1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; modifying the availability of certain appropriations; 
1.3 	modifying and repealing agency authority and reporting requirements; modifying 
1.4 	effluent limitation requirements; modifying definition of pipeline for certain 
1.5 	purposes; requiring analyses; requiring modifications of certain plans; modifying 
1.6 	conditions on water appropriations and wells; repealing authority of the Pollution 
1.7 	Control Agency related to automobile emissions; modifying fees for dry cleaners; 
1.8 	modifying the metropolitan landfill abatement fund; prohibiting certain antler point 
1.9 	restrictions; regulating wake surfing on waters of the state; modifying application 
1.10 	of stormwater rules; increasing soil and water conservation district supervisor 
1.11 	compensation; modifying definition of all-terrain vehicle; removing prohibition 
1.12 	on transporting unregistered snowmobiles; establishing certified salt applicator 
1.13 	program; modifying provisions related to certifiable fish diseases and list of species 
1.14 	susceptible to viral hemorrhagic septicemia; modifying review and approval of 
1.15 	local regulation in Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area; modifying requirements 
1.16 	for exchanging wild rice leases; modifying reporting requirement on school trust 
1.17 	lands; modifying provisions for certain invasive species permits; modifying state 
1.18 	park provisions; providing for special use permits; modifying muzzleloader 
1.19 	provisions; providing for regulation of possessing, propagating, and selling snakes, 
1.20 	lizards, and salamanders; modifying provisions for game and fish licenses after 
1.21 	convictions; modifying hunting and fishing provisions; modifying date of Lake 
1.22 	Superior Management Plan; prohibiting import of cervidae carcasses; establishing 
1.23 	Minnesota River Basin water quality and storage program; permanently allowing 
1.24 	portable stands in certain wildlife management areas; modifying provisions for 
1.25 	conveying state land interests; adding to and deleting from state parks and recreation 
1.26 	areas; authorizing sales of certain surplus state lands; providing for management 
1.27 	of certain units of outdoor recreation; providing for certain solid waste management 
1.28 	tax exemptions; modifying and extending certain appropriations; appropriating 
1.29 	money from the environment and natural resources trust fund;amending Minnesota 
1.30 	Statutes 2018, sections 14.05, by adding a subdivision; 17.4982, subdivisions 6, 
1.31 	8, 9, 12, by adding subdivisions; 17.4985, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 17.4986, 
1.32 	subdivisions 2, 4; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4992, subdivision 2; 84.63; 84.82, 
1.33 	subdivisions 1a, 7a; 84.92, subdivision 8; 84D.11, subdivision 1a; 85.052, 
1.34 	subdivisions 1, 2, 6, by adding a subdivision; 85.053, subdivision 2; 86B.005, by 
1.35 	adding subdivisions; 86B.315, subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 92.502; 
1.36 	97A.015, subdivision 51; 97A.137, subdivision 5; 97A.401, subdivision 1, by 
1.37 	adding a subdivision; 97A.421, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.505, 
1.38 	subdivision 3b; 97B.031, subdivision 1; 97B.036; 97B.311; 97C.005, subdivision 
2.1 	3; 97C.342, subdivision 2; 97C.515, subdivision 2; 97C.805, subdivision 2; 
2.2 	97C.836; 103A.212; 103C.315, subdivision 4; 103G.271, subdivision 7, by adding 
2.3 	a subdivision; 103G.287, subdivisions 4, 5; 103G.289; 115.03, subdivision 1; 
2.4 	115.455; 115.77, subdivision 1; 115.84, subdivisions 2, 3; 115B.49, by adding a 
2.5 	subdivision; 116.03, subdivision 2b; 116.07, subdivisions 2, 4d; 116G.07, by 
2.6 	adding a subdivision; 116G.15, by adding a subdivision; 216G.01, subdivision 3; 
2.7 	473.844, subdivision 1a; Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 84.027, 
2.8 	subdivision 18; 85.054, subdivision 1; 85.47; 97A.505, subdivision 8; 97B.086; 
2.9 	Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 16; Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 
2.10 	9, as amended; Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; Laws 
2.11 	2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6; Laws 2019, First Special 
2.12 	Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10; article 3, section 109; 
2.13 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 103F; 116; repealing 
2.14 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507; 85.054, 
2.15 	subdivision 19; 115B.49, subdivisions 4, 4b; Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53; 
2.16 	Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0350.
2.17 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.18 	ARTICLE 1
2.19 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

2.20 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 14.05, is amended by adding a subdivision 
2.21 	to read:
2.22 		Subd. 1a.Limitation regarding certain policies, guidelines, and other interpretive 
2.23 	statements. An agency must not seek to impose or require in a permit or contract or to 
2.24 	enforce against any person through monetary or nonmonetary penalty a policy, guideline, 
2.25 	bulletin, criterion, manual, standard, interpretive statement, or similar pronouncement that 
2.26 	has not been properly adopted under this chapter.

2.27 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
2.28 		Subd. 6.Certifiable diseases. "Certifiable diseases" includes any of the following 
2.29 	expressed as clinical symptoms or based on the presence of the pathogen: channel catfish 
2.30 	virus, Renibacterium salmoninarum (bacterial kidney disease), Aeromonas salmonicida
2.31 	(bacterial furunculosis), Yersinia ruckeri (enteric redmouth disease), Edwardsiella ictaluri
2.32 	(enteric septicemia of catfish), infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious pancreatic 
2.33 	necrosis virus, Myxobolus cerebralis (whirling disease), Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae
2.34 	(proliferative kidney disease), viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, epizootic epitheliotropic 
2.35 	virus, Ceratomyxa shasta (ceratomyxosis), and any emergency fish disease.

2.36 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
2.37 		Subd. 8.Containment facility. "Containment facility" means a licensed facility for 
2.38 	salmonids, catfish, or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list 
3.1 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
3.2 	Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list that complies with clauses (1), (3), and 
3.3 	(4), or clauses (2), (3), and (4):
3.4 	(1) disinfects its effluent to the standards in section 17.4991 before the effluent is 
3.5 	discharged to public waters;
3.6 	(2) does not discharge to public waters or to waters of the state directly connected to 
3.7 	public waters;
3.8 	(3) raises aquatic life that is prohibited from being released into the wild and must be 
3.9 	kept in a facility approved by the commissioner unless processed for food consumption;
3.10 	(4) contains aquatic life requiring a fish health inspection prior to transportation.

3.11 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
3.12 		Subd. 9.Emergency fish disease. "Emergency fish disease" means designated fish 
3.13 	diseases or pathogens not already present in this state that could impact populations of 
3.14 	aquatic life if inadvertently released by infected aquatic life, including channel catfish virus, 
3.15 	viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious 
3.16 	pancreatic necrosis virus, whirling disease, ceratomyxosis, proliferative kidney disease, and 
3.17 	epizootic epitheliotropic virus disease.

3.18 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
3.19 		Subd. 12.Fish health inspection. (a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site, 
3.20 	statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes in 
3.21 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published 
3.22 	by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) to test for causative pathogens. The samples 
3.23 	for inspection must be collected by a fish health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation 
3.24 	with the producer. Testing of samples must be done by an approved laboratory.
3.25 	(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic necrosis 
3.26 	(IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in 
3.27 	nonsalmonids must include at a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 percent 
3.28 	confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease.
3.29 	(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases and pathogens for wild fish must follow the 
3.30 	guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
3.31 	Diseases.

4.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
4.2 	read:
4.3 		Subd. 21a.VHS-susceptible species. "VHS-susceptible species" are aquatic species 
4.4 	that are natural hosts for viral hemorrhagic septicemia according to the Fish Health Blue 
4.5 	Book or the book's successor.

4.6 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
4.7 	read:
4.8 		Subd. 21b.VHS-susceptible-species list. "VHS-susceptible-species list" is the 
4.9 	VHS-susceptible species listed in the Fish Health Blue Book that are found in or that can 
4.10 	survive in the Great Lakes region.

4.11 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4985, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
4.12 		Subd. 2.Bill of lading. (a) A state-issued bill of lading is required for:
4.13 	(1) intrastate transportation of aquatic life other than salmonids, catfish, or species on 
4.14 	the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
4.15 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
4.16 	VHS-susceptible-species list between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, or 
4.17 	aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported if the aquatic life is being 
4.18 	transported into a watershed where it is not currently present, if walleyes whose original 
4.19 	source is south of marked State Highway 210 are being transported to a facility north of 
4.20 	marked State Highway 210, or if the original source of the aquatic life is outside Minnesota 
4.21 	and contiguous states; and
4.22 	(2) stocking of waters other than public waters with aquatic life other than salmonids, 
4.23 	catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
4.24 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
4.25 	Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list.
4.26 	(b) When aquatic life is transported under paragraph (a), a copy of the bill of lading 
4.27 	must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager at least 72 hours before the transportation.
4.28 	(c) For transportation and stocking of waters that are not public waters:
4.29 	(1) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager 72 hours before 
4.30 	transporting fish for stocking;
5.1 	(2) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager within five days 
5.2 	after stocking if the waters to be stocked are confirmed by telecopy or telephone prior to 
5.3 	stocking by the regional fisheries office not to be public waters; or
5.4 	(3) a completed bill of lading may be submitted to the regional fisheries office by telecopy 
5.5 	prior to transporting fish for stocking. Confirmation that the waters to be stocked are not 
5.6 	public waters may be made by returning the bill of lading by telecopy or in writing, in which 
5.7 	cases additional copies need not be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources.
5.8 	(d) Bill of lading forms may only be issued by the Department of Natural Resources in 
5.9 	St. Paul, and new bill of lading forms may not be issued until all previously issued forms 
5.10 	have been returned.

5.11 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4985, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
5.12 		Subd. 3.Exemptions for transportation permits and bills of lading. (a) A state-issued 
5.13 	bill of lading or transportation permit is not required by an aquatic farm licensee for 
5.14 	importation of importing animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
5.15 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
5.16 	Plant Health Inspection Services; transportation of VHS-susceptible-species list, transporting
5.17 	animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published 
5.18 	by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services; 
5.19 	or export for VHS-susceptible-species list, or exporting the following:
5.20 	(1) minnows taken under an aquatic farm license in this state and transported intrastate;
5.21 	(2) aquarium or ornamental fish including goldfish and tropical, subtropical, and saltwater 
5.22 	species that cannot survive in the waters of the state, which may be imported or transported 
5.23 	if accompanied by shipping documents;
5.24 	(3) fish or fish eggs that have been processed for use as food, bait, or other purposes 
5.25 	unrelated to fish propagation;
5.26 	(4) live fish from a licensed aquatic farm, which may be transported directly to an outlet 
5.27 	for processing or for other food purposes if accompanied by shipping documents;
5.28 	(5) fish being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;
5.29 	(6) sucker eggs, sucker fry, or fathead minnows transported intrastate for bait propagation 
5.30 	or feeding of cultural aquatic life, except that if either species becomes listed on the official 
5.31 	list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
6.1 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
6.2 	VHS-susceptible-species list, then a transportation permit is required;
6.3 	(7) species of fish that are found within the state used in connection with public shows, 
6.4 	exhibits, demonstrations, or fishing pools for periods not exceeding 14 days;
6.5 	(8) fish being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents; or
6.6 	(9) intrastate transportation of aquatic life between or within licensed private fish 
6.7 	hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported, 
6.8 	except where required in subdivision 2 and except that salmonids, catfish, or species on the 
6.9 	official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
6.10 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
6.11 	VHS-susceptible-species list may only be transferred or transported intrastate without a 
6.12 	transportation permit if they had no record of bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic 
6.13 	septicemia at the time they were imported into the state and if they have had a fish health 
6.14 	inspection within the preceding year that has shown no certifiable diseases to be present.
6.15 	Aquatic life being transferred between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, 
6.16 	or aquarium facilities must be accompanied by shipping documents and salmonids, catfish, 
6.17 	or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published 
6.18 	by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
6.19 	VHS-susceptible-species list being transferred or transported intrastate without a 
6.20 	transportation permit must be accompanied by a copy of their most recent fish health 
6.21 	inspection.
6.22 	(b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must show the place of origin, 
6.23 	owner or consignee, destination, number, and species.

6.24 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4985, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
6.25 		Subd. 5.Permit application. An application for a transportation permit must be made 
6.26 	on forms provided by the commissioner. An incomplete application must be rejected. An 
6.27 	application for a transportation permit for salmonids, catfish, or species on the official list 
6.28 	of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
6.29 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
6.30 	VHS-susceptible-species list; their eggs,; or their sperm must be accompanied by certification 
6.31 	that the source of the eggs or sperm are free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with 
6.32 	enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be imported, transported, or stocked 
6.33 	following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease 
7.1 	or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported, transported, or stocked into areas where 
7.2 	the disease has been identified as being present. A copy of the transportation permit showing 
7.3 	the date of certification inspection must accompany the shipment of fish while in transit 
7.4 	and must be available for inspection by the commissioner. By 14 days after a completed 
7.5 	application is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the importation permits as 
7.6 	provided in this section.

7.7 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
7.8 		Subd. 2.Licensed facilities. (a) The commissioner shall issue transportation permits to 
7.9 	import:
7.10 	(1) indigenous and naturalized species except trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the 
7.11 	official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
7.12 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
7.13 	VHS-susceptible-species list and sperm from any source to a standard facility;
7.14 	(2) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
7.15 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
7.16 	Plant Health Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list from a nonemergency enzootic 
7.17 	disease area to a containment facility if the fish are certified within the previous year to be 
7.18 	free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or 
7.19 	furunculosis may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish 
7.20 	with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas 
7.21 	where the disease has been identified as being present; and
7.22 	(3) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
7.23 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
7.24 	Plant Health Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list from a facility in a 
7.25 	nonemergency enzootic disease area with a disease-free history of three years or more to a 
7.26 	standard facility, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis 
7.27 	may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial 
7.28 	kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the disease 
7.29 	has been identified as being present.
7.30 	(b) If a source facility in a nonemergency enzootic disease area cannot demonstrate a 
7.31 	history free from disease, aquatic life may only be imported into a quarantine facility.

8.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4986, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
8.2 		Subd. 4.Disease-free history. Disease-free histories required under this section must 
8.3 	include the results of a fish health inspection. When disease-free histories of more than one 
8.4 	year are required for importing salmonids, catfish, or species on the official list of viral 
8.5 	hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of 
8.6 	Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list, the 
8.7 	disease history must be of consecutive years that include the year previous to, or the year 
8.8 	of, the transportation request.

8.9 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
8.10 		Subd. 3.Fish health inspection. (a) An aquatic farm propagating salmonids, catfish, 
8.11 	or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list published by the 
8.12 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
8.13 	VHS-susceptible-species list and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into 
8.14 	public waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months 
8.15 	by a certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to laboratory 
8.16 	methods of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
8.17 	Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE).
8.18 	(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the VHS susceptible list and having an 
8.19 	effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public waters must test for VHS virus using 
8.20 	the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
8.21 	Diseases. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prescribe 
8.22 	alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish Health Blue 
8.23 	Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that biosecurity measures 
8.24 	will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the rulemaking provisions 
8.25 	of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner must provide reasonable 
8.26 	notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.
8.27 	(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all fish 
8.28 	that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must be 
8.29 	maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or 
8.30 	accredited veterinarian.
8.31 	(d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. The fee 
8.32 	by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must be prepaid 
8.33 	or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the inspection and 
8.34 	processing of samples is completed.
9.1 	(e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner shall notify 
9.2 	the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made according to 
9.3 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases by a 
9.4 	person certified as a fish health inspector.
9.5 	(f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may be inspected 
9.6 	by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock for purposes of 
9.7 	pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow guidelines listed in 
9.8 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.
9.9 	(g) Salmonids, catfish, or species on the VHS susceptible list must have a fish health 
9.10 	inspection before being transported from a containment facility, unless the fish are being 
9.11 	transported directly to an outlet for processing or other food purposes or unless the 
9.12 	commissioner determines that an inspection is not needed. A fish health inspection conducted 
9.13 	for this purpose need only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will be transported. The 
9.14 	commissioner must conduct a fish health inspection requested for this purpose within five 
9.15 	working days of receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may be immediately 
9.16 	transported from a containment facility to another containment facility once a sample has 
9.17 	been obtained for a health inspection or once the five-day notice period has expired.

9.18 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
9.19 		Subd. 2.Restriction on the sale of fish. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), species 
9.20 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
9.21 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
9.22 	VHS-susceptible-species list must be free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and species of 
9.23 	the family salmonidae or ictaluridae, except bullheads, must be free of certifiable diseases 
9.24 	if sold for stocking or transfer to another aquatic farm.
9.25 	(b) The following exceptions apply to paragraph (a):
9.26 	(1) eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be transferred 
9.27 	between licensed facilities or stocked following treatment approved by the commissioner;
9.28 	(2) fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be transferred 
9.29 	between licensed facilities or stocked in areas where the disease has been identified as being 
9.30 	present; and
9.31 	(3) the commissioner may allow transfer between licensed facilities or stocking of fish 
9.32 	with enteric redmouth or furunculosis when the commissioner determines that doing so 
9.33 	would pose no threat to the state's aquatic resources.

10.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 84.027, subdivision 18, is amended 
10.2 	to read:
10.3 		Subd. 18.Permanent school fund authority; reporting. (a) The commissioner of 
10.4 	natural resources has the authority and responsibility to administer school trust lands under 
10.5 	sections 92.122 and 127A.31. The commissioner shall biannually biennially report to the 
10.6 	Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission and the legislature on the management of 
10.7 	the school trust lands that shows how the commissioner has and will continue to achieve 
10.8 	the following goals:
10.9 	(1) manage the school trust lands efficiently and in a manner that reflects the undivided 
10.10 	loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the commissioner's fiduciary duties;
10.11 	(2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands and maximize the revenues 
10.12 	deposited in the permanent school trust fund;
10.13 	(3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of school trust lands, requiring 
10.14 	returns of not less than fair market value, to maximize the revenues deposited in the 
10.15 	permanent school trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the 
10.16 	school trust lands;
10.17 	(4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term economic return for the 
10.18 	permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound natural resource conservation and 
10.19 	management principles;
10.20 	(5) optimize school trust land revenues and maximize the value of the trust consistent 
10.21 	with balancing short-term and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not lost in 
10.22 	an effort to maximize short-term gains; and
10.23 	(6) maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent the misapplication of its lands and its 
10.24 	revenues.
10.25 	(b) When the commissioner finds an irresolvable conflict between maximizing the 
10.26 	long-term economic return and protecting natural resources and recreational values on 
10.27 	school trust lands, the commissioner shall give precedence to the long-term economic return 
10.28 	in managing school trust lands. By July 1, 2018, the permanent school fund must be 
10.29 	compensated for all school trust lands included under a designation or policy provision that 
10.30 	prohibits long-term economic return. The commissioner shall submit recommendations to 
10.31 	the appropriate legislative committees and divisions on methods of funding for the 
10.32 	compensation required under this paragraph, including recommendations for appropriations 
10.33 	from the general fund, nongeneral funds, and the state bond fund. Any uncompensated 
11.1 	designation or policy provision restrictions on the long-term economic return on school 
11.2 	trust lands remaining after July 1, 2018, must be compiled and submitted to the Legislative 
11.3 	Permanent School Fund Commission for review.
11.4 	(c) By December 31, 2013, the report required under paragraph (a) must provide an 
11.5 	inventory and identification of all school trust lands that are included under a designation 
11.6 	or policy provision that prohibits long-term economic return. The report must include a plan 
11.7 	to compensate the permanent school fund through the purchase or exchange of the lands or 
11.8 	a plan to manage the school trust land to generate long-term economic return to the permanent 
11.9 	school fund. Subsequent reports under paragraph (a) must include a status report of the 
11.10 	commissioner's progress in maximizing the long-term economic return on lands identified 
11.11 	in the 2013 report.
11.12 	(d) When management practices, policies, or designations by the commissioner diminish 
11.13 	or prohibit the long-term economic return on school trust land, the conflict must be resolved 
11.14 	as provided in section 92.122.

11.15 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.63, is amended to read:
11.16 	84.63 CONVEYANCE OF INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE AND, FEDERAL,
11.17 	AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
11.18 	(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural 
11.19 	resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a 
11.20 	federally recognized Indian tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions, 
11.21 	upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources, 
11.22 	permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways, 
11.23 	roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads, 
11.24 	flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and 
11.25 	necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and 
11.26 	conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner 
11.27 	of natural resources may determine.
11.28 	(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of 
11.29 	natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:
11.30 	(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application 
11.31 	and preparing the easement; and
11.32 	(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the 
11.33 	construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special 
12.1 	terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate 
12.2 	of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.
12.3 	(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
12.4 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
12.5 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
12.6 	(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was 
12.7 	conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee 
12.8 	revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is 
12.9 	withdrawn or denied.
12.10 	(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management 
12.11 	account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
12.12 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.
12.13 	(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified 
12.14 	under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.

12.15 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.82, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
12.16 		Subd. 1a.General requirements. A person may not operate or transport a snowmobile 
12.17 	unless the snowmobile has been registered under this section. A person may not sell a 
12.18 	snowmobile without furnishing the buyer a bill of sale on a form prescribed by the 
12.19 	commissioner.

12.20 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.82, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
12.21 		Subd. 7a.Collector limited snowmobile use. The commissioner may issue a special 
12.22 	permit to a person or organization to operate or transport a collector snowmobile without 
12.23 	registration in parades or organized group outings, such as races, rallies, and other 
12.24 	promotional events and for up to ten days each year for personal transportation. The 
12.25 	commissioner may impose a reasonable restriction on a permittee and may revoke, amend, 
12.26 	suspend, or modify a permit for cause.

12.27 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
12.28 		Subd. 8.All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.  "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a 
12.29 	motorized vehicle with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six low pressure or 
12.30 	non-pneumatic tires; (2) a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total width 
12.31 	from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain vehicle 
13.1 	includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle. All-terrain vehicle does 
13.2 	not include a golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed and used 
13.3 	specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.

13.4 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84D.11, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
13.5 		Subd. 1a.Permit for invasive carp. The commissioner may issue a permit to 
13.6 	departmental divisions for tagging bighead, black, grass, or silver carp for research or 
13.7 	control. Under the permit, the carp may be released into the water body from which the carp 
13.8 	was captured. This subdivision expires December 31, 2021.

13.9 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
13.10 		Subdivision 1.Authority to establish. (a) The commissioner may establish, by written 
13.11 	order, provisions for the use of state parks for the following:
13.12 	(1) special parking space for automobiles or other motor-driven vehicles in a state park 
13.13 	or state recreation area;
13.14 	(2) special parking spurs, campgrounds for automobiles, sites for tent camping, other 
13.15 	types of lodging, camping, or day use facilities, and special auto trailer coach parking spaces, 
13.16 	for the use of the individual charged for the space or facility; and
13.17 	(3) improvement and maintenance of golf courses already established in state parks, and 
13.18 	charging reasonable use fees; and
13.19 	(4) (3) providing water, sewer, and electric service to trailer or tent campsites and charging 
13.20 	a reasonable use fee.
13.21 	(b) Provisions established under paragraph (a) are exempt from section 16A.1283 and 
13.22 	the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386 does not apply.
13.23 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "lodging" means an enclosed shelter, room, or 
13.24 	building with furnishings for overnight use.

13.25 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
13.26 		Subd. 2.State park pageants special events. (a) The commissioner may stage state 
13.27 	park pageants special events in a state park, municipal park, or on other land near or adjoining 
13.28 	a state park and charge an entrance or use fee for the pageant special event. All receipts 
13.29 	from the pageants special events must be used in the same manner as though the pageants
13.30 	special events were conducted in a state park.
14.1 	(b) The commissioner may establish, by written order, state park pageant special event
14.2 	areas to hold historical or other pageants special events conducted by the commissioner of 
14.3 	a state agency or other public agency. Establishment of the areas is exempt from the 
14.4 	rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.

14.5 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
14.6 		Subd. 6.State park reservation system. (a) The commissioner may, by written order, 
14.7 	develop reasonable reservation policies for campsites and other using camping, lodging, 
14.8 	and day-use facilities and for tours, educational programs, seminars, events, and rentals. 
14.9 	These policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, and section 14.386 
14.10 	does not apply.
14.11 	(b) The revenue collected from the state park reservation fee established under subdivision 
14.12 	5, including interest earned, shall be deposited in the state park account in the natural 
14.13 	resources fund and is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the cost of the state 
14.14 	park reservation system.

14.15 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
14.16 	read:
14.17 		Subd. 7.Special-use permits. The commissioner may, by written order, develop 
14.18 	reasonable policies for special-use permits to use state parks, state recreation areas, and 
14.19 	state waysides. These policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, 
14.20 	and section 14.386 does not apply.

14.21 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
14.22 		Subd. 2.Requirement. Except as provided in section 85.054, a motor vehicle may not 
14.23 	enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, without a 
14.24 	state park permit issued under this section or a state parks and trails plate issued under 
14.25 	section 168.1295. Except for vehicles permitted under subdivisions 7, paragraph (a), clause 
14.26 	(2), and 8, the state park permit must be affixed to the lower right corner windshield of the 
14.27 	motor vehicle and must be completely affixed by its own adhesive to the windshield, or the 
14.28 	commissioner may, by written order, provide an alternative means to display and validate 
14.29 	state park permits. A motor vehicle owner or lessee is responsible for ensuring the owner's 
14.30 	or lessee's vehicle has a state park permit, and the commissioner may issue warnings and 
14.31 	citations under section 84.0835 to the owner or lessee of a vehicle not in compliance.

15.1 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 85.054, subdivision 1, is amended 
15.2 	to read:
15.3 		Subdivision 1.State Park Open House Days. (a) A state park permit is not required 
15.4 	for a motor vehicle to enter a state park, state monument, state recreation area, or state 
15.5 	wayside, on four days each calendar year at each park, which the commissioner shall 
15.6 	designate as State Park Open House Days. The commissioner may designate two consecutive 
15.7 	days as State Park Open House Days, if the open house is held in conjunction with a special 
15.8 	pageant event described in section 85.052, subdivision 2.
15.9 	(b) The commissioner shall announce the date of each State Park Open House Day at 
15.10 	least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.
15.11 	(c) The purpose of State Park Open House Days is to acquaint the public with state 
15.12 	parks, recreation areas, and waysides.

15.13 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 85.47, is amended to read:
15.14 	85.47 SPECIAL USE SPECIAL-USE PERMITS; FEES.
15.15 		Subdivision 1.Special-use permits. The commissioner may, by written order, develop 
15.16 	reasonable policies for special-use permits to use state trails and state water access sites. 
15.17 	The policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, and section 14.386 
15.18 	does not apply.
15.19 		Subd. 2.Disposition of fees. Fees collected for special use special-use permits to use 
15.20 	state trails and state water access sites not on state forest, state park, or state recreation area 
15.21 	lands and for use of state water access sites must be deposited in the natural resources fund 
15.22 	and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for operating and maintaining 
15.23 	state trails and water access sites.

15.24 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.005, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.25 	to read:
15.26 		Subd. 17a.Wake surfer. "Wake surfer" means a person who wake surfs.

15.27 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.005, is amended by adding a subdivision 
15.28 	to read:
15.29 		Subd. 17b.Wake surf. "Wake surf" means:
15.30 	(1) to surf a wake, regardless of whether the surfer is being pulled by a tow rope attached 
15.31 	to the watercraft that is producing the wake; or
16.1 	(2) to operate a boat that creates a wake that is, or is intended to be, surfed by another 
16.2 	person.

16.3 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.315, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
16.4 		Subdivision 1.Observer or mirror required. A person may not wake surf on waters 
16.5 	of this state or operate a watercraft on waters of this state and create a wake for a wake 
16.6 	surfer or tow while towing a person on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a saucer, or 
16.7 	a similar device unless:
16.8 	(1) there is another person in the watercraft in addition to the operator who is in a position 
16.9 	to continually observe the person being towed; or
16.10 	(2) the boat is equipped with a mirror providing the operator a wide field of vision to 
16.11 	the rear.

16.12 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.315, is amended by adding a subdivision 
16.13 	to read:
16.14 		Subd. 3.Distance from shore. On waters of this state, a person may not wake surf at 
16.15 	greater than slow-no wake speed within 200 feet of a:
16.16 	(1) shoreline;
16.17 	(2) dock;
16.18 	(3) swimmer;
16.19 	(4) raft used for swimming or diving; or
16.20 	(5) moored, anchored, or nonmotorized watercraft.

16.21 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 86B.315, is amended by adding a subdivision 
16.22 	to read:
16.23 		Subd. 4.Requirements for wake surfing. A person may not wake surf unless the 
16.24 	watercraft used to wake surf is powered with a propeller that is forward of the watercraft's 
16.25 	transom or swim platform or powered by a jet drive.

16.26 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 92.502, is amended to read:
16.27 	92.502 LEASE OF TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.
16.28 	(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may 
16.29 	enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.
17.1 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
17.2 	by the commissioner for a wind energy project.
17.3 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
17.4 	by the commissioner for recreational trails and facilities. The commissioner may assess the 
17.5 	lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring 
17.6 	construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions 
17.7 	of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an 
17.8 	estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon 
17.9 	completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the 
17.10 	unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
17.11 	(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis 
17.12 	Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and 
17.13 	facilities.

17.14 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.015, subdivision 51, is amended to read:
17.15 		Subd. 51.Unloaded. "Unloaded" means, with reference to a firearm, without ammunition 
17.16 	in the barrels and magazine, if the magazine is in the firearm. A muzzle-loading firearm 
17.17 	with is unloaded if:
17.18 	(1) for a flintlock ignition is unloaded if, it does not have priming powder in a pan. A 
17.19 	muzzle-loading firearm with;
17.20 	(2) for a percussion ignition is unloaded if, it does not have a percussion cap on a nipple.;
17.21 	(3) for an electronic ignition system, the battery is removed and is disconnected from 
17.22 	the firearm; and
17.23 	(4) for an encapsulated powder charge ignition system, the primer and powder charge 
17.24 	are removed from the firearm.

17.25 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
17.26 		Subd. 5.Portable stands. (a) Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a portable 
17.27 	stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a valid bear 
17.28 	license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged and registered 
17.29 	as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand overnight under 
17.30 	this subdivision must affix a tag with: (1) the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's 
17.31 	driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification number issued to the 
17.32 	licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand in a manner that it can be read from the ground.
18.1 	(b) From November 1 through December 31, a portable stand may be left overnight by 
18.2 	a person possessing a license to take deer in a wildlife management area located in whole 
18.3 	or in part north and west of a line described as follows:
18.4 	State Trunk Highway 1 from the west boundary of the state to State Trunk Highway 89; 
18.5 	then north along State Trunk Highway 89 to Fourtown; then north on County State-Aid 
18.6 	Highway 44, Beltrami County, to County Road 704, Beltrami County; then north on County 
18.7 	Road 704 to Dick's Parkway State Forest Road; then north on Dick's Parkway to County 
18.8 	State-Aid Highway 5, Roseau County; then north on County State-Aid Highway 5 to 
18.9 	Warroad; then north on State Trunk Highway 11 to State Trunk Highway 313; then north 
18.10 	on State Trunk Highway 313 to the north boundary of the state.
18.11 	A person leaving a portable stand overnight under this paragraph must affix a tag with: (1) 
18.12 	the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" 
18.13 	license identification number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand so 
18.14 	that it can be read from the ground and must be made of a material sufficient to withstand 
18.15 	weather conditions. A person leaving a portable stand overnight in a wildlife management 
18.16 	area under this paragraph may not leave more than two portable stands in any one wildlife 
18.17 	management area. Unoccupied portable stands left overnight under this paragraph may be 
18.18 	used by any member of the public. This paragraph expires December 31, 2019.

18.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019.

18.20 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
18.21 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner's authority. The commissioner may issue special permits 
18.22 	for the activities in this section. A special permit may be issued in the form of a general 
18.23 	permit to a governmental subdivision or to the general public to conduct one or more 
18.24 	activities under subdivisions 2 to 7 8.

18.25 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.401, is amended by adding a subdivision 
18.26 	to read:
18.27 		Subd. 8.Snakes, lizards, and salamanders. (a) The commissioner must prescribe 
18.28 	conditions and may issue permits to breed, propagate, and sell snakes, lizards, and 
18.29 	salamanders. A snake, lizard, or salamander that is obtained from a permitted breeder or 
18.30 	that was possessed before August 1, 2020, may be possessed as a pet.
18.31 	(b) If the commissioner does not prescribe conditions to issue permits under this 
18.32 	subdivision by March 31, 2021, authority to prescribe conditions under this subdivision is 
19.1 	repealed. Authority to prescribe conditions under this subdivision is not continuing authority 
19.2 	to amend or repeal the conditions.  Notwithstanding section 14.125, any additional action 
19.3 	on prescribed conditions after adoption must be under specific statutory authority to take 
19.4 	the additional action.

19.5 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
19.6 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The annual license of a person convicted of a violation of 
19.7 	the game and fish laws relating to the license or wild animals covered by the license is void 
19.8 	when:
19.9 	(1) a second conviction occurs within three years under a license to trap fur-bearing 
19.10 	animals, take small game, or to take fish by angling or spearing;
19.11 	(2) a third second conviction occurs within one year three years under a minnow dealer's 
19.12 	license;
19.13 	(3) a second conviction occurs within three years for violations of section 97A.425 that 
19.14 	do not involve falsifications or intentional omissions of information required to be recorded, 
19.15 	or attempts to conceal unlawful acts within the records;
19.16 	(4) two or more misdemeanor convictions occur within a three-year period under a 
19.17 	private fish hatchery license;
19.18 	(5) the conviction occurs under a license not described in clause (1), (2), or (4) or is for 
19.19 	a violation of section 97A.425 not described in clause (3); or
19.20 	(6) the conviction is related to assisting a person in the illegal taking, transportation, or 
19.21 	possession of wild animals, when acting as a hunting or angling guide.
19.22 	(b) Except for big-game licenses and as otherwise provided in this section, for one year 
19.23 	after the conviction the person may not obtain the kind of license or take wild animals under 
19.24 	a lifetime license, issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, relating to the game and fish 
19.25 	law violation.

19.26 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.421, is amended by adding a subdivision 
19.27 	to read:
19.28 		Subd. 3b.Issuance after conviction; night vision or thermal imaging equipment. (a) 
19.29 	A person who is convicted of a violation under paragraph (b) and who possessed night 
19.30 	vision or thermal imaging equipment during the violation may not obtain a hunting license 
19.31 	or hunt wild animals for five years from the date of conviction.
20.1 	(b) The revocation under this subdivision applies to convictions for:
20.2 	(1) trespassing;
20.3 	(2) hunting game in closed season;
20.4 	(3) hunting game in closed hours;
20.5 	(4) possessing night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking wild animals in 
20.6 	violation of section 97B.086; or
20.7 	(5) possessing unlawful firearms in deer zones in violation of section 97B.041.

20.8 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.505, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
20.9 		Subd. 3b.Wild animals taken on Red Lake Reservation lands within Northwest 
20.10 	Angle. Wild animals taken and tagged on the Red Lake Reservation lands in accordance 
20.11 	with the Red Lake Band's Conservation Code on the Red Lake Reservation lands in 
20.12 	Minnesota north of the 49th parallel shall be and all applicable federal law are considered 
20.13 	lawfully taken and possessed under state law. Possessing wild animals harvested under this 
20.14 	subdivision is in addition to any state limits.

20.15 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 97A.505, subdivision 8, is amended 
20.16 	to read:
20.17 		Subd. 8.Importing hunter-harvested Cervidae carcasses. (a) Importing 
20.18 	hunter-harvested Cervidae carcasses procured by any means into Minnesota is prohibited 
20.19 	except for cut and wrapped meat, quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the 
20.20 	spinal column or head attached, antlers, hides, teeth, finished taxidermy mounts, and antlers 
20.21 	attached to skull caps that are cleaned of all brain tissue.
20.22 	Hunter-harvested(b) Cervidae carcasses taken originating from outside of Minnesota 
20.23 	may be transported on a direct route through the state by nonresidents.

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

20.25 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
20.26 		Subdivision 1.Permissible firearms and ammunition; big game and wolves. A person 
20.27 	may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if:
20.28 	(1) the any rifle, shotgun, and or handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and with
20.29 	has centerfire ignition;
20.30 	(2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;
21.1 	(3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is an 
21.2 	expanding bullet type;
21.3 	(4) the any muzzleloader used is incapable of being has the projectile loaded only at the 
21.4 	breech muzzle;
21.5 	(5) the any smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and
21.6 	(6) the any rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.

21.7 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.036, is amended to read:
21.8 	97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS SEASON.
21.9 	Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, bear, 
21.10 	or turkey by crossbow during the respective regular firearms seasons. The transportation 
21.11 	requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the regular firearms deer, bear, 
21.12 	or turkey season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 
21.13 	2. A person taking deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow under this section must have a valid 
21.14 	firearms license to take the respective game by firearm. This section does not allow the use 
21.15 	of a crossbow by licensed muzzleloader hunters during the muzzleloader firearms deer 
21.16 	season under section 97B.311.

21.17 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 97B.086, is amended to read:
21.18 	97B.086 POSSESSING NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT.
21.19 	(a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking 
21.20 	wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group of 
21.21 	persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.
21.22 	(b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:
21.23 	(1) unloaded;
21.24 	(2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm by 
21.25 	being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of the 
21.26 	firearm exposed; and
21.27 	(3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
21.28 	(c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:
21.29 	(1) completely encased or unstrung; and
21.30 	(2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
22.1 	(d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm or 
22.2 	bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.
22.3 	(e) This section does not apply to night vision, night vision enhanced with an infrared 
22.4 	illuminator, or thermal imaging equipment possessed by:
22.5 	(1) peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties; or
22.6 	(2) a person taking coyote or fox as provided under section 97B.075 and rules adopted 
22.7 	under section 97B.605, but the equipment must not be possessed during the regular firearms 
22.8 	deer season.

22.9 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.311, is amended to read:
22.10 	97B.311 DEER SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS.
22.11 	(a) Except as provided under paragraph (c), the commissioner may, by rule, prescribe 
22.12 	restrictions and designate areas where deer may be taken, including hunter selection criteria 
22.13 	for special hunts established under section 97A.401, subdivision 4. The commissioner may, 
22.14 	by rule, prescribe the open seasons for deer within the following periods:
22.15 	(1) taking with firearms, other than muzzle-loading firearms, between November 1 and 
22.16 	December 15;
22.17 	(2) taking with muzzle-loading firearms between September 1 and December 31; and
22.18 	(3) taking by archery between September 1 and December 31.
22.19 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner may establish special seasons 
22.20 	within designated areas at any time of year.
22.21 	(c) The commissioner may not impose an antler point restriction other than that imposed 
22.22 	under Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6.

22.23 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
22.24 		Subd. 3.Seasons, limits, and other rules. The commissioner may, in accordance with 
22.25 	the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 14, establish 
22.26 	open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on special management 
22.27 	waters. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, amend 
22.28 	daily, possession, or size limits to make midseason adjustments based on available harvest, 
22.29 	angling pressure, and population data to manage the fisheries in the 1837 Ceded Territory 
22.30 	in compliance with the court orders in Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa v. Minnesota, 119 S. 
22.31 	Ct. 1187 (1999) and in the state waters of Upper Red Lake. The midseason adjustments in 
23.1 	daily, possession, or size limits are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 
23.2 	and section 14.386 does not apply. Before the written order is effective, the commissioner 
23.3 	shall attempt to notify persons or groups of persons affected by the written order by public 
23.4 	announcement, posting, and other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.

23.5 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.6 		Subd. 2.Bait restrictions. Frozen or dead fish on the official list of viral hemorrhagic 
23.7 	septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, 
23.8 	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list under section 
23.9 	17.4982, subdivision 21b; cisco (all Coregonus, including lake herring and tullibee); and 
23.10 	smelt (all Osmerus, Spirincus, Hypomesus, and Allosmerus) being used as bait in waters of 
23.11 	the state must originate from water bodies certified disease-free. Certification for these 
23.12 	water bodies is valid for one year from the date of test results.

23.13 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.14 		Subd. 2.Permit for transportation. (a) A person may transport live minnows through 
23.15 	the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must state the name and address 
23.16 	of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of entry into the state, the 
23.17 	destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid for more than 12 hours 
23.18 	after it is issued.
23.19 	(b) Minnows transported under this subdivision must be in a tagged container. The tag 
23.20 	number must correspond with tag numbers listed on the minnow transportation permit.
23.21 	(c) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found on 
23.22 	the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
23.23 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
23.24 	VHS-susceptible-species list under section 17.4982, subdivision 21b, to provide health 
23.25 	certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia. The certification must disclose any incidentally 
23.26 	isolated replicating viruses, and must be dated within the 12 months preceding transport.

23.27 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
23.28 		Subd. 2.Restrictions. (a) The Netting of lake whitefish and ciscoes is subject to the 
23.29 	restrictions in this subdivision.
23.30 	(b) A person may not use:
23.31 	(1) more than two nets one net;
24.1 	(2) a net more than 100 feet long; or
24.2 	(3) a net more than three feet wide.
24.3 	(c) The mesh size of the nets net may not be less than:
24.4 	(1) 1-3/4 inches, stretch measure, for nets used to take ciscoes; and
24.5 	(2) 3-1/2 inches, stretch measure, for all other nets.
24.6 	(d) A net may not be set in water, including ice thickness, deeper than six feet.
24.7 	(e) The commissioner may designate waters where nets may be set so that portions of 
24.8 	the net extend into water deeper than six feet under conditions prescribed by the 
24.9 	commissioner to protect game fish. A pole or stake must project at least two feet above the 
24.10 	surface of the water or ice at one end of each the net.
24.11 	(f) A net may not be set within 50 feet of another net.
24.12 	(g) A person may not have angling equipment in possession while netting lake whitefish 
24.13 	or ciscoes.

24.14 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.836, is amended to read:
24.15 	97C.836 LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT; EXPANDED ASSESSMENT 
24.16 	HARVEST.
24.17 	The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by licensed commercial operators 
24.18 	in Lake Superior management zones MN-3 and MN-2 for expanded assessment and sale. 
24.19 	The commissioner shall authorize expanded assessment taking and sale of lake trout in Lake 
24.20 	Superior management zone MN-3 beginning annually in 2007 and zone MN-2 beginning 
24.21 	annually in 2010. Total assessment taking and sale may not exceed 3,000 lake trout in zone 
24.22 	MN-3 and 2,000 lake trout in zone MN-2 and may be reduced when necessary to protect 
24.23 	the lake trout population or to manage the effects of invasive species or fish disease. Taking 
24.24 	lake trout for expanded assessment and sale shall be allowed from June 1 to September 30, 
24.25 	but may end earlier in the respective zones if the quotas are reached. The quotas must be 
24.26 	reassessed at the expiration of the current ten-year Fisheries Management Plan for the 
24.27 	Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior dated September 2006.

24.28 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103A.212, is amended to read:
24.29 	103A.212 WATERSHED MANAGEMENT POLICY.
24.30 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. The quality of life of every Minnesotan depends on water. 
24.31 	Minnesota's rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater provide a foundation for 
25.1 	drinking water and the state's recreational, municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural, 
25.2 	environmental, aesthetic, and economic well-being. The legislature finds that it is in the 
25.3 	public interest to manage groundwater and surface water resources from the perspective of 
25.4 	aquifers, watersheds, and river basins to achieve protection, preservation, enhancement, 
25.5 	and restoration of the state's valuable groundwater and surface water resources.
25.6 		Subd. 2.Coordination and cooperation. In implementing the policy under this section, 
25.7 	state agencies and local and regional governments with authority for local water management 
25.8 	conservation, land use, land management, and development plans must take into consideration 
25.9 	the manner in which their plans are consistent with the policy. To the extent practicable, 
25.10 	state agencies and local and regional governments must endeavor to enter into formal and 
25.11 	informal agreements and arrangements to jointly utilize staff and educational, technical, 
25.12 	and financial resources to deliver programs or conduct activities to achieve the intent of the 
25.13 	policy.

25.14 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103C.315, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
25.15 		Subd. 4.Compensation. A supervisor shall receive compensation for services up to $75
25.16 	$125 per day, and may be reimbursed for expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily 
25.17 	incurred in the discharge of duties. A supervisor may be reimbursed for the use of the 
25.18 	supervisor's own automobile in the performance of official duties at a rate up to the maximum 
25.19 	tax-deductible mileage rate permitted under the federal Internal Revenue Code.

25.20 	Sec. 53. [103F.05] MINNESOTA RIVER BASIN WATER QUALITY AND 
25.21 	STORAGE PROGRAM.
25.22 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For the purposes of this section:
25.23 	(1) "board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources; and
25.24 	(2) "local units of government" has the meaning given under section 103B.305, 
25.25 	subdivision 5.
25.26 		Subd. 2.Establishment. The board may establish a program to provide financial 
25.27 	assistance to local units of government located in the Minnesota River basin to control water 
25.28 	volume and rates for the purpose of protecting infrastructure and improving water quality 
25.29 	and related public benefits.
25.30 		Subd. 3.Financial assistance. (a) The board may provide financial assistance to local 
25.31 	units of government to cover the costs of water storage projects and other water quality 
25.32 	practices consistent with a plan approved according to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D. Costs 
26.1 	may include site acquisition, design, engineering, and construction. The board may acquire 
26.2 	conservation easements under sections 103F.501 to 103F.531 as necessary to implement a 
26.3 	project or practice under this section.
26.4 	(b) The board must enter into agreements with local units of government receiving 
26.5 	financial assistance under this section. The agreements must specify the terms of state and 
26.6 	local cooperation, including financing arrangements for construction and assurances for 
26.7 	maintenance of any structures after completion.
26.8 	(c) The board may adopt procedures based on the provisions of section 103C.501, for 
26.9 	cost-sharing contracts needed to implement this program.
26.10 		Subd. 4.Local match. The board may require a local match and may adjust match 
26.11 	requirements if federal funds are available for the project.
26.12 		Subd. 5.Technical assistance. (a) The board may employ or contract with an engineer 
26.13 	or hydrologist to work on the technical implementation of the program established under 
26.14 	this section.
26.15 	(b) When implementing the program, the board must:
26.16 	(1) assist local units of government in achieving the purposes of the program;
26.17 	(2) review and analyze projects and project sites; and
26.18 	(3) evaluate the effectiveness of completed projects constructed under the program.
26.19 	(c) The board may enter into cooperative agreements with the commissioner of natural 
26.20 	resources, the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of 
26.21 	Agriculture, and other agencies as needed to analyze hydrological and engineering 
26.22 	information on proposed sites.
26.23 		Subd. 6.Requirements. (a) A local unit of government applying for financial assistance 
26.24 	under this section must provide a copy of a resolution or other documentation of the local 
26.25 	unit of government's support for the project. The documentation must include provisions 
26.26 	for local funding and management, the proposed method of obtaining necessary land rights 
26.27 	for the proposed project, and an assignment of responsibility for maintenance of any 
26.28 	structures or practices upon completion of the project.
26.29 	(b) A local unit of government, with the assistance of the board, must evaluate the 
26.30 	environmental and other benefits that are reasonably expected upon completion of the 
26.31 	proposed project. The evaluation must be submitted to the board before the final design.
27.1 		Subd. 7.Interstate cooperation. The board may enter into or approve working 
27.2 	agreements with neighboring states or their political subdivisions to accomplish projects 
27.3 	consistent with the program established in this section.
27.4 		Subd. 8.Federal aid availability. The board must regularly complete an analysis of the 
27.5 	availability of federal funds and programs to supplement or complement state and local 
27.6 	efforts consistent with the purposes of this section.

27.7 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.271, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
27.8 		Subd. 7.Transferring permit. (a) A water-use permit may be transferred to a successive 
27.9 	owner of real property if the permittee conveys the real property where the source of water 
27.10 	is located. The new owner must notify the commissioner immediately after the conveyance 
27.11 	and request transfer of the permit. The commissioner must not deny the transfer of a permit 
27.12 	if:
27.13 	(1) the permittee is in compliance with all permit conditions, as demonstrated by:
27.14 	(i) the permit being valid at the time of the real property transfer; and
27.15 	(ii) the permittee has complied with the total volume allowed under the water-use permit 
27.16 	prior to transferring the real property; and
27.17 	(2) the permit meets the requirements of sections 103G.255 to 103G.301.
27.18 	(b) The commissioner must not require additional conditions on the permit, reduce the 
27.19 	appropriation, or require any testing when transferring a permit.

27.20 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 1, 2010.

27.21 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision 
27.22 	to read:
27.23 		Subd. 8.Management plans; economic impacts. Before a management plan for 
27.24 	appropriating water is prepared, the commissioner must provide estimates of the economic 
27.25 	impact of any new restriction or policy on existing and future groundwater users and local 
27.26 	governments in the affected area. Strategies to address economic impacts must be included 
27.27 	in the plan.

27.28 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.287, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
27.29 		Subd. 4.Groundwater management areas. (a) The commissioner may designate 
27.30 	groundwater management areas and limit total annual water appropriations and uses within 
28.1 	a designated area to ensure sustainable use of groundwater that protects ecosystems, water 
28.2 	quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Water appropriations 
28.3 	and uses within a designated management area must be consistent with a groundwater 
28.4 	management area plan approved by the commissioner that addresses water conservation 
28.5 	requirements and water allocation priorities established in section 103G.261. During the 
28.6 	development of a groundwater management plan, the commissioner and employees and 
28.7 	agents of the department may disseminate information related to the timing, location, and 
28.8 	agendas of meetings related to the plan, but shall otherwise limit public information 
28.9 	disseminated related to the ground water management area to direct factual responses to 
28.10 	public and media inquires. At least 30 days prior to implementing or modifying a groundwater 
28.11 	management area plan under this subdivision, the commissioner shall consult with the 
28.12 	advisory team established in paragraph (c).
28.13 	(b) Notwithstanding section 103G.271, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and Minnesota 
28.14 	Rules, within designated groundwater management areas, the commissioner may require 
28.15 	general permits as specified in section 103G.271, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), for water 
28.16 	users using less than 10,000 gallons per day or 1,000,000 gallons per year and water suppliers 
28.17 	serving less than 25 persons for domestic purposes. The commissioner may waive the 
28.18 	requirements under section 103G.281 for general permits issued under this paragraph, and 
28.19 	the fee specified in section 103G.301, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), does not apply to general 
28.20 	permits issued under this paragraph.
28.21 	(c) When designating a groundwater management area, the commissioner shall assemble 
28.22 	an advisory team to assist in developing a groundwater management area plan for the area. 
28.23 	The advisory team members shall be selected from public and private entities that have an 
28.24 	interest in the water resources affected by the groundwater management area. A majority 
28.25 	of the advisory team members shall be public and private entities that currently hold water-use 
28.26 	permits for water appropriations from the affected water resources. The commissioner shall 
28.27 	consult with the League of Minnesota Cities, the Association of Minnesota Counties, the 
28.28 	Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts, and the Minnesota Association of Townships 
28.29 	in appointing the local government representatives to the advisory team. The advisory team 
28.30 	may also include representatives from the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State 
28.31 	Colleges and Universities, other institutions of higher learning in Minnesota, political 
28.32 	subdivisions with jurisdiction over water issues, nonprofits with expertise in water, and 
28.33 	federal agencies.
28.34 	(d) Before designating a groundwater management area, the commissioner must provide 
28.35 	estimates of the economic effect of any new restriction or policy on existing and future 
29.1 	groundwater users and local governments in the affected area. Strategies to address economic 
29.2 	impacts must be included in any plan.

29.3 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
29.4 		Subd. 5.Sustainability standard. (a) The commissioner may issue water-use permits 
29.5 	for appropriation from groundwater only if the commissioner determines that the groundwater 
29.6 	use is sustainable to supply the needs of future generations and the proposed use will not 
29.7 	harm ecosystems, degrade water, or reduce water levels beyond the reach of public water 
29.8 	supply and private domestic wells constructed according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725.
29.9 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 4, "sustainable" means a change 
29.10 	in hydrologic regime of 20 percent or less relative to the August median stream flow.

29.11 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.289, is amended to read:
29.12 	103G.289 WELL INTERFERENCE; WELL SEALING VALIDATION; 
29.13 	CONTESTED CASE.
29.14 	(a) The commissioner shall not validate a claim for well interference claim if the affected 
29.15 	well has been sealed prior to the completion of the commissioner's investigation of the 
29.16 	complaint. If the well is sealed prior to completion of the investigation, the commissioner 
29.17 	must dismiss the complaint.
29.18 	(b) When validating a claim for well interference, the commissioner must take into 
29.19 	account the condition of the affected well.
29.20 	(c) Within 30 days after the commissioner's decision on a claim for well interference, a 
29.21 	party ordered by the commissioner to contribute to an affected well owner may petition for 
29.22 	a contested case hearing under sections 14.57 to 14.62. The commissioner must grant the 
29.23 	petitioner a contested case hearing on the commissioner's decision.

29.24 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
29.25 		Subdivision 1.Generally. (a) The agency is hereby given and charged with the following 
29.26 	powers and duties:
29.27 	(a) (1) to administer and enforce all laws relating to the pollution of any of the waters 
29.28 	of the state;
29.29 	(b) (2) to investigate the extent, character, and effect of the pollution of the waters of 
29.30 	this state and to gather data and information necessary or desirable in the administration or 
30.1 	enforcement of pollution laws, and to make such classification of the waters of the state as 
30.2 	it may deem advisable;
30.3 	(c) (3) to establish and alter such reasonable pollution standards for any waters of the 
30.4 	state in relation to the public use to which they are or may be put as it shall deem necessary 
30.5 	for the purposes of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, 
30.6 	chapter 116;
30.7 	(d) (4) to encourage waste treatment, including advanced waste treatment, instead of 
30.8 	stream low-flow augmentation for dilution purposes to control and prevent pollution;
30.9 	(e) (5) to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, or revoke, enter into or enforce reasonable 
30.10 	orders, permits, variances, standards, rules, schedules of compliance, and stipulation 
30.11 	agreements, under such conditions as it may prescribe, in order to prevent, control or abate 
30.12 	water pollution, or for the installation or operation of disposal systems or parts thereof, or 
30.13 	for other equipment and facilities:
30.14 	(1) (i) requiring the discontinuance of the discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other 
30.15 	wastes into any waters of the state resulting in pollution in excess of the applicable pollution 
30.16 	standard established under this chapter;
30.17 	(2) (ii) prohibiting or directing the abatement of any discharge of sewage, industrial 
30.18 	waste, or other wastes, into any waters of the state or the deposit thereof or the discharge 
30.19 	into any municipal disposal system where the same is likely to get into any waters of the 
30.20 	state in violation of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, 
30.21 	chapter 116, or standards or rules promulgated or permits issued pursuant thereto, and 
30.22 	specifying the schedule of compliance within which such prohibition or abatement must be 
30.23 	accomplished;
30.24 	(3) (iii) prohibiting the storage of any liquid or solid substance or other pollutant in a 
30.25 	manner which does not reasonably assure proper retention against entry into any waters of 
30.26 	the state that would be likely to pollute any waters of the state;
30.27 	(4) (iv) requiring the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation by any person 
30.28 	of any disposal system or any part thereof, or other equipment and facilities, or the 
30.29 	reconstruction, alteration, or enlargement of its existing disposal system or any part thereof, 
30.30 	or the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control or abate any discharge or 
30.31 	deposit of sewage, industrial waste or other wastes by any person;
30.32 	(5) (v) establishing, and from time to time revising, standards of performance for new 
30.33 	sources taking into consideration, among other things, classes, types, sizes, and categories 
31.1 	of sources, processes, pollution control technology, cost of achieving such effluent reduction, 
31.2 	and any nonwater quality environmental impact and energy requirements. Said standards 
31.3 	of performance for new sources shall encompass those standards for the control of the 
31.4 	discharge of pollutants which reflect the greatest degree of effluent reduction which the 
31.5 	agency determines to be achievable through application of the best available demonstrated 
31.6 	control technology, processes, operating methods, or other alternatives, including, where 
31.7 	practicable, a standard permitting no discharge of pollutants. New sources shall encompass 
31.8 	buildings, structures, facilities, or installations from which there is or may be the discharge 
31.9 	of pollutants, the construction of which is commenced after the publication by the agency 
31.10 	of proposed rules prescribing a standard of performance which will be applicable to such 
31.11 	source. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of this state, any point source the 
31.12 	construction of which is commenced after May 20, 1973, and which is so constructed as to 
31.13 	meet all applicable standards of performance for new sources shall, consistent with and 
31.14 	subject to the provisions of section 306(d) of the Amendments of 1972 to the Federal Water 
31.15 	Pollution Control Act, not be subject to any more stringent standard of performance for new 
31.16 	sources during a ten-year period beginning on the date of completion of such construction 
31.17 	or during the period of depreciation or amortization of such facility for the purposes of 
31.18 	section 167 or 169, or both, of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, whichever period 
31.19 	ends first. Construction shall encompass any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities 
31.20 	or equipment, including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or equipment, at 
31.21 	the premises where such equipment will be used, including preparation work at such 
31.22 	premises;
31.23 	(6) (vi) establishing and revising pretreatment standards to prevent or abate the discharge 
31.24 	of any pollutant into any publicly owned disposal system, which pollutant interferes with, 
31.25 	passes through, or otherwise is incompatible with such disposal system;
31.26 	(7) (vii) requiring the owner or operator of any disposal system or any point source to 
31.27 	establish and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use, and maintain such 
31.28 	monitoring equipment or methods, including where appropriate biological monitoring 
31.29 	methods, sample such effluents in accordance with such methods, at such locations, at such 
31.30 	intervals, and in such a manner as the agency shall prescribe, and providing such other 
31.31 	information as the agency may reasonably require;
31.32 	(8) (viii) notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and with respect to the 
31.33 	pollution of waters of the state, chapter 116, requiring the achievement of more stringent 
31.34 	limitations than otherwise imposed by effluent limitations in order to meet any applicable 
31.35 	water quality standard by establishing new effluent limitations, based upon section 115.01, 
32.1 	subdivision 13, clause (b), including alternative effluent control strategies for any point 
32.2 	source or group of point sources to insure the integrity of water quality classifications, 
32.3 	whenever the agency determines that discharges of pollutants from such point source or 
32.4 	sources, with the application of effluent limitations required to comply with any standard 
32.5 	of best available technology, would interfere with the attainment or maintenance of the 
32.6 	water quality classification in a specific portion of the waters of the state. Prior to 
32.7 	establishment of any such effluent limitation, the agency shall hold a public hearing to 
32.8 	determine the relationship of the economic and social costs of achieving such limitation or 
32.9 	limitations, including any economic or social dislocation in the affected community or 
32.10 	communities, to the social and economic benefits to be obtained and to determine whether 
32.11 	or not such effluent limitation can be implemented with available technology or other 
32.12 	alternative control strategies. If a person affected by such limitation demonstrates at such 
32.13 	hearing that, whether or not such technology or other alternative control strategies are 
32.14 	available, there is no reasonable relationship between the economic and social costs and 
32.15 	the benefits to be obtained, such limitation shall not become effective and shall be adjusted 
32.16 	as it applies to such person;
32.17 	(9) (ix) modifying, in its discretion, any requirement or limitation based upon best 
32.18 	available technology with respect to any point source for which a permit application is filed 
32.19 	after July 1, 1977, upon a showing by the owner or operator of such point source satisfactory 
32.20 	to the agency that such modified requirements will represent the maximum use of technology 
32.21 	within the economic capability of the owner or operator and will result in reasonable further 
32.22 	progress toward the elimination of the discharge of pollutants; and
32.23 	(10) (x) requiring that applicants for wastewater discharge permits evaluate in their 
32.24 	applications the potential reuses of the discharged wastewater;
32.25 	(f) (6) to require to be submitted and to approve plans and specifications for disposal 
32.26 	systems or point sources, or any part thereof and to inspect the construction thereof for 
32.27 	compliance with the approved plans and specifications thereof;
32.28 	(g) (7) to prescribe and alter rules, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of the 
32.29 	agency and other matters within the scope of the powers granted to and imposed upon it by 
32.30 	this chapter and, with respect to pollution of waters of the state, in chapter 116, provided 
32.31 	that every rule affecting any other department or agency of the state or any person other 
32.32 	than a member or employee of the agency shall be filed with the secretary of state;
32.33 	(h) (8) to conduct such investigations, issue such notices, public and otherwise, and hold 
32.34 	such hearings as are necessary or which it may deem advisable for the discharge of its duties 
33.1 	under this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, under chapter 
33.2 	116, including, but not limited to, the issuance of permits, and to authorize any member, 
33.3 	employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct such investigations or, issue such notices and 
33.4 	hold such hearings;
33.5 	(i) (9) for the purpose of water pollution control planning by the state and pursuant to 
33.6 	the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, to establish and revise planning areas, 
33.7 	adopt plans and programs and continuing planning processes, including, but not limited to, 
33.8 	basin plans and areawide waste treatment management plans, and to provide for the 
33.9 	implementation of any such plans by means of, including, but not limited to, standards, plan 
33.10 	elements, procedures for revision, intergovernmental cooperation, residual treatment process 
33.11 	waste controls, and needs inventory and ranking for construction of disposal systems;
33.12 	(j) (10) to train water pollution control personnel, and charge such fees therefor as are
33.13 	for the training as necessary to cover the agency's costs. The fees under this clause are 
33.14 	subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283. All such fees received shall be paid 
33.15 	into the state treasury and credited to the Pollution Control Agency training account;
33.16 	(k) (11) to impose as additional conditions in permits to publicly owned disposal systems 
33.17 	appropriate measures to insure compliance by industrial and other users with any pretreatment 
33.18 	standard, including, but not limited to, those related to toxic pollutants, and any system of 
33.19 	user charges ratably as is hereby required under state law or said Federal Water Pollution 
33.20 	Control Act, as amended, or any regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder;
33.21 	(l) (12) to set a period not to exceed five years for the duration of any national pollutant 
33.22 	discharge elimination system permit or not to exceed ten years for any permit issued as a 
33.23 	state disposal system permit only;
33.24 	(m) (13) to require each governmental subdivision identified as a permittee for a 
33.25 	wastewater treatment works to evaluate in every odd-numbered year the condition of its 
33.26 	existing system and identify future capital improvements that will be needed to attain or 
33.27 	maintain compliance with a national pollutant discharge elimination system or state disposal 
33.28 	system permit; and
33.29 	(n) (14) to train subsurface sewage treatment system personnel, including persons who 
33.30 	design, construct, install, inspect, service, and operate subsurface sewage treatment systems, 
33.31 	and charge fees for the training as necessary to pay the agency's costs. The fees under this 
33.32 	clause are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283. All fees received must 
33.33 	be paid into the state treasury and credited to the agency's training account. Money in the 
33.34 	account is appropriated to the agency to pay expenses related to training.
34.1 	(b) The information required in paragraph (a), clause (m) (13), must be submitted in 
34.2 	every odd-numbered year to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. 
34.3 	The commissioner shall provide technical assistance if requested by the governmental 
34.4 	subdivision.
34.5 	(c) The powers and duties given the agency in this subdivision also apply to permits 
34.6 	issued under chapter 114C.

34.7 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115.455, is amended to read:
34.8 	115.455 EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS; COMPLIANCE.
34.9 	To the extent allowable under federal law, for a municipality that constructs a publicly 
34.10 	owned treatment works or for an industrial national pollutant discharge elimination system 
34.11 	and state disposal system permit holder that constructs a treatment works to comply with a 
34.12 	new or modified effluent limitation, compliance with any new or modified effluent limitation 
34.13 	adopted after construction begins that would require additional capital investment is required 
34.14 	no sooner than 16 years after the date the facility begins operating.

34.15 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115.77, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
34.16 		Subdivision 1.Fees. The agency shall collect fees in amounts necessary, but no greater 
34.17 	than the amounts necessary, to cover the reasonable costs of reviewing applications and 
34.18 	issuing certifications. The fees under this subdivision are subject to legislative approval 
34.19 	under section 16A.1283.

34.20 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115.84, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
34.21 		Subd. 2.Rules. The agency may adopt rules to govern certification of laboratories 
34.22 	according to this section. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the agency may adopt rules 
34.23 	establishing fees.

34.24 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115.84, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
34.25 		Subd. 3.Fees. (a) Until the agency adopts a rule establishing fees for certification, the 
34.26 	agency shall collect fees from laboratories registering with the agency, but not accredited 
34.27 	by the commissioner of health under sections 144.97 to 144.99, in amounts necessary to 
34.28 	cover the reasonable costs of the certification program, including reviewing applications, 
34.29 	issuing certifications, and conducting audits and compliance assistance. The fees under this 
34.30 	paragraph are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283.
35.1 	(b) Fees under this section must be based on the number, type, and complexity of 
35.2 	analytical methods that laboratories are certified to perform.
35.3 	(c) Revenue from fees charged by the agency for certification shall must be credited to 
35.4 	the environmental fund.

35.5 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.49, is amended by adding a subdivision 
35.6 	to read:
35.7 		Subd. 4c.Registration; fees. (a) The owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility must 
35.8 	register on or before October 1 of each year with the commissioner of revenue in a manner 
35.9 	prescribed by the commissioner of revenue and pay a registration fee for the facility. The 
35.10 	fee is:
35.11 	(1) $3,886 for facilities with a full-time equivalent of fewer than five;
35.12 	(2) $8,386 for facilities with a full-time equivalent of five to ten; and
35.13 	(3) $15,442 for facilities with a full-time equivalent of more than ten.
35.14 	(b) The registration fee must be paid on or before October 18, or the owner or operator 
35.15 	of a dry cleaning facility may elect to pay the fee in equal installments. Installment payments 
35.16 	must be paid on or before October 18, on or before January 18, on or before April 18, and 
35.17 	on or before June 18. All payments made after October 18 bear interest at the rate specified 
35.18 	in section 270C.40.
35.19 	(c) A person who sells dry cleaning solvents for use by dry cleaning facilities in the state 
35.20 	must collect and remit to the commissioner of revenue, in the same manner prescribed by 
35.21 	the commissioner of revenue for the taxes imposed under chapter 297A, a fee of:
35.22 	(1) $46.73 for each gallon of perchloroethylene sold for use by dry cleaning facilities 
35.23 	in the state;
35.24 	(2) $24.78 for each gallon of hydrocarbon-based dry cleaning solvent sold for use by 
35.25 	dry cleaning facilities in the state; and
35.26 	(3) $11.57 for each gallon of other nonaqueous solvents sold for use by dry cleaning 
35.27 	facilities in the state.
35.28 	(d) The audit, assessment, appeal, collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions 
35.29 	of chapters 270C and 289A apply to the fees imposed under this subdivision. To enforce 
35.30 	this subdivision, the commissioner of revenue may grant extensions to file returns and pay 
35.31 	fees, impose penalties and interest on the fees imposed by this subdivision, and abate 
35.32 	penalties and interest in the manner provided in chapters 270C and 289A. The penalties and 
36.1 	interest imposed on taxes under chapter 297A apply to the fees imposed under this 
36.2 	subdivision. Disclosure of data collected by the commissioner of revenue under this 
36.3 	subdivision is governed by chapter 270B.

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

36.5 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.03, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
36.6 		Subd. 2b.Permitting efficiency. (a) It is the goal of the state that environmental and 
36.7 	resource management permits be issued or denied within 90 days for tier 1 permits or 150 
36.8 	days for tier 2 permits following submission of a permit application. The commissioner of 
36.9 	the Pollution Control Agency shall establish management systems designed to achieve the 
36.10 	goal. For the purposes of this section, "tier 1 permits" are permits that do not require 
36.11 	individualized actions or public comment periods, and "tier 2 permits" are permits that 
36.12 	require individualized actions or public comment periods.
36.13 	(b) The commissioner shall must prepare an annual semiannual permitting efficiency 
36.14 	report reports that includes include statistics on meeting the tier 2 goal in paragraph (a) and 
36.15 	the criteria for tier 2 by permit categories. The report is reports are due on February 1 and 
36.16 	August 1 each year. For permit applications that have not met the goal, the each report must 
36.17 	state the reasons for not meeting the goal. In stating the reasons for not meeting the goal, 
36.18 	the commissioner shall must separately identify delays caused by the responsiveness of the 
36.19 	proposer, lack of staff, scientific or technical disagreements, or the level of public 
36.20 	engagement. The Each report must specify the number of days from initial submission of 
36.21 	the application to the day of determination that the application is complete. The Each report 
36.22 	must aggregate the data for the year reporting period and assess whether program or system 
36.23 	changes are necessary to achieve the goal, in which case the commissioner must implement 
36.24 	those changes. Whenever a report required by this subdivision states the number of permits 
36.25 	completed within a particular period, the report must, immediately after the number and in 
36.26 	parentheses, state the percentage of total applications received for that permit category that 
36.27 	the number represents. Whenever a report required by this subdivision states the number 
36.28 	of permits completed within a particular period, the report must separately state completion 
36.29 	data for industrial and municipal permits. The report reports must be posted on the agency's 
36.30 	website and submitted to the governor and the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
36.31 	house of representatives and senate committees having jurisdiction over environment policy 
36.32 	and finance.
36.33 	(c) The commissioner shall allow electronic submission of environmental review and 
36.34 	permit documents to the agency.
37.1 	(d) Within 30 business days of application for a permit subject to paragraph (a), the 
37.2 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall notify the permit applicant, in writing, 
37.3 	whether the application is complete or incomplete. If the commissioner determines that an 
37.4 	application is incomplete, the notice to the applicant must enumerate all deficiencies, citing 
37.5 	specific provisions of the applicable rules and statutes, and advise the applicant on how the 
37.6 	deficiencies can be remedied. If the commissioner determines that the application is complete, 
37.7 	the notice must confirm the application's tier 1 or tier 2 permit status. If the commissioner 
37.8 	believes that a complete application for a tier 2 construction permit cannot be issued within 
37.9 	the 150-day goal, the commissioner must provide notice to the applicant with the 
37.10 	commissioner's notice that the application is complete and, upon request of the applicant, 
37.11 	provide the permit applicant with a schedule estimating when the agency will begin drafting 
37.12 	the permit and issue the public notice of the draft permit. This paragraph does not apply to 
37.13 	an application for a permit that is subject to a grant or loan agreement under chapter 446A.
37.14 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "permit professional" means an individual not 
37.15 	employed by the Pollution Control Agency who:
37.16 	(1) has a professional license issued by the state of Minnesota in the subject area of the 
37.17 	permit;
37.18 	(2) has at least ten years of experience in the subject area of the permit; and
37.19 	(3) abides by the duty of candor applicable to employees of the Pollution Control Agency 
37.20 	under agency rules and complies with all applicable requirements under chapter 326.
37.21 	(f) Upon the agency's request, an applicant relying on a permit professional must 
37.22 	participate in a meeting with the agency before submitting an application:
37.23 	(1) at least two weeks prior to the preapplication meeting, the applicant must submit at 
37.24 	least the following:
37.25 	(i) project description, including, but not limited to, scope of work, primary emissions 
37.26 	points, discharge outfalls, and water intake points;
37.27 	(ii) location of the project, including county, municipality, and location on the site;
37.28 	(iii) business schedule for project completion; and
37.29 	(iv) other information requested by the agency at least four weeks prior to the scheduled 
37.30 	meeting; and
37.31 	(2) during the preapplication meeting, the agency shall provide for the applicant at least 
37.32 	the following:
38.1 	(i) an overview of the permit review program;
38.2 	(ii) a determination of which specific application or applications will be necessary to 
38.3 	complete the project;
38.4 	(iii) a statement notifying the applicant if the specific permit being sought requires a 
38.5 	mandatory public hearing or comment period;
38.6 	(iv) a review of the timetable established in the permit review program for the specific 
38.7 	permit being sought; and
38.8 	(v) a determination of what information must be included in the application, including 
38.9 	a description of any required modeling or testing.
38.10 	(g) The applicant may select a permit professional to undertake the preparation of the 
38.11 	permit application and draft permit.
38.12 	(h) If a preapplication meeting was held, the agency shall, within seven business days 
38.13 	of receipt of an application, notify the applicant and submitting permit professional that the 
38.14 	application is complete or is denied, specifying the deficiencies of the application.
38.15 	(i) Upon receipt of notice that the application is complete, the permit professional shall 
38.16 	submit to the agency a timetable for submitting a draft permit. The permit professional shall 
38.17 	submit a draft permit on or before the date provided in the timetable. Within 60 days after 
38.18 	the close of the public comment period, the commissioner shall notify the applicant whether 
38.19 	the permit can be issued.
38.20 	(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify:
38.21 	(1) any requirement of law that is necessary to retain federal delegation to or assumption 
38.22 	by the state; or
38.23 	(2) the authority to implement a federal law or program.
38.24 	(k) The permit application and draft permit shall identify or include as an appendix all 
38.25 	studies and other sources of information used to substantiate the analysis contained in the 
38.26 	permit application and draft permit. The commissioner shall request additional studies, if 
38.27 	needed, and the permit applicant shall submit all additional studies and information necessary 
38.28 	for the commissioner to perform the commissioner's responsibility to review, modify, and 
38.29 	determine the completeness of the application and approve the draft permit.
38.30 	(l) If an environmental or resource management permit is not issued or denied within 
38.31 	the applicable period described in paragraph (a), the commissioner must immediately begin 
38.32 	review of the application and must take all steps necessary to issue the final permit, deny 
39.1 	the permit, or issue the public notice for the draft permit within 150 days of the expiration 
39.2 	of the applicable period described in paragraph (a). The commissioner may extend the period 
39.3 	for up to 60 days by issuing a written notice to the applicant stating the length of and reason 
39.4 	for the extension. Except as prohibited by federal law, after the applicable period expires, 
39.5 	any person may seek an order of the district court requiring the commissioner to immediately 
39.6 	take action on the permit application. A time limit under this paragraph may be extended 
39.7 	through written agreement between the commissioner and the applicant.

39.8 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
39.9 		Subd. 2.Adopting standards. (a) The Pollution Control Agency shall improve air 
39.10 	quality by promoting, in the most practicable way possible, the use of energy sources and 
39.11 	waste disposal methods which produce or emit the least air contaminants consistent with 
39.12 	the agency's overall goal of reducing all forms of pollution. The agency shall also adopt 
39.13 	standards of air quality, not including maximum allowable standards of emission of air 
39.14 	contaminants from motor vehicles, recognizing that due to variable factors, no single standard 
39.15 	of purity of air is applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards the Pollution 
39.16 	Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of 
39.17 	air contaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere, which may cause air 
39.18 	pollution in one area of the state, may cause less or not cause any air pollution in another 
39.19 	area of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including 
39.20 	others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, 
39.21 	topography, prevailing wind directions and velocities, and the fact that a standard of air 
39.22 	quality which may be proper as to an essentially residential area of the state, may not be 
39.23 	proper as to a highly developed industrial area of the state. Such standards of air quality 
39.24 	shall be premised upon scientific knowledge of causes as well as effects based on technically 
39.25 	substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local government unit shall set 
39.26 	standards of air quality which are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control 
39.27 	Agency.
39.28 	(b) The Pollution Control Agency shall promote solid waste disposal control by 
39.29 	encouraging the updating of collection systems, elimination of open dumps, and 
39.30 	improvements in incinerator practices. The agency shall also adopt standards for the control 
39.31 	of the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage 
39.32 	sludge for the prevention and abatement of water, air, and land pollution, recognizing that 
39.33 	due to variable factors, no single standard of control is applicable to all areas of the state. 
39.34 	In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact 
39.35 	that elements of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of 
40.1 	the state may be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the 
40.2 	state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others 
40.3 	which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, topography, soils and geology, 
40.4 	climate, transportation, and land use. Such standards of control shall be premised on technical 
40.5 	criteria and commonly accepted practices.
40.6 	(c) The Pollution Control Agency shall also adopt standards describing the maximum 
40.7 	levels of noise in terms of sound pressure level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere, 
40.8 	recognizing that due to variable factors no single standard of sound pressure is applicable 
40.9 	to all areas of the state. Such standards shall give due consideration to such factors as the 
40.10 	intensity of noises, the types of noises, the frequency with which noises recur, the time 
40.11 	period for which noises continue, the times of day during which noises occur, and such 
40.12 	other factors as could affect the extent to which noises may be injurious to human health 
40.13 	or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or could interfere unreasonably with the 
40.14 	enjoyment of life or property. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall 
40.15 	give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of noise or the duration 
40.16 	of its presence in the outdoor atmosphere, which may cause noise pollution in one area of 
40.17 	the state, may cause less or not cause any noise pollution in another area of the state, and 
40.18 	it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others which it 
40.19 	may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, topography, 
40.20 	meteorological conditions and the fact that a standard which may be proper in an essentially 
40.21 	residential area of the state, may not be proper as to a highly developed industrial area of 
40.22 	the state. Such noise standards shall be premised upon scientific knowledge as well as effects 
40.23 	based on technically substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local 
40.24 	governing unit shall set standards describing the maximum levels of sound pressure which 
40.25 	are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control Agency.
40.26 	(d) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt standards for the identification of hazardous 
40.27 	waste and for the management, identification, labeling, classification, storage, collection, 
40.28 	transportation, processing, and disposal of hazardous waste, recognizing that due to variable 
40.29 	factors, a single standard of hazardous waste control may not be applicable to all areas of 
40.30 	the state. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall recognize that elements 
40.31 	of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of the state may 
40.32 	be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the state. The agency 
40.33 	shall consider existing physical conditions, topography, soils, and geology, climate, 
40.34 	transportation and land use. Standards of hazardous waste control shall be premised on 
40.35 	technical knowledge, and commonly accepted practices. Hazardous waste generator licenses 
41.1 	may be issued for a term not to exceed five years. No local government unit shall set 
41.2 	standards of hazardous waste control which are in conflict or inconsistent with those set by 
41.3 	the Pollution Control Agency.
41.4 	(e) A person who generates less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste per month is 
41.5 	exempt from the following agency hazardous waste rules:
41.6 	(1) rules relating to transportation, manifesting, storage, and labeling for photographic 
41.7 	fixer and x-ray negative wastes that are hazardous solely because of silver content; and
41.8 	(2) any rule requiring the generator to send to the agency or commissioner a copy of 
41.9 	each manifest for the transportation of hazardous waste for off-site treatment, storage, or 
41.10 	disposal, except that counties within the metropolitan area may require generators to provide 
41.11 	manifests.
41.12 	Nothing in this paragraph exempts the generator from the agency's rules relating to on-site 
41.13 	accumulation or outdoor storage. A political subdivision or other local unit of government 
41.14 	may not adopt management requirements that are more restrictive than this paragraph.
41.15 	(f) In any rulemaking proceeding under chapter 14 to adopt standards for air quality, 
41.16 	solid waste, or hazardous waste under this chapter, or standards for water quality under 
41.17 	chapter 115, the statement of need and reasonableness must include:
41.18 	(1) an assessment of any differences between the proposed rule and:
41.19 	(i) existing federal standards adopted under the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 
41.20 	42, section 7412(b)(2); the Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, sections 1312(a) 
41.21 	and 1313(c)(4); and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Code, title 
41.22 	42, section 6921(b)(1);
41.23 	(ii) similar standards in states bordering Minnesota; and
41.24 	(iii) similar standards in states within the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5; 
41.25 	and
41.26 	(2) a specific analysis of the need and reasonableness of each difference.

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

41.28 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:
41.29 		Subd. 4d.Permit fees. (a) The agency may collect permit fees in amounts not greater 
41.30 	than those necessary to cover the reasonable costs of developing, reviewing, and acting 
41.31 	upon applications for agency permits and implementing and enforcing the conditions of the 
42.1 	permits pursuant to agency rules. Permit fees shall must not include the costs of litigation. 
42.2 	The fee schedule must reflect reasonable and routine direct and indirect costs associated 
42.3 	with permitting, implementation, and enforcement. The agency may impose an additional 
42.4 	enforcement fee to be collected for a period of up to two years to cover the reasonable costs 
42.5 	of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the rules of the agency. 
42.6 	Water fees under this paragraph are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283. 
42.7 	Any money collected under this paragraph shall must be deposited in the environmental 
42.8 	fund.
42.9 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the agency shall collect an annual fee from the owner 
42.10 	or operator of all stationary sources, emission facilities, emissions units, air contaminant 
42.11 	treatment facilities, treatment facilities, potential air contaminant storage facilities, or storage 
42.12 	facilities subject to a notification, permit, or license requirement under this chapter, 
42.13 	subchapters I and V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 
42.14 	et seq., or rules adopted thereunder. The annual fee shall must be used to pay for all direct 
42.15 	and indirect reasonable costs, including legal costs, required to develop and administer the 
42.16 	notification, permit, or license program requirements of this chapter, subchapters I and V 
42.17 	of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., or rules 
42.18 	adopted thereunder. Those costs include the reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon 
42.19 	an application for a permit; implementing and enforcing statutes, rules, and the terms and 
42.20 	conditions of a permit; emissions, ambient, and deposition monitoring; preparing generally 
42.21 	applicable regulations; responding to federal guidance; modeling, analyses, and 
42.22 	demonstrations; preparing inventories and tracking emissions; and providing information 
42.23 	to the public about these activities.
42.24 	(c) The agency shall set fees that:
42.25 	(1) will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph 
42.26 	(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each volatile organic compound; pollutant 
42.27 	regulated under United States Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412 (section 111 or 112 of 
42.28 	the federal Clean Air Act); and each pollutant, except carbon monoxide, for which a national 
42.29 	primary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated;
42.30 	(2) may result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph 
42.31 	(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each pollutant not listed in clause (1) that is 
42.32 	regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter; and
43.1 	(3) shall collect, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), the amount 
43.2 	needed to match grant funds received by the state under United States Code, title 42, section 
43.3 	7405 (section 105 of the federal Clean Air Act).
43.4 	The agency must not include in the calculation of the aggregate amount to be collected 
43.5 	under clauses (1) and (2) any amount in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each air pollutant 
43.6 	from a source. The increase in air permit fees to match federal grant funds shall be is a 
43.7 	surcharge on existing fees. The commissioner may not collect the surcharge after the grant 
43.8 	funds become unavailable. In addition, the commissioner shall use nonfee funds to the extent 
43.9 	practical to match the grant funds so that the fee surcharge is minimized.
43.10 	(d) To cover the reasonable costs described in paragraph (b), the agency shall provide 
43.11 	in the rules promulgated under paragraph (c) for an increase in the fee collected in each 
43.12 	year by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent 
43.13 	calendar year ending before the beginning of the year the fee is collected exceeds the 
43.14 	Consumer Price Index for the calendar year 1989. For purposes of this paragraph, the 
43.15 	Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for 
43.16 	all-urban consumers published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close 
43.17 	of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each calendar year. The revision of the 
43.18 	Consumer Price Index that is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar 
43.19 	year 1989 shall must be used.
43.20 	(e) Any money collected under paragraphs (b) to (d) must be deposited in the 
43.21 	environmental fund and must be used solely for the activities listed in paragraph (b).
43.22 	(f) Permit applicants who wish to construct, reconstruct, or modify a project may offer 
43.23 	to reimburse the agency for the costs of staff time or consultant services needed to expedite 
43.24 	the preapplication process and permit development process through the final decision on 
43.25 	the permit, including the analysis of environmental review documents. The reimbursement 
43.26 	shall be is in addition to permit application fees imposed by law. When the agency determines 
43.27 	that it needs additional resources to develop the permit application in an expedited manner,
43.28 	and that expediting the development is consistent with permitting program priorities, the 
43.29 	agency may accept the reimbursement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate 
43.30 	of costs to be incurred by the commissioner. The estimate must include a brief description 
43.31 	of the tasks to be performed, a schedule for completing the tasks, and the estimated cost for 
43.32 	each task. The applicant and the commissioner must enter into a written agreement detailing 
43.33 	the estimated costs for the expedited permit decision-making process to be incurred by the 
43.34 	agency. The agreement must also identify staff anticipated to be assigned to the project. 
43.35 	The commissioner must not issue a permit until the applicant has paid all fees in full. The 
44.1 	commissioner must refund any unobligated balance of fees paid. Reimbursements accepted 
44.2 	by the agency are appropriated to the agency for the purpose of developing the permit or 
44.3 	analyzing environmental review documents. Reimbursement by a permit applicant shall
44.4 	must precede and not be contingent upon issuance of a permit; shall must not affect the 
44.5 	agency's decision on whether to issue or deny a permit, what conditions are included in a 
44.6 	permit, or the application of state and federal statutes and rules governing permit 
44.7 	determinations; and shall must not affect final decisions regarding environmental review.
44.8 	(g) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285.

44.9 	Sec. 68. [116.2025] SALT APPLICATORS; VOLUNTARY CERTIFICATION 
44.10 	PROGRAM.
44.11 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the 
44.12 	meanings given:
44.13 	(1) "certified commercial applicator" means an individual who applies deicer, completed 
44.14 	training on snow and ice removal and deicer application approved by the commissioner, 
44.15 	and passed an examination after completing the training;
44.16 	(2) "commercial applicator'' means an individual who applies deicer for hire, but does 
44.17 	not include a municipal, state, or other government employee;
44.18 	(3) "deicer'' means any substance used to melt snow and ice, or used for its anti-icing 
44.19 	effects, on privately owned surfaces traveled by pedestrians and vehicles; and
44.20 	(4) "owner" means a person that owns or leases real estate and that enters into a written 
44.21 	contract with a certified commercial applicator for snow and ice removal and deicer 
44.22 	application.
44.23 		Subd. 2.Voluntary certification program; best management practices. (a) The 
44.24 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must develop a training program that promotes 
44.25 	best management practices for snow and ice removal and deicer application and allows 
44.26 	commercial applicators to obtain certification as a water-friendly applicator. The 
44.27 	commissioner must certify a commercial applicator as a water-friendly applicator if the 
44.28 	applicator successfully completes the program and passes the examination.
44.29 	(b) The commissioner must provide additional training under this section for certified 
44.30 	commercial applicators renewing their certification after their initial training and certification.
44.31 	(c) The commissioner must provide the training and testing module at locations statewide 
44.32 	and may make the recertification training available online.
45.1 	(d) The commissioner must annually post the best management practices and a list of 
45.2 	certified commercial applicators on the agency's website.
45.3 		Subd. 3.Record keeping. A certified commercial applicator must maintain the following 
45.4 	records as part of the best management practices approved by the commissioner:
45.5 	(1) a copy of the applicator's certification approved by the commissioner and any 
45.6 	recertification;
45.7 	(2) evidence of passing the examination approved by the commissioner;
45.8 	(3) copies of the winter maintenance assessment tool requirements developed by the 
45.9 	commissioner; and
45.10 	(4) a written record describing the road, parking lot, and property maintenance practices 
45.11 	used. The written record must include the type and rate of application of deicer used, the 
45.12 	dates of treatment, and the weather conditions for each event requiring deicing. The records 
45.13 	must be kept for a minimum of six years.
45.14 		Subd. 4.Relation to other law. Nothing in this section affects municipal liability under 
45.15 	section 466.03.

45.16 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116G.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
45.17 	to read:
45.18 		Subd. 4.Exemption; Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area. Plans and regulations 
45.19 	of local units of government within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area are exempt 
45.20 	from subdivisions 1 to 3 and are subject to section 116G.15, subdivision 8.

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

45.22 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116G.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
45.23 	to read:
45.24 		Subd. 8.Reviewing and approving local plans and regulations. (a) In the Mississippi 
45.25 	River Corridor Critical Area, the commissioner of natural resources is responsible for 
45.26 	carrying out the duties of the board and the Metropolitan Council is responsible for carrying 
45.27 	out the duties of the regional development commission under sections 116G.07 to 116G.10. 
45.28 	Notwithstanding sections 116G.07, subdivisions 2 and 3, and 116G.10, subdivision 3, the 
45.29 	responsibilities and procedures for reviewing and approving local plans and regulations in 
45.30 	the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area, and amendments thereto, are subject to this 
45.31 	subdivision.
46.1 	(b) Within 60 days of receiving a draft plan from a local unit of government, the 
46.2 	commissioner, in coordination with the Metropolitan Council, must review the plan to 
46.3 	determine the plan's consistency with:
46.4 	(1) this section;
46.5 	(2) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
46.6 	(3) the local unit of government's comprehensive plan.
46.7 	(c) Within 60 days of receiving draft regulations from a local unit of government, the 
46.8 	commissioner must review the regulations to determine the regulations' consistency with:
46.9 	(1) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
46.10 	(2) the commissioner-approved plan adopted by the local unit of government under 
46.11 	paragraph (b).
46.12 	(d) Upon review of a draft plan and regulations under paragraphs (b) and (c), the 
46.13 	commissioner must:
46.14 	(1) conditionally approve the draft plan and regulations by written decision; or
46.15 	(2) return the draft plan and regulations to the local unit of government for modification, 
46.16 	along with a written explanation of the need for modification.
46.17 	(i) When the commissioner returns a draft plan and regulations to the local unit of 
46.18 	government for modification, the local unit of government must revise the draft plan and 
46.19 	regulations within 60 days after receiving the commissioner's written explanation and must 
46.20 	resubmit the revised draft plan and regulations to the commissioner.
46.21 	(ii) The Metropolitan Council and the commissioner must review the revised draft plan 
46.22 	and regulations upon receipt from the local unit of government as provided under paragraphs 
46.23 	(b) and (c).
46.24 	(iii) If the local unit of government or the Metropolitan Council requests a meeting, a 
46.25 	final revision need not be made until a meeting is held with the commissioner on the draft 
46.26 	plan and regulations. The request extends the 60-day time limit specified in item (i) until 
46.27 	after the meeting is held.
46.28 	(e) Only plans and regulations receiving final approval from the commissioner have the 
46.29 	force and effect of law. The commissioner must grant final approval under this section only 
46.30 	if:
47.1 	(1) the plan is an element of a comprehensive plan that is authorized by the Metropolitan 
47.2 	Council according to sections 473.175 and 473.858; and
47.3 	(2) the local unit of government adopts a plan and regulations that are consistent with 
47.4 	the draft plan and regulations conditionally approved under paragraph (d).
47.5 	(f) The local unit of government must implement and enforce the commissioner-approved 
47.6 	plan and regulations after the plan and regulations take effect.

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

47.8 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 216G.01, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
47.9 		Subd. 3.Pipeline. "Pipeline" means a pipeline owned or operated by a condemning 
47.10 	authority, as defined in section 117.025, subdivision 4, located in this state which that is 
47.11 	used to transport natural or synthetic gas at a pressure of more than 90 pounds per square 
47.12 	inch, or to transport crude petroleum or petroleum fuels or oil or their derivatives, coal, 
47.13 	anhydrous ammonia or any mineral slurry to a distribution center or storage facility which
47.14 	that is located within or outside of this state. "Pipeline" does not include a pipeline owned 
47.15 	or operated by a natural gas public utility as defined in section 216B.02, subdivision 4.

47.16 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 473.844, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
47.17 		Subd. 1a.Use of funds. (a) The money in the account may be spent only for the following 
47.18 	purposes:
47.19 	(1) assistance to any person for resource recovery projects funded under subdivision 4 
47.20 	or projects to develop and coordinate markets for reusable or recyclable waste materials, 
47.21 	including related public education, planning, and technical assistance;
47.22 	(2) grants to counties under section 473.8441;
47.23 	(3) program administration;
47.24 	(4) public education on solid waste reduction and recycling;
47.25 	(5) solid waste research; and
47.26 	(6) grants to multicounty groups for regionwide planning for solid waste management 
47.27 	system operations and use of management capacity.
47.28 	(b) The commissioner shall allocate at least 50 95 percent of the annual revenue received 
47.29 	by the account for grants to counties under section 473.8441.

47.30 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2020.

48.1 	Sec. 73. Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 16, is amended to read:
48.2 	Sec. 16. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; AITKIN, BELTRAMI, AND 
48.3 	KOOCHICHING COUNTIES.
 48.4 	(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, 
48.5 	subdivision 3, and subject to the valuation restrictions described in paragraph (c), the 
48.6 	commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as 
48.7 	required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the 
48.8 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the 
48.9 	state-owned land leased for farming wild rice described in paragraph (b).
48.10 	(b) The state land that may be exchanged is held under the following state leases for 
48.11 	farming of wild rice:
48.12 	(1) Lease LAGR001305, covering 175.1 acres in Aitkin County;
48.13 	(2) Lease LMIS010040, covering 107.1 acres in Beltrami County;
48.14 	(3) Lease LMIS010096, covering 137.4 acres in Beltrami County; and
48.15 	(4) Lease LAGR001295, covering 264.40 acres in Koochiching County.
48.16 	(c) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the lessee shall be included 
48.17 	in the estimate of market value.
48.18 	(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the exchanges if mutually agreed 
48.19 	upon by the commissioner and the exchange partner to avoid leaving unmanageable parcels 
48.20 	of land in state ownership after an exchange or to meet county zoning standards or other 
48.21 	regulatory needs for the wild rice farming operations.
48.22 	(e) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources in Koochiching 
48.23 	County borders the Lost River. The lands to be exchanged are not required to provide at 
48.24 	least equal opportunity for access to waters by the public, but the lands must be at least 
48.25 	equal in value and have the potential to generate revenue for the school trust lands.
48.26 	(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343, subdivision 8a, lessees must 
48.27 	pay to the commissioner all costs, as determined by the commissioner, that are associated 
48.28 	with each exchange transaction, including valuation expenses; legal fees; survey expenses; 
48.29 	costs of title work, advertising, and public hearings; transactional staff costs; and closing 
48.30 	costs.

49.1 	Sec. 74. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10, 
49.2 	is amended to read:

49.3	Subd. 10.Transfers
 					
49.4 	(a) The commissioner must transfer up to 
49.5 	$44,000,000 from the environmental fund to 
49.6 	the remediation fund for purposes of the 
49.7 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
49.8 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.
49.9 	(b) $600,000 the first year is transferred from 
49.10 	the remediation fund to the dry cleaner 
49.11 	environmental response and reimbursement 
49.12 	account for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, 
49.13 	section 115B.49, with reimbursement 
49.14 	prioritized to persons who meet the definition 
49.15 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.48, 
49.16 	subdivision 10, clause (2), and who have made 
49.17 	a request to the commissioner, as required 
49.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50, 
49.19 	subdivision 2.
49.20 	(c) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
49.21 	section 115B.49, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), 
49.22 	$600,000 the first year is transferred from the 
49.23 	remediation fund to the dry cleaner 
49.24 	environmental response and reimbursement 
49.25 	account for the commissioner for preparing to 
49.26 	prepare a report to the chairs and ranking 
49.27 	minority members of the legislative 
49.28 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
49.29 	over environment and natural resources 
49.30 	finance that includes an assessment of the 
49.31 	possibility of recovering environmental 
49.32 	response costs from insurance held by dry 
49.33 	cleaning facilities and an analysis of the 
49.34 	long-term expected revenues and expenditures 
49.35 	that would be incurred by the account under 
50.1 	current law. The report must also include 
50.2 	recommendations for other possible revenue 
50.3 	sources for the account that would cover the 
50.4 	ongoing and future environmental response 
50.5 	costs related to dry cleaning facilities. The 
50.6 	commissioner must work with owners and 
50.7 	operators of dry cleaning facilities and 
50.8 	representative associations in preparing the 
50.9 	report. The report must be submitted by 
50.10 	January 15, 2021.
50.11 	(d) $600,000 the second year is transferred 
50.12 	from the remediation fund to the dry cleaner 
50.13 	environmental response and reimbursement 
50.14 	account for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, 
50.15 	section 115B.49, if legislation is enacted in 
50.16 	the 2020 legislative session to address the 
50.17 	insolvency of the dry cleaner environmental 
50.18 	response and reimbursement account.

50.19 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019.

50.20 	Sec. 75. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 109, is amended to 
50.21 	read:
50.22 	Sec. 109. APPLYING STORM WATER RULES TO CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS.
 50.23 	Until the Pollution Control Agency amends rules for storm water, Minnesota Rules, part 
50.24 	7090.1010, subpart 1, item B, subitem (1), applies only to the portions of a city, a town, 
50.25 	and unorganized areas of counties or township that are designated as urbanized under Code 
50.26 	of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.26 (2)(9)(i)(A) (a)(9)(i)(A), and other platted 
50.27 	areas within that jurisdiction those jurisdictions.

50.28 	Sec. 76. 2019 APPROPRIATION MODIFICATION.
 50.29 	The Lower Minnesota River Watershed District may use up to $111,000 from money 
50.30 	appropriated in fiscal year 2021 under Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 
50.31 	1, section 4, paragraph (j), to reimburse the district for money the district owed the city of 
50.32 	Chaska to stabilize the Seminary Fen.

51.1 	Sec. 77. ANALYSIS OF WISCONSIN'S GREEN TIER PROGRAM.
 51.2 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must conduct an analysis of the 
51.3 	Green Tier Program operated in Wisconsin under Wisconsin Statutes, section 299.83, which 
51.4 	recognizes and rewards environmental performance that voluntarily exceeds legal 
51.5 	requirements related to health, safety, and the environment resulting in continuous 
51.6 	improvement in Wisconsin's environment, economy, and quality of life. By February 1, 
51.7 	2021, the commissioner must report the results of the analysis to the chairs and ranking 
51.8 	minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with 
51.9 	jurisdiction over environment and natural resources. The report must include:
51.10 	(1) an overview of how the program operates in Wisconsin;
51.11 	(2) an assessment of benefits and challenges that would likely accompany the adoption 
51.12 	of a similar program in Minnesota;
51.13 	(3) a comparison of the program with the Minnesota XL permit project operated under 
51.14 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 114C.10 to 114C.19;
51.15 	(4) an assessment of what policy changes, legal changes, and funding would be required 
51.16 	to successfully implement a similar program in Minnesota; and
51.17 	(5) any other related matters deemed relevant by the commissioner.

51.18 	Sec. 78. LAKE VERMILION-SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK; 
51.19 	SECONDARY UNIT DESIGNATION.
 51.20 	The commissioner of natural resources must manage the area within the statutory 
51.21 	boundary of Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park that is located south of 
51.22 	State Highway 169 as a secondary unit within the state park, as authorized in Minnesota 
51.23 	Statutes, section 86A.08. The secondary unit is designated a state recreation area and must 
51.24 	be managed in a manner consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 
51.25 	3. In addition to other activities authorized in Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine 
51.26 	State Park, in the secondary unit, the commissioner must permit ingress and egress on 
51.27 	designated routes by off-highway vehicles, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.771, 
51.28 	into campgrounds and overnight facilities developed south of State Highway 169.

51.29 	Sec. 79. STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVISIONS.
 51.30 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must seek approval from the 
51.31 	federal Environmental Protection Agency for revisions to the state's federal Clean Air Act 
51.32 	state implementation plan so that under the revised plan, the Pollution Control Agency is 
52.1 	prohibited from applying a national or state ambient air quality standard in a permit issued 
52.2 	solely to authorize operations to continue at an existing facility with unmodified emissions 
52.3 	levels. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the commissioner to apply for 
52.4 	a revision that would prohibit the agency from applying a national or state ambient air 
52.5 	quality standard in a permit that authorizes an increase in emissions due to construction of 
52.6 	a new facility or in a permit that authorizes changes to existing facilities that result in a 
52.7 	significant net emissions increase of a regulated NSR pollutant, as defined in Code of Federal 
52.8 	Regulations, title 40, section 52.21(b)(50).
52.9 	(b) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must report quarterly to the chairs 
52.10 	and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and 
52.11 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy on the status of 
52.12 	efforts to implement paragraph (a) until the revisions required by paragraph (a) have been 
52.13 	either approved or denied.

52.14 	Sec. 80. ADDITION TO STATE PARK.
 52.15 	[85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The following areas 
52.16 	are added to Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
52.17 	(1) that part of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, 
52.18 	Minnesota, bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following 
52.19 	described lines:
52.20 	Beginning at the intersection of the south line of Lot 18 of Auditor's Subdivision Number 
52.21 	29 of Mendota, according to the plat on file in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder, 
52.22 	with the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Sibley Memorial Highway; thence 
52.23 	northerly along said westerly right-of-way line to the north line of said Lot 18; thence 
52.24 	westerly along the north line of said Lot 18 to the easterly right-of-way line of the 
52.25 	Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly and northeasterly along said 
52.26 	easterly right-of-way to the east line of said Section 28;
52.27 	(2) that part of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, 
52.28 	Minnesota, lying westerly of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern 
52.29 	Railroad;
52.30 	(3) that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
52.31 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
52.32 	Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway 
52.33 	and North of the South 752 feet of said Government Lot 6;
53.1 	(4) the North 152 feet of the South 752 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 
53.2 	33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the 
53.3 	easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly 
53.4 	right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway;
53.5 	(5) the North 270 feet of the South 600 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 lying 
53.6 	between the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway and the easterly right-of-way 
53.7 	of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 
53.8 	West, Dakota County, Minnesota;
53.9 	(6) that part of the South 20 rods of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 
53.10 	North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way 
53.11 	of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley 
53.12 	Memorial Highway, excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
53.13 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 6; thence North 89 degrees 
53.14 	56 minutes 54 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
53.15 	Lot 6 a distance of 260.31 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; 
53.16 	thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 71.17 feet; 
53.17 	thence northwesterly a distance of 37.25 feet along a nontangential curve concave to 
53.18 	the East having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 00 degrees 31 minutes 
53.19 	15 seconds the chord of said curve bears North 23 degrees 31 minutes 27 seconds West; 
53.20 	thence northerly a distance of 127.39 feet along a compound curve concave to the East 
53.21 	having a radius of 2,005.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 38 minutes 19 seconds; 
53.22 	thence North 70 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds East not tangent to said curve a distance 
53.23 	of 65.00 feet; thence southerly a distance of 123.26 feet along a nontangential curve 
53.24 	concave to the East having a radius of 1,940.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 
53.25 	38 minutes 19 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 21 degrees 26 minutes 40 
53.26 	seconds East; thence southerly a distance of 65.42 feet to the point of beginning along 
53.27 	a compound curve concave to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central 
53.28 	angle of 00 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds;
53.29 	(7) that part of Government Lot 5 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
53.30 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
53.31 	Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway, 
53.32 	excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
53.33 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 5; thence North 89 degrees 
53.34 	56 minutes 18 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
54.1 	Lot 5 a distance of 70.48 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; 
54.2 	thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 18 seconds West along said south line of 
54.3 	Government Lot 5 a distance of 40.01 feet; thence North 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds 
54.4 	East a distance of 6.08 feet; thence northerly a distance of 185.58 feet along a tangential 
54.5 	curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,427.00 feet and a central angle of 02 
54.6 	degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 89 degrees 06 minutes 18 seconds West 
54.7 	not tangent to said curve a distance of 25.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 53 minutes 
54.8 	42 seconds West a distance of 539.13 feet; thence northerly a distance of 103.77 feet 
54.9 	along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,524.65 feet and a 
54.10 	central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds; thence northerly a distance of 159.33 
54.11 	feet along a compound curve concave to the West having a radius of 522.45 feet and a 
54.12 	central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 23 seconds; thence northwesterly a distance of 
54.13 	86.78 feet along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,240.87 feet 
54.14 	and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 25 seconds; thence North 26 degrees 16 
54.15 	minutes 30 seconds West tangent to said curve a distance of 92.39 feet; thence 
54.16 	northwesterly a distance of 178.12 feet along a tangential curve concave to the East 
54.17 	having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 29 minutes 25 seconds 
54.18 	to a point on the north line of said Government Lot 5 which is 331.48 feet from the 
54.19 	northeast corner thereof as measured along said north line; thence South 89 degrees 56 
54.20 	minutes 54 seconds East along said north line of Government Lot 5 a distance of 71.17 
54.21 	feet; thence southeasterly a distance of 146.53 feet along a nontangential curve concave 
54.22 	to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 04 minutes 
54.23 	54 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 25 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East; 
54.24 	thence South 26 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East tangent to said curve a distance of 
54.25 	92.39 feet; thence southerly a distance of 91.33 feet along a tangential curve concave 
54.26 	to the West having a radius of 1,305.87 feet and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 
54.27 	25 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 179.15 feet along a tangential curve concave 
54.28 	to the West having a radius of 587.45 feet and a central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 
54.29 	23 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 108.20 feet along a compound curve concave 
54.30 	to the West having a radius of 1,589.65 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 
54.31 	59 seconds; thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 42 seconds East tangent to said curve 
54.32 	a distance of 539.13 feet; thence southerly a distance of 187.26 feet along a tangential 
54.33 	curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,467.00 feet and a central angle of 02 
54.34 	degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds West 
54.35 	tangent to said curve a distance of 5.07 feet to the point of beginning; and
55.1 	(8) that part of Government Lot 4 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
55.2 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
55.3 	Northwestern Railroad and northerly of the following described line:
55.4 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 89 degrees 
55.5 	55 minutes 42 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
55.6 	Lot 4 a distance of 312.44 feet to corner B205, MNDOT Right-of-Way Plat No. 19-93, 
55.7 	according to the recorded map thereof; thence continue North 89 degrees 55 minutes 42 
55.8 	seconds West along said south line of Government Lot 4 a distance of 318.00 feet to the 
55.9 	easterly right-of-way of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly along 
55.10 	said railroad right-of-way a distance of 387.97 feet along a nontangential curve concave 
55.11 	to the West having a radius of 2,963.54 feet and a central angle of 07 degrees 30 minutes 
55.12 	03 seconds, the chord of said curve bears North 00 degrees 42 minutes 41 seconds East; 
55.13 	thence North 03 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds West tangent to said curve along said 
55.14 	railroad right-of-way a distance of 619.45 feet to the point of beginning of the line to 
55.15 	be described; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 27 seconds East a distance of 417.92 
55.16 	feet; thence North 18 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds East a distance of 317.52 feet to a 
55.17 	point on the north line of said Government Lot 4 which is 135.00 feet from the northeast 
55.18 	corner thereof as measured along said north line and there terminating.

55.19 	Sec. 81. ADDITION TO STATE RECREATION AREA.
 55.20 	[85.013] [Subd. 12a.] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St. Louis 
55.21 	County. The following area is added to Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, 
55.22 	St. Louis County: that part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, 
55.23 	Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying northerly of the 
55.24 	following described line:
55.25 	Commencing at the West quarter corner of said Section 15; thence North 01 degree 24 
55.26 	minutes 27 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the west line of said South Half of 
55.27 	the Northwest Quarter a distance of 1,034.09 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar with plastic cap 
55.28 	stamped "MN DNR LS 44974" (DM) and the point of beginning; thence South 62 degrees 
55.29 	44 minutes 07 seconds East 405.24 feet to a DM; thence South 82 degrees 05 minutes 
55.30 	24 seconds East 314.95 feet to a DM; thence South 86 degrees 18 minutes 01 second 
55.31 	East 269.23 feet to a DM; thence North 81 degrees 41 minutes 24 seconds East 243.61 
55.32 	feet to a DM; thence North 71 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East 478.17 feet to a DM; 
55.33 	thence North 60 degrees 53 minutes 38 seconds East 257.32 feet to a DM; thence South 
55.34 	09 degrees 16 minutes 07 seconds East 179.09 feet to a DM; thence South 49 degrees 
56.1 	16 minutes 00 seconds East 127.27 feet to a DM; thence South 50 degrees 16 minutes 
56.2 	11 seconds East 187.13 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 11 minutes 35 seconds 
56.3 	East 189.33 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 13 minutes 16 seconds East 209.43 
56.4 	feet to a DM; thence South 80 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds East 167.59 feet to a DM 
56.5 	on the east line of said South Half of the Northwest Quarter, and there terminating.

56.6 	Sec. 82. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 56.7 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The 
56.8 	following areas are deleted from Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
56.9 	(1) all of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian 
56.10 	lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway 
56.11 	No. 13, excepting the right-of-way owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway 
56.12 	company; and
56.13 	(2) all of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian 
56.14 	bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following described 
56.15 	lines: Beginning at the south line of said Section 28 at its intersection with the westerly 
56.16 	right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13; thence northerly along 
56.17 	the said westerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13 to the 
56.18 	southerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 100; thence 
56.19 	along the existing southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 
56.20 	100 to the westerly right-of-way line owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway 
56.21 	company; thence northeasterly along the said westerly right-of-way line of the Chicago and 
56.22 	Northwestern railway to the east line of said Section 28, excepting therefrom the right-of-way 
56.23 	owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway company.
56.24 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 60.] William O'Brien State Park, Washington County. The 
56.25 	following areas are deleted from William O'Brien State Park, Washington County:
56.26 	(1) those parts of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 20 West, Washington County, 
56.27 	Minnesota, described as follows:
56.28 	The West two rods of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West two 
56.29 	rods of the North two rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the 
56.30 	East two rods of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; and
56.31 	(2) the East two rods over and across the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
56.32 	excepting therefrom the North 200 feet of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter. 
56.33 	Also, the West 2 rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, excepting therefrom 
57.1 	the North 266 feet of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. Also, the South 66 
57.2 	feet of the North 266 feet of that part of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
57.3 	lying southwesterly of the existing public road known as 199th Street North.

57.4 	Sec. 83. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 57.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
57.6 	natural resources may convey the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) to a local 
57.7 	unit of government for no consideration.
57.8 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
57.9 	errors and ensure accuracy.
57.10 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that part 
57.11 	of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 52 North, Range 
57.12 	17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, described as follows:
57.13 	Commencing at the quarter corner between Sections 27 and 28 of said Township 52 
57.14 	North, Range 17 West; thence running East 624 feet; thence North 629 feet to the point 
57.15 	of beginning; thence North 418 feet; thence East 208 feet; thence South 418 feet; thence 
57.16 	West 208 feet to the point of beginning.
57.17 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
57.18 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
57.19 	served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.

57.20 	Sec. 84. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 57.21 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
57.22 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
57.23 	described in paragraph (c).
57.24 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
57.25 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
57.26 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
57.27 	(1) Lot 5, Block 9, including part of vacated Seafield Street adjacent, Bristol Beach 1st 
57.28 	Division, Duluth (parcel 010-0300-01030); and
57.29 	(2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Township 58, Range 
57.30 	15, Section 5, lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of the town of White road 
57.31 	running in an east-west direction connecting County Road No. 138 with State Highway No. 
58.1 	135 and lying westerly of the following described line: commencing at the northeast corner 
58.2 	of Government Lot 3; thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 22 seconds West along the north 
58.3 	line of Government Lot 3 558.28 feet; thence South 27 degrees 50 minutes 01 second West 
58.4 	102.75 feet; thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 46 seconds West 452.29 feet; thence South 
58.5 	28 degrees 19 minutes 22 seconds West 422.74 feet; thence South 30 degrees 55 minutes 
58.6 	42 seconds West 133.79 feet; thence southwesterly 210.75 feet along a tangential curve 
58.7 	concave to the southeast having a radius of 300 feet and a central angle of 40 degrees 15 
58.8 	minutes 00 seconds; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds East tangent to said 
58.9 	curve 100.30 feet, more or less, to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
58.10 	Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds East along said north line 40.44 
58.11 	feet to the point of beginning of the line; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds 
58.12 	East 148 feet, more or less, to said right-of way line and said line there terminating. Surface 
58.13 	only (parcel 570-0021-00112).
58.14 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
58.15 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

58.16 	Sec. 85. ACCESSIBILITY OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS.
 58.17 	The commissioner of natural resources, in conjunction with the Council on Disability, 
58.18 	other interested stakeholders, and the general public, must develop recommendations and 
58.19 	draft legislative language designed to increase access to wildlife management areas for 
58.20 	hunting and other natural-resource-based recreational opportunities. The recommendations 
58.21 	must focus on reducing the barriers to accessing wildlife management areas, including 
58.22 	increasing opportunities for persons with disabilities to use motorized vehicles or other 
58.23 	mobility aids, improving infrastructure, and publicizing and communicating access 
58.24 	opportunities. By February 15, 2021, the commissioner must submit the recommendations 
58.25 	to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate 
58.26 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and the 
58.27 	outdoor heritage fund. The commissioner of natural resources, in conjunction with the 
58.28 	Council on Disability, must pilot accessibility projects on at least one wildlife management 
58.29 	area by October 1, 2020. The pilot projects must focus on reducing the barriers to accessing 
58.30 	wildlife management areas.

59.1 	Sec. 86. PROTECTION OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT TAX EXEMPTIONS; 
59.2 	RECYCLABLE MATERIALS AND SOURCE-SEPARATED COMPOSTABLE 
59.3 	MATERIALS.
 59.4 		Subdivision 1.Exclusion of facility data. When determining whether a facility meets 
59.5 	recyclable material thresholds or conditions under Minnesota Statutes, section 297H.06, 
59.6 	subdivision 2, clause (5) or (6), or source-separated compostable material thresholds or 
59.7 	conditions under Minnesota Statutes, section 297H.06, subdivision 2, clause (7), the 
59.8 	commissioner of revenue and the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, as 
59.9 	applicable, may exclude some or all facility data to account for COVID-19-related operational 
59.10 	changes from the issuance date of Emergency Executive Order 20-01, or a related emergency 
59.11 	executive order issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 12.21 or 12.31, until 60 days 
59.12 	after the order is terminated or rescinded.
59.13 		Subd. 2.Materials delivered to a disposal or resource recovery facility. Recyclable 
59.14 	materials otherwise exempt from tax under Minnesota Statutes, section 297H.06, subdivision 
59.15 	2, clauses (2), (6), and (7), and as provided in subdivision 1, do not lose that exemption due 
59.16 	to delivery of the materials to a disposal facility or resource recovery facility for reasons 
59.17 	related to COVID-19 if authorized by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
59.18 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.95, subdivision 2. The relief provided by this 
59.19 	subdivision ends when the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency identifies persons 
59.20 	willing to accept the recyclable materials or 60 days after Emergency Executive Order 
59.21 	20-01, or a related emergency executive order issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 
59.22 	12.21 or 12.31, is terminated or rescinded, whichever is earlier. As used in this subdivision, 
59.23 	"disposal facility" has the meaning provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.03, 
59.24 	subdivision 10, "recyclable materials" has the meaning provided in Minnesota Statutes, 
59.25 	section 115A.03, subdivision 25a, and "resource recovery facility" has the meaning provided 
59.26 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.03, subdivision 28.

59.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 1 is effective the day following final enactment. 
59.28 	Subdivision 2 is effective for recyclable materials delivered to a disposal facility or resource 
59.29 	recovery facility after April 1, 2020.

59.30 	Sec. 87. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 59.31 	In each section of Minnesota Statutes referred to in column A, the revisor of statutes 
59.32 	must delete the reference in column B and insert the reference in column C.

59.33	Column A
	Column B
	Column C
	
59.34	13.7411, subdivision 5
	115B.49, subdivision 4
	115B.49, subdivision 4c
	
60.260.1
	115B.491, subdivision 1
	115B.49, subdivision 4, 
paragraph (b)
	115B.49, subdivision 4c, 
paragraph (c)
	
60.360.4	115B.491, subdivision 2
	115B.49, subdivision 4, 
paragraph (b)
	115B.49, subdivision 4c, 
paragraph (c)
	
60.560.6	115B.491, subdivision 2
	115B.49, subdivision 4, 
paragraph (c)
	115B.49, subdivision 4c, 
paragraph (d)
	
60.760.8	115B.491, subdivision 3
	115B.49, subdivision 4, 
paragraph (c)
	115B.49, subdivision 4c, 
paragraph (d)
	
60.9	270B.14, subdivision 15
	115B.49, subdivision 4
	115B.49, subdivision 4c

60.10 	Sec. 88. REPEALER.
 60.11 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507; 85.054, 
60.12 	subdivision 19; and 115B.49, subdivisions 4 and 4b, are repealed.
60.13 	(b) Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53, is  repealed.
60.14 	(c) Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0350, is repealed.

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

60.16 	ARTICLE 2
60.17 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND

60.18	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
60.19 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
60.20 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the environment 
60.21 	and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal 
60.22 	years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean 
60.23 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
60.24 	2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" 
60.25 	is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

60.26				APPROPRIATIONS
	
60.27				Available for the Year
	
60.28				Ending June 30
	
60.29					2020
		2021

60.30	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

60.31
60.32	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 			$
	2,768,000
	$
	61,387,000
	
60.33 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
60.34 	purpose are specified in the following 
60.35 	subdivisions. Appropriations in the second 
61.1 	year are available for three years beginning 
61.2 	July 1, 2020, unless otherwise stated in the 
61.3 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
61.4 	remaining in the first year does not cancel and 
61.5 	is available for the second year or until the 
61.6 	end of the appropriation.

61.7	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
61.8 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
61.9 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
61.10 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
61.11 	article XI, section 14.

61.12
61.13
61.14	Subd. 3.Foundational 
Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 				-0-
		8,593,000

61.15
61.16	(a) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
Management
					
61.17 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
61.18 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
61.19 	of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, 
61.20 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
61.21 	to inform management of surface water and 
61.22 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
61.23 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
61.24 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
61.25 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
61.26 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
61.27 	surface water resources.

61.28
61.29	(b) Expanding Minnesota Ecological Monitoring 
Network
					
61.30 	$800,000 the second year is from the trust 
61.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
61.32 	to improve conservation and management of 
61.33 	Minnesota's native forests, wetlands, and 
61.34 	grasslands by expanding the partially 
61.35 	established long-term Ecological Monitoring 
61.36 	Network that will provide critical knowledge 
62.1 	of how ecosystem dynamics and conditions 
62.2 	change through time.

62.3	(c) County Groundwater Atlas
					
62.4 	$1,125,000 the second year is from the trust 
62.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
62.6 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
62.7 	to inform management of surface water and 
62.8 	groundwater resources for drinking water and 
62.9 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
62.10 	B, to characterize the potential water yields of 
62.11 	aquifers and the aquifers' sensitivity to 
62.12 	contamination.

62.13
62.14	(d) Foundational Hydrology Data for Wetland 
Protection and Restoration
					
62.15 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
62.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
62.17 	to improve wetland protection, management, 
62.18 	and restoration in Minnesota by completing 
62.19 	the partially established long-term Wetland 
62.20 	Hydrology Monitoring Network that will 
62.21 	provide critical knowledge of wetland 
62.22 	hydrology dynamics. This appropriation is 
62.23 	available until June 30, 2024, by which time 
62.24 	the project must be completed and final 
62.25 	products delivered.

62.26	(e) Voyageurs Wolf Project - Phase II
					
62.27 	$575,000 the second year is from the trust 
62.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
62.29 	of Minnesota to study summertime wolf 
62.30 	predation on deer, moose, and other species 
62.31 	in the Voyageurs region to inform 
62.32 	management of wildlife. This appropriation 
62.33 	is available until June 30, 2024, by which time 
62.34 	the project must be completed and final 
62.35 	products delivered.

63.1
63.2	(f) Expanding Restoration and Promoting 
Awareness of Native Mussels
					
63.3 	$489,000 the second year is from the trust 
63.4 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
63.5 	promote mussel conservation by rearing 
63.6 	juvenile mussels for reintroduction, 
63.7 	researching methods to improve growth and 
63.8 	survival in captivity, and encouraging public 
63.9 	action to benefit water quality. This 
63.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
63.11 	by which time the project must be completed 
63.12 	and final products delivered.

63.13
63.14	(g) Improving Pollinator Conservation by 
Revealing Habitat Needs
					
63.15 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
63.16 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
63.17 	of Minnesota to use citizen scientists and novel 
63.18 	analyses to determine the nesting and 
63.19 	overwintering needs of wild bees to allow 
63.20 	more specific protection and enhancement of 
63.21 	pollinator habitat across the state.

63.22
63.23	(h) Bee Minnesota - Protect Our Native 
Bumblebees
					
63.24 	$650,000 the second year is from the trust 
63.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
63.26 	of Minnesota to protect native bee health by 
63.27 	investigating the potential to mitigate against 
63.28 	pathogens that may be transmissible between 
63.29 	honey and wild bees and by promoting best 
63.30 	practices to beekeepers and the public. This 
63.31 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
63.32 	section 116P.10.

63.33
63.34	(i) Bobcat and Fisher Habitat Use and 
Interactions
					
64.1 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
64.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
64.3 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
64.4 	Research Institute in Duluth to identify 
64.5 	potential solutions to reverse the fisher 
64.6 	population decline through better 
64.7 	understanding of habitat, diet, and activity 
64.8 	patterns of bobcats and fishers.

64.964.10
	(j) Healthy Prairies III: Restoring Minnesota 
Prairie Plant Diversity
					
64.11 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
64.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
64.13 	of Minnesota to improve Minnesota prairie 
64.14 	resiliency by increasing locally sourced seed 
64.15 	availability and diversity, evaluating use of 
64.16 	beneficial microbes in prairie restorations, and 
64.17 	assessing adaptation and adaptive capacity of 
64.18 	prairie plant populations.

64.19
64.20	(k) Freshwater Sponges and AIS: Engaging 
Citizen Scientists
					
64.21 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
64.22 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
64.23 	of Minnesota, Crookston, to use citizen 
64.24 	scientists to study the geographic distribution, 
64.25 	taxonomic diversity, and antifouling potential 
64.26 	of freshwater sponges against aquatic invasive 
64.27 	species.

64.28
64.29	(l) Do Beavers Buffer Against Droughts and 
Floods?
					
64.30 	$168,000 the second year is from the trust 
64.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
64.32 	for an agreement with Voyageurs National 
64.33 	Park to analyze existing data sets to determine 
64.34 	the role of beaver populations and beaver 
65.1 	ponds in buffering the region against droughts 
65.2 	and floods.

65.3
65.4	(m) Enhancing Bat Recovery by Optimizing 
Artificial Roost Structures
					
65.5 	$190,000 the second year is from the trust 
65.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
65.7 	to improve the survival of bats by identifying 
65.8 	characteristics of successful artificial bat roost 
65.9 	structures and optimizing the structures for 
65.10 	bat use and reproduction. This appropriation 
65.11 	is available until June 30, 2024, by which time 
65.12 	the project must be completed and final 
65.13 	products delivered.

65.14
65.15	(n) Tools for Supporting Healthy Ecosystems 
and Pollinators
					
65.16 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
65.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
65.18 	to create a pollination companion guide to the 
65.19 	Department of Natural Resources' Field 
65.20 	Guides to the Native Plant Communities of 
65.21 	Minnesota for conservation practitioners to 
65.22 	better integrate plant-pollinator interactions 
65.23 	into natural resource planning and decision 
65.24 	making.

65.25
65.26	(o) Conserving Black Terns and Forster's Terns 
in Minnesota
					
65.27 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
65.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
65.29 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
65.30 	Research Institute in Duluth to assess the 
65.31 	distribution and breeding status of black tern 
65.32 	and Forster's tern and to make conservation 
65.33 	and restoration recommendations to improve 
65.34 	the suitability of habitat for these two bird 
65.35 	species in Minnesota.

66.1	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 				-0-
		3,653,000

66.2
66.3	(a) Unprecedented Change Threatens 
Minnesota's Pristine Lakes
					
66.4 	$600,000 the second year is from the trust 
66.5 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
66.6 	determine how, when, and why lakes in 
66.7 	pristine areas of the state without obvious 
66.8 	nutrient loading are experiencing algal blooms.

66.966.10
	(b) Managing Highly Saline Waste from 
Municipal Water Treatment
					
66.11 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
66.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
66.13 	of Minnesota to develop a cost- and 
66.14 	energy-efficient method of managing the 
66.15 	concentrated saline waste from a municipal 
66.16 	water treatment plant to increase the feasibility 
66.17 	of using reverse osmosis for centralized water 
66.18 	softening and sulfate removal. This 
66.19 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
66.20 	section 116P.10.

66.21
66.22	(c) Technology for Energy-Generating On-site 
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
					
66.23 	$450,000 the second year is from the trust 
66.24 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
66.25 	of Minnesota to improve water quality and 
66.26 	generate cost savings by developing off the 
66.27 	shelf technology that treats industrial 
66.28 	wastewater on-site and turns pollutants into 
66.29 	hydrogen and methane for energy. This 
66.30 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
66.31 	section 116P.10.

66.32
66.33	(d) Microplastics: Transporters of Contaminants 
in Minnesota Waters
					
66.34 	$425,000 the second year is from the trust 
66.35 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
67.1 	of Minnesota to study how several types of 
67.2 	common microplastics transport contaminants 
67.3 	of concern in Minnesota waters.

67.4
67.5	(e) Developing Strategies to Manage PFAS in 
Land-Applied Biosolids
					
67.6 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
67.7 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
67.8 	Control Agency to help municipal wastewater 
67.9 	plants, landfills, and compost facilities protect 
67.10 	human health and the environment by 
67.11 	developing strategies to manage per- and 
67.12 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 
67.13 	land-applied biosolids.

67.14
67.15	(f) Quantifying New Urban Precipitation and 
Water Reality
					
67.16 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
67.17 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
67.18 	of Minnesota to better guide storm water 
67.19 	management by evaluating the groundwater 
67.20 	and surface water interactions contributing to 
67.21 	high water tables and damage to home 
67.22 	basements and underground infrastructure in 
67.23 	urban areas.

67.24
67.25	(g) Innovative Solution for Protecting Minnesota 
from PFAS Contamination
					
67.26 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
67.27 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
67.28 	for an agreement with Dem-Con Companies 
67.29 	to demonstrate a new technology for 
67.30 	protecting the state's drinking water and 
67.31 	natural resources by eliminating per- and 
67.32 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from point 
67.33 	source discharges. This appropriation is 
67.34 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, 
68.1 	related to royalties, copyrights, patents, and 
68.2 	sale of products and assets.

68.3
68.4	(h) Expanding Protection of Minnesota Water 
through Industrial Conservation
					
68.5 	$178,000 the second year is from the trust 
68.6 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
68.7 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota technical 
68.8 	assistance program in partnership with the 
68.9 	Minnesota Rural Water Association to provide 
68.10 	technical assistance to businesses to decrease 
68.11 	industrial and commercial water use in 
68.12 	communities at risk for inadequate 
68.13 	groundwater supply or quality.

68.14
68.15
68.16	Subd. 5.Technical 
Assistance, Outreach, and 
Environmental Education
 				-0-
		2,738,000

68.17
68.18	(a) Statewide Environmental Education via 
Public Television Outdoor Series
					
68.19 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
68.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
68.21 	for an agreement with Pioneer Public 
68.22 	Television to produce approximately 25 new 
68.23 	episodes of a statewide outdoor public 
68.24 	television series designed to inspire 
68.25 	Minnesotans to connect with the outdoors and 
68.26 	restore and protect the environment.

68.27
68.28	(b) Minnesota Freshwater Quest: Environmental 
Education on State Waterways
					
68.29 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
68.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
68.31 	for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry for 
68.32 	approximately 10,000 underserved Minnesota 
68.33 	youth to explore and improve local waterways 
68.34 	using the place-based and hands-on 
68.35 	"Minnesota Freshwater Quest" environmental 
68.36 	education program.

69.1
69.2	(c) Teach Science: Schools as STEM Living 
Laboratories
					
69.3 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
69.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
69.5 	for an agreement with Climate Generation: A 
69.6 	Will Steger Legacy to prepare students for the 
69.7 	challenges and careers of the future by 
69.8 	connecting new science standards, renewable 
69.9 	energy, and STEM opportunities in teacher 
69.10 	trainings, classroom demonstrations, and 
69.11 	program support across the state.

69.12
69.13	(d) Mentoring Next Generation of Conservation 
Professionals
					
69.14 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
69.15 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
69.16 	for an agreement with Minnesota Valley 
69.17 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc., to 
69.18 	provide paid internships and apprenticeships 
69.19 	for diverse young people to learn about careers 
69.20 	in the conservation field from United States 
69.21 	Fish and Wildlife Service professionals while 
69.22 	working at the Minnesota Valley National 
69.23 	Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management 
69.24 	District.

69.25
69.26	(e) Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Supplemental 
Teaching Staff
					
69.27 	$225,000 the second year is from the trust 
69.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
69.29 	for an agreement with the city of Austin to 
69.30 	expand the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center 
69.31 	environmental education program beyond the 
69.32 	city of Austin to students in southeastern 
69.33 	Minnesota for three years.

69.34
69.35	(f) 375 Underserved Youth Learn Minnesota 
Ecosystems by Canoe
					
70.1 	$375,000 the second year is from the trust 
70.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
70.3 	for an agreement with the YMCA of the 
70.4 	Greater Twin Cities to connect approximately 
70.5 	375 underserved and diverse teens from urban 
70.6 	areas and first-ring suburbs to environmental 
70.7 	sciences in the natural world through canoeing 
70.8 	and learning expeditions with experienced 
70.9 	outdoor education counselors. This 
70.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
70.11 	by which time the project must be completed 
70.12 	and final products delivered.

70.13
70.14	(g) YES! Students Take on Water Quality 
Challenge - Phase II
					
70.15 	$199,000 the second year is from the trust 
70.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
70.17 	for an agreement with Prairie Woods 
70.18 	Environmental Learning Center to mobilize 
70.19 	local watershed stewardship efforts in 
70.20 	approximately 20 communities through 
70.21 	student-driven action projects.

70.22
70.23	(h) Engaging Minnesotans with Phenology: 
Radio, Podcasts, Citizen Science
					
70.24 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
70.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
70.26 	for an agreement with Northern Community 
70.27 	Radio, Inc., in partnership with the Board of 
70.28 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
70.29 	build the next generation of conservationists 
70.30 	using phenology, radio broadcasts, podcasts, 
70.31 	and an online, interactive map interface to 
70.32 	inspire teachers, students, and the public to 
70.33 	get outside and experience nature.

70.34
70.35	(i) Driving Conservation Behavior for Native 
Mussels and Water Quality
					
71.1 	$191,000 the second year is from the trust 
71.2 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
71.3 	develop research-supported strategies to 
71.4 	engage the public in specific conservation 
71.5 	behaviors to improve water quality and native 
71.6 	mussel health across the state.

71.7
71.8	Subd. 6.Aquatic and 
Terrestrial Invasive Species
 				-0-
		10,425,000

71.971.10
	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center (MITPPC) - Phase V
					
71.11 	$5,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
71.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
71.13 	of Minnesota to support the Minnesota 
71.14 	Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center 
71.15 	to fund approximately 15 new, high-priority 
71.16 	research projects that will lead to better 
71.17 	management of invasive plants, pathogens, 
71.18 	and pests on Minnesota's natural and 
71.19 	agricultural lands. This appropriation is subject 
71.20 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
71.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
71.22 	by which time the project must be completed 
71.23 	and final products delivered.

71.24
71.25	(b) Protect Community Forests by Managing 
Ash for Emerald Ash Borer
					
71.26 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
71.27 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
71.28 	to reduce emerald ash borer by providing 
71.29 	surveys, assessments, trainings, assistance, 
71.30 	and grants for communities to manage emerald 
71.31 	ash borer, plant a diversity of trees, and engage 
71.32 	citizens in community forestry activities. This 
71.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
71.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
71.35 	and final products delivered.

72.1
72.2	(c) Biological Control of White-Nose Syndrome 
in Bats - Phase III
					
72.3 	$440,000 the second year is from the trust 
72.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
72.5 	to continue assessing and developing a 
72.6 	biocontrol agent for white-nose syndrome in 
72.7 	bats.

72.8
72.9	(d) Applying New Tools and Techniques Against 
Invasive Carp
					
72.10 	$478,000 the second year is from the trust 
72.11 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
72.12 	to apply new monitoring, outreach, and 
72.13 	removal techniques and to continue work with 
72.14 	commercial anglers to protect Minnesota 
72.15 	waters from invasive carp.

72.16
72.17	(e) Emerald Ash Borer and Black Ash: 
Maintaining Forests and Benefits
					
72.18 	$700,000 the second year is from the trust 
72.19 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
72.20 	of Minnesota to use ongoing experiments to 
72.21 	determine statewide long-term emerald ash 
72.22 	borer impacts on water, vegetation, and 
72.23 	wildlife; to determine optimal replacement 
72.24 	species and practices for forest diversification; 
72.25 	and to develop criteria for prioritizing 
72.26 	mitigation activities. This appropriation is 
72.27 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
72.28 	the project must be completed and final 
72.29 	products delivered.

72.30
72.31	(f) Testing Effectiveness of Aquatic Invasive 
Species Removal Methods
					
72.32 	$110,000 the second year is from the trust 
72.33 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
72.34 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
72.35 	Research Institute in Duluth to test how well 
73.1 	boat-cleaning methods work, to provide the 
73.2 	Department of Natural Resources with a risk 
73.3 	assessment, and to provide recommendations 
73.4 	for improving boat-launch cleaning stations 
73.5 	to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive 
73.6 	species.

73.7
73.8	(g) Invasive Didymosphenia Threatens North 
Shore Streams
					
73.9 	$197,000 the second year is from the trust 
73.10 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
73.11 	evaluate the recent spread, origin, cause, and 
73.12 	economic and ecological threat of didymo 
73.13 	formation in North Shore streams and Lake 
73.14 	Superior to inform management and outreach.

73.15	Subd. 7.Air Quality and Renewable Energy
 		-0-
		573,000

73.16
73.17	(a) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery 
for Grid Use
					
73.18 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
73.19 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
73.20 	of Minnesota, on behalf of the Morris campus, 
73.21 	to analyze the potential of adding a flow 
73.22 	battery and solar energy generation to the 
73.23 	University of Minnesota Morris's existing 
73.24 	renewable-energy-intensive microgrid.

73.25
73.26	(b) Eco-Friendly Plastics from Cloquet Pulp-Mill 
Lignin
					
73.27 	$193,000 the second year is from the trust 
73.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
73.29 	of Minnesota to reduce environmental 
73.30 	pollution from plastics by creating eco-friendly 
73.31 	replacements using lignin from the pulp mill 
73.32 	in Cloquet, Minnesota. This appropriation is 
73.33 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

73.34
73.35	(c) Diverting Unsold Food from Landfills and 
Reducing Greenhouse Gases
					
74.1 	$130,000 the second year is from the trust 
74.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
74.3 	for an agreement with Second Harvest 
74.4 	Heartland to prevent food from going to 
74.5 	landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
74.6 	by helping businesses donate unsold prepared 
74.7 	food to food shelves.

74.8
74.9	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect or Restore Land, 
Water, and Habitat
 		-0-
		4,219,000

74.10
74.11	(a) Pollinator Central: Habitat Improvement 
with Citizen Monitoring
					
74.12 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
74.13 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
74.14 	for an agreement with Great River Greening 
74.15 	to restore and enhance approximately 400 
74.16 	acres of pollinator habitat on traditional and 
74.17 	nontraditional sites such as roadsides and turf 
74.18 	grass from Hastings to St. Cloud to benefit 
74.19 	pollinators and build knowledge by engaging 
74.20 	approximately 100 citizens in monitoring the 
74.21 	impact of habitat improvements. This 
74.22 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
74.23 	by which time the project must be completed 
74.24 	and final products delivered.

74.25
74.26	(b) Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Strategic 
Habitat Program
					
74.27 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
74.28 	fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
74.29 	for building a new initiative to strategically 
74.30 	restore and enhance approximately 1,000 acres 
74.31 	of diverse native habitat to benefit multiple 
74.32 	insects through grants, cost-share, and 
74.33 	outreach. Notwithstanding subdivision 14, 
74.34 	paragraph (e), restorations and enhancements 
74.35 	may take place on land enrolled in 
74.36 	Conservation Reserve Program and Reinvest 
75.1 	in Minnesota easement programs. This 
75.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
75.3 	by which time the project must be completed 
75.4 	and final products delivered.

75.5
75.6	(c) Lignin-Coated Fertilizers for Phosphate 
Control
					
75.7 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
75.8 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
75.9 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
75.10 	Research Institute in Duluth to test a new, 
75.11 	natural, slow-release fertilizer coating made 
75.12 	from processed wood to decrease phosphorus 
75.13 	runoff from farmland while also storing carbon 
75.14 	in soils. This appropriation is subject to 
75.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

75.16
75.17	(d) Implementing Hemp Crop Rotation to 
Improve Water Quality
					
75.18 	$700,000 the second year is from the trust 
75.19 	fund to the Minnesota State Colleges and 
75.20 	Universities System for Central Lakes College 
75.21 	to evaluate how hemp crops reduce nitrogen 
75.22 	contamination of surface water and 
75.23 	groundwater in conventional crop rotations 
75.24 	and demonstrate the environmental and 
75.25 	economic benefits of hemp production. This 
75.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
75.27 	by which time the project must be completed 
75.28 	and final products delivered.

75.29
75.30	(e) Developing Cover-Crop Systems for Sugar 
Beet Production
					
75.31 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
75.32 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
75.33 	of Minnesota to develop agronomic guidelines 
75.34 	to support growers adopting cover-crop 
76.1 	practices in sugar beet production in 
76.2 	west-central and northwest Minnesota.

76.3
76.4	(f) Native Eastern Larch Beetle Decimating 
Minnesota's Tamarack Forests
					
76.5 	$398,000 the second year is from the trust 
76.6 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
76.7 	of Minnesota to understand conditions 
76.8 	triggering eastern larch beetle outbreaks and 
76.9 	develop management techniques to protect 
76.10 	tamarack forests from this native insect. This 
76.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
76.12 	by which time the project must be completed 
76.13 	and final products delivered.

76.14
76.15	(g) Habitat Associations of Mississippi 
Bottomland Forest Marsh Birds
					
76.16 	$275,000 the second year is from the trust 
76.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
76.18 	for an agreement with the National Audubon 
76.19 	Society, Minnesota office, to evaluate habitat 
76.20 	associations of bottomland forest birds in 
76.21 	response to restoration actions to better target 
76.22 	restoration efforts for wildlife. This 
76.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024, 
76.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
76.25 	and final products delivered.

76.26
76.27	(h) Peatland Restoration in the Lost River State 
Forest
					
76.28 	$135,000 the second year is from the trust 
76.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
76.30 	for an agreement with the Roseau River 
76.31 	Watershed District to collect physical attribute 
76.32 	data from drained peatlands, incorporate the 
76.33 	data into a decision matrix, and generate a 
76.34 	report detailing peatland restoration potential 
76.35 	throughout the Lost River State Forest.

77.1
77.2	(i) Prescribed Burning for Brushland-Dependent 
Species - Phase II
					
77.3 	$147,000 the second year is from the trust 
77.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
77.5 	of Minnesota to compare the effects of spring, 
77.6 	summer, and fall burns on birds and vegetation 
77.7 	and to provide guidelines for maintaining 
77.8 	healthy brushland habitat for a diversity of 
77.9 	wildlife and plant species.

77.10
77.11	(j) Pollinator Habitat Creation Along Urban 
Mississippi River
					
77.12 	$129,000 the second year is from the trust 
77.13 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
77.14 	for an agreement with Friends of the 
77.15 	Mississippi River to remove invasive plants 
77.16 	and replace them with high-value native 
77.17 	species at three urban sites along the 
77.18 	Mississippi River to improve habitat for 
77.19 	pollinators and other wildlife. This 
77.20 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
77.21 	by which time the project must be completed 
77.22 	and final products delivered.

77.23
77.24	(k) Increase Golden Shiner Production to Protect 
Aquatic Communities
					
77.25 	$188,000 the second year is from the trust 
77.26 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
77.27 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant in 
77.28 	Duluth to identify and demonstrate best 
77.29 	methods for in-state production of golden 
77.30 	shiners to address angler demand while 
77.31 	reducing the risk of introducing and spreading 
77.32 	invasive species and to communicate findings 
77.33 	through reports, manuals, and workshops. 
77.34 	Production of shiners in this project must not 
77.35 	take place in wetlands.

78.1
78.2	(l) Restoring Turf to Native Pollinator Gardens 
Across Metro
					
78.3 	$197,000 the second year is from the trust 
78.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
78.5 	for an agreement with Wilderness in the City 
78.6 	to transition turf to native gardens for 
78.7 	pollinator habitat, establish long-term 
78.8 	volunteer stewardship networks, and help 
78.9 	connect diverse populations with nature 
78.10 	throughout the metropolitan regional park 
78.11 	system. A letter of commitment from the 
78.12 	respective regional park implementing agency 
78.13 	must be provided before money from this 
78.14 	appropriation is spent at a regional park within 
78.15 	the agency's jurisdiction.

78.16
78.17	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 				-0-
		29,551,000

78.18	(a) DNR Scientific and Natural Areas
					
78.19 	$3,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
78.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
78.21 	for the scientific and natural area (SNA) 
78.22 	program to restore, improve, and enhance 
78.23 	wildlife habitat on SNAs; increase public 
78.24 	involvement and outreach; and strategically 
78.25 	acquire high-quality lands that meet criteria 
78.26 	for SNAs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
78.27 	86A.05, from willing sellers.

78.28
78.29	(b) Private Native Prairie Conservation through 
Native Prairie Bank
					
78.30 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
78.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
78.32 	to provide technical stewardship assistance to 
78.33 	private landowners, restore and enhance native 
78.34 	prairie protected by easements in the native 
78.35 	prairie bank, and acquire easements for the 
79.1 	native prairie bank in accordance with 
79.2 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including 
79.3 	preparing initial baseline property assessments. 
79.4 	Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be 
79.5 	deposited in the natural resources conservation 
79.6 	easement stewardship account, created in 
79.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional 
79.8 	to the number of easement acres acquired.

79.979.10
	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails 
Inholdings
					
79.11 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
79.12 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
79.13 	to acquire high-priority inholdings from 
79.14 	willing sellers within the legislatively 
79.15 	authorized boundaries of state parks, 
79.16 	recreation areas, and trails to protect 
79.17 	Minnesota's natural heritage, enhance outdoor 
79.18 	recreation, and promote tourism.

79.19
79.20	(d) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural 
Areas
					
79.21 	$2,400,000 the second year is from the trust 
79.22 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
79.23 	to solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching 
79.24 	grants for local parks, trail connections, and 
79.25 	natural and scenic areas under Minnesota 
79.26 	Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is 
79.27 	for local nature-based recreation, connections 
79.28 	to regional and state natural areas, and 
79.29 	recreation facilities and may not be used for 
79.30 	athletic facilities such as sport fields, courts, 
79.31 	and playgrounds.

79.32
79.33	(e) Mississippi River Aquatic Habitat 
Restoration and Mussel Reintroduction
					
79.34 	$1,800,000 the second year is from the trust 
79.35 	fund. Of this amount, $1,549,000 is to the 
80.1 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
80.2 	agreement with the Minneapolis Park and 
80.3 	Recreation Board and $251,000 is to the 
80.4 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
80.5 	lost habitat and reintroduce mussels in the 
80.6 	Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls. 
80.7 	This work includes creating habitat and 
80.8 	species restoration plans, implementing the 
80.9 	restoration plans, and monitoring effectiveness 
80.10 	of the restoration for multiple years after 
80.11 	implementation. This appropriation is 
80.12 	available until June 30, 2026, by which time 
80.13 	the project must be completed and final 
80.14 	products delivered.

80.15
80.16	(f) Minnesota Hunter Walking Trails: Public 
Land Recreational Access
					
80.17 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
80.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
80.19 	for an agreement with the Ruffed Grouse 
80.20 	Society to improve Minnesota's hunter 
80.21 	walking trail system by restoring or upgrading 
80.22 	trailheads and trails, developing new walking 
80.23 	trails, and compiling enhanced maps for use 
80.24 	by managers and the public.

80.25
80.26	(g) Turning Back to Rivers: Environmental and 
Recreational Protection
					
80.27 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
80.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
80.29 	for an agreement with The Trust for Public 
80.30 	Land to help local communities acquire 
80.31 	priority land along the Mississippi, St. Croix, 
80.32 	and Minnesota Rivers and their tributaries to 
80.33 	protect natural resources, provide buffers for 
80.34 	flooding, and improve access for recreation.

80.35
80.36	(h) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition - Phase VI
					
81.1 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
81.2 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
81.3 	acquire land within the approved park 
81.4 	boundaries of the metropolitan regional park 
81.5 	system. This appropriation must be matched 
81.6 	by at least 40 percent of nonstate money.

81.7	(i) Minnesota State Trails Development
					
81.8 	$994,000 the second year is from the trust 
81.9 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
81.10 	to expand high-priority recreational 
81.11 	opportunities on Minnesota's state trails by 
81.12 	rehabilitating, improving, and enhancing 
81.13 	existing state trails. The high-priority trail 
81.14 	bridges to be rehabilitated or replaced under 
81.15 	this appropriation include, but are not limited 
81.16 	to, those on the Taconite, Great River Ridge, 
81.17 	and C. J. Ramstad/Northshore State Trails.

81.18	(j) Elm Creek Restoration - Phase IV
					
81.19 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
81.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
81.21 	for an agreement with the city of Champlin to 
81.22 	conduct habitat and stream restoration of 
81.23 	approximately 0.7 miles of Elm Creek 
81.24 	shoreline above Mill Pond Lake and through 
81.25 	the Elm Creek Protection Area.

81.26
81.27	(k) Superior Hiking Trail as Environmental 
Showcase
					
81.28 	$450,000 the second year is from the trust 
81.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
81.30 	for an agreement with the Superior Hiking 
81.31 	Trail Association to rebuild damaged and 
81.32 	dangerous segments and create a new trail 
81.33 	segment of the Superior Hiking Trail to 
81.34 	minimize environmental impacts, make the 
82.1 	trail safer for users, and make the trail more 
82.2 	resilient for future use and conditions.

82.3	(l) Upper St. Anthony Falls Enhancements
					
82.4 	$2,800,000 the second year is from the trust 
82.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
82.6 	for an agreement with the Friends of the Lock 
82.7 	and Dam in partnership with the city of 
82.8 	Minneapolis to design and install green 
82.9 	infrastructure, public access, and habitat 
82.10 	restorations on riverfront land at Upper St. 
82.11 	Anthony Falls for water protection, recreation, 
82.12 	and environmental education purposes. Of this 
82.13 	amount, up to $600,000 is for planning, 
82.14 	design, and engagement. No funds from this 
82.15 	appropriation may be spent until Congress 
82.16 	directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to 
82.17 	convey an interest in the Upper St. Anthony 
82.18 	Falls property to the city of Minneapolis for 
82.19 	use as a visitor center. After this congressional 
82.20 	act is signed into law, up to $100,000 of the 
82.21 	planning, design, and engagement funds may 
82.22 	be spent. The remaining planning, design, and 
82.23 	engagement funds may be spent after a binding 
82.24 	agreement has been secured to acquire the land 
82.25 	or access and use rights to the land for at least 
82.26 	25 years. Any remaining balance of the 
82.27 	appropriation may be spent on installing 
82.28 	enhancements after the Upper St. Anthony 
82.29 	Falls land has been acquired by the city of 
82.30 	Minneapolis.

82.31
82.32	(m) Whiskey Creek and Mississippi River Water 
Quality, Habitat, and Recreation
					
82.33 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
82.34 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
82.35 	for an agreement with the Mississippi 
83.1 	Headwaters Board to acquire and transfer 
83.2 	approximately 13 acres of land to the city of 
83.3 	Baxter for future construction of water quality, 
83.4 	habitat, and recreational improvements to 
83.5 	protect the Mississippi River.

83.6
83.7	(n) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail 
(West Segment)
					
83.8 	$2,600,000 the second year is from the trust 
83.9 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
83.10 	for an agreement with Otter Tail County to 
83.11 	construct the west segment of the 32-mile 
83.12 	Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail that 
83.13 	will connect the city of Pelican Rapids to 
83.14 	Maplewood State Park.

83.15
83.16	(o) Crow Wing County Community Natural 
Area Acquisition
					
83.17 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
83.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
83.19 	for an agreement with Crow Wing County to 
83.20 	acquire approximately 65 acres of land 
83.21 	adjacent to the historic fire tower property to 
83.22 	allow for diverse recreational opportunities 
83.23 	while protecting wildlife habitat and 
83.24 	preventing forest fragmentation. Any revenue 
83.25 	generated from selling products or assets 
83.26 	developed or acquired with this appropriation 
83.27 	must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan 
83.28 	is approved for reinvestment of income in the 
83.29 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
83.30 	section 116P.10.

83.31	(p) Rocori Trail - Phase III
					
83.32 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
83.33 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
83.34 	for an agreement with the Rocori Trail 
83.35 	Construction Board to design and construct 
84.1 	Phase III of the Rocori Trail along the old 
84.2 	Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail corridor 
84.3 	between the cities of Cold Spring and 
84.4 	Rockville.

84.5
84.6	(q) Mesabi Trail: New Trail and Additional 
Funding
					
84.7 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
84.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
84.9 	for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
84.10 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
84.11 	constructing the Mesabi Trail beginning at the 
84.12 	intersection of County Road 20 and Minnesota 
84.13 	State Highway 135 and terminating at 1st 
84.14 	Avenue North and 1st Street North in the city 
84.15 	of Biwabik in St. Louis County. This 
84.16 	appropriation may not be spent until all 
84.17 	Mesabi Trail projects funded with trust fund 
84.18 	appropriations before fiscal year 2020, with 
84.19 	the exception of the project funded under Laws 
84.20 	2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, 
84.21 	paragraph (g), are completed.

84.22
84.23	(r) Ranier Safe Harbor and Transient Dock on 
Rainy Lake
					
84.24 	$762,000 the second year is from the trust 
84.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
84.26 	for an agreement with the city of Ranier to 
84.27 	construct a dock that accommodates boats 26 
84.28 	feet or longer with the goal of increasing 
84.29 	public access for boat recreation on Rainy 
84.30 	Lake. Any revenue generated from selling 
84.31 	products or assets developed or acquired with 
84.32 	this appropriation must be repaid to the trust 
84.33 	fund unless a plan is approved for 
84.34 	reinvestment of income in the project as 
84.35 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
84.36 	116P.10.

85.1
85.2	(s) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park 
Campground and Visitor Center
					
85.3 	$3,100,000 the second year is from the trust 
85.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
85.5 	for an agreement with the town of Crane Lake 
85.6 	to design and construct a new campground 
85.7 	and to plan and preliminarily prepare a site 
85.8 	for constructing a new Voyageurs National 
85.9 	Park visitor center on land acquired for these 
85.10 	purposes in Crane Lake. Any revenue 
85.11 	generated from selling products or assets 
85.12 	developed or acquired with this appropriation 
85.13 	must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan 
85.14 	is approved for reinvestment of income in the 
85.15 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
85.16 	section 116P.10.

85.17
85.18	(t) Chippewa County Acquisition, Recreation, 
and Education
					
85.19 	$160,000 the second year is from the trust 
85.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
85.21 	for an agreement with Chippewa County to 
85.22 	acquire wetland and floodplain forest and 
85.23 	abandoned gravel pits along the Minnesota 
85.24 	River to provide water filtration, education, 
85.25 	and recreational opportunities.

85.26
85.27	(u) Sportsmen's Training and Developmental 
Learning Center
					
85.28 	$85,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
85.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
85.30 	an agreement with the Minnesota Forest Zone 
85.31 	Trappers Association to complete a site 
85.32 	evaluation and master plan for the Sportsmen's 
85.33 	Training and Developmental Learning Center 
85.34 	near Hibbing. Any revenue generated from 
85.35 	selling products or assets developed or 
85.36 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
86.1 	repaid to the trust fund unless a plan is 
86.2 	approved for reinvestment of income in the 
86.3 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
86.4 	section 116P.10.

86.5
86.6	Subd. 10.Contract 
Agreement Reimbursement
 				-0-
		135,000
	
86.7 	$135,000 the second year is from the trust 
86.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources, 
86.9 	at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
86.10 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
86.11 	expenses incurred for preparing and 
86.12 	administering contracts for the agreements 
86.13 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
86.14 	must provide documentation to the 
86.15 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
86.16 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds.

86.17	Subd. 11.Miscellaneous Projects
 		2,768,000
		1,500,000

86.18	(a) McMahon Lake Flood Hazard Mitigation
					
86.19 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
86.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
86.21 	the state share of a flood hazard mitigation 
86.22 	grant to Scott County for publicly owned 
86.23 	capital improvements to prevent or alleviate 
86.24 	flood damage on McMahon Lake under 
86.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161.

86.26	(b) South Bend Township Flood Control
					
86.27 	$14,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
86.28 	the commissioner of natural resources for a 
86.29 	grant to Blue Earth County to study flood 
86.30 	control and storm water management options 
86.31 	for South Bend Township.

86.32	(c) Madelia Floodplain Improvement Assessment
					
86.33 	$105,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
86.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
87.1 	a grant to the city of Madelia for surveying, 
87.2 	modeling, and designing floodplain 
87.3 	improvements along the Watonwan River. The 
87.4 	city must submit a copy of the study to the 
87.5 	commissioner of natural resources and to the 
87.6 	Federal Emergency Management Agency for 
87.7 	possible incorporation into the Watonwan 
87.8 	County digital flood insurance rate maps.

87.9	(d) Cannon River Flood Study
					
87.10 	$500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
87.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
87.12 	a grant to the city of Waterville for a flood 
87.13 	study of the Cannon River dam system. The 
87.14 	study must include data collection and 
87.15 	calibration, structure, surveying, HEC-HMS 
87.16 	model development and calibration, HEC-RAS 
87.17 	model generation, and modeling alternative 
87.18 	mitigation options.

87.19	(e) Waterville Flood Warning Gauge
					
87.20 	$13,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
87.21 	the commissioner of natural resources for a 
87.22 	grant to the city of Waterville to purchase and 
87.23 	install a flood warning gauge on the Cannon 
87.24 	River. The city must work with the 
87.25 	commissioner to integrate the gauge with the 
87.26 	state's enhanced flood forecast warning 
87.27 	system.

87.28	(f) Mora Lake High Water Mitigation
					
87.29 	$200,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
87.30 	second year are from the trust fund to the 
87.31 	commissioner of natural resources for a grant 
87.32 	to the city of Mora for measures to mitigate 
87.33 	high water in Mora Lake, including installing 
87.34 	intake and outlet structures and replacing the 
88.1 	associated sanitary sewer and road. This 
88.2 	appropriation is available until the project is 
88.3 	completed or abandoned, subject to Minnesota 
88.4 	Statutes, section 16A.642. This appropriation 
88.5 	does not require a nonstate match.

88.6	(g) Private Well Testing
					
88.7 	$300,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
88.8 	to the commissioner of health for testing well 
88.9 	water in private wells. The commissioner shall 
88.10 	develop a program to determine the 
88.11 	contaminant levels in drinking water from 
88.12 	private wells. The program shall be on a 
88.13 	voluntary, pilot program basis. Using the 
88.14 	appropriated funds, the commissioner shall 
88.15 	work with private well owners and other 
88.16 	interested parties to facilitate and promote the 
88.17 	availability of well water testing. The 
88.18 	commissioner shall develop recommendations 
88.19 	in consultation with certified water treatment 
88.20 	professionals for a statewide private well water 
88.21 	testing and contamination mitigation rebate 
88.22 	program and submit a report to the chairs and 
88.23 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
88.24 	committees with jurisdiction over health and 
88.25 	human services policy by December 31, 2020.

88.26	(h) Minnesota River Valley Watch Program
					
88.27 	$50,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
88.28 	the commissioner of natural resources for a 
88.29 	grant to the Friends of the Minnesota Valley 
88.30 	to continue and expand the existing water 
88.31 	quality and watershed monitoring river watch 
88.32 	activities in schools in the Minnesota River 
88.33 	Valley. This appropriation is available until 
88.34 	June 30, 2022.

88.35	(i) USDA Forest Service Land Exchanges
					
89.1 	$400,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
89.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
89.3 	the school trust lands director to initiate the 
89.4 	Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness land 
89.5 	exchanges with the United States Department 
89.6 	of Agriculture Forest Service and the private 
89.7 	forest land alternative with a nonprofit partner. 
89.8 	The school trust lands director may use this 
89.9 	appropriation for project costs, including but 
89.10 	not limited to environmental assessments, 
89.11 	valuation expenses, legal fees, closing costs, 
89.12 	and transactional staff costs. The 
89.13 	commissioner must reimburse the permanent 
89.14 	school fund the amount spent under this 
89.15 	appropriation and the appropriation in Laws 
89.16 	2017, chapter 93, article 1, section 9, 
89.17 	paragraph (b), as amended by Laws 2019, First 
89.18 	Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 
89.19 	12, from the revenue received from the sale 
89.20 	of timber permits on lands acquired in the 
89.21 	exchange. This appropriation is available until 
89.22 	June 30, 2022.

89.23
89.24	(j) Farmstead Ring Levees in Red River 
Watershed
					
89.25 	$125,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
89.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
89.27 	grants to assist in the construction of flood 
89.28 	protection rural and farmstead ring levees in 
89.29 	the Red River watershed. Grants may not 
89.30 	exceed 50 percent of the cost of the projects.

89.31
89.32	(k) Historic Bruce Mine State Park and Mesabi 
Trailhead
					
89.33 	$350,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
89.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
89.35 	a grant to the St. Louis and Lake Counties 
89.36 	Regional Railroad Authority to engineer, 
90.1 	design, renovate, and construct the Historic 
90.2 	Bruce Mine Park and Mesabi Trailhead and 
90.3 	access in the city of Chisholm.

90.4	(l) Adopt-a-Dumpster Program
					
90.5 	$111,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
90.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
90.7 	the chronic wasting disease adopt-a-dumpster 
90.8 	program established under Laws 2019, First 
90.9 	Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, 
90.10 	subdivision 6, paragraph (c).

90.11	Subd. 12.Availability of Appropriations
 					
90.12 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
90.13 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
90.14 	related to and necessary for a specific 
90.15 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
90.16 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
90.17 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
90.18 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
90.19 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
90.20 	charges that are not directly related to and 
90.21 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
90.22 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
90.23 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
90.24 	human resources, information services, rent, 
90.25 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
90.26 	be clearly justified and individually 
90.27 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
90.28 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
90.29 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
90.30 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
90.31 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
90.32 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
90.33 	available until June 30, 2023, when projects 
90.34 	must be completed and final products 
90.35 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
91.1 	appropriations in this section are available for 
91.2 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
91.3 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
91.4 	into before the expiration date of the 
91.5 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
91.6 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
91.7 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

91.8	Subd. 13.Data Availability Requirements
 					
91.9 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
91.10 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
91.11 	standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial 
91.12 	data must also conform to additional 
91.13 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
91.14 	data coordination and distribution that have 
91.15 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
91.16 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
91.17 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
91.18 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
91.19 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
91.20 	Information Office. All data must be 
91.21 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
91.22 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
91.23 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
91.24 	practicable, summary data and results of 
91.25 	projects funded under this section should be 
91.26 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
91.27 	identified as having received funding from the 
91.28 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

91.29	Subd. 14.Project Requirements
 					
91.30 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
91.31 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
91.32 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
91.33 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
91.34 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
91.35 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
92.1 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
92.2 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
92.3 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
92.4 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
92.5 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
92.6 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
92.7 	budget expenditures must be made through 
92.8 	the amendment process established by the 
92.9 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
92.10 	Resources.
92.11 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
92.12 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
92.13 	appropriated in this section must use native 
92.14 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
92.15 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
92.16 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
92.17 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
92.18 	species selected to provide habitat for 
92.19 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
92.20 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
92.21 	84.973.
92.22 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
92.23 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
92.24 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
92.25 	management plan that, to the degree 
92.26 	practicable, is consistent with the 
92.27 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
92.28 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
92.29 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
92.30 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
92.31 	the best chance for long-term success and 
92.32 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
92.33 	must include the proposed timetable for 
92.34 	implementing the restoration, including site 
92.35 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
93.1 	species, maintenance, and additional 
93.2 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
93.3 	identify long-term maintenance and 
93.4 	management needs of the restoration and how 
93.5 	the maintenance, management, and 
93.6 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
93.7 	advantage of the best-available science and 
93.8 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
93.9 	best restoration.
93.10 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
93.11 	section for restoration activities must provide 
93.12 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
93.13 	completion of the appropriation and an 
93.14 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
93.15 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
93.16 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
93.17 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
93.18 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
93.19 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
93.20 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
93.21 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
93.22 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
93.23 	identify any problems with implementing the 
93.24 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
93.25 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
93.26 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
93.27 	future restorations.
93.28 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
93.29 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
93.30 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
93.31 	conservation easement or public ownership.
93.32 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
93.33 	under this section must give consideration to 
93.34 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
94.1 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
94.2 	enhancement services.
94.3 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
94.4 	money appropriated under this section must:
94.5 	(1) be permanent;
94.6 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
94.7 	easement;
94.8 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
94.9 	agreement that are permanent;
94.10 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
94.11 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
94.12 	electronic format at least ten business days 
94.13 	before closing;
94.14 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
94.15 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
94.16 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
94.17 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
94.18 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
94.19 	of groundwater and surface water through 
94.20 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
94.21 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
94.22 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
94.23 	artificial hydrological modifications.
94.24 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
94.25 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
94.26 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
94.27 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
94.28 	of land using this money to complete the 
94.29 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
94.30 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
94.31 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
94.32 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
94.33 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
95.1 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
95.2 	Resources.
95.3 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
95.4 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
95.5 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
95.6 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
95.7 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
95.8 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
95.9 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
95.10 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
95.11 	management plan in compliance with 
95.12 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
95.13 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
95.14 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
95.15 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
95.16 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
95.17 	public funds, a recipient of money 
95.18 	appropriated under this section must, within 
95.19 	60 days of the transaction, provide to the 
95.20 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
95.21 	Resources documentation of the selection 
95.22 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
95.23 	provide documentation of all related 
95.24 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
95.25 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
95.26 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
95.27 	donations. This information must be provided 
95.28 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
95.29 	recipient must also report to the 
95.30 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
95.31 	Resources any difference between the 
95.32 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
95.33 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
95.34 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
95.35 	was conducted.
96.1 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
96.2 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
96.3 	financial support from the environment and 
96.4 	natural resources trust fund in project 
96.5 	publications, signage, and other public 
96.6 	communications and outreach related to work 
96.7 	completed using the appropriation. 
96.8 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
96.9 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
96.10 	of language attributing support from the trust 
96.11 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
96.12 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
96.13 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
96.14 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
96.15 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
96.16 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
96.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
96.18 	10, and chapter 116P.

96.19
96.20	Subd. 15.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
 					
96.21 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
96.22 	referred to in this section must be administered 
96.23 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
96.24 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
96.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
96.26 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2020, 
96.27 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
96.28 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
96.29 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
96.30 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
96.31 	upon receiving documentation that the 
96.32 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
96.33 	work plan have been achieved, including 
96.34 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
96.35 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
96.36 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
97.1 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
97.2 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
97.3 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
97.4 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
97.5 	project work plan.
97.6 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
97.7 	approved work plan are allowed.

97.8
97.9	Subd. 16.Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
97.10 	A political subdivision, public or private 
97.11 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
97.12 	appropriation under this section must use the 
97.13 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
97.14 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
97.15 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
97.16 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
97.17 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
97.18 	paper stock and printing.

97.19
97.20	Subd. 17.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
97.21 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
97.22 	under this section for a capital improvement 
97.23 	project must ensure that the project complies 
97.24 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
97.25 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
97.26 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
97.27 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
97.28 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
97.29 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
97.30 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
97.31 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
97.32 	obtain information and technical assistance 
97.33 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
97.34 	development relating to planning and 
97.35 	constructing the capital improvement project.

98.1	Subd. 18.Accessibility
 					
98.2 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
98.3 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
98.4 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
98.5 	guidelines.

98.6	Subd. 19.Carryforward; Extension
 					
98.7 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
98.8 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
98.9 	2021:
98.10 	(1) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
98.11 	subdivision 7, paragraph (e), Geotargeted 
98.12 	Distributed Clean Energy Initiative;
98.13 	(2) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
98.14 	subdivision 8, paragraph (a), Optimizing the 
98.15 	Nutrition of Roadside Plants for Pollinators;
98.16 	(3) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
98.17 	subdivision 8, paragraph (f), Prescribed-Fire 
98.18 	Management for Roadside Prairies;
98.19 	(4) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
98.20 	subdivision 8, paragraph (h), Mississippi and 
98.21 	Vermillion Rivers Restoration of Prairie, 
98.22 	Savanna, and Forest Habitat - Phase X;
98.23 	(5) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
98.24 	subdivision 9, paragraph (e), Native Prairie 
98.25 	Stewardship and Prairie Bank Easement 
98.26 	Acquisition, as amended by Laws 2019, First 
98.27 	Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 4;
98.28 	(6) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
98.29 	2, subdivision 5, paragraph (j), Expanding the 
98.30 	State's Reuse Economy to Conserve Natural 
98.31 	Resources; and
98.32 	(7) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
98.33 	2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), Palmer 
99.1 	Amaranth Detection and Eradication 
99.2 	Continuation.
99.3 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
99.4 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
99.5 	2022:
99.6 	(1) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
99.7 	subdivision 8, paragraph (k), Conservation 
99.8 	Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) 
99.9 	Outreach and Implementation; and
99.10 	(2) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
99.11 	subdivision 9, paragraph (h), Tower Trailhead 
99.12 	Boat Landing and Habitat Improvement - 
99.13 	Phase II.
99.14 	(c) The availability of the appropriations for 
99.15 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
99.16 	2023:
99.17 	(1) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
99.18 	2, subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account; 
99.19 	and
99.20 	(2) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 
99.21 	4, article 2, section 2, subdivision 8, paragraph 
99.22 	(f), Lawns to Legumes.
99.23 	(d) The availability of the appropriation under 
99.24 	Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, 
99.25 	subdivision 4, paragraph (l), Lake Agnes 
99.26 	Treatment, is extended to June 30, 2024.

99.27	Subd. 20.Cancellation
 					
99.28 	The appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special 
99.29 	Session chapter 4, article 2, section 2, 
99.30 	subdivision 8, paragraph (c), Sauk River Dam 
99.31 	Removal and Rock Rapids Replacement, is 
99.32 	canceled.

100.1 	Sec. 3. Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2018, 
100.2 	chapter 214, article 4, section 6, is amended to read:

100.3
100.4	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and 
Recreation
 		-0-
		8,793,000

100.5	(a) Scientific and Natural Area Restoration
					
100.6 	$1,386,000 the second year is from the trust 
100.7 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
100.8 	to restore and improve approximately 750 
100.9 	acres of scientific and natural areas. A list of 
100.10 	proposed restorations must be provided as part 
100.11 	of the required work plan. This appropriation 
100.12 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
100.13 	the project must be completed and final 
100.14 	products delivered.

100.15
100.16	(b) Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and 
Natural Area Acquisition
					
100.17 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
100.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
100.19 	in cooperation with the Duluth Airport 
100.20 	Authority to acquire approximately ten acres 
100.21 	as an addition to the designated Minnesota 
100.22 	Point Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area 
100.23 	located along the shores of Lake Superior in 
100.24 	Duluth. Any balance remaining in the 
100.25 	appropriation not needed for the acquisition 
100.26 	is available to the commissioner for a grant to 
100.27 	the Duluth Airport Authority to use to protect 
100.28 	the Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and 
100.29 	Natural Area by relocating an airport runway. 
100.30 	The appropriation is available until June 30, 
100.31 	2021.

100.32
100.33	(c) Conservation Easements in Avon Hills - 
Phase III
					
100.34 	$1,300,000 the second year is from the trust 
100.35 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
101.1 	for an agreement with Saint John's University 
101.2 	in cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust to 
101.3 	secure permanent conservation easements on 
101.4 	approximately 500 acres of high-quality 
101.5 	habitat in Stearns County, prepare 
101.6 	conservation management plans, and provide 
101.7 	public outreach. A list of proposed easement 
101.8 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
101.9 	required work plan. An entity that acquires a 
101.10 	conservation easement with appropriations 
101.11 	from the trust fund must have a long-term 
101.12 	stewardship plan for the easement and a fund 
101.13 	established for monitoring and enforcing the 
101.14 	agreement. Funding for the long-term 
101.15 	monitoring and enforcement fund must come 
101.16 	from nonstate sources for easements acquired 
101.17 	with this appropriation. The state may enforce 
101.18 	requirements in the conservation easements 
101.19 	on land acquired with this appropriation and 
101.20 	the conservation easement document must 
101.21 	state this authority and explicitly include 
101.22 	requirements for water quality and quantity 
101.23 	protection. This appropriation is available until 
101.24 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
101.25 	be completed and final products delivered.

101.26
101.27	(d) Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System 
Acquisition for Wellhead Protection
					
101.28 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
101.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
101.30 	for an agreement with Lincoln Pipestone Rural 
101.31 	Water to acquire and restore lands designated 
101.32 	under an approved wellhead protection plan. 
101.33 	Lands acquired with this appropriation must 
101.34 	be from willing sellers and be identified by 
101.35 	the Department of Health as targeted 
101.36 	vulnerable lands for wellhead protection. 
102.1 	Lands must be restored to permanent 
102.2 	vegetative cover, but may be used for 
102.3 	recreation and renewable energy if adequate 
102.4 	protection of the drinking water aquifer is 
102.5 	provided. A list of proposed acquisitions must 
102.6 	be provided as part of the required work plan. 
102.7 	Plant and seed materials must follow the Board 
102.8 	of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
102.9 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
102.10 	Income derived from the lands acquired with 
102.11 	funds appropriated under this paragraph is 
102.12 	exempt from Minnesota Statutes, section 
102.13 	116P.10, if used for additional wellhead 
102.14 	protection as provided under this paragraph 
102.15 	until adequate wellhead protection has been 
102.16 	achieved, as determined by the commissioner 
102.17 	of health. Any income earned after that must 
102.18 	be returned to the environment and natural 
102.19 	resources trust fund. This appropriation is 
102.20 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
102.21 	the project must be completed and final 
102.22 	products delivered.

102.23
102.24	(e) Mesabi Trail Segment from Highway 135 to 
Town of Embarrass
					
102.25 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
102.26 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
102.27 	for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
102.28 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
102.29 	engineering and construction of segments of 
102.30 	the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately six 
102.31 	miles between Highway 135 and the town of 
102.32 	Embarrass. This appropriation is available 
102.33 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the project 
102.34 	must be completed and final products 
102.35 	delivered.

103.1	(f) Tower Historic Harbor Trail Connections
					
103.2 	$679,000 the second year is from the trust 
103.3 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
103.4 	for an agreement with the city of Tower to 
103.5 	construct recreational trails along the harbor 
103.6 	in Tower and to connect to the Mesabi Trail. 
103.7 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
103.8 	2019, by which time the project must be 
103.9 	completed and final products delivered.

103.10
103.11	(g) Otter Tail River Recreational Trail 
Acquisition
					
103.12 	$600,000 the second year is from the trust 
103.13 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
103.14 	for an agreement with the city of Fergus Falls 
103.15 	to acquire land along the Otter Tail River for 
103.16 	a recreational trail and park. This appropriation 
103.17 	is contingent on at least a 40 percent match of 
103.18 	nonstate money. Prior to the acquisition, a 
103.19 	phase 1 environmental assessment must be 
103.20 	completed and the city must not accept any 
103.21 	liability for previous contamination of lands 
103.22 	acquired with this appropriation.

103.23 	Sec. 4. Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2019, First 
103.24 	Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:

103.25
103.26	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		999,000
		13,533,000
		-0-

103.27
103.28	(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition
					
103.29 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
103.30 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
103.31 	acquire approximately 70 acres of land within 
103.32 	the approved park boundaries of the 
103.33 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
103.34 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
103.35 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
104.1 	proposed fee title acquisitions must be 
104.2 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
104.3 	This appropriation must be matched by at least 
104.4 	40 percent of nonstate money that must be 
104.5 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
104.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
104.7 	by which time the project must be completed 
104.8 	and final products delivered.

104.9104.10
	(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and 
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement
					
104.11 	$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
104.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
104.13 	acquire land with high-quality native plant 
104.14 	communities and rare features to be 
104.15 	established as scientific and natural areas as 
104.16 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
104.17 	86A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve 
104.18 	scientific and natural areas, and provide 
104.19 	technical assistance and outreach, including 
104.20 	site steward events. At least one-third of the 
104.21 	appropriation must be spent on restoration 
104.22 	activities. A list of proposed acquisitions and 
104.23 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
104.24 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
104.25 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
104.26 	to meet at least minimum management 
104.27 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
104.28 	of natural resources. When feasible, 
104.29 	consideration must be given to accommodate 
104.30 	trails on lands acquired. This appropriation is 
104.31 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
104.32 	the project must be completed and final 
104.33 	products delivered.

104.34
104.35	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land 
Acquisition
					
105.1 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
105.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
105.3 	acquire approximately 373 acres from willing 
105.4 	sellers for authorized state trails and critical 
105.5 	parcels within the statutory boundaries of state 
105.6 	parks. State park land acquired with this 
105.7 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
105.8 	to meet at least minimum management 
105.9 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
105.10 	of natural resources. A list of proposed 
105.11 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
105.12 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
105.13 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
105.14 	the project must be completed and final 
105.15 	products delivered.

105.16
105.17	(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, 
Development, and Enhancement
					
105.18 	$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the 
105.19 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
105.20 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
105.21 	trail acquisition, development, and 
105.22 	enhancement in southern Minnesota. A 
105.23 	proposed list of trail projects on authorized 
105.24 	state trails must be provided as part of the 
105.25 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
105.26 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
105.27 	the project must be completed and final 
105.28 	products delivered.

105.29
105.30	(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
105.31 	$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
105.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
105.33 	acquire native prairie bank easements in 
105.34 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
105.35 	84.96, on approximately 250 acres, prepare 
105.36 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
106.1 	enhance native prairie sites, and provide 
106.2 	technical assistance to landowners. Of this 
106.3 	amount, up to $132,000 may be deposited in 
106.4 	a conservation easement stewardship account. 
106.5 	Deposits into the conservation easement 
106.6 	stewardship account must be made upon 
106.7 	closing on conservation easements or at a time 
106.8 	otherwise approved in the work plan. A list of 
106.9 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
106.10 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
106.11 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
106.12 	2020, by which time the project must be 
106.13 	completed and final products delivered.

106.14	(f) Leech Lake Acquisition
					
106.15 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
106.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
106.17 	an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of 
106.18 	Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, 
106.19 	including 0.67 miles of shoreline of 
106.20 	high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the 
106.21 	historic meeting place between Henry 
106.22 	Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The 
106.23 	land must be open to public use including 
106.24 	hunting and fishing. The band must provide a 
106.25 	commitment that land will not be put in a 
106.26 	federal trust through the Bureau of Indian 
106.27 	Affairs.

106.28	(g) Mesabi Trail Development
					
106.29 	$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
106.30 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
106.31 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
106.32 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
106.33 	engineering and constructing segments of the 
106.34 	Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available 
106.35 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
107.1 	must be completed and final products 
107.2 	delivered.

107.3
107.4	(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat 
Improvement - Phase II
					
107.5 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
107.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
107.7 	an agreement with the city of Tower to 
107.8 	construct a trailhead, trail connection to the 
107.9 	Mesabi Trail, and boat landing and to restore 
107.10 	vegetative habitat on city-owned property. 
107.11 	Plant and seed materials must follow the Board 
107.12 	of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
107.13 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
107.14 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
107.15 	2020, by which time the project must be 
107.16 	completed and final products delivered.

107.17
107.18	(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National 
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center
					
107.19 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
107.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
107.21 	an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in 
107.22 	partnership with Voyageurs National Park and 
107.23 	the Department of Natural Resources, to 
107.24 	acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for 
107.25 	a visitor center and campground. Income 
107.26 	generated by the campground may be used to 
107.27 	support the facility.

107.28 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2017.

107.29 	Sec. 5. Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

107.30
107.31	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		-0-
		5,760,000

107.32
107.33	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center - Phase 4
					
107.34 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
107.35 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
108.1 	of Minnesota for high-priority research at the 
108.2 	Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center 
108.3 	to protect Minnesota's natural and agricultural 
108.4 	resources from terrestrial invasive plants, 
108.5 	pathogens, and pests as identified through the 
108.6 	center's strategic prioritization process. This 
108.7 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
108.8 	by which time the project must be completed 
108.9 	and final products delivered.

108.10
108.11	(b) Palmer Amaranth Detection and Eradication 
Continuation
					
108.12 	$431,000 the second year is from the trust 
108.13 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture to 
108.14 	continue to monitor, ground survey, and 
108.15 	control Palmer amaranth and other prohibited 
108.16 	eradicate species of noxious weeds primarily 
108.17 	in conservation plantingsnatural areas and to 
108.18 	develop and implement aerial-survey methods 
108.19 	to prevent infestation and protect prairies, 
108.20 	other natural areas, and agricultural crops.

108.21
108.22	(c) Evaluate Control Methods for Invasive 
Hybrid Cattails
					
108.23 	$131,000 the second year is from the trust 
108.24 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
108.25 	for an agreement with Voyageurs National 
108.26 	Park to evaluate the effectiveness of 
108.27 	mechanical harvesting and managing muskrat 
108.28 	populations to remove exotic hybrid cattails 
108.29 	and restore fish and wildlife habitat in 
108.30 	Minnesota wetlands. This appropriation is 
108.31 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
108.32 	the project must be completed and final 
108.33 	products delivered.

108.34
108.35	(d) Developing RNA Interference to Control 
Zebra Mussels
					
109.1 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
109.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
109.3 	for an agreement with the United States 
109.4 	Geological Survey to develop a genetic control 
109.5 	tool that exploits the natural process of RNA 
109.6 	silencing to specifically target and effectively 
109.7 	control zebra mussels without affecting other 
109.8 	species or causing other nontarget effects. This 
109.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
109.10 	by which time the project must be completed 
109.11 	and final products delivered.

109.12
109.13	(e) Install and Evaluate an Invasive Carp 
Deterrent for Mississippi River Locks and Dams
					
109.14 	$998,000 the second year is from the trust 
109.15 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
109.16 	of Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
109.17 	States Army Corps of Engineers and the 
109.18 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
109.19 	install, evaluate, and optimize a system in 
109.20 	Mississippi River locks and dams to deter 
109.21 	passage of invasive carp without negatively 
109.22 	impacting native fish and to evaluate the 
109.23 	ability of predator fish in the pools above the 
109.24 	locks and dams to consume young carp. The 
109.25 	project must conduct a cost comparison of 
109.26 	equipment purchase versus lease options and 
109.27 	choose the most effective option. This 
109.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
109.29 	by which time the project must be completed 
109.30 	and final products delivered.

109.31
109.32	(f) Determining Risk of Toxic Alga in Minnesota 
Lakes
					
109.33 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
109.34 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for 
109.35 	the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
109.36 	determine the historical distribution, 
110.1 	abundance, and toxicity of the invasive 
110.2 	blue-green alga, Cylindrospermopsis 
110.3 	raciborskii, in about 20 lakes across Minnesota 
110.4 	and inform managers and the public about the 
110.5 	alga's spread and health risks. This 
110.6 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
110.7 	by which time the project must be completed 
110.8 	and final products delivered.

110.9 	Sec. 6. EXTENSION OF AVAILABILITY FOR CERTAIN APPROPRIATIONS.
 110.10 	(a) The availability of any appropriation or grant of money from the environment and 
110.11 	natural resources trust fund that would otherwise cancel, lapse, or expire on June 30, 2020, 
110.12 	is extended to June 30, 2021, if the recipient or grantee does both of the following:
110.13 	(1) by June 30, 2020, notifies the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
110.14 	Resources in the manner specified by the commission that the recipient or grantee intends 
110.15 	to avail itself of the extension available under this section; and
110.16 	(2) modifies the applicable work plan where required by Minnesota Statutes, section 
110.17 	116P.05, subdivision 2, in accordance with the work plan amendment procedures adopted 
110.18 	under that section.
110.19 	(b) The commission must notify the commissioner of management and budget and the 
110.20 	commissioner of natural resources of any extension granted under this section.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S4499-2 

85.0505 FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE IN STATE PARKS.Subd. 3.Fort Ridgely State Park. 
The commissioner of public safety, with the approval of the commissioner of natural resources, may issue to a concessionaire, lessee, or person holding a contract with the Department of Natural Resources an on-sale license for the sale of intoxicating liquor at the Fort Ridgely State Park golf course. The annual fee for the license issued pursuant to this subdivision shall be set by the commissioner of public safety at an amount comparable to the fee charged by the surrounding counties for a similar license. All provisions of chapter 340A not inconsistent with this subdivision shall apply to the sale of intoxicating liquor at the Fort Ridgely State Park golf course. 

85.0507 FORT RIDGELY GOLF COURSE; GOLF CARTS.
The commissioner may by contract, concession agreement, or lease authorize the use of golf carts on the golf course at Fort Ridgely State Park. 

85.054 STATE PARK PERMIT EXEMPTIONS.Subd. 19.Fort Ridgely golf course. 
The commissioner may by contract, concession agreement, or lease waive a state park permit and associated fee for motor vehicle entry or parking for persons playing golf at the Fort Ridgely State Park golf course provided that the contract, concession agreement, or lease payment to the state is set, in part, to compensate the state park system for the loss of the state park fees. 

115B.49 DRY CLEANER ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE AND REIMBURSEMENT ACCOUNT.Subd. 4.Registration; fees. 
(a) The owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility shall register on or before October 1 of each year with the commissioner of revenue in a manner prescribed by the commissioner of revenue and pay a registration fee for the facility. The amount of the fee is: 

(1) $500, for facilities with a full-time equivalence of fewer than five; 

(2) $1,000, for facilities with a full-time equivalence of five to ten; and 

(3) $1,500, for facilities with a full-time equivalence of more than ten. 

The registration fee must be paid on or before October 18 or the owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility may elect to pay the fee in equal installments. Installment payments must be paid on or before October 18, on or before January 18, on or before April 18, and on or before June 18. All payments made after October 18 bear interest at the rate specified in section 270C.40. 

(b) A person who sells dry cleaning solvents for use by dry cleaning facilities in the state shall collect and remit to the commissioner of revenue in the same manner prescribed by the commissioner of revenue, for the taxes imposed under chapter 297A, a fee of: 

(1) $3.50 for each gallon of perchloroethylene sold for use by dry cleaning facilities in the state; 

(2) 70 cents for each gallon of hydrocarbon-based dry cleaning solvent sold for use by dry cleaning facilities in the state; and 

(3) 35 cents for each gallon of other nonaqueous solvents sold for use by dry cleaning facilities in the state. 

(c) The audit, assessment, appeal, collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions of chapters 270C and 289A apply to the fee imposed by this subdivision. To enforce this subdivision, the commissioner of revenue may grant extensions to file returns and pay fees, impose penalties and interest on the annual registration fee under paragraph (a) and the monthly fee under paragraph (b), and abate penalties and interest in the manner provided in chapters 270C and 289A. The penalties and interest imposed on taxes under chapter 297A apply to the fees imposed under this subdivision. Disclosure of data collected by the commissioner of revenue under this subdivision is governed by chapter 270B. 

Subd. 4b.Fee adjustment. 
Notwithstanding section 16A.1285, each fiscal year the commissioner shall adjust the fees in subdivision 4 as necessary to maintain an annual income to the account of $650,000. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S4499-2 

Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53
Sec. 53. ANTLER POINT RESTRICTIONS. 
The commissioner of natural resources may not impose an antler point restriction in areas outside the Series 300 deer permit areas, other than that imposed under Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6, unless the legislature approves the antler point restriction. 

6232.0350RESTRICTIONS FOR TAKING DEER; 300 SERIES DEER PERMIT AREAS. 
Notwithstanding part 6232.0200, subpart 6, in all 300 series deer permit areas, a legal buck is defined as a deer with a minimum of four antler points on at least one antler. Bucks with fewer antler points than the minimum defined points are protected and not legal for harvest. Youth hunters, age 10 to 17, are exempt from this part.