1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural 
1.3 	resources, and tourism; appropriating money from environment and natural 
1.4 	resources trust fund; modifying provisions for forestry, wildlife, game and fish, 
1.5 	invasive species, aquaculture, farmed Cervidae, pesticides, outdoor recreation, 
1.6 	fees, waters of the state, land exchanges, waste management, pollution control and 
1.7 	enforcement, and electric-assisted bicycles; modifying and creating accounts; 
1.8 	providing for disposition of certain revenue; modifying commissioner authority 
1.9 	and duties;  establishing grant programs; providing for uniformity in DUI 
1.10 	enforcement for recreational vehicles; requiring reimbursement of certain costs; 
1.11 	adding and deleting land from certain state parks; establishing new state forest; 
1.12 	authorizing private sale of certain tax-forfeited and surplus state land; authorizing 
1.13 	certain land leases and transfers; requiring studies and reports;amending Minnesota 
1.14 	Statutes 2020, sections 16A.151, subdivision 2; 16B.335, subdivision 2; 17.4982, 
1.15 	subdivisions 6, 8, 9, 12, by adding subdivisions; 17.4985, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 
1.16 	17.4986, subdivisions 2, 4; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4992, subdivision 2; 17.4993, 
1.17 	subdivision 1; 18B.09, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 35.155, subdivisions 
1.18 	1, 4, 6, 10, 11, by adding a subdivision; 84.027, subdivisions 13a, 18; 84.415, by 
1.19 	adding a subdivision; 84.63; 84.631; 84.66, subdivisions 1, 3; 84.787, subdivision 
1.20 	7; 84.795, subdivision 5; 84.797, subdivision 7; 84.82, subdivisions 1a, 7a; 84.83, 
1.21 	subdivision 5; 84.92, subdivision 8; 84.943, subdivisions 3, 5, by adding 
1.22 	subdivisions; 84.946, subdivision 4; 84D.02, subdivision 3; 84D.11, subdivision 
1.23 	1a; 84D.15; 85.015, subdivision 10; 85.019, by adding a subdivision; 85.052, 
1.24 	subdivisions 1, 2, 6, by adding a subdivision; 85.053, subdivision 2, by adding a 
1.25 	subdivision; 85.054, subdivision 1; 85.055, subdivision 1; 85.43; 85.47; 86B.415, 
1.26 	subdivisions 1, 1a, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 86B.705, subdivision 2; 88.79, subdivision 1; 
1.27 	89.001, subdivision 8; 89.021, by adding a subdivision; 89.17; 89.35, subdivision 
1.28 	2; 89.37, subdivision 3; 89A.03, subdivision 2; 89A.11; 92.50, by adding a 
1.29 	subdivision; 92.502; 94.3495, subdivision 3; 97A.015, subdivisions 25, 43; 
1.30 	97A.065, subdivision 2; 97A.401, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.421, 
1.31 	subdivision 1; 97A.475, subdivision 41; 97A.505, subdivisions 3b, 8; 97B.071; 
1.32 	97B.811, subdivision 4a; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.081, subdivisions 3, 3a; 
1.33 	97C.342, subdivision 2; 97C.515, subdivision 2; 97C.605, subdivisions 1, 2c, 3; 
1.34 	97C.611; 97C.805, subdivision 2; 97C.836; 103B.103; 103C.315, subdivision 4; 
1.35 	103G.255; 103G.271, subdivision 4a, by adding subdivisions; 103G.287, 
1.36 	subdivision 5; 115.03, subdivision 1; 115.061; 115.071, subdivisions 1, 4, by 
1.37 	adding subdivisions; 115A.03, by adding subdivisions; 115A.1310, subdivision 
1.38 	12b; 115A.1312, subdivision 1; 115A.1314, subdivision 1; 115A.1316, subdivision 
2.1 	1; 115A.1318, subdivision 2; 115A.1320, subdivision 1; 115A.565, subdivision 
2.2 	1; 115B.17, subdivision 13; 115B.406, subdivisions 1, 9; 115B.407; 115B.421; 
2.3 	115B.49, subdivision 4; 116.06, by adding a subdivision; 116.07, subdivisions 6, 
2.4 	9, by adding subdivisions; 116.11; 116G.07, by adding a subdivision; 116G.15, 
2.5 	by adding a subdivision; 168.002, subdivision 18; 168.1295, subdivision 1; 169.011, 
2.6 	subdivisions 27, 42, by adding subdivisions; 169.222, subdivisions 4, 6a, by adding 
2.7 	a subdivision; 169A.20, subdivision 1; 169A.52, by adding a subdivision; 169A.54, 
2.8 	by adding a subdivision; 171.306, by adding a subdivision; 290C.01; 325E.046; 
2.9 	Laws 2016, chapter 154, sections 16; 48; Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
2.10 	subdivision 9, as amended; Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 
2.11 	6; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 4, 
2.12 	5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 86B; 97B; 
2.13 	103B; 103C; 103F; 115A; 116; 171; 325F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, 
2.14 	sections 84.91, subdivision 1; 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507; 85.054, subdivision 
2.15 	19; 86B.331, subdivision 1; 97C.605, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, 5; 115.44, subdivision 
2.16 	9; 115B.48, subdivision 8; 115C.13; 169A.20, subdivisions 1a, 1b, 1c; Minnesota 
2.17 	Rules, parts 6256.0500, subparts 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; 7044.0350.
2.18 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.19 	ARTICLE 1
2.20 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

2.21	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.22 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.23 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.24 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.25 	The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.26 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. 
2.27 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" 
2.28 	is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Appropriations and cancellations for the fiscal year ending 
2.29 	June 30, 2021, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.30				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.31				Available for the Year
	
2.32				Ending June 30
	
2.33					2022
		2023

2.34	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.35	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	110,221,000
	$
	110,456,000

2.36	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.37		2022
	2023
	
2.38	General
	7,194,000
	7,468,000
	
2.39
2.40	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
3.1	Environmental
	88,406,000
	88,367,000
	
3.2	Remediation
	14,546,000
	14,546,000
	
3.3 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
3.4 	purpose are specified in the following 
3.5 	subdivisions.
3.6 	The commissioner must present the agency's 
3.7 	biennial budget for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 
3.8 	to the legislature in a transparent way by 
3.9 	agency division, including the proposed 
3.10 	budget bill and presentations of the budget to 
3.11 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
3.12 	over the agency's budget.

3.13	Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
 		15,514,000
		15,156,000

3.14	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.15		2022
	2023
	
3.16	General
	214,000
	224,000
	
3.17	Environmental
	15,099,000
	14,731,000
	
3.18	Remediation
	201,000
	201,000
	
3.19 	(a) $99,000 the first year and $109,000 the 
3.20 	second year are from the general fund for:
3.21 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
3.22 	in implementing and participating in the 
3.23 	rulemaking process for water quality standards 
3.24 	and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
3.25 	process;
3.26 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the 
3.27 	rulemaking process for water quality 
3.28 	standards, including more-specific analysis 
3.29 	and identification of cost-effective permitting;
3.30 	(3) developing statewide economic analyses 
3.31 	and templates to reduce the amount of 
3.32 	information and time required for 
3.33 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
3.34 	water quality standards; and
4.1 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
4.2 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
4.3 	resources needed for municipalities to achieve 
4.4 	permit requirements.
4.5 	(b) $205,000 the first year and $205,000 the 
4.6 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.7 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
4.8 	Statutes, section 116.454.
4.9 	(c) $115,000 the first year and $115,000 the 
4.10 	second year are for monitoring water quality 
4.11 	and operating assistance programs.
4.12 	(d) $347,000 the first year and $347,000 the 
4.13 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.14 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
4.15 	pollutants.
4.16 	(e) $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the 
4.17 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.18 	for duties related to harmful chemicals in 
4.19 	children's products under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.20 	sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this 
4.21 	amount, $57,000 each year is transferred to 
4.22 	the commissioner of health.
4.23 	(f) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the 
4.24 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.25 	for registering wastewater laboratories.
4.26 	(g) $926,000 the first year and $926,000 the 
4.27 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.28 	to continue perfluorochemical biomonitoring 
4.29 	in eastern metropolitan communities, as 
4.30 	recommended by the Environmental Health 
4.31 	Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, 
4.32 	and to address other environmental health 
4.33 	risks, including air quality. The communities 
4.34 	must include Hmong and other immigrant 
5.1 	farming communities. Of this amount, up to 
5.2 	$689,000 the first year and $689,000 the 
5.3 	second year are for transfer to the Department 
5.4 	of Health.
5.5 	(h) $51,000 the first year and $51,000 the 
5.6 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.7 	for the listing procedures for impaired waters 
5.8 	required under this act.
5.9 	(i) $350,000 the first year is from the 
5.10 	environmental fund for completing the St. 
5.11 	Louis River mercury total maximum daily 
5.12 	load study. This is a onetime appropriation.
5.13 	(j) $141,000 the second year is to implement 
5.14 	and enforce Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.15 	325F.071. Of this amount, up to $65,000 may 
5.16 	be transferred to the commissioner of health.
5.17 	(k) $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
5.18 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.19 	for sampling fish and water for per- and 
5.20 	polyfluoroalkyl substances at multiple surface 
5.21 	waters.
5.22 	(l) $450,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
5.23 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.24 	for inventorying the types of facilities that are 
5.25 	a potential source of per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
5.26 	substances contamination.
5.27 	(m) $300,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
5.28 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.29 	to evaluate materials going to wastewater and 
5.30 	solid waste facilities that result in high levels 
5.31 	of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances at these 
5.32 	locations. This is a onetime appropriation.
5.33 	(n) $104,000 the first year and $204,000 the 
5.34 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.1 	for the purposes of the perfluoroalkyl and 
6.2 	polyfluoroalkyl substances food packaging 
6.3 	provisions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.4 	325F.075.
6.5 	(o) $226,000 the first year and $266,000 the 
6.6 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.7 	to adopt rules establishing water quality 
6.8 	standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) 
6.9 	and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) as 
6.10 	required under this act. This is a onetime 
6.11 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
6.12 	2024.
6.13 	(p) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
6.14 	second year are from the environmental fund 
6.15 	for the air permit community liaison required 
6.16 	under this act.

6.17	Subd. 3.Industrial
 		17,233,000
		17,617,000

6.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
6.19		2022
	2023
	
6.20	General
	682,000
	682,000
	
6.21	Environmental
	15,550,000
	15,934,000
	
6.22	Remediation
	1,001,000
	1,001,000
	
6.23 	(a) $1,001,000 the first year and $1,001,000 
6.24 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
6.25 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
6.26 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
6.27 	future releases from underground petroleum 
6.28 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
6.29 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
6.30 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
6.31 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
6.32 	to the remediation fund.
6.33 	(b) $393,000 the first year and $393,000 the 
6.34 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.1 	to further evaluate the use and reduction of 
7.2 	trichloroethylene around Minnesota and 
7.3 	identify its potential health effects on 
7.4 	communities. Of this amount, up to $121,000 
7.5 	each year may be transferred to the 
7.6 	commissioner of health.
7.7 	(c) $184,000 the second year is from the 
7.8 	environmental fund to purchase air emissions 
7.9 	monitoring equipment to support compliance 
7.10 	and enforcement activities. Of this amount, 
7.11 	$180,000 is a onetime appropriation.
7.12 	(d) $48,000 the first year and $48,000 the 
7.13 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.14 	for the purposes of the public informational 
7.15 	meeting requirements under Minnesota 
7.16 	Statutes, section 115.071, subdivision 3a.
7.17 	(e) $182,000 the first year and $182,000 the 
7.18 	second year are to adopt rules establishing 
7.19 	procedures for issuing permits to facilities that 
7.20 	affect environmental justice areas, as required 
7.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.064, 
7.22 	and for other air permitting requirements under 
7.23 	this act. This is a onetime appropriation.
7.24 	(f) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
7.25 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.26 	for the purposes of the nonexpiring state 
7.27 	individual air quality permit requirements 
7.28 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07, 
7.29 	subdivision 4n.
7.30 	(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
7.31 	second year are for implementation of the 
7.32 	environmental justice and cumulative impact 
7.33 	analysis requirements under Minnesota 
8.1 	Statutes, section 116.064. This is a onetime 
8.2 	appropriation.

8.3	Subd. 4.Municipal
 		9,089,000
		9,182,000

8.4	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.5		2022
	2023
	
8.6	General
	177,000
	190,000
	
8.7
8.8	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
8.9	Environmental
	8,837,000
	8,917,000
	
8.10 	(a) $177,000 the first year and $190,000 the 
8.11 	second year are for:
8.12 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
8.13 	in implementing and participating in the 
8.14 	rulemaking process for water quality standards 
8.15 	and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
8.16 	process;
8.17 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the 
8.18 	rulemaking process for water quality 
8.19 	standards, including more-specific analysis 
8.20 	and identification of cost-effective permitting;
8.21 	(3) developing statewide economic analyses 
8.22 	and templates to reduce the amount of 
8.23 	information and time required for 
8.24 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
8.25 	water quality standards; and
8.26 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
8.27 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
8.28 	resources needed for municipalities to achieve 
8.29 	permit requirements.
8.30 	(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
8.31 	second year are from the environmental fund 
8.32 	for transfer to the Office of Administrative 
8.33 	Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
9.1 	(c) $952,000 the first year and $952,000 the 
9.2 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.3 	for subsurface sewage treatment system 
9.4 	(SSTS) program administration and 
9.5 	community technical assistance and education, 
9.6 	including grants and technical assistance to 
9.7 	communities for water-quality protection. Of 
9.8 	this amount, $129,000 each year is for 
9.9 	assistance to counties through grants for SSTS 
9.10 	program administration. A county receiving 
9.11 	a grant from this appropriation must submit 
9.12 	the results achieved with the grant to the 
9.13 	commissioner as part of its annual SSTS 
9.14 	report. Any unexpended balance in the first 
9.15 	year does not cancel but is available in the 
9.16 	second year.
9.17 	(d) $784,000 the first year and $784,000 the 
9.18 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.19 	to address the need for continued increased 
9.20 	activity in new technology review, technical 
9.21 	assistance for local governments, and 
9.22 	enforcement under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.23 	sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the 
9.24 	requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128, 
9.25 	article 1, section 165.
9.26 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
9.27 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
9.28 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2023, as 
9.29 	grants or contracts for subsurface sewage 
9.30 	treatment systems, surface water and 
9.31 	groundwater assessments, storm water, and 
9.32 	water-quality protection in this subdivision 
9.33 	are available until June 30, 2026.

9.34	Subd. 5.Operations
 		10,523,000
		10,404,000

10.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.2		2022
	2023
	
10.3	General
	2,531,000
	2,532,000
	
10.4	Environmental
	5,911,000
	5,791,000
	
10.5	Remediation
	2,081,000
	2,081,000
	
10.6 	(a) $1,003,000 the first year and $1,003,000 
10.7 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
10.8 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
10.9 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
10.10 	future releases from underground petroleum 
10.11 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
10.12 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
10.13 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
10.14 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
10.15 	to the remediation fund.
10.16 	(b) $2,531,000 the first year and $2,532,000 
10.17 	the second year are to support agency 
10.18 	information technology services provided at 
10.19 	the enterprise and agency level.
10.20 	(c) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 the 
10.21 	second year are from the environmental fund 
10.22 	to develop and maintain systems to support 
10.23 	permitting and regulatory business processes 
10.24 	and agency data.
10.25 	(d) $133,000 the first year is from the 
10.26 	environmental fund for the seed disposal 
10.27 	rulemaking required under this act. This is a 
10.28 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
10.29 	June 30, 2023.
10.30 	(e) The base for the remediation fund in fiscal 
10.31 	year 2025 is $1,901,000.

10.32	Subd. 6.Remediation
 		11,537,000
		11,537,000

10.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.34		2022
	2023
	
11.1	Environmental
	508,000
	508,000
	
11.2	Remediation
	11,029,000
	11,029,000
	
11.3 	(a) All money for environmental response, 
11.4 	compensation, and compliance in the 
11.5 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
11.6 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
11.7 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for 
11.8 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
11.9 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), 
11.10 	(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal 
11.11 	year, the two commissioners must jointly 
11.12 	submit to the commissioner of management 
11.13 	and budget an annual spending plan that 
11.14 	maximizes resource use and appropriately 
11.15 	allocates the money between the two 
11.16 	departments. This appropriation is available 
11.17 	until June 30, 2023.
11.18 	(b) $363,000 the first year and $363,000 the 
11.19 	second year are from the environmental fund 
11.20 	to manage contaminated sediment projects at 
11.21 	multiple sites identified in the St. Louis River 
11.22 	remedial action plan to restore water quality 
11.23 	in the St. Louis River Area of Concern.
11.24 	(c) $3,198,000 the first year and $3,198,000 
11.25 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
11.26 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
11.27 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
11.28 	future releases from underground petroleum 
11.29 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
11.30 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
11.31 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
11.32 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
11.33 	to the remediation fund.
11.34 	(d) $257,000 the first year and $257,000 the 
11.35 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
12.1 	transfer to the commissioner of health for 
12.2 	private water-supply monitoring and health 
12.3 	assessment costs in areas contaminated by 
12.4 	unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste 
12.5 	disposal facilities and drinking water 
12.6 	advisories and public information activities 
12.7 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.

12.8	Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
 		35,483,000
		35,668,000

12.9	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.10		2022
	2023
	
12.11	General
	550,000
	800,000
	
12.12	Environmental
	34,933,000
	34,868,000
	
12.13 	(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
12.14 	the second year may be transferred from the 
12.15 	environmental fund to the small business 
12.16 	environmental improvement loan account 
12.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
12.18 	(b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
12.19 	the second year are for competitive recycling 
12.20 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.21 	115A.565. Of this amount, $300,000 the first 
12.22 	year and $300,000 the second year are from 
12.23 	the general fund, and $700,000 the first year 
12.24 	and $700,000 the second year are from the 
12.25 	environmental fund. This appropriation is 
12.26 	available until June 30, 2025.
12.27 	(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the 
12.28 	second year are from the environmental fund 
12.29 	for emission-reduction activities and grants to 
12.30 	small businesses and other 
12.31 	nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this 
12.32 	amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
12.33 	the second year are to continue work with 
12.34 	Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner 
13.1 	may enter into an agreement with 
13.2 	Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
13.3 	(d) $17,750,000 the first year and $17,750,000 
13.4 	the second year are from the environmental 
13.5 	fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
13.6 	(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
13.7 	second year are from the environmental fund 
13.8 	for environmental assistance grants or loans 
13.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.
13.10 	(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
13.11 	second year are from the environmental fund 
13.12 	for grants to develop and expand recycling 
13.13 	markets for Minnesota businesses.
13.14 	(g) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
13.15 	second year are from the environmental fund 
13.16 	for reducing and diverting food waste, 
13.17 	redirecting edible food for consumption, and 
13.18 	removing barriers to collecting and recovering 
13.19 	organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each 
13.20 	year is for grants to increase food rescue and 
13.21 	waste prevention. This appropriation is 
13.22 	available until June 30, 2025.
13.23 	(h) $250,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
13.24 	second year are from the environmental fund 
13.25 	for the establishment and implementation of 
13.26 	a climate adaptation and resiliency program 
13.27 	including technical assistance and grants to 
13.28 	local governmental units and Tribal 
13.29 	governments. The base for this appropriation 
13.30 	is $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2024 and beyond.
13.31 	(i) $100,000 the first year is from the 
13.32 	environmental fund for the carpet stewardship 
13.33 	report required under this act.
14.1 	(j) All money deposited in the environmental 
14.2 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste landfill 
14.3 	fee in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, 
14.4 	section 473.843, and not otherwise 
14.5 	appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes 
14.6 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
14.7 	(k) Any unencumbered grant and loan 
14.8 	balances in the first year do not cancel but are 
14.9 	available for grants and loans in the second 
14.10 	year. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
14.11 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
14.12 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2023, as 
14.13 	contracts or grants for environmental 
14.14 	assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes, 
14.15 	section 115A.0716; technical and research 
14.16 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.17 	115A.152; technical assistance under 
14.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and 
14.19 	pollution prevention assistance under 
14.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are 
14.21 	available until June 30, 2025.

14.22	Subd. 8.Watershed
 		9,568,000
		9,618,000

14.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.24		2022
	2023
	
14.25	General
	1,959,000
	1,959,000
	
14.26	Environmental
	7,375,000
	7,425,000
	
14.27	Remediation
	234,000
	234,000
	
14.28 	(a) $1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000 
14.29 	the second year are for grants to delegated 
14.30 	counties to administer the county feedlot 
14.31 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.32 	116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money 
14.33 	remaining after the first year is available for 
14.34 	the second year.
15.1 	(b) $208,000 the first year and $208,000 the 
15.2 	second year are from the environmental fund 
15.3 	for the costs of implementing general 
15.4 	operating permits for feedlots over 1,000 
15.5 	animal units.
15.6 	(c) $122,000 the first year and $122,000 the 
15.7 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
15.8 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
15.9 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
15.10 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
15.11 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
15.12 	program for vapor assessment and 
15.13 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
15.14 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
15.15 	the remediation fund.

15.16	Subd. 9.Environmental Quality Board
 		1,274,000
		1,274,000

15.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
15.18		2022
	2023
	
15.19	General
	1,081,000
	1,081,000
	
15.20	Environmental
	193,000
	193,000

15.21	Subd. 10.Transfers
 					
15.22 	(a) The commissioner must transfer up to 
15.23 	$25,000,000 the first year and $22,000,000 
15.24 	the second year from the environmental fund 
15.25 	to the remediation fund for purposes of the 
15.26 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
15.27 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.
15.28 	(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2024, the 
15.29 	commissioner of management and budget must 
15.30 	transfer $1,125,000 each year from the general 
15.31 	fund to the metropolitan landfill contingency 
15.32 	action trust account in the remediation fund 
15.33 	to restore the money transferred from the 
15.34 	account as intended under Laws 2003, chapter 
16.1 	128, article 1, section 10, paragraph (e), and 
16.2 	Laws 2005, First Special Session chapter 1, 
16.3 	article 3, section 17.

16.4	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

16.5	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	333,372,000
	$
	326,677,000

16.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.7		2022
	2023
	
16.8	General
	101,880,000
	96,576,000
	
16.9	Natural Resources
	115,448,000
	114,308,000
	
16.10	Game and Fish
	114,912,000
	114,661,000
	
16.11	Remediation
	114,000
	114,000
	
16.12	Permanent School
	1,018,000
	1,018,000
	
16.13 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
16.14 	purpose are specified in the following 
16.15 	subdivisions.

16.16
16.17	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		6,479,000
		6,506,000

16.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.19		2022
	2023
	
16.20	General
	1,874,000
	1,901,000
	
16.21	Natural Resources
	4,043,000
	4,043,000
	
16.22	Game and Fish
	344,000
	344,000
	
16.23	Permanent School
	218,000
	218,000
	
16.24 	(a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the 
16.25 	second year are for environmental research 
16.26 	relating to mine permitting, of which $200,000 
16.27 	each year is from the minerals management 
16.28 	account and $119,000 each year is from the 
16.29 	general fund.
16.30 	(b) $3,083,000 the first year and $3,083,000 
16.31 	the second year are from the minerals 
16.32 	management account in the natural resources 
16.33 	fund for use as provided under Minnesota 
16.34 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for 
17.1 	mineral resource management, projects to 
17.2 	enhance future mineral income, and projects 
17.3 	to promote new mineral-resource 
17.4 	opportunities.
17.5 	(c) $218,000 the first year and $218,000 the 
17.6 	second year are transferred from the forest 
17.7 	suspense account to the permanent school fund 
17.8 	and are appropriated from the permanent 
17.9 	school fund to secure maximum long-term 
17.10 	economic return from the school trust lands 
17.11 	consistent with fiduciary responsibilities and 
17.12 	sound natural resources conservation and 
17.13 	management principles.
17.14 	(d) $338,000 the first year and $338,000 the 
17.15 	second year are from the water management 
17.16 	account in the natural resources fund for 
17.17 	mining hydrology.
17.18 	(e) $42,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general 
17.19 	fund appropriations under Laws 2019, First 
17.20 	Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, 
17.21 	subdivision 2, is canceled.

17.22	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		45,537,000
		42,263,000

17.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.24		2022
	2023
	
17.25	General
	23,547,000
	20,773,000
	
17.26	Natural Resources
	16,466,000
	15,966,000
	
17.27	Game and Fish
	5,524,000
	5,524,000
	
17.28 	(a) $6,722,000 the first year and $6,722,000 
17.29 	the second year are from the invasive species 
17.30 	account in the natural resources fund and 
17.31 	$2,831,000 the first year and $2,831,000 the 
17.32 	second year are from the general fund for 
17.33 	management, public awareness, assessment 
17.34 	and monitoring research, and water access 
18.1 	inspection to prevent the spread of invasive 
18.2 	species; management of invasive plants in 
18.3 	public waters; and management of terrestrial 
18.4 	invasive species on state-administered lands. 
18.5 	Of the amount from the invasive species 
18.6 	account, at least $500,000 each year is for 
18.7 	grants to lake associations to manage aquatic 
18.8 	invasive plant species.
18.9 	(b) $5,556,000 the first year and $5,556,000 
18.10 	the second year are from the water 
18.11 	management account in the natural resources 
18.12 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
18.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27, 
18.14 	subdivision 2.
18.15 	(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the 
18.16 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
18.17 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the 
18.18 	cost of implementing the comprehensive plan 
18.19 	for the upper Mississippi within areas under 
18.20 	the board's jurisdiction.
18.21 	(d) $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the 
18.22 	second year are for payment to the Leech Lake 
18.23 	Band of Chippewa Indians to implement the 
18.24 	band's portion of the comprehensive plan for 
18.25 	the upper Mississippi River.
18.26 	(e) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
18.27 	second year are for grants for up to 50 percent 
18.28 	of the cost of implementing the Red River 
18.29 	mediation agreement.
18.30 	(f) $2,298,000 the first year and $2,298,000 
18.31 	the second year are from the heritage 
18.32 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
18.33 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
19.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
19.2 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
19.3 	(g) $1,485,000 the first year and $985,000 the 
19.4 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
19.5 	management account in the natural resources 
19.6 	fund for nongame wildlife management. 
19.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
19.8 	290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
19.9 	the second year may be used for nongame 
19.10 	wildlife information, education, and 
19.11 	promotion.
19.12 	(h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
19.13 	section 84.943, $25,000 the first year and 
19.14 	$25,000 the second year from the critical 
19.15 	habitat private sector matching account may 
19.16 	be used to publicize the critical habitat license 
19.17 	plate match program.
19.18 	(i) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
19.19 	the second year are for the following activities:
19.20 	(1) financial reimbursement and technical 
19.21 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
19.22 	or other local units of government for 
19.23 	groundwater-level monitoring;
19.24 	(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, 
19.25 	including installing monitoring gauges;
19.26 	(3) groundwater analysis to assist with 
19.27 	water-appropriation permitting decisions;
19.28 	(4) permit application review incorporating 
19.29 	surface water and groundwater technical 
19.30 	analysis;
19.31 	(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve 
19.32 	irrigation use;
20.1 	(6) information technology, including 
20.2 	electronic permitting and integrated data 
20.3 	systems; and
20.4 	(7) compliance and monitoring.
20.5 	(j) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the 
20.6 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
20.7 	account in the game and fish fund for grants 
20.8 	to the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species 
20.9 	Research Center at the University of 
20.10 	Minnesota to prioritize, support, and develop 
20.11 	research-based solutions that can reduce the 
20.12 	effects of aquatic invasive species in 
20.13 	Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling 
20.14 	populations, and managing ecosystems and to 
20.15 	advance knowledge to inspire action by others.
20.16 	(k) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
20.17 	the second year are from the invasive species 
20.18 	research account in the natural resources fund 
20.19 	for grants for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive 
20.20 	Species Research Center.
20.21 	(l) $3,000,000 the first year is for a grant to 
20.22 	assist Red Lake Nation in addressing aquatic 
20.23 	invasive species in and around Upper and 
20.24 	Lower Red Lake. This is a onetime 
20.25 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
20.26 	2023.
20.27 	(m) $449,000 the first year and $449,000 the 
20.28 	second year are for water-use permit public 
20.29 	meetings required under Minnesota Statutes, 
20.30 	section 103G.271, subdivision 2a.
20.31 	(n) $1,308,000 the first year and $1,308,000 
20.32 	the second year are for additional research, 
20.33 	monitoring, and other activities to determine 
20.34 	whether water use is sustainable under 
21.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.287, 
21.2 	subdivision 5.
21.3 	(o) $427,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general 
21.4 	fund appropriations under Laws 2019, First 
21.5 	Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, 
21.6 	subdivision 3, is canceled.

21.7	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		54,860,000
		54,615,000

21.8	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.9		2022
	2023
	
21.10	General
	36,782,000
	36,537,000
	
21.11	Natural Resources
	16,661,000
	16,661,000
	
21.12	Game and Fish
	1,417,000
	1,417,000
	
21.13 	(a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000 
21.14 	the second year are for prevention, 
21.15 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
21.16 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
21.17 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.18 	88.12. The amount necessary to pay for 
21.19 	presuppression and suppression costs during 
21.20 	the biennium is appropriated from the general 
21.21 	fund. By January 15 of each year, the 
21.22 	commissioner of natural resources must submit 
21.23 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
21.24 	members of the house and senate committees 
21.25 	and divisions having jurisdiction over 
21.26 	environment and natural resources finance that 
21.27 	identifies all firefighting costs incurred and 
21.28 	reimbursements received in the prior fiscal 
21.29 	year. These appropriations may not be 
21.30 	transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting 
21.31 	expenditures made to the commissioner from 
21.32 	any source other than federal mobilizations 
21.33 	must be deposited into the general fund.
21.34 	(b) $15,386,000 the first year and $15,386,000 
21.35 	the second year are from the forest 
22.1 	management investment account in the natural 
22.2 	resources fund for only the purposes specified 
22.3 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039, 
22.4 	subdivision 2.
22.5 	(c) $1,417,000 the first year and $1,417,000 
22.6 	the second year are from the heritage 
22.7 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
22.8 	fund to advance ecological classification 
22.9 	systems (ECS) scientific management tools 
22.10 	for forest and invasive species management.
22.11 	(d) $855,000 the first year and $863,000 the 
22.12 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
22.13 	Council to implement the Sustainable Forest 
22.14 	Resources Act.
22.15 	(e) $1,143,000 the first year and $1,143,000 
22.16 	the second year are for the Next Generation 
22.17 	Core Forestry data system. Of this 
22.18 	appropriation, $868,000 is from the general 
22.19 	fund and $275,000 from the forest 
22.20 	management investment account in the natural 
22.21 	resources fund.
22.22 	(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
22.23 	second year are from the forest management 
22.24 	investment account in the natural resources 
22.25 	fund for forest road maintenance on state 
22.26 	forest roads.
22.27 	(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
22.28 	second year are for forest road maintenance 
22.29 	on county forest roads.
22.30 	(h) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
22.31 	second year are from the forest management 
22.32 	investment account in the natural resources 
22.33 	fund for collecting light detection and ranging 
22.34 	data for forest inventory. This is a onetime 
23.1 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
23.2 	2024.
23.3 	(i) $1,300,000 the first year and $1,300,000 
23.4 	the second year are for increasing carbon 
23.5 	sequestration by increasing seed collection 
23.6 	and conservation-grade tree seedling 
23.7 	production at the state forest nursery and 
23.8 	providing cost-share incentives to increase 
23.9 	tree planting.
23.10 	(j) $750,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
23.11 	second year are for grants to local units of 
23.12 	government to develop community ash 
23.13 	management plans; to identify and convert ash 
23.14 	stands to more diverse, climate-adapted 
23.15 	species; and to replace removed ash trees. 
23.16 	Grants awarded under this paragraph may 
23.17 	cover up to 75 percent of eligible costs and 
23.18 	may not exceed $500,000. Matching grants 
23.19 	provided through this appropriation are 
23.20 	available to cities, counties, regional 
23.21 	authorities, joint powers boards, towns, Tribal 
23.22 	nations, and parks and recreation boards in 
23.23 	cities of the first class. The commissioner, in 
23.24 	consultation with the commissioner of 
23.25 	agriculture, must establish appropriate criteria 
23.26 	to determine funding priorities between 
23.27 	submitted requests and to determine activities 
23.28 	and expenses that qualify to meet local match 
23.29 	requirements. Money appropriated for grants 
23.30 	under this paragraph may be used to pay 
23.31 	reasonable costs incurred by the commissioner 
23.32 	of natural resources to administer the grants.
23.33 	(k) $1,075,000 the first year is to refund timber 
23.34 	permit payments as provided under this act.
24.1 	(l) $751,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general 
24.2 	fund appropriations under Laws 2019, First 
24.3 	Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, 
24.4 	subdivision 4, is canceled.

24.5	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		93,341,000
		93,294,000

24.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
24.7		2022
	2023
	
24.8	General
	27,563,000
	27,876,000
	
24.9	Natural Resources
	63,478,000
	63,118,000
	
24.10	Game and Fish
	2,300,000
	2,300,000
	
24.11 	(a) $7,935,000 the first year and $6,435,000 
24.12 	the second year are from the natural resources 
24.13 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
24.14 	operations. This appropriation is from revenue 
24.15 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
24.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
24.17 	paragraph (h), clause (2).
24.18 	(b) $19,198,000 the first year and $19,533,000 
24.19 	the second year are from the state parks 
24.20 	account in the natural resources fund to 
24.21 	operate and maintain state parks and state 
24.22 	recreation areas.
24.23 	(c) $1,190,000 the first year and $1,190,000 
24.24 	the second year are from the natural resources 
24.25 	fund for park and trail grants to local units of 
24.26 	government on land to be maintained for at 
24.27 	least 20 years for parks or trails. This 
24.28 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
24.29 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
24.30 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
24.31 	clause (4). Any unencumbered balance does 
24.32 	not cancel at the end of the first year and is 
24.33 	available for the second year. The base for this 
24.34 	appropriation for fiscal year 2024 and beyond 
24.35 	is $890,000.
25.1 	(d) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000 
25.2 	the second year are from the snowmobile trails 
25.3 	and enforcement account in the natural 
25.4 	resources fund for the snowmobile 
25.5 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
25.6 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
25.7 	year and is available for the second year.
25.8 	(e) $2,435,000 the first year and $2,435,000 
25.9 	the second year are from the natural resources 
25.10 	fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid 
25.11 	program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each 
25.12 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; 
25.13 	$150,000 each year is from the off-highway 
25.14 	motorcycle account; and $325,000 each year 
25.15 	is from the off-road vehicle account. Any 
25.16 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
25.17 	end of the first year and is available for the 
25.18 	second year.
25.19 	(f) $1,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000 
25.20 	the second year are from the state land and 
25.21 	water conservation account in the natural 
25.22 	resources fund for priorities established by the 
25.23 	commissioner for eligible state projects and 
25.24 	administrative and planning activities 
25.25 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.26 	84.0264, and the federal Land and Water 
25.27 	Conservation Fund Act. To the extent 
25.28 	allowable under federal law, the commissioner 
25.29 	must prioritize projects that are in 
25.30 	environmental justice areas or otherwise 
25.31 	increase environmental justice. Any 
25.32 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
25.33 	end of the first year and is available for the 
25.34 	second year. The base for this appropriation 
25.35 	for fiscal year 2024 and beyond is $2,500,000.
26.1 	(g) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
26.2 	second year are for matching grants for local 
26.3 	parks and outdoor recreation areas under 
26.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 
26.5 	subdivision 2.
26.6 	(h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
26.7 	second year are for matching grants for local 
26.8 	trail connections under Minnesota Statutes, 
26.9 	section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
26.10 	(i) $450,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
26.11 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
26.12 	account in the natural resources fund for a 
26.13 	grant to St. Louis County to match other 
26.14 	funding sources for design, right-of-way 
26.15 	acquisition, permitting, and construction of 
26.16 	Phase I of the Voyageur Country ATV Trail 
26.17 	connections in the areas of Cook, Orr, Ash 
26.18 	River, Kabetogama Township, and 
26.19 	International Falls to the Voyageur Country 
26.20 	ATV Trail system. This is a onetime 
26.21 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
26.22 	2025.
26.23 	(j) $455,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
26.24 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
26.25 	account in the natural resources fund for a 
26.26 	grant to the city of Ely for new trail 
26.27 	connections and a new bridge across the 
26.28 	Beaver River connecting the Prospector trail 
26.29 	system to the Taconite State Trail. This is a 
26.30 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
26.31 	June 30, 2025.
26.32 	(k) $250,000 the first year is from the 
26.33 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
26.34 	resources fund for a statewide all-terrain 
26.35 	vehicle (ATV) trails master plan broken out 
27.1 	by the Department of Natural Resources' 
27.2 	administrative regions and for an ATV trails 
27.3 	and route inventory from all cooperating 
27.4 	agencies with available data broken out by the 
27.5 	Department of Natural Resources' 
27.6 	administrative regions. The ATV master plan 
27.7 	and inventory must be completed by February 
27.8 	1, 2023.
27.9 	(l) $2,390,000 the first year and $2,350,000 
27.10 	the second year are from the water recreation 
27.11 	account in the natural resources fund for 
27.12 	maintaining and enhancing public 
27.13 	water-access facilities.
27.14 	(m) $614,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general 
27.15 	fund appropriations under Laws 2019, First 
27.16 	Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, 
27.17 	subdivision 5, is canceled.

27.18	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		79,456,000
		78,459,000

27.19	Appropriations by Fund
	
27.20		2022
	2023
	
27.21	General
	1,179,000
	432,000
	
27.22	Natural Resources
	1,982,000
	1,982,000
	
27.23	Game and Fish
	76,295,000
	76,045,000
	
27.24 	(a) $8,658,000 the first year and $8,658,000 
27.25 	the second year are from the heritage 
27.26 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
27.27 	fund only for activities specified under 
27.28 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
27.29 	paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding 
27.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five 
27.31 	percent of this appropriation may be used for 
27.32 	expanding hunter and angler recruitment and 
27.33 	retention.
28.1 	(b) $1,029,000 the first year and $279,000 the 
28.2 	second year are from the general fund and 
28.3 	$1,675,000 the first year and $1,675,000 the 
28.4 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
28.5 	for planning for and emergency response to 
28.6 	disease outbreaks in wildlife. Of the general 
28.7 	fund appropriation, $250,000 is for the chronic 
28.8 	wasting disease adopt-a-dumpster program. 
28.9 	The commissioner and the Board of Animal 
28.10 	Health must each submit quarterly reports on 
28.11 	chronic wasting disease activities funded in 
28.12 	this biennium to the chairs and ranking 
28.13 	minority members of the legislative 
28.14 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
28.15 	over environment and natural resources and 
28.16 	agriculture.
28.17 	(c) $250,000 the first year is from the 
28.18 	emergency deer feeding and wild Cervidae 
28.19 	health management account in the game and 
28.20 	fish fund for the chronic wasting disease 
28.21 	adopt-a-dumpster program. This is a onetime 
28.22 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
28.23 	2023.
28.24 	(d) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000 
28.25 	the second year are from the deer management 
28.26 	account for the purposes identified in 
28.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 
28.28 	subdivision 1.
28.29 	(e) $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the 
28.30 	second year are for grants for 
28.31 	natural-resource-based education and 
28.32 	recreation programs serving youth under 
28.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976. The base 
28.34 	for this appropriation in fiscal year 2024 and 
28.35 	beyond is $250,000.
29.1 	(f) $6,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund 
29.2 	appropriations under Laws 2019, First Special 
29.3 	Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, 
29.4 	subdivision 6, is canceled.

29.5	Subd. 7.Enforcement
 		49,302,000
		49,173,000

29.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
29.7		2022
	2023
	
29.8	General
	7,998,000
	7,870,000
	
29.9	Natural Resources
	12,158,000
	12,158,000
	
29.10	Game and Fish
	29,032,000
	29,031,000
	
29.11	Remediation
	114,000
	114,000
	
29.12 	(a) $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 
29.13 	the second year are from the general fund for 
29.14 	enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of 
29.15 	aquatic invasive species.
29.16 	(b) $1,580,000 the first year and $1,580,000 
29.17 	the second year are from the heritage 
29.18 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
29.19 	fund for only the purposes specified under 
29.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
29.21 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
29.22 	(c) $1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 
29.23 	the second year are from the water recreation 
29.24 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
29.25 	to counties for boat and water safety. Any 
29.26 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
29.27 	end of the first year and is available for the 
29.28 	second year.
29.29 	(d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
29.30 	second year are from the snowmobile trails 
29.31 	and enforcement account in the natural 
29.32 	resources fund for grants to local law 
29.33 	enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
29.34 	enforcement activities. Any unencumbered 
30.1 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
30.2 	year and is available for the second year.
30.3 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
30.4 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
30.5 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
30.6 	to qualifying organizations to assist in safety 
30.7 	and environmental education and monitoring 
30.8 	trails on public lands under Minnesota 
30.9 	Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under 
30.10 	this paragraph must be issued through a formal 
30.11 	agreement with the organization. By 
30.12 	December 15 each year, an organization 
30.13 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
30.14 	report to the commissioner with details on 
30.15 	expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of 
30.16 	this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for 
30.17 	administering these grants. Any unencumbered 
30.18 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
30.19 	year and is available for the second year.
30.20 	(f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the 
30.21 	second year are from the natural resources 
30.22 	fund for grants to county law enforcement 
30.23 	agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement 
30.24 	and public education activities based on 
30.25 	off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this 
30.26 	amount, $498,000 each year is from the 
30.27 	all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year 
30.28 	is from the off-highway motorcycle account, 
30.29 	and $1,000 each year is from the off-road 
30.30 	vehicle account. The county enforcement 
30.31 	agencies may use money received under this 
30.32 	appropriation to make grants to other local 
30.33 	enforcement agencies within the county that 
30.34 	have a high concentration of off-highway 
30.35 	vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000 
31.1 	each year is for administering these grants. 
31.2 	Any unencumbered balance does not cancel 
31.3 	at the end of the first year and is available for 
31.4 	the second year.
31.5 	(g) $176,000 the first year and $176,000 the 
31.6 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
31.7 	for an ice safety program.
31.8 	(h) $250,000 the first year is for implementing 
31.9 	the transition of the farmed Cervidae program 
31.10 	from the Board of Animal Health to the 
31.11 	Department of Natural Resources as required 
31.12 	under this act. This is a onetime appropriation 
31.13 	and is available until June 30, 2023.
31.14 	(i) $1,453,000 the first year and $1,453,000 
31.15 	the second year are for Enforcement Division 
31.16 	salary increases. Of this amount, $258,000 is 
31.17 	from the general fund, $303,000 is from the 
31.18 	natural resources fund, $889,000 is from the 
31.19 	game and fish fund, and $3,000 is from the 
31.20 	remediation fund.
31.21 	(j) $168,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general 
31.22 	fund appropriations under Laws 2019, First 
31.23 	Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, 
31.24 	subdivision 7, is canceled.

31.25	Subd. 8.Operations Support
 		2,750,000
		1,000,000
	
31.26 	(a) $2,000,000 the first year is for legal costs. 
31.27 	Of this amount, up to $1,000,000 the first year 
31.28 	may be transferred to the Minnesota Pollution 
31.29 	Control Agency. This is a onetime 
31.30 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
31.31 	2025.
31.32 	(b) $750,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the 
31.33 	second year are for information technology 
31.34 	security and modernization.

32.1	Subd. 9.Pass Through Funds
 		1,647,000
		1,367,000

32.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
32.3		2022
	2023
	
32.4	General
	187,000
	187,000
	
32.5	Natural Resources
	660,000
	380,000
	
32.6	Permanent School
	800,000
	800,000
	
32.7 	(a) $660,000 the first year and $380,000 the 
32.8 	second year are from the natural resources 
32.9 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
32.10 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and 
32.11 	Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the 
32.12 	Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from 
32.13 	revenue deposited to the natural resources fund 
32.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
32.15 	paragraph (h), clause (5).
32.16 	(b) $187,000 the first year and $187,000 the 
32.17 	second year are for the Office of School Trust 
32.18 	Lands.
32.19 	(c) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
32.20 	second year are from the forest suspense 
32.21 	account in the permanent school fund for 
32.22 	transaction and project management costs for 
32.23 	sales and exchanges of school trust lands 
32.24 	within Boundary Waters Canoe Area 
32.25 	Wilderness. The base for this appropriation is 
32.26 	$250,000 in fiscal year 2024 and $150,000 in 
32.27 	fiscal year 2025.
32.28 	(d) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
32.29 	second year are transferred from the forest 
32.30 	suspense account to the permanent school fund 
32.31 	and are appropriated from the permanent 
32.32 	school fund for the Office of School Trust 
32.33 	Lands.

32.34	Subd. 10.ATV Trail Extensions
 					
33.1 	(a) The availability of the portion of the 
33.2 	appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special 
33.3 	Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, 
33.4 	subdivision 5, paragraph (l), that is for a grant 
33.5 	to St. Louis County to design, plan, permit, 
33.6 	acquire right-of-way for, and construct 
33.7 	Voyageur Country ATV Trail from Buyck to 
33.8 	Holm Logging Road and to Shuster Road 
33.9 	toward Cook, is extended to June 30, 2023.
33.10 	(b) The availability of the appropriation in 
33.11 	Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, 
33.12 	article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, paragraph 
33.13 	(n), for grants to St. Louis County for the 
33.14 	Quad Cities ATV Club trail construction 
33.15 	program, including planning, design, 
33.16 	environmental permitting, right-of-way 
33.17 	acquisition, and construction, is extended to 
33.18 	June 30, 2023.

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

33.20
33.21	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	16,470,000
	$
	16,565,000
	
33.22 	(a) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 
33.23 	the second year are for natural resources block 
33.24 	grants to local governments to implement the 
33.25 	Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland 
33.26 	management program under Minnesota 
33.27 	Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water 
33.28 	management responsibilities under Minnesota 
33.29 	Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce 
33.30 	the amount of the natural resources block grant 
33.31 	to a county by an amount equal to any 
33.32 	reduction in the county's general services 
33.33 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
33.34 	district from the county's previous year 
34.1 	allocation when the board determines that the 
34.2 	reduction was disproportionate.
34.3 	(b) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 
34.4 	the second year are for grants and payments 
34.5 	to soil and water conservation districts for the 
34.6 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 
34.7 	103C.321 and 103C.331, and for general 
34.8 	purposes, nonpoint engineering, and 
34.9 	implementation and stewardship of the 
34.10 	reinvest in Minnesota reserve program. 
34.11 	Expenditures may be made from these 
34.12 	appropriations for supplies and services 
34.13 	benefiting soil and water conservation 
34.14 	districts. Any district receiving a payment 
34.15 	under this paragraph must maintain a web page 
34.16 	that publishes, at a minimum, its annual report, 
34.17 	annual audit, annual budget, and meeting 
34.18 	notices.
34.19 	(c) $761,000 the first year and $761,000 the 
34.20 	second year are to implement, enforce, and 
34.21 	provide oversight for the Wetland 
34.22 	Conservation Act, including administering the 
34.23 	wetland banking program and in-lieu fee 
34.24 	mechanism.
34.25 	(d) $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 
34.26 	the second year are for the following 
34.27 	programs:
34.28 	(1) $260,000 each year is for the feedlot water 
34.29 	quality cost-sharing program for feedlots under 
34.30 	500 animal units and nutrient and manure 
34.31 	management projects in watersheds where 
34.32 	there are impaired waters;
34.33 	(2) $1,200,000 each year is for cost-sharing 
34.34 	programs of soil and water conservation 
35.1 	districts for accomplishing projects and 
35.2 	practices consistent with Minnesota Statutes, 
35.3 	section 103C.501, including perennially 
35.4 	vegetated riparian buffers, erosion control, 
35.5 	water retention and treatment, and other 
35.6 	high-priority conservation practices; and
35.7 	(3) $100,000 each year is for county 
35.8 	cooperative weed management programs and 
35.9 	to restore native plants in selected invasive 
35.10 	species management sites.
35.11 	(e) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the 
35.12 	second year are to provide technical assistance 
35.13 	to local drainage management officials and 
35.14 	for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The 
35.15 	board must coordinate with the Drainage Work 
35.16 	Group according to Minnesota Statutes, 
35.17 	section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
35.18 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
35.19 	second year are for a grant to the Red River 
35.20 	Basin Commission for water quality and 
35.21 	floodplain management, including 
35.22 	administration of programs. This appropriation 
35.23 	must be matched by nonstate funds.
35.24 	(g) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the 
35.25 	second year are for grants to Area II 
35.26 	Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain 
35.27 	management.
35.28 	(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
35.29 	second year are for conservation easement 
35.30 	stewardship.
35.31 	(i) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the 
35.32 	second year are for a grant to the Lower 
35.33 	Minnesota River Watershed District to defray 
35.34 	the annual cost of operating and maintaining 
36.1 	sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state, 
36.2 	national, and international commercial and 
36.3 	recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota 
36.4 	River.
36.5 	(j) The Lower Minnesota River Watershed 
36.6 	District may use up to $111,000 from money 
36.7 	appropriated in either fiscal year under Laws 
36.8 	2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 
36.9 	1, section 4, paragraph (j), to cover costs 
36.10 	associated with the Seminary Fen Stabilization 
36.11 	Project to reduce sedimentation to Seminary 
36.12 	Fen and the Minnesota River.
36.13 	(k) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
36.14 	second year are for the soil health program 
36.15 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.06.
36.16 	(l) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
36.17 	second year are for the water quality and 
36.18 	storage program under Minnesota Statutes, 
36.19 	section 103F.05.
36.20 	(m) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
36.21 	second year are for the lawns to legumes 
36.22 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
36.23 	103B.104.
36.24 	(n) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
36.25 	section 103C.501, the board may shift money 
36.26 	in this section and may adjust the technical 
36.27 	and administrative assistance portion of the 
36.28 	funds to leverage federal or other nonstate 
36.29 	funds or to address accountability, oversight, 
36.30 	local government performance, or 
36.31 	high-priority needs identified in local water 
36.32 	management plans or comprehensive 
36.33 	watershed management plans.
37.1 	(o) The appropriations for grants and payments 
37.2 	in this section are available until June 30, 
37.3 	2025, except returned grants and payments 
37.4 	are available for two years after they are 
37.5 	returned or regranted, whichever is later. 
37.6 	Funds must be regranted consistent with the 
37.7 	purposes of this section. If an appropriation 
37.8 	for grants in either year is insufficient, the 
37.9 	appropriation in the other year is available for 
37.10 	it.
37.11 	(p) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
37.12 	section 16B.97, grants awarded from 
37.13 	appropriations in this section are exempt from 
37.14 	the Department of Administration, Office of 
37.15 	Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant 
37.16 	Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.

37.17	Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	10,640,000
	$
	10,640,000

37.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
37.19		2022
	2023
	
37.20	General
	2,540,000
	2,540,000
	
37.21	Natural Resources
	8,100,000
	8,100,000
	
37.22 	(a) $2,540,000 the first year and $2,540,000 
37.23 	the second year are for metropolitan-area 
37.24 	regional parks operation and maintenance 
37.25 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
37.26 	473.351.
37.27 	(b) $8,100,000 the first year and $8,100,000 
37.28 	the second year are from the natural resources 
37.29 	fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and 
37.30 	trails maintenance and operations. This 
37.31 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
37.32 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
37.33 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
37.34 	clause (3). The base for this appropriation is 
37.35 	$6,600,000 in fiscal year 2024 and beyond.

38.1
38.2	Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	945,000
	$
	945,000

38.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
38.4		2022
	2023
	
38.5	General
	455,000
	455,000
	
38.6	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
38.7 	Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive 
38.8 	money appropriated from the natural resources 
38.9 	fund under this section only as provided in an 
38.10 	agreement with the commissioner of natural 
38.11 	resources.

38.12	Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	16,079,000
	$
	13,959,000

38.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
38.14		2022
	2023
	
38.15	General
	15,749,000
	13,769,000
	
38.16	Natural Resources
	330,000
	190,000
	
38.17 	(a) $330,000 the first year and $190,000 the 
38.18 	second year are from the natural resources 
38.19 	fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota 
38.20 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
38.21 	clause (5).
38.22 	(b) The general fund current law base is 
38.23 	$10,267,000 per year in fiscal years 2024 and 
38.24 	2025.

38.25	Sec. 8. SCIENCE MUSEUM
 	$
	3,018,000
	$
	1,079,000

38.26	Sec. 9. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
 	$
	15,184,000
	$
	14,523,000
	
38.27 	(a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
38.28 	second year must be matched from nonstate 
38.29 	sources to develop maximum private sector 
38.30 	involvement in tourism. Each $1 of state 
38.31 	incentive must be matched with $6 of private 
38.32 	sector money. "Matched" means revenue to 
38.33 	the state or documented cash expenditures 
38.34 	directly expended to support Explore 
39.1 	Minnesota Tourism programs. Up to one-half 
39.2 	of the private sector contribution may be 
39.3 	in-kind or soft match. The incentive in fiscal 
39.4 	year 2022 is based on fiscal year 2021 private 
39.5 	sector contributions. The incentive in fiscal 
39.6 	year 2023 is based on fiscal year 2022 private 
39.7 	sector contributions. This incentive is ongoing.
39.8 	(b) Money for marketing grants is available 
39.9 	either year of the biennium. Unexpended grant 
39.10 	money from the first year is available in the 
39.11 	second year.
39.12 	(c) $100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
39.13 	Northern Lights International Music Festival.
39.14 	(d) $750,000 the first year is for an events 
39.15 	assistance grant program. Of this amount, 
39.16 	$250,000 is for a grant to the Grand Portage 
39.17 	Band to focus tourism to Grand Portage.

39.18 	Sec. 10. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, is 
39.19 	amended to read:

39.20	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		50,668,000
		50,603,000

39.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
39.22		2020
	2021
	
39.23	General
	33,651,000
	33,300,000
	
39.24	Natural Resources
	15,619,000
	15,886,000
	
39.25	Game and Fish
	1,398,000
	1,417,000
	
39.26 	(a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000 
39.27 	the second year are for prevention, 
39.28 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
39.29 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
39.30 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
39.31 	88.12. The amount necessary to pay for 
39.32 	presuppression and suppression costs during 
39.33 	the biennium is appropriated from the general 
40.1 	fund. By January 15 of each year, the 
40.2 	commissioner of natural resources must submit 
40.3 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
40.4 	members of the house and senate committees 
40.5 	and divisions having jurisdiction over 
40.6 	environment and natural resources finance that 
40.7 	identifies all firefighting costs incurred and 
40.8 	reimbursements received in the prior fiscal 
40.9 	year. These appropriations may not be 
40.10 	transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting 
40.11 	expenditures made to the commissioner from 
40.12 	any source other than federal mobilizations 
40.13 	must be deposited into the general fund.
40.14 	(b) $13,869,000 the first year and $14,136,000 
40.15 	the second year are from the forest 
40.16 	management investment account in the natural 
40.17 	resources fund for only the purposes specified 
40.18 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039, 
40.19 	subdivision 2.
40.20 	(c) $1,398,000 the first year and $1,417,000 
40.21 	the second year are from the heritage 
40.22 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
40.23 	fund to advance ecological classification 
40.24 	systems (ECS) scientific management tools 
40.25 	for forest and invasive species management.
40.26 	(d) $836,000 the first year and $847,000 the 
40.27 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
40.28 	Council to implement the Sustainable Forest 
40.29 	Resources Act.
40.30 	(e) $1,131,000 the first year and $1,131,000 
40.31 	the second year are for the Next Generation 
40.32 	Core Forestry data system. For fiscal year 
40.33 	2022 and later, the distribution for this 
40.34 	appropriation is $868,000 from the general 
40.35 	fund and $275,000 from the forest 
41.1 	management investment account in the natural 
41.2 	resources fund.
41.3 	(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
41.4 	second year are from the forest management 
41.5 	investment account in the natural resources 
41.6 	fund for forest road maintenance on state 
41.7 	forest roads.
41.8 	(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
41.9 	second year are for forest road maintenance 
41.10 	on county forest roads.
41.11 	(h) $700,000 the first or second year is for 
41.12 	grants to local units of government to develop 
41.13 	community ash management plans; to identify 
41.14 	and convert ash stands to more diverse, 
41.15 	climate-adapted species; and to replace 
41.16 	removed ash trees. This is a onetime 
41.17 	appropriation.
41.18 	(i) Grants awarded under paragraph (h) may 
41.19 	cover up to 75 percent of eligible costs and 
41.20 	may not exceed $500,000. Matching grants 
41.21 	provided through the appropriation are 
41.22 	available to cities, counties, regional 
41.23 	authorities, joint powers boards, towns, and 
41.24 	parks and recreation boards in cities of the 
41.25 	first class. The commissioner, in consultation 
41.26 	with the commissioner of agriculture, must 
41.27 	establish appropriate criteria for determining 
41.28 	funding priorities between submitted requests 
41.29 	and to determine activities and expenses that 
41.30 	qualify to meet local match requirements. 
41.31 	Money appropriated for grants under 
41.32 	paragraph (h) may be used to pay reasonable 
41.33 	costs incurred by the commissioner of natural 
41.34 	resources to administer paragraph (h).

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

42.2 	Sec. 11. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, is 
42.3 	amended to read:

42.4	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		90,858,000
		88,194,000

42.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
42.6		2020
	2021
	
42.7	General
	26,968,000
	27,230,000
	
42.8	Natural Resources
	61,598,000
	58,664,000
	
42.9	Game and Fish
	2,292,000
	2,300,000
	
42.10 	(a) $1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 
42.11 	the second year are from the water recreation 
42.12 	account in the natural resources fund for 
42.13 	maintaining and enhancing public 
42.14 	water-access facilities.
42.15 	(b) $6,344,000 the first year and $6,435,000 
42.16 	the second year are from the natural resources 
42.17 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
42.18 	operations. This appropriation is from revenue 
42.19 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
42.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
42.21 	paragraph (h), clause (2).
42.22 	(c) $18,552,000 the first year and $18,828,000 
42.23 	the second year are from the state parks 
42.24 	account in the natural resources fund to 
42.25 	operate and maintain state parks and state 
42.26 	recreation areas.
42.27 	(d) $890,000 the first year and $890,000 the 
42.28 	second year are from the natural resources 
42.29 	fund for park and trail grants to local units of 
42.30 	government on land to be maintained for at 
42.31 	least 20 years for parks or trails. This 
42.32 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
42.33 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
43.1 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
43.2 	clause (4). Any unencumbered balance does 
43.3 	not cancel at the end of the first year and is 
43.4 	available for the second year.
43.5 	(e) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000 
43.6 	the second year are from the snowmobile trails 
43.7 	and enforcement account in the natural 
43.8 	resources fund for the snowmobile 
43.9 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
43.10 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
43.11 	year and is available for the second year.
43.12 	(f) $1,835,000 the first year and $2,135,000 
43.13 	the second year are from the natural resources 
43.14 	fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid 
43.15 	program. Of this amount, $1,360,000 the first 
43.16 	year and $1,660,000 the second year are from 
43.17 	the all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 each 
43.18 	year is from the off-highway motorcycle 
43.19 	account; and $325,000 each year is from the 
43.20 	off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered 
43.21 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
43.22 	year and is available for the second year.
43.23 	(g) $116,000 the first year and $117,000 the 
43.24 	second year are from the cross-country-ski 
43.25 	account in the natural resources fund for 
43.26 	grooming and maintaining cross-country-ski 
43.27 	trails in state parks, trails, and recreation areas.
43.28 	(h) (g) $266,000 the first year and $269,000 
43.29 	the second year are from the state land and 
43.30 	water conservation account in the natural 
43.31 	resources fund for priorities established by the 
43.32 	commissioner for eligible state projects and 
43.33 	administrative and planning activities 
43.34 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
43.35 	84.0264, and the federal Land and Water 
44.1 	Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered 
44.2 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
44.3 	year and is available for the second year.
44.4 	(i) (h) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 
44.5 	the second year are for matching grants for 
44.6 	local parks and outdoor recreation areas under 
44.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019, 
44.8 	subdivision 2.
44.9 	(j) (i) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
44.10 	second year are for matching grants for local 
44.11 	trail connections under Minnesota Statutes, 
44.12 	section 85.019, subdivision 4c.
44.13 	(k) (j) $600,000 the first year is from the 
44.14 	off-road vehicle account for off-road vehicle 
44.15 	touring routes and trails. Of this amount:
44.16 	(1) $200,000 is for a contract with a project 
44.17 	administrator to assist the commissioner in 
44.18 	planning, designing, and providing a system 
44.19 	of state touring routes and trails for off-road 
44.20 	vehicles by identifying sustainable, legal 
44.21 	routes suitable for licensed four-wheel drive 
44.22 	vehicles and a system of recreational trails for 
44.23 	registered off-road vehicles. Any portion of 
44.24 	this appropriation not used for the project 
44.25 	administrator is available for signage or 
44.26 	promotion and implementation of the system. 
44.27 	This is a onetime appropriation.
44.28 	(2) $200,000 is for a contract and related work 
44.29 	to prepare a comprehensive, statewide, 
44.30 	strategic master plan for off-road vehicle 
44.31 	touring routes and trails. This is a onetime 
44.32 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
44.33 	2022. Any portion of this appropriation not 
44.34 	used for the master plan is returned to the 
45.1 	off-road vehicle account. At a minimum, the 
45.2 	plan must: identify opportunities to develop 
45.3 	or enhance new, high-quality, comprehensive 
45.4 	touring routes and trails for off-road vehicles 
45.5 	in a system that serves regional and tourist 
45.6 	destinations; enhance connectivity with 
45.7 	touring routes and trails for off-road vehicles; 
45.8 	provide opportunities for promoting economic 
45.9 	development in greater Minnesota; help people 
45.10 	connect with the outdoors in a safe and 
45.11 	environmentally sustainable manner; create 
45.12 	new and support existing opportunities for 
45.13 	social, economic, and cultural benefits and 
45.14 	meaningful and mutually beneficial 
45.15 	relationships for users of off-road vehicles and 
45.16 	the communities that host trails for off-road 
45.17 	vehicles; and promote cooperation with local, 
45.18 	state, Tribal, and federal governments; 
45.19 	organizations; and other interested partners.
45.20 	(3) $200,000 is to share the cost by 
45.21 	reimbursing federal, Tribal, state, county, and 
45.22 	township entities for additional needs on roads 
45.23 	under their jurisdiction when the needs are a 
45.24 	result of increased use by off-road vehicles 
45.25 	and are attributable to a border-to-border 
45.26 	touring route established by the commissioner. 
45.27 	This paragraph applies to roads that are 
45.28 	operated by a public road authority as defined 
45.29 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 160.02, 
45.30 	subdivision 25. This is a onetime appropriation 
45.31 	and is available until June 30, 2023. To be 
45.32 	eligible for reimbursement under this 
45.33 	paragraph, the claimant must demonstrate that: 
45.34 	the needs result from additional traffic 
45.35 	generated by the border-to-border touring 
45.36 	route; and increased use attributable to a 
46.1 	border-to-border touring route has caused at 
46.2 	least a 50 percent increase in maintenance 
46.3 	costs for roads under the claimant's 
46.4 	jurisdiction, based on a ten-year maintenance 
46.5 	average. The commissioner may accept an 
46.6 	alternative to the ten-year maintenance average 
46.7 	if a jurisdiction does not have sufficient 
46.8 	maintenance records. The commissioner has 
46.9 	discretion to accept an alternative based on a 
46.10 	good-faith effort by the jurisdiction. Any 
46.11 	alternative should include baseline 
46.12 	maintenance costs for at least two years before 
46.13 	the year the route begins operating. The 
46.14 	ten-year maintenance average or any 
46.15 	alternative must be calculated from the years 
46.16 	immediately preceding the year the route 
46.17 	begins operating. Before reimbursing a claim 
46.18 	under this paragraph, the commissioner must 
46.19 	consider whether the claim is consistent with 
46.20 	claims made by other entities that administer 
46.21 	roads on the touring route, in terms of the 
46.22 	amount requested for reimbursement and the 
46.23 	frequency of claims made.
46.24 	(l) (k) $600,000 the first year is from the 
46.25 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
46.26 	resources fund for grants to St. Louis County. 
46.27 	Of this amount, $100,000 is for a grant to St. 
46.28 	Louis County for an environmental assessment 
46.29 	worksheet for the overall construction of the 
46.30 	Voyageur Country ATV Trail system and 
46.31 	connections, and $500,000 is for a grant to St. 
46.32 	Louis County to design, plan, permit, acquire 
46.33 	right-of-way for, and construct Voyageur 
46.34 	Country ATV Trail from Buyck to Holmes 
46.35 	Logging Road and to Shuster Road toward 
46.36 	Cook. This is a onetime appropriation.
47.1 	(m) (l) $2,400,000 the first year is from the 
47.2 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
47.3 	resources fund. Of this amount, $1,300,000 is 
47.4 	for a grant to Lake County to match other 
47.5 	funding sources to develop the Prospector 
47.6 	Loop Trail system and $1,100,000 is for 
47.7 	acquisition, design, environmental review, 
47.8 	permitting, and construction for all-terrain 
47.9 	vehicle use on the Taconite State Trail 
47.10 	between Ely and Purvis Forest Management 
47.11 	Road.
47.12 	(n) (m) $950,000 the first year and $950,000 
47.13 	the second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
47.14 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
47.15 	to St. Louis County for the Quad Cities ATV 
47.16 	Club trail construction program for planning, 
47.17 	design, environmental permitting, right-of-way 
47.18 	acquisition, and construction of up to 24 miles 
47.19 	of trail connecting the cities of Mountain Iron, 
47.20 	Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, Hibbing, and 
47.21 	Chisholm to the Laurentian Divide, County 
47.22 	Road 303, the Taconite State Trail, and 
47.23 	Biwabik and from Pfeiffer Lake Forest Road 
47.24 	to County Road 361. This is a onetime 
47.25 	appropriation.
47.26 	(o) (n) $75,000 the first year is from the 
47.27 	general fund for signage and interpretative 
47.28 	resources necessary for naming state park 
47.29 	assets and a segment of the St. Croix River 
47.30 	State Water Trail after Walter F. Mondale as 
47.31 	provided in this act.
47.32 	(p) (o) $150,000 the first year is from the 
47.33 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
47.34 	resources fund for a grant to Crow Wing 
47.35 	County to plan and design a multipurpose 
48.1 	bridge on the Mississippi River Northwoods 
48.2 	Trail across Sand Creek located five miles 
48.3 	northeast of Brainerd along the Mississippi 
48.4 	River.
48.5 	(q) (p) $75,000 the first year is from the 
48.6 	off-highway motorcycle account in the natural 
48.7 	resources fund to complete a master plan for 
48.8 	off-highway motorcycle trail planning and 
48.9 	development. This is a onetime appropriation 
48.10 	and is available until June 30, 2022.

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

48.12 	Sec. 12. FISCAL YEAR 2021 APPROPRIATIONS.
 48.13 		Subdivision 1.Minnesota Zoological Board. $1,595,000 in fiscal year 2021 is 
48.14 	appropriated from the general fund to the Minnesota Zoological Board to supplement the 
48.15 	appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 7. This is a 
48.16 	onetime appropriation and is available until June 30, 2023.
48.17 		Subd. 2.Department of Natural Resources; civil unrest. $2,008,000 in fiscal year 
48.18 	2021 is appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for 
48.19 	costs related to responding to civil unrest. This is a onetime appropriation.
48.20 		Subd. 3.Department of Natural Resources; conservation officer salary increases. (a) 
48.21 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources must increase 
48.22 	the salary paid to conservation officers whose exclusive representative is the Minnesota 
48.23 	Law Enforcement Association by 8.4 percent. The salary increases are effective retroactively 
48.24 	from October 22, 2020.
48.25 	(b) $958,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources 
48.26 	for Enforcement Division salary increases. Of this amount, $170,000 is from the general 
48.27 	fund, $199,000 is from the natural resources fund, $587,000 is from the game and fish fund, 
48.28 	and $2,000 is from the remediation fund. This is a onetime appropriation.

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

48.30 	Sec. 13. FEDERAL FUNDS REPLACEMENT; APPROPRIATION.
 48.31 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of management and budget 
48.32 	must determine whether the expenditures authorized under this article are eligible uses of 
49.1 	federal funding received under the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund or any other 
49.2 	federal funds received by the state under the American Rescue Plan Act, Public Law 117-2. 
49.3 	If the commissioner of management and budget determines an expenditure is eligible for 
49.4 	funding under Public Law 117-2, the amount of the eligible expenditure is appropriated 
49.5 	from the account where those amounts have been deposited and the corresponding general 
49.6 	fund amounts appropriated under this act are canceled to the general fund.

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

49.8 	Sec. 14.  PROCTOR-HERMANTOWN MUNGER TRAIL SPUR; EXTENSION.
 49.9 	The portion of the appropriation in Laws 2017, chapter 91, article 3, section 3, paragraph 
49.10 	(b), from the parks and trails fund granted to the city of Hermantown for the 
49.11 	Proctor-Hermantown Munger Trail Spur project is available until June 30, 2022.

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

49.13 	ARTICLE 2
49.14 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND FISCAL YEAR 
49.15 	2021

49.16	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
49.17 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
49.18 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the environment 
49.19 	and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal 
49.20 	years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean 
49.21 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
49.22 	2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" 
49.23 	is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

49.24				APPROPRIATIONS
	
49.25				Available for the Year
	
49.26				Ending June 30
	
49.27					2020
		2021

49.28	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

49.29
49.30	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 			$
	-0-
	$
	61,387,000
	
49.31 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
49.32 	purpose are specified in the following 
49.33 	subdivisions. Appropriations in the second 
49.34 	year are available for four years beginning 
50.1 	July 1, 2020, unless otherwise stated in the 
50.2 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
50.3 	remaining in the first year does not cancel and 
50.4 	is available for the second year or until the 
50.5 	end of the appropriation.

50.6	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
50.7 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
50.8 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
50.9 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
50.10 	article XI, section 14.

50.11
50.12
50.13	Subd. 3.Foundational 
Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 				-0-
		8,593,000

50.14
50.15	(a) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
Management
					
50.16 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
50.17 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
50.18 	of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, 
50.19 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
50.20 	to inform management of surface water and 
50.21 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
50.22 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
50.23 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
50.24 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
50.25 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
50.26 	surface water resources.

50.27
50.28	(b) Expanding Minnesota Ecological Monitoring 
Network
					
50.29 	$800,000 the second year is from the trust 
50.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
50.31 	to improve conservation and management of 
50.32 	Minnesota's native forests, wetlands, and 
50.33 	grasslands by expanding the partially 
50.34 	established long-term Ecological Monitoring 
50.35 	Network that will provide critical knowledge 
51.1 	of how ecosystem dynamics and conditions 
51.2 	change through time.

51.3	(c) County Groundwater Atlas
					
51.4 	$1,125,000 the second year is from the trust 
51.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
51.6 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
51.7 	to inform management of surface water and 
51.8 	groundwater resources for drinking water and 
51.9 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
51.10 	B, to characterize the potential water yields of 
51.11 	aquifers and the aquifers' sensitivity to 
51.12 	contamination.

51.13
51.14	(d) Foundational Hydrology Data for Wetland 
Protection and Restoration
					
51.15 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
51.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
51.17 	to improve wetland protection, management, 
51.18 	and restoration in Minnesota by completing 
51.19 	the partially established long-term Wetland 
51.20 	Hydrology Monitoring Network that will 
51.21 	provide critical knowledge of wetland 
51.22 	hydrology dynamics. This appropriation is 
51.23 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
51.24 	the project must be completed and final 
51.25 	products delivered.

51.26	(e) Voyageurs Wolf Project - Phase II
					
51.27 	$575,000 the second year is from the trust 
51.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
51.29 	of Minnesota to study summertime wolf 
51.30 	predation on deer, moose, and other species 
51.31 	in the Voyageurs region to inform 
51.32 	management of wildlife. This appropriation 
51.33 	is available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
51.34 	the project must be completed and final 
51.35 	products delivered.

52.1
52.2	(f) Expanding Restoration and Promoting 
Awareness of Native Mussels
					
52.3 	$489,000 the second year is from the trust 
52.4 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
52.5 	promote mussel conservation by rearing 
52.6 	juvenile mussels for reintroduction, 
52.7 	researching methods to improve growth and 
52.8 	survival in captivity, and encouraging public 
52.9 	action to benefit water quality. This 
52.10 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
52.11 	by which time the project must be completed 
52.12 	and final products delivered.

52.13
52.14	(g) Improving Pollinator Conservation by 
Revealing Habitat Needs
					
52.15 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
52.16 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
52.17 	of Minnesota to use citizen scientists and novel 
52.18 	analyses to determine the nesting and 
52.19 	overwintering needs of wild bees to allow 
52.20 	more specific protection and enhancement of 
52.21 	pollinator habitat across the state.

52.22
52.23	(h) Bee Minnesota - Protect Our Native 
Bumblebees
					
52.24 	$650,000 the second year is from the trust 
52.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
52.26 	of Minnesota to protect native bee health by 
52.27 	investigating the potential to mitigate against 
52.28 	pathogens that may be transmissible between 
52.29 	honey and wild bees and by promoting best 
52.30 	practices to beekeepers and the public. This 
52.31 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
52.32 	section 116P.10.

52.33
52.34	(i) Bobcat and Fisher Habitat Use and 
Interactions
					
53.1 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
53.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
53.3 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
53.4 	Research Institute in Duluth to identify 
53.5 	potential solutions to reverse the fisher 
53.6 	population decline through better 
53.7 	understanding of habitat, diet, and activity 
53.8 	patterns of bobcats and fishers.

53.953.10
	(j) Healthy Prairies III: Restoring Minnesota 
Prairie Plant Diversity
					
53.11 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
53.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
53.13 	of Minnesota to improve Minnesota prairie 
53.14 	resiliency by increasing locally sourced seed 
53.15 	availability and diversity, evaluating use of 
53.16 	beneficial microbes in prairie restorations, and 
53.17 	assessing adaptation and adaptive capacity of 
53.18 	prairie plant populations.

53.19
53.20	(k) Freshwater Sponges and AIS: Engaging 
Citizen Scientists
					
53.21 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
53.22 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
53.23 	of Minnesota, Crookston, to use citizen 
53.24 	scientists to study the geographic distribution, 
53.25 	taxonomic diversity, and antifouling potential 
53.26 	of freshwater sponges against aquatic invasive 
53.27 	species.

53.28
53.29	(l) Do Beavers Buffer Against Droughts and 
Floods?
					
53.30 	$168,000 the second year is from the trust 
53.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
53.32 	for an agreement with Voyageurs National 
53.33 	Park to analyze existing data sets to determine 
53.34 	the role of beaver populations and beaver 
54.1 	ponds in buffering the region against droughts 
54.2 	and floods.

54.3
54.4	(m) Enhancing Bat Recovery by Optimizing 
Artificial Roost Structures
					
54.5 	$190,000 the second year is from the trust 
54.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
54.7 	to improve the survival of bats by identifying 
54.8 	characteristics of successful artificial bat roost 
54.9 	structures and optimizing the structures for 
54.10 	bat use and reproduction. This appropriation 
54.11 	is available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
54.12 	the project must be completed and final 
54.13 	products delivered.

54.14
54.15	(n) Tools for Supporting Healthy Ecosystems 
and Pollinators
					
54.16 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
54.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
54.18 	to create a pollination companion guide to the 
54.19 	Department of Natural Resources' Field 
54.20 	Guides to the Native Plant Communities of 
54.21 	Minnesota for conservation practitioners to 
54.22 	better integrate plant-pollinator interactions 
54.23 	into natural resource planning and decision 
54.24 	making.

54.25
54.26	(o) Conserving Black Terns and Forster's Terns 
in Minnesota
					
54.27 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
54.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
54.29 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
54.30 	Research Institute in Duluth to assess the 
54.31 	distribution and breeding status of black tern 
54.32 	and Forster's tern and to make conservation 
54.33 	and restoration recommendations to improve 
54.34 	the suitability of habitat for these two bird 
54.35 	species in Minnesota.

55.1	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 				-0-
		3,457,000

55.2
55.3	(a) Managing Highly Saline Waste from 
Municipal Water Treatment
					
55.4 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
55.5 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
55.6 	of Minnesota to develop a cost- and 
55.7 	energy-efficient method of managing the 
55.8 	concentrated saline waste from a municipal 
55.9 	water treatment plant to increase the feasibility 
55.10 	of using reverse osmosis for centralized water 
55.11 	softening and sulfate removal. This 
55.12 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
55.13 	section 116P.10.

55.14
55.15	(b) Technology for Energy-Generating On-site 
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
					
55.16 	$450,000 the second year is from the trust 
55.17 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
55.18 	of Minnesota to improve water quality and 
55.19 	generate cost savings by developing off the 
55.20 	shelf technology that treats industrial 
55.21 	wastewater on-site and turns pollutants into 
55.22 	hydrogen and methane for energy. This 
55.23 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
55.24 	section 116P.10.

55.25
55.26	(c) Microplastics: Transporters of Contaminants 
in Minnesota Waters
					
55.27 	$425,000 the second year is from the trust 
55.28 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
55.29 	of Minnesota to study how several types of 
55.30 	common microplastics transport contaminants 
55.31 	of concern in Minnesota waters.

55.32
55.33	(d) Developing Strategies to Manage PFAS in 
Land-Applied Biosolids
					
55.34 	$1,404,000 the second year is from the trust 
55.35 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
56.1 	Control Agency to help municipal wastewater 
56.2 	plants, landfills, and compost facilities protect 
56.3 	human health and the environment by 
56.4 	developing strategies to manage per- and 
56.5 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 
56.6 	land-applied biosolids.

56.7
56.8	(e) Quantifying New Urban Precipitation and 
Water Reality
					
56.9 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
56.10 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
56.11 	of Minnesota to better guide storm water 
56.12 	management by evaluating the groundwater 
56.13 	and surface water interactions contributing to 
56.14 	high water tables and damage to home 
56.15 	basements and underground infrastructure in 
56.16 	urban areas.

56.17
56.18	(f) Innovative Solution for Protecting Minnesota 
from PFAS Contamination
					
56.19 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
56.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
56.21 	for an agreement with Dem-Con Companies 
56.22 	to demonstrate a new technology for 
56.23 	protecting the state's drinking water and 
56.24 	natural resources by eliminating per- and 
56.25 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from point 
56.26 	source discharges. This appropriation is 
56.27 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, 
56.28 	related to royalties, copyrights, patents, and 
56.29 	sale of products and assets.

56.30
56.31	(g) Expanding Protection of Minnesota Water 
through Industrial Conservation
					
56.32 	$178,000 the second year is from the trust 
56.33 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
56.34 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota technical 
56.35 	assistance program in partnership with the 
57.1 	Minnesota Rural Water Association to provide 
57.2 	technical assistance to businesses to decrease 
57.3 	industrial and commercial water use in 
57.4 	communities at risk for inadequate 
57.5 	groundwater supply or quality.

57.6
57.7
57.8	Subd. 5.Technical 
Assistance, Outreach, and 
Environmental Education
 				-0-
		2,989,000

57.957.10
	(a) Statewide Environmental Education via 
Public Television Outdoor Series
					
57.11 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
57.12 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
57.13 	for an agreement with Pioneer Public 
57.14 	Television to produce approximately 25 new 
57.15 	episodes of a statewide outdoor public 
57.16 	television series designed to inspire 
57.17 	Minnesotans to connect with the outdoors and 
57.18 	restore and protect the environment.

57.19
57.20	(b) Minnesota Freshwater Quest: Environmental 
Education on State Waterways
					
57.21 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
57.22 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
57.23 	for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry for 
57.24 	approximately 10,000 underserved Minnesota 
57.25 	youth to explore and improve local waterways 
57.26 	using the place-based and hands-on 
57.27 	"Minnesota Freshwater Quest" environmental 
57.28 	education program.

57.29
57.30	(c) Teach Science: Schools as STEM Living 
Laboratories
					
57.31 	$368,000 the second year is from the trust 
57.32 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
57.33 	for an agreement with Climate Generation: A 
57.34 	Will Steger Legacy to prepare students for the 
57.35 	challenges and careers of the future by 
57.36 	connecting new science standards, renewable 
58.1 	energy, and STEM opportunities in teacher 
58.2 	trainings, classroom demonstrations, and 
58.3 	program support across the state.

58.4
58.5	(d) Mentoring Next Generation of Conservation 
Professionals
					
58.6 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
58.7 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
58.8 	for an agreement with Minnesota Valley 
58.9 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc., to 
58.10 	provide paid internships and apprenticeships 
58.11 	for diverse young people to learn about careers 
58.12 	in the conservation field from United States 
58.13 	Fish and Wildlife Service professionals while 
58.14 	working at the Minnesota Valley National 
58.15 	Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management 
58.16 	District.

58.17
58.18	(e) Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Supplemental 
Teaching Staff
					
58.19 	$225,000 the second year is from the trust 
58.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
58.21 	for an agreement with the city of Austin to 
58.22 	expand the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center 
58.23 	environmental education program beyond the 
58.24 	city of Austin to students in southeastern 
58.25 	Minnesota for three years.

58.26
58.27	(f) 375 Underserved Youth Learn Minnesota 
Ecosystems by Canoe
					
58.28 	$375,000 the second year is from the trust 
58.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
58.30 	for an agreement with the YMCA of the 
58.31 	Greater Twin Cities to connect approximately 
58.32 	375 underserved and diverse teens from urban 
58.33 	areas and first-ring suburbs to environmental 
58.34 	sciences in the natural world through canoeing 
58.35 	and learning expeditions with experienced 
59.1 	outdoor education counselors. This 
59.2 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
59.3 	by which time the project must be completed 
59.4 	and final products delivered.

59.5
59.6	(g) YES! Students Take on Water Quality 
Challenge - Phase II
					
59.7 	$199,000 the second year is from the trust 
59.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
59.9 	for an agreement with Prairie Woods 
59.10 	Environmental Learning Center to mobilize 
59.11 	local watershed stewardship efforts in 
59.12 	approximately 20 communities through 
59.13 	student-driven action projects.

59.14
59.15	(h) Engaging Minnesotans with Phenology: 
Radio, Podcasts, Citizen Science
					
59.16 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
59.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
59.18 	for an agreement with Northern Community 
59.19 	Radio, Inc., in partnership with the Board of 
59.20 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
59.21 	build the next generation of conservationists 
59.22 	using phenology, radio broadcasts, podcasts, 
59.23 	and an online, interactive map interface to 
59.24 	inspire teachers, students, and the public to 
59.25 	get outside and experience nature.

59.26
59.27	(i) Driving Conservation Behavior for Native 
Mussels and Water Quality
					
59.28 	$191,000 the second year is from the trust 
59.29 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
59.30 	develop research-supported strategies to 
59.31 	engage the public in specific conservation 
59.32 	behaviors to improve water quality and native 
59.33 	mussel health across the state.

59.34
59.35	(j) Workshops and Outreach to Protect Raptors 
from Lead Poisoning
					
60.1 	$133,000 the second year is from the trust 
60.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
60.3 	of Minnesota, Raptor Center, in cooperation 
60.4 	with the Department of Natural Resources and 
60.5 	other conservation partners, to provide hunters 
60.6 	with outreach and workshops on alternatives 
60.7 	to lead hunting ammunition, including copper 
60.8 	ammunition as an alternative, and to promote 
60.9 	voluntary selection of nontoxic ammunition 
60.10 	to protect raptors and other wildlife in 
60.11 	Minnesota from accidental lead poisoning 
60.12 	caused by ingestion of ammunition fragments.

60.13
60.14	Subd. 6.Aquatic and 
Terrestrial Invasive Species
 				-0-
		10,425,000

60.15
60.16	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center (MITPPC) - Phase V
					
60.17 	$5,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
60.18 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
60.19 	of Minnesota to support the Minnesota 
60.20 	Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center 
60.21 	to fund approximately 15 new, high-priority 
60.22 	research projects that will lead to better 
60.23 	management of invasive plants, pathogens, 
60.24 	and pests on Minnesota's natural and 
60.25 	agricultural lands. This appropriation is subject 
60.26 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
60.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026, 
60.28 	by which time the project must be completed 
60.29 	and final products delivered.

60.30
60.31	(b) Protect Community Forests by Managing 
Ash for Emerald Ash Borer
					
60.32 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
60.33 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
60.34 	to reduce emerald ash borer by providing 
60.35 	surveys, assessments, trainings, assistance, 
60.36 	and grants for communities to manage emerald 
61.1 	ash borer, plant a diversity of trees, and engage 
61.2 	citizens in community forestry activities. This 
61.3 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
61.4 	by which time the project must be completed 
61.5 	and final products delivered.

61.6
61.7	(c) Biological Control of White-Nose Syndrome 
in Bats - Phase III
					
61.8 	$440,000 the second year is from the trust 
61.9 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
61.10 	of Minnesota to continue assessing and 
61.11 	developing a biocontrol agent for white-nose 
61.12 	syndrome in bats.

61.13
61.14	(d) Applying New Tools and Techniques Against 
Invasive Carp
					
61.15 	$478,000 the second year is from the trust 
61.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
61.17 	to apply new monitoring, outreach, and 
61.18 	removal techniques and to continue work with 
61.19 	commercial anglers to protect Minnesota 
61.20 	waters from invasive carp.

61.21
61.22	(e) Emerald Ash Borer and Black Ash: 
Maintaining Forests and Benefits
					
61.23 	$700,000 the second year is from the trust 
61.24 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
61.25 	of Minnesota to use ongoing experiments to 
61.26 	determine statewide long-term emerald ash 
61.27 	borer impacts on water, vegetation, and 
61.28 	wildlife; to determine optimal replacement 
61.29 	species and practices for forest diversification; 
61.30 	and to develop criteria for prioritizing 
61.31 	mitigation activities. This appropriation is 
61.32 	available until June 30, 2026, by which time 
61.33 	the project must be completed and final 
61.34 	products delivered.

62.1
62.2	(f) Testing Effectiveness of Aquatic Invasive 
Species Removal Methods
					
62.3 	$110,000 the second year is from the trust 
62.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
62.5 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
62.6 	Research Institute in Duluth to test how well 
62.7 	boat-cleaning methods work, to provide the 
62.8 	Department of Natural Resources with a risk 
62.9 	assessment, and to provide recommendations 
62.10 	for improving boat-launch cleaning stations 
62.11 	to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive 
62.12 	species.

62.13
62.14	(g) Invasive Didymosphenia Threatens North 
Shore Streams
					
62.15 	$197,000 the second year is from the trust 
62.16 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
62.17 	evaluate the recent spread, origin, cause, and 
62.18 	economic and ecological threat of didymo 
62.19 	formation in North Shore streams and Lake 
62.20 	Superior to inform management and outreach.

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

62.22
62.23	(a) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery 
for Grid Use
					
62.24 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
62.25 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
62.26 	of Minnesota, on behalf of the Morris campus, 
62.27 	to analyze the potential of adding a flow 
62.28 	battery and solar energy generation to the 
62.29 	University of Minnesota Morris's existing 
62.30 	renewable-energy-intensive microgrid.

62.31
62.32	(b) Eco-Friendly Plastics from Cloquet Pulp-Mill 
Lignin
					
62.33 	$193,000 the second year is from the trust 
62.34 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
62.35 	of Minnesota to reduce environmental 
63.1 	pollution from plastics by creating eco-friendly 
63.2 	replacements using lignin from the pulp mill 
63.3 	in Cloquet, Minnesota. This appropriation is 
63.4 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

63.5
63.6	(c) Diverting Unsold Food from Landfills and 
Reducing Greenhouse Gases
					
63.7 	$130,000 the second year is from the trust 
63.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
63.9 	for an agreement with Second Harvest 
63.10 	Heartland to prevent food from going to 
63.11 	landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
63.12 	by helping businesses donate unsold prepared 
63.13 	food to food shelves.

63.14
63.15	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect or Restore Land, 
Water, and Habitat
 		-0-
		4,219,000

63.16
63.17	(a) Pollinator Central: Habitat Improvement 
with Citizen Monitoring
					
63.18 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
63.19 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
63.20 	for an agreement with Great River Greening 
63.21 	to restore and enhance approximately 400 
63.22 	acres of pollinator habitat on traditional and 
63.23 	nontraditional sites such as roadsides and turf 
63.24 	grass from Hastings to St. Cloud to benefit 
63.25 	pollinators and build knowledge by engaging 
63.26 	approximately 100 citizens in monitoring the 
63.27 	impact of habitat improvements. This 
63.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
63.29 	by which time the project must be completed 
63.30 	and final products delivered.

63.31
63.32	(b) Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Strategic 
Habitat Program
					
63.33 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
63.34 	fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
63.35 	for building a new initiative to strategically 
64.1 	restore and enhance approximately 1,000 acres 
64.2 	of diverse native habitat to benefit multiple 
64.3 	insects through grants, cost-share, and 
64.4 	outreach. Notwithstanding subdivision 14, 
64.5 	paragraph (e), restorations and enhancements 
64.6 	may take place on land enrolled in 
64.7 	Conservation Reserve Program and Reinvest 
64.8 	in Minnesota easement programs. This 
64.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
64.10 	by which time the project must be completed 
64.11 	and final products delivered.

64.12
64.13	(c) Lignin-Coated Fertilizers for Phosphate 
Control
					
64.14 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
64.15 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
64.16 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
64.17 	Research Institute in Duluth to test a new, 
64.18 	natural, slow-release fertilizer coating made 
64.19 	from processed wood to decrease phosphorus 
64.20 	runoff from farmland while also storing carbon 
64.21 	in soils. This appropriation is subject to 
64.22 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

64.23
64.24	(d) Implementing Hemp Crop Rotation to 
Improve Water Quality
					
64.25 	$700,000 the second year is from the trust 
64.26 	fund to the Minnesota State Colleges and 
64.27 	Universities System for Central Lakes College 
64.28 	to evaluate how hemp crops reduce nitrogen 
64.29 	contamination of surface water and 
64.30 	groundwater in conventional crop rotations 
64.31 	and demonstrate the environmental and 
64.32 	economic benefits of hemp production. This 
64.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
64.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
64.35 	and final products delivered.

65.1
65.2	(e) Developing Cover-Crop Systems for Sugar 
Beet Production
					
65.3 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
65.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
65.5 	of Minnesota to develop agronomic guidelines 
65.6 	to support growers adopting cover-crop 
65.7 	practices in sugar beet production in 
65.8 	west-central and northwest Minnesota.

65.965.10
	(f) Native Eastern Larch Beetle Decimating 
Minnesota's Tamarack Forests
					
65.11 	$398,000 the second year is from the trust 
65.12 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
65.13 	of Minnesota to understand conditions 
65.14 	triggering eastern larch beetle outbreaks and 
65.15 	develop management techniques to protect 
65.16 	tamarack forests from this native insect. This 
65.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
65.18 	by which time the project must be completed 
65.19 	and final products delivered.

65.20
65.21	(g) Habitat Associations of Mississippi 
Bottomland Forest Marsh Birds
					
65.22 	$275,000 the second year is from the trust 
65.23 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
65.24 	for an agreement with the National Audubon 
65.25 	Society, Minnesota office, to evaluate habitat 
65.26 	associations of bottomland forest birds in 
65.27 	response to restoration actions to better target 
65.28 	restoration efforts for wildlife. This 
65.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
65.30 	by which time the project must be completed 
65.31 	and final products delivered.

65.32
65.33	(h) Peatland Restoration in the Lost River State 
Forest
					
65.34 	$135,000 the second year is from the trust 
65.35 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
66.1 	for an agreement with the Roseau River 
66.2 	Watershed District to collect physical attribute 
66.3 	data from drained peatlands, incorporate the 
66.4 	data into a decision matrix, and generate a 
66.5 	report detailing peatland restoration potential 
66.6 	throughout the Lost River State Forest.

66.7
66.8	(i) Prescribed Burning for Brushland-Dependent 
Species - Phase II
					
66.9 	$147,000 the second year is from the trust 
66.10 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
66.11 	of Minnesota to compare the effects of spring, 
66.12 	summer, and fall burns on birds and vegetation 
66.13 	and to provide guidelines for maintaining 
66.14 	healthy brushland habitat for a diversity of 
66.15 	wildlife and plant species.

66.16
66.17	(j) Pollinator Habitat Creation Along Urban 
Mississippi River
					
66.18 	$129,000 the second year is from the trust 
66.19 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
66.20 	for an agreement with Friends of the 
66.21 	Mississippi River to remove invasive plants 
66.22 	and replace them with high-value native 
66.23 	species at three urban sites along the 
66.24 	Mississippi River to improve habitat for 
66.25 	pollinators and other wildlife. This 
66.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026, 
66.27 	by which time the project must be completed 
66.28 	and final products delivered.

66.29
66.30	(k) Increase Golden Shiner Production to Protect 
Aquatic Communities
					
66.31 	$188,000 the second year is from the trust 
66.32 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
66.33 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant in 
66.34 	Duluth to identify and demonstrate best 
66.35 	methods for in-state production of golden 
67.1 	shiners to address angler demand while 
67.2 	reducing the risk of introducing and spreading 
67.3 	invasive species and to communicate findings 
67.4 	through reports, manuals, and workshops. 
67.5 	Production of shiners in this project must not 
67.6 	take place in wetlands.

67.7
67.8	(l) Restoring Turf to Native Pollinator Gardens 
Across Metro
					
67.9 	$197,000 the second year is from the trust 
67.10 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
67.11 	for an agreement with Wilderness in the City 
67.12 	to transition turf to native gardens for 
67.13 	pollinator habitat, establish long-term 
67.14 	volunteer stewardship networks, and help 
67.15 	connect diverse populations with nature 
67.16 	throughout the metropolitan regional park 
67.17 	system. A letter of commitment from the 
67.18 	respective regional park implementing agency 
67.19 	must be provided before money from this 
67.20 	appropriation is spent at a regional park within 
67.21 	the agency's jurisdiction.

67.22
67.23	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 				-0-
		29,901,000

67.24	(a) DNR Scientific and Natural Areas
					
67.25 	$3,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
67.26 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
67.27 	for the scientific and natural area (SNA) 
67.28 	program to restore, improve, and enhance 
67.29 	wildlife habitat on SNAs; increase public 
67.30 	involvement and outreach; and strategically 
67.31 	acquire high-quality lands that meet criteria 
67.32 	for SNAs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
67.33 	86A.05, from willing sellers.

67.34
67.35	(b) Private Native Prairie Conservation through 
Native Prairie Bank
					
68.1 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
68.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
68.3 	to provide technical stewardship assistance to 
68.4 	private landowners, restore and enhance native 
68.5 	prairie protected by easements in the native 
68.6 	prairie bank, and acquire easements for the 
68.7 	native prairie bank in accordance with 
68.8 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including 
68.9 	preparing initial baseline property assessments. 
68.10 	Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be 
68.11 	deposited in the natural resources conservation 
68.12 	easement stewardship account, created in 
68.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional 
68.14 	to the number of easement acres acquired.

68.15
68.16	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails 
Inholdings
					
68.17 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
68.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
68.19 	to acquire high-priority inholdings from 
68.20 	willing sellers within the legislatively 
68.21 	authorized boundaries of state parks, 
68.22 	recreation areas, and trails to protect 
68.23 	Minnesota's natural heritage, enhance outdoor 
68.24 	recreation, and promote tourism.

68.25
68.26	(d) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural 
Areas
					
68.27 	$2,400,000 the second year is from the trust 
68.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
68.29 	to solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching 
68.30 	grants for local parks, trail connections, and 
68.31 	natural and scenic areas under Minnesota 
68.32 	Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is 
68.33 	for local nature-based recreation, connections 
68.34 	to regional and state natural areas, and 
68.35 	recreation facilities and may not be used for 
69.1 	athletic facilities such as sport fields, courts, 
69.2 	and playgrounds.

69.3
69.4	(e) Mississippi River Aquatic Habitat 
Restoration and Mussel Reintroduction
					
69.5 	$1,800,000 the second year is from the trust 
69.6 	fund. Of this amount, $1,549,000 is to the 
69.7 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
69.8 	agreement with the Minneapolis Park and 
69.9 	Recreation Board and $251,000 is to the 
69.10 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
69.11 	lost habitat and reintroduce mussels in the 
69.12 	Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls. 
69.13 	This work includes creating habitat and 
69.14 	species restoration plans, implementing the 
69.15 	restoration plans, and monitoring effectiveness 
69.16 	of the restoration for multiple years after 
69.17 	implementation. This appropriation is 
69.18 	available until June 30, 2027, by which time 
69.19 	the project must be completed and final 
69.20 	products delivered.

69.21
69.22	(f) Minnesota Hunter Walking Trails: Public 
Land Recreational Access
					
69.23 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
69.24 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
69.25 	for an agreement with the Ruffed Grouse 
69.26 	Society to improve Minnesota's hunter 
69.27 	walking trail system by restoring or upgrading 
69.28 	trailheads and trails, developing new walking 
69.29 	trails, and compiling enhanced maps for use 
69.30 	by managers and the public.

69.31
69.32	(g) Turning Back to Rivers: Environmental and 
Recreational Protection
					
69.33 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
69.34 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
69.35 	for an agreement with The Trust for Public 
70.1 	Land to help local communities acquire 
70.2 	priority land along the Mississippi, St. Croix, 
70.3 	and Minnesota Rivers and their tributaries to 
70.4 	protect natural resources, provide buffers for 
70.5 	flooding, and improve access for recreation.

70.6
70.7	(h) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition - Phase VI
					
70.8 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
70.9 	fund to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
70.10 	acquire land within the approved park 
70.11 	boundaries of the metropolitan regional park 
70.12 	system. This appropriation must be matched 
70.13 	by at least 40 percent of nonstate money.

70.14	(i) Minnesota State Trails Development
					
70.15 	$994,000 the second year is from the trust 
70.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
70.17 	to expand high-priority recreational 
70.18 	opportunities on Minnesota's state trails by 
70.19 	rehabilitating, improving, and enhancing 
70.20 	existing state trails. The high-priority trail 
70.21 	bridges to be rehabilitated or replaced under 
70.22 	this appropriation include, but are not limited 
70.23 	to, those on the Taconite, Great River Ridge, 
70.24 	and C. J. Ramstad/Northshore State Trails.

70.25	(j) Elm Creek Restoration - Phase IV
					
70.26 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
70.27 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
70.28 	for an agreement with the city of Champlin to 
70.29 	conduct habitat and stream restoration of 
70.30 	approximately 0.7 miles of Elm Creek 
70.31 	shoreline above Mill Pond Lake and through 
70.32 	the Elm Creek Protection Area.

70.33
70.34	(k) Superior Hiking Trail as Environmental 
Showcase
					
71.1 	$450,000 the second year is from the trust 
71.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
71.3 	for an agreement with the Superior Hiking 
71.4 	Trail Association to rebuild damaged and 
71.5 	dangerous segments and create a new trail 
71.6 	segment of the Superior Hiking Trail to 
71.7 	minimize environmental impacts, make the 
71.8 	trail safer for users, and make the trail more 
71.9 	resilient for future use and conditions.

71.10	(l) Upper St. Anthony Falls Enhancements
					
71.11 	$2,800,000 the second year is from the trust 
71.12 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
71.13 	for an agreement with the Friends of the Lock 
71.14 	and Dam in partnership with the city of 
71.15 	Minneapolis to design and install green 
71.16 	infrastructure, public access, and habitat 
71.17 	restorations on riverfront land at Upper St. 
71.18 	Anthony Falls for water protection, recreation, 
71.19 	and environmental education purposes. Of this 
71.20 	amount, up to $600,000 is for planning, 
71.21 	design, and engagement. No funds from this 
71.22 	appropriation may be spent until Congress 
71.23 	directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to 
71.24 	convey an interest in the Upper St. Anthony 
71.25 	Falls property to the city of Minneapolis for 
71.26 	use as a visitor center. After this congressional 
71.27 	act is signed into law, up to $100,000 of the 
71.28 	planning, design, and engagement funds may 
71.29 	be spent. The remaining planning, design, and 
71.30 	engagement funds may be spent after a binding 
71.31 	agreement has been secured to acquire the land 
71.32 	or access and use rights to the land for at least 
71.33 	25 years. Any remaining balance of the 
71.34 	appropriation may be spent on installing 
71.35 	enhancements after the Upper St. Anthony 
72.1 	Falls land has been acquired by the city of 
72.2 	Minneapolis.

72.3
72.4	(m) Whiskey Creek and Mississippi River Water 
Quality, Habitat, and Recreation
					
72.5 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
72.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
72.7 	for an agreement with the Mississippi 
72.8 	Headwaters Board to acquire and transfer 
72.9 	approximately 13 acres of land to the city of 
72.10 	Baxter for future construction of water quality, 
72.11 	habitat, and recreational improvements to 
72.12 	protect the Mississippi River.

72.13
72.14	(n) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail 
(West Segment)
					
72.15 	$2,600,000 the second year is from the trust 
72.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
72.17 	for an agreement with Otter Tail County to 
72.18 	construct the west segment of the 32-mile 
72.19 	Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail that 
72.20 	will connect the city of Pelican Rapids to 
72.21 	Maplewood State Park.

72.22
72.23	(o) Crow Wing County Community Natural 
Area Acquisition
					
72.24 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
72.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
72.26 	for an agreement with Crow Wing County to 
72.27 	acquire approximately 65 acres of land 
72.28 	adjacent to the historic fire tower property to 
72.29 	allow for diverse recreational opportunities 
72.30 	while protecting wildlife habitat and 
72.31 	preventing forest fragmentation. Any revenue 
72.32 	generated from selling products or assets 
72.33 	developed or acquired with this appropriation 
72.34 	must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan 
72.35 	is approved for reinvestment of income in the 
73.1 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
73.2 	section 116P.10.

73.3	(p) Rocori Trail - Phase III
					
73.4 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
73.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
73.6 	for an agreement with the Rocori Trail 
73.7 	Construction Board to design and construct 
73.8 	Phase III of the Rocori Trail along the old 
73.9 	Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail corridor 
73.10 	between the cities of Cold Spring and 
73.11 	Rockville.

73.12
73.13	(q) Mesabi Trail: New Trail and Additional 
Funding
					
73.14 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
73.15 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
73.16 	for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
73.17 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
73.18 	constructing the Mesabi Trail beginning at the 
73.19 	intersection of County Road 20 and Minnesota 
73.20 	State Highway 135 and terminating at 1st 
73.21 	Avenue North and 1st Street North in the city 
73.22 	of Biwabik in St. Louis County. This 
73.23 	appropriation may not be spent until all 
73.24 	Mesabi Trail projects funded with trust fund 
73.25 	appropriations before fiscal year 2020, with 
73.26 	the exception of the project funded under Laws 
73.27 	2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, 
73.28 	paragraph (g), are completed.

73.29
73.30	(r) Ranier Safe Harbor and Transient Dock on 
Rainy Lake
					
73.31 	$762,000 the second year is from the trust 
73.32 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
73.33 	for an agreement with the city of Ranier to 
73.34 	construct a dock that accommodates boats 26 
73.35 	feet or longer with the goal of increasing 
74.1 	public access for boat recreation on Rainy 
74.2 	Lake. Any revenue generated from selling 
74.3 	products or assets developed or acquired with 
74.4 	this appropriation must be repaid to the trust 
74.5 	fund unless a plan is approved for 
74.6 	reinvestment of income in the project as 
74.7 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
74.8 	116P.10.

74.974.10
	(s) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park 
Campground and Visitor Center
					
74.11 	$3,100,000 the second year is from the trust 
74.12 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
74.13 	for an agreement with the town of Crane Lake 
74.14 	to design and construct a new campground 
74.15 	and to plan and preliminarily prepare a site 
74.16 	for constructing a new Voyageurs National 
74.17 	Park visitor center on land acquired for these 
74.18 	purposes in Crane Lake. Any revenue 
74.19 	generated from selling products or assets 
74.20 	developed or acquired with this appropriation 
74.21 	must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan 
74.22 	is approved for reinvestment of income in the 
74.23 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
74.24 	section 116P.10.

74.25
74.26	(t) Chippewa County Acquisition, Recreation, 
and Education
					
74.27 	$160,000 the second year is from the trust 
74.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
74.29 	for an agreement with Chippewa County to 
74.30 	acquire wetland and floodplain forest and 
74.31 	abandoned gravel pits along the Minnesota 
74.32 	River to provide water filtration, education, 
74.33 	and recreational opportunities.

74.34
74.35	(u) Sportsmen's Training and Developmental 
Learning Center
					
75.1 	$85,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
75.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
75.3 	an agreement with the Minnesota Forest Zone 
75.4 	Trappers Association to complete a site 
75.5 	evaluation and master plan for the Sportsmen's 
75.6 	Training and Developmental Learning Center 
75.7 	near Hibbing. Any revenue generated from 
75.8 	selling products or assets developed or 
75.9 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
75.10 	repaid to the trust fund unless a plan is 
75.11 	approved for reinvestment of income in the 
75.12 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
75.13 	section 116P.10.

75.14	(v) Birch Lake Recreation Area
					
75.15 	$350,000 the second year is from the trust 
75.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
75.17 	for a grant to the city of Babbitt to expand the 
75.18 	Birch Lake Recreation Area by adding a new 
75.19 	campground to include new campsites, 
75.20 	restrooms, and other facilities. This 
75.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.

75.22
75.23
75.24
75.25	Subd. 10.Emerging Issues 
Account; Wastewater 
Renewable Energy 
Demonstration Grants
 				-0-
		1,095,000
	
75.26 	$1,095,000 the second year is from the trust 
75.27 	fund to an emerging issues account authorized 
75.28 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, 
75.29 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d). Money 
75.30 	appropriated under this subdivision must be 
75.31 	used for grants in consultation with the Public 
75.32 	Facilities Authority for renewable energy 
75.33 	demonstration projects at wastewater treatment 
75.34 	facilities.

76.1
76.2	Subd. 11.Contract 
Agreement Reimbursement
 				-0-
		135,000
	
76.3 	$135,000 the second year is from the trust 
76.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources, 
76.5 	at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
76.6 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
76.7 	expenses incurred for preparing and 
76.8 	administering contracts for the agreements 
76.9 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
76.10 	must provide documentation to the 
76.11 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
76.12 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds.

76.13	Subd. 12.Availability of Appropriations
 					
76.14 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
76.15 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
76.16 	related to and necessary for a specific 
76.17 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
76.18 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
76.19 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
76.20 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
76.21 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
76.22 	charges that are not directly related to and 
76.23 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
76.24 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
76.25 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
76.26 	human resources, information services, rent, 
76.27 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
76.28 	be clearly justified and individually 
76.29 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
76.30 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
76.31 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
76.32 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
76.33 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
76.34 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
76.35 	available until June 30, 2024, when projects 
77.1 	must be completed and final products 
77.2 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
77.3 	appropriations in this section are available for 
77.4 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
77.5 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
77.6 	into before the expiration date of the 
77.7 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
77.8 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
77.9 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

77.10	Subd. 13.Data Availability Requirements
 					
77.11 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
77.12 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
77.13 	standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial 
77.14 	data must also conform to additional 
77.15 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
77.16 	data coordination and distribution that have 
77.17 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
77.18 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
77.19 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
77.20 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
77.21 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
77.22 	Information Office. All data must be 
77.23 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
77.24 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
77.25 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
77.26 	practicable, summary data and results of 
77.27 	projects funded under this section should be 
77.28 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
77.29 	identified as having received funding from the 
77.30 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

77.31	Subd. 14.Project Requirements
 					
77.32 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
77.33 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
77.34 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
77.35 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
78.1 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
78.2 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
78.3 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
78.4 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
78.5 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
78.6 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
78.7 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
78.8 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
78.9 	budget expenditures must be made through 
78.10 	the amendment process established by the 
78.11 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
78.12 	Resources.
78.13 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
78.14 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
78.15 	appropriated in this section must use native 
78.16 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
78.17 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
78.18 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
78.19 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
78.20 	species selected to provide habitat for 
78.21 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
78.22 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
78.23 	84.973.
78.24 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
78.25 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
78.26 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
78.27 	management plan that, to the degree 
78.28 	practicable, is consistent with the 
78.29 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
78.30 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
78.31 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
78.32 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
78.33 	the best chance for long-term success and 
78.34 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
78.35 	must include the proposed timetable for 
79.1 	implementing the restoration, including site 
79.2 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
79.3 	species, maintenance, and additional 
79.4 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
79.5 	identify long-term maintenance and 
79.6 	management needs of the restoration and how 
79.7 	the maintenance, management, and 
79.8 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
79.9 	advantage of the best-available science and 
79.10 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
79.11 	best restoration.
79.12 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
79.13 	section for restoration activities must provide 
79.14 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
79.15 	completion of the appropriation and an 
79.16 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
79.17 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
79.18 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
79.19 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
79.20 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
79.21 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
79.22 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
79.23 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
79.24 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
79.25 	identify any problems with implementing the 
79.26 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
79.27 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
79.28 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
79.29 	future restorations.
79.30 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
79.31 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
79.32 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
79.33 	conservation easement or public ownership.
79.34 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
79.35 	under this section must give consideration to 
80.1 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
80.2 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
80.3 	enhancement services.
80.4 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
80.5 	money appropriated under this section must:
80.6 	(1) be permanent;
80.7 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
80.8 	easement;
80.9 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
80.10 	agreement that are permanent;
80.11 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
80.12 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
80.13 	electronic format at least ten business days 
80.14 	before closing;
80.15 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
80.16 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
80.17 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
80.18 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
80.19 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
80.20 	of groundwater and surface water through 
80.21 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
80.22 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
80.23 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
80.24 	artificial hydrological modifications.
80.25 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
80.26 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
80.27 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
80.28 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
80.29 	of land using this money to complete the 
80.30 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
80.31 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
80.32 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
80.33 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
81.1 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
81.2 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
81.3 	Resources.
81.4 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
81.5 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
81.6 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
81.7 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
81.8 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
81.9 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
81.10 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
81.11 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
81.12 	management plan in compliance with 
81.13 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
81.14 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
81.15 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
81.16 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
81.17 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
81.18 	public funds, a recipient of money 
81.19 	appropriated under this section must, within 
81.20 	60 days of the transaction, provide to the 
81.21 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
81.22 	Resources documentation of the selection 
81.23 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
81.24 	provide documentation of all related 
81.25 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
81.26 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
81.27 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
81.28 	donations. This information must be provided 
81.29 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
81.30 	recipient must also report to the 
81.31 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
81.32 	Resources any difference between the 
81.33 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
81.34 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
82.1 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
82.2 	was conducted.
82.3 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
82.4 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
82.5 	financial support from the environment and 
82.6 	natural resources trust fund in project 
82.7 	publications, signage, and other public 
82.8 	communications and outreach related to work 
82.9 	completed using the appropriation. 
82.10 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
82.11 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
82.12 	of language attributing support from the trust 
82.13 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
82.14 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
82.15 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
82.16 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
82.17 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
82.18 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
82.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
82.20 	10, and chapter 116P.

82.21
82.22	Subd. 15.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
 					
82.23 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
82.24 	referred to in this section must be administered 
82.25 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
82.26 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
82.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
82.28 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2020, 
82.29 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
82.30 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
82.31 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
82.32 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
82.33 	upon receiving documentation that the 
82.34 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
82.35 	work plan have been achieved, including 
83.1 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
83.2 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
83.3 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
83.4 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
83.5 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
83.6 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
83.7 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
83.8 	project work plan.
83.9 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
83.10 	approved work plan are allowed.

83.11
83.12	Subd. 16.Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
83.13 	A political subdivision, public or private 
83.14 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
83.15 	appropriation under this section must use the 
83.16 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
83.17 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
83.18 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
83.19 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
83.20 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
83.21 	paper stock and printing.

83.22
83.23	Subd. 17.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
83.24 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
83.25 	under this section for a capital improvement 
83.26 	project must ensure that the project complies 
83.27 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
83.28 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
83.29 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
83.30 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
83.31 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
83.32 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
83.33 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
83.34 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
83.35 	obtain information and technical assistance 
84.1 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
84.2 	development relating to planning and 
84.3 	constructing the capital improvement project.

84.4	Subd. 18.Accessibility
 					
84.5 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
84.6 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
84.7 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
84.8 	guidelines.

84.9	Subd. 19.Carryforward; Extension
 					
84.10 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
84.11 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
84.12 	2022:
84.13 	(1) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
84.14 	subdivision 8, paragraph (k), Conservation 
84.15 	Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) 
84.16 	Outreach and Implementation; and
84.17 	(2) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
84.18 	2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), Palmer 
84.19 	Amaranth Detection and Eradication 
84.20 	Continuation.
84.21 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
84.22 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
84.23 	2023:
84.24 	(1) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
84.25 	2, subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account; 
84.26 	and
84.27 	(2) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 
84.28 	4, article 2, section 2, subdivision 8, paragraph 
84.29 	(f), Lawns to Legumes.
84.30 	(c) The availability of the appropriation under 
84.31 	Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, 
84.32 	subdivision 4, paragraph (l), Lake Agnes 
84.33 	Treatment, is extended to June 30, 2024.

85.1	Subd. 20.Transfers
 					
85.2 	The appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special 
85.3 	Session chapter 4, article 2, section 2, 
85.4 	subdivision 8, paragraph (c), Sauk River Dam 
85.5 	Removal and Rock Rapids Replacement, in 
85.6 	the amount of $2,768,000, no longer needed 
85.7 	for its original purpose is available until June 
85.8 	30, 2023, and transferred as follows:
85.9 	(1) $849,000 is transferred to the Science 
85.10 	Museum of Minnesota to determine how, 
85.11 	when, and why lakes in pristine areas of the 
85.12 	state without obvious nutrient loading are 
85.13 	experiencing algal blooms;
85.14 	(2) $699,000 is transferred to the Board of 
85.15 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
85.16 	evaluate the ability of the virus that causes 
85.17 	COVID-19 and other potentially infectious 
85.18 	organisms to travel through wastewater 
85.19 	systems, including septic systems, to drinking 
85.20 	water sources;
85.21 	(3) $320,000 is transferred to the 
85.22 	commissioner of natural resources to reduce 
85.23 	emerald ash borer by providing surveys, 
85.24 	assessments, trainings, assistance, and grants 
85.25 	for communities to manage emerald ash borer, 
85.26 	plant a diversity of trees, and engage citizens 
85.27 	in community forestry activities; and
85.28 	(4) $900,000 is transferred to the Board of 
85.29 	Water and Soil Resources for demonstration 
85.30 	projects that provide grants or payments to 
85.31 	plant residential lawns with native vegetation 
85.32 	and pollinator-friendly forbs and legumes to 
85.33 	protect a diversity of pollinators. The board 
85.34 	must establish criteria for grants or payments 
86.1 	awarded under this clause. Grants or payments 
86.2 	awarded under this clause may be made for 
86.3 	up to 75 percent of the costs of the project, 
86.4 	except that in areas identified by the United 
86.5 	States Fish and Wildlife Service as areas 
86.6 	where there is a high potential for rusty 
86.7 	patched bumble bees to be present, grants may 
86.8 	be awarded for up to 90 percent of the costs 
86.9 	of the project.

86.10 	Sec. 3. Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2019, First 
86.11 	Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:

86.12
86.13	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		999,000
		13,533,000
		-0-

86.14
86.15	(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition
					
86.16 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
86.17 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
86.18 	acquire approximately 70 acres of land within 
86.19 	the approved park boundaries of the 
86.20 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
86.21 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
86.22 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
86.23 	proposed fee title acquisitions must be 
86.24 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
86.25 	This appropriation must be matched by at least 
86.26 	40 percent of nonstate money that must be 
86.27 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
86.28 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
86.29 	by which time the project must be completed 
86.30 	and final products delivered.

86.31
86.32	(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and 
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement
					
86.33 	$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
86.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
86.35 	acquire land with high-quality native plant 
87.1 	communities and rare features to be 
87.2 	established as scientific and natural areas as 
87.3 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
87.4 	86A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve 
87.5 	scientific and natural areas, and provide 
87.6 	technical assistance and outreach, including 
87.7 	site steward events. At least one-third of the 
87.8 	appropriation must be spent on restoration 
87.9 	activities. A list of proposed acquisitions and 
87.10 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
87.11 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
87.12 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
87.13 	to meet at least minimum management 
87.14 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
87.15 	of natural resources. When feasible, 
87.16 	consideration must be given to accommodate 
87.17 	trails on lands acquired. This appropriation is 
87.18 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
87.19 	the project must be completed and final 
87.20 	products delivered.

87.21
87.22	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land 
Acquisition
					
87.23 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
87.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
87.25 	acquire approximately 373 acres from willing 
87.26 	sellers for authorized state trails and critical 
87.27 	parcels within the statutory boundaries of state 
87.28 	parks. State park land acquired with this 
87.29 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
87.30 	to meet at least minimum management 
87.31 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
87.32 	of natural resources. A list of proposed 
87.33 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
87.34 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
87.35 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
88.1 	the project must be completed and final 
88.2 	products delivered.

88.3
88.4	(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, 
Development, and Enhancement
					
88.5 	$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the 
88.6 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
88.7 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
88.8 	trail acquisition, development, and 
88.9 	enhancement in southern Minnesota. A 
88.10 	proposed list of trail projects on authorized 
88.11 	state trails must be provided as part of the 
88.12 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
88.13 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
88.14 	the project must be completed and final 
88.15 	products delivered.

88.16
88.17	(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
88.18 	$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
88.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
88.20 	acquire native prairie bank easements in 
88.21 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
88.22 	84.96, on approximately 250 acres, prepare 
88.23 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
88.24 	enhance native prairie sites, and provide 
88.25 	technical assistance to landowners. Of this 
88.26 	amount, up to $132,000 may be deposited in 
88.27 	a conservation easement stewardship account. 
88.28 	Deposits into the conservation easement 
88.29 	stewardship account must be made upon 
88.30 	closing on conservation easements or at a time 
88.31 	otherwise approved in the work plan. A list of 
88.32 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
88.33 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
88.34 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
88.35 	2020, by which time the project must be 
88.36 	completed and final products delivered.

89.1	(f) Leech Lake Acquisition
					
89.2 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
89.3 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
89.4 	an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of 
89.5 	Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, 
89.6 	including 0.67 miles of shoreline of 
89.7 	high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the 
89.8 	historic meeting place between Henry 
89.9 	Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The 
89.10 	land must be open to public use including 
89.11 	hunting and fishing. The band must provide a 
89.12 	commitment that land will not be put in a 
89.13 	federal trust through the Bureau of Indian 
89.14 	Affairs.

89.15	(g) Mesabi Trail Development
					
89.16 	$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
89.17 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
89.18 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
89.19 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
89.20 	engineering and constructing segments of the 
89.21 	Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available 
89.22 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
89.23 	must be completed and final products 
89.24 	delivered.

89.25
89.26	(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat 
Improvement - Phase II
					
89.27 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
89.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
89.29 	an agreement with the city of Tower to 
89.30 	construct a trailhead, trail connection to the 
89.31 	Mesabi Trail, and boat landing and to restore 
89.32 	vegetative habitat on city-owned property. 
89.33 	Plant and seed materials must follow the Board 
89.34 	of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
89.35 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
90.1 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
90.2 	20202023, by which time the project must be 
90.3 	completed and final products delivered.

90.4
90.5	(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National 
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center
					
90.6 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
90.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
90.8 	an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in 
90.9 	partnership with Voyageurs National Park and 
90.10 	the Department of Natural Resources, to 
90.11 	acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for 
90.12 	a visitor center and campground. Income 
90.13 	generated by the campground may be used to 
90.14 	support the facility.

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

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

90.17
90.18	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		-0-
		5,760,000

90.19
90.20	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center - Phase 4
					
90.21 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
90.22 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
90.23 	of Minnesota for high-priority research at the 
90.24 	Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center 
90.25 	to protect Minnesota's natural and agricultural 
90.26 	resources from terrestrial invasive plants, 
90.27 	pathogens, and pests as identified through the 
90.28 	center's strategic prioritization process. This 
90.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
90.30 	by which time the project must be completed 
90.31 	and final products delivered.

90.32
90.33	(b) Palmer Amaranth Detection and Eradication 
Continuation
					
91.1 	$431,000 the second year is from the trust 
91.2 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture to 
91.3 	continue to monitor, ground survey, and 
91.4 	control Palmer amaranth and other prohibited 
91.5 	eradicate species of noxious weeds primarily 
91.6 	in conservation plantingsnatural areas and to 
91.7 	develop and implement aerial-survey methods 
91.8 	to prevent infestation and protect prairies, 
91.9 	other natural areas, and agricultural crops.

91.10
91.11	(c) Evaluate Control Methods for Invasive 
Hybrid Cattails
					
91.12 	$131,000 the second year is from the trust 
91.13 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
91.14 	for an agreement with Voyageurs National 
91.15 	Park to evaluate the effectiveness of 
91.16 	mechanical harvesting and managing muskrat 
91.17 	populations to remove exotic hybrid cattails 
91.18 	and restore fish and wildlife habitat in 
91.19 	Minnesota wetlands. This appropriation is 
91.20 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
91.21 	the project must be completed and final 
91.22 	products delivered.

91.23
91.24	(d) Developing RNA Interference to Control 
Zebra Mussels
					
91.25 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
91.26 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
91.27 	for an agreement with the United States 
91.28 	Geological Survey to develop a genetic control 
91.29 	tool that exploits the natural process of RNA 
91.30 	silencing to specifically target and effectively 
91.31 	control zebra mussels without affecting other 
91.32 	species or causing other nontarget effects. This 
91.33 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
91.34 	by which time the project must be completed 
91.35 	and final products delivered.

92.1
92.2	(e) Install and Evaluate an Invasive Carp 
Deterrent for Mississippi River Locks and Dams
					
92.3 	$998,000 the second year is from the trust 
92.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
92.5 	of Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
92.6 	States Army Corps of Engineers and the 
92.7 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
92.8 	install, evaluate, and optimize a system in 
92.9 	Mississippi River locks and dams to deter 
92.10 	passage of invasive carp without negatively 
92.11 	impacting native fish and to evaluate the 
92.12 	ability of predator fish in the pools above the 
92.13 	locks and dams to consume young carp. The 
92.14 	project must conduct a cost comparison of 
92.15 	equipment purchase versus lease options and 
92.16 	choose the most effective option. This 
92.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
92.18 	by which time the project must be completed 
92.19 	and final products delivered.

92.20
92.21	(f) Determining Risk of Toxic Alga in Minnesota 
Lakes
					
92.22 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
92.23 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for 
92.24 	the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
92.25 	determine the historical distribution, 
92.26 	abundance, and toxicity of the invasive 
92.27 	blue-green alga, Cylindrospermopsis 
92.28 	raciborskii, in about 20 lakes across Minnesota 
92.29 	and inform managers and the public about the 
92.30 	alga's spread and health risks. This 
92.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
92.32 	by which time the project must be completed 
92.33 	and final products delivered.

92.34 	Sec. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 92.35 	Sections 1, 2, and 4 are effective the day following final enactment.

93.1 	ARTICLE 3
93.2 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND FISCAL YEAR 
93.3 	2022

93.4	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
93.5 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
93.6 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the environment 
93.7 	and natural resources trust fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each 
93.8 	purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations 
93.9 	listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, 
93.10 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The 
93.11 	biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

93.12				APPROPRIATIONS
	
93.13				Available for the Year
	
93.14				Ending June 30
	
93.15					2022
		2023

93.16	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

93.17	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	70,881,000
	$
	-0-
	
93.18 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
93.19 	purpose are specified in the following 
93.20 	subdivisions. Appropriations in the first year 
93.21 	are available for three years beginning July 1, 
93.22 	2021, unless otherwise stated in the 
93.23 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
93.24 	remaining in the first year does not cancel and 
93.25 	is available for the second year or until the 
93.26 	end of the appropriation.

93.27	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
93.28 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
93.29 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
93.30 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
93.31 	article XI, section 14.

93.32
93.33	Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information
 		10,459,000
		-0-

93.34
93.35	(a) What's Bugging Minnesota's Insect-Eating 
Birds?
					
94.1 	$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
94.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
94.3 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
94.4 	Institute to examine the relationship between 
94.5 	insect abundance, timing of insect availability, 
94.6 	and breeding success for multiple bird species 
94.7 	across land-use intensities to develop 
94.8 	comprehensive guidelines to conserve bird 
94.9 	and insect diversity.

94.10
94.11	(b) Protecting Minnesota's Beneficial 
Macroalgae: All Stoneworts Aren't Starry
					
94.12 	$811,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
94.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
94.14 	conduct a statewide inventory to provide 
94.15 	baseline data and build in-state knowledge of 
94.16 	Minnesota's native stoneworts, a diverse group 
94.17 	of aquatic plants that support clear lakes and 
94.18 	healthy fish habitat.

94.19	(c) County Groundwater Atlas
					
94.20 	$1,875,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
94.21 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
94.22 	continue producing county groundwater 
94.23 	atlases to inform management of surface water 
94.24 	and groundwater resources for drinking and 
94.25 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
94.26 	B, to characterize the potential water yields of 
94.27 	aquifers and aquifers' sensitivity to 
94.28 	contamination.

94.29
94.30	(d) Improving Resiliency and Conservation 
Outcomes for Minnesota Turtles
					
94.31 	$391,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
94.32 	to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
94.33 	improve the conservation of Minnesota's 
94.34 	imperiled turtles through animal husbandry, 
94.35 	field conservation, and educational 
95.1 	programming. This appropriation is available 
95.2 	until June 30, 2025, by which time the project 
95.3 	must be completed and final products 
95.4 	delivered.

95.5	(e) Minnesota Biological Survey
					
95.6 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
95.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
95.8 	complete the statewide baseline biological 
95.9 	survey by finalizing data, analyses, and 
95.10 	publications and by conducting targeted field 
95.11 	surveys to fill missing gaps of information 
95.12 	needed to support conservation of Minnesota's 
95.13 	biodiversity. Any revenues generated through 
95.14 	the publication of books or other resources 
95.15 	created through this appropriation may be 
95.16 	reinvested as described in the work plan 
95.17 	approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
95.18 	Commission on Minnesota Resources 
95.19 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
95.20 	116P.10.

95.21
95.22	(f) Groundwater Contamination Mapping 
Project - Phase II
					
95.23 	$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
95.24 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
95.25 	Agency to improve protection of groundwater 
95.26 	resources for drinking water by expanding the 
95.27 	web-based interactive groundwater 
95.28 	contamination mapping system to include all 
95.29 	other state hazardous and solid waste cleanup 
95.30 	programs and by upgrading the system to 
95.31 	collect monitoring data.

95.32
95.33	(g) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
Management
					
95.34 	$3,092,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
95.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
96.1 	Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to 
96.2 	continue producing county geologic atlases to 
96.3 	inform management of surface water and 
96.4 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
96.5 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
96.6 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
96.7 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
96.8 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
96.9 	surface water resources.

96.10
96.11	(h) Redwood County Reinvest in Minnesota 
Easement Evaluation and Public Outreach
					
96.12 	$197,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
96.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
96.14 	an agreement with Redwood County for the 
96.15 	Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District 
96.16 	to inventory vegetation, evaluate wetland 
96.17 	conditions, and create a countywide 
96.18 	stewardship plan for lands protected with 
96.19 	permanent conservation easements. This 
96.20 	appropriation may also be spent to conduct 
96.21 	outreach to volunteers and landowners on 
96.22 	effective prairie and wetland habitat 
96.23 	management.

96.24
96.25	(i) Collaborative State and Tribal Wild Rice 
Monitoring Program
					
96.26 	$644,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
96.27 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
96.28 	work with Tribal partners to create a 
96.29 	collaborative and comprehensive monitoring 
96.30 	program to conserve wild-rice waters, develop 
96.31 	remote sensing tools for statewide estimates 
96.32 	of wild rice coverage, and collect consistent 
96.33 	field data on wild rice health and abundance.

96.34
96.35	(j) Morrison County Performance Drainage and 
Hydrology Management II
					
97.1 	$197,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
97.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
97.3 	an agreement with the Morrison Soil and 
97.4 	Water Conservation District to complete the 
97.5 	Morrison County culvert inventory started in 
97.6 	2016 to help solve landowner conflicts, protect 
97.7 	wetlands, improve water quality, and design 
97.8 	additional water storage throughout the 
97.9 	county.

97.10
97.11	(k) Exploring Minnesota's Wetlands: Our 
Resource for Future Medicine
					
97.12 	$210,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
97.13 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
97.14 	Minnesota, Crookston, to work with White 
97.15 	Earth Tribal and Community College to 
97.16 	catalog bog microbe diversity in Minnesota's 
97.17 	ecoregions, test for potential 
97.18 	antibiotic-producing microorganisms, and 
97.19 	establish methods to enhance any antibiotic 
97.20 	cultures discovered.

97.21
97.22	(l) A Biodiversity Checkup for Minnesota's Big 
Woods
					
97.23 	$109,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
97.24 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
97.25 	Minnesota to inform conservation strategies 
97.26 	by comparing the historic and contemporary 
97.27 	flora of Minnesota's Big Woods to determine 
97.28 	if all species have survived in the small 
97.29 	remaining remnants of that ecosystem.

97.30
97.31	(m) Microbiome in Raptors: A New Tool for 
Conservation
					
97.32 	$129,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
97.33 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
97.34 	Minnesota for the Raptor Center to improve 
97.35 	wildlife care and environmental stewardship 
98.1 	by evaluating the impact of antibiotics 
98.2 	administered during captivity on raptor gut 
98.3 	microbiome, rehabilitation success, and the 
98.4 	potential spread of antimicrobial resistance in 
98.5 	the natural environment.

98.6
98.7	(n) Bioacoustics for Broad-Scale Species 
Monitoring and Conservation
					
98.8 	$305,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
98.9 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
98.10 	Minnesota to improve wildlife conservation 
98.11 	efforts by using passive acoustic monitoring 
98.12 	devices to determine statewide distribution 
98.13 	and reproduction of red-headed woodpeckers 
98.14 	and developing a protocol for future use of 
98.15 	this technology to monitor population trends 
98.16 	and responses to habitat management. This 
98.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
98.18 	by which time the project must be completed 
98.19 	and final products delivered.

98.20	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 		4,771,000
		-0-

98.21	(a) Trout Stream Habitat Restoration Success
					
98.22 	$319,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
98.23 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
98.24 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
98.25 	Institute to evaluate the effectiveness and 
98.26 	durability of previous trout stream habitat 
98.27 	restoration projects to improve the success and 
98.28 	cost effectiveness of future projects. This 
98.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
98.30 	by which time the project must be completed 
98.31 	and final products delivered.

98.32
98.33	(b) Novel Nutrient Recovery Process from 
Wastewater Treatment Plants
					
98.34 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
98.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
99.1 	Minnesota to conduct lab- and pilot-scale tests 
99.2 	of a new process to promote nutrient removal 
99.3 	and recovery at rural municipal and industrial 
99.4 	wastewater treatment plants for water 
99.5 	protection and renewable energy production.

99.6
99.7	(c) Monitoring Emerging Viruses in Minnesota's 
Urban Water Cycles
					
99.8 	$416,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
99.9 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
99.10 	Minnesota to develop rapid testing, 
99.11 	quantification, and human exposure risk 
99.12 	assessment models for enveloped viruses such 
99.13 	as coronaviruses in urban wastewater and 
99.14 	drinking water treatment processes.

99.15
99.16	(d) Microgeographic Impact of Antibiotics 
Released from Identified Hotspots
					
99.17 	$508,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
99.18 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
99.19 	Minnesota to inform protection of 
99.20 	environmental, animal, and human health from 
99.21 	proliferation of antibiotic resistance by 
99.22 	quantifying and mapping the extent of 
99.23 	antibiotic spread in waters and soils from 
99.24 	locations identified as release hot spots.

99.25
99.26	(e) Sustainable Irrigation Management: 
Expanding a Web Application
					
99.27 	$1,139,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
99.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
99.29 	Minnesota to promote responsible use of 
99.30 	Minnesota's groundwater resources by 
99.31 	expanding an existing irrigation management 
99.32 	assistance tool into a mobile-compatible web 
99.33 	application for the top agricultural-producing 
99.34 	counties in the state. This appropriation is 
99.35 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
100.1 	the project must be completed and final 
100.2 	products delivered.

100.3
100.4	(f) Assessing Membrane Bioreactor Wastewater 
Treatment Efficacy
					
100.5 	$419,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
100.6 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
100.7 	State Colleges and Universities system for St. 
100.8 	Cloud State University to conduct a 
100.9 	comprehensive assessment of membrane 
100.10 	bioreactor treatment of wastewater to inform 
100.11 	managers of options for updating or replacing 
100.12 	aging wastewater infrastructure.

100.13
100.14
100.15	(g) Evaluating Coronavirus and Other 
Microbiological Contamination of Drinking 
Water Sources from Wastewater
					
100.16 	$594,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
100.17 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
100.18 	Minnesota to survey public and private wells 
100.19 	to identify sources of and evaluate solutions 
100.20 	to microbiological contamination of drinking 
100.21 	water sources by wastewater, including from 
100.22 	the virus that causes COVID-19.

100.23	(h) St. James Pit Water-Level Control Study
					
100.24 	$259,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
100.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
100.26 	an agreement with the city of Aurora to install 
100.27 	sampling wells and conduct a study to 
100.28 	determine appropriate mitigation of the 
100.29 	abandoned St. James pit mine to protect 
100.30 	surface and drinking water and prevent harm 
100.31 	to homes and residents.

100.32
100.33	(i) Long-Term Nitrate Mitigation by 
Maintaining Profitable Kernza Production
					
100.34 	$485,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
100.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
101.1 	an agreement with the Stearns County Soil 
101.2 	and Water Conservation District to evaluate 
101.3 	the effectiveness of aging Kernza stands on 
101.4 	water quality and to continue to develop a 
101.5 	sustainable supply chain with a focus on 
101.6 	post-harvest processing of Kernza for water 
101.7 	protection and local economies.

101.8
101.9	(j) Antibiotic Resistance and Wastewater 
Treatment: Problems and Solutions
					
101.10 	$432,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
101.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
101.12 	an agreement with the University of St. 
101.13 	Thomas to quantify the ability of full-scale 
101.14 	wastewater treatment plants to eliminate 
101.15 	antibiotic resistance genes entering or created 
101.16 	in the water treatment process before these 
101.17 	genes are released into the natural 
101.18 	environment.

101.19	Subd. 5.Environmental Education
 		2,687,000
		-0-

101.20
101.21	(a) Increasing Outdoor Learning for Young 
Minnesotans
					
101.22 	$383,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
101.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
101.24 	an agreement with Wolf Ridge Environmental 
101.25 	Learning Center to provide scholarships for 
101.26 	equitable access to hands-on learning 
101.27 	experiences in the outdoors related to outdoor 
101.28 	recreation, air and energy, water, habitat, and 
101.29 	fish and wildlife. This appropriation is 
101.30 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
101.31 	the project must be completed and final 
101.32 	products delivered.

101.33
101.34	(b) Pollinator Education in the Science 
Classroom
					
102.1 	$366,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
102.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
102.3 	Minnesota to educate approximately 5,000 
102.4 	students about pollinator conservation by 
102.5 	providing professional development for 
102.6 	science teachers to integrate pollinator 
102.7 	education curriculum and materials into their 
102.8 	classrooms and by evaluating the program to 
102.9 	improve its effectiveness.

102.10
102.11	(c) Minnesota Freshwater Quest: Environmental 
Education for Youth
					
102.12 	$699,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
102.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
102.14 	an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to 
102.15 	provide place-based STEM environmental 
102.16 	education to approximately 15,000 diverse 
102.17 	and underserved Minnesota youth through 
102.18 	exploration of local ecosystems and waterways 
102.19 	in the Minnesota Freshwater Quest program.

102.20
102.21	(d) Minnesota Master Naturalist: Nature for 
New Minnesotans
					
102.22 	$293,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
102.23 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
102.24 	Minnesota in partnership with 
102.25 	English-language-learning organizations to 
102.26 	adapt and incorporate materials developed for 
102.27 	Minnesota Master Naturalists into 
102.28 	English-language-learning programs to 
102.29 	introduce immigrants and English-language 
102.30 	learners to Minnesota's great outdoors.

102.31	(e) The Voyageurs Classroom Initiative
					
102.32 	$348,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
102.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
102.34 	an agreement with Voyageurs Conservancy 
102.35 	to launch a new initiative to connect 
103.1 	Minnesota youth, young adults, and their 
103.2 	families to Voyageurs National Park by 
103.3 	learning about the park's waters, wildlife, and 
103.4 	forests and by engaging in the park's 
103.5 	preservation.

103.6
103.7	(f) Restoring Land and Reviving Heritage: 
Conservation Through Indigenous Culture
					
103.8 	$420,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
103.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
103.10 	an agreement with Belwin Conservancy in 
103.11 	partnership with Anishinabe Academy to 
103.12 	conduct environmental education 
103.13 	programming that incorporates ecology and 
103.14 	indigenous land traditions and to restore an 
103.15 	ecologically significant area of land using 
103.16 	modern scientific standards and traditional 
103.17 	ecological knowledge.

103.18
103.19	(g) Expanding Access to Environmental 
Education for Underserved Communities
					
103.20 	$178,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
103.21 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
103.22 	Minnesota for the Raptor Center to build 
103.23 	environmental literacy and engagement by 
103.24 	delivering an environmental education 
103.25 	program featuring live raptors and 
103.26 	standards-based curriculum to approximately 
103.27 	300 classrooms in underserved communities 
103.28 	throughout Minnesota.

103.29
103.30	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		6,148,000
		-0-

103.31
103.32	(a) Starch Allocation Patterns of Invasive Starry 
Stonewort Harvested from Lake Koronis
					
103.33 	$101,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
103.34 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
103.35 	State Colleges and Universities System for 
104.1 	Minnesota State University, Mankato, to 
104.2 	evaluate the starch allocation patterns of the 
104.3 	invasive starry stonewort to identify 
104.4 	weaknesses in the plant's growth that could be 
104.5 	targeted for management.

104.6
104.7	(b) Long-Term Efficacy of Invasive Removal in 
Floodplain Forests
					
104.8 	$25,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
104.9 	the commissioner of natural resources for an 
104.10 	agreement with Macalester College to begin 
104.11 	a long-term scientific study at the Ordway 
104.12 	Field Station to provide information to land 
104.13 	managers on protecting Minnesota's floodplain 
104.14 	forests from combined threats of overabundant 
104.15 	deer, invasive shrubs, and earthworms. This 
104.16 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
104.17 	by which time the project must be completed 
104.18 	and final products delivered. A report on the 
104.19 	results of the long-term study must be 
104.20 	submitted at the end of the appropriation and 
104.21 	an update must be submitted five years after 
104.22 	the appropriation ends or at the study's 
104.23 	conclusion, whichever is first.

104.24
104.25	(c) Oak Wilt Suppression at the Northern Edge 
- Phase II
					
104.26 	$423,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
104.27 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
104.28 	an agreement with the Morrison Soil and 
104.29 	Water Conservation District to continue to 
104.30 	eradicate the northernmost occurrences of oak 
104.31 	wilt in the state through mechanical means on 
104.32 	select private properties to prevent oak wilt's 
104.33 	spread to healthy state forests.

104.34
104.35	(d) Biocontrol of Invasive Species in Bee Lawns 
and Parklands
					
105.1 	$425,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
105.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
105.3 	Minnesota to establish a biocontrol program 
105.4 	to manage the invasive Japanese beetle in a 
105.5 	way that reduces insecticide use in bee lawns 
105.6 	and pollinator restorations and the associated 
105.7 	economic and environmental costs to wildlife 
105.8 	and humans.

105.9105.10
	(e) Building Knowledge and Capacity for AIS 
Solutions
					
105.11 	$3,750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
105.12 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
105.13 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive 
105.14 	Species Research Center to conduct 
105.15 	high-priority projects aimed at solving 
105.16 	Minnesota's aquatic invasive species problems 
105.17 	using rigorous science and a collaborative 
105.18 	process. Additionally, the appropriation may 
105.19 	be spent to deliver research findings to end 
105.20 	users through strategic communication and 
105.21 	outreach. This appropriation is available until 
105.22 	June 30, 2025, by which time the project must 
105.23 	be completed and final products delivered.

105.24
105.25	(f) Evaluating Minnesota's Last Best Chance to 
Stop Carp
					
105.26 	$424,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
105.27 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
105.28 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
105.29 	States Army Corps of Engineers and the 
105.30 	Department of Natural Resources, to evaluate 
105.31 	invasive carp passage and the costs, processes, 
105.32 	and potential for a state-of-the-art deterrent 
105.33 	system installed at Mississippi River Lock and 
105.34 	Dam Number 5 to impede passage of invasive 
105.35 	carp at this location to protect the upper river.

106.1
106.2	(g) Stop Starry Invasion with Community 
Invasive Species Containment
					
106.3 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
106.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
106.5 	an agreement with Minnesota Lakes and 
106.6 	Rivers Advocates to work with civic leaders 
106.7 	to purchase, install, and operate waterless 
106.8 	cleaning stations for watercraft; conduct 
106.9 	aquatic invasive species education; and 
106.10 	implement education upgrades at public 
106.11 	accesses to prevent invasive starry stonewort 
106.12 	spread beyond the 16 lakes already infested. 
106.13 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
106.14 	2025, by which time the project must be 
106.15 	completed and final products delivered.

106.16
106.17	Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate Change, and 
Renewable Energy
 		6,205,000
		-0-

106.18
106.19	(a) Enhanced Thermo-Active Foundations for 
Space Heating in Minnesota
					
106.20 	$312,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
106.21 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
106.22 	Minnesota, Duluth, to design and optimize 
106.23 	cost-competitive thermally enhanced heat 
106.24 	exchanger systems for use in building 
106.25 	foundations to improve energy efficiency and 
106.26 	conservation of natural resources in 
106.27 	Minnesota's cold climate.

106.28
106.29	(b) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery 
for Grid Use
					
106.30 	$2,408,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
106.31 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
106.32 	Minnesota, Morris, to implement a rural, 
106.33 	community-scale project that demonstrates 
106.34 	how a large flow battery connected to solar 
106.35 	and wind generation improves grid stability 
106.36 	and enhances use of renewable energy.

107.1
107.2	(c) Agrivoltaics to Improve the Environment 
and Farm Resiliency
					
107.3 	$646,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
107.4 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
107.5 	Minnesota, West Central Research and 
107.6 	Outreach Center, Morris, to model and 
107.7 	evaluate alternative solar energy system 
107.8 	designs to maximize energy production while 
107.9 	providing other benefits to cattle and farmers.

107.10
107.11	(d) Behavioral Response of Bald Eagles to 
Acoustic Stimuli
					
107.12 	$261,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
107.13 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
107.14 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to 
107.15 	protect wildlife by designing and 
107.16 	implementing an acoustic deterrence protocol 
107.17 	to discourage bald eagles from entering 
107.18 	hazardous air space near wind energy 
107.19 	installations.

107.20
107.21	(e) Create Jobs Statewide by Diverting Materials 
from Landfills
					
107.22 	$2,244,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
107.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
107.24 	agreements with Better Futures Minnesota and 
107.25 	the Natural Resources Research Institute to 
107.26 	partner with cities, counties, and businesses 
107.27 	to create and implement a collection, 
107.28 	restoration, reuse, and repurpose program that 
107.29 	diverts used household goods and building 
107.30 	materials from entering the waste stream and 
107.31 	thereby reduces greenhouse gas emissions. 
107.32 	Net income generated by Better Futures 
107.33 	Minnesota as part of this appropriation may 
107.34 	be reinvested in the project if a plan for 
107.35 	reinvestment is approved in the work plan.

108.1
108.2	(f) Strengthening Minnesota's Reuse Economy 
to Conserve Natural Resources
					
108.3 	$334,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
108.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
108.5 	an agreement with ReUSE Minnesota to 
108.6 	provide outreach and technical assistance to 
108.7 	communities and small businesses to increase 
108.8 	reuse, rental, and repair of consumer goods as 
108.9 	an alternative to using new materials; to reduce 
108.10 	solid-waste disposal impacts; and to create 
108.11 	more local reuse jobs. A fiscal management 
108.12 	and staffing plan must be approved in the work 
108.13 	plan before any trust fund dollars are spent.

108.14
108.15	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect, Restore, and 
Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat
 		6,429,000
		-0-

108.16
108.17	(a) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Forest 
Restoration and Enhancements
					
108.18 	$731,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
108.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
108.20 	an agreement with the Crow Wing Soil and 
108.21 	Water Conservation District to partner with 
108.22 	the Nature Conservancy and Great River 
108.23 	Greening to develop forest stewardship plans, 
108.24 	restore habitat, and conduct prescribed burns 
108.25 	to advance forest restoration and enhancement 
108.26 	on public and private lands within an 
108.27 	approximate ten-mile radius around Camp 
108.28 	Ripley. Notwithstanding subdivision 13, 
108.29 	paragraph (e), this appropriation may be spent 
108.30 	on forest management plans, fires, and 
108.31 	restoration on lands with a long-term contract 
108.32 	commitment for forest conservation. The 
108.33 	restoration must follow the Board of Water 
108.34 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
108.35 	establishment and enhancement guidelines.

109.1
109.2	(b) Restoring Mussels in Streams and Lakes - 
Continuation
					
109.3 	$619,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
109.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
109.5 	restore native freshwater mussel assemblages 
109.6 	and the ecosystem services they provide in the 
109.7 	Mississippi, Cedar, and Cannon Rivers and to 
109.8 	inform the public on mussels and mussel 
109.9 	conservation.

109.10
109.11	(c) Pollinator Central II: Habitat Improvement 
With Community Monitoring
					
109.12 	$631,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
109.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
109.14 	an agreement with Great River Greening to 
109.15 	restore and enhance pollinator habitat in the 
109.16 	metropolitan area to benefit pollinators and 
109.17 	people and to build knowledge of the impact 
109.18 	through community-based monitoring.

109.19
109.20	(d) Preserving Minnesota's Only Ball Cactus 
Population
					
109.21 	$103,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
109.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
109.23 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape 
109.24 	Arboretum to move the only known remaining 
109.25 	ball cactus population in the state from private 
109.26 	to protected land and to propagate and bank 
109.27 	ball cactus seeds for education and 
109.28 	preservation.

109.29
109.30	(e) Prescribed-Fire Management for Roadside 
Prairies - Phase II
					
109.31 	$217,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
109.32 	to the commissioner of transportation to 
109.33 	continue to protect biodiversity and enhance 
109.34 	pollinator habitat on roadsides by helping to 
110.1 	create a self-sufficient prescribed-fire program 
110.2 	at the Department of Transportation.

110.3	(f) Restoring Upland Forests for Birds
					
110.4 	$193,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
110.5 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
110.6 	an agreement with the American Bird 
110.7 	Conservancy to restore deciduous forest in 
110.8 	partnership with Aitkin, Beltrami, and Cass 
110.9 	Counties using science-based best 
110.10 	management practices to rejuvenate 
110.11 	noncommercial stands for focal wildlife 
110.12 	species.

110.13	(g) Minnesota Green Schoolyards
					
110.14 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
110.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
110.16 	an agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
110.17 	to assess, promote, and demonstrate how 
110.18 	schoolyards can be adapted to improve water, 
110.19 	air, and habitat quality and to foster 
110.20 	next-generation environmental stewards while 
110.21 	improving health, education, and community 
110.22 	outcomes.

110.23
110.24	(h) Plumbing the Muddy Depths of Superior 
Hiking Trail
					
110.25 	$187,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
110.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
110.27 	an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail 
110.28 	Association to install and implement water 
110.29 	management practices to prevent erosion and 
110.30 	improve access to the Superior Hiking Trail.

110.31
110.32	(i) Reducing Plastic Pollution with 
Biodegradable Erosion Control Products
					
110.33 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
110.34 	to the Agricultural Utilization Research 
111.1 	Institute in partnership with the Departments 
111.2 	of Transportation, Agriculture, and Natural 
111.3 	Resources to demonstrate use of regionally 
111.4 	grown industrial hemp to create biodegradable 
111.5 	alternatives to plastic-based erosion and 
111.6 	sediment control products used in 
111.7 	transportation construction projects.

111.8
111.9	(j) Remote Sensing and Super-Resolution 
Imaging of Microplastics
					
111.10 	$309,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
111.11 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
111.12 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to 
111.13 	develop and test remote sensing techniques 
111.14 	for cost-effective monitoring of microplastics 
111.15 	in lakes, rivers, and streams as well as in 
111.16 	wastewater treatment plants. This 
111.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
111.18 	by which time the project must be completed 
111.19 	and final products delivered.

111.20	(k) Woodcrest Trail Expansion
					
111.21 	$16,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
111.22 	the commissioner of natural resources for an 
111.23 	agreement with Foundation for Health Care 
111.24 	Continuum, doing business as Country Manor 
111.25 	Campus, LLC, to construct a trail for public 
111.26 	recreational use on land owned by the senior 
111.27 	living facility in central Minnesota.

111.28
111.29	(l) Urban Pollinator and Native American 
Cultural Site Restoration
					
111.30 	$213,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
111.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
111.32 	an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi 
111.33 	River to restore three urban natural areas, 
111.34 	including an iconic Native American cultural 
111.35 	site, to native prairie and forest with a focus 
112.1 	on important pollinator and culturally 
112.2 	significant native plants.

112.3
112.4
112.5	(m) Demonstrating Real-World Economic and 
Soil Benefits of Cover Crops and Alternative 
Tillage
					
112.6 	$288,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
112.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
112.8 	an agreement with Redwood County for the 
112.9 	Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District 
112.10 	to increase farmer adoption of conservation 
112.11 	practices by demonstrating soil improvements 
112.12 	and cost savings of cover crops and alternative 
112.13 	tillage compared to conventional practices on 
112.14 	working farms. This appropriation is available 
112.15 	until June 30, 2025, by which time the project 
112.16 	must be completed and final products 
112.17 	delivered.

112.18
112.19	(n) Creating Cost-Effective Forage and 
Management Actions for Pollinators
					
112.20 	$198,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
112.21 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
112.22 	Minnesota to evaluate pollinator forage across 
112.23 	time and in response to burning and mowing 
112.24 	and to design an open-access web-based tool 
112.25 	to share these data for land managers across 
112.26 	Minnesota to inform restoration seed mix 
112.27 	selection.

112.28
112.29	(o) Shoreline Stabilization, Fishing, and ADA 
Improvements at Silverwood Park
					
112.30 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
112.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
112.32 	an agreement with the Three Rivers Park 
112.33 	District to provide water quality improvements 
112.34 	through shoreline stabilization, shoreline 
112.35 	fishing improvements, and shoreline ADA 
113.1 	access on the island in Silver Lake within 
113.2 	Silverwood Park.

113.3	(p) Lawns to Legumes Program - Phase II
					
113.4 	$993,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
113.5 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
113.6 	provide grants, cost-sharing, and technical 
113.7 	assistance to plant residential lawns, 
113.8 	community parks, and school landscapes with 
113.9 	native vegetation and pollinator-friendly forbs 
113.10 	and legumes to protect a diversity of 
113.11 	pollinators. Notwithstanding subdivision 13, 
113.12 	paragraph (e), this appropriation may be spent 
113.13 	on pollinator plantings on lands with a 
113.14 	long-term commitment from the landowner.

113.15
113.16	(q) Reintroducing Bison to Spring Lake Park 
Reserve
					
113.17 	$560,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
113.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
113.19 	an agreement with Dakota County, in 
113.20 	partnership with the Minnesota Bison 
113.21 	Conservation Herd, to establish the holding 
113.22 	facilities and infrastructure needed to 
113.23 	reintroduce American plains bison (Bison 
113.24 	bison) to improve the resiliency and 
113.25 	biodiversity of the prairie at Spring Lake Park 
113.26 	Reserve.

113.27	(r) Elm Creek Habitat Restoration Final Phase
					
113.28 	$521,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
113.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
113.30 	an agreement with the city of Champlin to 
113.31 	conduct habitat and stream restoration in Elm 
113.32 	Creek upstream of Mill Ponds.

114.1
114.2	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and 
Recreation
 		32,062,000
		-0-

114.3
114.4	(a) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail 
(McDonald Segment)
					
114.5 	$2,245,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
114.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
114.7 	an agreement with Otter Tail County to 
114.8 	construct the McDonald Segment of the 
114.9 	Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail to 
114.10 	connect the cities of Perham and Pelican 
114.11 	Rapids to Maplewood State Park.

114.12	(b) Mesabi Trail CSAH 88 to Ely
					
114.13 	$1,650,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
114.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
114.15 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
114.16 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority to 
114.17 	acquire, engineer, and construct a segment of 
114.18 	the Mesabi Trail beginning at the intersection 
114.19 	of County State-Aid Highway 88 toward Ely.

114.20	(c) Southwest Minnesota Single-Track Trail
					
114.21 	$190,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
114.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
114.23 	an agreement with Jackson County to create 
114.24 	a single-track mountain bike trail and expand 
114.25 	an associated parking lot in Belmont County 
114.26 	Park to address a lack of opportunity for this 
114.27 	kind of outdoor recreation in southwest 
114.28 	Minnesota.

114.29
114.30	(d) Local Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas 
Grant Programs
					
114.31 	$2,250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
114.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
114.33 	solicit and rank applications for and fund 
114.34 	competitive matching grants for local parks, 
114.35 	trail connections, and natural and scenic areas 
115.1 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019. 
115.2 	Priority must be given to funding projects in 
115.3 	the metropolitan area or in other areas of 
115.4 	southern Minnesota. For purposes of this 
115.5 	paragraph, southern Minnesota is defined as 
115.6 	the area of the state south of and including St. 
115.7 	Cloud. This appropriation is for local 
115.8 	nature-based recreation, connections to 
115.9 	regional and state natural areas, and recreation 
115.10 	facilities and may not be used for athletic 
115.11 	facilities such as sport fields, courts, and 
115.12 	playgrounds.

115.13
115.14	(e) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition - Phase VII
					
115.15 	$2,250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
115.16 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
115.17 	acquire land within the approved park 
115.18 	boundaries of the metropolitan regional park 
115.19 	system. This appropriation must be matched 
115.20 	by an equal amount from a combination of 
115.21 	Metropolitan Council and local agency funds.

115.22
115.23	(f) Sauk Rapids Lions Park Riverfront 
Improvements
					
115.24 	$463,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
115.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
115.26 	an agreement with the city of Sauk Rapids to 
115.27 	design and construct a second phase of 
115.28 	upgrades to Lions and Southside Parks 
115.29 	including trails, lighting, riverbank restoration, 
115.30 	and a canoe and kayak launch to enhance 
115.31 	access to the Mississippi River.

115.32
115.33	(g) City of Brainerd - Mississippi Landing 
Trailhead
					
115.34 	$2,850,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
115.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
116.1 	an agreement with the city of Brainerd to 
116.2 	design and construct Mississippi Landing 
116.3 	Trailhead Park to help connect residents and 
116.4 	visitors to the Mississippi River through 
116.5 	recreation, education, and restoration.

116.6
116.7	(h) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
116.8 	$1,341,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
116.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
116.10 	provide technical stewardship assistance to 
116.11 	private landowners, restore and enhance native 
116.12 	prairie protected by easements in the native 
116.13 	prairie bank, and acquire easements for the 
116.14 	native prairie bank in accordance with 
116.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including 
116.16 	preparing initial baseline property assessments. 
116.17 	Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be 
116.18 	deposited in the natural resources conservation 
116.19 	easement stewardship account created in 
116.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional 
116.21 	to the number of easement acres acquired.

116.22	(i) Moose Lake - Trunk Highway 73 Trail
					
116.23 	$330,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
116.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
116.25 	an agreement with the city of Moose Lake to 
116.26 	design and construct a nonmotorized 
116.27 	recreational trail in an off-street pedestrian 
116.28 	corridor along Highway 73 to connect to 
116.29 	several existing regional trails in the Moose 
116.30 	Lake area.

116.31
116.32	(j) SNA Acquisition, Restoration, 
Citizen-Science, and Outreach
					
116.33 	$3,336,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
116.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
116.35 	the scientific and natural areas (SNA) program 
117.1 	to restore, improve, and enhance wildlife 
117.2 	habitat on SNAs; increase public involvement 
117.3 	and outreach; and strategically acquire lands 
117.4 	that meet criteria for SNAs under Minnesota 
117.5 	Statutes, section 86A.05, from willing sellers.

117.6
117.7	(k) Precision Acquisition for Restoration, 
Groundwater Recharge, and Habitat
					
117.8 	$467,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
117.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
117.10 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
117.11 	Watershed District to acquire and restore to 
117.12 	wetland a key parcel of land to reduce 
117.13 	downstream flooding while providing water 
117.14 	storage, groundwater recharge, nutrient 
117.15 	reduction, and pollinator and wildlife habitat.

117.16	(l) Lake Brophy Single-Track Trail Expansion
					
117.17 	$100,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
117.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
117.19 	an agreement with Douglas County in 
117.20 	partnership with the Big Ole Bike Club to 
117.21 	design and build new expert single-track 
117.22 	segments and an asphalt pump track for the 
117.23 	existing trail system at Lake Brophy Park to 
117.24 	improve outdoor recreation experiences in 
117.25 	west-central Minnesota.

117.26	(m) Veterans on the Lake
					
117.27 	$553,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
117.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
117.29 	an agreement with Lake County for Veterans 
117.30 	on the Lake to conduct accessibility upgrades 
117.31 	to Veterans on the Lake's existing trails, 
117.32 	roadway, and buildings to improve access to 
117.33 	the wilderness and outdoor recreation for 
117.34 	disabled American veterans.

118.1
118.2	(n) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park Visitor 
Center - Continuation
					
118.3 	$2,700,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
118.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
118.5 	an agreement with the city of Crane Lake to 
118.6 	design and construct an approximate 4,500 to 
118.7 	7,000 square-foot visitor center building to 
118.8 	serve as an access point to Voyageurs National 
118.9 	Park. A fiscal agent or fiscal management plan 
118.10 	must be approved in the work plan before any 
118.11 	trust fund money is spent. A copy of a 
118.12 	resolution or other documentation of the city's 
118.13 	commitment to fund operations of the visitor 
118.14 	center must be included in the work plan 
118.15 	submitted to the Legislative-Citizen 
118.16 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.

118.17
118.18	(o) Brookston Campground, Boat Launch, and 
Outdoor Recreational Facility Planning
					
118.19 	$425,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
118.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
118.21 	an agreement with the city of Brookston to 
118.22 	design a campground, boat launch, and 
118.23 	outdoor recreation area on the banks of the St. 
118.24 	Louis River in northeastern Minnesota. A 
118.25 	fiscal agent must be approved in the work plan 
118.26 	before any trust fund dollars are spent.

118.27
118.28	(p) Moose and Seven Beaver Multiuse Trails 
Upgrade
					
118.29 	$900,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
118.30 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
118.31 	an agreement with the city of Hoyt Lakes, in 
118.32 	partnership with the Ranger Snowmobile and 
118.33 	ATV Club, to design and construct upgrades 
118.34 	and extensions to the Moose and Seven Beaver 
118.35 	multiuse trails to enhance access for recreation 
118.36 	use and connect to regional trails.

119.1	(q) Above the Falls Regional Park Acquisition
					
119.2 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
119.3 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
119.4 	an agreement with the Minneapolis Parks and 
119.5 	Recreation Board to develop a restoration plan 
119.6 	and acquire approximately 3.25 acres of 
119.7 	industrial land for public access and habitat 
119.8 	connectivity along the Mississippi River as 
119.9 	part of Above the Falls Regional Park.

119.10	(r) Silver Lake Trail Improvement Project
					
119.11 	$1,071,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
119.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
119.13 	an agreement with the city of Virginia to 
119.14 	reconstruct and renovate the walking trail 
119.15 	around Silver Lake to allow safe multimodal 
119.16 	transportation between schools, parks, 
119.17 	community recreation facilities, and other 
119.18 	community activity centers in downtown 
119.19 	Virginia.

119.20	(s) Minnesota State Trails Development
					
119.21 	$4,266,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
119.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
119.23 	expand recreational opportunities on 
119.24 	Minnesota state trails by rehabilitating and 
119.25 	enhancing existing state trails and replacing 
119.26 	or repairing existing state trail bridges. Priority 
119.27 	must be given to funding projects in the 
119.28 	metropolitan area or in other areas of southern 
119.29 	Minnesota. For purposes of this paragraph, 
119.30 	southern Minnesota is defined as the area of 
119.31 	the state south of and including St. Cloud.

119.32	(t) Highbanks Ravine Bat Hibernaculum Project
					
119.33 	$825,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
119.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
120.1 	an agreement with the city of St. Cloud to 
120.2 	reroute and upgrade an existing stormwater 
120.3 	system in the Highbanks Ravine area to 
120.4 	improve an existing bat hibernaculum, reduce 
120.5 	erosion, and create additional green space for 
120.6 	wildlife habitat.

120.7	(u) State Parks and State Trails Inholdings
					
120.8 	$2,560,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
120.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
120.10 	acquire high-priority inholdings from willing 
120.11 	sellers within the legislatively authorized 
120.12 	boundaries of state parks, recreation areas, and 
120.13 	trails to protect Minnesota's natural heritage, 
120.14 	enhance outdoor recreation, and improve the 
120.15 	efficiency of public land management.

120.16
120.17	(v) Accessible Fishing Piers and Shore Fishing 
Areas
					
120.18 	$340,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
120.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
120.20 	provide accessible fishing piers and develop 
120.21 	shore fishing sites to serve new angling 
120.22 	communities, underserved populations, and 
120.23 	anglers with disabilities.

120.24	Subd. 10.Administrative and Emerging Issues
 		2,120,000
		-0-

120.25	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
120.26 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
120.27 	to the commissioner of natural resources, at 
120.28 	the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
120.29 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
120.30 	expenses incurred in preparing and 
120.31 	administering contracts for the agreements 
120.32 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
120.33 	must provide documentation to the 
121.1 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
121.2 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds.

121.3
121.4	(b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration
					
121.5 	$1,750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
121.6 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
121.7 	Minnesota Resources for administration in 
121.8 	fiscal years 2022 and 2023 as provided in 
121.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
121.10 	subdivision 5. This appropriation is available 
121.11 	until June 30, 2023. Notwithstanding 
121.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.11, 
121.13 	paragraph (b), Minnesota Statutes, section 
121.14 	16A.281, applies to this appropriation.

121.15	(c) Emerging Issues Account
					
121.16 	$233,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
121.17 	to an emerging issues account authorized in 
121.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, 
121.19 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d).

121.20
121.21	(d) Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) 
Administration
					
121.22 	$2,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
121.23 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
121.24 	the website required in Minnesota Statutes, 
121.25 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

121.26	Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations
 					
121.27 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
121.28 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
121.29 	related to and necessary for a specific 
121.30 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
121.31 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
121.32 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
121.33 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
121.34 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
122.1 	charges that are not directly related to and 
122.2 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
122.3 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
122.4 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
122.5 	human resources, information services, rent, 
122.6 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
122.7 	be clearly justified and individually 
122.8 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
122.9 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
122.10 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
122.11 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
122.12 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
122.13 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
122.14 	available until June 30, 2024, when projects 
122.15 	must be completed and final products 
122.16 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
122.17 	appropriations in this section are available for 
122.18 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
122.19 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
122.20 	into before the expiration date of the 
122.21 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
122.22 	grant, the period of the appropriation is 
122.23 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

122.24	Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements
 					
122.25 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
122.26 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
122.27 	standards adopted by Minnesota IT Services. 
122.28 	Spatial data must also conform to additional 
122.29 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
122.30 	data coordination and distribution that have 
122.31 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
122.32 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
122.33 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
122.34 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
122.35 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
123.1 	Information Office. All data must be 
123.2 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
123.3 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
123.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
123.5 	practicable, summary data and results of 
123.6 	projects funded under this section should be 
123.7 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
123.8 	identified as having received funding from the 
123.9 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

123.10	Subd. 13.Project Requirements
 					
123.11 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
123.12 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
123.13 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
123.14 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
123.15 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
123.16 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
123.17 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
123.18 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
123.19 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
123.20 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
123.21 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
123.22 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
123.23 	budget expenditures must be made through 
123.24 	the amendment process established by the 
123.25 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
123.26 	Resources.
123.27 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
123.28 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
123.29 	appropriated in this section must use native 
123.30 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
123.31 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
123.32 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
123.33 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
123.34 	species selected to provide habitat for 
123.35 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
124.1 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
124.2 	84.973.
124.3 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
124.4 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
124.5 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
124.6 	management plan that, to the degree 
124.7 	practicable, is consistent with the 
124.8 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
124.9 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
124.10 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
124.11 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
124.12 	the best chance for long-term success and 
124.13 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
124.14 	must include the proposed timetable for 
124.15 	implementing the restoration, including site 
124.16 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
124.17 	species, maintenance, and additional 
124.18 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
124.19 	identify long-term maintenance and 
124.20 	management needs of the restoration and how 
124.21 	the maintenance, management, and 
124.22 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
124.23 	advantage of the best-available science and 
124.24 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
124.25 	best restoration.
124.26 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
124.27 	section for restoration activities must provide 
124.28 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
124.29 	completion of the appropriation and an 
124.30 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
124.31 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
124.32 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
124.33 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
124.34 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
124.35 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
125.1 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
125.2 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
125.3 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
125.4 	identify any problems with implementing the 
125.5 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
125.6 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
125.7 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
125.8 	future restorations.
125.9 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
125.10 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
125.11 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
125.12 	conservation easement or public ownership.
125.13 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
125.14 	under this section must give consideration to 
125.15 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
125.16 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
125.17 	enhancement services.
125.18 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
125.19 	money appropriated under this section must:
125.20 	(1) be permanent;
125.21 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
125.22 	easement;
125.23 	(3) specify all provisions of an agreement that 
125.24 	are permanent;
125.25 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
125.26 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
125.27 	electronic format at least ten business days 
125.28 	before closing;
125.29 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
125.30 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
125.31 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
125.32 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
125.33 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
126.1 	of groundwater and surface water through 
126.2 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
126.3 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
126.4 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
126.5 	artificial hydrological modifications.
126.6 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
126.7 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
126.8 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
126.9 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
126.10 	of land using this money to complete the 
126.11 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
126.12 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
126.13 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
126.14 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
126.15 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
126.16 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
126.17 	Resources.
126.18 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
126.19 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
126.20 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
126.21 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
126.22 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
126.23 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
126.24 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
126.25 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
126.26 	management plan in compliance with 
126.27 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
126.28 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
126.29 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
126.30 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
126.31 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
126.32 	public funds, a recipient of money 
126.33 	appropriated under this section must, within 
126.34 	60 days of the transaction, provide to the 
126.35 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
127.1 	Resources documentation of the selection 
127.2 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
127.3 	provide documentation of all related 
127.4 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
127.5 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
127.6 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
127.7 	donations. This information must be provided 
127.8 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
127.9 	recipient must also report to the 
127.10 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
127.11 	Resources any difference between the 
127.12 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
127.13 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
127.14 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
127.15 	was conducted.
127.16 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
127.17 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
127.18 	financial support from the environment and 
127.19 	natural resources trust fund in project 
127.20 	publications, signage, and other public 
127.21 	communications and outreach related to work 
127.22 	completed using the appropriation. 
127.23 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
127.24 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
127.25 	of language attributing support from the trust 
127.26 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
127.27 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
127.28 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
127.29 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
127.30 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
127.31 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
127.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
127.33 	10, and chapter 116P.

128.1
128.2	Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
 					
128.3 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
128.4 	referred to in this section must be administered 
128.5 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
128.6 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
128.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
128.8 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2021, 
128.9 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
128.10 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
128.11 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
128.12 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
128.13 	upon receiving documentation that the 
128.14 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
128.15 	work plan have been achieved, including 
128.16 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
128.17 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
128.18 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
128.19 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
128.20 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
128.21 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
128.22 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
128.23 	project work plan.
128.24 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
128.25 	approved work plan are allowed.

128.26
128.27	Subd. 15.Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
128.28 	A political subdivision, public or private 
128.29 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
128.30 	appropriation under this section must use the 
128.31 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
128.32 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
128.33 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
128.34 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
128.35 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
128.36 	paper stock and printing.

129.1
129.2	Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
129.3 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
129.4 	under this section for a capital improvement 
129.5 	project must ensure that the project complies 
129.6 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
129.7 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
129.8 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
129.9 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
129.10 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
129.11 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
129.12 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
129.13 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
129.14 	obtain information and technical assistance 
129.15 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
129.16 	development relating to planning and 
129.17 	constructing the capital improvement project.

129.18	Subd. 17.Accessibility
 					
129.19 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
129.20 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
129.21 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
129.22 	guidelines.

129.23	Subd. 18.Carryforward; Extension
 					
129.24 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
129.25 	section 16A.28, or any other law to the 
129.26 	contrary, the availability of any appropriation 
129.27 	or grant of money from the environment and 
129.28 	natural resources trust fund that would 
129.29 	otherwise cancel, lapse, or expire on June 30, 
129.30 	2021, is extended to June 30, 2022, if the 
129.31 	recipient or grantee does both of the following:
129.32 	(1) by April 30, 2021, notifies the 
129.33 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
129.34 	Resources in the manner specified by the 
129.35 	commission that the recipient or grantee 
130.1 	intends to avail itself of the extension available 
130.2 	under this section; and
130.3 	(2) modifies the applicable work plan where 
130.4 	required by Minnesota Statutes, section 
130.5 	116P.05, subdivision 2, in accordance with 
130.6 	the work plan amendment procedures adopted 
130.7 	under that section.
130.8 	(b) The commission must notify the 
130.9 	commissioner of management and budget and 
130.10 	the commissioner of natural resources of any 
130.11 	extension granted under this section.

130.12
130.13	Subd. 19.Repurpose of Prior Appropriations; 
Natural Resources Research Institute
 					
130.14 	(a) The following amounts, totaling $840,000, 
130.15 	are transferred to the Board of Regents of the 
130.16 	University of Minnesota for academic and 
130.17 	applied research through the MnDRIVE 
130.18 	program at the Natural Resources Research 
130.19 	Institute to develop and demonstrate 
130.20 	technologies that enhance the long-term health 
130.21 	and management of Minnesota's forest 
130.22 	resources, extend the viability of incumbent 
130.23 	forest-based industries, and accelerate 
130.24 	emerging industry opportunities. Of this 
130.25 	amount, $500,000 is for extending the 
130.26 	demonstrated forest management assessment 
130.27 	tool to statewide application:
130.28 	(1) the unencumbered amount, estimated to 
130.29 	be $250,000, in Laws 2017, chapter 96, 
130.30 	section 2, subdivision 7, paragraph (e), 
130.31 	Geotargeted Distributed Clean Energy 
130.32 	Initiative;
130.33 	(2) the unencumbered amount, estimated to 
130.34 	be $20,000, in Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 
131.1 	2, subdivision 8, paragraph (g), Minnesota 
131.2 	Bee and Beneficial Species Habitat 
131.3 	Restoration;
131.4 	(3) the unencumbered amount, estimated to 
131.5 	be $350,000, in Laws 2018, chapter 214, 
131.6 	article 4, section 2, subdivision 9, paragraph 
131.7 	(e), Swedish Immigrant Regional Trail 
131.8 	Segment within Interstate State Park; and
131.9 	(4) the unencumbered amount, estimated to 
131.10 	be $220,000, in Laws 2019, First Special 
131.11 	Session chapter 4, article 2, section 2, 
131.12 	subdivision 5, paragraph (a), Expanding Camp 
131.13 	Sunrise Environmental Program.
131.14 	(b) The amounts transferred under this 
131.15 	subdivision are available until June 30, 2023.

131.16 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivisions 18 and 19 are effective the day following final 
131.17 	enactment.

131.18 	ARTICLE 4
131.19 	POLLUTION CONTROL

131.20 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16A.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
131.21 		Subd. 2.Exceptions. (a) If a state official litigates or settles a matter on behalf of specific 
131.22 	injured persons or entities, this section does not prohibit distribution of money to the specific 
131.23 	injured persons or entities on whose behalf the litigation or settlement efforts were initiated. 
131.24 	If money recovered on behalf of injured persons or entities cannot reasonably be distributed 
131.25 	to those persons or entities because they cannot readily be located or identified or because 
131.26 	the cost of distributing the money would outweigh the benefit to the persons or entities, the 
131.27 	money must be paid into the general fund.
131.28 	(b) Money recovered on behalf of a fund in the state treasury other than the general fund 
131.29 	may be deposited in that fund.
131.30 	(c) This section does not prohibit a state official from distributing money to a person or 
131.31 	entity other than the state in litigation or potential litigation in which the state is a defendant 
131.32 	or potential defendant.
132.1 	(d) State agencies may accept funds as directed by a federal court for any restitution or 
132.2 	monetary penalty under United States Code, title 18, section 3663(a)(3), or United States 
132.3 	Code, title 18, section 3663A(a)(3). Funds received must be deposited in a special revenue 
132.4 	account and are appropriated to the commissioner of the agency for the purpose as directed 
132.5 	by the federal court.
132.6 	(e) Tobacco settlement revenues as defined in section 16A.98, subdivision 1, paragraph 
132.7 	(t), may be deposited as provided in section 16A.98, subdivision 12.
132.8 	(f) Any money received by the state resulting from a settlement agreement or an assurance 
132.9 	of discontinuance entered into by the attorney general of the state, or a court order in litigation 
132.10 	brought by the attorney general of the state, on behalf of the state or a state agency, against 
132.11 	one or more opioid manufacturers or opioid wholesale drug distributors related to alleged 
132.12 	violations of consumer fraud laws in the marketing, sale, or distribution of opioids in this 
132.13 	state or other alleged illegal actions that contributed to the excessive use of opioids, must 
132.14 	be deposited in a separate account in the state treasury and the commissioner shall notify 
132.15 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the Finance Committee in the senate and the 
132.16 	Ways and Means Committee in the house of representatives that an account has been created. 
132.17 	This paragraph does not apply to attorney fees and costs awarded to the state or the Attorney 
132.18 	General's Office, to contract attorneys hired by the state or Attorney General's Office, or to 
132.19 	other state agency attorneys. If the licensing fees under section 151.065, subdivision 1, 
132.20 	clause (16), and subdivision 3, clause (14), are reduced and the registration fee under section 
132.21 	151.066, subdivision 3, is repealed in accordance with section 256.043, subdivision 4, then 
132.22 	the commissioner shall transfer from the separate account created in this paragraph to the 
132.23 	opiate epidemic response fund under section 256.043 an amount that ensures that $20,940,000 
132.24 	each fiscal year is available for distribution in accordance with section 256.043, subdivisions 
132.25 	2 and 3.
132.26 	(g) If the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recovers $250,000 or more in litigation 
132.27 	or in settlement of a matter that could have resulted in litigation for a civil penalty from 
132.28 	violations of a permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, then 40 percent 
132.29 	of the money recovered must be distributed to the community health board, as defined in 
132.30 	section 145A.02, where the permitted facility is located. The commissioner of the Minnesota 
132.31 	Pollution Control Agency must notify the applicable community health board within 30 
132.32 	days of a final court order in the litigation or the effective date of the settlement agreement 
132.33 	that the litigation has concluded or a settlement has been reached. The commissioner of the 
132.34 	Minnesota Pollution Control Agency must collect the money and transfer it to the applicable 
132.35 	community health board. The community health board must meet directly with the residents 
133.1 	potentially affected by the pollution that was the subject of the litigation or settlement to 
133.2 	understand the residents' concerns and incorporate those concerns into a project that addresses 
133.3 	residents' health concerns resulting from their exposure to pollution. The project must be 
133.4 	implemented by the community health board and funded as directed in this paragraph. The 
133.5 	Department of Health shall assist the community health board with project development 
133.6 	and implementation, if requested by the community health board. The community health 
133.7 	board may use up to five percent of the funds transferred to it under this paragraph for the 
133.8 	reasonable direct costs it incurs to administer the provisions of this paragraph and for 
133.9 	assistance from the Department of Health under this paragraph. This paragraph directs the 
133.10 	transfer and use of money only and does not create a right of intervention in the litigation 
133.11 	or settlement of the enforcement action for any person or entity.

133.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
133.13 	applies to all litigation actions or settlements from which the Minnesota Pollution Control 
133.14 	Agency recovered $250,000 or more on or after that date.

133.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
133.16 		Subdivision 1.Generally. The agency is hereby given and charged with the following 
133.17 	powers and duties:
133.18 	(a) to administer and enforce all laws relating to the pollution of any of the waters of 
133.19 	the state;
133.20 	(b) to investigate the extent, character, and effect of the pollution of the waters of this 
133.21 	state and to gather data and information necessary or desirable in the administration or 
133.22 	enforcement of pollution laws, and to make such classification of the waters of the state as 
133.23 	it may deem advisable;
133.24 	(c) to establish and alter such reasonable pollution standards for any waters of the state 
133.25 	in relation to the public use to which they are or may be put as it shall deem necessary for 
133.26 	the purposes of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, chapter 
133.27 	116;
133.28 	(d) to encourage waste treatment, including advanced waste treatment, instead of stream 
133.29 	low-flow augmentation for dilution purposes to control and prevent pollution;
133.30 	(e) to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, or revoke, reopen, enter into, or enforce 
133.31 	reasonable orders, permits, variances, standards, rules, schedules of compliance, and 
133.32 	stipulation agreements, under such conditions as it may prescribe, in order to prevent, control 
134.1 	or abate water pollution, or for the installation or operation of disposal systems or parts 
134.2 	thereof, or for other equipment and facilities:
134.3 	(1) requiring the discontinuance of the discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other 
134.4 	wastes into any waters of the state resulting in pollution in excess of the applicable pollution 
134.5 	standard established under this chapter;
134.6 	(2) prohibiting or directing the abatement of any discharge of sewage, industrial waste, 
134.7 	or other wastes, into any waters of the state or the deposit thereof or the discharge into any 
134.8 	municipal disposal system where the same is likely to get into any waters of the state in 
134.9 	violation of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, chapter 
134.10 	116, or standards or rules promulgated or permits issued pursuant thereto, and specifying 
134.11 	the schedule of compliance within which such prohibition or abatement must be 
134.12 	accomplished;
134.13 	(3) prohibiting the storage of any liquid or solid substance or other pollutant in a manner 
134.14 	which does not reasonably assure proper retention against entry into any waters of the state 
134.15 	that would be likely to pollute any waters of the state;
134.16 	(4) requiring the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation by any person 
134.17 	of any disposal system or any part thereof, or other equipment and facilities, or the 
134.18 	reconstruction, alteration, or enlargement of its existing disposal system or any part thereof, 
134.19 	or the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control or abate any discharge or 
134.20 	deposit of sewage, industrial waste or other wastes by any person;
134.21 	(5) establishing, and from time to time revising, standards of performance for new sources 
134.22 	taking into consideration, among other things, classes, types, sizes, and categories of sources, 
134.23 	processes, pollution control technology, cost of achieving such effluent reduction, and any 
134.24 	nonwater quality environmental impact and energy requirements. Said standards of 
134.25 	performance for new sources shall encompass those standards for the control of the discharge 
134.26 	of pollutants which reflect the greatest degree of effluent reduction which the agency 
134.27 	determines to be achievable through application of the best available demonstrated control 
134.28 	technology, processes, operating methods, or other alternatives, including, where practicable, 
134.29 	a standard permitting no discharge of pollutants. New sources shall encompass buildings, 
134.30 	structures, facilities, or installations from which there is or may be the discharge of pollutants, 
134.31 	the construction of which is commenced after the publication by the agency of proposed 
134.32 	rules prescribing a standard of performance which will be applicable to such source. 
134.33 	Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of this state, any point source the construction 
134.34 	of which is commenced after May 20, 1973, and which is so constructed as to meet all 
135.1 	applicable standards of performance for new sources shall, consistent with and subject to 
135.2 	the provisions of section 306(d) of the Amendments of 1972 to the Federal Water Pollution 
135.3 	Control Act, not be subject to any more stringent standard of performance for new sources 
135.4 	during a ten-year period beginning on the date of completion of such construction or during 
135.5 	the period of depreciation or amortization of such facility for the purposes of section 167 
135.6 	or 169, or both, of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, whichever period ends first. 
135.7 	Construction shall encompass any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or 
135.8 	equipment, including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or equipment, at 
135.9 	the premises where such equipment will be used, including preparation work at such 
135.10 	premises;
135.11 	(6) establishing and revising pretreatment standards to prevent or abate the discharge of 
135.12 	any pollutant into any publicly owned disposal system, which pollutant interferes with, 
135.13 	passes through, or otherwise is incompatible with such disposal system;
135.14 	(7) requiring the owner or operator of any disposal system or any point source to establish 
135.15 	and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use, and maintain such monitoring 
135.16 	equipment or methods, including where appropriate biological monitoring methods, sample 
135.17 	such effluents in accordance with such methods, at such locations, at such intervals, and in 
135.18 	such a manner as the agency shall prescribe, and providing such other information as the 
135.19 	agency may reasonably require;
135.20 	(8) notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and with respect to the pollution 
135.21 	of waters of the state, chapter 116, requiring the achievement of more stringent limitations 
135.22 	than otherwise imposed by effluent limitations in order to meet any applicable water quality 
135.23 	standard by establishing new effluent limitations, based upon section 115.01, subdivision 
135.24 	13, clause (b), including alternative effluent control strategies for any point source or group 
135.25 	of point sources to insure the integrity of water quality classifications, whenever the agency 
135.26 	determines that discharges of pollutants from such point source or sources, with the 
135.27 	application of effluent limitations required to comply with any standard of best available 
135.28 	technology, would interfere with the attainment or maintenance of the water quality 
135.29 	classification in a specific portion of the waters of the state. Prior to establishment of any 
135.30 	such effluent limitation, the agency shall hold a public hearing to determine the relationship 
135.31 	of the economic and social costs of achieving such limitation or limitations, including any 
135.32 	economic or social dislocation in the affected community or communities, to the social and 
135.33 	economic benefits to be obtained and to determine whether or not such effluent limitation 
135.34 	can be implemented with available technology or other alternative control strategies. If a 
135.35 	person affected by such limitation demonstrates at such hearing that, whether or not such 
136.1 	technology or other alternative control strategies are available, there is no reasonable 
136.2 	relationship between the economic and social costs and the benefits to be obtained, such 
136.3 	limitation shall not become effective and shall be adjusted as it applies to such person;
136.4 	(9) modifying, in its discretion, any requirement or limitation based upon best available 
136.5 	technology with respect to any point source for which a permit application is filed after July 
136.6 	1, 1977, upon a showing by the owner or operator of such point source satisfactory to the 
136.7 	agency that such modified requirements will represent the maximum use of technology 
136.8 	within the economic capability of the owner or operator and will result in reasonable further 
136.9 	progress toward the elimination of the discharge of pollutants; and
136.10 	(10) requiring that applicants for wastewater discharge permits evaluate in their 
136.11 	applications the potential reuses of the discharged wastewater; and
136.12 	(11) requiring parties who enter into a negotiated agreement to settle an enforcement 
136.13 	matter with the agency to reimburse the agency according to this clause for oversight costs 
136.14 	that are incurred by the agency and associated with implementing the negotiated agreement. 
136.15 	The agency may recover oversight costs exceeding $25,000. Oversight costs include 
136.16 	personnel and direct costs associated with inspections, sampling, monitoring, modeling, 
136.17 	risk assessment, permit writing, engineering review, economic analysis and review, and 
136.18 	other record or document review. Only oversight costs incurred after executing the negotiated 
136.19 	agreement are covered by this clause. The agency's legal and litigation costs are not covered 
136.20 	by this clause. The commissioner has discretion as to whether to apply this clause in cases 
136.21 	when the agency is using schedules of compliance to bring a class of regulated parties into 
136.22 	compliance. Reimbursement amounts are appropriated to the commissioner;
136.23 	(f) to require to be submitted and to approve plans and specifications for disposal systems 
136.24 	or point sources, or any part thereof and to inspect the construction thereof for compliance 
136.25 	with the approved plans and specifications thereof;
136.26 	(g) to prescribe and alter rules, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of the agency 
136.27 	and other matters within the scope of the powers granted to and imposed upon it by this 
136.28 	chapter and, with respect to pollution of waters of the state, in chapter 116, provided that 
136.29 	every rule affecting any other department or agency of the state or any person other than a 
136.30 	member or employee of the agency shall be filed with the secretary of state;
136.31 	(h) to conduct such investigations, issue such notices, public and otherwise, and hold 
136.32 	such hearings as are necessary or which it may deem advisable for the discharge of its duties 
136.33 	under this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, under chapter 
136.34 	116, including, but not limited to, the issuance of permits, and to authorize any member, 
137.1 	employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct such investigations or, issue such notices and 
137.2 	hold such hearings;
137.3 	(i) for the purpose of water pollution control planning by the state and pursuant to the 
137.4 	Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, to establish and revise planning areas, 
137.5 	adopt plans and programs and continuing planning processes, including, but not limited to, 
137.6 	basin plans and areawide waste treatment management plans, and to provide for the 
137.7 	implementation of any such plans by means of, including, but not limited to, standards, plan 
137.8 	elements, procedures for revision, intergovernmental cooperation, residual treatment process 
137.9 	waste controls, and needs inventory and ranking for construction of disposal systems;
137.10 	(j) to train water pollution control personnel, and charge such fees therefor as are 
137.11 	necessary to cover the agency's costs. All such fees received shall be paid into the state 
137.12 	treasury and credited to the Pollution Control Agency training account;
137.13 	(k) to impose as additional conditions in permits to publicly owned disposal systems 
137.14 	appropriate measures to insure compliance by industrial and other users with any pretreatment 
137.15 	standard, including, but not limited to, those related to toxic pollutants, and any system of 
137.16 	user charges ratably as is hereby required under state law or said Federal Water Pollution 
137.17 	Control Act, as amended, or any regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder;
137.18 	(l) to set a period not to exceed five years for the duration of any national pollutant 
137.19 	discharge elimination system permit or not to exceed ten years for any permit issued as a 
137.20 	state disposal system permit only;
137.21 	(m) to require each governmental subdivision identified as a permittee for a wastewater 
137.22 	treatment works to evaluate in every odd-numbered year the condition of its existing system 
137.23 	and identify future capital improvements that will be needed to attain or maintain compliance 
137.24 	with a national pollutant discharge elimination system or state disposal system permit; and
137.25 	(n) to train subsurface sewage treatment system personnel, including persons who design, 
137.26 	construct, install, inspect, service, and operate subsurface sewage treatment systems, and 
137.27 	charge fees as necessary to pay the agency's costs. All fees received must be paid into the 
137.28 	state treasury and credited to the agency's training account. Money in the account is 
137.29 	appropriated to the agency to pay expenses related to training.
137.30 	The information required in clause (m) must be submitted in every odd-numbered year to 
137.31 	the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. The commissioner shall provide 
137.32 	technical assistance if requested by the governmental subdivision.
138.1 	The powers and duties given the agency in this subdivision also apply to permits issued 
138.2 	under chapter 114C.

138.3 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.061, is amended to read:
138.4 	115.061 DUTY TO NOTIFY; AVOIDING WATER POLLUTION.
138.5 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), it is the duty of every person to notify the agency 
138.6 	immediately of the discharge, accidental or otherwise, of any substance or material under 
138.7 	its control which, if not recovered, may cause pollution of waters of the state, and the 
138.8 	responsible person shall recover as rapidly and as thoroughly as possible such substance or 
138.9 	material and take immediately such other action as may be reasonably possible to minimize 
138.10 	or abate pollution of waters of the state caused thereby.
138.11 	(b) Notification is not required under paragraph (a) for a discharge of five gallons or 
138.12 	less of petroleum, as defined in section 115C.02, subdivision 10. This paragraph does not 
138.13 	affect the other requirements of paragraph (a).
138.14 	(c) Promptly after notifying the agency of a discharge event under paragraph (a), a 
138.15 	publicly owned treatment works or a publicly or privately owned domestic sewer system 
138.16 	owner must provide notice to the potentially impacted public and to any downstream drinking 
138.17 	water facility that may be impacted by the discharge event. Notice to the public and to any 
138.18 	drinking water facility must be made using the most efficient communications system 
138.19 	available to the facility owner, such as in person, phone call, radio, social media, webpage 
138.20 	or another expedited form. In addition, signage must be posted at all impacted public use 
138.21 	areas within the same jurisdiction or notification must be provided to the entity that has 
138.22 	jurisdiction over any impacted public use areas. A notice under this paragraph must include 
138.23 	the date and time of the release, a description of the material released, a warning of the 
138.24 	potential public health risk, and the permittee's contact information.

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

138.26 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
138.27 		Subdivision 1.Remedies available. The provisions of sections 103F.701 to 103F.755, 
138.28 	this chapter and chapters 114C, 115A, and 116, and sections 325E.10 to 325E.1251 and 
138.29 	325E.32 and all rules, standards, orders, stipulation agreements, schedules of compliance, 
138.30 	and permits adopted or issued by the agency thereunder or under any other law now in force 
138.31 	or hereafter enacted for the prevention, control, or abatement of pollution may be enforced 
138.32 	by any one or any combination of the following: criminal prosecution; action to recover 
139.1 	civil penalties; injunction; action to compel or cease performance; or other appropriate 
139.2 	action, in accordance with the provisions of said chapters and this section.

139.3 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.071, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
139.4 	read:
139.5 		Subd. 3a.Public informational meeting. (a) The commissioner, before finalizing a 
139.6 	stipulation agreement or consent decree with a facility in which the agency is seeking a 
139.7 	settlement amount greater than $25,000, must hold a public informational meeting at a 
139.8 	convenient time at a location near the facility to:
139.9 	(1) notwithstanding section 13.39, subdivision 2, describe the amount, frequency, 
139.10 	duration, and chemical nature of the pollution released or emitted by the facility and the 
139.11 	risks to public health and the environment from that exposure; and
139.12 	(2) allow members of the public, including those persons potentially exposed to pollution 
139.13 	released or emitted from the facility, to make the agency aware of:
139.14 	(i) interactions between the facility and the public regarding the facility's operations;
139.15 	(ii) operational problems or incidents that have occurred at the facility; and
139.16 	(iii) suggestions regarding supplemental environmental projects that the public may 
139.17 	prefer as part of a stipulation agreement or consent decree between the facility and the 
139.18 	agency.
139.19 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "supplemental environmental project" means a 
139.20 	project that benefits the environment or public health and that a regulated facility agrees to 
139.21 	undertake as part of a settlement with respect to an enforcement action taken by the agency 
139.22 	to resolve noncompliance.

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

139.24 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.071, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
139.25 		Subd. 4.Injunctions. Any violation of the provisions, rules, standards, orders, stipulation 
139.26 	agreements, variances, schedules of compliance, or permits specified in this chapter and 
139.27 	chapters 114C and 116 shall constitute constitutes a public nuisance and may be enjoined 
139.28 	as provided by law in an action, in the name of the state, brought by the attorney general.
139.29 	Injunctive relief under this subdivision may include but is not limited to a requirement that 
139.30 	a facility or person immediately cease operation or activities until such time as the 
139.31 	commissioner has reasonable assurance that renewed operation or activities will not violate 
140.1 	state pollution requirements, cause harm to human health, or result in a serious violation of 
140.2 	an applicable permit.

140.3 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.071, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
140.4 	read:
140.5 		Subd. 8.Stipulation agreements. In exercising enforcement powers over a term of a 
140.6 	stipulation agreement when a party asserts a good cause or force majeure claim for an 
140.7 	extension of time to comply with a stipulated term, the commissioner must not grant the 
140.8 	extension if the assertion is based solely on increased costs.

140.9 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.071, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
140.10 	read:
140.11 		Subd. 9.Compliance when required permit not obtained. The commissioner may 
140.12 	require a person or facility that fails to obtain a required permit to comply with any terms 
140.13 	of a permit that would have been issued had the person or facility obtained a permit, including 
140.14 	but not limited to reporting, monitoring, controlling pollutant discharge, and creating and 
140.15 	implementing operations and maintenance plans. The person or facility is subject to liability 
140.16 	and penalties, including criminal liability, for failing to operate in compliance with a permit 
140.17 	not obtained beginning at the time a permit should have been obtained.

140.18 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
140.19 	read:
140.20 		Subd. 10b.Environmental justice. "Environmental justice" means that:
140.21 	(1) communities of color, Indigenous communities, and low-income communities have 
140.22 	a healthy environment and are treated fairly when environmental statutes, rules, and policies 
140.23 	are developed, adopted, implemented, and enforced; and
140.24 	(2) in all decisions that have the potential to affect the environment of an environmental 
140.25 	justice area or the public health of its residents, due consideration is given to the history of 
140.26 	those residents' cumulative exposure to pollutants and to any current socioeconomic 
140.27 	conditions that increase the physical sensitivity of those residents to additional exposure to 
140.28 	pollutants.

141.1 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
141.2 	to read:
141.3 		Subd. 10c.Environmental justice area. "Environmental justice area" means one or 
141.4 	more census blocks in Minnesota:
141.5 	(1) in which, based on the most recent data published by the United States Census Bureau:
141.6 	(i) 40 percent or more of the population is nonwhite;
141.7 	(ii) 35 percent or more of the households have an income at or below 200 percent of the 
141.8 	federal poverty level; or
141.9 	(iii) 40 percent or more of the population over the age of five have limited English 
141.10 	proficiency; or
141.11 	(2) within Indian country, as defined in United State Code, title 18, section 1151.

141.12 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.1310, subdivision 12b, is amended to 
141.13 	read:
141.14 		Subd. 12b.Phase II recycling credits. "Phase II recycling credits" means the number 
141.15 	of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by a manufacturer during a program year 
141.16 	beginning July 1, 2019, and thereafter, from households located outside the 11-county 
141.17 	metropolitan area, as defined in section 115A.1314, subdivision 2, less the manufacturer's 
141.18 	recycling obligation calculated for the same program year in section 115A.1320, subdivision 
141.19 	1, paragraph (g). an amount calculated in a program year beginning July 1, 2019, and in 
141.20 	each program year thereafter, according to the formula (1.5 x A) - (B - C), where:
141.21 	A = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices a manufacturer recycled or 
141.22 	arranged to have collected and recycled during a program year from households located 
141.23 	outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in section 115A.1314, subdivision 2;
141.24 	B = the manufacturer's recycling obligation calculated for the same program year in 
141.25 	section 115A.1320, subdivision 1, paragraph (g); and
141.26 	C = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices a manufacturer recycled or 
141.27 	arranged to have collected and recycled, up to but not exceeding B, during the same program 
141.28 	year from households in the 11-county metropolitan area.

142.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.1312, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
142.2 		Subdivision 1.Requirements for sale. (a) On or after September 1, 2007, a manufacturer 
142.3 	must not sell or offer for sale or deliver to retailers for subsequent sale a new video display 
142.4 	device unless:
142.5 	(1) the video display device is labeled with the manufacturer's brand, which label is 
142.6 	permanently affixed and readily visible; and
142.7 	(2) the manufacturer has filed a registration with the agency, as specified in subdivision 
142.8 	2.
142.9 	(b) On or after February 1, 2008, a retailer who sells or offers for sale a new video display 
142.10 	device to a household must, before the initial offer for sale, review the agency website 
142.11 	specified in subdivision 2, paragraph (g), to determine that all new video display devices 
142.12 	that the retailer is offering for sale are labeled with the manufacturer's brands that are 
142.13 	registered with the agency.
142.14 	(b) A retailer must not sell, offer for sale, rent, or lease a video display device unless 
142.15 	the video display device is labeled according to this subdivision and listed as registered on 
142.16 	the agency website according to subdivision 2.
142.17 	(c) A retailer is not responsible for an unlawful sale under this subdivision if the 
142.18 	manufacturer's registration expired or was revoked and the retailer took possession of the 
142.19 	video display device prior to the expiration or revocation of the manufacturer's registration 
142.20 	and the unlawful sale occurred within six months after the expiration or revocation.

142.21 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
142.22 		Subdivision 1.Registration fee. (a) Each manufacturer who registers under section 
142.23 	115A.1312 must, by August 15 each year, pay to the commissioner of revenue an annual 
142.24 	registration fee, on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner of revenue. The 
142.25 	commissioner of revenue must deposit the fee in the state treasury and credit the fee to the 
142.26 	environmental fund.
142.27 	(b) The registration fee for manufacturers that sell 100 or more video display devices 
142.28 	to households in the state during the previous calendar year is $2,500, plus a variable 
142.29 	recycling fee. The registration fee for manufacturers that sell fewer than 100 video display 
142.30 	devices in the state during the previous calendar year is a variable recycling fee. The variable 
142.31 	recycling fee is calculated according to the formula:
142.32 	[A - (B + C)] x D, where:
143.1 	A = the manufacturer's recycling obligation as determined under section 115A.1320;
143.2 	B = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by that a manufacturer 
143.3 	recycled or arranged to have collected and recycled from households during the immediately 
143.4 	preceding program year, as reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 1;
143.5 	C = the number of phase I or phase II recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to 
143.6 	calculate the variable recycling fee; and
143.7 	D = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $0.50 per pound for 
143.8 	manufacturers who recycle less than 50 percent of the manufacturer's recycling obligation; 
143.9 	$0.40 per pound for manufacturers who recycle at least 50 percent but less than 90 percent 
143.10 	of the manufacturer's recycling obligation; $0.30 per pound for manufacturers who recycle 
143.11 	at least 90 percent but less than 100 percent of the manufacturer's recycling obligation; and 
143.12 	$0.00 per pound for manufacturers who recycle 100 percent or more of the manufacturer's 
143.13 	recycling obligation.
143.14 	(c) A manufacturer may petition the agency to waive the per-pound cost of recycling 
143.15 	fee, element D in the formula in paragraph (b), required under this section. The agency shall 
143.16 	direct the commissioner of revenue to waive the per-pound cost of recycling fee if the 
143.17 	manufacturer demonstrates to the agency's satisfaction a good faith effort to meet its recycling 
143.18 	obligation as determined under section 115A.1320. The petition must include:
143.19 	(1) documentation that the manufacturer has met at least 75 percent of its recycling 
143.20 	obligation as determined under section 115A.1320;
143.21 	(2) a list of political subdivisions and public and private collectors with whom the 
143.22 	manufacturer had a formal contract or agreement in effect during the previous program year 
143.23 	to recycle or collect covered electronic devices;
143.24 	(3) the total amounts of covered electronic devices collected from both within and outside 
143.25 	of the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2;
143.26 	(4) a description of the manufacturer's best efforts to meet its recycling obligation as 
143.27 	determined under section 115A.1320; and
143.28 	(5) any other information requested by the agency.
143.29 	(d) A manufacturer may retain phase I and phase II recycling credits to be added, in 
143.30 	whole or in part, to the actual value of C, as reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 
143.31 	2, during any succeeding program year, provided that no more than 25 percent of a 
143.32 	manufacturer's recycling obligation (A x B) for any program year may be met with phase 
143.33 	I and phase II recycling credits, separately or in combination, generated in a prior program 
144.1 	year. A manufacturer may sell any portion or all of its phase I and phase II recycling credits 
144.2 	to another manufacturer, at a price negotiated by the parties, who may use the credits in the 
144.3 	same manner.
144.4 	(e) For the purpose of determining B in calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling 
144.5 	fee using the formula under paragraph (b), starting with the program year beginning July 
144.6 	1, 2019, and continuing each year thereafter, the weight of covered electronic devices 
144.7 	collected from that a manufacturer recycled or arranged to have collected and recycled from
144.8 	households located outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2, 
144.9 	paragraph (b), is calculated at 1.5 times their actual weight.

144.10 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.1316, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
144.11 		Subdivision 1.Manufacturer reporting requirements. (a) By August 1, 2016, each 
144.12 	manufacturer must report to the agency using the form prescribed:
144.13 	(1) the total weight of each specific model of its video display devices sold to households 
144.14 	during the previous program year; and
144.15 	(2) either:
144.16 	(i) the total weight of its video display devices sold to households during the previous 
144.17 	program year; or
144.18 	(ii) an estimate of the total weight of its video display devices sold to households during 
144.19 	the previous program year, calculated by multiplying the weight of its video display devices 
144.20 	sold nationally times the quotient of Minnesota's population divided by the national 
144.21 	population. All manufacturers with sales of 99 or fewer video display devices to households 
144.22 	in the state during the previous calendar year must report using the method under this item 
144.23 	for calculating sales.
144.24 	(b) (a) By March 1, 2017, and each March 1 thereafter each year, each manufacturer 
144.25 	must report to the agency using the form prescribed:
144.26 	(1) the total weight of each specific model of its video display devices sold to households 
144.27 	during the previous calendar year; and
144.28 	(2) either:
144.29 	(i) the total weight of its video display devices sold to households during the previous 
144.30 	calendar year; or
144.31 	(ii) an estimate of the total weight of its video display devices sold to households during 
144.32 	the previous calendar year, calculated by multiplying the weight of its video display devices 
145.1 	sold nationally times the quotient of Minnesota's population divided by the national 
145.2 	population. All manufacturers with sales of 99 or fewer video display devices to households 
145.3 	in the state during the previous calendar year must report using the method under this item 
145.4 	for calculating sales.
145.5 	A manufacturer must submit with the report required under this paragraph a description of 
145.6 	how the information or estimate was calculated.
145.7 	(c) (b) By August 15 each year, each manufacturer must report to the department until 
145.8 	June 30, 2017, and to the agency thereafter,:
145.9 	(1) the total weight of covered electronic devices the manufacturer collected from 
145.10 	households and recycled or arranged to have collected and recycled during the preceding 
145.11 	program year.;
145.12 	(d) By August 15 each year, each manufacturer must report separately to the department 
145.13 	until June 30, 2017, and to the agency thereafter:
145.14 	(1) (2) the number of phase I and phase II recycling credits the manufacturer has 
145.15 	purchased and sold during the preceding program year;
145.16 	(2) (3) the number of phase I and phase II recycling credits possessed by the manufacturer 
145.17 	that the manufacturer elects to use in the calculation of its variable recycling fee under 
145.18 	section 115A.1314, subdivision 1; and
145.19 	(3) (4) the number of phase I and phase II recycling credits the manufacturer retains at 
145.20 	the beginning of the current program year.
145.21 	(e) (c) Upon request of the commissioner of revenue, the agency shall provide a copy 
145.22 	of each report to the commissioner of revenue.

145.23 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.1318, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
145.24 		Subd. 2.Recycler responsibilities. (a) As part of the report submitted under section 
145.25 	115A.1316, subdivision 2, a recycler must certify, except as provided in paragraph (b), that 
145.26 	facilities that recycle covered electronic devices, including all downstream recycling 
145.27 	operations:
145.28 	(1) use only registered collectors;
145.29 	(2) comply with all applicable health, environmental, safety, and financial responsibility 
145.30 	regulations;
145.31 	(3) are licensed by all applicable governmental authorities;
146.1 	(4) use no prison labor to recycle video display devices;
146.2 	(5) possess liability insurance of not less than $1,000,000 for environmental releases, 
146.3 	accidents, and other emergencies;
146.4 	(6) provide a report annually to each registered collector regarding the video display 
146.5 	devices received from that entity; and
146.6 	(7) do not charge collectors for the transportation and transporting, recycling of, or any 
146.7 	necessary supplies related to transporting or recycling covered electronic devices that meet 
146.8 	a manufacturer's recycling obligation as determined under section 115A.1320, unless 
146.9 	otherwise mutually agreed upon.
146.10 	(b) A nonprofit corporation that contracts with a correctional institution to refurbish and 
146.11 	reuse donated computers in schools is exempt from paragraph (a), clauses (4) and (5).
146.12 	(c) Except to the extent otherwise required by law and unless agreed upon otherwise by 
146.13 	the recycler or manufacturer, a recycler has no responsibility for any data that may be 
146.14 	contained in a covered electronic device if an information storage device is included in the 
146.15 	covered electronic device.

146.16 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.1320, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
146.17 		Subdivision 1.Duties of agency. (a) The agency shall administer sections 115A.1310
146.18 	to 115A.1330.
146.19 	(b) The agency shall establish procedures for:
146.20 	(1) receipt and maintenance of the registration statements and certifications filed with 
146.21 	the agency under section 115A.1312; and
146.22 	(2) making the statements and certifications easily available to manufacturers, retailers, 
146.23 	and members of the public.
146.24 	(c) The agency shall annually review the following variables that are used to calculate 
146.25 	a manufacturer's annual registration fee under section 115A.1314, subdivision 1:
146.26 	(1) the obligation-setting mechanism for manufacturers as specified under paragraph 
146.27 	(g);
146.28 	(2) the estimated per-pound price of recycling covered electronic devices sold to 
146.29 	households; and
146.30 	(3) the base registration fee.
147.1 	(d) If the agency determines that any of these values must be changed in order to improve 
147.2 	the efficiency or effectiveness of the activities regulated under sections 115A.1312 to 
147.3 	115A.1330, or if the revenues exceed the amount that the agency determines is necessary, 
147.4 	the agency shall submit recommended changes and the reasons for them to the chairs of the 
147.5 	senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.
147.6 	(e) By September 1, 2016, and by May 1, 2017, and each May 1 thereafter each year, 
147.7 	the agency shall publish a statewide recycling goal for all video display device waste that 
147.8 	is the weight of all video display devices collected for recycling during each of the three 
147.9 	most recently completed program years, excluding the most recently concluded program 
147.10 	year, divided by two. For the program years beginning July 1, 2016, July 1, 2017, and July 
147.11 	1, 2018, the agency shall establish and publish separate statewide recycling goals for video 
147.12 	display devices as follows:
147.13 	(1) the agency shall set the statewide recycling goal for video display devices at 
147.14 	25,000,000 pounds, 23,000,000 pounds, and 21,000,000 pounds, respectively, during these 
147.15 	successive program years;
147.16 	(2) the agency shall set the recycling goal for televisions at 80 percent of the applicable 
147.17 	amount in clause (1); and
147.18 	(3) the agency shall set the recycling goal for computer monitors at 20 percent of the 
147.19 	applicable amount in clause (1).
147.20 	(f) By September 1, 2016, and by May 1, 2017, and each May 1 thereafter each year, 
147.21 	the agency shall determine each registered manufacturer's market share of video display 
147.22 	devices to be collected and recycled based on the manufacturer's percentage share of the 
147.23 	total weight of video display devices sold as reported to the agency under section 115A.1316, 
147.24 	subdivision 1.
147.25 	(g) By September 1, 2016, and by May 1, 2017, and each May 1 thereafter each year, 
147.26 	the agency shall provide each manufacturer with a determination of the manufacturer's share 
147.27 	of video display devices to be collected and recycled. A manufacturer's market share of 
147.28 	video display devices as specified in paragraph (f) is applied proportionally to the statewide 
147.29 	recycling goal as specified in paragraph (e) to determine an individual manufacturer's 
147.30 	recycling obligation. Upon request by the commissioner of revenue, the agency must provide 
147.31 	the information submitted to manufacturers under this paragraph to the commissioner of 
147.32 	revenue.
147.33 	(h) The agency shall provide a report to the governor and the legislature on the 
147.34 	implementation of sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330. For each program year, the report 
148.1 	must discuss the total weight of covered electronic devices recycled and a summary of 
148.2 	information in the reports submitted by manufacturers and recyclers under section 115A.1316. 
148.3 	The report must also discuss the various collection programs used by manufacturers to 
148.4 	collect covered electronic devices; information regarding covered electronic devices that 
148.5 	are being collected by persons other than registered manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers; 
148.6 	and information about covered electronic devices, if any, being disposed of in landfills in 
148.7 	this state. The report must examine which covered electronic devices, based on economic 
148.8 	and environmental considerations, should be subject to the obligation-setting mechanism 
148.9 	under paragraph (g). The report must include a description of enforcement actions under 
148.10 	sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330. The agency may include in its report other information 
148.11 	received by the agency regarding the implementation of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330. 
148.12 	The report must be done in conjunction with the report required under section 115A.121.
148.13 	(i) The agency shall promote public participation in the activities regulated under sections 
148.14 	115A.1312 to 115A.1330 through public education and outreach efforts.
148.15 	(j) The agency shall enforce sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 in the manner provided 
148.16 	by sections 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 116.072, except for those provisions 
148.17 	enforced by the department, as provided in subdivision 2. The agency may revoke a 
148.18 	registration of a collector or recycler found to have violated sections 115A.1310 to 
148.19 	115A.1330.
148.20 	(k) The agency shall facilitate communication between counties, collection and recycling 
148.21 	centers, and manufacturers to ensure that manufacturers are aware of video display devices 
148.22 	available for recycling.
148.23 	(l) The agency shall post on its website the contact information provided by each 
148.24 	manufacturer under section 115A.1318, subdivision 1, paragraph (e).

148.25 	Sec. 17. [115A.40] CITATION.
148.26 	Sections 115A.40 to 115A.405 may be cited as the "Landfill Responsibility Act."

148.27 	Sec. 18. [115A.401] LEGISLATIVE GOALS AND INTENT.
148.28 	(a) It is the goal of the Landfill Responsibility Act to reduce the environmental impacts 
148.29 	from all aspects of solid waste, from acquiring product material through disposing of product, 
148.30 	and to prioritize the expansion of waste reduction or source reduction activities across the 
148.31 	state. In accordance with the goals and policies of this chapter and the waste management 
149.1 	preferences in section 115A.02, the Landfill Responsibility Act supports waste reduction 
149.2 	and reuse.
149.3 	(b) The legislature intends for the projects developed under the Landfill Responsibility 
149.4 	Act to encourage a greater awareness of the need for and benefits of waste reduction and 
149.5 	reuse and to develop a greater degree of cooperation and coordination among all elements 
149.6 	of government, industry, and the public in advancing more sustainable actions.

149.7 	Sec. 19. [115A.402] DEFINITIONS.
149.8 		Subdivision 1.Applicability. For the purposes of sections 115A.40 to 115A.405, the 
149.9 	terms defined in this section have the meanings given.
149.10 		Subd. 2.Applicable area. "Applicable area" means an area described in a permit for a 
149.11 	disposal facility that accepted mixed municipal solid waste during the immediately preceding 
149.12 	year.
149.13 		Subd. 3.Covered entity. "Covered entity" means the owner or operator of a disposal 
149.14 	facility at which an applicable area is located.
149.15 		Subd. 4.Rate charged. "Rate charged" means the total amount charged by a covered 
149.16 	entity, per ton, to accept solid waste at a disposal facility for treatment, storage, processing, 
149.17 	transfer, disposal, or any other purpose and includes tipping fees and service charges.

149.18 	Sec. 20. [115A.403] LANDFILL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECTS.
149.19 		Subdivision 1.Project application and eligibility. (a) Every three years, or more 
149.20 	frequently at the commissioner's discretion, the commissioner must provide public notice 
149.21 	and solicit proposals for eligible landfill responsibility projects.
149.22 	(b) At any time after the notice is provided under paragraph (a), a person may propose 
149.23 	a landfill responsibility project. Proposals must be submitted in the form and manner 
149.24 	prescribed by the commissioner. At a minimum, a proposal must include:
149.25 	(1) a description of the proposer's qualifications with waste reduction or source reduction;
149.26 	(2) a description of the scope of the project, including how the project will result in 
149.27 	waste reduction or source reduction;
149.28 	(3) the expected amount of waste reduction or source reduction attributable to the project;
149.29 	(4) a description of the timeline of the project;
149.30 	(5) a detailed annual budget for the project;
150.1 	(6) identification and a description of environmental justice areas served by the project;
150.2 	(7) a description of how the project meets the following minimum requirements:
150.3 	(i) is administered in the state;
150.4 	(ii) does not supplant existing work;
150.5 	(iii) provides a high return in environmental benefits, including but not limited to reducing 
150.6 	greenhouse gas emissions;
150.7 	(iv) demonstrates cost-effectiveness;
150.8 	(v) has measurable outcomes for waste reduction or source reduction; and
150.9 	(vi) includes only waste reduction or source reduction activities; and
150.10 	(8) any other information required by the commissioner to evaluate the project.
150.11 	(c) Only waste reduction and reuse as a waste management practice under section 
150.12 	115A.02, paragraph (b), clause (1), are eligible for project funding under this section. Waste 
150.13 	management practices under section 115A.02, paragraph (b), clauses (2) to (6), are not 
150.14 	eligible.
150.15 	(d) The commissioner must establish and maintain a list of eligible landfill responsibility 
150.16 	projects and make the list available to covered entities. The commissioner must evaluate 
150.17 	proposals submitted under paragraph (b) and determine whether to include each proposal 
150.18 	on the list of eligible landfill responsibility projects. The commissioner may remove a project 
150.19 	from the list at any time if the project no longer meets the minimum criteria under paragraph 
150.20 	(b), clause (7), or if the commissioner determines the project will not be completed as 
150.21 	proposed.
150.22 	(e) The waste reduction or source reduction activities of an eligible project as described 
150.23 	in a proposal under paragraph (b) may not begin until:
150.24 	(1) the project is included in a plan approved by the commissioner under subdivision 4; 
150.25 	or
150.26 	(2) the proposal is rescinded or the project is removed from the eligible projects list.
150.27 		Subd. 2.Obligation. (a) Each year, a covered entity must fund eligible landfill 
150.28 	responsibility projects according to this subdivision in an amount at least equal to the covered 
150.29 	entity's obligation determined under paragraph (b).
150.30 	(b) A covered entity's obligation is three percent of the covered entity's revenue and is 
150.31 	calculated according to the formula:
151.1 	X=(A*B) * 0.03
151.2 	Where:
151.3 	X is the total obligation that the covered entity must meet in the three-year approved 
151.4 	plan
151.5 	A is the annual average rate charged at an applicable area during the three-year period 
151.6 	immediately preceding the date a plan must be submitted under subdivision 3
151.7 	B is the total tons of solid waste accepted in the applicable area during the three-year 
151.8 	period immediately preceding the date a plan must be submitted under subdivision 3
151.9 		Subd. 3.Covered entity plans. (a) By January 1, 2023, and every third year thereafter, 
151.10 	or more frequently as determined by the commissioner, a covered entity must submit a plan 
151.11 	to the commissioner in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The plan must 
151.12 	include:
151.13 	(1) the covered entity's obligation for the plan period as calculated in subdivision 2;
151.14 	(2) a selection of projects from the list of eligible projects under subdivision 1, paragraph 
151.15 	(d), according to the following:
151.16 	(i) selection must be made so that 40 percent of the obligation will directly serve 
151.17 	environmental justice areas; and
151.18 	(ii) the total selection must include projects with budgets that annually meet or exceed 
151.19 	the covered entity's obligation for the period of the plan;
151.20 	(3) estimated amounts of waste reduction or source reduction for each selected project, 
151.21 	categorized by material type;
151.22 	(4) a description of how the covered entity will annually meet its obligation for each of 
151.23 	the three years in the plan period; and
151.24 	(5) any other criteria required by the commissioner to determine the sufficiency of the 
151.25 	plan.
151.26 	(b) The commissioner may modify dates for plan submission under paragraph (a) if the 
151.27 	commissioner determines it is necessary to implement the Landfill Responsibility Act.
151.28 		Subd. 4.Commissioner review. (a) Upon receiving a plan under subdivision 3, the 
151.29 	commissioner must:
151.30 	(1) notify a covered entity if a plan is incomplete, specifying the specific items that need 
151.31 	to be submitted to make the plan complete;
152.1 	(2) giving first-come first-served preference based on when a plan is submitted, require 
152.2 	a covered entity to revise and resubmit a plan if the commissioner determines it necessary 
152.3 	to:
152.4 	(i) ensure that no more than 25 percent of the total obligation of all covered entities is 
152.5 	allocated to a single recipient;
152.6 	(ii) prevent duplicative selection of eligible projects;
152.7 	(iii) prioritize fully funding individual eligible projects before selecting additional projects 
152.8 	for funding; or
152.9 	(iv) implement the Landfill Responsibility Act and remain consistent with other state 
152.10 	law; and
152.11 	(3) provide covered entities with plan approval, including any modifications required 
152.12 	under this paragraph, within 45 days after the plan is submitted under subdivision 3.
152.13 	(b) After receiving initial approval of a plan, a covered entity must revise and resubmit 
152.14 	a plan for approval or disapproval if the eligible projects change during the plan period. If 
152.15 	a project can no longer be completed as described, a covered entity must choose another 
152.16 	project to meet its obligation. The covered entity must resubmit its plan to the commissioner 
152.17 	if there is a substantial change in obligation or if an eligible project is unable to be performed 
152.18 	as described.
152.19 		Subd. 5.Project implementation. (a) After a plan is approved under subdivision 4, a 
152.20 	covered entity must implement the plan.
152.21 	(b) After a person receives funding from a covered entity, the covered entity and the 
152.22 	person receiving funding must implement the plan according to the proposal submitted 
152.23 	under subdivision 1. If a person implementing the project is no longer able to perform the 
152.24 	project according to the proposal, the person must immediately notify the covered entity 
152.25 	and the commissioner.
152.26 		Subd. 6.Reporting requirements. (a) No later than February 1 each year, a covered 
152.27 	entity must submit a report to the commissioner for the preceding calendar year. The annual 
152.28 	report must be submitted in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner and must 
152.29 	include:
152.30 	(1) a description of the covered entity's progress made toward objectives detailed in the 
152.31 	plan developed under subdivision 3, including a summary of the projects completed for the 
152.32 	reporting year;
153.1 	(2) evidence, such as receipts, of meeting the covered entity's obligation for the previous 
153.2 	year;
153.3 	(3) the rate charged during the preceding calendar year;
153.4 	(4) proof of how at least 40 percent of the covered entity's obligation is met through 
153.5 	projects directly serving environmental justice; and
153.6 	(5) any other information requested by the commissioner to determine compliance.
153.7 	(b) No later than February 1 each year, a person receiving funding for a landfill 
153.8 	responsibility project must submit a report to the commissioner for the preceding calendar 
153.9 	year. The annual report must be submitted in a form and manner prescribed by the 
153.10 	commissioner and must include:
153.11 	(1) proof of the amount of funding received and the time frame for each eligible project;
153.12 	(2) the time frame for the project;
153.13 	(3) a description of the amount of waste reduction or source reduction achieved by the 
153.14 	project during the reporting year by weight, categorized by material type;
153.15 	(4) a description of how the project served environmental justice areas, if applicable;
153.16 	(5) a description of how the data was measured and the activities used to achieve the 
153.17 	specified waste reduction or source reduction amounts; and
153.18 	(6) any other information requested by the commissioner to determine compliance.
153.19 		Subd. 7.Operating record. A covered entity must record and maintain in an operating 
153.20 	record all information used to determine the rate charged, including gate receipts and financial 
153.21 	records, for a minimum of five years.
153.22 		Subd. 8.Duty to provide information. If the commissioner requests information to 
153.23 	determine compliance with this section, a person must furnish to the commissioner any 
153.24 	information that the person may have or may reasonably obtain.

153.25 	Sec. 21. [115A.404] LANDFILL RESPONSIBILITY ASSESSMENT.
153.26 	(a) By January 1 each year, a covered entity must pay to the commissioner an assessment 
153.27 	fee according to this section. The commissioner must deposit the fee in the state treasury 
153.28 	and credit the fee to the environmental fund.
153.29 	(b) The annual assessment fee is calculated for each covered entity according to the 
153.30 	formula:
154.1 	X = A * (B/C)
154.2 	Where:
154.3 	X is the assessment fee owed by each covered entity
154.4 	A is the anticipated total annual cost to the agency to administer and implement the 
154.5 	Landfill Responsibility Act for the following year, as determined by the commissioner
154.6 	B is the total amount of solid waste, measured in tons, disposed of in a covered entity's 
154.7 	applicable area or applicable areas according to the covered entity's most recent annual 
154.8 	report
154.9 	C is the total amount of solid waste, measured in tons, disposed of in the applicable areas 
154.10 	at all covered entities according to the covered entities' most recent annual reports

154.11 	Sec. 22. [115A.405] WASTE COMPOSITION STUDY.
154.12 		Subdivision 1.Waste composition study. By January 1 each year, the commissioner 
154.13 	must conduct a waste composition study at covered entities. When identifying facilities for 
154.14 	waste composition studies, the commissioner must rotate the covered entities and each 
154.15 	covered entity must allow the commissioner to perform a waste composition study at least 
154.16 	once every three years.
154.17 		Subd. 2.Access. The commissioner or commissioner's designee, upon presentation of 
154.18 	credentials, may enter upon any public or private property to take any action authorized by 
154.19 	this section. The covered entity must provide access to pertinent books and records and 
154.20 	provide reasonable accommodations for a waste composition study to be completed 
154.21 	accurately and safely.
154.22 		Subd. 3.Data compilation. The commissioner must annually compile and summarize 
154.23 	the waste composition data. The commissioner must make the summary information available 
154.24 	to the public.

154.25 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.565, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
154.26 		Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The commissioner shall must make 
154.27 	competitive grants to political subdivisions or federally recognized Tribes to establish 
154.28 	curbside recycling or composting, increase recycling or composting, reduce the amount of 
154.29 	recyclable materials entering disposal facilities, or reduce the costs associated with hauling 
154.30 	waste by locating collection sites as close as possible to the site where the waste is generated. 
154.31 	To be eligible for grants under this section, a political subdivision or federally recognized 
155.1 	Tribe must be located outside the seven-county metropolitan area and a city must have a 
155.2 	population of less than 45,000.

155.3 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.17, subdivision 13, is amended to read:
155.4 		Subd. 13.Priorities; rules. (a) By November 1, 1983, the Pollution Control Agency 
155.5 	shall establish a temporary list of priorities among releases or threatened releases for the 
155.6 	purpose of taking remedial action and, to the extent practicable consistent with the urgency 
155.7 	of the action, for taking removal action under this section. The temporary list, with any 
155.8 	necessary modifications, shall remain in effect until the Pollution Control Agency adopts 
155.9 	rules establishing state criteria for determining priorities among releases and threatened 
155.10 	releases. The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt the rules by July 1, 1984. After rules 
155.11 	are adopted, a permanent priority list shall be established, and may be modified from time 
155.12 	to time, using the current guidance and tools for the Hazard Ranking System adopted by 
155.13 	the federal Environmental Protection Agency and according to the criteria set forth in the 
155.14 	rules. Before any list is established under this subdivision the Pollution Control Agency 
155.15 	shall publish the list in the State Register and allow 30 days for comments on the list by the 
155.16 	public.
155.17 	(b) The temporary list and the rules required by this subdivision shall be based upon the 
155.18 	relative risk or danger to public health or welfare or the environment, taking into account 
155.19 	to the extent possible the population at risk, the hazardous potential of the hazardous 
155.20 	substances at the facilities, the potential for contamination of drinking water supplies, the 
155.21 	potential for direct human contact, the potential for destruction of sensitive ecosystems, the 
155.22 	administrative and financial capabilities of the Pollution Control Agency, and other 
155.23 	appropriate factors.

155.24 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.406, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
155.25 		Subdivision 1.Legislative findings. The legislature recognizes the need to protect the 
155.26 	public health and welfare and the environment at priority qualified facilities. To implement 
155.27 	a timely and effective cleanup and prevent multiparty litigation, the legislature finds it is in 
155.28 	the public interest to direct the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to:
155.29 	(1) take environmental response actions that the commissioner deems reasonable and 
155.30 	necessary to protect the public health or welfare or the environment at priority qualified 
155.31 	facilities and to;
155.32 	(2) acquire real property interests at priority qualified facilities to ensure the completion 
155.33 	and long-term effectiveness of environmental response actions.; and
156.1 	(3) prevent both an unjust financial windfall to and double liability of owners and 
156.2 	operators of priority qualified facilities.

156.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
156.4 	applies to actions commenced on or after January 1, 2021.

156.5 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.406, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
156.6 		Subd. 9.Environmental response costs; liens. (a) All environmental response costs
156.7 	and reasonable and necessary expenses, including administrative and legal expenses, incurred 
156.8 	by the commissioner at a priority qualified facility constitute a lien in favor of the state upon 
156.9 	any real property located in the state, other than homestead property, owned by the owner 
156.10 	or operator of the priority qualified facility who is subject to the requirements of section 
156.11 	115B.40, subdivision 4 or 5. Notwithstanding section 514.672, a lien under this paragraph 
156.12 	continues until the lien is satisfied or is released according to paragraph (c).
156.13 	(b) If the commissioner conducts an environmental response action at a priority qualified 
156.14 	facility and the environmental response action increases the fair market value of the facility 
156.15 	above the fair market value of the facility that existed before the response action was initiated, 
156.16 	then the state has a lien on the facility for the increase in fair market value of the property 
156.17 	attributable to the response action, valued at the time that construction of the final 
156.18 	environmental response action was completed, not including operation and maintenance. 
156.19 	Notwithstanding section 514.672, a lien under this paragraph continues until the lien is 
156.20 	satisfied or is released according to paragraph (c).
156.21 	(c) A lien under this subdivision paragraph (a) or (b) attaches when the environmental 
156.22 	response costs are first incurred. Notwithstanding section 514.672, a lien under this 
156.23 	subdivision continues until the lien is satisfied or six years after completion of construction 
156.24 	of the final environmental response action, not including operation and maintenance. Notice, 
156.25 	filing, and release, and enforcement of the lien are governed by sections 514.671 to 514.676, 
156.26 	except where those requirements specifically are related to only cleanup action expenses 
156.27 	as defined in section 514.671. The commissioner may release a lien under this subdivision 
156.28 	if the commissioner determines that attachment or enforcement of the lien is not in the 
156.29 	public interest. A lien under this subdivision is not subject to the foreclosure limitation 
156.30 	described in section 514.674, subdivision 2. Relative priority of a lien under this subdivision 
156.31 	is governed by section 514.672, except that a lien attached to property that was included in 
156.32 	any permit for the priority qualified facility takes precedence over all other liens regardless 
156.33 	of when the other liens were or are perfected. Amounts received to satisfy all or a part of a 
156.34 	lien must be deposited in the remediation fund. An environmental lien notice for a lien under 
157.1 	paragraph (a) or (b) must state that it is a lien in accordance with this section and identify 
157.2 	whether the property described in the notice was included in any permit for the priority 
157.3 	qualified facility.

157.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
157.5 	applies to actions commenced on or after January 1, 2021.

157.6 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.407, is amended to read:
157.7 	115B.407 ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION ACQUIRING AND DISPOSING
157.8 	OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIORITY QUALIFIED FACILITIES.
157.9 		Subdivision 1.Acquiring and disposing of real property. (a) The commissioner may 
157.10 	acquire interests in real property by donation or eminent domain at all or a portion of a 
157.11 	priority qualified facility. Condemnation under this section includes acquisition of fee title 
157.12 	or an easement. After acquiring an interest in real property under this section, the 
157.13 	commissioner must take environmental response actions at the priority qualified facility 
157.14 	according to sections 115B.39 to 115B.414 after the legislature makes an appropriation for 
157.15 	that purpose.
157.16 	(b) The commissioner may dispose of real property acquired under this section according 
157.17 	to section 115B.17, subdivision 16.
157.18 	(c) Except as modified by this section, chapter 117 governs condemnation proceedings 
157.19 	by the commissioner under this section. The exceptions under section 117.189 apply to the 
157.20 	use of eminent domain authority under this section. Section 117.226 does not apply to 
157.21 	properties acquired by the use of eminent domain authority under this section.
157.22 	(d) The state is not liable under this chapter solely as a result of acquiring an interest in 
157.23 	real property under this section.
157.24 		Subd. 2.Eminent domain damages. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the following 
157.25 	terms have the meanings given:
157.26 	(1) "after-market value" means the property value of that portion of the subject property 
157.27 	remaining after a partial taking;
157.28 	(2) "as remediated" means the condition of the property assuming the environmental 
157.29 	response actions selected by the commissioner have been completed, including environmental 
157.30 	covenants and easements and other institutional controls that may apply;
157.31 	(3) "before-market value" means the property value of the entire subject property before 
157.32 	the taking, less the remediation costs;
158.1 	(4) "property value" means the fair market value of the real property, as remediated, less 
158.2 	any reduction in value attributable to the stigma of pollution; and
158.3 	(5) "remediation costs" means the reasonably foreseeable costs and expenses, including 
158.4 	administrative and legal expenses, that the commissioner will incur to implement the 
158.5 	environmental response actions that the commissioner selected for the property according 
158.6 	to section 115B.406, subdivision 3, less the amount, if any, that the property owner 
158.7 	demonstrates was released under section 115B.443, subdivision 8, which must not be greater 
158.8 	than the extent of insurance coverage under policies for the property included in a settlement 
158.9 	consistent with section 115B.443, subdivision 8.
158.10 	(b) The damages awarded for condemnation of real property under this section is the 
158.11 	greater of $500 or:
158.12 	(1) for a total taking of the subject property, the before-market value; or
158.13 	(2) for a partial taking of the subject property, the before-market value less the 
158.14 	after-market value.
158.15 	(c) When awarding damages in a condemnation proceeding under this section, in addition 
158.16 	to any other requirement of chapter 117, the finder of fact must report:
158.17 	(1) the amount determined for the property value of the entire subject property before 
158.18 	the taking; and
158.19 	(2) the itemized amount determined for remediation costs.
158.20 	(d) The commissioner may seek recovery of environmental response costs only to the 
158.21 	extent the costs exceed the lower of the remediation costs or the property value of the entire 
158.22 	subject property before the taking as reported under paragraph (c).
158.23 	(e) If the actual expenses incurred by the commissioner to take environmental response 
158.24 	actions at the priority qualified facility as determined at the time construction of the final 
158.25 	environmental response action was completed would have yielded a higher award of damages 
158.26 	under this section, then the commissioner must reimburse the owner an amount equal to the 
158.27 	amount of damages as if the actual expenses were used instead of the remediation costs, 
158.28 	less any damages already awarded.

158.29 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment and 
158.30 	applies to actions commenced on or after January 1, 2021.

159.1 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.421, is amended to read:
159.2 	115B.421 CLOSED LANDFILL INVESTMENT FUND.
159.3 	(a) The closed landfill investment fund is established in the state treasury. The fund 
159.4 	consists of money credited to the fund, and interest and other earnings on money in the 
159.5 	fund. Beginning July 1, 2003, funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445. 
159.6 	The fund shall be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of 
159.7 	Investment.
159.8 	Money in (b) Interest earned by the fund is appropriated to the commissioner and may 
159.9 	be spent by the commissioner after fiscal year 2020 in accordance with sections 115B.39
159.10 	to 115B.444. By January 15 each year, the commissioner must submit a report to the chairs 
159.11 	and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and 
159.12 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment policy and finance on the expenditure of money 
159.13 	appropriated under this section. This paragraph expires June 30, 2025.

159.14 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.49, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
159.15 		Subd. 4.Registration; fees. (a) The owner or operator of a dry cleaning facility shall
159.16 	must register on or before October 1 of each year with the commissioner of revenue in a 
159.17 	manner prescribed by the commissioner of revenue and pay a registration fee for the facility. 
159.18 	The amount of the fee is:
159.19 	(1) $500, for facilities with a full-time equivalence of fewer than five; equal to ... percent 
159.20 	of the facility's gross revenues for the preceding year.
159.21 	(2) $1,000, for facilities with a full-time equivalence of five to ten; and
159.22 	(3) $1,500, for facilities with a full-time equivalence of more than ten.
159.23 	The registration fee must be paid on or before October 18 or the owner or operator of a dry 
159.24 	cleaning facility may elect to pay the fee in equal installments. Installment payments must 
159.25 	be paid on or before October 18, on or before January 18, on or before April 18, and on or 
159.26 	before June 18. All payments made after October 18 bear interest at the rate specified in 
159.27 	section 270C.40.
159.28 	(b) A person who sells dry cleaning solvents for use by dry cleaning facilities in the state 
159.29 	shall collect and remit to the commissioner of revenue in the same manner prescribed by 
159.30 	the commissioner of revenue, for the taxes imposed under chapter 297A, a fee of:
159.31 	(1) $3.50 for each gallon of perchloroethylene sold for use by dry cleaning facilities in 
159.32 	the state;
160.1 	(2) 70 cents for each gallon of hydrocarbon-based dry cleaning solvent sold for use by 
160.2 	dry cleaning facilities in the state; and
160.3 	(3) 35 cents for each gallon of other nonaqueous solvents sold for use by dry cleaning 
160.4 	facilities in the state.
160.5 	(c) The audit, assessment, appeal, collection, enforcement, and administrative provisions 
160.6 	of chapters 270C and 289A apply to the fee imposed by this subdivision. To enforce this 
160.7 	subdivision, the commissioner of revenue may grant extensions to file returns and pay fees, 
160.8 	impose penalties and interest on the annual registration fee under paragraph (a) and the 
160.9 	monthly fee under paragraph (b), and abate penalties and interest in the manner provided 
160.10 	in chapters 270C and 289A. The penalties and interest imposed on taxes under chapter 297A 
160.11 	apply to the fees imposed under this subdivision. Disclosure of data collected by the 
160.12 	commissioner of revenue under this subdivision is governed by chapter 270B.

160.13 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.06, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
160.14 	read:
160.15 		Subd. 6a.Commissioner. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Minnesota 
160.16 	Pollution Control Agency.

160.17 	Sec. 31. [116.064] PERMITTING; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AREAS.
160.18 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this 
160.19 	subdivision have the meanings given.
160.20 	(b) "Census block" means the smallest geographical unit for which the United States 
160.21 	Census Bureau tabulates decennial census data.
160.22 	(c) "Cumulative impacts analysis" means the potential public health and environmental 
160.23 	impacts affecting a specific geographical area from past, present, and foreseeable future 
160.24 	exposure to pollutants from all media and incorporates the concept of a community's 
160.25 	vulnerability to withstand incremental environmental impacts.
160.26 	(d) "Environmental justice" means that:
160.27 	(1) communities of color, Indigenous communities, and low-income communities have 
160.28 	a healthy environment and are treated fairly when environmental statutes, rules, and policies 
160.29 	are developed, adopted, implemented, and enforced; and
160.30 	(2) in all decisions that have the potential to affect the environment of an environmental 
160.31 	justice area or the public health of its residents, due consideration is given to the history of 
161.1 	those residents' cumulative exposure to pollutants and to any current socioeconomic 
161.2 	conditions that increase the physical sensitivity of those residents to additional exposure to 
161.3 	pollutants.
161.4 	(e) "Environmental justice area" means one or more census blocks in Minnesota:
161.5 	(1) in which, based on the most recent data published by the United States Census Bureau:
161.6 	(i) 40 percent or more of the population is nonwhite;
161.7 	(ii) 35 percent or more of the households have an income at or below 200 percent of the 
161.8 	federal poverty level; or
161.9 	(iii) 40 percent or more of the population over the age of five have limited English 
161.10 	proficiency; or
161.11 	(2) within Indian country, as defined in United State Code, title 18, section 1151.
161.12 		Subd. 2.Rulemaking. No later than November 1, 2021, the commissioner must begin 
161.13 	the process to adopt rules under chapter 14 that implement the provisions of this section to 
161.14 	establish a process and decision-making criteria the agency must utilize to address the 
161.15 	permitting of facilities that have the potential to impact the environment of environmental 
161.16 	justice areas and the health of persons residing within them.
161.17 		Subd. 3.Application. The provisions of this section apply to an application for a new 
161.18 	permit, permit renewal, or major permit amendment filed with the agency whose emissions 
161.19 	or releases of pollutants may affect an environmental justice area.
161.20 		Subd. 4.Environmental justice area; determination. The agency has the responsibility 
161.21 	to determine the geographical boundaries of an environmental justice area. The agency's 
161.22 	determination of the boundaries of an environmental justice area may be appealed by the 
161.23 	filing of a petition signed by at least 50 residents filed with the commissioner that contains 
161.24 	evidence that one or more census blocks meet the definition of environmental justice area 
161.25 	in subdivision 1, paragraph (e). The commissioner may, after reviewing the petition, amend 
161.26 	the boundaries of an environmental justice area.
161.27 		Subd. 5.Process; cumulative impact analysis. (a) The agency must ensure that residents 
161.28 	of an environmental justice area are notified about all steps in the permitting process and 
161.29 	the progress of the analysis required to be conducted under this section. Notification must 
161.30 	include but not be limited to postings on the agency's website and direct delivery of written 
161.31 	materials to environmental justice area residents in applicable languages in areas where 
161.32 	English proficiency is limited.
162.1 	(b) When a new facility or a proposed expansion of an existing facility is located in an 
162.2 	environmental justice area, the owner or operator of the facility must:
162.3 	(1) conduct an analysis of the cumulative impacts that the facility or expansion would 
162.4 	cause or contribute to in the environmental justice area; and
162.5 	(2) if seeking a state permit under chapter 115 or 116, hold at least one public meeting 
162.6 	in the environmental justice area before the commissioner issues or denies a permit.
162.7 	(c) The commissioner may require a permitted facility located in an environmental justice 
162.8 	area to hold in-person meetings with nearby residents to share information and discuss  
162.9 	community concerns. The commissioner may establish the number and frequency of required 
162.10 	meetings as permit conditions.
162.11 	(d) A cumulative impact analysis must also describe demographic and socioeconomic 
162.12 	conditions that may make residents of an environmental justice area more vulnerable to the 
162.13 	effects of incremental exposure to environmental pollutants. The analysis, based on publicly 
162.14 	available or otherwise obtainable data, must include but is not limited to the following 
162.15 	factors:
162.16 	(1) demographic factors, including the age distribution and racial and ethnic characteristics 
162.17 	of the population;
162.18 	(2) hospital admission rates for respiratory and pulmonary disease, cancer, diabetes, and 
162.19 	other conditions that may be exacerbated by exposure to pollutants;
162.20 	(3) the proportion of the population without medical insurance;
162.21 	(4) economic variables, including income and poverty levels, the rate of unemployment, 
162.22 	the proportion of substandard housing, and the incidence of poor nutrition; and
162.23 	(5) any available biomonitoring data indicating body burdens of pollutants.
162.24 	(e) If requested, the agency shall provide any relevant information it has to a permit 
162.25 	applicant conducting a cumulative impacts analysis under this section.
162.26 	(f) The agency's reasonable costs of complying with this subdivision are to be reimbursed 
162.27 	by the permit applicant.
162.28 	(g) The agency shall maintain on its website a list of all environmental justice areas that 
162.29 	undergo the analysis required under this subdivision.
162.30 		Subd. 6.Permits; environmental justice area. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of 
162.31 	any other law, the agency must, after reviewing the permit application, the agency's analysis 
162.32 	of cumulative pollution impacts conducted under subdivision 5, and any additional relevant 
163.1 	information, including testimony and written comments received at a public meeting, 
163.2 	determine whether the incremental environmental impacts that would result in an 
163.3 	environmental justice area from approval of the permit will, in conjunction with the 
163.4 	cumulative pollution impacts and the heightened sensitivity to additional pollution of 
163.5 	residents of the environmental justice area, cause or contribute to increased levels of 
163.6 	environmental or health impacts compared with denying the permit.
163.7 	(b) If the agency determines that issuing the permit would cause or contribute to increased 
163.8 	levels of environmental or health impacts compared with not issuing the permit, the 
163.9 	commissioner must:
163.10 	(1) deny the permit; or
163.11 	(2) place conditions on the permit that eliminate any contribution to increased levels of 
163.12 	environmental or health impacts from the permitted facility in an environmental justice 
163.13 	area.
163.14 		Subd. 7.Enforcement. The commissioner may enforce rules and regulations necessary 
163.15 	to implement the provisions of this section.

163.16 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
163.17 	read:
163.18 		Subd. 4l.Real property interests. (a) The commissioner may acquire interests in real 
163.19 	property at a solid waste disposal facility, limited to environmental covenants under chapter 
163.20 	114E and easements for the environmental covenants, when the commissioner determines 
163.21 	the property interests are related to:
163.22 	(1) closure;
163.23 	(2) postclosure care; and
163.24 	(3) any other actions needed after the postclosure care period expires.
163.25 	(b) The state is not liable under this chapter or any other law solely as a result of acquiring 
163.26 	an interest in real property under this section.
163.27 	(c) An environmental covenant under this subdivision must be in accordance with chapter 
163.28 	114E and must be signed and acknowledged by every owner of the fee simple title to the 
163.29 	real property subject to the covenant.

164.1 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
164.2 	read:
164.3 		Subd. 4m.Permit review denial. If the commissioner determines that a person's request 
164.4 	for the agency to review an existing permit is not warranted, the commissioner must state 
164.5 	the reasons for the determination in writing within 15 days of the determination.

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

164.7 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
164.8 	read:
164.9 		Subd. 4n.Nonexpiring state individual permits; public informational meeting. (a) 
164.10 	For each facility issued a nonexpiring state individual air quality permit by the agency, the 
164.11 	agency must hold a separate public informational meeting at regular intervals to allow the 
164.12 	public to make comments or inquiries regarding any aspect of the permit, including but not 
164.13 	limited to permit conditions, testing results, the facility's operations, and permit compliance. 
164.14 	The public informational meeting must be held at a location near the permitted facility and 
164.15 	convenient to the public. Persons employed at the facility who are responsible for the facility 
164.16 	meeting the conditions of the permit and agency officials must be present at the public 
164.17 	informational meeting. For nonexpiring state individual air quality permits issued after 
164.18 	December 31, 2016, a public informational meeting must be held under this subdivision no 
164.19 	later than five years after the permit is issued and every five years thereafter. For nonexpiring 
164.20 	state individual air quality permits issued on or before December 31, 2015, a public 
164.21 	informational meeting must be held under this subdivision no later than December 31, 2022, 
164.22 	and every five years thereafter.
164.23 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "state individual air quality permit" means an air 
164.24 	quality permit that is issued to an individual facility required to obtain a permit under 
164.25 	Minnesota Rules, part 7007.0250, subparts 2 to 6, and is not a general permit issued under 
164.26 	Minnesota Rules, part 7007.1100.
164.27 	(c) As required under subdivision 4d, the agency's direct and indirect reasonable costs 
164.28 	of conducting the activities under this subdivision must be recovered through air quality 
164.29 	permit fees.

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

165.1 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
165.2 		Subd. 6.Pollution Control Agency; exercise of powers. (a) In exercising all its powers, 
165.3 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall give due consideration to must:
165.4 	(1) consider the establishment, maintenance, operation and expansion of business, 
165.5 	commerce, trade, industry, traffic, and other economic factors and other material matters 
165.6 	affecting the feasibility and practicability of any proposed action, including, but not limited 
165.7 	to, the burden on a municipality of any tax which may result therefrom, and shall must take 
165.8 	or provide for such action as may be reasonable, feasible, and practical under the 
165.9 	circumstances.; and
165.10 	(2) to the extent reasonable, feasible, and practical under the circumstances:
165.11 	(i) ensure that actions or programs that have a direct, indirect, or cumulative impact on 
165.12 	environmental justice areas incorporate community-focused practices and procedures in 
165.13 	agency processes, including communication, outreach, engagement, and education to enhance 
165.14 	meaningful, timely, and transparent community access;
165.15 	(ii) collaborate with other state agencies to identify, develop, and implement means to 
165.16 	eliminate and reverse environmental and health inequities and disparities;
165.17 	(iii) promote the utility and availability of environmental data and analysis for 
165.18 	environmental justice areas, other agencies, federally recognized Tribal governments, and 
165.19 	the public;
165.20 	(iv) encourage coordination and collaboration with residents of environmental justice 
165.21 	areas to address environmental and health inequities and disparities; and
165.22 	(v) ensure environmental justice values are represented to the agency from a 
165.23 	commissioner-appointed environmental justice advisory committee that is composed of 
165.24 	diverse members and that is developed and operated in a manner open to the public and in 
165.25 	accordance with the duties described in the bylaws and charter adopted and maintained by 
165.26 	the commissioner.
165.27 	(b) For the purposes of this section, "environmental justice" and "environmental justice 
165.28 	area" have the meanings given under section 115A.03, subdivisions 10b and 10c.

165.29 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
165.30 		Subd. 9.Orders; investigations. The agency shall have commissioner has the following 
165.31 	powers and duties for the enforcement of enforcing any provision of this chapter and chapter 
165.32 	114C, relating to air contamination or waste:
166.1 	(1) to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, revoke, reopen, enter into or enforce reasonable 
166.2 	orders, schedules of compliance and stipulation agreements;
166.3 	(2) to require the owner or operator of any emission facility, air contaminant treatment 
166.4 	facility, potential air contaminant storage facility, or any system or facility related to the 
166.5 	storage, collection, transportation, processing, or disposal of waste to establish and maintain 
166.6 	records; to make reports; to install, use, and maintain monitoring equipment or methods; 
166.7 	and to make tests, including testing for odor where a nuisance may exist, in accordance with 
166.8 	methods, at locations, at intervals, and in a manner as the agency shall prescribe; and to 
166.9 	provide other information as the agency may reasonably require;
166.10 	(3) to conduct investigations, issue notices, public and otherwise, and order hearings as 
166.11 	it may deem necessary or advisable for the discharge of its duties under this chapter and 
166.12 	chapter 114C, including but not limited to the issuance of permits; and to authorize any 
166.13 	member, employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct the investigations and issue the 
166.14 	notices.; and
166.15 	(4) to require parties who enter into a negotiated agreement to settle an enforcement 
166.16 	matter with the agency to reimburse the agency according to this clause for oversight costs 
166.17 	that are incurred by the agency and associated with implementing the negotiated agreement. 
166.18 	The agency may recover oversight costs exceeding $25,000. Oversight costs include 
166.19 	personnel and direct costs associated with inspections, sampling, monitoring, modeling, 
166.20 	risk assessment, permit writing, engineering review, economic analysis and review, and 
166.21 	other record or document review. Only oversight costs incurred after executing the negotiated 
166.22 	agreement are covered by this clause. The agency's legal and litigation costs are not covered 
166.23 	by this clause. The commissioner has discretion as to whether to apply this clause in cases 
166.24 	where the agency is using schedules of compliance to bring a class of regulated parties into 
166.25 	compliance. Reimbursement amounts are appropriated to the commissioner.

166.26 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
166.27 	read:
166.28 		Subd. 9a.Stipulation agreements. In exercising enforcement powers over a term of a 
166.29 	stipulation agreement when a party asserts a good cause or force majeure claim for an 
166.30 	extension of time to comply with a stipulated term, the commissioner must not grant the 
166.31 	extension if the assertion is based solely on increased costs.

167.1 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
167.2 	read:
167.3 		Subd. 9b.Compliance when required permit not obtained. The commissioner may 
167.4 	require a person or facility that fails to obtain a required permit to comply with any terms 
167.5 	of a permit that would have been issued had the person or facility obtained a permit, including 
167.6 	but not limited to reporting, monitoring, controlling pollutant discharge, and creating and 
167.7 	implementing operations and maintenance plans. The person or facility is subject to liability 
167.8 	and penalties, including criminal liability, for failing to operate in compliance with a permit 
167.9 	not obtained beginning at the time a permit should have been obtained.

167.10 	Sec. 39. [116.0735] AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE INFORMATION ON 
167.11 	CONTAMINANTS.
167.12 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms in this 
167.13 	subdivision have the meanings given them.
167.14 	(b) "Activities" means actions by a person that produce, emit, discharge, release, threaten 
167.15 	to release, or otherwise cause a contaminant to enter the environment or the human body 
167.16 	and that occurred at a point in time or continue to occur. Activities includes but is not limited 
167.17 	to manufacturing, distributing, using, or selling products.
167.18 	(c) "Agency" means the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.
167.19 	(d) "Agency action" means investigating, monitoring, surveying, testing, or other similar 
167.20 	action necessary or appropriate to identify the existence and extent of a release of a 
167.21 	contaminant or threat of a release, the source and nature of the contaminant, and the extent 
167.22 	of danger to the public health or welfare or the environment.
167.23 	(e) "Biomonitoring" means the process by which chemicals and their metabolites are 
167.24 	identified and measured in a biospecimen.
167.25 	(f) "Biospecimen" means a sample of human fluid, serum, or tissue that is reasonably 
167.26 	available as a medium to measure the presence and concentration of chemicals or their 
167.27 	metabolites in a human body.
167.28 	(g) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the agency.
167.29 	(h) "Contaminant" means a substance with a distinct molecular composition or a group 
167.30 	of structurally related substances, including the breakdown products of the substance or 
167.31 	substances that form through decomposition, degradation, or metabolism, that may:
167.32 	(1) harm normal development of a fetus or child or cause other developmental toxicity;
168.1 	(2) cause cancer, genetic damage, or reproductive harm;
168.2 	(3) disrupt the endocrine or hormone system;
168.3 	(4) damage the nervous system, immune system, or organs or cause other systemic 
168.4 	toxicity;
168.5 	(5) be persistent, bioaccumulative, or toxic; or
168.6 	(6) be very persistent or very bioaccumulative.
168.7 	(i) "Monitoring" means sampling environmental media and analyzing general and specific 
168.8 	data relating to the presence of contaminants.
168.9 	(j) "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, public or private corporation, 
168.10 	or other entity, including the United States government; any association, commission, or 
168.11 	interstate body; the state and any agency, department, or political subdivision of the state; 
168.12 	and any officer or governing or managing body of a municipality, governmental subdivision, 
168.13 	public or private corporation, or other entity.
168.14 	(k) "Supplier" means a person who provides goods or services that lead to or are 
168.15 	incorporated into a finished product used in commerce or by consumers.
168.16 		Subd. 2.Agency action. The commissioner may take agency action whenever:
168.17 	(1) the commissioner detects a contaminant:
168.18 	(i) during the agency's monitoring of Minnesota's environment;
168.19 	(ii) through receipt of environmental monitoring data from a local, state, or federal 
168.20 	agency or nongovernmental organization in the United States; or
168.21 	(iii) through receipt of biomonitoring data of residents of the United States; or
168.22 	(2) the commissioner has reason to believe that:
168.23 	(i) a release of a contaminant has occurred, is about to occur, or is connected to a person's 
168.24 	activities; or
168.25 	(ii) illness, disease, environmental harm, or complaints thereof may be attributable to 
168.26 	exposure to a contaminant connected to a person's activities.
168.27 		Subd. 3.Duty to provide information. (a) When requested by the commissioner or the 
168.28 	commissioner's designee, a person the commissioner has reason to believe is engaged in 
168.29 	activities where agency action is proposed to be taken must furnish to the commissioner 
168.30 	any information that the person may have or may reasonably obtain that is relevant to the 
168.31 	contaminant under investigation.
169.1 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, the commissioner may:
169.2 	(1) request in writing that a person produce electronic or physical documents, papers, 
169.3 	books, or other tangible items in the possession, custody, or control of the person;
169.4 	(2) request in writing that a person provide information submitted to the person from a 
169.5 	supplier or within the supply chain for production of a commercial or consumer good;
169.6 	(3) examine and copy books, papers, records, memoranda, and other electronic or physical 
169.7 	data of a person who has a duty to provide information under this subdivision; and
169.8 	(4) enter upon public or private property to take an action authorized under this section, 
169.9 	including to obtain information from a person who has a duty to provide the information 
169.10 	under this subdivision and to conduct agency action.
169.11 	(c) A person must submit requested information to the commissioner within the time 
169.12 	specified in the commissioner's written request. If a person fails or refuses to comply with 
169.13 	the commissioner's request for information, the commissioner may petition the district court 
169.14 	for an order to compel compliance with the request or take other enforcement action 
169.15 	authorized by law.
169.16 		Subd. 4.Classifying data. Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, data obtained 
169.17 	from a person under this section are public data as defined in section 13.02. Upon certification 
169.18 	by the subject of the data that the data relate to sales figures, processes or methods of 
169.19 	production unique to that person, or information that would tend to adversely affect the 
169.20 	competitive position of that person, the commissioner must classify the data as private or 
169.21 	nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 
169.22 	data classified as private or nonpublic under this subdivision may be disclosed when relevant:
169.23 	(1) in any proceeding under this section;
169.24 	(2) in further agency actions, including permitting, setting local water quality standards, 
169.25 	or other similar actions; and
169.26 	(3) to other public agencies involved in protecting human health, welfare, or the 
169.27 	environment.

169.28 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.11, is amended to read:
169.29 	116.11 EMERGENCY POWERS.
169.30 		Subdivision 1.Imminent and substantial danger. If there is imminent and substantial 
169.31 	danger to the health and welfare of the people of the state, or of any of them, as a result of 
169.32 	the pollution of air, land, or water, the agency commissioner may by emergency order direct 
170.1 	the immediate discontinuance or abatement of the pollution without notice and without a 
170.2 	hearing or at the request of the agency commissioner, the attorney general may bring an 
170.3 	action in the name of the state in the appropriate district court for a temporary restraining 
170.4 	order to immediately abate or prevent the pollution. The agency commissioner's order or 
170.5 	temporary restraining order shall remain is effective until notice, hearing, and determination 
170.6 	pursuant to other provisions of law, or, in the interim, as otherwise ordered. A final order 
170.7 	of the agency commissioner in these cases shall be is appealable in accordance with chapter 
170.8 	14.
170.9 		Subd. 2.Other acts of concern. (a) The commissioner may exercise the authority under 
170.10 	paragraph (b) when the commissioner has evidence of a pattern of behavior that includes 
170.11 	any of the following:
170.12 	(1) falsification of records;
170.13 	(2) a history of noncompliance with schedules of compliance or terms of a stipulation 
170.14 	agreement;
170.15 	(3) chronic or substantial permit violations; or
170.16 	(4) operating with or without a permit where there is evidence of danger to the health 
170.17 	or welfare of the people of the state or evidence of environmental harm.
170.18 	(b) When the commissioner has evidence of a pattern of behavior specified in paragraph 
170.19 	(a), then regardless of the presence of imminent and substantial danger, the commissioner 
170.20 	may investigate and may:
170.21 	(1) exercise emergency powers according to subdivision 1;
170.22 	(2) suspend or revoke a permit;
170.23 	(3) issue an order to cease operation or activities;
170.24 	(4) require financial assurances;
170.25 	(5) reopen and modify a permit to require additional terms;
170.26 	(6) require additional agency oversight; or
170.27 	(7) pursue other actions deemed necessary to abate pollution and protect human health.

171.1 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 325E.046, is amended to read:
171.2 	325E.046 STANDARDS FOR LABELING PLASTIC BAGS, FOOD OR 
171.3 	BEVERAGE PRODUCTS, AND PACKAGING.
171.4 		Subdivision 1."Biodegradable" label. A manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler may 
171.5 	not sell or offer for sale and any other person may not knowingly sell or offer for sale in 
171.6 	this state a plastic bag covered product labeled "biodegradable," "degradable," 
171.7 	"decomposable," or any form of those terms, or in any way imply that the bag covered 
171.8 	product will chemically decompose into innocuous elements in a reasonably short period 
171.9 	of time in a landfill, composting, or other terrestrial environment unless a scientifically 
171.10 	based standard for biodegradability is developed and the bags are certified as meeting the 
171.11 	standard. break down, fragment, degrade, biodegrade, or decompose in a landfill or other 
171.12 	environment, unless an ASTM standard specification is adopted for the term claimed and 
171.13 	the specification is approved by the legislature.
171.14 		Subd. 2."Compostable" label. (a) A manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler may not 
171.15 	sell or offer for sale and any other person may not knowingly sell or offer for sale in this 
171.16 	state a plastic bag covered product labeled "compostable" unless, at the time of sale or offer 
171.17 	for sale, the bag covered product:
171.18 	(1) meets the ASTM Standard Specification for Compostable Labeling of Plastics 
171.19 	Designed to be Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities (D6400). Each 
171.20 	bag must be labeled to reflect that it meets the standard. For purposes of this subdivision, 
171.21 	"ASTM" has the meaning given in section 296A.01, subdivision 6., or its successor, or the 
171.22 	ASTM Standard Specification for Labeling of End Items that Incorporate Plastics and 
171.23 	Polymers as Coatings or Additives with Paper and Other Substrates Designed to be 
171.24 	Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities (D6868), or its successor, and 
171.25 	the covered product is labeled to reflect that it meets the specification;
171.26 	(2) is comprised of only wood without any coatings or additives; or
171.27 	(3) is comprised of only paper without any coatings or additives.
171.28 	(b) A covered product labeled "compostable" and meeting the criteria under paragraph 
171.29 	(a) must be clearly and prominently labeled on the product, or on the product's smallest unit 
171.30 	of sale, to reflect that it is intended for an industrial or commercial compost facility. The 
171.31 	label required under this paragraph must be in a legible text size and font.
171.32 		Subd. 2a.Certification of compostable products. Beginning January 1, 2024, a 
171.33 	manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler may not sell or offer for sale and any other person 
172.1 	may not knowingly sell or offer for sale in this state a covered product labeled as 
172.2 	"compostable" unless the covered product is certified as meeting the requirements of 
172.3 	subdivision 2 by an entity that:
172.4 	(1) is a nonprofit corporation;
172.5 	(2) as its primary focus of operation, promotes the production, use, and appropriate end 
172.6 	of life for materials and products that are designed to fully biodegrade in specific biologically 
172.7 	active environments such as industrial composting; and
172.8 	(3) is technically capable of and willing to perform analysis necessary to determine a 
172.9 	product's compliance with subdivision 2.
172.10 		Subd. 3.Enforcement; civil penalty; injunctive relief. (a) A manufacturer, distributor, 
172.11 	or wholesaler person who violates subdivision 1 or 2 this section is subject to a civil or 
172.12 	administrative penalty of $100 for each prepackaged saleable unit sold or offered for sale 
172.13 	up to a maximum of $5,000 and may be enjoined from those violations.
172.14 	(b) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state in a court of 
172.15 	competent jurisdiction for recovery of civil penalties or for injunctive relief as provided in 
172.16 	this subdivision. The attorney general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of acts 
172.17 	in violation of subdivision 1 or 2 this section in the manner provided in section 8.31, 
172.18 	subdivision 2b.
172.19 	(c) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may enforce this section under 
172.20 	sections 115.071 and 116.072.
172.21 	(d) When requested by the attorney general or the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
172.22 	Agency, a person selling or offering for sale a covered product labeled as "compostable" 
172.23 	must furnish to the attorney general or the commissioner any information that the person 
172.24 	may have or may reasonably obtain that is relevant to show compliance with this section.
172.25 		Subd. 4.Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings 
172.26 	given:
172.27 	(1) "ASTM" has the meaning given in section 296A.01, subdivision 6;
172.28 	(2) "covered product" means a bag, food or beverage product, or packaging;
172.29 	(3) "food or beverage product" means a product that is used to wrap, package, contain, 
172.30 	serve, store, prepare, or consume a food or beverage, such as plates, bowls, cups, lids, trays, 
172.31 	straws, utensils, and hinged or lidded containers; and
172.32 	(4) "packaging" has the meaning given in section 115A.03, subdivision 22b.

173.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

173.2 	Sec. 42. [325F.075] FOOD PACKAGING; PFAS.
173.3 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have 
173.4 	the meanings given.
173.5 	(b) "Food package" means a container applied to or providing a means to market, protect, 
173.6 	handle, deliver, serve, contain, or store a food or beverage. Food package includes:
173.7 	(1) a unit package, an intermediate package, and a shipping container;
173.8 	(2) unsealed receptacles, such as carrying cases, crates, cups, plates, bowls, pails, rigid 
173.9 	foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs; and
173.10 	(3) an individual assembled part of a food package, such as any interior or exterior 
173.11 	blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, 
173.12 	and labels.
173.13 	(c) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means a class of 
173.14 	fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
173.15 		Subd. 2.Prohibition. No person shall manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale, 
173.16 	distribute for sale, distribute, or offer for use in Minnesota a food package that contains 
173.17 	PFAS.
173.18 		Subd. 3.Enforcement. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may 
173.19 	enforce this section under sections 115.071 and 116.072. The commissioner may coordinate 
173.20 	with the commissioners of commerce and health in enforcing this section.
173.21 	(b) When requested by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, a person 
173.22 	must furnish to the commissioner any information that the person may have or may 
173.23 	reasonably obtain that is relevant to show compliance with this section.

173.24 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2023.

173.25 	Sec. 43. POSITION ESTABLISHED; POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY.
 173.26 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall establish a new full-time 
173.27 	equivalent position of community liaison, funded through air quality permit fees, as specified 
173.28 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, to conduct the administrative tasks 
173.29 	necessary to successfully implement Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07, subdivision 4a, 
173.30 	and other regulatory activities requiring interaction between the agency and residents in 
173.31 	communities exposed to air pollutants emitted by facilities permitted by the agency.

174.1 	Sec. 44. PFAS WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
 174.2 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must adopt rules establishing water 
174.3 	quality standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid 
174.4 	(PFOS). The commissioner must adopt the rules establishing the PFOA and PFOS water 
174.5 	quality standards by July 1, 2024, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.125, does not apply.

174.6 	Sec. 45. HEALTH RISK LIMIT; PERFLUOROOCTANE SULFONATE.
 174.7 	By July 1, 2023, the commissioner of health must amend the health risk limit for 
174.8 	perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) in Minnesota Rules, part 4717.7860, subpart 15, so that 
174.9 	the health risk limit does not exceed 0.015 parts per billion. In amending the health risk 
174.10 	limit for PFOS, the commissioner must comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 144.0751, 
174.11 	requiring a reasonable margin of safety to adequately protect the health of infants, children, 
174.12 	and adults.

174.13 	Sec. 46. CARPET STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM; REPORT.
 174.14 		Subdivision 1.Carpet stewardship program plan. The commissioner of the Pollution 
174.15 	Control Agency must develop a plan for establishing a carpet stewardship program designed 
174.16 	to reduce carpet-related waste generation by promoting the collection and recycling of 
174.17 	discarded carpet. The plan must include:
174.18 	(1) an organizational structure for the program, including roles for the state, carpet 
174.19 	producers, retailers, collection site operators, and recyclers;
174.20 	(2) a timeline for implementing the program;
174.21 	(3) a fee structure that ensures the costs of the program are recovered, including 
174.22 	recommendations for determining the amount, methods of collecting the fee, and how fee 
174.23 	revenues will be managed;
174.24 	(4) a plan for how discarded carpet will be collected and transported to recyclers in this 
174.25 	state;
174.26 	(5) strategies for improving education and training of retailers, carpet installers, and 
174.27 	collection site operators to improve the recycling rates of carpet; and
174.28 	(6) draft legislation necessary for implementing the plan.
174.29 		Subd. 2.Task force; public engagement. (a) The commissioner must convene a task 
174.30 	force to assist with developing the plan required under subdivision 1. The task force must 
174.31 	include:
175.1 	(1) one representative of a statewide association representing retailers;
175.2 	(2) two representatives of producers;
175.3 	(3) two representatives of recyclers;
175.4 	(4) one representative of statewide associations representing waste disposal companies;
175.5 	(5) one representative of an environmental organization;
175.6 	(6) one representative of county or municipal waste management programs;
175.7 	(7) two representatives of companies that use discarded carpet to manufacture products 
175.8 	other than new carpet;
175.9 	(8) one representative of carpet installers; and
175.10 	(9) two members of the general public.
175.11 	(b) Members of the task force must not be registered lobbyists.
175.12 	(c) The commissioner must provide opportunities for the public to provide input on the 
175.13 	program.
175.14 		Subd. 3.Report. The commissioner must submit a report with the plan required under 
175.15 	this section to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and 
175.16 	divisions with jurisdiction over the environment by January 15, 2022.

175.17 	Sec. 47. SEED DISPOSAL RULEMAKING REQUIRED.
 175.18 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in consultation with the commissioner 
175.19 	of agriculture and the University of Minnesota, must adopt rules under Minnesota Statutes, 
175.20 	chapter 14, providing for the safe and lawful disposal of unwanted or unused seed that is 
175.21 	treated or coated with pesticide. The rules must clearly identify the regulatory jurisdiction 
175.22 	of state agencies and local governments with regard to such seed.

175.23 	Sec. 48. REPEALER.
 175.24 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 115.44, subdivision 9; 115B.48, subdivision 8; 
175.25 	and 115C.13, are repealed.
175.26 	(b) Minnesota Rules, part 7044.0350, is repealed.

176.1 	ARTICLE 5
176.2 	NATURAL RESOURCES

176.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 16B.335, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
176.4 		Subd. 2.Other projects. All other capital projects for which a specific appropriation is 
176.5 	made must not proceed until the recipient undertaking the project has notified the chairs 
176.6 	and ranking minority members of the senate Capital Investment and Finance Committees 
176.7 	and the house of representatives Capital Investment and Ways and Means Committees that 
176.8 	the work is ready to begin. Notice is not required for:
176.9 	(1) capital projects needed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act, for;
176.10 	(2) asset preservation projects to which section 16B.307 applies, or for;
176.11 	(3) projects funded by an agency's operating budget; or
176.12 	(4) projects funded by a capital asset preservation and replacement account under section 
176.13 	16A.632, or a higher education asset preservation and replacement account under section 
176.14 	135A.046, or a natural resources asset preservation and replacement account under section 
176.15 	84.946.

176.16 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
176.17 		Subd. 6.Certifiable diseases. "Certifiable diseases" includes any of the following 
176.18 	expressed as clinical symptoms or based on the presence of the pathogen: channel catfish 
176.19 	virus, Renibacterium salmoninarum (bacterial kidney disease), Aeromonas salmonicida
176.20 	(bacterial furunculosis), Yersinia ruckeri (enteric redmouth disease), Edwardsiella ictaluri
176.21 	(enteric septicemia of catfish), infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious pancreatic 
176.22 	necrosis virus, Myxobolus cerebralis (whirling disease), Tetracapsuloides bryosalmonae
176.23 	(proliferative kidney disease), viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, epizootic epitheliotropic 
176.24 	virus, Ceratomyxa shasta (ceratomyxosis), and any emergency fish disease.

176.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
176.26 		Subd. 8.Containment facility. "Containment facility" means a licensed facility for 
176.27 	salmonids, catfish, or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list 
176.28 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
176.29 	Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list that complies with clauses (1), (3), and 
176.30 	(4), or clauses (2), (3), and (4):
177.1 	(1) disinfects its effluent to the standards in section 17.4991 before the effluent is 
177.2 	discharged to public waters;
177.3 	(2) does not discharge to public waters or to waters of the state directly connected to 
177.4 	public waters;
177.5 	(3) raises aquatic life that is prohibited from being released into the wild and must be 
177.6 	kept in a facility approved by the commissioner unless processed for food consumption;
177.7 	(4) contains aquatic life requiring a fish health inspection prior to transportation.

177.8 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
177.9 		Subd. 9.Emergency fish disease. "Emergency fish disease" means designated fish 
177.10 	diseases or pathogens not already present in this state that could impact populations of 
177.11 	aquatic life if inadvertently released by infected aquatic life, including channel catfish virus, 
177.12 	viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious 
177.13 	pancreatic necrosis virus, whirling disease, ceratomyxosis, proliferative kidney disease, and 
177.14 	epizootic epitheliotropic virus disease.

177.15 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
177.16 		Subd. 12.Fish health inspection. (a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site, 
177.17 	statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes in 
177.18 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published 
177.19 	by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) to test for causative pathogens. The samples 
177.20 	for inspection must be collected by a fish health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation 
177.21 	with the producer. Testing of samples must be done by an approved laboratory.
177.22 	(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic necrosis 
177.23 	(IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in 
177.24 	nonsalmonids must include at a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 percent 
177.25 	confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease.
177.26 	(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases and pathogens for wild fish must follow the 
177.27 	guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
177.28 	Diseases.

178.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
178.2 	read:
178.3 		Subd. 21a.VHS-susceptible species. "VHS-susceptible species" are aquatic species 
178.4 	that are natural hosts for viral hemorrhagic septicemia according to the Fish Health Blue 
178.5 	Book or the book's successor.

178.6 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
178.7 	read:
178.8 		Subd. 21b.VHS-susceptible-species list. "VHS-susceptible-species list" is the 
178.9 	VHS-susceptible species listed in the Fish Health Blue Book that are found in or that can 
178.10 	survive in the Great Lakes region.

178.11 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4985, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
178.12 		Subd. 2.Bill of lading. (a) A state-issued bill of lading is required for:
178.13 	(1) intrastate transportation of aquatic life other than salmonids, catfish, or species on 
178.14 	the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
178.15 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
178.16 	VHS-susceptible-species list between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, or 
178.17 	aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported if the aquatic life is being 
178.18 	transported into a watershed where it is not currently present, if walleyes whose original 
178.19 	source is south of marked State Highway 210 are being transported to a facility north of 
178.20 	marked State Highway 210, or if the original source of the aquatic life is outside Minnesota 
178.21 	and contiguous states; and
178.22 	(2) stocking of waters other than public waters with aquatic life other than salmonids, 
178.23 	catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
178.24 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
178.25 	Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list.
178.26 	(b) When aquatic life is transported under paragraph (a), a copy of the bill of lading 
178.27 	must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager at least 72 hours before the transportation.
178.28 	(c) For transportation and stocking of waters that are not public waters:
178.29 	(1) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager 72 hours before 
178.30 	transporting fish for stocking;
179.1 	(2) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager within five days 
179.2 	after stocking if the waters to be stocked are confirmed by telecopy or telephone prior to 
179.3 	stocking by the regional fisheries office not to be public waters; or
179.4 	(3) a completed bill of lading may be submitted to the regional fisheries office by telecopy 
179.5 	prior to transporting fish for stocking. Confirmation that the waters to be stocked are not 
179.6 	public waters may be made by returning the bill of lading by telecopy or in writing, in which 
179.7 	cases additional copies need not be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources.
179.8 	(d) Bill of lading forms may only be issued by the Department of Natural Resources in 
179.9 	St. Paul, and new bill of lading forms may not be issued until all previously issued forms 
179.10 	have been returned.

179.11 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4985, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
179.12 		Subd. 3.Exemptions for transportation permits and bills of lading. (a) A state-issued 
179.13 	bill of lading or transportation permit is not required by an aquatic farm licensee for 
179.14 	importation of importing animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
179.15 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
179.16 	Plant Health Inspection Services; transportation of VHS-susceptible-species list, transporting
179.17 	animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published 
179.18 	by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services; 
179.19 	or export for VHS-susceptible-species list, or exporting the following:
179.20 	(1) minnows taken under an aquatic farm license in this state and transported intrastate;
179.21 	(2) aquarium or ornamental fish including goldfish and tropical, subtropical, and saltwater 
179.22 	species that cannot survive in the waters of the state, which may be imported or transported 
179.23 	if accompanied by shipping documents;
179.24 	(3) fish or fish eggs that have been processed for use as food, bait, or other purposes 
179.25 	unrelated to fish propagation;
179.26 	(4) live fish from a licensed aquatic farm, which may be transported directly to an outlet 
179.27 	for processing or for other food purposes if accompanied by shipping documents;
179.28 	(5) fish being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;
179.29 	(6) sucker eggs, sucker fry, or fathead minnows transported intrastate for bait propagation 
179.30 	or feeding of cultural aquatic life, except that if either species becomes listed on the official 
179.31 	list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
180.1 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
180.2 	VHS-susceptible-species list, then a transportation permit is required;
180.3 	(7) species of fish that are found within the state used in connection with public shows, 
180.4 	exhibits, demonstrations, or fishing pools for periods not exceeding 14 days;
180.5 	(8) fish being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents; or
180.6 	(9) intrastate transportation of aquatic life between or within licensed private fish 
180.7 	hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported, 
180.8 	except where required in subdivision 2 and except that salmonids, catfish, or species on the 
180.9 	official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
180.10 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
180.11 	VHS-susceptible-species list may only be transferred or transported intrastate without a 
180.12 	transportation permit if they had no record of bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic 
180.13 	septicemia at the time they were imported into the state and if they have had a fish health 
180.14 	inspection within the preceding year that has shown no certifiable diseases to be present.
180.15 	Aquatic life being transferred between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, 
180.16 	or aquarium facilities must be accompanied by shipping documents and salmonids, catfish, 
180.17 	or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published 
180.18 	by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
180.19 	VHS-susceptible-species list being transferred or transported intrastate without a 
180.20 	transportation permit must be accompanied by a copy of their most recent fish health 
180.21 	inspection.
180.22 	(b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must show the place of origin, 
180.23 	owner or consignee, destination, number, and species.

180.24 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4985, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
180.25 		Subd. 5.Permit application. An application for a transportation permit must be made 
180.26 	on forms provided by the commissioner. An incomplete application must be rejected. An 
180.27 	application for a transportation permit for salmonids, catfish, or species on the official list 
180.28 	of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
180.29 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
180.30 	VHS-susceptible-species list; their eggs,; or their sperm must be accompanied by certification 
180.31 	that the source of the eggs or sperm are free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with 
180.32 	enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be imported, transported, or stocked 
180.33 	following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease 
181.1 	or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported, transported, or stocked into areas where 
181.2 	the disease has been identified as being present. A copy of the transportation permit showing 
181.3 	the date of certification inspection must accompany the shipment of fish while in transit 
181.4 	and must be available for inspection by the commissioner. By 14 days after a completed 
181.5 	application is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the importation permits as 
181.6 	provided in this section.

181.7 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
181.8 		Subd. 2.Licensed facilities. (a) The commissioner shall issue transportation permits to 
181.9 	import:
181.10 	(1) indigenous and naturalized species except trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the 
181.11 	official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
181.12 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
181.13 	VHS-susceptible-species list and sperm from any source to a standard facility;
181.14 	(2) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
181.15 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
181.16 	Plant Health Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list from a nonemergency enzootic 
181.17 	disease area to a containment facility if the fish are certified within the previous year to be 
181.18 	free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or 
181.19 	furunculosis may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish 
181.20 	with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas 
181.21 	where the disease has been identified as being present; and
181.22 	(3) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
181.23 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
181.24 	Plant Health Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list from a facility in a 
181.25 	nonemergency enzootic disease area with a disease-free history of three years or more to a 
181.26 	standard facility, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis 
181.27 	may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial 
181.28 	kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the disease 
181.29 	has been identified as being present.
181.30 	(b) If a source facility in a nonemergency enzootic disease area cannot demonstrate a 
181.31 	history free from disease, aquatic life may only be imported into a quarantine facility.

182.1 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4986, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
182.2 		Subd. 4.Disease-free history. Disease-free histories required under this section must 
182.3 	include the results of a fish health inspection. When disease-free histories of more than one 
182.4 	year are required for importing salmonids, catfish, or species on the official list of viral 
182.5 	hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of 
182.6 	Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list, the 
182.7 	disease history must be of consecutive years that include the year previous to, or the year 
182.8 	of, the transportation request.

182.9 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
182.10 		Subd. 3.Fish health inspection. (a) An aquatic farm propagating salmonids, catfish, 
182.11 	or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list published by the 
182.12 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
182.13 	VHS-susceptible-species list and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into 
182.14 	public waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months 
182.15 	by a certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to laboratory 
182.16 	methods of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
182.17 	Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE).
182.18 	(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the VHS susceptible list and having an 
182.19 	effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public waters must test for VHS virus using 
182.20 	the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
182.21 	Diseases. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prescribe 
182.22 	alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish Health Blue 
182.23 	Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that biosecurity measures 
182.24 	will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the rulemaking provisions 
182.25 	of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner must provide reasonable 
182.26 	notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.
182.27 	(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all fish 
182.28 	that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must be 
182.29 	maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or 
182.30 	accredited veterinarian.
182.31 	(d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. The fee 
182.32 	by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must be prepaid 
182.33 	or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the inspection and 
182.34 	processing of samples is completed.
183.1 	(e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner shall notify 
183.2 	the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made according to 
183.3 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases by a 
183.4 	person certified as a fish health inspector.
183.5 	(f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may be inspected 
183.6 	by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock for purposes of 
183.7 	pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow guidelines listed in 
183.8 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.
183.9 	(g) Salmonids, catfish, or species on the VHS susceptible list must have a fish health 
183.10 	inspection before being transported from a containment facility, unless the fish are being 
183.11 	transported directly to an outlet for processing or other food purposes or unless the 
183.12 	commissioner determines that an inspection is not needed. A fish health inspection conducted 
183.13 	for this purpose need only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will be transported. The 
183.14 	commissioner must conduct a fish health inspection requested for this purpose within five 
183.15 	working days of receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may be immediately 
183.16 	transported from a containment facility to another containment facility once a sample has 
183.17 	been obtained for a health inspection or once the five-day notice period has expired.

183.18 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
183.19 		Subd. 2.Restriction on the sale of fish. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), species 
183.20 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
183.21 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
183.22 	VHS-susceptible-species list must be free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and species of 
183.23 	the family salmonidae or ictaluridae, except bullheads, must be free of certifiable diseases 
183.24 	if sold for stocking or transfer to another aquatic farm.
183.25 	(b) The following exceptions apply to paragraph (a):
183.26 	(1) eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be transferred 
183.27 	between licensed facilities or stocked following treatment approved by the commissioner;
183.28 	(2) fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be transferred 
183.29 	between licensed facilities or stocked in areas where the disease has been identified as being 
183.30 	present; and
183.31 	(3) the commissioner may allow transfer between licensed facilities or stocking of fish 
183.32 	with enteric redmouth or furunculosis when the commissioner determines that doing so 
183.33 	would pose no threat to the state's aquatic resources.

184.1 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4993, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
184.2 		Subdivision 1.Taking from public waters. (a) Under an aquatic farm license, a licensee 
184.3 	may only take minnow sperm, minnow eggs, and live minnows for aquatic farm purposes 
184.4 	from public waters that have a water body if:
184.5 	(1) the water body has been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia when and the testing 
184.6 	indicates the disease is not present; or
184.7 	(2) the water body is located within a viral hemorrhagic septicemia-free zone posted on 
184.8 	the Department of Natural Resources website.
184.9 	(b) A licensee may take sucker eggs and sperm only in approved waters with a sucker 
184.10 	egg license endorsement as provided by section 17.4994.

184.11 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 18B.09, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
184.12 		Subd. 2.Authority. (a) Statutory and home rule charter cities may enact an ordinance, 
184.13 	which may include penalty and enforcement provisions, containing one or both of the 
184.14 	following:
184.15 	(1) the pesticide application warning information contained in subdivision 3, including 
184.16 	their own licensing, penalty, and enforcement provisions.; and
184.17 	(2) the pesticide prohibition contained in subdivision 4.
184.18 	(b) Statutory and home rule charter cities may not enact an ordinance that contains more 
184.19 	restrictive pesticide application warning information than is contained that which is provided 
184.20 	in subdivision subdivisions 3 and 4.

184.21 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 18B.09, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
184.22 	read:
184.23 		Subd. 4.Application of certain pesticides prohibited. (a) A person may not apply or 
184.24 	use a pollinator-lethal pesticide within the geographic boundaries of a city that has enacted 
184.25 	an ordinance under subdivision 2 prohibiting such use.
184.26 	(b) For purposes of this subdivision, "pollinator-lethal pesticide" means a pesticide that 
184.27 	has a pollinator protection box on the label or labeling or a pollinator, bee, or honey bee 
184.28 	precautionary statement in the environmental hazards section of the label or labeling.
184.29 	(c) This subdivision does not apply to:
185.1 	(1) pet care products used to mitigate fleas, mites, ticks, heartworms, or other animals 
185.2 	that are harmful to the health of a domesticated animal;
185.3 	(2) personal care products used to mitigate lice and bedbugs;
185.4 	(3) indoor pest control products used to mitigate insects indoors, including ant bait;
185.5 	(4) a pesticide as used or applied by the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District for 
185.6 	public health protection if the pesticide has a vector disease control label; and
185.7 	(5) a pesticide-treated wood product.
185.8 	(d) The commissioner must maintain a list of pollinator-lethal pesticides on the 
185.9 	department's website.

185.10 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.027, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:
185.11 		Subd. 13a.Game and fish Natural resources expedited permanent rules. (a) In 
185.12 	addition to the authority granted in subdivision 13, the commissioner of natural resources 
185.13 	may adopt rules under section 14.389 that are authorized under:
185.14 	(1) chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C to describe zone or permit area boundaries, to designate 
185.15 	fish spawning beds or fish preserves, to select hunters or anglers for areas, to provide for 
185.16 	registration of game or fish, to prevent or control wildlife disease, or to correct errors or 
185.17 	omissions in rules that do not have a substantive effect on the intent or application of the 
185.18 	original rule; or
185.19 	(2) section 84D.12 to designate prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, 
185.20 	and unregulated nonnative species.; or
185.21 	(3) section 116G.15 to change the placement and boundaries of land use districts 
185.22 	established in the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area.
185.23 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources may adopt rules under section 14.389 that 
185.24 	are authorized under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C, for purposes in addition to those listed 
185.25 	in paragraph (a), clause (1), subject to the notice and public hearing provisions of section 
185.26 	14.389, subdivision 5.

185.27 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.027, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
185.28 		Subd. 18.Permanent school fund authority; reporting. (a) The commissioner of 
185.29 	natural resources has the authority and responsibility to administer school trust lands under 
185.30 	sections 92.122 and 127A.31. The commissioner shall biannually biennially report to the 
185.31 	Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission and the legislature on the management of 
186.1 	the school trust lands that shows how the commissioner has and will continue to achieve 
186.2 	the following goals:
186.3 	(1) manage the school trust lands efficiently and in a manner that reflects the undivided 
186.4 	loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the commissioner's fiduciary duties;
186.5 	(2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands and maximize the revenues 
186.6 	deposited in the permanent school trust fund;
186.7 	(3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of school trust lands, requiring 
186.8 	returns of not less than fair market value, to maximize the revenues deposited in the 
186.9 	permanent school trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the 
186.10 	school trust lands;
186.11 	(4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term economic return for the 
186.12 	permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound natural resource conservation and 
186.13 	management principles;
186.14 	(5) optimize school trust land revenues and maximize the value of the trust consistent 
186.15 	with balancing short-term and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not lost in 
186.16 	an effort to maximize short-term gains; and
186.17 	(6) maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent the misapplication of its lands and its 
186.18 	revenues.
186.19 	(b) When the commissioner finds an irresolvable conflict between maximizing the 
186.20 	long-term economic return and protecting natural resources and recreational values on 
186.21 	school trust lands, the commissioner shall give precedence to the long-term economic return 
186.22 	in managing school trust lands. By July 1, 2018, the permanent school fund must be 
186.23 	compensated for all school trust lands included under a designation or policy provision that 
186.24 	prohibits long-term economic return. The commissioner shall submit recommendations to 
186.25 	the appropriate legislative committees and divisions on methods of funding for the 
186.26 	compensation required under this paragraph, including recommendations for appropriations 
186.27 	from the general fund, nongeneral funds, and the state bond fund. Any uncompensated 
186.28 	designation or policy provision restrictions on the long-term economic return on school 
186.29 	trust lands remaining after July 1, 2018, must be compiled and submitted to the Legislative 
186.30 	Permanent School Fund Commission for review.
186.31 	(c) By December 31, 2013, the report required under paragraph (a) must provide an 
186.32 	inventory and identification of all school trust lands that are included under a designation 
186.33 	or policy provision that prohibits long-term economic return. The report must include a plan 
187.1 	to compensate the permanent school fund through the purchase or exchange of the lands or 
187.2 	a plan to manage the school trust land to generate long-term economic return to the permanent 
187.3 	school fund. Subsequent reports under paragraph (a) must include a status report of the 
187.4 	commissioner's progress in maximizing the long-term economic return on lands identified 
187.5 	in the 2013 report.
187.6 	(d) When management practices, policies, or designations by the commissioner diminish 
187.7 	or prohibit the long-term economic return on school trust land, the conflict must be resolved 
187.8 	as provided in section 92.122.

187.9 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.66, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
187.10 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. The Minnesota forests for the future program identifies and 
187.11 	protects private, working forest lands for their timber, scenic, recreational, fish and wildlife 
187.12 	habitat, threatened and endangered species, natural carbon sequestration, and other cultural 
187.13 	and environmental values.

187.14 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.66, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
187.15 		Subd. 3.Establishment. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish and 
187.16 	administer a Minnesota forests for the future program. Land selected for inclusion in the 
187.17 	program shall be evaluated on the land's potential for:
187.18 	(1) producing timber and other forest products;
187.19 	(2) maintaining forest landscapes;
187.20 	(3) providing public recreation; and
187.21 	(4) providing ecological, fish and wildlife habitat, natural carbon sequestration, and 
187.22 	other cultural and environmental values and values consistent with working forest lands.

187.23 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.82, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
187.24 		Subd. 1a.General requirements. A person may not operate or transport a snowmobile 
187.25 	unless the snowmobile has been registered under this section. A person may not sell a 
187.26 	snowmobile without furnishing the buyer a bill of sale on a form prescribed by the 
187.27 	commissioner.

187.28 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.82, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
187.29 		Subd. 7a.Collector snowmobiles; limited use. The commissioner may issue a special 
187.30 	permit to a person or organization to operate or transport a collector snowmobile without 
188.1 	registration in parades or organized group outings, such as races, rallies, and other 
188.2 	promotional events and for up to ten days each year for personal transportation. The 
188.3 	commissioner may impose a reasonable restriction on a permittee and may revoke, amend, 
188.4 	suspend, or modify a permit for cause.

188.5 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
188.6 		Subd. 8.All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.  "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a 
188.7 	motorized vehicle with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six low pressure or 
188.8 	non-pneumatic tires; (2) a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total width 
188.9 	from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain vehicle 
188.10 	includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle. All-terrain vehicle does 
188.11 	not include a golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed and used 
188.12 	specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.

188.13 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.943, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
188.14 		Subd. 3.Appropriations matched by private funds. (a) Appropriations transferred to 
188.15 	the critical habitat private sector matching account and money credited to the account under 
188.16 	section 168.1296, subdivision 5, may be expended only to the extent that they are matched 
188.17 	equally with contributions from private sources or by funds contributed to the nongame 
188.18 	wildlife management account. The private contributions may be made in cash, property, 
188.19 	land, or interests in land. Appropriations transferred to the account that are not matched 
188.20 	within three years from the date of the appropriation shall cancel to the source of the 
188.21 	appropriation. For the purposes of this section, the private contributions of property, land, 
188.22 	or interests in land that are retained by the commissioner shall be valued in accordance with 
188.23 	their appraised value.
188.24 	(b) Except as provided under paragraph (c), for every dollar used as a match under 
188.25 	paragraph (a), the commissioner may expend up to $2 from the account for the purposes 
188.26 	described in subdivision 6.
188.27 	(c) The commissioner may spend up to $2.50 from the account for every dollar used as 
188.28 	a match under paragraph (a) for nongame purposes under subdivision 6, clause (2).

188.29 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.943, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
188.30 		Subd. 5.Pledges and contributions. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may 
188.31 	accept contributions and pledges to the critical habitat private sector matching account. A 
188.32 	pledge that is made contingent on an appropriation is acceptable and shall be reported with 
189.1 	other pledges as required in this section. The commissioner may agree to match a contribution 
189.2 	contingent on a future appropriation. In the budget request for each biennium, the 
189.3 	commissioner shall report the balance of contributions in the account and the amount that 
189.4 	has been pledged for payment in the succeeding two calendar years.
189.5 	(b) Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources only 
189.6 	for the direct acquisition or improvement of land or interests in land as provided in section 
189.7 	84.944. To the extent of available appropriations other than bond proceeds, the money 
189.8 	matched to the nongame wildlife management account may be used for the management 
189.9 	of nongame wildlife projects as specified in section 290.431. Acquisition includes:
189.10 	(1) purchase of land or an interest in land by the commissioner; or
189.11 	(2) acceptance by the commissioner of gifts of land or interests in land as program 
189.12 	projects.

189.13 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.943, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
189.14 	read:
189.15 		Subd. 6.Expenditures. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and 
189.16 	may be expended only as follows:
189.17 	(1) revenue from license plates depicting big game, turkey, or pheasant or license plates 
189.18 	not otherwise specified under this subdivision must be used to:
189.19 	(i) purchase land or an interest in land;
189.20 	(ii) inventory and monitor lands acquired under this section; or
189.21 	(iii) accept gifts of land or interests in land as program projects;
189.22 	(2) revenue from license plates depicting a loon, chickadee, or lady slipper must be used 
189.23 	in addition to appropriations from the nongame wildlife management account for the purposes 
189.24 	specified in section 290.431;
189.25 	(3) revenue from license plates depicting anglers or fish must be used for aquatic 
189.26 	management area purposes under section 86A.05, subdivision 14, including acquisition, 
189.27 	development, and restoration;
189.28 	(4) revenue from license plates depicting bees or other pollinators must be transferred 
189.29 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for grants or payments under section 103B.104; 
189.30 	and
190.1 	(5) private contributions and other revenue must be used for the purposes under clause 
190.2 	(1), unless specified for another purpose under this subdivision by the donor.

190.3 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.943, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
190.4 	read:
190.5 		Subd. 7.Report. By January 15, 2024, and every two years thereafter, the commissioner 
190.6 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of 
190.7 	representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment 
190.8 	and natural resources on the expenditure of money from the critical habitat private sector 
190.9 	matching account and the nongame wildlife management account during the previous 
190.10 	biennium.

190.11 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.946, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
190.12 		Subd. 4.Priorities; report. The commissioner of natural resources must establish 
190.13 	priorities for natural resource asset preservation and replacement projects. By January 15
190.14 	March 1 each year, the commissioner must submit to the commissioner of management and 
190.15 	budget a list of the projects that have been paid for with money from a natural resource 
190.16 	asset preservation and replacement appropriation during the preceding calendar year.

190.17 	Sec. 30. [84.9735] INSECTICIDES ON STATE LANDS.
190.18 	A person may not use a product containing an insecticide in a wildlife management area, 
190.19 	state park, state forest, aquatic management area, or scientific and natural area if the 
190.20 	insecticide is from the neonicotinoid class of insecticides or contains chlorpyrifos.

190.21 	Sec. 31. [84.9765] OUTDOOR ENGAGEMENT GRANT ACCOUNT.
190.22 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The outdoor engagement grant account is established as 
190.23 	an account in the natural resources fund. The purpose of the account is to provide funding 
190.24 	from private sources to support the no child left inside grant program under section 84.976.
190.25 		Subd. 2.Funding sources. Appropriations, gifts, grants, and other contributions to the 
190.26 	outdoor engagement grant account must be credited to the account. All interest and other 
190.27 	earnings on money in the account must be credited to the account.
190.28 		Subd. 3.Appropriation; expenditures. Money in the account is appropriated to the 
190.29 	commissioner of natural resources and may be used only for grants under section 84.976.

191.1 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84D.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
191.2 		Subd. 3.Management plan. By December 31, 2021, and every five years thereafter, 
191.3 	the commissioner shall must prepare and maintain a long-term plan, which may include 
191.4 	specific plans for individual species and actions, for the statewide management of invasive 
191.5 	species of aquatic plants and wild animals. The plan must address:
191.6 	(1) coordinated detection and prevention of accidental introductions;
191.7 	(2) coordinated dissemination of information about invasive species of aquatic plants 
191.8 	and wild animals among resource management agencies and organizations;
191.9 	(3) a coordinated public education and awareness campaign;
191.10 	(4) coordinated control of selected invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals 
191.11 	on lands and public waters;
191.12 	(5) participation by lake associations, local citizen groups, and local units of government 
191.13 	in the development and implementation of local management efforts;
191.14 	(6) a reasonable and workable inspection requirement for watercraft and equipment 
191.15 	including those participating in organized events on the waters of the state;
191.16 	(7) the closing of points of access to infested waters, if the commissioner determines it 
191.17 	is necessary, for a total of not more than seven days during the open water season for control 
191.18 	or eradication purposes;
191.19 	(8) maintaining public accesses on infested waters to be reasonably free of aquatic 
191.20 	macrophytes; and
191.21 	(9) notice to travelers of the penalties for violation of laws relating to invasive species 
191.22 	of aquatic plants and wild animals; and
191.23 	(10) the impacts of climate change on invasive species management.

191.24 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84D.11, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
191.25 		Subd. 1a.Permit for invasive carp. The commissioner may issue a permit to 
191.26 	departmental divisions for tagging bighead, black, grass, or silver carp for research or 
191.27 	control. Under the permit, the carp may be released into the water body from which the carp 
191.28 	was captured. This subdivision expires December 31, 2021.

192.1 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84D.15, is amended to read:
192.2 	84D.15 INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNT ACCOUNTS.
192.3 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The invasive species account is and the invasive species 
192.4 	research account are created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund.
192.5 		Subd. 2.Receipts. (a) Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under 
192.6 	section 86B.415, subdivision 7, civil penalties under section 84D.13, and service provider 
192.7 	permits under section 84D.108, must be deposited in the invasive species account. Each 
192.8 	year, the commissioner of management and budget must transfer from the game and fish 
192.9 	fund to the invasive species account, the annual surcharge collected on nonresident fishing 
192.10 	licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, paragraph (b). Each fiscal year, the 
192.11 	commissioner of management and budget shall transfer $375,000 from the water recreation 
192.12 	account under section 86B.706 to the invasive species account.
192.13 	(b) Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under section 86B.415, 
192.14 	subdivision 7, paragraph (a), must be deposited as follows:
192.15 	(1) $21 from each surcharge must be deposited in the invasive species account; and
192.16 	(2) $4 from each surcharge must be deposited in the invasive species research account.
192.17 	(c) Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under section 86B.415, 
192.18 	subdivision 7, paragraph (b), must be deposited in the invasive species research account.
192.19 		Subd. 3.Use of money in invasive species account. Money credited to the invasive 
192.20 	species account in subdivision 2 shall must be used for management of invasive species 
192.21 	and implementation of this chapter as it pertains to invasive species, including control, 
192.22 	public awareness, law enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, 
192.23 	habitat improvements, and research. Of the money credited to the account, at least $2 from 
192.24 	each surcharge on watercraft licenses under section 86B.415, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), 
192.25 	must be used for grants to lake associations to manage aquatic invasive plant species.
192.26 		Subd. 4.Use of money in invasive species research account. Money credited to the 
192.27 	invasive species research account under subdivision 2, paragraph (b), must be used for 
192.28 	grants to the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota for the Minnesota Aquatic 
192.29 	Invasive Species Research Center to research aquatic invasive species.

192.30 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.015, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
192.31 		Subd. 10.Luce Line Trail, Hennepin, McLeod, and Meeker Counties. (a) The trail 
192.32 	shall originate at Gleason Lake in Plymouth Village, Hennepin County, and shall follow 
193.1 	the route of the Chicago Northwestern Railroad, and include a connection to Greenleaf Lake 
193.2 	State Recreation Area.
193.3 	(b) The trail shall be developed for multiuse wherever feasible. The department shall 
193.4 	cooperate in maintaining its integrity for modes of use consistent with local ordinances.
193.5 	(c) In establishing, developing, maintaining, and operating the trail, the commissioner 
193.6 	shall cooperate with local units of government and private individuals and groups. Before 
193.7 	acquiring any parcel of land for the trail, the commissioner of natural resources shall develop 
193.8 	a management program for the parcel and conduct a public hearing on the proposed 
193.9 	management program in the vicinity of the parcel to be acquired. The management program 
193.10 	of the commissioner shall include but not be limited to the following: (a) fencing of portions 
193.11 	of the trail where necessary to protect adjoining landowners; and (b) the maintenance of 
193.12 	the trail in a litter free condition to the extent practicable.
193.13 	(d) The commissioner shall not acquire any of the right-of-way of the Chicago 
193.14 	Northwestern Railway Company until the abandonment of the line described in this 
193.15 	subdivision has been approved by the Surface Transportation Board or the former Interstate 
193.16 	Commerce Commission. Compensation, in addition to the value of the land, shall include 
193.17 	improvements made by the railroad, including but not limited to, bridges, trestles, public 
193.18 	road crossings, or any portion thereof, it being the desire of the railroad that such 
193.19 	improvements be included in the conveyance. The fair market value of the land and 
193.20 	improvements shall be recommended by two independent appraisers mutually agreed upon 
193.21 	by the parties. The fair market value thus recommended shall be reviewed by a review 
193.22 	appraiser agreed to by the parties, and the fair market value thus determined, and supported 
193.23 	by appraisals, may be the purchase price. The commissioner may exchange lands with 
193.24 	landowners abutting the right-of-way described in this section to eliminate diagonally shaped 
193.25 	separate fields.

193.26 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.019, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
193.27 	read:
193.28 		Subd. 6.Administering grants. Up to 2.5 percent of appropriations for grants under 
193.29 	this section from revenue deposited in the natural resources fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
193.30 	section 297A.94, paragraph (h), clause (4), may be used by the commissioner for the actual 
193.31 	costs of administering the grants.

194.1 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
194.2 		Subdivision 1.Authority to establish. (a) The commissioner may establish, by written 
194.3 	order, provisions for the use of state parks for the following:
194.4 	(1) special parking space for automobiles or other motor-driven vehicles in a state park 
194.5 	or state recreation area;
194.6 	(2) special parking spurs, campgrounds for automobiles, sites for tent camping, other 
194.7 	types of lodging, camping, or day use facilities, and special auto trailer coach parking spaces, 
194.8 	for the use of the individual charged for the space or facility;
194.9 	(3) improvement and maintenance of golf courses already established in state parks, and 
194.10 	charging reasonable use fees; and
194.11 	(4) (3) providing water, sewer, and electric service to trailer or tent campsites and charging 
194.12 	a reasonable use fee.; and
194.13 	(4) administrative penalties related to courtesy warnings and letters issued for failure to 
194.14 	display a state park permit as required under section 85.053, subdivision 2.
194.15 	(b) Provisions established under paragraph (a) are exempt from section 16A.1283 and 
194.16 	the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386 does not apply.
194.17 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "lodging" means an enclosed shelter, room, or 
194.18 	building with furnishings for overnight use.

194.19 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
194.20 		Subd. 2.State park pageants special events. (a) The commissioner may stage state 
194.21 	park pageants special events in a state park, municipal park, or on other land near or adjoining 
194.22 	a state park and charge an entrance or use fee for the pageant special event. All receipts 
194.23 	from the pageants special events must be used in the same manner as though the pageants
194.24 	special events were conducted in a state park.
194.25 	(b) The commissioner may establish, by written order, state park pageant special event
194.26 	areas to hold historical or other pageants special events conducted by the commissioner of 
194.27 	a state agency or other public agency. Establishment of the areas is exempt from the 
194.28 	rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.

195.1 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
195.2 		Subd. 6.State park reservation system. (a) The commissioner may, by written order, 
195.3 	develop reasonable reservation policies for campsites and other lodging. These policies are 
195.4 	exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
195.5 	(b) The revenue collected from the state park reservation fee established under subdivision 
195.6 	5, including interest earned, shall be deposited in the state park account in the natural 
195.7 	resources fund and is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the cost of operating 
195.8 	the state park reservation and point-of-sale system.

195.9 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
195.10 	read:
195.11 		Subd. 7.Special-use permits. The commissioner may, by written order, develop 
195.12 	reasonable policies for special-use permits to use state parks, state recreation areas, and 
195.13 	state waysides. These policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, 
195.14 	and section 14.386 does not apply.

195.15 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
195.16 		Subd. 2.Requirement. Except as provided in section 85.054, a motor vehicle may not 
195.17 	enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, without a 
195.18 	state park permit issued under this section or a state parks and trails plate issued under 
195.19 	section 168.1295. Except for vehicles permitted under subdivisions 7, paragraph (a), clause 
195.20 	(2), and 8, the state park permit must be affixed to the lower right corner windshield of the 
195.21 	motor vehicle and must be completely affixed by its own adhesive to the windshield, or the 
195.22 	commissioner may, by written order, provide an alternative means to display and validate 
195.23 	state park permits. A motor vehicle owner or lessee is responsible for ensuring the owner's 
195.24 	or lessee's vehicle has a state park permit, and the commissioner may issue warnings and 
195.25 	citations under section 84.0835 to the owner or lessee of a vehicle not in compliance.

195.26 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.053, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
195.27 	read:
195.28 		Subd. 5a.Free permit; members of federally recognized Tribes. (a) The commissioner 
195.29 	must issue an annual state park permit for no charge to any member of the 11 federally 
195.30 	recognized Tribes in Minnesota. To qualify for a free state park permit under this subdivision, 
195.31 	an individual must present a qualifying Tribal identification, as determined by each of the 
195.32 	Tribal governments, to the park attendant on duty or other designee of the commissioner.
196.1 	(b) For vehicles permitted under paragraph (a), the permit issued under this subdivision 
196.2 	is valid only when displayed on a vehicle owned and occupied by the person to whom the 
196.3 	permit is issued.
196.4 	(c) The commissioner may issue a daily state park permit free of charge to an individual 
196.5 	who qualifies under paragraph (a) and does not own or operate a motor vehicle.

196.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2022.

196.7 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.054, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
196.8 		Subdivision 1.State Park Open House Days. (a) A state park permit is not required 
196.9 	for a motor vehicle to enter a state park, state monument, state recreation area, or state 
196.10 	wayside, on four days each calendar year at each park, which the commissioner shall 
196.11 	designate as State Park Open House Days. The commissioner may designate two consecutive 
196.12 	days as State Park Open House Days, if the open house is held in conjunction with a special 
196.13 	pageant event described in section 85.052, subdivision 2.
196.14 	(b) The commissioner shall announce the date of each State Park Open House Day at 
196.15 	least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.
196.16 	(c) The purpose of State Park Open House Days is to acquaint the public with state 
196.17 	parks, recreation areas, and waysides.
196.18 	(d) On State Park Open House Days, registered overnight guests in state parks and state 
196.19 	recreation areas are exempt from the requirements for a state park permit under section 
196.20 	85.053 until after the camping or lodging check-out time of the following day in the park 
196.21 	where the overnight stay occurred.

196.22 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
196.23 		Subdivision 1.Fees. (a) The fee for state park permits for:
196.24 	(1) an annual use of state parks is $35 $45;
196.25 	(2) a second or subsequent vehicle state park permit is $26 $35;
196.26 	(3) a state park permit valid for one day is $7 $10;
196.27 	(4) a daily vehicle state park permit for groups is $5 $8;
196.28 	(5) an annual permit for motorcycles is $30 $40;
196.29 	(6) an employee's state park permit is without charge; and
197.1 	(7) a state park permit for persons with disabilities under section 85.053, subdivision 7, 
197.2 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3), is $12 $20.
197.3 	(b) The fees specified in this subdivision include any sales tax required by state law.

197.4 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022.

197.5 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.43, is amended to read:
197.6 	85.43 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; PURPOSE.
197.7 	(a) Fees from cross-country-ski passes shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited 
197.8 	to a cross-country-ski account in the natural resources fund and, except for the electronic 
197.9 	licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, 
197.10 	subdivision 15, are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for the following 
197.11 	purposes:
197.12 	(1) grants-in-aid for cross-country-ski trails to:
197.13 	(i) counties and municipalities for construction and maintenance of cross-country-ski 
197.14 	trails; and
197.15 	(ii) special park districts as provided in section 85.44 for construction and maintenance 
197.16 	of cross-country-ski trails; and
197.17 	(2) administration of administering the cross-country-ski trail grant-in-aid program.; 
197.18 	and
197.19 	(3) developing and maintaining state cross-country-ski trails.
197.20 	(b) Development and maintenance of state cross-country-ski trails are eligible for funding 
197.21 	from the cross-country-ski account if the money is appropriated by law.

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

197.23 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.47, is amended to read:
197.24 	85.47 SPECIAL USE SPECIAL-USE PERMITS; FEES.
197.25 		Subdivision 1.Special-use permits. The commissioner may, by written order, develop 
197.26 	reasonable policies for special-use permits to use state trails and state water access sites. 
197.27 	The policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, and section 14.386 
197.28 	does not apply.
197.29 		Subd. 2.Disposition of fees. Fees collected for special use special-use permits to use 
197.30 	state trails and state water access sites not on state forest, state park, or state recreation area 
198.1 	lands and for use of state water access sites must be deposited in the natural resources fund 
198.2 	and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for operating and maintaining 
198.3 	state trails and water access sites.

198.4 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
198.5 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) and 
198.6 	subdivision subdivisions 1a and 4, the fee for a watercraft license for watercraft 19 feet or 
198.7 	less in length is $27 $39.
198.8 	(b) The watercraft license fee fees for the specified watercraft are as follows:
198.9 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is offered 
198.10 	for rent or lease, the fee is $9 $13;
198.11 	(2) for a sailboat, 19 feet in length or less, the fee is $10.50 $15.25;
198.12 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for teaching 
198.13 	boat and water safety, the fee is fees are as provided in subdivision 4;
198.14 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided in 
198.15 	subdivision 5;
198.16 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50 $54.50, except for a personal watercraft 
198.17 	that is offered for rent or lease according to section 86B.313, subdivision 4, the fee is $47; 
198.18 	and
198.19 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
198.20 	(1) to (5), the fee is $18 $26.

198.21 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.415, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
198.22 		Subd. 1a.Canoes, kayaks, sailboards, paddleboards, paddleboats, or rowing 
198.23 	shells. Except as provided under subdivision 4, the fee for a watercraft license for a canoe, 
198.24 	kayak, sailboard, paddleboard, paddleboat, or rowing shell over ten feet in length is $10.50
198.25 	$15.25.

198.26 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
198.27 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 1a, 3, 4, and 5, 
198.28 	the watercraft license fee:
198.29 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45 $65.25;
198.30 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50 $98; and
199.1 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90 $130.50.

199.2 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.415, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
199.3 		Subd. 3.Watercraft over 19 feet for hire. Except as provided under subdivision 4, the 
199.4 	license fee for a watercraft more than 19 feet in length for hire with an operator is $75
199.5 	$108.75 each.

199.6 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
199.7 		Subd. 4.Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for teaching organization or 
199.8 	homestead resort. (a) The watercraft license fee for a watercraft used by a nonprofit 
199.9 	organization for teaching boat and water safety is $4.50 each.
199.10 	(b) The following fees apply to watercraft owned and used by a homestead resort, as 
199.11 	defined under section 273.13, subdivision 22, paragraph (c), that contains ten rental units 
199.12 	or less, when the watercraft remains on a single water body:
199.13 	(1) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer, $90;
199.14 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length, $67.50;
199.15 	(3) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length, $45;
199.16 	(4) for a watercraft more than 19 feet in length for hire with an operator, $75;
199.17 	(5) for a watercraft 17 to 19 feet in length, $27, except as provided in clauses (6) to (10);
199.18 	(6) for a watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is offered 
199.19 	for rent or lease, $9;
199.20 	(7) for a sailboat 19 feet in length or less, $10.50;
199.21 	(8) for a personal watercraft, $37.50;
199.22 	(9) for a canoe, kayak, sailboard, paddleboard, paddleboat, or rowing shell over ten feet 
199.23 	in length, $10.50; and
199.24 	(10) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
199.25 	(6) to (9), $18.

199.26 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
199.27 		Subd. 5.Dealer's license. There is no separate fee for watercraft owned by a dealer 
199.28 	under a dealer's license. The fee for a dealer's license is $67.50 $98.

200.1 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
200.2 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. (a) A $10.60 $25 surcharge is placed on each watercraft 
200.3 	licensed under subdivisions 1 to 3, and 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement, 
200.4 	monitoring, and research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, 
200.5 	and Eurasian watermilfoil in public waters and public wetlands.
200.6 	(b) A $5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft licensed under subdivision 4 for deposit 
200.7 	in the invasive species research account under section 84D.15.

200.8 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 88.79, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
200.9 		Subdivision 1.Employing competent foresters; service to private owners. The 
200.10 	commissioner of natural resources may employ competent foresters to furnish owners of 
200.11 	forest lands within the state of Minnesota who own not more than 1,000 acres of forest land, 
200.12 	forest management services consisting of:
200.13 	(1) advice in management and protection of timber, including written stewardship and 
200.14 	forest management plans;
200.15 	(2) selection and marking of timber to be cut;
200.16 	(3) measurement of products;
200.17 	(4) aid in marketing harvested products;
200.18 	(5) provision of tree-planting equipment;
200.19 	(6) advice in community forest management; and
200.20 	(7) advice in tree selection and care for natural carbon sequestration and climate 
200.21 	resiliency; and
200.22 	(7) (8) such other services as the commissioner of natural resources deems necessary or 
200.23 	advisable to promote maximum sustained yield of timber and other benefits upon such forest 
200.24 	lands.

200.25 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.001, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
200.26 		Subd. 8.Forest resources. "Forest resources" means those natural assets of forest lands, 
200.27 	including timber and other forest crops; carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation; 
200.28 	biological diversity; recreation; fish and wildlife habitat; wilderness; rare and distinctive 
200.29 	flora and fauna; air; water; soil; climate; and educational, aesthetic, and historic values.

201.1 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.35, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
201.2 		Subd. 2.Purpose of planting. The purposes for which trees may be produced, procured, 
201.3 	distributed, and planted under sections 89.35 to 89.39shall include auxiliary forests, 
201.4 	woodlots, windbreaks, shelterbelts, erosion control, soil conservation, water conservation, 
201.5 	provision of permanent food and cover for wild life, environmental education, natural carbon 
201.6 	sequestration, species adaptation to climate change, and afforestation and reforestation on 
201.7 	public or private lands of any kind, but shall do not include the raising of fruit for human 
201.8 	consumption or planting for purely ornamental purposes. It is hereby declared that all such 
201.9 	authorized purposes are in furtherance of the public health, safety, and welfare.

201.10 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.37, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
201.11 		Subd. 3.Private lands. The commissioner may supply only bare root seedlings, woody 
201.12 	cuttings, and transplant material for use on private land, provided that such material must 
201.13 	be sold in lots of not less than 500 250 for a sum determined by the commissioner to be 
201.14 	equivalent to the cost of the materials and the expenses of their distribution. The 
201.15 	commissioner may not directly or indirectly supply any other planting stock for use on 
201.16 	private lands.

201.17 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89A.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
201.18 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The council must develop recommendations to the governor and to 
201.19 	federal, state, county, and local governments with respect to forest resource policies and 
201.20 	practices that result in the sustainable management, use, and protection of the state's forest 
201.21 	resources. The policies and practices must:
201.22 	(1) acknowledge the interactions of complex sustainable forest resources, multiple 
201.23 	ownership patterns, and local to international economic forces;
201.24 	(2) give equal consideration to the long-term economic, ecological, and social needs 
201.25 	and limits of the state's forest resources;
201.26 	(3) foster the productivity of the state's forests to provide a diversity of sustainable 
201.27 	benefits at site levels and landscape levels;
201.28 	(4) enhance the ability of the state's forest resources to provide future benefits and 
201.29 	services;
201.30 	(5) foster no net loss of forest land in Minnesota;
202.1 	(6) encourage appropriate mixes of forest cover types and age classes within landscapes 
202.2 	to promote biological diversity and viable forest-dependent fish and wildlife habitats;
202.3 	(7) acknowledge the importance of the state's forest resources in providing natural carbon 
202.4 	storage and the role climate change will have on tree species selection and adaptation;
202.5 	(7) (8) encourage collaboration and coordination with multiple constituencies in planning 
202.6 	and managing the state's forest resources; and
202.7 	(8) (9) address the environmental impacts and implement mitigations as recommended 
202.8 	in the generic environmental impact statement on timber harvesting.

202.9 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89A.11, is amended to read:
202.10 	89A.11 SUNSET.
202.11 	Sections 89A.01; 89A.02; 89A.03; 89A.04; 89A.05; 89A.06; 89A.07; 89A.08; 89A.09; 
202.12 	89A.10; 89A.105; and 89A.11are repealed expire June 30, 2021 2028.

202.13 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.015, subdivision 25, is amended to read:
202.14 		Subd. 25.Game fish. "Game fish" means fish from the following families and species: 
202.15 	Acipenseridae (lake sturgeon and shovelnose sturgeon), Anguillidae (American eel), 
202.16 	Centrarchidae (black crappie; largemouth bass; rock bass; smallmouth bass; white crappie; 
202.17 	and sunfishes, including bluegill, green sunfish, longear sunfish, orangespotted sunfish, 
202.18 	pumpkinseed, and warmouth), Esocidae (muskellunge and northern pike), Gadidae (burbot), 
202.19 	Ictaluridae (blue catfish, channel catfish, and flathead catfish), Lepisosteidae (gar), Moronidae 
202.20 	(white bass and yellow bass), Percidae (sauger, walleye, and yellow perch), Polyodontidae 
202.21 	(paddlefish), and Salmonidae (Atlantic salmon, brook trout, brown trout, chinook salmon, 
202.22 	cisco (tullibee), coho salmon, kokanee salmon, lake trout, lake whitefish, pink salmon, and 
202.23 	rainbow trout). Game fish includes hybrids of game fish.

202.24 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.015, subdivision 43, is amended to read:
202.25 		Subd. 43.Rough fish. "Rough fish" means carp, buffalo, sucker, sheepshead, bowfin, 
202.26 	gar, goldeye, and bullhead, except for any fish species listed as endangered, threatened, or 
202.27 	of special concern in Minnesota Rules, chapter 6134.

202.28 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
202.29 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner's authority. The commissioner may issue special permits 
202.30 	for the activities in this section. A special permit may be issued in the form of a general 
203.1 	permit to a governmental subdivision or to the general public to conduct one or more 
203.2 	activities under subdivisions 2 to 7 8.

203.3 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.401, is amended by adding a subdivision 
203.4 	to read:
203.5 		Subd. 8.Snakes, lizards, and salamanders. The commissioner must prescribe conditions 
203.6 	and may issue permits to breed, propagate, and sell native snakes, lizards, and salamanders. 
203.7 	A native snake, lizard, or salamander that is obtained from a permitted breeder or that was 
203.8 	possessed before August 1, 2021, may be possessed as a pet unless otherwise prohibited 
203.9 	under section 84.0895.

203.10 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
203.11 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The annual license of a person convicted of a violation of 
203.12 	the game and fish laws relating to the license or wild animals covered by the license is void 
203.13 	when:
203.14 	(1) a second conviction occurs within three years under a license to trap fur-bearing 
203.15 	animals, take small game, or to take fish by angling or spearing;
203.16 	(2) a third second conviction occurs within one year three years under a minnow dealer's 
203.17 	license;
203.18 	(3) a second conviction occurs within three years for violations of section 97A.425 that 
203.19 	do not involve falsifications or intentional omissions of information required to be recorded, 
203.20 	or attempts to conceal unlawful acts within the records;
203.21 	(4) two or more misdemeanor convictions occur within a three-year period under a 
203.22 	private fish hatchery license;
203.23 	(5) the conviction occurs under a license not described in clause (1), (2), or (4) or is for 
203.24 	a violation of section 97A.425 not described in clause (3); or
203.25 	(6) the conviction is related to assisting a person in the illegal taking, transportation, or 
203.26 	possession of wild animals, when acting as a hunting or angling guide.
203.27 	(b) Except for big-game licenses and as otherwise provided in this section, for one year 
203.28 	after the conviction the person may not obtain the kind of license or take wild animals under 
203.29 	a lifetime license, issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, relating to the game and fish 
203.30 	law violation.

204.1 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.475, subdivision 41, is amended to read:
204.2 		Subd. 41.Turtle licenses license. (a) The fee for a turtle seller's license to sell turtles 
204.3 	and to take, transport, buy, and possess turtles for sale is $250.
204.4 	(b) The fee for a recreational turtle license to take, transport, and possess turtles for 
204.5 	personal use is $25.
204.6 	(c) The fee for a turtle seller's apprentice license is $100.

204.7 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.505, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
204.8 		Subd. 3b.Wild animals taken on Red Lake Reservation lands within Northwest 
204.9 	Angle. Wild animals taken and tagged on the Red Lake Reservation lands in accordance 
204.10 	with the Red Lake Band's Conservation Code on the Red Lake Reservation lands in 
204.11 	Minnesota north of the 49th parallel shall be and all applicable federal law are considered 
204.12 	lawfully taken and possessed under state law. Possessing wild animals harvested under this 
204.13 	subdivision is in addition to any state limits.

204.14 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.505, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
204.15 		Subd. 8.Importing hunter-harvested Cervidae carcasses. (a) Importing 
204.16 	hunter-harvested Cervidae carcasses procured by any means into Minnesota is prohibited 
204.17 	except for cut and wrapped meat, quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the 
204.18 	spinal column or head attached, antlers, hides, teeth, finished taxidermy mounts, and antlers 
204.19 	attached to skull caps that are cleaned of all brain tissue. Hunter-harvested
204.20 	(b) Cervidae carcasses taken originating from outside of Minnesota may be transported 
204.21 	on a direct route through the state by nonresidents.

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

204.23 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.071, is amended to read:
204.24 	97B.071 CLOTHING AND GROUND BLIND REQUIREMENTS; BLAZE 
204.25 	ORANGE OR BLAZE PINK.
204.26 	(a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c) (d), a person may not hunt 
204.27 	or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws 
204.28 	and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the 
204.29 	waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange or blaze pink. Blaze orange or blaze 
204.30 	pink includes a camouflage pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange or blaze pink within 
205.1 	each foot square. This section does not apply to migratory-waterfowl hunters on waters of 
205.2 	this state or in a stationary shooting location or to trappers on waters of this state.
205.3 	(b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (d) and in addition to the 
205.4 	requirements under paragraph (a), during the open season where deer may be taken by 
205.5 	firearms under applicable laws and ordinances, a person in a fabric or synthetic ground 
205.6 	blind on public land must have:
205.7 	(1) a blaze orange safety covering on the top of the blind visible for 360 degrees around 
205.8 	the blind; or
205.9 	(2) at least 144 square inches of blaze orange material on each side of the blind.
205.10 	(b) (c) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c) (d), and in addition to 
205.11 	the requirement requirements in paragraph paragraphs (a) and (b), a person may not take 
205.12 	small game other than turkey, migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping, 
205.13 	unless a visible portion of at least one article of the person's clothing above the waist is 
205.14 	blaze orange or blaze pink. This paragraph does not apply to a person when in a stationary 
205.15 	location while hunting deer by archery or when hunting small game by falconry.
205.16 	(c) (d) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where 
205.17 	paragraphparagraphs (a) or (b) to (c) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act 
205.18 	of 1993, Public Law 103-141.
205.19 	(d) (e) A violation of paragraph (b) shall (c) does not result in a penalty, but is punishable 
205.20 	only by a safety warning.

205.21 	Sec. 69. [97B.673] NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED FOR TAKING SMALL GAME 
205.22 	IN CERTAIN AREAS.
205.23 		Subdivision 1.Nontoxic shot on wildlife management areas in farmland zone. After 
205.24 	July 1, 2022, a person may not take small game, rails, or common snipe on any wildlife 
205.25 	management area within the farmland zone with shot other than:
205.26 	(1) steel shot;
205.27 	(2) copper-plated, nickel-plated, or zinc-plated steel shot; or
205.28 	(3) shot made of other nontoxic material approved by the director of the United States 
205.29 	Fish and Wildlife Service.
205.30 		Subd. 2.Farmland zone. For the purposes of this section, the farmland zone is the 
205.31 	portion of the state that falls south and west of Minnesota Highway 70 westward from the 
205.32 	Wisconsin border to Minnesota Highway 65 to Minnesota Highway 23 to U.S. Highway 
206.1 	169 at Milaca to Minnesota Highway 18 at Garrison to Minnesota Highway 210 at Brainerd 
206.2 	to U.S. Highway 10 at Motley to U.S. Highway 59 at Detroit Lakes northward to the 
206.3 	Canadian border.

206.4 	Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.811, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
206.5 		Subd. 4a.Restrictions on certain motorized decoys. From the opening day of the duck 
206.6 	season through the Saturday nearest October 8, a person may not use a motorized decoy, 
206.7 	or other motorized device designed to attract migratory waterfowl. During the remainder 
206.8 	of the duck season, the commissioner may, by rule, designate all or any portion of a wetland 
206.9 	or lake closed to the use of motorized decoys or motorized devices designed to attract 
206.10 	migratory waterfowl. On water bodies and lands fully contained within wildlife management 
206.11 	area boundaries, a person may not use motorized decoys or motorized devices designed to 
206.12 	attract migratory waterfowl at any time during the duck season.

206.13 	Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
206.14 		Subd. 3.Seasons, limits, and other rules. The commissioner may, in accordance with 
206.15 	the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 14, establish 
206.16 	open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on special management 
206.17 	waters. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, amend 
206.18 	daily, possession, or size limits to make midseason adjustments based on available harvest, 
206.19 	angling pressure, and population data to manage the fisheries in the 1837 Ceded Territory 
206.20 	in compliance with the court orders in Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa v. Minnesota, 119 S. 
206.21 	Ct. 1187 (1999) and in the state waters of Upper Red Lake. The midseason adjustments in 
206.22 	daily, possession, or size limits are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 
206.23 	and section 14.386 does not apply. Before the written order is effective, the commissioner 
206.24 	shall attempt to notify persons or groups of persons affected by the written order by public 
206.25 	announcement, posting, and other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.

206.26 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
206.27 		Subd. 3.Contests requiring permit. (a) Unless subdivision 3a applies, a person must 
206.28 	have a permit from the commissioner to conduct a fishing contest if:
206.29 	(1) there are more than 25 boats for open-water contests, more than 150 participants for 
206.30 	ice-fishing contests, or more than 100 participants for shore-fishing contests;
206.31 	(2) entry fees are more than $25 per person; or
206.32 	(3) the contest is limited to trout species.
207.1 	(b) The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit that recovers the costs of issuing 
207.2 	the permit and of monitoring the activities allowed by the permit. Notwithstanding section 
207.3 	16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish 
207.4 	contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and 
207.5 	section 14.386 does not apply.
207.6 	(c) The commissioner may require the applicant to furnish evidence of financial 
207.7 	responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in the amount of $25,000 
207.8 	if entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than $25,000, and 
207.9 	if the applicant has either:
207.10 	(1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this subdivision; 
207.11 	or
207.12 	(2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by the 
207.13 	applicant.
207.14 	(d) The permit fee for any individual contest may not exceed the following amounts:
207.15 	(1) $70 for an open-water contest not exceeding 50 boats and without off-site weigh-in;
207.16 	(2) $225 for an open-water contest with more than 50 boats and without off-site weigh-in;
207.17 	(3) $280 for an open-water contest not exceeding 50 boats with off-site weigh-in;
207.18 	(4) $560 for an open-water contest with more than 50 boats with off-site weigh-in; or
207.19 	(5) $135 for an ice-fishing contest with more than 150 participants.; or
207.20 	(6) $50 for a contest where all participants are age 18 years or under.

207.21 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.081, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
207.22 		Subd. 3a.No permit required. A person may conduct a fishing contest without a permit 
207.23 	from the commissioner if:
207.24 	(1) the contest is not limited to specifically named waters;
207.25 	(2) all the contest participants are age 18 years or under;
207.26 	(3) (2) the contest is limited to rough fish and participants are required to fish with a 
207.27 	hook and line; or
207.28 	(4) (3) the total prize value is $500 or less.

208.1 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
208.2 		Subd. 2.Bait restrictions. (a) Frozen or dead fish on the official list of viral hemorrhagic 
208.3 	septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, 
208.4 	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list under section 
208.5 	17.4982, subdivision 21b; cisco (all Coregonus, including lake herring and tullibee); and 
208.6 	smelt (all Osmerus, Spirincus, Hypomesus, and Allosmerus) being used as bait in waters of 
208.7 	the state must originate from water bodies certified disease-free. A water body is certified 
208.8 	as disease-free if:
208.9 	(1) the water body has been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia and the testing 
208.10 	indicates the disease is not present; or
208.11 	(2) the water body is located within a viral hemorrhagic septicemia-free zone posted on 
208.12 	the Department of Natural Resources website.
208.13 	(b) Certification for these individually tested water bodies is valid for one year from the 
208.14 	date of test results. Certification of water bodies within a viral hemorrhagic septicemia-free 
208.15 	zone posted on the Department of Natural Resources website is valid for the dates included 
208.16 	in the posting. A viral hemorrhagic septicemia-free certification is also referred to as fish 
208.17 	health certification.

208.18 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
208.19 		Subd. 2.Permit for transportation. (a) A person may transport live minnows through 
208.20 	the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must state the name and address 
208.21 	of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of entry into the state, the 
208.22 	destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid for more than 12 hours 
208.23 	after it is issued.
208.24 	(b) Minnows transported under this subdivision must be in a tagged container. The tag 
208.25 	number must correspond with tag numbers listed on the minnow transportation permit.
208.26 	(c) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found on 
208.27 	the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
208.28 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
208.29 	VHS-susceptible-species list under section 17.4982, subdivision 21b, to provide health 
208.30 	certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia. The certification must disclose any incidentally 
208.31 	isolated replicating viruses, and must be dated within the 12 months preceding transport.

209.1 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.605, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
209.2 		Subdivision 1.Resident angling license required Taking turtles; requirements. In 
209.3 	addition to any other license required in this section,(a) A person may not take, possess, 
209.4 	or transport turtles without a resident angling license, except as provided in subdivision 2c
209.5 	and a recreational turtle license.
209.6 	(b) Turtles taken from the wild are for personal use only and may not be resold.

209.7 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.605, subdivision 2c, is amended to read:
209.8 		Subd. 2c.License exemptions. (a) A person does not need a turtle seller's license or an 
209.9 	angling license the licenses specified under subdivision 1:
209.10 	(1) when buying turtles for resale at a retail outlet;
209.11 	(2) (1) when buying a turtle at a retail outlet; or
209.12 	(3) if the person is a nonresident buying a turtle from a licensed turtle seller for export 
209.13 	out of state. Shipping documents provided by the turtle seller must accompany each shipment 
209.14 	exported out of state by a nonresident. Shipping documents must include: name, address, 
209.15 	city, state, and zip code of the buyer; number of each species of turtle; and name and license 
209.16 	number of the turtle seller; or
209.17 	(4) (2) to take, possess, and rent or sell up to 25 turtles greater than four inches in length 
209.18 	for the purpose of providing the turtles to participants at a nonprofit turtle race, if the person 
209.19 	is a resident under age 18. The person is responsible for the well-being of the turtles.
209.20 	(b) A person with an aquatic farm license with a turtle endorsement or a private fish 
209.21 	hatchery license with a turtle endorsement may sell, obtain, possess, transport, and propagate 
209.22 	turtles and turtle eggs according to Minnesota Rules, part 6256.0900, without the licenses 
209.23 	specified under subdivision 1.

209.24 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.605, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
209.25 		Subd. 3.Taking; methods prohibited. (a) A person may not take turtles in any manner, 
209.26 	except by the use of using:
209.27 	(1) explosives, drugs, poisons, lime, and other harmful substances;
209.28 	(2) traps, except as provided in paragraph (b) and rules adopted under this section;
209.29 	(3) nets other than anglers' fish landing nets; or
209.30 	(4) commercial equipment, except as provided in rules adopted under this section.; or
210.1 	(5) spears, harpoons, or any other implements that impale turtles.
210.2 	(b) Until new rules are adopted under this section, a person with a turtle seller's license 
210.3 	may take turtles with a floating turtle trap that:
210.4 	(1) has one or more openings above the water surface that measure at least ten inches 
210.5 	by four inches; and
210.6 	(2) has a mesh size of not less than one-half inch, bar measure.

210.7 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.611, is amended to read:
210.8 	97C.611 SNAPPING TURTLES TURTLE SPECIES; LIMITS.
210.9 		Subdivision 1.Snapping turtles. A person may not possess more than three snapping 
210.10 	turtles of the species Chelydra serpentinawithout a turtle seller's license. Until new rules 
210.11 	are adopted under section 97C.605, a person may not take snapping turtles of a size less 
210.12 	than ten inches wide including curvature, measured from side to side across the shell at 
210.13 	midpoint. After new rules are adopted under section 97C.605, a person may only take 
210.14 	snapping turtles of a size specified in the adopted rules.
210.15 		Subd. 2.Western painted turtles. (a) A person may not possess more than three Western 
210.16 	painted turtles of the species Chrysemys picta. Western painted turtles must be between 4 
210.17 	and 5-1/2 inches in shell length.
210.18 	(b) This subdivision does not apply to persons acting under section 97C.605, subdivision 
210.19 	2c, paragraph (a), clause (2).
210.20 		Subd. 3.Spiny softshell. A person may not possess spiny softshell turtles of the species 
210.21 	Apalone spinifera after December 1, 2021, without an aquatic farm or private fish hatchery 
210.22 	license with a turtle endorsement.
210.23 		Subd. 4.Other species. A person may not possess any other species of turtle except 
210.24 	with an aquatic farm or private fish hatchery license with a turtle endorsement or as specified 
210.25 	under section 97C.605, subdivision 2c.

210.26 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
210.27 		Subd. 2.Restrictions. (a) The Netting of lake whitefish and ciscoes is subject to the 
210.28 	restrictions in this subdivision.
210.29 	(b) A person may not use:
210.30 	(1) more than two nets one net;
211.1 	(2) a net more than 100 feet long; or
211.2 	(3) a net more than three feet wide.
211.3 	(c) The mesh size of the nets net may not be less than:
211.4 	(1) 1-3/4 inches, stretch measure, for nets used to take ciscoes; and
211.5 	(2) 3-1/2 inches, stretch measure, for all other nets.
211.6 	(d) A net may not be set in water, including ice thickness, deeper than six feet.
211.7 	(e) The commissioner may designate waters where nets may be set so that portions of 
211.8 	the net extend into water deeper than six feet under conditions prescribed by the 
211.9 	commissioner to protect game fish. A pole or stake must project at least two feet above the 
211.10 	surface of the water or ice at one end of each the net.
211.11 	(f) A net may not be set within 50 feet of another net.
211.12 	(g) A person may not have angling equipment in possession while netting lake whitefish 
211.13 	or ciscoes.

211.14 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.836, is amended to read:
211.15 	97C.836 LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT; EXPANDED ASSESSMENT 
211.16 	HARVEST.
211.17 	The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by licensed commercial operators 
211.18 	in Lake Superior management zones MN-3 and MN-2 for expanded assessment and sale. 
211.19 	The commissioner shall authorize expanded assessment taking and sale of lake trout in Lake 
211.20 	Superior management zone MN-3 beginning annually in 2007 and zone MN-2 beginning 
211.21 	annually in 2010. Total assessment taking and sale may not exceed 3,000 lake trout in zone 
211.22 	MN-3 and 2,000 lake trout in zone MN-2 and may be reduced when necessary to protect 
211.23 	the lake trout population or to manage the effects of invasive species or fish disease. Taking 
211.24 	lake trout for expanded assessment and sale shall be allowed from June 1 to September 30, 
211.25 	but may end earlier in the respective zones if the quotas are reached. The quotas must be 
211.26 	reassessed at the expiration of the current ten-year Fisheries Management Plan for the 
211.27 	Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior dated September 2006.

211.28 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.255, is amended to read:
211.29 	103G.255 ALLOCATING AND CONTROLLING WATERS OF THE STATE.
211.30 	Both surface water and groundwater are public assets managed by the state for the benefit 
211.31 	of the public. Based on this paramount consideration, the commissioner shall administer:
212.1 	(1) the use, allocation, and control of waters of the state;
212.2 	(2) the establishment, maintenance, and control of lake levels and water storage reservoirs; 
212.3 	and
212.4 	(3) the determination of the ordinary high-water level of waters of the state.

212.5 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision 
212.6 	to read:
212.7 		Subd. 2a.Public meeting. Before issuing a water-use permit or a plan for consumptive 
212.8 	use of more than 216,000 gallons per day average in a 30-day period, the commissioner 
212.9 	must hold a public meeting in the county affected most by the potential impact to the public 
212.10 	groundwater resource. At least 21 days before the public meeting, the commissioner must 
212.11 	publish notice of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and must 
212.12 	mail the notice to persons who have registered their names with the commissioner for this 
212.13 	purpose.

212.14 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
212.15 		Subd. 4a.Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer. (a) The commissioner may not issue new 
212.16 	water-use permits that will appropriate water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer in a 
212.17 	metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, unless the appropriation 
212.18 	is for potable water use, there are no feasible or practical alternatives to this source, and a 
212.19 	water conservation plan is incorporated with the permit.
212.20 	(b) The commissioner shall terminate all permits authorizing appropriation and use of 
212.21 	water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer for once-through systems in a metropolitan 
212.22 	county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, by December 31, 1992.

212.23 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision 
212.24 	to read:
212.25 		Subd. 4b.Bulk transport or sale. (a) To maintain the supply of drinking water for future 
212.26 	generations and except as provided under paragraph (b), the commissioner may not issue 
212.27 	a new water-use permit to appropriate water in excess of one million gallons per year for 
212.28 	bulk transport or sale of water for consumptive use to a location more than 50 miles from 
212.29 	the point of the proposed appropriation.
213.1 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a water-use permit for a public water supply, as 
213.2 	defined under section 144.382, subdivision 4, issued to a local unit of government, rural 
213.3 	water district established under chapter 116A, or Tribal unit of government if:
213.4 	(1) the use is solely for the public water supply;
213.5 	(2) the local unit of government, rural water district established under chapter 116A, or 
213.6 	Tribal unit of government has a property interest at the point of the appropriation;
213.7 	(3) the communities that will use the water are located within 100 miles of the point of 
213.8 	appropriation; and
213.9 	(4) the requirements in sections 103G.265, 103G.285, and 103G.287 are met.

213.10 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
213.11 		Subd. 5.Sustainability standard. (a) The commissioner may issue water-use permits 
213.12 	for appropriation from groundwater only if the commissioner determines that the groundwater 
213.13 	use is sustainable to supply the needs of future generations and the proposed use will not 
213.14 	harm ecosystems, degrade water, or reduce water levels beyond the reach of public water 
213.15 	supply and private domestic wells constructed according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725.
213.16 	(b) When determining whether a consumptive use of groundwater is sustainable, the 
213.17 	commissioner must make a determination that the level of recharge to the aquifer impacted 
213.18 	is sufficient to replenish the groundwater supply to meet the needs of future generations.

213.19 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116G.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
213.20 	to read:
213.21 		Subd. 4.Exemption; Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area. Plans and regulations 
213.22 	of local units of government within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area are exempt 
213.23 	from subdivisions 1 to 3 and are subject to section 116G.15, subdivision 8.

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

213.25 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116G.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
213.26 	to read:
213.27 		Subd. 8.Reviewing and approving local plans and regulations. (a) In the Mississippi 
213.28 	River Corridor Critical Area, the commissioner of natural resources is responsible for 
213.29 	carrying out the duties of the board and the Metropolitan Council is responsible for carrying 
213.30 	out the duties of the regional development commission under sections 116G.07 to 116G.10. 
213.31 	Notwithstanding sections 116G.07, subdivisions 2 and 3, and 116G.10, subdivision 3, the 
214.1 	responsibilities and procedures for reviewing and approving local plans and regulations in 
214.2 	the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area, and amendments thereto, are subject to this 
214.3 	subdivision.
214.4 	(b) Within 60 days of receiving a draft plan from a local unit of government, the 
214.5 	commissioner, in coordination with the Metropolitan Council, must review the plan to 
214.6 	determine the plan's consistency with:
214.7 	(1) this section;
214.8 	(2) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
214.9 	(3) the local unit of government's comprehensive plan.
214.10 	(c) Within 60 days of receiving draft regulations from a local unit of government, the 
214.11 	commissioner must review the regulations to determine the regulations' consistency with:
214.12 	(1) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
214.13 	(2) the commissioner-approved plan adopted by the local unit of government under 
214.14 	paragraph (b).
214.15 	(d) Upon review of a draft plan and regulations under paragraphs (b) and (c), the 
214.16 	commissioner must:
214.17 	(1) conditionally approve the draft plan and regulations by written decision; or
214.18 	(2) return the draft plan and regulations to the local unit of government for modification, 
214.19 	along with a written explanation of the need for modification.
214.20 	(i) When the commissioner returns a draft plan and regulations to the local unit of 
214.21 	government for modification, the local unit of government must revise the draft plan and 
214.22 	regulations within 60 days after receiving the commissioner's written explanation and must 
214.23 	resubmit the revised draft plan and regulations to the commissioner.
214.24 	(ii) The Metropolitan Council and the commissioner must review the revised draft plan 
214.25 	and regulations upon receipt from the local unit of government as provided under paragraphs 
214.26 	(b) and (c).
214.27 	(iii) If the local unit of government or the Metropolitan Council requests a meeting, a 
214.28 	final revision need not be made until a meeting is held with the commissioner on the draft 
214.29 	plan and regulations. The request extends the 60-day time limit specified in item (i) until 
214.30 	after the meeting is held.
215.1 	(e) Only plans and regulations receiving final approval from the commissioner have the 
215.2 	force and effect of law. The commissioner must grant final approval under this section only 
215.3 	if:
215.4 	(1) the plan is an element of a comprehensive plan that is authorized by the Metropolitan 
215.5 	Council according to sections 473.175 and 473.858; and
215.6 	(2) the local unit of government adopts a plan and regulations that are consistent with 
215.7 	the draft plan and regulations conditionally approved under paragraph (d).
215.8 	(f) The local unit of government must implement and enforce the commissioner-approved 
215.9 	plan and regulations after the plan and regulations take effect.

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

215.11 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.1295, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
215.12 		Subdivision 1.General requirements and procedures. (a) The commissioner shall 
215.13 	issue state parks and trails plates to an applicant who:
215.14 	(1) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile, recreational vehicle, one-ton pickup 
215.15 	truck, or motorcycle;
215.16 	(2) pays a fee in the amount specified for special plates under section 168.12, subdivision 
215.17 	5;
215.18 	(3) pays the registration tax required under section 168.013;
215.19 	(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;
215.20 	(5) contributes a minimum of $60 $70 annually to the state parks and trails donation 
215.21 	account established in section 85.056; and
215.22 	(6) complies with this chapter and rules governing registration of motor vehicles and 
215.23 	licensing of drivers.
215.24 	(b) The state parks and trails plate application must indicate that the contribution specified 
215.25 	under paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive the plate and that the 
215.26 	applicant may make an additional contribution to the account.
215.27 	(c) State parks and trails plates may be personalized according to section 168.12, 
215.28 	subdivision 2a.

216.1 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290C.01, is amended to read:
216.2 	290C.01 PURPOSE.
216.3 	It is the policy of this state to promote sustainable forest resource management on the 
216.4 	state's public and private lands. The state's private forests comprise approximately one-half 
216.5 	of the state forest land resources. These forests play a critical role in protecting water quality 
216.6 	and soil resources, and provide extensive wildlife habitat, natural carbon sequestration, 
216.7 	diverse recreational experiences, and significant forest products that support the state's 
216.8 	economy. Ad valorem property taxes represent a significant annual cost that can discourage 
216.9 	long-term forest management investments. In order to foster silviculture investments and 
216.10 	retain these forests for their economic and ecological benefits, this chapter, hereafter referred 
216.11 	to as the "Sustainable Forest Incentive Act," is enacted to encourage the state's private forest 
216.12 	landowners to make a long-term commitment to sustainable forest management.

216.13 	Sec. 91. TIMBER PERMITS; CANCELLATION AND EXTENSION.
 216.14 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) For the purposes of this section, an "eligible permit" is a 
216.15 	timber permit issued before July 1, 2020.
216.16 	(b) In order to be eligible under this section, a permit holder must not be delinquent or 
216.17 	have an active willful trespass with the state.
216.18 	(c) In order to be eligible under subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, a permit holder must submit 
216.19 	the written request to the commissioner of natural resources before the expiration of the 
216.20 	permit or by July 1, 2021, whichever is earlier.
216.21 		Subd. 2.Extensions. Upon written request to the commissioner of natural resources by 
216.22 	the holder of an eligible permit with more than 30 percent of the total permit volume in any 
216.23 	combination of spruce or balsam fir, the commissioner may grant an extension of the permit 
216.24 	for two years without penalty or interest.
216.25 		Subd. 3.Unused balsam fir. The commissioner of natural resources may cancel any 
216.26 	provision in a timber sale that requires the security payment for or removal of all or part of 
216.27 	the balsam fir when the permit contains more than 50 cords of balsam fir. The commissioner 
216.28 	may require the permit holder to fell or pile the balsam fir to meet management objectives.
216.29 		Subd. 4.Refunds. (a) Upon written request to the commissioner of natural resources 
216.30 	by the holder of an eligible permit that is inactive and intact with more than 30 percent of 
216.31 	the total permit volume in any combination of spruce or balsam fir, the commissioner may 
216.32 	cancel the permit and refund the sale security, advance payments, or bid guarantee as 
216.33 	applicable for the permit to the permit holder.
217.1 	(b) Upon written request to the commissioner of natural resources by the holder of an 
217.2 	eligible active permit with more than 30 percent of the total permit volume in any 
217.3 	combination of spruce or balsam fir and a previously existing cutting block agreement, the 
217.4 	commissioner may cancel any intact cutting block designated in the permit that was not 
217.5 	bonded or bonded before July 1, 2020, and refund security, as applicable, for the cutting 
217.6 	block to the permit holder. Any partially harvested cutting block is ineligible to be canceled 
217.7 	under this paragraph. The remaining provisions of the permit remain in effect.
217.8 		Subd. 5.Good Neighbor Authority. The commissioner of natural resources, in 
217.9 	consultation with the United States Forest Service, may negotiate and provide holders of 
217.10 	eligible permits with more than 30 percent of the total permit volume in any combination 
217.11 	of spruce or balsam fir a method to voluntarily return intact cutting blocks designated in 
217.12 	Good Neighbor Authority permits. Upon written request by the eligible permit holder, the 
217.13 	commissioner may cancel any intact cutting block designated in the permit that was not 
217.14 	bonded or bonded before July 1, 2020, and refund applicable security for the cutting block 
217.15 	to the permit holder. Any partially harvested cutting block is ineligible to be canceled under 
217.16 	this subdivision. The remaining provisions of the permit remain in effect.

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

217.18 	Sec. 92. TURTLE SELLER'S LICENSES; TRANSFER AND RENEWAL.
 217.19 	The commissioner of natural resources must not renew or transfer a turtle seller's license 
217.20 	after the effective date of this section.

217.21 	Sec. 93. CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN FORESTS OF THE STATE; GOALS.
 217.22 	The commissioner of natural resources must establish goals for increasing carbon 
217.23 	sequestration in public and private forests in the state. To achieve the goals, the commissioner 
217.24 	must identify sustainable forestry strategies that increase the ability of forests to sequester 
217.25 	atmospheric carbon while enhancing other ecosystem services, such as improved soil and 
217.26 	water quality. By January 15, 2023, the commissioner must submit a report with the goals 
217.27 	and recommended forestry strategies to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
217.28 	legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over natural resources policy.

217.29 	Sec. 94. STATE PARK PERMIT FEES; FISCAL YEAR 2022.
 217.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 85.055, subdivision 1, the fees for state 
217.31 	park permits from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2022, are as follows:
217.32 	(1) $40 for an annual state park permit;
218.1 	(2) $31 for a second or subsequent vehicle state park permit;
218.2 	(3) $8.50 for a state park permit valid for one day;
218.3 	(4) $6.50 for a daily vehicle state park permit for groups;
218.4 	(5) $35 for an annual permit for motorcycles; and
218.5 	(6) $16 for a state park permit for persons with disabilities under Minnesota Statutes, 
218.6 	section 85.053, subdivision 7, paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (3).
218.7 	(b) Employee state park permits remain free as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
218.8 	section 85.055, subdivision 1, clause (6).

218.9 	Sec. 95.  REPEALER.
 218.10 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507; 85.054, subdivision 
218.11 	19; and 97C.605, subdivisions 2, 2a, 2b, and 5, and Minnesota Rules, part 6256.0500, 
218.12 	subparts 2, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, are repealed.

218.13 	ARTICLE 6
218.14 	WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES

218.15 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103B.103, is amended to read:
218.16 	103B.103 EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP ACCOUNTS.
218.17 		Subdivision 1.Accounts established; sources. (a) The water and soil conservation 
218.18 	easement stewardship account and the mitigation easement stewardship account are created 
218.19 	in the special revenue fund. The accounts consist of money credited to the accounts and 
218.20 	interest and other earnings on money in the accounts. The State Board of Investment must 
218.21 	manage the accounts to maximize long-term gain.
218.22 	(b) Revenue from contributions and money appropriated for any purposes of the account 
218.23 	as described in subdivision 2 must be deposited in the water and soil conservation easement 
218.24 	stewardship account. Revenue from contributions, wetland banking mitigation fees designated 
218.25 	for stewardship purposes by the board, easement stewardship payments authorized under 
218.26 	subdivision 3, and money appropriated for any purposes of the account as described in 
218.27 	subdivision 2 must be deposited in the mitigation easement stewardship account.
218.28 		Subd. 2.Appropriation; purposes of accounts. (a) Five percent of the balance on July 
218.29 	1 each year in the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account and five percent 
218.30 	of the balance on July 1 each year in the mitigation easement stewardship account are 
219.1 	annually appropriated to the board and may be spent only to cover the costs of managing 
219.2 	easements held by the board, including costs associated with:
219.3 	(1) repairing or replacing structures;
219.4 	(2) maintaining vegetation and hydrology;
219.5 	(3) monitoring,;
219.6 	(4) landowner contacts,;
219.7 	(5) records storage and management,;
219.8 	(6) processing landowner notices,;
219.9 	(7) requests for approval or amendments,;
219.10 	(8) enforcement,; and
219.11 	(9) legal services associated with easement management activities.
219.12 	(b) When the amount appropriated under paragraph (a) is not sufficient to cover the 
219.13 	costs of easements held by the board, the board may use money from the mitigation easement 
219.14 	stewardship account and the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account to 
219.15 	cover costs associated with:
219.16 	(1) legal compliance costs;
219.17 	(2) repairing or replacing structures; and
219.18 	(3) maintaining vegetation and hydrology.
219.19 	(c) In addition to the amounts appropriated under paragraph (a), up to 25 percent of the 
219.20 	balance on July 1 each year in the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account 
219.21 	and 25 percent of the balance on July 1 each year in the mitigation easement stewardship 
219.22 	account are annually appropriated to the board for the purposes of paragraph (b). In 
219.23 	consultation with the commissioner of management and budget, the board must establish a 
219.24 	process, including criteria, for the use of money appropriated under this paragraph. The 
219.25 	board must include a summary of how money appropriated under this paragraph in the prior 
219.26 	two fiscal years was used in the report required under section 103B.101, subdivision 9, 
219.27 	paragraph (a), clause (7).
219.28 		Subd. 3.Financial contributions. The board shall seek a financial contribution to the 
219.29 	water and soil conservation easement stewardship account for each conservation easement 
219.30 	acquired by the board. The board shall seek a financial contribution or assess an easement 
219.31 	stewardship payment to the mitigation easement stewardship account for each wetland 
220.1 	banking mitigation easement acquired by the board. Unless otherwise provided by law, the 
220.2 	board shall determine the amount of the contribution or payment, which must be an amount 
220.3 	calculated to earn sufficient money to meet the costs of managing the easement at a level 
220.4 	that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers the costs. In determining the 
220.5 	amount of the financial contribution, the board shall consider:
220.6 	(1) the estimated annual staff hours needed to manage the conservation easement, taking 
220.7 	into consideration factors such as easement type, size, location, and complexity;
220.8 	(2) the average hourly wages for the class or classes of state and local employees expected 
220.9 	to manage the easement;
220.10 	(3) the estimated annual travel expenses to manage the easement;
220.11 	(4) the estimated annual miscellaneous costs to manage the easement, including supplies 
220.12 	and equipment, information technology support, and aerial flyovers;
220.13 	(5) the estimated annualized costs of legal services, including the cost to enforce the 
220.14 	easement in the event of a violation; and
220.15 	(6) the estimated annualized costs for repairing or replacing structures and maintaining 
220.16 	vegetation and hydrology; and
220.17 	(6) (7) the expected rate of return on investments in the account.

220.18 	Sec. 2. [103B.104] LAWNS TO LEGUMES PROGRAM.
220.19 	The Board of Water and Soil Resources must establish a program to provide grants or 
220.20 	payments to plant residential lawns with native vegetation and pollinator-friendly forbs and 
220.21 	legumes to protect a diversity of pollinators. The board must establish criteria for grants or 
220.22 	payments awarded under this section. Grants or payments awarded under this section may 
220.23 	be made for up to 75 percent of the costs of the project, except that, in areas identified by 
220.24 	the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as areas where there is a high potential for rusty 
220.25 	patched bumble bees to be present, grants may be awarded for up to 90 percent of the costs 
220.26 	of the project.

220.27 	Sec. 3. [103C.237] SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT FEE.
220.28 		Subdivision 1.Fee. (a) A county that contains at least one soil and water conservation 
220.29 	district must impose an additional fee of $25 per transaction on the recording or registration 
220.30 	of a mortgage subject to the tax under section 287.035 and an additional fee of $25 on the 
220.31 	recording or registration of a deed subject to the tax under section 287.21.
221.1 	(b) A county that does not contain at least one soil and water conservation district, but 
221.2 	carries out the duties of a soil and water conservation district, must impose the fee described 
221.3 	in paragraph (a).
221.4 		Subd. 2.Fee deposited; account. The fee described in subdivision 1 must be deposited 
221.5 	in a special soil and water conservation district account in the county general revenue fund.
221.6 		Subd. 3.Distribution to soil and water conservation districts. (a) The county treasurer 
221.7 	must transfer money from the special soil and water conservation district account to existing 
221.8 	soil and water conservation districts within the county in May, October, and December each 
221.9 	year. If a county contains more than one soil and water conservation district, money must 
221.10 	be allocated equally among each district.
221.11 	(b) A county imposing a fee under subdivision 1, paragraph (b), must use money in the 
221.12 	special soil and water conservation account on soil and water conservations duties within 
221.13 	the county.

221.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2021.

221.15 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103C.315, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
221.16 		Subd. 4.Compensation. A supervisor shall receive compensation for services up to $75
221.17 	$125 per day, and may be reimbursed for expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily 
221.18 	incurred in the discharge of duties. A supervisor may be reimbursed for the use of the 
221.19 	supervisor's own automobile in the performance of official duties at a rate up to the maximum 
221.20 	tax-deductible mileage rate permitted under the federal Internal Revenue Code.

221.21 	Sec. 5. [103C.701] SOIL-HEALTHY FARMING GOALS.
221.22 	(a) It is the goal of the state to encourage soil health, as defined in section 103C.101, 
221.23 	subdivision 10a, farming practices. This may be done by achieving the following objectives:
221.24 	(1) preventing or minimizing soil erosion;
221.25 	(2) retaining water quantity to provide for infiltration;
221.26 	(3) improving surface water and groundwater quality;
221.27 	(4) sustaining soil organic matter; and
221.28 	(5) supporting soil life and pollinators.
221.29 	(b) To achieve the objectives under paragraph (a), the state sets a goal of 30 percent of 
221.30 	Minnesota privately owned farmland using soil health practices including but not limited 
222.1 	to cover crops, perennial crops, no-till or reduced tillage, strip cropping, or managed 
222.2 	rotational grazing by 2030.

222.3 	Sec. 6. [103F.05] WATER QUALITY AND STORAGE PROGRAM.
222.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision 
222.5 	have the meanings given them.
222.6 	(b) "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
222.7 	(c) "Local units of government" has the meaning given under section 103B.305, 
222.8 	subdivision 5.
222.9 	(d) "Water quality and storage practices" are those practices that sustain or improve 
222.10 	water quality via surface water rate and volume and ecological management, including but 
222.11 	not limited to:
222.12 	(1) retention structures and basins;
222.13 	(2) acquisition of flowage rights;
222.14 	(3) soil and substrate infiltration;
222.15 	(4) wetland restoration, creation, or enhancement;
222.16 	(5) channel restoration or enhancement; and
222.17 	(6) floodplain restoration or enhancement.
222.18 		Subd. 2.Establishment. (a) The board must establish a program to provide financial 
222.19 	assistance to local units of government to control water volume and rates to protect 
222.20 	infrastructure, improve water quality and related public benefits, and mitigate climate change 
222.21 	impacts.
222.22 	(b) In establishing a water quality and storage program, the board must give priority to 
222.23 	the Minnesota River basin and the Lower Mississippi River basin in Minnesota.
222.24 		Subd. 3.Financial assistance. (a) The board may provide financial assistance to local 
222.25 	units of government to cover the costs of water storage projects and other water quality 
222.26 	practices consistent with a plan approved according to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D. Eligible 
222.27 	costs include costs for property and equipment acquisition, design, engineering, construction, 
222.28 	and management. The board may acquire conservation easements under sections 103F.501 
222.29 	to 103F.531 as necessary to implement a project or practice under this section.
222.30 	(b) The board must enter into agreements with local units of government receiving 
222.31 	financial assistance under this section. The agreements must specify the terms of state and 
223.1 	local cooperation, including the financing arrangement for constructing any structures and 
223.2 	assuring maintenance of the structures after completion.
223.3 		Subd. 4.Matching contribution. The board must require a matching contribution when 
223.4 	providing financial assistance under this section and may adjust matching requirements if 
223.5 	federal funds are available for the project.
223.6 		Subd. 5.Technical assistance. (a) The board may employ or contract with an engineer 
223.7 	or hydrologist to work on the technical implementation of the program established under 
223.8 	this section.
223.9 	(b) When implementing the program, the board must:
223.10 	(1) assist local units of government in achieving the goals of the program;
223.11 	(2) review and analyze projects and project sites; and
223.12 	(3) evaluate the effectiveness of completed projects constructed under the program.
223.13 	(c) The board must cooperate with the commissioner of natural resources, the United 
223.14 	States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, and other agencies 
223.15 	as needed to analyze hydrological, climate, and engineering information on proposed sites.
223.16 		Subd. 6.Requirements. (a) A local unit of government applying for financial assistance 
223.17 	under this section must provide a copy of a resolution or other documentation of the local 
223.18 	unit of government's support for the project. The documentation must include provisions 
223.19 	for local funding and management, the proposed method of obtaining necessary land rights 
223.20 	for the proposed project, and an assignment of responsibility for maintaining any structures 
223.21 	or practices upon completion.
223.22 	(b) A local unit of government, with the assistance of the board, must evaluate the public 
223.23 	benefits that are reasonably expected upon completing the proposed project. The evaluation 
223.24 	must be submitted to the board before the final design.
223.25 		Subd. 7.Interstate cooperation. The board may enter into or approve working 
223.26 	agreements with neighboring states or their political subdivisions to accomplish projects 
223.27 	consistent with the program established under this section.
223.28 		Subd. 8.Federal aid availability. The board must regularly analyze the availability of 
223.29 	federal funds and programs to supplement or complement state and local efforts consistent 
223.30 	with the purposes of this section.

224.1 	Sec. 7. [103F.06] SOIL HEALTH COST-SHARE PROGRAM.
224.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision 
224.3 	have the meanings given them.
224.4 	(b) "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
224.5 	(c) "Local units of government" has the meaning given under section 103B.305, 
224.6 	subdivision 5.
224.7 	(d) "Soil health" has the meaning given under section 103C.101, subdivision 10a.
224.8 	(e) "Soil health practices" are those practices that sustain or improve soil health, including 
224.9 	but not limited to:
224.10 	(1) no-till or strip-till;
224.11 	(2) mulching;
224.12 	(3) cover cropping;
224.13 	(4) perennial cropping;
224.14 	(5) stand diversification;
224.15 	(6) contour, field edge, pollinator, wildlife, or buffer strips planted with perennials;
224.16 	(7) agroforestry;
224.17 	(8) managed rotational grazing; and
224.18 	(9) management practices that minimize soil compaction or increase aeration.
224.19 		Subd. 2.Establishment. The board must establish a cost-share program consistent with 
224.20 	the provisions of section 103C.501 for the purpose of establishing soil health practices to 
224.21 	mitigate climate change impacts and improve water quality and related public benefits.
224.22 		Subd. 3.Financial assistance. (a) The board may provide financial assistance to local  
224.23 	units of government for the costs of soil health and related water quality practices consistent 
224.24 	with a plan approved according to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D. The board must establish 
224.25 	costs eligible for financial assistance under this section, including costs for conservation 
224.26 	planning, cover crop seeding, equipment acquisition or use, and other practices to improve 
224.27 	soil health.
224.28 	(b) The board must enter into agreements with local units of government receiving 
224.29 	financial assistance under this section.
225.1 		Subd. 4.Technical assistance. (a) The board may employ or contract with agronomists, 
225.2 	biologists, or hydrologists in implementing the cost-share program.
225.3 	(b) When implementing the program, the board must:
225.4 	(1) assist local units of government in achieving the goals of the program;
225.5 	(2) review and assess practice standards; and
225.6 	(3) evaluate the effectiveness of completed practices constructed with assistance from 
225.7 	the cost-share program.
225.8 	(c) The board must cooperate with the Minnesota Office for Soil Health at the University 
225.9 	of Minnesota, the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation 
225.10 	Service, and other agencies and private sector organizations as needed to enhance program 
225.11 	effectiveness.
225.12 		Subd. 5.Federal aid availability. The board must regularly complete an analysis of the 
225.13 	availability of federal funds and programs to supplement or complement state and local 
225.14 	efforts consistent with the purposes of this section.

225.15 	Sec. 8. SOIL HEALTH COST-SHARE PROGRAM; REPORT.
 225.16 	By January 15, 2024, the Board of Water and Soil Resources must evaluate the 
225.17 	effectiveness of the soil health cost-share program under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.06, 
225.18 	and submit a report with the results and recommendations to the chairs and ranking minority 
225.19 	members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
225.20 	over the environment and natural resources. The report must include an assessment of the 
225.21 	applicability and viability of tools to assist farm operators and landowners in evaluating 
225.22 	nutrient, soil organic matter, and soil loss management practices on individual fields.

225.23 	ARTICLE 7
225.24 	FARMED CERVIDAE

225.25 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
225.26 		Subdivision 1.Running at large prohibited. (a) An owner may not allow farmed 
225.27 	Cervidae to run at large. The owner must make all reasonable efforts to return escaped 
225.28 	farmed Cervidae to their enclosures as soon as possible. The owner must immediately notify 
225.29 	the commissioner of natural resources of the escape of farmed Cervidae if the farmed 
225.30 	Cervidae are not returned or captured by the owner within 24 hours of their escape.
226.1 	(b) An owner is liable for expenses of another person in capturing, caring for, and 
226.2 	returning farmed Cervidae that have left their enclosures if the person capturing the farmed 
226.3 	Cervidae contacts the owner as soon as possible.
226.4 	(c) If an owner is unwilling or unable to capture escaped farmed Cervidae, the 
226.5 	commissioner of natural resources may destroy the escaped farmed Cervidae. The 
226.6 	commissioner of natural resources must allow the owner to attempt to capture the escaped 
226.7 	farmed Cervidae prior to destroying the farmed Cervidae. Farmed Cervidae that are not 
226.8 	captured by 24 hours after escape may be destroyed.
226.9 	(d) A hunter licensed by the commissioner of natural resources under chapter 97A may 
226.10 	kill and possess escaped farmed Cervidae in a lawful manner and is not liable to the owner 
226.11 	for the loss of the animal.
226.12 	(e) Escaped farmed Cervidae killed by a hunter or destroyed by the commissioner of 
226.13 	natural resources must be tested for chronic wasting disease at the owner's expense.

226.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2021.

226.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
226.16 		Subd. 4.Fencing. Farmed Cervidae must be confined in a manner designed to prevent 
226.17 	escape. Except as provided in subdivision 4a, all perimeter fences for farmed Cervidae must 
226.18 	be at least 96 inches in height and be constructed and maintained in a way that prevents the 
226.19 	escape of farmed Cervidae or, entry into the premises by free-roaming Cervidae, or physical 
226.20 	contact between farmed Cervidae and free-roaming Cervidae. After July 1, 2019, All new 
226.21 	fencing installed and all fencing used to repair deficiencies must be high tensile. By 
226.22 	December 1, 2019, All entry areas for farmed Cervidae enclosure areas must have two 
226.23 	redundant gates, which must be maintained to prevent the escape of animals through an 
226.24 	open gate. If a fence deficiency allows entry or exit by farmed or wild Cervidae, the owner 
226.25 	must repair the deficiency within a reasonable time, as determined by the Board of Animal 
226.26 	Health, not to exceed 45 days. If a fence deficiency is detected during an inspection, the 
226.27 	facility must be reinspected at least once in the subsequent three months. The farmed 
226.28 	Cervidae owner must pay a reinspection fee equal to one-half the applicable annual inspection 
226.29 	fee under subdivision 7a for each reinspection related to a fence violation. If the facility 
226.30 	experiences more than one escape incident in any six-month period or fails to correct a 
226.31 	deficiency found during an inspection, the board may revoke the facility's registration and 
226.32 	order the owner to remove or destroy the animals as directed by the board. If the board 
226.33 	revokes a facility's registration, the commissioner of natural resources may seize and destroy 
226.34 	animals at the facility.

227.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022.

227.2 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
227.3 	read:
227.4 		Subd. 4a.Fencing; commercial herds. In addition to the requirements in subdivision 
227.5 	4, commercially farmed white-tailed deer must be confined by two or more perimeter fences, 
227.6 	with each perimeter fence at least 120 inches in height.

227.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022.

227.8 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
227.9 		Subd. 6.Identification. (a) Farmed Cervidae must be identified by means approved by 
227.10 	the Board of Animal Health. The identification must include a distinct number that has not 
227.11 	been used during the previous three years and must be visible to the naked eye during 
227.12 	daylight under normal conditions at a distance of 50 yards. The identification for white-tailed 
227.13 	deer must also include contact information with a phone number or address that enables the 
227.14 	reader to readily identify the owner of escaped deer. This contact information does not need 
227.15 	to be visible from a distance of 50 yards. White-tailed deer must be identified before October 
227.16 	31 of the year in which the animal is born, at the time of weaning, or before movement from 
227.17 	the premises, whichever occurs first. Elk and other cervids must be identified by December 
227.18 	31 of the year in which the animal is born or before movement from the premises, whichever 
227.19 	occurs first. As coordinated by the board, the commissioner of natural resources may destroy 
227.20 	any animal that is not identified as required under this subdivision.
227.21 	(b) The Board of Animal Health shall register farmed Cervidae. The owner must submit 
227.22 	the registration request on forms provided by the board. The forms must include sales 
227.23 	receipts or other documentation of the origin of the Cervidae. The board must provide copies 
227.24 	of the registration information to the commissioner of natural resources upon request. The 
227.25 	owner must keep written records of the acquisition and disposition of registered farmed 
227.26 	Cervidae.

227.27 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective September 1, 2022.

227.28 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivision 10, is amended to read:
227.29 		Subd. 10.Mandatory registration. (a) A person may not possess live Cervidae in 
227.30 	Minnesota unless the person is registered with the Board of Animal Health and meets all 
227.31 	the requirements for farmed Cervidae under this section. Cervidae possessed in violation 
227.32 	of this subdivision may be seized and destroyed by the commissioner of natural resources.
228.1 	(b) A person whose registration is revoked by the board is ineligible for future registration 
228.2 	under this section unless the board determines that the person has undertaken measures that 
228.3 	make future escapes extremely unlikely.
228.4 	(c) The board must not allow new registrations under this section for possessing 
228.5 	white-tailed deer.

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

228.7 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 35.155, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
228.8 		Subd. 11.Mandatory surveillance for chronic wasting disease; depopulation. (a) 
228.9 	An inventory for each farmed Cervidae herd must be verified by an accredited veterinarian 
228.10 	and filed with the Board of Animal Health every 12 months.
228.11 	(b) Movement of farmed Cervidae from any premises to another location must be reported 
228.12 	to the Board of Animal Health within 14 days of the movement on forms approved by the 
228.13 	Board of Animal Health. A person must not move farmed white-tailed deer from any premises 
228.14 	to another location.
228.15 	(c) All animals from farmed Cervidae herds that are over 12 months of age that die or 
228.16 	are slaughtered must be tested for chronic wasting disease.
228.17 	(d) The owner of a premises where chronic wasting disease is detected must:
228.18 	(1) depopulate the premises of Cervidae after the appraisal process for federal 
228.19 	indemnification has been completed or, if an indemnification application is not submitted, 
228.20 	within a reasonable time determined by the board in consultation with the commissioner of 
228.21 	natural resources;
228.22 	(2) maintain the fencing required under subdivision subdivisions 4 and 4a on the premises 
228.23 	for five ten years after the date of detection; and
228.24 	(3) post the fencing on the premises with biohazard signs as directed by the board.; and
228.25 	(4) not raise farmed Cervidae on the premises for at least ten years.

228.26 	Sec. 7. TRANSFER OF DUTIES; FARMED CERVIDAE.
 228.27 	(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the responsibilities for administering and 
228.28 	enforcing the statutes and rules listed in clauses (1) and (2) are transferred pursuant to 
228.29 	Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, from the Board of Animal Health to the commissioner 
228.30 	of natural resources:
229.1 	(1) Minnesota Statutes, sections 35.153 and 35.155; and
229.2 	(2) Minnesota Rules, parts 1721.0370 to 1721.0420.
229.3 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 15.039, subdivision 7, the transfer of 
229.4 	personnel will not take place. The commissioner of natural resources must contract with 
229.5 	the Board of Animal Health for any veterinary services required to administer this program.

229.6 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2023.

229.7 	Sec. 8. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 229.8 	The revisor of statutes must recodify the relevant sections in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
229.9 	35, and Minnesota Rules, chapter 1721, as necessary to conform with section 7. The revisor 
229.10 	must also change the responsible agency and make necessary cross-reference changes 
229.11 	consistent with section 7 and the renumbering.

229.12 	ARTICLE 8
229.13 	DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE UNIFORMITY

229.14 	Section 1. [84.765] OPERATING OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 
229.15 	WHILE IMPAIRED.
229.16 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. As used in this section, "controlled substance," "intoxicating 
229.17 	substance," and "off-road recreational vehicle" have the meanings given in section 169A.03.
229.18 		Subd. 2.Acts prohibited. (a) An owner or other person having charge or control of an 
229.19 	off-road recreational vehicle must not authorize or allow an individual the person knows 
229.20 	or has reason to believe is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or an 
229.21 	intoxicating substance to operate the off-road recreational vehicle anywhere in the state or 
229.22 	on the ice of a boundary water of the state.
229.23 	(b) A person who operates or is in physical control of an off-road recreational vehicle 
229.24 	anywhere in the state or on the ice of a boundary water of the state is subject to chapter 
229.25 	169A.
229.26 	(c) The provisions of chapters 169A, 171, and 609 relating to revoking, suspending, or 
229.27 	canceling a driver's license, an instruction permit, or a nonresident operating privilege for 
229.28 	alcohol, controlled substance, or intoxicating substance violations apply to operators of 
229.29 	off-road recreational vehicles and operating privileges for off-road recreational vehicles.
230.1 	(d) The commissioner of public safety must notify a person of the period during which 
230.2 	the person is prohibited from operating an off-road recreational vehicle under section 
230.3 	169A.52, 169A.54, or 171.177.
230.4 	(e) The court must promptly forward to the commissioner of public safety copies of all 
230.5 	convictions and criminal and civil sanctions imposed under chapter 169A and section 
230.6 	171.177.
230.7 	(f) If the person operating or in physical control of an off-road recreational vehicle is a 
230.8 	program participant in the ignition interlock device program described in section 171.306, 
230.9 	the off-road recreational vehicle may be operated only if it is equipped with an approved 
230.10 	ignition interlock device and all requirements of section 171.306 are satisfied. For purposes 
230.11 	of this paragraph, "program participant" and "ignition interlock device" have the meanings 
230.12 	given in section 171.306, subdivision 1.
230.13 		Subd. 3.Penalties. (a) A person who violates subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or an 
230.14 	ordinance conforming to subdivision 2, paragraph (a), is guilty of a misdemeanor.
230.15 	(b) A person who operates an off-road recreational vehicle during the period the person 
230.16 	is prohibited from operating an off-road recreational vehicle under subdivision 2, paragraph 
230.17 	(d), is subject to the penalty provided in section 171.24.

230.18 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.795, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
230.19 		Subd. 5.Operating under influence of alcohol or controlled substance. A person 
230.20 	may not operate or be in control of an off-highway motorcycle anywhere in this state or on 
230.21 	the ice of any boundary water of this state while under the influence of alcohol or a controlled 
230.22 	substance, as provided in section 169A.20, and is subject to sections 169A.50 to 169A.53
230.23 	or 171.177. A conservation officer of the Department of Natural Resources is a peace officer 
230.24 	for the purposes of sections 169A.20 and 169A.50 to 169A.53 or 171.177 as applied to the 
230.25 	operation of an off-highway motorcycle in a manner not subject to registration under chapter 
230.26 	168.

230.27 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.83, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
230.28 		Subd. 5.Fines and forfeited bail. The disposition of Fines and forfeited bail collected 
230.29 	from prosecutions of violations of sections 84.81 to 84.91 84.90 or rules adopted thereunder, 
230.30 	and violations of section 169A.20 that involve off-road recreational vehicles, as defined in 
230.31 	section 169A.03, subdivision 16, are governed by section 97A.065. must be deposited in 
230.32 	the state treasury. Half the receipts must be credited to the general fund, and half the receipts 
231.1 	must be credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account in the natural resources 
231.2 	fund.

231.3 	Sec. 4. [86B.33] OPERATING WHILE IMPAIRED.
231.4 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. For purposes of this section, "controlled substance," 
231.5 	"intoxicating substance," and "motorboat in operation" have the meanings given under 
231.6 	section 169A.03.
231.7 		Subd. 2.Acts prohibited. (a) An owner or other person having charge or control of a 
231.8 	motorboat must not authorize or allow an individual the person knows or has reason to 
231.9 	believe is under the influence of alcohol, a controlled substance, or an intoxicating substance 
231.10 	to operate the motorboat in operation on waters of the state.
231.11 	(b) A person who operates or is in physical control of a motorboat on waters of the state 
231.12 	is subject to chapter 169A.
231.13 	(c) The provisions of chapters 169A, 171, and 609 relating to revoking, suspending, or 
231.14 	canceling a driver's license, an instruction permit, or a nonresident operating privilege for 
231.15 	alcohol, controlled substance, or intoxicating substance violations apply to motorboat 
231.16 	operators and to operating privileges for motorboats.
231.17 	(d) The commissioner of public safety must notify a person of the period during which 
231.18 	the person is prohibited from operating a motorboat under section 169A.52, 169A.54, or 
231.19 	171.177.
231.20 	(e) The court must promptly forward to the commissioner of public safety copies of all 
231.21 	convictions and criminal and civil sanctions imposed under chapter 169A and section 
231.22 	171.177.
231.23 	(f) If the person operating or in physical control of a motorboat is a program participant 
231.24 	in the ignition interlock device program described in section 171.306, the motorboat may 
231.25 	be operated only if it is equipped with an approved ignition interlock device and all 
231.26 	requirements of section 171.306 are satisfied. For purposes of this paragraph, "program 
231.27 	participant" and "ignition interlock device" have the meanings given in section 171.306, 
231.28 	subdivision 1.
231.29 		Subd. 3.Penalties. (a) A person who violates subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or an 
231.30 	ordinance conforming with subdivision 2, paragraph (a), is guilty of a misdemeanor.
231.31 	(b) A person who operates a motorboat during the period the person is prohibited from 
231.32 	operating a motorboat under subdivision 2, paragraph (d), is guilty of a misdemeanor.

232.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 86B.705, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
232.2 		Subd. 2.Fines and bail money. (a) All fines, installment payments, and forfeited bail 
232.3 	money collected from persons convicted of violations of violating this chapter or rules 
232.4 	adopted thereunder, or of a violation of section 169A.20 involving a motorboat, shall must
232.5 	be deposited in the state treasury.
232.6 	(b) One-half of Half the receipts shall must be credited to the general revenue fund. The 
232.7 	other one-half of, and half the receipts shall must be transmitted to the commissioner of 
232.8 	natural resources and credited to the water recreation account for the purpose of boat and 
232.9 	water safety.

232.10 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
232.11 		Subd. 2.Fines and forfeited bail. (a) Fines and forfeited bail collected from prosecutions 
232.12 	of violations of: the game and fish laws or rules adopted thereunder; sections 84.091 to 
232.13 	84.15 or rules adopted thereunder; sections 84.81 to 84.91 or rules adopted thereunder; 
232.14 	section 169A.20, when the violation involved an off-road recreational vehicle as defined 
232.15 	in section 169A.03, subdivision 16; chapter 348; and any other law relating to wild animals 
232.16 	or aquatic vegetation, must be paid to the treasurer of the county where the violation is 
232.17 	prosecuted. The county treasurer shall submit one-half of deposited in the state treasury. 
232.18 	Half the receipts to the commissioner and credit the balance to the county general revenue 
232.19 	fund except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c). In a county in a judicial district under 
232.20 	section 480.181, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), the share that would otherwise go to the 
232.21 	county under this paragraph must be submitted to the commissioner of management and 
232.22 	budget for deposit in the state treasury and credited to the general fund must be credited to 
232.23 	the general fund, and half the receipts must be credited to the game and fish fund under 
232.24 	section 97A.055.
232.25 	(b) The county treasurer shall submit one-half of the receipts collected under paragraph 
232.26 	(a) from prosecutions of violations of sections 84.81 to 84.91 or rules adopted thereunder, 
232.27 	and 169A.20, except receipts that are surcharges imposed under section 357.021, subdivision 
232.28 	6, to the commissioner and credit the balance to the county general fund. The commissioner 
232.29 	shall credit these receipts to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account in the natural 
232.30 	resources fund.
232.31 	(c) The county treasurer shall indicate the amount of the receipts that are surcharges 
232.32 	imposed under section 357.021, subdivision 6, and shall submit all of those receipts to the 
232.33 	commissioner of management and budget.

233.1 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169A.20, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
233.2 		Subdivision 1.Driving while impaired crime; motor vehicle. It is a crime for any 
233.3 	person to drive, operate, or be in physical control of any motor vehicle, as defined in section 
233.4 	169A.03, subdivision 15, except for motorboats in operation and off-road recreational 
233.5 	vehicles, within this state or on any boundary water of this state when:
233.6 	(1) the person is under the influence of alcohol;
233.7 	(2) the person is under the influence of a controlled substance;
233.8 	(3) the person is under the influence of an intoxicating substance and the person knows 
233.9 	or has reason to know that the substance has the capacity to cause impairment;
233.10 	(4) the person is under the influence of a combination of any two or more of the elements 
233.11 	named in clauses (1) to (3);
233.12 	(5) the person's alcohol concentration at the time, or as measured within two hours of 
233.13 	the time, of driving, operating, or being in physical control of the motor vehicle is 0.08 or 
233.14 	more;
233.15 	(6) the vehicle is a commercial motor vehicle and the person's alcohol concentration at 
233.16 	the time, or as measured within two hours of the time, of driving, operating, or being in 
233.17 	physical control of the commercial motor vehicle is 0.04 or more; or
233.18 	(7) the person's body contains any amount of a controlled substance listed in Schedule 
233.19 	I or II, or its metabolite, other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols.

233.20 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169A.52, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
233.21 	read:
233.22 		Subd. 9.Off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats. (a) The provisions of this 
233.23 	section for revoking a driver's license, permit, or nonresident operating privilege also apply 
233.24 	to the operating privilege for an off-road recreational vehicle and a motorboat.
233.25 	(b) Upon certification by a peace officer under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), or subdivision 
233.26 	4, paragraph (a) or (c), the commissioner must notify a person that the person is prohibited 
233.27 	from operating off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats for the period provided in 
233.28 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a), or subdivision 4, paragraph (a).

234.1 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169A.54, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
234.2 	read:
234.3 		Subd. 12.Off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats. (a) The provisions of this 
234.4 	section for revoking a driver's license or nonresident operating privilege also apply to the 
234.5 	operating privilege for an off-road recreational vehicle and a motorboat.
234.6 	(b) Upon conviction, the commissioner must notify a person that the person is prohibited 
234.7 	from operating off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats for the same period that the 
234.8 	person's driver's license or operating privilege is revoked or canceled under this section.

234.9 	Sec. 10. [171.188] DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED REVOCATION AND 
234.10 	PROHIBITION; OFF-ROAD RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND MOTORBOATS.
234.11 	(a) The provisions of this chapter for revoking or canceling a driver's license or 
234.12 	nonresident driving privilege for alcohol, controlled substance, or intoxicating substance 
234.13 	violations also apply to the operating privileges for off-road recreational vehicles and 
234.14 	motorboats.
234.15 	(b) Upon conviction, the commissioner must notify a person that the person is prohibited 
234.16 	from operating off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats for the same period that the 
234.17 	person's driver's license or driving privilege is revoked or canceled for the alcohol, controlled 
234.18 	substance, or intoxicating substance conviction.

234.19 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 171.306, is amended by adding a subdivision 
234.20 	to read:
234.21 		Subd. 3a.Off-road recreational vehicles and motorboats. A program participant in 
234.22 	the ignition interlock device program may operate an off-road recreational vehicle or a 
234.23 	motorboat only if it is equipped with an approved ignition interlock device as provided 
234.24 	under this section and sections 84.765, subdivision 2, and 86B.33, subdivision 2.

234.25 	Sec. 12. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 234.26 	The revisor of statutes shall make necessary changes to statutory cross-references to 
234.27 	reflect the changes made in sections 1 to 11. If necessary, the revisor shall prepare a bill for 
234.28 	introduction in the 2022 legislative session to make other necessary conforming changes 
234.29 	that are beyond the scope of the revisor's authority to make editorial changes under this 
234.30 	section or other law.

235.1 	Sec. 13. REPEALER.
 235.2 	Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 84.91, subdivision 1; 86B.331, subdivision 1; and 
235.3 	169A.20, subdivisions 1a, 1b, and 1c, are repealed.

235.4 	ARTICLE 9
235.5 	ELECTRIC-ASSISTED BICYCLES

235.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.787, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
235.7 		Subd. 7.Off-highway motorcycle. (a) "Off-highway motorcycle" means a motorized, 
235.8 	off-highway vehicle traveling on two wheels and having a seat or saddle designed to be 
235.9 	straddled by the operator and handlebars for steering control, including a vehicle that is 
235.10 	registered under chapter 168 for highway use if it is also used for off-highway operation on 
235.11 	trails or unimproved terrain.
235.12 	(b) Off-highway motorcycle does not include an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in 
235.13 	section 169.011, subdivision 27.

235.14 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.797, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
235.15 		Subd. 7.Off-road vehicle. (a) "Off-road vehicle" or "vehicle" means a motor-driven 
235.16 	recreational vehicle capable of cross-country travel on natural terrain without benefit of a 
235.17 	road or trail.
235.18 	(b) Off-road vehicle does not include a snowmobile; an all-terrain vehicle; a motorcycle;
235.19 	an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 27; a watercraft; a 
235.20 	farm vehicle being used for farming; a vehicle used for military, fire, emergency, or law 
235.21 	enforcement purposes; a construction or logging vehicle used in the performance of its 
235.22 	common function; a motor vehicle owned by or operated under contract with a utility, 
235.23 	whether publicly or privately owned, when used for work on utilities; a commercial vehicle 
235.24 	being used for its intended purpose; snow-grooming equipment when used for its intended 
235.25 	purpose; or an aircraft.

235.26 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
235.27 		Subd. 8.All-terrain vehicle or vehicle. (a) "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a 
235.28 	motorized vehicle with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six low pressure or 
235.29 	non-pneumatic tires; (2) a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total width 
235.30 	from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain vehicle 
235.31 	includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle.
236.1 	(b) All-terrain vehicle does not include aan electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section 
236.2 	169.011, subdivision 27, golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed 
236.3 	and used specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.

236.4 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 168.002, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
236.5 		Subd. 18.Motor vehicle. (a) "Motor vehicle" means any self-propelled vehicle designed 
236.6 	and originally manufactured to operate primarily on highways, and not operated exclusively 
236.7 	upon railroad tracks. It includes any vehicle propelled or drawn by a self-propelled vehicle 
236.8 	and includes vehicles known as trackless trolleys that are propelled by electric power obtained 
236.9 	from overhead trolley wires but not operated upon rails. It does not include snowmobiles, 
236.10 	manufactured homes, or park trailers.
236.11 	(b) "Motor vehicle" includes an all-terrain vehicle only if the all-terrain vehicle (1) has 
236.12 	at least four wheels, (2) is owned and operated by a physically disabled person, and (3) 
236.13 	displays both disability plates and a physically disabled certificate issued under section 
236.14 	169.345.
236.15 	(c) "Motor vehicle" does not include an all-terrain vehicle except (1) an all-terrain vehicle 
236.16 	described in paragraph (b), or (2) an all-terrain vehicle licensed as a motor vehicle before 
236.17 	August 1, 1985. The owner may continue to license an all-terrain vehicle described in clause 
236.18 	(2) as a motor vehicle until it is conveyed or otherwise transferred to another owner, is 
236.19 	destroyed, or fails to comply with the registration and licensing requirements of this chapter.
236.20 	(d) "Motor vehicle" does not include a snowmobile; a manufactured home; a park trailer;
236.21 	an electric personal assistive mobility device as defined in section 169.011, subdivision 26.;
236.22 	(e) "Motor vehicle" does not include a motorized foot scooter as defined in section 
236.23 	169.011, subdivision 46; or an electric-assisted bicycle as defined in section 169.011, 
236.24 	subdivision 27.
236.25 	(f) (e) "Motor vehicle" includes an off-highway motorcycle modified to meet the 
236.26 	requirements of chapter 169 according to section 84.788, subdivision 12.

236.27 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
236.28 	read:
236.29 		Subd. 15a.Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle. "Class 1 electric-assisted bicycle" means 
236.30 	an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only 
236.31 	when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the 
236.32 	speed of 20 miles per hour.

237.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
237.2 	read:
237.3 		Subd. 15b.Class 2 electric-assisted bicycle. "Class 2 electric-assisted bicycle" means 
237.4 	an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with an electric motor that is capable of propelling the 
237.5 	bicycle without the rider pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches 
237.6 	the speed of 20 miles per hour.

237.7 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
237.8 	read:
237.9 		Subd. 15c.Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle. "Class 3 electric-assisted bicycle" means 
237.10 	an electric-assisted bicycle equipped with an electric motor that provides assistance only 
237.11 	when the rider is pedaling and ceases to provide assistance when the bicycle reaches the 
237.12 	speed of 28 miles per hour.

237.13 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
237.14 		Subd. 27.Electric-assisted bicycle. "Electric-assisted bicycle" means a bicycle with 
237.15 	two or three wheels that:
237.16 	(1) has a saddle and fully operable pedals for human propulsion;
237.17 	(2) meets the requirements:
237.18 	(i) of federal motor vehicle safety standards for a motor-driven cycle in Code of Federal 
237.19 	Regulations, title 49, sections 571.1 et seq.; or
237.20 	(ii) for bicycles under Code of Federal Regulations, title 16, part 1512, or successor 
237.21 	requirements; and
237.22 	(3) has is equipped with an electric motor that (i) has a power output of not more than 
237.23 	1,000 750 watts, (ii) is incapable of propelling the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles 
237.24 	per hour, (iii) is incapable of further increasing the speed of the device when human power 
237.25 	alone is used to propel the vehicle at a speed of more than 20 miles per hour, and (iv) 
237.26 	disengages or ceases to function when the vehicle's brakes are applied; and
237.27 	(4) meets the requirements of a class 1, class 2, or class 3 electric-assisted bicycle.

237.28 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.011, subdivision 42, is amended to read:
237.29 		Subd. 42.Motor vehicle. (a) "Motor vehicle" means every vehicle which is self-propelled 
237.30 	and every vehicle which is propelled by electric power obtained from overhead trolley wires.
238.1 	(b) Motor vehicle does not include an electric-assisted bicycle; an electric personal 
238.2 	assistive mobility device; or a vehicle moved solely by human power.

238.3 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.222, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
238.4 		Subd. 4.Riding rules. (a) Every person operating a bicycle upon a roadway shall ride 
238.5 	as close as practicable to the right-hand curb or edge of the roadway except under any of 
238.6 	the following situations:
238.7 	(1) when overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same direction;
238.8 	(2) when preparing for a left turn at an intersection or into a private road or driveway;
238.9 	(3) when reasonably necessary to avoid conditions, including fixed or moving objects, 
238.10 	vehicles, pedestrians, animals, surface hazards, or narrow width lanes, that make it unsafe 
238.11 	to continue along the right-hand curb or edge; or
238.12 	(4) when operating on the shoulder of a roadway or in a bicycle lane.
238.13 	(b) If a bicycle is traveling on a shoulder of a roadway, the bicycle shall travel in the 
238.14 	same direction as adjacent vehicular traffic.
238.15 	(c) Persons riding bicycles upon a roadway or shoulder shall not ride more than two 
238.16 	abreast and shall not impede the normal and reasonable movement of traffic and, on a laned 
238.17 	roadway, shall ride within a single lane.
238.18 	(d) A person operating a bicycle upon a sidewalk, or across a roadway or shoulder on a 
238.19 	crosswalk, shall yield the right-of-way to any pedestrian and shall give an audible signal 
238.20 	when necessary before overtaking and passing any pedestrian. No person shall ride a bicycle 
238.21 	upon a sidewalk within a business district unless permitted by local authorities. Local 
238.22 	authorities may prohibit the operation of bicycles on any sidewalk or crosswalk under their 
238.23 	jurisdiction.
238.24 	(e) An individual operating a bicycle or other vehicle on a bikeway shall leave a safe 
238.25 	distance when overtaking a bicycle or individual proceeding in the same direction on the 
238.26 	bikeway, and shall maintain clearance until safely past the overtaken bicycle or individual.
238.27 	(f) A person lawfully operating a bicycle on a sidewalk, or across a roadway or shoulder 
238.28 	on a crosswalk, shall have all the rights and duties applicable to a pedestrian under the same 
238.29 	circumstances.
238.30 	(g) A person may operate an electric-assisted bicycle on the shoulder of a roadway, on 
238.31 	a bikeway, or on a bicycle trail if not otherwise prohibited under section 85.015, subdivision 
239.1 	1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d); or 160.263, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), as 
239.2 	applicable.

239.3 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.222, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:
239.4 		Subd. 6a.Operator age Electric-assisted bicycle; riding rules. (a) A person may 
239.5 	operate an electric-assisted bicycle in the same manner as provided for operation of other 
239.6 	bicycles, including but not limited to operation on the shoulder of a roadway, a bicycle lane, 
239.7 	and a bicycle route, and operation without the motor engaged on a bikeway or bicycle trail.
239.8 	(b) A person may operate a class 1 or class 2 electric-assisted bicycle with the motor 
239.9 	engaged on a bicycle path, bicycle trail, or shared use path unless prohibited under section 
239.10 	85.015, subdivision 1d; 85.018, subdivision 2, paragraph (d); or 160.263, subdivision 2, 
239.11 	paragraph (b), as applicable.
239.12 	(c) A person may operate a class 3 electric-assisted bicycle with the motor engaged on 
239.13 	a bicycle path, bicycle trail, or shared use path unless the local authority or state agency 
239.14 	having jurisdiction over the bicycle path or trail prohibits the operation.
239.15 	(d) The local authority or state agency having jurisdiction over a trail that is designated 
239.16 	as nonmotorized, and that has a natural surface tread made by clearing and grading the 
239.17 	native soil with no added surfacing materials, may regulate the operation of an 
239.18 	electric-assisted bicycle.
239.19 	(e) No person under the age of 15 shall operate an electric-assisted bicycle.

239.20 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 169.222, is amended by adding a subdivision 
239.21 	to read:
239.22 		Subd. 6b.Electric-assisted bicycle; equipment. (a) The manufacturer or distributor of 
239.23 	an electric-assisted bicycle must apply a label to the bicycle that is permanently affixed in 
239.24 	a prominent location. The label must contain the classification number, top assisted speed, 
239.25 	and motor wattage of the electric-assisted bicycle, and must be printed in a legible font with 
239.26 	at least 9-point type.
239.27 	(b) A person must not modify an electric-assisted bicycle to change the motor-powered 
239.28 	speed capability or motor engagement unless the person replaces the label required in 
239.29 	paragraph (a) with revised information.
239.30 	(c) An electric-assisted bicycle must operate in a manner so that the electric motor is 
239.31 	disengaged or ceases to function when the rider stops pedaling or when the brakes are 
239.32 	applied.
240.1 	(d) A class 3 electric-assisted bicycle must be equipped with a speedometer that displays 
240.2 	the speed at which the bicycle is traveling in miles per hour.

240.3 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) is effective January 1, 2022. Paragraphs (b) to (d) 
240.4 	are effective August 1, 2021.

240.5 	ARTICLE 10
240.6 	STATE LANDS

240.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.415, is amended by adding a subdivision 
240.8 	to read:
240.9 		Subd. 8.Reimbursing costs. In addition to fees specified in this section or in rules 
240.10 	adopted by the commissioner, the applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for 
240.11 	cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical 
240.12 	Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic 
240.13 	Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection with the license 
240.14 	application, preparing the license terms, or constructing the utility line.

240.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.63, is amended to read:
240.16 	84.63 CONVEYANCE OF INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE AND, FEDERAL, 
240.17 	AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
240.18 	(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural 
240.19 	resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a 
240.20 	federally recognized Indian Tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions, 
240.21 	upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources, 
240.22 	permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways, 
240.23 	roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads, 
240.24 	flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and 
240.25 	necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and 
240.26 	conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner 
240.27 	of natural resources may determine.
240.28 	(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of 
240.29 	natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:
240.30 	(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application 
240.31 	and preparing the easement; and
241.1 	(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the 
241.2 	construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special 
241.3 	terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate 
241.4 	of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.
241.5 	(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
241.6 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
241.7 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
241.8 	(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was 
241.9 	conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee 
241.10 	revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is 
241.11 	withdrawn or denied.
241.12 	(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management 
241.13 	account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
241.14 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.
241.15 	(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified 
241.16 	under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.
241.17 	(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state 
241.18 	for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by 
241.19 	the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources 
241.20 	or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection 
241.21 	with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail, 
241.22 	highway, road, or other improvements.

241.23 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment, except 
241.24 	that paragraph (g) is effective July 1, 2021.

241.25 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.631, is amended to read:
241.26 	84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.
241.27 	(a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural 
241.28 	resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the 
241.29 	commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property 
241.30 	owned by the person only if the following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable 
241.31 	alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the exercise of the easement will not 
241.32 	cause significant adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts.
242.1 	(b) The commissioner shall:
242.2 	(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;
242.3 	(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;
242.4 	(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and
242.5 	(4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the 
242.6 	circumstances.
242.7 	(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a 
242.8 	road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application 
242.9 	is withdrawn or denied.
242.10 	(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application 
242.11 	fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to 
242.12 	cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing 
242.13 	special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant 
242.14 	an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall 
242.15 	pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
242.16 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
242.17 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
242.18 	(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the 
242.19 	unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
242.20 	(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management 
242.21 	account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
242.22 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
242.23 	(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state 
242.24 	for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by 
242.25 	the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources 
242.26 	or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection 
242.27 	with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.

243.1 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.021, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
243.2 	read:
243.3 		Subd. 42a.Riverlands State Forest.
 
243.4 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.17, is amended to read:
243.5 	89.17 LEASES AND PERMITS.
243.6 	(a) Notwithstanding the permit procedures of chapter 90, the commissioner may grant 
243.7 	and execute, in the name of the state, leases and permits for the use of any forest lands under 
243.8 	the authority of the commissioner for any purpose that in the commissioner's opinion is not 
243.9 	inconsistent with the maintenance and management of the forest lands, on forestry principles 
243.10 	for timber production. Every such lease or permit is revocable at the discretion of the 
243.11 	commissioner at any time subject to such conditions as may be agreed on in the lease. The 
243.12 	approval of the commissioner of administration is not required upon any such lease or 
243.13 	permit. No such lease or permit for a period exceeding 21 years shall be granted except with 
243.14 	the approval of the Executive Council.
243.15 	(b) Public access to the leased land for outdoor recreation is the same as access would 
243.16 	be under state management.
243.17 	(c) Notwithstanding section 16A.125, subdivision 5, after deducting the reasonable costs 
243.18 	incurred for preparing and issuing the lease, all remaining proceeds from leasing school 
243.19 	trust land and university land for roads on forest lands must be deposited into the respective 
243.20 	permanent fund for the lands.
243.21 	(d) The commissioner may require a performance bond, security deposit, or other form 
243.22 	of security for removing any improvements or personal property left on the leased premises 
243.23 	by the lessee upon termination or cancellation of the lease.
243.24 	(e) In addition to other payments required by this section, the applicant must reimburse 
243.25 	the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services 
243.26 	provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of 
243.27 	natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of 
243.28 	Administration in connection with reviewing the lease request, preparing the lease terms, 
243.29 	or monitoring construction of improvements on the leased premises.

244.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 92.50, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
244.2 	read:
244.3 		Subd. 4.Reimbursing costs. In addition to other payments required by this section, the 
244.4 	applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, 
244.5 	or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the 
244.6 	commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department 
244.7 	of Administration in connection with reviewing the lease request, preparing the lease terms, 
244.8 	or constructing improvements on the leased premises.

244.9 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 92.502, is amended to read:
244.10 	92.502 LEASE OF TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.
244.11 	(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may 
244.12 	enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.
244.13 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
244.14 	by the commissioner for a wind energy project.
244.15 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
244.16 	by the commissioner for recreational trails and facilities. The commissioner may assess the 
244.17 	lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring 
244.18 	construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions 
244.19 	of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an 
244.20 	estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon 
244.21 	completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the 
244.22 	unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
244.23 	(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis 
244.24 	Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and 
244.25 	facilities.

244.26 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 94.3495, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
244.27 		Subd. 3.Valuation of land. (a) In an exchange of class 1 land for class 2 or 3 land, the 
244.28 	value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources, but the 
244.29 	county board must approve the value determined for the class 2 land, and the governmental 
244.30 	subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the class 3 land. In an 
244.31 	exchange of class 2 land for class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be determined by 
245.1 	the county board of the county in which the land lies, but the governmental subdivision of 
245.2 	the state must approve the value determined for the class 3 land.
245.3 	(b) To determine the value of the land, the parties to the exchange may either (1) cause 
245.4 	the land to be appraised, or (2) determine the value for each 40-acre tract or lot, or a portion 
245.5 	thereof, using the most current township or county assessment schedules within the preceding 
245.6 	two years for similar land types from the county assessor of the county in which the lands 
245.7 	are located. Merchantable timber value should be considered in finalizing valuation of the 
245.8 	lands.
245.9 	(c) Except for school trust lands and university lands, the lands exchanged under this 
245.10 	section shall be exchanged only for lands of at least substantially equal value. For the 
245.11 	purposes of this subdivision, "substantially equal value" has the meaning given under section 
245.12 	94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). No payment is due either party if the lands, other than 
245.13 	school trust lands or university lands, are of substantially equal value but are not of the same 
245.14 	value.
245.15 	(d) School trust lands and university lands exchanged under this section must be 
245.16 	exchanged only for lands of equal or greater value.

245.17 	Sec. 9. Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 16, is amended to read:
245.18 	Sec. 16. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; AITKIN, BELTRAMI, AND 
245.19 	KOOCHICHING COUNTIES.
 245.20 	(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, 
245.21 	subdivision 3, and subject to the valuation restrictions described in paragraph (c), the 
245.22 	commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as 
245.23 	required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the 
245.24 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the 
245.25 	state-owned land leased for farming wild rice described in paragraph (b).
245.26 	(b) The state land that may be exchanged is held under the following state leases for 
245.27 	farming of wild rice:
245.28 	(1) Lease LAGR001305, covering 175.1 acres in Aitkin County;
245.29 	(2) Lease LMIS010040, covering 107.1 acres in Beltrami County;
245.30 	(3) Lease LMIS010096, covering 137.4 acres in Beltrami County; and
245.31 	(4) Lease LAGR001295, covering 264.40 acres in Koochiching County.
246.1 	(c) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the lessee shall be included 
246.2 	in the estimate of market value.
246.3 	(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the exchanges if mutually agreed 
246.4 	upon by the commissioner and the exchange partner to avoid leaving unmanageable parcels 
246.5 	of land in state ownership after an exchange or to meet county zoning standards or other 
246.6 	regulatory needs for the wild rice farming operations.
246.7 	(e) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources in Koochiching 
246.8 	County borders the Lost River. The lands to be exchanged are not required to provide at 
246.9 	least equal opportunity for access to waters by the public, but the lands must be at least 
246.10 	equal in value and have the potential to generate revenue for the school trust lands.
246.11 	(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343, subdivision 8a, lessees must 
246.12 	pay to the commissioner all costs, as determined by the commissioner, that are associated 
246.13 	with each exchange transaction, including valuation expenses; legal fees; survey expenses; 
246.14 	costs of title work, advertising, and public hearings; transactional staff costs; and closing 
246.15 	costs.

246.16 	Sec. 10. Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 48, is amended to read:
246.17 	Sec. 48. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 246.18 		Subdivision 1.Exchange of land. (a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in 
246.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources 
246.20 	may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota 
246.21 	Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
246.22 	Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the riparian land described in paragraph (b).
246.23 	(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in St. Louis County and is described 
246.24 	as: Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 64 North, Range 12 West.
246.25 	(c) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources borders Low 
246.26 	Lake. The land to be exchanged is forest land that includes areas bordering the Whiteface 
246.27 	River. While the land does not provide at least equal opportunity for access to waters by 
246.28 	the public, the land to be acquired by the commissioner in the exchange will improve access 
246.29 	to adjacent state forest lands.
246.30 		Subd. 2.Gifts of land. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342 or 94.343, 
246.31 	or any other law to the contrary, the Land Exchange Board may consider a gift of land from 
246.32 	the exchange partner pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.085, subdivision 1, paragraph  
247.1 	(d), in addition to land proposed for exchange with the state land referenced in subdivision 
247.2 	1, paragraph (b), in determining whether the proposal is in the best interests of the school 
247.3 	trust.

247.4 	Sec. 11. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 247.5 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The 
247.6 	following areas are added to Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
247.7 	(1) that part of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, 
247.8 	Minnesota, bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following 
247.9 	described lines:
247.10 	Beginning at the intersection of the south line of Lot 18 of Auditor's Subdivision Number 
247.11 	29 of Mendota, according to the plat on file in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder, 
247.12 	with the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Sibley Memorial Highway; thence 
247.13 	northerly along said westerly right-of-way line to the north line of said Lot 18; thence 
247.14 	westerly along the north line of said Lot 18 to the easterly right-of-way line of the 
247.15 	Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly and northeasterly along said 
247.16 	easterly right-of-way to the east line of said Section 28;
247.17 	(2) that part of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, 
247.18 	Minnesota, lying westerly of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern 
247.19 	Railroad;
247.20 	(3) that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
247.21 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
247.22 	Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway 
247.23 	and North of the South 752 feet of said Government Lot 6;
247.24 	(4) the North 152 feet of the South 752 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 
247.25 	33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the 
247.26 	easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly 
247.27 	right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway;
247.28 	(5) the North 270 feet of the South 600 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 lying 
247.29 	between the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway and the easterly right-of-way 
247.30 	of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 
247.31 	West, Dakota County, Minnesota;
247.32 	(6) that part of the South 20 rods of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 
247.33 	North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way 
248.1 	of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley 
248.2 	Memorial Highway, excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
248.3 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 6; thence North 89 degrees 
248.4 	56 minutes 54 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
248.5 	Lot 6 a distance of 260.31 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; 
248.6 	thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 71.17 feet; 
248.7 	thence northwesterly a distance of 37.25 feet along a nontangential curve concave to 
248.8 	the East having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 00 degrees 31 minutes 
248.9 	15 seconds the chord of said curve bears North 23 degrees 31 minutes 27 seconds West; 
248.10 	thence northerly a distance of 127.39 feet along a compound curve concave to the East 
248.11 	having a radius of 2,005.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 38 minutes 19 seconds; 
248.12 	thence North 70 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds East not tangent to said curve a distance 
248.13 	of 65.00 feet; thence southerly a distance of 123.26 feet along a nontangential curve 
248.14 	concave to the East having a radius of 1,940.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 
248.15 	38 minutes 19 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 21 degrees 26 minutes 40 
248.16 	seconds East; thence southerly a distance of 65.42 feet to the point of beginning along 
248.17 	a compound curve concave to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central 
248.18 	angle of 00 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds;
248.19 	(7) that part of Government Lot 5 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
248.20 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
248.21 	Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway, 
248.22 	excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
248.23 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 5; thence North 89 degrees 
248.24 	56 minutes 18 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
248.25 	Lot 5 a distance of 70.48 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; 
248.26 	thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 18 seconds West along said south line of 
248.27 	Government Lot 5 a distance of 40.01 feet; thence North 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds 
248.28 	East a distance of 6.08 feet; thence northerly a distance of 185.58 feet along a tangential 
248.29 	curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,427.00 feet and a central angle of 02 
248.30 	degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 89 degrees 06 minutes 18 seconds West 
248.31 	not tangent to said curve a distance of 25.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 53 minutes 
248.32 	42 seconds West a distance of 539.13 feet; thence northerly a distance of 103.77 feet 
248.33 	along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,524.65 feet and a 
248.34 	central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds; thence northerly a distance of 159.33 
248.35 	feet along a compound curve concave to the West having a radius of 522.45 feet and a 
249.1 	central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 23 seconds; thence northwesterly a distance of 
249.2 	86.78 feet along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,240.87 feet 
249.3 	and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 25 seconds; thence North 26 degrees 16 
249.4 	minutes 30 seconds West tangent to said curve a distance of 92.39 feet; thence 
249.5 	northwesterly a distance of 178.12 feet along a tangential curve concave to the East 
249.6 	having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 29 minutes 25 seconds 
249.7 	to a point on the north line of said Government Lot 5 which is 331.48 feet from the 
249.8 	northeast corner thereof as measured along said north line; thence South 89 degrees 56 
249.9 	minutes 54 seconds East along said north line of Government Lot 5 a distance of 71.17 
249.10 	feet; thence southeasterly a distance of 146.53 feet along a nontangential curve concave 
249.11 	to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 04 minutes 
249.12 	54 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 25 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East; 
249.13 	thence South 26 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East tangent to said curve a distance of 
249.14 	92.39 feet; thence southerly a distance of 91.33 feet along a tangential curve concave 
249.15 	to the West having a radius of 1,305.87 feet and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 
249.16 	25 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 179.15 feet along a tangential curve concave 
249.17 	to the West having a radius of 587.45 feet and a central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 
249.18 	23 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 108.20 feet along a compound curve concave 
249.19 	to the West having a radius of 1,589.65 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 
249.20 	59 seconds; thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 42 seconds East tangent to said curve 
249.21 	a distance of 539.13 feet; thence southerly a distance of 187.26 feet along a tangential 
249.22 	curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,467.00 feet and a central angle of 02 
249.23 	degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds West 
249.24 	tangent to said curve a distance of 5.07 feet to the point of beginning; and
249.25 	(8) that part of Government Lot 4 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
249.26 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
249.27 	Northwestern Railroad and northerly of the following described line:
249.28 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 89 degrees 
249.29 	55 minutes 42 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
249.30 	Lot 4 a distance of 312.44 feet to corner B205, MNDOT Right-of-Way Plat No. 19-93, 
249.31 	according to the recorded map thereof; thence continue North 89 degrees 55 minutes 42 
249.32 	seconds West along said south line of Government Lot 4 a distance of 318.00 feet to the 
249.33 	easterly right-of-way of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly along 
249.34 	said railroad right-of-way a distance of 387.97 feet along a nontangential curve concave 
249.35 	to the West having a radius of 2,963.54 feet and a central angle of 07 degrees 30 minutes 
250.1 	03 seconds, the chord of said curve bears North 00 degrees 42 minutes 41 seconds East; 
250.2 	thence North 03 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds West tangent to said curve along said 
250.3 	railroad right-of-way a distance of 619.45 feet to the point of beginning of the line to 
250.4 	be described; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 27 seconds East a distance of 417.92 
250.5 	feet; thence North 18 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds East a distance of 317.52 feet to a 
250.6 	point on the north line of said Government Lot 4 which is 135.00 feet from the northeast 
250.7 	corner thereof as measured along said north line and there terminating.
250.8 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 38A.] Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State 
250.9 	Park, St. Louis County. The following areas are added to Lake Vermilion-Soudan 
250.10 	Underground Mine State Park, St. Louis County, and are designated as the Granelda Unit:
250.11 	(1) Lot 3 of Section 28 and Lot 5 of Section 29 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all 
250.12 	West of the 4th Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey 
250.13 	thereof;
250.14 	(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter, the Southeast 
250.15 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and Lots 
250.16 	numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 29 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all West of the 
250.17 	4th Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government survey thereof;
250.18 	(3) Lots 1 and 2 of Section 32 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all West of the 4th 
250.19 	Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey thereof; and
250.20 	(4) Lot 4 of Section 23 in Township 63 North of Range 18, all West of the 4th Principal 
250.21 	Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey thereof.

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

250.23 	Sec. 12. ADDITION TO STATE RECREATION AREA.
 250.24 	[85.013] [Subd. 12a.] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St. Louis 
250.25 	County. The following area is added to Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, 
250.26 	St. Louis County: that part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, 
250.27 	Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying northerly of the 
250.28 	following described line:
250.29 	Commencing at the West quarter corner of said Section 15; thence North 01 degree 24 
250.30 	minutes 27 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the west line of said South Half of 
250.31 	the Northwest Quarter a distance of 1,034.09 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar with plastic cap 
250.32 	stamped "MN DNR LS 44974" (DM) and the point of beginning; thence South 62 degrees 
250.33 	44 minutes 07 seconds East 405.24 feet to a DM; thence South 82 degrees 05 minutes 
251.1 	24 seconds East 314.95 feet to a DM; thence South 86 degrees 18 minutes 01 second 
251.2 	East 269.23 feet to a DM; thence North 81 degrees 41 minutes 24 seconds East 243.61 
251.3 	feet to a DM; thence North 71 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East 478.17 feet to a DM; 
251.4 	thence North 60 degrees 53 minutes 38 seconds East 257.32 feet to a DM; thence South 
251.5 	09 degrees 16 minutes 07 seconds East 179.09 feet to a DM; thence South 49 degrees 
251.6 	16 minutes 00 seconds East 127.27 feet to a DM; thence South 50 degrees 16 minutes 
251.7 	11 seconds East 187.13 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 11 minutes 35 seconds 
251.8 	East 189.33 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 13 minutes 16 seconds East 209.43 
251.9 	feet to a DM; thence South 80 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds East 167.59 feet to a DM 
251.10 	on the east line of said South Half of the Northwest Quarter, and there terminating.

251.11 	Sec. 13. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 251.12 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The 
251.13 	following areas are deleted from Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
251.14 	(1) all of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian 
251.15 	lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway 
251.16 	No. 13, excepting the right-of-way owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway 
251.17 	company; and
251.18 	(2) all of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian 
251.19 	bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following described 
251.20 	lines: Beginning at the south line of said Section 28 at its intersection with the westerly 
251.21 	right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13; thence northerly along 
251.22 	the said westerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13 to the 
251.23 	southerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 100; thence 
251.24 	along the existing southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 
251.25 	100 to the westerly right-of-way line owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway 
251.26 	company; thence northeasterly along the said westerly right-of-way line of the Chicago and 
251.27 	Northwestern railway to the east line of said Section 28, excepting therefrom the right-of-way 
251.28 	owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway company.
251.29 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 43.] Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County. The following 
251.30 	area is deleted from Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County: a tract of land located in the 
251.31 	Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 108 North, Range 27 
251.32 	West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, more particularly 
251.33 	described as follows:
252.1 	Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 21; thence on an assumed bearing 
252.2 	of South 01 degree 31 minutes 27 seconds East, along the west line of the Northwest 
252.3 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 21, a distance of 545.00 feet, to the 
252.4 	south line of the North 545.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 
252.5 	of said Section 21, also being the south line of Minneopa Cemetery and the point of 
252.6 	beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes 26 
252.7 	seconds East, along said south line of Minneopa Cemetery, a distance of 228.95 feet; 
252.8 	thence southwesterly 58.5 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the west line of Block 
252.9 	188 and the northerly line of the railroad right-of-way, said point of intersection being 
252.10 	31.90 feet distant, measured at right angles from the south line of said Minneopa 
252.11 	Cemetery; thence continue southwesterly along said railroad right-of-way 187 feet, more 
252.12 	or less, to a point on the west line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
252.13 	said Section 21; thence North 01 degree 31 minutes 27 seconds West, along said west 
252.14 	line to the point of beginning.
252.15 		Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 60.] William O'Brien State Park, Washington County. The 
252.16 	following areas are deleted from William O'Brien State Park, Washington County:
252.17 	(1) those parts of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 20 West, Washington County, 
252.18 	Minnesota, described as follows:
252.19 	The West two rods of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West two 
252.20 	rods of the North two rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the 
252.21 	East two rods of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; and
252.22 	(2) the East two rods over and across the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
252.23 	excepting therefrom the North 200 feet of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter. 
252.24 	Also, the West 2 rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, excepting therefrom 
252.25 	the North 266 feet of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. Also, the South 66 
252.26 	feet of the North 266 feet of that part of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
252.27 	lying southwesterly of the existing public road known as 199th Street North.

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

252.29 	Sec. 14. RIVERLANDS STATE FOREST; BOUNDARIES.
 252.30 	[89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. The following areas are designated as 
252.31 	the Riverlands State Forest:
252.32 	(1) those parts of Carlton County in Township 49 North, Range 16 West, described as 
252.33 	follows:
253.1 	(i) Government Lots 4, 5, and 6, the westerly 50 feet of Government Lot 3, the easterly 
253.2 	50 feet of Government Lot 8, and Government Lot 7 except that part conveyed to the State 
253.3 	of Minnesota for highway right-of-way, Section 30;
253.4 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and all of Government Lot 
253.5 	14 except the North 890 feet of the West 765 feet and except the railroad right-of-way, 
253.6 	Section 31; and
253.7 	(iii) the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of Section 32;
253.8 	(2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 50 North, Range 17 West, described as 
253.9 	follows:
253.10 	(i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 6 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 
253.11 	of Section 7;
253.12 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast 
253.13 	Quarter lying south of Township Road 5703, the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
253.14 	Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Southwest Quarter of the 
253.15 	Southeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northwest Quarter 
253.16 	of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15;
253.17 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 16;
253.18 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 17;
253.19 	(v) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 18;
253.20 	(vi) Government Lots 3, 7, 8, and 9, Section 22;
253.21 	(vii) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying within 50 feet of 
253.22 	the St. Louis River in Section 23;
253.23 	(viii) Government Lots 11 and 12 and that part of Government Lot 6 lying South of the 
253.24 	North 700 feet except the railroad right-of-way, Section 26; and
253.25 	(ix) Government Lot 3 in Section 27;
253.26 	(3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 50 North, Range 18 West, described as 
253.27 	follows:
253.28 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 10, the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
253.29 	the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
253.30 	Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, reserving a 66-foot-wide access 
253.31 	easement across Government Lot 2 for access to Grantor's property in Section 31, Township 
254.1 	51 North, Range 17 West, and that part of Government Lot 6, Section 1, and Government 
254.2 	Lot 6, Section 2, described as follows:
254.3 	Commencing at an iron pin at the centerline curve point of Trunk Highway No. 2, being 
254.4 	the Minnesota Department of Transportation Station No. 2637 + 00, said point bears 
254.5 	North 76 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds West, assumed bearing 762.00 feet from the 
254.6 	point of intersection of the tangent of said Trunk Highway No. 2, being an 
254.7 	aluminum-capped monument on the cap of which are stamped the figures "2644 62.0" 
254.8 	and the letters "PI," "Minn Highway Dept. Monument," thence South 13 degrees 42 
254.9 	minutes 00 seconds West 100.00 feet along the prolongation of the radial line from said 
254.10 	curve point, to the southerly right-of-way line of said Trunk Highway No. 2, the point 
254.11 	of beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence easterly 622.50 feet along said 
254.12 	southerly right-of-way line, along a nontangential curve, concave to the North, having 
254.13 	a radius of 5,830.00 feet, a central angle of 6 degrees 07 minutes 04 seconds, and the 
254.14 	chord of said curve bears South 79 degrees 21 minutes 32 seconds East; thence South 
254.15 	26 degrees 25 minutes 57 seconds West 284.19 feet; thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes 
254.16 	14 seconds West 769 feet, more or less, to the shore of the St. Louis River; thence 
254.17 	northerly along said shore to its intersection with a line that bears North 76 degrees 18 
254.18 	minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence South 76 degrees 18 
254.19 	minutes 00 seconds East 274 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, Section 1; and
254.20 	(ii) Government Lot 1, Section 12;
254.21 	(4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 17 West, described as 
254.22 	follows:
254.23 	(i) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, Section 3;
254.24 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Northwest Quarter of the 
254.25 	Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and East Half of the Southeast 
254.26 	Quarter, Section 9;
254.27 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 5, and 8 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
254.28 	Section 16;
254.29 	(iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
254.30 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 20;
254.31 	(v) Government Lot 1 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 29;
254.32 	(vi) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and the Northeast Quarter of 
254.33 	Southwest Quarter, Section 30; and
255.1 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Section 31;
255.2 	(5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 18 West, described as 
255.3 	follows:
255.4 	(i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 27;
255.5 	(ii) Government Lot 1, Section 28, except railroad right-of-way;
255.6 	(iii) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 28;
255.7 	(iv) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 29;
255.8 	(v) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 30;
255.9 	(vi) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 35; and
255.10 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
255.11 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
255.12 	Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 36, reserving a 
255.13 	66-foot-wide access easement across Government Lots 5 and 6 and the Southwest Quarter 
255.14 	of the Southeast Quarter for access to Grantor's property in Section 31, Township 51 North, 
255.15 	Range 17 West;
255.16 	(6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 19 West, described as 
255.17 	follows:
255.18 	(i) that part of Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 26, lying North of the St. Louis 
255.19 	River and Government Lot 7, Section 28;
255.20 	(ii) Government Lot 8, Section 28, lying northerly of G.N. right-of-way and Government 
255.21 	Lot 5, Section 30;
255.22 	(iii) Government Lots 7 and 10, Section 30, except right-of-way;
255.23 	(iv) Government Lot 9, Section 30; and
255.24 	(v) Government Lot 1, Section 31, lying northerly of the northerly railroad right-of-way 
255.25 	line;
255.26 	(7) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 20 West, described as 
255.27 	follows:
255.28 	(i) Government Lot 2, Section 16;
255.29 	(ii) Government Lot 8, Section 22;
255.30 	(iii) Government Lot 3, Section 26;
256.1 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 36; and
256.2 	(v) Government Lots 6, 7, and 8, Section 36, except railroad right-of-way;
256.3 	(8) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 15 West, described as 
256.4 	follows:
256.5 	(i) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, Section 16;
256.6 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8, Section 17, and Government Lot 6, Section 
256.7 	17, except the West 330 feet; and
256.8 	(iii) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 19;
256.9 	(9) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as 
256.10 	follows:
256.11 	(i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
256.12 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
256.13 	Section 21;
256.14 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the 
256.15 	Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22;
256.16 	(iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23;
256.17 	(iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24;
256.18 	(v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25;
256.19 	(vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26;
256.20 	(vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26;
256.21 	(viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
256.22 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3 
256.23 	for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's 
256.24 	presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section 
256.25 	27, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road 
256.26 	that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally 
256.27 	southwesterly-northeasterly direction;
256.28 	(ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28;
256.29 	(x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
256.30 	and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29;
257.1 	(xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
257.2 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots 
257.3 	1, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and 
257.4 	Grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government 
257.5 	Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline 
257.6 	of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West 
257.7 	direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the 
257.8 	access contemplated herein;
257.9 	(xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31;
257.10 	(xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter 
257.11 	of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the 
257.12 	Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the 
257.13 	Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns 
257.14 	an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government 
257.15 	Lot 1 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and 
257.16 	Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government 
257.17 	Lot 4, Section 29; and
257.18 	(xiv) Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, Section 35;
257.19 	(10) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 17 West, described 
257.20 	as follows:
257.21 	(i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
257.22 	Quarter, Section 24, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 
257.23 	66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
257.24 	for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's 
257.25 	presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 4, Section 
257.26 	29, Township 52 North, Range 16 West, said access road being measured 33 feet from each 
257.27 	side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in 
257.28 	a generally North-South direction;
257.29 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
257.30 	Section 25, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide 
257.31 	access road easement across said Government Lots 2 and 5 for the purpose of access to 
257.32 	Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that 
257.33 	may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 6, Section 25, said access road 
257.34 	being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing 
258.1 	at various widths and running in a generally northwesterly-southeasterly direction and any 
258.2 	future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the access contemplated 
258.3 	herein;
258.4 	(iii) Government Lots 2, 4, 5, and 6 and all that part of Government Lot 3 lying East of 
258.5 	U.S. Highway 53, Section 26, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns 
258.6 	a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots 2 and 3 for the purpose 
258.7 	of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned 
258.8 	land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section 26, said access 
258.9 	road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently 
258.10 	existing at various widths and running in a generally southwesterly-northeasterly direction 
258.11 	and reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road 
258.12 	easement across said Government Lots 4, 5, and 6 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or 
258.13 	Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, 
258.14 	assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 6, Section 25, said access road being measured 
258.15 	33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various 
258.16 	widths and running in a generally southwesterly-northeasterly direction and any future 
258.17 	extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the access contemplated 
258.18 	herein; and
258.19 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 36, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
258.20 	successors and assigns an access road easement across the West 66 feet of said Government 
258.21 	Lot 2 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and 
258.22 	Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in the Southwest 
258.23 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36;
258.24 	(11) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 19 West, described 
258.25 	as follows:
258.26 	(i) Government Lot 1, Section 16;
258.27 	(ii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 17; and
258.28 	(iii) Government Lot 1, Section 19;
258.29 	(12) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 20 West, described 
258.30 	as follows:
258.31 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 13;
258.32 	(ii) Government Lot 6, Section 24;
258.33 	(iii) that part of Government Lot 8, Section 24, described as follows:
259.1 	Commencing at the West Quarter corner of said Section 24, which is also the northwest 
259.2 	corner of Government Lot 8; thence South 01 degree 36 minutes 01 second East (bearing 
259.3 	assigned) 1,230.11 feet along the west line of Government Lot 8 to the centerline of St. 
259.4 	Louis County Highway 29 and the point of beginning; thence North 46 degrees 59 
259.5 	minutes 59 seconds East along said centerline 445.91 feet; thence South 43 degrees 00 
259.6 	minutes 01 second East 82.57 feet to an iron pipe monument on the westerly bank of 
259.7 	the St. Louis River; thence continuing South 43 degrees 00 minutes 01 second East 30 
259.8 	feet, more or less, to the water's edge of the St. Louis River; thence southwesterly along 
259.9 	said water's edge to the west line of said Government Lot 8; thence North 01 degree 36 
259.10 	minutes 01 second West along the west line of said Government Lot 8 to the point of 
259.11 	beginning;
259.12 	(iv) Government Lots 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
259.13 	Section 26; and
259.14 	(v) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 34;
259.15 	(13) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described 
259.16 	as follows:
259.17 	(i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West 
259.18 	of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4;
259.19 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
259.20 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
259.21 	Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
259.22 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
259.23 	Section 5;
259.24 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
259.25 	Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
259.26 	Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
259.27 	Section 6;
259.28 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
259.29 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
259.30 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
259.31 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
259.32 	Quarter, Section 7;
260.1 	(v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
260.2 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
260.3 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
260.4 	Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
260.5 	Quarter, Section 8;
260.6 	(vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
260.7 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
260.8 	Quarter, Section 17;
260.9 	(vii) Government Lots 1 and 4, Section 29;
260.10 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
260.11 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
260.12 	Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
260.13 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
260.14 	Section 30; and
260.15 	(ix) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31;
260.16 	(14) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 36, Township 53 North, 
260.17 	Range 14 West, St. Louis County;
260.18 	(15) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 18 West, described 
260.19 	as follows:
260.20 	(i) Government Lots 3, 6, 7, and 8, Section 6; and
260.21 	(ii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 7;
260.22 	(16) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 19 West, described 
260.23 	as follows:
260.24 	(i) all that part of Government Lot 5 lying within 50 feet of the St. Louis River, Section 
260.25 	5, and Government Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 12;
260.26 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 9, Section 13;
260.27 	(iii) all that portion of Government Lot 1, Section 23, that lies within 50 feet of the East 
260.28 	bank of the Whiteface River at mean stage of water;
260.29 	(iv) all that portion of Government Lots 2, 4, and 5, Section 23, that lies within 50 feet 
260.30 	of the West bank of the Whiteface River at mean stage of water;
261.1 	(v) all that part of Government Lot 7, Section 23, lying West of the former DM&IR 
261.2 	railroad right-of-way;
261.3 	(vi) Government Lots 8 and 10, Section 23;
261.4 	(vii) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 23, lying 
261.5 	West of the former DM&IR railroad right-of-way;
261.6 	(viii) Government Lots 5, 7, and 8, Section 31; and
261.7 	(ix) Government Lot 5, Section 33;
261.8 	(17) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described 
261.9 	as follows:
261.10 	(i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20;
261.11 	(ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
261.12 	Section 21;
261.13 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29;
261.14 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and
261.15 	(v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
261.16 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
261.17 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
261.18 	Section 31;
261.19 	(18) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described 
261.20 	as follows:
261.21 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
261.22 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
261.23 	and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1;
261.24 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
261.25 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
261.26 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
261.27 	Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2;
261.28 	(iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of 
261.29 	County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and
261.30 	(iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and 
261.31 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10;
262.1 	(19) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 18 West, described 
262.2 	as follows:
262.3 	(i) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, except the railroad right-of-way, Section 
262.4 	15;
262.5 	(ii) Government Lot 2, except the North 660 feet of the East 990 feet, Section 16;
262.6 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 16;
262.7 	(iv) Government Lot 3, Section 20;
262.8 	(v) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Section 21;
262.9 	(vi) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, and 7, Section 22;
262.10 	(vii) those parts of Government Lots 2 and 9, except railroad right-of-way, Section 22;
262.11 	(viii) all that part of Government Lot 6, Section 22, lying West of the Duluth Mesaba 
262.12 	and Northern Railway Company's right-of-way;
262.13 	(ix) Government Lot 9, Section 22, except the following parcels:
262.14 	(A) beginning at a point where the south line of company road, called Kelsey Road, 
262.15 	intersects with the west line of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway 
262.16 	on the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 22, Township 54, Range 18; 
262.17 	thence West along the south line of said company road 627 feet; thence South 348 1/3 feet; 
262.18 	thence East 627 feet to the west line of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern 
262.19 	Railway; thence North on the west line of said right-of-way 348 1/3 feet to commencement;
262.20 	(B) beginning at the quarter corner between Sections 22 and 23, Township 54, Range 
262.21 	18; thence running North along the section line 114 feet, 6 inches, to the south line of Kelsey 
262.22 	Road; thence northwesterly along the south line of Kelsey Road 348 feet, 8 inches, to the 
262.23 	boundary of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway, thence South 
262.24 	along the easterly boundary of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway 
262.25 	274 feet to the quarter line on Section 22; thence easterly along said quarter line 304 feet, 
262.26 	6 inches, to the point of beginning; and
262.27 	(C) commencing at the southwest corner of Riverside Cemetery as recorded in "P" of 
262.28 	Plats, Page 15; thence easterly along the south line of said cemetery to a point where said 
262.29 	cemetery line intersects the westerly line of Highway No. 7, also known as Mesaba Trunk 
262.30 	Highway; thence southerly along the westerly line of said Highway No. 7 to a point where 
262.31 	said westerly line of said Highway No. 7 intersects the south line of Lot 9, Section 22, 
262.32 	Township 54, Range 18; thence westerly along the southerly line of said Lot 9 to a point 
263.1 	where the southerly line intersects the easterly line of the DM & N Railway Company's 
263.2 	right-of-way; thence northerly along the easterly side of said DM & N Railway Company's 
263.3 	right-of-way to beginning;
263.4 	(x) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 29;
263.5 	(xi) Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 30; and
263.6 	(xii) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Section 31;
263.7 	(20) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 19 West, described 
263.8 	as follows:
263.9 	(i) Government Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, Section 5;
263.10 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 8;
263.11 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 20;
263.12 	(iv) Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 29;
263.13 	(v) Government Lot 1, Section 32;
263.14 	(vi) Government Lot 5, except the South 1,320 feet, Section 32; and
263.15 	(vii) Government Lot 2, Section 33;
263.16 	(21) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described 
263.17 	as follows:
263.18 	(i) Governments Lot 1 and 2, Section 11;
263.19 	(ii) Government Lot 9, except Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
263.20 	(iii) Government Lot 10, except Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
263.21 	(iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15;
263.22 	(v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter, 
263.23 	Section 21;
263.24 	(vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
263.25 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of 
263.26 	the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or 
263.27 	assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
263.28 	in Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road 
263.29 	being measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing 
263.30 	and known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21;
264.1 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22;
264.2 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
264.3 	Section 28;
264.4 	(ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
264.5 	Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
264.6 	Section 29;
264.7 	(x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
264.8 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
264.9 	Section 30;
264.10 	(xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the 
264.11 	Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and
264.12 	(xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32;
264.13 	(22) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described 
264.14 	as follows:
264.15 	(i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
264.16 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter 
264.17 	of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or 
264.18 	assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
264.19 	in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and
264.20 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
264.21 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter 
264.22 	of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or 
264.23 	assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
264.24 	in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35;
264.25 	(23) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 19 West, described 
264.26 	as follows:
264.27 	(i) an undivided two-thirds interest in Government Lot 1, Section 2;
264.28 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 9, 10, and 12, Section 2;
264.29 	(iii) Government Lot 11, Section 2, except railroad right-of-way;
264.30 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, Section 10;
264.31 	(v) Government Lot 4, Section 11;
265.1 	(vi) Government Lots 1, 2, 6, 7, and 13, Section 15;
265.2 	(vii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 16;
265.3 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 3 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and 
265.4 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 22;
265.5 	(ix) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
265.6 	Quarter, Section 29;
265.7 	(x) Government Lot 6, Section 30; and
265.8 	(xi) Government Lots 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 31;
265.9 	(24) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 17 West, described 
265.10 	as follows:
265.11 	(i) Government Lots 2 and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and 
265.12 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3;
265.13 	(ii) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9, Section 3; and
265.14 	(iii) Government Lots 6 and 9, that part of Government Lot 8 lying North of Highway 
265.15 	No. 53, and that part of Government Lot 7 lying West of Highway No. 53, Section 4;
265.16 	(25) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 18 West, described 
265.17 	as follows:
265.18 	(i) Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 2;
265.19 	(ii) Government Lots 5, 7, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
265.20 	Section 3;
265.21 	(iii) all that part of Government Lot 11, except the following described parcel of land:
265.22 	Beginning at a point that is located 958 feet North of the southeast corner of said 
265.23 	Government Lot 11, which corner is also the southeast corner of said Section 3, and 33 
265.24 	feet West of the east line of said Lot 11; thence running North parallel with the east line 
265.25 	of said Lot 11 a distance of 700.5 feet to a point; thence southwesterly to a point that is 
265.26 	331.5 feet West and 1226 feet North of the southeast corner of said Lot 11; thence 
265.27 	southerly parallel with the east line of said lot, a distance of 268 feet to a point; thence 
265.28 	easterly a distance of 298.5 feet to the place of beginning, Section 3;
265.29 	(iv) Government Lot 12, Section 3, except the following described parcels of land:
265.30 	(A) commencing at a point along the East and West One-Quarter line of said Section 3, 
265.31 	which point is 33 feet West of the East One-Quarter corner of said Section 3, said point 
266.1 	being on the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7; thence westerly along said 
266.2 	quarter line for a distance of 300 feet to a point; thence southerly at right angles and parallel 
266.3 	to the highway right-of-way in question for a distance of 300 feet to a point; thence easterly 
266.4 	for a distance of 300 feet to a point in the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 
266.5 	7; thence northerly along the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7 for a distance 
266.6 	of 300 feet to the point of beginning;
266.7 	(B) commencing at the East Quarter corner of said Section 3; thence westerly along the 
266.8 	East/West Quarter line of said Section 3 a distance of 33.00 feet to the westerly right-of-way 
266.9 	line of County Highway No. 7; thence continuing westerly along said East/West Quarter 
266.10 	line a distance of 300.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence southerly, parallel with the 
266.11 	westerly right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7 a distance of 400.00 feet; thence 
266.12 	westerly, parallel with said East/West Quarter line to the easterly right-of-way line of the 
266.13 	DM&IR Railroad; thence northerly along said easterly right-of-way line to said East/West 
266.14 	Quarter line; thence easterly along said East/West Quarter line to the point of beginning; 
266.15 	and
266.16 	(C) the East 33 feet of the North 300 feet of said Government Lot 12;
266.17 	(v) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 4;
266.18 	(vi) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7;
266.19 	(vii) Government Lots 6 and 7, Section 8;
266.20 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 9;
266.21 	(ix) Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 17;
266.22 	(x) Government Lots 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 and the Southeast Quarter of the 
266.23 	Northwest Quarter, Section 18;
266.24 	(xi) Government Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
266.25 	Quarter, Section 19;
266.26 	(xii) Government Lots 1, 5, 8, and 9, Section 20;
266.27 	(xiii) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and Government Lot 3, except for 1.0 acre for 
266.28 	cemetery, Section 29;
266.29 	(xiv) Government Lot 9, Section 30;
266.30 	(xv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Section 31; and
266.31 	(xvi) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 32;
267.1 	(26) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 19 West, described 
267.2 	as follows:
267.3 	(i) Government Lot 1, Section 35;
267.4 	(ii) Government Lot 2, Section 35; and
267.5 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Southeast Quarter of the 
267.6 	Southeast Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36;
267.7 	(27) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 57 North, Range 16 West, described 
267.8 	as follows:
267.9 	(i) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
267.10 	Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
267.11 	Quarter, Section 12; and
267.12 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 15; and
267.13 	(28) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 57 North, Range 17 West, described 
267.14 	as follows:
267.15 	(i) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the 
267.16 	Southwest Quarter, Section 25; and
267.17 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the 
267.18 	Southeast Quarter, Section 26.

267.19 	Sec. 15. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 267.20 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
267.21 	other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
267.22 	described in paragraph (c).
267.23 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
267.24 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
267.25 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as:
267.26 	The North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying East of 275th 
267.27 	Avenue in Section 11, Township 47 North, Range 25 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota 
267.28 	(part of parcel 15-0-017700).
267.29 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
267.30 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

268.1 	Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 268.2 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
268.3 	other law to the contrary, Beltrami County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
268.4 	described in paragraph (c).
268.5 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
268.6 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
268.7 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:
268.8 	(1) the East 285 feet of the North 55 feet of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter, 
268.9 	Section 13, Township 149 North, Range 32 West of the Fifth Principle Meridian (parcel 
268.10 	identification number 16.00170.00);
268.11 	(2) Lot 6, Block 12, Plat of Redby, Section 19, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
268.12 	(parcel identification number 36.00027.00);
268.13 	(3) Lot 7, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
268.14 	(parcel identification number 36.00052.00);
268.15 	(4) Lot 8, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
268.16 	(parcel identification number 36.00053.00);
268.17 	(5) Lot 9, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
268.18 	(parcel identification number 36.00054.00);
268.19 	(6) Lots 10, 11, and 12, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, 
268.20 	Range 33 West (parcel identification number 36.00055.00);
268.21 	(7) the southerly 200 feet of vacated Block 28, Plat of Redby, less the northerly 75 feet 
268.22 	of the westerly 150 feet thereof and less the easterly 170 feet thereof, Section 20, Township 
268.23 	151 North, Range 33 West (parcel identification number 36.00077.00);
268.24 	(8) Lot 4, Block 29, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
268.25 	(parcel identification number 36.00081.00); and
268.26 	(9) Lot 1, Block 62, Plat of Redby, Section 19, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
268.27 	(parcel identification number 36.00148.00).
268.28 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
268.29 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

269.1 	Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CASS COUNTY.
 269.2 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
269.3 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
269.4 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
269.5 	errors and ensure accuracy.
269.6 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Cass County and is described as: the westerly 
269.7 	20.00 feet of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 139 North, 
269.8 	Range 30 West, Cass County, Minnesota. The Grantor, its employees and agents only, 
269.9 	reserves a perpetual easement for ingress and egress over and across the above described 
269.10 	land.
269.11 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
269.12 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
269.13 	served if the land was returned to private ownership.

269.14 	Sec. 18. GOODHUE COUNTY; LAND TRANSFERS.
 269.15 		Subdivision 1.Land transfers. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, 
269.16 	subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (3), Goodhue County may sell, lease, or otherwise 
269.17 	convey county-owned land that abuts Lake Byllesby to adjoining property owners who after 
269.18 	the transfer will have direct access to Lake Byllesby. Any sale, lease, or other conveyance 
269.19 	must be for the market value of the property as appraised by the county. A sale, lease, or 
269.20 	other conveyance under this section must reserve to the county mineral rights according to 
269.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, and flowage easements relating to water levels of Lake 
269.22 	Byllesby.
269.23 	(b) This section does not apply to any county-owned land that has been developed by 
269.24 	the county as public parkland.
269.25 		Subd. 2.Effective date; local approval. This section is effective the day after the 
269.26 	governing body of Goodhue County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota 
269.27 	Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

269.28 	Sec. 19. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ITASCA COUNTY.
 269.29 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
269.30 	other law to the contrary, Itasca County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
269.31 	described in paragraph (c).
270.1 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
270.2 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
270.3 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Itasca County and are described as:
270.4 	(1) all that part of Government Lot 2, Section 27, Township 145 North, Range 26 West, 
270.5 	lying northeasterly of the northeasterly right-of-way line of CSAH 39 and northwesterly of 
270.6 	the following described line: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 
270.7 	2; thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes East, along the north line of said Government Lot 
270.8 	2 a distance of 286 feet, more or less, to a point on the northeasterly right-of-way line of 
270.9 	the CSAH 39 right-of-way; thence South 51 degrees 01 minute East, 260.41 feet to the point 
270.10 	of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 42 degrees 11 minutes East to intersect 
270.11 	the water's edge of Ball Club Lake and there said line terminates; and
270.12 	(2) the South two rods of the East 16 rods of Government Lot 14, Section 4, Township 
270.13 	60 North, Range 26 West of the Fourth Principle Meridian, containing approximately 0.20 
270.14 	acres.
270.15 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
270.16 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

270.17 	Sec. 20. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; LAKE OF THE WOODS 
270.18 	COUNTY.
 270.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
270.20 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
270.21 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
270.22 	errors and ensure accuracy.
270.23 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Lake of the Woods County and is described 
270.24 	as: a strip of land lying in Government Lot 3, Section 5, Township 163 North, Range 34 
270.25 	West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; said strip of 
270.26 	land being 33.00 feet in width lying 16.50 feet on each side of the following described 
270.27 	centerline:
270.28 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 3; thence North 00 degrees 
270.29 	09 minutes 28 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the east line of said Government 
270.30 	Lot 3, a distance of 690 feet, more or less, to the south line of that particular tract of land 
270.31 	deeded to the State of Minnesota according to Document No. 75286, on file and of record 
270.32 	in the Office of the Recorder, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; thence South 89 
270.33 	degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, along said south line of that particular tract of 
271.1 	land, a distance of 200.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 28 seconds East, 
271.2 	parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 40.00 feet; thence 
271.3 	South 89 degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 16.50 feet to the point of 
271.4 	beginning of the centerline to be herein described; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 
271.5 	28 seconds East, parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 650.5 
271.6 	feet, more or less, to the south line of said Government Lot 3 and said centerline there 
271.7 	terminating.
271.8 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
271.9 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
271.10 	served if the land was returned to private ownership.

271.11 	Sec. 21. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS; 
271.12 	ROSEAU COUNTY.
 271.13 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
271.14 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus island located in 
271.15 	public water that is described in paragraph (d) to a local unit of government for less than 
271.16 	market value.
271.17 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
271.18 	errors and ensure accuracy.
271.19 	(c) The land described in paragraph (d) may be sold by quitclaim deed and the conveyance 
271.20 	must provide that the land described in paragraph (d) be used for the public and reverts to 
271.21 	the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or abandons the public 
271.22 	use of the land. The conveyance is subject to a flowage easement held by the United States 
271.23 	of America.
271.24 	(d) The land that may be conveyed is located in Roseau County and is described as: an 
271.25 	unsurveyed island located in the approximate center of the South Half of the Southeast 
271.26 	Quarter of Section 29, Township 163 North, Range 36 West, Roseau County, Minnesota; 
271.27 	said island contains 6.7 acres, more or less (parcel identification number 563199100).
271.28 	(e) The island is located in Warroad River and was created after statehood when dredge 
271.29 	spoils were deposited on a sandbar in the Warroad River. The Department of Natural 
271.30 	Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes, the 
271.31 	conveyance would further the public interest, and the state's land management interests 
271.32 	would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of government for a public 
271.33 	park and other public use.

272.1 	Sec. 22. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 272.2 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
272.3 	natural resources may convey the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) to a local 
272.4 	unit of government for no consideration.
272.5 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
272.6 	errors and ensure accuracy.
272.7 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that part 
272.8 	of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 52 North, Range 
272.9 	17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, described as follows:
272.10 	Commencing at the quarter corner between Sections 27 and 28 of said Township 52 
272.11 	North, Range 17 West; thence running East 624 feet; thence North 629 feet to the point 
272.12 	of beginning; thence North 418 feet; thence East 208 feet; thence South 418 feet; thence 
272.13 	West 208 feet to the point of beginning.
272.14 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
272.15 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
272.16 	served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.

272.17 	Sec. 23. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 272.18 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
272.19 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
272.20 	described in paragraph (c).
272.21 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
272.22 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
272.23 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
272.24 	(1) Lot 5, Block 9, including part of vacated Seafield Street adjacent, Bristol Beach 1st 
272.25 	Division, Duluth (parcel 010-0300-01030); and
272.26 	(2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Township 58, Range 
272.27 	15, Section 5, lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of the town of White road 
272.28 	running in an east-west direction connecting County Road No. 138 with State Highway No. 
272.29 	135 and lying westerly of the following described line: commencing at the northeast corner 
272.30 	of Government Lot 3; thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 22 seconds West along the north 
272.31 	line of Government Lot 3 558.28 feet; thence South 27 degrees 50 minutes 01 second West 
272.32 	102.75 feet; thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 46 seconds West 452.29 feet; thence South 
273.1 	28 degrees 19 minutes 22 seconds West 422.74 feet; thence South 30 degrees 55 minutes 
273.2 	42 seconds West 133.79 feet; thence southwesterly 210.75 feet along a tangential curve 
273.3 	concave to the southeast having a radius of 300 feet and a central angle of 40 degrees 15 
273.4 	minutes 00 seconds; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds East tangent to said 
273.5 	curve 100.30 feet, more or less, to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
273.6 	Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds East along said north line 40.44 
273.7 	feet to the point of beginning of the line; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds 
273.8 	East 148 feet, more or less, to said right-of-way line and said line there terminating. Surface 
273.9 	only (parcel 570-0021-00112).
273.10 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
273.11 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

273.12 	Sec. 24. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 273.13 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
273.14 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
273.15 	described in paragraph (c).
273.16 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
273.17 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
273.18 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
273.19 	(1) the South Half of the North Half of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the 
273.20 	Northwest Quarter, except the East 470 feet and except the part taken for a road, Township 
273.21 	50 North, Range 15 West, Section 29 (parcel identification number 395-0010-08713);
273.22 	(2) the East 271 feet of the West 371 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the Northwest 
273.23 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the 
273.24 	Fourth Principal Meridian. Together with the West 100 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the 
273.25 	Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 
273.26 	West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of the North 300 feet thereof (part 
273.27 	of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550);
273.28 	(3) the West 371 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, 
273.29 	Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of 
273.30 	the North 669.94 feet thereof (part of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550); and
273.31 	(4) the Northeast Quarter, except the Southwest Quarter, and the North Half of the 
273.32 	Northwest Quarter, Township 52 North, Range 19 West, Section 24 (part of parcel 
273.33 	identification number 470-0010-03830).
274.1 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
274.2 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

274.3 	Sec. 25. ST. LOUIS COUNTY; LAND LEASE.
 274.4 		Subdivision 1.St. Louis County; lease. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
274.5 	16A.695 and 282.04, St. Louis County may lease property legally described as part of 
274.6 	Government Lot 5 except the lake portion of Embarrass Mine, Township 58, Range 15 
274.7 	West, Section 5, for use as a water intake and water treatment project under Laws 2018, 
274.8 	chapter 214, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, for consideration of more than $12,000 per 
274.9 	year and for a period exceeding ten years.
274.10 		Subd. 2.Department of Natural Resources; lease. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
274.11 	section 92.50, or other law to the contrary, the commissioner may lease property in Township 
274.12 	58, Range 15, Section 5, for use as a water intake and water treatment project under Laws 
274.13 	2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, for a period exceeding 21 years, 
274.14 	including a lease term of 40 years.

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

274.16 	Sec. 26. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
274.17 	SHERBURNE COUNTY.
 274.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
274.19 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public 
274.20 	water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market 
274.21 	value.
274.22 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
274.23 	errors and ensure accuracy.
274.24 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Sherburne County and is described as: that 
274.25 	part of Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 28 West, described as 
274.26 	follows:
274.27 	The East 400 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 28 West, 
274.28 	according to the United States Government survey thereof.
274.29 	(d) The land borders Big Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined 
274.30 	that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management 
274.31 	interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.

275.1 	Sec. 27. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
275.2 	WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
 275.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
275.4 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
275.5 	in paragraph (c).
275.6 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
275.7 	errors and ensure accuracy.
275.8 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: the 
275.9 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 136 North, Range 34 
275.10 	West, Wadena County, Minnesota, except that part described as follows:
275.11 	Beginning at the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 
275.12 	thence West 10 rods; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 8 rods to 
275.13 	the point of beginning and there terminating.
275.14 	(d) The land borders the Redeye River. The Department of Natural Resources has 
275.15 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land 
275.16 	management interests would best be served if the land were returned to private ownership.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H1076-1 

84.91 OPERATING SNOWMOBILES AND ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES; PERSONS UNDER INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL OR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.Subdivision 1.Acts prohibited. 
(a) No owner or other person having charge or control of any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall authorize or permit any individual the person knows or has reason to believe is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance or other substance to operate the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle anywhere in this state or on the ice of any boundary water of this state. 

(b) No owner or other person having charge or control of any snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle shall knowingly authorize or permit any person, who by reason of any physical or mental disability is incapable of operating the vehicle, to operate the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle anywhere in this state or on the ice of any boundary water of this state. 

(c) A person who operates or is in physical control of a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle anywhere in this state or on the ice of any boundary water of this state is subject to chapter 169A. In addition to the applicable sanctions under chapter 169A, a person who is convicted of violating section 169A.20 or an ordinance in conformity with it, or who refuses to comply with a lawful request to submit to testing or fails a test lawfully administered under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 or 171.177, or an ordinance in conformity with any of these sections, is prohibited from operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle for one year. The commissioner shall notify the person of the period during which the person is prohibited from operating a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle. 

(d) Administrative and judicial review of the operating privileges prohibition is governed by section 169A.53 or 171.177. 

(e) The court shall promptly forward to the commissioner and the Department of Public Safety copies of all convictions and criminal and civil sanctions imposed under: 

(1) this section; 

(2) chapter 169 relating to snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles; 

(3) chapter 169A; and 

(4) section 171.177. 

(f) A person who violates paragraph (a) or (b), or an ordinance in conformity with either of them, is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who operates a snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle during the time period the person is prohibited from operating a vehicle under paragraph (c) is guilty of a misdemeanor. 

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. 

86B.331 OPERATION WHILE USING ALCOHOL OR DRUGS OR WITH A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY.Subdivision 1.Acts prohibited. 
(a) An owner or other person having charge or control of a motorboat may not authorize or allow an individual the person knows or has reason to believe is under the influence of alcohol or a controlled or other substance to operate the motorboat in operation on the waters of this state. 

(b) An owner or other person having charge or control of a motorboat may not knowingly authorize or allow a person, who by reason of a physical or mental disability is incapable of operating the motorboat, to operate the motorboat in operation on the waters of this state. 

(c) A person who operates or is in physical control of a motorboat on the waters of this state is subject to chapter 169A. In addition to the applicable sanctions under chapter 169A, a person who is convicted of violating section 169A.20 or an ordinance in conformity with it, or who fails a test lawfully administered under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 or 171.177, or an ordinance in conformity with any of these sections, is prohibited from operating a motorboat on the waters of this state for 90 days between May 1 and October 31, extending over two consecutive years if necessary. If the person refuses to comply with a lawful demand to submit to testing under sections 169A.50 to 169A.53 or 171.177, or an ordinance in conformity with any of these sections, the person is prohibited from operating a motorboat for one year. The commissioner shall notify the person of the period during which the person is prohibited from operating a motorboat. 

(d) Administrative and judicial review of the operating privileges prohibition is governed by section 169A.53 or 171.177. 

(e) The court shall promptly forward to the commissioner and the Department of Public Safety copies of all convictions and criminal and civil sanctions imposed under: (1) this section; (2) chapter 169 relating to motorboats; (3) chapter 169A; and (4) section 171.177. 

(f) A person who violates paragraph (a) or (b), or an ordinance in conformity with either of them, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 

(g) For purposes of this subdivision, a motorboat "in operation" does not include a motorboat that is anchored, beached, or securely fastened to a dock or other permanent mooring, or a motorboat that is being rowed or propelled by other than mechanical means. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

115.44 CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS; STANDARDS OF QUALITY AND PURITY.Subd. 9.Annual report. 
(a) By January 15 each year, the commissioner shall post on the Pollution Control Agency's website a report on the agency's activities the previous calendar year to implement standards and classification requirements into national pollutant discharge elimination system and state disposal system permits held by municipalities. The report must include: 

(1) a summary of permits issued or reissued over the previous calendar year, including any changes to permitted effluent limits due to water quality standards adopted or revised during the previous permit term; 

(2) highlights of innovative approaches employed by the agency and municipalities to develop and achieve permit requirements in a cost-effective manner; 

(3) a summary of standards development and water quality rulemaking activities over the previous calendar year, including economic analyses; 

(4) a summary of standards development and water quality rulemaking activities anticipated for the next three years, including economic analyses; 

(5) a process and timeframe for municipalities to provide input to the agency regarding their needs based on the information provided in the report; and 

(6) a list of anticipated permitting initiatives in the next calendar year that may impact municipalities and the agency's plan for involving the municipalities throughout the planning and decision-making process. The plan must include opportunities for input and public comment from municipalities on rulemaking initiatives prior to preparation of a statement of need and reasonableness required under section 14.131. The commissioner must ensure the agency's plan under this clause is implemented. 

(b) For the purposes of this section, "economic analyses" must include assessments of the potential costs to regulated municipalities associated with water quality standards or rules proposed by the agency. 

115B.48 DEFINITIONS.Subd. 8.Full-time equivalence. 
"Full-time equivalence" means 2,000 hours worked by employees, owners, and others in a dry cleaning facility during a 12-month period beginning July 1 of the preceding year and running through June 30 of the year in which the annual registration fee is due. For those dry cleaning facilities that were in business less than the 12-month period, full-time equivalence means the total of all of the hours worked in the dry cleaning facility, divided by 2,000 and multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 50 and the denominator of which is the number of weeks in business during the reporting period. For the purposes of section 115B.49, an owner working 2,000 hours or more shall be considered as one full-time equivalent. 

115C.13 REPEALER.
Sections 115C.01, 115C.02, 115C.021, 115C.03, 115C.04, 115C.045, 115C.05, 115C.06, 115C.065, 115C.07, 115C.08, 115C.09, 115C.093, 115C.094, 115C.10, 115C.11, 115C.112, 115C.113, 115C.12, and 115C.13, are repealed effective June 30, 2022. 

169A.20 DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED.Subd. 1a.Driving while impaired crime; motorboat in operation. 
It is a crime for any person to operate or be in physical control of a motorboat in operation on any waters or boundary water of this state when: 

(1) the person is under the influence of alcohol; 

(2) the person is under the influence of a controlled substance; 

(3) the person is under the influence of an intoxicating substance and the person knows or has reason to know that the substance has the capacity to cause impairment; 

(4) the person is under the influence of a combination of any two or more of the elements named in clauses (1) to (3); 

(5) the person's alcohol concentration at the time, or as measured within two hours of the time, of driving, operating, or being in physical control of the motorboat is 0.08 or more; or 

(6) the person's body contains any amount of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II, or its metabolite, other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols. 

Subd. 1b.Driving while impaired crime; snowmobile and all-terrain vehicle. 
It is a crime for any person to operate or be in physical control of a snowmobile as defined in section 84.81, subdivision 3, or all-terrain vehicle as defined in section 84.92, subdivision 8, anywhere in this state or on the ice of any boundary water of this state when: 

(1) the person is under the influence of alcohol; 

(2) the person is under the influence of a controlled substance; 

(3) the person is under the influence of an intoxicating substance and the person knows or has reason to know that the substance has the capacity to cause impairment; 

(4) the person is under the influence of a combination of any two or more of the elements named in clauses (1) to (3); 

(5) the person's alcohol concentration at the time, or as measured within two hours of the time, of driving, operating, or being in physical control of the snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle is 0.08 or more; or 

(6) the person's body contains any amount of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II, or its metabolite, other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols. 

Subd. 1c.Driving while impaired crime; off-highway motorcycle and off-road vehicle. 
It is a crime for any person to operate or be in physical control of any off-highway motorcycle as defined in section 84.787, subdivision 7, or any off-road vehicle as defined in section 84.797, subdivision 7, anywhere in this state or on the ice of any boundary water of this state when: 

(1) the person is under the influence of alcohol; 

(2) the person is under the influence of a controlled substance; 

(3) the person is under the influence of an intoxicating substance and the person knows or has reason to know that the substance has the capacity to cause impairment; 

(4) the person is under the influence of a combination of any two or more of the elements named in clauses (1) to (3); 

(5) the person's alcohol concentration at the time, or as measured within two hours of the time, of driving, operating, or being in physical control of the off-highway motorcycle or off-road vehicle is 0.08 or more; or 

(6) the person's body contains any amount of a controlled substance listed in Schedule I or II, or its metabolite, other than marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinols. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

7044.0350 HRS SCORING SYSTEM. 
The Pollution Control Agency and the commissioner of agriculture shall score sites under part 7044.0250 utilizing the Hazard Ranking System (HRS) adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and published in the Federal Register, volume 55, pages 51583 to 51667 (December 14, 1990).