HF 902

Conference Committee Report - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; modifying limit on
gifts to the public; modifying state park permit
provisions; providing for disposition of certain fees;
appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004,
sections 84.027, subdivision 12; 85.052, subdivision
4; 85.055, subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.054,
subdivision 1.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 84.027,
subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Property disposal; gift acknowledgment;
advertising sales.

(a) The commissioner may give away to
members of the public items with a value of less than deleted text begin $10 deleted text end new text begin $50
new text end that are intended to promote conservation of natural resources
or create awareness of the state and its resources or natural
resource management programs. The total value of items given to
the public under this paragraph may not exceed $25,000 per year.

(b) The commissioner may recognize the contribution of
money or in-kind services on plaques, signs, publications,
audio-visual materials, and media advertisements by allowing the
organization's contribution to be acknowledged in print of
readable size.

(c) The commissioner may accept paid advertising for
departmental publications. Advertising revenues received are
appropriated to the commissioner to be used to defray costs of
publications, media productions, or other informational
materials. The commissioner may not accept paid advertising
from any elected official or candidate for elective office.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.052,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Deposit of fees.

(a) Fees paid for providing
contracted products and services within a state park, state
recreation area, or wayside deleted text begin , deleted text end and for special state park uses
under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources
fund and credited to a state parks account. new text begin Money in the
account is annually appropriated to the commissioner to operate
and maintain the state park system.
new text end

(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases
of natural resources within state parks, recreation areas, and
waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.055, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Discounts. new text end

new text begin Except as otherwise specified in
law, and notwithstanding section 16A.1285, subdivision 2, the
commissioner may by written order authorize waiver or reduction
of state park entrance fees.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.055,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fee deposit and appropriation.

The fees
collected under this section shall be deposited in the natural
resources fund and credited to a state parks account. new text begin Money in
the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner to
operate and maintain the state park system.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.054, subdivision 1, is
repealed.
new text end