1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to water; requiring rulemaking for shallow lakes; requiring review and 
1.3 	report on rules for shallow lakes.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. PESTICIDE CONTROL OF AQUATIC PLANTS IN SHALLOW LAKES; 
1.6 	RULE AMENDMENT.
 1.7 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources must amend Minnesota Rules, part 6280.0350, 
1.8 	subpart 4, to allow pesticide control of aquatic plants in public waters to be used for up to 
1.9 	50 percent of the littoral area of a shallow lake.
1.10 	(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
1.11 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
1.12 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
1.13 	14.388.

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

1.15 	Sec. 2. REVIEW AND REPORT ON ADMINISTRATIVE TREATMENT OF 
1.16 	SHALLOW LAKES.
 1.17 	The commissioner of natural resources must review department administrative rules 
1.18 	affecting public waters and determine whether those rules adequately take into account the 
1.19 	unique hydrology and properties of shallow lakes. By February 1, 2020, the commissioner 
1.20 	must submit the commissioner's findings and recommendations to the chairs and ranking 
2.1 	minority members of the senate and house of representatives committees and divisions with 
2.2 	jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources.

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