SF 3794

1st Engrossment - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am

  1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the organization and operation of state 
  1.3             government; appropriating money for environmental, 
  1.4             natural resources, and agricultural purposes; 
  1.5             providing for regulation of certain activities and 
  1.6             practices; amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 
  1.7             18E.04, subdivision 4; 85.34, subdivision 1, and by 
  1.8             adding subdivisions; 97A.055, subdivisions 1 and 2; 
  1.9             97A.071, subdivision 2; 97A.411, subdivision 1; 
  1.10            97A.421; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 
  1.11            12, 13, and 20; 97A.485, subdivision 12; 115B.17, 
  1.12            subdivision 19; 297A.44, subdivision 1; and 383B.235, 
  1.13            by adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 1999 
  1.14            Supplement, sections 97A.075, subdivision 1; and 
  1.15            97B.020; Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, 
  1.16            subdivision 23, as amended; Laws 1999, chapter 231, 
  1.17            section 6, as amended; Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 
  1.18            11, subdivision 3; Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 14; 
  1.19            proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, 
  1.20            chapter 97A. 
  1.21  BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.22  Section 1.  [APPROPRIATIONS.] 
  1.23     The sums shown in the columns marked "APPROPRIATIONS" are 
  1.24  appropriated from the general fund, or any other fund named, to 
  1.25  the agencies and for the purposes specified in this act, to be 
  1.26  available for the fiscal years indicated for each purpose.  The 
  1.27  figures "2000" and "2001" mean that the appropriation or 
  1.28  appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal 
  1.29  year ending June 30, 2000, or June 30, 2001, respectively, and 
  1.30  if an earlier appropriation was made for that purpose for that 
  1.31  year, the appropriation in this act is added to it.  Where a 
  1.32  dollar amount appears in parentheses, it means a reduction of an 
  1.33  earlier appropriation for that purpose for that year. 
  2.1                                              APPROPRIATIONS 
  2.2                                          Available for the Year 
  2.3                                              Ending June 30 
  2.4                                             2000         2001 
  2.5   Sec. 2.  POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY          -0-         410,000 
  2.6   To administer the wastewater 
  2.7   infrastructure fund.  This is a 
  2.8   one-time appropriation and is available 
  2.9   until June 30, 2001. 
  2.10  Sec. 3.  NATURAL RESOURCES              5,414,000   31,149,000 
  2.11  $3,955,000 in fiscal year 2000 is for 
  2.12  the settlement of legal costs incurred 
  2.13  by the Mille Lacs Band, St. Croix Band, 
  2.14  Bad River Band, Red Cliff Band, Lac du 
  2.15  Flambeau Band, Sokaogon Chippewa 
  2.16  Community, and the Lac Courte Oreilles 
  2.17  Band related to the 1837 Treaty 
  2.18  litigation. 
  2.19  The money necessary for the interest 
  2.20  payment on the settlement of legal 
  2.21  costs in the 1837 Treaty litigation is 
  2.22  appropriated in fiscal year 2000.  The 
  2.23  amount of the interest payment shall be 
  2.24  determined by applying an interest 
  2.25  amount of $614.30 for each day 
  2.26  beginning December 10, 1999, through 
  2.27  the day of payment of the legal costs. 
  2.28  $1,565,000 in fiscal year 2001 is for 
  2.29  fish and wildlife management.  This is 
  2.30  a one-time appropriation.  
  2.31  $500,000 in fiscal year 2001 is for 
  2.32  expansion of the walleye stocking 
  2.33  program.  This is a one-time 
  2.34  appropriation.  In the next biennium, 
  2.35  this amount shall be added as a base 
  2.36  appropriation from revenue deposited in 
  2.37  the game and fish fund under Minnesota 
  2.38  Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision 
  2.39  1. 
  2.40  $3,591,000 in fiscal year 2001 from the 
  2.41  game and fish fund is for fish and 
  2.42  wildlife management. 
  2.43  $825,000 in fiscal year 2001 from the 
  2.44  game and fish fund is for enforcement 
  2.45  of natural resources laws. 
  2.46  $60,000 in fiscal year 2001 is from the 
  2.47  game and fish fund for administration 
  2.48  and marketing of lifetime licenses. 
  2.49  The commissioner may use up to 50 
  2.50  percent of a snowmobile maintenance and 
  2.51  grooming grant under Minnesota 
  2.52  Statutes, section 84.83, that was 
  2.53  available as of December 31, 1999, to 
  2.54  reimburse the intended recipient for 
  2.55  the actual cost of snowmobile trail 
  2.56  grooming equipment.  The costs must be 
  2.57  incurred in fiscal year 2000 and 
  2.58  recipients seeking reimbursement under 
  2.59  this paragraph must provide acceptable 
  2.60  documentation of the costs to the 
  3.1   commissioner.  All applications for 
  3.2   reimbursement under this paragraph must 
  3.3   be received no later than September 1, 
  3.4   2000. 
  3.5   $1,459,000 in fiscal year 2000 is for 
  3.6   grants to Lake, Cook, and St. Louis 
  3.7   counties for emergency communications 
  3.8   equipment, emergency response 
  3.9   equipment, and emergency planning and 
  3.10  training to respond to a major 
  3.11  wildfire.  Of this amount, $227,000 is 
  3.12  for a grant to Lake county, $430,000 is 
  3.13  for a grant to Cook county, and 
  3.14  $802,000 is for a grant to St. Louis 
  3.15  county.  St. Louis county must use a 
  3.16  portion of the grant to purchase a NOAA 
  3.17  warning system that can be used by all 
  3.18  of the counties receiving grants under 
  3.19  this section.  This appropriation is 
  3.20  available until June 30, 2001. 
  3.21  $12,304,000 in fiscal year 2001 is from 
  3.22  the game and fish fund for improvement, 
  3.23  enhancement, and protection of fish and 
  3.24  wildlife resources.  This appropriation 
  3.25  is from the revenue deposited to the 
  3.26  game and fish fund under Minnesota 
  3.27  Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision 
  3.28  1, paragraph (e), clause (1), and is 
  3.29  subject to the restrictions contained 
  3.30  in paragraph (e). 
  3.31  $4,537,000 in fiscal year 2001 is from 
  3.32  the natural resources fund for state 
  3.33  park and recreation area operations.  
  3.34  First priority for money appropriated 
  3.35  in this paragraph must be to restore 
  3.36  camping activities during September and 
  3.37  May at state parks where the camping 
  3.38  season has been restricted due to 
  3.39  budget shortfalls.  This appropriation 
  3.40  is from the revenue deposited to the 
  3.41  natural resources fund under Minnesota 
  3.42  Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision 
  3.43  1, paragraph (e), clause (2). 
  3.44  $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 is from 
  3.45  the natural resources fund for state 
  3.46  trail operations.  This appropriation 
  3.47  is from the revenue deposited to the 
  3.48  natural resources fund under Minnesota 
  3.49  Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision 
  3.50  1, paragraph (e), clause (2). 
  3.51  $5,537,000 in fiscal year 2001 is from 
  3.52  the natural resources fund for payment 
  3.53  of a grant to the metropolitan council 
  3.54  for metropolitan area regional parks 
  3.55  and trails maintenance and operations.  
  3.56  This appropriation is from the revenue 
  3.57  deposited to the natural resources fund 
  3.58  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  3.59  297A.44, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), 
  3.60  clause (3). 
  3.61  $738,000 in fiscal year 2001 is from 
  3.62  the natural resources fund for trail 
  3.63  grants to local units of government on 
  3.64  land to be maintained for at least 20 
  3.65  years for the purposes of the grant.  
  4.1   This appropriation is from the revenue 
  4.2   deposited to the natural resources fund 
  4.3   under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  4.4   297A.44, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), 
  4.5   clause (4). 
  4.6   $492,000 in fiscal year 2001 is from 
  4.7   the natural resources fund for grants 
  4.8   of $164,000 each to the Minnesota 
  4.9   zoological garden, the city of St. Paul 
  4.10  for the Como Zoo and Conservatory, and 
  4.11  the city of Duluth for the Duluth Zoo.  
  4.12  This appropriation is from the revenue 
  4.13  deposited to the natural resources fund 
  4.14  under Minnesota Statutes, section 
  4.15  297A.44, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), 
  4.16  clause (5). 
  4.17  Sec. 4.  BOARD OF WATER     
  4.18  AND SOIL RESOURCES                         -0-          400,000
  4.19  For professional and technical services 
  4.20  to replace wetlands under Minnesota 
  4.21  Statutes, section 103G.222, subdivision 
  4.22  1.  This is a one-time appropriation. 
  4.23  Sec. 5.  AGRICULTURE                    1,020,000       636,000
  4.24  $200,000 is for the farm advocates 
  4.25  program.  This appropriation is a 
  4.26  one-time appropriation and is available 
  4.27  until June 30, 2001. 
  4.28  $287,000 in fiscal year 2001 is to 
  4.29  expand the concept of the Minnesota 
  4.30  grown pilot program under Laws 1998, 
  4.31  chapter 401, section 6.  This is a 
  4.32  one-time appropriation. 
  4.33  $400,000 in fiscal year 2000 is to 
  4.34  establish an agricultural water quality 
  4.35  and quantity management, research, 
  4.36  demonstration, and education program.  
  4.37  Of this appropriation, $200,000 is for 
  4.38  projects at the Lamberton site and 
  4.39  $200,000 is for projects at the Waseca 
  4.40  site.  The commissioner may contract 
  4.41  with the University of Minnesota or 
  4.42  other parties for the implementation of 
  4.43  parts of the program.  This 
  4.44  appropriation is available until spent 
  4.45  and is a one-time appropriation. 
  4.46  $120,000 in fiscal year 2000 and 
  4.47  $374,000 in fiscal year 2001 are for 
  4.48  expansion of the state meat inspection 
  4.49  program.  If the appropriation for 
  4.50  either year is insufficient, the 
  4.51  appropriation for the other year is 
  4.52  available. 
  4.53  $300,000 is appropriated from the 
  4.54  general fund to the commissioner of 
  4.55  agriculture for grants to organizations 
  4.56  participating in the farm wrap network 
  4.57  and the rural help network.  The grants 
  4.58  may be used for outreach services, 
  4.59  legal and accounting services, and 
  4.60  informal mediation support for 
  4.61  farmers.  This is a one-time 
  4.62  appropriation and is available until 
  5.1   June 30, 2001. 
  5.2   The appropriation for fiscal year 2001 
  5.3   in Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 11, 
  5.4   subdivision 2, for the dairy producers 
  5.5   board is canceled. 
  5.6   Sec. 6.  BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH          245,000         -0- 
  5.7   $245,000 in fiscal year 2000 is added 
  5.8   to the appropriation for pseudorabies 
  5.9   control in Laws 1999, chapter 45, 
  5.10  section 1.  This appropriation is 
  5.11  available until June 30, 2001. 
  5.12  Sec. 7.  CITIZENS COUNCIL ON 
  5.13  VOYAGEURS NATIONAL PARK                   -0-         65,000 
  5.14  This is a one-time appropriation. 
  5.15     Sec. 8.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 18E.04, 
  5.16  subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
  5.17     Subd. 4.  [REIMBURSEMENT PAYMENTS.] (a) The board shall pay 
  5.18  a person that is eligible for reimbursement or payment under 
  5.19  subdivisions 1, 2, and 3 from the agricultural chemical response 
  5.20  and reimbursement account for:  
  5.21     (1) 90 percent of the total reasonable and necessary 
  5.22  corrective action costs greater than $1,000 and less than or 
  5.23  equal to $100,000; and 
  5.24     (2) 100 percent of the total reasonable and necessary 
  5.25  corrective action costs greater than $100,000 but less than or 
  5.26  equal to $200,000; 
  5.27     (3) 80 percent of the total reasonable and necessary 
  5.28  corrective action costs greater than $200,000 but less than or 
  5.29  equal to $300,000; and 
  5.30     (4) 60 percent of the total reasonable and necessary 
  5.31  corrective action costs greater than $300,000 but less than or 
  5.32  equal to $350,000.  
  5.33     (b) A reimbursement or payment may not be made until the 
  5.34  board has determined that the costs are reasonable and are for a 
  5.35  reimbursement of the costs that were actually incurred. 
  5.36     (c) The board may make periodic payments or reimbursements 
  5.37  as corrective action costs are incurred upon receipt of invoices 
  5.38  for the corrective action costs. 
  5.39     (d) Money in the agricultural chemical response and 
  5.40  reimbursement account is appropriated to the commissioner to 
  6.1   make payments and reimbursements directed by the board under 
  6.2   this subdivision.  
  6.3      (e) The board may not make reimbursement greater than the 
  6.4   maximum allowed under paragraph (a) for all incidents on a 
  6.5   single site which: 
  6.6      (1) were not reported at the time of release but were 
  6.7   discovered and reported after July 1, 1989; and 
  6.8      (2) may have occurred prior to July 1, 1989, as determined 
  6.9   by the commissioner. 
  6.10     (f) The board may only reimburse an eligible person for 
  6.11  separate incidents within a single site if the commissioner 
  6.12  determines that each incident is completely separate and 
  6.13  distinct in respect of location within the single site or time 
  6.14  of occurrence. 
  6.15     Sec. 9.  [BIG BOG STATE RECREATION AREA.] 
  6.16     Subdivision 1.  [85.013] [Subd. 2c.] [BIG BOG STATE 
  6.17  RECREATION AREA, BELTRAMI COUNTY.] Big Bog state recreation area 
  6.18  is established in Beltrami county. 
  6.19     Subd. 2.  [PURPOSE.] The Big Bog state recreation area is 
  6.20  created to expand and diversify regional recreational 
  6.21  opportunities and to enrich the cultural, biological, and 
  6.22  historical opportunities for visitors to an area of the state 
  6.23  that has suffered severe economic distress.  The Big Bog 
  6.24  recreational area will also enhance public appreciation and 
  6.25  provide for the long-term protection of a unique ecosystem. 
  6.26     Subd. 3.  [BOUNDARIES.] The following described lands are 
  6.27  located within the boundaries of Big Bog state recreation area, 
  6.28  all in Beltrami county: 
  6.29     (1) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3 of Section 8, Township 154 
  6.30  North, Range 30 West, EXCEPT a tract in Government Lot 3 
  6.31  beginning 100 feet North of the South boundary of Government Lot 
  6.32  3 on the east right-of-way line of State Trunk Highway 72; 
  6.33  thence northerly 200 feet along said trunk highway; thence East 
  6.34  to the westerly right-of-way line of old Trunk Highway 72; 
  6.35  thence southerly 200 feet along said right-of-way line; thence 
  6.36  westerly to the point of beginning; 
  7.1      (2) all of Sections 25, 26, and 27; the east Half, the 
  7.2   Northwest Quarter, and the North Half of the Southwest Quarter 
  7.3   of Section 34; the North Half and the Southwest Quarter of 
  7.4   Section 35; the North Half, the East Half of the Southwest 
  7.5   Quarter, the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the 
  7.6   West Half of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of 
  7.7   the Southeast Quarter of Section 36, all in Township 156 North, 
  7.8   Range 31 West; and 
  7.9      (3) all of Sections 1 and 2; the East Half of Section 3; 
  7.10  the East Half, the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, 
  7.11  the East Half of the Southwest Quarter, and the Southwest 
  7.12  Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 10; and all of 
  7.13  Sections 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, all in Township 155 North, 
  7.14  Range 31 West. 
  7.15     Subd. 4.  [ADMINISTRATION.] The commissioner of natural 
  7.16  resources shall administer the area according to Minnesota 
  7.17  Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 3, subject to existing 
  7.18  rules and regulations for state recreation areas. 
  7.19     Subd. 5.  [CONTINUED LEASE OF LAND IN BIG BOG STATE 
  7.20  RECREATION AREA.] Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 
  7.21  85.011, 85.013, 85.053, and 86A.05, the commissioner of natural 
  7.22  resources may continue to lease, upon the terms and conditions 
  7.23  as the commissioner may prescribe and in the form approved by 
  7.24  the attorney general, land within the Big Bog state recreation 
  7.25  area that is included in lease number 144-15-109 to Waskish 
  7.26  township. 
  7.27     Sec. 10.  [RED RIVER STATE RECREATION AREA.] 
  7.28     Subdivision 1.  [85.013] [Subd. 20a.] [RED RIVER STATE 
  7.29  RECREATION AREA, POLK COUNTY.] The Red River state recreation 
  7.30  area is established in Polk county. 
  7.31     Subd. 2.  [BOUNDARIES.] The following described lands are 
  7.32  located within the boundaries of the Red River state recreation 
  7.33  area, all in Polk county: 
  7.34     (1) Lots 3 to 14 of Block 2 including streets and alleys 
  7.35  adjacent thereto in Riverside Addition; 
  7.36     (2) Block 1 including streets and alleys adjacent thereto 
  8.1   in Surprenant's Addition; 
  8.2      (3) Lots 1 to 24 including streets and alleys adjacent 
  8.3   thereto in Grigg's Addition; 
  8.4      (4) Lots 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12 of Block 1, Block 3, Lots 1 
  8.5   to 10 of Block 4, and Lots 1 to 12 in Blocks A and B including 
  8.6   streets and alleys adjacent thereto in Grand Forks East; 
  8.7      (5) Lots 1 to 5 of Block 1 and Blocks 2 to 14 including 
  8.8   streets and alleys adjacent thereto in Lake Park Addition; 
  8.9      (6) Lots 1 to 7 and Lots 19 to 24 of Block 2 including 
  8.10  streets and alleys adjacent thereto in E.B. Frederick's 
  8.11  Addition; 
  8.12     (7) Lots 1 to 3 of Block 1 and Blocks 2, 3, and 4 including 
  8.13  streets and alleys adjacent thereto in Budge's First Addition; 
  8.14     (8) Lots 1 to 4 of Block 1 including streets and alleys 
  8.15  adjacent thereto in River Heights 1st Addition; 
  8.16     (9) Blocks 1 and 2 including streets and alleys adjacent 
  8.17  thereto in Thompson's Addition; 
  8.18     (10) Lots 1 to 12 of Block 1, Lots 4 to 12 of Block 2, 
  8.19  Block 3, and Lots 1 to 4 of Block 4 in Edwards Outlots and 
  8.20  Outlots 4 to 8 including streets and alleys adjacent thereto in 
  8.21  Auditor's Plat of Outlots; 
  8.22     (11) Auditor's Plat of Mrs. Hines' Outlot; 
  8.23     (12) Lots 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, and 24 of Block 
  8.24  3 and Lots 1 to 8 of Block 2 including streets and alleys 
  8.25  adjacent thereto in the Original Townsite of East Grand Forks; 
  8.26     (13) Blocks 1 to 8 including streets and alleys adjacent 
  8.27  thereto in Woodland Addition; 
  8.28     (14) Lots 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, and 23 of 
  8.29  Block 31 and Blocks 32 to 38 including streets and alleys 
  8.30  adjacent thereto in Traill's Addition; 
  8.31     (15) Blocks 2 to 16 including streets and alleys adjacent 
  8.32  thereto in Elm Grove; 
  8.33     (16) Block 1, Lots 1 to 11 of Block 2, and Lots 1 to 11 of 
  8.34  Block 3 including streets and alleys adjacent thereto in O'Leary 
  8.35  and Ryan's Addition to Elm Grove; 
  8.36     (17) Lots 6 to 10 of Block 1, Lots 8 to 35 of Block 2, 
  9.1   Blocks 3, 4, and 5 including streets and alleys adjacent thereto 
  9.2   in Folson Park Addition; 
  9.3      (18) Lots 1 to 6 of Block 1 in Jerome's Addition; 
  9.4      (19) Lots 1 to 4 of Block 3 in Prestige Addition; 
  9.5      (20) Lots 1 to 14 of Block 1 in Riverview Addition; 
  9.6      (21) Lots 6 to 16 of Block 3 in Riverview 3rd Addition; 
  9.7      (22) Lots 1 to 4 of Block 1 in Riverview 4th Addition; 
  9.8      (23) Lots 1 and 2 of Block 1 in Riverview 5th Addition; 
  9.9      (24) Lots 1 to 9 of Block 1 and Outlot A in Riverview 6th 
  9.10  Addition; 
  9.11     (25) Lots 1 to 18 of Block 1 and Lots 1 to 5 of Block 2 
  9.12  including streets and alleys adjacent thereto in Timberline 2nd 
  9.13  Addition; 
  9.14     (26) Lots 14 to 16 of Block 1 including streets and alleys 
  9.15  adjacent thereto in Timberline Addition; 
  9.16     (27) Lots 19 and 20 including streets and alleys adjacent 
  9.17  thereto in Murphy's Outlots; 
  9.18     (28) Lots 1 to 10 of Block 1 including streets and alleys 
  9.19  thereto in Croy's 2nd Addition; 
  9.20     (29) Lots 1 to 6 of Block 1 including the streets and 
  9.21  alleys adjacent thereto in Point of Woods 2nd Addition; 
  9.22     (30) Lots 1 to 6 of Block 1 including the streets and 
  9.23  alleys adjacent thereto in Point of Woods Addition; 
  9.24     (31) the unplatted portions of Government Lots 1, 2, and 3 
  9.25  of Section 35, Township 152 North, Range 50 West; 
  9.26     (32) all of Government Lot 7, the unplatted portion of 
  9.27  Government Lot 9, and that part of Government Lots 6 and 8 and 
  9.28  the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter lying 
  9.29  southwesterly of the southwesterly right-of-way line of the 
  9.30  Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad of Section 1, Township 
  9.31  151 North, Range 50 West; 
  9.32     (33) the unplatted portions of Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 
  9.33  and 6 of Section 2, Township 151 North, Range 50 West; 
  9.34     (34) all of Government Lots 1 and 2 of Section 11, Township 
  9.35  151 North, Range 50 West; 
  9.36     (35) all of Government Lots 1, 7, and 11, the unplatted 
 10.1   portions of Government Lots 3, 5, 9, and 10, and the Northeast 
 10.2   Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 12, Township 151 
 10.3   North, Range 50; 
 10.4      (36) all of Government Lots 1 and 2, the Southwest Quarter 
 10.5   of the Northwest Quarter, and the Northwest Quarter of the 
 10.6   Southwest Quarter of Section 13, Township 151 North, Range 50 
 10.7   West; 
 10.8      (37) all of Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 14; 
 10.9   Township 151 North, Range 50 West; 
 10.10     (38) that part of Government Lot 7 lying southwesterly of 
 10.11  the southwesterly right-of-way line of the Burlington Northern 
 10.12  and Santa Fe Railroad of Section 6, Township 151 North, Range 49 
 10.13  West; and 
 10.14     (39) all of Government Lots 2, 6, 7, and 9, the Northwest 
 10.15  Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the 
 10.16  Northeast Quarter, the unplatted portions of Government Lots 3 
 10.17  and 5, and that part of Government Lot 1 and the Northeast 
 10.18  Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying southwesterly of the 
 10.19  southwesterly right-of-way line of the Burlington Northern and 
 10.20  Santa Fe Railroad of Section 7, Township 151 North, Range 49 
 10.21  West.  
 10.22     Subd. 3.  [ADMINISTRATION.] The commissioner of natural 
 10.23  resources shall administer the area according to Minnesota 
 10.24  Statutes, section 86A.05, subdivision 3, subject to existing 
 10.25  rules and regulations for state recreation areas.  The 
 10.26  commissioner shall appoint a citizens' oversight committee to 
 10.27  assist with developing and managing the area.  The committee 
 10.28  shall serve without compensation and is exempt from Minnesota 
 10.29  Statutes, section 15.059. 
 10.30     Sec. 11.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.34, 
 10.31  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 10.32     Subdivision 1.  The commissioner of natural resources with 
 10.33  the approval of the Executive Council may lease for purposes of 
 10.34  restoration, preservation, historical, recreational, 
 10.35  educational, and commercial use and development, that portion of 
 10.36  Fort Snelling state park known as the upper bluff consisting of 
 11.1   officer's row and, area J, the polo grounds, the adjacent golf 
 11.2   course, and residential, storage and service all buildings and 
 11.3   improvements located thereon, all lying within an area bounded 
 11.4   by Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, trunk highway 
 11.5   highways numbered 5 and 55, Taylor avenue, Minnehaha avenue, and 
 11.6   Bloomington Road.  The lease or leases shall be in a form 
 11.7   approved by the attorney general and for a term of not to exceed 
 11.8   99 years.  The lease or leases may provide for the provision of 
 11.9   capital improvements or other performance by the tenant or 
 11.10  tenants in lieu of all or some of the payments of rent that 
 11.11  would otherwise be required. 
 11.12     Sec. 12.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.34, is 
 11.13  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 11.14     Subd. 4.  All receipts derived from the leasing or 
 11.15  operation of the property described in subdivision 1 shall be 
 11.16  deposited in the state treasury and be credited to the state 
 11.17  parks working capital account designated in section 85.22, 
 11.18  subdivision 1.  Receipts and expenses from the leasing or 
 11.19  operation of the property described in subdivision 1 shall be 
 11.20  tracked separately within the account.  Money in the account 
 11.21  derived from the leasing or operation of the property described 
 11.22  in subdivision 1 is annually appropriated for the payment of 
 11.23  expenses attributable to the leasing and operation of the 
 11.24  property described in subdivision 1, included but not limited to 
 11.25  the maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of historic 
 11.26  buildings and landscapes.  Any excess receipts in this account 
 11.27  are annually appropriated for historic preservation purposes 
 11.28  within state parks. 
 11.29     Sec. 13.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 85.34, is 
 11.30  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 11.31     Subd. 5.  The commissioner of natural resources may provide 
 11.32  an exception, in whole or in part, to the rules for use of state 
 11.33  parks and other recreational areas for property leased pursuant 
 11.34  to subdivision 1.  The exception may be provided by 
 11.35  commissioner's order and shall be effective for the term of the 
 11.36  lease or such lesser period of time specified by the 
 12.1   commissioner. 
 12.2      Sec. 14.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.055, 
 12.3   subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 12.4      Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSES.] The game and 
 12.5   fish fund is established as a fund in the state treasury.  Money 
 12.6   appropriated from this fund must be spent in accordance with the 
 12.7   Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, as provided by United 
 12.8   States Code, title 16, sections 669 to 669i, and the Federal Aid 
 12.9   in Sport Fish Restoration Act, as provided by United States 
 12.10  Code, title 16, sections 777 to 777k. 
 12.11     Sec. 15.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.055, 
 12.12  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 12.13     Subd. 2.  [RECEIPTS.] The state treasurer shall credit to 
 12.14  the game and fish fund all money received under the game and 
 12.15  fish laws including receipts from:  
 12.16     (1) licenses issued; 
 12.17     (2) fines and forfeited bail; 
 12.18     (3) sales of contraband, wild animals, and other property 
 12.19  under the control of the division; 
 12.20     (4) fees from advanced education courses for hunters and 
 12.21  trappers; 
 12.22     (5) reimbursements of expenditures by the division; and 
 12.23     (6) contributions to the division; and 
 12.24     (7) revenue credited to the game and fish fund under 
 12.25  section 297A.44, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause (1). 
 12.26     Sec. 16.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.071, 
 12.27  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 12.28     Subd. 2.  [REVENUE FROM THE SMALL GAME LICENSE SURCHARGE.] 
 12.29  Revenue from the small game surcharge and $4 annually from the 
 12.30  lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in sections 
 12.31  97A.4742, for each license issued under section 97A.473, 
 12.32  subdivisions 3 and 5, and 97A.474, subdivision 3, shall be 
 12.33  credited to the wildlife acquisition account and the money in 
 12.34  the account shall be used by the commissioner only for the 
 12.35  purposes of this section, and acquisition and development of 
 12.36  wildlife lands under section 97A.145 and maintenance of the 
 13.1   lands, in accordance with appropriations made by the legislature.
 13.2      Sec. 17.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
 13.3   97A.075, subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 13.4      Subdivision 1.  [DEER AND BEAR LICENSES.] (a) For purposes 
 13.5   of this subdivision, "deer license" means a license issued under 
 13.6   section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (4), (5), and (9), and 
 13.7   3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and licenses issued under section 
 13.8   97B.301, subdivision 4.  
 13.9      (b) At least $2 from each annual deer license and $2 
 13.10  annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, 
 13.11  established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under 
 13.12  section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be used for deer habitat 
 13.13  improvement or deer management programs.  
 13.14     (c) At least $1 from each annual deer license and each bear 
 13.15  license and $1 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife 
 13.16  trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license 
 13.17  issued under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be used for 
 13.18  deer and bear management programs, including a computerized 
 13.19  licensing system.  Fifty cents from each deer license is 
 13.20  appropriated for emergency deer feeding.  Money appropriated for 
 13.21  emergency deer feeding is available until expended.  When the 
 13.22  unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer 
 13.23  feeding at the end of a fiscal year exceeds $1,500,000 for the 
 13.24  first time, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated balance 
 13.25  of the game and fish fund. 
 13.26     Thereafter, when the unencumbered balance in the 
 13.27  appropriation for emergency deer feeding exceeds $1,500,000 at 
 13.28  the end of a fiscal year, the unencumbered balance in excess of 
 13.29  $1,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear 
 13.30  management programs and computerized licensing. 
 13.31     Sec. 18.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.411, 
 13.32  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 13.33     Subdivision 1.  [LICENSE PERIOD.] (a) Except as provided in 
 13.34  paragraphs (b) and, (c), and (d), a license is valid during the 
 13.35  lawful time within the license year that the licensed activity 
 13.36  may be performed.  A license year begins on the first day of 
 14.1   March and ends on the last day of February. 
 14.2      (b) A license issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 6, 
 14.3   clause (5), 97A.475, subdivision 7, clause (2), (3), (5), or 
 14.4   (6), or 97A.475, subdivision 12, clause (2), is valid for the 
 14.5   full license period even if this period extends into the next 
 14.6   license year, provided that the license period selected by the 
 14.7   licensee begins at the time of issuance. 
 14.8      (c) When the last day of February falls on a Saturday, an 
 14.9   annual resident or nonresident fish house or dark house license, 
 14.10  including a rental fish house or dark house license, obtained 
 14.11  for the license year covering the last day of February, is valid 
 14.12  through Sunday, March 1 and the angling license of the fish 
 14.13  house licensee is extended through March 1. 
 14.14     (d) A lifetime license issued under section 97A.473 or 
 14.15  97A.474 is valid during the lawful time within the license year 
 14.16  that the licensed activity may be performed for the lifetime of 
 14.17  the licensee. 
 14.18     Sec. 19.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.421, is 
 14.19  amended to read: 
 14.20     97A.421 [VALIDITY AND ISSUANCE OF LICENSES AFTER 
 14.21  CONVICTION.] 
 14.22     Subdivision 1.  [GENERAL.] (a) The annual license of a 
 14.23  person convicted of a violation of the game and fish laws 
 14.24  relating to the license or wild animals covered by the license 
 14.25  is void when: 
 14.26     (1) a second conviction occurs within three years under a 
 14.27  license to take small game or to take fish by angling or 
 14.28  spearing; 
 14.29     (2) a third conviction occurs within one year under a 
 14.30  minnow dealer's license; 
 14.31     (3) a second conviction occurs within three years for 
 14.32  violations of section 97A.425 that do not involve falsifications 
 14.33  or intentional omissions of information required to be recorded, 
 14.34  or attempts to conceal unlawful acts within the records; 
 14.35     (4) two or more misdemeanor convictions occur within a 
 14.36  three-year period under a private fish hatchery license; or 
 15.1      (5) the conviction occurs under a license not described in 
 15.2   clause (1), (2), or (4) or is for a violation of section 97A.425 
 15.3   not described in clause (3).  
 15.4      (b) Except for big game licenses and as otherwise provided 
 15.5   in this section, for one year after the conviction the person 
 15.6   may not obtain the kind of license or take wild animals under a 
 15.7   lifetime license, issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, 
 15.8   relating to the game and fish law violation.  
 15.9      Subd. 2.  [ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AFTER CONVICTION FOR BUYING 
 15.10  AND SELLING WILD ANIMALS.] A person may not obtain a license to 
 15.11  take any wild animal or take wild animals under a lifetime 
 15.12  license, issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, for a period 
 15.13  of three years after being convicted of buying or selling game 
 15.14  fish, big game, or small game, and the total amount of the sale 
 15.15  is $300 or more. 
 15.16     Subd. 3.  [ISSUANCE OF A BIG GAME LICENSE AFTER 
 15.17  CONVICTION.] A person may not obtain any big game license or 
 15.18  take big game under a lifetime license, issued under section 
 15.19  97A.473, for three years after the person is convicted of: 
 15.20     (1) a gross misdemeanor violation under the game and fish 
 15.21  laws relating to big game; 
 15.22     (2) doing an act without a required big game license; or 
 15.23     (3) the second violation within three years under the game 
 15.24  and fish laws relating to big game.  
 15.25     Subd. 4.  [ISSUANCE AFTER INTOXICATION OR NARCOTICS 
 15.26  CONVICTION.] A person convicted of a violation under section 
 15.27  97B.065, relating to hunting while intoxicated or using 
 15.28  narcotics, may not obtain a license to hunt with a firearm or by 
 15.29  archery or hunt with a firearm under a lifetime license, issued 
 15.30  under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, for five years after 
 15.31  conviction.  
 15.32     Subd. 5.  [COMMISSIONER MAY REINSTATE CERTAIN LICENSES 
 15.33  AFTER CONVICTION.] If the commissioner determines that the 
 15.34  public welfare will not be injured, the commissioner may 
 15.35  reinstate licenses voided under subdivision 1 and issue licenses 
 15.36  to persons ineligible under subdivision 2.  The commissioner's 
 16.1   authority applies only to licenses to:  
 16.2      (1) maintain and operate fur or game farms or private fish 
 16.3   hatcheries; 
 16.4      (2) take fish commercially in Lake of the Woods, Rainy 
 16.5   Lake, Namakan Lake, or Lake Superior; 
 16.6      (3) buy fish from Lake of the Woods, Rainy Lake, Namakan 
 16.7   Lake, or Lake Superior commercial fishing licensees; and 
 16.8      (4) sell live minnows.  
 16.9      Subd. 6.  [APPLICABILITY TO MOOSE OR ELK LICENSES.] In this 
 16.10  section the term "license" includes an application for a license 
 16.11  to take either moose or elk. 
 16.12     Sec. 20.  [97A.473] [RESIDENT LIFETIME LICENSES.] 
 16.13     Subdivision 1.  [RESIDENT LIFETIME LICENSES 
 16.14  AUTHORIZED.] (a) The commissioner may issue a lifetime angling 
 16.15  license, a lifetime small game hunting license, a lifetime 
 16.16  firearms deer license, or a lifetime sporting license to a 
 16.17  person who is a resident of the state for at least one year or 
 16.18  who is under age 21 and the child of a person who is a resident 
 16.19  of the state for at least one year.  The license fees paid for a 
 16.20  lifetime license are nonrefundable. 
 16.21     (b) The commissioner may require the holder of a lifetime 
 16.22  license issued under this section to notify the department each 
 16.23  year that the license is used, by: 
 16.24     (1) telephone or Internet notification, as specified by the 
 16.25  commissioner; 
 16.26     (2) the purchase of stamps for the license; or 
 16.27     (3) registration and tag issuance, in the case of the 
 16.28  resident lifetime deer license. 
 16.29     Subd. 2.  [LIFETIME ANGLING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) A resident 
 16.30  lifetime angling license authorizes a person to take fish by 
 16.31  angling in the state.  The license authorizes those activities 
 16.32  authorized by the annual resident angling license.  The license 
 16.33  does not include a trout and salmon stamp or other stamps 
 16.34  required by law.  
 16.35     (b) The fees for a resident lifetime angling license are: 
 16.36     (1) age 3 and under, $227; 
 17.1      (2) age 4 to age 15, $300; 
 17.2      (3) age 16 to age 50, $383; and 
 17.3      (4) age 51 and over, $203. 
 17.4      Subd. 3.  [LIFETIME SMALL GAME HUNTING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) A 
 17.5   resident lifetime small game hunting license authorizes a person 
 17.6   to hunt small game in the state.  The license authorizes those 
 17.7   hunting activities authorized by the annual resident small game 
 17.8   hunting license.  The license does not include any of the 
 17.9   hunting stamps required by law. 
 17.10     (b) The fees for a resident lifetime small game hunting 
 17.11  license are: 
 17.12     (1) age 3 and under, $217; 
 17.13     (2) age 4 to age 15, $290; 
 17.14     (3) age 16 to age 50, $363; and 
 17.15     (4) age 51 and over, $213. 
 17.16     Subd. 4.  [LIFETIME FIREARM DEER HUNTING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) 
 17.17  A resident lifetime firearm deer hunting license authorizes a 
 17.18  person to take deer with firearms in the state.  The license 
 17.19  authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident 
 17.20  firearm deer hunting license.  The licensee must register and 
 17.21  receive tags each year that the license is used.  The tags shall 
 17.22  be issued at no charge to the licensee. 
 17.23     (b) The fees for a resident lifetime firearm deer hunting 
 17.24  license are: 
 17.25     (1) age 3 and under, $337; 
 17.26     (2) age 4 to age 15, $450; 
 17.27     (3) age 16 to age 50, $573; and 
 17.28     (4) age 51 and over, $383. 
 17.29     Subd. 5.  [LIFETIME SPORTING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) A resident 
 17.30  lifetime sporting license authorizes a person to take fish by 
 17.31  angling and hunt small game in the state.  The license 
 17.32  authorizes those activities authorized by the annual resident 
 17.33  angling and resident small game hunting licenses.  The license 
 17.34  does not include a trout and salmon stamp or any of the hunting 
 17.35  stamps required by law.  
 17.36     (b) The fees for a resident lifetime sporting license are: 
 18.1      (1) age 3 and under, $357; 
 18.2      (2) age 4 to age 15, $480; 
 18.3      (3) age 16 to age 50, $613; and 
 18.4      (4) age 51 and over, $413. 
 18.5      Sec. 21.  [97A.474] [NONRESIDENT LIFETIME LICENSES.] 
 18.6      Subdivision 1.  [NONRESIDENT LIFETIME LICENSES AUTHORIZED.] 
 18.7   (a) The commissioner may issue a lifetime angling license or a 
 18.8   lifetime small game hunting license to a nonresident.  The 
 18.9   license fees paid for a lifetime license are nonrefundable. 
 18.10     (b) The commissioner may require the holder of a lifetime 
 18.11  license issued under this section to notify the department each 
 18.12  year that the license is used, by: 
 18.13     (1) telephone or Internet notification, as specified by the 
 18.14  commissioner; or 
 18.15     (2) the purchase of stamps for the license. 
 18.16     Subd. 2.  [NONRESIDENT LIFETIME ANGLING LICENSE; FEE.] (a) 
 18.17  A nonresident lifetime angling license authorizes a person to 
 18.18  take fish by angling in the state.  The license authorizes those 
 18.19  activities authorized by the annual nonresident angling 
 18.20  license.  The license does not include a trout and salmon stamp 
 18.21  or other stamps required by law. 
 18.22     (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime angling license are:
 18.23     (1) age 3 and under, $447; 
 18.24     (2) age 4 to age 15, $600; 
 18.25     (3) age 16 to age 50, $773; and 
 18.26     (4) age 51 and over, $513. 
 18.27     Subd. 3.  [NONRESIDENT LIFETIME SMALL GAME HUNTING LICENSE; 
 18.28  FEE.] (a) A nonresident lifetime small game hunting license 
 18.29  authorizes a person to hunt small game in the state.  The 
 18.30  license authorizes those hunting activities authorized by the 
 18.31  annual nonresident small game hunting license.  The license does 
 18.32  not include any of the hunting stamps required by law.  
 18.33     (b) The fees for a nonresident lifetime small game hunting 
 18.34  license are: 
 18.35     (1) age 3 and under, $947; 
 18.36     (2) age 4 to age 15, $1,280; 
 19.1      (3) age 16 to age 50, $1,633; and 
 19.2      (4) age 51 and over, $1,083. 
 19.3      Sec. 22.  [97A.4742] [LIFETIME FISH AND WILDLIFE TRUST 
 19.4   FUND.] 
 19.5      Subdivision 1.  [ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.] The lifetime fish 
 19.6   and wildlife trust fund is established as a fund in the state 
 19.7   treasury.  All money received from the issuance of lifetime 
 19.8   angling, small game hunting, firearm deer hunting, and sporting 
 19.9   licenses and earnings on the fund shall be credited to the 
 19.10  lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund. 
 19.11     Subd. 2.  [INVESTMENT OF FUND; USE OF INCOME FROM 
 19.12  FUND.] Money in the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund shall 
 19.13  be invested by the state investment board to secure the maximum 
 19.14  return consistent with the maintenance of the perpetuity of the 
 19.15  fund.  The income received and accruing from investments of the 
 19.16  fund shall be deposited in the lifetime fish and wildlife trust 
 19.17  fund.  Each year the commissioner of finance shall transfer from 
 19.18  the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund to the game and fish 
 19.19  fund an amount equal to the amount that would otherwise have 
 19.20  been collected from annual license fees for each lifetime 
 19.21  license.  Surcharge amounts shall be transferred based on 
 19.22  sections 97A.071, subdivision 2, and 97A.075, subdivision 1. 
 19.23     Subd. 3.  [LIFETIME LICENSE FEES.] By October 15 of each 
 19.24  even-numbered year, the commissioner shall report on the 
 19.25  adequacy of lifetime license fees and make specific requests for 
 19.26  fee adjustments for the lifetime licenses to the legislative 
 19.27  committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural 
 19.28  resources finance and the commissioner of finance.  The 
 19.29  commissioner of finance shall review the fee report and make 
 19.30  recommendations to the governor and legislature for each fee 
 19.31  category under sections 97A.473 and 97A.474, as part of the 
 19.32  biennial budget, under sections 16A.10 and 16A.11.  
 19.33     Subd. 4.  [ANNUAL REPORT.] By November 15 each year, the 
 19.34  commissioner shall submit a report to the legislative committees 
 19.35  having jurisdiction over environment and natural resources 
 19.36  appropriations and environment and natural resources policy.  
 20.1   The report shall state the amount of revenue received in and 
 20.2   expenditures made from revenue transferred from the lifetime 
 20.3   fish and wildlife trust fund to the game and fish fund and shall 
 20.4   describe projects funded, locations of the projects, and results 
 20.5   and benefits from the projects.  The report may be included in 
 20.6   the game and fish fund report required by section 97A.055, 
 20.7   subdivision 4.  The commissioner shall make the annual report 
 20.8   available to the public. 
 20.9      Sec. 23.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 20.10  subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
 20.11     Subd. 2.  [RESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 
 20.12  licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 
 20.13     (1) for persons under age 65 to take small game, $10 $12; 
 20.14     (2) for persons age 65 or over, $5 $6; 
 20.15     (3) to take turkey, $16 $18; 
 20.16     (4) to take deer with firearms, $22 $25; 
 20.17     (5) to take deer by archery, $22 $25; 
 20.18     (6) to take moose, for a party of not more than six 
 20.19  persons, $275 $310; 
 20.20     (7) to take bear, $33 $38; 
 20.21     (8) to take elk, for a party of not more than two 
 20.22  persons, $220 $250; 
 20.23     (9) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $44 $50; 
 20.24  and 
 20.25     (10) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3 $4.  
 20.26     Sec. 24.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 20.27  subdivision 3, is amended to read: 
 20.28     Subd. 3.  [NONRESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following 
 20.29  licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 
 20.30     (1) to take small game, $56 $73; 
 20.31     (2) to take deer with firearms, $110 $125; 
 20.32     (3) to take deer by archery, $110 $125; 
 20.33     (4) to take bear, $165 $195; 
 20.34     (5) to take turkey, $56 $73; 
 20.35     (6) to take raccoon, bobcat, fox, coyote, or 
 20.36  lynx, $137.50 $155; 
 21.1      (7) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $220 $250; 
 21.2   and 
 21.3      (8) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3 $4. 
 21.4      Sec. 25.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 21.5   subdivision 4, is amended to read: 
 21.6      Subd. 4.  [SMALL GAME SURCHARGE.] Fees for annual licenses 
 21.7   to take small game must be increased by a surcharge of $4.  An 
 21.8   additional commission may not be assessed on the surcharge and 
 21.9   this must be stated on the back of the license with the 
 21.10  following statement:  "This $4 surcharge is being paid by 
 21.11  hunters for the acquisition and development of wildlife lands." 
 21.12     Sec. 26.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 21.13  subdivision 6, is amended to read: 
 21.14     Subd. 6.  [RESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 
 21.15  licenses, to be issued to residents only, are: 
 21.16     (1) to take fish by angling, for persons under age 
 21.17  65, $15 $17; 
 21.18     (2) to take fish by angling, for persons age 65 and 
 21.19  over, $5.50 $6.50; 
 21.20     (3) to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a 
 21.21  married couple, $20.50 $25; 
 21.22     (4) to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $15 $17; 
 21.23  and 
 21.24     (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 
 21.25  by the licensee, $8 $8.50. 
 21.26     Sec. 27.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 21.27  subdivision 7, is amended to read: 
 21.28     Subd. 7.  [NONRESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following 
 21.29  licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are: 
 21.30     (1) to take fish by angling, $31 $34; 
 21.31     (2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive 
 21.32  days selected by the licensee, $21.50 $24; 
 21.33     (3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected 
 21.34  by the licensee, $18 $20; 
 21.35     (4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 
 21.36  family, $41.50 $46; 
 22.1      (5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected 
 22.2   by the licensee, $8 $8.50; and 
 22.3      (6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a 
 22.4   married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one 
 22.5   of the licensees, $32 $35. 
 22.6      Sec. 28.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 22.7   subdivision 8, is amended to read: 
 22.8      Subd. 8.  [MINNESOTA SPORTING.] The commissioner shall 
 22.9   issue Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only.  The 
 22.10  licensee may take fish by angling and small game.  The fee for 
 22.11  the license is:  
 22.12     (1) for an individual, $20 $23; and 
 22.13     (2) for a combined license for a married couple to take 
 22.14  fish and for one spouse to take small game, $27.50 $32.  
 22.15     Sec. 29.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 22.16  subdivision 11, is amended to read: 
 22.17     Subd. 11.  [FISH HOUSES AND DARK HOUSES; RESIDENTS.] Fees 
 22.18  for the following licenses are: 
 22.19     (1) for a fish house or dark house that is not 
 22.20  rented, $10 $11.50; and 
 22.21     (2) for a fish house or dark house that is rented, $23 $26. 
 22.22     Sec. 30.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 22.23  subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
 22.24     Subd. 12.  [FISH HOUSES; NONRESIDENT.] Fees for fish house 
 22.25  licenses for a nonresident are:  
 22.26     (1) annual, $31.50 $33; and 
 22.27     (2) seven consecutive days, $18.50 $19. 
 22.28     Sec. 31.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 22.29  subdivision 13, is amended to read: 
 22.30     Subd. 13.  [NETTING WHITEFISH AND CISCOES FOR PERSONAL 
 22.31  CONSUMPTION.] The fee for a license to net whitefish and ciscoes 
 22.32  in inland lakes and international waters for personal 
 22.33  consumption is, for each net, $9 $10. 
 22.34     Sec. 32.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475, 
 22.35  subdivision 20, is amended to read: 
 22.36     Subd. 20.  [TRAPPING LICENSE.] The fee for a license to 
 23.1   trap fur-bearing animals is: 
 23.2      (1) for persons over age 13 and under age 18, $5.50 $6; and 
 23.3      (2) for persons age 18 and older, $18 $20.  
 23.4      Sec. 33.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.485, 
 23.5   subdivision 12, is amended to read: 
 23.6      Subd. 12.  [YOUTH DEER LICENSE.] The commissioner may, for 
 23.7   a fee of $5 $5.50, issue to a resident under the age of 16 a 
 23.8   license, without a tag, to take deer with firearms.  A youth 
 23.9   holding a license issued under this subdivision may hunt under 
 23.10  the license only if accompanied by a licensed hunter who is at 
 23.11  least 18 years of age and possesses a valid tag.  A deer taken 
 23.12  by a youth holding a license issued under this subdivision must 
 23.13  be promptly tagged by the licensed hunter accompanying the 
 23.14  youth.  Section 97B.301, subdivision 6, does not apply to a 
 23.15  youth holding a license issued under this subdivision.  
 23.16     Sec. 34.  Minnesota Statutes 1999 Supplement, section 
 23.17  97B.020, is amended to read: 
 23.18     97B.020 [FIREARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.] 
 23.19     Except as provided in this section, a person born after 
 23.20  December 31, 1979, may not obtain a an annual license to take 
 23.21  wild animals by firearms unless the person has a firearms safety 
 23.22  certificate or equivalent certificate, driver's license or 
 23.23  identification card with a valid firearms safety qualification 
 23.24  indicator issued under section 171.07, subdivision 13, previous 
 23.25  hunting license, or other evidence indicating that the person 
 23.26  has completed in this state or in another state a hunter safety 
 23.27  course recognized by the department under a reciprocity 
 23.28  agreement.  A person who is on active duty and has successfully 
 23.29  completed basic training in the United States armed forces, 
 23.30  reserve component, or national guard may obtain a hunting 
 23.31  license or approval authorizing hunting regardless of whether 
 23.32  the person is issued a firearms safety certificate. 
 23.33     Sec. 35.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 115B.17, 
 23.34  subdivision 19, is amended to read: 
 23.35     Subd. 19.  [REIMBURSEMENT UNDER CERTAIN SETTLEMENTS.] (a) 
 23.36  When the agency determines that some but not all persons 
 24.1   responsible for a release are willing to implement response 
 24.2   actions, the agency may agree, pursuant to a settlement of its 
 24.3   claims under sections 115B.01 to 115B.18, to reimburse the 
 24.4   settling parties for response costs incurred to take the 
 24.5   actions.  The agency may agree to reimburse any amount which 
 24.6   does not exceed the amount that the agency estimates may be 
 24.7   attributable to the liability of responsible persons who are not 
 24.8   parties to the settlement.  Reimbursement may be provided only 
 24.9   for the cost of conducting remedial design and constructing 
 24.10  remedial action pursuant to the terms of the settlement.  
 24.11  Reimbursement under this subdivision shall be paid only upon the 
 24.12  agency's determination that the remedial action approved by the 
 24.13  agency has been completed in accordance with the terms of the 
 24.14  settlement.  The agency may use money appropriated to it for 
 24.15  actions authorized under section 115B.20, subdivision 2, clause 
 24.16  (2), to pay reimbursement under this subdivision. 
 24.17     (b) The agency may agree to provide reimbursement under a 
 24.18  settlement only when all of the following requirements have been 
 24.19  met: 
 24.20     (1) the agency has made the determination under paragraph 
 24.21  (c) regarding persons who are not participating in the 
 24.22  settlement, and has provided written notice to persons 
 24.23  identified under paragraph (c), clauses (1) and (2), of their 
 24.24  opportunity to participate in the settlement or in a separate 
 24.25  settlement under subdivision 20; 
 24.26     (2) the release addressed in the settlement has been 
 24.27  assigned a priority pursuant to agency rules adopted under 
 24.28  subdivision 13, and the priority is at least as high as a 
 24.29  release for which the agency would be allowed to allocate funds 
 24.30  for remedial action under the rules; 
 24.31     (3) an investigation of the release addressed in the 
 24.32  settlement has been completed in accordance with a plan approved 
 24.33  by the agency; and 
 24.34     (4) the agency has approved the remedial action to be 
 24.35  implemented under the settlement. 
 24.36     (c) Before entering into a settlement providing for 
 25.1   reimbursement under this subdivision, the agency shall determine 
 25.2   that there are one or more persons who meet any of the following 
 25.3   criteria who are not participating in the settlement: 
 25.4      (1) persons identified by the agency as responsible for the 
 25.5   release addressed in the settlement but who are likely to have 
 25.6   only minimal involvement in actions leading to the release, or 
 25.7   are insolvent or financially unable to pay any significant share 
 25.8   of response action costs; 
 25.9      (2) persons identified by the agency as responsible for the 
 25.10  release other than persons described in clause (1) and who are 
 25.11  unwilling to participate in the settlement or to take response 
 25.12  actions with respect to the release; 
 25.13     (3) persons whom the agency has reason to believe are 
 25.14  responsible for the release addressed in the settlement but whom 
 25.15  the agency has been unable to identify; or 
 25.16     (4) persons identified to the agency by a party to the 
 25.17  proposed settlement as persons who are potentially responsible 
 25.18  for the release but for whom the agency has insufficient 
 25.19  information to determine responsibility. 
 25.20     (d) Except as otherwise provided in this subdivision, a 
 25.21  decision of the agency under this subdivision to offer or agree 
 25.22  to provide reimbursement in any settlement, or to determine the 
 25.23  amount of reimbursement it will provide under a settlement, is a 
 25.24  matter of agency discretion in the exercise of its enforcement 
 25.25  authority.  In exercising discretion in this matter, the agency 
 25.26  may consider, among other factors, the degree of cooperation 
 25.27  with the agency that has been shown prior to the settlement by 
 25.28  the parties seeking reimbursement. 
 25.29     (e) The agency may require as a term of settlement under 
 25.30  this subdivision that the parties receiving reimbursement from 
 25.31  the agency waive any rights they may have to bring a claim for 
 25.32  contribution against persons who are not parties to the 
 25.33  settlement. 
 25.34     (f) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in 
 25.35  paragraphs (a) to (e), until June 30, 2001, the agency may use 
 25.36  the authority under this subdivision to enter into agreements 
 26.1   for the implementation of a portion of an approved response 
 26.2   action plan and to provide funds in the form of a grant for the 
 26.3   purpose of implementing the agreement.  The amount paid for 
 26.4   implementing a portion of an approved response action plan may 
 26.5   not exceed the proportion of the costs of the response action 
 26.6   plan which are attributable to the liability of responsible 
 26.7   persons who are not parties to the agreement. 
 26.8      (g) A decision of the agency under paragraph (f) to offer 
 26.9   or agree to provide funds in any agreement or to determine the 
 26.10  specific remedial actions included in any agreement to implement 
 26.11  an approved action plan or the amount of funds the agency will 
 26.12  provide under an agreement is a matter of agency discretion in 
 26.13  the exercise of its enforcement authority. 
 26.14     Sec. 36.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.44, 
 26.15  subdivision 1, is amended to read: 
 26.16     Subdivision 1.  (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to 
 26.17  (d) (f), all revenues, including interest and penalties, derived 
 26.18  from the excise and use taxes imposed by sections 297A.01 to 
 26.19  297A.44 shall be deposited by the commissioner in the state 
 26.20  treasury and credited to the general fund.  
 26.21     (b) All excise and use taxes derived from sales and use of 
 26.22  property and services purchased for the construction and 
 26.23  operation of an agricultural resource project, from and after 
 26.24  the date on which a conditional commitment for a loan guaranty 
 26.25  for the project is made pursuant to section 41A.04, subdivision 
 26.26  3, shall be deposited in the Minnesota agricultural and economic 
 26.27  account in the special revenue fund.  The commissioner of 
 26.28  finance shall certify to the commissioner the date on which the 
 26.29  project received the conditional commitment.  The amount 
 26.30  deposited in the loan guaranty account shall be reduced by any 
 26.31  refunds and by the costs incurred by the department of revenue 
 26.32  to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the 
 26.33  taxes. 
 26.34     (c) All revenues, including interest and penalties, derived 
 26.35  from the excise and use taxes imposed on sales and purchases 
 26.36  included in section 297A.01, subdivision 3, paragraphs (d) and 
 27.1   (k), clauses (1) and (2), must be deposited by the commissioner 
 27.2   in the state treasury, and credited as follows: 
 27.3      (1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt 
 27.4   service account in each fiscal year the amount required by 
 27.5   section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and 
 27.6      (2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the 
 27.7   balance must be credited to the general fund. 
 27.8      (d) The revenues, including interest and penalties, 
 27.9   collected under section 297A.135, subdivision 5, shall be 
 27.10  deposited by the commissioner in the state treasury and credited 
 27.11  to the general fund.  By July 15 of each year the commissioner 
 27.12  shall transfer to the highway user tax distribution fund an 
 27.13  amount equal to the excess fees collected under section 
 27.14  297A.135, subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year. 
 27.15     (e) 97 percent of the revenues, including interest and 
 27.16  penalties, transmitted to the commissioner under section 
 27.17  297A.259, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state 
 27.18  treasury as follows: 
 27.19     (1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the 
 27.20  game and fish fund, and may be spent only on activities that 
 27.21  improve, enhance, or protect game and fish resources, including 
 27.22  conservation, restoration, and enhancement of land, water, and 
 27.23  other natural resources of the state; 
 27.24     (2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the 
 27.25  natural resources fund, and may be spent only for state parks 
 27.26  and trails; 
 27.27     (3) 22.5 percent of the revenue must be deposited in the 
 27.28  natural resources fund, and may be spent only on metropolitan 
 27.29  park and trail grants; 
 27.30     (4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the 
 27.31  natural resources fund, and may be spent only on local trail 
 27.32  grants; and 
 27.33     (5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the 
 27.34  natural resources fund, and may be spent only for the Minnesota 
 27.35  zoological garden, the Como park zoo and conservatory, and the 
 27.36  Duluth zoo. 
 28.1      (f) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (e) may not be 
 28.2   used as a substitute for traditional sources of funding for the 
 28.3   purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall supplement 
 28.4   traditional sources of funding for those purposes.  Land 
 28.5   acquired with money deposited in the game and fish fund under 
 28.6   paragraph (e) must be open to public hunting and fishing during 
 28.7   the open season.  At least 87 percent of the money deposited in 
 28.8   the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or 
 28.9   protection of fish and wildlife resources under paragraph (e) 
 28.10  must be allocated for expenditures in regional and local area 
 28.11  offices. 
 28.12     Sec. 37.  Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 383B.235, is 
 28.13  amended by adding a subdivision to read: 
 28.14     Subd. 3.  [EXISTING FACILITY MAY USE 
 28.15  CAPACITY.] Notwithstanding subdivisions 1 and 2, an existing 
 28.16  resource recovery facility may reclaim, burn, use, process, or 
 28.17  dispose of mixed municipal solid waste to the full extent of its 
 28.18  maximum yearly capacity as of January 1, 2000.  The facility 
 28.19  must continue to comply with all federal and state environmental 
 28.20  laws and regulations and must obtain a conditional use permit 
 28.21  from the municipality where the facility is located. 
 28.22     Sec. 38.  Laws 1998, chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 
 28.23  23, as amended by Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 194, and Laws 
 28.24  1999, chapter 240, article 1, section 20, is amended to read: 
 28.25   Subd. 23.  Metro Regional Trails          5,000,000
 28.26  For grants to the metropolitan council 
 28.27  for acquisition and development of a 
 28.28  capital nature of trail connections in 
 28.29  the metropolitan area as specified in 
 28.30  this subdivision.  The purpose of the 
 28.31  grants is to improve trails in the 
 28.32  metropolitan park and open space system 
 28.33  and connect them with existing state 
 28.34  and regional trails.  Priority shall be 
 28.35  given to matching funds for an ISTEA 
 28.36  grant. 
 28.37  The funds shall be allocated by the 
 28.38  council as follows: 
 28.39  (1) $1,050,000 is allocated to Ramsey 
 28.40  county as follows: 
 28.41  (i) $400,000 to complete six miles of 
 28.42  trails between the Burlington Northern 
 28.43  Regional Trail and Bald Eagle-Otter 
 29.1   Lake Regional Park; 
 29.2   (ii) $150,000 to complete a one-mile 
 29.3   connection between Birch Lake and the 
 29.4   Lake Tamarack segment of Bald 
 29.5   Eagle-Otter Lake Regional Park; 
 29.6   (iii) $500,000 to acquire real property 
 29.7   and design and construct or renovate 
 29.8   recreation facilities along the 
 29.9   Mississippi River in cooperation with 
 29.10  the city of St. Paul; 
 29.11  (2) $1,050,000 is allocated to the city 
 29.12  of St. Paul as follows: 
 29.13  (i) $250,000 to construct a bridge over 
 29.14  Lexington Parkway in Como Regional 
 29.15  Park; and 
 29.16  (ii) $800,000 to enhance amenities for 
 29.17  the trailhead at the Lilydale-Harriet 
 29.18  Island Regional Park pavilion; 
 29.19  (3) $1,400,000 is allocated to Anoka 
 29.20  county to construct: 
 29.21  (i) a pedestrian tunnel under Highway 
 29.22  65 on the Rice Creek West Regional 
 29.23  Trail in the city of Fridley; and 
 29.24  (ii) restrooms, trailhead, signs, and 
 29.25  amenities at the trailhead to the Rice 
 29.26  Creek West Regional Trail; and 
 29.27  (iii) a pedestrian bridge on the 
 29.28  Mississippi River Regional Trail 
 29.29  crossing over Mississippi Street in the 
 29.30  city of Fridley; and 
 29.31  (4) $1,500,000 is allocated to the 
 29.32  suburban Hennepin regional park 
 29.33  district as follows: 
 29.34  (i) $1,000,000 to connect North 
 29.35  Hennepin Regional Trail to Luce Line 
 29.36  State Trail and Medicine Lake; and 
 29.37  (ii) $500,000 is for the cost of 
 29.38  development and acquisition of the 
 29.39  Southwest regional trail in the city of 
 29.40  St. Louis Park.  The trail must connect 
 29.41  the Minneapolis regional trail system 
 29.42  at Cedar Lake park to the Hennepin 
 29.43  parks regional trail system at the 
 29.44  Hopkins trail head. 
 29.45     Sec. 39.  Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 6, as amended by 
 29.46  Laws 1999, chapter 249, section 10, is amended to read: 
 29.47  Sec. 6.  BOARD OF WATER AND 
 29.48  SOIL RESOURCES                        18,896,000     18,228,000
 29.49  $5,480,000 the first year and 
 29.50  $5,480,000 the second year are for 
 29.51  natural resources block grants to local 
 29.52  governments.  Of this amount, $50,000 
 29.53  each year is for a grant to the North 
 29.54  Shore Management Board, $35,000 each 
 29.55  year is for a grant to the St. Louis 
 30.1   River Board, $100,000 each year is for 
 30.2   a grant to the Minnesota River Basin 
 30.3   Joint Powers Board, and $27,000 each 
 30.4   year is for a grant to the Southeast 
 30.5   Minnesota Resources Board. 
 30.6   The board shall reduce the amount of 
 30.7   the natural resource block grant to a 
 30.8   county by an amount equal to any 
 30.9   reduction in the county's general 
 30.10  services allocation to a soil and water 
 30.11  conservation district from the county's 
 30.12  1998 allocation. 
 30.13  Grants must be matched with a 
 30.14  combination of local cash or in-kind 
 30.15  contributions.  The base grant portion 
 30.16  related to water planning must be 
 30.17  matched by an amount that would be 
 30.18  raised by a levy under Minnesota 
 30.19  Statutes, section 103B.3369.  
 30.20  $3,867,000 the first year and 
 30.21  $3,867,000 the second year are for 
 30.22  grants to soil and water conservation 
 30.23  districts for general purposes, 
 30.24  nonpoint engineering, and for 
 30.25  implementation of the RIM conservation 
 30.26  reserve program.  Upon approval of the 
 30.27  board, expenditures may be made from 
 30.28  these appropriations for supplies and 
 30.29  services benefiting soil and water 
 30.30  conservation districts. 
 30.31  $4,120,000 the first year and 
 30.32  $4,120,000 the second year are for 
 30.33  grants to soil and water conservation 
 30.34  districts for cost-sharing contracts 
 30.35  for erosion control and water quality 
 30.36  management.  Of this amount, $32,000 
 30.37  the first year is for a grant to the 
 30.38  Blue Earth county soil and water 
 30.39  conservation districts for stream bank 
 30.40  stabilization on the LeSueur river 
 30.41  within the city limits of St. Clair; 
 30.42  and at least $1,500,000 the first year 
 30.43  and $1,500,000 the second year are for 
 30.44  state cost-share grants for 
 30.45  cost-sharing contracts for water 
 30.46  quality management on feedlots.  
 30.47  Priority must be given to feedlot 
 30.48  operators who have received notices of 
 30.49  violation and for feedlots in counties 
 30.50  that are conducting or have completed a 
 30.51  level 2 or level 3 feedlot inventory.  
 30.52  This appropriation is available until 
 30.53  expended.  If the appropriation in 
 30.54  either year is insufficient, the 
 30.55  appropriation in the other year is 
 30.56  available for it. 
 30.57  $100,000 the first year and $100,000 
 30.58  the second year are for a grant to the 
 30.59  Red river basin board to develop a Red 
 30.60  river basin water management plan and 
 30.61  to coordinate water management 
 30.62  activities in the states and provinces 
 30.63  bordering the Red river.  This 
 30.64  appropriation is only available to the 
 30.65  extent it is matched by a proportionate 
 30.66  amount in United States currency from 
 31.1   the states of North Dakota and South 
 31.2   Dakota and the province of Manitoba.  
 31.3   The unencumbered balance in the first 
 31.4   year does not cancel but is available 
 31.5   for the second year.  This is a 
 31.6   one-time appropriation. 
 31.7   $189,000 the first year and $189,000 
 31.8   the second year are for grants to 
 31.9   watershed districts and other local 
 31.10  units of government in the southern 
 31.11  Minnesota river basin study area 2 for 
 31.12  floodplain management.  If the 
 31.13  appropriation in either year is 
 31.14  insufficient, the appropriation in the 
 31.15  other year is available for it. 
 31.16  $1,203,000 the first year and $450,000 
 31.17  the second year are for the 
 31.18  administrative costs of easement and 
 31.19  grant programs. 
 31.20  Any unencumbered balance in the board's 
 31.21  program of grants does not cancel at 
 31.22  the end of the first year and is 
 31.23  available for the second year for the 
 31.24  same grant program.  If the 
 31.25  appropriation in either year is 
 31.26  insufficient, the appropriation for the 
 31.27  other year is available for it. 
 31.28     Sec. 40.  Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 11, subdivision 
 31.29  3, is amended to read: 
 31.30  Subd. 3.  Agricultural Marketing and Development
 31.31        6,521,000      5,410,000
 31.32  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 31.33  section 41A.09, subdivision 3a, the 
 31.34  total payments from the ethanol 
 31.35  development account to all producers 
 31.36  may not exceed $68,447,000 $72,416,000 
 31.37  for the biennium ending June 30, 2001.  
 31.38  If, prior to the end of the biennium, 
 31.39  the total amount for which all 
 31.40  producers are eligible in a quarter 
 31.41  exceeds the amount available for 
 31.42  payments remaining in the 
 31.43  appropriation, the commissioner shall 
 31.44  make the payments for the quarter in 
 31.45  which the appropriation occurs on a pro 
 31.46  rata basis.  In fiscal year 2000, the 
 31.47  commissioner shall first reimburse 
 31.48  producers for eligible unpaid claims 
 31.49  accumulated through June 30, 1999.  
 31.50  $500,000 the first year is appropriated 
 31.51  to the rural finance authority for 
 31.52  making a loan under Minnesota Statutes, 
 31.53  section 41B.044.  Principal and 
 31.54  interest payments on the loan must be 
 31.55  deposited in the ethanol development 
 31.56  account for producer payments under 
 31.57  Minnesota Statutes, section 
 31.58  41B.09 general fund. 
 31.59  Notwithstanding the annual and 
 31.60  quarterly limits for total payments to 
 31.61  all ethanol plants and approved new 
 32.1   production capacity limits for specific 
 32.2   ethanol plants under Minnesota 
 32.3   Statutes, section 41A.09, subdivision 
 32.4   3a, in fiscal years 2000 and 2001: 
 32.5   (1) an ethanol plant with an approved 
 32.6   production capacity that is at least 
 32.7   12,000,000 gallons per year and less 
 32.8   than 15,000,000 gallons per year is 
 32.9   eligible for ethanol producer payments 
 32.10  of up to 15,000,000 gallons per year; 
 32.11  (2) total payments in a fiscal year may 
 32.12  exceed $34,000,000; and 
 32.13  (3) total payments in a quarter may 
 32.14  exceed $8,500,000. 
 32.15  Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, 
 32.16  section 41A.09, subdivision 3a, 
 32.17  paragraph (f), the commissioner shall 
 32.18  make an additional payment in the 
 32.19  fourth quarter of fiscal year 2001 to 
 32.20  ethanol producers for the lesser of: 
 32.21  (1) 20 cents per gallon of production 
 32.22  in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 
 32.23  2001 that is greater than 3,750,000 
 32.24  gallons; or 
 32.25  (2) the total amount of payments lost 
 32.26  during the biennium due to plant 
 32.27  outages, repair, or major maintenance.  
 32.28  The total payments to an ethanol 
 32.29  producer for fiscal year 2001, 
 32.30  including any payment under this 
 32.31  paragraph, may not exceed the total 
 32.32  amount that the producer is eligible to 
 32.33  receive based on the plant's approved 
 32.34  production capacity. 
 32.35  By July 15, 1999, the commissioner 
 32.36  shall transfer the unencumbered cash 
 32.37  balance in the ethanol development fund 
 32.38  established in Minnesota Statutes, 
 32.39  section 41B.044, to the general fund. 
 32.40  $200,000 the first year is for a grant 
 32.41  from the commissioner to the Minnesota 
 32.42  Turkey Growers Association for 
 32.43  assistance to an entity that constructs 
 32.44  a facility that uses poultry litter as 
 32.45  a fuel for the generation of 
 32.46  electricity.  This amount must be 
 32.47  matched by $1 of nonstate money for 
 32.48  each dollar of state money.  This is a 
 32.49  one-time appropriation. 
 32.50  $50,000 the first year is for the 
 32.51  commissioner, in consultation with the 
 32.52  commissioner of economic development, 
 32.53  to conduct a study of the need for a 
 32.54  commercial shipping port at which 
 32.55  agricultural cooperatives or individual 
 32.56  farmers would have access to port 
 32.57  facilities.  This is a one-time 
 32.58  appropriation.  
 32.59  $71,000 the first year and $71,000 the 
 32.60  second year are for transfer to the 
 32.61  Minnesota grown matching account and 
 33.1   may be used as grants for Minnesota 
 33.2   grown promotion under Minnesota 
 33.3   Statutes, section 17.109. 
 33.4   $100,000 the first year is for a grant 
 33.5   to the University of Minnesota 
 33.6   extension service for its farm safety 
 33.7   and health program.  This is a one-time 
 33.8   appropriation. 
 33.9   $225,000 the first year and $75,000 the 
 33.10  second year are for grants to the 
 33.11  Minnesota agricultural education 
 33.12  leadership council for the planning and 
 33.13  implementation of initiatives enhancing 
 33.14  and expanding agricultural education in 
 33.15  rural and urban areas of the state.  
 33.16  Funds not used in the first year are 
 33.17  available for the second year.  This is 
 33.18  a one-time appropriation.  
 33.19  $480,000 the first year and $420,000 
 33.20  the second year are to the commissioner 
 33.21  of agriculture for programs to 
 33.22  aggressively promote, develop, expand, 
 33.23  and enhance the marketing of 
 33.24  agricultural products from Minnesota 
 33.25  producers and processors.  The 
 33.26  commissioner must enter into 
 33.27  collaborative efforts with the 
 33.28  department of trade and economic 
 33.29  development, the world trade center 
 33.30  corporation, and other public or 
 33.31  private entities knowledgeable in 
 33.32  market identification and development.  
 33.33  The commissioner may also contract with 
 33.34  or make grants to public or private 
 33.35  organizations involved in efforts to 
 33.36  enhance communication between producers 
 33.37  and markets and organizations that 
 33.38  identify, develop, and promote the 
 33.39  marketing of Minnesota agricultural 
 33.40  crops, livestock, and produce in local, 
 33.41  regional, national, and international 
 33.42  marketplaces.  Grants may be provided 
 33.43  to appropriate organizations including 
 33.44  those functioning as marketing clubs, 
 33.45  to a cooperative known as Minnesota 
 33.46  Marketplace, and to recognized 
 33.47  associations of producers or processors 
 33.48  of organic foods or Minnesota grown 
 33.49  specialty crops.  Beginning October 15, 
 33.50  1999, and 15 days after the close of 
 33.51  each calendar quarter thereafter, the 
 33.52  commissioner shall provide to the 
 33.53  senate and house committees with 
 33.54  jurisdiction over agriculture policy 
 33.55  and funding interim reports of the 
 33.56  progress toward accomplishing the goals 
 33.57  of this item.  The commissioner shall 
 33.58  deliver a final report on March 1, 
 33.59  2001.  If the appropriation for either 
 33.60  year is insufficient, the appropriation 
 33.61  for the other year is available.  This 
 33.62  is a one-time appropriation that 
 33.63  remains available until expended. 
 33.64  $60,000 the second year is for grants 
 33.65  to farmers for demonstration projects 
 33.66  involving sustainable agriculture.  If 
 33.67  a project cost is more than $25,000, 
 34.1   the amount above $25,000 must be 
 34.2   matched at the rate of one state dollar 
 34.3   for each dollar of nonstate money.  
 34.4   Priorities must be given for projects 
 34.5   involving multiple parties.  Up to 
 34.6   $20,000 each year may be used for 
 34.7   dissemination of information about the 
 34.8   demonstration grant projects.  If the 
 34.9   appropriation for either year is 
 34.10  insufficient, the appropriation for the 
 34.11  other is available. 
 34.12  $160,000 each year is for value-added 
 34.13  agricultural product processing and 
 34.14  marketing grants under Minnesota 
 34.15  Statutes, section 17.101, subdivision 5.
 34.16  $450,000 the first year and $300,000 
 34.17  the second year are for continued 
 34.18  research of solutions and alternatives 
 34.19  for manure management and odor 
 34.20  control.  This is a one-time 
 34.21  appropriation. 
 34.22  $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the 
 34.23  second year are for annual cost-share 
 34.24  payments to resident farmers for the 
 34.25  costs of organic certification.  The 
 34.26  annual cost-share payments per farmer 
 34.27  shall be two-thirds of the cost of the 
 34.28  certification or $200, whichever is 
 34.29  less.  A certified farmer is eligible 
 34.30  to receive annual certification 
 34.31  cost-share payments for up to five 
 34.32  years.  $15,000 each year is for 
 34.33  organic market and program 
 34.34  development.  This appropriation is 
 34.35  available until expended. 
 34.36  $30,000 the first year is to assess 
 34.37  producer production contracts under 
 34.38  section 205.  This appropriation is 
 34.39  available until June 30, 2001. 
 34.40     Sec. 41.  Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 14, is amended to 
 34.41  read: 
 34.42  Sec. 14.  AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION
 34.43  RESEARCH INSTITUTE                    3,830,000      4,330,000
 34.44                Summary by Fund
 34.45  General               3,630,000       4,130,000
 34.46  Special Revenue Agricultural        200,000       200,000 
 34.47  The agricultural utilization research 
 34.48  institute must collaborate with the 
 34.49  commissioner of agriculture on issues 
 34.50  of market development and technology 
 34.51  transfer. 
 34.52  $200,000 the first year and $200,000 
 34.53  the second year are for hybrid tree 
 34.54  management research and development of 
 34.55  an implementation plan for establishing 
 34.56  hybrid tree plantations in the state.  
 34.57  This appropriation is available to the 
 34.58  extent matched by $2 of nonstate 
 34.59  contributions, either cash or in kind, 
 35.1   for each $1 of state money. 
 35.2      Sec. 42.  [WESTERN LAKE SUPERIOR SANITARY DISTRICT; 
 35.3   LANDFILL CLEANUP PROGRAM QUALIFICATION.] 
 35.4      Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in Minnesota 
 35.5   Statutes, sections 115B.39 to 115B.445, the facilities of a 
 35.6   sanitary district operating pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, 
 35.7   chapter 458D, and adjacent property used for solid waste 
 35.8   disposal that did not occur under a permit from the agency, are 
 35.9   a qualified facility for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section 
 35.10  115B.39, subdivision 2, paragraph (l), clause (2), if the 
 35.11  following conditions are met: 
 35.12     (1) the sanitary district's facility is or was permitted by 
 35.13  the pollution control agency; 
 35.14     (2) the sanitary district stopped accepting mixed municipal 
 35.15  solid waste by January 1, 2000; 
 35.16     (3) the sanitary district stops accepting demolition debris 
 35.17  and industrial waste at the facility by January 1, 2002; and 
 35.18     (4) any future disposal of demolition debris and industrial 
 35.19  waste on this site beyond January 1, 2002, must be in an area 
 35.20  that meets setback requirements approved by the commissioner of 
 35.21  the pollution control agency. 
 35.22     Sec. 43.  [STORAGE TANK REMOVAL; REIMBURSEMENT.] 
 35.23     Subdivision 1.  [DEFINITION.] As used in this section, 
 35.24  "agricultural storage tank" means an underground petroleum 
 35.25  storage tank with a capacity of more than 1,100 gallons that has 
 35.26  been registered with the pollution control agency by January 1, 
 35.27  2000, and is located on a farm where the contents of the tank 
 35.28  are used by the tank owner or operator predominantly for farming 
 35.29  purposes and are not commercially distributed. 
 35.30     Subd. 2.  [REIMBURSEMENT.] Notwithstanding Minnesota 
 35.31  Statutes, section 115C.09, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), clause 
 35.32  (1), and pursuant to the remaining provisions of Minnesota 
 35.33  Statutes, chapter 115C, the petroleum tank release compensation 
 35.34  board shall reimburse an owner or operator of an agricultural 
 35.35  storage tank for 90 percent of the total reimbursable cost of 
 35.36  removal project costs incurred for the tank prior to January 1, 
 36.1   2001, including, but not limited to, tank removal, closure in 
 36.2   place, backfill, resurfacing, and utility restoration costs, 
 36.3   regardless of whether a release has occurred at the site.  
 36.4   Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 115C.09, subdivision 
 36.5   3, the board may not reimburse an eligible applicant under this 
 36.6   section for more than $7,500 of costs per tank. 
 36.7      Sec. 44.  [SMALL GASOLINE STORAGE TANK REMOVAL; 
 36.8   REIMBURSEMENT.] 
 36.9      Until June 30, 2001, the petroleum tank release 
 36.10  compensation board may reimburse a tank owner from the petroleum 
 36.11  tank release cleanup fund for 95 percent of the costs identified 
 36.12  in Minnesota Statutes, section 115C.09, subdivision 3f, 
 36.13  paragraph (c), if the tank owner: 
 36.14     (1) owned two locations in the state, and no locations in 
 36.15  any other state, where motor fuel was dispensed to the public 
 36.16  into motor vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft and dispensed motor 
 36.17  fuel at that location; 
 36.18     (2) operated the tanks simultaneously for six months or 
 36.19  less in 1995; and 
 36.20     (3) dispensed less than 200,000 gallons at both locations. 
 36.21     Sec. 45.  [MINNEAPOLIS LEASE.] 
 36.22     A lease to the Minneapolis park and recreation board 
 36.23  entered into prior to or after the effective date of this 
 36.24  section pursuant to Laws 1999, chapter 231, section 5, 
 36.25  subdivision 5, shall be subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 
 36.26  85.34, except as provided in this section.  The approval of the 
 36.27  executive council shall not be required for the lease or the 
 36.28  issuance of a liquor license.  Only the operating costs, as 
 36.29  defined in the lease, to be paid by the Minneapolis park and 
 36.30  recreation board to the state shall be credited to the state 
 36.31  parks working capital account.  All base rent and percentage of 
 36.32  gross sales to be paid by the Minneapolis park and recreation 
 36.33  board to the state shall be credited to the general fund.  A 
 36.34  lease of any portion of officer's row or area J may include a 
 36.35  charge to be paid by the tenant for repayment of a portion of 
 36.36  the costs incurred by the Minneapolis park and recreation board 
 37.1   for the installation of a new water line on the upper bluff.  
 37.2   The total amount to be repaid to the Minneapolis park and 
 37.3   recreation board by tenants of officer's row and area J shall 
 37.4   not exceed $450,000. 
 37.5      Sec. 46.  [LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR REPORT UPDATE.] 
 37.6      The legislative audit commission shall consider updating 
 37.7   the February 1997 report on "Ethanol Programs" by January 15, 
 37.8   2001. 
 37.9      Sec. 47.  [EXTENSION OF APPROPRIATIONS.] 
 37.10     The availability of the appropriation for the following 
 37.11  project is extended to June 30, 2002:  Laws 1997, chapter 216, 
 37.12  section 15, subdivision 4, paragraph (c), clause (3), the 
 37.13  portion of the local initiatives grants program appropriating 
 37.14  $250,000 to provide matching funds for an ISTEA grant, and for 
 37.15  easement acquisition and engineering costs for a proposed trail 
 37.16  between the city of Pelican Rapids and Maplewood state park. 
 37.17     The availability of the appropriation for the following 
 37.18  project is extended to June 30, 2001:  Laws 1997, chapter 216, 
 37.19  section 15, subdivision 4, paragraph (b), metropolitan regional 
 37.20  park system, for the portion related to Hyland-Bush-Anderson 
 37.21  Lake Park Reserve development. 
 37.22     Sec. 48.  [EFFECTIVE DATES.] 
 37.23     The resident licenses under section 20 shall be made 
 37.24  available by March 1, 2001, and apply to taking game and fish 
 37.25  for the 2001 license year.  The nonresident licenses under 
 37.26  section 21 shall be made available by March 1, 2002, and apply 
 37.27  to taking game and fish for the 2002 license year.  Section 40 
 37.28  is effective retroactively from July 1, 1999.  Section 8 is 
 37.29  effective the day following final enactment and applies to 
 37.30  claims for corrective action costs incurred after that date. 
 37.31     Sections 1 to 7, 11 to 15, 35, 37, 38, and 45 are effective 
 37.32  the day following final enactment. 
 37.33     Sections 23 to 33 are effective March 1, 2001.