5th Engrossment - 79th Legislature (1995 - 1996) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to the organization and operation of state 1.3 government; appropriating money for environmental, 1.4 natural resource, and agricultural purposes; adding 1.5 provisions relating to native vegetation; modifying 1.6 provisions relating to disposition of certain revenues 1.7 from state trust lands, sales of software, 1.8 agricultural and environmental loans and grants, food 1.9 handlers, ethanol and oxygenated fuels, registration 1.10 fees for recreational vehicles and boats, the 1.11 citizen's council on Voyageurs National Park, local 1.12 recreation grants, state trails and canal and boating 1.13 routes, zoo admission charges, watercraft surcharge, 1.14 trout and salmon stamp, deer hunting licenses, water 1.15 information, watershed district rules, sewage sludge, 1.16 expenditure of money in the environmental trust fund, 1.17 well sealing grants, pollution control agency fees, 1.18 used motor oil and filters, and payments in lieu of 1.19 taxes; establishing the Passing on the Farm Center; 1.20 adding provisions relating to forest resource 1.21 management; establishing special critical habitat 1.22 license plates; authorizing establishment of a 1.23 shooting area in Sand Dunes State Forest; abolishing 1.24 the harmful substance compensation board and account; 1.25 extending performance reporting requirements; 1.26 providing for easements across state trails in certain 1.27 circumstances; establishing a council and task forces; 1.28 repealing requirements relating to fish taken in 1.29 Canada; amending Minnesota Statutes 1994, sections 1.30 15.50, by adding a subdivision; 15.91, subdivision 1; 1.31 16A.125; 16B.405, subdivision 2; 17.117, subdivisions 1.32 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, and by adding 1.33 subdivisions; 28A.03; 28A.08; 41A.09, by adding 1.34 subdivisions; 41B.02, subdivision 20; 41B.03, 1.35 subdivision 6; 41B.04, subdivision 17; 41B.043, 1.36 subdivisions 1b, 2, and 3; 41B.045, subdivision 2; 1.37 41B.046, subdivision 1, and by adding a subdivision; 1.38 84.631; 84.788, subdivision 3; 84.798, subdivision 3; 1.39 84.82, subdivision 2; 84.922, subdivision 2; 84.943, 1.40 subdivision 3; 84B.11, subdivision 1; 85.015, 1.41 subdivision 11, and by adding a subdivision; 85.019; 1.42 85.32, subdivision 1; 85A.02, subdivision 17; 86.72, 1.43 subdivision 1; 86B.415, subdivisions 7 and 8; 86B.870, 1.44 subdivision 1; 89.001, subdivision 8; 92.46, 1.45 subdivision 1; 97C.305, subdivision 1; 103A.43; 1.46 103D.335, subdivision 19; 103F.725, subdivision 1a; 2.1 103H.151, by adding a subdivision; 103I.331, 2.2 subdivision 4; 115A.03, subdivision 29; 115A.908, 2.3 subdivision 3; 115B.20, subdivision 1; 115B.25, 2.4 subdivision 1a; 115B.26, subdivision 2; 115B.41, 2.5 subdivision 1; 115B.42; 115C.03, subdivision 9; 2.6 116.07, subdivision 4d; 116.12, subdivision 1; 116.96, 2.7 subdivision 5; 116C.69, subdivision 3; 116P.11; 2.8 239.011, subdivision 2; 239.54; 239.791, subdivision 2.9 8; 296.02, by adding a subdivision; 325E.10, 2.10 subdivision 1; 325E.11; 446A.07, subdivision 8; 2.11 446A.071, subdivision 2; 473.845, subdivision 2; 2.12 477A.12; and 477A.14; Laws 1992, chapter 558, section 2.13 17; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota 2.14 Statutes, chapters 17; 28A; 84; 89; 116; 168; 177; and 2.15 325E; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota 2.16 Statutes, chapter 89A; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2.17 1994, sections 28A.08, subdivision 2; 41A.09, 2.18 subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; 97A.531, subdivisions 2, 3, 2.19 4, 5, and 6; 97B.301, subdivision 5; 115B.26, 2.20 subdivision 1; 239.791, subdivisions 4, 5, 6, and 9; 2.21 296.02, subdivision 7; 325E.0951, subdivision 5; and 2.22 446A.071, subdivision 7; Laws 1993, chapter 172, 2.23 section 10. 2.24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 2.25 Section 1. [ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.] 2.26 The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 2.27 appropriated from the general fund, or another fund named, to 2.28 the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 2.29 available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose. The 2.30 figures "1995," "1996," and "1997," where used in this act, mean 2.31 that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are 2.32 available for the year ending June 30, 1995, June 30, 1996, or 2.33 June 30, 1997, respectively. 2.34 SUMMARY BY FUND 2.35 1995 1996 1997 TOTAL 2.36 General $ 140,000 $161,448,000 $157,190,000 $318,778,000 2.37 Environmental 20,952,000 21,217,000 42,169,000 2.38 Solid Waste 130,000 5,819,000 5,743,000 11,692,000 2.39 Petroleum Tank 2,386,000 2,659,000 5,045,000 2.40 Metro Landfill 2.41 Contingency Trust 134,000 134,000 268,000 2.42 Special 2.43 Revenue 122,000 10,386,000 10,379,000 20,887,000 2.44 Natural Resources 18,818,000 19,145,000 37,963,000 2.45 Game and Fish 51,477,000 51,339,000 102,816,000 2.46 Environmental 2.47 Trust 2,240,000 15,604,000 -0- 17,844,000 2.48 Minnesota 2.49 Future Resources 15,083,000 -0- 15,083,000 3.1 Oil Overcharge 2,055,000 -0- 2,055,000 3.2 Permanent University -0- 500,000 500,000 3.3 Highway User 3.4 Tax Distribution 50,000 -0- 50,000 3.5 Great Lakes 3.6 Protection 130,000 130,000 3.7 TOTAL 2,632,000 304,342,000 268,306,000 575,280,000 3.8 APPROPRIATIONS 3.9 Available for the Year 3.10 Ending June 30 3.11 1995 1996 1997 3.12 Sec. 2. POLLUTION CONTROL 3.13 AGENCY 3.14 Subdivision 1. Total 3.15 Appropriation 130,000 39,891,000 38,183,000 3.16 Summary by Fund 3.17 General 11,572,000 9,441,000 3.18 Environmental 19,342,000 19,607,000 3.19 Solid Waste 130,000 5,679,000 5,643,000 3.20 Metro Landfill 3.21 Contingency 134,000 134,000 3.22 Special Revenue 778,000 699,000 3.23 Petroleum Tank 2,386,000 2,659,000 3.24 The amounts that may be spent from this 3.25 appropriation for each program are 3.26 specified in the following subdivisions. 3.27 Subd. 2. Water Pollution Control 3.28 11,178,000 9,109,000 3.29 Summary by Fund 3.30 General 8,104,000 6,123,000 3.31 Environmental 3,074,000 2,986,000 3.32 $1,946,000 the first year is for grants 3.33 to local units of government for the 3.34 clean water partnership program. Any 3.35 unencumbered balance remaining in the 3.36 first year does not cancel and is 3.37 available for the second year of the 3.38 biennium. 3.39 General fund money appropriated for the 3.40 nonpoint source pollution Minnesota 3.41 River project must be matched by 3.42 federal dollars. 3.43 Of this amount, $855,000 in each fiscal 3.44 year is for grants for county 3.45 administration of the feedlot permit 3.46 program. This amount is transferred to 3.47 the board of water and soil resources 4.1 for disbursement in accordance with 4.2 Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.3369, 4.3 in cooperation with the pollution 4.4 control agency. Grants must be matched 4.5 with a combination of local cash and/or 4.6 in-kind contributions. Counties 4.7 receiving these grants shall submit an 4.8 annual report to the pollution control 4.9 agency regarding activities conducted 4.10 under the grant, expenditures made, and 4.11 local match contributions. First 4.12 priority for funding shall be given to 4.13 counties that have requested and 4.14 received delegation from the pollution 4.15 control agency for processing of animal 4.16 feedlot permit applications under 4.17 Minnesota Statutes, section 116.07, 4.18 subdivision 7. Delegated counties 4.19 shall be eligible to receive a grant of 4.20 $5,000 plus either: $15 multiplied by 4.21 the number of livestock or poultry 4.22 farms with sales greater than $10,000, 4.23 as reported in the 1992 Census of 4.24 Agriculture, published by the United 4.25 States Bureau of Census; or $25 4.26 multiplied by the number of feedlots 4.27 with greater than ten animal units as 4.28 determined by a level 2 or level 3 4.29 feedlot inventory conducted in 4.30 accordance with the Feedlot Inventory 4.31 Guidebook published by the board of 4.32 water and soil resources, dated June 4.33 1991. To receive the additional 4.34 funding that is based on the county 4.35 feedlot inventory, the county shall 4.36 submit a copy of the inventory to the 4.37 pollution control agency. Any 4.38 remaining money is for distribution to 4.39 all counties on a competitive basis 4.40 through the challenge grant process for 4.41 the conducting of feedlot inventories, 4.42 development of delegated county feedlot 4.43 programs, and for information and 4.44 education or technical assistance 4.45 efforts to reduce feedlot-related 4.46 pollution hazards. 4.47 The governor shall appoint an advisory 4.48 task force to examine the point source 4.49 permitting program in the water quality 4.50 division of the agency. The task force 4.51 must include representatives of 4.52 industrial and municipal permittees 4.53 regulated by the agency and 4.54 environmental interest groups. The 4.55 task force shall report to the governor 4.56 and chairs of the senate finance and 4.57 house of representatives ways and means 4.58 committees, and chairs of the 4.59 environmental policy and finance 4.60 committees and divisions of the senate 4.61 and house of representatives by 4.62 November 30, 1995. The report must 4.63 address the following issues: (1) what 4.64 constitutes an adequate point source 4.65 permitting program; (2) what the 4.66 associated costs are of running an 4.67 adequate program; (3) how these costs 4.68 should be allocated and funded; (4) 4.69 load-based fees; (5) fees for 4.70 permittees that have violations 5.1 requiring enforcement actions; (6) how 5.2 to improve public access to information 5.3 concerning toxic pollutants in 5.4 permitted discharges; and (7) a time 5.5 reporting system to improve tracking of 5.6 resource usage. The task force expires 5.7 on December 1, 1995. 5.8 The pollution control agency shall, by 5.9 January 1, 1996, provide the chairs of 5.10 the house environment and natural 5.11 resources finance committee and the 5.12 senate environmental and natural 5.13 resources finance division with the 5.14 following information: 5.15 (1) a list of all wastewater treatment 5.16 facility upgrade and construction 5.17 projects the agency has identified as 5.18 necessary to meet existing and proposed 5.19 water quality standards and 5.20 regulations; 5.21 (2) an estimate of the total project 5.22 costs and an estimate in the increase 5.23 in sewer service rates resulting from 5.24 these project costs; 5.25 (3) a list of existing and proposed 5.26 state water quality standards that are 5.27 not required under federal law; 5.28 (4) a list of existing and proposed 5.29 state water quality standards that are 5.30 more stringent than is necessary to 5.31 comply with federal law; and 5.32 (5) recommendations from the agency for 5.33 alternative methods to prioritize the 5.34 projects listed in clause (1). 5.35 The commissioner is required to comply 5.36 with this mandate only to the extent 5.37 that funding is available to perform 5.38 the additional oversight and 5.39 engineering and fiscal review. 5.40 $165,000 in the second year is for the 5.41 operation of water quality monitoring 5.42 stations. 5.43 Subd. 3. Air Pollution Control 5.44 7,082,000 7,217,000 5.45 Summary by Fund 5.46 Environmental 6,304,000 6,518,000 5.47 Special Revenue 778,000 699,000 5.48 Up to $100,000 in fiscal year 1996 and 5.49 $150,000 in fiscal year 1997 may be 5.50 transferred to the small business 5.51 environmental loan account established 5.52 in Minnesota Statutes, section 116.992. 5.53 $200,000 each year is for a monitoring 5.54 program under Minnesota Statutes, 5.55 section 116.454. 6.1 By February 1, 1996, the pollution 6.2 control agency, in consultation with 6.3 the public utilities commission, the 6.4 department of public service, 6.5 representatives from the electric 6.6 utility industry, and other interested 6.7 parties, shall: 6.8 (1) conduct an assessment of the effect 6.9 that the market for the sale of sulphur 6.10 dioxide emission credits by entities 6.11 within the state has had on the state's 6.12 environment; and 6.13 (2) make recommendations to the 6.14 legislature regarding measures the 6.15 state could take to increase the 6.16 positive effect of this market on the 6.17 environment, including whether the 6.18 legislature should create a sulphur 6.19 dioxide reduction fund into which the 6.20 proceeds of the sale of sulphur dioxide 6.21 emission credits could be placed and 6.22 used to fund programs for the reduction 6.23 of sulphur dioxide emissions. 6.24 Subd. 4. Groundwater and Solid Waste 6.25 Management 6.26 8,009,000 7,985,000 6.27 Summary by Fund 6.28 Environmental 3,199,000 3,213,000 6.29 Metro Landfill 6.30 Contingency 126,000 126,000 6.31 Solid Waste 4,684,000 4,646,000 6.32 $1,000,000 is transferred from the 6.33 motor vehicle transfer account in the 6.34 environmental fund to the environmental 6.35 response, compensation, and compliance 6.36 account in the environmental fund and 6.37 is appropriated as provided in this 6.38 subdivision. 6.39 All money in the environmental 6.40 response, compensation, and compliance 6.41 account in the environmental fund not 6.42 otherwise appropriated is appropriated 6.43 to the commissioners of the pollution 6.44 control agency and the department of 6.45 agriculture for purposes of Minnesota 6.46 Statutes, section 115B.20, subdivision 6.47 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), (4), (11), 6.48 (12), and (13). At the beginning of 6.49 each fiscal year, the two commissioners 6.50 shall jointly submit an annual spending 6.51 plan to the commissioner of finance 6.52 that maximizes the utilization of 6.53 resources and appropriately allocates 6.54 the money between the two agencies. 6.55 This appropriation is available until 6.56 June 30, 1997. 6.57 Any unencumbered balance from the 6.58 metropolitan landfill contingency 6.59 action trust fund remaining in the 6.60 first year does not cancel but is 7.1 available for the second year. 7.2 The unencumbered balances of the 7.3 appropriations made to the commissioner 7.4 of the pollution control agency in Laws 7.5 1993, chapter 172, section 2, from the 7.6 motor vehicle transfer account in the 7.7 environmental fund for grants and 7.8 administrative costs for development of 7.9 management alternatives for shredder 7.10 residue from recyclable steel shall not 7.11 cancel, but is available through June 7.12 30, 1997. 7.13 $5,517,000 from the balance in the 7.14 motor vehicle transfer account in the 7.15 environmental fund, shall be 7.16 transferred to the general fund by June 7.17 30, 1997. 7.18 $50,000 is appropriated each year from 7.19 the solid waste fund for transfer to 7.20 the commissioner of revenue to enhance 7.21 compliance and collection of solid 7.22 waste assessments. 7.23 Subd. 5. Hazardous Waste Management 7.24 5,800,000 6,069,000 7.25 Summary by Fund 7.26 General 1,660,000 1,660,000 7.27 Environmental 2,202,000 2,206,000 7.28 Petroleum Cleanup 1,938,000 2,203,000 7.29 $100,000 the first year is transferred 7.30 from the motor vehicle transfer account 7.31 to be credited to the used motor oil 7.32 reimbursement account. 7.33 Subd. 6. Policy and Operational 7.34 Support 7.35 7,822,000 7,803,000 7.36 Summary by Fund 7.37 General 1,808,000 1,658,000 7.38 Environmental 4,563,000 4,684,000 7.39 Solid Waste 995,000 997,000 7.40 Metro Landfill 7.41 Contingency 8,000 8,000 7.42 Petroleum Tank 448,000 456,000 7.43 The following amounts are appropriated 7.44 for the final phase of an environmental 7.45 computer compliance management system: 7.46 General 400,000 400,000 7.47 Environmental 2,055,000 2,055,000 7.48 Petroleum Tank 32,000 32,000 8.1 Subd. 7. Deficiency Appropriation 8.2 $130,000 is appropriated from the 8.3 landfill cleanup fund to the 8.4 commissioner of the pollution control 8.5 agency for fiscal year 1995 for 8.6 rulemaking under Minnesota Statutes, 8.7 section 115A.47, and activities related 8.8 to defense of the statute in federal 8.9 court. 8.10 Sec. 3. OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENTAL 8.11 ASSISTANCE 20,487,000 20,487,000 8.12 Summary by Fund 8.13 General 19,146,000 19,146,000 8.14 Environmental 1,341,000 1,341,000 8.15 $14,008,000 the first year and 8.16 $14,008,000 the second year are for the 8.17 SCORE block grants to counties. 8.18 Any unencumbered grant and loan 8.19 balances in the first year do not 8.20 cancel but are available for grants and 8.21 loans in the second year. 8.22 All money in the metropolitan landfill 8.23 abatement account in the environmental 8.24 fund not otherwise appropriated is 8.25 appropriated to the office of 8.26 environmental assistance for the 8.27 purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 8.28 473.844. 8.29 Sec. 4. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD 8.30 Subdivision 1. Total 8.31 Appropriation 5,274,000 5,074,000 8.32 The amounts that may be spent from this 8.33 appropriation are specified in the 8.34 following subdivisions. 8.35 Subd. 2. Biological Programs 8.36 655,000 655,000 8.37 Subd. 3. Operations 8.38 4,619,000 4,419,000 8.39 $200,000 in the first year is for 8.40 computer systems. 8.41 Sec. 5. NATURAL RESOURCES 8.42 Subdivision 1. Total 8.43 Appropriation 140,000 159,063,000 158,878,000 8.44 Summary by Fund 8.45 General 140,000 88,698,000 87,824,000 8.46 Game and Fish 51,477,000 51,339,000 8.47 Natural Resources 18,788,000 19,115,000 8.48 Permanent University -0- 500,000 9.1 Solid Waste 100,000 100,000 9.2 The amounts that may be spent from this 9.3 appropriation for each program are 9.4 specified in the following subdivisions. 9.5 Subd. 2. Mineral Resources Management 9.6 4,717,000 4,717,000 9.7 Summary by Fund 9.8 General 4,717,000 4,217,000 9.9 Permanent University -0- 500,000 9.10 $311,000 the first year and $311,000 9.11 the second year are for iron ore 9.12 cooperative research, of which $225,000 9.13 the first year and $225,000 the second 9.14 year are available only as matched by 9.15 $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of 9.16 state money. Any unencumbered balance 9.17 remaining in the first year does not 9.18 cancel but is available for the second 9.19 year. 9.20 $375,000 the first year and $375,000 9.21 the second year are for mineral 9.22 diversification. Any unencumbered 9.23 balance remaining in the first year 9.24 does not cancel but is available for 9.25 the second year. 9.26 $45,000 the first year and $45,000 the 9.27 second year are for minerals 9.28 cooperative environmental research, of 9.29 which $30,000 the first year and 9.30 $30,000 the second year are available 9.31 only as matched by $1 of nonstate money 9.32 for each $1 of state money. Any 9.33 unencumbered balance remaining in the 9.34 first year does not cancel but is 9.35 available for the second year. 9.36 $500,000 the second year is from the 9.37 university lands and minerals suspense 9.38 account in the permanent university 9.39 fund for activities of the commissioner 9.40 to protect, improve, administer, 9.41 manage, and otherwise enhance the 9.42 mineral value of university lands. 9.43 This is a one-time appropriation. The 9.44 board of regents of the University of 9.45 Minnesota is requested to discuss 9.46 options with the commissioner of 9.47 natural resources to determine a method 9.48 to calculate reasonable costs of the 9.49 commissioner to maintain the university 9.50 trust lands. 9.51 Subd. 3. Water Resources Management 9.52 8,781,000 8,706,000 9.53 Summary by Fund 9.54 General 8,540,000 8,465,000 9.55 Natural Resources 241,000 241,000 10.1 $95,000 the first year and $95,000 the 10.2 second year are for a grant to the 10.3 Mississippi headwaters board for up to 10.4 50 percent of the cost of implementing 10.5 the comprehensive plan for the upper 10.6 Mississippi within areas under its 10.7 jurisdiction. 10.8 $17,000 the first year and $17,000 the 10.9 second year are for payment to the 10.10 Leech Lake Band of Chippewa Indians to 10.11 implement its portion of the 10.12 comprehensive plan for the upper 10.13 Mississippi. 10.14 $50,000 is for development and 10.15 administration of contracts with water 10.16 well contractors for exploratory 10.17 drilling and installation of 10.18 observation wells to characterize the 10.19 geologic and hydrologic conditions in 10.20 the southwest region of the state where 10.21 water supplies are difficult to 10.22 locate. This appropriation is 10.23 available until June 30, 1997, and is 10.24 contingent on the receipt by the 10.25 commissioner of $50,000 in nonstate 10.26 money. Results must be reported to the 10.27 legislative water commission by 10.28 February 15, 1996, and February 15, 10.29 1997. 10.30 $25,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 10.31 1996 under Minnesota Statutes, section 10.32 103G.701, to the commissioner of 10.33 natural resources for a grant, 10.34 requiring no local match, to Morrison 10.35 county for improving water flow along 10.36 the easterly shoreline of the 10.37 Mississippi river near Highway 10 in 10.38 Morrison county, notwithstanding 10.39 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.701, 10.40 subdivision 4. 10.41 Subd. 4. Forest Management 10.42 30,121,000 31,148,000 10.43 Summary by Fund 10.44 General 29,679,000 30,706,000 10.45 Natural Resources 442,000 442,000 10.46 $2,736,000 the first year and 10.47 $2,736,000 the second year are for 10.48 presuppression and suppression costs of 10.49 emergency fire fighting. If the 10.50 appropriation for either year is 10.51 insufficient, the appropriation for the 10.52 other year is available for it. If 10.53 these appropriations are insufficient 10.54 to cover all costs of suppression, the 10.55 amount necessary to pay for emergency 10.56 firefighting expenses during the 10.57 biennium is appropriated from the 10.58 general fund. If money is spent under 10.59 the appropriation in the preceding 10.60 sentence, the commissioner of natural 10.61 resources shall, by the 15th day of the 10.62 following month, report on how the 11.1 money was spent to the chairs of the 11.2 senate finance committee, the house of 11.3 representatives ways and means 11.4 committee, the finance division of the 11.5 senate environment and natural 11.6 resources committee, and the house of 11.7 representatives environment and natural 11.8 resources finance committee. The 11.9 appropriations may not be transferred. 11.10 Of this appropriation, $585,000 the 11.11 first year and $1,430,000 the second 11.12 year are for implementing the planned 11.13 timber harvest on state land. In 11.14 implementing the planned harvest, the 11.15 department shall follow existing 11.16 guidelines for protection of forest 11.17 resource values. By November 1, 1996, 11.18 and November 1, 1997, the commissioner 11.19 shall submit to the senate environment 11.20 and natural resources finance division 11.21 and the house environment and natural 11.22 resources finance committee a report 11.23 that includes: (1) the planned harvest 11.24 levels for the preceding fiscal year 11.25 and the fiscal year in which the report 11.26 is being submitted, and documentation 11.27 of the methodology used to determine 11.28 these levels; (2) the volume of, and 11.29 revenue from, timber sales on state 11.30 land during the preceding fiscal year; 11.31 and (3) a description of the resource 11.32 protection guidelines followed in 11.33 implementing the planned harvest. 11.34 $730,000 the first year and $1,007,000 11.35 the second year are for implementation 11.36 of the generic environmental impact 11.37 statement on timber harvesting. Of 11.38 these amounts, $140,000 the first year 11.39 and $140,000 the second year are for 11.40 transfer to the forest resources 11.41 council for the council's activities 11.42 under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 89A. 11.43 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 in 11.44 the second year is an increase in 11.45 appropriation to the Minnesota 11.46 conservation corps. 11.47 $75,000 is appropriated in the first 11.48 year to preserve and enhance oak 11.49 savannah stands in Ramsey county and 11.50 the city of St. Paul. 11.51 $20,000 in the first year is for 11.52 construction of a recreational shooting 11.53 area at Sand Dunes state forest. 11.54 Subd. 5. Parks and Recreation 11.55 Management 11.56 140,000 23,850,000 23,879,000 11.57 Summary by Fund 11.58 General 140,000 23,163,000 23,197,000 11.59 Natural Resources 687,000 682,000 11.60 $687,000 the first year and $682,000 12.1 the second year are from the water 12.2 recreation account in the natural 12.3 resources fund for state park 12.4 development projects. If the 12.5 appropriation in either year is 12.6 insufficient, the appropriation for the 12.7 other year is available for it. 12.8 $2,238,000 the first year and 12.9 $2,238,000 the second year are for 12.10 payment of a grant to the metropolitan 12.11 council for metropolitan area regional 12.12 parks maintenance and operation. 12.13 $50,000 in the first year and $50,000 12.14 in the second year are for operational 12.15 costs at Cuyuna Country State 12.16 Recreation Area. 12.17 In operating a work training program 12.18 for unemployed and underemployed 12.19 individuals for the 1995 parks season, 12.20 the commissioner of natural resources 12.21 shall implement the 1995 tentative 12.22 agreement with AFSCME, with any 12.23 modifications mutually agreed to by the 12.24 commissioner and AFSCME. The 12.25 commissioner may not operate a work 12.26 training program for unemployed and 12.27 underemployed individuals during the 12.28 1996 and 1997 park seasons unless the 12.29 terms and conditions of employment of 12.30 such individuals have been negotiated 12.31 and an agreement on these issues has 12.32 been reached with the exclusive 12.33 bargaining representatives of employees 12.34 pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 12.35 179A. Negotiations for the 1996 and 12.36 1997 park seasons must begin by 12.37 November 1 of the preceding year. 12.38 The commissioner of natural resources 12.39 shall develop an implementation plan, 12.40 including estimated costs and uses, for 12.41 an electronic permit tracking system 12.42 that would allow the identification and 12.43 tracking of state park users. The 12.44 commissioner shall submit the plan by 12.45 January 15, 1996, to the chairs of the 12.46 senate and house of representatives 12.47 environment and natural resources 12.48 committees, the finance division of the 12.49 senate environment and natural 12.50 resources committee, and the house of 12.51 representatives environment and natural 12.52 resources finance committee. 12.53 The commissioner shall prepare a 12.54 five-year plan for using available 12.55 funds to construct or modify for 12.56 accessibility to persons with physical 12.57 disabilities at least one trail in each 12.58 state park containing trails. 12.59 For 1995 - $140,000 12.60 $140,000 in fiscal year 1995 is 12.61 appropriated for replacement of 12.62 equipment and the contents of the 12.63 building destroyed by arson fire at 12.64 William O'Brien State Park. 13.1 Subd. 6. Trails and Waterways 13.2 Management 13.3 11,437,000 11,086,000 13.4 Summary by Fund 13.5 General 1,215,000 1,177,000 13.6 Game and Fish 1,334,000 1,021,000 13.7 Natural Resources 8,888,000 8,888,000 13.8 $2,249,000 the first year and 13.9 $2,249,000 the second year are from the 13.10 snowmobile trails and enforcement 13.11 account in the natural resources fund 13.12 for snowmobile grants-in-aid. 13.13 $250,000 the first year and $250,000 13.14 the second year are from the water 13.15 recreation account in the natural 13.16 resources fund for a safe harbor 13.17 program on Lake Superior. Any 13.18 unencumbered balance at the end of the 13.19 first year does not cancel and is 13.20 available for the second year. 13.21 The amounts spent by the commissioner 13.22 of natural resources from the 13.23 appropriations in Laws 1993, chapter 13.24 311, article 1, section 18, paragraph 13.25 (a), for off-highway motorcycles and 13.26 article 2, section 19, paragraph (a), 13.27 for off-road vehicles must be 13.28 reimbursed to the general fund by June 13.29 30, 1996. 13.30 Subd. 7. Fish and Wildlife Management 13.31 35,555,000 35,490,000 13.32 Summary by Fund 13.33 General 2,656,000 2,656,000 13.34 Game and Fish 30,800,000 30,800,000 13.35 Natural Resources 2,099,000 2,034,000 13.36 $300,000 each year is for resource 13.37 population surveys in the 1837 treaty 13.38 area. Of this amount, $100,000 each 13.39 year is from the game and fish fund. 13.40 $955,000 the first year and $955,000 13.41 the second year are from the nongame 13.42 wildlife management account in the 13.43 natural resources fund for the purpose 13.44 of nongame wildlife management. Any 13.45 unencumbered balance remaining in the 13.46 first year does not cancel but is 13.47 available the second year. 13.48 $1,313,000 the first year and 13.49 $1,313,000 the second year are for the 13.50 reinvest in Minnesota programs of game 13.51 and fish, critical habitat, and 13.52 wetlands established under Minnesota 13.53 Statutes, section 84.95, subdivision 13.54 2. Any unencumbered balance for the 14.1 first year does not cancel but is 14.2 available for use the second year. 14.3 $1,104,000 the first year and 14.4 $1,104,000 the second year are from the 14.5 wildlife acquisition account for only 14.6 the purposes specified in Minnesota 14.7 Statutes, section 97A.071, subdivision 14.8 3. 14.9 $1,200,000 the first year and 14.10 $1,200,000 the second year are from the 14.11 deer habitat improvement account for 14.12 only the purposes specified in 14.13 Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075, 14.14 subdivision 1, paragraph (b). 14.15 $138,000 the first year and $138,000 14.16 the second year are from the deer and 14.17 bear management account for only the 14.18 purposes specified in Minnesota 14.19 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 14.20 1, paragraph (c). 14.21 $130,000 the first year and $130,000 14.22 the second year are from the game and 14.23 fish fund for deer and bear management 14.24 to include emergency deer feeding. If 14.25 the appropriation for either year is 14.26 insufficient, the appropriation for the 14.27 other year is available. 14.28 $661,000 the first year and $661,000 14.29 the second year are from the waterfowl 14.30 habitat improvement account for only 14.31 the purposes specified in Minnesota 14.32 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 14.33 2. 14.34 $400,000 the first year and $400,000 14.35 the second year are from the trout and 14.36 salmon management account for only the 14.37 purposes specified in Minnesota 14.38 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 14.39 3. 14.40 $545,000 the first year and $545,000 14.41 the second year are from the pheasant 14.42 habitat improvement account for only 14.43 the purposes specified in Minnesota 14.44 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision 14.45 4. 14.46 $284,000 the first year and $284,000 14.47 the second year are from the game and 14.48 fish fund for activities relating to 14.49 reduction and prevention of property 14.50 damage by wildlife. $50,000 each year 14.51 is for emergency damage abatement 14.52 materials. 14.53 Subd. 8. Enforcement 14.54 17,586,000 18,490,000 14.55 Summary by Fund 14.56 General 2,971,000 3,110,000 14.57 Game and Fish 11,370,000 11,710,000 15.1 Natural Resources 3,145,000 3,570,000 15.2 Solid Waste 100,000 100,000 15.3 $1,082,000 the first year and 15.4 $1,082,000 the second year are from the 15.5 water recreation account in the natural 15.6 resources fund for grants to counties 15.7 for boat and water safety. 15.8 The commissioner shall maintain 15.9 historic levels of overtime and retain 15.10 field-based conservation officer 15.11 positions except in the event of 15.12 unanticipated budget shortfalls or 15.13 unallotments. The commissioner may 15.14 reduce these items in proportion with 15.15 other reductions in the division. 15.16 $50,000 is appropriated in the second 15.17 year to add one area-wide conservation 15.18 officer in the seven-county 15.19 metropolitan area. 15.20 $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 15.21 second year are for costs related to 15.22 the 1837 Treaty with the Chippewa. 15.23 $100,000 each year is from the solid 15.24 waste fund for solid waste enforcement 15.25 activities under Minnesota Statutes, 15.26 section 116.073. 15.27 Subd. 9. Operations Support 15.28 26,643,000 24,989,000 15.29 Summary by Fund 15.30 General 15,384,000 13,923,000 15.31 Game and Fish 7,973,000 7,808,000 15.32 Natural Resources 3,286,000 3,258,000 15.33 The commissioner of natural resources 15.34 may contract with and make grants to 15.35 nonprofit agencies to carry out the 15.36 purposes, plans, and programs of the 15.37 office of youth programs, Minnesota 15.38 conservation corps. 15.39 $750,000 in the first year is for 15.40 transfer to the attorney general's 15.41 office for treaty litigation expenses 15.42 related to the Mille Lacs and Fond du 15.43 Lac cases. 15.44 Any telephone services offered through 15.45 the information center must be provided 15.46 toll-free for all residents of the 15.47 state. 15.48 $150,000 in the second year is 15.49 appropriated to the commissioner of 15.50 natural resources for the southeast 15.51 asian information and outreach program. 15.52 The appropriation of $50,000 from the 15.53 game and fish fund contained in Laws 15.54 1993, chapter 172, section 5, 16.1 subdivision 8, to consolidate 16.2 enforcement arrest ledgers, is 16.3 available until June 30, 1996. 16.4 $5,000 the first year is for the 16.5 hydrologic task force expenses. 16.6 $8,000 from the natural resources fund 16.7 and $55,000 from the game and fish fund 16.8 in the first year is for design work on 16.9 a revenue accounting system. The 16.10 department must meet any requirements 16.11 contained in the information policy 16.12 office evaluation of the project before 16.13 expending any funds from this 16.14 appropriation. 16.15 $250,000 is appropriated in the first 16.16 year to be transferred to the director 16.17 of the office of strategic and 16.18 long-range planning. The money is to 16.19 be used for a grant to the Northern 16.20 Counties Land Use Coordinating Board, 16.21 contingent on the board receiving 16.22 $125,000 in local matching funds. The 16.23 grant is to be used for developing a 16.24 coordinated planning process and 16.25 comprehensive land use plans pursuant 16.26 to policy goals in the National 16.27 Environmental Policy Act, United States 16.28 Code, title 42, section 4331. 16.29 If the Morrison county board determines 16.30 that Morrison county did not comply 16.31 with tax-forfeiture laws with respect 16.32 to property owned in 1977 by Richard T. 16.33 Peterson, Route No. 6, Little Falls, 16.34 MN, 56345, in Morrison county, referred 16.35 to by Laws 1984, chapter 502, article 16.36 13, section 15, whose ownership he lost 16.37 to the state in a disputed 16.38 tax-forfeiture, then Morrison county is 16.39 authorized to pay $6,000 to Richard and 16.40 Nancy Peterson. If the county payment 16.41 is made, $6,000 is also appropriated 16.42 from the general fund to the 16.43 commissioner of natural resources for 16.44 payment to Richard and Nancy Peterson 16.45 and shall be paid to him within 60 days 16.46 of the payment by the county. The sum 16.47 of $12,000 represents the value of the 16.48 property at the time of the forfeiture 16.49 on August 16, 1982, and interest since 16.50 that date. This paragraph is not a 16.51 finding or attribution of 16.52 responsibility on the part of the 16.53 state, the county, or Richard and Nancy 16.54 Peterson. Under Minnesota Statutes, 16.55 section 645.023, subdivision 1, the 16.56 authority granted to the county by this 16.57 paragraph takes effect without local 16.58 approval. 16.59 Subd. 10. Integrated Resource 16.60 Management Pilot Project 16.61 373,000 373,000 16.62 The commissioner of natural resources 16.63 shall develop a pilot project for 16.64 implementation of a sustainable, 17.1 multiple-use natural resources 17.2 management system, including budgeting, 17.3 that is based on appropriate natural 17.4 resource management boundaries. In 17.5 developing the project, the 17.6 commissioner shall include hunting, 17.7 fishing, outdoor recreation, 17.8 agriculture, and other interested 17.9 groups. The commissioner shall 17.10 coordinate project activities with 17.11 activities of the pollution control 17.12 agency, the board of water and soil 17.13 resources, the department of 17.14 agriculture, the department of health, 17.15 and local governmental units. $173,000 17.16 each year is for community 17.17 environmental assistance. $200,000 17.18 each year is for geographic information 17.19 system implementation. 17.20 Six members of the legislature may 17.21 serve as liaisons between the 17.22 legislature and the commissioner in the 17.23 development of the pilot project. The 17.24 chairs of the senate environment and 17.25 natural resources committee and the 17.26 finance division of the committee may 17.27 jointly appoint three members of the 17.28 senate to act as liaisons, at least one 17.29 of whom must be a member of the 17.30 minority caucus. The chairs of the 17.31 house environment and natural resources 17.32 committee and the environment and 17.33 natural resources finance committee may 17.34 jointly appoint three members of the 17.35 house to act as liaisons, at least one 17.36 of whom must be a member of the 17.37 minority caucus. Legislative staff 17.38 may, at the direction of the 17.39 legislative liaisons, participate in 17.40 the development of the pilot project. 17.41 The commissioner shall submit a 17.42 preliminary plan by November 15, 1995, 17.43 and a final plan by February 15, 1996, 17.44 to the senate environment and natural 17.45 resources finance division and the 17.46 house environment and natural resources 17.47 finance committee. The preliminary and 17.48 final plans must include any plans of 17.49 the commissioner to transfer personnel 17.50 to the regions in which the pilot 17.51 project is to be implemented. 17.52 Of the amounts appropriated in this 17.53 section, none of the money for fiscal 17.54 year 1997 for activities in regions 4 17.55 and 5 may be spent until the final plan 17.56 for the pilot project has been approved 17.57 by the legislature. 17.58 Nothing in this subdivision alters any 17.59 restrictions in law relating to allowed 17.60 uses of revenues credited to the 17.61 general, game and fish, and natural 17.62 resources funds. 17.63 Sec. 6. BOARD OF WATER AND 17.64 SOIL RESOURCES 13,719,000 13,947,000 17.65 $5,353,000 the first year and 18.1 $5,353,000 the second year are for 18.2 natural resources block grants to local 18.3 governments. Of this amount, $50,000 18.4 in each year is for a grant to the 18.5 north shore management board and 18.6 $35,000 in each year is for a grant to 18.7 the St. Louis River board. 18.8 The board shall reduce the amount of 18.9 the natural resource block grant to a 18.10 county by an amount equal to any 18.11 reduction in the county's general 18.12 services allocation to a soil and water 18.13 conservation district from the county's 18.14 1994 allocation. 18.15 Grants must be matched with a 18.16 combination of local cash or in-kind 18.17 contributions. The base grant portion 18.18 related to water planning must be 18.19 matched by an amount that would be 18.20 raised by a levy under Minnesota 18.21 Statutes, section 103B.3369. 18.22 $1,826,000 the first year and 18.23 $2,054,000 the second year are for 18.24 grants to soil and water conservation 18.25 districts for general purposes and for 18.26 implementation of the RIM conservation 18.27 reserve program. Upon approval of the 18.28 board, expenditures may be made from 18.29 these appropriations for supplies and 18.30 services benefiting soil and water 18.31 conservation districts. 18.32 $2,120,000 the first year and 18.33 $2,120,000 the second year are for 18.34 grants to soil and water conservation 18.35 districts for cost-sharing contracts 18.36 for erosion control and water quality 18.37 management. This appropriation is 18.38 available until expended. 18.39 $189,000 the first year and $189,000 18.40 the second year are for grants to 18.41 watershed districts and other local 18.42 units of government in the southern 18.43 Minnesota river basin study area 2 for 18.44 floodplain management. 18.45 Any unencumbered balance in the board's 18.46 program of grants does not cancel at 18.47 the end of the first year and is 18.48 available for the second year for the 18.49 same grant program. 18.50 Sec. 7. AGRICULTURE 18.51 Subdivision 1. Total 18.52 Appropriation 24,812,000 23,646,000 18.53 Summary by Fund 18.54 General 15,135,000 13,897,000 18.55 Environmental 269,000 269,000 18.56 Special 18.57 Revenue 122,000 9,408,000 9,480,000 18.58 The amounts that may be spent from this 19.1 appropriation for each program are 19.2 specified in the following subdivisions. 19.3 Subd. 2. Protection Service 19.4 17,058,000 16,787,000 19.5 Summary by Fund 19.6 General 7,581,000 7,238,000 19.7 Environmental 269,000 269,000 19.8 Special 19.9 Revenue 122,000 9,208,000 9,280,000 19.10 $269,000 the first year and $269,000 19.11 the second year are from the 19.12 environmental response, compensation, 19.13 and compliance account in the 19.14 environmental fund. 19.15 $4,070,000 the first year and 19.16 $4,070,000 the second year are 19.17 appropriated from the pesticide 19.18 regulatory account established under 19.19 Minnesota Statutes, section 18B.05, for 19.20 administration and enforcement of 19.21 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18B. 19.22 $694,000 the first year and $694,000 19.23 the second year are appropriated from 19.24 the fertilizer inspection account 19.25 established under Minnesota Statutes, 19.26 section 18C.131, for administration and 19.27 enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, 19.28 chapter 18C. 19.29 $431,000 the first year and $431,000 19.30 the second year are appropriated from 19.31 the seed potato inspection fund 19.32 established under Minnesota Statutes, 19.33 section 21.115, for administration and 19.34 enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, 19.35 sections 21.111 to 21.122. 19.36 $695,000 the first year and $695,000 19.37 the second year are appropriated from 19.38 the seed inspection fund established 19.39 under Minnesota Statutes, section 19.40 21.92, for administration and 19.41 enforcement of Minnesota Statutes, 19.42 sections 21.80 to 21.92. 19.43 $691,000 the first year and $691,000 19.44 the second year are appropriated from 19.45 the commercial feed inspection account 19.46 established under Minnesota Statutes, 19.47 section 25.39, subdivision 4, for 19.48 administration and enforcement of 19.49 Minnesota Statutes, sections 25.35 to 19.50 25.44. 19.51 $668,000 the first year and $668,000 19.52 the second year are appropriated from 19.53 the fruit and vegetables inspection 19.54 account established under Minnesota 19.55 Statutes, section 27.07, subdivision 6, 19.56 for administration and enforcement of 19.57 Minnesota Statutes, section 27.07. 20.1 $1,644,000 the first year and 20.2 $1,716,000 the second year are 20.3 appropriated from the dairy services 20.4 account established under Minnesota 20.5 Statutes, section 32.394, subdivision 20.6 9, for the purpose of dairy services 20.7 under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32. 20.8 $315,000 the first year and $315,000 20.9 the second year are appropriated from 20.10 the livestock weighing fund established 20.11 under Minnesota Statutes, section 20.12 17A.11, for the purpose of livestock 20.13 weighing costs under Minnesota 20.14 Statutes, chapter 17A. 20.15 $100,000 each year is appropriated from 20.16 the general fund for a contract with 20.17 the Minnesota institute for sustainable 20.18 agriculture to gather, evaluate, 20.19 publish, and disseminate sustainable 20.20 agriculture information to a broad 20.21 audience through both printed and 20.22 electronic means. The Minnesota 20.23 institute for sustainable agriculture 20.24 must work in cooperation with the 20.25 department of agriculture in carrying 20.26 out this activity. By January 15, 20.27 1997, the executive director of the 20.28 Minnesota institute for sustainable 20.29 agriculture must provide a progress 20.30 report to the legislative water 20.31 commission on its activities funded 20.32 under this section. 20.33 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 20.34 section 16A.1285, subdivision 2, the 20.35 commissioner need not increase fees to 20.36 recover general fund appropriations 20.37 made before July 1, 1995, to supplement 20.38 fee-supported activities or made for 20.39 fiscal year 1996 for dairy services 20.40 under Minnesota Statutes, chapter 32, 20.41 or for grain inspections under 20.42 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 17B. 20.43 $180,000 each year is for the 20.44 biological control program. 20.45 For 1995 - $122,000 20.46 There is appropriated $122,000 in 20.47 fiscal year 1995 from the seed potato 20.48 inspection fund to reimburse the 20.49 general fund appropriation to the 20.50 department of agriculture for costs 20.51 incurred in building the seed potato 20.52 facility located in East Grand Forks. 20.53 Subd. 3. Promotion and Marketing 20.54 1,146,000 1,146,000 20.55 Summary by Fund 20.56 General 954,000 954,000 20.57 Special Revenue 192,000 192,000 20.58 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 20.59 section 41A.09, subdivision 3, the 21.1 total payments from the ethanol 21.2 development account to all producers 21.3 may not exceed $25,000,000 for the 21.4 biennium ending June 30, 1997. If the 21.5 total amount for which all producers 21.6 are eligible in a quarter exceeds the 21.7 amount available for payments, the 21.8 commissioner shall make the payments on 21.9 a pro rata basis. 21.10 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 21.11 the second year are for ethanol 21.12 promotion and public education. 21.13 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 21.14 the second year must be spent for the 21.15 WIC coupon program. 21.16 $71,000 the first year and $71,000 the 21.17 second year are for transfer to the 21.18 Minnesota grown matching account and 21.19 may be used as grants for Minnesota 21.20 grown promotion under Minnesota 21.21 Statutes, section 17.109. 21.22 $192,000 the first year and $192,000 21.23 the second year are from the 21.24 commodities research and promotion 21.25 account in the special revenue fund. 21.26 Subd. 4. Administration and 21.27 Financial Assistance 21.28 6,608,000 5,713,000 21.29 Summary by Fund 21.30 General 6,600,000 5,705,000 21.31 Special Revenue 8,000 8,000 21.32 $1,200,000 from the balance in the 21.33 special account created in Minnesota 21.34 Statutes, section 41.61, shall be 21.35 transferred to the general fund by June 21.36 30, 1997. 21.37 $150,000 the first year and $50,000 the 21.38 second year are for dairy policy 21.39 studies and federal milk marketing 21.40 order reform. 21.41 $285,000 the first year and $285,000 21.42 the second year are for family farm 21.43 security interest payment adjustments. 21.44 If the appropriation for either year is 21.45 insufficient, the appropriation for the 21.46 other year is available for it. No new 21.47 loans may be approved in fiscal year 21.48 1996 or 1997. 21.49 $199,000 the first year and $199,000 21.50 the second year are for the family farm 21.51 advocacy program. 21.52 $80,000 the first year and $80,000 the 21.53 second year are for grants to farmers 21.54 for demonstration projects involving 21.55 sustainable agriculture. If a project 21.56 cost is more than $25,000, the amount 21.57 above $25,000 must be cost-shared at a 22.1 state-applicant ratio of one to one. 22.2 Priorities must be given for projects 22.3 involving multiple parties. Up to 22.4 $20,000 each year may be used for 22.5 dissemination of information about the 22.6 demonstration grant projects. If the 22.7 appropriation for either year is 22.8 insufficient, the appropriation for the 22.9 other is available. 22.10 $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the 22.11 second year are for the Northern Crops 22.12 Institute. These appropriations may be 22.13 spent to purchase equipment and are 22.14 available until spent. 22.15 $150,000 the first year and $150,000 22.16 the second year are for grants to 22.17 agriculture information centers. The 22.18 grants are only available on a match 22.19 basis. The funds may be released at 22.20 the rate of $4 of state money for each 22.21 $1 of matching nonstate money that is 22.22 raised. Any appropriated amounts not 22.23 matched by April 1 of each year are 22.24 available for other purposes within the 22.25 department, of which $10,000 each year 22.26 may be used for farm safety programs 22.27 and remains available until June 30, 22.28 1997. 22.29 $53,000 the first year and $53,000 the 22.30 second year are for payment of claims 22.31 relating to livestock damaged by 22.32 threatened or endangered animal species 22.33 and agricultural crops damaged by elk. 22.34 If the appropriation for either year is 22.35 insufficient, the appropriation for the 22.36 other year is available for it. 22.37 $115,000 the first year and $115,000 22.38 the second year are for the seaway port 22.39 authority of Duluth. 22.40 $19,000 the first year and $19,000 the 22.41 second year is for a grant to the 22.42 Minnesota livestock breeder's 22.43 association. 22.44 $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 22.45 second year are for the passing on the 22.46 farm center under Minnesota Statutes, 22.47 section 17.985. This appropriation is 22.48 available only to the extent matched 22.49 with nonstate money. 22.50 $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the 22.51 second year are for grants to the 22.52 University of Minnesota for applied 22.53 research on odor control at feedlots. 22.54 This appropriation is available only if 22.55 matched by the same amount in nonstate 22.56 money. The research must provide: (1) 22.57 an evaluation of cost-effective covers 22.58 for manure storage structures; and (2) 22.59 development of economical means of 22.60 altering the biological activity in 22.61 manure storage structures to reduce 22.62 odor emissions. 22.63 $25,000 the first year is for a grant 23.1 to the University of Minnesota for 23.2 research into the effects feedlots have 23.3 on the value of nearby property. The 23.4 research must take into account the 23.5 distance the property is from the 23.6 feedlot, the type of feedlot, and be 23.7 based on actual sales of property near 23.8 feedlots. 23.9 $150,000 is for a grant to the beaver 23.10 damage control joint powers board 23.11 formed by the counties of Beltrami, 23.12 Clearwater, Marshall, Pennington, Polk, 23.13 Red Lake, Mahnomen, Norman, Becker, 23.14 Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, 23.15 St. Louis, Roseau, and Lake of the 23.16 Woods for the purpose of beaver damage 23.17 control. The grant must be matched by 23.18 at least $80,000 from the joint powers 23.19 board. The joint powers board may 23.20 enter into an agreement with the Red 23.21 Lake Band of Chippewa Indians for 23.22 participation by the band in the joint 23.23 powers board's beaver damage control 23.24 program. This appropriation is 23.25 available until June 30, 1997. 23.26 Notwithstanding any other law to the 23.27 contrary, for fiscal year 1995 $800,000 23.28 from the general fund may be 23.29 transferred to the special account 23.30 created in Minnesota Statutes, section 23.31 17B.15, subdivision 1, to provide an 23.32 operating loan to the grain inspection 23.33 and weighing account. The commissioner 23.34 of agriculture shall repay the loan 23.35 from the special account by June 30, 23.36 1997. 23.37 $50,000 in the first year shall be used 23.38 by the commissioner of agriculture as a 23.39 grant for a pilot project for an 23.40 anaerobic digestion plant for the 23.41 management of animal manures and 23.42 research of other appropriate 23.43 technologies for management of animal 23.44 manures. 23.45 $350,000 the first year is for transfer 23.46 to the ethanol development account in 23.47 the special revenue fund. 23.48 $200,000 the first year is for transfer 23.49 to the value added agriculture product 23.50 revolving loan account in the special 23.51 revenue fund. 23.52 $20,000 in the first year is to provide 23.53 staff and research support for the 23.54 livestock processing markets task force. 23.55 Sec. 8. BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH 2,165,000 2,217,000 23.56 Sec. 9. MINNESOTA-WISCONSIN 23.57 BOUNDARY AREA COMMISSION 164,000 168,000 23.58 Summary by Fund 23.59 General 134,000 138,000 23.60 Natural Resources 30,000 30,000 24.1 This appropriation is only available to 24.2 the extent it is matched by an equal 24.3 amount from the state of Wisconsin. 24.4 $60,000 is from the water recreation 24.5 account in the natural resources fund 24.6 for the St. Croix management and 24.7 stewardship program. 24.8 Sec. 10. CITIZEN'S COUNCIL ON 24.9 VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK 59,000 60,000 24.10 Sec. 11. SCIENCE MUSEUM 24.11 OF MINNESOTA 1,108,000 1,108,000 24.12 Sec. 12. MINNESOTA ACADEMY 24.13 OF SCIENCE 36,000 36,000 24.14 Sec. 13. MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL 24.15 SOCIETY 72,000 72,000 24.16 Sec. 14. AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION 24.17 RESEARCH INSTITUTE 4,330,000 4,330,000 24.18 Summary by Fund 24.19 General 4,130,000 4,130,000 24.20 Special Revenue 200,000 200,000 24.21 $200,000 each year is for a grant to 24.22 the natural resources research 24.23 institute for hybrid tree management 24.24 research and development of an 24.25 implementation plan for establishing 24.26 hybrid tree plantations in the state. 24.27 This appropriation is available to the 24.28 extent matched by $2 of nonstate money 24.29 for each $1 of state money. 24.30 Sec. 15. ATTORNEY GENERAL 40,000 24.31 This appropriation is from the solid 24.32 waste fund for the voluntary insurance 24.33 buy-out program evaluation required by 24.34 Laws 1994, chapter 639, article 2, 24.35 section 5. 24.36 Sec. 16. PUBLIC SAFETY 50,000 24.37 $50,000 is appropriated from the 24.38 highway user tax distribution fund to 24.39 the commissioner of public safety for 24.40 costs of handling and manufacturing 24.41 special license plates under section 85. 24.42 Sec. 17. OFFICE OF STRATEGIC AND 24.43 LONG-RANGE PLANNING 100,000 100,000 24.44 $100,000 the first year and $100,000 24.45 the second year are for the sustainable 24.46 development initiatives round table. 24.47 Sec. 18. TRADE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 100,000 24.48 This appropriation is from the general 24.49 fund to the commissioner of trade and 24.50 economic development for grants to 24.51 political subdivisions for projects 24.52 that provide for improved resource 24.53 management, tourism promotion, and 25.1 economic development for American 25.2 resorts on the Minnesota-Ontario border 25.3 area of Lake of the Woods, Rainy River, 25.4 and Rainy Lake. 25.5 Sec. 19. MINNESOTA RESOURCES 25.6 Subdivision 1. Total 25.7 Appropriation 32,872,000 25.8 Summary by Fund 25.9 Minnesota Future 25.10 Resources Fund 15,083,000 25.11 Environment and 25.12 Natural Resources 25.13 Trust Fund 15,604,000 25.14 Of this appropriation $3,144,000 is 25.15 trust fund acceleration. 25.16 Oil Overcharge 25.17 Money in the Special 25.18 Revenue Fund 2,055,000 25.19 Great Lakes Protection 25.20 Account 130,000 25.21 The amounts in this section are 25.22 appropriated for the biennium ending 25.23 June 30, 1997. Unless otherwise 25.24 provided, the projects in this section 25.25 must be completed and final products 25.26 delivered by June 30, 1997. 25.27 Subd. 2. Definitions 25.28 (a) "Future resources fund" means the 25.29 Minnesota future resources fund 25.30 referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 25.31 section 116P.13. 25.32 (b) "Trust fund" means the Minnesota 25.33 environment and natural resources trust 25.34 fund referred to in Minnesota Statutes, 25.35 section 116P.02, subdivision 6. 25.36 (c) "Trust fund acceleration" means the 25.37 money referred to in Minnesota 25.38 Statutes, section 116P.11, paragraph 25.39 (b), clause (4). 25.40 (d) "Oil overcharge money" means the 25.41 money referred to in Minnesota 25.42 Statutes, section 4.071, subdivision 2. 25.43 (e) "Great lakes protection account" 25.44 means the account referred to in 25.45 Minnesota Statutes, section 116Q.02. 25.46 Subd. 3. Legislative Commission 25.47 on Minnesota Resources 702,000 25.48 $308,000 of this appropriation is from 25.49 the future resources fund and $394,000 25.50 is from the trust fund, pursuant to 25.51 Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09, 25.52 subdivision 5. 25.53 Subd. 4. Parks and Trails 26.1 (a) METROPOLITAN REGIONAL 26.2 PARK SYSTEM 3,950,000 26.3 This appropriation is from the trust 26.4 fund for payment by the commissioner of 26.5 natural resources to the metropolitan 26.6 council for subgrants to rehabilitate, 26.7 develop, acquire, and retrofit the 26.8 metropolitan regional park system 26.9 consistent with the metropolitan 26.10 council regional recreation open space 26.11 capital improvement program and 26.12 subgrants for regional trails, 26.13 consistent with an updated regional 26.14 trail plan. $1,666,000 of this 26.15 appropriation is from the trust fund 26.16 acceleration. 26.17 This appropriation may be used for the 26.18 purchase of homes only if the purchases 26.19 are expressly included in the work 26.20 program approved by the legislative 26.21 commission on Minnesota resources. 26.22 This project must be completed and 26.23 final products delivered by December 26.24 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 26.25 available until that date. 26.26 (b) STATE PARK AND RECREATION AREA 26.27 ACQUISITION, DEVELOPMENT, BETTERMENT, 26.28 AND REHABILITATION 3,150,000 26.29 This appropriation is from the trust 26.30 fund to the commissioner of natural 26.31 resources as follows: (1) for state 26.32 park and recreation area acquisition 26.33 $1,070,000, of which up to $670,000 may 26.34 be used for state trail acquisition of 26.35 a critical nature; (2) for state park 26.36 and recreation area development 26.37 $680,000; and (3) for betterment and 26.38 rehabilitation of state parks and 26.39 recreation areas $1,400,000. The use 26.40 of the Minnesota conservation corps is 26.41 encouraged in the rehabilitation and 26.42 development. 26.43 $1,384,000 of this appropriation is 26.44 from the trust fund acceleration. The 26.45 commissioner must submit grant requests 26.46 for supplemental funding for federal 26.47 ISTEA money in eligible categories and 26.48 report the results to the legislative 26.49 commission on Minnesota resources. 26.50 This project must be completed and 26.51 final products delivered by December 26.52 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 26.53 available until that date. 26.54 (c) STATE TRAIL REHABILITATION 26.55 AND ACQUISITION 250,000 26.56 This appropriation is from the trust 26.57 fund to the commissioner of natural 26.58 resources for state trail plan 26.59 priorities. $94,000 of this 26.60 appropriation is from the trust fund 26.61 acceleration. The commissioner must 26.62 submit grant requests for supplemental 27.1 funding for federal ISTEA money and 27.2 report the results to the legislative 27.3 commission on Minnesota resources. 27.4 This project must be completed and 27.5 final products delivered by December 27.6 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 27.7 available until that date. 27.8 (d) WATER ACCESS 600,000 27.9 This appropriation is from the trust 27.10 fund to the commissioner of natural 27.11 resources to accelerate public water 27.12 access acquisition and development 27.13 statewide. Access includes boating 27.14 access, fishing piers, and shoreline 27.15 access. Up to $100,000 of this 27.16 appropriation may be used for a 27.17 cooperative project to acquire and 27.18 develop land, local park facilities, an 27.19 access trail, and a boat access at the 27.20 LaRue pit otherwise consistent with the 27.21 water access program. 27.22 This project must be completed and 27.23 final products delivered by December 27.24 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 27.25 available until that date. 27.26 (e) LOCAL GRANTS 1,800,000 27.27 This appropriation is from the future 27.28 resources fund to the commissioner of 27.29 natural resources to provide matching 27.30 grants, as follows: (1) $500,000 to 27.31 local units of government for local 27.32 park and recreation areas; (2) $500,000 27.33 to local units of government for 27.34 natural and scenic areas pursuant to 27.35 Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019; (3) 27.36 $400,000 to local units of government 27.37 for trail linkages between communities, 27.38 trails, and parks; and (4) $400,000 for 27.39 a conservation partners program, a 27.40 statewide pilot to encourage private 27.41 organizations and local governments to 27.42 cost share enhancement of fish, 27.43 wildlife, and native plant habitats; 27.44 and research and surveys of fish and 27.45 wildlife, and related education 27.46 activities. Conservation partners 27.47 grants may be up to $10,000 each and 27.48 must be equally matched. In addition 27.49 to the required work program, grants 27.50 may not be approved until grant 27.51 proposals to be funded have been 27.52 submitted to the legislative commission 27.53 on Minnesota resources and the 27.54 commission has either made a 27.55 recommendation or allowed 60 days to 27.56 pass without making a recommendation. 27.57 The above appropriations are available 27.58 half for the metropolitan area as 27.59 defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 27.60 473.121, subdivision 2, and half for 27.61 outside of the metropolitan area. For 27.62 the purpose of this paragraph, match 27.63 includes nonstate contributions either 27.64 cash or in-kind. 28.1 This project must be completed and 28.2 final products delivered by December 28.3 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 28.4 available until that date. 28.5 (f) MINNEAPOLIS PARK AND 28.6 TRAIL CONNECTIONS 141,000 28.7 This appropriation is from the future 28.8 resources fund to the commissioner of 28.9 transportation for half of the 28.10 nonfederal match of ISTEA projects for 28.11 the Minneapolis park and recreation 28.12 board to develop park and trail 28.13 connections including: Minnehaha park 28.14 to Mendota bridge, Stone Arch bridge to 28.15 bridge number 9 on West River Parkway, 28.16 Boom island to St. Anthony Parkway, and 28.17 West River Parkway to Shingle Creek 28.18 Parkway. The Minneapolis park and 28.19 recreation board must apply for and 28.20 receive approval of the federal money 28.21 in order to receive this appropriation. 28.22 This project must be completed and 28.23 final products delivered by December 28.24 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 28.25 available until that date. 28.26 (g) LOCAL SHARE FOR ISTEA 28.27 FEDERAL PROJECTS 300,000 28.28 This appropriation is from oil 28.29 overcharge money to the commissioner of 28.30 administration for half of the 28.31 nonfederal match of ISTEA projects 28.32 for: (1) Chisago county, $150,000 for 28.33 a trail between North Branch and Forest 28.34 Lake township; and (2) the St. Louis 28.35 and Lake counties regional rail 28.36 authority, $150,000 for the development 28.37 of approximately 40 miles of a 28.38 multipurpose recreational trail 28.39 system. Chisago county and the St. 28.40 Louis and Lake counties regional rail 28.41 authority must apply for and receive 28.42 approval of the federal money in order 28.43 to receive these appropriations. 28.44 This project must be completed and 28.45 final products delivered by December 28.46 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 28.47 available until that date. 28.48 (h) PINE POINT PARK REST STATION 100,000 28.49 This appropriation is from the future 28.50 resources fund to the commissioner of 28.51 natural resources for an agreement with 28.52 Washington county to construct a rest 28.53 station on the Gateway segment of the 28.54 Willard Munger state trail in 28.55 compliance with the Americans with 28.56 Disabilities Act. This appropriation 28.57 must be matched by at least $30,000 of 28.58 nonstate money. 28.59 (i) INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA COMPUTER 28.60 INFORMATION SYSTEM 45,000 28.61 This appropriation is from the future 29.1 resources fund to the commissioner of 29.2 trade and economic development, office 29.3 of tourism, for an agreement with 29.4 Explore Lake County, Inc. to develop a 29.5 pilot multimedia interactive computer 29.6 information system at the R. J. Houle 29.7 visitor information center. 29.8 (j) UPPER SIOUX AGENCY STATE PARK 200,000 29.9 This appropriation to the commissioner 29.10 of natural resources is from the future 29.11 resources fund for bathroom and shower 29.12 facilities at Upper Sioux Agency State 29.13 Park. 29.14 (k) GRAIN BELT MISSISSIPPI 29.15 RIVERFRONT DEVELOPMENT 500,000 29.16 This appropriation is from the future 29.17 resources fund to the commissioner of 29.18 natural resources for a contract with 29.19 the metropolitan council for a subgrant 29.20 to the Minneapolis park and recreation 29.21 board, which shall cooperate with the 29.22 Minneapolis community development 29.23 agency to create riverfront 29.24 recreational park and marina facilities 29.25 through acquisition and development of 29.26 Mississippi riverfront property. This 29.27 appropriation is contingent on this 29.28 facility being designated part of the 29.29 metropolitan regional park and open 29.30 space system. This appropriation is 29.31 also contingent on the Guthrie 29.32 theater's occupancy of the Grain Belt 29.33 Brewery. 29.34 (l) WILDCAT REGIONAL PARK 40,000 29.35 This appropriation is from the future 29.36 resources fund to the commissioner of 29.37 natural resources for an agreement with 29.38 Houston county to construct an 29.39 off-channel boat ramp on the 29.40 Mississippi River, and wingwalls to 29.41 protect the ramp and existing swimming 29.42 beach. 29.43 Subd. 5. Management Approaches 29.44 (a) LOCAL RIVER PLANNING - 29.45 CONTINUATION 140,000 29.46 This appropriation is from the future 29.47 resources fund to the commissioner of 29.48 natural resources for the third 29.49 biennium of a three-biennium project to 29.50 assist counties statewide in developing 29.51 comprehensive plans for the management 29.52 and protection of rivers through grants 29.53 for up to two-thirds of the cost that 29.54 address locally identified issues while 29.55 maintaining consistency with state 29.56 floodplain and shoreland laws and local 29.57 water plans. For the purpose of this 29.58 paragraph, the nonstate portion 29.59 includes contributions either cash or 29.60 in-kind. The appropriation in Laws 29.61 1993, chapter 172, section 14, 29.62 subdivision 11, paragraph (b), is 30.1 available until June 30, 1997. 30.2 (b) CANNON RIVER WATERSHED STRATEGIC 30.3 PLAN: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT 325,000 30.4 $245,000 of this appropriation is from 30.5 the trust fund and $80,000 is from the 30.6 future resources fund to the board of 30.7 water and soil resources for an 30.8 agreement with the Cannon River 30.9 Watershed Partnership to implement 30.10 activities in the Cannon River 30.11 watershed through matching grants and 30.12 technical assistance. This 30.13 appropriation must be matched by at 30.14 least $81,000 of nonstate money. 30.15 This project must be completed and 30.16 final products delivered by December 30.17 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 30.18 available until that date. 30.19 (c) TRI-COUNTY LEECH LAKE 30.20 WATERSHED PROJECT 300,000 30.21 This appropriation is from the future 30.22 resources fund to the commissioner of 30.23 natural resources for an agreement with 30.24 Cass county in cooperation with the 30.25 Tri-County Leech Lake Watershed project 30.26 for integrated resource management in 30.27 the watershed through baseline data, 30.28 public information and education, and 30.29 pilot projects. 30.30 (d) BLUFFLANDS LANDSCAPE 630,000 30.31 $450,000 of this appropriation is from 30.32 the trust fund and $180,000 is from the 30.33 future resources fund to the 30.34 commissioner of natural resources to 30.35 assist communities in developing a 30.36 management framework for the scenic and 30.37 biological resources of the Mississippi 30.38 valley blufflands landscape and to 30.39 foster integrated decisions and citizen 30.40 commitment to long-term resource 30.41 protection. $304,000 is for a 30.42 cooperative agreement with 30.43 Architectural Environments; at least 30.44 $40,000 of this amount must be used for 30.45 demonstration and implementation 30.46 activities. $236,000 is for a 30.47 cooperative agreement with Historic 30.48 Bluff Country. $90,000 is for expenses 30.49 within the department of natural 30.50 resources. This appropriation must be 30.51 matched by at least $50,000 of nonstate 30.52 money. 30.53 (e) GLACIAL LAKE AGASSIZ BEACH 30.54 RIDGES: MINING AND PROTECTION 85,000 30.55 This appropriation is from the future 30.56 resources fund to the commissioner of 30.57 natural resources to coordinate a 30.58 long-term plan for the beach ridges in 30.59 Clay county that balances protection of 30.60 native prairies with a sustainable 30.61 aggregate industry. 31.1 (f) ATMOSPHERIC MERCURY EMISSIONS, 31.2 DEPOSITION, AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST 31.3 EVALUATION 575,000 31.4 This appropriation is from the future 31.5 resources fund to the commissioner of 31.6 the pollution control agency for a 31.7 mercury emission inventory and 31.8 quantification of mercury atmospheric 31.9 deposition. $50,000 is for an 31.10 evaluation of the external costs of 31.11 mercury emissions from Minnesota 31.12 sources. 31.13 (g) MERCURY DEPOSITION AND 31.14 LAKE QUALITY TRENDS 250,000 31.15 $120,000 of this appropriation is from 31.16 the future resources fund and $130,000 31.17 is from the Great Lakes protection 31.18 account to the commissioner of the 31.19 pollution control agency for an 31.20 agreement with the University of 31.21 Minnesota-Duluth to synthesize and 31.22 interpret a five-year (1990-1994) 31.23 mercury deposition database and 31.24 evaluate water quality and fish 31.25 contamination trends for 80 high-value 31.26 lakes and compare it with historic 31.27 data. This is to be done in 31.28 cooperation with the pollution control 31.29 agency. Data compatibility 31.30 requirements in subdivision 14 apply to 31.31 this appropriation. 31.32 (h) FEEDLOT AND MANURE MANAGEMENT 31.33 PRACTICES ASSISTANCE 200,000 31.34 This appropriation is from the future 31.35 resources fund to the commissioner of 31.36 agriculture to accelerate adoption of 31.37 and changes in feedlot and manure 31.38 management practices through research, 31.39 economic analysis, and enhanced program 31.40 design and delivery. $100,000 of this 31.41 appropriation is for an agreement with 31.42 the University of Minnesota for 31.43 evaluation of manure effluent 31.44 treatments. 31.45 (i) WATER QUALITY IMPACTS OF FEEDLOT 31.46 POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEMS 300,000 31.47 This appropriation is from the future 31.48 resources fund to the commissioner of 31.49 the pollution control agency to 31.50 evaluate earthen manure storage basins 31.51 and vegetated filter strips for effects 31.52 on ground and surface water quality by 31.53 monitoring seepage and runoff. This 31.54 appropriation must be matched by at 31.55 least $267,000 of nonstate 31.56 contributions, either cash or in-kind. 31.57 This project must be completed and 31.58 final products delivered by December 31.59 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 31.60 available until that date. 31.61 (j) SHORELAND SEPTIC INVENTORY 31.62 AND EDUCATION 145,000 32.1 This appropriation is from the future 32.2 resources fund to the board of water 32.3 and soil resources in cooperation with 32.4 the pollution control agency for an 32.5 agreement with Hubbard county to 32.6 inventory the Mantrap watershed for 32.7 failing septic systems and education 32.8 and enforcement efforts to implement 32.9 upgrading of the systems. In the work 32.10 program for this project required under 32.11 Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.05, 32.12 subdivision 2, paragraph (c), Hubbard 32.13 county shall include documentation that 32.14 the county is actively pursuing 32.15 adoption of a countywide ordinance to 32.16 regulate individual sewage treatment 32.17 systems. 32.18 (k) ALTERNATIVE INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE 32.19 TREATMENT SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND 32.20 DEMONSTRATION 425,000 32.21 This appropriation is from the future 32.22 resources fund to the commissioner of 32.23 the pollution control agency to develop 32.24 and demonstrate reliable, low cost 32.25 alternative designs for septic systems 32.26 in areas with seasonally high water 32.27 tables, and designs for removal of 32.28 nitrogen by septic systems. 32.29 (l) PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE 32.30 DEVELOPMENT 200,000 32.31 This appropriation is from the trust 32.32 fund to the director of the office of 32.33 strategic and long-range planning for 32.34 the environmental quality board to 32.35 evaluate government barriers to 32.36 sustainable development in agriculture, 32.37 energy, manufacturing, and settlement 32.38 and to recommend strategies to address 32.39 priority barriers to sustainable 32.40 development. 32.41 (m) UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 32.42 PROTECTION PROJECT 200,000 32.43 This appropriation is from the future 32.44 resources fund to the commissioner of 32.45 natural resources for an agreement with 32.46 the Mississippi headwaters board in 32.47 cooperation with the metropolitan 32.48 council to protect the Mississippi 32.49 river from water quality impairment. 32.50 This appropriation must be matched by 32.51 at least $100,000 of nonstate 32.52 contributions, either cash or in-kind. 32.53 (n) FOREST MANAGEMENT TO MAINTAIN 32.54 STRUCTURAL AND SPECIES DIVERSITY 160,000 32.55 This appropriation is from the trust 32.56 fund to the commissioner of natural 32.57 resources to document forest management 32.58 practices in a pilot area, assess the 32.59 long-term effects of current and 32.60 alternative timber harvest practices on 32.61 structural aspects of biological 32.62 diversity (especially old-growth forest 33.1 characteristics), and prepare forest 33.2 management guidelines to maintain these 33.3 features in commercial forests. 33.4 (o) ACCELERATED NATIVE GRASS AND FORBS 33.5 ON ROAD RIGHTS-OF-WAY 150,000 33.6 This appropriation is from the trust 33.7 fund to the commissioner of natural 33.8 resources in cooperation with the 33.9 interagency roadside committee to 33.10 accelerate native plant establishment 33.11 and management in roadsides using 33.12 integrated resource management 33.13 techniques including educational 33.14 materials about benefits of low 33.15 maintenance and biologically diverse 33.16 roadsides statewide. 33.17 This project must be completed and 33.18 final products delivered by December 33.19 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 33.20 available until that date. 33.21 (p) ACCELERATED LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT 33.22 ACTIVITIES IN WHITEWATER WATERSHED 60,000 33.23 This appropriation is from the future 33.24 resources fund to the commissioner of 33.25 natural resources to expand activities 33.26 in the Whitewater watershed through 33.27 shared funding and staffing to assist 33.28 and coordinate with the Whitewater 33.29 watershed project on landscape 33.30 management activities such as 33.31 sustainable land use, watershed 33.32 restoration, and improved water quality. 33.33 (q) SUSTAINABLE GRASSLAND CONSERVATION 33.34 AND UTILIZATION 125,000 33.35 This appropriation is from the future 33.36 resources fund to the commissioner of 33.37 natural resources to develop integrated 33.38 grassland projects in northwest 33.39 Minnesota and to evaluate different 33.40 management strategies. 33.41 (r) DEVELOPING, EVALUATING, AND 33.42 PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE FARMING SYSTEMS 225,000 33.43 This appropriation is from the future 33.44 resources fund to the commissioner of 33.45 agriculture for an agreement with the 33.46 Whitewater joint powers board to 33.47 develop and evaluate farming systems 33.48 for impacts on ecosystems, 33.49 profitability, and quality of life 33.50 through on-farm research, experiment 33.51 station research, watershed 33.52 demonstration farms, and education. 33.53 This appropriation must be matched by 33.54 at least $50,000 of nonstate money. 33.55 (s) COOPERATIVES TO PROMOTE 33.56 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES 33.57 AND RESEARCH 100,000 33.58 This appropriation is from the future 33.59 resources fund to the commissioner of 33.60 agriculture for an agreement with the 34.1 sustainable farming association of 34.2 Minnesota to promote sustainable 34.3 farming practices by strengthening 34.4 farmer-based demonstration and 34.5 education networks of the sustainable 34.6 farming association and by forming a 34.7 pilot cooperative of on-farm and 34.8 southwest experiment station research. 34.9 This appropriation must be matched by 34.10 at least $15,000 of nonstate money. 34.11 (t) RECYCLED BIOSOLIDS PRODUCT USED 34.12 TO RECLAIM DISTURBED AREAS 200,000 34.13 This appropriation is from the oil 34.14 overcharge money to the commissioner of 34.15 administration for payment to the 34.16 metropolitan council in cooperation 34.17 with N-Viro, Minnesota to increase the 34.18 market for biosolids by demonstrating 34.19 the use of N-Viro soil for reclamation 34.20 through a program of research and field 34.21 and public demonstrations. 34.22 Subd. 6. Environmental Education 34.23 (a) LEOPOLD EDUCATION PROJECT 34.24 CURRICULUM 100,000 34.25 This appropriation is from the trust 34.26 fund to the office of environmental 34.27 assistance for an agreement with 34.28 Pheasants Forever, Inc. to provide 34.29 teacher training in the use of the 34.30 Leopold education project conservation 34.31 ethics curriculum. This appropriation 34.32 must be matched by at least $50,000 of 34.33 nonstate money. 34.34 (b) ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION 34.35 TEACHER TRAINING 500,000 34.36 This appropriation is from the trust 34.37 fund to the office of environmental 34.38 assistance in cooperation with the 34.39 environmental education advisory board 34.40 to develop and deliver statewide 34.41 environmental education training for 34.42 preservice and in-service teachers. 34.43 (c) SHARING ENVIRONMENTAL 34.44 EDUCATION KNOWLEDGE 200,000 34.45 This appropriation is from the trust 34.46 fund to the office of environmental 34.47 assistance in cooperation with the 34.48 environmental education advisory board 34.49 to plan and develop an information data 34.50 exchange and service center that 34.51 coordinates the collection, evaluation, 34.52 dissemination, and promotion of 34.53 environmental education resources and 34.54 programs. 34.55 (d) ENVIRONMENTAL VIDEO RESOURCE 34.56 LIBRARY AND PUBLIC TELEVISION SERIES 250,000 34.57 This appropriation is from the future 34.58 resources fund to the office of 34.59 environmental assistance in cooperation 34.60 with the environmental education 35.1 advisory board for an agreement with 35.2 Twin Cities Public Television to create 35.3 a resource information center for 35.4 environmental video and to produce and 35.5 broadcast an environmental television 35.6 series about Minnesota environmental 35.7 achievements. 35.8 (e) DEVELOPMENT, ASSIMILATION, AND 35.9 DISTRIBUTION OF WOLF EDUCATIONAL 35.10 MATERIALS 100,000 35.11 This appropriation is from the future 35.12 resources fund to the office of 35.13 environmental assistance for an 35.14 agreement with the International Wolf 35.15 Center to collect and develop written, 35.16 electronic, and photographic 35.17 audio-visual material about wolf 35.18 ecology, recovery, and management for 35.19 electronic distribution. This 35.20 appropriation must be matched by at 35.21 least $30,000 of nonstate money. 35.22 (f) ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION GRANTS 35.23 FOR MINNESOTA SCHOOLS 200,000 35.24 This appropriation is from the trust 35.25 fund to the department of natural 35.26 resources for an agreement with St. 35.27 Olaf college for the school nature area 35.28 project matching grants to schools for 35.29 school area nature sites. This 35.30 appropriation must be matched by at 35.31 least $50,000 of nonstate money. 35.32 (g) ELECTRONIC ENVIRONMENTAL 35.33 EDUCATION NETWORK 250,000 35.34 This appropriation is from the future 35.35 resources fund to the office of 35.36 environmental assistance for an 35.37 agreement with the University of 35.38 Minnesota raptor center to develop a 35.39 program for student participation in 35.40 satellite-tracking research, data 35.41 collection and dissemination using 35.42 INTERNET, workshops, material 35.43 development, and off-site classroom 35.44 experience. This appropriation must be 35.45 matched by at least $38,000 of nonstate 35.46 money. 35.47 (h) THREE RIVERS INITIATIVE 750,000 35.48 This appropriation is from the future 35.49 resources fund to the Science Museum of 35.50 Minnesota to develop exhibits and 35.51 programs focusing on the Mississippi, 35.52 Minnesota, and St. Croix rivers. 35.53 (i) INTERACTIVE COMPUTER EXHIBIT ON 35.54 MINNESOTA RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES 150,000 35.55 This appropriation is from oil 35.56 overcharge money to the commissioner of 35.57 administration for an agreement with 35.58 the Izaak Walton League of America, 35.59 midwest office in cooperation with the 35.60 Science Museum of Minnesota to develop 35.61 and disseminate an interactive 36.1 multimedia computer exhibit on 36.2 renewable energy resources. 36.3 (j) TREES FOR TEENS: TRAINING, 36.4 RESOURCES, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, 36.5 SERVICE 75,000 36.6 This appropriation is from the future 36.7 resources fund to the commissioner of 36.8 natural resources for an agreement with 36.9 Twin Cities Tree Trust to develop a 36.10 pilot program and curriculum materials 36.11 for educating high school students 36.12 about urban forestry and assisting them 36.13 in carrying out peer education and 36.14 community service projects. This 36.15 project must be done in cooperation 36.16 with the Minnesota releaf program. 36.17 (k) REDWOOD FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT 36.18 NO. 637 ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECT 250,000 36.19 This appropriation is from the future 36.20 resources fund to the office of 36.21 environmental assistance for an 36.22 agreement with the Redwood Falls school 36.23 district to accelerate development of 36.24 an outdoor environmental learning 36.25 center and to integrate environmental 36.26 education into the K-12 curriculum. 36.27 Project development will include 36.28 prairie access improvements including a 36.29 trail system, establishment of a 36.30 wetland, and an arboretum. 36.31 (l) TOGETHER OUTDOORS MINNESOTA 575,000 36.32 This appropriation is from the future 36.33 resources fund to the commissioner of 36.34 natural resources for an agreement with 36.35 Wilderness Inquiry for diversity 36.36 specialist training, training of 36.37 outdoor service professionals to 36.38 provide inclusive programming, and 36.39 diversity networking, including the 36.40 development of a directory of 36.41 recreation facility accessibility. 36.42 This appropriation must be matched by 36.43 at least $80,000 of nonstate money. 36.44 This project must be completed and 36.45 final products delivered by December 36.46 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 36.47 available until that date. 36.48 (m) ENHANCED NATURAL RESOURCE 36.49 OPPORTUNITIES FOR ASIAN-PACIFIC 36.50 MINNESOTANS 150,000 36.51 This appropriation is from the future 36.52 resources fund to the commissioner of 36.53 natural resources for the second 36.54 biennium of funding for community 36.55 outreach, cultural collaboration, 36.56 training, and education to increase 36.57 Asians' participation and understanding 36.58 of natural resources management. 36.59 Supplemental funding must be requested 36.60 and the results reported to the 36.61 legislative commission on Minnesota 36.62 resources. 37.1 (n) DELIVER ECOLOGICAL INFORMATION 37.2 AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO 37.3 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS 100,000 37.4 This appropriation is from the future 37.5 resources fund to the commissioner of 37.6 natural resources to provide 37.7 interpretation of ecological data 37.8 collected by the county biological 37.9 survey. 37.10 (o) NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION 37.11 PUBLIC EDUCATION DEMONSTRATION PROJECT 100,000 37.12 This appropriation is from the future 37.13 resources fund to the commissioner of 37.14 the pollution control agency for an 37.15 agreement with the city of St. Paul for 37.16 a joint project with the city of 37.17 Minneapolis to conduct surveys and 37.18 develop and implement nonpoint source 37.19 pollution public education. This 37.20 appropriation must be matched by at 37.21 least $12,000 of nonstate money. 37.22 (p) WHITETAIL DEER RESOURCE CENTER 50,000 37.23 This appropriation is from the future 37.24 resources fund to the commissioner of 37.25 natural resources for an agreement with 37.26 the Minnesota Deer Hunters Association 37.27 to develop a facility and operations 37.28 plan. This appropriation must be 37.29 matched by $50,000 of nonstate money. 37.30 (q) GORDON GULLION CHAIR IN FOREST 37.31 WILDLIFE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION 350,000 37.32 This appropriation is from the future 37.33 resources fund to the University of 37.34 Minnesota to establish an endowed chair 37.35 in forest wildlife research and 37.36 education to develop forest and 37.37 wildlife sustainable management 37.38 practices. This appropriation must be 37.39 matched by at least $350,000 of 37.40 nonstate money. This project must be 37.41 completed and final products delivered 37.42 by December 31, 1997, and the 37.43 appropriation is available until that 37.44 date. 37.45 (r) NEY ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 100,000 37.46 This appropriation is from the future 37.47 resources fund to the commissioner of 37.48 natural resources for an agreement with 37.49 Le Sueur county to develop an 37.50 environmental learning center in the 37.51 Minnesota River Valley near Henderson. 37.52 The appropriation shall be used to 37.53 convert existing buildings to 37.54 classrooms, add restroom facilities and 37.55 improve access, and remove unneeded 37.56 structures. 37.57 (s) LAWNDALE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTER 400,000 37.58 This appropriation is from the future 37.59 resources fund to the commissioner of 37.60 natural resources for an agreement with 38.1 Lawndale Environmental Foundation to 38.2 develop an environmental learning 38.3 center near Herman with emphasis on 38.4 prairie, wetlands, and agricultural 38.5 themes. This appropriation must be 38.6 matched by at least $100,000 of 38.7 nonstate money. 38.8 Subd. 7. Natural Resource Data 38.9 (a) ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS INITIATIVE 350,000 38.10 This appropriation is from the trust 38.11 fund to the commissioner of natural 38.12 resources to create the framework for 38.13 an integrated, statewide network for 38.14 selecting and monitoring environmental 38.15 indicators to assess and communicate 38.16 Minnesota's environmental health status 38.17 and trends. The work program must be 38.18 submitted to the environmental quality 38.19 board for review before approval by the 38.20 legislative commission on Minnesota 38.21 resources. Data compatibility 38.22 requirements in subdivision 14 apply to 38.23 this appropriation. 38.24 (b) ASSESSING WETLAND QUALITY WITH 38.25 ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS 275,000 38.26 This appropriation is from the trust 38.27 fund to the board of water and soil 38.28 resources for an agreement with the 38.29 University of Minnesota to develop 38.30 plant and animal indicators of wetland 38.31 quality, establish a system of 38.32 reference natural wetlands for 38.33 comparative monitoring, and develop 38.34 guidelines for wetland assessment and 38.35 monitoring to guide replacement wetland 38.36 monitoring. Data compatibility 38.37 requirements in subdivision 14 apply to 38.38 this appropriation. 38.39 (c) COUNTY BIOLOGICAL 38.40 SURVEY - CONTINUATION 900,000 38.41 This appropriation is from the trust 38.42 fund to the commissioner of natural 38.43 resources for the fifth biennium of a 38.44 proposed 12-biennium project to 38.45 accelerate the county biological survey 38.46 for the systematic collection, 38.47 interpretation, and distribution of 38.48 data on the distribution and ecology of 38.49 rare plants, animals, and natural 38.50 communities. Data compatibility 38.51 requirements in subdivision 14 apply to 38.52 this appropriation. 38.53 (d) FOREST BIRD DIVERSITY 38.54 INITIATIVE - CONTINUATION 400,000 38.55 This appropriation is from the trust 38.56 fund to the commissioner of natural 38.57 resources for the third biennium of a 38.58 proposed six-biennium project for a 38.59 comprehensive monitoring and research 38.60 program that develops management tools 38.61 to maintain diversity of forest birds 38.62 and establishes benchmarks for using 39.1 birds as ecological indicators of 39.2 forest health. Data compatibility 39.3 requirements in subdivision 14 apply to 39.4 this appropriation. This project must 39.5 be completed and final products 39.6 delivered by December 31, 1997, and the 39.7 appropriation is available until that 39.8 date. 39.9 (e) BASE MAPS FOR 1990s - FINAL 39.10 PHASE CONTINUATION 600,000 39.11 This appropriation is from the trust 39.12 fund to the director of the office of 39.13 strategic and long-range planning to 39.14 provide the third biennium of a 39.15 three-biennium state match for a 39.16 federal program to complete statewide 39.17 coverage of orthophoto maps and 39.18 complete the update mapping for the 39.19 state's most obsolete topographic 39.20 maps. Data compatibility requirements 39.21 in subdivision 14 apply to this 39.22 appropriation. 39.23 (f) COMPLETION OF STATEWIDE LAND USE 39.24 UPDATE - CONTINUATION 380,000 39.25 This appropriation is from the future 39.26 resources fund to the director of the 39.27 office of strategic and long-range 39.28 planning, in cooperation with the board 39.29 of water and soil resources, for an 39.30 agreement with the association of 39.31 Minnesota counties for the third and 39.32 final biennium to complete the update 39.33 of the land use map for Minnesota, 39.34 complete conversion of the data to 39.35 computer format, and make the data 39.36 available to users. Data compatibility 39.37 requirements in subdivision 14 apply to 39.38 this appropriation. 39.39 (g) FILLMORE COUNTY SOIL 39.40 SURVEY UPDATE 65,000 39.41 This appropriation is from the future 39.42 resources fund to the board of water 39.43 and soil resources to provide half of 39.44 the nonfederal share to begin a 39.45 three-biennium project to update the 39.46 Fillmore county soil survey into a 39.47 digitized and manuscript format. Data 39.48 compatibility requirements in 39.49 subdivision 14 apply to this 39.50 appropriation. 39.51 (h) MINNESOTA RIVER TILE SYSTEM 39.52 RESEARCH - CONTINUATION 150,000 39.53 This appropriation is from the future 39.54 resources fund to the commissioner of 39.55 the pollution control agency for the 39.56 second biennium of a two-biennium 39.57 project to continue research on the 39.58 impact of and best management practices 39.59 for surface tile inlets. 39.60 (i) SUGARLOAF SITE ASSESSMENT AND 39.61 INTERPRETATION 70,000 40.1 This appropriation is from the future 40.2 resources fund to the commissioner of 40.3 natural resources for an agreement with 40.4 the Sugarloaf Interpretive Center 40.5 Association for inventories, native 40.6 habitat restoration, and the 40.7 interpretation of the natural and 40.8 cultural characteristics of Sugarloaf 40.9 Cove. The data collection must be 40.10 coordinated with the department of 40.11 natural resources natural heritage 40.12 program. Reasonable public use and 40.13 access must be provided. This 40.14 appropriation must be matched by 40.15 $30,000 of nonstate money. 40.16 (j) MICROBIAL DETERIORATION OF ASPHALT 40.17 MATERIALS AND ITS PREVENTION 60,000 40.18 This appropriation is from the oil 40.19 overcharge money to the commissioner of 40.20 administration for a transfer to the 40.21 commissioner of transportation to 40.22 survey microbial deterioration of 40.23 asphalt-bituminous materials in 40.24 cooperation with Bemidji state 40.25 university or other research 40.26 institutions. 40.27 (k) ANALYSIS OF LANDS ENROLLED 40.28 IN CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM 200,000 40.29 This appropriation is from the 40.30 Minnesota future resources fund to the 40.31 commissioner of agriculture for 40.32 continuing the analysis of lands 40.33 enrolled in the conservation reserve 40.34 program relative to nonpoint source 40.35 pollution, developing land management 40.36 options for lands emerging from the 40.37 program, and developing the capability 40.38 to target future program funds for the 40.39 greatest environmental benefit. 40.40 Subd. 8. Urban Natural Resources 40.41 (a) URBAN WILDLIFE HABITAT PROGRAM 150,000 40.42 This appropriation is from the future 40.43 resources fund to the commissioner of 40.44 natural resources for an agreement with 40.45 the St. Paul neighborhood energy 40.46 consortium to provide workshops and 40.47 native planting materials to households 40.48 for landscaping for wildlife, 40.49 demonstrating plant diversity, and 40.50 alternative lawn care practices in the 40.51 urban environment. This project must 40.52 be done in cooperation with the 40.53 department of natural resources nongame 40.54 wildlife and releaf programs. This 40.55 appropriation must be matched by at 40.56 least $35,000 of nonstate money. 40.57 (b) GARDENING PROGRAM - STATEWIDE 300,000 40.58 This appropriation is from the future 40.59 resources fund to the commissioner of 40.60 natural resources for an agreement with 40.61 the sustainable resources center for a 40.62 joint project with the Minnesota 41.1 horticultural society - Minnesota Green 41.2 and Duluth Plant-A-Lot community garden 41.3 program to provide technical assistance 41.4 on community plantings, food gardens, 41.5 trees, native plants, and 41.6 environmentally sound horticultural and 41.7 land use practices. This appropriation 41.8 must be matched by at least $3,000 in 41.9 nonstate money. 41.10 (c) RELEAF: PLANTING FOR ENERGY 41.11 CONSERVATION IN COMMUNITIES 400,000 41.12 This appropriation is from the oil 41.13 overcharge money to the commissioner of 41.14 administration for an agreement with 41.15 the department of natural resources for 41.16 the second biennium of a project to 41.17 achieve the strategic planting of 41.18 predominately native shade trees and 41.19 community windbreaks for statewide 41.20 energy conservation and carbon dioxide 41.21 abatement through acceleration of the 41.22 Minnesota releaf program by providing 41.23 grants administered on a reimbursement 41.24 basis. The program shall be 41.25 administered to maximize local 41.26 contributions on a cash and service 41.27 basis. 41.28 (d) MAPLEWOOD INNOVATIVE STORM 41.29 WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT 100,000 41.30 This appropriation is from the future 41.31 resources fund to the commissioner of 41.32 the pollution control agency for an 41.33 agreement with the city of Maplewood to 41.34 design, construct, and monitor a 41.35 demonstration stormwater management 41.36 system. This appropriation must be 41.37 matched by at least $165,000 of 41.38 nonstate money. 41.39 (e) PHALEN WETLAND RESTORATION 115,000 41.40 This appropriation is from the trust 41.41 fund to the board of water and soil 41.42 resources for an agreement with the 41.43 city of St. Paul to restore a wetland 41.44 at the south end of Lake Phalen. This 41.45 appropriation must be matched by at 41.46 least $50,000 in nonstate money. 41.47 (f) WETLAND RESTORATION AND 41.48 ENHANCEMENT TO CREATE COMMUNITY AMENITY 41.49 AND FORM 200,000 41.50 This appropriation is from the trust 41.51 fund to the director of the office of 41.52 strategic and long-range planning for 41.53 an agreement with the University of 41.54 Minnesota to provide technical design 41.55 assistance to help five communities 41.56 create restored and enhanced wetlands 41.57 that reinforce community form and 41.58 emphasize habitat creation, water 41.59 quality, and recreational amenities. 41.60 (g) METROPOLITAN AREA GROUNDWATER 41.61 MODEL TO PREDICT CONTAMINANT MOVEMENT 250,000 42.1 This appropriation is from the trust 42.2 fund to the commissioner of the 42.3 pollution control agency to develop and 42.4 apply a tool to improve prediction of 42.5 contaminant movement in groundwater at 42.6 contamination sites in the metropolitan 42.7 area using a flexible regional 42.8 groundwater flow model. Data 42.9 compatibility requirements in 42.10 subdivision 14 apply to this 42.11 appropriation. 42.12 (h) ARBORETUM BOUNDARY LAND 42.13 ACQUISITION 680,000 42.14 This appropriation is from the future 42.15 resources fund to the University of 42.16 Minnesota for a grant to the University 42.17 of Minnesota landscape arboretum 42.18 foundation to expand the boundary of 42.19 the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and, 42.20 if money is available after the 42.21 intended acquisition, to develop a 42.22 wetland restoration demonstration. 42.23 This appropriation must be matched by 42.24 at least $400,000 nonstate money. 42.25 Subd. 9. Fisheries 42.26 (a) STATEWIDE EXPERIMENTAL 42.27 FISHING REGULATIONS 650,000 42.28 This appropriation is from the future 42.29 resources fund to the commissioner of 42.30 natural resources for baseline data 42.31 collection to evaluate experimental 42.32 fishing regulations. 42.33 This project must be completed and 42.34 final products delivered by December 42.35 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 42.36 available until that date. 42.37 (b) RIM - ACCELERATE FISHERIES 42.38 ACQUISITION FOR ANGLER ACCESS 300,000 42.39 This appropriation is from the trust 42.40 fund to the commissioner of natural 42.41 resources to provide increased angler 42.42 access by accelerating easement and fee 42.43 title acquisition of land adjacent to 42.44 streams and lakes, including access for 42.45 non-boat owners and urban users. 42.46 This project must be completed and 42.47 final products delivered by December 42.48 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 42.49 available until that date. 42.50 (c) RIM - ACCELERATE STATEWIDE 42.51 FISHERIES HABITAT DEVELOPMENT, 42.52 HATCHERY REHABILITATION, AND 42.53 STREAM FLOW PROTECTION 1,000,000 42.54 $555,000 of this appropriation is from 42.55 the trust fund and $445,000 is from the 42.56 future resources fund to the 42.57 commissioner of natural resources to 42.58 implement projects for the acquisition, 42.59 restoration, improvement, and 42.60 development of fisheries habitat and 43.1 hatchery rehabilitation. Up to 43.2 $215,000 of the trust fund 43.3 appropriation is available to continue 43.4 the stream flow protection program for 43.5 the second biennium of a proposed 43.6 eight-biennium effort to establish a 43.7 watershed level stream habitat database 43.8 and develop the tools to set protected 43.9 flows for ecosystem diversity. Data 43.10 compatibility requirements in 43.11 subdivision 14 apply to this 43.12 appropriation. 43.13 This project must be completed and 43.14 final products delivered by December 43.15 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 43.16 available until that date. 43.17 Subd. 10. Wildlife 43.18 (a) RIM - ACCELERATE WILDLIFE 43.19 LAND ACQUISITION 650,000 43.20 $510,000 of this appropriation is from 43.21 the trust fund and $140,000 is from the 43.22 future resources fund to the 43.23 commissioner of natural resources to 43.24 accelerate acquisition activities in 43.25 the reinvest in Minnesota program by 43.26 acquiring land identified in North 43.27 American waterfowl management plan 43.28 project areas. This appropriation must 43.29 first be used for projects qualifying 43.30 for a match, which may include costs 43.31 for acquisition, enhancements, and 43.32 wetland restoration. 43.33 (b) RIM - ACCELERATE CRITICAL 43.34 HABITAT MATCH PROGRAM 250,000 43.35 This appropriation is from the trust 43.36 fund to the commissioner of natural 43.37 resources to accelerate the reinvest in 43.38 Minnesota program to acquire and 43.39 improve critical habitat for game and 43.40 nongame fish, wildlife, and native 43.41 plants under Minnesota Statutes, 43.42 section 84.943. Projects must occur in 43.43 both urban and rural areas. 43.44 (c) RIM - ACCELERATE WILDLIFE 43.45 HABITAT STEWARDSHIP 450,000 43.46 This appropriation is from the future 43.47 resources fund to the commissioner of 43.48 natural resources for improvement of 43.49 wildlife habitat and natural plant 43.50 communities statewide, both urban and 43.51 rural public lands, to protect and 43.52 enhance wildlife, native plant species, 43.53 and ecological diversity. 43.54 (d) BIOMASS PRODUCTION, MANAGEMENT AND 43.55 RESTORATION OF BRUSHLAND HABITATS 200,000 43.56 This appropriation is from the future 43.57 resources fund to the commissioner of 43.58 natural resources for an agreement with 43.59 the University of Minnesota-Duluth in 43.60 cooperation with the natural resources 43.61 research institute and the Minnesota 44.1 Sharptailed Grouse Society to assess 44.2 brushland harvesting, brushland as 44.3 wildlife habitat, and habitat 44.4 management strategies. 44.5 This project must be completed and 44.6 final products delivered by December 44.7 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 44.8 available until that date. 44.9 (e) TURN IN POACHERS YOUTH ACTIVITY BOOK 50,000 44.10 This appropriation is from the future 44.11 resources fund to the commissioner of 44.12 natural resources for an agreement with 44.13 TIP, Inc. to print and disseminate an 44.14 activity book to inform and educate 44.15 children about poaching and its impact 44.16 on natural resources, and to promote 44.17 ethical hunting and fishing. This 44.18 appropriation must be matched by at 44.19 least $12,500 of nonstate money. 44.20 Subd. 11. Energy 44.21 (a) INTER-CITY ELECTRIC VEHICLE 44.22 TRANSPORTATION DEMONSTRATION 150,000 44.23 This appropriation is from the oil 44.24 overcharge money to the commissioner of 44.25 administration for an agreement with 44.26 Minnesota Power and Light Company to 44.27 develop and evaluate an electric 44.28 vehicle infrastructure with charging 44.29 stations for use between Duluth and St. 44.30 Paul, including installation of a 44.31 charging station at the state of 44.32 Minnesota central motor pool location. 44.33 This appropriation must be matched by 44.34 at least $30,000 of nonstate money. 44.35 (b) SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF WIND 44.36 ENERGY ON FAMILY FARMS 200,000 44.37 This appropriation is from the oil 44.38 overcharge money to the commissioner of 44.39 administration for an agreement with 44.40 the sustainable resources center to 44.41 provide technical assistance and 44.42 technology transfer for the development 44.43 of wind energy harvesting. 44.44 (c) ONE-MEGAWATT HYBRID ELECTRICAL 44.45 GENERATION SIMULATION PROJECT 50,000 44.46 This appropriation is from the oil 44.47 overcharge money to the commissioner of 44.48 administration for an agreement with 44.49 Dan Mar & Associates in cooperation 44.50 with the agriculture utilization 44.51 research institute for a simulation 44.52 project using biofuel electrical 44.53 generation to firm up wind power to 44.54 provide electrical energy on demand. 44.55 (d) AVIAN POPULATION ANALYSIS FOR 44.56 WIND POWER GENERATION REGIONS 75,000 44.57 This appropriation is from the oil 44.58 overcharge money to the commissioner of 44.59 administration for an agreement with 45.1 American Wind Energy Association to 45.2 identify and assess significant avian 45.3 activity areas within identified wind 45.4 farm corridors in Minnesota. This 45.5 appropriation must be matched by at 45.6 least $75,000 of nonstate money. 45.7 This project must be completed and 45.8 final products delivered by December 45.9 31, 1997, and the appropriation is 45.10 available until that date. 45.11 (e) ENERGY IMPROVEMENTS IN PUBLIC 45.12 ICE ARENAS 470,000 45.13 This appropriation is from the oil 45.14 overcharge money to the commissioner of 45.15 administration for an agreement with 45.16 the Center for Energy and Environment 45.17 to assess, install, and evaluate energy 45.18 and indoor air quality improvements in 45.19 at least 25 publicly owned ice arenas 45.20 located throughout Minnesota. Projects 45.21 receiving funding from this 45.22 appropriation must be in compliance 45.23 with the indoor ice facilities prime 45.24 ice time and gender preference 45.25 requirements in Minnesota Statutes, 45.26 section 15.98. This appropriation is 45.27 for up to 50 percent of the cost of 45.28 retrofit activities. 45.29 Subd. 12. Historic 45.30 (a) RESTORE HISTORIC MISSISSIPPI 45.31 RIVER MILL SITE 120,000 45.32 This appropriation is from the future 45.33 resources fund to the Minnesota 45.34 historical society for a subgrant to 45.35 the Minneapolis park and recreation 45.36 board to implement an agreement with 45.37 Crown Hydro Company to restore 45.38 gatehouse foundations, construct 45.39 catwalks and lighting through the 45.40 tailrace tunnels, and restore and 45.41 display the historic turbine of the 45.42 historic Crown roller mill. This 45.43 activity must be done in cooperation 45.44 with the St. Anthony falls heritage 45.45 board. Reasonable public use and 45.46 access must be provided. This 45.47 appropriation must be matched by at 45.48 least $120,000 of nonstate money. This 45.49 appropriation is contingent on the 45.50 receipt of all applicable hydropower 45.51 and other public agency approvals. 45.52 (b) POND-DAKOTA MISSION 45.53 RESTORATION 270,000 45.54 This appropriation is from the future 45.55 resources fund to the Minnesota 45.56 historical society for an agreement 45.57 with the city of Bloomington to 45.58 continue the restoration of the Pond 45.59 house and Dakota Indian mission site. 45.60 This appropriation must be matched by 45.61 $80,000 of nonstate money. 45.62 (c) JOSEPH R. BROWN INTERPRETIVE 46.1 CENTER RESTORATION PROJECT 75,000 46.2 This appropriation is from the future 46.3 resources fund to the Minnesota 46.4 historical society for an agreement 46.5 with the Sibley county historical 46.6 society for building restoration and 46.7 renovation activities on the 1879 46.8 Sibley county courthouse, to be used as 46.9 the Joseph R. Brown interpretive 46.10 center. This appropriation must be 46.11 matched by at least $5,000 of nonstate 46.12 money. 46.13 (d) HERITAGE TRAILS 200,000 46.14 This appropriation is from the future 46.15 resources fund to the Minnesota 46.16 historical society to plan and 46.17 construct trails for at least three 46.18 historic sites and for trail 46.19 interpretive material and equipment. 46.20 (e) RESTORATION OF HISTORIC ELBA 46.21 FIRE TOWER 73,000 46.22 This appropriation is from the future 46.23 resources fund to the commissioner of 46.24 natural resources for an agreement with 46.25 the Elba booster club, in consultation 46.26 with the Minnesota historical society, 46.27 for restoration and the development of 46.28 interpretive materials and to provide 46.29 access to the Elba fire tower for safe 46.30 recreational and educational use. This 46.31 project must be available for 46.32 reasonable public use and access. 46.33 (f) MANAGING MINNESOTA SHIPWRECKS 100,000 46.34 This appropriation is from the future 46.35 resources fund to the Minnesota 46.36 historical society to survey historic 46.37 north shore shipping facilities and 46.38 shipwrecks, survey shipwrecks in 46.39 Minnesota inland lakes and rivers, 46.40 organize a conference on underwater 46.41 cultural resources, and revise the 46.42 management plan. Supplemental funding 46.43 must be requested and the results 46.44 reported to the legislative commission 46.45 on Minnesota resources. 46.46 (g) LAC QUI PARLE MISSION 46.47 HISTORICAL TRAIL 181,000 46.48 This appropriation is from the future 46.49 resources fund to the Minnesota 46.50 historical society to construct a 46.51 mile-long trail for hiking and biking, 46.52 including an overlook at the site of 46.53 the historic Lac Qui Parle Mission. 46.54 The trail must be accessible by persons 46.55 with disabilities. 46.56 Subd. 13. Biological Control 46.57 (a) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF 46.58 EURASIAN WATER MILFOIL AND PURPLE 46.59 LOOSESTRIFE - CONTINUATION 300,000 47.1 $250,000 of this appropriation is from 47.2 the trust fund and $50,000 is from the 47.3 future resources fund to the 47.4 commissioner of natural resources for 47.5 the second biennium of a five-biennium 47.6 project to develop biological controls 47.7 for Eurasian water milfoil and purple 47.8 loosestrife. This project must be 47.9 completed and final products delivered 47.10 by December 31, 1997, and the 47.11 appropriation is available until that 47.12 date. 47.13 (b) BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF OVERLAND 47.14 SPREAD OF OAK WILT 90,000 47.15 This appropriation is from the future 47.16 resources fund to the commissioner of 47.17 agriculture in cooperation with the 47.18 University of Minnesota to improve 47.19 application methods for enhancing 47.20 natural biological control of the 47.21 overland spread of oak wilt. 47.22 (c) BENEFICIAL FUNGAL INOCULUM FOR 47.23 PRAIRIE AND WETLAND RECLAMATION 100,000 47.24 This appropriation is from the trust 47.25 fund to the commissioner of 47.26 transportation for an agreement with 47.27 the University of Minnesota for the 47.28 characterization and development of 47.29 inoculum production methods for soil 47.30 fungi associated with the roots of 47.31 native and naturalized Minnesota plants 47.32 in prairies and wetlands to assist in 47.33 restoration projects. 47.34 Subd. 14. Data Compatibility 47.35 Requirements 47.36 During the biennium ending June 30, 47.37 1997, the data collected by the 47.38 projects funded under this section that 47.39 have common value for natural resource 47.40 planning and management must conform to 47.41 information architecture as defined in 47.42 guidelines and standards adopted by the 47.43 information policy office. Data review 47.44 committees may be established to 47.45 develop or comment on plans for data 47.46 integration and distribution and shall 47.47 submit semiannual status reports to the 47.48 legislative commission on Minnesota 47.49 resources on their findings. In 47.50 addition, the data must be provided to 47.51 and integrated with the Minnesota land 47.52 management information center's 47.53 geographic databases with the 47.54 integration costs borne by the activity 47.55 receiving funding under this section. 47.56 Subd. 15. Project Requirements 47.57 It is a condition of acceptance of the 47.58 appropriations in this section that any 47.59 agency or entity receiving the 47.60 appropriation must comply with 47.61 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P. 47.62 Subd 16. Match Requirements 48.1 Appropriations in this section that 48.2 must be matched and for which the match 48.3 has not been committed by January 1, 48.4 1996, must be canceled. Unless 48.5 specifically authorized, in-kind 48.6 contributions may not be counted as 48.7 match. 48.8 Subd. 17. Payment Conditions and 48.9 Capital Equipment Expenditures 48.10 All agreements, grants, or contracts 48.11 referred to in this section must be 48.12 administered on a reimbursement basis. 48.13 Payment must be made upon receiving 48.14 documentation that reimbursable amounts 48.15 have been expended, except that 48.16 reasonable amounts may be advanced to 48.17 projects in order to accommodate cash 48.18 flow needs. The advances must be 48.19 approved as part of the work program. 48.20 No expenditures for capital equipment 48.21 are allowed unless expressly authorized 48.22 in the project work program. 48.23 Subd. 18. Purchase of Recycled and 48.24 Recyclable Materials 48.25 A political subdivision, public or 48.26 private corporation, or other entity 48.27 that receives an appropriation in this 48.28 section must use the appropriation in 48.29 compliance with Minnesota Statutes, 48.30 sections 16B.121 to 16B.123, requiring 48.31 the purchase of recycled, repairable, 48.32 and durable materials, the purchase of 48.33 uncoated paper stock, and the use of 48.34 soy-based ink, the same as if it were a 48.35 state agency. 48.36 Subd. 19. Carryforward 48.37 (a) Except as provided in paragraph 48.38 (b), the availability of the 48.39 appropriations for the following 48.40 projects is extended to December 31, 48.41 1995; on that date the appropriations 48.42 cancel and no further payment is 48.43 authorized: Laws 1993, chapter 172, 48.44 section 14, subdivisions 3, paragraphs 48.45 (a), (f), and (i); 6, paragraph (b); 9; 48.46 10, paragraphs (a), (c), (g), (p), (q), 48.47 and (r); and 12, paragraphs (a), (b), 48.48 (c), (h), (j), and (l). 48.49 (b) The availability of the 48.50 appropriations for the following 48.51 projects is extended to December 31, 48.52 1996; on that date the appropriations 48.53 cancel and no further payment is 48.54 authorized: (1) Laws 1993, chapter 48.55 172, section 14, subdivisions 3, 48.56 paragraph (c); 4, paragraph (e); 10, 48.57 paragraphs (d), (f), and (o); 12, 48.58 paragraphs (f) and (g); in subdivision 48.59 10, paragraph (b), the Bloomington East 48.60 and West Bush Lake picnic areas; and, 48.61 in subdivision 10, paragraph (c), Cedar 48.62 Lake trail development and the Dakota 48.63 North regional trail in South St. Paul; 48.64 and (2) Laws 1994, chapter 632, article 49.1 2, section 6, local recreation grants 49.2 and Silver Bay harbor. 49.3 Subd. 20. Energy Conservation 49.4 A recipient to whom an appropriation is 49.5 made in this section for a capital 49.6 improvement project shall ensure that 49.7 the project complies with the 49.8 applicable energy conservation 49.9 standards contained in law, including 49.10 Minnesota Statutes, sections 216C.19 to 49.11 216C.21, and rules adopted thereunder. 49.12 The recipient may use the energy 49.13 planning and intervention and energy 49.14 technologies units of the department of 49.15 public service to obtain information 49.16 and technical assistance on energy 49.17 conservation and alternative energy 49.18 development relating to the planning 49.19 and construction of the capital 49.20 improvement project. 49.21 Sec. 20. ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS 49.22 The following amounts are appropriated 49.23 from the Minnesota environment and 49.24 natural resources trust fund referred 49.25 to in Minnesota Statutes, section 49.26 116P.02, subdivision 6. The 49.27 appropriations are available until 49.28 December 31, 1995, and are subject to 49.29 the provisions of Laws 1993, chapter 49.30 172, section 14, subdivisions 14 to 18. 49.31 If revenues are insufficient to meet 49.32 these appropriations, the commissioner 49.33 of finance shall reduce the amounts 49.34 proportionately. 49.35 (a) STATE PARK AND RECREATION 49.36 AREA ACQUISITION 1,120,000 49.37 This appropriation is to the 49.38 commissioner of natural resources for 49.39 acquisition of land within the 49.40 statutory boundaries of state parks and 49.41 recreation areas. 49.42 (b) METROPOLITAN REGIONAL PARKS AND 49.43 TRAILS ACQUISITION 1,120,000 49.44 This appropriation is to the 49.45 commissioner of natural resources for 49.46 payment to the metropolitan council for 49.47 subgrants to acquire parks and trails 49.48 consistent with the metropolitan 49.49 council regional recreation open space 49.50 capital improvement plan. 49.51 This appropriation may be used for the 49.52 purchase of homes only if the purchases 49.53 are expressly included in the work 49.54 program approved by the legislative 49.55 commission on Minnesota resources. 49.56 (c) The projects in this section must 49.57 be completed and final products 49.58 delivered by December 31, 1995, and the 49.59 appropriations are available until that 49.60 date. 50.1 Sec. 21. MINNESOTA FUTURE RESOURCES 50.2 FUND TRANSFER 50.3 As cash flow in the Minnesota future 50.4 resources fund permits, but no later 50.5 than June 30, 1997, the commissioner of 50.6 finance, in consultation with the 50.7 director of the legislative commission 50.8 on Minnesota resources, shall transfer 50.9 $1,460,000 from the unencumbered 50.10 balance in the fund to the general fund. 50.11 Sec. 22. MINNESOTA CONSERVATION FUND TRANSFER 50.12 The commissioner of finance shall 50.13 transfer in the beginning of the 50.14 biennium, $2,500,000 from the Minnesota 50.15 conservation fund created by Minnesota 50.16 Statutes, section 40A.151, to the 50.17 general fund. 50.18 Sec. 23. HARMFUL SUBSTANCE 50.19 COMPENSATION ACCOUNT TRANSFER 50.20 The commissioner of finance shall 50.21 transfer the remaining balance of the 50.22 harmful substance compensation account, 50.23 established in Minnesota Statutes, 50.24 section 115B.26, subdivision 1, to the 50.25 general fund. 50.26 Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 15.50, is 50.27 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 50.28 Subd. 10. [NATIVE VEGETATION PLANTING.] As part of its 50.29 comprehensive plan and adopted zoning rules, the board shall 50.30 give priority to the planting of native trees and shrubs, or 50.31 native grasses wherever appropriate, within the capitol area. 50.32 Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 15.91, 50.33 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 50.34 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITION.] For purposes of sections 50.35 15.90 to 15.92, "agency" means a department or agency, as 50.36 designated in section 15.01and, the pollution control agency, 50.37 and the agricultural utilization research institute established 50.38 in section 116O.09. 50.39 Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 16A.125, is 50.40 amended to read: 50.41 16A.125 [STATEFORESTTRUST LANDS.] 50.42 Subd. 5. [SUSPENSE ACCOUNTFOREST TRUST LANDS.] The term 50.43 "state forest trust fund lands" as used in this subdivision, 50.44 means public land in trust under the constitution set apart as 50.45 "forest lands under the authority of the commissioner" of 51.1 natural resources as defined by section 89.001, subdivision 13. 51.2 The commissioner of finance and the treasurer shall credit 51.3 the revenue from the forest trust fund lands to the forest 51.4 suspense account. The account must specify the trust funds 51.5 interested in the lands and the respective receipts of the lands. 51.6 After a fiscal year, the commissioner of finance shall 51.7 certify the total costs incurred for forestry during that year 51.8 under appropriations for the protection, improvement, 51.9 administration, and management of state forest trust fund 51.10 lands and construction and improvement of forest roads to 51.11 enhance the forest value of the lands. The certificate must 51.12 specify the trust funds interested in the lands. The 51.13 commissioner of natural resources shall supply the commissioner 51.14 of finance with the information needed for the certificate. 51.15 After a fiscal year, the commissioner and the treasurer 51.16 shall distribute the receipts credited to the suspense account 51.17 during that fiscal year as follows: 51.18 (a) The amount of the certified costs incurred by the state 51.19 for forest management during the fiscal year shall be 51.20 transferred to the general fund. 51.21 (b) The balance of the receipts shall then be returned 51.22 prorated to the trust funds in proportion to their respective 51.23 interests in the lands which produced the receipts. 51.24 Subd. 5a. [APPROPRIATION FROM STATE FOREST DEVELOPMENT 51.25 ACCOUNT.] Money accruing and credited to the state forest 51.26 development account is appropriated to the division of forestry 51.27 in the department of natural resources to apply state forest 51.28 resource management policy and plans to forest trust fund 51.29 lands. The appropriation is supervised and controlled by the 51.30 commissioner of natural resources. 51.31 The appropriation shall be spent according to law and 51.32 remains available until spent. The appropriation is not 51.33 available for spending until any estimates required by law are 51.34 approved by the commissioner of finance. An obligation to spend 51.35 money may not be made unless there is an available balance not 51.36 otherwise encumbered in the appropriation. 52.1Subd. 6. [DEFINITION; ACCOUNTING AND DISTRIBUTION.] The52.2term "state trust fund lands," as used in this section, means52.3any state school lands or other public lands subject to trust52.4provisions under the state constitution.52.5Beginning July 1, 1955, the commissioner of finance and the52.6state treasurer shall keep a separate account of all receipts52.7derived from the royalties on, or the sale or lease of, any52.8minerals from such trust fund lands to be known as the state52.9lands and minerals suspense account, specifying the trust funds52.10interested in such lands and the receipts therefrom,52.11respectively.52.12As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year52.13after July 1, 1955, the commissioner of finance, upon the52.14information supplied by the commissioner of natural resources,52.15which the commissioner of natural resources is herewith directed52.16to furnish, shall determine and certify to the commissioner of52.17finance and the state treasurer the total costs incurred by the52.18state during such year under appropriations heretofore made for52.19the administration and management of such trust fund lands by52.20the division of lands and forestry, or any other agency so52.21administering and managing, specifying the trust funds52.22interested in such lands, respectively.52.23As soon as practicable after the end of each fiscal year52.24beginning with the year ending June 30, 1956, the commissioner52.25of finance and the state treasurer shall distribute the receipts52.26credited to the state lands and minerals suspense account during52.27such fiscal year as follows:52.28All of the costs incurred by the state for the purposes52.29aforesaid during such fiscal year and certified as hereinbefore52.30provided, shall be transferred to the general fund as52.31reimbursement for appropriations heretofore made for the52.32purposes aforesaid. The balances of said receipts shall be52.33transferred to the state trust funds concerned in accordance52.34with their respective interests in the minerals from which the52.35receipts were derived.52.36 Subd. 6a. [UNIVERSITY LANDS.] (a) As used in this section, 53.1 "university lands" means lands granted by the federal government 53.2 for the support of the University of Minnesota, as described in 53.3 Laws 1851, chapter 3, section 2. 53.4 (b) All revenue from minerals on university lands must be 53.5 credited to the university lands and minerals suspense account. 53.6 Money in the account must be transferred to the permanent 53.7 university fund, except for amounts appropriated to cover 53.8 reasonable costs incurred by the commissioner of natural 53.9 resources to protect, improve, administer, manage, and otherwise 53.10 enhance the mineral value of university lands. 53.11 Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 16B.405, 53.12 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 53.13 Subd. 2. [SOFTWARE SALE FUND.] (a) Except as provided in 53.14 paragraph (b), proceeds of the sale or licensing of software 53.15 products or services by the commissioner must be credited to the 53.16 intertechnologies revolving fund. If a state agency other than 53.17 the department of administration has contributed to the 53.18 development of software sold or licensed under this section, the 53.19 commissioner may reimburse the agency by discounting computer 53.20 services provided to that agency. 53.21 (b) Proceeds of the sale or licensing of software products 53.22 or services developed by the pollution control agency, or custom 53.23 developed by a vendor for the agency, must be credited to the 53.24 environmental fund. 53.25 Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 53.26 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 53.27 Subd. 2. [AUTHORITY.] The commissioner shall establish, 53.28 adopt rules for, and implement a program towork withmake loans 53.29 to local units of government, federal authorities, lending 53.30 institutions, and other appropriate organizationstowho will in 53.31 turn provide loans to landowners and businesses for facilities, 53.32 fixtures, equipment, or other sustainable practices that prevent 53.33 or mitigate sources of nonpoint source water pollution. The 53.34 commissioner shall establish pilot projects to develop 53.35 procedures for implementing the program. The commissioner shall 53.36 develop administrative guidelines to implement the pilot 54.1 projects specifying criteria, standards, and procedures for 54.2 making loans. 54.3 Sec. 29. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 54.4 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 54.5 Subd. 4. [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of this section, 54.6 the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given 54.7 them. 54.8 (a) "Applicant" means a county or a local government unit 54.9 designated by a county under subdivision 8, paragraph (a). 54.10 (b) "Authority" means the Minnesota public facilities 54.11 authority as established in section 446A.03. 54.12 (c) "Best management practices" has the meaning given in 54.13 sections 103F.711, subdivision 3, and 103H.151, subdivision 2. 54.14 (d) "Chair" means the chair of the board of water and soil 54.15 resources or the designee of the chair. 54.16 (e) "Borrower" means an individual farmer, an agriculture 54.17 supply business, or rural landowner applying for a low-interest 54.18 loan. 54.19 (f) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture or 54.20 the designee of the commissioner. 54.21 (g) "Comprehensive water management plan" means a state 54.22 approved and locally adopted plan authorized under section 54.23 103B.231, 103B.255, 103B.311, 103C.331, 103D.401, or 103D.405. 54.24 (h) "CountyLocal allocation request" means a loan 54.25 allocation request from an applicant to implement agriculturally 54.26 related best management practices defined in paragraph (c). 54.27 (i) "Lender agreement" meansana loan agreement entered 54.28 into between the commissionerand, a local lender, and the 54.29 applicant, if different from the local lender. The agreement 54.30 will contain terms and conditions of the loan that will include 54.31 but need not be limited to general loan provisions, loan 54.32 management requirements, application of payments, loan term 54.33 limits, allowable expenses, and fee limitations. 54.34 (j) "Local government unit" means a county, soil and water 54.35 conservation district, or an organization formed for the joint 54.36 exercise of powers under section 471.59. 55.1 (k) "Local lender" means a local government unit as defined 55.2 in paragraph (j), a state or federally chartered bank, a savings 55.3 and loan association, a state or federal credit union, a 55.4 nonprofit economic development organization approved by the 55.5 commissioner, or Farm Credit Services. 55.6 (l) "Nonpoint source" has the meaning given in section 55.7 103F.711, subdivision 6. 55.8 Sec. 30. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 55.9 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 55.10 Subd. 6. [APPLICATION.] (a) The commissioner must 55.11 prescribe forms and establish an application process for 55.12 applicants to apply for acountylocal allocation request. The 55.13 application must include but need not be limited to (1) the 55.14 geographic area served; (2) the type and estimated cost of 55.15 activities or projects for which they are seeking a loan 55.16 allocation; (3) a ranking of proposed activities or projects; 55.17 and (4) the designation of the local lender and lending 55.18 practices theapplicantlocal lender intends to use to issue the 55.19 loans to the borrowers, if a local lender other than the 55.20 applicant is to be used. 55.21 (b)In an area of the state where a county allocation55.22request has not been requested or has been rejected, application55.23forms must be available for a borrower to apply directly to the55.24commissioner for a loan under this program.55.25(c)If acountylocal allocation request is rejected, the 55.26 applicant must be notified in writing as to the reasons for the 55.27 rejection and given 30 days to submit a revised application. 55.28 The revised application shall be reviewed according to the same 55.29 procedure used to review the initial application. 55.30 Sec. 31. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 55.31 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 55.32 Subd. 7. [PAYMENTS.] (a) Payments made from the water 55.33 pollution control revolving fund must be made in accordance with 55.34 applicable state and federal laws and rules governing the 55.35 payments. 55.36 (b) Payments from the commissioner to the local lender must 56.1 be disbursed on a cost-incurred basis. Local lenders shall 56.2 submit payment requests at least quarterly but not more than 56.3 monthly. Payment requests must be reviewed and approved by the 56.4 commissioner. The payment request form must itemize all costs 56.5 by major elements and show eligible and ineligible costs. 56.6 (c) The commissioner may initiate recision of an allocation 56.7 granted in a lender agreement as provided in subdivision 11, 56.8 paragraph (d), if the local lender fails to enter into loans 56.9 with borrowers equaling the total allocation granted within one 56.10 year from the date of the lender agreement or fails to have the 56.11 total amount of allocated funds drawn down through payment 56.12 requests within two years. An additional year to draw down the 56.13 undisbursed portion of an allocation may be granted by the 56.14 commissioner under extenuating circumstances. 56.15 Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 56.16 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 56.17 Subd. 8. [APPLICANT; BORROWERS.] (a) A county may submit a 56.18countylocal allocation requestas defined in subdivision 4,56.19paragraph (h). A county or a group of counties may designate 56.20 another local government unitas defined in subdivision 4,56.21paragraph (j),to submit acountylocal allocation request. 56.22 (b) If a county does not submit acountylocal allocation 56.23 request, and does not designate another local government unit, a 56.24 soil and water conservation district may submit acountylocal 56.25 allocation request. In all instances, there may be only one 56.26 request from a county. The applicant must coordinate and submit 56.27 requests on behalf of other units of government within the 56.28 geographic jurisdiction of the applicant. 56.29(c) Borrowers may apply directly to the commissioner if the56.30commissioner does not receive or approve a county allocation56.31request from the county, designated local government unit, or56.32soil and water conservation district in which the proposed56.33activities would be carried out.56.34 Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 56.35 subdivision 9, is amended to read: 56.36 Subd. 9. [REVIEW AND RANKING OF ALLOCATION REQUESTS.] (a) 57.1 The commissioner shall chair the subcommittee established in 57.2 section 103F.761, subdivision 2, paragraph (b), for purposes of 57.3 reviewing and rankingcountylocal allocation requests. The 57.4 rankings must be in order of priority and shall provide 57.5 financial assistance within the limits of the funds available. 57.6 In carrying out the review and ranking, the subcommittee must 57.7 consist of, at a minimum, the chair, representatives of the 57.8 pollution control agency, United States Department of 57.9 Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, United 57.10 States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service, 57.11 Association of Minnesota Counties, and other agencies or 57.12 associations as the commissioner, the chair, and agency 57.13 determine are appropriate. The review and ranking shall take 57.14 into consideration other related state or federal programs. 57.15 (b) The subcommittee shall use the criteria listed below in 57.16 carrying out the review and ranking: 57.17 (1) whether the proposed activities are identified in a 57.18 comprehensive water management plan as priorities; 57.19 (2) whether the applicant intends to establish a revolving 57.20 loan program under subdivision 10, paragraph (b); 57.21 (3) the potential that the proposed activities have for 57.22 improving or protecting surface and groundwater quality; 57.23 (4) the extent that the proposed activities support 57.24 areawide or multijurisdictional approaches to protecting water 57.25 quality based on defined watershed; 57.26 (5) whether the activities are needed for compliance with 57.27 existing water related laws or rules; 57.28 (6) whether the proposed activities demonstrate 57.29 participation, coordination, and cooperation between local units 57.30 of government and other public agencies; 57.31 (7) whether there is coordination with other public and 57.32 private funding sources and programs;and57.33 (8) whether there are off-site public benefits such as 57.34 preventing downstream degradation and siltation; and 57.35 (9) the proposed interest rate. 57.36 Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, is 58.1 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 58.2 Subd. 9a. [AUTHORITY OF APPLICANTS.] Applicants may enter 58.3 into a lender agreement designating a local lender. Applicants 58.4 designating themselves as the local lender may enter into 58.5 contracts for loan review, processing, and servicing. 58.6 Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 58.7 subdivision 10, is amended to read: 58.8 Subd. 10. [AUTHORITY OFAPPLICANTSLOCAL LENDERS.] (a) 58.9ApplicantsLocal lenders may enter into lender agreements with 58.10borrowers to finance projects under this sectionthe 58.11 commissioner. 58.12 (b)ApplicantsLocal lenders mayestablish revolving loan58.13programsenter into loan agreements with borrowers to finance 58.14 projects under this section. 58.15 (c)In approving county allocation requests, the58.16commissioner shall allow applicants to provide loans under58.17revolving loan programs established under paragraph (b), until58.1850 percent of the amount appropriated and available under58.19subdivision 3 has been allocated to applicants establishing58.20these programs. In approving any additional county allocation58.21requests, the commissioner may allow applicants to provide loans58.22under these programsLocal lenders may establish revolving loan 58.23 programs to finance projects under this section. 58.24 (d) Local lenders, including applicants designating 58.25 themselves as the local lender, may enter into participation 58.26 agreements with other lenders. Local lenders may also enter 58.27 into contracts with other lenders for the limited purposes of 58.28 loan review, processing and servicing, or to enter into loan 58.29 agreements with borrowers to finance projects under this 58.30 section. Other lenders entering into contracts with local 58.31 lenders under this section must meet the definition of local 58.32 lender in subdivision 4, must comply with all provisions of the 58.33 lender agreement and this section, and must guarantee repayment 58.34 of the loan funds to the local lender. In no case may there be 58.35 more than one local lender per county or more than one revolving 58.36 fund per county. 59.1 Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 59.2 subdivision 11, is amended to read: 59.3 Subd. 11. [BORROWER ELIGIBILITY; TERMS; REPAYMENT; 59.4 RECISION.] (a) Local lenders shall use the following criteria in 59.5 addition to other criteria they deem necessary in determining 59.6 the eligibility of borrowers for loans: 59.7 (1) whether the activity is certified by a local unit of 59.8 government as meeting priority needs identified in a 59.9 comprehensive water management plan and is in compliance with 59.10 accepted standards, specifications, or criteria; 59.11 (2) whether the activity is certified as eligible under 59.12 Environmental Protection Agency or other applicable guidelines; 59.13 and 59.14 (3) whether the repayment is assured from the borrower. 59.15 (b) Local lenders shall set the terms and conditions of 59.16 loans to borrowers, except that no loan to an individual 59.17 borrower may exceed $50,000. In all instances, local lenders 59.18 must provide for sufficient collateral or protection for the 59.19 loan principal. They are responsible for collecting repayments 59.20 by borrowers.For direct loans, the borrower must provide59.21sufficient collateral and repay the loan according to a mutually59.22prearranged schedule with the commissioner.59.23 (c)AThe local lender is responsible for repaying the 59.24 principal of a loan to the commissioner. The terms of repayment 59.25 will be identified in the lender agreement. If defaults occur, 59.26 it is the responsibility of the local lender to obtain repayment 59.27 from the borrower. Default on the part of individual borrowers 59.28 shall have no effect on the local lender's responsibility to 59.29 repay its loan from the commissioner whether or not the local 59.30 lender fully recovers defaulted amounts from individual 59.31 borrowers. For revolving loan programs established under 59.32 subdivision 10, paragraph(b)(c), the lender agreement must 59.33 provide that: 59.34 (1) repayment of principal to the commissioner must 59.35 begin no later than ten years after the date of theapplicant59.36receives the allocationlender agreement and must be repaid in 60.1 full no later than 20 years after the date of the lender 60.2 agreement;and60.3 (2) after the initial ten-year period, the local lender 60.4 shall not write any additional loans, and any existing principal 60.5 balance held by the local lender shall be immediately repaid to 60.6 the commissioner; 60.7 (3) after the initial ten-year period, all principal 60.8 received by the local lender from borrowers shall be repaid to 60.9 the commissioner as it is received; and 60.10 (4) the applicant shall report to the commissioner annually 60.11 regarding the past and intended uses of the money in the 60.12 revolving loan program. 60.13 (d) Continued availability of the allocation granted in the 60.14 lender agreement is contingent upon commissioner approval of the 60.15 annual report. The commissioner shall review the annual report 60.16 to ensure the past and future uses of the funds are consistent 60.17 with the comprehensive water management plan and the lender 60.18 agreement. If the commissioner concludes the past or intended 60.19 uses of the money are not consistent with the comprehensive 60.20 water management plan or the lender agreement, the commissioner 60.21 shall rescind the allocation granted under the lender agreement. 60.22 Such recision shall result in termination of available 60.23 allocation, the immediate repayment of any unencumbered funds 60.24 held by the local lender in a revolving loan fund, and the 60.25 repayment of the principal portion of loan repayments to the 60.26 commissioner as they are received. The lender agreement shall 60.27 reflect the commissioner's rights under this paragraph. 60.28 (e) A local lender shall receive certification from local 60.29 government unit staff that a project has been satisfactorily 60.30 completed prior to releasing the final loan disbursement. 60.31 Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 60.32 subdivision 14, is amended to read: 60.33 Subd. 14. [FEES; LOAN SERVICESAND INTEREST.] (a) 60.34 Origination fees charged directly to borrowers by local lenders 60.35 upon executing a loan shall not exceed one-half of one percent 60.36 of the loan amount.Servicing feesInterest assessed to loan 61.1 repayments by the local lender must not exceedtwothree percent 61.2interest on outstanding principal amounts if the local lender is61.3a local government unit, or three percent interest on61.4outstanding principal amounts if the local lender is a state or61.5federally chartered bank, savings and loan association, a state61.6or federal credit union, or an entity of Farm Credit Services. 61.7 (b) The local lender shall create a principal account to 61.8 which the principal portions of individual borrower loan 61.9 repayments will be credited. 61.10 (c) Any interest earned on outstanding loan balances not 61.11 separated as repayments are received and before the principal 61.12 amounts are deposited in the principal account shall be added to 61.13 the principal portion of the loan to the local lender and must 61.14 be paid to the commissioner when the principal is due under the 61.15 lender agreement. 61.16 (d) Any interest earned on the principal account must be 61.17 added to the principal portion of the loan to the local lender 61.18 and must be paid to the commissioner when the principal is due 61.19 under the lender agreement. 61.20 Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, 61.21 subdivision 16, is amended to read: 61.22 Subd. 16. [ASSESSMENT AGAINST REAL PROPERTYLIENS AGAINST 61.23 PROPERTY.]A county may assess and charge against real property61.24amounts loaned and servicing fees for projects funded under this61.25section. The auditor of the county where the project is located61.26shall extend the amounts assessed and charged on the tax roll of61.27the county against the real property on which the project is61.28located.(a) Unless a county determines otherwise, at the time 61.29 of the disbursement of funds on a loan to a borrower under this 61.30 section, the principal balance due plus accrued interest on the 61.31 principal balance as provided by this section becomes a lien in 61.32 favor of the county making the loan upon the real property on 61.33 which the project is located. The lien must be first and prior 61.34 to all other liens against the property, including state tax 61.35 liens, whether filed before or after the placing of a lien under 61.36 this subdivision, except liens for special assessments by the 62.1 county under applicable special assessments laws, which liens 62.2 shall be of equal rank with the lien created under this 62.3 subdivision. A lien in favor of the county shall be first and 62.4 prior as provided in this subdivision only if the county making 62.5 the loan gives written notice of the intent to make the loan 62.6 under this subdivision to all other persons having a recorded 62.7 interest in the real property subject to the lien, no less than 62.8 30 days prior to the disbursement of the funds, and receives an 62.9 agreement to subordinate superior lien positions held by all 62.10 other lenders having a recorded interest in the real property 62.11 subject to the lien. This lien and subordination agreement must 62.12 be recorded against the real estate in the county recorder's 62.13 office or filed with the registrar of titles for the county or 62.14 counties in which the property is located. The county may bill 62.15 amounts due on the loan on the tax statement for the property. 62.16 Enforcement of the lien created by this subdivision shall, at 62.17 the county's option, be in the manner set forth in chapter 580 62.18 or 581. When the amount due plus interest has been paid, the 62.19 county shall file a satisfaction of the lien created under this 62.20 subdivision. 62.21 (b) A county may also secure amounts due on a loan under 62.22 this section by taking a purchase money security interest in 62.23 equipment in accordance with chapter 336, article 9, and may 62.24 enforce the purchase money security interest in accordance with 62.25 chapters 336, article 9, and 565. 62.26 Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 17.117, is 62.27 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 62.28 Subd. 17. [REFERENDUM EXEMPTION.] For the purpose of 62.29 obtaining a loan from the commissioner, a local government unit 62.30 may provide to the commissioner its general obligation note. 62.31 All obligations incurred by a local government unit in obtaining 62.32 a loan from the commissioner must be in accordance with chapter 62.33 475, except that so long as the obligations are issued to 62.34 evidence a loan from the commissioner to the local government 62.35 unit, an election is not required to authorize the obligations 62.36 issued, and the amount of the obligations shall not be included 63.1 in determining the net indebtedness of the local government unit 63.2 under the provisions of any law or chapter limiting the 63.3 indebtedness. 63.4 Sec. 40. [17.231] [NATIVE GRASSES AND WILDFLOWER SEED 63.5 PRODUCTION INCENTIVE LOAN PROGRAM.] 63.6 Subdivision 1. [ESTABLISHMENT.] (a) The commissioner shall 63.7 prepare a plan to establish a seed production loan program to 63.8 provide loans that enable people to begin or expand efforts to 63.9 develop and produce new, local-origin, native grass, and native 63.10 wildflower seed species. 63.11 (b) In the plan, the commissioner shall use the ecological 63.12 regions identified by the commissioner of natural resources 63.13 covering the entire state. In the plan, the commissioner shall 63.14 design the loan program to produce at least ten local variety 63.15 native grass species and 40 local variety native wildflower 63.16 species for each region. In the plan, the commissioner shall 63.17 look at the possibility of producing 100 acres of native grass 63.18 seed production and ten acres of native wildflower seed 63.19 production in each region. 63.20 Sec. 41. [17.985] [PASSING ON THE FARM CENTER.] 63.21 Subdivision 1. [PURPOSE; OBJECTIVES.] The Passing on the 63.22 Farm Center is established as a part of Southwest Technical 63.23 College in Granite Falls to assist individuals beginning farming 63.24 and family farming operations. The center shall also assist in 63.25 facilitating the transition of farming operations from 63.26 established farmers to beginning farmers by creating and 63.27 maintaining an information base inventorying land and facilities 63.28 available for acquisition and bringing them together to increase 63.29 the number of family farming operations in this state. The 63.30 objectives of the center include, but are not limited to, the 63.31 following: 63.32 (1) using the services of a certified public accountant, 63.33 real estate agents, and attorneys to provide education in estate 63.34 planning and farm transfer programs for interested retiring 63.35 farmers; 63.36 (2) assessing needs of beginning farmers and retiring 64.1 farmers in order to identify program and service opportunities 64.2 including developing statewide apprenticeship programs between 64.3 beginning and retiring farmers; and 64.4 (3) developing, coordinating, and delivering statewide 64.5 through Southwest Technical College in Granite Falls and other 64.6 entities, as appropriate, targeted education to beginning 64.7 farmers and retiring farm families. 64.8 Subd. 2. [PROGRAMS AND SERVICES.] Programs and services 64.9 provided by the center must include, but are not limited to, the 64.10 development of skills and knowledge in farm estate planning and 64.11 other topics related to intergenerational farm transfer. The 64.12 center shall develop and distribute a detailed questionnaire for 64.13 interested retired farmers and landowners and beginning farmers 64.14 for the purpose of connecting them with each other and to 64.15 develop computerized lists. The center shall coordinate to the 64.16 extent practicable with agricultural information centers. 64.17 Subd. 3. [ANNUAL REPORT.] The center shall submit a report 64.18 annually to the legislature on or before February 1. The report 64.19 shall include, but is not limited to, recommendations for 64.20 methods by which more individuals may be encouraged to enter 64.21 agriculture. 64.22 Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 28A.03, is 64.23 amended to read: 64.24 28A.03 [DEFINITIONS.] 64.25 As used in sections 28A.01 to 28A.16 the terms defined in 64.26 this section shall have the following meanings: 64.27 (a) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture of 64.28 the state of Minnesota. 64.29 (b) "Person" means any individual, firm, corporation, 64.30 company, association, cooperative or partnership and includes 64.31 any trustee, receiver, assignee or other similar representative 64.32 thereof. 64.33 (c) "Place of business" means every location where food or 64.34 food items are manufactured, processed, sold, stored or handled, 64.35 including buildings, locations, permanent or portable 64.36 structures, carnivals, circuses, fairs, or any other permanent 65.1 or temporary location. 65.2 Any vehicle or similar mobile unit from which food is sold 65.3 shall be considered a place of business for purposes of this 65.4 section if the food therefrom has been manufactured, packaged or 65.5 dispensed from bulk, or processed in any manner thereon. 65.6 (d) "Food" includes every article used for, entering into 65.7 the consumption of, or used or intended for use in the 65.8 preparation of food, drink, confectionery, or condiment for 65.9 humans, whether simple, mixed or compound. 65.10 (1) "Perishable food" is food which includes, but is not 65.11 limited to fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, and other products 65.12 which need protection from extremes of temperatures in order to 65.13 avoid decomposition by microbial growth or otherwise. 65.14 (2) "Readily perishable food" is food or a food ingredient 65.15 consisting in whole or in part of milk, milk products, eggs, 65.16 meat, fish, poultry or other food or food ingredient which is 65.17 capable of supporting rapid and progressive growth of infectious 65.18 or toxigenic microorganisms. 65.19 (3) "Frozen food" is food which is processed and preserved 65.20 by freezing in accordance with good commercial practices and 65.21 which is intended to be sold in the frozen state. 65.22 (4) For the purposes of this definition, packaged food in 65.23 hermetically sealed containers processed by heat to prevent 65.24 spoilage; packaged pickles; jellies, jams and condiments in 65.25 sealed containers; bakery products such as bread, rolls, buns, 65.26 donuts, fruit-filled pies and pastries; dehydrated packaged 65.27 food; and dry or packaged food so low in moisture content as to 65.28 preclude development of microorganisms are not "perishable 65.29 food," "readily perishable food," or "frozen food" within the 65.30 meaning of definitions (1), (2) and (3) herein when they are 65.31 stored and handled in accordance with good commercial practices. 65.32 (e) "Sell and sale" includes the keeping, offering, or 65.33 exposing for sale, use, transporting, transferring, negotiating, 65.34 soliciting, or exchange of food, the having in possession with 65.35 intent to sell, use, transport, negotiate, solicit, or exchange 65.36 the same and the storing, or carrying thereof in aid of traffic 66.1 therein whether done or permitted in person or through others. 66.2 (f) "Principal mode of business" means that type of 66.3 business described under either (a), (b), (c) or (d) in section 66.4 28A.05 within which category the greatest amount of the 66.5 applicant's food business lies. 66.6 (g) "Custom processor" means a person who slaughters 66.7 animals or processes noninspected meat for the owner of the 66.8 animals, and returns the meat products derived from the 66.9 slaughter or processing to the owner. "Custom processor" does 66.10 not include a person who slaughters animals or poultry or 66.11 processes meat for the owner of the animals or poultry on the 66.12 farm or premises of the owner of the animals, meat, or poultry. 66.13 For the purpose of this clause, "animals" or "meat" do not 66.14 include poultry or game animals or meat derived therefrom. 66.15 (h) "Major violation" includes conditions that cause food 66.16 products to become adulterated, as defined in section 31.121, or 66.17 fraudulently misbranded, as defined in section 31.123. 66.18 Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 28A.08, is 66.19 amended to read: 66.20 28A.08 [LICENSE FEES; PENALTIES.] 66.21 Subdivision 1. [GENERAL.] License fees, penalties for late 66.22 renewal of licenses, and penalties for not obtaining a license 66.23 before conducting business in food handling that are set in this 66.24 section apply to the sections named except as provided under 66.25 section 28A.09. Except as specified herein, bonds and 66.26 assessments based on number of units operated or volume handled 66.27 or processed which are provided for in said laws shall not be 66.28 affected, nor shall any penalties for late payment of said 66.29 assessments, nor shall inspection fees, be affected by this 66.30 chapter. The penalties may be waived by the commissioner. 66.31 Subd. 2. [FEES FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.] 66.32 Penalties 66.33 Type of food handler License Late No 66.34 Fee Renewal License 66.35 Effective 66.36 July 1, 1995 67.1 1. Retail food handler 67.2 (a) Having gross sales of only 67.3 prepackaged nonperishable food 67.4 of less than $15,000 for 67.5 the immediately previous 67.6 license or fiscal year and 67.7 filing a statement with the 67.8 commissioner $4042 $ 15 $ 25 67.9 (b) Having under $15,000 gross 67.10 sales including food preparation 67.11 or having $15,000 to $50,000 67.12 gross sales for the immediately 67.13 previous license or fiscal year $5558 $ 15 $ 25 67.14 (c) Having $50,000 to $250,000 67.15 gross sales for the immediately 67.16 previous license or fiscal year $105111 $ 35 $ 75 67.17 (d) Having $250,000 to 67.18 $1,000,000 gross sales for the 67.19 immediately previous license or 67.20 fiscal year $180191 $ 50 $100 67.21 (e) Having $1,000,000 to 67.22 $5,000,000 gross sales for the 67.23 immediately previous license or 67.24 fiscal year $500530 $100 $175 67.25 (f) Having $5,000,000 to 67.26 $10,000,000 gross sales for the 67.27 immediately previous license or 67.28 fiscal year $700742 $150 $300 67.29 (g) Having over $10,000,000 67.30 gross sales for the immediately 67.31 previous license or fiscal year $800848 $200 $350 67.32 2. Wholesale food handler 67.33 (a) Having gross sales or service 67.34 of less than $25,000 for the 67.35 immediately previous license or 67.36 fiscal year $ 50 $ 15 $ 15 68.1 (b) Havinggross sales or68.2service of less than68.3 $25,000 to $250,000 68.4 gross sales or service 68.5 for the immediately previous 68.6 license or fiscal year $200212 $ 50 $100 68.7(b)(c) Having $250,000 to 68.8 $1,000,000 gross sales or 68.9 service from a mobile 68.10 unit without a separate food 68.11 storage facility for the 68.12 immediately previous license 68.13 or fiscal year $318 $ 75 $150 68.14 (d) Having $250,000 to 68.15 $1,000,000 gross sales or 68.16 service not covered under 68.17 paragraph (c) for the immediately 68.18 previous license or fiscal year $400424 $100 $200 68.19(c)(e) Having $1,000,000 68.20 to $5,000,000 gross sales or 68.21 service for the immediately 68.22 previous license or fiscal year $500530 $125 $250 68.23(d)(f) Having over $5,000,000 68.24 gross sales for the immediately 68.25 previous license or fiscal year $575610 $150 $300 68.26 3. Food broker $100106 $ 30 $ 50 68.27 4. Wholesale food processor 68.28 or manufacturer 68.29 (a) Having gross sales of less 68.30 than $250,000 for the immediately 68.31 previous license or fiscal year $275292 $ 75 $150 68.32 (b) Having $250,000 to $1,000,000 68.33 gross sales for the immediately 68.34 previous license or fiscal year $400424 $100 $200 68.35 (c) Having $1,000,000 to 68.36 $5,000,000 gross sales for the 69.1 immediately previous license or 69.2 fiscal year $500530 $125 $250 69.3 (d) Having over $5,000,000 69.4 gross sales for the immediately 69.5 previous license or fiscal year $575610 $150 $300 69.6 5. Wholesale food processor of 69.7 meat or poultry products 69.8 under supervision of the 69.9 U. S. Department of Agriculture 69.10 (a) Having gross sales of less 69.11 than $250,000 for the immediately 69.12 previous license or fiscal year $150159 $ 50 $ 75 69.13 (b) Having $250,000 to $1,000,000 69.14 gross sales for the immediately 69.15 previous license or fiscal year $225239 $ 75 $125 69.16 (c) Having $1,000,000 to 69.17 $5,000,000 gross sales for the 69.18 immediately previous license or 69.19 fiscal year $275292 $ 75 $150 69.20 (d) Having over $5,000,000 69.21 gross sales for the immediately 69.22 previous license or fiscal year $325345 $100 $175 69.23 6. Wholesale food manufacturer 69.24 having the permission of the 69.25 commissioner to use the name 69.26 Minnesota farmstead cheese $ 30 $ 10 $ 15 69.27 7. Nonresident frozen dairy 69.28 manufacturer $200 $ 50 $ 75 69.29 8. Wholesale food manufacturer 69.30 processing less than 70,000 69.31 pounds per year of cultured 69.32 dairy food as defined in section 69.33 32.486, subdivision 1, 69.34 paragraph (b) $ 30 $ 10 $ 15 69.35 9. A milk marketing organization 69.36 without facilities for processing 70.1 or manufacturing that 70.2 purchases milk from milk 70.3 producers for delivery to a 70.4 licensed wholesale food processor 70.5 or manufacturer $ 50 $ 15 $ 25 70.6 Subd. 3. [FEES EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1996.] 70.7 Penalties 70.8 Type of food handler License Late No 70.9 Fee Renewal License 70.10 Effective 70.11 July 1, 1996 70.12 1. Retail food handler 70.13 (a) Having gross sales of only 70.14 prepackaged nonperishable food 70.15 of less than $15,000 for 70.16 the immediately previous 70.17 license or fiscal year and 70.18 filing a statement with the 70.19 commissioner $ 45 $ 15 $ 25 70.20 (b) Having under $15,000 gross 70.21 sales including food preparation 70.22 or having $15,000 to $50,000 70.23 gross sales for the immediately 70.24 previous license or fiscal year $ 61 $ 15 $ 25 70.25 (c) Having $50,000 to $250,000 70.26 gross sales for the immediately 70.27 previous license or fiscal year $118 $ 35 $ 75 70.28 (d) Having $250,000 to 70.29 $1,000,000 gross sales for the 70.30 immediately previous license or 70.31 fiscal year $202 $ 50 $100 70.32 (e) Having $1,000,000 to 70.33 $5,000,000 gross sales for the 70.34 immediately previous license or 70.35 fiscal year $562 $100 $175 70.36 (f) Having $5,000,000 to 71.1 $10,000,000 gross sales for the 71.2 immediately previous license or 71.3 fiscal year $787 $150 $300 71.4 (g) Having over $10,000,000 71.5 gross sales for the immediately 71.6 previous license or fiscal year $899 $200 $350 71.7 2. Wholesale food handler 71.8 (a) Having gross sales or 71.9 service of less than $25,000 71.10 for the immediately previous 71.11 license or fiscal year $ 50 $ 15 $ 15 71.12 (b) Having $25,000 to 71.13 $250,000 gross sales or 71.14 service for the immediately 71.15 previous license or fiscal year $225 $ 50 $100 71.16 (c) Having $250,000 71.17 to $1,000,000 gross sales or 71.18 service from a mobile unit 71.19 without a separate food facility 71.20 for the immediately previous 71.21 license or fiscal year $337 $ 75 $150 71.22 (d) Having $250,000 71.23 to $1,000,000 gross sales or 71.24 service not covered under paragraph 71.25 (c) for the immediately 71.26 previous license or fiscal year $449 $100 $200 71.27 (e) Having $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 71.28 gross sales or service for the 71.29 immediately previous license or 71.30 fiscal year $562 $125 $250 71.31 (f) Having over $5,000,000 gross 71.32 sales for the immediately previous 71.33 license or fiscal year $647 $150 $300 71.34 3. Food broker $112 $ 30 $ 50 71.35 4. Wholesale food processor 71.36 or manufacturer 72.1 (a) Having gross sales of less 72.2 than $250,000 for the immediately 72.3 previous license or fiscal year $310 $ 75 $150 72.4 (b) Having $250,000 to $1,000,000 72.5 gross sales for the immediately 72.6 previous license or fiscal year $449 $100 $200 72.7 (c) Having $1,000,000 to 72.8 $5,000,000 gross sales for the 72.9 immediately previous license or 72.10 fiscal year $562 $125 $250 72.11 (d) Having over $5,000,000 72.12 gross sales for the immediately 72.13 previous license or fiscal year $647 $150 $300 72.14 5. Wholesale food processor of 72.15 meat or poultry products 72.16 under supervision of the 72.17 U. S. Department of Agriculture 72.18 (a) Having gross sales of less 72.19 than $250,000 for the immediately 72.20 previous license or fiscal year $169 $ 50 $ 75 72.21 (b) Having $250,000 to $1,000,000 72.22 gross sales for the immediately 72.23 previous license or fiscal year $253 $ 75 $125 72.24 (c) Having $1,000,000 to 72.25 $5,000,000 gross sales for the 72.26 immediately previous license or 72.27 fiscal year $310 $ 75 $150 72.28 (d) Having over $5,000,000 72.29 gross sales for the immediately 72.30 previous license or fiscal year $366 $100 $175 72.31 6. Wholesale food manufacturer 72.32 having the permission of the 72.33 commissioner to use the name 72.34 Minnesota farmstead cheese $ 30 $ 10 $ 15 72.35 7. Nonresident frozen dairy 72.36 manufacturer $200 $ 50 $ 75 73.1 8. Wholesale food manufacturer 73.2 processing less than 70,000 73.3 pounds per year of cultured 73.4 dairy food as defined in section 73.5 32.486, subdivision 1, 73.6 paragraph (b) $ 30 $ 10 $ 15 73.7 9. A milk marketing organization 73.8 without facilities for processing 73.9 or manufacturing that 73.10 purchases milk from milk 73.11 producers for delivery to a 73.12 licensed wholesale food processor 73.13 or manufacturer $ 50 $ 15 $ 25 73.14 Sec. 44. [28A.085] [REINSPECTION FEES.] 73.15 Subdivision 1. [VIOLATIONS; PROHIBITED ACTS.] The 73.16 commissioner may charge a reinspection fee for each reinspection 73.17 of a food handler that: 73.18 (1) is found with a major violation of requirements in 73.19 chapter 28, 29, 30, 31, 31A, 32, 33, or 34, or rules adopted 73.20 under one of those chapters; 73.21 (2) is found with a violation of section 31.02, 31.161, or 73.22 31.165, and requires a follow-up inspection after an 73.23 administrative meeting held pursuant to section 31.14; or 73.24 (3) fails to correct equipment and facility deficiencies as 73.25 required in rules adopted under chapter 28, 29, 30, 31, 31A, 32, 73.26 or 34. The first reinspection of a firm with gross food sales 73.27 under $1,000,000 must be assessed at $25. The fee for a firm 73.28 with gross food sales over $1,000,000 is $50. The fee for a 73.29 subsequent reinspection of a firm for the same violation is 50 73.30 percent of their current license fee. The establishment must be 73.31 issued written notice of violations with a reasonable date for 73.32 compliance listed on the notice. An initial inspection relating 73.33 to a complaint is not a reinspection. 73.34 Subd. 2. [MARKET WITHDRAWAL; FOOD SAFETY EMERGENCY.] A 73.35 food handler that requires a reinspection due to adulteration or 73.36 misbranded foods that result in a food being recalled from 74.1 commerce may be assessed for reasonable and direct reinspection 74.2 costs incurred by the commissioner, including personnel, travel, 74.3 laboratory analysis, and attorney general costs. Reinspection 74.4 related to floods, earthquakes, storms, accidental fires, and 74.5 power outages are excluded. The commissioner, upon request of 74.6 the food handler, shall provide, within a reasonable time, an 74.7 estimate of the anticipated cost for resolving the food safety 74.8 emergency. 74.9 Subd. 3. [MANNER AND TIMING OF PAYMENT.] Unless an appeal 74.10 is filed under subdivision 5, a food handler must pay all fees 74.11 and assessments in the manner and timing requested by the 74.12 commissioner. If a timely appeal is requested, the fees and 74.13 assessments are stayed until a decision on the appeal is issued 74.14 by the hearing officer. A license may not be renewed until all 74.15 fees and penalties under this chapter are paid. 74.16 Subd. 4. [DEPOSIT; APPROPRIATION.] All reinspection fees 74.17 and assessments collected must be deposited in the state 74.18 treasury and are credited to an account in the special revenue 74.19 fund. Money in the account, including interest accrued, is 74.20 appropriated to the commissioner to pay the expenses relating to 74.21 reinspections conducted under the chapters listed in subdivision 74.22 1. 74.23 Subd. 5. [APPEALS.] Food handlers may appeal reinspection 74.24 fees and assessments to the department hearing officer within 30 74.25 days of receipt of the notice of fee assessment. The appeal 74.26 must be submitted to the commissioner in writing. 74.27 Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41A.09, is 74.28 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 74.29 Subd. 1a. [ETHANOL PRODUCTION GOAL.] It is a goal of the 74.30 state that ethanol production plants in the state attain a total 74.31 annual production level of 220,000,000 gallons. 74.32 Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41A.09, is 74.33 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 74.34 Subd. 2a. [DEFINITIONS.] For the purposes of this section 74.35 the terms defined in this subdivision have the meanings given 74.36 them. 75.1 (a) "Ethanol" means fermentation ethyl alcohol derived from 75.2 agricultural products, including potatoes, cereal, grains, 75.3 cheese whey, and sugar beets; forest products; or other 75.4 renewable resources, including residue and waste generated from 75.5 the production, processing, and marketing of agricultural 75.6 products, forest products, and other renewable resources, that: 75.7 (1) meets all of the specifications in ASTM specification D 75.8 4806-88; and 75.9 (2) is denatured with unleaded gasoline or rubber 75.10 hydrocarbon solvent as defined in Code of Federal Regulations, 75.11 title 27, parts 211 and 212, as adopted by the Bureau of 75.12 Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of the United States Treasury 75.13 Department. 75.14 (b) "Wet alcohol" means agriculturally derived fermentation 75.15 ethyl alcohol having a purity of at least 50 percent but less 75.16 than 99 percent. 75.17 (c) "Anhydrous alcohol" means fermentation ethyl alcohol 75.18 derived from agricultural products as described in paragraph 75.19 (a), but that does not meet ASTM specifications or is not 75.20 denatured and is shipped in bond for further processing. 75.21 (d) "Ethanol plant" means a plant at which ethanol, 75.22 anhydrous alcohol, or wet alcohol is produced. 75.23 Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41A.09, is 75.24 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 75.25 Subd. 3a. [PAYMENTS.] (a) The commissioner of agriculture 75.26 shall make cash payments to producers of ethanol, anhydrous 75.27 alcohol, and wet alcohol located in the state. These payments 75.28 shall apply only to ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol 75.29 fermented in the state and produced at plants that have begun 75.30 production by June 30, 2000. For the purpose of this 75.31 subdivision, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more 75.32 than one ethanol plant is considered a single producer. The 75.33 amount of the payment for each producer's annual production is: 75.34 (1) except as provided in paragraph (b), for each gallon of 75.35 ethanol or anhydrous alcohol produced on or before June 30, 75.36 2000, or ten years after the start of production, whichever is 76.1 later, 20 cents per gallon; and 76.2 (2) for each gallon produced of wet alcohol on or before 76.3 June 30, 2000, or ten years after the start of production, 76.4 whichever is later, a payment in cents per gallon calculated by 76.5 the formula "alcohol purity in percent divided by five," and 76.6 rounded to the nearest cent per gallon, but not less than 11 76.7 cents per gallon. 76.8 The producer payments for anhydrous alcohol and wet alcohol 76.9 under this section may be paid to either the original producer 76.10 of anhydrous alcohol or wet alcohol or the secondary processor, 76.11 at the option of the original producer, but not to both. 76.12 (b) If the level of production at an ethanol plant 76.13 increases due to an increase in the production capacity of the 76.14 plant and the increased production begins by June 30, 2000, the 76.15 payment under paragraph (a), clause (1), applies to the 76.16 additional increment of production until ten years after the 76.17 increased production began. 76.18 (c) The commissioner shall make payments to producers of 76.19 ethanol or wet alcohol in the amount of 1.5 cents for each 76.20 kilowatt hour of electricity generated using closed-loop biomass 76.21 in a cogeneration facility at an ethanol plant located in the 76.22 state. Payments under this paragraph shall be made only for 76.23 electricity generated at cogeneration facilities that begin 76.24 operation by June 30, 2000. The payments apply to electricity 76.25 generated on or before the date ten years after the producer 76.26 first qualifies for payment under this paragraph. Total 76.27 payments under this paragraph in any fiscal year may not exceed 76.28 $750,000. For the purposes of this paragraph: 76.29 (1) "closed-loop biomass" means any organic material from a 76.30 plant that is planted for the purpose of being used to generate 76.31 electricity or for multiple purposes that include being used to 76.32 generate electricity; and 76.33 (2) "cogeneration" means the combined generation of: 76.34 (i) electrical or mechanical power; and 76.35 (ii) steam or forms of useful energy, such as heat, that 76.36 are used for industrial, commercial, heating, or cooling 77.1 purposes. 77.2 (d) The total payments under paragraphs (a) and (b) to all 77.3 producers may not exceed $30,000,000 in a fiscal year. Total 77.4 payments under paragraphs (a) and (b) to a producer in a fiscal 77.5 year may not exceed $3,000,000. 77.6 (e) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, 77.7 each producer shall file a claim for payment for ethanol, 77.8 anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol production during the 77.9 preceding three calendar months. A producer with more than one 77.10 plant shall file a separate claim for each plant. A producer 77.11 shall file a separate claim for the original production capacity 77.12 of each plant and for each additional increment of production 77.13 that qualifies under paragraph (b). A producer that files a 77.14 claim under this subdivision shall include a statement of the 77.15 producer's total ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol 77.16 production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim, 77.17 including anhydrous alcohol and wet alcohol produced or received 77.18 from an outside source. A producer shall file a separate claim 77.19 for any amount claimed under paragraph (c). For each claim and 77.20 statement of total ethanol, anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol 77.21 production filed under this subdivision, the volume of ethanol, 77.22 anhydrous alcohol, and wet alcohol production or amounts of 77.23 electricity generated using closed-loop biomass must be examined 77.24 by an independent certified public accountant in accordance with 77.25 standards established by the American Institute of Certified 77.26 Public Accountants. 77.27 (f) Payments shall be made November 15, February 15, May 77.28 15, and August 15. A separate payment shall be made for each 77.29 claim filed. The total quarterly payment to a producer under 77.30 this paragraph, excluding amounts paid under paragraph (c), may 77.31 not exceed $750,000. If the total amount for which all 77.32 producers are eligible in a quarter under paragraphs (a) and (b) 77.33 exceeds $7,500,000, the commissioner shall make payments in the 77.34 order in which the portion of production capacity covered by 77.35 each claim went into production. If the total amount of ethanol 77.36 or wet alcohol production reported for a quarter under paragraph 78.1 (e) equals or exceeds 55,000,000 gallons: 78.2 (1) payments under this subdivision do not apply to the 78.3 amount produced in excess of 55,000,000 gallons; 78.4 (2) the commissioner shall make payments to producers in 78.5 the order in which the portion of production capacity covered by 78.6 each claim began production; and 78.7 (3) only those producers that receive payments for the 78.8 quarter, or received payments under paragraph (a) or (b) in an 78.9 earlier quarter, will be eligible for future ethanol or wet 78.10 alcohol production payments under this subdivision. 78.11 (g) If the total amount for which all producers are 78.12 eligible in a quarter under paragraph (c) exceeds the amount 78.13 available for payments, the commissioner shall make payments in 78.14 the order in which the plants covered by the claims began 78.15 generating electricity using closed-loop biomass. 78.16 Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41A.09, is 78.17 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 78.18 Subd. 5a. [EXPIRATION.] This section expires June 30, 78.19 2010, and the unobligated balance of each appropriation under 78.20 this section on that date reverts to the general fund. 78.21 Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.02, 78.22 subdivision 20, is amended to read: 78.23 Subd. 20. [ETHANOL PRODUCTION FACILITY.] "Ethanol 78.24 production facility" means a facility that ferments, distills, 78.25 dewaters, or otherwise produces ethanol as defined in section 78.26 41A.09, subdivision22a, paragraph (a). 78.27 Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.03, 78.28 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 78.29 Subd. 6. [APPLICATION FEE.] The authority may impose a 78.30 reasonable nonrefundable application fee for each application 78.31 submitted for a beginning farmer loan or a seller-sponsored 78.32 loan. The application fee is initially $50. The authority may 78.33 review the fee annually and make adjustments as necessary. The 78.34 fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to an 78.35 account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is 78.36 appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses of 79.1 the beginning farmer and seller-sponsored loan programs. 79.2 Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.04, 79.3 subdivision 17, is amended to read: 79.4 Subd. 17. [APPLICATION AND ORIGINATION FEE.] The authority 79.5 may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for each 79.6 application and an origination fee for each loan issued under 79.7 the loan restructuring program. The origination fee is 1.5 79.8 percent of the authority's participation interest in the loan 79.9 and the application fee is $50. The authority may review the 79.10 fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must 79.11 be deposited in the state treasury and credited to an account in 79.12 the special revenue fund. Money in the account is appropriated 79.13 to the commissioner for administrative expenses of the loan 79.14 restructuring program. 79.15 Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.043, 79.16 subdivision 1b, is amended to read: 79.17 Subd. 1b. [LOAN PARTICIPATION.] The authority may 79.18 participate in an agricultural improvement loan with an eligible 79.19 lender to a farmer who meets the requirements of section 41B.03, 79.20 subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), and who are actively engaged 79.21 in farming. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the 79.22 principal amount of the loan or$50,000$100,000, whichever is 79.23 less. The interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's 79.24 participation interest may be different than the interest rates 79.25 and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan. 79.26 Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.043, 79.27 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 79.28 Subd. 2. [SPECIFICATIONS.] No direct loan may exceed 79.29 $35,000 or$50,000$100,000 for a loan participation or be made 79.30 to refinance an existing debt. Each direct loan and 79.31 participation must be secured by a mortgage on real property and 79.32 such other security as the authority may require. 79.33 Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.043, 79.34 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 79.35 Subd. 3. [APPLICATION AND ORIGINATION FEE.] The authority 79.36 may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for each 80.1 application for a direct loan or participation and an 80.2 origination fee for each direct loan issued under the 80.3 agricultural improvement loan program. The origination fee 80.4 initially shall be set at 1.5 percent and the application fee at 80.5 $50. The authority may review the fees annually and make 80.6 adjustments as necessary. The fees must be deposited in the 80.7 state treasury and credited to an account in the special revenue 80.8 fund. Money in this account is appropriated to the commissioner 80.9 for administrative expenses of the agricultural improvement loan 80.10 program. 80.11 Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.045, 80.12 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 80.13 Subd. 2. [LOAN PARTICIPATION.] The authority may 80.14 participate in a livestock expansion loan with an eligible 80.15 lender to a livestock farmer who meets the requirements of 80.16 section 41B.03, subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), and who are 80.17 actively engaged in a livestock operation. Participation is 80.18 limited to 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or 80.19$100,000$250,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and 80.20 repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may be 80.21 different from the interest rates and repayment terms of the 80.22 lender's retained portion of the loan. Loans under this program 80.23 must not be included in the lifetime limitation calculated under 80.24 section 41B.03, subdivision 1. 80.25 Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.046, 80.26 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 80.27 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONS.] For purposes of this section: 80.28 (1) "Agricultural commodity" has the meaning given in 80.29 section 17.90. 80.30(1)(2) "Agricultural product processing facility" means 80.31 land, buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements located 80.32 or to be located in Minnesota and used or operated primarily for 80.33 the processing or production of marketable products 80.34 fromagriculture cropsagricultural commodities, including waste 80.35 and residues fromagriculture cropsagricultural commodities, 80.36 but, except as provided in subdivision 4a, not including 81.1 livestock or livestock products, poultry or poultry products, or 81.2 wood or wood products. 81.3(2)(3) "Value-added agricultural product" means a product 81.4 derived from an agriculturalcropscommodity, including waste 81.5 and residues from agriculturalcropscommodities, but, except as 81.6 provided in subdivision 4a, not including livestock or livestock 81.7 products, poultry or poultry products, or wood or wood products, 81.8 which are processed by an agricultural product processing 81.9 facility. 81.10 Sec. 57. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 41B.046, is 81.11 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 81.12 Subd. 4a. [CERTAIN LIVESTOCK PROCESSING FACILITIES 81.13 ELIGIBLE.] An applicant may be eligible for a loan under this 81.14 section if: 81.15 (1) the facility is owned and operated by a cooperative 81.16 organized under chapter 308A. For purposes of this subdivision, 81.17 "owned and operated" includes a contractual arrangement with 81.18 another entity to provide management and operations services for 81.19 a facility owned by the cooperative; and 81.20 (2) its agricultural product processing facility is located 81.21 in Minnesota and operated primarily for the processing of 81.22 livestock. 81.23 Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 84.631, is 81.24 amended to read: 81.25 84.631 [ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.] 81.26 Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the 81.27 commissioner, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement 81.28 across state land under the commissioner's jurisdiction other 81.29 than school trust land, to a private person requesting an 81.30 easement for access to property owned by the person only if the 81.31 following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable 81.32 alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the 81.33 exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse 81.34 environmental or natural resource management impacts. The 81.35 commissioner shall: 81.36 (1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the 82.1 easement; 82.2 (2) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the 82.3 event of nonuse; and 82.4 (3) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary 82.5 and appropriate under the circumstances. 82.6 Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 84.788, 82.7 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 82.8 Subd. 3. [APPLICATION; ISSUANCE; REPORTS.] Application for 82.9 registration or continued registration must be made to the 82.10 commissioner or an authorized deputy registrar of motor vehicles 82.11 on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The form must state 82.12 the name and address of every owner of the off-highway 82.13 motorcycle and must be signed by at least one owner. Upon 82.14 receipt of the application and the appropriate fee, the 82.15 commissioner shall assign a registration number that must be 82.16 affixed to the motorcycle in a manner prescribed by the 82.17 commissioner. The commissioner shall develop a registration 82.18 system to register vehicles under this section. A deputy 82.19 registrar of motor vehicles acting under section 168.33, is also 82.20 a deputy registrar of off-highway motorcycles. The commissioner 82.21 of natural resources in agreement with the commissioner of 82.22 public safety may prescribe the accounting and procedural 82.23 requirements necessary to ensure efficient handling of 82.24 registrations and registration fees. Deputy registrars shall 82.25 strictly comply with the accounting and procedural 82.26 requirements. A fee of50 cents$2 in addition to other fees 82.27 prescribed by law is charged for each off-highway motorcycle 82.28 registered by: 82.29 (1) a deputy registrar and must be deposited in the 82.30 treasury of the jurisdiction where the deputy is appointed, or 82.31 kept if the deputy is not a public official; or 82.32 (2) the commissioner and must be deposited in the state 82.33 treasury and credited to the off-highway motorcycle account. 82.34 Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 84.798, 82.35 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 82.36 Subd. 3. [APPLICATION; ISSUANCE.] Application for 83.1 registration or continued registration must be made to the 83.2 commissioner, or an authorized deputy registrar of motor 83.3 vehicles on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The form 83.4 must state the name and address of every owner of the off-road 83.5 vehicle and must be signed by at least one owner. Upon receipt 83.6 of the application and the appropriate fee, the commissioner 83.7 shall register the off-road vehicle and assign a registration 83.8 number that must be affixed to the vehicle in accordance with 83.9 subdivision 4. A deputy registrar of motor vehicles acting 83.10 under section 168.33 is also a deputy registrar of off-road 83.11 vehicles. The commissioner of natural resources in cooperation 83.12 with the commissioner of public safety may prescribe the 83.13 accounting and procedural requirements necessary to ensure 83.14 efficient handling of registrations and registration fees. 83.15 Deputy registrars shall strictly comply with the accounting and 83.16 procedural requirements. A fee of50 cents$2 in addition to 83.17 other fees prescribed by law must be charged for each off-road 83.18 vehicle registered by: 83.19 (1) a deputy registrar, and must be deposited in the 83.20 treasury of the jurisdiction where the deputy is appointed, or 83.21 retained if the deputy is not a public official; or 83.22 (2) the commissioner and must be deposited in the state 83.23 treasury and credited to the off-road vehicle account. 83.24 Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 84.82, 83.25 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 83.26 Subd. 2. [APPLICATION, ISSUANCE, REPORTS, ADDITIONAL 83.27 FEE.] (a) Application for registration or reregistration shall 83.28 be made to the commissioner of natural resources, or the 83.29 commissioner of public safety or an authorized deputy registrar 83.30 of motor vehicles in such form as the commissioner of public 83.31 safety shall prescribe, and shall state the name and address of 83.32 every owner of the snowmobile and be signed by at least one 83.33 owner. 83.34 (b) A person who purchases a snowmobile from a retail 83.35 dealer shall make application for registration to the dealer at 83.36 the point of sale. The dealer shall issue a temporary 84.1 registration permit to each purchaser who applies to the dealer 84.2 for registration. The temporary registration is valid for 60 84.3 days from the date of issue. Each retail dealer shall submit 84.4 completed registration and fees to the deputy registrar at least 84.5 once a week. Upon receipt of the application and the 84.6 appropriate fee as hereinafter provided, such snowmobile shall 84.7 be registered and a registration number assigned which shall be 84.8 affixed to the snowmobile in such manner as the commissioner of 84.9 natural resources shall prescribe. 84.10 (c) Each deputy registrar of motor vehicles acting pursuant 84.11 to section 168.33, shall also be a deputy registrar of 84.12 snowmobiles. The commissioner of natural resources in agreement 84.13 with the commissioner of public safety may prescribe the 84.14 accounting and procedural requirements necessary to assure 84.15 efficient handling of registrations and registration fees. 84.16 Deputy registrars shall strictly comply with these accounting 84.17 and procedural requirements. 84.18 (d) A fee of50 cents$2 in addition to that otherwise 84.19 prescribed by law shall be charged for: 84.20 (1) each snowmobile registered by the registrar or a deputy 84.21 registrar.and the additional fee shall be disposed of in the 84.22 manner provided in section 168.33, subdivision 2; or 84.23 (2) each snowmobile registered by the commissioner and the 84.24 additional fee shall be deposited in the state treasury and 84.25 credited to the snowmobile trails and enforcement account in the 84.26 natural resources fund. 84.27 Sec. 62. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 84.922, 84.28 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 84.29 Subd. 2. [APPLICATION, ISSUANCE, REPORTS.] (a) Application 84.30 for registration or continued registration shall be made to the 84.31 commissioner of natural resources, the commissioner of public 84.32 safety or an authorized deputy registrar of motor vehicles on a 84.33 form prescribed by the commissioner. The form must state the 84.34 name and address of every owner of the vehicle and be signed by 84.35 at least one owner. 84.36 (b) Upon receipt of the application and the appropriate fee 85.1 the commissioner shall register the vehicle and assign a 85.2 registration number that must be affixed to the vehicle in a 85.3 manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall 85.4 use the snowmobile registration system to register vehicles 85.5 under this section. 85.6 (c) Each deputy registrar of motor vehicles acting under 85.7 section 168.33, is also a deputy registrar of all-terrain 85.8 vehicles. The commissioner of natural resources in agreement 85.9 with the commissioner of public safety may prescribe the 85.10 accounting and procedural requirements necessary to assure 85.11 efficient handling of registrations and registration fees. 85.12 Deputy registrars shall strictly comply with the accounting and 85.13 procedural requirements. 85.14 (d) A fee of50 cents$2 in addition to other fees 85.15 prescribed by law shall be charged for each vehicle registered 85.16 by: 85.17 (1) a deputy registrar, and shall be deposited in the 85.18 treasury of the jurisdiction where the deputy is appointed, or 85.19 retained if the deputy is not a public official; or 85.20 (2) the commissioner, and shall be deposited to the state 85.21 treasury and credited to the all-terrain vehicle account in the 85.22 natural resources fund. 85.23 Sec. 63. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 84.943, 85.24 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 85.25 Subd. 3. [APPROPRIATIONS MUST BE MATCHED BY PRIVATE 85.26 FUNDS.] Appropriations transferred to the critical habitat 85.27 private sector matching account and money credited to the 85.28 account under section 168.1296, subdivision 5, may be expended 85.29 only to the extent that they are matched equally with 85.30 contributions to the account from private sources or by funds 85.31 contributed to the nongame wildlife management account. The 85.32 private contributions may be made in cash or in contributions of 85.33 land or interests in land that are designated by the 85.34 commissioner of natural resources as program acquisitions. 85.35 Appropriations transferred to the account that are not matched 85.36 within three years from the date of the appropriation shall 86.1 cancel to the source of the appropriation. For the purposes of 86.2 this section, the private contributions of land or interests in 86.3 land shall be valued in accordance with their appraised value. 86.4 Sec. 64. [84.964] [INTERAGENCY NATIVE VEGETATION TASK 86.5 FORCE.] 86.6 (a) An interagency task force on native plant conservation 86.7 is established composed of the commissioners or their designees 86.8 of the departments of agriculture, natural resources, 86.9 transportation, and the pollution control agency and the 86.10 executive director or designee of the board of water and soil 86.11 resources. The commissioner of natural resources or the 86.12 commissioner's designee shall chair the task force. 86.13 (b) The purpose of the task force is to identify priority 86.14 conservation needs for native plants and their habitats in the 86.15 ecological regions of the state, and to coordinate 86.16 implementation of interagency programs to address those needs. 86.17 The task force shall also ensure, to the greatest extent 86.18 practicable, that native plant species and communities are 86.19 maintained, enhanced, restored, or established on public lands, 86.20 and are promoted on private lands. 86.21 Sec. 65. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 84B.11, 86.22 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 86.23 Subdivision 1. (a) The governor shall appoint, except for 86.24 the legislative members, a citizen's council on Voyageurs 86.25 National Park, consisting of 17 members as follows: 86.26 Four residents of Koochiching county; 86.27 Four residents of St. Louis county; 86.28 Five residents of the state at large from outside 86.29 Koochiching and St. Louis counties; 86.30 Two members of the state senate to be appointed by the 86.31 committee on committees; 86.32 Two members of the state house of representatives to be 86.33 appointed by the speaker of the house. 86.34 (b) The governor shall designate one of the appointees to 86.35 serve as chair and the committee may elect such other officers 86.36 as it deems necessary. Members shall be appointed so as to 87.1 represent differing viewpoints and interest groups on the 87.2 facilities included in and around the park.Legislator87.3 Legislative members shall serve for the term of the legislative 87.4 office to which they were elected. The terms, compensation and 87.5 removal ofnonlegislatornonlegislative members of the council 87.6 shall be as provided in section 15.059. Notwithstanding section 87.7 15.059, subdivision 5, the council shall continue to exist. 87.8 (c) The executive committee of the council consists of the 87.9 legislative members and the chair. The executive committee 87.10 shall act on matters of personnel, out-of-state trips by members 87.11 of the council, and nonroutine monetary issues. 87.12 Sec. 66. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 85.015, is 87.13 amended by adding a subdivision to read: 87.14 Subd. 1b. [EASEMENTS FOR INGRESS AND 87.15 EGRESS.] Notwithstanding section 16A.695, when a trail is 87.16 established under this section, a private property owner who has 87.17 a preexisting right of ingress and egress over the trail 87.18 right-of-way is granted, without charge, a permanent easement 87.19 for ingress and egress purposes only. The easement is limited 87.20 to the preexisting crossing and reverts to the state upon 87.21 abandonment. Nothing in this subdivision is intended to 87.22 diminish or alter any written or recorded easement that existed 87.23 before the state acquired the land for the trail. 87.24 Sec. 67. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 85.015, 87.25 subdivision 11, is amended to read: 87.26 Subd. 11. [WILLARD MUNGER TRAIL, RAMSEY, ANOKA, 87.27 WASHINGTON, CHISAGO, PINE, AND CARLTON COUNTIES.] (a) The trail 87.28 shall originate in the vicinity of Arden Hills, Ramsey county, 87.29 and thence extend northeasterly, traversing Anoka and Washington 87.30 counties to the vicinity of Taylors Falls in Chisago county; 87.31 thence northwesterly and northerly to St. Croix state park in 87.32 Pine county; thence northerly to Jay Cooke state park in Carlton 87.33 county, and there terminate. 87.34 (b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and 87.35 hiking. 87.36 (c) Additional trails shall be established that extend the 88.1 Willard Munger trail to include Proctor and Hermantown in St. 88.2 Louis county. 88.3 Sec. 68. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 85.019, is 88.4 amended to read: 88.5 85.019 [GRANTS-IN-AID FOR RECREATIONAL BETTERMENTLOCAL 88.6 RECREATION GRANTS.] 88.7 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITIONSDEFINITION.](a)For purposes 88.8 of this section,the terms in this subdivision have the meanings88.9given, except as otherwise expressly provided or indicated by88.10the context.88.11(b) "Athletic courts" means special surface area and88.12supporting equipment or structures, such as nets, hoops, and88.13walls, that can be used for active games that have definite88.14boundaries and are played on a marked surface, limited to88.15basketball, volleyball, handball, and tennis.88.16(c) "Metropolitan council" and "metropolitan area" have the88.17meanings given in section 473.121.88.18(d)"unit of government" means a county,city andstatutory 88.19 or home rule charter city, or town, school district, public88.20post-secondary educational institution, special park district,88.21or an elected park and recreation board having control over88.22parks, parkways, playgrounds, and trees in a city of the first88.23class. 88.24 Subd. 2. [GRANTS FORPARKS ANDTRAILSOUTDOOR RECREATION 88.25 AREAS.] The commissioner shall administer a program to provide 88.26 grants to units of governmentlocated within standard88.27metropolitan statistical areas, as designated by the United88.28States Office of Management and Budget, but outside of the88.29metropolitan area defined in section 473.121. The grants shall88.30befor up to 50 percent of the costs or $50,000, whichever is 88.31 less, of acquisition and bettermentby units of governmentof 88.32 public land and improvements needed for parks, trails,88.33conservatories, zoos,and otherspecial use facilities having88.34recreational significance for the entire population of the88.35particular standard metropolitan statistical area.88.36Appropriations made for this purpose shall be expended with the89.1approval of the governor after consultation with the legislative89.2advisory commission. The legislative commission on Minnesota89.3resources shall make recommendations to the legislative advisory89.4commission regarding the expenditures. The local contribution89.5required shall be not less than ten percent. The program shall89.6be administered so as to ensure the maximum possible use of89.7available federal moneyoutdoor recreation areas and facilities. 89.8Subd. 3. [GRANTS FOR TRAILS IN LOCAL PARKS.] The89.9commissioner shall administer a program to provide grants to89.10units of government for the betterment of public land and89.11improvements needed for recreational trails in parks owned and89.12operated by units of government. A grant shall not exceed 4089.13percent of the costs of the betterment of the trail. To be89.14eligible for a grant, a unit of government must provide at least89.15ten percent of the cost of the betterment of the trail.89.16Subd. 4. [GRANTS FOR LOCAL OUTDOOR ATHLETIC COURTS.] The89.17commissioner shall administer a program to provide grants to89.18units of government for the betterment of public land and89.19improvements needed for local athletic courts. A grant may not89.20exceed 50 percent of the costs of the betterment of the athletic89.21court. To be eligible for a grant, a unit of government must89.22provide at least 50 percent of the costs of the betterment of89.23the athletic court. In making grants the commissioner shall89.24consider, among other factors, evidence of cooperation between89.25units of government, local need and available financial89.26resources, and court locations that encourage maximum use,89.27patronage, and availability.89.28 Subd. 4a. [GRANTS FORNATURAL AND SCENIC AREAS.] The 89.29 commissioner shall administer a program to provide grants to 89.30 units of government and school districts for the acquisition and 89.31 betterment of natural and scenic areas such as blufflands, 89.32 prairies, shorelands, wetlands, and wooded areas. A grant may 89.33 not exceed 50 percent or $50,000, whichever is less, of the 89.34 costs of acquisition and betterment of land acquired under this 89.35 subdivision. 89.36 Subd. 5. [POWERS; RULES.] The commissioner has all powers 90.1 necessary and convenient toestablish programs for recreational90.2betterment grants-in-aid for parks, trails, and athletic courts90.3underimplement this section, including the authority to adopt 90.4 rules for the program under chapter 14. 90.5 Sec. 69. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 85.32, 90.6 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 90.7 Subdivision 1. [AREAS MARKED.] The commissioner of natural 90.8 resources is authorized in cooperation with local units of 90.9 government and private individuals and groups when feasible to 90.10 mark canoe and boating routes on the Little Fork, Big Fork, 90.11 Minnesota, St. Croix, Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, 90.12 Straight, Des Moines, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Pine, Rum, Kettle, 90.13 Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre, and Crow rivers which 90.14 have historic and scenic values and to mark appropriately points 90.15 of interest, portages, camp sites, and all dams, rapids, 90.16 waterfalls, whirlpools, and other serious hazards which are 90.17 dangerous to canoe and watercraft travelers. 90.18 Sec. 70. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 85A.02, 90.19 subdivision 17, is amended to read: 90.20 Subd. 17. [ADDITIONAL POWERS.] The board may establish a 90.21 schedule of charges for admission to or the use of the Minnesota 90.22 zoological garden or any related facility. The board shall have 90.23 a policy admitting elementary school children at no charge when 90.24 they are part of an organized school activity. The Minnesota 90.25 zoological gardenmust be open to the public without admission90.26charges at least two days each monthwill offer free admission 90.27 throughout the year to economically disadvantaged Minnesota 90.28 citizens equal to ten percent of the average annual attendance. 90.29 However, the zoo may charge at any time for parking, special 90.30 services, and for admission to special facilities for the 90.31 education, entertainment, or convenience of visitors. The board 90.32 may provide for the purchase, reproduction, and sale of gifts, 90.33 souvenirs, publications, informational materials, food and 90.34 beverages, and grant concessions for the sale of these items. 90.35 Sec. 71. [MINNESOTA ZOO FREE ADMISSION PLAN.] 90.36 By July 1, 1995, the board shall develop a plan to 91.1 implement the offer of free admission to economically 91.2 disadvantaged Minnesota citizens, and provide a copy of the plan 91.3 to the chairs of the senate environment and natural resources 91.4 finance division and the house environment and natural resources 91.5 finance committee. 91.6 Sec. 72. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 86.72, 91.7 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 91.8 Subdivision 1. Except as otherwise specifically provided, 91.9 federal reimbursements and match money received for the purposes 91.10 described in this chapter, regardless of the source of state 91.11 match, credit or value used to earn the reimbursement or match, 91.12 other than the federal match for state money appropriated to the 91.13 local recreation and natural areas grant-in-aid account, and 91.14 other than the federal great river road money, shall in the 91.15 first instance be credited to a federal receipt account by the 91.16 state agency receiving the reimbursement or match. Any state 91.17 department or agency, including the Minnesota historical society 91.18 and the University of Minnesota, that receives reimbursements or 91.19 matching money as described above shall transfer those amounts 91.20 to the natural resources federal reimbursement account. Amounts 91.21 sufficient to pay the costs incurred by the department of 91.22 natural resources in administering federal reimbursements are 91.23 appropriated annually to the commissioner from the federal 91.24 receipt account. 91.25 Sec. 73. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 86B.415, 91.26 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 91.27 Subd. 7. [WATERCRAFT SURCHARGE.] A $5 surcharge is placed 91.28 on each watercraft licensed under subdivisions 1 to 5 for 91.29 control, public awareness, law enforcement, monitoring, and 91.30 research of nuisance aquatic exotic species such as zebra 91.31 mussel, purple loosestrife, and Eurasian water milfoil in public 91.32 waters and public wetlands.The surcharge is $5 until December91.3331, 1996, and $3 thereafter.91.34 Sec. 74. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 86B.415, 91.35 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 91.36 Subd. 8. [REGISTRAR'S FEE.](a)In addition to the license 92.1 fee, a fee of50 cents$2 shall be charged for a watercraft 92.2 license: 92.3 (1) issued through the registrar or a deputy registrar of 92.4 motor vehicles.92.5(b)and the additional fee shall be disposed of in the 92.6 manner provided in section 168.33, subdivision 2; or 92.7 (2) issued through the commissioner and the additional fee 92.8 shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the 92.9 water recreation account. 92.10 Sec. 75. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 86B.870, 92.11 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 92.12 Subdivision 1. [FEES.] (a) The fee to be paid to the 92.13 commissioner: 92.14 (1) for issuing an original certificate of title, including 92.15 the concurrent notation of an assignment of the security 92.16 interest and its subsequent release or satisfaction, is $15; 92.17 (2) for each security interest when first noted upon a 92.18 certificate of title, including the concurrent notation of an 92.19 assignment of the security interest and its subsequent release 92.20 or satisfaction, is $10; 92.21 (3) for transferring the interest of an owner and issuing a 92.22 new certificate of title, is $10; 92.23 (4) for each assignment of a security interest when first 92.24 noted on a certificate of title, unless noted concurrently with 92.25 the security interest, is $1; and 92.26 (5) for issuing a duplicate certificate of title, is $4. 92.27 (b) In addition to other statutory fees and taxes, a filing 92.28 fee of$3.25$3.50 is imposed on every application. The filing 92.29 fee must be shown as a separate item on title renewal notices 92.30 sent by the commissioner. 92.31 Sec. 76. Minnesota Statutes 1994, section 89.001, 92.32 subdivision 8, is amended to read: 92.33 Subd. 8. "Forest resources" means those natural assets of 92.34 forest lands, including timber and other forest crops,; 92.35 biological diversity; recreation,; fish and wildlife habitat,; 92.36 wilderness,; rare and distinctive flora and fauna,; air,; 93.1 water,; soil,; and educational, aesthetic, and historic values. 93.2 Sec. 77. [89.021] [Subd. 45.] [SHOOTING AREA WITHIN SAND 93.3 DUNES STATE FOREST.] The commissioner of natural resources shall 93.4 design and establish a noncompetitive recreational shooting area 93.5 within Sand Dunes state forest. The area shall be suitable for 93.6 sighting in legal handguns, rifles, and shotguns. 93.7 Discharge of firearms for purposes other than lawful 93.8 hunting is prohibited on state lands in the Sand Dunes State 93.9 Forest, except in the area developed as a shooting area. 93.10 Discharge of firearms for the purpose of lawful hunting is 93.11 permitted during the open seasons for taking of wild animals 93.12 unless restricted by rule. 93.13 Sec. 78. [89A.01] [DEFINITIONS.] 93.14 Subdivision 1. [APPLICABILITY.] Unless the language or 93.15 context clearly indicates that a different meaning is intended, 93.16 the following terms, for the purpose of this chapter, have the 93.17 meanings given. 93.18 Subd. 2. [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] "Advisory committee" means 93.19 the forest resources research advisory committee established 93.20 under section 89A.08. 93.21 Subd. 3. [BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.] "Biological diversity" 93.22 means the variety and abundance of species, their genetic 93.23 composition, and the communities and landscapes in which they 93.24 occur, including the ecological structures, functions, and 93.25 processes occurring at all of these levels. 93.26 Subd. 4. [COMMISSIONER.] "Commissioner" means the 93.27 commissioner of natural resources or agent of the commissioner. 93.28 Subd. 5. [COUNCIL.] "Council" means the Minnesota forest 93.29 resources council established by section 89A.03. 93.30 Subd. 6. [DEPARTMENT.] "Department" means the department 93.31 of natural resources. 93.32 Subd. 7. [FOREST RESOURCES.] "Forest resources" has the 93.33 meaning given in section 89.001, subdivision 8. 93.34 Subd. 8. [GUIDELINES.] "Guidelines" means the 93.35 comprehensive timber harvesting and forest management guidelines 93.36 developed under section 89A.05. 94.1 Subd. 9. [LANDSCAPE.] "Landscape" means a heterogenous 94.2 land area composed of interacting sustainable forest resources 94.3 that are defined by natural features and socially defined 94.4 attributes. 94.5 Subd. 10. [LANDSCAPE-LEVEL.] "Landscape-level" means 94.6 typically long-term or broad-based efforts that may require 94.7 extensive analysis or planning over large areas that may involve 94.8 or require coordination across land ownerships. 94.9 Subd. 11. [REGIONAL COMMITTEE.] "Regional committee" means 94.10 a regional forest resources committee established under section 94.11 89A.06. 94.12 Subd. 12. [SITE-LEVEL.] "Site-level" means efforts 94.13 affecting operational procedures used in the planning and 94.14 implementation of timber harvesting and forest management 94.15 activities on an individual site or local scale. 94.16 Subd. 13. [SUSTAINABLE.] "Sustainable" means meeting the 94.17 needs of the present without compromising the ability of future 94.18 generations to meet their own needs. 94.19 Sec. 79. [89A.02] [POLICY.] 94.20 It is the policy of the state to: 94.21 (1) pursue the sustainable management, use, and protection 94.22 of the state's forest resources to achieve the state's economic, 94.23 environmental, and social goals; 94.24 (2) encourage cooperation and collaboration between public 94.25 and private sectors in the management of the state's forest 94.26 resources; 94.27 (3) recognize and consider forest resource issues, 94.28 concerns, and impacts at the site and landscape levels; and 94.29 (4) recognize the broad array of perspectives regarding the 94.30 management, use, and protection of the state's forest resources, 94.31 and establish processes and mechanisms that seek and incorporate 94.32 these perspectives in the planning and management of the state's 94.33 forest resources. 94.34 Nothing in this chapter abolishes, repeals, or negates any 94.35 existing authorities, policies, programs, or activities of the 94.36 commissioner or other statutory authorities related to managing 95.1 and protecting state's forest resources. 95.2 Sec. 80. [89A.03] [MINNESOTA FOREST RESOURCES COUNCIL.] 95.3 Subdivision 1. [MEMBERSHIP.] The Minnesota forest 95.4 resources council has 13 members appointed by the governor. 95.5 Council membership must include one representative from each of 95.6 the following: 95.7 (1) an organization representing environmental interests 95.8 within the state; 95.9 (2) an organization representing the interests of 95.10 management of game species; 95.11 (3) a conservation organization; 95.12 (4) an association representing forest products industry 95.13 within the state; 95.14 (5) a commercial logging contractor active in a forest 95.15 product association; 95.16 (6) a statewide association representing the resort and 95.17 tourism industry; 95.18 (7) a faculty or researcher of a Minnesota research or 95.19 higher educational institution; 95.20 (8) an owner of nonindustrial, private forest land of 40 95.21 acres or more; 95.22 (9) an agricultural woodlot owner; 95.23 (10) the department; 95.24 (11) a county land commissioner who is a member of the 95.25 Minnesota association of county land commissioners; 95.26 (12) the United States Forest Service unit with land 95.27 management responsibility in Minnesota; and 95.28 (13) a labor organization with membership having an 95.29 interest in forest resource issues. 95.30 Subd. 2. [PURPOSE.] The council shall develop 95.31 recommendations to the governor and to federal, state, county, 95.32 and local governments with respect to forest resource policies 95.33 and practices that result in the sustainable management, use, 95.34 and protection of the state's forest resources. The policies 95.35 and practices must: 95.36 (1) acknowledge the interactions of complex sustainable 96.1 forest resources, multiple ownership patterns, and local to 96.2 international economic forces; 96.3 (2) give equal consideration to the long-term economic, 96.4 ecological, and social needs and limits of the state's forest 96.5 resources; 96.6 (3) foster the productivity of the state's forests to 96.7 provide a diversity of sustainable benefits at site levels and 96.8 landscape levels; 96.9 (4) enhance the ability of the state's forest resources to 96.10 provide future benefits and services; 96.11 (5) foster no net loss of forest land in Minnesota: 96.12 (6) encourage appropriate mixes of forest cover types and 96.13 age classes within landscapes to promote biological diversity 96.14 and viable forest-dependent fish and wildlife habitats; 96.15 (7) encourage collaboration and coordination with multiple 96.16 constituencies in planning and managing the state's forest 96.17 resources; and 96.18 (8) address the environmental impacts and their mitigations 96.19 as recommended in the generic environmental impact statement on 96.20 timber harvesting. 96.21 Subd. 3. [COUNCIL MEETINGS.] The council shall establish 96.22 procedures for conducting its meetings in accordance with 96.23 section 471.705 that include provisions for seeking and 96.24 incorporating public input. 96.25 Subd. 4. [COUNCIL OFFICERS AND STAFF.] The council shall 96.26 elect a chair from among its members. The council may employ an 96.27 executive director and administrative assistant. Technical 96.28 expertise that will enable the council to carry out its 96.29 functions must be provided to the council by those interests 96.30 represented on the council. 96.31 Subd. 5. [MEMBERSHIP REGULATION.] Terms, compensation, 96.32 nomination, appointment, and removal of council members are 96.33 governed by section 15.059. Section 15.059, subdivision 5, does 96.34 not govern the expiration date of the council. 96.35 Subd. 6. [REPORT.] By January 1, 1997, the council shall 96.36 prepare a report to the governor and legislature on the status 97.1 of the state's forest resources, and strategic directions to 97.2 provide for their management, use, and protection. Information 97.3 generated by the reporting requirements in this chapter must be 97.4 incorporated in the council's report. To the extent possible, 97.5 the council's report must also identify the activities and 97.6 accomplishments of various programs that directly affect the 97.7 state's forest resources. 97.8 Subd. 7. [REVIEW OF FOREST RESOURCES PLAN AND ASSESSMENT.] 97.9 The council shall undertake a review of the forest resource 97.10 management plan and forest assessment requirements contained in 97.11 section 89.011, and report to the commissioner no later than 97.12 July 1, 1996, on the appropriateness and effectiveness of these 97.13 requirements, including recommendations for enhancing existing 97.14 forest resource planning processes. The council shall review 97.15 draft statewide and district forest resource planning documents, 97.16 and incorporate the findings, including any recommendation, of 97.17 such reviews in its biennial report specified in subdivision 6. 97.18 Sec. 81. [89A.04] [PARTNERSHIP.] 97.19 It is the policy of the state to encourage forest 97.20 landowners, forest managers, and loggers to establish a 97.21 partnership in which the implementation of council 97.22 recommendations can occur in a timely and coordinated manner 97.23 across ownerships. The partnership shall serve as a forum for 97.24 discussing operational implementation issues and problem solving 97.25 related to forest resources management and planning concerns, 97.26 and be responsive to the recommendations of the council. This 97.27 partnership shall also actively foster collaboration and 97.28 coordination among forest managers and landowners in addressing 97.29 landscape-level operations and concerns. In fulfilling its 97.30 responsibilities as identified in this chapter, the council 97.31 shall seek input from and consult with the partnership. 97.32 Sec. 82. [89A.05] [TIMBER HARVESTING AND FOREST MANAGEMENT 97.33 GUIDELINES.] 97.34 Subdivision 1. [DEVELOPMENT.] The council shall coordinate 97.35 the development of comprehensive timber harvesting and forest 97.36 management guidelines. The guidelines must address the water, 98.1 air, soil, biotic, recreational, and aesthetic resources found 98.2 in forest ecosystems by focusing on those impacts commonly 98.3 associated with applying site-level forestry practices. The 98.4 guidelines must reflect a range of practical and sound practices 98.5 based on the best available scientific information, and be 98.6 integrated to minimize conflicting recommendations while being 98.7 easy to understand and implement. Best management practices 98.8 previously developed for forest management must be incorporated 98.9 into the guidelines. The council shall periodically review and, 98.10 when deemed necessary, update the guidelines. 98.11 Subd. 2. [ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS.] Before the 98.12 implementation of timber harvesting and forest management 98.13 guidelines, new site-level practices and landscape-level 98.14 programs, the council shall analyze the costs of new site-level 98.15 practices and landscape-level programs. When the analysis 98.16 concludes that new landscape-level programs and site-level 98.17 practices will result in adverse economic effects, including 98.18 decreased timber supply and negative effects on tourism, 98.19 opportunities to offset those effects must be explored. The 98.20 council shall also: 98.21 (1) identify and quantify forest and timberland acreages 98.22 that will no longer be available for harvest; and 98.23 (2) encourage public resource agencies to provide 98.24 sustainable, predictable supplies of high-quality forest 98.25 resource benefits, including timber supplies that are consistent 98.26 with their multiple mandates and diverse management objectives. 98.27 These benefits should be provided by public resource agencies in 98.28 proportion to their forest land's capability to do so. 98.29 Subd. 3. [APPLICATION.] The timber harvesting and forest 98.30 management guidelines are voluntary. Prior to their actual use, 98.31 the council shall develop guideline implementation goals for 98.32 each major forest land ownership category. If the information 98.33 developed as a result of the monitoring programs established in 98.34 section 89A.07 indicates the implementation goals for the 98.35 guidelines are not being met and the council determines 98.36 significant adverse impacts are occurring, the council shall 99.1 recommend to the governor additional measures to address those 99.2 impacts. The council shall incorporate the recommendations as 99.3 part of the council's biennial report required by section 99.4 89A.03, subdivision 6. 99.5 Sec. 83. [89A.06] [LANDSCAPE-LEVEL FOREST RESOURCE 99.6 PLANNING AND COORDINATION.] 99.7 Subdivision 1. [FRAMEWORK.] The council shall establish a 99.8 framework that will enable long-range strategic planning and 99.9 landscape coordination to occur, to the extent possible, across 99.10 all forested regions of the state and across all ownerships. 99.11 The framework must include: 99.12 (1) identification of the landscapes within which 99.13 long-range strategic planning of forest resources can occur, 99.14 provided that the landscapes must be delineated based on broadly 99.15 defined ecological units and existing classification systems, 99.16 yet recognize existing political and administrative boundaries 99.17 and planning processes; 99.18 (2) a statement of principles and goals for landscape-based 99.19 forest resource planning; and 99.20 (3) identification of a general process by which 99.21 landscape-based forest resource planning can occur, provided 99.22 that the process must give considerable latitude to design 99.23 planning processes that fit the unique needs and resources of 99.24 each landscape; reflect a balanced consideration of the 99.25 economic, social, and environmental conditions and needs of each 99.26 landscape; and interface and establish formats that are 99.27 compatible with other landscape-based forest resource plans. 99.28 Subd. 2. [REGIONAL FOREST RESOURCE COMMITTEES.] To foster 99.29 landscape-based forest resource planning, the council shall 99.30 establish regional forest resource committees. The regional 99.31 committees must: 99.32 (1) include representative interests in a particular region 99.33 that are committed to and involved in landscape planning and 99.34 coordination activities; 99.35 (2) serve as a forum for landowners, managers, and 99.36 representative interests to discuss landscape forest resource