incentive
         <br/>
<a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var>Act from the date of the recording of the contract and the amount actually paid under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.114.34"></a><var>114.34</var>section 
         <statute_ref>88.51</statute_ref>, subdivisions subdivision 1, and Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51, <br/>
<a id="pl.114.35"></a><var>114.35</var>subdivision 2. This tax difference must be calculated based on the years the lands would <br/>
<a id="pl.114.36"></a><var>114.36</var>have been taxed under the Tree Growth Tax Law and the Sustainable Forest Incentive
         Act. <br/>
<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>The sustainable forest tax difference is net of the incentive payment of section 
         <statute_ref>290C.07</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>If the amount which that would have been paid, had if the land under contract had been <br/>
<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>under the Minnesota Tree Growth Tax Law and the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>the date of the filing of the contract, was filed is less than the amount actually paid under <br/>
<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>the contract, the cancellation shall be made without further payment by the owner.<br/>
<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>When (d) If the execution of any the contract creating an auxiliary forest shall have <br/>
<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>been is procured through fraud or deception practiced upon on the county board or, the <br/>
<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>commissioner, or any other person or body representing the state, it may be canceled <br/>
<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>cancel it upon suit brought by the attorney general at the direction of the commissioner. <br/>
<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>This cancellation shall have has the same effect as the cancellation of a contract by the <br/>
<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.43.0"></a><a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>    Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Assessment after cancellation.</b> (a) For the purpose of levying such taxes, <br/>
<a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>the county auditor shall, immediately upon receipt of receiving notice of the cancellation <br/>
<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>of any a contract creating an auxiliary forest, direct the local assessor to assess the lands
         <br/>
<a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>within the forest, excluding the value of merchantable timber and minerals and other
         <br/>
<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>things of value taxed under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 
         <statute_ref>88.51, <br/>
<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, as of for each of the years during which the lands have been were included <br/>
<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>within the auxiliary forest. The local assessor shall forthwith make the assessment and <br/>
<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>certify the same to the county auditor. The county auditor shall thereupon levy a tax on the <br/>
<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>assessable value of the land as, fixed by section 
         <statute_ref>273.13</statute_ref>, for each of the years during which <br/>
<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>the land has been was within an auxiliary forest, at the rate at which other real estate <br/>
<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>within the taxing district was taxed in those years. The tax so assessed and levied against <br/>
<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>any land shall be is a first and prior lien upon the land and upon all timber and forest <br/>
<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>products growing, grown, or cut thereon on the land and removed therefrom from the land. <br/>
<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>These taxes shall must be enforced in the same manner as other taxes on real estate are <br/>
<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>enforced and, in addition thereto, the lien of the tax on forest products cut or removed <br/>
<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>from this land shall must be enforced by the seizure and sale of the forest products.<br/>
<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>(b) No person shall, after the mailing by the commissioner, as provided in subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>5, of notice of hearing on the cancellation of a the contract making any lands an auxiliary <br/>
<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>forest, cut or remove from these lands any timber or forest products growing, grown,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>cut thereon until all taxes levied under this subdivision shall have been are paid, or, in the <br/>
<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>event such if the levy shall is not have been completed, until the owner shall have has given <br/>
<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>a bond payable to the county, with sureties approved by the county auditor, in such the <br/>
<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>amount as the county auditor shall deem deems ample for the payment of all taxes that may <br/>
<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>be levied thereon under this subdivision, conditioned for the payment of such the taxes.<br/>
<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>(c) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of violates this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>shall be is guilty of a felony.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.44.0"></a><a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var>    Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Appeal.</b> (a) The owner may appeal from any cancellation order of the <br/>
<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>commissioner to the district court of the county wherein where the land is situate, located <br/>
<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>by serving notice of appeal on the commissioner and filing the same with the court
         <br/>
<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>administrator of the district court within 30 days after the date of mailing of notice <br/>
<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>of such order.<br/>
<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var>(b) The appeal shall must be tried between the state of Minnesota and the owner by <br/>
<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>the court as a suit for the rescission of a contract is tried, and the judgment of
         the court <br/>
<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>shall be is substituted for the cancellation order of the commissioner, and shall be is final.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.45.0"></a><a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>    Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Proceedings in lieu of cancellation.</b> If cause for the cancellation of any a <br/>
<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>contract shall exist exists, the commissioner may, in lieu of canceling such the contract, <br/>
<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>perform the terms and conditions, other than the payment of that the owner was required <br/>
<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var>to perform, except that the commissioner may not pay any taxes, that the owner was <br/>
<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>required, by the contract or by law or by the rules of the commissioner, to be performed by
         <br/>
<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>the owner, and may for that purpose to have paid by law. The commissioner may use any <br/>
<a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>available moneys appropriated for the maintenance of the commissioner's division and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>any other lawful means to perform all other terms and conditions required to maintain the <br/>
<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>auxiliary forest status. The commissioner shall, on December 1 each year, certify to the <br/>
<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>auditor of each county the amount of moneys thus expended on and the value of services <br/>
<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>thus rendered in respect of any lands therein for land in the county since December 1 of <br/>
<a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>the preceding year. The county auditor shall forthwith assess and levy the amount shown <br/>
<a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>by this certificate against the lands described therein. This amount shall bear bears interest <br/>
<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>at the rate of six percent per annum and shall be is a lien upon the lands described therein, <br/>
<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>and. The collection thereof of the tax must be enforced in the same manner as taxes <br/>
<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>levied under section 
         <statute_ref>88.52, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;, and, if such the tax be is not sooner paid, it <br/>
<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>shall must be added to, and the payment thereof enforced with, the yield tax imposed <br/>
<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>88.52, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.46.0"></a><a id="pl.116.33"></a><var>116.33</var>    Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Auxiliary forests; withdrawal of land from.</b> (a) Land needed for other <br/>
<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>purposes may be withdrawn from an auxiliary forest as herein provided. The owner may <br/>
<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>submit a verified application therefor in a form prescribed by the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>resources may be made by the owner to the county board of the county in which the land is <br/>
<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>situated, describing the land and stating the purpose of withdrawal. Like proceedings shall <br/>
<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>be had upon the application as upon an application for the establishment of an auxiliary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>forest, except that consideration need be given only to the questions to be determined
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>provided in this subdivision. The county board shall consider the application and hear any <br/>
<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>matter offered in support of or in opposition to the application. The county board
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>make proper record of its action upon the application. If the application is rejected,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>county board shall prepare a written statement stating the reasons for the rejection
         within <br/>
<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>30 days of the date of rejection. If the application is rejected, the county auditor
         shall, <br/>
<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>within 30 days of the rejection, endorse the rejection on the application and return
         it, <br/>
<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>together with a copy of the written statement prepared by the county board stating
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>reasons for rejection to the applicant. The rejected application and written statement
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>be sent to the owner by certified mail at the address given in the application.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>(b) If the application is disapproved as to only a part of the lands described, the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>county auditor shall notify the applicant in the same manner as if the application
         were <br/>
<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>rejected. The applicant may amend the application within 60 days after the notice
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>mailed. If it is not amended, the application is deemed rejected.<br/>
<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>(c) If the county board shall determine determines that the land proposed to be <br/>
<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var>withdrawn is needed and is suitable for the purposes set forth in the application,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>that the remaining land in the auxiliary forest is suitable and sufficient for the
         purposes <br/>
<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>thereof of the auxiliary forest as provided by law, the board may, in its discretion, grant <br/>
<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>the application, subject to the approval of the commissioner. Upon such approval a <br/>
<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>supplemental contract evidencing the withdrawal shall be executed, filed, and recorded
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>or registered as the case may require, in like manner as an original auxiliary forest
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>contract. Thereupon by both the county board and the commissioner, the county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>shall notify the applicant and the commissioner. Upon notice from the county auditor,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>the commissioner shall cause to be prepared a supplemental contract executed by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>commissioner on behalf of the state and by the owner of the fee title or the holder
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>a state deed and by all other persons having any liens on the land and witnessed and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>acknowledged as provided by law for the execution of recordable deeds of conveyance.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var>Notices sent by certified mail to the owner in fee at the address given in the application
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.35"></a><var>117.35</var>is deemed notice to all persons executing the supplemental contract. The supplemental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.117.36"></a><var>117.36</var>contract must be prepared by the director of the Division of Forestry on a recordable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>form approved by an attorney appointed by the commissioner. Every supplemental <br/>
<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>contract must be approved by the Executive Council. The commissioner shall submit
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>supplemental contract to the owner of the land. If the owner indicates to the commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>an unwillingness to execute the supplemental contract, or if the owner or any of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>persons with an interest in the land or a lien upon the land fail to execute the contract
         <br/>
<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>within 60 days from the time of submission of the contract to the owner for execution,
         all <br/>
<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>proceedings relating back to the withdrawal of the land from an auxiliary forest shall
         be at <br/>
<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>an end. When the supplemental contract is executed, it must be recorded in the office
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>the county recorder at the expense of the owner or, if the title to the land is registered,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>supplemental contract must be recorded with the registrar of titles. At the time the
         contract <br/>
<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>is recorded with the county recorder, the owner, at the owner's expense, shall record
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>the county recorder a certificate from the county attorney to the effect that no change
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>record title to the land has occurred, that no liens or other encumbrances have been
         placed <br/>
<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>on the land, and that no taxes have accrued on the land since the making of the previous
         <br/>
<a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>certificate. The county attorney must furnish this certificate without further compensation.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>Upon execution and recording of the supplemental contract, the land described in the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>supplemental contract shall cease that is to be withdrawn from the auxiliary forest ceases <br/>
<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>to be part of the auxiliary forest, and, together with the timber thereon, shall be the owner <br/>
<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>is liable to taxes and assessments of the withdrawn portion together with the timber on the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>withdrawn portion in like manner as upon cancellation of an auxiliary forest contract.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.47.0"></a><a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>    Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Auxiliary forests; transfer of title; procedure on division.</b> The title to <br/>
<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>the land in an auxiliary forest or any part thereof of an auxiliary forest is subject to transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>in the same manner as the title to other real estate, subject to the auxiliary forest
         contract <br/>
<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>therefor and to applicable provisions of law. In case If the ownership of such a an auxiliary <br/>
<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>forest is divided into two or more parts by any transfer or transfers of title and
         the owners <br/>
<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>of all such the parts desire to have the same parts made separate auxiliary forests, they the <br/>
<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>owners may join in a verified application therefor to the county board of the county in <br/>
<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>which the forest is situated in a form prescribed by the commissioner of natural resources.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>If the county board determines that each of the parts into which the forest has been
         divided <br/>
<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>is suitable and sufficient for a separate auxiliary forest as provided by law, it
         may, in <br/>
<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>its discretion, grant the application, subject to the approval of the commissioner. Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>such approval, the commissioner shall prepare a new auxiliary forest contract for each
         <br/>
<a id="pl.118.34"></a><var>118.34</var>part transferred, with like provisions and for the remainder of the same term as the
         prior <br/>
<a id="pl.118.35"></a><var>118.35</var>contract in force for the entire forest at the time of the transfer, and shall also
         prepare a <br/>
<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>modification of such the prior contract, eliminating therefrom the part or parts of the land <br/>
<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>transferred but otherwise leaving the remaining land subject to all the provisions
         of such <br/>
<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>the contract. The new contract or contracts and modification of the prior contract shall <br/>
<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>must be executed and otherwise dealt with in like manner as provided for an original a <br/>
<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>supplemental auxiliary forest contract in subdivision 9, but no such instrument shall must <br/>
<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>take effect until all of them, covering together all parts of the forest existing before the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>transfer, have been executed, filed, and recorded or registered, as the case may require. <br/>
<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>Upon the taking effect of When all such the instruments take effect, the owner of the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>forest prior to the transfer shall be is divested of all rights and relieved from all liabilities <br/>
<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>under the contract then in force with respect to the parts transferred except such those as <br/>
<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>may have existed or accrued at the time of the taking effect of such instruments,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>thereafter the several tracts into which the forest has been divided and the respective
         <br/>
<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>owners thereof shall be are subject to the new contract or contracts or the modified prior <br/>
<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>contract relating thereto, as the case may be, as provided for an original auxiliary
         forest <br/>
<a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>contract. The provisions of this subdivision shall not supersede or affect the application
         <br/>
<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var>of any other provision of law to any auxiliary forest which is divided by transfer
         of title <br/>
<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>unless the procedure herein authorized is fully consummated.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.48.0"></a><a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>    Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.491, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Effect of expired contract.</b> When auxiliary forest contracts expire, <br/>
<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>or prior to expiration by mutual agreement between the land owner landowner and the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>appropriate county office, the lands previously covered by an auxiliary forest contract
         <br/>
<a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>automatically qualify for inclusion under the provisions of the Sustainable Forest
         Incentive <br/>
<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>Act; provided that when such lands are included in the Sustainable Forest Incentive
         Act <br/>
<a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>prior to expiration of the auxiliary forest contract, they will be transferred and a tax paid as <br/>
<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>provided in section 
         <statute_ref>88.49, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, upon application and inclusion in the sustainable <br/>
<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>forest incentive program. The land owner landowner shall pay taxes in an amount equal to <br/>
<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>the difference between:<br/>
<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>(1) the sum of:<br/>
<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>(i) the amount which would have been paid from the date of the recording of the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>contract had the land under contract been subject to the Minnesota Tree Growth Tax
         <br/>
<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>Law; plus<br/>
<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>(ii) beginning with taxes payable in 2003, the taxes that would have been paid if
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>land had been enrolled in the sustainable forest incentive program; and<br/>
<a id="pl.119.34"></a><var>119.34</var>(2) the amount actually paid under section 
         <statute_ref>88.51</statute_ref>, subdivisions subdivision 1, and <br/>
<a id="pl.119.35"></a><var>119.35</var>Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51, subdivision 2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.49.0"></a><a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>    Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.50, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var><b>88.50 TAXATION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>Every auxiliary forest in this state shall must be taxed in the manner and to the extent <br/>
<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>hereinafter provided according to sections 88.49 to 88.53 and not otherwise. Except as <br/>
<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>expressly permitted by sections 
         <statute_ref>88.47</statute_ref> 88.49 to 
         <statute_ref>88.53</statute_ref>, no auxiliary forest shall be taxed <br/>
<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>for, or in any manner, directly or indirectly made to contribute to, or become liable for <br/>
<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>the payment of, any tax or assessment, general or special, or any bond, certificate
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>indebtedness, or other public obligation of any name or kind, made, issued, or created
         <br/>
<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>subsequent to the filing of the contract creating the auxiliary forest, provided that
         <br/>
<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>temporary buildings, structures, or other fixtures of whatsoever kind located upon land <br/>
<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>within an auxiliary forest shall be valued and assessed as personal property and classified
         <br/>
<a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>as class 3 under the general system of ad valorem taxation. In any proceeding for
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>making of a special improvement under the laws of this state by which any auxiliary
         forest <br/>
<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>will be benefited, the owner thereof may subject the lands therein to assessment therefor in <br/>
<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>the manner provided by law, by filing the owner's written consent in writing to the making <br/>
<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>of the assessment in the tribunal in which the proceeding is pending, whereupon. The lands <br/>
<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>shall for the purposes of the improvement and assessment not be treated as lands not in an <br/>
<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>auxiliary forest; but the lien of any assessment so levied on lands in any auxiliary forest shall <br/>
<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>be is subject to the provisions of the contract creating the auxiliary forest and subordinate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>to the lien of any tax imposed under the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>88.47</statute_ref> 88.49 to 
         <statute_ref>88.53</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.50.0"></a><a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>    Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Annual tax, ten cents per acre.</b> (a) From and after the filing of the <br/>
<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>contract creating any tract of land an auxiliary forest under sections 
         <statute_ref>88.47</statute_ref> 88.49 to 
         <statute_ref>88.53</statute_ref> <br/>
<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>and hereafter upon any tract heretofore created as an auxiliary forest, the surface
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>land therein, exclusive of mineral or anything of value thereunder, shall must be taxed <br/>
<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>annually at the rate of 10 cents per acre. This tax shall must be levied and collected, and <br/>
<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>the payment thereof of the tax, with penalties and interest, enforced in the same manner as <br/>
<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>other taxes on real estate, and shall must be credited to the funds of the taxing districts <br/>
<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>affected in the proportion of their interest in the taxes on this land if it had not
         been so <br/>
<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>made an auxiliary forest; provided, that such tax shall be is due in full on or before May <br/>
<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>31, after the levy thereof. Failure to pay when due any tax so levied shall be is cause <br/>
<a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>for cancellation of the contract.<br/>
<a id="pl.120.33"></a><var>120.33</var>(b) The levy upon the land of the taxes provided for by section 
         <statute_ref>88.49, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.120.34"></a><var>120.34</var>upon the cancellation of a contract, shall discharge and annul discharges and annuls all <br/>
<a id="pl.120.35"></a><var>120.35</var>unpaid taxes levied or assessed thereon on the land.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.51.0"></a><a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>    Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Determination of estimated market value.</b> In determining the net tax <br/>
<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>capacity of property within any taxing district, the value of the surface of lands within any <br/>
<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>auxiliary forest therein in the taxing district, as determined by the county board under the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>provisions of section 
<statute_ref>88.48, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, shall, for all purposes except the levying of <br/>
<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var>taxes on lands within any such forest, be deemed the estimated market value thereof of <br/>
<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>those surface lands.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.52.0"></a><a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>    Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Examination, report.</b> When any timber growing or standing in any <br/>
<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>auxiliary forest shall have become is suitable for merchantable forest products, the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>commissioner shall, at the written request of the owner, a copy of which shall at
         the time be <br/>
<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>filed in the office of the county auditor, make an examination of the timber and designate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>for the owner the kind and number of trees most suitable to be cut if in the judgment of <br/>
<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>the commissioner there be any, and. The cutting and removal of these designated trees so <br/>
<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>designated shall must be in accordance with the instructions of the commissioner. The <br/>
<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>commissioner shall inspect the cutting or removal and determine whether it or the
         manner <br/>
<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>of its performance constitute a violation of the terms of the contract creating the
         auxiliary <br/>
<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>forest or of the laws applicable thereto laws, or of the instructions of the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>relative to the cutting and removal. Any such violation shall be is ground for cancellation <br/>
<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>of the contract by the commissioner; otherwise the contract shall continue continues in <br/>
<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>force for the remainder of the period therein stated in the contract, regardless of the cutting <br/>
<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>and removal. Within 90 days after the completion of any cutting or removal operation,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>the commissioner shall make a report of findings thereon and transmit copies of such the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>report to the county auditor and the surveyor general.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.53.0"></a><a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>    Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Kinds, permit, scale report, assessment and payment of tax.</b> (a) Upon <br/>
<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>the filing of the owner's written request of the owner as provided in subdivision 2, the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>director of lands and forestry, with the county board or the county land commissioner, <br/>
<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>shall determine within 30 days the kinds, quantities, and value on the stump of the
         timber <br/>
<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>proposed to be cut.<br/>
<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>Before the cutting is to begin, the director of lands and forestry shall file with the <br/>
<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>county auditor a report showing the kinds, quantities, and value of the timber proposed to <br/>
<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>be cut or removed and approved by the director of lands and forestry for cutting within <br/>
<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var>two years after the date of approval of the report by the director of lands and forestry. The <br/>
<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>county auditor shall assess and levy the estimated yield tax thereon, make proper
         record <br/>
<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>of this assessment and levy in the auditor's office, and notify the owner of the auxiliary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>forest of the tax amount thereof. The owner shall, before any timber in the forest is cut or <br/>
<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>removed, give a bond payable to the state of Minnesota, or in lieu thereof, a deposit in <br/>
<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>cash with the county treasurer, in the amount required by the report, which shall be and not <br/>
<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>less than 150 percent of the amount of the levy, conditioned for the payment of all
         taxes on <br/>
<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>the timber to be cut or removed. Upon receipt of notification from the county auditor
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>the bond or cash requirement has been deposited, the director of lands and forestry will <br/>
<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>issue a cutting permit in accordance with the report. The owner shall keep an accurate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>count or scale of all timber cut. On or before the fifteenth day of April 15 following <br/>
<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>issuance of such the cutting permit, and on or before the fifteenth day of April 15 of each <br/>
<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>succeeding year in which any merchantable wood products were cut on auxiliary forest
         <br/>
<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>lands prior to the termination of such the permit, the owner of the timber covered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>permit shall file with the director of lands and forestry a sworn statement, submitted in <br/>
<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>duplicate, on a form prepared by the director of lands and forestry, one copy of which <br/>
<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>shall must be transmitted to the county auditor, specifying the quantity and value of each <br/>
<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>variety of timber and kind of product cut during the preceding year ending on March
         31, <br/>
<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>as shown by the scale or measurement thereof made on the ground as cut, skidded, or <br/>
<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>loaded as the case may be. If no such scale or measurement shall have been was made on <br/>
<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>the ground, an estimate thereof shall must be made and such estimate corrected by the first <br/>
<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>scale or measurement, made in the due course of business, and such. The correction must <br/>
<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>at once be filed with the director of lands and forestry who shall immediately transmit it to <br/>
<a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>the county auditor. On or before the fifteenth day of May 15 following the filing of the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>sworn statement covering the quantity and value of timber cut under an authorized
         permit, <br/>
<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>the auditor shall assess and levy a yield (severance) tax, according to Minnesota Statutes <br/>
<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>2014, section 
         <statute_ref>88.51, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, of the timber cut during the year ending on the March <br/>
<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>31st 31 preceding the date of assessing and levying this tax. This tax is payable and must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>be paid to the county treasurer on or before the following May 31 next following. Copies <br/>
<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>of the yield (severance) tax assessment and of the yield (severance) tax payment shall must <br/>
<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>be filed with the director of lands and forestry and the county auditor. Except as otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>provided, all yield (severance) taxes herein provided for shall must be levied and collected, <br/>
<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>and payment thereof, with penalties and interest, enforced in the same manner as taxes <br/>
<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>imposed under the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>88.51, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, and shall must be credited to <br/>
<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>the funds of the taxing districts affected in the proportion of their interests in
         the taxes on <br/>
<a id="pl.122.35"></a><var>122.35</var>the land producing the yield (severance) tax. At any time On deeming it necessary, the <br/>
<a id="pl.122.36"></a><var>122.36</var>director of lands and forestry may order an inspection of any or all cutting areas within <br/>
<a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>an auxiliary forest and also may require the owner of the auxiliary forest to produce for <br/>
<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>inspection by the director of lands and forestry of any or all cutting records pertaining to <br/>
<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>timber cutting operations within an auxiliary forest for the purpose of determining
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>accuracy of scale or measurement reports, and if intentional error in scale or measurement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>reports is found to exist, shall levy and assess a tax triple the yield (severance)
         tax on the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>stumpage value of the timber cut in excess of the quantity and value reported.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>(b) The following alternative method of assessing and paying annually the yield tax
         <br/>
<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>on an auxiliary forest is to be available to an auxiliary forest owner upon application
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>upon approval of the county board of the county within which the auxiliary forest
         is located.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>For auxiliary forests entered under this subdivision paragraph, the county auditor <br/>
<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>shall assess and levy the yield tax by multiplying the acreage of each legal description
         <br/>
<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>included within the auxiliary forest by the acre quantity of the annual growth by
         species, <br/>
<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>calculated in cords, or in thousands of feet board measure Minnesota standard log
         scale <br/>
<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>rule, whichever is more reasonably usable, for the major species found in each type
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>the from year-to-year appraised stumpage prices for each of these species, used by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>Division of Lands and Forestry, Department of Natural Resources, in selling trust fund <br/>
<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>timber located within the district in which the auxiliary forest is located. The assessed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>value of the annual growth of the auxiliary forest, thus determined, shall be is subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>a ten percent of stumpage value yield tax, payable annually on or before May 31. In
         all <br/>
<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>other respects the assessment, levying and collection of the yield tax, as provided
         for in <br/>
<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>this subdivision shall must follow the procedures specified in clause paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>Forest owners operating under this subdivision shall be paragraph are subject to all <br/>
<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>other provisions of the auxiliary forest law except such the provisions of clause paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>(a) as that are in conflict with this subdivision paragraph. Penalties for intentional failure <br/>
<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>by the owner to report properly the quantity and value of the annual growth upon an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>auxiliary forest entered under this subdivision paragraph and for failure to pay the yield <br/>
<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>tax when due shall be are the same as the penalties specified in other subdivisions of this <br/>
<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>law for like failure to abide by its provisions.<br/>
<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>To qualify for the assessment and levying of the yield tax by this method, the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>owner of the forest requesting this method of taxation must submit a map or maps <br/>
<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var>and a tabulation in acres and in quantity of growth by legal descriptions showing
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>division of the area covered by the auxiliary forest for which this method of taxation
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>requested into the following forest types, namely: white and Norway red pine; jack pine; <br/>
<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>aspen-birch; spruce-balsam fir; swamp black spruce; tamarack; cedar; upland hardwoods; <br/>
<a id="pl.123.35"></a><var>123.35</var>lowland hardwoods; upland brush and grass (temporarily nonproductive); lowland brush
         <br/>
<a id="pl.123.36"></a><var>123.36</var>(temporarily nonproductive); and permanently nonproductive (open bogs, stagnant <br/>
<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>swamps, rock outcrops, flowage, etc.). Definition of these types and determination
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>average rate or rates of growth (in cords or thousand feet, board measure, Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>standard log scale rule, which ever whichever is more logically applicable for each of <br/>
<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>them) shall must be made by the director of the Division of Lands and Forestry, Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>Department of Natural Resources, with the advice and assistance of the land commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>of the county in which the auxiliary forest is located; the director of the United
         States <br/>
<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>Forest Service's North Central Forest Experiment Station; and the director of the
         School of <br/>
<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>Forestry, University of Minnesota. Before the approval of the application of the owner
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>an auxiliary forest to have the auxiliary or proposed auxiliary forest taxed under provisions <br/>
<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>of this subdivision paragraph is submitted to the county board, the distribution between <br/>
<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>types of the area as shown on the maps and in the tabulations submitted by the owner
         of the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>auxiliary or proposed auxiliary forest shall must be examined and their accuracy determined <br/>
<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>by the director of the Division of Lands and Forestry, Department of Natural Resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>with the assistance of the county board of the county in which the auxiliary forest
         is located.<br/>
<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>During the life of the auxiliary forest, contract timber cutting operations within the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>various types shown upon the type map accepted as a part of the approved auxiliary
         forest <br/>
<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>application shall do not bring about a reclassification of the forest types shown upon that <br/>
<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>map or those maps until after the passage of ten years following the termination of
         said the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>timber cutting operations and then only upon proof of a change in type.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.54.0"></a><a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>    Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Hearing, procedure.</b> The owner of any land or timber upon which a yield <br/>
<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>tax is assessed and levied as provided in this section may, within 15 days after mailing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>of notice of the amount of the tax, file with the county auditor a demand for hearing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>thereon on the tax before the county board. The county auditor shall thereupon fix a date <br/>
<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var>of hearing, which shall must be held within 30 days after the filing of the demand, and <br/>
<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>mail to the owner notice of the time and place of the hearing. The owner may appear
         at <br/>
<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>the meeting and present evidence and argument as to the amount of the tax and as to
         any <br/>
<a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>related matter relating thereto. The county board shall thereupon determine whether the <br/>
<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var>tax as levied is proper in amount and make its order thereon. The county auditor shall <br/>
<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>forthwith mail to the owner a notice of the order. If the amount of the tax is increased or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>reduced by the order, the county auditor shall make a supplemental assessment and
         levy <br/>
<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>thereof, as in this subdivision provided.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.55.0"></a><a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>    Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Yield tax, a prior lien.</b> Throughout the life of any such auxiliary forest, <br/>
<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>the yield tax accruing thereon shall constitute and be yield tax constitutes and is a first and <br/>
<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>prior lien upon all the merchantable timber and forest products growing or grown thereon;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>and, if not paid when due, this yield tax, together with penalties and interest thereon as <br/>
<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>otherwise provided by law and all expenses of collecting same, shall continue continues to <br/>
<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>be a lien upon the timber and forest products and every part and parcel thereof wherever <br/>
<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>the same may be or however much changed in form or otherwise improved until the yield <br/>
<a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>tax is fully paid. Such The lien may be foreclosed and the property subject thereto to <br/>
<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>the lien dealt with by action in the name of the state, brought by the county attorney at
         <br/>
<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>the request of the county auditor.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.56.0"></a><a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>    Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Timber held exempt from yield tax.</b> Timber cut from an auxiliary forest <br/>
<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>by an owner and used by the owner for fuel, fencing, or building on land occupied
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>owner which is within or contiguous to the auxiliary forest where cut shall be is exempt <br/>
<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>from the yield tax, and, as to timber so cut and used, the requirements of subdivisions <br/>
<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>1 and 2 shall do not be applicable and in lieu thereof apply. The owner shall, prior to <br/>
<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>cutting, file with the county auditor, on a form prepared by the commissioner, a statement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>showing the quantity of each kind of forest products proposed to be cut and the purposes
         <br/>
<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>for which the same the products will be used.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.57.0"></a><a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>    Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.523, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var><b>88.523 AUXILIARY FOREST CONTRACTS; SUPPLEMENTAL </b><br/>
<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var><b>AGREEMENTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>Upon application of the owner, any auxiliary forest contract heretofore or hereafter <br/>
<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>executed may be made subject to any provisions of law enacted subsequent to the execution
         <br/>
<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>of the contract and in force at the time of application, so far as not already applicable,
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>the approval of the county board and the commissioner of natural resources. As evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>thereof A supplemental agreement in a form prescribed by the commissioner and approved <br/>
<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>by the attorney general shall must be executed by the commissioner in behalf of the state <br/>
<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>and by the owner. Such The supplemental agreement shall must be filed and recorded in <br/>
<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>like manner as the original supplemental contract under section 88.49, subdivision 9, and <br/>
<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>shall thereupon take takes effect upon filing and recording.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.58.0"></a><a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>    Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Time for disposal.</b> Any corporation, association, or organization <br/>
<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>may acquire and hold any amount of land without restriction and without limit as to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>acreage or quantity for the purpose of including same within and holding same as an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>auxiliary forest under the provisions of sections 
<statute_ref>88.47</statute_ref> to 
<statute_ref>88.53</statute_ref>. When the same shall <br/>
<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>cease land ceases to be an auxiliary forest, the owners shall have five years within which <br/>
<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>to dispose of the land, any provisions of general law to the contrary notwithstanding.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.59.0"></a><a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>    Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Rules.</b> The director shall make rules and adopt and prescribe such forms <br/>
<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>and procedure as shall be is necessary in carrying out the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>88.47 <br/>
<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var></statute_ref>88.49 to 
         <statute_ref>88.53</statute_ref>; and the director and every county board, county recorder, registrar of titles, <br/>
<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>assessor, tax collector, and every other person in official authority having any duties
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>perform under or growing out of sections 
         <statute_ref>88.47</statute_ref> 88.49 to 
         <statute_ref>88.53</statute_ref> are hereby severally vested <br/>
<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>with full power and authority to enforce such rules, employ help and assistance, acquire
         <br/>
<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>and use equipment and supplies, or do any other act or thing reasonably necessary
         to the <br/>
<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>proper performance of duties under or arising from the administration and enforcement
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>88.47</statute_ref> 88.49 to 
         <statute_ref>88.53</statute_ref>. It shall be the duty of The director to must cause periodic <br/>
<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>inspections to be made of all auxiliary forests for the purpose of determining whether
         <br/>
<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>relative contract and statutory provisions relative thereto are being complied with.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.60.0"></a><a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>    Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.6435, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Forest bough account; disposition of fees.</b> (a) The forest bough account <br/>
<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>is established in the state treasury within the natural resources fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>(b) Fees for permits issued under this section shall must be deposited in the state <br/>
<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>treasury and credited to the forest bough account and, except for the electronic licensing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>system commission established by the commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>15
         </statute_ref>, are annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for costs associated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>with balsam bough educational special forest product information and education programs <br/>
<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>for harvesters and buyers.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.61.0"></a><a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>    Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 90.14, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var><b>90.14 AUCTION SALE PROCEDURE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>(a) All state timber shall be offered and sold by the same unit of measurement as
         it <br/>
<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>was appraised. No tract shall be sold to any person other than the purchaser in whose
         name <br/>
<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>the bid was made. The commissioner may refuse to approve any and all bids received
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>cancel a sale of state timber for good and sufficient reasons.<br/>
<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>(b) The purchaser at any sale of timber shall, immediately upon the approval of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>bid, or, if unsold at public auction, at the time of purchase at a subsequent sale
         under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>90.101
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 1, pay to the commissioner a down payment of 15 percent of the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>appraised value. In case any purchaser fails to make such payment, the purchaser shall
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>liable therefor to the state in a civil action, and the commissioner may reoffer the
         timber for <br/>
<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>sale as though no bid or sale under section 
         <statute_ref>90.101</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, therefor had been made.<br/>
<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>(c) In lieu of the scaling of state timber required by this chapter, a purchaser of
         state <br/>
<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>timber may, at the time of payment by the purchaser to the commissioner of 15 percent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>of the appraised value, elect in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of the volume of timber
         described <br/>
<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>in the permit, provided that the commissioner has expressly designated the availability
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>such option for that tract on the list of tracts available for sale as required under
         section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>90.101
         </statute_ref>. A purchaser who elects in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general <br/>
<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>to purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of the volume of timber
         <br/>
<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>described on the permit does not have recourse to the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>90.281</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>(d) In the case of a public auction sale conducted by a sealed bid process, tracts
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>be awarded to the high bidder, who shall pay to the commissioner a down payment of
         15 <br/>
<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>percent of the appraised value that must be received or postmarked within 14 days
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>the date of the sealed bid opening. If a purchaser fails to make the down payment,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>purchaser is liable for the down payment to the state and the commissioner may offer
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>timber for sale to the next highest bidder as though no higher bid had been made.<br/>
<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>(e) Except as otherwise provided by law, at the time the purchaser signs a permit
         <br/>
<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>issued under section 
         <statute_ref>90.151</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall require the purchaser to make a bid <br/>
<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>guarantee payment to the commissioner in an amount equal to 15 percent of the total
         <br/>
<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>purchase price of the permit less the down payment amount required by paragraph (b)
         <br/>
<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>for any bid increase in excess of $5,000 $10,000 of the appraised value. If a required bid <br/>
<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>guarantee payment is not submitted with the signed permit, no harvesting may occur,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>permit cancels, and the down payment for timber forfeits to the state. The bid guarantee
         <br/>
<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>payment forfeits to the state if the purchaser and successors in interest fail to
         execute <br/>
<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>an effective permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective June 1, 2015, and applies to permits <br/>
<a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>sold on or after that date.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.62.0"></a><a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var>    Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 90.193, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.127.34"></a><var>127.34</var><b>90.193 EXTENSION OF TIMBER PERMITS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>The commissioner may, in the case of an exceptional circumstance beyond the <br/>
<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>control of the timber permit holder which makes it unreasonable, impractical, and
         not <br/>
<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>feasible to complete cutting and removal under the permit within the time allowed,
         grant <br/>
<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>one regular extension for one year. A written request for the regular extension must
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>received by the commissioner before the permit expires. The request must state the
         reason <br/>
<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>the extension is necessary and be signed by the permit holder. An interest rate of
         eight  <br/>
<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>five percent may be charged for the period of extension.<br/>
<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.63.0"></a><a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>    Sec. 63. <b>[92.83] CONDEMNATION OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> The purpose of this section is to extinguish the school trust <br/>
<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>interest in school trust lands where long-term economic return is prohibited by designation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>or policy while producing economic benefits for Minnesota's public schools. For the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>purposes of satisfying the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8, which limits
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>sale of school trust lands to a public sale, the commissioner of natural resources
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>acquire school trust lands through condemnation, as provided in subdivision 2.<br/>
<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Commencement of condemnation proceedings.</b> When the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>of natural resources has determined sufficient money is available to acquire any of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>lands identified under section 84.027, subdivision 18, paragraph (c), the commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>shall proceed to extinguish the school trust interest by condemnation action. When
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>requested by the commissioner, the attorney general shall commence condemnation of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>the identified school trust lands.<br/>
<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Payment.</b> The portion of the payment of the award and judgment that <br/>
<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>is for the value of the land shall be deposited into the permanent school fund. The
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>remainder of the award and judgment payment shall first be remitted for reimbursement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>to the accounts from which expenses were paid, with any remainder deposited into the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>permanent school fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Account.</b> The school trust lands account is created in the state treasury. <br/>
<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>Money credited to the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>for the purposes of this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.64.0"></a><a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var>    Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Public sale requirements.</b> (a) After complying with subdivision 1 and <br/>
<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>before any public sale of surplus state-owned land is made and at least 30 days before
         <br/>
<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>the sale, the commissioner of natural resources shall publish a notice of the sale
         in a <br/>
<a id="pl.128.34"></a><var>128.34</var>newspaper of general distribution in the county in which the real property to be sold
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>situated. The notice shall specify the time and place at which the sale will commence,
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>general description of the lots or tracts to be offered, and a general statement of
         the terms <br/>
<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>of sale. The commissioner shall also provide electronic notice of sale.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>(b) The minimum bid for a parcel of land must include the estimated value or <br/>
<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>appraised value of the land and any improvements and, if any of the land is valuable
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>merchantable timber, the value of the merchantable timber. The minimum bid may include
         <br/>
<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering the property salable, including
         <br/>
<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, and other expenses.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>(c) Except as provided under paragraph (d), parcels remaining unsold after the <br/>
<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>offering may be sold to anyone agreeing to pay at least 75 percent of the appraised <br/>
<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>value. The sale shall continue until all parcels are sold or until the commissioner
         orders a <br/>
<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>reappraisal or withdraws the remaining parcels from sale.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>(d) The commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate broker to find
         <br/>
<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>a buyer for parcels remaining unsold after the offering. The sale price may be negotiated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>by the broker, but must not be less than 90 percent of the appraised value as determined
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>the commissioner. The broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>commissioner and the broker and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for
         sales of <br/>
<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>$10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of
         the sale.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.65.0"></a><a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>    Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Payment of expenses.</b> A portion of the proceeds from the sale equal <br/>
<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>in amount to the survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, real estate broker fee, and other <br/>
<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>expenses incurred by the commissioner of natural resources in rendering the property
         <br/>
<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>salable and sold shall be remitted to the account from which the expenses were paid, <br/>
<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>and are appropriated and immediately available for expenditure in the same manner
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>other money in the account.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.66.0"></a><a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>    Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Proceeds from natural resources land.</b> (a) Except as provided in <br/>
<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>paragraph paragraphs (b) and (c), the remainder of the proceeds from the sale of lands <br/>
<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>classified as a unit of the outdoor recreation system under section 86A.05 that were under <br/>
<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>the control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources shall be credited
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>the land acquisition account in the natural resources fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>    (b) The remainder of the proceeds from the sale of administrative sites under the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources shall be credited
         to the <br/>
<a id="pl.129.34"></a><var>129.34</var>facilities management account established under section 
         <statute_ref>84.0857</statute_ref> and used to acquire <br/>
<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>facilities or renovate existing buildings for administrative use or to acquire land
         for, <br/>
<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>design, and construct administrative buildings for the Department of Natural Resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>(c) The remainder of the proceeds from the sale of land not within a unit of the <br/>
<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>outdoor recreation system under section 86A.05 and not an administrative site, but
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>the control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources, shall be credited
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>the school trust lands account established under section 92.83.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.67.0"></a><a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>    Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var>    Subd. 4b. <b>Citizen oversight committees.</b> (a) The commissioner shall appoint <br/>
<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4;
         review <br/>
<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var>and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>    (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised <br/>
<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var>of at least ten affected persons:<br/>
<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>    (1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and<br/>
<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>    (2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures, <br/>
<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management
         <br/>
<a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var>and deer and big game management.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>    (c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight
         <br/>
<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a
         broad <br/>
<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide
         a forum <br/>
<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>    (d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a <br/>
<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August
         15 <br/>
<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations
         <br/>
<a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with
         <br/>
<a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var>jurisdiction over natural resources finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>    (e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight <br/>
<a id="pl.130.33"></a><var>130.33</var>Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.130.34"></a><var>130.34</var>Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.130.35"></a><var>130.35</var>either of the other oversight committees.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>    (f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the <br/>
<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
         <br/>
<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>    (g) The committees authorized under this subdivision are not advisory councils or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>committees governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref> and are not subject to section 
         <statute_ref>15.059</statute_ref>. Committee <br/>
<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>members appointed by the commissioner may request reimbursement for mileage <br/>
<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan <br/>
<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>43A.18, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. Committee members must not receive daily <br/>
<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var>compensation for oversight activities. The Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife
         <br/>
<a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>Oversight Committee, and the Budgetary Oversight Committee expire June 30, 2015 2020.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.68.0"></a><a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>    Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.668, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var><b>97B.668 </b><b>CANADA GEESE</b><b> GAME BIRDS</b><b> CAUSING DAMAGE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>Notwithstanding sections 
         <statute_ref>97B.091</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>97B.805, subdivisions 1</statute_ref> and 2, a person or <br/>
<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>agent of that person on lands and nonpublic waters owned or operated by the person
         <br/>
<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>may nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass Canada geese game birds that are causing <br/>
<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>property damage from March 11 to August 31 or to protect a disease risk at any time or <br/>
<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>place that a hunting season for the game birds is not open. This section does not apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>public waters as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.005, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, or. This section does not <br/>
<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var>apply to migratory waterfowl on nests and other federally protected game birds on
         nests, <br/>
<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>except ducks and geese on nests unless when a permit is obtained under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.401</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.69.0"></a><a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var>    Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97C.301, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Aquatic invasive species affirmation.</b> (a) A nonresident license to <br/>
<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>take fish issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, includes aquatic invasive species
         <br/>
<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>affirmation as provided in section 84D.106.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>(b) The aquatic invasive species affirmation portion of the license must be displayed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>with the signed nonresident license to take fish issued under section 97A.475, subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>7. The aquatic invasive species affirmation will be provided at the time of purchase
         of a <br/>
<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>new or duplicate nonresident license.<br/>
<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var>(c) If a license is purchased online, the aquatic invasive species affirmation may
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var>completed electronically as part of the online sales process, and the electronic record
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.131.33"></a><var>131.33</var>the license sale is sufficient for documenting the affirmation.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>(d) Failure to complete the aquatic invasive species affirmation in this subdivision
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>subject to the penalty prescribed in section 84D.13, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective March 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.70.0"></a><a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>    Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>    Subd. 12a. <b>Authority to issue penalty orders.</b> (a) A county or watershed district <br/>
<a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>with jurisdiction or the Board of Water and Soil Resources may issue an order requiring
         <br/>
<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>violations of the water resources riparian protection requirements under sections
         103F.48, <br/>
<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>103F.415, and 103F.421, to be corrected and administratively assessing monetary <br/>
<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>penalties up to $500 for noncompliance commencing on day one of the 11th month <br/>
<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>after the noncompliance notice was issued. One-half of the proceeds collected from
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>administrative penalty order issued under this section must be remitted to the county
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>watershed district with jurisdiction over the noncompliant site.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>(b) Administrative penalties may be reissued and appealed under paragraph (a) <br/>
<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var>according to section 103F.48, subdivision 9.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.71.0"></a><a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>    Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Wetland stakeholder coordination.</b> The board shall work with <br/>
<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>wetland stakeholders to foster mutual understanding and provide recommendations for
         <br/>
<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>improvements to the management of wetlands and related land and water resources, <br/>
<a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>including recommendations for updating the Wetland Conservation Act, developing <br/>
<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var>an in-lieu fee program as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10g, and related
         <br/>
<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>provisions. The board may convene informal working groups or work teams to provide
         <br/>
<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>information and education and to develop recommendations.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.72.0"></a><a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>    Sec. 72. <b>[103B.103] EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP ACCOUNTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Accounts established; sources.</b> (a) The water and soil conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>easement stewardship account and the mitigation easement stewardship account are <br/>
<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>created in the special revenue fund. The accounts consist of money credited to the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>accounts and interest and other earnings on money in the accounts. The State Board
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>Investment must manage the accounts to maximize long-term gain.<br/>
<a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>(b) Revenue from contributions and money appropriated for any purposes of the <br/>
<a id="pl.132.32"></a><var>132.32</var>account as described in subdivision 2 must be deposited in the water and soil conservation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.132.33"></a><var>132.33</var>easement stewardship account. Revenue from contributions, wetland banking fees <br/>
<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>designated for stewardship purposes by the board, easement stewardship payments <br/>
<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>authorized under subdivision 3, and money appropriated for any purposes of the account
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>as described in subdivision 2 must be deposited in the mitigation easement stewardship
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>account.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Appropriation; purposes of accounts.</b> Five percent of the balance on <br/>
<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>July 1 each year in the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>five percent of the balance on July 1 each year in the mitigation easement stewardship
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>account are annually appropriated to the board and may be spent only to cover the
         costs <br/>
<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>of managing easements held by the board, including costs associated with monitoring,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>landowner contacts, records storage and management, processing landowner notices,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>requests for approval or amendments, enforcement, and legal services associated with
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>easement management activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Financial contributions.</b> The board shall seek a financial contribution <br/>
<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>to the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account for each conservation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>easement acquired by the board. The board shall seek a financial contribution or assess
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>easement stewardship payment to the mitigation easement stewardship account for each
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var>wetland banking easement acquired by the board. Unless otherwise provided by law,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>the board shall determine the amount of the contribution or payment, which must be
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>amount calculated to earn sufficient money to meet the costs of managing the easement
         at <br/>
<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>a level that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers the costs. In determining
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>the amount of the financial contribution, the board shall consider:<br/>
<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>(1) the estimated annual staff hours needed to manage the conservation easement, <br/>
<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>taking into consideration factors such as easement type, size, location, and complexity;<br/>
<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var>(2) the average hourly wages for the class or classes of state and local employees
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>expected to manage the easement;<br/>
<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>(3) the estimated annual travel expenses to manage the easement;<br/>
<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>(4) the estimated annual miscellaneous costs to manage the easement, including <br/>
<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>supplies and equipment, information technology support, and aerial flyovers;<br/>
<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>(5) the estimated annualized costs of legal services, including the cost to enforce
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>easement in the event of a violation; and <br/>
<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>(6) the expected rate of return on investments in the account.<br/>
<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section are effective the day <br/>
<a id="pl.133.33"></a><var>133.33</var>following final enactment. Subdivision 3 of this section is effective for conservation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.34"></a><var>133.34</var>easements acquired with money appropriated on or after July 1, 2015, and for acquisitions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.133.35"></a><var>133.35</var>of conservation easements by gift or as a condition of approval for wetland mitigation
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.133.36"></a><var>133.36</var>provided in Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420, that are initiated on or after July 1,
         2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.73.0"></a><a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>    Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.3355, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var><b>103B.3355 WETLAND FUNCTIONS FOR DETERMINING PUBLIC </b><br/>
<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var><b>VALUES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>(a) The public values of wetlands must be determined based upon the functions of <br/>
<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>wetlands for:<br/>
<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>(1) water quality, including filtering of pollutants to surface and groundwater, <br/>
<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>utilization of nutrients that would otherwise pollute public waters, trapping of sediments,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>shoreline protection, and utilization of the wetland as a recharge area for groundwater;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>(2) floodwater and storm water retention, including the potential for flooding in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>the watershed, the value of property subject to flooding, and the reduction in potential
         <br/>
<a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>flooding by the wetland;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>(3) public recreation and education, including hunting and fishing areas, wildlife
         <br/>
<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>viewing areas, and nature areas;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>(4) commercial uses, including wild rice and cranberry growing and harvesting <br/>
<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>and aquaculture;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>(5) fish, wildlife, native plant habitats;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>(6) low-flow augmentation;<br/>
<a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var>(7) carbon sequestration; and<br/>
<a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var>(8) other public uses.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>(b) The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with the commissioners
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var>natural resources and agriculture and local government units, shall adopt rules establishing:<br/>
<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>(1) scientific methodologies for determining the functions of wetlands; and<br/>
<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>(2) criteria for determining the resulting public values of wetlands.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>(c) The methodologies and criteria established under this section or other <br/>
<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>methodologies and criteria that include the functions in paragraph (a) and are approved
         <br/>
<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>by the board, in consultation with the commissioners of natural resources and agriculture
         <br/>
<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>and local government units, must be used to determine the functions and resulting
         public <br/>
<a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>values of wetlands in the state. The functions listed in paragraph (a) are not listed
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>order of priority.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>(d) Public value criteria established or approved by the board under this section
         do <br/>
<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>not apply in areas subject to local comprehensive wetland protection and management
         <br/>
<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>plans established under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2243</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.134.33"></a><var>134.33</var>(e) The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with the commissioners
         <br/>
<a id="pl.134.34"></a><var>134.34</var>of natural resources and agriculture and local government units, may must identify regions <br/>
<a id="pl.134.35"></a><var>134.35</var>areas of the state where preservation, enhancement, restoration, and establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.134.36"></a><var>134.36</var>of wetlands would have high public value. The board, in consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>commissioners, may must identify high priority wetland regions areas for wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>replacement using available information relating to the factors listed in paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>(a), the historic loss and abundance of wetlands, current applicable state and local
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>government water management and natural resource plans, and studies using a watershed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>approach to identify current and future watershed needs. The board shall notify local <br/>
<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>units of government with water planning authority of these high priority regions areas. <br/>
<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>Designation of high priority areas is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of chapter
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>14, and section 14.386 does not apply. Designation of high priority areas is not effective
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>until 30 days after publication in the State Register.<br/>
<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>(f) Local units of government, as part of a state-approved comprehensive local <br/>
<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>water management plan as defined in section 103B.3363, subdivision 3, a state-approved
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>comprehensive watershed management plan as defined in section 103B.3363, subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>3a, or a state-approved local comprehensive wetland protection and management plan
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>under section 103G.2243, may identify priority areas for wetland replacement and provide
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>them for consideration under paragraph (e).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.74.0"></a><a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>    Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103D.335, subdivision 21, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>    Subd. 21. <b>Contracts.</b> The managers may make contracts or other arrangements with <br/>
<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>the federal government, persons, railroads or other corporations, political subdivisions,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>and the state or other states, with drainage authorities, flood control, soil conservation,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>or other improvement districts in this state or other states, for cooperation or assistance
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>in constructing, maintaining, and operating the projects of the watershed district,
         or for <br/>
<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>the control of its waters, or for making surveys and investigations or reports on
         them. <br/>
<a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>Property acquired for flood damage reduction purposes by the watershed district may
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>operated or leased by the district for agricultural purposes during periods the property
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>not needed for flood control, provided it remains subject to use by the watershed
         district <br/>
<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>as necessary for flood control purposes. Notwithstanding section 16A.695, revenue
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>received by the watershed district from the operation or lease of state bond financed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>property acquired for flood control purposes shall be retained by the district in
         a separate <br/>
<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>project-specific account and used solely for flood control operation, maintenance,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>replacement purposes within the related project area and, if the district determines
         that the <br/>
<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>account contains adequate reserves for future operation, maintenance, and replacement,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>any excess may be used for the construction, operation, maintenance, or replacement
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.135.34"></a><var>135.34</var>other flood control projects as approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.75.0"></a><a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>    Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.421, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Application for cost-sharing funds.</b> The landowner has 90 days after a <br/>
<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>mediated settlement is filed complaint is substantiated to apply for state cost-sharing funds <br/>
<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>that will provide 75 percent of the cost of the permanent conservation practices. Only 50 <br/>
<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>Fifty percent of the cost share will be provided if the application is not made within
         90 <br/>
<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>days after the settlement is filed, unless the soil and water conservation district or the <br/>
<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>board provides an extension. An extension must be granted if funds are not available. The <br/>
<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>landowner must apply for 50 percent of the cost share within 270 days after the mediated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>settlement is filed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.76.0"></a><a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>    Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.421, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Application of state and federal law.</b> Nothing in this section is intended <br/>
<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>to preclude the application of other applicable state or federal law.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.77.0"></a><a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>    Sec. 77. <b>[103F.48] RIPARIAN PROTECTION AND WATER QUALITY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var><b>PRACTICES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>have the meanings given them.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>(b) "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>(c) "Buffer" means an area consisting of perennial vegetation, excluding invasive
         <br/>
<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>plants and noxious weeds, adjacent to all bodies of water within the state and that
         protects <br/>
<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>the water resources of the state from runoff pollution; stabilizes soils, shores,
         and banks; <br/>
<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>and protects or provides riparian corridors.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>(d) "Buffer protection map" means buffer maps established and maintained by the <br/>
<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>commissioner of natural resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>(e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>(f) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Board of Water and <br/>
<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>Soil Resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>(g) "Local water management authority" means a watershed district, metropolitan <br/>
<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>water management organization, or county operating separately or jointly in its role
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>local water management authority under chapter 103B or 103D.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>(h) "Normal water level" means the level evidenced by the long-term presence of <br/>
<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>surface water as indicated directly by hydrophytic plants or hydric soils or indirectly
         <br/>
<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>determined via hydrological models or analysis.<br/>
<a id="pl.136.34"></a><var>136.34</var>(i) "Public waters" has the meaning given in section 103G.005, subdivision 15.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Purpose.</b> It is the policy of the state to establish riparian buffers and <br/>
<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>water quality practices to:<br/>
<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>(1) protect state water resources from erosion and runoff pollution;<br/>
<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>(2) stabilize soils, shores, and banks; and<br/>
<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>(3) protect or provide riparian corridors.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Water resources riparian protection requirements on public waters </b><br/>
<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var><b>and public drainage systems.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), landowners <br/>
<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>owning property adjacent to a water body identified and mapped on a buffer protection
         <br/>
<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>map must maintain a buffer to protect the state's water resources as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>(1) for all public waters, the more restrictive of:<br/>
<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>(i) a 50-foot average width, 30-foot minimum width, continuous buffer of <br/>
<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>perennially rooted vegetation; or<br/>
<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>(ii) the state shoreland standards and criteria adopted by the commissioner under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>section 103F.211; and<br/>
<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>(2) for public drainage systems established under chapter 103E, a 16.5-foot <br/>
<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>minimum width continuous buffer of perennially rooted vegetation on ditches within
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>benefited area of public drainage systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>(b) A landowner owning property adjacent to a water body identified in a buffer <br/>
<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>protection map and whose property is used for cultivation farming may meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>requirements under paragraph (a) by adopting an alternative riparian water quality
         <br/>
<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>practice, or combination of structural, vegetative, and management practices, based
         on the <br/>
<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>Natural Resources Conservation Service Field Office Technical Guide or other practices
         <br/>
<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>approved by the board, that provide water quality protection comparable to the buffer
         <br/>
<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>protection for the water body that the property abuts.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>(c) The width of a buffer must be measured from the top or crown of the bank. Where
         <br/>
<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>there is no defined bank, measurement must be from the edge of the normal water level.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>(d) Upon request by a landowner or authorized agent or operator of a landowner, <br/>
<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>a technical professional employee or contractor of the soil and water conservation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>district or its delegate may issue a validation of compliance with the requirements
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>this subdivision. The soil and water conservation district validation may be appealed
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>the board as described in subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>(e) Buffers or alternative water quality practices required under paragraph (a) or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>(b) must be in place on or before:<br/>
<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>(1) November 1, 2017, for public waters; and<br/>
<a id="pl.137.35"></a><var>137.35</var>(2) November 1, 2018, for public drainage systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Local water resources riparian protection.</b> On or before July 1, 2017, <br/>
<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>the soil and water conservation district shall develop, adopt, and submit to each
         local <br/>
<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>water management authority within its boundary a summary of watercourses for inclusion
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>in the local water management authority's plan. A local water management authority
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>receives a summary of watercourses identified under this subdivision must revise its
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>comprehensive local water management plan or comprehensive watershed management <br/>
<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var>plan to incorporate the soil and water conservation district recommendations.<br/>
<a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Exemptions.</b> Land adjacent to waters subject to subdivision 3 is exempt <br/>
<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>from the water resource protection requirements under subdivision 3, to the extent
         these <br/>
<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>exemptions are not inconsistent with the requirements of the state shoreland rules
         adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>by the commissioner pursuant to section 103F.211, if it is:<br/>
<a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>(1) enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program;<br/>
<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>(2) used as a public or private water access or recreational use area including <br/>
<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>stairways, landings, picnic areas, access paths, beach and watercraft access areas,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>permitted water-oriented structures as provided in the shoreland model standards and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>criteria adopted pursuant to section 103F.211 or as provided for in an approved local
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>government shoreland ordinance;<br/>
<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>(3) covered by a road, trail, building, or other structures; or<br/>
<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>(4) regulated by a national pollutant discharge elimination system/state disposal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>system (NPDES/SDS) permit under Minnesota Rules, chapter 7090, and provides water
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>resources riparian protection, in any of the following categories:<br/>
<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>(i) municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4);<br/>
<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>(ii) construction storm water (CSW); or<br/>
<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>(iii) industrial storm water (ISW);<br/>
<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>(5) part of a water-inundation cropping system; or<br/>
<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>(6) in a temporary nonvegetated condition due to drainage tile installation and <br/>
<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>maintenance, alfalfa or other perennial crop or plant seeding, or construction or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>conservation projects authorized by a federal, state, or local government unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>    Subd. 6. <b>Local implementation and assistance.</b> (a) Soil and water conservation <br/>
<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>districts must assist landowners with implementation of the water resource riparian
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>protection requirements established in this section. For the purposes of this subdivision,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>assistance includes planning, technical assistance, implementation of approved alternative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>practices, and tracking progress towards compliance with the requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.138.34"></a><var>138.34</var>(b) The commissioner or the board must provide sufficient funding to soil and water
         <br/>
<a id="pl.138.35"></a><var>138.35</var>conservation districts to implement this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Corrective actions.</b> (a) If the soil and water conservation district <br/>
<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>determines a landowner is not in compliance with this section, the district must notify
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>county or watershed district with jurisdiction over the noncompliant site. The county
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>watershed district must provide the landowner with a list of corrective actions needed
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>come into compliance and a practical timeline to meet the requirements in this section.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>The county or watershed district with jurisdiction must provide a copy of the corrective
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>action notice to the board.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>(b) If the landowner does not comply with the list of actions and timeline provided,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>the county or watershed district may enforce this section under the authority granted
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>section 103B.101, subdivision 12a. Before exercising this authority, a county or watershed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>district must adopt a plan containing procedures for the issuance of administrative
         penalty <br/>
<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>orders and may issue orders beginning November 1, 2017. If a county or watershed <br/>
<a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>district with jurisdiction over the noncompliant site has not adopted a plan under
         this <br/>
<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>paragraph, the board may enforce this section under the authority granted in section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>103B.101, subdivision 12a.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>(c) If the county, watershed district, or board determines that sufficient steps have
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>been taken to fully resolve noncompliance, all or part of the penalty may be forgiven.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>(d) An order issued under paragraph (b) may be appealed to the board as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>under subdivision 9.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>(e) A corrective action is not required for conditions resulting from a flood or other
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>act of nature.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>(f) A landowner agent or operator of a landowner may not remove or willfully degrade
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>a riparian buffer or water quality practice, wholly or partially, unless the agent
         or operator <br/>
<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>has obtained a signed statement from the property owner stating that the permission
         for the <br/>
<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>work has been granted by the unit of government authorized to approve the work in
         this <br/>
<a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>section or that a buffer or water quality practice is not required as validated by
         the soil and <br/>
<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>water conservation district. Removal or willful degradation of a riparian buffer or
         water <br/>
<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>quality practice, wholly or partially, by an agent or operator is a separate and independent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>offense and may be subject to the corrective actions and penalties in this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>    Subd. 8. <b>Funding subject to withholding.</b> The state may withhold funding from a <br/>
<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>local water management authority or a soil and water conservation district that fails
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>implement this section. Funding subject to withholding includes soil and water program
         <br/>
<a id="pl.139.33"></a><var>139.33</var>aid, a natural resources block grant, and other project or program funding. Funding
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.139.34"></a><var>139.34</var>be restored upon the board's approval of a corrective action plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.139.35"></a><var>139.35</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Appeals of validations and penalty orders.</b> A landowner or agent or <br/>
<a id="pl.139.36"></a><var>139.36</var>operator may appeal the terms and conditions of a soil and water conservation district
         <br/>
<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>validation or an administrative penalty order to the board within 30 days of receipt
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>written or electronic notice of the validation or order. The request for appeal must
         be in <br/>
<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>writing. The appealing party must provide a copy of the validation or order that is
         being <br/>
<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>appealed, the basis for the appeal, and any supporting evidence. The request for appeal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>may be submitted personally, by first class mail, or electronically to the executive
         director. <br/>
<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>If a written or electronic request for appeal is not submitted within 30 days, the
         validation <br/>
<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>or order is final. The executive director shall review the request and supporting
         evidence <br/>
<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>and issue a decision within 60 days of receipt of an appeal. The executive director's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>decision is appealable directly to the Court of Appeals pursuant to sections 14.63
         to 14.69.<br/>
<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>    Subd. 10. <b>Landowner financial assistance and public drainage system procedure.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>(a) A landowner or drainage authority may contact the soil and water conservation
         district <br/>
<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>for information on how to apply for local, state, or federal cost-share grants, contracts,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>loans that are available to establish buffers or other water resource protection measures.<br/>
<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>(b) The provisions of sections 103E.011, subdivision 5; 103E.021, subdivision 6; <br/>
<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>and 103E.715 may be used in advance or retroactively to acquire or provide compensation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>for all or part of the buffer strip establishment or alternative riparian water quality
         <br/>
<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>practices as required under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), within the benefited area
         of a <br/>
<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>public drainage system. Implementation of this subdivision is not subject to limitation
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>project costs to the current benefits adopted for the drainage system.<br/>
<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>    Subd. 11. <b>State lands.</b> This section applies to the state and its departments and <br/>
<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>agencies.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.78.0"></a><a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>    Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.612, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> (a) A wetland owner may apply to the county where a <br/>
<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>wetland is located for designation of a wetland preservation area in a high priority
         wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>area identified in a comprehensive local water plan, as defined in section 
<statute_ref>103B.3363, <br/>
<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>subdivision 3
</statute_ref>, and located within a high priority wetland region designated by the Board <br/>
<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>of Water and Soil Resources, if the county chooses to accept wetland preservation
         area <br/>
<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>applications. The application must be made on forms provided by the board. If a wetland
         <br/>
<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>is located in more than one county, the application must be submitted to the county
         where <br/>
<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>the majority of the wetland is located.<br/>
<a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>(b) The application shall be executed and acknowledged in the manner required <br/>
<a id="pl.140.32"></a><var>140.32</var>by law to execute and acknowledge a deed and must contain at least the following <br/>
<a id="pl.140.33"></a><var>140.33</var>information and other information the Board of Water and Soil Resources requires:<br/>
<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>(1) legal description of the area to be approved, which must include an upland strip
         <br/>
<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>at least 16-1/2 feet in width around the perimeter of wetlands within the area and
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>include total upland area of up to four acres for each acre of wetland;<br/>
<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>(2) parcel identification numbers where designated by the county auditor;<br/>
<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>(3) name and address of the owner;<br/>
<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>(4) a statement by the owner covenanting that the land will be preserved as a wetland
         <br/>
<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>and will only be used in accordance with conditions prescribed by the Board of Water
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>Soil Resources and providing that the restrictive covenant will be binding on the
         owner <br/>
<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>and the owner's successors or assigns, and will run with the land.<br/>
<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>(c) The upland strip required in paragraph (b), clause (1), must be planted with <br/>
<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>permanent vegetation other than a noxious weed.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.79.0"></a><a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>    Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.005, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>    Subd. 10g. <b>In-lieu fee program.</b> "In-lieu fee program" means a program in which <br/>
<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>wetland replacement requirements of section 103G.222 are satisfied through payment
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>money to the board or a board-approved sponsor to develop replacement credits according
         <br/>
<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>to section 103G.2242, subdivision 12.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.80.0"></a><a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>    Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Requirements.</b> (a) Wetlands must not be drained or filled, wholly or <br/>
<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>partially, unless replaced by restoring or creating wetland areas of actions that provide <br/>
<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>at least equal public value under a replacement plan approved as provided in section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>103G.2242
         </statute_ref>, a replacement plan under a local governmental unit's comprehensive wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>protection and management plan approved by the board under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2243</statute_ref>, or, if a <br/>
<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>permit to mine is required under section 
         <statute_ref>93.481</statute_ref>, under a mining reclamation plan approved <br/>
<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>by the commissioner under the permit to mine. For project-specific wetland replacement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>completed prior to wetland impacts authorized or conducted under a permit to mine
         within <br/>
<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>the Great Lakes and Rainy River watershed basins, those basins shall be considered
         a single <br/>
<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>watershed for purposes of determining wetland replacement ratios. Mining reclamation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>plans shall apply the same principles and standards for replacing wetlands by restoration <br/>
<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>or creation of wetland areas that are applicable to mitigation plans approved as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242</statute_ref>. Public value must be determined in accordance with section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>103B.3355
         </statute_ref> or a comprehensive wetland protection and management plan established <br/>
<a id="pl.141.33"></a><var>141.33</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2243</statute_ref>. Sections 
         <statute_ref>103G.221</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103G.2372</statute_ref> also apply to excavation in <br/>
<a id="pl.141.34"></a><var>141.34</var>permanently and semipermanently flooded areas of types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>    (b) Replacement must be guided by the following principles in descending order <br/>
<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>of priority:<br/>
<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>    (1) avoiding the direct or indirect impact of the activity that may destroy or diminish
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>the wetland;<br/>
<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>    (2) minimizing the impact by limiting the degree or magnitude of the wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>activity and its implementation;<br/>
<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>    (3) rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>wetland environment;<br/>
<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>    (4) reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance <br/>
<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>operations during the life of the activity;<br/>
<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>    (5) compensating for the impact by restoring a wetland; and<br/>
<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>    (6) compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>resources or environments.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>    For a project involving the draining or filling of wetlands in an amount not exceeding
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>10,000 square feet more than the applicable amount in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2241, subdivision 9</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>paragraph (a), the local government unit may make an on-site sequencing determination
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>without a written alternatives analysis from the applicant.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>    (c) If a wetland is located in a cultivated field, then replacement must be accomplished
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>through restoration only without regard to the priority order in paragraph (b), provided
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>that the altered wetland is not converted to a nonagricultural use for at least ten
         years.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>    (d) If a wetland is replaced under paragraph (c), or drained under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2241, <br/>
<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, paragraph (b) or (e), the local government unit may require a deed <br/>
<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>restriction that prohibits nonagricultural use for at least ten years. The local government
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>unit may require the deed restriction if it determines the wetland area drained is
         at risk of <br/>
<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>conversion to a nonagricultural use within ten years based on the zoning classification,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>proximity to a municipality or full service road, or other criteria as determined
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>local government unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>    (e) Restoration and replacement of wetlands must be accomplished in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>with the ecology of the landscape area affected and ponds that are created primarily
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>fulfill storm water management, and water quality treatment requirements may not be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>used to satisfy replacement requirements under this chapter unless the design includes
         <br/>
<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>pretreatment of runoff and the pond is functioning as a wetland.<br/>
<a id="pl.142.33"></a><var>142.33</var>    (f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), for a wetland or public waters wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.142.34"></a><var>142.34</var>located on nonagricultural land, replacement must be in the ratio of two acres of
         replaced <br/>
<a id="pl.142.35"></a><var>142.35</var>wetland for each acre of drained or filled wetland.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>    (g) For a wetland or public waters wetland located on agricultural land or in a greater
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>than 80 percent area, replacement must be in the ratio of one acre of replaced wetland
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>for each acre of drained or filled wetland.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>    (h) Wetlands that are restored or created as a result of an approved replacement plan
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>are subject to the provisions of this section for any subsequent drainage or filling.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>    (i) Except in a greater than 80 percent area, only wetlands that have been <br/>
<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>restored from previously drained or filled wetlands, wetlands created by excavation
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>nonwetlands, wetlands created by dikes or dams along public or private drainage ditches,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>or wetlands created by dikes or dams associated with the restoration of previously
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>drained or filled wetlands may be used in a statewide banking program established in for <br/>
<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>wetland replacement according to rules adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, subdivision 1</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>Modification or conversion of nondegraded naturally occurring wetlands from one type
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>another are not eligible for enrollment in a statewide wetlands bank wetland replacement.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>    (j) The Technical Evaluation Panel established under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>2
         </statute_ref>, shall ensure that sufficient time has occurred for the wetland to develop wetland
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>characteristics of soils, vegetation, and hydrology before recommending that the wetland
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>be deposited in the statewide wetland bank. If the Technical Evaluation Panel has
         reason <br/>
<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>to believe that the wetland characteristics may change substantially, the panel shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>postpone its recommendation until the wetland has stabilized.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>    (k) This section and sections 
         <statute_ref>103G.223</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>103G.2364</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>103G.2365 <br/>
</statute_ref><a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>apply to the state and its departments and agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>    (l) For projects involving draining or filling of wetlands associated with a new public
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>transportation project, and for projects expanded solely for additional traffic capacity,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>public transportation authorities may purchase credits from the board at the cost
         to the <br/>
<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>board to establish credits. Proceeds from the sale of credits provided under this
         paragraph <br/>
<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>are appropriated to the board for the purposes of this paragraph. For the purposes
         of this <br/>
<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>paragraph, "transportation project" does not include an airport project.<br/>
<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>    (m) A replacement plan for wetlands is not required for individual projects that <br/>
<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>result in the filling or draining of wetlands for the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>or replacement of a currently serviceable existing state, city, county, or town public
         road <br/>
<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>necessary, as determined by the public transportation authority, to meet state or
         federal <br/>
<a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var>design or safety standards or requirements, excluding new roads or roads expanded
         solely <br/>
<a id="pl.143.33"></a><var>143.33</var>for additional traffic capacity lanes. This paragraph only applies to authorities
         for public <br/>
<a id="pl.143.34"></a><var>143.34</var>transportation projects that:<br/>
<a id="pl.143.35"></a><var>143.35</var>    (1) minimize the amount of wetland filling or draining associated with the project
         <br/>
<a id="pl.143.36"></a><var>143.36</var>and consider mitigating important site-specific wetland functions on site;<br/>
<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>    (2) except as provided in clause (3), submit project-specific reports to the board,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>Technical Evaluation Panel, the commissioner of natural resources, and members of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>public requesting a copy at least 30 days prior to construction that indicate the
         location, <br/>
<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>amount, and type of wetlands to be filled or drained by the project or, alternatively,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>convene an annual meeting of the parties required to receive notice to review projects
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>be commenced during the upcoming year; and<br/>
<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>    (3) for minor and emergency maintenance work impacting less than 10,000 square <br/>
<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>feet, submit project-specific reports, within 30 days of commencing the activity,
         to the board <br/>
<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>that indicate the location, amount, and type of wetlands that have been filled or
         drained.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>    Those required to receive notice of public transportation projects may appeal <br/>
<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>minimization, delineation, and on-site mitigation decisions made by the public <br/>
<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>transportation authority to the board according to the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2242, <br/>
<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall review minimization and delineation <br/>
<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>decisions made by the public transportation authority and provide recommendations
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>regarding on-site mitigation if requested to do so by the local government unit, a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>contiguous landowner, or a member of the Technical Evaluation Panel.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>    Except for state public transportation projects, for which the state Department of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>Transportation is responsible, the board must replace the wetlands, and wetland areas
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>public waters if authorized by the commissioner or a delegated authority, drained
         or filled <br/>
<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>by public transportation projects on existing roads.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>    Public transportation authorities at their discretion may deviate from federal and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>state design standards on existing road projects when practical and reasonable to
         avoid <br/>
<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>wetland filling or draining, provided that public safety is not unreasonably compromised.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>The local road authority and its officers and employees are exempt from liability
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>any tort claim for injury to persons or property arising from travel on the highway
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>related to the deviation from the design standards for construction or reconstruction
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>this paragraph. This paragraph does not preclude an action for damages arising from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>negligence in construction or maintenance on a highway.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>    (n) If a landowner seeks approval of a replacement plan after the proposed project
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>has already affected the wetland, the local government unit may require the landowner
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>replace the affected wetland at a ratio not to exceed twice the replacement ratio
         otherwise <br/>
<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>required.<br/>
<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>    (o) A local government unit may request the board to reclassify a county or <br/>
<a id="pl.144.34"></a><var>144.34</var>watershed on the basis of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. After
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.35"></a><var>144.35</var>receipt of satisfactory documentation from the local government, the board shall change
         <br/>
<a id="pl.144.36"></a><var>144.36</var>the classification of a county or watershed. If requested by the local government
         unit, <br/>
<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>the board must assist in developing the documentation. Within 30 days of its action
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>approve a change of wetland classifications, the board shall publish a notice of the
         change <br/>
<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>in the Environmental Quality Board Monitor.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>    (p) One hundred citizens who reside within the jurisdiction of the local government
         <br/>
<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>unit may request the local government unit to reclassify a county or watershed on
         the basis <br/>
<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. In support of their petition,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>citizens shall provide satisfactory documentation to the local government unit. The
         local <br/>
<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>government unit shall consider the petition and forward the request to the board under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>paragraph (o) or provide a reason why the petition is denied.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.81.0"></a><a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>    Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.222, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Wetland replacement siting.</b> (a) Impacted wetlands in a 50 to 80 percent <br/>
<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>area must be replaced in a 50 to 80 percent area or in a less than 50 percent area.
         Impacted <br/>
<a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>wetlands in a less than 50 percent area must be replaced in a less than 50 percent
         area. <br/>
<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>All wetland replacement must follow this priority order:<br/>
<a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>    (1) on site or in the same minor watershed as the impacted wetland;<br/>
<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>    (2) in the same watershed as the impacted wetland;<br/>
<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>    (3) in the same county or wetland bank service area as the impacted wetland; and<br/>
<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>    (4) in another wetland bank service area; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>    (5) statewide for public transportation projects, except that wetlands impacted in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>less than 50 percent areas must be replaced in less than 50 percent areas, and wetlands
         <br/>
<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>impacted in the seven-county metropolitan area must be replaced at a ratio of two
         to one in: <br/>
<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var>(i) the affected county or, (ii) in another of the seven metropolitan counties, or
         (iii) in one <br/>
<a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>of the major watersheds that are wholly or partially within the seven-county metropolitan
         <br/>
<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>area, but at least one to one must be replaced within the seven-county metropolitan
         area.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>    (b) The exception in paragraph (a), clause (5), does not apply to replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>completed using wetland banking credits established by a person who submitted a <br/>
<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>complete wetland banking application to a local government unit by April 1, 1996.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), wetland banking credits approved according to <br/>
<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>a complete wetland banking application submitted to a local government unit by April
         <br/>
<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>1, 1996, may be used to replace wetland impacts resulting from public transportation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>projects statewide.<br/>
<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>    (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), the priority order for <br/>
<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>replacement by wetland banking begins at paragraph (a), clause (3), according to rules
         <br/>
<a id="pl.145.34"></a><var>145.34</var>adopted under section 103G.2242, subdivision 1.<br/>
<a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>    (c) (d) When reasonable, practicable, and environmentally beneficial replacement <br/>
<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>opportunities are not available in siting priorities listed in paragraph (a), the
         applicant <br/>
<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>may seek opportunities at the next level.<br/>
<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>    (d) (e) For the purposes of this section, "reasonable, practicable, and environmentally <br/>
<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>beneficial replacement opportunities" are defined as opportunities that:<br/>
<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>    (1) take advantage of naturally occurring hydrogeomorphological conditions and <br/>
<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>require minimal landscape alteration;<br/>
<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>    (2) have a high likelihood of becoming a functional wetland that will continue <br/>
<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>in perpetuity;<br/>
<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var>    (3) do not adversely affect other habitat types or ecological communities that are
         <br/>
<a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>important in maintaining the overall biological diversity of the area; and<br/>
<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>    (4) are available and capable of being done after taking into consideration cost,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>existing technology, and logistics consistent with overall project purposes.<br/>
<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>    (e) Applicants and local government units shall rely on board-approved <br/>
<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>comprehensive inventories of replacement opportunities and watershed conditions, <br/>
<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>including the Northeast Minnesota Wetland Mitigation Inventory and Assessment (January
         <br/>
<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>2010), in determining whether reasonable, practicable, and environmentally beneficial
         <br/>
<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>replacement opportunities are available.<br/>
<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>    (f) Regulatory agencies, local government units, and other entities involved in <br/>
<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>wetland restoration shall collaborate to identify potential replacement opportunities
         within <br/>
<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>their jurisdictional areas.<br/>
<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>    (g) The board must establish wetland replacement ratios and wetland bank service <br/>
<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>area priorities to implement the siting and targeting of wetland replacement and encourage
         <br/>
<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>the use of high priority areas for wetland replacement.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.82.0"></a><a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>    Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 1, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Rules.</b> (a) The board, in consultation with the commissioner, shall <br/>
<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>adopt rules governing the approval of wetland value replacement plans under this section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>and public waters work permits affecting public waters wetlands under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.245</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>These rules must address the criteria, procedure, timing, and location of acceptable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>replacement of wetland values; and may address the state establishment and administration <br/>
<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>of a wetland banking program for public and private projects, which may include including <br/>
<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>provisions allowing monetary payment to the wetland banking program for alteration of <br/>
<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>wetlands on agricultural land for an in-lieu fee program; the administrative, monitoring, and <br/>
<a id="pl.146.35"></a><var>146.35</var>enforcement procedures to be used; and a procedure for the review and appeal of decisions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>under this section. In the case of peatlands, the replacement plan rules must consider
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>impact on carbon balance described in the report required by Laws 1990, chapter 587, and <br/>
<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>include the planting of trees or shrubs. Any in-lieu fee program established by the board <br/>
<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>must conform with Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, section 332.8, as amended.<br/>
<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>(b) After the adoption of the rules, a replacement plan must be approved by a <br/>
<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>resolution of the governing body of the local government unit, consistent with the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>provisions of the rules or a comprehensive wetland protection and management plan
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>approved under section 
         <statute_ref>103G.2243</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>(c) If the local government unit fails to apply the rules, or fails to implement a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>local comprehensive wetland protection and management plan established under section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>103G.2243
         </statute_ref>, the government unit is subject to penalty as determined by the board.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.83.0"></a><a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>    Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 2, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Evaluation.</b> (a) Questions concerning the public value, location, size, <br/>
<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>or type of a wetland shall be submitted to and determined by a Technical Evaluation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>Panel after an on-site inspection. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall be composed
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>a technical professional employee of the board, a technical professional employee
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>the local soil and water conservation district or districts, a technical professional
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>expertise in water resources management appointed by the local government unit, and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>a technical professional employee of the Department of Natural Resources for projects
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>affecting public waters or wetlands adjacent to public waters. The panel shall use
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>"United States Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual" (January 1987),
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>including updates, supplementary guidance, and replacements, if any, "Wetlands of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>the United States" (United States Fish and Wildlife Service Circular 39, 1971 edition),
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>and "Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States" (1979
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>edition). The panel shall provide the wetland determination and recommendations on
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>other technical matters to the local government unit that must approve a replacement
         plan, <br/>
<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>wetland banking plan sequencing, exemption determination, no-loss determination, or <br/>
<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>wetland boundary or type determination and may recommend approval or denial of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>plan. The authority must consider and include the decision of the Technical Evaluation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>Panel in their approval or denial of a plan or determination.<br/>
<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>    (b) Persons conducting wetland or public waters boundary delineations or type <br/>
<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>determinations are exempt from the requirements of chapter 326. The board may develop
         <br/>
<a id="pl.147.34"></a><var>147.34</var>a professional wetland delineator certification program.<br/>
<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>(c) The board must establish an interagency team to assist in identifying and <br/>
<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>evaluating potential wetland replacement sites. The team must consist of members <br/>
<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>of the Technical Evaluation Panel and representatives from the Department of Natural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>Resources; the Pollution Control Agency; the United States Army Corps of Engineers,
         St. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>Paul district; and other organizations as determined by the board.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.84.0"></a><a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>    Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 3, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Replacement completion.</b> (a) Replacement of wetland values must be <br/>
<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>completed prior to or concurrent with the actual draining or filling of a wetland,
         unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>(1) an irrevocable bank letter of credit or other security financial assurance <br/>
<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>acceptable to the local government unit or the board is given to the local government
         unit <br/>
<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>or the board to guarantee the successful completion of the replacement.; or <br/>
<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>(2) the replacement is approved under an in-lieu fee program according to rules <br/>
<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>adopted under subdivision 1. In the case of an in-lieu fee program established by
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>board-approved sponsor, the board may require that a financial assurance in an amount
         <br/>
<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>and method acceptable to the board be given to the board to ensure the approved sponsor
         <br/>
<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var>fulfills the sponsor's obligation to complete the required wetland replacement. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var>The board may establish, sponsor, or administer a wetland banking program, which <br/>
<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>may include provisions allowing monetary payment to the wetland bank for impacts to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>wetlands on agricultural land, for impacts that occur in greater than 80 percent areas,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>for public road projects. (b) The board may acquire land in fee title, purchase or accept <br/>
<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>easements, enter into agreements, and purchase existing wetland replacement credits
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>facilitate the wetland banking program. The board may establish in-lieu fee payment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>amounts and hold money in an account in the special revenue fund, which is appropriated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>to the board to be used solely for establishing replacement wetlands and administering
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>wetland banking program. <br/>
<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>(c) The board shall coordinate the establishment and operation of a wetland bank <br/>
<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Natural Resources Conservation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the commissioners of natural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>resources, agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.85.0"></a><a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>    Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Decision.</b> Upon receiving and considering all required data, the local <br/>
<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>government unit reviewing replacement plan applications, banking plan sequencing <br/>
<a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>applications, and exemption or no-loss determination requests must act on all replacement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>plan applications, banking plan sequencing applications, and exemption or no-loss <br/>
<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>determination requests in compliance with section 
         <statute_ref>15.99</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.86.0"></a><a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>    Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 12, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>    Subd. 12. <b>Replacement credits.</b> (a) No public or private wetland restoration, <br/>
<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>enhancement, or construction may be allowed for replacement unless specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>designated for replacement and paid for by the individual or organization performing
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>wetland restoration, enhancement, or construction, and is completed prior to any draining <br/>
<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>or filling of the wetland.<br/>
<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>    (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a wetland whose owner has paid back with <br/>
<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>interest the individual or organization restoring, enhancing, or constructing the
         wetland.<br/>
<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>    (c) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>103G.222, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (i), the following <br/>
<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>actions, and others established in rule, that are consistent with criteria in rules
         adopted by <br/>
<a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>the board in conjunction with the commissioners of natural resources and agriculture,
         are <br/>
<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>eligible for replacement credit as determined by the local government unit or the board, <br/>
<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>including enrollment in a statewide wetlands bank:<br/>
<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>    (1) reestablishment of permanent native, noninvasive vegetative cover on a wetland
         <br/>
<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>on agricultural land that was planted with annually seeded crops, was in a crop rotation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>seeding of pasture grasses or legumes, or was in a land retirement program during
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>past ten years;<br/>
<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>    (2) buffer areas of permanent native, noninvasive vegetative cover established or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>preserved on upland adjacent to replacement wetlands;<br/>
<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>    (3) wetlands restored for conservation purposes under terminated easements or <br/>
<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>contracts; and<br/>
<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>    (4) water quality treatment ponds constructed to pretreat storm water runoff prior
         <br/>
<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>to discharge to wetlands, public waters, or other water bodies, provided that the
         water <br/>
<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>quality treatment ponds must be associated with an ongoing or proposed project that
         <br/>
<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>will impact a wetland and replacement credit for the treatment ponds is based on the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>replacement of wetland functions and on an approved storm water management plan for
         <br/>
<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>the local government.; and<br/>
<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>    (5) in a greater than 80 percent area, restoration and protection of streams and <br/>
<a id="pl.149.33"></a><var>149.33</var>riparian buffers that are important to the functions and sustainability of aquatic
         resources.<br/>
<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>    (d) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>103G.222, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraphs (f) and (g), the <br/>
<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>board may establish by rule different replacement ratios for restoration projects
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>exceptional natural resource value.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.87.0"></a><a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>    Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 14, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>    Subd. 14. <b>Fees established.</b> (a) Fees must be assessed for managing wetland bank <br/>
<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>accounts and transactions as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>    (1) account maintenance annual fee: one percent of the value of credits not to <br/>
<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>exceed $500;<br/>
<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>    (2) account establishment, deposit, or transfer: 6.5 percent of the value of credits
         not <br/>
<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>to exceed $1,000 per establishment, deposit, or transfer; and<br/>
<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>    (3) withdrawal fee: 6.5 percent of the value of credits withdrawn.<br/>
<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>    (b) The board may establish fees at or below the amounts in paragraph (a) for <br/>
<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts.<br/>
<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>    (c) Fees for single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts established <br/>
<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>103G.005, subdivision 10e</statute_ref>, clause (4), are limited to establishment <br/>
<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>of a wetland banking account and are assessed at the rate of 6.5 percent of the value
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>the credits not to exceed $1,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>    (d) The board may assess a fee to pay the costs associated with establishing <br/>
<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>conservation easements, or other long-term protection mechanisms prescribed in the
         rules <br/>
<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>adopted under subdivision 1, on property used for wetland replacement.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.88.0"></a><a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>    Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2251, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var><b>103G.2251 STATE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; WETLAND BANK </b><br/>
<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var><b>CREDIT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>    In greater than 80 percent areas, preservation of wetlands, riparian buffers, and <br/>
<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>watershed areas essential to maintaining important functions and sustainability of
         aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>resources in the watershed that are protected by a permanent conservation easement <br/>
<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>84C.01</statute_ref> and held by the board may be eligible for wetland <br/>
<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>replacement or mitigation credits, according to rules adopted by the board. To be
         eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>for credit under this section, a conservation easement must be established after May
         24, <br/>
<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>2008, and approved by the board. Wetland areas on private lands preserved under this
         <br/>
<a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>section are not eligible for replacement or mitigation credit if the area has been
         protected <br/>
<a id="pl.150.33"></a><var>150.33</var>using public conservation funds.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.89.0"></a><a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>    Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.245, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Exceptions.</b> A public waters work permit is not required for:<br/>
<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>(1) work in altered natural watercourses that are part of drainage systems established
         <br/>
<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>under chapter 103D or 103E if the work in the waters is undertaken according to chapter
         <br/>
<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>103D or 103E; or<br/>
<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>(2) a drainage project for a drainage system established under chapter 103E that does
         <br/>
<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>not substantially affect public waters.; or<br/>
<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>(3) culvert restoration or replacement of the same size and elevation, if the <br/>
<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>restoration or replacement does not impact a designated trout stream.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.90.0"></a><a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>    Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.271, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Permit restriction during summer months.</b> The commissioner must not <br/>
<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>modify or restrict the amount of appropriation from a groundwater source authorized
         in a <br/>
<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>water use permit issued to irrigate agricultural land between May April 1 and October <br/>
<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>1, or, for agricultural land with a crop, until November 15, unless the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>determines the authorized amount of appropriation endangers a domestic water supply.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.91.0"></a><a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>    Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.271, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Prohibition on once-through water use permits.</b> (a) Except as provided <br/>
<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>in paragraph (c), the commissioner may not issue a water use permit to increase the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>volume of appropriation from a groundwater source for a once-through cooling system.<br/>
<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), once-through system water use permits <br/>
<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>using in excess of 5,000,000 gallons annually must be terminated by the commissioner,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>unless the discharge is into a public water basin within a nature preserve approved
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>commissioner and established prior to January 1, 2001. The commissioner may issue a <br/>
<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>permit for a system in existence prior to January 1, 2015, for up to 5,000,000 gallons
         <br/>
<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>annually. Existing once-through systems must not be expanded and are required to convert <br/>
<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>to water efficient alternatives within the design life of existing equipment.<br/>
<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the commissioner, with the approval of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>the commissioners of health and the Pollution Control Agency, may issue once-through
         <br/>
<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>system water use permits on an annual basis for groundwater thermal exchange devices <br/>
<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>or aquifer storage and recovery systems that return all once-through system water to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>source aquifer. Water use permit processing fees in subdivision 6, paragraph (a),
         apply <br/>
<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>to all water withdrawals under this paragraph, including any reuse of water returned
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var>the source aquifer.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.92.0"></a><a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>    Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.271, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>    Subd. 6a. <b>Payment of fees for past unpermitted appropriations.</b> An entity that <br/>
<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>appropriates water without a required permit under subdivision 1 must pay the applicable
         <br/>
<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>water use permit processing fee specified in subdivision 6 for the period during which
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>unpermitted appropriation occurred. The fees for unpermitted appropriations are required
         <br/>
<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>for the previous seven calendar years after being notified of the need for a permit.
         This <br/>
<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>fee is in addition to any other fee or penalty assessed. The commissioner may waive <br/>
<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>payment of fees for past unpermitted appropriations for a residential system permitted
         <br/>
<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>under subdivision 5, paragraph (b).<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.93.0"></a><a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>    Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.287, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Applications for groundwater appropriations; preliminary well </b><br/>
<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var><b>construction approval.</b> (a) Groundwater use permit applications are not complete until <br/>
<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>the applicant has supplied:<br/>
<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>(1) a water well record as required by section 
         <statute_ref>103I.205</statute_ref>, subdivision 9, information <br/>
<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>on the subsurface geologic formations penetrated by the well and the formation or
         aquifer <br/>
<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>that will serve as the water source, and geologic information from test holes drilled
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>locate the site of the production well;<br/>
<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>(2) the maximum daily, seasonal, and annual pumpage rates and volumes being <br/>
<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>requested;<br/>
<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>(3) information on groundwater quality in terms of the measures of quality <br/>
<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>commonly specified for the proposed water use and details on water treatment necessary
         <br/>
<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>for the proposed use;<br/>
<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>(4) an inventory of existing wells within 1-1/2 miles of the proposed production well
         <br/>
<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>or within the area of influence, as determined by the commissioner. The inventory
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>include information on well locations, depths, geologic formations, depth of the pump
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>intake, pumping and nonpumping water levels, and details of well construction;<br/>
<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>(5) (4) the results of an aquifer test completed according to specifications approved <br/>
<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>by the commissioner. The test must be conducted at the maximum pumping rate requested
         <br/>
<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>in the application and for a length of time adequate to assess or predict impacts
         to other <br/>
<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>wells and surface water and groundwater resources. The permit applicant is responsible
         <br/>
<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>for all costs related to the aquifer test, including the construction of groundwater
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>surface water monitoring installations, and water level readings before, during, and
         after <br/>
<a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>the aquifer test; and<br/>
<a id="pl.152.34"></a><var>152.34</var>(6) (5) the results of any assessments conducted by the commissioner under <br/>
<a id="pl.152.35"></a><var>152.35</var>paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>(b) The commissioner may waive an application requirement in this subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>if the information provided with the application is adequate to determine whether
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>proposed appropriation and use of water is sustainable and will protect ecosystems,
         water <br/>
<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.<br/>
<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>(c) The commissioner shall provide an assessment of a proposed well needing a <br/>
<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>groundwater appropriation permit. The commissioner shall evaluate the information
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>submitted as required under section 
         <statute_ref>103I.205, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (f), and determine <br/>
<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>whether the anticipated appropriation request is likely to meet the applicable requirements
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>of this chapter. If the appropriation request is likely to meet applicable requirements,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>commissioner shall provide the person submitting the information with a letter providing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>preliminary approval to construct the well.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.94.0"></a><a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>    Sec. 94. <b>[103G.289] WELL INTERFERENCE; WELL SEALING.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>The commissioner shall not validate a well interference claim if the affected well
         has <br/>
<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>been sealed prior to the completion of the commissioner's investigation of the complaint.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>If the well is sealed prior to completion of the investigation, the commissioner must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>dismiss the complaint.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.95.0"></a><a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>    Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.291, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Water supply plans; demand reduction.</b> (a) Every public water supplier <br/>
<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>serving more than 1,000 people must submit a water supply plan to the commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>for approval by January 1, 1996. In accordance with guidelines developed by the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>commissioner, the plan must address projected demands, adequacy of the water supply
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>system and planned improvements, existing and future water sources, natural resource
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>impacts or limitations, emergency preparedness, water conservation, supply and demand
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>reduction measures, and allocation priorities that are consistent with section 
         <statute_ref>103G.261</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>Public water suppliers must update their plan and, upon notification, submit it to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>commissioner for approval every ten years.<br/>
<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>    (b) The water supply plan in paragraph (a) is required for all communities in the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>metropolitan area, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121</statute_ref>, with a municipal water supply system <br/>
<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>and is a required element of the local comprehensive plan required under section 
         <statute_ref>473.859</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>Water supply plans or updates submitted after December 31, 2008, must be consistent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>with the metropolitan area master water supply plan required under section 
<statute_ref>473.1565</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2).<br/>
<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>    (c) Public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people must encourage <br/>
<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>water conservation by employing water use demand reduction measures, as defined in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (a), before requesting approval from the commissioner of
         health <br/>
<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>144.383, paragraph (a)</statute_ref>, to construct a public water supply well or requesting <br/>
<a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>an increase in the authorized volume of appropriation. The commissioner of natural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>resources and the water supplier shall use a collaborative process to achieve demand
         <br/>
<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>reduction measures as a part of a water supply plan review process.<br/>
<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>    (d) Public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people must submit records <br/>
<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>that indicate the number of connections and amount of use by customer category and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>volume of water unaccounted for with the annual report of water use required under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103G.281, subdivision 3</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>    (e) For the purposes of this section, "public water supplier" means an entity that
         owns, <br/>
<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>manages, or operates a public water supply, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144.382, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.96.0"></a><a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>    Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.301, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>    Subd. 5a. <b>Town fees </b><b>limited</b><b> exemption</b><b>.</b> Notwithstanding this section or any <br/>
<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>other law, no permit application, general permit notification, or field inspection
         fee shall <br/>
<a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>be charged to a town in connection with the construction or alteration of a town road,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>bridge, or culvert shall exceed $100.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.97.0"></a><a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>    Sec. 97. <b>[114C.40] VOLUNTARY SELF REPORTING OF VIOLATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms <br/>
<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>have the meaning given.<br/>
<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>(c) "Environmental requirement" means a requirement in a law administered by the <br/>
<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var>agency, a rule adopted by the agency, a permit or order issued by the agency, an agreement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>entered into with the agency, or a court order issued pursuant to any of the foregoing.<br/>
<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>(d) "Regulated entity" means a public or private organization that is subject to <br/>
<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>environmental requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Enforcement delay.</b> The commissioner must defer for at least 90 days <br/>
<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>enforcement of an environmental requirement against a regulated entity if:<br/>
<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>(1) violation of the environmental requirement was first identified by the regulated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>entity or an employee of or person contracted by the regulated entity;<br/>
<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>(2) the regulated entity notified the commissioner of the violation within two <br/>
<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>business days of it coming to the regulated entity's attention;<br/>
<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>(3) the regulated entity has not been subject to an enforcement action within the
         past <br/>
<a id="pl.154.34"></a><var>154.34</var>two years from the date of the notification under clause (2); and<br/>
<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>(4) the regulated entity has committed, in writing, to correct the violation as <br/>
<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>expeditiously as possible under the circumstances.<br/>
<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Penalties waived.</b> The commissioner must not impose or bring an action <br/>
<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>for any administrative, civil, or criminal penalties against a regulated entity if,
         after the <br/>
<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>90-day delay provided under subdivision 2, the regulated entity has corrected the
         violation <br/>
<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>or has a schedule to correct the violation approved by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Exceptions.</b> Notwithstanding subdivisions 2 and 3, the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>may, at any time, bring:<br/>
<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>(1) a criminal enforcement action against any person who commits a violation <br/>
<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>under section 609.671;<br/>
<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>(2) a civil or administrative enforcement action, which may include a penalty, under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>section 115.071 or 116.072, against the regulated entity if:<br/>
<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>(i) a violation caused serious harm to, or presents an imminent and substantial <br/>
<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>endangerment to, human health or the environment;<br/>
<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>(ii) a violation is of the specific terms of an administrative order, a judicial order
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>consent decree, a stipulation agreement, or a schedule of compliance;<br/>
<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>(iii) a violation has resulted in a substantial economic benefit which gives the <br/>
<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>regulated entity a clear advantage over its business competitors; or<br/>
<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>(iv) a violation is identified through a legally mandated monitoring or sampling <br/>
<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>requirement prescribed by statute, regulation, permit, judicial or administrative
         order, <br/>
<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>or consent agreement; or<br/>
<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>(3) an enforcement action against a regulated entity to enjoin an imminent and <br/>
<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>substantial danger under section 116.11.<br/>
<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Reporting required by law.</b> Nothing in this section alters the obligation of <br/>
<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>any regulated entity to report releases, violations, or other matters that are required
         to be <br/>
<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>reported by state or federal law, rule, permit, or enforcement action.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.98.0"></a><a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>    Sec. 98. <b>[115.035] INDEPENDENT PEER REVIEW OF WATER QUALITY </b><br/>
<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var><b>STANDARDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>(a) For the purposes of this section, "independent peer review" means a peer review
         <br/>
<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>conducted by an expert or experts in an area related to the work being reviewed who
         was <br/>
<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>not directly or indirectly involved with the work conducted or contracted by the agency
         <br/>
<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>and who is not currently employed by the agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>(b) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall ensure that any <br/>
<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>proposed change to a water quality standard under this chapter or chapter 116 is subject
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.155.35"></a><var>155.35</var>an independent peer review when:<br/>
<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>(1) the estimated financial impact to affected permittees is $50,000,000 or more,
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>total, within the first five years of implementation;<br/>
<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>(2) the change supports or proposes a significant new precedent, model, or <br/>
<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>methodology; or<br/>
<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>(3) the change addresses a significant controversial issue.<br/>
<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>(c) The commissioner must provide notice and take public comment on the charge <br/>
<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>questions for independent peer review and must allow written and oral public comment
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>part of the independent peer review process and the peer review report. Documentation
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>compliance with the notice and comment requirements and the peer review report must
         <br/>
<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>be included in the statement of need and reasonableness.<br/>
<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>(d) The commissioner shall ensure that peer review is conducted in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>with the guidance contained in the United States Environmental Protection Agency's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>Peer Review Handbook.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.99.0"></a><a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>    Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115.44, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Annual report.</b> (a) By January 15 each year, the commissioner shall <br/>
<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>post on the Pollution Control Agency's Web site a report on the agency's activities
         <br/>
<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>the previous calendar year to implement standards and classification requirements
         into <br/>
<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>national pollutant discharge elimination system and state disposal system permits
         held by <br/>
<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>municipalities. The report must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>(1) a summary of permits issued or reissued over the previous calendar year, <br/>
<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>including any changes to permitted effluent limits due to water quality standards
         adopted <br/>
<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>or revised during the previous permit term;<br/>
<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>(2) highlights of innovative approaches employed by the agency and municipalities
         <br/>
<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>to develop and achieve permit requirements in a cost-effective manner;<br/>
<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>(3) a summary of standards development and water quality rulemaking activities <br/>
<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>over the previous calendar year, including economic analyses;<br/>
<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>(4) a summary of standards development and water quality rulemaking activities <br/>
<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>anticipated for the next three years, including economic analyses;<br/>
<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>(5) a process and timeframe for municipalities to provide input to the agency <br/>
<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>regarding their needs based on the information provided in the report; and<br/>
<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>(6) a list of anticipated permitting initiatives in the next calendar year that may
         <br/>
<a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>impact municipalities and the agency's plan for involving the municipalities throughout
         <br/>
<a id="pl.156.34"></a><var>156.34</var>the planning and decision making process. The plan must include opportunities for
         input <br/>
<a id="pl.156.35"></a><var>156.35</var>and public comment from municipalities on rulemaking initiatives prior to preparation
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>a statement of need and reasonableness required under section 14.131. The commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>must ensure the agency's plan under this clause is implemented.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>(b) For the purposes of this section, "economic analyses" must include assessments
         <br/>
<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>of the potential costs to regulated municipalities associated with water quality standards
         <br/>
<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>or rules proposed by the agency.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.100.0"></a><a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>    Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>115.55
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115.56</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>    (b) "Advisory committee" means the Advisory Committee on Subsurface Sewage <br/>
<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>Treatment Systems established under the subsurface sewage treatment system rules.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>advisory committee must be appointed to ensure geographic representation of the state
         <br/>
<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>and include elected public officials.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>    (c) "Applicable requirements" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>    (1) local ordinances that comply with the subsurface sewage treatment system rules,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>as required in subdivision 2; or<br/>
<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>    (2) in areas without compliant ordinances described in clause (1), the subsurface
         <br/>
<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>sewage treatment system rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>(d) "Building sewer connected to a subsurface sewage treatment system" means the <br/>
<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>pipe that connects a structure to a subsurface sewage treatment system. Building sewers
         <br/>
<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>connected to subsurface sewage treatment systems are codefined as both plumbing and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>subsurface sewage treatment system components.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>    (d) (e) "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>    (e) (f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>    (f) (g) "Dwelling" means a building or place used or intended to be used by human <br/>
<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>occupants as a single-family or two-family unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>    (g) (h) "Subsurface sewage treatment system" or "system" means a sewage treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>system, or part thereof, that uses subsurface soil treatment and disposal, or a holding
         tank, <br/>
<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>serving a dwelling, other establishment, or a group thereof, and that does not require
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>state permit. Subsurface sewage treatment system includes a building sewer connected <br/>
<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>to a subsurface sewage treatment system.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>    (h) (i) "Subsurface sewage treatment system professional" means an inspector, <br/>
<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>installer, designer, service provider, or maintainer.<br/>
<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>    (i) (j) "Subsurface sewage treatment system rules" means rules adopted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.157.34"></a><var>157.34</var>agency that establish minimum standards and criteria for the design, location, installation,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.157.35"></a><var>157.35</var>use, maintenance, and closure of subsurface sewage treatment systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>    (j) (k) "Inspector" means a person who inspects subsurface sewage treatment <br/>
<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>systems for compliance with the applicable requirements.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var>    (k) (l) "Installer" means a person who constructs or repairs subsurface sewage <br/>
<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>treatment systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>    (l) (m) "Local unit of government" means a township, city, or county.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>    (m) (n) "Performance-based system" means a system that is designed specifically <br/>
<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>for environmental conditions on a site and is designed to adequately protect the public
         <br/>
<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>health and the environment and provide consistent, reliable, long-term performance.
         At a <br/>
<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>minimum, a performance based system must ensure that applicable water quality standards
         <br/>
<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>are met in both ground and surface water that ultimately receive the treated sewage.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>    (n) (o) "Maintainer " means a person who removes solids and liquids from and <br/>
<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>maintains and repairs components of subsurface sewage treatment systems including,
         but <br/>
<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>not limited to, sewage, aerobic, and holding tanks.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>    (o) (p) "Seasonal dwelling" means a dwelling that is occupied or used for less than <br/>
<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>180 days per year and less than 120 consecutive days.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>    (p) (q) "Septic system tank" means any covered receptacle designed, constructed, <br/>
<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>and installed as part of a subsurface sewage treatment system.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>    (q) (r) "Designer" means a person who:<br/>
<a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>    (1) investigates soils and site characteristics to determine suitability, limitations,
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>sizing requirements; and<br/>
<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>    (2) designs subsurface sewage treatment systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>    (r) (s) "Straight-pipe system" means a sewage disposal system that transports raw or <br/>
<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>partially treated sewage directly to a lake, a stream, a drainage system, or ground
         surface.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.101.0"></a><a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>    Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115.56, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>    Subd. 2. <b>License required.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person may <br/>
<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>not design, install, maintain, pump, inspect, or provide service to a subsurface sewage
         <br/>
<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>treatment system without a license issued by the commissioner. Licenses issued under
         this <br/>
<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>section allow work on subsurface sewage treatment systems that do not require a state
         <br/>
<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>permit using prescriptive designs and design guidances provided by the agency. Licensees
         <br/>
<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>who design systems using these prescriptive designs and design guidances are not subject
         <br/>
<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>to the additional licensing requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>326.03</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>    (b) A license is not required for a person who complies with the applicable <br/>
<a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>requirements if the person is:<br/>
<a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>    (1) a qualified employee of state or local government who is a certified professional;<br/>
<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>    (2) an individual who constructs a subsurface sewage treatment system on land that
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>is owned or leased by the individual and functions solely as the individual's dwelling
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>seasonal dwelling, unless specifically disallowed in local ordinance. A person constructing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>a subsurface sewage treatment system under this clause must comply with all local
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>administrative and technical requirements. In addition, the system must be inspected
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>before being covered and a compliance report must be provided to the local unit of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>government after the inspection;<br/>
<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>    (3) a farmer who pumps and disposes of sewage waste from subsurface sewage <br/>
<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>treatment systems, holding tanks, and privies on land that is owned or leased by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>farmer; or<br/>
<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>    (4) an individual who performs labor or services for a licensed business under this
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>section in connection with the design, installation, operation, pumping, or inspection
         of a <br/>
<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>subsurface sewage treatment system at the direction and under the personal supervision
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>a person certified under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>    (c) The commissioner, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Extension <br/>
<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>Service or another higher education institution, shall ensure adequate training and
         design <br/>
<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>guidance exists for subsurface sewage treatment system certified professionals.<br/>
<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var>    (d) The commissioner shall conduct examinations to test the knowledge of applicants
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>for certification and shall issue documentation of certification.<br/>
<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>    (e) Licenses may be issued only upon submission of general liability insurance, a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>corporate surety bond in the amount of at least $10,000 $25,000, and the name of the <br/>
<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>individual who will be the designated certified individual for that business. The
         bond may <br/>
<a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>be for both plumbing work and subsurface sewage treatment work if the bond complies
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>with the requirements of this section and satisfies the requirements and references <br/>
<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>identified in section 
         <statute_ref>326B.46, subdivision 2</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>    (f) Local units of government may not require additional local licenses for <br/>
<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>subsurface sewage treatment system businesses.<br/>
<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>    (g) No other professional license under section 
         <statute_ref>326.03</statute_ref> is required to design, install, <br/>
<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>maintain, inspect, or provide service for a subsurface sewage treatment system that
         does <br/>
<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>not require a state permit using prescriptive designs and design guidances provided
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>the agency if the system designer, installer, maintainer, inspector, or service provider
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>is licensed under this subdivision and the local unit of government has not adopted
         <br/>
<a id="pl.159.33"></a><var>159.33</var>additional requirements.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.102.0"></a><a id="pl.159.34"></a><var>159.34</var>    Sec. 102. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.03, subdivision 25a, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.159.35"></a><var>159.35</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>    Subd. 25a. <b>Recyclable materials.</b> "Recyclable materials" means materials that are <br/>
<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>separated from mixed municipal solid waste for the purpose of recycling or composting,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>including paper, glass, plastics, metals, automobile oil, batteries, and source-separated <br/>
<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>compostable materials, and sole source food waste streams that are managed through <br/>
<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>biodegradative processes. Refuse-derived fuel or other material that is destroyed by <br/>
<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>incineration is not a recyclable material.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.103.0"></a><a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>    Sec. 103. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.03, subdivision 32a, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>    Subd. 32a. <b>Source-separated compostable materials.</b> "Source-separated <br/>
<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>compostable materials" means materials that:<br/>
<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>    (1) are separated at the source by waste generators for the purpose of preparing <br/>
<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>them for use as compost;<br/>
<a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>    (2) are collected separately from mixed municipal solid waste, and are governed by
         <br/>
<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>the licensing provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>115A.93</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>    (3) are comprised of food wastes, fish and animal waste, plant materials, diapers,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>sanitary products, and paper that is not recyclable because the commissioner has <br/>
<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>determined that no other person is willing to accept the paper for recycling;<br/>
<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>    (4) are delivered to a facility to undergo controlled microbial degradation to yield
         <br/>
<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>a humus-like product meeting the agency's class I or class II, or equivalent, compost
         <br/>
<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var>standards and where process residues rejects do not exceed 15 percent by weight of the <br/>
<a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>total material delivered to the facility; and<br/>
<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>    (5) may be delivered to a transfer station, mixed municipal solid waste processing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>facility, or recycling facility only for the purposes of composting or transfer to
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>composting facility, unless the commissioner determines that no other person is willing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>to accept the materials.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.104.0"></a><a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>    Sec. 104. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Registration fee.</b> (a) Each manufacturer who registers under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>115A.1312
         </statute_ref> must, by September 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, pay to the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>of revenue an annual registration fee. The commissioner of revenue must deposit the
         fee <br/>
<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>in the state treasury and credit the fee to the environmental fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>    (b) The registration fee is equal to a base fee of $2,500, plus a variable recycling
         <br/>
<a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var>fee calculated according to the formula:<br/>
<a id="pl.160.34"></a><var>160.34</var>    ((A x B) - (C + D)) x E, where:<br/>
<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>    (1) A = the number of pounds of a manufacturer's video display devices sold to <br/>
<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>households during the previous program year, as reported to the department under section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>115A.1316, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>    (2) B = the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled,
         set at <br/>
<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var>0.6 for the first program year and 0.8 for the second program year and every year
         thereafter;<br/>
<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>    (3) C = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by a <br/>
<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>manufacturer from households during the previous program year, as reported to the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>department under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.1316, subdivision 1</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>    (4) D = the number of recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to calculate
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>variable recycling fee, as reported to the department under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.1316</statute_ref>, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>1; and<br/>
<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>    (5) E = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $0.50 per pound
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>manufacturers who recycle less than 50 percent of the product (A x B); $0.40 per pound
         <br/>
<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>for manufacturers who recycle at least 50 percent but less than 90 percent of the
         product <br/>
<a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>(A x B); and $0.30 per pound for manufacturers who recycle at least 90 percent but
         less <br/>
<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var>than 100 percent of the product (A x B).<br/>
<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>    (c) If, as specified in paragraph (b), the term C - (A x B) equals a positive number
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>pounds, that amount is defined as the manufacturer's recycling credits. A manufacturer
         <br/>
<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>may retain recycling credits to be added, in whole or in part, to the actual value
         of C, as <br/>
<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>reported under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.1316, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, during any succeeding program year, <br/>
<a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>provided that no more than 25 percent of a manufacturer's obligation (A x B) for any
         <br/>
<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>program year may be met with recycling credits generated in a prior program year.
         A <br/>
<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>manufacturer may sell any portion or all of its recycling credits to another manufacturer,
         at <br/>
<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>a price negotiated by the parties, who may use the credits in the same manner.<br/>
<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>    (d) For the purpose of calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling fee under <br/>
<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>paragraph (b), the weight of covered electronic devices collected from households
         located <br/>
<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c),
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>calculated at 1.5 times their actual weight.<br/>
<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>    (e) The registration fee for the initial program year and the base registration fee
         <br/>
<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>thereafter for a manufacturer who produces fewer than 100 video display devices for
         sale <br/>
<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>annually to households is $1,250.<br/>
<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>(f) For the ninth program year, the agency shall publish a statewide recycling goal
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>16,000,000 pounds.<br/>
<a id="pl.161.34"></a><var>161.34</var>(g) For the ninth program year, the agency shall determine each registered <br/>
<a id="pl.161.35"></a><var>161.35</var>manufacturer's market share of video display devices to be collected and recycled
         based <br/>
<a id="pl.161.36"></a><var>161.36</var>on the manufacturer's percentage share of the total weight of video display devices
         sold <br/>
<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>as reported to the department for the eighth program year as reported to the agency
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>July 15, 2015. By July 30, 2015, the agency shall provide each manufacturer with a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>determination of its share of video display devices to be collected and recycled,
         which <br/>
<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>is the quotient of the total weight of the manufacturer's video display devices sold
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>households in the eighth program year, divided by the total weight of all manufacturers'
         <br/>
<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>video display devices sold to households in this state based on reporting to the agency
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>the eighth program year, then applied proportionally to the statewide recycling goal
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var>16,000,000 pounds as specified in paragraph (f). <br/>
<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>(h) If a manufacturer's obligation for the recycling of video display devices as <br/>
<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>determined in paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2), by weight is higher than the obligation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>determined by the agency in paragraph (g), then the higher number is the obligation
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>program year nine. <br/>
<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>(i) For the ninth program year, a manufacturer that did not report sales data to the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>department for the eighth or ninth program years shall be subject to a recycling obligation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>that is equal to 80 percent by weight of the manufacturer's video display devices
         sold <br/>
<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>to households.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.105.0"></a><a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>    Sec. 105. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.1415, subdivision 16, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>    Subd. 16. <b>Administrative fee.</b> (a) The stewardship organization or individual <br/>
<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>producer submitting a stewardship plan shall pay an annual administrative fee to the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>commissioner. The agency may establish a variable fee based on relevant factors, <br/>
<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>including, but not limited to, the portion of architectural paint sold in the state
         by members <br/>
<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>of the organization compared to the total amount of architectural paint sold in the
         state by <br/>
<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>all organizations submitting a stewardship plan.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>    (b) Prior to July 1, 2014, and before July 1 annually thereafter, the agency shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>identify the costs it incurs under this section. The agency shall set the fee at an
         amount <br/>
<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>that, when paid by every stewardship organization or individual producer that submits
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>stewardship plan, is adequate to reimburse the agency's full costs of administering
         this <br/>
<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>section. The total amount of annual fees collected under this subdivision must not
         exceed <br/>
<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>the amount necessary to reimburse costs incurred by the agency to administer this
         section.<br/>
<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>    (c) A stewardship organization or individual producer subject to this subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>must pay the agency's administrative fee under paragraph (a) on or before July 1,
         2014, <br/>
<a id="pl.162.33"></a><var>162.33</var>and annually thereafter. Each year after the initial payment, the annual administrative
         fee <br/>
<a id="pl.162.34"></a><var>162.34</var>may not exceed five percent of the aggregate stewardship assessment added to the cost
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.162.35"></a><var>162.35</var>all architectural paint sold by producers in the state for the preceding calendar
         year.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>    (d) All fees received under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>credited to a product stewardship account in the special revenue fund. For fiscal
         years <br/>
<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>2014 and, 2015, 2016, and 2017, the amount collected under this section is annually <br/>
<a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>appropriated to the agency to implement and enforce this section.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.106.0"></a><a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>    Sec. 106. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.551, subdivision 2a, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>County recycling goals.</b> (a) By December 31, 2030, each county will <br/>
<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>have as a goal to recycle the following amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>(1) for a county outside of the metropolitan area, 35 percent by weight of total <br/>
<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>solid waste generation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>(2) for a metropolitan county, 75 percent by weight of total solid waste generation.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>(b) Each county will develop and implement or require political subdivisions within
         <br/>
<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>the county to develop and implement programs, practices, or methods designed to meet
         its <br/>
<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>recycling goal. Nothing in this section or in any other law may be construed to prohibit
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>county from establishing a higher recycling goal.<br/>
<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>(c) Any quantified recyclable materials that meet the definition in subdivision 1,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>paragraph (a), or section 115A.03, subdivision 25a, are eligible to be counted toward
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>county's recycling goal under this subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.107.0"></a><a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>    Sec. 107. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.557, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Purposes for which money may be spent.</b> (a) A county receiving money <br/>
<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>distributed by the commissioner under this section may use the money only for the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>development and implementation of programs to:<br/>
<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>(1) reduce the amount of solid waste generated;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var>(2) recycle the maximum amount of solid waste technically feasible;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>(3) create and support markets for recycled products;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>(4) remove problem materials from the solid waste stream and develop proper <br/>
<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>disposal options for them;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>(5) inform and educate all sectors of the public about proper solid waste management
         <br/>
<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>procedures;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>(6) provide technical assistance to public and private entities to ensure proper solid
         <br/>
<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var>waste management;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var>(7) provide educational, technical, and financial assistance for litter prevention;<br/>
<a id="pl.163.33"></a><var>163.33</var>(8) process mixed municipal solid waste generated in the county at a resource <br/>
<a id="pl.163.34"></a><var>163.34</var>recovery facility located in Minnesota; and<br/>
<a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>(9) compost source-separated compostable materials, including the provision of <br/>
<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>receptacles for residential composting.;<br/>
<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>(10) prevent food waste or collect and transport food donated to humans or to be <br/>
<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>fed to animals; and <br/>
<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var>(11) process source-separated compostable materials that are to be used to produce
         <br/>
<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>Class I or Class II compost, as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 7035.2836, after
         being <br/>
<a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>processed in an anaerobic digester, but not to construct buildings or acquire equipment.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2015 and continuing thereafter, of any money distributed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var>by the commissioner under this section to a metropolitan county, as defined in section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>473.121, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, that exceeds the amount the county was eligible to receive under <br/>
<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>this section in fiscal year 2014: (1) at least 50 percent must be expended on activities
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>paragraph (a), clause clauses (9) to (11); and (2) the remainder must be expended on <br/>
<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>activities in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7) and (9) to (11) that advance the county toward <br/>
<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>achieving its recycling goal under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.551</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.108.0"></a><a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>    Sec. 108. <b>[115A.565] RECYCLING COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Grant program established.</b> The commissioner shall make <br/>
<a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>competitive grants to political subdivisions to establish curbside recycling or composting,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>increase recycling or composting, reduce the amount of recyclable materials entering
         <br/>
<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>disposal facilities, or reduce the costs associated with hauling waste by locating
         collection <br/>
<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>sites as close as possible to the site where the waste is generated. To be eligible
         for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>under this section, a political subdivision must be located outside the seven-county
         <br/>
<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var>metropolitan area and a city must have a population of less than 45,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Application.</b> (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures <br/>
<a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var>for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>(b) The determination of whether to make a grant under this section is within the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>discretion of the commissioner, subject to subdivision 4. The commissioner's decisions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Priorities; eligible projects.</b> (a) If applications for grants exceed the <br/>
<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>available appropriations, grants must be made for projects that, in the commissioner's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>judgment, provide the highest return in public benefits.<br/>
<a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>(b) To be eligible to receive a grant, a project must:<br/>
<a id="pl.164.33"></a><var>164.33</var>(1) be locally administered;<br/>
<a id="pl.164.34"></a><var>164.34</var>(2) have an educational component and measurable outcomes;<br/>
<a id="pl.164.35"></a><var>164.35</var>(3) request $250,000 or less;<br/>
<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>(4) demonstrate local direct and indirect matching support of at least a quarter <br/>
<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>amount of the grant request; and<br/>
<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>(5) include at least one of the following elements:<br/>
<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>(i) transition to residential recycling through curbside or centrally located collection
         <br/>
<a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>sites; <br/>
<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>(ii) development of local recycling systems to support curbside recycling; or<br/>
<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>(iii) development or expansion of local recycling systems to support recycling bulk
         <br/>
<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>materials, including, but not limited to, electronic waste.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Cancellation of grant.</b> If a grant is awarded under this section and <br/>
<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the
         grant <br/>
<a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var>must be canceled.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.109.0"></a><a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>    Sec. 109. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.93, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>License </b><b>and registration </b><b>required</b><b>; reporting</b><b>.</b> (a) A person may <br/>
<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>not collect mixed municipal solid waste for hire without a license from the jurisdiction
         <br/>
<a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>where the mixed municipal solid waste is collected. The local licensing entity shall submit <br/>
<a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>a list of licensed collectors to the agency.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>(b) A person may not collect recyclable materials for hire unless registered with
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>agency. If a person is licensed under paragraph (a), the person need not register
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>the agency under this paragraph.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>(c) The agency, in consultation with the Solid Waste Management Coordinating <br/>
<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>Board, the Association of Minnesota Counties, the Minnesota Solid Waste Administrators
         <br/>
<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>Association, and representatives from the waste industry shall, by July 1, 2016, develop
         <br/>
<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>uniform short and long reporting forms that will reduce duplicative reporting to <br/>
<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>governmental units by collectors of solid waste and recyclable materials.<br/>
<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>(d) A collector of mixed municipal solid waste or recyclable materials shall separately
         <br/>
<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>report to the agency on an annual basis information including, but not limited to,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>quantity of mixed municipal solid waste and the quantity of recyclable materials collected:<br/>
<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>(1) from commercial customers;<br/>
<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>(2) from residential customers;<br/>
<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>(3) by county of origin; and<br/>
<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var>(4) by destination of the material.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.110.0"></a><a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>    Sec. 110. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.34, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Property damage losses.</b> (a) Losses compensable by the fund for property <br/>
<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>damage are limited to the following losses caused by damage to the principal residence
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>the claimant:<br/>
<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>(1) the reasonable cost of replacing or decontaminating the primary source of <br/>
<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>drinking water for the property not to exceed the amount actually expended by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var>claimant or assessed by a local taxing authority, if the Department of Health has
         confirmed <br/>
<a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>that the remedy provides safe drinking water and advised that the water not be used
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>drinking or determined that the replacement or decontamination of the source of drinking
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>water was necessary, up to a maximum of $25,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>(2) the reasonable cost to install a mitigation system for the claimant's principal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>residence, not to exceed the amount actually expended by the claimant, if the agency
         has <br/>
<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>recommended such installation to protect human health due to soil vapor intrusion
         into <br/>
<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>the residence from releases of harmful substances. Reimbursement of eligible claims
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>shall not exceed $25,000;<br/>
<a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>(2) (3) losses incurred as a result of a bona fide sale of the property at less than <br/>
<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>the appraised market value under circumstances that constitute a hardship to the owner,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>limited to 75 percent of the difference between the appraised market value and the
         selling <br/>
<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>price, but not to exceed $25,000; and<br/>
<a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>(3) (4) losses incurred as a result of the inability of an owner in hardship circumstances
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>to sell the property due to the presence of harmful substances, limited to the increase
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>costs associated with the need to maintain two residences, but not to exceed $25,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>(b) In computation of the loss under paragraph (a), clause (3) (4), the agency shall <br/>
<a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>offset the loss by the amount of any income received by the claimant from the rental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>of the property.<br/>
<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>(c) For purposes of paragraph (a), the following definitions apply:<br/>
<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>(1) "appraised market value" means an appraisal of the market value of the property
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>disregarding any decrease in value caused by the presence of a harmful substance in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>or on the property; and<br/>
<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var>(2) "hardship" means an urgent need to sell the property based on a special <br/>
<a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var>circumstance of the owner including catastrophic medical expenses, inability of the
         owner <br/>
<a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>to physically maintain the property due to a physical or mental condition, and change
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>employment of the owner or other member of the owner's household requiring the owner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.166.33"></a><var>166.33</var>to move to a different location.<br/>
<a id="pl.166.34"></a><var>166.34</var>(d) Appraisals are subject to agency approval. The agency may adopt rules <br/>
<a id="pl.166.35"></a><var>166.35</var>governing approval of appraisals, criteria for establishing a hardship, and other
         matters <br/>
<a id="pl.166.36"></a><var>166.36</var>necessary to administer this subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.111.0"></a><a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var>    Sec. 111. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.48, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Owner or operator.</b> "Owner or operator" means a person who:<br/>
<a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>(1) owns or has owned a dry cleaning facility; or<br/>
<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var>(2) owns or owned real property on which a dry cleaning facility operates or operated.<br/>
<a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective only upon enactment of a transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>of $743,000 in fiscal year 2016 from the general account in the remediation fund to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>dry cleaner environmental response and reimbursement account for reimbursement <br/>
<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>of remediation costs by persons other than responsible parties, as specified in article
         3, <br/>
<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>section 2, subdivision 4.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.112.0"></a><a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>    Sec. 112. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> A pollution control agency, designated as the Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>Pollution Control Agency, is hereby created. The agency shall consist of the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>and eight members appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>senate. One of such members shall be a person knowledgeable in the field of agriculture
         <br/>
<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>and one shall be representative of organized labor.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.113.0"></a><a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>    Sec. 113. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Agency is successor to commission.</b> The Pollution Control Agency is <br/>
<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>the successor of the Water Pollution Control Commission, and all powers and duties
         <br/>
<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>now vested in or imposed upon said commission by chapter 115, or any act amendatory
         <br/>
<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>thereof or supplementary thereto, are hereby transferred to, imposed upon, and vested
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>the Minnesota commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, except as to those matters <br/>
<a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>pending before the commission in which hearings have been held and evidence has been
         <br/>
<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var>adduced. The Water Pollution Commission shall complete its action in such pending
         <br/>
<a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>matters not later than six months from May 26, 1967. The Water Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>Commission, as heretofore constituted, is hereby abolished, (a) effective upon completion
         <br/>
<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>of its action in the pending cases, as hereinbefore provided for; or (b) six months
         from <br/>
<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>May 26, 1967, whichever is the earlier.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.114.0"></a><a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>    Sec. 114. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Office.</b> (a) The Office of Commissioner of the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.167.31"></a><var>167.31</var>Agency is created and is under the supervision and control of the commissioner, who
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.167.32"></a><var>167.32</var>appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>15.06</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>(b) The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner and assistant <br/>
<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>commissioners who shall be in the unclassified service.<br/>
<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var>(c) The commissioner shall make all decisions on behalf of the agency that are not <br/>
<a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var>required to be made by the agency under section 
<statute_ref>116.02</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.115.0"></a><a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var>    Sec. 115. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Mission; efficiency.</b> It is part of the agency's mission that within the <br/>
<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var>agency's resources the commissioner and the members of the agency shall endeavor to:<br/>
<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var>(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;<br/>
<a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var>resources and operate the agency as efficiently as possible;<br/>
<a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var>(3) coordinate the agency's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>other governmental agencies;<br/>
<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve <br/>
<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase
         <br/>
<a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>public participation in the business of government;<br/>
<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;<br/>
<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the <br/>
<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section
         <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>16A.10, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out
         <br/>
<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>the mission and improve the performance of the agency.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.116.0"></a><a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var>    Sec. 116. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var>    Subd. 4d. <b>Permit fees.</b> (a) The agency may collect permit fees in amounts not greater <br/>
<a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>than those necessary to cover the reasonable costs of developing, reviewing, and acting
         <br/>
<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>upon applications for agency permits and implementing and enforcing the conditions
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>the permits pursuant to agency rules. Permit fees shall not include the costs of litigation.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>The fee schedule must reflect reasonable and routine direct and indirect costs associated
         <br/>
<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>with permitting, implementation, and enforcement. The agency may impose an additional
         <br/>
<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>enforcement fee to be collected for a period of up to two years to cover the reasonable
         costs <br/>
<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the rules of the agency.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.168.32"></a><var>168.32</var>Any money collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the environmental fund.<br/>
<a id="pl.168.33"></a><var>168.33</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the agency shall collect an annual fee from <br/>
<a id="pl.168.34"></a><var>168.34</var>the owner or operator of all stationary sources, emission facilities, emissions units,
         air <br/>
<a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>contaminant treatment facilities, treatment facilities, potential air contaminant
         storage <br/>
<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>facilities, or storage facilities subject to the requirement to obtain a permit a notification, <br/>
<a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>permit, or license requirement under subchapter this chapter, subchapters I and V of <br/>
<a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., or section <br/>
<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var><statute_ref>116.081</statute_ref> or rules adopted thereunder. The annual fee shall be used to pay for all direct <br/>
<a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>and indirect reasonable costs, including attorney general legal costs, required to develop <br/>
<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>and administer the notification, permit, or license program requirements of subchapter <br/>
<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>this chapter, subchapters I and V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title <br/>
<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>42, section 7401 et seq., and sections of this chapter and the or rules adopted under <br/>
<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>this chapter related to air contamination and noise thereunder. Those costs include the <br/>
<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon an application for a permit; implementing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>and enforcing statutes, rules, and the terms and conditions of a permit; emissions,
         ambient, <br/>
<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>and deposition monitoring; preparing generally applicable regulations; responding
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>federal guidance; modeling, analyses, and demonstrations; preparing inventories and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>tracking emissions; and providing information to the public about these activities.<br/>
<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>(c) The agency shall set fees that:<br/>
<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>(1) will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
         <br/>
<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each volatile organic compound; pollutant
         <br/>
<a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>regulated under United States Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412 (section 111 or
         112 <br/>
<a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>of the federal Clean Air Act); and each pollutant, except carbon monoxide, for which
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>national primary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated;<br/>
<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>(2) may result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
         <br/>
<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each pollutant not listed in clause
         (1) that is <br/>
<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter; and<br/>
<a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>(3) shall collect, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>amount needed to match grant funds received by the state under United States Code,
         title <br/>
<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>42, section 7405 (section 105 of the federal Clean Air Act).<br/>
<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>The agency must not include in the calculation of the aggregate amount to be collected
         <br/>
<a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>under clauses (1) and (2) any amount in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each air
         pollutant <br/>
<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>from a source. The increase in air permit fees to match federal grant funds shall
         be a <br/>
<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var>surcharge on existing fees. The commissioner may not collect the surcharge after the
         grant <br/>
<a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</var>funds become unavailable. In addition, the commissioner shall use nonfee funds to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.169.33"></a><var>169.33</var>extent practical to match the grant funds so that the fee surcharge is minimized.<br/>
<a id="pl.169.34"></a><var>169.34</var>(d) To cover the reasonable costs described in paragraph (b), the agency shall provide
         <br/>
<a id="pl.169.35"></a><var>169.35</var>in the rules promulgated under paragraph (c) for an increase in the fee collected
         in each year <br/>
<a id="pl.169.36"></a><var>169.36</var>by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent calendar
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>year ending before the beginning of the year the fee is collected exceeds the Consumer
         Price <br/>
<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>Index for the calendar year 1989. For purposes of this paragraph the Consumer Price
         Index <br/>
<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month
         period <br/>
<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>ending on August 31 of each calendar year. The revision of the Consumer Price Index
         that <br/>
<a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar year 1989 shall be used.<br/>
<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>(e) Any money collected under paragraphs (b) to (d) must be deposited in the <br/>
<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>environmental fund and must be used solely for the activities listed in paragraph
         (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>(f) Permit applicants who wish to construct, reconstruct, or modify a facility may
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>offer to reimburse the agency for the costs of staff time or consultant services needed
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>expedite the permit development process, including the analysis of environmental review
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var>documents. The reimbursement shall be in addition to permit application fees imposed
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var>law. When the agency determines that it needs additional resources to develop the
         permit <br/>
<a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>application in an expedited manner, and that expediting the development is consistent
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>permitting program priorities, the agency may accept the reimbursement. Reimbursements
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var>accepted by the agency are appropriated to the agency for the purpose of developing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>the permit or analyzing environmental review documents. Reimbursement by a permit
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>applicant shall precede and not be contingent upon issuance of a permit; shall not
         affect <br/>
<a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>the agency's decision on whether to issue or deny a permit, what conditions are included
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>in a permit, or the application of state and federal statutes and rules governing
         permit <br/>
<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>determinations; and shall not affect final decisions regarding environmental review.<br/>
<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>(g) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 
         <statute_ref>16A.1285</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.117.0"></a><a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>    Sec. 117. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, subdivision 4j, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>    Subd. 4j. <b>Permits; solid waste facilities.</b> (a) The agency may not issue a permit <br/>
<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>for new or additional capacity for a mixed municipal solid waste resource recovery
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>disposal facility as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>115A.03</statute_ref> unless each county using or projected in <br/>
<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>the permit to use the facility has in place a solid waste management plan approved
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>section 
         <statute_ref>115A.46</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>473.803</statute_ref> and amended as required by section 
         <statute_ref>115A.96, subdivision 6</statute_ref>. <br/>
<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>The agency shall issue the permit only if the capacity of the facility is consistent
         with the <br/>
<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>needs for resource recovery or disposal capacity identified in the approved plan or
         plans. <br/>
<a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>Consistency must be determined by the Pollution Control Agency. Plans approved before
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>January 1, 1990, need not be revised if the capacity sought in the permit is consistent
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.33"></a><var>170.33</var>with the approved plan or plans.<br/>
<a id="pl.170.34"></a><var>170.34</var>(b) The agency shall require as part of the permit application for a waste incineration
         <br/>
<a id="pl.170.35"></a><var>170.35</var>facility identification of preliminary plans for ash management and ash leachate treatment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>or ash utilization. The permit issued by the agency must include requirements for
         ash <br/>
<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>management and ash leachate treatment.<br/>
<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>(c) Within 180 days of receipt of a completed application, the agency shall approve,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>disapprove, or delay decision on the application, with reasons for the delay, in writing.<br/>
<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>(d) The agency may not issue a permit for a new disposal facility, as defined in <br/>
<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>section 115A.03, subdivision 10, or a permit to expand an existing disposal facility
         unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>(1) all local units of government in which the facility is to be sited and exercising
         <br/>
<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>their respective land use and zoning authority pursuant to chapter 366, 494, or 462
         have <br/>
<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>granted approval for and provided any required public notices of the new or expanded
         <br/>
<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>facility prior to the issuance of the permit;<br/>
<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>(2) all local units of government in which the facility is to be sited and exercising
         <br/>
<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>their respective land use and zoning authority pursuant to chapter 366, 494, or 462
         have <br/>
<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>authorized the permit to be issued prior to or concurrent with the required approval
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>the local unit of government; or<br/>
<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>(3) the new or expanded facility is part of and will be sited on land already identified
         <br/>
<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>in an approved solid waste management plan as described in paragraph (a).<br/>
<a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>(e) The commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency and natural resources shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>apply Minnesota Rules, parts 7001.3050, subpart 3, item G, and 7035.2525, subpart
         2, <br/>
<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>item G, to solid waste facilities permitted under and in compliance with those rules
         and in <br/>
<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>compliance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 6132.<br/>
<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.118.0"></a><a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>    Sec. 118. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Counties; processing of applications for animal lot permits.</b> Any <br/>
<a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>Minnesota county board may, by resolution, with approval of the Pollution Control
         <br/>
<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var>Agency, assume responsibility for processing applications for permits required by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>Pollution Control Agency under this section for livestock feedlots, poultry lots or
         other <br/>
<a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>animal lots. The responsibility for permit application processing, if assumed by a
         county, <br/>
<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>may be delegated by the county board to any appropriate county officer or employee.<br/>
<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>(a) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "processing" includes:<br/>
<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>(1) the distribution to applicants of forms provided by the Pollution Control Agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.171.31"></a><var>171.31</var>(2) the receipt and examination of completed application forms, and the certification,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.171.32"></a><var>171.32</var>in writing, to the Pollution Control Agency either that the animal lot facility for
         which a <br/>
<a id="pl.171.33"></a><var>171.33</var>permit is sought by an applicant will comply with applicable rules and standards,
         or, if <br/>
<a id="pl.171.34"></a><var>171.34</var>the facility will not comply, the respects in which a variance would be required for
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.171.35"></a><var>171.35</var>issuance of a permit; and<br/>
<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var>(3) rendering to applicants, upon request, assistance necessary for the proper <br/>
<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>completion of an application.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "processing" may include, at the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>option of the county board, issuing, denying, modifying, imposing conditions upon,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var>revoking permits pursuant to the provisions of this section or rules promulgated pursuant
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>to it, subject to review, suspension, and reversal by the Pollution Control Agency.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>Pollution Control Agency shall, after written notification, have 15 days to review,
         suspend, <br/>
<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>modify, or reverse the issuance of the permit. After this period, the action of the
         county <br/>
<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>board is final, subject to appeal as provided in chapter 14. For permit applications
         filed <br/>
<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>after October 1, 2001, section 
         <statute_ref>15.99</statute_ref> applies to feedlot permits issued by the agency or a <br/>
<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>county pursuant to this subdivision.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>(c) For the purpose of administration of rules adopted under this subdivision, the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>commissioner and the agency may provide exceptions for cases where the owner of a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>feedlot has specific written plans to close the feedlot within five years. These exceptions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>include waiving requirements for major capital improvements.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>(d) For purposes of this subdivision, a discharge caused by an extraordinary natural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>event such as a precipitation event of greater magnitude than the 25-year, 24-hour
         event, <br/>
<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>tornado, or flood in excess of the 100-year flood is not a "direct discharge of pollutants."<br/>
<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>(e) In adopting and enforcing rules under this subdivision, the commissioner shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>cooperate closely with other governmental agencies.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>(f) The Pollution Control Agency shall work with the Minnesota Extension Service,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>the Department of Agriculture, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, producer groups,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>local units of government, as well as with appropriate federal agencies such as the
         Natural <br/>
<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency, to notify and educate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>producers of rules under this subdivision at the time the rules are being developed
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>adopted and at least every two years thereafter.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>(g) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules governing the issuance and <br/>
<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>denial of permits for livestock feedlots, poultry lots or other animal lots pursuant
         to this <br/>
<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>section. Pastures are exempt from the rules authorized under this paragraph. A feedlot
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>permit is not required for livestock feedlots with more than ten but less than 50
         animal <br/>
<a id="pl.172.31"></a><var>172.31</var>units; provided they are not in shoreland areas. A livestock feedlot permit does not
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.32"></a><var>172.32</var>become required solely because of a change in the ownership of the buildings, grounds,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.33"></a><var>172.33</var>or feedlot. These rules apply both to permits issued by counties and to permits issued
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.34"></a><var>172.34</var>by the Pollution Control Agency directly.<br/>
<a id="pl.172.35"></a><var>172.35</var>(h) The Pollution Control Agency shall exercise supervising authority with respect
         <br/>
<a id="pl.172.36"></a><var>172.36</var>to the processing of animal lot permit applications by a county.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>(i) Any new rules or amendments to existing rules proposed under the authority <br/>
<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>granted in this subdivision, or to implement new fees on animal feedlots, must be
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>submitted to the members of legislative policy and finance committees with jurisdiction
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var>over agriculture and the environment prior to final adoption. The rules must not become
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var>effective until 90 days after the proposed rules are submitted to the members.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var>(j) Until new rules are adopted that provide for plans for manure storage structures,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var>any plans for a liquid manure storage structure must be prepared or approved by a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>registered professional engineer or a United States Department of Agriculture, Natural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>Resources Conservation Service employee.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>(k) A county may adopt by ordinance standards for animal feedlots that are more <br/>
<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>stringent than standards in Pollution Control Agency rules.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>(l) After January 1, 2001, a county that has not accepted delegation of the feedlot
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var>permit program must hold a public meeting prior to the agency issuing a feedlot permit
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var>for a feedlot facility with 300 or more animal units, unless another public meeting
         has <br/>
<a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>been held with regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>(m) After the proposed rules published in the State Register, volume 24, number 25,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var>are finally adopted, the agency may not impose additional conditions as a part of
         a feedlot <br/>
<a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var>permit, unless specifically required by law or agreed to by the feedlot operator.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var>(n) For the purposes of feedlot permitting, a discharge from land-applied manure <br/>
<a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var>or a manure stockpile that is managed according to agency rule must not be subject
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>a fine for a discharge violation.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>(o) For the purposes of feedlot permitting, manure that is land applied, or a manure
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var>stockpile that is managed according to agency rule, must not be considered a discharge
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var>into waters of the state, unless the discharge is to waters of the state, as defined
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103G.005, subdivision 17</statute_ref>, except type 1 or type 2 wetlands, as defined in section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var>103G.005, subdivision 17b
         </statute_ref>, and does not meet discharge standards established for feedlots <br/>
<a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var>under agency rule.<br/>
<a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var>(p) Unless the upgrade is needed to correct an immediate public health threat under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var>section 
         <statute_ref>145A.04, subdivision 8</statute_ref>, or the facility is determined to be a concentrated animal <br/>
<a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var>feeding operation under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 
         <statute_ref>122.23</statute_ref>, in effect on <br/>
<a id="pl.173.31"></a><var>173.31</var>April 15, 2003, the agency may not require a feedlot operator:<br/>
<a id="pl.173.32"></a><var>173.32</var>(1) to spend more than $3,000 to upgrade an existing feedlot with less than 300 <br/>
<a id="pl.173.33"></a><var>173.33</var>animal units unless cost-share money is available to the feedlot operator for 75 percent
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.173.34"></a><var>173.34</var>the cost of the upgrade; or<br/>
<a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var>(2) to spend more than $10,000 to upgrade an existing feedlot with between 300 <br/>
<a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var>and 500 animal units, unless cost-share money is available to the feedlot operator
         for 75 <br/>
<a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var>percent of the cost of the upgrade or $50,000, whichever is less.<br/>
<a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var>(q) For the purposes of this section, "pastures" means areas, including winter feeding
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var>areas as part of a grazing area, where grass or other growing plants are used for
         grazing <br/>
<a id="pl.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var>and where the concentration of animals allows a vegetative cover to be maintained
         during <br/>
<a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var>the growing season except that vegetative cover is not required:<br/>
<a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var>(1) in the immediate vicinity of supplemental feeding or watering devices;<br/>
<a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var>(2) in associated corrals and chutes where livestock are gathered for the purpose
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var>sorting, veterinary services, loading and unloading trucks and trailers, and other
         necessary <br/>
<a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var>activities related to good animal husbandry practices; and<br/>
<a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var>(3) in associated livestock access lanes used to convey livestock to and from areas
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var>of the pasture.<br/>
<a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var>(r) A feedlot operator who stores and applies up to 100,000 gallons per calendar year
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var>of private truck wash wastewater resulting from trucks that transport animals or supplies
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var>to and from the feedlot does not require a permit to land-apply industrial by-products
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var>if the feedlot operator stores and applies the wastewater in accordance with Pollution
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>Control Agency requirements for land applications of industrial by-product that do
         not <br/>
<a id="pl.174.19"></a><var>174.19</var>require a permit.<br/>
<a id="pl.174.20"></a><var>174.20</var>(s) A feedlot operator who holds a permit from the Pollution Control Agency to <br/>
<a id="pl.174.21"></a><var>174.21</var>land-apply industrial by-products from a private truck wash is not required to have
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.174.22"></a><var>174.22</var>certified land applicator apply the private truck wash wastewater if the wastewater
         is <br/>
<a id="pl.174.23"></a><var>174.23</var>applied by the feedlot operator to cropland owned or leased by the feedlot operator
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.174.24"></a><var>174.24</var>by a commercial animal waste technician licensed by the commissioner of agriculture
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.25"></a><var>174.25</var>under chapter 18C.<br/>
<a id="pl.174.26"></a><var>174.26</var>For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (r), "private truck wash" means a truck
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.27"></a><var>174.27</var>washing facility owned or leased, operated, and used only by a feedlot operator to
         wash <br/>
<a id="pl.174.28"></a><var>174.28</var>trucks owned or leased by the feedlot operator and used to transport animals or supplies
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.29"></a><var>174.29</var>to and from the feedlot.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.119.0"></a><a id="pl.174.30"></a><var>174.30</var>    Sec. 119. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.174.31"></a><var>174.31</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.174.32"></a><var>174.32</var>    Subd. 13. <b>Limitation regarding certain policies, guidelines, and other </b><br/>
<a id="pl.174.33"></a><var>174.33</var><b>nonbinding interpretive statements.</b>  The commissioner shall not seek to implement or <br/>
<a id="pl.174.34"></a><var>174.34</var>enforce against any entity or permittee a policy, guideline, or other nonbinding interpretive
         <br/>
<a id="pl.174.35"></a><var>174.35</var>statement that meets the definition of a rule under chapter 14 if the policy, guideline,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var>other nonbinding interpretive statement has not been adopted as a rule in accordance
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var>with chapter 14.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.120.0"></a><a id="pl.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var>    Sec. 120. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116C.991, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var><b>116C.991 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW; SILICA SAND PROJECTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var>(a) Until July 1, 2015 a final rule is adopted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 114, <br/>
<a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var>article 4, section 105, paragraph (d), an environmental assessment worksheet must be <br/>
<a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var>prepared for any silica sand project that meets or exceeds the following thresholds,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var>unless the project meets or exceeds the thresholds for an environmental impact statement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var>under rules of the Environmental Quality Board and an environmental impact statement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var>must be prepared:<br/>
<a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var>(1) excavates 20 or more acres of land to a mean depth of ten feet or more during
         its <br/>
<a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var>existence. The local government is the responsible governmental unit; or<br/>
<a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var>(2) is designed to store or is capable of storing more than 7,500 tons of silica sand
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var>has an annual throughput of more than 200,000 tons of silica sand and is not required
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var>receive a permit from the Pollution Control Agency. The Pollution Control Agency is
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.175.16"></a><var>175.16</var>responsible governmental unit.<br/>
<a id="pl.175.17"></a><var>175.17</var>(b) In addition to the contents required under statute and rule, an environmental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.18"></a><var>175.18</var>assessment worksheet completed according to this section must include:<br/>
<a id="pl.175.19"></a><var>175.19</var>(1) a hydrogeologic investigation assessing potential groundwater and surface water
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.20"></a><var>175.20</var>effects and geologic conditions that could create an increased risk of potentially
         significant <br/>
<a id="pl.175.21"></a><var>175.21</var>effects on groundwater and surface water;<br/>
<a id="pl.175.22"></a><var>175.22</var>(2) for a project with the potential to require a groundwater appropriation permit
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.23"></a><var>175.23</var>from the commissioner of natural resources, an assessment of the water resources <br/>
<a id="pl.175.24"></a><var>175.24</var>available for appropriation;<br/>
<a id="pl.175.25"></a><var>175.25</var>(3) an air quality impact assessment that includes an assessment of the potential
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.26"></a><var>175.26</var>effects from airborne particulates and dust;<br/>
<a id="pl.175.27"></a><var>175.27</var>(4) a traffic impact analysis, including documentation of existing transportation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.28"></a><var>175.28</var>systems, analysis of the potential effects of the project on transportation, and mitigation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.29"></a><var>175.29</var>measures to eliminate or minimize adverse impacts;<br/>
<a id="pl.175.30"></a><var>175.30</var>(5) an assessment of compatibility of the project with other existing uses; and<br/>
<a id="pl.175.31"></a><var>175.31</var>(6) mitigation measures that could eliminate or minimize any adverse environmental
         <br/>
<a id="pl.175.32"></a><var>175.32</var>effects for the project.<br/>
<a id="pl.175.33"></a><var>175.33</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.121.0"></a><a id="pl.176.1"></a><var>176.1</var>    Sec. 121. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116D.04, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.176.2"></a><var>176.2</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.176.3"></a><var>176.3</var>    Subd. 17. <b>Discretionary review notification.</b> The commissioners of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.176.4"></a><var>176.4</var>resources and the Pollution Control Agency, when ordering the preparation of a <br/>
<a id="pl.176.5"></a><var>176.5</var>discretionary environmental impact statement or discretionary environmental assessment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.176.6"></a><var>176.6</var>worksheet for a proposed action, must notify the proposer of the action by certified
         mail at <br/>
<a id="pl.176.7"></a><var>176.7</var>least 21 calendar days prior to making the order.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.122.0"></a><a id="pl.176.8"></a><var>176.8</var>    Sec. 122. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.353, subdivision 1, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.176.9"></a><var>176.9</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.176.10"></a><var>176.10</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Appointment.</b> The school trust lands director shall be appointed <br/>
<a id="pl.176.11"></a><var>176.11</var>by the governor. The commissioner of administration shall provide office space for <br/>
<a id="pl.176.12"></a><var>176.12</var>the director. The commissioner shall provide human resources, payroll, accounting, <br/>
<a id="pl.176.13"></a><var>176.13</var>procurement, and other similar administrative services to the school trust lands director.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.176.14"></a><var>176.14</var>The director's appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the senate.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.123.0"></a><a id="pl.176.15"></a><var>176.15</var>    Sec. 123. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.12, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.176.16"></a><var>176.16</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.176.17"></a><var>176.17</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Camper cabins and bunk houses.</b> Camper cabins and bunk houses are <br/>
<a id="pl.176.18"></a><var>176.18</var>exempt from floor space, air space, or bed spacing requirements applicable to lodging
         <br/>
<a id="pl.176.19"></a><var>176.19</var>establishments adopted by the commissioner. For the purposes of this section:<br/>
<a id="pl.176.20"></a><var>176.20</var>(1) "bunk house" means a building, structure, or enclosure intended to sleep more
         <br/>
<a id="pl.176.21"></a><var>176.21</var>than one person for up to three nights that does not include a kitchen or bathroom;
         and<br/>
<a id="pl.176.22"></a><var>176.22</var>(2) "camper cabin" means a permanent rustic enclosure with walls and a floor <br/>
<a id="pl.176.23"></a><var>176.23</var>that does not include a kitchen or bath; is located in a state park administered by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.176.24"></a><var>176.24</var>commissioner of natural resources, at a resort as defined under section 157.15, subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.176.25"></a><var>176.25</var>11, or at a recreational camping area as defined under section 327.14, subdivision
         8; and is <br/>
<a id="pl.176.26"></a><var>176.26</var>intended to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.124.0"></a><a id="pl.176.27"></a><var>176.27</var>    Sec. 124. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.176.28"></a><var>176.28</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.176.29"></a><var>176.29</var>    Subd. 18. <b>All-terrain vehicle safety certificate.</b> (a) The department shall maintain <br/>
<a id="pl.176.30"></a><var>176.30</var>in its records information transmitted electronically from the commissioner of natural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.176.31"></a><var>176.31</var>resources identifying each person to whom the commissioner has issued an all-terrain
         <br/>
<a id="pl.176.32"></a><var>176.32</var>vehicle safety certificate. The records transmitted from the Department of Natural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.176.33"></a><var>176.33</var>Resources must contain the full name and date of birth as required for the driver's
         license <br/>
<a id="pl.177.1"></a><var>177.1</var>or identification card. Records that are not matched to a driver's license or identification
         <br/>
<a id="pl.177.2"></a><var>177.2</var>card record may be deleted after seven years.<br/>
<a id="pl.177.3"></a><var>177.3</var>(b) After receiving information under paragraph (a) that a person has received an
         <br/>
<a id="pl.177.4"></a><var>177.4</var>all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, the department shall include, on all drivers'
         licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.177.5"></a><var>177.5</var>or Minnesota identification cards subsequently issued to the person, a graphic or
         written <br/>
<a id="pl.177.6"></a><var>177.6</var>indication that the person has received the certificate.<br/>
<a id="pl.177.7"></a><var>177.7</var>(c) If a person who has received an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate applies
         <br/>
<a id="pl.177.8"></a><var>177.8</var>for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card before that information has
         been <br/>
<a id="pl.177.9"></a><var>177.9</var>transmitted to the department, the department may accept a copy of the certificate
         as proof <br/>
<a id="pl.177.10"></a><var>177.10</var>of its issuance and shall then follow the procedures in paragraph (b).<br/>
<a id="pl.177.11"></a><var>177.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2016, or the date the new <br/>
<a id="pl.177.12"></a><var>177.12</var>driver and vehicle services information technology system is implemented, whichever
         <br/>
<a id="pl.177.13"></a><var>177.13</var>comes later.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.125.0"></a><a id="pl.177.14"></a><var>177.14</var>    Sec. 125. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 282.011, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.177.15"></a><var>177.15</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Title examination.</b> The commissioner of revenue shall, if requested by the <br/>
<a id="pl.177.16"></a><var>177.16</var>purchaser or the county attorney of the county where all or a portion of the land
         is situated, <br/>
<a id="pl.177.17"></a><var>177.17</var>deliver the deed to the county attorney for use under Minnesota Statutes 2014, section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.177.18"></a><var>177.18</var>88.48, subdivision 5
         </statute_ref>, but such delivery shall not be considered delivery to the purchaser. <br/>
<a id="pl.177.19"></a><var>177.19</var>The county attorney shall be instructed when taking the transferral of the deed that
         said <br/>
<a id="pl.177.20"></a><var>177.20</var>deed shall not be delivered to the purchaser unless the land involved is accepted
         as and <br/>
<a id="pl.177.21"></a><var>177.21</var>placed into an auxiliary forest.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.126.0"></a><a id="pl.177.22"></a><var>177.22</var>    Sec. 126. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.073, subdivision 1, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.177.23"></a><var>177.23</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.177.24"></a><var>177.24</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Program established.</b> When money is appropriated for grants <br/>
<a id="pl.177.25"></a><var>177.25</var>under this program, the authority shall award grants up to a maximum of $3,000,000
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.177.26"></a><var>177.26</var>governmental units to cover up to one-half the cost of wastewater treatment or storm water <br/>
<a id="pl.177.27"></a><var>177.27</var>infrastructure projects made necessary by:<br/>
<a id="pl.177.28"></a><var>177.28</var>(1) a wasteload reduction prescribed under a total maximum daily load plan required
         <br/>
<a id="pl.177.29"></a><var>177.29</var>by section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.177.30"></a><var>177.30</var>1313(d);<br/>
<a id="pl.177.31"></a><var>177.31</var>(2) a phosphorus concentration or mass limit which requires discharging one <br/>
<a id="pl.177.32"></a><var>177.32</var>milligram per liter or less at permitted design flow which is incorporated into a
         permit <br/>
<a id="pl.177.33"></a><var>177.33</var>issued by the Pollution Control Agency;<br/>
<a id="pl.178.1"></a><var>178.1</var>(3) any other water quality-based effluent limit established under section 
         <statute_ref>115.03</statute_ref>, <br/>
<a id="pl.178.2"></a><var>178.2</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause (8), and incorporated into a permit issued by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.178.3"></a><var>178.3</var>Pollution Control Agency that exceeds secondary treatment limits; or<br/>
<a id="pl.178.4"></a><var>178.4</var>(4) a total nitrogen limit of ten milligrams per liter or less for a land-based treatment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.178.5"></a><var>178.5</var>system.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.127.0"></a><a id="pl.178.6"></a><var>178.6</var>    Sec. 127. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.073, subdivision 3, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.178.7"></a><var>178.7</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.178.8"></a><var>178.8</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Project priorities.</b> When money is appropriated for grants under this <br/>
<a id="pl.178.9"></a><var>178.9</var>program, the authority shall accept applications during the month of July and reserve
         <br/>
<a id="pl.178.10"></a><var>178.10</var>money for projects expected to proceed with construction by the end of the fiscal
         year in <br/>
<a id="pl.178.11"></a><var>178.11</var>the order listed on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list and in an
         amount <br/>
<a id="pl.178.12"></a><var>178.12</var>based on the cost estimate submitted to the authority in the grant application or
         the as-bid <br/>
<a id="pl.178.13"></a><var>178.13</var>costs, whichever is less. Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, chapter 7077, the Pollution <br/>
<a id="pl.178.14"></a><var>178.14</var>Control Agency may rank a drinking water infrastructure project on the agency's project
         <br/>
<a id="pl.178.15"></a><var>178.15</var>priority list if the project is necessary to meet an applicable requirement in subdivision
         1.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.128.0"></a><a id="pl.178.16"></a><var>178.16</var>    Sec. 128. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.073, subdivision 4, is amended to <br/>
<a id="pl.178.17"></a><var>178.17</var>read:<br/>
<a id="pl.178.18"></a><var>178.18</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Grant approval.</b> The authority must make a grant for an eligible project <br/>
<a id="pl.178.19"></a><var>178.19</var>only after:<br/>
<a id="pl.178.20"></a><var>178.20</var>(1) the applicant has submitted the as-bid cost for the wastewater treatment or storm <br/>
<a id="pl.178.21"></a><var>178.21</var>water infrastructure project;<br/>
<a id="pl.178.22"></a><var>178.22</var>(2) the Pollution Control Agency has approved the as-bid costs and certified the <br/>
<a id="pl.178.23"></a><var>178.23</var>grant eligible portion of the project; and<br/>
<a id="pl.178.24"></a><var>178.24</var>(3) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete
         <br/>
<a id="pl.178.25"></a><var>178.25</var>the project has been committed from other sources.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.129.0"></a><a id="pl.178.26"></a><var>178.26</var>    Sec. 129. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.1565, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.178.27"></a><var>178.27</var><b>473.1565 METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY PLANNING </b><br/>
<a id="pl.178.28"></a><var>178.28</var><b>ACTIVITIES; ADVISORY </b><b>COMMITTEE</b><b> COMMITTEES</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.178.29"></a><var>178.29</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Planning activities.</b> (a) The Metropolitan Council must carry out <br/>
<a id="pl.178.30"></a><var>178.30</var>planning activities addressing the water supply needs of the metropolitan area as
         defined <br/>
<a id="pl.178.31"></a><var>178.31</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>473.121, subdivision 2</statute_ref>. The planning activities must include, at a minimum:<br/>
<a id="pl.178.32"></a><var>178.32</var>    (1) development and maintenance of a base of technical information needed for <br/>
<a id="pl.178.33"></a><var>178.33</var>sound water supply decisions including surface and groundwater availability analyses,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.179.1"></a><var>179.1</var>water demand projections, water withdrawal and use impact analyses, modeling, and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.179.2"></a><var>179.2</var>similar studies;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.3"></a><var>179.3</var>    (2) development and periodic update of a metropolitan area master water supply <br/>
<a id="pl.179.4"></a><var>179.4</var>plan, prepared in cooperation with and subject to the approval of the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.179.5"></a><var>179.5</var>natural resources policy advisory committee established in this section, that:<br/>
<a id="pl.179.6"></a><var>179.6</var>    (i) provides guidance for local water supply systems and future regional investments;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.7"></a><var>179.7</var>    (ii) emphasizes conservation, interjurisdictional cooperation, and long-term <br/>
<a id="pl.179.8"></a><var>179.8</var>sustainability; and<br/>
<a id="pl.179.9"></a><var>179.9</var>    (iii) addresses the reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness of the metropolitan
         area <br/>
<a id="pl.179.10"></a><var>179.10</var>water supply system and its local and subregional components;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.11"></a><var>179.11</var>    (3) recommendations for clarifying the appropriate roles and responsibilities of <br/>
<a id="pl.179.12"></a><var>179.12</var>local, regional, and state government in metropolitan area water supply;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.13"></a><var>179.13</var>    (4) recommendations for streamlining and consolidating metropolitan area water <br/>
<a id="pl.179.14"></a><var>179.14</var>supply decision-making and approval processes; and<br/>
<a id="pl.179.15"></a><var>179.15</var>    (5) recommendations for the ongoing and long-term funding of metropolitan area <br/>
<a id="pl.179.16"></a><var>179.16</var>water supply planning activities and capital investments.<br/>
<a id="pl.179.17"></a><var>179.17</var>    (b) The council must carry out the planning activities in this subdivision in <br/>
<a id="pl.179.18"></a><var>179.18</var>consultation with the Metropolitan Area Water Supply Policy and Technical Advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.179.19"></a><var>179.19</var>Committee Committees established in subdivision 2 this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.179.20"></a><var>179.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Policy </b><b>advisory committee.</b> (a) A Metropolitan Area Water Supply <br/>
<a id="pl.179.21"></a><var>179.21</var>Policy Advisory Committee is established to assist the council in its planning activities
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.179.22"></a><var>179.22</var>subdivision 1. The policy advisory committee has the following membership:<br/>
<a id="pl.179.23"></a><var>179.23</var>    (1) the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.24"></a><var>179.24</var>    (2) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.25"></a><var>179.25</var>    (3) the commissioner of natural resources or the commissioner's designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.26"></a><var>179.26</var>    (4) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner's <br/>
<a id="pl.179.27"></a><var>179.27</var>designee;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.28"></a><var>179.28</var>    (5) two officials of counties that are located in the metropolitan area, appointed
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.179.29"></a><var>179.29</var>the governor, in consultation with the Association of Minnesota Counties;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.30"></a><var>179.30</var>    (6) five officials of noncounty local governmental units that are located in the <br/>
<a id="pl.179.31"></a><var>179.31</var>metropolitan area, appointed by the governor, in consultation with the Association of <br/>
<a id="pl.179.32"></a><var>179.32</var>Metropolitan Municipalities;<br/>
<a id="pl.179.33"></a><var>179.33</var>    (7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or the chair's designee, who is chair of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.179.34"></a><var>179.34</var>advisory committee; and<br/>
<a id="pl.180.1"></a><var>180.1</var>(8) one official each from the counties of Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, and Wright,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.2"></a><var>180.2</var>appointed by the governor, in consultation with the Association of Minnesota Counties <br/>
<a id="pl.180.3"></a><var>180.3</var>and the League of Minnesota Cities; and<br/>
<a id="pl.180.4"></a><var>180.4</var>(9) a representative of the Saint Paul Regional Water Services, appointed by and <br/>
<a id="pl.180.5"></a><var>180.5</var>serving at the pleasure of the Saint Paul Regional Water Services, and a representative
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.6"></a><var>180.6</var>of the Minneapolis Water Department, appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.7"></a><var>180.7</var>mayor of the city of Minneapolis.<br/>
<a id="pl.180.8"></a><var>180.8</var>    A local government unit in each of the seven counties in the metropolitan area <br/>
<a id="pl.180.9"></a><var>180.9</var>and Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, and Wright Counties must be represented in the 11
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.10"></a><var>180.10</var>appointments made under clauses (5), (6), and (8).<br/>
<a id="pl.180.11"></a><var>180.11</var>    (b) Members of the advisory committee appointed by the governor serve at the <br/>
<a id="pl.180.12"></a><var>180.12</var>pleasure of the governor. Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.13"></a><var>180.13</var>but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as determined by the Metropolitan
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.14"></a><var>180.14</var>Council. The advisory committee expires December 31, 2016.<br/>
<a id="pl.180.15"></a><var>180.15</var>    (c) The council must consider the work and recommendations of the policy advisory <br/>
<a id="pl.180.16"></a><var>180.16</var>committee when the council is preparing its regional development framework.<br/>
<a id="pl.180.17"></a><var>180.17</var>    Subd. 2a. <b>Technical advisory committee.</b> A Metropolitan Area Water Supply <br/>
<a id="pl.180.18"></a><var>180.18</var>Technical Advisory Committee is established to inform the policy advisory committee's
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.19"></a><var>180.19</var>work by providing scientific and engineering expertise necessary to provide the region
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.20"></a><var>180.20</var>an adequate and sustainable water supply. The technical advisory committee consists
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.180.21"></a><var>180.21</var>15 members appointed by the policy advisory committee, with the majority of members
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.22"></a><var>180.22</var>representing single-city and multicity public water supply systems in the metropolitan
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.23"></a><var>180.23</var>area and including experts in:<br/>
<a id="pl.180.24"></a><var>180.24</var>(1) water resources analysis and modeling;<br/>
<a id="pl.180.25"></a><var>180.25</var>(2) hydrology; and<br/>
<a id="pl.180.26"></a><var>180.26</var>(3) the engineering, planning, design, and construction of water systems or water
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.27"></a><var>180.27</var>systems finance.<br/>
<a id="pl.180.28"></a><var>180.28</var>Members of the technical advisory committee serve at the pleasure of the policy advisory
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.29"></a><var>180.29</var>committee, without compensation, but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.180.30"></a><var>180.30</var>determined by the council.<br/>
<a id="pl.180.31"></a><var>180.31</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Reports to legislature.</b> (a) The council must submit reports to the <br/>
<a id="pl.180.32"></a><var>180.32</var>legislature regarding its findings, recommendations, and continuing planning activities
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.33"></a><var>180.33</var>under subdivision 1. These reports shall be included in the "Minnesota Water Plan"
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.34"></a><var>180.34</var>required in section 
         <statute_ref>103B.151</statute_ref>, and five-year interim reports may be provided as necessary.<br/>
<a id="pl.180.35"></a><var>180.35</var>(b) By February 15, 2017, and at least every five years thereafter, the policy advisory
         <br/>
<a id="pl.180.36"></a><var>180.36</var>committee shall report to the council, the Legislative Water Commission, and the chairs
         <br/>
<a id="pl.181.1"></a><var>181.1</var>and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.181.2"></a><var>181.2</var>divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources with the information
         <br/>
<a id="pl.181.3"></a><var>181.3</var>required under this section. The policy advisory committee's report and recommendations
         <br/>
<a id="pl.181.4"></a><var>181.4</var>must include information provided by the technical advisory committee.<br/>
<a id="pl.181.5"></a><var>181.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION.</b>This section is effective the day following <br/>
<a id="pl.181.6"></a><var>181.6</var>final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.181.7"></a><var>181.7</var>Scott, and Washington.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.130.0"></a><a id="pl.181.8"></a><var>181.8</var>    Sec. 130. <b>SURPLUS STATE LAND SALES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.181.9"></a><var>181.9</var>The school trust lands director shall identify, in consultation with the commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.181.10"></a><var>181.10</var>of natural resources, at least $5,000,000 in state-owned lands suitable for sale.
         The lands <br/>
<a id="pl.181.11"></a><var>181.11</var>identified shall not be within a unit of the outdoor recreation system under Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.181.12"></a><var>181.12</var>Statutes, section 86A.05, an administrative site, or trust land. The commissioner
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.181.13"></a><var>181.13</var>sell at least $3,000,000 worth of lands identified under this section by June 30,
         2017. <br/>
<a id="pl.181.14"></a><var>181.14</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.16, subdivision 3, or any other law
         to the <br/>
<a id="pl.181.15"></a><var>181.15</var>contrary, the amount of the proceeds from the sale of lands that exceeds the actual
         expenses <br/>
<a id="pl.181.16"></a><var>181.16</var>of selling the lands must be deposited in the school trust lands account and used
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.181.17"></a><var>181.17</var>extinguish the school trust interest as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
         92.83, on <br/>
<a id="pl.181.18"></a><var>181.18</var>school trust lands that have public water access sites or old growth forests located
         on them.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.131.0"></a><a id="pl.181.19"></a><var>181.19</var>    Sec. 131. <b>REQUIRED RULEMAKING; SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT </b><br/>
<a id="pl.181.20"></a><var>181.20</var><b>SYSTEMS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.181.21"></a><var>181.21</var>The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules, using the <br/>
<a id="pl.181.22"></a><var>181.22</var>expedited rulemaking process in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, that set forth
         <br/>
<a id="pl.181.23"></a><var>181.23</var>procedures to conform with the changes to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115, under this
         act <br/>
<a id="pl.181.24"></a><var>181.24</var>and to streamline the subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) license application
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.181.25"></a><var>181.25</var>renewal process in a manner that:<br/>
<a id="pl.181.26"></a><var>181.26</var>(1) surety bond and insurance requirements of licensed SSTS businesses meet the <br/>
<a id="pl.181.27"></a><var>181.27</var>requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115 and section 326B.46, subdivision 2;
         and<br/>
<a id="pl.181.28"></a><var>181.28</var>(2) properly trained SSTS installers may complete work on a building sewer with <br/>
<a id="pl.181.29"></a><var>181.29</var>respect to the Plumbing Code and plumbing program and SSTS designers and inspectors
         <br/>
<a id="pl.181.30"></a><var>181.30</var>may complete work on a building sewer connected to an SSTS with respect to the <br/>
<a id="pl.181.31"></a><var>181.31</var>Plumbing Code and plumbing program.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.132.0"></a><a id="pl.181.32"></a><var>181.32</var>    Sec. 132. <b>WETLAND CONSERVATION ACT REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.182.1"></a><var>182.1</var>By March 15, 2016, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.182.2"></a><var>182.2</var>Department of Natural Resources, shall report to the committees with jurisdiction
         over <br/>
<a id="pl.182.3"></a><var>182.3</var>environment and natural resources on the proposals to implement high priority areas
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.182.4"></a><var>182.4</var>wetland replacement and in-lieu fees for replacement and modify wetland replacement
         <br/>
<a id="pl.182.5"></a><var>182.5</var>siting and actions eligible for credit. In developing the report, the board and department
         <br/>
<a id="pl.182.6"></a><var>182.6</var>shall consult with stakeholders and agencies.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.133.0"></a><a id="pl.182.7"></a><var>182.7</var>    Sec. 133. <b>ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE REGISTRATION TRANSITION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.182.8"></a><var>182.8</var>(a) A person must have an unexpired class 1 or class 2 all-terrain vehicle or off-road
         <br/>
<a id="pl.182.9"></a><var>182.9</var>vehicle registration and may continue to display the unexpired class 1 or class 2
         all-terrain <br/>
<a id="pl.182.10"></a><var>182.10</var>vehicle or off-road vehicle registration until the electronic licensing system has
         been <br/>
<a id="pl.182.11"></a><var>182.11</var>upgraded to conform with the amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.92, under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.182.12"></a><var>182.12</var>this act.<br/>
<a id="pl.182.13"></a><var>182.13</var>(b) When the electronic licensing system has been upgraded, a person who possesses
         <br/>
<a id="pl.182.14"></a><var>182.14</var>an unexpired class 1 or class 2 all-terrain vehicle or off-road vehicle registration
         may <br/>
<a id="pl.182.15"></a><var>182.15</var>continue to display that unexpired class 1 or class 2 all-terrain vehicle or off-road
         vehicle <br/>
<a id="pl.182.16"></a><var>182.16</var>registration until the class 1 or class 2 all-terrain vehicle or off-road vehicle
         registration is <br/>
<a id="pl.182.17"></a><var>182.17</var>renewed, transferred, or replacement registration is applied for.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.134.0"></a><a id="pl.182.18"></a><var>182.18</var>    Sec. 134. <b>COST ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.182.19"></a><var>182.19</var>(a) The commissioner of management and budget, after consultation with the <br/>
<a id="pl.182.20"></a><var>182.20</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, shall issue a request for proposal not
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.182.21"></a><var>182.21</var>exceed $500,000 to contract with a nonstate entity for an engineering cost analysis
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.182.22"></a><var>182.22</var>current and recently adopted, proposed, or anticipated changes to water quality standards
         <br/>
<a id="pl.182.23"></a><var>182.23</var>and rules, including:<br/>
<a id="pl.182.24"></a><var>182.24</var>(1) recently adopted or proposed changes to total suspended solid, nutrient, chloride,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.182.25"></a><var>182.25</var>nitrate, and sulfate standards;<br/>
<a id="pl.182.26"></a><var>182.26</var>(2) proposed nondegradation rulemaking provisions; and<br/>
<a id="pl.182.27"></a><var>182.27</var>(3) proposed changes to water quality standards to incorporate a tiered aquatic <br/>
<a id="pl.182.28"></a><var>182.28</var>life use framework.<br/>
<a id="pl.182.29"></a><var>182.29</var>(b) The contractor may employ engineering subcontractors serving local <br/>
<a id="pl.182.30"></a><var>182.30</var>governments to complete the analysis. The analysis must include a cost analysis for
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.182.31"></a><var>182.31</var>representative sample of at least 15 communities and provide an estimate of the cost
         impact <br/>
<a id="pl.182.32"></a><var>182.32</var>to average residential and commercial connections in those communities. The sample
         <br/>
<a id="pl.182.33"></a><var>182.33</var>must include a diverse set of communities based on geography, watersheds, community
         <br/>
<a id="pl.183.1"></a><var>183.1</var>size, wastewater facility types and operators, storm water system types, and other
         factors <br/>
<a id="pl.183.2"></a><var>183.2</var>to ensure the analysis is representative of the state as a whole. The analysis must
         include:<br/>
<a id="pl.183.3"></a><var>183.3</var>(1) an estimate of the overall capital and operating costs to maintain and upgrade
         <br/>
<a id="pl.183.4"></a><var>183.4</var>wastewater and storm water systems for existing water quality standards;<br/>
<a id="pl.183.5"></a><var>183.5</var>(2) an estimate of the overall capital and operating costs likely to be incurred <br/>
<a id="pl.183.6"></a><var>183.6</var>to upgrade wastewater and storm water systems for recently adopted, proposed, or <br/>
<a id="pl.183.7"></a><var>183.7</var>anticipated changes to water quality standards; and<br/>
<a id="pl.183.8"></a><var>183.8</var>(3) an estimate of the incremental effect to overall water quality in the receiving
         <br/>
<a id="pl.183.9"></a><var>183.9</var>waters as a direct result of the recently adopted, proposed, or anticipated changes
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.183.10"></a><var>183.10</var>water quality standards.<br/>
<a id="pl.183.11"></a><var>183.11</var>(c) The commissioner shall submit the analysis to the chairs and ranking minority
         <br/>
<a id="pl.183.12"></a><var>183.12</var>members of the committees and divisions of the house of representatives and senate
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.183.13"></a><var>183.13</var>jurisdiction over water quality standards no later than January 1, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.183.14"></a><var>183.14</var>(d) Any appropriation for the contract under paragraph (a) does not cancel and is
         <br/>
<a id="pl.183.15"></a><var>183.15</var>available until expended. Any money in excess of the $500,000 needed must be paid
         <br/>
<a id="pl.183.16"></a><var>183.16</var>from the agency's base budget.<br/>
<a id="pl.183.17"></a><var>183.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.135.0"></a><a id="pl.183.18"></a><var>183.18</var>    Sec. 135. <b>RED RIVER MINIMUM WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.183.19"></a><var>183.19</var>As part of achieving phosphorous reductions needed to protect the Red River and <br/>
<a id="pl.183.20"></a><var>183.20</var>Lake Winnipeg, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency shall work with the North Dakota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.183.21"></a><var>183.21</var>Department of Health and the United States Environmental Protection Agency Regions
         5 <br/>
<a id="pl.183.22"></a><var>183.22</var>and 8 and with wastewater treatment plants in the Red River Basin that discharge more
         <br/>
<a id="pl.183.23"></a><var>183.23</var>than 1,800 pounds of phosphorus per year to place wastewater treatment plants on a
         <br/>
<a id="pl.183.24"></a><var>183.24</var>schedule to achieve a one milligram per liter total phosphorus effluent limit no sooner
         than <br/>
<a id="pl.183.25"></a><var>183.25</var>2025, unless a sooner date is mutually agreed to for a treatment plant by the agencies.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.136.0"></a><a id="pl.183.26"></a><var>183.26</var>    Sec. 136. <b>WILD RICE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.183.27"></a><var>183.27</var>(a) Until the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency amends rules refining <br/>
<a id="pl.183.28"></a><var>183.28</var>the wild rice water quality standard in Minnesota Rules, part 7050.0224, subpart 2,
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.183.29"></a><var>183.29</var>consider all independent research and publicly funded research and to include criteria
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.183.30"></a><var>183.30</var>identifying waters and a list of waters subject to the standard, implementation of
         the wild <br/>
<a id="pl.183.31"></a><var>183.31</var>rice water quality standard in Minnesota Rules, part 7050.0224, subpart 2, shall be
         limited <br/>
<a id="pl.183.32"></a><var>183.32</var>to the following, unless the permittee requests additional conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.184.1"></a><var>184.1</var>(1) when issuing, modifying, or renewing national pollutant discharge elimination
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.2"></a><var>184.2</var>system (NPDES) or state disposal system (SDS) permits, the agency shall endeavor to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.3"></a><var>184.3</var>protect wild rice, and in doing so shall be limited by the following conditions:<br/>
<a id="pl.184.4"></a><var>184.4</var>(i) the agency shall not require permittees to expend money for design or <br/>
<a id="pl.184.5"></a><var>184.5</var>implementation of sulfate treatment technologies or other forms of sulfate mitigation;
         and<br/>
<a id="pl.184.6"></a><var>184.6</var>(ii) the agency may require sulfate minimization plans in permits; and<br/>
<a id="pl.184.7"></a><var>184.7</var>(2) the agency shall not list waters containing natural beds of wild rice as impaired
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.8"></a><var>184.8</var>for sulfate under section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code,
         title <br/>
<a id="pl.184.9"></a><var>184.9</var>33, section 1313, until the rulemaking described in this paragraph takes effect.<br/>
<a id="pl.184.10"></a><var>184.10</var>(b) Upon the rule described in paragraph (a) taking effect, the agency may reopen
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.11"></a><var>184.11</var>permits issued or reissued after the effective date of this section as needed to include
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.12"></a><var>184.12</var>numeric permit limits based on the wild rice water quality standard.<br/>
<a id="pl.184.13"></a><var>184.13</var>(c) The commissioner shall complete the rulemaking described in paragraph (a) by <br/>
<a id="pl.184.14"></a><var>184.14</var>January 15, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.137.0"></a><a id="pl.184.15"></a><var>184.15</var>    Sec. 137. <b>FEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 404 PERMIT PROGRAM </b><br/>
<a id="pl.184.16"></a><var>184.16</var><b>FEASIBILITY STUDY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.184.17"></a><var>184.17</var>(a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources and the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.184.18"></a><var>184.18</var>resources shall study the feasibility of the state assuming administration of the
         section <br/>
<a id="pl.184.19"></a><var>184.19</var>404 permit program of the federal Clean Water Act. The United States Army Corps of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.20"></a><var>184.20</var>Engineers, St. Paul District; and the United States Environmental Protection Agency
         shall <br/>
<a id="pl.184.21"></a><var>184.21</var>be consulted with during the development of the study. The study shall identify:<br/>
<a id="pl.184.22"></a><var>184.22</var>(1) the federal requirements for state assumption of the 404 program;<br/>
<a id="pl.184.23"></a><var>184.23</var>(2) the potential extent of assumption, including those waters that would remain under
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.24"></a><var>184.24</var>the jurisdiction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers due to the prohibition
         of 404 <br/>
<a id="pl.184.25"></a><var>184.25</var>assumption in certain waters as defined in section 404(g)(1) of the federal Clean
         Water Act;<br/>
<a id="pl.184.26"></a><var>184.26</var>(3) differences in waters regulated under Minnesota laws compared to waters of the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.27"></a><var>184.27</var>United States, including complications and potential solutions to address the current
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.28"></a><var>184.28</var>uncertainties relating to determining waters of the United States;<br/>
<a id="pl.184.29"></a><var>184.29</var>(4) measures to ensure the protection of aquatic resources consistent with the Clean
         <br/>
<a id="pl.184.30"></a><var>184.30</var>Water Act, Wetland Conservation Act, and the public waters program administered by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.184.31"></a><var>184.31</var>Department of Natural Resources;<br/>
<a id="pl.184.32"></a><var>184.32</var>(5) changes to existing state law, including changes to current implementation <br/>
<a id="pl.184.33"></a><var>184.33</var>structure and processes, that would need to occur to allow for state assumption of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.184.34"></a><var>184.34</var>404 program;<br/>
<a id="pl.185.1"></a><var>185.1</var>(6) new agency responsibilities for implementing federal requirements and <br/>
<a id="pl.185.2"></a><var>185.2</var>procedures that would become the obligation of the state under assumption, including
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.185.3"></a><var>185.3</var>staff and resources needed for implementation;<br/>
<a id="pl.185.4"></a><var>185.4</var>(7) the estimated costs and savings that would accrue to affected units of government;<br/>
<a id="pl.185.5"></a><var>185.5</var>(8) the effect on application review and approval processes and time frames;<br/>
<a id="pl.185.6"></a><var>185.6</var>(9) alternatives to assumption that would also achieve the goals of regulatory <br/>
<a id="pl.185.7"></a><var>185.7</var>simplification, efficiency, and reduced permitting times;<br/>
<a id="pl.185.8"></a><var>185.8</var>(10) options for financing any additional costs of implementation; and<br/>
<a id="pl.185.9"></a><var>185.9</var>(11) other information as determined by the board and commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.10"></a><var>185.10</var>(b) The board and commissioner shall involve stakeholders in the development of <br/>
<a id="pl.185.11"></a><var>185.11</var>the plan of study consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision
         16.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.12"></a><var>185.12</var>(c) By January 15, 2017, the board and commissioner must report the study to the <br/>
<a id="pl.185.13"></a><var>185.13</var>legislative policy and finance committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment
         <br/>
<a id="pl.185.14"></a><var>185.14</var>and natural resources.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.138.0"></a><a id="pl.185.15"></a><var>185.15</var>    Sec. 138. <b>METROPOLITAN PARKS; INTEREST EARNINGS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.185.16"></a><var>185.16</var>Notwithstanding Laws 1985, First Special Session chapter 15, section 5, subdivision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.185.17"></a><var>185.17</var>2, paragraph (b), and Laws 1987, chapter 384, article 3, section 45, the Metropolitan
         <br/>
<a id="pl.185.18"></a><var>185.18</var>Council shall use the interest earnings in Laws 1985, First Special Session chapter
         15, <br/>
<a id="pl.185.19"></a><var>185.19</var>section 5, subdivision 2, for the use and betterment of all regional recreational
         open space <br/>
<a id="pl.185.20"></a><var>185.20</var>lands under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council.<br/>
<a id="pl.185.21"></a><var>185.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective January 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.139.0"></a><a id="pl.185.22"></a><var>185.22</var>    Sec. 139. <b>REFUNDS; YOUTH BEAR LICENSES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.185.23"></a><var>185.23</var>The commissioner of natural resources may issue refunds for youth bear licenses <br/>
<a id="pl.185.24"></a><var>185.24</var>that were purchased between August 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014, to individuals who
         were <br/>
<a id="pl.185.25"></a><var>185.25</var>10, 11, or 12 years old at the time of purchase until June 30, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.140.0"></a><a id="pl.185.26"></a><var>185.26</var>    Sec. 140. <b>WATER RETENTION PROJECTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.185.27"></a><var>185.27</var>By August 1, 2015, the commissioner of natural resources, in cooperation with <br/>
<a id="pl.185.28"></a><var>185.28</var>the commissioners of agriculture and the Pollution Control Agency, the Board of Water
         <br/>
<a id="pl.185.29"></a><var>185.29</var>and Soil Resources, and other interested parties, shall develop proposals for significant
         <br/>
<a id="pl.185.30"></a><var>185.30</var>large-scale  projects that provide flood water retention, water quality improvements,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.185.31"></a><var>185.31</var>nutrient and sediment reduction, and wildlife habitat for submission to the Lessard-Sams
         <br/>
<a id="pl.185.32"></a><var>185.32</var>Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, and the Legislative-Citizen Commission
         <br/>
<a id="pl.185.33"></a><var>185.33</var>on Minnesota Resources for funding in fiscal year 2017. Any deadlines established
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.1"></a><var>186.1</var>Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, or the Legislative-Citizen
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.2"></a><var>186.2</var>Commission on Minnesota Resources are waived for purposes of the submissions.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.141.0"></a><a id="pl.186.3"></a><var>186.3</var>    Sec. 141. <b>WILD TURKEY CRITICAL HABITAT PLATE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.186.4"></a><var>186.4</var>The commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of public safety must <br/>
<a id="pl.186.5"></a><var>186.5</var>select a design depicting wild turkey when selecting designs for the next selection
         of critical <br/>
<a id="pl.186.6"></a><var>186.6</var>habitat plates as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.1296, subdivision
         2.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.142.0"></a><a id="pl.186.7"></a><var>186.7</var>    Sec. 142. <b>BASE BUDGET REPORT.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.186.8"></a><var>186.8</var>The commissioners of agriculture, natural resources, and the Pollution Control <br/>
<a id="pl.186.9"></a><var>186.9</var>Agency shall each submit a report that contains the details of their base budgets,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.10"></a><var>186.10</var>including prior appropriation riders, to the chairs and ranking minority members of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.11"></a><var>186.11</var>house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.186.12"></a><var>186.12</var>environment and natural resources by October 15, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.143.0"></a><a id="pl.186.13"></a><var>186.13</var>    Sec. 143. <b>NEGATIVE SURFACE WATER IMPACTS; RECOMMENDATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.186.14"></a><var>186.14</var>By December 15, 2015, the commissioner of natural resources shall consult with <br/>
<a id="pl.186.15"></a><var>186.15</var>interested stakeholders and submit a report to the Legislative Water Commission and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.16"></a><var>186.16</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.17"></a><var>186.17</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.18"></a><var>186.18</var>policy and finance on recommendations for statutory or rule definitions and thresholds
         for <br/>
<a id="pl.186.19"></a><var>186.19</var>negative impacts to surface waters as described in Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.285
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.20"></a><var>186.20</var>and 103G.287, subdivision 2. Stakeholders must include but are not limited to agricultural
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.21"></a><var>186.21</var>interests; environmental interests; businesses; community water suppliers; state,
         federal, <br/>
<a id="pl.186.22"></a><var>186.22</var>and local agencies; universities; and other interested stakeholders.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.144.0"></a><a id="pl.186.23"></a><var>186.23</var>    Sec. 144. <b>RULEMAKING; SSTS; EXISTING CAMPGROUNDS AND </b><br/>
<a id="pl.186.24"></a><var>186.24</var><b>RESORTS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.186.25"></a><var>186.25</var>(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules, using the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.26"></a><var>186.26</var>expedited rulemaking process in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, to eliminate the
         need <br/>
<a id="pl.186.27"></a><var>186.27</var>for existing campgrounds and resorts that are open for 180 days or less per year to
         estimate <br/>
<a id="pl.186.28"></a><var>186.28</var>wastewater flow rates to subsurface sewage treatment systems as required by Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.29"></a><var>186.29</var>Rules, part 7081.0040, subpart 1, item B. The rules shall establish flow monitoring
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.186.30"></a><var>186.30</var>recording for subsurface sewage treatment systems at existing campgrounds and resorts
         <br/>
<a id="pl.186.31"></a><var>186.31</var>that are open for 180 days or less per year as provided in paragraphs (b) to (f).<br/>
<a id="pl.187.1"></a><var>187.1</var>(b) The rules shall provide that existing campgrounds and resorts are allowed to use
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.2"></a><var>187.2</var>the following flow measurement methods:<br/>
<a id="pl.187.3"></a><var>187.3</var>(1) sewage lift station pump with runtime meter and counter;<br/>
<a id="pl.187.4"></a><var>187.4</var>(2) sewage flow meter;<br/>
<a id="pl.187.5"></a><var>187.5</var>(3) flow meters on wells; and<br/>
<a id="pl.187.6"></a><var>187.6</var>(4) water softener system with flow measurement when the measurement includes <br/>
<a id="pl.187.7"></a><var>187.7</var>all flow to the subsurface soil treatment system, including backwash.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.8"></a><var>187.8</var>(c) The measured flow rate must include the total of all treatment systems that are
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.9"></a><var>187.9</var>located on the resort or campground. If fewer than 25 percent of the systems are not
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.10"></a><var>187.10</var>measured, an average of the metered systems can be used to determine the flow from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.11"></a><var>187.11</var>the unmetered systems.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.12"></a><var>187.12</var>(d) A daily flow rate and daily campground occupancy rate must be recorded for a <br/>
<a id="pl.187.13"></a><var>187.13</var>minimum of two weeks, centered on and including July 4. Weekly monitoring must also
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.14"></a><var>187.14</var>be done for an additional continuous two weeks prior and two weeks following July
         4.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.15"></a><var>187.15</var>(e) If no flow data exists, the existing campground or resort owner or operator shall
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.16"></a><var>187.16</var>implement an acceptable flow measurement plan and start measuring and recording flow
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.17"></a><var>187.17</var>data within 120 days of notification.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.18"></a><var>187.18</var>(f) Flow measurement devices must be calibrated before start-up of monitoring and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.19"></a><var>187.19</var>another calibration during the test to verify results.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.20"></a><var>187.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.145.0"></a><a id="pl.187.21"></a><var>187.21</var>    Sec. 145. <b>RULEMAKING; SEPTIC SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS; </b><br/>
<a id="pl.187.22"></a><var>187.22</var><b>ELIGIBILITY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.187.23"></a><var>187.23</var>The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules, using the <br/>
<a id="pl.187.24"></a><var>187.24</var>expedited rulemaking process in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, to create a procedure
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.25"></a><var>187.25</var>for previously or currently certification-eligible septic system professionals to
         apply to <br/>
<a id="pl.187.26"></a><var>187.26</var>re-establish or maintain certification eligibility. The conditional eligibility shall
         begin upon <br/>
<a id="pl.187.27"></a><var>187.27</var>acceptance of an application by the Pollution Control Agency and end upon completion
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.187.28"></a><var>187.28</var>recertification procedures, including completion of necessary continuing education
         and <br/>
<a id="pl.187.29"></a><var>187.29</var>examinations. The length of the conditional eligibility shall be limited to one year.<br/>
<a id="pl.187.30"></a><var>187.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.146.0"></a><a id="pl.187.31"></a><var>187.31</var>    Sec. 146. <b>INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION; WAIVERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.187.32"></a><var>187.32</var>A soil and water conservation district must grant a conditional compliance waiver
         <br/>
<a id="pl.187.33"></a><var>187.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.48, to landowners who have applied for and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.1"></a><var>188.1</var>maintained eligibility for financial assistance within one year of the dates listed
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.188.2"></a><var>188.2</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.48, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), according to Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.3"></a><var>188.3</var>Statutes, section 103F.48. A conditional compliance waiver also must be granted to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.4"></a><var>188.4</var>landowners who are subject to a drainage proceeding commenced under Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.188.5"></a><var>188.5</var>Statutes, sections 103E.011, subdivision 5; 103E.021, subdivision 6; and 103E.715.
         The <br/>
<a id="pl.188.6"></a><var>188.6</var>conditional compliance waiver is valid until financial assistance is available for
         buffer <br/>
<a id="pl.188.7"></a><var>188.7</var>installation, but not later than November 1, 2018.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.147.0"></a><a id="pl.188.8"></a><var>188.8</var>    Sec. 147. <b>TRANSFERS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.188.9"></a><var>188.9</var>(a) By June 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.188.10"></a><var>188.10</var>to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account, established in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.11"></a><var>188.11</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, the remaining balance in the forests for the future
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.12"></a><var>188.12</var>conservation easement account under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.68.<br/>
<a id="pl.188.13"></a><var>188.13</var>(b) By June 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer <br/>
<a id="pl.188.14"></a><var>188.14</var>to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account, established in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.15"></a><var>188.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, the following amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.188.16"></a><var>188.16</var>(1) $114,840 from Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.188.17"></a><var>188.17</var>2, subdivision 3, paragraph (a);<br/>
<a id="pl.188.18"></a><var>188.18</var>(2) $25,000 from Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5, <br/>
<a id="pl.188.19"></a><var>188.19</var>paragraph (a); and<br/>
<a id="pl.188.20"></a><var>188.20</var>(3) $14,000 from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.188.21"></a><var>188.21</var>paragraph (c).<br/>
<a id="pl.188.22"></a><var>188.22</var>(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer additional <br/>
<a id="pl.188.23"></a><var>188.23</var>amounts from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.24"></a><var>188.24</var>(c), to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account, established
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.188.25"></a><var>188.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, upon closing on conservation easements funded by
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.188.26"></a><var>188.26</var>appropriation, provided that total transfers to the account shall not exceed $42,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.188.27"></a><var>188.27</var>(d) The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer amounts from <br/>
<a id="pl.188.28"></a><var>188.28</var>Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (e), to the
         natural <br/>
<a id="pl.188.29"></a><var>188.29</var>resources conservation easement stewardship account, established in Minnesota Statutes,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.30"></a><var>188.30</var>section 84.69, upon closing on conservation easements funded by the appropriation,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.31"></a><var>188.31</var>provided that total transfers to the account shall not exceed $112,000.<br/>
<a id="pl.188.32"></a><var>188.32</var>(e) By June 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.33"></a><var>188.33</var>the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account, established in Minnesota
         <br/>
<a id="pl.188.34"></a><var>188.34</var>Statutes, section 103B.103, the following amounts:<br/>
<a id="pl.189.1"></a><var>189.1</var>(1) $191,667 from Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.189.2"></a><var>189.2</var>2, subdivision 2, paragraph (c);<br/>
<a id="pl.189.3"></a><var>189.3</var>(2) $57,750 from Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.189.4"></a><var>189.4</var>2, subdivision 4, paragraph (a);<br/>
<a id="pl.189.5"></a><var>189.5</var>(3) $15,750 from Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section <br/>
<a id="pl.189.6"></a><var>189.6</var>2, subdivision 4, paragraph (c);<br/>
<a id="pl.189.7"></a><var>189.7</var>(4) $48,000 from Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.8"></a><var>189.8</var>paragraph (a);<br/>
<a id="pl.189.9"></a><var>189.9</var>(5) $1,821 from Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.10"></a><var>189.10</var>paragraph (a);<br/>
<a id="pl.189.11"></a><var>189.11</var>(6) $26,400 from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.12"></a><var>189.12</var>paragraph (b);<br/>
<a id="pl.189.13"></a><var>189.13</var>(7) $26,400 from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.14"></a><var>189.14</var>paragraph (e);<br/>
<a id="pl.189.15"></a><var>189.15</var>(8) $4,800 from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.16"></a><var>189.16</var>paragraph (d); and<br/>
<a id="pl.189.17"></a><var>189.17</var>(9) $4,500 from Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.18"></a><var>189.18</var>paragraph (f).<br/>
<a id="pl.189.19"></a><var>189.19</var>(f) The commissioner of management and budget shall continue to transfer money, <br/>
<a id="pl.189.20"></a><var>189.20</var>appropriated to the Board of Water and Soil Resources on or before June 30, 2015,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.189.21"></a><var>189.21</var>for conservation easement monitoring and enforcement funds to the water and soil <br/>
<a id="pl.189.22"></a><var>189.22</var>conservation easement stewardship account, established in Minnesota Statutes, section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.189.23"></a><var>189.23</var>103B.103, upon closing on conservation easements, provided that total transfers to
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.189.24"></a><var>189.24</var>account shall not exceed the "up to" amount specified in each appropriation.<br/>
<a id="pl.189.25"></a><var>189.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.148.0"></a><a id="pl.189.26"></a><var>189.26</var>    Sec. 148. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.189.27"></a><var>189.27</var>(a) The revisor of statutes shall delete the range reference "88.47 to 88.53" wherever
         <br/>
<a id="pl.189.28"></a><var>189.28</var>it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules and insert "88.49 to 88.53."<br/>
<a id="pl.189.29"></a><var>189.29</var>(b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber the subdivisions of Minnesota Statutes,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.189.30"></a><var>189.30</var>section 103G.005, to retain alphabetical order and shall correct cross-references
         to the <br/>
<a id="pl.189.31"></a><var>189.31</var>renumbered subdivisions.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.149.0"></a><a id="pl.189.32"></a><var>189.32</var>    Sec. 149. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.189.33"></a><var>189.33</var>The revisor of statutes shall prepare draft legislation to amend statutes to conform
         <br/>
<a id="pl.189.34"></a><var>189.34</var>with structural changes to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under sections 110
         <br/>
<a id="pl.190.1"></a><var>190.1</var>to 113 and 147. The revisor shall submit the proposed legislation to the chairs of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.190.2"></a><var>190.2</var>house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over environment
         policy <br/>
<a id="pl.190.3"></a><var>190.3</var>by January 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.4.150.0"></a><a id="pl.190.4"></a><var>190.4</var>    Sec. 150. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.190.5"></a><var>190.5</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 84.68; 88.47; 88.48; 88.49, subdivisions 1, 2,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.190.6"></a><var>190.6</var>and 10; 88.491, subdivision 1; 88.51, subdivision 2; and 282.013, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.7"></a><var>190.7</var>(b) Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.13, subdivisions 2 and 4, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.8"></a><var>190.8</var>(c) Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.190.9"></a><var>190.9</var>10, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.10"></a><var>190.10</var>(d) Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 103F.421, subdivision 5; 103F.451; and <br/>
<a id="pl.190.11"></a><var>190.11</var>114D.50, subdivision 4a, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.12"></a><var>190.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (b) of this section is effective the day following <br/>
<a id="pl.190.13"></a><var>190.13</var>final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a>

<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.190.16"></a><var>190.16</var>    Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.027, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.190.17"></a><var>190.17</var>    Subd. 13a. <b>Game and fish expedited permanent rules.</b> (a) In addition to the <br/>
<a id="pl.190.18"></a><var>190.18</var>authority granted in subdivision 13, the commissioner of natural resources may adopt
         rules <br/>
<a id="pl.190.19"></a><var>190.19</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>14.389</statute_ref> that are authorized under:<br/>
<a id="pl.190.20"></a><var>190.20</var>    (1) chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C to describe zone or permit area boundaries, to <br/>
<a id="pl.190.21"></a><var>190.21</var>designate fish spawning beds or fish preserves, to select hunters or anglers for areas,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.190.22"></a><var>190.22</var>to provide for registration of game or fish, to prevent or control wildlife disease,
         or to <br/>
<a id="pl.190.23"></a><var>190.23</var>correct errors or omissions in rules that do not have a substantive effect on the
         intent or <br/>
<a id="pl.190.24"></a><var>190.24</var>application of the original rule; or<br/>
<a id="pl.190.25"></a><var>190.25</var>    (2) section 
         <statute_ref>84D.12</statute_ref> to list prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, and <br/>
<a id="pl.190.26"></a><var>190.26</var>unregulated nonnative species.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.27"></a><var>190.27</var>(b) The commissioner of natural resources may adopt rules under section 14.389 <br/>
<a id="pl.190.28"></a><var>190.28</var>that are authorized under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C, for purposes in addition to
         those <br/>
<a id="pl.190.29"></a><var>190.29</var>listed in paragraph (a), clause (1), subject to the notice and public hearing provisions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.190.30"></a><var>190.30</var>of section 14.389, subdivision 5.<br/>
<a id="pl.190.31"></a><var>190.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.190.32"></a><var>190.32</var>    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.0274, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.191.1"></a><var>191.1</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Condemnation limits.</b> No lands shall be acquired by the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.191.2"></a><var>191.2</var>of natural resources by means of condemnation unless the owner requests that the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.3"></a><var>191.3</var>owner's lands be condemned or the condemnation is specifically authorized by law.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.191.4"></a><var>191.4</var>Notwithstanding subdivision 5, paragraph (g), and sections 117.52 and 117.521, the
         owner <br/>
<a id="pl.191.5"></a><var>191.5</var>shall not be paid relocation costs when the owner requests that their lands be condemned.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.191.6"></a><var>191.6</var>    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.0274, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.191.7"></a><var>191.7</var>    Subd. 5. <b>Owner's rights.</b> When the state proposes to purchase in fee or any lesser <br/>
<a id="pl.191.8"></a><var>191.8</var>interest in land which will be administered by the commissioner of natural resources,
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.9"></a><var>191.9</var>landowner shall have the following rights:<br/>
<a id="pl.191.10"></a><var>191.10</var>    (a) the right to be informed of the specific intended use of the property and of any
         <br/>
<a id="pl.191.11"></a><var>191.11</var>change in the intended use of the property which occurs during the acquisition process.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.191.12"></a><var>191.12</var>The owner shall also be informed that the documents regarding the purchase will be
         public <br/>
<a id="pl.191.13"></a><var>191.13</var>records if the land is purchased by the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.191.14"></a><var>191.14</var>    (b) the right to be paid a fair price for the property. The price shall include the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.191.15"></a><var>191.15</var>fair market value of the land plus:<br/>
<a id="pl.191.16"></a><var>191.16</var>    (1) all necessary incidental costs such as abstracting and recording fees related
         <br/>
<a id="pl.191.17"></a><var>191.17</var>to the sale. The costs of clearing title defects, paying taxes, and attorney's fees
         are not <br/>
<a id="pl.191.18"></a><var>191.18</var>reimbursable; and<br/>
<a id="pl.191.19"></a><var>191.19</var>    (2) any penalties incurred by the owner where the property is security for a loan
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.191.20"></a><var>191.20</var>advance of credit that contains a provision requiring or permitting the imposition
         of a <br/>
<a id="pl.191.21"></a><var>191.21</var>penalty if the loan or advance of credit is prepaid;<br/>
<a id="pl.191.22"></a><var>191.22</var>    (c) the right to payment, at the owner's election, in a lump sum or in up to four
         <br/>
<a id="pl.191.23"></a><var>191.23</var>annual installments;<br/>
<a id="pl.191.24"></a><var>191.24</var>    (d) the right to have the property fairly appraised by the state. The state's appraiser
         <br/>
<a id="pl.191.25"></a><var>191.25</var>shall physically inspect the property and the owner shall be allowed to accompany
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.191.26"></a><var>191.26</var>appraiser when the appraisal is made. The state's appraiser shall certify in the appraisal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.191.27"></a><var>191.27</var>report to having physically inspected the property and having given the landowner
         an <br/>
<a id="pl.191.28"></a><var>191.28</var>opportunity to accompany the appraiser on inspections. Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>13.44, <br/>
<a id="pl.191.29"></a><var>191.29</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, before an offer is made, the landowner shall be informed of the value <br/>
<a id="pl.191.30"></a><var>191.30</var>determined pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>84.0272</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.191.31"></a><var>191.31</var>    (e) the right to retain a qualified independent appraiser to conduct an appraisal
         at any <br/>
<a id="pl.191.32"></a><var>191.32</var>time prior to certification of the state's appraisal of the property and to be reimbursed for <br/>
<a id="pl.191.33"></a><var>191.33</var>appraisal fees as provided in section 
<statute_ref>117.232, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, if the land is sold to the state <br/>
<a id="pl.191.34"></a><var>191.34</var>and to have that appraisal considered along with the state's in certifying the selling
         price <br/>
<a id="pl.191.35"></a><var>191.35</var>and the right to be reimbursed for appraisal fees up to $1,500 if the land is sold
         to the state;<br/>
<a id="pl.192.1"></a><var>192.1</var>    (f) the right to have the state acquire the property by means of condemnation upon
         <br/>
<a id="pl.192.2"></a><var>192.2</var>the owner's request with the agreement of the commissioner;<br/>
<a id="pl.192.3"></a><var>192.3</var>    (g) when the property is being acquired by condemnation or the condemnation is <br/>
<a id="pl.192.4"></a><var>192.4</var>specifically authorized by law, the right to receive or waive relocation assistance, services, <br/>
<a id="pl.192.5"></a><var>192.5</var>payments and benefits as provided in sections 
         <statute_ref>117.52</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>117.521</statute_ref> and to contest the state's <br/>
<a id="pl.192.6"></a><var>192.6</var>offer for relocation and moving expenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.192.7"></a><var>192.7</var>    (h) the right to accept the state's offer for the property and contest the state's offer for <br/>
<a id="pl.192.8"></a><var>192.8</var>relocation and moving expenses;<br/>
<a id="pl.192.9"></a><var>192.9</var>    (i) the right to continue occupancy of the property until full payment is received,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.192.10"></a><var>192.10</var>provided that when the owner elects to receive payment in annual installments pursuant
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.192.11"></a><var>192.11</var>clause (c), the owner may retain occupancy until the first payment is made; and<br/>
<a id="pl.192.12"></a><var>192.12</var>    (j) the right to seek the advice of counsel regarding any aspect of the land transaction.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.192.13"></a><var>192.13</var>    Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.192.14"></a><var>192.14</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Bait harvest from infested waters.</b> (a) Taking wild animals from infested <br/>
<a id="pl.192.15"></a><var>192.15</var>waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph
         (b), <br/>
<a id="pl.192.16"></a><var>192.16</var>(c), or (d), and section 
         <statute_ref>97C.341</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.192.17"></a><var>192.17</var>    (b) In waters that are listed as infested waters, except those listed because they <br/>
<a id="pl.192.18"></a><var>192.18</var>contain as infested with prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish, as <br/>
<a id="pl.192.19"></a><var>192.19</var>defined under section 
         <statute_ref>17.4982, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, taking wild animals may be permitted for:<br/>
<a id="pl.192.20"></a><var>192.20</var>    (1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes according <br/>
<a id="pl.192.21"></a><var>192.21</var>to as provided in a permit issued under section 
         <statute_ref>84D.11</statute_ref>, subject to rules adopted by the <br/>
<a id="pl.192.22"></a><var>192.22</var>commissioner; and<br/>
<a id="pl.192.23"></a><var>192.23</var>    (2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian <br/>
<a id="pl.192.24"></a><var>192.24</var>water milfoil, when the infested waters are listed solely because they contain Eurasian
         <br/>
<a id="pl.192.25"></a><var>192.25</var>water milfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow traps
         not <br/>
<a id="pl.192.26"></a><var>192.26</var>exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length; and.<br/>
<a id="pl.192.27"></a><var>192.27</var>(3) (c) In streams or rivers that are listed as infested waters, except those listed
         as <br/>
<a id="pl.192.28"></a><var>192.28</var>infested with certifiable diseases of fish, as defined under section 17.4982, subdivision
         6, <br/>
<a id="pl.192.29"></a><var>192.29</var>the harvest of bullheads, goldeyes, mooneyes, sheepshead (freshwater drum), and suckers
         <br/>
<a id="pl.192.30"></a><var>192.30</var>for bait from streams or rivers listed as infested waters, by hook and line for noncommercial <br/>
<a id="pl.192.31"></a><var>192.31</var>personal use. Other provisions that apply to this clause are is allowed as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.192.32"></a><var>192.32</var>(i) (1) fish taken under this clause paragraph must be used on the same body of water <br/>
<a id="pl.192.33"></a><var>192.33</var>where caught and while still on that water body. Where the river or stream is divided by <br/>
<a id="pl.192.34"></a><var>192.34</var>barriers such as dams, the fish must be caught and used on the same section of the
         river <br/>
<a id="pl.192.35"></a><var>192.35</var>or stream;<br/>
<a id="pl.193.1"></a><var>193.1</var>(ii) (2) fish taken under this clause paragraph may not be transported live from or <br/>
<a id="pl.193.2"></a><var>193.2</var>off the water body;<br/>
<a id="pl.193.3"></a><var>193.3</var>(iii) (3) fish harvested under this clause paragraph may only be used in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.193.4"></a><var>193.4</var>with this section;<br/>
<a id="pl.193.5"></a><var>193.5</var>(iv) (4) any other use of wild animals used for bait from infested waters is prohibited;<br/>
<a id="pl.193.6"></a><var>193.6</var>(v) (5) fish taken under this clause paragraph must meet all other size restrictions <br/>
<a id="pl.193.7"></a><var>193.7</var>and requirements as established in rules; and<br/>
<a id="pl.193.8"></a><var>193.8</var>(vi) (6) all species listed under this clause paragraph shall be included in the person's <br/>
<a id="pl.193.9"></a><var>193.9</var>daily limit as established in rules, if applicable.<br/>
<a id="pl.193.10"></a><var>193.10</var>(d) In the Mississippi River downstream of St. Anthony Falls and the St. <br/>
<a id="pl.193.11"></a><var>193.11</var>Croix River downstream of the dam at Taylors Falls, including portions described as
         <br/>
<a id="pl.193.12"></a><var>193.12</var>Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary waters in Minnesota Rules, part 6266.0500, subpart 1,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.193.13"></a><var>193.13</var>items A and B, the harvest of gizzard shad by cast net for noncommercial personal
         use as <br/>
<a id="pl.193.14"></a><var>193.14</var>bait for angling, as provided in a permit issued under section 84D.11, is allowed
         as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.193.15"></a><var>193.15</var>    (1) nontarget species must immediately be returned to the water;<br/>
<a id="pl.193.16"></a><var>193.16</var>(2) gizzard shad taken under this paragraph must be used on the same body of water
         <br/>
<a id="pl.193.17"></a><var>193.17</var>where caught and while still on that water body. Where the river is divided by barriers
         <br/>
<a id="pl.193.18"></a><var>193.18</var>such as dams, the gizzard shad must be caught and used on the same section of the
         river;<br/>
<a id="pl.193.19"></a><var>193.19</var>(3) gizzard shad taken under this paragraph may not be transported off the water <br/>
<a id="pl.193.20"></a><var>193.20</var>body; and <br/>
<a id="pl.193.21"></a><var>193.21</var>(4) gizzard shad harvested under this paragraph may only be used in accordance <br/>
<a id="pl.193.22"></a><var>193.22</var>with this section.<br/>
<a id="pl.193.23"></a><var>193.23</var>This paragraph expires December 1, 2017.<br/>
<a id="pl.193.24"></a><var>193.24</var>    (c) (e) Equipment authorized for minnow harvest in a listed infested water by permit <br/>
<a id="pl.193.25"></a><var>193.25</var>issued under paragraph (b) may not be transported to, or used in, any waters other
         than <br/>
<a id="pl.193.26"></a><var>193.26</var>waters specified in the permit.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.193.27"></a><var>193.27</var>    Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.201, is amended by adding a subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.193.28"></a><var>193.28</var>to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.193.29"></a><var>193.29</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Construction area restrictions.</b> The commissioner, after consulting with <br/>
<a id="pl.193.30"></a><var>193.30</var>the governmental units and contractors involved in a construction project, may adopt,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.193.31"></a><var>193.31</var>by written order, temporary water surface use controls for recreational uses at public
         <br/>
<a id="pl.193.32"></a><var>193.32</var>construction and maintenance sites that cross or are adjacent to waters of the state
         for a <br/>
<a id="pl.193.33"></a><var>193.33</var>period of time not to exceed the duration of the construction or maintenance project.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.193.34"></a><var>193.34</var>Temporary controls adopted under this subdivision are exempt from the rulemaking <br/>
<a id="pl.193.35"></a><var>193.35</var>requirements of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.194.1"></a><var>194.1</var>    Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.313, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.194.2"></a><var>194.2</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>General requirements.</b> (a) In addition to requirements of other laws <br/>
<a id="pl.194.3"></a><var>194.3</var>relating to watercraft, a person may not operate or permit the operation of a personal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.194.4"></a><var>194.4</var>watercraft:<br/>
<a id="pl.194.5"></a><var>194.5</var>(1) without each person on board the personal watercraft wearing a United States <br/>
<a id="pl.194.6"></a><var>194.6</var>Coast Guard (USCG) approved Type I, II, III, or V wearable personal flotation device <br/>
<a id="pl.194.7"></a><var>194.7</var>with a USCG label indicating it either is approved for or does not prohibit use with
         <br/>
<a id="pl.194.8"></a><var>194.8</var>personal watercraft or water skiing;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.9"></a><var>194.9</var>(2) between one hour before sunset and 9:30 a.m.;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.10"></a><var>194.10</var>(3) at greater than slow-no wake speed within 150 feet of:<br/>
<a id="pl.194.11"></a><var>194.11</var>(i) a shoreline;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.12"></a><var>194.12</var>(ii) a dock;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.13"></a><var>194.13</var>(iii) a swimmer;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.14"></a><var>194.14</var>(iv) a raft used for swimming or diving; or<br/>
<a id="pl.194.15"></a><var>194.15</var>(v) a moored, anchored, or nonmotorized watercraft;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.16"></a><var>194.16</var>(4) while towing a person on water skis, a kneeboard, an inflatable craft, or any
         <br/>
<a id="pl.194.17"></a><var>194.17</var>other device unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.194.18"></a><var>194.18</var>(i) an observer is on board; or<br/>
<a id="pl.194.19"></a><var>194.19</var>(ii) the personal watercraft is equipped with factory-installed or factory-specified
         <br/>
<a id="pl.194.20"></a><var>194.20</var>accessory mirrors that give the operator a wide field of vision to the rear;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.21"></a><var>194.21</var>(5) without the lanyard-type engine cutoff switch being attached to the person, <br/>
<a id="pl.194.22"></a><var>194.22</var>clothing, or personal flotation device of the operator, if the personal watercraft
         is equipped <br/>
<a id="pl.194.23"></a><var>194.23</var>by the manufacturer with such a device;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.24"></a><var>194.24</var>(6) if any part of the spring-loaded throttle mechanism has been removed, altered,
         or <br/>
<a id="pl.194.25"></a><var>194.25</var>tampered with so as to interfere with the return-to-idle system;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.26"></a><var>194.26</var>(7) to chase or harass wildlife;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.27"></a><var>194.27</var>(8) through emergent or floating vegetation at other than a slow-no wake speed;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.28"></a><var>194.28</var>(9) in a manner that unreasonably or unnecessarily endangers life, limb, or property,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.194.29"></a><var>194.29</var>including weaving through congested watercraft traffic, jumping the wake of another
         <br/>
<a id="pl.194.30"></a><var>194.30</var>watercraft within 150 feet of the other watercraft, or operating the watercraft while
         <br/>
<a id="pl.194.31"></a><var>194.31</var>facing backwards;<br/>
<a id="pl.194.32"></a><var>194.32</var>(10) in any other manner that is not reasonable and prudent; or<br/>
<a id="pl.194.33"></a><var>194.33</var>(11) without a personal watercraft rules decal, issued by the commissioner, attached
         <br/>
<a id="pl.194.34"></a><var>194.34</var>to the personal watercraft so as to be in full view of the operator.<br/>
<a id="pl.195.1"></a><var>195.1</var>(b) Paragraph (a), clause (3), does not apply to a person operating a personal <br/>
<a id="pl.195.2"></a><var>195.2</var>watercraft to launch or land a person on water skis, a kneeboard, or similar device
         by the <br/>
<a id="pl.195.3"></a><var>195.3</var>most direct route to open water.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.195.4"></a><var>195.4</var>    Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.313, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.195.5"></a><var>195.5</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Dealers and rental operations.</b> (a) A dealer of personal watercraft shall <br/>
<a id="pl.195.6"></a><var>195.6</var>distribute a summary of the laws and rules governing the operation of personal watercraft
         <br/>
<a id="pl.195.7"></a><var>195.7</var>and, upon request, shall provide instruction to a purchaser regarding:<br/>
<a id="pl.195.8"></a><var>195.8</var>(1) the laws and rules governing personal watercraft; and<br/>
<a id="pl.195.9"></a><var>195.9</var>(2) the safe operation of personal watercraft.<br/>
<a id="pl.195.10"></a><var>195.10</var>(b) A person who offers personal watercraft for rent:<br/>
<a id="pl.195.11"></a><var>195.11</var>(1) shall provide a summary of the laws and rules governing the operation of <br/>
<a id="pl.195.12"></a><var>195.12</var>personal watercraft and provide instruction regarding the laws and rules and the safe
         <br/>
<a id="pl.195.13"></a><var>195.13</var>operation of personal watercraft to each person renting a personal watercraft;<br/>
<a id="pl.195.14"></a><var>195.14</var>(2) shall provide a United States Coast Guard (USCG) approved Type I, II, III, or V <br/>
<a id="pl.195.15"></a><var>195.15</var>wearable  personal flotation device with a USCG label indicating it either is approved for <br/>
<a id="pl.195.16"></a><var>195.16</var>or does not prohibit use with personal watercraft or water skiing and any other required <br/>
<a id="pl.195.17"></a><var>195.17</var>safety equipment to all persons who rent a personal watercraft at no additional cost;
         and<br/>
<a id="pl.195.18"></a><var>195.18</var>(3) shall require that a watercraft operator's permit from this state or from the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.195.19"></a><var>195.19</var>operator's state of residence be shown each time a personal watercraft is rented to
         any <br/>
<a id="pl.195.20"></a><var>195.20</var>person younger than age 18 and shall record the permit on the form provided by the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.195.21"></a><var>195.21</var>commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.195.22"></a><var>195.22</var>(c) Each dealer of personal watercraft or person offering personal watercraft for
         rent <br/>
<a id="pl.195.23"></a><var>195.23</var>shall have the person who purchases or rents a personal watercraft sign a form provided
         <br/>
<a id="pl.195.24"></a><var>195.24</var>by the commissioner acknowledging that the purchaser or renter has been provided a
         copy <br/>
<a id="pl.195.25"></a><var>195.25</var>of the laws and rules regarding personal watercraft operation and has read them. The
         form <br/>
<a id="pl.195.26"></a><var>195.26</var>must be retained by the dealer or person offering personal watercraft for rent for
         a period <br/>
<a id="pl.195.27"></a><var>195.27</var>of six months following the date of signature and must be made available for inspection
         <br/>
<a id="pl.195.28"></a><var>195.28</var>by sheriff's deputies or conservation officers during normal business hours.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.195.29"></a><var>195.29</var>    Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.315, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.195.30"></a><var>195.30</var><b>86B.315 TOWING PERSON ON WATER SKIS OR OTHER DEVICE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.195.31"></a><var>195.31</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Observer or mirror required.</b> A person may not operate a <br/>
<a id="pl.195.32"></a><var>195.32</var>watercraft on waters of this state and create a wake for a wake surfer or tow a person on <br/>
<a id="pl.195.33"></a><var>195.33</var>water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a saucer, or a similar device unless:<br/>
<a id="pl.196.1"></a><var>196.1</var>(1) there is another person in the watercraft in addition to the operator who is in
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.196.2"></a><var>196.2</var>position to continually observe the person being towed; or<br/>
<a id="pl.196.3"></a><var>196.3</var>(2) the boat is equipped with a mirror providing the operator a wide field of vision
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.4"></a><var>196.4</var>to the rear.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.5"></a><var>196.5</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Prohibited </b><b>night </b><b>skiing or towing prohibited</b><b> activities</b><b>.</b> On waters of this <br/>
<a id="pl.196.6"></a><var>196.6</var>state, from one-half hour after sunset to sunrise of the following day, a person may not:<br/>
<a id="pl.196.7"></a><var>196.7</var>(1) wake surf;<br/>
<a id="pl.196.8"></a><var>196.8</var>(2) operate a watercraft creating a wake for a wake surfer;<br/>
<a id="pl.196.9"></a><var>196.9</var>(3) be towed by a watercraft; or<br/>
<a id="pl.196.10"></a><var>196.10</var>(4) operate a watercraft towing a person on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a <br/>
<a id="pl.196.11"></a><var>196.11</var>saucer, or another device on waters of this state from one hour after sunset to sunrise of <br/>
<a id="pl.196.12"></a><var>196.12</var>the following day.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.196.13"></a><var>196.13</var>    Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.015, subdivision 49, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.196.14"></a><var>196.14</var>    Subd. 49. <b>Undressed bird.</b> "Undressed bird" means:<br/>
<a id="pl.196.15"></a><var>196.15</var>(1) a bird, excluding including ducks, with a fully feathered wing intact; or<br/>
<a id="pl.196.16"></a><var>196.16</var>(2) a duck with a fully feathered wing and head attached; or<br/>
<a id="pl.196.17"></a><var>196.17</var>(3) a pheasant, Hungarian partridge, or wild turkey with one leg and foot intact.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.196.18"></a><var>196.18</var>    Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.045, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.196.19"></a><var>196.19</var>    Subd. 11. <b>Power to prevent or control wildlife disease.</b> (a) If the commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.196.20"></a><var>196.20</var>determines that action is necessary to prevent or control a wildlife disease, the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.21"></a><var>196.21</var>commissioner may prevent or control wildlife disease in a species of wild animal in
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.22"></a><var>196.22</var>addition to the protection provided by the game and fish laws by further limiting,
         closing, <br/>
<a id="pl.196.23"></a><var>196.23</var>expanding, or opening seasons or areas of the state; by reducing or increasing limits
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.196.24"></a><var>196.24</var>areas of the state; by establishing disease management zones; by authorizing free
         licenses; <br/>
<a id="pl.196.25"></a><var>196.25</var>by allowing shooting from motor vehicles by persons designated by the commissioner;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.26"></a><var>196.26</var>by issuing replacement licenses for sick animals; by requiring sample collection from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.27"></a><var>196.27</var>hunter-harvested animals; by limiting wild animal possession, transportation, and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.28"></a><var>196.28</var>disposition; and by restricting wildlife feeding.<br/>
<a id="pl.196.29"></a><var>196.29</var>    (b) The commissioner shall restrict wildlife feeding within the modified accredited
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.30"></a><var>196.30</var>bovine tuberculosis zone proposed by the Board of Animal Health. In addition to any
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.31"></a><var>196.31</var>other penalties provided by law, a person who violates wildlife feeding restrictions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.32"></a><var>196.32</var>required under this paragraph may not obtain a hunting license to take a wild animal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.196.33"></a><var>196.33</var>for two years after the date of conviction.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.1"></a><var>197.1</var>    (c) The commissioner may prevent or control wildlife disease in a species of wild
         <br/>
<a id="pl.197.2"></a><var>197.2</var>animal in the state by posting restrictions on public access to active disease areas or by <br/>
<a id="pl.197.3"></a><var>197.3</var>emergency rule adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027, subdivision 13</statute_ref>.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.4"></a><var>197.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.197.5"></a><var>197.5</var>    Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.057, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.197.6"></a><var>197.6</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Compliance with federal law.</b> The commissioner shall take any <br/>
<a id="pl.197.7"></a><var>197.7</var>action necessary to comply with the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, United
         <br/>
<a id="pl.197.8"></a><var>197.8</var>States Code, title 16, sections 669 to 669i, and the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration
         Act, <br/>
<a id="pl.197.9"></a><var>197.9</var>United States Code, title 16, sections 777 to 777k. Notwithstanding section 16E.145 or <br/>
<a id="pl.197.10"></a><var>197.10</var>any other law to the contrary, an appropriation for an information or telecommunications
         <br/>
<a id="pl.197.11"></a><var>197.11</var>technology project from the game and fish fund, as established in section 97A.055,
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.197.12"></a><var>197.12</var>be made to the commissioner. Any assets acquired with or expenditures made from the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.197.13"></a><var>197.13</var>game and fish fund must remain under control of the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.14"></a><var>197.14</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.197.15"></a><var>197.15</var>    Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.197.16"></a><var>197.16</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Notice to appear in court.</b> (a) A person must be given notice to <br/>
<a id="pl.197.17"></a><var>197.17</var>appear in court for a misdemeanor violation of the game and fish laws; chapter 84,
         84D, <br/>
<a id="pl.197.18"></a><var>197.18</var>103E, or 103G; sections 
         <statute_ref>103F.201</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103F.221</statute_ref>; or section 
         <statute_ref>103F.601</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>609.68</statute_ref> if:<br/>
<a id="pl.197.19"></a><var>197.19</var>(1) the person is arrested and is released from custody prior to appearing before
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.197.20"></a><var>197.20</var>court; or<br/>
<a id="pl.197.21"></a><var>197.21</var>(2) the person is subject to a lawful arrest and is not arrested because it reasonably
         <br/>
<a id="pl.197.22"></a><var>197.22</var>appears to the enforcement officer that arrest is unnecessary to prevent further criminal
         <br/>
<a id="pl.197.23"></a><var>197.23</var>conduct and that there is a substantial likelihood that the person will respond to
         a notice.<br/>
<a id="pl.197.24"></a><var>197.24</var>(b) The enforcement officer shall prepare, in quadruplicate, a written or electronic <br/>
<a id="pl.197.25"></a><var>197.25</var>notice to appear in court as provided by Rules of Criminal Procedure and section 169.99. <br/>
<a id="pl.197.26"></a><var>197.26</var>The notice must be in the form and has the effect of a summons and complaint. The
         notice <br/>
<a id="pl.197.27"></a><var>197.27</var>must contain the name and address of the person charged, and the offense, and. The notice <br/>
<a id="pl.197.28"></a><var>197.28</var>must contain the time and the place to appear in court. The court must have jurisdiction <br/>
<a id="pl.197.29"></a><var>197.29</var>within the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed or must direct the <br/>
<a id="pl.197.30"></a><var>197.30</var>defendant to contact the court or violations bureau to schedule an appearance.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.197.31"></a><var>197.31</var>    Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.211, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.198.1"></a><var>198.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Release after arrest.</b> A person arrested for a misdemeanor violation of <br/>
<a id="pl.198.2"></a><var>198.2</var>the game and fish laws; chapter 84, 84D, 103E, or 103G; sections 
         <statute_ref>103F.201</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>103F.221</statute_ref>; <br/>
<a id="pl.198.3"></a><var>198.3</var>or section 
         <statute_ref>103F.601</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>609.68</statute_ref> may obtain release by signing the written notice prepared <br/>
<a id="pl.198.4"></a><var>198.4</var>by the arresting officer promising to appear in court. The officer shall deliver a copy <br/>
<a id="pl.198.5"></a><var>198.5</var>marked "SUMMONS" notice to the person arrested. The officer must then release the <br/>
<a id="pl.198.6"></a><var>198.6</var>person from custody.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.198.7"></a><var>198.7</var>    Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.255, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.198.8"></a><var>198.8</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Each violation a separate offense</b><b>; prosecution of aggregated offenses</b><b>.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.198.9"></a><var>198.9</var>(a) Except as allowed in paragraph (b), each wild animal unlawfully taken, bought, <br/>
<a id="pl.198.10"></a><var>198.10</var>sold, transported, or possessed is a separate offense. If acquitted, a person may
         not be <br/>
<a id="pl.198.11"></a><var>198.11</var>prosecuted for a similar offense involving another animal in the same incident.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.12"></a><var>198.12</var>(b) In any prosecution that involves two or more offenses committed by the same <br/>
<a id="pl.198.13"></a><var>198.13</var>person within six months in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in
         any <br/>
<a id="pl.198.14"></a><var>198.14</var>county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses in aggregate.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.15"></a><var>198.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.198.16"></a><var>198.16</var>    Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.411, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.198.17"></a><var>198.17</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Deer license.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a license <br/>
<a id="pl.198.18"></a><var>198.18</var>to take deer by archery, firearms, or muzzleloader issued after the opening of the
         related <br/>
<a id="pl.198.19"></a><var>198.19</var>archery, firearms, or muzzleloader deer season, respectively, is not valid until the second <br/>
<a id="pl.198.20"></a><var>198.20</var>day after unless it is was issued prior to legal shooting hours on the day of its first use.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.21"></a><var>198.21</var>(b) The commissioner may issue a license to take additional deer under section <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.198.22"></a><var>198.22</var>97B.301, subdivision 4
         </statute_ref>, that is not valid immediately upon issuance unless it was issued <br/>
<a id="pl.198.23"></a><var>198.23</var>prior to legal shooting hours on the day the license is first used.<br/>
<a id="pl.198.24"></a><var>198.24</var>(c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to deer licenses for discharged military personnel
         <br/>
<a id="pl.198.25"></a><var>198.25</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>97A.465, subdivision 4</statute_ref>.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.16.0"></a><a id="pl.198.26"></a><var>198.26</var>    Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.435, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.198.27"></a><var>198.27</var>    Subd. 4. <b>Separate selection of eligible licensees.</b> (a) The commissioner may <br/>
<a id="pl.198.28"></a><var>198.28</var>conduct a separate selection for up to 20 percent of the turkey licenses to be issued
         for any <br/>
<a id="pl.198.29"></a><var>198.29</var>area. Only persons who are owners or tenants of and who live on at least 40 acres
         of land <br/>
<a id="pl.198.30"></a><var>198.30</var>in the permit area, and their family members who live on the qualifying land, are eligible <br/>
<a id="pl.198.31"></a><var>198.31</var>applicants for turkey licenses for the separate selection. The qualifying land may
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.198.32"></a><var>198.32</var>noncontiguous. Persons who are unsuccessful in a separate selection must be included
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.198.33"></a><var>198.33</var>the selection for the remaining licenses. Persons who obtain a license in a separate
         selection <br/>
<a id="pl.199.1"></a><var>199.1</var>must allow public turkey hunting on their land during that turkey season. A license
         issued <br/>
<a id="pl.199.2"></a><var>199.2</var>under this subdivision is restricted to the permit area where the qualifying land
         is located.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.3"></a><var>199.3</var>(b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for determining eligible family
         <br/>
<a id="pl.199.4"></a><var>199.4</var>members under this subdivision.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.17.0"></a><a id="pl.199.5"></a><var>199.5</var>    Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.465, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.199.6"></a><var>199.6</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.199.7"></a><var>199.7</var>    Subd. 7. <b>Residents of veterans homes.</b> (a) A resident from a Minnesota veterans <br/>
<a id="pl.199.8"></a><var>199.8</var>home may obtain a firearm or muzzleloader deer license during the season and take
         <br/>
<a id="pl.199.9"></a><var>199.9</var>antlerless deer without a permit in all areas of the state open during the respective
         regular <br/>
<a id="pl.199.10"></a><var>199.10</var>firearms or muzzleloader deer seasons in any permit area. This subdivision does not
         <br/>
<a id="pl.199.11"></a><var>199.11</var>authorize the taking of an antlerless deer by another member of a party under section
         <br/>
<a id="pl.199.12"></a><var>199.12</var>97B.301, subdivision 3, in an area closed to taking antlerless deer or where the number
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.199.13"></a><var>199.13</var>antlerless deer that may be taken is limited by a quota on the number of permits.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.14"></a><var>199.14</var>(b) A person may assist a Minnesota veterans home resident during the firearms or
         <br/>
<a id="pl.199.15"></a><var>199.15</var>muzzleloader deer season without having a deer hunting license, but the person may
         <br/>
<a id="pl.199.16"></a><var>199.16</var>not shoot a deer.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.18.0"></a><a id="pl.199.17"></a><var>199.17</var>    Sec. 18. <b>[97A.56] FERAL SWINE.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.199.18"></a><var>199.18</var>    Subdivision 1. <b>Definition.</b> For purposes of this section, "feral swine" means a <br/>
<a id="pl.199.19"></a><var>199.19</var>member of the genus and species <i>Sus scrofa</i> that lives in the wild.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.20"></a><var>199.20</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Prohibited actions; penalty.</b> (a) A person may not possess or release <br/>
<a id="pl.199.21"></a><var>199.21</var>feral swine or swine that were feral during any part of the swines' lifetime or allow
         feral <br/>
<a id="pl.199.22"></a><var>199.22</var>swine to run at large.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.23"></a><var>199.23</var>(b) A person may not hunt or trap feral swine, except as authorized by the <br/>
<a id="pl.199.24"></a><var>199.24</var>commissioner for feral swine control or eradication. It is not a violation of this
         section if a <br/>
<a id="pl.199.25"></a><var>199.25</var>person shoots a feral swine and reports the taking to the commissioner within 24 hours.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.199.26"></a><var>199.26</var>All swine taken in this manner must be surrendered to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.27"></a><var>199.27</var>(c) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.28"></a><var>199.28</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Authorized removal of feral swine.</b> A person authorized under game and <br/>
<a id="pl.199.29"></a><var>199.29</var>fish laws to take feral swine is not liable to the owner for the value of the animals.<br/>
<a id="pl.199.30"></a><var>199.30</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.19.0"></a><a id="pl.199.31"></a><var>199.31</var>    Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.041, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.200.1"></a><var>200.1</var><b>97B.041 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RESTRICTED </b><br/>
<a id="pl.200.2"></a><var>200.2</var><b>IN DEER ZONES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.200.3"></a><var>200.3</var>    (a) A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition outdoors during the period <br/>
<a id="pl.200.4"></a><var>200.4</var>beginning the fifth day before the open firearms season and ending the second day
         after <br/>
<a id="pl.200.5"></a><var>200.5</var>the close of the season within an area where deer may be taken by a firearm, except:<br/>
<a id="pl.200.6"></a><var>200.6</var>    (1) during the open season and in an area where big game may be taken, a firearm <br/>
<a id="pl.200.7"></a><var>200.7</var>and ammunition authorized for taking big game in that area may be used to take big
         game <br/>
<a id="pl.200.8"></a><var>200.8</var>in that area if the person has a valid big game license in possession;<br/>
<a id="pl.200.9"></a><var>200.9</var>    (2) an unloaded firearm that is in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehicle;<br/>
<a id="pl.200.10"></a><var>200.10</var>    (3) a shotgun and shells containing No. 4 buckshot or smaller diameter lead shot <br/>
<a id="pl.200.11"></a><var>200.11</var>or steel shot;<br/>
<a id="pl.200.12"></a><var>200.12</var>    (4) a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 and .22 caliber,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.200.13"></a><var>200.13</var>including .22 magnum caliber cartridges;<br/>
<a id="pl.200.14"></a><var>200.14</var>    (5) handguns possessed by a person authorized to carry a handgun under sections <br/>
<statute_ref><a id="pl.200.15"></a><var>200.15</var>624.714
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>624.715</statute_ref> for the purpose authorized; and<br/>
<a id="pl.200.16"></a><var>200.16</var>    (6) on a target range operated under a permit from the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.200.17"></a><var>200.17</var>    (b) This section does not apply during an open firearms season in an area where deer
         <br/>
<a id="pl.200.18"></a><var>200.18</var>may be taken only by muzzleloader, except that muzzle-loading firearms lawful for
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.200.19"></a><var>200.19</var>taking of deer may be possessed only by persons with a valid license to take deer
         by <br/>
<a id="pl.200.20"></a><var>200.20</var>muzzleloader during the muzzleloader season. While muzzleloader hunting, a person
         with <br/>
<a id="pl.200.21"></a><var>200.21</var>a valid license to take deer by muzzleloader may not possess a firearm other than:<br/>
<a id="pl.200.22"></a><var>200.22</var>(1) a muzzleloader that is legal for taking deer under section 
         <statute_ref>97B.031, subdivision <br/>
<a id="pl.200.23"></a><var>200.23</var>1
         </statute_ref>; and<br/>
<a id="pl.200.24"></a><var>200.24</var>(2) a firearm as described in paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (5).<br/>
<a id="pl.200.25"></a><var>200.25</var>(c) A first violation of paragraph (a) is punishable by a warning.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.20.0"></a><a id="pl.200.26"></a><var>200.26</var>    Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.063, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.200.27"></a><var>200.27</var><b>97B.063 HUNTER SATISFACTION SURVEY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.200.28"></a><var>200.28</var>The commissioner shall annually administer the collection of hunter information <br/>
<a id="pl.200.29"></a><var>200.29</var>related to participation and satisfaction. This may include information on preferences,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.200.30"></a><var>200.30</var>values, interests, participation rates and patterns, barriers to participation, or
         other factors. <br/>
<a id="pl.200.31"></a><var>200.31</var>The data shall be collected using established social science methods. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.200.32"></a><var>200.32</var>shall annually submit a summary of the information gathered under this section to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.200.33"></a><var>200.33</var>the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.200.34"></a><var>200.34</var>committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources
         no <br/>
<a id="pl.201.1"></a><var>201.1</var>later than January 1 for the preceding fiscal year. The commissioner shall also make
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.201.2"></a><var>201.2</var>summary information available on the department's Web site.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.21.0"></a><a id="pl.201.3"></a><var>201.3</var>    Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.4"></a><var>201.4</var>    Subd. 3. <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) It is not a violation of this section for a person to:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.5"></a><var>201.5</var>(1) cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light to take raccoons
         <br/>
<a id="pl.201.6"></a><var>201.6</var>according to section 
         <statute_ref>97B.621, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, or tend traps according to section 
         <statute_ref>97B.931</statute_ref>;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.7"></a><var>201.7</var>(2) hunt fox or coyote from January 1 to March 15 while using a handheld artificial
         <br/>
<a id="pl.201.8"></a><var>201.8</var>light, provided that the person is:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.9"></a><var>201.9</var>(i) on foot;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.10"></a><var>201.10</var>(ii) using a shotgun;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.11"></a><var>201.11</var>(iii) not within a public road right-of-way;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.12"></a><var>201.12</var>(iv) using a handheld or electronic calling device; and<br/>
<a id="pl.201.13"></a><var>201.13</var>(v) not within 200 feet of a motor vehicle; or<br/>
<a id="pl.201.14"></a><var>201.14</var>(3) cast the rays of a handheld artificial light to retrieve wounded or dead big game
         <br/>
<a id="pl.201.15"></a><var>201.15</var>animals, provided that the person is:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.16"></a><var>201.16</var>(i) on foot; and<br/>
<a id="pl.201.17"></a><var>201.17</var>(ii) not in possession of a firearm or bow.<br/>
<a id="pl.201.18"></a><var>201.18</var>(b) It is not a violation of subdivision 2 for a person to cast the rays of a spotlight,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.201.19"></a><var>201.19</var>headlight, or other artificial light to:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.20"></a><var>201.20</var>(1) carry out any agricultural, safety, emergency response, normal vehicle operation,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.201.21"></a><var>201.21</var>or occupation-related activities that do not involve taking wild animals; or<br/>
<a id="pl.201.22"></a><var>201.22</var>(2) carry out outdoor recreation as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>97B.001</statute_ref> that is not related to <br/>
<a id="pl.201.23"></a><var>201.23</var>spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.<br/>
<a id="pl.201.24"></a><var>201.24</var>(c) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws, it is not a violation
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.201.25"></a><var>201.25</var>this section for a person to use an electronic range finder device from one-half hour
         before <br/>
<a id="pl.201.26"></a><var>201.26</var>sunrise until one-half hour after sunset while lawfully hunting wild animals.<br/>
<a id="pl.201.27"></a><var>201.27</var>(d) It is not a violation of this section for a licensed bear hunter to cast the rays
         of a <br/>
<a id="pl.201.28"></a><var>201.28</var>handheld artificial light to track or retrieve a wounded or dead bear while possessing
         a <br/>
<a id="pl.201.29"></a><var>201.29</var>firearm, provided that the person:<br/>
<a id="pl.201.30"></a><var>201.30</var>(1) has the person's valid bear hunting license in possession;<br/>
<a id="pl.201.31"></a><var>201.31</var>(2) is on foot; and<br/>
<a id="pl.201.32"></a><var>201.32</var>(3) is following the blood trail of a bear that was shot during legal shooting hours.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.22.0"></a><a id="pl.201.33"></a><var>201.33</var>    Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.085, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.202.1"></a><var>202.1</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Taking unprotected wild animals</b><b>; permit required</b><b>.</b> A person may not <br/>
<a id="pl.202.2"></a><var>202.2</var>use radio equipment to take unprotected wild animals without a permit. The commissioner <br/>
<a id="pl.202.3"></a><var>202.3</var>may issue a permit to take unprotected animals with radio equipment. The commissioner
         <br/>
<a id="pl.202.4"></a><var>202.4</var>shall cancel the permit upon receiving a valid complaint of misconduct regarding the
         <br/>
<a id="pl.202.5"></a><var>202.5</var>permittee's hunting activities.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.23.0"></a><a id="pl.202.6"></a><var>202.6</var>    Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.301, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.202.7"></a><var>202.7</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.202.8"></a><var>202.8</var>    Subd. 9. <b>Residents age 84 or over may take deer of either sex.</b> A resident age 84 <br/>
<a id="pl.202.9"></a><var>202.9</var>or over may take a deer of either sex. This subdivision does not authorize the taking
         of an <br/>
<a id="pl.202.10"></a><var>202.10</var>antlerless deer by another member of a party under subdivision 3.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.24.0"></a><a id="pl.202.11"></a><var>202.11</var>    Sec. 24. <b>[97B.722] POSSESSION OF FIREARMS; HUNTING TURKEY.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.202.12"></a><var>202.12</var>(a) While afield hunting turkeys, licensees may not have in possession or control
         <br/>
<a id="pl.202.13"></a><var>202.13</var>any firearm or bow and arrow except those defined as legal for taking turkeys in rules
         <br/>
<a id="pl.202.14"></a><var>202.14</var>adopted by the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.202.15"></a><var>202.15</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person carrying a handgun in compliance <br/>
<a id="pl.202.16"></a><var>202.16</var>with section 624.714.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.25.0"></a><a id="pl.202.17"></a><var>202.17</var>    Sec. 25. <b>[97B.9251] BEAVER SEASON.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.202.18"></a><var>202.18</var>The commissioner may establish open seasons and restrictions for taking beaver from
         <br/>
<a id="pl.202.19"></a><var>202.19</var>9:00 a.m. on the Saturday nearest October 26 in the North Zone and from 9:00 a.m.
         on the <br/>
<a id="pl.202.20"></a><var>202.20</var>Saturday nearest October 30 in the South Zone. The seasons shall be open until May
         15.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.26.0"></a><a id="pl.202.21"></a><var>202.21</var>    Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97C.345, is amended by adding a <br/>
<a id="pl.202.22"></a><var>202.22</var>subdivision to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.202.23"></a><var>202.23</var>    Subd. 3a. <b>Cast nets for gizzard shad.</b> (a) Cast nets may be used only to take <br/>
<a id="pl.202.24"></a><var>202.24</var>gizzard shad for use as bait for angling:<br/>
<a id="pl.202.25"></a><var>202.25</var>(1) from July 1 to November 30; and<br/>
<a id="pl.202.26"></a><var>202.26</var>(2) from the Mississippi River downstream of St. Anthony Falls and the St. <br/>
<a id="pl.202.27"></a><var>202.27</var>Croix River downstream of the dam at Taylors Falls, including portions described as
         <br/>
<a id="pl.202.28"></a><var>202.28</var>Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary waters in Minnesota Rules, part 6266.0500, subpart <br/>
<a id="pl.202.29"></a><var>202.29</var>1, items A and B, that are listed as infested waters as allowed under section 84D.03,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.202.30"></a><var>202.30</var>subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.1"></a><var>203.1</var>(b) Cast nets used under this subdivision must be monofilament and may not exceed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.2"></a><var>203.2</var>seven feet in diameter, and mesh size must be from three-eighths to five-eighths inch
         bar <br/>
<a id="pl.203.3"></a><var>203.3</var>measure.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.4"></a><var>203.4</var>(c) This subdivision expires December 1, 2017. The commissioner must report <br/>
<a id="pl.203.5"></a><var>203.5</var>to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.6"></a><var>203.6</var>committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources by March 1, 2018,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.7"></a><var>203.7</var>on the number of permits issued, conservation impacts from the use of cast nets, and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.8"></a><var>203.8</var>recommendations for any necessary changes in statutes or rules.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.27.0"></a><a id="pl.203.9"></a><var>203.9</var>    Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97C.501, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br/>
<a id="pl.203.10"></a><var>203.10</var>    Subd. 2. <b>Minnow dealers.</b> (a) A person may not be a minnow dealer without a <br/>
<a id="pl.203.11"></a><var>203.11</var>minnow dealer license except as provided in subdivision 3.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.12"></a><var>203.12</var>(b) A minnow dealer must obtain a minnow dealer's vehicle license for each motor <br/>
<a id="pl.203.13"></a><var>203.13</var>vehicle used to transport minnows. The serial number, motor vehicle license number,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.14"></a><var>203.14</var>make, and model must be on the license. The license must be conspicuously displayed
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.15"></a><var>203.15</var>in the vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.16"></a><var>203.16</var>(c) A minnow dealer may not transport minnows out of the state without an <br/>
<a id="pl.203.17"></a><var>203.17</var>exporting minnow dealer license. A minnow dealer must obtain an exporting minnow <br/>
<a id="pl.203.18"></a><var>203.18</var>dealer's vehicle license for each motor vehicle used to transport minnows out of the
         state. <br/>
<a id="pl.203.19"></a><var>203.19</var>The serial number, motor vehicle license number, make, and model must be on the license.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.20"></a><var>203.20</var>The license must be conspicuously displayed in the vehicle.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.21"></a><var>203.21</var>(d) A person with a minnow dealer's license may sell minnows at one retail outlet.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.22"></a><var>203.22</var>A minnow dealer must obtain a minnow retailer license for each additional retail outlet
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.23"></a><var>203.23</var>operated. A minnow dealer operating a retail outlet under a minnow dealer's license
         must <br/>
<a id="pl.203.24"></a><var>203.24</var>list the following information for the retail outlet: name of the business; city;
         state; zip <br/>
<a id="pl.203.25"></a><var>203.25</var>code; and legal description or fire number. The retail outlet name and location may
         be <br/>
<a id="pl.203.26"></a><var>203.26</var>changed by making application to the commissioner.<br/>
<a id="pl.203.27"></a><var>203.27</var>(e) A minnow dealer may designate employees as helpers who are authorized to <br/>
<a id="pl.203.28"></a><var>203.28</var>take, buy, sell, and transport minnows on behalf of the minnow dealer. The employees
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.29"></a><var>203.29</var>designated as helpers must be listed on the minnow dealer's license, and a copy of
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.203.30"></a><var>203.30</var>license designating the employee as a helper must be in the helper's possession when
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.31"></a><var>203.31</var>acting on behalf of the minnow dealer. The minnow dealer may add and delete helpers
         <br/>
<a id="pl.203.32"></a><var>203.32</var>listed on the dealer's license within a license year by notifying the commissioner
         in writing <br/>
<a id="pl.203.33"></a><var>203.33</var>of the change to the license. Employees who are acting under the direction and control
         of <br/>
<a id="pl.203.34"></a><var>203.34</var>the minnow dealer but who are not designated as helpers may not buy or sell minnows
         on <br/>
<a id="pl.204.1"></a><var>204.1</var>behalf of the minnow dealer. This paragraph does not apply to employees selling minnows
         <br/>
<a id="pl.204.2"></a><var>204.2</var>at the retail outlet location under paragraph (d).<br/>
<a id="pl.204.3"></a><var>204.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective March 1, 2016.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.28.0"></a><a id="pl.204.4"></a><var>204.4</var>    Sec. 28. <b>RULEMAKING; LIFTING SPEARING BANS AND NORTHERN PIKE </b><br/>
<a id="pl.204.5"></a><var>204.5</var><b>REGULATIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.204.6"></a><var>204.6</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, parts <br/>
<a id="pl.204.7"></a><var>204.7</var>6262.0575, subpart 9, and 6264.0400, subparts 70 and 72, to delete the language <br/>
<a id="pl.204.8"></a><var>204.8</var>prohibiting spearing.<br/>
<a id="pl.204.9"></a><var>204.9</var>(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.007, the commissioner of <br/>
<a id="pl.204.10"></a><var>204.10</var>natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 6264.0400, subpart 71, to delete
         the <br/>
<a id="pl.204.11"></a><var>204.11</var>language prohibiting spearing and modify the northern pike protected slot to 26 to
         40 inches.<br/>
<a id="pl.204.12"></a><var>204.12</var>(c) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.204.13"></a><var>204.13</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and
         Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.204.14"></a><var>204.14</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply.<br/>
<a id="pl.204.15"></a><var>204.15</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2015.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.29.0"></a><a id="pl.204.16"></a><var>204.16</var>    Sec. 29. <b>RULEMAKING; WATER SURFACE USE RESTRICTIONS.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.204.17"></a><var>204.17</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part <br/>
<a id="pl.204.18"></a><var>204.18</var>6110.3700, subpart 9, to allow a longer period of temporary special controls in situations
         <br/>
<a id="pl.204.19"></a><var>204.19</var>of local emergency by deleting "five" and inserting "30" and deleting "five-day" and
         <br/>
<a id="pl.204.20"></a><var>204.20</var>inserting "30-day."<br/>
<a id="pl.204.21"></a><var>204.21</var>(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.204.22"></a><var>204.22</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and
         Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.204.23"></a><var>204.23</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.204.24"></a><var>204.24</var>section 14.388.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.30.0"></a><a id="pl.204.25"></a><var>204.25</var>    Sec. 30. <b>RULEMAKING; PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.204.26"></a><var>204.26</var>(a) To conform with changes in federal regulation, the commissioner of natural <br/>
<a id="pl.204.27"></a><var>204.27</var>resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 6110.1200, subpart 3, as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.204.28"></a><var>204.28</var>(1) delete the term "Type I, II, or III" and insert "wearable";<br/>
<a id="pl.204.29"></a><var>204.29</var>(2) delete the term "Type IV" and insert "throwable";<br/>
<a id="pl.204.30"></a><var>204.30</var>(3) delete items B and D and reletter the remaining items; and<br/>
<a id="pl.204.31"></a><var>204.31</var>(4) insert a new item that reads:<br/>
<a id="pl.204.32"></a><var>204.32</var>"C. All personal flotation devices required by this subpart must be:<br/>
<a id="pl.205.1"></a><var>205.1</var>(1) approved by the U.S. Coast Guard;<br/>
<a id="pl.205.2"></a><var>205.2</var>(2) legibly marked with any requirements and the approval number issued by the <br/>
<a id="pl.205.3"></a><var>205.3</var>U.S. Coast Guard;<br/>
<a id="pl.205.4"></a><var>205.4</var>(3) in serviceable condition free of tears, rot, punctures, or waterlogging, and with
         <br/>
<a id="pl.205.5"></a><var>205.5</var>all straps and fasteners present and in good condition;<br/>
<a id="pl.205.6"></a><var>205.6</var>(4) of the appropriate size for the intended wearer, if the device is designed to
         be worn, <br/>
<a id="pl.205.7"></a><var>205.7</var>and in compliance with any requirements listed on the U.S. Coast Guard approval label;<br/>
<a id="pl.205.8"></a><var>205.8</var>(5) for wearable devices, either readily accessible or worn, except when:<br/>
<a id="pl.205.9"></a><var>205.9</var>(a) devices are required to be worn to be accepted as U.S. Coast Guard-approved; or<br/>
<a id="pl.205.10"></a><var>205.10</var>(b) wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-approved wearable personal flotation device is <br/>
<a id="pl.205.11"></a><var>205.11</var>mandatory; and<br/>
<a id="pl.205.12"></a><var>205.12</var>(6) for throwable devices, immediately available.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.13"></a><var>205.13</var>"Readily accessible" means easily retrievable within a reasonable amount of time <br/>
<a id="pl.205.14"></a><var>205.14</var>in an emergency. "Immediately available" means easily reached in time of emergency.
         <br/>
<a id="pl.205.15"></a><var>205.15</var>Personal flotation devices located in locked containers, under heavy objects, or left
         in <br/>
<a id="pl.205.16"></a><var>205.16</var>shipping bags are not considered readily accessible or immediately available."<br/>
<a id="pl.205.17"></a><var>205.17</var>(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br/>
<a id="pl.205.18"></a><var>205.18</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and
         Minnesota <br/>
<a id="pl.205.19"></a><var>205.19</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
         <br/>
<a id="pl.205.20"></a><var>205.20</var>section 14.388.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.31.0"></a><a id="pl.205.21"></a><var>205.21</var>    Sec. 31. <b>RULEMAKING; MOTORIZED TRAIL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.205.22"></a><var>205.22</var>(a) The Environmental Quality Board shall amend Minnesota Rules, chapter 4410, to
         <br/>
<a id="pl.205.23"></a><var>205.23</var>allow the following without preparing a mandatory environmental assessment worksheet:<br/>
<a id="pl.205.24"></a><var>205.24</var>(1) constructing a recreational trail less than 25 miles long on forested or other
         <br/>
<a id="pl.205.25"></a><var>205.25</var>naturally vegetated land for a recreational use;<br/>
<a id="pl.205.26"></a><var>205.26</var>(2) adding a new motorized recreational use or a seasonal motorized recreational <br/>
<a id="pl.205.27"></a><var>205.27</var>use to an existing motorized recreational trail if the treadway width is not expanded
         as a <br/>
<a id="pl.205.28"></a><var>205.28</var>result of the added use; and<br/>
<a id="pl.205.29"></a><var>205.29</var>(3) designating an existing, legally constructed route, such as a logging road, for
         <br/>
<a id="pl.205.30"></a><var>205.30</var>motorized recreational trail use.<br/>
<a id="pl.205.31"></a><var>205.31</var>(b) The board may use the good cause exemption rulemaking procedure under <br/>
<a id="pl.205.32"></a><var>205.32</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under
         this <br/>
<a id="pl.205.33"></a><var>205.33</var>section, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided
         under <br/>
<a id="pl.205.34"></a><var>205.34</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.<br/>
<br/>
<a id="bill.5.32.0"></a><a id="pl.206.1"></a><var>206.1</var>    Sec. 32. <b> REPEALER.</b><br/>
<a id="pl.206.2"></a><var>206.2</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.475, subdivision 25, is repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.3"></a><var>206.3</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, part 6264.0400, subparts 27 and 28, are repealed.<br/>
<a id="pl.206.4"></a><var>206.4</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Paragraph (b) is effective July 1, 2015."<br/>
<a id="pl.206.5"></a><var>206.5</var>Amend the title as follows:<br/>
<a id="pl.206.6"></a><var>206.6</var>Page 1, delete lines 2 to 17<br/>
<a id="pl.206.7"></a><var>206.7</var>Page 1, line 18, delete everything before "amending" and insert "relating to state <br/>
<a id="pl.206.8"></a><var>206.8</var>government; appropriating money for agriculture, environment, and natural resources;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.9"></a><var>206.9</var>modifying public entity purchasing requirements;  modifying solid waste provisions;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.10"></a><var>206.10</var>modifying subsurface sewage treatment systems provisions; modifying Dry Cleaner <br/>
<a id="pl.206.11"></a><var>206.11</var>Environmental Response and Reimbursement Law; modifying environmental review; <br/>
<a id="pl.206.12"></a><var>206.12</var>modifying structure of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; modifying disposition of
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.13"></a><var>206.13</var>certain revenue; providing for temporary water surface use controls; providing for
         riparian <br/>
<a id="pl.206.14"></a><var>206.14</var>buffers; providing for self-reporting of certain environmental violations; modifying
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.15"></a><var>206.15</var>compensable losses due to harmful substances; modifying invasive species provisions;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.16"></a><var>206.16</var>modifying landowners' bill of rights; modifying state parks and trails provisions;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.17"></a><var>206.17</var>modifying recreational vehicle provisions; modifying land sale and acquisition provisions;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.18"></a><var>206.18</var>modifying forestry and timber provisions; modifying regulation of camper cabins and
         bunk <br/>
<a id="pl.206.19"></a><var>206.19</var>houses; providing for all-terrain vehicle safety training  indication on drivers'
         licenses and <br/>
<a id="pl.206.20"></a><var>206.20</var>identification cards; creating accounts; modifying certain grant, permit, and fee
         provisions; <br/>
<a id="pl.206.21"></a><var>206.21</var>modifying Water Law; modifying personal flotation device provisions; regulating wake
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.22"></a><var>206.22</var>surfing; modifying game and fish laws; modifying metropolitan area water supply planning
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.23"></a><var>206.23</var>provisions; regulating water quality standards; making policy and technical changes
         to <br/>
<a id="pl.206.24"></a><var>206.24</var>various agricultural related provisions, including provisions related to pesticides,
         plant <br/>
<a id="pl.206.25"></a><var>206.25</var>protection, fertilizers, nursery law, seeds, dairy, food handlers, food, farmland,
         farming, <br/>
<a id="pl.206.26"></a><var>206.26</var>and loans; authorizing the Industrial Hemp Development Act; modifying license exclusions
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.27"></a><var>206.27</var>for the direct sale of certain prepared food; establishing the agriculture research,
         education, <br/>
<a id="pl.206.28"></a><var>206.28</var>extension, and technology transfer grant program; providing incentive payments; providing
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.29"></a><var>206.29</var>a vocational training pilot program; establishing the farm opportunity loan program;
         <br/>
<a id="pl.206.30"></a><var>206.30</var>requiring studies and reports; requiring rulemaking; providing criminal penalties;"<br/>
<a id="pl.206.31"></a><var>206.31</var>Correct the title numbers accordingly<br/>
<table>
<col width="50px"/>
<col width="252px"/>
<col width="42px"/>
<col width="252px"/>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.1"></a><var>207.1</var><br/>
</td>
<td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.2"></a><var>207.2</var><br/>
</td>
<td>House Conferees:<br/>
<span width="2em"></span></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.3"></a><var>207.3</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.4"></a><var>207.4</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Denny McNamara<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Rod Hamilton<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.5"></a><var>207.5</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.6"></a><var>207.6</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Tom Hackbarth<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Dan Fabian<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.7"></a><var>207.7</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.8"></a><var>207.8</var><br/>
</td>
<td>David Dill<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.9"></a><var>207.9</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Senate Conferees:<br/>
<span width="2em"></span></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.10"></a><var>207.10</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.11"></a><var>207.11</var><br/>
</td>
<td>David J. Tomassoni<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>Dan Sparks<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.12"></a><var>207.12</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.13"></a><var>207.13</var><br/>
</td>
<td>John A. Hoffman<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td>John Marty<br/>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.14"></a><var>207.14</var><br/>
</td>
<td><span>
                     							.....
                     						</span><br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a id="pl.207.15"></a><var>207.15</var><br/>
</td>
<td>Bill Weber<br/>
</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</table>