HF 283

as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 03/04/2015 12:25pm

A bill for an act
relating to the military; designating certain lands around Camp Ripley as sentinel
landscape; creating a coordinating committee; requiring a report; proposing
coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 190.

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

Section 1.

new text begin [190.33] CAMP RIPLEY SENTINEL LANDSCAPE.
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new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Designation of certain lands. new text end

new text begin (a) By January 1, 2016, the
coordinating committee established under subdivision 2 shall designate certain lands in
the vicinity of Camp Ripley to be contained in the sentinel landscape. The purpose of this
designation shall be to identify lands important to the nation's defense mission in an effort
to preserve and enhance the relationship between willing landowners and Camp Ripley
and to create incentives to encourage landowners' land management practices consistent
with Camp Ripley's military missions.
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new text begin (b) In designating which lands are included in the sentinel landscape, the
coordinating committee shall include all working or natural lands, wherever located, that
the coordinating committee believes contribute to the long-term sustainability of the
military missions conducted at Camp Ripley.
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new text begin (c) In determining which lands to designate, the coordinating committee shall seek
input from the director of the Department of Defense Readiness and Environmental
Protection Integration Program, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, the director
of the Army Compatible Use Buffer Program, the commander of the Camp Ripley
Training Center, the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner of natural resources,
the executive director of the Board of Water and Soil Resources, appropriate county
commissioners from any county where designated lands are located, and any others the
adjutant general deems appropriate.
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new text begin (d) Individuals who own land which is deemed part of the sentinel landscape shall be
provided the opportunity to participate, on a voluntary basis, in various programs designed
to encourage land uses compatible with Camp Ripley's military missions.
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new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment of coordinating committee. new text end

new text begin (a) By March 1, 2016,
the adjutant general shall establish a coordinating committee to address issues related
to technical support services and appropriate financial assistance to landowners who
voluntarily participate in the sentinel landscape program in subdivision 1.
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new text begin (b) The committee will be comprised of the following individuals:
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new text begin (1) the adjutant general or a designee;
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new text begin (2) the commissioner of agriculture or a designee;
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new text begin (3) the commissioner of natural resources or a designee; and
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new text begin (4) the executive director of the Board of Water and Soil Resources or a designee.
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new text begin The committee may also seek input from federal agencies, including but not limited
to the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the National Guard Bureau,
the Department of the Interior, or the Department of Agriculture. The committee may
also appoint members from other state agencies, county officials from any county where
sentinel landscapes are located, and nongovernmental organizations that participate in
land management activities within the sentinel landscape.
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new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report. new text end

new text begin No later than January 16, 2017, the adjutant general, with the
assistance of the coordinating committee established in subdivision 2, shall produce a
report summarizing the committee's efforts to encourage landowners within the Camp
Ripley sentinel landscape to voluntarily participate in and begin or continue land uses
compatible with Camp Ripley's military mission. This report will include a map which
geographically defines the boundaries of the sentinel landscape and may also provide
recommendations for any further legislation the coordinating committee deems necessary
to further the goals of this program.
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new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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