1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; requiring employees of the Department of Natural 
1.3 	Resources that serve the public to provide contact information when the usual 
1.4 	means of contact are not available;amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 
1.5 	84.083, by adding a subdivision.
1.6 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.7 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 84.083, is amended by adding a subdivision 
1.8 	to read:
1.9 		Subd. 5.Maintaining contact information. When an employee of the Department of 
1.10 	Natural Resources whose job duties include directly serving members of the public cannot 
1.11 	be contacted in the usual manner, the employee must provide members of the public with 
1.12 	alternative contact information that can be used to contact the employee or with the contact 
1.13 	information of another employee who can provide the same service to members of the 
1.14 	public. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to require an employee to provide 
1.15 	private contact information to members of the public.