1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources; modifying fees and surcharges; creating accounts and providing for 
1.4 	disposition of certain receipts; modifying bough buyer provisions; modifying 
1.5 	certain permit, loan, and reimbursement provisions; reestablishing citizen board 
1.6 	of Pollution Control Agency; providing for carpet stewardship; modifying game 
1.7 	and fish law; modifying forestry provisions; designating state bee; creating natural 
1.8 	resource programs; modifying solid waste provisions; providing for voluntary 
1.9 	certification of salt applicators; creating Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office; 
1.10 	modifying certain consumer protection provisions; modifying provisions for certain 
1.11 	grants for outdoor recreation; modifying provisions for all-terrain vehicles; naming 
1.12 	certain park facilities, water trails, and lakes; providing exemption from 
1.13 	requirements for certain storm water runoff ponds; providing for removal of beavers 
1.14 	and beaver dams causing damage; banning certain insecticides in wildlife 
1.15 	management areas; modifying school trust lands; extending citizen oversight 
1.16 	committees; modifying groundwater use permitting; requiring a model ordinance 
1.17 	pertaining to silica sand mines; requiring rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 
1.18 	2018, sections 16A.151, subdivision 2; 16A.152, subdivision 2; 17.035, subdivision 
1.19 	1; 84.026, by adding a subdivision; 84.027, subdivision 18; 84.0895, by adding a 
1.20 	subdivision; 84.775, subdivision 1; 84.788, subdivision 2; 84.794, subdivision 2; 
1.21 	84.83, subdivision 3; 84.925, subdivision 1; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.928, 
1.22 	subdivision 2; 84D.15; 85.32, subdivision 1; 85.42; 85.44; 85.47; 86B.415, 
1.23 	subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 88.642, subdivisions 1, 3; 88.6435; 89.37, 
1.24 	subdivision 3; 90.01, by adding a subdivision; 90.195; 92.50, subdivision 1; 
1.25 	97A.015, subdivisions 25, 43; 97A.055, subdivisions 4, 4b; 97A.065, subdivision 
1.26 	6; 97A.075, subdivisions 1, 5; 97A.126; 97A.137, subdivision 3; 97A.321, 
1.27 	subdivision 1; 97A.405, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 3a, 4, 41; 
1.28 	97B.011; 97B.015, subdivision 6; 97B.081, subdivision 3; 97B.1055; 97B.1115; 
1.29 	97B.205; 97B.645, subdivision 9; 97B.655; 97B.665, by adding a subdivision; 
1.30 	97B.667, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 97C.391, subdivision 1; 
1.31 	97C.395, subdivision 2; 97C.605, subdivisions 1, 2c, 3; 103G.241, subdivisions 
1.32 	1, 3; 103G.287, subdivision 1; 103G.301, subdivision 2; 103G.311, subdivisions 
1.33 	2, 5; 103G.315, subdivision 8; 103G.408; 103G.615, subdivision 3a; 115.03, by 
1.34 	adding a subdivision; 115A.142; 115A.51; 115B.421; 116.02; 116.03, subdivisions 
1.35 	1, 2a; 116.155, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding a subdivision; 116.993, subdivisions 
1.36 	2, 6; 127A.353, subdivision 1; 325F.071; Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 4, section 
1.37 	105, as amended; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 6, as amended; Laws 
1.38 	2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 9; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 
2.1 	Statutes, chapters 1; 84; 89; 92; 97A; 97B; 103F; 115A; 115B; 116; 116U; repealing 
2.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 92.121; 97C.605, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 5; 
2.3 	Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 149; Minnesota Rules, 
2.4 	part 6256.0500, subparts 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
2.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.6 	ARTICLE 1
2.7 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

2.8	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.9 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.10 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.11 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.12 	The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.13 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. 
2.14 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" 
2.15 	is fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2019, are 
2.16 	effective the day following final enactment.

2.17				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.18				Available for the Year
	
2.19				Ending June 30
	
2.20					2020
		2021

2.21	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	104,873,000
	$
	103,365,000

2.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.24		2020
	2021
	
2.25	General
	7,956,000
	6,740,000
	
2.26
2.27	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
2.28	Environmental
	81,110,000
	82,440,000
	
2.29	Remediation
	14,110,000
	14,110,000
	
2.30
2.31	Closed Landfill 
Investment
	1,622,000
	-0-
	
2.32 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.33 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.34 	subdivisions.

2.35	Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
 		13,468,000
		13,308,000

3.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.2		2020
	2021
	
3.3	General
	596,000
	346,000
	
3.4	Environmental
	12,671,000
	12,761,000
	
3.5	Remediation
	201,000
	201,000
	
3.6 	(a) $89,000 the first year and $89,000 the 
3.7 	second year are for:
3.8 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
3.9 	in implementing and participating in the 
3.10 	rulemaking process for water quality standards 
3.11 	and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
3.12 	process;
3.13 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the 
3.14 	rulemaking process for water quality 
3.15 	standards, including more-specific analysis 
3.16 	and identification of cost-effective permitting;
3.17 	(3) developing statewide economic analyses 
3.18 	and templates to reduce the amount of 
3.19 	information and time required for 
3.20 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
3.21 	water quality standards; and
3.22 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
3.23 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
3.24 	resources needed for municipalities to achieve 
3.25 	permit requirements.
3.26 	(b) $205,000 the first year and $205,000 the 
3.27 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.28 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
3.29 	Statutes, section 116.454.
3.30 	(c) $115,000 the first year and $115,000 the 
3.31 	second year are for monitoring water quality 
3.32 	and operating assistance programs.
3.33 	(d) $347,000 the first year and $347,000 the 
3.34 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.1 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
4.2 	pollutants.
4.3 	(e) $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the 
4.4 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.5 	for duties related to harmful chemicals in 
4.6 	products under Minnesota Statutes, sections 
4.7 	116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this amount, 
4.8 	$57,000 each year is transferred to the 
4.9 	commissioner of health.
4.10 	(f) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the 
4.11 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.12 	for registering wastewater laboratories.
4.13 	(g) $926,000 the first year and $926,000 the 
4.14 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.15 	to continue perfluorochemical biomonitoring 
4.16 	in eastern metropolitan communities, as 
4.17 	recommended by the Environmental Health 
4.18 	Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, 
4.19 	and to address other environmental health 
4.20 	risks, including air quality. The communities 
4.21 	must include Hmong and other immigrant 
4.22 	farming communities. Of this amount, up to 
4.23 	$689,000 the first year and $689,000 the 
4.24 	second year are for transfer to the Department 
4.25 	of Health.
4.26 	(h) $51,000 the first year and $51,000 the 
4.27 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.28 	for the listing procedures for impaired waters 
4.29 	required under this act.
4.30 	(i) $141,000 the first year and $141,000 the 
4.31 	second year are to implement and enforce 
4.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 325F.071. Of this 
4.33 	amount, up to $65,000 each year may be 
4.34 	transferred to the commissioner of health.
5.1 	(j) $250,000 the first year is for transfer to the 
5.2 	commissioner of health for enhanced blood 
5.3 	lead testing, lead poisoning prevention efforts, 
5.4 	and asthma education as recommended by the 
5.5 	Northern Metals Consent Decree Advisory 
5.6 	Committee. This is a onetime appropriation.
5.7 	(k) The base for the general fund in fiscal year 
5.8 	2022 and later is $345,000.

5.9	Subd. 3.Industrial
 		15,473,000
		15,606,000

5.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
5.11		2020
	2021
	
5.12	Environmental
	14,472,000
	14,605,000
	
5.13	Remediation
	1,001,000
	1,001,000
	
5.14 	(a) $1,001,000 the first year and $1,001,000 
5.15 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
5.16 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
5.17 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
5.18 	future releases from underground petroleum 
5.19 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
5.20 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
5.21 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
5.22 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
5.23 	to the remediation fund.
5.24 	(b) $393,000 the first year and $393,000 the 
5.25 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.26 	to further evaluate the use and reduction of 
5.27 	trichloroethylene around Minnesota and 
5.28 	identify its potential health impacts on 
5.29 	communities. Of this amount, up to $121,000 
5.30 	each year may be transferred to the 
5.31 	commissioner of health. This is a onetime 
5.32 	appropriation.

5.33	Subd. 4.Municipal
 		8,232,000
		7,859,000

6.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.2		2020
	2021
	
6.3	General
	164,000
	164,000
	
6.4	Environmental
	8,068,000
	7,695,000
	
6.5 	(a) $164,000 the first year and $164,000 the 
6.6 	second year are for:
6.7 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
6.8 	in implementing and participating in the 
6.9 	rulemaking process for water quality standards 
6.10 	and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
6.11 	process;
6.12 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the 
6.13 	rulemaking process for water quality 
6.14 	standards, including more-specific analysis 
6.15 	and identification of cost-effective permitting;
6.16 	(3) developing statewide economic analyses 
6.17 	and templates to reduce the amount of 
6.18 	information and time required for 
6.19 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
6.20 	water quality standards; and
6.21 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
6.22 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
6.23 	resources needed for municipalities to achieve 
6.24 	permit requirements.
6.25 	(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
6.26 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.27 	for transfer to the Office of Administrative 
6.28 	Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
6.29 	(c) $671,000 the first year and $671,000 the 
6.30 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.31 	for subsurface sewage treatment system 
6.32 	(SSTS) program administration and 
6.33 	community technical assistance and education, 
6.34 	including grants and technical assistance to 
7.1 	communities for water-quality protection. Of 
7.2 	this amount, $129,000 each year is for 
7.3 	assistance to counties through grants for SSTS 
7.4 	program administration. A county receiving 
7.5 	a grant from this appropriation must submit 
7.6 	the results achieved with the grant to the 
7.7 	commissioner as part of its annual SSTS 
7.8 	report. Any unexpended balance in the first 
7.9 	year does not cancel but is available in the 
7.10 	second year.
7.11 	(d) $784,000 the first year and $784,000 the 
7.12 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.13 	to address the need for continued increased 
7.14 	activity in new technology review, technical 
7.15 	assistance for local governments, and 
7.16 	enforcement under Minnesota Statutes, 
7.17 	sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the 
7.18 	requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128, 
7.19 	article 1, section 165.
7.20 	(e) $373,000 the first year is from the 
7.21 	environmental fund to meet the increased 
7.22 	demand for technical assistance and review 
7.23 	of municipal water infrastructure projects that 
7.24 	will be generated by increased grant funding 
7.25 	through the Public Facilities Authority. This 
7.26 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
7.27 	until June 30, 2021.
7.28 	(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
7.29 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
7.30 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as 
7.31 	grants or contracts for subsurface sewage 
7.32 	treatment systems, surface water and 
7.33 	groundwater assessments, storm water, and 
7.34 	water-quality protection in this subdivision 
7.35 	are available until June 30, 2024.

8.1	Subd. 5.Operations
 		7,526,000
		8,337,000

8.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.3		2020
	2021
	
8.4	General
	2,490,000
	2,490,000
	
8.5	Environmental
	4,208,000
	5,019,000
	
8.6	Remediation
	828,000
	828,000
	
8.7 	(a) $180,000 the first year and $180,000 the 
8.8 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
8.9 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
8.10 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
8.11 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
8.12 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
8.13 	program for vapor assessment and 
8.14 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
8.15 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
8.16 	the remediation fund.
8.17 	(b) $2,490,000 the first year and $2,490,000 
8.18 	the second year are to support agency 
8.19 	information technology services provided at 
8.20 	the enterprise and agency level.
8.21 	(c) $800,000 the second year is from the 
8.22 	environmental fund to develop and maintain 
8.23 	systems to support permitting and regulatory 
8.24 	business processes and agency data.

8.25	Subd. 6.Remediation
 		14,516,000
		12,945,000

8.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.27		2020
	2021
	
8.28	General
	216,000
	-0-
	
8.29	Environmental
	832,000
	1,099,000
	
8.30	Remediation
	11,846,000
	11,846,000
	
8.31
8.32	Closed Landfill 
Investment
	1,622,000
	-0-
	
8.33 	(a) All money for environmental response, 
8.34 	compensation, and compliance in the 
8.35 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
9.1 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
9.2 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for 
9.3 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.4 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), 
9.5 	(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal 
9.6 	year, the two commissioners must jointly 
9.7 	submit to the commissioner of management 
9.8 	and budget an annual spending plan that 
9.9 	maximizes resource use and appropriately 
9.10 	allocates the money between the two 
9.11 	departments. This appropriation is available 
9.12 	until June 30, 2021.
9.13 	(b) $216,000 the first year from the general 
9.14 	fund is a onetime appropriation and $217,000 
9.15 	the first year and $484,000 the second year 
9.16 	are from the environmental fund to manage 
9.17 	contaminated sediment projects at multiple 
9.18 	sites identified in the St. Louis River remedial 
9.19 	action plan to restore water quality in the St. 
9.20 	Louis River Area of Concern. The base for 
9.21 	the environmental fund in fiscal year 2022 and 
9.22 	later is $363,000.
9.23 	(c) $3,961,000 the first year and $3,961,000 
9.24 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
9.25 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
9.26 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
9.27 	future releases from underground petroleum 
9.28 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
9.29 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
9.30 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
9.31 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
9.32 	to the remediation fund.
9.33 	(d) $257,000 the first year and $257,000 the 
9.34 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
9.35 	transfer to the commissioner of health for 
10.1 	private water-supply monitoring and health 
10.2 	assessment costs in areas contaminated by 
10.3 	unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste 
10.4 	disposal facilities and drinking water 
10.5 	advisories and public information activities 
10.6 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
10.7 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
10.8 	section 115B.421, $1,622,000 the first year is 
10.9 	from the closed landfill investment fund for 
10.10 	settling obligations with the federal 
10.11 	government, remedial investigations, 
10.12 	feasibility studies, engineering, and 
10.13 	cleanup-related activities for purposes of 
10.14 	environmental response actions at a priority 
10.15 	qualified facility under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.16 	sections 115B.406 and 115B.407. This is a 
10.17 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
10.18 	June 30, 2021.

10.19	Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
 		34,549,000
		34,701,000

10.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.21		2020
	2021
	
10.22	General
	950,000
	700,000
	
10.23
10.24	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
10.25	Environmental
	33,524,000
	33,926,000
	
10.26 	(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
10.27 	the second year may be transferred from the 
10.28 	environmental fund to the small business 
10.29 	environmental improvement loan account 
10.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
10.31 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
10.32 	the second year are for competitive recycling 
10.33 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.34 	115A.565. Of this amount, $700,000 each year 
10.35 	is from the general fund and $300,000 is from 
11.1 	the environmental fund. This appropriation is 
11.2 	available until June 30, 2023. Any 
11.3 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
11.4 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
11.5 	the second year.
11.6 	(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the 
11.7 	second year are from the environmental fund 
11.8 	for emission-reduction activities and grants to 
11.9 	small businesses and other 
11.10 	nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this 
11.11 	amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
11.12 	the second year are to continue work with 
11.13 	Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner 
11.14 	may enter into an agreement with 
11.15 	Environmental Initiative to support this effort. 
11.16 	Any unencumbered grant balances in the first 
11.17 	year do not cancel but are available for grants 
11.18 	in the second year.
11.19 	(d) $17,250,000 the first year and $17,250,000 
11.20 	the second year are from the environmental 
11.21 	fund for SCORE block grants to counties. Any 
11.22 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
11.23 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
11.24 	the second year.
11.25 	(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
11.26 	second year are from the environmental fund 
11.27 	for environmental assistance grants or loans 
11.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. 
11.29 	Any unencumbered grant and loan balances 
11.30 	in the first year do not cancel but are available 
11.31 	for grants and loans in the second year.
11.32 	(f) $112,000 the first year and $112,000 the 
11.33 	second year are from the environmental fund 
11.34 	for subsurface sewage treatment system 
11.35 	(SSTS) program administration and 
12.1 	community technical assistance and education, 
12.2 	including grants and technical assistance to 
12.3 	communities for water-quality protection.
12.4 	(g) $169,000 the first year and $169,000 the 
12.5 	second year are from the environmental fund 
12.6 	to address the need for continued increased 
12.7 	activity in new technology review, technical 
12.8 	assistance for local governments, and 
12.9 	enforcement under Minnesota Statutes, 
12.10 	sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the 
12.11 	requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128, 
12.12 	article 1, section 165.
12.13 	(h) $250,000 the first year is for public 
12.14 	engagement and outreach that supports 
12.15 	developing and implementing policies to 
12.16 	address climate change. This is a onetime 
12.17 	appropriation. Public meetings held as part of 
12.18 	efforts under this appropriation must be 
12.19 	distributed evenly among the following three 
12.20 	areas: Minneapolis and St. Paul; cities in the 
12.21 	seven-county metropolitan area, but not 
12.22 	including Minneapolis and St. Paul; and areas 
12.23 	outside the seven-county metropolitan area.
12.24 	(i) $400,000 the second year is from the 
12.25 	environmental fund for grants to develop and 
12.26 	expand recycling markets for Minnesota 
12.27 	businesses.
12.28 	(j) $30,000 the first year and $30,000 the 
12.29 	second year are from the environmental fund 
12.30 	for reviewing financial qualifications of waste 
12.31 	tire facility permit applicants under Minnesota 
12.32 	Statutes, section 115A.903.
12.33 	(k) $244,000 the first year and $222,000 the 
12.34 	second year are from the environmental fund 
13.1 	for the voluntary certification program for 
13.2 	commercial deicer applicators under 
13.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.2025.
13.4 	(l) All money deposited in the environmental 
13.5 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste landfill 
13.6 	fee in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
13.7 	section 473.843, and not otherwise 
13.8 	appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes 
13.9 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
13.10 	(m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
13.11 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
13.12 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2021, as 
13.13 	contracts or grants for environmental 
13.14 	assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.15 	section 115A.0716; technical and research 
13.16 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.17 	115A.152; technical assistance under 
13.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and 
13.19 	pollution prevention assistance under 
13.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are 
13.21 	available until June 30, 2023.

13.22	Subd. 8.Watershed
 		9,485,000
		9,335,000

13.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.24		2020
	2021
	
13.25	General
	2,109,000
	1,959,000
	
13.26	Environmental
	7,142,000
	7,142,000
	
13.27	Remediation
	234,000
	234,000
	
13.28 	(a) $1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000 
13.29 	the second year are for grants to delegated 
13.30 	counties to administer the county feedlot 
13.31 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.32 	116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money 
13.33 	remaining after the first year is available for 
13.34 	the second year.
14.1 	(b) $208,000 the first year and $208,000 the 
14.2 	second year are from the environmental fund 
14.3 	for the costs of implementing general 
14.4 	operating permits for feedlots over 1,000 
14.5 	animal units.
14.6 	(c) $122,000 the first year and $122,000 the 
14.7 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
14.8 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
14.9 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
14.10 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
14.11 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
14.12 	program for vapor assessment and 
14.13 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
14.14 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
14.15 	the remediation fund.
14.16 	(d) $150,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
14.17 	Minnesota Association of County Feedlot 
14.18 	Officers to develop, in coordination with the 
14.19 	Pollution Control Agency and the University 
14.20 	of Minnesota Extension program, an online 
14.21 	training curriculum related to animal feedlot 
14.22 	requirements under Minnesota Rules, chapter 
14.23 	7020. The curriculum must be developed to:
14.24 	(1) provide base-level knowledge to new and 
14.25 	existing county feedlot pollution control 
14.26 	officers on feedlot registration, permitting, 
14.27 	compliance, enforcement, and program 
14.28 	administration;
14.29 	(2) provide assistance to new and existing 
14.30 	county feedlot pollution control officers for 
14.31 	working efficiently and effectively with 
14.32 	producers; and
14.33 	(3) reduce the incidence of manure or nutrients 
14.34 	entering surface water or groundwater.

15.1	Subd. 9.Environmental Quality Board
 		1,624,000
		1,274,000

15.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.3		2020
	2021
	
15.4	General
	1,431,000
	1,081,000
	
15.5	Environmental
	193,000
	193,000
	
15.6 	$350,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
15.7 	Board of Regents of the University of 
15.8 	Minnesota, Water Resources Center, for a 
15.9 	comprehensive study of the economic benefits 
15.10 	of managed aquifer recharge and to make 
15.11 	recommendations to enhance and replenish 
15.12 	Minnesota's groundwater resources. This is a 
15.13 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
15.14 	June 30, 2021. The study must include but is 
15.15 	not limited to:
15.16 	(1) examining the potential benefits of 
15.17 	enhancing groundwater recharge in 
15.18 	water-stressed areas;
15.19 	(2) assessing the relationship to changing 
15.20 	seasonality and intensity of precipitation on 
15.21 	groundwater recharge rates;
15.22 	(3) reviewing the approaches to manage 
15.23 	recharge in geologically appropriate areas;
15.24 	(4) identifying policy options, costs, and 
15.25 	barriers to recharging groundwater; and
15.26 	(5) assessing the economic returns of options 
15.27 	for groundwater recharge.
15.28 	In conducting the study, the Water Resources 
15.29 	Center must convene a stakeholder group and 
15.30 	provide for public participation. By January 
15.31 	15, 2021, the Water Resources Center must 
15.32 	present its findings and recommendations in 
15.33 	a report submitted to the chairs of the 
15.34 	legislative committees and divisions with 
16.1 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
16.2 	resources policy.

16.3	Subd. 10.Transfers
 					
16.4 	(a) The commissioner must transfer up to 
16.5 	$44,000,000 from the environmental fund to 
16.6 	the remediation fund for purposes of the 
16.7 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
16.8 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.
16.9 	(b) $1,800,000 the first year is transferred 
16.10 	from the remediation fund to the dry cleaner 
16.11 	environmental response and reimbursement 
16.12 	account for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, 
16.13 	section 115B.49. By January 15, 2020, the 
16.14 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
16.15 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking 
16.16 	minority members of the legislative 
16.17 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
16.18 	over environment and natural resources 
16.19 	finance that includes an assessment of the 
16.20 	possibility of recovering environmental 
16.21 	response costs from insurance held by dry 
16.22 	cleaning facilities.

16.23	Subd. 11.Cancellations
 					
16.24 	(a) The unencumbered amount of the 
16.25 	environmental fund appropriation in Laws 
16.26 	2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 2, 
16.27 	subdivision 2, for technical assistance and 
16.28 	review of municipal wastewater infrastructure 
16.29 	projects, estimated to be $373,000, is canceled 
16.30 	on June 30, 2019.
16.31 	(b) The unencumbered amount of the closed 
16.32 	landfill investment fund appropriation in Laws 
16.33 	2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 2, 
16.34 	subdivision 6, for settling obligations, remedial 
17.1 	investigations, feasibility studies, engineering, 
17.2 	and cleanup-related activities for purposes of 
17.3 	environmental response actions at a priority 
17.4 	qualified facility, estimated to be $1,622,000, 
17.5 	is canceled on June 30, 2019.

17.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 11 is effective the day following final enactment.

17.7	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

17.8	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	318,233,000
	$
	318,624,000

17.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.10		2020
	2021
	
17.11	General
	94,866,000
	95,220,000
	
17.12	Natural Resources
	112,364,000
	110,031,000
	
17.13	Game and Fish
	110,382,000
	112,746,000
	
17.14	Remediation
	106,000
	109,000
	
17.15	Permanent School
	515,000
	518,000
	
17.16 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
17.17 	purpose are specified in the following 
17.18 	subdivisions.

17.19
17.20	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		6,324,000
		6,406,000

17.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.22		2020
	2021
	
17.23	General
	1,825,000
	1,846,000
	
17.24	Natural Resources
	3,940,000
	3,998,000
	
17.25	Game and Fish
	344,000
	344,000
	
17.26	Permanent School
	215,000
	218,000
	
17.27 	(a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the 
17.28 	second year are for environmental research 
17.29 	relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000 
17.30 	each year is from the minerals management 
17.31 	account and $119,000 each year is from the 
17.32 	general fund.
17.33 	(b) $3,032,000 the first year and $3,083,000 
17.34 	the second year are from the minerals 
18.1 	management account in the natural resources 
18.2 	fund for use as provided under Minnesota 
18.3 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for 
18.4 	mineral resource management, projects to 
18.5 	enhance future mineral income, and projects 
18.6 	to promote new mineral-resource 
18.7 	opportunities.
18.8 	(c) $215,000 the first year and $218,000 the 
18.9 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
18.10 	account in the permanent school fund to secure 
18.11 	maximum long-term economic return from 
18.12 	the school trust lands consistent with fiduciary 
18.13 	responsibilities and sound natural resources 
18.14 	conservation and management principles.

18.15	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		39,543,000
		40,032,000

18.16	Appropriations by Fund
	
18.17		2020
	2021
	
18.18	General
	18,718,000
	18,922,000
	
18.19	Natural Resources
	15,414,000
	15,586,000
	
18.20	Game and Fish
	5,411,000
	5,524,000
	
18.21 	(a) $5,493,000 the first year and $5,542,000 
18.22 	the second year are from the invasive species 
18.23 	account in the natural resources fund and 
18.24 	$3,206,000 the first year and $3,206,000 the 
18.25 	second year are from the general fund for 
18.26 	management, public awareness, assessment 
18.27 	and monitoring research, and water access 
18.28 	inspection to prevent the spread of invasive 
18.29 	species; management of invasive plants in 
18.30 	public waters; and management of terrestrial 
18.31 	invasive species on state-administered lands.
18.32 	(b) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
18.33 	second year are from the invasive species 
18.34 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
19.1 	to lake associations to manage aquatic invasive 
19.2 	plant species.
19.3 	(c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
19.4 	the second year are from the invasive species 
19.5 	research account in the natural resources fund 
19.6 	for grants for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive 
19.7 	Species Research Center.
19.8 	(d) $5,476,000 the first year and $5,556,000 
19.9 	the second year are from the water 
19.10 	management account in the natural resources 
19.11 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
19.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27, 
19.13 	subdivision 2.
19.14 	(e) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the 
19.15 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
19.16 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the 
19.17 	cost of implementing the comprehensive plan 
19.18 	for the upper Mississippi within areas under 
19.19 	the board's jurisdiction.
19.20 	(f) $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the 
19.21 	second year are for payment to the Leech Lake 
19.22 	Band of Chippewa Indians to implement the 
19.23 	band's portion of the comprehensive plan for 
19.24 	the upper Mississippi River.
19.25 	(g) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
19.26 	second year are for grants for up to 50 percent 
19.27 	of the cost of implementing the Red River 
19.28 	mediation agreement.
19.29 	(h) $2,259,000 the first year and $2,298,000 
19.30 	the second year are from the heritage 
19.31 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
19.32 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
19.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
19.34 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
20.1 	(i) $971,000 the first year and $985,000 the 
20.2 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
20.3 	management account in the natural resources 
20.4 	fund for nongame wildlife management. 
20.5 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.6 	290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
20.7 	the second year may be used for nongame 
20.8 	wildlife information, education, and 
20.9 	promotion.
20.10 	(j) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
20.11 	section 84.943, $13,000 the first year and 
20.12 	$13,000 the second year from the critical 
20.13 	habitat private sector matching account may 
20.14 	be used to publicize the critical habitat license 
20.15 	plate match program.
20.16 	(k) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
20.17 	the second year are for the following activities:
20.18 	(1) financial reimbursement and technical 
20.19 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
20.20 	or other local units of government for 
20.21 	groundwater-level monitoring;
20.22 	(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, 
20.23 	including installing monitoring gauges;
20.24 	(3) groundwater analysis to assist with 
20.25 	water-appropriation permitting decisions;
20.26 	(4) permit application review incorporating 
20.27 	surface water and groundwater technical 
20.28 	analysis;
20.29 	(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve 
20.30 	irrigation use;
20.31 	(6) information technology, including 
20.32 	electronic permitting and integrated data 
20.33 	systems; and
21.1 	(7) compliance and monitoring.
21.2 	(l) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the 
21.3 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
21.4 	account in the game and fish fund for grants 
21.5 	to the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species 
21.6 	Research Center at the University of 
21.7 	Minnesota to prioritize, support, and develop 
21.8 	research-based solutions that can reduce the 
21.9 	effects of aquatic invasive species in 
21.10 	Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling 
21.11 	populations, and managing ecosystems and to 
21.12 	advance knowledge to inspire actions by 
21.13 	others.
21.14 	(m) $50,000 the first year is for grants to local 
21.15 	units of government for removing storm debris 
21.16 	from Roberds Lake. This is a onetime 
21.17 	appropriation.

21.18	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		51,968,000
		52,603,000

21.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.20		2020
	2021
	
21.21	General
	34,451,000
	34,800,000
	
21.22	Natural Resources
	16,119,000
	16,386,000
	
21.23	Game and Fish
	1,398,000
	1,417,000
	
21.24 	(a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000 
21.25 	the second year are for prevention, 
21.26 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
21.27 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
21.28 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.29 	88.12. The amount necessary to pay for 
21.30 	presuppression and suppression costs during 
21.31 	the biennium is appropriated from the general 
21.32 	fund. By January 15 of each year, the 
21.33 	commissioner of natural resources must submit 
21.34 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
21.35 	members of the house and senate committees 
22.1 	and divisions having jurisdiction over 
22.2 	environment and natural resources finance that 
22.3 	identifies all firefighting costs incurred and 
22.4 	reimbursements received in the prior fiscal 
22.5 	year. These appropriations may not be 
22.6 	transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting 
22.7 	expenditures made to the commissioner from 
22.8 	any source other than federal mobilizations 
22.9 	must be deposited into the general fund.
22.10 	(b) $15,119,000 the first year and $15,386,000 
22.11 	the second year are from the forest 
22.12 	management investment account in the natural 
22.13 	resources fund for only the purposes specified 
22.14 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039, 
22.15 	subdivision 2.
22.16 	(c) $1,398,000 the first year and $1,417,000 
22.17 	the second year are from the heritage 
22.18 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
22.19 	fund to advance ecological classification 
22.20 	systems (ECS) scientific management tools 
22.21 	for forest and invasive species management.
22.22 	(d) $836,000 the first year and $847,000 the 
22.23 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
22.24 	Council to implement the Sustainable Forest 
22.25 	Resources Act.
22.26 	(e) $1,131,000 the first year and $1,131,000 
22.27 	the second year are for the Next Generation 
22.28 	Core Forestry data system.
22.29 	(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
22.30 	second year are from the forest management 
22.31 	investment account in the natural resources 
22.32 	fund for forest road maintenance on state 
22.33 	forest roads.
23.1 	(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
23.2 	second year are for forest road maintenance 
23.3 	on county forest roads.
23.4 	(h) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
23.5 	second year are for grants to local units of 
23.6 	government to develop community ash 
23.7 	management plans; to identify and convert ash 
23.8 	stands to more diverse, climate-adapted 
23.9 	species; and to replace removed ash trees.
23.10 	(i) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
23.11 	second year are from the forest management 
23.12 	investment account in the natural resources 
23.13 	fund to identify and convert ash forests on 
23.14 	state lands to climate-adapted species.
23.15 	(j) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
23.16 	the second year are for grants to remove and 
23.17 	dispose of ash trees within counties 
23.18 	quarantined for emerald ash borer. The base 
23.19 	for this appropriation in fiscal year 2022 and 
23.20 	later is $655,000.
23.21 	(k) Grants awarded under paragraphs (h) and 
23.22 	(j) may cover up to 75 percent of eligible costs 
23.23 	and may not exceed $500,000. Matching 
23.24 	grants provided through these appropriations 
23.25 	are available to cities, counties, regional 
23.26 	authorities, joint powers boards, towns, and 
23.27 	parks and recreation boards in cities of the 
23.28 	first class. The commissioner, in consultation 
23.29 	with the commissioner of agriculture, must 
23.30 	establish appropriate criteria for determining 
23.31 	funding priorities between submitted requests 
23.32 	and to determine activities and expenses that 
23.33 	qualify to meet local match requirements. 
23.34 	Money appropriated for grants under 
23.35 	paragraphs (h) and (j) may be used to pay 
24.1 	reasonable costs incurred by the commissioner 
24.2 	of natural resources to administer paragraphs 
24.3 	(h) and (j).

24.4	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		92,085,000
		89,486,000

24.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.6		2020
	2021
	
24.7	General
	27,143,000
	27,480,000
	
24.8	Natural Resources
	62,650,000
	59,706,000
	
24.9	Game and Fish
	2,292,000
	2,300,000
	
24.10 	(a) $1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 
24.11 	the second year are from the water recreation 
24.12 	account in the natural resources fund for 
24.13 	maintaining and enhancing public 
24.14 	water-access facilities.
24.15 	(b) $6,344,000 the first year and $6,435,000 
24.16 	the second year are from the natural resources 
24.17 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
24.18 	operations. This appropriation is from revenue 
24.19 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
24.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
24.21 	paragraph (h), clause (2).
24.22 	(c) $18,552,000 the first year and $18,828,000 
24.23 	the second year are from the state parks 
24.24 	account in the natural resources fund to 
24.25 	operate and maintain state parks and state 
24.26 	recreation areas.
24.27 	(d) $890,000 the first year and $890,000 the 
24.28 	second year are from the natural resources 
24.29 	fund for park and trail grants to local units of 
24.30 	government on land to be maintained for at 
24.31 	least 20 years for parks or trails. This 
24.32 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
24.33 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
24.34 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
25.1 	clause (4). Any unencumbered balance does 
25.2 	not cancel at the end of the first year and is 
25.3 	available for the second year.
25.4 	(e) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000 
25.5 	the second year are from the snowmobile trails 
25.6 	and enforcement account in the natural 
25.7 	resources fund for the snowmobile 
25.8 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
25.9 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
25.10 	year and is available for the second year.
25.11 	(f) $2,135,000 the first year and $2,135,000 
25.12 	the second year are from the natural resources 
25.13 	fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid 
25.14 	program. Of this amount, $1,660,000 each 
25.15 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; 
25.16 	$150,000 each year is from the off-highway 
25.17 	motorcycle account; and $325,000 each year 
25.18 	is from the off-road vehicle account. Any 
25.19 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
25.20 	end of the first year and is available for the 
25.21 	second year.
25.22 	(g) $116,000 the first year and $117,000 the 
25.23 	second year are from the cross-country-ski 
25.24 	account in the natural resources fund for 
25.25 	grooming and maintaining cross-country-ski 
25.26 	trails in state parks, trails, and recreation areas.
25.27 	(h) $266,000 the first year and $269,000 the 
25.28 	second year are from the state land and water 
25.29 	conservation account in the natural resources 
25.30 	fund for priorities established by the 
25.31 	commissioner for eligible state projects and 
25.32 	administrative and planning activities 
25.33 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.34 	84.0264, and the federal Land and Water 
25.35 	Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered 
26.1 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
26.2 	year and is available for the second year.
26.3 	(i) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
26.4 	second year are for matching grants for local 
26.5 	parks and outdoor recreation areas under 
26.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 
26.7 	subdivision 2.
26.8 	(j) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
26.9 	second year are for matching grants for local 
26.10 	trail connections under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.11 	section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
26.12 	(k) $600,000 the first year is from the 
26.13 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
26.14 	resources fund for grants to St. Louis County. 
26.15 	Of this amount, $100,000 is for a grant to St. 
26.16 	Louis County for an environmental assessment 
26.17 	worksheet for the overall construction of the 
26.18 	Voyageur Country ATV Trail system and 
26.19 	connections, and $500,000 is for a grant to St. 
26.20 	Louis County to design, plan, permit, acquire 
26.21 	right-of-way for, and construct Voyageur 
26.22 	Country ATV Trail from Buyck to Holmes 
26.23 	Logging Road and to Shuster Road toward 
26.24 	Cook. This is a onetime appropriation.
26.25 	(l) $2,400,000 the first year is from the 
26.26 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
26.27 	resources fund. Of this amount, $1,300,000 is 
26.28 	for a grant to Lake County to match other 
26.29 	funding sources to develop the Prospector 
26.30 	Loop Trail system and $1,100,000 is for 
26.31 	acquisition, design, environmental review, 
26.32 	permitting, and construction for all-terrain 
26.33 	vehicle use on the Taconite State Trail 
26.34 	between Ely and Purvis Forest Management 
26.35 	Road.
27.1 	(m) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the 
27.2 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
27.3 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
27.4 	to St. Louis County for the Quad Cities ATV 
27.5 	Club trail construction program for planning, 
27.6 	design, environmental permitting, right-of-way 
27.7 	acquisition, and construction of up to 24 miles 
27.8 	of trail connecting the cities of Mountain Iron, 
27.9 	Virginia, Eveleth, and Gilbert to the 
27.10 	Laurentian Divide, County Road 303, the 
27.11 	Taconite State Trail, and Biwabik and from 
27.12 	Pfeiffer Lake Forest Road to County Road 
27.13 	361. This is a onetime appropriation.
27.14 	(n) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
27.15 	second year are for grants for 
27.16 	natural-resource-based education and 
27.17 	recreation programs under Minnesota Statutes, 
27.18 	section 84.976. This is a onetime 
27.19 	appropriation.
27.20 	(o) $50,000 the first year is from the state 
27.21 	parks account in the natural resources fund for 
27.22 	signage and interpretative resources necessary 
27.23 	for naming state park assets and a segment of 
27.24 	the St. Croix River State Water Trail after 
27.25 	Walter F. Mondale as provided in this act.
27.26 	(p) $260,000 the first year is from the state 
27.27 	parks account in the natural resources fund for 
27.28 	increased operations at Hill-Annex Mine State 
27.29 	Park in fiscal years 2020 to 2023. This is a 
27.30 	onetime appropriation, is in addition to funds 
27.31 	budgeted by or otherwise available to the 
27.32 	commissioner for this park, and is available 
27.33 	until June 30, 2023.
27.34 	(q) $150,000 the first year is from the 
27.35 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
28.1 	resources fund for a grant to Crow Wing 
28.2 	County to plan and design a multipurpose 
28.3 	bridge on the Mississippi River Northwoods 
28.4 	Trail across Sand Creek located five miles 
28.5 	northeast of Brainerd along the Mississippi 
28.6 	River.
28.7 	(r) $75,000 the first year is from the 
28.8 	off-highway motorcycle account in the natural 
28.9 	resources fund to complete a master plan for 
28.10 	off-highway motorcycle trail planning and 
28.11 	development.

28.12	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		78,236,000
		79,070,000

28.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.14		2020
	2021
	
28.15	General
	2,060,000
	1,460,000
	
28.16	Natural Resources
	1,954,000
	1,982,000
	
28.17	Game and Fish
	74,222,000
	75,628,000
	
28.18 	(a) $8,539,000 the first year and $8,658,000 
28.19 	the second year are from the heritage 
28.20 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
28.21 	fund only for activities specified under 
28.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
28.23 	paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding 
28.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five 
28.25 	percent of this appropriation may be used for 
28.26 	expanding hunter and angler recruitment and 
28.27 	retention.
28.28 	(b) $2,060,000 the first year and $1,460,000 
28.29 	the second year are for planning for and 
28.30 	emergency response to disease outbreaks in 
28.31 	wildlife. Of this amount, $50,000 the first year 
28.32 	is to establish a chronic wasting disease 
28.33 	adopt-a-dumpster program; $50,000 the first 
28.34 	year is to develop guidelines for handling, 
28.35 	transporting, processing, and disposing of deer 
29.1 	carcasses as required in this act; and $500,000 
29.2 	the first year is for a grant to the Board of 
29.3 	Regents of the University of Minnesota for 
29.4 	the Chronic Wasting Disease Response, 
29.5 	Research, and Policy Program. The 
29.6 	commissioner and board must each submit 
29.7 	quarterly reports on the activities funded under 
29.8 	this paragraph to the chairs and ranking 
29.9 	minority members of the legislative 
29.10 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
29.11 	over environment and natural resources and 
29.12 	agriculture. Base funding for this activity is 
29.13 	$1,100,000 in fiscal year 2022 and thereafter.
29.14 	(c) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000 
29.15 	the second year are from the deer management 
29.16 	account for the purposes identified in 
29.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 
29.18 	subdivision 1.
29.19 	(d) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
29.20 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
29.21 	for the walk-in access program under 
29.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.126.
29.23 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
29.24 	section 297A.94, $100,000 the first year and 
29.25 	$100,000 the second year are from the heritage 
29.26 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
29.27 	fund for shooting sports facility grants under 
29.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10, including 
29.29 	grants for archery facilities. Grants must be 
29.30 	matched with a nonstate match, which may 
29.31 	include in-kind contributions. This is a 
29.32 	onetime appropriation.
29.33 	(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
29.34 	section 297A.94, $10,000 the first year is from 
29.35 	the heritage enhancement account in the game 
30.1 	and fish fund for implementing nontoxic shot 
30.2 	requirements under Minnesota Statutes, 
30.3 	section 97B.673.

30.4	Subd. 7.Enforcement
 		46,210,000
		47,810,000

30.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
30.6		2020
	2021
	
30.7	General
	7,632,000
	8,175,000
	
30.8	Natural Resources
	11,757,000
	11,993,000
	
30.9	Game and Fish
	26,715,000
	27,533,000
	
30.10	Remediation
	106,000
	109,000
	
30.11 	(a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 
30.12 	the second year are from the general fund for 
30.13 	enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of 
30.14 	aquatic invasive species.
30.15 	(b) $1,580,000 the first year and $1,580,000 
30.16 	the second year are from the heritage 
30.17 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
30.18 	fund for only the purposes specified under 
30.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
30.20 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
30.21 	(c) $1,182,000 the first year and $1,182,000 
30.22 	the second year are from the water recreation 
30.23 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
30.24 	to counties for boat and water safety. Any 
30.25 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
30.26 	end of the first year and is available for the 
30.27 	second year.
30.28 	(d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
30.29 	second year are from the snowmobile trails 
30.30 	and enforcement account in the natural 
30.31 	resources fund for grants to local law 
30.32 	enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
30.33 	enforcement activities. Any unencumbered 
31.1 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
31.2 	year and is available for the second year.
31.3 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
31.4 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
31.5 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
31.6 	to qualifying organizations to assist in safety 
31.7 	and environmental education and monitoring 
31.8 	trails on public lands under Minnesota 
31.9 	Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under 
31.10 	this paragraph must be issued through a formal 
31.11 	agreement with the organization. By 
31.12 	December 15 each year, an organization 
31.13 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
31.14 	report to the commissioner with details on 
31.15 	expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of 
31.16 	this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for 
31.17 	administering these grants. Any unencumbered 
31.18 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
31.19 	year and is available for the second year.
31.20 	(f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the 
31.21 	second year are from the natural resources 
31.22 	fund for grants to county law enforcement 
31.23 	agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement 
31.24 	and public education activities based on 
31.25 	off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this 
31.26 	amount, $498,000 each year is from the 
31.27 	all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year 
31.28 	is from the off-highway motorcycle account, 
31.29 	and $1,000 each year is from the off-road 
31.30 	vehicle account. The county enforcement 
31.31 	agencies may use money received under this 
31.32 	appropriation to make grants to other local 
31.33 	enforcement agencies within the county that 
31.34 	have a high concentration of off-highway 
31.35 	vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000 
32.1 	each year is for administering these grants. 
32.2 	Any unencumbered balance does not cancel 
32.3 	at the end of the first year and is available for 
32.4 	the second year.
32.5 	(g) $176,000 the first year and $176,000 the 
32.6 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
32.7 	for an ice safety program.
32.8 	(h) $60,000 the first year and $4,000 the 
32.9 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
32.10 	to provide outreach and education, in 
32.11 	coordination with interested organizations, to 
32.12 	communities concerned about cultural artifacts 
32.13 	regarding the new requirements established 
32.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.0896.
32.15 	(i) The base for fiscal year 2022 and thereafter 
32.16 	is $7,553,000 from the general fund, 
32.17 	$27,955,000 from the game and fish fund, 
32.18 	$12,080,000 from the natural resources fund, 
32.19 	and $111,000 from the remediation fund. 
32.20 	These base level adjustments include pension 
32.21 	costs as provided in Laws 2018, chapter 211, 
32.22 	article 21, section 1, paragraph (a).

32.23	Subd. 8.Operations Support
 		3,000,000
		2,350,000

32.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
32.25		2020
	2021
	
32.26	General
	2,850,000
	2,350,000
	
32.27	Natural Resources
	150,000
	-0-
	
32.28 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year and $1,500,000 
32.29 	the second year are available for legal costs. 
32.30 	Of this amount, up to $500,000 the first year 
32.31 	and $375,000 the second year may be 
32.32 	transferred to the Minnesota Pollution Control 
32.33 	Agency. This is a onetime appropriation and 
32.34 	is available until June 30, 2023.
33.1 	(b) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the 
33.2 	second year are available for protecting the 
33.3 	department's business systems and associated 
33.4 	infrastructure.
33.5 	(c) $150,000 the first year is from the water 
33.6 	recreation account in the natural resources 
33.7 	fund for programming costs required for the 
33.8 	new watercraft licensing categories established 
33.9 	in this act.

33.10	Subd. 9.Pass Through Funds
 		867,000
		867,000

33.11	Appropriations by Fund
	
33.12		2020
	2021
	
33.13	General
	187,000
	187,000
	
33.14	Natural Resources
	380,000
	380,000
	
33.15	Permanent School
	300,000
	300,000
	
33.16 	(a) $380,000 the first year and $380,000 the 
33.17 	second year are from the natural resources 
33.18 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
33.19 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and 
33.20 	Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the 
33.21 	Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from 
33.22 	revenue deposited to the natural resources fund 
33.23 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
33.24 	paragraph (h), clause (5).
33.25 	(b) $187,000 the first year and $187,000 the 
33.26 	second year are for the Office of School Trust 
33.27 	Lands.
33.28 	(c) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
33.29 	second year are from the forestry suspense 
33.30 	account in the permanent school fund for the 
33.31 	Office of School Trust Lands.

33.32	Subd. 10.Cancellation
 					
33.33 	The unencumbered amount of the general fund 
33.34 	appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 189, 
34.1 	article 3, section 3, subdivision 8, for legal 
34.2 	costs, estimated to be $500,000, is canceled 
34.3 	on June 30, 2019.

34.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 10 is effective the day following final enactment.

34.5
34.6	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	19,963,000
	$
	18,931,000
	
34.7 	(a) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 
34.8 	the second year are for natural resources block 
34.9 	grants to local governments to implement the 
34.10 	Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland 
34.11 	management under Minnesota Statutes, 
34.12 	chapter 103F, and local water management 
34.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103B. The 
34.14 	board may reduce the amount of the natural 
34.15 	resources block grant to a county by an 
34.16 	amount equal to any reduction in the county's 
34.17 	general services allocation to a soil and water 
34.18 	conservation district from the county's 
34.19 	previous year allocation when the board 
34.20 	determines that the reduction was 
34.21 	disproportionate.
34.22 	(b) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 
34.23 	the second year are for grants to soil and water 
34.24 	conservation districts for the purposes of 
34.25 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
34.26 	103C.331, and for general purposes, nonpoint 
34.27 	engineering, and implementation and 
34.28 	stewardship of the reinvest in Minnesota 
34.29 	reserve program. Expenditures may be made 
34.30 	from these appropriations for supplies and 
34.31 	services benefiting soil and water conservation 
34.32 	districts. Any district receiving a payment 
34.33 	under this paragraph must maintain a web page 
34.34 	that publishes, at a minimum, its annual report, 
35.1 	annual audit, annual budget, and meeting 
35.2 	notices.
35.3 	(c) $761,000 the first year and $761,000 the 
35.4 	second year are to implement, enforce, and 
35.5 	provide oversight for the Wetland 
35.6 	Conservation Act, including administering the 
35.7 	wetland banking program and in-lieu fee 
35.8 	mechanism.
35.9 	(d) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 
35.10 	the second year are for the following 
35.11 	cost-share programs:
35.12 	(1) $260,000 each year is for the feedlot water 
35.13 	quality cost-sharing program for feedlots under 
35.14 	500 animal units and nutrient and manure 
35.15 	management projects in watersheds where 
35.16 	there are impaired waters;
35.17 	(2) $1,200,000 each year is for cost-sharing 
35.18 	programs of soil and water conservation 
35.19 	districts for perennially vegetated riparian 
35.20 	buffers, erosion control, water retention and 
35.21 	treatment, and other high-priority conservation 
35.22 	practices; and
35.23 	(3) $100,000 each year is for county 
35.24 	cooperative weed management programs and 
35.25 	to restore native plants in selected invasive 
35.26 	species management sites.
35.27 	(e) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the 
35.28 	second year are to provide technical assistance 
35.29 	to local drainage management officials and 
35.30 	for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The 
35.31 	board must coordinate with the Drainage Work 
35.32 	Group according to Minnesota Statutes, 
35.33 	section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
36.1 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
36.2 	second year are for a grant to the Red River 
36.3 	Basin Commission for water quality and 
36.4 	floodplain management, including 
36.5 	administration of programs. This appropriation 
36.6 	must be matched by nonstate funds.
36.7 	(g) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the 
36.8 	second year are for grants to Area II 
36.9 	Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain 
36.10 	management.
36.11 	(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
36.12 	second year are for conservation easement 
36.13 	stewardship.
36.14 	(i) $269,000 the first year and $259,000 the 
36.15 	second year are for critical information 
36.16 	technology upgrades, development, and 
36.17 	security improvements.
36.18 	(j) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the 
36.19 	second year are for a grant to the Lower 
36.20 	Minnesota River Watershed District to defray 
36.21 	the annual cost of operating and maintaining 
36.22 	sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state, 
36.23 	national, and international commercial and 
36.24 	recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota 
36.25 	River.
36.26 	(k) $3,500,000 the first year and $3,500,000 
36.27 	the second year are for payments to soil and 
36.28 	water conservation districts for the purposes 
36.29 	of Minnesota Statutes, sections 103C.321 and 
36.30 	103C.331. This is a onetime appropriation.
36.31 	(l) $150,000 the first year is for:
36.32 	(1) identifying and listing ineligible materials 
36.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.49;
37.1 	(2) assessing the viability of replacing plastic 
37.2 	materials used in conservation and 
37.3 	bioengineering projects with similarly 
37.4 	designed organic materials; and
37.5 	(3) by November 1, 2020, preparing and 
37.6 	submitting a report to the chairs and ranking 
37.7 	minority members of the committees and 
37.8 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
37.9 	and natural resources with:
37.10 	(i) criteria to be used by the board for 
37.11 	identifying and listing materials under 
37.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.49;
37.13 	(ii) recommendations for implementing 
37.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.49, including 
37.15 	a process for reviewing and updating the list; 
37.16 	and
37.17 	(iii) results of the assessment under clause (2) 
37.18 	and any related recommendations.
37.19 	The board must consult with the United States 
37.20 	Department of Agriculture and the 
37.21 	commissioners of natural resources, 
37.22 	transportation, and the Pollution Control 
37.23 	Agency and may contract with the University 
37.24 	of Minnesota as necessary for the purposes of 
37.25 	this appropriation. This is a onetime 
37.26 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
37.27 	2022.
37.28 	(m) $400,000 the first year is to provide 
37.29 	onetime state incentive payments to enrollees 
37.30 	in the federal Conservation Reserve Program 
37.31 	(CRP) and its derivative programs available 
37.32 	in Minnesota. The board may establish 
37.33 	payment rates based on land valuation and on 
37.34 	environmental benefit criteria, including but 
38.1 	not limited to reducing nutrients in surface 
38.2 	water or groundwater, protecting drinking 
38.3 	water, enhancing soil health, and enhancing 
38.4 	pollinator and wildlife habitat. The board may 
38.5 	use state funds to implement the program and 
38.6 	to provide technical assistance to landowners 
38.7 	or their agents to fulfill enrollment and 
38.8 	contract provisions. This is a onetime 
38.9 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
38.10 	2023.
38.11 	(n) $387,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
38.12 	second year are to provide grants or payments 
38.13 	to plant residential lawns with native 
38.14 	vegetation and pollinator-friendly forbs and 
38.15 	legumes. The board must establish criteria for 
38.16 	grants or payments awarded under this section. 
38.17 	Grants or payments awarded under this section 
38.18 	may be made for up to 75 percent of the costs 
38.19 	of the project, except that in areas identified 
38.20 	by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
38.21 	as areas where there is a high potential for 
38.22 	rusty patched bumble bees to be present, 
38.23 	grants may be awarded for up to 90 percent 
38.24 	of the costs of the project. This is a onetime 
38.25 	appropriation.
38.26 	(o) $150,000 the first year is to prepare a 
38.27 	statewide action plan for soil health in 
38.28 	cooperation with the University of Minnesota 
38.29 	Water Resources Center and in consultation 
38.30 	with the commissioners of agriculture, natural 
38.31 	resources, and the Pollution Control Agency. 
38.32 	The plan must include recommendations for 
38.33 	protecting and improving the state's soil health 
38.34 	for agricultural and water quality purposes, 
38.35 	including recommendations for research and 
39.1 	outreach. By February 15, 2020, the plan must 
39.2 	be submitted to the chairs and ranking 
39.3 	minority members of the house of 
39.4 	representatives and senate committees and 
39.5 	divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture 
39.6 	and environment and natural resources policy. 
39.7 	This is a onetime appropriation.
39.8 	(p) $5,745,000 the first year and $5,550,000 
39.9 	the second year are for agency administration 
39.10 	and operation of the Board of Water and Soil 
39.11 	Resources. The base for agency administration 
39.12 	is $5,351,000 in fiscal year 2022 and 
39.13 	thereafter.
39.14 	(q) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
39.15 	section 103C.501, the board may shift money 
39.16 	in this section and may adjust the technical 
39.17 	and administrative assistance portion of the 
39.18 	funds to leverage federal or other nonstate 
39.19 	funds or to address accountability, oversight, 
39.20 	local government performance, or 
39.21 	high-priority needs identified in local water 
39.22 	management plans or comprehensive water 
39.23 	management plans.
39.24 	(r) The appropriations for grants in this section 
39.25 	are available until June 30, 2023. Returned 
39.26 	grant funds must be regranted consistent with 
39.27 	the purposes of this section. If an appropriation 
39.28 	for grants in either year is insufficient, the 
39.29 	appropriation in the other year is available for 
39.30 	it.
39.31 	(s) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
39.32 	section 16B.97, the appropriations for grants 
39.33 	in this section are exempt from the Department 
39.34 	of Administration, Office of Grants 
39.35 	Management Policy 08-10 Grant Monitoring.

40.1	Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	9,140,000
	$
	9,140,000

40.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
40.3		2020
	2021
	
40.4	General
	2,540,000
	2,540,000
	
40.5	Natural Resources
	6,600,000
	6,600,000
	
40.6 	(a) $2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000 
40.7 	the second year are for metropolitan-area 
40.8 	regional parks operation and maintenance 
40.9 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
40.10 	473.351.
40.11 	(b) $6,600,000 the first year and $6,600,000 
40.12 	the second year are from the natural resources 
40.13 	fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and 
40.14 	trails maintenance and operations. This 
40.15 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
40.16 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
40.17 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
40.18 	clause (3).

40.19
40.20	Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	945,000
	$
	945,000

40.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
40.22		2020
	2021
	
40.23	General
	455,000
	455,000
	
40.24	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
40.25 	Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive 
40.26 	money appropriated from the natural resources 
40.27 	fund under this section only as provided in an 
40.28 	agreement with the commissioner of natural 
40.29 	resources.

40.30	Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	10,394,000
	$
	9,999,000

40.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
40.32		2020
	2021
	
40.33	General
	10,204,000
	9,809,000
	
40.34	Natural Resources
	190,000
	190,000
	
41.1 	(a) $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the 
41.2 	second year are from the natural resources 
41.3 	fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota 
41.4 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
41.5 	clause (5).
41.6 	(b) $499,000 the first year is to upgrade critical 
41.7 	communication and security technology 
41.8 	infrastructure. This is a onetime appropriation.
41.9 	(c) $40,000 the first year is for the prairie 
41.10 	butterfly conservation program. This is a 
41.11 	onetime appropriation.

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

41.13	Sec. 9. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
 	$
	14,394,000
	$
	14,594,000
	
41.14 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
41.15 	second year must be matched from nonstate 
41.16 	sources to develop maximum private sector 
41.17 	involvement in tourism. Each $1 of state 
41.18 	incentive must be matched with $6 of private 
41.19 	sector money. "Matched" means revenue to 
41.20 	the state or documented cash expenditures 
41.21 	directly expended to support Explore 
41.22 	Minnesota Tourism programs. Up to one-half 
41.23 	of the private sector contribution may be 
41.24 	in-kind or soft match. The incentive in fiscal 
41.25 	year 2020 is based on fiscal year 2019 private 
41.26 	sector contributions. The incentive in fiscal 
41.27 	year 2021 is based on fiscal year 2020 private 
41.28 	sector contributions. This incentive is ongoing.
41.29 	Money for marketing grants is available either 
41.30 	year of the biennium. Unexpended grant 
41.31 	money from the first year is available in the 
41.32 	second year.
41.33 	$100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
41.34 	Northern Lights International Music Festival.
42.1 	$50,000 the first year and $250,000 the second 
42.2 	year are for the Minnesota Outdoor Recreation 
42.3 	Office under Minnesota Statutes, section 
42.4 	116U.60.

42.5	Sec. 10. CONTINGENT APPROPRIATIONS

42.6	Subdivision 1.Motor Fuels Tax
 					
42.7 	(a) The following appropriations are available 
42.8 	only if new revenue is raised from increases 
42.9 	in the motor fuels tax rates under Minnesota 
42.10 	Statutes, sections 296A.07 and 296A.08, 
42.11 	enacted during the 2019 session:
42.12 	(1) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
42.13 	second year are appropriated to the 
42.14 	commissioner of natural resources from the 
42.15 	water recreation account in the natural 
42.16 	resources fund for grants to counties for boat 
42.17 	and water safety. Any unencumbered balance 
42.18 	does not cancel at the end of the first year and 
42.19 	is available for the second year;
42.20 	(2) $3,350,000 the first year and $3,350,000 
42.21 	the second year are appropriated to the 
42.22 	commissioner of natural resources from the 
42.23 	water recreation account in the natural 
42.24 	resources fund for activities of the Division 
42.25 	of Parks and Trails under Minnesota Statutes, 
42.26 	section 86B.706, subdivision 3; and
42.27 	(3) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
42.28 	second year are appropriated to the 
42.29 	commissioner of natural resources from the 
42.30 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
42.31 	resources fund for all-terrain vehicle trail 
42.32 	management.
42.33 	(b) In the appropriations specified under 
42.34 	paragraph (a), the amounts appropriated are 
43.1 	reduced proportionally, as necessary, if the 
43.2 	legislation enacted in the 2019 legislative 
43.3 	session does not provide sufficient revenue to 
43.4 	the accounts.

43.5	Subd. 2.Solid Waste Tax
 					
43.6 	(a) The following appropriations are available 
43.7 	only if new revenue is available in the 
43.8 	environmental fund from increases in solid 
43.9 	waste management tax rates under Minnesota 
43.10 	Statutes, chapter 297H, enacted during the 
43.11 	2019 session:
43.12 	(1) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
43.13 	second year are appropriated from the 
43.14 	environmental fund to the commissioner of 
43.15 	the Pollution Control Agency for competitive 
43.16 	recycling grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
43.17 	section 115A.565. This appropriation is 
43.18 	available until June 30, 2023. Any 
43.19 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
43.20 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
43.21 	the second year;
43.22 	(2) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
43.23 	second year are appropriated from the 
43.24 	environmental fund to the commissioner of 
43.25 	the Pollution Control Agency for reducing and 
43.26 	diverting food waste, redirecting edible food 
43.27 	for consumption, and removing barriers to 
43.28 	collecting and recovering organic waste. Of 
43.29 	this amount, $500,000 each year is for grants 
43.30 	to increase food rescue and waste prevention. 
43.31 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
43.32 	2023. Any unencumbered grant balances in 
43.33 	the first year do not cancel but are available 
43.34 	for grants in the second year;
44.1 	(3) $3,000,000 the first year and $3,000,000 
44.2 	the second year are appropriated from the 
44.3 	environmental fund to the commissioner of 
44.4 	the Pollution Control Agency for grants to 
44.5 	counties to collect, transport, and process 
44.6 	wood waste into usable biomass fuel for the 
44.7 	St. Paul district heating and cooling system 
44.8 	cogeneration facility or a waste wood and 
44.9 	agricultural biomass-fueled combined heat 
44.10 	and power facility owned in partnership with 
44.11 	a governmental entity located in the state; and
44.12 	(4) $2,900,000 the first year and $3,500,000 
44.13 	the second year are appropriated from the 
44.14 	environmental fund to the commissioner of 
44.15 	the Pollution Control Agency for additional 
44.16 	SCORE block grants to counties.
44.17 	(b) In the appropriations specified under 
44.18 	paragraph (a), the amounts appropriated are 
44.19 	reduced proportionally, as necessary, if the 
44.20 	legislation enacted in the 2019 legislative 
44.21 	session does not provide sufficient revenue to 
44.22 	the fund.

44.23 	Sec. 11. Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 6, as amended by Laws 2017, chapter 
44.24 	93, article 1, section 12, is amended to read:

44.25	Sec. 6. ADMINISTRATION
 	$
	250,000
	$
	-0-
	
44.26 	$250,000 the first year is from the state forest 
44.27 	suspense account in the permanent school fund 
44.28 	for the school trust lands director to initiate 
44.29 	real estate development projects on and 
44.30 	complete a 25-year framework for managing
44.31 	school trust lands as determined by the school 
44.32 	trust lands director described in Minnesota 
44.33 	Statutes, section 127A.353, subdivision 4, 
44.34 	paragraph (a), clause (11). This is a onetime 
45.1 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
45.2 	2019 2021.

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

45.4 	Sec. 12. Laws 2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 9, is amended to read:

45.5	Sec. 9. ADMINISTRATION
 	$
	800,000
	$
	300,000
	
45.6 	(a) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
45.7 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
45.8 	account in the permanent school fund for the 
45.9 	school trust lands director. This appropriation 
45.10 	is to be used for securing long-term economic 
45.11 	return from the school trust lands consistent 
45.12 	with fiduciary responsibilities and sound 
45.13 	natural resources conservation and 
45.14 	management principles.
45.15 	(b) $500,000 the first year is from the state 
45.16 	forest suspense account in the permanent 
45.17 	school fund for the school trust lands director 
45.18 	to initiate the private sale of surplus school 
45.19 	trust lands identified according to Minnesota 
45.20 	Statutes, section 92.82, paragraph (d)
45.21 	Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness 
45.22 	private forest land alternative with the United 
45.23 	States Department of Agriculture Forest 
45.24 	Service and a nonprofit partner. The school 
45.25 	trust lands director may use these funds for 
45.26 	project costs, including but not limited to 
45.27 	environmental assessments, valuation 
45.28 	expenses, legal fees, closing costs, and 
45.29 	transactional staff costs. This is a onetime 
45.30 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
45.31 	2019 2021.

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

46.1 	ARTICLE 2
46.2 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

46.3 	Section 1. [1.1465] STATE BEE.
46.4 		Subdivision 1.Rusty patched bumble bee. The rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus 
46.5 	affinis, is the official bee of the state of Minnesota.
46.6 		Subd. 2.Photograph. A photograph of the rusty patched bumble bee must be preserved 
46.7 	in the Office of the Secretary of State.

46.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
46.9 		Subd. 2.Exceptions. (a) If a state official litigates or settles a matter on behalf of specific 
46.10 	injured persons or entities, this section does not prohibit distribution of money to the specific 
46.11 	injured persons or entities on whose behalf the litigation or settlement efforts were initiated. 
46.12 	If money recovered on behalf of injured persons or entities cannot reasonably be distributed 
46.13 	to those persons or entities because they cannot readily be located or identified or because 
46.14 	the cost of distributing the money would outweigh the benefit to the persons or entities, the 
46.15 	money must be paid into the general fund.
46.16 	(b) Money recovered on behalf of a fund in the state treasury other than the general fund 
46.17 	may be deposited in that fund.
46.18 	(c) This section does not prohibit a state official from distributing money to a person or 
46.19 	entity other than the state in litigation or potential litigation in which the state is a defendant 
46.20 	or potential defendant.
46.21 	(d) State agencies may accept funds as directed by a federal court for any restitution or 
46.22 	monetary penalty under United States Code, title 18, section 3663(a)(3) or United States 
46.23 	Code, title 18, section 3663A(a)(3). Funds received must be deposited in a special revenue 
46.24 	account and are appropriated to the commissioner of the agency for the purpose as directed 
46.25 	by the federal court.
46.26 	(e) Tobacco settlement revenues as defined in section 16A.98, subdivision 1, paragraph 
46.27 	(t), may be deposited as provided in section 16A.98, subdivision 12.
46.28 	(f) If the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recovers $250,000 or more in litigation 
46.29 	or in settlement of a matter that could have resulted in litigation for a civil penalty from 
46.30 	violations of a permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, then 40 percent 
46.31 	of the money recovered must be distributed to the community health board where the 
46.32 	permitted facility is located. The commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 
47.1 	must notify the commissioner of health and the community health board within 30 days of 
47.2 	a final court order in the litigation or the effective date of the settlement agreement that the 
47.3 	litigation has concluded or a settlement has been reached. The commissioner must collect 
47.4 	and distribute the money to the commissioner of health. The commissioner of health must 
47.5 	distribute the money to the community health board. The community health board must 
47.6 	meet directly with the population potentially affected by the pollution that was the subject 
47.7 	of the litigation or settlement to understand the population's concerns and incorporate those 
47.8 	concerns into a project that benefits that population. The project must be implemented by 
47.9 	the community health board and funded as directed in this paragraph. This paragraph does 
47.10 	not apply to money recovered in litigation or settlement of a matter that could have resulted 
47.11 	in litigation with subdivisions of the state. This paragraph is for the distribution of money 
47.12 	only and does not create a right of intervention in the litigation or settlement of the 
47.13 	enforcement action for any person or entity.

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

47.15 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
47.16 		Subd. 2.Additional revenues; priority. (a) If on the basis of a forecast of general fund 
47.17 	revenues and expenditures, the commissioner of management and budget determines that 
47.18 	there will be a positive unrestricted budgetary general fund balance at the close of the 
47.19 	biennium, the commissioner of management and budget must allocate money to the following 
47.20 	accounts and purposes in priority order:
47.21 	(1) the cash flow account established in subdivision 1 until that account reaches 
47.22 	$350,000,000;
47.23 	(2) the budget reserve account established in subdivision 1a until that account reaches 
47.24 	$1,596,522,000;
47.25 	(3) the amount necessary to increase the aid payment schedule for school district aids 
47.26 	and credits payments in section 127A.45 to not more than 90 percent rounded to the nearest 
47.27 	tenth of a percent without exceeding the amount available and with any remaining funds 
47.28 	deposited in the budget reserve;
47.29 	(4) the amount necessary to restore all or a portion of the net aid reductions under section 
47.30 	127A.441 and to reduce the property tax revenue recognition shift under section 123B.75, 
47.31 	subdivision 5, by the same amount; and
48.1 	(5) the clean water fund established in section 114D.50 until $22,000,000 has been 
48.2 	transferred into the fund metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account established 
48.3 	in section 473.845 until $13,905,000 has been transferred into the account.
48.4 	(b) The amounts necessary to meet the requirements of this section are appropriated 
48.5 	from the general fund within two weeks after the forecast is released or, in the case of 
48.6 	transfers under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), as necessary to meet the appropriations 
48.7 	schedules otherwise established in statute.
48.8 	(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall must certify the total dollar 
48.9 	amount of the reductions under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), to the commissioner of 
48.10 	education. The commissioner of education shall must increase the aid payment percentage 
48.11 	and reduce the property tax shift percentage by these amounts and apply those reductions 
48.12 	to the current fiscal year and thereafter.
48.13 	(d) Paragraph (a), clause (5), expires after the entire amount of the transfer has been 
48.14 	made.

48.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.035, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
48.16 		Subdivision 1.Reimbursement. A meat processor holding a license under chapter 28A 
48.17 	may apply to the commissioner of agriculture for full reimbursement of $70 towards the 
48.18 	processor's reasonable and documented cost of processing donated deer, as determined by 
48.19 	the commissioner within the limits of available funding. The meat processor shall deliver 
48.20 	the deer, processed into cuts or ground meat, to a charitable organization that is registered 
48.21 	under chapter 309 and with the commissioner of agriculture and that operates a food 
48.22 	assistance program. To request reimbursement, the processor shall submit an application, 
48.23 	on a form prescribed by the commissioner of agriculture, the tag number under which the 
48.24 	deer was taken, and a receipt for the deer from the charitable organization.

48.25 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.026, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
48.26 	read:
48.27 		Subd. 4.Paying grant-eligible expenditures. Notwithstanding section 16A.41, the 
48.28 	commissioner may make payments for otherwise eligible grant-program expenditures that 
48.29 	are made on or after the effective date of the appropriation that funds the payments for:
48.30 	(1) grants-in-aid under sections 84.794, 84.803, 84.83, 84.927, and 85.44;
48.31 	(2) local recreation grants under section 85.019; and
49.1 	(3) enforcement and public education grants under sections 84.794, 84.803, 84.83, 
49.2 	84.927, 86B.701, 86B.705, and 87A.10.

49.3 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.027, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
49.4 		Subd. 18.Permanent school fund authority; reporting. (a) The commissioner of 
49.5 	natural resources has the authority and responsibility for the administration of to administer
49.6 	school trust lands under sections 92.121 92.122 and 127A.31. The commissioner shall 
49.7 	biannually report to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission and the legislature 
49.8 	on the management of the school trust lands that shows how the commissioner has and will 
49.9 	continue to achieve the following goals:
49.10 	(1) manage the school trust lands efficiently and in a manner that reflects the undivided 
49.11 	loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the commissioner's fiduciary duties;
49.12 	(2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands and maximize the revenues 
49.13 	deposited in the permanent school trust fund;
49.14 	(3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of school trust lands, requiring 
49.15 	returns of not less than fair market value, to maximize the revenues deposited in the 
49.16 	permanent school trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the 
49.17 	school trust lands;
49.18 	(4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term economic return for the 
49.19 	permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound natural resource conservation and 
49.20 	management principles;
49.21 	(5) optimize school trust land revenues and maximize the value of the trust consistent 
49.22 	with the balancing of short-term and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not 
49.23 	lost in an effort to maximize short-term gains; and
49.24 	(6) maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent the misapplication of its lands and its 
49.25 	revenues.
49.26 	(b) When the commissioner finds an irresolvable conflict between maximizing the 
49.27 	long-term economic return and protecting natural resources and recreational values on 
49.28 	school trust lands, the commissioner shall give precedence to the long-term economic return 
49.29 	in managing school trust lands. By July 1, 2018, the permanent school fund shall must be 
49.30 	compensated for all school trust lands included under a designation or policy provision that 
49.31 	prohibits long-term economic return. The commissioner shall submit recommendations to 
49.32 	the appropriate legislative committees and divisions on methods of funding for the 
49.33 	compensation required under this paragraph, including recommendations for appropriations 
50.1 	from the general fund, nongeneral funds, and the state bond fund. Any uncompensated 
50.2 	designation or policy provision restrictions on the long-term economic return on school 
50.3 	trust lands remaining after July 1, 2018, shall must be compiled and submitted to the 
50.4 	Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission for review.
50.5 	(c) By December 31, 2013, the report required under paragraph (a) shall must provide 
50.6 	an inventory and identification of all school trust lands that are included under a designation 
50.7 	or policy provision that prohibits long-term economic return. The report shall must include 
50.8 	a plan to compensate the permanent school fund through the purchase or exchange of the 
50.9 	lands or a plan to manage the school trust land to generate long-term economic return to 
50.10 	the permanent school fund. Subsequent reports under paragraph (a) shall must include a 
50.11 	status report of the commissioner's progress in maximizing the long-term economic return 
50.12 	on lands identified in the 2013 report.
50.13 	(d) When future management practices, policies, or designations or policies by the 
50.14 	commissioner diminish or prohibit the long-term economic return on school trust land, the 
50.15 	conflict shall must be resolved by compensating the permanent school fund through an 
50.16 	exchange or purchase of the lands before designation or application of the policy as provided 
50.17 	in section 92.122.

50.18 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.0895, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
50.19 	read:
50.20 		Subd. 10.Rusty patched bumble bee. The rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis, 
50.21 	is designated as an endangered species under this section, is the state bee under section 
50.22 	1.1465, has been listed as an endangered species under the federal Endangered Species Act, 
50.23 	and is a species that is of most concern to the state in order to prevent extinction. The 
50.24 	Environmental Quality Board must coordinate efforts to protect the rusty patched bumble 
50.25 	bee in the state.

50.26 	Sec. 8. [84.0896] TRADE IN PROHIBITED ANIMAL PARTS PROHIBITED.
50.27 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
50.28 	(b) "Antique" means an item that:
50.29 	(1) contains no more than 200 grams of prohibited animal part as a fixed component of 
50.30 	an item that is not made wholly or partially from a prohibited animal part; and
50.31 	(2) is documented to be at least 100 years old.
50.32 	(c) "Prohibited animal part" means any of the following:
51.1 	(1) a tooth or tusk from any species of elephant, hippopotamus, mammoth, mastodon, 
51.2 	walrus, whale, or narwhal, or any piece thereof, whether raw or worked;
51.3 	(2) a product containing any of the materials described in clause (1);
51.4 	(3) a horn; piece of horn; or derivative of a horn, such as a powder, of any species of 
51.5 	rhinoceros; and
51.6 	(4) a product containing any of the materials described in clause (3).
51.7 	(d) "Sell" or "sale" means an exchange for consideration and includes barter and 
51.8 	possession with intent to sell. The term does not include a transfer of ownership by gift, 
51.9 	donation, or bequest.
51.10 		Subd. 2.Prohibition. A person shall not purchase or sell any item that the person knows 
51.11 	or should know is a prohibited animal part.
51.12 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) Subdivision 2 does not prohibit the sale or purchase of a 
51.13 	prohibited animal part if the sale or purchase is:
51.14 	(1) undertaken as part of law enforcement activities;
51.15 	(2) expressly authorized by federal law;
51.16 	(3) of an antique;
51.17 	(4) of a musical instrument containing a lawfully acquired fixed component made of no 
51.18 	more than 200 grams of prohibited animal part; or
51.19 	(5) of a prohibited animal part by a bona fide educational or scientific institution that is 
51.20 	a nonprofit corporation, as defined in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
51.21 	(b) Subdivision 2 does not prohibit possession of a cultural artifact containing a prohibited 
51.22 	animal part.
51.23 		Subd. 4.Disposition of seized prohibited animal parts. Notwithstanding any other 
51.24 	provision of law, a prohibited animal part seized under this section must, upon a conviction, 
51.25 	be forfeited to the state and either destroyed or given to a nonprofit corporation, as defined 
51.26 	in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, for an educational or scientific purpose.

51.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2020, and applies to crimes 
51.28 	committed on or after that date.

52.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.775, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.2 		Subdivision 1.Civil citation; authority to issue. (a) A conservation officer or other 
52.3 	licensed peace officer may issue a civil citation to a person who operates:
52.4 	(1) an off-highway motorcycle in violation of sections 84.773, subdivision 1 or 2, clause 
52.5 	(1); 84.777; 84.788 to 84.795; or 84.90;
52.6 	(2) an off-road vehicle in violation of sections 84.773, subdivision 1 or 2, clause (1); 
52.7 	84.777; 84.798 to 84.804; or 84.90; or
52.8 	(3) an all-terrain vehicle in violation of sections 84.773, subdivision 1 or 2, clause (1); 
52.9 	84.777; 84.90; or 84.922 to 84.928.
52.10 	(b) A civil citation under paragraph (a) shall require restitution for public and private 
52.11 	property damage and impose a penalty of:
52.12 	(1) $100 for the first offense;
52.13 	(2) $200 for the second offense; and
52.14 	(3) $500 for third and subsequent offenses.
52.15 	(c) A conservation officer or other licensed peace officer may issue a civil citation to a 
52.16 	person who operates an off-highway motorcycle, off-road vehicle, or all-terrain vehicle in 
52.17 	violation of section 84.773, subdivision 2, clause (2) or (3). A civil citation under this 
52.18 	paragraph shall require restitution for damage to wetlands and impose a penalty of:
52.19 	(1) $100 for the first offense;
52.20 	(2) $500 for the second offense; and
52.21 	(3) $1,000 for third and subsequent offenses.
52.22 	(d) If the peace officer determines that there is damage to property requiring restitution, 
52.23 	the commissioner must send a written explanation of the extent of the damage and the cost 
52.24 	of the repair by first class mail to the address provided by the person receiving the citation 
52.25 	within 15 days of the date of the citation.
52.26 	(e) An off-road vehicle or all-terrain vehicle that is equipped with a snorkel device and 
52.27 	receives a civil citation under this section is subject to twice the penalty amounts in 
52.28 	paragraphs (b) and (c).

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

53.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.788, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.2 		Subd. 2.Exemptions. Registration is not required for off-highway motorcycles:
53.3 	(1) owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government, the state, another 
53.4 	state, or a political subdivision;
53.5 	(2) registered in another state or country that have not been within this state for more 
53.6 	than 30 consecutive days;
53.7 	(3) registered under chapter 168, when operated on forest roads to gain access to a state 
53.8 	forest campground;
53.9 	(4) used exclusively in organized track-racing events;
53.10 	(5) (4) operated on state or grant-in-aid trails by a nonresident possessing a nonresident 
53.11 	off-highway motorcycle state trail pass;
53.12 	(6) (5) operated by a person participating in an event for which the commissioner has 
53.13 	issued a special use permit; or
53.14 	(7) (6) operated on boundary trails and registered in another state or country providing 
53.15 	equal reciprocal registration or licensing exemptions for registrants of this state.

53.16 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.794, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.17 		Subd. 2.Purposes. (a) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the 
53.18 	off-highway motorcycle account may only be spent for:
53.19 	(1) administration, enforcement, and implementation of sections 84.787 to 84.795;
53.20 	(2) acquisition, maintenance, and development of off-highway motorcycle trails and use 
53.21 	areas; and
53.22 	(3) grants-in-aid to counties and municipalities to construct and maintain off-highway 
53.23 	motorcycle trails and use areas; and
53.24 	(4) grants for enforcement and public education to local law enforcement agencies.
53.25 	(b) The distribution of funds made available for grants-in-aid must be guided by the 
53.26 	statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan.

54.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.83, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
54.2 		Subd. 3.Purposes for the account; allocation. (a) The money deposited in the account 
54.3 	and interest earned on that money may be expended only as appropriated by law for the 
54.4 	following purposes:
54.5 	(1) for a grant-in-aid program to counties and municipalities for construction and 
54.6 	maintenance of snowmobile trails that are determined by the commissioner to be part of 
54.7 	the state's grant-in-aid system, including maintenance of trails on lands and waters of 
54.8 	Voyageurs National Park; on Lake of the Woods; on Rainy Lake; on the following lakes in 
54.9 	St. Louis County: Burntside, Crane, Little Long, Mud, Pelican, Shagawa, and Vermilion; 
54.10 	and on the following lakes in Cook County: Devil Track and Hungry Jack;. The commissioner 
54.11 	may establish a performance-based funding formula for annual grants-in-aid. The procedures 
54.12 	and criteria for grants-in-aid are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and 
54.13 	section 14.386 does not apply. In administering the performance-based grants-in-aid, the 
54.14 	commissioner must:
54.15 	(i) determine annual grant amounts based on a funding formula that includes consideration 
54.16 	of historical costs, snowfall, use, and tourism;
54.17 	(ii) make grant payments based on:
54.18 	(A) successful completion of performance benchmarks;
54.19 	(B) reimbursement of eligible expenditures; or
54.20 	(C) a combination of subitems (A) and (B); and
54.21 	(iii) assess penalties to nonperforming grant-in-aid recipients, which may include 
54.22 	withholding grant payments or making the grantee or trail system ineligible for future 
54.23 	grant-in-aid funding.
54.24 	(2) for acquisition, development, and maintenance of to acquire, develop, and maintain
54.25 	state recreational snowmobile trails;
54.26 	(3) for snowmobile safety programs; and
54.27 	(4) for the administration and enforcement of to administer and enforce sections 84.81
54.28 	to 84.91 and appropriated grants to local law enforcement agencies.
54.29 	(b) No less than 60 percent of revenue collected from snowmobile registration and 
54.30 	snowmobile state trail sticker fees must be expended for grants-in-aid to develop, maintain, 
54.31 	and groom trails and acquire easements.

55.1 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.925, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
55.2 		Subdivision 1.Program Training and certification programs established. (a) The 
55.3 	commissioner shall establish:
55.4 	(1) a comprehensive all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety education and training 
55.5 	certification program, including the preparation and dissemination of vehicle information 
55.6 	and safety advice to the public, the training of all-terrain vehicle operators, and the issuance 
55.7 	of all-terrain vehicle safety certificates to vehicle operators over the age of 12 years who 
55.8 	successfully complete the all-terrain vehicle environmental and safety education and training 
55.9 	course.; and
55.10 	(2) a voluntary all-terrain vehicle online training program for youth and a parent or 
55.11 	guardian, offered at no charge for operators at least six years of age but younger than ten 
55.12 	years of age.
55.13 	(b) A parent or guardian must be present at the hands-on a training portion of the program 
55.14 	for when the youth who are six through is under ten years of age.
55.15 	(b) (c) For the purpose of administering the program and to defray the expenses of 
55.16 	training and certifying vehicle operators, the commissioner shall collect a fee from each 
55.17 	person who receives the training for certification under paragraph (a), clause (1). The 
55.18 	commissioner shall collect a fee, to include a $1 issuing fee for licensing agents, for issuing 
55.19 	a duplicate all-terrain vehicle safety certificate. The commissioner shall establish both fees 
55.20 	in a manner that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers costs, including 
55.21 	overhead costs, involved in providing the services. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking 
55.22 	provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The fees may be established 
55.23 	by the commissioner notwithstanding section 16A.1283. Fee proceeds, except for the issuing 
55.24 	fee for licensing agents under this subdivision, shall be deposited in the all-terrain vehicle 
55.25 	account in the natural resources fund and the amount thereof, except for the electronic 
55.26 	licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, 
55.27 	subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner, is appropriated annually to 
55.28 	the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources for the administration 
55.29 	of the programs. In addition to the fee established by the commissioner, instructors may 
55.30 	charge each person up to the established fee amount for class materials and expenses.
55.31 	(c) (d) The commissioner shall cooperate with private organizations and associations, 
55.32 	private and public corporations, and local governmental units in furtherance of the program
55.33 	programs established under this section. School districts may cooperate with the 
55.34 	commissioner and volunteer instructors to provide space for the classroom portion of the 
56.1 	training. The commissioner shall consult with the commissioner of public safety in regard 
56.2 	to training program the subject matter of the training programs and performance testing that 
56.3 	leads to the certification of vehicle operators. The commissioner shall incorporate a riding 
56.4 	component in the safety education and training program certification program established 
56.5 	under this section and may incorporate a riding component in the training program established 
56.6 	under paragraph (a), clause (2).

56.7 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.9256, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.8 		Subdivision 1.Prohibitions on youthful operators. (a) Except for operation on public 
56.9 	road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 84.928 and as provided under paragraph 
56.10 	(j), a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to operate an all-terrain 
56.11 	vehicle along or on a public road right-of-way.
56.12 	(b) A person under 12 years of age shall not:
56.13 	(1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;
56.14 	(2) operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or
56.15 	(3) operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters, except as provided in 
56.16 	paragraph (f).
56.17 	(c) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person 12 years of age 
56.18 	but less than 16 years may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, 
56.19 	county state-aid, or county highway or operate on public lands and waters or state or 
56.20 	grant-in-aid trails, only if that person possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate 
56.21 	issued by the commissioner and is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who 
56.22 	holds a valid driver's license.
56.23 	(d) To be issued an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, a person at least 12 years old, 
56.24 	but less than 16 years old, must:
56.25 	(1) successfully complete the safety education and training program under section 84.925, 
56.26 	subdivision 1, including a riding component; and
56.27 	(2) be able to properly reach and control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while 
56.28 	sitting upright on the seat of the all-terrain vehicle.
56.29 	(e) A person at least six ten years of age may take the safety education and training 
56.30 	program and may receive an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate under paragraph (d), but 
56.31 	the certificate is not valid until the person reaches age 12.
57.1 	(f) A person at least ten years of age but under 12 years of age may operate an all-terrain 
57.2 	vehicle with an engine capacity up to 110cc if the vehicle is a class 1 all-terrain vehicle with 
57.3 	straddle-style seating or up to 170cc if the vehicle is a class 1 all-terrain vehicle with 
57.4 	side-by-side-style seating on public lands or waters if accompanied by a parent or legal 
57.5 	guardian.
57.6 	(g) A person under 15 years of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle.
57.7 	(h) A person under the age of 16 may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands 
57.8 	or waters or on state or grant-in-aid trails if the person cannot properly reach and control:
57.9 	(1) the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright on the seat of the 
57.10 	all-terrain vehicle with straddle-style seating; or
57.11 	(2) the steering wheel and foot controls of a class 1 all-terrain vehicle with 
57.12 	side-by-side-style seating while sitting upright in the seat with the seat belt fully engaged.
57.13 	(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a nonresident at least 12 years old, but less than 16 
57.14 	years old, may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county 
57.15 	state-aid, or county highway or operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands and waters or 
57.16 	state or grant-in-aid trails if:
57.17 	(1) the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an all-terrain safety 
57.18 	course offered by the ATV Safety Institute or another state as provided in section 84.925, 
57.19 	subdivision 3; and
57.20 	(2) the nonresident youth is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who holds 
57.21 	a valid driver's license.
57.22 	(j) A person 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age may operate an all-terrain 
57.23 	vehicle on the roadway, bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way as permitted 
57.24 	under section 84.928 if the person:
57.25 	(1) possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner; 
57.26 	and
57.27 	(2) is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on a separate all-terrain vehicle.

57.28 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.928, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
57.29 		Subd. 2.Operation generally. A person may not drive or operate an all-terrain vehicle:
57.30 	(1) at a rate of speed greater than reasonable or proper under the surrounding 
57.31 	circumstances;
58.1 	(2) in a careless, reckless, or negligent manner so as to endanger or to cause injury or 
58.2 	damage to the person or property of another;
58.3 	(3) without headlight and taillight lighted at all times if the vehicle is equipped with 
58.4 	headlight and taillight;
58.5 	(4) without a functioning stoplight if so equipped;
58.6 	(5) in a tree nursery or planting in a manner that damages or destroys growing stock;
58.7 	(6) without a brake operational by either hand or foot;
58.8 	(7) with more than one person on the vehicle, except as allowed under section 84.9257;
58.9 	(8) at a speed exceeding ten miles per hour on the frozen surface of public waters within 
58.10 	100 feet of a person not on an all-terrain vehicle or within 100 feet of a fishing shelter; or
58.11 	(9) with a snorkel device that has a raised air intake six inches or more above the vehicle 
58.12 	manufacturer's original air intake, except within the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle 
58.13 	Recreation Area as described in section 85.013, subdivision 12a, or other public off-highway 
58.14 	vehicle recreation areas; or
58.15 	(10) (9) in a manner that violates operation rules adopted by the commissioner.

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

58.17 	Sec. 16. [84.976] NO CHILD LEFT INSIDE GRANT PROGRAM.
58.18 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources must establish 
58.19 	and administer a program to provide grants for outdoor environmental, ecological, and other 
58.20 	natural-resource-based education and recreation programs serving youth.
58.21 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. The commissioner may award grants under this section to public 
58.22 	entities or private nonprofit organizations.
58.23 		Subd. 3.Priorities. In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner must give 
58.24 	priority to programs that:
58.25 	(1) provide students with opportunities to directly experience and understand nature and 
58.26 	the natural world;
58.27 	(2) use a research-based, effective environmental, ecological, agricultural, or other 
58.28 	natural-resource-based educational curriculum;
58.29 	(3) maximize the number of participants that can be served;
59.1 	(4) serve children with limited opportunities to participate in natural-resource-based 
59.2 	outdoor activities;
59.3 	(5) use public park and other natural resource venues and personnel as a resource; and
59.4 	(6) commit matching funds or in-kind resources.

59.5 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84D.15, is amended to read:
59.6 	84D.15 INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS.
59.7 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The invasive species account is and the invasive species 
59.8 	research account are created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund.
59.9 		Subd. 2.Receipts. (a) Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under 
59.10 	section 86B.415, subdivision 7, civil penalties under section 84D.13, and service provider 
59.11 	permits under section 84D.108, shall must be deposited in the invasive species account. 
59.12 	Each year, the commissioner of management and budget shall must transfer from the game 
59.13 	and fish fund to the invasive species account, the annual surcharge collected on nonresident 
59.14 	fishing licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (b). Each fiscal year, the 
59.15 	commissioner of management and budget shall must transfer $750,000 from the water 
59.16 	recreation account under section 86B.706 to the invasive species account.
59.17 	(b) Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under section 86B.415, 
59.18 	subdivision 7, must be deposited as follows:
59.19 	(1) 80 percent from each surcharge must be deposited in the invasive species account; 
59.20 	and
59.21 	(2) 20 percent from each surcharge must be deposited in the invasive species research 
59.22 	account.
59.23 		Subd. 3.Use of money in invasive species account. Money credited to the invasive 
59.24 	species account in subdivision 2 shall must be used for management of invasive species 
59.25 	and implementation of this chapter as it pertains to invasive species, including control, 
59.26 	public awareness, law enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, 
59.27 	habitat improvements, and research. Of the money credited to the account, at least ten 
59.28 	percent from each surcharge on watercraft licenses under section 86B.415, subdivision 7, 
59.29 	must be used for grants to lake associations to manage aquatic invasive plant species.
59.30 		Subd. 4.Use of money in invasive species research account. Money credited to the 
59.31 	invasive species research account in subdivision 2, paragraph (b), must be used for grants 
60.1 	to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive 
60.2 	Species Research Center to research aquatic invasive species.

60.3 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60.4 		Subdivision 1.Designation. (a) The commissioner of natural resources is authorized in 
60.5 	cooperation with local units of government and private individuals and groups when feasible 
60.6 	to manage state water trails on the Lake Superior water trail under section 85.0155 and on 
60.7 	the following rivers, which have historic, recreational, and scenic values: Little Fork, Big 
60.8 	Fork, Minnesota, St. Croix, Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, Straight, Des Moines, 
60.9 	Crow Wing, St. Louis, Pine, Rum, Kettle, Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre within 
60.10 	Swift County, Watonwan, Cottonwood, Whitewater, Chippewa from Benson in Swift County 
60.11 	to Montevideo in Chippewa County, Long Prairie, Red River of the North, Sauk, Otter Tail, 
60.12 	Redwood, Blue Earth, Cedar, Shell Rock, Vermilion in St. Louis County, north fork of the 
60.13 	Crow, and south fork of the Crow. The commissioner may map and sign points of interest, 
60.14 	public water access sites, portages, camp sites, and dams, rapids, waterfalls, and other serious 
60.15 	hazards that are dangerous to canoe, kayak, and watercraft travelers. The commissioner 
60.16 	may maintain passageway for watercraft on state water trails.
60.17 	(b) The segment of the St. Croix River Water Trail between Wild River State Park and 
60.18 	William O'Brien State Park is designated as the Walter F. Mondale Scenic River Way.

60.19 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.42, is amended to read:
60.20 	85.42 USER FEE; VALIDITY.
60.21 	(a) The fee for an annual cross-country-ski pass is $19 $24 for an individual age 16 and 
60.22 	over. The fee for a three-year pass is $54 $69 for an individual age 16 and over. This fee 
60.23 	shall must be collected at the time the pass is purchased. Three-year passes are valid for 
60.24 	three years beginning the previous July 1. Annual passes are valid for one year beginning 
60.25 	the previous July 1.
60.26 	(b) The cost for a daily cross-country skier pass is $5 $9 for an individual age 16 and 
60.27 	over. This fee shall must be collected at the time the pass is purchased. The daily pass is 
60.28 	valid only for the date designated on the pass form.
60.29 	(c) A pass must be signed by the skier across the front of the pass to be valid and becomes
60.30 	is nontransferable on signing when signed.
61.1 	(d) The commissioner and agents shall must issue a duplicate pass to a person whose 
61.2 	pass is lost or destroyed, using the process established under section 97A.405, subdivision 
61.3 	3, and rules adopted thereunder. The fee for a duplicate cross-country-ski pass is $2.

61.4 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.44, is amended to read:
61.5 	85.44 CROSS-COUNTRY-SKI TRAIL GRANT-IN-AID PROGRAM.
61.6 	The commissioner shall establish a grant-in-aid program for local units of government 
61.7 	and special park districts for the acquisition, development, and maintenance of to acquire, 
61.8 	develop, and maintain cross-country-ski trails that are determined by the commissioner to 
61.9 	be part of the state's grant-in-aid system. Grants shall be are available for acquisition of to 
61.10 	acquire trail easements but may not be used to acquire any lands in fee title. Local units of 
61.11 	government and special park districts applying for and receiving grants under this section 
61.12 	shall be are considered to have cross-country-ski trails for one year following the expiration 
61.13 	of their last grant. The department shall reimburse all public sponsors of grants-in-aid 
61.14 	cross-country-ski trails based upon criteria established by the department. Prior to the use 
61.15 	of Before using any reimbursement criteria, a certain proportion of the revenues shall must
61.16 	be allocated on the basis of user fee sales location. The commissioner may establish a 
61.17 	performance-based funding formula for annual grants-in-aid. The procedures and criteria 
61.18 	for grants-in-aid are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 
61.19 	14.386 does not apply. In administering the performance-based grants-in-aid, the 
61.20 	commissioner must:
61.21 	(1) determine annual grant amounts based on a funding formula that includes 
61.22 	consideration of historical costs, snowfall, use, and tourism;
61.23 	(2) make grant payments based on:
61.24 	(i) successful completion of performance benchmarks;
61.25 	(ii) reimbursement of eligible expenditures; or
61.26 	(iii) a combination of items (i) and (ii); and
61.27 	(3) assess penalties to nonperforming grant-in-aid recipients, which may include 
61.28 	withholding grant payments or making the grantee or trail system ineligible for future 
61.29 	grant-in-aid funding.

62.1 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.47, is amended to read:
62.2 	85.47 SPECIAL USE PERMITS; FEES.
62.3 	Fees collected for special use permits to use state trails not on state forest, state park, or 
62.4 	state recreation area lands and for use of state water access sites must be deposited in the 
62.5 	natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for 
62.6 	operating and maintaining state trails and water access sites.

62.7 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
62.8 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and 
62.9 	subdivision subdivisions 1a and 4, the fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or 
62.10 	less in length is $27 $39.25.
62.11 	(b) The watercraft license fee fees for the specified watercraft are as follows:
62.12 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is offered 
62.13 	for rent or lease, the fee is $9 $11.25;
62.14 	(2) for a sailboat, 19 feet in length or less, the fee is $10.50 $15.25;
62.15 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for teaching 
62.16 	boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
62.17 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided in 
62.18 	subdivision 5;
62.19 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50 $54.50, except for a personal watercraft 
62.20 	that is offered for rent or lease according to section 86B.313, subdivision 4, $47; and
62.21 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
62.22 	(1) to (5), the fee is $18 $26.

62.23 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
62.24 		Subd. 1a.Canoes, kayaks, sailboards, paddleboards, paddleboats, or rowing 
62.25 	shells. Except as provided under subdivision 4, the fee for a watercraft license for a canoe, 
62.26 	kayak, sailboard, paddleboard, paddleboat, or rowing shell over ten feet in length is $10.50
62.27 	$15.25.

62.28 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
62.29 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 1a, 3, 4, and 5, 
62.30 	the watercraft license fee:
63.1 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45 $65.25;
63.2 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50 $98; and
63.3 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90 $130.50.

63.4 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
63.5 		Subd. 3.Watercraft over 19 feet for hire. Except as provided under subdivision 4, the 
63.6 	license fee for a watercraft more than 19 feet in length for hire with an operator is $75
63.7 	$108.75 each.

63.8 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
63.9 		Subd. 4.Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for teaching organization or 
63.10 	homestead resort. (a) The watercraft license fee for a watercraft used by a nonprofit 
63.11 	organization for teaching boat and water safety is $4.50 each.
63.12 	(b) The following fees apply to watercraft owned and used by a homestead resort, as 
63.13 	defined under section 273.13, subdivision 22, paragraph (c), that contains ten rental units 
63.14 	or less, when the watercraft remains on a single water body:
63.15 	(1) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer, $90;
63.16 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length, $67.50;
63.17 	(3) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length, $45;
63.18 	(4) for a watercraft more than 19 feet in length for hire with an operator, $75;
63.19 	(5) for a watercraft 17 to 19 feet in length, $27, except as provided in clauses (6) to (10);
63.20 	(6) for a watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is offered 
63.21 	for rent or lease, $9;
63.22 	(7) for a sailboat 19 feet in length or less, $10.50;
63.23 	(8) for a personal watercraft, $37.50;
63.24 	(9) for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddleboard, paddleboat, or rowing shell over ten feet 
63.25 	in length, $10.50; and
63.26 	(10) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
63.27 	(6) to (9), $18.

64.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
64.2 		Subd. 5.Dealer's license. There is no separate fee for watercraft owned by a dealer 
64.3 	under a dealer's license. The fee for a dealer's license is $67.50 $98.

64.4 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
64.5 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. A $5 $20 surcharge is placed on each watercraft licensed 
64.6 	under subdivisions 1 to 3 and 5 and a $5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft licensed 
64.7 	under subdivision 4 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and research 
64.8 	of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian watermilfoil 
64.9 	in public waters and public wetlands.

64.10 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 88.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
64.11 		Subdivision 1.Written consent. No person shall cut, harvest, remove, transport, or 
64.12 	possess for decorative purposes or for sale more than three decorative trees, more than 100 
64.13 	pounds of decorative boughs, more than 50 spruce stems or branches greater than six inches 
64.14 	in length, more than 50 birch stems or branches greater than one-inch large-end diameter,
64.15 	or more than 100 pounds of any other decorative materials without the written consent of 
64.16 	the owner or authorized agent of the private or public land on which the decorative materials 
64.17 	were cut or harvested. The written consent shall be on a form furnished or otherwise approved 
64.18 	by the commissioner of natural resources and shall must contain the legal description of the 
64.19 	land where the decorative materials were cut or harvested, as well as the name of the legal 
64.20 	owner of the land or the owner's authorized agent. The written consent must be carried by 
64.21 	every person cutting, harvesting, removing, possessing, or transporting any decorative 
64.22 	materials, or in any way aiding therein, and must be exhibited to any officer at the officer's 
64.23 	request at any time.

64.24 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 88.642, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
64.25 		Subd. 3.Transportation requirements. No person, common carrier, bough decorative 
64.26 	materials buyer, or authorized agent shall purchase or otherwise receive for shipment or 
64.27 	transportation any decorative materials without recording the seller's or consignor's name 
64.28 	and address and the written consent on a form furnished or otherwise approved by the 
64.29 	commissioner of natural resources.

65.1 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 88.6435, is amended to read:
65.2 	88.6435 BOUGHDECORATIVE MATERIALS BUYERS.
65.3 		Subdivision 1.Permits. A person may not buy more than 100 pounds of decorative 
65.4 	boughs in any calendar year without a bough buyer's permit issued by the commissioner of 
65.5 	natural resources. The annual fee for a permit for a resident or nonresident to buy decorative 
65.6 	boughs is $25.
65.7 		Subd. 1a.License. (a) A person must have a buyer's license for decorative materials to:
65.8 	(1) buy more than 100 pounds of decorative boughs in any calendar year;
65.9 	(2) buy more than 50 spruce stems or branches greater than six inches in length in any 
65.10 	calendar year; or
65.11 	(3) buy more than 50 birch stems or branches greater than one-inch large-end diameter 
65.12 	in any calendar year.
65.13 	(b) The annual fee for a buyer's license for decorative materials for a resident or 
65.14 	nonresident is $25.
65.15 		Subd. 2.Record requirements. (a) When buying or otherwise receiving decorative 
65.16 	boughs materials, a person permitted licensed under this section must record:
65.17 	(1) the seller's name and address;
65.18 	(2) the form of written consent; and
65.19 	(3) the government permit number or legal description or property tax identification 
65.20 	number of the land from which the boughs decorative materials were obtained.
65.21 	(b) The information under paragraph (a) must be provided recorded on a form furnished 
65.22 	or otherwise approved by the commissioner of natural resources in consultation with the 
65.23 	balsam bough industry groups and must be exhibited to an officer upon request.
65.24 	(b) Boughs may not be purchased (c) A licensed buyer may not purchase decorative 
65.25 	materials if the seller fails to exhibit the written consent required under section 88.642, 
65.26 	subdivision 1, or if the boughs do not conform to the standards specified on the consent. 
65.27 	Decorative boughs cut from public lands materials must conform to standards specified in 
65.28 	the written consent.
65.29 	(c) (d) Records shall must be maintained from July 1 until June 30 of the following 
65.30 	calendar year and shall must be open to inspection to an officer during reasonable hours.
66.1 	(d) (e) Customer name and address records created and maintained by permittees licensees
66.2 	under this section are classified as private or nonpublic government data.
66.3 		Subd. 3.Revocation of permits Penalties. (a) The commissioner may deny, modify, 
66.4 	suspend, or revoke a permit license issued under this section for cause, including falsification 
66.5 	of for falsifying records required under this section or violation of any other provision of
66.6 	for violating sections 88.641 to 88.648.
66.7 	(b) A person convicted of two or more violations of sections 88.641 to 88.648 within 
66.8 	three years may not obtain a bough buyer's permit license for decorative materials for three 
66.9 	years from after the date of the last conviction.
66.10 		Subd. 4.Forest bough Special forest products account; disposition of fees. (a) The 
66.11 	forest bough special forest products account is established in the state treasury within in the 
66.12 	natural resources fund.
66.13 	(b) Fees for permits licenses issued under this section must be deposited in the state 
66.14 	treasury and credited to the forest bough special forest products account and, except for the 
66.15 	electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 
66.16 	84.027, subdivision 15, are annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources 
66.17 	for costs associated with special forest product information and education programs for 
66.18 	harvesters and buyers.

66.19 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 89.37, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
66.20 		Subd. 3.Private lands. The commissioner may supply only bare root seedlings, woody 
66.21 	cuttings, and transplant material for use on private land, provided that such material must 
66.22 	be sold in lots of not less than 500 250 for a sum determined by the commissioner to be 
66.23 	equivalent to the cost of the materials and the expenses of their distribution. The 
66.24 	commissioner may not directly or indirectly supply any other planting stock for use on 
66.25 	private lands.

66.26 	Sec. 33. [89.435] FOREST CARBON SEQUESTRATION GOAL.
66.27 	It is the goal of the state to plant an additional 1,000,000 trees each year in fiscal years 
66.28 	2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, to provide additional carbon sequestration and improve forest 
66.29 	health.

67.1 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 90.01, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
67.2 	read:
67.3 		Subd. 13.Special forest products. "Special forest products" means woody and 
67.4 	herbaceous plants, plant parts, seeds, fungus, soil, gravel, and forest substrate for 
67.5 	consumption, decoration, or medicine or for any other specialty use.

67.6 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 90.195, is amended to read:
67.7 	90.195 SPECIAL USE AND PRODUCT PERMIT.
67.8 	(a) The commissioner may issue a fuelwood permit to salvage or cut not to exceed 12 
67.9 	cords of fuelwood per year for personal use from either or both of the following sources:
67.10 	(1) dead, down, and damaged trees; or
67.11 	(2) other trees that are of negative value under good forest management practices.
67.12 	(b) The fuelwood permits under paragraph (a) may be issued for a period not to exceed 
67.13 	one year. The commissioner shall must charge a fee for the permit as provided under section 
67.14 	90.041, subdivision 10. The fee shall must not exceed the current market value of fuelwood 
67.15 	of similar species, grade, and volume that is being sold in the area where the salvage or 
67.16 	cutting is authorized under the permit.
67.17 	(b) (c) The commissioner may issue a special product permit under section 89.42 for 
67.18 	commercial use, which may include permit for harvesting or collecting incidental volumes 
67.19 	of boughs, gravel, hay, biomass, and other products derived from forest management activities
67.20 	special forest products. The value of the products is the current market value of the products 
67.21 	that are being sold in the area. The permit may be issued for a period not to exceed one year,
67.22 	and the commissioner shall must charge a fee for the permit as provided under section 
67.23 	90.041, subdivision 10.
67.24 	(c) (d) The commissioner may issue a special use permit for incidental volumes of timber 
67.25 	from approved right-of-way road clearing across state land for the purpose of accessing to 
67.26 	access a state timber permit. The permit shall must include the volume and value of timber 
67.27 	to be cleared and may be issued for a period not to exceed one year. A presale conference 
67.28 	as required under section 90.151, subdivision 6, must be completed before the start of any 
67.29 	activities under the permit.

68.1 	Sec. 36. [92.122] COMPENSATING PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND.
68.2 		Subdivision 1.Compensation requirements. (a) When the revenue generated from 
68.3 	school trust land and associated resources is diminished by management practices applied 
68.4 	to the land and resources as determined by the commissioner of natural resources, the 
68.5 	commissioner must compensate the permanent school fund.
68.6 	(b) When generating revenue from school trust land and associated resources will be 
68.7 	prohibited by a policy or designation applied to the land and resources as determined by 
68.8 	the commissioner, the commissioner must compensate the permanent school fund before 
68.9 	the policy or designation is applied.
68.10 		Subd. 2.Compensation methods. To compensate the permanent school fund under 
68.11 	subdivision 1, the commissioner may use compensation methods that include:
68.12 	(1) exchanging other land that is compatible with the goal of the permanent school fund 
68.13 	under section 127A.31, as allowed under sections 94.343, subdivision 1, and 94.3495, and 
68.14 	the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10;
68.15 	(2) leasing under section 92.50 and according to subdivision 3, with rental payments as 
68.16 	compensation; and
68.17 	(3) condemning the land under section 92.83, with payment of the amount of the award 
68.18 	and judgment as compensation.
68.19 		Subd. 3. Lease terms for compensating fund. With advice from the school trust lands 
68.20 	director according to section 127A.353, subdivision 4, the commissioner may lease school 
68.21 	trust land to compensate the permanent school fund. Rental payments received under this 
68.22 	subdivision:
68.23 	(1) must be credited to the forest suspense account as nonqualifying revenue and not 
68.24 	subject to cost certification under section 16A.125;
68.25 	(2) must be paid in full upon executing the lease; and
68.26 	(3) are determined by the commissioner and subject to review by a licensed appraiser.

68.27 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 92.50, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
68.28 		Subdivision 1.Lease terms. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may lease land 
68.29 	under the commissioner's jurisdiction and control:
68.30 	(1) to remove sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, peat, and black dirt;
68.31 	(2) to store ore, waste materials from mines, or rock and tailings from ore milling plants;
69.1 	(3) for roads or railroads;
69.2 	(4) to compensate the permanent school fund according to section 92.122; or
69.3 	(4) (5) for other uses consistent with the interests of the state.
69.4 	(b) The commissioner shall offer the lease at public or private sale for an amount and 
69.5 	under terms and conditions prescribed by the commissioner. Commercial leases for more 
69.6 	than ten years and leases for removal of peat that cover 320 or more acres must be approved 
69.7 	by the Executive Council.
69.8 	(c) The lease term may not exceed 21 years except:
69.9 	(1) leases of lands for storage sites for ore, waste materials from mines, or rock and 
69.10 	tailings from ore milling plants, or for the removal of peat for nonagricultural purposes may 
69.11 	not exceed a term of 25 years; and
69.12 	(2) leases for commercial purposes, including major resort, convention center, or 
69.13 	recreational area purposes, may not exceed a term of 40 years.
69.14 	(d) Leases must be subject to sale and leasing of the land for mineral purposes and 
69.15 	contain a provision for cancellation for just cause at any time by the commissioner upon 
69.16 	six months' written notice. A longer notice period, not exceeding three years, may be provided 
69.17 	in leases for storing ore, waste materials from mines, or rock or tailings from ore milling 
69.18 	plants. The commissioner may determine the terms and conditions, including the notice 
69.19 	period, for cancellation of a lease for the removal of peat and commercial leases.
69.20 	(e) Money received from leases under this section must be credited to the fund to which 
69.21 	the land belongs.

69.22 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.015, subdivision 25, is amended to read:
69.23 		Subd. 25.Game fish. "Game fish" means walleye, sauger, yellow perch, channel catfish, 
69.24 	flathead catfish; members of the pike family, Esocidae, including muskellunge and northern 
69.25 	pike; members of the sunfish family, Centrarchidae, including largemouth bass, smallmouth 
69.26 	bass, sunfish, rock bass, white crappie, black crappie, members of the temperate bass family, 
69.27 	Percichthyidae, including white bass and yellow bass; members of the salmon and trout 
69.28 	subfamily, Salmoninae, including Atlantic salmon, chinook salmon, coho salmon, pink 
69.29 	salmon, kokanee salmon, lake trout, brook trout, brown trout, rainbow (steelhead) trout, 
69.30 	and splake; members of the paddlefish family, Polyodontidae; members of the sturgeon 
69.31 	family, Acipenseridae, including lake sturgeon, and shovelnose sturgeon. fish from the 
69.32 	following families and species: Acipenseridae (lake sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon), 
70.1 	Anguillidae (American eel), Centrarchidae (black crappie; largemouth bass; rock bass; 
70.2 	smallmouth bass; white crappie; and sunfishes, including bluegill, green sunfish, longear 
70.3 	sunfish, orangespotted sunfish, pumpkinseed, and warmouth), Esocidae (muskellunge and 
70.4 	northern pike), Gadidae (burbot), Ictaluridae (blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead 
70.5 	catfish), Moronidae (white bass and yellow bass), Percidae (sauger, walleye, and yellow 
70.6 	perch), Polyodontidae (paddlefish), and Salmonidae (Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown 
70.7 	trout, chinook salmon, cisco (tullibee), coho salmon, kokanee salmon, lake trout, lake 
70.8 	whitefish, pink salmon, and rainbow trout)."Game fish" includes hybrids of game fish.

70.9 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.015, subdivision 43, is amended to read:
70.10 		Subd. 43.Rough fish. "Rough fish" means carp, buffalo, sucker, sheepshead, bowfin, 
70.11 	burbot, cisco, gar, goldeye, and bullhead, except for any fish species listed as endangered, 
70.12 	threatened, or of special concern in Minnesota Rules, chapter 6134.

70.13 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.055, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
70.14 		Subd. 4.Game and fish annual reports. (a) By December 15 each year, the 
70.15 	commissioner shall submit to the legislative committees having jurisdiction over 
70.16 	appropriations and the environment and natural resources reports on each of the following:
70.17 	(1) the amount of revenue from the following and purposes for which expenditures were 
70.18 	made:
70.19 	(i) the small-game license surcharge under section 97A.475, subdivision 4;
70.20 	(ii) the Minnesota migratory-waterfowl stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, 
70.21 	clause (1);
70.22 	(iii) the trout-and-salmon stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 10;
70.23 	(iv) the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (2);
70.24 	(v) the wild-turkey management account under section 97A.075, subdivision 5;
70.25 	(vi) the deer license donations and surcharges under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3, 
70.26 	paragraph (b), and 3a; and
70.27 	(vii) the walleye stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 10a;
70.28 	(2) the amounts available under section 97A.075, subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c), 
70.29 	and the purposes for which these amounts were spent;
71.1 	(3) money credited to the game and fish fund under this section and purposes for which 
71.2 	expenditures were made from the fund;
71.3 	(4) outcome goals for the expenditures from the game and fish fund; and
71.4 	(5) summary and comments of citizen oversight committee reviews under subdivision 
71.5 	4b.
71.6 	(b) The report must include the commissioner's recommendations, if any, for changes 
71.7 	in the laws relating to the stamps and surcharge referenced in paragraph (a).

71.8 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:
71.9 		Subd. 4b.Citizen oversight committees. (a) The commissioner shall appoint committees 
71.10 	of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review the proposed 
71.11 	work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies, activities, and 
71.12 	revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information; and make 
71.13 	recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in the 
71.14 	management and use of money in the game and fish fund.
71.15 	(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised of at 
71.16 	least ten affected persons:
71.17 	(1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures, 
71.18 	including activities related to trout-and-salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and
71.19 	(2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures, 
71.20 	including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management 
71.21 	and deer and big game management.
71.22 	(c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight 
71.23 	Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary 
71.24 	Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight 
71.25 	committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad 
71.26 	level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum 
71.27 	to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.
71.28 	(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a biennial 
71.29 	budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15 of each 
71.30 	even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations to the 
71.31 	commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction 
71.32 	over natural resources finance.
72.1 	(e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight 
72.2 	Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary 
72.3 	Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of 
72.4 	either of the other oversight committees.
72.5 	(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the commissioner 
72.6 	and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over natural 
72.7 	resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.
72.8 	(g) The committees authorized under this subdivision are not advisory councils or 
72.9 	committees governed by section 15.059 and are not subject to section 15.059. Committee 
72.10 	members appointed by the commissioner may request reimbursement for mileage expenses 
72.11 	in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan adopted under 
72.12 	section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Committee members must not receive daily compensation 
72.13 	for oversight activities. The Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife Oversight 
72.14 	Committee, and the Budgetary Oversight Committee expire June 30, 2020 2025.

72.15 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.065, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
72.16 		Subd. 6.Deer license donations and surcharges. (a) The surcharges collected under 
72.17 	section 97A.475, subdivision 3a, paragraph (b), shall must be deposited in an account in 
72.18 	the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for deer management, 
72.19 	including for grants or payments to agencies, organizations, or individuals for assisting with 
72.20 	the cost of processing deer taken for population management purposes for venison donation 
72.21 	programs. None of the additional license fees shall be transferred to any other agency for 
72.22 	administration of programs other than venison donation. If any money transferred by the 
72.23 	commissioner is not used for a venison donation program, it shall be returned to the 
72.24 	commissioner.
72.25 	(b) The surcharges and donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions subdivision 3, 
72.26 	paragraph (b); 3a, paragraph (a); and 4, paragraph (b), shall, must be deposited in an account 
72.27 	in the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the commissioner for the walk-in access 
72.28 	program.

72.29 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.30 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
72.31 	"deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (5), 
72.32 	(6), (7), (13), (14), and (15); 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and (12); and 
72.33 	8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
73.1 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife 
73.2 	trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under section 97A.473, 
73.3 	subdivision 4, shall The deer management account is established as an account in the game 
73.4 	and fish fund and may be used only for deer habitat improvement or deer management 
73.5 	programs. The following amounts must be credited to the deer management account and is 
73.6 	appropriated to the commissioner for deer habitat improvement or deer management 
73.7 	programs.:
73.8 	(1) $16 from each annual deer license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
73.9 	clauses (5), (6), and (7); 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), and (4); and 8, paragraph (b);
73.10 	(2) $2 from each annual deer license issued under sections 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
73.11 	clauses (13), (14), and (15); and 3, paragraph (a), clauses (10), (11), and (12); and 97B.301, 
73.12 	subdivision 4; and
73.13 	(3) $16 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established under section 
73.14 	97A.4742, for each license issued to a person 18 years of age or older under section 97A.473, 
73.15 	subdivision 4, and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund for each license 
73.16 	issued to a person under 18 years of age.
73.17 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from the 
73.18 	lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued 
73.19 	under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall must be credited to the deer and bear management 
73.20 	account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer- and bear-management programs, 
73.21 	including a computerized licensing system.
73.22 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and wild 
73.23 	Cervidae health-management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding and
73.24 	wild Cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding and
73.25 	wild Cervidae health management is available until expended.
73.26 	(e) When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 
73.27 	and wild Cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 
73.28 	unencumbered balance in excess of over $2,500,000 is canceled and is available for deer- 
73.29 	and bear-management programs and computerized licensing.

73.30 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.075, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
73.31 		Subd. 5.Turkey account. (a) $4.50 from each turkey license sold, except youth licenses 
73.32 	under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (4), and subdivision 3, paragraph (a), clause 
74.1 	(7), must be credited to the wild-turkey management account and is appropriated to the 
74.2 	commissioner only for:
74.3 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild turkeys 
74.4 	on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment of nesting 
74.5 	cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
74.6 	(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild-turkey habitat;
74.7 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild-turkey habitat on public and private 
74.8 	land;
74.9 	(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
74.10 	(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population surveys 
74.11 	and monitoring, and research.
74.12 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
74.13 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph (a), 
74.14 	clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4), or 
74.15 	to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
74.16 	(2) any permanent personnel costs.

74.17 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.126, is amended to read:
74.18 	97A.126 WALK-IN ACCESS PROGRAM.
74.19 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. A walk-in access program is established to provide public 
74.20 	access to wildlife habitat on private land not otherwise open to the public for hunting, 
74.21 	excluding trapping, as provided under this section. The commissioner may enter into 
74.22 	agreements with other units of government and landowners to provide private land hunting 
74.23 	access.
74.24 		Subd. 2.Use of enrolled lands. (a) From September 1 to May 31, a person must have 
74.25 	a walk-in access hunter validation in possession to may hunt on private lands, including 
74.26 	agricultural lands, that are posted as being enrolled in the walk-in access program.
74.27 	(b) Hunting on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access program 
74.28 	is allowed from one-half hour before sunrise to one-half hour after sunset.
74.29 	(c) Hunter access on private lands that are posted as enrolled in the walk-in access 
74.30 	program is restricted to nonmotorized use, except by hunters with disabilities operating 
75.1 	motor vehicles on established trails or field roads who possess a valid permit to shoot from 
75.2 	a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3.
75.3 	(d) The general provisions for use of wildlife management areas adopted under sections 
75.4 	86A.06 and 97A.137, relating to overnight use, alcoholic beverages, use of motorboats, 
75.5 	firearms and target shooting, hunting stands, abandonment of trash and property, destruction 
75.6 	or removal of property, introduction of plants or animals, and animal trespass, apply to 
75.7 	hunters on lands enrolled in the walk-in access program.
75.8 	(e) Any use of enrolled lands other than hunting according to this section is prohibited, 
75.9 	including:
75.10 	(1) harvesting bait, including minnows, leeches, and other live bait;
75.11 	(2) training dogs or using dogs for activities other than hunting; and
75.12 	(3) constructing or maintaining any building, dock, fence, billboard, sign, hunting blind, 
75.13 	or other structure, unless constructed or maintained by the landowner.

75.14 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.137, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
75.15 		Subd. 3.Use of motorized vehicles by disabled hunters. The commissioner may issue 
75.16 	a special permit, without a fee, authorizing a hunter (a) A person with a permanent physical 
75.17 	disability to may use a snowmobile, highway-licensed vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, or motor 
75.18 	boat in wildlife management areas. To qualify for a permit under this subdivision, The 
75.19 	disabled person with a physical disability must possess:
75.20 	(1) the required hunting licenses; and
75.21 	(2) a permit to shoot from a stationary vehicle under section 97B.055, subdivision 3 a 
75.22 	valid disability parking certificate authorized by section 169.345 or valid license plates 
75.23 	issued under section 168.021.

75.24 	Sec. 47. [97A.138] INSECTICIDES IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS.
75.25 	A person may not use a product containing an insecticide in a wildlife management area 
75.26 	if the insecticide is from the neonicotinoid class of insecticides.

75.27 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.321, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
75.28 		Subdivision 1.Owner responsibility; penalty amount. (a) The owner of a dog that 
75.29 	pursues but does not kill or mortally wound a big game animal is subject to a civil penalty 
76.1 	of $100 for each violation. The owner of a dog that kills or mortally wounds a big game 
76.2 	animal is subject to a civil penalty of $500 for each violation.
76.3 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person using a dog in compliance with section 
76.4 	97B.207.

76.5 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.405, is amended by adding a subdivision 
76.6 	to read:
76.7 		Subd. 6.Application deadline. When an application deadline is specified, including an 
76.8 	application deadline for determining the fee based on age for a lifetime license, an application 
76.9 	must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on the day of the deadline or, if mailed, an 
76.10 	application must be postmarked on or before the deadline date.

76.11 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.475, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
76.12 		Subd. 3a.Deer license donation and surcharge. (a) A person may agree to add a 
76.13 	donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual resident and nonresident licenses to take 
76.14 	deer by firearms or archery established under subdivisions 2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), 
76.15 	and (15), and 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and (12).
76.16 	(b) (a) Beginning March 1, 2008, fees for bonus licenses to take deer by firearms or 
76.17 	archery established under section 97B.301, subdivision 4, must be increased by a surcharge 
76.18 	of $1.
76.19 	(c) (b) An additional commission may not be assessed on the donation or surcharge.

76.20 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
76.21 		Subd. 4.Small-game surcharge and donation. (a) Fees for annual licenses to take 
76.22 	small game must be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under subdivisions 
76.23 	2, clauses (18) and (19); and 3, paragraph (a), clauseclauses (14) and (15). An additional 
76.24 	commission may not be assessed on the surcharge and the following statement must be 
76.25 	included in the annual small-game-hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid 
76.26 	by hunters for the acquisition and development of wildlife lands."
76.27 	(b) A person may agree to add a donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual resident 
76.28 	and nonresident licenses to take small game. An additional commission may not be assessed 
76.29 	on the donation. The following statement must be included in the annual small-game-hunting 
76.30 	regulations: "The small-game license donations are being paid by hunters for administration 
76.31 	of the walk-in access program."

77.1 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.475, subdivision 41, is amended to read:
77.2 		Subd. 41.Turtle licenses license. (a) The fee for a turtle seller's license to sell turtles 
77.3 	and to take, transport, buy, and possess turtles for sale is $250.
77.4 	(b) The fee for a recreational turtle license to take, transport, and possess turtles for 
77.5 	personal use is $25.
77.6 	(c) The fee for a turtle seller's apprentice license is $100.

77.7 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.011, is amended to read:
77.8 	97B.011 DOGS PURSUING BIG GAME.
77.9 	(a) A person who observes a dog wounding, killing, or pursuing in a manner that 
77.10 	endangers big game may kill the dog:
77.11 	(1) at any time, if the person is a peace officer or conservation officer; or
77.12 	(2) between January 1 and July 14, if the person is not a peace officer or conservation 
77.13 	officer and the discharge of firearms is allowed.
77.14 	The officer or person is not liable for damages for killing the dog.
77.15 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a dog used in compliance with section 97B.207.

77.16 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.015, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
77.17 		Subd. 6.Provisional certificate for persons with permanent physical or 
77.18 	developmental disability. Upon the recommendation of a course instructor, the 
77.19 	commissioner may issue a provisional firearms safety certificate to a person who satisfactorily 
77.20 	completes the classroom portion of the firearms safety course but is unable to pass the 
77.21 	written or an alternate format exam portion of the course because of a permanent physical 
77.22 	disability or developmental disability as defined in section 97B.1055, subdivision 1. The 
77.23 	certificate is valid only when used according to section 97B.1055.

77.24 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
77.25 		Subd. 3.Exceptions. (a) It is not a violation of this section for a person to:
77.26 	(1) cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light to take raccoons 
77.27 	according to section 97B.621, subdivision 3, or tend traps according to section 97B.931;
77.28 	(2) hunt fox or coyote from January 1 to March 15 while using a handheld artificial 
77.29 	light, provided that the person is:
78.1 	(i) on foot;
78.2 	(ii) using a shotgun;
78.3 	(iii) not within a public road right-of-way;
78.4 	(iv) using a handheld or electronic calling device; and
78.5 	(v) not within 200 feet of a motor vehicle; or
78.6 	(3) cast the rays of a handheld artificial light to retrieve wounded or dead big game 
78.7 	animals, provided that the person is:
78.8 	(i) on foot; and
78.9 	(ii) not in possession of a firearm or bow.
78.10 	(b) It is not a violation of subdivision 2 for a person to cast the rays of a spotlight, 
78.11 	headlight, or other artificial light to:
78.12 	(1) carry out any agricultural, safety, emergency response, normal vehicle operation, or 
78.13 	occupation-related activities that do not involve taking wild animals; or
78.14 	(2) carry out outdoor recreation as defined in section 97B.001 that is not related to 
78.15 	spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.
78.16 	(c) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws, it is not a violation of this 
78.17 	section for a person to use an electronic range finder device from one-half hour before 
78.18 	sunrise until one-half hour after sunset while lawfully hunting wild animals.
78.19 	(d) It is not a violation of this section for a licensed bear hunter to cast the rays of a 
78.20 	handheld artificial light to track or retrieve a wounded or dead bear while possessing a 
78.21 	firearm, provided that:
78.22 	(1) if the person:
78.23 	(1) (i) has the person's valid bear-hunting license in possession;
78.24 	(2) (ii) is on foot; and
78.25 	(3) (iii) is following the blood trail of a bear that was shot during legal shooting hours; 
78.26 	or
78.27 	(2) as provided in section 97B.207.
78.28 	(e) It is not a violation of this section for a licensed deer hunter to cast the rays of a 
78.29 	handheld artificial light to track or retrieve a wounded deer as provided in section 97B.207.
79.1 	(f) For purposes of this subdivision, "handheld artificial light" means an artificial light 
79.2 	that is carried in the hand or attached to the person.

79.3 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.1055, is amended to read:
79.4 	97B.1055 HUNTING BY PERSONS WITH A PERMANENT PHYSICAL OR 
79.5 	DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY.
79.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section and section 97B.015, subdivision 
79.7 	6,:
79.8 	(1) "person with developmental disability" means a person who has been diagnosed as
79.9 	diagnosis of having substantial limitations in present functioning, manifested as significantly 
79.10 	subaverage intellectual functioning, existing concurrently with demonstrated deficits in 
79.11 	adaptive behavior, and who manifests when these conditions manifest before the person's 
79.12 	22nd birthday. A person with a related condition means a person who meets the diagnostic 
79.13 	definition under section 252.27, subdivision 1a.; and
79.14 	(2) "permanent physical disability" means a physical disability that prevents a person 
79.15 	from being able to navigate natural terrain or hold a firearm for a required field component 
79.16 	for the firearms safety training program under section 97B.020.
79.17 		Subd. 2.Obtaining license. (a) Notwithstanding section 97B.020, a person with a 
79.18 	permanent physical disability or developmental disability may obtain a firearms hunting 
79.19 	license with a provisional firearms safety certificate issued under section 97B.015, 
79.20 	subdivision 6.
79.21 	(b) Any person accompanying or assisting a person with a permanent physical disability 
79.22 	or developmental disability under this section must possess a valid firearms safety certificate 
79.23 	issued by the commissioner.
79.24 		Subd. 3.Assistance required. A person who obtains a firearms hunting license under 
79.25 	subdivision 2 must be accompanied and assisted by a parent, guardian, or other adult person 
79.26 	designated by a parent or guardian when hunting. A person who is not hunting but is solely 
79.27 	accompanying and assisting a person with a permanent physical disability or developmental 
79.28 	disability need not obtain a hunting license.
79.29 		Subd. 4.Prohibited activities. (a) This section does not entitle a person to possess a 
79.30 	firearm if the person is otherwise prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal 
79.31 	law or a court order.
80.1 	(b) No person shall knowingly authorize or permit a person, who by reason of a permanent 
80.2 	physical disability or developmental disability is incapable of safely possessing a firearm,
80.3 	to possess a firearm to hunt in the state or on any boundary water of the state.

80.4 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.1115, is amended to read:
80.5 	97B.1115 USE OF MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC ASSISTANCE TO HOLD 
80.6 	AND DISCHARGE FIREARMS OR BOWS BY PHYSICALLY DISABLED A 
80.7 	PERSON WITH A PHYSICAL DISABILITY.
80.8 	(a) Notwithstanding sections 97B.035, subdivision 1, 97B.321, and 97B.701, subdivision 
80.9 	2, the commissioner may authorize a physically disabled hunter issue a special permit to 
80.10 	take big game and small game, without a fee, to a person with a physical disability who has 
80.11 	a verified statement of the disability from a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner 
80.12 	or certified physician assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician to use a 
80.13 	swivel or otherwise mounted firearm or bow or any electronic or mechanical device to 
80.14 	discharge a firearm or bow as long as the participant is physically present at the site.
80.15 	(b) A person using mechanical or electronic assistance under this section may be assisted 
80.16 	by another person. The person assisting may take a wounded animal shot by the person 
80.17 	using mechanical or electronic assistance under this section if the person with the disability 
80.18 	is physically incapable of doing so. The person assisting must be licensed to take the animal.

80.19 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.205, is amended to read:
80.20 	97B.205 USE OF USING DOGS AND HORSES TO TAKE BIG GAME 
80.21 	PROHIBITED.
80.22 	A person may not use a dog or horse to take big game, except as provided under section 
80.23 	97B.207.

80.24 	Sec. 59. [97B.207] USING DOGS TO LOCATE WOUNDED DEER OR BEAR.
80.25 		Subdivision 1.Using dogs allowed. A person may use a dog to locate and retrieve a 
80.26 	wounded deer or bear only as provided in this section.
80.27 		Subd. 2.Requirements for hunters and handlers. (a) A person attempting to locate 
80.28 	and retrieve a wounded deer or bear using a dog must have a valid license to take the deer 
80.29 	or bear and have the license in possession. If the person is a dog handler that does not have 
80.30 	a valid hunting license, the person must be accompanied by a licensed hunter with the license 
80.31 	in possession.
81.1 	(b) The licensed hunter, and any accompanying dog handler, must be on foot and must 
81.2 	wear blaze orange or blaze pink as provided in section 97B.071, paragraph (a).
81.3 	(c) Any light used must be a handheld artificial light, as defined under section 97B.081, 
81.4 	subdivision 3, paragraph (f).
81.5 		Subd. 3.Requirements for dogs. (a) A dog used to locate a wounded deer or bear must 
81.6 	be accompanied by a licensed hunter and any dog handler until the wounded deer or bear 
81.7 	is located. The dog must be leashed and the licensed hunter or dog handler must be in 
81.8 	physical control of the leash at all times. The leash must not exceed 30 feet in length.
81.9 	(b) The dog owner's information, including the owner's name and telephone number, 
81.10 	must be on the dog while the dog is used to locate a wounded deer or bear under this section.
81.11 	(c) The licensed hunter and any accompanying dog handler are jointly and severally 
81.12 	responsible for a dog under this section. A violation of this subdivision is a misdemeanor 
81.13 	under section 97A.301, subdivision 1, and section 97A.421 applies.
81.14 		Subd. 4.Additional requirements. (a) The trespass provisions in section 97B.001 apply 
81.15 	to activities under this section, including all requirements to gain permission to enter private 
81.16 	or public property.
81.17 	(b) Activities under this section may occur during legal shooting hours or outside legal 
81.18 	shooting hours of the open season for the location and species. Any activity occurring under 
81.19 	this section outside the open season for the location and species must be reported to the 
81.20 	local conservation officer before locating or retrieving the wounded deer or bear.

81.21 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.645, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
81.22 		Subd. 9.No open season. There shall be is no open season for wolves until after the 
81.23 	wolf is delisted under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. After that time, the 
81.24 	commissioner may prescribe open seasons and restrictions for taking wolves but must 
81.25 	provide opportunity for public comment.

81.26 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.655, is amended to read:
81.27 	97B.655 TAKING ANIMALS CAUSING DAMAGE.
81.28 		Subdivision 1.Owners and occupants may take certain animals. (a) A person or the 
81.29 	person's agent may take bats, snakes, salamanders, lizards, weasel, mink, squirrel, rabbit, 
81.30 	hare, raccoon, bobcat, fox, opossum, muskrat, or beaver on land owned or occupied by the 
81.31 	person where the animal is causing damage. The person or the person's agent may take the 
82.1 	animal without a license and in any manner except by artificial lights in the closed season 
82.2 	or by poison. Raccoons may be taken under this subdivision with artificial lights during 
82.3 	open season.
82.4 	(b) Any traps used under this subdivision must be tagged as required under section 
82.5 	97B.928 if placed by an agent of the landowner or occupant.
82.6 	(c) A person or the person's agent who kills mink, raccoon, bobcat, fox, opossum, 
82.7 	muskrat, or beaver under this subdivision must notify a conservation officer or employee 
82.8 	of the Fish and Wildlife Division within 24 hours after the animal is killed.
82.9 		Subd. 2.Special permit for taking protected wild animals. (a) The commissioner may 
82.10 	issue special permits under section 97A.401, subdivision 5, to take protected wild animals 
82.11 	that are damaging property or to remove or destroy their dens, nests, or houses, or dams.
82.12 	(b) Removing or destroying a beaver dam associated with beavers causing damage must 
82.13 	be according to section 97B.665.

82.14 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.665, is amended by adding a subdivision 
82.15 	to read:
82.16 		Subd. 1a.Removing beaver dams; agreement by landowner. (a) Except as provided 
82.17 	in paragraph (b), a beaver dam that is causing damage to property may be removed or 
82.18 	destroyed by a person or the person's agent from property that is owned, occupied, or 
82.19 	otherwise managed by the person.
82.20 	(b) A person or a person's agent may not remove or destroy a beaver dam under this 
82.21 	subdivision when a permit is required under section 103G.245 if removing or destroying 
82.22 	the dam would change or diminish the historical water levels, course, current, or cross 
82.23 	section of public waters.
82.24 	(c) A person or a person's agent may not remove or destroy a beaver dam under this 
82.25 	subdivision if the dam is on public property or another person's private property unless the 
82.26 	person obtains the approval or permission of the landowner of the property where the beaver 
82.27 	dam is located.
82.28 	(d) If unable to obtain the approval or permission of the landowner under paragraph (c), 
82.29 	a person may petition to district court for relief as provided in subdivision 2.
82.30 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision:
82.31 	(1) "landowner" means:
82.32 	(i) the owner, lessee, or occupant of private property; or
83.1 	(ii) an authorized manager of public property; and
83.2 	(2) "person" includes a governmental entity in addition to the entities described under 
83.3 	section 97A.015, subdivision 35.

83.4 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.667, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
83.5 		Subd. 2.Local Government units. (a) Local Government units may, as provided in this 
83.6 	section, kill or arrange to have killed beaver that are causing damage, including damage to 
83.7 	silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, on property owned or managed by the local
83.8 	government unit. Removal or destruction of Removing or destroying any associated beaver 
83.9 	lodge is subject to section 97A.401, subdivision 5., and removing or destroying any associated 
83.10 	beaver dam is subject to section 97B.665.
83.11 	(b) The local government unit may kill beaver associated with the lodge or damage in 
83.12 	any manner, except by poison or artificial lights.
83.13 	(c) The local government unit may arrange to have killed any beaver associated with 
83.14 	the lodge or damage by trapping through a third-party contract or under subdivision 4.

83.15 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.667, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
83.16 		Subd. 3.Permits and notice; requirements. (a) Before killing or arranging to kill a 
83.17 	beaver under this section, the road authority or local government unit must contact a 
83.18 	conservation officer for a special beaver permit. if the beaver will be killed within two weeks 
83.19 	before or after the trapping season for beaver, and the conservation officer must issue the 
83.20 	permit for any beaver subject to this section. A permit is not required:
83.21 	(1) for a licensed trapper during the open trapping season for beaver; or
83.22 	(2) when the trapping season for beaver is closed and it is not within two weeks before 
83.23 	or after the trapping season for beaver.
83.24 	(b) A road authority or local government unit that kills or arranges to have killed a beaver 
83.25 	under this section must notify a conservation officer or employee of the Fish and Wildlife 
83.26 	Division within ten days after the animal is killed.

83.27 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.667, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
83.28 		Subd. 4.Local Beaver control programs. A road authority or local government unit 
83.29 	may, after consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Division, implement a local beaver control 
83.30 	program designed to reduce the number of incidents of beaver:
84.1 	(1) interfering with or damaging a public road; or
84.2 	(2) causing damage, including damage to silvicultural projects and drainage ditches, on 
84.3 	property owned or managed by the local government unit.
84.4 	The local control program may include the offering of a bounty for the lawful taking of
84.5 	to lawfully take beaver.

84.6 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.667, is amended by adding a subdivision 
84.7 	to read:
84.8 		Subd. 5.Tagging requirements for traps. Traps used under subdivision 1 or 2 must 
84.9 	be identified with the name and telephone number of the government unit. Traps used for 
84.10 	trapping under a third-party contract must be tagged with the contractor's information as 
84.11 	provided in section 97B.928.

84.12 	Sec. 67. [97B.673] NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED FOR TAKING SMALL GAME 
84.13 	IN CERTAIN AREAS.
84.14 		Subdivision 1.Nontoxic shot on wildlife management areas in farmland zone. After 
84.15 	July 1, 2020, a person may not take small game, rails, or common snipe on any wildlife 
84.16 	management area within the farmland zone with shot other than:
84.17 	(1) steel shot;
84.18 	(2) copper-plated, nickel-plated, or zinc-plated steel shot; or
84.19 	(3) shot made of other nontoxic material approved by the director of the United States 
84.20 	Fish and Wildlife Service.
84.21 		Subd. 2.Farmland zone. For the purposes of this section, the farmland zone is the 
84.22 	portion of the state that falls south and west of Minnesota Highway 70 westward from the 
84.23 	Wisconsin border to Minnesota Highway 65 to Minnesota Highway 23 to U.S. Highway 
84.24 	169 at Milaca to Minnesota Highway 18 at Garrison to Minnesota Highway 210 at Brainerd 
84.25 	to U.S. Highway 10 at Motley to U.S. Highway 59 at Detroit Lakes northward to the 
84.26 	Canadian border.

84.27 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.391, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
84.28 		Subdivision 1.General restrictions. A person may not buy or sell fish taken from the 
84.29 	waters of this state, except:
84.30 	(1) minnows;
85.1 	(2) rough fish excluding ciscoes;
85.2 	(3) smelt taken from Lake Superior and rivers and streams that flow into Lake Superior;
85.3 	(4) fish taken under licensed commercial fishing operations;
85.4 	(5) fish that are private aquatic life; and
85.5 	(6) fish lawfully taken and subject to sale from other states and countries.

85.6 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.395, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
85.7 		Subd. 2.Continuous season for certain species. For sunfish, white crappie, black 
85.8 	crappie, yellow perch, catfish, rock bass, white bass, yellow bass, burbot, cisco (tullibee), 
85.9 	lake whitefish, and rough fish, the open season is continuous.

85.10 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.605, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
85.11 		Subdivision 1.Resident angling license required Taking turtles; requirements. (a) 
85.12 	In addition to any other license required in this section, A person may not take, possess, or 
85.13 	transport turtles without a resident angling license, except as provided in subdivision 2c
85.14 	and a recreational turtle license.
85.15 	(b) Turtles taken from the wild are for personal use only and may not be resold.

85.16 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.605, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
85.17 		Subd. 2c.License exemptions. (a) A person does not need a turtle seller's license or an 
85.18 	angling license the licenses specified under subdivision 1:
85.19 	(1) when buying turtles for resale at a retail outlet;
85.20 	(2) (1) when buying a turtle at a retail outlet; or
85.21 	(3) if the person is a nonresident buying a turtle from a licensed turtle seller for export 
85.22 	out of state. Shipping documents provided by the turtle seller must accompany each shipment 
85.23 	exported out of state by a nonresident. Shipping documents must include: name, address, 
85.24 	city, state, and zip code of the buyer; number of each species of turtle; and name and license 
85.25 	number of the turtle seller; or
85.26 	(4) (2) to take, possess, and rent or sell up to 25 turtles greater than four inches in length 
85.27 	for the purpose of providing the turtles to participants at a nonprofit turtle race, if the person 
85.28 	is a resident under age 18. The person is responsible for the well-being of the turtles.
86.1 	(b) A person with an aquatic farm license with a turtle endorsement or a private fish 
86.2 	hatchery license with a turtle endorsement may sell, obtain, possess, transport, and propagate 
86.3 	turtles and turtle eggs according to Minnesota Rules, part 6256.0900, without the licenses 
86.4 	specified under subdivision 1.

86.5 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.605, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
86.6 		Subd. 3.Taking; methods prohibited. (a) A person may take turtles in any manner, 
86.7 	except by the use of:
86.8 	(1) explosives, drugs, poisons, lime, and other harmful substances;
86.9 	(2) traps, except as provided in paragraph (b) and rules adopted under this section;
86.10 	(3) nets other than anglers' fish landing nets; or
86.11 	(4) commercial equipment, except as provided in rules adopted under this section.
86.12 	(b) Until new rules are adopted under this section, a person with a turtle seller's license 
86.13 	may take turtles with a floating turtle trap that:
86.14 	(1) has one or more openings above the water surface that measure at least ten inches 
86.15 	by four inches; and
86.16 	(2) has a mesh size of not less than one-half inch, bar measure.

86.17 	Sec. 73. [103F.49] CONSERVATION MATERIALS CONTAINING PLASTICS.
86.18 		Subdivision 1.Identifying and listing.  By January 1, 2021, the Board of Water and 
86.19 	Soil Resources must:
86.20 	(1) identify materials used in conservation and bioengineering projects that contain 
86.21 	plastic that are used or are likely to be used in state-funded stream bank stabilization projects;
86.22 	(2) determine whether feasible alternatives for the materials identified are available that 
86.23 	do not contain plastic; and
86.24 	(3) post a list of the materials with feasible alternatives on the board's website stating 
86.25 	that the materials are ineligible for state funding beginning January 1, 2022.
86.26 		Subd. 2.Prohibition. Beginning January 1, 2022, a person may not:
86.27 	(1) purchase a material listed under subdivision 1, in whole or in part, with state funds; 
86.28 	or
87.1 	(2) use a material listed under subdivision 1 as part of a project funded in whole or in 
87.2 	part with state funds.

87.3 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.241, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
87.4 		Subdivision 1.Conditions to affect public waters. An agent or employee of another 
87.5 	may not construct, reconstruct, remove, or make a change in a reservoir, dam, or waterway 
87.6 	obstruction on a public water or in any manner change or diminish the course, current, or 
87.7 	cross section of public waters unless the agent or employee has:
87.8 	(1) obtained a signed statement from the property owner stating that the permits required 
87.9 	for the work have been obtained or a permit is not required; and
87.10 	(2) mailed or electronically transmitted a copy of the statement to the regional office of 
87.11 	the Department of Natural Resources where the proposed work is located.

87.12 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.241, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
87.13 		Subd. 3.Form for compliance. The commissioner shall develop a form to be distributed 
87.14 	to contractors' associations and county auditors to comply with this section. The form must 
87.15 	include:
87.16 	(1) a listing of the activities for which a permit is required;
87.17 	(2) a description of the penalties for violating this chapter;
87.18 	(3) the mailing addresses, electronic mail addresses, and telephone numbers of the 
87.19 	regional offices of the Department of Natural Resources;
87.20 	(4) a statement that water inventory maps completed according to section 103G.201 are 
87.21 	on file with the auditors of the counties; and
87.22 	(5) spaces for a description of the work and the names, mailing addresses, electronic 
87.23 	mail addresses, and telephone numbers of the person authorizing the work and the agent or 
87.24 	employee proposing to undertake it.

87.25 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.287, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
87.26 		Subdivision 1.Applications for groundwater appropriations; preliminary 
87.27 	well-construction approval. (a) Groundwater use permit applications are not complete 
87.28 	until the applicant has supplied:
87.29 	(1) a water well record as required by section 103I.205, subdivision 9, information on 
87.30 	the subsurface geologic formations penetrated by the well and the formation or aquifer that 
88.1 	will serve as the water source, and geologic information from test holes drilled to locate the 
88.2 	site of the production well;
88.3 	(2) the maximum daily, seasonal, and annual pumpage rates and volumes being requested;
88.4 	(3) information on groundwater quality in terms of the measures of quality commonly 
88.5 	specified for the proposed water use and details on water treatment necessary for the proposed 
88.6 	use;
88.7 	(4) the results of an aquifer test completed according to specifications approved by the 
88.8 	commissioner. The test must be conducted at the maximum pumping rate requested in the 
88.9 	application and for a length of time adequate to assess or predict impacts to other wells and 
88.10 	surface water and groundwater resources. The permit applicant is responsible for all costs 
88.11 	related to the aquifer test, including the construction of groundwater and surface water 
88.12 	monitoring installations, and water level readings before, during, and after the aquifer test; 
88.13 	and
88.14 	(5) the results of any assessments conducted by the commissioner under paragraph (c).
88.15 	(b) The commissioner may waive an application requirement in this subdivision if the 
88.16 	information provided with the application is adequate to determine whether the proposed 
88.17 	appropriation and use of water is sustainable and will protect ecosystems, water quality, 
88.18 	and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
88.19 	(c) The commissioner shall provide an assessment of a proposed well needing a 
88.20 	groundwater appropriation permit. The commissioner shall evaluate the information submitted 
88.21 	as required under section 103I.205, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), and determine whether 
88.22 	the anticipated appropriation request is likely to meet the applicable requirements of this 
88.23 	chapter. If the appropriation request is likely to meet applicable requirements, the 
88.24 	commissioner shall provide the person submitting the information with a letter or 
88.25 	electronically transmitted notice providing preliminary approval to construct the well and 
88.26 	the requirements, including test-well information, that will be needed to obtain the permit.
88.27 	(d) The commissioner must provide an applicant denied a groundwater use permit or 
88.28 	issued a groundwater use permit that is reduced or restricted from the original request with 
88.29 	all information the commissioner used in making the determination, including hydrographs, 
88.30 	flow tests, aquifer tests, topographic maps, field reports, photographs, and proof of equipment 
88.31 	calibration.

89.1 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
89.2 		Subd. 2.Permit application and notification fees. (a) A fee to defray the costs of 
89.3 	receiving, recording, and processing must be paid for a permit application authorized under 
89.4 	this chapter, except for a general permit application, for each request to amend or transfer 
89.5 	an existing permit, and for a notification to request authorization to conduct a project under 
89.6 	a general permit. Fees established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c), 
89.7 	shall be compliant must comply with section 16A.1285.
89.8 	(b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year must 
89.9 	be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs incurred 
89.10 	for environmental review. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account 
89.11 	in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
89.12 	(c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under 
89.13 	paragraph (b), and for a permit to construct or repair a dam that is subject to dam safety 
89.14 	inspection is $150. The application fee for a permit to construct or repair a dam that is 
89.15 	subject to a dam safety inspection, to work in public waters, or to divert waters for mining 
89.16 	must be at least $150 $300, but not more than $1,000 $3,000. The fee for a notification to 
89.17 	request authorization to conduct a project under a general permit is $100.

89.18 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.311, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
89.19 		Subd. 2.Hearing notice. (a) The hearing notice on an application must include:
89.20 	(1) the date, place, and time fixed by the commissioner for the hearing;
89.21 	(2) the waters affected, the water levels sought to be established, or control structures 
89.22 	proposed; and
89.23 	(3) the matters prescribed by sections 14.57 to 14.59 and rules adopted thereunder.
89.24 	(b) A summary of the hearing notice must be published by the commissioner at the 
89.25 	expense of the applicant or, if the proceeding is initiated by the commissioner in the absence 
89.26 	of an applicant, at the expense of the commissioner.
89.27 	(c) The summary of the hearing notice must be:
89.28 	(1) published once a week for two successive weeks before the day of hearing in a legal 
89.29 	newspaper published in the county where any part of the affected waters is located; and
89.30 	(2) mailed or electronically transmitted by the commissioner to the county auditor, the 
89.31 	mayor of a municipality, the watershed district, and the soil and water conservation district 
89.32 	affected by the application.

90.1 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.311, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
90.2 		Subd. 5.Demand for hearing. (a) If a hearing is waived and an order is made issuing 
90.3 	or denying the permit, the applicant, the managers of the watershed district, the board of 
90.4 	supervisors of the soil and water conservation district, or the governing body of the 
90.5 	municipality may file a demand for hearing on the application. The demand for a hearing 
90.6 	must be filed within 30 days after mailed or electronically transmitted notice of the order 
90.7 	with the bond required by subdivision 6.
90.8 	(b) The commissioner must give notice as provided in subdivision 2, hold a hearing on 
90.9 	the application, and make a determination on issuing or denying the permit as though the 
90.10 	previous order had not been made.
90.11 	(c) The order issuing or denying the permit becomes final at the end of 30 days after 
90.12 	mailed or electronically transmitted notice of the order to the applicant, the managers of the 
90.13 	watershed district, the board of supervisors of the soil and water conservation district, or 
90.14 	the governing body of the municipality, and an appeal of the order may not be taken if:
90.15 	(1) the commissioner waives a hearing and a demand for a hearing is not made; or
90.16 	(2) a hearing is demanded but a bond is not filed as required by subdivision 6.

90.17 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.315, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
90.18 		Subd. 8.Notice of permit order. Notice of orders made after hearing must be given by 
90.19 	publication of the order once a week for two successive weeks in a legal newspaper in the 
90.20 	county where the hearing was held and by mailing or electronically transmitting copies of 
90.21 	the order to parties who entered an appearance at the hearing.

90.22 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.408, is amended to read:
90.23 	103G.408 TEMPORARY DRAWDOWN OF PUBLIC WATERS.
90.24 	(a) The commissioner, upon consideration of recommendations and objections as provided 
90.25 	in clause (2), item (iii), and paragraph (c), may issue a public-waters-work permit for the 
90.26 	temporary drawdown of a public water when:
90.27 	(1) the public water is a shallow lake to be managed for fish, wildlife, or ecological 
90.28 	purposes by the commissioner and the commissioner has conducted a public hearing 
90.29 	presenting a comprehensive management plan outlining how and when temporary drawdowns 
90.30 	under this section will be conducted; or
90.31 	(2) the permit applicant is a public entity and:
91.1 	(i) the commissioner deems the project to be beneficial and makes findings of fact that 
91.2 	the drawdown is in the public interest;
91.3 	(ii) the permit applicant has obtained permission from at least 75 percent of the riparian 
91.4 	landowners; and
91.5 	(iii) the permit applicant has conducted a public hearing according to paragraph (d).
91.6 	(b) In addition to the requirements in section 103G.301, subdivision 6, the permit 
91.7 	applicant shall serve a copy of the application on each county, municipality, and watershed 
91.8 	management organization, if one exists, within which any portion of the public water is 
91.9 	located and on the lake improvement district, if one exists.
91.10 	(c) A county, municipality, watershed district, watershed management organization, or 
91.11 	lake improvement district required to be served under paragraph (b) or section 103G.301, 
91.12 	subdivision 6, may file a written recommendation for the issuance of a permit or an objection 
91.13 	to the issuance of a permit with the commissioner within 30 days after receiving a copy of 
91.14 	the application.
91.15 	(d) The hearing notice for a public hearing under paragraph (a), clause (2), item (iii), 
91.16 	must:
91.17 	(1) include the date, place, and time for the hearing;
91.18 	(2) include the waters affected and a description of the proposed project;
91.19 	(3) be mailed or electronically transmitted to the director, the county auditor, the clerk 
91.20 	or mayor of a municipality, the lake improvement district if one exists, the watershed district 
91.21 	or water management organization, the soil and water conservation district, and all riparian 
91.22 	owners of record affected by the application; and
91.23 	(4) be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the affected area.
91.24 	(e) Periodic temporary drawdowns conducted under paragraph (a) shall are not be
91.25 	considered takings from riparian landowners.
91.26 	(f) This section does not apply to public waters that have been designated for wildlife 
91.27 	management under section 97A.101.

91.28 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.615, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
91.29 		Subd. 3a.Invasive aquatic plant management permit. (a) "Invasive aquatic plant 
91.30 	management permit" means an aquatic plant management permit as defined in rules of the 
92.1 	Department of Natural Resources that authorizes the selective control of invasive aquatic 
92.2 	plants to cause a significant reduction in the abundance of the invasive aquatic plant.
92.3 	(b) The commissioner may waive the dated signature of approval requirement in rules 
92.4 	of the Department of Natural Resources for invasive aquatic plant management permits if 
92.5 	obtaining signatures would create an undue burden on the permittee or if the commissioner 
92.6 	determines that aquatic plant control is necessary to protect natural resources.
92.7 	(c) If the signature requirement is waived under paragraph (b) because obtaining 
92.8 	signatures would create an undue burden on the permittee, the commissioner shall require 
92.9 	an alternate form of landowner notification, including news releases or public notices in a 
92.10 	local newspaper, a public meeting, or a mailing or electronic transmission to the most recent 
92.11 	permanent physical or electronic mailing address of affected landowners. The notification 
92.12 	must be given annually and must include: the proposed date of treatment, the target species, 
92.13 	the method of control or product being used, and instructions on how the landowner may 
92.14 	request that control not occur adjacent to the landowner's property.
92.15 	(d) The commissioner may allow dated signatures of approval obtained for an invasive 
92.16 	aquatic plant management permit to satisfy rules of the Department of Natural Resources 
92.17 	to remain valid for three years if property ownership remains unchanged.

92.18 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
92.19 	read:
92.20 		Subd. 5e.Sugar beet storage. The commissioner must not require a sugar beet company 
92.21 	that has a current national pollutant discharge elimination system permit or state disposal 
92.22 	system permit to install an engineered liner for a storm water runoff pond at a remote storage 
92.23 	site for sugar beets unless a risk assessment confirms that there is significant impact on 
92.24 	groundwater and that an engineered liner is necessary to prevent, control, or abate water 
92.25 	pollution. For purposes of this subdivision, "remote storage site for sugar beets" means an 
92.26 	area where sugar beets are temporarily stored before delivery to a sugar beet processing 
92.27 	facility and that is not located on land adjacent to the processing facility.

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

92.29 	Sec. 84. [115A.141] CARPET PRODUCTS; STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; 
92.30 	STEWARDSHIP PLAN.
92.31 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
92.32 	meanings given:
93.1 	(1) "blended carpet" means carpet with a nonuniform face fiber, which is manufactured 
93.2 	with multiple polymer types, fiber types, or both, in the face of the constructed material;
93.3 	(2) "brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that identifies carpet, rather than its 
93.4 	components, and attributes the carpet to the owner or licensee of the brand as the producer;
93.5 	(3) "carpet" means a manufactured article that is affixed or placed on the floor or building 
93.6 	walking surface or used as a decorative or functional building interior or exterior feature, 
93.7 	and is primarily constructed of a top visible surface of synthetic face fibers or yarns or tufts 
93.8 	attached to a backing system derived from synthetic or natural materials. Carpet includes, 
93.9 	but is not limited to, blended carpet, nylon carpet, PET carpet, polypropylene carpet, PTT 
93.10 	carpet, wool carpet, commercial or residential broadloom carpet, modular carpet tiles, and 
93.11 	artificial turf. Carpet includes a pad or underlayment used in conjunction with a carpet. 
93.12 	Carpet does not include handmade rugs, area rugs, or mats;
93.13 	(4) "discarded carpet" means carpet that is no longer used for its manufactured purpose, 
93.14 	and may include carpet that is being evaluated for reuse and directed to reuse, as defined 
93.15 	in this section;
93.16 	(5) "distributor" means a person who buys or otherwise acquires carpet from another 
93.17 	source and sells or offers to sell that carpet to retailers and installers in this state;
93.18 	(6) "nylon carpet" means carpet made with a uniform face fiber made with either nylon 
93.19 	6 or nylon 6,6;
93.20 	(7) "PET carpet" means carpet made from polyethylene terephthalate;
93.21 	(8) "producer" means a person that:
93.22 	(i) has legal ownership of the brand, brand name, or cobrand of carpet sold in the state;
93.23 	(ii) imports carpet branded by a producer that meets the specifications of item (i) when 
93.24 	the producer has no physical presence in the United States;
93.25 	(iii) if items (i) and (ii) do not apply, makes unbranded carpet that is sold in the state; 
93.26 	or
93.27 	(iv) sells carpet at wholesale or retail, does not have legal ownership of the brand, and 
93.28 	elects to fulfill the responsibilities of the producer for the carpet;
93.29 	(9) "polypropylene carpet" means carpet made from polypropylene;
93.30 	(10) "program year" means a calendar year;
93.31 	(11) "PTT carpet" means carpet made from polytrimethylene terephthalate;
94.1 	(12) "recycling" means the process by which discarded carpet is collected and processed 
94.2 	into raw materials or products. Recycling includes only discarded carpet that is an output 
94.3 	of a recycling facility destined for an end market or reuse and does not include all discarded 
94.4 	carpet accepted by a recycling facility. Recycling does not include:
94.5 	(i) energy recovery or energy generation by means of combusting discarded carpet; and
94.6 	(ii) any disposal or use of discarded carpet within the permitted boundaries of a disposal 
94.7 	facility;
94.8 	(13) "recycling rate" means the percentage of discarded carpet that is managed through 
94.9 	recycling or reuse, as defined in this section, and is calculated by dividing the amount of 
94.10 	discarded carpet that is collected and recycled or reused by the total amount of discarded 
94.11 	carpet generated over a program year. To determine the annual recycling rates required by 
94.12 	this section, the amount of discarded carpet generated must be calculated using a standard 
94.13 	recognized methodology based on annual sales, replacement rate, and the average weight 
94.14 	of carpet and must be approved by the agency;
94.15 	(14) "retailer" means any person who sells or offers carpet for sale at retail in the state 
94.16 	that generates sales tax revenue;
94.17 	(15) "reuse" means donating or selling discarded carpet back into the market for its 
94.18 	original intended use, when the carpet retains its original purpose and performance 
94.19 	characteristics;
94.20 	(16) "sale" or "sell" means the transfer of title of carpet for consideration, including:
94.21 	(i) a remote sale conducted through a sales outlet, catalog, website, or similar electronic 
94.22 	means; or
94.23 	(ii) a lease through which carpet is provided to a consumer by a producer or retailer;
94.24 	(17) "stewardship assessment" means the amount added to the purchase price of carpet 
94.25 	sold in the state that is necessary to cover the cost of collecting, transporting, processing, 
94.26 	and marketing discarded carpet by the stewardship organization operating under a product 
94.27 	stewardship plan;
94.28 	(18) "stewardship organization" means a single organization exempt from taxation under 
94.29 	Section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (United States Code, title 
94.30 	21, section 501(c)(3)) that is established by producers in accordance with this section to 
94.31 	develop, implement, and administer a product stewardship program under this section;
95.1 	(19) "stewardship plan" means a detailed plan describing the manner in which a product 
95.2 	stewardship program under subdivision 2 will be implemented; and
95.3 	(20) "wool carpet" means carpet made from wool.
95.4 		Subd. 2.Product stewardship program. A producer of carpet sold in the state must 
95.5 	participate in the stewardship organization to implement and finance a statewide product 
95.6 	stewardship program operated under an agency-approved product stewardship plan that 
95.7 	manages carpet by reducing carpet's waste generation, promoting its reuse and recycling, 
95.8 	and providing for negotiation and execution of agreements to collect, transport, and process 
95.9 	carpet for recycling and reuse.
95.10 		Subd. 3.Requirement for sale. On and after January 1, 2022, no producer, distributor, 
95.11 	or retailer may sell carpet or offer carpet for sale in the state unless the carpet's producer 
95.12 	participates in the product stewardship organization to implement and finance a statewide 
95.13 	product stewardship program operated under a stewardship plan approved by the agency.
95.14 		Subd. 4.Requirements for stewardship plan. (a) On or before January 1, 2021, initially 
95.15 	and on or before each July 1 in a year when the stewardship plan is required to be updated 
95.16 	under paragraph (b), the stewardship organization must submit a stewardship plan to the 
95.17 	agency and receive agency approval of the plan. A stewardship plan must include all elements 
95.18 	required under subdivision 5.
95.19 	(b) At least every three years, the stewardship organization operating a product 
95.20 	stewardship program must update the stewardship plan and submit the updated plan to the 
95.21 	agency for review and approval.
95.22 	(c) It is the responsibility of the stewardship organization to notify the agency within 
95.23 	30 days of any significant changes or modifications to the plan or its implementation. Within 
95.24 	30 days of the notification, a written plan revision must be submitted to the agency for 
95.25 	review and approval.
95.26 	(d) Upon agency approval of the stewardship plan, the stewardship organization must 
95.27 	comply with and implement the contents of the approved plan.
95.28 		Subd. 5.Stewardship plan content. The stewardship plan must contain:
95.29 	(1) certification that the product stewardship program will accept all discarded carpet 
95.30 	regardless of which producer produced the carpet and its individual components;
95.31 	(2) contact information for the individual and the entity submitting the plan and for all 
95.32 	producers participating in the product stewardship program;
96.1 	(3) a description of the methods by which discarded carpet will be collected in all areas 
96.2 	in the state without relying on end-of-life fees, including an explanation of how the collection 
96.3 	system will be convenient and adequate to serve the needs of small businesses and residents. 
96.4 	The stewardship program must include an operating collection site located in each county 
96.5 	of the state by January 1, 2023. Subject to approval by the agency, the stewardship program 
96.6 	may propose an alternative to a collection site location in each county that is convenient 
96.7 	and adequate to collect discarded carpet generated in each county;
96.8 	(4) a description of how the adequacy of the collection program will be monitored and 
96.9 	maintained;
96.10 	(5) the names and locations of collectors, transporters, and recycling facilities that will 
96.11 	manage discarded carpet;
96.12 	(6) a description of how the discarded carpet and the carpet's components will be safely 
96.13 	and securely transported, tracked, and handled from collection through final recycling and 
96.14 	processing;
96.15 	(7) a description of the method that will be used to reuse, deconstruct, or recycle the 
96.16 	discarded carpet to ensure that the product's components, to the extent feasible, are 
96.17 	transformed or remanufactured into raw materials or finished products for use;
96.18 	(8) a description of the promotion and outreach activities that will be used to encourage 
96.19 	participation in the collection and recycling programs and how the activities' effectiveness 
96.20 	will be evaluated and the program modified, if necessary;
96.21 	(9) evidence of adequate insurance and financial assurance that may be required for 
96.22 	collection, handling, and disposal operations;
96.23 	(10) performance goals, including an estimate of the percentage of discarded carpet that 
96.24 	will be collected, reused, recycled, and disposed during each of the three years of each 
96.25 	stewardship plan. The program must achieve at a minimum, a 15 percent recycling rate in 
96.26 	program year 2023 and must include and meet escalating performance goals for each 
96.27 	subsequent year. The performance goals must be based on:
96.28 	(i) the most recent collection data available for the state;
96.29 	(ii) the amount of carpet disposed of annually;
96.30 	(iii) the weight of the carpet that is expected to be available for collection annually; and
96.31 	(iv) actual collection data from other existing stewardship programs.
97.1 	A stewardship plan must state the methodology used to determine these goals. The agency 
97.2 	must review and may adjust the recycling rate and performance goals, based on information 
97.3 	included in the stewardship plan and annual reports, other information provided by the 
97.4 	stewardship organization, and economic and any other relevant information;
97.5 	(11) a discussion of the status of statewide collection infrastructure, processor capacity, 
97.6 	and end markets for discarded carpet and what, if any, additional statewide collection 
97.7 	infrastructure, processor capacity, and end markets are needed to improve the functioning 
97.8 	of the program and meet increasing performance goals;
97.9 	(12) carpet design changes that will be considered to reduce toxicity, water use, or energy 
97.10 	use or to increase recycled content, recyclability, or carpet longevity;
97.11 	(13) a discussion of market development opportunities to expand the use of recovered 
97.12 	carpet, with consideration of expanding processing activity near areas of collection;
97.13 	(14) a financial plan that demonstrates sufficient funding to carry out the stewardship 
97.14 	plan, including the administrative, operational, and capital costs of the plan, and payment 
97.15 	of incentive payments to carpet collectors, processors, and end use markets to assist with 
97.16 	the implementation of this section;
97.17 	(15) annual budgets showing revenue and expenditure projections for the current program 
97.18 	year and for the next three years of the program;
97.19 	(16) a process by which the financial activities of the stewardship organization related 
97.20 	to the implementation of the plan are subject to an annual independent audit, which shall 
97.21 	be reviewed by the agency;
97.22 	(17) baseline information, for the most recent three-year period for which data is available, 
97.23 	on the number of square feet and pounds of carpet sold in this state, by type of carpet pursuant 
97.24 	to subdivision 1, clause (3);
97.25 	(18) a discussion of the feasibility, cost, and effectiveness of labeling the backside of 
97.26 	new carpet with the polymer type or nonpolymer material used to manufacture the carpet 
97.27 	to assist processors in more easily identifying the type of discarded carpet collected for 
97.28 	processing;
97.29 	(19) a description of a mandatory program to train carpet installers on properly managing 
97.30 	discarded carpet so that it can be reused or recycled under this section; and
97.31 	(20) a summary of the consultation process that identifies the consulted stakeholders, 
97.32 	the stakeholder comments raised in the consultation process, and the stewardship 
97.33 	organization's responses to those comments as required under subdivision 7.
98.1 		Subd. 6.Stewardship assessment. (a) On and after July 1, 2021, a producer must add 
98.2 	a stewardship assessment fee of four cents per square foot to the purchase price of nylon 
98.3 	carpet, polypropylene carpet, and wool carpet, and six cents per square foot to the purchase 
98.4 	price of PET carpet, PTT carpet, blended carpet, and any other types of carpet sold by the 
98.5 	producer in this state. The assessment added under this section must be remitted by the 
98.6 	producer on a quarterly basis to the stewardship organization.
98.7 	(b) The assessment must be added by the producer to the purchase price of all carpet 
98.8 	sold by producers to a Minnesota retailer or distributor or otherwise sold for use in this 
98.9 	state. The assessment must be clearly visible on all invoices or functionally equivalent 
98.10 	billing documents as a separate line item and must be accompanied by a brief description 
98.11 	of the assessment.
98.12 	(c) If the amount of the assessment is too low to properly fund the stewardship program, 
98.13 	the stewardship organization must submit a plan update to the agency to increase the 
98.14 	assessment, subject to agency review and approval in accordance with this section before 
98.15 	the assessment is increased.
98.16 	(d) On and after January 1, 2025, if a fund balance greater than one-half of the program's 
98.17 	annual operating cost is reached, the stewardship organization must submit a plan update 
98.18 	to the agency to reduce the assessment, subject to agency review and approval in accordance 
98.19 	with this section before the assessment is reduced.
98.20 	(e) The assessment fee must be deposited by the stewardship organization into a Federal 
98.21 	Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured financial institution, and, if for any reason 
98.22 	this section is repealed, the entire assessment fund balance must be transferred by the 
98.23 	stewardship organization to the state to be deposited into the environmental fund.
98.24 	(f) A stewardship assessment must not be used to pay for any penalties assessed under 
98.25 	this section or for the final disposal or incineration of discarded carpet.
98.26 		Subd. 7.Consultation required. (a) The stewardship organization must consult with 
98.27 	stakeholders, including retailers, installers, collectors, recyclers, local government, customers, 
98.28 	and citizens, during development of the stewardship plan; solicit stakeholder comments; 
98.29 	and incorporate stakeholder comments regarding the plan to the extent feasible before 
98.30 	submitting a plan to the agency for review.
98.31 	(b) The stewardship organization must invite comments from local governments, 
98.32 	communities, and citizens to report their satisfaction with services, including education and 
98.33 	outreach, provided by the product stewardship program. The information must be submitted 
99.1 	to the agency and used by the agency in reviewing proposed updates or changes to the 
99.2 	stewardship plan.
99.3 		Subd. 8.Agency review and approval. (a) Within 90 days after receiving a proposed 
99.4 	stewardship plan, the agency must determine whether the plan complies with subdivision 
99.5 	5 and is sufficient to achieve the goals and requirements of this section. If the agency 
99.6 	approves a plan, the agency must notify the applicant of the plan approval in writing. If the 
99.7 	agency rejects a plan, the agency must notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for 
99.8 	rejecting the plan. An applicant whose plan is rejected by the agency must submit a revised 
99.9 	plan to the agency within 60 days after receiving notice of rejection.
99.10 	(b) Any proposed changes to a stewardship plan must be approved by the agency in 
99.11 	writing.
99.12 		Subd. 9.Plan availability. All draft stewardship plans must be placed on the agency's 
99.13 	website for at least 30 days before agency approval and made available at the agency's 
99.14 	headquarters for public review and comment. All approved stewardship plans must be placed 
99.15 	on the agency's website while the plan is in effect.
99.16 		Subd. 10.Conduct authorized. The stewardship organization that organizes collection, 
99.17 	transport, and processing of carpet under this section is immune from liability for the conduct 
99.18 	under state laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and other 
99.19 	regulation of trade or commerce only to the extent that the conduct is necessary to plan and 
99.20 	implement the organization's chosen organized collection or recycling system.
99.21 		Subd. 11.Education materials. (a) Producers of carpet or the stewardship organization 
99.22 	must provide retailers, installers, and consumers with educational materials regarding the 
99.23 	stewardship assessment and product stewardship program. The materials must include, but 
99.24 	are not limited to, information regarding available end-of-life management options for carpet 
99.25 	offered through the product stewardship program and information that notifies consumers 
99.26 	that a charge for operating the product stewardship program is included in the purchase 
99.27 	price of carpet sold in the state.
99.28 	(b) Each distributor or retailer must provide the educational materials referenced in this 
99.29 	subdivision to carpet installation contractors and consumers at the time of purchase or 
99.30 	delivery or both.
99.31 		Subd. 12.Retailer and distributor responsibilities. (a) On and after January 1, 2022, 
99.32 	no carpet may be sold in the state unless the carpet's producer is participating in an approved 
99.33 	stewardship plan.
100.1 	(b) Any retailer or distributor may participate, on a voluntary basis, as a designated 
100.2 	collection point pursuant to a product stewardship program under this section and in 
100.3 	accordance with applicable law.
100.4 	(c) No retailer or distributor shall be found to be in violation of this section if, on the 
100.5 	date the carpet was ordered from the producer or its agent, the producer was listed as 
100.6 	compliant on the agency's website, as provided in subdivision 15.
100.7 	(d) Nothing in this section prohibits a retailer or distributor from selling their inventory 
100.8 	of carpet existing prior to January 1, 2022.
100.9 		Subd. 13.Stewardship reports. Beginning March 31, 2023, and each March 31 
100.10 	thereafter, the stewardship organization must submit an annual report to the agency describing 
100.11 	the product stewardship program. At a minimum, the report must contain:
100.12 	(1) a description of the methods used to collect, transport, and process carpet in all 
100.13 	regions of the state;
100.14 	(2) the weight of all carpet collected in the seven-county metropolitan area and in the 
100.15 	remainder of the state and a comparison to the performance goals, recycling rates, and 
100.16 	collection infrastructure established in the stewardship plan and, if appropriate, an explanation 
100.17 	stating the reason or reasons performance goals were not met;
100.18 	(3) the amount of discarded carpet collected in the state by method of disposition, 
100.19 	including reuse, recycling, and other methods of processing, including the amount collected 
100.20 	but not reused or recycled, and its methods of ultimate disposition;
100.21 	(4) identification of the facilities processing carpet and the weight processed by type of 
100.22 	carpet listed in subdivision 1, clause (3), at each facility;
100.23 	(5) an evaluation of the program's funding mechanism and budget for each program 
100.24 	year, including a copy of the independent audit;
100.25 	(6) samples of educational materials provided to consumers and an evaluation of the 
100.26 	effectiveness of the materials and the methods used to disseminate the materials;
100.27 	(7) a description of progress made toward achieving carpet design changes in order to 
100.28 	achieve the goals listed in subdivision 5, clause (12);
100.29 	(8) an assessment of how the stewardship organization is achieving the goals of this 
100.30 	section and the goals established in the stewardship plan, including a discussion of each of 
100.31 	the required elements of the stewardship plan under subdivision 5;
101.1 	(9) data necessary to determine whether the amount of the stewardship assessment will 
101.2 	be sufficient to achieve the goals of this section and the goals established in the stewardship 
101.3 	plan and will properly fund the stewardship program; and
101.4 	(10) other information that the agency may request for the purposes of determining 
101.5 	compliance under this section.
101.6 		Subd. 14.Sales information. Sales information provided to the commissioner under 
101.7 	this section is classified as private or nonpublic data, as specified in section 115A.06, 
101.8 	subdivision 13.
101.9 		Subd. 15.Agency responsibilities. The agency must provide on its website a list of all 
101.10 	compliant producers and brands participating in stewardship plans that the agency has 
101.11 	approved and a list of all producers and brands the agency has identified as noncompliant 
101.12 	with this section.
101.13 		Subd. 16.Local government responsibilities. A city, county, or other public agency 
101.14 	may voluntarily participate by serving as a designated collection point by providing education 
101.15 	and outreach, or by using other strategies to assist in meeting product stewardship program 
101.16 	recycling obligations. A city, county, or other public agency providing voluntary assistance 
101.17 	must be reimbursed for all of its expenses by the stewardship organization.
101.18 		Subd. 17.Administrative fee. (a) The stewardship organization submitting a stewardship 
101.19 	plan must pay the agency an annual administrative fee. The agency must set the fee at an 
101.20 	amount that is adequate to cover the agency's full costs of administering and enforcing this 
101.21 	section.
101.22 	(b) Fees collected under this subdivision are subject to section 16A.1285.
101.23 	(c) The agency must identify the direct program development or regulatory costs it incurs 
101.24 	under this section before the first stewardship plan is submitted and must establish a fee in 
101.25 	an amount adequate to cover those costs, which must be paid by the stewardship organization.
101.26 	(d) The stewardship organization must pay the agency's administrative fee under 
101.27 	paragraph (a) on or before July 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, and the agency's onetime 
101.28 	development fee under paragraph (c) on or before July 1, 2021. Each year after the initial 
101.29 	payment, and notwithstanding paragraph (b), the annual administrative fee may not exceed 
101.30 	five percent of the aggregate stewardship assessment collected under subdivision 6 for the 
101.31 	preceding calendar year.
101.32 		Subd. 18.Account created. A carpet stewardship account is created as an account in 
101.33 	the special revenue fund. All fees collected by the agency from the stewardship organization 
102.1 	under this section must be deposited in the account. Any earnings from assets of the account 
102.2 	must be credited to the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner 
102.3 	for the purposes of this section.
102.4 		Subd. 19.Duty to provide information. Any producer, distributor, retailer, stewardship 
102.5 	organization, or other person must furnish to the agency any information which that person 
102.6 	may have or may reasonably obtain that the agency requests for the purposes of determining 
102.7 	compliance under this section.

102.8 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115A.142, is amended to read:
102.9 	115A.142 REPORT TO LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR.
102.10 	As part of the report required under section 115A.121, the commissioner of the Pollution 
102.11 	Control Agency shall must provide a report to the governor and the legislature on the 
102.12 	implementation of section sections 115A.141 and115A.1415.

102.13 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115A.51, is amended to read:
102.14 	115A.51 APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
102.15 	(a) Applications for assistance under the program shall must demonstrate:
102.16 	(a) (1) that the project is conceptually and technically feasible;
102.17 	(b) (2) that affected political subdivisions are committed to implement the project, to 
102.18 	provide necessary local financing, and to accept and exercise the government powers 
102.19 	necessary to the project;
102.20 	(c) (3) that operating revenues from the project, considering the availability and security 
102.21 	of sources of solid waste and of markets for recovered resources, together with any proposed 
102.22 	federal, state, or local financial assistance, will be sufficient to pay all costs over the projected 
102.23 	life of the project;
102.24 	(d) (4) that the applicant has evaluated the feasible and prudent alternatives to disposal, 
102.25 	including using existing solid waste management facilities with reasonably available capacity 
102.26 	sufficient to accomplish the goals of the proposed project, and has compared and evaluated 
102.27 	the costs of the alternatives, including capital and operating costs, and the effects of the 
102.28 	alternatives on the cost to generators.;
102.29 	(5) that the applicant has identified:
103.1 	(i) waste management objectives in applicable county and regional solid waste 
103.2 	management plans consistent with section 115A.46, subdivision 2, paragraphs (e) and (f), 
103.3 	or 473.149, subdivision 1; and
103.4 	(ii) other solid waste facilities identified in the county and regional plans; and
103.5 	(6) that the applicant has conducted a comparative analysis of the project against existing 
103.6 	public and private solid waste facilities, including an analysis of potential displacement of 
103.7 	those facilities, to determine whether the project is the most appropriate alternative to achieve 
103.8 	the identified waste management objectives that considers:
103.9 	(i) conformity with approved county or regional solid waste management plans;
103.10 	(ii) consistency with the state's solid waste hierarchy and section 115A.46, subdivision 
103.11 	2, paragraphs (e) and (f), or 473.149, subdivision 1; and
103.12 	(iii) environmental standards related to public health, air, surface water, and groundwater.
103.13 	(b) The commissioner may require completion of a comprehensive solid waste 
103.14 	management plan conforming to the requirements of section 115A.46, before accepting an 
103.15 	application. Within five days of filing an application with the agency, the applicant must 
103.16 	submit a copy of the application to each solid waste management facility mentioned in the 
103.17 	portion of the application addressing the requirements of paragraph (a), clauses (5) and (6).

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

103.19 	Sec. 87. [115A.903] WASTE TIRE FACILITIES OPERATING OUTDOORS; 
103.20 	FINANCIAL QUALIFICATIONS.
103.21 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
103.22 	the meanings given.
103.23 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
103.24 	(c) "Financial qualification" means the ability of an applicant or permit holder to pay 
103.25 	the costs to properly design, construct, operate, maintain, and close a waste tire facility.
103.26 	(d) "Waste tire facility" means a permitted facility operated by a tire collector or tire 
103.27 	processor at which waste tires are stored or processed outdoors.
103.28 		Subd. 2.Application; financial qualification. (a) An applicant for a permit for a waste 
103.29 	tire facility must submit in an application to the commissioner:
103.30 	(1) information demonstrating the applicant's financial qualification to design, construct, 
103.31 	operate, maintain, and close a waste tire facility; and
104.1 	(2) cost estimates for:
104.2 	(i) site investigation;
104.3 	(ii) land acquisition costs, including financing terms and costs;
104.4 	(iii) project design;
104.5 	(iv) construction;
104.6 	(v) operations;
104.7 	(vi) maintenance; and
104.8 	(vii) facility closing.
104.9 	(b) As part of the financial qualification review, an applicant must:
104.10 	(1) provide a copy of its most recent audited or reviewed financial statements prepared 
104.11 	by a certified public accountant according to generally accepted accounting principles, if 
104.12 	the applicant is an operating business prior to application;
104.13 	(2) provide a copy of its owners' personal financial statements, if the applicant is not an 
104.14 	operating business prior to application; and
104.15 	(3) demonstrate its financial viability through one or a combination of assets including 
104.16 	cash, marketable securities or bonds, or letters of credit or loan commitments from a financial 
104.17 	institution that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or the 
104.18 	National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) and is authorized to do business in the 
104.19 	United States.
104.20 	(c) Any person whose assets are used as part of the financial qualification review must 
104.21 	be designated as a joint permittee with the applicant on the permit for the facility.
104.22 		Subd. 3.Financial qualification review. The commissioner may provide to the state 
104.23 	auditor a copy of any filing that an applicant for a permit or a permit holder submits to the 
104.24 	commissioner to meet the financial qualification requirement under this section. The state 
104.25 	auditor must review the filing and provide the commissioner with a written opinion as to 
104.26 	the adequacy of the filing to meet the purposes of this section, including any recommended 
104.27 	changes.
104.28 		Subd. 4.Changes affecting financial qualification. (a) To continue to hold a permit 
104.29 	for a waste tire facility, a permit holder must maintain financial qualification and must 
104.30 	provide any information requested by the commissioner to establish that the permit holder 
105.1 	continues to maintain financial qualification. A permit holder must notify the commissioner 
105.2 	within 30 days of any significant change in:
105.3 	(1) the identity of any person or structure of the business entity that holds the permit for 
105.4 	the facility;
105.5 	(2) the identity of any person or structure of the business entity that owns or operates 
105.6 	the facility; or
105.7 	(3) assets of the permit holder, owner, or operator of the facility.
105.8 	(b) A change is significant under paragraph (a) if the change:
105.9 	(1) has the potential to affect the financial qualification of the permit holder, owner, or 
105.10 	operator; or
105.11 	(2) would result in a change in the identity of the permit holder, owner, or operator for 
105.12 	purposes of financial qualification.
105.13 	The commissioner may, after reviewing the changes, require the permit holder to reestablish 
105.14 	financial qualification and may modify or revoke a permit or require issuance of a new 
105.15 	permit.
105.16 		Subd. 5.Application. (a) The financial qualification requirements of this section apply 
105.17 	only in the first ten years of operation of a waste tire facility permitted in the state.
105.18 	(b) This section does not apply to political subdivisions operating a waste tire facility.

105.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
105.20 	applies to waste tire facilities issued a permit on or after that date.

105.21 	Sec. 88. [115B.172] NATURAL RESOURCES DAMAGES ACCOUNT.
105.22 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The natural resources damages account is established as 
105.23 	an account in the remediation fund.
105.24 		Subd. 2.Revenues. The account consists of money from the following sources:
105.25 	(1) revenue from actions taken to recover natural resources damages under section 
105.26 	115B.17, subdivision 7, or any other law, unless otherwise specified in the settlement 
105.27 	agreement;
105.28 	(2) appropriations and transfers to the account as provided by law;
105.29 	(3) interest earned on the account; and
106.1 	(4) money received by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the 
106.2 	commissioner of natural resources for deposit in the account in the form of a gift or grant.
106.3 		Subd. 3.Expenditures. (a) Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner 
106.4 	of natural resources for the purposes authorized in section 115B.20, subdivision 2, clause 
106.5 	(4).
106.6 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget must allocate the amounts available 
106.7 	in any biennium to the commissioner of natural resources for the purposes of this section 
106.8 	based upon work plans submitted by the commissioner of natural resources and may adjust 
106.9 	those allocations if revised work plans are submitted. Copies of the work plans must be 
106.10 	submitted to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions 
106.11 	having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources finance.
106.12 		Subd. 4.Report. By November 1 each year, the commissioner of natural resources must 
106.13 	submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives 
106.14 	and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources 
106.15 	policy and finance on expenditures from the natural resources damages account during the 
106.16 	previous fiscal year.

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

106.18 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.421, is amended to read:
106.19 	115B.421 CLOSED LANDFILL INVESTMENT FUND.
106.20 	The closed landfill investment fund is established in the state treasury. The fund consists 
106.21 	of money credited to the fund, and interest and other earnings on money in the fund. 
106.22 	Beginning July 1, 2003, funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445. The 
106.23 	fund shall be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of Investment. 
106.24 	Money in the fund is appropriated to the commissioner and may be spent by the commissioner
106.25 	after fiscal year 2020 in accordance with sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.

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

106.27 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.02, is amended to read:
106.28 	116.02 POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY; CREATION AND POWERS.
106.29 		Subdivision 1.Creation. A pollution control agency, designated as the Minnesota 
106.30 	Pollution Control Agency, is hereby created. The agency consists of the commissioner and 
106.31 	eight members appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the senate. 
107.1 	One member must be a person knowledgeable in the field of agriculture, and one must be 
107.2 	a representative of organized labor.
107.3 		Subd. 2a.Terms, compensation, removal, vacancies. The membership terms, 
107.4 	compensation, removal of members, and filling of vacancies on the agency is as provided 
107.5 	in section 15.0575.
107.6 		Subd. 3a.Membership. The membership of the Pollution Control Agency must be 
107.7 	broadly representative of the skills and experience necessary to effectuate the policy of 
107.8 	sections 116.01 to 116.075, except that no member other than the commissioner may be an 
107.9 	officer or employee of the state or federal government. Only two members at one time may 
107.10 	be officials or employees of a municipality or any governmental subdivision, but neither 
107.11 	may be a member ex officio or otherwise on the management board of a municipal sanitary 
107.12 	sewage disposal system.
107.13 		Subd. 4a.Chair. The commissioner serves as chair of the agency. The agency elects 
107.14 	other officers as the agency deems necessary.
107.15 		Subd. 5.Agency successor to commission. The Pollution Control Agency is the 
107.16 	successor of the Water Pollution Control Commission, and all powers and duties now vested 
107.17 	in or imposed upon said commission by chapter 115, or any act amendatory thereof or 
107.18 	supplementary thereto, are hereby transferred to, imposed upon, and vested in the 
107.19 	commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
107.20 		Subd. 6a.Required decisions. The agency must make final decisions on the following 
107.21 	matters:
107.22 	(1) a petition for preparing an environmental assessment worksheet, if the project proposer 
107.23 	or a person commenting on the proposal requests that the decision be made by the agency 
107.24 	and the agency requests that it make the decision under subdivision 8a;
107.25 	(2) the need for an environmental impact statement following preparation of an 
107.26 	environmental assessment worksheet under applicable rules, if:
107.27 	(i) the agency has received a request for an environmental impact statement;
107.28 	(ii) the project proposer or a person commenting on the proposal requests that the 
107.29 	declaration be made by the agency and the agency requests that it make the decision under 
107.30 	subdivision 8a; or
107.31 	(iii) the commissioner is recommending preparation of an environmental impact 
107.32 	statement;
108.1 	(3) the scope and adequacy of environmental impact statements;
108.2 	(4) issuing, reissuing, modifying, or revoking a permit if:
108.3 	(i) a variance is sought in the permit application or a contested case hearing request is 
108.4 	pending; or
108.5 	(ii) the permit applicant, the permittee, or a person commenting on the permit action 
108.6 	requests that the decision be made by the agency and the agency requests that it make the 
108.7 	decision under subdivision 8a;
108.8 	(5) final adoption or amendment of agency rules for which a public hearing is required 
108.9 	under section 14.25 or for which the commissioner decides to proceed directly to a public 
108.10 	hearing under section 14.14, subdivision 1;
108.11 	(6) approving or denying an application for a variance from an agency rule if:
108.12 	(i) granting the variance request would change an air, soil, or water quality standard;
108.13 	(ii) the commissioner determines that granting the variance would have a significant 
108.14 	environmental impact; or
108.15 	(iii) the applicant or a person commenting on the variance request requests that the 
108.16 	decision be made by the agency and the agency requests that it make the decision under 
108.17 	subdivision 8a; and
108.18 	(7) whether to reopen, rescind, or reverse a decision of the agency.
108.19 		Subd. 7a.Additional decisions. The commissioner may request that the agency make 
108.20 	additional decisions or provide advice to the commissioner.
108.21 		Subd. 8a.Other actions. (a) Any other action not specifically within the authority of 
108.22 	the commissioner must be made by the agency if:
108.23 	(1) before the commissioner's final decision on the action, one or more members of the 
108.24 	agency notify the commissioner of their request that the decision be made by the agency; 
108.25 	or
108.26 	(2) any person submits a petition to the commissioner requesting that the decision be 
108.27 	made by the agency and the commissioner grants the petition.
108.28 	(b) If the commissioner denies a petition submitted under paragraph (a), clause (2), the 
108.29 	commissioner must advise the agency and the petitioner of the reasons for the denial.
108.30 		Subd. 9a.Informing public. The commissioner must inform interested persons as 
108.31 	appropriate in public notices and other public documents of their right to request the agency 
109.1 	to make decisions in specific matters according to subdivision 6a and the right of agency 
109.2 	members to request that decisions be made by the agency according to subdivision 8a. The 
109.3 	commissioner must regularly inform the agency of activities that have broad policy 
109.4 	implications or potential environmental significance and of activities in which the public 
109.5 	has exhibited substantial interest.
109.6 		Subd. 11.Changing decisions. (a) The agency must not reopen, rescind, or reverse a 
109.7 	decision of the agency except upon:
109.8 	(1) the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the agency; or
109.9 	(2) a finding that there was an irregularity in a hearing related to the decision, an error 
109.10 	of law, or a newly discovered material issue of fact.
109.11 	(b) The requirements in paragraph (a) are minimum requirements and do not limit the 
109.12 	agency's authority under sections 14.06 and 116.07, subdivision 3, to adopt rules:
109.13 	(1) applying the requirement in paragraph (a), clause (1) or (2), to certain decisions of 
109.14 	the agency; or
109.15 	(2) establishing additional or more stringent requirements for reopening, rescinding, or 
109.16 	reversing decisions of the agency.

109.17 	Sec. 91. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
109.18 		Subdivision 1.Office. (a) The Office of Commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
109.19 	is created and is under the supervision and control of the commissioner, who is appointed 
109.20 	by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06.
109.21 	(b) The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner and assistant commissioners 
109.22 	who shall be are in the unclassified service.
109.23 	(c) The commissioner shall make all decisions on behalf of the agency that are not 
109.24 	required to be made by the agency under section 116.02.

109.25 	Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
109.26 		Subd. 2a.Mission; efficiency. It is part of the agency's mission that, within the agency's 
109.27 	resources, the commissioner and the members of the agency shall endeavor to:
109.28 	(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;
109.29 	(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's resources 
109.30 	and operate the agency as efficiently as possible;
110.1 	(3) coordinate the agency's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of other 
110.2 	governmental agencies;
110.3 	(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve customer 
110.4 	service, increase public access to information about government, and increase public 
110.5 	participation in the business of government;
110.6 	(5) utilize use constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent 
110.7 	otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;
110.8 	(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the 
110.9 	accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section 16A.10, 
110.10 	subdivision 1; and
110.11 	(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out the 
110.12 	mission and improve the performance of the agency.

110.13 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.155, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
110.14 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The remediation fund is created as a special revenue fund in 
110.15 	the state treasury to provide a reliable source of public money for response and corrective 
110.16 	actions to address releases of hazardous substances, pollutants or contaminants, agricultural 
110.17 	chemicals, and petroleum, and for environmental response actions at qualified landfill 
110.18 	facilities for which the agency has assumed such responsibility, including perpetual care of 
110.19 	such facilities. The specific purposes for which the general portion of the fund may be spent 
110.20 	are provided in subdivision 2. In addition to the general portion of the fund, the fund contains 
110.21 	three four accounts described in subdivisions 4 to 5a 5b.

110.22 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.155, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
110.23 		Subd. 3.Revenues. The following revenues shall be deposited in the general portion of 
110.24 	the remediation fund:
110.25 	(1) response costs and natural resource damages related to releases of hazardous 
110.26 	substances, or pollutants or contaminants, recovered under sections 115B.17, subdivisions
110.27 	subdivision 6 and 7,;115B.443,;115B.444, or any other law;
110.28 	(2) money paid to the agency or the Agriculture Department by voluntary parties who 
110.29 	have received technical or other assistance under sections 115B.17, subdivision 14, 115B.175
110.30 	to 115B.179, and 115C.03, subdivision 9;
111.1 	(3) money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriation from 
111.2 	any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 2, except federal grants; and
111.3 	(4) interest accrued on the fund.

111.4 	Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.155, is amended by adding a subdivision 
111.5 	to read:
111.6 		Subd. 5b.Natural resources damages account. The natural resources damages account 
111.7 	is as described in section 115B.172.

111.8 	Sec. 96. [116.2025] SALT APPLICATORS; VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION 
111.9 	PROGRAM.
111.10 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
111.11 	meanings given:
111.12 	(1) "certified commercial applicator" means an individual who applies deicer, completed 
111.13 	training on snow and ice removal and deicer application approved by the commissioner, 
111.14 	and passed an examination after completing the training;
111.15 	(2) "commercial applicator'' means an individual who applies deicer for hire, but does 
111.16 	not include a municipal, state, or other government employee;
111.17 	(3) "deicer'' means any substance used to melt snow and ice, or used for its anti-icing 
111.18 	effects, on privately owned surfaces traveled by pedestrians and vehicles; and
111.19 	(4) "owner" means a person that owns or leases real estate and that enters into a written 
111.20 	contract with a certified commercial applicator for snow and ice removal and deicer 
111.21 	application.
111.22 		Subd. 2.Voluntary certification program; best management practices. (a) The 
111.23 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must develop a training program that promotes 
111.24 	best management practices for snow and ice removal and deicer application that protect 
111.25 	water quality and allows commercial applicators to obtain certification as a water-friendly 
111.26 	applicator. The commissioner must certify a commercial applicator as a water-friendly 
111.27 	applicator if the applicator successfully completes the program and passes the examination.
111.28 	(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the University of Minnesota, must provide 
111.29 	additional training under this section for certified commercial applicators renewing 
111.30 	certification after their initial training and certification.
112.1 	(c) The commissioner, in consultation with the University of Minnesota, must provide 
112.2 	the training and testing module at locations statewide and may make the recertification 
112.3 	training available online.
112.4 	(d) The commissioner, in consultation with the University of Minnesota, must annually 
112.5 	post the best management practices and a list of certified commercial applicators on the 
112.6 	agency's website.
112.7 	(e) The commissioner may charge a fee of no more than $350 per certified commercial 
112.8 	applicator for the training or recertification under this section. Fees collected under this 
112.9 	subdivision must be deposited in the environmental fund.
112.10 		Subd. 3.Liability. (a) A certified commercial applicator or an owner is not liable for 
112.11 	damages arising from hazards resulting from the accumulation of snow and ice on any real 
112.12 	estate maintained by the certified commercial applicator when the hazard is solely caused 
112.13 	by snow or ice and the certified commercial applicator used the best management practices 
112.14 	for snow and ice removal and deicing approved by the commissioner.
112.15 	(b) Nothing in paragraph (a) prevents or limits the liability of a certified commercial 
112.16 	applicator or owner if the certified commercial applicator or owner:
112.17 	(1) commits an act or omission that constitutes negligence or willful or wanton disregard 
112.18 	for the safety of entrants onto real estate of the owner that is maintained by the certified 
112.19 	commercial applicator and that act or omission proximately causes injury, damage, or death;
112.20 	(2) has actual knowledge or reasonably should have known of a dangerous condition on 
112.21 	the real estate of the owner maintained by the certified commercial applicator;
112.22 	(3) intentionally injures an entrant on real estate of the owner that is maintained by the 
112.23 	certified applicator; or
112.24 	(4) fails to comply with the best management practices for snow and ice removal and 
112.25 	deicer application approved by the commissioner.
112.26 	(c) The liability of a commercial applicator who applies deicer but is not certified under 
112.27 	this section may not be determined under the standards provided in this subdivision.
112.28 		Subd. 4.Record keeping. A certified commercial applicator must maintain the following 
112.29 	records as part of the best management practices approved by the commissioner:
112.30 	(1) a copy of the applicator's certification approved by the commissioner and any 
112.31 	recertification;
112.32 	(2) evidence of passing the examination approved by the commissioner;
113.1 	(3) copies of the winter maintenance assessment tool requirements developed by the 
113.2 	commissioner;
113.3 	(4) a written record describing the road, parking lot, and property maintenance practices 
113.4 	used. The written record must include the type and rate of application of deicer used, the 
113.5 	dates of treatment, and the weather conditions for each event requiring deicing. The records 
113.6 	must be kept for a minimum of six years; and
113.7 	(5) proof of compliance with the reporting requirements under subdivision 7.
113.8 		Subd. 5.Penalty. The commissioner may revoke or decline to renew the certification 
113.9 	of a commercial applicator who violates this section or rules adopted under this section.
113.10 		Subd. 6.Relation to other law. Nothing in this section affects municipal liability under 
113.11 	section 466.03.
113.12 		Subd. 7.Reporting required. By July 1 each year, a certified commercial applicator 
113.13 	must submit to the commissioner on a form prescribed by the commissioner the amounts 
113.14 	and types of deicers used in the previous calendar year.
113.15 		Subd. 8.Expiration. This section expires August 1, 2026.

113.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective August 1, 2019, and applies to claims 
113.17 	arising on or after that date.

113.18 	Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.993, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
113.19 		Subd. 2.Eligible borrower. To be eligible for a loan under this section, a borrower 
113.20 	must:
113.21 	(1) be a small business corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, or association;
113.22 	(2) be a potential emitter of pollutants to the air, ground, or water;
113.23 	(3) need capital for equipment purchases that will meet or exceed environmental 
113.24 	regulations or need capital for site investigation and cleanup;
113.25 	(4) have less than 50 100 full-time equivalent employees; and
113.26 	(5) have an after tax profit of less than $500,000; and.
113.27 	(6) have a net worth of less than $1,000,000.

113.28 	Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.993, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
113.29 		Subd. 6.Loan conditions. A loan made under this section must include:
114.1 	(1) an interest rate that is four percent orat or below one-half the prime rate, whichever 
114.2 	is greater not to exceed five percent;
114.3 	(2) a term of payment of not more than seven years; and
114.4 	(3) an amount not less than $1,000 or exceeding $50,000 $75,000.

114.5 	Sec. 99. [116U.60] MINNESOTA OUTDOOR RECREATION OFFICE.
114.6 		Subdivision 1.Office established. The Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office is 
114.7 	established as an office in Explore Minnesota Tourism. The governor, in consultation with 
114.8 	the commissioners of natural resources and employment and economic development, must 
114.9 	appoint the director of the Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office.
114.10 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The purpose of the Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office is to promote 
114.11 	and increase participation in outdoor recreation by all Minnesota citizens by:
114.12 	(1) supporting the outdoor recreation economy of Minnesota and working toward 
114.13 	equitable and inclusive access to the outdoors;
114.14 	(2) creating and developing an inventory of existing public and private resources 
114.15 	promoting outdoor recreation;
114.16 	(3) coordinating outdoor recreation policy and management among state and federal 
114.17 	agencies and local government entities;
114.18 	(4) assisting in promoting and marketing opportunities and events for outdoor recreation;
114.19 	(5) assisting the Department of Employment and Economic Development in supporting 
114.20 	outdoor recreation businesses and providing technical assistance with resources and 
114.21 	opportunities for economic development;
114.22 	(6) developing strategies to recruit and grow outdoor recreation businesses and to enhance 
114.23 	recreation-related employment in Minnesota;
114.24 	(7) promoting outdoor recreation opportunities for people with disabilities;
114.25 	(8) promoting education and use of outdoor recreation assets to enhance public health;
114.26 	(9) supporting outdoor recreation programs at Minnesota educational institutions;
114.27 	(10) collecting data on the impact of outdoor recreation in the state and the accessibility 
114.28 	of natural resources for underserved populations; and
114.29 	(11) recommending initiatives to increase access to outdoor recreational amenities and 
114.30 	experiences.
115.1 		Subd. 3.Account; donations. The director of the Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office 
115.2 	may accept gifts and grants for purposes related to the duties of the Minnesota Outdoor 
115.3 	Recreation Office. Money received by the director from gifts and grants is deposited in an 
115.4 	account in the special revenue fund and appropriated to the director for the purposes specified 
115.5 	in the gift or grant.
115.6 		Subd. 4.Strategic plan. By January 15, 2020, the director of the Minnesota Outdoor 
115.7 	Recreation Office must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
115.8 	house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over Explore 
115.9 	Minnesota Tourism and environment and natural resources policy and finance that contains 
115.10 	a strategic plan for the Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office. In developing the strategic 
115.11 	plan, the director must consult with the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council; the 
115.12 	commissioners of natural resources, health, transportation, and employment and economic 
115.13 	development; and the chairs and ranking minority members or their designees of the house 
115.14 	of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over Explore 
115.15 	Minnesota Tourism and environment and natural resources policy and finance.
115.16 		Subd. 5.Consultation and cooperation. (a) The director of the Minnesota Outdoor 
115.17 	Recreation Office must consult with the Explore Minnesota Tourism Council in carrying 
115.18 	out the purposes of the Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office.
115.19 	(b) Explore Minnesota Tourism and the commissioners of natural resources, health, 
115.20 	transportation, and employment and economic development must cooperate with the director 
115.21 	of the Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office in fulfilling the duties of the Minnesota Outdoor 
115.22 	Recreation Office as they relate to the purposes of the respective office or agencies.
115.23 		Subd. 6.Report. By January 1, 2021, and each year thereafter, the director of the 
115.24 	Minnesota Outdoor Recreation Office must submit an annual report to the legislature on 
115.25 	the donations received, accomplishments, recommendations, and findings of the Minnesota 
115.26 	Outdoor Recreation Office from the preceding fiscal year.
115.27 		Subd. 7.Regulatory authority. Nothing contained in this section supplants or impacts 
115.28 	the regulatory authority of other state agencies.

115.29 	Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 127A.353, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
115.30 		Subdivision 1.Appointment. The school trust lands director shall be appointed by the 
115.31 	governor. The commissioner of natural resources shall provide human resources, payroll, 
115.32 	accounting, procurement, and other similar administrative services to the school trust lands 
115.33 	director. The director's appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the senate.

116.1 	Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 325F.071, is amended to read:
116.2 	325F.071 FLAME-RETARDANT CHEMICALS; PROHIBITION.
116.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
116.4 	the meanings given.
116.5 	(b) "Child" means a person under 12 years of age.
116.6 	(c) "Children's product" means a product primarily designed or intended by a 
116.7 	manufacturer to be used by or for a child, including any article used as a component of such 
116.8 	a product, but excluding a food, beverage, dietary supplement, pharmaceutical product or 
116.9 	biologic, children's toys that are subject to the most recent version of the American Society 
116.10 	for Testing and Materials F963, Standard Consumer Safety Specification for Toy Safety, a 
116.11 	medical device as defined in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, United States Code, 
116.12 	title 21, section 321(h), products listed under section 116.9405, clauses (10) and (11), and 
116.13 	products listed under sections 325F.03 and 325F.04.
116.14 	(d) "PFAS" means perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
116.15 	(e) "Residential or business textile" means a textile designed for use in the home, 
116.16 	businesses, or places of lodging as a covering on windows, walls, or floors. Residential or 
116.17 	business textile includes carpeting and carpet padding.
116.18 	(d) (f) "Upholstered residential furniture" means furniture with padding, coverings, and 
116.19 	cushions intended and sold for use in the home or places of lodging.
116.20 		Subd. 2.Flame-retardant chemicals; prohibition. (a) On and after July 1, 2018, no 
116.21 	manufacturer or wholesaler may manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or 
116.22 	distribute for use in this state a children's product or, upholstered residential furniture, a 
116.23 	residential or business textile, or a mattress containing, in amounts greater than 1,000 parts 
116.24 	per million in any product component, the following flame-retardants: any halogenated, 
116.25 	phosphorus-based, nitrogen-based, and nanoscale flame retardants.
116.26 	(1) TDCPP (tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate), Chemical Abstracts Service number 
116.27 	13674-87-8;
116.28 	(2) decabromodiphenyl ether, Chemical Abstracts Service number 1163-19-5;
116.29 	(3) hexabromocyclododecane, Chemical Abstracts Service number 25637-99-4; and
116.30 	(4) TCEP (tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate), Chemical Abstracts Service number 115-96-8.
116.31 	(b) On and after July 1, 2019, no retailer may sell or offer for sale or use in this state a 
116.32 	children's product or, upholstered residential furniture, a residential or business textile, or 
117.1 	a mattress containing in amounts greater than 1,000 parts per million in any product 
117.2 	component the flame retardant chemicals listed in paragraph (a).
117.3 	(c) The sale or offer for sale of any previously owned product containing a chemical 
117.4 	restricted under this section is exempt from the provisions of this section.
117.5 		Subd. 3.Flame-retardant chemicals; replacement chemicals. A manufacturer shall 
117.6 	not replace a chemical whose use is prohibited under this section with a chemical identified 
117.7 	on the basis of credible scientific evidence by a state, federal, or international agency as 
117.8 	being known or suspected with a high degree of probability to:
117.9 	(1) harm the normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental 
117.10 	toxicity;
117.11 	(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;
117.12 	(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system; or
117.13 	(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs, or cause other systemic 
117.14 	toxicity.
117.15 		Subd. 4.Firefighting foam. Beginning July 1, 2020, a manufacturer or wholesaler may 
117.16 	not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, distribute for sale, or distribute for use in this state class 
117.17 	B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added PFAS except for use at oil refineries, 
117.18 	oil and petroleum terminals, airports, or Camp Ripley.
117.19 		Subd. 5.Training exercises. Class B firefighting foam that contains intentionally added 
117.20 	PFAS must not be used in training exercises, including at oil refineries, oil and petroleum 
117.21 	terminals, and airports. This subdivision does not apply to training exercises at Camp Ripley.
117.22 		Subd. 6.Enforcement. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must enforce 
117.23 	compliance with this section under sections 115.071 and 116.072. The commissioner must 
117.24 	coordinate with the commissioners of commerce and health in enforcing this section to aid 
117.25 	in the law enforcement process or promote public health. Coordination includes but is not 
117.26 	limited to investigation, enforcement and sharing related data among the agencies in the 
117.27 	course of those processes, and using each agency's investigative and enforcement authorities, 
117.28 	where they are applicable.

117.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) The amendments to subdivision 2, paragraph (a), are effective 
117.30 	July 1, 2020.
117.31 	(b) The amendments to subdivision 2, paragraph (b), are effective July 1, 2021.

118.1 	Sec. 102. Laws 2013, chapter 114, article 4, section 105, as amended by Laws 2017, 
118.2 	chapter 93, article 2, section 148, is amended to read:
118.3 	Sec. 105. RULES; SILICA SAND.
 118.4 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may adopt rules pertaining to 
118.5 	the control of particulate emissions from silica sand projects. The rulemaking is exempt 
118.6 	from Minnesota Statutes, section 14.125.
118.7 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules develop a model ordinance
118.8 	pertaining to the reclamation of silica sand mines. The rulemaking is exempt from Minnesota 
118.9 	Statutes, section 14.125 commissioner shall publish the model ordinance in the State Register.
118.10 	(c) By January 1, 2014, the Department of Health shall adopt an air quality health-based 
118.11 	value for silica sand.
118.12 	(d) The Environmental Quality Board may amend its rules for environmental review, 
118.13 	adopted under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116D, for silica sand mining and processing to 
118.14 	take into account the increased activity in the state and concerns over the size of specific 
118.15 	operations. The Environmental Quality Board shall consider whether the requirements of 
118.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.991, should remain part of the environmental review 
118.17 	requirements for silica sand and whether the requirements should be different for different 
118.18 	geographic areas of the state. The rulemaking is exempt from Minnesota Statutes, section 
118.19 	14.125.

118.20 	Sec. 103. LAKE DESIGNATION; CITY OF THE FIRST CLASS.
 118.21 	Any lake located in a city of the first class that (1) has an area of at least 375 acres but 
118.22 	less than 500 acres, and (2) is included as part of the Grand Rounds National Scenic Byway 
118.23 	is named and designated Bde Maka Ska.

118.24 	Sec. 104. STAMP DESIGN; RULE AMENDMENT.
 118.25 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 6290.0400, 
118.26 	subpart 3, to:
118.27 	(1) allow a contest entry to be created using nonphotographic digital media; and
118.28 	(2) require a person submitting a contest entry to list all media used in the creation of 
118.29 	the entry.
118.30 	(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
118.31 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
119.1 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
119.2 	14.388.

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

119.4 	Sec. 105. TURTLE SELLER'S LICENSES; TRANSFER AND RENEWAL.
 119.5 	The commissioner of natural resources must not renew or transfer a turtle seller's license 
119.6 	after the effective date of this section.

119.7 	Sec. 106. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE ADOPT-A-DUMPSTER PROGRAM; 
119.8 	DEER CARCASS HANDLING GUIDELINES.
 119.9 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources must establish a chronic wasting disease 
119.10 	adopt-a-dumpster program to provide dumpsters dedicated to disposing of deer carcasses 
119.11 	in areas where chronic wasting disease has been detected. The commissioner must work 
119.12 	with solid waste haulers and other interested parties and encourage volunteer support to 
119.13 	ensure the dumpsters are located at convenient locations with appropriate signage, lined, 
119.14 	and maintained. The commissioner must ensure the carcasses collected are properly disposed 
119.15 	of to minimize the spread of chronic wasting disease.
119.16 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with the commissioners of 
119.17 	health and the Pollution Control Agency, must develop guidelines to prevent the spread of 
119.18 	chronic wasting disease and protect public health that take into consideration infectious 
119.19 	waste as defined under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.76, subdivision 12:
119.20 	(1) for hunters for handling deer in the field and transporting and disposing of carcasses;
119.21 	(2) for solid waste facilities and solid waste haulers for proper handling, transportation, 
119.22 	and disposal of deer carcasses; and
119.23 	(3) for taxidermists and meat processors for proper handling, processing, and disposal 
119.24 	of deer carcasses.
119.25 	(c) By January 15, 2020, the commissioner of natural resources must submit a report to 
119.26 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate 
119.27 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources with the 
119.28 	results of the program developed under paragraph (a) and the guidelines developed under 
119.29 	paragraph (b).

120.1 	Sec. 107. NAMING OF STATE PARK FACILITIES AFTER WALTER F. 
120.2 	MONDALE.
 120.3 		Subdivision 1.Wild River State Park; visitor center. The visitor center at Wild River 
120.4 	State Park is designated as the Walter F. Mondale Visitor Center.
120.5 		Subd. 2.St. Croix State Park; visitor center. The visitor center at St. Croix State Park 
120.6 	is designated as the Walter F. Mondale Visitor Center.
120.7 		Subd. 3.Interstate State Park; scenic overlook and trail. The scenic overlook and 
120.8 	trail at Interstate State Park is designated as the Walter F. Mondale Scenic Overlook and 
120.9 	Trail.
120.10 		Subd. 4.William O'Brien State Park; day use area. The day use area at William 
120.11 	O'Brien State Park, currently referred to as the Lake Alice Day Use Area, is designated as 
120.12 	the Walter F. Mondale Day Use Area.

120.13 	Sec. 108. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 120.14 	(a) The revisor must assign the priority order for the metropolitan landfill contingency 
120.15 	action trust account established in section 3 to follow any amendment to Minnesota Statutes, 
120.16 	section 16A.152, subdivision 2, for special education aid enacted during the 2019 legislative 
120.17 	session.
120.18 	(b) The revisor of statutes must change the reference in Minnesota Statutes, sections 
120.19 	127A.30, subdivision 2, and 287.22, from "section 92.121" to "section 92.122."

120.20 	Sec. 109. REPEALER.
 120.21 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 92.121; and 97C.605, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, and 
120.22 	5, are repealed.
120.23 	(b) Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 149, is repealed.
120.24 	(c) Minnesota Rules, part 6256.0500, subparts 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, are repealed.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: UES2314-1 

92.121 PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND LANDS.
The commissioner of natural resources shall exchange permanent school fund land as defined in the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8, located in state parks, state recreation areas, wildlife management areas, scientific and natural areas, or state waysides or on lands managed by the commissioner as old growth stands, for other lands as allowed by the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and section 94.343, subdivision 1, that are compatible with the goal of the permanent school fund lands in section 127A.31 when, as a result of management practices applied to the permanent school fund lands and associated resources, revenue generation has been diminished or is prohibited and no alternative has been put into effect to compensate the permanent school fund for the income losses. 

97C.605 TURTLES.Subd. 2.Turtle seller's license. 
(a) A person may not take, possess, buy, or transport turtles for sale; sell turtles; or take turtles for sale using commercial equipment without a turtle seller's license, except as provided in subdivision 2c. 

(b) Except for renewals, no new turtle seller's licenses may be issued after August 1, 2002. 

(c) A turtle seller's license is transferable by the turtle seller licensee by making application to the commissioner. A turtle seller's license may be transferred only once under this paragraph and the transfer must be to a child of the person holding the turtle seller's license. 

Subd. 2a.Recreational turtle license. 
A person who does not possess a turtle seller's license must obtain a recreational turtle license to take turtles for personal use with commercial equipment. 

Subd. 2b.Turtle seller's apprentice license. 
(a) A person with a turtle seller's license may list one person as an apprentice on the license. A person acting as an apprentice for a turtle seller licensee must have an apprentice license and may assist the turtle licensee in all licensed activities. 

(b) The turtle seller licensee or turtle seller's apprentice licensee must be present at all turtle operations conducted under the turtle seller's license. Turtle operations include going to and from turtle harvest locations; setting, lifting, and removing commercial turtle equipment; taking turtles out of equipment; and transporting turtles from harvest locations. 

(c) A turtle seller's apprentice license is transferable by the turtle seller licensee by making application to the commissioner. A person listed as an apprentice by a turtle seller licensee must not be listed as an apprentice by another turtle seller licensee nor may an apprentice possess a turtle seller's license or a recreational turtle license. 

Subd. 5.Interfering with commercial or recreational turtle operations. 
A person may not: 

(1) knowingly place or maintain an obstruction that will hinder, prevent, or interfere with a licensed turtle operation; 

(2) remove turtles, other wild animals, or fish from a floating or submerged trap licensed under the game and fish laws; or 

(3) knowingly damage, disturb, or interfere with a licensed turtle operation. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: UES2314-1 

Laws 2015, First Special Session chapter 4, article 4, section 149
Sec. 149. REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION. 
The revisor of statutes shall prepare draft legislation to amend statutes to conform with structural changes to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under sections 114 to 117 and 150. The revisor shall submit the proposed legislation to the chairs of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over environment policy by January 1, 2016. 

6256.0500TAKING TURTLES. Subp. 2.Equipment.  
Turtles may be taken by a person possessing a turtle seller's, turtle seller's apprentice, or recreational turtle license by means of floating or submerged turtle traps, turtle hooks, and other commercial fishing gear authorized by the commissioner. Traps must not exceed five feet in width, four feet in height, and eight feet in length. 

Subp. 2a.Submerged turtle traps.  
Submerged traps must be constructed of either flexible webbing or wire. Flexible webbing traps must be of mesh size not less than 3-1/2 inches bar measure or seven inches stretch measure. Wire traps must be of mesh size not less than two inches by four inches bar measure and must have at least one square opening in the top panel measuring at least four inches on a side and two of the same dimension on each of the side panels near the top of the trap. A trap must be set in water shallow enough so that the top of the trap is at least level with the water surface. 

Subp. 2b.Floating turtle traps.  
Floating traps must have: (1) one or more openings above the water surface that measure at least ten inches by four inches; and (2) a mesh size of not less than one-half inch bar measure. 

Subp. 4.Operation of turtle trap.  
Each submerged trap must be checked and emptied at intervals not exceeding 48 hours and each floating trap must be checked and emptied at intervals not exceeding 120 hours. A turtle seller licensee or turtle seller's apprentice operating under a turtle seller's license may not operate more than 40 submerged turtle traps. A turtle seller's apprentice is not entitled to any traps in addition to those of the turtle seller. A recreational turtle licensee may not operate more than three turtle traps. 

Subp. 5.Required marking of turtle traps. A.
 When in use, each turtle trap must have affixed on it a tag of permanent material visible from above, legibly bearing the name, address, and license number of the operator. This information must be recorded in an indelible manner on the tag. The tag must be of dimensions not less than 2-1/2 inches in length by five-eighths inch in width. 

B.
 The commissioner shall issue 40 submerged turtle trap identification tags to a turtle seller licensee and three recreational turtle trap identification tags to a recreational turtle licensee. Tags must be attached to submerged and recreational traps at all times. Lost tags must be reported within 48 hours to the local conservation officer or the commercial fisheries program consultant. The commissioner may reissue tags upon request. 

Subp. 6.Turtles taken incidental to other operations.  
Turtles listed in subpart 1 that are taken incidental to other commercial fishing operations may be possessed, transported, and sold, provided the operator is a holder of a turtle seller's license. 

Subp. 7.Required reporting by turtle seller; record keeping. A.
 A holder of a turtle seller's license must submit reports, on forms provided by the commissioner, to the address identified on the form by the tenth day of each month for the preceding month for the months of March through November, whether or not any equipment was used to take turtles. 

B.
 In the report required in item A, the licensee must record daily operations, including separate entries for each water body. The records must include water body location, equipment used, numbers and pounds of each species of turtles taken, numbers of each species of turtles released at that water body, and other information about the operation as specified on the form provided by the commissioner. The records must be kept current within 48 hours of the last daily operation. 

C.
 A license shall not be renewed until all of the licensee's monthly reports for the previous calendar year are submitted and received at the address identified on the form. 

Subp. 8.Report on buying turtles for resale.  
A licensee who buys turtles for resale or for processing and resale must keep a correct and complete book record of all transactions and activities covered in the license, not inconsistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.425. Copies of the shipping documents for turtles being sent out of state must be part of and included with the monthly reports required under subpart 7.