HF 1010

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/10/2011 09:39am

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; providing for disposition of pheasant habitat
improvement account; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010,
section 97A.075, subdivision 4.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.075, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:

Subd. 4.

Pheasant stamp.

(a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps
must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account new text begin is
appropriated to the commissioner and new text end may be used only for:

(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked
pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter
cover, and reliable food sources;

(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;

(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private
land;

(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including
promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and

(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public
hunting.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for:

(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph
(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under
paragraph (a), clause (4); or

(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2019, personnel may be hired
to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement
conservation provisions of state and federal programs.