Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF3338

1E Relating to state government

ARTICLE 1 - ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND
AGRICULTURE

Requiring the commissioner of natural resources (DNR) to restrict
wildlife feeding within certain radius of a cattle herd infected with bovine
tuberculosis; allowing the pollution control agency (PCA) to issue permits for
new dischargers or expanding dischargers under certain conditions; changing the
exception to the definition of dry cleaning facility; modifying a certain prior
appropriation for clean energy resource teams and community wind energy rebate
program to include the financial assistance program; providing for a
carryforward for certain local initiative grants for parks and natural areas;
repealing a commissioner of agriculture biennial reporting requirement

ARTICLE
2 - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Requiring the commissioners of administration and
commerce to report to the legislature on guidelines and procedures on a
requirement for no increase in greenhouse gases as a result of new building;
adding explore Minnesota tourism to the appointing authorities permitted to
designate additional unclassified positions; providing an exemption under
franchise regulations for marketing of motor fuel; exempting motor fuel
franchises from certain regulations; modifying provisions relating to petroleum
fund compensation for transport vehicles; requiring the rural policy and
development center to submit biennial reports to the legislature on the status
of rural Minnesota by a certain date; modifying grant use requirements for
preemployment training for certain programs under the job skills partnership;
providing a graduated schedule of apprentice wages, exclusion for penal
institution programs; modifying the definition of inland waters, excluding
boundary lakes and rivers; extending the PUC utility assessment and
appropriation under energy planning; extending certain financial assistance for
certain renewable energy facilities; placing the office of the commissioner of
the iron range resources and rehabilitation board (IRRRB) in the executive
branch of state government as an agency; allowing the IRRRB commissioner to
lease surface and mineral interests owned or acquired by the state; requiring
the IRRRB commissioner to annually prepare a budget for submission to the IRRRB
and the governor and to prepare a list of projects with the IRRRB; making
technical changes to taconite area environmental protection fund provisions;
requiring the commissioner to present a long range plan to governor and
legislature for the Douglas J. Johnson economic protection trust fund; requiring
the installation of certain approved and operational carbon monoxide alarms in
single and multifamily dwellings, specifying certain duties of multifamily
dwelling owners and occupants; prohibiting battery removal; requiring
maintenance of a camping area for the Minnesota street rod association annual
event held on the state fair grounds; providing for the employment of the
executive director of the public facilities authority in the unclassified
service; increasing the bonding authority of the public facilities authority;
changing the definition of affordable housing under the tax base revitalization
account distributed by the metropolitan council
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