1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources and tourism; modifying fees and programs; creating accounts; authorizing 
1.4 	sales and conveyances of certain state land; modifying forestry provisions; 
1.5 	modifying game and fish laws; modifying water law; modifying natural resource 
1.6 	and environment provisions; requiring reports; making technical corrections;
1.7 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 17.4982, subdivisions 6, 8, 9, 12, by 
1.8 	adding subdivisions; 17.4985, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 17.4986, subdivisions 2, 4; 
1.9 	17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4992, subdivision 2; 17.4993, subdivision 1; 84.027, 
1.10 	subdivisions 13a, 18, by adding a subdivision; 84.415, by adding a subdivision; 
1.11 	84.63; 84.631; 84.82, subdivisions 1a, 7a; 84.92, subdivision 8; 84.943, subdivisions 
1.12 	3, 5; 84.944, subdivision 1; 84.946, subdivision 4; 84D.02, subdivision 3; 84D.11, 
1.13 	subdivision 1a; 85.052, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 85.053, subdivision 2, by adding a 
1.14 	subdivision; 85.054, subdivision 1; 85.43; 89.021, by adding a subdivision; 89.17; 
1.15 	89A.11; 92.50, by adding a subdivision; 92.502; 94.3495, subdivision 3; 97A.015, 
1.16 	subdivision 29; 97A.075, subdivisions 1, 7; 97A.126, by adding a subdivision; 
1.17 	97A.137, subdivision 5; 97A.401, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.421, 
1.18 	subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 4; 97A.505, 
1.19 	subdivision 3b; 97B.022, by adding a subdivision; 97B.036; 97B.055, subdivision 
1.20 	2; 97B.071; 97B.086; 97B.311; 97B.415; 97B.645, subdivision 9; 97B.715, 
1.21 	subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97B.811, subdivision 4a; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.081, 
1.22 	subdivisions 3, 3a; 97C.211, subdivision 2a; 97C.342, subdivision 2; 97C.515, 
1.23 	subdivision 2; 97C.805, subdivision 2; 97C.836; 103A.212; 103C.315, subdivision 
1.24 	4; 103G.201; 103G.223; 103G.271, subdivisions 4a, 7, by adding subdivisions; 
1.25 	103G.287, subdivisions 4, 5; 103G.289; 103G.401; 115.03, subdivision 1; 115.455; 
1.26 	115.77, subdivision 1; 115.84, subdivisions 2, 3; 115A.03, subdivisions 25, 25d, 
1.27 	27, 28, 34, 35, 36, by adding subdivisions; 115A.565, subdivision 1; 115B.40, 
1.28 	subdivision 1; 116.03, subdivision 2b; 116.06, subdivision 22; 116.07, subdivisions 
1.29 	2, 4d, 7, by adding a subdivision; 116.155, by adding a subdivision; 116D.04, 
1.30 	subdivision 2a; 116G.07, by adding a subdivision; 116G.15, by adding a 
1.31 	subdivision; 127A.353, subdivision 4; 282.08; 290C.04; Laws 2016, chapter 154, 
1.32 	sections 16; 48; Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; 
1.33 	Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; Laws 2018, chapter 
1.34 	214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6; Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 
1.35 	4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 9; article 3, section 109, as amended; proposing 
1.36 	coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 84; 92; 103F; 103G; 
1.37 	115A; 115B; 116; 116P; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 85.0505, 
2.1 	subdivision 3; 85.0507; 85.054, subdivision 19; 97C.515, subdivisions 4, 5; Laws 
2.2 	2013, chapter 121, section 53; Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0350.
2.3 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.4 	ARTICLE 1
2.5 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

2.6	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.7 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.8 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.9 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.10 	The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.11 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively. 
2.12 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium" 
2.13 	is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, are 
2.14 	effective the day following final enactment.

2.15				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.16				Available for the Year
	
2.17				Ending June 30
	
2.18					2022
		2023

2.19	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	115,120,000
	$
	112,130,000

2.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.22		2022
	2023
	
2.23	General
	5,214,000
	5,114,000
	
2.24
2.25	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
2.26	Environmental
	91,941,000
	90,651,000
	
2.27	Remediation
	14,290,000
	14,290,000
	
2.28
2.29	Closed Landfill 
Investment
	3,600,000
	2,000,000
	
2.30 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.31 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.32 	subdivisions.
2.33 	The commissioner must present the agency's 
2.34 	biennial budget for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 
2.35 	to the legislature in a transparent way by 
3.1 	agency division, including the proposed 
3.2 	budget bill and presentations of the budget to 
3.3 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
3.4 	over the agency's budget.

3.5	Subd. 2.Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
 		15,407,000
		13,906,000

3.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.7		2022
	2023
	
3.8	General
	115,000
	115,000
	
3.9	Environmental
	15,091,000
	13,590,000
	
3.10	Remediation
	201,000
	201,000
	
3.11 	(a) $89,000 the first year and $89,000 the 
3.12 	second year are from the environmental fund 
3.13 	for:
3.14 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
3.15 	in implementing and participating in the 
3.16 	rulemaking process for water quality standards 
3.17 	and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
3.18 	process;
3.19 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the 
3.20 	rulemaking process for water quality 
3.21 	standards, including more-specific analysis 
3.22 	and identification of cost-effective permitting;
3.23 	(3) developing statewide economic analyses 
3.24 	and templates to reduce the amount of 
3.25 	information and time required for 
3.26 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
3.27 	water quality standards; and
3.28 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
3.29 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
3.30 	resources needed for municipalities to achieve 
3.31 	permit requirements.
3.32 	(b) $205,000 the first year and $205,000 the 
3.33 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.1 	for air monitoring programs under Minnesota 
4.2 	Statutes, section 116.454.
4.3 	(c) $115,000 the first year and $115,000 the 
4.4 	second year are for monitoring water quality 
4.5 	and operating assistance programs.
4.6 	(d) $347,000 the first year and $347,000 the 
4.7 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.8 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
4.9 	pollutants.
4.10 	(e) $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the 
4.11 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.12 	for duties related to harmful chemicals in 
4.13 	children's products under Minnesota Statutes, 
4.14 	sections 116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this 
4.15 	amount, $57,000 each year is transferred to 
4.16 	the commissioner of health.
4.17 	(f) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the 
4.18 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.19 	for registering wastewater laboratories.
4.20 	(g) $926,000 the first year and $926,000 the 
4.21 	second year are from the environmental fund 
4.22 	to continue perfluorochemical biomonitoring 
4.23 	in eastern metropolitan communities, as 
4.24 	recommended by the Environmental Health 
4.25 	Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, 
4.26 	and to address other environmental health 
4.27 	risks, including air quality. The communities 
4.28 	must include Hmong and other immigrant 
4.29 	farming communities. Of this amount, up to 
4.30 	$689,000 the first year and $689,000 the 
4.31 	second year are for transfer to the Department 
4.32 	of Health.
4.33 	(h) $51,000 the first year and $51,000 the 
4.34 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.1 	for the listing procedures for impaired waters 
5.2 	required under this act.
5.3 	(i) $141,000 the first year and $141,000 the 
5.4 	second year are from the environmental fund 
5.5 	to implement and enforce Minnesota Statutes, 
5.6 	section 325F.071. Of this amount, up to 
5.7 	$65,000 each year may be transferred to the 
5.8 	commissioner of health.
5.9 	(j) $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 	(k) $500,000 the first year is from the 
5.14 	environmental fund to develop and implement 
5.15 	an initiative to reduce sources of 
5.16 	perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
5.17 	(PFAS) in the environment that are eventually 
5.18 	conveyed to municipal wastewater treatment 
5.19 	facilities. In developing and implementing the 
5.20 	initiative, the commissioner must work in 
5.21 	cooperation with the Department of Health 
5.22 	and with an advisory group consisting of one 
5.23 	representative designated by each of the 
5.24 	following: the League of Minnesota Cities; 
5.25 	the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities; the 
5.26 	Minnesota Environmental Science and 
5.27 	Economic Review Board; the Minnesota 
5.28 	Municipal Utilities Association; Metropolitan 
5.29 	Council Environmental Services; Minnesota 
5.30 	Association of Small Cities; National Waste 
5.31 	and Recycling Association; Minnesota Rural 
5.32 	Water Association; Association of Minnesota 
5.33 	Counties; Solid Waste Administrators 
5.34 	Association; Partnership on Waste and Energy; 
5.35 	Minnesota Resource Recovery Association; 
6.1 	Minnesota InterCounty Association; 
6.2 	Minnesota Manufacturer's Coalition; and the 
6.3 	Association of Metropolitan Municipalities. 
6.4 	In developing and implementing the municipal 
6.5 	initiative, the commissioner must:
6.6 	(1) identify sources of PFAS introduced into 
6.7 	the environment that are eventually conveyed 
6.8 	to municipal wastewater treatment facilities 
6.9 	and contained in solid waste that are disposed 
6.10 	at solid waste facilities;
6.11 	(2) identify source reduction strategies that 
6.12 	can effectively reduce the amount of PFAS 
6.13 	entering the environment that are eventually 
6.14 	conveyed to municipal wastewater treatment 
6.15 	facilities or are disposed at solid waste 
6.16 	facilities;
6.17 	(3) publish and distribute throughout the state 
6.18 	guidance documents for local governments 
6.19 	that include education materials about 
6.20 	effective strategies to reduce PFAS sources;
6.21 	(4) identify issues for future study; and
6.22 	(5) by January 31, 2023, report to the chairs 
6.23 	and ranking minority members of the house 
6.24 	of representatives and senate committees and 
6.25 	divisions with jurisdiction over the 
6.26 	environment and natural resources on the 
6.27 	development and implementation of the 
6.28 	initiative. This is a onetime appropriation.
6.29 	(l) $128,000 the first year is from the 
6.30 	environmental fund for an analysis of the 
6.31 	Green Tier Program under article 2, section 
6.32 	151. This is a onetime appropriation.
6.33 	(m) $248,000 the first year and $248,000 the 
6.34 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.1 	for the state implementation plan revisions 
7.2 	under article 2, section 152. This is a onetime 
7.3 	appropriation.
7.4 	(n) $96,000 the first year and $96,000 the 
7.5 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.6 	for agency oversight of the mattress recycling 
7.7 	program.
7.8 	(o) $671,000 the first year and $41,000 the 
7.9 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.10 	for whole effluent toxicity rulemaking under 
7.11 	article 2, section 149.

7.12	Subd. 3.Industrial
 		15,604,000
		15,773,000

7.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.14		2022
	2023
	
7.15	Environmental
	14,603,000
	14,772,000
	
7.16	Remediation
	1,001,000
	1,001,000
	
7.17 	(a) $1,001,000 the first year and $1,001,000 
7.18 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
7.19 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
7.20 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
7.21 	future releases from underground petroleum 
7.22 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
7.23 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
7.24 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
7.25 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
7.26 	to the remediation fund.
7.27 	(b) $393,000 the first year and $393,000 the 
7.28 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.29 	to further evaluate the use and reduction of 
7.30 	trichloroethylene around Minnesota and 
7.31 	identify its potential health effects on 
7.32 	communities. Of this amount, up to $121,000 
7.33 	each year may be transferred to the 
7.34 	commissioner of health.

8.1	Subd. 4.Municipal
 		8,611,000
		8,611,000

8.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.3		2022
	2023
	
8.4	Environmental
	8,536,000
	8,536,000
	
8.5
8.6	State Government 
Special Revenue
	75,000
	75,000
	
8.7 	(a) $164,000 the first year and $164,000 the 
8.8 	second year are from the environmental fund 
8.9 	for:
8.10 	(1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities 
8.11 	in implementing and participating in the 
8.12 	rulemaking process for water quality standards 
8.13 	and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting 
8.14 	process;
8.15 	(2) enhanced economic analysis in the 
8.16 	rulemaking process for water quality 
8.17 	standards, including more-specific analysis 
8.18 	and identification of cost-effective permitting;
8.19 	(3) developing statewide economic analyses 
8.20 	and templates to reduce the amount of 
8.21 	information and time required for 
8.22 	municipalities to apply for variances from 
8.23 	water quality standards; and
8.24 	(4) coordinating with the Public Facilities 
8.25 	Authority to identify and advocate for the 
8.26 	resources needed for municipalities to achieve 
8.27 	permit requirements.
8.28 	(b) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
8.29 	second year are from the environmental fund 
8.30 	for transfer to the Office of Administrative 
8.31 	Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
8.32 	(c) $952,000 the first year and $952,000 the 
8.33 	second year are from the environmental fund 
8.34 	for subsurface sewage treatment system 
9.1 	(SSTS) program administration and 
9.2 	community technical assistance and education, 
9.3 	including grants and technical assistance to 
9.4 	communities for water-quality protection. Of 
9.5 	this amount, $129,000 each year is for 
9.6 	assistance to counties through grants for SSTS 
9.7 	program administration. A county receiving 
9.8 	a grant from this appropriation must submit 
9.9 	the results achieved with the grant to the 
9.10 	commissioner as part of its annual SSTS 
9.11 	report. Any unexpended balance in the first 
9.12 	year does not cancel but is available in the 
9.13 	second year.
9.14 	(d) $784,000 the first year and $784,000 the 
9.15 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.16 	to address the need for continued increased 
9.17 	activity in new technology review, technical 
9.18 	assistance for local governments, and 
9.19 	enforcement under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.20 	sections 115.55 to 115.58, and to complete the 
9.21 	requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128, 
9.22 	article 1, section 165.
9.23 	(e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
9.24 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
9.25 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2023, as 
9.26 	grants or contracts for subsurface sewage 
9.27 	treatment systems, surface water and 
9.28 	groundwater assessments, storm water, and 
9.29 	water-quality protection in this subdivision 
9.30 	are available until June 30, 2026.

9.31	Subd. 5.Operations
 		10,015,000
		9,928,000

9.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
9.33		2022
	2023
	
9.34	General
	2,156,000
	2,056,000
	
10.1	Environmental
	5,778,000
	5,791,000
	
10.2	Remediation
	2,081,000
	2,081,000
	
10.3 	(a) $1,003,000 the first year and $1,003,000 
10.4 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
10.5 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
10.6 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
10.7 	future releases from underground petroleum 
10.8 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
10.9 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
10.10 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
10.11 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
10.12 	to the remediation fund.
10.13 	(b) $2,056,000 the first year and $2,056,000 
10.14 	the second year are to support agency 
10.15 	information technology services provided at 
10.16 	the enterprise and agency level.
10.17 	(c) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 the 
10.18 	second year are from the environmental fund 
10.19 	to develop and maintain systems to support 
10.20 	permitting and regulatory business processes 
10.21 	and agency data.
10.22 	(d) $100,000 the first year is for transfer to the 
10.23 	commissioner of management and budget to 
10.24 	prepay and defease any outstanding general 
10.25 	obligation bonds used to acquire property, 
10.26 	finance improvements and betterments, or pay 
10.27 	any other associated financing costs at the 
10.28 	Anoka-Ramsey closed landfill. This amount 
10.29 	may be deposited, invested, and applied to 
10.30 	accomplish the purposes of this paragraph as 
10.31 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.32 	475.67, subdivisions 5 to 10 and 13. Upon the 
10.33 	prepayment and defeasance of all associated 
10.34 	debt on the real property and improvements, 
10.35 	all conditions set forth in Minnesota Statutes, 
11.1 	section 16A.695, subdivision 3, shall be 
11.2 	deemed to have been satisfied and the real 
11.3 	property and improvements shall no longer 
11.4 	constitute state bond financed property under 
11.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. Any 
11.6 	funds appropriated under this section that 
11.7 	remain unexpended after the purposes in this 
11.8 	paragraph have been met cancel to the general 
11.9 	fund.
11.10 	(e) Once the purposes in paragraph (d) have 
11.11 	been met, the commissioner of the Pollution 
11.12 	Control Agency may take actions and execute 
11.13 	agreements to facilitate the beneficial reuse of 
11.14 	the Anoka-Ramsey closed landfill, and may 
11.15 	specifically authorize the installation of a solar 
11.16 	energy generating system, as defined in 
11.17 	Minnesota Statutes, section 216E.01, 
11.18 	subdivision 9a, as a pilot project at the closed 
11.19 	landfill, to be owned and operated by a 
11.20 	cooperative electric association that has more 
11.21 	than 130,000 customers in Minnesota. The 
11.22 	appropriation in paragraph (d) may not be used 
11.23 	to finance the pilot project, procure land rights, 
11.24 	or to manage the solar energy generating 
11.25 	system.
11.26 	(f) Upon completion of the pilot project 
11.27 	described in paragraph (d), or by January 15, 
11.28 	2023, whichever is earlier, the commissioner 
11.29 	of the Pollution Control Agency, in 
11.30 	cooperation with the electric cooperative 
11.31 	association, must report to the chairs and 
11.32 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
11.33 	committees with jurisdiction over capital 
11.34 	investment, energy, and environment on the 
11.35 	following:
12.1 	(1) project accomplishments and milestones 
12.2 	including any project growth, developments, 
12.3 	or agreements that resulted from the project;
12.4 	(2) challenges or barriers faced during 
12.5 	development or after completion of the 
12.6 	project;
12.7 	(3) project financials, including expenses, 
12.8 	utility agreements, and project viability; and
12.9 	(4) replicability of the pilot project to other 
12.10 	future closed landfill projects.

12.11	Subd. 6.Remediation
 		14,881,000
		13,281,000

12.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.13		2022
	2023
	
12.14	Environmental
	508,000
	508,000
	
12.15	Remediation
	10,773,000
	10,773,000
	
12.16
12.17	Closed Landfill 
Investment
	3,600,000
	2,000,000
	
12.18 	(a) All money for environmental response, 
12.19 	compensation, and compliance in the 
12.20 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
12.21 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
12.22 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture for 
12.23 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
12.24 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), 
12.25 	(6), and (7). At the beginning of each fiscal 
12.26 	year, the two commissioners must jointly 
12.27 	submit to the commissioner of management 
12.28 	and budget an annual spending plan that 
12.29 	maximizes resource use and appropriately 
12.30 	allocates the money between the two 
12.31 	departments. This appropriation is available 
12.32 	until June 30, 2023.
12.33 	(b) $363,000 the first year and $363,000 the 
12.34 	second year are from the environmental fund 
13.1 	to manage contaminated sediment projects at 
13.2 	multiple sites identified in the St. Louis River 
13.3 	remedial action plan to restore water quality 
13.4 	in the St. Louis River Area of Concern.
13.5 	(c) $3,198,000 the first year and $3,198,000 
13.6 	the second year are from the remediation fund 
13.7 	for the leaking underground storage tank 
13.8 	program to investigate, clean up, and prevent 
13.9 	future releases from underground petroleum 
13.10 	storage tanks and for the petroleum 
13.11 	remediation program for vapor assessment 
13.12 	and remediation. These same annual amounts 
13.13 	are transferred from the petroleum tank fund 
13.14 	to the remediation fund.
13.15 	(d) $257,000 the first year and $257,000 the 
13.16 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
13.17 	transfer to the commissioner of health for 
13.18 	private water-supply monitoring and health 
13.19 	assessment costs in areas contaminated by 
13.20 	unpermitted mixed municipal solid waste 
13.21 	disposal facilities and drinking water 
13.22 	advisories and public information activities 
13.23 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
13.24 	(e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
13.25 	the second year are from the closed landfill 
13.26 	investment fund for the closed landfill 
13.27 	program. This is a onetime appropriation.
13.28 	(f) $1,600,000 the first year is from the closed 
13.29 	landfill investment fund for the closed landfill 
13.30 	emergency account under Minnesota Statutes, 
13.31 	section 115B.422. This is a onetime 
13.32 	appropriation.

13.33	Subd. 7.Resource Management and Assistance
 		40,267,000
		40,296,000

14.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
14.2		2022
	2023
	
14.3	Environmental
	40,267,000
	40,296,000
	
14.4 	(a) Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
14.5 	the second year may be transferred from the 
14.6 	environmental fund to the small business 
14.7 	environmental improvement loan account 
14.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
14.9 	(b) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the 
14.10 	second year are from the environmental fund 
14.11 	for competitive recycling grants under 
14.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.565. This 
14.13 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025. 
14.14 	Any unencumbered grant balances in the first 
14.15 	year do not cancel but are available for grants 
14.16 	in the second year.
14.17 	(c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 the 
14.18 	second year are from the environmental fund 
14.19 	for emission-reduction activities and grants to 
14.20 	small businesses and other 
14.21 	nonpoint-emission-reduction efforts. Of this 
14.22 	amount, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
14.23 	the second year are to continue work with 
14.24 	Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner 
14.25 	may enter into an agreement with 
14.26 	Environmental Initiative to support this effort. 
14.27 	Any unencumbered grant balances in the first 
14.28 	year do not cancel but are available for grants 
14.29 	in the second year.
14.30 	(d) $20,550,000 the first year and $20,550,000 
14.31 	the second year are from the environmental 
14.32 	fund for SCORE block grants to counties. Any 
14.33 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
14.34 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
14.35 	the second year.
15.1 	(e) $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
15.2 	second year are from the environmental fund 
15.3 	for environmental assistance grants or loans 
15.4 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716. 
15.5 	Any unencumbered grant and loan balances 
15.6 	in the first year do not cancel but are available 
15.7 	for grants and loans in the second year.
15.8 	(f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the 
15.9 	second year are from the environmental fund 
15.10 	for grants to develop and expand recycling 
15.11 	markets for Minnesota businesses.
15.12 	(g) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
15.13 	second year are from the environmental fund 
15.14 	for reducing and diverting food waste, 
15.15 	redirecting edible food for consumption, and 
15.16 	removing barriers to collecting and recovering 
15.17 	organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each 
15.18 	year is for grants to increase food rescue and 
15.19 	waste prevention. This appropriation is 
15.20 	available until June 30, 2025. Any 
15.21 	unencumbered grant balances in the first year 
15.22 	do not cancel but are available for grants in 
15.23 	the second year.
15.24 	(h) $2,719,000 the first year and $2,719,000 
15.25 	the second year are from the environmental 
15.26 	fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, 
15.27 	section 473.844.
15.28 	(i) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
15.29 	section 16A.28, the appropriations 
15.30 	encumbered on or before June 30, 2023, as 
15.31 	contracts or grants for environmental 
15.32 	assistance awarded under Minnesota Statutes, 
15.33 	section 115A.0716; technical and research 
15.34 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, section 
15.35 	115A.152; technical assistance under 
16.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52; and 
16.2 	pollution prevention assistance under 
16.3 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are 
16.4 	available until June 30, 2025.

16.5	Subd. 8.Watershed
 		9,158,000
		9,158,000

16.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.7		2022
	2023
	
16.8	General
	1,959,000
	1,959,000
	
16.9	Environmental
	6,965,000
	6,965,000
	
16.10	Remediation
	234,000
	112,000
	
16.11 	(a) $1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000 
16.12 	the second year are for grants to delegated 
16.13 	counties to administer the county feedlot 
16.14 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.15 	116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money 
16.16 	remaining after the first year is available for 
16.17 	the second year.
16.18 	(b) $208,000 the first year and $208,000 the 
16.19 	second year are from the environmental fund 
16.20 	for the costs of implementing general 
16.21 	operating permits for feedlots over 1,000 
16.22 	animal units.
16.23 	(c) $122,000 the first year and $122,000 the 
16.24 	second year are from the remediation fund for 
16.25 	the leaking underground storage tank program 
16.26 	to investigate, clean up, and prevent future 
16.27 	releases from underground petroleum storage 
16.28 	tanks and for the petroleum remediation 
16.29 	program for vapor assessment and 
16.30 	remediation. These same annual amounts are 
16.31 	transferred from the petroleum tank fund to 
16.32 	the remediation fund.

16.33	Subd. 9.Environmental Quality Board
 		1,177,000
		1,177,000

17.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.2		2022
	2023
	
17.3	General
	984,000
	984,000
	
17.4	Environmental
	193,000
	193,000

17.5	Subd. 10.Transfers
 					
17.6 	The commissioner must transfer up to 
17.7 	$44,000,000 from the environmental fund to 
17.8 	the remediation fund for purposes of the 
17.9 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
17.10 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.

17.11	Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

17.12	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	311,707,000
	$
	307,882,000

17.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.14		2022
	2023
	
17.15	General
	84,598,000
	83,579,000
	
17.16	Natural Resources
	109,352,000
	107,697,000
	
17.17	Game and Fish
	116,628,000
	115,477,000
	
17.18	Remediation
	111,000
	111,000
	
17.19	Permanent School
	1,018,000
	1,018,000
	
17.20 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
17.21 	purpose are specified in the following 
17.22 	subdivisions.

17.23
17.24	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		6,404,000
		6,404,000

17.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.26		2022
	2023
	
17.27	General
	1,685,000
	1,685,000
	
17.28	Natural Resources
	4,157,000
	4,157,000
	
17.29	Game and Fish
	344,000
	344,000
	
17.30	Permanent School
	218,000
	218,000
	
17.31 	(a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the 
17.32 	second year are from the minerals 
17.33 	management account in the natural resources 
18.1 	fund for environmental research relating to 
18.2 	mine permitting.
18.3 	(b) $3,083,000 the first year and $3,083,000 
18.4 	the second year are from the minerals 
18.5 	management account in the natural resources 
18.6 	fund for use as provided under Minnesota 
18.7 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), for 
18.8 	mineral resource management, projects to 
18.9 	enhance future mineral income, and projects 
18.10 	to promote new mineral-resource 
18.11 	opportunities.
18.12 	(c) $218,000 the first year and $218,000 the 
18.13 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
18.14 	account in the permanent school fund to secure 
18.15 	maximum long-term economic return from 
18.16 	the school trust lands consistent with fiduciary 
18.17 	responsibilities and sound natural resources 
18.18 	conservation and management principles.
18.19 	(d) $338,000 the first year and $338,000 the 
18.20 	second year are from the water management 
18.21 	account in the natural resources fund for 
18.22 	mining hydrology.

18.23	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		35,589,000
		35,489,000

18.24	Appropriations by Fund
	
18.25		2022
	2023
	
18.26	General
	16,647,000
	16,547,000
	
18.27	Natural Resources
	12,281,000
	12,281,000
	
18.28	Game and Fish
	6,661,000
	6,661,000
	
18.29 	(a) $4,222,000 the first year and $4,222,000 
18.30 	the second year are from the invasive species 
18.31 	account in the natural resources fund, 
18.32 	$2,331,000 the first year and $2,331,000 the 
18.33 	second year are from the general fund, and 
18.34 	$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
19.1 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
19.2 	account in the game and fish fund for 
19.3 	management, public awareness, assessment 
19.4 	and monitoring research, and water access 
19.5 	inspection to prevent the spread of invasive 
19.6 	species; management of invasive plants in 
19.7 	public waters; and management of terrestrial 
19.8 	invasive species on state-administered lands.
19.9 	(b) $5,556,000 the first year and $5,556,000 
19.10 	the second year are from the water 
19.11 	management account in the natural resources 
19.12 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
19.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27, 
19.14 	subdivision 2.
19.15 	(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the 
19.16 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
19.17 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the 
19.18 	cost of implementing the comprehensive plan 
19.19 	for the upper Mississippi within areas under 
19.20 	the board's jurisdiction.
19.21 	(d) $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the 
19.22 	second year are for payment to the Leech Lake 
19.23 	Band of Chippewa Indians to implement the 
19.24 	band's portion of the comprehensive plan for 
19.25 	the upper Mississippi River.
19.26 	(e) $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
19.27 	second year are for grants for up to 50 percent 
19.28 	of the cost of implementing the Red River 
19.29 	mediation agreement.
19.30 	(f) $2,548,000 the first year and $2,548,000 
19.31 	the second year are from the heritage 
19.32 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
19.33 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
20.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
20.2 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
20.3 	(g) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 
20.4 	the second year are from the nongame wildlife 
20.5 	management account in the natural resources 
20.6 	fund for nongame wildlife management. 
20.7 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
20.8 	290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
20.9 	the second year may be used for nongame 
20.10 	wildlife information, education, and 
20.11 	promotion.
20.12 	(h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
20.13 	section 84.943, $50,000 the first year and 
20.14 	$50,000 the second year from the critical 
20.15 	habitat private sector matching account may 
20.16 	be used to publicize the critical habitat license 
20.17 	plate match program.
20.18 	(i) $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000 
20.19 	the second year are for the following activities:
20.20 	(1) financial reimbursement and technical 
20.21 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
20.22 	or other local units of government for 
20.23 	groundwater-level monitoring;
20.24 	(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, 
20.25 	including installing monitoring gauges;
20.26 	(3) groundwater analysis to assist with 
20.27 	water-appropriation permitting decisions;
20.28 	(4) permit application review incorporating 
20.29 	surface water and groundwater technical 
20.30 	analysis;
20.31 	(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve 
20.32 	irrigation use;
21.1 	(6) information technology, including 
21.2 	electronic permitting and integrated data 
21.3 	systems; and
21.4 	(7) compliance and monitoring.
21.5 	(j) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the 
21.6 	second year are from the heritage enhancement 
21.7 	account in the game and fish fund for grants 
21.8 	to the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species 
21.9 	Research Center at the University of 
21.10 	Minnesota to prioritize, support, and develop 
21.11 	research-based solutions that can reduce the 
21.12 	effects of aquatic invasive species in 
21.13 	Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling 
21.14 	populations, and managing ecosystems and to 
21.15 	advance knowledge to inspire action by others.
21.16 	(k) $100,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
21.17 	city of Minneiska to dredge and remove 
21.18 	sediment from the boat launch area of the 
21.19 	Minneiska boat landing. This is a onetime 
21.20 	appropriation.
21.21 	(l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
21.22 	section 297A.94, $387,000 the first year and 
21.23 	$387,000 the second year are from the heritage 
21.24 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
21.25 	fund for additional costs associated with 
21.26 	hydrological analyses for proposed water 
21.27 	appropriation permit applications that have 
21.28 	been denied due to the effects to a calcareous 
21.29 	fen.

21.30	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		51,352,000
		49,932,000

21.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
21.32		2022
	2023
	
21.33	General
	32,406,000
	31,486,000
	
22.1	Natural Resources
	17,529,000
	17,029,000
	
22.2	Game and Fish
	1,417,000
	1,417,000
	
22.3 	(a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000 
22.4 	the second year are for prevention, 
22.5 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
22.6 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
22.7 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
22.8 	88.12. The amount necessary to pay for 
22.9 	presuppression and suppression costs during 
22.10 	the biennium is appropriated from the general 
22.11 	fund. By January 15 of each year, the 
22.12 	commissioner of natural resources must submit 
22.13 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority 
22.14 	members of the house and senate committees 
22.15 	and divisions having jurisdiction over 
22.16 	environment and natural resources finance that 
22.17 	identifies all firefighting costs incurred and 
22.18 	reimbursements received in the prior fiscal 
22.19 	year. These appropriations may not be 
22.20 	transferred. Any reimbursement of firefighting 
22.21 	expenditures made to the commissioner from 
22.22 	any source other than federal mobilizations 
22.23 	must be deposited into the general fund.
22.24 	(b) $15,386,000 the first year and $15,386,000 
22.25 	the second year are from the forest 
22.26 	management investment account in the natural 
22.27 	resources fund for only the purposes specified 
22.28 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 89.039, 
22.29 	subdivision 2.
22.30 	(c) $1,417,000 the first year and $1,417,000 
22.31 	the second year are from the heritage 
22.32 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
22.33 	fund to advance ecological classification 
22.34 	systems (ECS) scientific management tools 
22.35 	for forest and invasive species management.
23.1 	(d) $829,000 the first year and $829,000 the 
23.2 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
23.3 	Council to implement the Sustainable Forest 
23.4 	Resources Act.
23.5 	(e) $1,143,000 the first year and $1,143,000 
23.6 	the second year are from the forest 
23.7 	management investment account in the natural 
23.8 	resources fund for the Next Generation Core 
23.9 	Forestry data system.
23.10 	(f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
23.11 	second year are from the forest management 
23.12 	investment account in the natural resources 
23.13 	fund for forest road maintenance on state 
23.14 	forest roads.
23.15 	(g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
23.16 	second year are for forest road maintenance 
23.17 	on county forest roads.
23.18 	(h) $500,000 the first year is from the forest 
23.19 	management investment account in the natural 
23.20 	resources fund for collecting light detection 
23.21 	and ranging data for forest inventory. This is 
23.22 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
23.23 	June 30, 2024.
23.24 	(i) $920,000 the first year is to refund timber 
23.25 	permit payments under article 2, section 148. 
23.26 	This is a onetime appropriation.

23.27	Subd. 5.Parks and Trails Management
 		90,273,000
		89,118,000

23.28	Appropriations by Fund
	
23.29		2022
	2023
	
23.30	General
	26,480,000
	26,480,000
	
23.31	Natural Resources
	61,493,000
	60,338,000
	
23.32	Game and Fish
	2,300,000
	2,300,000
	
23.33 	(a) $1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 
23.34 	the second year are from the water recreation 
24.1 	account in the natural resources fund for 
24.2 	maintaining and enhancing public 
24.3 	water-access facilities.
24.4 	(b) $7,685,000 the first year and $6,685,000 
24.5 	the second year are from the natural resources 
24.6 	fund for state trail, park, and recreation area 
24.7 	operations. This appropriation is from revenue 
24.8 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
24.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
24.10 	paragraph (h), clause (2).
24.11 	(c) $17,828,000 the first year and $18,828,000 
24.12 	the second year are from the state parks 
24.13 	account in the natural resources fund to 
24.14 	operate and maintain state parks and state 
24.15 	recreation areas.
24.16 	(d) $1,140,000 the first year and $1,140,000 
24.17 	the second year are from the natural resources 
24.18 	fund for park and trail grants to local units of 
24.19 	government on land to be maintained for at 
24.20 	least 20 years for parks or trails. This 
24.21 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
24.22 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
24.23 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
24.24 	clause (4). Any unencumbered balance does 
24.25 	not cancel at the end of the first year and is 
24.26 	available for the second year.
24.27 	(e) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000 
24.28 	the second year are from the snowmobile trails 
24.29 	and enforcement account in the natural 
24.30 	resources fund for the snowmobile 
24.31 	grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered 
24.32 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
24.33 	year and is available for the second year.
25.1 	(f) $2,435,000 the first year and $2,435,000 
25.2 	the second year are from the natural resources 
25.3 	fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid 
25.4 	program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each 
25.5 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; 
25.6 	$150,000 each year is from the off-highway 
25.7 	motorcycle account; and $325,000 each year 
25.8 	is from the off-road vehicle account. Any 
25.9 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
25.10 	end of the first year and is available for the 
25.11 	second year.
25.12 	(g) $1,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000 
25.13 	the second year are from the state land and 
25.14 	water conservation account in the natural 
25.15 	resources fund for priorities established by the 
25.16 	commissioner for eligible state projects and 
25.17 	administrative and planning activities 
25.18 	consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 
25.19 	84.0264, and the federal Land and Water 
25.20 	Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered 
25.21 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
25.22 	year and is available for the second year.
25.23 	(h) $950,000 the first year is appropriated from 
25.24 	the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
25.25 	resources fund to the commissioner of natural 
25.26 	resources for a grant to St. Louis County to 
25.27 	match other funding sources for design, 
25.28 	right-of-way acquisition, permitting, and 
25.29 	construction of Phase I of the Voyageur 
25.30 	Country ATV Trail connections in the areas 
25.31 	of Cook, Orr, Ash River, Kabetogama 
25.32 	Township, and International Falls to the 
25.33 	Voyageur Country ATV Trail system. This is 
25.34 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
25.35 	June 30, 2025.
26.1 	(i) $955,000 the first year is appropriated from 
26.2 	the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
26.3 	resources fund to the commissioner of natural 
26.4 	resources for a grant to the city of Ely for new 
26.5 	trail connections and a new bridge across the 
26.6 	Beaver River connecting the Prospector trail 
26.7 	system to the Taconite State Trail. This is a 
26.8 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
26.9 	June 30, 2025.
26.10 	(j) $250,000 the first year is appropriated from 
26.11 	the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
26.12 	resources fund for an all-terrain vehicle master 
26.13 	plan. Of this amount, $200,000 is for a 
26.14 	statewide all-terrain vehicle trails master plan 
26.15 	broken out by the Department of Natural 
26.16 	Resources administrative regions, and $50,000 
26.17 	is for an all-terrain vehicle trails and route 
26.18 	inventory from all cooperating agencies with 
26.19 	available data broken out by the Department 
26.20 	of Natural Resources administrative regions. 
26.21 	The all-terrain vehicle master plan and 
26.22 	inventory must be completed by February 1, 
26.23 	2023. This is a onetime appropriation.

26.24	Subd. 6.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		79,577,000
		78,427,000

26.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
26.26		2022
	2023
	
26.27	Natural Resources
	1,982,000
	1,982,000
	
26.28	Game and Fish
	77,595,000
	76,445,000
	
26.29 	(a) $8,658,000 the first year and $8,658,000 
26.30 	the second year are from the heritage 
26.31 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
26.32 	fund only for activities specified under 
26.33 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
26.34 	paragraph (h), clause (1). Notwithstanding 
26.35 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five 
27.1 	percent of this appropriation may be used for 
27.2 	expanding hunter and angler recruitment and 
27.3 	retention.
27.4 	(b) $2,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000 
27.5 	the second year are from the game and fish 
27.6 	fund for planning for and emergency response 
27.7 	to disease outbreaks in wildlife. The 
27.8 	commissioner and board must each submit 
27.9 	quarterly reports on the activities funded under 
27.10 	this paragraph to the chairs and ranking 
27.11 	minority members of the legislative 
27.12 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
27.13 	over environment and natural resources and 
27.14 	agriculture.
27.15 	(c) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000 
27.16 	the second year are from the deer management 
27.17 	account for the purposes identified in 
27.18 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 
27.19 	subdivision 1.
27.20 	(d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
27.21 	section 297A.94, $275,000 the first year and 
27.22 	$125,000 the second year are appropriated 
27.23 	from the heritage enhancement account in the 
27.24 	game and fish fund for shooting sports facility 
27.25 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
27.26 	87A.10, including grants for archery facilities. 
27.27 	Grants must be matched with a nonstate 
27.28 	match, which may include in-kind 
27.29 	contributions. This is a onetime appropriation. 
27.30 	Of the amount in the first year, $50,000 is to 
27.31 	upgrade the Department of Natural Resources 
27.32 	shooting range database.

27.33	Subd. 7.Enforcement
 		47,145,000
		47,145,000

27.34	Appropriations by Fund
	
27.35		2022
	2023
	
28.1	General
	7,193,000
	7,194,000
	
28.2	Natural Resources
	11,530,000
	11,530,000
	
28.3	Game and Fish
	28,311,000
	28,310,000
	
28.4	Remediation
	111,000
	111,000
	
28.5 	(a) $1,550,000 the first year and $1,550,000 
28.6 	the second year are from the general fund for 
28.7 	enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of 
28.8 	aquatic invasive species.
28.9 	(b) $1,748,000 the first year and $1,748,000 
28.10 	the second year are from the heritage 
28.11 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
28.12 	fund for only the purposes specified under 
28.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
28.14 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
28.15 	(c) $1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 
28.16 	the second year are from the water recreation 
28.17 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
28.18 	to counties for boat and water safety. Any 
28.19 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
28.20 	end of the first year and is available for the 
28.21 	second year.
28.22 	(d) $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
28.23 	second year are from the snowmobile trails 
28.24 	and enforcement account in the natural 
28.25 	resources fund for grants to local law 
28.26 	enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
28.27 	enforcement activities. Any unencumbered 
28.28 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
28.29 	year and is available for the second year.
28.30 	(e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the 
28.31 	second year are from the all-terrain vehicle 
28.32 	account in the natural resources fund for grants 
28.33 	to qualifying organizations to assist in safety 
28.34 	and environmental education and monitoring 
28.35 	trails on public lands under Minnesota 
29.1 	Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued under 
29.2 	this paragraph must be issued through a formal 
29.3 	agreement with the organization. By 
29.4 	December 15 each year, an organization 
29.5 	receiving a grant under this paragraph must 
29.6 	report to the commissioner with details on 
29.7 	expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of 
29.8 	this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for 
29.9 	administering these grants. Any unencumbered 
29.10 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
29.11 	year and is available for the second year.
29.12 	(f) $510,000 the first year and $510,000 the 
29.13 	second year are from the natural resources 
29.14 	fund for grants to county law enforcement 
29.15 	agencies for off-highway vehicle enforcement 
29.16 	and public education activities based on 
29.17 	off-highway vehicle use in the county. Of this 
29.18 	amount, $498,000 each year is from the 
29.19 	all-terrain vehicle account, $11,000 each year 
29.20 	is from the off-highway motorcycle account, 
29.21 	and $1,000 each year is from the off-road 
29.22 	vehicle account. The county enforcement 
29.23 	agencies may use money received under this 
29.24 	appropriation to make grants to other local 
29.25 	enforcement agencies within the county that 
29.26 	have a high concentration of off-highway 
29.27 	vehicle use. Of this appropriation, $25,000 
29.28 	each year is for administering these grants. 
29.29 	Any unencumbered balance does not cancel 
29.30 	at the end of the first year and is available for 
29.31 	the second year.
29.32 	(g) $176,000 the first year and $176,000 the 
29.33 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
29.34 	for an ice safety program.

30.1	Subd. 8.Pass Through Funds
 		1,367,000
		1,367,000

30.2	Appropriations by Fund
	
30.3		2022
	2023
	
30.4	General
	187,000
	187,000
	
30.5	Natural Resources
	380,000
	380,000
	
30.6	Permanent School
	800,000
	800,000
	
30.7 	(a) $380,000 the first year and $380,000 the 
30.8 	second year are from the natural resources 
30.9 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
30.10 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo and 
30.11 	Conservatory and the city of Duluth for the 
30.12 	Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from 
30.13 	revenue deposited to the natural resources fund 
30.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
30.15 	paragraph (h), clause (5).
30.16 	(b) $187,000 the first year and $187,000 the 
30.17 	second year are for the Office of School Trust 
30.18 	Lands.
30.19 	(c) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
30.20 	second year are transferred from the forestry 
30.21 	suspense account to the permanent school 
30.22 	fund, and are appropriated from the permanent 
30.23 	school fund for the Office of School Trust 
30.24 	Lands.
30.25 	(d) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
30.26 	second year are transferred from the forest 
30.27 	suspense account to the permanent school 
30.28 	fund, and are appropriated from the permanent 
30.29 	school fund for the Office of School Trust 
30.30 	Lands for costs related to the Boundary Waters 
30.31 	Canoe Area Wilderness land exchanges. This 
30.32 	is a onetime appropriation.

30.33
30.34	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	14,117,000
	$
	14,109,000
	
31.1 	(a) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 
31.2 	the second year are for natural resources block 
31.3 	grants to local governments to implement the 
31.4 	Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland 
31.5 	management program under Minnesota 
31.6 	Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water 
31.7 	management responsibilities under Minnesota 
31.8 	Statutes, chapter 103B. The board may reduce 
31.9 	the amount of the natural resources block grant 
31.10 	to a county by an amount equal to any 
31.11 	reduction in the county's general services 
31.12 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
31.13 	district from the county's previous year 
31.14 	allocation when the board determines that the 
31.15 	reduction was disproportionate.
31.16 	(b) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 
31.17 	the second year are for grants and payments 
31.18 	to soil and water conservation districts for the 
31.19 	purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections 
31.20 	103C.321 and 103C.331, and for general 
31.21 	purposes, nonpoint engineering, and 
31.22 	implementation and stewardship of the 
31.23 	reinvest in Minnesota reserve program. 
31.24 	Expenditures may be made from these 
31.25 	appropriations for supplies and services 
31.26 	benefiting soil and water conservation 
31.27 	districts. Any district receiving a payment 
31.28 	under this paragraph must maintain a web page 
31.29 	that publishes, at a minimum, its annual report, 
31.30 	annual audit, annual budget, and meeting 
31.31 	notices.
31.32 	(c) $710,000 the first year and $710,000 the 
31.33 	second year are to implement, enforce, and 
31.34 	provide oversight for the Wetland 
31.35 	Conservation Act, including administering the 
32.1 	wetland banking program and in-lieu fee 
32.2 	mechanism.
32.3 	(d) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000 
32.4 	the second year are for the following 
32.5 	programs:
32.6 	(1) $260,000 each year is for the feedlot water 
32.7 	quality cost-sharing program for feedlots under 
32.8 	500 animal units and nutrient and manure 
32.9 	management projects in watersheds where 
32.10 	there are impaired waters; and
32.11 	(2) $1,200,000 each year is for cost-sharing 
32.12 	programs of soil and water conservation 
32.13 	districts for riparian buffers, erosion control, 
32.14 	water retention and treatment, and other 
32.15 	high-priority conservation practices.
32.16 	(e) $166,000 the first year and $166,000 the 
32.17 	second year are to provide technical assistance 
32.18 	to local drainage management officials and 
32.19 	for the costs of the Drainage Work Group. The 
32.20 	board must coordinate with the Drainage Work 
32.21 	Group according to Minnesota Statutes, 
32.22 	section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
32.23 	(f) $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
32.24 	second year are for a grant to the Red River 
32.25 	Basin Commission for water quality and 
32.26 	floodplain management, including 
32.27 	administration of programs. This appropriation 
32.28 	must be matched by nonstate funds.
32.29 	(g) $140,000 the first year and $140,000 the 
32.30 	second year are for grants to Area II 
32.31 	Minnesota River Basin Projects for floodplain 
32.32 	management.
33.1 	(h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
33.2 	second year are for conservation easement 
33.3 	stewardship.
33.4 	(i) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the 
33.5 	second year are for a grant to the Lower 
33.6 	Minnesota River Watershed District to defray 
33.7 	the annual cost of operating and maintaining 
33.8 	sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state, 
33.9 	national, and international commercial and 
33.10 	recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota 
33.11 	River.
33.12 	(j) $4,637,000 the first year and $4,629,000 
33.13 	the second year are for agency administration 
33.14 	and operation of the Board of Water and Soil 
33.15 	Resources.
33.16 	(k) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
33.17 	section 103C.501, the board may shift money 
33.18 	between paragraphs (a) to (i) in this section 
33.19 	and may adjust the technical and 
33.20 	administrative assistance portion of the funds 
33.21 	to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or 
33.22 	to address accountability, oversight, local 
33.23 	government performance, or high-priority 
33.24 	needs identified in local water management 
33.25 	plans or comprehensive watershed 
33.26 	management plans.
33.27 	(l) The appropriations for grants and payments 
33.28 	in this section are available until June 30, 
33.29 	2025, except that returned grants and payments 
33.30 	are available for two years after they are 
33.31 	returned or regranted, whichever is later. 
33.32 	Funds must be regranted consistent with the 
33.33 	purposes of this section. If an appropriation 
33.34 	for grants in either year is insufficient, the 
34.1 	appropriation in the other year is available for 
34.2 	it.
34.3 	(m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
34.4 	section 16B.97, grants awarded from 
34.5 	appropriations in this section are exempt from 
34.6 	the Department of Administration, Office of 
34.7 	Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant 
34.8 	Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
34.9 	(n) The Lower Minnesota River Watershed 
34.10 	District may use up to $111,000 from money 
34.11 	appropriated in either fiscal year under Laws 
34.12 	2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 
34.13 	1, section 4, paragraph (j), to cover costs 
34.14 	associated with the Seminary Fen Stabilization 
34.15 	Project to reduce sedimentation to Seminary 
34.16 	Fen and the Minnesota River.

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

34.18	Appropriations by Fund
	
34.19		2022
	2023
	
34.20	General
	1,790,000
	1,790,000
	
34.21	Natural Resources
	7,350,000
	7,350,000
	
34.22 	(a) $1,790,000 the first year and $1,790,000 
34.23 	the second year are for metropolitan-area 
34.24 	regional parks operation and maintenance 
34.25 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
34.26 	473.351.
34.27 	(b) $7,350,000 the first year and $7,350,000 
34.28 	the second year are from the natural resources 
34.29 	fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and 
34.30 	trails maintenance and operations. This 
34.31 	appropriation is from revenue deposited in the 
34.32 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
34.33 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
34.34 	clause (3).

35.1
35.2	Sec. 6. CONSERVATION CORPS 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	945,000
	$
	945,000

35.3	Appropriations by Fund
	
35.4		2022
	2023
	
35.5	General
	455,000
	455,000
	
35.6	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
35.7 	Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive 
35.8 	money appropriated from the natural resources 
35.9 	fund under this section only as provided in an 
35.10 	agreement with the commissioner of natural 
35.11 	resources.

35.12	Sec. 7. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	9,999,000
	$
	9,999,000

35.13	Appropriations by Fund
	
35.14		2022
	2023
	
35.15	General
	9,809,000
	9,809,000
	
35.16	Natural Resources
	190,000
	190,000
	
35.17 	$190,000 the first year and $190,000 the 
35.18 	second year are from the natural resources 
35.19 	fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota 
35.20 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
35.21 	clause (5).

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

35.23	Sec. 9. EXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
 	$
	15,224,000
	$
	14,344,000
	
35.24 	(a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the 
35.25 	second year must be matched from nonstate 
35.26 	sources to develop maximum private sector 
35.27 	involvement in tourism. Each $1 of state 
35.28 	incentive must be matched with $6 of private 
35.29 	sector money. "Matched" means revenue to 
35.30 	the state or documented cash expenditures 
35.31 	directly expended to support Explore 
35.32 	Minnesota Tourism programs. Up to one-half 
35.33 	of the private sector contribution may be 
35.34 	in-kind or soft match. The incentive in fiscal 
36.1 	year 2022 is based on fiscal year 2021 private 
36.2 	sector contributions. The incentive in fiscal 
36.3 	year 2023 is based on fiscal year 2022 private 
36.4 	sector contributions. This incentive is ongoing.
36.5 	(b) Money for marketing grants is available 
36.6 	either year of the biennium. Unexpended grant 
36.7 	money from the first year is available in the 
36.8 	second year.
36.9 	(c) $100,000 each year is for a grant to the 
36.10 	Northern Lights International Music Festival.
36.11 	(d) $880,000 the first year is for a recovery 
36.12 	grant program for tourism, meetings and 
36.13 	conventions, and events assistance and 
36.14 	promotions. This is a onetime appropriation.

36.15 	Sec. 10. FISCAL YEAR 2021 GENERAL FUND CANCELLATIONS.
 36.16 	$2,008,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriations for the Department of 
36.17 	Natural Resources under Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, is 
36.18 	canceled. Of this amount:
36.19 	(1) $42,000 is canceled from subdivision 2, Land and Mineral Resources Management;
36.20 	(2) $427,000 is canceled from subdivision 3, Ecological and Water Resources;
36.21 	(3) $751,000 is canceled from subdivision 4, Forest Management;
36.22 	(4) $614,000 is canceled from subdivision 5, Parks and Trails Management;
36.23 	(5) $6,000 is canceled from subdivision 6, Fish and Wildlife Management; and
36.24 	(6) $168,000 is canceled from subdivision 7, Enforcement.

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

37.1 	ARTICLE 2
37.2 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

37.3 	Section 1. [11A.236] ACCOUNT TO INVEST FINANCIAL ASSURANCE MONEY 
37.4 	FROM PERMITS TO MINE.
37.5 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; appropriation. (a) The State Board of Investment, when 
37.6 	requested by the commissioner of natural resources, may invest money collected by the 
37.7 	commissioner as part of financial assurance provided under a permit to mine issued under 
37.8 	chapter 93. The State Board of Investment may establish one or more accounts into which 
37.9 	money may be deposited for the purposes of this section, subject to the policies and 
37.10 	procedures of the State Board of Investment. Use of any money in the account is restricted 
37.11 	to the financial assurance purposes identified in sections 93.46 to 93.51 and rules adopted 
37.12 	thereunder and as authorized under any trust fund agreements or other conditions established 
37.13 	under a permit to mine.
37.14 	(b) Money in an account established under paragraph (a) is appropriated to the 
37.15 	commissioner for the purposes for which the account is established under this section.
37.16 		Subd. 2.Account maintenance and investment. The commissioner of natural resources 
37.17 	may deposit money in the appropriate account and may withdraw money from the appropriate 
37.18 	account for the financial assurance purposes identified in sections 93.46 to 93.51 and rules 
37.19 	adopted thereunder and as authorized under any trust fund agreements or other conditions 
37.20 	established under the permit to mine for which the financial assurance is provided, subject 
37.21 	to the policies and procedures of the State Board of Investment. Investment strategies related 
37.22 	to an account established under this section must be determined jointly by the commissioner 
37.23 	of natural resources and the executive director of the State Board of Investment. The 
37.24 	authorized investments for an account are the investments authorized under section 11A.24 
37.25 	that are made available for investment by the State Board of Investment. Investment 
37.26 	transactions must be at a time and in a manner determined by the executive director of the 
37.27 	State Board of Investment. Decisions to withdraw money from the account must be 
37.28 	determined by the commissioner of natural resources, subject to the policies and procedures 
37.29 	of the State Board of Investment. Investment earnings must be credited to the appropriate 
37.30 	account for financial assurance under the identified permit to mine. An account may be 
37.31 	terminated by the commissioner of natural resources at any time, so long as the termination 
37.32 	is in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, trust fund agreements, or other conditions 
37.33 	established under the permit to mine, subject to the policies and procedures of the State 
37.34 	Board of Investment.

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

38.10 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
38.11 		Subd. 8.Containment facility. "Containment facility" means a licensed facility for 
38.12 	salmonids, catfish, or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list 
38.13 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
38.14 	Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list that complies with clauses (1), (3), and 
38.15 	(4), or clauses (2), (3), and (4):
38.16 	(1) disinfects its effluent to the standards in section 17.4991 before the effluent is 
38.17 	discharged to public waters;
38.18 	(2) does not discharge to public waters or to waters of the state directly connected to 
38.19 	public waters;
38.20 	(3) raises aquatic life that is prohibited from being released into the wild and must be 
38.21 	kept in a facility approved by the commissioner unless processed for food consumption;
38.22 	(4) contains aquatic life requiring a fish health inspection prior to transportation.

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

39.1 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
39.2 		Subd. 12.Fish health inspection. (a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site, 
39.3 	statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes in 
39.4 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published 
39.5 	by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) to test for causative pathogens. The samples 
39.6 	for inspection must be collected by a fish health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation 
39.7 	with the producer. Testing of samples must be done by an approved laboratory.
39.8 	(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic necrosis 
39.9 	(IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in 
39.10 	nonsalmonids must include at a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 percent 
39.11 	confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease.
39.12 	(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases and pathogens for wild fish must follow the 
39.13 	guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
39.14 	Diseases.

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

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

39.25 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4985, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
39.26 		Subd. 2.Bill of lading. (a) A state-issued bill of lading is required for:
39.27 	(1) intrastate transportation of aquatic life other than salmonids, catfish, or species on 
39.28 	the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
39.29 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
39.30 	VHS-susceptible-species list between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, or 
39.31 	aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported if the aquatic life is being 
40.1 	transported into a watershed where it is not currently present, if walleyes whose original 
40.2 	source is south of marked State Highway 210 are being transported to a facility north of 
40.3 	marked State Highway 210, or if the original source of the aquatic life is outside Minnesota 
40.4 	and contiguous states; and
40.5 	(2) stocking of waters other than public waters with aquatic life other than salmonids, 
40.6 	catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species 
40.7 	published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health 
40.8 	Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list.
40.9 	(b) When aquatic life is transported under paragraph (a), a copy of the bill of lading 
40.10 	must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager at least 72 hours before the transportation.
40.11 	(c) For transportation and stocking of waters that are not public waters:
40.12 	(1) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager 72 hours before 
40.13 	transporting fish for stocking;
40.14 	(2) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager within five days 
40.15 	after stocking if the waters to be stocked are confirmed by telecopy or telephone prior to 
40.16 	stocking by the regional fisheries office not to be public waters; or
40.17 	(3) a completed bill of lading may be submitted to the regional fisheries office by telecopy 
40.18 	prior to transporting fish for stocking. Confirmation that the waters to be stocked are not 
40.19 	public waters may be made by returning the bill of lading by telecopy or in writing, in which 
40.20 	cases additional copies need not be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources.
40.21 	(d) Bill of lading forms may only be issued by the Department of Natural Resources in 
40.22 	St. Paul, and new bill of lading forms may not be issued until all previously issued forms 
40.23 	have been returned.

40.24 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4985, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
40.25 		Subd. 3.Exemptions for transportation permits and bills of lading. (a) A state-issued 
40.26 	bill of lading or transportation permit is not required by an aquatic farm licensee for 
40.27 	importation of importing animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
40.28 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
40.29 	Plant Health Inspection Services; transportation of VHS-susceptible-species list, transporting
40.30 	animals not on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published 
40.31 	by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services; 
40.32 	or export for VHS-susceptible-species list, or exporting the following:
41.1 	(1) minnows taken under an aquatic farm license in this state and transported intrastate;
41.2 	(2) aquarium or ornamental fish including goldfish and tropical, subtropical, and saltwater 
41.3 	species that cannot survive in the waters of the state, which may be imported or transported 
41.4 	if accompanied by shipping documents;
41.5 	(3) fish or fish eggs that have been processed for use as food, bait, or other purposes 
41.6 	unrelated to fish propagation;
41.7 	(4) live fish from a licensed aquatic farm, which may be transported directly to an outlet 
41.8 	for processing or for other food purposes if accompanied by shipping documents;
41.9 	(5) fish being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;
41.10 	(6) sucker eggs, sucker fry, or fathead minnows transported intrastate for bait propagation 
41.11 	or feeding of cultural aquatic life, except that if either species becomes listed on the official 
41.12 	list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
41.13 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
41.14 	VHS-susceptible-species list, then a transportation permit is required;
41.15 	(7) species of fish that are found within the state used in connection with public shows, 
41.16 	exhibits, demonstrations, or fishing pools for periods not exceeding 14 days;
41.17 	(8) fish being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents; or
41.18 	(9) intrastate transportation of aquatic life between or within licensed private fish 
41.19 	hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported, 
41.20 	except where required in subdivision 2 and except that salmonids, catfish, or species on the 
41.21 	official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
41.22 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
41.23 	VHS-susceptible-species list may only be transferred or transported intrastate without a 
41.24 	transportation permit if they had no record of bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic 
41.25 	septicemia at the time they were imported into the state and if they have had a fish health 
41.26 	inspection within the preceding year that has shown no certifiable diseases to be present.
41.27 	Aquatic life being transferred between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, 
41.28 	or aquarium facilities must be accompanied by shipping documents and salmonids, catfish, 
41.29 	or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published 
41.30 	by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
41.31 	VHS-susceptible-species list being transferred or transported intrastate without a 
41.32 	transportation permit must be accompanied by a copy of their most recent fish health 
41.33 	inspection.
42.1 	(b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must show the place of origin, 
42.2 	owner or consignee, destination, number, and species.

42.3 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4985, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
42.4 		Subd. 5.Permit application. An application for a transportation permit must be made 
42.5 	on forms provided by the commissioner. An incomplete application must be rejected. An 
42.6 	application for a transportation permit for salmonids, catfish, or species on the official list 
42.7 	of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States 
42.8 	Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
42.9 	VHS-susceptible-species list; their eggs,; or their sperm must be accompanied by certification 
42.10 	that the source of the eggs or sperm are free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with 
42.11 	enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be imported, transported, or stocked 
42.12 	following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease 
42.13 	or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported, transported, or stocked into areas where 
42.14 	the disease has been identified as being present. A copy of the transportation permit showing 
42.15 	the date of certification inspection must accompany the shipment of fish while in transit 
42.16 	and must be available for inspection by the commissioner. By 14 days after a completed 
42.17 	application is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the importation permits as 
42.18 	provided in this section.

42.19 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
42.20 		Subd. 2.Licensed facilities. (a) The commissioner shall issue transportation permits to 
42.21 	import:
42.22 	(1) indigenous and naturalized species except trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the 
42.23 	official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
42.24 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
42.25 	VHS-susceptible-species list and sperm from any source to a standard facility;
42.26 	(2) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
42.27 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
42.28 	Plant Health Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list from a nonemergency enzootic 
42.29 	disease area to a containment facility if the fish are certified within the previous year to be 
42.30 	free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or 
42.31 	furunculosis may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish 
42.32 	with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas 
42.33 	where the disease has been identified as being present; and
43.1 	(3) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia 
43.2 	susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and 
43.3 	Plant Health Inspection Services, VHS-susceptible-species list from a facility in a 
43.4 	nonemergency enzootic disease area with a disease-free history of three years or more to a 
43.5 	standard facility, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis 
43.6 	may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial 
43.7 	kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the disease 
43.8 	has been identified as being present.
43.9 	(b) If a source facility in a nonemergency enzootic disease area cannot demonstrate a 
43.10 	history free from disease, aquatic life may only be imported into a quarantine facility.

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

43.19 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
43.20 		Subd. 3.Fish health inspection. (a) An aquatic farm propagating salmonids, catfish, 
43.21 	or species on the viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list published by the 
43.22 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
43.23 	VHS-susceptible-species list and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into 
43.24 	public waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months 
43.25 	by a certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to laboratory 
43.26 	methods of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
43.27 	Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE).
43.28 	(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the VHS susceptible list and having an 
43.29 	effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public waters must test for VHS virus using 
43.30 	the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal 
43.31 	Diseases. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prescribe 
43.32 	alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish Health Blue 
43.33 	Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that biosecurity measures 
44.1 	will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the rulemaking provisions 
44.2 	of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner must provide reasonable 
44.3 	notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.
44.4 	(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all fish 
44.5 	that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must be 
44.6 	maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or 
44.7 	accredited veterinarian.
44.8 	(d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. The fee 
44.9 	by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must be prepaid 
44.10 	or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the inspection and 
44.11 	processing of samples is completed.
44.12 	(e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner shall notify 
44.13 	the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made according to 
44.14 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases by a 
44.15 	person certified as a fish health inspector.
44.16 	(f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may be inspected 
44.17 	by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock for purposes of 
44.18 	pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow guidelines listed in 
44.19 	the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.
44.20 	(g) Salmonids, catfish, or species on the VHS susceptible list must have a fish health 
44.21 	inspection before being transported from a containment facility, unless the fish are being 
44.22 	transported directly to an outlet for processing or other food purposes or unless the 
44.23 	commissioner determines that an inspection is not needed. A fish health inspection conducted 
44.24 	for this purpose need only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will be transported. The 
44.25 	commissioner must conduct a fish health inspection requested for this purpose within five 
44.26 	working days of receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may be immediately 
44.27 	transported from a containment facility to another containment facility once a sample has 
44.28 	been obtained for a health inspection or once the five-day notice period has expired.

44.29 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
44.30 		Subd. 2.Restriction on the sale of fish. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), species 
44.31 	on the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the 
44.32 	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
44.33 	VHS-susceptible-species list must be free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and species of 
45.1 	the family salmonidae or ictaluridae, except bullheads, must be free of certifiable diseases 
45.2 	if sold for stocking or transfer to another aquatic farm.
45.3 	(b) The following exceptions apply to paragraph (a):
45.4 	(1) eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be transferred 
45.5 	between licensed facilities or stocked following treatment approved by the commissioner;
45.6 	(2) fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be transferred 
45.7 	between licensed facilities or stocked in areas where the disease has been identified as being 
45.8 	present; and
45.9 	(3) the commissioner may allow transfer between licensed facilities or stocking of fish 
45.10 	with enteric redmouth or furunculosis when the commissioner determines that doing so 
45.11 	would pose no threat to the state's aquatic resources.

45.12 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4993, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.13 		Subdivision 1.Taking from public waters. (a) Under an aquatic farm license, a licensee 
45.14 	may take only minnow sperm, minnow eggs, and live minnows for aquatic farm purposes 
45.15 	from public waters that havea water body if:
45.16 	(1) the water body has been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia whenand the testing 
45.17 	indicates the disease is not present; or
45.18 	(2) the water body is located within a viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free zone posted on 
45.19 	the Department of Natural Resources website.
45.20 	(b) A licensee may take sucker eggs and sperm only in approved waters with a sucker 
45.21 	egg license endorsement as provided by section 17.4994.

45.22 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.027, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:
45.23 		Subd. 13a.Game and fish Natural resources expedited permanent rules. (a) In 
45.24 	addition to the authority granted in subdivision 13, the commissioner of natural resources 
45.25 	may adopt rules under section 14.389 that are authorized under:
45.26 	(1) chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C to describe zone or permit area boundaries, to designate 
45.27 	fish spawning beds or fish preserves, to select hunters or anglers for areas, to provide for 
45.28 	registration of game or fish, to prevent or control wildlife disease, or to correct errors or 
45.29 	omissions in rules that do not have a substantive effect on the intent or application of the 
45.30 	original rule; or
46.1 	(2) section 84D.12 to designate prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, 
46.2 	and unregulated nonnative species.; or
46.3 	(3) section 116G.15 to change the placement and boundaries of land use districts 
46.4 	established in the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area.
46.5 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources may adopt rules under section 14.389 that 
46.6 	are authorized under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C, for purposes in addition to those listed 
46.7 	in paragraph (a), clause (1), subject to the notice and public hearing provisions of section 
46.8 	14.389, subdivision 5.

46.9 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
46.10 	read:
46.11 		Subd. 14c.Unadopted rules. The commissioner of natural resources must not enforce 
46.12 	or attempt to enforce an unadopted rule. For purposes of this subdivision, "unadopted rule" 
46.13 	means a guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual standard, interpretive statement, policy plan, 
46.14 	or similar pronouncement if the guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual standard, interpretive 
46.15 	statement, policy plan, or similar pronouncement has not been adopted according to the 
46.16 	rulemaking process provided under chapter 14. If an unadopted rule is challenged under 
46.17 	section 14.381, the commissioner must cease enforcement of the unadopted rule and 
46.18 	overcome a presumption that the unadopted rule must be adopted according to the rulemaking 
46.19 	process provided under chapter 14.

46.20 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.027, subdivision 18, is amended to read:
46.21 		Subd. 18.Permanent school fund authority; reporting. (a) The commissioner of 
46.22 	natural resources has the authority and responsibility to administer school trust lands under 
46.23 	sections 92.122 and 127A.31. The commissioner shall biannually biennially report to the 
46.24 	Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission and the legislature on the management of 
46.25 	the school trust lands that shows how the commissioner has and will continue to achieve 
46.26 	the following goals:
46.27 	(1) manage the school trust lands efficiently and in a manner that reflects the undivided 
46.28 	loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the commissioner's fiduciary duties;
46.29 	(2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands and maximize the revenues 
46.30 	deposited in the permanent school trust fund;
46.31 	(3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of school trust lands, requiring 
46.32 	returns of not less than fair market value, to maximize the revenues deposited in the 
47.1 	permanent school trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the 
47.2 	school trust lands;
47.3 	(4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term economic return for the 
47.4 	permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound natural resource conservation and 
47.5 	management principles;
47.6 	(5) optimize school trust land revenues and maximize the value of the trust consistent 
47.7 	with balancing short-term and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not lost in 
47.8 	an effort to maximize short-term gains; and
47.9 	(6) maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent the misapplication of its lands and its 
47.10 	revenues.
47.11 	(b) When the commissioner finds an irresolvable conflict between maximizing the 
47.12 	long-term economic return and protecting natural resources and recreational values on 
47.13 	school trust lands, the commissioner shall give precedence to the long-term economic return 
47.14 	in managing school trust lands. By July 1, 2018, the permanent school fund must be 
47.15 	compensated for all school trust lands included under a designation or policy provision that 
47.16 	prohibits long-term economic return. The commissioner shall submit recommendations to 
47.17 	the appropriate legislative committees and divisions on methods of funding for the 
47.18 	compensation required under this paragraph, including recommendations for appropriations 
47.19 	from the general fund, nongeneral funds, and the state bond fund. Any uncompensated 
47.20 	designation or policy provision restrictions on the long-term economic return on school 
47.21 	trust lands remaining after July 1, 2018, must be compiled and submitted to the Legislative 
47.22 	Permanent School Fund Commission for review.
47.23 	(c) By December 31, 2013, the report required under paragraph (a) must provide an 
47.24 	inventory and identification of all school trust lands that are included under a designation 
47.25 	or policy provision that prohibits long-term economic return. The report must include a plan 
47.26 	to compensate the permanent school fund through the purchase or exchange of the lands or 
47.27 	a plan to manage the school trust land to generate long-term economic return to the permanent 
47.28 	school fund. Subsequent reports under paragraph (a) must include a status report of the 
47.29 	commissioner's progress in maximizing the long-term economic return on lands identified 
47.30 	in the 2013 report.
47.31 	(d) When management practices, policies, or designations by the commissioner diminish 
47.32 	or prohibit the long-term economic return on school trust land, the conflict must be resolved 
47.33 	as provided in section 92.122.

48.1 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.415, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
48.2 	read:
48.3 		Subd. 8.Reimbursing costs. In addition to fees specified in this section or in rules 
48.4 	adopted by the commissioner, the applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for 
48.5 	cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical 
48.6 	Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic 
48.7 	Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection with the license 
48.8 	application, preparing the license terms, or constructing the utility line.

48.9 	Sec. 20. [84.625] CONVEYANCE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
48.10 	Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources may, 
48.11 	on state-owned lands administered by the commissioner and on behalf of the state, convey 
48.12 	conservation easements as defined in section 84C.01, upon such terms and conditions, 
48.13 	including reversion in the event of nonuse, as the commissioner may determine. Any terms 
48.14 	and conditions obligating the state to incur costs related to monitoring or maintaining a 
48.15 	conservation easement must acknowledge the state is liable for the costs only to the extent 
48.16 	of an available appropriation according to section 16A.138.

48.17 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.63, is amended to read:
48.18 	84.63 CONVEYANCE OF INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE AND, FEDERAL,
48.19 	AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS.
48.20 	(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural 
48.21 	resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States, to a 
48.22 	federally recognized Indian Tribe, or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions, 
48.23 	upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources, 
48.24 	permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways, 
48.25 	roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads, 
48.26 	flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and 
48.27 	necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and 
48.28 	conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner 
48.29 	of natural resources may determine.
48.30 	(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of 
48.31 	natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:
49.1 	(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application 
49.2 	and preparing the easement; and
49.3 	(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the 
49.4 	construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special 
49.5 	terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate 
49.6 	of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.
49.7 	(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
49.8 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
49.9 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
49.10 	(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was 
49.11 	conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee 
49.12 	revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is 
49.13 	withdrawn or denied.
49.14 	(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management 
49.15 	account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
49.16 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.
49.17 	(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified 
49.18 	under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.
49.19 	(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state 
49.20 	for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by 
49.21 	the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources 
49.22 	or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection 
49.23 	with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail, 
49.24 	highway, road, or other improvements.

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

49.27 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.631, is amended to read:
49.28 	84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.
49.29 	(a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural 
49.30 	resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the 
49.31 	commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property 
49.32 	owned by the person only if the following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable 
50.1 	alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the exercise of the easement will not 
50.2 	cause significant adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts.
50.3 	(b) The commissioner shall:
50.4 	(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;
50.5 	(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;
50.6 	(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and
50.7 	(4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the 
50.8 	circumstances.
50.9 	(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a 
50.10 	road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application 
50.11 	is withdrawn or denied.
50.12 	(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application 
50.13 	fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to 
50.14 	cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing 
50.15 	special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant 
50.16 	an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall 
50.17 	pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The 
50.18 	commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application 
50.19 	fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.
50.20 	(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the 
50.21 	unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
50.22 	(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management 
50.23 	account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural 
50.24 	resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
50.25 	(g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state 
50.26 	for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by 
50.27 	the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources 
50.28 	or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection 
50.29 	with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.

50.30 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.82, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:
50.31 		Subd. 1a.General requirements. A person may not operate or transport a snowmobile 
50.32 	unless the snowmobile has been registered under this section. A person may not sell a 
51.1 	snowmobile without furnishing the buyer a bill of sale on a form prescribed by the 
51.2 	commissioner.

51.3 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.82, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:
51.4 		Subd. 7a.Collector snowmobiles; limited use. The commissioner may issue a special 
51.5 	permit to a person or organization to operate or transport a collector snowmobile without 
51.6 	registration in parades or organized group outings, such as races, rallies, and other 
51.7 	promotional events and for up to ten days each year for personal transportation. The 
51.8 	commissioner may impose a reasonable restriction on a permittee and may revoke, amend, 
51.9 	suspend, or modify a permit for cause.

51.10 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
51.11 		Subd. 8.All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.  "All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a 
51.12 	motorized vehicle with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six low pressure or 
51.13 	non-pneumatic tires; (2) a total dry weight of 2,0003,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total 
51.14 	width from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain 
51.15 	vehicle includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle. All-terrain vehicle 
51.16 	does not include a golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed and 
51.17 	used specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.

51.18 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.943, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
51.19 		Subd. 3.Appropriations matched by private funds or state bond fund 
51.20 	appropriations. (a) Appropriations transferred to the critical habitat private sector matching 
51.21 	account and money credited to the account under section 168.1296, subdivision 5, may be 
51.22 	expended only to the extent that they are matched equally with contributions from private 
51.23 	sources or; by funds contributed to the nongame wildlife management account; or by 
51.24 	appropriations from the bond proceeds fund for projects that benefit critical natural habitat. 
51.25 	The private contributions may be made in cash, property, land, or interests in land. 
51.26 	Appropriations transferred to the account that are not matched within three years from the 
51.27 	date of the appropriation shall cancel to the source of the appropriation. For the purposes 
51.28 	of this section, the private contributions of property, land, or interests in land that are retained 
51.29 	by the commissioner shall be valued in accordance with their appraised value.
51.30 	(b) For every dollar used as a match under paragraph (a), the commissioner may expend 
51.31 	up to two dollars from the account for the purposes described in subdivision 5.

52.1 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.943, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
52.2 		Subd. 5.Pledges and contributions. (a) The commissioner of natural resources may 
52.3 	accept contributions and pledges to the critical habitat private sector matching account. A 
52.4 	pledge that is made contingent on an appropriation is acceptable and shall be reported with 
52.5 	other pledges as required in this section. The commissioner may agree to match a contribution 
52.6 	contingent on a future appropriation. In the budget request for each biennium, the 
52.7 	commissioner shall report the balance of contributions in the account and the amount that 
52.8 	has been pledged for payment in the succeeding two calendar years.
52.9 	(b) Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources only 
52.10 	for the direct acquisition, restoration, or improvement enhancement of land or interests in 
52.11 	land as provided in section 84.944. To the extent of available appropriations other than bond 
52.12 	proceeds, the money matched to the nongame wildlife management account may be used 
52.13 	for the management of nongame wildlife projects as specified in section 290.431. Acquisition 
52.14 	includes:
52.15 	(1) purchase of land or an interest in land by the commissioner; or
52.16 	(2) acceptance by the commissioner of gifts of land or interests in land as program 
52.17 	projects.
52.18 	(c) To the extent of available appropriations other than bond proceeds, the money matched 
52.19 	to the nongame wildlife management account may be used for:
52.20 	(1) the management of nongame wildlife projects as specified in section 290.431;
52.21 	(2) restoration and enhancement activities for critical natural habitat; or
52.22 	(3) monitoring and evaluation activities for rare resources and native plant communities 
52.23 	that inform the management of critical natural habitat.
52.24 	No more than 30 percent of the nongame wildlife management account appropriations each 
52.25 	fiscal year may be used to match money from the critical habitat private sector matching 
52.26 	account for monitoring and evaluation activities.

52.27 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.944, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
52.28 		Subdivision 1.Acquisition, restoration, and enhancement considerations. (a) In 
52.29 	determining what critical natural habitat shall be acquired or improved, restored, or enhanced, 
52.30 	the commissioner shall consider:
52.31 	(1) the significance of the land or water as existing or potential habitat for fish and 
52.32 	wildlife and providing fish and wildlife oriented recreation;
53.1 	(2) the significance of the land, water, or habitat improvement to maintain or enhance 
53.2 	native plant, fish, or wildlife species designated as endangered or threatened under section 
53.3 	84.0895;
53.4 	(3) the presence of native ecological communities that are now uncommon or diminishing; 
53.5 	and
53.6 	(4) the significance of the land, water or habitat improvement to protect or enhance 
53.7 	natural features within or contiguous to natural areas including fish spawning areas, wildlife 
53.8 	management areas, scientific and natural areas, riparian habitat and fish and wildlife 
53.9 	management projects.
53.10 	(b) Based on the above clauses, the commissioner by rule must establish a process to 
53.11 	prioritize what critical habitat shall be acquired or improved.

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

53.18 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84D.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
53.19 		Subd. 3.Management plan. By December 31, 2021, and every ten years thereafter, the 
53.20 	commissioner shall must prepare and maintain a long-term plan, which may include specific 
53.21 	plans for individual species and actions, for the statewide management of invasive species 
53.22 	of aquatic plants and wild animals. The plan must address:
53.23 	(1) coordinated detection and prevention of accidental introductions;
53.24 	(2) coordinated dissemination of information about invasive species of aquatic plants 
53.25 	and wild animals among resource management agencies and organizations;
53.26 	(3) a coordinated public education and awareness campaign;
53.27 	(4) coordinated control of selected invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals 
53.28 	on lands and public waters;
53.29 	(5) participation by lake associations, local citizen groups, and local units of government 
53.30 	in the development and implementation of local management efforts;
54.1 	(6) a reasonable and workable inspection requirement for watercraft and equipment 
54.2 	including those participating in organized events on the waters of the state;
54.3 	(7) the closing of points of access to infested waters, if the commissioner determines it 
54.4 	is necessary, for a total of not more than seven days during the open water season for control 
54.5 	or eradication purposes;
54.6 	(8) maintaining public accesses on infested waters to be reasonably free of aquatic 
54.7 	macrophytes; and
54.8 	(9) notice to travelers of the penalties for violation of laws relating to invasive species 
54.9 	of aquatic plants and wild animals.

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

54.15 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
54.16 		Subdivision 1.Authority to establish. (a) The commissioner may establish, by written 
54.17 	order, provisions for the use of state parks for the following:
54.18 	(1) special parking space for automobiles or other motor-driven vehicles in a state park 
54.19 	or state recreation area;
54.20 	(2) special parking spurs, campgrounds for automobiles, sites for tent camping, other 
54.21 	types of lodging, camping, or day use facilities, and special auto trailer coach parking spaces, 
54.22 	for the use of the individual charged for the space or facility;
54.23 	(3) improvement and maintenance of golf courses already established in state parks, and 
54.24 	charging reasonable use fees; and
54.25 	(4) (3) providing water, sewer, and electric service to trailer or tent campsites and charging 
54.26 	a reasonable use fee; and
54.27 	(4) administrative penalties related to courtesy warnings and letters issued for failure to 
54.28 	display a state park permit as required under section 85.053, subdivision 2.
54.29 	(b) Provisions established under paragraph (a) are exempt from section 16A.1283 and 
54.30 	the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386 does not apply.
55.1 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "lodging" means an enclosed shelter, room, or 
55.2 	building with furnishings for overnight use.

55.3 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
55.4 		Subd. 2.State park pageants special events. (a) The commissioner may stage state 
55.5 	park pageants special events in a state park, municipal park, or on other land near or adjoining 
55.6 	a state park and charge an entrance or use fee for the pageant special event. All receipts 
55.7 	from the pageants special events must be used in the same manner as though the pageants
55.8 	special events were conducted in a state park.
55.9 	(b) The commissioner may establish, by written order, state park pageant special event
55.10 	areas to hold historical or other pageants special events conducted by the commissioner of 
55.11 	a state agency or other public agency. Establishment of the areas is exempt from the 
55.12 	rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and section 14.386 does not apply.

55.13 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
55.14 		Subd. 6.State park reservation system. (a) The commissioner may, by written order, 
55.15 	develop reasonable reservation policies for campsites and other lodging. These policies are 
55.16 	exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
55.17 	(b) The revenue collected from the state park reservation fee established under subdivision 
55.18 	5, including interest earned, shall be deposited in the state park account in the natural 
55.19 	resources fund and is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the cost of operating 
55.20 	the state park reservation and point-of-sale system.

55.21 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
55.22 		Subd. 2.Requirement. Except as provided in section 85.054, a motor vehicle may not 
55.23 	enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, without a 
55.24 	state park permit issued under this section or a state parks and trails plate issued under 
55.25 	section 168.1295. Except for vehicles permitted under subdivisions 7, paragraph (a), clause 
55.26 	(2), and 8, the state park permit must be affixed to the lower right corner windshield of the 
55.27 	motor vehicle and must be completely affixed by its own adhesive to the windshield, or the 
55.28 	commissioner may, by written order, provide an alternative means to display and validate 
55.29 	state park permits. A motor vehicle owner or lessee is responsible for ensuring the owner's 
55.30 	or lessee's vehicle has a state park permit, and the commissioner may issue warnings and 
55.31 	citations under section 84.0835 to the owner or lessee of a vehicle not in compliance.

56.1 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.053, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
56.2 	read:
56.3 		Subd. 5a.Free permit; members of federally recognized tribes. (a) The commissioner 
56.4 	must issue an annual state park permit for no charge to any member of the 11 federally 
56.5 	recognized tribes in Minnesota. To qualify for a free state park permit under this subdivision, 
56.6 	an individual must present a qualifying tribal identification, as determined by each of the 
56.7 	tribal governments, to the park attendant on duty or other designee of the commissioner.
56.8 	(b) For vehicles permitted under paragraph (a), the permit issued under this subdivision 
56.9 	is valid only when displayed on a vehicle owned and occupied by the person to whom the 
56.10 	permit is issued.
56.11 	(c) The commissioner may issue a daily state park permit free of charge to an individual 
56.12 	who qualifies under paragraph (a) and does not own or operate a motor vehicle.

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

56.14 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.054, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
56.15 		Subdivision 1.State Park Open House Days. (a) A state park permit is not required 
56.16 	for a motor vehicle to enter a state park, state monument, state recreation area, or state 
56.17 	wayside, on four days each calendar year at each park, which the commissioner shall 
56.18 	designate as State Park Open House Days. The commissioner may designate two consecutive 
56.19 	days as State Park Open House Days, if the open house is held in conjunction with a special 
56.20 	pageant event described in section 85.052, subdivision 2.
56.21 	(b) The commissioner shall announce the date of each State Park Open House Day at 
56.22 	least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.
56.23 	(c) The purpose of State Park Open House Days is to acquaint the public with state 
56.24 	parks, recreation areas, and waysides.
56.25 	(d) On State Park Open House Days, registered overnight guests in state parks and state 
56.26 	recreation areas are exempt from the requirements for a state park permit under section 
56.27 	85.053 until after the camping or lodging check-out time of the following day in the park 
56.28 	where the overnight stay occurred.

57.1 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.43, is amended to read:
57.2 	85.43 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; PURPOSE.
57.3 	(a) Fees from cross-country-ski passes shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited 
57.4 	to a cross-country-ski account in the natural resources fund and, except for the electronic 
57.5 	licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, 
57.6 	subdivision 15, are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for the following 
57.7 	purposes:
57.8 	(1) grants-in-aid for cross-country-ski trails to:
57.9 	(i) counties and municipalities for construction and maintenance of cross-country-ski 
57.10 	trails; and
57.11 	(ii) special park districts as provided in section 85.44 for construction and maintenance 
57.12 	of cross-country-ski trails; and
57.13 	(2) administration of administering the cross-country-ski trail grant-in-aid program.; 
57.14 	and
57.15 	(3) developing and maintaining state cross-country-ski trails.
57.16 	(b) Development and maintenance of state cross-country-ski trails are eligible for funding 
57.17 	from the cross-country-ski account if the money is appropriated by law.

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

57.19 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.021, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
57.20 	read:
57.21 		Subd. 42a.Riverlands State Forest.
 
57.22 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.17, is amended to read:
57.23 	89.17 LEASES AND PERMITS.
57.24 	(a) Notwithstanding the permit procedures of chapter 90, the commissioner may grant 
57.25 	and execute, in the name of the state, leases and permits for the use of any forest lands under 
57.26 	the authority of the commissioner for any purpose that in the commissioner's opinion is not 
57.27 	inconsistent with the maintenance and management of the forest lands, on forestry principles 
57.28 	for timber production. Every such lease or permit is revocable at the discretion of the 
57.29 	commissioner at any time subject to such conditions as may be agreed on in the lease. The 
57.30 	approval of the commissioner of administration is not required upon any such lease or 
58.1 	permit. No such lease or permit for a period exceeding 21 years shall be granted except with 
58.2 	the approval of the Executive Council.
58.3 	(b) Public access to the leased land for outdoor recreation is the same as access would 
58.4 	be under state management.
58.5 	(c) Notwithstanding section 16A.125, subdivision 5, after deducting the reasonable costs 
58.6 	incurred for preparing and issuing the lease, all remaining proceeds from leasing school 
58.7 	trust land and university land for roads on forest lands must be deposited into the respective 
58.8 	permanent fund for the lands.
58.9 	(d) The commissioner may require a performance bond, security deposit, or other form 
58.10 	of security for removing any improvements or personal property left on the leased premises 
58.11 	by the lessee upon termination or cancellation of the lease.
58.12 	(e) In addition to other payments required by this section, the applicant must reimburse 
58.13 	the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services 
58.14 	provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of 
58.15 	natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of 
58.16 	Administration in connection with reviewing the lease request, preparing the lease terms, 
58.17 	or monitoring construction of improvements on the leased premises.

58.18 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89A.11, is amended to read:
58.19 	89A.11 SUNSET.
58.20 	Sections 89A.01; 89A.02; 89A.03; 89A.04; 89A.05; 89A.06; 89A.07; 89A.08; 89A.09; 
58.21 	89A.10; 89A.105; and 89A.11are repealed expire June 30, 2021 2028.

58.22 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 92.50, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
58.23 	read:
58.24 		Subd. 4.Reimbursing costs. In addition to other payments required by this section, the 
58.25 	applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, 
58.26 	or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the 
58.27 	commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department 
58.28 	of Administration in connection with reviewing the lease request, preparing the lease terms, 
58.29 	or constructing improvements on the leased premises.

59.1 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 92.502, is amended to read:
59.2 	92.502 LEASE OF TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.
59.3 	(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may 
59.4 	enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.
59.5 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
59.6 	by the commissioner for a wind energy project.
59.7 	(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered 
59.8 	by the commissioner for recreational trails and facilities. The commissioner may assess the 
59.9 	lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring 
59.10 	construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions 
59.11 	of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an 
59.12 	estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon 
59.13 	completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the 
59.14 	unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
59.15 	(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis 
59.16 	Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and 
59.17 	facilities.

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

59.19 	Sec. 44. [92.503] CONSERVATION PLANNING LEASES.
59.20 	The commissioner of natural resources may lease state-owned lands as defined in section 
59.21 	92.01 for a term not to exceed 21 years for the purpose of investigating, analyzing, and 
59.22 	developing conservation easements that provide ecosystem services benefits. Leases granted 
59.23 	under this section are not subject to section 92.50, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), with respect 
59.24 	to Executive Council approval for commercial leases or section 92.50, subdivision 1, 
59.25 	paragraph (d).

59.26 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 94.3495, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
59.27 		Subd. 3.Valuation of land. (a) In an exchange of class 1 land for class 2 or 3 land, the 
59.28 	value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources, but the 
59.29 	county board must approve the value determined for the class 2 land, and the governmental 
59.30 	subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the class 3 land. In an 
59.31 	exchange of class 2 land for class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be determined by 
60.1 	the county board of the county in which the land lies, but the governmental subdivision of 
60.2 	the state must approve the value determined for the class 3 land.
60.3 	(b) To determine the value of the land, the parties to the exchange may either (1) cause 
60.4 	the land to be appraised, or (2) determine the value for each 40-acre tract or lot, or a portion 
60.5 	thereof, using the most current township or county assessment schedules within the preceding 
60.6 	two years for similar land types from the county assessor of the county in which the lands 
60.7 	are located. Merchantable timber value should be considered in finalizing valuation of the 
60.8 	lands.
60.9 	(c) Except for school trust lands and university lands, the lands exchanged under this 
60.10 	section shall be exchanged only for lands of at least substantially equal value. For the 
60.11 	purposes of this subdivision, "substantially equal value" has the meaning given under section 
60.12 	94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). No payment is due either party if the lands, other than 
60.13 	school trust lands or university lands, are of substantially equal value but are not of the same 
60.14 	value.
60.15 	(d) School trust lands and university lands exchanged under this section must be 
60.16 	exchanged only for lands of equal or greater value.

60.17 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.015, subdivision 29, is amended to read:
60.18 		Subd. 29.Minnows. "Minnows" means: (1) members of the minnow family, Cyprinidae, 
60.19 	except carp and goldfish; (2) members of the mudminnow family, Umbridae; (3) members 
60.20 	of the sucker family, Catostomidae, not over 12 inches in length; (4) bullheads, ciscoes, 
60.21 	lake whitefish, goldeyes, and mooneyes, not over seven inches long; (5) leeches; and (6) 
60.22 	tadpole madtoms (willow cats) and stonecats.

60.23 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
60.24 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, 
60.25 	"deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (5), 
60.26 	(6), (7), (13) (15), (14) (16), and (15) (17); 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), (10) (12), 
60.27 	(11) (13), and (12) (14); and 8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 97B.301, 
60.28 	subdivision 4.
60.29 	(b) The deer management account is established as an account in the game and fish fund 
60.30 	and may be used only for deer habitat improvement or deer management programs, including 
60.31 	a computerized licensing system. The following amounts must be credited to the deer 
60.32 	management account:
61.1 	(1) $16 from each annual deer license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
61.2 	clauses (5), (6), and (7); 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), and (4); and 8, paragraph (b);
61.3 	(2) $2 from each annual deer license issued under sections 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 
61.4 	clauses (13) (15), (14) (16), and (15) (17); and 3, paragraph (a), clauses (10) (12), (11) (13), 
61.5 	and (12) (14); and 97B.301, subdivision 4; and
61.6 	(3) $16 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established under section 
61.7 	97A.4742, for each license issued to a person 18 years of age or older under section 97A.473, 
61.8 	subdivision 4, and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund for each license 
61.9 	issued to a person under 18 years of age.
61.10 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from the 
61.11 	lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued 
61.12 	under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, must be credited to the deer and bear management 
61.13 	account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer- and bear-management programs, 
61.14 	including a computerized licensing system.
61.15 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and wild 
61.16 	Cervidae health-management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding and 
61.17 	wild Cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding and 
61.18 	wild Cervidae health management is available until expended.
61.19 	(e) When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding 
61.20 	and wild Cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the 
61.21 	unencumbered balance over $2,500,000 is canceled and is available for deer- and 
61.22 	bear-management programs and computerized licensing.

61.23 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.075, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
61.24 		Subd. 7.Wolf licenses; account established. (a) For purposes of this subdivision, "wolf 
61.25 	license" means a license or permit issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (20)
61.26 	(22); 3, paragraph (a), clause (16) (18); or 20, paragraph (b).
61.27 	(b) A wolf management and monitoring account is created in the game and fish fund. 
61.28 	Revenue from wolf licenses must be credited to the wolf management and monitoring 
61.29 	account and is appropriated to the commissioner only for wolf management, research, 
61.30 	damage control, enforcement, and education. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, 
61.31 	money credited to the account may not be used to pay indirect costs or agency shared 
61.32 	services.

62.1 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.126, is amended by adding a subdivision 
62.2 	to read:
62.3 		Subd. 3.Walk-in-access hunter validation; fee. The fee for a walk-in-access hunter 
62.4 	validation is $3.

62.5 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
62.6 		Subd. 5.Portable stands. (a) Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a portable 
62.7 	stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a valid bear 
62.8 	license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged and registered 
62.9 	as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand overnight under 
62.10 	this subdivision must affix a tag with: (1) the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's 
62.11 	driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification number issued to the 
62.12 	licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand in a manner that it can be read from the ground.
62.13 	(b) From November 1 through December 31, a portable stand may be left overnight by 
62.14 	a person possessing a license to take deer in a wildlife management area located in whole 
62.15 	or in part north and west of a line described as follows:
62.16 	State Trunk Highway 1 from the west boundary of the state to State Trunk Highway 89; 
62.17 	then north along State Trunk Highway 89 to Fourtown; then north on County State-Aid 
62.18 	Highway 44, Beltrami County, to County Road 704, Beltrami County; then north on County 
62.19 	Road 704 to Dick's Parkway State Forest Road; then north on Dick's Parkway to County 
62.20 	State-Aid Highway 5, Roseau County; then north on County State-Aid Highway 5 to 
62.21 	Warroad; then north on State Trunk Highway 11 to State Trunk Highway 313; then north 
62.22 	on State Trunk Highway 313 to the north boundary of the state.
62.23 	A person leaving a portable stand overnight under this paragraph must affix a tag with: (1) 
62.24 	the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" 
62.25 	license identification number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand so 
62.26 	that it can be read from the ground and must be made of a material sufficient to withstand 
62.27 	weather conditions. A person leaving a portable stand overnight in a wildlife management 
62.28 	area under this paragraph may not leave more than two portable stands in any one wildlife 
62.29 	management area. Unoccupied portable stands left overnight under this paragraph may be 
62.30 	used by any member of the public. This paragraph expires December 31, 2019.

62.31 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019, and 
62.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), is revived and reenacted 
62.33 	as of that date.

63.1 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
63.2 		Subdivision 1.Commissioner's authority. The commissioner may issue special permits 
63.3 	for the activities in this section. A special permit may be issued in the form of a general 
63.4 	permit to a governmental subdivision or to the general public to conduct one or more 
63.5 	activities under subdivisions 2 to 7 8.

63.6 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.401, is amended by adding a subdivision 
63.7 	to read:
63.8 		Subd. 8.Snakes, lizards, and salamanders. The commissioner must prescribe conditions 
63.9 	and may issue permits to breed, propagate, and sell snakes, lizards, and salamanders. A 
63.10 	snake, lizard, or salamander that is obtained from a permitted breeder or that was possessed 
63.11 	before August 1, 2021, may be possessed as a pet.

63.12 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
63.13 		Subdivision 1.General. (a) The annual license of a person convicted of a violation of 
63.14 	the game and fish laws relating to the license or wild animals covered by the license is void 
63.15 	when:
63.16 	(1) a second conviction occurs within three years under a license to trap fur-bearing 
63.17 	animals, take small game, or to take fish by angling or spearing;
63.18 	(2) a third second conviction occurs within one year three years under a minnow dealer's 
63.19 	license;
63.20 	(3) a second conviction occurs within three years for violations of section 97A.425 that 
63.21 	do not involve falsifications or intentional omissions of information required to be recorded, 
63.22 	or attempts to conceal unlawful acts within the records;
63.23 	(4) two or more misdemeanor convictions occur within a three-year period under a 
63.24 	private fish hatchery license;
63.25 	(5) the conviction occurs under a license not described in clause (1), (2), or (4) or is for 
63.26 	a violation of section 97A.425 not described in clause (3); or
63.27 	(6) the conviction is related to assisting a person in the illegal taking, transportation, or 
63.28 	possession of wild animals, when acting as a hunting or angling guide.
63.29 	(b) Except for big-game licenses and as otherwise provided in this section, for one year 
63.30 	after the conviction the person may not obtain the kind of license or take wild animals under 
64.1 	a lifetime license, issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, relating to the game and fish 
64.2 	law violation.

64.3 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.421, is amended by adding a subdivision 
64.4 	to read:
64.5 		Subd. 3b.Issuance after conviction; night vision or thermal imaging equipment. (a) 
64.6 	A person who is convicted of a violation under paragraph (b) and who possessed night 
64.7 	vision or thermal imaging equipment during the violation may not obtain a hunting license 
64.8 	or hunt wild animals for five years from the date of conviction.
64.9 	(b) The revocation under this subdivision applies to convictions for:
64.10 	(1) trespassing;
64.11 	(2) hunting game in closed season;
64.12 	(3) hunting game in closed hours;
64.13 	(4) possessing night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking wild animals in 
64.14 	violation of section 97B.086; or
64.15 	(5) possessing unlawful firearms in deer zones in violation of section 97B.041.

64.16 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
64.17 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
64.18 	only, are:
64.19 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;
64.20 	(2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;
64.21 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;
64.22 	(4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
64.23 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
64.24 	season, $34;
64.25 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $34;
64.26 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
64.27 	season, $34;
64.28 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;
64.29 	(9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;
65.1 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;
65.2 	(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
65.3 	(12) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
65.4 	(13) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
65.5 	(12) (14) to take prairie chickens, $23;
65.6 	(13) (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
65.7 	the regular firearms season, $5;
65.8 	(14) (16) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
65.9 	(15) (17) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader 
65.10 	during the muzzleloader season, $5;
65.11 	(16) (18) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;
65.12 	(17) (19) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;
65.13 	(18) (20) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
65.14 	selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the 
65.15 	migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
65.16 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of 
65.17 	the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the 
65.18 	pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half 
65.19 	of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition 
65.20 	account;
65.21 	(19) (21) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;
65.22 	(20) (22) to take wolf, $30;
65.23 	(21)(23)for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
65.24 	(22) (24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
65.25 	(23) (25) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
65.26 	(24) (26) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the 
65.27 	muzzleloader season, no fee.

65.28 	Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
65.29 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to 
65.30 	nonresidents, are:
66.1 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $90.50;
66.2 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
66.3 	season, $180;
66.4 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $180;
66.5 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
66.6 	season, $180;
66.7 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $225;
66.8 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $91;
66.9 	(7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
66.10 	(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $178;
66.11 	(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
66.12 	(10) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
66.13 	(11) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
66.14 	(10) (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
66.15 	the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $5;
66.16 	(11) (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
66.17 	(12) (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader 
66.18 	season, $5;
66.19 	(13) (15) for persons age 13 or over and under 18 to take bear, $5;
66.20 	(14) (16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
66.21 	selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the 
66.22 	migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
66.23 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of 
66.24 	the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the 
66.25 	pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half 
66.26 	of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the wildlife 
66.27 	acquisition account;
66.28 	(15) (17) for persons age 16 or 17 to take small game, $5;
66.29 	(16) (18) to take wolf, $250;
66.30 	(17) (19) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
67.1 	(18) (20) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
67.2 	(19) (21) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee;
67.3 	(20) (22) for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the 
67.4 	muzzleloader season, no fee; and
67.5 	(21) (23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee.
67.6 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under paragraph 
67.7 	(a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this 
67.8 	surcharge.

67.9 	Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.475, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
67.10 		Subd. 3a.Deer license donation and surcharge. (a) A person may agree to add a 
67.11 	donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual resident and nonresident licenses to take 
67.12 	deer by firearms or archery established under subdivisions 2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13) (15), 
67.13 	(14) (16), and (15) (17), and 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), (10) (12), (11) (13), and 
67.14 	(12) (14).
67.15 	(b) Beginning March 1, 2008, fees for bonus licenses to take deer by firearms or archery 
67.16 	established under section 97B.301, subdivision 4, must be increased by a surcharge of $1.
67.17 	(c) An additional commission may not be assessed on the donation or surcharge.

67.18 	Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
67.19 		Subd. 4.Small-game surcharge and donation. (a) Fees for annual licenses to take 
67.20 	small game must be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under subdivisions 
67.21 	2, clauses (18) (20) and (19) (21); and 3, paragraph (a), clause (14) (16) and (17). An 
67.22 	additional commission may not be assessed on the surcharge and the following statement 
67.23 	must be included in the annual small-game-hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is 
67.24 	being paid by hunters for the acquisition and development of wildlife lands."
67.25 	(b) A person may agree to add a donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual resident 
67.26 	and nonresident licenses to take small game. An additional commission may not be assessed 
67.27 	on the donation. The following statement must be included in the annual small-game-hunting 
67.28 	regulations: "The small-game license donations are being paid by hunters for administration 
67.29 	of the walk-in access program."

68.1 	Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.505, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:
68.2 		Subd. 3b.Wild animals taken on Red Lake Reservation lands within Northwest 
68.3 	Angle. Wild animals taken and tagged on the Red Lake Reservation lands in accordance 
68.4 	with the Red Lake Band's Conservation Code on the Red Lake Reservation lands in 
68.5 	Minnesota north of the 49th parallel shall be and all applicable federal law are considered 
68.6 	lawfully taken and possessed under state law. Possessing wild animals harvested under this 
68.7 	subdivision is in addition to any state limits.

68.8 	Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.022, is amended by adding a subdivision 
68.9 	to read:
68.10 		Subd. 3.Apprentice-hunter validation; fee. The fee for an apprentice-hunter validation 
68.11 	is $3.50. Fees collected must be deposited in the firearms safety training account, except 
68.12 	for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under 
68.13 	section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected under section 97A.485, subdivision 
68.14 	6, and are appropriated annually to the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural 
68.15 	Resources for administering the firearm safety course program.

68.16 	Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.036, is amended to read:
68.17 	97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS SEASON.
68.18 	Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, bear, 
68.19 	or turkey by crossbow during the respective regular firearms seasons. The transportation 
68.20 	requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the regular firearms deer, bear, 
68.21 	or turkey season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision 
68.22 	2. A person taking deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow under this section must have a valid 
68.23 	firearms license to take the respective game by firearm. This section does not allow the use 
68.24 	of a crossbow by licensed muzzleloader hunters during the muzzleloader firearms deer 
68.25 	season under section 97B.311.

68.26 	Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
68.27 		Subd. 2.Restrictions related to motor vehicles. (a) A person may not take a wild 
68.28 	animal with a firearm or by archery from a motor vehicle except as permitted in this section.
68.29 	(b) A person may not shoot at a decoy of a wild animal that is placed by a licensed peace 
68.30 	officer by:
68.31 	(1) discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle; or
69.1 	(2) discharging an arrow from a bow from a motor vehicle.
69.2 	(c) Notwithstanding section 97B.091, a person may transport a bow uncased while in a 
69.3 	motorized watercraft and may take rough fish while in the boat as provided in section 
69.4 	97C.376, subdivision 3.

69.5 	Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.071, is amended to read:
69.6 	97B.071 CLOTHING AND GROUND BLIND REQUIREMENTS; BLAZE 
69.7 	ORANGE OR BLAZE PINK.
69.8 	(a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c) (d), a person may not hunt 
69.9 	or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws 
69.10 	and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the 
69.11 	waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange or blaze pink. Blaze orange or blaze 
69.12 	pink includes a camouflage pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange or blaze pink within 
69.13 	each foot square. This section does not apply to migratory-waterfowl hunters on waters of 
69.14 	this state or in a stationary shooting location or to trappers on waters of this state.
69.15 	(b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (d) and in addition to the 
69.16 	requirements under paragraph (a), during the open season where deer may be taken by 
69.17 	firearms under applicable laws and ordinances, a person in a fabric or synthetic ground 
69.18 	blind on public land must have:
69.19 	(1) a blaze orange or blaze pink safety covering on the top of the blind visible for 360 
69.20 	degrees around the blind; or
69.21 	(2) at least 144 square inches of blaze orange or blaze pink material on each side of the 
69.22 	blind.
69.23 	(b) (c) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (c) (d), and in addition to 
69.24 	the requirement requirements in paragraph paragraphs (a) and (b), a person may not take 
69.25 	small game other than turkey, migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping, 
69.26 	unless a visible portion of at least one article of the person's clothing above the waist is 
69.27 	blaze orange or blaze pink. This paragraph does not apply to a person when in a stationary 
69.28 	location while hunting deer by archery or when hunting small game by falconry.
69.29 	(c) (d) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where 
69.30 	paragraph (a) or (b) paragraphs (a) to (c) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration 
69.31 	Act of 1993, Public Law 103-141.
70.1 	(d) (e) A violation of paragraph (b) shall (c) does not result in a penalty, but is punishable 
70.2 	only by a safety warning.

70.3 	Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.086, is amended to read:
70.4 	97B.086 POSSESSING NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT.
70.5 	(a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking 
70.6 	wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group of 
70.7 	persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.
70.8 	(b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:
70.9 	(1) unloaded;
70.10 	(2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm by 
70.11 	being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of the 
70.12 	firearm exposed; and
70.13 	(3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
70.14 	(c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:
70.15 	(1) completely encased or unstrung; and
70.16 	(2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.
70.17 	(d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm or 
70.18 	bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.
70.19 	(e) This section does not apply to night vision, night vision enhanced with an infrared 
70.20 	illuminator, or thermal imaging equipment possessed by:
70.21 	(1) peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties; or
70.22 	(2) a person taking coyote or fox as provided under section 97B.075 and rules adopted 
70.23 	under section 97B.605, but the equipment must not be possessed during the regular firearms 
70.24 	deer season.

70.25 	Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.311, is amended to read:
70.26 	97B.311 DEER SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS.
70.27 	(a) Except as provided under paragraph (c), the commissioner may, by rule, prescribe 
70.28 	restrictions and designate areas where deer may be taken, including hunter selection criteria 
70.29 	for special hunts established under section 97A.401, subdivision 4. The commissioner may, 
70.30 	by rule, prescribe the open seasons for deer within the following periods:
71.1 	(1) taking with firearms, other than muzzle-loading firearms, between November 1 and 
71.2 	December 15;
71.3 	(2) taking with muzzle-loading firearms between September 1 and December 31; and
71.4 	(3) taking by archery between September 1 and December 31.
71.5 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner may establish special seasons 
71.6 	within designated areas at any time of year.
71.7 	(c) The commissioner may not impose an antler point restriction other than that imposed 
71.8 	under Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6.

71.9 	Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.415, is amended to read:
71.10 	97B.415 TAKING BEAR TO PROTECT PROPERTY; SPECIAL PERMIT FOR 
71.11 	TAKING NUISANCE BEAR.
71.12 	(a) A person may take a bear at any time to protect the person's property. The person 
71.13 	must report the bear taken to a conservation officer within 48 hours. The bear may be 
71.14 	disposed of as prescribed by the commissioner.
71.15 	(b) The commissioner must issue a bear control special permit according to section 
71.16 	97A.401 for wildlife control operators to take nuisance bear by live trapping and relocating 
71.17 	the bear. When a bear is trapped and released, an enforcement officer or a wildlife manager 
71.18 	must approve the release location. The commissioner must provide specific training to 
71.19 	wildlife control operators who are issued a permit under this paragraph, including a refresher 
71.20 	course every five years. The commissioner may not charge a fee for the bear control special 
71.21 	permit or training. A wildlife control operator with a special permit issued under this 
71.22 	paragraph may use remote surveillance equipment to monitor live traps.

71.23 	Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.645, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
71.24 		Subd. 9.Open season. There shall be no (a) The commissioner must prescribe an annual
71.25 	open season for wolves until after unless the wolf is delisted listed under the federal 
71.26 	Endangered Species Act of 1973. After that time, the commissioner may prescribe open 
71.27 	seasons and restrictions for taking wolves but must provide opportunity for public comment.
71.28 	The season, restrictions, and any other requirements must be consistent with the goals 
71.29 	identified in the wolf management plan adopted under section 97B.646.
71.30 	(b) The commissioner must annually consult with the commissioner of agriculture and 
71.31 	the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, 
72.1 	before determining the season, restrictions, and other requirements of the open season 
72.2 	required under this section. The consultation must include a review of available data on 
72.3 	wolf depredation on livestock and pets and other incidents of human conflict.

72.4 	Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
72.5 		Subdivision 1.Stamp required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 
72.6 	97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required to possess a small-game license may not hunt 
72.7 	pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.
72.8 	(b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:
72.9 	(1) residents and nonresidents under age 18 and residents over age 65;
72.10 	(2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves;
72.11 	(3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 
72.12 	6a; and
72.13 	(4) residents and nonresidents hunting on licenses issued under section 97A.475, 
72.14 	subdivision 2, clause (18) (20); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (14) (16).

72.15 	Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.801, is amended to read:
72.16 	97B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY-WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.
72.17 	(a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required 
72.18 	to possess a small-game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a 
72.19 	migratory-waterfowl stamp validation.
72.20 	(b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license 
72.21 	issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property 
72.22 	are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.
72.23 	(c) Residents and nonresidents with licenses issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 
72.24 	2, clause (18) (20); or 3, paragraph (a), clause (14) (16), are not required to possess a stamp 
72.25 	validation under this section.

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

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

73.18 	Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
73.19 		Subd. 3.Contests requiring permit. (a) Unless subdivision 3a applies, a person must 
73.20 	have a permit from the commissioner to conduct a fishing contest if:
73.21 	(1) there are more than 25 boats for open-water contests, more than 150 participants for 
73.22 	ice-fishing contests, or more than 100 participants for shore-fishing contests;
73.23 	(2) entry fees are more than $25 per person; or
73.24 	(3) the contest is limited to trout species.
73.25 	(b) The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit that recovers the costs of issuing 
73.26 	the permit and of monitoring the activities allowed by the permit. Notwithstanding section 
73.27 	16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish 
73.28 	contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and 
73.29 	section 14.386 does not apply.
73.30 	(c) The commissioner may require the applicant to furnish evidence of financial 
73.31 	responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in the amount of $25,000 
74.1 	if entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than $25,000, and 
74.2 	if the applicant has either:
74.3 	(1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this subdivision; 
74.4 	or
74.5 	(2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by the 
74.6 	applicant.
74.7 	(d) The permit fee for any individual contest may not exceed the following amounts:
74.8 	(1) $70 for an open-water contest not exceeding 50 boats and without off-site weigh-in;
74.9 	(2) $225 for an open-water contest with more than 50 boats and without off-site weigh-in;
74.10 	(3) $280 for an open-water contest not exceeding 50 boats with off-site weigh-in;
74.11 	(4) $560 for an open-water contest with more than 50 boats with off-site weigh-in; or
74.12 	(5) $135 for an ice-fishing contest with more than 150 participants.; or
74.13 	(6) $50 for a contest where all participants are age 18 years or under.

74.14 	Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.081, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:
74.15 		Subd. 3a.No permit required. A person may conduct a fishing contest without a permit 
74.16 	from the commissioner if:
74.17 	(1) the contest is not limited to specifically named waters;
74.18 	(2) all the contest participants are age 18 years or under;
74.19 	(3) (2) the contest is limited to rough fish and participants are required to fish with a 
74.20 	hook and line; or
74.21 	(4) (3) the total prize value is $500 or less.

74.22 	Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.211, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
74.23 		Subd. 2a.Acquiring fish. (a) A private fish hatchery may not obtain fish outside of the 
74.24 	state unless the fish or the source of the fish are approved by the commissioner. The 
74.25 	commissioner may apply more stringent requirements to fish or a source of fish from outside 
74.26 	the state than are applied to fish and sources of fish from within the state. The commissioner 
74.27 	must either approve or deny the acquisition within 30 days after receiving a written request 
74.28 	for approval. Minnows acquired must be processed and not released into public waters, 
75.1 	except as provided in section 97C.515, subdivision 4. A request may be for annual 
75.2 	acquisition.
75.3 	(b) If the commissioner denies approval, a written notice must be submitted to the 
75.4 	applicant stating the reasons for the denial and the commissioner must:
75.5 	(1) designate approved sources to obtain the desired fish or fish eggs; or
75.6 	(2) sell the fish or fish eggs from state fish hatcheries at fair market value.

75.7 	Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
75.8 		Subd. 2.Bait restrictions. (a) Frozen or dead fish on the official list of viral hemorrhagic 
75.9 	septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, 
75.10 	Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services VHS-susceptible-species list under section 
75.11 	17.4982, subdivision 21b; cisco (all Coregonus, including lake herring and tullibee); and 
75.12 	smelt (all Osmerus, Spirincus, Hypomesus, and Allosmerus) being used as bait in waters of 
75.13 	the state must originate from water bodies certified disease-free. A water body is certified 
75.14 	as disease-free if:
75.15 	(1) the water body has been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia and the testing 
75.16 	indicates the disease is not present; or
75.17 	(2) the water body is located within a viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free zone posted on 
75.18 	the Department of Natural Resources website.
75.19 	(b) Certification for theseindividually tested water bodies is valid for one year from the 
75.20 	date of test results. Certification of water bodies within a viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free 
75.21 	zone posted on the Department of Natural Resources website is valid for the dates included 
75.22 	in the posting. A viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free certification is also referred to as a fish 
75.23 	health certification.

75.24 	Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
75.25 		Subd. 2.Permit for transportation importation. (a) A person may transport import
75.26 	live minnows through into the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must 
75.27 	state the name and address of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of 
75.28 	entry into the state, the destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid 
75.29 	for more than 12 hours after it is issued. A person must not import minnows into the state 
75.30 	except as provided in this section.
76.1 	(b) Minnows transported under this subdivision must be in a tagged container. The tag 
76.2 	number must correspond with tag numbers listed on the minnow transportation permit.
76.3 	(c) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found on 
76.4 	the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United 
76.5 	States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, to provide 
76.6 	health certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia. The certification must disclose any 
76.7 	incidentally isolated replicating viruses, and must be dated within the 12 months preceding 
76.8 	transport.
76.9 	(b) Minnows must be certified as healthy according to standards of the World 
76.10 	Organisation for Animal Health or the Fish Health Section Blue Book of the American 
76.11 	Fisheries Society.
76.12 	(c) Minnows must be certified free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia, infectious 
76.13 	hematopoietic necrosis, infectious pancreatic necrosis, spring viremia of carp virus, fathead 
76.14 	minnow nidovirus, and Heterosporis within the past 12 months.
76.15 	(d) Minnows must originate from a biosecure facility that has tested negative for invasive 
76.16 	species in the past 12 months.
76.17 	(e) Only a person that holds a minnow dealer's license issued under section 97C.501, 
76.18 	subdivision 2, may obtain a permit to import minnows.
76.19 	(f) The following information must be available to the commissioner upon request for 
76.20 	each load of imported minnows:
76.21 	(1) the date minnows were imported;
76.22 	(2) the number of pounds or gallons imported;
76.23 	(3) the facility name from which the minnows originated; and
76.24 	(4) a fish health certificate for the minnows.
76.25 	(g) Minnows may be imported to feed hatchery fish if the requirements in paragraphs 
76.26 	(a) to (f) are met.

76.27 	Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
76.28 		Subd. 2.Restrictions. (a) The Netting of lake whitefish and ciscoes is subject to the 
76.29 	restrictions in this subdivision.
76.30 	(b) A person may not use:
76.31 	(1) more than two nets one net;
77.1 	(2) a net more than 100 feet long; or
77.2 	(3) a net more than three feet wide.
77.3 	(c) The mesh size of the nets net may not be less than:
77.4 	(1) 1-3/4 inches, stretch measure, for nets used to take ciscoes; and
77.5 	(2) 3-1/2 inches, stretch measure, for all other nets.
77.6 	(d) A net may not be set in water, including ice thickness, deeper than six feet.
77.7 	(e) The commissioner may designate waters where nets may be set so that portions of 
77.8 	the net extend into water deeper than six feet under conditions prescribed by the 
77.9 	commissioner to protect game fish. A pole or stake must project at least two feet above the 
77.10 	surface of the water or ice at one end of each the net.
77.11 	(f) A net may not be set within 50 feet of another net.
77.12 	(g) A person may not have angling equipment in possession while netting lake whitefish 
77.13 	or ciscoes.

77.14 	Sec. 78. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.836, is amended to read:
77.15 	97C.836 LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT; EXPANDED ASSESSMENT 
77.16 	HARVEST.
77.17 	The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by licensed commercial operators 
77.18 	in Lake Superior management zones MN-3 and MN-2 for expanded assessment and sale. 
77.19 	The commissioner shall authorize expanded assessment taking and sale of lake trout in Lake 
77.20 	Superior management zone MN-3 beginning annually in 2007 and zone MN-2 beginning 
77.21 	annually in 2010. Total assessment taking and sale may not exceed 3,000 lake trout in zone 
77.22 	MN-3 and 2,000 lake trout in zone MN-2 and may be reduced when necessary to protect 
77.23 	the lake trout population or to manage the effects of invasive species or fish disease. Taking 
77.24 	lake trout for expanded assessment and sale shall be allowed from June 1 to September 30, 
77.25 	but may end earlier in the respective zones if the quotas are reached. The quotas must be 
77.26 	reassessed at the expiration of the current ten-year Fisheries Management Plan for the 
77.27 	Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior dated September 2006.

77.28 	Sec. 79. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103A.212, is amended to read:
77.29 	103A.212 WATERSHED MANAGEMENT POLICY.
77.30 		Subdivision 1.Purpose. The quality of life of every Minnesotan depends on water. 
77.31 	Minnesota's rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater provide a foundation for 
78.1 	drinking water and the state's recreational, municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural, 
78.2 	environmental, aesthetic, and economic well-being. The legislature finds that it is in the 
78.3 	public interest to manage groundwater and surface water resources from the perspective of 
78.4 	aquifers, watersheds, and river basins to achieve protection, preservation, enhancement, 
78.5 	and restoration of the state's valuable groundwater and surface water resources.
78.6 		Subd. 2.Coordination and cooperation. In implementing the policy under this section, 
78.7 	state agencies and local and regional governments with authority over local water 
78.8 	management, conservation, land use, land management, and development plans must take 
78.9 	into consideration the manner in which their plans are consistent with the policy. To the 
78.10 	extent practicable, state agencies and local and regional governments must endeavor to enter 
78.11 	into formal and informal agreements and arrangements to jointly use staff and educational, 
78.12 	technical, and financial resources to deliver programs or conduct activities to achieve the 
78.13 	purposes of the policy.

78.14 	Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103C.315, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
78.15 		Subd. 4.Compensation. A supervisor shall receive compensation for services up to $75
78.16 	$125 per day, and may be reimbursed for expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily 
78.17 	incurred in the discharge of duties. A supervisor may be reimbursed for the use of the 
78.18 	supervisor's own automobile in the performance of official duties at a rate up to the maximum 
78.19 	tax-deductible mileage rate permitted under the federal Internal Revenue Code.

78.20 	Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.201, is amended to read:
78.21 	103G.201 PUBLIC WATERS INVENTORY.
78.22 	(a) The commissioner shall must maintain a public waters inventory map of each county 
78.23 	that shows the waters of this state that are designated as public waters under the public 
78.24 	waters inventory and classification procedures prescribed under Laws 1979, chapter 199, 
78.25 	and shall must provide access to a copy of the maps. As county public waters inventory 
78.26 	maps are revised according to this section, the commissioner shall must send a notification 
78.27 	or a copy of the maps to the auditor of each affected county.
78.28 	(b) The commissioner is authorized to revise the map of public waters established under 
78.29 	Laws 1979, chapter 199, to reclassify those types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands previously identified 
78.30 	as public waters wetlands under Laws 1979, chapter 199, as public waters or as wetlands 
78.31 	under section 103G.005, subdivision 19. The commissioner may only reclassify public 
78.32 	waters wetlands as public waters if:
79.1 	(1) they are assigned a shoreland management classification by the commissioner under 
79.2 	sections 103F.201 to 103F.221;
79.3 	(2) they are classified as lacustrine wetlands or deepwater habitats according to 
79.4 	Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (Cowardin, et al., 
79.5 	1979 edition); or
79.6 	(3) the state or federal government has become titleholder to any of the beds or shores 
79.7 	of the public waters wetlands, subsequent to the preparation of the public waters inventory 
79.8 	map filed with the auditor of the county, pursuant to paragraph (a), and the responsible state 
79.9 	or federal agency declares that the water is necessary for the purposes of the public 
79.10 	ownership.
79.11 	(c) The commissioner must provide notice of the a reclassification under paragraph (b) 
79.12 	or a revision under paragraph (e) to the local government unit, the county board, the 
79.13 	watershed district, if one exists for the area, and the soil and water conservation district. 
79.14 	Within 60 days of receiving notice from the commissioner, a party required to receive the 
79.15 	notice may provide a resolution stating objections to the reclassification or revision. If the 
79.16 	commissioner receives an objection from a party required to receive the notice, the 
79.17 	reclassification or revision is not effective. If the commissioner does not receive an objection 
79.18 	from a party required to receive the notice, the reclassification of a wetland under paragraph 
79.19 	(b) or revision under paragraph (e) is effective 60 days after the notice is received by all of 
79.20 	the parties.
79.21 	(d) The commissioner shall must give priority to the reclassification of public waters 
79.22 	wetlands that are or have the potential to be affected by public works projects.
79.23 	(e) The commissioner may revise the public waters inventory map of each county:
79.24 	(1) to reflect the changes authorized in paragraph (b); and
79.25 	(2) as needed, to:
79.26 	(i) correct errors in the original inventory;
79.27 	(ii) add or subtract trout stream tributaries within sections that contain a designated trout 
79.28 	stream following written notice to the landowner;
79.29 	(iii) add depleted quarries, and sand and gravel pits, when the body of water exceeds 50 
79.30 	acres and the shoreland has been zoned for residential development; and
79.31 	(iv) add or subtract public waters that have been created or eliminated as a requirement 
79.32 	of a permit authorized by the commissioner under section 103G.245.

80.1 	Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.223, is amended to read:
80.2 	103G.223 CALCAREOUS FENS.
80.3 	(a) Calcareous fens, as identified by the commissioner by written order published in the 
80.4 	State Register, may not be filled, drained, or otherwise degraded, wholly or partially, by 
80.5 	any activity, unless the commissioner, under an approved management plan, decides some 
80.6 	alteration is necessary or as provided in paragraph (b). Identifications made by the 
80.7 	commissioner are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 
80.8 	does not apply.
80.9 	(b) The commissioner may allow water appropriations that result in temporary reductions 
80.10 	in groundwater resources on a seasonal basis under an approved calcareous fen management 
80.11 	plan.
80.12 	(c) If the commissioner determines that a water appropriation permit cannot be issued 
80.13 	or renewed because of this section, the commissioner must, within one year of the date of 
80.14 	denial and at no cost to the applicant, provide the applicant with a groundwater and surface 
80.15 	water hydrologic evaluation that demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence the basis 
80.16 	for that conclusion.
80.17 	(d) An applicant whose permit is denied under this section may file a written request 
80.18 	with the commissioner to designate a mutually agreed upon third party expert to review the 
80.19 	evaluation provided under paragraph (c) at no cost to the applicant, and to make 
80.20 	recommendations to the commissioner about whether or not the permit should be issued. 
80.21 	The third party expert must agree to provide the commissioner and applicant with the expert's 
80.22 	recommendations within 90 days of agreeing to review the evaluation.
80.23 	(e) A permit applicant may file for a contested case hearing under chapter 14 within 30 
80.24 	days of the later of the following:
80.25 	(1) the date by which the hydrologic evaluation was required to have been provided to 
80.26 	the applicant under paragraph (c);
80.27 	(2) receiving the recommendations of the third party who is reviewing the evaluation 
80.28 	under paragraph (d); or
80.29 	(3) determining that no mutually agreed upon third party expert can be found.
80.30 	(f) Any permit applicant who has had a water appropriation permit previously denied 
80.31 	under this section may resubmit a permit application under this section and is entitled to all 
80.32 	rights and reviews available under this section.

81.1 	Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
81.2 		Subd. 4a.Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer. (a) The commissioner may not issue new 
81.3 	water-use permits that will appropriate water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer in a 
81.4 	metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, unless the appropriation 
81.5 	is for potable water use, there are no feasible or practical alternatives to this source, and a 
81.6 	water conservation plan is incorporated with the permit.
81.7 	(b) The commissioner shall terminate all permits authorizing appropriation and use of 
81.8 	water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer for once-through systems in a metropolitan 
81.9 	county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, by December 31, 1992.

81.10 	Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision 
81.11 	to read:
81.12 		Subd. 4b.Bulk transport or sale. (a) To maintain the supply of drinking water for future 
81.13 	generations and except as provided under paragraph (b), the commissioner may not issue 
81.14 	a new water-use permit to appropriate water in excess of one million gallons per year for 
81.15 	bulk transport or sale of water for consumptive use to a location more than 50 miles from 
81.16 	the point of the proposed appropriation.
81.17 	(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a water-use permit for a public water supply, as 
81.18 	defined under section 144.382, subdivision 4, issued to a local unit of government, rural 
81.19 	water district established under chapter 116A, or Tribal unit of government if:
81.20 	(1) the use is solely for the public water supply;
81.21 	(2) the local unit of government, rural water district established under chapter 116A, or 
81.22 	Tribal unit of government has a property interest at the point of the appropriation;
81.23 	(3) the communities that will use the water are located within 100 miles of the point of 
81.24 	appropriation; and
81.25 	(4) the requirements in sections 103G.265, 103G.285, and 103G.287 are met.

81.26 	Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
81.27 		Subd. 7.Transferring permit. (a) A water-use permit may be transferred to a successive 
81.28 	owner of real property if the permittee conveys the real property where the source of water 
81.29 	is located. The new owner must notify the commissioner immediately after the conveyance 
81.30 	and request transfer of the permit. The commissioner must not deny the transfer of a permit 
82.1 	if the permittee is in compliance with all permit conditions and the permit meets the 
82.2 	requirements of sections 103G.255 to 103G.301.
82.3 	(b) When transferring a permit, the commissioner must not require additional conditions 
82.4 	on the permit, reduce the appropriation, reduce the term, or require any testing.

82.5 	Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision 
82.6 	to read:
82.7 		Subd. 8.Management plans; effect on land values. Before a management plan for 
82.8 	appropriating water is prepared, the commissioner must provide estimates of the impact of 
82.9 	any new restriction or policy on land values in the affected area. Strategies to address adverse 
82.10 	impacts to land values must be included in the plan.

82.11 	Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.287, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
82.12 		Subd. 4.Groundwater management areas. (a) The commissioner may designate 
82.13 	groundwater management areas and limit total annual water appropriations and uses within 
82.14 	a designated area to ensure sustainable use of groundwater that protects ecosystems, water 
82.15 	quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Water appropriations 
82.16 	and uses within a designated management area must be consistent with a groundwater 
82.17 	management area plan approved by the commissioner that addresses water conservation 
82.18 	requirements and water allocation priorities established in section 103G.261. During 
82.19 	development of a groundwater management area plan, the commissioner and employees 
82.20 	and agents of the department may disseminate information related to the timing, location, 
82.21 	and agendas of meetings related to the plan, but must otherwise limit public information 
82.22 	related to the groundwater management area plan to direct factual responses to public and 
82.23 	media inquiries. At least 30 days prior to implementing or modifying a groundwater 
82.24 	management area plan under this subdivision, the commissioner shall consult with the 
82.25 	advisory team established in paragraph (c).
82.26 	(b) Notwithstanding section 103G.271, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and Minnesota 
82.27 	Rules, within designated groundwater management areas, the commissioner may require 
82.28 	general permits as specified in section 103G.271, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), for water 
82.29 	users using less than 10,000 gallons per day or 1,000,000 gallons per year and water suppliers 
82.30 	serving less than 25 persons for domestic purposes. The commissioner may waive the 
82.31 	requirements under section 103G.281 for general permits issued under this paragraph, and 
82.32 	the fee specified in section 103G.301, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), does not apply to general 
82.33 	permits issued under this paragraph.
83.1 	(c) When designating a groundwater management area, the commissioner shall assemble 
83.2 	an advisory team to assist in developing a groundwater management area plan for the area. 
83.3 	The advisory team members shall be selected from public and private entities that have an 
83.4 	interest in the water resources affected by the groundwater management area. A majority 
83.5 	of the advisory team members shall be public and private entities that currently hold water-use 
83.6 	permits for water appropriations from the affected water resources. The commissioner shall 
83.7 	consult with the League of Minnesota Cities, the Association of Minnesota Counties, the 
83.8 	Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts, and the Minnesota Association of Townships 
83.9 	in appointing the local government representatives to the advisory team. The advisory team 
83.10 	may also include representatives from the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State 
83.11 	Colleges and Universities, other institutions of higher learning in Minnesota, political 
83.12 	subdivisions with jurisdiction over water issues, nonprofits with expertise in water, and 
83.13 	federal agencies.
83.14 	(d) Before designating a groundwater management area, the commissioner must provide 
83.15 	estimates of the impact of any new restriction or policy on land values in the affected area. 
83.16 	Strategies to address adverse impacts to land values must be included in any plan.

83.17 	Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
83.18 		Subd. 5.Sustainability standard. (a) The commissioner may issue water-use permits 
83.19 	for appropriation from groundwater only if the commissioner determines that the groundwater 
83.20 	use is sustainable to supply the needs of future generations and the proposed use will not 
83.21 	harm ecosystems, degrade water, or reduce water levels beyond the reach of public water 
83.22 	supply and private domestic wells constructed according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725.
83.23 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 4, "sustainable" means a change 
83.24 	in hydrologic regime of 20 percent or less relative to the August median stream flow.

83.25 	Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.289, is amended to read:
83.26 	103G.289 WELL INTERFERENCE; WELL SEALING VALIDATION; 
83.27 	CONTESTED CASE.
83.28 	(a) The commissioner shall not validate a claim for well interference claim if the affected 
83.29 	well has been sealed prior to the completion of the commissioner's investigation of the 
83.30 	complaint. If the well is sealed prior to completion of the investigation, the commissioner 
83.31 	must dismiss the complaint.
84.1 	(b) When validating a claim for well interference, the commissioner must take into 
84.2 	account the condition of the affected well.
84.3 	(c) Within 30 days after the commissioner's decision on a claim for well interference, a 
84.4 	party ordered by the commissioner to contribute to an affected well owner may petition for 
84.5 	a contested case hearing under sections 14.57 to 14.62. The commissioner must grant the 
84.6 	petitioner a contested case hearing on the commissioner's decision.

84.7 	Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.401, is amended to read:
84.8 	103G.401 APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH LAKE LEVELS.
84.9 	(a) Applications for authority to establish and maintain levels of public waters and 
84.10 	applications to establish the natural ordinary high-water level of public waters may be made 
84.11 	to the commissioner by a public body or authority or by a majority of the riparian owners 
84.12 	on the public waters.
84.13 	(b) To conserve or utilize the water resources of the state, the commissioner may initiate 
84.14 	proceedings to establish and maintain the level of public waters.
84.15 	(c) When establishing an ordinary high-water level, the commissioner must provide 
84.16 	written or electronic notice of the order to the local units of government where the public 
84.17 	water is located.

84.18 	Sec. 91. [103G.413] APPEAL OF ORDER ESTABLISHING ORDINARY 
84.19 	HIGH-WATER LEVEL.
84.20 		Subdivision 1.Petition. A local unit of government may petition for review of the 
84.21 	ordinary high-water level. A petition may be filed on behalf of the local unit of government 
84.22 	or riparian landowner affected by the ordinary high-water level. The petition must be filed 
84.23 	by the local unit of government and include reasons why the determination should be 
84.24 	reviewed and evidence to be considered as part of the review.
84.25 		Subd. 2.Review. If a local unit of government files a petition under this section, the 
84.26 	commissioner must review the petition within 90 days of the request and issue a final order. 
84.27 	The commissioner may extend this period by 90 days by providing written notice of the 
84.28 	extension to the applicant. Any further extension requires the agreement of the petitioner.

84.29 	Sec. 92. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
84.30 		Subdivision 1.Generally. (a) The agency is hereby given and charged with the following 
84.31 	powers and duties:
85.1 	(a) (1) to administer and enforce all laws relating to the pollution of any of the waters 
85.2 	of the state;
85.3 	(b) (2) to investigate the extent, character, and effect of the pollution of the waters of 
85.4 	this state and to gather data and information necessary or desirable in the administration or 
85.5 	enforcement of pollution laws, and to make such classification of the waters of the state as 
85.6 	it may deem advisable;
85.7 	(c) (3) to establish and alter such reasonable pollution standards for any waters of the 
85.8 	state in relation to the public use to which they are or may be put as it shall deem necessary 
85.9 	for the purposes of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, 
85.10 	chapter 116;
85.11 	(d) (4) to encourage waste treatment, including advanced waste treatment, instead of 
85.12 	stream low-flow augmentation for dilution purposes to control and prevent pollution;
85.13 	(e) (5) to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, or revoke, enter into or enforce reasonable 
85.14 	orders, permits, variances, standards, rules, schedules of compliance, and stipulation 
85.15 	agreements, under such conditions as it may prescribe, in order to prevent, control or abate 
85.16 	water pollution, or for the installation or operation of disposal systems or parts thereof, or 
85.17 	for other equipment and facilities:
85.18 	(1) (i) requiring the discontinuance of the discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other 
85.19 	wastes into any waters of the state resulting in pollution in excess of the applicable pollution 
85.20 	standard established under this chapter;
85.21 	(2) (ii) prohibiting or directing the abatement of any discharge of sewage, industrial 
85.22 	waste, or other wastes, into any waters of the state or the deposit thereof or the discharge 
85.23 	into any municipal disposal system where the same is likely to get into any waters of the 
85.24 	state in violation of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, 
85.25 	chapter 116, or standards or rules promulgated or permits issued pursuant thereto, and 
85.26 	specifying the schedule of compliance within which such prohibition or abatement must be 
85.27 	accomplished;
85.28 	(3) (iii) prohibiting the storage of any liquid or solid substance or other pollutant in a 
85.29 	manner which does not reasonably assure proper retention against entry into any waters of 
85.30 	the state that would be likely to pollute any waters of the state;
85.31 	(4) (iv) requiring the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation by any person 
85.32 	of any disposal system or any part thereof, or other equipment and facilities, or the 
85.33 	reconstruction, alteration, or enlargement of its existing disposal system or any part thereof, 
86.1 	or the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control or abate any discharge or 
86.2 	deposit of sewage, industrial waste or other wastes by any person;
86.3 	(5) (v) establishing, and from time to time revising, standards of performance for new 
86.4 	sources taking into consideration, among other things, classes, types, sizes, and categories 
86.5 	of sources, processes, pollution control technology, cost of achieving such effluent reduction, 
86.6 	and any nonwater quality environmental impact and energy requirements. Said standards 
86.7 	of performance for new sources shall encompass those standards for the control of the 
86.8 	discharge of pollutants which reflect the greatest degree of effluent reduction which the 
86.9 	agency determines to be achievable through application of the best available demonstrated 
86.10 	control technology, processes, operating methods, or other alternatives, including, where 
86.11 	practicable, a standard permitting no discharge of pollutants. New sources shall encompass 
86.12 	buildings, structures, facilities, or installations from which there is or may be the discharge 
86.13 	of pollutants, the construction of which is commenced after the publication by the agency 
86.14 	of proposed rules prescribing a standard of performance which will be applicable to such 
86.15 	source. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of this state, any point source the 
86.16 	construction of which is commenced after May 20, 1973, and which is so constructed as to 
86.17 	meet all applicable standards of performance for new sources shall, consistent with and 
86.18 	subject to the provisions of section 306(d) of the Amendments of 1972 to the Federal Water 
86.19 	Pollution Control Act, not be subject to any more stringent standard of performance for new 
86.20 	sources during a ten-year period beginning on the date of completion of such construction 
86.21 	or during the period of depreciation or amortization of such facility for the purposes of 
86.22 	section 167 or 169, or both, of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, whichever period 
86.23 	ends first. Construction shall encompass any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities 
86.24 	or equipment, including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or equipment, at 
86.25 	the premises where such equipment will be used, including preparation work at such 
86.26 	premises;
86.27 	(6) (vi) establishing and revising pretreatment standards to prevent or abate the discharge 
86.28 	of any pollutant into any publicly owned disposal system, which pollutant interferes with, 
86.29 	passes through, or otherwise is incompatible with such disposal system;
86.30 	(7) (vii) requiring the owner or operator of any disposal system or any point source to 
86.31 	establish and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use, and maintain such 
86.32 	monitoring equipment or methods, including where appropriate biological monitoring 
86.33 	methods, sample such effluents in accordance with such methods, at such locations, at such 
86.34 	intervals, and in such a manner as the agency shall prescribe, and providing such other 
86.35 	information as the agency may reasonably require;
87.1 	(8) (viii) notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and with respect to the 
87.2 	pollution of waters of the state, chapter 116, requiring the achievement of more stringent 
87.3 	limitations than otherwise imposed by effluent limitations in order to meet any applicable 
87.4 	water quality standard by establishing new effluent limitations, based upon section 115.01, 
87.5 	subdivision 13, clause (b), including alternative effluent control strategies for any point 
87.6 	source or group of point sources to insure the integrity of water quality classifications, 
87.7 	whenever the agency determines that discharges of pollutants from such point source or 
87.8 	sources, with the application of effluent limitations required to comply with any standard 
87.9 	of best available technology, would interfere with the attainment or maintenance of the 
87.10 	water quality classification in a specific portion of the waters of the state. Prior to 
87.11 	establishment of any such effluent limitation, the agency shall hold a public hearing to 
87.12 	determine the relationship of the economic and social costs of achieving such limitation or 
87.13 	limitations, including any economic or social dislocation in the affected community or 
87.14 	communities, to the social and economic benefits to be obtained and to determine whether 
87.15 	or not such effluent limitation can be implemented with available technology or other 
87.16 	alternative control strategies. If a person affected by such limitation demonstrates at such 
87.17 	hearing that, whether or not such technology or other alternative control strategies are 
87.18 	available, there is no reasonable relationship between the economic and social costs and 
87.19 	the benefits to be obtained, such limitation shall not become effective and shall be adjusted 
87.20 	as it applies to such person;
87.21 	(9) (ix) modifying, in its discretion, any requirement or limitation based upon best 
87.22 	available technology with respect to any point source for which a permit application is filed 
87.23 	after July 1, 1977, upon a showing by the owner or operator of such point source satisfactory 
87.24 	to the agency that such modified requirements will represent the maximum use of technology 
87.25 	within the economic capability of the owner or operator and will result in reasonable further 
87.26 	progress toward the elimination of the discharge of pollutants; and
87.27 	(10) (x) requiring that applicants for wastewater discharge permits evaluate in their 
87.28 	applications the potential reuses of the discharged wastewater;
87.29 	(f) (6) to require to be submitted and to approve plans and specifications for disposal 
87.30 	systems or point sources, or any part thereof and to inspect the construction thereof for 
87.31 	compliance with the approved plans and specifications thereof;
87.32 	(g) (7) to prescribe and alter rules, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of the 
87.33 	agency and other matters within the scope of the powers granted to and imposed upon it by 
87.34 	this chapter and, with respect to pollution of waters of the state, in chapter 116, provided 
88.1 	that every rule affecting any other department or agency of the state or any person other 
88.2 	than a member or employee of the agency shall be filed with the secretary of state;
88.3 	(h) (8) to conduct such investigations, issue such notices, public and otherwise, and hold 
88.4 	such hearings as are necessary or which it may deem advisable for the discharge of its duties 
88.5 	under this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, under chapter 
88.6 	116, including, but not limited to, the issuance of permits, and to authorize any member, 
88.7 	employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct such investigations or, issue such notices and 
88.8 	hold such hearings;
88.9 	(i) (9) for the purpose of water pollution control planning by the state and pursuant to 
88.10 	the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, to establish and revise planning areas, 
88.11 	adopt plans and programs and continuing planning processes, including, but not limited to, 
88.12 	basin plans and areawide waste treatment management plans, and to provide for the 
88.13 	implementation of any such plans by means of, including, but not limited to, standards, plan 
88.14 	elements, procedures for revision, intergovernmental cooperation, residual treatment process 
88.15 	waste controls, and needs inventory and ranking for construction of disposal systems;
88.16 	(j) (10) to train water pollution control personnel, and charge such fees therefor as are
88.17 	for the training as necessary to cover the agency's costs. The fees under this clause are 
88.18 	subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283. All such fees received shall be paid 
88.19 	into the state treasury and credited to the Pollution Control Agency training account;
88.20 	(k) (11) to impose as additional conditions in permits to publicly owned disposal systems 
88.21 	appropriate measures to insure compliance by industrial and other users with any pretreatment 
88.22 	standard, including, but not limited to, those related to toxic pollutants, and any system of 
88.23 	user charges ratably as is hereby required under state law or said Federal Water Pollution 
88.24 	Control Act, as amended, or any regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder;
88.25 	(l) (12) to set a period not to exceed five years for the duration of any national pollutant 
88.26 	discharge elimination system permit or not to exceed ten years for any permit issued as a 
88.27 	state disposal system permit only;
88.28 	(m) (13) to require each governmental subdivision identified as a permittee for a 
88.29 	wastewater treatment works to evaluate in every odd-numbered year the condition of its 
88.30 	existing system and identify future capital improvements that will be needed to attain or 
88.31 	maintain compliance with a national pollutant discharge elimination system or state disposal 
88.32 	system permit; and
88.33 	(n) (14) to train subsurface sewage treatment system personnel, including persons who 
88.34 	design, construct, install, inspect, service, and operate subsurface sewage treatment systems, 
89.1 	and charge fees for the training as necessary to pay the agency's costs. The fees under this 
89.2 	clause are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283. All fees received must 
89.3 	be paid into the state treasury and credited to the agency's training account. Money in the 
89.4 	account is appropriated to the agency to pay expenses related to training.
89.5 	(b) The information required in paragraph (a), clause (m) (13), must be submitted in 
89.6 	every odd-numbered year to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. 
89.7 	The commissioner shall provide technical assistance if requested by the governmental 
89.8 	subdivision.
89.9 	(c) The powers and duties given the agency in this subdivision also apply to permits 
89.10 	issued under chapter 114C.

89.11 	Sec. 93. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.455, is amended to read:
89.12 	115.455 EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS; COMPLIANCE.
89.13 	To the extent allowable under federal law, for a municipality that constructs a publicly 
89.14 	owned treatment works or for an industrial national pollutant discharge elimination system 
89.15 	and state disposal system permit holder that constructs a treatment works to comply with a 
89.16 	new or modified effluent limitation, compliance with any new or modified effluent limitation 
89.17 	adopted after construction begins that would require additional capital investment is required 
89.18 	no sooner than 16 years after the date the facility begins operating.

89.19 	Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.77, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
89.20 		Subdivision 1.Fees. The agency shall collect fees in amounts necessary, but no greater 
89.21 	than the amounts necessary, to cover the reasonable costs of reviewing applications and 
89.22 	issuing certifications. The fees under this subdivision are subject to legislative approval 
89.23 	under section 16A.1283.

89.24 	Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.84, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
89.25 		Subd. 2.Rules. The agency may adopt rules to govern certification of laboratories 
89.26 	according to this section. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the agency may adopt rules 
89.27 	establishing fees.

89.28 	Sec. 96. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.84, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
89.29 		Subd. 3.Fees. (a) Until the agency adopts a rule establishing fees for certification, the 
89.30 	agency shall collect fees from laboratories registering with the agency, but not accredited 
90.1 	by the commissioner of health under sections 144.97 to 144.99, in amounts necessary to 
90.2 	cover the reasonable costs of the certification program, including reviewing applications, 
90.3 	issuing certifications, and conducting audits and compliance assistance. The fees under this 
90.4 	paragraph are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283.
90.5 	(b) Fees under this section must be based on the number, type, and complexity of 
90.6 	analytical methods that laboratories are certified to perform.
90.7 	(c) Revenue from fees charged by the agency for certification shall must be credited to 
90.8 	the environmental fund.

90.9 	Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
90.10 	to read:
90.11 		Subd. 1a.Advanced recycling. "Advanced recycling" means a manufacturing process 
90.12 	for converting post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks into basic hydrocarbon raw 
90.13 	materials, feedstocks, chemicals, liquid fuels, and other products like waxes and lubricants 
90.14 	through processes that include pyrolysis, gasification, depolymerization, catalytic cracking, 
90.15 	reforming, hydrogenation, solvolysis, and other similar technologies. The recycled products 
90.16 	produced at advanced recycling facilities include but are not limited to monomers, oligomers, 
90.17 	plastics, plastics and chemical feedstocks, basic and unfinished chemicals, crude oil, naphtha, 
90.18 	liquid transportation fuels, waxes, lubricants, coatings, and other basic hydrocarbons. 
90.19 	Advanced recycling is not processing, treatment, resource recovery, incineration, or waste 
90.20 	management.

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

90.22 	Sec. 98. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
90.23 	to read:
90.24 		Subd. 1b.Advanced recycling facility. "Advanced recycling facility" means a facility 
90.25 	that receives, stores, and converts post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks it receives 
90.26 	using advanced recycling. An advanced recycling facility is a manufacturing facility subject 
90.27 	to applicable agency manufacturing regulations for air, water, waste, and land use. An 
90.28 	advanced recycling facility is not a solid waste facility, waste facility, or resource recovery 
90.29 	facility.

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

91.1 	Sec. 99. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
91.2 	to read:
91.3 		Subd. 7b.Depolymerization. "Depolymerization" means a manufacturing process where 
91.4 	post-use polymers are broken into smaller molecules such as monomers and oligomers or 
91.5 	raw, intermediate, or final products, plastics and chemical feedstocks, basic and unfinished 
91.6 	chemicals, crude oil, naphtha, liquid transportation fuels, waxes, lubricants, coatings, and 
91.7 	other basic hydrocarbons.

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

91.9 	Sec. 100. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
91.10 	to read:
91.11 		Subd. 10b.Gasification. "Gasification" means a manufacturing process through which 
91.12 	recovered feedstocks are heated and converted into a fuel-gas mixture in an oxygen-deficient 
91.13 	atmosphere and the mixture is converted into valuable raw materials and intermediate and 
91.14 	final products, including but not limited to plastic monomers, chemicals, waxes, lubricants, 
91.15 	chemical feedstocks, crude oil, diesel, gasoline, diesel and gasoline blend stocks, home 
91.16 	heating oil, and other fuels including ethanol and transportation fuel, that are returned to 
91.17 	economic utility in the form of raw materials, products, or fuels.

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

91.19 	Sec. 101. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
91.20 	to read:
91.21 		Subd. 24c.Post-use polymers. "Post-use polymers" means plastic that:
91.22 	(1) is derived from any industrial, commercial, agricultural, or domestic activities;
91.23 	(2) is not mixed with solid waste or hazardous waste on site or during processing at the 
91.24 	advanced recycling facility;
91.25 	(3) is used or intended to be used as a feedstock for manufacturing crude oil, fuels, 
91.26 	feedstocks, blend stocks, raw materials, or other intermediate products or final products 
91.27 	using advanced recycling;
91.28 	(4) has been sorted from solid waste and other regulated waste but may contain residual 
91.29 	amounts of solid waste such as organic material and incidental contaminants or impurities 
91.30 	such as paper labels and metal rings; and
92.1 	(5) is processed at an advanced recycling facility or held at an advanced recycling facility 
92.2 	before processing.

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

92.4 	Sec. 102. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
92.5 	to read:
92.6 		Subd. 24d.Pyrolysis. "Pyrolysis" means a manufacturing process through which post-use 
92.7 	polymers are heated in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere until melted and thermally 
92.8 	decomposed and then cooled, condensed, and converted into valuable raw materials and 
92.9 	intermediate and final products, including but not limited to plastic monomers, chemicals, 
92.10 	waxes, lubricants, chemical feedstocks, crude oil, diesel, gasoline, diesel and gasoline blend 
92.11 	stocks, home heating oil, and other fuels including ethanol and transportation fuel, that are 
92.12 	returned to economic utility in the form of raw materials, products, or fuels.

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

92.14 	Sec. 103. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 25, is amended to read:
92.15 		Subd. 25.Processing. "Processing" means the treatment of waste after collection and 
92.16 	before disposal. Processing includes but is not limited to reduction, storage, separation, 
92.17 	exchange, resource recovery, physical, chemical, or biological modification, and transfer 
92.18 	from one waste facility to another. Processing does not include advanced recycling.

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

92.20 	Sec. 104. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 25d, is amended to read:
92.21 		Subd. 25d.Refuse-derived fuel. "Refuse-derived fuel" means a product resulting from 
92.22 	the processing of mixed municipal solid waste in a manner that reduces the quantity of 
92.23 	noncombustible material present in the waste, reduces the size of waste components through 
92.24 	shredding or other mechanical means, and produces a fuel suitable for combustion in existing 
92.25 	or new solid fuel-fired boilers. Fuels produced using advanced recycling are not 
92.26 	refuse-derived fuels.

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

93.1 	Sec. 105. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
93.2 	to read:
93.3 		Subd. 25e.Recovered feedstock. "Recovered feedstock" means one or more of the 
93.4 	following materials that has been processed so that it may be used as feedstock in an advanced 
93.5 	recycling facility:
93.6 	(1) post-use polymers; and
93.7 	(2) materials for which the United States Environmental Protection Agency has made 
93.8 	a nonwaste determination under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 241.3(c), or 
93.9 	has otherwise determined are feedstocks and not solid waste.
93.10 	Recovered feedstock does not include unprocessed municipal solid waste. Recovered 
93.11 	feedstock is not mixed with solid waste or hazardous waste on site or during processing at 
93.12 	an advanced recycling facility.

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

93.14 	Sec. 106. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 27, is amended to read:
93.15 		Subd. 27.Resource recovery. "Resource recovery" means the reclamation for sale, use, 
93.16 	or reuse of materials, substances, energy, or other products contained within or derived from 
93.17 	waste. Resource recovery does not include advanced recycling.

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

93.19 	Sec. 107. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 28, is amended to read:
93.20 		Subd. 28.Resource recovery facility. "Resource recovery facility" means a waste 
93.21 	facility established and used primarily for resource recovery, including related and 
93.22 	appurtenant facilities such as transmission facilities and transfer stations primarily serving 
93.23 	the resource recovery facility. An advanced recycling facility is not a resource recovery 
93.24 	facility.

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

93.26 	Sec. 108. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision 
93.27 	to read:
93.28 		Subd. 32e.Solvolysis. "Solvolysis" means a manufacturing process through which 
93.29 	post-use polymers are reacted with the aid of solvents while heated at low temperatures or 
93.30 	pressurized, or both, to make useful products while allowing additives and contaminants to 
94.1 	be separated. The products of solvolysis include but are not limited to monomers, 
94.2 	intermediates, and valuable raw materials. The process includes but is not limited to 
94.3 	hydrolysis, aminolysis, ammonoloysis, methanolysis, and glycolysis.

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

94.5 	Sec. 109. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 34, is amended to read:
94.6 		Subd. 34.Waste. "Waste" means solid waste, sewage sludge, and hazardous waste.
94.7 	Waste does not include post-use polymers or recovered feedstocks.

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

94.9 	Sec. 110. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 35, is amended to read:
94.10 		Subd. 35.Waste facility. "Waste facility" means all property, real or personal, including 
94.11 	negative and positive easements and water and air rights, which is or may be needed or 
94.12 	useful for the processing or disposal of waste, except property for the collection of the waste 
94.13 	and property used primarily for the manufacture of scrap metal or paper. Waste facility 
94.14 	includes but is not limited to transfer stations, processing facilities, and disposal sites and 
94.15 	facilities. An advanced recycling facility is not a waste facility.

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

94.17 	Sec. 111. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 36, is amended to read:
94.18 		Subd. 36.Waste management. "Waste management" means activities which are intended 
94.19 	to affect or control the generation of waste and activities which provide for or control the 
94.20 	collection, processing and disposal of waste. Waste management does not include advanced 
94.21 	recycling.

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

94.23 	Sec. 112. [115A.143] MATTRESS RECYCLING.
94.24 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision 
94.25 	have the meanings given.
94.26 	(b) "Brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that attributes a mattress to the 
94.27 	producer of the mattress.
94.28 	(c) "Covered entity" means a political subdivision of the state, mattress retailer, permitted 
94.29 	transfer station, waste-to-energy facility, health care facility, educational facility, military 
95.1 	base, or commercial or nonprofit lodging establishment that possesses a discarded mattress 
95.2 	that was used and discarded in this state. Covered entity does not include a renovator, 
95.3 	refurbisher, or person that only transports a discarded mattress.
95.4 	(d) "Discarded mattress" means a mattress that a consumer discarded, intends to discard, 
95.5 	or abandoned in the state, but does not include a mattress that cannot be safely recycled 
95.6 	because it is contaminated by putrescible solid waste or is substantially soiled, is infested 
95.7 	with bedbugs, or poses a risk to worker health or equipment, which mattress should be 
95.8 	disposed of through the existing solid waste system.
95.9 	(e) "Energy recovery" means the process by which all or a portion of solid waste materials 
95.10 	are processed or combusted to use the heat content or other forms of energy derived from 
95.11 	the solid waste materials.
95.12 	(f) "Foundation" means any ticking-covered structure that is used to support a mattress 
95.13 	and that is composed of one or more of the following: a constructed frame, foam, or a box 
95.14 	spring, whether stationary, adjustable, or foldable. Foundation does not include any bed 
95.15 	frame or base made of wood, metal, or other material that rests upon the floor and that serves 
95.16 	as a brace for a mattress.
95.17 	(g) "Mattress" means any resilient material or combination of materials that is enclosed 
95.18 	by ticking, used alone or in combination with other products, and that is intended or promoted 
95.19 	for sleeping upon. Mattress includes any foundation and any used or renovated mattress. 
95.20 	Mattress does not include any mattress pad; mattress topper; sleeping bag; pillow; car bed; 
95.21 	carriage; basket; dressing table; stroller; playpen; infant carrier; lounge pad; crib or bassinet 
95.22 	mattress; crib bumper; liquid or gaseous filled ticking, including any water bed and any air 
95.23 	mattress that does not contain upholstery material between the ticking and the mattress core; 
95.24 	or upholstered furniture, including a sleeper sofa.
95.25 	(h) "Mattress core" means the principal support system that is present in a mattress, 
95.26 	including but not limited to springs, foam, air bladder, water bladder, or resilient filling.
95.27 	(i) "Mattress recycling council" or "council" means the nonprofit organization created 
95.28 	by producers or created by any trade association that represents producers who account for 
95.29 	a majority of mattress production in the United States to design, submit, and implement the 
95.30 	mattress stewardship program described in subdivision 2.
95.31 	(j) "Mattress stewardship fee" means the amount added to the purchase price of a mattress 
95.32 	sold to a consumer or to an ultimate end user in this state that is necessary to cover the cost 
95.33 	of collecting, transporting, and processing discarded mattresses by the council according 
95.34 	to the mattress stewardship program.
96.1 	(k) "Mattress stewardship program" or "program" means the statewide program described 
96.2 	in subdivision 2 and implemented according to the mattress stewardship plan developed 
96.3 	under subdivision 2.
96.4 	(l) "Mattress topper" means an item that contains resilient filling, with or without ticking, 
96.5 	that is intended to be used with or on top of a mattress.
96.6 	(m) "Performance goal" means a metric proposed by the council to annually measure 
96.7 	the performance of the mattress stewardship program, taking into consideration technical 
96.8 	and economic feasibilities, in achieving continuous, meaningful improvement in the rate 
96.9 	of mattress recycling in the state and any other specified goal of the program.
96.10 	(n) "Producer" means a person who manufactures or renovates a mattress that is sold, 
96.11 	offered for sale, or distributed in the state under the producer's own name or brand. Producer 
96.12 	includes:
96.13 	(1) the owner of a trademark or brand under which a mattress is sold, offered for sale, 
96.14 	or distributed in this state, whether or not the trademark or brand is registered in this state; 
96.15 	and
96.16 	(2) a person who imports a mattress into the United States that is sold or offered for sale 
96.17 	in this state and that is manufactured or renovated by a person who does not have a presence 
96.18 	in the United States.
96.19 	(o) "Recycling" means a process in which discarded mattresses, components, and 
96.20 	by-products may lose their original identity or form as they are transformed into new, usable, 
96.21 	or marketable materials. Recycling does not include using destructive incineration.
96.22 	(p) "Renovate" or "renovation" means altering a mattress for resale, including any one 
96.23 	or a combination of the following: replacing the ticking or filling, adding additional filling, 
96.24 	or replacing components with new or recycled materials. Renovate or renovation does not 
96.25 	include:
96.26 	(1) stripping a mattress of its ticking or filling without adding new material;
96.27 	(2) sanitizing or sterilizing a mattress without otherwise altering the mattress; or
96.28 	(3) a renovator altering a mattress for a person who retains the altered mattress for 
96.29 	personal use, in accordance with chapter 325F.
96.30 	(q) "Renovator" means a person who renovates discarded mattresses to resell the 
96.31 	mattresses to consumers.
97.1 	(r) "Retailer" means a person who sells mattresses to a consumer or to an ultimate end 
97.2 	user in this state or offers mattresses to a consumer in this state.
97.3 	(s) "Sale" means transfer of title of a mattress for consideration to a consumer or an 
97.4 	ultimate end user in the state, including but not limited to by means of a sales outlet, catalog, 
97.5 	website, or similar electronic means.
97.6 	(t) "Sanitizing" means directly applying chemicals to a mattress to kill human 
97.7 	disease-causing pathogens.
97.8 	(u) "Sterilizing" means mitigating deleterious substances or organisms, including human 
97.9 	disease-causing pathogens, fungi, and insects, from a mattress or filling material using a 
97.10 	chemical or heat process.
97.11 	(v) "Ticking" means the outermost layer of fabric or material of a mattress. Ticking does 
97.12 	not include any layer of fabric or material quilted together with, or otherwise attached to, 
97.13 	the outermost layer of fabric or material of a mattress.
97.14 	(w) "Upholstery material" means all material, loose or attached, between the ticking and 
97.15 	the core of a mattress.
97.16 		Subd. 2.Mattress recycling council; required plan. (a) Within 180 days after the 
97.17 	effective date of this section, each producer or the producer's designee must join the mattress 
97.18 	recycling council. Within 180 days after the effective date of this section, the council must 
97.19 	submit a plan for approval by the commissioner to establish a statewide mattress stewardship 
97.20 	program, as described in this paragraph. Retailers may participate in the council. The mattress 
97.21 	stewardship program must, to the extent technologically feasible and economically practical:
97.22 	(1) provide for free, convenient, and accessible statewide opportunities for receiving 
97.23 	discarded mattresses from any person in the state with a discarded mattress that was used 
97.24 	and discarded in the state, including but not limited to participating covered entities that 
97.25 	accumulate and segregate a minimum of 100 discarded mattresses for collection at one time;
97.26 	(2) provide for free collection of discarded mattresses from transfer stations that 
97.27 	accumulate and segregate fewer than 50 mattresses, provided the transfer stations require 
97.28 	the collection due to space or permit requirements;
97.29 	(3) provide for council-financed end-of-life management for discarded mattresses 
97.30 	collected according to clauses (1) and (2);
97.31 	(4) provide suitable storage containers at or make other mutually agreeable storage and 
97.32 	transport arrangements for permitted transfer stations for segregated, discarded mattresses, 
97.33 	at no cost to the municipality, provided the transfer station makes space available for the 
98.1 	purpose and imposes no fee for placement of the storage container on the transfer station's 
98.2 	premises;
98.3 	(5) provide that the council will conduct research as needed related to improving used 
98.4 	mattress collection, dismantling, and recycling operations, including pilot programs to test 
98.5 	new processes, methods, or equipment on a local, regional, or otherwise limited basis; and
98.6 	(6) include a mattress stewardship fee that is sufficient to cover the costs of operating 
98.7 	and administering the program.
98.8 	(b) The plan submitted according to paragraph (a) must:
98.9 	(1) identify each producer participating in the program;
98.10 	(2) describe the fee structure for the program;
98.11 	(3) establish performance goals for the first two years of the program;
98.12 	(4) identify proposed facilities to be used by the program;
98.13 	(5) set convenience goals and a timeline for implementing and achieving convenient 
98.14 	access to the program;
98.15 	(6) detail how the program will promote recycling discarded mattresses consistent with 
98.16 	the state's solid waste management hierarchy; and
98.17 	(7) include a description of public education regarding the program.
98.18 	(c) The council must set the amount of the mattress stewardship fee that is added to the 
98.19 	purchase price of a mattress at the point of sale. The council must establish and implement 
98.20 	a fee structure that covers but does not exceed the costs of developing the plan described 
98.21 	in paragraph (b), operating and administering the program described in paragraph (a), and 
98.22 	maintaining a financial reserve sufficient to operate the program over multiple years in a 
98.23 	fiscally prudent and responsible manner. The council must set the fee as a flat rate and not 
98.24 	as a percentage of the purchase price. The council must maintain all records relating to the 
98.25 	program for not less than three years.
98.26 	(d) Under the program, recycling is preferred over any other disposal method for 
98.27 	mattresses, to the extent that recycling is technologically feasible and economically practical.
98.28 	(e) The commissioner must approve the plan for establishing the mattress stewardship 
98.29 	program if the plan meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) to (d). No later than 90 days 
98.30 	after the council submits the plan according to this section, the commissioner must make a 
98.31 	determination whether to approve the plan. Before making the determination, the 
98.32 	commissioner must post the plan on the agency's website and solicit public comments on 
99.1 	the plan. If the commissioner disapproves the plan because the plan does not meet the 
99.2 	requirements of paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner must describe the reasons for the 
99.3 	disapproval in a notice of determination that the commissioner provides to the council. The 
99.4 	council must revise and resubmit the plan to the commissioner no later than 45 days after 
99.5 	receiving notice of the commissioner's disapproval. No later than 45 days after receiving 
99.6 	the revised plan, the commissioner must review and approve or disapprove the revised plan 
99.7 	and provide a notice of determination to the council. The council may resubmit a revised 
99.8 	plan to the commissioner for approval no more than twice. If the council fails to submit a 
99.9 	plan that is acceptable to the commissioner because it does not meet the requirements of 
99.10 	paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner must modify a submitted plan to make it conform 
99.11 	to the requirements of paragraphs (a) to (d) and approve it. No later than 180 days after 
99.12 	approval of a plan according to this paragraph, the council must implement the mattress 
99.13 	stewardship program. Regardless of when the program begins, the program's fiscal year 
99.14 	begins January 1.
99.15 	(f) The council must submit any proposed substantial change to the program to the 
99.16 	commissioner for approval. If the commissioner does not disapprove a proposed substantial 
99.17 	change within 90 days of receiving notice of the proposed substantial change, the proposed 
99.18 	substantial change is deemed approved. For purposes of this paragraph, "substantial change" 
99.19 	means:
99.20 	(1) a change in the processing facilities to be used for discarded mattresses collected 
99.21 	under the program; or
99.22 	(2) a material change to the system for collecting mattresses.
99.23 	(g) Within 90 days after the end of the program's second fiscal year, the council must 
99.24 	submit updated performance goals to the commissioner that are based on the experience of 
99.25 	the program during the first two years of the program.
99.26 	(h) The council must notify the commissioner of other material changes to the program 
99.27 	on an ongoing basis, without resubmitting the plan to the commissioner for approval. Material 
99.28 	changes include but are not limited to a change in the composition, officers, or contact 
99.29 	information of the council.
99.30 	(i) Within 90 days after the end of the program's second fiscal year and every two years 
99.31 	thereafter, the council must propose a mattress stewardship fee for all mattresses sold in 
99.32 	this state. The council may propose a change to the mattress stewardship fee more frequently 
99.33 	than once every two years if the council determines the change is needed to avoid funding 
99.34 	shortfalls or excesses for the mattress stewardship program. Any proposed mattress 
100.1 	stewardship fee must be reviewed by an auditor to ensure that the assessment does not 
100.2 	exceed the cost to fund the mattress stewardship program described in paragraph (a) and to 
100.3 	maintain financial reserves sufficient to operate the program over multiple years in a fiscally 
100.4 	prudent and responsible manner. Not later than 60 days after the council proposes a mattress 
100.5 	stewardship fee, the auditor must render an opinion to the commissioner as to whether the 
100.6 	proposed mattress stewardship fee is reasonable to achieve the goals set forth in this section. 
100.7 	If the auditor concludes that the mattress stewardship fee is reasonable, then the proposed 
100.8 	fee goes into effect. If the auditor concludes that the mattress stewardship fee is not 
100.9 	reasonable, the auditor must provide the council with written notice explaining the auditor's 
100.10 	opinion. No later than 60 days after the council receives the auditor's opinion, the council 
100.11 	may either propose a new mattress stewardship fee or provide written comments on the 
100.12 	auditor's opinion. If the auditor concludes that the fee is not reasonable, the commissioner 
100.13 	must decide, based on the auditor's opinion and any comments provided by the council, 
100.14 	whether to approve the proposed mattress stewardship fee. The council must select the 
100.15 	auditor. The cost of any work performed by the auditor under this paragraph and paragraph 
100.16 	(k) must be paid by the mattress stewardship fee.
100.17 	(j) Not later than October 15 each year, the council must submit an annual report to the 
100.18 	commissioner for the most recently completed fiscal year. The commissioner must post the 
100.19 	annual report on the agency's website. The report must include:
100.20 	(1) the tonnage of mattresses collected under the program from:
100.21 	(i) transfer stations;
100.22 	(ii) retailers; and
100.23 	(iii) all other covered entities;
100.24 	(2) the tonnage of mattresses diverted for recycling;
100.25 	(3) the weight of mattress materials recycled, as indicated by the weight of each of the 
100.26 	commodities sold to secondary markets;
100.27 	(4) the weight of mattress materials sent for disposal at:
100.28 	(i) waste-to-energy facilities;
100.29 	(ii) landfills; and
100.30 	(iii) any other facilities;
100.31 	(5) a summary of the public education that supports the program;
101.1 	(6) an evaluation of the effectiveness of methods and processes used to achieve 
101.2 	performance goals of the program; and
101.3 	(7) recommendations for any changes to the program.
101.4 	(k) Two years after the program is implemented according to paragraph (e) and every 
101.5 	three years thereafter or upon the request of the commissioner, but not more frequently than 
101.6 	once a year, the council must cause an audit of the program to be conducted by an auditor 
101.7 	as described in paragraph (i). The audit must review the accuracy of the council's data 
101.8 	concerning the program and provide any other information requested by the commissioner, 
101.9 	consistent with the requirements of this section, provided the request does not require the 
101.10 	disclosure of proprietary information or trade or business secrets. The council must pay for 
101.11 	the audit. The council must maintain all records relating to the program for at least three 
101.12 	years.
101.13 		Subd. 3.Charging fee; producer participation. Upon implementation of the mattress 
101.14 	stewardship program, each manufacturer, renovator, retailer, or distributor that sells a 
101.15 	mattress to a consumer or to an ultimate end user in the state must add the mattress 
101.16 	stewardship fee to the purchase price for the mattress and must remit the fee collected to 
101.17 	the council. In each transaction, the fee must appear on the invoice and must be accompanied 
101.18 	by a brief description of the fee. The council must determine the rules and procedures 
101.19 	necessary to implement collection of the fee in a fair, efficient, and lawful manner. Any 
101.20 	producer who fails to participate in the program must not sell mattresses in this state.
101.21 		Subd. 4.Receipt of discarded mattresses. Upon implementation of the mattress 
101.22 	stewardship program according to subdivision 2, paragraph (e), a covered entity that 
101.23 	participates in the program must not charge for the receipt of discarded mattresses that are 
101.24 	discarded in this state, except that covered entities may charge a fee for providing the service 
101.25 	of collecting mattresses and may restrict the acceptance of mattresses by number, source, 
101.26 	or physical condition.

101.27 	Sec. 113. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.565, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
101.28 		Subdivision 1.Grant program established. The commissioner shall must make 
101.29 	competitive grants to political subdivisions or federally recognized tribes to establish curbside 
101.30 	recycling or composting, increase recycling or composting, reduce the amount of recyclable 
101.31 	materials entering disposal facilities, or reduce the costs associated with hauling waste by 
101.32 	locating collection sites as close as possible to the site where the waste is generated. To be 
101.33 	eligible for grants under this section, a political subdivision or federally recognized tribe 
102.1 	must be located outside the seven-county metropolitan area and a city must have a population 
102.2 	of less than 45,000.

102.3 	Sec. 114. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
102.4 		Subdivision 1.Response to releases. The commissioner may take any environmental 
102.5 	response action, including emergency action, related to a release or threatened release of a 
102.6 	hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant, or decomposition gas from a qualified facility 
102.7 	that the commissioner deems reasonable and necessary to protect the public health or welfare 
102.8 	or the environment under the standards required in sections 115B.01 to 115B.20. The 
102.9 	commissioner may undertake studies necessary to determine reasonable and necessary 
102.10 	environmental response actions at individual facilities. The commissioner may develop 
102.11 	general work plans for environmental studies, presumptive remedies, and generic remedial 
102.12 	designs for facilities with similar characteristics, as well as implement reuse and 
102.13 	redevelopment strategies. Prior to selecting environmental response actions for a facility, 
102.14 	the commissioner shall hold at least one public informational meeting near the facility and 
102.15 	provide for receiving and responding to comments related to the selection. The commissioner 
102.16 	shall design, implement, and provide oversight consistent with the actions selected under 
102.17 	this subdivision.

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

102.19 	Sec. 115. [115B.422] CLOSED LANDFILL EMERGENCY ACCOUNT.
102.20 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; appropriation. A closed landfill emergency account is 
102.21 	established in the remediation fund. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated 
102.22 	to the commissioner for environmental response actions at qualified facilities or priority 
102.23 	qualified facilities where there is an imminent and substantial danger to the health and 
102.24 	welfare of the people of the state resulting from the potential contamination of drinking 
102.25 	water supplies or the potential for direct human contact with a release or threatened release 
102.26 	of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant, or decomposition gas.
102.27 		Subd. 2.Annual report. No later than February 1 each year, the commissioner must 
102.28 	report activities and expenditures under this section to the chairs and ranking minority 
102.29 	members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
102.30 	finance.

103.1 	Sec. 116. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.03, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:
103.2 		Subd. 2b.Permitting efficiency. (a) It is the goal of the state that environmental and 
103.3 	resource management permits be issued or denied within 90 days for tier 1 permits or 150 
103.4 	days for tier 2 permits following submission of a permit application. The commissioner of 
103.5 	the Pollution Control Agency shall establish management systems designed to achieve the 
103.6 	goal. For the purposes of this section, "tier 1 permits" are permits that do not require 
103.7 	individualized actions or public comment periods, and "tier 2 permits" are permits that 
103.8 	require individualized actions or public comment periods.
103.9 	(b) The commissioner shall must prepare an annual semiannual permitting efficiency 
103.10 	report reports that includes include statistics on meeting the tier 2 goal in paragraph (a) and 
103.11 	the criteria for tier 2 by permit categories. The report is reports are due on February 1 and 
103.12 	August 1 each year. For permit applications that have not met the goal, the each report must 
103.13 	state the reasons for not meeting the goal. In stating the reasons for not meeting the goal, 
103.14 	the commissioner shall must separately identify delays caused by the responsiveness of the 
103.15 	proposer, lack of staff, scientific or technical disagreements, or the level of public 
103.16 	engagement. The Each report must specify the number of days from initial submission of 
103.17 	the application to the day of determination that the application is complete. The Each report 
103.18 	must aggregate the data for the year reporting period and assess whether program or system 
103.19 	changes are necessary to achieve the goal. Whenever a report required by this subdivision 
103.20 	states the number of permits completed within a particular period, the report must, 
103.21 	immediately after the number and in parentheses, state the percentage of total applications 
103.22 	received for that permit category that the number represents. Whenever a report required 
103.23 	by this subdivision states the number of permits completed within a particular period, the 
103.24 	report must separately state completion data for industrial and municipal permits. The report
103.25 	reports must be posted on the agency's website and submitted to the governor and the chairs 
103.26 	and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having 
103.27 	jurisdiction over environment policy and finance.
103.28 	(c) The commissioner shall allow electronic submission of environmental review and 
103.29 	permit documents to the agency.
103.30 	(d) Within 30 business days of application for a permit subject to paragraph (a), the 
103.31 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall notify the permit applicant, in writing, 
103.32 	whether the application is complete or incomplete. If the commissioner determines that an 
103.33 	application is incomplete, the notice to the applicant must enumerate all deficiencies, citing 
103.34 	specific provisions of the applicable rules and statutes, and advise the applicant on how the 
103.35 	deficiencies can be remedied. If the commissioner determines that the application is complete, 
104.1 	the notice must confirm the application's tier 1 or tier 2 permit status. If the commissioner 
104.2 	believes that a complete application for a tier 2 construction permit cannot be issued within 
104.3 	the 150-day goal, the commissioner must provide notice to the applicant with the 
104.4 	commissioner's notice that the application is complete and, upon request of the applicant, 
104.5 	provide the permit applicant with a schedule estimating when the agency will begin drafting 
104.6 	the permit and issue the public notice of the draft permit. This paragraph does not apply to 
104.7 	an application for a permit that is subject to a grant or loan agreement under chapter 446A.
104.8 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "permit professional" means an individual not 
104.9 	employed by the Pollution Control Agency who:
104.10 	(1) has a professional license issued by the state of Minnesota in the subject area of the 
104.11 	permit;
104.12 	(2) has at least ten years of experience in the subject area of the permit; and
104.13 	(3) abides by the duty of candor applicable to employees of the Pollution Control Agency 
104.14 	under agency rules and complies with all applicable requirements under chapter 326.
104.15 	(f) Upon the agency's request, an applicant relying on a permit professional must 
104.16 	participate in a meeting with the agency before submitting an application:
104.17 	(1) at least two weeks prior to the preapplication meeting, the applicant must submit at 
104.18 	least the following:
104.19 	(i) project description, including, but not limited to, scope of work, primary emissions 
104.20 	points, discharge outfalls, and water intake points;
104.21 	(ii) location of the project, including county, municipality, and location on the site;
104.22 	(iii) business schedule for project completion; and
104.23 	(iv) other information requested by the agency at least four weeks prior to the scheduled 
104.24 	meeting; and
104.25 	(2) during the preapplication meeting, the agency shall provide for the applicant at least 
104.26 	the following:
104.27 	(i) an overview of the permit review program;
104.28 	(ii) a determination of which specific application or applications will be necessary to 
104.29 	complete the project;
104.30 	(iii) a statement notifying the applicant if the specific permit being sought requires a 
104.31 	mandatory public hearing or comment period;
105.1 	(iv) a review of the timetable established in the permit review program for the specific 
105.2 	permit being sought; and
105.3 	(v) a determination of what information must be included in the application, including 
105.4 	a description of any required modeling or testing.
105.5 	(g) The applicant may select a permit professional to undertake the preparation of the 
105.6 	permit application and draft permit.
105.7 	(h) If a preapplication meeting was held, the agency shall, within seven business days 
105.8 	of receipt of an application, notify the applicant and submitting permit professional that the 
105.9 	application is complete or is denied, specifying the deficiencies of the application.
105.10 	(i) Upon receipt of notice that the application is complete, the permit professional shall 
105.11 	submit to the agency a timetable for submitting a draft permit. The permit professional shall 
105.12 	submit a draft permit on or before the date provided in the timetable. Within 60 days after 
105.13 	the close of the public comment period, the commissioner shall notify the applicant whether 
105.14 	the permit can be issued.
105.15 	(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify:
105.16 	(1) any requirement of law that is necessary to retain federal delegation to or assumption 
105.17 	by the state; or
105.18 	(2) the authority to implement a federal law or program.
105.19 	(k) The permit application and draft permit shall identify or include as an appendix all 
105.20 	studies and other sources of information used to substantiate the analysis contained in the 
105.21 	permit application and draft permit. The commissioner shall request additional studies, if 
105.22 	needed, and the permit applicant shall submit all additional studies and information necessary 
105.23 	for the commissioner to perform the commissioner's responsibility to review, modify, and 
105.24 	determine the completeness of the application and approve the draft permit.

105.25 	Sec. 117. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.06, subdivision 22, is amended to read:
105.26 		Subd. 22.Solid waste. "Solid waste" means garbage, refuse, sludge from a water supply 
105.27 	treatment plant or air contaminant treatment facility, and other discarded waste materials 
105.28 	and sludges, in solid, semisolid, liquid, or contained gaseous form, resulting from industrial, 
105.29 	commercial, mining, and agricultural operations, and from community activities, but does 
105.30 	not include:
105.31 	(1) hazardous waste;
105.32 	(2) animal waste used as fertilizer;
106.1 	(3) earthen fill, boulders, or rock;
106.2 	(4) concrete diamond grinding and saw slurry associated with the construction, 
106.3 	improvement, or repair of a road when deposited on the road project site in a manner that 
106.4 	is in compliance with best management practices and rules of the agency;
106.5 	(5) sewage sludge;
106.6 	(6) solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage or other common pollutants in water 
106.7 	resources, such as silt, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial wastewater effluents or 
106.8 	discharges which that are point sources subject to permits under section 402 of the Federal 
106.9 	Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, or dissolved materials in irrigation return flows; 
106.10 	or
106.11 	(7) source, special nuclear, or by-product material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act 
106.12 	of 1954, as amended.; or
106.13 	(8) post-use polymers or recovered feedstocks converted at an advanced recycling facility 
106.14 	or held at an advanced recycling facility before being converted.

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

106.16 	Sec. 118. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
106.17 		Subd. 2.Adopting standards. (a) The Pollution Control Agency shall improve air 
106.18 	quality by promoting, in the most practicable way possible, the use of energy sources and 
106.19 	waste disposal methods which produce or emit the least air contaminants consistent with 
106.20 	the agency's overall goal of reducing all forms of pollution. The agency shall also adopt 
106.21 	standards of air quality, not including maximum allowable standards of emission of air 
106.22 	contaminants from motor vehicles, recognizing that due to variable factors, no single standard 
106.23 	of purity of air is applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards the Pollution 
106.24 	Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of 
106.25 	air contaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere, which may cause air 
106.26 	pollution in one area of the state, may cause less or not cause any air pollution in another 
106.27 	area of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including 
106.28 	others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, 
106.29 	topography, prevailing wind directions and velocities, and the fact that a standard of air 
106.30 	quality which may be proper as to an essentially residential area of the state, may not be 
106.31 	proper as to a highly developed industrial area of the state. Such standards of air quality 
106.32 	shall be premised upon scientific knowledge of causes as well as effects based on technically 
106.33 	substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local government unit shall set 
107.1 	standards of air quality which are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control 
107.2 	Agency.
107.3 	(b) The Pollution Control Agency shall promote solid waste disposal control by 
107.4 	encouraging the updating of collection systems, elimination of open dumps, and 
107.5 	improvements in incinerator practices. The agency shall also adopt standards for the control 
107.6 	of the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage 
107.7 	sludge for the prevention and abatement of water, air, and land pollution, recognizing that 
107.8 	due to variable factors, no single standard of control is applicable to all areas of the state. 
107.9 	In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact 
107.10 	that elements of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of 
107.11 	the state may be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the 
107.12 	state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others 
107.13 	which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, topography, soils and geology, 
107.14 	climate, transportation, and land use. Such standards of control shall be premised on technical 
107.15 	criteria and commonly accepted practices.
107.16 	(c) The Pollution Control Agency shall also adopt standards describing the maximum 
107.17 	levels of noise in terms of sound pressure level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere, 
107.18 	recognizing that due to variable factors no single standard of sound pressure is applicable 
107.19 	to all areas of the state. Such standards shall give due consideration to such factors as the 
107.20 	intensity of noises, the types of noises, the frequency with which noises recur, the time 
107.21 	period for which noises continue, the times of day during which noises occur, and such 
107.22 	other factors as could affect the extent to which noises may be injurious to human health 
107.23 	or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or could interfere unreasonably with the 
107.24 	enjoyment of life or property. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall 
107.25 	give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of noise or the duration 
107.26 	of its presence in the outdoor atmosphere, which may cause noise pollution in one area of 
107.27 	the state, may cause less or not cause any noise pollution in another area of the state, and 
107.28 	it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others which it 
107.29 	may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, topography, 
107.30 	meteorological conditions and the fact that a standard which may be proper in an essentially 
107.31 	residential area of the state, may not be proper as to a highly developed industrial area of 
107.32 	the state. Such noise standards shall be premised upon scientific knowledge as well as effects 
107.33 	based on technically substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local 
107.34 	governing unit shall set standards describing the maximum levels of sound pressure which 
107.35 	are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control Agency.
108.1 	(d) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt standards for the identification of hazardous 
108.2 	waste and for the management, identification, labeling, classification, storage, collection, 
108.3 	transportation, processing, and disposal of hazardous waste, recognizing that due to variable 
108.4 	factors, a single standard of hazardous waste control may not be applicable to all areas of 
108.5 	the state. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall recognize that elements 
108.6 	of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of the state may 
108.7 	be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the state. The agency 
108.8 	shall consider existing physical conditions, topography, soils, and geology, climate, 
108.9 	transportation and land use. Standards of hazardous waste control shall be premised on 
108.10 	technical knowledge, and commonly accepted practices. Hazardous waste generator licenses 
108.11 	may be issued for a term not to exceed five years. No local government unit shall set 
108.12 	standards of hazardous waste control which are in conflict or inconsistent with those set by 
108.13 	the Pollution Control Agency.
108.14 	(e) A person who generates less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste per month is 
108.15 	exempt from the following agency hazardous waste rules:
108.16 	(1) rules relating to transportation, manifesting, storage, and labeling for photographic 
108.17 	fixer and x-ray negative wastes that are hazardous solely because of silver content; and
108.18 	(2) any rule requiring the generator to send to the agency or commissioner a copy of 
108.19 	each manifest for the transportation of hazardous waste for off-site treatment, storage, or 
108.20 	disposal, except that counties within the metropolitan area may require generators to provide 
108.21 	manifests.
108.22 	Nothing in this paragraph exempts the generator from the agency's rules relating to on-site 
108.23 	accumulation or outdoor storage. A political subdivision or other local unit of government 
108.24 	may not adopt management requirements that are more restrictive than this paragraph.
108.25 	(f) In any rulemaking proceeding under chapter 14 to adopt standards for air quality, 
108.26 	solid waste, or hazardous waste under this chapter, or standards for water quality under 
108.27 	chapter 115, the statement of need and reasonableness must include:
108.28 	(1) an assessment of any differences between the proposed rule and:
108.29 	(i) existing federal standards adopted under the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 
108.30 	42, section 7412(b)(2); the Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, sections 1312(a) 
108.31 	and 1313(c)(4); and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Code, title 
108.32 	42, section 6921(b)(1);
108.33 	(ii) similar standards in states bordering Minnesota; and
109.1 	(iii) similar standards in states within the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5; 
109.2 	and
109.3 	(2) a specific analysis of the need and reasonableness of each difference.

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

109.5 	Sec. 119. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:
109.6 		Subd. 4d.Permit fees. (a) The agency may collect permit fees in amounts not greater 
109.7 	than those necessary to cover the reasonable costs of developing, reviewing, and acting 
109.8 	upon applications for agency permits and implementing and enforcing the conditions of the 
109.9 	permits pursuant to agency rules. Permit fees shall must not include the costs of litigation. 
109.10 	The fee schedule must reflect reasonable and routine direct and indirect costs associated 
109.11 	with permitting, implementation, and enforcement. The agency may impose an additional 
109.12 	enforcement fee to be collected for a period of up to two years to cover the reasonable costs 
109.13 	of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the rules of the agency. 
109.14 	Water fees under this paragraph are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283. 
109.15 	Any money collected under this paragraph shall must be deposited in the environmental 
109.16 	fund.
109.17 	(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the agency shall collect an annual fee from the owner 
109.18 	or operator of all stationary sources, emission facilities, emissions units, air contaminant 
109.19 	treatment facilities, treatment facilities, potential air contaminant storage facilities, or storage 
109.20 	facilities subject to a notification, permit, or license requirement under this chapter, 
109.21 	subchapters I and V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 
109.22 	et seq., or rules adopted thereunder. The annual fee shall must be used to pay for all direct 
109.23 	and indirect reasonable costs, including legal costs, required to develop and administer the 
109.24 	notification, permit, or license program requirements of this chapter, subchapters I and V 
109.25 	of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., or rules 
109.26 	adopted thereunder. Those costs include the reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon 
109.27 	an application for a permit; implementing and enforcing statutes, rules, and the terms and 
109.28 	conditions of a permit; emissions, ambient, and deposition monitoring; preparing generally 
109.29 	applicable regulations; responding to federal guidance; modeling, analyses, and 
109.30 	demonstrations; preparing inventories and tracking emissions; and providing information 
109.31 	to the public about these activities.
109.32 	(c) The agency shall set fees that:
110.1 	(1) will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph 
110.2 	(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each volatile organic compound; pollutant 
110.3 	regulated under United States Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412 (section 111 or 112 of 
110.4 	the federal Clean Air Act); and each pollutant, except carbon monoxide, for which a national 
110.5 	primary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated;
110.6 	(2) may result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph 
110.7 	(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each pollutant not listed in clause (1) that is 
110.8 	regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter; and
110.9 	(3) shall collect, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), the amount 
110.10 	needed to match grant funds received by the state under United States Code, title 42, section 
110.11 	7405 (section 105 of the federal Clean Air Act).
110.12 	The agency must not include in the calculation of the aggregate amount to be collected 
110.13 	under clauses (1) and (2) any amount in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each air pollutant 
110.14 	from a source. The increase in air permit fees to match federal grant funds shall be is a 
110.15 	surcharge on existing fees. The commissioner may not collect the surcharge after the grant 
110.16 	funds become unavailable. In addition, the commissioner shall use nonfee funds to the extent 
110.17 	practical to match the grant funds so that the fee surcharge is minimized.
110.18 	(d) To cover the reasonable costs described in paragraph (b), the agency shall provide 
110.19 	in the rules promulgated under paragraph (c) for an increase in the fee collected in each 
110.20 	year by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent 
110.21 	calendar year ending before the beginning of the year the fee is collected exceeds the 
110.22 	Consumer Price Index for the calendar year 1989. For purposes of this paragraph, the 
110.23 	Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for 
110.24 	all-urban consumers published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close 
110.25 	of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each calendar year. The revision of the 
110.26 	Consumer Price Index that is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar 
110.27 	year 1989 shall must be used.
110.28 	(e) Any money collected under paragraphs (b) to (d) must be deposited in the 
110.29 	environmental fund and must be used solely for the activities listed in paragraph (b).
110.30 	(f) Permit applicants who wish to construct, reconstruct, or modify a project may offer 
110.31 	to reimburse the agency for the costs of staff time or consultant services needed to expedite 
110.32 	the preapplication process and permit development process through the final decision on 
110.33 	the permit, including the analysis of environmental review documents. The reimbursement 
110.34 	shall be is in addition to permit application fees imposed by law. When the agency determines 
111.1 	that it needs additional resources to develop the permit application in an expedited manner,
111.2 	and that expediting the development is consistent with permitting program priorities, the 
111.3 	agency may accept the reimbursement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate 
111.4 	of costs to be incurred by the commissioner. The estimate must include a brief description 
111.5 	of the tasks to be performed, a schedule for completing the tasks, and the estimated cost for 
111.6 	each task. The applicant and the commissioner must enter into a written agreement detailing 
111.7 	the estimated costs for the expedited permit decision-making process to be incurred by the 
111.8 	agency. The agreement must also identify staff anticipated to be assigned to the project. 
111.9 	The commissioner must not issue a permit until the applicant has paid all fees in full. The 
111.10 	commissioner must refund any unobligated balance of fees paid. Reimbursements accepted 
111.11 	by the agency are appropriated to the agency for the purpose of developing the permit or 
111.12 	analyzing environmental review documents. Reimbursement by a permit applicant shall
111.13 	must precede and not be contingent upon issuance of a permit; shall must not affect the 
111.14 	agency's decision on whether to issue or deny a permit, what conditions are included in a 
111.15 	permit, or the application of state and federal statutes and rules governing permit 
111.16 	determinations; and shall must not affect final decisions regarding environmental review.
111.17 	(g) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285.

111.18 	Sec. 120. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
111.19 		Subd. 7.Counties; processing applications for animal lot permits. (a) Any Minnesota 
111.20 	county board may, by resolution, with approval of the Pollution Control Agency, assume 
111.21 	responsibility for processing applications for permits required by the Pollution Control 
111.22 	Agency under this section for livestock feedlots, poultry lots or other animal lots. The 
111.23 	responsibility for permit application processing, if assumed by a county, may be delegated 
111.24 	by the county board to any appropriate county officer or employee.
111.25 	(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "processing" includes:
111.26 	(1) the distribution to applicants of forms provided by the Pollution Control Agency;
111.27 	(2) the receipt and examination of completed application forms, and the certification, 
111.28 	in writing, to the Pollution Control Agency either that the animal lot facility for which a 
111.29 	permit is sought by an applicant will comply with applicable rules and standards, or, if the 
111.30 	facility will not comply, the respects in which a variance would be required for the issuance 
111.31 	of a permit; and
111.32 	(3) rendering to applicants, upon request, assistance necessary for the proper completion 
111.33 	of an application.
112.1 	(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "processing" may include, at the option 
112.2 	of the county board, issuing, denying, modifying, imposing conditions upon, or revoking 
112.3 	permits pursuant to the provisions of this section or rules promulgated pursuant to it, subject 
112.4 	to review, suspension, and reversal by the Pollution Control Agency. The Pollution Control 
112.5 	Agency shall, after written notification, have 15 days to review, suspend, modify, or reverse 
112.6 	the issuance of the permit. After this period, the action of the county board is final, subject 
112.7 	to appeal as provided in chapter 14. For permit applications filed after October 1, 2001, 
112.8 	section 15.99 applies to feedlot permits issued by the agency or a county pursuant to this 
112.9 	subdivision.
112.10 	(d) For the purpose of administration of rules adopted under this subdivision, the 
112.11 	commissioner and the agency may provide exceptions for cases where the owner of a feedlot 
112.12 	has specific written plans to close the feedlot within five years. These exceptions include 
112.13 	waiving requirements for major capital improvements.
112.14 	(e) For purposes of this subdivision, a discharge caused by an extraordinary natural event 
112.15 	such as a precipitation event of greater magnitude than the 25-year, 24-hour event, tornado, 
112.16 	or flood in excess of the 100-year flood is not a "direct discharge of pollutants."
112.17 	(f) In adopting and enforcing rules under this subdivision, the commissioner shall 
112.18 	cooperate closely with other governmental agencies.
112.19 	(g) The Pollution Control Agency shall work with the Minnesota Extension Service, the 
112.20 	Department of Agriculture, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, producer groups, local 
112.21 	units of government, as well as with appropriate federal agencies such as the Natural 
112.22 	Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency, to notify and educate 
112.23 	producers of rules under this subdivision at the time the rules are being developed and 
112.24 	adopted and at least every two years thereafter.
112.25 	(h) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules governing the issuance and denial 
112.26 	of permits for livestock feedlots, poultry lots or other animal lots pursuant to this section. 
112.27 	Pastures are exempt from the rules authorized under this paragraph. No feedlot permit shall 
112.28 	include any terms or conditions that impose any requirements related to any pastures owned 
112.29 	or utilized by the feedlot operator other than restrictions under a manure management plan.
112.30 	A feedlot permit is not required for livestock feedlots with more than ten but less than 50 
112.31 	animal units; provided they are not in shoreland areas. A livestock feedlot permit does not 
112.32 	become required solely because of a change in the ownership of the buildings, grounds, or 
112.33 	feedlot. These rules apply both to permits issued by counties and to permits issued by the 
113.1 	Pollution Control Agency directly. No feedlot permit issued by the Pollution Control Agency 
113.2 	shall include terms or conditions that:
113.3 	(1) impose requirements related to pastures owned or used by the feedlot operator other 
113.4 	than restrictions under a manure management plan;
113.5 	(2) prohibit application of solid manure during February and March;
113.6 	(3) require establishing a cover crop as a condition of allowing application of manure 
113.7 	in September; or
113.8 	(4) require implementing nitrogen best management practices as a condition of allowing 
113.9 	application of manure in October.
113.10 	(i) The Pollution Control Agency shall exercise supervising authority with respect to 
113.11 	the processing of animal lot permit applications by a county.
113.12 	(j) Any new rules or amendments to existing rules proposed under the authority granted 
113.13 	in this subdivision, or to implement new fees on animal feedlots, must be submitted to the 
113.14 	members of legislative policy and finance committees with jurisdiction over agriculture and 
113.15 	the environment prior to final adoption. The rules must not become effective until 90 days 
113.16 	after the proposed rules are submitted to the members.
113.17 	(k) Until new rules are adopted that provide for plans for manure storage structures, any 
113.18 	plans for a liquid manure storage structure must be prepared or approved by a registered 
113.19 	professional engineer or a United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources 
113.20 	Conservation Service employee.
113.21 	(l) A county may adopt by ordinance standards for animal feedlots that are more stringent 
113.22 	than standards in Pollution Control Agency rules.
113.23 	(m) After January 1, 2001, a county that has not accepted delegation of the feedlot permit 
113.24 	program must hold a public meeting prior to the agency issuing a feedlot permit for a feedlot 
113.25 	facility with 300 or more animal units, unless another public meeting has been held with 
113.26 	regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted.
113.27 	(n) After the proposed rules published in the State Register, volume 24, number 25, are 
113.28 	finally adopted, the agency may not impose additional conditions as a part of a feedlot 
113.29 	permit, unless specifically required by law or agreed to by the feedlot operator.
113.30 	(o) For the purposes of feedlot permitting, a discharge from land-applied manure or a 
113.31 	manure stockpile that is managed according to agency rule must not be subject to a fine for 
113.32 	a discharge violation.
114.1 	(p) For the purposes of feedlot permitting, manure that is land applied, or a manure 
114.2 	stockpile that is managed according to agency rule, must not be considered a discharge into 
114.3 	waters of the state, unless the discharge is to waters of the state, as defined by section 
114.4 	103G.005, subdivision 17, except type 1 or type 2 wetlands, as defined in section 103G.005, 
114.5 	subdivision 17b, and does not meet discharge standards established for feedlots under agency 
114.6 	rule.
114.7 	(q) Unless the upgrade is needed to correct an immediate public health threat under 
114.8 	section 145A.04, subdivision 8, or the facility is determined to be a concentrated animal 
114.9 	feeding operation under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.23, in effect on 
114.10 	April 15, 2003, the agency may not require a feedlot operator:
114.11 	(1) to spend more than $3,000 to upgrade an existing feedlot with less than 300 animal 
114.12 	units unless cost-share money is available to the feedlot operator for 75 percent of the cost 
114.13 	of the upgrade; or
114.14 	(2) to spend more than $10,000 to upgrade an existing feedlot with between 300 and 
114.15 	500 animal units, unless cost-share money is available to the feedlot operator for 75 percent 
114.16 	of the cost of the upgrade or $50,000, whichever is less.
114.17 	(r) A feedlot operator who stores and applies up to 100,000 gallons per calendar year of 
114.18 	private truck wash wastewater resulting from trucks that transport animals or supplies to 
114.19 	and from the feedlot does not require a permit to land-apply industrial by-products if the 
114.20 	feedlot operator stores and applies the wastewater in accordance with Pollution Control 
114.21 	Agency requirements for land applications of industrial by-product that do not require a 
114.22 	permit.
114.23 	(s) A feedlot operator who holds a permit from the Pollution Control Agency to 
114.24 	land-apply industrial by-products from a private truck wash is not required to have a certified 
114.25 	land applicator apply the private truck wash wastewater if the wastewater is applied by the 
114.26 	feedlot operator to cropland owned or leased by the feedlot operator or by a commercial 
114.27 	animal waste technician licensed by the commissioner of agriculture under chapter 18C. 
114.28 	For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (r), "private truck wash" means a truck washing 
114.29 	facility owned or leased, operated, and used only by a feedlot operator to wash trucks owned 
114.30 	or leased by the feedlot operator and used to transport animals or supplies to and from the 
114.31 	feedlot.

114.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from February 1, 2021.

115.1 	Sec. 121. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
115.2 	to read:
115.3 		Subd. 13.Unadopted rules. The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must 
115.4 	not enforce or attempt to enforce an unadopted rule. For purposes of this subdivision, 
115.5 	"unadopted rule" means a guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual standard, interpretive 
115.6 	statement, policy plan, or similar pronouncement if the guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual 
115.7 	standard, interpretive statement, policy plan, or similar pronouncement has not been adopted 
115.8 	according to the rulemaking process provided under chapter 14. If an unadopted rule is 
115.9 	challenged under section 14.381, the commissioner must cease enforcement of the unadopted 
115.10 	rule and overcome a presumption that the unadopted rule must be adopted according to the 
115.11 	rulemaking process provided under chapter 14.

115.12 	Sec. 122. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.155, is amended by adding a subdivision 
115.13 	to read:
115.14 		Subd. 5c.Closed landfill emergency account. The closed landfill emergency account 
115.15 	is as described in section 115B.422.

115.16 	Sec. 123. [116.157] REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION THROUGH SUPPORT 
115.17 	OF ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE CHOICE.
115.18 		Subdivision 1.Policy. It is the policy of this state:
115.19 	(1) to reduce air pollution by supporting the market for zero emission vehicles;
115.20 	(2) to do so by ensuring consumers have access to the most desirable zero emission 
115.21 	vehicles; and
115.22 	(3) to maximize consumer access to desirable zero emission vehicles by ensuring that 
115.23 	undesirable zero emission vehicles do not take up space on automobile dealer lots that could 
115.24 	be used to offer more desirable zero emission vehicles.
115.25 		Subd. 2.Duty to purchase vehicle. In order to further the policies described in 
115.26 	subdivision 1, if the Pollution Control Agency adopts a requirement that a certain percentage 
115.27 	of the passenger cars and light duty trucks that each automobile manufacturer annually 
115.28 	delivers for sale in Minnesota must be vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions, then the agency 
115.29 	must purchase from an automobile dealer any zero emission vehicle that has remained 
115.30 	unsold on the dealer's lot for more than 90 days if requested to do so by the automobile 
115.31 	dealer.
116.1 		Subd. 3.Appropriation. There is annually appropriated from the environmental fund 
116.2 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency a sum sufficient to purchase vehicles 
116.3 	as required under subdivision 2.

116.4 	Sec. 124. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
116.5 		Subd. 2a.When prepared. (a) Where there is potential for significant environmental 
116.6 	effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action must be preceded by a 
116.7 	detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit. 
116.8 	The environmental impact statement must be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic 
116.9 	document that describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant environmental 
116.10 	impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and their impacts, and 
116.11 	explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an action could be mitigated. 
116.12 	The environmental impact statement must also analyze those economic, employment, and 
116.13 	sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action be implemented. To ensure its 
116.14 	use in the decision-making process, the environmental impact statement must be prepared 
116.15 	as early as practical in the formulation of an action.
116.16 	(b) The board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental 
116.17 	impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared 
116.18 	as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under this 
116.19 	section. A mandatory environmental assessment worksheet is not required for the expansion 
116.20 	of an ethanol plant, as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), or the 
116.21 	conversion of an ethanol plant to a biobutanol facility or the expansion of a biobutanol 
116.22 	facility as defined in section 41A.15, subdivision 2d, based on the capacity of the expanded 
116.23 	or converted facility to produce alcohol fuel, but must be required if the ethanol plant or 
116.24 	biobutanol facility meets or exceeds thresholds of other categories of actions for which 
116.25 	environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared. The responsible governmental unit 
116.26 	for an ethanol plant or biobutanol facility project for which an environmental assessment 
116.27 	worksheet is prepared is the state agency with the greatest responsibility for supervising or 
116.28 	approving the project as a whole.
116.29 	(c) A mandatory environmental impact statement is not required for a facility or plant 
116.30 	located outside the seven-county metropolitan area that produces less than 125,000,000 
116.31 	gallons of ethanol, biobutanol, or cellulosic biofuel annually, or produces less than 400,000 
116.32 	tons of chemicals annually, if the facility or plant is: an ethanol plant, as defined in section 
116.33 	41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b); a biobutanol facility, as defined in section 41A.15, 
116.34 	subdivision 2d; or a cellulosic biofuel facility. A facility or plant that only uses a cellulosic 
117.1 	feedstock to produce chemical products for use by another facility as a feedstock is not 
117.2 	considered a fuel conversion facility as used in rules adopted under this chapter.
117.3 	(d) The responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the completion 
117.4 	of an environmental assessment worksheet by publishing the notice in at least one newspaper 
117.5 	of general circulation in the geographic area where the project is proposed, by posting the 
117.6 	notice on a website that has been designated as the official publication site for publication 
117.7 	of proceedings, public notices, and summaries of a political subdivision in which the project 
117.8 	is proposed, or in any other manner determined by the board and shall provide copies of 
117.9 	the environmental assessment worksheet to the board and its member agencies. Comments 
117.10 	on the need for an environmental impact statement may be submitted to the responsible 
117.11 	governmental unit during a 30-day period following publication of the notice that an 
117.12 	environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. The responsible governmental 
117.13 	unit may extend the 30-day comment period for an additional 30 days one time. Further 
117.14 	extensions of the comment period may not be made unless approved by the project's proposer. 
117.15 	The responsible governmental unit's decision on the need for an environmental impact 
117.16 	statement must be based on the environmental assessment worksheet and the comments 
117.17 	received during the comment period, and must be made within 15 days after the close of 
117.18 	the comment period. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 
117.19 	additional days upon the request of the responsible governmental unit.
117.20 	(e) An environmental assessment worksheet must also be prepared for a proposed action 
117.21 	whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 100 individuals who 
117.22 	reside or own property in the state a county where the proposed action will be undertaken 
117.23 	or in one or more adjoining counties, submitted before the proposed project has received 
117.24 	final approval by the appropriate governmental units, demonstrates that, because of the 
117.25 	nature or location of a proposed action, there may be potential for significant environmental 
117.26 	effects. Petitions requesting the preparation of an environmental assessment worksheet must 
117.27 	be submitted to the board. The chair of the board shall determine the appropriate responsible 
117.28 	governmental unit and forward the petition to it. A decision on the need for an environmental 
117.29 	assessment worksheet must be made by the responsible governmental unit within 15 days 
117.30 	after the petition is received by the responsible governmental unit. The board's chair may 
117.31 	extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 additional days upon request of the responsible 
117.32 	governmental unit.
117.33 	(f) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part 
117.34 	4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental 
117.35 	review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:
118.1 	(1) the proposed action is:
118.2 	(i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or
118.3 	(ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative capacity 
118.4 	of less than 1,000 animal units;
118.5 	(2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by the 
118.6 	proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution 
118.7 	Control Agency feedlot rules; and
118.8 	(3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business days 
118.9 	before the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the animal feedlot 
118.10 	facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with regard to the 
118.11 	feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in addition to other 
118.12 	exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.
118.13 	(g) The board may, before final approval of a proposed project, require preparation of 
118.14 	an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected by the 
118.15 	board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been specifically 
118.16 	provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.
118.17 	(h) An early and open process must be used to limit the scope of the environmental 
118.18 	impact statement to a discussion of those impacts that, because of the nature or location of 
118.19 	the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process must 
118.20 	be used to determine the form, content, and level of detail of the statement as well as the 
118.21 	alternatives that are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition, the permits 
118.22 	that will be required for the proposed action must be identified during the scoping process. 
118.23 	Further, the process must identify those permits for which information will be developed 
118.24 	concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board shall provide in its rules 
118.25 	for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The determinations reached in the 
118.26 	process must be incorporated into the order requiring the preparation of an environmental 
118.27 	impact statement.
118.28 	(i) The responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid duplication 
118.29 	and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review and between 
118.30 	environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical, information 
118.31 	needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits or other actions required 
118.32 	for a proposed project must be developed in conjunction with the preparation of an 
118.33 	environmental impact statement. When an environmental impact statement is prepared for 
118.34 	a project requiring multiple permits for which two or more agencies' decision processes 
119.1 	include either mandatory or discretionary hearings before a hearing officer before the 
119.2 	agencies' decision on the permit, the agencies may, notwithstanding any law or rule to the 
119.3 	contrary, conduct the hearings in a single consolidated hearing process if requested by the 
119.4 	proposer. All agencies having jurisdiction over a permit that is included in the consolidated 
119.5 	hearing shall participate. The responsible governmental unit shall establish appropriate 
119.6 	procedures for the consolidated hearing process, including procedures to ensure that the 
119.7 	consolidated hearing process is consistent with the applicable requirements for each permit 
119.8 	regarding the rights and duties of parties to the hearing, and shall use the earliest applicable 
119.9 	hearing procedure to initiate the hearing. All agencies having jurisdiction over a permit 
119.10 	identified in the draft environmental assessment worksheet scoping document must begin 
119.11 	reviewing any permit application upon publication of the notice of preparation of the 
119.12 	environmental impact statement.
119.13 	(j) An environmental impact statement must be prepared and its adequacy determined 
119.14 	within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by consent of the 
119.15 	parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental unit shall determine 
119.16 	the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60 days after notice is 
119.17 	published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared, the board chooses to 
119.18 	determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an environmental impact 
119.19 	statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental unit has 60 days to prepare 
119.20 	an adequate environmental impact statement.
119.21 	(k) The proposer of a specific action may include in the information submitted to the 
119.22 	responsible governmental unit a preliminary draft environmental impact statement under 
119.23 	this section on that action for review, modification, and determination of completeness and 
119.24 	adequacy by the responsible governmental unit. A preliminary draft environmental impact 
119.25 	statement prepared by the project proposer and submitted to the responsible governmental 
119.26 	unit must identify or include as an appendix all studies and other sources of information 
119.27 	used to substantiate the analysis contained in the preliminary draft environmental impact 
119.28 	statement. The responsible governmental unit shall require additional studies, if needed, 
119.29 	and obtain from the project proposer all additional studies and information necessary for 
119.30 	the responsible governmental unit to perform its responsibility to review, modify, and 
119.31 	determine the completeness and adequacy of the environmental impact statement.

120.1 	Sec. 125. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116G.07, is amended by adding a subdivision 
120.2 	to read:
120.3 		Subd. 4.Exemption; Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area. Plans and regulations 
120.4 	of local units of government within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area are exempt 
120.5 	from subdivisions 1 to 3 and are subject to section 116G.15, subdivision 8.

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

120.7 	Sec. 126. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116G.15, is amended by adding a subdivision 
120.8 	to read:
120.9 		Subd. 8.Reviewing and approving local plans and regulations. (a) In the Mississippi 
120.10 	River Corridor Critical Area, the commissioner of natural resources is responsible for 
120.11 	carrying out the duties of the board and the Metropolitan Council is responsible for carrying 
120.12 	out the duties of the regional development commission under sections 116G.07 to 116G.10. 
120.13 	Notwithstanding sections 116G.07, subdivisions 2 and 3, and 116G.10, subdivision 3, the 
120.14 	responsibilities and procedures for reviewing and approving local plans and regulations in 
120.15 	the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area, and amendments thereto, are subject to this 
120.16 	subdivision.
120.17 	(b) Within 60 days of receiving a draft plan from a local unit of government, the 
120.18 	commissioner, in coordination with the Metropolitan Council, must review the plan to 
120.19 	determine the plan's consistency with:
120.20 	(1) this section;
120.21 	(2) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
120.22 	(3) the local unit of government's comprehensive plan.
120.23 	(c) Within 60 days of receiving draft regulations from a local unit of government, the 
120.24 	commissioner must review the regulations to determine the regulations' consistency with:
120.25 	(1) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
120.26 	(2) the commissioner-approved plan adopted by the local unit of government under 
120.27 	paragraph (b).
120.28 	(d) Upon review of a draft plan and regulations under paragraphs (b) and (c), the 
120.29 	commissioner must:
120.30 	(1) conditionally approve the draft plan and regulations by written decision; or
121.1 	(2) return the draft plan and regulations to the local unit of government for modification, 
121.2 	along with a written explanation of the need for modification.
121.3 	(i) When the commissioner returns a draft plan and regulations to the local unit of 
121.4 	government for modification, the local unit of government must revise the draft plan and 
121.5 	regulations within 60 days after receiving the commissioner's written explanation and must 
121.6 	resubmit the revised draft plan and regulations to the commissioner.
121.7 	(ii) The Metropolitan Council and the commissioner must review the revised draft plan 
121.8 	and regulations upon receipt from the local unit of government as provided under paragraphs 
121.9 	(b) and (c).
121.10 	(iii) If the local unit of government or the Metropolitan Council requests a meeting, a 
121.11 	final revision need not be made until a meeting is held with the commissioner on the draft 
121.12 	plan and regulations. The request extends the 60-day time limit specified in item (i) until 
121.13 	after the meeting is held.
121.14 	(e) Only plans and regulations receiving final approval from the commissioner have the 
121.15 	force and effect of law. The commissioner must grant final approval under this section only 
121.16 	if:
121.17 	(1) the plan is an element of a comprehensive plan that is authorized by the Metropolitan 
121.18 	Council according to sections 473.175 and 473.858; and
121.19 	(2) the local unit of government adopts a plan and regulations that are consistent with 
121.20 	the draft plan and regulations conditionally approved under paragraph (d).
121.21 	(f) The local unit of government must implement and enforce the commissioner-approved 
121.22 	plan and regulations after the plan and regulations take effect.

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

121.24 	Sec. 127. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 127A.353, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
121.25 		Subd. 4.Duties; powers. (a) The school trust lands director shall:
121.26 	(1) take an oath of office before assuming any duties as the director;
121.27 	(2) evaluate the school trust land asset position;
121.28 	(3) determine the estimated current and potential market value of school trust lands;
121.29 	(4) advise the governor, Executive Council, commissioner of natural resources, and the 
121.30 	Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission on the management of school trust lands, 
121.31 	including:
122.1 	(i) Department of Natural Resources school trust land management plans;
122.2 	(ii) leases of school trust lands;
122.3 	(iii) royalty agreements on school trust lands;
122.4 	(iv) land sales and exchanges;
122.5 	(v) cost certification; and
122.6 	(vi) revenue generating options;
122.7 	(5) propose to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission legislative changes 
122.8 	that will improve the asset allocation of the school trust lands;
122.9 	(6) develop a ten-year strategic plan and a 25-year framework for management of school 
122.10 	trust lands, in conjunction with the commissioner of natural resources, that is updated every 
122.11 	five years and implemented by the commissioner, with goals to:
122.12 	(i) retain core real estate assets;
122.13 	(ii) increase the value of the real estate assets and the cash flow from those assets;
122.14 	(iii) rebalance the portfolio in assets with high performance potential and the strategic 
122.15 	disposal of selected assets;
122.16 	(iv) establish priorities for management actions; and
122.17 	(v) balance revenue enhancement and resource stewardship; and
122.18 	(vi) advance strategies on school trust lands to capitalize on ecosystem services markets;
122.19 	(7) submit to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission for review an annual 
122.20 	budget and management plan for the director; and
122.21 	(8) keep the beneficiaries, governor, legislature, and the public informed about the work 
122.22 	of the director by reporting to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission in a 
122.23 	public meeting at least once during each calendar quarter.
122.24 	(b) In carrying out the duties under paragraph (a), the school trust lands director shall 
122.25 	have the authority to:
122.26 	(1) direct and control money appropriated to the director;
122.27 	(2) establish job descriptions and employ up to five employees in the unclassified service, 
122.28 	within the limitations of money appropriated to the director;
122.29 	(3) enter into interdepartmental agreements with any other state agency;
123.1 	(4) enter into joint powers agreements under chapter 471;
123.2 	(5) evaluate and initiate real estate development projects on school trust lands with the 
123.3 	advice of the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission in order to generate long-term 
123.4 	economic return to the permanent school fund;
123.5 	(6) serve as temporary trustee of school trust land for school trust lands subject to 
123.6 	proposed or active eminent domain proceedings; and
123.7 	(7) submit recommendations on strategies for school trust land leases, sales, or exchanges 
123.8 	to the commissioner of natural resources and the Legislative Permanent School Fund 
123.9 	Commission.

123.10 	Sec. 128. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 282.08, is amended to read:
123.11 	282.08 APPORTIONMENT OF PROCEEDS TO TAXING DISTRICTS.
123.12 	The net proceeds from the sale or rental of any parcel of forfeited land, or from the sale 
123.13 	of products from the forfeited land, must be apportioned by the county auditor to the taxing 
123.14 	districts interested in the land, as follows:
123.15 	(1) the portion required to pay any amounts included in the appraised value under section 
123.16 	282.01, subdivision 3, as representing increased value due to any public improvement made 
123.17 	after forfeiture of the parcel to the state, but not exceeding the amount certified by the 
123.18 	appropriate governmental authority must be apportioned to the governmental subdivision 
123.19 	entitled to it;
123.20 	(2) the portion required to pay any amount included in the appraised value under section 
123.21 	282.019, subdivision 5, representing increased value due to response actions taken after 
123.22 	forfeiture of the parcel to the state, but not exceeding the amount of expenses certified by 
123.23 	the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of agriculture, must be apportioned to 
123.24 	the agency or the commissioner of agriculture and deposited in the fund from which the 
123.25 	expenses were paid;
123.26 	(3) the portion of the remainder required to discharge any special assessment chargeable 
123.27 	against the parcel for drainage or other purpose whether due or deferred at the time of 
123.28 	forfeiture, must be apportioned to the governmental subdivision entitled to it; and
123.29 	(4) any balance must be apportioned as follows:
123.30 	(i) The county board may annually by resolution set aside no more than 30 percent of 
123.31 	the receipts remaining to be used for forest development on tax-forfeited land and dedicated 
124.1 	memorial forests, to be expended under the supervision of the county board. It must be 
124.2 	expended only on projects improving the health and management of the forest resource.
124.3 	(ii) The county board may annually by resolution set aside no more than 20 percent of 
124.4 	the receipts remaining to be used for the acquisition and maintenance of county parks or 
124.5 	recreational areas as defined in sections 398.31 to 398.36, to be expended under the 
124.6 	supervision of the county board.
124.7 	(iii) The county board may by resolution set aside up to 100 percent of the receipts 
124.8 	remaining to be used:
124.9 	(A) according to section 282.09, subdivision 2;
124.10 	(B) for remediating contamination at tax-forfeited properties; or
124.11 	(C) for correcting blighted conditions at tax-forfeited properties.
124.12 	An election made under this item is effective for a minimum of five years, unless the county 
124.13 	board specifies a shorter duration.
124.14 	(iv) Any balance remaining must be apportioned as follows: county, 40 percent; town 
124.15 	or city, 20 percent; and school district, 40 percent, provided, however, that in unorganized 
124.16 	territory that portion which would have accrued to the township must be administered by 
124.17 	the county board of commissioners.

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

124.19 	Sec. 129. Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290C.04, is amended to read:
124.20 	290C.04 APPLICATIONS.
124.21 	(a) A landowner may apply to enroll forest land for the sustainable forest incentive 
124.22 	program under this chapter. The claimant must complete, sign, and submit an application 
124.23 	to the commissioner by October 31 in order for the land to become eligible beginning in 
124.24 	the next year. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioners of revenue 
124.25 	and natural resources and must include the information the commissioners deem necessary. 
124.26 	At a minimum, the application must show the following information for the land and the 
124.27 	claimant: (i) the claimant's Social Security number or state or federal business tax registration 
124.28 	number and date of birth, (ii) the claimant's address, (iii) the claimant's signature, (iv) the 
124.29 	county's parcel identification numbers for the tax parcels that completely contain the 
124.30 	claimant's forest land that is sought to be enrolled, (v) the number of acres eligible for 
124.31 	enrollment in the program, (vi) the approved plan writer's signature and identification 
124.32 	number, (vii) (vi) proof, in a form specified by the commissioner, that the claimant has 
125.1 	executed and acknowledged in the manner required by law for a deed, and recorded, a 
125.2 	covenant that the land is not and shall not be developed in a manner inconsistent with the 
125.3 	requirements and conditions of this chapter, and (viii) (vii) a registration number for the 
125.4 	forest management plan, issued by the commissioner of natural resources. The covenant 
125.5 	shall state in writing that the covenant is binding on the claimant and the claimant's successor 
125.6 	or assignee, and that it runs with the land for a period of not less than eight years unless the 
125.7 	claimant requests termination of the covenant after a reduction in payments due to changes 
125.8 	in the payment formula under section 290C.07 or as a result of executive action, the amount 
125.9 	of payment a claimant is eligible to receive under section 290C.07 is reduced or limited. 
125.10 	The commissioner shall specify the form of the covenant and provide copies upon request. 
125.11 	The covenant must include a legal description that encompasses all the forest land that the 
125.12 	claimant wishes to enroll under this section or the certificate of title number for that land if 
125.13 	it is registered land. The commissioner of natural resources shall record the area eligible 
125.14 	for enrollment into the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act as electronic geospatial data, as 
125.15 	defined in section 16E.30, subdivision 10.
125.16 	(b) The commissioner shall provide by electronic means data sufficient for the 
125.17 	commissioner of natural resources to determine whether the land qualifies for enrollment. 
125.18 	The commissioner must make the data available within 30 days of receipt of the application 
125.19 	filed by the claimant or by October 1, whichever is sooner. The commissioner of natural 
125.20 	resources must notify the commissioner whether the land qualifies for enrollment within 
125.21 	30 days of the data being available, and if the land qualifies for enrollment, the commissioner 
125.22 	of natural resources shall specify the number of qualifying acres per tax parcel.
125.23 	(c) The commissioner shall notify the claimant within 90 days after receipt of a completed 
125.24 	application that either the land has or has not been approved for enrollment. A claimant 
125.25 	whose application is denied may appeal the denial as provided in section 290C.13.
125.26 	(d) Within 90 days after the denial of an application, or within 90 days after the final 
125.27 	resolution of any appeal related to the denial, the commissioner shall execute and 
125.28 	acknowledge a document releasing the land from the covenant required under this chapter. 
125.29 	The document must be mailed to the claimant and is entitled to be recorded.
125.30 	(e) The Social Security numbers collected from individuals under this section are private 
125.31 	data as provided in section 13.355. The federal business tax registration number and date 
125.32 	of birth data collected under this section are also private data on individuals or nonpublic 
125.33 	data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivisions 9 and 12, but may be shared with county 
125.34 	assessors for purposes of tax administration and with county treasurers for purposes of the 
125.35 	revenue recapture under chapter 270A.

126.1 	Sec. 130. Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 16, is amended to read:
126.2 	Sec. 16. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; AITKIN, BELTRAMI, AND 
126.3 	KOOCHICHING COUNTIES.
 126.4 	(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, 
126.5 	subdivision 3, and subject to the valuation restrictions described in paragraph (c), the 
126.6 	commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as 
126.7 	required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the 
126.8 	remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the 
126.9 	state-owned land leased for farming wild rice described in paragraph (b).
126.10 	(b) The state land that may be exchanged is held under the following state leases for 
126.11 	farming of wild rice:
126.12 	(1) Lease LAGR001305, covering 175.1 acres in Aitkin County;
126.13 	(2) Lease LMIS010040, covering 107.1 acres in Beltrami County;
126.14 	(3) Lease LMIS010096, covering 137.4 acres in Beltrami County; and
126.15 	(4) Lease LAGR001295, covering 264.40 acres in Koochiching County.
126.16 	(c) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the lessee shall be included 
126.17 	in the estimate of market value.
126.18 	(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the exchanges if mutually agreed 
126.19 	upon by the commissioner and the exchange partner to avoid leaving unmanageable parcels 
126.20 	of land in state ownership after an exchange or to meet county zoning standards or other 
126.21 	regulatory needs for the wild rice farming operations.
126.22 	(e) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources in Koochiching 
126.23 	County borders the Lost River. The lands to be exchanged are not required to provide at 
126.24 	least equal opportunity for access to waters by the public, but the lands must be at least 
126.25 	equal in value and have the potential to generate revenue for the school trust lands.
126.26 	(f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343, subdivision 8a, lessees must 
126.27 	pay to the commissioner all costs, as determined by the commissioner, that are associated 
126.28 	with each exchange transaction, including valuation expenses; legal fees; survey expenses; 
126.29 	costs of title work, advertising, and public hearings; transactional staff costs; and closing 
126.30 	costs.

127.1 	Sec. 131. Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 48, is amended to read:
127.2 	Sec. 48. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 127.3 		Subdivision 1.Exchange of land. (a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in 
127.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources 
127.5 	may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota 
127.6 	Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
127.7 	Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the riparian land described in paragraph (b).
127.8 	(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in St. Louis County and is described 
127.9 	as: Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 64 North, Range 12 West.
127.10 	(c) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources borders Low 
127.11 	Lake. The land to be exchanged is forest land that includes areas bordering the Whiteface 
127.12 	River. While the land does not provide at least equal opportunity for access to waters by 
127.13 	the public, the land to be acquired by the commissioner in the exchange will improve access 
127.14 	to adjacent state forest lands.
127.15 		Subd. 2.Gifts of land. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342 or 94.343, 
127.16 	or any other law to the contrary, the Land Exchange Board may consider a gift of land from 
127.17 	the exchange partner pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.085, subdivision 1, paragraph 
127.18 	(d), in addition to land proposed for exchange with the state land referenced in subdivision 
127.19 	1, paragraph (b), in determining whether the proposal is in the best interests of the school 
127.20 	trust.

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

127.22 	Sec. 132. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 9, 
127.23 	is amended to read:

127.24	Subd. 9.Environmental Quality Board
 		1,774,000
		1,274,000

127.25	Appropriations by Fund
	
127.26		2020
	2021
	
127.27	General
	1,081,000
	1,081,000
	
127.28	Environmental
	393,000
	193,000
	
127.29	Remediation
	300,000
	-0-
	
127.30 	(a) $200,000 the first year is from the 
127.31 	environmental fund to begin to develop and 
127.32 	assemble the material required under Code of 
128.1 	Federal Regulations, title 40, section 233.10, 
128.2 	to have the state of Minnesota assume the 
128.3 	section 404 permitting program of the Federal 
128.4 	Clean Water Act. The Board may execute 
128.5 	contracts or interagency agreements to 
128.6 	facilitate developing the required agreements 
128.7 	and materials. By February 1, 2021 2022, the 
128.8 	board must submit a report on the additional 
128.9 	funding necessary to secure section 404 
128.10 	assumption and the additional funding needed 
128.11 	to fully implement the state-assumed program 
128.12 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
128.13 	of the legislative committees and divisions 
128.14 	with jurisdiction over the environment and 
128.15 	natural resources. This is a onetime 
128.16 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
128.17 	2022.
128.18 	(b) $300,000 the first year is from the 
128.19 	remediation fund to conduct a study of the 
128.20 	potential to deploy solar photovoltaic devices 
128.21 	on closed landfill program sites. This is a 
128.22 	onetime appropriation. By December 1, 2020, 
128.23 	the board, in consultation with the Pollution 
128.24 	Control Agency and the commissioners of 
128.25 	administration, commerce, and management 
128.26 	and budget, must provide to the chairs and 
128.27 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
128.28 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
128.29 	over environment and natural resources policy 
128.30 	and finance and energy policy and finance a 
128.31 	report on the use of properties in the state's 
128.32 	closed landfill program for solar energy 
128.33 	production. The report must include:
129.1 	(1) identification and assessment of properties 
129.2 	in the closed landfill program with the highest 
129.3 	potential for solar energy production;
129.4 	(2) identification of potential barriers to solar 
129.5 	energy production and potential ways to 
129.6 	address those barriers; and
129.7 	(3) policy recommendations that would 
129.8 	facilitate solar energy production on closed 
129.9 	landfill program sites in a manner that would 
129.10 	contribute to state and local government 
129.11 	sustainability goals.

129.12 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from January 31, 2021.

129.13 	Sec. 133. Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 109, as amended 
129.14 	by Laws 2020, chapter 83, article 1, section 100, is amended to read:
129.15 	Sec. 109. APPLYING STORM WATER RULES TO CITIES AND TOWNSHIPS.
 129.16 	Until the Pollution Control Agency amends rules for storm water, Minnesota Rules, part 
129.17 	7090.1010, subpart 1, item B, subitem (1), applies only to the portions of a city, a town, 
129.18 	and unorganized areas of counties or township that are designated as urbanized under Code 
129.19 	of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.26 (a)(9)(i)(A), and other platted areas within 
129.20 	that jurisdiction those jurisdictions.

129.21 	Sec. 134. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 129.22 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The 
129.23 	following areas are added to Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
129.24 	(1) that part of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, 
129.25 	Minnesota, bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following 
129.26 	described lines:
129.27 	Beginning at the intersection of the south line of Lot 18 of Auditor's Subdivision Number 
129.28 	29 of Mendota, according to the plat on file in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder, 
129.29 	with the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Sibley Memorial Highway; thence 
129.30 	northerly along said westerly right-of-way line to the north line of said Lot 18; thence 
129.31 	westerly along the north line of said Lot 18 to the easterly right-of-way line of the 
130.1 	Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly and northeasterly along said 
130.2 	easterly right-of-way to the east line of said Section 28;
130.3 	(2) that part of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, 
130.4 	Minnesota, lying westerly of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern 
130.5 	Railroad;
130.6 	(3) that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
130.7 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
130.8 	Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway 
130.9 	and North of the South 752 feet of said Government Lot 6;
130.10 	(4) the North 152 feet of the South 752 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 
130.11 	33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the 
130.12 	easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly 
130.13 	right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway;
130.14 	(5) the North 270 feet of the South 600 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 lying 
130.15 	between the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway and the easterly right-of-way 
130.16 	of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 
130.17 	West, Dakota County, Minnesota;
130.18 	(6) that part of the South 20 rods of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 
130.19 	North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way 
130.20 	of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley 
130.21 	Memorial Highway, excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
130.22 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 6; thence North 89 degrees 
130.23 	56 minutes 54 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
130.24 	Lot 6 a distance of 260.31 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; 
130.25 	thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 71.17 feet; 
130.26 	thence northwesterly a distance of 37.25 feet along a nontangential curve concave to 
130.27 	the East having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 00 degrees 31 minutes 
130.28 	15 seconds the chord of said curve bears North 23 degrees 31 minutes 27 seconds West; 
130.29 	thence northerly a distance of 127.39 feet along a compound curve concave to the East 
130.30 	having a radius of 2,005.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 38 minutes 19 seconds; 
130.31 	thence North 70 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds East not tangent to said curve a distance 
130.32 	of 65.00 feet; thence southerly a distance of 123.26 feet along a nontangential curve 
130.33 	concave to the East having a radius of 1,940.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 
130.34 	38 minutes 19 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 21 degrees 26 minutes 40 
131.1 	seconds East; thence southerly a distance of 65.42 feet to the point of beginning along 
131.2 	a compound curve concave to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central 
131.3 	angle of 00 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds;
131.4 	(7) that part of Government Lot 5 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
131.5 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
131.6 	Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway, 
131.7 	excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
131.8 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 5; thence North 89 degrees 
131.9 	56 minutes 18 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
131.10 	Lot 5 a distance of 70.48 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described; 
131.11 	thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 18 seconds West along said south line of 
131.12 	Government Lot 5 a distance of 40.01 feet; thence North 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds 
131.13 	East a distance of 6.08 feet; thence northerly a distance of 185.58 feet along a tangential 
131.14 	curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,427.00 feet and a central angle of 02 
131.15 	degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 89 degrees 06 minutes 18 seconds West 
131.16 	not tangent to said curve a distance of 25.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 53 minutes 
131.17 	42 seconds West a distance of 539.13 feet; thence northerly a distance of 103.77 feet 
131.18 	along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,524.65 feet and a 
131.19 	central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds; thence northerly a distance of 159.33 
131.20 	feet along a compound curve concave to the West having a radius of 522.45 feet and a 
131.21 	central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 23 seconds; thence northwesterly a distance of 
131.22 	86.78 feet along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,240.87 feet 
131.23 	and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 25 seconds; thence North 26 degrees 16 
131.24 	minutes 30 seconds West tangent to said curve a distance of 92.39 feet; thence 
131.25 	northwesterly a distance of 178.12 feet along a tangential curve concave to the East 
131.26 	having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 29 minutes 25 seconds 
131.27 	to a point on the north line of said Government Lot 5 which is 331.48 feet from the 
131.28 	northeast corner thereof as measured along said north line; thence South 89 degrees 56 
131.29 	minutes 54 seconds East along said north line of Government Lot 5 a distance of 71.17 
131.30 	feet; thence southeasterly a distance of 146.53 feet along a nontangential curve concave 
131.31 	to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 04 minutes 
131.32 	54 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 25 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East; 
131.33 	thence South 26 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East tangent to said curve a distance of 
131.34 	92.39 feet; thence southerly a distance of 91.33 feet along a tangential curve concave 
131.35 	to the West having a radius of 1,305.87 feet and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 
132.1 	25 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 179.15 feet along a tangential curve concave 
132.2 	to the West having a radius of 587.45 feet and a central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 
132.3 	23 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 108.20 feet along a compound curve concave 
132.4 	to the West having a radius of 1,589.65 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 
132.5 	59 seconds; thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 42 seconds East tangent to said curve 
132.6 	a distance of 539.13 feet; thence southerly a distance of 187.26 feet along a tangential 
132.7 	curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,467.00 feet and a central angle of 02 
132.8 	degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds West 
132.9 	tangent to said curve a distance of 5.07 feet to the point of beginning; and
132.10 	(8) that part of Government Lot 4 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, 
132.11 	Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and 
132.12 	Northwestern Railroad and northerly of the following described line:
132.13 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 89 degrees 
132.14 	55 minutes 42 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government 
132.15 	Lot 4 a distance of 312.44 feet to corner B205, MNDOT Right-of-Way Plat No. 19-93, 
132.16 	according to the recorded map thereof; thence continue North 89 degrees 55 minutes 42 
132.17 	seconds West along said south line of Government Lot 4 a distance of 318.00 feet to the 
132.18 	easterly right-of-way of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly along 
132.19 	said railroad right-of-way a distance of 387.97 feet along a nontangential curve concave 
132.20 	to the West having a radius of 2,963.54 feet and a central angle of 07 degrees 30 minutes 
132.21 	03 seconds, the chord of said curve bears North 00 degrees 42 minutes 41 seconds East; 
132.22 	thence North 03 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds West tangent to said curve along said 
132.23 	railroad right-of-way a distance of 619.45 feet to the point of beginning of the line to 
132.24 	be described; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 27 seconds East a distance of 417.92 
132.25 	feet; thence North 18 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds East a distance of 317.52 feet to a 
132.26 	point on the north line of said Government Lot 4 which is 135.00 feet from the northeast 
132.27 	corner thereof as measured along said north line and there terminating.
132.28 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 38A.] Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State 
132.29 	Park, St. Louis County. The following areas are added to Lake Vermilion-Soudan 
132.30 	Underground Mine State Park, St. Louis County, and are designated as the Granelda Unit:
132.31 	(1) Lot 3 of Section 28 and Lot 5 of Section 29 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all 
132.32 	West of the 4th Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey 
132.33 	thereof;
133.1 	(2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter, the Southeast 
133.2 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and Lots 
133.3 	numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 29 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all West of the 
133.4 	4th Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government survey thereof;
133.5 	(3) Lots 1 and 2 of Section 32 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all West of the 4th 
133.6 	Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey thereof; and
133.7 	(4) Lot 4 of Section 23 in Township 63 North of Range 18, all West of the 4th Principal 
133.8 	Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey thereof.

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

133.10 	Sec. 135. ADDITION TO STATE RECREATION AREA.
 133.11 	[85.013] [Subd. 12a.] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St. Louis 
133.12 	County. The following area is added to Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, 
133.13 	St. Louis County: that part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15, 
133.14 	Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying northerly of the 
133.15 	following described line:
133.16 	Commencing at the West quarter corner of said Section 15; thence North 01 degree 24 
133.17 	minutes 27 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the west line of said South Half of 
133.18 	the Northwest Quarter a distance of 1,034.09 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar with plastic cap 
133.19 	stamped "MN DNR LS 44974" (DM) and the point of beginning; thence South 62 degrees 
133.20 	44 minutes 07 seconds East 405.24 feet to a DM; thence South 82 degrees 05 minutes 
133.21 	24 seconds East 314.95 feet to a DM; thence South 86 degrees 18 minutes 01 second 
133.22 	East 269.23 feet to a DM; thence North 81 degrees 41 minutes 24 seconds East 243.61 
133.23 	feet to a DM; thence North 71 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East 478.17 feet to a DM; 
133.24 	thence North 60 degrees 53 minutes 38 seconds East 257.32 feet to a DM; thence South 
133.25 	09 degrees 16 minutes 07 seconds East 179.09 feet to a DM; thence South 49 degrees 
133.26 	16 minutes 00 seconds East 127.27 feet to a DM; thence South 50 degrees 16 minutes 
133.27 	11 seconds East 187.13 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 11 minutes 35 seconds 
133.28 	East 189.33 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 13 minutes 16 seconds East 209.43 
133.29 	feet to a DM; thence South 80 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds East 167.59 feet to a DM 
133.30 	on the east line of said South Half of the Northwest Quarter, and there terminating.

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

134.1 	Sec. 136. DELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
 134.2 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The 
134.3 	following areas are deleted from Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
134.4 	(1) all of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian 
134.5 	lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway 
134.6 	No. 13, excepting the right-of-way owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway 
134.7 	company; and
134.8 	(2) all of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian 
134.9 	bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following described 
134.10 	lines: Beginning at the south line of said Section 28 at its intersection with the westerly 
134.11 	right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13; thence northerly along 
134.12 	the said westerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13 to the 
134.13 	southerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 100; thence 
134.14 	along the existing southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 
134.15 	100 to the westerly right-of-way line owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway 
134.16 	company; thence northeasterly along the said westerly right-of-way line of the Chicago and 
134.17 	Northwestern railway to the east line of said Section 28, excepting therefrom the right-of-way 
134.18 	owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway company.
134.19 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 43.] Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County. The following 
134.20 	area is deleted from Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County: a tract of land located in the 
134.21 	Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 108 North, Range 27 
134.22 	West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, more particularly 
134.23 	described as follows:
134.24 	Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 21; thence on an assumed bearing 
134.25 	of South 01 degree 31 minutes 27 seconds East, along the west line of the Northwest 
134.26 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 21, a distance of 545.00 feet, to the 
134.27 	south line of the North 545.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 
134.28 	of said Section 21, also being the south line of Minneopa Cemetery and the point of 
134.29 	beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes 26 
134.30 	seconds East, along said south line of Minneopa Cemetery, a distance of 228.95 feet; 
134.31 	thence southwesterly 58.5 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the west line of Block 
134.32 	188 and the northerly line of the railroad right-of-way, said point of intersection being 
134.33 	31.90 feet distant, measured at right angles from the south line of said Minneopa 
134.34 	Cemetery; thence continue southwesterly along said railroad right-of-way 187 feet, more 
135.1 	or less, to a point on the west line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
135.2 	said Section 21; thence North 01 degree 31 minutes 27 seconds West, along said west 
135.3 	line to the point of beginning.
135.4 		Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 60.] William O'Brien State Park, Washington County. The 
135.5 	following areas are deleted from William O'Brien State Park, Washington County:
135.6 	(1) those parts of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 20 West, Washington County, 
135.7 	Minnesota, described as follows:
135.8 	The West two rods of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West two 
135.9 	rods of the North two rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the 
135.10 	East two rods of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; and
135.11 	(2) the East two rods over and across the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
135.12 	excepting therefrom the North 200 feet of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter. 
135.13 	Also, the West 2 rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, excepting therefrom 
135.14 	the North 266 feet of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. Also, the South 66 
135.15 	feet of the North 266 feet of that part of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
135.16 	lying southwesterly of the existing public road known as 199th Street North.

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

135.18 	Sec. 137. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CASS COUNTY.
 135.19 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
135.20 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
135.21 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
135.22 	errors and ensure accuracy.
135.23 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Cass County and is described as: the westerly 
135.24 	20.00 feet of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 139 North, 
135.25 	Range 30 West, Cass County, Minnesota. The Grantor, its employees and agents only, 
135.26 	reserves a perpetual easement for ingress and egress over and across the above described 
135.27 	land.
135.28 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
135.29 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
135.30 	served if the land was returned to private ownership.

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

136.1 	Sec. 138. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; LAKE OF THE WOODS 
136.2 	COUNTY.
 136.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
136.4 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
136.5 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
136.6 	errors and ensure accuracy.
136.7 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Lake of the Woods County and is described 
136.8 	as: a strip of land lying in Government Lot 3, Section 5, Township 163 North, Range 34 
136.9 	West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; said strip of 
136.10 	land being 33.00 feet in width lying 16.50 feet on each side of the following described 
136.11 	centerline:
136.12 	Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 3; thence North 00 degrees 
136.13 	09 minutes 28 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the east line of said Government 
136.14 	Lot 3, a distance of 690 feet, more or less, to the south line of that particular tract of land 
136.15 	deeded to the State of Minnesota according to Document No. 75286, on file and of record 
136.16 	in the Office of the Recorder, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; thence South 89 
136.17 	degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, along said south line of that particular tract of 
136.18 	land, a distance of 200.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 28 seconds East, 
136.19 	parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 40.00 feet; thence 
136.20 	South 89 degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 16.50 feet to the point of 
136.21 	beginning of the centerline to be herein described; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 
136.22 	28 seconds East, parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 650.5 
136.23 	feet, more or less, to the south line of said Government Lot 3 and said centerline there 
136.24 	terminating.
136.25 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
136.26 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
136.27 	served if the land was returned to private ownership.

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

136.29 	Sec. 139. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 136.30 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of 
136.31 	natural resources may convey the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) to a local 
136.32 	unit of government for no consideration.
137.1 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
137.2 	errors and ensure accuracy.
137.3 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that part 
137.4 	of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 52 North, Range 
137.5 	17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, described as follows:
137.6 	Commencing at the quarter corner between Sections 27 and 28 of said Township 52 
137.7 	North, Range 17 West; thence running East 624 feet; thence North 629 feet to the point 
137.8 	of beginning; thence North 418 feet; thence East 208 feet; thence South 418 feet; thence 
137.9 	West 208 feet to the point of beginning.
137.10 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
137.11 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
137.12 	served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.

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

137.14 	Sec. 140. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 137.15 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
137.16 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
137.17 	described in paragraph (c).
137.18 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
137.19 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
137.20 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
137.21 	(1) Lot 5, Block 9, including part of vacated Seafield Street adjacent, Bristol Beach 1st 
137.22 	Division, Duluth (parcel 010-0300-01030); and
137.23 	(2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Township 58, Range 
137.24 	15, Section 5, lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of the town of White road 
137.25 	running in an east-west direction connecting County Road No. 138 with State Highway No. 
137.26 	135 and lying westerly of the following described line: commencing at the northeast corner 
137.27 	of Government Lot 3; thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 22 seconds West along the north 
137.28 	line of Government Lot 3 558.28 feet; thence South 27 degrees 50 minutes 01 second West 
137.29 	102.75 feet; thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 46 seconds West 452.29 feet; thence South 
137.30 	28 degrees 19 minutes 22 seconds West 422.74 feet; thence South 30 degrees 55 minutes 
137.31 	42 seconds West 133.79 feet; thence southwesterly 210.75 feet along a tangential curve 
137.32 	concave to the southeast having a radius of 300 feet and a central angle of 40 degrees 15 
138.1 	minutes 00 seconds; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds East tangent to said 
138.2 	curve 100.30 feet, more or less, to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest 
138.3 	Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds East along said north line 40.44 
138.4 	feet to the point of beginning of the line; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds 
138.5 	East 148 feet, more or less, to said right-of-way line and said line there terminating. Surface 
138.6 	only (parcel 570-0021-00112).
138.7 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
138.8 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

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

138.10 	Sec. 141. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
138.11 	WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
 138.12 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
138.13 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
138.14 	in paragraph (c).
138.15 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
138.16 	errors and ensure accuracy.
138.17 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: the 
138.18 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 136 North, Range 34 
138.19 	West, Wadena County, Minnesota, except that part described as follows:
138.20 	Beginning at the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter; 
138.21 	thence West 10 rods; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 8 rods to 
138.22 	the point of beginning and there terminating.
138.23 	(d) The land borders the Redeye River. The Department of Natural Resources has 
138.24 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land 
138.25 	management interests would best be served if the land were returned to private ownership.

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

138.27 	Sec. 142. RIVERLANDS STATE FOREST; BOUNDARIES.
 138.28 	[89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. The following areas are designated as 
138.29 	the Riverlands State Forest:
138.30 	(1) those parts of Carlton County in Township 49 North, Range 16 West, described as 
138.31 	follows:
139.1 	(i) Government Lots 4, 5, and 6, the westerly 50 feet of Government Lot 3, the easterly 
139.2 	50 feet of Government Lot 8, and Government Lot 7 except that part conveyed to the State 
139.3 	of Minnesota for highway right-of-way, Section 30;
139.4 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and all of Government Lot 
139.5 	14 except the North 890 feet of the West 765 feet and except the railroad right-of-way, 
139.6 	Section 31; and
139.7 	(iii) the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of Section 32;
139.8 	(2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 50 North, Range 17 West, described as 
139.9 	follows:
139.10 	(i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 6 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter 
139.11 	of Section 7;
139.12 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast 
139.13 	Quarter lying south of Township Road 5703, the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
139.14 	Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Southwest Quarter of the 
139.15 	Southeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northwest Quarter 
139.16 	of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15;
139.17 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 16;
139.18 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 17;
139.19 	(v) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 18;
139.20 	(vi) Government Lots 3, 7, 8, and 9, Section 22;
139.21 	(vii) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying within 50 feet of 
139.22 	the St. Louis River in Section 23;
139.23 	(viii) Government Lots 11 and 12 and that part of Government Lot 6 lying South of the 
139.24 	North 700 feet, except the railroad right-of-way, Section 26; and
139.25 	(ix) Government Lot 3 in Section 27;
139.26 	(3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 50 North, Range 18 West, described as 
139.27 	follows:
139.28 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 10, the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
139.29 	the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
139.30 	Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, reserving a 66-foot-wide access 
139.31 	easement across Government Lot 2 for access to Grantor's property in Section 31, Township 
140.1 	51 North, Range 17 West, and that part of Government Lot 6, Section 1, and Government 
140.2 	Lot 6, Section 2, described as follows:
140.3 	Commencing at an iron pin at the centerline curve point of Trunk Highway No. 2, being 
140.4 	the Minnesota Department of Transportation Station No. 2637 + 00, said point bears 
140.5 	North 76 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds West, assumed bearing 762.00 feet from the 
140.6 	point of intersection of the tangent of said Trunk Highway No. 2, being an 
140.7 	aluminum-capped monument on the cap of which are stamped the figures "2644 62.0" 
140.8 	and the letters "PI," "Minn Highway Dept. Monument," thence South 13 degrees 42 
140.9 	minutes 00 seconds West 100.00 feet along the prolongation of the radial line from said 
140.10 	curve point, to the southerly right-of-way line of said Trunk Highway No. 2, the point 
140.11 	of beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence easterly 622.50 feet along said 
140.12 	southerly right-of-way line, along a nontangential curve, concave to the North, having 
140.13 	a radius of 5,830.00 feet, a central angle of 6 degrees 07 minutes 04 seconds, and the 
140.14 	chord of said curve bears South 79 degrees 21 minutes 32 seconds East; thence South 
140.15 	26 degrees 25 minutes 57 seconds West 284.19 feet; thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes 
140.16 	14 seconds West 769 feet, more or less, to the shore of the St. Louis River; thence 
140.17 	northerly along said shore to its intersection with a line that bears North 76 degrees 18 
140.18 	minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence South 76 degrees 18 
140.19 	minutes 00 seconds East 274 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, Section 1; and
140.20 	(ii) Government Lot 1, Section 12;
140.21 	(4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 17 West, described as 
140.22 	follows:
140.23 	(i) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, Section 3;
140.24 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Northwest Quarter of the 
140.25 	Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and East Half of the Southeast 
140.26 	Quarter, Section 9;
140.27 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 5, and 8 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
140.28 	Section 16;
140.29 	(iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
140.30 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 20;
140.31 	(v) Government Lot 1 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 29;
140.32 	(vi) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and the Northeast Quarter of 
140.33 	Southwest Quarter, Section 30; and
141.1 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Section 31;
141.2 	(5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 18 West, described as 
141.3 	follows:
141.4 	(i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 27;
141.5 	(ii) Government Lot 1, Section 28, except railroad right-of-way;
141.6 	(iii) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 28;
141.7 	(iv) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 29;
141.8 	(v) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 30;
141.9 	(vi) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 35; and
141.10 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
141.11 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast 
141.12 	Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 36, reserving a 
141.13 	66-foot-wide access easement across Government Lots 5 and 6 and the Southwest Quarter 
141.14 	of the Southeast Quarter for access to Grantor's property in Section 31, Township 51 North, 
141.15 	Range 17 West;
141.16 	(6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 19 West, described as 
141.17 	follows:
141.18 	(i) that part of Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 26, lying North of the St. Louis 
141.19 	River and Government Lot 7, Section 28;
141.20 	(ii) Government Lot 8, Section 28, lying northerly of G.N. right-of-way and Government 
141.21 	Lot 5, Section 30;
141.22 	(iii) Government Lots 7 and 10, Section 30, except right-of-way;
141.23 	(iv) Government Lot 9, Section 30; and
141.24 	(v) Government Lot 1, Section 31, lying northerly of the northerly railroad right-of-way 
141.25 	line;
141.26 	(7) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 20 West, described as 
141.27 	follows:
141.28 	(i) Government Lot 2, Section 16;
141.29 	(ii) Government Lot 8, Section 22;
141.30 	(iii) Government Lot 3, Section 26;
142.1 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 36; and
142.2 	(v) Government Lots 6, 7, and 8, Section 36, except railroad right-of-way;
142.3 	(8) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 15 West, described as 
142.4 	follows:
142.5 	(i) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, Section 16;
142.6 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8, Section 17, and Government Lot 6, Section 
142.7 	17, except the West 330 feet; and
142.8 	(iii) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 19;
142.9 	(9) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as 
142.10 	follows:
142.11 	(i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
142.12 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
142.13 	Section 21;
142.14 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the 
142.15 	Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22;
142.16 	(iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23;
142.17 	(iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24;
142.18 	(v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25;
142.19 	(vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26;
142.20 	(vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26;
142.21 	(viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
142.22 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3 
142.23 	for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's 
142.24 	presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section 
142.25 	27, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road 
142.26 	that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally 
142.27 	southwesterly-northeasterly direction;
142.28 	(ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28;
142.29 	(x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
142.30 	and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29;
143.1 	(xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
143.2 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots 
143.3 	1, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and 
143.4 	Grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government 
143.5 	Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline 
143.6 	of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West 
143.7 	direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the 
143.8 	access contemplated herein;
143.9 	(xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31;
143.10 	(xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter 
143.11 	of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the 
143.12 	Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the 
143.13 	Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns 
143.14 	an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government 
143.15 	Lot 1 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and 
143.16 	Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government 
143.17 	Lot 4, Section 29; and
143.18 	(xiv) Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, Section 35;
143.19 	(10) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 17 West, described 
143.20 	as follows:
143.21 	(i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
143.22 	Quarter, Section 24, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 
143.23 	66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
143.24 	for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's 
143.25 	presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 4, Section 
143.26 	29, Township 52 North, Range 16 West, said access road being measured 33 feet from each 
143.27 	side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in 
143.28 	a generally North-South direction;
143.29 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
143.30 	Section 25, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide 
143.31 	access road easement across said Government Lots 2 and 5 for the purpose of access to 
143.32 	Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that 
143.33 	may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 6, Section 25, said access road 
143.34 	being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing 
144.1 	at various widths and running in a generally northwesterly-southeasterly direction and any 
144.2 	future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the access contemplated 
144.3 	herein;
144.4 	(iii) Government Lots 2, 4, 5, and 6 and all that part of Government Lot 3 lying East of 
144.5 	U.S. Highway 53, Section 26, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns 
144.6 	a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots 2 and 3 for the purpose 
144.7 	of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned 
144.8 	land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section 26, said access 
144.9 	road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently 
144.10 	existing at various widths and running in a generally southwesterly-northeasterly direction 
144.11 	and reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road 
144.12 	easement across said Government Lots 4, 5, and 6 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or 
144.13 	Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, 
144.14 	assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 6, Section 25, said access road being measured 
144.15 	33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various 
144.16 	widths and running in a generally southwesterly-northeasterly direction and any future 
144.17 	extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the access contemplated 
144.18 	herein; and
144.19 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 36, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
144.20 	successors and assigns an access road easement across the West 66 feet of said Government 
144.21 	Lot 2 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and 
144.22 	Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in the Southwest 
144.23 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36;
144.24 	(11) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 19 West, described 
144.25 	as follows:
144.26 	(i) Government Lot 1, Section 16;
144.27 	(ii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 17; and
144.28 	(iii) Government Lot 1, Section 19;
144.29 	(12) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 20 West, described 
144.30 	as follows:
144.31 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 13;
144.32 	(ii) Government Lot 6, Section 24;
144.33 	(iii) that part of Government Lot 8, Section 24, described as follows:
145.1 	Commencing at the West Quarter corner of said Section 24, which is also the northwest 
145.2 	corner of Government Lot 8; thence South 01 degree 36 minutes 01 second East (bearing 
145.3 	assigned) 1,230.11 feet along the west line of Government Lot 8 to the centerline of St. 
145.4 	Louis County Highway 29 and the point of beginning; thence North 46 degrees 59 
145.5 	minutes 59 seconds East along said centerline 445.91 feet; thence South 43 degrees 00 
145.6 	minutes 01 second East 82.57 feet to an iron pipe monument on the westerly bank of 
145.7 	the St. Louis River; thence continuing South 43 degrees 00 minutes 01 second East 30 
145.8 	feet, more or less, to the water's edge of the St. Louis River; thence southwesterly along 
145.9 	said water's edge to the west line of said Government Lot 8; thence North 01 degree 36 
145.10 	minutes 01 second West along the west line of said Government Lot 8 to the point of 
145.11 	beginning;
145.12 	(iv) Government Lots 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
145.13 	Section 26; and
145.14 	(v) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 34;
145.15 	(13) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described 
145.16 	as follows:
145.17 	(i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West 
145.18 	of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4;
145.19 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
145.20 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
145.21 	Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
145.22 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
145.23 	Section 5;
145.24 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
145.25 	Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
145.26 	Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
145.27 	Section 6;
145.28 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
145.29 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
145.30 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
145.31 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
145.32 	Quarter, Section 7;
146.1 	(v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
146.2 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
146.3 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
146.4 	Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest 
146.5 	Quarter, Section 8;
146.6 	(vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest 
146.7 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest 
146.8 	Quarter, Section 17;
146.9 	(vii) Government Lots 1 and 4, Section 29;
146.10 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
146.11 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
146.12 	Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
146.13 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
146.14 	Section 30; and
146.15 	(ix) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31;
146.16 	(14) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 36, Township 53 North, 
146.17 	Range 14 West, St. Louis County;
146.18 	(15) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 18 West, described 
146.19 	as follows:
146.20 	(i) Government Lots 3, 6, 7, and 8, Section 6; and
146.21 	(ii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 7;
146.22 	(16) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 19 West, described 
146.23 	as follows:
146.24 	(i) all that part of Government Lot 5 lying within 50 feet of the St. Louis River, Section 
146.25 	5, and Government Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 12;
146.26 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 9, Section 13;
146.27 	(iii) all that portion of Government Lot 1, Section 23, that lies within 50 feet of the East 
146.28 	bank of the Whiteface River at mean stage of water;
146.29 	(iv) all that portion of Government Lots 2, 4, and 5, Section 23, that lies within 50 feet 
146.30 	of the West bank of the Whiteface River at mean stage of water;
147.1 	(v) all that part of Government Lot 7, Section 23, lying West of the former DM&IR 
147.2 	railroad right-of-way;
147.3 	(vi) Government Lots 8 and 10, Section 23;
147.4 	(vii) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 23, lying 
147.5 	West of the former DM&IR railroad right-of-way;
147.6 	(viii) Government Lots 5, 7, and 8, Section 31; and
147.7 	(ix) Government Lot 5, Section 33;
147.8 	(17) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described 
147.9 	as follows:
147.10 	(i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20;
147.11 	(ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
147.12 	Section 21;
147.13 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29;
147.14 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and
147.15 	(v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
147.16 	Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
147.17 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
147.18 	Section 31;
147.19 	(18) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described 
147.20 	as follows:
147.21 	(i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
147.22 	Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
147.23 	and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1;
147.24 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast 
147.25 	Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast 
147.26 	Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest 
147.27 	Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2;
147.28 	(iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of 
147.29 	County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and
147.30 	(iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and 
147.31 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10;
148.1 	(19) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 18 West, described 
148.2 	as follows:
148.3 	(i) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, except the railroad right-of-way, Section 
148.4 	15;
148.5 	(ii) Government Lot 2, except the North 660 feet of the East 990 feet, Section 16;
148.6 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 16;
148.7 	(iv) Government Lot 3, Section 20;
148.8 	(v) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Section 21;
148.9 	(vi) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, and 7, Section 22;
148.10 	(vii) those parts of Government Lots 2 and 9, except railroad right-of-way, Section 22;
148.11 	(viii) all that part of Government Lot 6, Section 22, lying West of the Duluth Mesaba 
148.12 	and Northern Railway Company's right-of-way;
148.13 	(ix) Government Lot 9, Section 22, except the following parcels:
148.14 	(A) beginning at a point where the south line of company road, called Kelsey Road, 
148.15 	intersects with the west line of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway 
148.16 	on the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 22, Township 54, Range 18; 
148.17 	thence West along the south line of said company road 627 feet; thence South 348 1/3 feet; 
148.18 	thence East 627 feet to the west line of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern 
148.19 	Railway; thence North on the west line of said right-of-way 348 1/3 feet to commencement;
148.20 	(B) beginning at the quarter corner between Sections 22 and 23, Township 54, Range 
148.21 	18; thence running North along the section line 114 feet, 6 inches, to the south line of Kelsey 
148.22 	Road; thence northwesterly along the south line of Kelsey Road 348 feet, 8 inches, to the 
148.23 	boundary of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway, thence South 
148.24 	along the easterly boundary of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway 
148.25 	274 feet to the quarter line on Section 22; thence easterly along said quarter line 304 feet, 
148.26 	6 inches, to the point of beginning; and
148.27 	(C) commencing at the southwest corner of Riverside Cemetery as recorded in "P" of 
148.28 	Plats, Page 15; thence easterly along the south line of said cemetery to a point where said 
148.29 	cemetery line intersects the westerly line of Highway No. 7, also known as Mesaba Trunk 
148.30 	Highway; thence southerly along the westerly line of said Highway No. 7 to a point where 
148.31 	said westerly line of said Highway No. 7 intersects the south line of Lot 9, Section 22, 
148.32 	Township 54, Range 18; thence westerly along the southerly line of said Lot 9 to a point 
149.1 	where the southerly line intersects the easterly line of the DM & N Railway Company's 
149.2 	right-of-way; thence northerly along the easterly side of said DM & N Railway Company's 
149.3 	right-of-way to beginning;
149.4 	(x) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 29;
149.5 	(xi) Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 30; and
149.6 	(xii) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Section 31;
149.7 	(20) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 19 West, described 
149.8 	as follows:
149.9 	(i) Government Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, Section 5;
149.10 	(ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 8;
149.11 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 20;
149.12 	(iv) Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 29;
149.13 	(v) Government Lot 1, Section 32;
149.14 	(vi) Government Lot 5, except the South 1,320 feet, Section 32; and
149.15 	(vii) Government Lot 2, Section 33;
149.16 	(21) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described 
149.17 	as follows:
149.18 	(i) Governments Lot 1 and 2, Section 11;
149.19 	(ii) Government Lot 9, except Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
149.20 	(iii) Government Lot 10, except Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
149.21 	(iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15;
149.22 	(v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter, 
149.23 	Section 21;
149.24 	(vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
149.25 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of 
149.26 	the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or 
149.27 	assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
149.28 	in Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road 
149.29 	being measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing 
149.30 	and known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21;
150.1 	(vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22;
150.2 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
150.3 	Section 28;
150.4 	(ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, 
150.5 	Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
150.6 	Section 29;
150.7 	(x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, 
150.8 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
150.9 	Section 30;
150.10 	(xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the 
150.11 	Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and
150.12 	(xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32;
150.13 	(22) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described 
150.14 	as follows:
150.15 	(i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
150.16 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter 
150.17 	of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or 
150.18 	assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
150.19 	in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and
150.20 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's 
150.21 	successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter 
150.22 	of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or 
150.23 	assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred 
150.24 	in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35;
150.25 	(23) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 19 West, described 
150.26 	as follows:
150.27 	(i) an undivided two-thirds interest in Government Lot 1, Section 2;
150.28 	(ii) Government Lots 2, 9, 10, and 12, Section 2;
150.29 	(iii) Government Lot 11, Section 2, except railroad right-of-way;
150.30 	(iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, Section 10;
150.31 	(v) Government Lot 4, Section 11;
151.1 	(vi) Government Lots 1, 2, 6, 7, and 13, Section 15;
151.2 	(vii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 16;
151.3 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 3 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and 
151.4 	Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 22;
151.5 	(ix) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
151.6 	Quarter, Section 29;
151.7 	(x) Government Lot 6, Section 30; and
151.8 	(xi) Government Lots 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 31;
151.9 	(24) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 17 West, described 
151.10 	as follows:
151.11 	(i) Government Lots 2 and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and 
151.12 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3;
151.13 	(ii) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9, Section 3; and
151.14 	(iii) Government Lots 6 and 9, that part of Government Lot 8 lying North of Highway 
151.15 	No. 53, and that part of Government Lot 7 lying West of Highway No. 53, Section 4;
151.16 	(25) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 18 West, described 
151.17 	as follows:
151.18 	(i) Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 2;
151.19 	(ii) Government Lots 5, 7, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, 
151.20 	Section 3;
151.21 	(iii) all that part of Government Lot 11, except the following described parcel of land:
151.22 	Beginning at a point that is located 958 feet North of the southeast corner of said 
151.23 	Government Lot 11, which corner is also the southeast corner of said Section 3, and 33 
151.24 	feet West of the east line of said Lot 11; thence running North parallel with the east line 
151.25 	of said Lot 11 a distance of 700.5 feet to a point; thence southwesterly to a point that is 
151.26 	331.5 feet West and 1226 feet North of the southeast corner of said Lot 11; thence 
151.27 	southerly parallel with the east line of said lot, a distance of 268 feet to a point; thence 
151.28 	easterly a distance of 298.5 feet to the place of beginning, Section 3;
151.29 	(iv) Government Lot 12, Section 3, except the following described parcels of land:
151.30 	(A) commencing at a point along the East and West One-Quarter line of said Section 3, 
151.31 	which point is 33 feet West of the East One-Quarter corner of said Section 3, said point 
152.1 	being on the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7; thence westerly along said 
152.2 	quarter line for a distance of 300 feet to a point; thence southerly at right angles and parallel 
152.3 	to the highway right-of-way in question for a distance of 300 feet to a point; thence easterly 
152.4 	for a distance of 300 feet to a point in the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 
152.5 	7; thence northerly along the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7 for a distance 
152.6 	of 300 feet to the point of beginning;
152.7 	(B) commencing at the East Quarter corner of said Section 3; thence westerly along the 
152.8 	East/West Quarter line of said Section 3 a distance of 33.00 feet to the westerly right-of-way 
152.9 	line of County Highway No. 7; thence continuing westerly along said East/West Quarter 
152.10 	line a distance of 300.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence southerly, parallel with the 
152.11 	westerly right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7 a distance of 400.00 feet; thence 
152.12 	westerly, parallel with said East/West Quarter line to the easterly right-of-way line of the 
152.13 	DM&IR Railroad; thence northerly along said easterly right-of-way line to said East/West 
152.14 	Quarter line; thence easterly along said East/West Quarter line to the point of beginning; 
152.15 	and
152.16 	(C) the East 33 feet of the North 300 feet of said Government Lot 12;
152.17 	(v) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 4;
152.18 	(vi) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7;
152.19 	(vii) Government Lots 6 and 7, Section 8;
152.20 	(viii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 9;
152.21 	(ix) Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 17;
152.22 	(x) Government Lots 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 and the Southeast Quarter of the 
152.23 	Northwest Quarter, Section 18;
152.24 	(xi) Government Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest 
152.25 	Quarter, Section 19;
152.26 	(xii) Government Lots 1, 5, 8, and 9, Section 20;
152.27 	(xiii) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and Government Lot 3, except for 1.0 acre for 
152.28 	cemetery, Section 29;
152.29 	(xiv) Government Lot 9, Section 30;
152.30 	(xv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Section 31; and
152.31 	(xvi) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 32;
153.1 	(26) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 19 West, described 
153.2 	as follows:
153.3 	(i) Government Lot 1, Section 35;
153.4 	(ii) Government Lot 2, Section 35; and
153.5 	(iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Southeast Quarter of the 
153.6 	Southeast Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36;
153.7 	(27) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 57 North, Range 16 West, described 
153.8 	as follows:
153.9 	(i) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northeast 
153.10 	Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest 
153.11 	Quarter, Section 12; and
153.12 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 15; and
153.13 	(28) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 57 North, Range 17 West, described 
153.14 	as follows:
153.15 	(i) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the 
153.16 	Southwest Quarter, Section 25; and
153.17 	(ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the 
153.18 	Southeast Quarter, Section 26.

153.19 	Sec. 143. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 153.20 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
153.21 	other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land 
153.22 	described in paragraph (c).
153.23 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
153.24 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
153.25 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as:
153.26 	The North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying East of 275th 
153.27 	Avenue in Section 11, Township 47 North, Range 25 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota  
153.28 	(part of parcel 15-0-017700).
153.29 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
153.30 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

154.1 	Sec. 144. GOODHUE COUNTY; LAND TRANSFERS.
 154.2 		Subdivision 1.Land transfers. (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01, 
154.3 	subdivision 1, Goodhue County may sell, lease, or otherwise convey county-owned land 
154.4 	that abuts Lake Byllesby to adjoining property owners who after the transfer will have direct 
154.5 	access to Lake Byllesby. Any sale, lease, or other conveyance must be for the market value 
154.6 	of the property as appraised by the county. A sale, lease, or other conveyance under this 
154.7 	section must reserve to the county mineral rights according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
154.8 	373.01, and flowage easements relating to water levels of Lake Byllesby.
154.9 	(b) This section does not apply to any county-owned land that has been developed by 
154.10 	the county as public parkland.
154.11 		Subd. 2.Effective date; local approval. This section is effective the day after the 
154.12 	governing body of Goodhue County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota 
154.13 	Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.

154.14 	Sec. 145. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ITASCA COUNTY.
 154.15 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
154.16 	other law to the contrary, Itasca County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
154.17 	described in paragraph (c).
154.18 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
154.19 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
154.20 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Itasca County and are described as:
154.21 	(1) all that part of Government Lot 2, Section 27, Township 145 North, Range 26 West, 
154.22 	lying northeasterly of the northeasterly right-of-way line of CSAH 39 and northwesterly of 
154.23 	the following described line: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot 
154.24 	2; thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes East, along the north line of said Government Lot 
154.25 	2 a distance of 286 feet, more or less, to a point on the northeasterly right-of-way line of 
154.26 	the CSAH 39 right-of-way; thence South 51 degrees 01 minute East, 260.41 feet to the point 
154.27 	of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 42 degrees 11 minutes East to intersect 
154.28 	the water's edge of Ball Club Lake and there said line terminates; and
154.29 	(2) the South two rods of the East 16 rods of Government Lot 14, Section 4, Township 
154.30 	60 North, Range 26 West of the Fourth Principle Meridian, containing approximately 0.20 
154.31 	acres.
155.1 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
155.2 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

155.3 	Sec. 146. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS; 
155.4 	ROSEAU COUNTY.
 155.5 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
155.6 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus island located in 
155.7 	public water that is described in paragraph (d) to a local unit of government for less than 
155.8 	market value.
155.9 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
155.10 	errors and ensure accuracy.
155.11 	(c) The land described in paragraph (d) may be sold by quit claim deed and the 
155.12 	conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (d) be used for the public 
155.13 	and reverts to the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or 
155.14 	abandons the public use of the land. The conveyance is subject to a flowage easement held 
155.15 	by the United States of America.
155.16 	(d) The land that may be conveyed is located in Roseau County and is described as: an 
155.17 	unsurveyed island located in the approximate center of the South Half of the Southeast 
155.18 	Quarter of Section 29, Township 163 North, Range 36 West, Roseau County, Minnesota; 
155.19 	said island contains 6.7 acres, more or less (parcel identification number 563199100).
155.20 	(e) The island is located in Warroad River and was created after statehood when dredge 
155.21 	spoils were deposited on a sandbar in the Warroad River. The Department of Natural 
155.22 	Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes, the 
155.23 	conveyance would further the public interest, and the state's land management interests 
155.24 	would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of government for a public 
155.25 	park and other public use.

155.26 	Sec. 147. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 155.27 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
155.28 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
155.29 	described in paragraph (c).
155.30 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
155.31 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
155.32 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
156.1 	(1) the South Half of the North Half of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the 
156.2 	Northwest Quarter, except the East 470 feet and except the part taken for a road, Township 
156.3 	50 North, Range 15 West, Section 29 (parcel identification number 395-0010-08713);
156.4 	(2) the East 271 feet of the West 371 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the Northwest 
156.5 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the 
156.6 	Fourth Principal Meridian. Together with the West 100 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the 
156.7 	Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 
156.8 	West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of the North 300 feet thereof (part 
156.9 	of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550);
156.10 	(3) the West 371 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, 
156.11 	Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of 
156.12 	the North 669.94 feet thereof (part of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550); and
156.13 	(4) the Northeast Quarter, except the Southwest Quarter, and the North Half of the 
156.14 	Northwest Quarter, Township 52 North, Range 19 West, Section 24 (part of parcel 
156.15 	identification number 470-0010-03830).
156.16 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
156.17 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

156.18 	Sec. 148. ST. LOUIS COUNTY; LAND LEASE.
 156.19 		Subdivision 1.St. Louis County; lease. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
156.20 	16A.695 and 282.04, St. Louis County may lease property legally described as part of 
156.21 	Government Lot 5 except the lake portion of Embarrass Mine, Township 58, Range 15 
156.22 	West, Section 5, for use as a water intake and water treatment project under Laws 2018, 
156.23 	chapter 214, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, for consideration of more than $12,000 per 
156.24 	year and for a period exceeding ten years.
156.25 		Subd. 2.Department of Natural Resources; lease. Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
156.26 	section 92.50, or other law to the contrary, the commissioner may lease property in Township 
156.27 	58, Range 15, Section 5, for use as a water intake and water treatment project under Laws 
156.28 	2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, for a period exceeding 21 years, 
156.29 	including a lease term of 40 years.

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

157.1 	Sec. 149. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PARCELS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 157.2 	(a) Notwithstanding conflicting requirements in section 373.01, St. Louis County may 
157.3 	convey, at no charge, small parcels of nonconforming property to the adjoining or 
157.4 	surrounding owners subject to the following conditions:
157.5 	(1) the parcels must be five acres or less in size;
157.6 	(2) the parcels were acquired prior to December 31, 1960;
157.7 	(3) the conveyance will be restricted to the adjoining or surrounding property;
157.8 	(4) the adjoining parcel that the county land is to be conveyed to must abut the county 
157.9 	parcel on two or more sides; and
157.10 	(5) no delinquent property taxes are owed on the adjoining or surrounding property to 
157.11 	be eligible for the conveyance.
157.12 	(b) This section shall be liberally construed to encourage the transfer of ownership of 
157.13 	nonconforming real property and promote its return to the tax rolls.

157.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day after the governing body of St. 
157.15 	Louis County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, 
157.16 	subdivisions 2 and 3.

157.17 	Sec. 150. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
 157.18 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
157.19 	other law to the contrary, Beltrami County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
157.20 	described in paragraph (c).
157.21 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
157.22 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
157.23 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:
157.24 	(1) the East 285 feet of the North 55 feet of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter, 
157.25 	Section 13, Township 149 North, Range 32 West of the Fifth Principle Meridian (parcel 
157.26 	identification number 16.00170.00);
157.27 	(2) Lot 6, Block 12, Plat of Redby, Section 19, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
157.28 	(parcel identification number 36.00027.00);
157.29 	(3) Lot 7, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
157.30 	(parcel identification number 36.00052.00);
158.1 	(4) Lot 8, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
158.2 	(parcel identification number 36.00053.00);
158.3 	(5) Lot 9, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
158.4 	(parcel identification number 36.00054.00);
158.5 	(6) Lots 10, 11, and 12, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, 
158.6 	Range 33 West (parcel identification number 36.00055.00);
158.7 	(7) the southerly 200 feet of vacated Block 28, Plat of Redby, less the northerly 75 feet 
158.8 	of the westerly 150 feet thereof and less the easterly 170 feet thereof, Section 20, Township 
158.9 	151 North, Range 33 West (parcel identification number 36.00077.00);
158.10 	(8) Lot 4, Block 29, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
158.11 	(parcel identification number 36.00081.00); and
158.12 	(9) Lot 1, Block 62, Plat of Redby, Section 19, Township 151 North, Range 33 West 
158.13 	(parcel identification number 36.00148.00).
158.14 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
158.15 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

158.16 	Sec. 151. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
158.17 	SHERBURNE COUNTY.
 158.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
158.19 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public 
158.20 	water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market 
158.21 	value.
158.22 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
158.23 	errors and ensure accuracy.
158.24 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Sherburne County and is described as: that 
158.25 	part of Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 28 West, described as 
158.26 	follows:
158.27 	The East 400 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 28 West, 
158.28 	according to the United States Government survey thereof.
158.29 	(d) The land borders Big Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined 
158.30 	that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management 
158.31 	interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.

159.1 	Sec. 152. RULEMAKING; WALLEYE AND SAUGER POSSESSION LIMIT.
 159.2 	(a) By March 1, 2022, the commissioner of natural resources must amend Minnesota 
159.3 	Rules, part 6262.0200, subpart 1, item F, to provide that the daily and possession limit for 
159.4 	walleye and sauger in all inland waters is six in aggregate and no more than four may be 
159.5 	walleye.
159.6 	(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
159.7 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
159.8 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
159.9 	section 14.388.

159.10 	Sec. 153. AMENDING FEEDLOT PERMITS.
 159.11 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must, when necessary, amend all 
159.12 	general and individual permits for feedlots to conform with Minnesota Statutes, section 
159.13 	116.07, subdivision 7, paragraph (h).

159.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from February 1, 2021.

159.15 	Sec. 154. TIMBER PERMITS; CANCELLATION AND EXTENSION.
 159.16 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility. (a) For the purposes of this section, an "eligible permit" is a 
159.17 	timber permit issued before July 1, 2020.
159.18 	(b) In order to be eligible under this section, a permit holder must not be delinquent or 
159.19 	have an active willful trespass with the state.
159.20 	(c) In order to be eligible under subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, a permit holder must submit 
159.21 	the written request to the commissioner of natural resources before the expiration of the 
159.22 	permit or by July 1, 2021, whichever is earlier.
159.23 		Subd. 2.Extensions. Upon written request to the commissioner of natural resources by 
159.24 	the holder of an eligible permit with more than 30 percent of the total permit volume in any 
159.25 	combination of spruce or balsam fir, the commissioner may grant an extension of the permit 
159.26 	for two years without penalty or interest.
159.27 		Subd. 3.Unused balsam fir. The commissioner of natural resources may cancel any 
159.28 	provision in a timber sale that requires the security payment for or removal of all or part of 
159.29 	the balsam fir when the permit contains more than 50 cords of balsam fir. The commissioner 
159.30 	may require the permit holder to fell or pile the balsam fir to meet management objectives.
160.1 		Subd. 4.Refunds. (a) Upon written request to the commissioner of natural resources 
160.2 	by the holder of an eligible permit that is inactive and intact with more than 30 percent of 
160.3 	the total permit volume in any combination of spruce or balsam fir, the commissioner may 
160.4 	cancel the permit and refund the sale security, advance payments, or bid guarantee as 
160.5 	applicable for the permit to the permit holder.
160.6 	(b) Upon written request to the commissioner of natural resources by the holder of an 
160.7 	eligible active permit with more than 30 percent of the total permit volume in any 
160.8 	combination of spruce or balsam fir and a previously existing cutting block agreement, the 
160.9 	commissioner may cancel any intact cutting block designated in the permit that was not 
160.10 	bonded or bonded before July 1, 2020, and refund security, as applicable, for the cutting 
160.11 	block to the permit holder. Any partially harvested cutting block is ineligible to be canceled 
160.12 	under this paragraph. The remaining provisions of the permit remain in effect.
160.13 		Subd. 5.Good Neighbor Authority. The commissioner of natural resources, in 
160.14 	consultation with the United States Forest Service, may negotiate and provide holders of 
160.15 	eligible permits with more than 30 percent of the total permit volume in any combination 
160.16 	of spruce or balsam fir a method to voluntarily return intact cutting blocks designated in 
160.17 	Good Neighbor Authority permits. Upon written request by the eligible permit holder, the 
160.18 	commissioner may cancel any intact cutting block designated in the permit that was not 
160.19 	bonded or bonded before July 1, 2020, and refund applicable security for the cutting block 
160.20 	to the permit holder. Any partially harvested cutting block is ineligible to be canceled under 
160.21 	this subdivision. The remaining provisions of the permit remain in effect.

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

160.23 	Sec. 155. WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY RULEMAKING.
 160.24 	(a) By January 31, 2022, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must adopt 
160.25 	rules on:
160.26 	(1) evaluating and applying whole effluent toxicity (WET) as water-quality-based effluent 
160.27 	limitations and permit conditions for discharges occurring outside the Lake Superior basin; 
160.28 	and
160.29 	(2) the applicability and standards for acute and chronic mixing zones.
160.30 	(b) Rules adopted under this section must be substantially identical to Minnesota Rules, 
160.31 	parts 7052.0210, subparts 1 and 2, and 7052.0240, so that, to the greatest extent possible, 
160.32 	dischargers in all parts of the state are subject to the same mixing zones requirements and 
160.33 	acute and chronic WET requirements for establishing permit conditions.

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

161.2 	Sec. 156. INTERIM PROVISIONS.
 161.3 	(a) From the effective date of this act until the rules under section 155 are adopted, to 
161.4 	the extent allowable under the federal Clean Water Act or other federal laws, this section 
161.5 	applies to discharges occurring outside the Lake Superior basin.
161.6 	(b) If a whole effluent toxicity test, as defined under Minnesota Rules, part 7050.0218, 
161.7 	subpart 3, item AAA, is performed on the effluent of a point source discharger and results 
161.8 	in less than 50 percent mortality of the test organisms or if a demonstration is provided 
161.9 	under Minnesota Rules, part 7052.0210, subpart 1, that 0.3 acute toxic units can be met at 
161.10 	the edge of an approved acute mixing zone, the effluent must not be considered acutely 
161.11 	toxic or lethal to aquatic organisms unless the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
161.12 	finds that the test species do not represent sensitive organisms in the affected surface water 
161.13 	body or the whole effluent toxicity test was performed on a sample not representative of 
161.14 	the effluent quality.
161.15 	(c) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must establish whole effluent 
161.16 	toxicity mixing zones and whole effluent toxicity water-quality-based effluent limitations 
161.17 	and permit conditions according to Minnesota Rules, parts 7052.0210, subparts 1 and 2, 
161.18 	and 7052.0240.
161.19 	(d) The antibacksliding provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 7001.1080, subpart 9, do 
161.20 	not apply to new or revised permit conditions established under paragraph (c).

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

161.22 	Sec. 157. ANALYSIS OF WISCONSIN'S GREEN TIER PROGRAM.
 161.23 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must conduct an analysis of the 
161.24 	Green Tier Program operated in Wisconsin under Wisconsin Statutes, section 299.83, which 
161.25 	recognizes and rewards environmental performance that voluntarily exceeds legal 
161.26 	requirements related to health, safety, and the environment resulting in continuous 
161.27 	improvement in Wisconsin's environment, economy, and quality of life. By February 1, 
161.28 	2022, the commissioner must report the results of the analysis to the chairs and ranking 
161.29 	minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with 
161.30 	jurisdiction over environment and natural resources. The report must include:
161.31 	(1) an overview of how the program operates in Wisconsin;
162.1 	(2) an assessment of benefits and challenges that would likely accompany the adoption 
162.2 	of a similar program in Minnesota;
162.3 	(3) a comparison of the program with the Minnesota XL permit project operated under 
162.4 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 114C.10 to 114C.19;
162.5 	(4) an assessment of what policy changes, legal changes, and funding would be required 
162.6 	to successfully implement a similar program in Minnesota; and
162.7 	(5) any other related matters deemed relevant by the commissioner.

162.8 	Sec. 158. STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVISIONS.
 162.9 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must seek approval from the 
162.10 	federal Environmental Protection Agency for revisions to the state's federal Clean Air Act 
162.11 	state implementation plan so that under the revised plan, the Pollution Control Agency is 
162.12 	prohibited from applying a national or state ambient air quality standard in a permit issued 
162.13 	solely to authorize operations to continue at an existing facility with unmodified emissions 
162.14 	levels. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the commissioner to apply for 
162.15 	a revision that would prohibit the agency from applying a national or state ambient air 
162.16 	quality standard in a permit that authorizes an increase in emissions due to construction of 
162.17 	a new facility or in a permit that authorizes changes to existing facilities that result in a 
162.18 	significant net emissions increase of a regulated NSR pollutant, as defined in Code of Federal 
162.19 	Regulations, title 40, section 52.21(b)(50).
162.20 	(b) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must report quarterly to the chairs 
162.21 	and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and 
162.22 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy on the status of 
162.23 	efforts to implement paragraph (a) until the revisions required by paragraph (a) have been 
162.24 	either approved or denied.

162.25 	Sec. 159. FACILITATE ORIENTED STRAND BOARD MANUFACTURING 
162.26 	FACILITY; ITASCA COUNTY.
 162.27 	(a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a business corporation that proposes an 
162.28 	economic development project to build an oriented strand board manufacturing facility in 
162.29 	Itasca County, and that receives approval of financial incentives to be provided for that 
162.30 	project from both the Department of Employment and Economic Development and the 
162.31 	Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation anytime during 2021, may apply 
162.32 	for and receive construction stormwater, temporary dewatering, and land use construction 
163.1 	permits required to begin grading, grubbing, and clearing the project site prior to completion 
163.2 	of the environmental review processes necessary to commence construction of the facility.
163.3 	(b) Prior to commencing any grading, grubbing, and clearing work at the project site 
163.4 	pursuant to this section, the commissioner of employment and economic development shall 
163.5 	require and receive a bond or other security or other financial assurance satisfactory to the 
163.6 	commissioner to provide for the restoration of all disturbed land to its previous condition 
163.7 	if the environmental review process does not lead to successful permitting of the project.

163.8 	Sec. 160. CONDITIONS UPON TERMINATING CERTAIN MINERAL LEASES 
163.9 	IN 2021.
 163.10 	If the commissioner of natural resources terminates state mineral leases associated with 
163.11 	a mine permit for an operation to mine, provide direct reduction of ore, and make steel in 
163.12 	calendar year 2021, the commissioners of natural resources and the Pollution Control Agency 
163.13 	must wait at least two years after the termination before initiating action to terminate 
163.14 	environmental permits associated with the mining or processing of iron ore from the lands, 
163.15 	unless earlier termination is necessary to ensure environmental protection or if otherwise 
163.16 	governed by federal law. Nothing in this section prohibits a permittee from proposing to 
163.17 	amend or otherwise exercise any existing rights to transfer or cancel permits under existing 
163.18 	law. Nothing in this section precludes the commissioner of natural resources from terminating 
163.19 	or transferring any state mineral leases issued in association with the properties listed above, 
163.20 	provided the termination or transfer complies with all other requirements of Minnesota 
163.21 	Statutes, chapter 93.

163.22 	Sec. 161. REPEALER.
 163.23 	(a) Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507; 85.054, 
163.24 	subdivision 19; and 97C.515, subdivisions 4 and 5, are repealed.
163.25 	(b) Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53, is repealed.
163.26 	(c) Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0350, is repealed.

163.27 	ARTICLE 3
163.28 	2021 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND 
163.29 	APPROPRIATIONS

163.30	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
163.31 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
163.32 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the environment 
164.1 	and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal 
164.2 	years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean 
164.3 	that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 
164.4 	2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year" 
164.5 	is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.

164.6				APPROPRIATIONS
	
164.7				Available for the Year
	
164.8				Ending June 30
	
164.9					2020
		2021

164.10	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

164.11
164.12	Subdivision 1.Total 
Appropriation
 			$
	-0-
	$
	61,387,000
	
164.13 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
164.14 	purpose are specified in the following 
164.15 	subdivisions. Appropriations in the second 
164.16 	year are available for four years beginning 
164.17 	July 1, 2020, unless otherwise stated in the 
164.18 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
164.19 	remaining in the first year does not cancel and 
164.20 	is available for the second year or until the 
164.21 	end of the appropriation.

164.22	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
164.23 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
164.24 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
164.25 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
164.26 	article XI, section 14.

164.27
164.28
164.29	Subd. 3.Foundational 
Natural Resource Data and 
Information
 				-0-
		7,245,000

164.30
164.31	(a) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
Management
					
164.32 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
164.33 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
164.34 	of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, 
164.35 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
164.36 	to inform management of surface water and 
165.1 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
165.2 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
165.3 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
165.4 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
165.5 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
165.6 	surface water resources.

165.7
165.8	(b) Expanding Minnesota Ecological Monitoring 
Network
					
165.9 	$800,000 the second year is from the trust 
165.10 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
165.11 	to improve conservation and management of 
165.12 	Minnesota's native forests, wetlands, and 
165.13 	grasslands by expanding the partially 
165.14 	established long-term Ecological Monitoring 
165.15 	Network that will provide critical knowledge 
165.16 	of how ecosystem dynamics and conditions 
165.17 	change through time.

165.18	(c) County Groundwater Atlas
					
165.19 	$1,125,000 the second year is from the trust 
165.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
165.21 	to continue producing county geologic atlases 
165.22 	to inform management of surface water and 
165.23 	groundwater resources for drinking water and 
165.24 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
165.25 	B, to characterize the potential water yields of 
165.26 	aquifers and the aquifers' sensitivity to 
165.27 	contamination.

165.28
165.29	(d) Foundational Hydrology Data for Wetland 
Protection and Restoration
					
165.30 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
165.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
165.32 	to improve wetland protection, management, 
165.33 	and restoration in Minnesota by completing 
165.34 	the partially established long-term Wetland 
165.35 	Hydrology Monitoring Network that will 
166.1 	provide critical knowledge of wetland 
166.2 	hydrology dynamics. This appropriation is 
166.3 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
166.4 	the project must be completed and final 
166.5 	products delivered.

166.6	(e) Voyageurs Wolf Project - Phase II
					
166.7 	$575,000 the second year is from the trust 
166.8 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
166.9 	of Minnesota to study summertime wolf 
166.10 	predation on deer, moose, and other species 
166.11 	in the Voyageurs region to inform 
166.12 	management of wildlife. This appropriation 
166.13 	is available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
166.14 	the project must be completed and final 
166.15 	products delivered.

166.16
166.17	(f) Expanding Restoration and Promoting 
Awareness of Native Mussels
					
166.18 	$489,000 the second year is from the trust 
166.19 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
166.20 	promote mussel conservation by rearing 
166.21 	juvenile mussels for reintroduction, 
166.22 	researching methods to improve growth and 
166.23 	survival in captivity, and encouraging public 
166.24 	action to benefit water quality. This 
166.25 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
166.26 	by which time the project must be completed 
166.27 	and final products delivered.

166.28
166.29	(g) Bobcat and Fisher Habitat Use and 
Interactions
					
166.30 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
166.31 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
166.32 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
166.33 	Research Institute in Duluth to identify 
166.34 	potential solutions to reverse the fisher 
166.35 	population decline through better 
167.1 	understanding of habitat, diet, and activity 
167.2 	patterns of bobcats and fishers.

167.3
167.4	(h) Healthy Prairies III: Restoring Minnesota 
Prairie Plant Diversity
					
167.5 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
167.6 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
167.7 	of Minnesota to improve Minnesota prairie 
167.8 	resiliency by increasing locally sourced seed 
167.9 	availability and diversity, evaluating use of 
167.10 	beneficial microbes in prairie restorations, and 
167.11 	assessing adaptation and adaptive capacity of 
167.12 	prairie plant populations.

167.13
167.14	(i) Freshwater Sponges and AIS: Engaging 
Citizen Scientists
					
167.15 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
167.16 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
167.17 	of Minnesota, Crookston, to use citizen 
167.18 	scientists to study the geographic distribution, 
167.19 	taxonomic diversity, and antifouling potential 
167.20 	of freshwater sponges against aquatic invasive 
167.21 	species.

167.22
167.23	(j) Do Beavers Buffer Against Droughts and 
Floods?
					
167.24 	$168,000 the second year is from the trust 
167.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
167.26 	for an agreement with Voyageurs National 
167.27 	Park to analyze existing data sets to determine 
167.28 	the role of beaver populations and beaver 
167.29 	ponds in buffering the region against droughts 
167.30 	and floods.

167.31
167.32	(k) Enhancing Bat Recovery by Optimizing 
Artificial Roost Structures
					
167.33 	$190,000 the second year is from the trust 
167.34 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
167.35 	to improve the survival of bats by identifying 
168.1 	characteristics of successful artificial bat roost 
168.2 	structures and optimizing the structures for 
168.3 	bat use and reproduction. This appropriation 
168.4 	is available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
168.5 	the project must be completed and final 
168.6 	products delivered.

168.7
168.8	(l) Conserving Black Terns and Forster's Terns 
in Minnesota
					
168.9 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
168.10 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
168.11 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
168.12 	Research Institute in Duluth to assess the 
168.13 	distribution and breeding status of black tern 
168.14 	and Forster's tern and to make conservation 
168.15 	and restoration recommendations to improve 
168.16 	the suitability of habitat for these two bird 
168.17 	species in Minnesota.

168.18	Subd. 4.Water Resources
 				-0-
		2,662,000

168.19
168.20	(a) Managing Highly Saline Waste from 
Municipal Water Treatment
					
168.21 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
168.22 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
168.23 	of Minnesota to develop a cost- and 
168.24 	energy-efficient method of managing the 
168.25 	concentrated saline waste from a municipal 
168.26 	water treatment plant to increase the feasibility 
168.27 	of using reverse osmosis for centralized water 
168.28 	softening and sulfate removal. This 
168.29 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
168.30 	section 116P.10.

168.31
168.32	(b) Technology for Energy-Generating On-site 
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
					
168.33 	$450,000 the second year is from the trust 
168.34 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
168.35 	of Minnesota to improve water quality and 
169.1 	generate cost savings by developing off the 
169.2 	shelf technology that treats industrial 
169.3 	wastewater on-site and turns pollutants into 
169.4 	hydrogen and methane for energy. This 
169.5 	appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes, 
169.6 	section 116P.10.

169.7
169.8	(c) Developing Strategies to Manage PFAS in 
Land-Applied Biosolids
					
169.9 	$1,034,000 the second year is from the trust 
169.10 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
169.11 	Control Agency to help municipal wastewater 
169.12 	plants, landfills, and compost facilities protect 
169.13 	human health and the environment by 
169.14 	developing strategies to manage per- and 
169.15 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in 
169.16 	land-applied biosolids.

169.17
169.18	(d) Quantifying New Urban Precipitation and 
Water Reality
					
169.19 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
169.20 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
169.21 	of Minnesota to better guide storm water 
169.22 	management by evaluating the groundwater 
169.23 	and surface water interactions contributing to 
169.24 	high water tables and damage to home 
169.25 	basements and underground infrastructure in 
169.26 	urban areas.

169.27
169.28	(e) Innovative Solution for Protecting Minnesota 
from PFAS Contamination
					
169.29 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
169.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
169.31 	for an agreement with Dem-Con Companies 
169.32 	to demonstrate a new technology for 
169.33 	protecting the state's drinking water and 
169.34 	natural resources by eliminating per- and 
169.35 	polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from point 
170.1 	source discharges. This appropriation is 
170.2 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10, 
170.3 	related to royalties, copyrights, patents, and 
170.4 	sale of products and assets.

170.5
170.6	(f) Expanding Protection of Minnesota Water 
through Industrial Conservation
					
170.7 	$178,000 the second year is from the trust 
170.8 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
170.9 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota technical 
170.10 	assistance program in partnership with the 
170.11 	Minnesota Rural Water Association to provide 
170.12 	technical assistance to businesses to decrease 
170.13 	industrial and commercial water use in 
170.14 	communities at risk for inadequate 
170.15 	groundwater supply or quality.

170.16
170.17
170.18	Subd. 5.Technical 
Assistance, Outreach, and 
Environmental Education
 				-0-
		2,121,000

170.19
170.20	(a) Statewide Environmental Education via 
Public Television Outdoor Series
					
170.21 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
170.22 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
170.23 	for an agreement with Pioneer Public 
170.24 	Television to produce approximately 25 new 
170.25 	episodes of a statewide outdoor public 
170.26 	television series designed to inspire 
170.27 	Minnesotans to connect with the outdoors and 
170.28 	restore and protect the environment.

170.29
170.30	(b) Mentoring Next Generation of Conservation 
Professionals
					
170.31 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
170.32 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
170.33 	for an agreement with Minnesota Valley 
170.34 	National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc., to 
170.35 	provide paid internships and apprenticeships 
170.36 	for diverse young people to learn about careers 
171.1 	in the conservation field from United States 
171.2 	Fish and Wildlife Service professionals while 
171.3 	working at the Minnesota Valley National 
171.4 	Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management 
171.5 	District.

171.6
171.7	(c) Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Supplemental 
Teaching Staff
					
171.8 	$225,000 the second year is from the trust 
171.9 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
171.10 	for an agreement with the city of Austin to 
171.11 	expand the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center 
171.12 	environmental education program beyond the 
171.13 	city of Austin to students in southeastern 
171.14 	Minnesota for three years.

171.15
171.16	(d) 375 Underserved Youth Learn Minnesota 
Ecosystems by Canoe
					
171.17 	$375,000 the second year is from the trust 
171.18 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
171.19 	for an agreement with the YMCA of the 
171.20 	Greater Twin Cities to connect approximately 
171.21 	375 underserved and diverse teens from urban 
171.22 	areas and first-ring suburbs to environmental 
171.23 	sciences in the natural world through canoeing 
171.24 	and learning expeditions with experienced 
171.25 	outdoor education counselors. This 
171.26 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
171.27 	by which time the project must be completed 
171.28 	and final products delivered.

171.29
171.30	(e) YES! Students Take on Water Quality 
Challenge - Phase II
					
171.31 	$199,000 the second year is from the trust 
171.32 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
171.33 	for an agreement with Prairie Woods 
171.34 	Environmental Learning Center to mobilize 
171.35 	local watershed stewardship efforts in 
172.1 	approximately 20 communities through 
172.2 	student-driven action projects.

172.3
172.4	(f) Engaging Minnesotans with Phenology: 
Radio, Podcasts, Citizen Science
					
172.5 	$198,000 the second year is from the trust 
172.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
172.7 	for an agreement with Northern Community 
172.8 	Radio, Inc., in partnership with the Board of 
172.9 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
172.10 	build the next generation of conservationists 
172.11 	using phenology, radio broadcasts, podcasts, 
172.12 	and an online, interactive map interface to 
172.13 	inspire teachers, students, and the public to 
172.14 	get outside and experience nature.

172.15
172.16	(g) Driving Conservation Behavior for Native 
Mussels and Water Quality
					
172.17 	$191,000 the second year is from the trust 
172.18 	fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
172.19 	develop research-supported strategies to 
172.20 	engage the public in specific conservation 
172.21 	behaviors to improve water quality and native 
172.22 	mussel health across the state.

172.23
172.24	(h) Workshops and Outreach to Protect Raptors 
from Lead Poisoning
					
172.25 	$133,000 the second year is from the trust 
172.26 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
172.27 	of Minnesota, Raptor Center, in cooperation 
172.28 	with the Department of Natural Resources and 
172.29 	other conservation partners, to provide hunters 
172.30 	with outreach and workshops on alternatives 
172.31 	to lead hunting ammunition, including copper 
172.32 	ammunition as an alternative, and to promote 
172.33 	voluntary selection of nontoxic ammunition 
172.34 	to protect raptors and other wildlife in 
173.1 	Minnesota from accidental lead poisoning 
173.2 	caused by ingestion of ammunition fragments.

173.3
173.4	Subd. 6.Aquatic and 
Terrestrial Invasive Species
 				-0-
		10,425,000

173.5
173.6	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center (MITPPC) - Phase V
					
173.7 	$5,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
173.8 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
173.9 	of Minnesota to support the Minnesota 
173.10 	Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center 
173.11 	to fund approximately 15 new, high-priority 
173.12 	research projects that will lead to better 
173.13 	management of invasive plants, pathogens, 
173.14 	and pests on Minnesota's natural and 
173.15 	agricultural lands. This appropriation is subject 
173.16 	to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This 
173.17 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2026, 
173.18 	by which time the project must be completed 
173.19 	and final products delivered.

173.20
173.21	(b) Protect Community Forests by Managing 
Ash for Emerald Ash Borer
					
173.22 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
173.23 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
173.24 	to reduce emerald ash borer by providing 
173.25 	surveys, assessments, trainings, assistance, 
173.26 	and grants for communities to manage emerald 
173.27 	ash borer, plant a diversity of trees, and engage 
173.28 	citizens in community forestry activities. This 
173.29 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
173.30 	by which time the project must be completed 
173.31 	and final products delivered.

173.32
173.33	(c) Biological Control of White-Nose Syndrome 
in Bats - Phase III
					
173.34 	$440,000 the second year is from the trust 
173.35 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
174.1 	of Minnesota to continue assessing and 
174.2 	developing a biocontrol agent for white-nose 
174.3 	syndrome in bats.

174.4
174.5	(d) Applying New Tools and Techniques Against 
Invasive Carp
					
174.6 	$478,000 the second year is from the trust 
174.7 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
174.8 	to apply new monitoring, outreach, and 
174.9 	removal techniques and to continue work with 
174.10 	commercial anglers to protect Minnesota 
174.11 	waters from invasive carp.

174.12
174.13	(e) Emerald Ash Borer and Black Ash: 
Maintaining Forests and Benefits
					
174.14 	$700,000 the second year is from the trust 
174.15 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
174.16 	of Minnesota to use ongoing experiments to 
174.17 	determine statewide long-term emerald ash 
174.18 	borer impacts on water, vegetation, and 
174.19 	wildlife; to determine optimal replacement 
174.20 	species and practices for forest diversification; 
174.21 	and to develop criteria for prioritizing 
174.22 	mitigation activities. This appropriation is 
174.23 	available until June 30, 2026, by which time 
174.24 	the project must be completed and final 
174.25 	products delivered.

174.26
174.27	(f) Testing Effectiveness of Aquatic Invasive 
Species Removal Methods
					
174.28 	$110,000 the second year is from the trust 
174.29 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
174.30 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
174.31 	Research Institute in Duluth to test how well 
174.32 	boat-cleaning methods work, to provide the 
174.33 	Department of Natural Resources with a risk 
174.34 	assessment, and to provide recommendations 
174.35 	for improving boat-launch cleaning stations 
175.1 	to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive 
175.2 	species.

175.3
175.4	(g) Invasive Didymosphenia Threatens North 
Shore Streams
					
175.5 	$197,000 the second year is from the trust 
175.6 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota to 
175.7 	evaluate the recent spread, origin, cause, and 
175.8 	economic and ecological threat of didymo 
175.9 	formation in North Shore streams and Lake 
175.10 	Superior to inform management and outreach.

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

175.12
175.13	(a) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery 
for Grid Use
					
175.14 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
175.15 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
175.16 	of Minnesota, on behalf of the Morris campus, 
175.17 	to analyze the potential of adding a flow 
175.18 	battery and solar energy generation to the 
175.19 	University of Minnesota Morris's existing 
175.20 	renewable-energy-intensive microgrid.

175.21
175.22	(b) Eco-Friendly Plastics from Cloquet Pulp-Mill 
Lignin
					
175.23 	$193,000 the second year is from the trust 
175.24 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
175.25 	of Minnesota to reduce environmental 
175.26 	pollution from plastics by creating eco-friendly 
175.27 	replacements using lignin from the pulp mill 
175.28 	in Cloquet, Minnesota. This appropriation is 
175.29 	subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

175.30
175.31	(c) Diverting Unsold Food from Landfills and 
Reducing Greenhouse Gases
					
175.32 	$130,000 the second year is from the trust 
175.33 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
175.34 	for an agreement with Second Harvest 
175.35 	Heartland to prevent food from going to 
176.1 	landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions 
176.2 	by helping businesses donate unsold prepared 
176.3 	food to food shelves.

176.4
176.5	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect or Restore Land, 
Water, and Habitat
 		-0-
		2,393,000

176.6
176.7	(a) Lignin-Coated Fertilizers for Phosphate 
Control
					
176.8 	$250,000 the second year is from the trust 
176.9 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
176.10 	of Minnesota for the Natural Resources 
176.11 	Research Institute in Duluth to test a new, 
176.12 	natural, slow-release fertilizer coating made 
176.13 	from processed wood to decrease phosphorus 
176.14 	runoff from farmland while also storing carbon 
176.15 	in soils. This appropriation is subject to 
176.16 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.

176.17
176.18	(b) Implementing Hemp Crop Rotation to 
Improve Water Quality
					
176.19 	$700,000 the second year is from the trust 
176.20 	fund to the Minnesota State Colleges and 
176.21 	Universities System for Central Lakes College 
176.22 	to evaluate how hemp crops reduce nitrogen 
176.23 	contamination of surface water and 
176.24 	groundwater in conventional crop rotations 
176.25 	and demonstrate the environmental and 
176.26 	economic benefits of hemp production. This 
176.27 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
176.28 	by which time the project must be completed 
176.29 	and final products delivered.

176.30
176.31	(c) Developing Cover-Crop Systems for Sugar 
Beet Production
					
176.32 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
176.33 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
176.34 	of Minnesota to develop agronomic guidelines 
176.35 	to support growers adopting cover-crop 
177.1 	practices in sugar beet production in 
177.2 	west-central and northwest Minnesota.

177.3
177.4	(d) Native Eastern Larch Beetle Decimating 
Minnesota's Tamarack Forests
					
177.5 	$398,000 the second year is from the trust 
177.6 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
177.7 	of Minnesota to understand conditions 
177.8 	triggering eastern larch beetle outbreaks and 
177.9 	develop management techniques to protect 
177.10 	tamarack forests from this native insect. This 
177.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
177.12 	by which time the project must be completed 
177.13 	and final products delivered.

177.14
177.15	(e) Habitat Associations of Mississippi 
Bottomland Forest Marsh Birds
					
177.16 	$275,000 the second year is from the trust 
177.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
177.18 	for an agreement with the National Audubon 
177.19 	Society, Minnesota office, to evaluate habitat 
177.20 	associations of bottomland forest birds in 
177.21 	response to restoration actions to better target 
177.22 	restoration efforts for wildlife. This 
177.23 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
177.24 	by which time the project must be completed 
177.25 	and final products delivered.

177.26
177.27	(f) Peatland Restoration in the Lost River State 
Forest
					
177.28 	$135,000 the second year is from the trust 
177.29 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
177.30 	for an agreement with the Roseau River 
177.31 	Watershed District to collect physical attribute 
177.32 	data from drained peatlands, incorporate the 
177.33 	data into a decision matrix, and generate a 
177.34 	report detailing peatland restoration potential 
177.35 	throughout the Lost River State Forest.

178.1
178.2	(g) Prescribed Burning for 
Brushland-Dependent Species - Phase II
					
178.3 	$147,000 the second year is from the trust 
178.4 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
178.5 	of Minnesota to compare the effects of spring, 
178.6 	summer, and fall burns on birds and vegetation 
178.7 	and to provide guidelines for maintaining 
178.8 	healthy brushland habitat for a diversity of 
178.9 	wildlife and plant species.

178.10
178.11	(h) Increase Golden Shiner Production to Protect 
Aquatic Communities
					
178.12 	$188,000 the second year is from the trust 
178.13 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
178.14 	of Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant in 
178.15 	Duluth to identify and demonstrate best 
178.16 	methods for in-state production of golden 
178.17 	shiners to address angler demand while 
178.18 	reducing the risk of introducing and spreading 
178.19 	invasive species and to communicate findings 
178.20 	through reports, manuals, and workshops. 
178.21 	Production of shiners in this project must not 
178.22 	take place in wetlands.

178.23
178.24	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 				-0-
		27,901,000

178.25	(a) DNR Scientific and Natural Areas
					
178.26 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
178.27 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
178.28 	for the scientific and natural area (SNA) 
178.29 	program to restore, improve, and enhance 
178.30 	wildlife habitat on SNAs; increase public 
178.31 	involvement and outreach; and strategically 
178.32 	acquire high-quality lands that meet criteria 
178.33 	for SNAs under Minnesota Statutes, section 
178.34 	86A.05, from willing sellers.

179.1
179.2	(b) Private Native Prairie Conservation through 
Native Prairie Bank
					
179.3 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
179.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
179.5 	to provide technical stewardship assistance to 
179.6 	private landowners, restore and enhance native 
179.7 	prairie protected by easements in the native 
179.8 	prairie bank, and acquire easements for the 
179.9 	native prairie bank in accordance with 
179.10 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including 
179.11 	preparing initial baseline property assessments. 
179.12 	Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be 
179.13 	deposited in the natural resources conservation 
179.14 	easement stewardship account, created in 
179.15 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional 
179.16 	to the number of easement acres acquired.

179.17
179.18	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails 
Inholdings
					
179.19 	$2,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
179.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
179.21 	to acquire high-priority inholdings from 
179.22 	willing sellers within the legislatively 
179.23 	authorized boundaries of state parks, 
179.24 	recreation areas, and trails to protect 
179.25 	Minnesota's natural heritage, enhance outdoor 
179.26 	recreation, and promote tourism.

179.27
179.28	(d) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural 
Areas
					
179.29 	$2,400,000 the second year is from the trust 
179.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
179.31 	to solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching 
179.32 	grants for local parks, trail connections, and 
179.33 	natural and scenic areas under Minnesota 
179.34 	Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is 
179.35 	for local nature-based recreation, connections 
179.36 	to regional and state natural areas, and 
180.1 	recreation facilities and may not be used for 
180.2 	athletic facilities such as sport fields, courts, 
180.3 	and playgrounds.

180.4
180.5	(e) Mississippi River Aquatic Habitat 
Restoration and Mussel Reintroduction
					
180.6 	$1,800,000 the second year is from the trust 
180.7 	fund. Of this amount, $1,549,000 is to the 
180.8 	commissioner of natural resources for an 
180.9 	agreement with the Minneapolis Park and 
180.10 	Recreation Board and $251,000 is to the 
180.11 	commissioner of natural resources to restore 
180.12 	lost habitat and reintroduce mussels in the 
180.13 	Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls. 
180.14 	This work includes creating habitat and 
180.15 	species restoration plans, implementing the 
180.16 	restoration plans, and monitoring effectiveness 
180.17 	of the restoration for multiple years after 
180.18 	implementation. This appropriation is 
180.19 	available until June 30, 2027, by which time 
180.20 	the project must be completed and final 
180.21 	products delivered.

180.22
180.23	(f) Minnesota Hunter Walking Trails: Public 
Land Recreational Access
					
180.24 	$300,000 the second year is from the trust 
180.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
180.26 	for an agreement with the Ruffed Grouse 
180.27 	Society to improve Minnesota's hunter 
180.28 	walking trail system by restoring or upgrading 
180.29 	trailheads and trails, developing new walking 
180.30 	trails, and compiling enhanced maps for use 
180.31 	by managers and the public.

180.32
180.33	(g) Turning Back to Rivers: Environmental and 
Recreational Protection
					
180.34 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
180.35 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
181.1 	for an agreement with The Trust for Public 
181.2 	Land to help local communities acquire 
181.3 	priority land along the Mississippi, St. Croix, 
181.4 	and Minnesota Rivers and their tributaries to 
181.5 	protect natural resources, provide buffers for 
181.6 	flooding, and improve access for recreation.

181.7
181.8	(h) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition - Phase VI
					
181.9 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
181.10 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
181.11 	acquire land within the approved park 
181.12 	boundaries of the metropolitan regional park 
181.13 	system. This appropriation must be matched 
181.14 	by at least 40 percent of nonstate money.

181.15	(i) Minnesota State Trails Development
					
181.16 	$994,000 the second year is from the trust 
181.17 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
181.18 	to expand high-priority recreational 
181.19 	opportunities on Minnesota's state trails by 
181.20 	rehabilitating, improving, and enhancing 
181.21 	existing state trails. The high-priority trail 
181.22 	bridges to be rehabilitated or replaced under 
181.23 	this appropriation include, but are not limited 
181.24 	to, those on the Taconite, Great River Ridge, 
181.25 	and C. J. Ramstad/Northshore State Trails.

181.26	(j) Elm Creek Restoration - Phase IV
					
181.27 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
181.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
181.29 	for an agreement with the city of Champlin to 
181.30 	conduct habitat and stream restoration of 
181.31 	approximately 0.7 miles of Elm Creek 
181.32 	shoreline above Mill Pond Lake and through 
181.33 	the Elm Creek Protection Area.

181.34
181.35	(k) Superior Hiking Trail as Environmental 
Showcase
					
182.1 	$450,000 the second year is from the trust 
182.2 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
182.3 	for an agreement with the Superior Hiking 
182.4 	Trail Association to rebuild damaged and 
182.5 	dangerous segments and create a new trail 
182.6 	segment of the Superior Hiking Trail to 
182.7 	minimize environmental impacts, make the 
182.8 	trail safer for users, and make the trail more 
182.9 	resilient for future use and conditions.

182.10	(l) Upper St. Anthony Falls Enhancements
					
182.11 	$2,800,000 the second year is from the trust 
182.12 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
182.13 	for an agreement with the Friends of the Lock 
182.14 	and Dam in partnership with the city of 
182.15 	Minneapolis to design and install green 
182.16 	infrastructure, public access, and habitat 
182.17 	restorations on riverfront land at Upper St. 
182.18 	Anthony Falls for water protection, recreation, 
182.19 	and environmental education purposes. Of this 
182.20 	amount, up to $600,000 is for planning, 
182.21 	design, and engagement. No funds from this 
182.22 	appropriation may be spent until Congress 
182.23 	directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to 
182.24 	convey an interest in the Upper St. Anthony 
182.25 	Falls property to the city of Minneapolis for 
182.26 	use as a visitor center. After this congressional 
182.27 	act is signed into law, up to $100,000 of the 
182.28 	planning, design, and engagement funds may 
182.29 	be spent. The remaining planning, design, and 
182.30 	engagement funds may be spent after a binding 
182.31 	agreement has been secured to acquire the land 
182.32 	or access and use rights to the land for at least 
182.33 	25 years. Any remaining balance of the 
182.34 	appropriation may be spent on installing 
182.35 	enhancements after the Upper St. Anthony 
183.1 	Falls land has been acquired by the city of 
183.2 	Minneapolis.

183.3
183.4	(m) Whiskey Creek and Mississippi River Water 
Quality, Habitat, and Recreation
					
183.5 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
183.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
183.7 	for an agreement with the Mississippi 
183.8 	Headwaters Board to acquire and transfer 
183.9 	approximately 13 acres of land to the city of 
183.10 	Baxter for future construction of water quality, 
183.11 	habitat, and recreational improvements to 
183.12 	protect the Mississippi River.

183.13
183.14	(n) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail 
(West Segment)
					
183.15 	$2,600,000 the second year is from the trust 
183.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
183.17 	for an agreement with Otter Tail County to 
183.18 	construct the west segment of the 32-mile 
183.19 	Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail that 
183.20 	will connect the city of Pelican Rapids to 
183.21 	Maplewood State Park.

183.22
183.23	(o) Crow Wing County Community Natural 
Area Acquisition
					
183.24 	$400,000 the second year is from the trust 
183.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
183.26 	for an agreement with Crow Wing County to 
183.27 	acquire approximately 65 acres of land 
183.28 	adjacent to the historic fire tower property to 
183.29 	allow for diverse recreational opportunities 
183.30 	while protecting wildlife habitat and 
183.31 	preventing forest fragmentation. Any revenue 
183.32 	generated from selling products or assets 
183.33 	developed or acquired with this appropriation 
183.34 	must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan 
183.35 	is approved for reinvestment of income in the 
184.1 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
184.2 	section 116P.10.

184.3	(p) Rocori Trail - Phase III
					
184.4 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
184.5 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
184.6 	for an agreement with the Rocori Trail 
184.7 	Construction Board to design and construct 
184.8 	Phase III of the Rocori Trail along the old 
184.9 	Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail corridor 
184.10 	between the cities of Cold Spring and 
184.11 	Rockville.

184.12
184.13	(q) Mesabi Trail: New Trail and Additional 
Funding
					
184.14 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
184.15 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
184.16 	for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
184.17 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
184.18 	constructing the Mesabi Trail beginning at the 
184.19 	intersection of County Road 20 and Minnesota 
184.20 	State Highway 135 and terminating at 1st 
184.21 	Avenue North and 1st Street North in the city 
184.22 	of Biwabik in St. Louis County. This 
184.23 	appropriation may not be spent until all 
184.24 	Mesabi Trail projects funded with trust fund 
184.25 	appropriations before fiscal year 2020, with 
184.26 	the exception of the project funded under Laws 
184.27 	2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, 
184.28 	paragraph (g), are completed.

184.29
184.30	(r) Ranier Safe Harbor and Transient Dock on 
Rainy Lake
					
184.31 	$762,000 the second year is from the trust 
184.32 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
184.33 	for an agreement with the city of Ranier to 
184.34 	construct a dock that accommodates boats 26 
184.35 	feet or longer with the goal of increasing 
185.1 	public access for boat recreation on Rainy 
185.2 	Lake. Any revenue generated from selling 
185.3 	products or assets developed or acquired with 
185.4 	this appropriation must be repaid to the trust 
185.5 	fund unless a plan is approved for 
185.6 	reinvestment of income in the project as 
185.7 	provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
185.8 	116P.10.

185.9185.10
	(s) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park 
Campground and Visitor Center
					
185.11 	$3,100,000 the second year is from the trust 
185.12 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
185.13 	for an agreement with the town of Crane Lake 
185.14 	to design and construct a new campground 
185.15 	and to plan and preliminarily prepare a site 
185.16 	for constructing a new Voyageurs National 
185.17 	Park visitor center on land acquired for these 
185.18 	purposes in Crane Lake. Any revenue 
185.19 	generated from selling products or assets 
185.20 	developed or acquired with this appropriation 
185.21 	must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan 
185.22 	is approved for reinvestment of income in the 
185.23 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
185.24 	section 116P.10.

185.25
185.26	(t) Chippewa County Acquisition, Recreation, 
and Education
					
185.27 	$160,000 the second year is from the trust 
185.28 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
185.29 	for an agreement with Chippewa County to 
185.30 	acquire wetland and floodplain forest and 
185.31 	abandoned gravel pits along the Minnesota 
185.32 	River to provide water filtration, education, 
185.33 	and recreational opportunities.

185.34
185.35	(u) Sportsmen's Training and Developmental 
Learning Center
					
186.1 	$85,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
186.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
186.3 	an agreement with the Minnesota Forest Zone 
186.4 	Trappers Association to complete a site 
186.5 	evaluation and master plan for the Sportsmen's 
186.6 	Training and Developmental Learning Center 
186.7 	near Hibbing. Any revenue generated from 
186.8 	selling products or assets developed or 
186.9 	acquired with this appropriation must be 
186.10 	repaid to the trust fund unless a plan is 
186.11 	approved for reinvestment of income in the 
186.12 	project as provided under Minnesota Statutes, 
186.13 	section 116P.10.

186.14	(v) Birch Lake Recreation Area
					
186.15 	$350,000 the second year is from the trust 
186.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
186.17 	for a grant to the city of Babbitt to expand the 
186.18 	Birch Lake Recreation Area by adding a new 
186.19 	campground to include new campsites, 
186.20 	restrooms, and other facilities. This 
186.21 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.

186.22	Subd. 10.Additional Projects
 		-0-
		7,932,000

186.23	(a) Mora Lake High Water Mitigation
					
186.24 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
186.25 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
186.26 	for a grant to the city of Mora for measures to 
186.27 	mitigate high water in Mora Lake, including 
186.28 	installing intake and outlet structures and 
186.29 	replacing the associated sanitary sewer and 
186.30 	road. This appropriation is available until the 
186.31 	project is completed or abandoned, subject to 
186.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. This 
186.33 	appropriation does not require a nonstate 
186.34 	match.

187.1	(b) Wastewater Pond Optimization
					
187.2 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
187.3 	fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota 
187.4 	Pollution Control Agency, in partnership with 
187.5 	the Minnesota Rural Water Association and 
187.6 	the University of Minnesota's technical 
187.7 	assistance program, to implement a program 
187.8 	to optimize existing pond wastewater 
187.9 	treatment systems to increase nutrient removal 
187.10 	and improve efficiency without requiring 
187.11 	costly upgrades.

187.12
187.13	(c) Applied Research in State Mineral and 
Water Resources
					
187.14 	$750,000 the second year is from the trust 
187.15 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
187.16 	of Minnesota for academic and applied 
187.17 	research through the MnDRIVE program at 
187.18 	the Natural Resources Research Institute to 
187.19 	develop and demonstrate technologies that 
187.20 	enhance the long-term health and management 
187.21 	of Minnesota's mineral and water resources. 
187.22 	Of this amount, $300,000 is to support 
187.23 	demonstration of three sulfate reduction 
187.24 	technologies for improved water quality, and 
187.25 	$450,000 is for continued characterization of 
187.26 	Minnesota iron resources and for developing 
187.27 	next-generation technologies and iron 
187.28 	products. This research must be conducted in 
187.29 	consultation with the Mineral Coordinating 
187.30 	Committee established under Minnesota 
187.31 	Statutes, section 93.0015.

187.32	(d) Chloride Pollution Reduction
					
187.33 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
187.34 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
187.35 	Control Agency for activities, training, and 
188.1 	grants that reduce chloride pollution. Of this 
188.2 	amount, $250,000 is for grants for upgrading, 
188.3 	optimizing, or replacing water softener units. 
188.4 	Priority for grants must be given to facilities 
188.5 	needing improvements to comply with 
188.6 	chloride water quality standards.

188.7	(e) Wastewater Grants for Small Communities
					
188.8 	(1) $1,500,000 the second year is from the 
188.9 	trust fund to the Public Facilities Authority 
188.10 	for grants to home rule and statutory cities and 
188.11 	towns with a population under 5,000 for 
188.12 	projects in the water infrastructure funding 
188.13 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
188.14 	446A.072, and the point source 
188.15 	implementation program under Minnesota 
188.16 	Statutes, section 446A.073; and
188.17 	(2) $500,000 the second year is from the trust 
188.18 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
188.19 	Control Agency for a grant to West Central 
188.20 	Initiative, a nonprofit corporation, to provide 
188.21 	grants to cities and towns with a population 
188.22 	under 5,000 for water infrastructure projects 
188.23 	required to comply with state or federal water 
188.24 	quality standards. A grant under this paragraph 
188.25 	shall not exceed $100,000. A city or town shall 
188.26 	be eligible for a grant under this paragraph if 
188.27 	the city or town has undertaken or plans to 
188.28 	undertake a project for which the resulting 
188.29 	estimated annual cost per household in the 
188.30 	project service area will exceed twice the 
188.31 	annual Twin Cities metropolitan area weighted 
188.32 	average retail charge per household, as 
188.33 	determined in the most recent Survey of 
188.34 	Municipal Residential Wastewater Rates 
189.1 	prepared by Metropolitan Council 
189.2 	Environmental Services.

189.3	(f) Rural Septic System Assistance Grants
					
189.4 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
189.5 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture to 
189.6 	provide grants to rural landowners to replace 
189.7 	failing septic systems that inadequately protect 
189.8 	groundwater. Grants shall be administered 
189.9 	through the agriculture best management 
189.10 	practices loan program. Rural landowners, as 
189.11 	defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 17.117, 
189.12 	subdivision 4, with income below 300 percent 
189.13 	of the federal poverty guidelines for the 
189.14 	applicable family size, shall be eligible for a 
189.15 	grant under this section. A grant awarded 
189.16 	under this section shall not exceed the lesser 
189.17 	of $5,000 or 35 percent of the cost of replacing 
189.18 	the failed or failing septic system. The 
189.19 	issuance of a loan under Minnesota Statutes, 
189.20 	section 17.117, for the purpose of replacing a 
189.21 	failed septic system shall not preclude a rural 
189.22 	landowner from obtaining a grant under this 
189.23 	section or vice versa. Nothing in this section 
189.24 	shall be construed to authorize the 
189.25 	commissioner to issue a grant that conflicts 
189.26 	with the requirements and limitations of the 
189.27 	Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 14.

189.28
189.29	(g) Father Hennepin State Park Water 
Protection
					
189.30 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the trust 
189.31 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
189.32 	for wastewater treatment pond improvements 
189.33 	at Father Hennepin State Park.

189.34
189.35	(h) Water Volume, Quality, and Storage 
Program
					
190.1 	$788,000 the second year is from the trust 
190.2 	fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
190.3 	for the water volume, quality, and storage 
190.4 	program under Minnesota Statutes, section 
190.5 	103F.05. This appropriation is available until 
190.6 	June 30, 2025.

190.7
190.8	(i) Blue Earth County Storm Water 
Management
					
190.9 	$14,000 the second year is from the trust fund 
190.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
190.11 	a grant to Blue Earth County for a study of 
190.12 	flood control and storm water management 
190.13 	options for South Bend Township.

190.14	(j) Madelia Floodplain Modeling
					
190.15 	$105,000 the second year is from the trust 
190.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
190.17 	for a grant to the city of Madelia for surveying, 
190.18 	modeling, and designing floodplain 
190.19 	improvements along the Watonwan River. The 
190.20 	city must submit a copy of the study to the 
190.21 	commissioner of natural resources and to the 
190.22 	Federal Emergency Management Agency for 
190.23 	possible incorporation into the Watonwan 
190.24 	County digital flood insurance rate maps.

190.25	(k) Waterville River Gauge and Flood Study
					
190.26 	$513,000 the second year is from the trust 
190.27 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
190.28 	for a grant to the city of Waterville. Of this 
190.29 	amount:
190.30 	(1) $13,000 is to purchase and install a flood 
190.31 	warning gauge on the Cannon River. The city 
190.32 	must work with the commissioner to integrate 
190.33 	the gauge with the state's enhanced flood 
190.34 	forecast warning system; and
191.1 	(2) $500,000 is for a flood study of the Cannon 
191.2 	River dam system. The study must include 
191.3 	data collection and calibration, structure 
191.4 	surveying, HEC-HMS model development 
191.5 	and calibration, HEC-RAS model generation, 
191.6 	and modeling alternative mitigation options.

191.7	(l) Storm Water Retention in Urban Areas
					
191.8 	$564,000 the second year is from the trust 
191.9 	fund to the commissioner of the Pollution 
191.10 	Control Agency to evaluate the impact of 
191.11 	storm water retention and infiltration in urban 
191.12 	areas on groundwater and surface water, 
191.13 	including the potential for contamination from 
191.14 	pollutants and the effects on stream water 
191.15 	flow, lake levels, and groundwater recharge. 
191.16 	The commissioner must develop 
191.17 	recommendations for when and where storm 
191.18 	water retention and infiltration should be 
191.19 	encouraged and discouraged. The 
191.20 	commissioner must submit a report with the 
191.21 	recommendations to the chairs and ranking 
191.22 	minority members of the house of 
191.23 	representatives and senate committees and 
191.24 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
191.25 	and natural resources by January 15, 2022.

191.26	(m) Water Storage and Quality Plan
					
191.27 	$248,000 the second year is from the trust 
191.28 	fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
191.29 	to develop a plan to increase water storage in 
191.30 	strategic locations across the state. The plan 
191.31 	must:
191.32 	(1) include recommendations for enhancing 
191.33 	flood protection, providing flood control, and 
192.1 	improving water quality through research, 
192.2 	implementation, and outreach;
192.3 	(2) identify peak water storage structure 
192.4 	opportunities in critical areas of the state;
192.5 	(3) include an assessment of peak water 
192.6 	storage structures and their appropriateness 
192.7 	for specific landscape settings;
192.8 	(4) include best management practices for 
192.9 	enhancing water storage that take into account 
192.10 	specific water storage structures and 
192.11 	landscape; and
192.12 	(5) be submitted to the chairs and ranking 
192.13 	minority members of the house of 
192.14 	representatives and senate committees and 
192.15 	divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
192.16 	and natural resources by January 15, 2022.

192.17
192.18	Subd. 11.Contract 
Agreement Reimbursement
 				-0-
		135,000
	
192.19 	$135,000 the second year is from the trust 
192.20 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources, 
192.21 	at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
192.22 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
192.23 	expenses incurred for preparing and 
192.24 	administering contracts for the agreements 
192.25 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
192.26 	must provide documentation to the 
192.27 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
192.28 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds.

192.29	Subd. 12.Availability of Appropriations
 					
192.30 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
192.31 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
192.32 	related to and necessary for a specific 
192.33 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
192.34 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
193.1 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
193.2 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
193.3 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
193.4 	charges that are not directly related to and 
193.5 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
193.6 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
193.7 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
193.8 	human resources, information services, rent, 
193.9 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
193.10 	be clearly justified and individually 
193.11 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
193.12 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
193.13 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
193.14 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
193.15 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
193.16 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
193.17 	available until June 30, 2024, when projects 
193.18 	must be completed and final products 
193.19 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
193.20 	appropriations in this section are available for 
193.21 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
193.22 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
193.23 	into before the expiration date of the 
193.24 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
193.25 	grant, the time period of the appropriation is 
193.26 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

193.27	Subd. 13.Data Availability Requirements
 					
193.28 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
193.29 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
193.30 	standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial 
193.31 	data must also conform to additional 
193.32 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
193.33 	data coordination and distribution that have 
193.34 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
193.35 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
194.1 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
194.2 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
194.3 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
194.4 	Information Office. All data must be 
194.5 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
194.6 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
194.7 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
194.8 	practicable, summary data and results of 
194.9 	projects funded under this section should be 
194.10 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
194.11 	identified as having received funding from the 
194.12 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

194.13	Subd. 14.Project Requirements
 					
194.14 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
194.15 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
194.16 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
194.17 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
194.18 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
194.19 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
194.20 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
194.21 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
194.22 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
194.23 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
194.24 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
194.25 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
194.26 	budget expenditures must be made through 
194.27 	the amendment process established by the 
194.28 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
194.29 	Resources.
194.30 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
194.31 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
194.32 	appropriated in this section must use native 
194.33 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
194.34 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
194.35 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
195.1 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
195.2 	species selected to provide habitat for 
195.3 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
195.4 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
195.5 	84.973.
195.6 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
195.7 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
195.8 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
195.9 	management plan that, to the degree 
195.10 	practicable, is consistent with the 
195.11 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
195.12 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
195.13 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
195.14 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
195.15 	the best chance for long-term success and 
195.16 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
195.17 	must include the proposed timetable for 
195.18 	implementing the restoration, including site 
195.19 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
195.20 	species, maintenance, and additional 
195.21 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
195.22 	identify long-term maintenance and 
195.23 	management needs of the restoration and how 
195.24 	the maintenance, management, and 
195.25 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
195.26 	advantage of the best-available science and 
195.27 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
195.28 	best restoration.
195.29 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
195.30 	section for restoration activities must provide 
195.31 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
195.32 	completion of the appropriation and an 
195.33 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
195.34 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
195.35 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
196.1 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
196.2 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
196.3 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
196.4 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
196.5 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
196.6 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
196.7 	identify any problems with implementing the 
196.8 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
196.9 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
196.10 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
196.11 	future restorations.
196.12 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
196.13 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
196.14 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
196.15 	conservation easement or public ownership.
196.16 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
196.17 	under this section must give consideration to 
196.18 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
196.19 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
196.20 	enhancement services.
196.21 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
196.22 	money appropriated under this section must:
196.23 	(1) be permanent;
196.24 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
196.25 	easement;
196.26 	(3) specify all of the provisions of an 
196.27 	agreement that are permanent;
196.28 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
196.29 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
196.30 	electronic format at least ten business days 
196.31 	before closing;
197.1 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
197.2 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
197.3 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
197.4 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
197.5 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
197.6 	of groundwater and surface water through 
197.7 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
197.8 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
197.9 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
197.10 	artificial hydrological modifications.
197.11 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
197.12 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
197.13 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
197.14 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
197.15 	of land using this money to complete the 
197.16 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
197.17 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
197.18 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
197.19 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
197.20 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
197.21 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
197.22 	Resources.
197.23 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
197.24 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
197.25 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
197.26 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
197.27 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
197.28 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
197.29 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
197.30 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
197.31 	management plan in compliance with 
197.32 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
197.33 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
197.34 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
197.35 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
198.1 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
198.2 	public funds, a recipient of money 
198.3 	appropriated under this section must, within 
198.4 	60 days of the transaction, provide to the 
198.5 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
198.6 	Resources documentation of the selection 
198.7 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
198.8 	provide documentation of all related 
198.9 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
198.10 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
198.11 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
198.12 	donations. This information must be provided 
198.13 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
198.14 	recipient must also report to the 
198.15 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
198.16 	Resources any difference between the 
198.17 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
198.18 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
198.19 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
198.20 	was conducted.
198.21 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
198.22 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
198.23 	financial support from the environment and 
198.24 	natural resources trust fund in project 
198.25 	publications, signage, and other public 
198.26 	communications and outreach related to work 
198.27 	completed using the appropriation. 
198.28 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
198.29 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
198.30 	of language attributing support from the trust 
198.31 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
198.32 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
198.33 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
198.34 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
198.35 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
198.36 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
199.1 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
199.2 	10, and chapter 116P.

199.3
199.4	Subd. 15.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
 					
199.5 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
199.6 	referred to in this section must be administered 
199.7 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
199.8 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
199.9 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
199.10 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2020, 
199.11 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
199.12 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
199.13 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
199.14 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
199.15 	upon receiving documentation that the 
199.16 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
199.17 	work plan have been achieved, including 
199.18 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
199.19 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
199.20 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
199.21 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
199.22 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
199.23 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
199.24 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
199.25 	project work plan.
199.26 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
199.27 	approved work plan are allowed.

199.28
199.29	Subd. 16.Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
199.30 	A political subdivision, public or private 
199.31 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
199.32 	appropriation under this section must use the 
199.33 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
199.34 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
199.35 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
200.1 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
200.2 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
200.3 	paper stock and printing.

200.4
200.5	Subd. 17.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
200.6 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
200.7 	under this section for a capital improvement 
200.8 	project must ensure that the project complies 
200.9 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
200.10 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
200.11 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
200.12 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
200.13 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
200.14 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
200.15 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
200.16 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
200.17 	obtain information and technical assistance 
200.18 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
200.19 	development relating to planning and 
200.20 	constructing the capital improvement project.

200.21	Subd. 18.Accessibility
 					
200.22 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
200.23 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
200.24 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
200.25 	guidelines.

200.26	Subd. 19.Carryforward; Extension
 					
200.27 	(a) The availability of the appropriations for 
200.28 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
200.29 	2022:
200.30 	(1) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
200.31 	subdivision 8, paragraph (k), Conservation 
200.32 	Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP) 
200.33 	Outreach and Implementation; and
201.1 	(2) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
201.2 	2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), Palmer 
201.3 	Amaranth Detection and Eradication 
201.4 	Continuation.
201.5 	(b) The availability of the appropriations for 
201.6 	the following projects is extended to June 30, 
201.7 	2023:
201.8 	(1) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 
201.9 	2, subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account;
201.10 	(2) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 
201.11 	4, article 2, section 2, subdivision 8, paragraph 
201.12 	(f), Lawns to Legumes; and
201.13 	(3) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, 
201.14 	subdivision 9, paragraph (h), Tower Trailhead 
201.15 	Boat Landing and Habitat Improvement - 
201.16 	Phase II.
201.17 	(c) The availability of the appropriation under 
201.18 	Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, 
201.19 	subdivision 4, paragraph (l), Lake Agnes 
201.20 	Treatment, is extended to June 30, 2024.

201.21	Subd. 20.Transfers
 					
201.22 	The appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special 
201.23 	Session chapter 4, article 2, section 2, 
201.24 	subdivision 8, paragraph (c), Sauk River Dam 
201.25 	Removal and Rock Rapids Replacement, in 
201.26 	the amount of $2,768,000, no longer needed 
201.27 	for its original purpose, is transferred to the 
201.28 	Board of Water and Soil Resources for the 
201.29 	water volume, quality, and storage program 
201.30 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.05. 
201.31 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
201.32 	2025.

202.1 	Sec. 3. [103F.05] WATER VOLUME, QUALITY, AND STORAGE.
202.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision 
202.3 	have the meanings given them.
202.4 	(b) "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
202.5 	(c) "Local units of government" has the meaning given under section 103B.305, 
202.6 	subdivision 5, and includes tribal governments.
202.7 		Subd. 2.Establishment. The board must establish a program to protect, conserve, 
202.8 	preserve, and enhance the state's water quality and related natural resources benefits by 
202.9 	providing financial assistance or grants to local units of government to control water volume 
202.10 	and rates of flow, to reduce water quality impairment caused by flooding, and to construct 
202.11 	infrastructure and improvements to facilitate these goals.
202.12 		Subd. 3.Financial assistance or grants. (a) The board may provide financial assistance 
202.13 	or grants to local units of government to cover the costs of water volume control projects, 
202.14 	water storage projects, and other water quality practices consistent with a plan approved 
202.15 	according to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D. The board may acquire conservation easements 
202.16 	under sections 103F.501 to 103F.531 as necessary to implement a project or practice under 
202.17 	this section.
202.18 	(b) The board must enter into agreements with local units of government receiving 
202.19 	financial assistance or grants under this section. The agreements must specify the terms of 
202.20 	state and local cooperation, including the financing arrangement for constructing any 
202.21 	structures and assuring maintenance of the structures after completion.
202.22 		Subd. 4.Eligible costs. Eligible costs for financial assistance or grants include:
202.23 	(1) surveying, modeling, and design of floodplain improvements;
202.24 	(2) design of local flood control and storm water management improvements;
202.25 	(3) purchase and installation of flood warning and stream flow monitoring equipment;
202.26 	(4) costs to assess and design water control and water volume rates for the major river 
202.27 	basins in Minnesota;
202.28 	(5) assessments of local infrastructure, and technical specifications for storm water and 
202.29 	wastewater infrastructure eligible for state bonding;
202.30 	(6) costs for property acquisition, equipment acquisition, and site improvements that are 
202.31 	not eligible for state bonding; and
203.1 	(7) costs of soil health and related water quality practices that would assist with reducing 
203.2 	water runoff, flood prevention, and water storage.
203.3 		Subd. 5.Matching contribution and maximum awards. (a) The board must require 
203.4 	a matching contribution when providing financial assistance under this section and may 
203.5 	adjust matching requirements if federal funds are available for the project.
203.6 	(b) The board must establish maximum award amounts when providing financial 
203.7 	assistance or grants under this section.
203.8 		Subd. 6.Technical assistance. (a) The board may employ or contract with an engineer 
203.9 	or hydrologist to work on the technical implementation of the program established under 
203.10 	this section.
203.11 	(b) When implementing the program, the board must:
203.12 	(1) assist local units of government in achieving the goals of the program;
203.13 	(2) review and analyze projects and project sites; and
203.14 	(3) evaluate the effectiveness of completed projects constructed under the program.
203.15 	(c) The board must cooperate with the commissioner of natural resources, the 
203.16 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, the United States Department of Agriculture 
203.17 	Natural Resources Conservation Service, and other agencies as needed to analyze 
203.18 	hydrological and engineering information on proposed sites.
203.19 		Subd. 7.Requirements. (a) A local unit of government applying for financial assistance 
203.20 	or grants under this section must provide a copy of a resolution or other documentation of 
203.21 	the local unit of government's support for the project. The documentation must include 
203.22 	provisions for local funding and management, the proposed method of obtaining necessary 
203.23 	land rights for the proposed project, and an assignment of responsibility for maintaining 
203.24 	any structures or practices upon completion.
203.25 	(b) A local unit of government, with the assistance of the board, must evaluate the public 
203.26 	benefits that are reasonably expected upon completing the proposed project, and must 
203.27 	specifically identify the way in which the proposed project will further enhance the protection, 
203.28 	conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's water quality. The evaluation 
203.29 	must be submitted to the board before the final design.
203.30 		Subd. 8.Interstate cooperation. The board may enter into or approve working 
203.31 	agreements with neighboring states or their political subdivisions to accomplish projects 
203.32 	consistent with the program established under this section.
204.1 		Subd. 9.Federal aid availability. The board must regularly analyze the availability of 
204.2 	federal funds and programs to supplement or complement state and local efforts consistent 
204.3 	with the purposes of this section.

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

204.6
204.7	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, Habitat, and 
Recreation
 		-0-
		8,793,000

204.8	(a) Scientific and Natural Area Restoration
					
204.9 	$1,386,000 the second year is from the trust 
204.10 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
204.11 	to restore and improve approximately 750 
204.12 	acres of scientific and natural areas. A list of 
204.13 	proposed restorations must be provided as part 
204.14 	of the required work plan. This appropriation 
204.15 	is available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
204.16 	the project must be completed and final 
204.17 	products delivered.

204.18
204.19	(b) Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and 
Natural Area Acquisition
					
204.20 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
204.21 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
204.22 	in cooperation with the Duluth Airport 
204.23 	Authority to acquire approximately ten acres 
204.24 	as an addition to the designated Minnesota 
204.25 	Point Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area 
204.26 	located along the shores of Lake Superior in 
204.27 	Duluth. Any balance remaining in the 
204.28 	appropriation not needed for the acquisition 
204.29 	is available to the commissioner for a grant to 
204.30 	the Duluth Airport Authority to use to protect 
204.31 	the Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and 
204.32 	Natural Area by relocating an airport runway. 
204.33 	The appropriation is available until June 30, 
204.34 	2022.

205.1
205.2	(c) Conservation Easements in Avon Hills - 
Phase III
					
205.3 	$1,300,000 the second year is from the trust 
205.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
205.5 	for an agreement with Saint John's University 
205.6 	in cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust to 
205.7 	secure permanent conservation easements on 
205.8 	approximately 500 acres of high-quality 
205.9 	habitat in Stearns County, prepare 
205.10 	conservation management plans, and provide 
205.11 	public outreach. A list of proposed easement 
205.12 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
205.13 	required work plan. An entity that acquires a 
205.14 	conservation easement with appropriations 
205.15 	from the trust fund must have a long-term 
205.16 	stewardship plan for the easement and a fund 
205.17 	established for monitoring and enforcing the 
205.18 	agreement. Funding for the long-term 
205.19 	monitoring and enforcement fund must come 
205.20 	from nonstate sources for easements acquired 
205.21 	with this appropriation. The state may enforce 
205.22 	requirements in the conservation easements 
205.23 	on land acquired with this appropriation and 
205.24 	the conservation easement document must 
205.25 	state this authority and explicitly include 
205.26 	requirements for water quality and quantity 
205.27 	protection. This appropriation is available until 
205.28 	June 30, 2019, by which time the project must 
205.29 	be completed and final products delivered.

205.30
205.31	(d) Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System 
Acquisition for Wellhead Protection
					
205.32 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
205.33 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
205.34 	for an agreement with Lincoln Pipestone Rural 
205.35 	Water to acquire and restore lands designated 
205.36 	under an approved wellhead protection plan. 
206.1 	Lands acquired with this appropriation must 
206.2 	be from willing sellers and be identified by 
206.3 	the Department of Health as targeted 
206.4 	vulnerable lands for wellhead protection. 
206.5 	Lands must be restored to permanent 
206.6 	vegetative cover, but may be used for 
206.7 	recreation and renewable energy if adequate 
206.8 	protection of the drinking water aquifer is 
206.9 	provided. A list of proposed acquisitions must 
206.10 	be provided as part of the required work plan. 
206.11 	Plant and seed materials must follow the Board 
206.12 	of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
206.13 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
206.14 	Income derived from the lands acquired with 
206.15 	funds appropriated under this paragraph is 
206.16 	exempt from Minnesota Statutes, section 
206.17 	116P.10, if used for additional wellhead 
206.18 	protection as provided under this paragraph 
206.19 	until adequate wellhead protection has been 
206.20 	achieved, as determined by the commissioner 
206.21 	of health. Any income earned after that must 
206.22 	be returned to the environment and natural 
206.23 	resources trust fund. This appropriation is 
206.24 	available until June 30, 2019, by which time 
206.25 	the project must be completed and final 
206.26 	products delivered.

206.27
206.28	(e) Mesabi Trail Segment from Highway 135 to 
Town of Embarrass
					
206.29 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust 
206.30 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
206.31 	for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
206.32 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
206.33 	engineering and construction of segments of 
206.34 	the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately six 
206.35 	miles between Highway 135 and the town of 
206.36 	Embarrass. This appropriation is available 
207.1 	until June 30, 2019, by which time the project 
207.2 	must be completed and final products 
207.3 	delivered.

207.4	(f) Tower Historic Harbor Trail Connections
					
207.5 	$679,000 the second year is from the trust 
207.6 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
207.7 	for an agreement with the city of Tower to 
207.8 	construct recreational trails along the harbor 
207.9 	in Tower and to connect to the Mesabi Trail. 
207.10 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
207.11 	2019, by which time the project must be 
207.12 	completed and final products delivered.

207.13
207.14	(g) Otter Tail River Recreational Trail 
Acquisition
					
207.15 	$600,000 the second year is from the trust 
207.16 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
207.17 	for an agreement with the city of Fergus Falls 
207.18 	to acquire land along the Otter Tail River for 
207.19 	a recreational trail and park. This appropriation 
207.20 	is contingent on at least a 40 percent match of 
207.21 	nonstate money. Prior to the acquisition, a 
207.22 	phase 1 environmental assessment must be 
207.23 	completed and the city must not accept any 
207.24 	liability for previous contamination of lands 
207.25 	acquired with this appropriation.

207.26 	Sec. 5. Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2019, First 
207.27 	Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:

207.28
207.29	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition, 
Habitat, and Recreation
 		999,000
		13,533,000
		-0-

207.30
207.31	(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition
					
207.32 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
207.33 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
207.34 	acquire approximately 70 acres of land within 
207.35 	the approved park boundaries of the 
208.1 	metropolitan regional park system. This 
208.2 	appropriation may not be used to purchase 
208.3 	habitable residential structures. A list of 
208.4 	proposed fee title acquisitions must be 
208.5 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
208.6 	This appropriation must be matched by at least 
208.7 	40 percent of nonstate money that must be 
208.8 	committed by December 31, 2017. This 
208.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2020, 
208.10 	by which time the project must be completed 
208.11 	and final products delivered.

208.12
208.13	(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and 
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement
					
208.14 	$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
208.15 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
208.16 	acquire land with high-quality native plant 
208.17 	communities and rare features to be 
208.18 	established as scientific and natural areas as 
208.19 	provided in Minnesota Statutes, section 
208.20 	86A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve 
208.21 	scientific and natural areas, and provide 
208.22 	technical assistance and outreach, including 
208.23 	site steward events. At least one-third of the 
208.24 	appropriation must be spent on restoration 
208.25 	activities. A list of proposed acquisitions and 
208.26 	restorations must be provided as part of the 
208.27 	required work plan. Land acquired with this 
208.28 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
208.29 	to meet at least minimum management 
208.30 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
208.31 	of natural resources. When feasible, 
208.32 	consideration must be given to accommodate 
208.33 	trails on lands acquired. This appropriation is 
208.34 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
208.35 	the project must be completed and final 
208.36 	products delivered.

209.1
209.2	(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land 
Acquisition
					
209.3 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
209.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
209.5 	acquire approximately 373 acres from willing 
209.6 	sellers for authorized state trails and critical 
209.7 	parcels within the statutory boundaries of state 
209.8 	parks. State park land acquired with this 
209.9 	appropriation must be sufficiently improved 
209.10 	to meet at least minimum management 
209.11 	standards, as determined by the commissioner 
209.12 	of natural resources. A list of proposed 
209.13 	acquisitions must be provided as part of the 
209.14 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
209.15 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
209.16 	the project must be completed and final 
209.17 	products delivered.

209.18
209.19	(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition, 
Development, and Enhancement
					
209.20 	$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the 
209.21 	first year are from the trust fund to the 
209.22 	commissioner of natural resources for state 
209.23 	trail acquisition, development, and 
209.24 	enhancement in southern Minnesota. A 
209.25 	proposed list of trail projects on authorized 
209.26 	state trails must be provided as part of the 
209.27 	required work plan. This appropriation is 
209.28 	available until June 30, 2020, by which time 
209.29 	the project must be completed and final 
209.30 	products delivered.

209.31
209.32	(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
209.33 	$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
209.34 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
209.35 	acquire native prairie bank easements in 
209.36 	accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 
210.1 	84.96, on approximately 250 acres, prepare 
210.2 	baseline property assessments, restore and 
210.3 	enhance native prairie sites, and provide 
210.4 	technical assistance to landowners. Of this 
210.5 	amount, up to $132,000 may be deposited in 
210.6 	a conservation easement stewardship account. 
210.7 	Deposits into the conservation easement 
210.8 	stewardship account must be made upon 
210.9 	closing on conservation easements or at a time 
210.10 	otherwise approved in the work plan. A list of 
210.11 	proposed easement acquisitions must be 
210.12 	provided as part of the required work plan. 
210.13 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
210.14 	2020, by which time the project must be 
210.15 	completed and final products delivered.

210.16	(f) Leech Lake Acquisition
					
210.17 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
210.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
210.19 	an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of 
210.20 	Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres, 
210.21 	including 0.67 miles of shoreline of 
210.22 	high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the 
210.23 	historic meeting place between Henry 
210.24 	Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The 
210.25 	land must be open to public use including 
210.26 	hunting and fishing. The band must provide a 
210.27 	commitment that land will not be put in a 
210.28 	federal trust through the Bureau of Indian 
210.29 	Affairs.

210.30	(g) Mesabi Trail Development
					
210.31 	$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
210.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
210.33 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
210.34 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority for 
210.35 	engineering and constructing segments of the 
211.1 	Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available 
211.2 	until June 30, 2020, by which time the project 
211.3 	must be completed and final products 
211.4 	delivered.

211.5
211.6	(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat 
Improvement - Phase II
					
211.7 	$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
211.8 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
211.9 	an agreement with the city of Tower to 
211.10 	construct a trailhead, trail connection to the 
211.11 	Mesabi Trail, and boat landing and to restore 
211.12 	vegetative habitat on city-owned property. 
211.13 	Plant and seed materials must follow the Board 
211.14 	of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
211.15 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
211.16 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
211.17 	2020, by which time the project must be 
211.18 	completed and final products delivered.

211.19
211.20	(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National 
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center
					
211.21 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
211.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
211.23 	an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in 
211.24 	partnership with Voyageurs National Park and 
211.25 	the Department of Natural Resources, to 
211.26 	acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for 
211.27 	a visitor center and campground. Income 
211.28 	generated by the campground may be used to 
211.29 	support the facility.

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

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

211.32
211.33	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		-0-
		5,760,000

211.34
211.35	(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and 
Pests Center - Phase 4
					
212.1 	$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust 
212.2 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
212.3 	of Minnesota for high-priority research at the 
212.4 	Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center 
212.5 	to protect Minnesota's natural and agricultural 
212.6 	resources from terrestrial invasive plants, 
212.7 	pathogens, and pests as identified through the 
212.8 	center's strategic prioritization process. This 
212.9 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2023, 
212.10 	by which time the project must be completed 
212.11 	and final products delivered.

212.12
212.13	(b) Palmer Amaranth Detection and Eradication 
Continuation
					
212.14 	$431,000 the second year is from the trust 
212.15 	fund to the commissioner of agriculture to 
212.16 	continue to monitor, ground survey, and 
212.17 	control Palmer amaranth and other prohibited 
212.18 	eradicate species of noxious weeds primarily 
212.19 	in conservation plantingsnatural areas and to 
212.20 	develop and implement aerial-survey methods 
212.21 	to prevent infestation and protect prairies, 
212.22 	other natural areas, and agricultural crops.

212.23
212.24	(c) Evaluate Control Methods for Invasive 
Hybrid Cattails
					
212.25 	$131,000 the second year is from the trust 
212.26 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
212.27 	for an agreement with Voyageurs National 
212.28 	Park to evaluate the effectiveness of 
212.29 	mechanical harvesting and managing muskrat 
212.30 	populations to remove exotic hybrid cattails 
212.31 	and restore fish and wildlife habitat in 
212.32 	Minnesota wetlands. This appropriation is 
212.33 	available until June 30, 2021, by which time 
212.34 	the project must be completed and final 
212.35 	products delivered.

213.1
213.2	(d) Developing RNA Interference to Control 
Zebra Mussels
					
213.3 	$500,000 the second year is from the trust 
213.4 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
213.5 	for an agreement with the United States 
213.6 	Geological Survey to develop a genetic control 
213.7 	tool that exploits the natural process of RNA 
213.8 	silencing to specifically target and effectively 
213.9 	control zebra mussels without affecting other 
213.10 	species or causing other nontarget effects. This 
213.11 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
213.12 	by which time the project must be completed 
213.13 	and final products delivered.

213.14
213.15	(e) Install and Evaluate an Invasive Carp 
Deterrent for Mississippi River Locks and Dams
					
213.16 	$998,000 the second year is from the trust 
213.17 	fund to the Board of Regents of the University 
213.18 	of Minnesota in cooperation with the United 
213.19 	States Army Corps of Engineers and the 
213.20 	United States Fish and Wildlife Service to 
213.21 	install, evaluate, and optimize a system in 
213.22 	Mississippi River locks and dams to deter 
213.23 	passage of invasive carp without negatively 
213.24 	impacting native fish and to evaluate the 
213.25 	ability of predator fish in the pools above the 
213.26 	locks and dams to consume young carp. The 
213.27 	project must conduct a cost comparison of 
213.28 	equipment purchase versus lease options and 
213.29 	choose the most effective option. This 
213.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
213.31 	by which time the project must be completed 
213.32 	and final products delivered.

213.33
213.34	(f) Determining Risk of Toxic Alga in Minnesota 
Lakes
					
213.35 	$200,000 the second year is from the trust 
213.36 	fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for 
214.1 	the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to 
214.2 	determine the historical distribution, 
214.3 	abundance, and toxicity of the invasive 
214.4 	blue-green alga, Cylindrospermopsis 
214.5 	raciborskii, in about 20 lakes across Minnesota 
214.6 	and inform managers and the public about the 
214.7 	alga's spread and health risks. This 
214.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2021, 
214.9 	by which time the project must be completed 
214.10 	and final products delivered.

214.11 	ARTICLE 4
214.12 	2022 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND 
214.13 	APPROPRIATIONS

214.14	Section 1. APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
214.15 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
214.16 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the environment 
214.17 	and natural resources trust fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each 
214.18 	purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations 
214.19 	listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, 
214.20 	respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The 
214.21 	biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

214.22				APPROPRIATIONS
	
214.23				Available for the Year
	
214.24				Ending June 30
	
214.25					2022
		2023

214.26	Sec. 2. MINNESOTA RESOURCES

214.27	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	70,881,000
	$
	-0-
	
214.28 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
214.29 	purpose are specified in the following 
214.30 	subdivisions. Appropriations in the first year 
214.31 	are available for three years beginning July 1, 
214.32 	2021, unless otherwise stated in the 
214.33 	appropriation. Any unencumbered balance 
214.34 	remaining in the first year does not cancel and 
215.1 	is available for the second year or until the 
215.2 	end of the appropriation.

215.3	Subd. 2.Definition
 					
215.4 	"Trust fund" means the Minnesota 
215.5 	environment and natural resources trust fund 
215.6 	established under the Minnesota Constitution, 
215.7 	article XI, section 14.

215.8
215.9	Subd. 3.Foundational Natural Resource Data 
and Information
 		10,459,000
		-0-

215.10
215.11	(a) What's Bugging Minnesota's Insect-Eating 
Birds?
					
215.12 	$199,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
215.13 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
215.14 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
215.15 	Institute to examine the relationship between 
215.16 	insect abundance, timing of insect availability, 
215.17 	and breeding success for multiple bird species 
215.18 	across land-use intensities to develop 
215.19 	comprehensive guidelines to conserve bird 
215.20 	and insect diversity.

215.21
215.22	(b) Protecting Minnesota's Beneficial 
Macroalgae: All Stoneworts Aren't Starry
					
215.23 	$811,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
215.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
215.25 	conduct a statewide inventory to provide 
215.26 	baseline data and build in-state knowledge of 
215.27 	Minnesota's native stoneworts, a diverse group 
215.28 	of aquatic plants that support clear lakes and 
215.29 	healthy fish habitat.

215.30	(c) County Groundwater Atlas
					
215.31 	$1,875,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
215.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
215.33 	continue producing county groundwater 
215.34 	atlases to inform management of surface water 
216.1 	and groundwater resources for drinking and 
216.2 	other purposes. This appropriation is for Part 
216.3 	B, to characterize the potential water yields of 
216.4 	aquifers and aquifers' sensitivity to 
216.5 	contamination.

216.6
216.7	(d) Improving Resiliency and Conservation 
Outcomes for Minnesota Turtles
					
216.8 	$391,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
216.9 	to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to 
216.10 	improve the conservation of Minnesota's 
216.11 	imperiled turtles through animal husbandry, 
216.12 	field conservation, and educational 
216.13 	programming. This appropriation is available 
216.14 	until June 30, 2025, by which time the project 
216.15 	must be completed and final products 
216.16 	delivered.

216.17	(e) Minnesota Biological Survey
					
216.18 	$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
216.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
216.20 	complete the statewide baseline biological 
216.21 	survey by finalizing data, analyses, and 
216.22 	publications and by conducting targeted field 
216.23 	surveys to fill missing gaps of information 
216.24 	needed to support conservation of Minnesota's 
216.25 	biodiversity. Any revenues generated through 
216.26 	the publication of books or other resources 
216.27 	created through this appropriation may be 
216.28 	reinvested as described in the work plan 
216.29 	approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
216.30 	Commission on Minnesota Resources 
216.31 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
216.32 	116P.10.

216.33
216.34	(f) Groundwater Contamination Mapping 
Project - Phase II
					
217.1 	$800,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
217.2 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
217.3 	Agency to improve protection of groundwater 
217.4 	resources for drinking water by expanding the 
217.5 	web-based interactive groundwater 
217.6 	contamination mapping system to include all 
217.7 	other state hazardous and solid waste cleanup 
217.8 	programs and by upgrading the system to 
217.9 	collect monitoring data.

217.10
217.11	(g) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource 
Management
					
217.12 	$3,092,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
217.13 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
217.14 	Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to 
217.15 	continue producing county geologic atlases to 
217.16 	inform management of surface water and 
217.17 	groundwater resources. This appropriation is 
217.18 	to complete Part A, which focuses on the 
217.19 	properties and distribution of earth materials 
217.20 	to define aquifer boundaries and the 
217.21 	connection of aquifers to the land surface and 
217.22 	surface water resources.

217.23
217.24	(h) Redwood County Reinvest in Minnesota 
Easement Evaluation and Public Outreach
					
217.25 	$197,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
217.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
217.27 	an agreement with Redwood County for the 
217.28 	Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District 
217.29 	to inventory vegetation, evaluate wetland 
217.30 	conditions, and create a countywide 
217.31 	stewardship plan for lands protected with 
217.32 	permanent conservation easements. This 
217.33 	appropriation may also be spent to conduct 
217.34 	outreach to volunteers and landowners on 
217.35 	effective prairie and wetland habitat 
217.36 	management.

218.1
218.2	(i) Collaborative State and Tribal Wild Rice 
Monitoring Program
					
218.3 	$644,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
218.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
218.5 	work with tribal partners to create a 
218.6 	collaborative and comprehensive monitoring 
218.7 	program to conserve wild-rice waters, develop 
218.8 	remote sensing tools for statewide estimates 
218.9 	of wild rice coverage, and collect consistent 
218.10 	field data on wild rice health and abundance.

218.11
218.12	(j) Morrison County Performance Drainage and 
Hydrology Management II
					
218.13 	$197,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
218.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
218.15 	an agreement with the Morrison Soil and 
218.16 	Water Conservation District to complete the 
218.17 	Morrison County culvert inventory started in 
218.18 	2016 to help solve landowner conflicts, protect 
218.19 	wetlands, improve water quality, and design 
218.20 	additional water storage throughout the 
218.21 	county.

218.22
218.23	(k) Exploring Minnesota's Wetlands: Our 
Resource for Future Medicine
					
218.24 	$210,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
218.25 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
218.26 	Minnesota, Crookston, to work with White 
218.27 	Earth Tribal and Community College to 
218.28 	catalog bog microbe diversity in Minnesota's 
218.29 	ecoregions, test for potential 
218.30 	antibiotic-producing microorganisms, and 
218.31 	establish methods to enhance any antibiotic 
218.32 	cultures discovered.

218.33
218.34	(l) A Biodiversity Checkup for Minnesota's Big 
Woods
					
219.1 	$109,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
219.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
219.3 	Minnesota to inform conservation strategies 
219.4 	by comparing the historic and contemporary 
219.5 	flora of Minnesota's Big Woods to determine 
219.6 	if all species have survived in the small 
219.7 	remaining remnants of that ecosystem.

219.8
219.9	(m) Microbiome in Raptors: A New Tool for 
Conservation
					
219.10 	$129,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
219.11 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
219.12 	Minnesota for the Raptor Center to improve 
219.13 	wildlife care and environmental stewardship 
219.14 	by evaluating the impact of antibiotics 
219.15 	administered during captivity on raptor gut 
219.16 	microbiome, rehabilitation success, and the 
219.17 	potential spread of antimicrobial resistance in 
219.18 	the natural environment.

219.19
219.20	(n) Bioacoustics for Broad-Scale Species 
Monitoring and Conservation
					
219.21 	$305,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
219.22 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
219.23 	Minnesota to improve wildlife conservation 
219.24 	efforts by using passive acoustic monitoring 
219.25 	devices to determine statewide distribution 
219.26 	and reproduction of red-headed woodpeckers 
219.27 	and developing a protocol for future use of 
219.28 	this technology to monitor population trends 
219.29 	and responses to habitat management. This 
219.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
219.31 	by which time the project must be completed 
219.32 	and final products delivered.

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

219.34	(a) Trout Stream Habitat Restoration Success
					
220.1 	$319,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
220.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
220.3 	Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research 
220.4 	Institute to evaluate the effectiveness and 
220.5 	durability of previous trout stream habitat 
220.6 	restoration projects to improve the success and 
220.7 	cost effectiveness of future projects. This 
220.8 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
220.9 	by which time the project must be completed 
220.10 	and final products delivered.

220.11
220.12	(b) Novel Nutrient Recovery Process from 
Wastewater Treatment Plants
					
220.13 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
220.14 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
220.15 	Minnesota to conduct lab- and pilot-scale tests 
220.16 	of a new process to promote nutrient removal 
220.17 	and recovery at rural municipal and industrial 
220.18 	wastewater treatment plants for water 
220.19 	protection and renewable energy production.

220.20
220.21	(c) Monitoring Emerging Viruses in Minnesota's 
Urban Water Cycles
					
220.22 	$416,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
220.23 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
220.24 	Minnesota to develop rapid testing, 
220.25 	quantification, and human exposure risk 
220.26 	assessment models for enveloped viruses such 
220.27 	as coronaviruses in urban wastewater and 
220.28 	drinking water treatment processes.

220.29
220.30	(d) Microgeographic Impact of Antibiotics 
Released from Identified Hotspots
					
220.31 	$508,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
220.32 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
220.33 	Minnesota to inform protection of 
220.34 	environmental, animal, and human health from 
220.35 	proliferation of antibiotic resistance by 
221.1 	quantifying and mapping the extent of 
221.2 	antibiotic spread in waters and soils from 
221.3 	locations identified as release hot spots.

221.4
221.5	(e) Sustainable Irrigation Management: 
Expanding a Web Application
					
221.6 	$1,139,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
221.7 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
221.8 	Minnesota to promote responsible use of 
221.9 	Minnesota's groundwater resources by 
221.10 	expanding an existing irrigation management 
221.11 	assistance tool into a mobile-compatible web 
221.12 	application for the top agricultural-producing 
221.13 	counties in the state. This appropriation is 
221.14 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
221.15 	the project must be completed and final 
221.16 	products delivered.

221.17
221.18	(f) Assessing Membrane Bioreactor Wastewater 
Treatment Efficacy
					
221.19 	$419,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
221.20 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
221.21 	State Colleges and Universities system for St. 
221.22 	Cloud State University to conduct a 
221.23 	comprehensive assessment of membrane 
221.24 	bioreactor treatment of wastewater to inform 
221.25 	managers of options for updating or replacing 
221.26 	aging wastewater infrastructure.

221.27
221.28
221.29	(g) Evaluating Coronavirus and Other 
Microbiological Contamination of Drinking 
Water Sources from Wastewater
					
221.30 	$594,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
221.31 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
221.32 	Minnesota to survey public and private wells 
221.33 	to identify sources of and evaluate solutions 
221.34 	to microbiological contamination of drinking 
221.35 	water sources by wastewater, including from 
221.36 	the virus that causes COVID-19.

222.1	(h) St. James Pit Water-Level Control Study
					
222.2 	$259,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
222.3 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
222.4 	an agreement with the city of Aurora to install 
222.5 	sampling wells and conduct a study to 
222.6 	determine appropriate mitigation of the 
222.7 	abandoned St. James pit mine to protect 
222.8 	surface and drinking water and prevent harm 
222.9 	to homes and residents.

222.10
222.11	(i) Long-Term Nitrate Mitigation by 
Maintaining Profitable Kernza Production
					
222.12 	$485,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
222.13 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
222.14 	an agreement with the Stearns County Soil 
222.15 	and Water Conservation District to evaluate 
222.16 	the effectiveness of aging Kernza stands on 
222.17 	water quality and to continue to develop a 
222.18 	sustainable supply chain with a focus on 
222.19 	post-harvest processing of Kernza for water 
222.20 	protection and local economies.

222.21
222.22	(j) Antibiotic Resistance and Wastewater 
Treatment: Problems and Solutions
					
222.23 	$432,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
222.24 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
222.25 	an agreement with the University of St. 
222.26 	Thomas to quantify the ability of full-scale 
222.27 	wastewater treatment plants to eliminate 
222.28 	antibiotic resistance genes entering or created 
222.29 	in the water treatment process before these 
222.30 	genes are released into the natural 
222.31 	environment.

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

222.33
222.34	(a) Increasing Outdoor Learning for Young 
Minnesotans
					
223.1 	$383,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
223.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
223.3 	an agreement with Wolf Ridge Environmental 
223.4 	Learning Center to provide scholarships for 
223.5 	equitable access to hands-on learning 
223.6 	experiences in the outdoors related to outdoor 
223.7 	recreation, air and energy, water, habitat, and 
223.8 	fish and wildlife. This appropriation is 
223.9 	available until June 30, 2025, by which time 
223.10 	the project must be completed and final 
223.11 	products delivered.

223.12
223.13	(b) Pollinator Education in the Science 
Classroom
					
223.14 	$366,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
223.15 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
223.16 	Minnesota to educate approximately 5,000 
223.17 	students about pollinator conservation by 
223.18 	providing professional development for 
223.19 	science teachers to integrate pollinator 
223.20 	education curriculum and materials into their 
223.21 	classrooms and by evaluating the program to 
223.22 	improve its effectiveness.

223.23
223.24	(c) Minnesota Freshwater Quest: Environmental 
Education for Youth
					
223.25 	$699,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
223.26 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
223.27 	an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to 
223.28 	provide place-based STEM environmental 
223.29 	education to approximately 15,000 diverse 
223.30 	and underserved Minnesota youth through 
223.31 	exploration of local ecosystems and waterways 
223.32 	in the Minnesota Freshwater Quest program.

223.33
223.34	(d) Minnesota Master Naturalist: Nature for 
New Minnesotans
					
224.1 	$293,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
224.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
224.3 	Minnesota in partnership with 
224.4 	English-language-learning organizations to 
224.5 	adapt and incorporate materials developed for 
224.6 	Minnesota Master Naturalists into 
224.7 	English-language-learning programs to 
224.8 	introduce immigrants and English-language 
224.9 	learners to Minnesota's great outdoors.

224.10	(e) The Voyageurs Classroom Initiative
					
224.11 	$348,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
224.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
224.13 	an agreement with Voyageurs Conservancy 
224.14 	to launch a new initiative to connect 
224.15 	Minnesota youth, young adults, and their 
224.16 	families to Voyageurs National Park by 
224.17 	learning about the park's waters, wildlife, and 
224.18 	forests and by engaging in the park's 
224.19 	preservation.

224.20
224.21	(f) Restoring Land and Reviving Heritage: 
Conservation Through Indigenous Culture
					
224.22 	$420,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
224.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
224.24 	an agreement with Belwin Conservancy in 
224.25 	partnership with Anishinabe Academy to 
224.26 	conduct environmental education 
224.27 	programming that incorporates ecology and 
224.28 	indigenous land traditions and to restore an 
224.29 	ecologically significant area of land using 
224.30 	modern scientific standards and traditional 
224.31 	ecological knowledge.

224.32
224.33	(g) Expanding Access to Environmental 
Education for Underserved Communities
					
224.34 	$178,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
224.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
225.1 	Minnesota for the Raptor Center to build 
225.2 	environmental literacy and engagement by 
225.3 	delivering an environmental education 
225.4 	program featuring live raptors and 
225.5 	standards-based curriculum to approximately 
225.6 	300 classrooms in underserved communities 
225.7 	throughout Minnesota.

225.8
225.9	Subd. 6.Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive 
Species
 		6,148,000
		-0-

225.10
225.11	(a) Starch Allocation Patterns of Invasive Starry 
Stonewort Harvested from Lake Koronis
					
225.12 	$101,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
225.13 	to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota 
225.14 	State Colleges and Universities System for 
225.15 	Minnesota State University, Mankato, to 
225.16 	evaluate the starch allocation patterns of the 
225.17 	invasive starry stonewort to identify 
225.18 	weaknesses in the plant's growth that could be 
225.19 	targeted for management.

225.20
225.21	(b) Long-Term Efficacy of Invasive Removal in 
Floodplain Forests
					
225.22 	$25,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
225.23 	the commissioner of natural resources for an 
225.24 	agreement with Macalester College to begin 
225.25 	a long-term scientific study at the Ordway 
225.26 	Field Station to provide information to land 
225.27 	managers on protecting Minnesota's floodplain 
225.28 	forests from combined threats of overabundant 
225.29 	deer, invasive shrubs, and earthworms. This 
225.30 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
225.31 	by which time the project must be completed 
225.32 	and final products delivered. A report on the 
225.33 	results of the long-term study must be 
225.34 	submitted at the end of the appropriation and 
225.35 	an update must be submitted five years after 
226.1 	the appropriation ends or at the study's 
226.2 	conclusion, whichever is first.

226.3
226.4	(c) Oak Wilt Suppression at the Northern Edge 
- Phase II
					
226.5 	$423,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
226.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
226.7 	an agreement with the Morrison Soil and 
226.8 	Water Conservation District to continue to 
226.9 	eradicate the northernmost occurrences of oak 
226.10 	wilt in the state through mechanical means on 
226.11 	select private properties to prevent oak wilt's 
226.12 	spread to healthy state forests.

226.13
226.14	(d) Biocontrol of Invasive Species in Bee Lawns 
and Parklands
					
226.15 	$425,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
226.16 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
226.17 	Minnesota to establish a biocontrol program 
226.18 	to manage the invasive Japanese beetle in a 
226.19 	way that reduces insecticide use in bee lawns 
226.20 	and pollinator restorations and the associated 
226.21 	economic and environmental costs to wildlife 
226.22 	and humans.

226.23
226.24	(e) Building Knowledge and Capacity for AIS 
Solutions
					
226.25 	$3,750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
226.26 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
226.27 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive 
226.28 	Species Research Center to conduct 
226.29 	high-priority projects aimed at solving 
226.30 	Minnesota's aquatic invasive species problems 
226.31 	using rigorous science and a collaborative 
226.32 	process. Additionally, the appropriation may 
226.33 	be spent to deliver research findings to end 
226.34 	users through strategic communication and 
226.35 	outreach. This appropriation is available until 
227.1 	June 30, 2025, by which time the project must 
227.2 	be completed and final products delivered.

227.3
227.4	(f) Evaluating Minnesota's Last Best Chance to 
Stop Carp
					
227.5 	$424,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
227.6 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
227.7 	Minnesota, in cooperation with the United 
227.8 	States Army Corps of Engineers and the 
227.9 	Department of Natural Resources, to evaluate 
227.10 	invasive carp passage and the costs, processes, 
227.11 	and potential for a state-of-the-art deterrent 
227.12 	system installed at Mississippi River Lock and 
227.13 	Dam Number 5 to impede passage of invasive 
227.14 	carp at this location to protect the upper river.

227.15
227.16	(g) Stop Starry Invasion with Community 
Invasive Species Containment
					
227.17 	$1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
227.18 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
227.19 	an agreement with Minnesota Lakes and 
227.20 	Rivers Advocates to work with civic leaders 
227.21 	to purchase, install, and operate waterless 
227.22 	cleaning stations for watercraft; conduct 
227.23 	aquatic invasive species education; and 
227.24 	implement education upgrades at public 
227.25 	accesses to prevent invasive starry stonewort 
227.26 	spread beyond the 16 lakes already infested. 
227.27 	This appropriation is available until June 30, 
227.28 	2025, by which time the project must be 
227.29 	completed and final products delivered.

227.30
227.31	Subd. 7.Air Quality, Climate Change, and 
Renewable Energy
 		6,205,000
		-0-

227.32
227.33	(a) Enhanced Thermo-Active Foundations for 
Space Heating in Minnesota
					
227.34 	$312,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
227.35 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
228.1 	Minnesota, Duluth, to design and optimize 
228.2 	cost-competitive thermally enhanced heat 
228.3 	exchanger systems for use in building 
228.4 	foundations to improve energy efficiency and 
228.5 	conservation of natural resources in 
228.6 	Minnesota's cold climate.

228.7
228.8	(b) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery 
for Grid Use
					
228.9 	$2,408,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
228.10 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
228.11 	Minnesota, Morris, to implement a rural, 
228.12 	community-scale project that demonstrates 
228.13 	how a large flow battery connected to solar 
228.14 	and wind generation improves grid stability 
228.15 	and enhances use of renewable energy.

228.16
228.17	(c) Agrivoltaics to Improve the Environment 
and Farm Resiliency
					
228.18 	$646,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
228.19 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
228.20 	Minnesota, West Central Research and 
228.21 	Outreach Center, Morris, to model and 
228.22 	evaluate alternative solar energy system 
228.23 	designs to maximize energy production while 
228.24 	providing other benefits to cattle and farmers.

228.25
228.26	(d) Behavioral Response of Bald Eagles to 
Acoustic Stimuli
					
228.27 	$261,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
228.28 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
228.29 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to 
228.30 	protect wildlife by designing and 
228.31 	implementing an acoustic deterrence protocol 
228.32 	to discourage bald eagles from entering 
228.33 	hazardous air space near wind energy 
228.34 	installations.

229.1
229.2	(e) Create Jobs Statewide by Diverting Materials 
from Landfills
					
229.3 	$2,244,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
229.4 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
229.5 	agreements with Better Futures Minnesota and 
229.6 	the Natural Resources Research Institute to 
229.7 	partner with cities, counties, and businesses 
229.8 	to create and implement a collection, 
229.9 	restoration, reuse, and repurpose program that 
229.10 	diverts used household goods and building 
229.11 	materials from entering the waste stream and 
229.12 	thereby reduces greenhouse gas emissions. 
229.13 	Net income generated by Better Futures 
229.14 	Minnesota as part of this appropriation may 
229.15 	be reinvested in the project if a plan for 
229.16 	reinvestment is approved in the work plan.

229.17
229.18	(f) Strengthening Minnesota's Reuse Economy 
to Conserve Natural Resources
					
229.19 	$334,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
229.20 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
229.21 	an agreement with ReUSE Minnesota to 
229.22 	provide outreach and technical assistance to 
229.23 	communities and small businesses to increase 
229.24 	reuse, rental, and repair of consumer goods as 
229.25 	an alternative to using new materials; to reduce 
229.26 	solid-waste disposal impacts; and to create 
229.27 	more local reuse jobs. A fiscal management 
229.28 	and staffing plan must be approved in the work 
229.29 	plan before any trust fund dollars are spent.

229.30
229.31	Subd. 8.Methods to Protect, Restore, and 
Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat
 		6,429,000
		-0-

229.32
229.33	(a) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Forest 
Restoration and Enhancements
					
229.34 	$731,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
229.35 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
229.36 	an agreement with the Crow Wing Soil and 
230.1 	Water Conservation District to partner with 
230.2 	the Nature Conservancy and Great River 
230.3 	Greening to develop forest stewardship plans, 
230.4 	restore habitat, and conduct prescribed burns 
230.5 	to advance forest restoration and enhancement 
230.6 	on public and private lands within an 
230.7 	approximate ten-mile radius around Camp 
230.8 	Ripley. Notwithstanding subdivision 13, 
230.9 	paragraph (e), this appropriation may be spent 
230.10 	on forest management plans, fires, and 
230.11 	restoration on lands with a long-term contract 
230.12 	commitment for forest conservation. The 
230.13 	restoration must follow the Board of Water 
230.14 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
230.15 	establishment and enhancement guidelines.

230.16
230.17	(b) Restoring Mussels in Streams and Lakes - 
Continuation
					
230.18 	$619,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
230.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
230.20 	restore native freshwater mussel assemblages 
230.21 	and the ecosystem services they provide in the 
230.22 	Mississippi, Cedar, and Cannon Rivers and to 
230.23 	inform the public on mussels and mussel 
230.24 	conservation.

230.25
230.26	(c) Pollinator Central II: Habitat Improvement 
With Community Monitoring
					
230.27 	$631,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
230.28 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
230.29 	an agreement with Great River Greening to 
230.30 	restore and enhance pollinator habitat in the 
230.31 	metropolitan area to benefit pollinators and 
230.32 	people and to build knowledge of the impact 
230.33 	through community-based monitoring.

230.34
230.35	(d) Preserving Minnesota's Only Ball Cactus 
Population
					
231.1 	$103,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
231.2 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
231.3 	Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape 
231.4 	Arboretum to move the only known remaining 
231.5 	ball cactus population in the state from private 
231.6 	to protected land and to propagate and bank 
231.7 	ball cactus seeds for education and 
231.8 	preservation.

231.9231.10
	(e) Prescribed-Fire Management for Roadside 
Prairies - Phase II
					
231.11 	$217,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
231.12 	to the commissioner of transportation to 
231.13 	continue to protect biodiversity and enhance 
231.14 	pollinator habitat on roadsides by helping to 
231.15 	create a self-sufficient prescribed-fire program 
231.16 	at the Department of Transportation.

231.17	(f) Restoring Upland Forests for Birds
					
231.18 	$193,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
231.19 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
231.20 	an agreement with the American Bird 
231.21 	Conservancy to restore deciduous forest in 
231.22 	partnership with Aitkin, Beltrami, and Cass 
231.23 	Counties using science-based best 
231.24 	management practices to rejuvenate 
231.25 	noncommercial stands for focal wildlife 
231.26 	species.

231.27	(g) Minnesota Green Schoolyards
					
231.28 	$250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
231.29 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
231.30 	an agreement with The Trust for Public Land 
231.31 	to assess, promote, and demonstrate how 
231.32 	schoolyards can be adapted to improve water, 
231.33 	air, and habitat quality and to foster 
231.34 	next-generation environmental stewards while 
232.1 	improving health, education, and community 
232.2 	outcomes.

232.3
232.4	(h) Plumbing the Muddy Depths of Superior 
Hiking Trail
					
232.5 	$187,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
232.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
232.7 	an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail 
232.8 	Association to install and implement water 
232.9 	management practices to prevent erosion and 
232.10 	improve access to the Superior Hiking Trail.

232.11
232.12	(i) Reducing Plastic Pollution with 
Biodegradable Erosion Control Products
					
232.13 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
232.14 	to the Agricultural Utilization Research 
232.15 	Institute in partnership with the Departments 
232.16 	of Transportation, Agriculture, and Natural 
232.17 	Resources to demonstrate use of regionally 
232.18 	grown industrial hemp to create biodegradable 
232.19 	alternatives to plastic-based erosion and 
232.20 	sediment control products used in 
232.21 	transportation construction projects.

232.22
232.23	(j) Remote Sensing and Super-Resolution 
Imaging of Microplastics
					
232.24 	$309,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
232.25 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
232.26 	Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to 
232.27 	develop and test remote sensing techniques 
232.28 	for cost-effective monitoring of microplastics 
232.29 	in lakes, rivers, and streams as well as in 
232.30 	wastewater treatment plants. This 
232.31 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2025, 
232.32 	by which time the project must be completed 
232.33 	and final products delivered.

232.34	(k) Woodcrest Trail Expansion
					
233.1 	$16,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
233.2 	the commissioner of natural resources for an 
233.3 	agreement with Foundation for Health Care 
233.4 	Continuum, doing business as Country Manor 
233.5 	Campus, LLC, to construct a trail for public 
233.6 	recreational use on land owned by the senior 
233.7 	living facility in central Minnesota.

233.8
233.9	(l) Urban Pollinator and Native American 
Cultural Site Restoration
					
233.10 	$213,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
233.11 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
233.12 	an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi 
233.13 	River to restore three urban natural areas, 
233.14 	including an iconic Native American cultural 
233.15 	site, to native prairie and forest with a focus 
233.16 	on important pollinator and culturally 
233.17 	significant native plants.

233.18
233.19
233.20	(m) Demonstrating Real-World Economic and 
Soil Benefits of Cover Crops and Alternative 
Tillage
					
233.21 	$288,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
233.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
233.23 	an agreement with Redwood County for the 
233.24 	Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District 
233.25 	to increase farmer adoption of conservation 
233.26 	practices by demonstrating soil improvements 
233.27 	and cost savings of cover crops and alternative 
233.28 	tillage compared to conventional practices on 
233.29 	working farms. This appropriation is available 
233.30 	until June 30, 2025, by which time the project 
233.31 	must be completed and final products 
233.32 	delivered.

233.33
233.34	(n) Creating Cost-Effective Forage and 
Management Actions for Pollinators
					
233.35 	$198,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
233.36 	to the Board of Regents of the University of 
234.1 	Minnesota to evaluate pollinator forage across 
234.2 	time and in response to burning and mowing 
234.3 	and to design an open-access web-based tool 
234.4 	to share these data for land managers across 
234.5 	Minnesota to inform restoration seed mix 
234.6 	selection.

234.7
234.8	(o) Shoreline Stabilization, Fishing, and ADA 
Improvements at Silverwood Park
					
234.9 	$200,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
234.10 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
234.11 	an agreement with the Three Rivers Park 
234.12 	District to provide water quality improvements 
234.13 	through shoreline stabilization, shoreline 
234.14 	fishing improvements, and shoreline ADA 
234.15 	access on the island in Silver Lake within 
234.16 	Silverwood Park.

234.17	(p) Lawns to Legumes Program - Phase II
					
234.18 	$993,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
234.19 	to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to 
234.20 	provide grants, cost-sharing, and technical 
234.21 	assistance to plant residential lawns, 
234.22 	community parks, and school landscapes with 
234.23 	native vegetation and pollinator-friendly forbs 
234.24 	and legumes to protect a diversity of 
234.25 	pollinators. Notwithstanding subdivision 13, 
234.26 	paragraph (e), this appropriation may be spent 
234.27 	on pollinator plantings on lands with a 
234.28 	long-term commitment from the landowner.

234.29
234.30	(q) Reintroducing Bison to Spring Lake Park 
Reserve
					
234.31 	$560,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
234.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
234.33 	an agreement with Dakota County, in 
234.34 	partnership with the Minnesota Bison 
234.35 	Conservation Herd, to establish the holding 
235.1 	facilities and infrastructure needed to 
235.2 	reintroduce American plains bison (Bison 
235.3 	bison) to improve the resiliency and 
235.4 	biodiversity of the prairie at Spring Lake Park 
235.5 	Reserve.

235.6	(r) Elm Creek Habitat Restoration Final Phase
					
235.7 	$521,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
235.8 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
235.9 	an agreement with the city of Champlin to 
235.10 	conduct habitat and stream restoration in Elm 
235.11 	Creek upstream of Mill Ponds.

235.12
235.13	Subd. 9.Land Acquisition for Habitat and 
Recreation
 		32,062,000
		-0-

235.14
235.15	(a) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail 
(McDonald Segment)
					
235.16 	$2,245,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
235.17 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
235.18 	an agreement with Otter Tail County to 
235.19 	construct the McDonald Segment of the 
235.20 	Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail to 
235.21 	connect the cities of Perham and Pelican 
235.22 	Rapids to Maplewood State Park.

235.23	(b) Mesabi Trail CSAH 88 to Ely
					
235.24 	$1,650,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
235.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
235.26 	an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake 
235.27 	Counties Regional Railroad Authority to 
235.28 	acquire, engineer, and construct a segment of 
235.29 	the Mesabi Trail beginning at the intersection 
235.30 	of County State-Aid Highway 88 toward Ely.

235.31	(c) Southwest Minnesota Single-Track Trail
					
235.32 	$190,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
235.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
235.34 	an agreement with Jackson County to create 
236.1 	a single-track mountain bike trail and expand 
236.2 	an associated parking lot in Belmont County 
236.3 	Park to address a lack of opportunity for this 
236.4 	kind of outdoor recreation in southwest 
236.5 	Minnesota.

236.6
236.7	(d) Local Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas 
Grant Programs
					
236.8 	$2,250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
236.9 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
236.10 	solicit and rank applications for and fund 
236.11 	competitive matching grants for local parks, 
236.12 	trail connections, and natural and scenic areas 
236.13 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019. 
236.14 	Priority must be given to funding projects in 
236.15 	the metropolitan area or in other areas of 
236.16 	southern Minnesota. For purposes of this 
236.17 	paragraph, southern Minnesota is defined as 
236.18 	the area of the state south of and including St. 
236.19 	Cloud. This appropriation is for local 
236.20 	nature-based recreation, connections to 
236.21 	regional and state natural areas, and recreation 
236.22 	facilities and may not be used for athletic 
236.23 	facilities such as sport fields, courts, and 
236.24 	playgrounds.

236.25
236.26	(e) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land 
Acquisition - Phase VII
					
236.27 	$2,250,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
236.28 	to the Metropolitan Council for grants to 
236.29 	acquire land within the approved park 
236.30 	boundaries of the metropolitan regional park 
236.31 	system. This appropriation must be matched 
236.32 	by an equal amount from a combination of 
236.33 	Metropolitan Council and local agency funds.

236.34
236.35	(f) Sauk Rapids Lions Park Riverfront 
Improvements
					
237.1 	$463,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
237.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
237.3 	an agreement with the city of Sauk Rapids to 
237.4 	design and construct a second phase of 
237.5 	upgrades to Lions and Southside Parks 
237.6 	including trails, lighting, riverbank restoration, 
237.7 	and a canoe and kayak launch to enhance 
237.8 	access to the Mississippi River.

237.9237.10
	(g) City of Brainerd - Mississippi Landing 
Trailhead
					
237.11 	$2,850,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
237.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
237.13 	an agreement with the city of Brainerd to 
237.14 	design and construct Mississippi Landing 
237.15 	Trailhead Park to help connect residents and 
237.16 	visitors to the Mississippi River through 
237.17 	recreation, education, and restoration.

237.18
237.19	(h) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank 
Easement Acquisition
					
237.20 	$1,341,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
237.21 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
237.22 	provide technical stewardship assistance to 
237.23 	private landowners, restore and enhance native 
237.24 	prairie protected by easements in the native 
237.25 	prairie bank, and acquire easements for the 
237.26 	native prairie bank in accordance with 
237.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including 
237.28 	preparing initial baseline property assessments. 
237.29 	Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be 
237.30 	deposited in the natural resources conservation 
237.31 	easement stewardship account created in 
237.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional 
237.33 	to the number of easement acres acquired.

237.34	(i) Moose Lake - Trunk Highway 73 Trail
					
238.1 	$330,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
238.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
238.3 	an agreement with the city of Moose Lake to 
238.4 	design and construct a nonmotorized 
238.5 	recreational trail in an off-street pedestrian 
238.6 	corridor along Highway 73 to connect to 
238.7 	several existing regional trails in the Moose 
238.8 	Lake area.

238.9238.10
	(j) SNA Acquisition, Restoration, 
Citizen-Science, and Outreach
					
238.11 	$3,336,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
238.12 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
238.13 	the scientific and natural areas (SNA) program 
238.14 	to restore, improve, and enhance wildlife 
238.15 	habitat on SNAs; increase public involvement 
238.16 	and outreach; and strategically acquire lands 
238.17 	that meet criteria for SNAs under Minnesota 
238.18 	Statutes, section 86A.05, from willing sellers.

238.19
238.20	(k) Precision Acquisition for Restoration, 
Groundwater Recharge, and Habitat
					
238.21 	$467,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
238.22 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
238.23 	an agreement with the Shell Rock River 
238.24 	Watershed District to acquire and restore to 
238.25 	wetland a key parcel of land to reduce 
238.26 	downstream flooding while providing water 
238.27 	storage, groundwater recharge, nutrient 
238.28 	reduction, and pollinator and wildlife habitat.

238.29	(l) Lake Brophy Single-Track Trail Expansion
					
238.30 	$100,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
238.31 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
238.32 	an agreement with Douglas County in 
238.33 	partnership with the Big Ole Bike Club to 
238.34 	design and build new expert single-track 
238.35 	segments and an asphalt pump track for the 
239.1 	existing trail system at Lake Brophy Park to 
239.2 	improve outdoor recreation experiences in 
239.3 	west-central Minnesota.

239.4	(m) Veterans on the Lake
					
239.5 	$553,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
239.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
239.7 	an agreement with Lake County for Veterans 
239.8 	on the Lake to conduct accessibility upgrades 
239.9 	to Veterans on the Lake's existing trails, 
239.10 	roadway, and buildings to improve access to 
239.11 	the wilderness and outdoor recreation for 
239.12 	disabled American veterans.

239.13
239.14	(n) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park Visitor 
Center - Continuation
					
239.15 	$2,700,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
239.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
239.17 	an agreement with the city of Crane Lake to 
239.18 	design and construct an approximate 4,500 to 
239.19 	7,000 square-foot visitor center building to 
239.20 	serve as an access point to Voyageurs National 
239.21 	Park. A fiscal agent or fiscal management plan 
239.22 	must be approved in the work plan before any 
239.23 	trust fund money is spent. A copy of a 
239.24 	resolution or other documentation of the city's 
239.25 	commitment to fund operations of the visitor 
239.26 	center must be included in the work plan 
239.27 	submitted to the Legislative-Citizen 
239.28 	Commission on Minnesota Resources.

239.29
239.30	(o) Brookston Campground, Boat Launch, and 
Outdoor Recreational Facility Planning
					
239.31 	$425,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
239.32 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
239.33 	an agreement with the city of Brookston to 
239.34 	design a campground, boat launch, and 
239.35 	outdoor recreation area on the banks of the St. 
240.1 	Louis River in northeastern Minnesota. A 
240.2 	fiscal agent must be approved in the work plan 
240.3 	before any trust fund dollars are spent.

240.4
240.5	(p) Moose and Seven Beaver Multiuse Trails 
Upgrade
					
240.6 	$900,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
240.7 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
240.8 	an agreement with the city of Hoyt Lakes, in 
240.9 	partnership with the Ranger Snowmobile and 
240.10 	ATV Club, to design and construct upgrades 
240.11 	and extensions to the Moose and Seven Beaver 
240.12 	multiuse trails to enhance access for recreation 
240.13 	use and connect to regional trails.

240.14	(q) Above the Falls Regional Park Acquisition
					
240.15 	$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
240.16 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
240.17 	an agreement with the Minneapolis Parks and 
240.18 	Recreation Board to develop a restoration plan 
240.19 	and acquire approximately 3.25 acres of 
240.20 	industrial land for public access and habitat 
240.21 	connectivity along the Mississippi River as 
240.22 	part of Above the Falls Regional Park.

240.23	(r) Silver Lake Trail Improvement Project
					
240.24 	$1,071,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
240.25 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
240.26 	an agreement with the city of Virginia to 
240.27 	reconstruct and renovate the walking trail 
240.28 	around Silver Lake to allow safe multimodal 
240.29 	transportation between schools, parks, 
240.30 	community recreation facilities, and other 
240.31 	community activity centers in downtown 
240.32 	Virginia.

240.33	(s) Minnesota State Trails Development
					
241.1 	$4,266,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
241.2 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
241.3 	expand recreational opportunities on 
241.4 	Minnesota state trails by rehabilitating and 
241.5 	enhancing existing state trails and replacing 
241.6 	or repairing existing state trail bridges. Priority 
241.7 	must be given to funding projects in the 
241.8 	metropolitan area or in other areas of southern 
241.9 	Minnesota. For purposes of this paragraph, 
241.10 	southern Minnesota is defined as the area of 
241.11 	the state south of and including St. Cloud.

241.12	(t) Highbanks Ravine Bat Hibernaculum Project
					
241.13 	$825,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
241.14 	to the commissioner of natural resources for 
241.15 	an agreement with the city of St. Cloud to 
241.16 	reroute and upgrade an existing storm water 
241.17 	system in the Highbanks Ravine area to 
241.18 	improve an existing bat hibernaculum, reduce 
241.19 	erosion, and create additional green space for 
241.20 	wildlife habitat.

241.21	(u) State Parks and State Trails Inholdings
					
241.22 	$2,560,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
241.23 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
241.24 	acquire high-priority inholdings from willing 
241.25 	sellers within the legislatively authorized 
241.26 	boundaries of state parks, recreation areas, and 
241.27 	trails to protect Minnesota's natural heritage, 
241.28 	enhance outdoor recreation, and improve the 
241.29 	efficiency of public land management.

241.30
241.31	(v) Accessible Fishing Piers and Shore Fishing 
Areas
					
241.32 	$340,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
241.33 	to the commissioner of natural resources to 
241.34 	provide accessible fishing piers and develop 
241.35 	shore fishing sites to serve new angling 
242.1 	communities, underserved populations, and 
242.2 	anglers with disabilities.

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

242.4	(a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
					
242.5 	$135,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
242.6 	to the commissioner of natural resources, at 
242.7 	the direction of the Legislative-Citizen 
242.8 	Commission on Minnesota Resources, for 
242.9 	expenses incurred in preparing and 
242.10 	administering contracts for the agreements 
242.11 	specified in this section. The commissioner 
242.12 	must provide documentation to the 
242.13 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
242.14 	Resources on the expenditure of these funds.

242.15
242.16	(b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration
					
242.17 	$1,750,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
242.18 	to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on 
242.19 	Minnesota Resources for administration in 
242.20 	fiscal years 2022 and 2023 as provided in 
242.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 
242.22 	subdivision 5. This appropriation is available 
242.23 	until June 30, 2023. Notwithstanding 
242.24 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.11, 
242.25 	paragraph (b), Minnesota Statutes, section 
242.26 	16A.281, applies to this appropriation.

242.27	(c) Emerging Issues Account
					
242.28 	$233,000 the first year is from the trust fund 
242.29 	to an emerging issues account authorized in 
242.30 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08, 
242.31 	subdivision 4, paragraph (d).

242.32
242.33	(d) Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC) 
Administration
					
243.1 	$2,000 the first year is from the trust fund to 
243.2 	the Legislative Coordinating Commission for 
243.3 	the website required in Minnesota Statutes, 
243.4 	section 3.303, subdivision 10.

243.5	Subd. 11.Availability of Appropriations
 					
243.6 	Money appropriated in this section may not 
243.7 	be spent on activities unless they are directly 
243.8 	related to and necessary for a specific 
243.9 	appropriation and are specified in the work 
243.10 	plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen 
243.11 	Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money 
243.12 	appropriated in this section must not be spent 
243.13 	on indirect costs or other institutional overhead 
243.14 	charges that are not directly related to and 
243.15 	necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs 
243.16 	that are directly related to and necessary for 
243.17 	an appropriation, including financial services, 
243.18 	human resources, information services, rent, 
243.19 	and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can 
243.20 	be clearly justified and individually 
243.21 	documented specific to the appropriation's 
243.22 	purpose and would not be generated by the 
243.23 	recipient but for receipt of the appropriation. 
243.24 	No broad allocations for costs in either dollars 
243.25 	or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise 
243.26 	provided, the amounts in this section are 
243.27 	available until June 30, 2024, when projects 
243.28 	must be completed and final products 
243.29 	delivered. For acquisition of real property, the 
243.30 	appropriations in this section are available for 
243.31 	an additional fiscal year if a binding contract 
243.32 	for acquisition of the real property is entered 
243.33 	into before the expiration date of the 
243.34 	appropriation. If a project receives a federal 
244.1 	grant, the period of the appropriation is 
244.2 	extended to equal the federal grant period.

244.3	Subd. 12.Data Availability Requirements
 					
244.4 	Data collected by the projects funded under 
244.5 	this section must conform to guidelines and 
244.6 	standards adopted by Minnesota IT Services. 
244.7 	Spatial data must also conform to additional 
244.8 	guidelines and standards designed to support 
244.9 	data coordination and distribution that have 
244.10 	been published by the Minnesota Geospatial 
244.11 	Information Office. Descriptions of spatial 
244.12 	data must be prepared as specified in the state's 
244.13 	geographic metadata guideline and must be 
244.14 	submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial 
244.15 	Information Office. All data must be 
244.16 	accessible and free to the public unless made 
244.17 	private under the Data Practices Act, 
244.18 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent 
244.19 	practicable, summary data and results of 
244.20 	projects funded under this section should be 
244.21 	readily accessible on the Internet and 
244.22 	identified as having received funding from the 
244.23 	environment and natural resources trust fund.

244.24	Subd. 13.Project Requirements
 					
244.25 	(a) As a condition of accepting an 
244.26 	appropriation under this section, an agency or 
244.27 	entity receiving an appropriation or a party to 
244.28 	an agreement from an appropriation must 
244.29 	comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and 
244.30 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must 
244.31 	submit a work plan and annual or semiannual 
244.32 	progress reports in the form determined by the 
244.33 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
244.34 	Resources for any project funded in whole or 
244.35 	in part with funds from the appropriation. 
245.1 	Modifications to the approved work plan and 
245.2 	budget expenditures must be made through 
245.3 	the amendment process established by the 
245.4 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
245.5 	Resources.
245.6 	(b) A recipient of money appropriated in this 
245.7 	section that conducts a restoration using funds 
245.8 	appropriated in this section must use native 
245.9 	plant species according to the Board of Water 
245.10 	and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
245.11 	establishment and enhancement guidelines 
245.12 	and include an appropriate diversity of native 
245.13 	species selected to provide habitat for 
245.14 	pollinators throughout the growing season as 
245.15 	required under Minnesota Statutes, section 
245.16 	84.973.
245.17 	(c) For all restorations conducted with money 
245.18 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
245.19 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
245.20 	management plan that, to the degree 
245.21 	practicable, is consistent with the 
245.22 	highest-quality conservation and ecological 
245.23 	goals for the restoration site. Consideration 
245.24 	should be given to soil, geology, topography, 
245.25 	and other relevant factors that would provide 
245.26 	the best chance for long-term success and 
245.27 	durability of the restoration project. The plan 
245.28 	must include the proposed timetable for 
245.29 	implementing the restoration, including site 
245.30 	preparation, establishment of diverse plant 
245.31 	species, maintenance, and additional 
245.32 	enhancement to establish the restoration; 
245.33 	identify long-term maintenance and 
245.34 	management needs of the restoration and how 
245.35 	the maintenance, management, and 
246.1 	enhancement will be financed; and take 
246.2 	advantage of the best-available science and 
246.3 	include innovative techniques to achieve the 
246.4 	best restoration.
246.5 	(d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this 
246.6 	section for restoration activities must provide 
246.7 	an initial restoration evaluation at the 
246.8 	completion of the appropriation and an 
246.9 	evaluation three years after the completion of 
246.10 	the expenditure. Restorations must be 
246.11 	evaluated relative to the stated goals and 
246.12 	standards in the restoration plan, current 
246.13 	science, and, when applicable, the Board of 
246.14 	Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation 
246.15 	establishment and enhancement guidelines. 
246.16 	The evaluation must determine whether the 
246.17 	restorations are meeting planned goals, 
246.18 	identify any problems with implementing the 
246.19 	restorations, and, if necessary, give 
246.20 	recommendations on improving restorations. 
246.21 	The evaluation must be focused on improving 
246.22 	future restorations.
246.23 	(e) All restoration and enhancement projects 
246.24 	funded with money appropriated in this section 
246.25 	must be on land permanently protected by a 
246.26 	conservation easement or public ownership.
246.27 	(f) A recipient of money from an appropriation 
246.28 	under this section must give consideration to 
246.29 	contracting with Conservation Corps 
246.30 	Minnesota for contract restoration and 
246.31 	enhancement services.
246.32 	(g) All conservation easements acquired with 
246.33 	money appropriated under this section must:
246.34 	(1) be permanent;
247.1 	(2) specify the parties to an easement in the 
247.2 	easement;
247.3 	(3) specify all provisions of an agreement that 
247.4 	are permanent;
247.5 	(4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen 
247.6 	Commission on Minnesota Resources in an 
247.7 	electronic format at least ten business days 
247.8 	before closing;
247.9 	(5) include a long-term monitoring and 
247.10 	enforcement plan and funding for monitoring 
247.11 	and enforcing the easement agreement; and
247.12 	(6) include requirements in the easement 
247.13 	document to protect the quantity and quality 
247.14 	of groundwater and surface water through 
247.15 	specific activities such as keeping water on 
247.16 	the landscape, reducing nutrient and 
247.17 	contaminant loading, and not permitting 
247.18 	artificial hydrological modifications.
247.19 	(h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in 
247.20 	lands, a recipient of money appropriated under 
247.21 	this section must not agree to pay more than 
247.22 	100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel 
247.23 	of land using this money to complete the 
247.24 	purchase, in part or in whole, except that up 
247.25 	to ten percent above the appraised value may 
247.26 	be allowed to complete the purchase, in part 
247.27 	or in whole, using this money if permission is 
247.28 	received in advance of the purchase from the 
247.29 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
247.30 	Resources.
247.31 	(i) For any acquisition of land or interest in 
247.32 	land, a recipient of money appropriated under 
247.33 	this section must give priority to high-quality 
248.1 	natural resources or conservation lands that 
248.2 	provide natural buffers to water resources.
248.3 	(j) For new lands acquired with money 
248.4 	appropriated under this section, a recipient 
248.5 	must prepare an ecological restoration and 
248.6 	management plan in compliance with 
248.7 	paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for 
248.8 	implementation unless the work plan addresses 
248.9 	why a portion of the money is not necessary 
248.10 	to achieve a high-quality restoration.
248.11 	(k) To ensure public accountability for using 
248.12 	public funds, a recipient of money 
248.13 	appropriated under this section must, within 
248.14 	60 days of the transaction, provide to the 
248.15 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
248.16 	Resources documentation of the selection 
248.17 	process used to identify parcels acquired and 
248.18 	provide documentation of all related 
248.19 	transaction costs, including but not limited to 
248.20 	appraisals, legal fees, recording fees, 
248.21 	commissions, other similar costs, and 
248.22 	donations. This information must be provided 
248.23 	for all parties involved in the transaction. The 
248.24 	recipient must also report to the 
248.25 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
248.26 	Resources any difference between the 
248.27 	acquisition amount paid to the seller and the 
248.28 	state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if 
248.29 	a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal 
248.30 	was conducted.
248.31 	(l) A recipient of an appropriation from the 
248.32 	trust fund under this section must acknowledge 
248.33 	financial support from the environment and 
248.34 	natural resources trust fund in project 
248.35 	publications, signage, and other public 
249.1 	communications and outreach related to work 
249.2 	completed using the appropriation. 
249.3 	Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate, 
249.4 	through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion 
249.5 	of language attributing support from the trust 
249.6 	fund. Each direct recipient of money 
249.7 	appropriated in this section, as well as each 
249.8 	recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this 
249.9 	section, must satisfy all reporting and other 
249.10 	requirements incumbent upon constitutionally 
249.11 	dedicated funding recipients as provided in 
249.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision 
249.13 	10, and chapter 116P.

249.14
249.15	Subd. 14.Payment Conditions and 
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
 					
249.16 	(a) All agreements, grants, or contracts 
249.17 	referred to in this section must be administered 
249.18 	on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise 
249.19 	provided in this section. Notwithstanding 
249.20 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41, 
249.21 	expenditures made on or after July 1, 2021, 
249.22 	or the date the work plan is approved, 
249.23 	whichever is later, are eligible for 
249.24 	reimbursement unless otherwise provided in 
249.25 	this section. Periodic payments must be made 
249.26 	upon receiving documentation that the 
249.27 	deliverable items articulated in the approved 
249.28 	work plan have been achieved, including 
249.29 	partial achievements as evidenced by approved 
249.30 	progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be 
249.31 	advanced to projects to accommodate 
249.32 	cash-flow needs or match federal money. The 
249.33 	advances must be approved as part of the work 
249.34 	plan. No expenditures for capital equipment 
249.35 	are allowed unless expressly authorized in the 
249.36 	project work plan.
250.1 	(b) Single-source contracts as specified in the 
250.2 	approved work plan are allowed.

250.3
250.4	Subd. 15.Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable 
Materials
 					
250.5 	A political subdivision, public or private 
250.6 	corporation, or other entity that receives an 
250.7 	appropriation under this section must use the 
250.8 	appropriation in compliance with Minnesota 
250.9 	Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding 
250.10 	purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable 
250.11 	materials and Minnesota Statutes, section 
250.12 	16C.073, regarding purchasing and using 
250.13 	paper stock and printing.

250.14
250.15	Subd. 16.Energy Conservation and Sustainable 
Building Guidelines
 					
250.16 	A recipient to whom an appropriation is made 
250.17 	under this section for a capital improvement 
250.18 	project must ensure that the project complies 
250.19 	with the applicable energy conservation and 
250.20 	sustainable building guidelines and standards 
250.21 	contained in law, including Minnesota 
250.22 	Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and 
250.23 	216C.20, and rules adopted under those 
250.24 	sections. The recipient may use the energy 
250.25 	planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office 
250.26 	units of the Department of Commerce to 
250.27 	obtain information and technical assistance 
250.28 	on energy conservation and alternative-energy 
250.29 	development relating to planning and 
250.30 	constructing the capital improvement project.

250.31	Subd. 17.Accessibility
 					
250.32 	Structural and nonstructural facilities must 
250.33 	meet the design standards in the Americans 
250.34 	with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility 
250.35 	guidelines.

251.1	Subd. 18.Carryforward; Extension
 					
251.2 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
251.3 	section 16A.28, or any other law to the 
251.4 	contrary, the availability of any appropriation 
251.5 	or grant of money from the environment and 
251.6 	natural resources trust fund that would 
251.7 	otherwise cancel, lapse, or expire on June 30, 
251.8 	2021, is extended to June 30, 2022, if the 
251.9 	recipient or grantee does both of the following:
251.10 	(1) by April 30, 2021, notifies the 
251.11 	Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota 
251.12 	Resources in the manner specified by the 
251.13 	commission that the recipient or grantee 
251.14 	intends to avail itself of the extension available 
251.15 	under this section; and
251.16 	(2) modifies the applicable work plan where 
251.17 	required by Minnesota Statutes, section 
251.18 	116P.05, subdivision 2, in accordance with 
251.19 	the work plan amendment procedures adopted 
251.20 	under that section.
251.21 	(b) The commission must notify the 
251.22 	commissioner of management and budget and 
251.23 	the commissioner of natural resources of any 
251.24 	extension granted under this section.

251.25 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Subdivision 18 is effective the day following final enactment.

251.26 	Sec. 3. [116P.21] CHILD PROTECTION BACKGROUND CHECKS.
251.27 	As part of the work plan required by section 116P.05, subdivision 2, a recipient of an 
251.28 	appropriation from the trust fund that is a children's service provider, as defined in section 
251.29 	299C.61, subdivision 5, must certify to the commission that it performs criminal background 
251.30 	checks on all employees, contractors, and volunteers that have or may have access to a child 
251.31 	to whom the recipient provides children's services.

251.32 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2022, and applies to a recipient 
251.33 	of money appropriated on or after that date.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S0959-1 

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. 

97C.515 IMPORTED MINNOWS.Subd. 4.Private fish hatchery or aquatic farm. 
Live minnows used for feeding fish at a licensed private fish hatchery or aquatic farm must be obtained within the state. Dead minnows may be imported for feeding hatchery or aquatic farm fish according to section 97C.341, paragraph (d). 

Subd. 5.Special permits. 
(a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to allow a person with a private fish hatchery license, which private fish hatchery has been designated as a containment facility under section 17.4982, subdivision 8, to import live minnows from other states for export. A containment facility for the purposes of this section applies to live minnows imported for later export and does not need to comply with section 17.4982, subdivision 8, clause (4). The permit shall include conditions necessary to avoid spreading aquatic invasive species and fish pathogens. Permits shall not be issued to containment facilities located within a 25-year floodplain. 

(b) An applicant for a permit under this subdivision shall submit to the commissioner sufficient information to identify potential threats to native plant and animal species and an evaluation of the feasibility of the proposal. The permit may include reasonable restrictions on importation, transportation, possession, containment, disease certification, and disposal of minnows to ensure that native species are protected. The permit may have a term of up to two years and may be modified, suspended, or revoked by the commissioner for cause, including violation of a condition of the permit. 

(c) The premises, property, vehicles, private aquatic life, and equipment that are part of a containment facility permitted under this subdivision are subject to reasonable and necessary inspections at reasonable times by a fish health specialist delegated by the commissioner. The owner, operator, or designee may be present when inspections are conducted. During the inspection, a representative sample of imported minnows may be collected for the purpose of fish pathogen or invasive species screening. 

(d) The commissioner may require the applicant to furnish evidence of financial responsibility at the time of application for a permit under this section, as prescribed by the commissioner. 

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S0959-1 

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

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