SF 1430

2nd Engrossment - 89th Legislature (2015 - 2016) Posted on 09/14/2015 02:11pm

A bill for an act
relating to natural resources; modifying invasive species provisions; providing
for temporary water surface use controls in construction areas; modifying
state park and trail provisions; regulating wake surfing; modifying life jacket
requirements; modifying requirements for fire training; modifying auxiliary forest
provisions; modifying forest bough account; modifying recreational vehicle
transfer requirements; modifying authority to issue water use permits; providing
civil penalties; requiring rulemaking; appropriating money; amending Minnesota
Statutes 2014, sections 84.788, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 84.84;
84.922, subdivision 4; 84D.01, subdivisions 13, 15, 17, 18; 84D.03, subdivision
3; 84D.06; 84D.10, subdivision 3; 84D.11, subdivision 1; 84D.12, subdivisions
1, 3; 84D.13, subdivisions 4, 5; 84D.15, subdivision 3; 85.015, subdivision 28,
by adding a subdivision; 85.053, subdivisions 8, 10; 85.054, subdivision 12;
86B.201, by adding a subdivision; 86B.313, subdivisions 1, 4; 86B.315; 88.17,
subdivision 3; 88.49, subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11; 88.491, subdivision 2;
88.50; 88.51, subdivisions 1, 3; 88.52, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 88.523; 88.53,
subdivisions 1, 2; 88.6435, subdivision 4; 103G.271, subdivisions 5, 6a; 282.011,
subdivision 3; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 88.47; 88.48; 88.49,
subdivisions 1, 2, 10; 88.491, subdivision 1; 88.51, subdivision 2; 282.013.

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

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.788, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Report of new text begin ownership new text end transfers; fee.

deleted text begin A person who sells or transfers deleted text end new text begin (a)
Application for transfer of new text end ownership of an off-highway motorcycle registered under
this section deleted text begin shall report the sale or transfer deleted text end new text begin must be made new text end to the commissioner within
15 days of the date of transfer.

new text begin (b) new text end An application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and the
deleted text begin buyer on a form prescribed by the commissioner with the owner's registration certificate,
deleted text end new text begin purchaser using new text end a bill of sale deleted text begin , and a $4 fee deleted text end new text begin that includes the vehicle serial number new text end .

new text begin (c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the
purchaser fails to apply for transfer of ownership as provided under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.788, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Report of registration transfers. new text end

new text begin (a) Application for transfer of
registration under this section must be made to the commissioner within 15 days of the
date of transfer.
new text end

new text begin (b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and the
purchaser using a bill of sale that includes the vehicle serial number.
new text end

new text begin (c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the
purchaser fails to apply for transfer of registration as provided under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.84, is amended to read:

84.84 TRANSFER OR TERMINATION OF SNOWMOBILE OWNERSHIP.

new text begin (a) new text end Within 15 days after the transfer of ownership, or any part thereof, other than a
security interest, or the destruction or abandonment of any snowmobile, written notice
deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of the transfer or destruction or abandonment new text end shall be given to the commissioner
in such form as the commissioner shall prescribe.

new text begin (b) An application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and the
purchaser using a bill of sale that includes the vehicle serial number.
new text end

new text begin (c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.88 if the purchaser
fails to apply for transfer of ownership as provided under this subdivision. new text end Every owner
or part owner of a snowmobile shall, upon failure to give deleted text begin such deleted text end notice new text begin of destruction or
abandonment new text end , be subject to the penalties imposed by deleted text begin Laws 1967, chapter 876 deleted text end new text begin section 84.88 new text end .

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.922, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Report of transfers.

deleted text begin A person who sells or transfers ownership of a
vehicle registered under this section shall report the sale or deleted text end new text begin (a) Application for new text end transfer new text begin of
ownership must be made new text end to the commissioner within 15 days of the date of transfer.

new text begin (b) new text end An application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and
the purchaser deleted text begin on a form prescribed by the commissioner with the owner's registration
certificate, deleted text end new text begin using new text end a bill of sale deleted text begin and a $4 fee deleted text end new text begin that includes the vehicle serial number new text end .

new text begin (c) The purchaser is subject to the penalties imposed by section 84.774 if the
purchaser fails to apply for transfer of ownership as provided under this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, subdivision 13, is amended to read:

Subd. 13.

Prohibited invasive species.

"Prohibited invasive species" means a
nonnative species that has been deleted text begin listed deleted text end new text begin designated new text end as a prohibited invasive species in a rule
adopted by the commissioner under section 84D.12.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, subdivision 15, is amended to read:

Subd. 15.

Regulated invasive species.

"Regulated invasive species" means a
nonnative species that has been deleted text begin listed deleted text end new text begin designated new text end as a regulated invasive species in a rule
adopted by the commissioner under section 84D.12.

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, subdivision 17, is amended to read:

Subd. 17.

Unlisted nonnative species.

"Unlisted nonnative species" means a
nonnative species that has not been deleted text begin listed deleted text end new text begin designated new text end as a prohibited invasive species, a
regulated invasive species, or an unregulated nonnative species in a rule adopted by the
commissioner under section 84D.12.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, subdivision 18, is amended to read:

Subd. 18.

Unregulated nonnative species.

"Unregulated nonnative species" means
a nonnative species that has been deleted text begin listed deleted text end new text begin designated new text end as an unregulated nonnative species in
a rule adopted by the commissioner under section 84D.12.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.03, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Bait harvest from infested waters.

(a) Taking wild animals from infested
waters for bait or aquatic farm purposes is prohibited, except as provided in paragraph
(b) new text begin or (c) new text end and section 97C.341.

(b) In waters that are listed as infested waters, except those listed deleted text begin because they
contain deleted text end new text begin as infested with new text end prohibited invasive species of fish or certifiable diseases of fish, as
defined under section 17.4982, subdivision 6, taking wild animals may be permitted for:

(1) commercial taking of wild animals for bait and aquatic farm purposes according
to a permit issued under section 84D.11, subject to rules adopted by the commissioner; new text begin and
new text end

(2) bait purposes for noncommercial personal use in waters that contain Eurasian
water milfoil, when the infested waters are listed solely because they contain Eurasian
water milfoil and if the equipment for taking is limited to cylindrical minnow traps not
exceeding 16 inches in diameter and 32 inches in length deleted text begin ; and deleted text end new text begin .
new text end

deleted text begin (3) deleted text end new text begin (c) In streams or rivers that are listed as infested waters, except those listed as
infested with certifiable diseases of fish, as defined under section 17.4982, subdivision 6,
the new text end harvest of bullheads, goldeyes, mooneyes, sheepshead (freshwater drum), and suckers
for bait deleted text begin from streams or rivers listed as infested waters, deleted text end by hook and line for noncommercial
personal use deleted text begin . Other provisions that apply to this clause are deleted text end new text begin is allowed as follows new text end :

deleted text begin (i) deleted text end new text begin (1) new text end fish taken under this deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end must be used on the same body of water
where caught and while still on that water body new text begin . Where the river or stream is divided by
barriers such as dams, the fish must be caught and used on the same section of the river
or stream new text end ;

deleted text begin (ii) deleted text end new text begin (2) new text end fish taken under this deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end may not be transported live from or
off the water body;

deleted text begin (iii) deleted text end new text begin (3) new text end fish harvested under this deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end may only be used in accordance
with this section;

deleted text begin (iv) deleted text end new text begin (4) new text end any other use of wild animals used for bait from infested waters is prohibited;

deleted text begin (v) deleted text end new text begin (5) new text end fish taken under this deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end must meet all other size restrictions
and requirements as established in rules; and

deleted text begin (vi) deleted text end new text begin (6) new text end all species listed under this deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end shall be included in the person's
daily limit as established in rules, if applicable.

deleted text begin (c) deleted text end new text begin (d) new text end Equipment authorized for minnow harvest in a listed infested water by permit
issued under paragraph (b) may not be transported to, or used in, any waters other than
waters specified in the permit.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.06, is amended to read:

84D.06 UNLISTED NONNATIVE SPECIES.

Subdivision 1.

Process.

A person may not introduce an unlisted nonnative aquatic
plant or wild animal species unless:

(1) the person has notified the commissioner in a manner and form prescribed by
the commissioner;

(2) the commissioner has made the classification determination required in
subdivision 2 and deleted text begin listed deleted text end new text begin designated new text end the species as appropriate; and

(3) the introduction is allowed under the applicable provisions of this chapter.

Subd. 2.

Classification.

(a) If the commissioner determines that a species for which
a notification is received under subdivision 1 should be classified as a prohibited invasive
species, the commissioner shall:

(1) adopt a rule under section 84D.12, subdivision 3, deleted text begin listing deleted text end new text begin designating new text end the species
as a prohibited invasive species; and

(2) notify the person from which the notification was received that the species is
subject to section 84D.04.

(b) If the commissioner determines that a species for which a notification is
received under subdivision 1 should be classified as an unregulated nonnative species,
the commissioner shall:

(1) adopt a rule under section 84D.12, subdivision 3, deleted text begin listing deleted text end new text begin designating new text end the species
as an unregulated nonnative species; and

(2) notify the person from which the notification was received that the species is not
subject to regulation under this chapter.

(c) If the commissioner determines that a species for which a notification is received
under subdivision 1 should be classified as a regulated invasive species, the commissioner
shall notify the applicant that the species is subject to the requirements in section 84D.07.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Removal and confinement.

(a) A conservation officer or other licensed
peace officer may order:

(1) the removal of aquatic macrophytes or prohibited invasive species from
water-related equipment new text begin , including decontamination using hot water or high pressure
equipment when available on site, new text end before deleted text begin it deleted text end new text begin the water-related equipment new text end is new text begin transported or
before it is new text end placed into waters of the state;

(2) confinement of the water-related equipment at a mooring, dock, or other location
until the water-related equipment is removed from the water;

(3) removal of water-related equipment from waters of the state to remove prohibited
invasive species if the water has not been listed by the commissioner as being infested
with that species; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(4) a prohibition on placing water-related equipment into waters of the state when
the water-related equipment has aquatic macrophytes or prohibited invasive species
attached in violation of subdivision 1 or when water has not been drained or the drain plug
has not been removed in violation of subdivision 4 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (5) decontamination of water-related equipment when available on site.
new text end

new text begin (b) An order for removal of prohibited invasive species under paragraph (a), clause
(1), or decontamination of water-related equipment under paragraph (a), clause (5),
may include tagging the water-related equipment and issuing a notice that specifies
a time frame for completing the removal or decontamination and reinspection of the
water-related equipment.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) deleted text end new text begin (c) new text end An inspector who is not a licensed peace officer may issue orders under
paragraph (a), clauses (1), (3), deleted text begin and deleted text end (4) new text begin , and (5) new text end .

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Prohibited invasive species.

The commissioner may issue a permit
for the propagation, possession, importation, purchase, or transport of a prohibited invasive
species for the purposes of disposal, new text begin decontamination, new text end control, research, or education.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.12, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Required rules.

The commissioner shall adopt rules:

(1) deleted text begin listing deleted text end new text begin designating new text end prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, and
unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals;

(2) governing the application for and issuance of permits under this chapter, which
rules may include a fee schedule; and

(3) governing notification under section 84D.08.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.12, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Expedited rules.

The commissioner may adopt rules under section 84.027,
subdivision 13, that deleted text begin list deleted text end new text begin designate new text end :

(1) prohibited invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals;

(2) regulated invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals; and

(3) unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.13, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Warnings; civil citations.

After appropriate training, conservation
officers, other licensed peace officers, and other department personnel designated by the
commissioner may issue warnings or citations to a person who:

(1) unlawfully transports prohibited invasive species or aquatic macrophytes;

(2) unlawfully places or attempts to place into waters of the state water-related
equipment that has aquatic macrophytes or prohibited invasive species attached;

(3) intentionally damages, moves, removes, or sinks a buoy marking, as prescribed
by rule, Eurasian water milfoil;

(4) fails to remove plugs, open valves, and drain water from water-related equipment
before leaving waters of the state or when transporting water-related equipment as
provided in section 84D.10, subdivision 4; deleted text begin or
deleted text end

(5) transports infested water, in violation of rule, off riparian property deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; or
new text end

new text begin (6) fails to complete decontamination of water-related equipment or to remove
invasive species from water-related equipment by the date specified on a tagging notice
and order.
new text end

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.13, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Civil penalties.

(a) A civil citation issued under this section must impose
the following penalty amounts:

(1) for transporting aquatic macrophytes in violation of section 84D.09, $100;

(2) for placing or attempting to place into waters of the state water-related equipment
that has aquatic macrophytes attached, $200;

(3) for unlawfully possessing or transporting a prohibited invasive species other
than an aquatic macrophyte, $500;

(4) for placing or attempting to place into waters of the state water-related equipment
that has prohibited invasive species attached when the waters are not listed by the
commissioner as being infested with that invasive species, $500;

(5) for intentionally damaging, moving, removing, or sinking a buoy marking, as
prescribed by rule, Eurasian water milfoil, $100;

(6) for failing to have drain plugs or similar devices removed or opened while
transporting water-related equipment or for failing to remove plugs, open valves, and
drain water from water-related equipment, other than marine sanitary systems, before
leaving waters of the state, $100; deleted text begin and
deleted text end

(7) for transporting infested water off riparian property without a permit as required
by rule, $200 deleted text begin . deleted text end new text begin ; and
new text end

new text begin (8) for failing to complete decontamination of water-related equipment or to remove
invasive species from water-related equipment by the date specified on a tagging notice
and order, $250.
new text end

(b) A civil citation that is issued to a person who has one or more prior convictions
or final orders for violations of this chapter is subject to twice the penalty amounts listed
in paragraph (a).

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.15, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Use of money in account.

Money credited to the invasive species account
in subdivision 2 shall be used for management of invasive species and implementation of
this chapter as it pertains to invasive species, including control, public awareness, law
enforcement, assessment and monitoring, management planning, new text begin habitat improvements,
new text end and research.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:

new text begin Subd. 1e. new text end

new text begin Connection to state parks and recreation areas. new text end

new text begin Trails designated
under this section include connections to state parks or recreation areas that generally lie
in between or within the vicinity of the waymarks specifically named in the designation.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, subdivision 28, is amended to read:

Subd. 28.

Camp Ripley/Veterans State Trail, Crow Wing, Cass, and Morrison
Counties.

The trail shall originate at Crow Wing State Park in Crow Wing County at
the southern end of the Paul Bunyan Trail and shall extend from Crow Wing State Park
westerly to the city of Pillager, then southerly along the west side of Camp Ripley, then
easterly along the south side of Camp Ripley across to the east side of the Mississippi
River, and then northerly through Fort Ripley to Crow Wing State Park. A second segment
of the trail shall be established that shall extend in a southerly direction and in close
proximity to the Mississippi River from the southeasterly portion of the first segment of
the trail to the city of Little Falls, and then terminate at the Soo Line Trail in Morrison
County. new text begin Separation of motorized and nonmotorized corridors is acceptable as needed.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.053, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Military personnel; exemption.

(a) deleted text begin A one-day permit, deleted text end new text begin An annual permit
new text end under subdivision deleted text begin 4, shall deleted text end new text begin 1 must new text end be issued without a fee deleted text begin for a motor vehicle being used by
a person who is serving in active military service deleted text end new text begin to active military personnel new text end in any branch
or unit of the United States armed forces deleted text begin and who is stationed outside Minnesota, during the
period of active service and for 90 days immediately thereafter, deleted text end new text begin or their dependents new text end if the
person presents deleted text begin the person's current military orders deleted text end new text begin a qualifying military identification or
an annual pass for the United States military issued through the National Parks and Federal
Lands Pass Program new text end to the park attendant on duty or other designee of the commissioner.

(b) For purposes of this section, deleted text begin "active service" has the meaning given under section
190.05, subdivision 5c, when performed outside Minnesota deleted text end new text begin the commissioner shall
establish what constitutes a qualifying military identification by written order published
in the State Register. The written order is exempt from the rulemaking provisions of
chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply new text end .

(c) deleted text begin A permit is not required for a motor vehicle being used by military personnel or
their dependents who have in their possession the annual pass for United States military
and their dependents issued by the federal government for access to federal recreation
sites. deleted text end new text begin For vehicles permitted under paragraph (a), the permit or decal issued under this
subdivision is valid only when displayed on a vehicle owned and occupied by the person
to whom the permit is issued.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner may issue a daily vehicle permit free of charge to an individual
who qualifies under paragraph (a) and who does not own or operate a motor vehicle.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.053, subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Free entrance; disabled veterans.

new text begin (a) new text end The commissioner shall
issue an annual park permit for no charge to any veteran deleted text begin with a total and permanent
service-connected disability, and a daily park permit to any resident veteran deleted text end with any level
of service-connected disability, as determined by the United States Department of Veterans
Affairs, who presents each year a copy of the veteran's determination letter new text begin or other official
form of validation issued by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or the
United States Department of Defense new text end to a park attendant or commissioner's designee. For
the purposes of this section, "veteran" has the meaning given in section 197.447.

new text begin (b) For vehicles permitted under paragraph (a), the permit or decal issued under this
subdivision is valid only when displayed on a vehicle owned and occupied by the person
to whom the permit is issued.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner may issue a daily vehicle permit free of charge to an individual
who qualifies under paragraph (a) and who does not own or operate a motor vehicle.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.054, subdivision 12, is amended to read:

Subd. 12.

new text begin Lake Vermilion- new text end Soudan Underground Mine State Park.

A state park
permit is not required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle entry or parking
at the visitor parking area of Soudan Underground Mine deleted text begin State Park deleted text end new text begin and the Stuntz Bay
boat house area new text end .

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.201, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Construction area restrictions. new text end

new text begin The commissioner, after consulting with
the governmental units and contractors involved in a construction project, may adopt,
by written order, temporary water surface use controls for recreational uses at public
construction and maintenance sites that cross or are adjacent to waters of the state for a
period of time not to exceed the duration of the construction or maintenance project.
Temporary controls adopted under this subdivision are exempt from the rulemaking
requirements of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.313, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

General requirements.

(a) In addition to requirements of other laws
relating to watercraft, a person may not operate or permit the operation of a personal
watercraft:

(1) without each person on board the personal watercraft wearing a United States
Coast Guard new text begin (USCG) new text end approved deleted text begin Type I, II, III, or V deleted text end new text begin wearable new text end personal flotation device
new text begin with a USCG label indicating it either is approved for or does not prohibit use with
personal watercraft or water skiing new text end ;

(2) between one hour before sunset and 9:30 a.m.;

(3) at greater than slow-no wake speed within 150 feet of:

(i) a shoreline;

(ii) a dock;

(iii) a swimmer;

(iv) a raft used for swimming or diving; or

(v) a moored, anchored, or nonmotorized watercraft;

(4) while towing a person on water skis, a kneeboard, an inflatable craft, or any
other device unless:

(i) an observer is on board; or

(ii) the personal watercraft is equipped with factory-installed or factory-specified
accessory mirrors that give the operator a wide field of vision to the rear;

(5) without the lanyard-type engine cutoff switch being attached to the person,
clothing, or personal flotation device of the operator, if the personal watercraft is equipped
by the manufacturer with such a device;

(6) if any part of the spring-loaded throttle mechanism has been removed, altered, or
tampered with so as to interfere with the return-to-idle system;

(7) to chase or harass wildlife;

(8) through emergent or floating vegetation at other than a slow-no wake speed;

(9) in a manner that unreasonably or unnecessarily endangers life, limb, or property,
including weaving through congested watercraft traffic, jumping the wake of another
watercraft within 150 feet of the other watercraft, or operating the watercraft while
facing backwards;

(10) in any other manner that is not reasonable and prudent; or

(11) without a personal watercraft rules decal, issued by the commissioner, attached
to the personal watercraft so as to be in full view of the operator.

(b) Paragraph (a), clause (3), does not apply to a person operating a personal
watercraft to launch or land a person on water skis, a kneeboard, or similar device by the
most direct route to open water.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.313, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Dealers and rental operations.

(a) A dealer of personal watercraft shall
distribute a summary of the laws and rules governing the operation of personal watercraft
and, upon request, shall provide instruction to a purchaser regarding:

(1) the laws and rules governing personal watercraft; and

(2) the safe operation of personal watercraft.

(b) A person who offers personal watercraft for rent:

(1) shall provide a summary of the laws and rules governing the operation of
personal watercraft and provide instruction regarding the laws and rules and the safe
operation of personal watercraft to each person renting a personal watercraft;

(2) shall provide a United States Coast Guard new text begin (USCG) new text end approved deleted text begin Type I, II, III, or V
deleted text end new text begin wearable new text end personal flotation device new text begin with a USCG label indicating it either is approved for
or does not prohibit use with personal watercraft or water skiing new text end and any other required
safety equipment to all persons who rent a personal watercraft at no additional cost; and

(3) shall require that a watercraft operator's permit from this state or from the
operator's state of residence be shown each time a personal watercraft is rented to any
person younger than age 18 and shall record the permit on the form provided by the
commissioner.

(c) Each dealer of personal watercraft or person offering personal watercraft for rent
shall have the person who purchases or rents a personal watercraft sign a form provided
by the commissioner acknowledging that the purchaser or renter has been provided a copy
of the laws and rules regarding personal watercraft operation and has read them. The form
must be retained by the dealer or person offering personal watercraft for rent for a period
of six months following the date of signature and must be made available for inspection
by sheriff's deputies or conservation officers during normal business hours.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.315, is amended to read:

86B.315 TOWING PERSON ON WATER SKIS OR OTHER DEVICE.

Subdivision 1.

Observer or mirror required.

A person may not operate a
watercraft on waters of this state and new text begin create a wake for a wake surfer or new text end tow a person on
water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a saucer, or a similar device unless:

(1) there is another person in the watercraft in addition to the operator who is in a
position to continually observe the person being towed; or

(2) the boat is equipped with a mirror providing the operator a wide field of vision
to the rear.

Subd. 2.

new text begin Prohibited new text end night deleted text begin skiing or towing prohibited deleted text end new text begin activities new text end .

new text begin On waters of this
state, from one-half hour after sunset to sunrise of the following day, new text end a person may not new text begin :
new text end

new text begin (1) wake surf;
new text end

new text begin (2) operate a watercraft creating a wake for a wake surfer;
new text end

new text begin (3) new text end be towed new text begin by a watercraft; new text end or

new text begin (4) new text end operate a watercraft towing a person on water skis, an aquaplane, a surfboard, a
saucer, or another device deleted text begin on waters of this state from one hour after sunset to sunrise of
the following day deleted text end .

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.17, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Special permits.

The following special permits are required at all times,
including when the ground is snow-covered:

(a) Fire training. A permit to start a fire for the instruction and training of
firefighters, including liquid fuels training, may be given by the commissioner or agent of
the commissioner. Except for owners or operators conducting fire training in specialized
industrial settings pursuant to applicable federal, state, or local standards, owners
or operators conducting open burning for the purpose of instruction and training of
firefighters with regard to structures must deleted text begin follow the techniques described in a document
entitled: Structural Burn Training Procedures for the Minnesota Technical College System
deleted text end new text begin use only fuel materials as outlined in the current edition of National Fire Protection
Association 1403, Standard on Live Fire Training Evolutions, and obtain the applicable
live burn documents in accordance with the current edition of the Board of Firefighter
Training and Education's live burn plan established according to section 299N.02,
subdivision 3, clause (2) new text end .

(b) Permanent tree and brush open burning sites. A permit for the operation of
a permanent tree and brush burning site may be given by the commissioner or agent of
the commissioner. Applicants for a permanent open burning site permit shall submit a
complete application on a form provided by the commissioner. Existing permanent tree
and brush open burning sites must submit for a permit within 90 days of the passage of
this statute for a burning permit. New site applications must be submitted at least 90
days before the date of the proposed operation of the permanent open burning site. The
application must be submitted to the commissioner and must contain:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of all owners of the site proposed for
use as the permanent open burning site;

(2) if the operator for the proposed permanent open burning site is different from the
owner, the name, address, and telephone number of the operator;

(3) a general description of the materials to be burned, including the source and
estimated quantity, dimensions of the site and burn pile areas, hours and dates of operation,
and provisions for smoke management; and

(4) a topographic or similarly detailed map of the site and surrounding area within
a one-mile circumference showing all structures that might be affected by the operation
of the site.

Only trees, tree trimmings, or brush that cannot be disposed of by an alternative
method such as chipping, composting, or other method shall be permitted to be burned
at a permanent open burning site. A permanent tree and brush open burning site must
be located and operated so as not to create a nuisance or endanger water quality. The
commissioner shall revoke the permit or order actions to mitigate threats to public health,
safety, and the environment in the event that permit conditions are violated.

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

deleted text begin Recording deleted text end new text begin Provisions of auxiliary forest contract to run with the land new text end .

deleted text begin The commissioner shall submit such contract in recordable form to the owner of the land
covered thereby. If the owner shall indicate to the commissioner an unwillingness to
execute the same, or if the owner or any of the persons having an interest therein or lien
thereon fail to execute it within 60 days from the time of its submission to the owner, all
proceedings relating to the making of this land into an auxiliary forest shall be at an end.
deleted text end

deleted text begin When the contract shall have been executed it shall forthwith be recorded in the
office of the county recorder at the expense of the owner or, if the title to the land be
registered, with the registrar of titles. At the time the contract is recorded with the county
recorder for record the owner, at the owner's expense, shall record with the county recorder
a certificate from the county attorney to the effect that no change in record title thereof has
occurred, that no liens or other encumbrances have been placed thereon, and that no taxes
have accrued thereon since the making of the previous certificate. It shall be the duty of
the county attorney to furnish this certificate without further compensation.
deleted text end

All the provisions of deleted text begin the deleted text end new text begin a recorded new text end contract deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin for an auxiliary forest are new text end deemed
covenants running with the land from the date of the filing of the contract for record.

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Effect.

Upon the filing of the contract for record new text begin , new text end the land deleted text begin therein deleted text end described
new text begin in the contract new text end shall become new text begin , new text end and deleted text begin , deleted text end during the life of the contract deleted text begin , deleted text end remain deleted text begin and be deleted text end , an
auxiliary forest entitled to all the benefits and subject to all the restrictions of sections
deleted text begin 88.47 deleted text end new text begin 88.49 new text end to 88.53 deleted text begin , all of which shall be deemed a deleted text end new text begin . These sections are new text end part of the
obligation of the contract and deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin are new text end inviolate, subject only to the police power of the
state, to the power of eminent domain, and to deleted text begin the right of the parties thereto by mutual
agreement to make applicable to the contract any deleted text end laws of the state enacted subsequent to deleted text begin its
deleted text end new text begin the new text end execution deleted text begin and filing. This provision shall not be so construed as to prevent amendatory
or supplementary legislation which does deleted text end new text begin of the contract. Laws enacted subsequent to
the date of execution of the contract are applicable to the contract, so long as the laws
do new text end not impair deleted text begin these deleted text end new text begin the new text end contract rights of the deleted text begin parties thereto, or as to prevent amendatory
or supplementary legislation in respect of the culture, care, or management of the lands
included in any such contract deleted text end new text begin signatories of the contract or their successors or assigns new text end .

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Cancellation.

deleted text begin Upon the failure of deleted text end new text begin (a) If new text end the owner new text begin fails to new text end faithfully deleted text begin to
deleted text end fulfill and perform deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end contract deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , new text end any provision deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of the contract new text end , deleted text begin or deleted text end any
requirement of sections deleted text begin 88.47 deleted text end new text begin 88.49 new text end to 88.53, or any rule deleted text begin adopted by deleted text end the commissioner
deleted text begin thereunder deleted text end new text begin adopts under those sections new text end , the commissioner may cancel the contract deleted text begin in
the manner herein provided deleted text end . The commissioner shall give deleted text begin to deleted text end the owner deleted text begin , in the manner
prescribed in section 88.48, subdivision 4, deleted text end 60 days' notice of a hearing deleted text begin thereon deleted text end at which
the owner may appear and show cause, if any, why the contract should not be canceled.
The commissioner shall deleted text begin thereupon deleted text end new text begin then new text end determine whether the contract should be canceled
and make an order to that effect. deleted text begin Notice of the commissioner's determination and the
making of the order shall be given to deleted text end new text begin The commissioner shall give new text end the owner deleted text begin in the manner
provided in section 88.48, subdivision 4 deleted text end new text begin notice of the commissioner's determination and
order new text end . deleted text begin On determining deleted text end new text begin If the commissioner determines new text end that the contract should be canceled
and deleted text begin no appeal therefrom be taken deleted text end new text begin the owner does not appeal the determination as provided
in subdivision 7 new text end , the commissioner shall send notice deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of the cancellation new text end to the
auditor of the county and to the town clerk of the town affected and file with the recorder a
certified copy of the order deleted text begin , who deleted text end new text begin . The recorder new text end shall deleted text begin forthwith deleted text end note the cancellation upon
the record deleted text begin thereof deleted text end , and deleted text begin thereupon deleted text end the land deleted text begin therein deleted text end described new text begin in the contract new text end shall cease to
be an auxiliary forest and, together with the timber deleted text begin thereon deleted text end new text begin on the land new text end , become liable
deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin for new text end all taxes and assessments that deleted text begin otherwise deleted text end would have been levied against deleted text begin it had it
never been an auxiliary forest deleted text end new text begin the land new text end from the time of the making of the contract, deleted text begin any
deleted text end new text begin notwithstanding new text end provisions of the statutes of limitation to the contrary deleted text begin notwithstanding,
less deleted text end new text begin . new text end The amount of taxes paid under deleted text begin the provisions of deleted text end section 88.51, subdivision 1,
together with interest on such taxes and assessments at six percent per annum, but without
penalties new text begin , must be subtracted from the tax owed by the owner new text end .

new text begin (b) new text end The commissioner may deleted text begin in like manner and with like effect deleted text end cancel the contract
upon written application of the owner.

new text begin (c) new text end The commissioner shall cancel deleted text begin any deleted text end new text begin the new text end contract if the owner has deleted text begin made successful
application deleted text end new text begin successfully applied new text end under deleted text begin sections 290C.01 to 290C.11, deleted text end the Sustainable Forest
Incentive Act, new text begin sections 290C.01 to 290C.11, new text end and has paid to the county treasurer the new text begin tax
new text end difference between the amount deleted text begin which deleted text end new text begin that new text end would have been paid had the land under contract
been subject to the Minnesota Tree Growth Tax Law and the Sustainable Forest Incentive
Act from the date of the recording of the contract and the amount actually paid under
section 88.51, deleted text begin subdivisions deleted text end new text begin subdivision new text end 1 new text begin , new text end and new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51,
subdivision new text end 2. deleted text begin This tax difference must be calculated based on the years the lands would
have been taxed under the Tree Growth Tax Law and the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act.
deleted text end The sustainable forest tax difference is net of the incentive payment of section 290C.07.
If the amount deleted text begin which deleted text end new text begin that new text end would have been paid deleted text begin , had deleted text end new text begin if new text end the land under contract new text begin had new text end been
under the Minnesota Tree Growth Tax Law and the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act from
the date deleted text begin of the filing of deleted text end the contract deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin was filed new text end is less than the amount actually paid under
the contract, the cancellation shall be made without further payment by the owner.

deleted text begin When deleted text end new text begin (d) If new text end the execution of deleted text begin any deleted text end new text begin the new text end contract creating an auxiliary forest deleted text begin shall have
been deleted text end new text begin is new text end procured through fraud or deception deleted text begin practiced upon deleted text end new text begin on new text end the county board deleted text begin or deleted text end new text begin , new text end the
commissioner new text begin , new text end or any other person or body representing the state, deleted text begin it deleted text end may deleted text begin be canceled
deleted text end new text begin cancel it new text end upon suit brought by the attorney general at the direction of the commissioner.
This cancellation deleted text begin shall have deleted text end new text begin has new text end the same effect as the cancellation of a contract by the
commissioner.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Assessment after cancellation.

new text begin (a) new text end For the purpose of levying deleted text begin such deleted text end taxes,
the county auditor shall, immediately upon deleted text begin receipt of deleted text end new text begin receiving new text end notice of the cancellation
of deleted text begin any deleted text end new text begin a new text end contract creating an auxiliary forest, direct the local assessor to assess the lands
within the forest, excluding the value of merchantable timber and minerals and other
things of value taxed under the provisions of new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, new text end section 88.51,
subdivision 2, deleted text begin as of deleted text end new text begin for new text end each of the years deleted text begin during which deleted text end the lands deleted text begin have been deleted text end new text begin were new text end included
within the auxiliary forest. The local assessor shall deleted text begin forthwith deleted text end make the assessment and
certify the same to the county auditor. The county auditor shall deleted text begin thereupon deleted text end levy a tax on the
assessable value of the land deleted text begin as deleted text end new text begin , new text end fixed by section 273.13, for each of the years deleted text begin during which
deleted text end the land deleted text begin has been deleted text end new text begin was new text end within an auxiliary forest, at the rate at which other real estate
within the taxing district was taxed in those years. The tax deleted text begin so assessed and levied against
any land shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end a first and prior lien upon the land and upon all timber and forest
products growing, grown, or cut deleted text begin thereon deleted text end new text begin on the land new text end and removed deleted text begin therefrom deleted text end new text begin from the land new text end .
These taxes deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be enforced in the same manner as other taxes on real estate are
enforced and deleted text begin , in addition thereto, deleted text end the lien of the tax on forest products cut or removed
from this land deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be enforced by the seizure and sale of the forest products.

new text begin (b) new text end No person shall, after the mailing by the commissioner, as provided in subdivision
5, of notice of hearing on the cancellation of deleted text begin a deleted text end new text begin the new text end contract making deleted text begin any deleted text end lands an auxiliary
forest, cut or remove from these lands any timber or forest products growing, grown, or
cut thereon until all taxes levied under this subdivision deleted text begin shall have been deleted text end new text begin are new text end paid, or, deleted text begin in the
event such deleted text end new text begin if the new text end levy deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin is new text end not deleted text begin have been deleted text end completed, until the owner deleted text begin shall have deleted text end new text begin has new text end given
a bond payable to the county, with sureties approved by the county auditor, in deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the
new text end amount deleted text begin as deleted text end the county auditor deleted text begin shall deem deleted text end new text begin deems new text end ample for the payment of all taxes that may
be levied deleted text begin thereon deleted text end under this subdivision, conditioned for the payment of deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end taxes.

new text begin (c) new text end Any person who deleted text begin shall violate any of the provisions of deleted text end new text begin violates new text end this subdivision
deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end guilty of a felony.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 7, is amended to read:

Subd. 7.

Appeal.

new text begin (a) new text end The owner may appeal from any cancellation order of the
commissioner to the district court of the county deleted text begin wherein deleted text end new text begin where new text end the land is deleted text begin situate, deleted text end new text begin located
new text end by serving notice of appeal on the commissioner and filing the same with the court
administrator of the district court within 30 days after the date of mailing deleted text begin of deleted text end notice
of such order.

new text begin (b) new text end The appeal deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be tried between the state of Minnesota and the owner by
the court as a suit for the rescission of a contract is tried, and the judgment of the court
deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end substituted for the cancellation order of the commissioner, and deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end final.

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 8, is amended to read:

Subd. 8.

Proceedings in lieu of cancellation.

If cause for the cancellation of deleted text begin any deleted text end new text begin a
new text end contract deleted text begin shall exist deleted text end new text begin exists new text end , the commissioner may, in lieu of canceling deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end contract,
perform the terms and conditions deleted text begin , other than the payment of deleted text end new text begin that the owner was required
to perform, except that the commissioner may not pay any new text end taxes deleted text begin , deleted text end new text begin that the owner was
new text end required deleted text begin , by the contract or by law or by the rules of the commissioner, to be performed by
the owner, and may for that purpose deleted text end new text begin to have paid by law. The commissioner may new text end use any
available moneys appropriated for the maintenance of the commissioner's division and
any other lawful means new text begin to perform all other terms and conditions required to maintain the
auxiliary forest status new text end . The commissioner shall, on December 1 each year, certify to the
auditor of each county the amount of moneys deleted text begin thus deleted text end expended new text begin on new text end and the value of services
deleted text begin thus deleted text end rendered deleted text begin in respect of any lands therein deleted text end new text begin for land in the county new text end since December 1 of
the preceding year. The county auditor shall deleted text begin forthwith deleted text end assess and levy the amount shown
by this certificate against the lands described deleted text begin therein deleted text end . This amount deleted text begin shall bear deleted text end new text begin bears new text end interest
at the rate of six percent per annum and deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end a lien upon the lands described deleted text begin therein,
and deleted text end new text begin . new text end The collection deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of the tax must be new text end enforced in the same manner as taxes
levied under section 88.52, subdivision 1 deleted text begin ; deleted text end new text begin , new text end and deleted text begin , deleted text end if deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end tax deleted text begin be deleted text end new text begin is new text end not sooner paid, it
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be added to, and the payment deleted text begin thereof deleted text end enforced with, the yield tax imposed
under section 88.52, subdivision 2.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 9, is amended to read:

Subd. 9.

Auxiliary forests; withdrawal of land from.

new text begin (a) new text end Land needed for other
purposes may be withdrawn from an auxiliary forest deleted text begin as herein provided deleted text end . new text begin The owner may
submit new text end a verified application deleted text begin therefor deleted text end in a form prescribed by the commissioner of natural
resources deleted text begin may be made by the owner deleted text end to the county board of the county in which the land is
situated, describing the land and stating the purpose of withdrawal. deleted text begin Like proceedings shall
be had upon the application as upon an application for the establishment of an auxiliary
forest, except that consideration need be given only to the questions to be determined as
provided in this subdivision. deleted text end new text begin The county board shall consider the application and hear any
matter offered in support of or in opposition to the application. The county board shall
make proper record of its action upon the application. If the application is rejected, the
county board shall prepare a written statement stating the reasons for the rejection within
30 days of the date of rejection. If the application is rejected, the county auditor shall,
within 30 days of the rejection, endorse the rejection on the application and return it,
together with a copy of the written statement prepared by the county board stating the
reasons for rejection to the applicant. The rejected application and written statement must
be sent to the owner by certified mail at the address given in the application.
new text end

new text begin (b) If the application is disapproved as to only a part of the lands described, the
county auditor shall notify the applicant in the same manner as if the application were
rejected. The applicant may amend the application within 60 days after the notice is
mailed. If it is not amended, the application is deemed rejected.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end If the county board deleted text begin shall determine deleted text end new text begin determines new text end that the land proposed to be
withdrawn is needed and is suitable for the purposes set forth in the application, and
that the remaining land in the auxiliary forest is suitable and sufficient for the purposes
deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of the auxiliary forest new text end as provided by law, the board may, in its discretion, grant
the application, subject to the approval of the commissioner. Upon such approval deleted text begin a
supplemental contract evidencing the withdrawal shall be executed, filed, and recorded
or registered as the case may require, in like manner as an original auxiliary forest
contract. Thereupon deleted text end new text begin by both the county board and the commissioner, the county auditor
shall notify the applicant and the commissioner. Upon notice from the county auditor,
the commissioner shall cause to be prepared a supplemental contract executed by the
commissioner on behalf of the state and by the owner of the fee title or the holder of
a state deed and by all other persons having any liens on the land and witnessed and
acknowledged as provided by law for the execution of recordable deeds of conveyance.
Notices sent by certified mail to the owner in fee at the address given in the application
is deemed notice to all persons executing the supplemental contract. The supplemental
contract must be prepared by the director of the Division of Forestry on a recordable
form approved by an attorney appointed by the commissioner. Every supplemental
contract must be approved by the Executive Council. The commissioner shall submit the
supplemental contract to the owner of the land. If the owner indicates to the commissioner
an unwillingness to execute the supplemental contract, or if the owner or any of the
persons with an interest in the land or a lien upon the land fail to execute the contract
within 60 days from the time of submission of the contract to the owner for execution, all
proceedings relating back to the withdrawal of the land from an auxiliary forest shall be at
an end. When the supplemental contract is executed, it must be recorded in the office of
the county recorder at the expense of the owner or, if the title to the land is registered, the
supplemental contract must be recorded with the registrar of titles. At the time the contract
is recorded with the county recorder, the owner, at the owner's expense, shall record with
the county recorder a certificate from the county attorney to the effect that no change in
record title to the land has occurred, that no liens or other encumbrances have been placed
on the land, and that no taxes have accrued on the land since the making of the previous
certificate. The county attorney must furnish this certificate without further compensation.
Upon execution and recording of the supplemental contract, new text end the land described in the
supplemental contract deleted text begin shall cease deleted text end new text begin that is to be withdrawn from the auxiliary forest ceases
new text end to be part of the auxiliary forest, and deleted text begin , together with the timber thereon, shall be deleted text end new text begin the owner
is new text end liable to taxes and assessments new text begin of the withdrawn portion together with the timber on the
withdrawn portion new text end in like manner as upon cancellation of an auxiliary forest contract.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.49, subdivision 11, is amended to read:

Subd. 11.

Auxiliary forests; transfer of title; procedure on division.

The title to
the land in an auxiliary forest or any part deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of an auxiliary forest new text end is subject to transfer
in the same manner as the title to other real estate, subject to the auxiliary forest contract
deleted text begin therefor deleted text end and to applicable provisions of law. deleted text begin In case deleted text end new text begin If new text end the ownership of deleted text begin such a deleted text end new text begin an auxiliary
new text end forest is divided into two or more parts by any transfer or transfers of title and the owners
of all deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end parts desire to have the deleted text begin same deleted text end new text begin parts new text end made separate auxiliary forests, deleted text begin they deleted text end new text begin the
owners new text end may join in a verified application deleted text begin therefor deleted text end to the county board of the county in
which the forest is situated in a form prescribed by the commissioner of natural resources.
If the county board determines that each of the parts into which the forest has been divided
is suitable and sufficient for a separate auxiliary forest as provided by law, it may deleted text begin , in
its discretion, deleted text end grant the application, subject to the approval of the commissioner. Upon
deleted text begin such deleted text end approval, the commissioner shall prepare a new auxiliary forest contract for each
part transferred, with like provisions and for the remainder of the same term as the prior
contract in force for the entire forest at the time of the transfer, and shall also prepare a
modification of deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end prior contract, eliminating deleted text begin therefrom deleted text end the part or parts of the land
transferred but otherwise leaving the remaining land subject to all the provisions of deleted text begin such
deleted text end new text begin the new text end contract. The new contract or contracts and modification of the prior contract deleted text begin shall
deleted text end new text begin must new text end be executed and otherwise dealt with in like manner as provided for deleted text begin an original deleted text end new text begin a
supplemental new text end auxiliary forest contract new text begin in subdivision 9 new text end , but no such instrument deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must
new text end take effect until all of them deleted text begin , covering together all parts of the forest existing before the
transfer, deleted text end have been executed, filed, and recorded or registered deleted text begin , as the case may require deleted text end .
deleted text begin Upon the taking effect of deleted text end new text begin When new text end all deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end instruments new text begin take effect new text end , the owner of the
forest prior to the transfer deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end divested of all rights and relieved from all liabilities
under the contract then in force with respect to the parts transferred except deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin those new text end as
may have existed or accrued at the time of the taking effect of such instruments, and
thereafter the several tracts into which the forest has been divided and the respective
owners thereof deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin are new text end subject to the new contract or contracts or the modified prior
contract relating thereto, as the case may be, as provided for an original auxiliary forest
contract. The provisions of this subdivision shall not supersede or affect the application
of any other provision of law to any auxiliary forest which is divided by transfer of title
unless the procedure herein authorized is fully consummated.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.491, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Effect of expired contract.

When auxiliary forest contracts expire,
or prior to expiration by mutual agreement between the deleted text begin land owner deleted text end new text begin landowner new text end and the
appropriate county office, the lands previously covered by an auxiliary forest contract
automatically qualify for inclusion under the provisions of the Sustainable Forest Incentive
Act; provided that when such lands are included in the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act
prior to expiration of the auxiliary forest contract new text begin , new text end they will be transferred and a tax paid as
provided in section 88.49, subdivision 5, upon application and inclusion in the sustainable
forest incentive program. The deleted text begin land owner deleted text end new text begin landowner new text end shall pay taxes in an amount equal to
the difference between:

(1) the sum of:

(i) the amount which would have been paid from the date of the recording of the
contract had the land under contract been subject to the Minnesota Tree Growth Tax
Law; plus

(ii) beginning with taxes payable in 2003, the taxes that would have been paid if the
land had been enrolled in the sustainable forest incentive program; and

(2) the amount actually paid under section 88.51, deleted text begin subdivisions deleted text end new text begin subdivision new text end 1 new text begin , new text end and
new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51, subdivision new text end 2.

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.50, is amended to read:

88.50 TAXATION.

Every auxiliary forest in this state deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be taxed deleted text begin in the manner and to the extent
hereinafter provided deleted text end new text begin according to sections 88.49 to 88.53 new text end and not otherwise. Except as
expressly permitted by sections deleted text begin 88.47 deleted text end new text begin 88.49 new text end to 88.53, no auxiliary forest shall be taxed
for, or deleted text begin in any manner, deleted text end directly or indirectly made to contribute to, or become liable for
the payment of, any tax or assessment, general or special, or any bond, certificate of
indebtedness, or other public obligation of any name or kind, made, issued, or created
subsequent to the filing of the contract creating the auxiliary forest, provided that
temporary buildings, structures, or other fixtures deleted text begin of whatsoever kind deleted text end located upon land
within an auxiliary forest shall be valued and assessed as personal property and classified
as class 3 under the general system of ad valorem taxation. In any proceeding for the
making of a special improvement under the laws of this state by which any auxiliary forest
will be benefited, the owner deleted text begin thereof deleted text end may subject the lands deleted text begin therein deleted text end to assessment deleted text begin therefor deleted text end in
the manner provided by law, by filing the owner's new text begin written new text end consent deleted text begin in writing deleted text end to the deleted text begin making
of the deleted text end assessment in the tribunal in which the proceeding is pending deleted text begin , whereupon deleted text end new text begin . new text end The lands
shall for the purposes of the improvement and assessment new text begin not new text end be treated as lands deleted text begin not deleted text end in an
auxiliary forest; but the lien of any assessment deleted text begin so deleted text end levied on lands in any auxiliary forest deleted text begin shall
be deleted text end new text begin is new text end subject to the provisions of the contract creating the auxiliary forest and subordinate
to the lien of any tax imposed under the provisions of sections deleted text begin 88.47 deleted text end new text begin 88.49 new text end to 88.53.

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Annual tax, ten cents per acre.

new text begin (a) new text end From and after the filing of the
contract creating any tract of land an auxiliary forest under sections deleted text begin 88.47 deleted text end new text begin 88.49 new text end to 88.53
and hereafter upon any tract heretofore created as an auxiliary forest, the surface of the
land deleted text begin therein deleted text end , exclusive of mineral or anything of value thereunder, deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be taxed
annually at the rate of 10 cents per acre. This tax deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be levied and collected new text begin , new text end and
the payment deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of the tax new text end , with penalties and interest, enforced in the same manner as
other taxes on real estate, and deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be credited to the funds of the taxing districts
affected in the proportion of their interest in the taxes on this land if it had not been so
made an auxiliary forest; provided, that such tax deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end due in full on or before May
31, after the levy thereof. Failure to pay when due any tax so levied deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end cause
for cancellation of the contract.

new text begin (b) new text end The levy upon the land of the taxes provided for by section 88.49, subdivision 5,
upon the cancellation of a contract, deleted text begin shall discharge and annul deleted text end new text begin discharges and annuls new text end all
unpaid taxes levied or assessed deleted text begin thereon deleted text end new text begin on the land new text end .

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Determination of estimated market value.

In determining the net tax
capacity of property within any taxing district new text begin , new text end the value of the surface of lands within any
auxiliary forest deleted text begin therein deleted text end new text begin in the taxing district new text end , as determined by the county board deleted text begin under the
provisions of section 88.48, subdivision 3 deleted text end , shall, for all purposes except the levying of
taxes on lands within any such forest, be deemed the estimated market value deleted text begin thereof deleted text end new text begin of
those surface lands new text end .

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Examination, report.

When any timber growing or standing in any
auxiliary forest deleted text begin shall have become deleted text end new text begin is new text end suitable for merchantable forest products, the
commissioner shall, at the written request of the owner, a copy of which shall at the time be
filed in the office of the county auditor, make an examination of the timber and designate
for the owner the kind and number of trees most suitable to be cut deleted text begin if deleted text end in the judgment of
the commissioner deleted text begin there be any, and deleted text end new text begin . new text end The cutting and removal of deleted text begin these deleted text end new text begin designated new text end trees deleted text begin so
designated shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be in accordance with the instructions of the commissioner. The
commissioner shall inspect the cutting or removal and determine whether it or the manner
of its performance constitute a violation of the terms of the contract creating the auxiliary
forest or of the deleted text begin laws deleted text end applicable deleted text begin thereto deleted text end new text begin laws new text end , or of the instructions of the commissioner
relative to the cutting and removal. Any such violation deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end ground for cancellation
of the contract by the commissioner; otherwise the contract deleted text begin shall continue deleted text end new text begin continues new text end in
force for the remainder of the period deleted text begin therein deleted text end stated new text begin in the contract new text end , regardless of the cutting
and removal. Within 90 days after the completion of any cutting or removal operation,
the commissioner shall make a report of findings deleted text begin thereon deleted text end and transmit copies of deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the
new text end report to the county auditor and the surveyor general.

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Kinds, permit, scale report, assessment and payment of tax.

(a) Upon
deleted text begin the deleted text end filing of the new text begin owner's written new text end request deleted text begin of the owner deleted text end new text begin as provided in subdivision 2 new text end , the
director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry, with the county board or the county land commissioner,
shall determine within 30 days the kinds, quantities, and value on the stump of the timber
proposed to be cut.

Before the cutting is to begin, the director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry shall file with the
county auditor a report showing the kinds, quantities new text begin , new text end and value of the timber proposed to
be cut or removed and approved by the director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry for cutting within
two years after the date of approval of the report by the director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry. The
county auditor shall assess and levy the estimated yield tax thereon, make proper record
of this assessment and levy in the auditor's office, and notify the owner of the auxiliary
forest of the new text begin tax new text end amount deleted text begin thereof deleted text end . The owner shall, before any timber in the forest is cut or
removed, give a bond payable to the state of Minnesota, or deleted text begin in lieu thereof, deleted text end new text begin a new text end deposit in
cash with the county treasurer, in the amount required by the report, deleted text begin which shall be deleted text end new text begin and new text end not
less than 150 percent of the amount of the levy, conditioned for the payment of all taxes on
the timber to be cut or removed. Upon receipt of notification from the county auditor that
the bond or cash requirement has been deposited, the director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry will
issue a cutting permit in accordance with the report. The owner shall keep an accurate
count or scale of all timber cut. On or before deleted text begin the fifteenth day of deleted text end April new text begin 15 new text end following
issuance of deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end cutting permit, and on or before deleted text begin the fifteenth day of deleted text end April new text begin 15 new text end of each
succeeding year in which any merchantable wood products were cut on auxiliary forest
lands prior to the termination of deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end permit, the owner of the timber covered by the
permit shall file with the director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry a sworn statement, submitted in
duplicate deleted text begin , deleted text end on a form prepared by the director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry, one copy of which
deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be transmitted to the county auditor new text begin , new text end specifying the quantity and value of each
variety of timber and kind of product cut during the preceding year ending on March 31,
as shown by the scale or measurement deleted text begin thereof deleted text end made on the ground as cut, skidded new text begin , new text end or
loaded as the case may be. If no such scale or measurement deleted text begin shall have been deleted text end new text begin was new text end made on
the ground, an estimate deleted text begin thereof shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be made and deleted text begin such estimate deleted text end corrected by the first
scale or measurement deleted text begin , deleted text end made in the due course of business deleted text begin , and such deleted text end new text begin . The new text end correction new text begin must
new text end at once new text begin be new text end filed with the director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry who shall immediately transmit it to
the county auditor. On or before deleted text begin the fifteenth day of deleted text end May new text begin 15 new text end following the filing of the
sworn statement covering the quantity and value of timber cut under an authorized permit,
the auditor shall assess and levy a yield (severance) tax, according to new text begin Minnesota Statutes
2014, new text end section 88.51, subdivision 2, of the timber cut during the year ending on deleted text begin the deleted text end March
deleted text begin 31st deleted text end new text begin 31 new text end preceding the date of assessing and levying this tax. This tax is payable and must
be paid to the county treasurer on or before new text begin the following new text end May 31 deleted text begin next following deleted text end . Copies
of the yield (severance) tax assessment and of the yield (severance) tax payment deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must
new text end be filed with the director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry and the county auditor. Except as otherwise
provided, all yield (severance) taxes herein provided for deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be levied and collected new text begin ,
new text end and payment deleted text begin thereof deleted text end , with penalties and interest, enforced in the same manner as taxes
imposed under deleted text begin the provisions of deleted text end section 88.51, subdivision 1, and deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be credited to
the funds of the taxing districts affected in the proportion of their interests in the taxes on
the land producing the yield (severance) tax. deleted text begin At any time deleted text end On deeming it necessary new text begin , new text end the
director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry may order an inspection of any or all cutting areas within
an auxiliary forest and deleted text begin also deleted text end may require the owner of the auxiliary forest to produce for
inspection by the director of deleted text begin lands and deleted text end forestry deleted text begin of deleted text end any or all cutting records pertaining to
timber cutting operations within an auxiliary forest for the purpose of determining the
accuracy of scale or measurement reports, and if intentional error in scale or measurement
reports is found to exist, shall levy and assess a tax triple the yield (severance) tax on the
stumpage value of the timber cut in excess of the quantity and value reported.

(b) The following alternative method of assessing and paying annually the yield tax
on an auxiliary forest is to be available to an auxiliary forest owner upon application and
upon approval of the county board of the county within which the auxiliary forest is located.

For auxiliary forests entered under this deleted text begin subdivision deleted text end new text begin paragraph, new text end the county auditor
shall assess and levy the yield tax by multiplying the acreage of each legal description
included within the auxiliary forest by the acre quantity of the annual growth by species,
calculated in cords, or in thousands of feet board measure Minnesota standard log scale
rule, whichever is more reasonably usable, for the major species found in each type by
the from year-to-year appraised stumpage prices for each of these species, used by the
Division of deleted text begin Lands and deleted text end Forestry, Department of Natural Resources, in selling trust fund
timber located within the district in which the auxiliary forest is located. The assessed
value of the annual growth of the auxiliary forest, thus determined, deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end subject to
a ten percent of stumpage value yield tax, payable annually on or before May 31. In all
other respects the assessment, levying and collection of the yield tax, as provided for in
this subdivision deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end follow the procedures specified in deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end (a).

Forest owners operating under this deleted text begin subdivision shall be deleted text end new text begin paragraph are new text end subject to all
other provisions of the auxiliary forest law except deleted text begin such deleted text end new text begin the new text end provisions of deleted text begin clause deleted text end new text begin paragraph
new text end (a) deleted text begin as deleted text end new text begin that new text end are in conflict with this deleted text begin subdivision deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end . Penalties for intentional failure
by the owner to report properly the quantity and value of the annual growth upon an
auxiliary forest entered under this deleted text begin subdivision deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end and for failure to pay the yield
tax when due deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin are new text end the same as the penalties specified in other subdivisions of this
law for like failure to abide by its provisions.

To qualify for the assessment and levying of the yield tax by this method, the
owner of the forest requesting this method of taxation must submit a map or maps
and a tabulation in acres and in quantity of growth by legal descriptions showing the
division of the area covered by the auxiliary forest for which this method of taxation is
requested into the following forest types, namely: white and deleted text begin Norway deleted text end new text begin red new text end pine; jack pine;
aspen-birch; spruce-balsam fir; deleted text begin swamp deleted text end new text begin black new text end spruce; tamarack; cedar; upland hardwoods;
lowland hardwoods; upland brush and grass (temporarily nonproductive); lowland brush
(temporarily nonproductive); and permanently nonproductive (open bogs, stagnant
swamps, rock outcrops, flowage, etc.). Definition of these types and determination of the
average rate or rates of growth (in cords or thousand feet, board measure, Minnesota
standard log scale rule, deleted text begin which ever deleted text end new text begin whichever new text end is more logically applicable for each of
them) deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be made by the director of the Division of deleted text begin Lands and deleted text end Forestry, Minnesota
Department of Natural Resources, with the advice and assistance of the land commissioner
of the county in which the auxiliary forest is located; the director of the United States
Forest Service's North Central Forest Experiment Station; and the director of the School of
Forestry, University of Minnesota. Before the approval of the application of the owner of
an auxiliary forest to have the auxiliary deleted text begin or proposed auxiliary deleted text end forest taxed under provisions
of this deleted text begin subdivision deleted text end new text begin paragraph new text end is submitted to the county board new text begin , new text end the distribution between
types of the area as shown on the maps and in the tabulations submitted by the owner of the
auxiliary deleted text begin or proposed auxiliary deleted text end forest deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be examined and their accuracy determined
by the director of the Division of deleted text begin Lands and deleted text end Forestry, Department of Natural Resources,
with the assistance of the county board of the county in which the auxiliary forest is located.

During the life of the auxiliary forest new text begin , new text end contract timber cutting operations within the
various types shown upon the type map accepted as a part of the approved auxiliary forest
application deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin do new text end not bring about a reclassification of the forest types shown upon that
map or those maps until after the passage of ten years following the termination of deleted text begin said deleted text end new text begin the
new text end timber cutting operations and then only upon proof of a change in type.

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Hearing, procedure.

The owner of any land or timber upon which a yield
tax is assessed and levied as provided in this section may, within 15 days after mailing
of notice of the amount of the tax, file with the county auditor a demand for hearing
deleted text begin thereon deleted text end new text begin on the tax new text end before the county board. The county auditor shall thereupon fix a date
of hearing, which deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be held within 30 days after the filing of the demand, and
mail to the owner notice of the time and place of the hearing. The owner may appear at
the meeting and present evidence and argument as to the amount of the tax and as to any
new text begin related new text end matter deleted text begin relating thereto deleted text end . The county board shall deleted text begin thereupon deleted text end determine whether the
tax as levied is proper in amount and make its order deleted text begin thereon deleted text end . The county auditor shall
deleted text begin forthwith deleted text end mail to the owner a notice of the order. If the amount of the tax is increased or
reduced by the order, the county auditor shall make a supplemental assessment and levy
deleted text begin thereof deleted text end , as in this subdivision provided.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Yield tax, a prior lien.

Throughout the life of any deleted text begin such deleted text end auxiliary forest new text begin ,
new text end the deleted text begin yield tax deleted text end accruing deleted text begin thereon shall constitute and be deleted text end new text begin yield tax constitutes and is new text end a first and
prior lien upon all the merchantable timber and forest products growing or grown thereon;
and, if not paid when due, this yield tax, together with penalties and interest deleted text begin thereon deleted text end as
otherwise provided by law and all expenses of collecting same, deleted text begin shall continue deleted text end new text begin continues new text end to
be a lien upon the timber and forest products deleted text begin and every part and parcel thereof wherever
the same may be or deleted text end however much changed in form or otherwise improved until the yield
tax is fully paid. deleted text begin Such deleted text end new text begin The new text end lien may be foreclosed and the property subject deleted text begin thereto deleted text end new text begin to
the lien new text end dealt with by action in the name of the state, brought by the county attorney at
the request of the county auditor.

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.52, subdivision 6, is amended to read:

Subd. 6.

Timber held exempt from yield tax.

Timber cut from an auxiliary forest
by an owner and used by the owner for fuel, fencing, or building on land occupied by the
owner which is within or contiguous to the auxiliary forest where cut deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end exempt
from the yield tax, and new text begin , new text end as to timber so cut and used new text begin , new text end the requirements of subdivisions
1 and 2 deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin do new text end not deleted text begin be applicable and in lieu thereof deleted text end new text begin apply. new text end The owner shall new text begin , new text end prior to
cutting new text begin , new text end file with the county auditor, on a form prepared by the commissioner, a statement
showing the quantity of each kind of forest products proposed to be cut and the purposes
for which the deleted text begin same deleted text end new text begin the products new text end will be used.

Sec. 45.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.523, is amended to read:

88.523 AUXILIARY FOREST CONTRACTS; SUPPLEMENTAL
AGREEMENTS.

Upon application of the owner, any auxiliary forest contract deleted text begin heretofore or hereafter
executed deleted text end may be made subject to any provisions of law enacted subsequent to the execution
of the contract and in force at the time of application, so far as not already applicable, with
the approval of the county board and the commissioner of natural resources. deleted text begin As evidence
thereof deleted text end A supplemental agreement in a form prescribed by the commissioner and approved
by the attorney general deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be executed by the commissioner in behalf of the state
and by the owner. deleted text begin Such deleted text end new text begin The new text end supplemental agreement deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be filed and recorded in
like manner as the deleted text begin original deleted text end new text begin supplemental new text end contract new text begin under section 88.49, subdivision 9 new text end , and
deleted text begin shall thereupon take deleted text end new text begin takes new text end effect new text begin upon filing and recording new text end .

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.53, subdivision 1, is amended to read:

Subdivision 1.

Time for disposal.

deleted text begin Any corporation, association, or organization
may acquire and hold any amount of land without restriction and without limit as to
acreage or quantity for the purpose of including same within and holding same as an
auxiliary forest under the provisions of sections 88.47 to 88.53. deleted text end When deleted text begin the same shall
cease deleted text end new text begin land ceases new text end to be an auxiliary forest new text begin , new text end the owners deleted text begin shall deleted text end have five years within which
to dispose of the land, any provisions of general law to the contrary notwithstanding.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.53, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Rules.

The director shall make rules and adopt and prescribe such forms
and procedure as deleted text begin shall be deleted text end new text begin is new text end necessary in carrying out the provisions of sections deleted text begin 88.47
deleted text end new text begin 88.49 new text end to 88.53; and the director and every county board, county recorder, registrar of titles,
assessor, tax collector, and every other person in official authority having any duties to
perform under or growing out of sections deleted text begin 88.47 deleted text end new text begin 88.49 new text end to 88.53 are hereby severally vested
with full power and authority to enforce such rules, employ help and assistance, acquire
and use equipment and supplies, or do any other act or thing reasonably necessary to the
proper performance of duties under or arising from the administration and enforcement of
sections deleted text begin 88.47 deleted text end new text begin 88.49 new text end to 88.53. deleted text begin It shall be the duty of deleted text end The director deleted text begin to deleted text end new text begin must new text end cause periodic
inspections to be made of all auxiliary forests for the purpose of determining whether
new text begin relative new text end contract and statutory provisions deleted text begin relative thereto deleted text end are being complied with.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.6435, subdivision 4, is amended to read:

Subd. 4.

Forest bough account; disposition of fees.

(a) The forest bough account
is established in the state treasury within the natural resources fund.

(b) Fees for permits issued under this section deleted text begin shall deleted text end new text begin must new text end be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to the forest bough account and, except for the electronic licensing
system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027, subdivision
15, are annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for costs associated
with deleted text begin balsam bough educational deleted text end new text begin special forest product information and education new text end programs
for harvesters and buyers.

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.271, subdivision 5, is amended to read:

Subd. 5.

Prohibition on once-through water use permits.

(a) Except as provided
in paragraph (c), the commissioner may not issue a water use permit to increase the
volume of appropriation from a groundwater source for a once-through cooling system.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c), once-through system water use permits
using in excess of 5,000,000 gallons annually must be terminated by the commissioner,
unless the discharge is into a public water basin within a nature preserve approved by the
commissioner and established prior to January 1, 2001. new text begin The commissioner may issue a
permit for a system in existence prior to January 1, 2015, for up to 5,000,000 gallons
annually. new text end Existing once-through systems must not be expanded and are required to convert
to water efficient alternatives within the design life of existing equipment.

(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), the commissioner, with the approval of
the commissioners of health and the Pollution Control Agency, may issue once-through
system water use permits on an annual basis for new text begin groundwater thermal exchange devices
or new text end aquifer storage and recovery systems that return all once-through system water to the
source aquifer. Water use permit processing fees in subdivision 6, paragraph (a), apply
to all water withdrawals under this paragraph, including any reuse of water returned to
the source aquifer.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.271, subdivision 6a, is amended to read:

Subd. 6a.

Payment of fees for past unpermitted appropriations.

An entity that
appropriates water without a required permit under subdivision 1 must pay the applicable
water use permit processing fee specified in subdivision 6 for the period during which the
unpermitted appropriation occurred. The fees for unpermitted appropriations are required
for the previous seven calendar years after being notified of the need for a permit. This
fee is in addition to any other fee or penalty assessed. new text begin The commissioner may waive
payment of fees for past unpermitted appropriations for a residential system permitted
under subdivision 5, paragraph (b).
new text end

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 282.011, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Title examination.

The commissioner of revenue shall, if requested by the
purchaser or the county attorney of the county where all or a portion of the land is situated,
deliver the deed to the county attorney for use under new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, new text end section
88.48, subdivision 5, but such delivery shall not be considered delivery to the purchaser.
The county attorney shall be instructed when taking the transferral of the deed that said
deed shall not be delivered to the purchaser unless the land involved is accepted as and
placed into an auxiliary forest.

Sec. 52. new text begin LAKE VERMILION-SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE STATE PARK.
new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 38a.] Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park,
St. Louis County.
new text end

new text begin The Lake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park mine tour operation is
exempt from Minnesota Statutes, sections 326B.163 to 326B.191. The federal mine
code for hoists that lift people under 30 CFR Part 57 Subpart R, applies to the Lake
Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park hoist. The commissioner shall employ
a hoist safety expert to conduct an annual inspection of the hoist system at the Lake
Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park.
new text end

Sec. 53. new text begin RULEMAKING; WATER SURFACE USE RESTRICTIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part
6110.3700, subpart 9, to allow a longer period of temporary special controls in situations
of local emergency by deleting "five" and inserting "30" and deleting "five-day" and
inserting "30-day."
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may use the good-cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 14.388.
new text end

Sec. 54. new text begin RULEMAKING; PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES.
new text end

new text begin (a) To conform with changes in federal regulation, the commissioner of natural
resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 6110.1200, subpart 3, as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) delete the term "Type I, II, or III" and insert "wearable";
new text end

new text begin (2) delete the term "Type IV" and insert "throwable";
new text end

new text begin (3) delete items B and D and reletter the remaining items; and
new text end

new text begin (4) insert a new item that reads:
new text end

new text begin "C. All personal flotation devices required by this subpart must be:
new text end

new text begin (1) approved by the U.S. Coast Guard;
new text end

new text begin (2) legibly marked with any requirements and the approval number issued by the
U.S. Coast Guard;
new text end

new text begin (3) in serviceable condition free of tears, rot, punctures, or waterlogging, and with
all straps and fasteners present and in good condition;
new text end

new text begin (4) of the appropriate size for the intended wearer, if the device is designed to be worn,
and in compliance with any requirements listed on the U.S. Coast Guard approval label;
new text end

new text begin (5) for wearable devices, either readily accessible or worn, except when:
new text end

new text begin (a) devices are required to be worn to be accepted as U.S. Coast Guard-approved; or
new text end

new text begin (b) wearing a U.S. Coast Guard-approved wearable personal flotation device is
mandatory; and
new text end

new text begin (6) for throwable devices, immediately available.
new text end

new text begin "Readily accessible" means easily retrievable within a reasonable amount of time
in an emergency. "Immediately available" means easily reached in time of emergency.
Personal flotation devices located in locked containers, under heavy objects, or left in
shipping bags are not considered readily accessible or immediately available."
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may use the good cause exemption under Minnesota Statutes,
section 14.388, subdivision 1, clause (3), to adopt rules under this section, and Minnesota
Statutes, section 14.386, does not apply except as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 14.388.
new text end

Sec. 55. new text begin REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall delete the range reference "88.47 to 88.53" wherever it
appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota Rules and insert "88.49 to 88.53."
new text end

Sec. 56. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 88.47; 88.48; 88.49, subdivisions 1, 2, and 10;
88.491, subdivision 1; 88.51, subdivision 2; and 282.013, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end