HF 850

1st Division Engrossment - 91st Legislature (2019 - 2020) Posted on 03/29/2019 03:22pm

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; appropriating money to address wildlife disease.

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

Section 1. new text begin WILDLIFE DISEASE MANAGEMENT; CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE
APPROPRIATIONS.
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new text begin (a) $2,410,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $2,160,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated
from the general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for wildlife disease
surveillance and response. The base for 2022 and beyond is $1,100,000.
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new text begin (b) $908,000 in fiscal year 2020 and $908,000 in fiscal year 2021 are appropriated from
the game and fish fund to the commissioner of natural resources for deer management
research, including research to:
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new text begin (1) assess seasonal fawn survival and seasonal deer movement;
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new text begin (2) obtain improved deer location data; and
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new text begin (3) document deer dispersal patterns in southeast Minnesota and estimate movements
of yearlings and adults to inform chronic wasting disease surveillance and management.
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Sec. 2. new text begin APPROPRIATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR CHRONIC WASTING
DISEASE.
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new text begin $1,804,000 in fiscal year 2020 is appropriated from the general fund to the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota to develop a diagnostic test for chronic wasting
disease. An interdisciplinary approach including environmental health and human health
must be used as a condition of this appropriation. This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2021.
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