as introduced - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 04/01/2016 09:30am
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Introduction | Posted on 03/31/2016 |
A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; directing certain transfers to the forest management
investment account; appropriating money for private forest management
assistance; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 89.0385.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 89.0385, is amended to read:
(a) The commissioner shall certify the total costs incurred for forest management,
forest improvement, and road improvement on state-managed lands during each fiscal
year. The commissioner shall distribute forest management receipts credited to various
accounts according to this section.
(b) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities on
state lands shall be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the forest
management investment account in the natural resources fund, except for those costs
certified under section 16A.125. Transfers may occur quarterly, based on quarterly cost and
revenue reports, throughout the fiscal year, with final certification and reconciliation after
each fiscal year. Transfers in a fiscal year cannot exceed receipts credited to the account.
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(c) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities
on nonstate lands managed under a good neighbor or joint powers agreement must be
transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the forest management
investment account in the natural resources fund. Transfers for costs incurred may occur
after projects or timber permits are finalized.
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$2,500,000 in fiscal year 2017 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for private forest management assistance. The agency
base is increased by $2,950,000 in fiscal year 2018 and thereafter.
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