1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources; modifying fees; creating accounts and providing for disposition of 
1.4 	certain receipts; providing for wild ginseng licenses; modifying funding for county 
1.5 	water safety; modifying certain game and fish license and permit provisions; 
1.6 	requiring rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2016, sections 84.027, by 
1.7 	adding a subdivision; 84.091, subdivisions 2, 3, by adding a subdivision; 84.0911, 
1.8 	subdivision 2; 84.093; 84.42; 84.82, subdivision 3; 84.8205, subdivision 1; 84.922, 
1.9 	subdivision 5; 84.9275, subdivision 1; 85.052, subdivision 1; 85.055, subdivision 
1.10 	1; 85.22, subdivision 2a; 85.42; 86B.415, subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; 
1.11 	86B.701, subdivision 3; 97A.015, by adding a subdivision; 97A.441, subdivisions 
1.12 	5, 6, 6a, by adding a subdivision; 97A.473, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 5a; 97A.474, 
1.13 	subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 7, 8; 97C.081, subdivision 3; 97C.355, 
1.14 	subdivision 2a; 103G.271, subdivisions 6, 6a; 103G.301, subdivisions 2, 3; 
1.15 	296A.18, subdivision 6a; 609B.112; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
1.16 	Statutes, chapters 84; 85; 97A; repealing Minnesota Rules, part 6282.0400, subparts 
1.17 	2, 5.
1.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.19 	ARTICLE 1
1.20 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

1.21	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.22 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
1.23 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
1.24 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
1.25 	The figures "2018" and "2019" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
1.26 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, or June 30, 2019, respectively. 
1.27 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2018. "The second year" is fiscal year 2019. "The biennium" 
2.1 	is fiscal years 2018 and 2019. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017, are 
2.2 	effective the day following final enactment.

2.3				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.4				Available for the Year
	
2.5				Ending June 30
	
2.6					2018
		2019

2.7	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	99,817,000
	$
	101,742,000

2.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.10		2018
	2019
	
2.11	General
	9,629,000
	9,895,000
	
2.12
2.13	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
2.14	Environmental
	76,936,000
	78,345,000
	
2.15	Remediation
	13,284,000
	13,534,000
	
2.16 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.17 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.18 	subdivisions.
2.19 	The commissioner must present the agency's 
2.20 	biennial budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021 
2.21 	to the legislature in a transparent way by 
2.22 	agency division, including the proposed 
2.23 	budget bill and presentations of the budget to 
2.24 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
2.25 	over the agency's budget.

2.26	Subd. 2.Water
 		27,413,000
		28,061,000

2.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.28		2018
	2019
	
2.29	General
	3,698,000
	3,764,000
	
2.30
2.31	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
2.32	Environmental
	23,640,000
	24,222,000
	
2.33 	$1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000 the 
2.34 	second year are for grants to delegated 
3.1 	counties to administer the county feedlot 
3.2 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.3 	116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money 
3.4 	remaining after the first year is available for 
3.5 	the second year.
3.6 	$845,000 the first year and $868,000 the 
3.7 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.8 	to address the need for continued increased 
3.9 	activity in the areas of new technology review, 
3.10 	technical assistance for local governments, 
3.11 	and enforcement under Minnesota Statutes, 
3.12 	sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the 
3.13 	requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128, 
3.14 	article 1, section 165.
3.15 	$693,000 the first year and $710,000 the 
3.16 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.17 	for subsurface sewage treatment system 
3.18 	(SSTS) program administration and 
3.19 	community technical assistance and education, 
3.20 	including grants and technical assistance to 
3.21 	communities for water quality protection. Of 
3.22 	this amount, $129,000 each year is for 
3.23 	assistance to counties through grants for SSTS 
3.24 	program administration. A county receiving 
3.25 	a grant from this appropriation shall submit 
3.26 	the results achieved with the grant to the 
3.27 	commissioner as part of its annual SSTS 
3.28 	report. Any unexpended balance in the first 
3.29 	year does not cancel but is available in the 
3.30 	second year.
3.31 	$109,000 the first year and $109,000 the 
3.32 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.33 	for registration of wastewater laboratories.
3.34 	$921,000 the first year and $927,000 the 
3.35 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.1 	to continue perfluorochemical biomonitoring 
4.2 	in eastern metropolitan communities, as 
4.3 	recommended by the Environmental Health 
4.4 	Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, 
4.5 	and address other environmental health risks, 
4.6 	including air quality. The communities must 
4.7 	include Hmong and other immigrant farming 
4.8 	communities. Of this amount, up to $685,000 
4.9 	the first year and $691,000 the second year 
4.10 	are for transfer to the Department of Health.
4.11 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
4.12 	second year are from the general fund for:
4.13 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
4.14 	in implementing and participating in the water 
4.15 	quality standards rulemaking process and 
4.16 	navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
4.17 	process;
4.18 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the water 
4.19 	quality standards rulemaking process, 
4.20 	including more specific analysis and 
4.21 	identification of cost-effective permitting;
4.22 	(3) development of statewide economic 
4.23 	analyses and templates to reduce the amount 
4.24 	of information and time required for 
4.25 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
4.26 	water quality standards; and
4.27 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
4.28 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
4.29 	resources needed for municipalities to achieve 
4.30 	permit requirements.
4.31 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
4.32 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
4.33 	before June 30, 2019, as grants or contracts 
4.34 	for subsurface sewage treatment systems, 
5.1 	surface water and groundwater assessments, 
5.2 	total maximum daily loads, storm water, and 
5.3 	water quality protection in this subdivision are 
5.4 	available until June 30, 2022.

5.5	Subd. 3.Air
 		16,485,000
		17,026,000

5.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.7		2018
	2019
	
5.8	Environmental
	16,485,000
	17,026,000
	
5.9 	$204,000 the first year and $204,000 the 
5.10 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.11 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
5.12 	Statutes, section 116.454.
5.13 	Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
5.14 	the second year may be transferred from the 
5.15 	environmental fund to the small business 
5.16 	environmental improvement loan account 
5.17 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.18 	116.993.
5.19 	$346,000 the first year and $346,000 the 
5.20 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.21 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
5.22 	pollutants.
5.23 	$693,000 the first year and $693,000 the 
5.24 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.25 	for emission reduction activities and grants to 
5.26 	small businesses and other nonpoint emission 
5.27 	reduction efforts.

5.28	Subd. 4.Land
 		22,197,000
		22,605,000

5.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.30		2018
	2019
	
5.31	General
	1,216,000
	1,216,000
	
5.32	Environmental
	7,697,000
	7,855,000
	
5.33	Remediation
	13,284,000
	13,534,000
	
6.1 	All money for environmental response, 
6.2 	compensation, and compliance in the 
6.3 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
6.4 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
6.5 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for 
6.6 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.7 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), 
6.8 	(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal 
6.9 	year, the two commissioners shall jointly 
6.10 	submit an annual spending plan to the 
6.11 	commissioner of management and budget that 
6.12 	maximizes the utilization of resources and 
6.13 	appropriately allocates the money between the 
6.14 	two departments. This appropriation is 
6.15 	available until June 30, 2019.
6.16 	$5,196,000 the first year and $5,254,000 the 
6.17 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
6.18 	purposes of the leaking underground storage 
6.19 	tank program to investigate, clean up, and 
6.20 	prevent future releases from underground 
6.21 	petroleum storage tanks, and to the petroleum 
6.22 	remediation program for purposes of vapor 
6.23 	assessment and remediation. These same 
6.24 	annual amounts are transferred from the 
6.25 	petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund.
6.26 	$256,000 the first year and $258,000 the 
6.27 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
6.28 	transfer to the commissioner of health for 
6.29 	private water supply monitoring and health 
6.30 	assessment costs in areas contaminated by 
6.31 	unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste 
6.32 	disposal facilities and drinking water 
6.33 	advisories and public information activities 
6.34 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
7.1 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
7.2 	second year are to address current threats to 
7.3 	groundwater posed by construction and 
7.4 	demolition debris in unlined landfills.

7.5
7.6	Subd. 5.Environmental Assistance and 
Cross-Media
 		31,432,000
		31,560,000

7.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.8		2018
	2019
	
7.9	Environmental
	29,114,000
	29,242,000
	
7.10	General
	2,425,000
	2,425,000
	
7.11 	$17,250,000 the first year and $17,250,000 
7.12 	the second year are from the environmental 
7.13 	fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
7.14 	$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
7.15 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.16 	for environmental assistance grants or loans 
7.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. 
7.18 	Any unencumbered grant and loan balances 
7.19 	in the first year do not cancel but are available 
7.20 	for grants and loans in the second year.
7.21 	$90,000 the first year and $90,000 the second 
7.22 	year are from the environmental fund for 
7.23 	duties related to harmful chemicals in products 
7.24 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 116.9401 
7.25 	to 116.9407. Of this amount, $57,000 each 
7.26 	year is transferred to the commissioner of 
7.27 	health.
7.28 	$207,000 the first year and $207,000 the 
7.29 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.30 	for the costs of implementing general 
7.31 	operating permits for feedlots over 1,000 
7.32 	animal units.
7.33 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
7.34 	year are from the environmental fund for 
8.1 	transfer to the Office of Administrative 
8.2 	Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
8.3 	$822,000 the first year and $822,000 the 
8.4 	second year are from the general fund and 
8.5 	$195,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
8.6 	second year are from the environmental fund 
8.7 	for Environmental Quality Board operations 
8.8 	and support and to lead an interagency team 
8.9 	to provide technical assistance regarding 
8.10 	mining, processing, and transporting silica 
8.11 	sand. Of this amount, up to $75,000 each year 
8.12 	may be transferred to the commissioner of 
8.13 	natural resources to review the implementation 
8.14 	of the rules adopted by the commissioner 
8.15 	pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 4, 
8.16 	section 105, paragraph (b), pertaining to 
8.17 	reclamation of silica sand mines, to ensure 
8.18 	that local government reclamation programs 
8.19 	are implemented in a manner consistent with 
8.20 	the rules.
8.21 	$375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
8.22 	second year are to the Environmental Quality 
8.23 	Board for activities to improve the 
8.24 	environmental review process.
8.25 	$400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
8.26 	second year are from the environmental fund 
8.27 	to develop and maintain systems to support 
8.28 	permitting and regulatory business processes 
8.29 	and agency data.
8.30 	$1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
8.31 	second year are for competitive recycling 
8.32 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.33 	115A.565. This appropriation is available until 
8.34 	June 30, 2021.
9.1 	All money deposited in the environmental 
9.2 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste landfill 
9.3 	fee in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
9.4 	section 473.843, and not otherwise 
9.5 	appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes 
9.6 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
9.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.8 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or 
9.9 	before June 30, 2019, as contracts or grants 
9.10 	for surface water and groundwater 
9.11 	assessments; environmental assistance 
9.12 	awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.13 	115A.0716; technical and research assistance 
9.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152; 
9.15 	technical assistance under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.16 	section 115A.52; and pollution prevention 
9.17 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.18 	115D.04, are available until June 30, 2021.

9.19	Subd. 6.Administrative Support
 		2,290,000
		2,490,000
	
9.20 	$2,290,000 the first year and $2,490,000 the 
9.21 	second year are to support agency information 
9.22 	technology services provided at the enterprise 
9.23 	and agency level.

9.24	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

9.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	295,281,000
	$
	299,823,000

9.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.27		2018
	2019
	
9.28	General
	95,736,000
	96,548,000
	
9.29	Natural Resources
	93,764,000
	95,812,000
	
9.30	Game and Fish
	105,473,000
	107,148,000
	
9.31	Remediation
	102,000
	103,000
	
9.32	Permanent School
	206,000
	212,000
	
10.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
10.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
10.3 	subdivisions.

10.4
10.5	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		5,781,000
		5,899,000

10.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.7		2018
	2019
	
10.8	General
	1,753,000
	1,784,000
	
10.9	Natural Resources
	3,478,000
	3,559,000
	
10.10	Game and Fish
	344,000
	344,000
	
10.11	Permanent School
	206,000
	212,000
	
10.12 	$319,000 the first year and $319,000 the 
10.13 	second year are for environmental research 
10.14 	relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000 
10.15 	each year is from the minerals management 
10.16 	account and $119,000 each year is from the 
10.17 	general fund.
10.18 	$2,901,000 the first year and $2,982,000 the 
10.19 	second year are from the minerals 
10.20 	management account in the natural resources 
10.21 	fund for use as provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
10.22 	section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for mineral 
10.23 	resource management, projects to enhance 
10.24 	future mineral income, and projects to promote 
10.25 	new mineral resource opportunities.
10.26 	$206,000 the first year and $212,000 the 
10.27 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
10.28 	account in the permanent school fund to secure 
10.29 	maximum long-term economic return from 
10.30 	the school trust lands consistent with fiduciary 
10.31 	responsibilities and sound natural resources 
10.32 	conservation and management principles.

10.33	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		37,724,000
		37,504,000

10.34	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.35		2018
	2019
	
11.1	General
	19,135,000
	18,545,000
	
11.2	Natural Resources
	12,536,000
	12,754,000
	
11.3	Game and Fish
	6,053,000
	6,205,000
	
11.4 	$4,354,000 the first year and $4,405,000 the 
11.5 	second year are from the invasive species 
11.6 	account in the natural resources fund. Up to 
11.7 	$500,000 each year is available for grants for 
11.8 	applied aquatic invasive species research.
11.9 	$3,206,000 the first year and $3,206,000 the 
11.10 	second year are from the general fund for 
11.11 	management, public awareness, assessment 
11.12 	and monitoring research, and water access 
11.13 	inspection to prevent the spread of invasive 
11.14 	species; management of invasive plants in 
11.15 	public waters; and management of terrestrial 
11.16 	invasive species on state-administered lands.
11.17 	$5,810,000 the first year and $5,941,000 the 
11.18 	second year are from the water management 
11.19 	account in the natural resources fund for only 
11.20 	the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
11.21 	section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
11.22 	$124,000 the first year and $124,000 the 
11.23 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
11.24 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the 
11.25 	cost of implementing the comprehensive plan 
11.26 	for the upper Mississippi within areas under 
11.27 	the board's jurisdiction.
11.28 	$10,000 the first year and $10,000 the second 
11.29 	year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band 
11.30 	of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's 
11.31 	portion of the comprehensive plan for the 
11.32 	upper Mississippi.
11.33 	$264,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
11.34 	second year are for grants for up to 50 percent 
12.1 	of the cost of implementation of the Red River 
12.2 	mediation agreement.
12.3 	$3,483,000 the first year and $3,543,000 the 
12.4 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
12.5 	account in the game and fish fund for only the 
12.6 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
12.7 	section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (1).
12.8 	$950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
12.9 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
12.10 	management account in the natural resources 
12.11 	fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife 
12.12 	management. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
12.13 	Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first 
12.14 	year and $100,000 the second year may be 
12.15 	used for nongame wildlife information, 
12.16 	education, and promotion.
12.17 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.18 	84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 the 
12.19 	second year from the critical habitat private 
12.20 	sector matching account may be used to 
12.21 	publicize the critical habitat license plate 
12.22 	match program.
12.23 	$6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the 
12.24 	second year are from the general fund for the 
12.25 	following activities:
12.26 	(1) financial reimbursement and technical 
12.27 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
12.28 	or other local units of government for 
12.29 	groundwater level monitoring;
12.30 	(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, 
12.31 	including installation of monitoring gauges;
12.32 	(3) groundwater analysis to assist with water 
12.33 	appropriation permitting decisions;
13.1 	(4) permit application review incorporating 
13.2 	surface water and groundwater technical 
13.3 	analysis;
13.4 	(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve 
13.5 	the use of irrigation;
13.6 	(6) information technology, including 
13.7 	electronic permitting and integrated data 
13.8 	systems; and
13.9 	(7) compliance and monitoring.
13.10 	$1,000,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
13.11 	second year are for an impact study on the 
13.12 	Pineland Sands aquifer. This appropriation is 
13.13 	onetime and is available until June 20, 2021.
13.14 	$605,000 the first year and $155,000 the 
13.15 	second year are to implement the Mississippi 
13.16 	River Critical Corridor Area rules. Of this 
13.17 	amount, $450,000 the first year is for grants 
13.18 	to implement the rules. The grant funds are 
13.19 	available until June 30, 2021.
13.20 	The base for the general fund in fiscal year 
13.21 	2020 is $18,048,000.

13.22	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		47,795,000
		48,516,000

13.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.24		2018
	2019
	
13.25	General
	33,089,000
	33,315,000
	
13.26	Natural Resources
	13,382,000
	13,842,000
	
13.27	Game and Fish
	1,324,000
	1,359,000
	
13.28 	$7,419,000 the first year and $7,749,000 the 
13.29 	second year are for prevention, presuppression, 
13.30 	and suppression costs of emergency 
13.31 	firefighting and other costs incurred under 
13.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 88.12. The amount 
13.33 	necessary to pay for presuppression and 
14.1 	suppression costs during the biennium is 
14.2 	appropriated from the general fund.
14.3 	By January 15 of each year, the commissioner 
14.4 	of natural resources shall submit a report to 
14.5 	the chairs and ranking minority members of 
14.6 	the house and senate committees and divisions 
14.7 	having jurisdiction over environment and 
14.8 	natural resources finance, identifying all 
14.9 	firefighting costs incurred and reimbursements 
14.10 	received in the prior fiscal year. These 
14.11 	appropriations may not be transferred. Any 
14.12 	reimbursement of firefighting expenditures 
14.13 	made to the commissioner from any source 
14.14 	other than federal mobilizations shall be 
14.15 	deposited into the general fund.
14.16 	$13,382,000 the first year and $13,842,000 
14.17 	the second year are from the forest 
14.18 	management investment account in the natural 
14.19 	resources fund for only the purposes specified 
14.20 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039, 
14.21 	subdivision 2.
14.22 	$1,324,000 the first year and $1,359,000 the 
14.23 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
14.24 	account in the game and fish fund to advance 
14.25 	ecological classification systems (ECS) 
14.26 	scientific management tools for forest and 
14.27 	invasive species management.
14.28 	$801,000 the first year and $827,000 the 
14.29 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
14.30 	Council for implementation of the Sustainable 
14.31 	Forest Resources Act.
14.32 	$500,000 the first year is for an analysis of a 
14.33 	sustainable timber harvest level on 
14.34 	department-administered lands. The 
15.1 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2019. 
15.2 	This appropriation is onetime.
15.3 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 the 
15.4 	second year are for the Next Generation Core 
15.5 	Forestry data system. The appropriation is 
15.6 	available until June 30, 2021.
15.7 	The base for the general fund in fiscal year 
15.8 	2020 is $32,315,000 and fiscal year 2022 is 
15.9 	$31,815,000.

15.10	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		83,424,000
		85,874,000

15.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.12		2018
	2019
	
15.13	General
	29,569,000
	30,958,000
	
15.14	Natural Resources
	51,563,000
	52,609,000
	
15.15	Game and Fish
	2,292,000
	2,307,000
	
15.16 	$1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 the 
15.17 	second year are from the water recreation 
15.18 	account in the natural resources fund for 
15.19 	enhancing public water access facilities.
15.20 	$5,905,000 the first year and $6,058,000 the 
15.21 	second year are from the natural resources 
15.22 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
15.23 	operations. This appropriation is from the 
15.24 	revenue deposited in the natural resources fund 
15.25 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
15.26 	paragraph (e), clause (2).
15.27 	$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 the 
15.28 	second year are from the natural resources 
15.29 	fund for park and trail grants to local units of 
15.30 	government on land to be maintained for at 
15.31 	least 20 years for the purposes of the grants. 
15.32 	This appropriation is from the revenue 
15.33 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
15.34 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
16.1 	paragraph (e), clause (4). Any unencumbered 
16.2 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
16.3 	year and is available for the second year.
16.4 	$8,424,000 the first year and $8,624,000 the 
16.5 	second year are from the snowmobile trails 
16.6 	and enforcement account in the natural 
16.7 	resources fund for the snowmobile 
16.8 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
16.9 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
16.10 	year and is available for the second year.
16.11 	$1,835,000 the first year and $1,835,000 the 
16.12 	second year are from the natural resources 
16.13 	fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid 
16.14 	program. Of this amount, $1,360,000 each 
16.15 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; 
16.16 	$150,000 each year is from the off-highway 
16.17 	motorcycle account; and $325,000 each year 
16.18 	is from the off-road vehicle account. Any 
16.19 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
16.20 	end of the first year and is available for the 
16.21 	second year.
16.22 	$108,000 the first year and $111,000 the 
16.23 	second year are from the cross-country ski 
16.24 	account in the natural resources fund for 
16.25 	grooming and maintaining cross-country ski 
16.26 	trails in state parks, trails, and recreation areas.
16.27 	$257,000 the first year and $263,000 the 
16.28 	second year are from the state land and water 
16.29 	conservation account in the natural resources 
16.30 	fund for priorities established by the 
16.31 	commissioner for eligible state projects and 
16.32 	administrative and planning activities 
16.33 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.34 	84.0264, and the federal Land and Water 
16.35 	Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered 
17.1 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
17.2 	year and is available for the second year.

17.3	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		73,184,000
		74,066,000

17.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.5		2018
	2019
	
17.6	General
	350,000
	350,000
	
17.7	Natural Resources
	1,920,000
	1,925,000
	
17.8	Game and Fish
	70,914,000
	71,791,000
	
17.9 	$8,276,000 the first year and $8,374,000 the 
17.10 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
17.11 	account in the game and fish fund only for 
17.12 	activities specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
17.13 	section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (1). 
17.14 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
17.15 	297A.94, five percent of this appropriation 
17.16 	may be used for expanding hunter and angler 
17.17 	recruitment and retention.

17.18	Subd. 7.Enforcement
 		42,310,000
		43,272,000

17.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.20		2018
	2019
	
17.21	General
	7,097,000
	7,224,000
	
17.22	Natural Resources
	10,565,000
	10,803,000
	
17.23	Game and Fish
	24,546,000
	25,142,000
	
17.24	Remediation
	102,000
	103,000
	
17.25 	$1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 the 
17.26 	second year are from the general fund for 
17.27 	enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of 
17.28 	aquatic invasive species.
17.29 	$1,580,000 the first year and $1,580,000 the 
17.30 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
17.31 	account in the game and fish fund for only the 
17.32 	purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
17.33 	section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (1).
18.1 	$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the 
18.2 	second year are from the water recreation 
18.3 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
18.4 	to counties for boat and water safety. Any 
18.5 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
18.6 	end of the first year and is available for the 
18.7 	second year.
18.8 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
18.9 	second year are from the snowmobile trails 
18.10 	and enforcement account in the natural 
18.11 	resources fund for grants to local law 
18.12 	enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
18.13 	enforcement activities. Any unencumbered 
18.14 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
18.15 	year and is available for the second year.
18.16 	$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
18.17 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
18.18 	account for grants to qualifying organizations 
18.19 	to assist in safety and environmental education 
18.20 	and monitoring trails on public lands under 
18.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants 
18.22 	issued under this paragraph must be issued 
18.23 	through a formal agreement with the 
18.24 	organization and must not be used as a 
18.25 	substitute for traditional spending by the 
18.26 	organization. By December 15 each year, an 
18.27 	organization receiving a grant under this 
18.28 	paragraph shall report to the commissioner 
18.29 	with details on expenditures and outcomes 
18.30 	from the grant. Of this appropriation, $25,000 
18.31 	each year is for administration of these grants. 
18.32 	Any unencumbered balance does not cancel 
18.33 	at the end of the first year and is available for 
18.34 	the second year.
19.1 	$510,000 the first year and $510,000 the 
19.2 	second year are from the natural resources 
19.3 	fund for grants to county law enforcement 
19.4 	agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement 
19.5 	and public education activities based on 
19.6 	off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this 
19.7 	amount, $498,000 each year is from the 
19.8 	all-terrain vehicle account; $11,000 each year 
19.9 	is from the off-highway motorcycle account; 
19.10 	and $1,000 each year is from the off-road 
19.11 	vehicle account. The county enforcement 
19.12 	agencies may use money received under this 
19.13 	appropriation to make grants to other local 
19.14 	enforcement agencies within the county that 
19.15 	have a high concentration of off-highway 
19.16 	vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000 
19.17 	each year is for administration of these grants. 
19.18 	Any unencumbered balance does not cancel 
19.19 	at the end of the first year and is available for 
19.20 	the second year.

19.21	Subd. 8.Operations Support
 		4,743,000
		4,743,000
	
19.22 	$3,634,000 the first year and $3,343,000 the 
19.23 	second year are available for legal costs. Of 
19.24 	these amounts, up to $2,477,000 may be 
19.25 	transferred to the Minnesota Pollution Control 
19.26 	Agency. This is a onetime appropriation and 
19.27 	is available until June 30, 2021.
19.28 	The base for the general fund in fiscal year 
19.29 	2020 is $939,000.

19.30	Subd. 9.Pass Through Funds
 		320,000
		320,000

19.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.32		2018
	2019
	
19.33	Natural Resources
	320,000
	320,000
	
19.34 	$320,000 the first year and $320,000 the 
19.35 	second year are from the natural resources 
20.1 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
20.2 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and 
20.3 	Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the 
20.4 	Duluth Zoo. This appropriation is from the 
20.5 	revenue deposited to the natural resources fund 
20.6 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
20.7 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

20.8
20.9	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	30,227,000
	$
	25,163,000
	
20.10 	$3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 the 
20.11 	second year are for natural resources block 
20.12 	grants to local governments. Grants must be 
20.13 	matched with a combination of local cash or 
20.14 	in-kind contributions. The base grant portion 
20.15 	related to water planning must be matched by 
20.16 	an amount as specified by Minnesota Statutes, 
20.17 	section 103B.3369. The board may reduce the 
20.18 	amount of the natural resources block grant 
20.19 	to a county by an amount equal to any 
20.20 	reduction in the county's general services 
20.21 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
20.22 	district from the county's previous year 
20.23 	allocation when the board determines that the 
20.24 	reduction was disproportionate.
20.25 	$14,241,000 the first year and $14,241,000 
20.26 	the second year are for grants to soil and water 
20.27 	conservation districts for the purposes of 
20.28 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
20.29 	103C.331, and for general purposes, nonpoint 
20.30 	engineering, and implementation and 
20.31 	stewardship of the reinvest in Minnesota 
20.32 	reserve program. Expenditures may be made 
20.33 	from these appropriations for supplies and 
20.34 	services benefiting soil and water conservation 
20.35 	districts. Each eligible soil and water 
21.1 	conservation district shall receive $100,000 
21.2 	the first year and $100,000 the second year 
21.3 	for base capacity. Any district receiving a 
21.4 	payment under this paragraph shall maintain 
21.5 	a Web page that publishes, at a minimum, its 
21.6 	annual report, annual audit, annual budget, 
21.7 	and meeting notices.
21.8 	$1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 the 
21.9 	second year are for the following cost-share 
21.10 	programs:
21.11 	(1) $260,000 each year is for feedlot water 
21.12 	quality grants for feedlots under 300 animal 
21.13 	units and nutrient and manure management 
21.14 	projects in watersheds where there are 
21.15 	impaired waters;
21.16 	(2) $1,200,000 each year is for soil and water 
21.17 	conservation district cost-sharing contracts for 
21.18 	perennially vegetated riparian buffers, erosion 
21.19 	control, water retention and treatment, and 
21.20 	other high-priority conservation practices; and
21.21 	(3) $100,000 each year is for county 
21.22 	cooperative weed management programs and 
21.23 	to restore native plants in selected invasive 
21.24 	species management sites.
21.25 	$300,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
21.26 	second year are for improving the efficiency 
21.27 	and effectiveness of Minnesota's wetland 
21.28 	regulatory programs through continued 
21.29 	examination of United States Clean Water Act 
21.30 	section 404 assumption, planning for an online 
21.31 	permitting system, upgrading the existing 
21.32 	wetland banking database, and developing an 
21.33 	in-lieu fee wetland banking program as 
21.34 	authorized by statute. $125,000 is available 
22.1 	for these activities in fiscal year 2020. This is 
22.2 	a onetime appropriation.
22.3 	$5,130,000 the first year is to purchase 
22.4 	wetland credits that acquire land or permanent 
22.5 	easements to replace those wetlands drained 
22.6 	or filled as a result of repair, reconstruction, 
22.7 	replacement, or rehabilitation of existing 
22.8 	public roads as required by Minnesota 
22.9 	Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, 
22.10 	paragraphs (l) and (m). According to 
22.11 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.222, 
22.12 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a), the board may 
22.13 	implement an in-lieu fee agreement approved 
22.14 	under section 404 of the Clean Water Act. The 
22.15 	purchase price paid for wetland credits and 
22.16 	the acquisition of land or perpetual easement 
22.17 	must be determined by the board. The board 
22.18 	may enter into agreements with the federal 
22.19 	government, other state agencies, political 
22.20 	subdivisions, nonprofit organizations, fee title 
22.21 	owners, or other qualified private entities to 
22.22 	acquire wetland replacement credits according 
22.23 	to Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420.
22.24 	$166,000 the first year and $166,000 the 
22.25 	second year are to provide technical assistance 
22.26 	to local drainage management officials and 
22.27 	for the costs of the Drainage Work Group.
22.28 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
22.29 	second year are for a grant to the Red River 
22.30 	Basin Commission for water quality and 
22.31 	floodplain management, including 
22.32 	administration of programs. This appropriation 
22.33 	must be matched by nonstate funds. If the 
22.34 	appropriation in either year is insufficient, the 
23.1 	appropriation in the other year is available for 
23.2 	it.
23.3 	$140,000 the first year and $140,000 the 
23.4 	second year are for grants to Area II 
23.5 	Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain 
23.6 	management.
23.7 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
23.8 	second year are to fulfill the requirements of 
23.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.102, which 
23.10 	mandates a performance review and assistance 
23.11 	program.
23.12 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.13 	103C.501, the board may shift cost-share 
23.14 	funds in this section and may adjust the 
23.15 	technical and administrative assistance portion 
23.16 	of the grant funds to leverage federal or other 
23.17 	nonstate funds or to address high-priority 
23.18 	needs identified in local water management 
23.19 	plans or comprehensive water management 
23.20 	plans.
23.21 	The appropriations for grants in this section 
23.22 	are available until expended. If an 
23.23 	appropriation for grants in either year is 
23.24 	insufficient, the appropriation in the other year 
23.25 	is available for it.
23.26 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.27 	16B.97, the appropriations for grants in this 
23.28 	section are exempt from the Department of 
23.29 	Administration, Office of Grants Management 
23.30 	Policy 08-10 Grant Monitoring.

23.31	Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	8,540,000
	$
	8,540,000

23.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
23.33		2018
	2019
	
24.1	General
	2,870,000
	2,870,000
	
24.2	Natural Resources
	5,670,000
	5,670,000
	
24.3 	$2,870,000 the first year and $2,870,000 the 
24.4 	second year are for metropolitan area regional 
24.5 	parks operation and maintenance according 
24.6 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351.
24.7 	$5,670,000 the first year and $5,670,000 the 
24.8 	second year are from the natural resources 
24.9 	fund for metropolitan area regional parks and 
24.10 	trails maintenance and operations. This 
24.11 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
24.12 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
24.13 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
24.14 	clause (3).

24.15
24.16	Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,330,000
	$
	1,330,000

24.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.18		2018
	2019
	
24.19	General
	840,000
	840,000
	
24.20	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
24.21 	$385,000 the first year and $385,000 the 
24.22 	second year are from the general fund for the 
24.23 	Bridges Project to create STEM natural 
24.24 	resource and clean water career paths for 
24.25 	underrepresented youth in Minnesota.
24.26 	Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive 
24.27 	money appropriated from the natural resources 
24.28 	fund under this section only as provided in an 
24.29 	agreement with the commissioner of natural 
24.30 	resources.

24.31	Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	9,280,000
	$
	9,383,000

24.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.33		2018
	2019
	
25.1	General
	9,120,000
	9,223,000
	
25.2	Natural Resources
	160,000
	160,000
	
25.3 	$160,000 the first year and $160,000 the 
25.4 	second year are from the natural resources 
25.5 	fund from the revenue deposited under 
25.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
25.7 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

25.8	Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM
 	$
	1,079,000
	$
	1,079,000

25.9	Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATION
 	$
	300,000
	$
	300,000
	
25.10 	$300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
25.11 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
25.12 	account in the permanent school fund for the 
25.13 	school trust lands director to accelerate land 
25.14 	exchanges, land sales, and commercial leasing 
25.15 	of school trust lands and to identify, evaluate, 
25.16 	and lease construction aggregate located on 
25.17 	school trust lands. This appropriation is to be 
25.18 	used for securing long-term economic return 
25.19 	from the school trust lands consistent with 
25.20 	fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural 
25.21 	resources conservation and management 
25.22 	principles.

25.23 	ARTICLE 2
25.24 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES STATUTORY CHANGES

25.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision 
25.26 	to read:
25.27 		Subd. 14c.Operating efficiency. (a) The natural resources enforcement account is 
25.28 	created in the special revenue fund. Money appropriated from the natural resource fund to 
25.29 	the commissioner for enforcement activities under sections 84.794, 84.803, 84.927, 84D.15, 
25.30 	86B.706, 85.055, and 297A.94 may be transferred to this account.
26.1 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to money appropriated for local law enforcement 
26.2 	grants, county boat and water safety grants, and safety and environmental education and 
26.3 	monitoring grants.

26.4 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.091, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
26.5 		Subd. 2.License required; exemptions. (a) Except as provided in this subdivision
26.6 	paragraphs (b) to (d) and subdivision 2a, a person may not harvest, buy, sell, transport, or 
26.7 	possess aquatic plants wild ginseng or wild rice without a license required under this chapter
26.8 	section and section 84.093. A license shall be issued in the same manner as provided under 
26.9 	the game and fish laws.
26.10 	(b) A resident under the age of 18 years may harvest wild rice without a license, if 
26.11 	accompanied by a person with a wild rice license.
26.12 	(c) Tribal band members who possess a valid tribal identification card from a federally 
26.13 	recognized tribe located in Minnesota are deemed to have a license to harvest wild rice 
26.14 	under this section.
26.15 	(d) A resident under the age of 18 years may harvest wild ginseng without a license, if 
26.16 	accompanied by a person with a license to harvest wild ginseng.

26.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2018.

26.18 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.091, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
26.19 	read:
26.20 		Subd. 2a.License for buying and selling ginseng. (a) A person must have a license for 
26.21 	buying and selling wild ginseng if the person:
26.22 	(1) deals in ginseng, including buying, selling, possessing, purchasing, carrying, shipping, 
26.23 	holding, brokering, billing for, bartering, trading, or receiving other payment for wild or 
26.24 	cultivated ginseng; or
26.25 	(2) possesses wild ginseng with intent to buy or sell.
26.26 	(b) A person with a license for harvesting wild ginseng does not need a license for buying 
26.27 	and selling wild ginseng to sell lawfully harvested ginseng to a person with a license for 
26.28 	buying and selling wild ginseng issued under this section.

26.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2017.

27.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.091, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
27.2 		Subd. 3.License fees. (a) The fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
27.3 	only, are:
27.4 	(1) for harvesting wild rice:
27.5 	(i) for a season, $25; and
27.6 	(ii) for one day, $15;
27.7 	(2) for buying and selling harvesting wild ginseng, $5 $100;
27.8 	(3) for buying and selling wild ginseng, $1,000;
27.9 	(4) for a duplicate harvesting wild ginseng license, $5;
27.10 	(3) (5) for a wild rice dealer's license to buy and sell 50,000 pounds or less, $70; and
27.11 	(4) (6) for a wild rice dealer's license to buy and sell more than 50,000 pounds, $250.
27.12 	(b) The fee for a nonresident one-day license to harvest wild rice is $30.
27.13 	(c) The weight of the wild rice shall be determined in its raw state.

27.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective March 1, 2018.

27.15 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.0911, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
27.16 		Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from the sale of wild rice licenses issued by the 
27.17 	commissioner under section 84.091, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3) (5), and 
27.18 	(4) (6), and subdivision 3, paragraph (b), shall be credited to the wild rice management 
27.19 	account.

27.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017.

27.21 	Sec. 6. [84.0912] WILD GINSENG MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
27.22 		Subdivision 1.Account established. The wild ginseng management account is established 
27.23 	as an account in a special revenue fund.
27.24 		Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from the sale of wild ginseng licenses issued by the 
27.25 	commissioner under section 84.091, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), and (4); 
27.26 	and restitution under section 84.42, must be credited to the wild ginseng management 
27.27 	account.
27.28 		Subd. 3.Use of money in the account. Except for the electronic licensing system 
27.29 	commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, money 
28.1 	in the wild ginseng management account is appropriated to the commissioner for natural 
28.2 	wild ginseng research, education, management, protection, and enforcement.

28.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017.

28.4 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.093, is amended to read:
28.5 	84.093 WILD GINSENG HARVEST, SALE, AND POSSESSION; RULES.
28.6 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For purposes of this section and sections 84.091 and 84.42, 
28.7 	"ginseng" means all parts of the American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius) plant, both wild 
28.8 	and cultivated, and includes roots, rhizomes, leaves, stems, and seeds.
28.9 		Subd. 2.Sale, possession, and transport restrictions. (a) Ginseng harvested or 
28.10 	purchased outside the state may not be transported into or possessed within the state unless 
28.11 	accompanied by a valid certificate of origin issued by the originating state or country.
28.12 	(b) A person may not possess or transport, or buy, sell, barter, or otherwise offer for sale 
28.13 	or purchase, any ginseng that has been unlawfully collected, obtained, or possessed in 
28.14 	violation of sections 84.091 to 84.15, rules or orders adopted by the commissioner, or other 
28.15 	state or federal law or restriction.
28.16 		Subd. 3.Harvesting license required; possession. (a) A person who harvests wild 
28.17 	ginseng must have a valid license for harvesting wild ginseng issued under section 84.091.
28.18 	(b) A person with a license for harvesting wild ginseng must have the valid license in 
28.19 	their possession while harvesting, transporting, or possessing wild ginseng. The licensee 
28.20 	must present the license upon request of the commissioner while harvesting, transporting, 
28.21 	or possessing wild ginseng.
28.22 		Subd. 4.Gifting wild ginseng. (a) Up to ten ounces of lawfully harvested and possessed 
28.23 	dried wild ginseng may be transported by gift. A person is not required to have a license 
28.24 	for harvesting wild ginseng to possess up to ten ounces of wild ginseng received by gift.
28.25 	(b) The gift donor must prepare a receipt and give it to the gift recipient at the time of 
28.26 	transfer. The receipt must include the name and address of the donor, name and address of 
28.27 	the recipient, date of transfer, weight of the dried wild ginseng, and license number under 
28.28 	which the wild ginseng was harvested.
28.29 	(c) The recipient may possess up to ten ounces of dried wild ginseng only if the receipt 
28.30 	from the donor is retained with the wild ginseng.
28.31 	(d) A receipt is not required if both the donor and the recipient are members of the same 
28.32 	household and the transferred wild ginseng is stored in that household.
29.1 		Subd. 5.Rules. The commissioner may establish rules including seasons for harvesting 
29.2 	to conserve wild ginseng.

29.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivisions 1, 2, 4, and 5 are effective August 1, 2017. 
29.4 	Subdivision 3 is effective March 1, 2018.

29.5 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.42, is amended to read:
29.6 	84.42 WILD RICE AND GINSENG VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES.
29.7 		Subdivision 1.Penalties; license revocation. (a) Any A person violating any of the 
29.8 	provisions of sections 84.091 to 84.15, or any of the rules or commissioner's orders of the 
29.9 	commissioner promulgated in pursuance of the provisions thereof, shall be adopted thereunder 
29.10 	is guilty of a misdemeanor; and,.
29.11 	(b) Upon a second conviction within a period of three years, the person's license shall 
29.12 	become is null and void and no license of the same kind shall be issued to the person for 
29.13 	one year after the date of such conviction; and any person violating, or threatening to violate, 
29.14 	any provisions of sections 84.091 to 84.15 and Laws 1939, chapter 231, may be restrained 
29.15 	by injunction proceedings brought in the name of the state by the attorney general or by 
29.16 	any county attorney.
29.17 	(c) Upon conviction of a violation when the restitution under subdivision 4 exceeds 
29.18 	$1,000, the person's license is null and void and no license of the same kind shall be issued 
29.19 	to the person for three years after the date of conviction.
29.20 		Subd. 3.Ginseng subject to seizure and forfeiture. (a) An enforcement officer may 
29.21 	seize ginseng taken, bought, sold, transported, or possessed in violation of sections 84.091 
29.22 	to 84.15, or rules or commissioner's orders adopted thereunder.
29.23 	(b) An entire shipment or parcel is contraband and subject to seizure and forfeiture if 
29.24 	ginseng is shipped or possessed in the same container, vehicle, or room, or in any way 
29.25 	commingled, with any ginseng harvested, bought, sold, transported, or possessed in violation 
29.26 	of sections 84.091 to 84.15, or any rules or commissioner's orders adopted thereunder.
29.27 	(c) The enforcement officer must hold the seized ginseng. The seized ginseng is 
29.28 	contraband and may be forfeited. Forfeited ginseng may be disposed of, retained for use by 
29.29 	the commissioner, or sold at the highest price obtainable as prescribed by the commissioner.
29.30 		Subd. 4.Ginseng restitution. (a) The restitution for unlawfully harvesting, possessing, 
29.31 	buying, or selling ginseng is the current market value for ginseng at the time the ginseng 
29.32 	was unlawfully harvested, possessed, bought, or sold.
30.1 	(b) The enforcement officer who arrests a person for unlawfully harvesting, possessing, 
30.2 	buying, or selling ginseng shall describe the amount and restitution value of the ginseng on 
30.3 	the citation. As part of the charge against a person arrested for unlawfully harvesting, 
30.4 	possessing, buying, or selling ginseng, the prosecuting attorney must include a demand that 
30.5 	restitution be made to the state for the value of the ginseng. The demand for restitution is 
30.6 	in addition to the criminal penalties otherwise provided for the violation.
30.7 	(c) The court administrator shall forward the restitution collected under this section to 
30.8 	the commissioner of management and budget and the commissioner shall credit the money 
30.9 	to the wild ginseng management account in the special revenue fund.

30.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2017.

30.11 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
30.12 		Subd. 3.Fees for registration. (a) The fee for registration of each snowmobile, other 
30.13 	than those used for an agricultural purpose, as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 1c, 
30.14 	those registered by a dealer or manufacturer pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c), or those 
30.15 	registered under subdivision 2a shall be as follows: $75 $105 for three years and $10 for a 
30.16 	duplicate or transfer.
30.17 	(b) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a dealer and operated for 
30.18 	demonstration or testing purposes shall be $50 per year.
30.19 	(c) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a manufacturer and operated 
30.20 	for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes shall be $150 per year. 
30.21 	Dealer and manufacturer registrations are not transferable.
30.22 	(d) The onetime fee for registration of an exempt snowmobile under subdivision 6a is 
30.23 	$6.

30.24 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.8205, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
30.25 		Subdivision 1.Sticker required; fee. (a) A snowmobile that is not registered in the state 
30.26 	under section 84.82, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), or that is registered by a manufacturer or 
30.27 	dealer under section 84.82, subdivision 3, paragraph (b) or (c), may not be operated on a 
30.28 	state or grant-in-aid snowmobile trail unless a snowmobile state trail sticker is affixed to 
30.29 	the snowmobile.
30.30 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a sticker upon application and 
30.31 	payment of a fee. The fee is:
31.1 	(1) $35 $50 for a one-year snowmobile state trail sticker purchased by an individual; 
31.2 	and
31.3 	(2) $15 for a one-year snowmobile state trail sticker purchased by a dealer or 
31.4 	manufacturer.
31.5 	(c) In addition to other penalties prescribed by law, an individual in violation of this 
31.6 	subdivision must purchase an annual state trail sticker for a fee of $70. The sticker is valid 
31.7 	from November 1 through June 30. Fees collected under this section, except for the issuing 
31.8 	fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the snowmobile 
31.9 	trails and enforcement account in the natural resources fund and, except for the electronic 
31.10 	licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, 
31.11 	subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid, trail maintenance, grooming, and easement 
31.12 	acquisition.
31.13 	(d) A state trail sticker is not required under this section for:
31.14 	(1) a snowmobile that is owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal 
31.15 	government, another state, or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration 
31.16 	under section 84.82, subdivision 6;
31.17 	(2) a collector snowmobile that is operated as provided in a special permit issued for the 
31.18 	collector snowmobile under section 84.82, subdivision 7a;
31.19 	(3) a person operating a snowmobile only on the portion of a trail that is owned by the 
31.20 	person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or
31.21 	(4) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.

31.22 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.922, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
31.23 		Subd. 5.Fees for registration. (a) The fee for a three-year registration of an all-terrain 
31.24 	vehicle under this section, other than those registered by a dealer or manufacturer under 
31.25 	paragraph (b) or (c), is:
31.26 	(1) for public use, $45 $60;
31.27 	(2) for private use, $6; and
31.28 	(3) for a duplicate or transfer, $4.
31.29 	(b) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a dealer and operated for 
31.30 	demonstration or testing purposes is $50 per year. Dealer registrations are not transferable.
32.1 	(c) The total registration fee for all-terrain vehicles owned by a manufacturer and operated 
32.2 	for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes is $150 per year. 
32.3 	Manufacturer registrations are not transferable.
32.4 	(d) The onetime fee for registration of an all-terrain vehicle under subdivision 2b is $6.
32.5 	(e) The fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the all-terrain vehicle 
32.6 	account.

32.7 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 84.9275, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
32.8 		Subdivision 1.Pass required; fee. (a) A tribal member exempt from registration under 
32.9 	section 84.922, subdivision 1a, clause (2), or a nonresident may not operate an all-terrain 
32.10 	vehicle on a state or grant-in-aid all-terrain vehicle trail unless the operator carries a valid 
32.11 	nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass in immediate possession. The pass must be 
32.12 	available for inspection by a peace officer, a conservation officer, or an employee designated 
32.13 	under section 84.0835.
32.14 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a pass upon application and payment 
32.15 	of a $20 $30 fee. The pass is valid from January 1 through December 31. Fees collected 
32.16 	under this section, except for the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the 
32.17 	state treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural resources fund 
32.18 	and, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner 
32.19 	under section 84.027, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid to counties and 
32.20 	municipalities for all-terrain vehicle organizations to construct and maintain all-terrain 
32.21 	vehicle trails and use areas.
32.22 	(c) A nonresident all-terrain vehicle state trail pass is not required for:
32.23 	(1) an all-terrain vehicle that is owned and used by the United States, another state, or 
32.24 	a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from registration under section 84.922, 
32.25 	subdivision 1a;
32.26 	(2) a person operating an all-terrain vehicle only on the portion of a trail that is owned 
32.27 	by the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or
32.28 	(3) a nonresident operating an all-terrain vehicle that is registered according to section 
32.29 	84.922.

33.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.2 		Subdivision 1.Authority to establish. (a) The commissioner may establish, by written 
33.3 	order, provisions for the use of state parks for the following:
33.4 	(1) special parking space for automobiles or other motor-driven vehicles in a state park 
33.5 	or state recreation area;
33.6 	(2) special parking spurs, campgrounds for automobiles, sites for tent camping, other 
33.7 	types of lodging, camping, or day use facilities, and special auto trailer coach parking spaces, 
33.8 	for the use of the individual charged for the space or facility;
33.9 	(3) improvement and maintenance of golf courses already established in state parks, and 
33.10 	charging reasonable use fees; and
33.11 	(4) providing water, sewer, and electric service to trailer or tent campsites and charging 
33.12 	a reasonable use fee.
33.13 	(b) Provisions established under paragraph (a) are exempt from section 16A.1283 and 
33.14 	the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386 does not apply.
33.15 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "lodging" means an enclosed shelter, room, or 
33.16 	building with furnishings for overnight use.

33.17 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
33.18 		Subdivision 1.Fees. The fee for state park permits for:
33.19 	(1) an annual use of state parks is $25 $30;
33.20 	(2) a second or subsequent vehicle state park permit is $18 $22;
33.21 	(3) a state park permit valid for one day is $5 $6;
33.22 	(4) a daily vehicle state park permit for groups is $3 $4;
33.23 	(5) an annual permit for motorcycles is $20 $25;
33.24 	(6) an employee's state park permit is without charge; and
33.25 	(7) a state park permit for persons with disabilities under section 85.053, subdivision 7, 
33.26 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), is $12.
33.27 	The fees specified in this subdivision include any sales tax required by state law.

34.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.22, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
34.2 		Subd. 2a.Receipts, appropriation. All receipts derived from the rental or sale of state 
34.3 	park items, tours at Forestville Mystery Cave State Park, interpretation programs, educational 
34.4 	programs, and operation of Douglas Lodge shall be deposited in the state treasury and be 
34.5 	credited to the state parks working capital account. Receipts and expenses from Douglas 
34.6 	Lodge shall be tracked separately within the account. Money in the account is annually 
34.7 	appropriated for the purchase and payment of expenses attributable to items for resale or 
34.8 	rental and operation of Douglas Lodge. Any excess receipts in this account are annually 
34.9 	appropriated for state park management and interpretive programs.

34.10 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 85.42, is amended to read:
34.11 	85.42 USER FEE; VALIDITY.
34.12 	(a) The fee for an annual cross-country-ski pass is $19 $24 for an individual age 16 and 
34.13 	over. The fee for a three-year pass is $54 $69 for an individual age 16 and over. This fee 
34.14 	shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. Three-year passes are valid for three 
34.15 	years beginning the previous July 1. Annual passes are valid for one year beginning the 
34.16 	previous July 1.
34.17 	(b) The cost for a daily cross-country skier pass is $5 $7 for an individual age 16 and 
34.18 	over. This fee shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. The daily pass is valid 
34.19 	only for the date designated on the pass form.
34.20 	(c) A pass must be signed by the skier across the front of the pass to be valid and becomes 
34.21 	nontransferable on signing.
34.22 	(d) The commissioner and agents shall issue a duplicate pass to a person whose pass is 
34.23 	lost or destroyed, using the process established under section 97A.405, subdivision 3, and 
34.24 	rules adopted thereunder. The fee for a duplicate cross-country-ski pass is $2.

34.25 	Sec. 17. [85.47] SPECIAL USE PERMITS; FEES.
34.26 	Fees collected for special use permits to use state trails not on state forest, state park, or 
34.27 	state recreation area lands and for use of state water access sites must be deposited in the 
34.28 	natural resources fund.

35.1 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
35.2 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and 
35.3 	subdivision 1a, the fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or less in length is $27
35.4 	$45.
35.5 	(b) The watercraft license fee:
35.6 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is offered 
35.7 	for rent or lease, the fee is $9 $15;
35.8 	(2) for a sailboat, 19 feet in length or less, the fee is $10.50 $17.50;
35.9 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for teaching 
35.10 	boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
35.11 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided in 
35.12 	subdivision 5;
35.13 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50 $60; and
35.14 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
35.15 	(1) to (5), the fee is $18 $30.

35.16 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.415, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
35.17 		Subd. 1a.Canoes, kayaks, sailboards, paddle boards, paddle boats, or rowing shells.
 35.18 	The fee for a watercraft license for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddle board, paddle boat, or 
35.19 	rowing shell over ten feet in length is $10.50 $17.50.

35.20 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
35.21 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 1a, 3, 4, and 5, 
35.22 	the watercraft license fee:
35.23 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45 $75;
35.24 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50 $108; and
35.25 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90 $150.

35.26 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.415, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
35.27 		Subd. 3.Watercraft over 19 feet for hire. The license fee for a watercraft more than 
35.28 	19 feet in length for hire with an operator is $75 $120 each.

36.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
36.2 		Subd. 4.Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for teaching. The watercraft 
36.3 	license fee for a watercraft used by a nonprofit organization for teaching boat and water 
36.4 	safety is $4.50 $6.50 each.

36.5 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
36.6 		Subd. 5.Dealer's license. There is no separate fee for watercraft owned by a dealer 
36.7 	under a dealer's license. The fee for a dealer's license is $67.50 $108.

36.8 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.415, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
36.9 		Subd. 6.Transfer or duplicate license. The fee to transfer a watercraft license or be 
36.10 	issued a duplicate license is $4.50 $6.50.

36.11 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
36.12 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. A $5 $12 surcharge is placed on each watercraft licensed 
36.13 	under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and 
36.14 	research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian 
36.15 	watermilfoil in public waters and public wetlands.

36.16 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 86B.701, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.17 		Subd. 3.Allocation of funding. (a) Notwithstanding section 16A.41, expenditures 
36.18 	directly related to each appropriation's purpose made on or after January 1 of the fiscal year 
36.19 	in which the grant is made or the date of work plan approval, whichever is later, are eligible 
36.20 	for reimbursement unless otherwise provided.
36.21 	(b) The amount of funds to be allocated under subdivisions 1 and 2 and shall be 
36.22 	determined by the commissioner on the basis of the following criteria:
36.23 	(1) the number of watercraft using the waters wholly or partially within the county;
36.24 	(2) the number of watercraft using particular bodies of water, wholly or partially within 
36.25 	the county, in relation to the size of the body of water and the type, speed, and size of the 
36.26 	watercraft utilizing the water body;
36.27 	(3) the amount of water acreage wholly or partially within the county;
36.28 	(4) the overall performance of the county in the area of boat and water safety;
37.1 	(5) special considerations, such as volume of transient or nonresident watercraft use, 
37.2 	number of rental watercraft, extremely large bodies of water wholly or partially in the 
37.3 	county; or
37.4 	(6) any other factor as determined by the commissioner.
37.5 	(b) (c) The commissioner may require reports from the counties, make appropriate 
37.6 	surveys or studies, or utilize local surveys or studies to determine the criteria required in 
37.7 	allocation funds.

37.8 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.015, is amended by adding a subdivision 
37.9 	to read:
37.10 		Subd. 35a.Portable shelter. "Portable shelter" means a fish house, dark house, or other 
37.11 	shelter that is set on the ice of state waters to provide shelter and that collapses, folds, or is 
37.12 	disassembled for transportation.

37.13 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.441, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
37.14 		Subd. 5.Angling; disabled veterans. (a) Upon being furnished satisfactory evidence 
37.15 	as described in subdivision 6b, a person authorized to issue licenses must issue, without a 
37.16 	fee, a permanent license to take fish by angling to a resident who is a veteran, as defined in 
37.17 	section 197.447, and that has a 100 percent service connected disability as defined by the 
37.18 	United States Veterans Administration upon being furnished satisfactory evidence who has 
37.19 	received a service-connected disability compensation rating of 50 percent or more as 
37.20 	adjudicated by the United States Veterans Administration, or by the retirement board of 
37.21 	one of the several branches of the armed forces.
37.22 	(b) A driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under 
37.23 	section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2), serves as satisfactory evidence to 
37.24 	obtain a license under this subdivision at all agent locations.

37.25 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.441, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
37.26 		Subd. 6.Taking deer; disabled veterans. (a) Upon being furnished satisfactory evidence 
37.27 	as described in subdivision 6b, a person authorized to issue licenses must issue, without a 
37.28 	fee, a license to take deer with by firearms or by archery to a resident that is a veteran, as 
37.29 	defined in section 197.447, and that has a 100 percent service connected disability as defined 
37.30 	by the United States Veterans Administration upon being furnished satisfactory evidence
37.31 	who has received a service-connected disability compensation rating of 50 percent or more 
38.1 	as adjudicated by the United States Veterans Administration, or by the retirement board of 
38.2 	one of the several branches of the armed forces.
38.3 	(b) The commissioner, upon request, must issue a permanent card documenting 
38.4 	satisfactory evidence of 100 percent permanently disabled status.
38.5 	(c) The following serve as satisfactory evidence to obtain a license under this subdivision 
38.6 	at all agent locations:
38.7 	(1) a card issued under paragraph (b); or
38.8 	(2) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under 
38.9 	section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2).

38.10 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.441, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
38.11 		Subd. 6a.Taking small game; disabled veterans. (a)Upon being furnished satisfactory 
38.12 	evidence as described in subdivision 6b, a person authorized to issue licenses must issue, 
38.13 	without a fee, a license to take small game to a resident who is a veteran, as defined in 
38.14 	section 197.447, and who has a 100 percent service connected disability as defined by the 
38.15 	United States Veterans Administration upon being furnished satisfactory evidence who has 
38.16 	received a service-connected disability compensation rating of 50 percent or more as 
38.17 	adjudicated by the United States Veterans Administration, or by the retirement board of 
38.18 	one of the several branches of the armed forces.
38.19 	(b) The commissioner, upon request, must issue a permanent card documenting 
38.20 	satisfactory evidence of 100 percent permanently disabled status.
38.21 	(c) The following serve as satisfactory evidence to obtain a license under this subdivision 
38.22 	at all agent locations:
38.23 	(1) a card issued under paragraph (b); or
38.24 	(2) a driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under 
38.25 	section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2).

38.26 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.441, is amended by adding a subdivision 
38.27 	to read:
38.28 		Subd. 6b.Satisfactory evidence; disabled veteran. (a) A veteran who has a 
38.29 	service-connected disability compensation rating of 50 percent or more may obtain from 
38.30 	the commissioner a permanent card that serves as satisfactory evidence to obtain a license 
39.1 	under subdivision 5, 6, or 6a at all agent locations. To receive a permanent card, a veteran 
39.2 	must:
39.3 	(1) request from the commissioner of veterans affairs documentation verifying the 
39.4 	veteran's disability compensation rating; and
39.5 	(2) provide a copy of the documentation issued by the commissioner of veterans affairs 
39.6 	verifying the veteran's disability compensation rating to the commissioner.
39.7 	When a veteran satisfies the requirements of this paragraph, the commissioner shall issue 
39.8 	the permanent card to the veteran.
39.9 	(b) A driver's license or Minnesota identification card bearing the designation under 
39.10 	section 171.07, subdivision 15, paragraph (a), clause (2), serves as satisfactory evidence to 
39.11 	obtain a license under subdivision 5, 6, or 6a at all agent locations.

39.12 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
39.13 		Subd. 2.Lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling license authorizes 
39.14 	a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those activities authorized 
39.15 	by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a trout-and-salmon 
39.16 	stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required by law.
39.17 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:
39.18 	(1) age 3 and under, $304 $344;
39.19 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $415 $469;
39.20 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $508 $574; and
39.21 	(4) age 51 and over, $335 $379.

39.22 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.473, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
39.23 		Subd. 2a.Lifetime spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime spearing license 
39.24 	authorizes a person to take fish by spearing in the state. The license authorizes those activities 
39.25 	authorized by the annual resident spearing license.
39.26 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime spearing license are:
39.27 	(1) age 3 and under, $77 $90;
39.28 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $106 $124;
39.29 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $100 $117; and
40.1 	(4) age 51 and over, $52 $61.

40.2 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
40.3 		Subd. 2b.Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime angling 
40.4 	and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the state. The 
40.5 	license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling and spearing 
40.6 	licenses.
40.7 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:
40.8 	(1) age 3 and under, $380 $432;
40.9 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $509 $579;
40.10 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $596 $678; and
40.11 	(4) age 51 and over, $386 $439.

40.12 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
40.13 		Subd. 4.Lifetime deer-hunting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime deer-hunting license 
40.14 	authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license 
40.15 	authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer-hunting license 
40.16 	or the annual resident archery deer-hunting license. The licensee must register and receive 
40.17 	tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee.
40.18 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer-hunting license are:
40.19 	(1) age 3 and under, $406 $458;
40.20 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $538 $607;
40.21 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $656 $741; and
40.22 	(4) age 51 and over, $468 $528.

40.23 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
40.24 		Subd. 5.Lifetime sporting license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime sporting license authorizes 
40.25 	a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game, other than wolves, in the 
40.26 	state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling and 
40.27 	resident small-game-hunting licenses and the resident trapping license for fur-bearing 
40.28 	animals other than wolves. The license does not include a trout-and-salmon stamp validation, 
41.1 	a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other hunting stamps required 
41.2 	by law.
41.3 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:
41.4 	(1) age 3 and under, $485 $572;
41.5 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $659 $777;
41.6 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $861 $1,016; and
41.7 	(4) age 51 and over, $560 $661.

41.8 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
41.9 		Subd. 5a.Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee. (a) A resident lifetime 
41.10 	sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing 
41.11 	and hunt and trap small game, other than wolves, in the state. The license authorizes those 
41.12 	activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, and resident 
41.13 	small-game-hunting licenses and the resident trapping license for fur-bearing animals other 
41.14 	than wolves. The license does not include a trout-and-salmon stamp validation, a turkey 
41.15 	stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other hunting stamps required by law.
41.16 	(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:
41.17 	(1) age 3 and under, $562 $662;
41.18 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $765 $901;
41.19 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $961 $1,132; and
41.20 	(4) age 51 and over, $612 $721.

41.21 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
41.22 		Subd. 2.Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee. (a) A nonresident lifetime angling 
41.23 	license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those 
41.24 	activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The license does not include 
41.25 	a trout-and-salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required 
41.26 	by law.
41.27 	(b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
41.28 	(1) age 3 and under, $726 $821;
41.29 	(2) age 4 to age 15, $925 $1,046;
42.1 	(3) age 16 to age 50, $1,054 $1,191; and
42.2 	(4) age 51 and over, $702 $794.

42.3 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.4 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
42.5 	only, are:
42.6 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;
42.7 	(2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;
42.8 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;
42.9 	(4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
42.10 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
42.11 	season, $30 $34;
42.12 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $30 $34;
42.13 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
42.14 	season, $30 $34;
42.15 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;
42.16 	(9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;
42.17 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;
42.18 	(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
42.19 	(12) to take prairie chickens, $23;
42.20 	(13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the 
42.21 	regular firearms season, $5;
42.22 	(14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
42.23 	(15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader during 
42.24 	the muzzleloader season, $5;
42.25 	(16) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;
42.26 	(17) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;
42.27 	(18) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
42.28 	selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the 
42.29 	migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
43.1 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of 
43.2 	the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the 
43.3 	pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half 
43.4 	of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition 
43.5 	account;
43.6 	(19) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;
43.7 	(20) to take wolf, $30;
43.8 	(21) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
43.9 	(22) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
43.10 	(23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
43.11 	(24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
43.12 	season, no fee.

43.13 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.14 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to 
43.15 	nonresidents, are:
43.16 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $90.50;
43.17 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
43.18 	season, $160 $180;
43.19 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $160 $180;
43.20 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
43.21 	season, $160 $180;
43.22 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $225;
43.23 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $91;
43.24 	(7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
43.25 	(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $178;
43.26 	(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
43.27 	(10) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during the 
43.28 	regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $5;
43.29 	(11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
44.1 	(12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader 
44.2 	season, $5;
44.3 	(13) for persons age 13 or over and under 18 to take bear, $5;
44.4 	(14) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
44.5 	selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to: one-half of the fee for the 
44.6 	migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
44.7 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of 
44.8 	the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the 
44.9 	pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half 
44.10 	of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the wildlife 
44.11 	acquisition account;
44.12 	(15) for persons age 16 or 17 to take small game, $5;
44.13 	(16) to take wolf, $250;
44.14 	(17) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
44.15 	(18) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
44.16 	(19) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee;
44.17 	(20) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
44.18 	season, no fee; and
44.19 	(21) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee.
44.20 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under paragraph 
44.21 	(a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this 
44.22 	surcharge.

44.23 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
44.24 		Subd. 6.Resident fishing. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents only, 
44.25 	are:
44.26 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $22 $25;
44.27 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a married 
44.28 	couple, $35 $40;
44.29 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $5 $6, and the 
44.30 	person must possess an angling license;
45.1 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by 
45.2 	the licensee, $10 $12;
45.3 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour period 
45.4 	selected by the licensee, $12 $14;
45.5 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for three consecutive years, $63
45.6 	$71; and
45.7 	(7) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.

45.8 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
45.9 		Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to 
45.10 	nonresidents, are:
45.11 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, $40 $46;
45.12 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days 
45.13 	selected by the licensee, $33 $38;
45.14 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour period 
45.15 	selected by the licensee, $27 $31;
45.16 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family 
45.17 	for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16, $55 $63;
45.18 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by 
45.19 	the licensee, $12 $14;
45.20 	(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 14 
45.21 	consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $43 $49;
45.22 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $10 $12, and 
45.23 	the person must possess an angling license; and
45.24 	(8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $5.
45.25 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses 
45.26 	issued under paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (8). An additional commission may not be 
45.27 	assessed on this surcharge.

46.1 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
46.2 		Subd. 8.Minnesota sporting; supersports. (a) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota 
46.3 	sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling and small game. 
46.4 	The fee for the license is:
46.5 	(1) for an individual, $31.50 $38.50; and
46.6 	(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse to take 
46.7 	small game, $45.50 $54.50.
46.8 	(b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota supersports licenses to residents only. The 
46.9 	licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant and 
46.10 	waterfowl; and deer by firearms or muzzleloader or by archery. The fee for the supersports 
46.11 	license, including all required stamp validations is:
46.12 	(1) for an individual age 18 or over, $86.50 $101.50; and
46.13 	(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish, including the 
46.14 	trout-and-salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small game, including pheasant 
46.15 	and waterfowl, and deer, $110.50 $129.50.
46.16 	(c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited according 
46.17 	to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.
46.18 	(d) Revenue for the deer license endorsement under paragraph (b) shall be deposited 
46.19 	according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.

46.20 	Sec. 44. [97A.486] EITHER-SEX DEER; PERMIT APPLICATION.
46.21 	An application for a permit to take either-sex deer must be on a form provided by the 
46.22 	commissioner and accompanied by a $4 nonrefundable application fee. If a person applies 
46.23 	for an either-sex permit for both a firearms and muzzleloader license, the application fee 
46.24 	applies to each.

46.25 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
46.26 		Subd. 3.Contests requiring a permit. (a) Unless subdivision 3a applies, a person must 
46.27 	have a permit from the commissioner to conduct a fishing contest if:
46.28 	(1) there are more than 25 boats for open water contests, more than 150 participants for 
46.29 	ice fishing contests, or more than 100 participants for shore fishing contests;
46.30 	(2) entry fees are more than $25 per person; or
47.1 	(3) the contest is limited to trout species.
47.2 	(b) The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit that recovers the costs of issuing 
47.3 	the permit and of monitoring the activities allowed by the permit. Notwithstanding section 
47.4 	16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish 
47.5 	contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and 
47.6 	section 14.386 does not apply.
47.7 	(c) The commissioner may require the applicant to furnish evidence of financial 
47.8 	responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in the amount of $25,000 
47.9 	if entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than $25,000, and 
47.10 	if the applicant has either:
47.11 	(1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this subdivision; 
47.12 	or
47.13 	(2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by the 
47.14 	applicant.
47.15 	(d) The permit fee for any individual contest may not exceed the following amounts:
47.16 	(1) $60 $70 for an open water contest not exceeding 50 boats and without off-site 
47.17 	weigh-in;
47.18 	(2) $200 $225 for an open water contest with more than 50 boats and without off-site 
47.19 	weigh-in;
47.20 	(3) $250 $280 for an open water contest not exceeding 50 boats with off-site weigh-in;
47.21 	(4) $500 $560 for an open water contest with more than 50 boats with off-site weigh-in; 
47.22 	or
47.23 	(5) $120 $135 for an ice fishing contest with more than 150 participants.

47.24 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 97C.355, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
47.25 		Subd. 2a.Portable shelters. (a) A person using a portable shelter that is not identified 
47.26 	under subdivision 1 may not leave the portable shelter unattended between midnight and 
47.27 	sunrise and must remain within 200 feet of the shelter while the shelter is on the ice of state 
47.28 	waters.
47.29 	(b) If a person leaves the portable shelter unattended any time between midnight and 
47.30 	one hour before sunrise or is not within 200 feet of the portable shelter, the portable shelter 
47.31 	must be licensed as provided under subdivision 2.

48.1 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
48.2 		Subd. 6.Water-use permit processing fee. (a) Except as described in paragraphs (b) 
48.3 	to (g), a water-use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in 
48.4 	accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water-use permit in force 
48.5 	at any time during the year. Fees collected under this paragraph are credited to the water 
48.6 	management account in the natural resources fund. The schedule is as follows, with the 
48.7 	stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount appropriated:
48.8 	(1) $140 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;
48.9 	(2) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less 
48.10 	than 100,000,000 gallons per year;
48.11 	(3) $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less than 
48.12 	150,000,000 gallons per year;
48.13 	(4) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but less 
48.14 	than 200,000,000 gallons per year;
48.15 	(5) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less than 
48.16 	250,000,000 gallons per year;
48.17 	(6) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but less 
48.18 	than 300,000,000 gallons per year;
48.19 	(7) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less than 
48.20 	350,000,000 gallons per year;
48.21 	(8) $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but less 
48.22 	than 400,000,000 gallons per year;
48.23 	(9) $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less than 
48.24 	450,000,000 gallons per year;
48.25 	(10) $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but less 
48.26 	than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and
48.27 	(11) $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per year.
48.28 	(b) For once-through cooling systems, a water-use processing fee must be prescribed 
48.29 	by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water-use 
48.30 	permit in force at any time during the year:
48.31 	(1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and
49.1 	(2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.
49.2 	(c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year and, 
49.3 	except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.
49.4 	(d) For water-use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:
49.5 	(1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 per year;
49.6 	(2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:
49.7 	(i) $60,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;
49.8 	(ii) $90,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or
49.9 	(iii) $300,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;
49.10 	(3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 per year;
49.11 	(4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam for 
49.12 	home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the cogeneration 
49.13 	of electricity and steam; and
49.14 	(5) the fee for a facility that temporarily diverts a water of the state from its natural 
49.15 	channel to produce hydroelectric or hydromechanical power may not exceed $10,000 per 
49.16 	year. A permit for such a facility does not count toward the number of permits held by an 
49.17 	entity as described in paragraph (d); and
49.18 	(5) (6) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to 
49.19 	prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined 
49.20 	by the commissioner.
49.21 	(e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of ten 
49.22 	percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid 
49.23 	balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee 
49.24 	may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, or federal 
49.25 	governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.
49.26 	(f) The minimum water-use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of agricultural 
49.27 	land is $20 for years in which:
49.28 	(1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or
49.29 	(2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1 and 
49.30 	October 1.
50.1 	(g) The commissioner shall waive the water-use permit fee for installations and projects 
50.2 	that use storm water runoff or where public entities are diverting water to treat a water 
50.3 	quality issue and returning the water to its source without using the water for any other 
50.4 	purpose, unless the commissioner determines that the proposed use adversely affects surface 
50.5 	water or groundwater.
50.6 	(h) A surcharge of $30 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in paragraph 
50.7 	(a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June, July, and 
50.8 	August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal water use, irrigation 
50.9 	of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for municipalities with more than 
50.10 	one permit shall be determined based on the total appropriations from all permits that supply 
50.11 	a common distribution system.

50.12 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103G.271, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
50.13 		Subd. 6a.Fees for past unpermitted appropriations. An entity that appropriates water 
50.14 	without a required permit under subdivision 1 must pay the applicable water-use permit 
50.15 	processing fee specified in subdivision 6 for the period during which the unpermitted 
50.16 	appropriation occurred. The fees for unpermitted appropriations are required for the previous 
50.17 	seven calendar years after being notified of the need for a permit. This fee is in addition to 
50.18 	any other fee or penalty assessed. The commissioner may waive payment of fees for past 
50.19 	unpermitted appropriations for a residential system permitted under subdivision 5, paragraph 
50.20 	(b), or for a hydroelectric or hydromechanical facility that temporarily diverts a water of 
50.21 	the state from its natural channel.

50.22 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
50.23 		Subd. 2.Permit application and notification fees. (a) A fee to defray the costs of 
50.24 	receiving, recording, and processing must be paid for a permit application authorized under 
50.25 	this chapter, except for a general permit application, for each request to amend or transfer 
50.26 	an existing permit, and for a notification to request authorization to conduct a project under 
50.27 	a general permit. Fees established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c), 
50.28 	shall be compliant with section 16A.1285.
50.29 	(b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year must 
50.30 	be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs incurred 
50.31 	for environmental review. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account 
50.32 	in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
51.1 	(c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under 
51.2 	paragraph (b), and for a permit to construct or repair a dam that is subject to dam safety 
51.3 	inspection is $150. The application fee for a permit to work in public waters or to divert 
51.4 	waters for mining must be at least $150 $300, but not more than $1,000 $5,000. Projects 
51.5 	that require more than 20 hours of Department of Natural Resources staff time must be 
51.6 	assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project. The fee for a notification 
51.7 	to request authorization to conduct a project under a general permit is $100.

51.8 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 103G.301, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
51.9 		Subd. 3.Field inspection fees. (a) In addition to the application fee, the commissioner 
51.10 	may charge a field inspection fee for:
51.11 	(1) projects requiring a mandatory environmental assessment under chapter 116D;
51.12 	(2) projects requiring more than 20 hours of work on permit application review;
51.13 	(2) (3) projects undertaken without a required permit or application; and
51.14 	(3) (4) projects undertaken in excess of limitations established in an issued permit.
51.15 	(b) The fee must be at least $100 but not more than actual inspection costs.
51.16 	(c) The fee is to cover actual costs related to a permit applied for under this chapter or 
51.17 	for a project undertaken without proper authorization.
51.18 	(d) The commissioner shall establish a schedule of field inspection fees under section 
51.19 	16A.1285. The schedule must include actual costs related to field inspection, including 
51.20 	investigations of the area affected by the proposed activity, analysis of the proposed activity, 
51.21 	consultant services, and subsequent monitoring, if any, of the activity authorized by the 
51.22 	permit. Fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to an account in the natural 
51.23 	resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.

51.24 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 296A.18, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
51.25 		Subd. 6a.Computation of nonhighway use amounts. The nonhighway use amounts 
51.26 	determined in subdivisions 2 to 6 must be transferred from the highway user tax distribution 
51.27 	fund to the accounts as provided for in sections 84.794, 84.803, 84.83, 84.927, and 86B.706. 
51.28 	These amounts, together with interest and penalties for delinquency in payment, paid or 
51.29 	collected pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, must be computed for each six-month 
51.30 	period ending June 30 and December 31 and must be transferred on November 1 and June
51.31 	April 1 following each six-month period.

52.1 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2016, section 609B.112, is amended to read:
52.2 	609B.112 VIOLATION OF AQUATIC VEGETATION IN PUBLIC WATERS 
52.3 	LICENSE; LICENSE VOID.
52.4 	If a person is convicted of violating a violation under section 84.42 for the second time 
52.5 	within three years, that person's license issued under section 84.091shall become is null 
52.6 	and void, and no license of the same kind shall be issued for one year after the date of the 
52.7 	conviction. If a person is convicted of a violation under section 84.42 and the restitution 
52.8 	ordered exceeds $1,000, the person's license issued under section 84.091 is null and void, 
52.9 	and no license of the same kind shall be issued for three years after date of the conviction.

52.10 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2017.

52.11 	Sec. 53. RULEMAKING; GINSENG.
 52.12 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules regarding the harvest of wild 
52.13 	ginseng:
52.14 	(1) prohibiting the harvest of wild ginseng in state scientific and natural areas by adding 
52.15 	a new subpart to Minnesota Rules, part 6282.0300;
52.16 	(2) requiring a permit to harvest wild ginseng on forest lands administered by the 
52.17 	commissioner by adding a new subpart to Minnesota Rules, part 6282.0300;
52.18 	(3) amending Minnesota Rules, part 6282.0400, subpart 3, to allow an option for reporting 
52.19 	business records on forms approved by the commissioner, to require records to be recorded 
52.20 	in the record books within 24 hours, and to require records to also include the license number 
52.21 	of all persons from whom wild ginseng is purchased or to whom wild ginseng is sold; and
52.22 	(4) amending Minnesota Rules, by adding a new subpart to part 6282.0500, requiring 
52.23 	annual reporting of harvest activities by persons licensed to harvest wild ginseng, by March 
52.24 	15 each year on a form provided by the commissioner. A license to harvest wild ginseng 
52.25 	must not be issued if a complete harvester report has not been submitted to and received by 
52.26 	the commissioner for the previous harvest license.
52.27 	(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
52.28 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
52.29 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
52.30 	14.388.

52.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2017.

53.1 	Sec. 54.  REPEALER.
 53.2 	Minnesota Rules, part 6282.0400, subparts 2 and 5, are repealed.

APPENDIX 
6282.0400REGULATIONS ON WILD GINSENG DEALERS.   Subp. 2.Restrictions on issuing dealer's license.  
A wild ginseng dealer's license may be issued annually and only to residents of Minnesota. 

6282.0400REGULATIONS ON WILD GINSENG DEALERS.   Subp. 5.Personal use of wild ginseng.  
This part does not apply to persons possessing, for personal use only, not more than ten ounces of dried wild ginseng, except that such wild ginseng may not be sold.