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HF 1122

as introduced - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
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Introduction Posted on 02/17/2005

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A bill for an act
relating to game and fish; creating the Minnesota
Fishing Protection Act; providing authority,
direction, and funding to achieve and maintain water
quality standards for Minnesota's surface waters to
protect the quantity, edibility, and health of
Minnesota fish; appropriating money; proposing coding
for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 116; 446A.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [116.381] CITATION.
new text end

new text begin Sections 116.381 to 116.388 may be cited as the Minnesota
Fishing Protection Act.
new text end

Sec. 2.

new text begin [116.383] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin The definitions provided in
this section apply to the terms used in sections 116.381 to
116.388.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Citizen monitoring. new text end

new text begin "Citizen monitoring" means
monitoring of surface water quality by individuals and
nongovernmental organizations that is consistent with Pollution
Control Agency guidance on monitoring procedures, quality
assurance protocols, and data management.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Federal tmdl requirements. new text end

new text begin "Federal TMDL
requirements" means the requirements of section 303(d) of the
federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 42, section
1313(d), and associated regulations and guidance.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Impaired fishery. new text end

new text begin "Impaired fishery" means
surface water that does not meet applicable water quality
standards.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Minnesota fishing protection council or
council.
new text end

new text begin "Minnesota Fishing Protection Council" or "council"
means the Minnesota Fishing Protection Council created in
section 116.386.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Public agencies. new text end

new text begin "Public agencies" means all
state agencies, political subdivisions, and other public
organizations, with authority, responsibility, or expertise in
protecting, restoring, or preserving the quality of surface
waters, managing or planning for surface waters and related
lands, or financing waters-related projects. Public agencies
includes counties, cities, towns, joint powers organizations and
special purpose units of government, and the University of
Minnesota and other public educational institutions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Restoration. new text end

new text begin "Restoration" means actions,
including effectiveness monitoring, that are taken to achieve
and maintain fishing quality standards for impaired fisheries in
accordance with a TMDL that has been approved by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency under federal TMDL
requirements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Surface waters. new text end

new text begin "Surface waters" means waters
of the state as defined in section 115.01, subdivision 22,
excluding groundwater as defined in section 115.01, subdivision
6.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Third-party tmdl. new text end

new text begin "Third-party TMDL" means a
TMDL that is developed in whole or in part by a qualified public
or private entity other than the Pollution Control Agency
consistent with the goals, policies, and priorities in section
116.384.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Total maximum daily load or tmdl. new text end

new text begin "Total
maximum daily load" or "TMDL" means a calculation of the maximum
amount of a pollutant that may be introduced into a surface
water and still ensure that applicable fishery quality standards
for that water are achieved and maintained. A TMDL is the sum
of the pollutant load allocations for all sources of the
pollutant, including a wasteload allocation for point sources, a
load allocation for nonpoint sources and natural background, an
allocation for future growth of point and nonpoint sources, and
a margin of safety to account for uncertainty about the
relationship between pollutant loads and the quality of the
receiving surface water. "Natural background" means pollution
resulting from the multiplicity of factors in nature that
determine the physical, chemical, or biological conditions in a
water body but does not include measurable and distinguishable
pollution that is attributable to human activity or influence.
A TMDL shall take into account seasonal variations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Water quality standards. new text end

new text begin "Water quality
standards" for Minnesota surface waters are found in Minnesota
Rules, chapters 7050 and 7052.
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [116.384] IMPLEMENTATION; COORDINATION; GOALS;
POLICIES; AND PRIORITIES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Coordination and cooperation. new text end

new text begin In
implementing sections 116.381 to 116.388, public agencies shall
take into consideration the relevant provisions of local and
other applicable fisheries management, conservation, land use,
land management, and development plans and programs. Public
agencies with authority for local water management,
conservation, land use, land management, and development plans
shall take into consideration the manner in which their plans
affect the implementation of sections 116.381 to 116.388.
Public agencies shall identify opportunities to participate and
assist in the successful implementation of sections 116.381 to
116.388, including the funding or technical assistance needs, if
any, that would be necessary to take such actions. In
implementing sections 116.381 to 116.388, public agencies shall
endeavor to engage the cooperation of all organizations and
individuals whose activities affect the quality of surface
waters, including point and nonpoint sources of pollution, and
who have authority and responsibility for fisheries management,
planning, and protection. To the extent practicable, other
public agencies shall endeavor to enter into formal and informal
agreements and arrangements with federal agencies and
departments to jointly utilize staff and resources to deliver
programs or conduct activities to achieve the intent of sections
116.381 to 116.388, including efforts under the federal Clean
Water Act and other federal farm and soil and water conservation
programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Goals for implementation. new text end

new text begin The following goals
shall guide the implementation of sections 116.381 to 116.388:
new text end

new text begin (1) to ensure the quantity, edibility, and health of
Minnesota fish;
new text end

new text begin (2) to identify all impaired fisheries in need of fishing
protection in accordance with federal TMDL requirements within
ten years after the effective date of this section and
thereafter to ensure continuing evaluation of surface waters for
impairments;
new text end

new text begin (3) to submit TMDL's to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency for all impaired fisheries in a timely manner
in accordance with federal TMDL requirements;
new text end

new text begin (4) to set a reasonable time for implementing restoration
of each identified impaired fishery;
new text end

new text begin (5) to provide assistance and incentives to prevent
fisheries from becoming impaired and to improve the quality of
fisheries that are listed as impaired but have no approved TMDL
addressing the impairment; and
new text end

new text begin (6) to promptly seek the delisting of fisheries from the
impaired fisheries list when those fisheries are shown to
achieve the designated uses applicable to the fisheries.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Implementation policies. new text end

new text begin The following policies
shall guide the implementation of sections 116.381 to 116.388:
new text end

new text begin (1) develop regional and watershed TMDL's, and TMDL's for
multiple pollutants, where reasonable and feasible;
new text end

new text begin (2) maximize use of available organizational, technical,
and financial resources to perform sampling, monitoring, and
other activities to identify impaired fisheries, including use
of citizen monitoring;
new text end

new text begin (3) maximize opportunities for restoration of impaired
fisheries by prioritizing and targeting of available
programmatic, financial, and technical resources, and by
providing additional state resources to complement and leverage
available resources;
new text end

new text begin (4) use existing regulatory authorities to achieve
restoration for point and nonpoint sources of pollution where
applicable, and promote the development and use of effective
nonregulatory measures to address pollution sources for which
regulations are not applicable;
new text end

new text begin (5) utilize restoration methods that have a demonstrated
effectiveness in reducing impairments and provide the greatest
long-term positive impact on fishery quality protection and
improvement while incorporating innovative approaches on a
case-by-case basis;
new text end

new text begin (6) identify for the legislature any innovative approaches
that may strengthen or complement existing programs; and
new text end

new text begin (7) identify and encourage implementation of measures to
prevent fisheries from becoming impaired and to improve the
quality of fisheries which are listed as impaired but have no
approved TMDL addressing the impairment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Priorities for identifying impaired
fisheries.
new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Fishing Protection Council, in
accordance with federal TMDL requirements, shall set priorities
for identifying impaired fisheries, giving consideration to:
new text end

new text begin (1) fisheries where impairments would pose the greatest
potential risk to fish, human, or aquatic health; and
new text end

new text begin (2) fisheries where data developed through public agency or
citizen monitoring or other means provides evidence that an
impaired condition exists.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5.new text end [PRIORITIES FOR PREPARATION OF TMDL'S.] new text begin The
Minnesota Fishing Protection Council shall recommend priorities
for scheduling and preparing TMDL's, taking into account the
severity of the impairment, the designated uses of those
fisheries, and other applicable federal TMDL requirements. In
recommending priorities, the council shall also give
consideration to fisheries and watersheds:
new text end

new text begin (1) with impairments that pose the greatest potential risk
to fish, human, or aquatic health;
new text end

new text begin (2) where other public agencies and participating
organizations and individuals, especially local, basinwide, or
regional agencies or organizations, have demonstrated readiness
to assist in carrying out the responsibilities, including
availability and organization of human, technical, and financial
resources necessary to undertake the work; and
new text end

new text begin (3) where there is demonstrated coordination and
cooperation among cities, counties, watershed districts, and
soil and water conservation districts in planning and
implementing activities that will assist in carrying out the
responsibilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Priorities for restoration of impaired
fisheries.
new text end

new text begin In implementing restoration of impaired fisheries,
in addition to the priority considerations in subdivision 5,
clauses (1) to (3), the Minnesota Fishing Protection Council
shall give priority in its recommendations for restoration
funding from the Minnesota fishing protection account to
restoration projects which:
new text end

new text begin (1) coordinate with and utilize existing local authorities
and infrastructure for implementation;
new text end

new text begin (2) can be implemented in whole or in part by providing
support for existing or ongoing restoration efforts;
new text end

new text begin (3) most effectively leverage other sources of restoration
funding, including federal, state, local, and private sources of
funds; and
new text end

new text begin (4) show a high potential for early restoration and
delisting based upon data developed through public agency or
citizen monitoring or other means.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Priorities for funding prevention actions. new text end

new text begin The
Minnesota Fishing Protection Council shall apply the priorities
applicable under subdivision 6, as far as practicable, when
recommending priorities for funding actions to prevent fisheries
from becoming impaired and to improve the quality of fisheries
which are listed as impaired but have no approved TMDL.
new text end

Sec. 4.

new text begin [116.385] ADMINISTRATION; POLLUTION CONTROL
AGENCY.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General duties and authorities. new text end

new text begin The
Pollution Control Agency, in accordance with federal TMDL
requirements, shall identify impaired fisheries and propose a
list of such fisheries for review and approval by the United
States Environmental Protection Agency, develop and approve
TMDL's for listed impaired fisheries and submit the approved
TMDL's to the United States Environmental Protection Agency for
final approval, and propose to delist fisheries from the
Environmental Protection Agency's impaired fisheries list.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Administrative procedures for tmdl
approval.
new text end

new text begin The approval of a TMDL by the Pollution Control
Agency shall be considered a final decision of the agency and is
subject to the contested case procedures of sections 14.57 to
14.62 and to judicial review under sections 14.63 to 14.69. A
TMDL is not subject to the rulemaking requirements of chapter 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Third-party tmdl development. new text end

new text begin The Pollution
Control Agency may enter into agreements with any qualified
public or private entity setting forth the terms and conditions
under which that entity is authorized to develop a third-party
TMDL. In determining whether an entity is qualified to develop
a third-party TMDL, the agency shall consider the technical and
administrative qualifications of the entity and any potential
conflict of interest of the entity with respect to the
development of the third-party TMDL. A third-party TMDL is
subject to modification and approval by the Pollution Control
Agency, and must be approved by the Pollution Control Agency
before it is submitted to the United States Environmental
Protection Agency. The Pollution Control Agency shall consider
authorizing the development of third-party TMDL's consistent
with the goals, policies, and priorities determined under this
section.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [116.386] MINNESOTA FISHING PROTECTION COUNCIL.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation; duties. new text end

new text begin A Minnesota Fishing
Protection Council is created to advise on the administration
and implementation of sections 116.381 to 116.388, and foster
coordination and cooperation as described in section 116.384,
subdivision 1. The council may also advise the Pollution
Control Agency on the development of appropriate processes for
expert scientific review as described in section 116.387,
subdivision 2. The Pollution Control Agency shall provide
administrative support for the council with the support of other
member agencies. The members of the council shall elect a chair
from the nonagency members of the council.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Membership; appointment. new text end

new text begin The commissioners of
natural resources, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
Agency, and the executive director of the Board of Water and
Soil Resources are the appointing authorities for the council.
Each appointing authority shall appoint one person from the
respective agency to serve as a member of the council. The
appointing authorities, acting jointly, shall appoint 13
additional nonagency members of the council as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) two members representing statewide fishing conservation
groups;
new text end

new text begin (2) two members representing statewide farm organizations;
new text end

new text begin (3) two members representing business organizations;
new text end

new text begin (4) two members representing environmental organizations;
new text end

new text begin (5) one member representing soil and water conservation
districts;
new text end

new text begin (6) one member representing watershed districts;
new text end

new text begin (7) one member representing an organization of county
governments;
new text end

new text begin (8) one member representing organizations of city
governments; and
new text end

new text begin (9) one member representing the Metropolitan Council
established under section 473.123.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Terms; compensation; removal. new text end

new text begin The initial terms
of members representing state agencies and the Metropolitan
Council shall expire on the first Monday in January 2007.
Thereafter, the terms of members representing state agencies and
the Metropolitan Council shall be four years and shall be
coterminous with the governor. The terms of other members of
the council shall be as provided in section 15.059, subdivision
2. Members may serve until their successors are appointed and
qualify. Compensation and removal of council members shall be
as provided in section 15.059, subdivisions 3 and 4. A vacancy
on the council may be filled by the appointing authority
provided in subdivision 1 for the remainder of the unexpired
term.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Implementation plan. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Fishing
Protection Council shall prepare a plan for implementation of
sections 116.381 to 116.388. The plan shall address general
procedures and timeframes for implementing sections 116.381 to
116.388 and shall include a more specific implementation work
plan for the next fiscal biennium and a framework for setting
priorities to address impaired fisheries consistent with section
116.384, subdivisions 2 to 6. The council shall issue the first
implementation plan under this subdivision by December 1, 2005,
and shall issue a revised work plan by December 1 of each
even-numbered year thereafter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Recommendations on appropriation of funds. new text end

new text begin The
Minnesota Fishing Protection Council shall recommend to the
governor the manner in which money should be appropriated from
the Minnesota fishing protection account for the purposes
identified in section 116.384. The council's recommendations
shall be consistent with the purposes, policies, goals, and
priorities in sections 116.381 to 116.388, and shall allocate
adequate support and resources to identify impaired fisheries,
develop TMDL's, implement restoration of impaired fisheries, and
provide assistance and incentives to prevent fisheries from
becoming impaired and improve the quality of fisheries which are
listed as impaired but have no approved TMDL.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Biennial report to legislature. new text end

new text begin By December 1
of each even-numbered year, the council shall submit a report to
the legislature on the activities for which money from the
Minnesota fishing protection account has been or will be spent
for the current biennium, and the activities for which money is
recommended to be spent in the next biennium. The report due on
December 1, 2014, shall include an evaluation of the progress
made through June 30, 2014, in implementing sections 116.381 to
116.387, the need for funding of future implementation of those
sections, and recommendations for the sources of funding.
new text end

Sec. 6.

new text begin [116.387] PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION;
SCIENTIFIC REVIEW; EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Public and stakeholder
participation.
new text end

new text begin Public agencies involved in the implementation
of sections 116.381 to 116.388 shall encourage participation by
the public and stakeholders, including local citizens,
landowners and managers, and public and private organizations,
in the identification of impaired fisheries, in developing
TMDL's, and in planning and implementing restoration of impaired
fisheries. In particular, the Pollution Control Agency shall
make reasonable efforts to provide timely information to the
public and to stakeholders about impaired fisheries that have
been identified by the agency. The agency shall seek broad and
early public and stakeholder participation in scoping the
activities necessary to develop a TMDL, including the scientific
models, methods, and approaches to be used in TMDL development,
and to implement restoration as provided in section 116.383,
subdivision 8.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Expert scientific advice. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Fishing
Protection Council and public agencies shall make use of
available expertise from educational, research, and technical
organizations, including the University of Minnesota and other
higher education institutions, to provide appropriate
independent expert advice on models, methods, and approaches
used in identifying impaired fisheries, developing TMDL's, and
implementing prevention and restoration.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Education. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota Fishing Protection
Council shall develop strategies for informing, educating, and
encouraging the participation of citizens, stakeholders, and
others regarding the identification of impaired fisheries,
development of TMDL's, and development and implementation of
restoration for impaired fisheries. Public agencies shall be
responsible for implementing the strategies.
new text end

Sec. 7.

new text begin [116.388] MINNESOTA FISHING PROTECTION ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation. new text end

new text begin The Minnesota fishing
protection account is created as an account in the environmental
fund. Money in the account shall be made available for the
implementation of Minnesota Statutes, sections 116.381 to
116.388, without supplanting or taking the place of any other
funds which are currently available or may become available from
any other source, whether federal, state, local, or private, for
implementation of those sections.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Sources of revenue. new text end

new text begin The following revenues
shall be deposited in the Minnesota fishing protection account:
new text end

new text begin (1) all nonconstitutionally dedicated lottery revenues
credited to the general fund pursuant to Minnesota Statutes,
section 349A.10, subdivision 5; and
new text end

new text begin (2) interest accrued on the account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Uses of account. new text end

new text begin Subject to appropriation by
the legislature, the Minnesota fishing protection account may be
used for the following purposes:
new text end

new text begin (1) to provide grants, loans, and technical assistance to
public agencies and others who are participating in the process
of identifying impaired fisheries, developing TMDL's,
implementing restoration plans for impaired fisheries, and
monitoring the effectiveness of restoration;
new text end

new text begin (2) to support measures to prevent fisheries from becoming
impaired and to improve the quality of fisheries which are
listed as impaired but have no approved TMDL addressing the
impairment;
new text end

new text begin (3) to provide grants and loans for wastewater and storm
water treatment projects through the public facilities
authority;
new text end

new text begin (4) to support the efforts of public agencies associated
with individual sewage treatment systems and financial
assistance for upgrading and replacing such systems; and
new text end

new text begin (5) to provide funds to state agencies to carry out their
responsibilities under sections 116.381 to 116.388.
new text end

Sec. 8.

new text begin [446A.073] MINNESOTA FISHING PROTECTION
PHOSPHORUS REDUCTION GRANTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation of fund. new text end

new text begin The authority shall
establish a Minnesota fishing protection capital improvement
fund and shall make grants from the fund as provided in this
section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Grants. new text end

new text begin The authority shall award grants from
the Minnesota fishing protection capital improvement fund to
governmental units for the capital costs of wastewater treatment
facility projects or a portion thereof that will reduce the
discharge of total phosphorus from the facility to one milligram
per liter or less. A project is eligible for a grant if it
meets the following requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) the applicable phosphorus discharge limit is
incorporated in a permit issued by the agency for the wastewater
treatment facility on or after March 28, 2000, or the grantee
agrees to comply with the applicable limit as a condition of
receiving the grant;
new text end

new text begin (2) the governmental unit has submitted a facilities plan
for the project to the agency and a grant application to the
authority on a form prescribed by the authority; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the agency has approved the application and facilities
plan, and certified the eligible costs for the project to the
authority.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligible capital costs. new text end

new text begin Eligible capital costs
for phosphorus reduction grants under subdivision 4, paragraph
(a), shall include the as-bid construction costs and engineering
planning and design costs. Eligible capital costs for
phosphorus reduction grants under subdivision 4, paragraph (b),
shall include the final, incurred construction, engineering
planning and design costs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Grant amounts and priorities. new text end

new text begin (a) Priority
shall be given to projects that start construction on or after
July 1, 2005. If the facilities plan for such a project is
approved by the agency before July 1, 2009, the amount of the
grant shall be 75 percent of the eligible capital cost of the
project. If the facilities plan for such a project is approved
by the agency on or after July 1, 2009, the amount of the grant
shall be 50 percent of the eligible capital cost of the
project. Priority in awarding grants under this paragraph shall
be based on the date of approval of the facilities plan for the
project.
new text end

new text begin (b) Projects that meet eligibility requirements in
subdivision 2 and have started construction before July 1, 2005,
are eligible for grants to reimburse up to 75 percent of the
eligible capital cost of the project, less any amounts
previously received in grants from other sources. Application
for a grant under this paragraph must be submitted to the agency
no later than June 30, 2007. Priority for award of grants under
this paragraph shall be based on the date of agency approval of
the application for the grant.
new text end

new text begin (c) In each fiscal year that money is available for grants,
the authority shall first award grants under paragraph (a) to
projects that met the eligibility requirements of subdivision 2
by May 1 of that year. The authority shall use any remaining
money available that year to award grants under paragraph (b).
Grants that have been approved but not awarded in a previous
fiscal year shall carry over and shall be awarded in subsequent
fiscal years in accordance with the priorities in this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (d) Disbursements of grants under this section by the
authority to recipients must be made for eligible project costs
as incurred by the recipients, and must be made by the authority
in accordance with the project financing agreement and
applicable state law.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Fees. new text end

new text begin The authority may charge the grant
recipient a fee for its administrative costs not to exceed
one-half of one percent of the grant amount, to be paid upon
execution of the grant agreement.
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin General provisions. new text end

new text begin The appropriations in
this section are from the environmental fund, and are available
for the fiscal years ending June 30, 2006, and June 30, 2007.
Unless otherwise specified in this section, these appropriations
do not cancel and remain available until June 30, 2007.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Pollution control agency. new text end

new text begin The following amounts
are appropriated to the Pollution Control Agency for the
purposes stated:
new text end

new text begin (1) $....... is for statewide assessment of surface water
quality and trends. Up to $....... of this appropriation is
available for grants to support citizen monitoring of surface
waters; and
new text end

new text begin (2) $....... is to develop TMDL's for waters listed on the
U.S. EPA approved 2004 impaired waters list.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Agriculture department. new text end

new text begin $....... is
appropriated to the Department of Agriculture for the purposes
of this act.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Board of water and soil resources. new text end

new text begin $....... is
appropriated to the Board of Water and Soil Resources for the
purposes of this act.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Department of natural resources. new text end

new text begin $....... is
appropriated to the Department of Natural Resources for the
purposes of this act.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Public facilities authority. new text end

new text begin $....... is
appropriated to the Public Facilities Authority. Of this
amount, $....... is to the Minnesota fishing protection capital
improvements fund for grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
446A.073; and $....... is to the water pollution control
revolving fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.07, for
wastewater treatment and storm water projects. Funds
appropriated under this subdivision do not cancel and are
available until expended.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 1 to 8 are effective the day following final
enactment. Section 9 is effective July 1, 2005.
new text end