1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to appropriations; appropriating money for environment, natural 
1.3 	resources, and agriculture; modifying disposition of certain revenue and funds; 
1.4 	modifying certain grant and loan requirements; modifying use of Minnesota 
1.5 	grown label; modifying and creating certain funds and accounts; eliminating 
1.6 	the aquatic pest control license; modifying permit and safeguard requirements; 
1.7 	modifying and establishing certain fees and surcharges; creating a food 
1.8 	safety and defense task force; providing for NextGen energy; establishing an 
1.9 	off-highway vehicle safety and conservation program; modifying decorative 
1.10 	bough provisions; modifying percentage of gasoline use attributable to all-terrain 
1.11 	vehicles; modifying trail designation requirements; eliminating sunset of 
1.12 	sustainable forest resources provisions;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, 
1.13 	sections 16A.531, subdivision 1a; 17.03, subdivision 3; 17.101, subdivision 2; 
1.14 	17.102, subdivisions 1, 3, 4, by adding subdivisions; 17.117, subdivisions 5a, 5b; 
1.15 	18B.33, subdivision 1; 18B.34, subdivision 1; 18B.345; 18C.305, by adding a 
1.16 	subdivision; 18E.03, subdivision 4; 28A.082, subdivision 1; 41B.03, subdivision 
1.17 	1; 41B.043, subdivisions 2, 3, 4; 41B.046, subdivision 4; 41B.047; 41B.055; 
1.18 	41B.06; 41C.05, subdivision 2; 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026, subdivision 1; 
1.19 	84.0855, subdivisions 1, 2; 84.780; 84.927, subdivision 2; 84D.13, subdivision 7; 
1.20 	86B.415, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7; 86B.706, subdivision 2; 88.642, subdivision 
1.21 	1; 88.6435, subdivision 1; 89.22, subdivision 2; 97A.071, subdivision 2; 
1.22 	97A.075; 97A.475, subdivision 7; 97C.081, subdivision 3; 168.013, subdivisions 
1.23 	1d, 1g, 8; 296A.18, subdivision 4;  Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 169; 
1.24 	proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 28A; 41A; 84; 
1.25 	84D; 89; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 17.109; 18B.315; 18C.425, 
1.26 	subdivision 5; 41B.043, subdivision 1a; 89A.11; 93.2236.
1.27 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.28 	ARTICLE 1
1.29 	ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE
1.30 	APPROPRIATIONS

1.31	Section 1.  SUMMARY OF APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
1.32 	The amounts shown in this section summarize direct appropriations, by fund, made 
1.33 	in this article.

2.1			2008
		2009
		Total
	
2.2	General
	$
	192,961,000
	$
	197,484,000
	$
	390,445,000
	
2.3
2.4	State Government Special 
Revenue
		48,000
		48,000
		96,000
	
2.5	Environmental
		59,725,000
		59,922,000
		119,647,000
	
2.6	Natural Resources
		80,233,000
		80,012,000
		160,245,000
	
2.7	Game and Fish
		83,335,000
		85,332,000
		168,667,000
	
2.8	Remediation
		11,504,000
		11,574,000
		23,078,000
	
2.9	Permanent School
		200,000
		200,000
		400,000
	
2.10
2.11
2.12	State Land and Water 
Conservation Account 
(LAWCON)
		500,000
		-0-
		500,000
	
2.13
2.14	Environment and Natural 
Resources Trust Fund
		22,866,000
		22,866,000
		45,732,000
	
2.15	Total
	$
	451,372,000
	$
	457,438,000
	$
	908,810,000

2.16
2.17	Sec. 2. ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE 
APPROPRIATIONS.
 	
2.18 	The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the 
2.19 	agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the 
2.20 	general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated 
2.21 	for each purpose. The figures "2008" and "2009" used in this article mean that the 
2.22 	appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2008, or 
2.23 	June 30, 2009, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2008. "The second year" is fiscal 
2.24 	year 2009. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2008 and 2009. Appropriations for the fiscal 
2.25 	year ending June 30, 2007, are effective the day following final enactment.

2.26				APPROPRIATIONS
	
2.27				Available for the Year
	
2.28				Ending June 30
	
2.29					2008
		2009

2.30	Sec. 3. POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY

2.31	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	95,811,000
	$
	96,167,000

2.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
2.33		2008
	2009
	
2.34	General
	25,022,000
	25,111,000
	
2.35
2.36	State Government 
Special Revenue
	48,000
	48,000
	
2.37	Environmental
	59,725,000
	59,922,000
	
2.38	Remediation
	11,016,000
	11,086,000
	
3.1 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
3.2 	purpose are specified in the following 
3.3 	subdivisions.

3.4	Subd. 2.Water
 		37,513,000
		37,471,000

3.5	Appropriations by Fund
	
3.6	General
	19,151,000
	19,179,000
	
3.7
3.8	State Government 
Special Revenue
	48,000
	48,000
	
3.9	Environmental
	18,314,000
	18,244,000
	
3.10 	$2,348,000 the first year and $2,348,000 
3.11 	the second year are for the clean water 
3.12 	partnership program. Any balance remaining 
3.13 	in the first year does not cancel and 
3.14 	is available for the second year. This 
3.15 	appropriation may be used for grants to 
3.16 	local units of government for the purpose 
3.17 	of restoring impaired waters listed under 
3.18 	section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water 
3.19 	Act in accordance with adopted total 
3.20 	maximum daily loads (TMDL's), including 
3.21 	implementation of approved clean water 
3.22 	partnership diagnostic study work plans that 
3.23 	will assist in restoration of such impaired 
3.24 	waters.
3.25 	$335,000 the first year and $335,000 the 
3.26 	second year are for community technical 
3.27 	assistance and education, including grants 
3.28 	and technical assistance to communities for 
3.29 	local and basinwide water quality protection.
3.30 	$405,000 the first year and $405,000 the 
3.31 	second year are for individual sewage 
3.32 	treatment system (ISTS) administration and 
3.33 	grants. Of this amount, $86,000 each year 
3.34 	is for assistance to counties through grants 
3.35 	for ISTS program administration. Any 
4.1 	unexpended balance in the first year does not 
4.2 	cancel but is available in the second year.
4.3 	$480,000 the first year and $480,000 the 
4.4 	second year are from the environmental 
4.5 	fund to address the need for continued 
4.6 	increased activity in the areas of new 
4.7 	technology review, technical assistance 
4.8 	for local governments, and enforcement 
4.9 	under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 
4.10 	to 115.58, and to complete the requirements 
4.11 	of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 
4.12 	165. Of this amount, $48,000 each year is for 
4.13 	administration of individual septic tank fees.
4.14 	$10,570,000 the first year and $10,570,000 
4.15 	the second year are to implement the 
4.16 	requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 
4.17 	114D. Of this amount, $1,860,000 each 
4.18 	year is for statewide assessments of surface 
4.19 	water quality and trends and $8,710,000 
4.20 	each year is to develop TMDL's and TMDL 
4.21 	implementation plans for waters listed on 
4.22 	the United States Environmental Protection 
4.23 	Agency approved impaired waters list.
4.24 	$1,035,000 the first year and $1,035,000 
4.25 	the second year are to provide regulatory 
4.26 	services to the ethanol, mining, and other 
4.27 	developing economic sectors. This is a 
4.28 	onetime appropriation.
4.29 	$2,324,000 the first year and $2,324,000 
4.30 	the second year are for grants to delegated 
4.31 	counties to administer the county feedlot 
4.32 	program. Distribution of the funds must 
4.33 	be conducted according to the following 
4.34 	three-part formula:
5.1 	(1) Number of feedlots in the county: 60 
5.2 	percent of the total appropriation must 
5.3 	be distributed according to the number of 
5.4 	feedlots that are required to be registered in 
5.5 	the county. Grants awarded under this clause 
5.6 	must be matched with a combination of local 
5.7 	cash and in-kind contributions.
5.8 	(2) Minimum program requirements: 25 
5.9 	percent of the total appropriation must be 
5.10 	distributed based on the county (i) conducting 
5.11 	an annual number of inspections at feedlots 
5.12 	that is equal to or greater than seven percent 
5.13 	of the total number of registered feedlots that 
5.14 	are required to be registered in the county; 
5.15 	and (ii) meeting noninspection minimum 
5.16 	program requirements as identified in the 
5.17 	county feedlot work plan form. Counties that 
5.18 	do not meet the inspection requirement must 
5.19 	not receive 50 percent of the eligible funding 
5.20 	under this clause. Counties must receive 
5.21 	funding under this clause according to a 
5.22 	scoring system checklist administered by the 
5.23 	agency. The commissioner, in consultation 
5.24 	with the Minnesota Association of County 
5.25 	Feedlot Officers executive team, shall make 
5.26 	a final decision regarding any appeal by a 
5.27 	county regarding the terms and conditions 
5.28 	of this clause.
5.29 	(3) Performance credits: 15 percent of 
5.30 	the total appropriation must be distributed 
5.31 	according to work that has been done by 
5.32 	the counties during the fiscal year. The 
5.33 	amount must be determined by the number 
5.34 	of performance credits a county accumulates 
5.35 	during the year based on a performance 
5.36 	credit matrix jointly agreed upon by the 
6.1 	commissioner in consultation with the 
6.2 	Minnesota Association of County Feedlot 
6.3 	Officers executive team. To receive an award 
6.4 	under this clause, the county must meet the 
6.5 	requirements of clause (2)(i) and achieve 
6.6 	90 percent of the requirements according to 
6.7 	clause (2)(ii). The rate of reimbursement 
6.8 	per performance credit item must not exceed 
6.9 	$200. Delegated counties are eligible for a 
6.10 	minimum grant of $7,500. To receive the 
6.11 	full $7,500 amount, a county must meet the 
6.12 	requirements under clause (2). Nondelegated 
6.13 	counties that apply for delegation shall 
6.14 	receive a grant prorated according to the 
6.15 	number of full quarters remaining in the 
6.16 	program year from the date of commissioner 
6.17 	approval of the delegation. Funds for awards 
6.18 	to any newly delegated counties must be 
6.19 	made out of the appropriation reserved 
6.20 	for this clause. The commissioner, in 
6.21 	consultation with the Minnesota Association 
6.22 	of County Feedlot Officers executive team, 
6.23 	may decide to use funds reserved for this 
6.24 	clause in an amount not to exceed five 
6.25 	percent of the total annual appropriation 
6.26 	for initiatives to enhance existing delegated 
6.27 	county feedlot programs, information and 
6.28 	education, or technical assistance efforts 
6.29 	to reduce feedlot related pollution hazards. 
6.30 	Any funds remaining after distribution under 
6.31 	clauses (1) and (2) must be transferred 
6.32 	for purposes of this clause. Any money 
6.33 	remaining after the first year is available for 
6.34 	the second year.
6.35 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
6.36 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
7.1 	under contract on or before June 30, 2009, 
7.2 	for clean water partnership, individual 
7.3 	sewage treatment systems (ISTS), Minnesota 
7.4 	River, total maximum daily loads (TMDL's), 
7.5 	stormwater contracts or grants, and local and 
7.6 	basinwide water quality protection contracts 
7.7 	or grants in this subdivision are available 
7.8 	until June 30, 2011.

7.9	Subd. 3.Air
 		11,003,000
		11,270,000

7.10	Appropriations by Fund
	
7.11	General
	1,140,000
	1,140,000
	
7.12	Environmental
	9,863,000
	10,130,000
	
7.13 	Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000 
7.14 	the second year may be transferred from the 
7.15 	environmental fund to the small business 
7.16 	environmental improvement loan account 
7.17 	established in Minnesota Statutes, section 
7.18 	116.993.
7.19 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
7.20 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.21 	for a monitoring program under Minnesota 
7.22 	Statutes, section 116.454.
7.23 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
7.24 	second year are from the environmental fund 
7.25 	for monitoring ambient air for hazardous 
7.26 	pollutants in the metropolitan area.
7.27 	$1,140,000 the first year and $1,140,000 
7.28 	the second year are to provide regulatory 
7.29 	services to the ethanol, mining, and other 
7.30 	developing economic sectors. This is a 
7.31 	onetime appropriation.

7.32	Subd. 4.Land
 		18,081,000
		18,151,000

8.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.2	Environmental
	7,065,000
	7,065,000
	
8.3	Remediation
	11,016,000
	11,086,000
	
8.4 	All money for environmental response, 
8.5 	compensation, and compliance in the 
8.6 	remediation fund not otherwise appropriated 
8.7 	is appropriated to the commissioners of the 
8.8 	Pollution Control Agency and agriculture 
8.9 	for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
8.10 	115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), 
8.11 	(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each 
8.12 	fiscal year, the two commissioners shall 
8.13 	jointly submit an annual spending plan to 
8.14 	the commissioner of finance that maximizes 
8.15 	the utilization of resources and appropriately 
8.16 	allocates the money between the two 
8.17 	departments. This appropriation is available 
8.18 	until June 30, 2009.
8.19 	$3,616,000 the first year and $3,616,000 
8.20 	the second year are transferred from the 
8.21 	petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund 
8.22 	for appropriation to the commissioner for 
8.23 	purposes of the leaking underground storage 
8.24 	tank program to protect the land.
8.25 	$252,000 the first year and $252,000 the 
8.26 	second year are from the remediation fund to 
8.27 	be transferred to the Department of Health 
8.28 	for health assessments, drinking water 
8.29 	advisories, and public information activities 
8.30 	for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.

8.31	Subd. 5.Multimedia
 		5,154,000
		5,186,000

8.32	Appropriations by Fund
	
8.33	General
	3,113,000
	3,145,000
	
8.34	Environmental
	2,041,000
	2,041,000
	
9.1 	$825,000 the first year and $825,000 the 
9.2 	second year are to provide regulatory 
9.3 	services to the ethanol, mining, and other 
9.4 	developing economic sectors. This is a 
9.5 	onetime appropriation.
9.6 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.7 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
9.8 	under contract on or before June 30, 2009, for 
9.9 	total maximum daily load (TMDL) contracts 
9.10 	or grants are available until June 30, 2011.

9.11	Subd. 6.Environmental Assistance
 		22,442,000
		22,442,000
	
9.12 	$14,000,000 each year is from the 
9.13 	environmental fund for SCORE block grants 
9.14 	to counties.
9.15 	Any unencumbered grant and loan balances 
9.16 	in the first year do not cancel but are available 
9.17 	for grants and loans in the second year.
9.18 	All money deposited in the environmental 
9.19 	fund for the metropolitan solid waste landfill 
9.20 	fee under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.21 	473.843, and not otherwise appropriated, is 
9.22 	appropriated to the agency for the purposes 
9.23 	of Minnesota Statutes, section 473.844.
9.24 	$119,000 the first year and $119,000 the 
9.25 	second year are from the environmental 
9.26 	fund for environmental assistance grants 
9.27 	or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 
9.28 	115A.0716.
9.29 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
9.30 	second year are from the environmental fund 
9.31 	to promote the use of alternative fuels; reduce 
9.32 	pollutant emissions and greenhouse gases; 
9.33 	increase efficiency of transportation fleets; 
10.1 	and accelerate transition to cleaner energy 
10.2 	sources. This is a onetime appropriation.
10.3 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.4 	16A.28, the appropriations encumbered 
10.5 	under contract on or before June 30, 
10.6 	2009, for environmental assistance grants 
10.7 	awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section 
10.8 	115A.0716, and for technical and research 
10.9 	assistance under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.10 	section 115A.152, technical assistance 
10.11 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.52, 
10.12 	and pollution prevention assistance under 
10.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 115D.04, are 
10.14 	available until June 30, 2011.

10.15	Subd. 7.Administrative Support
 		1,618,000
		1,647,000
	
10.16 	The commissioner may transfer money from 
10.17 	the environmental fund to the remediation 
10.18 	fund as necessary for the purposes of the 
10.19 	remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes, 
10.20 	section 116.155, subdivision 2.

10.21	Sec. 4. NATURAL RESOURCES

10.22	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	240,686,000
	$
	246,216,000

10.23	Appropriations by Fund
	
10.24		2008
	2009
	
10.25	General
	82,015,000
	85,770,000
	
10.26	Natural Resources
	75,036,000
	74,814,000
	
10.27	Game and Fish
	83,335,000
	85,332,000
	
10.28	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
10.29	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
10.30 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
10.31 	purpose are specified in the following 
10.32 	subdivisions.

10.33
10.34	Subd. 2.Land and Mineral Resources 
Management
 		11,559,000
		11,561,000

11.1	Appropriations by Fund
	
11.2	General
	6,445,000
	9,415,000
	
11.3	Natural Resources
	3,551,000
	551,000
	
11.4	Game and Fish
	1,363,000
	1,395,000
	
11.5	Permanent School
	200,000
	200,000
	
11.6 	$475,000 the first year and $475,000 the 
11.7 	second year are for iron ore cooperative 
11.8 	research. Of this amount, $200,000 the 
11.9 	first year is from the minerals management 
11.10 	account in the natural resources fund and 
11.11 	$275,000 the first year is from the general 
11.12 	fund. $237,500 the first year and $237,500 
11.13 	the second year are available only as matched 
11.14 	by $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of state 
11.15 	money. The match may be cash or in-kind.
11.16 	$86,000 the first year and $86,000 the 
11.17 	second year are for minerals cooperative 
11.18 	environmental research, of which $43,000 
11.19 	the first year and $43,000 the second year are 
11.20 	available only as matched by $1 of nonstate 
11.21 	money for each $1 of state money. The 
11.22 	match may be cash or in-kind.
11.23 	$2,800,000 the first year is from the minerals 
11.24 	management account in the natural resources 
11.25 	fund for use as provided in Minnesota 
11.26 	Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c).
11.27 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
11.28 	second year are from the state forest suspense 
11.29 	account in the permanent school fund to 
11.30 	accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and 
11.31 	commercial leasing of school trust lands and 
11.32 	to identify, evaluate, and lease construction 
11.33 	aggregate located on school trust lands. This 
11.34 	appropriation is to be used for securing 
11.35 	maximum long-term economic return 
12.1 	from the school trust lands consistent with 
12.2 	fiduciary responsibilities and sound natural 
12.3 	resources conservation and management 
12.4 	principles.
12.5 	$2,896,000 the second year is for 
12.6 	management of state-administered mineral 
12.7 	resources.
12.8 	$701,000 the first year and $701,000 the 
12.9 	second year are to support the land records 
12.10 	management system. Of this amount, 
12.11 	$326,000 the first year and $326,000 the 
12.12 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
12.13 	and $375,000 the first year and $375,000 the 
12.14 	second year are from the natural resources 
12.15 	fund.

12.16	Subd. 3.Water Resources Management
 		13,169,000
		13,354,000

12.17	Appropriations by Fund
	
12.18	General
	12,889,000
	13,074,000
	
12.19	Natural Resources
	280,000
	280,000
	
12.20 	$210,000 the first year and $210,000 the 
12.21 	second year are for grants for up to 50 
12.22 	percent of the cost of implementing the Red 
12.23 	River mediation agreement.
12.24 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the 
12.25 	second year are for a grant to the Mississippi 
12.26 	Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of 
12.27 	the cost of implementing the comprehensive 
12.28 	plan for the upper Mississippi within areas 
12.29 	under the board's jurisdiction.
12.30 	$5,000 the first year and $5,000 the second 
12.31 	year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band 
12.32 	of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's 
12.33 	portion of the comprehensive plan for the 
12.34 	upper Mississippi.
13.1 	$125,000 the first year and $125,000 the 
13.2 	second year are for the construction of ring 
13.3 	dikes under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.4 	103F.161. The ring dikes may be publicly 
13.5 	or privately owned. Any unencumbered 
13.6 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
13.7 	year and is available for the second year.
13.8 	$773,000 the first year and $773,000 the 
13.9 	second year are a onetime appropriation 
13.10 	for the purpose of addressing surface 
13.11 	and groundwater issues related to the 
13.12 	development and expansion of ethanol 
13.13 	production.
13.14 	$820,000 the first year and $820,000 the 
13.15 	second year are to support the identification 
13.16 	of impaired waters and develop plans to 
13.17 	address those impairments, as required by 
13.18 	the federal Clean Water Act.

13.19	Subd. 4.Forest Management
 		43,973,000
		44,355,000

13.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
13.21	General
	25,683,000
	25,698,000
	
13.22	Natural Resources
	18,033,000
	18,393,000
	
13.23	Game and Fish
	257,000
	264,000
	
13.24 	$7,217,000 the first year and $7,217,000 
13.25 	the second year are for prevention, 
13.26 	presuppression, and suppression costs of 
13.27 	emergency firefighting and other costs 
13.28 	incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section 
13.29 	88.12. If the appropriation for either 
13.30 	year is insufficient to cover all costs of 
13.31 	presuppression and suppression, the amount 
13.32 	necessary to pay for these costs during the 
13.33 	biennium is appropriated from the general 
13.34 	fund.
14.1 	By November 15 of each year, the 
14.2 	commissioner of natural resources shall 
14.3 	submit a report to the chairs of the house 
14.4 	and senate committees and divisions having 
14.5 	jurisdiction over environment and natural 
14.6 	resources finance, identifying all firefighting 
14.7 	costs incurred and reimbursements received 
14.8 	in the prior fiscal year. These appropriations 
14.9 	may not be transferred. Any reimbursement 
14.10 	of firefighting expenditures made to the 
14.11 	commissioner from any source other than 
14.12 	federal mobilizations shall be deposited into 
14.13 	the general fund.
14.14 	$18,033,000 the first year and $18,393,000 
14.15 	the second year are from the forest 
14.16 	management investment account in the 
14.17 	natural resources fund for only the purposes 
14.18 	specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 
14.19 	89.039, subdivision 2.
14.20 	$1,180,000 the first year and $780,000 the 
14.21 	second year are for the Forest Resources 
14.22 	Council for implementation of the 
14.23 	Sustainable Forest Resources Act. Of this 
14.24 	amount, $200,000 is available in the first 
14.25 	year as a onetime appropriation to conduct a 
14.26 	study of options and make recommendations 
14.27 	to the legislature for addressing the 
14.28 	fragmentation and parcelization of large 
14.29 	blocks of private forest land in the state 
14.30 	and $200,000 is available in the first year 
14.31 	as a onetime appropriation for the Forest 
14.32 	Resources Research Advisory Committee 
14.33 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 89A.08, 
14.34 	to provide direction on research topics 
14.35 	recommended by the Governor's Task Force 
15.1 	on the Competitiveness of Minnesota's 
15.2 	Primary Forest Products Industry.
15.3 	$350,000 the first year and $350,000 the 
15.4 	second year are for the FORIST timber 
15.5 	management information system, other 
15.6 	information systems, and for increased 
15.7 	forestry management.
15.8 	$257,000 the first year and $264,000 the 
15.9 	second year are from the game and fish 
15.10 	fund to implement ecological classification 
15.11 	systems (ECS) standards on forested 
15.12 	landscapes. This appropriation is from 
15.13 	revenue deposited in the game and fish fund 
15.14 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
15.15 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
15.16 	$2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000 
15.17 	the second year are for general fund 
15.18 	investments in forest management. Of 
15.19 	this amount, $1,500,000 the first year and 
15.20 	$1,500,000 the second year are to support 
15.21 	additional technical and cost-share assistance 
15.22 	to nonindustrial private forest (NIPF) 
15.23 	landowners and $500,000 the first year and 
15.24 	$500,000 the second year are to address 
15.25 	escalating land asset management demands, 
15.26 	such as boundary disputes, access easements, 
15.27 	and sale, exchange, and acquisition of forest 
15.28 	lands.
15.29 	$55,000 the first year and $55,000 the 
15.30 	second year are to develop and implement 
15.31 	a statewide information and education 
15.32 	campaign regarding the proposed statewide 
15.33 	ban on the transport, storage, or use of 
15.34 	nonapproved firewood on state-administered 
15.35 	lands.
16.1 	$50,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
16.2 	second year are from the natural resources 
16.3 	fund for forest road maintenance in support 
16.4 	of all-terrain vehicle trails.

16.5	Subd. 5.Parks and Recreation Management
 		35,194,000
		36,012,000

16.6	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.7	General
	20,613,000
	20,976,000
	
16.8	Natural Resources
	14,581,000
	15,036,000
	
16.9 	$640,000 the first year and $640,000 the 
16.10 	second year are from the water recreation 
16.11 	account in the natural resources fund for state 
16.12 	park water access projects.
16.13 	$3,996,000 the first year and $3,996,000 the 
16.14 	second year are from the natural resources 
16.15 	fund for state park and recreation area 
16.16 	operations. This appropriation is from the 
16.17 	revenue deposited in the natural resources 
16.18 	fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 
16.19 	297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
16.20 	$500,000 the first year and $750,000 the 
16.21 	second year are from the natural resources 
16.22 	fund for park maintenance work, resource 
16.23 	management projects, and conservation 
16.24 	education for park users.

16.25	Subd. 6.Trails and Waterways Management
 		28,712,000
		28,917,000

16.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
16.27	General
	1,798,000
	1,818,000
	
16.28	Natural Resources
	24,795,000
	24,905,000
	
16.29	Game and Fish
	2,119,000
	2,194,000
	
16.30 	$7,924,000 the first year and $7,924,000 
16.31 	the second year are from the snowmobile 
16.32 	trails and enforcement account in the natural 
16.33 	resources fund for snowmobile grants-in-aid. 
16.34 	The additional money under this paragraph 
16.35 	may be used for new grant-in-aid trails. Any 
17.1 	unencumbered balance does not cancel at the 
17.2 	end of the first year and is available for the 
17.3 	second year.
17.4 	$1,140,000 the first year and $1,132,000 the 
17.5 	second year are from the natural resources 
17.6 	fund for off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid. 
17.7 	Of this amount, $790,000 the first year 
17.8 	and $882,000 the second year are from the 
17.9 	all-terrain vehicle account; $150,000 each 
17.10 	year is from the off-highway motorcycle 
17.11 	account; and $200,000 the first year and 
17.12 	$100,000 the second year are from the 
17.13 	off-road vehicle account. Any unencumbered 
17.14 	balance does not cancel at the end of the first 
17.15 	year and is available for the second year.
17.16 	$261,000 the first year and $261,000 the 
17.17 	second year are from the water recreation 
17.18 	account in the natural resources fund for a 
17.19 	safe harbor program on Lake Superior.
17.20 	$742,000 the first year and $760,000 the 
17.21 	second year are from the natural resources 
17.22 	fund for state trail operations. This 
17.23 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
17.24 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
17.25 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
17.26 	clause (2).
17.27 	$32,000 the first year and $107,000 the 
17.28 	second year are from the game and fish 
17.29 	fund for expenditures on water access sites 
17.30 	according to the requirements of the federal 
17.31 	sport and fish restoration program.

17.32	Subd. 7.Fish and Wildlife Management
 		60,580,000
		62,952,000

17.33	Appropriations by Fund
	
17.34	General
	3,463,000
	3,513,000
	
18.1	Natural Resources
	1,876,000
	1,876,000
	
18.2	Game and Fish
	55,241,000
	56,563,000
	
18.3 	$410,000 the first year and $418,000 the 
18.4 	second year are for resource population 
18.5 	surveys in the 1837 treaty area. Of this 
18.6 	amount, $274,000 the first year and $288,000 
18.7 	the second year are from the game and fish 
18.8 	fund.
18.9 	$8,061,000 the first year and $8,167,000 
18.10 	the second year are from the heritage 
18.11 	enhancement account in the game and 
18.12 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
18.13 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
18.14 	paragraph (e), clause (1). Of this amount, 
18.15 	$575,000 the first year and $575,000 the 
18.16 	second year are for accelerating programs 
18.17 	and efforts to preserve, restore, and enhance 
18.18 	grassland/wetland complexes on public and 
18.19 	private lands. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
18.20 	Statutes, section 297A.94, this appropriation 
18.21 	may be used for hunter and angler recruitment 
18.22 	and retention and public land user facilities.
18.23 	Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 
18.24 	84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000 
18.25 	the second year from the critical habitat 
18.26 	private sector matching account may be used 
18.27 	to publicize the critical habitat license plate 
18.28 	match program.
18.29 	$8,000 the first year and $8,000 the second 
18.30 	year are appropriated from the game and 
18.31 	fish fund for transfer to the wild turkey 
18.32 	management account for purposes specified 
18.33 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 
18.34 	subdivision 5.
19.1 	$108,000 the first year and $108,000 the 
19.2 	second year are from the game and fish 
19.3 	fund for costs associated with administering 
19.4 	fishing contest permits.
19.5 	$132,000 the first year and $132,000 the 
19.6 	second year are to accelerate wildlife health 
19.7 	programs and to prevent the spread of 
19.8 	disease from livestock and poultry to the 
19.9 	wildlife population. $66,000 of this amount 
19.10 	is permanent.
19.11 	$575,000 the first year and $575,000 the 
19.12 	second year are for accelerating programs 
19.13 	and efforts to preserve, restore, and enhance 
19.14 	grassland/wetland complexes on public and 
19.15 	private lands.
19.16 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
19.17 	second year are from the game and fish fund 
19.18 	to expand the roadsides for wildlife program.

19.19	Subd. 8.Ecological Services
 		13,554,000
		15,377,000

19.20	Appropriations by Fund
	
19.21	General
	5,399,000
	5,457,000
	
19.22	Natural Resources
	4,273,000
	5,969,000
	
19.23	Game and Fish
	3,882,000
	3,951,000
	
19.24 	$1,194,000 the first year and $1,227,000 the 
19.25 	second year are from the nongame wildlife 
19.26 	management account in the natural resources 
19.27 	fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife 
19.28 	management. Notwithstanding Minnesota 
19.29 	Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first 
19.30 	year and $100,000 the second year may be 
19.31 	used for nongame information, education, 
19.32 	and promotion.
19.33 	$1,588,000 the first year and $1,588,000 
19.34 	the second year are from the heritage 
19.35 	enhancement account in the game and 
20.1 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
20.2 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
20.3 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
20.4 	$710,000 the first year and $2,050,000 the 
20.5 	second year are from the invasive species 
20.6 	account and $75,000 the first year and 
20.7 	$400,000 the second year are from the 
20.8 	game and fish fund for law enforcement 
20.9 	and water access inspection to prevent 
20.10 	the spread of invasive species, grants to 
20.11 	manage invasive plants in public waters, and 
20.12 	management of terrestrial invasive species 
20.13 	on state-administered lands.
20.14 	$85,000 the first year and $85,000 the 
20.15 	second year are a onetime appropriation 
20.16 	for the purpose of addressing surface 
20.17 	and groundwater issues related to the 
20.18 	development and expansion of ethanol 
20.19 	production.
20.20 	$810,000 the first year and $810,000 the 
20.21 	second year are to support the identification 
20.22 	of impaired waters and develop plans to 
20.23 	address those impairments, as required by 
20.24 	the federal Clean Water Act.

20.25	Subd. 9.Enforcement
 		30,221,000
		30,897,000

20.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
20.27	General
	3,536,000
	3,592,000
	
20.28	Natural Resources
	7,163,000
	7,320,000
	
20.29	Game and Fish
	19,422,000
	19,885,000
	
20.30	Remediation
	100,000
	100,000
	
20.31 	$1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the 
20.32 	second year are from the water recreation 
20.33 	account in the natural resources fund for 
20.34 	grants to counties for boat and water safety.
21.1 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
21.2 	second year are from the remediation fund 
21.3 	for solid waste enforcement activities under 
21.4 	Minnesota Statutes, section 116.073.
21.5 	$315,000 the first year and $315,000 the 
21.6 	second year are from the snowmobile 
21.7 	trails and enforcement account in the 
21.8 	natural resources fund for grants to local 
21.9 	law enforcement agencies for snowmobile 
21.10 	enforcement activities.
21.11 	$1,164,000 the first year and $1,164,000 
21.12 	the second year are from the heritage 
21.13 	enhancement account in the game and 
21.14 	fish fund for only the purposes specified 
21.15 	in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
21.16 	paragraph (e), clause (1).
21.17 	$225,000 the first year and $225,000 
21.18 	the second year are from the natural 
21.19 	resources fund for grants to county law 
21.20 	enforcement agencies for off-highway 
21.21 	vehicle enforcement and public education 
21.22 	activities based on off-highway vehicle use 
21.23 	in the county. Of this amount, $213,000 each 
21.24 	year is from the all-terrain vehicle account, 
21.25 	$11,000 each year is from the off-highway 
21.26 	motorcycle account, and $1,000 each year 
21.27 	is from the off-road vehicle account. The 
21.28 	county enforcement agencies may use 
21.29 	money received under this appropriation 
21.30 	to make grants to other local enforcement 
21.31 	agencies within the county that have a high 
21.32 	concentration of off-highway vehicle use. Of 
21.33 	this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for 
21.34 	administration of these grants.
22.1 	$15,000 the first year is from the off-highway 
22.2 	motorcycle account in the natural resources 
22.3 	fund to produce an interactive CD-ROM 
22.4 	training tool for the off-highway motorcycle 
22.5 	education and training program under 
22.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.791.
22.7 	$15,000 the first year and $5,000 the second 
22.8 	year are from the off-road vehicle account 
22.9 	in the natural resources fund to establish 
22.10 	the off-road vehicle environment and safety 
22.11 	education and training program under 
22.12 	Minnesota Statutes, section 84.8015.
22.13 	$50,000 the first year and $225,000 the 
22.14 	second year are from the natural resources 
22.15 	fund for grants to qualifying off-highway 
22.16 	vehicle organizations to assist in safety and 
22.17 	environmental education and monitoring 
22.18 	trails on public lands. Of this appropriation, 
22.19 	$25,000 each year is for administration of 
22.20 	these grants.
22.21 	Overtime must be distributed to conservation 
22.22 	officers at historical levels; however, a 
22.23 	reasonable reduction or addition may be 
22.24 	made to the officer's allocation, if justified, 
22.25 	based on an individual officer's workload. If 
22.26 	funding for enforcement is reduced because 
22.27 	of an unallotment, the overtime bank may be 
22.28 	reduced in proportion to reductions made in 
22.29 	other areas of the budget.

22.30	Subd. 10.Operations Support
 		3,724,000
		3,791,000

22.31	Appropriations by Fund
	
22.32	General
	2,189,000
	2,227,000
	
22.33	Natural Resources
	484,000
	484,000
	
22.34	Game and Fish
	1,051,000
	1,080,000
	
23.1 	$270,000 the first year and $270,000 the 
23.2 	second year are from the natural resources 
23.3 	fund for grants to be divided equally between 
23.4 	the city of St. Paul for the Como Zoo 
23.5 	and Conservatory and the city of Duluth 
23.6 	for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation 
23.7 	is from the revenue deposited to the fund 
23.8 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
23.9 	paragraph (e), clause (5).

23.10
23.11	Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL 
RESOURCES
 	$
	22,369,000
	$
	22,728,000
	
23.12 	$4,102,000 the first year and $4,102,000 the 
23.13 	second year are for natural resources block 
23.14 	grants to local governments. The board may 
23.15 	reduce the amount of the natural resources 
23.16 	block grant to a county by an amount equal to 
23.17 	any reduction in the county's general services 
23.18 	allocation to a soil and water conservation 
23.19 	district from the county's previous year 
23.20 	allocation when the board determines that 
23.21 	the reduction was disproportionate. Grants 
23.22 	must be matched with a combination of local 
23.23 	cash or in-kind contributions. The base grant 
23.24 	portion related to water planning must be 
23.25 	matched by an amount that would be raised 
23.26 	by a levy under Minnesota Statutes, section 
23.27 	103B.3369.
23.28 	$3,566,000 the first year and $3,566,000 the 
23.29 	second year are for grants to soil and water 
23.30 	conservation districts for general purposes, 
23.31 	nonpoint engineering, and implementation 
23.32 	of the reinvest in Minnesota conservation 
23.33 	reserve program. Upon approval of the 
23.34 	board, expenditures may be made from these 
23.35 	appropriations for supplies and services 
24.1 	benefiting soil and water conservation 
24.2 	districts.
24.3 	$3,285,000 the first year and $3,285,000 
24.4 	the second year are for grants to soil and 
24.5 	water conservation districts for cost-sharing 
24.6 	contracts for erosion control and water 
24.7 	quality management. Of this amount, at least 
24.8 	$1,500,000 the first year and $1,500,000 the 
24.9 	second year are for grants for cost-sharing 
24.10 	contracts for water quality management on 
24.11 	feedlots. Any unencumbered balance in the 
24.12 	board's program of grants does not cancel 
24.13 	at the end of the first year and is available 
24.14 	for the second year for the same grant 
24.15 	program. This appropriation is available 
24.16 	until expended. If the appropriation in either 
24.17 	year is insufficient, the appropriation in the 
24.18 	other year is available for it.
24.19 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
24.20 	second year are for a grant to the Red 
24.21 	River Basin Commission to develop a Red 
24.22 	River basin plan and to coordinate water 
24.23 	management activities in the states and 
24.24 	provinces bordering the Red River. The 
24.25 	unencumbered balance in the first year does 
24.26 	not cancel but is available for the second 
24.27 	year.
24.28 	$105,000 the first year and $105,000 
24.29 	the second year are for a grant to Area 
24.30 	II, Minnesota River Basin Projects, 
24.31 	for floodplain management, including 
24.32 	administration of programs. If the 
24.33 	appropriation in either year is insufficient, the 
24.34 	appropriation in the other year is available 
24.35 	for it.
25.1 	$5,450,000 the first year and $5,450,000 
25.2 	the second year are for implementation of 
25.3 	the Clean Water Legacy Act as follows: 
25.4 	$1,500,000 each year is for targeted 
25.5 	nonpoint restoration cost-share and incentive 
25.6 	payments, of which up to $1,400,000 each 
25.7 	year is available for grants. The grant funds 
25.8 	are available until expended; $2,000,000 
25.9 	each year is for targeted nonpoint restoration 
25.10 	and protection and technical, compliance, 
25.11 	and engineering assistance activities, 
25.12 	of which up to $1,700,000 each year is 
25.13 	available for grants; $200,000 each year is 
25.14 	for reporting and evaluating applied soil 
25.15 	and water conservation practices; $750,000 
25.16 	each year is for grants to implement 
25.17 	county individual sewage treatment system 
25.18 	programs; and $1,000,000 each year is for 
25.19 	grants to support local nonpoint source 
25.20 	protection activities related to lake and 
25.21 	river protection and management. All of 
25.22 	the money appropriated in this paragraph 
25.23 	as grants to local governments shall be 
25.24 	administered through the Board of Water 
25.25 	and Soil Resources' local water resources 
25.26 	protection and management program under 
25.27 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.
25.28 	$1,060,000 the first year and $1,060,000 the 
25.29 	second year may be spent for the following 
25.30 	purposes to support implementation of the 
25.31 	Wetland Conservation Act: $500,000 each 
25.32 	year is to make grants to local units of 
25.33 	governments to improve response to major 
25.34 	wetland violations; $500,000 each year is for 
25.35 	staffing to provide adequate state oversight 
25.36 	and technical support to local governments 
26.1 	administering the Wetland Conservation 
26.2 	Act; and $60,000 each year is for staff to 
26.3 	monitor and enforce wetland replacement 
26.4 	and wetland bank sites.
26.5 	$60,000 is to develop a comprehensive 
26.6 	state wetland restoration vision and plan. 
26.7 	This is a onetime appropriation. All of 
26.8 	the money appropriated in this paragraph 
26.9 	as grants to local governments shall be 
26.10 	administered through the Board of Water 
26.11 	and Soil Resources' local water resources 
26.12 	protection and management program under 
26.13 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.
26.14 	$450,000 in the first year and $800,000 
26.15 	the second year are to implement 
26.16 	recommendations of the Drainage Work 
26.17 	Group to enhance public drainage and 
26.18 	modernization as follows: $150,000 the first 
26.19 	year is to develop guidelines for drainage 
26.20 	records preservation and modernization; 
26.21 	$500,000 the second year is for cost-share 
26.22 	grants to local governments for records 
26.23 	modernization; and $300,000 each year 
26.24 	is to provide assistance to local drainage 
26.25 	management officials and to update the 
26.26 	Minnesota Public Drainage Manual. All of 
26.27 	the money appropriated in this paragraph 
26.28 	as grants to local governments shall be 
26.29 	administered through the Board of Water 
26.30 	and Soil Resources' local water resources 
26.31 	protection and management program under 
26.32 	Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369.

26.33	Sec. 6. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD
 	$
	6,950,000
	$
	7,078,000

26.34	Appropriations by Fund
	
26.35		2008
	2009
	
27.1	General
	6,813,000
	6,940,000
	
27.2	Natural Resources
	137,000
	138,000
	
27.3 	$137,000 the first year and $138,000 the 
27.4 	second year are from the natural resources 
27.5 	fund from the revenue deposited under 
27.6 	Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94, 
27.7 	paragraph (e), clause (5). This is a onetime 
27.8 	appropriation.

27.927.10
	Sec. 7. SCIENCE MUSEUM OF 
MINNESOTA
 	$
	1,000,000
	$
	1,000,000

27.11	Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL
 	$
	7,870,000
	$
	7,870,000

27.12	Appropriations by Fund
	
27.13		2008
	2009
	
27.14	General
	3,300,000
	3,300,000
	
27.15	Natural Resources
	4,570,000
	4,570,000
	
27.16 	$3,300,000 the first year and $3,300,000 
27.17 	the second year are for metropolitan area 
27.18 	regional parks maintenance and operations.
27.19 	$4,570,000 the first year and $4,570,000 the 
27.20 	second year are from the natural resources 
27.21 	fund for metropolitan area regional parks 
27.22 	and trails maintenance and operations. This 
27.23 	appropriation is from the revenue deposited 
27.24 	in the natural resources fund under Minnesota 
27.25 	Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e), 
27.26 	clause (3).

27.27
27.28	Sec. 9. MINNESOTA CONSERVATION 
CORPS
 	$
	840,000
	$
	840,000

27.29	Appropriations by Fund
	
27.30		2008
	2009
	
27.31	General
	350,000
	350,000
	
27.32	Natural Resources
	490,000
	490,000
	
27.33 	The Minnesota Conservation Corps may 
27.34 	receive money appropriated from the 
28.1 	natural resources fund under this section 
28.2 	only as provided in an agreement with the 
28.3 	commissioner of natural resources.

28.4
28.5
28.6	Sec. 10. LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN 
COMMISSION ON MINNESOTA 
RESOURCES
 	$
	23,366,000
	$
	28,866,000

28.7	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.8		2008
	2009
	
28.928.10
28.11
28.12
	State Land and 
Water Conservation 
Account 
(LAWCON)
	500,000
	-0-
	
28.13
28.14
28.15	Environment and 
Natural Resources 
Trust Fund
	22,866,000
	22,866,000
	
28.16 	$22,866,000 from the trust fund and 
28.17 	$500,000 from the state land and water 
28.18 	conservation account the first year and 
28.19 	$22,866,000 from the trust fund the second 
28.20 	year are available for projects and programs 
28.21 	under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, 
28.22 	and the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, 
28.23 	section 14.

28.24	Sec. 11. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

28.25	Subdivision 1.Total Appropriation
 	$
	47,028,000
	$
	47,262,000

28.26	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.27		2008
	2009
	
28.28	General
	46,640,000
	46,874,000
	
28.29	Remediation
	388,000
	388,000
	
28.30 	The amounts that may be spent for each 
28.31 	purpose are specified in the following 
28.32 	subdivisions.

28.33	Subd. 2.Protection Services
 		14,677,000
		14,795,000

28.34	Appropriations by Fund
	
28.35	General
	14,289,000
	14,407,000
	
28.36	Remediation
	388,000
	388,000
	
29.1 	$388,000 the first year and $388,000 the 
29.2 	second year are from the remediation fund 
29.3 	for administrative funding for the voluntary 
29.4 	cleanup program.
29.5 	$800,000 the first year and $800,000 the 
29.6 	second year are for research, evaluation, 
29.7 	and effectiveness monitoring of agricultural 
29.8 	practices in restoring impaired waters.
29.9 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 
29.10 	the second year are for management and 
29.11 	coordination activities that contribute 
29.12 	to restoring impaired waters, including 
29.13 	technical assistance in the development of 
29.14 	total maximum daily load (TMDL) plans.
29.15 	$263,000 the first year and $267,000 the 
29.16 	second year are for additional invasive 
29.17 	species control activities.
29.18 	$90,000 the first year and $92,000 the second 
29.19 	year are for additional meat inspection 
29.20 	activities.
29.21 	$346,000 the first year and $205,000 the 
29.22 	second year are for electronic inspection 
29.23 	system costs for dairy and food inspections.
29.24 	$120,000 the first year and $123,000 the 
29.25 	second year are for emergency planning 
29.26 	activities.
29.27 	$141,000 the first year and $143,000 the 
29.28 	second year are for livestock premise 
29.29 	identification activities that increase the 
29.30 	state's ability to respond to animal health 
29.31 	emergencies.

29.32
29.33	Subd. 3.Agricultural Marketing and 
Development
 		6,082,000
		6,156,000
	
30.1 	$136,000 the first year and $136,000 the 
30.2 	second year are for transfer to the Minnesota 
30.3 	grown account and may be used as grants 
30.4 	for Minnesota grown promotion under 
30.5 	Minnesota Statutes, section 17.102. Grants 
30.6 	may be made for one year. Notwithstanding 
30.7 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
30.8 	appropriations encumbered under contract 
30.9 	on or before June 30, 2009, for Minnesota 
30.10 	grown grants in this paragraph are available 
30.11 	until June 30, 2011. The balance in the 
30.12 	Minnesota grown matching account in the 
30.13 	agricultural fund is canceled to the Minnesota 
30.14 	grown account in the agricultural fund and 
30.15 	the Minnesota grown matching account is 
30.16 	abolished.
30.17 	$80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 
30.18 	second year are for grants to farmers for 
30.19 	demonstration projects involving sustainable 
30.20 	agriculture as authorized in Minnesota 
30.21 	Statutes, section 17.116. Of the amount 
30.22 	for grants, up to $20,000 may be used for 
30.23 	dissemination of information about the 
30.24 	demonstration projects. Notwithstanding 
30.25 	Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the 
30.26 	appropriations encumbered under contract 
30.27 	on or before June 30, 2009, for sustainable 
30.28 	agriculture grants in this paragraph are 
30.29 	available until June 30, 2011.
30.30 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 
30.31 	the second year are to provide training 
30.32 	and technical assistance to county and 
30.33 	town officials relating to livestock siting 
30.34 	issues and local zoning and land use 
30.35 	planning, including a checklist template that 
30.36 	would clarify the federal, state, and local 
31.1 	government requirements for consideration 
31.2 	of an animal agriculture modernization 
31.3 	or expansion project. In developing the 
31.4 	training and technical assistance program, 
31.5 	the commissioner may seek assistance from 
31.6 	the local planning assistance center of the 
31.7 	Department of Administration and shall seek 
31.8 	guidance, advice, and support of livestock 
31.9 	producer organizations, general agricultural 
31.10 	organizations, local government associations, 
31.11 	academic institutions, other government 
31.12 	agencies, and others with expertise in land 
31.13 	use and agriculture.
31.14 	$103,000 the first year and $106,000 the 
31.15 	second year are for additional integrated pest 
31.16 	management activities.
31.17 	$1,250,000 the first year and $1,250,000 
31.18 	the second year are for the agricultural best 
31.19 	management practices loan program. At 
31.20 	least $1,000,000 each year is available for 
31.21 	pass-thru to local governments and lenders 
31.22 	for low-interest loans.

31.23	Subd. 4.Value-Added Agricultural Products
 		20,268,000
		20,268,000
	
31.24 	$15,168,000 the first year and $15,168,000 
31.25 	the second year are for ethanol producer 
31.26 	payments under Minnesota Statutes, section 
31.27 	41A.09. If the total amount for which 
31.28 	all producers are eligible in a quarter 
31.29 	exceeds the amount available for payments, 
31.30 	the commissioner shall make payments 
31.31 	on a pro rata basis. If the appropriation 
31.32 	exceeds the total amount for which all 
31.33 	producers are eligible in a fiscal year for 
31.34 	scheduled payments and for deficiencies 
31.35 	in payments during previous fiscal years, 
32.1 	the balance in the appropriation is available 
32.2 	to the commissioner for value-added 
32.3 	agricultural programs, including the product 
32.4 	processing and marketing grant program 
32.5 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.101, 
32.6 	subdivision 5. The appropriation remains 
32.7 	available until spent.
32.8 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
32.9 	second year are for ethanol combustion 
32.10 	efficiency grants under Minnesota Statutes, 
32.11 	section 41A.09, subdivision 9.
32.12 	$5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 the 
32.13 	second year are for grants to promote the 
32.14 	installation of gasification technologies and 
32.15 	to lessen dependency on fossil energy. This 
32.16 	appropriation is available until spent. For 
32.17 	the purpose of this paragraph, "gasification" 
32.18 	means the conversion of a feedstock 
32.19 	(biomass) to a combustible gas. The process 
32.20 	is completed via thermal decomposition of 
32.21 	organics in the absence of or with very small 
32.22 	amounts of air. Grants shall be awarded by 
32.23 	the commissioner of agriculture according to 
32.24 	the recommendations of a panel consisting 
32.25 	of six people with expertise related to the 
32.26 	subject who will examine applications. Each 
32.27 	of the following individuals shall appoint a 
32.28 	member to the panel:
32.29 	(1) commissioner of agriculture;
32.30 	(2) commissioner of commerce;
32.31 	(3) commissioner of employment and 
32.32 	economic development;
32.33 	(4) commissioner of the Pollution Control 
32.34 	Agency;
33.1 	(5) the majority leader of the senate; and
33.2 	(6) the speaker of the house.
33.3 	Grants shall be awarded in a competitive 
33.4 	process adopted by the commissioner with 
33.5 	advice from the panel. A grant shall pay 
33.6 	up to 20 percent of the total project cost, 
33.7 	with a minimum of $50,000 and a maximum 
33.8 	of $500,000 award to each applicant. At 
33.9 	least 25 projects shall be granted. Investor 
33.10 	cost-share must be at least 50 percent and 
33.11 	applicant's facilities must be at least 51 
33.12 	percent Minnesota-owned. Projects must 
33.13 	have a qualified engineer certification on 
33.14 	the technology and fuel source. Grantees 
33.15 	shall provide reports at the request of the 
33.16 	commissioner. The commissioner's costs in 
33.17 	administering the program may be paid from 
33.18 	the appropriation.

33.19
33.20	Subd. 5.Administration and Financial 
Assistance
 		6,001,000
		6,043,000
	
33.21 	$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 
33.22 	the second year are for continuation of 
33.23 	the dairy development and profitability 
33.24 	enhancement and dairy business planning 
33.25 	grant programs established under Laws 
33.26 	1997, chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 
33.27 	2, and Laws 2001, First Special Session 
33.28 	chapter 2, section 9, subdivision 2, and to 
33.29 	administer a dairy investment tax credit 
33.30 	program. The commissioner may allocate 
33.31 	the available sums among permissible 
33.32 	activities, including efforts to improve the 
33.33 	quality of milk produced in the state in the 
33.34 	proportions that the commissioner deems 
33.35 	most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy farmers. 
33.36 	The commissioner must submit a work plan 
34.1 	detailing plans for expenditures under this 
34.2 	program to the chairs of the house and senate 
34.3 	committees dealing with agricultural policy 
34.4 	and budget on or before the start of each 
34.5 	fiscal year. If significant changes are made 
34.6 	to the plans in the course of the year, the 
34.7 	commissioner must notify the chairs.
34.8 	$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second 
34.9 	year are for grants to the Northern Crops 
34.10 	Institute. The appropriation may be spent to 
34.11 	purchase equipment.
34.12 	$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the 
34.13 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
34.14 	Livestock Breeders Association.
34.15 	Aid payments to county and district 
34.16 	agricultural societies and associations 
34.17 	under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02, 
34.18 	subdivision 1, shall be disbursed not later 
34.19 	than July 15. These payments are the amount 
34.20 	of aid owed by the state for an annual fair 
34.21 	held in the previous calendar year.
34.22 	$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second 
34.23 	year are for annual grants to the Northern 
34.24 	Minnesota Forage-Turf Seed Advisory 
34.25 	Committee for basic and applied research on 
34.26 	the improved production of forage and turf 
34.27 	seed related to new and improved varieties. 
34.28 	The grant recipient may subcontract with a 
34.29 	qualified third party for some or all of the 
34.30 	basic and applied research.
34.31 	$200,000 the first year and $200,000 the 
34.32 	second year are for grants to Second Harvest 
34.33 	Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six 
34.34 	Second Harvest food banks for the purchase 
34.35 	of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food 
35.1 	shelves and other charitable organizations 
35.2 	that are eligible to receive food from the food 
35.3 	banks. Milk purchased under the grants must 
35.4 	be acquired from Minnesota milk processors 
35.5 	and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be 
35.6 	allocated to each Second Harvest food bank 
35.7 	serving Minnesota according to the formula 
35.8 	used in the distribution of United States 
35.9 	Department of Agriculture commodities 
35.10 	under the Emergency Food Assistance 
35.11 	Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest 
35.12 	Heartland must submit quarterly reports 
35.13 	to the commissioner on forms prescribed 
35.14 	by the commissioner. The reports must 
35.15 	include, but are not limited to, information 
35.16 	on the expenditure of funds, the amount 
35.17 	of milk purchased, and the organizations 
35.18 	to which the milk was distributed. Second 
35.19 	Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts 
35.20 	or agreements with food banks for shared 
35.21 	funding or reimbursement of the direct 
35.22 	purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving 
35.23 	money from this appropriation may use up to 
35.24 	two percent of the grant for administrative 
35.25 	expenses.
35.26 	$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the 
35.27 	second year are for transfer to the Board of 
35.28 	Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and 
35.29 	Universities for mental health counseling 
35.30 	support to farm families and business 
35.31 	operators through farm business management 
35.32 	programs at Central Lakes College and 
35.33 	Ridgewater College.
35.34 	$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the 
35.35 	second year are for grants to the Minnesota 
35.36 	Horticultural Society.

36.1	Sec. 12. BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
 	$
	3,452,000
	$
	3,411,000
	
36.2 	$448,000 in the first year and $363,000 in 
36.3 	the second year are for bovine tuberculosis 
36.4 	eradication and surveillance in cattle herds. 
36.5 	$159,000 of this amount is permanent.

36.6
36.7	Sec. 13. AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION 
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
 	$
	2,000,000
	$
	2,000,000

36.8 	ARTICLE 2
36.9 	ENVIRONMENT, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND AGRICULTURE POLICY

36.10 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 16A.531, subdivision 1a, is amended to 
36.11 	read:
36.12 		Subd. 1a.Revenues. The following revenues must be deposited in the 
36.13 	environmental fund:
36.14 	(1) all revenue from the motor vehicle transfer fee imposed under section 115A.908; 
36.15 	(2) all fees collected under section 116.07, subdivision 4d; 
36.16 	(3) all money collected by the Pollution Control Agency in enforcement matters 
36.17 	as provided in section 115.073; 
36.18 	(4) all revenues from license fees for individual sewage treatment systems under 
36.19 	section 115.56; 
36.20 	(5) all loan repayments deposited under section 115A.0716; 
36.21 	(6) all revenue from pollution prevention fees imposed under section 115D.12; 
36.22 	(7) all loan repayments deposited under section 116.994; 
36.23 	(8) all fees collected under section 116C.834; 
36.24 	(9) revenue collected from the solid waste management tax pursuant to chapter 297H;
36.25 	(10) fees collected under section 473.844; and
36.26 	(11) interest accrued on the fund; and
36.27 	(12) money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriation 
36.28 	from any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 2, except federal grants.

36.29 	Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
36.30 		Subd. 3.Cooperation with federal agencies. (a) The commissioner shall cooperate 
36.31 	with the government of the United States, with financial agencies created to assist in the 
36.32 	development of the agricultural resources of this state, and so far as practicable may use 
36.33 	the facilities provided by the existing state departments and the various state and local 
37.1 	organizations. This subdivision is intended to relate to every function and duty which 
37.2 	devolves upon the commissioner.
37.3 	(b) The commissioner may apply for, receive, and disburse federal funds made 
37.4 	available to the state by federal law or regulation for any purpose related to the powers 
37.5 	and duties of the commissioner. All money received by the commissioner under this 
37.6 	paragraph shall be deposited in the state treasury and is appropriated to the commissioner 
37.7 	for the purposes for which it was received. Money received under this paragraph does not 
37.8 	cancel and is available for expenditure according to federal law. The commissioner may 
37.9 	contract with and enter into grant agreements with persons, organizations, educational 
37.10 	institutions, firms, corporations, other state agencies, and any agency or instrumentality of 
37.11 	the federal government to carry out agreements made with the federal government relating 
37.12 	to the expenditure of money under this paragraph. Bid requirements under chapter 16C do 
37.13 	not apply to contracts under this paragraph.

37.14 	Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.101, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
37.15 		Subd. 2.Agricultural development grants and contracts. In order to carry out 
37.16 	the duties in subdivision 1, the commissioner, in addition to whatever other resources 
37.17 	the department may commit, shall make grants and enter into contracts to fulfill the 
37.18 	obligations of subdivision 1. The commissioner may enter into partnerships or seek gifts to 
37.19 	carry out subdivision 1. The commissioner may contract with, among others, agricultural 
37.20 	commodity organizations, the University of Minnesota, and agriculture related businesses 
37.21 	to fulfill the duties. The commissioner shall make permanent rules for the administration 
37.22 	of these grants and contracts. The rules shall specify at a minimum:
37.23 	(a) eligibility criteria;
37.24 	(b) application procedures;
37.25 	(c) provisions for application review and project approval;
37.26 	(d) provisions for program monitoring and review for all approved grants and 
37.27 	contracts; and
37.28 	(e) other provisions the commissioner finds necessary.
37.29 	Contracts entered into by the commissioner pursuant to this subdivision shall not 
37.30 	exceed 75 percent of the cost of the project supported by the commissioner's grant. In 
37.31 	any biennium year, no organization shall receive more than $70,000 in grants from the 
37.32 	commissioner.

37.33 	Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.102, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
38.1 		Subdivision 1.Establishment and use of label. (a) The commissioner shall 
38.2 	establish a "Minnesota grown" logo or labeling statement for use in identifying 
38.3 	agricultural products that are grown, raised, processed, or manufactured in this state. 
38.4 	The commissioner may develop labeling statements that apply to specific marketing or 
38.5 	promotional needs. One version of a labeling statement must identify food products 
38.6 	certified as organically grown in this state. The Minnesota grown logo or labeling 
38.7 	statement may be used on raw agricultural products only if 80 percent or more of the 
38.8 	agricultural product is produced in this state.
38.9 	(b) The Minnesota grown logo or labeling statement may not be used without 
38.10 	a license from the commissioner except that wholesalers and retailers may use the 
38.11 	Minnesota grown logo and labeling statement for displaying and advertising products that 
38.12 	qualify for use of the Minnesota grown logo or labeling statement.

38.13 	Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.102, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
38.14 		Subd. 3.License. A person may not use the Minnesota grown logo or labeling 
38.15 	without an annual license from the commissioner. The commissioner shall issue licenses 
38.16 	for a fee of $5 $20.

38.17 	Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.102, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
38.18 		Subd. 4.Minnesota grown account. The Minnesota grown account is established 
38.19 	as an account in the agricultural fund. License fee receipts and penalties collected under 
38.20 	this section must be deposited in the agricultural fund and credited to the Minnesota grown 
38.21 	account. The money in the account is continuously appropriated to the commissioner to 
38.22 	implement and enforce this section and to promote the Minnesota grown logo and labeling
38.23 	for the direct costs of implementing the Minnesota grown program.

38.24 	Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.102, is amended by adding a subdivision 
38.25 	to read:
38.26 		Subd. 4a.Funding sources. The Minnesota grown account shall consist of 
38.27 	license fees, penalties, advertising revenue, revenue from the development and sale of 
38.28 	promotional materials, gifts, and appropriations.

38.29 	Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.102, is amended by adding a subdivision 
38.30 	to read:
38.31 		Subd. 4b.Appropriations must be matched by private funds. Appropriations 
38.32 	from the Minnesota grown account may be expended only to the extent that they are 
39.1 	matched with contributions to the account from private sources on a basis of at least $1 
39.2 	of private contributions to each $4 of state money. For the purposes of this subdivision, 
39.3 	"private contributions" includes, but is not limited to, license fees, penalties, advertising 
39.4 	revenue, revenue from the development and sale of promotional materials, and gifts.

39.5 	Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.117, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:
39.6 		Subd. 5a.Agricultural and environmental revolving accounts. (a) There 
39.7 	shall be established in the agriculturalspecial revenue fund revolving accounts to 
39.8 	receive appropriations, transfers of the balances from previous appropriations for the 
39.9 	activities under this section, and money from other sources. All balances from previous 
39.10 	appropriations for activities under this section and repayments of loans granted under this 
39.11 	section, including principal and interest, must be deposited into the appropriate revolving 
39.12 	account created in this subdivision or the account created in subdivision 13. Interest 
39.13 	earned in an account accrues to that account.
39.14 	(b) The money in the revolving accounts and the account created in subdivision 13 is 
39.15 	appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this section.

39.16 	Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 17.117, subdivision 5b, is amended to read:
39.17 		Subd. 5b.Application fee. The commissioner may impose a nonrefundable 
39.18 	application fee of $50 for each loan issued under the program. The fees must be credited 
39.19 	to the agricultural best management practices administration account, which is hereby 
39.20 	established in the agriculturalspecial revenue fund. Interest earned in the account accrues 
39.21 	to the account. Money in the account and interest earned in the accounts established 
39.22 	in the agricultural fund under subdivision 5a are appropriated to the commissioner for 
39.23 	administrative expenses of the program.

39.24 	Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
39.25 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. (a) A person may not apply a pesticide for hire 
39.26 	without a commercial applicator license for the appropriate use categories or a structural 
39.27 	pest control license or aquatic pest control license.
39.28 	(b) A person with a commercial applicator license may not apply pesticides on 
39.29 	or into surface waters without an aquatic pest control license under section 18B.315, 
39.30 	except an aquatic pest control license is not required for licensed commercial applicators 
39.31 	applying pesticides for the purposes of: 
39.32 	(1) pest control on cultivated wild rice;
39.33 	(2) mosquito and black fly control operations;
40.1 	(3) pest control on rights-of-way;
40.2 	(4) aerial pest control operations for emergent vegetation control;
40.3 	(5) aerial application of piscicides; and
40.4 	(6) pest control for silvicultural operations.
40.5 	(c)(b) A commercial applicator licensee must have a valid license identification card 
40.6 	when applying pesticides for hire and must display it upon demand by an authorized 
40.7 	representative of the commissioner or a law enforcement officer. The commissioner shall 
40.8 	prescribe the information required on the license identification card.

40.9 	Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
40.10 		Subdivision 1.Requirement. (a) Except for a licensed commercial applicator, 
40.11 	certified private applicator, a licensed aquatic pest control applicator, or licensed structural 
40.12 	pest control applicator, a person, including a government employee, may not use a 
40.13 	restricted use pesticide in performance of official duties without having a noncommercial 
40.14 	applicator license for an appropriate use category.
40.15 	(b) A licensed noncommercial applicator may not apply pesticides into or on surface 
40.16 	waters without an aquatic pest control license, except an aquatic pest control license is not 
40.17 	required for licensed noncommercial applicators applying pesticides for the purposes of:
40.18 	(1) mosquito and black fly control operations;
40.19 	(2) pest control on rights-of-way;
40.20 	(3) pest control operations for purple loosestrife control;
40.21 	(4) application of piscicides; and
40.22 	(5) pest control for silvicultural operations.
40.23 	(c)(b) A licensee must have a valid license identification card when applying 
40.24 	pesticides and must display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the 
40.25 	commissioner or a law enforcement officer. The license identification card must contain 
40.26 	information required by the commissioner.

40.27 	Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.345, is amended to read:
40.28 	18B.345 PESTICIDE APPLICATION ON GOLF COURSES.
40.29 	(a) Application of a pesticide to the property of a golf course must be performed by:
40.30 	(1) a structural pest control applicator; or
40.31 	(2) a commercial or noncommercial pesticide applicator with appropriate use 
40.32 	certification; or.
40.33 	(3) an aquatic pest control applicator.
41.1 	(b) Pesticides determined by the commissioner to be sanitizers and disinfectants are 
41.2 	exempt from the requirements in paragraph (a).

41.3 	Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18C.305, is amended by adding a 
41.4 	subdivision to read:
41.5 		Subd. 3.Exemption. A permit and safeguard is not required for agricultural 
41.6 	commodity producers who store, on their own property, for their own use, no more than 
41.7 	6,000 gallons of liquid commercial fertilizer.

41.8 	Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18E.03, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
41.9 		Subd. 4.Fee. (a) The response and reimbursement fee consists of the surcharges and 
41.10 	any adjustments made by the commissioner in this subdivision and shall be collected by 
41.11 	the commissioner. The amount of the response and reimbursement fee shall be determined 
41.12 	and imposed annually by the commissioner as required to satisfy the requirements in 
41.13 	subdivision 3. The commissioner shall adjust the amount of the surcharges imposed in 
41.14 	proportion to the amount of the surcharges listed in this subdivision. License application 
41.15 	categories under paragraph (d) must be charged in proportion to the amount of surcharges 
41.16 	imposed up to a maximum of 50 percent of the license fees set under chapters 18B and 
41.17 	18C.
41.18 	(b) The commissioner shall impose a surcharge on pesticides registered under 
41.19 	chapter 18B to be collected as a surcharge on the registration application fee under 
41.20 	section 18B.26, subdivision 3, that is equal to 0.1 percent of sales of the pesticide in the 
41.21 	state and sales of pesticides for use in the state during the previous calendar year, except 
41.22 	the surcharge may not be imposed on pesticides that are sanitizers or disinfectants as 
41.23 	determined by the commissioner. No surcharge is required if the surcharge amount based 
41.24 	on percent of annual gross sales is less than $10. The registrant shall determine when and 
41.25 	which pesticides are sold or used in this state. The registrant shall secure sufficient sales 
41.26 	information of pesticides distributed into this state from distributors and dealers, regardless 
41.27 	of distributor location, to make a determination. Sales of pesticides in this state and sales 
41.28 	of pesticides for use in this state by out-of-state distributors are not exempt and must be 
41.29 	included in the registrant's annual report, as required under section 18B.26, subdivision 3, 
41.30 	paragraph (c), and fees shall be paid by the registrant based upon those reported sales. 
41.31 	Sales of pesticides in the state for use outside of the state are exempt from the surcharge in 
41.32 	this paragraph if the registrant properly documents the sale location and the distributors. 
42.1 	(c) The commissioner shall impose a ten cents per ton surcharge on the inspection 
42.2 	fee under section 18C.425, subdivision 6, for fertilizers, soil amendments, and plant 
42.3 	amendments. 
42.4 	(d) The commissioner shall impose a surcharge on the license application of persons 
42.5 	licensed under chapters 18B and 18C consisting of:
42.6 	(1) a $75 surcharge for each site where pesticides are stored or distributed, to 
42.7 	be imposed as a surcharge on pesticide dealer application fees under section 18B.31, 
42.8 	subdivision 5; 
42.9 	(2) a $75 surcharge for each site where a fertilizer, plant amendment, or soil 
42.10 	amendment is distributed, to be imposed on persons licensed under sections 18C.415
42.11 	and 18C.425; 
42.12 	(3) a $50 surcharge to be imposed on a structural pest control applicator license 
42.13 	application under section 18B.32, subdivision 6, for business license applications only; 
42.14 	(4) a $20 surcharge to be imposed on commercial applicator license application fees 
42.15 	under section 18B.33, subdivision 7; and
42.16 	(5) a $20 surcharge to be imposed on noncommercial applicator license application 
42.17 	fees under section 18B.34, subdivision 5, except a surcharge may not be imposed on a 
42.18 	noncommercial applicator that is a state agency, political subdivision of the state, the 
42.19 	federal government, or an agency of the federal government; and.
42.20 	(6) a $20 surcharge to be imposed on aquatic pest control licenses under section 
42.21 	18B.315. 
42.22 	(e) A $1,000 fee shall be imposed on each site where pesticides are stored and sold 
42.23 	for use outside of the state unless:
42.24 	(1) the distributor properly documents that it has less than $2,000,000 per year in 
42.25 	wholesale value of pesticides stored and transferred through the site; or
42.26 	(2) the registrant pays the surcharge under paragraph (b) and the registration fee 
42.27 	under section 18B.26, subdivision 3, for all of the pesticides stored at the site and sold for 
42.28 	use outside of the state. 
42.29 	(f) Paragraphs (c) to (e) apply to sales, licenses issued, applications received for 
42.30 	licenses, and inspection fees imposed on or after July 1, 1990.

42.31 	Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 28A.082, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
42.32 		Subdivision 1.Fees; application. The fees for review of food handler facility floor 
42.33 	plans under the Minnesota Food Code are based upon the square footage of the structure 
42.34 	being newly constructed, remodeled, or converted. The fees for the review shall be:

43.1		square footage
		review fee
	
43.2		0 - 4,999
........	$
	156.25 200.00
	
43.3		5,000 - 24,999
........	$
	218.75 275.00
	
43.4		25,000 plus
........	$
	343.75 425.00
	
43.5 	The applicant must submit the required fee, review application, plans, equipment 
43.6 	specifications, materials lists, and other required information on forms supplied by the 
43.7 	department at least 30 days prior to commencement of construction, remodeling, or 
43.8 	conversion.

43.9 	Sec. 17. [28A.21] FOOD SAFETY AND DEFENSE TASK FORCE.
43.10 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The Food Safety and Defense Task Force is 
43.11 	established to advise the commissioner and the legislature on food issues and food safety.
43.12 		Subd. 2.Membership. (a) The Food Safety and Defense Task Force consists of:
43.13 	(1) the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee;
43.14 	(2) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee;
43.15 	(3) a representative of the United States Food and Drug Administration;
43.16 	(4) a representative of the United States Department of Agriculture;
43.17 	(5) a representative of the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute;
43.18 	(6) one member from the University of Minnesota knowledgeable in food and food 
43.19 	safety issues; and
43.20 	(7) nine members appointed by the governor who are interested in food and food 
43.21 	safety, of whom:
43.22 	(i) two persons are health or food professionals;
43.23 	(ii) one person represents a statewide general farm organization;
43.24 	(iii) one person represents a local food inspection agency; and
43.25 	(iv) one person represents a food-oriented consumer group.
43.26 	(b) Members shall serve without compensation. Members appointed by the governor 
43.27 	shall serve four-year terms.
43.28 		Subd. 3.Organization. (a) The task force shall meet monthly or as determined by 
43.29 	the chair.
43.30 	(b) The members of the task force shall annually elect a chair and other officers 
43.31 	as the members deem necessary.
43.32 		Subd. 4.Staff. The commissioner shall provide support staff, office space, and 
43.33 	administrative services for the task force.
43.34 		Subd. 5.Duties. The task force shall:
43.35 	(1) coordinate educational efforts regarding food safety;
44.1 	(2) provide advice and coordination to state agencies as requested by the agencies;
44.2 	(3) serve as a source of information and referral for the public, news media, and 
44.3 	others concerned with food safety; and
44.4 	(4) make recommendations to Congress, the legislature, and others about appropriate 
44.5 	action to improve food safety in the state.

44.6 	Sec. 18. [41A.10] NEXTGEN ENERGY.
44.7 		Subdivision 1.Purpose; appropriation. It is the goal of the state through the 
44.8 	Department of Agriculture to research and develop energy sources to displace fossil 
44.9 	fuels with renewable technology. The state shall invest $9,000,000 each fiscal year 
44.10 	from 2010 to 2020 to devise and implement the next generation of biofuels. Of the 
44.11 	annual appropriation, $6,000,000 is dedicated to financing and investment incentives and 
44.12 	$3,000,000 is dedicated to direct payments to facilities producing biofuels.
44.13 		Subd. 2.NextGen Energy Board. There is created a NextGen Energy Board 
44.14 	consisting of the commissioners of agriculture, commerce, the Pollution Control Agency, 
44.15 	and employment and economic development; two members of the senate appointed by 
44.16 	the majority leader; and two members of the house of representatives appointed by the 
44.17 	speaker of the house. A member may designate another to represent the member.
44.18 		Subd. 3.Duties. The board shall research and report to the commissioner of 
44.19 	agriculture and to the legislature recommendations as to how the state can invest the 
44.20 	appropriations under subdivision 1 to most efficiently achieve energy independence. 
44.21 	The board shall:
44.22 	(1) examine the future of fuels, such as synthetic gases, biobutanol, hydrogen, 
44.23 	methanol, diesel, and ethanol within Minnesota;
44.24 	(2) develop equity grant programs to assist locally owned facilities;
44.25 	(3) study the proper role of the state in creating financing and investing and 
44.26 	providing incentives;
44.27 	(4) evaluate how state and federal programs, including the Farm Bill, can best work 
44.28 	together and leverage resources; and
44.29 	(5) report to the legislature before February 1 each year with recommendations as 
44.30 	to appropriations and results of past actions and projects.
44.31 		Subd. 4.Commissioner's duties. The commissioner of agriculture shall administer 
44.32 	this section.

44.33 	Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41B.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
45.1 		Subdivision 1.Eligibility generally. To be eligible for a program in sections 
45.2 	41B.01 to 41B.23: 
45.3 	(1) a borrower must be a resident of Minnesota or a domestic family farm 
45.4 	corporation or family farm partnership, as defined in an entity eligible to own farm land 
45.5 	under section 500.24, subdivision 2; and 
45.6 	(2) the borrower or one of the borrowers must be the principal operator of the 
45.7 	farm or, for a prospective homestead redemption borrower, must have at one time been 
45.8 	the principal operator of a farm.

45.9 	Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41B.043, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
45.10 		Subd. 2.Specifications. No direct loan may exceed $35,000 or $125,000 for a loan 
45.11 	participation. Each direct loan and participation must be secured by a mortgage on real 
45.12 	property and such other security as the authority may require.

45.13 	Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41B.043, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
45.14 		Subd. 3.Application and origination fee. The authority may impose a reasonable 
45.15 	nonrefundable application fee for each application submitted for a direct loan or
45.16 	participation and an origination fee for each direct loan issued under the agricultural 
45.17 	improvement loan program. The origination fee initially shall be set at 1.5 percent and The 
45.18 	application fee atis initially $50. The authority may review the fees annually and make 
45.19 	adjustments as necessary. The fees must be deposited in the state treasury and credited 
45.20 	to an account in the special revenue fund. Money in this account is appropriated to the 
45.21 	commissioner for administrative expenses of the agricultural improvement loan program.

45.22 	Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41B.043, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
45.23 		Subd. 4.Interest rate. The interest rate per annum on the agricultural improvement 
45.24 	direct loan or participation must be the rate of interest determined by the authority to be 
45.25 	necessary to provide for the timely payment of principal and interest when due on bonds 
45.26 	or other obligations of the authority issued under chapter 41B to provide financing for 
45.27 	direct loans and participations made under the agricultural improvement loan program, 
45.28 	and to provide for reasonable and necessary costs of issuing, carrying, administering, 
45.29 	and securing the bonds or notes and to pay the costs incurred and to be incurred by the 
45.30 	authority in the implementation of the agricultural improvement loan program.

45.31 	Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41B.046, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
45.32 		Subd. 4.Eligibility. To be eligible for this program a borrower must:
46.1 	(1) be a resident of Minnesota or a domestic family farm corporation as defined in 
46.2 	section 500.24, subdivision 2 meet the requirements of section 41B.03, subdivision 1; 
46.3 	(2) be a grower of the agricultural product which is to be processed by an agricultural 
46.4 	product processing facility;
46.5 	(3) demonstrate an ability to repay the loan; and
46.6 	(4) meet any other requirements which the authority may impose by rule.

46.7 	Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41B.047, is amended to read:
46.8 	41B.047 DISASTER RECOVERY LOAN PROGRAM.
46.9 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The authority shall establish and implement a 
46.10 	disaster recovery loan program to help farmers:
46.11 	(1) clean up, repair, or replace farm structures and septic and water systems, as well 
46.12 	as replacement of replace seed, other crop inputs, feed, and livestock, when damaged 
46.13 	by high winds, hail, tornado, or flood; or
46.14 	(2) purchase watering systems, irrigation systems, and other drought mitigation 
46.15 	systems and practices when drought is the cause of the purchase.
46.16 		Subd. 3.Eligibility. To be eligible for this program, a borrower must:
46.17 	(1) be a resident of this state or a domestic family farm corporation or family farm 
46.18 	partnership as defined in section 500.24, subdivision 2 meet the requirements of section 
46.19 	41B.03, subdivision 1; 
46.20 	(2) certify that the damage or loss was sustained within a county that was the subject 
46.21 	of a state or federal disaster declaration;
46.22 	(3) demonstrate an ability to repay the loan;
46.23 	(4) have a total net worth, including assets and liabilities of the borrower's spouse 
46.24 	and dependents, of less than $400,000 $660,000 in 2004 and an amount in subsequent 
46.25 	years which is adjusted for inflation by multiplying that amount by the cumulative inflation 
46.26 	rate as determined by the United States All-Items Consumer Price Index; and
46.27 	(5) have received at least 50 percent of average annual gross income from farming 
46.28 	for the past three years.
46.29 		Subd. 4.Loans. (a) The authority may participate in a disaster recovery loan with 
46.30 	an eligible lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 3. Participation is limited 
46.31 	to 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or $50,000, whichever is less. The 
46.32 	interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may differ from 
46.33 	the interest rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but the 
46.34 	authority's interest rate must not exceed four percent.
47.1 	(b) Standards for loan amortization shall be set by the Rural Finance Authority 
47.2 	not to exceed ten years.
47.3 	(c) Security for the disaster recovery loans must be a personal note executed by the 
47.4 	borrower and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.
47.5 	(d) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for a 
47.6 	disaster recovery loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make adjustments 
47.7 	as necessary. The application fee is initially $50. Application fees received by the 
47.8 	authority must be deposited in the disaster recovery revolving fund revolving loan account 
47.9 	established under section 41B.06.
47.10 	(e) Disaster recovery loans under this program will be made using money in the 
47.11 	disaster recovery revolving fund established under subdivision 2 revolving loan account 
47.12 	established under section 41B.06.
47.13 	(f) Repayments of financial assistance under this section, including principal and 
47.14 	interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established under section 
47.15 	41B.06.

47.16 	Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41B.055, is amended to read:
47.17 	41B.055 LIVESTOCK EQUIPMENT PILOT LOAN PROGRAM.
47.18 		Subdivision 1.Establishment. The authority must establish and implement 
47.19 	a livestock equipment pilot loan program to help finance the first purchase of 
47.20 	livestock-related equipment and make livestock facilities improvements.
47.21 		Subd. 2.Eligibility. Notwithstanding section 41B.03, to be eligible for this program 
47.22 	a borrower must:
47.23 	(1) be a resident of Minnesota or general partnership or a family farm corporation, 
47.24 	authorized farm corporation, family farm partnership, or authorized farm partnership as 
47.25 	defined in section 500.24, subdivision 2;
47.26 	(2) be the principal operator of a livestock farm;
47.27 	(3) have a total net worth, including assets and liabilities of the borrower's spouse 
47.28 	and dependents, no greater than the amount stipulated in section 41B.03, subdivision 3;
47.29 	(4) demonstrate an ability to repay the loan; and
47.30 	(5) hold an appropriate feedlot registration or be using the loan under this program 
47.31 	to meet registration requirements. In addition to the requirements in clauses (1) to (5), 
47.32 	preference must be given to applicants who have farmed less than ten years as evidenced 
47.33 	by their filing of schedule F in their federal tax returns.
47.34 		Subd. 3.Loans. (a) The authority may participate in a livestock equipment loan 
47.35 	equal to 90 percent of the purchased equipment value with an eligible lender to a farmer 
48.1 	who is eligible under subdivision 2. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the principal 
48.2 	amount of the loan or $40,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and repayment terms 
48.3 	of the authority's participation interest may differ from the interest rates and repayment 
48.4 	terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but the authority's interest rate must 
48.5 	not exceed three percent. The authority may review the interest annually and make 
48.6 	adjustments as necessary.
48.7 	(b) Standards for loan amortization must be set by the Rural Finance Authority and 
48.8 	must not exceed seventen years.
48.9 	(c) Security for a livestock equipment loan must be a personal note executed by the 
48.10 	borrower and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.
48.11 	(d) Refinancing of existing debt is not an eligible purpose.
48.12 	(e) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for 
48.13 	a livestock equipment loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make 
48.14 	adjustments as necessary. The initial application fee is $50. Application fees received by 
48.15 	the authority must be deposited in the revolving loan account established in section 41B.06.
48.16 	(f) Loans under this program must be made using money in the revolving loan 
48.17 	account established in section 41B.06.
48.18 		Subd. 4.Eligible expenditures. Money may be used for loans for the acquisition of 
48.19 	equipment for animal housing, confinement, animal feeding, milk production, and waste 
48.20 	management, including the following, if related to animal husbandry:
48.21 	(1) fences;
48.22 	(2) watering facilities;
48.23 	(3) feed storage and handling equipment;
48.24 	(4) milking parlors;
48.25 	(5) milking equipment;
48.26 	(6) scales;
48.27 	(7) milk storage and cooling facilities;
48.28 	(8) manure pumping and storage facilities; and
48.29 	(9) capital investment in pasture.;
48.30 	(10) hoop barns;
48.31 	(11) portable structures;
48.32 	(12) hay and forage equipment; and
48.33 	(13) related structural work for the installation of equipment.

48.34 	Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41B.06, is amended to read:
48.35 	41B.06 RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT.
49.1 	There is established in the rural finance administration fund a Rural Finance 
49.2 	Authority revolving loan account that is eligible to receive appropriations and the transfer 
49.3 	of loan funds from other programs. All repayments of financial assistance granted from 
49.4 	this account, including principal and interest, must be deposited into this account. Interest 
49.5 	earned on money in the account accrues to the account, and the money in the account 
49.6 	is appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for purposes of the Rural Finance 
49.7 	Authority livestock equipment, methane digester, disaster recovery, and value-added 
49.8 	agricultural product loan programs, including costs incurred by the authority to establish 
49.9 	and administer the programs.

49.10 	Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41C.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
49.11 		Subd. 2.Eligibility; beginning farmers. The authority shall provide in the 
49.12 	agricultural development bond beginning farmer and agricultural business enterprise loan 
49.13 	program that a mortgage or a contract on behalf of a beginning farmer may be provided if 
49.14 	the borrower qualifies under authority rules and under federal tax law governing qualified 
49.15 	small issue bonds and must:
49.16 	(1) be a resident of Minnesota;
49.17 	(2) have sufficient education, training, or experience in the type of farming for 
49.18 	which the loan is desired;
49.19 	(3) have a low or moderate net worth, as defined in section 41C.02, subdivision 12; 
49.20 	(4) certify that the agricultural land to be purchased will be used by the borrower 
49.21 	for agricultural purposes;
49.22 	(5) certify that farming will be the principal occupation of an individual borrower;
49.23 	(6) agree to participate in a farm management program approved by the 
49.24 	commissioner of agriculture for at least the first fivethree years of the loan, if an approved 
49.25 	program is available within 45 miles from the borrower's residence. The commissioner 
49.26 	may waive this requirement for any of the programs administered by the authority if the 
49.27 	participant requests a waiver and provides justification; and
49.28 	(7) agree to file an approved soil and water conservation plan with the Soil 
49.29 	Conservation Service office in the county where the land is located.

49.30 	Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.025, subdivision 9, is amended to read:
49.31 		Subd. 9.Professional services support account. The commissioner of natural 
49.32 	resources may bill the various programs carried out by the commissioner for the costs of 
49.33 	providing them with professional support services. Except as provided under section 
50.1 	89.421, receipts must be credited to a special account in the state treasury and are 
50.2 	appropriated to the commissioner to pay the costs for which the billings were made.
50.3 	The commissioner of natural resources shall submit to the commissioner of finance 
50.4 	before the start of each fiscal year a work plan showing the estimated work to be done 
50.5 	during the coming year, the estimated cost of doing the work, and the positions and fees 
50.6 	that will be necessary. This account is exempted from statewide and agency indirect 
50.7 	cost payments.

50.8 	Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.026, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.9 		Subdivision 1.Contracts. The commissioner of natural resources is authorized 
50.10 	to enter into contractual agreements with any public or private entity for the provision 
50.11 	of statutorily prescribed natural resources services by the department. The contracts 
50.12 	shall specify the services to be provided. Except as provided under section 89.421, funds 
50.13 	generated in a contractual agreement made pursuant to this section shall be deposited in 
50.14 	the special revenue fund and are appropriated to the department for purposes of providing 
50.15 	the services specified in the contracts. The commissioner shall report revenues collected 
50.16 	and expenditures made under this subdivision to the chairs of the Committees on Ways and 
50.17 	Means in the house and Finance in the senate by January 1 of each odd-numbered year.

50.18 	Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
50.19 		Subdivision 1.Sales authorized; gift certificates. The commissioner may 
50.20 	sell natural resources-related publications and maps; forest resource assessment 
50.21 	products; federal migratory waterfowl, junior duck, and other federal stamps; and other 
50.22 	nature-related merchandise, and may rent or sell items for the convenience of persons using 
50.23 	Department of Natural Resources facilities or services. The commissioner may sell gift 
50.24 	certificates for any items rented or sold. Notwithstanding section 16A.1285, a fee charged 
50.25 	by the commissioner under this section may include a reasonable amount in excess of the 
50.26 	actual cost to support Department of Natural Resources programs. The commissioner may 
50.27 	advertise the availability of a program or item offered under this section. 

50.28 	Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.0855, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
50.29 		Subd. 2.Receipts; appropriation. Except as provided under section 89.421, 
50.30 	money received by the commissioner under this section or to buy supplies for the use of 
50.31 	volunteers, may be credited to one or more special accounts in the state treasury and is 
50.32 	appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes for which the money was received. 
50.33 	Money received from sales at the state fair shall be available for state fair related costs. 
51.1 	Money received from sales of intellectual property and software products or services shall 
51.2 	be available for development, maintenance, and support of software products and systems.

51.3 	Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.780, is amended to read:
51.4 	84.780 OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE DAMAGE ACCOUNT.
51.5 	(a) The off-highway vehicle damage account is created in the natural resources fund. 
51.6 	Money in the off-highway vehicle damage account is appropriated to the commissioner 
51.7 	of natural resources for the repair or restoration of property damaged by the operation of 
51.8 	off-highway vehicles in an unpermittedillegal area after August 1, 2003, and for the costs 
51.9 	of administration for this section. Before the commissioner may make a payment from 
51.10 	this account, the commissioner must determine whether the damage to the property was 
51.11 	caused by the unpermittedillegal use of off-highway vehicles, that the applicant has made 
51.12 	reasonable efforts to identify the responsible individual and obtain payment from the 
51.13 	individual, and that the applicant has made reasonable efforts to prevent reoccurrence. 
51.14 	By June 30, 2008, the commissioner of finance must transfer the remaining balance in the 
51.15 	account to the off-highway motorcycle account under section 84.794, the off-road vehicle 
51.16 	account under section 84.803, and the all-terrain vehicle account under section 84.927. 
51.17 	The amount transferred to each account must be proportionate to the amounts received in 
51.18 	the damage account from the relevant off-highway vehicle accounts.
51.19 	(b) Determinations of the commissioner under this section may be made by written 
51.20 	order and are exempt from the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386
51.21 	does not apply.
51.22 	(c) This section expires July 1, 2008 These funds are available until expended.

51.23 	Sec. 33. [84.9011] OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY AND CONSERVATION 
51.24 	PROGRAM.
51.25 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The commissioner of natural resources shall establish 
51.26 	a program to promote the safe and responsible operation of off-highway vehicles in a 
51.27 	manner that does not harm the environment. The commissioner shall coordinate the 
51.28 	program through the regional offices of the Department of Natural Resources.
51.29 		Subd. 2.Purpose. The purpose of the program is to encourage off-highway vehicle 
51.30 	clubs to assist, on a volunteer basis, in improving, maintaining, and monitoring of trails on 
51.31 	state forest land and other public lands.
51.32 		Subd. 3.Agreements. (a) The commissioner shall enter into informal agreements 
51.33 	with off-highway vehicle clubs for volunteer services to maintain, make improvements to, 
51.34 	and monitor trails on state forest land and other public lands. The off-highway vehicle 
52.1 	clubs shall promote the operation of off-highway vehicles in a safe and responsible manner 
52.2 	that complies with the laws and rules that relate to the operation of off-highway vehicles.
52.3 	(b) The off-highway vehicle clubs may provide assistance to the department in 
52.4 	locating, recruiting, and training instructors for off-highway vehicle training programs.
52.5 	(c) The commissioner may provide assistance to enhance the comfort and safety 
52.6 	of volunteers and to facilitate the implementation and administration of the safety and 
52.7 	conservation program.
52.8 		Subd. 4.Worker displacement prohibited. The commissioner may not enter into 
52.9 	any agreement that has the purpose of or results in the displacement of public employees 
52.10 	by volunteers participating in the off-highway safety and conservation program under 
52.11 	this section. The commissioner must certify to the appropriate bargaining agent that the 
52.12 	work performed by a volunteer will not result in the displacement of currently employed 
52.13 	workers or workers on seasonal layoff or layoff from a substantially equivalent position, 
52.14 	including partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime work, wages, or 
52.15 	other employment benefits.

52.16 	Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84.927, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
52.17 		Subd. 2.Purposes. Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in the 
52.18 	all-terrain vehicle account may only be spent for:
52.19 	(1) the education and training program under section 84.925; 
52.20 	(2) administration, enforcement, and implementation of sections 84.773 to 84.929; 
52.21 	(3) acquisition, maintenance, and development of vehicle trails and use areas;
52.22 	(4) grant-in-aid programs to counties and municipalities to construct and maintain 
52.23 	all-terrain vehicle trails and use areas;
52.24 	(5) grants-in-aid to local safety programs; and
52.25 	(6) enforcement and public education grants to local law enforcement agencies.; and
52.26 	(7) maintenance of minimum-maintenance forest roads according to section 89.71, 
52.27 	subdivision 5, and county forest roads within state forest boundaries as defined under 
52.28 	section 89.021.
52.29 	The distribution of funds made available through grant-in-aid programs must be 
52.30 	guided by the statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan.

52.31 	Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 84D.13, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
52.32 		Subd. 7.Satisfaction of civil penalties. A civil penalty is due and a watercraft 
52.33 	license suspension is effective 30 days after issuance of the civil citation. A civil penalty 
53.1 	collected under this section is payable to the commissioner and must be credited to the 
53.2 	water recreation account invasive species account.

53.3 	Sec. 36. [84D.15] INVASIVE SPECIES ACCOUNT.
53.4 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The invasive species account is created in the state 
53.5 	treasury in the natural resources fund.
53.6 		Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from surcharges on watercraft licenses under 
53.7 	section 86B.415, subdivision 7, and licenses for trailers with a gross vehicle weight of 
53.8 	3,000 pounds or less and towed recreational vehicles under section 168.013, subdivisions 
53.9 	1d and 1g, shall be deposited in the invasive species account. Each year, the commissioner 
53.10 	of finance shall transfer from the game and fish fund to the invasive species account, 
53.11 	the annual surcharge collected on nonresident fishing licenses under section 97A.475, 
53.12 	subdivision 7, paragraph (b).
53.13 		Subd. 3.Use of money in account. Money credited to the invasive species account 
53.14 	in subdivision 2 shall be used for management of invasive species and implementation of 
53.15 	this chapter as it pertains to aquatic invasive species, including control, public awareness, 
53.16 	law enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, and research.

53.17 	Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
53.18 		Subdivision 1.Watercraft 19 feet or less. The fee for a watercraft license for 
53.19 	watercraft 19 feet or less in length is $27 plus a $15 surcharge except:
53.20 	(1) for watercraft, other than personal watercraft, 19 feet in length or less that is 
53.21 	offered for rent or lease, the fee is $9 plus a $5 surcharge;
53.22 	(2) for a canoe, kayak, sailboat, sailboard, paddle boat, or rowing shell 19 feet in 
53.23 	length or less, the fee is $10.50 plus a $5 surcharge;
53.24 	(3) for a watercraft 19 feet in length or less used by a nonprofit corporation for 
53.25 	teaching boat and water safety, the fee is as provided in subdivision 4;
53.26 	(4) for a watercraft owned by a dealer under a dealer's license, the fee is as provided 
53.27 	in subdivision 5;
53.28 	(5) for a personal watercraft, the fee is $37.50 plus a $15 surcharge; and
53.29 	(6) for a watercraft less than 17 feet in length, other than a watercraft listed in clauses 
53.30 	(1) to (5), the fee is $18 plus a $10 surcharge.

53.31 	Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
53.32 		Subd. 2.Watercraft over 19 feet. Except as provided in subdivisions 3, 4, and 5, 
53.33 	the watercraft license fee:
54.1 	(1) for a watercraft more than 19 feet but less than 26 feet in length is $45 plus a 
54.2 	$15 surcharge;
54.3 	(2) for a watercraft 26 feet but less than 40 feet in length is $67.50 plus a $15 
54.4 	surcharge; and
54.5 	(3) for a watercraft 40 feet in length or longer is $90 plus a $15 surcharge.

54.6 	Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
54.7 		Subd. 3.Watercraft over 19 feet for hire. The license fee for a watercraft more 
54.8 	than 19 feet in length for hire with an operator is $75 plus a $15 surcharge each.

54.9 	Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
54.10 		Subd. 4.Watercraft used by nonprofit corporation for teaching. The watercraft 
54.11 	license fee for a watercraft used by a nonprofit organization for teaching boat and water 
54.12 	safety is $4.50 plus a  $5 surcharge each.

54.13 	Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
54.14 		Subd. 5.Dealer's license. There is no separate fee for watercraft owned by a dealer 
54.15 	under a dealer's license. The fee for a dealer's license is $67.50 plus a $15 surcharge.

54.16 	Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
54.17 		Subd. 7.Watercraft surcharge. A $5 surcharge is placed on each watercraft 
54.18 	licensedThe surcharge placed on each watercraft under subdivisions 1 to 5 shall be used 
54.19 	for control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and research of aquatic 
54.20 	invasive species such as zebra mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in 
54.21 	public waters and public wetlands.

54.22 	Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 86B.706, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
54.23 		Subd. 2.Money deposited in account. The following shall be deposited in the state 
54.24 	treasury and credited to the water recreation account:
54.25 	(1) fees and surcharges from titling and licensing of watercraft under this chapter;
54.26 	(2) fines, installment payments, and forfeited bail according to section 86B.705, 
54.27 	subdivision 2;
54.28 	(3) civil penalties according to section 84D.13;
54.29 	(4) mooring fees and receipts from the sale of marine gas at state-operated or 
54.30 	state-assisted small craft harbors and mooring facilities according to section 86A.21;
55.1 	(5)(4) the unrefunded gasoline tax attributable to watercraft use under section 
55.2 	296A.18; and
55.3 	(6)(5) fees for permits issued to control or harvest aquatic plants other than wild 
55.4 	rice under section 103G.615, subdivision 2.

55.5 	Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 88.642, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
55.6 		Subdivision 1.Written consent. No person shall cut, harvest, remove, transport, or 
55.7 	possess for decorative purposes or for sale more than three decorative trees, more than 
55.8 	100 25 pounds of decorative boughs, or more than 100 25 pounds of any other decorative 
55.9 	materials without the written consent of the owner or authorized agent of the private or 
55.10 	public land on which the decorative materials were cut or harvested. The written consent 
55.11 	shall be on a form furnished or otherwise approved by the commissioner of natural 
55.12 	resources and shall contain the legal description of the land where the decorative materials 
55.13 	were cut or harvested, as well as the name of the legal owner of the land or the owner's 
55.14 	authorized agent. The written consent must be carried by every person cutting, harvesting, 
55.15 	removing, possessing, or transporting any decorative materials, or in any way aiding 
55.16 	therein, and must be exhibited to any officer at the officer's request at any time.

55.17 	Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 88.6435, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
55.18 		Subdivision 1.Permits. A person may not buy more than 100 25 pounds of 
55.19 	decorative boughs in any calendar year without a bough buyer's permit issued by 
55.20 	the commissioner of natural resources. The annual fee for a permit for a resident or 
55.21 	nonresident to buy decorative boughs is $25. The annual fee may be reduced to $10 if 
55.22 	the buyer attends an approved annual workshop or other orientation session for balsam 
55.23 	bough harvesters and buyers. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit that 
55.24 	covers the commissioner's cost of issuing the permit. A permit may not be granted until 
55.25 	the permit holder has completed a presale conference with the state appraiser designated 
55.26 	to supervise the cutting.

55.27 	Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 89.22, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
55.28 		Subd. 2.Receipts to natural resources special revenue fund. Fees collected under 
55.29 	subdivision 1 shall be credited to a forest land use account in the natural resources fund
55.30 	the special revenue fund and are annually appropriated to the commissioner to recoup the 
55.31 	costs of developing, operating, and maintaining facilities necessary for the specified uses 
55.32 	in subdivision 1 or to prevent or mitigate resource impacts of those uses. 

56.1 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective July 1, 2007, and applies to fees 
56.2 	collected according to Minnesota Statutes, section 89.22, subdivision 1, after August 
56.3 	1, 2006.

56.4 	Sec. 47. [89.421] FOREST RESOURCE ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS AND 
56.5 	SERVICES ACCOUNT.
56.6 		Subdivision 1.Creation. The forest resource assessment products and services 
56.7 	account is created in the state treasury in the natural resources fund.
56.8 		Subd. 2.Receipts. Money received from forest resource assessment product sales 
56.9 	and services provided by the commissioner under sections 84.025, subdivision 9; 84.026; 
56.10 	and 84.0855 shall be credited to the forest resource assessment products and services 
56.11 	account. Forest resource assessment products and services include the sale of aerial 
56.12 	photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services.
56.13 		Subd. 3.Use of money in account. Money credited to the forest resource 
56.14 	assessment products and services account under subdivision 2 is annually appropriated to 
56.15 	the commissioner and shall be used to maintain the staff and facilities producing the aerial 
56.16 	photography, remote sensing, and satellite imagery products and services.

56.17 	Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.071, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
56.18 		Subd. 2.Revenue from small game license surcharge and lifetime licenses.
 56.19 	Revenue from the small game surcharge and $6.50 annually from the lifetime fish 
56.20 	and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 
56.21 	sections 97A.473, subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be credited to 
56.22 	the wildlife acquisition account and. The money in the account is appropriated to the 
56.23 	commissioner and shall be used by the commissioner only for the purposes of this section, 
56.24 	and acquisition and development of wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance 
56.25 	of the lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature. 

56.26 	Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.075, is amended to read:
56.27 	97A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.
56.28 		Subdivision 1.Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses. (a) For purposes of this 
56.29 	subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 
56.30 	2, clauses (4), (5), (9), (11), (13), and (14), and 3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and licenses 
56.31 	issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4. 
56.32 	(b) $2 from each annual deer license and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and 
56.33 	wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under section 
57.1 	97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer management account. Money in 
57.2 	the account is appropriated to the commissioner and shall be used for deer habitat 
57.3 	improvement or deer management programs. 
57.4 	(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from 
57.5 	the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license 
57.6 	issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be credited to the deer and bear 
57.7 	management account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and shall 
57.8 	be used for deer and bear management programs, including a computerized licensing 
57.9 	system. 
57.10 	(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding 
57.11 	and wild cervidae health management account and is appropriated for emergency deer 
57.12 	feeding and wild cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency 
57.13 	deer feeding and wild cervidae health management is available until expended. When 
57.14 	the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding and wild 
57.15 	cervidae health management at the end of a fiscal year exceeds $2,500,000 for the first 
57.16 	time, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated balance of the game and fish fund. 
57.17 	The commissioner must inform the legislative chairs of the natural resources finance 
57.18 	committees every two years on how the money for emergency deer feeding and wild 
57.19 	cervidae health management has been spent. 
57.20 	Thereafter, when the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer 
57.21 	feeding and wild cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal 
57.22 	year, the unencumbered balance in excess of $2,500,000 is canceled and available for deer 
57.23 	and bear management programs and computerized licensing.
57.24 		Subd. 2.Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue 
57.25 	from the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps must be credited to the waterfowl habitat 
57.26 	improvement account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and may 
57.27 	be used only for:
57.28 	(1) development of wetlands and lakes in the state and designated waterfowl 
57.29 	management lakes for maximum migratory waterfowl production including habitat 
57.30 	evaluation, the construction of dikes, water control structures and impoundments, nest 
57.31 	cover, rough fish barriers, acquisition of sites and facilities necessary for development 
57.32 	and management of existing migratory waterfowl habitat and the designation of waters 
57.33 	under section 97A.101; 
57.34 	(2) management of migratory waterfowl;
57.35 	(3) development, restoration, maintenance, or preservation of migratory waterfowl 
57.36 	habitat;
58.1 	(4) acquisition of and access to structure sites; and
58.2 	(5) the promotion of waterfowl habitat development and maintenance, including 
58.3 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for waterfowl habitat.
58.4 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related to 
58.5 	a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), clause (1), (3), (4), or (5), or 
58.6 	to specific management activities under paragraph (a), clause (2).
58.7 		Subd. 3.Trout and salmon stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from trout 
58.8 	and salmon stamps must be credited to the trout and salmon management account. Money 
58.9 	in the account is appropriated to the commissioner and may be used only for:
58.10 	(1) the development, restoration, maintenance, improvement, protection, and 
58.11 	preservation of habitat for trout and salmon in trout streams and lakes, including, but 
58.12 	not limited to, evaluating habitat; stabilizing eroding stream banks; adding fish cover; 
58.13 	modifying stream channels; managing vegetation to protect, shade, or reduce runoff on 
58.14 	stream banks; and purchasing equipment to accomplish these tasks;
58.15 	(2) rearing trout and salmon, including utility and service costs associated with 
58.16 	coldwater hatchery buildings and systems; stocking trout and salmon in streams and lakes 
58.17 	and Lake Superior; and monitoring and evaluating stocked trout and salmon;
58.18 	(3) acquisition of easements and fee title along trout waters;
58.19 	(4) identifying easement and fee title areas along trout waters; and
58.20 	(5) research and special management projects on trout streams, trout lakes, and 
58.21 	Lake Superior and portions of its tributaries.
58.22 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for costs unless they are directly related 
58.23 	to a specific parcel of land or body of water under paragraph (a), to specific fish rearing 
58.24 	activities under paragraph (a), clause (2), or for costs associated with supplies and 
58.25 	equipment to implement trout and salmon management activities under paragraph (a).
58.26 		Subd. 4.Pheasant stamp. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from pheasant stamps 
58.27 	must be credited to the pheasant habitat improvement account. Money in the account is 
58.28 	appropriated to the commissioner and may be used only for:
58.29 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for ringnecked 
58.30 	pheasants on public and private land including the establishment of nesting cover, winter 
58.31 	cover, and reliable food sources;
58.32 	(2) reimbursement of landowners for setting aside lands for pheasant habitat;
58.33 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide pheasant habitat on public and private 
58.34 	land;
58.35 	(4) the promotion of pheasant habitat development and maintenance, including 
58.36 	promotion and evaluation of government farm program benefits for pheasant habitat; and
59.1 	(5) the acquisition of lands suitable for pheasant habitat management and public 
59.2 	hunting.
59.3 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
59.4 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
59.5 	(a), clause (1), (3), or (5), or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under 
59.6 	paragraph (a), clause (4); or
59.7 	(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2009, personnel may be hired 
59.8 	to provide technical and promotional assistance for private landowners to implement 
59.9 	conservation provisions of state and federal programs.
59.10 		Subd. 5.Turkey stamps. (a) Ninety percent of the revenue from turkey stamps 
59.11 	must be credited to the wild turkey management account. Money in the account is 
59.12 	appropriated to the commissioner and may be used only for:
59.13 	(1) the development, restoration, and maintenance of suitable habitat for wild 
59.14 	turkeys on public and private land including forest stand improvement and establishment 
59.15 	of nesting cover, winter roost area, and reliable food sources;
59.16 	(2) acquisitions of, or easements on, critical wild turkey habitat;
59.17 	(3) reimbursement of expenditures to provide wild turkey habitat on public and 
59.18 	private land;
59.19 	(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and
59.20 	(5) the promotion of turkey habitat development and maintenance, population 
59.21 	surveys and monitoring, and research.
59.22 	(b) Money in the account may not be used for:
59.23 	(1) costs unless they are directly related to a specific parcel of land under paragraph 
59.24 	(a), clauses (1) to (3), a specific trap and transplant project under paragraph (a), clause (4), 
59.25 	or to specific promotional or evaluative activities under paragraph (a), clause (5); or
59.26 	(2) any permanent personnel costs.

59.27 	Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.475, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
59.28 		Subd. 7.Nonresident fishing. (a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued 
59.29 	to nonresidents, are:
59.30 	(1) to take fish by angling, $34;
59.31 	(2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive days selected by the licensee, 
59.32 	$24;
59.33 	(3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected by the licensee, $20;
59.34 	(4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a family for one or both parents 
59.35 	and dependent children under the age of 16, $46;
60.1 	(5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected by the licensee, $8.50; and
60.2 	(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a married couple, limited to 
60.3 	14 consecutive days selected by one of the licensees, $35.
60.4 	(b) A $2 surcharge shall be added to all nonresident fishing licenses, except licenses 
60.5 	issued under paragraph (a), clause (5). An additional commission may not be assessed 
60.6 	on this surcharge.

60.7 	Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
60.8 		Subd. 3.Contests requiring a permit. (a) A person must have a permit from the 
60.9 	commissioner to conduct a fishing contest that does not meet the criteria in subdivision 2. 
60.10 	Permits shall be issued without a fee. The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit 
60.11 	that recovers the costs of issuing the permit and of monitoring the activities allowed by 
60.12 	the permit. Receipts collected from this fee shall be credited to the game and fish fund. 
60.13 	Notwithstanding section 16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in 
60.14 	the State Register, establish contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking 
60.15 	provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
60.16 	(b) If entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than 
60.17 	$25,000, and if the applicant has either:
60.18 	(1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this 
60.19 	subdivision; or
60.20 	(2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by 
60.21 	the applicant, the commissioner may require the applicant to furnish the commissioner 
60.22 	evidence of financial responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in 
60.23 	the amount of $25,000.

60.24 	Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1d, is amended to read:
60.25 		Subd. 1d.Trailer. (a) On trailers registered at a gross vehicle weight of greater 
60.26 	than 3,000 pounds, the annual tax is based on total gross weight and is 30 percent of the 
60.27 	Minnesota base rate prescribed in subdivision 1e, when the gross weight is 15,000 pounds 
60.28 	or less, and when the gross weight of a trailer is more than 15,000 pounds, the tax for the 
60.29 	first eight years of vehicle life is 100 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate 
60.30 	schedule, and during the ninth and succeeding years of vehicle life the tax is 75 percent 
60.31 	of the Minnesota base rate prescribed by subdivision 1e.
60.32 	(b) Farm trailers with a gross weight in excess of 10,000 pounds and as described in 
60.33 	section  168.011, subdivision 17, are taxed as farm trucks as prescribed in subdivision 1c. 
61.1 	(c) Effective on and after July 1, 2001, trailers registered at a gross vehicle weight 
61.2 	of 3,000 pounds or less must display a distinctive plate. The registration on the license 
61.3 	plate is valid for the life of the trailer only if it remains registered at the same gross vehicle 
61.4 	weight. The onetime registration tax for trailers registered for the first time in Minnesota 
61.5 	is $55. For trailers registered in Minnesota before July 1, 2001, and for which:
61.6 	(1) registration is desired for the remaining life of the trailer, the registration tax 
61.7 	is $25; or
61.8 	(2) permanent registration is not desired, the biennial registration tax is $10 for the 
61.9 	first renewal if registration is renewed between and including July 1, 2001, and June 30, 
61.10 	2003. These trailers must be issued permanent registration at the first renewal on or after 
61.11 	July 1, 2003, and the registration tax is $20.
61.12 	For trailers registered at a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or less before July 1, 2001, but 
61.13 	not renewed until on or after July 1, 2003, the registration tax is $20 and permanent 
61.14 	registration must be issued.
61.15 	(d) A $5 surcharge is placed on initial registration of trailers under paragraph (c) 
61.16 	and the money collected, less the amount needed to pay the cost of collection of the 
61.17 	surcharge, shall be credited to the invasive species account under section 84D.15. The 
61.18 	amount necessary to pay the cost of collection of the surcharge is appropriated to the 
61.19 	state registrar of motor vehicles.

61.20 	Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 1g, is amended to read:
61.21 		Subd. 1g.Recreational vehicle. (a) Self-propelled recreational vehicles shall be 
61.22 	separately licensed and taxed annually on the basis of total gross weight and the tax shall 
61.23 	be graduated according to the Minnesota base rate schedule prescribed in subdivision 1e, 
61.24 	but in no event less than $20, except as otherwise provided in this subdivision.
61.25 	(b) For all self-propelled recreational vehicles, the tax for the ninth and succeeding 
61.26 	years of vehicle life shall be 75 percent of the tax imposed in the Minnesota base rate 
61.27 	schedule.
61.28 	(c)  Towed recreational vehicles shall be separately licensed and taxed annually on 
61.29 	the basis of total gross weight at 30 percent of the Minnesota base rate prescribed in 
61.30 	subdivision 1e but in no event less than $5.
61.31 	(d)  Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all trailers and semitrailers taxed 
61.32 	pursuant to this section shall be exempt from any wheelage tax now or hereafter imposed 
61.33 	by any political subdivision or political subdivisions.
61.34 	(e) A $5 surcharge is placed on initial licensure and renewal of towed recreational 
61.35 	vehicles under paragraph (c) and the money collected, less the amount needed to pay the 
62.1 	cost of collection of the surcharge, shall be credited to the invasive species account under 
62.2 	section 84D.15. The amount necessary to pay the cost of collection of the surcharge is 
62.3 	appropriated to the state registrar of motor vehicles.

62.4 	Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.013, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
62.5 		Subd. 8.Tax proceeds to highway user fund; fee proceeds to vehicle services 
62.6 	account. (a) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, the net proceeds of the registration 
62.7 	tax imposed under this chapter must be collected by the commissioner, paid into the state 
62.8 	treasury, and credited to the highway user tax distribution fund, except as provided for the 
62.9 	surcharge collected for trailers with a gross vehicle weight of 3,000 pounds or less under 
62.10 	subdivision 1d and towed recreational vehicles under subdivision 1g.
62.11 	(b) All fees collected under this chapter, unless otherwise specified, must be 
62.12 	deposited in the vehicle services operating account in the special revenue fund under 
62.13 	section 299A.705.

62.14 	Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 296A.18, subdivision 4, is amended to read:
62.15 		Subd. 4.All-terrain vehicle. Approximately 0.150.27 of one percent of all gasoline 
62.16 	received in or produced or brought into this state, except gasoline used for aviation 
62.17 	purposes, is being used for the operation of all-terrain vehicles in this state, and of the total 
62.18 	revenue derived from the imposition of the gasoline fuel tax, 0.150.27 of one percent is 
62.19 	the amount of tax on fuel used in all-terrain vehicles operated in this state.

62.20 	Sec. 56. Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section 169, is amended to read:
62.21 	Sec. 169. CONTINUOUS TRAIL DESIGNATION.
 62.22 	(a) The commissioner of natural resources shall locate, plan, design, map, construct, 
62.23 	designate, and sign a new trail for use by all-terrain vehicles and off-highway motorcycles 
62.24 	of not less than 70 continuous miles in length on any land owned by the state or in 
62.25 	cooperation with any county on land owned by that county or on a combination of any of 
62.26 	these lands. This new trail shall be ready for use by April 1, 2007 June 30, 2009.
62.27 	(b) All funding for this new trail shall come from the all-terrain vehicle dedicated 
62.28 	account and is appropriated each year as needed.
62.29 	(c) This new trail shall have at least two areas of access complete with appropriate 
62.30 	parking for vehicles and trailers and enough room for loading and unloading all-terrain 
62.31 	vehicles. Some existing trails, that are strictly all-terrain vehicle trails, and are not 
62.32 	inventoried forest roads, may be incorporated into the design of this new all-terrain vehicle 
62.33 	trail. This new trail may be of a continuous loop design and shall provide for spurs to other 
63.1 	all-terrain vehicle trails as long as those spurs do not count toward the 70 continuous miles 
63.2 	of this new all-terrain vehicle trail. Four rest areas shall be provided along the way.

63.3 	Sec. 57.  REPEALER.
 63.4 	Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 17.109; 18B.315; 18C.425, subdivision 5; 
63.5 	41B.043, subdivision 1a; and 89A.11, are repealed.
63.6 	(b) Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 93.2236, is repealed.

63.7 	EFFECTIVE DATE. Paragraph (a) of this section is effective July 1, 2007. 
63.8 	Paragraph (b) of this section is effective July 1, 2008.