1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to natural resources; providing for
1.3 maintenance of leased property; modifying duties of
1.4 the forest resources council; permitting aquatic plant
1.5 grants; making certain state park permit exemptions;
1.6 providing for federal law compliance; providing
1.7 financing for management of chronic wasting disease;
1.8 exempting certain appropriations from moratoriums and
1.9 hiring freeze; requiring a study and report; modifying
1.10 issuance of fishing licenses; modifying certain
1.11 appropriations; appropriating money; amending
1.12 Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 84.153; 84.975, by
1.13 adding a subdivision; 85.054, by adding a subdivision;
1.14 89A.05, subdivision 1; 97A.055, by adding a
1.15 subdivision; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.485, by
1.16 adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001
1.17 Supplement, section 89A.06, subdivision 2a; Laws 2001,
1.18 First Special Session chapter 2, section 5,
1.19 subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11; proposing coding for
1.20 new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
1.21 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.22 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.153, is
1.23 amended to read:
1.24 84.153 [PROPERTY; LEASING, RENTING.]
1.25 (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized at public or
1.26 private vendue and at such prices and under such terms and
1.27 conditions as the commissioner may prescribe, to lease any
1.28 buildings or lands not now authorized to be leased, acquired in
1.29 the name of the state of Minnesota by any of the several
1.30 divisions of the department which are not presently needed for
1.31 the uses and purposes of any of the divisions of the
1.32 department. The purposes for which such leases may be executed
1.33 shall be in the furtherance of the interests of conservation and
2.1 such uses shall not result in any permanent injury to the land.
2.2 No such lease shall be made for a term to exceed two years and
2.3 shall contain a provision for cancellation at any time by the
2.4 commissioner upon three months written notice. All money
2.5 received from these leases shall be credited to the fund from
2.6 which the property was acquired, except an amount equal to the
2.7 cost of maintenance of the leased property shall be credited to
2.8 the fund charged with the cost of maintenance. Money credited
2.9 for leased property maintenance is appropriated to the
2.10 commissioner for that purpose.
2.11 (b) The commissioner is hereby authorized to rent or lease
2.12 to employees of the various divisions of the department such
2.13 cabins, buildings, or living quarters as are now or may
2.14 hereafter be constructed upon state-owned lands under the
2.15 control of the several divisions of the department, when this
2.16 occupancy is found to be necessary or beneficial to the work of
2.17 the department. These leases or rental agreements shall be upon
2.18 a month to month basis and provide for surrender by the lessee
2.19 upon demand at any time the lessee's services with the state may
2.20 be terminated, without the necessity of any written notice. All
2.21 receipts from rents shall be paid in to the state treasurer and
2.22 credited to the fund charged with the cost of maintenance of
2.23 such buildings and are hereby appropriated for such use.
2.24 (c) All instruments and transactions so negotiated shall be
2.25 approved as to form, validity, and execution by the attorney
2.26 general.
2.27 (d) Hunting of wild game is prohibited on any land which
2.28 has been posted by the lessee to prohibit hunting. Such
2.29 prohibition shall apply to all persons including the lessee.
2.30 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.975, is
2.31 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
2.32 Subd. 4. [AQUATIC PLANT GRANTS.] The commissioner may make
2.33 grants for aquatic plant restoration projects, research, and
2.34 propagation.
2.35 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 85.054, is
2.36 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
3.1 Subd. 9. [LAKE BEMIDJI STATE PARK.] A state park permit is
3.2 not required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle
3.3 entry to, use of roads to, or parking at the department of
3.4 natural resources regional headquarters portion of Lake Bemidji
3.5 state park.
3.6 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 89A.05,
3.7 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
3.8 Subdivision 1. [DEVELOPMENT.] The council shall coordinate
3.9 the development of comprehensive timber harvesting and forest
3.10 management guidelines. The guidelines must address the water,
3.11 air, soil, biotic, recreational, and aesthetic resources found
3.12 in forest ecosystems by focusing on those impacts commonly
3.13 associated with applying site-level forestry practices. The
3.14 guidelines must reflect a range of practical and sound practices
3.15 based on the best available scientific information, and be
3.16 integrated to minimize conflicting recommendations while being
3.17 easy to understand and implement. By June 30, 2003, the council
3.18 shall review and, if deemed necessary, update the guidelines and
3.19 identify potential revisions. If deemed necessary, the council
3.20 shall update the guidelines by June 30, 2005. Changes to the
3.21 guidelines shall be peer reviewed prior to final adoption by the
3.22 council. By December 1999, the council must undertake a peer
3.23 review of the recommendations in the forest management
3.24 guidelines adopted in December 1998 for protecting forest
3.25 riparian areas and seasonal ponds.
3.26 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section
3.27 89A.06, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
3.28 Subd. 2a. [REGIONAL FOREST COMMITTEE REPORTING.] The
3.29 council must report annually on the activities and progress made
3.30 by the regional forest committees established under subdivision
3.31 2, including the following:
3.32 (1) by December 1, 1999, the regional committee for the
3.33 council's northeast landscape will complete the identification
3.34 of draft desired future outcomes, key issues, and strategies for
3.35 the landscape;
3.36 (2) by July 1, 2000, the council will complete assessments
4.1 for the council's north central and southeast landscape regions;
4.2 (3) by July 1, 2001, the regional committees for the north
4.3 central and southeast landscapes will complete draft desired
4.4 future outcomes, key issues, and strategies for their respective
4.5 landscapes; and
4.6 (4) by June 30, 2002, all remaining landscape regions must
4.7 complete assessments and by June 30, 2003, desired future
4.8 outcomes and strategies for all remaining regions except the
4.9 northern, east central, metropolitan, and prairie regions. By
4.10 June 30, 2004, the northern region must complete desired future
4.11 outcomes and strategies, and by June 30, 2005, the east central
4.12 region must complete desired future outcomes and strategies.
4.13 Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.055, is
4.14 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
4.15 Subd. 2a. [FEDERAL AID DISPOSITION.] (a) Federal aid
4.16 reimbursements under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration
4.17 Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 669 to 669i, shall
4.18 be deposited in the game and fish fund.
4.19 (b) Federal aid reimbursements under the Federal Aid in
4.20 Fish Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 777
4.21 to 777k, shall be deposited in the game and fish fund.
4.22 Sec. 7. [97A.057] [FEDERAL LAW COMPLIANCE; RESTRICTION ON
4.23 LICENSE REVENUE.]
4.24 Subdivision 1. [COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.] The
4.25 commissioner shall take any action necessary to comply with the
4.26 Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, United States Code,
4.27 title 16, sections 669 to 669i, and the Federal Aid in Fish
4.28 Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 777 to
4.29 777k.
4.30 Subd. 2. [RESTRICTION ON LICENSE REVENUE.] Money accruing
4.31 to the state from fees charged for hunting and angling licenses
4.32 shall not be used for any purpose other than game and fish
4.33 activities and related activities under the administration of
4.34 the commissioner.
4.35 Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.075,
4.36 subdivision 1, is amended to read:
5.1 Subdivision 1. [DEER, BEAR, AND LIFETIME LICENSES.] (a)
5.2 For purposes of this subdivision, "deer license" means a license
5.3 issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (4), (5),
5.4 and (9), and 3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and licenses issued
5.5 under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
5.6 (b) At least $2 from each annual deer license and $2
5.7 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund,
5.8 established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under
5.9 section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be used for deer habitat
5.10 improvement or deer management programs.
5.11 (c) At least $1 from each annual deer license and each bear
5.12 license and $1 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife
5.13 trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license
5.14 issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be used for
5.15 deer and bear management programs, including a computerized
5.16 licensing system. Fifty cents from each deer license is
5.17 appropriated for emergency deer feeding and management of
5.18 chronic wasting disease. Money appropriated for emergency deer
5.19 feeding and management of chronic wasting disease is available
5.20 until expended. When the unencumbered balance in the
5.21 appropriation for emergency deer feeding and chronic wasting
5.22 disease at the end of a fiscal year exceeds $1,500,000 for the
5.23 first time, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated balance
5.24 of the game and fish fund. The commissioner must inform the
5.25 legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees
5.26 every two years on how the money for chronic wasting disease has
5.27 been spent.
5.28 Thereafter, when the unencumbered balance in the
5.29 appropriation for emergency deer feeding exceeds $1,500,000 at
5.30 the end of a fiscal year, the unencumbered balance in excess of
5.31 $1,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
5.32 management programs and computerized licensing.
5.33 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective July 1, 2002.
5.34 Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.485, is
5.35 amended by adding a subdivision to read:
5.36 Subd. 13. [ONE-DAY PAPER FISHING LICENSES.] The
6.1 commissioner must allow one-day paper fishing licenses to be
6.2 sold by fishing guides operating charter boats.
6.3 Sec. 10. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
6.4 section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
6.5 Subd. 2. Land and Mineral Resources Management
6.6 7,079,000 7,273,000
6.7 Summary by Fund
6.8 General 6,500,000 6,679,000
6.9 Natural Resources 152,000 156,000
6.10 Game and Fish 427,000 438,000
6.11 $307,000 the first year and $308,000
6.12 the second year are for iron ore
6.13 cooperative research, of which $200,000
6.14 the first year and $200,000 the second
6.15 year are available only as matched by
6.16 $1 of nonstate money for each $1 of
6.17 state money. The match may be cash or
6.18 in-kind. Any unencumbered balance
6.19 remaining in the first year does not
6.20 cancel but is available for the second
6.21 year.
6.22 $370,000 the first year and $372,000
6.23 the second year are for mineral
6.24 diversification.
6.25 $100,000 the first year and $101,000
6.26 the second year are for minerals
6.27 cooperative environmental research, of
6.28 which $50,000 the first year and
6.29 $50,500 the second year are available
6.30 only as matched by $1 of nonstate money
6.31 for each $1 of state money. The match
6.32 may be cash or in-kind. Any
6.33 unencumbered balance remaining in the
6.34 first year does not cancel but is
6.35 available for the second year.
6.36 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
6.37 following final enactment.
6.38 Sec. 11. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
6.39 section 5, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
6.40 Subd. 5. Parks and Recreation
6.41 Management
6.42 40,295,000 41,218,000
6.43 Summary by Fund
6.44 General 23,452,000 24,023,000
6.45 Natural Resources 16,843,000 17,195,000
6.46 $638,000 the first year and $640,000
6.47 the second year are from the water
6.48 recreation account in the natural
6.49 resources fund for state park
7.1 development projects. If the
7.2 appropriation in either year is
7.3 insufficient, the appropriation for the
7.4 other year is available for it.
7.5 $4,000,000 the first year and
7.6 $4,000,000 the second year are for
7.7 payment of a grant to the metropolitan
7.8 council for metropolitan area regional
7.9 parks maintenance and operations. The
7.10 portion of this appropriation allocated
7.11 to the Minneapolis park and recreation
7.12 board includes money for the Bassett's
7.13 Creek trail to connect the Cedar Lake
7.14 trail and the Luce Line trail.
7.15 $247,000 the first year and $253,000
7.16 the second year are for state forest
7.17 campground operations.
7.18 $4,103,000 the first year and
7.19 $4,453,000 the second year are from the
7.20 natural resources fund for state park
7.21 and recreation area operations and
7.22 acquisition. This appropriation is
7.23 from the revenue deposited to the
7.24 natural resources fund under Minnesota
7.25 Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
7.26 (e), clause (2). Of this amount:
7.27 (1) $1,805,000 the first year and
7.28 $1,805,000 the second year are to
7.29 restore camping and day use in state
7.30 parks, make camping available in the
7.31 spring and fall, provide maintenance to
7.32 the facilities and security for park
7.33 visitors, and partially fund winter
7.34 operations;
7.35 (2) $280,000 the first year and
7.36 $290,000 the second year are to fund
7.37 state park emergency maintenance
7.38 projects;
7.39 (3) $413,000 the first year and
7.40 $413,000 the second year are to fund
7.41 state park resource management
7.42 activities;
7.43 (4) $185,000 the first year is to fund
7.44 the purchase of the campground
7.45 manager/point-of-sale system for 28
7.46 state parks;
7.47 (5) $100,000 the first year and
7.48 $100,000 the second year are to make
7.49 improvements to the state park Web site
7.50 and provide additional state park
7.51 informational brochures and more state
7.52 park maps;
7.53 (6) $50,000 the first year and $50,000
7.54 the second year are to replace
7.55 computers in the field and regional
7.56 office locations according to
7.57 department standards;
7.58 (7) $75,000 the first year is to
7.59 complete master plans for both Big Bog
7.60 and Red River state recreation areas;
8.1 (8) $600,000 $200,000 the second year
8.2 is for operating costs, including
8.3 fisheries management, of the Red River
8.4 state recreation area;
8.5 (9) $200,000 the first year
8.6 and $200,000 $100,000 the second year
8.7 are for operating costs of the Big Bog
8.8 state recreation area; and
8.9 (10) $995,000 the first year and
8.10 $995,000 the second year are is for
8.11 acquisition of in-holdings for state
8.12 parks and recreation areas; and
8.13 (11) $1,495,000 the second year is for
8.14 state park operations.
8.15 The appropriations in clauses (2) to
8.16 (10) (11) are one-time appropriations.
8.17 $4,130,000 the first year and
8.18 $5,130,000 the second year are from the
8.19 natural resources fund for a grant to
8.20 the metropolitan council for
8.21 metropolitan area regional parks and
8.22 trails maintenance and operations.
8.23 This appropriation is from the revenue
8.24 deposited to the natural resources fund
8.25 under Minnesota Statutes, section
8.26 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause
8.27 (3). The appropriation in the first
8.28 year is available in the second year.
8.29 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
8.30 section 16A.28, amounts encumbered
8.31 under contract on or before June 30,
8.32 2003, are available until June 30, 2004.
8.33 $1,000,000 the first year is from the
8.34 natural resources fund for a grant to
8.35 the city of St. Paul to restore East
8.36 Como Lake trail and lakeshore in Como
8.37 Park. The money is available until
8.38 expended. This appropriation is from
8.39 the revenue deposited to the natural
8.40 resources fund under Minnesota
8.41 Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
8.42 (e), clause (3).
8.43 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
8.44 following final enactment.
8.45 Sec. 12. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
8.46 section 5, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
8.47 Subd. 6. Trails and Waterways
8.48 Management
8.49 19,263,000 19,616,000
8.50 Summary by Fund
8.51 General 2,053,000 2,083,000
8.52 Natural Resources 16,315,000 16,223,000
8.53 Game and Fish 895,000 1,310,000
8.54 $4,424,000 the first year and
9.1 $4,424,000 the second year are from the
9.2 snowmobile trails and enforcement
9.3 account in the natural resources fund
9.4 for snowmobile grants-in-aid.
9.5 $600,000 each year is dedicated to the
9.6 grant-in-aid system from the snowmobile
9.7 trails and enforcement account in the
9.8 natural resources fund made available
9.9 by the increase to one percent in the
9.10 unrefunded gas tax for snowmobile
9.11 activity.
9.12 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
9.13 section 16A.28, the appropriations
9.14 encumbered under contract on or before
9.15 June 30, 2003, for the snowmobile,
9.16 all-terrain vehicle, off-highway
9.17 vehicle, and off-road vehicle grants in
9.18 this subdivision are available until
9.19 June 30, 2004.
9.20 $259,000 the first year and $261,000
9.21 the second year are from the water
9.22 recreation account in the natural
9.23 resources fund for a safe harbor
9.24 program on Lake Superior.
9.25 $852,000 the first year and $852,000
9.26 the second year are from the natural
9.27 resources fund for state trail
9.28 operations. This appropriation is from
9.29 the revenue deposited to the natural
9.30 resources fund under Minnesota
9.31 Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
9.32 (e), clause (2). This is a one-time
9.33 appropriation.
9.34 $684,000 the first year and $684,000
9.35 the second year are from the natural
9.36 resources fund for trail grants to
9.37 local units of government on land to be
9.38 maintained for at least 20 years for
9.39 the purposes of the grant. This
9.40 appropriation is from the revenue
9.41 deposited to the natural resources fund
9.42 under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.43 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (4).
9.44 This is a one-time appropriation. The
9.45 appropriation in the first year is
9.46 available in the second year.
9.47 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
9.48 section 16A.28, amounts encumbered
9.49 under contract on or before June 30,
9.50 2003, are available until June 3, 2004.
9.51 The appropriation from the general fund
9.52 of $1,400,000 authorized in Laws 1998,
9.53 chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 26,
9.54 for Skunk Hollow trail in Yellow
9.55 Medicine and Chippewa counties is
9.56 reappropriated for the purpose of
9.57 developing the Minnesota River trail
9.58 under Minnesota Statutes, section
9.59 85.015, subdivision 22.
9.60 $300,000 the first year and $300,000
9.61 the second year are from the water
9.62 recreation account in the natural
9.63 resources fund for preconstruction,
9.64 acquisition, and staffing needs for the
10.1 Mississippi Whitewater trail authorized
10.2 by Minnesota Statutes, section
10.3 85.0156. This is a one-time
10.4 appropriation.
10.5 $150,000 the first year is from the
10.6 water recreation account in the natural
10.7 resources fund for necessary
10.8 improvements and repairs at the Knife
10.9 river harbor of refuge and marina.
10.10 This appropriation is available until
10.11 spent.
10.12 $100,000 the first year is from the
10.13 water recreation account in the natural
10.14 resources fund for an inventory of the
10.15 Red River of the North, to make
10.16 recommendations to the legislature on
10.17 the cost of improvements necessary for
10.18 the canoe and boating route on the
10.19 river, and for mapping and signing the
10.20 lower portion of the river from
10.21 Breckenridge to Georgetown.
10.22 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
10.23 following final enactment.
10.24 Sec. 13. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
10.25 section 5, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
10.26 Subd. 7. Fish Management
10.27 27,692,000 27,842,000 28,948,000
10.28 Summary by Fund
10.29 General 646,000 660,000
10.30 Natural Resources 191,000 197,000
10.31 Game and Fish 26,855,000 27,005,000 28,091,000
10.32 $222,000 the first year and $227,000
10.33 the second year are for resource
10.34 population surveys in the 1837 treaty
10.35 area. Of this amount, $84,000 the
10.36 first year and $85,000 the second year
10.37 are from the game and fish fund.
10.38 $303,000 the first year and $311,000
10.39 the second year are for the reinvest in
10.40 Minnesota programs of game and fish,
10.41 critical habitat, and wetlands
10.42 established under Minnesota Statutes,
10.43 section 84.95, subdivision 2.
10.44 $666,000 the first year and $671,000
10.45 the second year are from the trout and
10.46 salmon management account for only the
10.47 purposes specified in Minnesota
10.48 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
10.49 3.
10.50 $205,000 the first year and $207,000
10.51 the second year are available for
10.52 aquatic plant restoration.
10.53 $150,000 the first year is appropriated
10.54 from the game and fish fund for
11.1 research work on Lake Mille Lacs. This
11.2 is a one-time appropriation available
11.3 until June 30, 2003.
11.4 $4,735,000 the first year and
11.5 $5,451,000 the second year are from the
11.6 heritage enhancement account in the
11.7 game and fish fund for only the
11.8 purposes specified in Minnesota
11.9 Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
11.10 (e), clause (1). This appropriation is
11.11 from the revenue deposited to the game
11.12 and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes,
11.13 section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause
11.14 (1). Of this amount:
11.15 (1) $1,980,000 the first year and
11.16 $1,980,000 the second year are to carry
11.17 out projects such as installing lake
11.18 aeration systems, removing access
11.19 barriers for physically disabled
11.20 anglers, building fishing piers,
11.21 modifying dams, constructing rough fish
11.22 barriers, conducting creel surveys,
11.23 improving streams, improving spawning
11.24 areas, repairing hatcheries and rearing
11.25 ponds, stabilizing lake shorelines, and
11.26 acquiring aquatic management areas and
11.27 trout stream easements; and to provide
11.28 field offices with some discretionary
11.29 money for local habitat improvements
11.30 and restorations in partnership with
11.31 local stakeholders and other department
11.32 units, for lake and stream surveys and
11.33 assessments, and for equipment to do
11.34 field projects;
11.35 (2) $250,000 the first year and
11.36 $250,000 the second year are to provide
11.37 more fishing opportunities for children
11.38 and other anglers on small lakes and
11.39 ponds in the Twin Cities metropolitan
11.40 area;
11.41 (3) $150,000 the first year and
11.42 $150,000 the second year are to protect
11.43 and restore aquatic vegetation and
11.44 other aquatic habitat in cooperation
11.45 with local stakeholders;
11.46 (4) $500,000 the first year and
11.47 $500,000 the second year are for asset
11.48 preservation and improvement of state
11.49 fish hatcheries and rearing ponds;
11.50 (5) $500,000 the first year and
11.51 $500,000 the second year are for
11.52 acquisitions of the division of
11.53 fisheries' highest priority
11.54 acquisitions;
11.55 (6) $150,000 the first year and
11.56 $150,000 the second year are to
11.57 maintain funding for three field
11.58 positions to do fish management
11.59 activities including fish culture and
11.60 stocking, lake and stream monitoring,
11.61 and habitat improvement;
11.62 (7) $553,000 the first year and
11.63 $553,000 the second year are for
12.1 accelerated walleye stocking;
12.2 (8) $134,000 the first year is for
12.3 restoration and aeration of Powderhorn
12.4 Lake in Minneapolis;
12.5 (9) $850,000 the second year is to make
12.6 grants loans from the stream protection
12.7 and improvement loan program under
12.8 Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.705;
12.9 and
12.10 (10) $518,000 the first year and
12.11 $518,000 the second year are available
12.12 for aquatic plant restoration.
12.13 The appropriations in clauses (1),
12.14 except for $950,000 each year, (2) to
12.15 (5), and (8) to (10) are one-time
12.16 appropriations.
12.17 The division of fisheries shall provide
12.18 a written report to the chairs of the
12.19 house and senate natural resources
12.20 policy and finance committees by
12.21 January 1, 2003, on how the accelerated
12.22 walleye stocking money was spent,
12.23 including, but not limited to, lakes
12.24 that were stocked and the amount of
12.25 fry, frylings, or fingerlings stocked.
12.26 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
12.27 section 16A.28, the appropriations
12.28 encumbered under contract on or before
12.29 June 30, 2003, for the aquatic
12.30 restoration grants in this subdivision
12.31 are available until until June 30, 2004.
12.32 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
12.33 following final enactment.
12.34 Sec. 14. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
12.35 section 5, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
12.36 Subd. 8. Wildlife Management
12.37 22,948,000 23,521,000
12.38 Summary by Fund
12.39 General 1,636,000 1,655,000
12.40 Game and Fish 21,312,000 21,866,000
12.41 $106,000 the first year and $106,000
12.42 the second year are for resource
12.43 population surveys in the 1837 treaty
12.44 area. Of this amount, $26,000 the
12.45 first year and $26,000 the second year
12.46 are from the game and fish fund.
12.47 $552,000 the first year and $565,000
12.48 the second year are for the reinvest in
12.49 Minnesota programs of game and fish,
12.50 critical habitat, and wetlands
12.51 established under Minnesota Statutes,
12.52 section 84.95, subdivision 2.
12.53 $1,419,000 the first year and
13.1 $1,430,000 the second year are from the
13.2 wildlife acquisition surcharge account
13.3 for only the purposes specified in
13.4 Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.071,
13.5 subdivision 2a.
13.6 $1,245,000 the first year and
13.7 $1,269,000 the second year are from the
13.8 deer habitat improvement account for
13.9 only the purposes specified in
13.10 Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
13.11 subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
13.12 $147,000 the first year and $148,000
13.13 the second year are from the deer and
13.14 bear management account for only the
13.15 purposes specified in Minnesota
13.16 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
13.17 1, paragraph (c).
13.18 $699,000 the first year and $708,000
13.19 the second year are from the waterfowl
13.20 habitat improvement account for only
13.21 the purposes specified in Minnesota
13.22 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
13.23 2.
13.24 $546,000 the first year and $546,000
13.25 the second year are from the pheasant
13.26 habitat improvement account for only
13.27 the purposes specified in Minnesota
13.28 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
13.29 4. In addition to the purposes
13.30 specified in Minnesota Statutes,
13.31 section 97A.075, subdivision 4, this
13.32 appropriation may be used for pheasant
13.33 restocking efforts.
13.34 $308,000 the first year and $313,000
13.35 the second year are from the game and
13.36 fish fund for activities relating to
13.37 reduction and prevention of property
13.38 damage by wildlife. $50,000 each year
13.39 is for emergency damage abatement
13.40 materials.
13.41 $8,000 the first year and $8,000 the
13.42 second year are from the game and fish
13.43 fund for the wild turkey management
13.44 program. This amount shall be included
13.45 in the department's base to be
13.46 transferred to the wild turkey
13.47 management account and is appropriated
13.48 for purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
13.49 section 97A.075, subdivision 5.
13.50 $86,000 the first year and $87,000 the
13.51 second year are from the wild turkey
13.52 management account for only the
13.53 purposes specified in Minnesota
13.54 Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
13.55 5.
13.56 $3,060,000 the first year and
13.57 $3,265,000 the second year are from the
13.58 heritage enhancement account in the
13.59 game and fish fund for only the
13.60 purposes specified in Minnesota
13.61 Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
13.62 (e), clause (1). This appropriation is
13.63 from the revenue deposited to the game
14.1 and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes,
14.2 section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause
14.3 (1). Of this amount:
14.4 (1) $250,000 the first year and
14.5 $250,000 the second year are for
14.6 prescribed burning of grassland,
14.7 wetland, and forest habitats;
14.8 (2) $250,000 the first year and
14.9 $225,000 the second year are for
14.10 prairie grassland development including
14.11 the restoration of native species of
14.12 grasses and forbs on public lands and
14.13 for the improvement of existing stands
14.14 through interseeding and other
14.15 practices to improve stand diversity;
14.16 (3) $200,000 the first year and
14.17 $200,000 the second year are for the
14.18 development of forest openings and to
14.19 enhance mast production, regenerate
14.20 stands, improve thermal cover in order
14.21 to maintain healthy sustainable forest
14.22 wildlife populations, and improve
14.23 wildlife-related recreational
14.24 opportunities in forest habitats;
14.25 (4) $300,000 the first year and
14.26 $225,000 the second year are for
14.27 restoration of drained wetland basins
14.28 and improvement of existing basins
14.29 through water level maintenance and
14.30 water control structures to maintain
14.31 and improve habitats for wetland
14.32 dependent wildlife;
14.33 (5) $300,000 the first year and
14.34 $300,000 the second year are for the
14.35 completion of applied management
14.36 research and monitoring projects for
14.37 wetlands and forest wildlife
14.38 populations;
14.39 (6) $95,000 the first year and $400,000
14.40 the second year are for the state of
14.41 Minnesota to assume management of the
14.42 wolf, including monitoring wolf
14.43 populations, conducting cooperative
14.44 wolf depredation management, conducting
14.45 telemetry, and other applied research
14.46 and includes funding for a cooperative
14.47 agreement for depredation management
14.48 with United States Department of
14.49 Agriculture Wildlife Services.
14.50 $305,000 the second year is only
14.51 available if the federal government
14.52 finalizes delisting the wolf from
14.53 protection under the Endangered Species
14.54 Act of 1973;
14.55 (7) $125,000 the first year and
14.56 $125,000 the second year are for the
14.57 shearing and burning of brushland
14.58 habitats to maintain and improve high
14.59 priority brushland ecosystems on public
14.60 and private lands across northern
14.61 Minnesota for sharp-tailed grouse,
14.62 moose, deer, and many other species
14.63 dependent on these areas;
15.1 (8) $1,000,000 the first year and
15.2 $1,000,000 the second year are for
15.3 development and rehabilitation of
15.4 wildlife management area lands and
15.5 includes boundary surveys and posting,
15.6 site cleanup and erosion control,
15.7 access development, grant
15.8 administration, and appropriate cover
15.9 establishment for wildlife habitat.
15.10 $945,000 the first year and $950,000
15.11 the second year are available for
15.12 grants to local outdoor sports clubs
15.13 for habitat improvement projects on
15.14 wildlife management area lands. The
15.15 unencumbered balance in the first year
15.16 does not cancel but is available for
15.17 the second year;
15.18 (9) $35,000 the first year and $35,000
15.19 the second year are for waterfowl
15.20 development in Canada as authorized in
15.21 Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.127;
15.22 (10) $30,000 the first year and $30,000
15.23 the second year are to provide funds to
15.24 match private contributions for the
15.25 purpose of completing the capture,
15.26 relocation, and monitoring of prairie
15.27 chickens being reintroduced in west
15.28 central Minnesota; and
15.29 (11) $475,000 the first year and
15.30 $475,000 the second year are for
15.31 statewide technical assistance to
15.32 improve wildlife habitats on private
15.33 lands, including vegetation
15.34 establishment, management, and
15.35 stewardship planning, and other
15.36 wildlife habitat development and
15.37 management techniques.
15.38 The appropriations in clauses (1) to
15.39 (11) are one-time appropriations.
15.40 $13,000 the first year and $13,000 the
15.41 second year are to publicize the
15.42 critical habitat license plate match
15.43 program.
15.44 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
15.45 section 16A.28, the appropriations
15.46 encumbered under contract on or before
15.47 June 30, 2003, for the wildlife habitat
15.48 grants in this subdivision are
15.49 available until June 30, 2004.
15.50 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
15.51 following final enactment.
15.52 Sec. 15. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
15.53 section 5, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
15.54 Subd. 11. Operations Support
15.55 33,292,000 33,674,000
15.56 Summary by Fund
15.57 General 20,528,000 20,656,000
16.1 Natural Resources 4,405,000 4,490,000
16.2 Game and Fish 8,359,000 8,528,000
16.3 $413,000 the first year and $418,000
16.4 the second year are for technical
16.5 assistance and grants to assist local
16.6 government units and organizations in
16.7 the metropolitan area to acquire and
16.8 develop natural areas and greenways.
16.9 $556,000 the first year and $572,000
16.10 the second year are for the community
16.11 assistance program to provide for
16.12 technical assistance and regional
16.13 resource enhancement grants.
16.14 $2,538,000 the first year and
16.15 $2,595,000 the second year are for the
16.16 operations of the youth programs. Of
16.17 these amounts, $478,000 the first year
16.18 and $491,000 the second year are from
16.19 the natural resources fund.
16.20 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
16.21 section 16A.28, the appropriations
16.22 encumbered under contract on or before
16.23 June 30, 2003, for the metro greenways,
16.24 Red River, and community assistance
16.25 program grants in this subdivision are
16.26 available until June 30, 2004.
16.27 The commissioner may contract with and
16.28 make grants to nonprofit agencies to
16.29 carry out the purposes, plans, and
16.30 programs of the office of youth
16.31 programs, Minnesota Conservation Corps.
16.32 $304,000 the first year and $304,000
16.33 the second year are from the natural
16.34 resources fund for grants to be divided
16.35 equally between the city of St. Paul
16.36 for the Como Zoo and Conservatory and
16.37 the city of Duluth Zoo. This
16.38 appropriation is from the revenue
16.39 deposited to the natural resources fund
16.40 under Minnesota Statutes, section
16.41 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (5).
16.42 This is a one-time appropriation. The
16.43 appropriation in the first year is
16.44 available in the second year.
16.45 Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
16.46 section 16A.28, amounts encumbered
16.47 under contract on or before June 30,
16.48 2003, are available until June 3, 2004.
16.49 $199,000 the first year is for grants
16.50 to Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties
16.51 for emergency communications
16.52 equipment. This appropriation is
16.53 available until spent. Of this amount,
16.54 $106,000 is for a grant to Cook county
16.55 for a communications system upgrade and
16.56 development of radio paths along the
16.57 north shore of Lake Superior; $47,000
16.58 is for a grant to Lake county to
16.59 upgrade the existing communications
16.60 tower in the Two Harbors area; and
16.61 $46,000 is for a grant to St. Louis
16.62 county to enhance the emergency
16.63 alerting system by installing a
17.1 dispatching transmitter in the Crane
17.2 Lake area.
17.3 [EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
17.4 following final enactment.
17.5 Sec. 16. [EXCEPTION TO REDUCTION IN CONTRACT EXPENDITURES,
17.6 MORATORIUM ON CONSULTANT CONTRACTS, AND HIRING FREEZE.]
17.7 Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, Laws 2002, chapter
17.8 220, article 10, sections 36, 37, and 38 do not apply to money
17.9 appropriated from the Minnesota environment and natural
17.10 resources trust fund or the Minnesota future resources fund.
17.11 Sec. 17. [AQUATIC FARMING LICENSE STUDY.]
17.12 The commissioner of natural resources must review the
17.13 leasing of lakes by private aquaculture licensees and assess:
17.14 (1) the number of waters of the state that are licensed
17.15 aquatic farms or private fish hatcheries and subject to one
17.16 individual;
17.17 (2) what the proper length of time is for an aquatic farm
17.18 or private fish hatchery license;
17.19 (3) fee structure for private aquaculture licenses;
17.20 (4) whether there should be a competitive process for
17.21 licensing ponds for rearing brood fish;
17.22 (5) when landowners around the licensed water should be
17.23 notified for comment prior to any private aquaculture license
17.24 being granted;
17.25 (6) in which cases waters licensed for private aquaculture
17.26 should require lease agreements by all landowners surrounding
17.27 the lake before licensing; and
17.28 (7) what information landowners should be given before
17.29 licensing about potential changes in the ecosystem of the lake.
17.30 The commissioner must report on this review to the house
17.31 and senate chairs of the environment and natural resources
17.32 committees by January 15, 2003.