SF 981

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 06/08/2012 01:50pm

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for environment, natural
resources, and energy; modifying fees and surcharges; creating accounts;
modifying disposition of certain receipts; modifying certain game and fish
license requirements; modifying permit requirements for harvest and control of
aquatic plants; extending petroleum tank release cleanup provisions; transferring
staff and administrative support of Environmental Quality Board; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 85.052, subdivision 4; 85.055, subdivision
2; 86B.415, subdivision 7; 89.039; 89.21; 97A.055, by adding a subdivision;
97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075; 97A.411, subdivision 1; 97A.435, subdivision
2; 97A.451, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, by adding a subdivision; 97A.473,
subdivisions 2, 2b, 3, 4, 5, 5a; 97A.474, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 20, 43, 44, 45; 97A.485, subdivision 7; 97B.020; 97B.715,
subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97C.301, subdivision 3; 97C.305, subdivisions 1, 2;
103G.271, subdivision 6; 103G.301, subdivision 2; 103G.615, subdivisions 1, 2,
by adding a subdivision; 115A.1314; 115A.1320, subdivision 1; 115C.13; 116.07,
subdivision 4d; 116C.03, subdivisions 4, 5; 357.021, subdivision 7; Laws 2007,
chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 84; 89; 97A; 103G; 115A; repealing
Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.451, subdivisions 3a, 7; 97C.303.

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

ARTICLE 1

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES FINANCE

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this article.
new text end

		new text begin 2012 new text end		new text begin 2013 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 88,028,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 86,523,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 174,551,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end		new text begin 75,000 new text end		new text begin 75,000 new text end		new text begin 150,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end		new text begin 62,689,000 new text end		new text begin 62,858,000 new text end		new text begin 125,547,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end		new text begin 66,965,000 new text end		new text begin 66,398,000 new text end		new text begin 133,363,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end		new text begin 95,049,000 new text end		new text begin 98,368,000 new text end		new text begin 193,417,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end		new text begin 10,596,000 new text end		new text begin 10,596,000 new text end		new text begin 21,192,000 new text end
new text begin Permanent School new text end		new text begin 200,000 new text end		new text begin 200,000 new text end		new text begin 400,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 323,602,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 325,018,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 648,620,000 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or
June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2012 new text end		new text begin 2013 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 82,565,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 81,234,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 9,305,000 new text end	new text begin 7,805,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 75,000 new text end	new text begin 75,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 62,689,000 new text end	new text begin 62,858,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 10,496,000 new text end	new text begin 10,496,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin A recipient of a grant funded by an
appropriation under this section shall display
on its Web site detailed information on
the expenditure of the grant funds and
measurable outcomes as a result of the
expenditure of funds and shall submit this
information to the agency by June 30 each
year. A recipient without an active Web site
shall report to the agency by June 30 each
year detailed information on the expenditure
of the grant funds and measurable outcomes
as a result of the expenditure of funds. The
commissioner shall display the information
received by recipients under this paragraph
on the agency's Web site.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Water new text end

new text begin 28,855,000 new text end

new text begin 24,355,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 7,164,000 new text end	new text begin 5,664,000 new text end
new text begin State Government Special Revenue new text end	new text begin 75,000 new text end	new text begin 75,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 18,616,000 new text end	new text begin 18,616,000 new text end

new text begin $1,952,000 the first year and $1,952,000
the second year are for the clean water
partnership program. Priority shall be given
to watershed projects preventing impairments
and degradation of lakes, rivers, streams,
and groundwater according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 114D.20, subdivision 2,
clause (4), through the targeting of resources
to areas of highest benefit. Any balance
remaining in the first year does not cancel
and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $1,500,000 the first year is for a wild rice
standards study. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2014.
new text end

new text begin $1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000
the second year are for grants to counties
to administer the county feedlot program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.0711,
subdivisions 2 and 3. Money remaining after
the first year is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
the second year are for assessment and
monitoring of lakes, rivers, and streams.
new text end

new text begin $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
second year are for subsurface sewage
treatment system (SSTS) administration and
grants. Of this amount, $80,000 each year
is for assistance to counties through grants
for SSTS program administration. Any
unexpended balance in the first year does not
cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin $740,000 the first year and $740,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund to address the need for continued
increased activity in the areas of new
technology review, technical assistance
for local governments, and enforcement
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55
to 115.58, and to complete the requirements
of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section
165.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
before June 30, 2013, as grants or contracts
for clean water partnership, SSTS's, surface
water and groundwater assessments, total
maximum daily loads, storm water, and local
basinwide water quality protection in this
subdivision are available until June 30, 2016.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Air new text end

new text begin 12,297,000 new text end

new text begin 12,466,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 12,297,000 new text end	new text begin 12,466,000 new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for a monitoring program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.454.
new text end

new text begin $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
pollutants in the metropolitan area.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Land new text end

new text begin 17,847,000 new text end

new text begin 17,847,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 435,000 new text end	new text begin 435,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 6,916,000 new text end	new text begin 6,916,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 10,496,000 new text end	new text begin 10,496,000 new text end

new text begin All money for environmental response,
compensation, and compliance in the
remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
is appropriated to the commissioners of the
Pollution Control Agency and agriculture
for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2),
(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each
fiscal year, the two commissioners shall
jointly submit an annual spending plan
to the commissioner of management and
budget that maximizes the utilization of
resources and appropriately allocates the
money between the two departments. This
appropriation is available until June 20, 2013.
new text end

new text begin $3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000 the
second year are from the petroleum tank fund
to be transferred to the remediation fund to
administer the leaking underground storage
tank program to protect the land.
new text end

new text begin $252,000 the first year and $252,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund
for transfer to the Department of Health for
private water supply monitoring and health
assessment costs in areas contaminated
by unpermitted mixed municipal solid
waste disposal facilities and drinking water
advisories and public information activities
for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
new text end

new text begin $435,000 the first year and $435,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Department
of Health for environmental health tracking
and biomonitoring of a representative sample
of the population including indigenous
people and people of color.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Environmental Assistance and Cross-Media new text end

new text begin 25,350,000 new text end

new text begin 25,350,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 490,000 new text end	new text begin 490,000 new text end
new text begin Environmental new text end	new text begin 24,860,000 new text end	new text begin 24,860,000 new text end

new text begin $14,250,000 each year is from the
environmental fund for SCORE block grants
to counties.
new text end

new text begin $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund for environmental assistance grants
or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.0716. Any unencumbered grant and
loan balances in the first year do not cancel
but are available for grants and loans in the
second year.
new text end

new text begin $89,000 the first year and $89,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for duties related to harmful chemicals in
products under Minnesota Statutes, sections
116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this amount,
$57,000 each year is transferred to the
Department of Health.
new text end

new text begin $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for the electronics waste program under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 115A.1310 to
115A.1330.
new text end

new text begin $151,000 the first year and $151,000 the
second year are from the general fund and
$75,000 each year is from the environmental
fund for the duties of the Environmental
Quality Board under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116C.03.
new text end

new text begin All money deposited in the environmental
fund for the metropolitan solid waste
landfill fee in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 473.843, and not otherwise
appropriated, is appropriated for the purposes
of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on
or before June 30, 2013, as contracts or
grants for surface water and groundwater
assessments; environmental assistance
awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.0716; technical and research assistance
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152;
technical assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 115A.52; and pollution
prevention assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 115D.04, are available until
June 30, 2015.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Administrative Support new text end

new text begin 1,216,000 new text end

new text begin 1,216,000 new text end

new text begin The commissioner may transfer money from
the environmental fund to the remediation
fund as necessary for the purposes of the
remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.155, subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 212,502,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 215,249,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 56,208,000 new text end	new text begin 56,203,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 60,945,000 new text end	new text begin 60,378,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 95,049,000 new text end	new text begin 98,368,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end
new text begin Permanent School new text end	new text begin 200,000 new text end	new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Land and Mineral Resources Management new text end

new text begin 9,101,000 new text end

new text begin 9,101,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,982,000 new text end	new text begin 2,982,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 4,517,000 new text end	new text begin 4,517,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 1,402,000 new text end	new text begin 1,402,000 new text end
new text begin Permanent School new text end	new text begin 200,000 new text end	new text begin 200,000 new text end

new text begin $260,000 the first year and $260,000 the
second year are for iron ore cooperative
research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year
is from the minerals management account
in the natural resources fund. $60,000 the
first year and $60,000 the second year are
available only as matched by $1 of nonstate
money for each $1 of state money. The match
may be cash or in-kind. Any unencumbered
balance from the first year does not cancel
and is available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin $80,000 the first year and $80,000 the
second year are for minerals cooperative
environmental research, of which $40,000
the first year and $40,000 the second year are
available only as matched by $1 of nonstate
money for each $1 of state money. The
match may be cash or in-kind.
new text end

new text begin $2,696,000 the first year and $2,696,000
the second year are from the minerals
management account in the natural resources
fund for use as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c),
for mineral resource management, projects
to enhance future mineral income, and
projects to promote new mineral resource
opportunities.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are from the state forest suspense
account in the permanent school fund to
accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and
commercial leasing of school trust lands and
to identify, evaluate, and lease construction
aggregate located on school trust lands. This
appropriation is to be used for securing
maximum long-term economic return
from the school trust lands consistent with
fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural
resources conservation and management
principles.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Ecological and Water Resources new text end

new text begin 22,913,000 new text end

new text begin 23,013,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 10,478,000 new text end	new text begin 10,478,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 8,736,000 new text end	new text begin 8,836,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 3,699,000 new text end	new text begin 3,699,000 new text end

new text begin $1,223,000 the first year and $1,223,000 the
second year are from the nongame wildlife
management account in the natural resources
fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife
management. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first
year and $100,000 the second year may
be used for nongame wildlife information,
education, and promotion.
new text end

new text begin $1,636,000 the first year and $1,636,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and
fish fund for only the purposes specified
in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (1).
new text end

new text begin $6,042,000 the first year and $6,142,000 the
second year are from the invasive species
account in the natural resources fund and
$1,674,000 the first year and $1,674,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
management, public awareness, assessment
and monitoring research, law enforcement,
and water access inspection to prevent the
spread of invasive species; management
of invasive plants in public waters; and
management of terrestrial invasive species
on state-administered lands.
new text end

new text begin $126,000 the first year and $126,000 the
second year are for grants for up to 50
percent of the cost of implementation of
the Red River mediation agreement. Any
unencumbered balance at the end of the
first year does not cancel and is available in
the second year. The commissioner shall
submit a report to the chairs of the legislative
committees having primary jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources policy and
finance on the accomplishments achieved
with the grants by January 15, 2012.
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second
year are for the construction of ring dikes
under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.161.
The ring dikes may be publicly or privately
owned. If the appropriation in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the other
year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Forest Management new text end

new text begin 20,604,000 new text end

new text begin 20,604,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 19,140,000 new text end	new text begin 19,140,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 200,000 new text end	new text begin 200,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 1,264,000 new text end	new text begin 1,264,000 new text end

new text begin $7,145,000 the first year and $7,145,000
the second year are for prevention,
presuppression, and suppression costs of
emergency firefighting and other costs
incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
88.12. The amount necessary to pay for these
costs during the biennium is appropriated
from the general fund.
new text end

new text begin By January 15 of each year, the commissioner
of natural resources shall submit a report to
the chairs and ranking minority members
of the house and senate committees
and divisions having jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources finance,
identifying all firefighting costs incurred
and reimbursements received in the prior
fiscal year. These appropriations may
not be transferred. Any reimbursement
of firefighting expenditures made to the
commissioner from any source other than
federal mobilizations shall be deposited into
the general fund.
new text end

new text begin $582,000 the first year and $582,000 the
second year are for the Forest Resources
Council for implementation of the
Sustainable Forest Resources Act.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account in the natural resources fund to
maintain minimum-maintenance forest roads.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund to maintain and expand the ecological
classification system program. This is a
onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Parks and Trails Management new text end

new text begin 57,261,000 new text end

new text begin 56,046,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 19,327,000 new text end	new text begin 19,322,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 35,740,000 new text end	new text begin 34,530,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 2,194,000 new text end	new text begin 2,194,000 new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund to
enable the department to develop and
implement best management practices for
public water access facilities to implement
aquatic invasive species prevention
strategies.
new text end

new text begin The appropriation in Laws 2003, chapter
128, article 1, section 5, subdivision 6, from
the water recreation account in the natural
resources fund for a cooperative project with
the United States Army Corps of Engineers
to develop the Mississippi Whitewater Park
is available until June 30, 2012. The project
must be designed to prevent the spread of
aquatic invasive species.
new text end

new text begin $5,731,000 the first year and $5,731,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
operations. Of this amount, $375,000 each
year is for coordinated activities with Explore
Minnesota Tourism. This appropriation is
from the revenue deposited in the natural
resources fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
new text end

new text begin $8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000
the second year are from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund for the snowmobile
grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for the off-highway vehicle
grants-in-aid program. Of this amount,
$1,110,000 each year is from the all-terrain
vehicle account; $150,000 each year is from
the off-highway motorcycle account; and
$100,000 each year is from the off-road
vehicle account. Any unencumbered balance
does not cancel at the end of the first year
and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $805,000 the first year and $805,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for trail grants to local units of
government on land to be maintained for at
least 20 years for the purposes of the grants.
This appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (4).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Fish and Wildlife Management new text end

new text begin 66,647,000 new text end

new text begin 67,294,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 1,177,000 new text end	new text begin 1,177,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 1,899,000 new text end	new text begin 1,899,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 63,571,000 new text end	new text begin 64,218,000 new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are from the nongame wildlife
account in the natural resources fund for gray
wolf research.
new text end

new text begin $120,000 the first year and $120,000 the
second year are from the game and fish fund
for gray wolf management.
new text end

new text begin $975,000 the first year and $975,000 the
second year are to accelerate wildlife health
programs. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and
fish fund only for activities specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (1). Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, five
percent of this appropriation may be used for
expanding hunter and angler recruitment and
retention.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
, $13,000 the first year and $13,000
the second year from the critical habitat
private sector matching account may be used
to publicize the critical habitat license plate
match program.
new text end

new text begin $202,000 the first year and $202,000 the
second year are for preserving, restoring, and
enhancing grassland and wetland complexes
on public or private lands.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered
under contract on or before June 30, 2013, for
aquatic restoration grants and wildlife habitat
grants are available until June 30, 2014.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Enforcement new text end

new text begin 33,342,000 new text end

new text begin 36,557,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,216,000 new text end	new text begin 2,216,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 9,048,000 new text end	new text begin 9,591,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 21,978,000 new text end	new text begin 24,650,000 new text end
new text begin Remediation new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end	new text begin 100,000 new text end

new text begin $1,204,000 the first year and $1,307,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and
fish fund for only the purposes specified
in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (1). The base
appropriation in 2014 is $1,297,000.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
84.780, $200,000 the first year is from the
off-highway vehicle damage account in the
natural resources fund to fund a conservation
officer academy in 2011. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the
second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for
grants to counties for boat and water safety.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
second year are from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund for grants to local
law enforcement agencies for snowmobile
enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account for grants to qualifying organizations
to assist in safety and environmental
education and monitoring trails on public
lands under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.9011. Grants issued under this paragraph:
(1) must be issued through a formal
agreement with the organization; and (2)
must not be used as a substitute for traditional
spending by the organization. By December
15 each year, an organization receiving a
grant under this paragraph shall report to the
commissioner with details on expenditures
and outcomes from the grant. By January
15, 2013, the commissioner shall report on
the expenditures and outcomes of the grants
to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees and divisions
having jurisdiction over natural resources
policy and finance. Of this appropriation,
$25,000 each year is for administration of
these grants. Any unencumbered balance
does not cancel at the end of the first year
and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $510,000 the first year and $510,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for grants to county law
enforcement agencies for off-highway
vehicle enforcement and public education
activities based on off-highway vehicle use
in the county. Of this amount, $498,000 each
year is from the all-terrain vehicle account;
$11,000 each year is from the off-highway
motorcycle account; and $1,000 each year
is from the off-road vehicle account. The
county enforcement agencies may use
money received under this appropriation
to make grants to other local enforcement
agencies within the county that have a high
concentration of off-highway vehicle use.
Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year
is for administration of these grants. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Operations Support new text end

new text begin 2,634,000 new text end

new text begin 2,634,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 888,000 new text end	new text begin 888,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 805,000 new text end	new text begin 805,000 new text end
new text begin Game and Fish new text end	new text begin 941,000 new text end	new text begin 941,000 new text end

new text begin $320,000 the first year and $320,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for grants to be divided equally between
the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo
and Conservatory and the city of Duluth
for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation
is from the revenue deposited to the fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (5).
new text end

new text begin $484,000 the first year and $484,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund. Of this amount, $160,000 each year
is from the forest management investment
account; $58,000 each year is from the water
recreation account; $176,000 each year is
from the snowmobile account; and $90,000
each year is from the all-terrain vehicle
account.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 12,842,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 12,842,000 new text end

new text begin $3,526,000 the first year and $3,526,000 the
second year are for natural resources block
grants to local governments. The board may
reduce the amount of the natural resources
block grant to a county by an amount equal to
any reduction in the county's general services
allocation to a soil and water conservation
district from the county's previous year
allocation when the board determines that
the reduction was disproportionate. Grants
must be matched with a combination of local
cash or in-kind contributions.
new text end

new text begin $3,185,000 the first year and $3,185,000
the second year are for grants requested
by soil and water conservation districts for
general purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
implementation of the reinvest in Minnesota
reserve program. Upon approval of the
board, expenditures may be made from these
appropriations for supplies and services
benefiting soil and water conservation
districts.
new text end

new text begin $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000
the second year are for grants to soil and
water conservation districts for cost-sharing
contracts for sediment and erosion control,
water quality management, feedlot water
quality projects, establishing and maintaining
riparian vegetation buffers of restored
native prairie, and county cooperative weed
management programs.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
103C.501, the board may shift cost-share
funds in this section and may adjust the
technical and administrative assistance
portion of the grant funds to leverage
federal or other nonstate funds or to address
high-priority needs identified in local water
management plans.
new text end

new text begin $454,000 the first year and $454,000 the
second year are for implementation and
enforcement of the Wetland Conservation
Act.
new text end

new text begin $60,000 each year is for staff to monitor and
enforce wetland replacement, wetland bank
sites, and the Wetland Conservation Act.
new text end

new text begin $60,000 each year is to provide assistance to
local drainage management officials and for
the costs of the Drainage Work Group.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are for a grant to the
Red River Basin Commission for water
quality and floodplain management,
including administration of programs. If the
appropriation in either year is insufficient, the
appropriation in the other year is available
for it.
new text end

new text begin The appropriations for grants in this
section are available until expended. If an
appropriation for grants in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the other
year is available for it.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,512,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 7,512,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 2,142,000 new text end	new text begin 2,142,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 5,370,000 new text end	new text begin 5,370,000 new text end

new text begin $2,142,000 the first year and $2,142,000
the second year are for metropolitan area
regional parks operation and maintenance
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
473.351.
new text end

new text begin $5,370,000 the first year and $5,370,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for metropolitan area regional parks
and trails maintenance and operations. This
appropriation is from the revenue deposited
in the natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e),
clause (3).
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin CONSERVATION CORPS MINNESOTA new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 945,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 945,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 455,000 new text end	new text begin 455,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 490,000 new text end	new text begin 490,000 new text end

new text begin Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive
money appropriated from the natural
resources fund under this section only
as provided in an agreement with the
commissioner of natural resources.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin ZOOLOGICAL BOARD new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 6,079,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 6,079,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 5,919,000 new text end	new text begin 5,919,000 new text end
new text begin Natural Resources new text end	new text begin 160,000 new text end	new text begin 160,000 new text end

new text begin $160,000 the first year and $160,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund from the revenue deposited under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (5).
new text end

Sec. 9. new text begin SCIENCE MUSEUM OF MINNESOTA new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,157,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,157,000 new text end

ARTICLE 2

ENERGY FINANCE

Section 1. new text begin SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made
in this article.
new text end

		new text begin 2012 new text end		new text begin 2013 new text end		new text begin Total new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 27,257,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 27,265,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 54,522,000 new text end
new text begin Petroleum Tank Cleanup new text end		new text begin 1,052,000 new text end		new text begin 1,052,000 new text end		new text begin 2,104,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end		new text begin 751,000 new text end		new text begin 751,000 new text end		new text begin 1,502,000 new text end
new text begin Total new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 29,060,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 29,068,000 new text end	new text begin $ new text end	new text begin 58,128,000 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin ENERGY FINANCE APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or
June 30, 2013, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2013. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. Appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2011, are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2012 new text end		new text begin 2013 new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end new text begin Total Appropriation new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 22,878,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 22,886,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 21,075,000 new text end	new text begin 21,083,000 new text end
new text begin Petroleum Cleanup new text end	new text begin 1,052,000 new text end	new text begin 1,052,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 751,000 new text end	new text begin 751,000 new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end new text begin Financial Institutions new text end

new text begin 6,774,000 new text end

new text begin 6,778,000 new text end

new text begin $138,000 the first year and $142,000
the second year are for the regulation of
mortgage originators and servicers under
Minnesota Statutes, chapters 58 and 58A.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end new text begin Petroleum Tank Release Cleanup Board new text end

new text begin 1,052,000 new text end

new text begin 1,052,000 new text end

new text begin This appropriation is from the petroleum
tank release cleanup fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end new text begin Administrative Services new text end

new text begin 3,872,000 new text end

new text begin 3,872,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end new text begin Telecommunications new text end

new text begin 1,010,000 new text end

new text begin 1,010,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end new text begin Market Assurance new text end

new text begin 6,915,000 new text end

new text begin 6,919,000 new text end

new text begin Appropriations by Fund new text end
	new text begin 2012 new text end	new text begin 2013 new text end
new text begin General new text end	new text begin 6,164,000 new text end	new text begin 6,168,000 new text end
new text begin Workers' Compensation new text end	new text begin 751,000 new text end	new text begin 751,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end new text begin Office of Energy Security new text end

new text begin 3,255,000 new text end

new text begin 3,255,000 new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end new text begin Transfer new text end

new text begin $300,000 the first year and $300,000
the second year and each year thereafter
are for transfer to the commissioner
of human services to supplement the
ongoing operational expenses of the
Minnesota Commission Serving Deaf and
Hard-of-Hearing People. This transfer
is from the telecommunication access
Minnesota account.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 6,182,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 6,182,000 new text end

ARTICLE 3

CLEAN WATER FUND

Section 1. new text begin CLEAN WATER FUND APPROPRIATION. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
clean water fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2012 new text end		new text begin 2013 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 6,575,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 8,575,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $350,000 the first year and $350,000 the
second year are for monitoring for pesticides
and pesticide degradates in surface water
and groundwater and to use data collected to
assess pesticide use practices.
new text end

new text begin (b) $850,000 the first year and $850,000 the
second year are to increase groundwater and
drinking water protection from agricultural
chemicals, primarily nutrients. Funding for
research, evaluation, and implementation
projects under this appropriation is available
until spent.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,050,000 the first year and $1,050,000
the second year are for research and
evaluation, to determine the effectiveness
of agricultural practices related to the way
agricultural practices contribute to impaired
waters, and to assist with the development
and implementation of impaired waters
plans and water protection activities. This
appropriation is available until spent.
new text end

new text begin (d) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
second year are for technical assistance and
technology transfer of data and information,
including demonstration sites, for precision
conservation, recommended agricultural
practices, and the environmental impacts
of agricultural practices, to assist with the
development and implementation total
maximum daily load (TMDL) plans, and for
surface water protection.
new text end

new text begin (e) $3,625,000 the first year and $5,625,000
the second year are for the agriculture best
management practices loan program. At
least $3,225,000 the first year and at least
$5,225,000 the second year are for transfer to
the clean water agricultural best management
practices loan account and are available
for pass-through to local governments
and lenders for low-interest loans. Any
unencumbered balance that is not transferred
to the loan account is available until June
30, 2014.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin $16,200,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin $16,200,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $11,200,000 the first year and
$11,200,000 the second year are for the total
maximum daily load grant program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.073. This
appropriation is available until spent.
new text end

new text begin (b) $4,000,000 the first year and $4,000,000
the second year are for the clean water legacy
phosphorus reduction grant program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.074. This
appropriation is available until spent.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for small community
wastewater treatment grants and loans under
Minnesota Statutes, section 446A.075. This
appropriation is available until spent.
new text end

new text begin (d) If there are any uncommitted funds at the
end of each fiscal year under paragraph (a),
(b), or (c), the Public Facilities Authority
may transfer the remaining funds to eligible
projects under any of the programs listed
in this section, based on their priority rank
on the Pollution Control Agency's project
priority list.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text begin POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin $28,040,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin $24,625,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $9,500,000 the first year and $9,600,000
the second year are to develop watershed
protection and restoration plans, including
total maximum daily load (TMDL) studies
and TMDL implementation plans for waters
listed on the United States Environmental
Protection Agency approved impaired waters
list according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter
114D. The agency shall complete an average
of ten percent of the TMDL's each year over
the biennium.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for development of an
enhanced watershed and TMDL database to
manage and track progress.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,125,000 the first year and $1,125,000
the second year are for groundwater
assessment and drinking water protection to
include:
new text end

new text begin (1) at least ten percent of the groundwater
wells each year;
new text end

new text begin (2) the analysis of samples from at least
40 shallow monitoring wells each year for
endocrine disrupting compounds and other
new chemicals of concern; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the completion of at least four
groundwater models for watershed plans.
new text end

new text begin (d) $2,500,000 the first year is for the clean
water partnership program. Priority shall
be given to watershed projects preventing
impairments and degradation of lakes,
rivers, streams, and groundwater according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.20,
subdivision 2, clause (4), through the
targeting of resources to areas of highest
benefit. Any balance remaining in the first
year does not cancel and is available until
June 30, 2016.
new text end

new text begin (e) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are for water quality restoration
projects in the lower St. Louis River and
Duluth harbor. This appropriation must be
matched by nonstate money at a rate of 65
percent nonstate to 35 percent state money.
new text end

new text begin (f) $7,500,000 the first year and $7,500,000
the second year are for completion of 20
percent of the needed statewide assessments
of surface water quality and trends, including
the monitoring and analysis of endocrine
disruptors and other new chemicals of
concern, and for use in watershed planning
and progress.
new text end

new text begin (g) $150,000 the first year and $150,000
the second year are available for civic
engagement in TMDL development. Any
balance remaining in the first year does not
cancel and is available until June 30, 2016.
new text end

new text begin (h) $3,750,000 the first year and $3,750,000
the second year are for groundwater
protection or prevention of groundwater
degradation activities through enhancing the
county-level delivery system for subsurface
sewage treatment systems (SSTS). Of this
amount, at least $2,345,000 each year is
for an increase to county base grants and
$2,000,000 for the biennium is available
for challenge grants to implement SSTS
programs. The commissioner shall consult
with the SSTS Compliance Task Force in
developing a distribution allocation for the
county base grants
new text end

new text begin (i) $825,000 the first year is for storm water
research and guidance development. Any
balance remaining in the first year does not
cancel and is available until June 30, 2016.
new text end

new text begin (j) $940,000 the first year and $750,000
the second year are for national pollution
discharge elimination system storm water
and wastewater watershed and TMDL
implementation activities.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 12,522,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 9,092,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $3,417,000 the first year and $3,687,000
the second year are for water quality
assessments and monitoring to support the
identification of impaired waters.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,720,000 each year is for total
maximum daily load (TMDL) development
and TMDL implementation plans for waters
listed on the United States Environmental
Protection Agency approved impaired waters
list according to Minnesota Statutes, chapter
114D.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,650,000 each year is for nonpoint
source restoration and protection activities.
new text end

new text begin (d) $2,035,000 each year is for drinking
water planning and protection activities.
new text end

new text begin (e) $2,700,000 the first year is to acquire and
distribute high-resolution digital elevation
data using light detection and ranging to aid
with impaired waters modeling and TMDL
implementation under Minnesota Statutes,
chapter 114D.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text begin BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 23,484,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 25,484,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $11,500,000 the first year and
$13,500,000 the second year are for grants
to local governments and joint powers
organizations of local governments for
projects and practices to keep water on
the land in order to decrease sediment,
pollutant, and nutrient transport; reduce
hydrologic impacts to surface waters;
and increase infiltration for groundwater
recharge. Projects and practices shall be
prioritized based on the benefits to protect
and restore surface waters; to protect,
enhance, and restore water quality in lakes,
rivers, wetlands, and streams; and to protect
groundwater and drinking water. Projects
and practices may include feedlot water
quality, erosion control, and stream bank,
stream channel, and shoreline restoration
projects and must be of long-lasting public
benefit, include a match, and be consistent
with total maximum daily load (TMDL)
implementation plans or local water
management plans.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000
the second year are for targeted local
resource protection and enhancement grants.
The board shall give priority consideration
to projects and practices that complement,
supplement, or exceed current state standards
for protection, enhancement, and restoration
of water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams
or that protect groundwater from degradation.
new text end

new text begin (c) $900,000 the first year and $900,000 the
second year are to provide state oversight
and accountability, evaluate results, and
measure the value of conservation program
implementation by local governments,
including submitting to the legislature
by March 1 each year an annual report
prepared by the board, in consultation with
the commissioners of natural resources,
health, agriculture, and the Pollution Control
Agency, detailing the recipients and projects
funded under this section. The board shall
require grantees to specify the outcomes that
will be achieved by the grants prior to any
grant awards.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for technical assistance
and grants for the conservation drainage
program in consultation with the Drainage
Work Group that consists of projects to
retrofit existing drainage systems with
water quality improvement practices,
evaluate outcomes, and provide outreach
to landowners, public drainage authorities,
drainage engineers and contractors, and
others.
new text end

new text begin (e) $6,500,000 the first year and $6,500,000
the second year are to purchase and restore
permanent conservation easements on
riparian buffers adjacent to public waters,
excluding wetlands, to keep water on the
land in order to decrease sediment, pollutant,
and nutrient transport; reduce hydrologic
impacts to surface waters; and increase
infiltration for groundwater recharge. The
riparian buffers must be at least 50 feet
unless there is a natural impediment, a road,
or other impediment beyond the control
of the landowner. This appropriation may
be used for restoration of riparian buffers
protected by easements purchased with
this appropriation and for stream bank
restorations when the riparian buffers have
been restored.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for permanent
conservation easements on wellhead
protection areas under Minnesota Statutes,
section 103F.515, subdivision 2, paragraph
(d). Priority must be placed on land that
is located where the vulnerability of the
drinking water is designated as high or very
high by the commissioner of health.
new text end

new text begin (g) $1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000
the second year are for community partners
grants to local governments for: (i) structural
or vegetative management practices that
reduce storm water runoff from developed
or disturbed lands to reduce the movement
of sediment, nutrients, and pollutants for
restoration, protection, or enhancement of
water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams
and to protect groundwater and drinking
water; and (ii) installation of proven and
effective water retention practices including,
but not limited to, rain gardens and other
vegetated infiltration basins and sediment
control basins to keep water on the land.
The projects must be of long-lasting public
benefit, include a local match, and be
consistent with TMDL implementation plans
or local water management plans. Local
government staff and administration costs
may be used as a match.
new text end

new text begin (h) $42,000 the first year and $42,000 the
second year are for a technical assistance
panel to conduct up to ten restoration audits
under Minnesota Statutes, section 114D.50,
subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (i) The board shall contract for services
with Conservation Corps Minnesota for
restoration, maintenance, and other activities
under this section for $500,000 the first year
and $500,000 the second year.
new text end

new text begin (j) The board shall incorporate efforts
to enhance local capacity to engage the
public during restoration, protection, and
implementation projects and activities
through the board's programs and projects
funded under this section.
new text end

new text begin (k) The board may shift grant or cost-share
funds in this section and may adjust the
technical and administrative assistance
portion of the funds to leverage federal or
other nonstate funds or to address oversight
responsibilities or high-priority needs
identified in local water management plans.
new text end

new text begin (l) The board shall develop and utilize
performance-based criteria for local water
resources restoration, protection, and
management program and project grants.
The criteria may include, but are not limited
to, science-based assessments, organizational
capacity, priority resource issues, community
outreach and support, partnership potential,
and program and project delivery efficiency
and effectiveness. The board shall, to
the extent practical, utilize a watershed
approach when developing criteria for
project proposals.
new text end

new text begin (m) The appropriations in this section are
available until June 30, 2014, and, unless
otherwise specified, the board may utilize up
to five percent for administration of grant and
easement programs and up to five percent for
technical design, construction, and project
oversight.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,564,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 3,616,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $1,020,000 each year is for addressing
public health concerns for drinking water
contaminants for which health-based
drinking water standards are needed. The
commissioner shall characterize and issue
health-based guidance for contaminants of
emerging concern in drinking water.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,415,000 each year is for protection of
drinking water sources, including assisting
communities with the development and
implementation of source water protection
plans for public water supplies and awarding
public water suppliers with source water
protection grants.
new text end

new text begin (c) $302,000 the first year and $367,000 the
second year are for expanding the capabilities
of the county well index database. $165,000
the first year and $252,000 the second year
are for developing and testing a methodology
for designating public health risks related to
human and naturally occurring contaminant
impacts to private and public drinking water
sources.
new text end

new text begin (d) $347,000 each year is for grants for
public and private well sealing. Grant awards
under this paragraph are limited to 50 percent
of the well sealing costs. Funding for sealing
private wells shall be administered through
the Board of Water and Soil Resources to
local agencies.
new text end

new text begin (e) $315,000 the first year and $215,000 the
second year are to provide global positioning
system equipment, maintenance, and training
for well contractors to report locations of
wells and to implement a study on arsenic
levels in newly constructed wells.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 2,500,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 1,500,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for Metropolitan Council
water supply planning activities under
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.1565.
new text end

new text begin (b) $2,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are for matching grants to
cities to provide matching grants to private
parties to mitigate inflow and infiltration of
clean water into sanitary sewer systems. This
appropriation is onetime.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

PARKS AND TRAILS FUND

Section 1. new text begin PARKS AND TRAILS FUND APPROPRIATIONS. new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
parks and trails fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The
figures "2012" and "2013" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012, or June 30, 2013, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2012. "The second year" is fiscal year 2013. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2012 and 2013. The appropriations in this article are onetime.
new text end

			new text begin APPROPRIATIONS new text end
			new text begin Available for the Year new text end
			new text begin Ending June 30 new text end
				new text begin 2012 new text end		new text begin 2013 new text end

Sec. 2. new text begin DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 22,366,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 22,366,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $16,201,000 the first year and
$16,201,000 the second year are for state
parks, recreation areas, and trails to:
new text end

new text begin (1) connect people to the outdoors;
new text end

new text begin (2) acquire land and create opportunities for
accessibility;
new text end

new text begin (3) maintain existing holdings; and
new text end

new text begin (4) develop a comprehensive, integrated,
and accessible database and Web site and
coordinate the implementation of the 25-year
long-range parks and trails legacy plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) $6,165,000 the first year and $6,165,000
the second year are for grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 85.535. Up
to 2.5 percent of this appropriation may
be used for administering the grants. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text begin METROPOLITAN COUNCIL new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 16,163,000 new text end

new text begin $ new text end

new text begin 16,163,000 new text end

new text begin (a) $16,163,000 the first year and
$16,163,000 the second year are to be
distributed as required under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.53, subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (b) The Metropolitan Council shall submit
a report on the expenditure and use of
money appropriated under this section to
the legislature as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 3.195, by March 1 of each
year. The report must detail the outcomes in
terms of additional use of parks and trails
resources, user satisfaction surveys, and
other appropriate outcomes.
new text end

ARTICLE 5

STATUTORY CHANGES

Section 1.

new text begin [84.68] FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE CONSERVATION EASEMENT
ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Account established; sources. new text end

new text begin The forests for the future
conservation easement account is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury.
The following revenue shall be deposited in the account:
new text end

new text begin (1) contributions to the account or specified for any purposes of the account;
new text end

new text begin (2) financial contributions required under section 84.66, subdivision 11, or other
applicable law; and
new text end

new text begin (3) money appropriated or transferred for the purposes described in subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Interest earned on money in the account accrues to the account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; purposes of account. new text end

new text begin Money in the forests for the future
conservation easement account is appropriated annually to the commissioner of natural
resources and may be spent only to cover the costs of managing forests for the future
conservation easements held by the Department of Natural Resources, including costs
incurred from monitoring, landowner contracts, record keeping, processing landowner
notices, requests for approval or amendments, and enforcement.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.052, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Deposit of fees.

(a) Fees paid for providing contracted products and
services within a state park, state recreation area, or wayside, and for special state park
uses under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to a
state parks account.

(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases of natural resources within
state parks, recreation areas, and waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the state parks working capital account.
deleted text begin The appropriation under section 85.22 for revenue deposited in this section is limited to
$25,000 per fiscal year.
deleted text end

(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (b), the gross receipts from the sale of stockpile
materials, aggregate, or other earth materials from the Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle
Recreation Area shall be deposited in the dedicated accounts in the natural resources fund
from which the purchase of the stockpile material was made.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 85.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fee deposit and appropriation.

The fees collected under this section
shall be deposited in the natural resources fund and credited to the state parks account.
Money in the account, except for the electronic licensing system commission established
by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision 15, is deleted text begin available for appropriation deleted text end new text begin
appropriated new text end to the commissioner to operate and maintain the state park system.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Watercraft surcharge.

A deleted text begin $5 deleted text end surcharge is placed on each watercraft
licensed under subdivisions 1 to 5 for control, public awareness, law enforcement,
monitoring, and research of aquatic invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple
loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in public waters and public wetlands. new text begin The
surcharge is:
new text end

new text begin (1) $10 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, clause (2);
new text end

new text begin (2) $20 for watercraft licensed under subdivision 1, clause (6); and
new text end

new text begin (3) $25 for all other watercraft.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [89.0385] FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT; COST
CERTIFICATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) After each fiscal year, the commissioner shall certify the total costs incurred for
forest management, forest improvement, and road improvement on state-managed lands
during that year. The commissioner shall distribute forest management receipts credited to
various accounts according to this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) The amount of the certified costs incurred for forest management activities
on state lands shall be transferred from the account where receipts are deposited to the
forest management investment account in the natural resources fund, except for those
costs certified under section 16A.125. Transfers in a fiscal year cannot exceed receipts
credited to the account.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.039, is amended to read:

89.039 FOREST MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ACCOUNT.

Subdivision 1.

Account established; sources.

The forest management investment
account is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury and money in the
account deleted text begin may be spent deleted text end new text begin is appropriated to the commissioner new text end only for the purposes provided
in subdivision 2. The following revenue shall be deposited in the forest management
investment account:

(1) timber sales receipts transferred from the consolidated conservation areas
account as provided in section 84A.51, subdivision 2;

(2) timber sales receipts from forest lands as provided in section 89.035;

(3) money transferred from the forest suspense account according to section
16A.125, subdivision 5; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(4) interest accruing from investment of the account deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (5) money transferred from other accounts according to section 89.0385.
new text end

Subd. 2.

Purposes of account.

deleted text begin Subject to appropriation by the legislature, deleted text end Money
in the forest management investment account may be spent by the Department of Natural
Resources in accordance with the forest resource management policy and plan for any of
the following purposes:

(1) reforestation and timber stand improvement, including forest pest management;

(2) timber sales administration, contract marking of commercial thinning sales,
cultural resource reviews, and other timber sales costs; and

(3) state forest road maintenance costs that exceed appropriations under section
89.70.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 89.21, is amended to read:

89.21 CAMPGROUNDS, ESTABLISHMENT AND FEES.

(a) The commissioner is authorized to establish and develop state forest
campgrounds and may establish minimum standards not inconsistent with the laws of the
state for the care and use of such campgrounds and charge fees for such uses as specified
by the commissioner of natural resources.

(b) Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner shall, by written order,
establish fees providing for the use of state forest campgrounds. The fees are not subject
to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.

(c) All fees shall be deposited in deleted text begin the general fund deleted text end new text begin an account in the natural resources
fund and are appropriated annually to the commissioner new text end .

Sec. 8.

new text begin [97A.052] PEACE OFFICER TRAINING ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Account established; sources. new text end

new text begin The peace officer training account is
created in the game and fish fund in the state treasury. Revenue from the portion of the
surcharges assessed to criminal and traffic offenders in section 357.021, subdivision 7,
clause (1) shall be deposited in the account and is appropriated to the commissioner.
Money in the account may be spent only for the purposes provided in subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Purposes of account. new text end

new text begin Money in the peace officer training account
may only be spent by the commissioner for peace officer training for employees of the
Department of Natural Resources who are licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863
to enforce game and fish laws.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.055, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 2b. new text end

new text begin Certified costs. new text end

new text begin Money for the certified costs under section 89.0385 is
appropriated annually to the commissioner for reimbursement of certified costs on state
lands acquired by purchase or gift for game and fish purposes.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Revenue from small game license surcharge and lifetime licenses.

Revenue from the small game surcharge and $6.50 annually from the lifetime fish and
wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under sections
97A.473, subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be credited to the
wildlife acquisition account and new text begin appropriated to the commissioner. new text end The money in the
account shall be used by the commissioner only for the purposes of this section, and
acquisition and development of wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance of
the lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.075, is amended to read:

97A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.

Subdivision 1.

Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses.

(a) For purposes of this
subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions
2, clauses (5), (6), (7), (13), (14), and (15) deleted text begin , and deleted text end new text begin ; new text end 3, clauses (2), (3), (4), (10), (11), and
(12) deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; and 8, paragraph (b), new text end and licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.

(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and
wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under
section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account and
deleted text begin shall be used deleted text end new text begin is appropriated to the commissioner new text end for deer habitat improvement or deer
management programs.

(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from
the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license
issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear
management account and deleted text begin shall be used deleted text end new text begin is appropriated to the commissioner new text end for deer and
bear management programs, including a computerized licensing system.

(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and
wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding
and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding
and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. The commissioner must
inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees every two years
on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management
has been spent.

When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding
and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the
unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
management programs and computerized licensing.

Subd. 2.

Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp.

(a) Ninety percent of the revenue
from the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps must be credited to the waterfowl habitat
improvement account deleted text begin . Money in the account may be used deleted text end new text begin and is appropriated to the
commissioner new text end only for:

(1) development of wetlands and lakes in the state and designated waterfowl
management lakes for maximum migratory waterfowl production including habitat
evaluation, the construction of dikes, water control structures and impoundments, nest
cover, rough fish barriers, acquisition of sites and facilities necessary for development
and management of existing migratory waterfowl habitat and the designation of waters
under section 97A.101;

(2) management of migratory waterfowl;

(3) development, restoration, maintenance, or preservation of migratory waterfowl
habitat;

(4) acquisition of and access to structure sites; and

(5) the promotion of waterfowl habitat development and maintenance, including
promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for waterfowl habitat.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to
a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), or (5), or
to specific management activities under paragraph (a), clause (2).

Subd. 3.

Trout and salmon stamp.

(a) Ninety percent of the revenue from trout
and salmon stamps must be credited to the trout and salmon management account deleted text begin . Money
in the account may be used deleted text end new text begin and is appropriated to the commissioner new text end only for:

(1) the development, restoration, maintenance, improvement, protection, and
preservation of habitat for trout and salmon in trout streams and lakes, including, but
not limited to, evaluating habitat; stabilizing eroding stream banks; adding fish cover;
modifying stream channels; managing vegetation to protect, shade, or reduce runoff on
stream banks; and purchasing equipment to accomplish these tasks;

(2) rearing trout and salmon, including utility and service costs associated with
coldwater hatchery buildings and systems; stocking trout and salmon in streams and lakes
and Lake Superior; and monitoring and evaluating stocked trout and salmon;

(3) acquisition of easements and fee title along trout waters;

(4) identifying easement and fee title areas along trout waters; and

(5) research and special management projects on trout streams, trout lakes, and
Lake Superior and portions of its tributaries.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related
to a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), to specific fish rearing
activities under paragraph (a), clause (2), or for costs associated with supplies and
equipment to implement trout and salmon management activities under paragraph (a).

Subd. 4.

Pheasant stamp.

(a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps
must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account deleted text begin . Money in the account may
be used deleted text end new text begin and is appropriated to the commissioner new text end only for:

(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked
pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter
cover, and reliable food sources;

(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;

(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private
land;

(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including
promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and

(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public
hunting.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for:

(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph
(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under
paragraph (a), clause (4); or

(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2019, personnel may be hired
to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement
conservation provisions of state and federal programs.

Subd. 5.

Turkey account.

(a) $4.50 from each turkey license sold, except youth
licenses under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (4), and subdivision 3, clause (7),
must be credited to the wild turkey management account deleted text begin . Money in the account may be
used deleted text end new text begin and is appropriated to the commissioner new text end only for:

(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild
turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment
of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;

(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;

(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and
private land;

(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and

(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population
surveys and monitoring, and research.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for:

(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph
(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4),
or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or

(2) any permanent personnel costs.

Subd. 6.

Walleye stamp.

(a) Revenue from walleye stamps must be credited to the
walleye stamp account deleted text begin . Money in the account must be used deleted text end new text begin and is appropriated to the
commissioner new text end only for stocking walleye in waters of the state and related activities.

(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to
a specific body of water under paragraph (a), or for costs associated with supplies and
equipment to implement walleye stocking activities under paragraph (a).

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.411, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

License period.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (d), deleted text begin and deleted text end
(e), new text begin and (f), new text end a license is valid during the lawful time within the license year that the
licensed activity may be performed. Except as provided in deleted text begin paragraph deleted text end new text begin paragraphs new text end (c) new text begin and
(f) new text end , a license year begins on the first day of March and ends on the last day of February.

(b) A license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision new text begin 2, clause (4), (13), (14),
(15), or (17); 3, clause (7), (10), (11), or (13); new text end 6, clause new text begin (4), new text end (5), deleted text begin 97A.475, subdivision deleted text end new text begin (6),
(7), or (8); new text end 7, clause (2), (3), (5), deleted text begin or deleted text end (6), or deleted text begin 97A.475, subdivision 12 deleted text end new text begin (9); 10; or 12 new text end , clause
(2), is valid for the full license period even if this period extends into the next license year,
provided that the license period selected by the licensee begins at the time of issuance.

(c) The license year for deleted text begin resident fishing, the angling portion of a sporting license,
nonresident fishing, deleted text end resident fish house, resident dark house, and nonresident fish house
begins on March 1 and ends on April 30 of the following year.

(d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474 is valid during the
lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity may be performed for the
lifetime of the licensee.

(e) A three-year fish house or dark house license is valid during the license year that
it is purchased and the two succeeding license years.

new text begin (f) A three-year individual angling license is valid during the license year in which it
is purchased and the two succeeding license years.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.435, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Eligibility.

Persons eligible for a turkey license shall be determined by
this section and commissioner's rule. deleted text begin A person is eligible for a turkey license only if the
person is at least age 16 before the season opens, possesses a firearms safety certificate, or,
if under age 12, is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
deleted text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Residents under age 16; fishing.

(a) A resident under the age of 16 years
may take fish without a license.

(b) A resident under the age of 16 may net ciscoes and whitefish for personal
consumption without the license required under section 97A.475, subdivision 13. A
resident netting ciscoes and whitefish under this paragraph must follow all other applicable
requirements for netting ciscoes and whitefish for personal consumption.

new text begin (c) A person's age at the time of purchase determines the type of license required
under section 97A.475.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Residents under age 16; small game.

(a) A resident under age 16 deleted text begin must deleted text end new text begin
may not new text end obtain a small game license deleted text begin in order to deleted text end new text begin but may new text end take small game by firearms or
bow and arrow without deleted text begin paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
4, and 5, deleted text end new text begin a license new text end if the resident is:

(1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;

(2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent or
guardian;

(3) age 13, 14, or 15, possesses an apprentice hunter validation, and is accompanied
by a parent or guardian who possesses a small game license that was not obtained using an
apprentice hunter validation; or

(4) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.

(b) A resident under age 16 may take small game by trapping without a small game
license, but a resident 13 years of age or older must have a trapping license. A resident
under age 13 may trap without a trapping license, but may not register fisher, otter,
bobcat, or pine marten unless the resident is at least age five. Any fisher, otter, bobcat,
or pine marten taken by a resident under age five must be included in the limit of the
accompanying parent or guardian.

(c) A resident under age deleted text begin 12 may apply for a turkey license deleted text end new text begin 13 must obtain a free
turkey license to take turkey new text end and may take a turkey without a firearms safety certificate
if the resident is accompanied by an adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety
certificate.

(d) A resident under age deleted text begin 12 deleted text end new text begin 13 new text end may apply for a prairie chicken license and may take
a prairie chicken without a firearms safety certificate if the resident is accompanied by an
adult parent or guardian who has a firearms safety certificate.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end

new text begin Nonresidents under age 18; small game. new text end

new text begin (a) A nonresident age 16 or
over and under age 18 may take small game by firearms or archery and may obtain a small
game license at the resident youth fee under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause (2),
if the nonresident possesses a firearms safety certificate.
new text end

new text begin (b) A nonresident under age 16 may take small game by firearms or archery
without paying the applicable fees under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, if
the nonresident is:
new text end

new text begin (1) age 14 or 15 and possesses a firearms safety certificate;
new text end

new text begin (2) age 13, possesses a firearms safety certificate, and is accompanied by a parent
or guardian; or
new text end

new text begin (3) age 12 or under and is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Persons under age deleted text begin 16 deleted text end new text begin 13 new text end ; big game.

deleted text begin (a) A person age 12, 13, 14, or 15
may not obtain a license to take big game unless the person possesses a firearms safety
certificate. A person age 12 or 13 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian to hunt
big game.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end A person age deleted text begin 10 or 11 deleted text end new text begin ten or over and under age 13 new text end may take big game new text begin , new text end provided
the person is under the direct supervision of a parent or guardian where the parent or
guardian is within immediate reach. deleted text begin Until March 1, 2009, a person age 10 or 11 may take
big game under a parent or guardian's license. Beginning March 1, 2009, deleted text end A person age deleted text begin 10
or 11 deleted text end new text begin ten or over and under age 13 new text end must obtain a license in order to take big game and may
obtain the license without paying the fee required under section 97A.475, subdivision 2.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.451, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Nonresidents under age deleted text begin 16 deleted text end new text begin 18 new text end .

(a) A nonresident under deleted text begin the deleted text end age deleted text begin of deleted text end 16 may
deleted text begin take fish by angling deleted text end new text begin angle new text end without a license deleted text begin if a parent or guardian has a fishing license deleted text end new text begin ,
but fish must be immediately released or immediately returned to the water new text end . new text begin A nonresident
under age 16 may not harvest or possess fish unless the nonresident purchases a youth
fishing license under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, clause (8), or is accompanied by a
parent or guardian with a fishing license. new text end Fish taken by a nonresident under deleted text begin the deleted text end age deleted text begin of deleted text end 16
without a license must be included in the limit of the parent or guardian.

(b) A nonresident under age deleted text begin 16 deleted text end new text begin 18 new text end may purchase a new text begin youth new text end fishing license deleted text begin at the
resident fee or be included under a nonresident family license, deleted text end new text begin under section 97A.475,
subdivision 7, clause (8), to new text end take fish by angling deleted text begin , deleted text end and possess a limit of fish.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Lifetime angling license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime angling license
authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those
activities authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license does not include a
trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or other stamps required
by law.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are:

(1) age 3 and under, deleted text begin $227 deleted text end new text begin $343 new text end ;

(2) age 4 to age 15, deleted text begin $300 deleted text end new text begin $473 new text end ;

(3) age 16 to age 50, deleted text begin $383 deleted text end new text begin $571 new text end ; and

(4) age 51 and over, deleted text begin $203 deleted text end new text begin $401 new text end .

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:

Subd. 2b.

Lifetime angling and spearing license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime
angling and spearing license authorizes a person to take fish by angling or spearing in the
state. The license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling
and spearing licenses.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling and spearing license are:

(1) age 3 and under, deleted text begin $485 deleted text end new text begin $601 new text end ;

(2) age 4 to age 15, deleted text begin $620 deleted text end new text begin $793 new text end ;

(3) age 16 to age 50, deleted text begin $755 deleted text end new text begin $943 new text end ; and

(4) age 51 and over, deleted text begin $376 deleted text end new text begin $574 new text end .

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Lifetime small game hunting license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime small
game hunting license authorizes a person to hunt and trap small game in the state. The
license authorizes those hunting and trapping activities authorized by the annual resident
small game hunting and trapping licenses. The license does not include a turkey stamp
validation or any other hunting stamps required by law.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting license are:

(1) age 3 and under, deleted text begin $217 deleted text end new text begin $223 new text end ;

(2) age 4 to age 15, deleted text begin $290 deleted text end new text begin $301 new text end ;

(3) age 16 to age 50, deleted text begin $363 deleted text end new text begin $430 new text end ; and

(4) age 51 and over, deleted text begin $213 deleted text end new text begin $274 new text end .

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Lifetime deer hunting license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime deer hunting
license authorizes a person to take deer with firearms or by archery in the state. The license
authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident firearm deer hunting license
or the annual resident archery deer hunting license. The licensee must register and receive
tags each year that the license is used. The tags shall be issued at no charge to the licensee.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm or archery deer hunting license are:

(1) age 3 and under, deleted text begin $337 deleted text end new text begin $406 new text end ;

(2) age 4 to age 15, deleted text begin $450 deleted text end new text begin $538 new text end ;

(3) age 16 to age 50, deleted text begin $573 deleted text end new text begin $656 new text end ; and

(4) age 51 and over, deleted text begin $383 deleted text end new text begin $468 new text end .

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Lifetime sporting license; fee.

(a) A resident lifetime sporting license
authorizes a person to take fish by angling and hunt and trap small game in the state. The
license authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident angling, resident
small game hunting, and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout
and salmon stamp validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or
any other hunting stamps required by law.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are:

(1) age 3 and under, deleted text begin $357 deleted text end new text begin $567 new text end ;

(2) age 4 to age 15, deleted text begin $480 deleted text end new text begin $786 new text end ;

(3) age 16 to age 50, deleted text begin $613 deleted text end new text begin $924 new text end ; and

(4) age 51 and over, deleted text begin $413 deleted text end new text begin $668 new text end .

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.473, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Lifetime sporting with spearing option license; fee.

(a) A resident
lifetime sporting with spearing option license authorizes a person to take fish by angling
or spearing and hunt and trap small game in the state. The license authorizes those
activities authorized by the annual resident angling, spearing, resident small game hunting,
and resident trapping licenses. The license does not include a trout and salmon stamp
validation, a turkey stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation, or any other hunting
stamps required by law.

(b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting with spearing option license are:

(1) age 3 and under, deleted text begin $615 deleted text end new text begin $815 new text end ;

(2) age 4 to age 15, deleted text begin $800 deleted text end new text begin $906 new text end ;

(3) age 16 to age 50, deleted text begin $985 deleted text end new text begin $1,296 new text end ; and

(4) age 51 and over, deleted text begin $586 deleted text end new text begin $841 new text end .

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.474, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Nonresident lifetime angling license; fee.

(a) A nonresident lifetime
angling license authorizes a person to take fish by angling in the state. The license
authorizes those activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling license. The
license does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a walleye stamp validation,
or other stamps required by law.

(b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:

(1) age 3 and under, deleted text begin $447 deleted text end new text begin $726 new text end ;

(2) age 4 to age 15, deleted text begin $600 deleted text end new text begin $925 new text end ;

(3) age 16 to age 50, deleted text begin $773 deleted text end new text begin $1,054 new text end ; and

(4) age 51 and over, deleted text begin $513 deleted text end new text begin $702 new text end .

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Resident hunting.

Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
only, are:

(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, deleted text begin $12.50 deleted text end new text begin $15.50 new text end ;

(2) for persons deleted text begin ages 16 and 17 and deleted text end age 65 or over, $6 to take small game;

(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, deleted text begin $23 deleted text end new text begin $26 new text end ;

(4) for persons deleted text begin under deleted text end age new text begin 13 or over and under age new text end 18 to take turkey, deleted text begin $12 deleted text end new text begin $13 new text end ;

(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season, deleted text begin $26 deleted text end new text begin $30 new text end ;

(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, deleted text begin $26 deleted text end new text begin $30 new text end ;

(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season, deleted text begin $26 deleted text end new text begin $30 new text end ;

(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, deleted text begin $310 deleted text end new text begin $356 new text end ;

(9) to take bear, deleted text begin $38 deleted text end new text begin $44 new text end ;

(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, deleted text begin $250 deleted text end new text begin $287 new text end ;

(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;

(12) to take prairie chickens, deleted text begin $20 deleted text end new text begin $23 new text end ;

(13) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
the regular firearms season, deleted text begin $13 deleted text end new text begin $15 new text end ;

(14) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer by archery, deleted text begin $13 deleted text end new text begin $15 new text end ; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(15) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader
during the muzzleloader season, deleted text begin $13. deleted text end new text begin $15;
new text end

new text begin (16) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour
period selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee
for the migratory waterfowl stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (1),
shall be deposited in the waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075,
subdivision 2; one-half of the fee for the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475,
subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the pheasant habitat improvement account
under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half of the small game surcharge under
section 97A.475, subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition account; and
new text end

new text begin (17) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $4.50.
new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Nonresident hunting.

(a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
to nonresidents, are:

(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, deleted text begin $73 deleted text end new text begin $90.50 new text end ;

(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season, deleted text begin $135 deleted text end new text begin $160 new text end ;

(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, deleted text begin $135 deleted text end new text begin $160 new text end ;

(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season, deleted text begin $135 deleted text end new text begin $160 new text end ;

(5) to take bear, deleted text begin $195 deleted text end new text begin $225 new text end ;

(6) for persons age 18 deleted text begin and older deleted text end new text begin or over new text end to take turkey, deleted text begin $78 deleted text end new text begin $91 new text end ;

(7) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take turkey, deleted text begin $12 deleted text end new text begin $13 new text end ;

(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, deleted text begin $155 deleted text end new text begin $178 new text end ;

(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;

(10) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, deleted text begin $13 deleted text end new text begin $15 new text end ;

(11) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer by archery, deleted text begin $13 deleted text end new text begin $15 new text end ; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(12) for persons new text begin age 13 or over and new text end under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader
season, deleted text begin $13. deleted text end new text begin $15; and
new text end

new text begin (13) for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour
period selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee
for the migratory waterfowl stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (1),
shall be deposited in the waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075,
subdivision 2; one-half of the fee for the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475,
subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the pheasant habitat improvement account
under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half of the small game surcharge under
section 97A.475, subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the wildlife acquisition account.
new text end

(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under
paragraph (a), clauses (1) to new text begin (6) and new text end (8). An additional commission may not be assessed
on this surcharge.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Small game surcharge.

Fees for annual licenses to take small game must
be increased by a surcharge of $6.50 new text begin , except licenses under section 97A.475, subdivisions
2, clause (16); and 3, clause (13) new text end . An additional commission may not be assessed on
the surcharge and the following statement must be included in the annual small game
hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is being paid by hunters for the acquisition and
development of wildlife lands."

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Resident fishing.

Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
only, are:

(1) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling, deleted text begin $17 deleted text end new text begin $24 new text end ;

(2) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a
married couple, deleted text begin $25 deleted text end new text begin $40 new text end ;

(3) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by spearing from a dark house, deleted text begin $17 deleted text end new text begin
$18 new text end ; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(4) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
by the licensee, deleted text begin $8.50. deleted text end new text begin $10;
new text end

new text begin (5) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a consecutive 72-hour
period selected by the licensee, $12;
new text end

new text begin (6) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling limited to 90 consecutive
days selected by the licensee, $18;
new text end

new text begin (7) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling for a period of three consecutive
years, $69;
new text end

new text begin (8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $12;
new text end

new text begin (9) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by spearing, $9; and
new text end

new text begin (10) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling and spearing, $36.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Nonresident fishing.

(a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued
to nonresidents, are:

(1) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling, deleted text begin $37.50 deleted text end new text begin $39 new text end ;

(2) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling new text begin for a combined license for a
married couple, new text end limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, deleted text begin $26.50 deleted text end new text begin $33 new text end ;

(3) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling for a new text begin consecutive new text end 72-hour
period selected by the licensee, deleted text begin $22 deleted text end new text begin $27 new text end ;

(4) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
family for one or both parents and dependent children under the age of 16, deleted text begin $50.50 deleted text end new text begin $53 new text end ;

(5) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
by the licensee, deleted text begin $8.50 deleted text end new text begin $12 new text end ;

(6) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, deleted text begin $38.50 deleted text end new text begin
$43 new text end ; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(7) new text begin for persons age 18 or over new text end to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $37.50 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (8) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by angling, $12;
new text end

new text begin (9) for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take fish by spearing from a
dark house, $9; and
new text end

new text begin (10) for persons age 18 or over to take fish by angling, limited to seven consecutive
days selected by the licensee, $29.
new text end

(b) A deleted text begin $2 deleted text end new text begin $5 new text end surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except
licenses issued under paragraph (a), deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin clauses new text end (5) new text begin , (8), and (9) new text end . An additional
commission may not be assessed on this surcharge.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Minnesota sporting new text begin ; super sports new text end .

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall issue
Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The licensee may take fish by angling
and small game. The fee for the license is:

(1) for an individual, deleted text begin $23 deleted text end new text begin $36.50 new text end ; and

(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take fish and for one spouse
to take small game, deleted text begin $32 deleted text end new text begin $52.50 new text end .

new text begin (b) The commissioner shall issue Minnesota super sports licenses to residents only.
The licensee may take fish by angling, including trout; small game, including pheasant
and waterfowl; and deer. The fee for the super sports license, including all required stamp
validations, is:
new text end

new text begin (1) for an individual age 18 or over, $92.50; and
new text end

new text begin (2) for a combined license for a married couple as defined in section 517.01 to take
fish, including the trout and salmon stamp validation, and for one spouse to take small
game, including pheasant and waterfowl, and deer, $118.50.
new text end

new text begin (c) Revenue for the stamp endorsements under paragraph (b) shall be deposited
according to section 97A.075, subdivisions 2, 3, and 4.
new text end

new text begin (d) Revenue for the deer dedicated accounts from the deer license endorsement
under paragraph (b) shall be deposited according to section 97A.075, subdivision 1.
new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; residents.

Fees for the
following licenses are:

(1) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, deleted text begin $11.50 deleted text end new text begin $15 new text end ;

(2) annual for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, deleted text begin $26 deleted text end new text begin $30 new text end ;

(3) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is not rented, deleted text begin $34.50 deleted text end new text begin
$42 new text end ; and

(4) three-year for a fish house, dark house, or shelter that is rented, deleted text begin $78 deleted text end new text begin $87 new text end .

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

Fish houses, dark houses, and shelters; nonresident.

Fees for fish
house, dark house, and shelter licenses for a nonresident are:

(1) annual, deleted text begin $33 deleted text end new text begin $37 new text end ;

(2) seven consecutive days, deleted text begin $19 deleted text end new text begin selected by the licensee, $21 new text end ; and

(3) three-year, deleted text begin $99 deleted text end new text begin $111 new text end .

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 20, is amended to read:

Subd. 20.

Trapping license.

The fee for a license to trap fur-bearing animals is:

(1) for residents over age 13 and under age 18, deleted text begin $6 deleted text end new text begin $7 new text end ;

(2) for residents age 18 or over and under age 65, deleted text begin $20 deleted text end new text begin $23 new text end ;

(3) for residents age 65 or over, deleted text begin $10 deleted text end new text begin $11.50 new text end ; and

(4) for nonresidents, deleted text begin $73 deleted text end new text begin $84 new text end .

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 43, is amended to read:

Subd. 43.

Duplicate licenses.

The fees for duplicate licenses are:

(1) for licenses to take big game, $5 new text begin , except licenses issued under section 97A.475,
subdivision 8, paragraph (b) new text end ; and

(2) for other licenses, $2.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 44, is amended to read:

Subd. 44.

Replacement licenses.

The fee for a replacement firearms deer license
is $5 new text begin , except there is no fee for replacing a deer license issued under section 97A.475,
subdivision 8, paragraph (b) new text end .

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.475, subdivision 45, is amended to read:

Subd. 45.

Camp Ripley archery deer hunt.

The application fee for the Camp
Ripley archery deer hunt is deleted text begin $8 deleted text end new text begin $12 new text end .

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97A.485, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Electronic licensing system commission.

The commissioner shall retain
for the operation of the electronic licensing system the commission established under
section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected by the commissioner on all
license fees deleted text begin collected, excluding: deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (1) the small game surcharge;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the deer license surcharges or donations under section 97A.475, subdivisions 3,
paragraph (b), and 3a; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) $2.50 of the license fee for the licenses in section 97A.475, subdivisions 6,
clauses (1), (2), and (4), 7, 8, 12, and 13.
deleted text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.020, is amended to read:

97B.020 FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.

(a) Except as provided in this section deleted text begin and section 97A.451, subdivision 3a deleted text end , a person
born after December 31, 1979, may not obtain an annual license to take wild animals by
firearms unless the person has:

(1) a firearms safety certificate or equivalent certificate;

(2) a driver's license or identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification
indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13;

(3) a previous hunting license with a valid firearms safety qualification indicator;

(4) an apprentice hunter validation issued under section 97B.022; or

(5) other evidence indicating that the person has completed in this state or in another
state a hunter safety course recognized by the department under a reciprocity agreement or
certified by the department as substantially similar.

(b) A person who is on active duty and has successfully completed basic training
in the United States armed forces, reserve component, or National Guard may obtain a
hunting license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether the person is issued
a firearms safety certificate.

(c) A person born after December 31, 1979, may not use a lifetime license to take
wild animals by firearms, unless the person meets the requirements for obtaining an annual
license under paragraph (a) or (b).

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Stamp required.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section
97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required to possess a small game license may not hunt
pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.

(b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:

(1) residents new text begin or nonresidents new text end under age 18 deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin and residents new text end over age 65;

(2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441,
subdivision 6a deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (4) residents or nonresidents hunting on a license issued under section 97A.475,
subdivision 2, clause (16), or 3, clause (13).
new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97B.801, is amended to read:

97B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.

(a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person
required to possess a small game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a
migratory waterfowl stamp validation.

(b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license
issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property
are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.

new text begin (c) Residents or nonresidents with a license issued under section 97A.475,
subdivision 2, clause (16), or 3, clause (13), are not required to possess a stamp validation
under this section.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.301, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Spearing.

A person may not take fish by spearing from a dark house
without a dark house spearing license deleted text begin and an angling license deleted text end .

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

Except as provided in subdivision 2 or section
97A.405, subdivision 2, a person over age deleted text begin 16 deleted text end new text begin 18 new text end and under age 65 required to possess an
angling license must have a trout and salmon stamp validation to:

(1) take fish by angling in:

(i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout stream;

(ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; or

(iii) Lake Superior; or

(2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 97C.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Exception.

A trout and salmon stamp validation is not required to take fish
by angling or to possess trout and salmon if:

(1) the person:

(i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a period of 24 hours new text begin or 72 hours new text end
from the time of issuance under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause new text begin (4) or new text end (5) deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin ; new text end or
deleted text begin subdivision deleted text end 7, clause new text begin (3) or new text end (5), and

(ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, during
the period the license is valid;

(2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were taken by the person, as
authorized under section 97C.035; or

(3) the person has a valid license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 1, 2,
3, 4, or 5.

Sec. 45.

new text begin [103G.27] WATER MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Account established; sources. new text end

new text begin The water management account
is created in the natural resources fund in the state treasury. Revenues collected from
water use permits, penalties, and other receipts according to section 103G.271, shall
be deposited in the account and are appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes
described in subdivision 2. Interest earned on money in the account accrues to the account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Purposes of account. new text end

new text begin Money in the water management account may
only be spent by the commissioner for the costs associated with permit applications,
inspections, and other expenditures under sections 103G.271 and 103G.301.
new text end

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.271, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Water use permit processing fee.

(a) Except as described in paragraphs
(b) to (f), a water use permit processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in
accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for each water use permit in force
at any time during the year. new text begin Fees collected under this paragraph are credited to the water
management account in the natural resources fund and appropriated to the commissioner. new text end
The schedule is as follows, with the stated fee in each clause applied to the total amount
appropriated:

(1) $140 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per year;

(2) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 50,000,000 gallons but less
than 100,000,000 gallons per year;

(3) $4 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 100,000,000 gallons but less
than 150,000,000 gallons per year;

(4) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 150,000,000 gallons but
less than 200,000,000 gallons per year;

(5) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 200,000,000 gallons but less
than 250,000,000 gallons per year;

(6) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 250,000,000 gallons but
less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;

(7) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 300,000,000 gallons but less
than 350,000,000 gallons per year;

(8) $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 350,000,000 gallons but
less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;

(9) $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 400,000,000 gallons but less
than 450,000,000 gallons per year;

(10) $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 450,000,000 gallons but
less than 500,000,000 gallons per year; and

(11) $8 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than 500,000,000 gallons per year.

(b) For once-through cooling systems, a water use processing fee must be prescribed
by the commissioner in accordance with the following schedule of fees for each water use
permit in force at any time during the year:

(1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $200 per 1,000,000 gallons; and

(2) for all other users, $420 per 1,000,000 gallons.

(c) The fee is payable based on the amount of water appropriated during the year
and, except as provided in paragraph (f), the minimum fee is $100.

(d) For water use processing fees other than once-through cooling systems:

(1) the fee for a city of the first class may not exceed $250,000 per year;

(2) the fee for other entities for any permitted use may not exceed:

(i) $60,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer permits;

(ii) $90,000 per year for an entity holding four or five permits; or

(iii) $300,000 per year for an entity holding more than five permits;

(3) the fee for agricultural irrigation may not exceed $750 per year;

(4) the fee for a municipality that furnishes electric service and cogenerates steam
for home heating may not exceed $10,000 for its permit for water use related to the
cogeneration of electricity and steam; and

(5) no fee is required for a project involving the appropriation of surface water to
prevent flood damage or to remove flood waters during a period of flooding, as determined
by the commissioner.

(e) Failure to pay the fee is sufficient cause for revoking a permit. A penalty of two
percent per month calculated from the original due date must be imposed on the unpaid
balance of fees remaining 30 days after the sending of a second notice of fees due. A fee
may not be imposed on an agency, as defined in section 16B.01, subdivision 2, or federal
governmental agency holding a water appropriation permit.

(f) The minimum water use processing fee for a permit issued for irrigation of
agricultural land is $20 for years in which:

(1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or

(2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive days between May 1
and October 1.

(g) A surcharge of $30 per million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in
paragraph (a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in each of the months of June,
July, and August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for municipal water
use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape irrigation. The surcharge for municipalities
with more than one permit shall be determined based on the total appropriations from all
permits that supply a common distribution system.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.301, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Permit application fees.

(a) A permit application fee to defray the costs of
receiving, recording, and processing the application must be paid for a permit authorized
under this chapter and for each request to amend or transfer an existing permit. Fees
established under this subdivision, unless specified in paragraph (c), shall be compliant
with section 16A.1285.

(b) Proposed projects that require water in excess of 100 million gallons per year
must be assessed fees to recover the costs incurred to evaluate the project and the costs
incurred for environmental review. deleted text begin Fees collected under this paragraph must be credited
to an account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
deleted text end

(c) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, in addition to any fee under
paragraph (b); a permit to construct or repair a dam that is subject to dam safety inspection;
or a state general permit is $150. The application fee for a permit to work in public waters
or to divert waters for mining must be at least $150, but not more than $1,000.

new text begin (d) Fees collected under this subdivision must be credited to the water management
account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.615, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

deleted text begin Authorization deleted text end new text begin Issuance; validity new text end .

(a) The commissioner may issue
permits, with or without a fee, to:

(1) gather or harvest aquatic plants, or plant parts, other than wild rice from public
waters;

(2) transplant aquatic plants into public waters;

(3) destroy harmful or undesirable aquatic vegetation or organisms in public waters
under prescribed conditions to protect the waters, desirable species of fish, vegetation,
other forms of aquatic life, and the public.

(b) Application for a permit must be accompanied by a permit fee, if required.

new text begin (c) An aquatic plant management permit is valid for one growing season and expires
on December 31 of the year it is issued unless the commissioner stipulates a different
expiration date in rule or in the permit.
new text end

new text begin (d) A commercial mechanical control permit is valid for the calendar year in which
it is issued and expires on December 31. A commercial mechanical control permit may
not be transferred.
new text end

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.615, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fees.

(a) deleted text begin The commissioner shall establish a fee schedule for permits to
control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild rice. The fees must be set by rule, and
section 16A.1283 does not apply, but the rule must not take effect until 45 legislative
days after it has been reported to the legislature. The fees shall be based upon the cost
of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit, and additional costs incurred
after the application to inspect and monitor the activities authorized by the permit, and
enforce aquatic plant management rules and permit requirements. deleted text end new text begin The fees shall be based
upon the cost of receiving, processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit and additional
costs incurred after the application to inspect and monitor the activities authorized by the
permit and enforce aquatic plant management rules and permit requirements.
new text end

new text begin (b) When application is made to control two or more shoreline nuisance conditions,
only the larger fee applies. A permit application fee, in the form of a check or money order
payable to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, must accompany each permit
application when required by the following fee schedule:
new text end

deleted text begin (b) A fee for a permit for the deleted text end new text begin (1) to new text end control deleted text begin of rooted deleted text end aquatic deleted text begin vegetation deleted text end new text begin plants by
pesticide or mechanical means, $90 new text end for each contiguous parcel of shoreline owned by
an owner deleted text begin may be charged deleted text end new text begin , including a permit valid for three years new text end . This fee may not
be charged for deleted text begin permits issued in connection with deleted text end purple loosestrife control or lakewide
deleted text begin Eurasian water milfoil control programs. deleted text end new text begin or baywide invasive aquatic plant management
permits;
new text end

new text begin (2) to control filamentous algae, snails that carry swimmer's itch, or leeches, singly
or in combination, $40 for each contiguous parcel of shoreline with a distinct owner;
new text end

new text begin (3) for offshore control of submersed aquatic plants by pesticide or mechanical
means, $90;
new text end

new text begin (4) to control plankton algae or free-floating aquatic plants by lakewide or baywide
application of approved pesticides, $90;
new text end

new text begin (5) for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation in a public water basin that is 20 acres
or less in size, one-half of the fee established under clause (1);
new text end

new text begin (6) for a commercial mechanical control permit, $100 annually; and
new text end

new text begin (7) for a commercial harvest permit, $100 plus $300 for each public water listed on
the application that requires an inspection. An inspection is required for waters with no
previous permit history and may be required at other times to monitor the status of the
aquatic plant population.
new text end

new text begin (c) There is no permit fee for:
new text end

new text begin (1) permits to transplant aquatic plants in public waters;
new text end

new text begin (2) permits to move or remove a floating bog in public waters if the floating bog is
lodged against the permittee's property and has not taken root;
new text end

new text begin (3) permits to control purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria);
new text end

new text begin (4) invasive aquatic plant management permits; or
new text end

deleted text begin (c) A fee may not be charged to deleted text end new text begin (5) permits applied for by new text end the state or a federal
governmental agency deleted text begin applying for a permit deleted text end .

deleted text begin (d) A fee for a permit for the control of rooted aquatic vegetation in a public
water basin that is 20 acres or less in size shall be one-half of the fee established under
paragraph (a).
deleted text end

new text begin (d) If the fee does not accompany the application, the applicant will be notified and
no action will be taken on the application until the fee is received.
new text end

new text begin (e) The fee is refundable only when the application is withdrawn prior to field
inspection or issuance or denial of the permit or when the commissioner determines that
the activity does not require a permit.
new text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end The money received for the permits under this subdivision shall be deposited
in the deleted text begin treasury and credited to the deleted text end water recreation account new text begin in the natural resources fund new text end .

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 103G.615, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Invasive aquatic plant management permit. new text end

new text begin (a) "Invasive aquatic plant
management permit" means an aquatic plant management permit as defined in Minnesota
Rules, part 6280.0100, subpart 2b, that authorizes the selective control of invasive aquatic
plants at a scale to cause a significant lakewide or baywide reduction in the abundance of
the invasive aquatic plant.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may waive the dated signature of approval requirement in
Minnesota Rules, part 6280.0450, subpart 1a, for invasive aquatic plant management
permits if obtaining signatures would create an undue burden on the permittee or if the
commissioner determines that invasive aquatic plant control is necessary to protect natural
resources.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the signature requirement is waived under paragraph (b) because obtaining
signatures would create an undue burden on the permittee, the commissioner shall require
an alternate form of landowner notification, including news releases or public notices in
a local newspaper, a public meeting, or a mailing to the most recent permanent address
of affected landowners. The notification must be given annually and must include: the
proposed date of treatment, the target species, the method of control or product being
used, and instructions on how the landowner may request that control not occur adjacent
to the landowner's property.
new text end

new text begin (d) For an invasive aquatic plant management permit, the commissioner may allow
dated signatures of approval obtained to satisfy Minnesota Rules, part 6280.0450, subpart
1a, to remain valid for three years if property ownership remains unchanged.
new text end

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.1314, is amended to read:

115A.1314 MANUFACTURER'S REGISTRATION FEE deleted text begin ; CREATION OF
ACCOUNT deleted text end .

Subdivision 1.

Registration fee.

(a) Each manufacturer who registers under section
115A.1312 must, by September 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, pay to the commissioner
of revenue an annual registration fee. The commissioner of revenue must deposit the
fee in the deleted text begin account established in subdivision 2 deleted text end new text begin state treasury and credit the fee to the
environmental fund new text end .

(b) deleted text begin The registration fee for the initial program year during which a manufacturer's
video display devices are sold to households is $5,000. Each year thereafter, deleted text end The
registration fee is equal to a base fee of $2,500, plus a variable recycling fee calculated
according to the formula:

((A x B) - (C + D)) x E, where:

(1) A = the number of pounds of a manufacturer's video display devices sold to
households during the previous program year, as reported to the department under section
115A.1316, subdivision 1;

(2) B = the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, set at
0.6 for the first program year and 0.8 for the second program year and every year thereafter;

(3) C = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by a
manufacturer from households during the previous program year, as reported to the
department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 1;

(4) D = the number of recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to calculate the
variable recycling fee, as reported to the department under section 115A.1316, subdivision
1; and

(5) E = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $0.50 per pound for
manufacturers who recycle less than 50 percent of the product (A x B); $0.40 per pound
for manufacturers who recycle at least 50 percent but less than 90 percent of the product
(A x B); and $0.30 per pound for manufacturers who recycle at least 90 percent but less
than 100 percent of the product (A x B).

(c) If, as specified in paragraph (b), the term C - (A x B) equals a positive number of
pounds, that amount is defined as the manufacturer's recycling credits. A manufacturer
may retain recycling credits to be added, in whole or in part, to the actual value of C, as
reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, during any succeeding program year,
provided that no more than 25 percent of a manufacturer's obligation (A x B) for any
program year may be met with recycling credits generated in a prior program year. A
manufacturer may sell any portion or all of its recycling credits to another manufacturer, at
a price negotiated by the parties, who may use the credits in the same manner.

(d) For the purpose of calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling fee under
paragraph (b), the weight of covered electronic devices collected from households located
outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), is
calculated at 1.5 times their actual weight.

(e) The registration fee for the initial program year and the base registration fee
thereafter for a manufacturer who produces fewer than 100 video display devices for sale
annually to households is $1,250.

Subd. 2.

deleted text begin Creation of account; appropriations deleted text end new text begin Use of registration fees new text end .

deleted text begin (a) The
electronic waste account is established in the environmental fund. The commissioner of
revenue must deposit receipts from the fee established in subdivision 1 in the account.
Any interest earned on the account must be credited to the account. Money from other
sources may be credited to the account. Beginning in the second program year and
continuing each program year thereafter, as of the last day of each program year, the
commissioner shall determine the total amount of the variable fees that were collected. To
the extent that the total fees collected by the commissioner in connection with this section
exceed the amount the commissioner determines necessary to operate the program for the
new program year, the commissioner shall refund on a pro rata basis, to all manufacturers
who paid any fees for the previous program year, the amount of fees collected by the
commissioner in excess of the amount necessary to operate the program for the new
program year. No individual refund is required of amounts of $100 or less for a fiscal
year. Manufacturers who report collections less than 50 percent of their obligation for
the previous program year are not eligible for a refund.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) Until June 30, 2011, money in the account is annually appropriated to the
Pollution Control Agency: deleted text end new text begin (a) Registration fees may be used by the commissioner for:
new text end

(1) deleted text begin for the purpose of deleted text end implementing sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330, including
transfer to the commissioner of revenue to carry out the department's duties under
section 115A.1320, subdivision 2, and transfer to the commissioner of administration for
responsibilities under section 115A.1324; and

(2) deleted text begin to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency to be distributed on
a competitive basis through contracts with deleted text end new text begin grants to new text end counties outside the 11-county
metropolitan area, as defined in paragraph deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end , and deleted text begin with deleted text end new text begin to new text end private entities that collect
for recycling covered electronic devices in counties outside the 11-county metropolitan
area, where the collection and recycling is consistent with the respective county's solid
waste plan, for the purpose of carrying out the activities under sections 115A.1312 to
115A.1330. In awarding competitive grants under this clause, the commissioner must
give preference to counties and private entities that are working cooperatively with
manufacturers to help them meet their recycling obligations under section 115A.1318,
subdivision 1.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (b) new text end The 11-county metropolitan area consists of the counties of Anoka, Carver,
Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, Isanti, Ramsey, Scott, Sherburne, Washington, and Wright.

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115A.1320, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:

Subdivision 1.

Duties of the agency.

(a) The agency shall administer sections
115A.1310 to 115A.1330.

(b) The agency shall establish procedures for:

(1) receipt and maintenance of the registration statements and certifications filed
with the agency under section 115A.1312; and

(2) making the statements and certifications easily available to manufacturers,
retailers, and members of the public.

(c) The agency shall annually review the value of the following variables that are
part of the formula used to calculate a manufacturer's annual registration fee under section
115A.1314, subdivision 1:

(1) the proportion of sales of video display devices sold to households that
manufacturers are required to recycle;

(2) the estimated per-pound price of recycling covered electronic devices sold to
households;

(3) the base registration fee; and

(4) the multiplier established for the weight of covered electronic devices collected
in section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, paragraph (d). If the agency determines that any of
these values must be changed in order to improve the efficiency or effectiveness of the
activities regulated under sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330 deleted text begin or if the revenues in the
account exceed the amount that the agency determines is necessary deleted text end , the agency shall
submit recommended changes and the reasons for them to the chairs of the senate and
house of representatives committees with jurisdiction over solid waste policy.

(d) By January 15 each year, beginning in 2008, the agency shall calculate estimated
sales of video display devices sold to households by each manufacturer during the
preceding program year, based on national sales data, and forward the estimates to the
department.

deleted text begin (e) The agency shall manage the account established in section 115A.1314,
subdivision 2. If the revenues in the account exceed the amount that the agency determines
is necessary for efficient and effective administration of the program, including any
amount for contingencies, the agency must recommend to the legislature that the base
registration fee, the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled,
or the estimated per pound cost of recycling established under section 115A.1314,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b), or any combination thereof, be lowered in order to reduce
revenues collected in the subsequent program year by the estimated amount of the excess.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end On or before December 1, 2010, and each year thereafter, the agency shall
provide a report to the governor and the legislature on the implementation of sections
115A.1310 to 115A.1330. For each program year, the report must discuss the total weight
of covered electronic devices recycled and a summary of information in the reports
submitted by manufacturers and recyclers under section 115A.1316. The report must
also discuss the various collection programs used by manufacturers to collect covered
electronic devices; information regarding covered electronic devices that are being
collected by persons other than registered manufacturers, collectors, and recyclers; and
information about covered electronic devices, if any, being disposed of in landfills in
this state. The report must include a description of enforcement actions under sections
115A.1310 to 115A.1330. The agency may include in its report other information received
by the agency regarding the implementation of sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330.

deleted text begin (g) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end The agency shall promote public participation in the activities regulated under
sections 115A.1312 to 115A.1330 through public education and outreach efforts.

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (g) new text end The agency shall enforce sections 115A.1310 to 115A.1330 in the manner
provided by sections 115.071, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, 5, and 6; and 116.072, except for those
provisions enforced by the department, as provided in subdivision 2. The agency may
revoke a registration of a collector or recycler found to have violated sections 115A.1310
to 115A.1330.

deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end The agency shall facilitate communication between counties, collection and
recycling centers, and manufacturers to ensure that manufacturers are aware of video
display devices available for recycling.

(j) new text begin (i) new text end The agency shall develop a form retailers must use to report information to
manufacturers under section 115A.1318 and post it on the agency's Web site.

deleted text begin (k) deleted text end new text begin (j) new text end The agency shall post on its Web site the contact information provided by
each manufacturer under section 115A.1318, paragraph (e).

Sec. 53.

new text begin [115A.9295] METROPOLITAN SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FEE.
new text end

new text begin The operator of a mixed municipal solid waste disposal facility outside of the
metropolitan area, as defined under section 473.121, subdivision 2, shall pay a fee on solid
waste collected in the metropolitan area and accepted and disposed of at the facility. All
provisions pertaining to the fee imposed under section 473.843 apply to this fee.
new text end

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 115C.13, is amended to read:

115C.13 REPEALER.

Sections 115C.01, 115C.02, 115C.021, 115C.03, 115C.04, 115C.045, 115C.05,
115C.06, 115C.065, 115C.07, 115C.08, 115C.09, 115C.093, 115C.094, 115C.10, 115C.11,
115C.111, 115C.112, 115C.113, 115C.12, and 115C.13, are repealed effective June 30,
deleted text begin 2012 deleted text end new text begin 2017 new text end .

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:

Subd. 4d.

Permit fees.

(a) The agency may collect permit fees in amounts not
greater than those necessary to cover the reasonable costs of developing, reviewing,
and acting upon applications for agency permits and implementing and enforcing the
conditions of the permits pursuant to agency rules. Permit fees shall not include the costs
of litigation. The fee schedule must reflect reasonable and routine direct and indirect costs
associated with permitting, implementation, and enforcement. The agency may impose
an additional enforcement fee to be collected for a period of up to two years to cover the
reasonable costs of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the
rules of the agency. Any money collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in
the environmental fund.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the agency shall collect an annual fee from
the owner or operator of all stationary sources, emission facilities, emissions units, air
contaminant treatment facilities, treatment facilities, potential air contaminant storage
facilities, or storage facilities subject to the requirement to obtain a permit under
subchapter V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et
seq., or section 116.081. The annual fee shall be used to pay for all direct and indirect
reasonable costs, including attorney general costs, required to develop and administer
the permit program requirements of subchapter V of the federal Clean Air Act, United
States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., and sections of this chapter and the rules
adopted under this chapter related to air contamination and noise. Those costs include the
reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon an application for a permit; implementing
and enforcing statutes, rules, and the terms and conditions of a permit; emissions, ambient,
and deposition monitoring; preparing generally applicable regulations; responding to
federal guidance; modeling, analyses, and demonstrations; preparing inventories and
tracking emissions; and providing information to the public about these activities.

(c) The agency shall set fees that:

(1) will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each volatile organic compound; pollutant
regulated under United States Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412 (section 111 or 112
of the federal Clean Air Act); and each pollutant, except carbon monoxide, for which a
national primary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated;

(2) may result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each pollutant not listed in clause (1) that is
regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter; and

(3) shall collect, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), the
amount needed to match grant funds received by the state under United States Code, title
42, section 7405 (section 105 of the federal Clean Air Act).

The agency must not include in the calculation of the aggregate amount to be collected
under clauses (1) and (2) any amount in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each air pollutant
from a source. The increase in air permit fees to match federal grant funds shall be a
surcharge on existing fees. The commissioner may not collect the surcharge after the grant
funds become unavailable. In addition, the commissioner shall use nonfee funds to the
extent practical to match the grant funds so that the fee surcharge is minimized.

(d) To cover the reasonable costs described in paragraph (b), the agency shall
provide in the rules promulgated under paragraph (c) for an increase in the fee collected
in each year by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most
recent calendar year ending before the beginning of the year the fee is collected exceeds
the Consumer Price Index for the calendar year 1989. For purposes of this paragraph the
Consumer Price Index for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index
for all-urban consumers published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the
close of the 12-month period ending on August 31 of each calendar year. The revision
of the Consumer Price Index that is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for
calendar year 1989 shall be used.

(e) Any money collected under paragraphs (b) to (d) must be deposited in the
environmental fund and must be used solely for the activities listed in paragraph (b).

(f) Persons who wish to construct or expand a facility may offer to reimburse the
agency for the costs of staff overtime or consultant services needed to expedite permit
review. The reimbursement shall be in addition to fees imposed by law. When the agency
determines that it needs additional resources to review the permit application in an
expedited manner, and that expediting the review would not disrupt permitting program
priorities, the agency may accept the reimbursement. Reimbursements accepted by the
agency are appropriated to the agency for the purpose of reviewing the permit application.
Reimbursement by a permit applicant shall precede and not be contingent upon issuance
of a permit and shall not affect the agency's decision on whether to issue or deny a permit,
what conditions are included in a permit, or the application of state and federal statutes
and rules governing permit determinations.

new text begin (g) Persons who wish the agency to consider unique financial assurance mechanisms
to meet their obligations under subdivisions 4f, 4g, and 4h must reimburse the agency
for the costs of consultant services needed to complete a review to determine the
appropriateness of the proposed mechanism. The reimbursement shall be in addition to
any other fees imposed by law. Reimbursements accepted by the agency are deposited
in the miscellaneous special revenue fund and appropriated to the agency for the cost to
review the financial assurance mechanism.
new text end

deleted text begin (g) deleted text end new text begin (h) new text end The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285.

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116C.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Support.

Staff deleted text begin and consultant deleted text end support for board activities shall be provided
by the deleted text begin Office of Strategic and Long-Range Planning deleted text end new text begin Minnesota Pollution Control Agency new text end .
deleted text begin This support shall be provided based upon an annual budget and work program developed
by the board and certified to the commissioner by the chair of the board. deleted text end The board shall
have the authority to request and require staff support from all other agencies of state
government as needed for the execution of the responsibilities of the board.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 116C.03, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Administration.

The board shall deleted text begin contract with the Office of Strategic and
Long-Range Planning for deleted text end new text begin receive new text end administrative services necessary deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin for completion of new text end
the board's activities new text begin from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency new text end . The services shall
include personnel, budget, payroll new text begin , new text end and contract administration.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 357.021, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Disbursement of surcharges by commissioner of management and
budget.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), the commissioner of
management and budget shall disburse surcharges received under subdivision 6 and
section 97A.065, subdivision 2, as follows:

(1) one percent shall be credited to the new text begin peace officer training account in the new text end game and
fish fund deleted text begin to provide deleted text end new text begin and is annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources
for new text end peace officer training for employees of the Department of Natural Resources who are
licensed under sections 626.84 to 626.863, and who possess peace officer authority for the
purpose of enforcing game and fish laws;

(2) 39 percent shall be credited to the peace officers training account in the special
revenue fund; and

(3) 60 percent shall be credited to the general fund.

(b) The commissioner of management and budget shall credit $3 of each surcharge
received under subdivision 6 and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, to the general fund.

(c) In addition to any amounts credited under paragraph (a), the commissioner of
management and budget shall credit $47 of each surcharge received under subdivision 6
and section 97A.065, subdivision 2, and the $12 parking surcharge, to the general fund.

(d) If the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners authorizes imposition of the
additional $1 surcharge provided for in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), the court administrator
in the Second Judicial District shall transmit the surcharge to the commissioner of
management and budget. The $1 special surcharge is deposited in a Ramsey County
surcharge account in the special revenue fund and amounts in the account are appropriated
to the trial courts for the administration of the petty misdemeanor diversion program
operated by the Second Judicial District Ramsey County Violations Bureau.

Sec. 59.

Laws 2007, chapter 57, article 1, section 4, subdivision 2, as amended by
Laws 2009, chapter 37, article 1, section 60, is amended to read:

Subd. 2. Land and Mineral Resources Management

11,747,000

11,272,000

Appropriations by Fund
General	6,633,000	6,230,000
Natural Resources	3,551,000	3,447,000
Game and Fish	1,363,000	1,395,000
Permanent School	200,000	200,000

$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the
second year are for iron ore cooperative
research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year
is from the minerals management account in
the natural resources fund and $275,000 each
year is from the general fund. $237,500 the
first year and $237,500 the second year are
available only as matched by $1 of nonstate
money for each $1 of state money. The
match may be cash or in-kind.

$86,000 the first year and $86,000 the
second year are for minerals cooperative
environmental research, of which $43,000
the first year and $43,000 the second year are
available only as matched by $1 of nonstate
money for each $1 of state money. The
match may be cash or in-kind.

$2,800,000 the first year and $2,696,000
the second year are from the minerals
management account in the natural resources
fund for use as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c).

$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are from the state forest suspense
account in the permanent school fund to
accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and
commercial leasing of school trust lands and
to identify, evaluate, and lease construction
aggregate located on school trust lands. This
appropriation is to be used for securing
maximum long-term economic return
from the school trust lands consistent with
fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural
resources conservation and management
principles.

$15,000 the first year is for a report
by February 1, 2008, to the house and
senate committees with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources on
proposed minimum legal and conservation
standards that could be applied to
conservation easements acquired with public
money.

$1,201,000 the first year and $701,000 the
second year are to support the land records
management system. Of this amount,
$326,000 the first year and $326,000 the
second year are from the game and fish fund
and $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund. The unexpended balances are available
until June 30, deleted text begin 2011 deleted text end new text begin 2013 new text end . The commissioner
must report to the legislative chairs on
environmental finance on the outcomes of
the land records management support.

$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for land asset management.
This is a onetime appropriation.

Sec. 60. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 97A.451, subdivisions 3a and 7; and 97C.303, new text end new text begin are
repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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