3rd Engrossment - 82nd Legislature (2001 - 2002) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to natural resources; extending certain 1.3 advisory committees; modifying contracting authority; 1.4 modifying stamp requirements; providing for 1.5 conservation law enforcement by agreement with Indian 1.6 authorities; allowing certain grant money to carry 1.7 forward; appropriating money; amending Minnesota 1.8 Statutes 2000, sections 15.059, subdivision 5a; 1.9 84.025, subdivision 7; 84.0887, subdivision 4; 84.83, 1.10 subdivision 3; 86A.21; 93.002, subdivision 1; 97A.045, 1.11 subdivision 7; 97A.055, subdivision 4a; 97A.405, 1.12 subdivision 2; 97A.411, subdivision 2; 97A.473, 1.13 subdivisions 2, 3, and 5; 97A.474, subdivisions 2 and 1.14 3; 97A.475, subdivisions 5 and 10; 97A.485, 1.15 subdivision 6; 97B.721; 97C.305; and 116P.06, 1.16 subdivision 1; Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 32, 1.17 subdivision 4; proposing coding for new law in 1.18 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 626. 1.19 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.20 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 15.059, 1.21 subdivision 5a, is amended to read: 1.22 Subd. 5a. [LATER EXPIRATION.] Notwithstanding subdivision 1.23 5, the advisory councils and committees listed in this 1.24 subdivision do not expire June 30, 1997. These groups expire 1.25 June 30, 2001, unless the law creating the group or this 1.26 subdivision specifies an earlier expiration date. 1.27 Investment advisory council, created in section 11A.08; 1.28 Intergovernmental information systems advisory council, 1.29 created in section 16B.42, expires June 30, 1999; 1.30 Feedlot and manure management advisory committee, created 1.31 in section 17.136; 1.32 Aquaculture advisory committee, created in section 17.49; 2.1 Dairy producers board, created in section 17.76; 2.2 Pesticide applicator education and examination review 2.3 board, created in section 18B.305; 2.4 Advisory seed potato certification task force, created in 2.5 section 21.112; 2.6 Food safety advisory committee, created in section 28A.20; 2.7 Minnesota organic advisory task force, created in section 2.8 31.95; 2.9 Public programs risk adjustment work group, created in 2.10 section 62Q.03; 2.11 Workers' compensation self-insurers' advisory committee, 2.12 created in section 79A.02; 2.13Youth corps advisory committee, created in section 84.0887;2.14Iron range off-highway vehicle advisory committee, created2.15in section 85.013;2.16Mineral coordinating committee, created in section 93.002;2.17Game and fish fund citizen advisory committees, created in2.18section 97A.055;2.19 Wetland heritage advisory committee, created in section 2.20 103G.2242; 2.21 Wastewater treatment technical advisory committee, created 2.22 in section 115.54; 2.23 Solid waste management advisory council, created in section 2.24 115A.12; 2.25 Nuclear waste council, created in section 116C.711; 2.26 Genetically engineered organism advisory committee, created 2.27 in section 116C.93; 2.28Environment and natural resources trust fund advisory2.29committee, created in section 116P.06;2.30 Child abuse prevention advisory council, created in section 2.31 119A.13; 2.32 Chemical abuse and violence prevention council, created in 2.33 section 119A.293; 2.34 Youth neighborhood centers advisory board, created in 2.35 section 119A.295; 2.36 Interagency coordinating council, created in section 3.1 125A.28, expires June 30, 1999; 3.2 Desegregation/integration advisory board, created in 3.3 section 124D.892; 3.4 Nonpublic education council, created in section 123B.445; 3.5 Permanent school fund advisory committee, created in 3.6 section 127A.30; 3.7 Indian scholarship committee, created in section 124D.84, 3.8 subdivision 2; 3.9 American Indian education committees, created in section 3.10 124D.80; 3.11 Summer scholarship advisory committee, created in section 3.12 124D.95; 3.13 Multicultural education advisory committee, created in 3.14 section 124D.894; 3.15 Male responsibility and fathering grants review committee, 3.16 created in section 124D.33; 3.17 Library for the blind and physically handicapped advisory 3.18 committee, created in section 134.31; 3.19 Higher education advisory council, created in section 3.20 136A.031; 3.21 Student advisory council, created in section 136A.031; 3.22 Cancer surveillance advisory committee, created in section 3.23 144.672; 3.24 Maternal and child health task force, created in section 3.25 145.881; 3.26 State community health advisory committee, created in 3.27 section 145A.10; 3.28 Mississippi River Parkway commission, created in section 3.29 161.1419; 3.30 School bus safety advisory committee, created in section 3.31 169.435; 3.32 Advisory council on workers' compensation, created in 3.33 section 175.007; 3.34 Code enforcement advisory council, created in section 3.35 175.008; 3.36 Medical services review board, created in section 176.103; 4.1 Apprenticeship advisory council, created in section 178.02; 4.2 OSHA advisory council, created in section 182.656; 4.3 Health professionals services program advisory committee, 4.4 created in section 214.32; 4.5 Rehabilitation advisory council for the blind, created in 4.6 section 248.10; 4.7 American Indian advisory council, created in section 4.8 254A.035; 4.9 Alcohol and other drug abuse advisory council, created in 4.10 section 254A.04; 4.11 Medical assistance drug formulary committee, created in 4.12 section 256B.0625; 4.13 Home care advisory committee, created in section 256B.071; 4.14 Preadmission screening, alternative care, and home and 4.15 community-based services advisory committee, created in section 4.16 256B.0911; 4.17 Traumatic brain injury advisory committee, created in 4.18 section 256B.093; 4.19 Minnesota commission serving deaf and hard-of-hearing 4.20 people, created in section 256C.28; 4.21 American Indian child welfare advisory council, created in 4.22 section 260.835; 4.23 Juvenile justice advisory committee, created in section 4.24 268.29; 4.25 Northeast Minnesota economic development fund technical 4.26 advisory committees, created in section 298.2213; 4.27 Iron range higher education committee, created in section 4.28 298.2214; 4.29 Northeast Minnesota economic protection trust fund 4.30 technical advisory committee, created in section 298.297; 4.31 Advisory council on battered women and domestic abuse, 4.32 created in section 611A.34. 4.33 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.025, 4.34 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 4.35 Subd. 7. [CONTRACTS.] The commissioner of natural 4.36 resources may contract with the federal government, local 5.1 governmental units, federally recognized American tribal 5.2 governments, the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota 5.3 Historical Society, and other educational institutions, and 5.4 private persons as may be necessary in the performance of 5.5 duties. Contracts made pursuant to this section for 5.6 professional services shall not be subject to the provisions of 5.7 chapter 16C, as they relate to competitive bidding. 5.8 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.0887, 5.9 subdivision 4, is amended to read: 5.10 Subd. 4. [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] The commissioner shall 5.11 establish a youth corps advisory committee with broad state 5.12 representation including youth. Notwithstanding section 15.059, 5.13 subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the committee 5.14 expires June 30,20012003. 5.15 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.83, 5.16 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 5.17 Subd. 3. [PURPOSES FOR THE ACCOUNT.] The money deposited 5.18 in the account and interest earned on that money may be expended 5.19 only as appropriated by law for the following purposes: 5.20 (1) for a grant-in-aid program to counties and 5.21 municipalities for construction and maintenance of snowmobile 5.22 trails, including maintenance of trails on lands and waters of 5.23 Voyageurs National Park; 5.24 (2) for acquisition, development, and maintenance of state 5.25 recreational snowmobile trails; 5.26 (3) for snowmobile safety programs; and 5.27 (4) for the administration and enforcement of sections 5.28 84.81 to 84.90 and appropriated grants to local law enforcement 5.29 agencies. 5.30 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 86A.21, is 5.31 amended to read: 5.32 86A.21 [POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.] 5.33 (a) The commissioner may: 5.34 (1) acquire, construct, and maintain small craft harbors, 5.35 channels, and facilities for recreational watercraft in the 5.36 navigable waters lying within the locations identified in Laws 6.1 1993, chapter 333, section 1; 6.2 (2) acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or condemnation the 6.3 lands, rights-of-way, easements, and other interests necessary 6.4 for small craft harbors, channels, mooring facilities, marinas, 6.5 launching ramps, and facilities normally used to support harbors 6.6 of refuge, channels, docks, and launching ramps; 6.7 (3) provide the public within the boundaries of small craft 6.8 harbors, through leases of public property, with mooring 6.9 facilities and marinas developed and operated by public or 6.10 nonpublic entities at no cost to the state or its political 6.11 subdivisions; 6.12 (4) charge fees for both seasonal and daily moorage at 6.13 state-operated or state-assisted small craft harbors and mooring 6.14 facilities; 6.15 (5) collect the proceeds from the sale of marine fuel at 6.16 small craft harbors or mooring facilities operated by the state. 6.17 (b) Fees and proceeds collected under paragraph (a) must be 6.18 credited to the water recreation account. The fees and proceeds 6.19 are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources and 6.20 may be used for purposes relating to mooring facilities and 6.21 small craft harbors, including: 6.22 (1) operation and maintenance; 6.23 (2) purchase of marine fuel and other petroleum supplies; 6.24 (3) replacement or expansion; or 6.25 (4) debt service on funds provided through the sale of 6.26 state bonds. 6.27 (c) Fees collected at small craft harbors and boating 6.28 facilities constructed or operated by local units of government 6.29 with financial assistance from the state shall, after payment of 6.30 the costs of operating and maintaining the facilities, be used 6.31 for purposes relating to mooring facilities and small craft 6.32 harbors, including: 6.33 (1) operation and maintenance; 6.34 (2) replacement or expansion; or 6.35 (3) debt service on funds provided through the sale of 6.36 state bonds. 7.1 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 93.002, 7.2 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 7.3 Subdivision 1. [ESTABLISHMENT.] The mineral coordinating 7.4 committee is established to plan for diversified mineral 7.5 development. The mineral coordinating committee consists of the 7.6 director of the minerals division of the department of natural 7.7 resources, the deputy commissioner of the Minnesota pollution 7.8 control agency, the director of United Steelworkers of America, 7.9 district 11, or the director's designee, the commissioner of the 7.10 iron range resources and rehabilitation board, the director of 7.11 the Minnesota geological survey, the dean of the University of 7.12 Minnesota institute of technology, the director of the natural 7.13 resources research institute, and three individuals appointed by 7.14 the governor for a four-year term, one each representing the 7.15 iron ore and taconite, the nonferrous metallic minerals, and the 7.16 industrial minerals industries within the state. The director 7.17 of the minerals division of the department of natural resources 7.18 shall serve as chair. A member of the committee may designate 7.19 another person of the member's organization to act in the 7.20 member's place. The commissioner of natural resources shall 7.21 provide staff and administrative services necessary for the 7.22 committee's activities. Notwithstanding section 15.059, 7.23 subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the committee 7.24 expires June 30, 2003. 7.25 The mineral coordinating committee is encouraged to solicit 7.26 and receive advice from representatives of the United States 7.27 Geological Survey and the United States Environmental Protection 7.28 Agency. 7.29 Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.045, 7.30 subdivision 7, is amended to read: 7.31 Subd. 7. [DUTY TO ENCOURAGE STAMP DESIGN AND PURCHASES.] 7.32 (a) The commissioner shall encourage the purchase of: 7.33 (1) Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamps by nonhunters 7.34 interested in migratory waterfowl preservation and habitat 7.35 development; 7.36 (2) pheasant stamps by persons interested in pheasant 8.1 habitat improvement; 8.2 (3) trout and salmon stamps by persons interested in trout 8.3 and salmon stream and lake improvement; and 8.4 (4) turkey stamps by persons interested in wild turkey 8.5 management and habitat improvement. 8.6 (b) The commissioner shall make rules governing contests 8.7 for selecting a design for each stamp, including those stamps 8.8 not required to be in possession while taking game or fish. 8.9 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.055, 8.10 subdivision 4a, is amended to read: 8.11 Subd. 4a. [CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES.] (a) The 8.12 commissioner shall appoint committees of affected persons to 8.13 review the reports prepared under subdivision 4 and other 8.14 relevant information and make recommendations to the legislature 8.15 and the commissioner for improvements in the management and use 8.16 of money in the game and fish fund. 8.17 (b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees: 8.18 (1) a committee to review the annual game and fish fund 8.19 report and address general game and fish fund issues; 8.20 (2) a committee to address funding issues related to 8.21 fishing; 8.22 (3) a committee to review the report on the small game 8.23 license surcharge and the report required in subdivision 4, 8.24 paragraph (a), clause (2), and address funding issues related to 8.25 hunting; 8.26 (4) a committee to review the trout and salmon stamp report 8.27 and address funding issues related to trout and salmon; 8.28 (5) a committee to review the report on the migratory 8.29 waterfowl stamp and address funding issues related to migratory 8.30 waterfowl; 8.31 (6) a committee to review the report on the pheasant stamp 8.32 and address funding issues related to pheasants; and 8.33 (7) a committee to review the report on the turkey stamp 8.34 and address funding issues related to wild turkeys. 8.35 (c) The committees must make recommendations to the 8.36 commissioner for outcome goals from expenditures. 9.1 (d) Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or other 9.2 law to the contrary, the committees do not expire until June 30, 9.3 2003. 9.4 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.405, 9.5 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 9.6 Subd. 2. [PERSONAL POSSESSION.] (a) A person acting under 9.7 a license or traveling from an area where a licensed activity 9.8 was performed must have in personal possession either: (1) the 9.9 proper license, if the license has been issued to and received 9.10 by the person; or (2) the proper license identification number 9.11 or stamp validation, if the license has been sold to the person 9.12 by electronic means but the actual license has not been issued 9.13 and received. 9.14 (b) If possession of a license or a license identification 9.15 number is required, a person must exhibit, as requested by a 9.16 conservation officer or peace officer, either: (1) the proper 9.17 license if the license has been issued to and received by the 9.18 person; or (2) the proper license identification number or stamp 9.19 validation and a valid state driver's license, state 9.20 identification card, or other form of identification provided by 9.21 the commissioner, if the license has been sold to the person by 9.22 electronic means but the actual license has not been issued and 9.23 received. 9.24 (c) If the actual license has been issued and received, a 9.25 receipt for license fees, a copy of a license, or evidence 9.26 showing the issuance of a license, including the license 9.27 identification number or stamp validation, does not entitle a 9.28 licensee to exercise the rights or privileges conferred by a 9.29 license. 9.30 (d) A license or stamp issued electronically and not 9.31 immediately provided to the licensee shall be mailed to the 9.32 licensee within 30 days of purchase of the license or stamp 9.33 validation, except for a pictorial turkey stamp or a pictorial 9.34 trout and salmon stamp. A pictorial turkey stamp or a pictorial 9.35 trout and salmon stamp shall be mailed to the licensee after 9.36 purchase of a license or stamp validation only if the licensee 10.1 pays an additional $2 fee. 10.2 Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.411, 10.3 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 10.4 Subd. 2. [SIGNATURE ON STAMPS.] A migratory waterfowl or 10.5 pheasant stamp issued under the game and fish laws must be 10.6 signed by the licensee across the front of the stamp to be valid. 10.7 Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.473, 10.8 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 10.9 Subd. 2. [LIFETIME ANGLING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) A resident 10.10 lifetime angling license authorizes a person to take fish by 10.11 angling in the state. The license authorizes those activities 10.12 authorized by the annual resident angling license. The license 10.13 does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation or other 10.14 stamps required by law. 10.15 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are: 10.16 (1) age 3 and under, $227; 10.17 (2) age 4 to age 15, $300; 10.18 (3) age 16 to age 50, $383; and 10.19 (4) age 51 and over, $203. 10.20 Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.473, 10.21 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 10.22 Subd. 3. [LIFETIME SMALL GAME HUNTING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) A 10.23 resident lifetime small game hunting license authorizes a person 10.24 to hunt small game in the state. The license authorizes those 10.25 hunting activities authorized by the annual resident small game 10.26 hunting license. The license does not include a turkey stamp 10.27 validation or anyof theother hunting stamps required by law. 10.28 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting 10.29 license are: 10.30 (1) age 3 and under, $217; 10.31 (2) age 4 to age 15, $290; 10.32 (3) age 16 to age 50, $363; and 10.33 (4) age 51 and over, $213. 10.34 Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.473, 10.35 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 10.36 Subd. 5. [LIFETIME SPORTING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) A resident 11.1 lifetime sporting license authorizes a person to take fish by 11.2 angling and hunt small game in the state. The license 11.3 authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident 11.4 angling and resident small game hunting licenses. The license 11.5 does not include a trout and salmon stamp validation, a turkey 11.6 stamp validation, or anyof theother hunting stamps required by 11.7 law. 11.8 (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are: 11.9 (1) age 3 and under, $357; 11.10 (2) age 4 to age 15, $480; 11.11 (3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and 11.12 (4) age 51 and over, $413. 11.13 Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.474, 11.14 subdivision 2, is amended to read: 11.15 Subd. 2. [NONRESIDENT LIFETIME ANGLING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) 11.16 A nonresident lifetime angling license authorizes a person to 11.17 take fish by angling in the state. The license authorizes those 11.18 activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling 11.19 license. The license does not include a trout and salmon stamp 11.20 validation or other stamps required by law. 11.21 (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are: 11.22 (1) age 3 and under, $447; 11.23 (2) age 4 to age 15, $600; 11.24 (3) age 16 to age 50, $773; and 11.25 (4) age 51 and over, $513. 11.26 Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.474, 11.27 subdivision 3, is amended to read: 11.28 Subd. 3. [NONRESIDENT LIFETIME SMALL GAME HUNTING LICENSE; 11.29 FEE.] (a) A nonresident lifetime small game hunting license 11.30 authorizes a person to hunt small game in the state. The 11.31 license authorizes those hunting activities authorized by the 11.32 annual nonresident small game hunting license. The license does 11.33 not include a turkey stamp validation or anyof theother 11.34 hunting stamps required by law. 11.35 (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime small game hunting 11.36 license are: 12.1 (1) age 3 and under, $947; 12.2 (2) age 4 to age 15, $1,280; 12.3 (3) age 16 to age 50, $1,633; and 12.4 (4) age 51 and over, $1,083. 12.5 Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.475, 12.6 subdivision 5, is amended to read: 12.7 Subd. 5. [HUNTING STAMPS.] Fees for the following stamps 12.8 and stamp validations are: 12.9 (1) migratory waterfowl stamp, $5; 12.10 (2) pheasant stamp, $5; and 12.11 (3) turkey stamp validation, $5. 12.12 Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.475, 12.13 subdivision 10, is amended to read: 12.14 Subd. 10. [TROUT AND SALMON STAMP VALIDATION.] The fee for 12.15 a trout and salmon stamp validation is $8.50. 12.16 Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.485, 12.17 subdivision 6, is amended to read: 12.18 Subd. 6. [LICENSES TO BE SOLD AND ISSUING FEES.] (a) 12.19 Persons authorized to sell licenses under this section must sell 12.20 the following licenses for the license fee and the following 12.21 issuing fees: 12.22 (1) to take deer or bear with firearms and by archery, the 12.23 issuing fee is $1; 12.24 (2) Minnesota sporting, the issuing fee is $1; and 12.25 (3) to take small game, for a person under age 65 to take 12.26 fish by angling or for a person of any age to take fish by 12.27 spearing, and to trap fur-bearing animals, the issuing fee is 12.28 $1; 12.29 (4) for a trout and salmon stamp that is not issued 12.30 simultaneously with an angling or sporting license, an issuing 12.31 fee of 50 cents may be charged at the discretion of the 12.32 authorized seller; and 12.33 (5) for stamps other than a trout and salmon stamp, and for 12.34 a special season Canada goose license, there is no fee. 12.35 (b) An issuing fee may not be collected for issuance of a 12.36 trout and salmon stamp if a stamp validation is issued 13.1 simultaneously with the related angling or sporting license. 13.2 Only one issuing fee may be collected when selling more than one 13.3 trout and salmon stamp in the same transaction after the end of 13.4 the season for which the stamp was issued. 13.5 (c) The auditor or subagent shall keep the issuing fee as a 13.6 commission for selling the licenses. 13.7 (d) The commissioner shall collect the issuing fee on 13.8 licenses sold by the commissioner. 13.9 (e) A license, except stamps, must state the amount of the 13.10 issuing fee and that the issuing fee is kept by the seller as a 13.11 commission for selling the licenses. 13.12 (f) For duplicate licenses, the issuing fees are: 13.13 (1) for licenses to take big game, 75 cents; and 13.14 (2) for other licenses, 50 cents. 13.15 Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97B.721, is 13.16 amended to read: 13.17 97B.721 [LICENSE AND STAMP VALIDATION REQUIRED TO TAKE 13.18 TURKEY; TAGGING AND REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.] 13.19 (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section 97A.405, 13.20 subdivision 2, a person may not take a turkey without possessing 13.21 a turkey license and:13.22(1) a turkey stamp in possession; and13.23(2)a turkey stamp validationon the turkey license when13.24issued electronically. 13.25 (b) The requirement in paragraph (a) topossesshave a 13.26 turkey stampor a licensevalidation does not apply to persons 13.27 under age 18. 13.28 (c) The commissioner may by rule prescribe requirements for 13.29 the tagging and registration of turkeys. 13.30 Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97C.305, is 13.31 amended to read: 13.32 97C.305 [TROUT AND SALMON STAMP VALIDATION.] 13.33 Subdivision 1. [REQUIREMENT.] Except as provided in 13.34 subdivision 2 or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person over 13.35 age 16 and under age 65 required to possess an angling license 13.36 must have a trout and salmon stampin possession and a trout14.1stampvalidationon the angling license when issued14.2electronicallyto: 14.3 (1) take fish by angling in: 14.4 (i) a stream designated by the commissioner as a trout 14.5 stream; 14.6 (ii) a lake designated by the commissioner as a trout lake; 14.7 or 14.8 (iii) Lake Superior; or 14.9 (2) possess trout or salmon taken in the state by angling. 14.10 Subd. 2. [EXCEPTION.] A trout and salmon stamp validation 14.11 is not required to take fish by angling or to possess trout and 14.12 salmon if: 14.13 (1) the person: 14.14 (i) possesses a license to take fish by angling for a 14.15 period of 24 hours from the time of issuance under section 14.16 97A.475, subdivision 6, clause (5), or subdivision 7, clause 14.17 (5), and 14.18 (ii) is taking fish by angling, or the trout or salmon were 14.19 taken by the person, during the period the license is valid; or 14.20 (2) the person is taking fish, or the trout or salmon were 14.21 taken by the person, as authorized under section 97C.035. 14.22 Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 116P.06, 14.23 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 14.24 Subdivision 1. [MEMBERSHIP.] (a) An advisory committee of 14.25 11 citizen members shall be appointed by the governor to advise 14.26 the legislative commission on Minnesota resources on project 14.27 proposals to receive funding from the trust fund and the 14.28 development of budget and strategic plans. The governor shall 14.29 appoint at least one member from each congressional district. 14.30 The governor shall appoint the chair. 14.31 (b) The governor's appointees must be confirmed with the 14.32 advice and consent of the senate. The membership terms, 14.33 compensation, removal, and filling of vacancies for citizen 14.34 members of the advisory committee are governed by section 14.35 15.0575. Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 5, or 14.36 other law to the contrary, the advisory committee does not 15.1 expire until June 30, 2003. 15.2 Sec. 22. [626.94] [CONSERVATION LAW ENFORCEMENT 15.3 AUTHORITY.] 15.4 Subdivision 1. [DEFINITION.] As used in this section, 15.5 "Indian conservation enforcement authority" means: 15.6 (1) a federally recognized Indian tribe, as defined in 15.7 United States Code, title 25, section 450b, subsection (e), 15.8 located within Minnesota, provided that the tribe has the 15.9 authority to adopt and enforce game, fish, and natural resources 15.10 codes governing the conduct of its members within the geographic 15.11 boundaries of a reservation or in the 1854 and 1837 ceded 15.12 territories; or 15.13 (2) an Indian conservation agency having the authority to 15.14 adopt and enforce game, fish, and natural resources codes and 15.15 regulations governing the conduct of Indians in the 1854 and 15.16 1837 ceded territories. 15.17 Subd. 2. [INDIAN CONSERVATION ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY 15.18 REQUIREMENTS.] Upon agreement by the commissioner of natural 15.19 resources, an Indian conservation enforcement authority may 15.20 exercise authority under subdivision 3 if it satisfies the 15.21 following requirements: 15.22 (1) the Indian conservation enforcement authority agrees to 15.23 be subject to liability for its torts and those of its officers, 15.24 employees, and agents acting within the scope of their 15.25 employment or duties arising out of the conservation enforcement 15.26 powers conferred by this section to the same extent as a 15.27 municipality under chapter 466 and the Indian conservation 15.28 enforcement authority further agrees, notwithstanding section 15.29 16C.05, subdivision 7, to waive its sovereign immunity for 15.30 purposes of claims arising out of the liability; 15.31 (2) the Indian conservation enforcement authority files 15.32 with the board of peace officer standards and training a bond or 15.33 certificate of insurance for liability coverage with the maximum 15.34 single occurrence amounts set forth in section 466.04 and an 15.35 annual cap for all occurrences within a year of three times the 15.36 single occurrence amounts; 16.1 (3) the Indian conservation enforcement authority files 16.2 with the board of peace officer standards and training a 16.3 certificate of insurance for liability of its conservation law 16.4 enforcement officers, employees, and agents for lawsuits under 16.5 the United States Constitution; 16.6 (4) the Indian conservation enforcement authority agrees to 16.7 be subject to section 13.82 and any other laws of the state 16.8 relating to data practices of law enforcement agencies; 16.9 (5) the Indian conservation enforcement authority enters 16.10 into a written cooperative agreement with the commissioner of 16.11 natural resources under section 471.59 to define and regulate 16.12 the provision of conservation law enforcement services under 16.13 this section and to provide conservation officers employed by 16.14 the department of natural resources with concurrent jurisdiction 16.15 to enforce Indian codes and regulations within the reservation 16.16 or ceded territory; and 16.17 (6) the Indian conservation enforcement authority appoints 16.18 a licensed peace officer to serve as a chief law enforcement 16.19 officer with authority to appoint and supervise the authority's 16.20 conservation officers under this section. 16.21 When entering into an agreement under clause (5), the Indian 16.22 conservation enforcement authority is considered a "governmental 16.23 unit" as defined under section 471.59, subdivision 1. Nothing 16.24 in this section shall be construed to invalidate or limit the 16.25 terms of any valid agreement approved by a federal court order. 16.26 Subd. 3. [CONCURRENT JURISDICTION.] If the requirements of 16.27 subdivision 2 are met: 16.28 (1) the Indian conservation enforcement authority's chief 16.29 law enforcement officer may appoint peace officers, as defined 16.30 in section 626.84, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), to serve as 16.31 conservation officers having the same powers as conservation 16.32 officers employed by the department of natural resources. The 16.33 exercise of these powers is limited to the geographical 16.34 boundaries of the reservation or ceded territory; and 16.35 (2) the jurisdiction of conservation officers appointed 16.36 under this subdivision is concurrent with the jurisdiction of 17.1 conservation officers employed by the department of natural 17.2 resources to enforce the state's game and fish, natural 17.3 resource, and recreational laws within the geographical 17.4 boundaries of the reservation or ceded territory. 17.5 Subd. 4. [EFFECT ON FEDERAL LAW.] Nothing in this section 17.6 shall be construed to restrict the Indian conservation 17.7 enforcement authority's authority under federal law. 17.8 Subd. 5. [CONSTRUCTION.] This section is limited to 17.9 conservation enforcement authority only. Nothing in this 17.10 section shall affect any other jurisdictional relationship or 17.11 dispute. 17.12 Sec. 23. Laws 1996, chapter 407, section 32, subdivision 17.13 4, is amended to read: 17.14 Subd. 4. [ADVISORY COMMITTEE.] (a) A local area advisory 17.15 committee is established to provide direction on the 17.16 establishment, planning, development, and operation of the Iron 17.17 Range off-highway vehicle recreation area. Except as provided 17.18 in paragraph (b), the commissioner of natural resources shall 17.19 appoint the members of the advisory committee. 17.20 (b) Membership on the advisory committee shall include: 17.21 (1) a representative of the all-terrain vehicle association 17.22 of Minnesota; 17.23 (2) a representative of the amateur riders of motorcycles 17.24 association; 17.25 (3) a representative of the Minnesota four-wheel drive 17.26 association; 17.27 (4) a representative of the St. Louis county board; 17.28 (5) a state representative appointed by the speaker of the 17.29 house of representatives; 17.30 (6) a state senator appointed by the senate committee on 17.31 committees; 17.32 (7) a designee of the local environmental community 17.33 selected by the area environmental organizations; 17.34 (8) a designee of the local tourism community selected by 17.35 the iron trail convention and visitors bureau; and 17.36 (9) a representative of the Tower regional office of the 18.1 department of natural resources. 18.2 (c) The advisory committee shall elect its own chair and 18.3 meetings shall be at the call of the chair. 18.4 (d) The advisory committee members shall serve as 18.5 volunteers and accept no per diem. 18.6 (e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 15.059, 18.7 subdivision 5, or other law to the contrary, the advisory 18.8 committee expires June 30, 2003. 18.9 Sec. 24. [SNOWMOBILE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT; GRANTS CARRY 18.10 FORWARD.] 18.11 For fiscal years 1998 to 2002, local enforcement units may 18.12 carry forward unspent snowmobile safety enforcement grant 18.13 money. The grant money carried forward must be spent directly 18.14 on identifiable snowmobile safety activities according to Laws 18.15 1997, chapter 216, section 5, subdivision 8; Minnesota Statutes, 18.16 chapter 84; and Minnesota Rules, chapter 6100. All grant money 18.17 carried forward must be expended by June 30, 2002. 18.18 Sec. 25. [APPROPRIATIONS.] 18.19 (a) $45,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $53,000 in fiscal year 18.20 2003 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the 18.21 commissioner of natural resources for programs of the division 18.22 of fisheries. This amount shall be included in the agency's 18.23 base appropriation. 18.24 (b) $15,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $15,000 in fiscal year 18.25 2003 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the 18.26 commissioner of natural resources for programs of the division 18.27 of wildlife. This amount shall be included in the agency's base 18.28 appropriation. 18.29 (c) The base appropriation to the commissioner of natural 18.30 resources from the game and fish fund for operations support is 18.31 reduced by $60,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $68,000 in fiscal 18.32 year 2003. 18.33 Sec. 26. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 18.34 Sections 1, 3, 6, 8, 21, and 23 are effective the day 18.35 following final enactment. Sections 7 and 9 to 20 are effective 18.36 March 1, 2002.