HF 2973

as introduced - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to natural resources; providing for 
  1.3             maintenance of leased property; permitting aquatic 
  1.4             plant grants; making certain state park permit 
  1.5             exemptions; providing for federal law compliance; 
  1.6             modifying certain appropriations; appropriating money; 
  1.7             amending Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 84.153; 
  1.8             84.975, by adding a subdivision; 85.054, by adding a 
  1.9             subdivision; 97A.055, by adding a subdivision; Laws 
  1.10            2001, First Special Session chapter 2, section 5, 
  1.11            subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11; proposing coding for 
  1.12            new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A. 
  1.13  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.14     Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.153, is 
  1.15  amended to read: 
  1.16     84.153 [PROPERTY; LEASING, RENTING.] 
  1.17     (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized at public or 
  1.18  private vendue and at such prices and under such terms and 
  1.19  conditions as the commissioner may prescribe, to lease any 
  1.20  buildings or lands not now authorized to be leased, acquired in 
  1.21  the name of the state of Minnesota by any of the several 
  1.22  divisions of the department which are not presently needed for 
  1.23  the uses and purposes of any of the divisions of the 
  1.24  department.  The purposes for which such leases may be executed 
  1.25  shall be in the furtherance of the interests of conservation and 
  1.26  such uses shall not result in any permanent injury to the land.  
  1.27  No such lease shall be made for a term to exceed two years and 
  1.28  shall contain a provision for cancellation at any time by the 
  1.29  commissioner upon three months written notice.  All money 
  2.1   received from these leases shall be credited to the fund from 
  2.2   which the property was acquired, except an amount equal to the 
  2.3   cost of maintenance of the leased property shall be credited to 
  2.4   the fund charged with the cost of maintenance.  Money credited 
  2.5   for leased property maintenance is appropriated to the 
  2.6   commissioner for that purpose.  
  2.7      (b) The commissioner is hereby authorized to rent or lease 
  2.8   to employees of the various divisions of the department such 
  2.9   cabins, buildings, or living quarters as are now or may 
  2.10  hereafter be constructed upon state-owned lands under the 
  2.11  control of the several divisions of the department, when this 
  2.12  occupancy is found to be necessary or beneficial to the work of 
  2.13  the department.  These leases or rental agreements shall be upon 
  2.14  a month to month basis and provide for surrender by the lessee 
  2.15  upon demand at any time the lessee's services with the state may 
  2.16  be terminated, without the necessity of any written notice.  All 
  2.17  receipts from rents shall be paid in to the state treasurer and 
  2.18  credited to the fund charged with the cost of maintenance of 
  2.19  such buildings and are hereby appropriated for such use.  
  2.20     (c) All instruments and transactions so negotiated shall be 
  2.21  approved as to form, validity, and execution by the attorney 
  2.22  general.  
  2.23     (d) Hunting of wild game is prohibited on any land which 
  2.24  has been posted by the lessee to prohibit hunting.  Such 
  2.25  prohibition shall apply to all persons including the lessee.  
  2.26     Sec. 2.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.975, is 
  2.27  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.28     Subd. 4.  [AQUATIC PLANT GRANTS.] The commissioner may make 
  2.29  grants for aquatic plant restoration projects, research, and 
  2.30  propagation. 
  2.31     Sec. 3.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 85.054, is 
  2.32  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  2.33     Subd. 9.  [LAKE BEMIDJI STATE PARK.] A state park permit is 
  2.34  not required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle 
  2.35  entry to, use of roads to, or parking at the department of 
  2.36  natural resources regional headquarters portion of Lake Bemidji 
  3.1   state park. 
  3.2      Sec. 4.  Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.055, is 
  3.3   amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
  3.4      Subd. 2a.  [FEDERAL AID DISPOSITION.] (a) Federal aid 
  3.5   reimbursements under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration 
  3.6   Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 669 to 669i, shall 
  3.7   be deposited in the game and fish fund. 
  3.8      (b) Federal aid reimbursements under the Federal Aid in 
  3.9   Fish Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 777 
  3.10  to 777k, shall be deposited in the game and fish fund. 
  3.11     Sec. 5.  [97A.057] [FEDERAL LAW COMPLIANCE; RESTRICTION ON 
  3.12  LICENSE REVENUE.] 
  3.13     Subdivision 1.  [COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.] The 
  3.14  commissioner shall take any action necessary to comply with the 
  3.15  Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, United States Code, 
  3.16  title 16, sections 669 to 669i, and the Federal Aid in Fish 
  3.17  Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 777 to 
  3.18  777k. 
  3.19     Subd. 2.  [RESTRICTION ON LICENSE REVENUE.] Money accruing 
  3.20  to the state from fees charged for hunting and angling licenses 
  3.21  shall not be used for any purpose other than game and fish 
  3.22  activities and related activities under the administration of 
  3.23  the commissioner. 
  3.24     Sec. 6.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
  3.25  section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  3.26  Subd. 2.  Land and Mineral Resources Management
  3.27       7,079,000      7,273,000
  3.28                Summary by Fund
  3.29  General               6,500,000     6,679,000
  3.30  Natural Resources       152,000       156,000
  3.31  Game and Fish           427,000       438,000
  3.32  $307,000 the first year and $308,000 
  3.33  the second year are for iron ore 
  3.34  cooperative research, of which $200,000 
  3.35  the first year and $200,000 the second 
  3.36  year are available only as matched by 
  3.37  $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of 
  3.38  state money.  The match may be cash or 
  3.39  in-kind.  Any unencumbered balance 
  3.40  remaining in the first year does not 
  4.1   cancel but is available for the second 
  4.2   year. 
  4.3   $370,000 the first year and $372,000 
  4.4   the second year are for mineral 
  4.5   diversification.  
  4.6   $100,000 the first year and $101,000 
  4.7   the second year are for minerals 
  4.8   cooperative environmental research, of 
  4.9   which $50,000 the first year and 
  4.10  $50,500 the second year are available 
  4.11  only as matched by $1 of nonstate money 
  4.12  for each $1 of state money.  The match 
  4.13  may be cash or in-kind.  Any 
  4.14  unencumbered balance remaining in the 
  4.15  first year does not cancel but is 
  4.16  available for the second year. 
  4.17     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
  4.18  following final enactment. 
  4.19     Sec. 7.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
  4.20  section 5, subdivision 5, is amended to read: 
  4.21  Subd. 5.  Parks and Recreation 
  4.22  Management 
  4.23      40,295,000     41,218,000
  4.24                Summary by Fund
  4.25  General              23,452,000    24,023,000
  4.26  Natural Resources    16,843,000    17,195,000
  4.27  $638,000 the first year and $640,000 
  4.28  the second year are from the water 
  4.29  recreation account in the natural 
  4.30  resources fund for state park 
  4.31  development projects.  If the 
  4.32  appropriation in either year is 
  4.33  insufficient, the appropriation for the 
  4.34  other year is available for it. 
  4.35  $4,000,000 the first year and 
  4.36  $4,000,000 the second year are for 
  4.37  payment of a grant to the metropolitan 
  4.38  council for metropolitan area regional 
  4.39  parks maintenance and operations.  The 
  4.40  portion of this appropriation allocated 
  4.41  to the Minneapolis park and recreation 
  4.42  board includes money for the Bassett's 
  4.43  Creek trail to connect the Cedar Lake 
  4.44  trail and the Luce Line trail. 
  4.45  $247,000 the first year and $253,000 
  4.46  the second year are for state forest 
  4.47  campground operations. 
  4.48  $4,103,000 the first year and 
  4.49  $4,453,000 the second year are from the 
  4.50  natural resources fund for state park 
  4.51  and recreation area operations and 
  4.52  acquisition.  This appropriation is 
  4.53  from the revenue deposited to the 
  4.54  natural resources fund under Minnesota 
  4.55  Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
  4.56  (e), clause (2).  Of this amount: 
  5.1   (1) $1,805,000 the first year and 
  5.2   $1,805,000 the second year are to 
  5.3   restore camping and day use in state 
  5.4   parks, make camping available in the 
  5.5   spring and fall, provide maintenance to 
  5.6   the facilities and security for park 
  5.7   visitors, and partially fund winter 
  5.8   operations; 
  5.9   (2) $280,000 the first year and 
  5.10  $290,000 the second year are to fund 
  5.11  state park emergency maintenance 
  5.12  projects; 
  5.13  (3) $413,000 the first year and 
  5.14  $413,000 the second year are to fund 
  5.15  state park resource management 
  5.16  activities; 
  5.17  (4) $185,000 the first year is to fund 
  5.18  the purchase of the campground 
  5.19  manager/point-of-sale system for 28 
  5.20  state parks; 
  5.21  (5) $100,000 the first year and 
  5.22  $100,000 the second year are to make 
  5.23  improvements to the state park Web site 
  5.24  and provide additional state park 
  5.25  informational brochures and more state 
  5.26  park maps; 
  5.27  (6) $50,000 the first year and $50,000 
  5.28  the second year are to replace 
  5.29  computers in the field and regional 
  5.30  office locations according to 
  5.31  department standards; 
  5.32  (7) $75,000 the first year is to 
  5.33  complete master plans for both Big Bog 
  5.34  and Red River state recreation areas; 
  5.35  (8) $600,000 the second year is for 
  5.36  operating costs, including fisheries 
  5.37  management, of the Red River state 
  5.38  recreation area; 
  5.39  (9) $200,000 the first year and 
  5.40  $200,000 the second year are for 
  5.41  operating costs of the Big Bog state 
  5.42  recreation area; and 
  5.43  (10) $995,000 the first year and 
  5.44  $995,000 the second year are is for 
  5.45  acquisition of in-holdings for state 
  5.46  parks and recreation areas; and 
  5.47  (9) $200,000 the first year and 
  5.48  $1,795,000 the second year are for 
  5.49  state park operations. 
  5.50  The appropriations in clauses (2) to 
  5.51  (10) (9) are one-time appropriations. 
  5.52  $4,130,000 the first year and 
  5.53  $5,130,000 the second year are from the 
  5.54  natural resources fund for a grant to 
  5.55  the metropolitan council for 
  5.56  metropolitan area regional parks and 
  5.57  trails maintenance and operations.  
  5.58  This appropriation is from the revenue 
  5.59  deposited to the natural resources fund 
  6.1   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  6.2   297A.94, paragraph (e), clause 
  6.3   (3).  Notwithstanding Minnesota 
  6.4   Statutes, section 16A.28, the money in 
  6.5   both years is available until June 30, 
  6.6   2004. 
  6.7   $1,000,000 the first year is from the 
  6.8   natural resources fund for a grant to 
  6.9   the city of St. Paul to restore East 
  6.10  Como Lake trail and lakeshore in Como 
  6.11  Park.  The money is available until 
  6.12  expended.  This appropriation is from 
  6.13  the revenue deposited to the natural 
  6.14  resources fund under Minnesota 
  6.15  Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
  6.16  (e), clause (3). 
  6.17     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
  6.18  following final enactment. 
  6.19     Sec. 8.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
  6.20  section 5, subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
  6.21  Subd. 6.  Trails and Waterways 
  6.22  Management 
  6.23      19,263,000     19,616,000
  6.24                Summary by Fund
  6.25  General               2,053,000     2,083,000
  6.26  Natural Resources    16,315,000    16,223,000
  6.27  Game and Fish           895,000     1,310,000
  6.28  $4,424,000 the first year and 
  6.29  $4,424,000 the second year are from the 
  6.30  snowmobile trails and enforcement 
  6.31  account in the natural resources fund 
  6.32  for snowmobile grants-in-aid.  
  6.33  $600,000 each year is dedicated to the 
  6.34  grant-in-aid system from the snowmobile 
  6.35  trails and enforcement account in the 
  6.36  natural resources fund made available 
  6.37  by the increase to one percent in the 
  6.38  unrefunded gas tax for snowmobile 
  6.39  activity. 
  6.40  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  6.41  section 16A.28, the appropriations 
  6.42  encumbered under contract on or before 
  6.43  June 30, 2003, for the snowmobile, 
  6.44  all-terrain vehicle, off-highway 
  6.45  vehicle, and off-road vehicle grants in 
  6.46  this subdivision are available until 
  6.47  June 30, 2004. 
  6.48  $259,000 the first year and $261,000 
  6.49  the second year are from the water 
  6.50  recreation account in the natural 
  6.51  resources fund for a safe harbor 
  6.52  program on Lake Superior. 
  6.53  $852,000 the first year and $852,000 
  6.54  the second year are from the natural 
  6.55  resources fund for state trail 
  7.1   operations.  This appropriation is from 
  7.2   the revenue deposited to the natural 
  7.3   resources fund under Minnesota 
  7.4   Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
  7.5   (e), clause (2).  This is a one-time 
  7.6   appropriation.  
  7.7   $684,000 the first year and $684,000 
  7.8   the second year are from the natural 
  7.9   resources fund for trail grants to 
  7.10  local units of government on land to be 
  7.11  maintained for at least 20 years for 
  7.12  the purposes of the grant.  This 
  7.13  appropriation is from the revenue 
  7.14  deposited to the natural resources fund 
  7.15  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.16  297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (4).  
  7.17  This is a one-time 
  7.18  appropriation.  Notwithstanding 
  7.19  Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
  7.20  money in both years is available until 
  7.21  June 30, 2004. 
  7.22  The appropriation from the general fund 
  7.23  of $1,400,000 authorized in Laws 1998, 
  7.24  chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 26, 
  7.25  for Skunk Hollow trail in Yellow 
  7.26  Medicine and Chippewa counties is 
  7.27  reappropriated for the purpose of 
  7.28  developing the Minnesota River trail 
  7.29  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.30  85.015, subdivision 22. 
  7.31  $300,000 the first year and $300,000 
  7.32  the second year are from the water 
  7.33  recreation account in the natural 
  7.34  resources fund for preconstruction, 
  7.35  acquisition, and staffing needs for the 
  7.36  Mississippi Whitewater trail authorized 
  7.37  by Minnesota Statutes, section 
  7.38  85.0156.  This is a one-time 
  7.39  appropriation. 
  7.40  $150,000 the first year is from the 
  7.41  water recreation account in the natural 
  7.42  resources fund for necessary 
  7.43  improvements and repairs at the Knife 
  7.44  river harbor of refuge and marina.  
  7.45  This appropriation is available until 
  7.46  spent. 
  7.47  $100,000 the first year is from the 
  7.48  water recreation account in the natural 
  7.49  resources fund for an inventory of the 
  7.50  Red River of the North, to make 
  7.51  recommendations to the legislature on 
  7.52  the cost of improvements necessary for 
  7.53  the canoe and boating route on the 
  7.54  river, and for mapping and signing the 
  7.55  lower portion of the river from 
  7.56  Breckenridge to Georgetown.  
  7.57     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
  7.58  following final enactment. 
  7.59     Sec. 9.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
  7.60  section 5, subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
  7.61  Subd. 7.  Fish Management
  8.1       27,692,000     28,948,000
  8.2                 Summary by Fund
  8.3   General                 646,000       660,000
  8.4   Natural Resources       191,000       197,000
  8.5   Game and Fish        26,855,000    28,091,000
  8.6   $222,000 the first year and $227,000 
  8.7   the second year are for resource 
  8.8   population surveys in the 1837 treaty 
  8.9   area.  Of this amount, $84,000 the 
  8.10  first year and $85,000 the second year 
  8.11  are from the game and fish fund. 
  8.12  $303,000 the first year and $311,000 
  8.13  the second year are for the reinvest in 
  8.14  Minnesota programs of game and fish, 
  8.15  critical habitat, and wetlands 
  8.16  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.17  section 84.95, subdivision 2.  
  8.18  $666,000 the first year and $671,000 
  8.19  the second year are from the trout and 
  8.20  salmon management account for only the 
  8.21  purposes specified in Minnesota 
  8.22  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
  8.23  3. 
  8.24  $205,000 the first year and $207,000 
  8.25  the second year are available for 
  8.26  aquatic plant restoration. 
  8.27  $4,735,000 the first year and 
  8.28  $5,451,000 the second year are from the 
  8.29  heritage enhancement account in the 
  8.30  game and fish fund for only the 
  8.31  purposes specified in Minnesota 
  8.32  Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
  8.33  (e), clause (1).  This appropriation is 
  8.34  from the revenue deposited to the game 
  8.35  and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
  8.36  section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause 
  8.37  (1).  Of this amount: 
  8.38  (1) $1,980,000 the first year and 
  8.39  $1,980,000 the second year are to carry 
  8.40  out projects such as installing lake 
  8.41  aeration systems, removing access 
  8.42  barriers for physically disabled 
  8.43  anglers, building fishing piers, 
  8.44  modifying dams, constructing rough fish 
  8.45  barriers, conducting creel surveys, 
  8.46  improving streams, improving spawning 
  8.47  areas, repairing hatcheries and rearing 
  8.48  ponds, stabilizing lake shorelines, and 
  8.49  acquiring aquatic management areas and 
  8.50  trout stream easements; and to provide 
  8.51  field offices with some discretionary 
  8.52  money for local habitat improvements 
  8.53  and restorations in partnership with 
  8.54  local stakeholders and other department 
  8.55  units, for lake and stream surveys and 
  8.56  assessments, and for equipment to do 
  8.57  field projects; 
  8.58  (2) $250,000 the first year and 
  8.59  $250,000 the second year are to provide 
  8.60  more fishing opportunities for children 
  9.1   and other anglers on small lakes and 
  9.2   ponds in the Twin Cities metropolitan 
  9.3   area; 
  9.4   (3) $150,000 the first year and 
  9.5   $150,000 the second year are to protect 
  9.6   and restore aquatic vegetation and 
  9.7   other aquatic habitat in cooperation 
  9.8   with local stakeholders; 
  9.9   (4) $500,000 the first year and 
  9.10  $500,000 the second year are for asset 
  9.11  preservation and improvement of state 
  9.12  fish hatcheries and rearing ponds; 
  9.13  (5) $500,000 the first year and 
  9.14  $500,000 the second year are for 
  9.15  acquisitions of the division of 
  9.16  fisheries' highest priority 
  9.17  acquisitions; 
  9.18  (6) $150,000 the first year and 
  9.19  $150,000 the second year are to 
  9.20  maintain funding for three field 
  9.21  positions to do fish management 
  9.22  activities including fish culture and 
  9.23  stocking, lake and stream monitoring, 
  9.24  and habitat improvement; 
  9.25  (7) $553,000 the first year and 
  9.26  $553,000 the second year are for 
  9.27  accelerated walleye stocking; 
  9.28  (8) $134,000 the first year is for 
  9.29  restoration and aeration of Powderhorn 
  9.30  Lake in Minneapolis; 
  9.31  (9) $850,000 the second year is to make 
  9.32  grants loans from the stream protection 
  9.33  and improvement loan program under 
  9.34  Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.705; 
  9.35  and 
  9.36  (10) $518,000 the first year and 
  9.37  $518,000 the second year are available 
  9.38  for aquatic plant restoration. 
  9.39  The appropriations in clauses (1), 
  9.40  except for $950,000 each year, (2) to 
  9.41  (5), and (8) to (10) are one-time 
  9.42  appropriations. 
  9.43  The division of fisheries shall provide 
  9.44  a written report to the chairs of the 
  9.45  house and senate natural resources 
  9.46  policy and finance committees by 
  9.47  January 1, 2003, on how the accelerated 
  9.48  walleye stocking money was spent, 
  9.49  including, but not limited to, lakes 
  9.50  that were stocked and the amount of 
  9.51  fry, frylings, or fingerlings stocked. 
  9.52  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
  9.53  section 16A.28, the appropriations 
  9.54  encumbered under contract on or before 
  9.55  June 30, 2003, for the aquatic 
  9.56  restoration grants in this subdivision 
  9.57  are available until until June 30, 2004.
  9.58     Sec. 10.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
 10.1   section 5, subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 10.2   Subd. 8.  Wildlife Management 
 10.3       22,948,000     23,521,000
 10.4                 Summary by Fund
 10.5   General               1,636,000     1,655,000
 10.6   Game and Fish        21,312,000    21,866,000
 10.7   $106,000 the first year and $106,000 
 10.8   the second year are for resource 
 10.9   population surveys in the 1837 treaty 
 10.10  area.  Of this amount, $26,000 the 
 10.11  first year and $26,000 the second year 
 10.12  are from the game and fish fund. 
 10.13  $552,000 the first year and $565,000 
 10.14  the second year are for the reinvest in 
 10.15  Minnesota programs of game and fish, 
 10.16  critical habitat, and wetlands 
 10.17  established under Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.18  section 84.95, subdivision 2. 
 10.19  $1,419,000 the first year and 
 10.20  $1,430,000 the second year are from the 
 10.21  wildlife acquisition surcharge account 
 10.22  for only the purposes specified in 
 10.23  Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.071, 
 10.24  subdivision 2a. 
 10.25  $1,245,000 the first year and 
 10.26  $1,269,000 the second year are from the 
 10.27  deer habitat improvement account for 
 10.28  only the purposes specified in 
 10.29  Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 
 10.30  subdivision 1, paragraph (b). 
 10.31  $147,000 the first year and $148,000 
 10.32  the second year are from the deer and 
 10.33  bear management account for only the 
 10.34  purposes specified in Minnesota 
 10.35  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 10.36  1, paragraph (c). 
 10.37  $699,000 the first year and $708,000 
 10.38  the second year are from the waterfowl 
 10.39  habitat improvement account for only 
 10.40  the purposes specified in Minnesota 
 10.41  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 10.42  2. 
 10.43  $546,000 the first year and $546,000 
 10.44  the second year are from the pheasant 
 10.45  habitat improvement account for only 
 10.46  the purposes specified in Minnesota 
 10.47  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 10.48  4.  In addition to the purposes 
 10.49  specified in Minnesota Statutes, 
 10.50  section 97A.075, subdivision 4, this 
 10.51  appropriation may be used for pheasant 
 10.52  restocking efforts. 
 10.53  $308,000 the first year and $313,000 
 10.54  the second year are from the game and 
 10.55  fish fund for activities relating to 
 10.56  reduction and prevention of property 
 10.57  damage by wildlife.  $50,000 each year 
 10.58  is for emergency damage abatement 
 11.1   materials. 
 11.2   $8,000 the first year and $8,000 the 
 11.3   second year are from the game and fish 
 11.4   fund for the wild turkey management 
 11.5   program.  This amount shall be included 
 11.6   in the department's base to be 
 11.7   transferred to the wild turkey 
 11.8   management account and is appropriated 
 11.9   for purposes under Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.10  section 97A.075, subdivision 5. 
 11.11  $86,000 the first year and $87,000 the 
 11.12  second year are from the wild turkey 
 11.13  management account for only the 
 11.14  purposes specified in Minnesota 
 11.15  Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 
 11.16  5. 
 11.17  $3,060,000 the first year and 
 11.18  $3,265,000 the second year are from the 
 11.19  heritage enhancement account in the 
 11.20  game and fish fund for only the 
 11.21  purposes specified in Minnesota 
 11.22  Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph 
 11.23  (e), clause (1).  This appropriation is 
 11.24  from the revenue deposited to the game 
 11.25  and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
 11.26  section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause 
 11.27  (1).  Of this amount: 
 11.28  (1) $250,000 the first year and 
 11.29  $250,000 the second year are for 
 11.30  prescribed burning of grassland, 
 11.31  wetland, and forest habitats; 
 11.32  (2) $250,000 the first year and 
 11.33  $225,000 the second year are for 
 11.34  prairie grassland development including 
 11.35  the restoration of native species of 
 11.36  grasses and forbs on public lands and 
 11.37  for the improvement of existing stands 
 11.38  through interseeding and other 
 11.39  practices to improve stand diversity; 
 11.40  (3) $200,000 the first year and 
 11.41  $200,000 the second year are for the 
 11.42  development of forest openings and to 
 11.43  enhance mast production, regenerate 
 11.44  stands, improve thermal cover in order 
 11.45  to maintain healthy sustainable forest 
 11.46  wildlife populations, and improve 
 11.47  wildlife-related recreational 
 11.48  opportunities in forest habitats; 
 11.49  (4) $300,000 the first year and 
 11.50  $225,000 the second year are for 
 11.51  restoration of drained wetland basins 
 11.52  and improvement of existing basins 
 11.53  through water level maintenance and 
 11.54  water control structures to maintain 
 11.55  and improve habitats for wetland 
 11.56  dependent wildlife; 
 11.57  (5) $300,000 the first year and 
 11.58  $300,000 the second year are for the 
 11.59  completion of applied management 
 11.60  research and monitoring projects for 
 11.61  wetlands and forest wildlife 
 11.62  populations; 
 12.1   (6) $95,000 the first year and $400,000 
 12.2   the second year are for the state of 
 12.3   Minnesota to assume management of the 
 12.4   wolf, including monitoring wolf 
 12.5   populations, conducting cooperative 
 12.6   wolf depredation management, conducting 
 12.7   telemetry, and other applied research 
 12.8   and includes funding for a cooperative 
 12.9   agreement for depredation management 
 12.10  with United States Department of 
 12.11  Agriculture Wildlife Services.  
 12.12  $305,000 the second year is only 
 12.13  available if the federal government 
 12.14  finalizes delisting the wolf from 
 12.15  protection under the Endangered Species 
 12.16  Act of 1973; 
 12.17  (7) $125,000 the first year and 
 12.18  $125,000 the second year are for the 
 12.19  shearing and burning of brushland 
 12.20  habitats to maintain and improve high 
 12.21  priority brushland ecosystems on public 
 12.22  and private lands across northern 
 12.23  Minnesota for sharp-tailed grouse, 
 12.24  moose, deer, and many other species 
 12.25  dependent on these areas; 
 12.26  (8) $1,000,000 the first year and 
 12.27  $1,000,000 the second year are for 
 12.28  development and rehabilitation of 
 12.29  wildlife management area lands and 
 12.30  includes boundary surveys and posting, 
 12.31  site cleanup and erosion control, 
 12.32  access development, grant 
 12.33  administration, and appropriate cover 
 12.34  establishment for wildlife habitat.  
 12.35  $945,000 the first year and $950,000 
 12.36  the second year are available for 
 12.37  grants to local outdoor sports clubs 
 12.38  for habitat improvement projects on 
 12.39  wildlife management area lands.  The 
 12.40  unencumbered balance in the first year 
 12.41  does not cancel but is available for 
 12.42  the second year; 
 12.43  (9) $35,000 the first year and $35,000 
 12.44  the second year are for waterfowl 
 12.45  development in Canada as authorized in 
 12.46  Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.127; 
 12.47  (10) $30,000 the first year and $30,000 
 12.48  the second year are to provide funds to 
 12.49  match private contributions for the 
 12.50  purpose of completing the capture, 
 12.51  relocation, and monitoring of prairie 
 12.52  chickens being reintroduced in west 
 12.53  central Minnesota; and 
 12.54  (11) $475,000 the first year and 
 12.55  $475,000 the second year are for 
 12.56  statewide technical assistance to 
 12.57  improve wildlife habitats on private 
 12.58  lands, including vegetation 
 12.59  establishment, management, and 
 12.60  stewardship planning, and other 
 12.61  wildlife habitat development and 
 12.62  management techniques. 
 12.63  The appropriations in clauses (1) to 
 12.64  (11) are one-time appropriations. 
 13.1   $13,000 the first year and $13,000 the 
 13.2   second year are to publicize the 
 13.3   critical habitat license plate match 
 13.4   program. 
 13.5   Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.6   section 16A.28, the appropriations 
 13.7   encumbered under contract on or before 
 13.8   June 30, 2003, for the wildlife habitat 
 13.9   grants in this subdivision are 
 13.10  available until June 30, 2004. 
 13.11     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
 13.12  following final enactment. 
 13.13     Sec. 11.  Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, 
 13.14  section 5, subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 13.15  Subd. 11.  Operations Support
 13.16      33,292,000     33,674,000
 13.17                Summary by Fund
 13.18  General              20,528,000    20,656,000
 13.19  Natural Resources     4,405,000     4,490,000
 13.20  Game and Fish         8,359,000     8,528,000
 13.21  $413,000 the first year and $418,000 
 13.22  the second year are for technical 
 13.23  assistance and grants to assist local 
 13.24  government units and organizations in 
 13.25  the metropolitan area to acquire and 
 13.26  develop natural areas and greenways. 
 13.27  $556,000 the first year and $572,000 
 13.28  the second year are for the community 
 13.29  assistance program to provide for 
 13.30  technical assistance and regional 
 13.31  resource enhancement grants. 
 13.32  $2,538,000 the first year and 
 13.33  $2,595,000 the second year are for the 
 13.34  operations of the youth programs.  Of 
 13.35  these amounts, $478,000 the first year 
 13.36  and $491,000 the second year are from 
 13.37  the natural resources fund. 
 13.38  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 13.39  section 16A.28, the appropriations 
 13.40  encumbered under contract on or before 
 13.41  June 30, 2003, for the metro greenways, 
 13.42  Red River, and community assistance 
 13.43  program grants in this subdivision are 
 13.44  available until June 30, 2004. 
 13.45  The commissioner may contract with and 
 13.46  make grants to nonprofit agencies to 
 13.47  carry out the purposes, plans, and 
 13.48  programs of the office of youth 
 13.49  programs, Minnesota Conservation Corps. 
 13.50  $304,000 the first year and $304,000 
 13.51  the second year are from the natural 
 13.52  resources fund for grants to be divided 
 13.53  equally between the city of St. Paul 
 13.54  for the Como Zoo and Conservatory and 
 14.1   the city of Duluth Zoo.  This 
 14.2   appropriation is from the revenue 
 14.3   deposited to the natural resources fund 
 14.4   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
 14.5   297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (5).  
 14.6   This is a one-time 
 14.7   appropriation.  Notwithstanding 
 14.8   Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
 14.9   money in both years is available until 
 14.10  June 30, 2004. 
 14.11  $199,000 the first year is for grants 
 14.12  to Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties 
 14.13  for emergency communications 
 14.14  equipment.  This appropriation is 
 14.15  available until spent.  Of this amount, 
 14.16  $106,000 is for a grant to Cook county 
 14.17  for a communications system upgrade and 
 14.18  development of radio paths along the 
 14.19  north shore of Lake Superior; $47,000 
 14.20  is for a grant to Lake county to 
 14.21  upgrade the existing communications 
 14.22  tower in the Two Harbors area; and 
 14.23  $46,000 is for a grant to St. Louis 
 14.24  county to enhance the emergency 
 14.25  alerting system by installing a 
 14.26  dispatching transmitter in the Crane 
 14.27  Lake area. 
 14.28     [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day 
 14.29  following final enactment.