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HF 20

as introduced - 91st Legislature, 2020 2nd Special Session (2020 - 2020) Posted on 07/21/2020 01:24am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Bill Text Versions

Engrossments
Introduction Posted on 07/13/2020

Current Version - as introduced

Line numbers 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
2.8 2.9
2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24
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3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 5.1 5.2
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6.25 6.26 6.28 6.27 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.33 6.32 6.34 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.34 7.35 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 9.32 9.33 9.34 9.35 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 10.34 10.35 10.36 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31 11.32 11.33 11.34 11.35 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 12.32 12.33 12.34 12.35
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14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31
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16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8 16.9 16.10 16.11 16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29 16.30 16.31 16.32 16.33 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11
17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17 17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23 17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27
17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14 18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20
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18.29 18.30 18.31 18.32 18.33 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12 19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33 19.34 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4
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31.26 31.27 31.28 31.29 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6
32.7 32.8 32.9 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22 32.23 32.24 32.25 32.26 32.27 32.28
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34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12 34.13 34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18
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34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 35.1 35.2 35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12
35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26
35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 36.1 36.2
36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11
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38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 38.33 39.1 39.2
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A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural
resources; modifying provisions related to certifiable fish diseases; modifying
provisions on farmed Cervidae; modifying reporting requirement on school trust
lands; modifying certain provisions for transporting snowmobiles; requiring
recommendations for watercraft operators safety program; modifying definition
of all-terrain vehicle; regulating insecticide use in wildlife management areas;
modifying provisions for certain invasive species permits; modifying state park
provisions; providing for special-use permits; providing for regulation of possessing,
propagating, and selling snakes, lizards, and salamanders; modifying hunting and
fishing provisions; modifying date of Lake Superior Management Plan; modifying
review and approval of local regulation in Mississippi River Corridor Critical
Area; modifying requirements for exchanging wild rice leases; modifying provisions
for acquiring and conveying state property interests; modifying Water Law; creating
soil and water conservation fund; modifying provisions for closed landfill
investment fund; reestablishing Advisory Council on Water Supply Systems and
Wastewater Treatment Facilities; modifying provisions for riparian protection aid;
modifying provisions for priority qualified facilities; prohibiting PFAS in food
packaging; providing for labeling of certain nonwoven disposable products;
modifying certain accounts; providing for management of certain units of outdoor
recreation; adding to and deleting from state parks and recreation areas; authorizing
sales of certain state lands; modifying prior appropriations; requiring rulemaking;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 16A.531, by adding a subdivision;
17.4982, subdivisions 6, 8, 9, 12, by adding subdivisions; 17.4985, subdivisions
2, 3, 5; 17.4986, subdivisions 2, 4; 17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4992, subdivision
2; 35.155, subdivision 1; 84.63; 84.82, subdivisions 1a, 7a; 84.92, subdivision 8;
84D.11, subdivision 1a; 85.052, subdivisions 1, 2, 6, by adding a subdivision;
85.053, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 85.43; 92.502; 97A.015, subdivision
51; 97A.137, subdivision 5; 97A.401, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision;
97A.421, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97B.031, subdivision 1; 97B.036;
97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.342, subdivision 2; 97C.515, subdivision 2; 97C.621;
97C.805, subdivision 2; 97C.836; 103C.315, subdivision 4; 103G.271, by adding
subdivisions; 103G.287, subdivision 5; 115B.17, subdivision 13; 115B.406,
subdivisions 1, 9; 115B.407; 115B.49, subdivision 3; 116.07, by adding a
subdivision; 116G.07, by adding a subdivision; 116G.15, by adding a subdivision;
Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, sections 35.155, subdivision 6; 84.027,
subdivision 18; 85.054, subdivision 1; 85.47; 97A.505, subdivision 8; 97B.086;
Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 16; Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 3,
subdivision 5; Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended; Laws
2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6; Laws 2019, First Special
Session chapter 4, article 1, sections 2, subdivision 10; 3, subdivision 5; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 92; 97A; 97B; 115; 325E;
325F; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507;
85.054, subdivision 19; Minnesota Rules, part 7044.0350.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

ARTICLE 1

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginPOLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY; APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Cost-share program for dry cleaners. new text end

new text begin $400,000 in fiscal year 2021 is
appropriated from the remediation fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency
for a cost-share program to reimburse owners or operators of dry cleaning facilities for the
costs of transitioning away from perchloroethylene to using solvents that are technically
viable and environmentally preferred alternatives. The commissioner must reimburse an
owner's or operator's transition expenses up to $25,000. This is a onetime appropriation and
is available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin PFAS water quality standards. new text end

new text begin $492,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated
from the environmental fund to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to adopt
rules establishing water quality standards for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and
perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS). The commissioner must adopt the rules establishing
the PFOA and PFOS water quality standards by July 1, 2023, and Minnesota Statutes,
section 14.125, does not apply. This is a onetime appropriation and is available until June
30, 2023.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EXTENSIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The availability of the appropriations in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4,
article 1, section 3, subdivision 6, paragraphs (e) and (f), for the no child left inside grant
program, is extended to June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin (b) The availability of the appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4,
article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, paragraph (h), for ash management grants, is extended
to June 30, 2021.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginBOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES; EXTENSION.
new text end

new text begin The availability of the appropriation in Laws 2016, chapter 172, article 1, section 2,
subdivision 4, paragraph (c), RIM Wetlands Partnership - Phase VII, is extended to June
30, 2022.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginZOOLOGICAL BOARD; APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $350,000 in fiscal year 2021 is appropriated from the natural resources fund from revenue
deposited under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h), clause (5), to the
Minnesota Zoological Board for the Minnesota Zoological Garden. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Laws 2016, chapter 189, article 3, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Parks and Trails Management

-0-
6,459,000
Appropriations by Fund
2016
2017
General
-0-
2,929,000
Natural Resources
-0-
3,530,000

$2,800,000 the second year is a onetime
appropriation.

$2,300,000 the second year is from the state
parks account in the natural resources fund.
Of this amount, $1,300,000 is onetime, of
which $1,150,000 is for strategic park
acquisition.

$20,000 the second year is from the natural
resources fund to design and erect signs
marking the David Dill trail designated in this
act. Of this amount, $10,000 is from the
snowmobile trails and enforcement account
and $10,000 is from the all-terrain vehicle
account. This is a onetime appropriation.

$100,000 the second year is for the
improvement of the infrastructure for sanitary
sewer service at the Woodenfrog Campground
in Kabetogama State Forest. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$29,000 the second year is for computer
programming related to the transfer-on-death
title changes for watercraft. This is a onetime
appropriation.

$210,000 the first year is from the water
recreation account in the natural resources
fund for implementation of Minnesota
Statutes, section 86B.532, established in this
act. This is a onetime appropriation. The
commissioner of natural resources shall seek
federal and other nonstate funds to reimburse
the department for the initial costs of
producing and distributing carbon monoxide
boat warning labels. All amounts collected
under this paragraph shall be deposited into
the water recreation account.

$1,000,000 the second year is from the natural
resources fund for a grant to Lake County for
construction, including bridges, of the
Prospectors ATV Trail System linking the
communities of Ely, Babbitt, Embarrass, and
Tower; Bear Head Lake and Lake
Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State
Parks; the Taconite State Trail; and the Lake
County Regional ATV Trail System. Of this
amount, $900,000 is from the all-terrain
vehicle account, $50,000 is from the
off-highway motorcycle account, and $50,000
is from the off-road vehicle account. This is
a onetime appropriationnew text begin and is available until
June 30, 2023
new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from June 30, 2018.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 10, is
amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Transfers

(a) The commissioner must transfer up to
$44,000,000 from the environmental fund to
the remediation fund for purposes of the
remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.155, subdivision 2.

(b) $600,000 the first year is transferred from
the remediation fund to the dry cleaner
environmental response and reimbursement
account for purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.49, with reimbursement
prioritized to persons who meet the definition
in Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.48,
subdivision 10
, clause (2), and who have made
a request to the commissioner, as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50,
subdivision 2
.

(c) new text beginNotwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.49, subdivision 3, paragraph (a),
up to
new text end$600,000 the first year is new text begintransferred
new text end from the remediation fund to the new text begindry cleaner
environmental response and reimbursement
account for the
new text endcommissioner deleted text beginfor preparingdeleted text endnew text begin to
prepare
new text end a report to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources
finance that includes an assessment of the
possibility of recovering environmental
response costs from insurance held by dry
cleaning facilitiesnew text begin, an analysis of the long-term
expected revenues and expenditures that would
be incurred by the account under current law,
and recommendations for ensuring ongoing
and future environmental response costs
related to dry cleaning facilities are covered.
The commissioner must work with interested
parties, including owners and operators of dry
cleaning facilities, in preparing the report
new text end. The
report must be submitted by January 15, 2021.new text begin
The amount transferred under this paragraph
is available until June 30, 2022, and any
unspent money transferred cancels to the
remediation fund.
new text end

deleted text begin (d) $600,000 the second year is transferred
from the remediation fund to the dry cleaner
environmental response and reimbursement
account for purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.49, if legislation is enacted in
the 2020 legislative session to address the
insolvency of the dry cleaner environmental
response and reimbursement account.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, is
amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Parks and Trails Management

deleted text begin 90,858,000
deleted text end new text begin 90,742,000
new text end
deleted text begin 88,194,000
deleted text end new text begin 88,077,000
new text end
Appropriations by Fund
2020
2021
General
26,968,000
27,230,000
Natural Resources
deleted text begin 61,598,000
deleted text end new text begin 61,482,000
new text end
deleted text begin 58,664,000
deleted text end new text begin 58,547,000
new text end
Game and Fish
2,292,000
2,300,000

(a) $1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000
the second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for
maintaining and enhancing public
water-access facilities.

(b) $6,344,000 the first year and $6,435,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
operations. This appropriation is from revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (2).

(c) $18,552,000 the first year and $18,828,000
the second year are from the state parks
account in the natural resources fund to
operate and maintain state parks and state
recreation areas.

(d) $890,000 the first year and $890,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for park and trail grants to local units of
government on land to be maintained for at
least 20 years for parks or trails. This
appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
clause (4). Any unencumbered balance does
not cancel at the end of the first year and is
available for the second year.

(e) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
the second year are from the snowmobile trails
and enforcement account in the natural
resources fund for the snowmobile
grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.

(f) $1,835,000 the first year and $2,135,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
program. Of this amount, $1,360,000 the first
year and $1,660,000 the second year are from
the all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 each
year is from the off-highway motorcycle
account; and $325,000 each year is from the
off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.

deleted text begin (g) $116,000 the first year and $117,000 the
second year are from the cross-country-ski
account in the natural resources fund for
grooming and maintaining cross-country-ski
trails in state parks, trails, and recreation areas.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (h)deleted text endnew text begin (g)new text end $266,000 the first year and $269,000
the second year are from the state land and
water conservation account in the natural
resources fund for priorities established by the
commissioner for eligible state projects and
administrative and planning activities
consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section
84.0264, and the federal Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.

deleted text begin (i)deleted text endnew text begin (h)new text end $250,000 the first year and $250,000
the second year are for matching grants for
local parks and outdoor recreation areas under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019,
subdivision 2
.

deleted text begin (j)deleted text endnew text begin (i)new text end $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for matching grants for local
trail connections under Minnesota Statutes,
section 85.019, subdivision 4c.

deleted text begin (k)deleted text endnew text begin (j)new text end $600,000 the first year is from the
off-road vehicle account for off-road vehicle
touring routes and trails. Of this amount:

(1) $200,000 is for a contract with a project
administrator to assist the commissioner in
planning, designing, and providing a system
of state touring routes and trails for off-road
vehicles by identifying sustainable, legal
routes suitable for licensed four-wheel drive
vehicles and a system of recreational trails for
registered off-road vehicles. Any portion of
this appropriation not used for the project
administrator is available for signage or
promotion and implementation of the system.
This is a onetime appropriation.

(2) $200,000 is for a contract and related work
to prepare a comprehensive, statewide,
strategic master plan for off-road vehicle
touring routes and trails. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2022. Any portion of this appropriation not
used for the master plan is returned to the
off-road vehicle account. At a minimum, the
plan must: identify opportunities to develop
or enhance new, high-quality, comprehensive
touring routes and trails for off-road vehicles
in a system that serves regional and tourist
destinations; enhance connectivity with
touring routes and trails for off-road vehicles;
provide opportunities for promoting economic
development in greater Minnesota; help people
connect with the outdoors in a safe and
environmentally sustainable manner; create
new and support existing opportunities for
social, economic, and cultural benefits and
meaningful and mutually beneficial
relationships for users of off-road vehicles and
the communities that host trails for off-road
vehicles; and promote cooperation with local,
state, tribal, and federal governments;
organizations; and other interested partners.

(3) $200,000 is to share the cost by
reimbursing federal, tribal, state, county, and
township entities for additional needs on roads
under their jurisdiction when the needs are a
result of increased use by off-road vehicles
and are attributable to a border-to-border
touring route established by the commissioner.
This paragraph applies to roads that are
operated by a public road authority as defined
in Minnesota Statutes, section 160.02,
subdivision 25
. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2023. To be
eligible for reimbursement under this
paragraph, the claimant must demonstrate that:
the needs result from additional traffic
generated by the border-to-border touring
route; and increased use attributable to a
border-to-border touring route has caused at
least a 50 percent increase in maintenance
costs for roads under the claimant's
jurisdiction, based on a ten-year maintenance
average. The commissioner may accept an
alternative to the ten-year maintenance average
if a jurisdiction does not have sufficient
maintenance records. The commissioner has
discretion to accept an alternative based on a
good-faith effort by the jurisdiction. Any
alternative should include baseline
maintenance costs for at least two years before
the year the route begins operating. The
ten-year maintenance average or any
alternative must be calculated from the years
immediately preceding the year the route
begins operating. Before reimbursing a claim
under this paragraph, the commissioner must
consider whether the claim is consistent with
claims made by other entities that administer
roads on the touring route, in terms of the
amount requested for reimbursement and the
frequency of claims made.

deleted text begin (l)deleted text endnew text begin (k)new text end $600,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund for grants to St. Louis County.
Of this amount, $100,000 is for a grant to St.
Louis County for an environmental assessment
worksheet for the overall construction of the
Voyageur Country ATV Trail system and
connections, and $500,000 is for a grant to St.
Louis County to design, plan, permit, acquire
right-of-way for, and construct Voyageur
Country ATV Trail from Buyck to Holmes
Logging Road and to Shuster Road toward
Cook. This is a onetime appropriation.

deleted text begin (m)deleted text endnew text begin (l)new text end $2,400,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund. Of this amount, $1,300,000 is
for a grant to Lake County to match other
funding sources to develop the Prospector
Loop Trail system and $1,100,000 is for
acquisition, design, environmental review,
permitting, and construction for all-terrain
vehicle use on the Taconite State Trail
between Ely and Purvis Forest Management
Road.new text begin This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2023.
new text end

deleted text begin (n)deleted text endnew text begin (m)new text end $950,000 the first year and $950,000
the second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account in the natural resources fund for grants
to St. Louis County for the Quad Cities ATV
Club trail construction program for planning,
design, environmental permitting, right-of-way
acquisition, and construction of up to 24 miles
of trail connecting the cities of Mountain Iron,
Virginia, Eveleth, Gilbert, Hibbing, and
Chisholm to the Laurentian Divide, County
Road 303, the Taconite State Trail, and
Biwabik and from Pfeiffer Lake Forest Road
to County Road 361. This is a onetime
appropriation.

deleted text begin (o)deleted text endnew text begin (n)new text end $75,000 the first year is from the
general fund for signage and interpretative
resources necessary for naming state park
assets and a segment of the St. Croix River
State Water Trail after Walter F. Mondale as
provided in this act.

deleted text begin (p)deleted text endnew text begin (o)new text end $150,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund for a grant to Crow Wing
County to plan and design a multipurpose
bridge on the Mississippi River Northwoods
Trail across Sand Creek located five miles
northeast of Brainerd along the Mississippi
River.

deleted text begin (q)deleted text endnew text begin (p)new text end $75,000 the first year is from the
off-highway motorcycle account in the natural
resources fund to complete a master plan for
off-highway motorcycle trail planning and
development.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 16A.531, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Soil and water conservation fund. new text end

new text begin There is created in the state treasury a soil
and water conservation fund as a special revenue fund for deposit of appropriations, revenue
dedicated to benefit soil and water conservation, and other revenue sources.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Certifiable diseases.

"Certifiable diseases" includes new text beginany of the following
expressed as clinical symptoms or based on the presence of the pathogen:
new text endchannel catfish
virus, new text beginRenibacterium salmoninarum (new text endbacterial kidney diseasenew text begin)new text end, new text beginAeromonas salmonicida
(
new text endbacterial furunculosisnew text begin)new text end, new text beginYersinia ruckeri (new text endenteric redmouth diseasenew text begin)new text end, new text beginEdwardsiella ictaluri
(
new text endenteric septicemia of catfishnew text begin)new text end, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious pancreatic
necrosis virus, new text beginMyxobolus cerebralis (new text endwhirling diseasenew text begin)new text end, new text beginTetracapsuloides bryosalmonae
(
new text endproliferative kidney diseasenew text begin)new text end, viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, epizootic epitheliotropic
virus, new text beginCeratomyxa shasta (new text endceratomyxosisnew text begin)new text end, and any emergency new text beginfish new text enddisease.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Containment facility.

"Containment facility" means a licensed facility for
salmonids, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginviral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list
published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end that complies with clauses (1), (3), and
(4), or clauses (2), (3), and (4):

(1) disinfects its effluent to the standards in section 17.4991 before the effluent is
discharged to public waters;

(2) does not discharge to public waters or to waters of the state directly connected to
public waters;

(3) raises aquatic life that is prohibited from being released into the wild and must be
kept in a facility approved by the commissioner unless processed for food consumption;

(4) contains aquatic life requiring a fish health inspection prior to transportation.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Emergency fish disease.

"Emergency fish disease" means designated fish
diseases new text beginor pathogens new text endnot already present in this state that could impact populations of
aquatic life if inadvertently released by infected aquatic life, including channel catfish virus,
viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious
pancreatic necrosis virus, whirling disease, ceratomyxosis, proliferative kidney disease, and
epizootic epitheliotropic virus disease.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Fish health inspection.

(a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site,
statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes in
the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published
by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) to test for causative pathogens. The samples
for inspection must be collected by a fish health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation
with the producer. Testing of samples must be done by an approved laboratory.

(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic necrosis
(IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in
nonsalmonids must include at a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 percent
confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease.

(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases new text beginand pathogens new text endfor wild fish must follow the
guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal
Diseases.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 21a. new text end

new text begin VHS-susceptible species. new text end

new text begin "VHS-susceptible species" are aquatic species
that are natural hosts for viral hemorrhagic septicemia according to the Fish Health Blue
Book or the book's successor.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 21b. new text end

new text begin VHS-susceptible-species list. new text end

new text begin "VHS-susceptible-species list" is the
VHS-susceptible species listed in the Fish Health Blue Book that are found in or that can
survive in the Great Lakes region.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4985, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Bill of lading.

(a) A state-issued bill of lading is required for:

(1) intrastate transportation of aquatic life other than salmonids, catfish, or species on
the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United
States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, or
aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported if the aquatic life is being
transported into a watershed where it is not currently present, if walleyes whose original
source is south of marked State Highway 210 are being transported to a facility north of
marked State Highway 210, or if the original source of the aquatic life is outside Minnesota
and contiguous states; and

(2) stocking deleted text beginofdeleted text end waters other than public waters with aquatic life other than salmonids,
catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species
published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Services
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end.

(b) When aquatic life is transported under paragraph (a), a copy of the bill of lading
must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager at least 72 hours before the transportation.

(c) For transportation and stocking of waters that are not public waters:

(1) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager 72 hours before
transporting fish for stocking;

(2) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager within five days
after stocking if the waters to be stocked are confirmed by telecopy or telephone prior to
stocking by the regional fisheries office not to be public waters; or

(3) a completed bill of lading may be submitted to the regional fisheries office by telecopy
prior to transporting fish for stocking. Confirmation that the waters to be stocked are not
public waters may be made by returning the bill of lading by telecopy or in writing, in which
cases additional copies need not be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources.

(d) Bill of lading forms may only be issued by the Department of Natural Resources in
St. Paul, and new bill of lading forms may not be issued until all previously issued forms
have been returned.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4985, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Exemptions for transportation permits and bills of lading.

(a) A state-issued
bill of lading or transportation permit is not required by an aquatic farm licensee for
deleted text begin importation ofdeleted text endnew text begin importingnew text end animals not on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia
susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Services; transportation of
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species list, transportingnew text end
animals not on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published
by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services;
or export for
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species list, or exportingnew text end the following:

(1) minnows taken under an aquatic farm license in this state and transported intrastate;

(2) aquarium or ornamental fish including goldfish and tropical, subtropical, and saltwater
species that cannot survive in the waters of the state, which may be imported or transported
if accompanied by shipping documents;

(3) fish or fish eggs that have been processed for use as food, bait, or other purposes
unrelated to fish propagation;

(4) live fish from a licensed aquatic farm, which may be transported directly to an outlet
for processing or for other food purposes if accompanied by shipping documents;

(5) fish being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;

(6) sucker eggs, sucker fry, or fathead minnows transported intrastate for bait propagation
or feeding of cultural aquatic life, except that if either species becomes listed on the deleted text beginofficial
list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end, then a transportation permit is required;

(7) species of fish that are found within the state used in connection with public shows,
exhibits, demonstrations, or fishing pools for periods not exceeding 14 days;

(8) fish being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents; or

(9) intrastate transportation of aquatic life between or within licensed private fish
hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported,
except where required in subdivision 2 and except that salmonids, catfish, or species on the
deleted text begin official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United
States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end may only be transferred or transported intrastate without a
transportation permit if they had no record of bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic
septicemia at the time they were imported into the state and if they have had a fish health
inspection within the preceding year that has shown no certifiable diseases to be present.

Aquatic life being transferred between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms,
or aquarium facilities must be accompanied by shipping documents and salmonids, catfish,
or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published
by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end being transferred or transported intrastate without a
transportation permit must be accompanied by a copy of their most recent fish health
inspection.

(b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must show the place of origin,
owner or consignee, destination, number, and species.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4985, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Permit application.

An application for a transportation permit must be made
on forms provided by the commissioner. An incomplete application must be rejected. An
application for a transportation permit for salmonids, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list
of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list;
new text end their eggsdeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin;new text end ornew text begin theirnew text end sperm must be accompanied by certification
that the source of the eggs or sperm are free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with
enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be imported, transported, or stocked
following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease
or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported, transported, or stocked into areas where
the disease has been identified as being present. A copy of the transportation permit showing
the date of certification inspection must accompany the shipment of fish while in transit
and must be available for inspection by the commissioner. By 14 days after a completed
application is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the importation permits as
provided in this section.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Licensed facilities.

(a) The commissioner shall issue transportation permits to
import:

(1) indigenous and naturalized species except trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the
deleted text begin official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United
States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end and sperm from any source to a standard facility;

(2) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia
susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end from a nonemergency enzootic
disease area to a containment facility if the fish are certified within the previous year to be
free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or
furunculosis may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish
with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas
where the disease has been identified as being present; and

(3) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia
susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end from a facility in a
nonemergency enzootic disease area with a disease-free history of three years or more to a
standard facility, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis
may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial
kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the disease
has been identified as being present.

(b) If a source facility in a nonemergency enzootic disease area cannot demonstrate a
history free from disease, aquatic life may only be imported into a quarantine facility.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4986, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Disease-free history.

Disease-free histories required under this section must
include the results of a fish health inspection. When disease-free histories of more than one
year are required for importing salmonids, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral
hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end, the
disease history must be of consecutive years that include the year previous to, or the year
of, the transportation request.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Fish health inspection.

(a) An aquatic farm propagating salmonids, catfish,
or species on the deleted text beginviral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list published by the
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into
public waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months
by a certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to laboratory
methods of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal
Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE).

(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the VHS susceptible list and having an
effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public waters must test for VHS virus using
the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal
Diseases. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prescribe
alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish Health Blue
Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that biosecurity measures
will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the rulemaking provisions
of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner must provide reasonable
notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.

(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all fish
that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must be
maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or
accredited veterinarian.

(d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. The fee
by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must be prepaid
or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the inspection and
processing of samples is completed.

(e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner shall notify
the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made according to
the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases by a
person certified as a fish health inspector.

(f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may be inspected
by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock for purposes of
pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow guidelines listed in
the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.

(g) Salmonids, catfish, or species on the VHS susceptible list must have a fish health
inspection before being transported from a containment facility, unless the fish are being
transported directly to an outlet for processing or other food purposes or unless the
commissioner determines that an inspection is not needed. A fish health inspection conducted
for this purpose need only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will be transported. The
commissioner must conduct a fish health inspection requested for this purpose within five
working days of receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may be immediately
transported from a containment facility to another containment facility once a sample has
been obtained for a health inspection or once the five-day notice period has expired.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 17.4992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Restriction on the sale of fish.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), species
on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end must be free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and species of
the family salmonidae or ictaluridae, except bullheads, must be free of certifiable diseases
if sold for stocking or transfer to another aquatic farm.

(b) The following exceptions apply to paragraph (a):

(1) eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be transferred
between licensed facilities or stocked following treatment approved by the commissioner;

(2) fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be transferred
between licensed facilities or stocked in areas where the disease has been identified as being
present; and

(3) the commissioner may allow transfer between licensed facilities or stocking of fish
with enteric redmouth or furunculosis when the commissioner determines that doing so
would pose no threat to the state's aquatic resources.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 35.155, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Running at large prohibited.

(a) An owner may not allow farmed
Cervidae to run at large. The owner must make all reasonable efforts to return escaped
farmed Cervidae to their enclosures as soon as possible. The owner must new text beginimmediately new text endnotify
the commissioner of natural resources of the escape of farmed Cervidae deleted text beginif the farmed
Cervidae are not returned or captured by the owner within 24 hours of their escape
deleted text end.

(b) An owner is liable for expenses of another person in capturing, caring for, and
returning farmed Cervidae that have left their enclosures if the person capturing the farmed
Cervidae contacts the owner as soon as possible.

(c) deleted text beginIf an owner is unwilling or unable to capture escaped farmed Cervidae,deleted text end The
commissioner of natural resources may destroy deleted text beginthedeleted text end escaped farmed Cervidae. deleted text beginThe
commissioner of natural resources must allow the owner to attempt to capture the escaped
farmed Cervidae prior to destroying the farmed Cervidae. Farmed Cervidae that are not
captured by 24 hours after escape may be destroyed.
deleted text end

new text begin (d) A hunter licensed by the commissioner of natural resources under chapter 97A may
kill and possess escaped farmed Cervidae in a lawful manner and is not liable to the owner
for the loss of the animal.
new text end

new text begin (e) Escaped farmed Cervidae killed by a hunter or destroyed by the commissioner of
natural resources must be tested for chronic wasting disease at the owner's expense.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 35.155, subdivision 6, is amended
to read:


Subd. 6.

Identification.

(a) Farmed Cervidae must be identified by means approved by
the Board of Animal Health. The identification must include a distinct number that has not
been used during the previous three years and new text begineither incorporate global positioning system
technology or include a phone number, address, or other contact information that enables
the reader to readily identify the owner of escaped farmed Cervidae. Identification
new text endmust be
visible to the naked eye during daylight under normal conditions at a distance of 50 yards.
White-tailed deer must be identified before October 31 of the year in which the animal is
born, at the time of weaning, or before movement from the premises, whichever occurs
first. Elk and other cervids must be identified by December 31 of the year in which the
animal is born or before movement from the premises, whichever occurs first. As coordinated
by the board, the commissioner of natural resources may destroy any animal that is not
identified as required under this subdivision.

(b) The Board of Animal Health shall register farmed Cervidae. The owner must submit
the registration request on forms provided by the board. The forms must include sales
receipts or other documentation of the origin of the Cervidae. The board must provide copies
of the registration information to the commissioner of natural resources upon request. The
owner must keep written records of the acquisition and disposition of registered farmed
Cervidae.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective September 1, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 84.027, subdivision 18, is amended
to read:


Subd. 18.

Permanent school fund authority; reporting.

(a) The commissioner of
natural resources has the authority and responsibility to administer school trust lands under
sections 92.122 and 127A.31. The commissioner shall deleted text beginbiannuallydeleted text endnew text begin bienniallynew text end report to the
Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission and the legislature on the management of
the school trust lands that shows how the commissioner has and will continue to achieve
the following goals:

(1) manage the school trust lands efficiently and in a manner that reflects the undivided
loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the commissioner's fiduciary duties;

(2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands and maximize the revenues
deposited in the permanent school trust fund;

(3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of school trust lands, requiring
returns of not less than fair market value, to maximize the revenues deposited in the
permanent school trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the
school trust lands;

(4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term economic return for the
permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound natural resource conservation and
management principles;

(5) optimize school trust land revenues and maximize the value of the trust consistent
with balancing short-term and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not lost in
an effort to maximize short-term gains; and

(6) maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent the misapplication of its lands and its
revenues.

(b) When the commissioner finds an irresolvable conflict between maximizing the
long-term economic return and protecting natural resources and recreational values on
school trust lands, the commissioner shall give precedence to the long-term economic return
in managing school trust lands. By July 1, 2018, the permanent school fund must be
compensated for all school trust lands included under a designation or policy provision that
prohibits long-term economic return. The commissioner shall submit recommendations to
the appropriate legislative committees and divisions on methods of funding for the
compensation required under this paragraph, including recommendations for appropriations
from the general fund, nongeneral funds, and the state bond fund. Any uncompensated
designation or policy provision restrictions on the long-term economic return on school
trust lands remaining after July 1, 2018, must be compiled and submitted to the Legislative
Permanent School Fund Commission for review.

(c) By December 31, 2013, the report required under paragraph (a) must provide an
inventory and identification of all school trust lands that are included under a designation
or policy provision that prohibits long-term economic return. The report must include a plan
to compensate the permanent school fund through the purchase or exchange of the lands or
a plan to manage the school trust land to generate long-term economic return to the permanent
school fund. Subsequent reports under paragraph (a) must include a status report of the
commissioner's progress in maximizing the long-term economic return on lands identified
in the 2013 report.

(d) When management practices, policies, or designations by the commissioner diminish
or prohibit the long-term economic return on school trust land, the conflict must be resolved
as provided in section 92.122.

Sec. 18.

new text begin [84.625] CONVEYANCE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources may,
on state-owned lands administered by the commissioner and on behalf of the state, convey
conservation easements as defined in section 84C.01, upon such terms and conditions,
including reversion in the event of nonuse, as the commissioner may determine. Any terms
and conditions obligating the state to incur costs related to monitoring or maintaining a
conservation easement must acknowledge the state is liable for the costs only to the extent
of an available appropriation according to section 16A.138.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.82, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

General requirements.

A person may not operate deleted text beginor transportdeleted text end a snowmobile
unless the snowmobile has been registered under this section. A person may not sell a
snowmobile without furnishing the buyer a bill of sale on a form prescribed by the
commissioner.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.82, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:


Subd. 7a.

Collector limited snowmobile use.

The commissioner may issue a special
permit to a person or organization to operate deleted text beginor transportdeleted text end a collector snowmobile without
registration in parades or organized group outings, such as races, rallies, and other
promotional events and for up to ten days each year for personal transportation. The
commissioner may impose a reasonable restriction on a permittee and may revoke, amend,
suspend, or modify a permit for cause.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.

"All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means a
motorized vehicle with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six deleted text beginlow pressure or
non-pneumatic
deleted text end tires; (2) a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total width
from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain vehicle
includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle. All-terrain vehicle does
not include a golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed and used
specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84D.11, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Permit for invasive carp.

The commissioner may issue a permit to
departmental divisions for tagging bighead, black, grass, or silver carp for research or
control. Under the permit, the carp may be released into the water body from which the carp
was captured. deleted text beginThis subdivision expires December 31, 2021.
deleted text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Authority to establish.

(a) The commissioner may establish, by written
order, provisions for the use of state parks for the following:

(1) special parking space for automobiles or other motor-driven vehicles in a state park
or state recreation area;

(2) special parking spurs, campgrounds for automobiles, sites for tent camping, other
types of lodging, camping, or day use facilities, and special auto trailer coach parking spaces,
for the use of the individual charged for the space or facility;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (3) improvement and maintenance of golf courses already established in state parks, and
charging reasonable use fees; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end providing water, sewer, and electric service to trailer or tent campsites and charging
a reasonable use fee.

(b) Provisions established under paragraph (a) are exempt from section 16A.1283 and
the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386 does not apply.

(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "lodging" means an enclosed shelter, room, or
building with furnishings for overnight use.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

State park deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin special eventsnew text end.

(a) The commissioner may stage state
park deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin special eventsnew text end in a state park, municipal park, or on other land near or adjoining
a state park and charge an entrance or use fee for the deleted text beginpageantdeleted text endnew text begin special eventnew text end. All receipts
from the deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin special eventsnew text end must be used in the same manner as though the deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin
special events
new text end were conducted in a state park.

(b) The commissioner may establish, by written order, state park deleted text beginpageantdeleted text endnew text begin special eventnew text end
areas to hold historical or other deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin special eventsnew text end conducted by the commissioner of
a state agency or other public agency. Establishment of the areas is exempt from the
rulemaking provisions of chapter 14new text begin,new text end and section 14.386 does not apply.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

State park reservation system.

(a) The commissioner may, by written order,
develop reasonable reservation policies for deleted text begincampsites and otherdeleted text endnew text begin using camping,new text end lodgingnew text begin,
and day-use facilities and for tours, educational programs, seminars, events, and rentals
new text end.
These policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14new text begin,new text end and section 14.386
does not apply.

(b) The revenue collected from the state park reservation fee established under subdivision
5, including interest earned, shall be deposited in the state park account in the natural
resources fund and is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the cost of the state
park reservation systemnew text begin and campground operationsnew text end.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.052, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Special-use permits. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may, by written order, develop
reasonable policies for special-use permits to use state parks, state recreation areas, and
state waysides. These policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14,
and section 14.386 does not apply.
new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Requirement.

Except as provided in section 85.054, a motor vehicle may not
enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, without a
state park permit issued under this section or a state parks and trails plate issued under
section 168.1295. Except for vehicles permitted under subdivisions 7, paragraph (a), clause
(2), and 8, the state park permit must be affixed to the lower right corner windshield of the
motor vehicle and must be completely affixed by its own adhesive to the windshield, or the
commissioner may, by written order, provide an alternative means to display and validate
state park permits.new text begin A motor vehicle owner or lessee is responsible for ensuring the owner's
or lessee's vehicle has a state park permit, and the commissioner may issue warnings and
citations under section 84.0835 to the owner or lessee of a vehicle not in compliance.
new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.053, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Free permit; members of federally recognized tribes. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner
must issue an annual state park permit for no charge to any member of the eleven federally
recognized tribes in Minnesota, as determined by each of the tribal governments. To qualify
for a free state park permit under this subdivision, a person must present a qualifying tribal
identification to the park attendant on duty or other designee of the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (b) For vehicles permitted under paragraph (a), the permit issued under this subdivision
is valid only when displayed on a vehicle owned and occupied by the person to whom the
permit is issued.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner may issue a daily state park permit free of charge to an individual
who qualifies under paragraph (a) and does not own or operate a motor vehicle.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 85.054, subdivision 1, is amended
to read:


Subdivision 1.

State Park Open House Days.

(a) A state park permit is not required
for a motor vehicle to enter a state park, state monument, state recreation area, or state
wayside, on four days each calendar year at each park, which the commissioner shall
designate as State Park Open House Days. The commissioner may designate two consecutive
days as State Park Open House Days, if the open house is held in conjunction with a special
deleted text begin pageantdeleted text endnew text begin eventnew text end described in section 85.052, subdivision 2.

(b) The commissioner shall announce the date of each State Park Open House Day at
least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.

(c) The purpose of State Park Open House Days is to acquaint the public with state
parks, recreation areas, and waysides.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 85.43, is amended to read:


85.43 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; PURPOSE.

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end Fees from cross-country-ski passes shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited
to a cross-country-ski account in the natural resources fund and, except for the electronic
licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027,
subdivision 15, are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for deleted text beginthe following
purposes
deleted text end:

(1) grants-in-aid for cross-country-ski trails to:

(i) counties and municipalities for construction and maintenance of cross-country-ski
trails; and

(ii) special park districts as provided in section 85.44 for construction and maintenance
of cross-country-ski trails; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(2) deleted text beginadministration ofdeleted text endnew text begin administeringnew text end the cross-country-ski trail grant-in-aid programdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;
and
new text end

new text begin (3) developing and maintaining state cross-country-ski trails.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) Development and maintenance of state cross-country-ski trails are eligible for funding
from the cross-country-ski account if the money is appropriated by law.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 85.47, is amended to read:


85.47 deleted text beginSPECIAL USEdeleted text endnew text begin SPECIAL-USEnew text end PERMITS; FEES.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Special-use permits. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may, by written order, develop
reasonable policies for special-use permits to use state trails and state water access sites.
The policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14, and section 14.386
does not apply.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Disposition of fees. new text end

Fees collected for deleted text beginspecial usedeleted text endnew text begin special-usenew text end permits to use
state trailsnew text begin and state water access sitesnew text end not on state forest, state park, or state recreation area
lands deleted text beginand for use of state water access sitesdeleted text end must be deposited in the natural resources fund
and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for operating and maintaining
state trails and water access sites.

Sec. 32.

new text begin [92.503] CONSERVATION PLANNING LEASES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources may lease state-owned lands as defined in section
92.01 for a term not to exceed 21 years for the purpose of investigating, analyzing, and
developing conservation easements that provide ecosystem services benefits. Leases granted
under this section are not subject to section 92.50, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), with respect
to Executive Council approval for commercial leases or section 92.50, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d).
new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.015, subdivision 51, is amended to read:


Subd. 51.

Unloaded.

"Unloaded" means, with reference to a firearm, without ammunition
in the barrels and magazine, if the magazine is in the firearm. A muzzle-loading firearm
deleted text begin withdeleted text endnew text begin is unloaded if:
new text end

new text begin (1) fornew text end a flintlock ignition deleted text beginis unloaded ifdeleted text endnew text begin,new text end it does not have priming powder in a pandeleted text begin. A
muzzle-loading firearm with
deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (2) for anew text end percussion ignition deleted text beginis unloaded ifdeleted text endnew text begin,new text end it does not have a percussion cap on a nippledeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (3) for an electronic ignition system, the battery is removed and is disconnected from
the firearm; and
new text end

new text begin (4) for an encapsulated powder charge ignition system, the primer and powder charge
are removed from the firearm.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Portable stands.

(a) Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a portable
stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a valid bear
license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged and registered
as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand overnight under
this subdivision must affix a tag with: (1) the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's
driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification number issued to the
licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand in a manner that it can be read from the ground.

(b) From November 1 through December 31, a portable stand may be left overnight by
a person possessing a license to take deer in a wildlife management area located in whole
or in part north and west of a line described as follows:

State Trunk Highway 1 from the west boundary of the state to State Trunk Highway 89;
then north along State Trunk Highway 89 to Fourtown; then north on County State-Aid
Highway 44, Beltrami County, to County Road 704, Beltrami County; then north on County
Road 704 to Dick's Parkway State Forest Road; then north on Dick's Parkway to County
State-Aid Highway 5, Roseau County; then north on County State-Aid Highway 5 to
Warroad; then north on State Trunk Highway 11 to State Trunk Highway 313; then north
on State Trunk Highway 313 to the north boundary of the state.

A person leaving a portable stand overnight under this paragraph must affix a tag with: (1)
the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#"
license identification number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand so
that it can be read from the ground and must be made of a material sufficient to withstand
weather conditions. A person leaving a portable stand overnight in a wildlife management
area under this paragraph may not leave more than two portable stands in any one wildlife
management area. Unoccupied portable stands left overnight under this paragraph may be
used by any member of the public. deleted text beginThis paragraph expires December 31, 2019.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 35.

new text begin [97A.138] INSECTICIDES IN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS.
new text end

new text begin A person may not use a product containing an insecticide in a wildlife management area
if the insecticide is from the neonicotinoid class of insecticides.
new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Commissioner's authority.

The commissioner may issue special permits
for the activities in this section. A special permit may be issued in the form of a general
permit to a governmental subdivision or to the general public to conduct one or more
activities under subdivisions 2 to deleted text begin7deleted text endnew text begin 8new text end.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.401, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Snakes, lizards, and salamanders. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must prescribe conditions
and may issue permits to breed, propagate, and sell snakes, lizards, and salamanders. A
snake, lizard, or salamander that is obtained from a permitted breeder or that was possessed
before August 1, 2020, may be possessed as a pet.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General.

(a) The annual license of a person convicted of a violation of
the game and fish laws relating to the license or wild animals covered by the license is void
when:

(1) a second conviction occurs within three years under a license to trap fur-bearing
animals, take small game, or to take fish by angling or spearing;

(2) a deleted text beginthirddeleted text endnew text begin secondnew text end conviction occurs within deleted text beginone yeardeleted text endnew text begin three yearsnew text end under a minnow dealer's
license;

(3) a second conviction occurs within three years for violations of section 97A.425 that
do not involve falsifications or intentional omissions of information required to be recorded,
or attempts to conceal unlawful acts within the records;

(4) two or more misdemeanor convictions occur within a three-year period under a
private fish hatchery license;

(5) the conviction occurs under a license not described in clause (1), (2), or (4) or is for
a violation of section 97A.425 not described in clause (3); or

(6) the conviction is related to assisting a person in the illegal taking, transportation, or
possession of wild animals, when acting as a hunting or angling guide.

(b) Except for big-game licenses and as otherwise provided in this section, for one year
after the conviction the person may not obtain the kind of license or take wild animals under
a lifetime license, issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, relating to the game and fish
law violation.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97A.421, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end

new text begin Issuance after conviction; night vision or thermal imaging equipment. new text end

new text begin (a)
A person who is convicted of a violation under paragraph (b) and who possessed night
vision or thermal imaging equipment during the violation may not obtain a hunting license
or hunt wild animals for five years from the date of conviction.
new text end

new text begin (b) The revocation under this subdivision applies to convictions for:
new text end

new text begin (1) trespassing;
new text end

new text begin (2) hunting game in closed season;
new text end

new text begin (3) hunting game in closed hours;
new text end

new text begin (4) possessing night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking wild animals in
violation of section 97B.086; or
new text end

new text begin (5) possessing unlawful firearms in deer zones in violation of section 97B.041.
new text end

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 97A.505, subdivision 8, is amended
to read:


Subd. 8.

Importing deleted text beginhunter-harvesteddeleted text end Cervidaenew text begin carcassesnew text end.

new text begin(a) new text endImporting
deleted text begin hunter-harvesteddeleted text end Cervidae carcassesnew text begin procured by any meansnew text end into Minnesota is prohibited
except for cut and wrapped meat, quarters or other portions of meat with no part of the
spinal column or head attached, antlers, hides, teeth, finished taxidermy mounts, and antlers
attached to skull caps that are cleaned of all brain tissue.

deleted text begin Hunter-harvesteddeleted text end new text begin(b) new text endCervidae carcasses deleted text begintakendeleted text endnew text begin originating fromnew text end outside of Minnesota
may be transported on a direct route through the state by nonresidents.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.031, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Permissible firearms and ammunition; big game and wolves.

A person
may take big game and wolves with a firearm only if:

(1) deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin anynew text end rifle, shotgun, deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin ornew text end handgun used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and deleted text beginwithdeleted text endnew text begin
has
new text end centerfire ignition;

(2) the firearm is loaded only with single projectile ammunition;

(3) a projectile used is a caliber of at least .22 inches and has a soft point or is an
expanding bullet type;

(4) deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin anynew text end muzzleloader used deleted text beginis incapable of beingdeleted text endnew text begin has the projectilenew text end loadednew text begin onlynew text end at the
deleted text begin breechdeleted text endnew text begin muzzlenew text end;

(5) deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin anynew text end smooth-bore muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .45 inches; and

(6) deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin anynew text end rifled muzzleloader used is a caliber of at least .40 inches.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97B.036, is amended to read:


97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS SEASON.

Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, bear,
or turkey by crossbow during the respective deleted text beginregulardeleted text end firearms seasons. The transportation
requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the deleted text beginregulardeleted text end firearms deer, bear,
or turkey season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision
2
. A person taking deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow under this section must have a valid
deleted text begin firearmsdeleted text end license to take the respective gamenew text begin by firearm. This section does not allow the use
of a crossbow by licensed muzzleloader hunters during the muzzleloader firearms deer
season under section 97B.311
new text end.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2019 Supplement, section 97B.086, is amended to read:


97B.086 POSSESSING NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT.

(a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking
wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group of
persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.

(b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:

(1) unloaded;

(2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm by
being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of the
firearm exposed; and

(3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.

(c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:

(1) completely encased or unstrung; and

(2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.

(d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm or
bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.

(e) This section does not apply to night visionnew text begin, night vision enhanced with an infrared
illuminator,
new text end or thermal imaging equipment possessed by:

(1) peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties; or

(2) a person taking coyote or fox as provided under section 97B.075 and rules adopted
under section 97B.605new text begin, but the equipment must not be possessed during the regular firearms
deer season
new text end.

Sec. 44.

new text begin [97B.607] NONTOXIC SHOT REQUIRED FOR TAKING SMALL GAME
IN CERTAIN AREAS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Nontoxic shot on wildlife management areas in farmland zone. new text end

new text begin A
person may not take small game on any wildlife management area in the farmland zone
with shot other than:
new text end

new text begin (1) steel shot;
new text end

new text begin (2) copper-plated, nickel-plated, or zinc-plated steel shot; or
new text end

new text begin (3) shot made of other nontoxic material approved by the director of the United States
Fish and Wildlife Service.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Farmland zone. new text end

new text begin In this section, "farmland zone" means that portion of the state
that falls south and west of Minnesota Highway 70 westward from the Wisconsin border
to Minnesota Highway 65 to Minnesota Highway 23 to U.S. Highway 169 at Milaca to
Minnesota Highway 18 at Garrison to Minnesota Highway 210 at Brainerd to U.S. Highway
10 at Motley to U.S. Highway 59 at Detroit Lakes northward to the Canadian border.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Seasons, limits, and other rules.

The commissioner may, in accordance with
the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 14, establish
open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on special management
waters. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, amend
daily, possession, or size limits to make midseason adjustments based on available harvest,
angling pressure, and population data to manage the fisheries in the 1837 Ceded Territory
in compliance with the court orders in Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa v. Minnesota, 119 S.
Ct. 1187 (1999)new text begin and in the state waters of Upper Red Lakenew text end. The midseason adjustments in
daily, possession, or size limits are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14
and section 14.386 does not apply. Before the written order is effective, the commissioner
shall attempt to notify persons or groups of persons affected by the written order by public
announcement, posting, and other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Bait restrictions.

Frozen or dead fish on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic
septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species list under section
17.4982, subdivision 21b
new text end; cisco (all Coregonus, including lake herring and tullibee); and
smelt (all Osmerus, Spirincus, Hypomesus, and Allosmerus) being used as bait in waters of
the state must originate from water bodies certified disease-free. Certification for these
water bodies is valid for one year from the date of test results.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Permit for transportation.

(a) A person may transport live minnows through
the state with a permit from the commissioner. The permit must state the name and address
of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of entry into the state, the
destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid for more than 12 hours
after it is issued.

(b) Minnows transported under this subdivision must be in a tagged container. The tag
number must correspond with tag numbers listed on the minnow transportation permit.

(c) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found on
the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United
States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list under section 17.4982, subdivision 21b
new text end, to provide health
certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia. The certification must disclose any incidentally
isolated replicating viruses, and must be dated within the 12 months preceding transport.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.621, is amended to read:


97C.621 AREAS deleted text beginMAY BEdeleted text end CLOSED TO TAKING TURTLES.

new text begin (a) new text endThe commissioner may prohibit deleted text beginthedeleted text end taking deleted text beginofdeleted text end turtles from state waters where
operations are being conducted to aid fish propagation.

new text begin (b) A person may not take a turtle within the seven-county metropolitan area under a
turtle seller's license or turtle seller's apprentice license.
new text end

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Restrictions.

(a) deleted text beginThedeleted text end Netting deleted text beginofdeleted text end lake whitefish and ciscoes is subject to the
restrictions in this subdivision.

(b) A person may not use:

(1) more than deleted text begintwo netsdeleted text endnew text begin one netnew text end;

(2) a net more than 100 feet long; or

(3) a net more than three feet wide.

(c) The mesh size of the deleted text beginnetsdeleted text endnew text begin netnew text end may not be less than:

(1) 1-3/4 inches, stretch measure, for nets used to take ciscoes; and

(2) 3-1/2 inches, stretch measure, for all other nets.

(d) A net may not be set in water, including ice thickness, deeper than six feet.

(e) The commissioner may designate waters where nets may be set so that portions of
the net extend into water deeper than six feet under conditions prescribed by the
commissioner to protect game fish. A pole or stake must project at least two feet above the
surface of the water or ice at one end of deleted text begineachdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end net.

(f) A net may not be set within 50 feet of another net.

(g) A person may not have angling equipment in possession while netting lake whitefish
or ciscoes.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 97C.836, is amended to read:


97C.836 LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT; EXPANDED ASSESSMENT
HARVEST.

The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by licensed commercial operators
in Lake Superior management zones MN-3 and MN-2 for expanded assessment and sale.
The commissioner shall authorize expanded assessment taking and sale of lake trout in Lake
Superior management zone MN-3 beginning annually in 2007 and zone MN-2 beginning
annually in 2010. Total assessment taking and sale may not exceed 3,000 lake trout in zone
MN-3 and 2,000 lake trout in zone MN-2 and may be reduced when necessary to protect
the lake trout population or to manage the effects of invasive species or fish disease. Taking
lake trout for expanded assessment and sale shall be allowed from June 1 to September 30,
but may end earlier in the respective zones if the quotas are reached. The quotas must be
reassessed at the expiration of the current ten-year Fisheries Management Plan for the
Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior deleted text begindated September 2006deleted text end.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103C.315, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Compensation.

A supervisor shall receive compensation for services up to deleted text begin$75deleted text endnew text begin
$125
new text end per day, and may be reimbursed for expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily
incurred in the discharge of duties. A supervisor may be reimbursed for the use of the
supervisor's own automobile in the performance of official duties at a rate up to the maximum
tax-deductible mileage rate permitted under the federal Internal Revenue Code.

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Public meeting. new text end

new text begin Before issuing a water-use permit or a plan for the consumptive
use of more than one-quarter of a million gallons per day average in a 30-day period, the
commissioner must hold a public meeting in the county affected most by the potential impact
to the public groundwater resource. At least 21 days before the public meeting, the
commissioner must publish notice of the meeting in a newspaper of general circulation in
the county and must mail the notice to persons who have registered their names with the
commissioner for this purpose.
new text end

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4b. new text end

new text begin Vintage groundwater. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may not issue a new or modified
water-use permit that will appropriate vintage groundwater unless the commissioner
determines that the groundwater use will not cause groundwater with a tritium concentration
greater than one tritium unit to be drawn into the vintage groundwater. For the purposes of
this section, "vintage groundwater" is groundwater with tritium concentrations less than or
equal to one tritium unit.
new text end

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 103G.287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Sustainability standard.

new text begin(a) new text endThe commissioner may issue water-use permits
for appropriation from groundwater only if the commissioner determines that the groundwater
use is sustainable to supply the needs of future generations and the proposed use will not
harm ecosystems, degrade water, or reduce water levels beyond the reach of public water
supply and private domestic wells constructed according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725.

new text begin (b) When determining whether a consumptive use of groundwater is sustainable, the
commissioner must make a determination that the level of recharge to the aquifer impacted
is sufficient to replenish the groundwater supply to meet the needs of future generations.
new text end

Sec. 55.

new text begin [115.7412] ADVISORY COUNCIL ON WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND
WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose; membership. new text end

new text begin The Advisory Council on Water Supply Systems
and Wastewater Treatment Facilities shall advise the commissioners of health and the
Pollution Control Agency regarding classification of water supply systems and wastewater
treatment facilities, qualifications and competency evaluation of water supply system
operators and wastewater treatment facility operators, and additional laws, rules, and
procedures that may be desirable for regulating the operation of water supply systems and
of wastewater treatment facilities. The advisory council is composed of 11 voting members,
of whom:
new text end

new text begin (1) one member must be from the Department of Health, Division of Environmental
Health, appointed by the commissioner of health;
new text end

new text begin (2) one member must be from the Pollution Control Agency appointed by the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
new text end

new text begin (3) three members must be certified water supply system operators, appointed by the
commissioner of health, one of whom must represent a nonmunicipal community or
nontransient noncommunity water supply system;
new text end

new text begin (4) three members must be certified wastewater treatment facility operators, appointed
by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency;
new text end

new text begin (5) one member must be a representative from an organization representing municipalities,
appointed by the commissioner of health with the concurrence of the commissioner of the
Pollution Control Agency; and
new text end

new text begin (6) two members must be members of the public who are not associated with water
supply systems or wastewater treatment facilities. One must be appointed by the
commissioner of health and the other by the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.
Consideration should be given to one of these members being a representative of academia
knowledgeable in water or wastewater matters.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Geographic representation. new text end

new text begin At least one of the water supply system operators
and at least one of the wastewater treatment facility operators must be from outside the
seven-county metropolitan area and one wastewater operator must come from the
Metropolitan Council.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Terms; compensation. new text end

new text begin The terms of the appointed members and the
compensation and removal of all members are governed by section 15.059.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Officers. new text end

new text begin When new members are appointed to the council, a chair must be
elected at the next council meeting. The Department of Health representative shall serve as
secretary of the council.
new text end

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.17, subdivision 13, is amended to read:


Subd. 13.

Priorities; rules.

By November 1, 1983, the Pollution Control Agency shall
establish a temporary list of priorities among releases or threatened releases for the purpose
of taking remedial action and, to the extent practicable consistent with the urgency of the
action, for taking removal action under this section. The temporary list, with any necessary
modifications, shall remain in effect until the Pollution Control Agency adopts rules
establishing state criteria for determining priorities among releases and threatened releases.
The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt the rules by July 1, 1984. After rules are adopted,
a permanent priority list shall be established, and may be modified from time to time, new text beginusing
the current guidance and tools for the Hazard Ranking System adopted by the federal
Environmental Protection Agency and
new text endaccording to the criteria set forth in the rules. Before
any list is established under this subdivision the Pollution Control Agency shall publish the
list in the State Register and allow 30 days for comments on the list by the public.

The temporary list and the rules required by this subdivision shall be based upon the
relative risk or danger to public health or welfare or the environment, taking into account
to the extent possible the population at risk, the hazardous potential of the hazardous
substances at the facilities, the potential for contamination of drinking water supplies, the
potential for direct human contact, the potential for destruction of sensitive ecosystems, the
administrative and financial capabilities of the Pollution Control Agency, and other
appropriate factors.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.406, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Legislative findings.

The legislature recognizes the need to protect the
public health and welfare and the environment at priority qualified facilities. To implement
a timely and effective cleanup and prevent multiparty litigation, the legislature finds it is in
the public interest to direct the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency tonew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end take environmental response actions that the commissioner deems reasonable and
necessary to protect the public health or welfare or the environment at priority qualified
facilities deleted text beginand todeleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (2)new text end acquire real property interests at priority qualified facilities to ensure the completion
and long-term effectiveness of environmental response actionsdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (3) prevent both an unjust financial windfall to and double liability of owners and
operators of priority qualified facilities.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to actions commenced on or after January 1, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.406, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Environmental deleted text beginresponse costs;deleted text end liens.

new text begin(a) new text endAll environmental response costsnew text begin
and reasonable and necessary expenses
new text end, including administrative and legal expenses, incurred
by the commissioner at a priority qualified facility constitute a lien in favor of the state upon
any real property located in the state, other than homestead property, owned by the owner
or operator of the priority qualified facility who is subject to the requirements of section
115B.40, subdivision 4 or 5. new text beginNotwithstanding section 514.672, a lien under this paragraph
continues until the lien is satisfied or is released according to paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) If the commissioner conducts an environmental response action at a priority qualified
facility and the environmental response action increases the fair market value of the facility
above the fair market value of the facility that existed before the response action was initiated,
then the state has a lien on the facility for the increase in fair market value of the property
attributable to the response action, valued at the time that construction of the final
environmental response action was completed, not including operation and maintenance.
Notwithstanding section 514.672, a lien under this paragraph continues until the lien is
satisfied or is released according to paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (c) new text endA lien under deleted text beginthis subdivisiondeleted text endnew text begin paragraph (a) or (b)new text end attaches when the environmental
response costs are first incurred. deleted text beginNotwithstanding section 514.672, a lien under this
subdivision continues until the lien is satisfied or six years after completion of construction
of the final environmental response action, not including operation and maintenance.
deleted text end Notice,
filing, deleted text beginanddeleted text end releasenew text begin, and enforcementnew text end of the lien are governed by sections 514.671 to 514.676,
except where those requirements specifically are related to only cleanup action expenses
as defined in section 514.671.new text begin The commissioner may release a lien under this subdivision
if the commissioner determines that attachment or enforcement of the lien is not in the
public interest. A lien under this subdivision is not subject to the foreclosure limitation
described in section 514.674, subdivision 2.
new text end Relative priority of a lien under this subdivision
is governed by section 514.672, except that a lien attached to property that was included in
any permit for the priority qualified facility takes precedence over all other liens regardless
of when the other liens were or are perfected. Amounts received to satisfy all or a part of a
lien must be deposited in the remediation fund. new text beginAn environmental lien notice for a lien under
paragraph (a) or (b) must state that it is a lien in accordance with this section and identify
whether the property described in the notice was included in any permit for the priority
qualified facility.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to actions commenced on or after January 1, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.407, is amended to read:


115B.407 deleted text beginACQUISITION AND DISPOSITIONdeleted text endnew text begin ACQUIRING AND DISPOSINGnew text end
OF REAL PROPERTY AT PRIORITY QUALIFIED FACILITIES.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Acquiring and disposing of real property. new text end

(a) The commissioner may
acquire interests in real property by donation or eminent domain at all or a portion of a
priority qualified facility. Condemnation under this section includes acquisition of fee title
or an easement. After acquiring an interest in real property under this section, the
commissioner must take environmental response actions at the priority qualified facility
according to sections 115B.39 to 115B.414 after the legislature makes an appropriation for
that purpose.

(b) The commissioner may dispose of real property acquired under this section according
to section 115B.17, subdivision 16.

(c)new text begin Except as modified by this section,new text end chapter 117 governs condemnation proceedings
by the commissioner under this section. The exceptions under section 117.189 apply to the
use of eminent domain authority under this section.new text begin Section 117.226 does not apply to
properties acquired by the use of eminent domain authority under this section.
new text end

(d) The state is not liable under this chapter solely as a result of acquiring an interest in
real property under this section.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Eminent domain damages. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this subdivision, the following
terms have the meanings given:
new text end

new text begin (1) "after-market value" means the property value of that portion of the subject property
remaining after a partial taking;
new text end

new text begin (2) "as remediated" means the condition of the property assuming the environmental
response actions selected by the commissioner have been completed, including environmental
covenants and easements and other institutional controls that may apply;
new text end

new text begin (3) "before-market value" means the property value of the entire subject property before
the taking, less the remediation costs;
new text end

new text begin (4) "property value" means the fair market value of the real property, as remediated, less
any reduction in value attributable to the stigma of pollution; and
new text end

new text begin (5) "remediation costs" means the reasonably foreseeable costs and expenses, including
administrative and legal expenses, that the commissioner will incur to implement the
environmental response actions that the commissioner selected for the property according
to section 115B.406, subdivision 3, less the amount, if any, that the property owner
demonstrates was released under section 115B.443, subdivision 8, which must not be greater
than the extent of insurance coverage under policies for the property included in a settlement
consistent with section 115B.443, subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin (b) The damages awarded for condemnation of real property under this section is the
greater of $500 or:
new text end

new text begin (1) for a total taking of the subject property, the before-market value; or
new text end

new text begin (2) for a partial taking of the subject property, the before-market value less the
after-market value.
new text end

new text begin (c) When awarding damages in a condemnation proceeding under this section, in addition
to any other requirement of chapter 117, the finder of fact must report:
new text end

new text begin (1) the amount determined for the property value of the entire subject property before
the taking; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the itemized amount determined for remediation costs.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner may seek recovery of environmental response costs only to the
extent the costs exceed the lower of the remediation costs or the property value of the entire
subject property before the taking as reported under paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (e) If the actual expenses incurred by the commissioner to take environmental response
actions at the priority qualified facility as determined at the time construction of the final
environmental response action was completed would have yielded a higher award of damages
under this section, then the commissioner must reimburse the owner an amount equal to the
amount of damages as if the actual expenses were used instead of the remediation costs,
less any damages already awarded.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment and
applies to actions commenced on or after January 1, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 115B.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Expenditures.

(a) Money in the account may be used:

(1) for environmental response costs incurred by the commissioner under section 115B.50,
subdivision 1
;

(2) for reimbursement of amounts spent by the commissioner from the remediation fund
for expenses described in clause (1);

(3) for reimbursements under section 115B.50, subdivision 2; and

(4) for administrative costs of the commissioner of revenue.

(b) Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this
subdivision. The commissioner shall transfer funds to the commissioner of revenue sufficient
to cover administrative costs pursuant to paragraph (a), clause (4).

new text begin (c) In making reimbursements from the account, the commissioner must give priority
to the following cases, in descending order:
new text end

new text begin (1) reimbursements for amounts spent on response actions by a person who meets the
conditions of section 115B.48, subdivision 10, clause (2); and
new text end

new text begin (2) reimbursements for expenditures made by the commissioner under paragraph (a),
clause (1) or (2), on behalf of owners or operators where the owner or operator failed to
complete the requested response action and the commissioner undertook the response action
to remediate the property.
new text end

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 41. new text end

new text begin Real property interests. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner may acquire interests in real
property at a solid waste disposal facility, limited to environmental covenants under chapter
114E and easements for the environmental covenants, when the commissioner determines
the property interests are related to:
new text end

new text begin (1) closure;
new text end

new text begin (2) postclosure care; and
new text end

new text begin (3) any other actions needed after the postclosure care period expires.
new text end

new text begin (b) The state is not liable under this chapter or any other law solely as a result of acquiring
an interest in real property under this section.
new text end

new text begin (c) An environmental covenant under this subdivision must be in accordance with chapter
114E and must be signed and acknowledged by every owner of the fee simple title to the
real property subject to the covenant.
new text end

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116G.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Exemption; Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area. new text end

new text begin Plans and regulations
of local units of government within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area are exempt
from subdivisions 1 to 3 and are subject to section 116G.15, subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 116G.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Reviewing and approving local plans and regulations. new text end

new text begin (a) In the Mississippi
River Corridor Critical Area, the commissioner of natural resources is responsible for
carrying out the duties of the board and the Metropolitan Council is responsible for carrying
out the duties of the regional development commission under sections 116G.07 to 116G.10.
Notwithstanding sections 116G.07, subdivisions 2 and 3, and 116G.10, subdivision 3, the
responsibilities and procedures for reviewing and approving local plans and regulations in
the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area, and amendments thereto, are subject to this
subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) Within 60 days of receiving a draft plan from a local unit of government, the
commissioner, in coordination with the Metropolitan Council, must review the plan to
determine the plan's consistency with:
new text end

new text begin (1) this section;
new text end

new text begin (2) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the local unit of government's comprehensive plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Within 60 days of receiving draft regulations from a local unit of government, the
commissioner must review the regulations to determine the regulations' consistency with:
new text end

new text begin (1) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner-approved plan adopted by the local unit of government under
paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (d) Upon review of a draft plan and regulations under paragraphs (b) and (c), the
commissioner must:
new text end

new text begin (1) conditionally approve the draft plan and regulations by written decision; or
new text end

new text begin (2) return the draft plan and regulations to the local unit of government for modification,
along with a written explanation of the need for modification.
new text end

new text begin (i) When the commissioner returns a draft plan and regulations to the local unit of
government for modification, the local unit of government must revise the draft plan and
regulations within 60 days after receiving the commissioner's written explanation and must
resubmit the revised draft plan and regulations to the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (ii) The Metropolitan Council and the commissioner must review the revised draft plan
and regulations upon receipt from the local unit of government as provided under paragraphs
(b) and (c).
new text end

new text begin (iii) If the local unit of government or the Metropolitan Council requests a meeting, a
final revision need not be made until a meeting is held with the commissioner on the draft
plan and regulations. The request extends the 60-day time limit specified in item (i) until
after the meeting is held.
new text end

new text begin (e) Only plans and regulations receiving final approval from the commissioner have the
force and effect of law. The commissioner must grant final approval under this section only
if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the plan is an element of a comprehensive plan that is authorized by the Metropolitan
Council according to sections 473.175 and 473.858; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the local unit of government adopts a plan and regulations that are consistent with
the draft plan and regulations conditionally approved under paragraph (d).
new text end

new text begin (f) The local unit of government must implement and enforce the commissioner-approved
plan and regulations after the plan and regulations take effect.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 64.

new text begin [325E.048] NONWOVEN PERSONAL CARE DISPOSABLE PRODUCTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, the following terms have the
meanings given:
new text end

new text begin (1) "advertised" means represented by statement, word, design, device, sound, or any
combination thereof in print, electronic, or broadcast media;
new text end

new text begin (2) "competent and reliable evidence" means tests, analyses, research, studies, or other
evidence that is based on the expertise of professionals in the relevant area and has been
conducted and evaluated in an objective manner by qualified persons using procedures that
are generally accepted in the profession to yield accurate and reliable results and that
substantially replicate the physical conditions of the environment in which the nonwoven
disposable product will likely be disposed;
new text end

new text begin (3) "flushable, septic safe, or sewer safe" means a nonwoven disposable product that
meets the tests for flushability established by the Federal Trade Commission in Docket No.
C-4556 for nonmisleading representations regarding the flushability of nonwoven disposable
products or that complies with the most recent INDA (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics
Industry) code of practice for product labeling that has been approved by the commissioner
of the Pollution Control Agency;
new text end

new text begin (4) "label" means representations made by statement, word, picture, design, or emblem
on the primary and secondary packaging of a nonwoven disposable product;
new text end

new text begin (5) "nonwoven disposable product" means a product constructed from nonwoven sheet
products that:
new text end

new text begin (i) the manufacturer has designed or marketed for or that are commonly used in a
bathroom setting or for toileting purposes; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) during normal use could become contaminated with feces, menses, urine, and germs
typically associated with these wastes; and
new text end

new text begin (6) "tests for flushability" means competent and reliable scientific evidence that is of
sufficient quantity and quality to substantiate that nonwoven disposable product disperses
in a sufficiently short amount of time after flushing to avoid clogging or other operational
problems in household and municipal sewage lines, septic systems, and other standard
wastewater equipment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Prohibition. new text end

new text begin No nonwoven disposable product for sale in the state may be
advertised, packaged, or labeled as flushable, septic safe, or sewer safe unless it meets the
definition set forth in subdivision 1, clause (3).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Labeling requirement. new text end

new text begin A nonwoven disposable product for sale in the state
must meet the most recent INDA (Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry) code of
practice for product labeling that has been approved by the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Penalty; enforcement. new text end

new text begin (a) A manufacturer that violates this section is subject
to a civil penalty of $100 for each prepackaged salable unit offered for sale, up to a maximum
of $5,000, and may be enjoined from those violations.
new text end

new text begin (b) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state in a court of
competent jurisdiction for recovery of civil penalties under paragraph (a). The attorney
general may accept an assurance of discontinuance of acts in violation of subdivision 2 or
3 in the manner provided in section 8.31, subdivision 2b.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Exceptions. new text end

new text begin (a) Nothing in this section applies to:
new text end

new text begin (1) television or radio broadcasting stations or a publisher of a newspaper, magazine,
or other form of printed or electronic advertising that broadcasts, publishes, or prints an
advertisement that features a nonwoven disposable product packaged or labeled as flushable,
septic safe, or sewer safe; or
new text end

new text begin (2) wholesalers or retailers that distribute or sell but do not package or label a nonwoven
disposable product that is advertised, packaged, or labeled as flushable, septic safe, or sewer
safe.
new text end

new text begin (b) A manufacturer in possession of nonwoven disposable products on January 1, 2021,
that do not meet the labeling standards of this section may exhaust existing stock through
distribution or sale to wholesalers or retailers.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2022.
new text end

Sec. 65.

new text begin [325E.381] PERCHLOROETHYLENE PROHIBITION.
new text end

new text begin After December 31, 2023, using perchloroethylene as a dry cleaning solvent is prohibited.
new text end

Sec. 66.

new text begin [325F.075] FOOD PACKAGING; PFAS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have
the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Food package" means a package or packaging component that is intended for direct
food or beverage contact.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Package" means a container providing a means to market, protect, or handle a
product. Package includes:
new text end

new text begin (1) a unit package, an intermediate package, and a shipping container; and
new text end

new text begin (2) unsealed receptacles, including carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other
trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Packaging component" means an individual assembled part of a package, including
but not limited to any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing,
exterior strapping, coatings, closures, inks, and labels.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances" or "PFAS" means a class of
fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Prohibition. new text end

new text begin No person shall manufacture, knowingly sell, offer for sale,
distribute for sale, or distribute for use in Minnesota a food package that contains intentionally
added PFAS.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2022.
new text end

Sec. 67.

Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 16, is amended to read:


Sec. 16. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; AITKIN, BELTRAMI, AND
KOOCHICHING COUNTIES.

(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
subdivision 3
, and subject to the valuation restrictions described in paragraph (c), the
commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as
required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the
remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the
state-owned land leased for farming wild rice described in paragraph (b).

(b) The state land that may be exchanged is held under the following state leases for
farming of wild rice:

(1) Lease LAGR001305, covering 175.1 acres in Aitkin County;

(2) Lease LMIS010040, covering 107.1 acres in Beltrami County;

(3) Lease LMIS010096, covering 137.4 acres in Beltrami County; and

(4) Lease LAGR001295, covering 264.40 acres in Koochiching County.

(c) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the lessee shall be included
in the estimate of market value.

(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the exchanges if mutually agreed
upon by the commissioner and the exchange partner to avoid leaving unmanageable parcels
of land in state ownership after an exchange or to meet county zoning standards or other
regulatory needs for the wild rice farming operations.

(e) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources in Koochiching
County borders the Lost River. The lands to be exchanged are not required to provide at
least equal opportunity for access to waters by the public, but the lands must be at least
equal in value and have the potential to generate revenue for the school trust lands.

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343, subdivision 8a, lessees must
pay to the commissioner all costs, as determined by the commissioner, that are associated
with each exchange transaction, including valuation expenses; legal fees; survey expenses;
costs of title work, advertising, and public hearings; transactional staff costs; and closing
costs.
new text end

Sec. 68. new text beginRECOMMENDATIONS FOR SAFETY PROGRAM FOR WATERCRAFT
OPERATORS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of natural resources, in consultation with interested parties, must
develop recommendations for establishing a safety program for watercraft operators. The
program must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) requirements that a person complete and pass a watercraft safety course designed by
the commissioner in order to operate certain motorized watercraft over 16 feet;
new text end

new text begin (2) a watercraft safety course that covers the following topics:
new text end

new text begin (i) watercraft safety;
new text end

new text begin (ii) best practices to reduce conflicts with other water resource users;
new text end

new text begin (iii) ecological impacts of watercraft; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) aquatic invasive species prevention;
new text end

new text begin (3) an endorsement that is required for a watercraft operator to operate a watercraft with
enhanced wake technology and that requires completing and passing an additional course.
The course must incorporate:
new text end

new text begin (i) recommendations of the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species Research Center for
reducing the risk of spreading aquatic invasive species by watercraft with enhanced wake
technology and mitigating other negative impacts of the watercraft; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) research of the St. Anthony Falls Laboratory on the dynamics of enhanced wakes
and the impacts to lake sediments and aquatic plants; and
new text end

new text begin (4) an optional endorsement for a watercraft operator to become certified as an aquatic
invasive species self-inspector, allowing the watercraft operator to serve as an aquatic
invasive species ambassador at special events and boat ramps and bypass certain inspection
programs if the operator completes and passes an additional course similar to the aquatic
invasive species watercraft inspector training.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must submit the recommendations required under this section to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources by
January 15, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 69. new text beginEXTENSION OF VARIOUS DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Extension. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the
peacetime emergency the deadline for the following actions is extended by 90 days:
new text end

new text begin (1) making a land use decision under Minnesota Statutes, section 15.99; and
new text end

new text begin (2) holding a meeting or proceeding required under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Extension by governor. new text end

new text begin The governor may extend a deadline beyond the
extension provided in subdivision 1 when the governor finds that a further extension would
be consistent with public peace, health, and safety.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Definition of peacetime emergency. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "peacetime
emergency" means the peacetime emergency declared by the governor on March 13, 2020,
in Executive Order 20-01 in response to the infectious disease COVID-19, or any other
peacetime emergency declared by the governor by an executive order issued on or before
January 31, 2021, that relates to the infectious disease COVID-19.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 70. new text beginLAKE VERMILION-SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK;
SECONDARY UNIT DESIGNATION.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources must manage the area within the statutory
boundary of Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park that is located south of
State Highway 169 as a secondary unit within the state park, as authorized in Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.08. The secondary unit is designated a state recreation area and must
be managed in a manner consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision
3. Within the secondary unit, in addition to other activities authorized in Lake
Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, the commissioner must permit ingress
and egress on designated routes by off-highway vehicles, as defined in Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.771, into campgrounds and overnight facilities developed south of State Highway
169.
new text end

Sec. 71. new text beginREPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507; and 85.054,
subdivision 19,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 7044.0350, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

Sec. 72. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Unless otherwise specified, this article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND

Section 1. new text beginAPPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the agencies
and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the environment
and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal
years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean
that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year"
is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginMINNESOTA RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total
Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 61,387,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions. Appropriations in the second
year are available for three years beginning
July 1, 2020, unless otherwise stated in the
appropriation. Any unencumbered balance
remaining in the first year does not cancel and
is available for the second year or until the
end of the appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definition
new text end

new text begin "Trust fund" means the Minnesota
environment and natural resources trust fund
established under the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, section 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Foundational
Natural Resource Data and
Information
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 8,593,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource
Management
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey,
to continue producing county geologic atlases
to inform management of surface water and
groundwater resources. This appropriation is
to complete Part A, which focuses on the
properties and distribution of earth materials
to define aquifer boundaries and the
connection of aquifers to the land surface and
surface water resources.
new text end

new text begin (b) Expanding Minnesota Ecological Monitoring
Network
new text end

new text begin $800,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to improve conservation and management of
Minnesota's native forests, wetlands, and
grasslands by expanding the partially
established long-term Ecological Monitoring
Network that will provide critical knowledge
of how ecosystem dynamics and conditions
change through time.
new text end

new text begin (c) County Groundwater Atlas
new text end

new text begin $1,125,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to continue producing county geologic atlases
to inform management of surface water and
groundwater resources for drinking water and
other purposes. This appropriation is for Part
B, to characterize the potential water yields of
aquifers and the aquifers' sensitivity to
contamination.
new text end

new text begin (d) Foundational Hydrology Data for Wetland
Protection and Restoration
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to improve wetland protection, management,
and restoration in Minnesota by completing
the partially established long-term Wetland
Hydrology Monitoring Network that will
provide critical knowledge of wetland
hydrology dynamics. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2024, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (e) Voyageurs Wolf Project - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $575,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to study summertime wolf
predation on deer, moose, and other species
in the Voyageurs region to inform
management of wildlife. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2024, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Expanding Restoration and Promoting
Awareness of Native Mussels
new text end

new text begin $489,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to
promote mussel conservation by rearing
juvenile mussels for reintroduction,
researching methods to improve growth and
survival in captivity, and encouraging public
action to benefit water quality. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (g) Improving Pollinator Conservation by
Revealing Habitat Needs
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to use citizen scientists and novel
analyses to determine the nesting and
overwintering needs of wild bees to allow
more specific protection and enhancement of
pollinator habitat across the state.
new text end

new text begin (h) Bee Minnesota - Protect Our Native
Bumblebees
new text end

new text begin $650,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to protect native bee health by
investigating the potential to mitigate against
pathogens that may be transmissible between
honey and wild bees and by promoting best
practices to beekeepers and the public. This
appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (i) Bobcat and Fisher Habitat Use and
Interactions
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
Research Institute in Duluth to identify
potential solutions to reverse the fisher
population decline through better
understanding of habitat, diet, and activity
patterns of bobcats and fishers.
new text end

new text begin (j) Healthy Prairies III: Restoring Minnesota
Prairie Plant Diversity
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to improve Minnesota prairie
resiliency by increasing locally sourced seed
availability and diversity, evaluating use of
beneficial microbes in prairie restorations, and
assessing adaptation and adaptive capacity of
prairie plant populations.
new text end

new text begin (k) Freshwater Sponges and AIS: Engaging
Citizen Scientists
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota, Crookston, to use citizen
scientists to study the geographic distribution,
taxonomic diversity, and antifouling potential
of freshwater sponges against aquatic invasive
species.
new text end

new text begin (l) Do Beavers Buffer Against Droughts and
Floods?
new text end

new text begin $168,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Voyageurs National
Park to analyze existing data sets to determine
the role of beaver populations and beaver
ponds in buffering the region against droughts
and floods.
new text end

new text begin (m) Enhancing Bat Recovery by Optimizing
Artificial Roost Structures
new text end

new text begin $190,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to improve the survival of bats by identifying
characteristics of successful artificial bat roost
structures and optimizing the structures for
bat use and reproduction. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2024, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (n) Tools for Supporting Healthy Ecosystems
and Pollinators
new text end

new text begin $198,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to create a pollination companion guide to the
Department of Natural Resources' Field
Guides to the Native Plant Communities of
Minnesota
for conservation practitioners to
better integrate plant-pollinator interactions
into natural resource planning and decision
making.
new text end

new text begin (o) Conserving Black Terns and Forster's Terns
in Minnesota
new text end

new text begin $198,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
Research Institute in Duluth to assess the
distribution and breeding status of black tern
and Forster's tern and to make conservation
and restoration recommendations to improve
the suitability of habitat for these two bird
species in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Water Resources
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 3,457,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Managing Highly Saline Waste from
Municipal Water Treatment
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to develop a cost- and
energy-efficient method of managing the
concentrated saline waste from a municipal
water treatment plant to increase the feasibility
of using reverse osmosis for centralized water
softening and sulfate removal. This
appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (b) Technology for Energy-Generating On-site
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
new text end

new text begin $450,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to improve water quality and
generate cost savings by developing off the
shelf technology that treats industrial
wastewater on-site and turns pollutants into
hydrogen and methane for energy. This
appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (c) Microplastics: Transporters of Contaminants
in Minnesota Waters
new text end

new text begin $425,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to study how several types of
common microplastics transport contaminants
of concern in Minnesota waters.
new text end

new text begin (d) Developing Strategies to Manage PFAS in
Land-Applied Biosolids
new text end

new text begin $1,404,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency to help municipal wastewater
plants, landfills, and compost facilities protect
human health and the environment by
developing strategies to manage per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in
land-applied biosolids.
new text end

new text begin (e) Quantifying New Urban Precipitation and
Water Reality
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to better guide storm water
management by evaluating the groundwater
and surface water interactions contributing to
high water tables and damage to home
basements and underground infrastructure in
urban areas.
new text end

new text begin (f) Innovative Solution for Protecting Minnesota
from PFAS Contamination
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Dem-Con Companies
to demonstrate a new technology for
protecting the state's drinking water and
natural resources by eliminating per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from point
source discharges. This appropriation is
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10,
related to royalties, copyrights, patents, and
sale of products and assets.
new text end

new text begin (g) Expanding Protection of Minnesota Water
through Industrial Conservation
new text end

new text begin $178,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Minnesota technical
assistance program in partnership with the
Minnesota Rural Water Association to provide
technical assistance to businesses to decrease
industrial and commercial water use in
communities at risk for inadequate
groundwater supply or quality.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Technical
Assistance, Outreach, and
Environmental Education
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 2,989,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Statewide Environmental Education via
Public Television Outdoor Series
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Pioneer Public
Television to produce approximately 25 new
episodes of a statewide outdoor public
television series designed to inspire
Minnesotans to connect with the outdoors and
restore and protect the environment.
new text end

new text begin (b) Minnesota Freshwater Quest: Environmental
Education on State Waterways
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry for
approximately 10,000 underserved Minnesota
youth to explore and improve local waterways
using the place-based and hands-on
"Minnesota Freshwater Quest" environmental
education program.
new text end

new text begin (c) Teach Science: Schools as STEM Living
Laboratories
new text end

new text begin $368,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Climate Generation: A
Will Steger Legacy to prepare students for the
challenges and careers of the future by
connecting new science standards, renewable
energy, and STEM opportunities in teacher
trainings, classroom demonstrations, and
program support across the state.
new text end

new text begin (d) Mentoring Next Generation of Conservation
Professionals
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Minnesota Valley
National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc., to
provide paid internships and apprenticeships
for diverse young people to learn about careers
in the conservation field from United States
Fish and Wildlife Service professionals while
working at the Minnesota Valley National
Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management
District.
new text end

new text begin (e) Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Supplemental
Teaching Staff
new text end

new text begin $225,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the city of Austin to
expand the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center
environmental education program beyond the
city of Austin to students in southeastern
Minnesota for three years.
new text end

new text begin (f) 375 Underserved Youth Learn Minnesota
Ecosystems by Canoe
new text end

new text begin $375,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the YMCA of the
Greater Twin Cities to connect approximately
375 underserved and diverse teens from urban
areas and first-ring suburbs to environmental
sciences in the natural world through canoeing
and learning expeditions with experienced
outdoor education counselors. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (g) YES! Students Take on Water Quality
Challenge - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $199,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Prairie Woods
Environmental Learning Center to mobilize
local watershed stewardship efforts in
approximately 20 communities through
student-driven action projects.
new text end

new text begin (h) Engaging Minnesotans with Phenology:
Radio, Podcasts, Citizen Science
new text end

new text begin $198,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Northern Community
Radio, Inc., in partnership with the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota to
build the next generation of conservationists
using phenology, radio broadcasts, podcasts,
and an online, interactive map interface to
inspire teachers, students, and the public to
get outside and experience nature.
new text end

new text begin (i) Driving Conservation Behavior for Native
Mussels and Water Quality
new text end

new text begin $191,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to
develop research-supported strategies to
engage the public in specific conservation
behaviors to improve water quality and native
mussel health across the state.
new text end

new text begin (j) Workshops and Outreach to Protect Raptors
from Lead Poisoning
new text end

new text begin $133,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota, Raptor Center, in cooperation
with the Department of Natural Resources and
other conservation partners, to provide hunters
with outreach and workshops on alternatives
to lead hunting ammunition, including copper
ammunition as an alternative, and to promote
voluntary selection of nontoxic ammunition
to protect raptors and other wildlife in
Minnesota from accidental lead poisoning
caused by ingestion of ammunition fragments.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Aquatic and
Terrestrial Invasive Species
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 10,425,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and
Pests Center (MITPPC) - Phase V
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to support the Minnesota
Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center
to fund approximately 15 new, high-priority
research projects that will lead to better
management of invasive plants, pathogens,
and pests on Minnesota's natural and
agricultural lands. This appropriation is subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (b) Protect Community Forests by Managing
Ash for Emerald Ash Borer
new text end

new text begin $3,500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to reduce emerald ash borer by providing
surveys, assessments, trainings, assistance,
and grants for communities to manage emerald
ash borer, plant a diversity of trees, and engage
citizens in community forestry activities. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (c) Biological Control of White-Nose Syndrome
in Bats - Phase III
new text end

new text begin $440,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to continue assessing and
developing a biocontrol agent for white-nose
syndrome in bats.
new text end

new text begin (d) Applying New Tools and Techniques Against
Invasive Carp
new text end

new text begin $478,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to apply new monitoring, outreach, and
removal techniques and to continue work with
commercial anglers to protect Minnesota
waters from invasive carp.
new text end

new text begin (e) Emerald Ash Borer and Black Ash:
Maintaining Forests and Benefits
new text end

new text begin $700,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to use ongoing experiments to
determine statewide long-term emerald ash
borer impacts on water, vegetation, and
wildlife; to determine optimal replacement
species and practices for forest diversification;
and to develop criteria for prioritizing
mitigation activities. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2025, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Testing Effectiveness of Aquatic Invasive
Species Removal Methods
new text end

new text begin $110,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
Research Institute in Duluth to test how well
boat-cleaning methods work, to provide the
Department of Natural Resources with a risk
assessment, and to provide recommendations
for improving boat-launch cleaning stations
to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive
species.
new text end

new text begin (g) Invasive Didymosphenia Threatens North
Shore Streams
new text end

new text begin $197,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota to
evaluate the recent spread, origin, cause, and
economic and ecological threat of didymo
formation in North Shore streams and Lake
Superior to inform management and outreach.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Air Quality and Renewable Energy
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 573,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery
for Grid Use
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota, on behalf of the Morris campus,
to analyze the potential of adding a flow
battery and solar energy generation to the
University of Minnesota Morris's existing
renewable-energy-intensive microgrid.
new text end

new text begin (b) Eco-Friendly Plastics from Cloquet Pulp-Mill
Lignin
new text end

new text begin $193,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to reduce environmental
pollution from plastics by creating eco-friendly
replacements using lignin from the pulp mill
in Cloquet, Minnesota. This appropriation is
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (c) Diverting Unsold Food from Landfills and
Reducing Greenhouse Gases
new text end

new text begin $130,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Second Harvest
Heartland to prevent food from going to
landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
by helping businesses donate unsold prepared
food to food shelves.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Methods to Protect or Restore Land,
Water, and Habitat
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 4,219,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Pollinator Central: Habitat Improvement
with Citizen Monitoring
new text end

new text begin $750,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Great River Greening
to restore and enhance approximately 400
acres of pollinator habitat on traditional and
nontraditional sites such as roadsides and turf
grass from Hastings to St. Cloud to benefit
pollinators and build knowledge by engaging
approximately 100 citizens in monitoring the
impact of habitat improvements. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (b) Pollinator and Beneficial Insect Strategic
Habitat Program
new text end

new text begin $750,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
for building a new initiative to strategically
restore and enhance approximately 1,000 acres
of diverse native habitat to benefit multiple
insects through grants, cost-share, and
outreach. Notwithstanding subdivision 14,
paragraph (e), restorations and enhancements
may take place on land enrolled in
Conservation Reserve Program and Reinvest
in Minnesota easement programs. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (c) Lignin-Coated Fertilizers for Phosphate
Control
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
Research Institute in Duluth to test a new,
natural, slow-release fertilizer coating made
from processed wood to decrease phosphorus
runoff from farmland while also storing carbon
in soils. This appropriation is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (d) Implementing Hemp Crop Rotation to
Improve Water Quality
new text end

new text begin $700,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities System for Central Lakes College
to evaluate how hemp crops reduce nitrogen
contamination of surface water and
groundwater in conventional crop rotations
and demonstrate the environmental and
economic benefits of hemp production. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (e) Developing Cover-Crop Systems for Sugar
Beet Production
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to develop agronomic guidelines
to support growers adopting cover-crop
practices in sugar beet production in
west-central and northwest Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (f) Native Eastern Larch Beetle Decimating
Minnesota's Tamarack Forests
new text end

new text begin $398,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to understand conditions
triggering eastern larch beetle outbreaks and
develop management techniques to protect
tamarack forests from this native insect. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (g) Habitat Associations of Mississippi
Bottomland Forest Marsh Birds
new text end

new text begin $275,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the National Audubon
Society, Minnesota office, to evaluate habitat
associations of bottomland forest birds in
response to restoration actions to better target
restoration efforts for wildlife. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (h) Peatland Restoration in the Lost River State
Forest
new text end

new text begin $135,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Roseau River
Watershed District to collect physical attribute
data from drained peatlands, incorporate the
data into a decision matrix, and generate a
report detailing peatland restoration potential
throughout the Lost River State Forest.
new text end

new text begin (i) Prescribed Burning for Brushland-Dependent
Species - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $147,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to compare the effects of spring,
summer, and fall burns on birds and vegetation
and to provide guidelines for maintaining
healthy brushland habitat for a diversity of
wildlife and plant species.
new text end

new text begin (j) Pollinator Habitat Creation Along Urban
Mississippi River
new text end

new text begin $129,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Friends of the
Mississippi River to remove invasive plants
and replace them with high-value native
species at three urban sites along the
Mississippi River to improve habitat for
pollinators and other wildlife. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (k) Increase Golden Shiner Production to Protect
Aquatic Communities
new text end

new text begin $188,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant in
Duluth to identify and demonstrate best
methods for in-state production of golden
shiners to address angler demand while
reducing the risk of introducing and spreading
invasive species and to communicate findings
through reports, manuals, and workshops.
Production of shiners in this project must not
take place in wetlands.
new text end

new text begin (l) Restoring Turf to Native Pollinator Gardens
Across Metro
new text end

new text begin $197,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Wilderness in the City
to transition turf to native gardens for
pollinator habitat, establish long-term
volunteer stewardship networks, and help
connect diverse populations with nature
throughout the metropolitan regional park
system. A letter of commitment from the
respective regional park implementing agency
must be provided before money from this
appropriation is spent at a regional park within
the agency's jurisdiction.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Land Acquisition,
Habitat, and Recreation
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 29,901,000
new text end
new text begin (a) DNR Scientific and Natural Areas
new text end

new text begin $3,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for the scientific and natural area (SNA)
program to restore, improve, and enhance
wildlife habitat on SNAs; increase public
involvement and outreach; and strategically
acquire high-quality lands that meet criteria
for SNAs under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, from willing sellers.
new text end

new text begin (b) Private Native Prairie Conservation through
Native Prairie Bank
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to provide technical stewardship assistance to
private landowners, restore and enhance native
prairie protected by easements in the native
prairie bank, and acquire easements for the
native prairie bank in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including
preparing initial baseline property assessments.
Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be
deposited in the natural resources conservation
easement stewardship account, created in
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional
to the number of easement acres acquired.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails
Inholdings
new text end

new text begin $3,500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to acquire high-priority inholdings from
willing sellers within the legislatively
authorized boundaries of state parks,
recreation areas, and trails to protect
Minnesota's natural heritage, enhance outdoor
recreation, and promote tourism.
new text end

new text begin (d) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural
Areas
new text end

new text begin $2,400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching
grants for local parks, trail connections, and
natural and scenic areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is
for local nature-based recreation, connections
to regional and state natural areas, and
recreation facilities and may not be used for
athletic facilities such as sport fields, courts,
and playgrounds.
new text end

new text begin (e) Mississippi River Aquatic Habitat
Restoration and Mussel Reintroduction
new text end

new text begin $1,800,000 the second year is from the trust
fund. Of this amount, $1,549,000 is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board and $251,000 is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
lost habitat and reintroduce mussels in the
Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls.
This work includes creating habitat and
species restoration plans, implementing the
restoration plans, and monitoring effectiveness
of the restoration for multiple years after
implementation. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2026, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Minnesota Hunter Walking Trails: Public
Land Recreational Access
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Ruffed Grouse
Society to improve Minnesota's hunter
walking trail system by restoring or upgrading
trailheads and trails, developing new walking
trails, and compiling enhanced maps for use
by managers and the public.
new text end

new text begin (g) Turning Back to Rivers: Environmental and
Recreational Protection
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with The Trust for Public
Land to help local communities acquire
priority land along the Mississippi, St. Croix,
and Minnesota Rivers and their tributaries to
protect natural resources, provide buffers for
flooding, and improve access for recreation.
new text end

new text begin (h) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land
Acquisition - Phase VI
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Metropolitan Council for grants to
acquire land within the approved park
boundaries of the metropolitan regional park
system. This appropriation must be matched
by at least 40 percent of nonstate money.
new text end

new text begin (i) Minnesota State Trails Development
new text end

new text begin $994,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to expand high-priority recreational
opportunities on Minnesota's state trails by
rehabilitating, improving, and enhancing
existing state trails. The high-priority trail
bridges to be rehabilitated or replaced under
this appropriation include, but are not limited
to, those on the Taconite, Great River Ridge,
and C. J. Ramstad/Northshore State Trails.
new text end

new text begin (j) Elm Creek Restoration - Phase IV
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the city of Champlin to
conduct habitat and stream restoration of
approximately 0.7 miles of Elm Creek
shoreline above Mill Pond Lake and through
the Elm Creek Protection Area.
new text end

new text begin (k) Superior Hiking Trail as Environmental
Showcase
new text end

new text begin $450,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Superior Hiking
Trail Association to rebuild damaged and
dangerous segments and create a new trail
segment of the Superior Hiking Trail to
minimize environmental impacts, make the
trail safer for users, and make the trail more
resilient for future use and conditions.
new text end

new text begin (l) Upper St. Anthony Falls Enhancements
new text end

new text begin $2,800,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Friends of the Lock
and Dam in partnership with the city of
Minneapolis to design and install green
infrastructure, public access, and habitat
restorations on riverfront land at Upper St.
Anthony Falls for water protection, recreation,
and environmental education purposes. Of this
amount, up to $600,000 is for planning,
design, and engagement. No funds from this
appropriation may be spent until Congress
directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
convey an interest in the Upper St. Anthony
Falls property to the city of Minneapolis for
use as a visitor center. After this congressional
act is signed into law, up to $100,000 of the
planning, design, and engagement funds may
be spent. The remaining planning, design, and
engagement funds may be spent after a binding
agreement has been secured to acquire the land
or access and use rights to the land for at least
25 years. Any remaining balance of the
appropriation may be spent on installing
enhancements after the Upper St. Anthony
Falls land has been acquired by the city of
Minneapolis.
new text end

new text begin (m) Whiskey Creek and Mississippi River Water
Quality, Habitat, and Recreation
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Mississippi
Headwaters Board to acquire and transfer
approximately 13 acres of land to the city of
Baxter for future construction of water quality,
habitat, and recreational improvements to
protect the Mississippi River.
new text end

new text begin (n) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail
(West Segment)
new text end

new text begin $2,600,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Otter Tail County to
construct the west segment of the 32-mile
Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail that
will connect the city of Pelican Rapids to
Maplewood State Park.
new text end

new text begin (o) Crow Wing County Community Natural
Area Acquisition
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Crow Wing County to
acquire approximately 65 acres of land
adjacent to the historic fire tower property to
allow for diverse recreational opportunities
while protecting wildlife habitat and
preventing forest fragmentation. Any revenue
generated from selling products or assets
developed or acquired with this appropriation
must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan
is approved for reinvestment of income in the
project as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (p) Rocori Trail - Phase III
new text end

new text begin $1,200,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Rocori Trail
Construction Board to design and construct
Phase III of the Rocori Trail along the old
Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail corridor
between the cities of Cold Spring and
Rockville.
new text end

new text begin (q) Mesabi Trail: New Trail and Additional
Funding
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
constructing the Mesabi Trail beginning at the
intersection of County Road 20 and Minnesota
State Highway 135 and terminating at 1st
Avenue North and 1st Street North in the city
of Biwabik in St. Louis County. This
appropriation may not be spent until all
Mesabi Trail projects funded with trust fund
appropriations before fiscal year 2020, with
the exception of the project funded under Laws
2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9,
paragraph (g), are completed.
new text end

new text begin (r) Ranier Safe Harbor and Transient Dock on
Rainy Lake
new text end

new text begin $762,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the city of Ranier to
construct a dock that accommodates boats 26
feet or longer with the goal of increasing
public access for boat recreation on Rainy
Lake. Any revenue generated from selling
products or assets developed or acquired with
this appropriation must be repaid to the trust
fund unless a plan is approved for
reinvestment of income in the project as
provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (s) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park
Campground and Visitor Center
new text end

new text begin $3,100,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the town of Crane Lake
to design and construct a new campground
and to plan and preliminarily prepare a site
for constructing a new Voyageurs National
Park visitor center on land acquired for these
purposes in Crane Lake. Any revenue
generated from selling products or assets
developed or acquired with this appropriation
must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan
is approved for reinvestment of income in the
project as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (t) Chippewa County Acquisition, Recreation,
and Education
new text end

new text begin $160,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Chippewa County to
acquire wetland and floodplain forest and
abandoned gravel pits along the Minnesota
River to provide water filtration, education,
and recreational opportunities.
new text end

new text begin (u) Sportsmen's Training and Developmental
Learning Center
new text end

new text begin $85,000 the second year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Minnesota Forest Zone
Trappers Association to complete a site
evaluation and master plan for the Sportsmen's
Training and Developmental Learning Center
near Hibbing. Any revenue generated from
selling products or assets developed or
acquired with this appropriation must be
repaid to the trust fund unless a plan is
approved for reinvestment of income in the
project as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (v) Birch Lake Recreation Area
new text end

new text begin $350,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for a grant to the city of Babbitt to expand the
Birch Lake Recreation Area by adding a new
campground to include new campsites,
restrooms, and other facilities. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Emerging Issues
Account; Wastewater
Renewable Energy
Demonstration Grants
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 1,095,000
new text end

new text begin $1,095,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to an emerging issues account authorized
in Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08,
subdivision 4, paragraph (d). Money
appropriated under this subdivision must be
used for grants administered by the Public
Facilities Authority for renewable energy
demonstration projects at wastewater treatment
facilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Contract
Agreement Reimbursement
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 135,000
new text end

new text begin $135,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources,
at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources, for
expenses incurred for preparing and
administering contracts for the agreements
specified in this section. The commissioner
must provide documentation to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources on the expenditure of these funds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Availability of Appropriations
new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section may not
be spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation and are specified in the work
plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money
appropriated in this section must not be spent
on indirect costs or other institutional overhead
charges that are not directly related to and
necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs
that are directly related to and necessary for
an appropriation, including financial services,
human resources, information services, rent,
and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can
be clearly justified and individually
documented specific to the appropriation's
purpose and would not be generated by the
recipient but for receipt of the appropriation.
No broad allocations for costs in either dollars
or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise
provided, the amounts in this section are
available until June 30, 2023, when projects
must be completed and final products
delivered. For acquisition of real property, the
appropriations in this section are available for
an additional fiscal year if a binding contract
for acquisition of the real property is entered
into before the expiration date of the
appropriation. If a project receives a federal
grant, the time period of the appropriation is
extended to equal the federal grant period.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Data Availability Requirements
new text end

new text begin Data collected by the projects funded under
this section must conform to guidelines and
standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial
data must also conform to additional
guidelines and standards designed to support
data coordination and distribution that have
been published by the Minnesota Geospatial
Information Office. Descriptions of spatial
data must be prepared as specified in the state's
geographic metadata guideline and must be
submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial
Information Office. All data must be
accessible and free to the public unless made
private under the Data Practices Act,
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent
practicable, summary data and results of
projects funded under this section should be
readily accessible on the Internet and
identified as having received funding from the
environment and natural resources trust fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Project Requirements
new text end

new text begin (a) As a condition of accepting an
appropriation under this section, an agency or
entity receiving an appropriation or a party to
an agreement from an appropriation must
comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must
submit a work plan and annual or semiannual
progress reports in the form determined by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources for any project funded in whole or
in part with funds from the appropriation.
Modifications to the approved work plan and
budget expenditures must be made through
the amendment process established by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (b) A recipient of money appropriated in this
section that conducts a restoration using funds
appropriated in this section must use native
plant species according to the Board of Water
and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines
and include an appropriate diversity of native
species selected to provide habitat for
pollinators throughout the growing season as
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.973.
new text end

new text begin (c) For all restorations conducted with money
appropriated under this section, a recipient
must prepare an ecological restoration and
management plan that, to the degree
practicable, is consistent with the
highest-quality conservation and ecological
goals for the restoration site. Consideration
should be given to soil, geology, topography,
and other relevant factors that would provide
the best chance for long-term success and
durability of the restoration project. The plan
must include the proposed timetable for
implementing the restoration, including site
preparation, establishment of diverse plant
species, maintenance, and additional
enhancement to establish the restoration;
identify long-term maintenance and
management needs of the restoration and how
the maintenance, management, and
enhancement will be financed; and take
advantage of the best-available science and
include innovative techniques to achieve the
best restoration.
new text end

new text begin (d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this
section for restoration activities must provide
an initial restoration evaluation at the
completion of the appropriation and an
evaluation three years after the completion of
the expenditure. Restorations must be
evaluated relative to the stated goals and
standards in the restoration plan, current
science, and, when applicable, the Board of
Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines.
The evaluation must determine whether the
restorations are meeting planned goals,
identify any problems with implementing the
restorations, and, if necessary, give
recommendations on improving restorations.
The evaluation must be focused on improving
future restorations.
new text end

new text begin (e) All restoration and enhancement projects
funded with money appropriated in this section
must be on land permanently protected by a
conservation easement or public ownership.
new text end

new text begin (f) A recipient of money from an appropriation
under this section must give consideration to
contracting with Conservation Corps
Minnesota for contract restoration and
enhancement services.
new text end

new text begin (g) All conservation easements acquired with
money appropriated under this section must:
new text end

new text begin (1) be permanent;
new text end

new text begin (2) specify the parties to an easement in the
easement;
new text end

new text begin (3) specify all of the provisions of an
agreement that are permanent;
new text end

new text begin (4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources in an
electronic format at least ten business days
before closing;
new text end

new text begin (5) include a long-term monitoring and
enforcement plan and funding for monitoring
and enforcing the easement agreement; and
new text end

new text begin (6) include requirements in the easement
document to protect the quantity and quality
of groundwater and surface water through
specific activities such as keeping water on
the landscape, reducing nutrient and
contaminant loading, and not permitting
artificial hydrological modifications.
new text end

new text begin (h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in
lands, a recipient of money appropriated under
this section must not agree to pay more than
100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel
of land using this money to complete the
purchase, in part or in whole, except that up
to ten percent above the appraised value may
be allowed to complete the purchase, in part
or in whole, using this money if permission is
received in advance of the purchase from the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (i) For any acquisition of land or interest in
land, a recipient of money appropriated under
this section must give priority to high-quality
natural resources or conservation lands that
provide natural buffers to water resources.
new text end

new text begin (j) For new lands acquired with money
appropriated under this section, a recipient
must prepare an ecological restoration and
management plan in compliance with
paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for
implementation unless the work plan addresses
why a portion of the money is not necessary
to achieve a high-quality restoration.
new text end

new text begin (k) To ensure public accountability for using
public funds, a recipient of money
appropriated under this section must, within
60 days of the transaction, provide to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources documentation of the selection
process used to identify parcels acquired and
provide documentation of all related
transaction costs, including but not limited to
appraisals, legal fees, recording fees,
commissions, other similar costs, and
donations. This information must be provided
for all parties involved in the transaction. The
recipient must also report to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources any difference between the
acquisition amount paid to the seller and the
state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if
a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal
was conducted.
new text end

new text begin (l) A recipient of an appropriation from the
trust fund under this section must acknowledge
financial support from the environment and
natural resources trust fund in project
publications, signage, and other public
communications and outreach related to work
completed using the appropriation.
Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate,
through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion
of language attributing support from the trust
fund. Each direct recipient of money
appropriated in this section, as well as each
recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this
section, must satisfy all reporting and other
requirements incumbent upon constitutionally
dedicated funding recipients as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
10, and chapter 116P.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Payment Conditions and
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
new text end

new text begin (a) All agreements, grants, or contracts
referred to in this section must be administered
on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise
provided in this section. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41,
expenditures made on or after July 1, 2020,
or the date the work plan is approved,
whichever is later, are eligible for
reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
this section. Periodic payments must be made
upon receiving documentation that the
deliverable items articulated in the approved
work plan have been achieved, including
partial achievements as evidenced by approved
progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be
advanced to projects to accommodate
cash-flow needs or match federal money. The
advances must be approved as part of the work
plan. No expenditures for capital equipment
are allowed unless expressly authorized in the
project work plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Single-source contracts as specified in the
approved work plan are allowed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable
Materials
new text end

new text begin A political subdivision, public or private
corporation, or other entity that receives an
appropriation under this section must use the
appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding
purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable
materials and Minnesota Statutes, section
16C.073, regarding purchasing and using
paper stock and printing.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Energy Conservation and Sustainable
Building Guidelines
new text end

new text begin A recipient to whom an appropriation is made
under this section for a capital improvement
project must ensure that the project complies
with the applicable energy conservation and
sustainable building guidelines and standards
contained in law, including Minnesota
Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
216C.20, and rules adopted under those
sections. The recipient may use the energy
planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
units of the Department of Commerce to
obtain information and technical assistance
on energy conservation and alternative-energy
development relating to planning and
constructing the capital improvement project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Accessibility
new text end

new text begin Structural and nonstructural facilities must
meet the design standards in the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
guidelines.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Carryforward; Extension
new text end

new text begin (a) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2021:
new text end

new text begin (1) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 7, paragraph (e), Geotargeted
Distributed Clean Energy Initiative;
new text end

new text begin (2) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (a), Optimizing the
Nutrition of Roadside Plants for Pollinators;
new text end

new text begin (3) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (f), Prescribed-Fire
Management for Roadside Prairies;
new text end

new text begin (4) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (h), Mississippi and
Vermillion Rivers Restoration of Prairie,
Savanna, and Forest Habitat - Phase X;
new text end

new text begin (5) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 9, paragraph (e), Native Prairie
Stewardship and Prairie Bank Easement
Acquisition, as amended by Laws 2019, First
Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 4;
new text end

new text begin (6) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section
2, subdivision 5, paragraph (j), Expanding the
State's Reuse Economy to Conserve Natural
Resources; and
new text end

new text begin (7) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section
2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), Palmer
Amaranth Detection and Eradication
Continuation.
new text end

new text begin (b) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2022:
new text end

new text begin (1) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (k), Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Outreach and Implementation; and
new text end

new text begin (2) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 9, paragraph (h), Tower Trailhead
Boat Landing and Habitat Improvement -
Phase II.
new text end

new text begin (c) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2023:
new text end

new text begin (1) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section
2, subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter
4, article 2, section 2, subdivision 8, paragraph
(f), Lawns to Legumes.
new text end

new text begin (d) The availability of the appropriation under
Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2,
subdivision 4, paragraph (l), Lake Agnes
Treatment, is extended to June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Transfers
new text end

new text begin The appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special
Session chapter 4, article 2, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (c), Sauk River Dam
Removal and Rock Rapids Replacement, in
the amount of $2,768,000, no longer needed
for its original purpose is available until June
30, 2023, and transferred as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) $849,000 is transferred to the Science
Museum of Minnesota to determine how,
when, and why lakes in pristine areas of the
state without obvious nutrient loading are
experiencing algal blooms;
new text end

new text begin (2) $699,000 is transferred to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota to
evaluate the ability of the virus that causes
COVID-19 and other potentially infectious
organisms to travel through wastewater
systems, including septic systems, to drinking
water sources;
new text end

new text begin (3) $320,000 is transferred to the
commissioner of natural resources to reduce
emerald ash borer by providing surveys,
assessments, trainings, assistance, and grants
for communities to manage emerald ash borer,
plant a diversity of trees, and engage citizens
in community forestry activities; and
new text end

new text begin (4) $900,000 is transferred to the Board of
Water and Soil Resources for demonstration
projects that provide grants or payments to
plant residential lawns with native vegetation
and pollinator-friendly forbs and legumes to
protect a diversity of pollinators. The board
must establish criteria for grants or payments
awarded under this clause. Grants or payments
awarded under this clause may be made for
up to 75 percent of the costs of the project,
except that in areas identified by the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service as areas
where there is a high potential for rusty
patched bumble bees to be present, grants may
be awarded for up to 90 percent of the costs
of the project.
new text end

Sec. 3.

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


Subd. 9.

Land Acquisition,
Habitat, and Recreation

999,000
13,533,000
-0-
(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land
Acquisition

$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Metropolitan Council for grants to
acquire approximately 70 acres of land within
the approved park boundaries of the
metropolitan regional park system. This
appropriation may not be used to purchase
habitable residential structures. A list of
proposed fee title acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required work plan.
This appropriation must be matched by at least
40 percent of nonstate money that must be
committed by December 31, 2017. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2020,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement

$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire land with high-quality native plant
communities and rare features to be
established as scientific and natural areas as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve
scientific and natural areas, and provide
technical assistance and outreach, including
site steward events. At least one-third of the
appropriation must be spent on restoration
activities. A list of proposed acquisitions and
restorations must be provided as part of the
required work plan. Land acquired with this
appropriation must be sufficiently improved
to meet at least minimum management
standards, as determined by the commissioner
of natural resources. When feasible,
consideration must be given to accommodate
trails on lands acquired. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land
Acquisition

$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire approximately 373 acres from willing
sellers for authorized state trails and critical
parcels within the statutory boundaries of state
parks. State park land acquired with this
appropriation must be sufficiently improved
to meet at least minimum management
standards, as determined by the commissioner
of natural resources. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required work plan. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition,
Development, and Enhancement

$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the
first year are from the trust fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for state
trail acquisition, development, and
enhancement in southern Minnesota. A
proposed list of trail projects on authorized
state trails must be provided as part of the
required work plan. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank
Easement Acquisition

$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire native prairie bank easements in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
84.96, on approximately 250 acres, prepare
baseline property assessments, restore and
enhance native prairie sites, and provide
technical assistance to landowners. Of this
amount, up to $132,000 may be deposited in
a conservation easement stewardship account.
Deposits into the conservation easement
stewardship account must be made upon
closing on conservation easements or at a time
otherwise approved in the work plan. A list of
proposed easement acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required work plan.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2020, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.

(f) Leech Lake Acquisition

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

(g) Mesabi Trail Development

$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
engineering and constructing segments of the
Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2020, by which time the project
must be completed and final products
delivered.

(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat
Improvement - Phase II

$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Tower to
construct a trailheadnew text begin, trail connection to the
Mesabi Trail,
new text end and boat landing andnew text begin tonew text end restore
vegetative habitat on city-owned property.
Plant and seed materials must follow the Board
of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2020, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.

(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center

$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in
partnership with Voyageurs National Park and
the Department of Natural Resources, to
acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for
a visitor center and campground. Income
generated by the campground may be used to
support the facility.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2017.
new text end

Sec. 4.

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


Subd. 6.

Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive
Species

-0-
5,760,000
(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and
Pests Center - Phase 4

$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for high-priority research at the
Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center
to protect Minnesota's natural and agricultural
resources from terrestrial invasive plants,
pathogens, and pests as identified through the
center's strategic prioritization process. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2023,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(b) Palmer Amaranth Detection and Eradication
Continuation

$431,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of agriculture to
continue to monitor, ground survey, and
control Palmer amaranthnew text begin and other prohibited
eradicate species of noxious weeds
new text end primarily
in deleted text beginconservation plantingsdeleted text end new text beginnatural areas new text endand to
develop and implement aerial-survey methods
to prevent infestation and protect prairies,
other natural areas, and agricultural crops.

(c) Evaluate Control Methods for Invasive
Hybrid Cattails

$131,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Voyageurs National
Park to evaluate the effectiveness of
mechanical harvesting and managing muskrat
populations to remove exotic hybrid cattails
and restore fish and wildlife habitat in
Minnesota wetlands. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2021, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(d) Developing RNA Interference to Control
Zebra Mussels

$500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the United States
Geological Survey to develop a genetic control
tool that exploits the natural process of RNA
silencing to specifically target and effectively
control zebra mussels without affecting other
species or causing other nontarget effects. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(e) Install and Evaluate an Invasive Carp
Deterrent for Mississippi River Locks and Dams

$998,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota in cooperation with the United
States Army Corps of Engineers and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service to
install, evaluate, and optimize a system in
Mississippi River locks and dams to deter
passage of invasive carp without negatively
impacting native fish and to evaluate the
ability of predator fish in the pools above the
locks and dams to consume young carp. The
project must conduct a cost comparison of
equipment purchase versus lease options and
choose the most effective option. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(f) Determining Risk of Toxic Alga in Minnesota
Lakes

$200,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for
the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to
determine the historical distribution,
abundance, and toxicity of the invasive
blue-green alga, Cylindrospermopsis
raciborskii, in about 20 lakes across Minnesota
and inform managers and the public about the
alga's spread and health risks. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

Sec. 5. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1, 2, and 4, are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

STATE LANDS

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 84.63, is amended to read:


84.63 CONVEYANCE OF INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE deleted text beginANDdeleted text endnew text begin,new text end FEDERALnew text begin,new text end
new text begin AND TRIBAL new text endGOVERNMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural
resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United Statesnew text begin, to a
federally recognized Indian tribe,
new text end or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions,
upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources,
permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways,
roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads,
flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and
necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and
conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner
of natural resources may determine.

(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of
natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:

(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application
and preparing the easement; and

(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the
construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special
terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate
of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.

(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.

(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was
conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee
revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is
withdrawn or denied.

(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management
account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural
resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.

(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified
under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 92.502, is amended to read:


92.502 LEASE OF TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may
enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.

(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
by the commissioner for a wind energy project.

(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
by the commissioner for recreational trails and facilities.new text begin The commissioner may assess the
lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring
construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions
of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an
estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon
completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the
unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
new text end

(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis
Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and
facilities.

Sec. 3. new text beginADDITION TO STATE PARK.
new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 18.] Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The following areas
are added to Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
new text end

new text begin (1) that part of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County,
Minnesota, bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following
described lines:
new text end

new text begin Beginning at the intersection of the south line of Lot 18 of Auditor's Subdivision Number
29 of Mendota, according to the plat on file in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder,
with the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Sibley Memorial Highway; thence
northerly along said westerly right-of-way line to the north line of said Lot 18; thence
westerly along the north line of said Lot 18 to the easterly right-of-way line of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly and northeasterly along said
easterly right-of-way to the east line of said Section 28;
new text end

new text begin (2) that part of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County,
Minnesota, lying westerly of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad;
new text end

new text begin (3) that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West,
Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway
and North of the South 752 feet of said Government Lot 6;
new text end

new text begin (4) the North 152 feet of the South 752 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 of Section
33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the
easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly
right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway;
new text end

new text begin (5) the North 270 feet of the South 600 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 lying
between the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway and the easterly right-of-way
of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23
West, Dakota County, Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (6) that part of the South 20 rods of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28
North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way
of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley
Memorial Highway, excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 6; thence North 89 degrees
56 minutes 54 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government
Lot 6 a distance of 260.31 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described;
thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 71.17 feet;
thence northwesterly a distance of 37.25 feet along a nontangential curve concave to
the East having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 00 degrees 31 minutes
15 seconds the chord of said curve bears North 23 degrees 31 minutes 27 seconds West;
thence northerly a distance of 127.39 feet along a compound curve concave to the East
having a radius of 2,005.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 38 minutes 19 seconds;
thence North 70 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds East not tangent to said curve a distance
of 65.00 feet; thence southerly a distance of 123.26 feet along a nontangential curve
concave to the East having a radius of 1,940.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees
38 minutes 19 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 21 degrees 26 minutes 40
seconds East; thence southerly a distance of 65.42 feet to the point of beginning along
a compound curve concave to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central
angle of 00 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds;
new text end

new text begin (7) that part of Government Lot 5 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West,
Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway,
excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 5; thence North 89 degrees
56 minutes 18 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government
Lot 5 a distance of 70.48 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described;
thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 18 seconds West along said south line of
Government Lot 5 a distance of 40.01 feet; thence North 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds
East a distance of 6.08 feet; thence northerly a distance of 185.58 feet along a tangential
curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,427.00 feet and a central angle of 02
degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 89 degrees 06 minutes 18 seconds West
not tangent to said curve a distance of 25.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 53 minutes
42 seconds West a distance of 539.13 feet; thence northerly a distance of 103.77 feet
along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,524.65 feet and a
central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds; thence northerly a distance of 159.33
feet along a compound curve concave to the West having a radius of 522.45 feet and a
central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 23 seconds; thence northwesterly a distance of
86.78 feet along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,240.87 feet
and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 25 seconds; thence North 26 degrees 16
minutes 30 seconds West tangent to said curve a distance of 92.39 feet; thence
northwesterly a distance of 178.12 feet along a tangential curve concave to the East
having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 29 minutes 25 seconds
to a point on the north line of said Government Lot 5 which is 331.48 feet from the
northeast corner thereof as measured along said north line; thence South 89 degrees 56
minutes 54 seconds East along said north line of Government Lot 5 a distance of 71.17
feet; thence southeasterly a distance of 146.53 feet along a nontangential curve concave
to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 04 minutes
54 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 25 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East;
thence South 26 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East tangent to said curve a distance of
92.39 feet; thence southerly a distance of 91.33 feet along a tangential curve concave
to the West having a radius of 1,305.87 feet and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes
25 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 179.15 feet along a tangential curve concave
to the West having a radius of 587.45 feet and a central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes
23 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 108.20 feet along a compound curve concave
to the West having a radius of 1,589.65 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes
59 seconds; thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 42 seconds East tangent to said curve
a distance of 539.13 feet; thence southerly a distance of 187.26 feet along a tangential
curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,467.00 feet and a central angle of 02
degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds West
tangent to said curve a distance of 5.07 feet to the point of beginning; and
new text end

new text begin (8) that part of Government Lot 4 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West,
Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad and northerly of the following described line:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 89 degrees
55 minutes 42 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government
Lot 4 a distance of 312.44 feet to corner B205, MNDOT Right-of-Way Plat No. 19-93,
according to the recorded map thereof; thence continue North 89 degrees 55 minutes 42
seconds West along said south line of Government Lot 4 a distance of 318.00 feet to the
easterly right-of-way of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly along
said railroad right-of-way a distance of 387.97 feet along a nontangential curve concave
to the West having a radius of 2,963.54 feet and a central angle of 07 degrees 30 minutes
03 seconds, the chord of said curve bears North 00 degrees 42 minutes 41 seconds East;
thence North 03 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds West tangent to said curve along said
railroad right-of-way a distance of 619.45 feet to the point of beginning of the line to
be described; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 27 seconds East a distance of 417.92
feet; thence North 18 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds East a distance of 317.52 feet to a
point on the north line of said Government Lot 4 which is 135.00 feet from the northeast
corner thereof as measured along said north line and there terminating.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginADDITION TO STATE RECREATION AREA.
new text end

new text begin [85.013] [Subd. 12a.] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St. Louis
County.
The following area is added to Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area,
St. Louis County: that part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15,
Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying northerly of the
following described line:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the West quarter corner of said Section 15; thence North 01 degree 24
minutes 27 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the west line of said South Half of
the Northwest Quarter a distance of 1,034.09 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar with plastic cap
stamped "MN DNR LS 44974" (DM) and the point of beginning; thence South 62 degrees
44 minutes 07 seconds East 405.24 feet to a DM; thence South 82 degrees 05 minutes
24 seconds East 314.95 feet to a DM; thence South 86 degrees 18 minutes 01 second
East 269.23 feet to a DM; thence North 81 degrees 41 minutes 24 seconds East 243.61
feet to a DM; thence North 71 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East 478.17 feet to a DM;
thence North 60 degrees 53 minutes 38 seconds East 257.32 feet to a DM; thence South
09 degrees 16 minutes 07 seconds East 179.09 feet to a DM; thence South 49 degrees
16 minutes 00 seconds East 127.27 feet to a DM; thence South 50 degrees 16 minutes
11 seconds East 187.13 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 11 minutes 35 seconds
East 189.33 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 13 minutes 16 seconds East 209.43
feet to a DM; thence South 80 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds East 167.59 feet to a DM
on the east line of said South Half of the Northwest Quarter, and there terminating.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginDELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 18.] new text end

new text begin Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The
following areas are deleted from Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
new text end

new text begin (1) all of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian
lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway
No. 13, excepting the right-of-way owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway
company; and
new text end

new text begin (2) all of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian
bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following described
lines: Beginning at the south line of said Section 28 at its intersection with the westerly
right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13; thence northerly along
the said westerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13 to the
southerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 100; thence
along the existing southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and
100 to the westerly right-of-way line owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway
company; thence northeasterly along the said westerly right-of-way line of the Chicago and
Northwestern railway to the east line of said Section 28, excepting therefrom the right-of-way
owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway company.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 60.] new text end

new text begin William O'Brien State Park, Washington County. The
following areas are deleted from William O'Brien State Park, Washington County:
new text end

new text begin (1) those parts of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 20 West, Washington County,
Minnesota, described as follows:
new text end

new text begin The West two rods of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West two
rods of the North two rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the
East two rods of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the East two rods over and across the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
excepting therefrom the North 200 feet of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter.
Also, the West 2 rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, excepting therefrom
the North 266 feet of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. Also, the South 66
feet of the North 266 feet of that part of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
lying southwesterly of the existing public road known as 199th Street North.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CASS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of
natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Cass County and is described as: the westerly
20.00 feet of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 139 North,
Range 30 West, Cass County, Minnesota. The Grantor, its employees and agents only,
reserves a perpetual easement for ingress and egress over and across the above described
land.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land was returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; LAKE OF THE WOODS
COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of
natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Lake of the Woods County and is described
as: a strip of land lying in Government Lot 3, Section 5, Township 163 North, Range 34
West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; said strip of
land being 33.00 feet in width lying 16.50 feet on each side of the following described
centerline:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 3; thence North 00 degrees
09 minutes 28 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the east line of said Government
Lot 3, a distance of 690 feet, more or less, to the south line of that particular tract of land
deeded to the State of Minnesota according to Document No. 75286, on file and of record
in the Office of the Recorder, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; thence South 89
degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, along said south line of that particular tract of
land, a distance of 200.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 28 seconds East,
parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 40.00 feet; thence
South 89 degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 16.50 feet to the point of
beginning of the centerline to be herein described; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes
28 seconds East, parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 650.5
feet, more or less, to the south line of said Government Lot 3 and said centerline there
terminating.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land was returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of
natural resources may convey the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) to a local
unit of government for no consideration.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that part
of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 52 North, Range
17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the quarter corner between Sections 27 and 28 of said Township 52
North, Range 17 West; thence running East 624 feet; thence North 629 feet to the point
of beginning; thence North 418 feet; thence East 208 feet; thence South 418 feet; thence
West 208 feet to the point of beginning.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) Lot 5, Block 9, including part of vacated Seafield Street adjacent, Bristol Beach 1st
Division, Duluth (parcel 010-0300-01030); and
new text end

new text begin (2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Township 58, Range
15, Section 5, lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of the town of White road
running in an east-west direction connecting County Road No. 138 with State Highway No.
135 and lying westerly of the following described line: commencing at the northeast corner
of Government Lot 3; thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 22 seconds West along the north
line of Government Lot 3 558.28 feet; thence South 27 degrees 50 minutes 01 second West
102.75 feet; thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 46 seconds West 452.29 feet; thence South
28 degrees 19 minutes 22 seconds West 422.74 feet; thence South 30 degrees 55 minutes
42 seconds West 133.79 feet; thence southwesterly 210.75 feet along a tangential curve
concave to the southeast having a radius of 300 feet and a central angle of 40 degrees 15
minutes 00 seconds; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds East tangent to said
curve 100.30 feet, more or less, to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds East along said north line 40.44
feet to the point of beginning of the line; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds
East 148 feet, more or less, to said right-of-way line and said line there terminating. Surface
only (parcel 570-0021-00112).
new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text beginPUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: the
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 136 North, Range 34
West, Wadena County, Minnesota, except that part described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Beginning at the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter;
thence West 10 rods; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 8 rods to
the point of beginning and there terminating.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders the Redeye River. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land
management interests would best be served if the land were returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 11. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin This article is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 20-8921

85.0505 FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE IN STATE PARKS.

Subd. 3.

Fort Ridgely State Park.

The commissioner of public safety, with the approval of the commissioner of natural resources, may issue to a concessionaire, lessee, or person holding a contract with the Department of Natural Resources an on-sale license for the sale of intoxicating liquor at the Fort Ridgely State Park golf course. The annual fee for the license issued pursuant to this subdivision shall be set by the commissioner of public safety at an amount comparable to the fee charged by the surrounding counties for a similar license. All provisions of chapter 340A not inconsistent with this subdivision shall apply to the sale of intoxicating liquor at the Fort Ridgely State Park golf course.

85.0507 FORT RIDGELY GOLF COURSE; GOLF CARTS.

The commissioner may by contract, concession agreement, or lease authorize the use of golf carts on the golf course at Fort Ridgely State Park.

85.054 STATE PARK PERMIT EXEMPTIONS.

Subd. 19.

Fort Ridgely golf course.

The commissioner may by contract, concession agreement, or lease waive a state park permit and associated fee for motor vehicle entry or parking for persons playing golf at the Fort Ridgely State Park golf course provided that the contract, concession agreement, or lease payment to the state is set, in part, to compensate the state park system for the loss of the state park fees.

Repealed Minnesota Rule: 20-8921

7044.0350 HRS SCORING SYSTEM.

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