<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON H. F. No. 976<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>resources, and agriculture; modifying and providing for certain fees; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>and providing for disposition of certain revenue; creating accounts; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>payment of certain costs; modifying grant programs; providing for agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>water quality certification; modifying Minnesota Noxious Weed Law; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>pesticide control; modifying animal waste technician provisions; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>certain renewable energy and biofuel provisions; modifying bonding requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>for grain buyers and grain storage; making technical changes; modifying certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>permit requirements; providing for federal law compliance; providing for certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>easements; establishing pollinator habitat program; modifying state trails; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>modifying all-terrain vehicle operating provisions; modifying State Timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Act; modifying water use requirements; modifying certain park boundaries; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>modifying reporting requirements; modifying Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>Act; providing for silica sand mining model standards and technical assistance; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>establishing criteria for wastewater treatment system projects; providing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>wastewater laboratory certification; providing for product stewardship programs; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>modifying Minnesota Power Plant Siting Act; providing for sanitary districts; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>requiring groundwater sustainability recommendations; requiring rulemaking;<br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 17.03, subdivision 3; 17.1015; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>17.118, subdivision 2; 18.77, subdivisions 3, 4, 10, 12; 18.78, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>18.79, subdivisions 6, 13; 18.82, subdivision 1; 18.91, subdivisions 1, 2; 18B.01, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>by adding a subdivision; 18B.065, subdivision 2a; 18B.07, subdivisions 4, 5, 7; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>18B.26, subdivision 3; 18B.305; 18B.316, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 8, 9; 18B.37, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>subdivision 4; 18C.430; 18C.433, subdivision 1; 31.94; 41A.10, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>by adding a subdivision; 41A.105, subdivisions 1a, 3, 5; 41A.12, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>subdivision; 41B.04, subdivision 9; 41D.01, subdivision 4; 84.027, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>subdivision; 84.82, by adding a subdivision; 84.922, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 1; 84D.108, subdivision 2; 85.015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>subdivision 13; 85.052, subdivision 6; 85.054, by adding a subdivision; 85.055, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 85.42; 89.0385; 89.17; 90.01, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 8, 11; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>90.031, subdivision 4; 90.041, subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 9, by adding subdivisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>90.045; 90.061, subdivision 8; 90.101, subdivision 1; 90.121; 90.145; 90.151, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9; 90.161; 90.162; 90.171; 90.181, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>90.191, subdivision 1; 90.193; 90.195; 90.201, subdivision 2a; 90.211; 90.221; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>90.252, subdivision 1; 90.301, subdivisions 2, 4; 90.41, subdivision 1; 92.50; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>93.17, subdivision 1; 93.1925, subdivision 2; 93.25, subdivision 2; 93.285, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>subdivision 3; 93.46, by adding a subdivision; 93.481, subdivisions 3, 5, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>adding subdivisions; 93.482; 97A.401, subdivision 3; 103G.265, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>2, 3; 103G.271, subdivisions 1, 4, 6; 103G.282; 103G.287, subdivisions 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.42"></a><var>1.42</var>4, 5; 103G.615, subdivision 2; 103I.205, subdivision 1; 103I.601, by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.43"></a><var>1.43</var>a subdivision; 114D.50, subdivision 4; 115A.1320, subdivision 1; 115B.20, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>subdivision 6; 115B.28, subdivision 1; 115C.02, subdivision 4; 115C.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 115D.10; 116.48, subdivision 6; 116C.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 116J.437, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>1; 168.1296, subdivision 1; 216E.12, subdivision 4; 223.17, by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>subdivision; 232.22, by adding a subdivision; 239.051, by adding subdivisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>239.791, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b; 239.7911; 275.066; 296A.01, subdivision 19, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>adding a subdivision; 473.846; Laws 2012, chapter 249, section 11; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 18; 84; 90; 93; 115; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>115A; 116C; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 442A; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 18.91, subdivisions 3, 5; 18B.07, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>subdivision 6; 90.163; 90.173; 90.41, subdivision 2; 103G.265, subdivision 2a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>115.18, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 115.19; 115.20; 115.21; 115.22; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>115.23; 115.24; 115.25; 115.26; 115.27; 115.28; 115.29; 115.30; 115.31; 115.32; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var>115.33; 115.34; 115.35; 115.36; 115.37; 239.791, subdivision 1a; Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>Rules, parts 7021.0010, subparts 1, 2, 4, 5; 7021.0020; 7021.0030; 7021.0040; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>7021.0050, subpart 5; 9210.0300; 9210.0310; 9210.0320; 9210.0330; 9210.0340; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>9210.0350; 9210.0360; 9210.0370; 9210.0380; 9220.0530, subpart 6.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>May 18, 2013<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>The Honorable Paul Thissen<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>The Honorable Sandra L. Pappas<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>We, the undersigned conferees for H. F. No. 976 report that we have agreed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>That the Senate recede from its amendments and that H. F. No. 976 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var><b>AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Section 1. <b> SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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         </table><a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>in this article.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">39,050,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">39,050,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">78,100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Agricultural <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,240,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,240,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2,480,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">776,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.2.37"></a><var>2.37</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>40,678,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>40,678,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>81,356,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
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               <td><a id="pl.2.38"></a><var>2.38</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7">Sec. 2. <b>AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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         </table><a id="pl.2.39"></a><var>2.39</var>The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.40"></a><var>2.40</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this act. The appropriations are from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.41"></a><var>2.41</var>fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.42"></a><var>2.42</var>purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this act mean that the appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or June 30, 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal year 2015. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>"The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
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               <td><a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 3. <b>DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>33,198,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>33,198,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">31,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">31,570,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Agricultural<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,240,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,240,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 2.<b>Protection Services</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">12,808,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">12,808,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,980,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">11,980,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Agricultural<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">440,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">440,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
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               <td><a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">388,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>$388,000 the first year and $388,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>second year are from the remediation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>for administrative funding for the voluntary <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>cleanup program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>$25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>year are for compensation for destroyed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>crippled animals under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>section 3.737. If the amount in the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>is insufficient, the amount in the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>is available in the first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>year are for compensation for crop damage <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.7371. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>the amount in the first year is insufficient, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>amount in the second year is available in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>first year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>If the commissioner determines that claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>made under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>3.737 or 3.7371, are unusually high, amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>appropriated for either program may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>transferred to the appropriation for the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>$225,000 the first year and $225,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>second year are for an increase in retail food <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>handler inspections.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>$245,000 the first year and $245,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>second year are for an increase in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>operating budget for the Laboratory Services <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>Division.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>18B.05, $90,000 the first year and $90,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>the second year are from the pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>regulatory account in the agricultural fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var>for an increase in the operating budget for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>the Laboratory Services Division.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>second year are from the pesticide regulatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>account in the agricultural fund to monitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>pesticides and pesticide degradates in surface <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>water and groundwater in areas vulnerable to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>surface water impairments and groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>degradation and to use data collected to <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>improve pesticide use practices. This is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>onetime appropriation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.34"></a><var>4.34</var>second year are from the pesticide regulatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>account in the agricultural fund to update <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>and modify applicator education and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>materials. No later than January 15, 2015, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>commissioner must report to the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>committees with jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>finance regarding the agency's progress and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>schedule of activities the commissioner will <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>accomplish to update and modify additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>materials by December 31, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>18B.05, $150,000 the first year and $150,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>the second year are from the pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>regulatory account in the agricultural fund to: <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>develop and use best management practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>that protect pollinators by providing habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>necessary for their survival and reproduction; <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>incorporate these practices into pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>applicator and county agricultural inspector <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var>training; and increase public awareness of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>the importance of pollinators and pollinator <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>habitat. The commissioner may transfer a <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>portion of this appropriation to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>Regents of the University of Minnesota to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>design habitat and measure and report the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>outcomes achieved under this paragraph. <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>This is a onetime appropriation.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 3.<b>Agricultural Marketing and </b><br />
                  		<b>Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,062,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">3,062,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>$186,000 the first year and $186,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>second year are for transfer to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>grown account and may be used as grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>for Minnesota grown promotion under <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 17.102. Grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.34"></a><var>5.34</var>may be made for one year. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.35"></a><var>5.35</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.36"></a><var>5.36</var>appropriations encumbered under contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>on or before June 30, 2015, for Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>grown grants in this paragraph are available <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>until June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>$100,000 each year is for a licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>education professional for the agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>in the classroom program to develop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>disseminate curriculum, provide teacher <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>training opportunities, and work with <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>schools to enhance agricultural literacy by <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>incorporating agriculture into classroom <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>curriculum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>The commissioner may use funds <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>appropriated in this subdivision for annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>cost-share payments to resident farmers <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>or entities that sell, process, or package <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>agricultural products in this state for the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>of organic certification. Annual cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>payments must be 75 percent of the cost of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>certification or $750, whichever is less. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>commissioner may allocate these funds for <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>organic market and program development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>including organic producer education efforts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>assistance for persons transitioning from <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>conventional to organic agriculture, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>sustainable agriculture demonstration grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>authorized under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>17.116, and pertaining to organic research or <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>demonstration. Any unencumbered balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>does not cancel at the end of the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>and is available for the second year.<br />
         		
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            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 4.<b>Bioenergy and Value-Added </b><br />
                  		<b>Agriculture</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">10,235,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">10,235,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>$10,235,000 the first year and $10,235,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>the second year are for the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>growth, research, and innovation program <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>The commissioner shall consider creating <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>a competitive grant program for small <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>renewable energy projects for rural residents. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>No later than February 1, 2014, and February <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>1, 2015, the commissioner must report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>over agriculture policy and finance regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>the commissioner's accomplishments and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>anticipated accomplishments in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>areas: developing new markets for Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>farmers by providing more fruits and <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>vegetables for Minnesota school children; <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>facilitating the start-up, modernization, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>or expansion of livestock operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>including beginning and transitioning <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>livestock operations; facilitating the start-up, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>modernization, or expansion of other <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>beginning and transitioning farms; research <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>on conventional and cover crops; and biofuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>and other renewable energy development <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>including small renewable energy projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>for rural residents.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>The commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>of this appropriation for costs incurred to <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>administer the program. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>year and is available for the second year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>under contract on or before June 30, 2015, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>agricultural growth, research, and innovation <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>grants in this subdivision are available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>June 30, 2017.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>Money in this appropriation may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.36"></a><var>7.36</var>to provide additional assistance to persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>eligible for the pilot agricultural microloan <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>41B.056.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>Funds in this appropriation may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>grants under this paragraph. The NextGen <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>Energy Board, established in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>Statutes, section 41A.105, shall make <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>recommendations to the commissioner on <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>grants for owners of Minnesota facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>producing bioenergy, biobased content, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>or a biobased formulated product; for <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>organizations that provide for on-station, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>on-farm field scale research and outreach to <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>develop and test the agronomic and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>requirements of diverse stands of prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>plants and other perennials for bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>systems; or for certain nongovernmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var>entities. For the purposes of this paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>derived from cellulosic material, as well as <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>the generation of energy for commercial heat, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>industrial process heat, or electrical power <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>from cellulosic materials via gasification or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>other processes. Grants are limited to 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>percent of the cost of research, technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>biobased content, or biobased formulated <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>product production or $500,000, whichever <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>is less. Grants to nongovernmental entities <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>for the development of business plans and <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>structures related to community ownership <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>of eligible bioenergy facilities together may <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>not exceed $150,000. The board shall make <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>a good-faith effort to select projects that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.35"></a><var>8.35</var>merit and, when taken together, represent a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.36"></a><var>8.36</var>variety of bioenergy technologies, biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>feedstocks, and geographic regions of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>state. Projects must have a qualified engineer <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>provide certification on the technology and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>fuel source. Grantees must provide reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>at the request of the commissioner. No later <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>than February 1, 2014, and February 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>2015, the commissioner shall report on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>projects funded under this appropriation to <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>the legislative committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>over agriculture policy and finance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>Money in this appropriation may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>for sustainable agriculture grants under <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 17.116.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>41A.12, subdivision 3, of the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>appropriated in this subdivision, $1,000,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>the first year and $1,000,000 the second year <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>are for distribution in equal amounts to each <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>of the state's county fairs to enhance arts <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>access and education and to preserve and <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>promote Minnesota's history and cultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>heritage.<br />
         		
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            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 5.<b>Administration and Financial </b><br />
                  		<b>Assistance</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">7,093,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right">7,093,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 6,293,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"> 6,293,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Agricultural<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">800,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">800,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>$634,000 the first year and $634,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>second year are for continuation of the dairy <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>development and profitability enhancement <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var>and dairy business planning grant programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>established under Laws 1997, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>2001, First Special Session chapter 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.35"></a><var>9.35</var>section 9, subdivision 2. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>may allocate the available sums among <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>permissible activities, including efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>improve the quality of milk produced in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>state in the proportions that the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>deems most beneficial to Minnesota's <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>dairy farmers. The commissioner must <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>submit a detailed accomplishment report <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>and a work plan detailing future plans for, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>and anticipated accomplishments from, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>expenditures under this program to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>agricultural policy and finance on or before <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>the start of each fiscal year. If significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>changes are made to the plans in the course <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>of the year, the commissioner must notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>chairs and ranking minority members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>$47,000 the first year and $47,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>year are for the Northern Crops Institute. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>These appropriations may be spent to <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var>purchase equipment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>second year are for a grant to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>Livestock Breeders Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>$235,000 the first year and $235,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>Agricultural Education and Leadership <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>Council for programs of the council under <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>$474,000 the first year and $474,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>second year are for payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.33"></a><var>10.33</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.34"></a><var>10.34</var>subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.35"></a><var>10.35</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var>shall be disbursed no later than July 15 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var>each year. These payments are the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var>aid from the state for an annual fair held in <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var>the previous calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var>$1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var>year are for grants to the Minnesota State <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var>Poultry Association.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var>$108,000 the first year and $108,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var>second year are for annual grants to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var>Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var>and applied research on: (1) the improved <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var>production of forage and turf seed related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var>new and improved varieties; and (2) native <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var>plants, including plant breeding, nutrient <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var>management, pest management, disease <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var>management, yield, and viability. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var>recipient may subcontract with a qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var>third party for some or all of the basic or <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var>applied research.<br />
         		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var>second year are for grants to Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var>Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var>Second Harvest food banks for the purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var>of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var>shelves and other charitable organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var>that are eligible to receive food from the food <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var>banks. Milk purchased under the grants must <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var>be acquired from Minnesota milk processors <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var>and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var>allocated to each Second Harvest food bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var>serving Minnesota according to the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var>used in the distribution of United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var>Department of Agriculture commodities <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.34"></a><var>11.34</var>under The Emergency Food Assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.11.35"></a><var>11.35</var>Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var>Heartland must submit quarterly reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var>to the commissioner on forms prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var>by the commissioner. The reports must <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var>include, but are not limited to, information <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var>on the expenditure of funds, the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var>of milk purchased, and the organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var>to which the milk was distributed. Second <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var>Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var>or agreements with food banks for shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var>funding or reimbursement of the direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var>purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var>money from this appropriation may use up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var>two percent of the grant for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var>expenses.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var>$94,000 the first year and $94,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var>second year are for transfer to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var>and Universities for statewide mental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var>counseling support to farm families and <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var>business operators through farm business <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var>management programs at Central Lakes <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var>College and Ridgewater College.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var>$17,000 the first year and $17,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var>Horticultural Society.<br />
         		<a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var>section 18C.131, $800,000 the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var>and $800,000 the second year are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var>fertilizer account in the agricultural fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var>for grants for fertilizer research as awarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var>by the Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.32"></a><var>12.32</var>Research and Education Council under <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.33"></a><var>12.33</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 18C.71. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.34"></a><var>12.34</var>amount appropriated in either fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.12.35"></a><var>12.35</var>must not exceed 57 percent of the inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var>fee revenue collected under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var>Statutes, section 18C.425, subdivision 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var>during the previous fiscal year. No later <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var>than February 1, 2015, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var>shall report to the legislative committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var>with jurisdiction over agriculture finance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var>The report must include the progress and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var>outcome of funded projects as well as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var>sentiment of the council concerning the need <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var>for additional research funds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 4. <b><b>BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH</b></b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>4,837,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>4,837,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Sec. 5. <b><b>AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION </b></b><br />
                  		<b><b>RESEARCH INSTITUTE</b></b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>2,643,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right"><b>2,643,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var><b>AGRICULTURE POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.6435, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Agricultural water quality certification program.</b> Data collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var>under the Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program are classified under <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var>section 17.9899.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 17.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Cooperation with federal agencies.</b> (a) The commissioner shall cooperate <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var>with the government of the United States, with financial agencies created to assist in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var>development of the agricultural resources of this state, and so far as practicable may use <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var>the facilities provided by the existing state departments and the various state and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var>organizations. This subdivision is intended to relate to every function and duty which <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var>devolves upon the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may apply for, receive, and disburse federal funds made <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var>available to the state by federal law or regulation for any purpose related to the powers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var>duties of the commissioner. All money received by the commissioner under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var>shall be deposited in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var>purposes for which it was received. Money made available under this paragraph may <br />
         		<a id="pl.13.33"></a><var>13.33</var>be paid pursuant to applicable federal regulations and rate structures. Money received <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var>under this paragraph does not cancel and is available for expenditure according to federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var>law. The commissioner may contract with and enter into grant agreements with persons, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var>organizations, educational institutions, firms, corporations, other state agencies, and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var>agency or instrumentality of the federal government to carry out agreements made with <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var>the federal government relating to the expenditure of money under this paragraph. Bid <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var>requirements under chapter 16C do not apply to contracts under this paragraph.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 17.1015, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var><b>17.1015 PROMOTIONAL EXPENDITURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var>In order to accomplish the purposes of section 
         <statute_ref>17.101</statute_ref>, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var>participate jointly with private persons in appropriate programs and projects and may enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var>into contracts to carry out those programs and projects. The contracts may not include <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var>the acquisition of land or buildings and are not subject to the provisions of chapter 16C <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var>relating to competitive bidding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var>The commissioner may spend money appropriated for the purposes of section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var>17.101
         </statute_ref> in the same manner that private persons, firms, corporations, and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var>make expenditures for these purposes, and expenditures made pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>17.101</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var>for food, lodging, or travel are not governed by the travel rules of the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var>management and budget.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 17.118, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var>subdivision have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Livestock" means beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, poultry, goats, mules, farmed <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var>cervidae, ratitae, bison, sheep, horses, and llamas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Qualifying expenditures" means the amount spent for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or facilities for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var>production of livestock or livestock products;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the development of pasture for use by livestock including, but not limited to, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var>acquisition, development, or improvement of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) lanes used by livestock that connect pastures to a central location;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) watering systems for livestock on pasture including water lines, booster pumps, <br />
         		<a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var>and well installations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) livestock stream crossing stabilization; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) fences; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the acquisition of equipment for livestock housing, confinement, feeding, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var>waste management including, but not limited to, the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) freestall barns;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) watering facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) feed storage and handling equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) milking parlors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) robotic equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) scales;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) milk storage and cooling facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) bulk tanks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) computer hardware and software and associated equipment used to monitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var>the productivity and feeding of livestock;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) manure pumping and storage facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) swine farrowing facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) swine and cattle finishing barns;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiii) calving facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiv) digesters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xv) equipment used to produce energy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvi) on-farm processing facilities equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvii) fences; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xviii) livestock pens and corrals and sorting, restraining, and loading chutes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except for qualifying pasture development expenditures under clause (2), qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var>expenditures only include amounts that are allowed to be capitalized and deducted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var>either section 167 or 179 of the Internal Revenue Code in computing federal taxable <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var>income. Qualifying expenditures do not include an amount paid to refinance existing debt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Qualifying period" means, for a grant awarded during a fiscal year, that full <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var>calendar year of which the first six months precede the first day of the current fiscal year. For <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var>example, an eligible person who makes qualifying expenditures during calendar year 2008 <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var>is eligible to receive a livestock investment grant between July 1, 2008, and June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[17.9891] PURPOSE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.32"></a><var>15.32</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.33"></a><var>15.33</var>may implement a Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program whereby a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.34"></a><var>15.34</var>producer who demonstrates practices and management sufficient to protect water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.35"></a><var>15.35</var>is certified for up to ten years and presumed to be contributing the producer's share of <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>any targeted reduction of water pollutants during the certification period. The program <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>is voluntary. The voluntary program will first be piloted in selected watersheds across <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>the state, until the commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota Agricultural Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>Quality Certification Program Advisory Committee, commissioner of natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>determines the program is suitable to be implemented in other watersheds.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[17.9892] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Application.</b> The definitions in this section apply to sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>17.9891 to 17.993.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Certification.</b> "Certification" means a producer has demonstrated <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>compliance with all applicable environmental rules and statutes for all of the producer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>owned and rented agricultural land and has achieved a satisfactory score through the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>certification instrument as verified by a certifying agent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Certifying agent.</b> "Certifying agent" means a person who is authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>by the commissioner to assess producers to determine whether a producer satisfies the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>standards of the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Effective control.</b> "Effective control" means possession of land by <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>ownership, written lease, or other legal agreement and authority to act as decision <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>maker for the day-to-day management of the operation at the time the producer achieves <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>certification and for the required certification period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Eligible land.</b> "Eligible land" means all acres of a producer's agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>operation, whether contiguous or not, that are under the effective control of the producer <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>at the time the producer enters into the program and that the producer operates with <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>equipment, labor, and management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Program.</b> "Program" means the Minnesota agricultural water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>certification program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Technical assistance.</b> "Technical assistance" means professional, advisory, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>or cost-share assistance provided to individuals in order to achieve certification.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[17.9893] CERTIFICATION INSTRUMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>The commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>Certification Program Advisory Committee, commissioner of natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>shall develop an analytical instrument to assess the water quality practices and <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>management of agricultural operations. This instrument shall be used to certify that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>water quality practices and management of an agricultural operation are consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>state water quality goals and standards. The commissioner shall define a satisfactory score <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>for certification purposes. The certification instrument tool shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>(1) integrate applicable existing regulatory requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>(2) utilize technology and prioritize ease of use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>(3) utilize a water quality index or score applicable to the landscape;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>(4) incorporate a process for updates and revisions as practices, management, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>technology changes become established and approved; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>(5) comprehensively address water quality impacts.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[17.9894] CERTIFYING AGENT LICENSE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>License.</b> A person who offers certification services to producers <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>as part of the program must satisfy all criteria in subdivision 2 and be licensed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>the commissioner. A certifying agent is ineligible to provide certification services <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>to any producer to whom the certifying agent has also provided technical assistance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may set license fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Certifying agent requirements.</b> In order to be licensed as a certifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>agent, a person must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>(1) be an agricultural conservation professional employed by a soil and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>conservation district or the Natural Resources Conservation Service, a Minnesota certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>crop advisor recognized by the American Society of Agronomy, or an individual with <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>agricultural conservation experience approved by the commissioner. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>may establish eligibility criteria by rule;<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var>(2) have passed a comprehensive exam, as set by the commissioner, evaluating <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>knowledge of water quality, soil health, best farm management techniques, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>certification instrument; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>(3) maintain continuing education requirements as set by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[17.9895] DUTIES OF A CERTIFYING AGENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Duties.</b> A certifying agent shall conduct a formal certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>assessment utilizing the certification instrument to determine whether a producer meets <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>program criteria. If a producer satisfies all requirements, the certifying agent shall notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>the commissioner of the producer's eligibility and request that the commissioner issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>certificate. All records and documents used in the assessment shall be compiled by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>certifying agent and submitted to the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Violations.</b> (a) In the event a certifying agent violates any provision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>sections 17.9891 to 17.993 or an order of the commissioner, the commissioner may issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>written warning or a correction order and may suspend or revoke a license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>(b) If the commissioner suspends or revokes a license, the certifying agent has ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>days from the date of suspension or revocation to appeal. If a certifying agent appeals, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>commissioner shall hold an administrative hearing within 30 days of the suspension or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>revocation of the license, or longer by agreement of the parties, to determine whether the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>license is revoked or suspended. The commissioner shall issue an opinion within 30 days. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>If a person notifies the commissioner that the person intends to contest the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>opinion, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct a hearing in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>the applicable provisions of chapter 14 for hearings in contested cases.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[17.9896] CERTIFICATION PROCEDURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Producer duties.</b> A producer who seeks certification of eligible land <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>shall conduct an initial assessment using the certification instrument, obtain technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>assistance if necessary to achieve a satisfactory score on the certification instrument, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>apply for certification from a licensed certifying agent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Owned land.</b> Once certified, if a producer obtains ownership of additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>agricultural land, the producer must notify a certifying agent and obtain certification of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>additional land within one year in order to retain the producer's original certification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Leased land.</b> Once certified, if a producer leases additional land, then the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>producer must notify a certifying agent before farming operations commence on the newly <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>leased land. A producer who operates leased land is not required to implement practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>that permanently alter the landscape in order to be certified or remain certified if the land <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>is added following the original certification.  A producer who operates leased land must <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>demonstrate sufficient annual crop management practices, consistent with the original <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>certification agreement, in order to remain certified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Violations.</b> (a) The commissioner may revoke a certification if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>producer violates subdivision 2 or 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>(b) The commissioner may revoke a certification and seek reimbursement of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>monetary benefit a producer may have received due to certification from a producer who <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>fails to maintain certification criteria.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>(c) If the commissioner revokes a certification, the producer has 30 days from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>date of suspension or revocation to appeal. If a producer appeals, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>hold an administrative hearing within 30 days of the suspension or revocation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>certification, or longer by agreement of the parties, to determine whether the certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>is revoked or suspended. The commissioner shall issue an opinion within 30 days. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>producer notifies the commissioner that the producer intends to contest the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>opinion, the Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct a hearing in accordance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>the applicable provisions of chapter 14 for hearings in contested cases.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[17.9897] CERTIFICATION CERTAINTY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var>(a) Once a producer is certified, the producer:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>(1) retains certification for up to ten years from the date of certification if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>producer complies with the certification agreement, even if the producer does not comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>with new state water protection laws or rules that take effect during the certification period;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>(2) is presumed to be meeting the producer's contribution to any targeted reduction <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>of pollutants during the certification period;<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>(3) is required to continue implementation of practices that maintain the producer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>certification; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>(4) is required to retain all records pertaining to certification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>(b) Paragraph (a) does not preclude enforcement of a local rule or ordinance by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>local unit of government.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[17.9898] AUDITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>The commissioner shall perform random audits of producers and certifying agents to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>ensure compliance with the program. All producers and certifying agents shall cooperate <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>with the commissioner during these audits, and provide all relevant documents to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var>commissioner for inspection and copying. Any delay, obstruction, or refusal to cooperate <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>with the commissioner's audit or falsification of or failure to provide required data or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>information is a violation subject to the provisions of section 17.9895, subdivision 2, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>17.9896, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>[17.9899] DATA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>All data collected under the program that identifies a producer or a producer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>location are considered nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 9, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>private data on individuals as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>shall make available summary data of program outcomes on data classified as private <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>or nonpublic under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>[17.991] RULEMAKING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>[17.992] REPORTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>The commissioner, in consultation with the Minnesota Agricultural Water Quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>Certification Program Advisory Committee, commissioner of natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, and Board of Water and Soil Resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>shall issue a biennial report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>committees with jurisdiction over agricultural policy on the status of the program.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>[17.993] FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>The commissioner may use contributions from gifts or other state accounts, provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>that the purpose of the expenditure is consistent with the purpose of the accounts, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>grants, loans, or other financial assistance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.77, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Control.</b> "Control" means to destroy all or part of the aboveground <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>growth of noxious weeds manage or prevent the maturation and spread of propagating <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>parts of noxious weeds from one area to another by a lawful method that does not cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>unreasonable adverse effects on the environment as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>18B.01, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>31
         </statute_ref>, and prevents the maturation and spread of noxious weed propagating parts from one <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>area to another.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.77, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Eradicate.</b> "Eradicate" means to destroy the aboveground growth and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>roots and belowground plant parts of noxious weeds by a lawful method that, which<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var> prevents the maturation and spread of noxious weed propagating parts from one area <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>to another.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.77, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Permanent pasture, hay meadow, woodlot, </b><b>and</b><b> or</b><b> other noncrop </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var><b>area.</b> "Permanent pasture, hay meadow, woodlot, and or other noncrop area" means an <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>area of predominantly native or seeded perennial plants that can be used for grazing or hay <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>purposes but is not harvested on a regular basis and is not considered to be a growing crop.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.77, subdivision 12, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Propagating parts.</b> "Propagating parts" means all plant parts, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>seeds, that are capable of producing new plants.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>[18.771] NOXIOUS WEED CATEGORIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>(a) For purposes of designation under section 18.79, subdivision 13, noxious weed <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>category means each of the following categories.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>(b) "Prohibited noxious weeds" includes noxious weeds that must be controlled or <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>eradicated on all lands within the state. Transportation of a prohibited noxious weed's <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>propagating parts is restricted by permit except as allowed by section 18.82. Prohibited <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>noxious weeds may not be sold or propagated in Minnesota. There are two regulatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>listings for prohibited noxious weeds in Minnesota:<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>(1) the noxious weed eradicate list is established. Prohibited noxious weeds placed <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>on the noxious weed eradicate list are plants that are not currently known to be present in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>Minnesota or are not widely established. These species must be eradicated; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>(2) the noxious weed control list is established. Prohibited noxious weeds placed on <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>the noxious weed control list are plants that are already established throughout Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>or regions of the state. Species on this list must at least be controlled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>(c) "Restricted noxious weeds" includes noxious weeds that are widely distributed <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>in Minnesota, but for which the only feasible means of control is to prevent their spread <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>by prohibiting the importation, sale, and transportation of their propagating parts in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>state, except as allowed by section 18.82.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>(d) "Specially regulated plants" includes noxious weeds that may be native <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>species or have demonstrated economic value, but also have the potential to cause harm <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>in noncontrolled environments. Plants designated as specially regulated have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>determined to pose ecological, economical, or human or animal health concerns. Species <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>specific management plans or rules that define the use and management requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>for these plants must be developed by the commissioner of agriculture for each plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>designated as specially regulated. The commissioner must also take measures to minimize <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>the potential for harm caused by these plants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>(e) "County noxious weeds" includes noxious weeds that are designated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>individual county boards to be enforced as prohibited noxious weeds within the county's <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>jurisdiction and must be approved by the commissioner of agriculture, in consultation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>the Noxious Weed Advisory Committee. Each county board must submit newly proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>county noxious weeds to the commissioner of agriculture for review. Approved county <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>noxious weeds shall also be posted with the county's general weed notice prior to May 15 <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>each year. Counties are solely responsible for developing county noxious weed lists and <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>their enforcement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.78, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Cooperative</b><b> Weed control agreement.</b> The commissioner, municipality, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>or county agricultural inspector or county-designated employee may enter into a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>cooperative weed control agreement with a landowner or weed management area <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>group to establish a mutually agreed-upon noxious weed management plan for up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>three years duration, whereby a noxious weed problem will be controlled without <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var>additional enforcement action. If a property owner fails to comply with the noxious weed <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>management plan, an individual notice may be served.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.79, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Training for control or eradication of noxious weeds.</b> The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>shall conduct initial training considered necessary for inspectors and county-designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>employees in the enforcement of the Minnesota Noxious Weed Law. The director of the<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var> University of  Minnesota Extension Service may conduct educational programs for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>general public that will aid compliance with the Minnesota Noxious Weed Law. Upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>request, the commissioner may provide information and other technical assistance to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>county agricultural inspector or county-designated employee to aid in the performance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>responsibilities specified by the county board under section 
         <statute_ref>18.81, subdivisions 1a</statute_ref> and 1b.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.79, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Noxious weed designation.</b> The commissioner, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>Noxious Weed Advisory Committee, shall determine which plants are noxious weeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>subject to control regulation under sections 
         <statute_ref>18.76</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>18.91</statute_ref>. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>prepare, publish, and revise as necessary, but at least once every three years, a list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>noxious weeds and their designated classification. The list must be distributed to the public <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>by the commissioner who may request the help of the University of Minnesota Extension, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>the county agricultural inspectors, and any other organization the commissioner considers <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>appropriate to assist in the distribution. The commissioner may, in consultation with <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>the Noxious Weed Advisory Committee, accept and consider noxious weed designation <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>petitions from Minnesota citizens or Minnesota organizations or associations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.82, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Permits.</b> Except as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>21.74</statute_ref>, if a person wants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>transport along a public highway materials or equipment containing the propagating <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>parts of weeds designated as noxious by the commissioner, the person must secure a <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>written permit for transportation of the material or equipment from an inspector or <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>county-designated employee. Inspectors or county-designated employees may issue <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>permits to persons residing or operating within their jurisdiction. If the noxious weed <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>propagating parts are removed from materials and equipment or devitalized before <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>being transported, a permit is not needed A permit is not required for the transport of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>noxious weeds for the purpose of destroying propagating parts at a Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>Agriculture-approved disposal site. Anyone transporting noxious weed propagating parts <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>for the purpose of disposal at an approved site shall ensure that all materials are contained <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>in a manner that prevents escape during transport.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.91, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Duties.</b> The commissioner shall consult with the Noxious Weed <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>Advisory Committee to advise the commissioner concerning responsibilities under <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var>the noxious weed control program. The committee shall also evaluate species for <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>invasiveness, difficulty of control, cost of control, benefits, and amount of injury caused <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>by them. For each species evaluated, the committee shall recommend to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>on which noxious weed list or lists, if any, the species should be placed. Species currently<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var> designated as prohibited or restricted noxious weeds or specially regulated plants must <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>be reevaluated every three years for a recommendation on whether or not they need to <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>remain on the noxious weed lists. The committee shall also advise the commissioner on <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>the implementation of the Minnesota Noxious Weed Law and assist the commissioner in <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>the development of management criteria for each noxious weed category. Members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>the committee are not entitled to reimbursement of expenses nor payment of per diem. <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>Members shall serve two-year terms with subsequent reappointment by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18.91, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The commissioner shall appoint members, which shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>include representatives from the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>(1) horticultural science, agronomy, and forestry at the University of Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>(2) the nursery and landscape industry in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>(3) the seed industry in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>(4) the Department of Agriculture;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>(5) the Department of Natural Resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>(6) a conservation organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>(7) an environmental organization;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>(8) at least two farm organizations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>(9) the county agricultural inspectors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.34"></a><var>23.34</var>(10) city, township, and county governments;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>(11) the Department of Transportation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>(12) the University of Minnesota Extension;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>(13) the timber and forestry industry in Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>(14) the Board of Water and Soil Resources; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>(15) soil and water conservation districts.;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>(16) Minnesota Association of County Land Commissioners; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>(17) members as needed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Bulk pesticide storage facility.</b> "Bulk pesticide storage facility" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>facility that is required to have a permit under section 18B.14.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Pesticide </b><b>storage </b><b>safeguards </b><b>at application sites</b><b>.</b> A person may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>allow a pesticide, rinsate, or unrinsed pesticide container to be stored, kept, or to remain in <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>or on any site without safeguards adequate to prevent an incident. Pesticides may not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>stored in an area with access to an open drain, unless a safeguard is provided.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Use of </b><b>public</b><b> water supplies for filling </b><b>application </b><b>equipment.</b> (a) A <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>person may not fill pesticide application equipment directly from a public water supply, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>144.382</statute_ref>, or from public waters, as defined in section 103G.005, <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>subdivision 15, unless the outlet from the public equipment or water supply is equipped <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>with a backflow prevention device that complies with the Minnesota Plumbing Code <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>under Minnesota Rules, parts 4715.2000 to 4715.2280.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>(b) Cross connections between a water supply used for filling pesticide application <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var>equipment are prohibited.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>(c) This subdivision does not apply to permitted applications of aquatic pesticides to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>public waters.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.31.0"></a><a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Cleaning equipment in or near surface water</b><b> Pesticide handling </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var><b>restrictions</b><b>.</b> (a) A person may not:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var>(1) clean pesticide application equipment in surface waters of the state; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>(2) fill or clean pesticide application equipment adjacent to surface waters, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>ditches, or wells where, because of the slope or other conditions, pesticides or materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>contaminated with pesticides could enter or contaminate the surface waters, groundwater, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>or wells, as a result of overflow, leakage, or other causes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>(b) This subdivision does not apply to permitted application of aquatic pesticides to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>public waters.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.32.0"></a><a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.26, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Registration application and gross sales fee.</b> (a) For an agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>pesticide, a registrant shall pay an annual registration application fee for each agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var>pesticide of $350. The fee is due by December 31 preceding the year for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>application for registration is made. The fee is nonrefundable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>(b) For a nonagricultural pesticide, a registrant shall pay a minimum annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>registration application fee for each nonagricultural pesticide of $350. The fee is due by <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>December 31 preceding the year for which the application for registration is made. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>fee is nonrefundable. The registrant of a nonagricultural pesticide shall pay, in addition to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>the $350 minimum fee, a fee of 0.5 percent of annual gross sales of the nonagricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var>pesticide in the state and the annual gross sales of the nonagricultural pesticide sold into <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>the state for use in this state. The commissioner may not assess a fee under this paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>if the amount due based on percent of annual gross sales is less than $10 No fee is required <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>if the fee due amount based on percent of annual gross sales of a nonagricultural pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>is less than $10. The registrant shall secure sufficient sales information of nonagricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>pesticides distributed into this state from distributors and dealers, regardless of distributor <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>location, to make a determination. Sales of nonagricultural pesticides in this state and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>sales of nonagricultural pesticides for use in this state by out-of-state distributors are not <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>exempt and must be included in the registrant's annual report, as required under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>(g), and fees shall be paid by the registrant based upon those reported sales. Sales of <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var>nonagricultural pesticides in the state for use outside of the state are exempt from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>gross sales fee in this paragraph if the registrant properly documents the sale location and <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var>distributors. A registrant paying more than the minimum fee shall pay the balance due by <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var>March 1 based on the gross sales of the nonagricultural pesticide by the registrant for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.31"></a><var>25.31</var>preceding calendar year. A pesticide determined by the commissioner to be a sanitizer or <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.32"></a><var>25.32</var>disinfectant is exempt from the gross sales fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.33"></a><var>25.33</var>(c) For agricultural pesticides, a licensed agricultural pesticide dealer or licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.34"></a><var>25.34</var>pesticide dealer shall pay a gross sales fee of 0.55 percent of annual gross sales of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>agricultural pesticide in the state and the annual gross sales of the agricultural pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>sold into the state for use in this state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>(d) In those cases where a registrant first sells an agricultural pesticide in or into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>state to a pesticide end user, the registrant must first obtain an agricultural pesticide dealer <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>license and is responsible for payment of the annual gross sales fee under paragraph (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>record keeping under paragraph (i), and all other requirements of section 
         <statute_ref>18B.316</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>(e) If the total annual revenue from fees collected in fiscal year 2011, 2012, or 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>by the commissioner on the registration and sale of pesticides is less than $6,600,000, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>commissioner, after a public hearing, may increase proportionally the pesticide sales and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>product registration fees under this chapter by the amount necessary to ensure this level <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>of revenue is achieved. The authority under this section expires on June 30, 2014. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>commissioner shall report any fee increases under this paragraph 60 days before the fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>change is effective to the senate and house of representatives agriculture budget divisions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) An additional fee of 50 percent of the registration application fee must be paid by <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>the applicant for each pesticide to be registered if the application is a renewal application <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>that is submitted after December 31.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A registrant must annually report to the commissioner the amount, type and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>annual gross sales of each registered nonagricultural pesticide sold, offered for sale, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>otherwise distributed in the state. The report shall be filed by March 1 for the previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>year's registration. The commissioner shall specify the form of the report or approve <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>the method for submittal of the report and may require additional information deemed <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>necessary to determine the amount and type of nonagricultural pesticide annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>distributed in the state. The information required shall include the brand name, United <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>States Environmental Protection Agency registration number, and amount of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>nonagricultural pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>the information collected, if made public, shall be reported in a manner which does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>identify a specific brand name in the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>(h) A licensed agricultural pesticide dealer or licensed pesticide dealer must annually <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>report to the commissioner the amount, type, and annual gross sales of each registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>agricultural pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state or into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>state for use in the state. The report must be filed by January 31 for the previous year's <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>sales. The commissioner shall specify the form, contents, and approved electronic method <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>for submittal of the report and may require additional information deemed necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>determine the amount and type of agricultural pesticide annually distributed within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>state or into the state. The information required must include the brand name, United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>Environmental Protection Agency registration number, and amount of each agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state or into the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>(i) A person who registers a pesticide with the commissioner under paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>or a registrant under paragraph (d), shall keep accurate records for five years detailing <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>all distribution or sales transactions into the state or in the state and subject to a fee and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>surcharge under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>(j) The records are subject to inspection, copying, and audit by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>and must clearly demonstrate proof of payment of all applicable fees and surcharges <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>for each registered pesticide product sold for use in this state. A person who is located <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>outside of this state must maintain and make available records required by this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>in this state or pay all costs incurred by the commissioner in the inspecting, copying, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>auditing of the records.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var>(k) The commissioner may adopt by rule regulations that require persons subject <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>to audit under this section to provide information determined by the commissioner to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var>necessary to enable the commissioner to perform the audit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) A registrant who is required to pay more than the minimum fee for any pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>under paragraph (b) must pay a late fee penalty of $100 for each pesticide application fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>paid after March 1 in the year for which the license is to be issued.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.33.0"></a><a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.305, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var><b>18B.305 PESTICIDE EDUCATION AND TRAINING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Education and training.</b> (a) The commissioner, as the lead agency,<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var> shall develop, implement or approve, and evaluate, in conjunction consultation with the<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var> University of Minnesota Extension Service, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>system, and other educational institutions, innovative educational and training programs <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>addressing pesticide concerns including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>(1) water quality protection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>(2) endangered species protection;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>(3) minimizing pesticide residues in food and water;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var>(4) worker protection and applicator safety;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>(5) chronic toxicity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>(6) integrated pest management and pest resistance; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>(7) pesticide disposal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var>(8) pesticide drift;<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.34"></a><var>27.34</var>(9) relevant laws including pesticide labels and labeling and state and federal rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.35"></a><var>27.35</var>and regulations; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>(10) current science and technology updates.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>(b) The commissioner shall appoint educational planning committees which must <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>include representatives of industry and applicators.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>(c) Specific current regulatory concerns must be discussed and, if appropriate, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>incorporated into each training session. Relevant changes to pesticide product labels or <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>labeling or state and federal rules and regulations may be included.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>(d) The commissioner may approve programs from private industry, higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>education institutions, and nonprofit organizations that meet minimum requirements for <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>education, training, and certification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Training manual and examination development.</b> The commissioner, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>conjunction consultation with the University of Minnesota Extension Service and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>higher education institutions, shall continually revise and update pesticide applicator <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>training manuals and examinations. The manuals and examinations must be written to meet <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>or exceed the minimum standards required by the United States Environmental Protection <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>Agency and pertinent state specific information. Questions in the examinations must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>determined by the commissioner in consultation with other responsible agencies. Manuals <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>and examinations must include pesticide management practices that discuss prevention of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>pesticide occurrence in groundwaters groundwater and surface water of the state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.34.0"></a><a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.316, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> (a) A person must not distribute offer for sale or sell <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>an agricultural pesticide in the state or into the state without first obtaining an agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>pesticide dealer license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>(b) Each location or place of business from which an agricultural pesticide is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>distributed offered for sale or sold in the state or into the state is required to have a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>separate agricultural pesticide dealer license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>(c) A person who is a licensed pesticide dealer under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.31</statute_ref> is not required <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>to also be licensed under this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.35.0"></a><a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.316, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Resident agent.</b> A person required to be licensed under subdivisions 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>and 2, or a person licensed as a pesticide dealer pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>18B.31</statute_ref> and who <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>operates from a location or place of business outside the state and who distributes offers <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>for sale or sells an agricultural pesticide into the state, must continuously maintain in <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>this state the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.34"></a><var>28.34</var>(1) a registered office; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>(2) a registered agent, who may be either a resident of this state whose business <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>office or residence is identical with the registered office under clause (1), a domestic <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>corporation or limited liability company, or a foreign corporation of limited liability <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>company authorized to transact business in this state and having a business office identical <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var>with the registered office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>A person licensed under this section or section 
         <statute_ref>18B.31</statute_ref> shall annually file with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>commissioner, either at the time of initial licensing or as part of license renewal, the name, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>address, telephone number, and e-mail address of the licensee's registered agent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>For licensees under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.31</statute_ref> who are located in the state, the licensee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>the registered agent.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.36.0"></a><a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.316, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Responsibility.</b> The resident agent is responsible for the acts of a licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>agricultural pesticide dealer, or of a licensed pesticide dealer under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.31</statute_ref> who <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>operates from a location or place of business outside the state and who distributes offers <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>for sale or sells an agricultural pesticide into the state, as well as the acts of the employees <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>of those licensees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.37.0"></a><a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.316, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Report of sales and payment to commissioner.</b> A person who is an <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>agricultural pesticide dealer, or is a licensed pesticide dealer under section 
         <statute_ref>18B.31</statute_ref>, who <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>distributes offers for sale or sells an agricultural pesticide in or into the state, and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>pesticide registrant pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>18B.26, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), shall no <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>later than January 31 of each year report and pay applicable fees on annual gross sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>of agricultural pesticides to the commissioner pursuant to requirements under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>18B.26, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, paragraphs (c) and (h).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.38.0"></a><a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.316, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Application.</b> (a) A person must apply to the commissioner for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>agricultural pesticide dealer license on forms and in a manner approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>(b) The applicant must be the person in charge of each location or place of business <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>from which agricultural pesticides are distributed offered for sale or sold in or into the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>(c) The commissioner may require that the applicant provide information regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>the applicant's proposed operations and other information considered pertinent by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>(d) The commissioner may require additional demonstration of licensee qualification <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>if the licensee has had a license suspended or revoked, or has otherwise had a history of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>violations in another state or violations of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>(e) A licensed agricultural pesticide dealer who changes the dealer's address or place <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>of business must immediately notify the commissioner of the change.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>(f) Beginning January 1, 2011, an application for renewal of an agricultural pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var>dealer license is complete only when a report and any applicable payment of fees under <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>subdivision 8 are received by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.39.0"></a><a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18B.37, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Storage, handling,</b><b> Incident response</b><b>, and disposal</b><b> plan.</b> A pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>dealer, agricultural pesticide dealer, or a commercial, noncommercial, or structural pest <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>control applicator or the business that the applicator is employed by business must develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>and maintain a an incident response plan that describes its pesticide storage, handling, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>incident response, and disposal practices the actions that will be taken to prevent and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>respond to pesticide incidents. The plan must contain the same information as forms <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>provided by the commissioner. The plan must be kept at a principal business site or location <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>within this state and must be submitted to the commissioner upon request on forms provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>by the commissioner. The plan must be available for inspection by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.40.0"></a><a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18C.111, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Certification of regulatory compliance.</b> (a) The commissioner may, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>under rules adopted under section 
         <statute_ref>18C.121, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, certify a person to offer or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>perform a regulatory compliance inspection of any person or site that stores, handles, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>distributes ammonia or anhydrous ammonia fertilizer. The deadlines established in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>14.125, are extended until June 30, 2014, for rules adopted under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>(b) Pursuant to those rules, a person certified under paragraph (a) may issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>certification of compliance to an inspected person or site if the certified person documents <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>in writing full compliance with the provisions of this chapter and rules adopted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>(c) A person or site issued a certification of compliance must provide a copy of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>certification to the commissioner immediately upon request or within 90 days following <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>certification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>(d) Certifications of compliance are valid for a period of three years. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>commissioner may determine a different time period in the interest of public safety or for <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.34"></a><var>30.34</var>other reasonable cause.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.41.0"></a><a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18C.430, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var><b>18C.430 COMMERCIAL ANIMAL WASTE TECHNICIAN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), after March <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>1, 2000, A person may not manage or apply animal wastes to the land for hire without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>valid commercial animal waste technician license. This section does not apply to a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>managing or applying animal waste on land managed by the person's employer.:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>(1) without a valid commercial animal waste technician applicator license;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>(2) without a valid commercial animal waste technician site manager license; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>(3) as a sole proprietorship, company, partnership, or corporation unless a <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>commercial animal waste technician company license is held and a commercial animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>waste technical site manager is employed by the entity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>(b) A person managing or applying animal wastes for hire must have a valid <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>license identification card when managing or applying animal wastes for hire and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner or a law <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>enforcement officer. The commissioner shall prescribe the information required on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>license identification card.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>(c) A person who is not a licensed commercial animal waste technician who has had <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>at least two hours of training or experience in animal waste management may manage <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>or apply animal waste for hire under the supervision of a commercial animal waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>technician. A commercial animal waste technician applicator must have a minimum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>two hours of certification training in animal waste management and may only manage or <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>apply animal waste for hire under the supervision of a commercial animal waste technician <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>site manager. The commissioner shall prescribe the conditions of the supervision and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>form and format required on the certification training.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>(d) This section does not apply to a person managing or applying animal waste on <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>land managed by the person's employer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Responsibility.</b> A person required to be licensed under this section who <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>performs animal waste management or application for hire or who employs a person to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>perform animal waste management or application for compensation is responsible for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>proper management or application of the animal wastes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>License.</b> (a) A commercial animal waste technician license, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>applicator, site manager, and company:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>(1) is valid for three years one year and expires on December 31 of the third year for <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>which it is issued, unless suspended or revoked before that date;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.35"></a><var>31.35</var>(2) is not transferable to another person; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>(3) must be prominently displayed to the public in the commercial animal waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>technician's place of business.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>(b) The commercial animal waste technician company license number assigned by <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>the commissioner must appear on the application equipment when a person manages <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>or applies animal waste for hire.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Application.</b> (a) A person must apply to the commissioner for a commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>animal waste technician license on forms and in the manner required by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>and must include the application fee. The commissioner shall prescribe and administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>an examination or equivalent measure to determine if the applicant is eligible for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>commercial animal waste technician license, site manager license, or applicator license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>(b) The commissioner of agriculture, in cooperation with the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>Minnesota Extension Service and appropriate educational institutions, shall establish and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>implement a program for training and licensing commercial animal waste technicians.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Renewal application.</b> (a) A person must apply to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>agriculture to renew a commercial animal waste technician license and must include the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>application fee. The commissioner may renew a commercial animal waste technician <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>applicator or site manager license, subject to reexamination, attendance at workshops <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>approved by the commissioner, or other requirements imposed by the commissioner to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>provide the animal waste technician with information regarding changing technology and <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>to help ensure a continuing level of competence and ability to manage and apply animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>wastes properly. The applicant may renew a commercial animal waste technician license <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>within 12 months after expiration of the license without having to meet initial testing <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>requirements. The commissioner may require additional demonstration of animal waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>technician qualification if a person has had a license suspended or revoked or has had a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>history of violations of this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>(b) An applicant who meets renewal requirements by reexamination instead <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>of attending workshops must pay a fee for the reexamination as determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Financial responsibility.</b> (a) A commercial animal waste technician <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>license may not be issued unless the applicant furnishes proof of financial responsibility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>The financial responsibility may be demonstrated by (1) proof of net assets equal to or <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>greater than $50,000, or (2) a performance bond or insurance of the kind and in an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>determined by the commissioner of agriculture.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>(b) The bond or insurance must cover a period of time at least equal to the term of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>the applicant's license. The commissioner shall immediately suspend the license of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.36"></a><var>32.36</var>person who fails to maintain the required bond or insurance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>(c) An employee of a licensed person is not required to maintain an insurance policy <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>or bond during the time the employer is maintaining the required insurance or bond.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>(d) Applications for reinstatement of a license suspended under paragraph (b) must <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>be accompanied by proof of satisfaction of judgments previously rendered.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Application fee.</b> (a) A person initially applying for or renewing <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>a commercial animal waste technician applicator license must pay a nonrefundable <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>application fee of $50 and a fee of $10 for each additional identification card requested.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var> $25. A person initially applying for or renewing a commercial animal waste technician <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>site manager license must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $50. A person initially <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>applying for or renewing a commercial animal waste technician company license must <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>pay a nonrefundable application fee of $100.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>(b) A license renewal application received after March 1 in the year for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>license is to be issued is subject to a penalty fee of 50 percent of the application fee. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>penalty fee must be paid before the renewal license may be issued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>(c) An application for a duplicate commercial animal waste technician license must <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $10.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.42.0"></a><a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 18C.433, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Requirement.</b> Beginning January 1, 2006, only a commercial <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>animal waste technician, site manager or commercial animal waste technician applicator<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var> may apply animal waste from a feedlot that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>(1) has a capacity of 300 animal units or more; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>(2) does not have an updated manure management plan that meets the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>of Pollution Control Agency rules.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.43.0"></a><a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 31.94, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var><b>31.94 COMMISSIONER DUTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>(a) In order to promote opportunities for organic agriculture in Minnesota, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>(1) survey producers and support services and organizations to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>information and research needs in the area of organic agriculture practices;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>(2) work with the University of Minnesota to demonstrate the on-farm applicability <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>of organic agriculture practices to conditions in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>(3) direct the programs of the department so as to work toward the promotion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.33"></a><var>33.33</var>organic agriculture in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>(4) inform agencies of how state or federal programs could utilize and support <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>organic agriculture practices; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>(5) work closely with producers, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Trade <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>Office, and other appropriate organizations to identify opportunities and needs as well <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>as ensure coordination and avoid duplication of state agency efforts regarding research, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>teaching, marketing, and extension work relating to organic agriculture.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>(b) By November 15 of each year that ends in a zero or a five, the commissioner, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>in conjunction with the task force created in paragraph (c), shall report on the status of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>organic agriculture in Minnesota to the legislative policy and finance committees and <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture. The report must include available data on <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>organic acreage and production, available data on the sales or market performance of <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>organic products, and recommendations regarding programs, policies, and research efforts <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>that will benefit Minnesota's organic agriculture sector.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>(c) A Minnesota Organic Advisory Task Force shall advise the commissioner and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>University of Minnesota on policies and programs that will improve organic agriculture in <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>Minnesota, including how available resources can most effectively be used for outreach, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>education, research, and technical assistance that meet the needs of the organic agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>community. The task force must consist of the following residents of the state:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>(1) three organic farmers using organic agriculture methods;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>(2) one wholesaler or distributor of organic products;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>(3) one representative of organic certification agencies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>(4) two organic processors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>(5) one representative from University of Minnesota Extension;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>(6) one University of Minnesota faculty member;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>(7) one representative from a nonprofit organization representing producers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>(8) two public members;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>(9) one representative from the United States Department of Agriculture;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>(10) one retailer of organic products; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>(11) one organic consumer representative.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>The commissioner, in consultation with the director of the Minnesota Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>Experiment Station; the dean and director of University of Minnesota Extension; and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>dean of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, shall appoint <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>members to serve staggered two-year three-year terms.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>Compensation and removal of members are governed by section 
         <statute_ref>15.059, subdivision <br />
            		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>6
         </statute_ref>. The task force must meet at least twice each year and expires on June 30, 2013 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>(d) For the purposes of expanding, improving, and developing production and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>marketing of the organic products of Minnesota agriculture, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>receive funds from state and federal sources and spend them, including through grants or <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var>contracts, to assist producers and processors to achieve certification, to conduct education <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>or marketing activities, to enter into research and development partnerships, or to address <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>production or marketing obstacles to the growth and well-being of the industry.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>(e) The commissioner may facilitate the registration of state organic production <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>and handling operations including those exempt from organic certification according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>Code of Federal Regulations, title 7, section 205.101, and certification agents operating <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>within the state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.44.0"></a><a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41A.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Cellulosic biofuel production goal.</b> The state cellulosic biofuel production <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>goal is one-quarter of the total amount necessary for ethanol biofuel use required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>239.791, subdivision 1a 1</statute_ref>, by 2015 or when cellulosic biofuel facilities in the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>attain a total annual production level of 60,000,000 gallons, whichever is first.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.45.0"></a><a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41A.10, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires January 1, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.46.0"></a><a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41A.105, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purpose of this section:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) "biobased content" means a chemical, polymer, monomer, or plastic that is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>sold primarily for use as food, feed, or fuel and that has a biobased percentage of at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>51 percent as determined by testing representative samples using American Society for <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>Testing and Materials specification D6866;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) "biobased formulated product" means a product that is not sold primarily for use <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>as food, feed, or fuel and that has a biobased content percentage of at least ten percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>as determined by testing representative samples using American Society for Testing <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>and Materials specification D6866, or that contains a biobased chemical constituent <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>that displaces a known hazardous or toxic constituent previously used in the product <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>formulation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) (3) "biobutanol facility" means a facility at which biobutanol is produced; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.32"></a><var>35.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (4) "biobutanol" means fermentation isobutyl alcohol that is derived from <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.33"></a><var>35.33</var>agricultural products, including potatoes, cereal grains, cheese whey, and sugar beets; <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>forest products; or other renewable resources, including residue and waste generated <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>from the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural products, forest products, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>and other renewable resources.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.47.0"></a><a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41A.105, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> The board shall research and report to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>agriculture and to the legislature recommendations as to how the state can invest its <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>resources to most efficiently achieve energy independence, agricultural and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>resources sustainability, and rural economic vitality. The board shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) examine the future of fuels, such as synthetic gases, biobutanol, hydrogen, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>methanol, biodiesel, and ethanol within Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) examine the opportunity for biobased content and biobased formulated product <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>production at integrated biorefineries or stand alone facilities using agricultural and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>forestry feedstocks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) (3) develop equity grant programs to assist locally owned facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) (4) study the proper role of the state in creating financing and investing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>providing incentives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) (5) evaluate how state and federal programs, including the Farm Bill, can best <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>work together and leverage resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) (6) work with other entities and committees to develop a clean energy program; <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) (7) report to the legislature before February 1 each year with recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>as to appropriations and results of past actions and projects.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.48.0"></a><a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41A.105, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires June 30, 2014 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.49.0"></a><a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41A.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Oversight.</b> The commissioner, in consultation with the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>over agriculture finance, must allocate available funds among eligible uses, develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>competitive eligibility criteria, and award funds on a needs basis. By February 1 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>year, the commissioner shall report to the legislature on the allocation among eligible uses <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>and any financial assistance provided under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.50.0"></a><a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41A.12, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Grant awards.</b> Grant projects may continue for up to three years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>Multiyear projects must be reevaluated by the commissioner before second- and third-year <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>funding is approved. A project is limited to one grant for its funding.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.51.0"></a><a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41B.04, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Restructured loan agreement.</b> (a) For a deferred restructured loan, all <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>payments on the primary and secondary principal, all payments of interest on the secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>principal, and an agreed portion of the interest payable to the eligible agricultural lender <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>on the primary principal must be deferred to the end of the term of the loan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>(b) Interest on secondary principal must accrue at a below market interest rate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>(c) At the conclusion of the term of the restructured loan, the borrower owes primary <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>principal, secondary principal, and deferred interest on primary and secondary principal. <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>However, part of this balloon payment may be forgiven following an appraisal by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>lender and the authority to determine the current market value of the real estate subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>the mortgage. If the current market value of the land after appraisal is less than the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>of debt owed by the borrower to the lender and authority on this obligation, that portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var>the obligation that exceeds the current market value of the real property must be forgiven <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var>by the lender and the authority in the following order:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var>(1) deferred interest on secondary principal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var>(2) secondary principal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>(3) deferred interest on primary principal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>(4) primary principal as provided in an agreement between the authority and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>lender; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>(5) accrued but not deferred interest on primary principal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>(d) For an amortized restructured loan, payments must include installments on <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>primary principal and interest on the primary principal. An amortized restructured loan <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>must be amortized over a time period and upon terms to be established by the authority by <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>rule.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>(e) A borrower may prepay the restructured loan, with all primary and secondary <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>principal and interest and deferred interest at any time without prepayment penalty.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>(f) The authority may not participate in refinancing a restructured loan at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>conclusion of the restructured loan.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.52.0"></a><a id="pl.37.34"></a><var>37.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 41D.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires on June 30, 2013 2018.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.53.0"></a><a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116J.437, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Green economy" means products, processes, methods, technologies, or services <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>intended to do one or more of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) increase the use of energy from renewable sources, including through achieving <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>the renewable energy standard established in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.1691</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) achieve the statewide energy-savings goal established in section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2401</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>including energy savings achieved by the conservation investment program under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>216B.241
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) achieve the greenhouse gas emission reduction goals of section 
         <statute_ref>216H.02</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>subdivision 1, including through reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216H.01, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or mitigation of the greenhouse gas emissions through, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>but not limited to, carbon capture, storage, or sequestration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) monitor, protect, restore, and preserve the quality of surface waters, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>actions to further the purposes of the Clean Water Legacy Act as provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>114D.10, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) expand the use of biofuels, including by expanding the feasibility or reducing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>cost of producing biofuels or the types of equipment, machinery, and vehicles that can <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>use biofuels, including activities to achieve the biofuels 25 by 2025 initiative in sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var><statute_ref>41A.10, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, and 
         <statute_ref>41A.11</statute_ref> petroleum replacement goal in section 239.7911; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) increase the use of green chemistry, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>116.9401</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>For the purpose of clause (3), "green economy" includes strategies that reduce carbon <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>emissions, such as utilizing existing buildings and other infrastructure, and utilizing mass <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>transit or otherwise reducing commuting for employees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.54.0"></a><a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 223.17, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7a. <b>Bond requirements; claims.</b> For entities licensed under this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>and chapter 232, the bond requirements and claims against the bond are governed under <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>section 232.22, subdivision 6a.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.55.0"></a><a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 232.22, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6a. <b>Bond determinations.</b> If a public grain warehouse operator is licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>under both this chapter and chapter 223, the warehouse shall have its bond determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>by its gross annual grain purchase amount or its annual average grain storage value, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>whichever is greater. For those entities licensed under this chapter and chapter 223, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>entire bond shall be available to any claims against the bond for claims filed under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>chapter and chapter 223.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.56.0"></a><a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.051, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Advanced biofuel.</b>  "Advanced biofuel" has the meaning given in Public <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>Law 110-140, title 2, subtitle A, section 201.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.57.0"></a><a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.051, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5a. <b>Biofuel.</b> "Biofuel" means a renewable fuel with an approved pathway <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>under authority of the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, as amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>by the federal Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, Public Law 110&#8211;140, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>and approved for sale by the United States Environmental Protection Agency. The term <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>"biofuel" includes both advanced and conventional biofuels.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.58.0"></a><a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.051, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7a. <b>Conventional biofuel.</b> "Conventional biofuel" means ethanol derived <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>from cornstarch, as defined in Public Law 110-140, title 2, subtitle A, section 201.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.59.0"></a><a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.761, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Gasoline.</b> (a) Gasoline that is not blended with ethanol biofuel must not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>contaminated with water or other impurities and must comply with ASTM specification <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>D4814-08b. Gasoline that is not blended with ethanol biofuel must also comply with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>volatility requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, part 80.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>(b) After gasoline is sold, transferred, or otherwise removed from a refinery or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>terminal, a person responsible for the product:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>(1) may blend the gasoline with agriculturally derived ethanol as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>subdivision 4;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>(2) shall not blend the gasoline with any oxygenate other than denatured, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>agriculturally derived ethanol biofuel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>(3) shall not blend the gasoline with other petroleum products that are not gasoline <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>or denatured, agriculturally derived ethanol biofuel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>(4) shall not blend the gasoline with products commonly and commercially known <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>as casinghead gasoline, absorption gasoline, condensation gasoline, drip gasoline, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>natural gasoline; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>(5) may blend the gasoline with a detergent additive, an antiknock additive, or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>additive designed to replace tetra-ethyl lead, that is registered by the EPA.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.60.0"></a><a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.791, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Minimum </b><b>ethanol</b><b> biofuel</b><b> content required.</b> (a) Except as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>in subdivisions 10 to 14, a person responsible for the product shall ensure that all gasoline <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>sold or offered for sale in Minnesota must contain at least the quantity of ethanol biofuel<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var> required by clause (1) or (2), whichever is greater at the option of the person responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>for the product:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>(1) the greater of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>(i) 10.0 percent denatured ethanol conventional biofuel by volume; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>(2) (ii) the maximum percent of denatured ethanol conventional biofuel by volume <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>authorized in a waiver granted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>(2) 10.0 percent of a biofuel, other than a conventional biofuel, by volume authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>in a waiver granted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency or a biofuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>formulation registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>United States Code, title 42, section 7545.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>(b) For purposes of enforcing the minimum ethanol requirement of paragraph (a), <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>clause (1), item (i), a gasoline/ethanol gasoline/biofuel blend will be construed to be in <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>compliance if the ethanol biofuel content, exclusive of denaturants and other permitted <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>components, comprises not less than 9.2 percent by volume and not more than 10.0 percent <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>by volume of the blend as determined by an appropriate United States Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>Protection Agency or American Society of Testing Materials standard method of analysis <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>of alcohol/ether content in engine fuels.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>(c) The provisions of this subdivision are suspended during any period of time that <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), is in effect. The aggregate amount of biofuel blended <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>pursuant to this subdivision may be any biofuel; however, conventional biofuel must <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>comprise no less than the portion specified on and after the specified dates:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">(1)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">July 1, 2013<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">90 percent<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">(2)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">January 1, 2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">80 percent<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.40.35"></a><var>40.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">(3)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">January 1, 2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">70 percent<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">(4)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">January 1, 2020<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">60 percent<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">(5)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">January 1, 2025<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">no minimum<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.61.0"></a><a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.791, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Federal Clean Air Act waivers; conditions.</b> (a) Before a waiver granted <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under section 211(f)(4) of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7545, subsection (f), paragraph (4),<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var> may alter the minimum content level required by subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>or subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), clause (2) (1), item (ii), the waiver must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>(1) apply to all gasoline-powered motor vehicles irrespective of model year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>(2) allow for special regulatory treatment of Reid vapor pressure under Code of <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>Federal Regulations, title 40, section 
         <statute_ref>80.27</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), for blends of gasoline and <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>ethanol up to the maximum percent of denatured ethanol by volume authorized under <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>the waiver.<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>(b) The minimum ethanol biofuel requirement in subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>(2), or subdivision 1a, paragraph (a), clause (2), (1), item (ii), shall, upon the grant of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>federal waiver, be effective the day after the commissioner of commerce publishes notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>in the State Register. In making this determination, the commissioner shall consider the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>amount of time required by refiners, retailers, pipeline and distribution terminal companies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>and other fuel suppliers, acting expeditiously, to make the operational and logistical changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var>required to supply fuel in compliance with the minimum ethanol biofuel requirement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.62.0"></a><a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.791, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2b. <b>Limited liability waiver.</b> No motor fuel shall be deemed to be a defective <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>product by virtue of the fact that the motor fuel is formulated or blended pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>the requirements of subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), or subdivision 1a (1), item <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>(ii), under any theory of liability except for simple or willful negligence or fraud. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>subdivision does not preclude an action for negligent, fraudulent, or willful acts. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>subdivision does not affect a person whose liability arises under chapter 115, water <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>pollution control; 115A, waste management; 115B, environmental response and liability; <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>115C, leaking underground storage tanks; or 299J, pipeline safety; under public nuisance <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>law for damage to the environment or the public health; under any other environmental or <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>public health law; or under any environmental or public health ordinance or program of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var>municipality as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>466.01</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.63.0"></a><a id="pl.41.33"></a><var>41.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 239.7911, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var><b>239.7911 PETROLEUM REPLACEMENT PROMOTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Petroleum replacement goal.</b> The tiered petroleum replacement <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>goal of the state of Minnesota is that biofuel comprises at least the specified portion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>total gasoline sold or offered for sale in this state by each specified year:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) at least 20 percent of the liquid fuel sold in the state is derived from renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>sources by December 31, 2015; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) at least 25 percent of the liquid fuel sold in the state is derived from renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>sources by December 31, 2025.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="5"></col>
            <col width="20"></col>
            <col width="15"></col>
            <col width="25"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(1)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">14 percent<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(2)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2017<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">18 percent<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(3)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2020<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">25 percent<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">(4)<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">2025<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">30 percent<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Promotion of renewable liquid fuels.</b> (a) The commissioner of agriculture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>in consultation with the commissioners of commerce and the Pollution Control Agency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>shall identify and implement activities necessary for the widespread use of renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>liquid fuels in the state to achieve the goals in subdivision 1. Beginning November <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>1, 2005, and continuing through 2015, the commissioners, or their designees, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>work with convene a task force pursuant to section 15.014 that includes representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>from the renewable fuels industry, petroleum retailers, refiners, automakers, small <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>engine manufacturers, and other interested groups, to. The task force shall assist the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>commissioners in carrying out the activities in paragraph (b) and eliminating barriers to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>use of greater biofuel blends in this state. The task force must coordinate efforts with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>NextGen Energy Board, the biodiesel task force, and the Renewable Energy Roundtable <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>and develop annual recommendations for administrative and legislative action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The activities of the commissioners under this subdivision shall include, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>be limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) developing recommendations for specific, cost-effective incentives necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>to expedite the use of greater biofuel blends in this state including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>incentives for retailers to install equipment necessary for dispensing to dispense renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>liquid fuels to the public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) expanding the renewable-fuel options available to Minnesota consumers by <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>obtaining federal approval for the use of E20 and additional blends that contain a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>percentage of ethanol, including but not limited to E30 and E50, as gasoline biofuel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) developing recommendations for ensuring to ensure that motor vehicles and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.35"></a><var>42.35</var>small engine equipment have access to an adequate supply of fuel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) working with the owners and operators of large corporate automotive fleets in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>state to increase their use of renewable fuels; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) working to maintain an affordable retail price for liquid fuels;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) facilitating the production and use of advanced biofuels in this state; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) developing procedures for reporting the amount and type of biofuel under <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>subdivision 1 and section 239.791, subdivision 1, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Notwithstanding section 15.014, the task force required under paragraph (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>expires on December 31, 2015.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.64.0"></a><a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 64. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 296A.01, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8b. <b>Biobutanol.</b> "Biobutanol" means isobutyl alcohol produced by <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>fermenting agriculturally generated organic material that is to be blended with gasoline <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>and meets either:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the initial ASTM Standard Specification for Butanol for Blending with Gasoline <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>for Use as an Automotive Spark-Ignition Engine Fuel once it has been released by ASTM <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>for general distribution; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) in the absence of an ASTM standard specification, the following list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>requirements:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) visually free of sediment and suspended matter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) clear and bright at the ambient temperature of 21 degrees Celsius or the ambient <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>temperature, whichever is higher;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) free of any adulterant or contaminant that can render it unacceptable for its <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>commonly used applications;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) contains not less than 96 volume percent isobutyl alcohol;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) contains not more than 0.4 volume percent methanol;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) contains not more than 1.0 volume percent water as determined by ASTM <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>standard test method E203 or E1064;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) acidity (as acetic acid) of not more than 0.007 mass percent as determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>by ASTM standard test method D1613;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) solvent washed gum content of not more than 5.0 milligrams per 100 milliliters <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>as determined by ASTM standard test method D381;<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) sulfur content of not more than 30 parts per million as determined by ASTM <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>standard test method D2622 or D5453; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.34"></a><var>43.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) contains not more than four parts per million total inorganic sulfate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.65.0"></a><a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 583.215, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var><b>583.215 EXPIRATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var> Sections 
         <statute_ref>336.9-601</statute_ref>, subsections (h) and (i); 
         <statute_ref>550.365</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>559.209</statute_ref>; 
         <statute_ref>582.039</statute_ref>; and 
         <statute_ref>583.20</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>to 
         <statute_ref>583.32</statute_ref>, expire June 30, 2013 2016.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.66.0"></a><a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 66. <b>WASTE PESTICIDE REPORTING; 2013, 2014, AND 2015.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>Notwithstanding the recording and reporting requirements of Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>section 18B.065, subdivision 2a, paragraph (d), persons are not required to record or <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>report agricultural or nonagricultural waste pesticide collected after the effective date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>this section in 2013, 2014, and 2015. The commissioner of agriculture shall analyze <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var>existing collection data to identify trends that will inform future collection strategies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var>better meet the needs and nature of current waste pesticide streams. By January 15, 2015, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>the commissioner shall report analysis, recommendations, and proposed policy changes <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>to this program to legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>finance and policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.67.0"></a><a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 67. <b>POLLINATOR REPORT REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>No later than January 15, 2014, the commissioner of agriculture must submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>a pollinator report to the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>agriculture and natural resources. The commissioner of agriculture must develop the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>report in consultation with the commissioners of natural resources and the Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>Control Agency, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, and representatives of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>University of Minnesota. The report must include, but is not limited to, the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>(1) a proposal to establish a pollinator bank to preserve pollinator species diversity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>(2) a proposal to efficiently and effectively create and enhance pollinator nesting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>foraging habitat in this state including establishment of pollinator reserves or refuges; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>(3) the process and criteria the commissioner of agriculture would use to perform a <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>special review of neonicotinoid pesticides registered by the commissioner for use in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>state currently and in the future.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.68.0"></a><a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 68. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>The revisor of statutes shall renumber Minnesota Statutes, section 18B.01, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>subdivision 4a, as subdivision 4b and correct any cross-references.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.69.0"></a><a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 69. <b>REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 18.91, subdivisions 3 and 5; 18B.07, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>6; and 239.791, subdivision 1a, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var><b>ARTICLE 3</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var><b>ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.1.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
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            <col width="12"></col>
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            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Section 1. <b>SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>in this article.<br />
         		
         <table>
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            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">87,641,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">92,690,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">$<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">180,331,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government Special <br />
                  		Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">150,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">68,836,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">68,982,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">137,818,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">89,906,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">89,606,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">179,512,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">91,372,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">91,372,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">182,744,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,596,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,596,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">21,192,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Permanent School<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"><b>Total</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 348,626,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 353,521,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 702,147,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.2.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="7" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 2. <b>ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>for each purpose. The figures "2014" and "2015" used in this article mean that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>June 30, 2015, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2014. "The second year" is fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>year 2015. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2014 and 2015. Appropriations for the fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>year ending June 30, 2013, are effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>APPROPRIATIONS</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Available for the Year</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="4" align="center" valign="bottom"><b>Ending June 30</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2014</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>2015</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.3.3.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 3. <b>POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 84,171,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b> 84,316,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.35"></a><var>45.35</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.45.36"></a><var>45.36</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,764,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">4,763,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 68,836,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 68,982,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,496,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,496,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Water</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">25,453,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">25,454,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,737,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,737,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">State Government <br />
                  		Special Revenue<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">75,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">21,641,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">21,642,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>$1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>the second year are for grants to delegated <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>counties to administer the county feedlot <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>program under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. By January <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>15, 2016, the commissioner shall submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>report detailing the results achieved with <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>this appropriation to the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>minority members at the senate and house <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>of representatives committees and divisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>with jurisdiction over environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>natural resources policy and finance. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>remaining after the first year is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>$740,000 the first year and $740,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>second year are from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>fund to address the need for continued <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>increased activity in the areas of new <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>technology review, technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>for local governments, and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>to 115.58, and to complete the requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>165.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>$400,000 the first year and $400,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>the second year are for the clean water <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>partnership program. Any unexpended <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>balance in the first year does not cancel but <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>is available in the second year. Priority shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>be given to projects preventing impairments <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>and degradation of lakes, rivers, streams, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>and groundwater according to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var>Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>clause (4).<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var>$664,000 the first year and $664,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var>second year are from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>fund for subsurface sewage treatment <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>system (SSTS) program administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>and community technical assistance and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>education, including grants and technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>assistance to communities for water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>protection. Of this amount, $129,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>year is for assistance to counties through <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>grants for SSTS program administration. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>A county receiving a grant from this <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>appropriation shall submit the results <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>achieved with the grant to the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>as part of its annual SSTS report. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>unexpended balance in the first year does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>cancel but is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>$105,000 the first year and $105,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>for registration of wastewater laboratories.<br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>$913,000 the first year and $913,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.34"></a><var>47.34</var>to continue perfluorochemical biomonitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.35"></a><var>47.35</var>in eastern metropolitan communities, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>recommended by the Environmental Health <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>and address other environmental health <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>risks, including air quality. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>$812,000 the first year and $812,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>second year are for transfer to the Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>of Health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>before June 30, 2015, as grants or contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>for SSTS's, surface water and groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>assessments, total maximum daily loads, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>storm water, and water quality protection in <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>this subdivision are available until June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>2018.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Air</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,031,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,201,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,031,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">15,201,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>for a monitoring program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>Statutes, section 116.454.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>the second year may be transferred from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>environmental fund to the small business <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>environmental improvement loan account <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>established in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>116.993.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>for monitoring ambient air for hazardous <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>pollutants in the metropolitan area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>$210,000 the first year and $210,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>for systematic, localized monitoring efforts <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>in the state that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>(1) sample ambient air for a period of one to <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>three months at various sites;<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>(2) analyze the samples and compare the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>to the agency's fixed air monitoring sites; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>(3) determine whether significant localized <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>differences exist.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>The commissioner, when selecting areas to <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>monitor, shall give priority to areas where low <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>income, indigenous American Indians, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>communities of color are disproportionately <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>impacted by pollution from highway traffic, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>air traffic, and industrial sources to assist <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>with efforts to ensure environmental justice <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>for those areas. For the purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>paragraph, "environmental justice" means the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>fair treatment of people of all races, cultures, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>and income levels in the development, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>adoption, implementation, and enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>of environmental laws and policies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>$690,000 the first year and $690,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>second year are from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>fund for emission reduction activities and <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>grants to small businesses and other nonpoint <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>emission reduction efforts. Any unexpended <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>balance in the first year does not cancel but is <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>available in the second year.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Land</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">17,412,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">17,412,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,916,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,916,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,496,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,496,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>All money for environmental response, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>compensation, and compliance in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>remediation fund not otherwise appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>is appropriated to the commissioners of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>Pollution Control Agency and agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>fiscal year, the two commissioners shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>jointly submit an annual spending plan <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>to the commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>budget that maximizes the utilization of <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>resources and appropriately allocates the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>money between the two departments. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>appropriation is available until June 30, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>$3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>second year are from the remediation fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>purposes of the leaking underground storage <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>tank program to protect the land. These same <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>annual amounts are transferred from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>second year are from the remediation fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>for transfer to the commissioner of health for <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>private water supply monitoring and health <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>assessment costs in areas contaminated <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>by unpermitted mixed municipal solid <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>waste disposal facilities and drinking water <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>advisories and public information activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Environmental Assistance and </b><br />
                  		<b>Cross-Media</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">26,275,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">26,249,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Environmental<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 25,248,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"> 25,223,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,027,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">1,026,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>$14,250,000 the first year and $14,250,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>the second year are from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>fund for SCORE block grants to counties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>second year are from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>fund for environmental assistance grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>115A.0716. Any unencumbered grant and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>loan balances in the first year do not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>but are available for grants and loans in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>$89,000 the first year and $89,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>for duties related to harmful chemicals in <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>products under Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this amount, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>$57,000 each year is transferred to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>commissioner of health.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>second year are from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>fund for the costs of implementing general <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>operating permits for feedlots over 1,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>animal units.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>$312,000 the first year and $312,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>second year are from the general fund and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>$188,000 the first year and $188,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>second year are from the environmental fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>for Environmental Quality Board operations <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>and support.<br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>$75,000 the first year and $50,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>year are from the environmental fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>transfer to the Office of Administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>Hearings to establish sanitary districts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>second year are from the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>the Environmental Quality Board to lead <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>an interagency team to provide technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>assistance regarding the mining, processing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>and transporting of silica sand and develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>the model standards and criteria required <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.99. <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>The agency may transfer a portion of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>appropriation to the commissioners of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>resources, health, and transportation and to <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>the Board of Water and Soil Resources for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>additional costs of duties related to silica <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>sand mining in this act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>The commissioner shall prepare and submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>a report to the chairs and ranking minority <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>members of the senate and house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>representatives committees and divisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>with jurisdiction over the environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>natural resources by January 15, 2014, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>recommendations for a statewide recycling <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>refund program for beverage containers that <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>achieves an 80 percent recycling rate. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>preparing the report, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>consult with stakeholders, including retailers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>collectors, recyclers, local governments, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>consumers on options to increase the current <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>recycling rate. An assessment of the financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>impact of any recommended program shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>be included in the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>All money deposited in the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>fund for the metropolitan solid waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>landfill fee in accordance with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>Statutes, section 473.843, and not otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.36"></a><var>52.36</var>of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>second year are from the environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>fund for the electronic waste program under <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.1310 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>115A.1330.<br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>or before June 30, 2015, as contracts or <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>grants for surface water and groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>assessments; environmental assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>115A.0716; technical and research assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152; <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>technical assistance under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>Statutes, section 115A.52; and pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>prevention assistance under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>Statutes, section 115D.04, are available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>June 30, 2017.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Remediation Fund</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>The commissioner shall transfer up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>$46,000,000 from the environmental fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>the remediation fund for the purposes of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>section 116.155, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.4.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 4. <b>NATURAL RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subdivision 1.<b>Total Appropriation</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>236,744,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>241,494,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">61,486,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">66,536,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">83,586,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">83,286,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">91,372,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">91,372,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Permanent School<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>The amounts that may be spent for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>purpose are specified in the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>subdivisions.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 2.<b>Land and Mineral Resources </b><br />
                  		<b>Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,687,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,164,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,564,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,472,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,472,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,451,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,451,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Permanent School<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">200,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>$68,000 the first year and $68,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>second year are for minerals cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>environmental research, of which $34,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>the first year and $34,000 the second year are <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>available only as matched by $1 of nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>money for each $1 of state money. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>match may be cash or in-kind.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>$251,000 the first year and $251,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>second year are for iron ore cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>is from the minerals management account <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>in the natural resources fund. $175,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>first year and $175,000 the second year are <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>available only as matched by $1 of nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>money for each $1 of state money. The match <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>may be cash or in-kind. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>balance from the first year does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>and is available in the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>$2,696,000 the first year and $2,696,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>the second year are from the minerals <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>management account in the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>fund for use as provided in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c), <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>for mineral resource management, projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>to enhance future mineral income, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>projects to promote new mineral resource <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>opportunities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>second year are from the state forest suspense <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>account in the permanent school fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>commercial leasing of school trust lands and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>to identify, evaluate, and lease construction <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>aggregate located on school trust lands. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>appropriation is to be used for securing <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>long-term economic return from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>school trust lands consistent with fiduciary <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>responsibilities and sound natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>conservation and management principles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>The appropriations in Laws 2007, chapter 57, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>by Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>60, and as extended by Laws 2011, First <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>Special Session chapter 2, article 1, section 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>subdivision 2, for support of the land records <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>management system are available until spent.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3.<b>Ecological and Water Resources</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">27,182,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">31,582,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">12,117,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">16,817,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,002,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,702,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,063,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right">4,063,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>$3,542,000 the first year and $3,242,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>second year are from the invasive species <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>account in the natural resources fund and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>$2,906,000 the first year and $3,206,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>second year are from the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>management, public awareness, assessment <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>and monitoring research, and water access <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>inspection to prevent the spread of invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>species; management of invasive plants in <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>public waters; and management of terrestrial <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>invasive species on state-administered lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>$5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>second year are from the water management <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>account in the natural resources fund for only <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>section 103G.27, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>$103,000 the first year and $103,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>second year are for a grant to the Mississippi <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>the cost of implementing the comprehensive <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>plan for the upper Mississippi within areas <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>under the board's jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>$10,000 the first year and $10,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>portion of the comprehensive plan for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>upper Mississippi.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>$264,000 the first year and $264,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>second year are for grants for up to 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>percent of the cost of implementation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>the Red River mediation agreement. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>commissioner shall submit a report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>chairs of the legislative committees having <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>primary jurisdiction over environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>natural resources policy and finance on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>accomplishments achieved with the grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>by January 15, 2015.<br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>$1,643,000 the first year and $1,643,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>the second year are from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>enhancement account in the game and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>fish fund for only the purposes specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>paragraph (e), clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>$1,223,000 the first year and $1,223,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>second year are from the nongame wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>management account in the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>management. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>year and $100,000 the second year may <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>be used for nongame wildlife information, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>education, and promotion.<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>$1,600,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>second year are from the general fund for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var>following activities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>(1) increased financial reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>and technical support to soil and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>conservation districts or other local units <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>of government for groundwater level <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>monitoring;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>(2) additional surface water monitoring and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>analysis, including installation of monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>gauges;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>(3) additional groundwater analysis to <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>assist with water appropriation permitting <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>decisions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>(4) additional permit application review <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>incorporating surface water and groundwater <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>technical analysis;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>(5) enhancement of precipitation data and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>analysis to improve the use of irrigation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>(6) enhanced information technology, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>including electronic permitting and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>integrated data systems; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>(7) increased compliance and monitoring.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>Of this amount, $600,000 the first year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>silica sand rulemaking and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>spent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>The commissioner, in cooperation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>commissioner of agriculture, shall enforce <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>compliance with aquatic plant management <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>requirements regulating the control of <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>aquatic plants with pesticides and removal of <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>aquatic plants by mechanical means under <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.615.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4.<b>Forest Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">36,860,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">36,810,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">24,450,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">24,400,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,123,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">11,123,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,287,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>$7,145,000 the first year and $7,145,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>the second year are for prevention, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>presuppression, and suppression costs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>emergency firefighting and other costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>88.12. The amount necessary to pay for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>presuppression and suppression costs during <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>the biennium is appropriated from the general <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>By January 15 of each year, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>of natural resources shall submit a report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>the chairs and ranking minority members <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>of the house and senate committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>and divisions having jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>environment and natural resources finance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>identifying all firefighting costs incurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>and reimbursements received in the prior <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>fiscal year. These appropriations may <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>not be transferred. Any reimbursement <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.35"></a><var>58.35</var>of firefighting expenditures made to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>commissioner from any source other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>federal mobilizations shall be deposited into <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>the general fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>$11,123,000 the first year and $11,123,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>the second year are from the forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>management investment account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>natural resources fund for only the purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>specified in Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>89.039, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>$1,287,000 the first year and $1,287,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>the second year are from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>fund to advance ecological classification <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>systems (ECS) scientific management tools <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>for forest and invasive species management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>$580,000 the first year and $580,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>second year are for the Forest Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>Council for implementation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>Sustainable Forest Resources Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>second year are for the FORIST system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>$50,000 the first year is for development of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var>a plan and recommendations, in consultation <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var>with the University of Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>Department of Forest Resources, on utilizing <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>the state forest nurseries to: ensure the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>long-term availability of ecologically <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>appropriate and genetically diverse native <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var>forest seed and seedlings to support state <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>conservation projects and initiatives; <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>protect the genetic fitness and resilience of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>native forest ecosystems; and support tree <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.33"></a><var>59.33</var>improvement research to address evolving <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.34"></a><var>59.34</var>pressures such as invasive species and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.35"></a><var>59.35</var>climate change. By December 31, 2013, <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>the commissioner shall submit a report with <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>the plan and recommendations to the chairs <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>and ranking minority members of the senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>and house of representatives committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>and divisions with jurisdiction over natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>resources. The report shall address funding <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>to improve state forest nursery and tree <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>improvement capabilities. The report shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>also provide updated recommendations from <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>those contained in the budget and financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>plan required under Laws 2011, First Special <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>Session chapter 2, article 4, section 30.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>The general fund base budget for forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>management in fiscal year 2016 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>thereafter is $23,850,000.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5.<b>Parks and Trails Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">67,802,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">67,802,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">19,780,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">19,780,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">45,763,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">45,763,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,259,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,259,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>$1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>second year are from the water recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>account in the natural resources fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>enhancing public water access facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>and to prevent the spread of aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>invasive species, including inspection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>decontamination programs. Of the amount in <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var>the first year, $300,000 is for construction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>restroom facilities at the public water access <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>for Crane Lake on Handberg Road and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>available until spent. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.33"></a><var>60.33</var>not available until the commissioner develops <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.34"></a><var>60.34</var>and implements design standards and best <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.35"></a><var>60.35</var>management practices for public water access <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>sites that maintain and improve water quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>by avoiding shoreline erosion and runoff.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>$5,740,000 the first year and $5,740,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>fund for state trail, park, and recreation area <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>operations. This appropriation is from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>revenue deposited in the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>fund under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>fund for trail grants to local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>government on land to be maintained for at <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>least 20 years for the purposes of the grants. <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>This appropriation is from the revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>deposited in the natural resources fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>paragraph (e), clause (4). Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>year and is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>$8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>the second year are from the snowmobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>trails and enforcement account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>natural resources fund for the snowmobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>year and is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>$1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>program. Of this amount, $1,210,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>$150,000 each year is from the off-highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>motorcycle account; and $100,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>is from the off-road vehicle account. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>$75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>year are from the cross-country ski account <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>in the natural resources fund for grooming <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>and maintaining cross-country ski trails in <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>state parks, trails, and recreation areas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>second year are from the state land and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>water conservation account (LAWCON) <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var>in the natural resources fund for priorities <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>established by the commissioner for eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>state projects and administrative and <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var>planning activities consistent with Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>Statutes, section 84.0264, and the federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>Land and Water Conservation Fund Act. <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>Any unencumbered balance does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>at the end of the first year and is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>The appropriation in Laws 2009, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>37, article 1, section 4, subdivision 5, from <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>the natural resources fund from the revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>deposited under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (4), for local <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>grants is available until spent.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 6.<b>Fish and Wildlife Management</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">62,775,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">62,775,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td></td>
               <td align="center">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,906,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">1,906,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">60,869,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">60,869,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>$8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>the second year are from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>enhancement account in the game and fish <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.35"></a><var>62.35</var>fund only for activities specified in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>clause (1). Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var>Statutes, section 297A.94, five percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>this appropriation may be used for expanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var>hunter and angler recruitment and retention <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>activities that emphasize the recruitment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>retention of underrepresented groups.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>the second year from the critical habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>private sector matching account may be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>to publicize the critical habitat license plate <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>match program.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 7.<b>Enforcement</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">35,518,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">35,518,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,975,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">3,975,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10,000,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Game and Fish<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">21,443,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">21,443,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Remediation<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">100,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>$1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>second year are from the general fund for <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>aquatic invasive species.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var>$1,450,000 the first year and $1,450,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>the second year are from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>enhancement account in the game and <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var>fish fund for only the purposes specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>paragraph (e), clause (1).<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>second year are for the conservation officer <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>pre-employment education program. Of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>amount, $30,000 each year is from the water <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>recreation account, $13,000 each year is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.35"></a><var>63.35</var>the snowmobile account, and $20,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>year is from the all-terrain vehicle account <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>in the natural resources fund; and $187,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>each year is from the game and fish fund, of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>which $17,000 each year is from the heritage <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>enhancement account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>second year are from the water recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var>account in the natural resources fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>for grants to counties for boat and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>safety and to prevent the spread of aquatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>invasive species, including inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>and decontamination programs. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>second year are from the snowmobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>trails and enforcement account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>natural resources fund for grants to local <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>law enforcement agencies for snowmobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>enforcement activities. Any unencumbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>balance does not cancel at the end of the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>year and is available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>second year are from the all-terrain vehicle <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>account for grants to qualifying organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>to assist in safety and environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>education and monitoring trails on public <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>lands under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>84.9011. Grants issued under this paragraph: <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>(1) must be issued through a formal <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>agreement with the organization; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>(2) must not be used as a substitute for <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>traditional spending by the organization. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.35"></a><var>64.35</var>By December 15 each year, an organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>receiving a grant under this paragraph shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>report to the commissioner with details on <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>expenditures and outcomes from the grant. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>is for administration of these grants. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>$510,000 the first year and $510,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>the second year are from the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>resources fund for grants to county law <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>enforcement agencies for off-highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>vehicle enforcement and public education <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>activities based on off-highway vehicle use <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>in the county. Of this amount, $498,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>year is from the all-terrain vehicle account; <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>$11,000 each year is from the off-highway <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>motorcycle account; and $1,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>is from the off-road vehicle account. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>county enforcement agencies may use <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>money received under this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>to make grants to other local enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>agencies within the county that have a high <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>concentration of off-highway vehicle use. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>is for administration of these grants. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>unencumbered balance does not cancel at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>end of the first year and is available for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>$720,000 the first year and $720,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>second year are for development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>maintenance of a records management <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>system capable of providing real time data <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>with global positioning system information. <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>Of this amount, $360,000 each year is from <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.36"></a><var>65.36</var>the game and fish fund, and $360,000 each <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>year is from the invasive species account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>the natural resources fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var>Up to $300,000 each year from the invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>species account is for grants to local units <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var>of government and tribes to prevent the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>spread of aquatic invasive species, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>inspection and decontamination programs.<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 8.<b>Operations Support</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">320,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">320,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">320,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">320,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>$320,000 the first year and $320,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>fund for grants to be divided equally between <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>and Conservatory and the city of Duluth <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>is from the revenue deposited to the fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>paragraph (e), clause (5).<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>The commissioner may spend up to $300,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>per year from the special revenue fund to <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>improve data analytics. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>may bill the divisions of the agency an <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>appropriate share of costs associated with <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>this project. Any information technology <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>development, support, or costs necessary for <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>this project shall be incorporated into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>agency's service level agreement with and <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>paid to the Office of Enterprise Technology.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.5.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 5. <b>BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL </b><br />
                  		<b>RESOURCES</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>12,641,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>12,641,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>$3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>second year are for natural resources block <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>grants to local governments. Grants must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>matched with a combination of local cash or <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>in-kind contributions. The base grant portion <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>related to water planning must be matched <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>by an amount as specified by Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>Statutes, section 103B.3369. The board may <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>reduce the amount of the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>block grant to a county by an amount equal to <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>any reduction in the county's general services <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>allocation to a soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>district from the county's previous year <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>allocation when the board determines that <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>the reduction was disproportionate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>$3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>the second year are for grants requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>by soil and water conservation districts for <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>general purposes, nonpoint engineering, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>reserve program. Upon approval of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>board, expenditures may be made from these <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>appropriations for supplies and services <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>benefiting soil and water conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>districts. Any district requesting a grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>under this paragraph shall maintain a Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>page that publishes, at a minimum, its annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>report, annual audit, annual budget, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>meeting notices and minutes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>$1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>second year are for the following cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>programs:<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>(1) $260,000 each year is for feedlot water <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>quality grants for feedlots under 300 animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>units in areas where there are impaired <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>waters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.34"></a><var>67.34</var>(2) $1,200,000 each year is for soil and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.35"></a><var>67.35</var>conservation district cost-sharing contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>for erosion control, nutrient and manure <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>management, vegetative buffers, and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>quality management; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>(3) $100,000 each year is for county <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>cooperative weed management programs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>to restore native plants in selected invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>species management sites by providing local <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>native seeds and plants to landowners for <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>implementation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>The board shall submit a report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>commissioner of the Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>Agency on the status of subsurface sewage <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>treatment systems in order to ensure a single, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>comprehensive inventory of the systems for <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>planning purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>$386,000 the first year and $386,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>the second year are for implementation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>enforcement, and oversight of the Wetland <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>Conservation Act.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>$166,000 the first year and $166,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>the second year are to provide technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>assistance to local drainage management <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>officials and for the costs of the Drainage <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>Work Group.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>the second year are for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>Red River Basin Commission for water <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>quality and floodplain management, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>including administration of programs. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>appropriation must be matched by nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>funds. If the appropriation in either year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>insufficient, the appropriation in the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>year is available for it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>$120,000 the first year and $120,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>the second year are for grants to Area <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>II Minnesota River Basin Projects for <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>floodplain management.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>103C.501, the board may shift cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>funds in this section and may adjust the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>technical and administrative assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>portion of the grant funds to leverage <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>federal or other nonstate funds or to address <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>high-priority needs identified in local water <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>management plans or comprehensive water <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>management plans.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>second year are to implement internal control <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>policies and provide related oversight and <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>accountability for agency programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>The appropriations for grants in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>section are available until expended. If an <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>appropriation for grants in either year is <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>insufficient, the appropriation in the other <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>year is available for it.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.6.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 6. <b>METROPOLITAN COUNCIL</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>8,540,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>8,540,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,870,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2,870,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,670,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,670,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>$2,870,000 the first year and $2,870,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>second year are for metropolitan area regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>parks operation and maintenance according <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>to Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>$5,670,000 the first year and $5,670,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>fund for metropolitan area regional parks <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>and trails maintenance and operations. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>appropriation is from the revenue deposited <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>in the natural resources fund under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>clause (3).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.7.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 7. <b>CONSERVATION CORPS </b><br />
                  		<b>MINNESOTA</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>945,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>945,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="95px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">455,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">455,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">490,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">490,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>money appropriated from the natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>resources fund under this section only <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>as provided in an agreement with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.8.0"></a><table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Sec. 8. <b>ZOOLOGICAL BOARD</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>5,585,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"><b>$</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom"><b>5,585,000</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table>
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="126px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <col width="96px"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="bottom">Appropriations by Fund<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2014<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom">2015<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">General<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,425,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,425,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Natural Resources<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">160,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">160,000<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>$160,000 the first year and $160,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>second year are from the natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>fund from the revenue deposited under <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>paragraph (e), clause (5).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.3.9.0"></a><a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, as amended by <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>Laws 2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3">Subd. 6.<b>Transfers In</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
               <td align="center"></td>
               <td align="right"></td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>(a) The amounts appropriated from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>agency indirect costs account in the special <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>revenue fund are reduced by $328,000 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>fiscal year 2010 and $462,000 in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>2011, and those amounts must be transferred <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>to the general fund by June 30, 2011. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>appropriation reductions are onetime.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>(b) The commissioner of management and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>budget shall transfer $48,000,000 in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>year 2011 from the closed landfill investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>fund in Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>115B.421</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>to the general fund. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>transfer $12,000,000 $9,900,000 on July 1 <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>in each of the years, 2014, 2015, 2016, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>2017 $12,550,000 in each of the years 2015 <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>and 2016, and $13,000,000 in 2017 from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>general fund to the closed landfill investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>fund. For each transfer to the closed landfill <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>investment fund, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>determine the total amount of interest and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>other earnings that would have accrued to <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>the fund if the transfers to the general fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>under this paragraph had not been made and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>add this amount to the transfer. The amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>necessary for these transfers are appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>from the general fund in the fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>specified for the transfers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var><b>ARTICLE 4</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var><b>ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES STATUTORY CHANGES</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.4.1.0"></a><a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 13.7411, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Waste management.</b> (a) <b>Product stewardship program.</b> Trade secret <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>and sales data information submitted to the Pollution Control Agency under the product <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>stewardship program is classified under section 115A.1415.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>(b) <b>Transfer station data.</b> Data received by a county or district from a transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>station under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.84, subdivision 5</statute_ref>, are classified under that section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>(b) (c) <b>Solid waste records.</b> Records of solid waste facilities received, inspected, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>or copied by a county pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>115A.882</statute_ref> are classified pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>115A.882, subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>(c) (d) <b>Customer lists.</b> Customer lists provided to counties or cities by solid waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>collectors are classified under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.93, subdivision 5</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.2.0"></a><a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 19. <b>Federal law compliance.</b> Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>the commissioner may establish, by written order, policies for the use and operation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>other power-driven mobility devices, as defined under Code of Federal Regulations, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>28, section 35.104, on lands and in facilities administered by the commissioner for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>purposes of implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act, United States Code, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>42, section 12101 et seq. These policies are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.3.0"></a><a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.415, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Existing road right-of-way; fee exemption.</b> A utility license for crossing <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>public lands or public waters is exempt from all fees specified in this section and in rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>adopted under this section when the utility crossing is on an existing right-of-way of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>a public road.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.4.0"></a><a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.63, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var><b>84.63 CONVEYANCE OF INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var><b>FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var>(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions, upon state-owned lands under <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>the administration of the commissioner of natural resources, permanent or temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways, roads including <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads, flowage for <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and conditions <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>resources may determine.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>application and preparing the easement; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>The commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>application fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>was conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>fee revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>is withdrawn or denied.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>specified under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2014.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.5.0"></a><a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[84.633] EXCHANGE OF ROAD EASEMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Authority.</b> The commissioner of natural resources, on behalf of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>the state, may convey a road easement according to this section for access across state <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>land under the commissioner's jurisdiction in exchange for a road easement for access to <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>property owned by the United States, the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions, or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>private party. The exercise of the easement across state land must not cause significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>adverse environmental or natural resources management impacts. Exchanges under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>section are limited to existing access corridors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Substantially equal acres.</b> The acres covered by the state easement <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>conveyed by the commissioner must be substantially equal to the acres covered by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>easement being received by the commissioner. For purposes of this section, "substantially <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>equal" means that the acres do not differ by more than 20 percent. The commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.34"></a><var>73.34</var>finding of substantially equal acres is in lieu of an appraisal or other determination of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.35"></a><var>73.35</var>value of the lands.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>School trust lands.</b> If the commissioner conveys a road easement over <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>school trust land to a nongovernmental entity, the term of the road easement is limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>to 50 years. The easement exchanged with the state may be limited to 50 years or may <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>be perpetual.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Terms and conditions.</b> The commissioner may impose terms and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the circumstances. The state may <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>accept an easement with similar terms and conditions as the state easement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Survey.</b> If the commissioner determines that a survey is required, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>governmental unit or private landowner shall pay to the commissioner a survey fee of not <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>less than one half of the cost of the survey as determined by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Application fee.</b> When a private landowner or governmental unit, except <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>the state, presents to the commissioner an offer to exchange road easements, the private <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>landowner or governmental unit shall pay an application fee as provided under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>84.63 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application and preparing the easements.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Title.</b> If the commissioner determines it is necessary to obtain an opinion <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>as to the title of the land being encumbered by the easement that will be received by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>commissioner, the governmental unit or private landowner shall submit an abstract of title <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>or other title information sufficient to determine possession of the land, improvements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>liens, encumbrances, and other matters affecting title.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Disposition of fees.</b> (a) Any fee paid under subdivision 5 must be credited <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>to the account from which expenses are or will be paid and the fee is appropriated for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>expenditures in the same manner as other money in the account.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>(b) Any fee paid under subdivision 6 must be deposited in the land management <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner to cover the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>reasonable costs incurred for preparing and issuing the state road easement and accepting <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>the road easement from the private landowner or governmental entity.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.6.0"></a><a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.82, is amended by adding a subdivision to <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Nontrail use registration.</b> A snowmobile may be registered for nontrail <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>use. A snowmobile registered under this subdivision may not be operated on a state or <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>grant-in-aid snowmobile trail. The fee for a nontrail use registration is $45 for three years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>A nontrail use registration is not transferable. In addition to other penalties prescribed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>law, the penalty for violation of this subdivision is immediate revocation of the nontrail <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>use registration. The commissioner shall ensure that the registration sticker provided for <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>limited nontrail use is of a different color and is distinguishable from other snowmobile <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>registration and state trail stickers provided.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.7.0"></a><a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.82, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fees for registration.</b> (a) The fee for registration of each snowmobile, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>other than those used for an agricultural purpose, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>84.92</statute_ref>, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>1c, or those registered by a dealer or manufacturer pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c), or <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>those registered under subdivision 2a shall be as follows: $75 for three years and $10 <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>for a duplicate or transfer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>(b) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a dealer and operated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>demonstration or testing purposes shall be $50 per year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>(c) The total registration fee for all snowmobiles owned by a manufacturer and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>operated for research, testing, experimentation, or demonstration purposes shall be $150 <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>per year. Dealer and manufacturer registrations are not transferable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>(d) The onetime fee for registration of an exempt snowmobile under subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>6a is $6.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.8.0"></a><a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.8205, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Sticker required; fee.</b> (a) A snowmobile that is not registered <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>in the state under section 84.82, subdivision 3, paragraph (a), or that is registered by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>manufacturer or dealer under section 
         <statute_ref>84.82, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (b) or (c), may <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>not be operated on a state or grant-in-aid snowmobile trail unless a snowmobile state <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>trail sticker is affixed to the snowmobile.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall issue a sticker upon application <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>and payment of a fee. The fee is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>(1) $35 for a one-year snowmobile state trail sticker purchased by an individual; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>(2) $15 for a one-year snowmobile state trail sticker purchased by a dealer or <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>manufacturer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>(c) In addition to other penalties prescribed by law, an individual in violation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>this subdivision must purchase an annual state trail sticker for a fee of $70. The sticker <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>is valid from November 1 through June 30. Fees collected under this section, except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>the issuing fee for licensing agents, shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account in the natural resources fund and, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027</statute_ref>, subdivision 15, must be used for grants-in-aid, trail maintenance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>grooming, and easement acquisition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A state trail sticker is not required under this section for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a snowmobile that is owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>government, another state, or a political subdivision thereof that is exempt from <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>registration under section 
         <statute_ref>84.82</statute_ref>, subdivision 6;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a collector snowmobile that is operated as provided in a special permit issued for <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>the collector snowmobile under section 
         <statute_ref>84.82</statute_ref>, subdivision 7a;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a person operating a snowmobile only on the portion of a trail that is owned by <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>the person or the person's spouse, child, or parent; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trail.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.9.0"></a><a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.922, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>No registration weekend.</b> The commissioner shall designate, by written <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>order published in the State Register, one weekend each year when, notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>subdivision 1, an all-terrain vehicle may be operated on state and grant-in-aid all-terrain <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>vehicle trails without a registration issued under this section. Nonresidents may participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>during the designated weekend without a state trail pass required under section 84.9275.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.10.0"></a><a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.9256, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prohibitions on youthful operators.</b> (a) Except for operation on <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 
         <statute_ref>84.928</statute_ref> and as provided under <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>paragraph (j), a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to operate an <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>all-terrain vehicle along or on a public road right-of-way.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A person under 12 years of age shall not:<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters, except as provided in <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>paragraph (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person 12 years <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>of age but less than 16 years may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway or operate on public lands and waters or <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>state or grant-in-aid trails, only if that person possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>certificate issued by the commissioner and is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>older who holds a valid driver's license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) To be issued an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, a person at least 12 years <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>old, but less than 16 18 years old, must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) successfully complete the safety education and training program under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>84.925
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 1, including a riding component; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) be able to properly reach and control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>while sitting upright on the seat of the all-terrain vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A person at least 11 years of age may take the safety education and training <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>program and may receive an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate under paragraph (d), but <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>the certificate is not valid until the person reaches age 12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A person at least ten years of age but under 12 years of age may operate an <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>all-terrain vehicle with an engine capacity up to 90cc on public lands or waters if <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A person under 15 years of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) A person under the age of 16 may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>lands or waters or on state or grant-in-aid trails if the person cannot properly reach and <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright on the seat of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>all-terrain vehicle.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a nonresident at least 12 years old, but less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>16 years old, may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>state-aid, or county highway or operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands and waters <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>or state or grant-in-aid trails if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>(1) the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an all-terrain <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>safety course offered by the ATV Safety Institute or another state as provided in section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>84.925
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 3; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>(2) the nonresident youth is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>holds a valid driver's license.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>(j) A person 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age may operate an all-terrain <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>vehicle on the bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way as permitted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>section 84.928 if the person:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>(1) possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner; <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>and<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>(2) is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on a separate all-terrain vehicle.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.11.0"></a><a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84.928, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Operation on roads and rights-of-way.</b> (a) Unless otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.35"></a><var>77.35</var>allowed in sections 
         <statute_ref>84.92</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>84.928</statute_ref>, a person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle in <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>this state along or on the roadway, shoulder, or inside bank or slope of a public road <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A person may operate a class 1 all-terrain vehicle in the ditch or the outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>bank or slope of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway unless prohibited under <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>paragraph (d) or (f).<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A person may operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)  within the public road right-of-way of a county state-aid or county highway on <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>the extreme right-hand side of the road and left turns may be made from any part of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>the road if it is safe to do so under the prevailing conditions, unless prohibited under <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>paragraph (d) or (f). A person may operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) on the bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>state-aid, or county highway but only to access businesses or make trail connections, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is safe to do so under the prevailing <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>conditions, unless prohibited under paragraph (d) or (f); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) on the bank or ditch of a public road right-of-way on a designated class 2 <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>all-terrain vehicle trail.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A road authority as defined under section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref>, subdivision 25, may after a <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>public hearing restrict the use of all-terrain vehicles in the public road right-of-way under <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>its jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The restrictions in paragraphs (a), (d), (h), (i), and (j) do not apply to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>operation of an all-terrain vehicle on the shoulder, inside bank or slope, ditch, or outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>bank or slope of a trunk, interstate, county state-aid, or county highway:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>(1) that is part of a funded grant-in-aid trail; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>(2) when the all-terrain vehicle is owned by or operated under contract with a publicly <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>or privately owned utility or pipeline company and used for work on utilities or pipelines.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The commissioner may limit the use of a right-of-way for a period of time if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>commissioner determines that use of the right-of-way causes:<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) degradation of vegetation on adjacent public property;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) siltation of waters of the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) impairment or enhancement to the act of taking game; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a threat to safety of the right-of-way users or to individuals on adjacent public <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner must notify the road authority as soon as it is known that a closure <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>will be ordered. The notice must state the reasons and duration of the closure.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle registered for private use and used <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.36"></a><var>78.36</var>for agricultural purposes on a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>county highway in this state if the all-terrain vehicle is operated on the extreme right-hand <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>side of the road, and left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is safe to do so <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>under the prevailing conditions.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway from April 1 to August 1 in <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>the agricultural zone unless the vehicle is being used exclusively as transportation to and <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>from work on agricultural lands. This paragraph does not apply to an agent or employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>of a road authority, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>160.02</statute_ref>, subdivision 25, or the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>Natural Resources when performing or exercising official duties or powers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road right-of-way <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway between the hours of one-half hour after <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, except on the right-hand side of the right-of-way <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.13"></a><var>79.13</var>and in the same direction as the highway traffic on the nearest lane of the adjacent roadway.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.14"></a><var>79.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle at any time within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.15"></a><var>79.15</var>right-of-way of an interstate highway or freeway within this state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.12.0"></a><a id="pl.79.16"></a><var>79.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[84.973] POLLINATOR HABITAT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.79.17"></a><var>79.17</var>(a) The commissioner shall develop best management practices and habitat <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.18"></a><var>79.18</var>restoration guidelines for pollinator habitat enhancement. Best management practices <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.19"></a><var>79.19</var>and guidelines developed under this section must be used for all habitat enhancement or <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.20"></a><var>79.20</var>restoration of lands under the commissioner's control.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.21"></a><var>79.21</var>(b) Prairie restorations conducted on state lands or with state funds must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.22"></a><var>79.22</var>an appropriate diversity of native species selected to provide habitat for pollinators <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.23"></a><var>79.23</var>throughout the growing season.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.13.0"></a><a id="pl.79.24"></a><var>79.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 84D.108, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.25"></a><var>79.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Permit requirements.</b> (a) Service providers must complete invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.26"></a><var>79.26</var>species training provided by the commissioner and pass an examination to qualify for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.27"></a><var>79.27</var>permit. Service provider permits are valid for three calendar years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.28"></a><var>79.28</var>(b) A $50 application and testing fee is required for service provider permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.29"></a><var>79.29</var>applications.<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.30"></a><var>79.30</var>(c) Persons working for a permittee must satisfactorily complete aquatic invasive <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.31"></a><var>79.31</var>species-related training provided by the commissioner, except as provided under <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.32"></a><var>79.32</var>paragraph (d).<br />
         		<a id="pl.79.33"></a><var>79.33</var>(d) A person working for and supervised by a permittee is not required to complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.34"></a><var>79.34</var>the training under paragraph (c) if the water-related equipment or other water-related <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var>structures remain on the riparian property owned or controlled by the permittee and are <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var>only removed from and placed into the same water of the state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.14.0"></a><a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.015, subdivision 13, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Arrowhead Region Trails, Cook, Lake, St. Louis, Pine, Carlton, </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var><b>Koochiching, and Itasca Counties.</b> (a)(1) The Taconite Trail shall originate at Ely in St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var>Louis County and extend southwesterly to Tower in St. Louis County, thence westerly to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var>McCarthy Beach State Park in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly to Grand Rapids in <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var>Itasca County and there terminate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var>(2) The C. J. Ramstad/Northshore Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var>and extend northeasterly to Two Harbors in Lake County, thence northeasterly to Grand <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var>Marais in Cook County, thence northeasterly to the international boundary in the vicinity <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var>of the north shore of Lake Superior, and there terminate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var>(3) The Grand Marais to International Falls Trail shall originate in Grand Marais <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var>in Cook County and extend northwesterly, outside of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area, <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var>to Ely in St. Louis County, thence southwesterly along the route of the Taconite Trail to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.16"></a><var>80.16</var>Tower in St. Louis County, thence northwesterly through the Pelican Lake area in St. <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.17"></a><var>80.17</var>Louis County to International Falls in Koochiching County, and there terminate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.18"></a><var>80.18</var>(4) The Matthew Lourey Trail shall originate in Duluth in St. Louis County and <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.19"></a><var>80.19</var>extend southerly to St. Croix Chengwatana State Forest in Pine County.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.20"></a><var>80.20</var>(b) The trails shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.21"></a><var>80.21</var>(c) In addition to the authority granted in subdivision 1, lands and interests in lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.22"></a><var>80.22</var>for the Arrowhead Region trails may be acquired by eminent domain. Before acquiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.23"></a><var>80.23</var>any land or interest in land by eminent domain the commissioner of administration shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.24"></a><var>80.24</var>obtain the approval of the governor. The governor shall consult with the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.25"></a><var>80.25</var>Advisory Commission before granting approval. Recommendations of the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.26"></a><var>80.26</var>Advisory Commission shall be advisory only. Failure or refusal of the commission to <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.27"></a><var>80.27</var>make a recommendation shall be deemed a negative recommendation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.15.0"></a><a id="pl.80.28"></a><var>80.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.052, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.29"></a><var>80.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>State park reservation system.</b> (a) The commissioner may, by written <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.30"></a><var>80.30</var>order, develop reasonable reservation policies for campsites and other lodging. These <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.31"></a><var>80.31</var>policies are exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14 and section 
         <statute_ref>14.386</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.32"></a><var>80.32</var>does not apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.80.33"></a><var>80.33</var>(b) The revenue collected from the state park reservation fee established under <br />
         		<a id="pl.80.34"></a><var>80.34</var>subdivision 5, including interest earned, shall be deposited in the state park account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.1"></a><var>81.1</var>natural resources fund and is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.2"></a><var>81.2</var>the state park reservation system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.3"></a><var>81.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from March 1, 2012.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.16.0"></a><a id="pl.81.4"></a><var>81.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.053, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.5"></a><var>81.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Military personnel </b><b>on leave</b><b>; exemption.</b> (a) A one-day permit, under <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.6"></a><var>81.6</var>subdivision 4, shall be issued without a fee for a motor vehicle being used by a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.7"></a><var>81.7</var>who is serving in active military service in any branch or unit of the United States armed <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.8"></a><var>81.8</var>forces and who is stationed outside Minnesota, during the period of active service and for <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.9"></a><var>81.9</var>90 days immediately thereafter, if the person presents the person's current military orders <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.10"></a><var>81.10</var>to the park attendant on duty or other designee of the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.11"></a><var>81.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For purposes of this section, "active service" has the meaning given under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.81.12"></a><var>81.12</var>190.05
         </statute_ref>, subdivision 5c, when performed outside Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.13"></a><var>81.13</var>(c) A permit is not required for a motor vehicle being used by military personnel or <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.14"></a><var>81.14</var>their dependents who have in their possession the annual pass for United States military <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.15"></a><var>81.15</var>and their dependents issued by the federal government for access to federal recreation sites.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.17.0"></a><a id="pl.81.16"></a><var>81.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.054, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.17"></a><var>81.17</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.18"></a><var>81.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 18. <b>La Salle Lake State Recreation Area.</b> A state park permit is not required <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.19"></a><var>81.19</var>and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle entry, use, or parking in La Salle Lake <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.20"></a><var>81.20</var>State Recreation Area unless the occupants of the vehicle enter, use, or park in a developed <br />
         		<a id="pl.81.21"></a><var>81.21</var>campground, overnight, or day-use area.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.18.0"></a><a id="pl.81.22"></a><var>81.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.055, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.23"></a><var>81.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Fees.</b> The fee for state park permits for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.24"></a><var>81.24</var>(1) an annual use of state parks is $25;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.25"></a><var>81.25</var>(2) a second or subsequent vehicle state park permit is $18;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.26"></a><var>81.26</var>(3) a state park permit valid for one day is $5;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.27"></a><var>81.27</var>(4) a daily vehicle state park permit for groups is $3;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.28"></a><var>81.28</var>(5) an annual permit for motorcycles is $20;<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.29"></a><var>81.29</var>(6) an employee's state park permit is without charge; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.30"></a><var>81.30</var>(7) a state park permit for disabled persons with disabilities under section 
         <statute_ref>85.053, <br />
            		<a id="pl.81.31"></a><var>81.31</var>subdivision 7
         </statute_ref>, clauses (1) and (2) to (3), is $12.<br />
         		<a id="pl.81.32"></a><var>81.32</var>The fees specified in this subdivision include any sales tax required by state law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.19.0"></a><a id="pl.82.1"></a><var>82.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.2"></a><var>82.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Fee deposit and appropriation.</b> The fees collected under this section shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.3"></a><var>82.3</var>be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to the state parks account. Money <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.4"></a><var>82.4</var>in the account, except for the electronic licensing system commission established by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.5"></a><var>82.5</var>commissioner under section 
         <statute_ref>84.027, subdivision 15</statute_ref>, and the state park reservation system <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.6"></a><var>82.6</var>fee established by the commissioner under section 85.052, subdivisions 5 and 6, is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.7"></a><var>82.7</var>for appropriation to the commissioner to operate and maintain the state park system.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.20.0"></a><a id="pl.82.8"></a><var>82.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 85.42, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.9"></a><var>82.9</var><b>85.42 USER FEE; VALIDITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.10"></a><var>82.10</var>(a) The fee for an annual cross-country ski pass is $19 for an individual age 16 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.11"></a><var>82.11</var>over. The fee for a three-year pass is $54 for an individual age 16 and over. This fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.12"></a><var>82.12</var>shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. Three-year passes are valid for three <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.13"></a><var>82.13</var>years beginning the previous July 1. Annual passes are valid for one year beginning <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.14"></a><var>82.14</var>the previous July 1.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.15"></a><var>82.15</var>(b) The cost for a daily cross-country skier pass is $5 for an individual age 16 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.16"></a><var>82.16</var>over. This fee shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased. The daily pass is valid <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.17"></a><var>82.17</var>only for the date designated on the pass form.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.18"></a><var>82.18</var>(c) A pass must be signed by the skier across the front of the pass to be valid and <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.19"></a><var>82.19</var>becomes nontransferable on signing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.20"></a><var>82.20</var>(d) The commissioner and agents shall issue a duplicate pass to a person whose pass <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.21"></a><var>82.21</var>is lost or destroyed, using the process established under section 97A.405, subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.22"></a><var>82.22</var>and rules adopted thereunder. The fee for a duplicate cross-country ski pass is $2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.21.0"></a><a id="pl.82.23"></a><var>82.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 89.0385, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.24"></a><var>82.24</var><b>89.0385 FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.25"></a><var>82.25</var><b>CERTIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.82.26"></a><var>82.26</var>(a) After each fiscal year, The commissioner shall certify the total costs incurred for <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.27"></a><var>82.27</var>forest management, forest improvement, and road improvement on state-managed lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.28"></a><var>82.28</var>during that each fiscal year. The commissioner shall distribute forest management receipts <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.29"></a><var>82.29</var>credited to various accounts according to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.82.30"></a><var>82.30</var>(b) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities on <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.31"></a><var>82.31</var>state lands shall be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.32"></a><var>82.32</var>management investment account in the natural resources fund, except for those costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.82.33"></a><var>82.33</var>certified under section 
         <statute_ref>16A.125</statute_ref>. Transfers may occur quarterly, based on quarterly cost and <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.1"></a><var>83.1</var>revenue reports, throughout the fiscal year, with final certification and reconciliation after <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.2"></a><var>83.2</var>each fiscal year. Transfers in a fiscal year cannot exceed receipts credited to the account.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.22.0"></a><a id="pl.83.3"></a><var>83.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.4"></a><var>83.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Scaler.</b> "Scaler" means a qualified bonded person designated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.5"></a><var>83.5</var>commissioner to measure timber and cut forest products.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.23.0"></a><a id="pl.83.6"></a><var>83.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.01, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.7"></a><var>83.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>State appraiser.</b> "State appraiser" means an employee of the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.8"></a><var>83.8</var>designated by the commissioner to appraise state lands, which includes, but is not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.9"></a><var>83.9</var>to, timber and other forest resource products, for volume, quality, and value.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.24.0"></a><a id="pl.83.10"></a><var>83.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.01, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.11"></a><var>83.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Timber.</b> "Timber" means trees, shrubs, or woody plants, that will produce <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.12"></a><var>83.12</var>forest products of value whether standing or down, and including but not limited to logs, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.13"></a><var>83.13</var>sawlogs, posts, poles, bolts, pulpwood, cordwood, fuelwood, woody biomass, lumber,<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.14"></a><var>83.14</var> and woody decorative material.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.25.0"></a><a id="pl.83.15"></a><var>83.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.01, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.16"></a><var>83.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Permit holder.</b> "Permit holder" means the person holding who is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.17"></a><var>83.17</var>signatory of a permit to cut timber on state lands.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.26.0"></a><a id="pl.83.18"></a><var>83.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.01, subdivision 11, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.19"></a><var>83.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Effective permit.</b> "Effective permit" means a permit for which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.20"></a><var>83.20</var>commissioner has on file full or partial surety security as required by section 
         <statute_ref>90.161</statute_ref>, or<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.21"></a><var>83.21</var> 
         <statute_ref>90.162</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>90.163</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>90.173</statute_ref> or, in the case of permits issued according to section 
         <statute_ref>90.191</statute_ref> or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.83.22"></a><var>83.22</var>90.195
         </statute_ref>, the commissioner has received a down payment equal to the full appraised value.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.27.0"></a><a id="pl.83.23"></a><var>83.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.031, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.83.24"></a><var>83.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Timber rules.</b> The Executive Council may formulate and establish, from <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.25"></a><var>83.25</var>time to time, rules it deems advisable for the transaction of timber business of the state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.26"></a><var>83.26</var>including approval of the sale of timber on any tract in a lot exceeding 6,000 12,000 cords <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.27"></a><var>83.27</var>in volume when the sale is in the best interests of the state, and may abrogate, modify, <br />
         		<a id="pl.83.28"></a><var>83.28</var>or suspend rules at its pleasure.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.28.0"></a><a id="pl.83.29"></a><var>83.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.041, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.1"></a><var>84.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Trespass on state lands.</b> The commissioner may compromise and settle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.2"></a><var>84.2</var>with the approval of notification to the attorney general, upon terms the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.3"></a><var>84.3</var>deems just, any claim of the state for casual and involuntary trespass upon state lands or <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.4"></a><var>84.4</var>timber; provided that no claim shall be settled for less than the full value of all timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.5"></a><var>84.5</var>or other materials taken in casual trespass or the full amount of all actual damage or <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.6"></a><var>84.6</var>loss suffered by the state as a result. Upon request, the commissioner shall advise the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.7"></a><var>84.7</var>Executive Council of any information acquired by the commissioner concerning any <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.8"></a><var>84.8</var>trespass on state lands, giving all details and names of witnesses and all compromises and <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.9"></a><var>84.9</var>settlements made under this subdivision.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.29.0"></a><a id="pl.84.10"></a><var>84.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.041, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.11"></a><var>84.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Forest improvement contracts.</b> The commissioner may contract as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.12"></a><var>84.12</var>of the timber sale with the purchaser of state timber at either informal or auction sale <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.13"></a><var>84.13</var>for the following forest improvement work to be done on the land included within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.14"></a><var>84.14</var>sale area:. Forest improvement work may include activities relating to preparation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.15"></a><var>84.15</var>the site for seeding or planting of seedlings or trees, seeding or planting of seedlings or <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.16"></a><var>84.16</var>trees, and other activities relating related to forest regeneration or deemed necessary by <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.17"></a><var>84.17</var>the commissioner to accomplish forest management objectives, including those related <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.18"></a><var>84.18</var>to water quality protection, trail development, and wildlife habitat enhancement. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.19"></a><var>84.19</var>contract issued under this subdivision is not subject to the competitive bidding provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.20"></a><var>84.20</var>of chapter 16C and is exempt from the contract approval provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>16C.05, <br />
            		<a id="pl.84.21"></a><var>84.21</var>subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>. The bid value received in the sale of the timber and the contract bid <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.22"></a><var>84.22</var>cost of the improvement work may be combined and the total value may be considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.23"></a><var>84.23</var>by the commissioner in awarding forest improvement contracts under this section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.24"></a><var>84.24</var>The commissioner may refuse to accept any and all bids received and cancel a forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.25"></a><var>84.25</var>improvement contract sale for good and sufficient reasons.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.30.0"></a><a id="pl.84.26"></a><var>84.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.041, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.27"></a><var>84.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Sale of damaged timber.</b> The commissioner may sell at public auction <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.28"></a><var>84.28</var>timber that has been damaged by fire, windstorm, flood, insect, disease, or other natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.29"></a><var>84.29</var>cause on notice that the commissioner considers reasonable when there is a high risk that <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.30"></a><var>84.30</var>the salvage value of the timber would be lost.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.31.0"></a><a id="pl.84.31"></a><var>84.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.041, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.84.32"></a><var>84.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Reoffering unsold timber.</b> To maintain and enhance forest ecosystems on <br />
         		<a id="pl.84.33"></a><var>84.33</var>state forest lands, The commissioner may reoffer timber tracts remaining unsold under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.1"></a><var>85.1</var>provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>90.101</statute_ref> below appraised value at public auction with the required <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.2"></a><var>85.2</var>30-day notice under section 
         <statute_ref>90.101</statute_ref>, subdivision 2.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.32.0"></a><a id="pl.85.3"></a><var>85.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.041, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.4"></a><var>85.4</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.5"></a><var>85.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Fees.</b> (a) The commissioner may establish a fee schedule that covers the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.6"></a><var>85.6</var>commissioner's cost of issuing, administering, and processing various permits, permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.7"></a><var>85.7</var>modifications, transfers, assignments, amendments, and other transactions necessary to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.8"></a><var>85.8</var>administration of activities under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.9"></a><var>85.9</var>(b) A fee established under this subdivision is not subject to the rulemaking <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.10"></a><var>85.10</var>provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.11"></a><var>85.11</var>establish fees under this subdivision notwithstanding section 16A.1283.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.33.0"></a><a id="pl.85.12"></a><var>85.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.041, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.13"></a><var>85.13</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.14"></a><var>85.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Debarment.</b> The commissioner may debar a permit holder if the holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.15"></a><var>85.15</var>is convicted in Minnesota at the gross misdemeanor or felony level of criminal willful <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.16"></a><var>85.16</var>trespass, theft, fraud, or antitrust violation involving state, federal, county, or privately <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.17"></a><var>85.17</var>owned timber in Minnesota or convicted in any other state involving similar offenses and <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.18"></a><var>85.18</var>penalties for timber owned in that state. The commissioner shall cancel and repossess the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.19"></a><var>85.19</var>permit directly involved in the prosecution of the crime. The commissioner shall cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.20"></a><var>85.20</var>and repossess all other state timber permits held by the permit holder after taking from <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.21"></a><var>85.21</var>all security deposits money to which the state is entitled. The commissioner shall return <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.22"></a><var>85.22</var>the remainder of the security deposits, if any, to the permit holder. The debarred permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.23"></a><var>85.23</var>holder is prohibited from bidding, possessing, or being employed on any state timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.24"></a><var>85.24</var>permit during the period of debarment. The period of debarment is not less than one year <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.25"></a><var>85.25</var>or greater than three years. The duration of the debarment is based on the severity of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.26"></a><var>85.26</var>violation, past history of compliance with timber permits, and the amount of loss incurred <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.27"></a><var>85.27</var>by the state arising from violations of timber permits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.34.0"></a><a id="pl.85.28"></a><var>85.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.045, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.85.29"></a><var>85.29</var><b>90.045 APPRAISAL STANDARDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.85.30"></a><var>85.30</var>By July 1, 1983, the commissioner shall establish specific timber appraisal standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.31"></a><var>85.31</var>according to which all timber appraisals will be conducted under this chapter. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.32"></a><var>85.32</var>standards shall include a specification of the maximum allowable appraisal sampling error, <br />
         		<a id="pl.85.33"></a><var>85.33</var>and including the procedures for tree defect allowance, tract area estimation, product <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.1"></a><var>86.1</var>volume estimation, and product value determination. The timber appraisal standards shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.2"></a><var>86.2</var>be included in each edition of the timber sales manual published by the commissioner. In <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.3"></a><var>86.3</var>addition to the duties pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>90.061</statute_ref>, every state appraiser shall work within <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.4"></a><var>86.4</var>the guidelines of the timber appraisal standards. The standards shall not be subject to <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.5"></a><var>86.5</var>the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.35.0"></a><a id="pl.86.6"></a><var>86.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.061, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.7"></a><var>86.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Appraiser authority; form of documents.</b> State appraisers are <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.8"></a><var>86.8</var>empowered, with the consent of the commissioner, to perform any scaling, and generally <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.9"></a><var>86.9</var>to supervise the cutting and removal of timber and forest products on or from state lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.10"></a><var>86.10</var>so far as may be reasonably necessary to insure compliance with the terms of the permits <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.11"></a><var>86.11</var>or other contracts governing the same and protect the state from loss.<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.12"></a><var>86.12</var>The form of appraisal reports, records, and notes to be kept by state appraisers <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.13"></a><var>86.13</var>shall be as the commissioner prescribes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.36.0"></a><a id="pl.86.14"></a><var>86.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.101, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.15"></a><var>86.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Sale requirements.</b> The commissioner may sell the timber on any <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.16"></a><var>86.16</var>tract of state land and may determine the number of sections or fractional sections of land <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.17"></a><var>86.17</var>to be included in the permit area covered by any one permit issued to the purchaser of <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.18"></a><var>86.18</var>timber on state lands, or in any one contract or other instrument relating thereto. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.19"></a><var>86.19</var>timber shall be sold, except (1) to the highest responsible bidder at public auction, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.20"></a><var>86.20</var>(2) if unsold at public auction, the commissioner may offer the timber for private sale <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.21"></a><var>86.21</var>for a period of no more than six months one year after the public auction to any person<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.22"></a><var>86.22</var> responsible bidder who pays the appraised value for the timber. The minimum price shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.23"></a><var>86.23</var>be the appraised value as fixed by the report of the state appraiser. Sales may include tracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.24"></a><var>86.24</var>in more than one contiguous county or forestry administrative area and shall be held either <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.25"></a><var>86.25</var>in the county or forestry administrative area in which the tract is located or in an adjacent <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.26"></a><var>86.26</var>county or forestry administrative area that is nearest the tract offered for sale or that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.27"></a><var>86.27</var>most accessible to potential bidders. In adjoining counties or forestry administrative areas, <br />
         		<a id="pl.86.28"></a><var>86.28</var>sales may not be held less than two hours apart.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.37.0"></a><a id="pl.86.29"></a><var>86.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.121, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.86.30"></a><var>86.30</var><b>90.121 INTERMEDIATE AUCTION SALES; MAXIMUM LOTS OF 3,000 </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.86.31"></a><var>86.31</var><b>CORDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.1"></a><var>87.1</var>(a) The commissioner may sell the timber on any tract of state land in lots not <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.2"></a><var>87.2</var>exceeding 3,000 cords in volume, in the same manner as timber sold at public auction under <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.3"></a><var>87.3</var>section 
         <statute_ref>90.101</statute_ref>, and related laws, subject to the following special exceptions and limitations:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.4"></a><var>87.4</var>(1) the commissioner shall offer all tracts authorized for sale by this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.5"></a><var>87.5</var>separately from the sale of tracts of state timber made pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>90.101</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.6"></a><var>87.6</var>(2) no bidder may be awarded more than 25 percent of the total tracts offered at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.7"></a><var>87.7</var>first round of bidding unless fewer than four tracts are offered, in which case not more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.8"></a><var>87.8</var>one tract shall be awarded to one bidder. Any tract not sold at public auction may be offered <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.9"></a><var>87.9</var>for private sale as authorized by section 
         <statute_ref>90.101</statute_ref>, subdivision 1, 30 days after the auction to <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.10"></a><var>87.10</var>persons responsible bidders eligible under this section at the appraised value; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.11"></a><var>87.11</var>(3) no sale may be made to a person responsible bidder having more than 30 <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.12"></a><var>87.12</var>employees. For the purposes of this clause, "employee" means an individual working in <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.13"></a><var>87.13</var>the timber or wood products industry for salary or wages on a full-time or part-time basis.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.14"></a><var>87.14</var>(b) The auction sale procedure set forth in this section constitutes an additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.15"></a><var>87.15</var>alternative timber sale procedure available to the commissioner and is not intended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.16"></a><var>87.16</var>replace other authority possessed by the commissioner to sell timber in lots of 3,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.17"></a><var>87.17</var>cords or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.18"></a><var>87.18</var>(c) Another bidder or the commissioner may request that the number of employees a <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.19"></a><var>87.19</var>bidder has pursuant to paragraph (a), clause (3), be confirmed by signed affidavit if there is <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.20"></a><var>87.20</var>evidence that the bidder may be ineligible due to exceeding the employee threshold. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.21"></a><var>87.21</var>commissioner shall request information from the commissioners of labor and industry and <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.22"></a><var>87.22</var>employment and economic development including the premiums paid by the bidder in <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.23"></a><var>87.23</var>question for workers' compensation insurance coverage for all employees of the bidder. <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.24"></a><var>87.24</var>The commissioner shall review the information submitted by the commissioners of labor <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.25"></a><var>87.25</var>and industry and employment and economic development and make a determination based <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.26"></a><var>87.26</var>on that information as to whether the bidder is eligible. A bidder is considered eligible and <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.27"></a><var>87.27</var>may participate in intermediate auctions until determined ineligible under this paragraph.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.38.0"></a><a id="pl.87.28"></a><var>87.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.145, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.29"></a><var>87.29</var><b>90.145 PURCHASER QUALIFICATIONS </b><b>AND</b><b>,</b><b> REGISTRATION</b><b>, AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.30"></a><var>87.30</var><b>REQUIREMENTS</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.87.31"></a><var>87.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Purchaser </b><b>qualifications</b><b> requirements</b><b>.</b> (a) In addition to any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.32"></a><var>87.32</var>requirements imposed by this chapter, the purchaser of a state timber permit issued under <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.33"></a><var>87.33</var>section 
         <statute_ref>90.151</statute_ref> must meet the requirements in paragraphs (b) to (d) (e).<br />
         		<a id="pl.87.34"></a><var>87.34</var>(b) The purchaser and or the purchaser's agents, employees, subcontractors, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.87.35"></a><var>87.35</var>assigns conducting logging operations on the timber permit must comply with general <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.1"></a><var>88.1</var>industry safety standards for logging adopted by the commissioner of labor and industry <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.2"></a><var>88.2</var>under chapter 182. The commissioner of natural resources shall may require a purchaser <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.3"></a><var>88.3</var>to provide proof of compliance with the general industry safety standards.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.4"></a><var>88.4</var>(c) The purchaser and or the purchaser's agents, subcontractors, and assigns <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.5"></a><var>88.5</var>conducting logging operations on the timber permit must comply with the mandatory <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.6"></a><var>88.6</var>insurance requirements of chapter 176. The commissioner shall may require a purchaser <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.7"></a><var>88.7</var>to provide a copy of the proof of insurance required by section 
         <statute_ref>176.130</statute_ref> before the start of <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.8"></a><var>88.8</var>harvesting operations on any permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.9"></a><var>88.9</var>(d) Before the start of harvesting operations on any permit, the purchaser must certify <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.10"></a><var>88.10</var>that a foreperson or other designated employee who has a current certificate of completion,<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.11"></a><var>88.11</var> which includes instruction in site-level forest management guidelines or best management <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.12"></a><var>88.12</var>practices, from the Minnesota Logger Education Program (MLEP), the Wisconsin Forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.13"></a><var>88.13</var>Industry Safety and Training Alliance (FISTA), or any similar continuous education <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.14"></a><var>88.14</var>program acceptable to the commissioner, is supervising active logging operations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.15"></a><var>88.15</var>(e) The purchaser and the purchaser's agents, employees, subcontractors, and assigns <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.16"></a><var>88.16</var>who will be involved with logging or scaling state timber must be in compliance with <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.17"></a><var>88.17</var>this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.18"></a><var>88.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Purchaser </b><b>preregistration</b><b> registration</b><b>.</b> To facilitate the sale of permits <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.19"></a><var>88.19</var>issued under section 
         <statute_ref>90.151</statute_ref>, the commissioner may establish a purchaser preregistration<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.20"></a><var>88.20</var> registration system to verify the qualifications of a person as a responsible bidder to <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.21"></a><var>88.21</var>purchase a timber permit. Any system implemented by the commissioner shall be limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.22"></a><var>88.22</var>in scope to only that information that is required for the efficient administration of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.23"></a><var>88.23</var>purchaser qualification provisions requirements of this chapter and shall conform with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.24"></a><var>88.24</var>requirements of chapter 13. The registration system established under this subdivision is <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.25"></a><var>88.25</var>not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.39.0"></a><a id="pl.88.26"></a><var>88.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.151, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.88.27"></a><var>88.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Issuance; expiration.</b> (a) Following receipt of the down payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.28"></a><var>88.28</var>for state timber required under section 
         <statute_ref>90.14</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>90.191</statute_ref>, the commissioner shall issue a <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.29"></a><var>88.29</var>numbered permit to the purchaser, in a form approved by the attorney general, by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.30"></a><var>88.30</var>terms of which the purchaser shall be authorized to enter upon the land, and to cut and <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.31"></a><var>88.31</var>remove the timber therein described as designated for cutting in the report of the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.32"></a><var>88.32</var>appraiser, according to the provisions of this chapter. The permit shall be correctly <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.33"></a><var>88.33</var>dated and executed by the commissioner and signed by the purchaser. If a permit is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.34"></a><var>88.34</var>signed by the purchaser within 60 45 days from the date of purchase, the permit cancels <br />
         		<a id="pl.88.35"></a><var>88.35</var>and the down payment for timber required under section 
         <statute_ref>90.14</statute_ref> forfeits to the state. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.1"></a><var>89.1</var>commissioner may grant an additional period for the purchaser to sign the permit, not to <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.2"></a><var>89.2</var>exceed five ten business days, provided the purchaser pays a $125 $200 penalty fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.3"></a><var>89.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The permit shall expire no later than five years after the date of sale as the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.4"></a><var>89.4</var>commissioner shall specify or as specified under section 
         <statute_ref>90.191</statute_ref>, and the timber shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.5"></a><var>89.5</var>be cut and removed within the time specified therein. All cut timber, equipment, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.6"></a><var>89.6</var>buildings not removed from the land within 90 days after expiration of the permit shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.7"></a><var>89.7</var>become the property of the state. If additional time is needed, the permit holder must <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.8"></a><var>89.8</var>request, prior to the expiration date, and may be granted, for good and sufficient reasons, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.9"></a><var>89.9</var>up to 90 additional days for the completion of skidding, hauling, and removing all <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.10"></a><var>89.10</var>equipment and buildings. All cut timber, equipment, and buildings not removed from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.11"></a><var>89.11</var>land after expiration of the permit becomes the property of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.12"></a><var>89.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner may grant an additional period of time not to exceed 120 240<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.13"></a><var>89.13</var> days for the removal of cut timber, equipment, and buildings upon receipt of such a written<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.14"></a><var>89.14</var> request by the permit holder for good and sufficient reasons. The commissioner may grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.15"></a><var>89.15</var>a second period of time not to exceed 120 days for the removal of cut timber, equipment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.16"></a><var>89.16</var>and buildings upon receipt of a request by the permit holder for hardship reasons only.<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.17"></a><var>89.17</var> The permit holder may combine in the written request under this paragraph the request <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.18"></a><var>89.18</var>for additional time under paragraph (b).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.40.0"></a><a id="pl.89.19"></a><var>89.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.151, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.20"></a><var>89.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Permit requirements.</b> The permit shall state the amount of timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.21"></a><var>89.21</var>estimated for cutting on the land, the estimated value thereof, and the price at which it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.22"></a><var>89.22</var>sold in units of per thousand feet, per cord, per piece, per ton, or by whatever description <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.23"></a><var>89.23</var>sold, and shall specify that all landings of cut products shall be legibly marked with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.24"></a><var>89.24</var>assigned permit number. The permit shall provide for the continuous identification <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.25"></a><var>89.25</var>and control of the cut timber from the time of cutting until delivery to the consumer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.26"></a><var>89.26</var>The permit shall provide that failure to continuously identify the timber as specified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.27"></a><var>89.27</var>the permit constitutes trespass.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.41.0"></a><a id="pl.89.28"></a><var>89.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.151, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.89.29"></a><var>89.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Security provisions.</b> The permit shall contain such provisions as may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.30"></a><var>89.30</var>necessary to secure to the state the title of all timber cut thereunder wherever found until <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.31"></a><var>89.31</var>full payment therefor and until all provisions of the permit have been fully complied <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.32"></a><var>89.32</var>with. The permit shall provide that from the date the same becomes effective cutting <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.33"></a><var>89.33</var>commences until the expiration thereof of the permit, including all extensions, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.89.34"></a><var>89.34</var>purchaser and successors in interest shall be liable to the state for the full permit price of <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.1"></a><var>90.1</var>all timber covered thereby, notwithstanding any subsequent damage or injury thereto or <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.2"></a><var>90.2</var>trespass thereon or theft thereof, and without prejudice to the right of the state to pursue <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.3"></a><var>90.3</var>such timber and recover the value thereof anywhere prior to the payment therefor in full to <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.4"></a><var>90.4</var>the state. If an effective permit is forfeited prior to any cutting activity, the purchaser is <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.5"></a><var>90.5</var>liable to the state for a sum equal to the down payment and bid guarantee. Upon recovery <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.6"></a><var>90.6</var>from any person other than the permit holder, the permit holder shall be deemed released <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.7"></a><var>90.7</var>to the extent of the net amount, after deducting all expenses of collecting same, recovered <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.8"></a><var>90.8</var>by the state from such other person.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.42.0"></a><a id="pl.90.9"></a><var>90.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.151, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.10"></a><var>90.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Permit terms.</b> Once a permit becomes effective and cutting commences, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.11"></a><var>90.11</var>the permit holder is liable to the state for the permit price for all timber required to be cut, <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.12"></a><var>90.12</var>including timber not cut. The permit shall provide that all timber sold or designated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.13"></a><var>90.13</var>cutting shall be cut without in such a manner so as not to cause damage to other timber; <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.14"></a><var>90.14</var>that the permit holder shall remove all timber authorized and designated to be cut under <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.15"></a><var>90.15</var>the permit; that timber sold by board measure identified in the permit, but later determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.16"></a><var>90.16</var>by the commissioner not to be convertible into board the permit's measure, shall be paid <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.17"></a><var>90.17</var>for by the piece or cord or other unit of measure according to the size, species, or value, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.18"></a><var>90.18</var>may be determined by the commissioner; and that all timber products, except as specified <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.19"></a><var>90.19</var>by the commissioner, shall be scaled and the final settlement for the timber cut shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.20"></a><var>90.20</var>made on this scale; and that the permit holder shall pay to the state the permit price for <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.21"></a><var>90.21</var>all timber authorized to be cut, including timber not cut.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.43.0"></a><a id="pl.90.22"></a><var>90.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.151, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.23"></a><var>90.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Notice and approval required.</b> The permit shall provide that the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.24"></a><var>90.24</var>holder shall not start cutting any state timber nor clear building sites landings nor logging <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.25"></a><var>90.25</var>roads until the commissioner has been notified and has given prior approval to such <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.26"></a><var>90.26</var>cutting operations. Approval shall not be granted until the permit holder has completed <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.27"></a><var>90.27</var>a presale conference with the state appraiser designated to supervise the cutting. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.28"></a><var>90.28</var>permit holder shall also give prior notice whenever permit operations are to be temporarily <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.29"></a><var>90.29</var>halted, whenever permit operations are to be resumed, and when permit operations are to <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.30"></a><var>90.30</var>be completed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.44.0"></a><a id="pl.90.31"></a><var>90.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.151, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.90.32"></a><var>90.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Liability for timber cut in trespass.</b> The permit shall provide that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.90.33"></a><var>90.33</var>permit holder shall pay the permit price value for any timber sold which is negligently <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.1"></a><var>91.1</var>destroyed or damaged by the permit holder in cutting or removing other timber sold. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.2"></a><var>91.2</var>permit holder shall cut or remove or negligently destroy or damage any timber upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.3"></a><var>91.3</var>land described, not sold under the permit, except such timber as it may be necessary to cut <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.4"></a><var>91.4</var>and remove in the construction of necessary logging roads and landings approved as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.5"></a><var>91.5</var>location and route by the commissioner, such timber shall be deemed to have been cut in <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.6"></a><var>91.6</var>trespass. The permit holder shall be liable for any such timber and recourse may be had <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.7"></a><var>91.7</var>upon the bond security deposit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.45.0"></a><a id="pl.91.8"></a><var>91.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.151, subdivision 8, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.9"></a><var>91.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Suspension; cancellation.</b> The permit shall provide that the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.10"></a><var>91.10</var>shall have the power to order suspension of all operations under the permit when in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.11"></a><var>91.11</var>commissioner's judgment the conditions thereof have not been complied with and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.12"></a><var>91.12</var>timber cut or removed during such suspension shall be deemed to have been cut in trespass; <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.13"></a><var>91.13</var>that the commissioner may cancel the permit at any time when in the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.14"></a><var>91.14</var>judgment the conditions thereof have not been complied with due to a breach of the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.15"></a><var>91.15</var>conditions and such cancellation shall constitute repossession of the timber by the state; <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.16"></a><var>91.16</var>that the permit holder shall remove equipment and buildings from such land within 90 days <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.17"></a><var>91.17</var>after such cancellation; that, if the purchaser at any time fails to pay any obligations to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.18"></a><var>91.18</var>state under any other permits, any or all permits may be canceled; and that any timber cut <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.19"></a><var>91.19</var>or removed in violation of the terms of the permit or of any law shall constitute trespass.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.46.0"></a><a id="pl.91.20"></a><var>91.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.151, subdivision 9, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.21"></a><var>91.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Slashings disposal.</b> The permit shall provide that the permit holder shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.22"></a><var>91.22</var>burn or otherwise dispose of or treat all slashings or other refuse resulting from cutting <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.23"></a><var>91.23</var>operations, as specified in the permit, in the manner now or hereafter provided by law.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.47.0"></a><a id="pl.91.24"></a><var>91.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.161, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.91.25"></a><var>91.25</var><b>90.161 </b><b>SURETY BONDS FOR AUCTION</b><b> SECURITY DEPOSITS </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.91.26"></a><var>91.26</var><b>REQUIRED FOR EFFECTIVE</b><b> TIMBER PERMITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.91.27"></a><var>91.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Bond</b><b> Security deposit</b><b> required.</b> (a) Except as otherwise provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.28"></a><var>91.28</var>by law, the purchaser of any state timber, before any timber permit becomes effective for <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.29"></a><var>91.29</var>any purpose, shall give a good and valid bond security in the form of cash; a certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.30"></a><var>91.30</var>check; a cashier's check; a postal, bank, or express money order; a corporate surety bond; <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.31"></a><var>91.31</var>or an irrevocable bank letter of credit to the state of Minnesota equal to the value of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.91.32"></a><var>91.32</var>timber covered or to be covered by the permit, as shown by the sale price bid and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.1"></a><var>92.1</var>appraisal report as to quantity, less the amount of any payments pursuant to sections<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.2"></a><var>92.2</var> section 
         <statute_ref>90.14</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>90.163</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.3"></a><var>92.3</var>(b) The bond security deposit shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.4"></a><var>92.4</var>by the purchaser and successors in interest of all terms and conditions of the permit and <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.5"></a><var>92.5</var>all requirements of law in respect to timber sales. The bond security deposit shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.6"></a><var>92.6</var>approved in writing by the commissioner and filed for record in the commissioner's office.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.7"></a><var>92.7</var>(c) In the alternative to cash and bond requirements, but upon the same conditions,<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.8"></a><var>92.8</var> A purchaser may post bond for 100 percent of the purchase price and request refund of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.9"></a><var>92.9</var>amount of any payments pursuant to sections section 
         <statute_ref>90.14</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>90.163</statute_ref>. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.10"></a><var>92.10</var>may credit the refund to any other permit held by the same permit holder if the permit is <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.11"></a><var>92.11</var>delinquent as provided in section 
         <statute_ref>90.181, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, or may credit the refund to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.12"></a><var>92.12</var>other permit to which the permit holder requests that it be credited.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.13"></a><var>92.13</var>(d) In the event of a default, the commissioner may take from the deposit the sum of <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.14"></a><var>92.14</var>money to which the state is entitled. The commissioner shall return the remainder of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.15"></a><var>92.15</var>deposit, if any, to the person making the deposit. When cash is deposited as security, it <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.16"></a><var>92.16</var>shall be applied to the amount due when a statement is prepared and transmitted to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.17"></a><var>92.17</var>permit holder according to section 90.181. Any balance due to the state shall be shown on <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.18"></a><var>92.18</var>the statement and shall be paid as provided in section 90.181. Any amount of the deposit <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.19"></a><var>92.19</var>in excess of the amount determined to be due according to section 90.181 shall be returned <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.20"></a><var>92.20</var>to the permit holder when a final statement is transmitted under section 90.181. All or <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.21"></a><var>92.21</var>part of a cash deposit may be withheld from application to an amount due on a nonfinal <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.22"></a><var>92.22</var>statement if it appears that the total amount due on the permit will exceed the bid price.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.23"></a><var>92.23</var>(e) If an irrevocable bank letter of credit is provided as security under paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.24"></a><var>92.24</var>(a), at the written request of the permittee, the commissioner shall annually allow the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.25"></a><var>92.25</var>amount of the bank letter of credit to be reduced by an amount proportionate to the value <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.26"></a><var>92.26</var>of timber that has been harvested and for which the state has received payment under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.27"></a><var>92.27</var>timber permit. The remaining amount of the bank letter of credit after a reduction under <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.28"></a><var>92.28</var>this paragraph must not be less than the value of the timber remaining to be harvested <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.29"></a><var>92.29</var>under the timber permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.92.30"></a><var>92.30</var>(f) If cash; a certified check; a cashier's check; a personal check; or a postal, bank, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.31"></a><var>92.31</var>express money order is provided as security under paragraph (a) and no cutting of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.32"></a><var>92.32</var>timber has taken place on the permit, the commissioner may credit the security provided, <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.33"></a><var>92.33</var>less any deposit required under section 90.14, to any other permit to which the permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.92.34"></a><var>92.34</var>holder requests in writing that it be credited.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.1"></a><var>93.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Failure to </b><b>bond</b><b> provide security deposit</b><b>.</b> If bond the security deposit is <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.2"></a><var>93.2</var>not furnished, no harvesting may occur and the down payment for timber 15 percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.3"></a><var>93.3</var>permit's purchase price shall forfeit to the state when the permit expires.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.4"></a><var>93.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Subrogation.</b> In case of default When security is provided by surety <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.5"></a><var>93.5</var>bond and the permit holder defaults in payment by the permit holder, the surety upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.6"></a><var>93.6</var>bond shall make payment in full to the state of all sums of money due under such permit; <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.7"></a><var>93.7</var>and thereupon such surety shall be deemed immediately subrogated to all the rights of <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.8"></a><var>93.8</var>the state in the timber so paid for; and such subrogated party may pursue the timber and <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.9"></a><var>93.9</var>recover therefor, or have any other appropriate relief in relation thereto which the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.10"></a><var>93.10</var>might or could have had if such surety had not made such payment. No assignment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.11"></a><var>93.11</var>other writing on the part of the state shall be necessary to make such subrogation effective, <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.12"></a><var>93.12</var>but the certificate signed by and bearing the official seal of the commissioner, showing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.13"></a><var>93.13</var>amount of such timber, the lands from which it was cut or upon which it stood, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.14"></a><var>93.14</var>amount paid therefor, shall be prima facie evidence of such facts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.15"></a><var>93.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Change of security.</b> Prior to any harvest cutting activity, or activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.16"></a><var>93.16</var>incidental to the preparation for harvest, a purchaser having posted a bond security deposit<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.17"></a><var>93.17</var> for 100 percent of the purchase price of a sale may request the release of the bond security<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.18"></a><var>93.18</var> and the commissioner shall grant the release upon cash payment to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.19"></a><var>93.19</var>15 percent of the appraised value of the sale, plus eight percent interest on the appraised <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.20"></a><var>93.20</var>value of the sale from the date of purchase to the date of release while retaining, or upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.21"></a><var>93.21</var>repayment of, the permit's down payment and bid guarantee deposit requirement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.22"></a><var>93.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Return of security.</b> Any security required under this section shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.23"></a><var>93.23</var>returned to the purchaser within 60 days after the final scale.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.48.0"></a><a id="pl.93.24"></a><var>93.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.162, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.93.25"></a><var>93.25</var><b>90.162 </b><b>ALTERNATIVE TO BOND OR DEPOSIT REQUIREMENTS</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.93.26"></a><var>93.26</var><b> SECURING TIMBER PERMITS WITH CUTTING BLOCKS</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.93.27"></a><var>93.27</var>In lieu of the bond or cash security deposit equal to the value of all timber covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.28"></a><var>93.28</var>by the permit required by section 
         <statute_ref>90.161</statute_ref> or 
         <statute_ref>90.173</statute_ref>, a purchaser of state timber may elect <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.29"></a><var>93.29</var>in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general to give good and valid surety to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.30"></a><var>93.30</var>state of Minnesota equal to the purchase price for any designated cutting block identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.31"></a><var>93.31</var>on the permit before the date the purchaser enters upon the land to begin harvesting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.93.32"></a><var>93.32</var>timber on the designated cutting block.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.49.0"></a><a id="pl.93.33"></a><var>93.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. <b>[90.164] TIMBER PERMIT DEVELOPMENT OPTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.94.1"></a><var>94.1</var>With the completion of the presale conference requirement under section 90.151, <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.2"></a><var>94.2</var>subdivision 6, a permit holder may access the permit area in advance of the permit being <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.3"></a><var>94.3</var>fully secured as required by section 90.161, for the express purpose of clearing approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.4"></a><var>94.4</var>landings and logging roads. No cutting of state timber except that incidental to the clearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.5"></a><var>94.5</var>of approved landings and logging roads is allowed under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.50.0"></a><a id="pl.94.6"></a><var>94.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.171, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.7"></a><var>94.7</var><b>90.171 ASSIGNMENT OF AUCTION TIMBER PERMITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.94.8"></a><var>94.8</var>Any permit sold at public auction may be assigned upon written approval of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.9"></a><var>94.9</var>commissioner. The assignment of any permit shall be signed and acknowledged by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.10"></a><var>94.10</var>permit holder. The commissioner shall not approve any assignment until the assignee has <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.11"></a><var>94.11</var>been determined to meet the qualifications of a responsible bidder and has given to the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.12"></a><var>94.12</var>a bond security deposit which shall be substantially in the form of, and shall be deemed <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.13"></a><var>94.13</var>of the same effect as, the bond security deposit required of the original purchaser. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.14"></a><var>94.14</var>commissioner may accept the an agreement of the assignee and any corporate surety upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.15"></a><var>94.15</var>such an original bond, substituting the assignee in the place of such the original purchaser <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.16"></a><var>94.16</var>and continuing such the original bond in full force and effect, as to the assignee. Thereupon <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.17"></a><var>94.17</var>but not otherwise the permit holder making the assignment shall be released from all <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.18"></a><var>94.18</var>liability arising or accruing from actions taken after the assignment became effective.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.51.0"></a><a id="pl.94.19"></a><var>94.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.181, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.20"></a><var>94.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Deferred payments.</b> (a) If the amount of the statement is not paid within <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.21"></a><var>94.21</var>30 days of the date thereof, it shall bear interest at the rate determined pursuant to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.94.22"></a><var>94.22</var>16A.124
         </statute_ref>, except that the purchaser shall not be required to pay interest that totals $1 or <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.23"></a><var>94.23</var>less. If the amount is not paid within 60 days, the commissioner shall place the account in <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.24"></a><var>94.24</var>the hands of the commissioner of revenue according to chapter 16D, who shall proceed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.25"></a><var>94.25</var>collect the same. When deemed in the best interests of the state, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.26"></a><var>94.26</var>take possession of the timber for which an amount is due wherever it may be found and <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.27"></a><var>94.27</var>sell the same informally or at public auction after giving reasonable notice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.94.28"></a><var>94.28</var>(b) The proceeds of the sale shall be applied, first, to the payment of the expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.29"></a><var>94.29</var>of seizure and sale; and, second, to the payment of the amount due for the timber, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.30"></a><var>94.30</var>interest; and the surplus, if any, shall belong to the state; and, in case a sufficient amount is <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.31"></a><var>94.31</var>not realized to pay these amounts in full, the balance shall be collected by the attorney <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.32"></a><var>94.32</var>general. Neither payment of the amount, nor the recovery of judgment therefor, nor <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.33"></a><var>94.33</var>satisfaction of the judgment, nor the seizure and sale of timber, shall release the sureties <br />
         		<a id="pl.94.34"></a><var>94.34</var>on any bond security deposit given pursuant to this chapter, or preclude the state from <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.1"></a><var>95.1</var>afterwards claiming that the timber was cut or removed contrary to law and recovering <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.2"></a><var>95.2</var>damages for the trespass thereby committed, or from prosecuting the offender criminally.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.52.0"></a><a id="pl.95.3"></a><var>95.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.191, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.4"></a><var>95.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Sale requirements.</b> The commissioner may sell the timber on any <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.5"></a><var>95.5</var>tract of state land in lots not exceeding 500 cords in volume, without formalities but for <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.6"></a><var>95.6</var>not less than the full appraised value thereof, to any person. No sale shall be made under <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.7"></a><var>95.7</var>this section to any person holding two more than four permits issued hereunder which are <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.8"></a><var>95.8</var>still in effect;. except that (1) a partnership as defined in chapter 323, which may include <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.9"></a><var>95.9</var>spouses but which shall provide evidence that a partnership exists, may be holding two <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.10"></a><var>95.10</var>permits for each of not more than three partners who are actively engaged in the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.11"></a><var>95.11</var>of logging or who are the spouses of persons who are actively engaged in the business of <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.12"></a><var>95.12</var>logging with that partnership; and (2) a corporation, a majority of whose shares and voting <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.13"></a><var>95.13</var>power are owned by natural persons related to each other within the fourth degree of <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.14"></a><var>95.14</var>kindred according to the rules of the civil law or their spouses or estates, may be holding <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.15"></a><var>95.15</var>two permits for each of not more than three shareholders who are actively engaged in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.16"></a><var>95.16</var>business of logging or who are the spouses of persons who are actively engaged in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.17"></a><var>95.17</var>business of logging with that corporation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.53.0"></a><a id="pl.95.18"></a><var>95.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.193, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.19"></a><var>95.19</var><b>90.193 EXTENSION OF TIMBER PERMITS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.95.20"></a><var>95.20</var>The commissioner may, in the case of an exceptional circumstance beyond the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.21"></a><var>95.21</var>control of the timber permit holder which makes it unreasonable, impractical, and not <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.22"></a><var>95.22</var>feasible to complete cutting and removal under the permit within the time allowed, grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.23"></a><var>95.23</var>an one regular extension of for one year. A written request for the regular extension must <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.24"></a><var>95.24</var>be received by the commissioner before the permit expires. The request must state the <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.25"></a><var>95.25</var>reason the extension is necessary and be signed by the permit holder. An interest rate of <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.26"></a><var>95.26</var>eight percent may be charged for the period of extension.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.54.0"></a><a id="pl.95.27"></a><var>95.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.195, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.95.28"></a><var>95.28</var><b>90.195 SPECIAL USE </b><b>AND PRODUCT </b><b>PERMIT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.95.29"></a><var>95.29</var>(a) The commissioner may issue a permit to salvage or cut not to exceed 12 cords of <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.30"></a><var>95.30</var>fuelwood per year for personal use from either or both of the following sources: (1) dead, <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.31"></a><var>95.31</var>down, and diseased damaged trees; (2) other trees that are of negative value under good <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.32"></a><var>95.32</var>forest management practices. The permits may be issued for a period not to exceed one <br />
         		<a id="pl.95.33"></a><var>95.33</var>year. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit that shall cover the commissioner's <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.1"></a><var>96.1</var>cost of issuing the permit and as provided under section 90.041, subdivision 10. The fee<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.2"></a><var>96.2</var> shall not exceed the current market value of fuelwood of similar species, grade, and volume <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.3"></a><var>96.3</var>that is being sold in the area where the salvage or cutting is authorized under the permit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.4"></a><var>96.4</var>(b) The commissioner may issue a special product permit under section 89.42 for <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.5"></a><var>96.5</var>commercial use, which may include incidental volumes of boughs, gravel, hay, biomass, <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.6"></a><var>96.6</var>and other products derived from forest management activities. The value of the products <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.7"></a><var>96.7</var>is the current market value of the products that are being sold in the area. The permit may <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.8"></a><var>96.8</var>be issued for a period not to exceed one year and the commissioner shall charge a fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.9"></a><var>96.9</var>the permit as provided under section 90.041, subdivision 10.<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.10"></a><var>96.10</var>(c) The commissioner may issue a special use permit for incidental volumes of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.11"></a><var>96.11</var>timber from approved right-of-way road clearing across state land for the purpose of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.12"></a><var>96.12</var>accessing a state timber permit. The permit shall include the volume and value of timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.13"></a><var>96.13</var>to be cleared and may be issued for a period not to exceed one year. A presale conference <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.14"></a><var>96.14</var>as required under section 90.151, subdivision 6, must be completed before the start of <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.15"></a><var>96.15</var>any activities under the permit.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.55.0"></a><a id="pl.96.16"></a><var>96.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.201, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.17"></a><var>96.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Prompt payment of refunds.</b> Any refund of cash that is due to a permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.18"></a><var>96.18</var>holder as determined on a final statement transmitted pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>90.181</statute_ref> or a <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.19"></a><var>96.19</var>refund of cash made pursuant to section 
         <statute_ref>90.161, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or 
         <statute_ref>90.173, paragraph <br />
            		<a id="pl.96.20"></a><var>96.20</var>(a)
         </statute_ref>, shall be paid to the permit holder according to section 
         <statute_ref>16A.124</statute_ref> unless the refund is <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.21"></a><var>96.21</var>credited on another permit as provided in this chapter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.56.0"></a><a id="pl.96.22"></a><var>96.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.211, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.23"></a><var>96.23</var><b>90.211 PURCHASE MONEY, WHEN FORFEITED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.96.24"></a><var>96.24</var>If the holder of an effective permit begins to cut and then fails to cut complete any <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.25"></a><var>96.25</var>part thereof of the permit before the expiration of the permit, the permit holder shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.26"></a><var>96.26</var>nevertheless pay the price therefor; but under no circumstances shall timber be cut after <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.27"></a><var>96.27</var>the expiration of the permit or extension thereof.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.57.0"></a><a id="pl.96.28"></a><var>96.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.221, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.96.29"></a><var>96.29</var><b>90.221 TIMBER SALES RECORDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.96.30"></a><var>96.30</var>The commissioner shall keep timber sales records, including the description of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.31"></a><var>96.31</var>tract of land from which any timber is sold; the date of the report of the state appraisers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.32"></a><var>96.32</var>the kind, amount, and value of the timber as shown by such report; the date of the sale; <br />
         		<a id="pl.96.33"></a><var>96.33</var>the price for which the timber was sold; the name of the purchaser; the number, date <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.1"></a><var>97.1</var>of issuance and date of expiration of each permit; the date of any assignment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.2"></a><var>97.2</var>permit; the name of the assignee; the dates of the filing and the amounts of the respective <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.3"></a><var>97.3</var>bonds security deposits by the purchaser and assignee; the names of the sureties thereon; <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.4"></a><var>97.4</var>the amount of timber taken from the land; the date of the report of the scaler and state <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.5"></a><var>97.5</var>appraiser; the names of the scaler and the state appraiser who scaled the timber; and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.6"></a><var>97.6</var>amount paid for such timber and the date of payment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.58.0"></a><a id="pl.97.7"></a><var>97.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.252, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.8"></a><var>97.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Consumer scaling.</b> The commissioner may enter into an agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.9"></a><var>97.9</var>with either a timber sale permittee, or the purchaser of the cut products, or both, so <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.10"></a><var>97.10</var>that the scaling of the cut timber and the collection of the payment for the same can be <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.11"></a><var>97.11</var>consummated by the consumer state. Such an agreement shall be approved as to form and <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.12"></a><var>97.12</var>content by the attorney general and shall provide for a bond or cash in lieu of a bond and <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.13"></a><var>97.13</var>such other safeguards as are necessary to protect the interests of the state. The scaling <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.14"></a><var>97.14</var>and payment collection procedure may be used for any state timber sale, except that no <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.15"></a><var>97.15</var>permittee who is also the consumer shall both cut and scale the timber sold unless such <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.16"></a><var>97.16</var>scaling is supervised by a state scaler.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.59.0"></a><a id="pl.97.17"></a><var>97.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.97.18"></a><var>97.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Seizure of unlawfully cut timber.</b> The commissioner may take possession <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.19"></a><var>97.19</var>of any timber hereafter unlawfully cut upon or taken from any land owned by the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.20"></a><var>97.20</var>wherever found and may sell the same informally or at public auction after giving such <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.21"></a><var>97.21</var>notice as the commissioner deems reasonable and after deducting all the expenses of such <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.22"></a><var>97.22</var>sale the proceeds thereof shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of the proper <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.23"></a><var>97.23</var>fund; and when any timber so unlawfully cut has been intermingled with any other timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.24"></a><var>97.24</var>or property so that it cannot be identified or plainly separated therefrom the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.25"></a><var>97.25</var>may so seize and sell the whole quantity so intermingled and, in such case, the whole <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.26"></a><var>97.26</var>quantity of such timber shall be conclusively presumed to have been unlawfully taken <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.27"></a><var>97.27</var>from state land. When the timber unlawfully cut or removed from state land is so seized <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.28"></a><var>97.28</var>and sold, the seizure shall not in any manner relieve the trespasser who cut or removed, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.29"></a><var>97.29</var>caused the cutting or removal of, any such timber from the full liability imposed by this <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.30"></a><var>97.30</var>chapter for the trespass so committed, but the net amount realized from such sale shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.31"></a><var>97.31</var>be credited on whatever judgment is recovered against such trespasser, if the trespass <br />
         		<a id="pl.97.32"></a><var>97.32</var>was deemed to be casual and involuntary.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.60.0"></a><a id="pl.97.33"></a><var>97.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.301, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.1"></a><var>98.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Apprehension of trespassers; reward.</b> The commissioner may offer a <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.2"></a><var>98.2</var>reward to be paid to a person giving to the proper authorities any information that leads to <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.3"></a><var>98.3</var>the conviction of a person violating this chapter. The reward is limited to the greater of <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.4"></a><var>98.4</var>$100 or ten percent of the single stumpage value of any timber unlawfully cut or removed. <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.5"></a><var>98.5</var>The commissioner shall pay the reward from funds appropriated for that purpose or from <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.6"></a><var>98.6</var>receipts from the sale of state timber. A reward shall not be paid to salaried forest officers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.7"></a><var>98.7</var>state appraisers, scalers, conservation officers, or licensed peace officers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.61.0"></a><a id="pl.98.8"></a><var>98.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 90.41, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.9"></a><var>98.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Violations</b><b> and penalty</b><b>.</b> (a) Any state scaler or state appraiser who <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.10"></a><var>98.10</var>shall accept any compensation or gratuity for services as such from any other source <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.11"></a><var>98.11</var>except the state of Minnesota, or any state scaler, or other person authorized to scale state <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.12"></a><var>98.12</var>timber, or state appraiser, who shall make any false report, or insert in any such report any <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.13"></a><var>98.13</var>false statement, or shall make any such report without having examined the land embraced <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.14"></a><var>98.14</var>therein or without having actually been upon the land, or omit from any such report any <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.15"></a><var>98.15</var>statement required by law to be made therein, or who shall fail to report any known trespass <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.16"></a><var>98.16</var>committed upon state lands, or who shall conspire with any other person in any manner, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.17"></a><var>98.17</var>act or omission or otherwise, to defraud or unlawfully deprive the state of Minnesota of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.18"></a><var>98.18</var>land or timber, or the value thereof, shall be guilty of a felony. Any material discrepancy <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.19"></a><var>98.19</var>between the facts and the scale returned by any such person scaling timber for the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.20"></a><var>98.20</var>shall be considered prima facie evidence that such person is guilty of violating this statute.<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.21"></a><var>98.21</var>(b) No such appraiser or scaler who has been once discharged for cause shall ever <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.22"></a><var>98.22</var>again be appointed. This provision shall not apply to resignations voluntarily made by and <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.23"></a><var>98.23</var>accepted from such employees.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.62.0"></a><a id="pl.98.24"></a><var>98.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 93.46, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.25"></a><var>98.25</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.98.26"></a><var>98.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Scram mining.</b> "Scram mining" means a mining operation that produces <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.27"></a><var>98.27</var>natural iron ore, natural iron ore concentrates, or taconite ore as described in section 93.20, <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.28"></a><var>98.28</var>subdivisions 12 to 18, from previously developed stockpiles, tailing basins, underground <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.29"></a><var>98.29</var>mine workings, or open pits and that involves no more than 80 acres of land not previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.30"></a><var>98.30</var>affected by mining, or more than 80 acres of land not previously affected by mining <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.31"></a><var>98.31</var>if the operator can demonstrate that impacts would be substantially the same as other <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.32"></a><var>98.32</var>scram operations. "Land not previously affected by mining" means land upon which mine <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.33"></a><var>98.33</var>wastes have not been deposited and land from which materials have not been removed in <br />
         		<a id="pl.98.34"></a><var>98.34</var>connection with the production or extraction of metallic minerals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.63.0"></a><a id="pl.99.1"></a><var>99.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 93.481, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.2"></a><var>99.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Term of permit; amendment.</b> (a) A permit issued by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.3"></a><var>99.3</var>pursuant to this section shall be granted for the term determined necessary by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.4"></a><var>99.4</var>commissioner for the completion of the proposed mining operation, including reclamation <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.5"></a><var>99.5</var>or restoration. The term of a scram mining permit for iron ore or taconite shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.6"></a><var>99.6</var>determined in the same manner as a permit to mine for an iron ore or taconite mining <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.7"></a><var>99.7</var>operation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.8"></a><var>99.8</var>(b) A permit may be amended upon written application to the commissioner. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.9"></a><var>99.9</var>permit amendment application fee must be submitted with the written application. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.10"></a><var>99.10</var>permit amendment application fee is ten percent of the amount provided for in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.11"></a><var>99.11</var>1, clause (3), for an application for the applicable permit to mine. If the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.12"></a><var>99.12</var>determines that the proposed amendment constitutes a substantial change to the permit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.13"></a><var>99.13</var>the person applying for the amendment shall publish notice in the same manner as for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.14"></a><var>99.14</var>new permit, and a hearing shall be held if written objections are received in the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.15"></a><var>99.15</var>manner as for a new permit. An amendment may be granted by the commissioner if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.16"></a><var>99.16</var>commissioner determines that lawful requirements have been met.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.64.0"></a><a id="pl.99.17"></a><var>99.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 64. <b>[93.61] DRILL CORE LIBRARY ACCESS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.99.18"></a><var>99.18</var>Consistent with section 13.03, subdivision 3, a person shall not be required to pay a <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.19"></a><var>99.19</var>fee to access exploration data, exploration drill core data, mineral evaluation data, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.20"></a><var>99.20</var>mining data stored in the drill core library located in Hibbing, Minnesota, and managed <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.21"></a><var>99.21</var>by the commissioner of natural resources. The library shall be open during regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.22"></a><var>99.22</var>business hours.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.65.0"></a><a id="pl.99.23"></a><var>99.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.401, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.24"></a><var>99.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Taking, possessing, and transporting wild animals for certain </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.99.25"></a><var>99.25</var><b>purposes.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), special permits may be issued without <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.26"></a><var>99.26</var>a fee to take, possess, and transport wild animals as pets and for scientific, educational, <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.27"></a><var>99.27</var>rehabilitative, wildlife disease prevention and control, and exhibition purposes. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.28"></a><var>99.28</var>commissioner shall prescribe the conditions for taking, possessing, transporting, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.29"></a><var>99.29</var>disposing of the wild animals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.30"></a><var>99.30</var>(b) A special permit may not be issued to take or possess wild or native deer for <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.31"></a><var>99.31</var>exhibition, propagation, or as pets.<br />
         		<a id="pl.99.32"></a><var>99.32</var>(c) Nonresident professional wildlife rehabilitators with a federal rehabilitation <br />
         		<a id="pl.99.33"></a><var>99.33</var>permit may possess and transport wildlife affected by oil spills.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.66.0"></a><a id="pl.100.1"></a><var>100.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 66. <b>[103G.217] DRIFTLESS AREA WATER RESOURCES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.100.2"></a><var>100.2</var>(a) Groundwater discharge from natural springs and seepage areas in the driftless <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.3"></a><var>100.3</var>area of Minnesota, corresponding to the area of the state contained within the boundaries <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.4"></a><var>100.4</var>of the Department of Natural Resources Paleozoic Plateau Ecological Section, is vital to <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.5"></a><var>100.5</var>sustaining the coldwater aquatic ecosystems in the region, as well as the recreational, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.6"></a><var>100.6</var>commercial, agricultural, environmental, aesthetic, and economic well-being of the region.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.7"></a><var>100.7</var>(b) Within the boundaries of the Department of Natural Resources Paleozoic Plateau <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.8"></a><var>100.8</var>Ecological Section, no excavation or mining of silica sand, including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.9"></a><var>100.9</var>digging, excavating, mining, drilling, blasting, tunneling, dredging, stripping, or shafting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.10"></a><var>100.10</var>may occur within one mile of a designated trout stream as listed in Minnesota Rules unless <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.11"></a><var>100.11</var>a silica sand mining trout stream setback permit has been issued by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.12"></a><var>100.12</var>(c) Before issuing a permit under this section, the commissioner shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.13"></a><var>100.13</var>(1) require a project proposer to do a hydrogeological evaluation and collect any <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.14"></a><var>100.14</var>other information necessary to assess potential impacts to hydrogeological features, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.15"></a><var>100.15</var>including private and public drinking water supply wells; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.16"></a><var>100.16</var>(2) identify appropriate setbacks from designated trout streams, springs, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.17"></a><var>100.17</var>hydrogeologic features and any other restrictions necessary to protect trout stream water <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.18"></a><var>100.18</var>quantity, quality, and habitat.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.19"></a><var>100.19</var>(d) The commissioner may assess the project proposer fees to cover the reasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.20"></a><var>100.20</var>costs of duties performed under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.21"></a><var>100.21</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.22"></a><var>100.22</var>and applies to new silica sand mining projects and projects for which environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.23"></a><var>100.23</var>review documents have been noticed for public comments after April 30, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.67.0"></a><a id="pl.100.24"></a><var>100.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.265, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.25"></a><var>100.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Diversion greater than 2,000,000 gallons per day.</b> A water use permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.26"></a><var>100.26</var>or a plan that requires a permit or the commissioner's approval, involving a diversion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.27"></a><var>100.27</var>waters of the state of more than 2,000,000 gallons per day average in a 30-day period, <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.28"></a><var>100.28</var>to a place outside of this state or from the basin of origin within this state may not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.29"></a><var>100.29</var>granted or approved until:<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.30"></a><var>100.30</var>(1) a determination is made by the commissioner that the water remaining in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.31"></a><var>100.31</var>basin of origin will be adequate to meet the basin's water resources needs during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.32"></a><var>100.32</var>specified life of the diversion project and, for groundwater, the diversion meets the <br />
         		<a id="pl.100.33"></a><var>100.33</var>applicable standards under section 103G.287, subdivision 5; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.100.34"></a><var>100.34</var>(2) approval of the diversion is given by the legislature.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.68.0"></a><a id="pl.101.1"></a><var>101.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.265, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.2"></a><var>101.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Consumptive use of more than 2,000,000 gallons per day.</b> (a) Except <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.3"></a><var>101.3</var>as provided in paragraph (b), A water use permit or a plan that requires a permit or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.4"></a><var>101.4</var>commissioner's approval, involving a consumptive use of more than 2,000,000 gallons per <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.5"></a><var>101.5</var>day average in a 30-day period, may not be granted or approved until:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.6"></a><var>101.6</var>(1) a determination is made by the commissioner that the water remaining in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.7"></a><var>101.7</var>basin of origin will be adequate to meet the basin's water resources needs during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.8"></a><var>101.8</var>specified life of the consumptive use and, for groundwater, the consumptive use meets the <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.9"></a><var>101.9</var>applicable standards under section 103G.287, subdivision 5; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.10"></a><var>101.10</var>(2) approval of the consumptive use is given by the legislature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.11"></a><var>101.11</var>(b) Legislative approval under paragraph (a), clause (2), is not required for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.12"></a><var>101.12</var>consumptive use in excess of 2,000,000 gallons per day average in a 30-day period for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.13"></a><var>101.13</var>(1) a domestic water supply, excluding industrial and commercial uses of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.14"></a><var>101.14</var>municipal water supply;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.15"></a><var>101.15</var>(2) agricultural irrigation and processing of agricultural products;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.16"></a><var>101.16</var>(3) construction and mine land dewatering;<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.17"></a><var>101.17</var>(4) pollution abatement or remediation; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.18"></a><var>101.18</var>(5) fish and wildlife enhancement projects using surface water sources.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.69.0"></a><a id="pl.101.19"></a><var>101.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.271, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.20"></a><var>101.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Permit required.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), the state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.21"></a><var>101.21</var>a person, partnership, or association, private or public corporation, county, municipality, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.22"></a><var>101.22</var>or other political subdivision of the state may not appropriate or use waters of the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.23"></a><var>101.23</var>without a water use permit from the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.24"></a><var>101.24</var>(b) This section does not apply to use for a water supply by less than 25 persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.25"></a><var>101.25</var>for domestic purposes, except as required by the commissioner under section 103G.287, <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.26"></a><var>101.26</var>subdivision 4, paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.101.27"></a><var>101.27</var>(c) The commissioner may issue a state general permit for appropriation of water to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.28"></a><var>101.28</var>governmental subdivision or to the general public. The general permit may authorize more <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.29"></a><var>101.29</var>than one project and the appropriation or use of more than one source of water. Water use <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.30"></a><var>101.30</var>permit processing fees and reports required under subdivision 6 and section 
         <statute_ref>103G.281, <br />
            		<a id="pl.101.31"></a><var>101.31</var>subdivision 3
         </statute_ref>, are required for each project or water source that is included under a general <br />
         		<a id="pl.101.32"></a><var>101.32</var>permit, except that no fee is required for uses totaling less than 15,000,000 gallons annually.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.70.0"></a><a id="pl.101.33"></a><var>101.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.271, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.1"></a><var>102.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Minimum use exemption and local approval of low use permits.</b> (a) <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.2"></a><var>102.2</var>Except for local permits under section 
         <statute_ref>103B.211, subdivision 4</statute_ref>, a water use permit is not <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.3"></a><var>102.3</var>required for the appropriation and use of less than a minimum amount prescribed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.4"></a><var>102.4</var>commissioner by rule 10,000 gallons per day and totaling no more than 1,000,000 gallons <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.5"></a><var>102.5</var>per year, except as required by the commissioner under section 103G.287, subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.6"></a><var>102.6</var>paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.7"></a><var>102.7</var>(b) Water use permits for more than the minimum amount but less than an <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.8"></a><var>102.8</var>intermediate amount prescribed by rule must be processed and approved at the municipal, <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.9"></a><var>102.9</var>county, or regional level based on rules adopted by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.10"></a><var>102.10</var>(c) The rules must include provisions for reporting to the commissioner the amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.11"></a><var>102.11</var>of water appropriated under local permits.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.71.0"></a><a id="pl.102.12"></a><var>102.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 71. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.287, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.13"></a><var>102.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Applications for groundwater appropriations</b><b>; preliminary well </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.102.14"></a><var>102.14</var><b>construction approval</b><b>.</b> (a) Groundwater use permit applications are not complete until <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.15"></a><var>102.15</var>the applicant has supplied:<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.16"></a><var>102.16</var>(1) a water well record as required by section 
         <statute_ref>103I.205</statute_ref>, subdivision 9, information <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.17"></a><var>102.17</var>on the subsurface geologic formations penetrated by the well and the formation or aquifer <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.18"></a><var>102.18</var>that will serve as the water source, and geologic information from test holes drilled to <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.19"></a><var>102.19</var>locate the site of the production well;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.20"></a><var>102.20</var>(2) the maximum daily, seasonal, and annual pumpage rates and volumes being <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.21"></a><var>102.21</var>requested;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.22"></a><var>102.22</var>(3) information on groundwater quality in terms of the measures of quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.23"></a><var>102.23</var>commonly specified for the proposed water use and details on water treatment necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.24"></a><var>102.24</var>for the proposed use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.25"></a><var>102.25</var>(4) an inventory of existing wells within 1-1/2 miles of the proposed production well <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.26"></a><var>102.26</var>or within the area of influence, as determined by the commissioner. The inventory must <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.27"></a><var>102.27</var>include information on well locations, depths, geologic formations, depth of the pump or <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.28"></a><var>102.28</var>intake, pumping and nonpumping water levels, and details of well construction; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.102.29"></a><var>102.29</var>(5) the results of an aquifer test completed according to specifications approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.30"></a><var>102.30</var>the commissioner. The test must be conducted at the maximum pumping rate requested <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.31"></a><var>102.31</var>in the application and for a length of time adequate to assess or predict impacts to other <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.32"></a><var>102.32</var>wells and surface water and groundwater resources. The permit applicant is responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.33"></a><var>102.33</var>for all costs related to the aquifer test, including the construction of groundwater and <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.34"></a><var>102.34</var>surface water monitoring installations, and water level readings before, during, and after <br />
         		<a id="pl.102.35"></a><var>102.35</var>the aquifer test; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.1"></a><var>103.1</var>(6) the results of any assessments conducted by the commissioner under paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.2"></a><var>103.2</var>(b) The commissioner may waive an application requirement in this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.3"></a><var>103.3</var>if the information provided with the application is adequate to determine whether the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.4"></a><var>103.4</var>proposed appropriation and use of water is sustainable and will protect ecosystems, water <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.5"></a><var>103.5</var>quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.6"></a><var>103.6</var>(c) The commissioner shall provide an assessment of a proposed well needing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.7"></a><var>103.7</var>groundwater appropriation permit. The commissioner shall evaluate the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.8"></a><var>103.8</var>submitted as required under section 103I.205, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), and determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.9"></a><var>103.9</var>whether the anticipated appropriation request is likely to meet the applicable requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.10"></a><var>103.10</var>of this chapter. If the appropriation request is likely to meet applicable requirements, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.11"></a><var>103.11</var>commissioner shall provide the person submitting the information with a letter providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.12"></a><var>103.12</var>preliminary approval to construct the well.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.72.0"></a><a id="pl.103.13"></a><var>103.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.287, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.14"></a><var>103.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Groundwater management areas.</b> (a) The commissioner may designate <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.15"></a><var>103.15</var>groundwater management areas and limit total annual water appropriations and uses within <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.16"></a><var>103.16</var>a designated area to ensure sustainable use of groundwater that protects ecosystems, water <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.17"></a><var>103.17</var>quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Water appropriations <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.18"></a><var>103.18</var>and uses within a designated management area must be consistent with a plan approved by <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.19"></a><var>103.19</var>the commissioner that addresses water conservation requirements and water allocation <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.20"></a><var>103.20</var>priorities established in section 
         <statute_ref>103G.261</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.21"></a><var>103.21</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 103G.271, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.22"></a><var>103.22</var>Rules, within designated groundwater management areas, the commissioner may require <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.23"></a><var>103.23</var>general permits as specified in section 103G.271, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), for water <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.24"></a><var>103.24</var>users using less than 10,000 gallons per day or 1,000,000 gallons per year and water <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.25"></a><var>103.25</var>suppliers serving less than 25 persons for domestic purposes. The commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.26"></a><var>103.26</var>waive the requirements under section 103G.281 for general permits issued under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.27"></a><var>103.27</var>paragraph, and the fee specified in section 103G.301, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), does <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.28"></a><var>103.28</var>not apply to general permits issued under this paragraph.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.73.0"></a><a id="pl.103.29"></a><var>103.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103G.287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.103.30"></a><var>103.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Interference with other wells</b><b> Sustainability standard</b><b>.</b> The <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.31"></a><var>103.31</var>commissioner may issue water use permits for appropriation from groundwater only if <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.32"></a><var>103.32</var>the commissioner determines that the groundwater use is sustainable to supply the needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.103.33"></a><var>103.33</var>of future generations and the proposed use will not harm ecosystems, degrade water, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.1"></a><var>104.1</var>reduce water levels beyond the reach of public water supply and private domestic wells <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.2"></a><var>104.2</var>constructed according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.74.0"></a><a id="pl.104.3"></a><var>104.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 103I.205, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.4"></a><var>104.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Notification required.</b> (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (d) <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.5"></a><var>104.5</var>and (e), a person may not construct a well until a notification of the proposed well on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.6"></a><var>104.6</var>form prescribed by the commissioner is filed with the commissioner with the filing fee in <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.7"></a><var>104.7</var>section 
         <statute_ref>103I.208</statute_ref>, and, when applicable, the person has met the requirements of paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.8"></a><var>104.8</var>(f). If after filing the well notification an attempt to construct a well is unsuccessful, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.9"></a><var>104.9</var>new notification is not required unless the information relating to the successful well <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.10"></a><var>104.10</var>has substantially changed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.11"></a><var>104.11</var>(b) The property owner, the property owner's agent, or the well contractor where a <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.12"></a><var>104.12</var>well is to be located must file the well notification with the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.13"></a><var>104.13</var>(c) The well notification under this subdivision preempts local permits and <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.14"></a><var>104.14</var>notifications, and counties or home rule charter or statutory cities may not require a <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.15"></a><var>104.15</var>permit or notification for wells unless the commissioner has delegated the permitting or <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.16"></a><var>104.16</var>notification authority under section 
         <statute_ref>103I.111</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.17"></a><var>104.17</var>(d) A person who is an individual that constructs a drive point well on property <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.18"></a><var>104.18</var>owned or leased by the individual for farming or agricultural purposes or as the individual's <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.19"></a><var>104.19</var>place of abode must notify the commissioner of the installation and location of the well. <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.20"></a><var>104.20</var>The person must complete the notification form prescribed by the commissioner and mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.21"></a><var>104.21</var>it to the commissioner by ten days after the well is completed. A fee may not be charged <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.22"></a><var>104.22</var>for the notification. A person who sells drive point wells at retail must provide buyers <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.23"></a><var>104.23</var>with notification forms and informational materials including requirements regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.24"></a><var>104.24</var>wells, their location, construction, and disclosure. The commissioner must provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.25"></a><var>104.25</var>notification forms and informational materials to the sellers.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.26"></a><var>104.26</var>(e) A person may not construct a monitoring well until a permit is issued by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.27"></a><var>104.27</var>commissioner for the construction. If after obtaining a permit an attempt to construct a <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.28"></a><var>104.28</var>well is unsuccessful, a new permit is not required as long as the initial permit is modified <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.29"></a><var>104.29</var>to indicate the location of the successful well.<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.30"></a><var>104.30</var>(f) When the operation of a well will require an appropriation permit from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.31"></a><var>104.31</var>commissioner of natural resources, a person may not begin construction of the well until <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.32"></a><var>104.32</var>the person submits the following information to the commissioner of natural resources: <br />
         		<a id="pl.104.33"></a><var>104.33</var>(1) the location of the well;<br />
         		<a id="pl.104.34"></a><var>104.34</var>(2) the formation or aquifer that will serve as the water source;<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.1"></a><var>105.1</var>(3) the maximum daily, seasonal, and annual pumpage rates and volumes that will <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.2"></a><var>105.2</var>be requested in the appropriation permit; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.3"></a><var>105.3</var>(4) other information requested by the commissioner of natural resources that <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.4"></a><var>105.4</var>is necessary to conduct the preliminary assessment required under section 103G.287, <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.5"></a><var>105.5</var>subdivision 1, paragraph (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.6"></a><var>105.6</var>The person may begin construction after receiving preliminary approval from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.7"></a><var>105.7</var>commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.75.0"></a><a id="pl.105.8"></a><var>105.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 114D.50, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.9"></a><var>105.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Expenditures; accountability.</b> (a) A project receiving funding from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.10"></a><var>105.10</var>clean water fund must meet or exceed the constitutional requirements to protect, enhance, <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.11"></a><var>105.11</var>and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams and to protect groundwater and <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.12"></a><var>105.12</var>drinking water from degradation. Priority may be given to projects that meet more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.13"></a><var>105.13</var>one of these requirements. A project receiving funding from the clean water fund shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.14"></a><var>105.14</var>include measurable outcomes, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, and a plan for <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.15"></a><var>105.15</var>measuring and evaluating the results. A project must be consistent with current science <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.16"></a><var>105.16</var>and incorporate state-of-the-art technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.17"></a><var>105.17</var>(b) Money from the clean water fund shall be expended to balance the benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.18"></a><var>105.18</var>across all regions and residents of the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.19"></a><var>105.19</var>(c) A state agency or other recipient of a direct appropriation from the clean <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.20"></a><var>105.20</var>water fund must compile and submit all information for proposed and funded projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.21"></a><var>105.21</var>or programs, including the proposed measurable outcomes and all other items required <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.22"></a><var>105.22</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, to the Legislative Coordinating Commission as soon <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.23"></a><var>105.23</var>as practicable or by January 15 of the applicable fiscal year, whichever comes first. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.24"></a><var>105.24</var>Legislative Coordinating Commission must post submitted information on the Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.25"></a><var>105.25</var>required under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>, as soon as it becomes available. Information <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.26"></a><var>105.26</var>classified as not public under section 
         <statute_ref>13D.05, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, paragraph (d), is not required <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.27"></a><var>105.27</var>to be placed on the Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.28"></a><var>105.28</var>(d) Grants funded by the clean water fund must be implemented according to section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.105.29"></a><var>105.29</var>16B.98
         </statute_ref> and must account for all expenditures. Proposals must specify a process for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.30"></a><var>105.30</var>regranting envisioned. Priority for grant proposals must be given to proposals involving <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.31"></a><var>105.31</var>grants that will be competitively awarded.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.32"></a><var>105.32</var>(e) Money from the clean water fund may only be spent on projects that benefit <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.33"></a><var>105.33</var>Minnesota waters.<br />
         		<a id="pl.105.34"></a><var>105.34</var>(f) When practicable, a direct recipient of an appropriation from the clean water fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.105.35"></a><var>105.35</var>shall prominently display on the recipient's Web site home page the legacy logo required <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.1"></a><var>106.1</var>under Laws 2009, chapter 172, article 5, section 10, as amended by Laws 2010, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.2"></a><var>106.2</var>361, article 3, section 5, accompanied by the phrase "Click here for more information." <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.3"></a><var>106.3</var>When a person clicks on the legacy logo image, the Web site must direct the person to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.4"></a><var>106.4</var>a Web page that includes both the contact information that a person may use to obtain <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.5"></a><var>106.5</var>additional information, as well as a link to the Legislative Coordinating Commission Web <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.6"></a><var>106.6</var>site required under section 
         <statute_ref>3.303, subdivision 10</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.7"></a><var>106.7</var>(g) Future eligibility for money from the clean water fund is contingent upon a state <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.8"></a><var>106.8</var>agency or other recipient satisfying all applicable requirements in this section, as well as <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.9"></a><var>106.9</var>any additional requirements contained in applicable session law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.10"></a><var>106.10</var>(h) Money from the clean water fund may be used to leverage federal funds through <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.11"></a><var>106.11</var>execution of formal project partnership agreements with federal agencies consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.12"></a><var>106.12</var>respective federal agency partnership agreement requirements.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.76.0"></a><a id="pl.106.13"></a><var>106.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 76. <b>[115.84] WASTEWATER LABORATORY CERTIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.106.14"></a><var>106.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Wastewater laboratory certification required.</b> (a) Laboratories <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.15"></a><var>106.15</var>performing wastewater or water analytical laboratory work, the results of which are <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.16"></a><var>106.16</var>reported to the agency to determine compliance with a national pollutant discharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.17"></a><var>106.17</var>elimination system (NPDES) or state disposal system (SDS) permit condition or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.18"></a><var>106.18</var>regulatory document, must be certified according to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.19"></a><var>106.19</var>(b) This section does not apply to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.20"></a><var>106.20</var>(1) laboratories that are private and for-profit;<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.21"></a><var>106.21</var>(2) laboratories that perform drinking water analyses; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.22"></a><var>106.22</var>(3) laboratories that perform remediation program analyses, such as Superfund or <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.23"></a><var>106.23</var>petroleum analytical work.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.24"></a><var>106.24</var>(c) Until adoption of rules under subdivision 2, laboratories required to be certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.25"></a><var>106.25</var>under this section that submit data to the agency must: (1) register with the agency by <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.26"></a><var>106.26</var>submitting registration information required by the agency; or (2) be certified or accredited <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.27"></a><var>106.27</var>by a recognized authority, such as the commissioner of health under sections 144.97 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.28"></a><var>106.28</var>144.99, for the analytical methods required by the agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.29"></a><var>106.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Rules.</b> The agency may adopt rules to govern certification of laboratories <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.30"></a><var>106.30</var>according to this section. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the agency may adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.31"></a><var>106.31</var>rules establishing fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.106.32"></a><var>106.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fees.</b> (a) Until the agency adopts a rule establishing fees for certification, <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.33"></a><var>106.33</var>the agency shall collect fees from laboratories registering with the agency, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.106.34"></a><var>106.34</var>accredited by the commissioner of health under sections 144.97 to 144.99, in amounts <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.1"></a><var>107.1</var>necessary to cover the reasonable costs of the certification program, including reviewing <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.2"></a><var>107.2</var>applications, issuing certifications, and conducting audits and compliance assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.3"></a><var>107.3</var>(b) Fees under this section must be based on the number, type, and complexity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.4"></a><var>107.4</var>analytical methods that laboratories are certified to perform.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.5"></a><var>107.5</var>(c) Revenue from fees charged by the agency for certification shall be credited to <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.6"></a><var>107.6</var>the environmental fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.7"></a><var>107.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Enforcement.</b> (a) The commissioner may deny, suspend, or revoke <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.8"></a><var>107.8</var>wastewater laboratory certification for, but is not limited to, any of the following reasons: <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.9"></a><var>107.9</var>fraud, failure to follow applicable requirements, failure to respond to documented <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.10"></a><var>107.10</var>deficiencies or complete corrective actions necessary to address deficiencies, failure to pay <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.11"></a><var>107.11</var>certification fees, or other violations of federal or state law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.12"></a><var>107.12</var>(b) This section and the rules adopted under it may be enforced by any means <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.13"></a><var>107.13</var>provided in section 115.071.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.77.0"></a><a id="pl.107.14"></a><var>107.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 77. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115A.1320, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.15"></a><var>107.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Duties of the agency.</b> (a) The agency shall administer sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.107.16"></a><var>107.16</var>115A.1310
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115A.1330</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.17"></a><var>107.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The agency shall establish procedures for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.18"></a><var>107.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) receipt and maintenance of the registration statements and certifications filed <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.19"></a><var>107.19</var>with the agency under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.1312</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.20"></a><var>107.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) making the statements and certifications easily available to manufacturers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.21"></a><var>107.21</var>retailers, and members of the public.<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.22"></a><var>107.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The agency shall annually review the value of the following variables that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.23"></a><var>107.23</var>part of the formula used to calculate a manufacturer's annual registration fee under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.107.24"></a><var>107.24</var>115A.1314, subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>:<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.25"></a><var>107.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the proportion of sales of video display devices sold to households that <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.26"></a><var>107.26</var>manufacturers are required to recycle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.27"></a><var>107.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the estimated per-pound price of recycling covered electronic devices sold to <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.28"></a><var>107.28</var>households;<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.29"></a><var>107.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the base registration fee; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.107.30"></a><var>107.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the multiplier established for the weight of covered electronic devices collected <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.31"></a><var>107.31</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>115A.1314, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, paragraph (d). If the agency determines that any of <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.32"></a><var>107.32</var>these values must be changed in order to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.33"></a><var>107.33</var>activities regulated under sections 
         <statute_ref>115A.1312</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115A.1330</statute_ref>, the agency shall submit <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.34"></a><var>107.34</var>recommended changes and the reasons for them to the chairs of the senate and house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.107.35"></a><var>107.35</var>representatives committees with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.1"></a><var>108.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) By January 15 each year, beginning in 2008, the agency shall calculate estimated <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.2"></a><var>108.2</var>sales of video display devices sold to households by each manufacturer during the preceding <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.3"></a><var>108.3</var>program year, based on national sales data, and forward the estimates to the department.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.4"></a><var>108.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The agency shall provide a report to the governor and the legislature on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.5"></a><var>108.5</var>implementation of sections 
         <statute_ref>115A.1310</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115A.1330</statute_ref>. For each program year, the report <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.6"></a><var>108.6</var>must discuss the total weight of covered electronic devices recycled and a summary <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.7"></a><var>108.7</var>of information in the reports submitted by manufacturers and recyclers under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.108.8"></a><var>108.8</var>115A.1316
         </statute_ref>. The report must also discuss the various collection programs used by <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.9"></a><var>108.9</var>manufacturers to collect covered electronic devices; information regarding covered <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.10"></a><var>108.10</var>electronic devices that are being collected by persons other than registered manufacturers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.11"></a><var>108.11</var>collectors, and recyclers; and information about covered electronic devices, if any, being <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.12"></a><var>108.12</var>disposed of in landfills in this state. The report must include a description of enforcement <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.13"></a><var>108.13</var>actions under sections 
         <statute_ref>115A.1310</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115A.1330</statute_ref>. The agency may include in its report <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.14"></a><var>108.14</var>other information received by the agency regarding the implementation of sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.108.15"></a><var>108.15</var>115A.1312
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115A.1330</statute_ref>. The report must be done in conjunction with the report required <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.16"></a><var>108.16</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>115D.10</statute_ref> 115A.121.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.17"></a><var>108.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The agency shall promote public participation in the activities regulated under <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.18"></a><var>108.18</var>sections 
         <statute_ref>115A.1312</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115A.1330</statute_ref> through public education and outreach efforts.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.19"></a><var>108.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The agency shall enforce sections 
         <statute_ref>115A.1310</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115A.1330</statute_ref> in the manner <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.20"></a><var>108.20</var>provided by sections 
         <statute_ref>115.071, subdivisions 1</statute_ref>, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 
         <statute_ref>116.072</statute_ref>, except for those <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.21"></a><var>108.21</var>provisions enforced by the department, as provided in subdivision 2. The agency may <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.22"></a><var>108.22</var>revoke a registration of a collector or recycler found to have violated sections 
         <statute_ref>115A.1310 <br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.108.23"></a><var>108.23</var>to 
         <statute_ref>115A.1330</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.24"></a><var>108.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The agency shall facilitate communication between counties, collection and <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.25"></a><var>108.25</var>recycling centers, and manufacturers to ensure that manufacturers are aware of video <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.26"></a><var>108.26</var>display devices available for recycling.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.27"></a><var>108.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The agency shall develop a form retailers must use to report information to <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.28"></a><var>108.28</var>manufacturers under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.1318</statute_ref> and post it on the agency's Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.108.29"></a><var>108.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) The agency shall post on its Web site the contact information provided by each <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.30"></a><var>108.30</var>manufacturer under section 
         <statute_ref>115A.1318</statute_ref>, paragraph (e).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.78.0"></a><a id="pl.108.31"></a><var>108.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 78. <b>[115A.1415] ARCHITECTURAL PAINT; PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.108.32"></a><var>108.32</var><b>PROGRAM; STEWARDSHIP PLAN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.108.33"></a><var>108.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For purposes of this section, the following terms have <br />
         		<a id="pl.108.34"></a><var>108.34</var>the meanings given:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.1"></a><var>109.1</var>(1) "architectural paint" means interior and exterior architectural coatings sold in <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.2"></a><var>109.2</var>containers of five gallons or less. Architectural paint does not include industrial coatings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.3"></a><var>109.3</var>original equipment coatings, or specialty coatings;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.4"></a><var>109.4</var>(2) "brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that identifies architectural paint, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.5"></a><var>109.5</var>rather than its components, and attributes the paint to the owner or licensee of the brand as <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.6"></a><var>109.6</var>the producer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.7"></a><var>109.7</var>(3) "discarded paint" means architectural paint that is no longer used for its <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.8"></a><var>109.8</var>manufactured purpose;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.9"></a><var>109.9</var>(4) "producer" means a person that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.10"></a><var>109.10</var>(i) has legal ownership of the brand, brand name, or cobrand of architectural paint <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.11"></a><var>109.11</var>sold in the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.12"></a><var>109.12</var>(ii) imports architectural paint branded by a producer that meets subclause (i) when <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.13"></a><var>109.13</var>the producer has no physical presence in the United States;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.14"></a><var>109.14</var>(iii) if subclauses (i) and (ii) do not apply, makes unbranded architectural paint <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.15"></a><var>109.15</var>that is sold in the state; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.16"></a><var>109.16</var>(iv) sells architectural paint at wholesale or retail, does not have legal ownership of <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.17"></a><var>109.17</var>the brand, and elects to fulfill the responsibilities of the producer for the architectural paint <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.18"></a><var>109.18</var>by certifying that election in writing to the commissioner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.19"></a><var>109.19</var>(5) "recycling" means the process of collecting and preparing recyclable materials and <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.20"></a><var>109.20</var>reusing the materials in their original form or using them in manufacturing processes that <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.21"></a><var>109.21</var>do not cause the destruction of recyclable materials in a manner that precludes further use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.22"></a><var>109.22</var>(6) "retailer" means any person who offers architectural paint for sale at retail in <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.23"></a><var>109.23</var>the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.24"></a><var>109.24</var>(7) "reuse" means donating or selling collected architectural paint back into the <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.25"></a><var>109.25</var>market for its original intended use, when the architectural paint retains its original <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.26"></a><var>109.26</var>purpose and performance characteristics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.27"></a><var>109.27</var>(8) "sale" or "sell" means transfer of title of architectural paint for consideration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.28"></a><var>109.28</var>including a remote sale conducted through a sales outlet, catalog, Web site, or similar <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.29"></a><var>109.29</var>electronic means. Sale or sell includes a lease through which architectural paint is <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.30"></a><var>109.30</var>provided to a consumer by a producer, wholesaler, or retailer;<br />
         		<a id="pl.109.31"></a><var>109.31</var>(9) "stewardship assessment" means the amount added to the purchase price of <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.32"></a><var>109.32</var>architectural paint sold in the state that is necessary to cover the cost of collecting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.33"></a><var>109.33</var>transporting, and processing postconsumer architectural paint by the producer or <br />
         		<a id="pl.109.34"></a><var>109.34</var>stewardship organization pursuant to a product stewardship program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.1"></a><var>110.1</var>(10) "stewardship organization" means an organization appointed by one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.2"></a><var>110.2</var>producers to act as an agent on behalf of the producer to design, submit, and administer a <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.3"></a><var>110.3</var>product stewardship program under this section; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.4"></a><var>110.4</var>(11) "stewardship plan" means a detailed plan describing the manner in which a <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.5"></a><var>110.5</var>product stewardship program under subdivision 2 will be implemented.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.6"></a><var>110.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Product stewardship program.</b> For architectural paint sold in the state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.7"></a><var>110.7</var>producers must, individually or through a stewardship organization, implement and <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.8"></a><var>110.8</var>finance a statewide product stewardship program that manages the architectural paint by <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.9"></a><var>110.9</var>reducing the paint's waste generation, promoting its reuse and recycling, and providing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.10"></a><var>110.10</var>negotiation and execution of agreements to collect, transport, and process the architectural <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.11"></a><var>110.11</var>paint for end-of-life recycling and reuse.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.12"></a><var>110.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Requirement for sale.</b> (a) On and after July 1, 2014, or three months after <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.13"></a><var>110.13</var>program plan approval, whichever is sooner, no producer, wholesaler, or retailer may sell <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.14"></a><var>110.14</var>or offer for sale in the state architectural paint unless the paint's producer participates in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.15"></a><var>110.15</var>approved stewardship plan, either individually or through a stewardship organization.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.16"></a><var>110.16</var>(b) Each producer must operate a product stewardship program approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.17"></a><var>110.17</var>agency or enter into an agreement with a stewardship organization to operate, on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.18"></a><var>110.18</var>producer's behalf, a product stewardship program approved by the agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.19"></a><var>110.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Requirement to submit plan.</b> (a) On or before March 1, 2014, and before <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.20"></a><var>110.20</var>offering architectural paint for sale in the state, a producer must submit a stewardship <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.21"></a><var>110.21</var>plan to the agency and receive approval of the plan or must submit documentation to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.22"></a><var>110.22</var>agency that demonstrates the producer has entered into an agreement with a stewardship <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.23"></a><var>110.23</var>organization to be an active participant in an approved product stewardship program as <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.24"></a><var>110.24</var>described in subdivision 2. A stewardship plan must include all elements required under <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.25"></a><var>110.25</var>subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.26"></a><var>110.26</var>(b) An amendment to the plan, if determined necessary by the commissioner, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.27"></a><var>110.27</var>be submitted every five years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.28"></a><var>110.28</var>(c) It is the responsibility of the entities responsible for each stewardship plan to <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.29"></a><var>110.29</var>notify the agency within 30 days of any significant changes or modifications to the plan or <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.30"></a><var>110.30</var>its implementation. Within 30 days of the notification, a written plan revision must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.31"></a><var>110.31</var>submitted to the agency for review and approval.<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.32"></a><var>110.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Stewardship plan content.</b> A stewardship plan must contain:<br />
         		<a id="pl.110.33"></a><var>110.33</var>(1) certification that the product stewardship program will accept all discarded <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.34"></a><var>110.34</var>paint regardless of which producer produced the architectural paint and its individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.110.35"></a><var>110.35</var>components;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.1"></a><var>111.1</var>(2) contact information for the individual and the entity submitting the plan, a list of <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.2"></a><var>111.2</var>all producers participating in the product stewardship program, and the brands covered by <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.3"></a><var>111.3</var>the product stewardship program;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.4"></a><var>111.4</var>(3) a description of the methods by which the discarded paint will be collected in all <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.5"></a><var>111.5</var>areas in the state without relying on end-of-life fees, including an explanation of how the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.6"></a><var>111.6</var>collection system will be convenient and adequate to serve the needs of small businesses <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.7"></a><var>111.7</var>and residents in both urban and rural areas on an ongoing basis and a discussion of how <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.8"></a><var>111.8</var>the existing household hazardous waste infrastructure will be considered when selecting <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.9"></a><var>111.9</var>collection sites;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.10"></a><var>111.10</var>(4) a description of how the adequacy of the collection program will be monitored <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.11"></a><var>111.11</var>and maintained;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.12"></a><var>111.12</var>(5) the names and locations of collectors, transporters, and recyclers that will <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.13"></a><var>111.13</var>manage discarded paint;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.14"></a><var>111.14</var>(6) a description of how the discarded paint and the paint's components will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.15"></a><var>111.15</var>safely and securely transported, tracked, and handled from collection through final <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.16"></a><var>111.16</var>recycling and processing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.17"></a><var>111.17</var>(7) a description of the method that will be used to reuse, deconstruct, or recycle <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.18"></a><var>111.18</var>the discarded paint to ensure that the paint's components, to the extent feasible, are <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.19"></a><var>111.19</var>transformed or remanufactured into finished products for use;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.20"></a><var>111.20</var>(8) a description of the promotion and outreach activities that will be used to <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.21"></a><var>111.21</var>encourage participation in the collection and recycling programs and how the activities' <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.22"></a><var>111.22</var>effectiveness will be evaluated and the program modified, if necessary;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.23"></a><var>111.23</var>(9) the proposed stewardship assessment. The producer or stewardship organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.24"></a><var>111.24</var>shall propose a uniform stewardship assessment for any architectural paint sold in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.25"></a><var>111.25</var>state. The proposed stewardship assessment shall be reviewed by an independent auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.26"></a><var>111.26</var>to ensure that the assessment does not exceed the costs of the product stewardship program <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.27"></a><var>111.27</var>and the independent auditor shall recommend an amount for the stewardship assessment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.28"></a><var>111.28</var>The agency must approve the stewardship assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.29"></a><var>111.29</var>(10) evidence of adequate insurance and financial assurance that may be required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.30"></a><var>111.30</var>collection, handling, and disposal operations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.31"></a><var>111.31</var>(11) five-year performance goals, including an estimate of the percentage of <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.32"></a><var>111.32</var>discarded paint that will be collected, reused, and recycled during each of the first five <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.33"></a><var>111.33</var>years of the stewardship plan. The performance goals must include a specific goal for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.34"></a><var>111.34</var>amount of discarded paint that will be collected and recycled and reused during each year <br />
         		<a id="pl.111.35"></a><var>111.35</var>of the plan. The performance goals must be based on:<br />
         		<a id="pl.111.36"></a><var>111.36</var>(i) the most recent collection data available for the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.1"></a><var>112.1</var>(ii) the estimated amount of architectural paint disposed of annually;<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.2"></a><var>112.2</var>(iii) the weight of the architectural paint that is expected to be available for collection <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.3"></a><var>112.3</var>annually; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.4"></a><var>112.4</var>(iv) actual collection data from other existing stewardship programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.5"></a><var>112.5</var>The stewardship plan must state the methodology used to determine these goals; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.6"></a><var>112.6</var>(12) a discussion of the status of end markets for collected architectural paint and <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.7"></a><var>112.7</var>what, if any, additional end markets are needed to improve the functioning of the program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.8"></a><var>112.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Consultation required.</b> Each stewardship organization or individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.9"></a><var>112.9</var>producer submitting a stewardship plan must consult with stakeholders including <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.10"></a><var>112.10</var>retailers, contractors, collectors, recyclers, local government, and customers during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.11"></a><var>112.11</var>development of the plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.12"></a><var>112.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Agency review and approval.</b> (a) Within 90 days after receipt of a proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.13"></a><var>112.13</var>stewardship plan, the agency shall determine whether the plan complies with subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.14"></a><var>112.14</var>4. If the agency approves a plan, the agency shall notify the applicant of the plan approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.15"></a><var>112.15</var>in writing. If the agency rejects a plan, the agency shall notify the applicant in writing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.16"></a><var>112.16</var>the reasons for rejecting the plan. An applicant whose plan is rejected by the agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.17"></a><var>112.17</var>submit a revised plan to the agency within 60 days after receiving notice of rejection.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.18"></a><var>112.18</var>(b) Any proposed changes to a stewardship plan must be approved by the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.19"></a><var>112.19</var>in writing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.20"></a><var>112.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Plan availability.</b> All draft and approved stewardship plans shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.21"></a><var>112.21</var>placed on the agency's Web site for at least 30 days and made available at the agency's <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.22"></a><var>112.22</var>headquarters for public review and comment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.23"></a><var>112.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Conduct authorized.</b> A producer or stewardship organization that <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.24"></a><var>112.24</var>organizes collection, transport, and processing of architectural paint under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.25"></a><var>112.25</var>is immune from liability for the conduct under state laws relating to antitrust, restraint <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.26"></a><var>112.26</var>of trade, unfair trade practices, and other regulation of trade or commerce only to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.27"></a><var>112.27</var>extent that the conduct is necessary to plan and implement the producer's or organization's <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.28"></a><var>112.28</var>chosen organized collection or recycling system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.29"></a><var>112.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Responsibility of producers.</b> (a) On and after the date of implementation <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.30"></a><var>112.30</var>of a product stewardship program according to this section, a producer of architectural <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.31"></a><var>112.31</var>paint must add the stewardship assessment, as established under subdivision 5, clause (9), <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.32"></a><var>112.32</var>to the cost of architectural paint sold to retailers and distributors in the state by the producer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.112.33"></a><var>112.33</var>(b) Producers of architectural paint or the stewardship organization shall provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.34"></a><var>112.34</var>consumers with educational materials regarding the stewardship assessment and product <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.35"></a><var>112.35</var>stewardship program. The materials must include, but are not limited to, information <br />
         		<a id="pl.112.36"></a><var>112.36</var>regarding available end-of-life management options for architectural paint offered through <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.1"></a><var>113.1</var>the product stewardship program and information that notifies consumers that a charge <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.2"></a><var>113.2</var>for the operation of the product stewardship program is included in the purchase price of <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.3"></a><var>113.3</var>architectural paint sold in the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.4"></a><var>113.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Responsibility of retailers.</b> (a) On and after July 1, 2014, or three months <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.5"></a><var>113.5</var>after program plan approval, whichever is sooner, no architectural paint may be sold in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.6"></a><var>113.6</var>state unless the paint's producer is participating in an approved stewardship plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.7"></a><var>113.7</var>(b) On and after the implementation date of a product stewardship program according <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.8"></a><var>113.8</var>to this section, each retailer or distributor, as applicable, must ensure that the full amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.9"></a><var>113.9</var>of the stewardship assessment added to the cost of architectural paint by producers under <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.10"></a><var>113.10</var>subdivision 10 is included in the purchase price of all architectural paint sold in the state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.11"></a><var>113.11</var>(c) Any retailer may participate, on a voluntary basis, as a designated collection <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.12"></a><var>113.12</var>point pursuant to a product stewardship program under this section and in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.13"></a><var>113.13</var>with applicable law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.14"></a><var>113.14</var>(d) No retailer or distributor shall be found to be in violation of this subdivision if, <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.15"></a><var>113.15</var>on the date the architectural paint was ordered from the producer or its agent, the producer <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.16"></a><var>113.16</var>was listed as compliant on the agency's Web site according to subdivision 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.17"></a><var>113.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>Stewardship reports.</b>  Beginning October 1, 2015, producers of <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.18"></a><var>113.18</var>architectural paint sold in the state must individually or through a stewardship organization <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.19"></a><var>113.19</var>submit an annual report to the agency describing the product stewardship program. At a <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.20"></a><var>113.20</var>minimum, the report must contain:<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.21"></a><var>113.21</var>(1) a description of the methods used to collect, transport, and process architectural <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.22"></a><var>113.22</var>paint in all regions of the state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.23"></a><var>113.23</var>(2) the weight of all architectural paint collected in all regions of the state and a <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.24"></a><var>113.24</var>comparison to the performance goals and recycling rates established in the stewardship <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.25"></a><var>113.25</var>plan;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.26"></a><var>113.26</var>(3) the amount of unwanted architectural paint collected in the state by method of <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.27"></a><var>113.27</var>disposition, including reuse, recycling, and other methods of processing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.28"></a><var>113.28</var>(4) samples of educational materials provided to consumers and an evaluation of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.29"></a><var>113.29</var>effectiveness of the materials and the methods used to disseminate the materials; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.30"></a><var>113.30</var>(5) an independent financial audit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.31"></a><var>113.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 13. <b>Data classification.</b> Trade secret and sales information, as defined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.32"></a><var>113.32</var>section 13.37, submitted to the agency under this section are private or nonpublic data <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.33"></a><var>113.33</var>under section 13.37.<br />
         		<a id="pl.113.34"></a><var>113.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 14. <b>Agency responsibilities.</b> The agency shall provide, on its Web site, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.113.35"></a><var>113.35</var>list of all compliant producers and brands participating in stewardship plans that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.1"></a><var>114.1</var>agency has approved and a list of all producers and brands the agency has identified as <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.2"></a><var>114.2</var>noncompliant with this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.3"></a><var>114.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Local government responsibilities.</b> (a) A city, county, or other public <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.4"></a><var>114.4</var>agency may choose to participate voluntarily in a product stewardship program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.5"></a><var>114.5</var>(b) Cities, counties, and other public agencies are encouraged to work with producers <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.6"></a><var>114.6</var>and stewardship organizations to assist in meeting product stewardship program reuse and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.7"></a><var>114.7</var>recycling obligations, by providing education and outreach or using other strategies.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.8"></a><var>114.8</var>(c) A city, county, or other public agency that participates in a product stewardship <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.9"></a><var>114.9</var>program must report for the first year of the program to the agency using the reporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.10"></a><var>114.10</var>form provided by the agency on the cost savings as a result of participation and describe <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.11"></a><var>114.11</var>how the savings were used.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.12"></a><var>114.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Administrative fee.</b> (a) The stewardship organization or individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.13"></a><var>114.13</var>producer submitting a stewardship plan shall pay an annual administrative fee to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.14"></a><var>114.14</var>commissioner. The agency may establish a variable fee based on relevant factors, <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.15"></a><var>114.15</var>including, but not limited to, the portion of architectural paint sold in the state by members <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.16"></a><var>114.16</var>of the organization compared to the total amount of architectural paint sold in the state by <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.17"></a><var>114.17</var>all organizations submitting a stewardship plan.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.18"></a><var>114.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Prior to July 1, 2014, and before July 1 annually thereafter, the agency shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.19"></a><var>114.19</var>identify the costs it incurs under this section. The agency shall set the fee at an amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.20"></a><var>114.20</var>that, when paid by every stewardship organization or individual producer that submits a <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.21"></a><var>114.21</var>stewardship plan, is adequate to reimburse the agency's full costs of administering this <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.22"></a><var>114.22</var>section. The total amount of annual fees collected under this subdivision must not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.23"></a><var>114.23</var>the amount necessary to reimburse costs incurred by the agency to administer this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.24"></a><var>114.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A stewardship organization or individual producer subject to this subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.25"></a><var>114.25</var>must pay the agency's administrative fee under paragraph (a) on or before July 1, 2014 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.26"></a><var>114.26</var>annually thereafter. Each year after the initial payment, the annual administrative fee may <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.27"></a><var>114.27</var>not exceed five percent of the aggregate stewardship assessment added to the cost of all <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.28"></a><var>114.28</var>architectural paint sold by producers in the state for the preceding calendar year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.114.29"></a><var>114.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) All fees received under this section shall be deposited to the state treasury and <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.30"></a><var>114.30</var>credited to a product stewardship account in the special revenue fund. For fiscal years <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.31"></a><var>114.31</var>2014 and 2015, the amount collected under this section is annually appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.114.32"></a><var>114.32</var>agency to implement and enforce this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.79.0"></a><a id="pl.114.33"></a><var>114.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 79. <b>[115A.142] REPORT TO LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.115.1"></a><var>115.1</var>As part of the report required under section 115A.121, the commissioner of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.2"></a><var>115.2</var>Pollution Control Agency shall provide a report to the governor and the legislature on <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.3"></a><var>115.3</var>the implementation of section 115A.1415.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.80.0"></a><a id="pl.115.4"></a><var>115.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 80. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115B.20, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.5"></a><var>115.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Report to legislature.</b> Each year By January 31 of each odd-numbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.6"></a><var>115.6</var>year, the commissioner of agriculture and the agency shall submit to the senate Finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.7"></a><var>115.7</var>Committee, the house of representatives Ways and Means Committee, the Environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.8"></a><var>115.8</var>and Natural Resources Committees of the senate and house of representatives, the Finance <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.9"></a><var>115.9</var>Division of the senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, and the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.10"></a><var>115.10</var>of representatives Committee on Environment and Natural Resources Finance, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.11"></a><var>115.11</var>Environmental Quality Board a report detailing the activities for which money has been <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.12"></a><var>115.12</var>spent pursuant to this section during the previous fiscal year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.13"></a><var>115.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.81.0"></a><a id="pl.115.14"></a><var>115.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 81. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115B.28, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.15"></a><var>115.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Duties.</b> In addition to performing duties specified in sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.115.16"></a><var>115.16</var>115B.25
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115B.37</statute_ref> or in other law, and subject to the limitations on disclosure contained <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.17"></a><var>115.17</var>in section 
         <statute_ref>115B.35</statute_ref>, the agency shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.18"></a><var>115.18</var>(1) adopt rules, including rules governing practice and procedure before the agency, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.19"></a><var>115.19</var>the form and procedure for applications for compensation, and procedures for claims <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.20"></a><var>115.20</var>investigations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.21"></a><var>115.21</var>(2) publicize the availability of compensation and application procedures on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.22"></a><var>115.22</var>statewide basis with special emphasis on geographical areas surrounding sites identified <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.23"></a><var>115.23</var>by the agency as having releases from a facility where a harmful substance was placed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.24"></a><var>115.24</var>came to be located prior to July 1, 1983;<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.25"></a><var>115.25</var>(3) collect, analyze, and make available to the public, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.26"></a><var>115.26</var>Department of Health, the Pollution Control Agency, the University of Minnesota Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.27"></a><var>115.27</var>and Public Health Schools, and the medical community, data regarding injuries relating to <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.28"></a><var>115.28</var>exposure to harmful substances; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.115.29"></a><var>115.29</var>(4) prepare and transmit by December 31 of each year to the governor and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.30"></a><var>115.30</var>legislature an annual legislative report required under section 115B.20, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.31"></a><var>115.31</var>6, to include (i) a summary of agency activity under clause (3); (ii) data determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.32"></a><var>115.32</var>by the agency from actual cases, including but not limited to number of cases, actual <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.33"></a><var>115.33</var>compensation received by each claimant, types of cases, and types of injuries compensated, <br />
         		<a id="pl.115.34"></a><var>115.34</var>as they relate to types of harmful substances as well as length of exposure, but excluding <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.1"></a><var>116.1</var>identification of the claimants; (iii) all administrative costs associated with the business of <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.2"></a><var>116.2</var>the agency; and (iv) agency recommendations for legislative changes, further study, or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.3"></a><var>116.3</var>other recommendation aimed at improving the system of compensation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.82.0"></a><a id="pl.116.4"></a><var>116.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 82. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115B.421, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.5"></a><var>116.5</var><b>115B.421 CLOSED LANDFILL INVESTMENT FUND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.116.6"></a><var>116.6</var>The closed landfill investment fund is established in the state treasury. The fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.7"></a><var>116.7</var>consists of money credited to the fund, and interest and other earnings on money in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.8"></a><var>116.8</var>fund. The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer an initial amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.9"></a><var>116.9</var>$5,100,000 from the balance in the solid waste fund beginning in fiscal year 2000 and <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.10"></a><var>116.10</var>shall continue to transfer $5,100,000 for each following fiscal year, ceasing after 2003.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.11"></a><var>116.11</var> Beginning July 1, 2003, funds must be deposited as described in section 
         <statute_ref>115B.445</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.12"></a><var>116.12</var>fund shall be managed to maximize long-term gain through the State Board of Investment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.13"></a><var>116.13</var>Money in the fund may be spent by the commissioner after fiscal year 2020 in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.14"></a><var>116.14</var>with sections 
         <statute_ref>115B.39</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115B.444</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.83.0"></a><a id="pl.116.15"></a><var>116.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 83. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115C.02, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.16"></a><var>116.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Corrective action.</b> "Corrective action" means an action taken to minimize, <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.17"></a><var>116.17</var>eliminate, or clean up a release to protect the public health and welfare or the environment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.18"></a><var>116.18</var> Corrective action may include, environmental covenants pursuant to chapter 114E, an <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.19"></a><var>116.19</var>affidavit required under section 116.48, subdivision 6, or similar notice of a release <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.20"></a><var>116.20</var>recorded with real property records.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.84.0"></a><a id="pl.116.21"></a><var>116.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 84. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115C.08, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.22"></a><var>116.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Expenditures.</b> (a) Money in the fund may only be spent:<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.23"></a><var>116.23</var>(1) to administer the petroleum tank release cleanup program established in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.24"></a><var>116.24</var>chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.25"></a><var>116.25</var>(2) for agency administrative costs under sections 
         <statute_ref>116.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116.50</statute_ref>, sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.116.26"></a><var>116.26</var>115C.03
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115C.06</statute_ref>, and costs of corrective action taken by the agency under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.116.27"></a><var>116.27</var>115C.03
         </statute_ref>, including investigations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.28"></a><var>116.28</var>(3) for costs of recovering expenses of corrective actions under section 
         <statute_ref>115C.04</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.29"></a><var>116.29</var>(4) for training, certification, and rulemaking under sections 
         <statute_ref>116.46</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>116.50</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.116.30"></a><var>116.30</var>(5) for agency administrative costs of enforcing rules governing the construction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.31"></a><var>116.31</var>installation, operation, and closure of aboveground and underground petroleum storage <br />
         		<a id="pl.116.32"></a><var>116.32</var>tanks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.1"></a><var>117.1</var>(6) for reimbursement of the environmental response, compensation, and compliance <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.2"></a><var>117.2</var>account under subdivision 5 and section 
         <statute_ref>115B.26, subdivision 4</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.3"></a><var>117.3</var>(7) for administrative and staff costs as set by the board to administer the petroleum <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.4"></a><var>117.4</var>tank release program established in this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.5"></a><var>117.5</var>(8) for corrective action performance audits under section 
         <statute_ref>115C.093</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.6"></a><var>117.6</var>(9) for contamination cleanup grants, as provided in paragraph (c);<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.7"></a><var>117.7</var>(10) to assess and remove abandoned underground storage tanks under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.117.8"></a><var>117.8</var>115C.094
         </statute_ref> and, if a release is discovered, to pay for the specific consultant and contractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.9"></a><var>117.9</var>services costs necessary to complete the tank removal project, including, but not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.10"></a><var>117.10</var>to, excavation soil sampling, groundwater sampling, soil disposal, and completion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.11"></a><var>117.11</var>an excavation report; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.12"></a><var>117.12</var>(11) for property acquisition by the agency when the agency has determined that <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.13"></a><var>117.13</var>purchasing a property where a release has occurred is the most appropriate corrective <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.14"></a><var>117.14</var>action. The to acquire interests in real or personal property, including easements, <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.15"></a><var>117.15</var>environmental covenants under chapter 114E, and leases, that the agency determines are <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.16"></a><var>117.16</var>necessary for corrective actions or to ensure the protectiveness of corrective actions. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.17"></a><var>117.17</var>donation of an interest in real property to the agency is not effective until the agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.18"></a><var>117.18</var>executes a certificate of acceptance. The state is not liable under this chapter solely as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.19"></a><var>117.19</var>result of acquiring an interest in real property under this clause. Agency approval of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.20"></a><var>117.20</var>environmental covenant under chapter 114E is sufficient evidence of acceptance of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.21"></a><var>117.21</var>interest in real property when the agency is expressly identified as a holder in the covenant.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.22"></a><var>117.22</var> Acquisition of all properties real property under this clause, except environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.23"></a><var>117.23</var>covenants under chapter 114E, is subject to approval by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.24"></a><var>117.24</var>(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), money in the fund is appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.25"></a><var>117.25</var>board to make reimbursements or payments under this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.117.26"></a><var>117.26</var>(c) In fiscal years 2010 and 2011, $3,700,000 is annually appropriated from the fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.27"></a><var>117.27</var>to the commissioner of employment and economic development for contamination cleanup <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.28"></a><var>117.28</var>grants under section 
         <statute_ref>116J.554</statute_ref>. Beginning in fiscal year 2012 and each year thereafter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.29"></a><var>117.29</var>$6,200,000 is annually appropriated from the fund to the commissioner of employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.30"></a><var>117.30</var>and economic development for contamination cleanup grants under section 
         <statute_ref>116J.554</statute_ref>. Of <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.31"></a><var>117.31</var>this amount, the commissioner may spend up to $225,000 annually for administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.32"></a><var>117.32</var>of the contamination cleanup grant program. The appropriation does not cancel and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.33"></a><var>117.33</var>available until expended. The appropriation shall not be withdrawn from the fund nor the <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.34"></a><var>117.34</var>fund balance reduced until the funds are requested by the commissioner of employment <br />
         		<a id="pl.117.35"></a><var>117.35</var>and economic development. The commissioner shall schedule requests for withdrawals <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.1"></a><var>118.1</var>from the fund to minimize the necessity to impose the fee authorized by subdivision 2. <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.2"></a><var>118.2</var>Unless otherwise provided, the appropriation in this paragraph may be used for:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.3"></a><var>118.3</var>(1) project costs at a qualifying site if a portion of the cleanup costs are attributable <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.4"></a><var>118.4</var>to petroleum contamination or new and used tar and tar-like substances, including but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.5"></a><var>118.5</var>limited to bitumen and asphalt, but excluding bituminous or asphalt pavement, that consist <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.6"></a><var>118.6</var>primarily of hydrocarbons and are found in natural deposits in the earth or are distillates, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.7"></a><var>118.7</var>fractions, or residues from the processing of petroleum crude or petroleum products as <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.8"></a><var>118.8</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>296A.01</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.9"></a><var>118.9</var>(2) the costs of performing contamination investigation if there is a reasonable basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.10"></a><var>118.10</var>to suspect the contamination is attributable to petroleum or new and used tar and tar-like <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.11"></a><var>118.11</var>substances, including but not limited to bitumen and asphalt, but excluding bituminous or <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.12"></a><var>118.12</var>asphalt pavement, that consist primarily of hydrocarbons and are found in natural deposits <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.13"></a><var>118.13</var>in the earth or are distillates, fractions, or residues from the processing of petroleum crude <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.14"></a><var>118.14</var>or petroleum products as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>296A.01</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.85.0"></a><a id="pl.118.15"></a><var>118.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 85. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115C.08, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.16"></a><var>118.16</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.17"></a><var>118.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Disposition of property acquired for corrective action.</b> (a) If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.18"></a><var>118.18</var>commissioner determines that real or personal property acquired by the agency for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.19"></a><var>118.19</var>corrective action is no longer needed for corrective action purposes, the commissioner may:<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.20"></a><var>118.20</var>(1) request the commissioner of administration to dispose of the property according <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.21"></a><var>118.21</var>to sections 16B.281 to 16B.287, subject to conditions the commissioner of the Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.22"></a><var>118.22</var>Control Agency determines necessary to protect the public health and welfare and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.23"></a><var>118.23</var>environment or to comply with federal law;<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.24"></a><var>118.24</var>(2) transfer the property to another state agency, a political subdivision, or a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.25"></a><var>118.25</var>purpose district as provided in paragraph (b); or<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.26"></a><var>118.26</var>(3) if required by federal law, take actions and dispose of the property according <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.27"></a><var>118.27</var>to federal law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.118.28"></a><var>118.28</var>(b) If the commissioner determines that real or personal property acquired by <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.29"></a><var>118.29</var>the agency for a corrective action must be operated, maintained, or monitored after <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.30"></a><var>118.30</var>completion of other phases of the corrective action, the commissioner may transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.31"></a><var>118.31</var>ownership of the property to another state agency, a political subdivision, or a special <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.32"></a><var>118.32</var>purpose district that agrees to accept the property. A state agency, political subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.33"></a><var>118.33</var>or special purpose district may accept and implement terms and conditions of a transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.34"></a><var>118.34</var>under this paragraph. The commissioner may set terms and conditions for the transfer <br />
         		<a id="pl.118.35"></a><var>118.35</var>that the commissioner considers reasonable and necessary to ensure proper operation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.1"></a><var>119.1</var>maintenance, and monitoring of corrective actions; protect the public health and welfare <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.2"></a><var>119.2</var>and the environment; and comply with applicable federal and state laws and regulations. <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.3"></a><var>119.3</var>The state agency, political subdivision, or special purpose district to which the property is <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.4"></a><var>119.4</var>transferred is not liable under this chapter solely as a result of acquiring the property or <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.5"></a><var>119.5</var>acting in accordance with the terms and conditions of transfer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.6"></a><var>119.6</var>(c) The commissioner of administration may charge the agency for actual staff and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.7"></a><var>119.7</var>other costs related to disposal of the property under paragraph (a), clause (1). The net <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.8"></a><var>119.8</var>proceeds of a sale or other transfer of property under this subdivision by the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.9"></a><var>119.9</var>or by the commissioner of administration shall be deposited in the petroleum tank fund or <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.10"></a><var>119.10</var>other appropriate fund. Any share of the proceeds that the agency is required by federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.11"></a><var>119.11</var>law or regulation to reimburse to the federal government is appropriated from the fund <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.12"></a><var>119.12</var>to the agency for the purpose. Section 16B.287, subdivision 1, does not apply to real <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.13"></a><var>119.13</var>property that is sold by the commissioner of administration and that was acquired under <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.14"></a><var>119.14</var>subdivision 4, clause (11).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.86.0"></a><a id="pl.119.15"></a><var>119.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 86. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 115D.10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.16"></a><var>119.16</var><b>115D.10 TOXIC POLLUTION PREVENTION EVALUATION REPORT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.119.17"></a><var>119.17</var>The commissioner, in cooperation with the commission, shall report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.18"></a><var>119.18</var>the Environment and Natural Resources Committees of the senate and house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.19"></a><var>119.19</var>representatives, the Finance Division of the senate Committee on Environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.20"></a><var>119.20</var>Natural Resources, and the house of representatives Committee on Environment and <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.21"></a><var>119.21</var>Natural Resources Finance on progress being made in achieving the objectives of sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.119.22"></a><var>119.22</var>115D.01
         </statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115D.12</statute_ref>. The report must be submitted by February 1 of each even-numbered <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.23"></a><var>119.23</var>year done in conjunction with the report required under section 115A.121.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.87.0"></a><a id="pl.119.24"></a><var>119.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 87. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116.48, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.25"></a><var>119.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Affidavit.</b> (a) Before transferring ownership of property that the owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.26"></a><var>119.26</var>knows contains an underground or aboveground storage tank or contained an underground <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.27"></a><var>119.27</var>or aboveground storage tank that had a release for which no corrective action was taken or <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.28"></a><var>119.28</var>if required by the agency as a condition of a corrective action under chapter 115C, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.29"></a><var>119.29</var>owner shall record with the county recorder or registrar of titles of the county in which the <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.30"></a><var>119.30</var>property is located an affidavit containing:<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.31"></a><var>119.31</var>(1) a legal description of the property where the tank is located;<br />
         		<a id="pl.119.32"></a><var>119.32</var>(2) a description of the tank, of the location of the tank, and of any known release <br />
         		<a id="pl.119.33"></a><var>119.33</var>from the tank of a regulated substance to the full extent known or reasonably ascertainable;<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.1"></a><var>120.1</var>(3) a description of any restrictions currently in force on the use of the property <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.2"></a><var>120.2</var>resulting from any release; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.3"></a><var>120.3</var>(4) the name of the owner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.4"></a><var>120.4</var>(b) The county recorder shall record the affidavits in a manner that will insure <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.5"></a><var>120.5</var>their disclosure in the ordinary course of a title search of the subject property. Before <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.6"></a><var>120.6</var>transferring ownership of property that the owner knows contains an underground or <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.7"></a><var>120.7</var>aboveground storage tank, the owner shall deliver to the purchaser a copy of the affidavit <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.8"></a><var>120.8</var>and any additional information necessary to make the facts in the affidavit accurate as of <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.9"></a><var>120.9</var>the date of transfer of ownership.<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.10"></a><var>120.10</var>(c) Failure to record an affidavit as provided in this subdivision does not affect or <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.11"></a><var>120.11</var>prevent any transfer of ownership of the property.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.88.0"></a><a id="pl.120.12"></a><var>120.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 88. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116C.03, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.13"></a><var>120.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b> The members of the board are the director of the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.14"></a><var>120.14</var>Strategic and Long-Range Planning commissioner of administration, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.15"></a><var>120.15</var>of commerce, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.16"></a><var>120.16</var>of natural resources, the commissioner of agriculture, the commissioner of health, <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.17"></a><var>120.17</var>the commissioner of employment and economic development, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.18"></a><var>120.18</var>transportation, the chair of the Board of Water and Soil Resources, and a representative of <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.19"></a><var>120.19</var>the governor's office designated by the governor. The governor shall appoint five members <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.20"></a><var>120.20</var>from the general public to the board, subject to the advice and consent of the senate. <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.21"></a><var>120.21</var>At least two of the five public members must have knowledge of and be conversant in <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.22"></a><var>120.22</var>water management issues in the state. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 
         <statute_ref>15.06, <br />
            		<a id="pl.120.23"></a><var>120.23</var>subdivision 6
         </statute_ref>, members of the board may not delegate their powers and responsibilities as <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.24"></a><var>120.24</var>board members to any other person.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.89.0"></a><a id="pl.120.25"></a><var>120.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 89. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116C.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.120.26"></a><var>120.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Support.</b> Staff and consultant support for board activities shall be provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.27"></a><var>120.27</var>by the Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning Pollution Control Agency. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.28"></a><var>120.28</var>support shall be provided based upon an annual budget and work program developed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.29"></a><var>120.29</var>the board and certified to the commissioner by the chair of the board. The board shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.30"></a><var>120.30</var>have the authority to request and require staff support from all other agencies of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.120.31"></a><var>120.31</var>government as needed for the execution of the responsibilities of the board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.90.0"></a><a id="pl.120.32"></a><var>120.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 90. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116C.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.1"></a><var>121.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Administration.</b> The board shall contract with the Office of Strategic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.2"></a><var>121.2</var>Long-Range Planning Pollution Control Agency for administrative services necessary to <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.3"></a><var>121.3</var>the board's activities. The services shall include personnel, budget, payroll and contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.4"></a><var>121.4</var>administration.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.91.0"></a><a id="pl.121.5"></a><var>121.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 91. <b>[116C.99] SILICA SAND MINING MODEL STANDARDS AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.121.6"></a><var>121.6</var><b>CRITERIA.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.121.7"></a><var>121.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> The definitions in this subdivision apply to sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.8"></a><var>121.8</var>116C.99 to 116C.992.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.9"></a><var>121.9</var>(a) "Local unit of government" means a county, statutory or home rule charter city, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.10"></a><var>121.10</var>or town.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.11"></a><var>121.11</var>(b) "Mining" means excavating silica sand by any process, including digging, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.12"></a><var>121.12</var>excavating, drilling, blasting, tunneling, dredging, stripping, or by shaft.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.13"></a><var>121.13</var>(c) "Processing" means washing, cleaning, screening, crushing, filtering, sorting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.14"></a><var>121.14</var>processing, stockpiling, and storing silica sand, either at the mining site or at any other site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.15"></a><var>121.15</var>(d) "Silica sand" means well-rounded, sand-sized grains of quartz (silicon dioxide), <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.16"></a><var>121.16</var>with very little impurities in terms of other minerals. Specifically, the silica sand for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.17"></a><var>121.17</var>purposes of this section is commercially valuable for use in the hydraulic fracturing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.18"></a><var>121.18</var>shale to obtain oil and natural gas. Silica sand does not include common rock, stone, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.19"></a><var>121.19</var>aggregate, gravel, sand with a low quartz level, or silica compounds recovered as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.20"></a><var>121.20</var>by-product of metallic mining.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.21"></a><var>121.21</var>(e) "Silica sand project" means the excavation and mining and processing of silica <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.22"></a><var>121.22</var>sand; the washing, cleaning, screening, crushing, filtering, drying, sorting, stockpiling, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.23"></a><var>121.23</var>and storing of silica sand, either at the mining site or at any other site; the hauling and <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.24"></a><var>121.24</var>transporting of silica sand; or a facility for transporting silica sand to destinations by rail, <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.25"></a><var>121.25</var>barge, truck, or other means of transportation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.26"></a><var>121.26</var>(f) "Temporary storage" means the storage of stock piles of silica sand that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.27"></a><var>121.27</var>been transported and await further transport.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.28"></a><var>121.28</var>(g) "Transporting" means hauling and transporting silica sand, by any carrier:<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.29"></a><var>121.29</var>(1) from the mining site to a processing or transfer site; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.30"></a><var>121.30</var>(2) from a processing or storage site to a rail, barge, or transfer site for transporting <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.31"></a><var>121.31</var>to destinations.<br />
         		<a id="pl.121.32"></a><var>121.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Standards and criteria.</b> (a) By October 1, 2013, the Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.33"></a><var>121.33</var>Quality Board, in consultation with local units of government, shall develop model <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.34"></a><var>121.34</var>standards and criteria for mining, processing, and transporting silica sand. These standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.121.35"></a><var>121.35</var>and criteria may be used by local units of government in developing local ordinances. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.1"></a><var>122.1</var>standards and criteria shall be different for different geographic areas of the state. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.2"></a><var>122.2</var>unique karst conditions and landforms of southeastern Minnesota shall be considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.3"></a><var>122.3</var>unique when compared with the flat scoured river terraces and uniform hydrology of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.4"></a><var>122.4</var>Minnesota Valley. The standards and criteria developed shall reflect those differences in <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.5"></a><var>122.5</var>varying regions of the state. The standards and criteria must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.6"></a><var>122.6</var>(1) recommendations for setbacks or buffers for mining operation and processing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.7"></a><var>122.7</var>including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.8"></a><var>122.8</var>(i) any residence or residential zoning district boundary;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.9"></a><var>122.9</var>(ii) any property line or right-of-way line of any existing or proposed street or <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.10"></a><var>122.10</var>highway;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.11"></a><var>122.11</var>(iii) ordinary high water levels of public waters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.12"></a><var>122.12</var>(iv) bluffs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.13"></a><var>122.13</var>(v) designated trout streams, Class 2A water as designated in the rules of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.14"></a><var>122.14</var>Pollution Control Agency, or any perennially flowing tributary of a designated trout <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.15"></a><var>122.15</var>stream or Class 2A water;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.16"></a><var>122.16</var>(vi) calcareous fens;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.17"></a><var>122.17</var>(vii) wellhead protection areas as defined in section 103I.005;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.18"></a><var>122.18</var>(viii) critical natural habitat acquired by the commissioner of natural resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.19"></a><var>122.19</var>under section 84.944; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.20"></a><var>122.20</var>(ix) a natural resource easement paid wholly or in part by public funds;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.21"></a><var>122.21</var>(2) standards for hours of operation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.22"></a><var>122.22</var>(3) groundwater and surface water quality and quantity monitoring and mitigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.23"></a><var>122.23</var>plan requirements, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.24"></a><var>122.24</var>(i) applicable groundwater and surface water appropriation permit requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.25"></a><var>122.25</var>(ii) well sealing requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.26"></a><var>122.26</var>(iii) annual submission of monitoring well data; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.27"></a><var>122.27</var>(iv) storm water runoff rate limits not to exceed two-, ten-, and 100-year storm events;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.28"></a><var>122.28</var>(4) air monitoring and data submission requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.29"></a><var>122.29</var>(5) dust control requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.30"></a><var>122.30</var>(6) noise testing and mitigation plan requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.31"></a><var>122.31</var>(7) blast monitoring plan requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.32"></a><var>122.32</var>(8) lighting requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.33"></a><var>122.33</var>(9) inspection requirements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.34"></a><var>122.34</var>(10) containment requirements for silica sand in temporary storage to protect air <br />
         		<a id="pl.122.35"></a><var>122.35</var>and water quality;<br />
         		<a id="pl.122.36"></a><var>122.36</var>(11) containment requirements for chemicals used in processing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.1"></a><var>123.1</var>(12) financial assurance requirements; <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.2"></a><var>123.2</var>(13) road and bridge impacts and requirements; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.3"></a><var>123.3</var>(14) reclamation plan requirements as required under the rules adopted by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.4"></a><var>123.4</var>commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.5"></a><var>123.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Silica sand technical assistance team.</b> By October 1, 2013, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.6"></a><var>123.6</var>Environmental Quality Board shall assemble a silica sand technical assistance team <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.7"></a><var>123.7</var>to provide local units of government, at their request, with assistance with ordinance <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.8"></a><var>123.8</var>development, zoning, environmental review and permitting, monitoring, or other issues <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.9"></a><var>123.9</var>arising from silica sand mining and processing operations. The technical assistance team <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.10"></a><var>123.10</var>may be chosen from representatives of the following entities: the Department of Natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.11"></a><var>123.11</var>Resources, the Pollution Control Agency, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.12"></a><var>123.12</var>Department of Health, the Department of Transportation, the University of Minnesota, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.13"></a><var>123.13</var>the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, and federal agencies. A majority of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.14"></a><var>123.14</var>members must be from a state agency and all members must have expertise in one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.15"></a><var>123.15</var>of the following areas: silica sand mining, hydrology, air quality, water quality, land use, <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.16"></a><var>123.16</var>or other areas related to silica sand mining.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.17"></a><var>123.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Consideration of technical assistance team recommendations.</b> (a) When <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.18"></a><var>123.18</var>the technical assistance team, at the request of the local unit of government, assembles <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.19"></a><var>123.19</var>findings or makes a recommendation related to a proposed silica sand project for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.20"></a><var>123.20</var>protection of human health and the environment, a local government unit must consider <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.21"></a><var>123.21</var>the findings or recommendations of the technical assistance team in its approval or denial <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.22"></a><var>123.22</var>of a silica sand project. If the local government unit does not agree with the technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.23"></a><var>123.23</var>assistance team's findings and recommendations, the detailed reasons for the disagreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.24"></a><var>123.24</var>must be part of the local government unit's record of decision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.25"></a><var>123.25</var>(b) Silica sand project proposers must cooperate in providing local government unit <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.26"></a><var>123.26</var>staff, and members of the technical assistance team with information regarding the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.27"></a><var>123.27</var>(c) When a local unit of government requests assistance from the silica sand <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.28"></a><var>123.28</var>technical assistance team for environmental review or permitting of a silica sand project <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.29"></a><var>123.29</var>the local unit of government may assess the project proposer for reasonable costs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.30"></a><var>123.30</var>assistance and use the funds received to reimburse the entity providing that assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.123.31"></a><var>123.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.92.0"></a><a id="pl.123.32"></a><var>123.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 92. <b>[116C.991] ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW; SILICA SAND PROJECTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.123.33"></a><var>123.33</var>(a) Until two years after the effective date of this section, an environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.34"></a><var>123.34</var>assessment worksheet must be prepared for any silica sand project that meets or exceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.123.35"></a><var>123.35</var>the following thresholds, unless the project meets or exceeds the thresholds for an <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.1"></a><var>124.1</var>environmental impact statement under rules of the Environmental Quality Board and an <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.2"></a><var>124.2</var>environmental impact statement must be prepared:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.3"></a><var>124.3</var>(1) excavates 20 or more acres of land to a mean depth of ten feet or more during its <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.4"></a><var>124.4</var>existence. The local government is the responsible governmental unit; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.5"></a><var>124.5</var>(2) is designed to store or is capable of storing more than 7,500 tons of silica sand or <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.6"></a><var>124.6</var>has an annual throughput of more than 200,000 tons of silica sand and is not required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.7"></a><var>124.7</var>receive a permit from the Pollution Control Agency. The Pollution Control Agency is the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.8"></a><var>124.8</var>responsible governmental unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.9"></a><var>124.9</var>(b) In addition to the contents required under statute and rule, an environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.10"></a><var>124.10</var>assessment worksheet completed according to this section must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.11"></a><var>124.11</var>(1) a hydrogeologic investigation assessing potential groundwater and surface water <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.12"></a><var>124.12</var>effects and geologic conditions that could create an increased risk of potentially significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.13"></a><var>124.13</var>effects on groundwater and surface water;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.14"></a><var>124.14</var>(2) for a project with the potential to require a groundwater appropriation permit <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.15"></a><var>124.15</var>from the commissioner of natural resources, an assessment of the water resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.16"></a><var>124.16</var>available for appropriation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.17"></a><var>124.17</var>(3) an air quality impact assessment that includes an assessment of the potential <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.18"></a><var>124.18</var>effects from airborne particulates and dust;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.19"></a><var>124.19</var>(4) a traffic impact analysis, including documentation of existing transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.20"></a><var>124.20</var>systems, analysis of the potential effects of the project on transportation, and mitigation <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.21"></a><var>124.21</var>measures to eliminate or minimize adverse impacts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.22"></a><var>124.22</var>(5) an assessment of compatibility of the project with other existing uses; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.23"></a><var>124.23</var>(6) mitigation measures that could eliminate or minimize any adverse environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.24"></a><var>124.24</var>effects for the project.<br />
         		<a id="pl.124.25"></a><var>124.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2013, and no permit for <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.26"></a><var>124.26</var>a silica sand project subject to this section may be approved after that date unless the <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.27"></a><var>124.27</var>required environmental review has been completed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.93.0"></a><a id="pl.124.28"></a><var>124.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 93. <b>[116C.992] TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ORDINANCE, AND PERMIT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.124.29"></a><var>124.29</var><b>LIBRARY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.124.30"></a><var>124.30</var>By October 1, 2013, the Environmental Quality Board, in consultation with local <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.31"></a><var>124.31</var>units of government, shall create and maintain a library on local government ordinances <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.32"></a><var>124.32</var>and local government permits that have been approved for regulation of silica sand <br />
         		<a id="pl.124.33"></a><var>124.33</var>projects for reference by local governments.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.94.0"></a><a id="pl.125.1"></a><var>125.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 94. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 116D.04, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.2"></a><var>125.2</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.3"></a><var>125.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 16. <b>Groundwater; environmental assessment worksheets.</b> When an <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.4"></a><var>125.4</var>environmental assessment worksheet is required for a proposed action that has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.5"></a><var>125.5</var>potential to require a groundwater appropriation permit from the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.6"></a><var>125.6</var>resources, the board shall require that the environmental assessment worksheet include an <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.7"></a><var>125.7</var>assessment of the water resources available for appropriation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.95.0"></a><a id="pl.125.8"></a><var>125.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 95. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 282.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.9"></a><var>125.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Timber sales; land leases and uses.</b> (a) The county auditor, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.10"></a><var>125.10</var>terms and conditions set by the county board, may sell timber upon any tract that may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.11"></a><var>125.11</var>approved by the natural resources commissioner. The sale of timber shall be made for <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.12"></a><var>125.12</var>cash at not less than the appraised value determined by the county board to the highest <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.13"></a><var>125.13</var>bidder after not less than one week's published notice in an official paper within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.14"></a><var>125.14</var>county. Any timber offered at the public sale and not sold may thereafter be sold at private <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.15"></a><var>125.15</var>sale by the county auditor at not less than the appraised value thereof, until the time as <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.16"></a><var>125.16</var>the county board may withdraw the timber from sale. The appraised value of the timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.17"></a><var>125.17</var>and the forestry practices to be followed in the cutting of said timber shall be approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.18"></a><var>125.18</var>by the commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.125.19"></a><var>125.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Payment of the full sale price of all timber sold on tax-forfeited lands shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.20"></a><var>125.20</var>made in cash at the time of the timber sale, except in the case of oral or sealed bid auction <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.21"></a><var>125.21</var>sales, the down payment shall be no less than 15 percent of the appraised value, and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.22"></a><var>125.22</var>balance shall be paid prior to entry. In the case of auction sales that are partitioned and <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.23"></a><var>125.23</var>sold as a single sale with predetermined cutting blocks, the down payment shall be no less <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.24"></a><var>125.24</var>than 15 percent of the appraised price of the entire timber sale which may be held until the <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.25"></a><var>125.25</var>satisfactory completion of the sale or applied in whole or in part to the final cutting block. <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.26"></a><var>125.26</var>The value of each separate block must be paid in full before any cutting may begin in that <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.27"></a><var>125.27</var>block. With the permission of the county contract administrator the purchaser may enter <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.28"></a><var>125.28</var>unpaid blocks and cut necessary timber incidental to developing logging roads as may <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.29"></a><var>125.29</var>be needed to log other blocks provided that no timber may be removed from an unpaid <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.30"></a><var>125.30</var>block until separately scaled and paid for. If payment is provided as specified in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.31"></a><var>125.31</var>paragraph as security under paragraph (a) and no cutting has taken place on the contract, <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.32"></a><var>125.32</var>the county auditor may credit the security provided, less any down payment required for <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.33"></a><var>125.33</var>an auction sale under this paragraph, to any other contract issued to the contract holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.125.34"></a><var>125.34</var>by the county under this chapter to which the contract holder requests in writing that it <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.1"></a><var>126.1</var>be credited, provided the request and transfer is made within the same calendar year as <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.2"></a><var>126.2</var>the security was received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.3"></a><var>126.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The county board may sell any timber, including biomass, as appraised or scaled. <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.4"></a><var>126.4</var>Any parcels of land from which timber is to be sold by scale of cut products shall be so <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.5"></a><var>126.5</var>designated in the published notice of sale under paragraph (a), in which case the notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.6"></a><var>126.6</var>shall contain a description of the parcels, a statement of the estimated quantity of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.7"></a><var>126.7</var>species of timber, and the appraised price of each species of timber for 1,000 feet, per cord <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.8"></a><var>126.8</var>or per piece, as the case may be. In those cases any bids offered over and above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.9"></a><var>126.9</var>appraised prices shall be by percentage, the percent bid to be added to the appraised price <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.10"></a><var>126.10</var>of each of the different species of timber advertised on the land. The purchaser of timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.11"></a><var>126.11</var>from the parcels shall pay in cash at the time of sale at the rate bid for all of the timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.12"></a><var>126.12</var>shown in the notice of sale as estimated to be standing on the land, and in addition shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.13"></a><var>126.13</var>pay at the same rate for any additional amounts which the final scale shows to have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.14"></a><var>126.14</var>cut or was available for cutting on the land at the time of sale under the terms of the sale. <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.15"></a><var>126.15</var>Where the final scale of cut products shows that less timber was cut or was available <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.16"></a><var>126.16</var>for cutting under terms of the sale than was originally paid for, the excess payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.17"></a><var>126.17</var>shall be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the purchaser, to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.18"></a><var>126.18</var>audited and allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county. No <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.19"></a><var>126.19</var>timber, except hardwood pulpwood, may be removed from the parcels of land or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.20"></a><var>126.20</var>designated landings until scaled by a person or persons designated by the county board <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.21"></a><var>126.21</var>and approved by the commissioner of natural resources. Landings other than the parcel <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.22"></a><var>126.22</var>of land from which timber is cut may be designated for scaling by the county board by <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.23"></a><var>126.23</var>written agreement with the purchaser of the timber. The county board may, by written <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.24"></a><var>126.24</var>agreement with the purchaser and with a consumer designated by the purchaser when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.25"></a><var>126.25</var>timber is sold by the county auditor, and with the approval of the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.26"></a><var>126.26</var>resources, accept the consumer's scale of cut products delivered at the consumer's landing. <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.27"></a><var>126.27</var>No timber shall be removed until fully paid for in cash. Small amounts of timber not <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.28"></a><var>126.28</var>exceeding $3,000 in appraised valuation may be sold for not less than the full appraised <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.29"></a><var>126.29</var>value at private sale to individual persons without first publishing notice of sale or calling <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.30"></a><var>126.30</var>for bids, provided that in case of a sale involving a total appraised value of more than $200 <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.31"></a><var>126.31</var>the sale shall be made subject to final settlement on the basis of a scale of cut products in <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.32"></a><var>126.32</var>the manner above provided and not more than two of the sales, directly or indirectly to any <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.33"></a><var>126.33</var>individual shall be in effect at one time.<br />
         		<a id="pl.126.34"></a><var>126.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.35"></a><var>126.35</var>to individuals, corporations or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, <br />
         		<a id="pl.126.36"></a><var>126.36</var>and at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for use as cottage <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.1"></a><var>127.1</var>and camp sites and for agricultural purposes and for the purpose of taking and removing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.2"></a><var>127.2</var>hay, stumpage, sand, gravel, clay, rock, marl, and black dirt from the land, and for garden <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.3"></a><var>127.3</var>sites and other temporary uses provided that no leases shall be for a period to exceed ten <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.4"></a><var>127.4</var>years; provided, further that any leases involving a consideration of more than $12,000 per <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.5"></a><var>127.5</var>year, except to an organized subdivision of the state shall first be offered at public sale in <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.6"></a><var>127.6</var>the manner provided herein for sale of timber. Upon the sale of any leased land, it shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.7"></a><var>127.7</var>remain subject to the lease for not to exceed one year from the beginning of the term of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.8"></a><var>127.8</var>lease. Any rent paid by the lessee for the portion of the term cut off by the cancellation <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.9"></a><var>127.9</var>shall be refunded from the forfeited tax sale fund upon the claim of the lessee, to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.10"></a><var>127.10</var>audited and allowed by the county board as in case of other claims against the county.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.11"></a><var>127.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) As directed by the county board, the county auditor may lease tax-forfeited land <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.12"></a><var>127.12</var>to individuals, corporations, or organized subdivisions of the state at public or private sale, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.13"></a><var>127.13</var>at the prices and under the terms as the county board may prescribe, for the purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.14"></a><var>127.14</var>of taking and removing for use for road construction and other purposes tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.15"></a><var>127.15</var>stockpiled iron-bearing material. The county auditor must determine that the material is <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.16"></a><var>127.16</var>needed and suitable for use in the construction or maintenance of a road, tailings basin, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.17"></a><var>127.17</var>settling basin, dike, dam, bank fill, or other works on public or private property, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.18"></a><var>127.18</var>that the use would be in the best interests of the public. No lease shall exceed ten years. <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.19"></a><var>127.19</var>The use of a stockpile for these purposes must first be approved by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.20"></a><var>127.20</var>natural resources. The request shall be deemed approved unless the requesting county <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.21"></a><var>127.21</var>is notified to the contrary by the commissioner of natural resources within six months <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.22"></a><var>127.22</var>after receipt of a request for approval for use of a stockpile. Once use of a stockpile has <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.23"></a><var>127.23</var>been approved, the county may continue to lease it for these purposes until approval is <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.24"></a><var>127.24</var>withdrawn by the commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.25"></a><var>127.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The county auditor, with the approval of the county board is authorized to grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.26"></a><var>127.26</var>permits, licenses, and leases to tax-forfeited lands for the depositing of stripping, lean ores, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.27"></a><var>127.27</var>tailings, or waste products from mines or ore milling plants, or to use for facilities needed <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.28"></a><var>127.28</var>to recover iron-bearing oxides from tailings basins or stockpiles, or for a buffer area <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.29"></a><var>127.29</var>needed for a mining operation, upon the conditions and for the consideration and for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.30"></a><var>127.30</var>period of time, not exceeding 25 years, as the county board may determine. The permits, <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.31"></a><var>127.31</var>licenses, or leases are subject to approval by the commissioner of natural resources.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.32"></a><var>127.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Any person who removes any timber from tax-forfeited land before said timber <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.33"></a><var>127.33</var>has been scaled and fully paid for as provided in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.127.34"></a><var>127.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The county auditor may, with the approval of the county board, and without first <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.35"></a><var>127.35</var>offering at public sale, grant leases, for a term not exceeding 25 years, for the removal of <br />
         		<a id="pl.127.36"></a><var>127.36</var>peat and for the production or removal of farm-grown closed-loop biomass as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.1"></a><var>128.1</var>section 
         <statute_ref>216B.2424, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited lands <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.2"></a><var>128.2</var>upon the terms and conditions as the county board may prescribe. Any lease for the removal <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.3"></a><var>128.3</var>of peat, farm-grown closed-loop biomass, or short-rotation woody crops from tax-forfeited <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.4"></a><var>128.4</var>lands must first be reviewed and approved by the commissioner of natural resources if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.5"></a><var>128.5</var>lease covers 320 or more acres. No lease for the removal of peat, farm-grown closed-loop <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.6"></a><var>128.6</var>biomass, or short-rotation woody crops shall be made by the county auditor pursuant to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.7"></a><var>128.7</var>section without first holding a public hearing on the auditor's intention to lease. One printed <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.8"></a><var>128.8</var>notice in a legal newspaper in the county at least ten days before the hearing, and posted <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.9"></a><var>128.9</var>notice in the courthouse at least 20 days before the hearing shall be given of the hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.10"></a><var>128.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Notwithstanding any provision of paragraph (c) to the contrary, the St. Louis <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.11"></a><var>128.11</var>County auditor may, at the discretion of the county board, sell timber to the party who <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.12"></a><var>128.12</var>bids the highest price for all the several kinds of timber, as provided for sales by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.13"></a><var>128.13</var>commissioner of natural resources under section 
         <statute_ref>90.14</statute_ref>. Bids offered over and above the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.14"></a><var>128.14</var>appraised price need not be applied proportionately to the appraised price of each of <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.15"></a><var>128.15</var>the different species of timber.<br />
         		<a id="pl.128.16"></a><var>128.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) In lieu of any payment or deposit required in paragraph (b), as directed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.17"></a><var>128.17</var>county board and under terms set by the county board, the county auditor may accept an <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.18"></a><var>128.18</var>irrevocable bank letter of credit in the amount equal to the amount otherwise determined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.19"></a><var>128.19</var>paragraph (b). If an irrevocable bank letter of credit is provided under this paragraph, at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.20"></a><var>128.20</var>written request of the purchaser, the county may periodically allow the bank letter of credit <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.21"></a><var>128.21</var>to be reduced by an amount proportionate to the value of timber that has been harvested <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.22"></a><var>128.22</var>and for which the county has received payment. The remaining amount of the bank letter <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.23"></a><var>128.23</var>of credit after a reduction under this paragraph must not be less than 20 percent of the value <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.24"></a><var>128.24</var>of the timber purchased. If an irrevocable bank letter of credit or cash deposit is provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.25"></a><var>128.25</var>for the down payment required in paragraph (b), and no cutting of timber has taken place <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.26"></a><var>128.26</var>on the contract for which a letter of credit has been provided, the county may allow the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.27"></a><var>128.27</var>transfer of the letter of credit to any other contract issued to the contract holder by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.28"></a><var>128.28</var>county under this chapter to which the contract holder requests in writing that it be credited.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.96.0"></a><a id="pl.128.29"></a><var>128.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 96. <b>[383B.761] DISCONTINUANCE OF HENNEPIN COUNTY SOIL AND </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.128.30"></a><var>128.30</var><b>WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT; TRANSFER OF DUTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.128.31"></a><var>128.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Petition.</b> Notwithstanding section 103C.225, the Hennepin County <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.32"></a><var>128.32</var>Board of Commissioners may petition the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.33"></a><var>128.33</var>to discontinue the Hennepin Soil and Water Conservation District and transfer the duties <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.34"></a><var>128.34</var>and authorities of the district to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.128.35"></a><var>128.35</var>Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources has 60 days from the receipt of the petition <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.1"></a><var>129.1</var>to conduct its review. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources shall make <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.2"></a><var>129.2</var>its determination regarding the petition no later than its first regular meeting following <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.3"></a><var>129.3</var>the 60-day review period.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.4"></a><var>129.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Discontinuance.</b> The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.5"></a><var>129.5</var>review the petition submitted under subdivision 1 to determine whether progress toward <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.6"></a><var>129.6</var>the goals identified in section 103C.005 can be achieved by discontinuing the Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.7"></a><var>129.7</var>Soil and Water Conservation District and transferring the duties and authorities of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.8"></a><var>129.8</var>district to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners. If the Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.9"></a><var>129.9</var>Resources determines that progress toward the goals identified in section 103C.005 can <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.10"></a><var>129.10</var>be achieved by the discontinuance of the district and the transfer of district duties and <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.11"></a><var>129.11</var>authorities to the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners, the Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.12"></a><var>129.12</var>Resources shall order the discontinuance of the Hennepin Soil and Water Conservation <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.13"></a><var>129.13</var>District. The order shall become effective within 60 days from the date of the order. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.14"></a><var>129.14</var>Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources may discontinue the Hennepin Soil and <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.15"></a><var>129.15</var>Water Conservation District without a referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.16"></a><var>129.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Transfer of duties and authorities.</b> Upon discontinuance of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.17"></a><var>129.17</var>Hennepin Soil and Water Conservation District by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.18"></a><var>129.18</var>Resources, the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners has the duties and authorities <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.19"></a><var>129.19</var>of a soil and water conservation district. The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.20"></a><var>129.20</var>may assign these duties and responsibilities to the Hennepin County Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.21"></a><var>129.21</var>Environmental Services or other county departments as deemed appropriate by the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.22"></a><var>129.22</var>board. All contracts in effect on the date of the discontinuance of the district, to which <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.23"></a><var>129.23</var>the Hennepin Soil and Water Conservation District is a party, remain in force and effect <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.24"></a><var>129.24</var>for the period provided in the contracts. Hennepin County shall be substituted for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.25"></a><var>129.25</var>Hennepin Soil and Water Conservation District as party to the contracts and succeed <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.26"></a><var>129.26</var>to the district's rights and duties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.27"></a><var>129.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Transfer of assets.</b> The Hennepin Conservation District Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.28"></a><var>129.28</var>Supervisors shall transfer the assets of the district to the Hennepin County Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.29"></a><var>129.29</var>Commissioners no later than 60 days from the date of the order. The Hennepin County <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.30"></a><var>129.30</var>Board of Commissioners shall use the transferred assets for purposes of implementing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.31"></a><var>129.31</var>transferred duties and authorities.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.32"></a><var>129.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Grants.</b> Upon discontinuance of the Hennepin Soil and Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.33"></a><var>129.33</var>Conservation District by the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources, Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.34"></a><var>129.34</var>County has the eligibility of a soil and water conservation district for state grant funds.<br />
         		<a id="pl.129.35"></a><var>129.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Reestablishment.</b> The Hennepin County Board of Commissioners may <br />
         		<a id="pl.129.36"></a><var>129.36</var>petition the Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources to reestablish the Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.1"></a><var>130.1</var>Soil and Water Conservation District. Alternatively, the Minnesota Board of Water <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.2"></a><var>130.2</var>and Soil Resources under its authority in section 103C.201, and after giving notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.3"></a><var>130.3</var>of corrective actions and time to implement the corrective actions, may reestablish the <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.4"></a><var>130.4</var>Hennepin Soil and Water Conservation District if it determines the goals identified in <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.5"></a><var>130.5</var>section 103C.005 are not being achieved. The Minnesota Board of Water and Soil <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.6"></a><var>130.6</var>Resources may reestablish the Hennepin Soil and Water Conservation District under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.7"></a><var>130.7</var>subdivision without a referendum.<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.8"></a><var>130.8</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE; LOCAL APPROVAL.</b>This section is effective the day after <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.9"></a><var>130.9</var>the governing body of Hennepin County and its chief clerical officer timely complete their <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.10"></a><var>130.10</var>compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.97.0"></a><a id="pl.130.11"></a><var>130.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 97. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 473.846, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.12"></a><var>130.12</var><b>473.846 </b><b>REPORTS</b><b> REPORT</b><b> TO LEGISLATURE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.130.13"></a><var>130.13</var>The agency shall submit to the senate and house of representatives committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.14"></a><var>130.14</var>having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources separate reports a report<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.15"></a><var>130.15</var> describing the activities for which money for landfill abatement has been spent under <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.16"></a><var>130.16</var>sections section 
         <statute_ref>473.844</statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>473.845</statute_ref>. The report for section 
         <statute_ref>473.844</statute_ref> expenditures shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.17"></a><var>130.17</var>included in the report required by section 
         <statute_ref>115A.411</statute_ref>, and shall include recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.18"></a><var>130.18</var>on the future management and use of the metropolitan landfill abatement account. By <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.19"></a><var>130.19</var>December 31 of each year, the commissioner shall submit the report for section 
         <statute_ref>473.845<br />
            		
         </statute_ref><a id="pl.130.20"></a><var>130.20</var> on contingency action trust fund activities.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.98.0"></a><a id="pl.130.21"></a><var>130.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 98. Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.130.22"></a><var>130.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>PARKS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.130.23"></a><var>130.23</var>The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board may acquire all or part of the entire <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.24"></a><var>130.24</var>property known as the Scherer Brothers Lumber Yard for a metropolitan area regional <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.25"></a><var>130.25</var>park and may allocate any future appropriations to the board from the parks and trails <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.26"></a><var>130.26</var>fund to acquire the property. Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, part 6115.0190, subpart <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.27"></a><var>130.27</var>3 or 5, item E, or 6115.0191, subpart 8, item A, the Minneapolis Park and Recreation <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.28"></a><var>130.28</var>Board is authorized to recreate and restore Hall's Island or such similar island located at <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.29"></a><var>130.29</var>approximately river mile 855 on the Mississippi River, just north of the Plymouth Avenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.30"></a><var>130.30</var>bridge, at a project site in Section 15, Township 29 North, Range 24 West, Hennepin <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.31"></a><var>130.31</var>County, Minnesota, on or adjacent to the property known as the Scherer Brothers Lumber <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.32"></a><var>130.32</var>Yard. The commissioner of natural resources shall grant any authorizations, permits, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.130.33"></a><var>130.33</var>permissions necessary to effectuate the project, provided that the project is consistent with <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.1"></a><var>131.1</var>all other standards and guidelines in Minnesota Rules, chapter 6115. If the project is <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.2"></a><var>131.2</var>not constructed within six years of the effective date of this act, the authority provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.3"></a><var>131.3</var>in this section to reconstruct Hall's Island expires. The recreation and restoration shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.4"></a><var>131.4</var>be coordinated with future efforts to restore habitat along the Mississippi River. Once <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.5"></a><var>131.5</var>recreated and restored, Hall's Island shall remain in public ownership in perpetuity and <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.6"></a><var>131.6</var>shall be maintained as a natural habitat island for birds and other wildlife. Public access <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.7"></a><var>131.7</var>and recreational activities shall be limited to a walking trail to protect the island's wildlife <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.8"></a><var>131.8</var>and habitat.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.9"></a><var>131.9</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after the Minneapolis Park <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.10"></a><var>131.10</var>and Recreation Board timely completes compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.11"></a><var>131.11</var>645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.99.0"></a><a id="pl.131.12"></a><var>131.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 99. <b>NORTH MISSISSIPPI REGIONAL PARK.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.131.13"></a><var>131.13</var>(a) The boundaries of the North Mississippi Regional Park are extended to include <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.14"></a><var>131.14</var>the approximately 20.82 acres of land adjacent to the existing park known as Webber Park <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.15"></a><var>131.15</var>and that part of Shingle Creek that flows through Webber Park and continues through <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.16"></a><var>131.16</var>North Mississippi Regional Park into the Mississippi River.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.17"></a><var>131.17</var>(b) Funds appropriated for North Mississippi Regional Park may be expended to <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.18"></a><var>131.18</var>provide for visitor amenities, including construction of a natural filtration swimming <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.19"></a><var>131.19</var>pool and a building for park users.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.20"></a><var>131.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day after the governing body of <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.21"></a><var>131.21</var>the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board and its chief clerical officer timely complete <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.22"></a><var>131.22</var>their compliance with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.100.0"></a><a id="pl.131.23"></a><var>131.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 100. <b>WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS; BENEFICIAL USE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.131.24"></a><var>131.24</var>The Pollution Control Agency shall apply the following criteria to wastewater <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.25"></a><var>131.25</var>treatment system projects: at least 30 points shall be assigned if a project will result <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.26"></a><var>131.26</var>in an agency-approved beneficial use of treated wastewater that results in reducing or <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.27"></a><var>131.27</var>replacing the use of groundwater, surface water, or potable water, provided that the project <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.28"></a><var>131.28</var>component resulting in the beneficial use of wastewater accounts for at least 20 percent of <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.29"></a><var>131.29</var>the total eligible cost of the project. Projects receiving points for land discharge beneficial <br />
         		<a id="pl.131.30"></a><var>131.30</var>use shall not receive an additional 30 points.<br />
         		<a id="pl.131.31"></a><var>131.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.101.0"></a><a id="pl.131.32"></a><var>131.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 101. <b>PERMIT CANCELLATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.132.1"></a><var>132.1</var>Upon written request submitted by a permit holder to the commissioner of natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.2"></a><var>132.2</var>resources on or before June 1, 2015, the commissioner shall cancel any provision in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.3"></a><var>132.3</var>timber sale permit sold prior to September 1, 2012, that requires the security payment for <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.4"></a><var>132.4</var>or removal of all or part of the balsam fir when the permit contains at least 50 cords of <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.5"></a><var>132.5</var>balsam fir. The remaining provisions of the permit remain in effect. The permit holder <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.6"></a><var>132.6</var>may be required to fell or pile the balsam fir to meet management objectives.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.102.0"></a><a id="pl.132.7"></a><var>132.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 102. <b>GROUNDWATER SUSTAINABILITY RECOMMENDATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.132.8"></a><var>132.8</var>The commissioner of natural resources shall develop recommendations on <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.9"></a><var>132.9</var>additional tools needed to fully implement the groundwater sustainability requirements <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.10"></a><var>132.10</var>of Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.287, subdivisions 3 and 5. The recommendations <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.11"></a><var>132.11</var>shall be submitted to the chairs of the environment and natural resources policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.12"></a><var>132.12</var>finance committees by January 15, 2014, and shall include draft legislative language to <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.13"></a><var>132.13</var>implement the recommendations.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.103.0"></a><a id="pl.132.14"></a><var>132.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 103. <b>RULEMAKING; POSSESSION AND TRANSPORTATION OF </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.132.15"></a><var>132.15</var><b>WILDLIFE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.132.16"></a><var>132.16</var>The commissioner of natural resources may use the good cause exemption under <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.17"></a><var>132.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules to conform <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.18"></a><var>132.18</var>with the changes to Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 97A.401, subdivision 3, contained in <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.19"></a><var>132.19</var>this article, and Minnesota Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.20"></a><var>132.20</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 14.388.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.104.0"></a><a id="pl.132.21"></a><var>132.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 104. <b>RULEMAKING; DISPLAY OF PADDLE BOARD LICENSE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.132.22"></a><var>132.22</var><b>NUMBERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.132.23"></a><var>132.23</var>(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, parts <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.24"></a><var>132.24</var>6110.0200, 6110.0300, and 6110.0400, to exempt paddle boards from the requirement to <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.25"></a><var>132.25</var>display license certificates and license numbers, in the same manner as other nonmotorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.26"></a><var>132.26</var>watercraft such as canoes and kayaks.<br />
         		<a id="pl.132.27"></a><var>132.27</var>(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.28"></a><var>132.28</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.29"></a><var>132.29</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.132.30"></a><var>132.30</var>section 14.388.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.105.0"></a><a id="pl.132.31"></a><var>132.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 105. <b>RULES; SILICA SAND.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.133.1"></a><var>133.1</var>(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules pertaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.2"></a><var>133.2</var>to the control of particulate emissions from silica sand projects. The rulemaking is exempt <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.3"></a><var>133.3</var>from Minnesota Statutes, section 14.125.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.4"></a><var>133.4</var>(b) The commissioner of natural resources shall adopt rules pertaining to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.5"></a><var>133.5</var>reclamation of silica sand mines. The rulemaking is exempt from Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.6"></a><var>133.6</var>section 14.125.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.7"></a><var>133.7</var>(c) By January 1, 2014, the Department of Health shall adopt an air quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.8"></a><var>133.8</var>health-based value for silica sand.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.9"></a><var>133.9</var>(d) The Environmental Quality Board shall amend its rules for environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.10"></a><var>133.10</var>review, adopted under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116D, for silica sand mining and <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.11"></a><var>133.11</var>processing to take into account the increased activity in the state and concerns over the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.12"></a><var>133.12</var>size of specific operations. The Environmental Quality Board shall consider whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.13"></a><var>133.13</var>the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.991, should remain part of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.14"></a><var>133.14</var>environmental review requirements for silica sand and whether the requirements should <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.15"></a><var>133.15</var>be different for different geographic areas of the state. The rulemaking is exempt from <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.16"></a><var>133.16</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 14.125.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.17"></a><var>133.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.106.0"></a><a id="pl.133.18"></a><var>133.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 106. <b>INTERIM ORDINANCE EXTENSION OR RENEWAL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.133.19"></a><var>133.19</var>Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 394.34 and 462.355, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.20"></a><var>133.20</var>4, until March 1, 2015, a local unit of government may extend for one year an interim <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.21"></a><var>133.21</var>ordinance or renew an expired ordinance prohibiting new or expanded silica sand projects, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.22"></a><var>133.22</var>as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 116C.99, and extend the ordinance an additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.23"></a><var>133.23</var>year by resolution of the local unit of government.<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.24"></a><var>133.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective retroactively from March 1, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.4.107.0"></a><a id="pl.133.25"></a><var>133.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 107. <b>RULEMAKING; FUGITIVE EMISSIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.133.26"></a><var>133.26</var>(a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall amend Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.27"></a><var>133.27</var>Rules, part 7005.0100, subpart 35a, to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.133.28"></a><var>133.28</var>""Potential emissions" or "potential to emit" means the maximum capacity while <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.29"></a><var>133.29</var>operating at the maximum hours of operation of an emissions unit, emission facility, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.30"></a><var>133.30</var>stationary source to emit a pollutant under its physical and operational design. Any physical <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.31"></a><var>133.31</var>or operational limitation on the capacity of the stationary source to emit a pollutant, <br />
         		<a id="pl.133.32"></a><var>133.32</var>including air pollution control equipment and restriction on hours of operation or on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.1"></a><var>134.1</var>type or amount of material combusted, stored, or processed, must be treated as part of its <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.2"></a><var>134.2</var>design if the limitation or the effect it would have on emissions is federally enforceable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.3"></a><var>134.3</var>Secondary emissions must not be counted in determining the potential to emit of <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.4"></a><var>134.4</var>an emissions unit, emission facility, or stationary source. Fugitive emissions shall not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.5"></a><var>134.5</var>counted when determining potential to emit, unless required under Minnesota Rules, part <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.6"></a><var>134.6</var>7007.0200, subpart 2, item B, or applicable federal regulation."<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.7"></a><var>134.7</var>(b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.8"></a><var>134.8</var>section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.9"></a><var>134.9</var>Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply, except as provided under Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.10"></a><var>134.10</var>section 14.388.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.4.108.0"></a><a id="pl.134.11"></a><var>134.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 108. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.134.12"></a><var>134.12</var>(a) Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 90.163; 90.173; 90.41, subdivision 2; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.13"></a><var>134.13</var>103G.265, subdivision 2a, and Minnesota Rules, parts 7021.0010, subparts 1, 2, 4, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.14"></a><var>134.14</var>5; 7021.0020; 7021.0030; 7021.0040; 7021.0050, subpart 5; 9210.0300; 9210.0310; <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.15"></a><var>134.15</var>9210.0320; 9210.0330; 9210.0340; 9210.0350; 9210.0360; 9210.0370; 9210.0380; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.16"></a><var>134.16</var>9220.0530, subpart 6, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.17"></a><var>134.17</var>(b) Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 30, is repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.134.18"></a><var>134.18</var><b>ARTICLE 5</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.134.19"></a><var>134.19</var><b>SANITARY DISTRICTS</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.5.1.0"></a><a id="pl.134.20"></a><var>134.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 275.066, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.21"></a><var>134.21</var><b>275.066 SPECIAL TAXING DISTRICTS; DEFINITION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.134.22"></a><var>134.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the purposes of property taxation and property tax state aids, the term "special <br />
         		<a id="pl.134.23"></a><var>134.23</var>taxing districts" includes the following entities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.24"></a><var>134.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) watershed districts under chapter 103D;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.25"></a><var>134.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) sanitary districts under sections 
         <statute_ref>115.18</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115.37</statute_ref> 442A.01 to 442A.29;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.26"></a><var>134.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) regional sanitary sewer districts under sections 
         <statute_ref>115.61</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>115.67</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.27"></a><var>134.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) regional public library districts under section 
         <statute_ref>134.201</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.28"></a><var>134.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) park districts under chapter 398;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.29"></a><var>134.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) regional railroad authorities under chapter 398A;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.30"></a><var>134.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) hospital districts under sections 
         <statute_ref>447.31</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>447.38</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.31"></a><var>134.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) St. Cloud Metropolitan Transit Commission under sections 
         <statute_ref>458A.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>458A.15</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.32"></a><var>134.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) Duluth Transit Authority under sections 
         <statute_ref>458A.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>458A.37</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.33"></a><var>134.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) regional development commissions under sections 
         <statute_ref>462.381</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>462.398</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.134.34"></a><var>134.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) housing and redevelopment authorities under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.001</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.047</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.1"></a><var>135.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) port authorities under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.048</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.068</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.2"></a><var>135.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) economic development authorities under sections 
         <statute_ref>469.090</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>469.1081</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.3"></a><var>135.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) Metropolitan Council under sections 
         <statute_ref>473.123</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>473.549</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.4"></a><var>135.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) Metropolitan Airports Commission under sections 
         <statute_ref>473.601</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>473.680</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.5"></a><var>135.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) Metropolitan Mosquito Control Commission under sections 
         <statute_ref>473.701</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>473.716</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.6"></a><var>135.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) Morrison County Rural Development Financing Authority under Laws 1982, <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.7"></a><var>135.7</var>chapter 437, section 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.8"></a><var>135.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) Croft Historical Park District under Laws 1984, chapter 502, article 13, section 6;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.9"></a><var>135.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(19) East Lake County Medical Clinic District under Laws 1989, chapter 211, <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.10"></a><var>135.10</var>sections 1 to 6;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.11"></a><var>135.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(20) Floodwood Area Ambulance District under Laws 1993, chapter 375, article <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.12"></a><var>135.12</var>5, section 39;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.13"></a><var>135.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(21) Middle Mississippi River Watershed Management Organization under sections <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.135.14"></a><var>135.14</var>103B.211
         </statute_ref> and 
         <statute_ref>103B.241</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.15"></a><var>135.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(22) emergency medical services special taxing districts under section 144F.01;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.16"></a><var>135.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(23) a county levying under the authority of section 
         <statute_ref>103B.241</statute_ref>, 
         <statute_ref>103B.245</statute_ref>, or <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.135.17"></a><var>135.17</var>103B.251
         </statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.18"></a><var>135.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(24) Southern St. Louis County Special Taxing District; Chris Jensen Nursing Home <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.19"></a><var>135.19</var>under Laws 2003, First Special Session chapter 21, article 4, section 12;<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.20"></a><var>135.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(25) an airport authority created under section 
         <statute_ref>360.0426</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.21"></a><var>135.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(26) any other political subdivision of the state of Minnesota, excluding counties, <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.22"></a><var>135.22</var>school districts, cities, and towns, that has the power to adopt and certify a property tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.23"></a><var>135.23</var>levy to the county auditor, as determined by the commissioner of revenue.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.2.0"></a><a id="pl.135.24"></a><var>135.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. <b>[442A.01] DEFINITIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.135.25"></a><var>135.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Applicability.</b> For the purposes of this chapter, the terms defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.26"></a><var>135.26</var>in this section have the meanings given.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.27"></a><var>135.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Chief administrative law judge.</b> "Chief administrative law judge" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.28"></a><var>135.28</var>the chief administrative law judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings or the delegate <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.29"></a><var>135.29</var>of the chief administrative law judge under section 14.48.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.30"></a><var>135.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>District.</b> "District" means a sanitary district created under this chapter or <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.31"></a><var>135.31</var>under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115.18 to 115.37.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.32"></a><var>135.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Municipality.</b> "Municipality" means a city, however organized.<br />
         		<a id="pl.135.33"></a><var>135.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Property owner.</b> "Property owner" means the fee owner of land, or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.135.34"></a><var>135.34</var>beneficial owner of land whose interest is primarily one of possession and enjoyment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.1"></a><var>136.1</var>Property owner includes, but is not limited to, vendees under a contract for deed and <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.2"></a><var>136.2</var>mortgagors. Any reference to a percentage of property owners means in number.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.3"></a><var>136.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Related governing body.</b> "Related governing body" means the governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.4"></a><var>136.4</var>body of a related governmental subdivision and, in the case of an organized town, means <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.5"></a><var>136.5</var>the town board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.6"></a><var>136.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Related governmental subdivision.</b> "Related governmental subdivision" <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.7"></a><var>136.7</var>means a municipality or organized town wherein there is a territorial unit of a district or, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.8"></a><var>136.8</var>the case of an unorganized area, the county.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.9"></a><var>136.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Territorial unit.</b> "Territorial unit" means all that part of a district situated <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.10"></a><var>136.10</var>within a single municipality, within a single organized town outside of a municipality, or, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.11"></a><var>136.11</var>in the case of an unorganized area, within a single county.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.3.0"></a><a id="pl.136.12"></a><var>136.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. <b>[442A.015] APPLICABILITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.136.13"></a><var>136.13</var>All new sanitary district formations proposed and all sanitary districts previously <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.14"></a><var>136.14</var>formed under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115.18 to 115.37, must comply with this <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.15"></a><var>136.15</var>chapter, including annexations to, detachments from, and dissolutions of sanitary districts <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.16"></a><var>136.16</var>previously formed under Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115.18 to 115.37.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.4.0"></a><a id="pl.136.17"></a><var>136.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. <b>[442A.02] SANITARY DISTRICTS; PROCEDURES AND AUTHORITY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.136.18"></a><var>136.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Duty of chief administrative law judge.</b> The chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.19"></a><var>136.19</var>law judge shall conduct proceedings, make determinations, and issue orders for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.20"></a><var>136.20</var>creation of a sanitary district formed under this chapter or the annexation, detachment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.21"></a><var>136.21</var>or dissolution of a sanitary district previously formed under Minnesota Statutes 2012, <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.22"></a><var>136.22</var>sections 115.18 to 115.37.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.23"></a><var>136.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Consolidation of proceedings.</b> The chief administrative law judge may <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.24"></a><var>136.24</var>order the consolidation of separate proceedings in the interest of economy and expedience.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.25"></a><var>136.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Contracts, consultants.</b> The chief administrative law judge may contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.26"></a><var>136.26</var>with regional, state, county, or local planning commissions and hire expert consultants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.27"></a><var>136.27</var>provide specialized information and assistance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.136.28"></a><var>136.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Powers of conductor of proceedings.</b> Any person conducting a <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.29"></a><var>136.29</var>proceeding under this chapter may administer oaths and affirmations; receive testimony <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.30"></a><var>136.30</var>of witnesses, and the production of papers, books, and documents; examine witnesses; <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.31"></a><var>136.31</var>and receive and report evidence. Upon the written request of a presiding administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.32"></a><var>136.32</var>law judge or a party, the chief administrative law judge may issue a subpoena for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.136.33"></a><var>136.33</var>attendance of a witness or the production of books, papers, records, or other documents <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.1"></a><var>137.1</var>material to any proceeding under this chapter. The subpoena is enforceable through the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.2"></a><var>137.2</var>district court in the district in which the subpoena is issued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.3"></a><var>137.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Rulemaking authority.</b> The chief administrative law judge may adopt <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.4"></a><var>137.4</var>rules that are reasonably necessary to carry out the duties and powers imposed upon the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.5"></a><var>137.5</var>chief administrative law judge under this chapter. The chief administrative law judge may <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.6"></a><var>137.6</var>initially adopt rules according to section 14.386. Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.7"></a><var>137.7</var>chief administrative law judge may adopt rules establishing fees.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.8"></a><var>137.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Schedule of filing fees.</b> The chief administrative law judge may prescribe <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.9"></a><var>137.9</var>by rule a schedule of filing fees for any petitions filed under this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.10"></a><var>137.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Request for hearing transcripts; costs.</b> Any party may request the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.11"></a><var>137.11</var>administrative law judge to cause a transcript of the hearing to be made. Any party <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.12"></a><var>137.12</var>requesting a copy of the transcript is responsible for its costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.13"></a><var>137.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Compelled meetings; report.</b> (a) In any proceeding under this chapter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.14"></a><var>137.14</var>the chief administrative law judge or conductor of the proceeding may at any time in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.15"></a><var>137.15</var>process require representatives from any petitioner, property owner, or involved city, town, <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.16"></a><var>137.16</var>county, political subdivision, or other governmental entity to meet together to discuss <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.17"></a><var>137.17</var>resolution of issues raised by the petition or order that confers jurisdiction on the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.18"></a><var>137.18</var>administrative law judge and other issues of mutual concern. The chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.19"></a><var>137.19</var>law judge or conductor of the proceeding may determine which entities are required <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.20"></a><var>137.20</var>to participate in these discussions. The chief administrative law judge or conductor of <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.21"></a><var>137.21</var>the proceeding may require that the parties meet at least three times during a 60-day <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.22"></a><var>137.22</var>period. The parties shall designate a person to report to the chief administrative law <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.23"></a><var>137.23</var>judge or conductor of the proceeding on the results of the meetings immediately after the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.24"></a><var>137.24</var>last meeting. The parties may be granted additional time at the discretion of the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.25"></a><var>137.25</var>administrative law judge or conductor of the proceedings.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.26"></a><var>137.26</var>(b) Any proposed resolution or settlement of contested issues that results in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.27"></a><var>137.27</var>sanitary district formation, annexation, detachment, or dissolution; places conditions on <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.28"></a><var>137.28</var>any future sanitary district formation, annexation, detachment, or dissolution; or results in <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.29"></a><var>137.29</var>the withdrawal of an objection to a pending proceeding or the withdrawal of a pending <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.30"></a><var>137.30</var>proceeding must be filed with the chief administrative law judge and is subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.31"></a><var>137.31</var>applicable procedures and statutory criteria of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.137.32"></a><var>137.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Permanent official record.</b> The chief administrative law judge shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.33"></a><var>137.33</var>provide information about sanitary district creations, annexations, detachments, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.34"></a><var>137.34</var>dissolutions to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. The Minnesota Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.35"></a><var>137.35</var>Agency is responsible for maintaining the official record, including all documentation <br />
         		<a id="pl.137.36"></a><var>137.36</var>related to the processes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.1"></a><var>138.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Shared program costs and fee revenue.</b> The chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.2"></a><var>138.2</var>law judge and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency shall agree on an amount to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.3"></a><var>138.3</var>transferred from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to the chief administrative law <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.4"></a><var>138.4</var>judge to pay for administration of this chapter, including publication and notification costs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.5"></a><var>138.5</var>Sanitary district fees collected by the chief administrative law judge shall be deposited in <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.6"></a><var>138.6</var>the environmental fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.7"></a><var>138.7</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>Subdivision 5 is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.5.0"></a><a id="pl.138.8"></a><var>138.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. <b>[442A.03] FILING OF MAPS IN SANITARY DISTRICT PROCEEDINGS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.9"></a><var>138.9</var>Any party initiating a sanitary district proceeding that includes platted land shall file <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.10"></a><var>138.10</var>with the chief administrative law judge maps which are necessary to support and identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.11"></a><var>138.11</var>the land description. The maps shall include copies of plats.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.6.0"></a><a id="pl.138.12"></a><var>138.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[442A.04] SANITARY DISTRICT CREATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.138.13"></a><var>138.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Sanitary district creation.</b> (a) A sanitary district may be created <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.14"></a><var>138.14</var>under this chapter for any territory embracing an area or a group of two or more adjacent <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.15"></a><var>138.15</var>areas, whether contiguous or separate, but not situated entirely within the limits of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.16"></a><var>138.16</var>single municipality. The proposed sanitary district must promote the public health and <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.17"></a><var>138.17</var>welfare by providing an adequate and efficient system and means of collecting, conveying, <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.18"></a><var>138.18</var>pumping, treating, and disposing of domestic sewage and garbage and industrial wastes <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.19"></a><var>138.19</var>within the district. When the chief administrative law judge or the Minnesota Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.20"></a><var>138.20</var>Control Agency finds that there is need throughout the territory for the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.21"></a><var>138.21</var>of these purposes; that these purposes can be effectively accomplished on an equitable <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.22"></a><var>138.22</var>basis by a district if created; and that the creation and maintenance of a district will be <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.23"></a><var>138.23</var>administratively feasible and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and welfare, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.24"></a><var>138.24</var>chief administrative law judge shall make an order creating the sanitary district. A sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.25"></a><var>138.25</var>district is administratively feasible under this section if the district has the financial and <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.26"></a><var>138.26</var>managerial resources needed to deliver adequate and efficient sanitary sewer services <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.27"></a><var>138.27</var>within the proposed district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.28"></a><var>138.28</var>(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), no district shall be created within 25 miles of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.29"></a><var>138.29</var>boundary of any city of the first class without the approval of the governing body thereof <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.30"></a><var>138.30</var>and the approval of the governing body of each and every municipality in the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.31"></a><var>138.31</var>district by resolution filed with the chief administrative law judge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.138.32"></a><var>138.32</var>(c) If the chief administrative law judge and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.33"></a><var>138.33</var>disagree on the need to create a sanitary district, they must determine whether not allowing <br />
         		<a id="pl.138.34"></a><var>138.34</var>the sanitary district formation will have a detrimental effect on the environment. If it is <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.1"></a><var>139.1</var>determined that the sanitary district formation will prevent environmental harm, the sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.2"></a><var>139.2</var>district creation or connection to an existing wastewater treatment system must occur.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.3"></a><var>139.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Proceeding to create sanitary district.</b> (a) A proceeding for the creation <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.4"></a><var>139.4</var>of a district may be initiated by a petition to the chief administrative law judge containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.5"></a><var>139.5</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.6"></a><var>139.6</var>(1) a request for creation of the proposed district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.7"></a><var>139.7</var>(2) the name proposed for the district, to include the words "sanitary district";<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.8"></a><var>139.8</var>(3) a legal description of the territory of the proposed district, including justification <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.9"></a><var>139.9</var>for inclusion or exclusion for all parcels;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.10"></a><var>139.10</var>(4) addresses of every property owner within the proposed district boundaries as <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.11"></a><var>139.11</var>provided by the county auditor, with certification from the county auditor; two sets of <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.12"></a><var>139.12</var>address labels for said owners; and a list of e-mail addresses for said owners, if available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.13"></a><var>139.13</var>(5) a statement showing the existence in the territory of the conditions requisite for <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.14"></a><var>139.14</var>creation of a district as prescribed in subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.15"></a><var>139.15</var>(6) a statement of the territorial units represented by and the qualifications of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.16"></a><var>139.16</var>respective signers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.17"></a><var>139.17</var>(7) the post office address of each signer, given under the signer's signature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.18"></a><var>139.18</var>A petition may consist of separate writings of like effect, each signed by one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.19"></a><var>139.19</var>qualified persons, and all such writings, when filed, shall be considered together as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.20"></a><var>139.20</var>single petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.21"></a><var>139.21</var>(b) Petitioners must conduct and pay for a public meeting to inform citizens of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.22"></a><var>139.22</var>proposed creation of the district. At the meeting, information must be provided, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.23"></a><var>139.23</var>a description of the district's proposed structure, bylaws, territory, ordinances, budget, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.24"></a><var>139.24</var>charges and a description of the territory of the proposed district, including justification <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.25"></a><var>139.25</var>for inclusion or exclusion for all parcels. Notice of the meeting must be published for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.26"></a><var>139.26</var>successive weeks in a qualified newspaper, as defined under chapter 331A, published <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.27"></a><var>139.27</var>within the territory of the proposed district or, if there is no qualified newspaper published <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.28"></a><var>139.28</var>within the territory, in a qualified newspaper of general circulation in the territory, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.29"></a><var>139.29</var>must be posted for two weeks in each territorial unit of the proposed district and on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.30"></a><var>139.30</var>Web site of the proposed district, if one exists. Notice of the meeting must be mailed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.31"></a><var>139.31</var>e-mailed at least three weeks prior to the meeting to all property tax billing addresses for <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.32"></a><var>139.32</var>all parcels included in the proposed district. The following must be submitted to the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.33"></a><var>139.33</var>administrative law judge with the petition:<br />
         		<a id="pl.139.34"></a><var>139.34</var>(1) a record of the meeting, including copies of all information provided at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.139.35"></a><var>139.35</var>meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.1"></a><var>140.1</var>(2)  a copy of the mailing list provided by the county auditor and used to notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.2"></a><var>140.2</var>property owners of the meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.3"></a><var>140.3</var>(3) a copy of the e-mail list used to notify property owners of the meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.4"></a><var>140.4</var>(4) the printer's affidavit of publication of public meeting notice; <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.5"></a><var>140.5</var>(5) an affidavit of posting the public meeting notice with information on dates and <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.6"></a><var>140.6</var>locations of posting; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.7"></a><var>140.7</var>(6) the minutes or other record of the public meeting documenting that the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.8"></a><var>140.8</var>topics were discussed: printer's affidavit of publication of each resolution, with a copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.9"></a><var>140.9</var>of the resolution from the newspaper attached; and the affidavit of resolution posting <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.10"></a><var>140.10</var>on the town or proposed district Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.11"></a><var>140.11</var>(c) Every petition must be signed as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.12"></a><var>140.12</var>(1) for each municipality wherein there is a territorial unit of the proposed district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.13"></a><var>140.13</var>by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the municipal governing body;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.14"></a><var>140.14</var>(2) for each organized town wherein there is a territorial unit of the proposed district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.15"></a><var>140.15</var>by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the town board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.16"></a><var>140.16</var>(3) for each county wherein there is a territorial unit of the proposed district consisting <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.17"></a><var>140.17</var>of an unorganized area, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.18"></a><var>140.18</var>board or by at least 20 percent of the voters residing and owning land within the unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.19"></a><var>140.19</var>(d) Each resolution must be published in the official newspaper of the governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.20"></a><var>140.20</var>body adopting it and becomes effective 40 days after publication, unless within said <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.21"></a><var>140.21</var>period there shall be filed with the governing body a petition signed by qualified electors <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.22"></a><var>140.22</var>of a territorial unit of the proposed district, equal in number to five percent of the number <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.23"></a><var>140.23</var>of electors voting at the last preceding election of the governing body, requesting a <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.24"></a><var>140.24</var>referendum on the resolution, in which case the resolution may not become effective until <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.25"></a><var>140.25</var>approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting at a regular election or special <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.26"></a><var>140.26</var>election that the governing body may call. The notice of an election and the ballot to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.27"></a><var>140.27</var>used must contain the text of the resolution followed by the question: "Shall the above <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.28"></a><var>140.28</var>resolution be approved?"<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.29"></a><var>140.29</var>(e) If any signer is alleged to be a landowner in a territorial unit, a statement as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.30"></a><var>140.30</var>the signer's landowner status as shown by the county auditor's tax assessment records, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.31"></a><var>140.31</var>certified by the auditor, shall be attached to or endorsed upon the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.140.32"></a><var>140.32</var>(f) At any time before publication of the public notice required in subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.33"></a><var>140.33</var>additional signatures may be added to the petition or amendments of the petition may <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.34"></a><var>140.34</var>be made to correct or remedy any error or defect in signature or otherwise except a <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.35"></a><var>140.35</var>material error or defect in the description of the territory of the proposed district. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.140.36"></a><var>140.36</var>qualifications of any signer of a petition are challenged, the chief administrative law judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.1"></a><var>141.1</var>shall determine the challenge forthwith on the allegations of the petition, the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.2"></a><var>141.2</var>auditor's certificate of land ownership, and such other evidence as may be received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.3"></a><var>141.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Notice of intent to create sanitary district.</b> (a) Upon receipt of a petition <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.4"></a><var>141.4</var>and the record of the public meeting required under subdivision 2, the chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.5"></a><var>141.5</var>law judge shall publish a notice of intent to create the proposed sanitary district in the State <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.6"></a><var>141.6</var>Register and mail or e-mail information of that publication to each property owner in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.7"></a><var>141.7</var>affected territory at the owner's address as given by the county auditor. The information <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.8"></a><var>141.8</var>must state the date that the notice will appear in the State Register and give the Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.9"></a><var>141.9</var>location for the State Register. The notice must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.10"></a><var>141.10</var>(1) describe the petition for creation of the district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.11"></a><var>141.11</var>(2) describe the territory affected by the petition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.12"></a><var>141.12</var>(3) allow 30 days for submission of written comments on the petition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.13"></a><var>141.13</var>(4) state that a person who objects to the petition may submit a written request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.14"></a><var>141.14</var>hearing to the chief administrative law judge within 30 days of the publication of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.15"></a><var>141.15</var>notice in the State Register; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.16"></a><var>141.16</var>(5) state that if a timely request for hearing is not received, the chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.17"></a><var>141.17</var>law judge may make a decision on the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.18"></a><var>141.18</var>(b) If 50 or more individual timely requests for hearing are received, the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.19"></a><var>141.19</var>administrative law judge must hold a hearing on the petition according to the contested <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.20"></a><var>141.20</var>case provisions of chapter 14. The sanitary district proposers are responsible for paying all <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.21"></a><var>141.21</var>costs involved in publicizing and holding a hearing on the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.22"></a><var>141.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Hearing time, place.</b> If a hearing is required pursuant to subdivision 3, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.23"></a><var>141.23</var>chief administrative law judge shall designate a time and place for a hearing according <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.24"></a><var>141.24</var>to section 442A.13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.25"></a><var>141.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Relevant factors.</b> (a) In arriving at a decision, the chief administrative law <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.26"></a><var>141.26</var>judge shall consider the following factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.27"></a><var>141.27</var>(1) administrative feasibility under subdivision 1, paragraph (a);<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.28"></a><var>141.28</var>(2) public health, safety, and welfare impacts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.29"></a><var>141.29</var>(3) alternatives for managing the public health impacts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.30"></a><var>141.30</var>(4) equities of the petition proposal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.31"></a><var>141.31</var>(5) contours of the petition proposal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.32"></a><var>141.32</var>(6) public notification of and interaction on the petition proposal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.33"></a><var>141.33</var>(b) Based on the factors in paragraph (a), the chief administrative law judge may <br />
         		<a id="pl.141.34"></a><var>141.34</var>order the sanitary district creation on finding that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.141.35"></a><var>141.35</var>(1) the proposed district is administratively feasible;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.1"></a><var>142.1</var>(2) the proposed district provides a long-term, equitable solution to pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.2"></a><var>142.2</var>problems affecting public health, safety, and welfare;<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.3"></a><var>142.3</var>(3) property owners within the proposed district were provided notice of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.4"></a><var>142.4</var>proposed district and opportunity to comment on the petition proposal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.5"></a><var>142.5</var>(4) the petition complied with the requirements of all applicable statutes and rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.6"></a><var>142.6</var>pertaining to sanitary district creation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.7"></a><var>142.7</var>(c) The chief administrative law judge may alter the boundaries of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.8"></a><var>142.8</var>sanitary district by increasing or decreasing the area to be included or may exclude <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.9"></a><var>142.9</var>property that may be better served by another unit of government. The chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.10"></a><var>142.10</var>law judge may also alter the boundaries of the proposed district so as to follow visible, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.11"></a><var>142.11</var>clearly recognizable physical features for municipal boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.12"></a><var>142.12</var>(d) The chief administrative law judge may deny sanitary district creation if the area, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.13"></a><var>142.13</var>or a part thereof, would be better served by an alternative method.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.14"></a><var>142.14</var>(e) In all cases, the chief administrative law judge shall set forth the factors that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.15"></a><var>142.15</var>the basis for the decision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.16"></a><var>142.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Findings; order.</b> After the public notice period or the public hearing, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.17"></a><var>142.17</var>required under subdivision 3, and based on the petition, any public comments received, <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.18"></a><var>142.18</var>and, if a hearing was held, the hearing record, the chief administrative law judge shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.19"></a><var>142.19</var>make findings of fact and conclusions determining whether the conditions requisite for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.20"></a><var>142.20</var>creation of a district exist in the territory described in the petition. If the chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.21"></a><var>142.21</var>law judge finds that the conditions exist, the judge may make an order creating a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.22"></a><var>142.22</var>for the territory described in that petition under the name proposed in the petition or such <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.23"></a><var>142.23</var>other name, including the words "sanitary district," as the judge deems appropriate.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.24"></a><var>142.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Denial of petition.</b> If the chief administrative law judge, after conclusion <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.25"></a><var>142.25</var>of the public notice period or holding a hearing, if required, determines that the creation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.26"></a><var>142.26</var>a district in the territory described in the petition is not warranted, the judge shall make <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.27"></a><var>142.27</var>an order denying the petition. The chief administrative law judge shall give notice of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.28"></a><var>142.28</var>denial by mail or e-mail to each signer of the petition. No petition for the creation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.29"></a><var>142.29</var>district consisting of the same territory shall be entertained within a year after the date of <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.30"></a><var>142.30</var>an order under this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision precludes action on a petition <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.31"></a><var>142.31</var>for the creation of a district embracing part of the territory with or without other territory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.142.32"></a><var>142.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Notice of order creating sanitary district.</b> The chief administrative law <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.33"></a><var>142.33</var>judge shall publish a notice in the State Register of the final order creating a sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.34"></a><var>142.34</var>district, referring to the date of the order and describing the territory of the district, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.35"></a><var>142.35</var>shall mail or e-mail information of the publication to each property owner in the affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.142.36"></a><var>142.36</var>territory at the owner's address as given by the county auditor. The information must state <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.1"></a><var>143.1</var>the date that the notice will appear in the State Register and give the Web site location <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.2"></a><var>143.2</var>for the State Register. The notice must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.3"></a><var>143.3</var>(1) describe the petition for creation of the district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.4"></a><var>143.4</var>(2) describe the territory affected by the petition; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.5"></a><var>143.5</var>(3) state that a certified copy of the order shall be delivered to the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.6"></a><var>143.6</var>for filing ten days after public notice of the order in the State Register.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.7"></a><var>143.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Filing.</b> Ten days after public notice of the order in the State Register, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.8"></a><var>143.8</var>chief administrative law judge shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.9"></a><var>143.9</var>of state for filing. Thereupon, the creation of the district is deemed complete, and it <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.10"></a><var>143.10</var>shall be conclusively presumed that all requirements of law relating thereto have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.11"></a><var>143.11</var>complied with. The chief administrative law judge shall also transmit a certified copy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.12"></a><var>143.12</var>the order for filing to the county auditor of each county and the clerk or recorder of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.13"></a><var>143.13</var>municipality and organized town wherein any part of the territory of the district is situated <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.14"></a><var>143.14</var>and to the secretary of the district board when elected.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.7.0"></a><a id="pl.143.15"></a><var>143.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. <b>[442A.05] SANITARY DISTRICT ANNEXATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.143.16"></a><var>143.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Annexation.</b> (a) A sanitary district annexation may occur under <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.17"></a><var>143.17</var>this chapter for any area adjacent to an existing district upon a petition to the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.18"></a><var>143.18</var>administrative law judge stating the grounds therefor as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.19"></a><var>143.19</var>(b) The proposed annexation area must embrace an area or a group of two or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.20"></a><var>143.20</var>adjacent areas, whether contiguous or separate, but not situated entirely within the limits <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.21"></a><var>143.21</var>of a single municipality. The proposed annexation must promote public health and <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.22"></a><var>143.22</var>welfare by providing an adequate and efficient system and means of collecting, conveying, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.23"></a><var>143.23</var>pumping, treating, and disposing of domestic sewage and garbage and industrial wastes <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.24"></a><var>143.24</var>within the district. When the chief administrative law judge or the Minnesota Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.25"></a><var>143.25</var>Control Agency finds that there is need throughout the territory for the accomplishment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.26"></a><var>143.26</var>these purposes, that these purposes can be effectively accomplished on an equitable basis <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.27"></a><var>143.27</var>by annexation to a district, and that the creation and maintenance of such annexation will <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.28"></a><var>143.28</var>be administratively feasible and in furtherance of the public health, safety, and welfare, <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.29"></a><var>143.29</var>the chief administrative law judge shall make an order for sanitary district annexation. An <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.30"></a><var>143.30</var>annexation is administratively feasible under this section if the district has the financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.31"></a><var>143.31</var>and managerial resources needed to deliver adequate and efficient sanitary sewer services <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.32"></a><var>143.32</var>within the proposed annexation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.143.33"></a><var>143.33</var>(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), no annexation to a district shall be approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.34"></a><var>143.34</var>within 25 miles of the boundary of any city of the first class without the approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.143.35"></a><var>143.35</var>of the governing body thereof and the approval of the governing body of each and <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.1"></a><var>144.1</var>every municipality in the proposed annexation area by resolution filed with the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.2"></a><var>144.2</var>administrative law judge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.3"></a><var>144.3</var>(d) If the chief administrative law judge and the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.4"></a><var>144.4</var>disagree on the need for a sanitary district annexation, they must determine whether not <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.5"></a><var>144.5</var>allowing the sanitary district annexation will have a detrimental effect on the environment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.6"></a><var>144.6</var>If it is determined that the sanitary district annexation will prevent environmental harm, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.7"></a><var>144.7</var>the sanitary district annexation or connection to an existing wastewater treatment system <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.8"></a><var>144.8</var>must occur.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.9"></a><var>144.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Proceeding for annexation.</b> (a) A proceeding for sanitary district <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.10"></a><var>144.10</var>annexation may be initiated by a petition to the chief administrative law judge containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.11"></a><var>144.11</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.12"></a><var>144.12</var>(1) a request for proposed annexation to a sanitary district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.13"></a><var>144.13</var>(2) a legal description of the territory of the proposed annexation, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.14"></a><var>144.14</var>justification for inclusion or exclusion for all parcels;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.15"></a><var>144.15</var>(3) addresses of every property owner within the existing sanitary district and <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.16"></a><var>144.16</var>proposed annexation area boundaries as provided by the county auditor, with certification <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.17"></a><var>144.17</var>from the county auditor; two sets of address labels for said owners; and a list of e-mail <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.18"></a><var>144.18</var>addresses for said owners, if available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.19"></a><var>144.19</var>(4) a statement showing the existence in such territory of the conditions requisite <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.20"></a><var>144.20</var>for annexation to a district as prescribed in subdivision 1;<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.21"></a><var>144.21</var>(5) a statement of the territorial units represented by and qualifications of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.22"></a><var>144.22</var>respective signers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.23"></a><var>144.23</var>(6) the post office address of each signer, given under the signer's signature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.24"></a><var>144.24</var>A petition may consist of separate writings of like effect, each signed by one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.25"></a><var>144.25</var>qualified persons, and all such writings, when filed, shall be considered together as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.26"></a><var>144.26</var>single petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.144.27"></a><var>144.27</var>(b) Petitioners must conduct and pay for a public meeting to inform citizens of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.28"></a><var>144.28</var>proposed annexation to a sanitary district. At the meeting, information must be provided, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.29"></a><var>144.29</var>including a description of the existing sanitary district's structure, bylaws, territory, <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.30"></a><var>144.30</var>ordinances, budget, and charges; a description of the existing sanitary district's territory; <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.31"></a><var>144.31</var>and a description of the territory of the proposed annexation area, including justification <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.32"></a><var>144.32</var>for inclusion or exclusion for all parcels for the annexation area. Notice of the meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.33"></a><var>144.33</var>must be published for two successive weeks in a qualified newspaper, as defined under <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.34"></a><var>144.34</var>chapter 331A, published within the territories of the existing sanitary district and proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.35"></a><var>144.35</var>annexation area or, if there is no qualified newspaper published within those territories, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.144.36"></a><var>144.36</var>a qualified newspaper of general circulation in the territories, and must be posted for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.1"></a><var>145.1</var>weeks in each territorial unit of the existing sanitary district and proposed annexation area <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.2"></a><var>145.2</var>and on the Web site of the existing sanitary district, if one exists. Notice of the meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.3"></a><var>145.3</var>must be mailed or e-mailed at least three weeks prior to the meeting to all property tax <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.4"></a><var>145.4</var>billing addresses for all parcels included in the existing sanitary district and proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.5"></a><var>145.5</var>annexation area. The following must be submitted to the chief administrative law judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.6"></a><var>145.6</var>with the petition:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.7"></a><var>145.7</var>(1) a record of the meeting, including copies of all information provided at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.8"></a><var>145.8</var>meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.9"></a><var>145.9</var>(2) a copy of the mailing list provided by the county auditor and used to notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.10"></a><var>145.10</var>property owners of the meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.11"></a><var>145.11</var>(3) a copy of the e-mail list used to notify property owners of the meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.12"></a><var>145.12</var>(4) the printer's affidavit of publication of the public meeting notice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.13"></a><var>145.13</var>(5) an affidavit of posting the public meeting notice with information on dates and <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.14"></a><var>145.14</var>locations of posting; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.15"></a><var>145.15</var>(6) the minutes or other record of the public meeting documenting that the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.16"></a><var>145.16</var>topics were discussed: printer's affidavit of publication of each resolution, with copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.17"></a><var>145.17</var>of resolution from newspaper attached; and affidavit of resolution posting on town or <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.18"></a><var>145.18</var>existing sanitary district Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.19"></a><var>145.19</var>(c) Every petition must be signed as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.20"></a><var>145.20</var>(1) by an authorized officer of the existing sanitary district pursuant to a resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.21"></a><var>145.21</var>of the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.22"></a><var>145.22</var>(2) for each municipality wherein there is a territorial unit of the proposed annexation <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.23"></a><var>145.23</var>area, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the municipal governing body;<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.24"></a><var>145.24</var>(3) for each organized town wherein there is a territorial unit of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.25"></a><var>145.25</var>annexation area, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the town board; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.26"></a><var>145.26</var>(4) for each county wherein there is a territorial unit of the proposed annexation area <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.27"></a><var>145.27</var>consisting of an unorganized area, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.28"></a><var>145.28</var>county board or by at least 20 percent of the voters residing and owning land within the unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.145.29"></a><var>145.29</var>(d) Each resolution must be published in the official newspaper of the governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.30"></a><var>145.30</var>body adopting it and becomes effective 40 days after publication, unless within said <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.31"></a><var>145.31</var>period there shall be filed with the governing body a petition signed by qualified electors <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.32"></a><var>145.32</var>of a territorial unit of the proposed annexation area, equal in number to five percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.33"></a><var>145.33</var>number of electors voting at the last preceding election of the governing body, requesting <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.34"></a><var>145.34</var>a referendum on the resolution, in which case the resolution may not become effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.35"></a><var>145.35</var>until approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting at a regular election or special <br />
         		<a id="pl.145.36"></a><var>145.36</var>election that the governing body may call. The notice of an election and the ballot to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.1"></a><var>146.1</var>used must contain the text of the resolution followed by the question: "Shall the above <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.2"></a><var>146.2</var>resolution be approved?"<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.3"></a><var>146.3</var>(e) If any signer is alleged to be a landowner in a territorial unit, a statement as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.4"></a><var>146.4</var>the signer's landowner status as shown by the county auditor's tax assessment records, <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.5"></a><var>146.5</var>certified by the auditor, shall be attached to or endorsed upon the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.6"></a><var>146.6</var>(f) At any time before publication of the public notice required in subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.7"></a><var>146.7</var>additional signatures may be added to the petition or amendments of the petition may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.8"></a><var>146.8</var>made to correct or remedy any error or defect in signature or otherwise except a material <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.9"></a><var>146.9</var>error or defect in the description of the territory of the proposed annexation area. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.10"></a><var>146.10</var>qualifications of any signer of a petition are challenged, the chief administrative law judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.11"></a><var>146.11</var>shall determine the challenge forthwith on the allegations of the petition, the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.12"></a><var>146.12</var>auditor's certificate of land ownership, and such other evidence as may be received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.13"></a><var>146.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Joint petition.</b> Different areas may be annexed to a district in a single <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.14"></a><var>146.14</var>proceeding upon a joint petition therefor and upon compliance with the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.15"></a><var>146.15</var>subdivisions 1 and 2 with respect to the area affected so far as applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.16"></a><var>146.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Notice of intent for sanitary district annexation.</b> (a) Upon receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.17"></a><var>146.17</var>of a petition and the record of public meeting required under subdivision 2, the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.18"></a><var>146.18</var>administrative law judge shall publish a notice of intent for sanitary district annexation <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.19"></a><var>146.19</var>in the State Register and mail or e-mail information of the publication to each property <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.20"></a><var>146.20</var>owner in the affected territory at the owner's address as given by the county auditor. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.21"></a><var>146.21</var>information must state the date that the notice will appear in the State Register and give <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.22"></a><var>146.22</var>the Web site location for the State Register. The notice must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.23"></a><var>146.23</var>(1) describe the petition for sanitary district annexation;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.24"></a><var>146.24</var>(2) describe the territory affected by the petition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.25"></a><var>146.25</var>(3) allow 30 days for submission of written comments on the petition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.26"></a><var>146.26</var>(4) state that a person who objects to the petition may submit a written request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.27"></a><var>146.27</var>hearing to the chief administrative law judge within 30 days of the publication of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.28"></a><var>146.28</var>notice in the State Register; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.29"></a><var>146.29</var>(5) state that if a timely request for hearing is not received, the chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.30"></a><var>146.30</var>law judge may make a decision on the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.146.31"></a><var>146.31</var>(b) If 50 or more individual timely requests for hearing are received, the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.32"></a><var>146.32</var>administrative law judge must hold a hearing on the petition according to the contested case <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.33"></a><var>146.33</var>provisions of chapter 14. The sanitary district or annexation area proposers are responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.146.34"></a><var>146.34</var>for paying all costs involved in publicizing and holding a hearing on the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.1"></a><var>147.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Hearing time, place.</b> If a hearing is required under subdivision 4, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.2"></a><var>147.2</var>chief administrative law judge shall designate a time and place for a hearing according <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.3"></a><var>147.3</var>to section 442A.13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.4"></a><var>147.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Relevant factors.</b> (a) In arriving at a decision, the chief administrative law <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.5"></a><var>147.5</var>judge shall consider the following factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.6"></a><var>147.6</var>(1) administrative feasibility under subdivision 1, paragraph (b);<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.7"></a><var>147.7</var>(2) public health, safety, and welfare impacts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.8"></a><var>147.8</var>(3) alternatives for managing the public health impacts;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.9"></a><var>147.9</var>(4) equities of the petition proposal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.10"></a><var>147.10</var>(5) contours of the petition proposal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.11"></a><var>147.11</var>(6) public notification of and interaction on the petition proposal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.12"></a><var>147.12</var>(b) Based upon these factors, the chief administrative law judge may order the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.13"></a><var>147.13</var>annexation to the sanitary district on finding that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.14"></a><var>147.14</var>(1) the sanitary district is knowledgeable and experienced in delivering sanitary sewer <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.15"></a><var>147.15</var>services to ratepayers and has provided quality service in a fair and cost-effective manner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.16"></a><var>147.16</var>(2) the proposed annexation provides a long-term, equitable solution to pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.17"></a><var>147.17</var>problems affecting public health, safety, and welfare;<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.18"></a><var>147.18</var>(3) property owners within the existing sanitary district and proposed annexation <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.19"></a><var>147.19</var>area were provided notice of the proposed district and opportunity to comment on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.20"></a><var>147.20</var>petition proposal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.21"></a><var>147.21</var>(4) the petition complied with the requirements of all applicable statutes and rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.22"></a><var>147.22</var>pertaining to sanitary district annexation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.23"></a><var>147.23</var>(c) The chief administrative law judge may alter the boundaries of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.24"></a><var>147.24</var>annexation area by increasing or decreasing the area to be included or may exclude <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.25"></a><var>147.25</var>property that may be better served by another unit of government. The chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.26"></a><var>147.26</var>law judge may also alter the boundaries of the proposed annexation area so as to follow <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.27"></a><var>147.27</var>visible, clearly recognizable physical features for municipal boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.28"></a><var>147.28</var>(d) The chief administrative law judge may deny sanitary district annexation if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.29"></a><var>147.29</var>area, or a part thereof, would be better served by an alternative method.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.30"></a><var>147.30</var>(e) In all cases, the chief administrative law judge shall set forth the factors that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.31"></a><var>147.31</var>the basis for the decision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.147.32"></a><var>147.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Findings; order.</b> (a) After the public notice period or the public hearing, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.33"></a><var>147.33</var>required under subdivision 4, and based on the petition, any public comments received, <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.34"></a><var>147.34</var>and, if a hearing was held, the hearing record, the chief administrative law judge shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.35"></a><var>147.35</var>make findings of fact and conclusions determining whether the conditions requisite for <br />
         		<a id="pl.147.36"></a><var>147.36</var>the sanitary district annexation exist in the territory described in the petition. If the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.1"></a><var>148.1</var>administrative law judge finds that conditions exist, the judge may make an order for <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.2"></a><var>148.2</var>sanitary district annexation for the territory described in the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.3"></a><var>148.3</var>(b) All taxable property within the annexed area shall be subject to taxation for <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.4"></a><var>148.4</var>any existing bonded indebtedness or other indebtedness of the district for the cost of <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.5"></a><var>148.5</var>acquisition, construction, or improvement of any disposal system or other works or <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.6"></a><var>148.6</var>facilities beneficial to the annexed area to such extent as the chief administrative law judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.7"></a><var>148.7</var>may determine to be just and equitable, to be specified in the order for annexation. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.8"></a><var>148.8</var>proper officers shall levy further taxes on such property accordingly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.9"></a><var>148.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Denial of petition.</b> If the chief administrative law judge, after conclusion <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.10"></a><var>148.10</var>of the public notice period or holding a hearing, if required, determines that the sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.11"></a><var>148.11</var>district annexation in the territory described in the petition is not warranted, the judge shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.12"></a><var>148.12</var>make an order denying the petition. The chief administrative law judge shall give notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.13"></a><var>148.13</var>of the denial by mail or e-mail to each signer of the petition. No petition for a sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.14"></a><var>148.14</var>district annexation consisting of the same territory shall be entertained within a year <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.15"></a><var>148.15</var>after the date of an order under this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision precludes <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.16"></a><var>148.16</var>action on a petition for a sanitary district annexation embracing part of the territory with <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.17"></a><var>148.17</var>or without other territory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.18"></a><var>148.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Notice of order for sanitary district annexation.</b> The chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.19"></a><var>148.19</var>law judge shall publish in the State Register a notice of the final order for sanitary district <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.20"></a><var>148.20</var>annexation, referring to the date of the order and describing the territory of the annexation <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.21"></a><var>148.21</var>area, and shall mail or e-mail information of the publication to each property owner in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.22"></a><var>148.22</var>affected territory at the owner's address as given by the county auditor. The information <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.23"></a><var>148.23</var>must state the date that the notice will appear in the State Register and give the Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.24"></a><var>148.24</var>location for the State Register. The notice must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.25"></a><var>148.25</var>(1) describe the petition for annexation to the district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.26"></a><var>148.26</var>(2) describe the territory affected by the petition; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.27"></a><var>148.27</var>(3) state that a certified copy of the order shall be delivered to the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.28"></a><var>148.28</var>for filing ten days after public notice of the order in the State Register.<br />
         		<a id="pl.148.29"></a><var>148.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Filing.</b> Ten days after public notice of the order in the State Register, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.30"></a><var>148.30</var>chief administrative law judge shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.31"></a><var>148.31</var>of state for filing. Thereupon, the sanitary district annexation is deemed complete, and it <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.32"></a><var>148.32</var>shall be conclusively presumed that all requirements of law relating thereto have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.33"></a><var>148.33</var>complied with. The chief administrative law judge shall also transmit a certified copy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.34"></a><var>148.34</var>the order for filing to the county auditor of each county and the clerk or recorder of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.35"></a><var>148.35</var>municipality and organized town wherein any part of the territory of the district, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.148.36"></a><var>148.36</var>the newly annexed area, is situated and to the secretary of the district board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.8.0"></a><a id="pl.149.1"></a><var>149.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[442A.06] SANITARY DISTRICT DETACHMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.149.2"></a><var>149.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Detachment.</b> (a) A sanitary district detachment may occur under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.3"></a><var>149.3</var>chapter for any area within an existing district upon a petition to the chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.4"></a><var>149.4</var>law judge stating the grounds therefor as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.5"></a><var>149.5</var>(b) The proposed detachment must not have any negative environmental impact <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.6"></a><var>149.6</var>on the proposed detachment area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.7"></a><var>149.7</var>(c) If the chief administrative law judge and the Minnesota Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.8"></a><var>149.8</var>Agency disagree on the need for a sanitary district detachment, they must determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.9"></a><var>149.9</var>whether not allowing the sanitary district detachment will have a detrimental effect on <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.10"></a><var>149.10</var>the environment. If it is determined that the sanitary district detachment will cause <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.11"></a><var>149.11</var>environmental harm, the sanitary district detachment is not allowed unless the detached <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.12"></a><var>149.12</var>area is immediately connected to an existing wastewater treatment system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.13"></a><var>149.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Proceeding for detachment.</b> (a) A proceeding for sanitary district <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.14"></a><var>149.14</var>detachment may be initiated by a petition to the chief administrative law judge containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.15"></a><var>149.15</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.16"></a><var>149.16</var>(1) a request for proposed detachment from a sanitary district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.17"></a><var>149.17</var>(2) a statement that the requisite conditions for inclusion in a district no longer exist <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.18"></a><var>149.18</var>in the proposed detachment area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.19"></a><var>149.19</var>(3) a legal description of the territory of the proposed detachment, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.20"></a><var>149.20</var>justification for inclusion or exclusion for all parcels;<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.21"></a><var>149.21</var>(4) addresses of every property owner within the sanitary district and proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.22"></a><var>149.22</var>detachment area boundaries as provided by the county auditor, with certification from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.23"></a><var>149.23</var>county auditor; two sets of address labels for said owners; and a list of e-mail addresses <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.24"></a><var>149.24</var>for said owners, if available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.25"></a><var>149.25</var>(5) a statement of the territorial units represented by and qualifications of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.26"></a><var>149.26</var>respective signers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.27"></a><var>149.27</var>(6) the post office address of each signer, given under the signer's signature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.28"></a><var>149.28</var>A petition may consist of separate writings of like effect, each signed by one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.29"></a><var>149.29</var>qualified persons, and all such writings, when filed, shall be considered together as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.30"></a><var>149.30</var>single petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.149.31"></a><var>149.31</var>(b) Petitioners must conduct and pay for a public meeting to inform citizens of <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.32"></a><var>149.32</var>the proposed detachment from a sanitary district. At the meeting, information must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.33"></a><var>149.33</var>provided, including a description of the existing district's territory and a description of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.34"></a><var>149.34</var>territory of the proposed detachment area, including justification for inclusion or exclusion <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.35"></a><var>149.35</var>for all parcels for the detachment area. Notice of the meeting must be published for two <br />
         		<a id="pl.149.36"></a><var>149.36</var>successive weeks in a qualified newspaper, as defined under chapter 331A, published <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.1"></a><var>150.1</var>within the territories of the existing sanitary district and proposed detachment area or, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.2"></a><var>150.2</var>there is no qualified newspaper published within those territories, in a qualified newspaper <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.3"></a><var>150.3</var>of general circulation in the territories, and must be posted for two weeks in each territorial <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.4"></a><var>150.4</var>unit of the existing sanitary district and proposed detachment area and on the Web site <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.5"></a><var>150.5</var>of the existing sanitary district, if one exists. Notice of the meeting must be mailed or <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.6"></a><var>150.6</var>e-mailed at least three weeks prior to the meeting to all property tax billing addresses for <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.7"></a><var>150.7</var>all parcels included in the sanitary district. The following must be submitted to the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.8"></a><var>150.8</var>administrative law judge with the petition:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.9"></a><var>150.9</var>(1) a record of the meeting, including copies of all information provided at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.10"></a><var>150.10</var>meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.11"></a><var>150.11</var>(2) a copy of the mailing list provided by the county auditor and used to notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.12"></a><var>150.12</var>property owners of the meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.13"></a><var>150.13</var>(3) a copy of the e-mail list used to notify property owners of the meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.14"></a><var>150.14</var>(4) the printer's affidavit of publication of public meeting notice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.15"></a><var>150.15</var>(5) an affidavit of posting the public meeting notice with information on dates and <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.16"></a><var>150.16</var>locations of posting; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.17"></a><var>150.17</var>(6) minutes or other record of the public meeting documenting that the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.18"></a><var>150.18</var>topics were discussed: printer's affidavit of publication of each resolution, with copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.19"></a><var>150.19</var>of resolution from newspaper attached; and affidavit of resolution posting on town or <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.20"></a><var>150.20</var>existing sanitary district Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.21"></a><var>150.21</var>(c) Every petition must be signed as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.22"></a><var>150.22</var>(1) by an authorized officer of the existing sanitary district pursuant to a resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.23"></a><var>150.23</var>of the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.24"></a><var>150.24</var>(2) for each municipality wherein there is a territorial unit of the proposed detachment <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.25"></a><var>150.25</var>area, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the municipal governing body;<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.26"></a><var>150.26</var>(3) for each organized town wherein there is a territorial unit of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.27"></a><var>150.27</var>detachment area, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the town board; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.28"></a><var>150.28</var>(4) for each county wherein there is a territorial unit of the proposed detachment area <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.29"></a><var>150.29</var>consisting of an unorganized area, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.30"></a><var>150.30</var>county board or by at least 20 percent of the voters residing and owning land within the unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.150.31"></a><var>150.31</var>(d) Each resolution must be published in the official newspaper of the governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.32"></a><var>150.32</var>body adopting it and becomes effective 40 days after publication, unless within said period <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.33"></a><var>150.33</var>there shall be filed with the governing body a petition signed by qualified electors of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.34"></a><var>150.34</var>territorial unit of the proposed detachment area, equal in number to five percent of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.35"></a><var>150.35</var>number of electors voting at the last preceding election of the governing body, requesting <br />
         		<a id="pl.150.36"></a><var>150.36</var>a referendum on the resolution, in which case the resolution may not become effective <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.1"></a><var>151.1</var>until approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting at a regular election or special <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.2"></a><var>151.2</var>election that the governing body may call. The notice of an election and the ballot to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.3"></a><var>151.3</var>used must contain the text of the resolution followed by the question: "Shall the above <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.4"></a><var>151.4</var>resolution be approved?"<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.5"></a><var>151.5</var>(e) If any signer is alleged to be a landowner in a territorial unit, a statement as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.6"></a><var>151.6</var>the signer's landowner status as shown by the county auditor's tax assessment records, <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.7"></a><var>151.7</var>certified by the auditor, shall be attached to or endorsed upon the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.8"></a><var>151.8</var>(f) At any time before publication of the public notice required in subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.9"></a><var>151.9</var>additional signatures may be added to the petition or amendments of the petition may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.10"></a><var>151.10</var>made to correct or remedy any error or defect in signature or otherwise except a material <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.11"></a><var>151.11</var>error or defect in the description of the territory of the proposed detachment area. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.12"></a><var>151.12</var>qualifications of any signer of a petition are challenged, the chief administrative law judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.13"></a><var>151.13</var>shall determine the challenge forthwith on the allegations of the petition, the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.14"></a><var>151.14</var>auditor's certificate of land ownership, and such other evidence as may be received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.15"></a><var>151.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Joint petition.</b> Different areas may be detached from a district in a single <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.16"></a><var>151.16</var>proceeding upon a joint petition therefor and upon compliance with the provisions of <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.17"></a><var>151.17</var>subdivisions 1 and 2 with respect to the area affected so far as applicable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.18"></a><var>151.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Notice of intent for sanitary district detachment.</b> (a) Upon receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.19"></a><var>151.19</var>of a petition and record of public meeting required under subdivision 2, the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.20"></a><var>151.20</var>administrative law judge shall publish a notice of intent for sanitary district detachment <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.21"></a><var>151.21</var>in the State Register and mail or e-mail information of the publication to each property <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.22"></a><var>151.22</var>owner in the affected territory at the owner's address as given by the county auditor. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.23"></a><var>151.23</var>information must state the date that the notice will appear in the State Register and give <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.24"></a><var>151.24</var>the Web site location for the State Register. The notice must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.25"></a><var>151.25</var>(1) describe the petition for sanitary district detachment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.26"></a><var>151.26</var>(2) describe the territory affected by the petition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.27"></a><var>151.27</var>(3) allow 30 days for submission of written comments on the petition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.28"></a><var>151.28</var>(4) state that a person who objects to the petition may submit a written request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.29"></a><var>151.29</var>hearing to the chief administrative law judge within 30 days of the publication of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.30"></a><var>151.30</var>notice in the State Register; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.31"></a><var>151.31</var>(5) state that if a timely request for hearing is not received, the chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.32"></a><var>151.32</var>law judge may make a decision on the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.151.33"></a><var>151.33</var>(b) If 50 or more individual timely requests for hearing are received, the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.34"></a><var>151.34</var>administrative law judge must hold a hearing on the petition according to the contested case <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.35"></a><var>151.35</var>provisions of chapter 14. The sanitary district or detachment area proposers are responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.151.36"></a><var>151.36</var>for paying all costs involved in publicizing and holding a hearing on the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.1"></a><var>152.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Hearing time, place.</b> If a hearing is required under subdivision 4, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.2"></a><var>152.2</var>chief administrative law judge shall designate a time and place for a hearing according <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.3"></a><var>152.3</var>to section 442A.13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.4"></a><var>152.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Relevant factors.</b> (a) In arriving at a decision, the chief administrative law <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.5"></a><var>152.5</var>judge shall consider the following factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.6"></a><var>152.6</var>(1) public health, safety, and welfare impacts for the proposed detachment area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.7"></a><var>152.7</var>(2) alternatives for managing the public health impacts for the proposed detachment <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.8"></a><var>152.8</var>area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.9"></a><var>152.9</var>(3) equities of the petition proposal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.10"></a><var>152.10</var>(4) contours of the petition proposal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.11"></a><var>152.11</var>(5) public notification of and interaction on the petition proposal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.12"></a><var>152.12</var>(b) Based upon these factors, the chief administrative law judge may order the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.13"></a><var>152.13</var>detachment from the sanitary district on finding that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.14"></a><var>152.14</var>(1) the proposed detachment area has adequate alternatives for managing public <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.15"></a><var>152.15</var>health impacts due to the detachment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.16"></a><var>152.16</var>(2) the proposed detachment area is not necessary for the district to provide a <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.17"></a><var>152.17</var>long-term, equitable solution to pollution problems affecting public health, safety, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.18"></a><var>152.18</var>welfare;<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.19"></a><var>152.19</var>(3) property owners within the existing sanitary district and proposed detachment <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.20"></a><var>152.20</var>area were provided notice of the proposed detachment and opportunity to comment on <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.21"></a><var>152.21</var>the petition proposal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.22"></a><var>152.22</var>(4) the petition complied with the requirements of all applicable statutes and rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.23"></a><var>152.23</var>pertaining to sanitary district detachment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.24"></a><var>152.24</var>(c) The chief administrative law judge may alter the boundaries of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.25"></a><var>152.25</var>detachment area by increasing or decreasing the area to be included or may exclude <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.26"></a><var>152.26</var>property that may be better served by another unit of government. The chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.27"></a><var>152.27</var>law judge may also alter the boundaries of the proposed detachment area so as to follow <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.28"></a><var>152.28</var>visible, clearly recognizable physical features for municipal boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.29"></a><var>152.29</var>(d) The chief administrative law judge may deny sanitary district detachment if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.30"></a><var>152.30</var>area, or a part thereof, would be better served by an alternative method.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.31"></a><var>152.31</var>(e) In all cases, the chief administrative law judge shall set forth the factors that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.32"></a><var>152.32</var>the basis for the decision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.152.33"></a><var>152.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Findings; order.</b> (a) After the public notice period or the public hearing, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.34"></a><var>152.34</var>required under subdivision 4, and based on the petition, any public comments received, <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.35"></a><var>152.35</var>and, if a hearing was held, the hearing record, the chief administrative law judge shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.152.36"></a><var>152.36</var>make findings of fact and conclusions determining whether the conditions requisite for <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.1"></a><var>153.1</var>the sanitary district detachment exist in the territory described in the petition. If the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.2"></a><var>153.2</var>administrative law judge finds that conditions exist, the judge may make an order for <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.3"></a><var>153.3</var>sanitary district detachment for the territory described in the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.4"></a><var>153.4</var>(b) All taxable property within the detached area shall remain subject to taxation <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.5"></a><var>153.5</var>for any existing bonded indebtedness of the district to such extent as it would have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.6"></a><var>153.6</var>subject thereto if not detached and shall also remain subject to taxation for any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.7"></a><var>153.7</var>existing indebtedness of the district incurred for any purpose beneficial to such area to <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.8"></a><var>153.8</var>such extent as the chief administrative law judge may determine to be just and equitable, <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.9"></a><var>153.9</var>to be specified in the order for detachment. The proper officers shall levy further taxes on <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.10"></a><var>153.10</var>such property accordingly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.11"></a><var>153.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Denial of petition.</b> If the chief administrative law judge, after conclusion <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.12"></a><var>153.12</var>of the public notice period or holding a hearing, if required, determines that the sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.13"></a><var>153.13</var>district detachment in the territory described in the petition is not warranted, the judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.14"></a><var>153.14</var>shall make an order denying the petition. The chief administrative law judge shall give <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.15"></a><var>153.15</var>notice of the denial by mail or e-mail to each signer of the petition. No petition for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.16"></a><var>153.16</var>detachment from a district consisting of the same territory shall be entertained within a <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.17"></a><var>153.17</var>year after the date of an order under this subdivision. Nothing in this subdivision precludes <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.18"></a><var>153.18</var>action on a petition for a detachment from a district embracing part of the territory with <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.19"></a><var>153.19</var>or without other territory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.20"></a><var>153.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Notice of order for sanitary district detachment.</b> The chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.21"></a><var>153.21</var>administrative law judge shall publish in the State Register a notice of the final order <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.22"></a><var>153.22</var>for sanitary district detachment, referring to the date of the order and describing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.23"></a><var>153.23</var>territory of the detached area and shall mail or e-mail information of the publication <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.24"></a><var>153.24</var>to each property owner in the affected territory at the owner's address as given by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.25"></a><var>153.25</var>county auditor. The information must state the date that the notice will appear in the State <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.26"></a><var>153.26</var>Register and give the Web site location for the State Register. The notice must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.27"></a><var>153.27</var>(1) describe the petition for detachment from the district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.28"></a><var>153.28</var>(2) describe the territory affected by the petition; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.29"></a><var>153.29</var>(3) state that a certified copy of the order shall be delivered to the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.30"></a><var>153.30</var>for filing ten days after public notice of the order in the State Register.<br />
         		<a id="pl.153.31"></a><var>153.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Filing.</b> Ten days after public notice of the order in the State Register, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.32"></a><var>153.32</var>chief administrative law judge shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.33"></a><var>153.33</var>state for filing. Thereupon, the sanitary district detachment is deemed complete, and it <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.34"></a><var>153.34</var>shall be conclusively presumed that all requirements of law relating thereto have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.35"></a><var>153.35</var>complied with. The chief administrative law judge shall also transmit a certified copy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.153.36"></a><var>153.36</var>the order for filing to the county auditor of each county and the clerk or recorder of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.1"></a><var>154.1</var>municipality and organized town wherein any part of the territory of the district, including <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.2"></a><var>154.2</var>the newly detached area, is situated and to the secretary of the district board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.9.0"></a><a id="pl.154.3"></a><var>154.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. <b>[442A.07] SANITARY DISTRICT DISSOLUTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.154.4"></a><var>154.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Dissolution.</b> (a) An existing sanitary district may be dissolved under <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.5"></a><var>154.5</var>this chapter upon a petition to the chief administrative law judge stating the grounds <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.6"></a><var>154.6</var>therefor as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.7"></a><var>154.7</var>(b) The proposed dissolution must not have any negative environmental impact on <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.8"></a><var>154.8</var>the existing sanitary district area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.9"></a><var>154.9</var>(c) If the chief administrative law judge and the Minnesota Pollution Control <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.10"></a><var>154.10</var>Agency disagree on the need to dissolve a sanitary district, they must determine whether <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.11"></a><var>154.11</var>not dissolving the sanitary district will have a detrimental effect on the environment. If <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.12"></a><var>154.12</var>it is determined that the sanitary district dissolution will cause environmental harm, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.13"></a><var>154.13</var>sanitary district dissolution is not allowed unless the existing sanitary district area is <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.14"></a><var>154.14</var>immediately connected to an existing wastewater treatment system.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.15"></a><var>154.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Proceeding for dissolution.</b> (a) A proceeding for sanitary district <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.16"></a><var>154.16</var>dissolution may be initiated by a petition to the chief administrative law judge containing <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.17"></a><var>154.17</var>the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.18"></a><var>154.18</var>(1) a request for proposed sanitary district dissolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.19"></a><var>154.19</var>(2) a statement that the requisite conditions for a sanitary district no longer exist <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.20"></a><var>154.20</var>in the district area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.21"></a><var>154.21</var>(3) a proposal for distribution of the remaining funds of the district, if any, among <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.22"></a><var>154.22</var>the related governmental subdivisions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.23"></a><var>154.23</var>(4) a legal description of the territory of the proposed dissolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.24"></a><var>154.24</var>(5) addresses of every property owner within the sanitary district boundaries as <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.25"></a><var>154.25</var>provided by the county auditor, with certification from the county auditor; two sets of <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.26"></a><var>154.26</var>address labels for said owners; and a list of e-mail addresses for said owners, if available;<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.27"></a><var>154.27</var>(6) a statement of the territorial units represented by and the qualifications of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.28"></a><var>154.28</var>respective signers; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.29"></a><var>154.29</var>(7) the post office address of each signer, given under the signer's signature.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.30"></a><var>154.30</var>A petition may consist of separate writings of like effect, each signed by one or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.31"></a><var>154.31</var>qualified persons, and all such writings, when filed, shall be considered together as a <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.32"></a><var>154.32</var>single petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.154.33"></a><var>154.33</var>(b) Petitioners must conduct and pay for a public meeting to inform citizens of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.34"></a><var>154.34</var>proposed dissolution of a sanitary district. At the meeting, information must be provided, <br />
         		<a id="pl.154.35"></a><var>154.35</var>including a description of the existing district's territory. Notice of the meeting must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.1"></a><var>155.1</var>published for two successive weeks in a qualified newspaper, as defined under chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.2"></a><var>155.2</var>331A, published within the territory of the sanitary district or, if there is no qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.3"></a><var>155.3</var>newspaper published within that territory, in a qualified newspaper of general circulation <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.4"></a><var>155.4</var>in the territory and must be posted for two weeks in each territorial unit of the sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.5"></a><var>155.5</var>district and on the Web site of the existing sanitary district, if one exists. Notice of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.6"></a><var>155.6</var>meeting must be mailed or e-mailed at least three weeks prior to the meeting to all property <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.7"></a><var>155.7</var>tax billing addresses for all parcels included in the sanitary district. The following must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.8"></a><var>155.8</var>submitted to the chief administrative law judge with the petition:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.9"></a><var>155.9</var>(1) a record of the meeting, including copies of all information provided at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.10"></a><var>155.10</var>meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.11"></a><var>155.11</var>(2) a copy of the mailing list provided by the county auditor and used to notify <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.12"></a><var>155.12</var>property owners of the meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.13"></a><var>155.13</var>(3) a copy of the e-mail list used to notify property owners of the meeting;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.14"></a><var>155.14</var>(4) the printer's affidavit of publication of public meeting notice;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.15"></a><var>155.15</var>(5) an affidavit of posting the public meeting notice with information on dates and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.16"></a><var>155.16</var>locations of posting; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.17"></a><var>155.17</var>(6) minutes or other record of the public meeting documenting that the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.18"></a><var>155.18</var>topics were discussed: printer's affidavit of publication of each resolution, with copy <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.19"></a><var>155.19</var>of resolution from newspaper attached; and affidavit of resolution posting on town or <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.20"></a><var>155.20</var>existing sanitary district Web site.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.21"></a><var>155.21</var>(c) Every petition must be signed as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.22"></a><var>155.22</var>(1) by an authorized officer of the existing sanitary district pursuant to a resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.23"></a><var>155.23</var>of the board;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.24"></a><var>155.24</var>(2) for each municipality wherein there is a territorial unit of the existing sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.25"></a><var>155.25</var>district, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the municipal governing body;<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.26"></a><var>155.26</var>(3) for each organized town wherein there is a territorial unit of the existing sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.27"></a><var>155.27</var>district, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the town board; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.28"></a><var>155.28</var>(4) for each county wherein there is a territorial unit of the existing sanitary district <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.29"></a><var>155.29</var>consisting of an unorganized area, by an authorized officer pursuant to a resolution of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.30"></a><var>155.30</var>county board or by at least 20 percent of the voters residing and owning land within the unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.155.31"></a><var>155.31</var>(d) Each resolution must be published in the official newspaper of the governing body <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.32"></a><var>155.32</var>adopting it and becomes effective 40 days after publication, unless within said period there <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.33"></a><var>155.33</var>shall be filed with the governing body a petition signed by qualified electors of a territorial <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.34"></a><var>155.34</var>unit of the district, equal in number to five percent of the number of electors voting at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.35"></a><var>155.35</var>last preceding election of the governing body, requesting a referendum on the resolution, <br />
         		<a id="pl.155.36"></a><var>155.36</var>in which case the resolution may not become effective until approved by a majority of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.1"></a><var>156.1</var>qualified electors voting at a regular election or special election that the governing body <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.2"></a><var>156.2</var>may call. The notice of an election and the ballot to be used must contain the text of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.3"></a><var>156.3</var>resolution followed by the question: "Shall the above resolution be approved?"<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.4"></a><var>156.4</var>(e) If any signer is alleged to be a landowner in a territorial unit, a statement as to <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.5"></a><var>156.5</var>the signer's landowner status as shown by the county auditor's tax assessment records, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.6"></a><var>156.6</var>certified by the auditor, shall be attached to or endorsed upon the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.7"></a><var>156.7</var>(f) At any time before publication of the public notice required in subdivision 3, <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.8"></a><var>156.8</var>additional signatures may be added to the petition or amendments of the petition may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.9"></a><var>156.9</var>made to correct or remedy any error or defect in signature or otherwise except a material <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.10"></a><var>156.10</var>error or defect in the description of the territory of the proposed dissolution area. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.11"></a><var>156.11</var>qualifications of any signer of a petition are challenged, the chief administrative law judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.12"></a><var>156.12</var>shall determine the challenge forthwith on the allegations of the petition, the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.13"></a><var>156.13</var>auditor's certificate of land ownership, and such other evidence as may be received.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.14"></a><var>156.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Notice of intent for sanitary district dissolution.</b> (a) Upon receipt <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.15"></a><var>156.15</var>of a petition and record of the public meeting required under subdivision 2, the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.16"></a><var>156.16</var>administrative law judge shall publish a notice of intent of sanitary district dissolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.17"></a><var>156.17</var>in the State Register and mail or e-mail information of the publication to each property <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.18"></a><var>156.18</var>owner in the affected territory at the owner's address as given by the county auditor. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.19"></a><var>156.19</var>information must state the date that the notice will appear in the State Register and give <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.20"></a><var>156.20</var>the Web site location for the State Register. The notice must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.21"></a><var>156.21</var>(1) describe the petition for sanitary district dissolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.22"></a><var>156.22</var>(2) describe the territory affected by the petition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.23"></a><var>156.23</var>(3) allow 30 days for submission of written comments on the petition;<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.24"></a><var>156.24</var>(4) state that a person who objects to the petition may submit a written request for <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.25"></a><var>156.25</var>hearing to the chief administrative law judge within 30 days of the publication of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.26"></a><var>156.26</var>notice in the State Register; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.27"></a><var>156.27</var>(5) state that if a timely request for hearing is not received, the chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.28"></a><var>156.28</var>law judge may make a decision on the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.29"></a><var>156.29</var>(b) If 50 or more individual timely requests for hearing are received, the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.30"></a><var>156.30</var>administrative law judge must hold a hearing on the petition according to the contested <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.31"></a><var>156.31</var>case provisions of chapter 14. The sanitary district dissolution proposers are responsible <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.32"></a><var>156.32</var>for paying all costs involved in publicizing and holding a hearing on the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.156.33"></a><var>156.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Hearing time, place.</b> If a hearing is required under subdivision 3, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.34"></a><var>156.34</var>chief administrative law judge shall designate a time and place for a hearing according <br />
         		<a id="pl.156.35"></a><var>156.35</var>to section 442A.13.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.1"></a><var>157.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Relevant factors.</b> (a) In arriving at a decision, the chief administrative law <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.2"></a><var>157.2</var>judge shall consider the following factors:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.3"></a><var>157.3</var>(1) public health, safety, and welfare impacts for the proposed dissolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.4"></a><var>157.4</var>(2) alternatives for managing the public health impacts for the proposed dissolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.5"></a><var>157.5</var>(3) equities of the petition proposal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.6"></a><var>157.6</var>(4) contours of the petition proposal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.7"></a><var>157.7</var>(5) public notification of and interaction on the petition proposal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.8"></a><var>157.8</var>(b) Based upon these factors, the chief administrative law judge may order the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.9"></a><var>157.9</var>dissolution of the sanitary district on finding that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.10"></a><var>157.10</var>(1) the proposed dissolution area has adequate alternatives for managing public <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.11"></a><var>157.11</var>health impacts due to the dissolution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.12"></a><var>157.12</var>(2) the sanitary district is not necessary to provide a long-term, equitable solution to <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.13"></a><var>157.13</var>pollution problems affecting public health, safety, and welfare;<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.14"></a><var>157.14</var>(3) property owners within the sanitary district were provided notice of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.15"></a><var>157.15</var>dissolution and opportunity to comment on the petition proposal; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.16"></a><var>157.16</var>(4) the petition complied with the requirements of all applicable statutes and rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.17"></a><var>157.17</var>pertaining to sanitary district dissolution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.18"></a><var>157.18</var>(c) The chief administrative law judge may alter the boundaries of the proposed <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.19"></a><var>157.19</var>dissolution area by increasing or decreasing the area to be included or may exclude <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.20"></a><var>157.20</var>property that may be better served by another unit of government. The chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.21"></a><var>157.21</var>law judge may also alter the boundaries of the proposed dissolution area so as to follow <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.22"></a><var>157.22</var>visible, clearly recognizable physical features for municipal boundaries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.23"></a><var>157.23</var>(d) The chief administrative law judge may deny sanitary district dissolution if the <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.24"></a><var>157.24</var>area, or a part thereof, would be better served by an alternative method.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.25"></a><var>157.25</var>(e) In all cases, the chief administrative law judge shall set forth the factors that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.26"></a><var>157.26</var>the basis for the decision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.27"></a><var>157.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Findings; order.</b> (a) After the public notice period or the public hearing, if <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.28"></a><var>157.28</var>required under subdivision 3, and based on the petition, any public comments received, <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.29"></a><var>157.29</var>and, if a hearing was held, the hearing record, the chief administrative law judge shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.30"></a><var>157.30</var>make findings of fact and conclusions determining whether the conditions requisite for <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.31"></a><var>157.31</var>the sanitary district dissolution exist in the territory described in the petition. If the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.32"></a><var>157.32</var>administrative law judge finds that conditions exist, the judge may make an order for <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.33"></a><var>157.33</var>sanitary district dissolution for the territory described in the petition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.157.34"></a><var>157.34</var>(b) If the chief administrative law judge determines that the conditions requisite for <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.35"></a><var>157.35</var>the creation of the district no longer exist therein, that all indebtedness of the district has <br />
         		<a id="pl.157.36"></a><var>157.36</var>been paid, and that all property of the district except funds has been disposed of, the judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.1"></a><var>158.1</var>may make an order dissolving the district and directing the distribution of its remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.2"></a><var>158.2</var>funds, if any, among the related governmental subdivisions on such basis as the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.3"></a><var>158.3</var>administrative law judge determines to be just and equitable, to be specified in the order.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.4"></a><var>158.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Denial of petition.</b> If the chief administrative law judge, after conclusion <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.5"></a><var>158.5</var>of the public notice period or holding a hearing, if required, determines that the sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.6"></a><var>158.6</var>district dissolution in the territory described in the petition is not warranted, the judge <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.7"></a><var>158.7</var>shall make an order denying the petition. The chief administrative law judge shall give <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.8"></a><var>158.8</var>notice of the denial by mail or e-mail to each signer of the petition. No petition for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.9"></a><var>158.9</var>dissolution of a district consisting of the same territory shall be entertained within a year <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.10"></a><var>158.10</var>after the date of an order under this subdivision.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.11"></a><var>158.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Notice of order for sanitary district dissolution.</b> The chief administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.12"></a><var>158.12</var>law judge shall publish in the State Register a notice of the final order for sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.13"></a><var>158.13</var>district dissolution, referring to the date of the order and describing the territory of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.14"></a><var>158.14</var>dissolved district and shall mail or e-mail information of the publication to each property <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.15"></a><var>158.15</var>owner in the affected territory at the owner's address as given by the county auditor. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.16"></a><var>158.16</var>information must state the date that the notice will appear in the State Register and give <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.17"></a><var>158.17</var>the Web site location of the State Register. The notice must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.18"></a><var>158.18</var>(1) describe the petition for dissolution of the district;<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.19"></a><var>158.19</var>(2) describe the territory affected by the petition; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.20"></a><var>158.20</var>(3) state that a certified copy of the order shall be delivered to the secretary of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.21"></a><var>158.21</var>for filing ten days after public notice of the order in the State Register.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.22"></a><var>158.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Filing.</b> (a) Ten days after public notice of the order in the State Register, <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.23"></a><var>158.23</var>the chief administrative law judge shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.24"></a><var>158.24</var>of state for filing. Thereupon, the sanitary district dissolution is deemed complete, and it <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.25"></a><var>158.25</var>shall be conclusively presumed that all requirements of law relating thereto have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.26"></a><var>158.26</var>complied with. The chief administrative law judge shall also transmit a certified copy of <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.27"></a><var>158.27</var>the order for filing to the county auditor of each county and the clerk or recorder of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.28"></a><var>158.28</var>municipality and organized town wherein any part of the territory of the dissolved district <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.29"></a><var>158.29</var>is situated and to the secretary of the district board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.158.30"></a><var>158.30</var>(b) The chief administrative law judge shall also transmit a certified copy of the order <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.31"></a><var>158.31</var>to the treasurer of the district, who must thereupon distribute the remaining funds of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.32"></a><var>158.32</var>district as directed by the order and who is responsible for the funds until so distributed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.10.0"></a><a id="pl.158.33"></a><var>158.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. <b>[442A.08] JOINT PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.158.34"></a><var>158.34</var>There must be a joint public informational meeting of the local governments of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.158.35"></a><var>158.35</var>proposed sanitary district creation, annexation, detachment, or dissolution. The joint public <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.1"></a><var>159.1</var>informational meeting must be held after the final mediation meeting or the final meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.2"></a><var>159.2</var>held according to section 442A.02, subdivision 8, if any, and before the hearing on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.3"></a><var>159.3</var>matter is held. If no mediation meetings are held, the joint public informational meeting <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.4"></a><var>159.4</var>must be held after the initiating documents have been filed and before the hearing on the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.5"></a><var>159.5</var>matter. The time, date, and place of the public informational meeting must be determined <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.6"></a><var>159.6</var>jointly by the local governments in the proposed creation, annexation, detachment, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.7"></a><var>159.7</var>dissolution areas and by the sanitary district, if one exists. The chair of the sanitary district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.8"></a><var>159.8</var>if one exists, and the responsible official for one of the local governments represented at <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.9"></a><var>159.9</var>the meeting must serve as the co-chairs for the informational meeting. Notice of the time, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.10"></a><var>159.10</var>date, place, and purpose of the informational meeting must be posted by the sanitary <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.11"></a><var>159.11</var>district, if one exists, and local governments in designated places for posting notices. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.12"></a><var>159.12</var>sanitary district, if one exists, and represented local governments must also publish, at their <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.13"></a><var>159.13</var>own expense, notice in their respective official newspapers. If the same official newspaper <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.14"></a><var>159.14</var>is used by multiple local government representatives or the sanitary district, a joint notice <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.15"></a><var>159.15</var>may be published and the costs evenly divided. All notice required by this section must <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.16"></a><var>159.16</var>be provided at least ten days before the date for the public informational meeting. At the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.17"></a><var>159.17</var>public informational meeting, all persons appearing must have an opportunity to be heard, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.18"></a><var>159.18</var>but the co-chairs may, by mutual agreement, establish the amount of time allowed for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.19"></a><var>159.19</var>speaker. The sanitary district board, the local government representatives, and any resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.20"></a><var>159.20</var>or affected property owner may be represented by counsel and may place into the record of <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.21"></a><var>159.21</var>the informational meeting documents, expert opinions, or other materials supporting their <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.22"></a><var>159.22</var>positions on issues raised by the proposed proceeding. The secretary of the sanitary district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.23"></a><var>159.23</var>if one exists, or a person appointed by the chair must record minutes of the proceedings of <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.24"></a><var>159.24</var>the informational meeting and must make an audio recording of the informational meeting. <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.25"></a><var>159.25</var>The sanitary district, if one exists, or a person appointed by the chair must provide the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.26"></a><var>159.26</var>chief administrative law judge and the represented local governments with a copy of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.27"></a><var>159.27</var>printed minutes and must provide the chief administrative law judge and the represented <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.28"></a><var>159.28</var>local governments with a copy of the audio recording. The record of the informational <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.29"></a><var>159.29</var>meeting for a proceeding under section 442A.04, 442A.05, 442A.06, or 442A.07 is <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.30"></a><var>159.30</var>admissible in any proceeding under this chapter and shall be taken into consideration by <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.31"></a><var>159.31</var>the chief administrative law judge or the chief administrative law judge's designee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.11.0"></a><a id="pl.159.32"></a><var>159.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[442A.09] ANNEXATION BY ORDER OF POLLUTION CONTROL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.159.33"></a><var>159.33</var><b>AGENCY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.159.34"></a><var>159.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Annexation by ordinance alternative.</b>  If a determination or order <br />
         		<a id="pl.159.35"></a><var>159.35</var>by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under section 115.49 or other similar statute is <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.1"></a><var>160.1</var>made that cooperation by contract is necessary and feasible between a sanitary district and <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.2"></a><var>160.2</var>an unincorporated area located outside the existing corporate limits of the sanitary district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.3"></a><var>160.3</var>the sanitary district required to provide or extend through a contract a governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.4"></a><var>160.4</var>service to an unincorporated area, during the statutory 90-day period provided in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.5"></a><var>160.5</var>115.49 to formulate a contract, may in the alternative to formulating a service contract to <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.6"></a><var>160.6</var>provide or extend the service, declare the unincorporated area described in the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.7"></a><var>160.7</var>Pollution Control Agency's determination letter or order annexed to the sanitary district by <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.8"></a><var>160.8</var>adopting an ordinance and submitting it to the chief administrative law judge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.9"></a><var>160.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Chief administrative law judge's role.</b>  The chief administrative law <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.10"></a><var>160.10</var>judge may review and comment on the ordinance but shall approve the ordinance within <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.11"></a><var>160.11</var>30 days of receipt. The ordinance is final and the annexation is effective on the date the <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.12"></a><var>160.12</var>chief administrative law judge approves the ordinance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.12.0"></a><a id="pl.160.13"></a><var>160.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[442A.10] PETITIONERS TO PAY EXPENSES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.160.14"></a><var>160.14</var>Expenses of the preparation and submission of petitions in the proceedings under <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.15"></a><var>160.15</var>sections 442A.04 to 442A.09 shall be paid by the petitioners. Notwithstanding section <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.16"></a><var>160.16</var>16A.1283, the Office of Administrative Hearings may adopt rules according to section <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.17"></a><var>160.17</var>14.386 to establish fees necessary to support the preparation and submission of petitions <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.18"></a><var>160.18</var>in proceedings under sections 442A.04 to 442A.09. The fees collected by the Office of <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.19"></a><var>160.19</var>Administrative Hearings shall be deposited in the environmental fund.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.20"></a><var>160.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.13.0"></a><a id="pl.160.21"></a><var>160.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. <b>[442A.11] TIME LIMITS FOR ORDERS; APPEALS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.160.22"></a><var>160.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Orders; time limit.</b> All orders in proceedings under this chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.23"></a><var>160.23</var>shall be issued within one year from the date of the first hearing thereon, provided that <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.24"></a><var>160.24</var>the time may be extended for a fixed additional period upon consent of all parties of <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.25"></a><var>160.25</var>record. Failure to so order shall be deemed to be an order denying the matter. An appeal <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.26"></a><var>160.26</var>may be taken from such failure to so order in the same manner as an appeal from an <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.27"></a><var>160.27</var>order as provided in subdivision 2.<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.28"></a><var>160.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Grounds for appeal.</b> (a) Any person aggrieved by an order issued under <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.29"></a><var>160.29</var>this chapter may appeal to the district court upon the following grounds:<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.30"></a><var>160.30</var>(1) the order was issued without jurisdiction to act;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.31"></a><var>160.31</var>(2) the order exceeded the jurisdiction of the presiding administrative law judge;<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.32"></a><var>160.32</var>(3) the order was arbitrary, fraudulent, capricious, or oppressive or in unreasonable <br />
         		<a id="pl.160.33"></a><var>160.33</var>disregard of the best interests of the territory affected; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.160.34"></a><var>160.34</var>(4) the order was based upon an erroneous theory of law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.1"></a><var>161.1</var>(b) The appeal must be taken in the district court in the county in which the majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.2"></a><var>161.2</var>of the area affected is located. The appeal does not stay the effect of the order. All notices <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.3"></a><var>161.3</var>and other documents must be served on both the chief administrative law judge and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.4"></a><var>161.4</var>attorney general's assistant assigned to the chief administrative law judge for purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.5"></a><var>161.5</var>of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.6"></a><var>161.6</var>(c) If the court determines that the action involved is unlawful or unreasonable or is <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.7"></a><var>161.7</var>not warranted by the evidence in case an issue of fact is involved, the court may vacate or <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.8"></a><var>161.8</var>suspend the action involved, in whole or in part, as the case requires. The matter shall then <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.9"></a><var>161.9</var>be remanded for further action in conformity with the decision of the court.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.10"></a><var>161.10</var>(d) To render a review of an order effectual, the aggrieved person shall file with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.11"></a><var>161.11</var>court administrator of the district court of the county in which the majority of the area is <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.12"></a><var>161.12</var>located, within 30 days of the order, an application for review together with the grounds <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.13"></a><var>161.13</var>upon which the review is sought.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.14"></a><var>161.14</var>(e) An appeal lies from the district court as in other civil cases.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.14.0"></a><a id="pl.161.15"></a><var>161.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. <b>[442A.12] CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE MAY APPEAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.16"></a><var>161.16</var><b>FROM DISTRICT COURT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.17"></a><var>161.17</var>An appeal may be taken under the Rules of Civil Appellate Procedure by the chief <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.18"></a><var>161.18</var>administrative law judge from a final order or judgment made or rendered by the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.19"></a><var>161.19</var>court when the chief administrative law judge determines that the final order or judgment <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.20"></a><var>161.20</var>adversely affects the public interest.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.15.0"></a><a id="pl.161.21"></a><var>161.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. <b>[442A.13] UNIFORM PROCEDURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.161.22"></a><var>161.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Hearings.</b> (a) Proceedings initiated by the submission of an initiating <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.23"></a><var>161.23</var>document or by the chief administrative law judge shall come on for hearing within 30 to <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.24"></a><var>161.24</var>60 days from receipt of the document by the chief administrative law judge or from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.25"></a><var>161.25</var>date of the chief administrative law judge's action and the person conducting the hearing <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.26"></a><var>161.26</var>must submit an order no later than one year from the date of the first hearing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.27"></a><var>161.27</var>(b) The place of the hearing shall be in the county where a majority of the affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.28"></a><var>161.28</var>territory is situated, and shall be established for the convenience of the parties.<br />
         		<a id="pl.161.29"></a><var>161.29</var>(c) The chief administrative law judge shall mail notice of the hearing to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.30"></a><var>161.30</var>following parties: the sanitary district; any township or municipality presently governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.31"></a><var>161.31</var>the affected territory; any township or municipality abutting the affected territory; <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.32"></a><var>161.32</var>the county where the affected territory is situated; and each planning agency that has <br />
         		<a id="pl.161.33"></a><var>161.33</var>jurisdiction over the affected area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.1"></a><var>162.1</var>(d) The chief administrative law judge shall see that notice of the hearing is published <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.2"></a><var>162.2</var>for two successive weeks in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the affected area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.3"></a><var>162.3</var>(e) When the chief administrative law judge exercises authority to change the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.4"></a><var>162.4</var>boundaries of the affected area so as to increase the quantity of land, the hearing shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.5"></a><var>162.5</var>be recessed and reconvened upon two weeks' published notice in a legal newspaper of <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.6"></a><var>162.6</var>general circulation in the affected area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.7"></a><var>162.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Transmittal of order.</b> The chief administrative law judge shall see that <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.8"></a><var>162.8</var>copies of the order are mailed to all parties entitled to mailed notice of hearing under <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.9"></a><var>162.9</var>subdivision 1, individual property owners if initiated in that manner, and any other party <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.10"></a><var>162.10</var>of record.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.16.0"></a><a id="pl.162.11"></a><var>162.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. <b>[442A.14] DISTRICT BOARD OF MANAGERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.162.12"></a><var>162.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Composition.</b> The governing body of each district shall be a board <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.13"></a><var>162.13</var>of managers of five members, who shall be voters residing in the district and who may <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.14"></a><var>162.14</var>but need not be officers, members of governing bodies, or employees of the related <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.15"></a><var>162.15</var>governmental subdivisions, except that when there are more than five territorial units in <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.16"></a><var>162.16</var>a district, there must be one board member for each unit.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.17"></a><var>162.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Terms.</b> The terms of the first board members elected after creation of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.18"></a><var>162.18</var>district shall be so arranged and determined by the electing body as to expire on the first <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.19"></a><var>162.19</var>business day in January as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.20"></a><var>162.20</var>(1) the terms of two members in the second calendar year after the year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.21"></a><var>162.21</var>they were elected;<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.22"></a><var>162.22</var>(2) the terms of two other members in the third calendar year after the year in which <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.23"></a><var>162.23</var>they were elected; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.24"></a><var>162.24</var>(3) the term of the remaining member in the fourth calendar year after the year in <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.25"></a><var>162.25</var>which the member was elected. In case a board has more than five members, the additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.26"></a><var>162.26</var>members shall be assigned to the groups under clauses (1) to (3) to equalize the groups as <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.27"></a><var>162.27</var>far as practicable. Thereafter, board members shall be elected successively for regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.28"></a><var>162.28</var>terms beginning upon expiration of the preceding terms and expiring on the first business <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.29"></a><var>162.29</var>day in January of the third calendar year thereafter. Each board member serves until <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.30"></a><var>162.30</var>a successor is elected and has qualified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.162.31"></a><var>162.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Election of board.</b> In a district having only one territorial unit, all the <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.32"></a><var>162.32</var>members of the board shall be elected by the related governing body. In a district having <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.33"></a><var>162.33</var>more than one territorial unit, the members of the board shall be elected by the members <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.34"></a><var>162.34</var>of the related governing bodies in joint session except as otherwise provided. The electing <br />
         		<a id="pl.162.35"></a><var>162.35</var>bodies concerned shall meet and elect the first board members of a new district as soon <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.1"></a><var>163.1</var>as practicable after creation of the district and shall meet and elect board members for <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.2"></a><var>163.2</var>succeeding regular terms as soon as practicable after November 1 next preceding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.3"></a><var>163.3</var>beginning of the terms to be filled, respectively.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.4"></a><var>163.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Central related governing body.</b> Upon the creation of a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.5"></a><var>163.5</var>having more than one territorial unit, the chief administrative law judge, on the basis of <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.6"></a><var>163.6</var>convenience for joint meeting purposes, shall designate one of the related governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.7"></a><var>163.7</var>bodies as the central related governing body in the order creating the district or in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.8"></a><var>163.8</var>subsequent special order, of which the chief administrative law judge shall notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.9"></a><var>163.9</var>clerks or recorders of all the related governing bodies. Upon receipt of the notification, <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.10"></a><var>163.10</var>the clerk or recorder of the central related governing body shall immediately transmit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.11"></a><var>163.11</var>notification to the presiding officer of the body. The officer shall thereupon call a joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.12"></a><var>163.12</var>meeting of the members of all the related governing bodies to elect board members, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.13"></a><var>163.13</var>be held at such time as the officer shall fix at the regular meeting place of the officer's <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.14"></a><var>163.14</var>governing body or at such other place in the district as the officer shall determine. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.15"></a><var>163.15</var>clerk or recorder of the body must give at least ten days' notice of the meeting by mail to <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.16"></a><var>163.16</var>the clerks or recorders of all the other related governing bodies, who shall immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.17"></a><var>163.17</var>transmit the notice to all the members of the related governing bodies, respectively. <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.18"></a><var>163.18</var>Subsequent joint meetings to elect board members for regular terms must be called and <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.19"></a><var>163.19</var>held in like manner. The presiding officer and the clerk or recorder of the central related <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.20"></a><var>163.20</var>governing body shall act respectively as chair and secretary of the joint electing body at <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.21"></a><var>163.21</var>any meeting thereof, but in case of the absence or disability of either of them, the body <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.22"></a><var>163.22</var>may elect a temporary substitute. A majority of the members of each related governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.23"></a><var>163.23</var>body is required for a quorum at any meeting of the joint electing body.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.24"></a><var>163.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Nominations.</b> Nominations for board members may be made by petitions, <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.25"></a><var>163.25</var>each signed by ten or more voters residing and owning land in the district, filed with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.26"></a><var>163.26</var>clerk, recorder, or secretary of the electing body before the election meeting. No person <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.27"></a><var>163.27</var>shall sign more than one petition. The electing body shall give due consideration to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.28"></a><var>163.28</var>nominations but is not limited thereto.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.29"></a><var>163.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Election; single governing body.</b> In the case of an electing body <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.30"></a><var>163.30</var>consisting of a single related governing body, a majority vote of all members is required <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.31"></a><var>163.31</var>for an election. In the case of a joint electing body, a majority vote of members present is <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.32"></a><var>163.32</var>required for an election. In case of lack of a quorum or failure to elect, a meeting of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.33"></a><var>163.33</var>electing body may be adjourned to a stated time and place without further notice.<br />
         		<a id="pl.163.34"></a><var>163.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Election; multiple governing bodies.</b> In any district having more than <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.35"></a><var>163.35</var>one territorial unit, the related governing bodies, instead of meeting in joint session, may <br />
         		<a id="pl.163.36"></a><var>163.36</var>elect a board member by resolutions adopted by all of them separately, concurring in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.1"></a><var>164.1</var>election of the same person. A majority vote of all members of each related governing <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.2"></a><var>164.2</var>body is required for the adoption of any such resolution. The clerks or recorders of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.3"></a><var>164.3</var>other related governing bodies shall transmit certified copies of the resolutions to the clerk <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.4"></a><var>164.4</var>or recorder of the central related governing body. Upon receipt of concurring resolutions <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.5"></a><var>164.5</var>from all the related governing bodies, the presiding officer and clerk or recorder of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.6"></a><var>164.6</var>central related governing body shall certify the results and furnish certificates of election <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.7"></a><var>164.7</var>as provided for a joint meeting.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.8"></a><var>164.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Vacancies.</b> Any vacancy in the membership of a board must be filled for <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.9"></a><var>164.9</var>the unexpired term in like manner as provided for the regular election of board members.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.10"></a><var>164.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Certification of election; temporary chair.</b> The presiding and recording <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.11"></a><var>164.11</var>officers of the electing body shall certify the results of each election to the county auditor <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.12"></a><var>164.12</var>of each county wherein any part of the district is situated and to the clerk or recorder of <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.13"></a><var>164.13</var>each related governing body and shall make and transmit to each board member elected <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.14"></a><var>164.14</var>a certificate of the board member's election. Upon electing the first board members of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.15"></a><var>164.15</var>district, the presiding officer of the electing body shall designate a member to serve as <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.16"></a><var>164.16</var>temporary chair for purposes of initial organization of the board, and the recording <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.17"></a><var>164.17</var>officer of the body shall include written notice thereof to all the board members with <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.18"></a><var>164.18</var>their certificates of election.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.17.0"></a><a id="pl.164.19"></a><var>164.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. <b>[442A.15] BOARD ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.164.20"></a><var>164.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Initial, annual meetings.</b> As soon as practicable after the election <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.21"></a><var>164.21</var>of the first board members of a district, the board shall meet at the call of the temporary <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.22"></a><var>164.22</var>chair to elect officers and take other appropriate action for organization and administration <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.23"></a><var>164.23</var>of the district. Each board shall hold a regular annual meeting at the call of the chair or <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.24"></a><var>164.24</var>otherwise as the board prescribes on or as soon as practicable after the first business day in <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.25"></a><var>164.25</var>January of each year and such other regular and special meetings as the board prescribes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.26"></a><var>164.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Officers.</b> The officers of each district shall be a chair and a vice-chair, <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.27"></a><var>164.27</var>who shall be members of the board, and a secretary and a treasurer, who may but need <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.28"></a><var>164.28</var>not be members of the board. The board of a new district at its initial meeting or as soon <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.29"></a><var>164.29</var>thereafter as practicable shall elect the officers to serve until the first business day in <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.30"></a><var>164.30</var>January next following. Thereafter, the board shall elect the officers at each regular annual <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.31"></a><var>164.31</var>meeting for terms expiring on the first business day in January next following. Each <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.32"></a><var>164.32</var>officer serves until a successor is elected and has qualified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.164.33"></a><var>164.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Meeting place; offices.</b> The board at its initial meeting or as soon <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.34"></a><var>164.34</var>thereafter as practicable shall provide for suitable places for board meetings and for offices <br />
         		<a id="pl.164.35"></a><var>164.35</var>of the district officers and may change the same thereafter as the board deems advisable. <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.1"></a><var>165.1</var>The meeting place and offices may be the same as those of any related governing body, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.2"></a><var>165.2</var>with the approval of the body. The secretary of the board shall notify the secretary of state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.3"></a><var>165.3</var>the county auditor of each county wherein any part of the district is situated, and the clerk <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.4"></a><var>165.4</var>or recorder of each related governing body of the locations and post office addresses of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.5"></a><var>165.5</var>meeting place and offices and any changes therein.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.6"></a><var>165.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Budget.</b> At any time before the proceeds of the first tax levy in a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.7"></a><var>165.7</var>become available, the district board may prepare a budget comprising an estimate of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.8"></a><var>165.8</var>expenses of organizing and administering the district until the proceeds are available, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.9"></a><var>165.9</var>a proposal for apportionment of the estimated amount among the related governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.10"></a><var>165.10</var>subdivisions, and may request the governing bodies thereof to advance funds according to <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.11"></a><var>165.11</var>the proposal. The governing bodies may authorize advancement of the requested amounts, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.12"></a><var>165.12</var>or such part thereof as they respectively deem proper, from any funds available in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.13"></a><var>165.13</var>respective treasuries. The board shall include in its first tax levy after receipt of any such <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.14"></a><var>165.14</var>advancements a sufficient sum to cover the same and shall cause the same to be repaid, <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.15"></a><var>165.15</var>without interest, from the proceeds of taxes as soon as received.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.18.0"></a><a id="pl.165.16"></a><var>165.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>[442A.16] DISTRICT STATUS AND POWERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.165.17"></a><var>165.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Status.</b> Every district shall be a public corporation and a governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.18"></a><var>165.18</var>subdivision of the state and shall be deemed to be a municipality or municipal corporation <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.19"></a><var>165.19</var>for the purpose of obtaining federal or state grants or loans or otherwise complying with <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.20"></a><var>165.20</var>any provision of federal or state law or for any other purpose relating to the powers and <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.21"></a><var>165.21</var>purposes of the district for which such status is now or hereafter required by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.22"></a><var>165.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Powers and purpose.</b> Every district shall have the powers and purposes <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.23"></a><var>165.23</var>prescribed by this chapter and such others as may now or hereafter be prescribed by law. <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.24"></a><var>165.24</var>No express grant of power or enumeration of powers herein shall be deemed to limit the <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.25"></a><var>165.25</var>generality or scope of any grant of power.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.26"></a><var>165.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Scope of powers and duties.</b> Except as otherwise provided, a power or <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.27"></a><var>165.27</var>duty vested in or imposed upon a district or any of its officers, agents, or employees shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.28"></a><var>165.28</var>not be deemed exclusive and shall not supersede or abridge any power or duty vested in or <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.29"></a><var>165.29</var>imposed upon any other agency of the state or any governmental subdivision thereof, but <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.30"></a><var>165.30</var>shall be supplementary thereto.<br />
         		<a id="pl.165.31"></a><var>165.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Exercise of power.</b> All the powers of a district shall be exercised by its <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.32"></a><var>165.32</var>board of managers except so far as approval of any action by popular vote or by any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.165.33"></a><var>165.33</var>authority may be expressly required by law.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.1"></a><var>166.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Lawsuits; contracts.</b> A district may sue and be sued and may enter into <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.2"></a><var>166.2</var>any contract necessary or proper for the exercise of its powers or the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.3"></a><var>166.3</var>of its purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.4"></a><var>166.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Property acquisition.</b> A district may acquire by purchase, gift, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.5"></a><var>166.5</var>condemnation or may lease or rent any real or personal property within or without the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.6"></a><var>166.6</var>district that may be necessary for the exercise of district powers or the accomplishment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.7"></a><var>166.7</var>district purposes, may hold the property for such purposes, and may lease, rent out, sell, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.8"></a><var>166.8</var>otherwise dispose of any property not needed for such purposes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.9"></a><var>166.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Acceptance of money or property.</b> A district may accept gifts, grants, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.10"></a><var>166.10</var>or loans of money or other property from the United States, the state, or any person, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.11"></a><var>166.11</var>corporation, or other entity for district purposes; may enter into any agreement required in <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.12"></a><var>166.12</var>connection therewith; and may hold, use, and dispose of the money or property according <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.13"></a><var>166.13</var>to the terms of the gift, grant, loan, or agreement relating thereto.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.19.0"></a><a id="pl.166.14"></a><var>166.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>[442A.17] SPECIFIC PURPOSES AND POWERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.166.15"></a><var>166.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Pollution prevention.</b> A district may construct, install, improve, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.16"></a><var>166.16</var>maintain, and operate any system, works, or facilities within or without the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.17"></a><var>166.17</var>required to control and prevent pollution of any waters of the state within its territory.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.18"></a><var>166.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Sewage disposal.</b> A district may construct, install, improve, maintain, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.19"></a><var>166.19</var>and operate any system, works, or facilities within or without the district required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.20"></a><var>166.20</var>provide for, regulate, and control the disposal of sewage, industrial waste, and other waste <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.21"></a><var>166.21</var>originating within its territory. The district may require any person upon whose premises <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.22"></a><var>166.22</var>there is any source of sewage, industrial waste, or other waste within the district to <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.23"></a><var>166.23</var>connect the premises with the disposal system, works, or facilities of the district whenever <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.24"></a><var>166.24</var>reasonable opportunity therefor is provided.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.25"></a><var>166.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Garbage, refuse disposal.</b> A district may construct, install, improve, <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.26"></a><var>166.26</var>maintain, and operate any system, works, or facilities within or without the district required <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.27"></a><var>166.27</var>to provide for, regulate, and control the disposal of garbage or refuse originating within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.28"></a><var>166.28</var>district. The district may require any person upon whose premises any garbage or refuse is <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.29"></a><var>166.29</var>produced or accumulated to dispose of the garbage or refuse through the system, works, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.30"></a><var>166.30</var>facilities of the district whenever reasonable opportunity therefor is provided.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.31"></a><var>166.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Water supply.</b> A district may procure supplies of water necessary for any <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.32"></a><var>166.32</var>purpose under subdivisions 1 to 3 and may construct, install, improve, maintain, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.33"></a><var>166.33</var>operate any system, works, or facilities required therefor within or without the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.166.34"></a><var>166.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Roads.</b> (a) To maintain the integrity of and facilitate access to district <br />
         		<a id="pl.166.35"></a><var>166.35</var>systems, works, or facilities, the district may maintain and repair a road by agreement with <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.1"></a><var>167.1</var>the entity that was responsible for the performance of maintenance and repair immediately <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.2"></a><var>167.2</var>prior to the agreement. Maintenance and repair includes but is not limited to providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.3"></a><var>167.3</var>lighting, snow removal, and grass mowing.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.4"></a><var>167.4</var>(b) A district shall establish a taxing subdistrict of benefited property and shall levy <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.5"></a><var>167.5</var>special taxes, pursuant to section 442A.24, subdivision 2, for the purposes of paying the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.6"></a><var>167.6</var>cost of improvement or maintenance of a road under paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.7"></a><var>167.7</var>(c) For purposes of this subdivision, a district shall not be construed as a road <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.8"></a><var>167.8</var>authority under chapter 160.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.9"></a><var>167.9</var>(d) The district and its officers and employees are exempt from liability for any tort <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.10"></a><var>167.10</var>claim for injury to person or property arising from travel on a road maintained by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.11"></a><var>167.11</var>district and related to the road's maintenance or condition.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.20.0"></a><a id="pl.167.12"></a><var>167.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>[442A.18] DISTRICT PROJECTS AND FACILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.167.13"></a><var>167.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Public property.</b> For the purpose of constructing, improving, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.14"></a><var>167.14</var>maintaining, or operating any system, works, or facilities designed or used for any purpose <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.15"></a><var>167.15</var>under section 442A.17, a district, its officers, agents, employees, and contractors may enter, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.16"></a><var>167.16</var>occupy, excavate, and otherwise operate in, upon, under, through, or along any public <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.17"></a><var>167.17</var>highway, including a state trunk highway, or any street, park, or other public grounds so <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.18"></a><var>167.18</var>far as necessary for such work, with the approval of the governing body or other authority <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.19"></a><var>167.19</var>in charge of the public property affected and on such terms as may be agreed upon with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.20"></a><var>167.20</var>governing body or authority respecting interference with public use, restoration of previous <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.21"></a><var>167.21</var>conditions, compensation for damages, and other pertinent matters. If an agreement cannot <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.22"></a><var>167.22</var>be reached after reasonable opportunity therefor, the district may acquire the necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.23"></a><var>167.23</var>rights, easements, or other interests in the public property by condemnation, subject to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.24"></a><var>167.24</var>applicable provisions of law as in case of taking private property, upon condition that the <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.25"></a><var>167.25</var>court shall determine that there is paramount public necessity for the acquisition.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.26"></a><var>167.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Use of other systems.</b> A district may, upon such terms as may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.27"></a><var>167.27</var>agreed upon with the respective governing bodies or authorities concerned, provide for <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.28"></a><var>167.28</var>connecting with or using; lease; or acquire and take over any system, works, or facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.29"></a><var>167.29</var>for any purpose under section 442A.17 belonging to any other governmental subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.30"></a><var>167.30</var>or other public agency.<br />
         		<a id="pl.167.31"></a><var>167.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Use by other governmental bodies.</b> A district may, upon such terms <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.32"></a><var>167.32</var>as may be agreed upon with the respective governing bodies or authorities concerned, <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.33"></a><var>167.33</var>authorize the use by any other governmental subdivision or other public agency of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.34"></a><var>167.34</var>system, works, or facilities of the district constructed for any purpose under section <br />
         		<a id="pl.167.35"></a><var>167.35</var>442A.17 so far as the capacity thereof is sufficient beyond the needs of the district. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.1"></a><var>168.1</var>district may extend any such system, works, or facilities and permit the use thereof by <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.2"></a><var>168.2</var>persons outside the district, so far as the capacity thereof is sufficient beyond the needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.3"></a><var>168.3</var>the district, upon such terms as the board may prescribe.<br />
         		<a id="pl.168.4"></a><var>168.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Joint projects.</b> A district may be a party to a joint cooperative project, <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.5"></a><var>168.5</var>undertaking, or enterprise with one or more other governmental subdivisions or other <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.6"></a><var>168.6</var>public agencies for any purpose under section 442A.17 upon such terms as may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.7"></a><var>168.7</var>agreed upon between the governing bodies or authorities concerned. Without limiting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.8"></a><var>168.8</var>effect of the foregoing provision or any other provision of this chapter, a district, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.9"></a><var>168.9</var>respect to any of said purposes, may act under and be subject to section 
         <statute_ref>471.59</statute_ref>, or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.10"></a><var>168.10</var>other appropriate law providing for joint or cooperative action between governmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.11"></a><var>168.11</var>subdivisions or other public agencies.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.21.0"></a><a id="pl.168.12"></a><var>168.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>[442A.19] CONTROL OF SANITARY FACILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.168.13"></a><var>168.13</var>A district may regulate and control the construction, maintenance, and use of privies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.14"></a><var>168.14</var>cesspools, septic tanks, toilets, and other facilities and devices for the reception or disposal <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.15"></a><var>168.15</var>of human or animal excreta or other domestic wastes within its territory so far as necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.16"></a><var>168.16</var>to prevent nuisances or pollution or to protect the public health, safety, and welfare <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.17"></a><var>168.17</var>and may prohibit the use of any such facilities or devices not connected with a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.18"></a><var>168.18</var>disposal system, works, or facilities whenever reasonable opportunity for such connection <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.19"></a><var>168.19</var>is provided; provided, that the authority of a district under this section does not extend <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.20"></a><var>168.20</var>or apply to the construction, maintenance, operation, or use by any person other than the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.21"></a><var>168.21</var>district of any disposal system or part thereof within the district under and in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.22"></a><var>168.22</var>with a valid and existing permit issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.22.0"></a><a id="pl.168.23"></a><var>168.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>[442A.20] DISTRICT PROGRAMS, SURVEYS, AND STUDIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.168.24"></a><var>168.24</var>A district may develop general programs and particular projects within the scope of <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.25"></a><var>168.25</var>its powers and purposes and may make all surveys, studies, and investigations necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.26"></a><var>168.26</var>for the programs and projects.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.23.0"></a><a id="pl.168.27"></a><var>168.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>[442A.21] GENERAL AND MUNICIPALITY POWERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.168.28"></a><var>168.28</var>A district may do and perform all other acts and things necessary or proper for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.29"></a><var>168.29</var>effectuation of its powers and the accomplishment of its purposes. Without limiting the <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.30"></a><var>168.30</var>effect of the foregoing provision or any other provision of this chapter, a district, with <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.31"></a><var>168.31</var>respect to each and all of said powers and purposes, shall have like powers as are vested <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.32"></a><var>168.32</var>in municipalities with respect to any similar purposes. The exercise of such powers by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.168.33"></a><var>168.33</var>district and all matters pertaining thereto are governed by the law relating to the exercise <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.1"></a><var>169.1</var>of similar powers by municipalities and matters pertaining thereto, so far as applicable, <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.2"></a><var>169.2</var>with like force and effect, except as otherwise provided.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.24.0"></a><a id="pl.169.3"></a><var>169.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b>[442A.22] ADVISORY COMMITTEE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.4"></a><var>169.4</var>A district board of managers may appoint an advisory committee with membership <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.5"></a><var>169.5</var>and duties as the board prescribes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.25.0"></a><a id="pl.169.6"></a><var>169.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. <b>[442A.23] BOARD POWERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.7"></a><var>169.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Generally.</b> The board of managers of every district shall have charge <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.8"></a><var>169.8</var>and control of all the funds, property, and affairs of the district. With respect thereto, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.9"></a><var>169.9</var>board has the same powers and duties as are provided by law for a municipality with respect <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.10"></a><var>169.10</var>to similar municipal matters, except as otherwise provided. Except as otherwise provided, <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.11"></a><var>169.11</var>the chair, vice-chair, secretary, and treasurer of the district have the same powers and duties, <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.12"></a><var>169.12</var>respectively, as the mayor, acting mayor, clerk, and treasurer of a municipality. Except as <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.13"></a><var>169.13</var>otherwise provided, the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.14"></a><var>169.14</var>board and officers of the district and all other activities, transactions, and procedures of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.15"></a><var>169.15</var>district or any of its officers, agents, or employees, respectively, are governed by the law <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.16"></a><var>169.16</var>relating to similar matters in a municipality, so far as applicable, with like force and effect.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.17"></a><var>169.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Regulation of district.</b> The board may enact ordinances, prescribe <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.18"></a><var>169.18</var>regulations, adopt resolutions, and take other appropriate action relating to any matter <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.19"></a><var>169.19</var>within the powers and purposes of the district and may do and perform all other acts and <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.20"></a><var>169.20</var>things necessary or proper for the effectuation of said powers and the accomplishment <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.21"></a><var>169.21</var>of said purposes. The board may provide that violation of a district ordinance is a penal <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.22"></a><var>169.22</var>offense and may prescribe penalties for violations, not exceeding those prescribed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.23"></a><var>169.23</var>law for violation of municipal ordinances.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.24"></a><var>169.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Arrest; prosecution.</b> (a) Violations of district ordinances may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.25"></a><var>169.25</var>prosecuted before any court having jurisdiction of misdemeanors. Any peace officer may <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.26"></a><var>169.26</var>make arrests for violations committed anywhere within the district in the same manner as <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.27"></a><var>169.27</var>for violations of city ordinances or for statutory misdemeanors.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.28"></a><var>169.28</var>(b) All fines collected shall be deposited in the treasury of the district.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.26.0"></a><a id="pl.169.29"></a><var>169.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b>[442A.24] TAX LEVIES, ASSESSMENTS, AND SERVICE CHARGES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.169.30"></a><var>169.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Tax levies.</b> The board may levy taxes for any district purpose on all <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.31"></a><var>169.31</var>property taxable within the district.<br />
         		<a id="pl.169.32"></a><var>169.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Particular area.</b> In the case where a particular area within the district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.169.33"></a><var>169.33</var>but not the entire district, is benefited by a system, works, or facilities of the district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.1"></a><var>170.1</var>the board, after holding a public hearing as provided by law for levying assessments on <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.2"></a><var>170.2</var>benefited property, shall by ordinance establish such area as a taxing subdistrict, to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.3"></a><var>170.3</var>designated by number, and shall levy special taxes on all the taxable property therein, to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.4"></a><var>170.4</var>accounted for separately and used only for the purpose of paying the cost of construction, <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.5"></a><var>170.5</var>improvement, acquisition, maintenance, or operation of such system, works, or facilities, <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.6"></a><var>170.6</var>or paying the principal and interest on bonds issued to provide funds therefor and expenses <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.7"></a><var>170.7</var>incident thereto. The hearing may be held jointly with a hearing for the purpose of levying <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.8"></a><var>170.8</var>assessments on benefited property within the proposed taxing subdistrict.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.9"></a><var>170.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Benefited property.</b> The board shall levy assessments on benefited property <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.10"></a><var>170.10</var>to provide funds for payment of the cost of construction, improvement, or acquisition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.11"></a><var>170.11</var>any system, works, or facilities designed or used for any district purpose or for payment of <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.12"></a><var>170.12</var>the principal of and interest on any bonds issued therefor and expenses incident thereto.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.13"></a><var>170.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Service charges.</b> The board shall prescribe service, use, or rental charges <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.14"></a><var>170.14</var>for persons or premises connecting with or making use of any system, works, or facilities <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.15"></a><var>170.15</var>of the district; prescribe the method of payment and collection of the charges; and provide <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.16"></a><var>170.16</var>for the collection thereof for the district by any related governmental subdivision or <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.17"></a><var>170.17</var>other public agency on such terms as may be agreed upon with the governing body or <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.18"></a><var>170.18</var>other authority thereof.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.27.0"></a><a id="pl.170.19"></a><var>170.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. <b>[442A.25] BORROWING POWERS; BONDS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.170.20"></a><var>170.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Borrowing power.</b> The board may authorize the borrowing of <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.21"></a><var>170.21</var>money for any district purpose and provide for the repayment thereof, subject to chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.22"></a><var>170.22</var>475. The taxes initially levied by any district according to section 
         <statute_ref>475.61</statute_ref> for the payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.23"></a><var>170.23</var>of district bonds, upon property within each municipality included in the district, shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.24"></a><var>170.24</var>included in computing the levy of the municipality.<br />
         		<a id="pl.170.25"></a><var>170.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Bond issuance.</b> The board may authorize the issuance of bonds or <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.26"></a><var>170.26</var>obligations of the district to provide funds for the construction, improvement, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.27"></a><var>170.27</var>acquisition of any system, works, or facilities for any district purpose or for refunding <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.28"></a><var>170.28</var>any prior bonds or obligations issued for any such purpose and may pledge the full faith <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.29"></a><var>170.29</var>and credit of the district; the proceeds of tax levies or assessments; service, use, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.30"></a><var>170.30</var>rental charges; or any combination thereof to the payment of such bonds or obligations <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.31"></a><var>170.31</var>and interest thereon or expenses incident thereto. An election or vote of the people of <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.32"></a><var>170.32</var>the district is required to authorize the issuance of any bonds or obligations. Except as <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.33"></a><var>170.33</var>otherwise provided in this chapter, the forms and procedures for issuing and selling bonds <br />
         		<a id="pl.170.34"></a><var>170.34</var>and provisions for payment thereof must comply with chapter 475.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.28.0"></a><a id="pl.171.1"></a><var>171.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>[442A.26] FUNDS; DISTRICT TREASURY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.171.2"></a><var>171.2</var>The proceeds of all tax levies, assessments, service, use, or rental charges, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.3"></a><var>171.3</var>other income of the district must be deposited in the district treasury and must be held <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.4"></a><var>171.4</var>and disposed of as the board may direct for district purposes, subject to any pledges or <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.5"></a><var>171.5</var>dedications made by the board for the use of particular funds for the payment of bonds, <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.6"></a><var>171.6</var>interest thereon, or expenses incident thereto or for other specific purposes.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.29.0"></a><a id="pl.171.7"></a><var>171.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. <b>[442A.27] EFFECT OF DISTRICT ORDINANCES AND FACILITIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.171.8"></a><var>171.8</var>In any case where an ordinance is enacted or a regulation adopted by a district <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.9"></a><var>171.9</var>board relating to the same subject matter and applicable in the same area as an existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.10"></a><var>171.10</var>ordinance or regulation of a related governmental subdivision for the district, the district <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.11"></a><var>171.11</var>ordinance or regulation, to the extent of its application, supersedes the ordinance or <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.12"></a><var>171.12</var>regulation of the related governmental subdivision. In any case where an area within a <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.13"></a><var>171.13</var>district is served for any district purpose by a system, works, or facilities of the district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.14"></a><var>171.14</var>no system, works, or facilities shall be constructed, maintained, or operated for the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.15"></a><var>171.15</var>purpose in the same area by any related governmental subdivision or other public agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.16"></a><var>171.16</var>except as approved by the district board.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.30.0"></a><a id="pl.171.17"></a><var>171.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>[442A.28] APPLICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.171.18"></a><var>171.18</var>This chapter does not abridge or supersede any authority of the Minnesota Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.19"></a><var>171.19</var>Control Agency or the commissioner of health, but is subject and supplementary thereto. <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.20"></a><var>171.20</var>Districts and members of district boards are subject to the authority of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.21"></a><var>171.21</var>Pollution Control Agency and have no power or authority to abate or control pollution that <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.22"></a><var>171.22</var>is permitted by and in accord with any classification of waters, standards of water quality, <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.23"></a><var>171.23</var>or permit established, fixed, or issued by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.31.0"></a><a id="pl.171.24"></a><var>171.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>[442A.29] CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE'S POWERS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.171.25"></a><var>171.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Alternative dispute resolution.</b> (a) Notwithstanding sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.26"></a><var>171.26</var>442A.01 to 442A.28, before assigning a matter to an administrative law judge for hearing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.27"></a><var>171.27</var>the chief administrative law judge, upon consultation with affected parties and considering <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.28"></a><var>171.28</var>the procedures and principles established in sections 442A.01 to 442A.28, may require <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.29"></a><var>171.29</var>that disputes over proposed sanitary district creations, attachments, detachments, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.30"></a><var>171.30</var>dissolutions be addressed in whole or in part by means of alternative dispute resolution <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.31"></a><var>171.31</var>processes in place of, or in connection with, hearings that would otherwise be required <br />
         		<a id="pl.171.32"></a><var>171.32</var>under sections 442A.01 to 442A.28, including those provided in chapter 14.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.1"></a><var>172.1</var>(b) In all proceedings, the chief administrative law judge has the authority and <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.2"></a><var>172.2</var>responsibility to conduct hearings and issue final orders related to the hearings under <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.3"></a><var>172.3</var>sections 442A.01 to 442A.28.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.4"></a><var>172.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Cost of proceedings.</b> (a) The parties to any matter directed to alternative <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.5"></a><var>172.5</var>dispute resolution under subdivision 1 must pay the costs of the alternative dispute <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.6"></a><var>172.6</var>resolution process or hearing in the proportions that the parties agree to.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.7"></a><var>172.7</var>(b) Notwithstanding section 
         <statute_ref>14.53</statute_ref> or other law, the Office of Administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.8"></a><var>172.8</var>Hearings is not liable for the costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.9"></a><var>172.9</var>(c) If the parties do not agree to a division of the costs before the commencement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.10"></a><var>172.10</var>mediation, arbitration, or hearing, the costs must be allocated on an equitable basis by <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.11"></a><var>172.11</var>the mediator, arbitrator, or chief administrative law judge.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.12"></a><var>172.12</var>(d) The chief administrative law judge may contract with the parties to a matter for <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.13"></a><var>172.13</var>the purpose of providing administrative law judges and reporters for an administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.14"></a><var>172.14</var>proceeding or alternative dispute resolution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.15"></a><var>172.15</var>(e) The chief administrative law judge shall assess the cost of services rendered by <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.16"></a><var>172.16</var>the Office of Administrative Hearings as provided by section 
         <statute_ref>14.53</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.17"></a><var>172.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Parties.</b> In this section, "party" means:<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.18"></a><var>172.18</var>(1) a property owner, group of property owners, sanitary district, municipality, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.19"></a><var>172.19</var>township that files an initiating document or timely objection under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.20"></a><var>172.20</var>(2) the sanitary district, municipality, or township within which the subject area <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.21"></a><var>172.21</var>is located;<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.22"></a><var>172.22</var>(3) a municipality abutting the subject area; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.23"></a><var>172.23</var>(4) any other person, group of persons, or governmental agency residing in, owning <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.24"></a><var>172.24</var>property in, or exercising jurisdiction over the subject area that submits a timely request <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.25"></a><var>172.25</var>and is determined by the presiding administrative law judge to have a direct legal interest <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.26"></a><var>172.26</var>that will be affected by the outcome of the proceeding.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.27"></a><var>172.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Effectuation of agreements.</b> Matters resolved or agreed to by the parties <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.28"></a><var>172.28</var>as a result of an alternative dispute resolution process, or otherwise, may be incorporated <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.29"></a><var>172.29</var>into one or more stipulations for purposes of further proceedings according to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.30"></a><var>172.30</var>applicable procedures and statutory criteria of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.172.31"></a><var>172.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Limitations on authority.</b> Nothing in this section shall be construed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.32"></a><var>172.32</var>permit a sanitary district, municipality, town, or other political subdivision to take, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.172.33"></a><var>172.33</var>agree to take, an action that is not otherwise authorized by this chapter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.32.0"></a><a id="pl.172.34"></a><var>172.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.173.1"></a><var>173.1</var>Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 115.18, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.2"></a><var>173.2</var>115.19; 115.20; 115.21; 115.22; 115.23; 115.24; 115.25; 115.26; 115.27; 115.28; 115.29; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.3"></a><var>173.3</var>115.30; 115.31; 115.32; 115.33; 115.34; 115.35; 115.36; and 115.37, are repealed.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.5.33.0"></a><a id="pl.173.4"></a><var>173.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. <b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.173.5"></a><var>173.5</var>Unless otherwise provided in this article, sections 1 to 32 are effective August <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.6"></a><var>173.6</var>1, 2013."<br />
         		<a id="pl.173.7"></a><var>173.7</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.173.8"></a><var>173.8</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.173.9"></a><var>173.9</var>relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.10"></a><var>173.10</var>resources, and agriculture; modifying and providing for disposition of certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.11"></a><var>173.11</var>revenue; modifying pesticide control; providing certain fee exemptions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.12"></a><var>173.12</var>establishing agricultural water certification program; modifying Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.13"></a><var>173.13</var>Noxious Weed Law; providing for biobased and biofuel products; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.14"></a><var>173.14</var>certain bond requirements; modifying animal waste technician provisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.15"></a><var>173.15</var>making technical changes; modifying certain permit requirements; providing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.16"></a><var>173.16</var>federal law compliance; providing for certain easements; modifying all-terrain <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.17"></a><var>173.17</var>vehicle operating provisions; establishing pollinator habitat program; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.18"></a><var>173.18</var>snowmobile registration provisions; modifying state trails; modifying State <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.19"></a><var>173.19</var>Timber Act; modifying certain park boundaries and expenditures; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.20"></a><var>173.20</var>reporting requirements; modifying Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Act; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.21"></a><var>173.21</var>providing for silica sand mining model standards and technical assistance; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.22"></a><var>173.22</var>providing for wastewater laboratory certification; providing for product <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.23"></a><var>173.23</var>stewardship program; providing for discontinuance of Hennepin County Soil and <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.24"></a><var>173.24</var>Water Conservation District; authorizing recreation of Hall's Island; providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.25"></a><var>173.25</var>for certain interim ordinance extension or renewal; repealing certain pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.26"></a><var>173.26</var>control rules; modifying certain environmental review; modifying Water Law; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.27"></a><var>173.27</var>modifying public utilities provisions; providing certain criteria for wastewater <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.28"></a><var>173.28</var>treatment systems; providing for sanitary districts; requiring studies and reports; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.29"></a><var>173.29</var>requiring rulemaking;amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.6435, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.30"></a><var>173.30</var>adding a subdivision; 13.7411, subdivision 4; 17.03, subdivision 3; 17.1015; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.31"></a><var>173.31</var>17.118, subdivision 2; 18.77, subdivisions 3, 4, 10, 12; 18.78, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.32"></a><var>173.32</var>18.79, subdivisions 6, 13; 18.82, subdivision 1; 18.91, subdivisions 1, 2; 18B.01, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.33"></a><var>173.33</var>by adding a subdivision; 18B.07, subdivisions 4, 5, 7; 18B.26, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.34"></a><var>173.34</var>18B.305; 18B.316, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 8, 9; 18B.37, subdivision 4; 18C.111, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.35"></a><var>173.35</var>subdivision 4; 18C.430; 18C.433, subdivision 1; 31.94; 41A.10, subdivision 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.36"></a><var>173.36</var>by adding a subdivision; 41A.105, subdivisions 1a, 3, 5; 41A.12, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.37"></a><var>173.37</var>3, by adding a subdivision; 41B.04, subdivision 9; 41D.01, subdivision 4; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.38"></a><var>173.38</var>84.027, by adding a subdivision; 84.415, by adding a subdivision; 84.63; 84.82, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.39"></a><var>173.39</var>subdivision 3, by adding a subdivision; 84.8205, subdivision 1; 84.922, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.40"></a><var>173.40</var>adding a subdivision; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.928, subdivision 1; 84D.108, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.41"></a><var>173.41</var>subdivision 2; 85.015, subdivision 13; 85.052, subdivision 6; 85.053, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.42"></a><var>173.42</var>8; 85.054, by adding a subdivision; 85.055, subdivisions 1, 2; 85.42; 89.0385; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.43"></a><var>173.43</var>90.01, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, 8, 11; 90.031, subdivision 4; 90.041, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.44"></a><var>173.44</var>2, 5, 6, 9, by adding subdivisions; 90.045; 90.061, subdivision 8; 90.101, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.45"></a><var>173.45</var>subdivision 1; 90.121; 90.145; 90.151, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.46"></a><var>173.46</var>90.161; 90.162; 90.171; 90.181, subdivision 2; 90.191, subdivision 1; 90.193; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.47"></a><var>173.47</var>90.195; 90.201, subdivision 2a; 90.211; 90.221; 90.252, subdivision 1; 90.301, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.48"></a><var>173.48</var>subdivisions 2, 4; 90.41, subdivision 1; 93.46, by adding a subdivision; 93.481, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.49"></a><var>173.49</var>subdivision 3; 97A.401, subdivision 3; 103G.265, subdivisions 2, 3; 103G.271, <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.50"></a><var>173.50</var>subdivisions 1, 4; 103G.287, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 103I.205, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.51"></a><var>173.51</var>114D.50, subdivision 4; 115A.1320, subdivision 1; 115B.20, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.173.52"></a><var>173.52</var>6; 115B.28, subdivision 1; 115B.421; 115C.02, subdivision 4; 115C.08, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.1"></a><var>174.1</var>subdivision 4, by adding a subdivision; 115D.10; 116.48, subdivision 6; 116C.03, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.2"></a><var>174.2</var>subdivisions 2, 4, 5; 116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 116J.437, subdivision 1; <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.3"></a><var>174.3</var>223.17, by adding a subdivision; 232.22, by adding a subdivision; 239.051, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.4"></a><var>174.4</var>adding subdivisions; 239.761, subdivision 3; 239.791, subdivisions 1, 2a, 2b; <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.5"></a><var>174.5</var>239.7911; 275.066; 282.04, subdivision 1; 296A.01, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.6"></a><var>174.6</var>473.846; 583.215; Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.7"></a><var>174.7</var>as amended; Laws 2010, chapter 361, article 3, section 7; proposing coding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.8"></a><var>174.8</var>new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 18; 84; 90; 93; 103G; 115; 115A; <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.9"></a><var>174.9</var>116C; 383B; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 442A; <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.10"></a><var>174.10</var>repealing Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 18.91, subdivisions 3, 5; 18B.07, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.11"></a><var>174.11</var>subdivision 6; 90.163; 90.173; 90.41, subdivision 2; 103G.265, subdivision 2a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.12"></a><var>174.12</var>115.18, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 115.19; 115.20; 115.21; 115.22; <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.13"></a><var>174.13</var>115.23; 115.24; 115.25; 115.26; 115.27; 115.28; 115.29; 115.30; 115.31; 115.32; <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.14"></a><var>174.14</var>115.33; 115.34; 115.35; 115.36; 115.37; 239.791, subdivision 1a; Laws 2011, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.15"></a><var>174.15</var>First Special Session chapter 2, article 4, section 30; Minnesota Rules, parts <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.16"></a><var>174.16</var>7021.0010, subparts 1, 2, 4, 5; 7021.0020; 7021.0030; 7021.0040; 7021.0050, <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.17"></a><var>174.17</var>subpart 5; 9210.0300; 9210.0310; 9210.0320; 9210.0330; 9210.0340; 9210.0350; <br />
         		<a id="pl.174.18"></a><var>174.18</var>9210.0360; 9210.0370; 9210.0380; 9220.0530, subpart 6."<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.1"></a><var>175.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.2"></a><var>175.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>House Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.175.3"></a><var>175.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.4"></a><var>175.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Jean Wagenius<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>David Dill<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.5"></a><var>175.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.6"></a><var>175.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Jeanne Poppe<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>Rick Hansen<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.7"></a><var>175.7</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.8"></a><var>175.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Andrew Falk<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.9"></a><var>175.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td>Senate Conferees:<br />
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               <td><a id="pl.175.10"></a><var>175.10</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.11"></a><var>175.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>David J. Tomassoni<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>Tom Saxhaug<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.12"></a><var>175.12</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.13"></a><var>175.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Dan Sparks<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
               <td>James P. Metzen<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.14"></a><var>175.14</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.175.15"></a><var>175.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td>Torrey N. Westrom<br />
                  		
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               <td></td>
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