SF 1248

1st Engrossment - 84th Legislature (2005 - 2006) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for
environmental, natural resources, agricultural, and
economic development purposes; establishing and
modifying certain programs; providing for regulation
of certain activities and practices; providing for
accounts, assessments, and fees; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 16A.125, subdivision 5; 17.03,
subdivision 13; 17.117, by adding a subdivision;
18B.08, subdivision 4; 18B.26, subdivision 3; 18B.31,
subdivision 5; 18B.315, subdivision 6; 18B.32,
subdivision 6; 18B.33, subdivision 7; 18B.34,
subdivision 5; 18C.141, subdivisions 1, 3, 5; 18C.425,
subdivision 6; 18E.03, subdivision 2; 18G.10,
subdivisions 5, 7; 18H.07, subdivisions 1, 2, 3;
19.64, subdivision 1; 25.341, subdivision 2; 25.39,
subdivisions 1, 4; 60A.14, subdivision 1; 60K.55,
subdivision 2; 72B.04, subdivision 10; 82B.09,
subdivision 1; 84.631; 85.052, subdivision 4; 85.055,
subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 85.42; 89.039,
subdivision 1; 89.37, by adding a subdivision; 93.22,
subdivision 1; 97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.075;
103G.271, subdivision 6; 103G.301, subdivision 2;
103I.681, subdivision 11; 116C.779, subdivision 2;
116J.551, subdivision 1; 116J.63, subdivision 2;
116J.8731, subdivision 5; 168.1296, subdivision 1;
183.41, by adding a subdivision; 183.411, subdivisions
2a, 3; 183.42; 183.44, subdivision 1; 183.51,
subdivision 2, by adding a subdivision; 183.545;
183.57; 216C.41, subdivisions 2, 5, 5a; 223.17,
subdivision 3; 231.16; 232.22, subdivision 3; 236.02,
subdivision 4; 282.09, by adding a subdivision;
326.975, subdivision 1; 345.47, subdivisions 3, 3a;
373.40, subdivisions 1, 3; 462A.05, subdivision 3a;
462A.33, subdivision 2; 517.08, subdivisions 1b, 1c;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,
chapters 25; 45; 84; 92; 93; 477A; repealing Minnesota
Statutes 2004, sections 18B.065, subdivision 5; 19.64,
subdivision 4a; 45.0295; 84.901; 116J.58, subdivision
3; 462C.15.

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

ARTICLE 1

AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to
be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean
that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are
available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30,
2007, respectively. The term "the first year" means the year
ending June 30, 2006, and the term "the second year" means the
year ending June 30, 2007.
SUMMARY BY FUND

2006 2007 TOTAL

General $ 43,914,000 $ 41,558,000 $ 85,472,000

Remediation 388,000 388,000 776,000

TOTAL $ 44,302,000 $ 41,946,000 $ 86,248,000

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2006 2007

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 39,743,000 37,385,000

Summary by Fund

General 39,355,000 36,997,000

Remediation 388,000 388,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Protection Services

10,361,000 10,361,000

Summary by Fund

General 9,973,000 9,973,000

Remediation 388,000 388,000

$388,000 the first year and $388,000
the second year are from the
remediation fund for administrative
funding for the voluntary cleanup
program.

The balance in the waste pesticide
account in the agricultural fund is
canceled to the pesticide regulatory
account in the agricultural fund and
the waste pesticide account is
abolished.

Subd. 3.

Agricultural Marketing
and Development 4,097,000 4,097,000

$71,000 the first year and $71,000 the
second year are for transfer to the
Minnesota grown matching account and
may be used as grants for Minnesota
grown promotion under Minnesota
Statutes, section 17.109. Grants may
be made for one year. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
appropriations encumbered under
contract on or before June 30, 2007,
for Minnesota grown grants in this
subdivision are available until June
30, 2009.

$80,000 the first year and $80,000 the
second year are for grants to farmers
for demonstration projects involving
sustainable agriculture as authorized
in Minnesota Statutes, section 17.116.
Of the amount for grants, up to $20,000
may be used for dissemination of
information about the demonstration
projects. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 16A.28, the
appropriations encumbered under
contract on or before June 30, 2007,
for sustainable agriculture grants in
this subdivision are available until
June 30, 2009.

The commissioner may reduce
appropriations for the administration
of activities in this subdivision by up
to $135,000 each year and transfer the
amounts reduced to activities under
subdivision 5.

Subd. 4.

Value-Added Agricultural Products

18,745,000 15,268,000

$18,745,000 the first year and
$15,268,000 the second year are for
ethanol producer payments under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.09.
Payments for eligible ethanol
production in fiscal years 2006 and
2007 shall be disbursed at the rate of
$0.13 per gallon, and the base
appropriation amounts for scheduled
payments in fiscal years 2008 and 2009
must be calculated as the projected
eligible production in those years
times a payment rate of $0.13 per
gallon. If the total amount for which
all producers are eligible in a quarter
exceeds the amount available for
payments, the commissioner shall make
payments on a pro rata basis. If the
appropriation exceeds the total amount
for which all producers are eligible in
a fiscal year for scheduled payments
and for deficiencies in payments during
previous fiscal years, the balance in
the appropriation is available to the
commissioner for value-added
agricultural programs including the
value-added agricultural product
processing and marketing grant program
under Minnesota Statutes, section
17.101, subdivision 5. The
appropriation remains available until
spent.

Subd. 5.

Administration and Financial Assistance

6,540,000 7,659,000

$1,005,000 the first year and
$1,005,000 the second year are for
continuation of the dairy development
and profitability enhancement and dairy
business planning grant programs
established under Laws 1997, chapter
216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws
2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 9, subdivision 2. The
commissioner may allocate the available
sums among permissible activities,
including efforts to improve the
quality of milk produced in the state
in the proportions that the
commissioner deems most beneficial to
Minnesota's dairy farmers. The
commissioner must submit a work plan
detailing plans for expenditures under
this program to the chairs of the house
and senate committees dealing with
agricultural policy and budget on or
before the start of each fiscal year.
If significant changes are made to the
plans in the course of the year, the
commissioner must notify the chairs.

$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are for the Northern Crops
Institute. These appropriations may be
spent to purchase equipment.

$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the
second year are for a grant to the
Minnesota Livestock Breeders
Association.

$1,000 the first year and $1,000 the
second year are for family farm
security interest payment adjustments.
If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it. No new
loans may be approved in fiscal year
2006 or 2007.

Aid payments to county and district
agricultural societies and associations
under Minnesota Statutes, section
38.02, subdivision 1, must be disbursed
not later than July 15 for annual fairs
held in the previous calendar year.

Sec. 3.

BOARD OF ANIMAL
HEALTH 2,959,000 2,961,000

Sec. 4.

AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION
RESEARCH INSTITUTE 1,600,000 1,600,000

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 17.03,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Semiannual reports.

(a) deleted text begin By October 15 and
April 15 of each year, deleted text end The commissioner shall submit to the
legislative committees having jurisdiction over appropriations
from the agricultural fund in section 16A.531 deleted text begin a report deleted text end new text begin reports
new text end on the amount of revenue raised in each fee account within the
fund, the expenditures from each account, and the purposes for
which the expenditures were made. new text begin The reports must be issued in
February and November each year, to coincide with the forecasts
of revenue and expenditures prepared under section 16A.103.
new text end

(b) The report delivered deleted text begin on October 15 deleted text end new text begin in February new text end of each
year must include the commissioner's recommendations, if any,
for changes in statutes relating to the fee accounts of the
agricultural fund.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 17.117, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 5b. new text end

new text begin Application fee. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may impose a
nonrefundable application fee of $50 for each loan issued under
the program. The fees must be credited to the agricultural best
management practices administration account, which is hereby
established in the agricultural fund. Interest earned in the
account accrues to the account. Money in the account and
interest earned in the accounts established in the agricultural
fund under subdivision 5a are appropriated to the commissioner
for administrative expenses of the program.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18B.08,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Application fee.

A person deleted text begin initially deleted text end applying
for a chemigation permit must pay a nonrefundable application
fee of deleted text begin $50 deleted text end new text begin $250 new text end . A person who holds a fertilizer chemigation
permit under section 18C.205, is exempt from the fee in this
subdivision.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18B.26,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Application fee.

(a) A registrant shall pay an
annual application fee for each pesticide to be registered, and
this fee is set at one-tenth of one percent for calendar year
1990, at one-fifth of one percent for calendar year 1991, and at
two-fifths of one percent for calendar year 1992 and thereafter
of annual gross sales within the state and annual gross sales of
pesticides used in the state, with a minimum nonrefundable fee
of $250. The registrant shall determine when and which
pesticides are sold or used in this state. The registrant shall
secure sufficient sales information of pesticides distributed
into this state from distributors and dealers, regardless of
distributor location, to make a determination. Sales of
pesticides in this state and sales of pesticides for use in this
state by out-of-state distributors are not exempt and must be
included in the registrant's annual report, as required under
paragraph (c), and fees shall be paid by the registrant based
upon those reported sales. Sales of pesticides in the state for
use outside of the state are exempt from the application fee in
this paragraph if the registrant properly documents the sale
location and distributors. A registrant paying more than the
minimum fee shall pay the balance due by March 1 based on the
gross sales of the pesticide by the registrant for the preceding
calendar year. The fee for disinfectants and sanitizers shall
be the minimum. The minimum fee is due by December 31 preceding
the year for which the application for registration is made.
The commissioner shall spend at least $300,000 per fiscal year
from the pesticide regulatory account for the purposes of the
waste pesticide collection program.

(b) An additional fee of $100 must be paid by the applicant
for each pesticide to be registered if the application is a
renewal application that is submitted after December 31.

(c) A registrant must annually report to the commissioner
the amount and type of each registered pesticide sold, offered
for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state. The report
shall be filed by March 1 for the previous year's registration.
The commissioner shall specify the form of the report and
require additional information deemed necessary to determine the
amount and type of pesticides annually distributed in the
state. The information required shall include the brand name,
amount, and formulation of each pesticide sold, offered for
sale, or otherwise distributed in the state, but the information
collected, if made public, shall be reported in a manner which
does not identify a specific brand name in the report.

new text begin (d) A registrant who is required to pay more than the
minimum fee for any pesticide under paragraph (a) must pay a
late fee penalty of $100 for each pesticide application fee paid
after March 1 in the year for which the license is to be issued.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18B.31,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Application fee.

(a) An application for a
pesticide dealer license must be accompanied by a nonrefundable
application fee of deleted text begin $50 deleted text end new text begin $150 new text end .

(b) If an application for renewal of a pesticide dealer
license is not filed before January 1 of the year for which the
license is to be issued, an additional fee of $20 must be paid
by the applicant before the license is issued.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18B.315,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Fees.

(a) An applicant for an aquatic pest
control license for a business must pay a nonrefundable
application fee of deleted text begin $100 deleted text end new text begin $200 new text end . An employee of a licensed
business must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $50 for an
individual aquatic pest control license.

(b) An application received after expiration of the aquatic
pest control license is subject to a penalty of 50 percent of
the application fee.

(c) An applicant that meets renewal requirements by
reexamination instead of attending workshops must pay the
equivalent workshop fee for the reexamination as determined by
the commissioner.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18B.32,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Fees.

(a) An applicant for a structural pest
control license for a business must pay a nonrefundable
application fee of deleted text begin $100 deleted text end new text begin $200 new text end . An employee of a licensed
business must pay a nonrefundable application fee of $50 for an
individual structural pest control license.

(b) An application received after expiration of the
structural pest control license is subject to a penalty fee of
50 percent of the application fee.

(c) An applicant that meets renewal requirements by
reexamination instead of attending workshops must pay the
equivalent workshop fee for the reexamination as determined by
the commissioner.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18B.33,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Application fees.

(a) A person initially
applying for or renewing a commercial applicator license must
pay a nonrefundable application fee of $50.

(b) deleted text begin If deleted text end A new text begin license new text end renewal application deleted text begin is not filed
before deleted text end new text begin received after new text end March 1 deleted text begin of deleted text end new text begin in new text end the year for which the
license is to be issued deleted text begin , an additional deleted text end new text begin is subject to a new text end penalty
fee of deleted text begin $10 must be paid before the commercial applicator deleted text end new text begin 50
percent of the application fee. The penalty fee must be paid
before the renewal new text end license may be issued.

(c) An application for a duplicate commercial applicator
license must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee
of $10.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18B.34,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Fees.

(a) A person initially applying for or
renewing a noncommercial applicator license must pay a
nonrefundable application fee of $50, except an applicant who is
a government employee who uses pesticides in the course of
performing official duties must pay a nonrefundable application
fee of $10.

(b) deleted text begin If an deleted text end new text begin A license renewal new text end application deleted text begin for renewal of a
noncommercial license is not filed before deleted text end new text begin received after new text end March 1
in the year for which the license is to be issued deleted text begin , an additional
deleted text end new text begin is subject to a new text end penalty fee of deleted text begin $10 must be paid before the deleted text end new text begin 50
percent of the application fee. The penalty fee must be paid
before the new text end renewal license may be issued.

(c) An application for a duplicate noncommercial applicator
license must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee
of $10.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18C.141,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Program establishment.

The commissioner
shall establish deleted text begin a program deleted text end new text begin voluntary programs new text end to certify the
accuracy of analyses from soil and manure testing laboratories
and promote standardization of soil and manure testing
procedures and analytical results.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18C.141,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Analyses reporting standards.

(a) The results
obtained from soil, manure, or plant analysis must be reported
in accordance with standard reporting units established by the
commissioner by rule. The standard reporting units must conform
as far as practical to uniform standards that are adopted on a
regional or national basis.

(b) If a certified laboratory offers a recommendation new text begin for
use in Minnesota new text end , the University of Minnesota recommendation or
that of another land grant college in a contiguous state must be
offered in addition to other recommendations, and the source of
the recommendation must be identified on the recommendation
form. If relative levels such as low, medium, or high are
presented to classify the analytical results, the corresponding
relative levels based on the analysis as designated by the
University of Minnesota or the land grant college in a
contiguous state must also be presented.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18C.141,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

deleted text begin certification deleted text end fees.

(a) new text begin The commissioner may
charge the actual costs for check sample preparation and
shipping.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end A laboratory applying for certification deleted text begin shall pay an
application fee of $100 and a certification fee of $100 before
the certification is issued deleted text end new text begin may be charged a nonrefundable
certification fee to cover the actual costs for administration
of the program new text end .

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end Certification is deleted text begin valid for one year and the renewal
fee is $100. The commissioner shall charge an additional
application fee of $100 if a certified laboratory allows
certification to lapse before applying for renewed certification
deleted text end new text begin renewable on an annual basis new text end .

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end The commissioner shall notify a certified lab that its
certification lapses within 30 to 60 days of the date when the
certification lapses.

new text begin (d) The commissioner may accept donations to support the
development and operation of soil and manure programs.
new text end

new text begin (e) Revenues under this section are deposited in the
fertilizer account of the agricultural fund.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18C.425,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Inspection fees.

The person responsible for
payment of the inspection fees for fertilizers, soil amendments,
or plant amendments sold and used in this state must pay an
inspection fee of deleted text begin 15 deleted text end new text begin 30 new text end cents per ton of fertilizer, soil
amendment, and plant amendment sold or distributed in this
state, with a minimum of $10 on all tonnage reports. Products
sold or distributed to manufacturers or exchanged between them
are exempt from the inspection fee imposed by this subdivision
if the products are used exclusively for manufacturing purposes.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18E.03,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Expenditures.

(a) Money in the agricultural
chemical response and reimbursement account may only be used:

(1) to pay for the commissioner's responses to incidents
under chapters 18B, 18C, and 18D that are not eligible for
payment under section 115B.20, subdivision 2;

(2) to pay for emergency responses that are otherwise
unable to be funded;

(3) to reimburse and pay corrective action costs under
section 18E.04; and

(4) by the board to reimburse the commissioner for board
staff and other administrative costs up to deleted text begin $175,000 deleted text end new text begin $225,000 new text end per
fiscal year.

(b) Money in the agricultural chemical response and
reimbursement account is appropriated to the commissioner to
make payments as provided in this subdivision.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18G.10,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Certificate fees.

(a) The commissioner shall
assess the fees in paragraphs (b) to (f) for the inspection,
service, and work performed in carrying out the issuance of a
phytosanitary certificate or export certificate. The inspection
fee must be based on mileage and inspection time.

(b) Mileage charge: current United States Internal Revenue
Service mileage rate.

(c) Inspection time: $50 per hour minimum or fee necessary
to cover department costs. Inspection time includes the driving
time to and from the location in addition to the time spent
conducting the inspection.

(d) deleted text begin A fee must be charged for any certificate issued that
requires laboratory analysis before issuance. The fee must be
deposited into the laboratory account as authorized in section
17.85. deleted text end new text begin If laboratory analysis or other technical analysis is
required to issue a certificate, the commissioner must set and
collect the fee to recover this additional cost.
new text end

(e) Certificate fee for product value greater than $250:
$75 for each phytosanitary or export certificate issued for any
single shipment valued at more than $250 in addition to any
mileage or inspection time charges that are assessed.

(f) Certificate fee for product value less than $250: $25
for each phytosanitary or export certificate issued for any
single shipment valued at less than $250 in addition to any
mileage or inspection time charges that are assessed.

new text begin (g) For services provided for in subdivision 7 that are
goods and services provided for the direct and primary use of a
private individual, business, or other entity, the commissioner
must set and collect the fees to cover the cost of the services
provided.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18G.10,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

deleted text begin plant protection inspections, deleted text end new text begin supplemental,
additional, or other new text end certificates deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin and new text end permits deleted text begin , and fees deleted text end .

(a)
The commissioner may provide inspection, sampling, or
certification services to ensure that Minnesota plant products
or commodities meet import requirements of other states or
countries.

(b) The state plant regulatory official may issue permits
and certificates verifying that various Minnesota agricultural
products or commodities meet specified deleted text begin phytosanitary deleted text end new text begin plant
health new text end requirements, treatment requirements, or pest absence
assurances based on determinations by the commissioner. deleted text begin The
commissioner may collect fees sufficient to recover costs for
these permits or certificates. The fees must be deposited in
the nursery and phytosanitary account.
deleted text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18H.07,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Establishment of fees.

The commissioner
shall establish fees sufficient to allow for the administration
and enforcement of this chapter and rules adopted under this
chapter, including the portion of general support costs and
statewide indirect costs of the agency attributable to that
function, with a reserve sufficient for up to six months. The
commissioner shall review the fee schedule annually in
consultation with the Minnesota Nursery and Landscape Advisory
Committee. For the certificate year beginning January 1, deleted text begin 2004
deleted text end new text begin 2006 new text end , the fees are as described in this section.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18H.07,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Nursery stock grower certificate.

(a) A nursery
stock grower must pay an annual fee based on the area of all
acreage on which nursery stock is grown for certification as
follows:

(1) less than one-half acre, $150;

(2) from one-half acre to two acres, $200;

(3) over two acres up to five acres, $300;

(4) over five acres up to ten acres, $350;

(5) over ten acres up to 20 acres, $500;

(6) over 20 acres up to 40 acres, $650;

(7) over 40 acres up to 50 acres, $800;

(8) over 50 acres up to 200 acres, $1,100;

(9) over 200 acres up to 500 acres, $1,500; and

(10) over 500 acres, $1,500 plus $2 for each additional
acre.

(b) In addition to the fees in paragraph (a), a penalty of
ten percent of the fee due must be charged for each month new text begin , or
portion thereof, new text end that the fee is delinquent new text begin up to a maximum of
30 percent new text end for any application for renewal not received by
January 1 of the year following expiration of a certificate.

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 18H.07,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Nursery stock dealer certificate.

(a) A nursery
stock dealer must pay an annual fee based on the dealer's gross
sales of new text begin certified new text end nursery stock per location during the
deleted text begin preceding deleted text end new text begin most recent new text end certificate year. A certificate applicant
operating for the first time must pay the minimum fee. The fees
per sales location are:

(1) gross sales up to deleted text begin $20,000 deleted text end new text begin $5,000 new text end , $150;

(2) gross sales over deleted text begin $20,000 deleted text end new text begin $5,000 new text end up to deleted text begin $100,000 deleted text end new text begin $20,000 new text end ,
$175;

(3) gross sales over deleted text begin $100,000 deleted text end new text begin $20,000 new text end up to
deleted text begin $250,000 deleted text end new text begin $50,000 new text end , $300;

(4) gross sales over deleted text begin $250,000 deleted text end new text begin $50,000 new text end up to
deleted text begin $500,000 deleted text end new text begin $75,000 new text end , $425;

(5) gross sales over deleted text begin $500,000 deleted text end new text begin $75,000 new text end up to
deleted text begin $1,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $100,000 new text end , $550;

(6) gross sales over deleted text begin $1,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $100,000 new text end up to
deleted text begin $2,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $200,000 new text end , $675; and

(7) gross sales over deleted text begin $2,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $200,000 new text end , $800.

(b) In addition to the fees in paragraph (a), a penalty of
ten percent of the fee due must be charged for each month new text begin , or
portion thereof, new text end that the fee is delinquent new text begin up to a maximum of
30 percent new text end for any application for renewal not received by
January 1 of the year following expiration of a certificate.

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 19.64,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Registration.

Every person who owns,
leases, or possesses colonies of bees deleted text begin or who intends to bring
bees into the state under an entry permit deleted text end shall register the
bees with the commissioner on or before deleted text begin April 15 deleted text end new text begin June 1 new text end of each
year new text begin or within 15 days of entry into Minnesota or taking
possession of hives, whichever comes first new text end . The registration
application shall include the name and address of the applicant,
a description of the exact location of each of the applicant's
apiaries by county, township, range and quarter section, and
other information required by the commissioner. The fee for
registration under this subdivision is new text begin a minimum of new text end $10 new text begin per
beekeeper and 25 cents per colony maintained in the state new text end . deleted text begin The
commissioner shall provide registered beekeepers with the
Minnesota pest report.
deleted text end

new text begin If colonies numbers increase at any time of year from
splitting, purchasing, or otherwise, the additional fees per
colony are required within 15 days of the increase in number of
colonies. The registration required by this section is not
transferable. At least one colony in each location must be
plainly and legibly marked with the owner's name and telephone
number and address, and other information required by the
commissioner. The department shall provide information on
colony locations as reported on the registrations on an Internet
Web site or through other appropriate measures.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 25.341,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Application; fee; term.

A person who is
required to have a commercial feed license shall submit an
application on a form provided or approved by the commissioner
accompanied by a deleted text begin license deleted text end fee of $25 paid to the commissioner for
each deleted text begin facility deleted text end new text begin location new text end . new text begin A license is not transferable from one
person to another, from one ownership to another, or from one
location to another. new text end The license year is the calendar year. A
license expires on December 31 of the year for which it is
issued, except that a license is valid through January 31 of the
next year or until the issuance of the renewal license,
whichever comes first, if the licensee has filed a renewal
application with the commissioner on or before December 31 of
the year for which the current license was issued. deleted text begin A new
applicant who deleted text end new text begin Any person who is required to have, but new text end fails to
obtain a license deleted text begin within 15 working days of notification of the
requirement to obtain a license, deleted text end or a licensee who fails to
comply with license renewal requirements, shall pay a $50 late
fee in addition to the license fee. deleted text begin The commissioner may issue
a withdrawal from distribution order on any commercial feed that
an unlicensed person produces or distributes in the state until
a license is issued.
deleted text end

Sec. 26.

new text begin [25.342] CERTIFICATES, FREE SALE.
new text end

new text begin A nonrefundable application fee of $25 must accompany all
free sale certificate requests to facilitate the movement of
Minnesota processed and manufactured feeds destined for export
from the state. Each label submitted for review must be
accompanied by a nonrefundable $50 application fee.
new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 25.39,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Amount of fee.

(a) An inspection fee at
the rate of 16 cents per ton must be paid to the commissioner on
commercial feeds distributed in this state by the person who
first distributes the commercial feed, except that new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end no fee deleted text begin needs to deleted text end new text begin need new text end be paid on:

deleted text begin (1) deleted text end new text begin (i) new text end a commercial feed if the payment has been made by a
previous distributor; new text begin or
new text end

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (ii) new text end customer formula feeds if the inspection fee is
paid on the commercial feeds which are used as ingredients; or

deleted text begin (3) commercial feeds used as ingredients for the
manufacture of commercial feeds if the fee has been paid by a
previous distributor. If the fee has already been paid, credit
must be given for that payment. deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end a Minnesota feed distributor
who deleted text begin distributes deleted text end new text begin can substantiate that greater than 50 percent of
the distribution of new text end commercial feed new text begin is new text end to purchasers outside the
state may purchase commercial feeds deleted text begin , deleted text end without payment deleted text begin by any
person deleted text end of the inspection fee deleted text begin required on those purchases, deleted text end under
a new text begin tonnage fee exemption new text end permit issued by the commissioner. Such
new text begin location specific new text end permits shall deleted text begin only deleted text end be issued new text begin on a calendar
year basis new text end to commercial feed distributors who new text begin submit a $100
nonrefundable application fee and new text end comply with rules adopted by
the commissioner relative to record keeping, tonnage of
commercial feed distributed in Minnesota, total of all
commercial feed tonnage distributed, and all other information
which the commissioner may require so as to ensure that proper
inspection fee payment has been made.

(b) In the case of pet food distributed in the state only
in packages of ten pounds or less, a listing of each product and
a current label for each product must be submitted annually on
forms provided by the commissioner and accompanied by an annual
fee of $50 for each product in lieu of the inspection fee. This
annual fee is due by July 1. The inspection fee required by
paragraph (a) applies to pet food distributed in packages
exceeding ten pounds.

(c) In the case of specialty pet food distributed in the
state only in packages of ten pounds or less, a listing of each
product and a current label for each product must be submitted
annually on forms provided by the commissioner and accompanied
by an annual fee of $25 for each product in lieu of the
inspection fee. This annual fee is due by July 1. The
inspection fee required by paragraph (a) applies to specialty
pet food distributed in packages exceeding ten pounds.

(d) The minimum inspection fee is $10 per annual reporting
period.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 25.39,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Commercial feed inspection account.

A
commercial feed inspection account is established in the
agricultural fund. Fees and penalties collected under deleted text begin sections
25.35 to 25.43 deleted text end new text begin this chapter new text end and interest attributable to money
in the account must be deposited in the agricultural fund and
credited to the commercial feed inspection account. Money in
the account, including interest earned, is appropriated to the
commissioner for the administration and enforcement of deleted text begin sections
25.341 to 25.43 deleted text end new text begin this chapter new text end .

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 223.17,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Grain buyers and storage account; fees.

The
commissioner shall set the fees for inspections under sections
223.15 to 223.22 at levels necessary to pay the expenses of
administering and enforcing sections 223.15 to 223.22.

The fee for any license issued or renewed after June 30,
deleted text begin 2001 deleted text end new text begin 2005 new text end , shall be set according to the following schedule:

(a) deleted text begin $125 deleted text end new text begin $140 new text end plus deleted text begin $100 deleted text end new text begin $110 new text end for each additional location
for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are less than
$100,000;

(b) deleted text begin $250 deleted text end new text begin $275 new text end plus deleted text begin $100 deleted text end new text begin $110 new text end for each additional location
for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are at least
$100,000, but not more than $750,000;

(c) deleted text begin $375 deleted text end new text begin $415 new text end plus deleted text begin $200 deleted text end new text begin $220 new text end for each additional location
for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are more than
$750,000 but not more than $1,500,000;

(d) deleted text begin $500 deleted text end new text begin $550 new text end plus deleted text begin $200 deleted text end new text begin $220 new text end for each additional location
for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are more than
$1,500,000 but not more than $3,000,000; and

(e) deleted text begin $625 deleted text end new text begin $700 new text end plus deleted text begin $200 deleted text end new text begin $220 new text end for each additional location
for grain buyers whose gross annual purchases are more than
$3,000,000.

new text begin A penalty amount not to exceed ten percent of the fees due
may be imposed by the commissioner for each month for which the
fees are delinquent.
new text end

There is created the grain buyers and storage account in
the agricultural fund. Money collected pursuant to sections
223.15 to 223.19 shall be paid into the state treasury and
credited to the grain buyers and storage account and is
appropriated to the commissioner for the administration and
enforcement of sections 223.15 to 223.22.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 231.16, is
amended to read:

231.16 WAREHOUSE OPERATOR OR HOUSEHOLD GOODS WAREHOUSE
OPERATOR TO OBTAIN LICENSE.

A warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator
must be licensed annually by the department. The department
shall prescribe the form of the written application. If the
department approves the license application and the applicant
files with the department the necessary bond, in the case of
household goods warehouse operators, or proof of warehouse
operators legal liability insurance coverage in an amount of
$50,000 or more, as provided for in this chapter, the department
shall issue the license upon payment of the license fee required
in this section. A warehouse operator or household goods
warehouse operator to whom a license is issued shall pay a fee
as follows:
Building square footage used for public storage

(1) 5,000 or less deleted text begin $100 deleted text end new text begin $110
new text end (2) 5,001 to 10,000 deleted text begin $200 deleted text end new text begin $220
new text end (3) 10,001 to 20,000 deleted text begin $300 deleted text end new text begin $330
new text end (4) 20,001 to 100,000 deleted text begin $400 deleted text end new text begin $440
new text end (5) 100,001 to 200,000 deleted text begin $500 deleted text end new text begin $550
new text end (6) over 200,000 $600

new text begin A penalty amount not to exceed ten percent of the fees due
may be imposed by the commissioner for each month for which the
fees are delinquent.
new text end

Fees collected under this chapter must be paid into the
grain buyers and storage account established in section 232.22.

The license must be renewed annually on or before July 1,
and always upon payment of the full license fee required in this
section. No license shall be issued for any portion of a year
for less than the full amount of the license fee required in
this section. Each license obtained under this chapter must be
publicly displayed in the main office of the place of business
of the warehouse operator or household goods warehouse operator
to whom it is issued. The license authorizes the warehouse
operator or household goods warehouse operator to carry on the
business of warehousing only in the one city or town named in
the application and in the buildings therein described. The
department, without requiring an additional bond and license,
may issue permits from time to time to any warehouse operator
already duly licensed under the provisions of this chapter to
operate an additional warehouse in the same city or town for
which the original license was issued during the term thereof,
upon the filing an application for a permit in the form
prescribed by the department.

A license may be refused for good cause shown and revoked
by the department for violation of law or of any rule adopted by
the department, upon notice and after hearing.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 232.22,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Fees; grain buyers and storage account.

There
is created in the agricultural fund an account known as the
grain buyers and storage account. The commissioner shall set
the fees for inspections, certifications and licenses under
sections 232.20 to 232.25 at levels necessary to pay the costs
of administering and enforcing sections 232.20 to 232.25. All
money collected pursuant to sections 232.20 to 232.25 and
chapters 233 and 236 shall be paid by the commissioner into the
state treasury and credited to the grain buyers and storage
account and is appropriated to the commissioner for the
administration and enforcement of sections 232.20 to 232.25 and
chapters 233 and 236. All money collected pursuant to chapter
231 shall be paid by the commissioner into the grain buyers and
storage account and is appropriated to the commissioner for the
administration and enforcement of chapter 231.

new text begin The fees for a license to store grain are as follows:
new text end

new text begin (a) For a license to store grain, $110 for each home rule
charter or statutory city or town in which a public grain
warehouse is operated.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person with a license to store grain in a public
grain warehouse is subject to an examination fee for each
licensed location, based on the following schedule for one
examination:
new text end

new text begin Bushel Capacity new text end new text begin Examination Fee
Less than 150,001 new text end new text begin $300
150,001 to 250,000 new text end new text begin $425
250,001 to 500,000 new text end new text begin $545
500,001 to 750,000 new text end new text begin $700
750,001 to 1,000,000 new text end new text begin $865
1,000,001 to 1,200,000 new text end new text begin $1,040
1,200,001 to 1,500,000 new text end new text begin $1,205
1,500,001 to 2,000,000 new text end new text begin $1,380
More than 2,000,000 new text end new text begin $1,555
new text end

new text begin (c) The fee for the second examination is $55 per hour per
examiner for warehouse operators who choose to have it performed
by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (d) A penalty amount not to exceed ten percent of the fees
due may be imposed by the commissioner for each month for which
the fees are delinquent.
new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 236.02,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Fees.

new text begin The license fee is $140 for each home
rule charter or statutory city or town in which a private grain
warehouse is operated and which will be used to operate a grain
bank. A penalty amount not to exceed ten percent of the fees
due may be imposed by the commissioner for each month for which
the fees are delinquent. new text end The license fee must be set by the
commissioner in an amount sufficient to cover the costs of
administering and enforcing this chapter. Fees collected under
this chapter must be paid into the grain buyers and storage
account established in section 232.22.

Sec. 33. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 18B.065, subdivision 5;
and 19.64, subdivision 4a, are repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to
be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean
that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are
available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30,
2007, respectively. The term "the first year" means the year
ending June 30, 2006, and the term "the second year" means the
year ending June 30, 2007.
SUMMARY BY FUND

2006 2007 TOTAL

General $ 112,158,000 $ 112,158,000 $ 224,316,000

State Government
Special Revenue 48,000 48,000 96,000

Environmental 58,800,000 59,107,000 117,907,000

Natural Resources 54,732,000 54,178,000 109,910,000

Game and Fish 79,911,000 82,058,000 161,969,000

Remediation 11,503,000 11,503,000 23,006,000

Permanent School 350,000 350,000 700,000

TOTAL $ 318,502,000 $ 319,402,000 $ 637,904,000

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2006 2007

Sec. 2. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation $ 82,015,000 $ 82,322,000

Summary by Fund

General 11,764,000 11,764,000

State Government
Special Revenue 48,000 48,000

Environmental 58,800,000 59,107,000

Remediation 11,403,000 11,403,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Water

28,609,000 28,609,000

Summary by Fund

General 7,917,000 7,917,000

State Government
Special Revenue 48,000 48,000

Environmental 20,644,000 20,644,000

$2,348,000 the first year and
$2,348,000 the second year are for the
clean water partnership program. Any
balance remaining in the first year
does not cancel and is available for
the second year. This appropriation
may be used for grants to local units
of government for the purpose of
restoring impaired waters listed under
section 303(d) of the federal Clean
Water Act in accordance with adopted
total maximum daily loads (TMDLs),
including implementation of approved
clean water partnership diagnostic
study work plans that will assist in
restoration of such impaired waters.

$335,000 the first year and $335,000
the second year are for community
technical assistance and education,
including grants and technical
assistance to communities for local and
basinwide water quality protection.

$405,000 the first year and $405,000
the second year are for individual
sewage treatment system (ISTS)
administration and grants. Of this
amount, $86,000 each year is for
assistance to counties through grants
for ISTS program administration. Any
unexpended balance in the first year
does not cancel but is available in the
second year.

$480,000 the first year and $480,000
the second year are from the
environmental fund to address the need
for continued increased activity in the
areas of new technology review,
technical assistance for local
governments, and enforcement under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55 to
115.58, and to complete the
requirements of Laws 2003, chapter 128,
article 1, sections 164 and 165. Of
this amount, $48,000 each year is for
administration of individual septic
tank fees, as provided in this article.

$2,324,000 the first year and
$2,324,000 the second year must be
distributed as grants to delegated
counties to administer the county
feedlot program. Distribution of the
funds must be conducted according to
the following three-part formula:

(1) Number of feedlots in the county:
60 percent of the total appropriation
must be distributed according to the
number of feedlots that are required to
be registered in the county. Grants
awarded under this clause must be
matched with a combination of local
cash and in-kind contributions.

(2) Minimum program requirements: 25
percent of the total appropriation must
be distributed based on the county (i)
conducting an annual number of
inspections at feedlots that is equal
to or greater than seven percent of the
total number of registered feedlots
that are required to be registered in
the county; and (ii) meeting
noninspection minimum program
requirements as identified in the
county feedlot workplan form. Counties
that do not meet the inspection
requirement must not receive 50 percent
of the eligible funding under this
clause. Counties must receive funding
for noninspection requirements under
this clause according to a scoring
system checklist administered by the
department. The commissioner, in
consultation with the Minnesota
Association of County Feedlot Officers
executive team, shall make a final
decision regarding any appeal by a
county regarding the terms and
conditions of this clause.

(3) Performance credits: 15 percent of
the total appropriation must be
distributed according to work that has
been done by the counties during the
fiscal year. The amount must be
determined by the number of performance
credits a county accumulates during the
year based on a performance credit
matrix jointly agreed upon by the
commissioner in consultation with the
Minnesota Association of County Feedlot
Officers executive team. To receive an
award under this clause the county must
meet the requirements of clause (2)(i)
and achieve 90 percent of the
requirements according to clause
(2)(ii) of the formula. The rate of
reimbursement per performance credit
item must not exceed $200.

Delegated counties are eligible for a
minimum grant of $7,500. To receive
the full $7,500 amount a county must
meet the requirements under clause (2)
of the formula. Nondelegated counties
that apply for delegation shall receive
a grant prorated according to the
number of full quarters remaining in
the program year from the date of
commissioner approval of the
delegation. Funds for awards to any
newly delegated counties must be made
out of the appropriation reserved for
clause (3) of the formula. The
commissioner, in consultation with the
Minnesota Association of County Feedlot
Officers executive team, may decide to
use funds reserved for clause (3) of
the formula in an amount not to exceed
five percent of the total annual
appropriation for initiatives to
enhance existing delegated county
feedlot programs, information and
education, or technical assistance
efforts to reduce feedlot-related
pollution hazards. Any funds remaining
after distribution under clauses (1)
and (2) of the formula must be
transferred to clause (3) of the
formula. Any money remaining after the
first year is available for the second
year.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2007, for clean water
partnership, individual sewage
treatment systems (ISTS), Minnesota
River, total maximum daily loads
(TMDLs), and local and basinwide water
quality protection grants in this
subdivision are available until June
30, 2009.

Subd. 3.

Air

9,297,000 9,604,000

Summary by Fund

Environmental 9,297,000 9,604,000

Up to $150,000 the first year and
$150,000 the second year may be
transferred to the environmental fund
for the small business environmental
improvement loan program established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.

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

Subd. 4.

Land

18,467,000 18,467,000

Summary by Fund

Environmental 7,064,000 7,064,000

Remediation 11,403,000 11,403,000

All money for environmental response,
compensation, and compliance in the
remediation fund not otherwise
appropriated is appropriated to the
commissioners of the Departments of
Environmental Protection and
Agriculture for purposes of Minnesota
Statutes, section 115B.20, subdivision
2, clauses (1), (2), (3), (6), and
(7). At the beginning of each fiscal
year, the two commissioners shall
jointly submit an annual spending plan
to the commissioner of finance that
maximizes the utilization of resources
and appropriately allocates the money
between the two departments. This
appropriation is available until June
30, 2007.

$3,616,000 the first year and
$3,616,000 the second year are from the
petroleum tank fund to be transferred
to the remediation fund for purposes of
the leaking underground storage tank
program to protect the land.

$200,000 the first year and $200,000
the second year are from the
remediation fund to be transferred to
the Department of Health for private
water supply monitoring and health
assessment costs in areas contaminated
by unpermitted mixed municipal solid
waste disposal facilities.

Subd. 5.

Multimedia

24,059,000 24,059,000

Summary by Fund

General 2,264,000 2,264,000

Environmental 21,795,000 21,795,000

$12,500,000 each year is from the
environmental fund for SCORE block
grants to counties.

Any unencumbered grant and loan
balances in the first year do not
cancel but are available for grants and
loans in the second year.

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

$119,000 the first year and $119,000
the second year are for environmental
assistance grants or loans under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2007, for environmental
assistance grants awarded under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.0716,
and for technical and research
assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115A.152, technical assistance
under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.52, and pollution prevention
assistance under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115D.04, are available until
June 30, 2009.

Subd. 6.

Administrative Support

1,583,000 1,583,000

Summary by Fund

General 1,583,000 1,583,000

Sec. 3. NATURAL RESOURCES

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 206,080,000 206,671,000

Summary by Fund

General 74,761,000 74,761,000

Natural Resources 50,958,000 49,402,000

Game and Fish 79,911,000 82,058,000

Remediation 100,000 100,000

Permanent School 350,000 350,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Land and Mineral Resources
Management

8,716,000 8,752,000

Summary by Fund

General 5,248,000 5,248,000

Natural Resources 2,122,000 2,122,000

Game and Fish 996,000 1,032,000

Permanent School 350,000 350,000

$275,000 the first year and $275,000
the second year are for iron ore
cooperative research, of which $137,500
the first year and $137,500 the second
year are available only as matched by
$1 of nonstate money for each $1 of
state money. The match may be cash or
in-kind.

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

$1,946,000 the first year and
$1,946,000 the second year are from the
minerals management account in the
natural resources fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph
(c). Of this amount, $1,526,000 the
first year and $1,526,000 the second
year are for mineral resource
management, $420,000 the first year and
$420,000 the second year are for
projects to enhance future income and
promote new opportunities, including
value-added iron products, geological
mapping, and mercury research. The
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the minerals management
account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 93.22, subdivision 1, paragraph
(b).

$300,000 the first year and $300,000
the second year are from the state
forest suspense account in the
permanent school fund to accelerate
land exchanges, land sales, and
commercial leasing of school trust
lands. This appropriation is to be
used toward meeting the provisions of
Minnesota Statutes, section 92.121, to
exchange school trust lands or put
alternatives in effect when management
practices have diminished or prohibited
revenue generation, and the direction
of Minnesota Statutes, section 127A.31,
to secure maximum long-term economic
return from the school trust lands
consistent with fiduciary
responsibilities and sound natural
resources conservation and management
principles.

$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the
second year are from the state forest
suspense account in the permanent
school fund to identify, evaluate, and
lease construction aggregate located on
school trust lands.

Subd. 3.

Water Resources Management

11,422,000 11,422,000

Summary by Fund

General 11,142,000 11,142,000

Natural Resources 280,000 280,000

Subd. 4.

Forest Management

34,276,000 34,276,000

Summary by Fund

General 24,311,000 24,311,000

Natural Resources 9,715,000 9,715,000

Game and Fish 250,000 250,000

$7,217,000 the first year and
$7,217,000 the second year are for
prevention, presuppression, and
suppression costs of emergency
firefighting and other costs incurred
under Minnesota Statutes, section
88.12. If the appropriation for either
year is insufficient to cover all costs
of presuppression and suppression, the
amount necessary to pay for these costs
during the biennium is appropriated
from the general fund. By November 15
of each year, the commissioner of
natural resources shall submit a report
to the chairs of the house of
representatives Ways and Means
Committee, the senate Finance
Committee, the Environment and
Agriculture Budget Division of the
senate Finance Committee, and the house
of representatives Environment and
Natural Resources Finance Committee,
identifying all firefighting costs
incurred and reimbursements received in
the prior fiscal year. These
appropriations may not be transferred.
Any reimbursement of firefighting
expenditures made to the commissioner
from any source other than federal
mobilizations shall be deposited into
the general fund.

$9,715,000 the first year and
$9,715,000 the second year are from the
forest management investment account in
the natural resources fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 89.039, subdivision 2.

$730,000 the first year and $730,000
the second year are for the Forest
Resources Council for implementation of
the Sustainable Forest Resources Act.

$350,000 the first year and $350,000
the second year are for the FORIST
Timber Management Information System
and for increased forestry management.
The amount in the second year is also
available in the first year.

$250,000 the first year and $250,000
the second year are from the game and
fish fund to implement Ecological
Classification Systems (ECS) standards
on forested landscapes. This
appropriation is from revenue deposited
in the game and fish fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (1).

Subd. 5.

Parks and Recreation
Management

23,644,000 23,732,000

Summary by Fund

General 19,279,000 19,279,000

Natural Resources 4,365,000 4,453,000

$640,000 the first year and $640,000
the second year are from the water
recreation account in the natural
resources fund for state park water
access projects.

$3,725,000 the first year and
$3,813,000 the second year are from the
natural resources fund for state park
and recreation area operations. This
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).

Subd. 6.

Trails and Waterways
Management

23,098,000 23,050,000

Summary by Fund

General 1,284,000 1,284,000

Natural Resources 19,723,000 19,679,000

Game and Fish 2,091,000 2,087,000

$5,724,000 the first year and
$5,724,000 the second year are from the
snowmobile trails and enforcement
account in the natural resources fund
for snowmobile grants-in-aid. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at
the end of the first year and is
available for the second year.

$625,000 the first year and $625,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for off-highway vehicle
grants-in-aid. Of this amount,
$475,000 each year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account; $50,000
each year is from the off-highway
motorcycle account; and $100,000 each
year is from the off-road vehicle
account. Any unencumbered balance does
not cancel at the end of the first year
and is available for the second year.

$261,000 the first year and $261,000
the second year are from the water
recreation account in the natural
resources fund for a safe harbor
program on Lake Superior.

$742,000 the first year and $760,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for state trail
operations. This appropriation is from
the revenue deposited in the natural
resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (2).

$632,000 the first year and $645,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for trail grants to
local units of government on land to be
maintained for at least 20 years for
the purposes of the grant. This
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (4).

$75,000 the first year is from the
all-terrain vehicle account in the
natural resources fund for a study to
determine the amount of gasoline used
each year by all-terrain vehicle riders
in the state. The commissioners of
natural resources, revenue, and
transportation shall jointly determine
the amount of unrefunded gasoline tax
attributable to all-terrain vehicle use
in the state and shall report to the
legislature by March 1, 2006, with an
appropriate proposed revision to
Minnesota Statutes, section 296A.18.

Subd. 7.

Fish and Wildlife Management

54,935,000 56,319,000

Summary by Fund

General 1,966,000 1,966,000

Natural Resources 1,542,000 1,542,000

Game and Fish 51,427,000 52,811,000

$407,000 the first year and $412,000
the second year are for resource
population surveys in the 1837 treaty
area. Of this amount, $265,000 the
first year and $270,000 the second year
are from the game and fish fund.

$7,233,000 the first year and
$7,233,000 the second year are from the
heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (1).

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, this appropriation may
be used for hunter recruitment and
retention and public land user
facilities.

The commissioner shall transfer $8,000
the first year and $8,000 the second
year from the game and fish fund to the
wild turkey management account for
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
5.

Subd. 8.

Ecological Services

10,219,000 10,283,000

Summary by Fund

General 3,275,000 3,275,000

Natural Resources 3,153,000 3,153,000

Game and Fish 3,791,000 3,855,000

$1,128,000 the first year and
$1,128,000 the second year are from the
nongame wildlife management account in
the natural resources fund for the
purpose of nongame wildlife management.

Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 290.431, $100,000 the first
year and $100,000 the second year may
be used for nongame information,
education, and promotion.

$1,588,000 the first year and
$1,588,000 the second year are from the
heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (1). This appropriation is
from the revenue deposited in the game
and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause
(1).

Subd. 9.

Enforcement

29,117,000 29,687,000

Summary by Fund

General 3,356,000 3,356,000

Natural Resources 7,133,000 7,133,000

Game and Fish 18,528,000 19,098,000

Remediation 100,000 100,000

$1,082,000 the first year and
$1,082,000 the second year are from the
water recreation account in the natural
resources fund for grants to counties
for boat and water safety.

$100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are from the
remediation fund for solid waste
enforcement activities under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.073.

$315,000 the first year and $315,000
the second year are from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund for grants to
local law enforcement agencies for
snowmobile enforcement activities.

$1,164,000 the first year and
$1,164,000 the second year are from the
heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (1). This appropriation is
from the revenue deposited in the game
and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause
(1).

Overtime must be distributed to
conservation officers at historical
levels; however, a reasonable reduction
or addition may be made to the
officer's allocation, if justified,
based on an individual officer's
workload. If funding for enforcement
is reduced because of an unallotment,
the overtime bank may be reduced in
proportion to reductions made in other
areas of the budget.

$225,000 the first year and $225,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for grants to county law
enforcement agencies for off-highway
vehicle enforcement and public
education activities based on
off-highway vehicle use in the county.
Of this amount, $213,000 each year is
from the all-terrain vehicle account;
$11,000 each year is from the
off-highway motorcycle account; and
$1,000 each year is from the off-road
vehicle account. The county
enforcement agencies may use money
received under this appropriation to
make grants to other local enforcement
agencies within the county that have a
high concentration of off-highway
vehicle use. Of this appropriation,
$25,000 each year is for administration
of these grants.

$200,000 the first year and $200,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for an off-highway
vehicle safety and conservation grant
program. Of this amount, $180,000 each
year is from the all-terrain vehicle
account; $10,000 each year is from the
off-highway motorcycle account; and
$10,000 each year is from the off-road
vehicle account. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of
the first year and is available for the
second year.

Subd. 10.

Operations Support

10,653,000 9,150,000

Summary by Fund

General 4,900,000 4,900,000

Natural Resources 2,925,000 1,325,000

Game and Fish 2,828,000 2,925,000

$1,600,000 is from the state land and
water conservation account (LAWCON) in
the natural resources fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for
priorities established by the
commissioner for eligible state
projects and administrative and
planning activities consistent with
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.14,
and the federal Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act. This
appropriation is contingent upon
receipt of the federal obligation and
remains available until June 30, 2008,
at which time the projects must be
completed and final products delivered,
unless an earlier date is specified in
the work program.

Sec. 4. MINNESOTA
CONSERVATION CORPS 490,000 490,000

The Minnesota Conservation Corps may
receive money appropriated under this
section only as provided in an
agreement with the commissioner of
natural resources.

Sec. 5. BOARD OF WATER
AND SOIL RESOURCES 15,026,000 15,026,000

$4,102,000 the first year and
$4,102,000 the second year are for
natural resources block grants to local
governments.

The board may reduce the amount of the
natural resources block grant to a
county by an amount equal to any
reduction in the county's general
services allocation to a soil and water
conservation district from the county's
previous year allocation when the board
determines that the reduction was
disproportionate.

Grants must be matched with a
combination of local cash or in-kind
contributions. The base grant portion
related to water planning must be
matched by an amount that would be
raised by a levy under Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.3369.

$3,566,000 the first year and
$3,566,000 the second year are for
grants to soil and water conservation
districts for general purposes,
nonpoint engineering, and
implementation of the reinvest in
Minnesota conservation reserve
program. Upon approval of the board,
expenditures may be made from these
appropriations for supplies and
services benefiting soil and water
conservation districts.

$3,285,000 the first year and
$3,285,000 the second year are for
grants to soil and water conservation
districts for cost-sharing contracts
for erosion control and water quality
management. Of this amount, at least
$1,500,000 the first year and
$1,500,000 the second year are for
grants for cost-sharing contracts for
water quality management on feedlots.

Any unencumbered balance in the board's
program of grants does not cancel at
the end of the first year and is
available for the second year for the
same grant program. This appropriation
is available until expended. If the
appropriation in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the
other year is available for it.

$100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are for a grant to the
Red River Basin Commission to develop a
Red River basin plan and to coordinate
water management activities in the
states and provinces bordering the Red
River. The unencumbered balance in the
first year does not cancel but is
available for the second year.

Sec. 6. ZOOLOGICAL BOARD 6,686,000 6,689,000

Summary by Fund

General 6,557,000 6,557,000

Natural Resources 132,000 134,000

$132,000 the first year and $134,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund from the revenue
deposited under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause
(5). This is a onetime appropriation.

Sec. 7.

SCIENCE MUSEUM
OF MINNESOTA 750,000 750,000

Sec. 8. METROPOLITAN COUNCIL 7,452,000 7,452,000

Summary by Fund

General 3,300,000 3,300,000

Natural Resources 4,152,000 4,152,000

$3,300,000 the first year and
$3,300,000 the second year are for
metropolitan area regional parks
maintenance and operations.

$4,152,000 the first year and
$4,152,000 the second year are from the
natural resources fund for metropolitan
area regional parks and trails
maintenance and operations. This
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (3).

Sec. 9. MINNESOTA FUTURE
RESOURCES FUND

By June 30, 2006, and by June 30, 2007,
the commissioner of finance shall
transfer any remaining unappropriated
balance from the Minnesota future
resources fund to the general fund.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 16A.125,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Forest trust lands.

new text begin (a) new text end The term "state forest
trust fund lands" as used in this subdivision, means public land
in trust under the Constitution set apart as "forest lands under
the authority of the commissioner" of natural resources as
defined by section 89.001, subdivision 13.

new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner of finance shall credit the revenue
from the forest trust fund lands to the forest suspense
account. The account must specify the trust funds interested in
the lands and the respective receipts of the lands.

new text begin (c) new text end After a fiscal year, the commissioner of finance shall
certify the total costs incurred for forestry during that year
under appropriations for the protection, improvement,
administration, and management of state forest trust fund lands
and construction and improvement of forest roads to enhance the
forest value of the lands. The certificate must specify the
trust funds interested in the lands. The commissioner of
natural resources shall supply the commissioner of finance with
the information needed for the certificate.

new text begin (d) new text end After a fiscal year, the commissioner shall distribute
the receipts credited to the suspense account during that fiscal
year as follows:

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end the amount of the certified costs incurred by the
state for forest management new text begin , forest improvement, and road
improvement new text end during the fiscal year shall be transferred to
the deleted text begin general fund. deleted text end new text begin forest management investment account
established under section 89.039;
new text end

new text begin (2) the balance of the certified costs incurred by the
state during the fiscal year shall be transferred to the general
fund; and
new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end the balance of the receipts shall then be returned
prorated to the trust funds in proportion to their respective
interests in the lands which produced the receipts.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 84.631, is
amended to read:

84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.

new text begin (a) new text end Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b,
the commissioner, on behalf of the state, may convey a road
easement across state land under the commissioner's jurisdiction
other than school trust land, to a private person requesting an
easement for access to property owned by the person only if the
following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable
alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the
exercise of the easement will not cause significant adverse
environmental or natural resource management impacts.

new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner shall:

(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the
easement;

(2) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the
event of nonuse; and

(3) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary
and appropriate under the circumstances.

new text begin (c) An applicant shall submit a fee of $2,000 with each
application for a road easement across state land. The
application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application is
withdrawn or denied.
new text end

new text begin (d) Fees collected under paragraph (c) must be deposited in
the land management account in the natural resources fund.
new text end

Sec. 12.

new text begin [84.785] OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE SAFETY AND
CONSERVATION GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Creation. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural
resources shall establish an off-highway vehicle safety and
conservation grant program to make grants to organizations that
meet the eligibility requirements under subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The purpose of the off-highway vehicle
safety and conservation grant program is to encourage
off-highway vehicle clubs to assist in safety training;
environmental education; and improving, maintaining, and
monitoring public trails. This section does not grant law
enforcement authority.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin To be eligible for a grant under
this section, an organization must:
new text end

new text begin (1) be a statewide, nonprofit organization that promotes
the operation of off-highway vehicles in a manner that is safe
and responsible;
new text end

new text begin (2) support the safe operation of off-highway vehicles in a
manner that does not conflict with the laws and rules that
relate to the operation of off-highway vehicles;
new text end

new text begin (3) have an interest in the safe, lawful, and responsible
operation of off-highway vehicles;
new text end

new text begin (4) be governed by a board of directors that has a majority
of members who are representatives of off-highway vehicle clubs;
and
new text end

new text begin (5) provide support to off-highway vehicle clubs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Use of grant. new text end

new text begin An organization receiving a grant
under this section shall use the grant money to promote and
provide support to the Department of Natural Resources by:
new text end

new text begin (1) training volunteers to assist in improving,
maintaining, and monitoring public trails and other public
lands;
new text end

new text begin (2) providing assistance to the department in locating,
recruiting, and training instructors;
new text end

new text begin (3) publishing a manual in cooperation with the
commissioner to be used to train volunteers in monitoring the
operation of off-highway vehicles for safety, environmental, and
other issues that relate to the responsible operation of
off-highway vehicles;
new text end

new text begin (4) collecting data on the operation of off-highway
vehicles in the state; and
new text end

new text begin (5) publishing an annual report outlining accomplishments
and annual costs related to the efforts under this subdivision.
The report must be approved by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Volunteer status. new text end

new text begin Volunteers of the nonprofit
organization and any volunteers under this section are not
volunteers for purposes of section 84.089.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Worker displacement prohibited. new text end

new text begin The
commissioner may not enter into any agreement that has the
purpose of or results in the displacement of public employees by
volunteers participating in the off-highway vehicle safety and
conservation grant program under this section. The commissioner
must certify to the appropriate bargaining agent that the work
performed by a volunteer will not result in the displacement of
currently employed workers or workers on seasonal layoff or
layoff from a substantially equivalent position, including
partial displacement such as reduction in hours of nonovertime
work, wages, or other employment benefits.
new text end

Sec. 13.

new text begin [84.976] RIPARIAN LAND ENHANCEMENT ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin The riparian land enhancement account is created as an
account in the natural resources fund. Interest accruing from
investment of the account must be credited to the account.
new text end

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.052,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Deposit of fees.

(a) Fees paid for providing
contracted products and services within a state park, state
recreation area, or wayside deleted text begin , deleted text end and for special state park uses
under this section shall be deposited in the natural resources
fund and credited to a state parks account. new text begin Money in the
account is annually appropriated to the commissioner to operate
and maintain the state park system.
new text end

(b) Gross receipts derived from sales, rentals, or leases
of natural resources within state parks, recreation areas, and
waysides, other than those on trust fund lands, must be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general fund.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.055, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Discounts. new text end

new text begin Except as otherwise specified in
law, and notwithstanding section 16A.1285, subdivision 2, the
commissioner may by written order authorize waiver or reduction
of state park entrance fees.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.055,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fee deposit and appropriation.

The fees
collected under this section shall be deposited in the natural
resources fund and credited to a state parks account. new text begin Money in
the account is annually appropriated to the commissioner to
operate and maintain the state park system.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 85.42, is
amended to read:

85.42 USER FEE; VALIDITY.

(a) The fee for an annual cross-country ski pass is deleted text begin $9 deleted text end new text begin $14
new text end for an individual age 16 and over. The fee for a three-year
pass is deleted text begin $24 deleted text end new text begin $39 new text end for an individual age 16 and over. This fee
shall be collected at the time the pass is purchased.
Three-year passes are valid for three years beginning the
previous July 1. Annual passes are valid for one year beginning
the previous July 1.

(b) The cost for a daily cross-country skier pass is deleted text begin $2 deleted text end new text begin $4
new text end for an individual age 16 and over. This fee shall be collected
at the time the pass is purchased. The daily pass is valid only
for the date designated on the pass form.

(c) A pass must be signed by the skier across the front of
the pass to be valid and becomes nontransferable on signing.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 89.039,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Account established; sources.

The forest
management investment account is created in the natural
resources fund in the state treasury and money in the account
may be spent only for the purposes provided in subdivision 2.
The following revenue shall be deposited in the forest
management investment account:

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

(2) timber sales receipts from forest lands as provided in
section 89.035; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

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

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

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 89.37, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 4a. new text end

new text begin Surcharge. new text end

new text begin For tree seedlings sold according
to this section, the commissioner may assess a 2.5 cent
surcharge on each tree seedling. All surcharges collected under
this subdivision must be deposited in the state treasury and
credited to the forest nursery account and are annually
appropriated to the commissioner for the purpose of forestry
education and technical assistance.
new text end

Sec. 20.

new text begin [92.685] LAND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin The land management account is created in the natural
resources fund. Money credited to the account is appropriated
annually to the commissioner of natural resources for the Lands
and Minerals Division to administer the road easement program
under section 84.631.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 93.22,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Generally.

new text begin (a) new text end All payments under
sections 93.14 to 93.285 shall be made to the Department of
Natural Resources and shall be credited according to this
section.

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (b) Twenty percent of all payments under sections 93.14
to 93.285 shall be credited to the minerals management account
in the natural resources fund as costs for the administration
and management of state mineral resources by the commissioner of
natural resources.
new text end

new text begin (c) The remainder of the payments shall be credited as
follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) new text end if the lands or minerals and mineral rights covered by
a lease are held by the state by virtue of an act of Congress,
payments made under the lease shall be credited to the permanent
fund of the class of land to which the leased premises belong deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end if a lease covers the bed of navigable waters,
payments made under the lease shall be credited to the permanent
school fund of the state deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end if the lands or minerals and mineral rights covered
by a lease are held by the state in trust for the taxing
districts, payments made under the lease shall be distributed
annually on the first day of September deleted text begin as follows:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) 20 percent to the general fund; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) 80 percent deleted text end to the respective counties in which the
lands lie, to be apportioned among the taxing districts
interested therein as follows: county, three-ninths; town or
city, two-ninths; and school district, four-ninths deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ;
new text end

new text begin (4) if the lands or mineral rights covered by a lease
became the absolute property of the state under the provisions
of chapter 84A, payments made under the lease shall be
distributed as follows: county containing the land from which
the income was derived, five-eighths; and general fund of the
state, three-eighths; and
new text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end Except as provided under this section and except
where the disposition of payments may be otherwise directed by
law, deleted text begin all deleted text end payments new text begin made under a lease new text end shall be paid into the
general fund of the state.

Sec. 22.

new text begin [93.2236] MINERALS MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin (a) The minerals management account is created as an
account in the natural resources fund. Interest earned on money
in the account accrues to the account. Money in the account may
be spent or distributed only as provided in paragraphs (b) and
(c).
new text end

new text begin (b) If the balance in the minerals management account
exceeds $3,000,000 on June 30, the amount exceeding $3,000,000
must be distributed to the permanent school fund and the
permanent university fund. The amount distributed to each fund
must be in the same proportion as the total mineral lease
revenue received in the previous biennium from school trust
lands and university lands.
new text end

new text begin (c) Subject to appropriation by the legislature, money in
the minerals management account may be spent by the commissioner
of natural resources for mineral resource management and
projects to enhance future mineral income and promote new
mineral resource opportunities.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.071,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Revenue from small game license surcharge and
lifetime licenses.

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

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 97A.075, is
amended to read:

97A.075 USE OF LICENSE REVENUES.

Subdivision 1.

Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses.

(a)
For purposes of this subdivision, "deer license" means a license
issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (4), (5),
(9), (11), (13), and (14), and 3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and
licenses issued under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.

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

(c) deleted text begin At least deleted text end $1 from each annual deer license and each bear
license and $1 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife
trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license
issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, deleted text begin shall be used deleted text end new text begin are
annually appropriated to the commissioner new text end for deer and bear
management programs, including a computerized licensing system.
Fifty cents from each deer license is appropriated for emergency
deer feeding and wild cervidae health management. Money
appropriated for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health
management is available until expended. When the unencumbered
balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding and wild
cervidae health management at the end of a fiscal year exceeds
$2,500,000 for the first time, $750,000 is canceled to the
unappropriated balance of the game and fish fund. The
commissioner must inform the legislative chairs of the natural
resources finance committees every two years on how the money
for emergency deer feeding and wild cervidae health management
has been spent.

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

Subd. 2.

Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp.

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

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

(2) management of migratory waterfowl;

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

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

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

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

Subd. 3.

Trout and salmon stamp.

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

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

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

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

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

(5) research and special management projects on new text begin trout
streams, trout lakes, and new text end Lake Superior and deleted text begin the anadromous
deleted text end portions of its tributaries.

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

Subd. 4.

Pheasant stamp.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(2) any personnel costs, except that prior to July 1, 2009,
personnel may be hired to provide technical and promotional
assistance for private landowners to implement conservation
provisions of state and federal programs.

Subd. 5.

Turkey stamps.

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

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

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

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

(4) trapping and transplantation of wild turkeys; and

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

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

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

(2) any permanent personnel costs.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103G.271,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Water use permit processing fee.

(a) Except as
described in paragraphs (b) to (f), a water use permit
processing fee must be prescribed by the commissioner in
accordance with the schedule of fees in this subdivision for
each water use permit in force at any time during the year. The
schedule is as follows, with the stated fee in each clause
applied to the total amount appropriated:

(1) $101 for amounts not exceeding 50,000,000 gallons per
year;

(2) $3 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than
50,000,000 gallons but less than 100,000,000 gallons per year;

(3) $3.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than
100,000,000 gallons but less than 150,000,000 gallons per year;

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

(5) $4.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than
200,000,000 gallons but less than 250,000,000 gallons per year;

(6) $5 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than
250,000,000 gallons but less than 300,000,000 gallons per year;

(7) $5.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than
300,000,000 gallons but less than 350,000,000 gallons per year;

(8) $6 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than
350,000,000 gallons but less than 400,000,000 gallons per year;

(9) $6.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than
400,000,000 gallons but less than 450,000,000 gallons per year;

(10) $7 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than
450,000,000 gallons but less than 500,000,000 gallons per year;
and

(11) $7.50 per 1,000,000 gallons for amounts greater than
500,000,000 gallons per year.

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

(1) for nonprofit corporations and school districts, $150
per 1,000,000 gallons; and

(2) for all other users, deleted text begin $200 deleted text end new text begin $300 new text end per 1,000,000 gallons.

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

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

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

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

(i) $50,000 per year for an entity holding three or fewer
permits;

(ii) $75,000 per year for an entity holding four or five
permits;

(iii) $250,000 per year for an entity holding more than
five permits;

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

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

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

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

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

deleted text begin (1) there is no appropriation of water under the permit; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) the permit is suspended for more than seven consecutive
days between May 1 and October 1. deleted text end new text begin A surcharge of $20 per
million gallons in addition to the fee prescribed in paragraph
(a) shall be applied to the volume of water used in June, July,
and August that exceeds the volume of water used in January for
municipal water use, irrigation of golf courses, and landscape
irrigation.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103G.301,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Permit application fees.

(a) An application for
a permit authorized under this chapter, and each request to
amend or transfer an existing permit, must be accompanied by a
permit application fee to defray the costs of receiving,
recording, and processing the application or request to amend or
transfer.

(b) The fee to apply for a permit to appropriate water, a
permit to construct or repair a dam that is subject to dam
safety inspection, or a state general permit or to apply for the
state water bank program is deleted text begin $75 deleted text end new text begin $150 new text end . The application fee for a
permit to work in public waters or to divert waters for mining
must be at least deleted text begin $75 deleted text end new text begin $150 new text end , but not more than deleted text begin $500 deleted text end new text begin $1,000 new text end ,
according to a schedule of fees adopted under section 16A.1285.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 103I.681,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Permit fee schedule.

(a) The commissioner of
natural resources shall adopt a permit fee schedule under
chapter 14. The schedule may provide minimum fees for various
classes of permits, and additional fees, which may be imposed
subsequent to the application, based on the cost of receiving,
processing, analyzing, and issuing the permit, and the actual
inspecting and monitoring of the activities authorized by the
permit, including costs of consulting services.

(b) A fee may not be imposed on a state or federal
governmental agency applying for a permit.

(c) The fee schedule may provide for the refund of a fee,
in whole or in part, under circumstances prescribed by the
commissioner of natural resources. deleted text begin Permit deleted text end Fees received must be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to the general
fund. deleted text begin The amount of money necessary to pay the refunds is
deleted text end new text begin Permit fees received are new text end appropriated annually from the general
fund to the commissioner of natural resources new text begin for the costs of
inspecting and monitoring the activities authorized by the
permit, including costs of consulting services new text end .

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 168.1296,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General requirements and procedures.

(a)
The registrar shall issue special critical habitat license
plates to an applicant who:

(1) is an owner or joint owner of a passenger automobile,
pickup truck, deleted text begin or deleted text end van new text begin , or recreational equipment new text end ;

(2) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and
manufacturing the plates;

(3) pays the registration tax required under section
168.013;

(4) pays the fees required under this chapter;

(5) contributes a minimum of $30 annually to the Minnesota
critical habitat private sector matching account established in
section 84.943; and

(6) complies with laws and rules governing registration and
licensing of vehicles and drivers.

(b) The critical habitat license application form must
clearly indicate that the annual contribution specified under
paragraph (a), clause (5), is a minimum contribution to receive
the license plate and that the applicant may make an additional
contribution to the account.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 282.09, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Sale of land bordering public
waters. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding subdivision 1, when money is generated
from the sale of tax-forfeited land that borders public waters,
the county auditor shall place only that portion of the money
into the forfeited tax sale fund that is directly related to
conducting the sale, including the costs of appraising the land,
conducting any necessary land surveys, and work associated with
clearing title to the land. All remaining money received from
the sale shall be paid into the riparian land enhancement
account of the natural resources fund. Money accruing and
credited to the riparian land enhancement account under this
subdivision is appropriated to the commissioner of natural
resources to issue grants for improving water resources in the
vicinity of the land that is sold. Grant projects may include,
but are not limited to, creation or enhancement of public water
accesses, shoreland and aquatic habitat improvement, water
quality improvement, or watershed enhancements that would
directly impact water resources in proximity to the former
tax-forfeited land. Appropriations under this subdivision
remain available until spent.
new text end

Sec. 30.

new text begin [477A.125] ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS AFTER FISCAL
YEAR 2006.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding sections 477A.11 to 477A.145, in fiscal
year 2007 and each year thereafter, the total annual payment
shall not exceed the amount of payment made in fiscal year
2006. In payment fiscal year 2007 and each year thereafter,
payments determined pursuant to sections 477A.11 to 477A.145
shall be adjusted in the same proportion that the total
aggregate payment made to the counties in fiscal year 2006 bears
to the aggregate payment for all counties determined pursuant to
sections 477A.11 to 477A.145 for the given payment year.
new text end

Sec. 31. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 84.901, is repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text begin JOBS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are
appropriated from the general fund, or another named fund, to
the agencies and for the purposes specified in this article, to
be available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.
The figures "2006" and "2007," where used in this article, mean
that the appropriation or appropriations listed under them are
available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, or June 30,
2007, respectively. The term "first year" means the fiscal year
ending June 30, 2006, and the term "second year" means the
fiscal year ending June 30, 2007.
SUMMARY BY FUND

2006 2007 TOTAL

General $ 137,501,000 $ 138,374,000 $ 275,875,000

Workforce
Development 8,270,000 8,270,000 16,540,000

Remediation 700,000 700,000 1,400,000

Petroleum Tank
Cleanup 1,084,000 1,084,000 2,168,000

Workers'
Compensation 21,725,000 21,725,000 43,450,000

TOTAL $ 169,280,000 $ 170,153,000 $ 339,433,000

APPROPRIATIONS
Available for the Year
Ending June 30
2006 2007

Sec. 2. EMPLOYMENT AND
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation $ 45,948,000 $ 45,948,000

Summary by Fund

General 37,428,000 37,428,000

Remediation 700,000 700,000

Workforce
Development 7,820,000 7,820,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Business and
Community Development 7,651,000 7,651,000

Summary by Fund

General 6,951,000 6,951,000

Remediation 700,000 700,000

(a)(1) $150,000 the first year and
$150,000 the second year are from the
general fund for a grant under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.421,
to the Rural Policy and Development
Center at Minnesota State University.
The grant shall be used for research
and policy analysis on emerging
economic and social issues in rural
Minnesota, to serve as a policy
resource center for rural Minnesota
communities, to encourage collaboration
across higher education institutions to
provide interdisciplinary team
approaches to research and
problem-solving in rural communities,
and to administer overall operations of
the center.

(2) The grant shall be provided upon
the condition that each
state-appropriated dollar be matched
with a nonstate dollar. Acceptable
matching funds are nonstate
contributions that the center has
received and have not been used to
match previous state grants. Any funds
not spent the first year are available
the second year.

(b) $100,000 the first year and
$100,000 the second year are from the
general fund for a grant to the
Metropolitan Economic Development
Association for continuing minority
business development programs in the
metropolitan area.

(c) $150,000 the first year and
$150,000 the second year are from the
general fund for a grant to
WomenVenture for women's business
development programs.

(d) $250,000 the first year and
$250,000 the second year are from the
general fund to establish a
methamphetamine laboratory cleanup
revolving loan fund pursuant to
proposed legislation. This is a
onetime appropriation. These funds are
available until spent.

Subd. 3.

Workforce Partnerships 7,910,000 7,910,000

Summary by Fund

General 7,035,000 7,035,000

Workforce
Development 875,000 875,000

(a) $6,785,000 the first year and
$6,785,000 the second year are from the
general fund for the Minnesota job
skills partnership program under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 116L.01 to
116L.17. If the appropriation for
either year is insufficient, the
appropriation for the other year is
available. This appropriation does not
cancel.

(b) $250,000 the first year and
$250,000 the second year are from the
general fund for a grant under
Minnesota Statutes, section 116J.8747,
to Twin Cities RISE! to provide
training to hard-to-train individuals.

(c) $875,000 the first year and
$875,000 the second year are from the
workforce development fund for
Opportunities Industrialization Center
programs.

(d) Pursuant to Laws 2003, chapter 128,
article 10, section 11, paragraph (g),
$550,000 the first year and $550,000
the second year from the workforce
development fund will be transferred to
the general fund.

(e) Pursuant to Laws 2001, First
Special Session chapter 4, article 1,
section 4, subdivision 6, as amended by
Laws 2002, chapter 220, article 12,
section 12, the first $2,000,000
deposited in each year of the biennium
into the contingent account created
under Minnesota Statutes, section
268.196, subdivision 3, shall be
transferred upon deposit to the
workforce development fund, created
under Minnesota Statutes, section
116L.20. Deposits in excess of the
$2,000,000 shall be transferred upon
deposit to the general fund.

Subd. 4.

Workforce Services 27,110,000 27,110,000

Summary by Fund

General 20,165,000 20,165,000

Workforce
Development 6,945,000 6,945,000

(a) $4,817,000 the first year and
$4,817,000 the second year are from the
general fund and $6,920,000 the first
year and $6,920,000 the second year are
from the workforce development fund for
extended employment services for
persons with severe disabilities or
related conditions under Minnesota
Statutes, section 268A.15.

(b) $1,690,000 the first year and
$1,690,000 the second year are from the
general fund for grants under Minnesota
Statutes, section 268A.11, for the
eight centers for independent living.
Money not expended the first year is
available the second year.

(c) $150,000 the first year and
$150,000 the second year are from the
general fund and $25,000 the first year
and $25,000 the second year are from
the workforce development fund for
grants under Minnesota Statutes,
section 268A.03, to Rise, Inc. for the
Minnesota Employment Center for People
Who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing. Money
not expended the first year is
available the second year.

(d) $1,000,000 the first year and
$1,000,000 the second year are from the
general fund for grants for programs
that provide employment support
services to persons with mental illness
under Minnesota Statutes, sections
268A.13 and 268A.14. Up to $105,000
each year may be used for
administrative and salary expenses.

(e) $4,940,000 the first year and
$4,940,000 the second year are from the
general fund for State Services for the
Blind activities.

Subd. 5.

State-Funded
Administration 3,277,000 3,277,000

Sec. 3. COMMERCE

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 24,874,000 24,874,000

Summary by Fund

General 22,955,000 22,955,000

Petroleum
Cleanup 1,084,000 1,084,000

Workers'
Compensation 835,000 835,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Financial Examinations

5,994,000 5,994,000

Subd. 3.

Petroleum Tank Release
Cleanup Board

1,084,000 1,084,000

This appropriation is from the
petroleum tank release cleanup fund.

Subd. 4.

Administrative Services

5,418,000 5,418,000

Subd. 5.

Market Assurance

5,647,000 5,647,000

Summary by Fund

General 4,812,000 4,812,000

Workers'
Compensation 835,000 835,000

Subd. 6.

Energy and
Telecommunications

4,224,000 4,224,000

Subd. 7.

Weights and Measurement

2,507,000 2,507,000

Sec. 4. HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 28,270,000 28,270,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for certain programs are
specified in the following subdivisions.

This appropriation is for transfer to
the housing development fund for the
programs specified. Except as
otherwise indicated, this transfer is
part of the agency's permanent budget
base.

Subd. 2.

Challenge Program

$4,407,000 the first year and
$4,407,000 the second year are for the
economic development and housing
challenge program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.33.

Subd. 3.

Housing Trust Fund

$6,305,000 the first year and
$6,305,000 the second year are for the
housing trust fund to be deposited in
the housing trust fund account created
under Minnesota Statutes, section
462A.201, and used for the purposes
provided in that section.

Subd. 4.

Rental Assistance
for Mentally Ill

$1,638,000 the first year and
$1,638,000 the second year are for a
rental housing assistance program for
persons with a mental illness or
families with an adult member with a
mental illness under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.2097.

Subd. 5.

Family Homeless
Prevention

$3,715,000 the first year and
$3,715,000 the second year are for
family homeless prevention and
assistance programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.204. Any
balance the first year does not cancel
but is available the second year.

Subd. 6.

Home Ownership
Assistance Fund

The budget base for the home ownership
assistance fund shall be $885,000 in
fiscal year 2008 and $885,000 in fiscal
year 2009.

Subd. 7.

Affordable Rental
Investment Fund

$8,531,000 the first year and
$8,531,000 the second year are for the
affordable rental investment fund
program under Minnesota Statutes,
section 462A.21, subdivision 8b.

This appropriation is to finance the
acquisition, rehabilitation, and debt
restructuring of federally assisted
rental property and for making equity
take-out loans under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivision
39. This appropriation also may be
used to finance the acquisition,
rehabilitation, and debt restructuring
of existing supportive housing
properties. For purposes of this
subdivision, "supportive housing" means
affordable rental housing with links to
services necessary for individuals,
youth, and families with children to
maintain housing stability.

The owner of the federally assisted
rental property must agree to
participate in the applicable federally
assisted housing program and to extend
any existing low-income affordability
restrictions on the housing for the
maximum term permitted. The owner must
also enter into an agreement that gives
local units of government, housing and
redevelopment authorities, and
nonprofit housing organizations the
right of first refusal if the rental
property is offered for sale. Priority
must be given among comparable
federally assisted rental properties to
properties with the longest remaining
term under an agreement for federal
rental assistance. Priority must also
be given among comparable rental
housing developments to developments
that are or will be owned by local
government units, a housing and
redevelopment authority, or a nonprofit
housing organization.

Subd. 8.

Housing Rehabilitation
and Accessibility

$2,654,000 the first year and
$2,654,000 the second year are for the
housing rehabilitation and
accessibility program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.05, subdivisions
14a and 15a.

Subd. 9.

Home Ownership Education,
Counseling, and Training

$770,000 the first year and $770,000
the second year are for the home
ownership education, counseling, and
training program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 462A.209.

Subd. 10.

Capacity Building
Grants

$250,000 the first year and $250,000
the second year are for nonprofit
capacity building grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 462A.21,
subdivision 3b.

Sec. 5. EXPLORE MINNESOTA
TOURISM 7,626,000 8,626,000

To develop maximum private sector
involvement in tourism, $4,000,000 each
year must be matched by Explore
Minnesota Tourism from nonstate
sources. Up to one-half of the total
match requirement may include in-kind
contributions. Cash match is defined
as revenue to the state or documented
case expenditures directly expended to
support Explore Minnesota Tourism
programs.

In the second year, for every dollar
generated from nonstate sources in the
previous year in excess of $4,000,000,
an amount of up to $1,000,000 is
appropriated from the general fund to
Explore Minnesota Tourism for marketing
purposes. This incentive is ongoing.
In order to maximize marketing grant
benefits, the director must give
priority for organizational partnership
marketing grants to organizations with
year-round sustained tourism
activities. For programs and projects
submitted, the director must give
priority to those that encompass two or
more areas or that attract nonresident
travelers to the state.

Funding for the marketing grants is
available either year of the biennium.
Unexpended grant funds from the first
year are available in the second year.

The director may use grant dollars or
the value of in-kind services to
provide the state contribution for the
partnership grant program.

Any unexpended money from the general
fund appropriations made under this
subdivision does not cancel but must be
placed in a special marketing account
for use by Explore Minnesota Tourism
for additional marketing activities.

Sec. 6. LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 22,594,000 22,594,000

Summary by Fund

General 2,872,000 2,872,000

Workers'
Compensation 19,272,000 19,272,000

Workforce
Development 450,000 450,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Workers' Compensation

10,346,000 10,346,000

This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.

$125,000 the first year and $125,000
the second year are for grants to the
Vinland Center for rehabilitation
services.

Subd. 3.

Workplace Services

6,961,000 6,961,000

Summary by Fund

General 2,872,000 2,872,000

Workers'
Compensation 3,639,000 3,639,000

Workforce
Development 450,000 450,000

$350,000 each year is from the
workforce development fund for the
apprenticeship program under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 178.

$100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are for labor education
and advancement program grants. This
appropriation is from the workforce
development fund.

The annual license fees authorized
under Minnesota Statutes, section
326.48, and detailed in Minnesota
Rules, part 5230.0100, subpart 3, shall
increase $20 for a journeyman
high-pressure piping pipefitter
license, $20 for a high-pressure piping
contracting pipefitter, $10 for an
inactive license, and $100 for a
high-pressure pipefitting business
license.

The permit filing and inspection fees
authorized under Minnesota Statutes,
section 326.47, and detailed in
Minnesota Rules, part 5230.0100,
subpart 4, shall be increased as
follows: the filing of a permit
application shall be increased $50, the
minimum high-pressure piping inspection
fee shall be increased $50, and the
schedule of inspection fee rates shall
be increased by ten percent.

Subd. 4.

General Support

5,287,000 5,287,000

This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.

Sec. 7. BUREAU OF MEDIATION
SERVICES

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 1,773,000 1,773,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following subdivisions.

Subd. 2.

Mediation Services

1,673,000 1,673,000

Subd. 3.

Labor Management
Cooperation Grants

100,000 100,000

$100,000 each year is for grants to
area labor management committees.
Grants may be awarded for a 12-month
period beginning July 1 each year. Any
unencumbered balance remaining at the
end of the first year does not cancel
but is available for the second year.

Sec. 8. WORKERS' COMPENSATION
COURT OF APPEALS 1,618,000 1,618,000

This appropriation is from the workers'
compensation fund.

Sec. 9. MINNESOTA HISTORICAL
SOCIETY

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 21,850,000 21,723,000

The amounts that may be spent from this
appropriation for each program are
specified in the following
subdivisions. The Historical Society
shall make its best possible efforts,
including the use of volunteers, to
avoid closing historic sites or
substantially limiting public access to
them. Before closing any site, the
Historical Society must consult with,
and fully consider proposals from,
interested community groups or
individuals who are willing to provide
financial or in-kind support for site
operations.

Subd. 2.

Education and
Outreach

11,824,000 11,824,000

Subd. 3.

Preservation and
Access

9,772,000 9,772,000

Subd. 4.

Pass-Through
Appropriations

254,000 127,000

(a) Minnesota International Center

43,000 42,000

(b) Minnesota Air National
Guard Museum

16,000 -0-

(c) Minnesota Military Museum

67,000 -0-

(d) Farmamerica

128,000 85,000

Notwithstanding any other law, this
appropriation may be used for
operations.

(e) Balances Forward

Any unencumbered balance remaining in
this subdivision the first year does
not cancel but is available for the
second year of the biennium.

Subd. 5.

Fund Transfer

The Historical Society may reallocate
funds appropriated in and between
subdivisions 2 and 3 for any program
purposes.

Sec. 10. BOARD OF THE ARTS

Subdivision 1.

Total
Appropriation 8,593,000 8,593,000

If the appropriation for either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available.

Subd. 2.

Operations and Services

404,000 404,000

Subd. 3.

Grants Programs

5,767,000 5,767,000

Subd. 4.

Regional Arts
Councils

2,422,000 2,422,000

Sec. 11. BOARD OF
ACCOUNTANCY 487,000 487,000

Effective the day following final
enactment of this act and no later than
June 30, 2006, the Board of Accountancy
shall combine its administrative
functions with those of the Board of
Architecture, Engineering, Land
Surveying, Landscape Architecture,
Geoscience, and Interior Design.

Sec. 12.

BOARD OF ARCHITECTURE,
ENGINEERING, LAND SURVEYING,
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE, GEOSCIENCE,
AND INTERIOR DESIGN 785,000 785,000

Sec. 13.

BOARD OF BARBER
EXAMINERS 699,000 699,000

Sec. 14.

PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMMISSION 4,163,000 4,163,000

Sec. 15. BOARD OF ELECTRICITY

On or before June 30, 2006, the board
shall transfer $4,000,000 from the
special revenue fund to the general
fund.

Sec. 16.

new text begin [45.22] LICENSE EDUCATION.
new text end

new text begin The following fees must be paid to the commissioner:
new text end

new text begin (1) initial course approval, $10 for each hour or fraction
of one hour of education course approval sought. Initial course
approval expires on the last day of the 24th month after the
course is approved;
new text end

new text begin (2) renewal of course approval, $10 per course. Renewal of
course approval expires on the last day of the 24th month after
the course is renewed;
new text end

new text begin (3) initial coordinator approval, $100. Initial
coordinator approval expires on the last day of the 24th month
after the coordinator is approved; and
new text end

new text begin (4) renewal of coordinator approval, $10. Renewal of
coordinator approval expires on the last day of the 24th month
after the coordinator is renewed.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 60A.14,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Fees other than examination fees.

In
addition to the fees and charges provided for examinations, the
following fees must be paid to the commissioner for deposit in
the general fund:

(a) by township mutual fire insurance companies;

(1) for filing certificate of incorporation $25 and
amendments thereto, $10;

(2) for filing annual statements, $15;

(3) for each annual certificate of authority, $15;

(4) for filing bylaws $25 and amendments thereto, $10;

(b) by other domestic and foreign companies including
fraternals and reciprocal exchanges;

(1) new text begin for filing an application for an initial certification
of authority to be admitted to transact business in this state,
$1,500;
new text end

new text begin (2) new text end for filing certified copy of certificate of articles of
incorporation, $100;

deleted text begin (2) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end for filing annual statement, $225;

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end for filing certified copy of amendment to
certificate or articles of incorporation, $100;

deleted text begin (4) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end for filing bylaws, $75 or amendments thereto, $75;

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end for each company's certificate of authority, $575,
annually;

(c) the following general fees apply:

(1) for each certificate, including certified copy of
certificate of authority, renewal, valuation of life policies,
corporate condition or qualification, $25;

(2) for each copy of paper on file in the commissioner's
office 50 cents per page, and $2.50 for certifying the same;

(3) for license to procure insurance in unadmitted foreign
companies, $575;

(4) for valuing the policies of life insurance companies,
one cent per $1,000 of insurance so valued, provided that the
fee shall not exceed $13,000 per year for any company. The
commissioner may, in lieu of a valuation of the policies of any
foreign life insurance company admitted, or applying for
admission, to do business in this state, accept a certificate of
valuation from the company's own actuary or from the
commissioner of insurance of the state or territory in which the
company is domiciled;

(5) for receiving and filing certificates of policies by
the company's actuary, or by the commissioner of insurance of
any other state or territory, $50;

(6) for each appointment of an agent filed with the
commissioner, $10;

(7) for filing forms and rates, $75 per filing, which may
be paid on a quarterly basis in response to an invoice. Billing
and payment may be made electronically;

(8) for annual renewal of surplus lines insurer license,
$300;

(9) $250 filing fee for a large risk alternative rating
option plan that meets the $250,000 threshold requirement.

The commissioner shall adopt rules to define filings that
are subject to a fee.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 60K.55,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Licensing fees.

(a) In addition to fees
provided for examinations, each insurance producer licensed
under this chapter shall pay to the commissioner a fee of:

(1) deleted text begin $40 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end for an initial life, accident and health,
property, or casualty license issued to an individual insurance
producer, and a fee of deleted text begin $40 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end for each renewal;

(2) deleted text begin $75 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end for an initial variable life and variable
annuity license issued to an individual insurance producer, and
a fee of $50 for each renewal;

(3) deleted text begin $80 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end for an initial personal lines license issued to
an individual insurance producer, and a fee of deleted text begin $80 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end for each
renewal;

(4) deleted text begin $80 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end for an initial limited lines license issued to
an individual insurance producer, and a fee of deleted text begin $80 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end for each
renewal;

(5) $200 for an initial license issued to a business
entity, and a fee of deleted text begin $150 deleted text end new text begin $200 new text end for each renewal; and

(6) $500 for an initial surplus lines license, and a fee of
$500 for each renewal.

(b) Initial licenses issued under this chapter are valid
for a period not to exceed 24 months and expire on October 31 of
the renewal year assigned by the commissioner. Each renewal
insurance producer license is valid for a period of 24 months.
Licensees who submit renewal applications postmarked or
delivered on or before October 15 of the renewal year may
continue to transact business whether or not the renewal license
has been received by November 1. Licensees who submit
applications postmarked or delivered after October 15 of the
renewal year must not transact business after the expiration
date of the license until the renewal license has been received.

(c) All fees are nonreturnable, except that an overpayment
of any fee may be refunded upon proper application.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 72B.04,
subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Fees.

A fee of deleted text begin $80 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end is imposed for each
initial license or temporary permit and deleted text begin $80 deleted text end new text begin $50 new text end for each renewal
thereof or amendment thereto. A fee of $20 is imposed for the
registration of each nonlicensed adjuster who is required to
register under section 72B.06. All fees shall be transmitted to
the commissioner and shall be payable to the Department of
Commerce.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 82B.09,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Amounts.

The following fees must be paid
to the commissioner new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) $150 new text end for each initial individual real estate
appraiser's license deleted text begin : $150 if the license expires more than 12
months after issuance, $100 if the license expires less than 12
months after issuance deleted text end ; and deleted text begin a fee of
deleted text end

new text begin (2) new text end $100 for each renewal.

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116C.779,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Renewable energy production incentive.

(a)
Until January 1, 2018, up to deleted text begin $6,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $10,500,000 new text end annually
must be allocated from available funds in the account to fund
renewable energy production incentives. deleted text begin $4,500,000 deleted text end new text begin $9,000,000
new text end of this annual amount is for incentives for up to deleted text begin 100 deleted text end new text begin 200
new text end megawatts of electricity generated by wind energy conversion
systems that are eligible for the incentives under section
216C.41. The balance of this amount, up to $1,500,000 annually,
may be used for production incentives for on-farm biogas
recovery facilities that are eligible for the incentive under
section 216C.41 or for production incentives for other
renewables, to be provided in the same manner as under section
216C.41. Any portion of the deleted text begin $6,000,000 deleted text end new text begin $10,500,000 new text end not expended
in any calendar year for the incentive is available for other
spending purposes under this section. This subdivision does not
create an obligation to contribute funds to the account.

(b) The Department of Commerce shall determine eligibility
of projects under section 216C.41 for the purposes of this
subdivision. At least quarterly, the Department of Commerce
shall notify the public utility of the name and address of each
eligible project owner and the amount due to each project under
section 216C.41. The public utility shall make payments within
15 working days after receipt of notification of payments due.

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.551,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Grant account.

A contaminated site
cleanup and development grant account is created in the general
fund. Money in the account may be used, as appropriated by law,
to make grants as provided in section 116J.554 and to pay for
the commissioner's costs in reviewing applications and making
grants. new text begin Notwithstanding section 16A.28, money appropriated to
the account is available for four years.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.63,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Fees.

new text begin (a) new text end Fees for reports, publications, or
related publicity or promotional material are not subject to the
rulemaking requirements of chapter 14 and are not subject to
section 16A.1285. The fees prescribed by the commissioner must
be commensurate with the distribution objective of the
department for the material produced or with the cost of
furnishing the services. new text begin Except as described in paragraph (b),
new text end all fees for materials and services must be deposited in the
general fund.

new text begin (b) The commissioner may sell marketing materials at cost
to economic development organizations and others in quantities
that would not otherwise be available through general fund
appropriations. Funds received must be placed in a special
revolving account and are appropriated to the commissioner to
pay for the production of the materials.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 116J.8731,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Grant limits.

A Minnesota investment fund grant
may not be approved for an amount in excess of $1,000,000. This
limit covers all money paid to complete the same project,
whether paid to one or more grant recipients and whether paid in
one or more fiscal years. deleted text begin The portion deleted text end new text begin A local community or
recognized Indian tribal government may retain 20 percent, but
not more than $100,000 new text end of a Minnesota investment fund grant deleted text begin that
exceeds $100,000 must be repaid to the state deleted text end when it is repaid
to the local community or recognized Indian tribal government by
the person or entity to which it was loaned by the local
community or Indian tribal government. Money repaid to the
state must be credited to a Minnesota investment revolving loan
account in the state treasury. Funds in the account are
appropriated to the commissioner and must be used in the same
manner as are funds appropriated to the Minnesota investment
fund. Funds repaid to the state through existing Minnesota
investment fund agreements must be credited to the Minnesota
investment revolving loan account effective July 1, 2003. A
grant or loan may not be made to a person or entity for the
operation or expansion of a casino or a store which is used
solely or principally for retail sales. Persons or entities
receiving grants or loans must pay each employee total
compensation, including benefits not mandated by law, that on an
annualized basis is equal to at least 110 percent of the federal
poverty level for a family of four.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.41, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Annual permit. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall issue an
annual permit to a boat for the purpose of carrying passengers
for hire on the inland waters of the state provided the boat
satisfies the inspection requirements of this section. A boat
subject to inspection under this chapter shall be registered
with the Division of Boiler Inspection and shall be inspected
before a permit may be issued.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.411,
subdivision 2a, is amended to read:

Subd. 2a.

Inspection fees.

The deleted text begin commissioner may set fees
deleted text end new text begin fee new text end for inspecting traction engines, show boilers, and show
engines new text begin shall be the hourly rate new text end pursuant to section
deleted text begin 16A.1285 deleted text end new text begin 183.545, subdivision 3a new text end .

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.411,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Licenses.

A license to operate steam farm
traction engines, portable and stationary show engines and
portable and stationary show boilers shall be issued to an
applicant who:

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end is 18 years of age or older;

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end has a licensed second class or higher class
engineer or steam traction (hobby) engineer sign the affidavit
attesting to the applicant's competence in operating said
devices;

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end passes a written test for competence in operating
said devices;

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end has at least 25 hours of actual operating
experience on said devices; and

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end pays the required fee.

A license shall be valid for the lifetime of the licensee.
A onetime fee deleted text begin set by the commissioner deleted text end pursuant to section
deleted text begin 16A.1285 deleted text end new text begin 183.545, subdivision 4 new text end , shall be charged for the
license.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.42, is
amended to read:

183.42 INSPECTION deleted text begin EACH YEAR deleted text end new text begin AND REGISTRATION new text end .

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Inspection. new text end

Every owner, lessee, or other
person having charge of boilers deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin or new text end pressure vessels deleted text begin , or any
boat deleted text end subject to inspection under this chapter shall cause them
to be inspected by the Division of Boiler Inspection.
Boilers deleted text begin and boats deleted text end subject to inspection under this chapter must
be inspected at least annually and pressure vessels inspected at
least every two years except as provided under section
183.45. deleted text begin A person who fails to have the inspection required by
this section shall pay to the commissioner a penalty in the
amount of the cost of inspection up to a maximum of $1,000. deleted text end new text begin The
commissioner shall assess a $250 penalty per applicable boiler
or pressure vessel for failure to have the inspection required
by this section and may seal the boiler or pressure vessel for
refusal to allow an inspection as required by this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Registration. new text end

new text begin Every owner, lessee, or other
person having charge of boilers or pressure vessels subject to
inspection under this chapter shall register said objects with
the Division of Boiler Inspection. The registration shall be
renewed annually and is applicable to each object separately.
The fee for registration of a boiler or pressure vessel shall be
pursuant to section 183.545, subdivision 10. The Division of
Boiler Inspection may issue a billing statement for each boiler
and pressure vessel on record with the division, and may
determine a monthly schedule of billings to be followed for
owners, lessees, or other persons having charge of a boiler or
pressure vessel subject to inspection under this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Certificate of registration. new text end

new text begin The Division of
Boiler Inspection shall issue a certificate of registration that
lists the boilers and pressure vessels at the location,
expiration date of the certificate of registration, last
inspection date of each boiler and pressure vessel, and maximum
allowable working pressure for each boiler and pressure vessel.
The commissioner may make an electronic certificate of
registration available to be printed by the owner, lessee, or
other person having charge of the boiler or pressure vessel.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.44,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Masters and pilots.

The deleted text begin Division of
Boiler Inspection deleted text end new text begin commissioner or the commissioner's designee
new text end shall examine all masters deleted text begin and pilots deleted text end of boats and vessels
carrying passengers for hire on the inland waters of the state
as to their qualifications and fitness. If found deleted text begin trustworthy
deleted text end new text begin qualified new text end and competent to perform their duties as a master deleted text begin or
pilot deleted text end new text begin of a boat carrying passengers for hire, new text end they shall be
deleted text begin given deleted text end new text begin issued new text end a deleted text begin certificate deleted text end new text begin license new text end authorizing them to act as
such on the inland waters of the state. new text begin The license shall be
renewed annually. Fees for the original issue and renewal of
the license authorized under this section shall be pursuant to
section 183.545, subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.51,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Applications.

Any person who desires an
engineer's license shall deleted text begin make deleted text end new text begin submit new text end a written application, on
blanks furnished by the deleted text begin inspector. The person shall also
successfully pass a written examination for such grade of
license applied for deleted text end new text begin commissioner or designee, at least 15 days
before the requested exam date. The application is valid for
one year from the date the commissioner or designee received the
application new text end .

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.51, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Examinations. new text end

new text begin Each applicant for a license
must pass an examination approved by the commissioner. The
examinations shall be of sufficient scope to establish the
competency of the applicant to operate a boiler of the
applicable license class and grade.
new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.545, is
amended to read:

183.545 FEES FOR INSPECTION.

Subdivision 1.

Fee amount; vessels new text begin operated on inland
waters new text end .

The fees for the inspection of the hull, boiler,
machinery, and equipments of vessels deleted text begin are to be set by the
commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285, for vessels of 50
tons burden or over and vessels of less than 50 tons
burden. deleted text end new text begin operated on inland waters and that carry passengers for
hire are as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) annual operating permit and safety inspections shall be
$200; and
new text end

new text begin (2) other inspections, including dry-dock inspections, boat
stability tests, and plan reviews, are billed at the hourly rate
set in subdivision 3a.
new text end

Subd. 2.

Fee amounts; masters deleted text begin and pilots deleted text end .

The
deleted text begin commissioner shall, pursuant to section 16A.1285, set
the deleted text end new text begin license and application new text end fee for deleted text begin an examination of an
applicant for deleted text end a master's deleted text begin or pilot's deleted text end license new text begin is $50 new text end , deleted text begin for an deleted text end new text begin or
$20 if the applicant possesses a valid, unlimited, current
United States Coast Guard master's or pilot's license. The
new text end annual renewal of a master's deleted text begin or a pilot's deleted text end license deleted text begin , and for an deleted text end new text begin is
$20. The new text end annual renewal if paid later than deleted text begin ten deleted text end new text begin 30 new text end days after
expiration new text begin is $35. The fee for replacement of a current, valid
license is $20 new text end .

Subd. 3.

new text begin boiler and pressure vessel new text end inspection fees.

The
fees for the annual inspection of boilers and biennial
inspection of pressure vessels are deleted text begin to be set by the commissioner
pursuant to section 16A.1285, for deleted text end new text begin as follows new text end :

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end boiler inaccessible for internal inspection new text begin , $55 new text end ;

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end boiler accessible for internal inspection new text begin , $55 new text end ;

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end boiler internal inspection over 2,000 square feet
heating surface new text begin shall be billed at the hourly rate set in
subdivision 3a new text end ;

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end deleted text begin boiler internal inspection over 4,000 square feet
heating surface;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (e) boiler internal inspection over 10,000 square feet
heating surface;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end boiler accessible for internal inspection requiring
one-half day or more of inspection time shall be billed at the
deleted text begin established shop inspection fee deleted text end new text begin hourly new text end rate new text begin set in subdivision
3a new text end ;

deleted text begin (g) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end pressure vessel for internal inspection via manhole
new text begin , $35 new text end ; and

deleted text begin (h) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end pressure vessel inaccessible for internal
inspection new text begin , $35 new text end .

deleted text begin An additional fee based on the scale of fees applicable to
an inspection shall be charged when it is necessary to make a
special trip for a hydrostatic test of a boiler or pressure
vessel.
deleted text end

new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Hourly rate. new text end

The deleted text begin commissioner shall, pursuant
to section 16A.1285, set shop inspection fees deleted text end new text begin hourly rate for an
inspection not set elsewhere in this chapter is $80 per hour new text end .
Inspection time includes all time related to the deleted text begin shop
deleted text end inspection. new text begin Travel time, billed at the hourly rate, and travel
expenses shall be billed for shop inspections, triennial audits,
boat stability tests, hydrostatic tests of a boiler or pressure
vessel, or any other inspection or consultation requiring a
special trip.
new text end

Subd. 4.

deleted text begin applicants deleted text end new text begin boiler engineer license new text end fees.

deleted text begin The
commissioner shall, pursuant to section 16A.1285, set the fee
for an examination of an applicant deleted text end For the following licenses new text begin ,
the nonrefundable license and application fee is new text end :

deleted text begin (a) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end chief engineer's license new text begin , $50 new text end ;

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end first class engineer's license new text begin , $50 new text end ;

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end second class engineer's license new text begin , $50 new text end ;

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end special engineer's license new text begin , $20 new text end ; new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end traction new text begin or hobby boiler new text end engineer's license deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin ,
$50.
new text end

deleted text begin (f) pilot's license.
deleted text end

deleted text begin If an applicant, after an examination, is entitled to
receive a license, it shall be issued without the payment of any
additional charge. Any license so issued expires one year after
the date of its issuance. deleted text end An engineer's license may be renewed
upon application deleted text begin therefor deleted text end and deleted text begin the deleted text end payment of an annual renewal
fee deleted text begin as set by the commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285 deleted text end new text begin of
$20 new text end . new text begin The annual renewal, if paid later than 30 days after
expiration, is $35. The fee for replacement of a current, valid
license is $20.
new text end

Subd. 6.

National board inspectors.

The fee for an
examination of an applicant for a National Board of Boiler and
Pressure Vessels Inspectors commission deleted text begin shall be set by the
commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285 deleted text end new text begin is $100 new text end .

Subd. 7.

Nuclear endorsement.

The fee for each
examination of an applicant for a National Board of Boiler and
Pressure Vessels commissioned inspectors nuclear endorsement
deleted text begin shall be set by the commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285 deleted text end new text begin is
$100 new text end .

Subd. 8.

Certificate of competency.

The fee for issuance
of the original state of Minnesota certificate of competency for
inspectors deleted text begin shall be set by the commissioner pursuant to section
16A.1285 deleted text end new text begin is $50 new text end . This fee is waived for inspectors who paid the
examination fee. The fee for an annual renewal of the state of
Minnesota certificate of competency deleted text begin shall be set by the
commissioner pursuant to section 16A.1285 deleted text end new text begin is $35 new text end , and is due
January 1 of each year. new text begin The fee for replacement of a current,
valid license is $35.
new text end

Subd. 9.

Deposit of fees.

Fees received under this
section deleted text begin and section 183.57 deleted text end must be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the general fund.

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Boiler and pressure vessel registration
fee. new text end

new text begin The annual registration fee for boilers and pressure
vessels in use and required to be inspected per section 183.42
shall be $10 per boiler and pressure vessel.
new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 183.57, is
amended to read:

183.57 REPORT OF INSURER; EXEMPTION FROM INSPECTION.

Subdivision 1.

Report required.

Any insurance company
insuring boilers and pressure vessels in this state shall deleted text begin make a
written deleted text end new text begin file a new text end report deleted text begin thereof deleted text end showing the date of inspection,
the name of the person making the inspection, the condition of
the boiler or pressure vessel as disclosed by the inspection,
whether the deleted text begin same is deleted text end new text begin boiler was new text end operated by a properly licensed
engineer, deleted text begin and deleted text end whether a policy of insurance has been issued by
the company with reference to the boiler or pressure vessel new text begin , and
other information as directed by the chief boiler inspector new text end .
Within deleted text begin 15 deleted text end new text begin 21 new text end days after the inspection, the insurance company
shall deleted text begin mail a copy of deleted text end new text begin file new text end the report deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin with new text end the chief boiler
inspector deleted text begin and deleted text end new text begin or designee. The insurer shall provide new text end a copy of
the report to the person, firm, or corporation owning or
operating the new text begin inspected new text end boiler or pressure vessel deleted text begin inspected deleted text end .
Such report shall be made annually for boilers and biennially
for pressure vessels.

Subd. 2.

Exemption.

Every boiler or pressure vessel as
to which any insurance company authorized to do business in this
state has issued a policy of insurance, after the inspection
thereof, is exempt from inspection new text begin by the department new text end made under
sections 183.375 to 183.62, while the same continues to be
insured new text begin and provided it continues to be inspected in accordance
with the inspection schedule set forth in sections 183.42 and
183.45, new text end and the person, firm, or corporation owning or operating
the same has an unexpired certificate of deleted text begin exemption from
inspection, issued by the chief boiler
inspector deleted text end new text begin registration new text end . deleted text begin The fee set by the commissioner
pursuant to section 16A.1285, on the first object inspected and
on each object thereafter shall apply to each exempt object. A
certificate of exemption expires one year from date of issue.
The certificate of exemption shall be posted in a conspicuous
place near the boiler or pressure vessel or in the plant office
or boiler room described therein and to which it relates. Every
insurance company shall give written notice to the chief boiler
inspector of the cancellation or expiration of every policy of
insurance issued by it with reference to policies in this state,
and the cause or reason for the cancellation or expiration.
These notices of cancellation or expiration shall show the date
of the policy and the date when the cancellation has or will
become effective.
deleted text end

deleted text begin Subd. 4. deleted text end

deleted text begin Certificate of exemption. deleted text end

deleted text begin The Division of
Boiler Inspection may issue a billing and exemption certificate
for each boiler and pressure vessel which the division records
indicate shall be or has been inspected by an insurance company
which is providing coverage for the boilers and pressure
vessels. The division may determine the monthly schedule of the
billings to be followed for each business insured.
deleted text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Notice of insurance coverage. new text end

new text begin The insurer shall
notify the commissioner or designee in writing of its policy to
insure and inspect boilers and pressure vessels at a location
within 30 days of the effective date of insurance coverage,
including binders. The insurer must also provide a duplicate of
the notification to the insured.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Notice of discontinued coverage. new text end

new text begin The insurer
shall notify the commissioner or designee in writing, within 30
days of the effective date, of the discontinuation of insurance
coverage of the boilers and pressure vessels at a location and
the cause or reason for the discontinuation. This notice shall
show the effective date when the discontinued policy takes
effect.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Penalties. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall assess upon
the insurer a $50 penalty, per applicable boiler and pressure
vessel, for failing to submit an inspection report or notify the
commissioner of insurance coverage or discontinuation of
insurance coverage as set forth in this section. The
commissioner shall assess upon the insurer a penalty of $100,
per applicable boiler and pressure vessel, for failing to
conduct the required in-service inspection within 120 days after
the inspection was due in accordance with section 183.42.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Incentive payment; appropriation.

(a) Incentive
payments must be made according to this section to (1) a
qualified on-farm biogas recovery facility, (2) the owner or
operator of a qualified hydropower facility or qualified wind
energy conversion facility for electric energy generated and
sold by the facility, (3) a publicly owned hydropower facility
for electric energy that is generated by the facility and used
by the owner of the facility outside the facility, or (4) the
owner of a publicly owned dam that is in need of substantial
repair, for electric energy that is generated by a hydropower
facility at the dam and the annual incentive payments will be
used to fund the structural repairs and replacement of
structural components of the dam, or to retire debt incurred to
fund those repairs.

(b) Payment may only be made upon receipt by the
commissioner of deleted text begin finance deleted text end new text begin commerce new text end of an incentive payment
application that establishes that the applicant is eligible to
receive an incentive payment and that satisfies other
requirements the commissioner deems necessary. The application
must be in a form and submitted at a time the commissioner
establishes.

(c) There is annually appropriated from the general fund to
the commissioner of commerce sums sufficient to make the
payments required under this section, other than the amounts
funded by the renewable development account as specified in
subdivision 5a.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41,
subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Amount of payment; wind facilities limit.

(a)
An incentive payment is based on the number of kilowatt hours of
electricity generated. The amount of the payment is:

(1) for a facility described under subdivision 2, paragraph
(a), clause (4), 1.0 cent per kilowatt hour; and

(2) for all other facilities, 1.5 cents per kilowatt hour.

For electricity generated by qualified wind energy conversion
facilities, the incentive payment under this section is limited
to no more than deleted text begin 100 deleted text end new text begin 200 new text end megawatts of nameplate capacity.

(b) For wind energy conversion systems installed and
contracted for after January 1, 2002, the total size of a wind
energy conversion system under this section must be determined
according to this paragraph. Unless the systems are
interconnected with different distribution systems, the
nameplate capacity of one wind energy conversion system must be
combined with the nameplate capacity of any other wind energy
conversion system that is:

(1) located within five miles of the wind energy conversion
system;

(2) constructed within the same calendar year as the wind
energy conversion system; and

(3) under common ownership.

In the case of a dispute, the commissioner of commerce shall
determine the total size of the system, and shall draw all
reasonable inferences in favor of combining the systems.

(c) In making a determination under paragraph (b), the
commissioner of commerce may determine that two wind energy
conversion systems are under common ownership when the
underlying ownership structure contains similar persons or
entities, even if the ownership shares differ between the two
systems. Wind energy conversion systems are not under common
ownership solely because the same person or entity provided
equity financing for the systems.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 216C.41,
subdivision 5a, is amended to read:

Subd. 5a.

Renewable development account.

The Department
of Commerce shall authorize payment of the renewable energy
production incentive to wind energy conversion systems for deleted text begin 100
deleted text end new text begin 200 new text end megawatts of nameplate capacity deleted text begin in addition to the capacity
authorized under subdivision 5 deleted text end and to on-farm biogas recovery
facilities. Payment of the incentive shall be made from the
renewable energy development account as provided under section
116C.779, subdivision 2.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 326.975,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Generally.

(a) In addition to any other
fees, each applicant for a license under sections 326.83 to
326.98 shall pay a fee to the contractor's recovery fund. The
contractor's recovery fund is created in the state treasury and
must be administered by the commissioner in the manner and
subject to all the requirements and limitations provided by
section 82.43 with the following exceptions:

(1) each licensee who renews a license shall pay in
addition to the appropriate renewal fee an additional fee which
shall be credited to the contractor's recovery fund. The amount
of the fee shall be based on the licensee's gross annual
receipts for the licensee's most recent fiscal year preceding
the renewal, on the following scale:

Fee Gross Receipts
$100 under $1,000,000
$150 $1,000,000 to $5,000,000
$200 over $5,000,000

Any person who receives a new license shall pay a fee based on
the same scale;

(2) new text begin (i) new text end the sole purpose of this fund is to compensate any
aggrieved owner or lessee of residential property located within
this state who obtains a final judgment in any court of
competent jurisdiction against a licensee licensed under section
326.84, on grounds of fraudulent, deceptive, or dishonest
practices, conversion of funds, or failure of performance
arising directly out of any transaction when the judgment debtor
was licensed and performed any of the activities enumerated
under section 326.83, subdivision 19, on the owner's residential
property or on residential property rented by the lessee, or on
new residential construction which was never occupied prior to
purchase by the owner, or which was occupied by the licensee for
less than one year prior to purchase by the owner, and which
cause of action arose on or after April 1, 1994; new text begin and (ii)
reimburse the Department of Commerce for all legal and
administrative expenses, including staffing costs, incurred in
administering the fund;
new text end

(3) nothing may obligate the fund for more than $50,000 per
claimant, nor more than $75,000 per licensee; and

(4) nothing may obligate the fund for claims based on a
cause of action that arose before the licensee paid the recovery
fund fee set in clause (1), or as provided in section 326.945,
subdivision 3.

(b) Should the commissioner pay from the contractor's
recovery fund any amount in settlement of a claim or toward
satisfaction of a judgment against a licensee, the license shall
be automatically suspended upon the effective date of an order
by the court authorizing payment from the fund. No licensee
shall be granted reinstatement until the licensee has repaid in
full, plus interest at the rate of 12 percent a year, twice the
amount paid from the fund on the licensee's account, and has
obtained a surety bond issued by an insurer authorized to
transact business in this state in the amount of at least
$40,000.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 345.47,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Securities.

Securities listed on an established
stock exchange shall be sold at the prevailing prices on the
exchange. Other securities may be sold over the counter at
prevailing prices or, deleted text begin with prior approval of the State Board of
Investment, deleted text end by another method the commissioner determines
advisable. United States government savings bonds and United
States war bonds shall be presented to the United States for
payment.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 345.47,
subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a.

Holding period.

deleted text begin All securities presumed
abandoned under section 345.35 and delivered to the commissioner
must be held for at least three years before they are sold. A
person making a claim under this section is entitled to receive
either the securities delivered to the commissioner by the
holder, if they still remain in the hands of the commissioner,
or the proceeds received from the sale, but no person has any
claim under this section against the state, the holder, any
transfer agent, registrar, or other person acting for or on
behalf of a holder for any appreciation in the value of the
property occurring after delivery by the holder to the
commissioner. deleted text end new text begin If the property is of a type customarily sold on
a recognized market or of a type which may be sold over the
counter at prevailing prices, the commissioner may sell the
property without notice by publication or otherwise. The
commissioner may proceed with the liquidation after holding for
one year, with the exception of securities being held as the
result of an insurance company demutualization, these types of
securities may be sold upon receipt. The language provided in
this section grants to the commissioner express authority to
sell any property including, but not limited to, stocks, bonds,
notes, bills, and all other public or private securities. A
person making a claim under section 345.35 is entitled to
receive the securities delivered to the administrator by the
holder, if they still remain in the custody of the
administrator, or the net proceeds received from sale, and is
not entitled to receive any appreciation in the value of the
property occurring after sale by the commissioner. The
commissioner may liquidate all unclaimed securities currently
held in custody in accordance with the provisions of this
section.
new text end

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 373.40,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

For purposes of this
section, the following terms have the meanings given.

(a) "Bonds" means an obligation as defined under section
475.51.

(b) "Capital improvement" means acquisition or betterment
of public lands, development rights in the form of conservation
easements under chapter 84C, buildings, or other improvements
within the county for the purpose of a county courthouse,
administrative building, health or social service facility,
correctional facility, jail, law enforcement center, hospital,
morgue, library, park, qualified indoor ice arena, and roads and
bridges. An improvement must have an expected useful life of
five years or more to qualify. "Capital improvement" does not
include light rail transit or any activity related to it or a
recreation or sports facility building (such as, but not limited
to, a gymnasium, ice arena, racquet sports facility, swimming
pool, exercise room or health spa), unless the building is part
of an outdoor park facility and is incidental to the primary
purpose of outdoor recreation.

(c) deleted text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of employment and
economic development.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (d) deleted text end "Metropolitan county" means a county located in the
seven-county metropolitan area as defined in section 473.121 or
a county with a population of 90,000 or more.

deleted text begin (e) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end "Population" means the population established by
the most recent of the following (determined as of the date the
resolution authorizing the bonds was adopted):

(1) the federal decennial census,

(2) a special census conducted under contract by the United
States Bureau of the Census, or

(3) a population estimate made either by the Metropolitan
Council or by the state demographer under section 4A.02.

deleted text begin (f) deleted text end new text begin (e) new text end "Qualified indoor ice arena" means a facility that
meets the requirements of section 373.43.

deleted text begin (g) deleted text end new text begin (f) new text end "Tax capacity" means total taxable market value,
but does not include captured market value.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 373.40,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Capital improvement plan.

(a) A county may
adopt a capital improvement plan. The plan must cover at least
the five-year period beginning with the date of its adoption.
The plan must set forth the estimated schedule, timing, and
details of specific capital improvements by year, together with
the estimated cost, the need for the improvement, and sources of
revenues to pay for the improvement. In preparing the capital
improvement plan, the county board must consider for each
project and for the overall plan:

(1) the condition of the county's existing infrastructure,
including the projected need for repair or replacement;

(2) the likely demand for the improvement;

(3) the estimated cost of the improvement;

(4) the available public resources;

(5) the level of overlapping debt in the county;

(6) the relative benefits and costs of alternative uses of
the funds;

(7) operating costs of the proposed improvements; and

(8) alternatives for providing services more efficiently
through shared facilities with other counties or local
government units.

(b) The capital improvement plan and annual amendments to
it deleted text begin must be deleted text end new text begin are not effective until new text end approved by the county board
after public hearing. deleted text begin The county must submit the capital
improvement plan to the community development division of the
Department of Employment and Economic Development. The plan is
not effective if the commissioner disapproves the plan within 90
days after it was submitted. If the commissioner has not
disapproved the plan within 90 days after its submission, the
plan is deemed approved and effective. The commissioner shall
disapprove a capital improvement plan only if the commissioner
determines (1) that the planned improvements cannot be financed
within the limits specified in subdivision 4, or (2) the county
in preparing the plan did not consider the factors listed in
this subdivision or failed to gather the information necessary
to evaluate the plan under the factors, or (3) the proposed
improvements will result in unnecessary duplication of public
facilities provided by other units of government in the region
or there is insufficient demand for the facility. If the plan
is disapproved by the commissioner and the county board does not
withdraw the plan, the capital improvement plan must be
submitted to the voters for approval. If a majority of the
voters approve, the plan is approved and effective.
deleted text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 462A.05,
subdivision 3a, is amended to read:

Subd. 3a.

Refinancing deleted text begin nonprofits deleted text end ; residential housing.

It may refinance the existing indebtedness of deleted text begin nonprofit
entities, as defined by the agency deleted text end new text begin owners of rental property new text end ,
secured by residential housing for occupancy by persons and
families of low and moderate income, if refinancing is
determined by the agency to be necessary to reduce housing costs
to an affordable level or to maintain the supply of affordable
low-income housing. The authority granted in this subdivision
is in addition to and not in limitation of the authority granted
in section 462A.05, subdivision 14.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 462A.33,
subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Eligible recipients.

Challenge grants or loans
may be made to a city, new text begin a federally recognized American Indian
tribe or subdivision located in Minnesota, a tribal housing
corporation, new text end a private developer, a nonprofit organization, or
the owner of the housing, including individuals. For the
purpose of this section, "city" has the meaning given it in
section 462A.03, subdivision 21. To the extent practicable,
grants and loans shall be made so that an approximately equal
number of housing units are financed in the metropolitan area
and in the nonmetropolitan area.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 517.08,
subdivision 1b, is amended to read:

Subd. 1b.

Term of license; fee; premarital education.

(a) The local registrar shall examine upon oath the party
applying for a license relative to the legality of the
contemplated marriage. If at the expiration of a five-day
period, on being satisfied that there is no legal impediment to
it, including the restriction contained in section 259.13, the
local registrar shall issue the license, containing the full
names of the parties before and after marriage, and county and
state of residence, with the county seal attached, and make a
record of the date of issuance. The license shall be valid for
a period of six months. In case of emergency or extraordinary
circumstances, a judge of the district court of the county in
which the application is made, may authorize the license to be
issued at any time before the expiration of the five days.
Except as provided in paragraph (b), the local registrar shall
collect from the applicant a fee of deleted text begin $85 deleted text end new text begin $75 new text end for administering
the oath, issuing, recording, and filing all papers required,
and preparing and transmitting to the state registrar of vital
statistics the reports of marriage required by this section. If
the license should not be used within the period of six months
due to illness or other extenuating circumstances, it may be
surrendered to the local registrar for cancellation, and in that
case a new license shall issue upon request of the parties of
the original license without fee. A local registrar who
knowingly issues or signs a marriage license in any manner other
than as provided in this section shall pay to the parties
aggrieved an amount not to exceed $1,000.

(b) The marriage license fee for parties who have completed
at least 12 hours of premarital education is $20. In order to
qualify for the reduced fee, the parties must submit a signed
and dated statement from the person who provided the premarital
education confirming that it was received. The premarital
education must be provided by a licensed or ordained minister or
the minister's designee, a person authorized to solemnize
marriages under section 517.18, or a person authorized to
practice marriage and family therapy under section 148B.33. The
education must include the use of a premarital inventory and the
teaching of communication and conflict management skills.

(c) The statement from the person who provided the
premarital education under paragraph (b) must be in the
following form:

"I, (name of educator), confirm that (names of both
parties) received at least 12 hours of premarital education that
included the use of a premarital inventory and the teaching of
communication and conflict management skills. I am a licensed
or ordained minister, a person authorized to solemnize marriages
under Minnesota Statutes, section 517.18, or a person licensed
to practice marriage and family therapy under Minnesota
Statutes, section 148B.33."

The names of the parties in the educator's statement must
be identical to the legal names of the parties as they appear in
the marriage license application. Notwithstanding section
138.17, the educator's statement must be retained for seven
years, after which time it may be destroyed.

(d) If section 259.13 applies to the request for a marriage
license, the local registrar shall grant the marriage license
without the requested name change. Alternatively, the local
registrar may delay the granting of the marriage license until
the party with the conviction:

(1) certifies under oath that 30 days have passed since
service of the notice for a name change upon the prosecuting
authority and, if applicable, the attorney general and no
objection has been filed under section 259.13; or

(2) provides a certified copy of the court order granting
it. The parties seeking the marriage license shall have the
right to choose to have the license granted without the name
change or to delay its granting pending further action on the
name change request.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 517.08,
subdivision 1c, is amended to read:

Subd. 1c.

Disposition of license fee.

(a) Of the
marriage license fee collected pursuant to subdivision 1b,
paragraph (a), $15 must be retained by the county. The local
registrar must pay deleted text begin $70 deleted text end new text begin $60 new text end to the commissioner of finance to be
deposited as follows:

(1) $50 in the general fund;

(2) $3 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to
the commissioner of education for parenting time centers under
section 119A.37;

(3) $2 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to
the commissioner of health for developing and implementing the
MN ENABL program under section 145.9255; new text begin and
new text end

(4) deleted text begin $10 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to
the commissioner of employment and economic development for the
displaced homemaker program under section 116L.96; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) deleted text end $5 in the special revenue fund to be appropriated to
the commissioner of human services for the Minnesota Healthy
Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Initiative under section
256.742.

(b) Of the $20 fee under subdivision 1b, paragraph (b), $15
must be retained by the county. The local registrar must pay $5
to the commissioner of finance to be distributed as provided in
paragraph (a), clauses (2) and (3).

(c) The increase in the marriage license fee under
paragraph (a) provided for in Laws 2004, chapter 273, and
disbursement of the increase in that fee to the special fund for
the Minnesota Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood
Initiative under paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin (5) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end , is contingent
upon the receipt of federal funding under United States Code,
title 42, section 1315, for purposes of the initiative.

Sec. 46. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2004, sections 45.0295; 116J.58,
subdivision 3; and 462C.15, are repealed.
new text end