1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural 
1.3 	resources; modifying prior appropriations; modifying and establishing duties, 
1.4 	authorities, and prohibitions regarding environment and natural resources; 
1.5 	modifying and creating environment and natural resources programs; modifying 
1.6 	disposition of certain state revenue and state property; modifying remedies, 
1.7 	penalties, and enforcement; providing for boat wrap product stewardship; providing 
1.8 	for recovery of certain state and county costs; prohibiting certain 
1.9 	mercury-containing lighting; establishing and modifying grant programs; providing 
1.10 	for coordinated environmental review; modifying snowmobile requirements; 
1.11 	modifying use of state lands; providing for tree planting; providing for gas and oil 
1.12 	exploration and production leases and permits on state-owned land; modifying 
1.13 	state park provisions; providing for sales, conveyances, and leases of certain state 
1.14 	lands; modifying forestry provisions; modifying game and fish laws; modifying 
1.15 	Water Law; establishing Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act; providing for 
1.16 	domestic hog control; modifying fur farm provisions; creating accounts; modifying 
1.17 	and providing for fees; creating task force; providing criminal penalties; requiring 
1.18 	studies and reports; requiring rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, 
1.19 	sections 13.7931, by adding a subdivision; 16A.125, subdivision 5; 84.027, 
1.20 	subdivision 12; 84.033, subdivision 3; 84.0895, subdivisions 1, 8; 84.788, 
1.21 	subdivisions 5a, 6; 84.871; 84B.061, as amended; 85.015, subdivision 1b; 88.82; 
1.22 	89.36, subdivision 1; 89.37, subdivision 3; 93.0015, subdivision 3; 93.222; 93.25, 
1.23 	subdivisions 1, 2; 94.343, subdivision 8a; 94.3495, by adding a subdivision; 
1.24 	97A.015, by adding a subdivision; 97A.105; 97A.341, subdivisions 1, as amended, 
1.25 	2, 3; 97A.345; 97A.425, subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, 
1.26 	subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.505, subdivision 8; 97A.512; 97A.56, subdivision 2, by 
1.27 	adding a subdivision; 97B.022, subdivisions 2, 3; 97B.667, subdivision 3; 97C.001, 
1.28 	subdivision 2; 97C.005, subdivision 2; 97C.395, as amended; 97C.411; 103B.101, 
1.29 	subdivisions 12, 12a, by adding a subdivision; 103F.211, subdivision 1; 103F.48, 
1.30 	subdivision 7; 103G.005, subdivision 15; 103G.201; 103G.315, subdivision 15; 
1.31 	115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding a subdivision; 115.073; 115A.02; 115A.03, 
1.32 	by adding a subdivision; 115A.5502; 115B.421; 116.07, subdivision 9, by adding 
1.33 	subdivisions; 116.072, subdivisions 2, 5; 116.11; 116.92, by adding a subdivision; 
1.34 	116D.02, subdivision 2; 473.845, by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 
1.35 	2023 Supplement, sections 17.457, as amended; 97B.071; 103B.104; 103G.301, 
1.36 	subdivision 2; 115.03, subdivision 1; 116P.09, subdivision 6; 116P.18; 297A.94; 
1.37 	Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 3, 10; article 3, section 
1.38 	35; article 4, section 109; article 8, section 6, subdivision 9; proposing coding for 
2.1 	new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 11A; 84; 86B; 93; 97A; 97C; 115A; 116; 
2.2 	282; 473; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 17.353; 85.012, subdivisions 
2.3 	27b, 58; 97B.802; 115A.5501; 138.662, subdivision 33.
2.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

2.5 	ARTICLE 1
2.6 	ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

2.7	Section 1. ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.8 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies 
2.9 	and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the general fund, 
2.10 	or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. 
2.11 	The figures "2024" and "2025" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under 
2.12 	them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, or June 30, 2025, respectively. 
2.13 	"The first year" is fiscal year 2024. "The second year" is fiscal year 2025. "The biennium" 
2.14 	is fiscal years 2024 and 2025.

2.15				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.16				Available for the Year
	
2.17				Ending June 30
	
2.18					2024
		2025

2.19	Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.20	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	14,858,000

2.21	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.22		2024
	2025
	
2.23	General
	-0-
	7,043,000
	
2.24	Environmental
	-0-
	7,815,000
	
2.25 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
2.26 	purpose are specified in the following 
2.27 	subdivisions.

2.28
2.29	Subd. 2.Air Regulatory Work; Environmental 
Justice Areas
 					
2.30 	$2,975,000 the second year is from the 
2.31 	environmental fund for prioritizing air 
2.32 	regulatory program work in environmental 
2.33 	justice areas. This appropriation is available 
2.34 	until June 30, 2027. The base in fiscal year 
2.35 	2026 and thereafter is $2,625,000.

3.1	Subd. 3.Legal Services
 					
3.2 	$525,000 the second year is from the 
3.3 	environmental fund for Operations Division 
3.4 	legal services that support industrial 
3.5 	compliance programs.
3.6 	$5,500,000 the second year is for legal costs. 
3.7 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
3.8 	available until June 30, 2027.

3.9	Subd. 4.Mobile Emissions Monitoring Trailer
 					
3.10 	$1,025,000 the second year is from the 
3.11 	environmental fund to construct and operate 
3.12 	a mobile emissions regulatory monitoring 
3.13 	trailer. This appropriation is available until 
3.14 	June 30, 2027. The base in fiscal year 2026 
3.15 	and thereafter is $535,000.

3.16
3.17	Subd. 5.Researching Climate Adaptation and 
Resilience Study
 					
3.18 	$750,000 the second year is for the 
3.19 	Researching Climate Adaptation and 
3.20 	Resilience Costs for Minnesota Study. This is 
3.21 	a onetime appropriation and is available until 
3.22 	June 30, 2026.

3.23
3.24	Subd. 6.Composting Grants for Multifamily 
Buildings
 					
3.25 	$593,000 the second year is to make grants 
3.26 	for pilot projects that encourage composting 
3.27 	by residents of multifamily buildings. Of this 
3.28 	amount, $393,000 is from the general fund 
3.29 	and $200,000 is from the environmental fund. 
3.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
3.31 	16B.98, subdivision 14, the commissioner may 
3.32 	use up to five percent of this appropriation for 
3.33 	administrative costs. This is a onetime 
4.1 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
4.2 	2027.
4.3 	Eligible applicants include: (1) a political 
4.4 	subdivision; (2) an owner of a multifamily 
4.5 	building; or (3) an organization that is exempt 
4.6 	from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the 
4.7 	Internal Revenue Code.
4.8 	The commissioner must submit a report on 
4.9 	the grants awarded under this subdivision to 
4.10 	the chairs and ranking minority members of 
4.11 	the senate and house of representatives 
4.12 	committees with primary jurisdiction over 
4.13 	environment policy and finance. The report 
4.14 	must contain, at a minimum, a list of grantees, 
4.15 	the amount of each grant awarded, the 
4.16 	activities undertaken with grant funds, and, if 
4.17 	possible, the results of the grant with respect 
4.18 	to encouraging composting in multifamily 
4.19 	buildings. The report is due by October 1, 
4.20 	2027.

4.21
4.22	Subd. 7.Olmsted County Tire and Solid Waste 
Removal
 					
4.23 	$550,000 the second year is for a grant to 
4.24 	Olmsted County for the environmental cleanup 
4.25 	of a 12-acre tax-forfeited property in Haverhill 
4.26 	Township. Of this amount, $400,000 is from 
4.27 	the general fund and $150,000 is from the 
4.28 	environmental fund. This appropriation may 
4.29 	be used to remove tires and solid waste. This 
4.30 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
4.31 	until June 30, 2026.

4.32
4.33	Subd. 8.Critical Materials Recovery Advisory 
Task Force
 					
4.34 	$319,000 the second year is from the 
4.35 	environmental fund for the costs of the Critical 
5.1 	Materials Recovery Advisory Task Force. This 
5.2 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
5.3 	until June 30, 2026.

5.4	Subd. 9.State Salt Purchase Reporting
 					
5.5 	$88,000 the second year is from the 
5.6 	environmental fund for the annual reporting 
5.7 	requirements of the purchase of deicing salt 
5.8 	by state agencies under Minnesota Statutes, 
5.9 	section 116.2021.

5.10
5.11	Subd. 10.State Nitrogen Fertilizer Purchase 
Reporting
 					
5.12 	$88,000 the second year is from the 
5.13 	environmental fund to prepare a report on state 
5.14 	agency nitrogen fertilizer purchases as 
5.15 	required by Minnesota Statutes, section 
5.16 	116.2022.

5.17	Subd. 11.Analyze PFAS in Sewage Sludge
 					
5.18 	$350,000 the second year is from the 
5.19 	environmental fund to prepare and implement 
5.20 	a strategy to analyze PFAS in sewage sludge 
5.21 	prepared for land application as required in 
5.22 	this act. This is a onetime appropriation.

5.23
5.24	Subd. 12.Lawn and Snow Removal 
Electrification Rebates
 					
5.25 	$1,000,000 the second year is from the 
5.26 	environmental fund to establish a pilot 
5.27 	program that provides financial assistance to 
5.28 	eligible applicants for the purchase of lawn 
5.29 	and snow removal equipment powered solely 
5.30 	by electricity. The commissioner must engage 
5.31 	with environmental justice communities to 
5.32 	design eligibility criteria that prioritize 
5.33 	applications from residents of environmental 
5.34 	justice areas, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, 
6.1 	section 115A.03, subdivision 10b, and as 
6.2 	informed by the United States Environmental 
6.3 	Protection Agency's Environmental Justice 
6.4 	Screening and Mapping Tool. This is a 
6.5 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
6.6 	June 30, 2027.

6.7	Subd. 13.Stationary Air Monitors
 					
6.8 	$1,095,000 the second year is from the 
6.9 	environmental fund for monitoring ambient 
6.10 	air for hazardous air pollutants in Hennepin, 
6.11 	Ramsey, Washington, and Olmsted Counties.  
6.12 	The base in fiscal year 2026 and thereafter is 
6.13 	$881,000.

6.14
6.15	Subd. 14.Availability of Climate Resiliency and 
Water Infrastructure Grants
 					
6.16 	Of the amount appropriated under Laws 2023, 
6.17 	chapter 60, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, 
6.18 	paragraph (k), for a climate resiliency and 
6.19 	water infrastructure grant program, up to 
6.20 	$5,000,000 may be used to supplement any 
6.21 	federal grant that the commissioner receives 
6.22 	under the United States Environmental 
6.23 	Protection Agency's Climate Pollution 
6.24 	Reduction Grant (CPRG) program.

6.25	Subd. 15.Extending Appropriation Availability
 					
6.26 	The appropriations in Laws 2023, chapter 60, 
6.27 	article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraphs 
6.28 	(l), (m), and (n), are available until June 30, 
6.29 	2025.
6.30 	Any unspent portion of the appropriation 
6.31 	under Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 
6.32 	2, subdivision 2, paragraph (t), remaining after 
6.33 	the PFAS manufacturers fee work group report 
6.34 	has been submitted to the legislature must be 
7.1 	used for the PFAS removal report required 
7.2 	under this act and is available until June 30, 
7.3 	2025.

7.4
7.5	Sec. 3. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL 
RESOURCES

7.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	768,000
	$
	21,455,000

7.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.8		2024
	2025
	
7.9	General
	-0-
	4,382,000
	
7.10	Game and Fish
	-0-
	8,160,000
	
7.11	Natural Resources
	768,000
	8,496,000
	
7.12	Permanent School
	-0-
	417,000
	
7.13 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
7.14 	purpose are specified in the following 
7.15 	subdivisions.

7.16	Subd. 2.Legal Costs
 					
7.17 	$1,300,000 the second year is for legal costs. 
7.18 	This is a onetime appropriation.
7.19 	The commissioner of natural resources must 
7.20 	work with the commissioners of management 
7.21 	and budget, the Pollution Control Agency, and 
7.22 	other cabinet departments that incur significant 
7.23 	litigation-related costs to develop 
7.24 	recommendations for a statewide funding 
7.25 	strategy to address escalating litigation-related 
7.26 	costs across cabinet agencies. That strategy 
7.27 	should consider the unpredictable and outsized 
7.28 	effects that major litigation can have on an 
7.29 	individual agency's budget. The 
7.30 	commissioners must submit a report of the 
7.31 	recommendations to the relevant committee 
7.32 	chairs by December 15, 2024.

8.1	Subd. 3.Public Safety Costs
 					
8.2 	$200,000 the second year is for public safety 
8.3 	costs. This is a onetime appropriation.

8.4
8.5	Subd. 4.Report on Reopening General C.C. 
Andrews State Nursery
 					
8.6 	$200,000 the second year is from the heritage 
8.7 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
8.8 	fund to the commissioner of natural resources 
8.9 	to prepare and submit a report on reopening 
8.10 	General C.C. Andrews State Nursery to 
8.11 	provide conservation-grade container seedlings 
8.12 	to meet the state's reforestation needs. The 
8.13 	report must be submitted to the chairs and 
8.14 	ranking minority members of the legislative 
8.15 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction 
8.16 	over environment and natural resources by 
8.17 	January 15, 2025, and include funding 
8.18 	recommendations and any statutory changes 
8.19 	necessary to reopen the nursery and produce 
8.20 	the seedlings. This is a onetime appropriation.

8.21	Subd. 5.Electronic Licensing System
 					
8.22 	$2,600,000 the second year is to support the 
8.23 	development and implementation of a modern 
8.24 	electronic licensing system. Of this amount, 
8.25 	$330,000 is from the water recreation account; 
8.26 	$80,000 is from the snowmobile account; 
8.27 	$204,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle 
8.28 	account; $7,000 is from the off-highway 
8.29 	motorcycle account; $4,000 is from the 
8.30 	off-road vehicle account; and $1,975,000 is 
8.31 	from the game and fish fund. This is a onetime 
8.32 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
8.33 	2026.

9.1	Subd. 6.Compensation for Conservation Officers
 					
9.2 	$300,000 the second year is to maintain 
9.3 	current law enforcement service levels. Of this 
9.4 	amount, $30,000 is from the water recreation 
9.5 	account; $15,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle 
9.6 	account; and $255,000 is from the game and 
9.7 	fish fund.
9.8 	The increase to the base for fiscal year 2026 
9.9 	and thereafter is $1,080,000, and of this 
9.10 	amount, $108,000 is from the water recreation 
9.11 	account; $54,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle 
9.12 	account; and $918,000 is from the game and 
9.13 	fish fund.

9.14
9.15	Subd. 7.Test Source Water at State Fish 
Hatcheries
 					
9.16 	$30,000 the second year is from the game and 
9.17 	fish fund to test source water at state fish 
9.18 	hatcheries and for reporting required under 
9.19 	Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.202.

9.20	Subd. 8.Plant Trees in State Parks
 					
9.21 	$2,000,000 the second year is from the natural 
9.22 	resources fund to plant trees in state parks and 
9.23 	state recreation areas. This appropriation is 
9.24 	from revenue deposited in the natural 
9.25 	resources fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
9.26 	section 297A.94, paragraph (h), clause (2). 
9.27 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
9.28 	available until June 30, 2027.

9.29	Subd. 9.Community Tree-Planting Grants
 					
9.30 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.31 	297A.94, $5,000,000 the second year is from 
9.32 	the heritage enhancement account in the game 
9.33 	and fish fund for community tree-planting 
9.34 	grants under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.1 	84.705. Of this amount, $300,000 is for a grant 
10.2 	to the city of Northfield and $300,000 is for a 
10.3 	grant to the city of St. Peter. This is a onetime 
10.4 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
10.5 	2027.

10.6	Subd. 10.Feral Swine and Fur Farms
 					
10.7 	$700,000 the second year is from the heritage 
10.8 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
10.9 	fund to implement feral swine and fur farm 
10.10 	requirements under this act. The base for this 
10.11 	appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and thereafter 
10.12 	is $550,000.

10.13
10.14	Subd. 11.Unsafe Ice Search and Rescue 
Reimbursement
 					
10.15 	$200,000 the second year is to reimburse 
10.16 	county sheriffs and other local law 
10.17 	enforcement agencies for search and rescue 
10.18 	operations related to recreational activities on 
10.19 	unsafe ice under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.20 	86B.1065. This is a onetime appropriation and 
10.21 	is available until June 30, 2027.

10.22	Subd. 12.International Wolf Center
 					
10.23 	$1,332,000 the second year is for maintenance, 
10.24 	repair, energy efficiency improvements, 
10.25 	heating and ventilation system replacement, 
10.26 	and visitor enhancements to the building 
10.27 	currently leased to the International Wolf 
10.28 	Center in Ely, Minnesota. This is a onetime 
10.29 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
10.30 	2027.

10.31
10.32	Subd. 13.Condemnation of Certain Land in 
Mille Lacs County
 					
10.33 	$750,000 the second year is to initiate 
10.34 	condemnation proceedings of the lands 
11.1 	described in article 8, section 13. The 
11.2 	commissioner may use this appropriation for 
11.3 	project costs, including but not limited to 
11.4 	valuation expenses, legal fees, closing costs, 
11.5 	transactional staff costs, and the condemnation 
11.6 	award. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
11.7 	available until June 30, 2027.

11.8	Subd. 14.Outreach and Education
 					
11.9 	$500,000 the second year is to create new or 
11.10 	expand existing outreach and education 
11.11 	programs for nonnative English-speaking 
11.12 	communities. Of this amount, $200,000 is for 
11.13 	a competitive grant program for nonprofit 
11.14 	organizations to connect youth in underserved 
11.15 	communities in metropolitan area 
11.16 	environmental justice areas with outdoor 
11.17 	experiences, and $300,000 is for the Fishing 
11.18 	in the Neighborhood program for outreach to 
11.19 	new and underserved audiences. This 
11.20 	appropriation may be used for community 
11.21 	outreach consultants for reaching new 
11.22 	audiences. This is a onetime appropriation and 
11.23 	is available until June 30, 2028.

11.24
11.25	Subd. 15.Report on Recreational Use of 
Permanent School Land
 					
11.26 	$417,000 the second year is transferred from 
11.27 	the forest suspense account to the permanent 
11.28 	school fund and is appropriated from the 
11.29 	permanent school fund for the Office of 
11.30 	School Trust Lands for conducting the study 
11.31 	of the recreational use of school trust lands. 
11.32 	This is a onetime transfer.

12.1
12.2	Subd. 16.Nonpetroleum Gas Regulatory 
Framework
 					
12.3 	$768,000 the first year is from the minerals 
12.4 	management account in the natural resources 
12.5 	fund for the Minnesota Gas and Oil Resources 
12.6 	Technical Advisory Committee. This is a 
12.7 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
12.8 	June 30, 2027.
12.9 	$2,406,000 the second year is from the 
12.10 	minerals management account in the natural 
12.11 	resources fund to adopt a regulatory 
12.12 	framework for gas and oil production in 
12.13 	Minnesota and for rulemaking. This is a 
12.14 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
12.15 	June 30, 2028.

12.16
12.17	Subd. 17.All-Terrain Vehicle Grant-in-Aid 
Program
 					
12.18 	$1,500,000 the second year is from the 
12.19 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
12.20 	resources fund for the grant-in-aid program 
12.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.927, 
12.22 	subdivision 2, clause (4). This is a onetime 
12.23 	appropriation.

12.24	Subd. 18.Prospector Loop ATV Trail System
 					
12.25 	$1,200,000 the second year is from the 
12.26 	all-terrain vehicle account in the natural 
12.27 	resources fund for a grant to St. Louis County 
12.28 	to construct and maintain the Prospector Loop 
12.29 	all-terrain vehicle trail system. This is a 
12.30 	onetime appropriation and is available until 
12.31 	June 30, 2027.

12.32	Subd. 19.Zoo Tree-Planting
 					
12.33 	$300,000 the second year is from the natural 
12.34 	resources fund for grants to be divided equally 
13.1 	between the city of St. Paul for the Como Park 
13.2 	Zoo and Conservatory and the city of Duluth 
13.3 	for the Lake Superior Zoo for purposes of 
13.4 	planting trees within the zoos. This 
13.5 	appropriation is from revenue deposited to the 
13.6 	natural resources fund under Minnesota 
13.7 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), 
13.8 	clause (5). This is a onetime appropriation and 
13.9 	is available until June 30, 2026.

13.10
13.11	Subd. 20.Off-Highway Motorcycle Trail 
Ambassador Program
 					
13.12 	$20,000 the second year is from the 
13.13 	off-highway motorcycle account in the natural 
13.14 	resources fund for grants to qualifying 
13.15 	off-highway motorcycle organizations to assist 
13.16 	in providing safety and environmental 
13.17 	education and monitoring trails on public lands 
13.18 	according to Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.19 	84.9011. Grants awarded under this 
13.20 	subdivision must be issued through a formal 
13.21 	agreement with the organization.
13.22 	By December 15 each year, an organization 
13.23 	receiving a grant under this subdivision must 
13.24 	report to the commissioner with details on how 
13.25 	the money was expended and what outcomes 
13.26 	were achieved.

13.27	Subd. 21.Accessible School Playgrounds
 					
13.28 	(a) $400,000 the second year is for grants to 
13.29 	school districts for accessible and inclusive 
13.30 	school playgrounds. This is a onetime 
13.31 	appropriation and is from revenue deposited 
13.32 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
13.33 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (j). This 
13.34 	appropriation is available until June 30, 2027. 
13.35 	Of this amount:
14.1 	(1) $100,000 is for Independent School 
14.2 	District No. 196, Rosemount-Apple 
14.3 	Valley-Eagan, for a playground at Deerwood 
14.4 	Elementary School;
14.5 	(2) $100,000 is for Independent School 
14.6 	District No. 197, West St. Paul-Mendota 
14.7 	Heights-Eagan, for a playground at Somerset 
14.8 	Elementary School;
14.9 	(3) $100,000 is for Independent School 
14.10 	District No. 199, Inver Grove Heights, for a 
14.11 	playground at Hilltop Elementary School; and
14.12 	(4) $100,000 is for Independent School 
14.13 	District No. 625, St. Paul, for an autism 
14.14 	sensory-friendly playground at Txuj Ci 
14.15 	HMong Language and Culture, Lower 
14.16 	Campus.
14.17 	(b) A school district receiving a grant under 
14.18 	this subdivision must use the funds to:
14.19 	(1) replace, repair, expand, or install 
14.20 	playground equipment;
14.21 	(2) create accessible routes to the playground 
14.22 	equipment;
14.23 	(3) install unitary surface material to expand 
14.24 	accessibility; or
14.25 	(4) create a sensory-friendly playground, 
14.26 	including sensory-friendly playground 
14.27 	equipment.
14.28 	(c) A grant recipient must have its playground 
14.29 	plans previewed before construction or 
14.30 	reviewed after the installation is complete by 
14.31 	a certified playground safety inspector or a 
14.32 	Minnesota certified accessibility specialist.

15.1	Subd. 22.Real-Time Water Quality Network
 					
15.2 	$100,000 the second year is to study, in 
15.3 	coordination with the commissioner of the 
15.4 	Pollution Control Agency, the creation of an 
15.5 	online real-time water quality monitoring 
15.6 	network in Minnesota. The study must include 
15.7 	the barriers to implementing this multiagency 
15.8 	program, including the design of a website 
15.9 	and the cost to deploy stream flow and nitrate 
15.10 	monitoring equipment in the state. This is a 
15.11 	onetime appropriation. The study must be 
15.12 	completed by June 30, 2025, and submitted 
15.13 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
15.14 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
15.15 	over environment and natural resources.

15.16
15.17	Subd. 23.Report on Outdoor Opportunities for 
Minnesota Youth
 					
15.18 	Up to $100,000 of the amount appropriated 
15.19 	under Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 
15.20 	3, subdivision 6, paragraph (g), for 
15.21 	natural-resource-based education and 
15.22 	recreation programs serving youth may be 
15.23 	used for the report on outdoor opportunities 
15.24 	for Minnesota youth required in this act.

15.25	Subd. 24.Extending Appropriation Availability
 					
15.26 	The appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 60, 
15.27 	article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, paragraph 
15.28 	(o), for a grant to Dakota County for 
15.29 	improvements to the Swing Bridge Trailhead 
15.30 	and historic Rock Island Swing Bridge is 
15.31 	available until June 30, 2025.
15.32 	The appropriation in Laws 2023, chapter 60, 
15.33 	article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, paragraph 
15.34 	(p), for a grant to Dakota County for adding 
16.1 	a public boat launch along the Mississippi 
16.2 	River is available until June 30, 2025.

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

16.4
16.5	Sec. 4. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES

16.6	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	-0-
	$
	1,950,000
	
16.7 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
16.8 	purpose are specified in the following 
16.9 	subdivisions.

16.10	Subd. 2.Manure Management Funding
 					
16.11 	$850,000 the second year is for manure 
16.12 	management activities. Notwithstanding 
16.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16B.98, 
16.14 	subdivision 14, the board may use up to five 
16.15 	percent of this appropriation for administrative 
16.16 	costs. This is a onetime appropriation and is 
16.17 	available until June 30, 2026.
16.18 	Money appropriated in this subdivision for 
16.19 	manure management activities may be used 
16.20 	to enhance groundwater protection and reduce 
16.21 	greenhouse gases associated with agriculture. 
16.22 	Priority must be given to areas with high 
16.23 	groundwater nitrate levels or geology 
16.24 	conducive to groundwater pollution, such as 
16.25 	those shown on the Department of 
16.26 	Agriculture's vulnerable groundwater area 
16.27 	map.
16.28 	Funded activities may include: providing 
16.29 	grants; funding projects and practices that limit 
16.30 	agricultural use of vulnerable land, such as 
16.31 	establishing karst feature buffers or 
16.32 	conservation easements; and cost-share 
16.33 	assistance for constructing manure 
16.34 	management and storage facilities. All funded 
17.1 	projects must be designed to result in 
17.2 	improved water quality or reduced greenhouse 
17.3 	gas emissions. Feedlot funding recipients must 
17.4 	have a nutrient management plan and must 
17.5 	operate at fewer than 1,000 animal units. 
17.6 	Funding for expanded liquid manure storage 
17.7 	capacity must not exceed 12 months of storage 
17.8 	based on current animal numbers. Anaerobic 
17.9 	digesters are not eligible for funding under 
17.10 	this subdivision.
17.11 	The board may use this appropriation to match 
17.12 	federal money. The board must ensure that 
17.13 	funding agreements include terms necessary 
17.14 	to document implementation of approved plans 
17.15 	and activities.

17.16
17.17	Subd. 3.Red River of the North; Adaptive 
Phosphorus Management
 					
17.18 	$300,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
17.19 	Red River Basin Commission to facilitate 
17.20 	development of a feasibility assessment of 
17.21 	adaptive phosphorus management for the Red 
17.22 	River of the North. The commission may 
17.23 	contract with outside experts or academic 
17.24 	institutions in developing the assessment. The 
17.25 	assessment: (1) must address applicable 
17.26 	water-quality targets for phosphorus loading; 
17.27 	(2) must include an allocation of phosphorus 
17.28 	between point and nonpoint sources; (3) must 
17.29 	identify cost-effective nutrient reduction 
17.30 	implementation strategies; and (4) may include 
17.31 	other state water-quality goals and objectives. 
17.32 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
17.33 	available until June 30, 2026.
17.34 	In developing the assessment, the Red River 
17.35 	Basin Commission must use available data 
18.1 	and analysis to the extent feasible and 
18.2 	incorporate input from an advisory group that 
18.3 	includes representatives of agriculture, soil 
18.4 	and water conservation districts, watershed 
18.5 	districts, municipalities, and other Minnesota 
18.6 	organizations represented on the board of 
18.7 	directors of the Red River Basin Commission. 
18.8 	The Red River Basin Commission may also 
18.9 	work with representatives from relevant 
18.10 	organizations from North Dakota, South 
18.11 	Dakota, and Manitoba.
18.12 	By June 30, 2026, the Red River Basin 
18.13 	Commission must submit the final assessment 
18.14 	to the chairs and ranking minority members 
18.15 	of the legislative committees with jurisdiction 
18.16 	over agriculture and environment policy and 
18.17 	finance.

18.18	Subd. 4.Lawns to Legumes
 					
18.19 	$800,000 the second year is for the lawns to 
18.20 	legumes program under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.21 	section 103B.104. The board may enter into 
18.22 	agreements with local governments, Metro 
18.23 	Blooms, and other organizations to support 
18.24 	this effort. This is a onetime appropriation and 
18.25 	is available until June 30, 2027.

18.26	Sec. 5. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	-0-
	$
	5,525,000

18.27	Appropriations by Fund
	
18.28		2024
	2025
	
18.29	General
	-0-
	3,625,000
	
18.30	Natural Resources
	-0-
	1,900,000
	
18.31 	$3,188,000 the second year is for community 
18.32 	tree-planting grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
18.33 	section 473.355. Of this amount, $688,000 is 
18.34 	for a grant to the city of South St. Paul. This 
19.1 	is a onetime appropriation and is available 
19.2 	until June 30, 2026.
19.3 	$437,000 the second year is for a grant to the 
19.4 	city of St. Paul Park to replace a pedestrian 
19.5 	bridge in Lions Levee Park. This is a onetime 
19.6 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
19.7 	2027.
19.8 	$1,400,000 the second year is from the natural 
19.9 	resources fund for grants to implementing 
19.10 	agencies to plant trees within the 
19.11 	metropolitan-area regional parks and trails 
19.12 	system. This appropriation is from revenue 
19.13 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
19.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
19.15 	paragraph (h), clause (3). This is a onetime 
19.16 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
19.17 	2026.
19.18 	$500,000 the second year is from the natural 
19.19 	resources fund for new fishing piers to 
19.20 	increase fishing opportunities on lakes in the 
19.21 	metropolitan parks system. The council shall 
19.22 	solicit applications from member park systems 
19.23 	for proposals under this section. This is a 
19.24 	onetime appropriation and is from revenue 
19.25 	deposited in the natural resources fund under 
19.26 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
19.27 	paragraph (h), clause (3). This appropriation 
19.28 	is available until June 30, 2026.

19.29	Sec. 6. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	-0-
	$
	150,000
	
19.30 	$150,000 the second year is from the natural 
19.31 	resources fund to plant trees at the Minnesota 
19.32 	Zoological Garden. This appropriation is from 
19.33 	revenue deposited under Minnesota Statutes, 
19.34 	section 297A.94, paragraph (h), clause (5). 
20.1 	This is a onetime appropriation and is 
20.2 	available until June 30, 2026.

20.3 	Sec. 7. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

20.4	Subd. 3.Ecological and Water Resources
 		48,738,000
		45,797,000

20.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.6		2024
	2025
	
20.7	General
	27,083,000
	26,142,000
	
20.8	Natural Resources
	13,831,000
	13,831,000
	
20.9	Game and Fish
	7,824,000
	5,824,000
	
20.10 	(a) $4,222,000 the first year and $4,222,000 
20.11 	the second year are from the invasive species 
20.12 	account in the natural resources fund and 
20.13 	$2,831,000 the first year and $2,831,000 the 
20.14 	second year are from the general fund for 
20.15 	management, public awareness, assessment 
20.16 	and monitoring research, and water access 
20.17 	inspection to prevent the spread of invasive 
20.18 	species; management of invasive plants in 
20.19 	public waters; and management of terrestrial 
20.20 	invasive species on state-administered lands.
20.21 	(b) $6,056,000 the first year and $6,056,000 
20.22 	the second year are from the water 
20.23 	management account in the natural resources 
20.24 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
20.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.27, 
20.26 	subdivision 2.
20.27 	(c) $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the 
20.28 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
20.29 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of the 
20.30 	cost of implementing the comprehensive plan 
20.31 	for the upper Mississippi within areas under 
20.32 	the board's jurisdiction. By December 15, 
20.33 	2025, the board must submit a report to the 
20.34 	chairs and ranking minority members of the 
21.1 	legislative committees and divisions with 
21.2 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
21.3 	resources on the activities funded under this 
21.4 	paragraph and the progress made in 
21.5 	implementing the comprehensive plan.
21.6 	(d) $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the 
21.7 	second year are for payment to the Leech Lake 
21.8 	Band of Chippewa Indians to implement the 
21.9 	band's portion of the comprehensive plan for 
21.10 	the upper Mississippi River.
21.11 	(e) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the 
21.12 	second year are for grants for up to 50 percent 
21.13 	of the cost of implementing the Red River 
21.14 	mediation agreement. The base for this 
21.15 	appropriation in fiscal year 2026 and beyond 
21.16 	is $264,000.
21.17 	(f) $2,598,000 the first year and $2,598,000 
21.18 	the second year are from the heritage 
21.19 	enhancement account in the game and fish 
21.20 	fund for only the purposes specified in 
21.21 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
21.22 	paragraph (h), clause (1).
21.23 	(g) $1,150,000 the first year and $1,150,000 
21.24 	the second year are from the nongame wildlife 
21.25 	management account in the natural resources 
21.26 	fund for nongame wildlife management. 
21.27 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
21.28 	290.431, $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
21.29 	the second year may be used for nongame 
21.30 	wildlife information, education, and 
21.31 	promotion.
21.32 	(h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
21.33 	section 84.943, $48,000 the first year and 
21.34 	$48,000 the second year from the critical 
22.1 	habitat private sector matching account may 
22.2 	be used to publicize the critical habitat license 
22.3 	plate match program.
22.4 	(i) $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 
22.5 	the second year are for the following activities:
22.6 	(1) financial reimbursement and technical 
22.7 	support to soil and water conservation districts 
22.8 	or other local units of government for 
22.9 	groundwater-level monitoring;
22.10 	(2) surface water monitoring and analysis, 
22.11 	including installing monitoring gauges;
22.12 	(3) groundwater analysis to assist with 
22.13 	water-appropriation permitting decisions;
22.14 	(4) permit application review incorporating 
22.15 	surface water and groundwater technical 
22.16 	analysis;
22.17 	(5) precipitation data and analysis to improve 
22.18 	irrigation use;
22.19 	(6) information technology, including 
22.20 	electronic permitting and integrated data 
22.21 	systems; and
22.22 	(7) compliance and monitoring.
22.23 	(j) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
22.24 	section 297A.94, paragraph (k), $2,410,000 
22.25 	the first year and $410,000 the second year 
22.26 	are from the heritage enhancement account in 
22.27 	the game and fish fund and $500,000 the first 
22.28 	year and $500,000 the second year are from 
22.29 	the general fund for grants to the Minnesota 
22.30 	Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center at 
22.31 	the University of Minnesota to prioritize, 
22.32 	support, and develop research-based solutions 
22.33 	that can reduce the effects of aquatic invasive 
23.1 	species in Minnesota by preventing spread, 
23.2 	controlling populations, and managing 
23.3 	ecosystems and to advance knowledge to 
23.4 	inspire action by others. The general fund 
23.5 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
23.6 	2025, and the heritage enhancement account 
23.7 	appropriations are available until June 30, 
23.8 	2028.
23.9 	(k) $268,000 the first year and $268,000 the 
23.10 	second year are for increased capacity for 
23.11 	broadband utility licensing for state lands and 
23.12 	public waters. This is a onetime appropriation 
23.13 	and is available until June 30, 2028.
23.14 	(l) $998,000 the first year and $568,000 the 
23.15 	second year are for protecting and restoring 
23.16 	carbon storage in state-administered peatlands 
23.17 	by reviewing and updating the state's peatland 
23.18 	inventory, piloting a restoration project, and 
23.19 	piloting trust fund buyouts. This is a onetime 
23.20 	appropriation and is available until June 30, 
23.21 	2028.
23.22 	(m) $250,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
23.23 	Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates to 
23.24 	work with civic leaders to purchase, install, 
23.25 	and operate waterless cleaning stations for 
23.26 	watercraft; conduct aquatic invasive species 
23.27 	education; and implement education upgrades 
23.28 	at public accesses to prevent invasive starry 
23.29 	stonewort spread beyond the lakes already 
23.30 	infested. This is a onetime appropriation and 
23.31 	is available until June 30, 2025.
23.32 	(n) $1,720,000 the first year is to prevent and 
23.33 	manage invasive carp. This includes activities 
23.34 	related to the Mississippi River Lock and Dam 
23.35 	and stakeholder engagement. Up to $325,000 
24.1 	may be used for a grant to the Board of 
24.2 	Regents of the University of Minnesota to 
24.3 	study the Mississippi River Lock Dam 5 
24.4 	spillway and provide preliminary design to 
24.5 	optimize management to reduce invasive carp 
24.6 	passage.
24.7 	(o) Up to $6,000,000 the first year is available 
24.8 	for transfer from the critical habitat private 
24.9 	sector matching account to the reinvest in 
24.10 	Minnesota fund to expand Grey Cloud Island 
24.11 	Scientific and Natural Area and for other 
24.12 	scientific and natural area acquisition, 
24.13 	restoration, and enhancement according to 
24.14 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.943, 
24.15 	subdivision 5b.
24.16 	(p) $40,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
24.17 	Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations to 
24.18 	manage aquatic invasive species. The 
24.19 	unencumbered balance of the general fund 
24.20 	appropriation in Laws 2021, First Special 
24.21 	Session chapter 6, article 1, section 3, 
24.22 	subdivision 3, paragraph (a), for the grant to 
24.23 	the Stearns Coalition of Lake Associations, 
24.24 	estimated to be $40,000, is canceled no later 
24.25 	than June 29, 2023.
24.26 	(q) $200,000 the first year is for a grant to the 
24.27 	Board of Regents of the University of 
24.28 	Minnesota for the University of Minnesota 
24.29 	Water Council to develop a scope of work, 
24.30 	timeline, and budget for a plan to promote and 
24.31 	protect clean water in Minnesota for the next 
24.32 	50 years according to this act.
24.33 	(r) The total general fund base budget for the 
24.34 	ecological and water resources division for 
24.35 	fiscal year 2026 and later is $24,870,000.

25.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2023.

25.2 	Sec. 8. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 3, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

25.3
25.4	Subd. 10.Get Out MORE (Modernizing Outdoor 
Recreation Experiences)
 		110,000,000
		-0-
	
25.5 	(a) $110,000,000 the first year is for 
25.6 	modernizing Minnesota's state-managed 
25.7 	outdoor recreation experiences. Of this 
25.8 	amount:
25.9 	(1) $25,000,000 is for enhancing access and 
25.10 	welcoming new users to public lands and 
25.11 	outdoor recreation facilities, including 
25.12 	improvements to improve climate resiliency;
25.13 	(2) $5,000,000 is for modernizing camping 
25.14 	and related infrastructure, including 
25.15 	improvements to improve climate resiliency;
25.16 	(3) $35,000,000 is for modernizing fish 
25.17 	hatcheries and fishing infrastructure. Of this 
25.18 	amount, up to $366,000 is for installing 
25.19 	continuous water-quality monitoring devices;
25.20 	(4) $10,000,000 is for restoring streams and 
25.21 	modernizing water-related infrastructure with 
25.22 	priority given to fish habitat improvements, 
25.23 	dam removal, and improvements to improve 
25.24 	climate resiliency; and
25.25 	(5) $35,000,000 is for modernizing boating 
25.26 	access.
25.27 	(b) Priority for money allocated under 
25.28 	paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), (4), and (5), 
25.29 	must be given to projects where communities 
25.30 	are currently underserved.
25.31 	(c) The commissioner may reallocate money 
25.32 	appropriated in paragraph (a) across those 
25.33 	purposes based on project readiness and 
26.1 	priority. The appropriations in paragraph (a) 
26.2 	are available until June 30, 2029.
26.3 	(d) No later than November 30 each year, the 
26.4 	commissioner must provide a progress report 
26.5 	on the expenditure of money appropriated 
26.6 	under this subdivision to the chairs of the 
26.7 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over 
26.8 	environment and natural resources finance.

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

26.10 	ARTICLE 2
26.11 	POLLUTION CONTROL

26.12 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 115.03, subdivision 1, is amended 
26.13 	to read:
26.14 		Subdivision 1.Generally. (a) The commissioner is given and charged with the following 
26.15 	powers and duties:
26.16 	(1) to administer and enforce all laws relating to the pollution of any of the waters of 
26.17 	the state;
26.18 	(2) to investigate the extent, character, and effect of the pollution of the waters of this 
26.19 	state and to gather data and information necessary or desirable in the administration or 
26.20 	enforcement of pollution laws, and to make such classification of the waters of the state as 
26.21 	it may deem advisable;
26.22 	(3) to establish and alter such reasonable pollution standards for any waters of the state 
26.23 	in relation to the public use to which they are or may be put as it shall deem necessary for 
26.24 	the purposes of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, chapter 
26.25 	116;
26.26 	(4) to encourage waste treatment, including advanced waste treatment, instead of stream 
26.27 	low-flow augmentation for dilution purposes to control and prevent pollution;
26.28 	(5) to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, or revoke, reopen, enter into, or enforce 
26.29 	reasonable orders, permits, variances, standards, rules, schedules of compliance, and 
26.30 	stipulation agreements, under such conditions as it may prescribe, in order to prevent, control 
26.31 	or abate water pollution, or for the installation or operation of disposal systems or parts 
26.32 	thereof, or for other equipment and facilities:
27.1 	(i) requiring the discontinuance of the discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other 
27.2 	wastes into any waters of the state resulting in pollution in excess of the applicable pollution 
27.3 	standard established under this chapter;
27.4 	(ii) prohibiting or directing the abatement of any discharge of sewage, industrial waste, 
27.5 	or other wastes, into any waters of the state or the deposit thereof or the discharge into any 
27.6 	municipal disposal system where the same is likely to get into any waters of the state in 
27.7 	violation of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, chapter 
27.8 	116, or standards or rules promulgated or permits issued pursuant thereto, and specifying 
27.9 	the schedule of compliance within which such prohibition or abatement must be 
27.10 	accomplished;
27.11 	(iii) prohibiting the storage of any liquid or solid substance or other pollutant in a manner 
27.12 	which does not reasonably assure proper retention against entry into any waters of the state 
27.13 	that would be likely to pollute any waters of the state;
27.14 	(iv) requiring the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation by any person 
27.15 	of any disposal system or any part thereof, or other equipment and facilities, or the 
27.16 	reconstruction, alteration, or enlargement of its existing disposal system or any part thereof, 
27.17 	or the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control or abate any discharge or 
27.18 	deposit of sewage, industrial waste or other wastes by any person;
27.19 	(v) establishing, and from time to time revising, standards of performance for new sources 
27.20 	taking into consideration, among other things, classes, types, sizes, and categories of sources, 
27.21 	processes, pollution control technology, cost of achieving such effluent reduction, and any 
27.22 	nonwater quality environmental impact and energy requirements. Said standards of 
27.23 	performance for new sources shall encompass those standards for the control of the discharge 
27.24 	of pollutants which reflect the greatest degree of effluent reduction which the agency 
27.25 	determines to be achievable through application of the best available demonstrated control 
27.26 	technology, processes, operating methods, or other alternatives, including, where practicable, 
27.27 	a standard permitting no discharge of pollutants. New sources shall encompass buildings, 
27.28 	structures, facilities, or installations from which there is or may be the discharge of pollutants, 
27.29 	the construction of which is commenced after the publication by the agency of proposed 
27.30 	rules prescribing a standard of performance which will be applicable to such source. 
27.31 	Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of this state, any point source the construction 
27.32 	of which is commenced after May 20, 1973, and which is so constructed as to meet all 
27.33 	applicable standards of performance for new sources shall, consistent with and subject to 
27.34 	the provisions of section 306(d) of the Amendments of 1972 to the Federal Water Pollution 
27.35 	Control Act, not be subject to any more stringent standard of performance for new sources 
28.1 	during a ten-year period beginning on the date of completion of such construction or during 
28.2 	the period of depreciation or amortization of such facility for the purposes of section 167 
28.3 	or 169, or both, of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, whichever period ends first. 
28.4 	Construction shall encompass any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities or 
28.5 	equipment, including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or equipment, at 
28.6 	the premises where such equipment will be used, including preparation work at such 
28.7 	premises;
28.8 	(vi) establishing and revising pretreatment standards to prevent or abate the discharge 
28.9 	of any pollutant into any publicly owned disposal system, which pollutant interferes with, 
28.10 	passes through, or otherwise is incompatible with such disposal system;
28.11 	(vii) requiring the owner or operator of any disposal system or any point source to 
28.12 	establish and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use, and maintain such 
28.13 	monitoring equipment or methods, including where appropriate biological monitoring 
28.14 	methods, sample such effluents in accordance with such methods, at such locations, at such 
28.15 	intervals, and in such a manner as the agency shall prescribe, and providing such other 
28.16 	information as the agency may reasonably require;
28.17 	(viii) notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and with respect to the pollution 
28.18 	of waters of the state, chapter 116, requiring the achievement of more stringent limitations 
28.19 	than otherwise imposed by effluent limitations in order to meet any applicable water quality 
28.20 	standard by establishing new effluent limitations, based upon section 115.01, subdivision 
28.21 	13, clause (b), including alternative effluent control strategies for any point source or group 
28.22 	of point sources to insure the integrity of water quality classifications, whenever the agency 
28.23 	determines that discharges of pollutants from such point source or sources, with the 
28.24 	application of effluent limitations required to comply with any standard of best available 
28.25 	technology, would interfere with the attainment or maintenance of the water quality 
28.26 	classification in a specific portion of the waters of the state. Prior to establishment of any 
28.27 	such effluent limitation, the agency shall hold a public hearing to determine the relationship 
28.28 	of the economic and social costs of achieving such limitation or limitations, including any 
28.29 	economic or social dislocation in the affected community or communities, to the social and 
28.30 	economic benefits to be obtained and to determine whether or not such effluent limitation 
28.31 	can be implemented with available technology or other alternative control strategies. If a 
28.32 	person affected by such limitation demonstrates at such hearing that, whether or not such 
28.33 	technology or other alternative control strategies are available, there is no reasonable 
28.34 	relationship between the economic and social costs and the benefits to be obtained, such 
28.35 	limitation shall not become effective and shall be adjusted as it applies to such person;
29.1 	(ix) modifying, in its discretion, any requirement or limitation based upon best available 
29.2 	technology with respect to any point source for which a permit application is filed after July 
29.3 	1, 1977, upon a showing by the owner or operator of such point source satisfactory to the 
29.4 	agency that such modified requirements will represent the maximum use of technology 
29.5 	within the economic capability of the owner or operator and will result in reasonable further 
29.6 	progress toward the elimination of the discharge of pollutants; and
29.7 	(x) requiring that applicants for wastewater discharge permits evaluate in their 
29.8 	applications the potential reuses of the discharged wastewater; and
29.9 	(xi) when appropriate, requiring parties who enter into a negotiated agreement to settle 
29.10 	an enforcement matter with the agency to reimburse the agency for oversight costs. The 
29.11 	agency may recover oversight costs only if the agency's costs exceed $25,000. If oversight 
29.12 	costs exceed $25,000, the agency may recover all the oversight costs incurred by the agency 
29.13 	that are associated with implementing the negotiated agreement. Oversight costs may include 
29.14 	but are not limited to any costs associated with inspections, sampling, monitoring, modeling, 
29.15 	risk assessment, permit writing, engineering review, economic analysis and review, and 
29.16 	other record or document review. Estimates of anticipated oversight costs must be disclosed 
29.17 	in the negotiated agreement, and estimates must be periodically updated and disclosed to 
29.18 	the parties to the negotiated agreement. The agency's legal and litigation costs are not 
29.19 	recoverable under this clause. In addition to settlement agreements, the commissioner has 
29.20 	discretion as to whether to apply this clause in cases when the agency is using schedules of 
29.21 	compliance to bring a class of regulated parties into compliance;
29.22 	(6) to require to be submitted and to approve plans and specifications for disposal systems 
29.23 	or point sources, or any part thereof and to inspect the construction thereof for compliance 
29.24 	with the approved plans and specifications thereof;
29.25 	(7) to prescribe and alter rules, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of the agency 
29.26 	and other matters within the scope of the powers granted to and imposed upon it by this 
29.27 	chapter and, with respect to pollution of waters of the state, in chapter 116, provided that 
29.28 	every rule affecting any other department or agency of the state or any person other than a 
29.29 	member or employee of the agency shall be filed with the secretary of state;
29.30 	(8) to conduct such investigations, issue such notices, public and otherwise, and hold 
29.31 	such hearings as are necessary or which it may deem advisable for the discharge of its duties 
29.32 	under this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, under chapter 
29.33 	116, including, but not limited to, the issuance of permits, and to authorize any member, 
30.1 	employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct such investigations or, issue such notices and 
30.2 	hold such hearings;
30.3 	(9) for the purpose of water pollution control planning by the state and pursuant to the 
30.4 	Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, to establish and revise planning areas, 
30.5 	adopt plans and programs and continuing planning processes, including, but not limited to, 
30.6 	basin plans and areawide waste treatment management plans, and to provide for the 
30.7 	implementation of any such plans by means of, including, but not limited to, standards, plan 
30.8 	elements, procedures for revision, intergovernmental cooperation, residual treatment process 
30.9 	waste controls, and needs inventory and ranking for construction of disposal systems;
30.10 	(10) to train water pollution control personnel and charge training fees as are necessary 
30.11 	to cover the agency's costs. All such fees received must be paid into the state treasury and 
30.12 	credited to the Pollution Control Agency training account;
30.13 	(11) to provide chloride reduction training and charge training fees as necessary to cover 
30.14 	the agency's costs not to exceed $350. All training fees received must be paid into the state 
30.15 	treasury and credited to the Pollution Control Agency training account;
30.16 	(12) to impose as additional conditions in permits to publicly owned disposal systems 
30.17 	appropriate measures to insure compliance by industrial and other users with any pretreatment 
30.18 	standard, including, but not limited to, those related to toxic pollutants, and any system of 
30.19 	user charges ratably as is hereby required under state law or said Federal Water Pollution 
30.20 	Control Act, as amended, or any regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder;
30.21 	(13) to set a period not to exceed five years for the duration of any national pollutant 
30.22 	discharge elimination system permit or not to exceed ten years for any permit issued as a 
30.23 	state disposal system permit only;
30.24 	(14) to require each governmental subdivision identified as a permittee for a wastewater 
30.25 	treatment works to evaluate in every odd-numbered year the condition of its existing system 
30.26 	and identify future capital improvements that will be needed to attain or maintain compliance 
30.27 	with a national pollutant discharge elimination system or state disposal system permit; and
30.28 	(15) to train subsurface sewage treatment system personnel, including persons who 
30.29 	design, construct, install, inspect, service, and operate subsurface sewage treatment systems, 
30.30 	and charge fees as necessary to pay the agency's costs. All fees received must be paid into 
30.31 	the state treasury and credited to the agency's training account. Money in the account is 
30.32 	appropriated to the agency to pay expenses related to training; and
31.1 	(16) to encourage practices that enable the recovery and use of waste heat from 
31.2 	wastewater treatment operations.
31.3 	(b) The information required in paragraph (a), clause (14), must be submitted in every 
31.4 	odd-numbered year to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner. The 
31.5 	commissioner shall provide technical assistance if requested by the governmental subdivision.
31.6 	(c) The powers and duties given the agency in this subdivision also apply to permits 
31.7 	issued under chapter 114C.

31.8 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.071, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
31.9 		Subdivision 1.Remedies available. The provisions of sections 103F.701 to 103F.755, 
31.10 	this chapter and chapters 114C, 115A, and 116, and sections 325E.10 to 325E.1251 and 
31.11 	325E.32 and all rules, standards, orders, stipulation agreements, schedules of compliance, 
31.12 	and permits adopted or issued by the agency thereunder or under any other law now in force 
31.13 	or hereafter enacted for the prevention, control, or abatement of pollution may be enforced 
31.14 	by any one or any combination of the following: criminal prosecution; action to recover 
31.15 	civil penalties; injunction; action to compel or cease performance; or other appropriate 
31.16 	action, in accordance with the provisions of said chapters and this section.

31.17 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.071, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
31.18 		Subd. 3.Civil penalties. (a) Any person who violates any provision of this chapter or 
31.19 	chapter 114C or 116, except any provisions of chapter 116 relating to air and land pollution 
31.20 	caused by agricultural operations which that do not involve national pollutant discharge 
31.21 	elimination system permits, or of (1) any effluent standards and limitations or water quality 
31.22 	standards, (2) any permit or term or condition thereof, (3) any national pollutant discharge 
31.23 	elimination system filing requirements, (4) any duty to permit or carry out inspection, entry 
31.24 	or monitoring activities, or (5) any rules, stipulation agreements, variances, schedules of 
31.25 	compliance, or orders issued by the agency, shall forfeit forfeits and must pay to the state 
31.26 	a penalty, in an amount to be determined by the court, of not more than $10,000 $15,000
31.27 	per day of violation, except that if the violation relates to hazardous waste, the person shall 
31.28 	forfeit forfeits and must pay to the state a penalty, in an amount to be determined by the 
31.29 	court, of not more than $25,000 $30,000 per day of violation.
31.30 	(b) In addition, in the discretion of the court, the defendant may be required to:
32.1 	(a) (1) forfeit and pay to the state a sum which will adequately compensate the state for 
32.2 	the reasonable value of cleanup and other expenses directly resulting from unauthorized 
32.3 	discharge of pollutants, whether or not accidental; and
32.4 	(b) (2) forfeit and pay to the state an additional sum to constitute just compensation for 
32.5 	any loss or destruction to wildlife, fish or other aquatic life and for other actual damages to 
32.6 	the state caused by an unauthorized discharge of pollutants.
32.7 	(c) As a defense to any of said damages, the defendant may prove that the violation was 
32.8 	caused solely by (1) an act of God, (2) an act of war, (3) negligence on the part of the state 
32.9 	of Minnesota, or (4) an act or failure to act which constitutes sabotage or vandalism, or any 
32.10 	combination of the foregoing clauses.
32.11 	(d) The civil penalties and damages provided for in this subdivision may be recovered 
32.12 	by a civil action brought by the attorney general in the name of the state.

32.13 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.071, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
32.14 		Subd. 4.Injunctions. Any violation of the provisions, rules, standards, orders, stipulation 
32.15 	agreements, variances, schedules of compliance, or permits specified in this chapter and 
32.16 	chapters 114C and 116 shall constitute constitutes a public nuisance and may be enjoined 
32.17 	as provided by law in an action, in the name of the state, brought by the attorney general.
32.18 	Injunctive relief under this subdivision may include but is not limited to a requirement that 
32.19 	a facility or person immediately cease operation or activities until such time as the 
32.20 	commissioner has reasonable assurance that renewed operation or activities will not violate 
32.21 	provisions, rules, standards, orders, stipulation agreements, variances, schedules of 
32.22 	compliance, or permits specified in this chapter and chapters 114C and 116.

32.23 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.071, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
32.24 	read:
32.25 		Subd. 8.Stipulation agreements. If a party to a stipulation agreement asserts a good 
32.26 	cause or force majeure claim for an extension of time to comply with a stipulated term, the 
32.27 	commissioner may deny the extension if the assertion is based solely on increased costs of 
32.28 	compliance.

33.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115.073, is amended to read:
33.2 	115.073 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; ENFORCEMENT FUNDING.
33.3 	(a) Except as provided in section 115C.05, all money recovered by the state under this 
33.4 	chapter and chapters 115A and 116, including civil penalties and money paid under an 
33.5 	agreement, stipulation, or settlement, excluding money paid for past due fees or taxes, must 
33.6 	be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the environmental fund.
33.7 	(b) Oversight funds reimbursed under sections 115.03, subdivision 1, paragraph (a), 
33.8 	clause (5), and 116.07, subdivision 9, clause (4), must be deposited in a separate settlement 
33.9 	oversight reimbursement account established in the environmental fund. The commissioner 
33.10 	must manage the account. Earnings, such as interest, dividends, and any other earnings 
33.11 	arising from assets of the account, must be credited to the account. Funds remaining in the 
33.12 	account at the end of a fiscal year remain in the account. Money in the account is appropriated 
33.13 	to the commissioner for the purposes of the environmental fund.

33.14 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115A.02, is amended to read:
33.15 	115A.02 LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION OF POLICY; PURPOSES.
33.16 	(a) It is the goal of this chapter to protect the state's land, air, water, and other natural 
33.17 	resources and the public health by improving waste management in the state to serve the 
33.18 	following purposes:
33.19 	(1) reduction in the amount and toxicity of waste generated;
33.20 	(2) separation and recovery of materials and energy from waste;
33.21 	(3) reduction in indiscriminate dependence on disposal of waste;
33.22 	(4) coordination of solid waste management among political subdivisions; and
33.23 	(5) orderly and deliberate development and financial security of waste facilities including 
33.24 	disposal facilities.
33.25 	(b) The waste management goal of the state is to foster an integrated waste management 
33.26 	system in a manner appropriate to the characteristics of the waste stream and thereby protect 
33.27 	the state's land, air, water, and other natural resources and the public health. The following 
33.28 	waste management practices are in order of preference:
33.29 	(1) waste reduction and reuse;
33.30 	(2) waste recycling;
34.1 	(3) composting of source-separated compostable materials, including but not limited to, 
34.2 	yard waste and food waste;
34.3 	(4) resource recovery through mixed municipal solid waste composting or incineration;
34.4 	(5) land disposal which produces no measurable methane gas or which involves the 
34.5 	retrieval of methane gas as a fuel for the production of energy to be used on site or for sale; 
34.6 	and
34.7 	(6) land disposal which produces measurable methane and which does not involve the 
34.8 	retrieval of methane gas as a fuel for the production of energy to be used on site or for sale.
34.9 	(c) As a means of accomplishing state waste management goals with respect to surplus 
34.10 	food and food waste, the following waste management practices are in order of preference:
34.11 	(1) reducing the amount generated at the source;
34.12 	(2) upcycling or donating for human consumption;
34.13 	(3) diversion for animal consumption or leaving crops unharvested;
34.14 	(4) composting or anaerobic digestion when the biogas and digestate are not disposed 
34.15 	of but are used as a salable product; and
34.16 	(5) either using anaerobic digestion, when the biogas is used as a salable product but 
34.17 	the digestate is disposed of, or land application of food waste.
34.18 	(d) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
34.19 	(1) "anaerobic digestion" means a process through which microorganisms break down 
34.20 	organic material in the absence of oxygen and generate biogas and digestate;
34.21 	(2) "biogas" means a gas that is produced when organic materials decompose and is 
34.22 	primarily composed of methane and carbon dioxide;
34.23 	(3) "composting" means controlled, aerobic biological decomposition of organic material 
34.24 	to produce a nutrient-rich material;
34.25 	(4) "digestate" means the solid or liquid residual material remaining after the anaerobic 
34.26 	digestion process has been completed;
34.27 	(5) "diversion for animal consumption" means diverting food, food scraps, food waste, 
34.28 	or surplus food not fitting the conditions of adulteration under section 25.37 or 34A.02;
34.29 	(6) "food" means a raw, cooked, processed, or prepared substance, beverage, or ingredient 
34.30 	used for, entering into the consumption of, or used or intended for use in the preparation of 
34.31 	a food, drink, confectionery, or condiment for humans or animals;
35.1 	(7) "food scraps" means inedible food, trimmings from preparing food, and 
35.2 	food-processing by-products. Food scraps does not include used cooking oil, grease, any 
35.3 	material fitting the conditions of adulteration under section 25.37 or 34A.02, or food that 
35.4 	is subject to a governmental or producer recall and that cannot be made to be safe for human 
35.5 	or animal consumption;
35.6 	(8) "food waste" means all discarded food, surplus food that is not donated, food scraps, 
35.7 	food fitting the conditions of adulteration under section 25.37 or 34A.02, and food subject 
35.8 	to governmental or producer recall and that cannot be made to be safe for human or animal 
35.9 	consumption;
35.10 	(9) "land application of food waste" means the direct application of food waste from 
35.11 	food manufacturing or processing activities onto or below the surface of the land to enhance 
35.12 	soil health;
35.13 	(10) "leaving crops unharvested" means not harvesting crops that are otherwise ready 
35.14 	for harvesting and instead leaving them in the field or tilling them into the soil;
35.15 	(11) "surplus food" means food that is not sold or used and that is still safe to be consumed 
35.16 	by humans or animals. Surplus food does not include food damaged by pests, mold, bacteria, 
35.17 	or other contamination; food that is subject to governmental or producer recall due to food 
35.18 	safety and that cannot be made to be safe for human or animal consumption; or any material 
35.19 	fitting the conditions of adulteration under section 25.37 or 34A.02; and
35.20 	(12) "upcycling" means capturing, processing, and remaking parts of food and food 
35.21 	scraps into new food products for human or animal consumption when the parts of food 
35.22 	and food scraps do not fit the conditions of adulteration under section 25.37 or 34A.02.

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

35.24 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
35.25 	read:
35.26 		Subd. 24d.Prepared sewage sludge. "Prepared sewage sludge" means exceptional 
35.27 	quality sewage sludge, as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 7041.0100, subpart 20, applied 
35.28 	to a lawn or home garden and sold or given away in a bag or other container that:
35.29 	(1) meets low limits on metal concentrations;
35.30 	(2) has been treated to ensure pathogens, pollutants, and vectors that can transport disease 
35.31 	have been carefully managed; and
35.32 	(3) is labeled with the nutrient content.

36.1 	Sec. 9. [115A.1416] BOAT WRAP PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM.
36.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
36.3 	the meanings given.
36.4 	(b) "Boat" has the meaning given to watercraft under section 86B.005, subdivision 18.
36.5 	(c) "Boat wrap" means plastic that is used, intended for use, designed, or marketed for 
36.6 	the purposes of wrapping a boat to protect it against moisture and damage from other 
36.7 	potentially harmful elements during storage.
36.8 	(d) "Brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that identifies boat wrap and attributes 
36.9 	it to the boat wrap producer.
36.10 	(e) "Independent auditor" means an independent and actively licensed certified public 
36.11 	accountant that is:
36.12 	(1) retained by a stewardship organization;
36.13 	(2) not otherwise employed by or affiliated with the stewardship organization; and
36.14 	(3) qualified to conduct the audit required under subdivision 16.
36.15 	(f) "Producer" means, with respect to boat wrap that is sold, offered for sale, imported, 
36.16 	or distributed in the state by any means, a person that:
36.17 	(1) manufactured the boat wrap under a brand that the person owns or controls;
36.18 	(2) owns or controls or is licensed to use a brand for boat wrap;
36.19 	(3) imported or imports the boat wrap into the United States; or
36.20 	(4) distributed or distributes boat wrap in or into the state.
36.21 	(g) "Recycle" or "recycling" means the process of transforming boat wrap through 
36.22 	mechanical processes into a finished product for use or into a new material capable of being 
36.23 	processed into a finished product. Recycle or recycling does not include:
36.24 	(1) altering the chemical structure of boat wrap;
36.25 	(2) using boat wrap as or processing boat wrap into a feedstock to produce transportation 
36.26 	fuels; or
36.27 	(3) destroying boat wrap by incineration or other processes.
36.28 	(h) "Retailer" means a person that sells or offers boat wrap for sale in or into this state 
36.29 	by any means.
37.1 	(i) "Stewardship organization" means an organization designated by one or more 
37.2 	producers to act on their behalf as an agent to design, submit, and implement a product 
37.3 	stewardship plan under this section.
37.4 		Subd. 2.Product stewardship program. A producer selling or offering boat wrap for 
37.5 	sale in or into this state must, through membership in a stewardship organization, implement 
37.6 	and finance a statewide product stewardship program according to a stewardship plan 
37.7 	approved by the commissioner to reduce the volume of boat wrap disposed of in landfills 
37.8 	by promoting and providing for the negotiation and execution of agreements to collect, 
37.9 	transport, reuse, and recycle boat wrap.
37.10 		Subd. 3.Participation required to sell. (a) On and after September 1, 2025, no person 
37.11 	may use boat wrap, sell boat wrap, or offer boat wrap for sale in or into this state unless the 
37.12 	producer participates in an approved stewardship plan through a stewardship organization.
37.13 	(b) Each producer must enter into an agreement with a stewardship organization to 
37.14 	operate, on the producer's behalf, a product stewardship program approved by the 
37.15 	commissioner.
37.16 	(c) All producers offering boat wrap for sale in or into this state must become a member 
37.17 	of a single stewardship organization implementing a single stewardship plan.
37.18 		Subd. 4.Stewardship plan required. On or before March 1, 2025, a stewardship 
37.19 	organization, on behalf of member producers, must submit a stewardship plan to the 
37.20 	commissioner for review and approval or rejection. A stewardship plan must include all 
37.21 	elements required under subdivision 5.
37.22 		Subd. 5.Plan content. A stewardship plan must contain:
37.23 	(1) contact information for the individual and the entity submitting the plan, a list of all 
37.24 	producers participating in the product stewardship program, and the brands of boat wrap 
37.25 	included in the product stewardship program;
37.26 	(2) certification that the product stewardship program will accept all discarded boat wrap 
37.27 	regardless of who produced it;
37.28 	(3) a description of methods by which boat wrap will be collected in all areas of the state 
37.29 	in compliance with subdivision 14, including:
37.30 	(i) an explanation of how the collection system will be convenient and adequate to serve 
37.31 	the needs of boat owners, marinas, and boat storage establishments in both urban and rural 
37.32 	areas on an ongoing basis; and
38.1 	(ii) a discussion of how existing marinas, boat storage establishments, and sites designated 
38.2 	as recycling centers under section 115A.555 will be considered when selecting collection 
38.3 	sites;
38.4 	(4) a description of how the performance of the collection and recycling program will 
38.5 	be measured, monitored, and maintained;
38.6 	(5) the names and locations of collectors, transporters, reuse facilities, and recyclers that 
38.7 	will manage discarded boat wrap;
38.8 	(6) a description of how discarded boat wrap will be safely and securely transported, 
38.9 	tracked, and handled from collection through final recycling and disposal of residuals;
38.10 	(7) a description of the methods that will be used to separate and manage nonrecyclable 
38.11 	materials attached to boat wrap and to recycle discarded boat wrap;
38.12 	(8) a description of the promotion and outreach activities that will be undertaken to 
38.13 	encourage participation in the boat wrap collection and recycling programs and how their 
38.14 	effectiveness will be evaluated;
38.15 	(9) the annual performance goals established by the commissioner under subdivision 
38.16 	12;
38.17 	(10) evidence of adequate insurance and financial assurance that may be required for 
38.18 	collection, transport, reuse, recycling, and disposal operations; and
38.19 	(11) a discussion of the status of end markets for collected boat wrap and what, if any, 
38.20 	additional end markets are needed to improve the functioning of the program.
38.21 		Subd. 6.Consultation required. In developing a stewardship plan, a stewardship 
38.22 	organization must consult with stakeholders, including boat owners, owners of marinas and 
38.23 	boat storage establishments, contractors, collectors, recyclers, Tribes, and local government 
38.24 	units.
38.25 		Subd. 7.Agency review and approval or rejection. (a) Within 120 days after receiving 
38.26 	a proposed stewardship plan, the commissioner must determine whether the plan complies 
38.27 	with subdivision 5. If the commissioner approves a plan, the commissioner must notify the 
38.28 	applicant of the plan approval in writing. If the commissioner rejects a plan, the commissioner 
38.29 	must notify the applicant in writing of the reasons for rejection. An applicant whose plan 
38.30 	is rejected by the commissioner must submit a revised plan to the commissioner within 60 
38.31 	days after receiving notice of rejection. If a revised plan is rejected by the commissioner, 
38.32 	the commissioner may elect to write a plan that the applicant must implement.
39.1 	(b) Commissioner approval of a written plan amendment is required before a stewardship 
39.2 	organization may make any change to an approved plan or its implementation. A proposed 
39.3 	plan amendment must be submitted to the commissioner for review and approval or rejection 
39.4 	according to paragraph (a) and subdivision 8.
39.5 	(c) A stewardship organization may operate under an approved stewardship plan for 
39.6 	five years after the date the plan is approved by the commissioner, at which time the plan 
39.7 	expires.
39.8 	(d) Six months before an approved stewardship plan expires, a stewardship organization 
39.9 	must submit a new proposed stewardship plan to the commissioner that meets the 
39.10 	requirements of this section. The commissioner must review and approve or reject the new 
39.11 	proposed stewardship plan according to this subdivision and subdivision 8.
39.12 		Subd. 8.Plan availability. The commissioner must make a proposed stewardship plan 
39.13 	or proposed plan amendment available on the agency website for public review and comment 
39.14 	at least 45 days before the commissioner's decision regarding plan approval or rejection. 
39.15 	The commissioner must make an approved stewardship plan available on the agency website.
39.16 		Subd. 9.Conduct authorized. A stewardship organization that organizes collection, 
39.17 	transport, reuse, and recycling of boat wrap under this section is immune from liability for 
39.18 	conduct under state laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, unfair trade practices, and 
39.19 	other regulation of trade or commerce only to the extent that the conduct is necessary to 
39.20 	plan and implement the producer's or organization's chosen collection, transportation, reuse, 
39.21 	or recycling program.
39.22 		Subd. 10.Stewardship organization responsibilities. A stewardship organization must 
39.23 	provide boat wrap purchasers with educational materials regarding the product stewardship 
39.24 	program. The materials must include, but are not limited to, information regarding available 
39.25 	collection, transportation, reuse, and recycling options for boat wrap offered through the 
39.26 	product stewardship program.
39.27 		Subd. 11.Retailer responsibilities. (a) A retailer and a wholesaler are responsible for 
39.28 	reviewing the list of compliant producers on the agency website, maintained under 
39.29 	subdivision 12, to determine whether a producer is compliant with this section.
39.30 	(b) A retailer or wholesaler of boat wrap is not in violation of this subdivision if, on the 
39.31 	date the boat wrap was ordered from a producer or wholesaler, the producer was listed as 
39.32 	compliant on the agency website.
40.1 	(c) A retailer may elect to participate as a designated point where boat wrap is collected 
40.2 	as part of a product stewardship program approved under this section and in accordance 
40.3 	with applicable law.
40.4 		Subd. 12.Agency responsibilities. (a) The commissioner must maintain on the agency 
40.5 	website a list of all compliant producers and brands participating in a stewardship plan that 
40.6 	the commissioner has approved and a list of all producers and brands the commissioner has 
40.7 	identified as noncompliant with this section.
40.8 	(b) The commissioner must, in consultation with the stewardship organization, establish 
40.9 	annual performance goals regarding the percentage and weight of boat wrap collected and 
40.10 	recycled that the stewardship organization must incorporate into its stewardship plan and 
40.11 	meet annually. The performance goals must increase each year and be based on:
40.12 	(1) the most recent collection data available for the state;
40.13 	(2) the estimated weight of boat wrap sold and discarded annually;
40.14 	(3) actual collection data from boat wrap recycling or stewardship programs operating 
40.15 	in other states; and
40.16 	(4) continuous progress necessary to meet the requirements in paragraph (c).
40.17 	(c) By June 1, 2030, no less than 50 percent of the total weight of boat wrap sold in this 
40.18 	state must be collected and recycled. By June 1, 2035, no less than 80 percent of the total 
40.19 	weight of boat wrap sold in this state must be collected and recycled.
40.20 	(d) After June 1, 2035, the commissioner may establish additional requirements for the 
40.21 	percentage of boat wrap sold in the state that must be collected and recycled. The 
40.22 	requirements must not be less than those listed in this subdivision and must be based on the 
40.23 	factors in paragraph (b), clauses (1) to (3).
40.24 		Subd. 13.Administrative fee. (a) A stewardship organization must pay an annual 
40.25 	administrative fee to the commissioner. Before June 1, 2025, and before each June 1 
40.26 	thereafter, the commissioner must identify the costs the agency incurs to administer and 
40.27 	enforce this section. The commissioner must set the fee at an amount that, when paid by 
40.28 	the stewardship organization, is sufficient to reimburse the agency's full costs of administering 
40.29 	and enforcing this section but does not exceed those costs.
40.30 	(b) A stewardship organization must pay the administrative fee required under this 
40.31 	subdivision on or before July 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, on a schedule and in a manner 
40.32 	prescribed by the commissioner.
41.1 	(c) The commissioner must deposit all fees received under this subdivision in the account 
41.2 	established in subdivision 15.
41.3 		Subd. 14.User fees prohibited. The stewardship program must be fully paid for by 
41.4 	producers, without any fee, charge, surcharge, or any other cost to members of the public, 
41.5 	businesses other than a producer, persons managing boat wrap, the state or any political 
41.6 	subdivision, or any other person who is not a producer.
41.7 		Subd. 15.Account established. (a) A boat wrap stewardship account is established in 
41.8 	the special revenue fund in the state treasury. The account consists of money received from 
41.9 	the administrative fee established in subdivision 13. The commissioner must manage the 
41.10 	account.
41.11 	(b) Money in the account is appropriated annually to the commissioner for administering 
41.12 	and enforcing this section.
41.13 		Subd. 16.Stewardship reports. Beginning March 1, 2026, and each March 1 thereafter, 
41.14 	a stewardship organization operating under this section must submit an annual report to the 
41.15 	commissioner describing the program operations of the stewardship plan during the previous 
41.16 	calendar year. At a minimum, the report must contain:
41.17 	(1) a description of the methods used to collect, transport, reuse, and recycle discarded 
41.18 	boat wrap in all regions of the state;
41.19 	(2) the weight of all boat wrap collected and recycled in each separate region of the 
41.20 	state;
41.21 	(3) the weight of all boat wrap sold in the state;
41.22 	(4) the weight of discarded boat wrap collected in the state by method of disposition, 
41.23 	including recycling, reuse, disposal of residuals, and other methods of processing;
41.24 	(5) a comparison of the amount of boat wrap collected and recycled with the performance 
41.25 	goals established according to subdivision 12 and, if the goals have not been met, a discussion 
41.26 	of why the performance goals were not met and proposed modifications to the collection 
41.27 	program the stewardship organization will implement to ensure that future performance 
41.28 	goals will be met;
41.29 	(6) samples of educational materials provided to boat wrap consumers, marinas, and 
41.30 	boat storage establishments and an evaluation of the effectiveness of the materials and the 
41.31 	methods used to disseminate the materials; and
42.1 	(7) an independent financial audit of stewardship organization activities performed by 
42.2 	an independent auditor. The independent auditor must be selected by the stewardship 
42.3 	organization and approved or rejected by the commissioner. If the commissioner rejects an 
42.4 	independent auditor, the operator must select a different independent auditor for approval 
42.5 	or rejection by the commissioner. The independent audit must meet the requirements of 
42.6 	Accounting Standards Update 2018-08, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958), Financial 
42.7 	Accounting Standards Board, as amended.
42.8 		Subd. 17.Data classification. Trade secret and sales information, as defined under 
42.9 	section 13.37, submitted to the commissioner under this section are private or nonpublic 
42.10 	data under section 13.37.
42.11 		Subd. 18.Duty to provide information. Upon request of the commissioner for purposes 
42.12 	of determining compliance with this section, a person must furnish to the commissioner 
42.13 	any information that the person has or may reasonably obtain.

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

42.15 	Sec. 10. [115A.412] WASTE COMPOSITION; INFORMATION REQUIRED.
42.16 		Subdivision 1.Study required. (a) Every three years, beginning in 2029, the 
42.17 	commissioner must direct the owners and operators at 20 percent of each of the following 
42.18 	facility types to perform a waste composition study:
42.19 	(1) mixed municipal solid waste land disposal facilities;
42.20 	(2) industrial solid waste land disposal facilities;
42.21 	(3) demolition debris land disposal facilities;
42.22 	(4) transfer stations that annually transfer more than 5,000 tons of waste to a facility 
42.23 	outside Minnesota; and
42.24 	(5) other facilities identified by the commissioner.
42.25 	(b) The waste composition study must be performed at the sole expense of each owner 
42.26 	or operator as directed by the commissioner.
42.27 	(c) When selecting facilities for waste composition studies, the commissioner must rotate 
42.28 	the participants so that, over time, the studies cover the entirety of the facilities identified 
42.29 	under paragraph (a). The commissioner must determine the time frame for each study in 
42.30 	the three-year cycle. The owner or operator of each selected facility must complete the study 
42.31 	within one year of being notified by the commissioner of selection to perform a waste 
42.32 	composition study.
43.1 		Subd. 2.Study requirements. (a) The commissioner must:
43.2 	(1) determine the sampling methods to be used and the categories of materials to be 
43.3 	sampled for waste composition studies; and
43.4 	(2) provide the sampling methods and any additional requirements identified by the 
43.5 	commissioner to each owner or operator directed to perform a study.
43.6 	(b) The sampling methods must include the number of samples to be taken, the size or 
43.7 	weight of each sample, the duration of a sampling event, the sampling interval, and any 
43.8 	additional methods identified by the commissioner. The categories of materials to be sampled 
43.9 	must include categories and subcategories identified by the commissioner to represent the 
43.10 	materials present at each facility.
43.11 	(c) Resource recovery facilities required to do waste sorts required under air rules adopted 
43.12 	under section 116.07 must use the study requirements developed under this section when 
43.13 	conducting waste composition analysis to meet the rule requirements.
43.14 	(d) The commissioner must obtain input from counties, cities, and owners or operators 
43.15 	of waste facilities before finalizing the sampling methods and requirements. The 
43.16 	commissioner must consider cost effectiveness and data quality when determining the 
43.17 	sampling methods.
43.18 		Subd. 3.Report. Within six months after completing a waste composition study required 
43.19 	under this section, the owner or operator of a facility must submit the raw data and results 
43.20 	of the study to the commissioner in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner.
43.21 		Subd. 4.Compilation. After each three-year cycle, the commissioner must compile and 
43.22 	summarize the waste composition data received under subdivision 3. The commissioner 
43.23 	must make the summary information available to the public.
43.24 		Subd. 5.Additional studies; information. (a) The commissioner may conduct additional 
43.25 	waste composition studies at facilities described in subdivision 1.
43.26 	(b) Upon request of the commissioner for purposes of determining compliance with this 
43.27 	section, a person must furnish to the commissioner any information that the person has or 
43.28 	may reasonably obtain.
43.29 	(c) The owner or operator of a facility shall allow access upon reasonable notice to 
43.30 	authorized agency staff for the purpose of conducting waste composition studies.

44.1 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115A.5502, is amended to read:
44.2 	115A.5502 PACKAGING PRACTICES; PREFERENCES; GOALS.
44.3 	Packaging forms a substantial portion of solid waste and contributes to environmental 
44.4 	degradation and the costs of managing solid waste. It is imperative to reduce the amount 
44.5 	and toxicity of packaging that must be managed as solid waste. In order to achieve significant 
44.6 	reduction of packaging in solid waste and to assist packagers and others to meet the packaging 
44.7 	reduction goal in section 115A.5501, the goal of the state is that items be distributed without 
44.8 	any packaging where feasible and, only when necessary to protect health and safety or 
44.9 	product integrity, with the minimal amount of packaging possible. The following categories 
44.10 	of packaging are listed in order of preference for use by all persons who find it necessary 
44.11 	to package items for distribution or use in the state:
44.12 	(1) minimal packaging that contains no intentionally introduced toxic materials and that 
44.13 	is designed to be and actually is reused for its original purpose at least five times;
44.14 	(2) minimal packaging that contains no intentionally introduced toxic materials and 
44.15 	consists of a significant percentage of postconsumer material;
44.16 	(3) minimal packaging that contains no intentionally introduced toxic materials, that is 
44.17 	recyclable, and is regularly collected through recycling collection programs available to at 
44.18 	least 75 percent of the residents of the state;
44.19 	(4) minimal packaging that does not comply with clause (1), (2), or (3) because it is 
44.20 	required under federal or state law and for which there does not exist a commercially feasible 
44.21 	alternative that does comply with clause (1), (2), or (3);
44.22 	(5) packaging that contains no intentionally introduced toxic materials but does not 
44.23 	comply with clauses (1) to (4); and
44.24 	(6) all other packaging.

44.25 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115B.421, is amended to read:
44.26 	115B.421 CLOSED LANDFILL INVESTMENT FUND.
44.27 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. (a) The closed landfill investment fund is established in 
44.28 	the state treasury. The fund consists of money credited to the fund and interest and other 
44.29 	earnings on money in the fund. Funds must be deposited as described in section 115B.445. 
44.30 	The fund must be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of 
44.31 	Investment.
45.1 	(b) Each fiscal year, up to $4,500,000 is appropriated from the closed landfill investment 
45.2 	fund to the commissioner for the purposes of sections 115B.39 to 115B.444.
45.3 	(c) If the commissioner determines that a release or threatened release from a qualified 
45.4 	facility for which the commissioner has assumed obligations for environmental response 
45.5 	actions under section 115B.40 or 115B.406 constitutes an emergency requiring immediate 
45.6 	action to prevent, minimize, or mitigate damage either to the public health or welfare or the 
45.7 	environment or to a system designed to protect the public health or welfare or the 
45.8 	environment, up to $9,000,000 in addition to the amount appropriated under paragraph (b) 
45.9 	is appropriated to the commissioner in the first year of the biennium and may be spent by 
45.10 	the commissioner to take reasonable and necessary emergency response actions. Money 
45.11 	not spent in the first year of the biennium may be spent in the second year. If money is 
45.12 	appropriated under this paragraph, the commissioner must notify the chairs of the senate 
45.13 	and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment policy and 
45.14 	finance as soon as possible. The commissioner must maintain the fund balance to ensure 
45.15 	long-term viability of the fund and reflect the responsibility of the landfill cleanup program 
45.16 	in perpetuity.
45.17 	(d) Paragraphs (b) and (c) expire June 30, 2025.
45.18 		Subd. 2.Local notification. If money in the closed landfill investment fund is spent or 
45.19 	transferred for purposes other than the purposes provided under sections 115B.39 to 
45.20 	115B.444, the commissioner must provide written notification to each county with a qualified 
45.21 	facility within 30 days of the transfer or expenditure that includes the amount, purpose, and 
45.22 	authority used to spend or transfer the money.

45.23 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
45.24 	read:
45.25 		Subd. 4n.Compliance protocols. (a) The commissioner must develop a compliance 
45.26 	protocol for use under this subdivision, consisting of:
45.27 	(1) methods the agency requires a facility to employ to physically measure the actual 
45.28 	emissions of each air toxic emitted by the facility; and
45.29 	(2) the frequency with which the facility must employ each method.
45.30 	(b) Methods of physical measurement the agency may require include but are not limited 
45.31 	to:
45.32 	(1) continuous emission monitoring systems;
46.1 	(2) performance tests;
46.2 	(3) ambient monitoring near the facility;
46.3 	(4) portable monitoring units that have been calibrated with performance tests or 
46.4 	continuous emission monitors; and
46.5 	(5) any other physical method of measuring actual emissions that the commissioner 
46.6 	determines is accurate and technically and physically feasible.
46.7 	(c) For violations of state and federal air pollution laws involving emissions of hazardous 
46.8 	air pollutants, the commissioner may require a compliance protocol as part of a state 
46.9 	individual air quality permit issued in response to an enforcement action.
46.10 	(d) The commissioner may require a facility to employ quality control measures and 
46.11 	procedures to ensure that pollution control equipment and emissions monitoring equipment 
46.12 	are properly calibrated, operated, and maintained to ensure accuracy.
46.13 	(e) For the purposes of this subdivision, "state individual air quality permit" means an 
46.14 	air quality permit that:
46.15 	(1) is issued to an individual facility that is required to obtain a permit under Minnesota 
46.16 	Rules, part 7007.0250, subparts 2 to 6; and
46.17 	(2) is not a general permit issued under Minnesota Rules, part 7007.1100.
46.18 	(f) Beginning January 15, 2025, the commissioner must annually submit a report to the 
46.19 	chairs and ranking minority members of the environment and natural resources finance and 
46.20 	policy committees on the use of compliance protocols over the preceding year.

46.21 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
46.22 		Subd. 9.Orders; investigations. The agency shall have commissioner has the following 
46.23 	powers and duties for the enforcement of enforcing any provision of this chapter and chapter 
46.24 	114C, relating to air contamination or waste:
46.25 	(1) to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, revoke, reopen, enter into or enforce reasonable 
46.26 	orders, schedules of compliance and stipulation agreements;
46.27 	(2) to require the owner or operator of any emission facility, air contaminant treatment 
46.28 	facility, potential air contaminant storage facility, or any system or facility related to the 
46.29 	storage, collection, transportation, processing, or disposal of waste to establish and maintain 
46.30 	records; to make reports; to install, use, and maintain monitoring equipment or methods; 
46.31 	and to make tests, including testing for odor where a nuisance may exist, in accordance with 
47.1 	methods, at locations, at intervals, and in a manner as the agency shall prescribe; and to 
47.2 	provide other information as the agency may reasonably require;
47.3 	(3) to conduct investigations, issue notices, public and otherwise, and order hearings as 
47.4 	it may deem necessary or advisable for the discharge of its duties under this chapter and 
47.5 	chapter 114C, including but not limited to the issuance of permits; and to authorize any 
47.6 	member, employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct the investigations and issue the 
47.7 	notices.; and
47.8 	(4) when appropriate, requiring parties who enter into a negotiated agreement to settle 
47.9 	an enforcement matter with the agency to reimburse the agency for oversight costs. The 
47.10 	agency may recover oversight costs only if the agency's costs exceed $25,000. If oversight 
47.11 	costs exceed $25,000, the agency may recover all the oversight costs incurred by the agency 
47.12 	that are associated with implementing the negotiated agreement. Oversight costs may include 
47.13 	but are not limited to any costs associated with inspections, sampling, monitoring, modeling, 
47.14 	risk assessment, permit writing, engineering review, economic analysis and review, and 
47.15 	other record or document review. Estimates of anticipated oversight costs must be disclosed 
47.16 	in the negotiated agreement, and estimates must be periodically updated and disclosed to 
47.17 	the parties to the negotiated agreement. The agency's legal and litigation costs are not 
47.18 	recoverable under this clause. In addition to settlement agreements, the commissioner has 
47.19 	discretion as to whether to apply this clause in cases where the agency is using schedules 
47.20 	of compliance to bring a class of regulated parties into compliance.

47.21 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
47.22 	read:
47.23 		Subd. 9a.Stipulation agreements. If a party to a stipulation agreement asserts a good 
47.24 	cause or force majeure claim for an extension of time to comply with a stipulated term, the 
47.25 	commissioner may deny the extension if the assertion is based solely on increased costs of 
47.26 	compliance.

47.27 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.072, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
47.28 		Subd. 2.Amount of penalty; considerations. (a) The commissioner or county board 
47.29 	may issue orders assessing penalties up to $20,000 $25,000 for violations identified during 
47.30 	an inspection or other compliance review.
47.31 	(b) In determining the amount of a penalty, the commissioner or county board may must
47.32 	consider:
48.1 	(1) the willfulness of the violation;
48.2 	(2) the gravity of the violation, including damage to humans, animals, air, water, land, 
48.3 	or other natural resources of the state;
48.4 	(3) the history of past violations;
48.5 	(4) the number of violations;
48.6 	(5) the economic benefit gained by the person by allowing or committing the violation; 
48.7 	and
48.8 	(6) other factors as justice may require, if the commissioner or county board specifically 
48.9 	identifies the additional factors in the commissioner's or county board's order.
48.10 	(c) For a violation after an initial violation, the commissioner or county board shall must, 
48.11 	in determining the amount of a penalty, consider the factors in paragraph (b) and the:
48.12 	(1) similarity of the most recent previous violation and the violation to be penalized;
48.13 	(2) time elapsed since the last violation;
48.14 	(3) number of previous violations; and
48.15 	(4) response of the person to the most recent previous violation identified.

48.16 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.072, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
48.17 		Subd. 5.Penalty. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), if the commissioner or county 
48.18 	board determines that the violation has been corrected or appropriate steps have been taken 
48.19 	to correct the action, the penalty must be forgiven. Unless the person requests review of the 
48.20 	order under subdivision 6 or 7 before the penalty is due, the penalty in the order is due and 
48.21 	payable:
48.22 	(1) on the 31st day after the order was received, if the person subject to the order fails 
48.23 	to provide information to the commissioner or county board showing that the violation has 
48.24 	been corrected or that appropriate steps have been taken toward correcting the violation; or
48.25 	(2) on the 20th day after the person receives the commissioner's or county board's 
48.26 	determination under subdivision 4, paragraph (b), if the person subject to the order has 
48.27 	provided information to the commissioner or county board that the commissioner or county 
48.28 	board determines is not sufficient to show the violation has been corrected or that appropriate 
48.29 	steps have been taken toward correcting the violation.
48.30 	(b) For a repeated or serious violation, the commissioner or county board may issue an 
48.31 	order with a penalty that will not be forgiven after the corrective action is taken. A penalty 
49.1 	for a repeated violation that occurs within 36 months after one or more previous violations 
49.2 	must be at least ten percent higher than the penalty imposed for the most recent violation, 
49.3 	except the amount must not exceed the maximum penalty established in subdivision 2. The 
49.4 	penalty is due by 31 days after the order was received unless review of the order under 
49.5 	subdivision 6, 7, or 8 has been sought.
49.6 	(c) Interest at the rate established in section 549.09 begins to accrue on penalties under 
49.7 	this subdivision on the 31st day after the order with the penalty was received.

49.8 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.11, is amended to read:
49.9 	116.11 EMERGENCY POWERS.
49.10 		Subdivision 1.Imminent and substantial danger. If there is imminent and substantial 
49.11 	danger to the health and welfare of the people of the state, or of any of them, as a result of 
49.12 	the pollution of air, land, or water, the agency commissioner may by emergency order direct 
49.13 	the immediate discontinuance or abatement of the pollution without notice and without a 
49.14 	hearing or at the request of the agency commissioner, the attorney general may bring an 
49.15 	action in the name of the state in the appropriate district court for a temporary restraining 
49.16 	order to immediately abate or prevent the pollution. The agency commissioner's order or 
49.17 	temporary restraining order shall remain is effective until notice, hearing, and determination 
49.18 	pursuant to other provisions of law, or, in the interim, as otherwise ordered. A final order 
49.19 	of the agency commissioner in these cases shall be is appealable in accordance with chapter 
49.20 	14.
49.21 		Subd. 2.Other acts of concern. (a) The commissioner may exercise the authority under 
49.22 	paragraph (b) when the commissioner has evidence of any of the following:
49.23 	(1) falsification of records;
49.24 	(2) a history of noncompliance with schedules of compliance or terms of a stipulation 
49.25 	agreement;
49.26 	(3) chronic or substantial permit violations; or
49.27 	(4) operating with or without a permit where there is evidence of danger to the health 
49.28 	or welfare of the people of the state or evidence of environmental harm.
49.29 	(b) When the commissioner has evidence of behavior specified in paragraph (a), 
49.30 	regardless of the presence of imminent and substantial danger, the commissioner may 
49.31 	investigate and may:
49.32 	(1) suspend or revoke a permit;
50.1 	(2) issue an order to cease operation or activities;
50.2 	(3) require financial assurances;
50.3 	(4) reopen and modify a permit to require additional terms;
50.4 	(5) require additional agency oversight; or
50.5 	(6) pursue other actions deemed necessary to abate pollution and protect human health.

50.6 	Sec. 19. [116.2021] STATE SALT PURCHASE REPORT AND REDUCTION GOAL.
50.7 		Subdivision 1.Definition. For the purposes of this section, "deicing salt" refers to salt 
50.8 	in its solid form used to melt snow and ice, excluding salt used on roads managed by the 
50.9 	Department of Transportation.
50.10 		Subd. 2.Salt purchase report. By February 1, 2025, and every year thereafter, the 
50.11 	commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with other state agencies, 
50.12 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
50.13 	and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy and finance 
50.14 	that details the purchase of deicing salt by state agencies, excluding the Department of 
50.15 	Transportation, and strategies to meet the salt reduction goal established in subdivision 3.
50.16 		Subd. 3.Reduction goal. It is the goal of the state that no later than January 1, 2030, 
50.17 	state agencies will reduce the purchase of deicing salt by 25 percent from the level first 
50.18 	reported under subdivision 2.
50.19 		Subd. 4.Sunset. This section expires January 1, 2030.

50.20 	Sec. 20. [116.2022] STATE NITROGEN FERTILIZER PURCHASE REPORT AND 
50.21 	REDUCTION GOAL.
50.22 		Subdivision 1.Nitrogen fertilizer report. By February 1, 2025, and every year thereafter, 
50.23 	the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in cooperation with other state agencies, 
50.24 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
50.25 	and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy and finance 
50.26 	that details the purchase of nitrogen fertilizer by state agencies and strategies to meet the 
50.27 	nitrogen fertilizer reduction goal established in subdivision 2.
50.28 		Subd. 2.Reduction goal. It is the goal of the state that no later than January 1, 2030, 
50.29 	state agencies will reduce the purchase of nitrogen fertilizer by 25 percent from the level 
50.30 	first reported under subdivision 1.
50.31 		Subd. 3.Sunset. This section expires January 1, 2030.

51.1 	Sec. 21. [116.391] RESILIENT COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
51.2 		Subdivision 1.Citation. This section may be cited as the "Minnesota Resilient 
51.3 	Community Act."
51.4 		Subd. 2.Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the terms defined in this subdivision 
51.5 	have the meanings given.
51.6 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.
51.7 	(c) "Local government unit" means any unit of government other than a state or federal 
51.8 	unit of government and includes watershed districts established according to chapter 103D, 
51.9 	soil and water conservation districts, watershed management organizations, counties, towns, 
51.10 	cities, port authorities, housing authorities, regional development commissions, school 
51.11 	districts, and the Metropolitan Council.
51.12 	(d) "Tribal government" means any of the Minnesota Tribal governments defined under 
51.13 	section 10.65, subdivision 2, clause (4), and includes Tribal organizations designated by 
51.14 	any of the Minnesota Tribal governments.
51.15 		Subd. 3.Establishment. (a) The commissioner must establish a resilient community 
51.16 	assistance program to:
51.17 	(1) assist local government units, Tribal governments, and other relevant organizations 
51.18 	as determined by the commissioner in adapting to and developing community resilience to 
51.19 	impacts of climate change;
51.20 	(2) help coordinate climate adaptation planning, implementation, and evaluation efforts 
51.21 	among state agencies, local government units, Tribal governments, and other relevant 
51.22 	organizations; and
51.23 	(3) address inequities due to social, economic, historical, and political factors that result 
51.24 	in some communities having less ability to prepare for, cope with, and recover from impacts 
51.25 	of climate change.
51.26 	(b) To address inequities under paragraph (a), clause (3), the commissioner must seek 
51.27 	input and collaboration from disproportionately impacted communities.
51.28 		Subd. 4.Program elements. The resilient community assistance program may include 
51.29 	but is not limited to:
51.30 	(1) developing, assembling, and disseminating information on climate adaptation and 
51.31 	resilience;
51.32 	(2) technical assistance for climate adaptation and resilience;
52.1 	(3) financial assistance programs that provide grants or loans for resilience planning and 
52.2 	for implementing climate adaptation and resilience actions, coordinated with the Public 
52.3 	Facilities Authority, as necessary, for state bond-funded projects;
52.4 	(4) outreach, including seminars, workshops, training programs, and other similar 
52.5 	activities, designed to provide education and information on climate adaptation and resilience 
52.6 	to local government units, Tribal governments, and other relevant organizations as determined 
52.7 	by the commissioner;
52.8 	(5) coordinating, implementing, and measuring progress on climate adaptation and 
52.9 	resilience and measuring local government and Tribal government climate adaptation in 
52.10 	Minnesota; and
52.11 	(6) other efforts needed to support climate adaptation and community resilience in 
52.12 	Minnesota as determined by the commissioner.
52.13 		Subd. 5.Administration. (a) In administering the program, the commissioner may 
52.14 	coordinate with administrators of other public and private programs that provide technical 
52.15 	and financial assistance to local government units, Tribal governments, and other relevant 
52.16 	organizations that receive assistance under this section.
52.17 	(b) The commissioner may make grants to or enter into contracts with public or private 
52.18 	entities to operate elements of the program. Grantees under this paragraph must provide the 
52.19 	commissioner with periodic reports on their efforts to assist in administering the program.
52.20 	(c) When operating or participating in elements of the program according to a grant or 
52.21 	contract under paragraph (b), a person is an employee of the state who is certified to be 
52.22 	acting within the scope of employment for purposes of indemnification under section 3.736, 
52.23 	subdivision 9, for claims that arise out of the information, assistance, and recommendations 
52.24 	covered by the grant or contract. The state is not obligated to defend or indemnify a grantee 
52.25 	or contractor under this subdivision to the extent of the grantee's or contractor's liability 
52.26 	insurance. The grantee's or contractor's right to indemnity is not a waiver of limitations, 
52.27 	defenses, and immunities available to either the grantee or contractor or the state by law.
52.28 		Subd. 6.Award for excellence in community resilience. The governor or commissioner 
52.29 	may issue annual awards in the form of a commendation for excellence in climate adaptation 
52.30 	and resilience. The commissioner must administer applications for the awards.

53.1 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116.92, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
53.2 	read:
53.3 		Subd. 7b.Ban; mercury-containing general purpose lighting. (a) For purposes of this 
53.4 	subdivision, the following terms have the meanings given:
53.5 	(1) "compact fluorescent lamp" means a compact low-pressure, mercury-containing, 
53.6 	electric-discharge light source:
53.7 	(i) of any tube diameter or tube length;
53.8 	(ii) of any lamp size or shape for directional and nondirectional installations, including 
53.9 	but not limited to PL, spiral, twin tube, triple twin, 2D, U-bend, and circular;
53.10 	(iii) in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated 
53.11 	by the mercury discharge into visible light;
53.12 	(iv) that has one base or end cap of any type, including but not limited to screw, bayonet, 
53.13 	two pins, and four pins;
53.14 	(v) that is integrally ballasted or non-integrally ballasted; and
53.15 	(vi) that has light emission between a correlated color temperature of 1700K and 24000K 
53.16 	and a Duv of +0.024 and -0.024 in the International Commission on Illumination (CIE) 
53.17 	Uniform Color Space (CAM02-UCS);
53.18 	(2) "linear fluorescent lamp" means a low-pressure, mercury-containing, electric-discharge 
53.19 	light source:
53.20 	(i) of any tube diameter, including but not limited to T5, T8, T10, and T12;
53.21 	(ii) with a tube length from 0.5 to 8.0 feet, inclusive;
53.22 	(iii) of any lamp shape, including but not limited to linear, U-bend, and circular;
53.23 	(iv) in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated 
53.24 	by the mercury discharge into visible light;
53.25 	(v) that has two bases or end caps of any type, including but not limited to single-pin, 
53.26 	two-pin, and recessed double contact; and
53.27 	(vi) that has light emission between a correlated color temperature of 1700K and 24000K 
53.28 	and a Duv of +0.024 and -0.024 in the CIE CAM02-UCS;
53.29 	(3) "mercury vapor lamp" means a high-intensity discharge lamp, including clear, 
53.30 	phosphor-coated, and self-ballasted screw base lamps, in which the major portion of the 
54.1 	light is produced by radiation from mercury typically operating at a partial vapor pressure 
54.2 	in excess of 100,000 pascals;
54.3 	(4) "mercury vapor lamp ballast" means a device that is designed and marketed to start 
54.4 	and operate  mercury vapor lamps intended for general illumination by providing the necessary 
54.5 	voltage and current; and
54.6 	(5) "specialty application mercury vapor lamp ballast" means a mercury vapor lamp 
54.7 	ballast:
54.8 	(i) that is designed and marketed for operating mercury vapor lamps used in quality 
54.9 	inspection, industrial processing, or scientific applications, including fluorescent microscopy 
54.10 	and ultraviolet curing; and
54.11 	(ii) the label of which states "For specialty applications only, not for general illumination" 
54.12 	and indicates the specific applications for which the ballast is designed.
54.13 	(b) Effective January 1,  2025, a person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute in the 
54.14 	state as a new manufactured product a screw- or bayonet-base type compact fluorescent 
54.15 	lamp, a mercury vapor lamp, or a mercury vapor lamp ballast, whether sold separately, in 
54.16 	a retrofit kit, or in a luminaire. Effective January 1, 2026, a person may not sell, offer for 
54.17 	sale, or distribute in the state as a new manufactured product a pin-base type compact 
54.18 	fluorescent lamp or a linear fluorescent lamp.
54.19 	(c) This subdivision does not apply to:
54.20 	(1) a lamp designed and marketed exclusively for image capture and projection, including 
54.21 	for:
54.22 	(i) photocopying;
54.23 	(ii) printing, directly or in preprocessing;
54.24 	(iii) lithography;
54.25 	(iv) film and video projection; or
54.26 	(v) holography;
54.27 	(2) a lamp that has a high proportion of ultraviolet light emission and that:
54.28 	(i) has high ultraviolet content and ultraviolet power greater than two milliwatts per 
54.29 	kilolumen;
54.30 	(ii) is for germicidal use, such as for destroying DNA, and emits a peak radiation of 
54.31 	approximately 253.7 nanometers;
55.1 	(iii) is designed and marketed exclusively for disinfection or fly-trapping and from 
55.2 	which:
55.3 	(A) the radiation power emitted between 250 and 315 nanometers represents at least 
55.4 	five percent of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers; or
55.5 	(B) the radiation power emitted between 315 and 400 nanometers represents at least 20 
55.6 	percent of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers;
55.7 	(iv) is designed and marketed exclusively for generating ozone when the primary purpose 
55.8 	is to emit radiation at approximately 185.1 nanometers;
55.9 	(v) is designed and marketed exclusively for coral zooxanthellae symbiosis and from 
55.10 	which the radiation power emitted between 400 and 480 nanometers represents at least 40 
55.11 	percent of the total radiation power emitted between 250 and 800 nanometers; or
55.12 	(vi) is designed and marketed exclusively for use in a sunlamp product, as defined in 
55.13 	Code of Federal Regulations, title 21, section 1040.20(b)(9) (2022);
55.14 	(3) specialty application mercury vapor lamp ballasts; or
55.15 	(4) a compact fluorescent lamp used to replace a lamp in a motor vehicle if the motor 
55.16 	vehicle was manufactured on or before January 1, 2020.
55.17 	(d) Nothing in this section limits the ability of a utility to offer energy-efficient lighting, 
55.18 	rebates, or lamp-recycling services or to claim energy savings resulting from such programs 
55.19 	through the utility's energy conservation and optimization plans approved by the 
55.20 	commissioner of commerce under section 216B.241 or an energy conservation and 
55.21 	optimization plan filed by a consumer-owned utility under section 216B.2403.

55.22 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 116D.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
55.23 		Subd. 2.State responsibilities. In order to carry out the policy set forth in Laws 1973, 
55.24 	chapter 412, it is the continuing responsibility of the state government to use all practicable 
55.25 	means, consistent with other essential considerations of state policy, to improve and 
55.26 	coordinate state plans, functions, programs and resources to the end that the state may:
55.27 	(1) fulfill the responsibilities of each generation as trustee of the environment for 
55.28 	succeeding generations;
55.29 	(2) assure for all people of the state safe, healthful, productive, and aesthetically and 
55.30 	culturally pleasing surroundings;
56.1 	(3) discourage ecologically unsound aspects of population, economic and technological 
56.2 	growth, and develop and implement a policy such that growth occurs only in an 
56.3 	environmentally acceptable manner;
56.4 	(4) preserve important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our national heritage, 
56.5 	and maintain, wherever practicable, an environment that supports diversity, and variety of 
56.6 	individual choice;
56.7 	(5) encourage, through education, a better understanding of natural resources management 
56.8 	principles that will develop attitudes and styles of living that minimize environmental 
56.9 	degradation;
56.10 	(6) develop and implement land use and environmental policies, plans, and standards 
56.11 	for the state as a whole and for major regions thereof through a coordinated program of 
56.12 	planning and land use control;
56.13 	(7) define, designate, and protect environmentally sensitive areas;
56.14 	(8) establish and maintain statewide environmental information systems sufficient to 
56.15 	gauge environmental conditions;
56.16 	(9) practice thrift in the use of energy and maximize the use of energy efficient systems 
56.17 	for the utilization of producing, distributing, and using energy, including recovering and 
56.18 	reusing waste heat, and minimize the environmental impact from energy production and 
56.19 	use;
56.20 	(10) preserve important existing natural habitats of rare and endangered species of plants, 
56.21 	wildlife, and fish, and provide for the wise use of our remaining areas of natural habitation, 
56.22 	including necessary protective measures where appropriate;
56.23 	(11) reduce wasteful practices which generate solid wastes;
56.24 	(12) minimize wasteful and unnecessary depletion of nonrenewable resources;
56.25 	(13) conserve natural resources and minimize environmental impact by encouraging 
56.26 	extension of extended product lifetime, bylifetimes; reducing the number of unnecessary 
56.27 	and wasteful materials practices,; and by recycling materials, water, and energy to conserve 
56.28 	both materials and energy;
56.29 	(14) improve management of renewable resources in a manner compatible with 
56.30 	environmental protection;
56.31 	(15) provide for reclamation of mined lands and assure that any mining is accomplished 
56.32 	in a manner compatible with environmental protection;
57.1 	(16) reduce the deleterious impact on air and water quality from all sources, including 
57.2 	the deleterious environmental impact due to operation of vehicles with internal combustion 
57.3 	engines in urbanized areas;
57.4 	(17) minimize noise, particularly in urban areas;
57.5 	(18) prohibit, where appropriate, floodplain development in urban and rural areas; and
57.6 	(19) encourage advanced waste treatment in abating water pollution.

57.7 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 473.845, is amended by adding a subdivision 
57.8 	to read:
57.9 		Subd. 3a.Local notification. If money in the metropolitan landfill contingency action 
57.10 	trust account is spent or transferred for purposes other than the purposes provided under 
57.11 	this section, the commissioner must provide written notification to each county with a facility 
57.12 	eligible for spending from the metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account within 
57.13 	30 days of the transfer or expenditure that includes the amount, purpose, and authority used 
57.14 	to spend or transfer the money.

57.15 	Sec. 25. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 3, section 35, is amended to read:
57.16 	Sec. 35. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REPORT.
 57.17 	(a) By July 15, 2025 January 15, 2026, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency 
57.18 	must conduct a study and prepare a report that includes a pathway to implement resource 
57.19 	management policies, programs, and infrastructure. The commissioner must submit the 
57.20 	report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate and house of representatives 
57.21 	committees with jurisdiction over environmental policy and finance and energy policy. The 
57.22 	report must include:
57.23 	(1) an overview of how municipal solid waste is currently managed, including how much 
57.24 	material is generated in the state and is reused, recycled, composted, digested, or disposed 
57.25 	of;
57.26 	(2) a summary of infrastructure, programs, policies, and resources needed to reduce the 
57.27 	amount of materials disposed of in landfills or incinerators statewide by more than 90 percent 
57.28 	over a 2021 baseline by 2045 or sooner. The summary must include analysis and 
57.29 	recommendations of scenarios above Waste-to-Energy on the state's Waste Hierarchy that 
57.30 	maximizes the environmental benefits when meeting the 90 percent reduction target;
57.31 	(3) an analysis of:
58.1 	(i) waste prevention program impacts and opportunities;
58.2 	(ii) how much additional capacity is needed after prevention for reuse, recycling, 
58.3 	composting, and anaerobic digestion systems to achieve that goal; and
58.4 	(iii) what steps can be taken to implement that additional capacity, including working 
58.5 	collaboratively with local governments, industry, and community-based organizations to 
58.6 	invest in such facilities and to work together to seek additional state and federal funding 
58.7 	assistance;
58.8 	(4) strategic programmatic, regulatory, and policy initiatives that will be required to 
58.9 	produce source reduction, rethink and redesign products and packaging to more efficiently 
58.10 	use resources, and maximize diversion from disposal of materials in a way that prevents 
58.11 	pollution and does not discharge to land, water, or air or threaten the environment or human 
58.12 	health;
58.13 	(5) recommendations for reducing the environmental and human health impacts of waste 
58.14 	management, especially across environmental justice areas as defined under Minnesota 
58.15 	Statutes, section 115A.03, and ensuring that the benefits of these resource management 
58.16 	investments, including the creation of well-paying green jobs, flow to disadvantaged 
58.17 	communities that are marginalized, underserved, and overburdened by pollution and that 
58.18 	land, water, air, and climate impacts are considered; and
58.19 	(6) a review of feasibility, assumptions, costs, and milestones necessary to meet study 
58.20 	goals.
58.21 	(b) The commissioner must obtain input from counties and cities inside and outside the 
58.22 	seven-county metropolitan area; reuse, recycling, and composting facilities; anaerobic 
58.23 	digestion facilities; waste haulers; environmental organizations; community-based 
58.24 	organizations; Tribal representatives; and diverse communities located in environmental 
58.25 	justice areas that contain a waste facility. The commissioner must provide for an open public 
58.26 	comment period of at least 60 days on the draft report. Written public comments and 
58.27 	commissioner responses to all those comments must be included in the final report.

58.28 	Sec. 26. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 8, section 6, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
58.29 		Subd. 9.Report to legislature. No later than March February 15, 2025 2026, the 
58.30 	commissioner must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
58.31 	legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over environment policy and finance on 
58.32 	the results of the grant program, including:
59.1 	(1) any changes in the agency's air-monitoring network that will occur as a result of data 
59.2 	developed under the program;
59.3 	(2) any actions the agency has taken or proposes to take to reduce levels of pollution 
59.4 	that impact the areas that received grants under the program; and
59.5 	(3) any recommendations for legislation, including whether the program should be 
59.6 	extended or expanded.

59.7 	Sec. 27. SEWAGE SLUDGE FOR LAND APPLICATION ANALYZED FOR PFAS.
 59.8 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must develop a strategy to require 
59.9 	sewage sludge prepared for application to land in Minnesota to be analyzed under Minnesota 
59.10 	Rules, part 7041.1500, subpart 3, for the presence of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
59.11 	substances (PFAS) by December 31, 2024, and begin implementing this strategy in water 
59.12 	discharge permits thereafter.

59.13 	Sec. 28. CRITICAL MATERIALS RECOVERY ADVISORY TASK FORCE.
 59.14 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. In this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
59.15 	(1) "critical materials" means materials on the final 2023 Critical Materials List published 
59.16 	by the United States Secretary of Energy in the Federal Register on August 4, 2023, as 
59.17 	amended, as required under section 7002 of the Energy Act of 2020; and
59.18 	(2) "recovery" means the deployment of technological processes to extract and remove 
59.19 	critical materials from waste streams with the goal of reconstituting them in a pure form 
59.20 	that can be reused.
59.21 		Subd. 2.Composition of task force. (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control 
59.22 	Agency must, no later than October 1, 2024, establish and appoint a Critical Materials 
59.23 	Recovery Advisory Task Force consisting of 15 members appointed as follows:
59.24 	(1) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner's designee;
59.25 	(2) the commissioner of employment and economic development or the commissioner's 
59.26 	designee;
59.27 	(3) an expert in one or more subjects that are relevant to the work of the task force;
59.28 	(4) one representative from the Solid Waste Administrators Association;
59.29 	(5) one representative from a company that disassembles electronic waste;
59.30 	(6) one representative from an energy advocacy organization;
60.1 	(7) one representative from an organization that is primarily involved in environmental 
60.2 	justice issues;
60.3 	(8) one representative from an industrial labor union;
60.4 	(9) one representative from a labor union affiliated with the Building and Construction 
60.5 	Trades Council;
60.6 	(10) one representative from a manufacturer that uses critical materials as inputs;
60.7 	(11) one representative from the Minnesota Indian Affairs Council;
60.8 	(12) one representative from an electronics manufacturer that operates an e-waste 
60.9 	recycling program and is also an electronics retailer;
60.10 	(13) one representative from the Natural Resources Research Institute in Duluth;
60.11 	(14) one representative of a utility providing retail electric service to customers in 
60.12 	Minnesota; and
60.13 	(15) one representative from a recovery infrastructure operator, who is a nonvoting 
60.14 	member of the task force.
60.15 	(b) A member appointed under paragraph (a) may not be a registered lobbyist.
60.16 		Subd. 3.Duties. (a) The task force must advise the commissioner of the Pollution Control 
60.17 	Agency with respect to policy and program options designed to increase the recovery of 
60.18 	critical materials from end-of-life products by:
60.19 	(1) developing a strategic road map for achieving domestic recovery of critical materials;
60.20 	(2) investigating emerging technologies employed to recover critical materials from 
60.21 	electronic waste, components of renewable energy generating systems, and other end-of-life 
60.22 	products;
60.23 	(3) evaluating the economic, environmental, and social costs, benefits, and impacts 
60.24 	associated with various methods of recovering critical materials from end-of-life products;
60.25 	(4) identifying options to prevent products containing critical materials from being 
60.26 	disposed of in a landfill or waste combustor;
60.27 	(5) consulting with stakeholders regarding recycling and end-of-life management options 
60.28 	for products containing critical materials that enhance the possibility of recovery; and
60.29 	(6) identifying infrastructure needed to develop an integrated system to collect, transport, 
60.30 	and recycle products for critical materials recovery.
61.1 	(b) The task force must convene at least one public meeting to gather comments on 
61.2 	issues regarding critical materials recovery.
61.3 		Subd. 4.Task force; administration. (a) The task force must elect a chair by majority 
61.4 	vote at its initial meeting. The task force must meet quarterly. Additional meetings may be 
61.5 	held at the call of the chair. The commissioner or the commissioner's designee and the 
61.6 	member appointed under subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (3), must cofacilitate task 
61.7 	force meetings.
61.8 	(b) The Pollution Control Agency must serve as staff to the task force.
61.9 		Subd. 5.Report. No later than December 30, 2025, the task force must submit a written 
61.10 	report containing its findings and recommendations for administrative and legislative action 
61.11 	to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency and the chairs and ranking minority 
61.12 	members of the senate and house of representatives committees with primary jurisdiction 
61.13 	over solid waste. The recommendations in the report must be specific and actionable and 
61.14 	may not include recommendations for further reports or studies. The task force expires 
61.15 	December 30, 2025, or upon submission of the report required by this subdivision, whichever 
61.16 	occurs first.

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

61.18 	Sec. 29. MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT 
61.19 	OF HEALTH; PFAS REMOVAL REPORT.
 61.20 	(a) By January 15, 2025, the commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency and health 
61.21 	must submit a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees 
61.22 	with jurisdiction over health finance and policy, environment and natural resources finance 
61.23 	and policy, and capital investment. The report must provide recommendations for:
61.24 	(1) strategies or fee mechanisms the state may use to require companies that manufacture, 
61.25 	use, or release perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to pay for the cost of 
61.26 	providing safe drinking water to people that have had their private and public water sources 
61.27 	contaminated by PFAS; and
61.28 	(2) strategies or fee mechanisms the state may use to require companies that manufacture, 
61.29 	use, or release PFAS to:
61.30 	(i) prevent or remove PFAS from influent waters entering municipal wastewater facilities 
61.31 	so that treatment of effluent is not required; or
62.1 	(ii) pay the cost of treating and disposing of the PFAS from municipal wastewater 
62.2 	facilities effluent.
62.3 	(b) The report must include recommendations for any legislation needed to implement 
62.4 	the strategies or fee mechanisms. The report must consider options from the report submitted 
62.5 	by the PFAS manufacturers fee work group required under Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 
62.6 	3, section 30, in developing the recommendations. The recommendations in the report must 
62.7 	be specific and actionable and may not include recommendations for further reports or 
62.8 	studies.

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

62.10 	Sec. 30. POSTCLOSURE CARE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FACILITIES; 
62.11 	RULEMAKING.
 62.12 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must amend rules related to solid 
62.13 	waste disposal facilities to require the commissioner's approval to terminate the postclosure 
62.14 	care period.
62.15 	(b) The commissioner may use the good-cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
62.16 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
62.17 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
62.18 	14.388.

62.19 	Sec. 31. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PRODUCTS CONTAINING LEAD, 
62.20 	CADMIUM, AND PFAS; ENFORCEMENT MORATORIUM.
 62.21 	(a) By January 31, 2025, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must submit 
62.22 	a report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with 
62.23 	jurisdiction over environment and natural resources finance and policy with legislative 
62.24 	recommendations related to the following chemicals and products:
62.25 	(1) the use of intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) 
62.26 	in electronic or other internal components of upholstered furniture in the 2025 prohibition 
62.27 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.943;
62.28 	(2) the use of lead and cadmium in internal electronic components of keys fobs in the 
62.29 	prohibition under Minnesota Statutes, section 325E.3892;
62.30 	(3) the use of lead in pens or mechanical pencils included in the prohibition under 
62.31 	Minnesota Statutes, section 325E.3892; and
63.1 	(4) the use of intentionally added PFAS in firefighting foam used in fire suppression 
63.2 	systems installed in airport hangers in the prohibitions under Minnesota Statutes, section 
63.3 	325F.072.
63.4 	(b) The report required by paragraph (a) must include recommendations on whether 
63.5 	extensions should be allowed for the uses of the chemicals described in paragraph (a).
63.6 	(c) Until July 1, 2025, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must not 
63.7 	enforce the provisions enumerated in paragraph (a) for the chemicals and products listed in 
63.8 	that paragraph.

63.9 	Sec. 32. RULEMAKING; CAPITAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
 63.10 	The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must, using the expedited rulemaking 
63.11 	process in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, amend the rules related to the capital assistance 
63.12 	program in Minnesota Rules, parts 9210.0100 to 9210.0180, to conform with and implement 
63.13 	the changes made in Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.03 and 115A.49 to 115A.54 by 
63.14 	Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 3, sections 6 and 9 to 13.

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

63.16 	Sec. 33. RESEARCHING CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE COSTS 
63.17 	FOR MINNESOTA.
 63.18 	(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must research and report the 
63.19 	projected costs in Minnesota of climate change adaptation and resilience measures needed 
63.20 	to mitigate the projected impacts for at least two different future scenarios using either the 
63.21 	Shared Socioeconomic Pathways or Representative Concentration Pathways as described 
63.22 	by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The report must identify what research, 
63.23 	data, modeling, stakeholder engagement, and other resources are needed in order to:
63.24 	(1) estimate costs for mid-century, late-century, and end-of-century, using 2024 dollars 
63.25 	as a baseline;
63.26 	(2) estimate costs related to hazards, including but not limited to precipitation and heat 
63.27 	and the impacts of precipitation and heat on soil and lakes;
63.28 	(3) provide an analysis of the projected costs and impacts of additional hazards like 
63.29 	flooding, drought, wildfires, high-wind events, extreme cold, and vector-borne illnesses;
64.1 	(4) provide analyses of how these hazards and impacts are experienced differently by 
64.2 	Minnesotans based on demographics, including race, gender, ability, and age, as well as 
64.3 	economic status and geography; and
64.4 	(5) identify methods for understanding and making decisions about the trade-offs between 
64.5 	the financial and social costs to mitigate climate risks and the level of risk reduction achieved.
64.6 	(b) The report must identify what research, data, modeling, stakeholder engagement, 
64.7 	and other resources are needed in order to estimate the costs of impacts on:
64.8 	(1) Minnesota's natural environment, including but not limited to impacts on:
64.9 	(i) working lands and natural lands;
64.10 	(ii) water, including but not limited to surface waters, rivers, drinking water, and Lake 
64.11 	Superior;
64.12 	(iii) air, including but not limited to surface temperature and air quality; and
64.13 	(iv) the biodiversity of Minnesota's biomes;
64.14 	(2) Minnesota's built environment, including but not limited to impacts on:
64.15 	(i) residential, commercial, and public buildings; and
64.16 	(ii) critical infrastructure, including but not limited to the infrastructure that manages 
64.17 	stormwater, wastewater, drinking water, transportation, electricity, gas, and communications 
64.18 	technologies; and
64.19 	(3) Minnesota's social environment, including but not limited to impacts on:
64.20 	(i) human settlement and migration;
64.21 	(ii) statewide and regional economies, including but not limited to impacts on industries 
64.22 	like tourism, agriculture, and forest products; and
64.23 	(iii) public health, including but not limited to impacts related to emergency response, 
64.24 	asthma, heat exposure, and vector-borne illnesses.
64.25 	(c) The report should recommend best practices for integrating costs estimates with 
64.26 	University of Minnesota's Minnesota CliMAT (Climate Mapping and Analysis Tool) or 
64.27 	any related preceding or successor modeling tools.
64.28 	(d) To prepare the report, the commissioner must engage subject-area experts and other 
64.29 	stakeholders, as needed, to contribute to the report.
65.1 	(e) By February 1, 2025, the commissioner shall submit a written report to the chairs 
65.2 	and ranking minority members of the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over 
65.3 	energy, environment, health, transportation, and capital investment summarizing the findings 
65.4 	of the research.

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

65.6 	Sec. 34. REVISOR INSTRUCTION.
 65.7 	The revisor of statutes must renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.03, subdivision 
65.8 	24c, as Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.03, subdivision 24e.

65.9 	Sec. 35. REPEALER.
 65.10 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 115A.5501, is repealed.

65.11 	ARTICLE 3
65.12 	NATURAL RESOURCES

65.13 	Section 1. [11A.236] ACCOUNT TO INVEST FINANCIAL ASSURANCE MONEY 
65.14 	FROM PERMITS TO MINE.
65.15 		Subdivision 1.Establishment; appropriation. (a) The State Board of Investment, when 
65.16 	requested by the commissioner of natural resources, may invest money collected by the 
65.17 	commissioner as part of financial assurance provided under a permit to mine issued under 
65.18 	chapter 93. The State Board of Investment may establish one or more accounts into which 
65.19 	money may be deposited for the purposes of this section, subject to the policies and 
65.20 	procedures of the State Board of Investment. Use of any money in the account is restricted 
65.21 	to the financial assurance purposes identified in sections 93.46 to 93.51 and rules adopted 
65.22 	thereunder and as authorized under any trust fund agreements or other conditions established 
65.23 	under a permit to mine.
65.24 	(b) Money in an account established under paragraph (a) is appropriated to the 
65.25 	commissioner of natural resources for the purposes for which the account is established 
65.26 	under this section.
65.27 		Subd. 2.Account maintenance and investment. (a) The commissioner of natural 
65.28 	resources may deposit money in the appropriate account and may withdraw money from 
65.29 	the appropriate account for the financial assurance purposes identified in sections 93.46 to 
65.30 	93.51 and rules adopted thereunder and as authorized under any trust fund agreements or 
66.1 	other conditions established under the permit to mine for which the financial assurance is 
66.2 	provided, subject to the policies and procedures of the State Board of Investment.
66.3 	(b) Investment strategies related to an account established under this section must be 
66.4 	determined jointly by the commissioner of natural resources and the executive director of 
66.5 	the State Board of Investment. The authorized investments for an account are the investments 
66.6 	authorized under section 11A.24 that are made available for investment by the State Board 
66.7 	of Investment.
66.8 	(c) Investment transactions must be at a time and in a manner determined by the executive 
66.9 	director of the State Board of Investment. Decisions to withdraw money from the account 
66.10 	must be determined by the commissioner of natural resources, subject to the policies and 
66.11 	procedures of the State Board of Investment. Investment earnings must be credited to the 
66.12 	appropriate account for financial assurance under the identified permit to mine.
66.13 	(d) The commissioner of natural resources may terminate an account at any time, so 
66.14 	long as the termination is in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, trust fund agreements, 
66.15 	or other conditions established under the permit to mine, subject to the policies and 
66.16 	procedures of the State Board of Investment.

66.17 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 13.7931, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
66.18 	read:
66.19 		Subd. 7.Forest industry data. Information that the Department of Natural Resources 
66.20 	collects, receives, or maintains through voluntary responses to questionnaires or surveys 
66.21 	by forest industry businesses is classified under section 84.0871.

66.22 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 16A.125, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
66.23 		Subd. 5.Forest trust lands. (a) The term "state forest trust fund lands" as used in this 
66.24 	subdivision, means public land in trust under the constitution set apart as "forest lands under 
66.25 	the authority of the commissioner" of natural resources as defined by section 89.001, 
66.26 	subdivision 13.
66.27 	(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall credit the revenue from the forest 
66.28 	trust fund lands to the forest suspense account. The account must specify the trust funds 
66.29 	interested in the lands and the respective receipts of the lands.
66.30 	(c) After a fiscal year, the commissioner of management and budget shall certify the 
66.31 	costs incurred for forestry during that year under appropriations for the improvement, 
66.32 	administration, and management of state forest trust fund lands and construction and 
67.1 	improvement of forest roads to enhance the forest value of the lands. The certificate must 
67.2 	specify the trust funds interested in the lands. After presentation to the Legislative Permanent 
67.3 	School Fund Commission or by June 30 each year, whichever is sooner, the commissioner 
67.4 	of natural resources shall supply the commissioner of management and budget with the 
67.5 	information needed for the certificate. The certificate shall include an analysis that compares 
67.6 	costs certified under this section with costs incurred on other public and private lands with 
67.7 	similar land assets.
67.8 	(d) After a fiscal year, the commissioner shall distribute the receipts credited to the 
67.9 	suspense account during that fiscal year as follows:
67.10 	(1) the amount of the certified costs incurred by the state for forest management, forest 
67.11 	improvement, and road improvement during the fiscal year shall be transferred to the forest 
67.12 	management investment account established under section 89.039;
67.13 	(2) the amount of costs incurred by the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission 
67.14 	under section 127A.30, and by the school trust lands director under section 127A.353, shall 
67.15 	be transferred to the general fund;
67.16 	(3) the balance of the certified costs incurred by the state during the fiscal year shall be 
67.17 	transferred to the general fund; and
67.18 	(4) the balance of the receipts shall then be returned prorated to the trust funds in 
67.19 	proportion to their respective interests in the lands which produced the receipts.

67.20 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.027, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
67.21 		Subd. 12.Property disposal; gift acknowledgment; advertising sales. (a) The 
67.22 	commissioner may recognize the contribution of money or in-kind services on plaques, 
67.23 	signs, publications, audiovisual materials, and media advertisements by allowing the 
67.24 	organization's contribution to be acknowledged in print of readable size.
67.25 	(b) The commissioner may accept paid advertising for departmental publications. 
67.26 	Advertising revenues received are appropriated to the commissioner to be used to defray 
67.27 	costs of publications, media productions, or other informational materials. The commissioner 
67.28 	may not accept paid advertising from any elected official or candidate for elective office.
67.29 	(c) Notwithstanding section 16B.2975, subdivision 6, clause (2), if the commissioner 
67.30 	determines that a transfer benefits the state's natural resources management or bison 
67.31 	management, the commissioner may request that the commissioner of administration donate 
67.32 	and convey bison to a governmental unit or nonprofit organization, in or outside Minnesota, 
68.1 	or sell bison. The recipient of the bison is solely responsible for all future expenses related 
68.2 	to the bison.

68.3 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.033, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
68.4 		Subd. 3.County approval. The commissioner must follow the procedures under section 
68.5 	97A.145, subdivision 2, when acquiring land for designation as a scientific and natural area 
68.6 	under this section located outside the seven-county metropolitan area.

68.7 	Sec. 6. [84.0871] DATA ON FOREST INDUSTRY.
68.8 	(a) The following data that the Department of Natural Resources collects, receives, or 
68.9 	maintains through voluntary responses to questionnaires or surveys by forest industry 
68.10 	businesses are classified as private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, 
68.11 	subdivision 12, if the data are data on individuals or as nonpublic data, as defined in section 
68.12 	13.02, subdivision 9, if the data are data not on individuals:
68.13 	(1) timber resource consumption;
68.14 	(2) origin of timber resources;
68.15 	(3) cost of delivered timber;
68.16 	(4) forest industry product output; and
68.17 	(5) production costs.
68.18 	(b) Data that the department collects, receives, or maintains through voluntary responses 
68.19 	to questionnaires or surveys by forest industry businesses and that are not specified under 
68.20 	paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (5), are public data.
68.21 	(c) Summary data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 19, that the department 
68.22 	compiles from data under paragraph (a) or (b) are public data.
68.23 	(d) Data collected, received, or maintained by the department from bidders on state 
68.24 	timber under section 90.145 are not subject to this section.

68.25 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.0895, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
68.26 		Subdivision 1.Prohibition. Notwithstanding any other law, a person may not take, 
68.27 	import, transport, release, or sell any portion of an endangered or threatened species of wild 
68.28 	animal or plant, or sell or possess with intent to sell an article made with any part of the 
68.29 	skin, hide, or parts of an endangered or threatened species of wild animal or plant, except 
68.30 	as provided in subdivisions 2 and 7.

69.1 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.0895, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
69.2 		Subd. 8.Application. This section does not apply retroactively or prohibit importation 
69.3 	into this state and subsequent possession, transport, and sale of wild animals, wild plants, 
69.4 	or parts of wild animals or plants that are legally imported into the United States or legally 
69.5 	acquired and exported from another territory, state, possession, or political subdivision of 
69.6 	the United States.

69.7 	Sec. 9. [84.705] COMMUNITY TREE-PLANTING GRANTS.
69.8 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
69.9 	the meanings given.
69.10 	(b) "Shade tree" means a woody perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or environmental 
69.11 	purposes with minimal to residual timber value.
69.12 	(c) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice 
69.13 	Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection 
69.14 	Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment, 
69.15 	less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
69.16 		Subd. 2.Grants. (a) The commissioner must establish a grant program to provide grants 
69.17 	to cities, counties, townships, Tribal governments, and park and recreation boards in cities 
69.18 	of the first class for the following purposes:
69.19 	(1) removing and planting shade trees on public or Tribal land to provide environmental 
69.20 	benefits;
69.21 	(2) replacing trees lost to forest pests, disease, or storms; and
69.22 	(3) establishing a more diverse community forest better able to withstand disease and 
69.23 	forest pests.
69.24 	(b) Any tree planted with money granted under this section must be a climate-adapted 
69.25 	species to Minnesota.
69.26 		Subd. 3.Priority. (a) Priority for grants awarded under this section must be given to:
69.27 	(1) projects removing and replacing ash trees that pose significant public safety concerns; 
69.28 	and
69.29 	(2) projects located in a census block group with a supplemental demographic index 
69.30 	score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota.
70.1 	(b) The commissioner may not prioritize projects based on criteria other than the criteria 
70.2 	established under paragraph (a).
70.3 		Subd. 4.Eligible projects. (a) The proceeds of state general obligation bonds may only 
70.4 	be expended for grants to cities, counties, townships, and park and recreation boards in 
70.5 	cities of the first class.
70.6 	(b) Appropriations from the general fund may be expended for grants to Tribal 
70.7 	governments, cities, counties, townships, and park and recreation boards in cities of the first 
70.8 	class.

70.9 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.788, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
70.10 		Subd. 5a.Report of registration transfers. (a) Application for transfer of registration 
70.11 	under this section must be made to the commissioner within 15 days of the date of transfer.
70.12 	(b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered current owner and the 
70.13 	purchaser using a bill of sale that includes the vehicle serial number.
70.14 	(c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the purchaser 
70.15 	fails to apply for transfer of registration as provided under this subdivision.

70.16 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.788, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
70.17 		Subd. 6.Registration fees. (a) The fee for registration of an off-highway motorcycle 
70.18 	under this section, other than those registered by a dealer or manufacturer under paragraph 
70.19 	(b) or (c), is $30 $45 for three years and $4 for a duplicate or transfer.
70.20 	(b) The total registration fee for off-highway motorcycles owned by a dealer and operated 
70.21 	for demonstration or testing purposes is $50 per year. Dealer registrations are not transferable.
70.22 	(c) The total registration fee for off-highway motorcycles owned by a manufacturer and 
70.23 	operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes is $150 per year. 
70.24 	Manufacturer registrations are not transferable.
70.25 	(d) The fees collected under this subdivision must be deposited in the state treasury and 
70.26 	credited to the off-highway motorcycle account.

70.27 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84.871, is amended to read:
70.28 	84.871 EQUIPMENT MUFFLER REQUIREMENTS; PENALTIES.
70.29 		Subdivision 1.Mufflers. (a) Except as provided in this section under paragraph (c), 
70.30 	every snowmobile shall be a person may not operate a snowmobile unless:
71.1 	(1) the snowmobile is equipped with a muffler meeting the requirements of rules adopted 
71.2 	by the commissioner; and
71.3 	(2) the snowmobile is equipped at all times with a muffler in good working order which
71.4 	that blends the exhaust noise into the overall snowmobile noise and is in constant operation 
71.5 	to prevent excessive or unusual noise. The
71.6 	(b) A snowmobile operated, offered for sale, or sold in this state must have an exhaust 
71.7 	system shall that does not emit or produce a sharp popping or crackling sound.
71.8 	(c) This section does not apply to organized races or similar competitive events held on:
71.9 	(1) private lands, with the permission of the owner, lessee, or custodian of the land;
71.10 	(2) public lands and water under the jurisdiction of the commissioner of natural resources, 
71.11 	with the commissioner's permission; or
71.12 	(3) other public lands, with the consent of the public agency owning the land.
71.13 	(d) No person shall have for sale, sell, or offer for sale on any new snowmobile any 
71.14 	muffler that fails to comply with the specifications required by the rules of the commissioner 
71.15 	after the effective date of the rules.
71.16 		Subd. 3.Certification. Beginning July 1, 2026, all after-market mufflers installed on a 
71.17 	snowmobile must have a permanent stamp, clearly visible on the muffler, certified by the 
71.18 	muffler manufacturer and stating that the muffler conforms to the snowmobile muffler noise 
71.19 	limits specified by the rules of the commissioner.
71.20 		Subd. 4.Penalties. (a) A person who operates a snowmobile in violation of subdivision 
71.21 	1, paragraph (a) or (b), is guilty of a misdemeanor.
71.22 	(b) Notwithstanding section 609.101, subdivision 4, clause (2), the minimum fine for a 
71.23 	person who operates a snowmobile in violation of subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (b), must 
71.24 	not be less than:
71.25 	(1) $250 for the first offense;
71.26 	(2) $500 for the second offense; and
71.27 	(3) $1,000 for the third and subsequent offenses.
71.28 	(c) A conservation officer or other licensed peace officer may issue a civil citation to a 
71.29 	person who operates a snowmobile in violation of subdivision 1, paragraph (a) or (b). A 
71.30 	civil citation under this subdivision must impose a penalty of:
71.31 	(1) $250 for the first offense;
72.1 	(2) $500 for the second offense; and
72.2 	(3) $1,000 for the third and subsequent offenses.

72.3 	Sec. 13. [84.9736] STATE COOPERATIVE FARMING AGREEMENT AND 
72.4 	AGRICULTURAL LEASE REQUIREMENTS; FOOD PLOTS.
72.5 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources must require state cooperative farming 
72.6 	agreements and agricultural leases of lands administered by the commissioner located east 
72.7 	of Interstate Highway 35 in the karst region of the state to:
72.8 	(1) prohibit application of fertilizer in the fall;
72.9 	(2) require that no more than 50 percent of the nitrogen budget may be applied before 
72.10 	crop emergence;
72.11 	(3) prohibit nitrogen application rates from exceeding the University of Minnesota 
72.12 	recommendations on rates; and
72.13 	(4) require the use of fall cover crops.
72.14 	(b) The commissioner must evaluate existing food plots and establish a process to retire 
72.15 	food plots on lands administered by the commissioner that do not have a significant value 
72.16 	to resident and migrating wildlife.

72.17 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective January 1, 2025.

72.18 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 84B.061, as amended by Laws 2024, chapter 
72.19 	90, article 2, section 8, is amended to read:
72.20 	84B.061 STATE JURISDICTION OVER RAINY LAKE AND OTHER 
72.21 	NAVIGABLE WATERS; DUTIES OF GOVERNOR, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND 
72.22 	OTHER PUBLIC OFFICERS.
72.23 	As required by this chapter and the act of Congress authorizing Voyageurs National 
72.24 	Park, the state of Minnesota donated in excess of 35,000 acres of state and other publicly 
72.25 	owned land for the park, roughly one-fourth of the land area of the park, at a cost of over 
72.26 	$5,000,000 to the state. More than 24,000 acres of this land was state trust fund land which 
72.27 	the state condemned before making its donation. Pursuant to section 84B.06, lands donated 
72.28 	by the state, along with other lands acquired by the National Park Service for the park, were 
72.29 	made subject to concurrent jurisdiction by the state and the United States under section 
72.30 	1.041. In making these donations, none of the navigable waters within the park and the 
72.31 	lands under them have been donated to the United States. These navigable waters include 
73.1 	the following: Rainy, Kabetogama, Namakan, Sand Point, and Crane Lakes. Pursuant to 
73.2 	applicable federal and state law, navigable waters and their beds are owned by the state. 
73.3 	Ownership of and jurisdiction over these waters, frozen waters, and their beds has not been 
73.4 	ceded by the state, either expressly or implicitly, to the United States. Unlike section 1.044
73.5 	relating to the Upper Mississippi Wildlife and Fish Refuge, where the state expressly granted 
73.6 	its consent and jurisdiction to the United States to acquire interests in water, as well as land, 
73.7 	the consent granted by the state in section 84B.06 to acquisitions by the United States for 
73.8 	Voyageurs National Park is limited to land, only. In the discharge of their official duties, 
73.9 	the governor, attorney general, other constitutional officers, and other public officials, such 
73.10 	as the commissioner of natural resources, shall vigorously assert and defend, in all forums, 
73.11 	the state's ownership of and jurisdiction over these waters and their beds and related natural 
73.12 	resources, together with associated rights of the state and its citizens arising from the state's 
73.13 	ownership and jurisdiction. In discharging their duties, the governor, attorney general, other 
73.14 	constitutional officers, and other public officials shall, additionally, be especially cognizant 
73.15 	of the free rights of travel afforded to citizens of Minnesota and others under the 
73.16 	Webster-Ashburton Treaty (proclaimed November 10, 1842) and the Root-Bryce Treaty 
73.17 	(proclaimed May 13, 1910) on international and associated boundary waters. Also, in 
73.18 	furtherance of duties under this section, the commissioner of natural resources shall continue 
73.19 	in effect the commercial removal of native rough fish, as defined in section 97A.015, 
73.20 	subdivision 43, from these waters, together with any rights to do so possessed by any person 
73.21 	on January 1, 1995, so long as the commissioner determines that such taking is desirable 
73.22 	to the management of the native fishery.

73.23 	Sec. 15. [86B.1065] COUNTY SHERIFF COSTS FOR UNSAFE ICE SEARCH AND 
73.24 	RESCUE.
73.25 	A county sheriff may be reimbursed for costs that are over and above the county sheriff's 
73.26 	regular operating budget and that are incurred from search and rescue operations due to 
73.27 	recreational activities on unsafe ice. Reimbursement may include reimbursements made by 
73.28 	the commissioner of natural resources with available appropriations or other available 
73.29 	federal, state, and local funds. Reimbursement under this section is limited to 50 percent of 
73.30 	the reimbursable costs subject to a maximum state payment of $5,000 per agency for each 
73.31 	search and rescue operation.

74.1 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 88.82, is amended to read:
74.2 	88.82 MINNESOTA RELEAF PROGRAM.
74.3 	(a) The Minnesota releaf program is established in the Department of Natural Resources 
74.4 	to encourage, promote, and fund the inventory, planting, assessment, maintenance, 
74.5 	improvement, protection, utilization, and restoration of trees and forest resources in this 
74.6 	state to enhance community forest ecosystem health and sustainability as well as to reduce 
74.7 	atmospheric carbon dioxide levels and promote energy conservation.
74.8 	(b) Priority for grants awarded under this section must be given to projects located in 
74.9 	whole or in part in a census block group with a supplemental demographic index score in 
74.10 	the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota.
74.11 	(c) For the purposes of this section, "supplemental demographic index" means an index 
74.12 	in the Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States 
74.13 	Environmental Protection Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low 
74.14 	income, unemployment, less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low 
74.15 	life expectancy.

74.16 	Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 89.36, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
74.17 		Subdivision 1.Production at state nurseries. The commissioner of natural resources 
74.18 	may produce tree planting stock for the purposes of sections 89.35 to 89.39 upon any lands 
74.19 	under control of the commissioner which may be deemed suitable and available therefor so 
74.20 	far as not inconsistent with other uses to which such lands may be dedicated by law. The 
74.21 	commissioner may not produce more than 10,000,000 units of planting stock annually, after 
74.22 	January 1, 2003.

74.23 	Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 89.37, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
74.24 		Subd. 3.Private lands. The commissioner may supply only bare root seedlings, woody 
74.25 	cuttings, and transplant material for use on private land, provided that such material must 
74.26 	be sold in lots of not less than 250 for a sum determined by the commissioner to be equivalent 
74.27 	to the cost of the materials and the expenses of their distribution. The commissioner may 
74.28 	not directly or indirectly supply any other planting stock for use on private lands.

74.29 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 93.0015, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
74.30 		Subd. 3.Expiration.  The committee expires June 30, 2026 2033.

75.1 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 93.222, is amended to read:
75.2 	93.222 TACONITE IRON ORE SPECIAL ADVANCE ROYALTY ACCOUNT.
75.3 	The taconite iron ore special advance royalty account is created as an account in the 
75.4 	state treasury for disposal of certain mineral lease money received under negotiated state 
75.5 	iron ore or taconite iron ore mining leases and under the terms of extension agreements 
75.6 	adopted under section 93.193, relating to state iron ore or taconite iron ore mining leases. 
75.7 	The principal of the account is distributed under the terms of the negotiated leases or 
75.8 	extension agreements to the account or entity entitled by applicable law and lease terms to 
75.9 	receive the income from the class of land being leased. Interest accruing from investment 
75.10 	of the account remains with the account until distributed as provided in this section. The 
75.11 	interest accrued through June 30 under each extension agreement is distributed annually, 
75.12 	as soon as possible after June 30, to the account or entity entitled by applicable law and 
75.13 	lease terms to receive the income from the class of land being leased in the same proportion 
75.14 	that the total acres included in a particular class of land bears to the total acreage of the 
75.15 	leased land covered by each extension agreement. Money in the taconite iron ore special 
75.16 	advance royalty account is appropriated for distribution as provided in this section.

75.17 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 93.25, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
75.18 		Subdivision 1.Leases. The commissioner may issue leases to prospect for, mine, and 
75.19 	remove or extract gas, oil, and minerals other than iron ore upon from any lands owned by 
75.20 	the state, including trust fund lands, lands forfeited for nonpayment of taxes whether held 
75.21 	in trust or otherwise, and lands otherwise acquired, and the beds of any waters belonging 
75.22 	to the state. For purposes of this section, iron ore means iron-bearing material where the 
75.23 	primary product is iron metal. For purposes of this section, "gas" includes both hydrocarbon 
75.24 	and nonhydrocarbon gases.

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

75.26 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 93.25, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
75.27 		Subd. 2.Lease requirements. All leases for nonferrous metallic minerals or petroleum, 
75.28 	gas, or oil must be approved by the Executive Council, and any other mineral lease issued 
75.29 	pursuant to this section that covers 160 or more acres must be approved by the Executive 
75.30 	Council. The rents, royalties, terms, conditions, and covenants of all such leases shall must
75.31 	be fixed by the commissioner according to rules adopted by the commissioner, but no lease 
75.32 	shall be for a longer term than 50 years, and all rents, royalties, terms, conditions, and 
75.33 	covenants shall must be fully set forth in each lease issued. No nonferrous metallic mineral 
76.1 	lease shall be canceled by the state for failure to meet production requirements prior to the 
76.2 	36th year of the lease. The rents and royalties shall must be credited to the funds as provided 
76.3 	in section 93.22. For purposes of this section, "gas" includes both hydrocarbon and 
76.4 	nonhydrocarbon gases.

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

76.6 	Sec. 23. [93.513] PROHIBITION ON PRODUCTION OF GAS OR OIL WITHOUT 
76.7 	PERMIT.
76.8 		Subdivision 1.Permit required. Except as provided in section 103I.681, a person must 
76.9 	not engage in or carry out production of gas or oil from consolidated or unconsolidated 
76.10 	formations in the state unless the person has first obtained a permit for the production of 
76.11 	gas or oil from the commissioner of natural resources. Any permit under this section must 
76.12 	be protective of natural resources and require a demonstration of control of the extraction 
76.13 	area through ownership, lease, or agreement. For purposes of this section, "gas" includes 
76.14 	both hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon gases. For purposes of this section, "production" 
76.15 	includes extraction and beneficiation of gas or oil.
76.16 		Subd. 2.Moratorium. Until rules are adopted under section 93.514, the commissioner 
76.17 	may not grant a permit for the production of gas or oil unless the legislature approves a 
76.18 	temporary permit framework that allows issuance of temporary permits.

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

76.20 	Sec. 24. [93.514] GAS AND OIL PRODUCTION RULEMAKING.
76.21 	(a) The following agencies may adopt rules governing gas and oil exploration or 
76.22 	production, as applicable:
76.23 	(1) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency may adopt or amend rules 
76.24 	regulating air emissions; water discharges, including stormwater management; and storage 
76.25 	tanks as they pertain to gas and oil production;
76.26 	(2) the commissioner of health may adopt or amend rules on groundwater and surface 
76.27 	water protection, exploratory boring construction, drilling registration and licensure, and 
76.28 	inspections as they pertain to the exploration and appraisal of gas and oil resources;
76.29 	(3) the Environmental Quality Board may adopt or amend rules to establish mandatory 
76.30 	categories for environmental review as they pertain to gas and oil production;
77.1 	(4) the commissioner of natural resources must adopt or amend rules pertaining to the 
77.2 	conversion of an exploratory boring to a production well, pooling, spacing, unitization, well 
77.3 	abandonment, siting, financial assurance, and reclamation for the production of gas and oil; 
77.4 	and
77.5 	(5) the commissioner of labor and industry may adopt or amend rules to protect workers 
77.6 	from exposure and other potential hazards from gas and oil production.
77.7 	(b) An agency adopting rules under this section must use the expedited procedure in 
77.8 	section 14.389. Rules adopted or amended under this authority are exempt from the 18-month 
77.9 	time limit under section 14.125. The agency must publish notice of intent to adopt expedited 
77.10 	rules within 24 months of the effective date of this section.
77.11 	(c) For purposes of this section, "gas" includes both hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon 
77.12 	gases. "Production" includes extraction and beneficiation of gas or oil from consolidated 
77.13 	or unconsolidated formations in the state.
77.14 	(d) Any grant of rulemaking authority in this section is in addition to existing rulemaking 
77.15 	authority and does not replace, impair, or interfere with any existing rulemaking authority.

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

77.17 	Sec. 25. [93.516] GAS AND OIL LEASING.
77.18 		Subdivision 1.Authority to lease. (a) With the approval of the Executive Council, the 
77.19 	commissioner of natural resources may enter into leases for gas or oil exploration and 
77.20 	production from lands belonging to the state or in which the state has an interest.
77.21 	(b) For purposes of this section, "gas or oil exploration and production" includes the 
77.22 	exploration and production of both hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon gases, including noble 
77.23 	gases. "Noble gases" means a group of gases that includes helium, neon, argon, krypton, 
77.24 	xenon, radon, and oganesson. "Production" includes extraction and beneficiation of gas or 
77.25 	oil from consolidated or unconsolidated formations in the state.
77.26 		Subd. 2.Application. An application for a lease under this section must be submitted 
77.27 	to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner must prescribe the information 
77.28 	to be included in the application. The applicant must submit with the application a certified 
77.29 	check, cashier's check, or bank money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources 
77.30 	in the sum of $100 as a fee for filing the application. The application fee must not be refunded 
77.31 	under any circumstances. The right is reserved to the state to reject any or all applications 
77.32 	for an oil or gas lease.
78.1 		Subd. 3.Lease terms. The commissioner must negotiate the terms of each lease entered 
78.2 	into under this section on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the unique geological 
78.3 	and environmental aspects of each proposal, control of adjacent lands, and the best interests 
78.4 	of the state. A lease entered into under this section must be consistent with the following:
78.5 	(1) the primary term of the lease may not exceed five years plus the unexpired portion 
78.6 	of the calendar year in which the lease is issued. The commissioner and applicant may 
78.7 	negotiate the conditions by which the lease may be extended beyond the primary term, in 
78.8 	whole or in part;
78.9 	(2) a bonus consideration of not less than $15 per acre must be paid by the applicant to 
78.10 	the Department of Natural Resources before the lease is executed;
78.11 	(3) the commissioner of natural resources may require an applicant to provide financial 
78.12 	assurance to ensure payment of any damages resulting from the production of gas or oil;
78.13 	(4) the rental rates must not be less than $5 per acre per year for the unexpired portion 
78.14 	of the calendar year in which the lease is issued and in years thereafter; and
78.15 	(5) on gas and oil produced and sold by the lessee from the lease area, the lessee must 
78.16 	pay a production royalty to the Department of Natural Resources of not less than 18.75 
78.17 	percent of the gross sales price of the product sold free on board at the delivery point, and 
78.18 	the royalty must be credited as provided in section 93.22. For purposes of this section, "gross 
78.19 	sales price" means the total consideration paid by the first purchaser that is not an affiliate 
78.20 	of the lessee for gas or oil produced from the leased premises.

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

78.22 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.015, is amended by adding a subdivision 
78.23 	to read:
78.24 		Subd. 47a.Taxidermist. "Taxidermist" means a person who engages in the business or 
78.25 	operation of preserving or mounting wild animals or parts thereof that do not belong to the 
78.26 	person.

78.27 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.341, subdivision 1, as amended by Laws 
78.28 	2024, chapter 90, article 2, section 13, is amended to read:
78.29 		Subdivision 1.Liability for restitution. A person who kills, injures, or possesses a wild 
78.30 	animal in violation of the game and fish laws or section 343.21 is liable to the state for the 
78.31 	value of the wild animal as provided in this section. Species afforded protection include 
78.32 	members of the following groups as defined by statute or rule: game fish, native rough fish, 
79.1 	game birds, big game, small game, fur-bearing animals, minnows, and threatened and 
79.2 	endangered animal species. Other animal species may be added by rule of the commissioner 
79.3 	as determined after public meetings and notification of the chairs of the environment and 
79.4 	natural resources committees in the senate and house of representatives.

79.5 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.341, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
79.6 		Subd. 2.Arrest and charging procedure. (a) An enforcement officer who arrests a 
79.7 	person for killing, injuring, or possessing a wild animal in violation of the game and fish 
79.8 	laws or section 343.21 must describe the number, species, and restitution value of wild 
79.9 	animals illegally killed, injured, or possessed on the warrant or the notice to appear in court.
79.10 	(b) As part of the charge against a person arrested for killing, injuring, or possessing a 
79.11 	wild animal in violation of the game and fish laws or section 343.21, the prosecuting attorney 
79.12 	must include a demand that restitution be made to the state for the value of the wild animal 
79.13 	killed, injured, or possessed. The demand for restitution is in addition to the criminal penalties 
79.14 	otherwise provided for the violation.

79.15 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.341, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
79.16 		Subd. 3.Sentencing procedure. If a person is convicted of or pleads guilty to killing, 
79.17 	injuring, or possessing a wild animal in violation of the game and fish laws or section 343.21, 
79.18 	the court must require the person to pay restitution to the state for replacement of the wild 
79.19 	animal as part of the sentence or state in writing why restitution was not imposed. The court 
79.20 	may consider the economic circumstances of the person and, in lieu of monetary restitution, 
79.21 	order the person to perform conservation work representing the amount of restitution that 
79.22 	will aid the propagation of wild animals. If the court does not order a person to pay restitution, 
79.23 	the court administrator must send a copy of the court order to the commissioner.

79.24 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.345, is amended to read:
79.25 	97A.345 RESTITUTION VALUE OF WILD ANIMALS.
79.26 	(a) The commissioner may, by rules adopted under chapter 14, prescribe the dollar value 
79.27 	to the state of species of wild animals. The value may reflect the value to other persons to 
79.28 	legally take the wild animal, the replacement cost, or the intrinsic value to the state of the 
79.29 	wild animals. Species of wild animals with similar values may be grouped together.
79.30 	(b) The value of a wild animal under the rules adopted by the commissioner is prima 
79.31 	facie evidence of a wild animal's value under section 97A.341.
80.1 	(c) The commissioner shall report annually to the legislature the amount of restitution 
80.2 	collected under section 97A.341 and the manner in which the funds were expended.
80.3 	(d) When a person kills, injures, or possesses a wild animal in violation of section 343.21, 
80.4 	the restitution value prescribed by the commissioner under paragraph (a) is doubled.

80.5 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.425, is amended by adding a subdivision 
80.6 	to read:
80.7 		Subd. 3a.Waste disposal. (a) Licensed taxidermists must dispose of all cervid carcasses 
80.8 	or cervid parts not returned to the patron, all biosolids resulting from cleaning cervid skulls, 
80.9 	and all carrion beetles and beetle waste used to clean cervid skulls. All disposals must be 
80.10 	to a disposal facility or transfer station that is permitted to accept it, and proof of the disposal 
80.11 	must be retained for inspection.
80.12 	(b) The following cervid parts are exempt from the disposal requirement:
80.13 	(1) cervid hides from which all excess tissue has been removed;
80.14 	(2) if free of brain and muscle tissues, whole or portions of skulls, antlers, or teeth; and
80.15 	(3) finished taxidermy mounts.

80.16 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.425, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
80.17 		Subd. 4.Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules, not inconsistent with subdivisions 
80.18 	1 to 3 3a, governing record keeping, reporting, and marking of specimens by taxidermists.

80.19 	Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
80.20 		Subd. 2.Resident hunting. Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents 
80.21 	only, are:
80.22 	(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;
80.23 	(2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;
80.24 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;
80.25 	(4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
80.26 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
80.27 	season, $34;
80.28 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $34;
81.1 	(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
81.2 	season, $34;
81.3 	(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;
81.4 	(9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;
81.5 	(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;
81.6 	(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
81.7 	(12) (11) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
81.8 	(13) (12) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
81.9 	(14) (13) to take prairie chickens, $23;
81.10 	(15) (14) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
81.11 	the regular firearms season, $5;
81.12 	(16) (15) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
81.13 	(17) (16) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader 
81.14 	during the muzzleloader season, $5;
81.15 	(18) (17) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;
81.16 	(19) (18) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;
81.17 	(20) (19) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
81.18 	selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the 
81.19 	migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
81.20 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of 
81.21 	the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the 
81.22 	pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half 
81.23 	of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition 
81.24 	account;
81.25 	(21) (20) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;
81.26 	(22) (21) to take wolf, $30;
81.27 	(23) (22) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
81.28 	(24) (23) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
81.29 	(25) (24) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and
82.1 	(26) (25) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the 
82.2 	muzzleloader season, no fee.

82.3 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
82.4 		Subd. 3.Nonresident hunting. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to 
82.5 	nonresidents, are:
82.6 	(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $90.50;
82.7 	(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms 
82.8 	season, $180;
82.9 	(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $180;
82.10 	(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader 
82.11 	season, $180;
82.12 	(5) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $225;
82.13 	(6) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $91;
82.14 	(7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;
82.15 	(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $178;
82.16 	(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;
82.17 	(10) (9) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
82.18 	(11) (10) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
82.19 	(12) (11) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during 
82.20 	the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $5;
82.21 	(13) (12) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;
82.22 	(14) (13) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader 
82.23 	season, $5;
82.24 	(15) (14) for persons age 13 or over and under 18 to take bear, $5;
82.25 	(16) (15) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period 
82.26 	selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the 
82.27 	migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the 
82.28 	waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of 
82.29 	the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the 
82.30 	pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half 
83.1 	of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the wildlife 
83.2 	acquisition account;
83.3 	(17) (16) for persons age 16 or 17 to take small game, $5;
83.4 	(18) (17) to take wolf, $250;
83.5 	(19) (18) for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;
83.6 	(20) (19) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;
83.7 	(21) (20) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee;
83.8 	(22) (21) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the 
83.9 	muzzleloader season, no fee; and
83.10 	(23) (22) for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee.
83.11 	(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under paragraph 
83.12 	(a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this 
83.13 	surcharge.

83.14 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.505, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
83.15 		Subd. 8.Importing Cervidae carcasses. (a) Importing Cervidae carcasses procured by 
83.16 	any means into Minnesota is prohibited except for:
83.17 	(1) cut and wrapped meat,;
83.18 	(2) quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the spinal column or head attached,;
83.19 	(3) antlers, hides, or teeth, finished taxidermy mounts, and;
83.20 	(4) if cleaned of all brain tissue, antlers attached to skull caps that are cleaned of all brain 
83.21 	tissue. or whole skulls; and
83.22 	(5) finished taxidermy mounts.
83.23 	(b) Cervidae carcasses originating from outside Minnesota may be transported on a 
83.24 	direct route through the state by nonresidents.
83.25 	(c) Heads from cervids with or without the cape and neck attached that originate from 
83.26 	outside Minnesota may be transported into Minnesota only if they are delivered to a licensed 
83.27 	taxidermist within 48 hours of entering Minnesota.

84.1 	Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.512, is amended to read:
84.2 	97A.512 SALE OF INEDIBLE PORTIONS OF BIG GAME ANIMALS, 
84.3 	FUR-BEARING ANIMALS, FISH, AND GAME BIRDS OTHER THAN 
84.4 	MIGRATORY WATERFOWL.
84.5 	(a) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws and as restricted in this 
84.6 	section, a person may possess, transport, buy, or sell the following inedible portions of 
84.7 	lawfully taken or acquired big game animals, fur-bearing animals, fish, and game birds 
84.8 	other than migratory waterfowl: bones, including skulls; sinews; adipose tissue, hides, and 
84.9 	skins; hooves; teeth; claws; and antlers.
84.10 	(b) A person may not buy or sell bear paws, unless attached to the hide, or bear 
84.11 	gallbladders.

84.12 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.022, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
84.13 		Subd. 2.Requirements. (a) A resident or nonresident born after December 31, 1979, 
84.14 	who is age 12 or over and who does not possess a hunter education firearms safety certificate
84.15 	or a resident or nonresident born after December 31, 1989, who does not possess a trapper 
84.16 	education certificate may be issued an apprentice-hunter/trapper validation. An 
84.17 	apprentice-hunter/trapper validation may be purchased two license years in a lifetime and 
84.18 	used to obtain hunting or trapping licenses during the same license year that the validation 
84.19 	is purchased.
84.20 	(b) An individual in possession of an apprentice-hunter/trapper validation may hunt take
84.21 	small game, deer, and bear only when accompanied by an adult who has a valid license to 
84.22 	hunt take the same species of game in Minnesota and whose license was not obtained using 
84.23 	an apprentice-hunter validation.
84.24 	(c) When an individual in possession of an apprentice-hunter/trapper validation is hunting 
84.25 	turkey or prairie chicken under paragraph (b), the accompanying adult may be licensed for 
84.26 	another permit area or time period but must be licensed for the same season as the apprentice 
84.27 	hunter. If the accompanying adult is not licensed for the same permit area or time period 
84.28 	as the apprentice hunter, the accompanying adult may not shoot or possess a firearm or bow 
84.29 	while accompanying the apprentice hunter under this paragraph.
84.30 	(d) An apprentice-hunter/trapper-validation holder must obtain all required licenses and 
84.31 	stamps.

85.1 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.022, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
85.2 		Subd. 3.Apprentice-hunter/trapper validation; fee. The fee for an 
85.3 	apprentice-hunter/trapper validation is $3.50. Fees collected must be deposited in the firearms 
85.4 	safety and trapper education training account, except for the electronic licensing system 
85.5 	commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, and 
85.6 	issuing fees collected under section 97A.485, subdivision 6, and are appropriated annually 
85.7 	to the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural Resources for administering the 
85.8 	firearm safety course program and trapper education programs.

85.9 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 97B.071, is amended to read:
85.10 	97B.071 CLOTHING AND GROUND BLIND REQUIREMENTS; BLAZE 
85.11 	ORANGE OR BLAZE PINK.
85.12 	(a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (d), a person may not hunt or 
85.13 	trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws and 
85.14 	ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the waist, 
85.15 	excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange or blaze pink. Blaze orange or blaze pink 
85.16 	includes a camouflage pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange or blaze pink within each 
85.17 	foot square. This section does not apply to migratory-waterfowl hunters on waters of this 
85.18 	state or in a stationary shooting location or to trappers on waters of this state.
85.19 	(b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (d), and in addition to the 
85.20 	requirement in paragraph (a), a person may not take small game other than turkey, migratory 
85.21 	birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping, unless a visible portion of at least one 
85.22 	article of the person's clothing above the waist is blaze orange or blaze pink. This paragraph 
85.23 	does not apply to a person when in a stationary location while hunting deer by archery or 
85.24 	when hunting small game by falconry.
85.25 	(c) A person hunting deer in a fabric or synthetic ground blind on public land must have:
85.26 	(1) a blaze orange safety covering on the top of the blind that is visible for 360 degrees 
85.27 	around the blind; or
85.28 	(2) at least 144 square inches of blaze orange material on each side of the blind.
85.29 	(d) The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where 
85.30 	paragraph (a) or (b) would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, Public 
85.31 	Law 103-141.
86.1 	(e) A violation of paragraph (b) does not result in a penalty, but is punishable only by 
86.2 	a safety warning.

86.3 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.667, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
86.4 		Subd. 3.Permits and notice; requirements. (a) Before killing or arranging to kill a 
86.5 	beaver under this section, the road authority or government unit must contact a conservation 
86.6 	officer for a special beaver permit if the beaver will be killed within two weeks before or 
86.7 	after the trapping season for beaver, and the conservation officer must issue the permit for 
86.8 	any beaver subject to this section. A permit is not required:
86.9 	(1) for a licensed trapper during the open trapping season for beaver; or
86.10 	(2) when the trapping season for beaver is closed and it is not within two weeks before 
86.11 	or after the trapping season for beaver.
86.12 	(b) A road authority or government unit that kills or arranges to have killed a beaver 
86.13 	under this section must notify a conservation officer or employee of the Fish and Wildlife 
86.14 	Division within ten days after the animal is killed.
86.15 	(c) Unless otherwise directed by a conservation officer, the road authority, local 
86.16 	government unit, the landowner, or their agent may dispose of or retain beaver killed under 
86.17 	this section. Human consumption of a retained beaver is prohibited.

86.18 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.001, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
86.19 		Subd. 2.Public notice and meeting comment. (a) Before the commissioner designates, 
86.20 	or vacates or extends the designation of, experimental waters, a public meeting must be 
86.21 	held in the county where the largest portion of the waters is located notice of the proposed 
86.22 	change must be provided in the county where the largest portion of the waters is located, a 
86.23 	virtual or in-person meeting must be held, and opportunity to submit public comment must 
86.24 	be offered.
86.25 	(b) At least 90 days before the public meeting and during the open angling season for 
86.26 	fish the taking of which is, or is proposed to be, regulated under subdivision 3 on the waters 
86.27 	under consideration, Before the year that the designation is to become effective, the 
86.28 	commissioner must give notice of the proposed designation, vacation, or extension must 
86.29 	be.The notice must summarize the proposed action and invite public comment. Public 
86.30 	comments must be accepted at least through September 30, and the commissioner must 
86.31 	consider any public comments received in making a final decision. Notice must include:
87.1 	(1) signs of the proposed changes and instructions for submitting comments posted at 
87.2 	publicly maintained access points on the water. by June 1;
87.3 	(2) a list of proposed changes posted on the department's website by June 1, summarizing 
87.4 	the proposed actions and inviting public comment; and
87.5 	(3) a news release issued by the commissioner by July 1, a notice published in a 
87.6 	newspaper of general circulation in the area where the waters are located by August 20, and 
87.7 	at least one more digital media communication published by August 31.
87.8 	(c) Before the public meeting, notice of the meeting must be published in a news release 
87.9 	issued by the commissioner and in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the 
87.10 	proposed experimental waters are located. The notice must be published at least once between 
87.11 	30 and 60 days before the meeting, and at least once between seven and 30 days before the 
87.12 	meeting. A virtual or in-person meeting must be held before September 20 where public 
87.13 	comment must be accepted. An in-person meeting, where public comment must be accepted, 
87.14 	must be held in the county where the largest portion of the waters is located if:
87.15 	(1) a water or connected waters to be designated is over 5,000 acres or a stream or river 
87.16 	reach is over ten miles; or
87.17 	(2) a request for an in-person meeting is submitted to the commissioner by August 20 
87.18 	before the year that the designation is to become effective.
87.19 	(d) The notices required in this subdivision must summarize the proposed action, invite 
87.20 	public comment, and specify a deadline for the receipt of public comments. The 
87.21 	commissioner shall mail a copy of each required notice to persons who have registered their 
87.22 	names with the commissioner for this purpose. The commissioner shall consider any public 
87.23 	comments received in making a final decision.
87.24 	(e) If a water to be designated is a lake with a water area of more than 1,500 acres, or 
87.25 	is a stream or river with a reach of more than six miles, a public meeting must also be held 
87.26 	in the seven-county metropolitan area unless a virtual meeting is held and notice of the 
87.27 	meeting is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the seven-county metropolitan 
87.28 	area.

87.29 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.005, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
87.30 		Subd. 2.Public notice and meeting comment. (a) Before the commissioner designates 
87.31 	special management waters, public comment must be received and, for waters other than 
87.32 	those proposed to be designated as trout streams or trout lakes, a public meeting must be 
87.33 	held in the county where the largest portion of the waters is located notice of the proposed 
88.1 	designation must be given, a virtual or in-person meeting must be held, and opportunity to 
88.2 	submit public comment must be offered.
88.3 	(b) For waters previously designated as experimental waters, a proposed change in status 
88.4 	to special management waters must be announced before the public meeting by notice 
88.5 	published in a news release issued by the commissioner and in a newspaper of general 
88.6 	circulation in the area where the waters are located. The notice must be published at least 
88.7 	once between 30 and 60 days before the public meeting, and at least once between seven 
88.8 	and 30 days before the meeting. If a water proposed to be designated is a lake with a water 
88.9 	area of more than 1,500 acres, or is a stream or river with a reach of more than six miles, a 
88.10 	public meeting must also be held in the seven-county metropolitan area unless a virtual 
88.11 	meeting is held and notice of the meeting is published in a newspaper of general circulation 
88.12 	in the seven-county metropolitan area.
88.13 	(c) For proposed special management waters, other than designated trout lakes and 
88.14 	designated trout streams, that were not previously designated as experimental waters, notice 
88.15 	of the proposed designation must be given as provided in this paragraph. The notice must 
88.16 	be posted at publicly maintained access points at least 90 days before the public meeting 
88.17 	and during the open angling season for fish the taking of which on the waters is proposed 
88.18 	to be regulated under subdivision 3. Before the public meeting, notice of the meeting must 
88.19 	be published in a news release issued by the commissioner and in a newspaper of general 
88.20 	circulation in the area where the proposed special management waters are located. The 
88.21 	notice must be published at least once between 30 and 60 days before the meeting, and at 
88.22 	least once between seven and 30 days before the meeting. If a water to be designated is a 
88.23 	lake with a water area of more than 1,500 acres, or is a stream or river with a reach of more 
88.24 	than six miles, a public meeting must also be held in the seven-county metropolitan area.
88.25 	(c) For proposed special management waters other than designated trout lakes and 
88.26 	designated trout streams, before the year that the designation is to become effective, the 
88.27 	commissioner must give notice of the proposed designation. The notice must summarize 
88.28 	the proposed action and invite public comment. Public comments must be accepted at least 
88.29 	through September 30, and the commissioner must consider any public comments received 
88.30 	in making a final decision. Notice must include:
88.31 	(1) signs of the proposed designation and instructions for submitting comments posted 
88.32 	at publicly maintained access points on the water by June 1;
88.33 	(2) a list of proposed designations posted on the department's website by June 1, 
88.34 	summarizing the proposed action and inviting public comment; and
89.1 	(3) a news release issued by the commissioner by July 1, a notice published in a 
89.2 	newspaper of general circulation in the area where the waters are located by August 15, and 
89.3 	at least one more digital media communication published by August 31.
89.4 	(d) A virtual or in-person meeting must be held before September 20 where public 
89.5 	comment must be accepted. An in-person meeting, where public comment must be accepted, 
89.6 	must be held in the county where the largest portion of the waters is located if:
89.7 	(1) a water to be designated is a lake over 5,000 acres or is a stream or river reach over 
89.8 	ten miles; or
89.9 	(2) a request for an in-person meeting is submitted to the commissioner by August 20 
89.10 	before the year that the designation is to become effective.
89.11 	(d) (e) For waters proposed to be designated as trout streams or trout lakes, notice of the 
89.12 	proposed designation must be published at least 90 days before the effective date of the 
89.13 	designation in a news release issued by the commissioner and in a newspaper of general 
89.14 	circulation in the area where the waters are located. In addition, all riparian owners along 
89.15 	the waters must be notified at least 90 days before the effective date of the designation.
89.16 	(e) (f) The notices required in this subdivision must summarize the proposed action, 
89.17 	invite public comment, and specify a deadline for the receipt of public comments. The 
89.18 	commissioner shall mail a copy of each required notice to persons who have registered their 
89.19 	names with the commissioner for this purpose. The commissioner shall consider any public 
89.20 	comments received in making a final decision.

89.21 	Sec. 43. [97C.202] WATER-QUALITY MONITORING AT STATE FISH 
89.22 	HATCHERIES.
89.23 	(a) The commissioner, in conjunction with the commissioners of health, agriculture, and 
89.24 	the Pollution Control Agency, must test the source water at the state fish hatcheries located 
89.25 	in the cities of Altura, Lanesboro, and Peterson monthly for nitrates and pesticides, including 
89.26 	neonicotinoids. By February 15 each year, the commissioner must report the results of the 
89.27 	previous calendar year's testing to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative 
89.28 	committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources policy 
89.29 	and finance and health policy and finance.
89.30 	(b) Once construction of the state fish hatchery in the city of Waterville is completed, 
89.31 	the commissioner must test the groundwater source water monthly and report the results as 
89.32 	required for other hatcheries under paragraph (a).

90.1 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.395, as amended by Laws 2023, chapter 
90.2 	60, article 4, section 70, and Laws 2024, chapter 90, article 2, section 33, is amended to 
90.3 	read:
90.4 	97C.395 OPEN SEASONS FOR ANGLING.
90.5 		Subdivision 1.Dates for certain species. (a) The open seasons to take fish by angling 
90.6 	are as follows:
90.7 	(1) for walleye, sauger, northern pike, muskellunge, largemouth bass, and smallmouth 
90.8 	bass, the Saturday two weeks prior to the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend through the 
90.9 	last Sunday in February;
90.10 	(2) for lake trout, from January 1 through October 31;
90.11 	(3) for the winter season for lake trout, brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and 
90.12 	splake on all lakes located outside or partially within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, 
90.13 	from January 15 through March 31;
90.14 	(4) for the winter season for lake trout, brown trout, brook trout, rainbow trout, and 
90.15 	splake on all lakes located entirely within the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, from January 
90.16 	1 through March 31;
90.17 	(5) (2) for brown trout, brook trout, lake trout, rainbow trout, and splake, between January 
90.18 	1 through October 31 as prescribed by the commissioner by rule except as provided in 
90.19 	section 97C.415, subdivision 2; and
90.20 	(6) (3) for salmon, as prescribed by the commissioner by rule.
90.21 	(b) The commissioner shall close the season in areas of the state where fish are spawning 
90.22 	and closing the season will protect the resource.
90.23 		Subd. 2.Continuous season for certain species. For sunfish, white crappie, black 
90.24 	crappie, yellow perch, channel catfish, rock bass, white bass, yellow bass, burbot, cisco 
90.25 	(tullibee), lake whitefish, common carp, and native rough fish, the open season is continuous.

90.26 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97C.411, is amended to read:
90.27 	97C.411 STURGEON AND PADDLEFISH.
90.28 	Lake sturgeon, shovelnose sturgeon, and paddlefish may not be taken, bought, sold, 
90.29 	transported or possessed except as provided by rule of the commissioner. The commissioner 
90.30 	may only allow the taking of these fish in waters that the state boundary passes through and 
90.31 	in tributaries to the St. Croix River.

91.1 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103F.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
91.2 		Subdivision 1.Adoption. The commissioner shall adopt model standards and criteria 
91.3 	for the subdivision, use, and development of shoreland in municipalities and areas outside 
91.4 	of a municipality. The authority to adopt model standards and criteria is exempt from the 
91.5 	18-month time limit under section 14.125 and does not expire. The standards and criteria 
91.6 	must include:
91.7 	(1) the area of a lot and length of water frontage suitable for a building site;
91.8 	(2) the placement of structures in relation to shorelines and roads;
91.9 	(3) the placement and construction of sanitary and waste disposal facilities;
91.10 	(4) designation of types of land uses;
91.11 	(5) changes in bottom contours of adjacent public waters;
91.12 	(6) preservation of natural shorelands through the restriction of land uses;
91.13 	(7) variances from the minimum standards and criteria; and
91.14 	(8) for areas outside of a municipality only, a model ordinance.

91.15 	Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103G.005, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
91.16 		Subd. 15.Public waters. (a) "Public waters" means:
91.17 	(1) water basins assigned a shoreland management classification by the commissioner 
91.18 	under sections 103F.201 to 103F.221;
91.19 	(2) waters of the state that have been finally determined to be public waters or navigable 
91.20 	waters by a court of competent jurisdiction;
91.21 	(3) meandered lakes, excluding lakes that have been legally drained;
91.22 	(4) water basins previously designated by the commissioner for management for a 
91.23 	specific purpose such as trout lakes and game lakes pursuant to applicable laws;
91.24 	(5) water basins designated as scientific and natural areas under section 84.033;
91.25 	(6) water basins located within and totally surrounded by publicly owned lands;
91.26 	(7) water basins where the state of Minnesota or the federal government holds title to 
91.27 	any of the beds or shores, unless the owner declares that the water is not necessary for the 
91.28 	purposes of the public ownership;
92.1 	(8) water basins where there is a publicly owned and controlled access that is intended 
92.2 	to provide for public access to the water basin;
92.3 	(9) natural and altered watercourses with a total drainage area greater than two square 
92.4 	miles;
92.5 	(10) natural and altered watercourses designated by the commissioner as trout streams; 
92.6 	and
92.7 	(11) public waters wetlands, unless the statute expressly states otherwise.
92.8 	(b) Public waters are not determined exclusively by:
92.9 	(1) the proprietorship of the underlying, overlying, or surrounding land or by;
92.10 	(2) whether it is a body or stream of water that was navigable in fact or susceptible of 
92.11 	being used as a highway for commerce at the time this state was admitted to the union.; or
92.12 	(3) their inclusion in or exclusion from the public waters inventory required under section 
92.13 	103G.201. This clause is effective July 1, 2027.

92.14 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103G.201, is amended to read:
92.15 	103G.201 PUBLIC WATERS INVENTORY.
92.16 	(a) The commissioner shall maintain a public waters inventory map of each county that 
92.17 	shows the waters of this state that are designated as public waters under the public waters 
92.18 	inventory and classification procedures prescribed under Laws 1979, chapter 199, and shall 
92.19 	provide access to a copy of the maps. As county public waters inventory maps are revised 
92.20 	according to this section, the commissioner shall send a notification or a copy of the maps 
92.21 	to the auditor of each affected county.
92.22 	(b) The commissioner is authorized to must revise the map of public waters established 
92.23 	under Laws 1979, chapter 199, to reclassify those types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands previously 
92.24 	identified as public waters wetlands under Laws 1979, chapter 199, as public waters or as 
92.25 	wetlands under section 103G.005, subdivision 19. The commissioner may only reclassify 
92.26 	public waters wetlands as public waters if:
92.27 	(1) they are assigned a shoreland management classification by the commissioner under 
92.28 	sections 103F.201 to 103F.221;
92.29 	(2) they are classified as lacustrine wetlands or deepwater habitats according to 
92.30 	Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (Cowardin, et al., 
92.31 	1979 edition); or
93.1 	(3) the state or federal government has become titleholder to any of the beds or shores 
93.2 	of the public waters wetlands, subsequent to the preparation of the public waters inventory 
93.3 	map filed with the auditor of the county, pursuant to paragraph (a), and the responsible state 
93.4 	or federal agency declares that the water is necessary for the purposes of the public 
93.5 	ownership.
93.6 	(c) The commissioner must provide notice of the reclassification to the local government 
93.7 	unit, the county board, the watershed district, if one exists for the area, and the soil and 
93.8 	water conservation district. Within 60 days of receiving notice from the commissioner, a 
93.9 	party required to receive the notice may provide a resolution stating objections to the 
93.10 	reclassification. If the commissioner receives an objection from a party required to receive 
93.11 	the notice, the reclassification is not effective. If the commissioner does not receive an 
93.12 	objection from a party required to receive the notice, the reclassification of a wetland under 
93.13 	paragraph (b) is effective 60 days after the notice is received by all of the parties.
93.14 	(d) The commissioner shall give priority to the reclassification of public waters wetlands 
93.15 	that are or have the potential to be affected by public works projects.
93.16 	(e) The commissioner may revise the public waters inventory map of each county:
93.17 	(1) to reflect the changes authorized in paragraph (b); and
93.18 	(2) as needed, to:
93.19 	(i) correct errors in the original inventory;
93.20 	(ii) add or subtract trout stream tributaries within sections that contain a designated trout 
93.21 	stream following written notice to the landowner;
93.22 	(iii) add depleted quarries, and sand and gravel pits, when the body of water exceeds 50 
93.23 	acres and the shoreland has been zoned for residential development; and
93.24 	(iv) add or subtract public waters that have been created or eliminated as a requirement 
93.25 	of a permit authorized by the commissioner under section 103G.245.
93.26 	(f) $1,000,000 is appropriated from the general fund each year in fiscal years 2025 
93.27 	through 2032 to the commissioner to update the public water inventory as required in this 
93.28 	section. The commissioner must develop and implement a process to update the public 
93.29 	water inventory. This paragraph expires June 30, 2032.

94.1 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended 
94.2 	to read:
94.3 		Subd. 2.Permit application and notification fees. (a) A fee to defray the costs of 
94.4 	receiving, recording, and processing must be paid for a permit application authorized under 
94.5 	this chapter, except for a general permit application, for each request to amend or transfer 
94.6 	an existing permit, and for a notification to request authorization to conduct a project under 
94.7 	a general permit. Fees established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c), 
94.8 	must comply with section 16A.1285.
94.9 	(b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year must 
94.10 	be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs incurred 
94.11 	for environmental review. Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited to an account 
94.12 	in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
94.13 	(c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under 
94.14 	paragraph (b), is $150. The application fee for a permit to construct or repair a dam that is 
94.15 	subject to a dam safety inspection, to work in public waters, or to divert waters for mining 
94.16 	must be at least $1,200, but not more than $12,000. The fee for a notification to request 
94.17 	authorization to conduct a project under a general permit is $400, except that the fee for a 
94.18 	notification to request authorization to appropriate water under a general permit is $100.

94.19 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103G.315, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
94.20 		Subd. 15.Rules. The commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing standards and criteria 
94.21 	for issuing and denying water-use permits and public-waters-work permits. The authority 
94.22 	to adopt the rules is exempt from the 18-month time limit under section 14.125 and does 
94.23 	not expire.

94.24 	Sec. 51. Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 4, section 109, is amended to read:
94.25 	Sec. 109. ENSURING ADEQUATE BAIT SUPPLY.
 94.26 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 97C.211, 97C.341, and 97C.515, or 
94.27 	any other provision of law, the commissioner of natural resources may adopt emergency 
94.28 	rules in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section 84.027, subdivision 13, including by 
94.29 	the expedited emergency process described in Minnesota Statutes, section 84.027, subdivision 
94.30 	13, paragraph (b), to alleviate a shortage of bait in this state, including by allowing 
94.31 	importation of live minnows into the state. Only minnows harvested from waters in states 
94.32 	that are adjacent to Minnesota may be imported under this section.
95.1 	(b) By January 15, 2024, the commissioner, in consultation with bait producers, bait 
95.2 	harvesters, retailers, and other fishing interest groups, must submit recommendations to the 
95.3 	chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees 
95.4 	and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources to ensure a viable 
95.5 	Minnesota-grown bait supply and sustainable bait industry for anglers of Minnesota that 
95.6 	minimizes the risk of spreading aquatic invasive species or fish disease in Minnesota.
95.7 	(c) This section expires June 30, 2025 2027.

95.8 	Sec. 52. REPORT ON RECREATIONAL USE OF SCHOOL TRUST LANDS.
 95.9 		Subdivision 1.Office of School Trust Lands. The school trust lands director must 
95.10 	conduct a study of the recreational use of school trust lands in the state. The study must be 
95.11 	used to determine the amount of money to be allocated to the permanent school fund for 
95.12 	fees paid to the state for outdoor recreation purposes. The commissioner of natural resources 
95.13 	must assist the director by providing existing outdoor recreation use data. The director may 
95.14 	contract for additional survey data to complete the study. The director may seek expertise 
95.15 	from outdoor recreation industry leaders when preparing the study. The study must include 
95.16 	the following:
95.17 	(1) the estimated annual number of daily visits by individuals with a Minnesota hunting 
95.18 	license accessing school trust lands and as a percentage of annual days hunted by all 
95.19 	individuals with a Minnesota hunting license;
95.20 	(2) the estimated annual number of daily visits by individuals with a Minnesota fishing 
95.21 	license using a public water access site that contains school trust lands and as a percentage 
95.22 	of annual days fishing by all individuals with a Minnesota fishing license;
95.23 	(3) the estimated annual visits by Minnesota-licensed watercrafts to state-owned public 
95.24 	water access sites that contain school trust lands and as a percentage of all visits by 
95.25 	Minnesota-licensed watercrafts using public water access sites;
95.26 	(4) the total number of miles of state-maintained snowmobile trails and all-terrain vehicle 
95.27 	trails that are on school trust lands and as a percentage of total miles of state-operated trails 
95.28 	for each purpose;
95.29 	(5) the total amount of acres of school trust lands located within state parks and recreation 
95.30 	areas and as a percentage of all acres of land in state parks and recreation areas;
95.31 	(6) any other uses of school trust lands for outdoor recreation that include individuals 
95.32 	purchasing a permit or paying a fee for access to the school trust lands and the percentage 
95.33 	of the total permits or fees for that purpose;
96.1 	(7) the estimated cost of posting signage near entrances to school trust lands declaring 
96.2 	that certain portions of the public land that are being used for outdoor recreation is school 
96.3 	trust land; and
96.4 	(8) the estimated cost of updating recreational use maps and other electronic and printed 
96.5 	documents to distinctly label school trust lands that are contained within or are part of state 
96.6 	recreational areas, parks, and trails.
96.7 		Subd. 2.Report to the legislature. By January 15, 2026, the school trust lands director 
96.8 	must report the findings in subdivision 1 to the chairs and ranking minority members of the 
96.9 	legislative committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources.

96.10 	Sec. 53. STATE PARK LICENSE PLATE DESIGN CONTEST.
 96.11 	The commissioner of natural resources must hold a license plate design contest to design 
96.12 	a new state park license plate available under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.1295, 
96.13 	subdivision 1.

96.14 	Sec. 54. RUSTY PATCHED BUMBLE BEE ENDANGERED SPECIES 
96.15 	DESIGNATION; RULEMAKING.
 96.16 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources must amend Minnesota Rules, part 6134.0200, 
96.17 	to designate the rusty patched bumble bee, Bombus affinis, as an endangered species.
96.18 	(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, 
96.19 	section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota 
96.20 	Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 
96.21 	14.388.

96.22 	Sec. 55. MINNESOTA GAS AND OIL RESOURCES TECHNICAL ADVISORY 
96.23 	COMMITTEE.
 96.24 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources must appoint a Minnesota Gas and Oil 
96.25 	Resources Technical Advisory Committee to develop recommendations according to 
96.26 	paragraph (d). The commissioner may appoint representatives from the following entities 
96.27 	to the technical advisory committee:
96.28 	(1) the Pollution Control Agency;
96.29 	(2) the Environmental Quality Board;
96.30 	(3) the Department of Health;
97.1 	(4) the Department of Revenue;
97.2 	(5) the Office of the Attorney General;
97.3 	(6) the University of Minnesota; and
97.4 	(7) federal agencies.
97.5 	(b) A majority of the committee members must be from state agencies, and all members 
97.6 	must have expertise in at least one of the following areas: environmental review; air quality; 
97.7 	water quality; taxation; mine permitting; mineral, gas, or oil exploration and development; 
97.8 	well construction; law; or other areas related to gas or oil production.
97.9 	(c) Members of the technical advisory committee may not be registered lobbyists.
97.10 	(d) The technical advisory committee must make recommendations to the commissioner 
97.11 	relating to the production of gas and oil in the state to guide the creation of a temporary 
97.12 	regulatory framework that will govern permitting before the rules authorized in Minnesota 
97.13 	Statutes, section 93.514, are adopted. The temporary framework must include 
97.14 	recommendations on statutory and policy changes that govern permitting requirements and 
97.15 	processes, financial assurance, taxation, boring monitoring and inspection protocols, 
97.16 	environmental review, and other topics that provide for gas and oil production to be 
97.17 	conducted in a manner that will reduce environmental impacts to the extent practicable, 
97.18 	mitigate unavoidable impacts, and ensure that the production area is restored to a condition 
97.19 	that protects natural resources and minimizes harm and that any ongoing maintenance 
97.20 	required to protect natural resources is provided. The temporary framework must consider 
97.21 	public testimony from stakeholders and Tribes, and the committee must hold at least one 
97.22 	public meeting on this topic. Recommendations must include draft legislative language.
97.23 	(e) By January 15, 2025, the commissioner must submit to the chairs and ranking minority 
97.24 	members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment 
97.25 	recommendations for statutory and policy changes to facilitate gas and oil exploration and 
97.26 	production in this state and to support the issuance of temporary permits issued under the 
97.27 	temporary framework in a manner that benefits the people of Minnesota while adequately 
97.28 	protecting the state's natural resources.
97.29 	(f) For purposes of this section, "gas" includes both hydrocarbon and nonhydrocarbon 
97.30 	gases. For purposes of this section, "production" includes extraction and beneficiation from 
97.31 	consolidated or unconsolidated formations in the state.

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

98.1 	Sec. 56. MANAGEMENT OF KITTSON CENTRAL ELK HERD.
 98.2 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 97B.516, the Department of Natural 
98.3 	Resources may manage the Kittson Central elk herd population to allow for genetic 
98.4 	diversification and herd health. The herd may not be allowed to exceed 130 percent of the 
98.5 	estimated 2023 population under this section.
98.6 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources must work with the Grygla and Kittson elk 
98.7 	working groups, private land owners, local units of government, and Minnesota Tribal 
98.8 	Nations to develop a plan to enhance the size and range of Minnesota's elk population and 
98.9 	provide increased recreational opportunities while maintaining a positive existence for the 
98.10 	long-term management of the population.

98.11 	Sec. 57. REPORT ON OUTDOOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINNESOTA YOUTH.
 98.12 	(a) By March 1, 2025, the commissioner of natural resources must submit a report to 
98.13 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
98.14 	jurisdiction over environment policy and finance on state programs that facilitate 
98.15 	opportunities for Minnesota youth to experience the outdoors, including:
98.16 	(1) the No Child Left Inside program operated under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.976; 
98.17 	and
98.18 	(2) any other program operated by or funded through the Department of Natural Resources 
98.19 	to facilitate opportunities for Minnesota youth to experience the outdoors.
98.20 	(b) The report required by this section must identify gaps in existing programs and must 
98.21 	include recommendations for program and policy changes to increase opportunities to serve 
98.22 	additional Minnesota youth through Outdoor Schools for All legislation or other proposals 
98.23 	designed to increase access to the outdoors for underserved youth.

98.24 	Sec. 58. REPEALER.
 98.25 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97B.802, is repealed.

98.26 	ARTICLE 4
98.27 	BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES

98.28 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103B.101, subdivision 12, is amended to read:
98.29 		Subd. 12.Authority to issue penalty orders. (a) Except as provided under subdivision 
98.30 	12a, The board may issue an order requiring violations to be corrected and administratively 
99.1 	assessing monetary penalties of up to $10,000 per violation for violations of this chapter 
99.2 	and chapters 103C, 103D, 103E, 103F, and 103G, any rules adopted under those chapters, 
99.3 	and any standards, limitations, or conditions established by the board.
99.4 	(b) Administrative penalties issued by the board under paragraph (a) or subdivision 12a,
99.5 	may be appealed according to section 116.072, if the recipient of the penalty requests a 
99.6 	hearing by notifying the commissioner in writing within 30 days after receipt of the order. 
99.7 	For the purposes of this section, the terms "commissioner" and "agency" as used in section 
99.8 	116.072 mean the board. If a hearing is not requested within the 30-day period, the order 
99.9 	becomes a final order not subject to further review.
99.10 	(c) Administrative penalty orders issued under paragraph (a) or subdivision 12a, may 
99.11 	be enforced under section 116.072, subdivision 9. Penalty amounts must be remitted within 
99.12 	30 days of issuance of the order.
99.13 	(d) If the board determines that sufficient steps have been taken to fully resolve 
99.14 	noncompliance, all or part of a penalty issued under this subdivision may be forgiven.

99.15 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103B.101, subdivision 12a, is amended to read:
99.16 		Subd. 12a.Authority to issue penalty orders; counties and watershed districts. (a) 
99.17 	A county or watershed district with jurisdiction or the Board of Water and Soil Resources
99.18 	may issue an order requiring violations of the water resources riparian protection requirements 
99.19 	under sections 103F.415, 103F.421, and 103F.48 to be corrected and administratively 
99.20 	assessing monetary penalties up to $500 $10,000 for noncompliance commencing on day 
99.21 	one of the 11th month after the noncompliance notice was issued. The proceeds collected 
99.22 	from an administrative penalty order issued under this section must be remitted to the county 
99.23 	or watershed district with jurisdiction over the noncompliant site, or otherwise remitted to 
99.24 	the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
99.25 	(b) Before exercising this authority, the Board of Water and Soil Resources must adopt 
99.26 	a plan containing procedures for the issuance of administrative penalty orders by local 
99.27 	governments and the board as authorized in this subdivision and subdivision 12. This plan, 
99.28 	and any subsequent amendments, will become is effective 30 days after being published in 
99.29 	the State Register. The initial plan must be published in the State Register no later than July 
99.30 	1, 2017.
99.31 	(c) Administrative penalties may be reissued and appealed under paragraph (a) according 
99.32 	to section 103F.48, subdivision 9.

100.1 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a subdivision 
100.2 	to read:
100.3 		Subd. 19.Pollinator account created. An account is created in the special revenue fund 
100.4 	to support pollinators. Money may be deposited in the account only as required by law. 
100.5 	Money in the account is annually appropriated to the Board of Water and Soil Resources 
100.6 	for activities that support pollinator habitat.

100.7 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 103B.104, is amended to read:
100.8 	103B.104 LAWNS TO LEGUMES PROGRAM.
100.9 	(a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources may provide financial and technical assistance 
100.10 	to plant residential landscapes and community spaces with native vegetation and 
100.11 	pollinator-friendly forbs and legumes to:
100.12 	(1) protect a diversity of pollinators with declining populations; and
100.13 	(2) provide additional benefits for water management, carbon sequestration, and landscape 
100.14 	and climate resiliency.
100.15 	(b) The board must establish criteria for grants or payments awarded under this section. 
100.16 	Grants or payments awarded under this section may give priority consideration for proposals 
100.17 	in areas identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service as areas where there is a 
100.18 	high potential for rusty patched bumble bees and other priority species to be present.
100.19 	(c) The board may collaborate with and enter into agreements with federal, state, and 
100.20 	local agencies; Tribal Nations; nonprofit organizations; and contractors to implement and 
100.21 	promote the program.
100.22 	(d) Data on individuals who apply for or receive financial or technical assistance to plant 
100.23 	residential landscapes or community spaces under the program are classified as private data 
100.24 	on individuals, as defined by section 13.02, subdivision 12. Section 13.05, subdivision 11, 
100.25 	applies to an agreement between the board and a private person to implement the program.

100.26 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 103F.48, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
100.27 		Subd. 7.Corrective actions. (a) If the soil and water conservation district determines 
100.28 	a landowner is not in compliance with this section, the district must notify the county or 
100.29 	watershed district with jurisdiction over the noncompliant site and the board. The county 
100.30 	or watershed district with jurisdiction or the board must provide the landowner with a list 
100.31 	of corrective actions needed to come into compliance and a practical timeline to meet the 
101.1 	requirements in this section. The county or watershed district with jurisdiction must provide 
101.2 	a copy of the corrective action notice to the board.
101.3 	(b) A county or watershed district exercising jurisdiction under this subdivision and the 
101.4 	enforcement authority granted in section 103B.101, subdivision 12a, shall affirm their 
101.5 	jurisdiction and identify the ordinance, rule, or other official controls to carry out the 
101.6 	compliance provisions of this section and section 103B.101, subdivision 12a, by notice to 
101.7 	the board prior to March 31, 2017. A county or watershed district must provide notice to 
101.8 	the board at least 60 days prior to the effective date of a subsequent decision on their 
101.9 	jurisdiction.
101.10 	(c) If the landowner does not comply with the list of actions and timeline provided, the 
101.11 	county or watershed district may enforce this section under the authority granted in section 
101.12 	103B.101, subdivision 12a, or by rule of the watershed district or ordinance or other official 
101.13 	control of the county. Before exercising administrative penalty authority, a county or 
101.14 	watershed district must adopt a plan consistent with the plan adopted by the board containing 
101.15 	procedures for the issuance of administrative penalty orders and may issue orders beginning 
101.16 	November 1, 2017. If a county or watershed district with jurisdiction over the noncompliant 
101.17 	site has not adopted a plan, rule, ordinance, or official control under this paragraph, the 
101.18 	board must enforce this section under the authority granted in section 103B.101, subdivision 
101.19 	12a 12.
101.20 	(d) If the county, watershed district, or board determines that sufficient steps have been 
101.21 	taken to fully resolve noncompliance, all or part of the penalty may be forgiven.
101.22 	(e) An order issued under paragraph (c) may be appealed to the board as provided under 
101.23 	subdivision 9.
101.24 	(f) A corrective action is not required for conditions resulting from a flood or other act 
101.25 	of nature.
101.26 	(g) A landowner agent or operator of a landowner may not remove or willfully degrade 
101.27 	a riparian buffer or water quality practice, wholly or partially, unless the agent or operator 
101.28 	has obtained a signed statement from the property owner stating that the permission for the 
101.29 	work has been granted by the unit of government authorized to approve the work in this 
101.30 	section or that a buffer or water quality practice is not required as validated by the soil and 
101.31 	water conservation district. Removal or willful degradation of a riparian buffer or water 
101.32 	quality practice, wholly or partially, by an agent or operator is a separate and independent 
101.33 	offense and may be subject to the corrective actions and penalties in this subdivision.

102.1 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 297A.94, is amended to read:
102.2 	297A.94 DEPOSIT OF REVENUES.
102.3 	(a) Except as provided in this section, the commissioner shall deposit the revenues, 
102.4 	including interest and penalties, derived from the taxes imposed by this chapter in the state 
102.5 	treasury and credit them to the general fund.
102.6 	(b) The commissioner shall deposit taxes in the Minnesota agricultural and economic 
102.7 	account in the special revenue fund if:
102.8 	(1) the taxes are derived from sales and use of property and services purchased for the 
102.9 	construction and operation of an agricultural resource project; and
102.10 	(2) the purchase was made on or after the date on which a conditional commitment was 
102.11 	made for a loan guaranty for the project under section 41A.04, subdivision 3.
102.12 	The commissioner of management and budget shall certify to the commissioner the date on 
102.13 	which the project received the conditional commitment. The amount deposited in the loan 
102.14 	guaranty account must be reduced by any refunds and by the costs incurred by the Department 
102.15 	of Revenue to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the taxes.
102.16 	(c) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, derived 
102.17 	from the taxes imposed on sales and purchases included in section 297A.61, subdivision 3, 
102.18 	paragraph (g), clauses (1) and (4), in the state treasury, and credit them as follows:
102.19 	(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt service account in each fiscal 
102.20 	year the amount required by section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
102.21 	(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the balance to the general fund.
102.22 	(d) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, the commissioner shall deposit 
102.23 	in the state treasury the revenues collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 1, including 
102.24 	interest and penalties and minus refunds, and credit them to the highway user tax distribution 
102.25 	fund.
102.26 	(e) The commissioner shall deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties, 
102.27 	collected under section 297A.64, subdivision 5, in the state treasury and credit them to the 
102.28 	general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner shall transfer to the highway user 
102.29 	tax distribution fund an amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 297A.64, 
102.30 	subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
102.31 	(f) Beginning with sales taxes remitted after July 1, 2017, in conjunction with the deposit 
102.32 	of revenues under paragraph (d), the commissioner shall deposit into the state treasury and 
103.1 	credit to the highway user tax distribution fund an amount equal to the estimated revenues 
103.2 	derived from the tax rate imposed under section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the lease or 
103.3 	rental for not more than 28 days of rental motor vehicles subject to section 297A.64. The 
103.4 	commissioner shall estimate the amount of sales tax revenue deposited under this paragraph 
103.5 	based on the amount of revenue deposited under paragraph (d).
103.6 	(g) The commissioner must deposit the revenues derived from the taxes imposed under 
103.7 	section 297A.62, subdivision 1, on the sale and purchase of motor vehicle repair and 
103.8 	replacement parts in the state treasury and credit:
103.9 	(1) 43.5 percent in each fiscal year to the highway user tax distribution fund;
103.10 	(2) a percentage to the transportation advancement account under section 174.49 as 
103.11 	follows:
103.12 	(i) 3.5 percent in fiscal year 2024;
103.13 	(ii) 4.5 percent in fiscal year 2025;
103.14 	(iii) 5.5 percent in fiscal year 2026;
103.15 	(iv) 7.5 percent in fiscal year 2027;
103.16 	(v) 14.5 percent in fiscal year 2028;
103.17 	(vi) 21.5 percent in fiscal year 2029;
103.18 	(vii) 28.5 percent in fiscal year 2030;
103.19 	(viii) 36.5 percent in fiscal year 2031;
103.20 	(ix) 44.5 percent in fiscal year 2032; and
103.21 	(x) 56.5 percent in fiscal year 2033 and thereafter; and
103.22 	(3) the remainder in each fiscal year to the general fund.
103.23 	For purposes of this paragraph, "motor vehicle" has the meaning given in section 297B.01, 
103.24 	subdivision 11, and "motor vehicle repair and replacement parts" includes (i) all parts, tires, 
103.25 	accessories, and equipment incorporated into or affixed to the motor vehicle as part of the 
103.26 	motor vehicle maintenance and repair, and (ii) paint, oil, and other fluids that remain on or 
103.27 	in the motor vehicle as part of the motor vehicle maintenance or repair. For purposes of this 
103.28 	paragraph, "tire" means any tire of the type used on highway vehicles, if wholly or partially 
103.29 	made of rubber and if marked according to federal regulations for highway use.
104.1 	(h) 81.56 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
104.2 	commissioner under section 297A.65, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state 
104.3 	treasury as follows:
104.4 	(1) 50 47.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the heritage enhancement account 
104.5 	in the game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or 
104.6 	protect fish and wildlife resources, including conservation, restoration, and enhancement 
104.7 	of land, water, and other natural resources of the state;
104.8 	(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
104.9 	be spent only for state parks and trails;
104.10 	(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
104.11 	be spent only on metropolitan park and trail grants;
104.12 	(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and 
104.13 	may be spent only on local trail grants; and
104.14 	(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the natural resources fund, and may 
104.15 	be spent only for the Minnesota Zoological Garden, the Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, 
104.16 	and the Duluth Zoo.; and
104.17 	(6) 2.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the pollinator account established in 
104.18 	section 103B.101, subdivision 19.
104.19 	(i) 1.5 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
104.20 	commissioner under section 297A.65 must be deposited in a regional parks and trails account 
104.21 	in the natural resources fund and may only be spent for parks and trails of regional 
104.22 	significance outside of the seven-county metropolitan area under section 85.535, based on 
104.23 	recommendations from the Greater Minnesota Regional Parks and Trails Commission under 
104.24 	section 85.536.
104.25 	(j) 1.5 percent of the revenues, including interest and penalties, transmitted to the 
104.26 	commissioner under section 297A.65 must be deposited in an outdoor recreational 
104.27 	opportunities for underserved communities account in the natural resources fund and may 
104.28 	only be spent on projects and activities that connect diverse and underserved Minnesotans 
104.29 	through expanding cultural environmental experiences, exploration of their environment, 
104.30 	and outdoor recreational activities.
104.31 	(k) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (h) may not be used as a substitute for 
104.32 	traditional sources of funding for the purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall 
104.33 	supplement traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land acquired with money 
105.1 	deposited in the game and fish fund under paragraph (h) must be open to public hunting 
105.2 	and fishing during the open season, except that in aquatic management areas or on lands 
105.3 	where angling easements have been acquired, fishing may be prohibited during certain times 
105.4 	of the year and hunting may be prohibited. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in 
105.5 	the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or protection of fish and wildlife 
105.6 	resources under paragraph (h) must be allocated for field operations.
105.7 	(l) The commissioner must deposit the revenues, including interest and penalties minus 
105.8 	any refunds, derived from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, 
105.9 	that may be sold to persons 18 years old or older and that are not prohibited from use by 
105.10 	the general public under section 624.21, in the state treasury and credit:
105.11 	(1) 25 percent to the volunteer fire assistance grant account established under section 
105.12 	88.068;
105.13 	(2) 25 percent to the fire safety account established under section 297I.06, subdivision 
105.14 	3; and
105.15 	(3) the remainder to the general fund.
105.16 	For purposes of this paragraph, the percentage of total sales and use tax revenue derived 
105.17 	from the sale of items regulated under section 624.20, subdivision 1, that are allowed to be 
105.18 	sold to persons 18 years old or older and are not prohibited from use by the general public 
105.19 	under section 624.21, is a set percentage of the total sales and use tax revenues collected in 
105.20 	the state, with the percentage determined under Laws 2017, First Special Session chapter 
105.21 	1, article 3, section 39.
105.22 	(m) The revenues deposited under paragraphs (a) to (l) do not include the revenues, 
105.23 	including interest and penalties, generated by the sales tax imposed under section 297A.62, 
105.24 	subdivision 1a, which must be deposited as provided under the Minnesota Constitution, 
105.25 	article XI, section 15.

105.26 	Sec. 7. SOIL HEALTH APPROPRIATIONS; REPORT.
 105.27 	By January 15, 2026, the Board of Water and Soil Resources must submit a report to 
105.28 	the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
105.29 	jurisdiction over environment and natural resources on the expenditure of money appropriated 
105.30 	for soil health activities under Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 1, section 4, paragraph (k).

106.1 	ARTICLE 5
106.2 	PACKAGING WASTE AND COST REDUCTION ACT

106.3 	Section 1. [115A.144] SHORT TITLE.
106.4 	Sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463 may be cited as the "Packaging Waste and Cost 
106.5 	Reduction Act."

106.6 	Sec. 2. [115A.1441] DEFINITIONS.
106.7 		Subdivision 1.Scope. For the purposes of sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463, the terms 
106.8 	in this section have the meanings given.
106.9 		Subd. 2.Advisory board. "Advisory board" or "board" means the Producer 
106.10 	Responsibility Advisory Board established under section 115A.1444.
106.11 		Subd. 3.Brand. "Brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that identifies a product 
106.12 	and attributes the product and its components, including packaging, to the brand owner.
106.13 		Subd. 4.Brand owner. "Brand owner" means a person that owns or licenses a brand or 
106.14 	that otherwise has rights to market a product under the brand, whether or not the brand's 
106.15 	trademark is registered.
106.16 		Subd. 5.Collection rate. "Collection rate" means the amount of a covered material by 
106.17 	covered materials type collected by service providers and transported for recycling or 
106.18 	composting divided by the total amount of the type of a covered material by covered materials 
106.19 	type sold or distributed into the state by the relevant unit of measurement established in 
106.20 	section 115A.1451.
106.21 		Subd. 6.Compostable material. "Compostable material" means a covered material 
106.22 	that:
106.23 	(1) meets, and is labeled to reflect that it meets, the American Society for Testing and 
106.24 	Materials Standard Specification for Labeling of Plastics Designed to be Aerobically 
106.25 	Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities (D6400) or its successor;
106.26 	(2) meets, and is labeled to reflect that it meets, the American Society for Testing and 
106.27 	Materials Standard Specification for Labeling of End Items that Incorporate Plastics and 
106.28 	Polymers as Coatings or Additives with Paper and Other Substrates Designed to be 
106.29 	Aerobically Composted in Municipal or Industrial Facilities (D6868) or its successor;
106.30 	(3) is comprised of only wood without any coatings or additives; or
106.31 	(4) is comprised of only paper without any coatings or additives.
107.1 		Subd. 7.Composting. "Composting" means the controlled microbial degradation of 
107.2 	source-separated compostable materials to yield a humus-like product.
107.3 		Subd. 8.Composting rate. "Composting rate" means the amount of compostable covered 
107.4 	material that is managed through composting, divided by the total amount of compostable 
107.5 	covered material sold or distributed into the state by the relevant unit of measurement 
107.6 	established in section 115A.1451.
107.7 		Subd. 9.Covered entity. "Covered entity" means a person or location that receives 
107.8 	covered services for covered materials in accordance with the requirements of this act, 
107.9 	including:
107.10 	(1) a single-family residence;
107.11 	(2) a multifamily residence;
107.12 	(3) a school as defined in sections 120A.22, subdivision 4, and 136A.62, subdivision 3, 
107.13 	clauses (1) and (2); a nonpublic school as defined in section 123B.41, subdivision 9; 
107.14 	postsecondary educational systems as defined in section 119B.011, subdivision 18; a provider 
107.15 	as defined in section 119B.011, subdivision 19; and any other location where education or 
107.16 	child care is provided;
107.17 	(4) a nonprofit corporation with annual revenue of less than $35,000,000; and
107.18 	(5) a state agency, political subdivision, public area, public entity as defined in section 
107.19 	115A.151, or other governmental unit.
107.20 		Subd. 10.Covered material. "Covered material" means packaging and paper products 
107.21 	introduced. Covered material does not include exempt materials.
107.22 		Subd. 11.Covered materials type. "Covered materials type" means a singular and 
107.23 	specific type of covered material, such as paper, plastic, metal, or glass, that:
107.24 	(1) can be categorized based on distinguishing chemical or physical properties, including 
107.25 	properties that allow a covered materials type to be aggregated into a discrete commodity 
107.26 	category for purposes of reuse, recycling, or composting; and
107.27 	(2) is based on similar uses in the form of a product or package.
107.28 		Subd. 12.Covered services. "Covered services" means collecting, transferring, 
107.29 	transporting, sorting, processing, recovering, preparing, or otherwise managing for purposes 
107.30 	of waste reduction, reuse, recycling, or composting. Covered services does not mean any 
107.31 	management method according to section 115A.02, paragraph (b), clauses (4) to (6).
108.1 		Subd. 13.De minimis producer. "De minimis producer" means a person that in their 
108.2 	most recent fiscal year:
108.3 	(1) introduced less than one ton of covered material into this state; or
108.4 	(2) earned global gross revenues of less than $2,000,000.
108.5 		Subd. 14.Drop-off collection site. "Drop-off collection site" means a physical location 
108.6 	where covered materials are accepted from the public and that is open a minimum of 12 
108.7 	hours weekly throughout the year.
108.8 		Subd. 15.Environmental impact. "Environmental impact" means the impact of a 
108.9 	covered material on human health and the environment from extraction and processing of 
108.10 	the raw materials composing the material through manufacturing; distribution; use; recovery 
108.11 	for reuse, recycling, or composting; and final disposal.
108.12 		Subd. 16.Exempt materials. "Exempt materials" means materials, or any portion of 
108.13 	materials, that:
108.14 	(1) are packaging for infant formula, as defined in United States Code, title 21, section 
108.15 	321(z);
108.16 	(2) are packaging for medical food, as defined in United States Code, title 21, section 
108.17 	360ee(b)(3);
108.18 	(3) are packaging for a fortified oral nutritional supplement used by persons who require 
108.19 	supplemental or sole source nutrition to meet nutritional needs due to special dietary needs 
108.20 	directly related to cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, malnutrition, or failure to thrive, 
108.21 	as those terms are defined by the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision;
108.22 	(4) are packaging for a product regulated as a drug or medical device by the United 
108.23 	States Food and Drug Administration, including associated components and consumable 
108.24 	medical equipment;
108.25 	(5) are packaging for a medical equipment or product used in medical settings that is 
108.26 	regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration, including associated 
108.27 	components and consumable medical equipment;
108.28 	(6) are drugs, biological products, parasiticides, medical devices, or in vitro diagnostics 
108.29 	that are used to treat, or that are administered to, animals and are regulated by the United 
108.30 	States Food and Drug Administration under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 
108.31 	United States Code, title 21, section 301 et seq., by the United States Department of 
109.1 	Agriculture under the federal Virus-Serum-Toxin Act, United States Code, title 21, section 
109.2 	151 et seq.;
109.3 	(7) are packaging for products regulated by the United States Environmental Protection 
109.4 	Agency under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, United States Code, 
109.5 	title 7, section 136 et seq.;
109.6 	(8) are packaging used to contain liquefied petroleum gas and are designed to be refilled;
109.7 	(9) are paper products used for a newspaper's print publications, including supplements 
109.8 	or enclosures, that include content derived from primary sources related to news and current 
109.9 	events;
109.10 	(10) are paper products used for a magazine's print publication that has a circulation of 
109.11 	less than 95,000 and that primarily includes content derived from primary sources related 
109.12 	to news and current events;
109.13 	(11) are packaging used to contain hazardous or flammable products regulated by the 
109.14 	2012 federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication 
109.15 	Standard, Code of Federal Regulations, title 29, section 1910.1200, that prevent the packaging 
109.16 	from being waste reduced or made reusable, recyclable, or compostable, as determined by 
109.17 	the commissioner;
109.18 	(12) are packaging that is being collected and properly managed through a paint 
109.19 	stewardship plan approved under section 115A.1415;
109.20 	(13) are exempt materials, as determined by the commissioner under section 115A.1453, 
109.21 	subdivision 6; or
109.22 	(14) are covered materials that:
109.23 	(i) a producer distributes to another producer;
109.24 	(ii) are subsequently used to contain a product, and the product is distributed to a 
109.25 	commercial or business entity for the production of another product; and
109.26 	(iii) are not introduced to a person other than the commercial or business entity that first 
109.27 	received the product used for the production of another product.
109.28 		Subd. 17.Food packaging. "Food packaging" has the meaning given in section 325F.075.
109.29 		Subd. 18.Independent auditor. "Independent auditor" means an independent and 
109.30 	actively licensed certified public accountant that is:
109.31 	(1) retained by a producer responsibility organization;
110.1 	(2) not otherwise employed by or affiliated with a producer responsibility organization; 
110.2 	and
110.3 	(3) qualified to conduct an audit under state law.
110.4 		Subd. 19.Infrastructure investment. "Infrastructure investment" means an investment 
110.5 	by a producer responsibility organization that funds or reimburses a person for:
110.6 	(1) equipment or facilities in which covered materials are prepared for reuse, recycling, 
110.7 	or composting;
110.8 	(2) equipment or facilities used for waste reduction, reuse, recycling, or composting of 
110.9 	covered materials; or
110.10 	(3) the expansion or strengthening of demand for and use of covered materials by 
110.11 	responsible markets in the state or region.
110.12 		Subd. 20.Introduce. "Introduce" means to sell, offer for sale, distribute, or use to ship 
110.13 	a product within or into this state.
110.14 		Subd. 21.Living wage. "Living wage" means the minimum hourly wage necessary to 
110.15 	allow a person working 40 hours per week to afford basic needs.
110.16 		Subd. 22.Needs assessment. "Needs assessment" means an assessment conducted 
110.17 	according to section 115A.1450, subdivision 4. Except where the context requires otherwise, 
110.18 	needs assessment means the most recently completed needs assessment.
110.19 		Subd. 23.Packaging. "Packaging" has the meaning given in section 115A.03 and 
110.20 	includes food packaging. Packaging does not include exempt materials.
110.21 		Subd. 24.Paper product. "Paper product" means a product made primarily from wood 
110.22 	pulp or other cellulosic fibers but does not include bound books or products that recycling 
110.23 	or composting facilities will not accept because of the unsafe or unsanitary nature of the 
110.24 	paper product. Paper product does not include exempt materials.
110.25 		Subd. 25.Postconsumer recycled content. "Postconsumer recycled content" means 
110.26 	the amount of postconsumer material used by a producer in the production of a covered 
110.27 	materials type, divided by the total amount of that covered materials type used for products 
110.28 	sold or distributed by the producer in that same calendar year.
110.29 		Subd. 26.Producer. (a) "Producer" means the following person responsible for 
110.30 	compliance with requirements under this act for a covered material introduced:
110.31 	(1) for items sold in or with packaging at a physical retail location in this state:
111.1 	(i) if the item is sold in or with packaging under the brand of the item manufacturer or 
111.2 	is sold in packaging that lacks identification of a brand, the producer is the person that 
111.3 	manufactures the item;
111.4 	(ii) if there is no person to which item (i) applies, the producer is the person that is 
111.5 	licensed to manufacture and sell or offer for sale to consumers in this state an item with 
111.6 	packaging under the brand or trademark of another manufacturer or person;
111.7 	(iii) if there is no person to which item (i) or (ii) applies, the producer is the brand owner 
111.8 	of the item;
111.9 	(iv) if there is no person described in item (i), (ii), or (iii) within the United States, the 
111.10 	producer is the person who is the importer of record for the item into the United States for 
111.11 	use in a commercial enterprise that sells, offers for sale, or distributes the item in this state; 
111.12 	or
111.13 	(v) if there is no person described in items (i) to (iv), the producer is the person that first 
111.14 	distributes the item in or into this state;
111.15 	(2) for items sold or distributed in packaging in or into this state via e-commerce, remote 
111.16 	sale, or distribution:
111.17 	(i) for packaging used to directly protect or contain the item, the producer of the packaging 
111.18 	is the same as the producer identified under clause (1); and
111.19 	(ii) for packaging used to ship the item to a consumer, the producer of the packaging is 
111.20 	the person that packages the item to be shipped to the consumer;
111.21 	(3) for packaging that is a covered material and is not included in clauses (1) and (2), 
111.22 	the producer of the packaging is the person that first distributes the item in or into this state;
111.23 	(4) for paper products that are magazines, catalogs, telephone directories, or similar 
111.24 	publications, the producer is the publisher;
111.25 	(5) for paper products not described in clause (4):
111.26 	(i) if the paper product is sold under the manufacturer's own brand, the producer is the 
111.27 	person that manufactures the paper product;
111.28 	(ii) if there is no person to which item (i) applies, the producer is the person that is the 
111.29 	owner or licensee of a brand or trademark under which the paper product is used in a 
111.30 	commercial enterprise, sold, offered for sale, or distributed in or into this state, whether or 
111.31 	not the trademark is registered in this state;
112.1 	(iii) if there is no person to which item (i) or (ii) applies, the producer is the brand owner 
112.2 	of the paper product;
112.3 	(iv) if there is no person described in item (i), (ii), or (iii) within the United States, the 
112.4 	producer is the person that imports the paper product into the United States for use in a 
112.5 	commercial enterprise that sells, offers for sale, or distributes the paper product in this state; 
112.6 	or
112.7 	(v) if there is no person described in items (i) to (iv), the producer is the person that first 
112.8 	distributes the paper product in or into this state; and
112.9 	(6) a person is the producer of a covered material sold, offered for sale, or distributed 
112.10 	in or into this state, as defined in clauses (1) to (5), except:
112.11 	(i) where another person has mutually signed an agreement with a producer as defined 
112.12 	in clauses (1) to (5) that contractually assigns responsibility to the person as the producer, 
112.13 	and the person has joined a registered producer responsibility organization as the responsible 
112.14 	producer for that covered material under this act. In the event that another person is assigned 
112.15 	responsibility as the producer under this subdivision, the producer under clauses (1) to (5) 
112.16 	must provide written certification of that contractual agreement to the producer responsibility 
112.17 	organization; and
112.18 	(ii) if the producer described in clauses (1) to (5) is a business operated wholly or in part 
112.19 	as a franchise, the producer is the franchisor if that franchisor has franchisees that have a 
112.20 	commercial presence within the state.
112.21 	(b) "Producer" does not include:
112.22 	(1) a state, a federal or state agency, a political subdivision, or other governmental unit;
112.23 	(2) a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization or 501(c)(4) social welfare organization;
112.24 	(3) a de minimis producer;
112.25 	(4) a mill that uses any virgin wood fiber in the products it produces; or
112.26 	(5) a paper mill that produces container board derived from 100 percent postconsumer 
112.27 	recycled content and nonpostconsumer recycled content.
112.28 		Subd. 27.Producer responsibility organization. "Producer responsibility organization" 
112.29 	means a nonprofit corporation that is tax exempt under chapter 501(c)(3) of the federal 
112.30 	Internal Revenue Code and that is created by a group of producers to implement activities 
112.31 	under this act.
113.1 		Subd. 28.Recycling. "Recycling" has the meaning given in section 115A.03 except that 
113.2 	recycling does not include reuse or composting, as defined in this act.
113.3 		Subd. 29.Recycling rate. "Recycling rate" means the amount of recyclable covered 
113.4 	material, in aggregate or by individual covered materials type, recycled in a calendar year 
113.5 	divided by the total amount of recyclable covered materials sold or distributed into the state 
113.6 	by the relevant unit of measurement established in section 115A.1451.
113.7 		Subd. 30.Refill. "Refill" means the continued use of a covered material by a consumer 
113.8 	through a system that is:
113.9 	(1) intentionally designed and marketed for repeated filling of a covered material to 
113.10 	reduce demand for new production of the covered material;
113.11 	(2) supported by adequate logistics and infrastructure to provide convenient access for 
113.12 	consumers; and
113.13 	(3) compliant with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, rules, ordinances, and 
113.14 	other laws governing health and safety.
113.15 		Subd. 31.Responsible market. "Responsible market" means a materials market that:
113.16 	(1) reuses, recycles, composts, or otherwise recovers materials and disposes of 
113.17 	contaminants in a manner that protects the environment and minimizes risks to public health 
113.18 	and worker health and safety;
113.19 	(2) complies with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, rules, ordinances, and 
113.20 	other laws governing environmental, health, safety, and financial responsibility;
113.21 	(3) possesses all requisite licenses and permits required by a federal or state agency or 
113.22 	political subdivision;
113.23 	(4) if the market operates in the state, manages waste according to the waste management 
113.24 	goal and priority order of waste management practices stated in section 115A.02; and
113.25 	(5) minimizes adverse impacts to environmental justice areas, as defined in section 
113.26 	115A.03.
113.27 		Subd. 32.Return rate. "Return rate" means the amount of reusable covered material in 
113.28 	aggregate or by individual covered materials type, collected for reuse by a producer or 
113.29 	service provider in a calendar year, divided by the total amount of reusable covered materials 
113.30 	sold or distributed into the state by the relevant unit of measurement established in section 
113.31 	115A.1451.
113.32 		Subd. 33.Reusable. "Reusable" means capable of reuse.
114.1 		Subd. 34.Reuse. "Reuse" means the return of a covered material to the marketplace and 
114.2 	the continued use of the covered material by a producer or service provider when the covered 
114.3 	material is:
114.4 	(1) intentionally designed and marketed to be used multiple times for its original intended 
114.5 	purpose without a change in form;
114.6 	(2) designed for durability and maintenance to extend its useful life and reduce demand 
114.7 	for new production of the covered material;
114.8 	(3) supported by adequate logistics and infrastructure at a retail location, by a service 
114.9 	provider, or on behalf of or by a producer, that provides convenient access for consumers; 
114.10 	and
114.11 	(4) compliant with all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, rules, ordinances, and 
114.12 	other laws governing health and safety.
114.13 		Subd. 35.Reuse rate. "Reuse rate" means the share of units of a reusable covered 
114.14 	material sold or distributed into the state in a calendar year that are demonstrated and deemed 
114.15 	reusable in accordance with an approved stewardship plan under section 115A.1451.
114.16 		Subd. 36.Service provider. "Service provider" means an entity that provides covered 
114.17 	services for covered materials. A political subdivision that provides or that contracts or 
114.18 	otherwise arranges with another party to provide covered services for covered materials 
114.19 	within its jurisdiction may be a service provider regardless of whether it provided, contracted 
114.20 	for, or otherwise arranged for similar services before the approval of the applicable 
114.21 	stewardship plan.
114.22 		Subd. 37.Third-party certification. "Third-party certification" means certification by 
114.23 	an accredited independent organization that a standard or process required by this act, or 
114.24 	by a stewardship plan approved under this act, has been achieved.
114.25 		Subd. 38.This act. "This act" means sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463.
114.26 		Subd. 39.Toxic substance. "Toxic substance" means hazardous waste, a problem 
114.27 	material, a chemical or chemical class regulated under section 115A.965, 116.943, 325F.075, 
114.28 	or 325F.172 to 325F.179, or a chemical of high concern identified under section 116.9402.
114.29 		Subd. 40.Waste reduction or source reduction. "Waste reduction" or "source reduction" 
114.30 	has the meaning given in section 115A.03, except that waste reduction or source reduction 
114.31 	does not include reuse, but does include refill, as defined in this act.

115.1 	Sec. 3. [115A.1442] ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
115.2 	Producers must implement and finance a statewide program for packaging and paper 
115.3 	products in accordance with this act that encourages redesign to reduce the environmental 
115.4 	impacts and human health impacts and that reduces generation of covered materials waste 
115.5 	through waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting and by providing for the collection, 
115.6 	transportation, and processing of used covered materials for reuse, recycling, and composting.

115.7 	Sec. 4. [115A.1443] REGISTRATION OF PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY 
115.8 	ORGANIZATIONS AND SERVICE PROVIDERS.
115.9 		Subdivision 1.Annual registration. (a) By January 1, 2025, producers must appoint a 
115.10 	producer responsibility organization. The producer responsibility organization must register 
115.11 	with the commissioner by July 1, 2026, and each January 1 thereafter by submitting the 
115.12 	following:
115.13 	(1) contact information for a person responsible for implementing an approved 
115.14 	stewardship plan;
115.15 	(2) a list of all member producers that have entered into written agreements to operate 
115.16 	under an approved stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility organization 
115.17 	and, for each producer, a list of all brands of the producer's covered materials introduced;
115.18 	(3) copies of written agreements with each producer stating that the producer agrees to 
115.19 	operate under an approved stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility 
115.20 	organization;
115.21 	(4) a list of current board members and the executive director if different from the person 
115.22 	responsible for implementing an approved stewardship plan; and
115.23 	(5) documentation demonstrating adequate financial responsibility and financial controls 
115.24 	to ensure proper management of funds and payment of the registration fee required under 
115.25 	subdivision 2.
115.26 	(b) Following the approval of the initial producer responsibility organization and the 
115.27 	initial stewardship plan, if more than a single producer responsibility organization is 
115.28 	established, the producers and producer responsibility organizations must establish a 
115.29 	coordinating body and process to prevent redundancy. The coordinating body must integrate:
115.30 	(1) stewardship plans of all producer responsibility organizations into a single stewardship 
115.31 	plan that implements all requirements of this act and encompasses all producers when 
115.32 	submitted to the commissioner for approval; and
116.1 	(2) annual reports of all producer responsibility organizations into a single annual report 
116.2 	that covers all requirements of this act and encompasses all producers when submitted to 
116.3 	the commissioner.
116.4 		Subd. 2.Registration fee. (a) Beginning January 1, 2029, as part of its annual registration 
116.5 	with the commissioner, a producer responsibility organization must submit to the 
116.6 	commissioner a registration fee, as determined by the commissioner. By October 1, 2028, 
116.7 	and annually thereafter, the commissioner must provide written notice to registered producer 
116.8 	responsibility organizations in writing of the amount of the registration fee. If there is more 
116.9 	than one registered producer responsibility organization, the coordinating body described 
116.10 	in subdivision 1, paragraph (b), must equitably apportion payment of the registration fee 
116.11 	between all registered producer responsibility organizations. The registration fee must be 
116.12 	set at an amount anticipated to in the aggregate meet but not exceed the commissioner's 
116.13 	estimate of the costs required to perform the commissioner's duties as described in section 
116.14 	115A.1445 and to otherwise administer, implement, and enforce this act.
116.15 	(b) The commissioner must annually reconcile the fees paid by a producer responsibility 
116.16 	organization under this subdivision with the actual costs incurred by the agency by means 
116.17 	of credits or refunds to or additional payments required of a producer responsibility 
116.18 	organization, as applicable.
116.19 		Subd. 3.Initial producer responsibility organization registration; implementation 
116.20 	fee. (a) By January 1, 2025, producers must appoint a producer responsibility organization. 
116.21 	The producer responsibility organization must register by January 1, 2025, with the 
116.22 	commissioner by submitting the following:
116.23 	(1) contact information for a person responsible for implementing an approved 
116.24 	stewardship plan;
116.25 	(2) a list of current member producers that have entered into written agreements to 
116.26 	operate under an approved stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility 
116.27 	organization;
116.28 	(3) a plan for recruiting additional member producers and executing written agreements 
116.29 	confirming producers will operate under an approved stewardship plan administered by the 
116.30 	producer responsibility organization;
116.31 	(4) a list of current board members and the executive director if different than the person 
116.32 	responsible for implementing approved stewardship plans; and
117.1 	(5) documentation demonstrating adequate financial responsibility and financial controls 
117.2 	to ensure proper management of funds and payment of the implementation fee required 
117.3 	under paragraph (c).
117.4 	(b) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, the commissioner may not allow 
117.5 	registration of more than one producer responsibility organization under this section before 
117.6 	the first stewardship plan approved by the commissioner expires. If more than one producer 
117.7 	responsibility organization applies to register under this section before the first stewardship 
117.8 	plan is approved by the commissioner, the commissioner must select the producer 
117.9 	responsibility organization that will represent producers until the first stewardship plan 
117.10 	expires and, if applicable, must return the fee paid by applicants who are not selected. When 
117.11 	selecting a producer responsibility organization, the commissioner must consider whether 
117.12 	the producer responsibility organization:
117.13 	(1) has a governing board consisting of producers that represent a diversity of covered 
117.14 	materials introduced; and
117.15 	(2) demonstrates adequate financial responsibility and financial controls to ensure proper 
117.16 	management of funds.
117.17 	(c) By February 15, 2025, and annually until February 15, 2028, the commissioner must 
117.18 	provide written notice to the producer responsibility organization of the commissioner's 
117.19 	estimates of the cost required to perform the commissioner's duties as described in section 
117.20 	115A.1445. The producer responsibility organization must remit payment in full for these 
117.21 	costs to the commissioner within 45 days of receipt of this notice. The producer responsibility 
117.22 	organization may charge each member producer a fee according to each producer's unit-, 
117.23 	weight-, volume-, or sales-based market share or by another method it determines to be an 
117.24 	equitable determination of each producer's payment obligation, so that the aggregate fees 
117.25 	charged to member producers is sufficient to pay the commissioner's estimated costs in full.
117.26 		Subd. 4.Requirement for additional producer responsibility organizations. After 
117.27 	the first stewardship plan approved by the commissioner expires, the commissioner may 
117.28 	allow registration of more than one producer responsibility organization if:
117.29 	(1) producers of a covered materials type or a specific covered material appoint a producer 
117.30 	responsibility organization; or
117.31 	(2) producers organize under additional producer responsibility organizations.
117.32 		Subd. 5.Registration of service providers. By January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, 
117.33 	a service provider seeking reimbursement for services provided under an approved 
118.1 	stewardship plan according to section 115A.1451 must register with the commissioner by 
118.2 	submitting the following information:
118.3 	(1) the contact information for a person representing the service provider;
118.4 	(2) the address of the service provider; and
118.5 	(3) if applicable to services provided, a report of the total amount billed for collection 
118.6 	for covered entities, processing services, and transfer station operations provided during 
118.7 	the preceding calendar year and, when possible, values must be separated for collection, 
118.8 	transfer, and processing.
118.9 		Subd. 6.Disposition of fees. All fees received under this section must be deposited in 
118.10 	the state treasury and credited to the product stewardship account under section 115A.1463.

118.11 	Sec. 5. [115A.1444] ESTABLISHMENT OF PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY 
118.12 	ADVISORY BOARD.
118.13 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Producer Responsibility Advisory Board is established 
118.14 	to review all activities conducted by producer responsibility organizations under this act 
118.15 	and to advise the commissioner and producer responsibility organizations regarding the 
118.16 	implementation of this act.
118.17 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) By January 1, 2025, the commissioner must establish and 
118.18 	appoint the initial membership of the advisory board. The membership of the board must 
118.19 	consist of the following:
118.20 	(1) two members representing manufacturers of covered materials or a statewide or 
118.21 	national trade association representing those manufacturers;
118.22 	(2) two members representing recycling facilities that manage covered materials;
118.23 	(3) one member representing a waste hauler or a statewide association representing waste 
118.24 	haulers;
118.25 	(4) one member representing retailers of covered materials or a statewide trade association 
118.26 	representing those retailers;
118.27 	(5) one member representing a statewide nonprofit environmental organization;
118.28 	(6) one member representing a community-based nonprofit environmental justice 
118.29 	organization;
118.30 	(7) one member representing a waste facility that receives and sorts covered materials 
118.31 	and transfers them to another facility for reuse, recycling, or composting;
119.1 	(8) one member representing a waste facility that receives compostable materials for 
119.2 	composting or a statewide trade association that represents such facilities;
119.3 	(9) two members representing an entity that develops or offers for sale covered materials 
119.4 	that are designed for reuse or refill and maintained through a reuse or refill system or 
119.5 	infrastructure or a statewide or national trade association that represents such entities;
119.6 	(10) three members representing organizations of political subdivisions, with at least 
119.7 	one member representing a political subdivision outside the metropolitan area;
119.8 	(11) two members representing other interested parties or additional members of interests 
119.9 	represented under clauses (1) to (10) as determined by the commissioner; and
119.10 	(12) one member representing the commissioner.
119.11 	(b) In making appointments under paragraph (a), the commissioner:
119.12 	(1) may not appoint members who are state legislators or registered lobbyists;
119.13 	(2) may not appoint members who are employees of a producer required to be members 
119.14 	of a producer responsibility organization in this state under this act; and
119.15 	(3) must endeavor to appoint members from all regions of the state.
119.16 		Subd. 3.Terms; removal. A member of the advisory board appointed under subdivision 
119.17 	2, paragraph (a), clause (12), serves at the pleasure of the commissioner. All other members 
119.18 	serve for a term of four years, except that the initial term for nine of the initial appointees 
119.19 	must be two years so that membership terms are staggered. Members may be reappointed 
119.20 	but may not serve more than eight consecutive years. The removal of members and filling 
119.21 	of vacancies is governed by section 15.059, subdivision 4. Except as otherwise provided, 
119.22 	chapter 15 does not apply to the board.
119.23 		Subd. 4.Compensation. Members of the board must be compensated according to 
119.24 	section 15.059, subdivision 3.
119.25 		Subd. 5.Quorum. A majority of the voting board members constitutes a quorum. If 
119.26 	there is a vacancy in the membership of the board, a majority of the remaining voting 
119.27 	members of the board constitutes a quorum.
119.28 		Subd. 6.Voting. Action by the advisory board requires a quorum and a majority of those 
119.29 	present and voting. All members of the advisory board, except the member appointed under 
119.30 	subdivision 2, paragraph (a), clause (12), are voting members of the board.
120.1 		Subd. 7.Meetings. The advisory board must meet at least two times per year and may 
120.2 	meet more frequently upon ten days' written notice at the request of the chair or a majority 
120.3 	of its members.
120.4 		Subd. 8.Open meetings. Meetings of the board must comply with chapter 13D.
120.5 		Subd. 9.Chair. At its initial meeting, and every two years thereafter, the advisory board 
120.6 	must elect a chair and vice-chair from among its members.
120.7 		Subd. 10.Administrative and operating support. The commissioner must provide 
120.8 	administrative and operating support to the advisory board, including compensation in 
120.9 	accordance with subdivision 4, and may contract with a third-party facilitator to assist in 
120.10 	administering the activities of the advisory board, including establishing a website or landing 
120.11 	page on the agency website.
120.12 		Subd. 11.Conflict of interest policies. The commissioner must assist the advisory board 
120.13 	in developing policies and procedures governing the disclosure of actual or perceived 
120.14 	conflicts of interest that advisory board members may have as a result of their employment 
120.15 	or financial holdings with respect to themselves or family members. Each advisory board 
120.16 	member is responsible for reviewing the conflict of interest policies and procedures. An 
120.17 	advisory board member must disclose any instance of actual or perceived conflicts of interest 
120.18 	at each meeting of the advisory board at which recommendations regarding stewardship 
120.19 	plans, programs, operations, or activities are made by the advisory board.

120.20 	Sec. 6. [115A.1445] COMMISSIONER RESPONSIBILITIES.
120.21 	The commissioner must:
120.22 	(1) appoint the initial membership of the advisory board by January 1, 2025, as required 
120.23 	under section 115A.1444;
120.24 	(2) provide administrative and operating support to the advisory board, as required under 
120.25 	section 115A.1444, subdivision 10;
120.26 	(3) complete a preliminary assessment by December 31, 2025, and complete an initial 
120.27 	needs assessment by December 31, 2026, and update the needs assessment every five years 
120.28 	thereafter, as required under section 115A.1450;
120.29 	(4) approve stewardship plans and amendments to stewardship plans according to section 
120.30 	115A.1451;
120.31 	(5) provide lists established according to the requirements of section 115A.1453 to all 
120.32 	producer responsibility organizations by July 1, 2028;
121.1 	(6) establish statewide requirements as required under section 115A.1451, subdivision 
121.2 	7;
121.3 	(7) post on the agency's website:
121.4 	(i) the most recent registration materials submitted by producer responsibility 
121.5 	organizations, including all information submitted under section 115A.1443, subdivision 
121.6 	1, paragraph (a), clauses (1), (2), and (4);
121.7 	(ii) a list of registered service providers;
121.8 	(iii) the most recent needs assessments;
121.9 	(iv) any stewardship plan or amendment submitted by a producer responsibility 
121.10 	organization under section 115A.1451 that is in draft form during the public comment 
121.11 	period;
121.12 	(v) the most recent lists established as required under section 115A.1453;
121.13 	(vi) the list of exempt materials and covered materials exempt from performance targets 
121.14 	and statewide requirements as approved in the stewardship plan;
121.15 	(vii) links to producer responsibility organization websites;
121.16 	(viii) comments of the public, advisory board, and producer responsibility organizations 
121.17 	on the documents listed in items (iii) to (vi), and, if any, the responses of the commissioner 
121.18 	to those comments; and
121.19 	(ix) links to adopted rules implementing this act;
121.20 	(8) provide producer responsibility organizations with information regarding Minnesota 
121.21 	and federal laws that prohibit toxic substances in covered materials, toxic substances' 
121.22 	potential environmental impacts and human health impacts, and best practices to reduce 
121.23 	intentionally added toxic substances as identified in the needs assessment;
121.24 	(9) approve the selection of independent auditors to perform an annual financial audit 
121.25 	of each producer responsibility organization; and
121.26 	(10) consider and respond in writing to all written comments received from the advisory 
121.27 	board.

121.28 	Sec. 7. [115A.1446] PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ADVISORY BOARD 
121.29 	RESPONSIBILITIES.
121.30 	The Producer Responsibility Advisory Board must:
122.1 	(1) convene its initial meeting by March 1, 2025;
122.2 	(2) consult with the commissioner regarding the scope of the needs assessments and 
122.3 	provide written comments on needs assessments, as required under section 115A.1450, 
122.4 	subdivision 2;
122.5 	(3) advise on the development of stewardship plans and amendments to stewardship 
122.6 	plans under section 115A.1451;
122.7 	(4) submit comments to producer responsibility organizations and to the commissioner 
122.8 	on any matter relevant to the administration of this act;
122.9 	(5) provide written comments to the commissioner during any rulemaking process 
122.10 	undertaken by the commissioner under section 115A.1459; and
122.11 	(6) comply with all other applicable requirements of this act.

122.12 	Sec. 8. [115A.1447] PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ORGANIZATION 
122.13 	RESPONSIBILITIES.
122.14 	A producer responsibility organization must:
122.15 	(1) register with the commissioner, as required under section 115A.1443;
122.16 	(2) submit a stewardship plan to the commissioner by October 1, 2028, and every five 
122.17 	years thereafter, as required under section 115A.1451;
122.18 	(3) implement stewardship plans approved by the commissioner under section 115A.1451;
122.19 	(4) forward upon receipt from the commissioner the lists established under section 
122.20 	115A.1453 to all service providers that participate in a stewardship plan administered by 
122.21 	the producer responsibility organization;
122.22 	(5) collect producer fees as required under section 115A.1454;
122.23 	(6) submit the reports required under section 115A.1456;
122.24 	(7) ensure that producers operating under a stewardship plan administered by the producer 
122.25 	responsibility organization comply with the requirements of the stewardship plan and with 
122.26 	this act;
122.27 	(8) expel a producer from the producer responsibility organization if efforts to return 
122.28 	the producer to compliance with the plan or with the requirements of this act are unsuccessful;
122.29 	(9) notify the commissioner when a producer has been expelled;
123.1 	(10) consider and respond in writing to comments received from the advisory board, 
123.2 	including justifications for not incorporating board recommendations;
123.3 	(11) provide producers with information regarding state and federal laws that prohibit 
123.4 	substances in covered materials, including sections 115A.965, 116.943, 325F.075, 325F.172 
123.5 	to 325F.179, and all laws prohibiting toxic substances in covered materials;
123.6 	(12) maintain a website under section 115A.1457;
123.7 	(13) notify the commissioner within 30 days of a change made to the contact information 
123.8 	for a person responsible for implementing the stewardship plan, to board membership, or 
123.9 	to the executive director;
123.10 	(14) assist service providers to identify and use responsible markets;
123.11 	(15) reimburse service providers in a timely manner using applicable reimbursement 
123.12 	rates; and
123.13 	(16) comply with all other applicable requirements of this act.

123.14 	Sec. 9. [115A.1448] PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITIES.
123.15 		Subdivision 1.Registration required; prohibition of sale. (a) After July 1, 2025, a 
123.16 	producer must be a member of a producer responsibility organization registered in this state.
123.17 	(b) After January 1, 2029, no producer may introduce covered materials, either separately 
123.18 	or when used to package another product, unless the producer enters into a written agreement 
123.19 	with a producer responsibility organization to operate under an approved stewardship plan.
123.20 	(c) After January 1, 2032, no producer may introduce covered materials unless covered 
123.21 	services are provided for the covered materials through a program in a stewardship plan 
123.22 	approved by the commissioner and the covered materials are:
123.23 	(1) reusable and capable of being managed through a reuse system that meets the reuse 
123.24 	rate and return rate required under section 115A.1451, subdivision 7;
123.25 	(2) capable of refill and supported by a refill system;
123.26 	(3) included on the list established under section 115A.1453, subdivision 1; or
123.27 	(4) included on the list established under section 115A.1453, subdivision 2.
123.28 	(d) A producer responsibility organization may petition the commissioner for a two-year 
123.29 	extension to comply with the requirements of paragraph (c). The commissioner may approve 
123.30 	the extension if the petition demonstrates that market or technical issues prevent a specific 
123.31 	covered material from being considered reusable or included on the lists established under 
124.1 	section 115A.1453. The producer responsibility organization may petition the commissioner 
124.2 	for additional annual extensions until January 1, 2040, if the producer responsibility 
124.3 	organization demonstrates that market or technical issues preventing compliance persist.
124.4 		Subd. 2.Duties. A producer must:
124.5 	(1) implement the requirements of the stewardship plan under which the producer 
124.6 	operates;
124.7 	(2) pay producer fees under section 115A.1454; and
124.8 	(3) comply with all other applicable requirements of this act.

124.9 	Sec. 10. [115A.1449] SERVICE PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITIES.
124.10 	A service provider receiving reimbursement or funding under an approved stewardship 
124.11 	plan must:
124.12 	(1) provide covered services for covered materials included on the lists established under 
124.13 	section 115A.1453, covered services for a refill system, or covered services for reusable 
124.14 	covered materials, as applicable to the services offered by and service area of the service 
124.15 	provider;
124.16 	(2) register with the commissioner under section 115A.1443;
124.17 	(3) submit invoices to the producer responsibility organization for reimbursement for 
124.18 	services rendered as provided in sections 115A.1451 and 115A.1455;
124.19 	(4) meet performance standards established in an approved stewardship plan under 
124.20 	section 115A.1451;
124.21 	(5) ensure that covered materials are sent to responsible markets;
124.22 	(6) provide documentation to the producer responsibility organization on the amounts, 
124.23 	covered materials types, and volumes of covered materials by covered service method;
124.24 	(7) display the service provider's price, minus the reimbursement from the producer 
124.25 	responsibility organization as determined in section 115A.1455, subdivision 4, when 
124.26 	invoicing customers. The balance is what the service provider may charge the customer; 
124.27 	and
124.28 	(8) comply with all other applicable requirements of this act.

125.1 	Sec. 11. [115A.1450] NEEDS ASSESSMENTS.
125.2 		Subdivision 1.Needs assessments required. (a) By December 31, 2025, the 
125.3 	commissioner must complete a preliminary assessment according to this section.
125.4 	(b) By December 31, 2026, and every five years thereafter, the commissioner must 
125.5 	complete a needs assessment according to this section. The commissioner may adjust the 
125.6 	required content in a specific needs assessment to inform the next stewardship plan.
125.7 		Subd. 2.Input from interested parties. In conducting a needs assessment, the 
125.8 	commissioner must:
125.9 	(1) initiate a consultation process to obtain recommendations from the advisory board, 
125.10 	political subdivisions, service providers, producer responsibility organizations, and other 
125.11 	interested parties regarding the type and scope of information that should be collected and 
125.12 	analyzed in the needs assessment required by this section;
125.13 	(2) contract with a third party who is not a producer, a producer responsibility 
125.14 	organization, or a member of the advisory board to conduct the needs assessment; and
125.15 	(3) prior to finalizing the needs assessment, make the draft needs assessment available 
125.16 	for comment by the advisory board, producer responsibility organizations, and the public. 
125.17 	The commissioner must respond in writing to the comments and recommendations of the 
125.18 	advisory board and producer responsibility organizations.
125.19 		Subd. 3.Content of preliminary assessment. A preliminary assessment must be 
125.20 	completed for a preceding period of no less than 12 months and no more than 36 months, 
125.21 	that includes:
125.22 	(1) identification of currently or recently introduced covered materials and covered 
125.23 	materials types;
125.24 	(2) tons of collected covered materials;
125.25 	(3) the characteristics of recycling and composting programs, including a description of 
125.26 	single-stream and dual-stream recycling systems offered in the state and prevalence of their 
125.27 	use, average frequency of collection of covered materials for recycling and composting, 
125.28 	types of collection containers used, commonly accepted materials for recycling and 
125.29 	composting, and total costs by type of covered entity;
125.30 	(4) processing capacity at recycling facilities, including total tons processed and sold, 
125.31 	composition of tons processed and sold, current technologies utilized, and facility processing 
125.32 	fees charged to collectors delivering covered materials for recycling;
126.1 	(5) capacity of, technology used by, and characteristics of compost facilities to process 
126.2 	and recover compostable covered materials;
126.3 	(6) capacity and number of drop-off collection sites;
126.4 	(7) capacity and number of transfer stations and transfer locations;
126.5 	(8) average term length of residential recycling and composting collection contracts 
126.6 	issued by political subdivisions and an assessment of contract cost structures;
126.7 	(9) an estimate of total annual collection and processing service costs based on registered 
126.8 	service provider costs;
126.9 	(10) available markets in the state for covered materials and the capacity of those markets; 
126.10 	and
126.11 	(11) covered materials sales by volume, weight, and covered materials types introduced 
126.12 	by producers.
126.13 		Subd. 4.Content of needs assessment. A needs assessment must include at least the 
126.14 	following:
126.15 	(1) an evaluation of:
126.16 	(i) existing waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting, as applicable, for each 
126.17 	covered materials type, including collection rates, recycling rates, composting rates, reuse 
126.18 	rates, and return rates, as applicable, for each covered materials type;
126.19 	(ii) overall recycling rate, composting rate, reuse rate, and return rate for all covered 
126.20 	materials; and
126.21 	(iii) the extent to which postconsumer recycled content, by the best estimate, is or could 
126.22 	be incorporated into each covered materials type, as applicable, including a review of market 
126.23 	and technical barriers to incorporating postconsumer materials into covered materials;
126.24 	(2) an evaluation of covered materials in the disposal, recycling, and composting streams 
126.25 	to determine the covered materials types and amounts within each stream, using new studies 
126.26 	conducted by the commissioner or publicly available and applicable studies;
126.27 	(3) proposals for a range of outcomes for each covered materials type to be accomplished 
126.28 	within a five-year time frame in multiple units of measurement, including but not limited 
126.29 	to unit-based, weight-based, and volume-based, for each of the following:
126.30 	(i) waste reduction;
126.31 	(ii) reuse rate and return rates;
127.1 	(iii) recycling rates;
127.2 	(iv) composting rates; and
127.3 	(v) postconsumer recycled content, if applicable;
127.4 	(4) proposals for a range of outcomes for the categories established in section 115A.1451, 
127.5 	subdivision 7, that consider:
127.6 	(i) information contained in or used to prepare a needs assessment according to this 
127.7 	subdivision;
127.8 	(ii) goals and requirements of the Waste Management Act;
127.9 	(iii) statewide goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions under section 216H.02;
127.10 	(iv) the need for continuous progress toward overall reduction in the generation of 
127.11 	covered materials waste and the complete reuse, recycling, or composting of covered 
127.12 	materials to reduce environmental impacts and human health impacts;
127.13 	(v) a preference for statewide requirements that accomplish and further the goals and 
127.14 	requirements in items (ii) to (iv) as soon as practicable and to the maximum extent achievable; 
127.15 	and
127.16 	(vi) information from packaging and paper product producer responsibility programs 
127.17 	operating in other jurisdictions;
127.18 	(5) an evaluation of the factors for each covered material collected for recycling or 
127.19 	composting as established in section 115A.1453, subdivision 4;
127.20 	(6) recommended collection methods by covered materials type to maximize collection 
127.21 	efficiency, maximize feedstock quality, and optimize service and convenience for collection 
127.22 	of covered materials to be considered or that are included on lists established in section 
127.23 	115A.1453;
127.24 	(7) proposed plans and metrics for how to measure progress in achieving performance 
127.25 	targets and statewide requirements;
127.26 	(8) an evaluation of options for third-party certification of activities to meet obligations 
127.27 	of this act;
127.28 	(9) an inventory of the current system, including:
127.29 	(i) infrastructure, capacity, performance, funding level, and method and sources of 
127.30 	financing for the existing covered services for covered materials operating in the state;
128.1 	(ii) an estimate of total annual costs of covered services based on registered service 
128.2 	provider costs; and
128.3 	(iii) availability and cost of covered services for covered materials to covered entities 
128.4 	and any other location where covered materials are introduced, including identification of 
128.5 	disparities in the availability of these services in environmental justice areas compared with 
128.6 	other areas and proposals for reducing or eliminating those disparities;
128.7 	(10) an evaluation of investments needed to increase waste reduction, reuse, recycling, 
128.8 	and composting rates of covered materials according to the range of proposed performance 
128.9 	targets and statewide requirements, including investments in existing and new infrastructure 
128.10 	that would also:
128.11 	(i) maintain or improve operations of existing infrastructure and accounts for waste 
128.12 	reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting of covered materials statewide;
128.13 	(ii) expand the availability and accessibility of recycling collection services for recyclable 
128.14 	covered materials to all covered entities to optimize service and convenience; and
128.15 	(iii) establish and expand the availability and accessibility of reuse services for reusable 
128.16 	covered materials;
128.17 	(11) a recommended methodology for applying criteria and formulas to establish 
128.18 	reimbursement rates as described in section 115A.1455;
128.19 	(12) an assessment of the viability and robustness of markets for recyclable covered 
128.20 	materials and the degree to which these markets can be considered responsible markets;
128.21 	(13) an assessment of the level and causes of contamination of source-separated recyclable 
128.22 	materials, source-separated compostable materials and collected reusables, and the impacts 
128.23 	of contamination on service providers, including the cost to manage this contamination;
128.24 	(14) an assessment of toxic substances intentionally added to covered materials, whether 
128.25 	this limits one or more covered materials types from being used as a marketable feedstock, 
128.26 	and best practices producers can implement to reduce intentionally added toxic substances 
128.27 	in covered materials that could be verified through suppliers certificates of compliance, 
128.28 	testing, or other analytical and scientifically demonstrated methodology;
128.29 	(15) an assessment of current best practices to increase public awareness, educate, and 
128.30 	complete outreach activities accounting for culturally responsive materials and methods 
128.31 	and an evaluation of the efficacy of these efforts, including assessments and evaluations of 
128.32 	current best practices and efforts on:
129.1 	(i) using product or packaging labels as a means of informing consumers about 
129.2 	environmentally sound use and management of covered materials;
129.3 	(ii) increasing public awareness of how to use and manage covered materials in an 
129.4 	environmentally sound manner and how to access waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and 
129.5 	composting services; and
129.6 	(iii) encouraging behavior change to increase participation in waste reduction, reuse, 
129.7 	recycling, and composting programs;
129.8 	(16) identification of the covered materials with the most significant environmental 
129.9 	impact, including assessing each covered material's generation of hazardous waste, generation 
129.10 	of greenhouse gases, environmental justice impacts, public health impacts, and other impacts;
129.11 	(17) recommendations for meeting the criteria for an alternative collection program as 
129.12 	established in section 115A.1451, subdivision 8; and
129.13 	(18) other items identified by the commissioner that would aid the creation of the 
129.14 	stewardship plan, its administration, and the enforcement of this act.
129.15 		Subd. 5.Needs assessment as baseline. When determining the extent to which any 
129.16 	statewide requirement or performance target under this act has been achieved, information 
129.17 	contained in a needs assessment must serve as the baseline for that determination, when 
129.18 	applicable.
129.19 		Subd. 6.Participation required; not public data. (a) A service provider or other person 
129.20 	with data or information necessary to complete a needs assessment must provide the data 
129.21 	or information to the commissioner upon request.
129.22 	(b) A service provider or other person providing the data or information may submit a 
129.23 	written request to the commissioner that the data or information be classified as not public 
129.24 	data. The request must set forth the statutory grounds and the reasons that justify the 
129.25 	classification of the data or information as not public data. The commissioner must approve 
129.26 	the request if the commissioner determines:
129.27 	(1) the data or information constitutes trade secret information as defined in section 
129.28 	13.37, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or sales information;
129.29 	(2) disclosure of the data or information would tend to adversely affect the competitive 
129.30 	position of the service provider or other person, including but not limited to data related to 
129.31 	profits, service rates, fees, or business expenses; or
130.1 	(3) the data or information is otherwise nonpublic data with regard to data not on 
130.2 	individuals, pursuant to section 13.02, subdivision 9, or private data on individuals, pursuant 
130.3 	to section 13.02, subdivision 12.
130.4 	(c) The contractor conducting the needs assessment must aggregate and anonymize the 
130.5 	not public data or information, excluding location data necessary to assess needs, received 
130.6 	from all parties under this subdivision and must then include the aggregated anonymized 
130.7 	data in the needs assessment.
130.8 	(d) The commissioner, any employee of the agency, or any agent thereof, when authorized 
130.9 	by the commissioner, may enter upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of 
130.10 	obtaining information necessary for completing the evaluation in subdivision 4, clause (2), 
130.11 	provided that the entrance and activity is undertaken after reasonable notice and during 
130.12 	normal business hours and provided that compensation is made for any damage to the 
130.13 	property caused by the entrance and activity.

130.14 	Sec. 12. [115A.1451] STEWARDSHIP PLAN.
130.15 		Subdivision 1.Stewardship plan required. By October 1, 2028, and every five years 
130.16 	thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit a stewardship plan to the 
130.17 	commissioner that describes the proposed operation by the organization of programs to 
130.18 	fulfill the requirements of this act and that incorporates the findings and results of needs 
130.19 	assessments. Once approved, a stewardship plan remains in effect for five years, as amended, 
130.20 	or until a subsequent stewardship plan is approved.
130.21 		Subd. 2.Advisory board review of draft plan and amendments. A producer 
130.22 	responsibility organization must submit a draft stewardship plan or draft amendment to the 
130.23 	advisory board at least 60 days prior to submitting the draft plan or draft amendment to the 
130.24 	commissioner to allow the advisory board to submit comments and must address advisory 
130.25 	board comments and recommendations prior to submission of the draft plan or draft 
130.26 	amendment to the commissioner.
130.27 		Subd. 3.Content of stewardship plans. A draft stewardship plan must include at a 
130.28 	minimum:
130.29 	(1) performance targets established under subdivision 5 as applicable to each covered 
130.30 	materials type to be accomplished within a five-year period;
130.31 	(2) a description of the methods of collection, how collection service convenience metrics 
130.32 	will be met, and processing infrastructure and covered services to be used for each covered 
131.1 	materials type at covered entities, at a minimum, and how these will meet the statewide 
131.2 	requirements established in subdivision 7 for covered materials:
131.3 	(i) included on the list established in section 115A.1453, subdivision 1;
131.4 	(ii) included on the list established in section 115A.1453, subdivision 2;
131.5 	(iii) that are reusable covered materials managed through a reuse system; and
131.6 	(iv) that are capable of refill and managed through a refill system;
131.7 	(3) proposals for exemptions from performance targets and statewide requirements for 
131.8 	covered materials that cannot be waste reduced or made reusable, recyclable, or compostable 
131.9 	due to federal or state health and safety requirements, identifying the specific federal or 
131.10 	state requirements and their impact on the covered materials;
131.11 	(4) a description of how, for each covered materials type, the producer responsibility 
131.12 	organization will measure recycling, waste reduction, reuse, composting, and the inclusion 
131.13 	of postconsumer recycled content, in accordance with subdivision 6;
131.14 	(5) third-party certifications as required by the commissioner or voluntarily undertaken;
131.15 	(6) a budget identifying funding needs for each of the plan's five calendar years, producer 
131.16 	fees, a description of the process used to calculate the fees, and an explanation of how the 
131.17 	fees meet the requirements of section 115A.1454;
131.18 	(7) a description of infrastructure investments, including goals and outcomes and a 
131.19 	description of how the process to offer and select opportunities will be conducted in an 
131.20 	open, competitive, and fair manner; how it will address gaps in the system not met by service 
131.21 	providers; and potential financial and legal instruments to be used;
131.22 	(8) an explanation of how the program will be paid for by the producer responsibility 
131.23 	organization through fees from producers, without any new or additional consumer-facing 
131.24 	fee to members of the public, businesses, service providers, the state or any political 
131.25 	subdivisions, or any other person who is not a producer, unless the fee is:
131.26 	(i) a deposit made in connection with a product's refill, reuse, or recycling that can be 
131.27 	redeemed by a consumer; or
131.28 	(ii) a charge for service by a service provider, regardless of whether registered;
131.29 	(9) a description of activities to be undertaken by the producer responsibility organization 
131.30 	during each year to:
132.1 	(i) minimize the environmental impacts and human health impacts of covered materials, 
132.2 	including assessing each covered material's generation of hazardous waste, generation of 
132.3 	greenhouse gases, environmental justice impacts, public health impacts, and other impacts;
132.4 	(ii) foster the improved design of covered materials, as under section 115A.1454, 
132.5 	subdivision 1, clause (3);
132.6 	(iii) provide funding to expand and increase the convenience of waste reduction, reuse, 
132.7 	collection, recycling, and composting services to covered entities, at a minimum according 
132.8 	to the order of the waste management hierarchy under section 115A.02;
132.9 	(iv) provide for reimbursement rates under section 115A.1455 to service providers for 
132.10 	statewide coverage of covered services at an optimal level of convenience and service for 
132.11 	covered materials on the list established in section 115A.1453, subdivision 1, to covered 
132.12 	entities, at a minimum; and
132.13 	(v) monitor to ensure that postconsumer materials are delivered to responsible markets;
132.14 	(10) a description of how the producer responsibility organization will promote the 
132.15 	opportunity for all service providers to register with the commissioner and to submit invoices 
132.16 	for reimbursement with the producer responsibility organization;
132.17 	(11) a description of how the program will reimburse service providers under an approved 
132.18 	stewardship plan, including but not limited to a description of how the program will establish:
132.19 	(i) a methodology to calculate differentiated reimbursement rates as provided in section 
132.20 	115A.1455, subdivision 4;
132.21 	(ii) a process for service providers to submit invoices and be reimbursed for covered 
132.22 	services provided to covered entities;
132.23 	(iii) clear and reasonable timelines for reimbursement, at intervals no longer than monthly 
132.24 	unless agreed to by a service provider and a producer responsibility organization; and
132.25 	(iv) a process that utilizes a third-party mediator to resolve disputes that arise between 
132.26 	the producer responsibility organization and a service provider regarding the determination 
132.27 	of reimbursement rates and payment of reimbursements;
132.28 	(12) performance standards for service providers as applicable to the service provided, 
132.29 	including but not limited to:
132.30 	(i) requirements that service providers must accept all covered materials on the list 
132.31 	established by the commissioner under section 115A.1453, subdivision 1; and
133.1 	(ii) labor standards and safety practices, including but not limited to safety programs, 
133.2 	health benefits, and living wages;
133.3 	(13) a description of how the producer responsibility organization will treat and protect 
133.4 	nonpublic data submitted by service providers;
133.5 	(14) a description of how the producer responsibility organization will provide technical 
133.6 	assistance to:
133.7 	(i) service providers in order to assist them in delivering covered materials to responsible 
133.8 	markets;
133.9 	(ii) producers regarding toxic substances in covered materials; best practices identified 
133.10 	in the needs assessment that producers can take to reduce intentionally added toxic substances 
133.11 	in covered materials; and best practices for verifying reduction through suppliers certificates 
133.12 	of compliance, testing, or other analytical and scientifically demonstrated methodology; 
133.13 	and
133.14 	(iii) producers to make changes in product design that reduce the environmental impact 
133.15 	of covered materials or that increase the recoverability or marketability of covered materials 
133.16 	for reuse, recycling, or composting;
133.17 	(15) a description of how the producer responsibility organization will increase public 
133.18 	awareness, educate, and complete outreach activities that include culturally responsive 
133.19 	materials and methods and evaluate the efficacy of these efforts, including how the producer 
133.20 	responsibility organization will:
133.21 	(i) assist producers in improving product labels as a means of informing consumers 
133.22 	about refilling, reusing, recycling, composting, and other environmentally sound methods 
133.23 	of managing covered materials;
133.24 	(ii) increase public awareness of how to use and manage covered materials in an 
133.25 	environmentally sound manner and how to access waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and 
133.26 	composting services; and
133.27 	(iii) encourage behavior change to increase participation in waste reduction, reuse, 
133.28 	recycling, and composting programs;
133.29 	(16) proposed alternative collection programs as required under subdivision 8;
133.30 	(17) a description of how producers can purchase postconsumer materials from service 
133.31 	providers at market prices if the producer is interested in obtaining recycled feedstock to 
134.1 	achieve minimum postconsumer recycled content performance targets and statewide 
134.2 	requirements;
134.3 	(18) a summary of consultations held with the advisory board and other interested parties 
134.4 	to provide input to the stewardship plan, a list of recommendations that were incorporated 
134.5 	into the stewardship plan as a result, and a list of rejected recommendations and the reasons 
134.6 	for rejection; and
134.7 	(19) strategies to incorporate findings from any relevant studies required by the 
134.8 	legislature.
134.9 		Subd. 4.Plan and amendment review and approval procedure. (a) The commissioner 
134.10 	must review and approve, deny, or request additional information for a draft stewardship 
134.11 	plan or a draft plan amendment no later than 120 days after the date the commissioner 
134.12 	receives it from a producer responsibility organization. The commissioner must post the 
134.13 	draft plan or draft amendment on the agency's website and allow public comment for no 
134.14 	less than 45 days before approving, denying, or requesting additional information on the 
134.15 	draft plan or draft amendment.
134.16 	(b) If the commissioner denies or requests additional information for a draft plan or draft 
134.17 	amendment, the commissioner must provide the producer responsibility organization with 
134.18 	the reasons, in writing, that the plan or plan amendment does not meet the plan requirements 
134.19 	of subdivision 3. The producer responsibility organization has 60 days from the date that 
134.20 	the rejection or request for additional information is received to submit to the commissioner 
134.21 	any additional information necessary for the approval of the draft plan or draft amendment. 
134.22 	The commissioner must review and approve or disapprove the revised draft plan or draft 
134.23 	amendment no later than 60 days after the date the commissioner receives it.
134.24 	(c) A producer responsibility organization may resubmit a draft plan or draft amendment 
134.25 	to the commissioner on not more than two occasions. If after the second resubmission, the 
134.26 	commissioner determines that the draft plan or draft amendment does not meet the plan 
134.27 	requirements of this act, the commissioner must modify the draft plan or draft amendment 
134.28 	as necessary for it to meet the requirements of this act and approve it.
134.29 	(d) Upon recommendation by the advisory board, or upon the commissioner's own 
134.30 	initiative, the commissioner may require an amendment to a stewardship plan if the 
134.31 	commissioner determines that an amendment is necessary to ensure that the producer 
134.32 	responsibility organization maintains compliance with the requirements of this act.
134.33 		Subd. 5.Performance targets. (a) The producer responsibility organization must propose 
134.34 	performance targets based on the needs assessment that meet the statewide requirements in 
135.1 	subdivision 7 that must be included in a stewardship plan approved under this section. 
135.2 	Performance targets must include reuse rates, return rates, recycling rates, and composting 
135.3 	rates and targets for waste reduction and postconsumer recycled content by covered materials 
135.4 	type, as applicable, that are to be achieved by the end of the stewardship plan's term. The 
135.5 	producer responsibility organization must select the unit that is most appropriate to measure 
135.6 	each performance target as informed by the needs assessment.
135.7 	(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory board, may require that a 
135.8 	producer responsibility organization obtain third-party certification of any activity or 
135.9 	achievement of any standard required by this act if a third-party certification is readily 
135.10 	available, deemed applicable, and of reasonable cost. The commissioner must provide a 
135.11 	producer responsibility organization with notice of at least one year prior to requiring use 
135.12 	of third-party certification under this paragraph.
135.13 	(c) Proposed performance targets must demonstrate continuous improvement in reducing 
135.14 	environmental impacts and human health impacts of covered materials over time.
135.15 		Subd. 6.Measurement criteria for performance targets. (a) For purposes of 
135.16 	determining whether recycling performance targets are being met, except as modified by 
135.17 	the commissioner, a stewardship plan must provide a methodology for measuring the amount 
135.18 	of recycled material at the point at which material leaves a recycling facility and must 
135.19 	account for:
135.20 	(1) levels of estimated contamination documented by the facility;
135.21 	(2) any exclusions for fuel or energy capture; and
135.22 	(3) compliance with sections 115A.965, 116.943, 325F.075, and 325F.172 to 325F.179, 
135.23 	and all other laws pertaining to toxic substances in covered materials.
135.24 	(b) For purposes of determining whether waste reduction performance targets are being 
135.25 	met, a stewardship plan must provide a methodology for measuring the amount of waste 
135.26 	reduction of covered materials in a manner that can be used to determine the extent to which 
135.27 	the amount of material used for a covered material can be reduced to what is necessary to 
135.28 	efficiently deliver a product without damage or spoilage, or other means of covered material 
135.29 	redesign to reduce overall use and environmental impacts and maintain recyclability, 
135.30 	compostability, or reusability.
135.31 	(c) For purposes of determining whether reuse performance targets are being met, a 
135.32 	stewardship plan must provide a methodology for measuring the amount of reusable covered 
136.1 	materials at the point at which reusable covered materials meet the following criteria as 
136.2 	demonstrated by the producer and approved by the commissioner:
136.3 	(1) whether the average minimum number of cycles of reuses within a recognized reuse 
136.4 	system has been met based on the number of times an item must be reused for it to have 
136.5 	lower environmental impacts than the single-use versions of those items; and
136.6 	(2) whether the demonstrated or research-based anticipated return rate of the covered 
136.7 	material to the reuse system has been met.
136.8 	(d) For purposes of determining whether postconsumer recycled content performance 
136.9 	targets are being met, a stewardship plan must provide a methodology for measuring 
136.10 	postconsumer recycled content across all producers for a covered materials type where 
136.11 	producers may determine their postconsumer recycled content based on their United States 
136.12 	market territory if state-specific postconsumer recycled content is impractical to determine. 
136.13 	Producers must demonstrate that the postconsumer recycled content reported to meet the 
136.14 	performance targets is additional to amounts utilized to meet mandates in other states.
136.15 	(e) For other performance targets, the producer responsibility organization must propose 
136.16 	methodologies for review and approval as part of the stewardship plan based on findings 
136.17 	from the needs assessment.
136.18 		Subd. 7.Statewide requirements. (a) The commissioner must establish statewide 
136.19 	requirements and the date by which they must be met for the following categories:
136.20 	(1) recycling rate;
136.21 	(2) composting rate;
136.22 	(3) reuse rate;
136.23 	(4) return rate;
136.24 	(5) the percentage of covered materials introduced that must be waste reduced; and
136.25 	(6) the percentage of postconsumer recycled content that covered materials must contain, 
136.26 	including an overall percentage for all covered materials, as applicable, excluding 
136.27 	compostable materials that cannot include postconsumer recycled content due to unique 
136.28 	chemical or physical properties or health and safety requirements that prohibit introduction 
136.29 	of postconsumer recycled content.
136.30 	(b) The commissioner may use the following information and criteria when establishing 
136.31 	statewide requirements under paragraph (a):
136.32 	(1) needs assessments under section 115A.1450;
137.1 	(2) goals and requirements of the Waste Management Act;
137.2 	(3) statewide goals for greenhouse gas emission reductions under section 216H.02;
137.3 	(4) the need for continuous progress toward overall reduction in the generation of covered 
137.4 	materials waste and the complete reuse, recycling, or composting of covered materials to 
137.5 	reduce environmental impacts and human health impacts;
137.6 	(5) a preference for statewide requirements that accomplish and further the goals and 
137.7 	requirements in clauses (2) to (4) as soon as practicable and to the maximum extent 
137.8 	achievable; and
137.9 	(6) information from packaging and paper product producer responsibility programs 
137.10 	operating in other jurisdictions.
137.11 	(c) The commissioner must consult with the producer responsibility organization on 
137.12 	establishing statewide requirements, submit proposed statewide requirements for review 
137.13 	by the board, and consider the board's recommendations before finalizing the statewide 
137.14 	requirements.
137.15 	(d) Every five years, the commissioner must review the statewide requirements established 
137.16 	under paragraph (a). If the commissioner decides an update is not warranted at that time, 
137.17 	the commissioner must submit the reasoning to the advisory board and consider the board's 
137.18 	recommendations before making a final decision. If the commissioner decides an update is 
137.19 	warranted, the process in paragraphs (b) and (c) must be utilized.
137.20 	(e) The producer responsibility organization must ensure the statewide requirements are 
137.21 	met.
137.22 		Subd. 8.Alternative collection programs. (a) A producer responsibility organization 
137.23 	must implement an alternative collection program for covered materials included on an 
137.24 	alternative collection list established under section 115A.1453, subdivision 2, that:
137.25 	(1) provides year-round, convenient, statewide collection opportunities, including at 
137.26 	least one drop-off collection site located in each county;
137.27 	(2) provides tiers of service for collection, convenience, number of drop-off collection 
137.28 	sites, and additional collection systems based on:
137.29 	(i) county population size;
137.30 	(ii) county population density; and
137.31 	(iii) each class of city according to section 410.01;
138.1 	(3) ensures materials are sent to responsible markets;
138.2 	(4) uses education and outreach strategies that can be expected to significantly increase 
138.3 	consumer awareness of the program throughout the state; and
138.4 	(5) accurately measures the amount of each covered material collected and the applicable 
138.5 	performance target and statewide requirement.
138.6 	(b) A proposal for an alternative collection program must include:
138.7 	(1) the type, number, and location of each collection opportunity;
138.8 	(2) a description of how each of the program requirements established in paragraph (a) 
138.9 	will be met; and
138.10 	(3) performance targets for each covered material, as applicable, to be managed through 
138.11 	an alternative collection program.
138.12 	(c) Every subsequent needs assessment after the initial needs assessment must include 
138.13 	a review of existing alternative collection programs for each covered material listed under 
138.14 	section 115A.1453, subdivision 2, to determine if the program is meeting the criteria 
138.15 	established in paragraph (a).

138.16 	Sec. 13. [115A.1453] RECYCLABLE OR COMPOSTABLE COVERED 
138.17 	MATERIALS LISTS; EXEMPT MATERIALS LIST.
138.18 		Subdivision 1.List required. By July 1, 2028, the commissioner must develop a list of 
138.19 	covered materials determined to be recyclable or compostable statewide through systems 
138.20 	where covered materials are commingled into a recyclables stream and a separate 
138.21 	compostables stream. These covered materials must be collected at an optimal level of 
138.22 	service and convenience for covered entities, at a minimum, wherever collection services 
138.23 	for mixed municipal solid waste are available.
138.24 		Subd. 2.Alternative collection list required. By July 1, 2028, the commissioner must 
138.25 	complete a list of covered materials determined to be recyclable or compostable and collected 
138.26 	statewide through systems other than the system required for covered materials on the list 
138.27 	established in subdivision 1.
138.28 		Subd. 3.Input from interested parties. The commissioner must consult with the 
138.29 	advisory board, producer responsibility organizations, service providers, political 
138.30 	subdivisions, and other interested parties to develop or amend the recyclable or compostable 
138.31 	covered materials lists and must review any requests by interested parties for addition or 
138.32 	removal of covered materials from the lists created under this section.
139.1 		Subd. 4.Criteria. In developing the lists under subdivisions 1 and 2, the commissioner 
139.2 	may consider the following criteria:
139.3 	(1) current availability of recycling and composting collection services;
139.4 	(2) recycling and composting processing infrastructure;
139.5 	(3) capacity and technology for sorting covered materials;
139.6 	(4) whether a covered material is of a type and form that is regularly sorted and aggregated 
139.7 	into defined streams for recycling processes or is included in a relevant Institute of Scrap 
139.8 	Recycling Industries specification or its successors;
139.9 	(5) availability of responsible markets;
139.10 	(6) presence and amount of processing residuals, contamination, and toxic substances;
139.11 	(7) quantity of covered material estimated to be available and recoverable;
139.12 	(8) projected future conditions for the criteria in clauses (1) to (7); and
139.13 	(9) other criteria or factors, as determined by the commissioner.
139.14 		Subd. 5.Amendment. The commissioner may amend a list completed under this section 
139.15 	at any time and must provide amended lists to producer responsibility organizations within 
139.16 	a reasonable amount of time after adopting an amendment. Producer responsibility 
139.17 	organizations must provide amended lists to service providers as soon as possible after 
139.18 	receiving the amendment and work to incorporate changes in relevant service provider 
139.19 	reimbursement rates within a year.
139.20 		Subd. 6.Exempt materials list. (a) A producer may request the commissioner, on a 
139.21 	form prescribed by the commissioner, to classify as an exempt material one or more types 
139.22 	of packaging. The commissioner must submit the request to the advisory board for review 
139.23 	and comment before approving or denying the request.
139.24 	(b) The commissioner may approve the request only if the commissioner determines 
139.25 	that a specific federal or state health and safety requirement prevents the packaging from 
139.26 	being waste reduced or made reusable, recyclable, or compostable.
139.27 	(c) The commissioner must review and approve, deny, or request additional information 
139.28 	for a request to classify packaging as an exempt material no later than 120 days after the 
139.29 	date the commissioner receives the request.
139.30 	(d) The commissioner must post on the agency website a list of materials exempted 
139.31 	under this subdivision.
140.1 	(e) An exemption granted under this subdivision expires two years after the date a request 
140.2 	was approved by the commissioner. A material classified as exempt under this subdivision 
140.3 	becomes a covered material immediately upon expiration of the exemption. A producer 
140.4 	may reapply according to this subdivision.

140.5 	Sec. 14. [115A.1454] PRODUCER FEES.
140.6 		Subdivision 1.Annual fee. A producer responsibility organization must annually collect 
140.7 	a fee from each member producer that must:
140.8 	(1) vary based on the total amount of covered materials each producer introduces in the 
140.9 	prior year calculated on a per-unit basis, such as per ton, per item, or another unit of 
140.10 	measurement;
140.11 	(2) reflect the program costs for each covered materials type, net of commodity value 
140.12 	for that covered materials type, as well as allocated fixed costs that do not vary based on 
140.13 	covered materials type;
140.14 	(3) incentivize using materials and design attributes that reduce the environmental impacts 
140.15 	and human health impacts of covered materials by:
140.16 	(i) eliminating intentionally added toxic substances in covered materials;
140.17 	(ii) reducing the amount of:
140.18 	(A) packaging per individual covered material that is necessary to efficiently deliver a 
140.19 	product without damage or spoilage and without reducing its ability to be recycled; and
140.20 	(B) paper used to manufacture individual paper products;
140.21 	(iii) increasing the amount of covered materials managed in a reuse system;
140.22 	(iv) increasing the proportion of postconsumer material in covered materials;
140.23 	(v) enhancing the recyclability or compostability of a covered material; and
140.24 	(vi) increasing the amount of inputs derived from renewable and sustainable sources;
140.25 	(4) discourage using materials and design attributes in covered materials whose 
140.26 	environmental impacts and human health impacts can be reduced by the methods listed 
140.27 	under clause (3);
140.28 	(5) prioritize reuse by charging covered materials that are managed through a reuse 
140.29 	system only once, upon initial entry into the marketplace; and
140.30 	(6) generate revenue sufficient to pay in full:
141.1 	(i) the fee required under section 115A.1443;
141.2 	(ii) financial obligations to complete activities described in an approved stewardship 
141.3 	plan and to reimburse service providers under section 115A.1455;
141.4 	(iii) the operating costs of the producer responsibility organization; and
141.5 	(iv) for establishment and maintenance of a financial reserve that is sufficient to operate 
141.6 	the program in a fiscally prudent and responsible manner.
141.7 		Subd. 2.Overcollections. Revenue collected under this section that exceeds the amount 
141.8 	needed to pay the costs described in subdivision 1, clause (6), must be used to improve or 
141.9 	enhance program outcomes or to reduce producer fees according to provisions of an approved 
141.10 	stewardship plan.
141.11 		Subd. 3.Prohibited conduct. Fees collected under this section may not be used for 
141.12 	lobbying, as defined in section 3.084, subdivision 1.

141.13 	Sec. 15. [115A.1455] SERVICE PROVIDER; REIMBURSEMENT.
141.14 		Subdivision 1.Service provider reimbursement required. The reimbursements 
141.15 	provided for covered services to covered entities, at a minimum, under an approved 
141.16 	stewardship plan must only be provided to service providers that meet the performance 
141.17 	standards established under an approved stewardship plan.
141.18 		Subd. 2.Collection of recyclables. If a covered entity does not have access to collection 
141.19 	services for covered materials on the list established under section 115A.1453, subdivision 
141.20 	1, where collection services for mixed municipal solid waste are being provided, the producer 
141.21 	responsibility organization must ensure that collection services are available to the covered 
141.22 	entity through a service provider at an optimal level of service and convenience.
141.23 		Subd. 3.Bidding processes. (a) For infrastructure investments included in an approved 
141.24 	stewardship plan, a producer responsibility organization must use the competitive bidding 
141.25 	processes established in section 16C.28, subdivision 1, and publicly post bid opportunities, 
141.26 	except that preference must be given to existing facilities, providers of services, and holders 
141.27 	of service accounts in the state for waste reduction, reuse, collection, recycling, and 
141.28 	composting of covered materials.
141.29 	(b) No producer or producer responsibility organization may own or partially own 
141.30 	infrastructure that is used to fulfill obligations under this act, except in the following 
141.31 	circumstances:
142.1 	(1) a producer may hold an ownership stake in infrastructure used to fulfill obligations 
142.2 	under this act so long as the stake was held before enactment of this act and the ownership 
142.3 	stake is fully disclosed by the producer to the producer responsibility organization; or
142.4 	(2) after a bidding process described in paragraph (a) under which no service provider 
142.5 	bids on the contract, the producer responsibility organization may make infrastructure 
142.6 	investments identified under an approved stewardship plan to implement the requirements 
142.7 	in this act.
142.8 		Subd. 4.Reimbursement rates. (a) An approved stewardship plan must provide a 
142.9 	methodology for reimbursement rates for covered services for covered materials, exclusive 
142.10 	of exempt materials. The methodology for reimbursement rates must consider estimated 
142.11 	revenue received by service providers from the sale of covered materials based upon relevant 
142.12 	material indices and incorporate relevant cost information identified by the needs assessment. 
142.13 	Reimbursement rates must be annually updated and reflect the net costs for covered services 
142.14 	for covered materials from covered entities, at a minimum. Reimbursement rates must be 
142.15 	established equivalent to net costs as established by a methodology in an approved plan as 
142.16 	follows:
142.17 	(1) no less than 50 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2029;
142.18 	(2) no less than 75 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2030; and
142.19 	(3) no less than 90 percent of the net cost by February 1, 2031, and each year thereafter.
142.20 	(b) Reimbursement rates must be based on the following, as applicable by the service 
142.21 	provided:
142.22 	(1) the cost to collect covered material for recycling, a proportional share of composting, 
142.23 	or reuse adjusted to reflect conditions that affect those costs, varied by region or jurisdiction 
142.24 	in which the covered services are provided, including but not limited to:
142.25 	(i) the number and type of covered entities;
142.26 	(ii) population density;
142.27 	(iii) collections methods employed;
142.28 	(iv) distance traveled by collection vehicles to consolidation or transfer facilities; to 
142.29 	reuse, recycling, or composting facilities; and to responsible markets;
142.30 	(v) other factors that may contribute to regional or jurisdictional cost differences;
142.31 	(vi) the proportion of covered compostable materials within all source-separated 
142.32 	compostable materials collected or managed through composting; and
143.1 	(vii) the general quality of covered materials collected by service providers;
143.2 	(2) the cost to transfer collected covered materials from consolidation or transfer facilities 
143.3 	to reuse, processing, recycling, or composting facilities or to responsible markets;
143.4 	(3) the cost to:
143.5 	(i) sort and process covered materials for sale or use and remove contamination from 
143.6 	covered materials by a recycling or composting facility, less the average fair market value 
143.7 	for that covered material based on market indices for the region; and
143.8 	(ii) manage contamination removed from collected covered material;
143.9 	(4) administrative costs of service providers, including education, public awareness 
143.10 	campaigns, and outreach program costs as applicable; and
143.11 	(5) the costs of covered services for a refill system or covered services provided for 
143.12 	reusable covered materials and management of contamination.
143.13 	(c) A service provider retains all revenue from the sale of covered materials. Nothing 
143.14 	in this act may restrict a service provider from charging a fee for covered services of covered 
143.15 	materials to the extent that reimbursement from a producer responsibility organization does 
143.16 	not cover all costs of services, including continued investment and innovation in operations, 
143.17 	operating profits, and returns on investments required by a service provider to provide 
143.18 	sustainability of the services.
143.19 	(d) Reimbursement rates may be calculated per ton, by household, or by another unit of 
143.20 	measurement under an approved stewardship plan.
143.21 		Subd. 5.Local government authority. (a) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
143.22 	require a political subdivision to agree to operate under a stewardship plan, nor does it 
143.23 	restrict the authority of a political subdivision to provide waste management services to 
143.24 	residents or to contract with any entity to provide waste management services. Any political 
143.25 	subdivision that is also a service provider is eligible to be registered with the commissioner 
143.26 	and reimbursed per the rates and schedule established in accordance with subdivision 4.
143.27 	(b) Nothing in this act restricts the authority of a political subdivision to provide waste 
143.28 	management services to residents, to contract with any entity to provide waste management 
143.29 	services, or to exercise its authority granted under section 115A.94. A producer responsibility 
143.30 	organization may not restrict or otherwise interfere with a political subdivision exercising 
143.31 	its authority under section 115A.94 to organize collection of solid waste, including materials 
143.32 	collected for recycling or composting, or to extend, renew, or otherwise manage any contracts 
144.1 	entered into as a result of exercising such authority or otherwise resulting from a competitive 
144.2 	procurement process.
144.3 		Subd. 6.Dispute resolution. A producer responsibility organization must establish a 
144.4 	dispute resolution process utilizing third-party mediators for disputes related to 
144.5 	reimbursements.

144.6 	Sec. 16. [115A.1456] REPORTING.
144.7 		Subdivision 1.Producer responsibility organization annual report. (a) By April 1, 
144.8 	2029, and annually thereafter, a producer responsibility organization must submit a written 
144.9 	report to the commissioner that contains, at a minimum, the following information for the 
144.10 	previous calendar year:
144.11 	(1) the amount of covered materials introduced, by each covered materials type, reported 
144.12 	in the same units used to establish fees under section 115A.1454, subdivision 1, clause (1);
144.13 	(2) progress made toward the performance targets reported in the same units used to 
144.14 	establish producer fees under section 115A.1454, subdivision 1, clause (1), and reported 
144.15 	statewide and for each county, including:
144.16 	(i) the amount of covered materials successfully waste reduced, reused, recycled, and 
144.17 	composted by covered materials type and the strategies or collection method used; and
144.18 	(ii) information about third-party certifications obtained;
144.19 	(3) the total cost to implement the program and a detailed description of program 
144.20 	expenditures by category, including:
144.21 	(i) the total amount of producer fees collected;
144.22 	(ii) a description of infrastructure investments made; and
144.23 	(iii) a breakdown of reimbursements by covered services, covered entities, and regions 
144.24 	of the state;
144.25 	(4) a copy of a financial audit of program operations conducted by an independent auditor 
144.26 	approved by the commissioner that meets the requirements of the Financial Accounting 
144.27 	Standards Board's Accounting Standards Update 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 
144.28 	958), as amended;
144.29 	(5) a description of program performance problems that emerged in specific locations 
144.30 	and efforts taken or proposed by the producer responsibility organization to address them;
145.1 	(6) a discussion of technical assistance provided to producers regarding toxic substances 
145.2 	in covered materials and actions taken by producers to reduce intentionally added toxic 
145.3 	substances in covered materials beyond compliance with prohibitions already established 
145.4 	in law;
145.5 	(7) a description of public awareness, education, and outreach activities undertaken, 
145.6 	including any evaluations conducted of their efficacy, plans for next calendar year's activities, 
145.7 	and an evaluation of the process established by the producer responsibility organization to 
145.8 	answer questions from consumers regarding collection, recycling, composting, waste 
145.9 	reduction, and reuse activities;
145.10 	(8) a summary of consultations held with the advisory board and how any feedback was 
145.11 	incorporated into the report as a result, together with a list of rejected recommendations and 
145.12 	the reasons for rejection;
145.13 	(9) a list of producers found to be out of compliance with this act and actions taken by 
145.14 	the producer responsibility organization to return producers to compliance, and notification 
145.15 	of any producers that are no longer participating in the producer responsibility organization 
145.16 	or have been expelled due to their lack of compliance;
145.17 	(10) proposed amendments to the stewardship plan to improve program performance or 
145.18 	reduce costs, including changes to producer fees, infrastructure investments, or 
145.19 	reimbursement rates;
145.20 	(11) recommendations for additions or removal of covered materials to or from the 
145.21 	recyclable or compostable covered materials lists developed under section 115A.1453; and
145.22 	(12) information requested by the commissioner to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
145.23 	program as it is described in the stewardship plan and to assist with determining compliance 
145.24 	with this act.
145.25 	(b) Every fourth year after a stewardship plan is approved by the commissioner, a 
145.26 	performance audit of the program must be completed by the producer responsibility 
145.27 	organization. The performance audit must conform to audit standards established by the 
145.28 	United States Government Accountability Office; the National Association of State Auditors, 
145.29 	Comptrollers, and Treasurers; or another nationally recognized organization approved by 
145.30 	the commissioner.
145.31 		Subd. 2.Report following unmet target. A producer responsibility organization that 
145.32 	fails to meet a performance target approved in a stewardship plan must, within 90 days of 
145.33 	filing an annual report under this section, file with the commissioner an explanation of the 
146.1 	factors contributing to the failure and propose an amendment to the stewardship plan 
146.2 	specifying changes in operations that the producer responsibility organization will make 
146.3 	that are designed to achieve the performance targets. If a performance target is unmet due 
146.4 	to lack of political subdivision participation in the program, the commissioner may revise 
146.5 	the statewide requirements developed under section 115A.1451, subdivision 7. If a revision 
146.6 	to the statewide requirements is completed by the commissioner, the producer responsibility 
146.7 	organization may revise the performance targets at the same time. An amendment filed 
146.8 	under this subdivision must be reviewed by the advisory board and reviewed and approved 
146.9 	by the commissioner in the manner specified in section 115A.1451, subdivisions 2 and 4.
146.10 		Subd. 3.Commissioner's report. By October 15, 2031, and every two years thereafter, 
146.11 	the commissioner must submit a report to the governor and to the chairs and ranking minority 
146.12 	members of the legislative committees with jurisdiction over solid waste. The report must 
146.13 	contain:
146.14 	(1) a summary of the operations of this act during the previous years;
146.15 	(2) a summary of the needs assessment;
146.16 	(3) a link to reports filed under subdivisions 1 and 2;
146.17 	(4) recommendations for policy, statutory, or regulatory changes to the program;
146.18 	(5) an analysis of the impacts of exempting certain materials from the definition of 
146.19 	covered materials and of exempting certain persons from the definition of producer;
146.20 	(6) a list of efforts undertaken by the commissioner to enforce and secure compliance 
146.21 	with this act; and
146.22 	(7) any other information the commissioner deems to be relevant.
146.23 		Subd. 4.Duty to cooperate. Service providers must provide producer responsibility 
146.24 	organizations with data necessary to complete the reports required by this section upon 
146.25 	request.

146.26 	Sec. 17. [115A.1457] PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY ORGANIZATION 
146.27 	WEBSITES.
146.28 	A producer responsibility organization must maintain a website that uses best practices 
146.29 	for accessibility and contains, at a minimum:
146.30 	(1) information regarding a process that members of the public can use to contact the 
146.31 	producer responsibility organization with questions;
147.1 	(2) a directory of all service providers operating under the stewardship plan administered 
147.2 	by the producer responsibility organization, grouped by location or political subdivision, 
147.3 	and information about how to request service;
147.4 	(3) registration materials submitted to the commissioner under section 115A.1443;
147.5 	(4) the draft and approved stewardship plan and any draft and approved amendments;
147.6 	(5) information on how to manage materials included in lists established under section 
147.7 	115A.1453;
147.8 	(6) the list of exempt materials as defined in this act and covered materials exempt from 
147.9 	performance targets and statewide requirements as approved in the stewardship plan;
147.10 	(7) current and all past needs assessments;
147.11 	(8) annual reports submitted to the commissioner by the producer responsibility 
147.12 	organization;
147.13 	(9) a link to administrative rules implementing this act;
147.14 	(10) comments of the advisory board on the documents listed in clauses (4) and (7) and 
147.15 	the responses of the producer responsibility organization to those comments;
147.16 	(11) the names of producers and brands that are not in compliance with section 
147.17 	115A.1448;
147.18 	(12) a list, updated at least monthly, of all member producers that will operate under the 
147.19 	stewardship plan administered by the producer responsibility organization and, for each 
147.20 	producer, a list of all brands of the producer's covered materials; and
147.21 	(13) education materials on waste reduction, reuse, recycling, and composting for 
147.22 	producers and the general public.

147.23 	Sec. 18. [115A.1458] ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT.
147.24 	A producer responsibility organization that arranges collection, recycling, composting, 
147.25 	waste reduction, or reuse services under this act may engage in anticompetitive conduct to 
147.26 	the extent necessary to plan and implement collection, recycling, composting, waste 
147.27 	reduction, or reuse systems to meet the obligations under this act, and is immune from 
147.28 	liability under state laws relating to antitrust, restraint of trade, and unfair trade practices.

148.1 	Sec. 19. [115A.1459] RULEMAKING.
148.2 	The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this act. The 18-month time limit under 
148.3 	section 14.125 does not apply to the commissioner's rulemaking authority under this section.

148.4 	Sec. 20. [115A.1460] PROVIDING INFORMATION.
148.5 	Upon request of the commissioner for purposes of determining compliance with this 
148.6 	act, or for purposes of implementing this act, a person must furnish to the commissioner 
148.7 	any information that the person has or may reasonably obtain.

148.8 	Sec. 21. [115A.1461] DEPOSIT RETURN SYSTEM.
148.9 	(a) It is the intent of the legislature that if a bottle deposit return system is enacted in the 
148.10 	future, it will be harmonized with this act in a manner that ensures that:
148.11 	(1) materials covered in that system are exempt from this act or related financial 
148.12 	obligations are reduced;
148.13 	(2) colocation of drop-off collection sites is maximized;
148.14 	(3) education and outreach is integrated between the two programs; and
148.15 	(4) waste reduction and reuse strategies are prioritized between the two programs.
148.16 	(b) Any implementation of a deposit return system must include a two-year transition 
148.17 	period before the expiration of the currently approved stewardship plan and be conducted 
148.18 	in a manner that does not create sudden and significant operational or financial disruption 
148.19 	to the implementation of a stewardship plan under section 115A.1451, including provisions 
148.20 	of recycling or reuse services contained in the plan.

148.21 	Sec. 22. [115A.1462] ENFORCEMENT.
148.22 	(a) The commissioner must enforce this act as provided under this section and sections 
148.23 	115.071 and 116.072. The commissioner may revoke a registration of a producer 
148.24 	responsibility organization or service provider found to have violated this act.
148.25 	(b) Notwithstanding the penalty limits contained in section 115.071, subdivision 3, and 
148.26 	except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), a person that violates or fails to perform a 
148.27 	duty imposed by this act or any rule adopted thereunder is liable for a civil penalty not to 
148.28 	exceed $25,000 per day of violation.
148.29 	(c) Notwithstanding the penalty limits contained in section 115.071, subdivision 3, a 
148.30 	producer responsibility organization or producer that violates a provision of or fails to 
149.1 	perform a duty imposed by this act, a rule adopted thereunder, or requirements of a 
149.2 	stewardship plan approved by the commissioner, is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed 
149.3 	$25,000 per day of violation. For a second violation occurring within five years after the 
149.4 	approval of a stewardship plan, a producer responsibility organization or producer is liable 
149.5 	for a civil penalty not to exceed $50,000 per day of violation. For a third or subsequent 
149.6 	violation occurring within five years after the approval of a stewardship plan, a producer 
149.7 	responsibility organization or producer is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $100,000 
149.8 	per day of violation.

149.9 	Sec. 23. [115A.1463] PACKAGING PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP ACCOUNT.
149.10 	(a) The packaging product stewardship account is established as a separate account in 
149.11 	the special revenue fund in the state treasury. Appropriations and transfers to the account 
149.12 	and fees collected under section 115A.1443 must be credited to the account.  Earnings, such 
149.13 	as interest, dividends, and any other earnings arising from assets of the account, must be 
149.14 	credited to the account. Money remaining in the account at the end of a fiscal year does not 
149.15 	cancel to the general fund but remains in the account until expended.
149.16 	(b) Money from the account is appropriated to the commissioner to pay the reasonable 
149.17 	costs of the agency to administer sections 115A.144 to 115A.1462.

149.18 	Sec. 24. WORKPLACE CONDITIONS AND EQUITY STUDY.
 149.19 	(a) By January 1, 2032, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must contract 
149.20 	with a third party that is not a producer or a producer responsibility organization to conduct 
149.21 	a study of the recycling, composting, and reuse facilities operating in the state. The study 
149.22 	must analyze, at a minimum, information about:
149.23 	(1) working conditions, wage and benefit levels, and employment levels of minorities 
149.24 	and women at those facilities;
149.25 	(2) barriers to ownership of recycling, composting, and reuse operations faced by women 
149.26 	and minorities;
149.27 	(3) the degree to which residents of multifamily buildings have less convenient access 
149.28 	to recycling, composting, and reuse opportunities than those living in single-family homes;
149.29 	(4) the degree to which individuals living in environmental justice areas have access to 
149.30 	fewer recycling, composting, and reuse opportunities compared to other parts of the state;
150.1 	(5) the degree to which programs to increase access, convenience, and education are 
150.2 	successful in raising reuse, recycling, and composting rates in areas where participation in 
150.3 	these activities is low;
150.4 	(6) strategies to increase participation in reuse, recycling, and composting; and
150.5 	(7) the degree to which residents and workers in environmental justice areas are impacted 
150.6 	by emissions, toxic substances, and other pollutants from solid waste facilities in comparison 
150.7 	to other areas of the state and recommendations to mitigate those impacts.
150.8 	(b) The producer responsibility organization registered by the commissioner under 
150.9 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463, must cover the cost of conducting 
150.10 	the study through a fee according to Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.1443, and 
150.11 	recommended actions identified in the study must be considered for inclusion as part of 
150.12 	future stewardship plans as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.1451, including 
150.13 	adjustments to service provider reimbursements as established under Minnesota Statutes, 
150.14 	section 115A.1455.

150.15 	Sec. 25. COVERED MATERIALS POLLUTION AND CLEANUP STUDY.
 150.16 	(a) By January 1, 2032, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, in consultation 
150.17 	with the commissioners of health and natural resources, must contract with a third party 
150.18 	that is not a producer or a producer responsibility organization to conduct a study to identify 
150.19 	the contribution of covered products to litter and water pollution in Minnesota. The report 
150.20 	must at a minimum:
150.21 	(1) analyze historical and current environmental impacts and human health impacts of 
150.22 	littered covered materials and their associated toxic substances in the environment;
150.23 	(2) estimate the cost of cleanup and prevention; and
150.24 	(3) provide recommendations for how to reduce and mitigate the impacts of litter in the 
150.25 	state.
150.26 	(b) The contracted third party must consult with local governmental units, the 
150.27 	commissioners of health and natural resources, and environmental justice organizations.
150.28 	(c) The producer responsibility organization registered by the commissioner under 
150.29 	Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463, must cover the cost of conducting 
150.30 	the study through a fee according to Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.1443, and 
150.31 	recommended actions identified in the study must be considered for inclusion as part of 
150.32 	future stewardship plans, as required under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.1451.

151.1 	ARTICLE 6
151.2 	FERAL SWINE AND FUR FARMS

151.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 17.457, as amended by Laws 
151.4 	2024, chapter 85, section 8, is amended to read:
151.5 	17.457 RESTRICTED SPECIES.
151.6 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.
151.7 	(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's 
151.8 	designee.
151.9 	(c) "Domestic hogs" means members of the subspecies Sus scrofa domesticus.
151.10 	(c) (d) "Restricted species" means Eurasian wild pigs and their hybrids (Sus scrofa
151.11 	subspecies and Sus scrofa hybrids) pigs, boars, peccaries, and all other members of the 
151.12 	Suidae family and the Tayassuidae family, excluding domestic hogs (S. scrofa domesticus).
151.13 	(d) (e) "Release" means an intentional introduction or persistent accidental escape of a 
151.14 	restricted species or domestic hog from the control of the owner or responsible party. Release 
151.15 	does not mean an accidental escape of restricted species or domestic hogs due to a 
151.16 	transportation accident or an act of God.
151.17 		Subd. 2.Importation; possession; release of Restricted species permit required. It 
151.18 	is unlawful for a person to import, possess, propagate, or transport, or release a restricted 
151.19 	species, unless the person has a permit as described in subdivision 3.
151.20 		Subd. 2a.Release of restricted species or domestic hogs prohibited. (a) It is unlawful 
151.21 	for a person to release restricted species or domestic hogs.
151.22 	(b) In addition to the penalties in subdivision 6, a person who violates paragraph (a) 
151.23 	must do the following at the person's expense and by the date and time specified by the 
151.24 	commissioner:
151.25 	(1) register their premises with the Board of Animal Health;
151.26 	(2) implement the confinement standards and record-keeping requirements developed 
151.27 	by the Board of Animal Health; and
151.28 	(3) reimburse the commissioner for costs incurred to annually inspect the registered 
151.29 	premises and verify compliance with clause (2).
151.30 		Subd. 3.Permits.  The commissioner may issue permits for the transportation, possession, 
151.31 	purchase, or importation of restricted species only for scientific, research, or educational, 
152.1 	or commercial purposes. A permit issued under this subdivision may be revoked by the 
152.2 	commissioner if the conditions of the permit are not met by the permittee or for any unlawful 
152.3 	act or omission, including accidental escapes.
152.4 		Subd. 4.Notice of release of restricted species or domestic hogs. In the event of a 
152.5 	release of a restricted species or domestic hog, the owner must notify within 24 hours a 
152.6 	conservation officer and the Board of Animal Health and is responsible for the recovery of 
152.7 	the species. The commissioner may capture or destroy the released animal at the owner's 
152.8 	expense. If the owner does not provide notification or fails to recover the animal within 72 
152.9 	hours of providing notification, the released animal is considered feral swine under section 
152.10 	97A.56, is no longer the personal property of the owner, and may be captured or destroyed 
152.11 	at the former owner's expense by a peace officer or by the commissioner of natural resources 
152.12 	under section 97A.045, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or other authority.
152.13 		Subd. 5.Enforcement. (a) This section may be enforced by a peace officer, an 
152.14 	enforcement officer under sections 97A.205 and 97A.211, and, except as provided in 
152.15 	paragraph (b), by the commissioner under sections 17.982 to 17.983.
152.16 	(b) For the first violation of this section, the commissioner may impose an administrative 
152.17 	penalty of no more than $1,000. For a second violation, the commissioner may impose an 
152.18 	administrative penalty of no more than $1,500. For a third or succeeding violation, the 
152.19 	commissioner may impose an administrative penalty of no more than $3,000 for each 
152.20 	violation.
152.21 		Subd. 6.Penalty Penalties. (a) A person who violates subdivision 2, 2a, 4, or 7 is guilty 
152.22 	of a misdemeanor.
152.23 	(b) A person who violates subdivision 2a, paragraph (a), is liable to the state for costs 
152.24 	associated with a release. The attorney general may enforce this paragraph on behalf of any 
152.25 	state agency affected.
152.26 		Subd. 7. Identification requirements. A restricted species in the possession of a person 
152.27 	must be marked in a permanent fashion to identify ownership. The restricted species must 
152.28 	be marked as soon as practicable after birth or purchase.
152.29 		Subd. 8.Containment. The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of 
152.30 	natural resources, shall develop criteria for approved containment measures for restricted 
152.31 	species.
152.32 		Subd. 9.Bond; security. A person who possesses restricted species must provide proof 
152.33 	of insurance or file a security bond with the commissioner in an amount determined by the 
153.1 	commissioner to pay for the potential costs and damages that would be caused by the release 
153.2 	of a restricted species.
153.3 		Subd. 10.Fee. The commissioner may impose a fee for permits in an amount sufficient 
153.4 	to cover the costs of issuing the permits and for facility inspections. The fee may not exceed 
153.5 	$50. Fee receipts must be deposited in the general fund.

153.6 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.105, is amended to read:
153.7 	97A.105 GAME AND FUR FARMS.
153.8 		Subdivision 1.License requirements. (a) A person may breed and propagate fur-bearing 
153.9 	animals, game birds, bear, or mute swans only on privately owned or leased land and after 
153.10 	obtaining a license. Any of the permitted animals on a game farm may be sold to other 
153.11 	licensed game farms. "Privately owned or leased land" includes waters that are shallow or 
153.12 	marshy, are not actually navigable, and are not of substantial beneficial public use. Before 
153.13 	an application for a license is considered, the applicant must enclose the area to sufficiently 
153.14 	confine the animals to be raised in a manner approved by the commissioner. A license may 
153.15 	be granted only if the commissioner finds the application is made in good faith with intention 
153.16 	to actually carry on the business described in the application and the commissioner determines 
153.17 	that the facilities are adequate for the business.
153.18 	(b) A person may purchase live game birds or their eggs without a license if the birds 
153.19 	or eggs, or birds hatched from the eggs, are released into the wild, consumed, or processed 
153.20 	for consumption within one year after they were purchased or hatched. This paragraph does 
153.21 	not apply to the purchase of migratory waterfowl or their eggs.
153.22 	(c) A person may not introduce mute swans into the wild without a permit issued by the 
153.23 	commissioner.
153.24 		Subd. 2.Transfer of license. (a) A game or fur farm license is transferable with the 
153.25 	transfer of all or a portion of the title or leasehold of the land if:
153.26 	(1) the land transferred complies with the license requirements;
153.27 	(2) the land is used for the purposes of the license; and
153.28 	(3) a verified written report of the existing and intended land use is made to the 
153.29 	commissioner, accompanied by a copy of deed, assignment, lease, or other instrument 
153.30 	transferring the corresponding title or leasehold in the enclosed land.
154.1 	(b) A transfer of less than the whole interest in the license is not valid. Each bona fide 
154.2 	partner or associate in the ownership or operation of a game or fur farm must obtain a 
154.3 	separate license.
154.4 		Subd. 3.Ownership of wild animals. All wild animals and their offspring, of the species 
154.5 	identified in the license, that are within the enclosure are the property of the game and fur
154.6 	farm licensee.
154.7 		Subd. 4.Sale of live animals. (a) A sale of live animals from a licensed fur or game 
154.8 	farm is not valid unless the animals are delivered to the purchaser or they are identified and 
154.9 	kept separately.
154.10 	(b) Live animals sold through auction or through a broker are considered to be sold by 
154.11 	the game farm licensee.
154.12 	(c) The sale agreement or contract must be in writing. The licensee must notify a 
154.13 	purchaser of the death of an animal within 30 days and of the number of increase before 
154.14 	July 20 of each year.
154.15 		Subd. 5.Sale of pelts products. The commissioner shall prescribe:
154.16 	(1) the manner that pelts and products of wild animals raised on fur or game farms may 
154.17 	be sold or transported; and
154.18 	(2) the tags or seals to be affixed to the pelts and products.
154.19 		Subd. 6.Fox and mink. Fox and mink may not be bought or sold for breeding or 
154.20 	propagating unless they have been pen-bred for at least two generations.
154.21 		Subd. 7.Transporting live beaver. Live beaver may not be transported without a permit 
154.22 	from the commissioner.
154.23 		Subd. 8.Penalty. A licensee that does not comply with a provision of this section subjects 
154.24 	all wild animals on the game or fur farm to confiscation.
154.25 		Subd. 9.Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules for:
154.26 	(1) the issuance of issuing game farm licenses;
154.27 	(2) the inspection of inspecting game farm facilities;
154.28 	(3) the acquisition and disposal acquiring and disposing of game farm animals; and
154.29 	(4) record keeping and reporting by game farm licensees, including transactions handled 
154.30 	by auction or broker.

155.1 	Sec. 3. [97A.106] FUR FARMS.
155.2 		Subdivision 1.License requirements. A person may breed and propagate fur-bearing 
155.3 	animals only on privately owned or leased land and after obtaining a license. Any of the 
155.4 	permitted animals on a fur farm may be sold to other licensed fur farms. "Privately owned 
155.5 	or leased land" includes waters that are shallow or marshy, are not actually navigable, and 
155.6 	are not of substantial beneficial public use. Before an application for a license is considered, 
155.7 	the applicant must enclose the area to sufficiently confine the animals to be raised in a 
155.8 	manner approved by the commissioner. A license may be granted only if the commissioner 
155.9 	finds the application is made in good faith with intention to actually carry on the business 
155.10 	described in the application and the commissioner determines that the facilities are adequate 
155.11 	for the business.
155.12 		Subd. 2.Transfer of license. (a) A fur farm license is transferable with the transfer of 
155.13 	all or a portion of the title or leasehold of the land if:
155.14 	(1) the land transferred complies with the license requirements;
155.15 	(2) the land is used for the purposes of the license; and
155.16 	(3) a verified written report of the existing and intended land use is made to the 
155.17 	commissioner, accompanied by a copy of deed, assignment, lease, or other instrument 
155.18 	transferring the corresponding title or leasehold in the enclosed land.
155.19 	(b) A transfer of less than the whole interest in the license is not valid. Each bona fide 
155.20 	partner or associate in the ownership or operation of a fur farm must obtain a separate 
155.21 	license.
155.22 		Subd. 3.License fee. For each fur farm, the owner must, on or before January 1, pay to 
155.23 	the commissioner an annual fee of $250.
155.24 		Subd. 4.Fur farm account. The fur farm account is established in the game and fish 
155.25 	fund. Fees collected under this section and interest attributable to money in the account 
155.26 	must be deposited in the account. Money in the account, including interest earned, is 
155.27 	appropriated to the commissioner for administration and enforcement of this section.
155.28 		Subd. 5.Ownership of wild animals. All wild animals and their offspring, of the species 
155.29 	identified in the license, that are within the enclosure are the property of the fur farm licensee.
155.30 		Subd. 6.Containment and disease control. The commissioner, in consultation with 
155.31 	the Board of Animal Health and the commissioners of agriculture and health, must develop:
155.32 	(1) containment and disposal requirements for farmed fur-bearers; and
156.1 	(2) farmed fur-bearer disease testing and reporting requirements.
156.2 		Subd. 7.Sale of live animals. (a) A sale of live animals from a licensed fur farm is not 
156.3 	valid unless the animals are delivered to the purchaser or they are identified and kept 
156.4 	separately.
156.5 	(b) Live animals sold through auction or through a broker are considered to be sold by 
156.6 	the fur farm licensee.
156.7 	(c) The sale agreement or contract must be in writing. The licensee must notify a 
156.8 	purchaser of the death of an animal within 30 days and of the number of increase before 
156.9 	July 20 of each year.
156.10 		Subd. 8.Sale of pelts and products. The commissioner must prescribe:
156.11 	(1) the manner that pelts and products of wild animals raised on fur farms may be sold 
156.12 	or transported; and
156.13 	(2) the tags or seals to be affixed to the pelts and products.
156.14 		Subd. 9.Fox and mink. Fox and mink may not be bought or sold for breeding or 
156.15 	propagating unless they have been pen-bred for at least two generations.
156.16 		Subd. 10.Transporting live beaver. Live beaver may not be transported without a 
156.17 	permit from the commissioner.
156.18 		Subd. 11.Penalty. A licensee that does not comply with a provision of this section 
156.19 	subjects all wild animals on the fur farm to confiscation.
156.20 		Subd. 12.Rules. The commissioner may adopt rules for:
156.21 	(1) issuing fur farm licenses;
156.22 	(2) inspecting fur farm facilities;
156.23 	(3) acquiring fur farm animals; and
156.24 	(4) record keeping and reporting by fur farm licensees, including transactions handled 
156.25 	by auction or broker.

156.26 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.56, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
156.27 		Subd. 2.Prohibited actions; penalty. (a) Unless authorized by permit under section 
156.28 	17.457, subdivision 3, a person may not possess or release feral swine or swine that were 
156.29 	feral during any part of the swine's lifetime or otherwise allow feral swine to run at large.
157.1 	(b) A person may not hunt or trap feral swine, except as authorized by the commissioner 
157.2 	for feral swine control or eradication. It is not a violation of this section if a person shoots 
157.3 	a feral swine and reports the taking to the commissioner within 24 hours. All feral swine 
157.4 	taken in this manner must be surrendered to the commissioner.
157.5 	(c) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.
157.6 	(d) A person who violates this subdivision is liable for the actual costs incurred by the 
157.7 	state for the possession or release of the feral swine.
157.8 	(e) A person who violates this subdivision is liable for the damages caused by the 
157.9 	possession or release of the feral swine.

157.10 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 97A.56, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
157.11 	read:
157.12 		Subd. 4.Domestic hogs and feral swine response protocols. The commissioner, in 
157.13 	cooperation with the commissioner of agriculture and the Board of Animal Health, must 
157.14 	develop protocols for responding to the release of domestic hogs and feral swine, including 
157.15 	reporting requirements, interagency communications, and other actions necessary to resolve 
157.16 	the release.

157.17 	Sec. 6. OUTREACH REQUIRED.
 157.18 	The commissioners of agriculture and natural resources and the Board of Animal Health 
157.19 	must jointly develop, and jointly or separately promote and provide to the public, current 
157.20 	and consistent outreach materials concerning:
157.21 	(1) swine containment methods;
157.22 	(2) sources of technical and financial assistance for small or hobby farms;
157.23 	(3) the importance of preventing the establishment of feral hog populations;
157.24 	(4) penalties for the accidental or intentional release of swine;
157.25 	(5) effective and lawful methods of feral hog control; and
157.26 	(6) other topics as identified by the commissioners and the board.

157.27 	Sec. 7. REPEALER.
 157.28 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 17.353, is repealed.

158.1 	ARTICLE 7
158.2 	ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING

158.3 	Section 1. [84.0265] ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING; 
158.4 	COORDINATED PROJECT PLANS.
158.5 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. In this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
158.6 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources;
158.7 	(2) "coordinated project plan" or "plan" means a plan to ensure that any required 
158.8 	environmental review and associated required state agency actions are completed efficiently 
158.9 	by coordinating and establishing deadlines for all necessary state agency actions;
158.10 	(3) "eligible project" means a project that requires the commissioner to prepare an 
158.11 	environmental assessment worksheet or an environmental impact statement under chapter 
158.12 	116D and associated permits, unless the project is sponsored by the Department of Natural 
158.13 	Resources; and
158.14 	(4) "state agency" means the department or any other office, board, commission, authority, 
158.15 	department, or other agency of the executive branch of state government.
158.16 		Subd. 2.State policy. It is the goal of the state to maximize the coordination, 
158.17 	effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of environmental review, associated 
158.18 	environmental permitting, and other regulatory actions for facilities in Minnesota.
158.19 		Subd. 3.Early communication; identifying issues. To the extent practicable, the 
158.20 	commissioner must establish and provide an expeditious process for a person that requests 
158.21 	to confer with the department and other state agencies about an eligible project. The 
158.22 	department must provide information about any identified challenging issues regarding the 
158.23 	potential environmental impacts related to an eligible project, including any issues that 
158.24 	could substantially delay a state agency from completing agency decisions; and issues that 
158.25 	must be addressed before an environmental assessment worksheet, environmental impact 
158.26 	statement, final scoping decision, permit action, or other required action by a state agency 
158.27 	can be started.
158.28 		Subd. 4.Plan preparation; participating agencies. (a) A person who submits an 
158.29 	application for an eligible project to the commissioner may request that the commissioner 
158.30 	prepare a coordinated project plan to complete any required environmental review and 
158.31 	associated agency actions for the eligible project.
158.32 	(b) Within 60 days of receiving a request under paragraph (a), the commissioner must 
158.33 	prepare a coordinated project plan in consultation with the requestor and other state agencies 
159.1 	identified under paragraph (c). If an eligible project requires or otherwise includes the 
159.2 	preparation of an environmental impact statement, the commissioner is required to prepare 
159.3 	a coordinated project plan that first covers the period through a final scoping decision. 
159.4 	Within 60 days of completion of the final scoping decision, the commissioner must update 
159.5 	the coordinated project plan to include the remainder of the environmental review process 
159.6 	as well as applicable state permits and other state regulatory decisions. The coordinated 
159.7 	project plan is subject to modification in accordance with subdivision 7.
159.8 	(c) Any state agency that must make permitting or other regulatory decisions over the 
159.9 	eligible project must participate in developing a coordinated project plan.
159.10 	(d) If an eligible project requires environmental review and the Department of Natural 
159.11 	Resources is the responsible governmental unit, then the Department of Natural Resources 
159.12 	is the lead agency responsible for preparation of a coordinated project plan under this section. 
159.13 	If an eligible project requires environmental review and the Pollution Control Agency is 
159.14 	the responsible governmental unit, then the Pollution Control Agency is the lead agency 
159.15 	responsible for preparation of a coordinated project under section 116.035.
159.16 		Subd. 5.Plan contents; synchronization; updates. (a) A coordinated project plan must 
159.17 	include:
159.18 	(1) a list of all state agencies known to have environmental review, permitting, or other 
159.19 	regulatory authority over the eligible project and an explanation of each agency's specific 
159.20 	role and responsibilities for actions under the coordinated project plan;
159.21 	(2) a schedule for any formal public meetings; and
159.22 	(3) a comprehensive schedule of deadlines by which all environmental reviews, permits, 
159.23 	and other state agency actions must be completed. The deadlines established under this 
159.24 	clause must include intermediate and final completion deadlines for actions by each state 
159.25 	agency and must be consistent with subdivision 6, subject to modification in accordance 
159.26 	with subdivision 7.
159.27 	(b) The commissioner must update a coordinated project plan quarterly.
159.28 		Subd. 6.Required deadlines. (a) Deadlines established in a coordinated project plan 
159.29 	must comply with this subdivision, unless an alternative time period is agreed upon by the 
159.30 	commissioner and proposer.
159.31 	(b) When an environmental assessment worksheet is prepared for an eligible project for 
159.32 	which an environmental impact statement is not mandatory under Minnesota Rules, chapter 
159.33 	4410, the decision on the need for an environmental impact statement must be made as 
160.1 	expeditiously as possible but no later than 18 months after the environmental assessment 
160.2 	worksheet is deemed complete by the commissioner.
160.3 	(c) When an environmental impact statement is prepared for an eligible project, the 
160.4 	decision on the adequacy of the final environmental impact statement must be made as 
160.5 	expeditiously as possible but no later than four years after the data submitted for the 
160.6 	environmental assessment worksheet is deemed complete.
160.7 	(d) If the commissioner includes plan deadlines that are inconsistent with paragraphs 
160.8 	(b) and (c), then within 30 days of finalizing the plan, the commissioner must report to the 
160.9 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
160.10 	jurisdiction over natural resources policy to explain how deadlines were established and 
160.11 	why the deadlines under paragraphs (b) and (c) are not attainable.
160.12 		Subd. 7.Deadline compliance; modification. (a) A state agency that participates in the 
160.13 	commissioner's development coordinated project plan must comply with deadlines established 
160.14 	in the plan. If a participating state agency fails to meet a deadline established in the 
160.15 	coordinated project plan or anticipates failing to meet a deadline, the state agency must 
160.16 	immediately notify the commissioner to explain the reason for the failure or anticipated 
160.17 	failure and to propose a date for a modified deadline.
160.18 	(b) The commissioner may modify a deadline established in the coordinated project plan 
160.19 	if the project proposer fails to meet a deadline established in the coordinated project plan 
160.20 	or provides inadequate information to meet that deadline, or if:
160.21 	(1) the commissioner provides the person that requested the plan with a written 
160.22 	justification for the modification; and
160.23 	(2) the commissioner and the state agency, after consultation with the person that 
160.24 	requested the plan, mutually agree on a different deadline.
160.25 	(c) If the combined modifications to one or more deadlines established in a coordinated 
160.26 	project plan extend the initially anticipated final decision date for an eligible project 
160.27 	application by more than 20 percent, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking 
160.28 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over natural 
160.29 	resources policy within 30 days to explain the reason the modifications are necessary. The 
160.30 	commissioner must also notify the chairs and ranking minority members within 30 days of 
160.31 	any subsequent extensions to the final decision date. The notification must include the reason 
160.32 	for the extension and the history of any prior extensions. For purposes of calculating the 
160.33 	percentage of time that modifications have extended the anticipated final decision date, 
161.1 	modifications made necessary by reasons wholly outside the control of state agencies must 
161.2 	not be considered.
161.3 		Subd. 8.Annual report. As part of the annual permitting efficiency report required 
161.4 	under section 84.027, the commissioner must report on progress toward required actions 
161.5 	described in this section.
161.6 		Subd. 9.Relation to other law. Nothing in this section is to be construed to require an 
161.7 	act that conflicts with applicable state or federal law. Nothing in this section affects the 
161.8 	specific statutory obligations of a state agency to comply with criteria or standards of 
161.9 	environmental quality, water resource management, pollutant management, environmental 
161.10 	justice, and public health.

161.11 	Sec. 2. [116.035] ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING; 
161.12 	COORDINATED PROJECT PLANS.
161.13 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. In this section, the following terms have the meanings given:
161.14 	(1) "commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
161.15 	(2) "coordinated project plan" or "plan" means a plan to ensure that any required 
161.16 	environmental review and associated required state agency actions are completed efficiently 
161.17 	by coordinating and establishing deadlines for all necessary state agency actions;
161.18 	(3) "eligible project" means a project that requires the commissioner to prepare an 
161.19 	environmental assessment worksheet or an environmental impact statement under chapter 
161.20 	116D and associated permits; and
161.21 	(4) "state agency" means the agency or any other office, board, commission, authority, 
161.22 	department, or other agency of the executive branch of state government.
161.23 		Subd. 2.State policy. It is the goal of the state to maximize the coordination, 
161.24 	effectiveness, transparency, and accountability of environmental review, associated 
161.25 	environmental permitting, and other regulatory actions for facilities in Minnesota.
161.26 		Subd. 3.Early communication; identifying issues. To the extent practicable, the 
161.27 	commissioner must establish and provide an expeditious process for a person that requests 
161.28 	to confer with the agency and other state agencies about an eligible project. The agency 
161.29 	must provide information about any identified challenging issues regarding the potential 
161.30 	environmental impacts related to an eligible project, including any issues that could 
161.31 	substantially delay a state agency from completing agency decisions and issues that must 
161.32 	be addressed before an environmental assessment worksheet, environmental impact statement, 
162.1 	final scoping decision, permit action, or other required action by a state agency can be 
162.2 	started.
162.3 		Subd. 4.Plan preparation; participating agencies. (a) A person who submits an 
162.4 	application for an eligible project to the commissioner may request that the commissioner 
162.5 	prepare a coordinated project plan to complete any required environmental review and 
162.6 	associated agency actions for the eligible project.
162.7 	(b) Within 60 days of receiving a request under paragraph (a), the commissioner must 
162.8 	prepare a coordinated project plan in consultation with the requestor and other state agencies 
162.9 	identified under paragraph (c). If an eligible project requires or otherwise includes the 
162.10 	preparation of an environmental impact statement, the commissioner is required to prepare 
162.11 	a coordinated project plan that first covers the period through a final scoping decision. 
162.12 	Within 60 days of completion of the final scoping decision, the commissioner must update 
162.13 	the coordinated project plan to include the remainder of the environmental review process 
162.14 	as well as applicable state permits and other state regulatory decisions. The coordinated 
162.15 	project plan is subject to modification in accordance with subdivision 7.
162.16 	(c) Any state agency that must make permitting or other regulatory decisions over the 
162.17 	eligible project must participate in developing a coordinated project plan.
162.18 	(d) If an eligible project requires environmental review and the Department of Natural 
162.19 	Resources is the responsible governmental unit, then the Department of Natural Resources 
162.20 	is the lead agency responsible for preparation of a coordinated project plan under section 
162.21 	84.0265. If an eligible project requires environmental review and the Pollution Control 
162.22 	Agency is the responsible governmental unit, then the Pollution Control Agency is the lead 
162.23 	agency responsible for preparation of a coordinated project under this section.
162.24 		Subd. 5.Plan contents; synchronization; updates. (a) A coordinated project plan must 
162.25 	include:
162.26 	(1) a list of all state agencies known to have environmental review, permitting, or other 
162.27 	regulatory authority over the eligible project and an explanation of each agency's specific 
162.28 	role and responsibilities for actions under the coordinated project plan;
162.29 	(2) a schedule for any formal public meetings; and
162.30 	(3) a comprehensive schedule of deadlines by which all environmental reviews, permits, 
162.31 	and other state agency actions must be completed. The deadlines established under this 
162.32 	clause must include intermediate and final completion deadlines for actions by each state 
163.1 	agency and must be consistent with subdivision 6, subject to modification in accordance 
163.2 	with subdivision 7.
163.3 	(b) The commissioner must update a coordinated project plan quarterly.
163.4 		Subd. 6.Required deadlines. (a) Deadlines established in a coordinated project plan 
163.5 	must comply with this subdivision unless an alternative time period is agreed upon by the 
163.6 	commissioner and proposer.
163.7 	(b) When an environmental assessment worksheet is prepared for an eligible project for 
163.8 	which an environmental impact statement is not mandatory under Minnesota Rules, chapter 
163.9 	4410, the decision on the need for an environmental impact statement must be made as 
163.10 	expeditiously as possible but no later than 18 months after the environmental assessment 
163.11 	worksheet is deemed complete by the commissioner.
163.12 	(c) When an environmental impact statement is prepared for an eligible project, the 
163.13 	decision on the adequacy of the final environmental impact statement must be made as 
163.14 	expeditiously as possible but no later than four years after the submitted data for the 
163.15 	environmental assessment worksheet is deemed complete.
163.16 	(d) If the commissioner includes plan deadlines that are inconsistent with paragraphs 
163.17 	(b) and (c), then within 30 days of finalizing the plan, the commissioner must report to the 
163.18 	chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with 
163.19 	jurisdiction over natural resources policy to explain how deadlines were established and 
163.20 	why the deadlines under paragraphs (b) and (c) are not attainable.
163.21 		Subd. 7.Deadline compliance; modification. (a) A state agency that participates in the 
163.22 	commissioner's development coordinated project plan must comply with deadlines established 
163.23 	in the plan. If a participating state agency fails to meet a deadline established in the 
163.24 	coordinated project plan or anticipates failing to meet a deadline, the state agency must 
163.25 	immediately notify the commissioner to explain the reason for the failure or anticipated 
163.26 	failure and to propose a date for a modified deadline.
163.27 	(b) The commissioner may modify a deadline established in the coordinated project plan 
163.28 	if the project proposer fails to meet a deadline established in the coordinated project plan 
163.29 	or provides inadequate information to meet that deadline, or if:
163.30 	(1) the commissioner provides the person that requested the plan with a written 
163.31 	justification for the modification; and
163.32 	(2) the commissioner and the state agency, after consultation with the person that 
163.33 	requested the plan, mutually agree on a different deadline.
164.1 	(c) If the combined modifications to one or more deadlines established in a coordinated 
164.2 	project plan extend the initially anticipated final decision date for an eligible project 
164.3 	application by more than 20 percent, the commissioner must report to the chairs and ranking 
164.4 	minority members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over natural 
164.5 	resources policy within 30 days to explain the reason the modifications are necessary. The 
164.6 	commissioner must also notify the chairs and ranking minority members within 30 days of 
164.7 	any subsequent extensions to the final decision date. The notification must include the reason 
164.8 	for the extension and the history of any prior extensions. For purposes of calculating the 
164.9 	percentage of time that modifications have extended the anticipated final decision date, 
164.10 	modifications made necessary by reasons wholly outside the control of state agencies must 
164.11 	not be considered.
164.12 		Subd. 8.Annual report. As part of the annual permitting efficiency report required 
164.13 	under section 116.03, the commissioner must report on progress toward required actions 
164.14 	described in this section.
164.15 		Subd. 9.Relation to other law. Nothing in this section is to be construed to require an 
164.16 	act that conflicts with applicable state or federal law. Nothing in this section affects the 
164.17 	specific statutory obligations of a state agency to comply with criteria or standards of 
164.18 	environmental quality, water resource management, pollutant management, environmental 
164.19 	justice, and public health.

164.20 	ARTICLE 8
164.21 	STATE LANDS

164.22 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 85.015, subdivision 1b, is amended to read:
164.23 		Subd. 1b.Easements for ingress and egress. (a) Notwithstanding section 16A.695, 
164.24 	except as provided in paragraph (b), when a trail is established under this section, a private 
164.25 	property owner who has a preexisting right of ingress and egress over the trail right-of-way 
164.26 	is granted, without charge, a permanent easement for ingress and egress purposes only. The 
164.27 	easement is limited to the preexisting crossing and reverts to the state upon abandonment. 
164.28 	Nothing in this subdivision is intended to diminish or alter any written or recorded easement 
164.29 	that existed before the state acquired the land for the trail.
164.30 	(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant an application fee 
164.31 	of $2,000 for reviewing the application and preparing the easement. The applicant shall pay 
164.32 	the application fee to the commissioner of natural resources. The commissioner shall not 
165.1 	issue the easement until the applicant has paid the application fee in full. The commissioner 
165.2 	shall not return the application fee, even if the application is withdrawn or denied.
165.3 	(c) Money received under paragraph (b) must be credited to the land management account 
165.4 	in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources 
165.5 	to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.
165.6 	(d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) to (c), the commissioner of natural resources may 
165.7 	elect to assume the application fee under paragraph (b) if the commissioner determines that 
165.8 	issuing the easement will benefit the state's land management interests.

165.9 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 94.343, subdivision 8a, is amended to read:
165.10 		Subd. 8a.Fees. (a) When a private landowner or governmental unit, except the state, 
165.11 	presents to the commissioner an offer to exchange privately or publicly held land for class 
165.12 	A land, the private landowner or governmental unit shall pay to the commissioner a 
165.13 	determination of value fee and survey fee of not less than one-half of the cost of the 
165.14 	determination of value and survey fees as determined by the commissioner. fees of not less 
165.15 	than one-half of the costs incurred by the commissioner for valuation expenses; survey 
165.16 	expenses; legal and professional fees; costs of title work, advertising, and public hearings; 
165.17 	transactional staff costs; and closing costs.
165.18 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), any payment made under paragraph (a) shall 
165.19 	be credited to the account from which the expenses are paid and is appropriated for 
165.20 	expenditure in the same manner as other money in the account.
165.21 	(c) The fees shall be refunded if the land exchange offer is withdrawn by a private 
165.22 	landowner or governmental unit before the money is obligated to be spent.

165.23 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 94.3495, is amended by adding a subdivision to 
165.24 	read:
165.25 		Subd. 9.Fees. (a) When a governmental unit presents to the commissioner an offer to 
165.26 	exchange publicly held land under this section, the governmental unit must pay to the 
165.27 	commissioner fees of not less than one-half of the costs incurred by the commissioner for 
165.28 	valuation expenses; survey expenses; legal and professional fees; costs of title work, 
165.29 	advertising, and public hearings; transactional staff costs; and closing costs.
165.30 	(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), any payment made under paragraph (a) must 
165.31 	be credited to the account from which the expenses are paid and is appropriated to the 
165.32 	commissioner for expenditure in the same manner as other money in the account.
166.1 	(c) The fees must be refunded if the land exchange offer is withdrawn by the 
166.2 	governmental unit before the money is obligated to be spent.

166.3 	Sec. 4. [282.0197] SALE OF LAND LOCATED WITHIN BOUNDARY OF INDIAN 
166.4 	RESERVATIONS.
166.5 	Except as provided in section 282.012, if a parcel of land subject to sale under sections 
166.6 	282.01 to 282.13 consists exclusively of land within the boundary of an Indian reservation, 
166.7 	the county auditor must first offer the land to the affected band of Indians for sale at the 
166.8 	appraised value. The cost of any survey or appraisal must be added to and made a part of 
166.9 	the appraised value. To determine whether the band wants to buy the land, the county auditor 
166.10 	must give written notice to the band. If the band wants to buy the land, the band must submit 
166.11 	a written offer to the county auditor within two weeks after receiving the notice. If the offer 
166.12 	is for at least the appraised value, the county auditor must accept the offer.

166.13 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2025, and applies to lands forfeited 
166.14 	on or after that date.

166.15 	Sec. 5. ADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
 166.16 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 2.] Banning State Park, Pine County. The following 
166.17 	area is added to Banning State Park: the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of 
166.18 	Section 22, Township 42 North, Range 20 West, Pine County, Minnesota.
166.19 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 15.] Father Hennepin State Park, Mille Lacs County. The 
166.20 	following areas are added to Father Hennepin State Park, all in Mille Lacs County, 
166.21 	Minnesota:
166.22 	(1) the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 3, Township 42, Range 
166.23 	25;
166.24 	(2) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 42, Range 
166.25 	25; and
166.26 	(3) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 4, Township 42, Range 
166.27 	25.
166.28 		Subd. 3.[85.012] [Subd. 36.] Lake Louise State Park, Mower County.  Those parts 
166.29 	of Section 20, Township 101 North, Range 14 West, Mower County, Minnesota, described 
166.30 	as follows are added to Lake Louise State Park:
166.31 	(1) the West Half of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter;
167.1 	(2) the West 3/4ths of the North Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter 
167.2 	EXCEPT that portion that lies north and east of the county road; and
167.3 	(3) the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter EXCEPT 
167.4 	the south 334.98 feet of the west 411.24 feet thereof.

167.5 	Sec. 6. STATE PARK ABOLISHMENT.
 167.6 		Subdivision 1.[85.012] [Subd. 27b.] Hill-Annex Mine State Park, Itasca 
167.7 	County. Hill-Annex Mine State Park is abolished as a state park. The Hill-Annex site must 
167.8 	be closed to public use while mining and mineral extraction leases are in place. When mining 
167.9 	activity is complete and leases are not in place, the commissioner of natural resources must 
167.10 	develop an advisory task force that includes representatives of the Western Mesabi Mine 
167.11 	Planning Board, the Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation Board, and the Office of 
167.12 	School Trust Lands to develop options for the future of the Hill-Annex property for 
167.13 	submission to the commissioner. This group must explore the types of use, management, 
167.14 	and development that will be suitable for the site's conditions after mining and that would 
167.15 	provide a benefit to the local and regional community.
167.16 		Subd. 2.[85.012] [Subd. 58.] Upper Sioux Agency State Park, Yellow Medicine 
167.17 	County. Upper Sioux Agency State Park is abolished and its lands transferred according 
167.18 	to Laws 2023, chapter 60, article 4, section 97.

167.19 	Sec. 7. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
 167.20 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
167.21 	other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
167.22 	described in paragraph (c).
167.23 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
167.24 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
167.25 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in Aitkin County and are described as:
167.26 	(1) Quadna Mountain Vacation Club First Addition, Outlot A, Section 26, Township 52 
167.27 	North, Range 26 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota (parcel identification number 
167.28 	57-1-088400);
167.29 	(2) Quadna Mountain Vacation Club First Addition, Outlot B, Section 26, Township 52 
167.30 	North, Range 26 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota (parcel identification number 
167.31 	57-1-088500); and
168.1 	(3) Lot 3 of "Knox's Irregular Lots in the Village of Aitkin," except the portion thereof 
168.2 	described as follows: all that part of Lot 3 which lies East of a line beginning at a point on 
168.3 	the north line of said Lot 3 a distance of 79 feet East of the northwest corner of said lot and 
168.4 	running southeasterly to a point on the south line of said Lot 3 a distance of 56 feet East of 
168.5 	the southwest corner of said lot; and except the portion thereof described as follows: 
168.6 	beginning at a point on the north line of Lot 4 of said plat a distance easterly 60.75 feet from 
168.7 	the northwest corner of said Lot 4; thence running southeasterly to a point on the south line 
168.8 	of said Lot 4 which is 56 feet easterly of the southwest corner of said Lot 4; thence continuing 
168.9 	easterly along said south line a distance of 56 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot 4; 
168.10 	thence northwesterly to a point on the north line of said Lot 3 which is 16 feet easterly of 
168.11 	the northwest corner of said Lot 3; thence westerly along the north line of said Lots 3 and 
168.12 	4 to place of beginning. Section 25, Township 47 North, Range 27 West, Aitkin County, 
168.13 	Minnesota (0.28 acres)(parcel number 56-1-118100).
168.14 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
168.15 	be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.

168.16 	Sec. 8. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
168.17 	WATERS; AITKIN COUNTY.
 168.18 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and 
168.19 	the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Aitkin County may sell by 
168.20 	private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public waters described in paragraph (c) under 
168.21 	the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
168.22 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
168.23 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
168.24 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as: that part of 
168.25 	Government Lot l, Section 19, Township 46, Range 25, Aitkin County, Minnesota, described 
168.26 	as follows: commencing at the southwest corner of said Government Lot 1; thence North 
168.27 	85 degrees 14 minutes 46 seconds East, assumed bearing, 1,000.00 feet along the south line 
168.28 	of said Government Lot 1 to the point of beginning of the tract to be described; thence 
168.29 	continuing North 85 degrees 14 minutes 46 seconds East 50.79 feet to an iron monument; 
168.30 	thence North 19 degrees 46 minutes 21 seconds West 459.76 feet, more or less, to the shore 
168.31 	of Rabbit Lake; thence southwesterly along said shore to its intersection with a line bearing 
168.32 	North 20 degrees 00 minutes 16 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence South 
168.33 	20 degrees 00 minutes 16 seconds East 433 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning. 
168.34 	Together with and subject to the 33.00-foot-wide easement described in the deed to Kendle 
169.1 	recorded as Document Number 193583 on file in the office of the county recorder in and 
169.2 	for said county. Also subject to any other easements, reservations, or restrictions of record 
169.3 	(0.52 acres)(parcel number 09-0-031708).
169.4 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
169.5 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

169.6 	Sec. 9. PUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
169.7 	CHISAGO COUNTY.
 169.8 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural 
169.9 	resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described 
169.10 	in paragraph (c).
169.11 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
169.12 	errors and ensure accuracy.
169.13 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Chisago County and is described as:
169.14 	All that part of Government Lot 1, Section 23, and all that part of Government Lot 1, 
169.15 	Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 21 West of the 4th Principal Meridian bounded by 
169.16 	the following described lines: commencing at the northeast corner of said Section 23; thence 
169.17 	South 00 degrees 00 minutes West, 1,831.3 feet on and along the east line of said Section 
169.18 	23 to the point of beginning; thence South 38 degrees 27 minutes East, 70.0 feet; thence 
169.19 	South 11 degrees 58 minutes West, 330.0 feet; thence South 76 degrees 59 minutes West, 
169.20 	286.9 feet; thence South 45 degrees 33 minutes West, 167.4 feet; thence North 73 degrees 
169.21 	20 minutes West, 231.8 feet; thence North 59 degrees 33 minutes West, 420.7 feet; thence 
169.22 	North 30 degrees 17 minutes East, 327.6 feet; thence North 64 degrees 19 minutes East, 
169.23 	360.4 feet; thence South 87 degrees 03 minutes East, 197.8 feet; thence South 65 degrees 
169.24 	09 minutes East, 354.3 feet and to the point of beginning. Including all riparian rights to 
169.25 	the contained 11.5 acres, more or less, and subject to all existing road easements. Together 
169.26 	with that particular channel easement as described in Document #119723, on file and of 
169.27 	record in the Office of the Recorder, Chisago County, Minnesota, with said easement being 
169.28 	stated in said document as a perpetual easement to construct and maintain a channel over 
169.29 	and across the area described in Document #119723 as a strip of land 75 feet wide in 
169.30 	Government Lot 1 of Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 21 West of the 4th Principal 
169.31 	Meridian, bounded by the water's edge of Green Lake and the following described lines: 
169.32 	commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 24; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 
169.33 	West, 1,831.3 feet on and along the west line of said section; thence South 38 degrees 27 
169.34 	minutes East, 70.0 feet; thence South 11 degrees 58 minutes West, 58.9 feet to a point on 
170.1 	the centerline of said strip of land and the point of beginning; thence South 11 degrees 58 
170.2 	minutes West, 40.4 feet; thence North 80 degrees 00 minutes East, 290 feet, more or less, 
170.3 	to the water's edge of said Green Lake and there terminating. And also from the point of 
170.4 	beginning; thence North 11 degrees 58 minutes East, 40.4 feet; thence North 80 degrees 00 
170.5 	minutes East, 220 feet, more or less, to the water's edge of said Green Lake and there 
170.6 	terminating.
170.7 	ALSO
170.8 	Together with that particular access easement as described in Document #119723, on 
170.9 	file and of record in the Office of the Recorder, Chisago County, Minnesota, with said 
170.10 	easement being stated in said document as a perpetual road easement to construct and 
170.11 	maintain a 33-foot-wide road for ingress and egress over and across the following described 
170.12 	lands: that part of Government Lot 1 of Section 23, Township 33 North, Range 21 West of 
170.13 	the 4th Principal Meridian, bounded by the following described lines: commencing at the 
170.14 	northeast corner of said Section 23; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes West, 1,831.3 feet 
170.15 	on and along the east line of said section; thence South 38 degrees 27 minutes East, 70.0 
170.16 	feet; thence South 11 degrees 58 minutes West, 330.0 feet; thence South 76 degrees 59 
170.17 	minutes West, 223.6 feet to a point on the southerly boundary of the above described lands 
170.18 	being conveyed in fee and the point of beginning; thence South 76 degrees 59 minutes West, 
170.19 	63.3 feet on and along said southerly boundary; thence South 45 degrees 33 minutes West, 
170.20 	167.4 feet on and along said southerly boundary; thence North 72 degrees 57 minutes West, 
170.21 	666.8 feet to a point on the southeasterly right-of-way line of U.S. Highway No. 8; thence 
170.22 	South 38 degrees 09 minutes West, 35.4 feet on and along said right-of-way line; thence 
170.23 	South 72 degrees 57 minutes East, 679.7 feet; thence South 73 degrees 20 minutes East, 
170.24 	251.3 feet; thence North 45 degrees 33 minutes West, 240.9 feet to the point of beginning.
170.25 	(d) The land borders Green Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
170.26 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
170.27 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
170.28 	the land was returned to private ownership.

170.29 	Sec. 10. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND BORDERING PUBLIC 
170.30 	WATER; CROW WING COUNTY.
 170.31 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and 
170.32 	the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, Crow Wing County may sell 
170.33 	by private sale the tax-forfeited land bordering public water that is described in paragraph 
170.34 	(c) under the remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282.
171.1 	(b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
171.2 	general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
171.3 	(c) The land to be sold is located in Crow Wing County and is described as: the South 
171.4 	150.00 feet of the East 770.00 feet EXCEPT that part of the public waters of Gilbert Lake 
171.5 	in the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 28, Township 134 North, Range 
171.6 	28 West, Crow Wing County, Minnesota (part of parcel identification number 99280619).
171.7 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
171.8 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

171.9 	Sec. 11. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
171.10 	HUBBARD COUNTY.
 171.11 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
171.12 	commissioner of natural resources may convey the surplus land bordering public water that 
171.13 	is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for no consideration, subject to 
171.14 	the state's reservation of a trail easement.
171.15 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
171.16 	errors and ensure accuracy.
171.17 	(c) The land that may be conveyed is located in Hubbard County and is described as:
171.18 	A strip of land 150 feet in width extending over and across the Southwest Quarter of 
171.19 	the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 140 North, Range 35 West of the Fifth 
171.20 	Principal Meridian, Hubbard County, Minnesota, said strip of land lying being 75 feet in 
171.21 	width on each side of the centerline of the main track (now removed) of the former St. Paul, 
171.22 	Minneapolis and Manitoba Railway Company (now BNI), as originally located and 
171.23 	established over and across said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24 
171.24 	and lying between the north line of the Fish Hook River and the north line of said Southwest 
171.25 	Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, LESS and EXCEPT the following described 
171.26 	tract: that part of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, Section 24, Township 140 North, 
171.27 	Range 35 West, Hubbard County, Minnesota, described as follows: commencing at a found 
171.28 	iron monument which designates the northwesterly corner of Lot 1, Block 4, AUDITOR'S 
171.29 	PLAT No. 2, plat of which is on file and of record in the Office of the County Recorder, 
171.30 	Hubbard County; thence on a bearing based on the Hubbard County Coordinate System 
171.31 	(NAD83, 1996 Adjustment) of South 32 degrees 45 minutes 05 seconds East, along the 
171.32 	southwesterly line of said Lot 1, a distance of 177.13 feet to the southwesterly corner of 
171.33 	said Lot 1; thence South 48 degrees 30 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of 71.23 feet 
172.1 	to an iron monument on the southwesterly line of Mill Road; thence North 32 degrees 32 
172.2 	minutes 42 seconds West, along the southwesterly line of Mill Road, a distance of 85.20 
172.3 	feet to an iron monument; thence North 22 degrees 10 minutes 58 seconds West along said 
172.4 	southwesterly line of Mill Road, a distance of 85.84 feet to an iron monument; thence North 
172.5 	81 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 127.05 feet to the intersection with 
172.6 	the easterly right-of-way line of the Heartland State Trail (former Burlington Northern 
172.7 	Railroad) and an iron monument and the point of beginning of the land to be herein described; 
172.8 	thence continue North 81 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance 37.00 feet; thence 
172.9 	South 09 degrees 06 minutes 28 seconds West, a distance of 44.69 feet; thence South 13 
172.10 	degrees 37 minutes 49 seconds East, a distance of 95.72 feet to an iron monument and the 
172.11 	intersection with said easterly right-of-way line; thence North 09 degrees 06 minutes 28 
172.12 	seconds East, along said easterly right-of-way line, a distance of 133.06 feet, more or less, 
172.13 	to the point of beginning. Said strip of land containing 2.52 acres, more or less.
172.14 	(d) The land borders the Fish Hook River. The Department of Natural Resources has 
172.15 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land 
172.16 	management interests would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of 
172.17 	government.

172.18 	Sec. 12. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
172.19 	HUBBARD COUNTY.
 172.20 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
172.21 	commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public 
172.22 	water that is described in paragraph (c).
172.23 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
172.24 	errors and ensure accuracy.
172.25 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Hubbard County and is described as:
172.26 	(1) a strip of land 50 feet in width extending over and across the Southwest Quarter of 
172.27 	the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 140 North, Range 35 West of the Fifth 
172.28 	Principal Meridian, Hubbard County, Minnesota, said strip of land lying South of the south 
172.29 	line of the Fish Hook River, on the westerly side of the centerline of the main track (now 
172.30 	removed) of the former Wadena and Park Rapids Railway Company (now BNI), as originally 
172.31 	located and established over and across said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
172.32 	of Section 24; said strip of land containing 0.14 acres, more or less; and
173.1 	(2) a strip of land 50 feet in width extending over and across the Southwest Quarter of 
173.2 	the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 140 North, Range 35 West of the Fifth 
173.3 	Principal Meridian, Hubbard County, Minnesota, said strip of land lying South of the south 
173.4 	line of the Fish Hook River, on the easterly side of the centerline of the main track (now 
173.5 	removed) of the former Wadena and Park Rapids Railway Company (now BNI), as originally 
173.6 	located and established over and across said Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter 
173.7 	of Section 24, said strip of land containing 0.16 acres, more or less.
173.8 	(d) The land borders the Fish Hook River. The Department of Natural Resources has 
173.9 	determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land 
173.10 	management interests would best be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

173.11 	Sec. 13. CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN LAND IN MILLE LACS COUNTY.
 173.12 	(a) Funds appropriated in this act to the commissioner of natural resources to condemn 
173.13 	land in Mille Lacs County must be used to initiate condemnation proceedings of the lands 
173.14 	described in paragraph (d). The commissioner may use this appropriation for project costs, 
173.15 	including but not limited to valuation expenses, legal fees, closing costs, transactional staff 
173.16 	costs, and the condemnation award. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until 
173.17 	spent.
173.18 	(b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09 to 94.16, or any other 
173.19 	provision of law to the contrary, once the lands are condemned under paragraph (a), the 
173.20 	commissioner of natural resources may convey the surplus land bordering public waters 
173.21 	that is described in paragraph (d) to a federally recognized Indian Tribe for no consideration.
173.22 	(c) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
173.23 	errors and ensure accuracy.
173.24 	(d) The land that may be conveyed is located in Mille Lacs County and is described as: 
173.25 	Government Lot 2, Section 16, Township 42 North, Range 26 West, including all riparian 
173.26 	rights.
173.27 	(e) The land borders Mille Lacs Lake and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
173.28 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
173.29 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
173.30 	the land was returned to Tribal ownership.

174.1 	Sec. 14. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER; 
174.2 	REDWOOD COUNTY.
 174.3 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the 
174.4 	commissioner of natural resources may convey the surplus land bordering public water that 
174.5 	is described in paragraph (c) to a federally recognized Indian Tribe for no consideration.
174.6 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
174.7 	errors and ensure accuracy.
174.8 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Redwood County and is described as:
174.9 	(1) Government Lot 2 of Section 4, Township 112 North, Range 34 West; and
174.10 	(2) Government Lot 6 of Section 9, Township 112 North, Range 34 West, excepting 
174.11 	therefrom: commencing at the southwest corner of United States Government Lot 6 in said 
174.12 	Section 9, running thence North on a division line, between Lots 6 and 7, 1,482.5 feet; 
174.13 	thence East and parallel with the south line of said Lot 6 about 872 feet to the Minnesota 
174.14 	River; thence down the Minnesota River to a point due North of the southeast corner of said 
174.15 	Lot 6; thence South 500 feet to the southeast corner of said Lot 6; thence West along the 
174.16 	south line of said Lot 6 to the place of beginning, said exception containing 40 acres, more 
174.17 	or less, and being a part of said Lot 6.
174.18 	(d) The land borders the Minnesota River and is not contiguous to other state lands. The 
174.19 	Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural 
174.20 	resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be served if 
174.21 	the land was returned to Tribal ownership.

174.22 	Sec. 15. CONVEYANCE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; REDWOOD COUNTY.
 174.23 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 16B.281 to 16B.298, or any other law 
174.24 	to the contrary, upon approval by the Minnesota Historical Society's Executive Council, 
174.25 	the director of the Minnesota Historical Society may convey to the Lower Sioux Indian 
174.26 	Community in the state of Minnesota, for no consideration, the surplus land and real property 
174.27 	that is described in paragraph (c).
174.28 	(b) The Minnesota Historical Society may make necessary changes to the legal description 
174.29 	to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
174.30 	(c) The land to be conveyed is located in Redwood County and is described as:
174.31 	(1) that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 
174.32 	112, Range 34, Redwood County, Minnesota, lying North of the following described line: 
175.1 	Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 8; thence on an assumed bearing of 
175.2 	South 00 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds East along the west line of said Section 8, a distance 
175.3 	of 696.45 feet to the centerline of C.S.A.H. No. 2 as shown on REDWOOD COUNTY 
175.4 	RIGHT OF WAY PLAT NO. 3 C.S.A.H. NUMBER 2 as of public record, Redwood County, 
175.5 	Minnesota, said point being the point of beginning of the following described line; thence 
175.6 	on a bearing of South 62 degrees 28 minutes 55 seconds East along last said centerline, 
175.7 	25.95 feet; thence southeasterly 571.04 feet along last said centerline, along a tangent curve 
175.8 	concave to the northeast, having a radius of 1,432.4 feet and a central angle of 22 degrees 
175.9 	50 minutes 30 seconds; thence on a bearing of South 00 degrees 0 minutes 00 seconds East, 
175.10 	not tangent to last said curve, 123.98 feet; thence on a bearing of North 89 degrees 54 
175.11 	minutes 50 seconds East, 729.36 feet to the east line of said Northwest Quarter of the 
175.12 	Northwest Quarter and said line there terminating. Subject to easements of record. Subject 
175.13 	to the rights of the public in C.S.A.H. No. 2;
175.14 	(2) that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 8, Township 
175.15 	112, Range 34, Redwood County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the 
175.16 	northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; thence on an assumed 
175.17 	bearing of South 00 degrees 20 minutes 07 seconds East along the east line of said Northeast 
175.18 	Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, a distance of 569.40 feet; thence on a bearing of South 
175.19 	79 degrees 56 minutes 34 seconds West, 170.15 feet; thence on a bearing of South 26 degrees 
175.20 	08 minutes 59 seconds West, 640.67 feet to the centerline of C.S.A.H. No. 2 as shown on 
175.21 	Redwood County Right of Way Plat No. 3 C.S.A.H Number 2 as of public record, Redwood 
175.22 	County, Minnesota, said point being the point of beginning of the tract herein described;  
175.23 	thence on a bearing of North 13 degrees 35 minutes 11 seconds West, 618.69 feet; thence 
175.24 	on a bearing of South 89 degrees 40 minutes 12 seconds West, 28.75 feet; thence on a 
175.25 	bearing of South 00 degrees 19 minutes 48 seconds East, 28.75 feet; thence on a bearing of  
175.26 	South 63 degrees 45 minutes 49 seconds West, 776.48 feet to a point on the centerline of 
175.27 	said C.S.A.H. No. 2; thence southeasterly 901.55 feet along last said centerline, along a 
175.28 	nontangent curve concave to the southwest, having a radius of 4,540.70 feet, a central angle 
175.29 	of 11 degrees 22 minutes 34 seconds and a chord bearing and distance of South 75 degrees 
175.30 	14 minutes 49 seconds East, 900.07 feet to the point of beginning. Subject to easements of 
175.31 	record. Subject to the rights of the public in C.S.A.H  No. 2; and
175.32 	(3) Government Lots 2 and 3 and the North eight acres of the Southeast Quarter of the 
175.33 	Northeast Quarter of Section 8 and the North 6.76 acres of Government Lot 7 in Section 9, 
175.34 	all being in Township 112 North, Range 34 West, Redwood County, Minnesota. Subject 
175.35 	to easements of record.
176.1 	(d) The Minnesota Historical Society has determined that the state's land management 
176.2 	interests and interpretive program interests would best be served if portions of the Lower 
176.3 	Sioux Agency Historic Site were conveyed to the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the 
176.4 	state of Minnesota.

176.5 	Sec. 16. PRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND; ROSEAU COUNTY.
 176.6 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 and 94.10, the commissioner of 
176.7 	natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) 
176.8 	to a watershed district.
176.9 	(b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct 
176.10 	errors and ensure accuracy.
176.11 	(c) The land that may be sold is located in Roseau County and is described as: All that 
176.12 	part of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 23, Township 163 North, 
176.13 	Range 41 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Roseau County, Minnesota, described as 
176.14 	follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter 
176.15 	of said Section 23; thence on a bearing based on the Roseau County Coordinate System 
176.16 	(NAD83, 1996 Adjustment) of South 89 degrees 49 minutes 33 seconds East, along the 
176.17 	north line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, a distance of 1,319.93 feet to 
176.18 	the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, said northeast corner 
176.19 	also being a point on the northwesterly right-of-way line of the exterior ditch of the northwest 
176.20 	embankment of the Roseau Lake rehabilitation project; thence South 52 degrees 53 minutes 
176.21 	46 seconds West, along said northwesterly right-of-way line, a distance of 1,651.76 feet, 
176.22 	more or less, to the west line of said Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence 
176.23 	North 00 degrees 08 minutes 50 seconds West, along said west line, a distance of 1,000.46 
176.24 	feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel contains 15.1 acres, more or less.
176.25 	(d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for 
176.26 	natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be 
176.27 	served if the land were conveyed to a watershed district.

176.28 	Sec. 17. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 176.29 	(a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or 
176.30 	other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands 
176.31 	described in paragraph (c).
177.1 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
177.2 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
177.3 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
177.4 	(1) the East 4.97 feet of Lot 1, Block 19, Gilbert, Township 58, Range 17, Section 23 
177.5 	(parcel number 060-0010-04190);
177.6 	(2) beginning at a point 170 feet West of the northeast corner of said forty; thence West 
177.7 	a distance of 170 feet to a point; thence South a distance of 256.5 feet to a point; thence 
177.8 	continuing a parallel line East a distance of 170 feet to a point; thence continuing a parallel 
177.9 	line North a distance of 256.5 feet to the point of beginning and being in the Northwest 
177.10 	Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, containing approximately 1 acre of land, Township 57, 
177.11 	Range 21, Section 21 (part of parcel number 141-0050-03594);
177.12 	(3) the North Half and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and the West 
177.13 	Half of the Southeast Quarter, Township 52, Range 13, Section 23 (part of parcel number 
177.14 	485-0010-03610);
177.15 	(4) all of Section 5, except the South Half of the Northeast Quarter and except the 
177.16 	Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and except the railway right-of-way, .94 acres, 
177.17 	Township 53, Range 15, Section 5 (part of parcel number 660-0010-00660); and
177.18 	(5) that part lying within the East Half of Lot 1 lying South of St. Louis County Road 
177.19 	23 described as follows: commencing at the northwest corner of Section 19, Township 65, 
177.20 	Range 21; thence East along the section line 661.2 feet; thence at right angles South 285 
177.21 	feet to the point of beginning; thence South 315 feet; thence at right angle East 250 feet; 
177.22 	thence at right angle North 315 feet; thence West to the point of beginning, except that part 
177.23 	of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter described as follows: commencing at 
177.24 	the northwest corner; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds East along the north 
177.25 	line 661.2 feet; thence South 0 degrees 21 minutes 46 seconds East 456.90 feet; thence 
177.26 	North 89 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds East 19.82 feet to the easterly right-of-way of 
177.27 	Westley Drive and the point of beginning; thence South 3 degrees 59 minutes 44 seconds 
177.28 	West along said easterly right-of-way 76.03 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 14 
177.29 	seconds East 207.13 feet; thence North 0 degrees 21 minutes 46 seconds West 162.42 feet; 
177.30 	thence North 57 degrees 40 minutes 44 seconds West 210.75 feet to the intersection of said 
177.31 	easterly right-of-way; thence South 19 degrees 7 minutes 59 seconds West along said easterly 
177.32 	right-of-way 33.23 feet; thence South 3 degrees 59 minutes 44 seconds West along said 
177.33 	easterly right-of-way 30.28 feet; thence North 89 degrees 38 minutes 14 seconds East 33.58 
177.34 	feet; thence South 31 degrees 11 minutes 36 seconds East 112.47 feet; thence South 67 
178.1 	degrees 3 minutes 53 seconds West 110.25 feet to said easterly right-of-way and the point 
178.2 	of beginning, Township 65, Range 21, Section 19 (parcel number 760-0040-00533).
178.3 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
178.4 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

178.5 	Sec. 18. PRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS BORDERING PUBLIC 
178.6 	WATERS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
 178.7 	(a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45 and 282.018, subdivision 1, and 
178.8 	the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, St. Louis County may sell by 
178.9 	private sale the tax-forfeited lands bordering public waters that are described in paragraph 
178.10 	(c).
178.11 	(b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney 
178.12 	general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
178.13 	(c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
178.14 	(1) Lot 101, Echo Point, Town of Breitung, Township 62, Range 15, Section 19 (parcel 
178.15 	number 270-0070-01010);
178.16 	(2) the Northeast Quarter, except the Southwest Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter, 
178.17 	except the Northwest Quarter, Township 54, Range 16, Section 22 (part of parcel number 
178.18 	305-0010-03530); and
178.19 	(3) Government Lots 6 and 7, except that part of Government Lot 6 lying North of the 
178.20 	quarter line of Section 32, Township 69, Range 19 (part of parcel number 732-0010-04150).
178.21 	(d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best 
178.22 	be served if the land was returned to private ownership.

178.23 	Sec. 19. REPEALER.
 178.24 	Minnesota Statutes 2022, sections 85.012, subdivisions 27b and 58; and 138.662, 
178.25 	subdivision 33, are repealed.

178.26 	Sec. 20. EFFECTIVE DATE.
 178.27 	Unless otherwise provided, this article is effective the day following final enactment.

179.1 	ARTICLE 9
179.2 	MISCELLANEOUS

179.3 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116P.09, subdivision 6, is amended 
179.4 	to read:
179.5 		Subd. 6.Conflict of interest. (a) A commission member, a technical advisory committee 
179.6 	member, a peer reviewer, or an employee of the commission may not participate in or vote 
179.7 	on a decision of the commission, advisory committee, or peer review relating to an 
179.8 	organization in which the member, peer reviewer, or employee has either a direct or indirect 
179.9 	personal financial interest. While serving on the commission or technical advisory committee 
179.10 	or as a peer reviewer or while an employee of the commission, a person must avoid any 
179.11 	potential conflict of interest.
179.12 	(b) A commission member may not vote on a motion regarding the purchase of land 
179.13 	under section 116P.18 or the final recommendations of the commission required under 
179.14 	section 116P.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), if the motion relates to an organization in 
179.15 	which the member has a direct personal financial interest. If a commission member is 
179.16 	prohibited from voting under this paragraph, the number of affirmative votes required under 
179.17 	section 116P.05, subdivision 2, paragraph (a), or section 116P.18 is reduced by the number 
179.18 	of members ineligible to vote under this paragraph.

179.19 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2023 Supplement, section 116P.18, is amended to read:
179.20 	116P.18 LANDS IN PUBLIC DOMAIN.
179.21 	Money appropriated from the trust fund must not be used to purchase any land in fee 
179.22 	title or a permanent conservation easement if the land in question is fully or partially owned 
179.23 	by the state or a political subdivision of the state or was acquired fully or partially with state 
179.24 	money, unless:
179.25 	(1) the purchase creates additional direct benefit to the protection, conservation, 
179.26 	preservation, and enhancement of the state's air, water, land, fish, wildlife, and other natural 
179.27 	resources; and
179.28 	(2) the purchase is approved, prior to the acquisition, by an affirmative vote of at least 
179.29 	11 members of the commission, except as provided under section 116P.09, subdivision 6, 
179.30 	paragraph (b).

180.1 	Sec. 3. [473.355] COMMUNITY TREE-PLANTING GRANTS.
180.2 		Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have 
180.3 	the meanings given them.
180.4 	(b) "Shade tree" means a woody perennial grown primarily for aesthetic or environmental 
180.5 	purposes with minimal to residual timber value.
180.6 	(c) "Supplemental demographic index" means an index in the Environmental Justice 
180.7 	Screening and Mapping Tool developed by the United States Environmental Protection 
180.8 	Agency that is based on socioeconomic indicators, including low income, unemployment, 
180.9 	less than high school education, limited English speaking, and low life expectancy.
180.10 		Subd. 2.Grants. (a) The Metropolitan Council must establish a grant program to provide 
180.11 	grants to cities, counties, townships, and implementing agencies for the following purposes:
180.12 	(1) removing and planting shade trees on public land to provide environmental benefits;
180.13 	(2) replacing trees lost to forest pests, disease, or storms; and
180.14 	(3) establishing a more diverse community forest better able to withstand disease and 
180.15 	forest pests.
180.16 	(b) Any tree planted with money granted under this section must be a climate-adapted 
180.17 	species to Minnesota.
180.18 		Subd. 3.Priority. Priority for grants awarded under this section must be given to:
180.19 	(1) projects removing and replacing ash trees that pose significant public safety concerns; 
180.20 	and
180.21 	(2) projects located in a census block group with a supplemental demographic index 
180.22 	score in the 70th percentile or higher within the state of Minnesota.

APPENDIX 

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: H3911-4 

17.353 FUR FARMER REGISTRATION.Subdivision 1.Registration system. 
The commissioner shall establish a registration system for fur farmers. The registration system shall be designed to maintain information required by the commissioner, United States Department of Agriculture, and other agencies. 

Subd. 2.Registration. 
A fur farmer may register with the commissioner by submitting a completed registration form and a fee of $10 to the commissioner by December 31. The registration is valid for a calendar year. The registration form must state the name of the applicant, the location of the fur farming activity, the species of fur-bearing animals on the fur farm, and other information required by the commissioner. 

Subd. 3.Tags for transportation and sale. 
The commissioner shall, if requested, furnish registered fur farmers tags, without a fee, for the transport and sale of fur-bearing animals and their products. A fur farmer transporting or selling pelts of fur-bearing animals may attach the tag to a package containing pelts. 

Subd. 4.Annual reports of pelts sold. 
A registered fur farmer must file a verified report of the number of pelts of each species of fur-bearing animal sold during the preceding calendar year. The report must be filed with the commissioner by December 31. 

85.012 STATE PARKS.Subd. 27b.
Hill-Annex Mine State Park, Itasca County. 

Subd. 58.
Upper Sioux Agency State Park, Yellow Medicine County. 

97B.802 SPECIAL CANADA-GOOSE SEASON; LICENSE REQUIRED.
Except as provided in this section, a person required to possess a small-game license may not take Canada geese during a special season without a valid special-season Canada-goose license in possession. Residents under age 18 or over age 65 and persons hunting on their own property are not required to possess the license. 

115A.5501 REDUCING PACKAGING IN WASTE.Subdivision 1.Statewide reduction goal. 
It is the goal of the state that there be a minimum 25 percent statewide per capita reduction in the amount of discarded packaging delivered to facilities by December 31, 1995, based on a reasonable estimate of the amount of packaging that was delivered to facilities in calendar year 1992. 

Subd. 2.Measurement; procedures. 
(a) To measure the overall percentage of packaging in the statewide solid waste stream, the commissioner shall conduct annual solid waste composition studies in the nonmetropolitan and metropolitan areas or shall develop an alternative method that is as statistically reliable as a waste composition study to measure the percentage of packaging in the waste stream. 

(b) The commissioner shall average the nonmetropolitan and metropolitan results and submit the statewide percentage, along with a statistically reliable margin of error, to the senate and house of representatives committees having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources and environment and natural resources finance by July 1 of each year. The 1994 report must include a discussion of the reliability of data gathered under this subdivision and the methodology used to determine a statistically reliable margin of error. 

Subd. 3.Access; waste composition studies. 
The owner or operator of a facility shall allow access upon reasonable notice to authorized agency staff for the purpose of conducting waste composition studies or otherwise assessing the amount of total packaging in the waste delivered to the facility under this section. 

Subd. 4.Report. 
The commissioner shall apply the statewide percentage determined under subdivision 2 to the aggregate amount of solid waste determined under subdivision 3 to determine the amount of packaging in the waste stream. By July 1, 1996, the commissioner shall submit to the Legislative Commission on Waste Management an analysis of the extent to which the waste packaging reduction goal in subdivision 1 has been met. In determining whether the goal has been met, the margin of error must be applied in favor of meeting the goal. The commissioner shall use the statistical mean for the data collected in determining whether the goal has been met and shall include in the analysis a discussion of the margin of error and statistical reliability for the data collected. 

Subd. 5.Recommendations for further reduction goals. 
If the goal in subdivision 1 is met, the commissioner shall include in the report required in subdivision 4 recommendations for appropriate goals for further reducing the amount of discarded packaging delivered to facilities. The report must include an analysis of the costs of further reductions. 

Subd. 6.Definition. 
For the purposes of this section, "facility" means a composting, incineration, refuse-derived fuel, or disposal facility that accepts mixed municipal solid waste or construction waste. 

138.662 HISTORIC SITES.Subd. 33.Upper Sioux Agency. 
Upper Sioux Agency; Yellow Medicine County.