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SF 5

2nd Engrossment - 89th Legislature, 2015 1st Special Session (2015 - 2015) Posted on 06/17/2015 11:05am

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

Current Version - 2nd Engrossment

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2.49 2.50 2.51 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9
3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 3.26 3.27 3.28 3.29 3.30 3.31 3.32 3.33 3.34 3.35 3.36 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29 4.30 4.31 4.32 4.33 4.34 4.35 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 7.32 7.33 7.34 7.35 7.36 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.8 8.9 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 8.22 8.23 8.24 8.25 8.26 8.27 8.28 8.29 8.30 8.31 8.32 8.33 8.34 8.35 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.8 9.9 9.10 9.11 9.12 9.13 9.14 9.15 9.16 9.17 9.18 9.19 9.20 9.21 9.22 9.23 9.24 9.25 9.26 9.27 9.28 9.29 9.30 9.31 9.32 9.33 9.34 9.35 9.36 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 10.12 10.13 10.14 10.15 10.16 10.17 10.18 10.19 10.20 10.21 10.22 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 10.29 10.30 10.31 10.32 10.33 10.34 10.35 10.36 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 11.23 11.24 11.25 11.26 11.27 11.28 11.29 11.30 11.31 11.32 11.33 11.34 11.35 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 12.12 12.13 12.14 12.15 12.16 12.17 12.18 12.19 12.20 12.21 12.22 12.23 12.24 12.25 12.26 12.27 12.28 12.29 12.30 12.31 12.32 12.33 12.34 12.35 12.36 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.10 13.11 13.12 13.13 13.14 13.15 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.19 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.23 13.24 13.25 13.26 13.27 13.28 13.29 13.30 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.34 13.35 13.36 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 14.11 14.12 14.13 14.14 14.15 14.16 14.17 14.18 14.19 14.20 14.21 14.22 14.23 14.24 14.25 14.26 14.27 14.28 14.29 14.30 14.31 14.32 14.33 14.34 14.35 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 15.12 15.13 15.14 15.15 15.16 15.17 15.18 15.19 15.20 15.21 15.22 15.23 15.24 15.25 15.26 15.27 15.28 15.29 15.30 15.31 15.32 15.33 15.34 15.35 15.36 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.7 16.8
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16.12 16.13 16.14 16.15 16.16 16.17 16.18 16.19 16.20 16.21 16.22 16.23 16.24 16.25 16.26 16.27 16.28 16.29 16.30 16.31 16.32 16.33 16.34 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.7 17.8 17.9 17.10 17.11 17.12 17.13 17.14 17.15 17.16 17.17
17.18 17.19 17.20 17.21 17.22 17.23
17.24 17.25 17.26 17.27 17.28 17.29 17.30 17.31 17.32 17.33 18.1 18.2
18.3 18.4
18.5 18.6
18.7 18.8 18.9 18.10 18.11 18.12 18.13 18.14
18.15 18.16 18.17 18.18 18.19 18.20 18.21 18.22 18.23 18.24 18.25
18.26 18.27 18.28 18.29
18.30 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5
19.6 19.7 19.8 19.9 19.10 19.11 19.12
19.13 19.14 19.15 19.16 19.17 19.18 19.19 19.20 19.21 19.22 19.23 19.24 19.25 19.26 19.27 19.28 19.29
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20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15
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21.12 21.13 21.14 21.15 21.16 21.17 21.18 21.19 21.20 21.21 21.22
21.23 21.24 21.25 21.26 21.27 21.28
21.29 21.30 21.31 21.32 21.33 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4 22.5 22.6 22.7 22.8 22.9 22.10 22.11 22.12 22.13 22.14 22.15 22.16 22.17
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24.5 24.6 24.7 24.8 24.9 24.10 24.11 24.12 24.13 24.14 24.15 24.16 24.17 24.18 24.19 24.20 24.21 24.22 24.23 24.24 24.25 24.26 24.27 24.28 24.29 24.30 24.31 24.32 24.33 24.34 25.1 25.2 25.3 25.4 25.5 25.6 25.7 25.8 25.9 25.10 25.11 25.12 25.13 25.14 25.15 25.16 25.17 25.18 25.19 25.20 25.21 25.22 25.23 25.24 25.25 25.26 25.27
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31.27 31.28 31.29 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 32.5 32.6 32.7 32.8 32.9 32.10 32.11 32.12 32.13 32.14 32.15 32.16 32.17 32.18 32.19 32.20 32.21 32.22
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33.1 33.2 33.3 33.4 33.5 33.6 33.7 33.8 33.9 33.10 33.11 33.12 33.13
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33.16 33.17 33.18 33.19 33.20
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33.22 33.23 33.24 33.25 33.26 33.27
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33.29 33.30 33.31 33.32 34.1 34.2 34.3 34.4 34.5 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.9 34.10 34.11 34.12
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34.14 34.15 34.16 34.17 34.18 34.19 34.20 34.21 34.22 34.23 34.24 34.25 34.26 34.27 34.28 34.29 34.30 34.31 34.32 34.33 34.34 34.35 35.1 35.2
35.3 35.4 35.5 35.6 35.7 35.8 35.9 35.10 35.11 35.12 35.13 35.14 35.15 35.16 35.17 35.18 35.19 35.20 35.21 35.22 35.23 35.24 35.25 35.26 35.27 35.28 35.29 35.30 35.31 35.32 35.33 35.34 36.1 36.2 36.3 36.4 36.5 36.6 36.7 36.8 36.9 36.10 36.11 36.12 36.13 36.14 36.15 36.16 36.17 36.18 36.19 36.20 36.21 36.22 36.23 36.24 36.25 36.26
36.27 36.28 36.29
36.30 36.31 36.32 36.33 36.34 37.1 37.2 37.3 37.4 37.5 37.6 37.7
37.8 37.9 37.10 37.11 37.12 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18 37.19 37.20 37.21 37.22 37.23 37.24 37.25 37.26 37.27 37.28 37.29 37.30 37.31 37.32 37.33 37.34 38.1 38.2 38.3
38.4 38.5 38.6 38.7 38.8 38.9 38.10 38.11 38.12 38.13 38.14 38.15 38.16
38.17 38.18 38.19 38.20 38.21 38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29 38.30 38.31 38.32 38.33 38.34 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10 39.11 39.12 39.13 39.14 39.15 39.16 39.17 39.18 39.19 39.20 39.21 39.22 39.23 39.24 39.25 39.26 39.27 39.28 39.29 39.30 39.31 39.32 39.33 39.34 39.35 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 40.6 40.7 40.8 40.9
40.10 40.11 40.12 40.13 40.14 40.15 40.16 40.17 40.18 40.19 40.20 40.21 40.22 40.23 40.24 40.25
40.26 40.27 40.28 40.29 40.30 40.31 40.32 40.33 40.34 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5
41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9 41.10 41.11 41.12 41.13 41.14 41.15 41.16 41.17 41.18 41.19 41.20 41.21 41.22 41.23 41.24 41.25 41.26 41.27 41.28 41.29 41.30 41.31 41.32 41.33 41.34 42.1 42.2 42.3 42.4 42.5 42.6 42.7 42.8 42.9 42.10 42.11 42.12
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48.3 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.7 48.8 48.9 48.10 48.11 48.12 48.13 48.14 48.15 48.16 48.17 48.18 48.19 48.20 48.21 48.22 48.23 48.24 48.25 48.26 48.27 48.28 48.29 48.30 48.31 48.32 48.33 48.34 48.35 49.1 49.2 49.3 49.4 49.5 49.6 49.7 49.8 49.9 49.10 49.11 49.12 49.13 49.14 49.15 49.16 49.17 49.18 49.19 49.20 49.21 49.22 49.23 49.24 49.25 49.26 49.27 49.28 49.29 49.30 49.31 49.32 49.33 49.34 49.35 49.36 50.1 50.2 50.3 50.4 50.5 50.6 50.7 50.8 50.9 50.10 50.11
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50.26 50.27 50.28 50.29 50.30 50.31
50.32 51.1 51.2 51.3 51.4 51.5 51.6 51.7 51.8 51.9
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51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26 51.27 51.28 51.29 51.30 51.31 51.32
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63.5 63.6 63.7 63.8 63.9 63.10 63.11 63.12 63.13
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63.31 64.1 64.2 64.3 64.4 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.8 64.9 64.10 64.11 64.12
64.13 64.14 64.15 64.16 64.17 64.18 64.19 64.20 64.21 64.22 64.23 64.24 64.25 64.26 64.27 64.28 64.29 64.30 64.31 64.32 64.33 64.34 64.35 65.1 65.2 65.3 65.4 65.5 65.6 65.7 65.8 65.9 65.10 65.11 65.12 65.13 65.14 65.15 65.16 65.17 65.18 65.19 65.20 65.21 65.22 65.23 65.24 65.25 65.26 65.27 65.28 65.29 65.30 65.31 65.32 65.33 65.34 65.35 65.36 66.1 66.2 66.3 66.4 66.5 66.6 66.7 66.8 66.9 66.10 66.11 66.12 66.13 66.14 66.15 66.16 66.17 66.18 66.19 66.20 66.21 66.22 66.23 66.24 66.25 66.26 66.27 66.28 66.29 66.30 66.31 66.32 66.33 66.34 66.35 67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5 67.6 67.7 67.8 67.9 67.10 67.11 67.12 67.13 67.14 67.15 67.16 67.17 67.18 67.19 67.20 67.21 67.22 67.23 67.24 67.25 67.26 67.27 67.28 67.29 67.30 67.31 67.32 67.33 67.34 67.35 68.1 68.2 68.3 68.4 68.5 68.6 68.7 68.8 68.9 68.10 68.11 68.12 68.13 68.14 68.15 68.16 68.17 68.18 68.19 68.20 68.21 68.22 68.23 68.24 68.25 68.26 68.27 68.28 68.29 68.30 68.31 68.32 68.33 68.34 68.35 69.1 69.2 69.3 69.4 69.5 69.6 69.7 69.8 69.9 69.10 69.11 69.12 69.13 69.14 69.15 69.16 69.17 69.18 69.19 69.20 69.21 69.22 69.23 69.24 69.25 69.26 69.27 69.28 69.29 69.30 69.31 69.32 69.33 69.34 69.35 69.36 70.1 70.2 70.3 70.4 70.5 70.6 70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18 70.19 70.20 70.21 70.22 70.23 70.24 70.25 70.26 70.27 70.28 70.29 70.30 70.31 70.32 70.33 70.34 70.35 71.1 71.2 71.3 71.4 71.5 71.6 71.7 71.8 71.9 71.10 71.11 71.12 71.13 71.14 71.15 71.16 71.17 71.18 71.19 71.20 71.21 71.22 71.23 71.24 71.25 71.26 71.27 71.28 71.29 71.30 71.31 71.32 71.33 71.34 71.35 71.36 72.1 72.2 72.3 72.4 72.5 72.6 72.7 72.8 72.9 72.10 72.11 72.12 72.13 72.14 72.15 72.16 72.17 72.18 72.19 72.20 72.21 72.22 72.23 72.24 72.25 72.26 72.27 72.28 72.29 72.30 72.31 72.32 72.33 72.34 72.35 73.1 73.2 73.3 73.4 73.5 73.6 73.7 73.8 73.9 73.10 73.11 73.12 73.13 73.14 73.15 73.16 73.17 73.18 73.19 73.20 73.21 73.22 73.23 73.24 73.25 73.26 73.27 73.28 73.29 73.30 73.31 73.32 73.33 73.34 73.35 74.1 74.2 74.3 74.4 74.5 74.6 74.7 74.8 74.9 74.10 74.11 74.12 74.13 74.14 74.15 74.16 74.17 74.18 74.19 74.20 74.21 74.22 74.23 74.24 74.25 74.26 74.27 74.28
74.29 74.30 74.31 74.32 74.33 74.34 75.1 75.2 75.3 75.4 75.5 75.6 75.7 75.8 75.9 75.10 75.11 75.12 75.13 75.14 75.15 75.16 75.17 75.18 75.19 75.20 75.21 75.22 75.23 75.24 75.25 75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 75.32 75.33 75.34 75.35 75.36 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7 76.8 76.9 76.10 76.11 76.12 76.13 76.14 76.15 76.16 76.17 76.18 76.19 76.20 76.21 76.22 76.23 76.24 76.25 76.26 76.27 76.28 76.29 76.30 76.31 76.32 76.33 76.34 76.35 76.36 77.1 77.2 77.3 77.4 77.5 77.6 77.7 77.8 77.9 77.10 77.11 77.12 77.13 77.14 77.15 77.16 77.17 77.18 77.19 77.20 77.21 77.22 77.23 77.24 77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 77.31 77.32 77.33 77.34 77.35 78.1 78.2 78.3 78.4 78.5 78.6 78.7 78.8 78.9 78.10 78.11 78.12 78.13 78.14 78.15 78.16 78.17 78.18 78.19 78.20 78.21 78.22 78.23 78.24 78.25 78.26 78.27 78.28 78.29 78.30 78.31 78.32 78.33 78.34 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12 79.13 79.14 79.15 79.16 79.17 79.18 79.19 79.20 79.21 79.22 79.23 79.24 79.25 79.26 79.27 79.28 79.29 79.30 79.31 79.32 79.33 79.34 80.1 80.2 80.3 80.4 80.5 80.6 80.7 80.8 80.9 80.10 80.11 80.12 80.13 80.14 80.15 80.16 80.17 80.18 80.19 80.20 80.21 80.22 80.23 80.24 80.25 80.26 80.27 80.28 80.29 80.30 80.31 80.32 80.33 80.34 80.35 80.36 81.1 81.2 81.3 81.4 81.5 81.6 81.7 81.8 81.9 81.10 81.11 81.12 81.13 81.14 81.15 81.16 81.17 81.18 81.19 81.20 81.21 81.22 81.23 81.24 81.25 81.26 81.27 81.28 81.29 81.30 81.31 81.32 81.33 81.34 81.35 82.1 82.2 82.3 82.4 82.5 82.6 82.7 82.8 82.9 82.10 82.11 82.12 82.13 82.14 82.15 82.16 82.17 82.18 82.19 82.20 82.21 82.22 82.23 82.24 82.25 82.26 82.27 82.28 82.29 82.30 82.31 82.32 82.33 82.34 82.35 83.1 83.2 83.3 83.4 83.5 83.6 83.7 83.8 83.9 83.10 83.11 83.12 83.13 83.14 83.15 83.16 83.17 83.18 83.19 83.20 83.21 83.22 83.23 83.24 83.25 83.26 83.27 83.28 83.29 83.30 83.31 83.32 83.33 83.34 84.1 84.2 84.3 84.4 84.5 84.6 84.7 84.8 84.9 84.10 84.11 84.12 84.13 84.14 84.15 84.16 84.17 84.18 84.19 84.20 84.21 84.22 84.23 84.24 84.25 84.26 84.27 84.28 84.29 84.30 84.31 84.32 84.33 85.1 85.2 85.3 85.4 85.5 85.6 85.7 85.8 85.9 85.10 85.11 85.12 85.13 85.14 85.15 85.16 85.17 85.18 85.19 85.20 85.21 85.22 85.23 85.24 85.25 85.26 85.27 85.28 85.29 85.30 85.31 85.32 85.33 85.34 86.1 86.2 86.3 86.4 86.5 86.6 86.7 86.8 86.9 86.10 86.11 86.12 86.13 86.14 86.15 86.16 86.17 86.18 86.19 86.20 86.21 86.22 86.23 86.24 86.25 86.26 86.27 86.28 86.29 86.30 86.31 86.32 86.33 86.34 86.35 87.1 87.2 87.3 87.4 87.5 87.6 87.7 87.8 87.9 87.10 87.11 87.12 87.13 87.14 87.15 87.16 87.17 87.18 87.19 87.20 87.21 87.22 87.23 87.24 87.25 87.26 87.27 87.28 87.29 87.30 87.31 87.32 87.33 87.34 87.35 87.36 88.1 88.2 88.3 88.4 88.5 88.6 88.7 88.8 88.9 88.10 88.11 88.12 88.13 88.14 88.15 88.16 88.17 88.18 88.19 88.20 88.21 88.22 88.23 88.24 88.25 88.26 88.27 88.28
88.29 88.30 88.31 88.32 88.33 88.34 89.1 89.2 89.3 89.4 89.5 89.6 89.7 89.8 89.9 89.10 89.11 89.12 89.13 89.14 89.15 89.16 89.17 89.18 89.19 89.20 89.21 89.22 89.23 89.24 89.25 89.26 89.27 89.28 89.29 89.30 89.31 89.32 89.33 89.34 89.35 90.1 90.2 90.3 90.4 90.5 90.6 90.7 90.8 90.9 90.10 90.11 90.12 90.13 90.14 90.15 90.16 90.17 90.18 90.19 90.20 90.21 90.22 90.23 90.24 90.25 90.26 90.27 90.28 90.29 90.30 90.31 90.32 90.33 90.34 90.35 91.1 91.2 91.3 91.4 91.5 91.6 91.7 91.8 91.9 91.10 91.11 91.12 91.13 91.14 91.15 91.16 91.17 91.18 91.19 91.20 91.21 91.22 91.23
91.24 91.25 91.26 91.27 91.28 91.29 91.30 91.31 91.32 91.33 91.34 92.1 92.2 92.3 92.4 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 92.9 92.10 92.11 92.12 92.13
92.14 92.15 92.16 92.17 92.18 92.19 92.20 92.21 92.22 92.23 92.24
92.25 92.26 92.27 92.28 92.29 92.30 92.31 92.32 92.33 92.34
93.1
93.2 93.3 93.4 93.5 93.6 93.7 93.8 93.9 93.10 93.11 93.12 93.13 93.14 93.15
93.16 93.17 93.18 93.19 93.20 93.21 93.22 93.23 93.24 93.25 93.26 93.27 93.28 93.29 93.30 93.31 93.32 93.33 94.1 94.2 94.3 94.4 94.5 94.6
94.7 94.8 94.9 94.10 94.11 94.12 94.13 94.14 94.15 94.16 94.17 94.18 94.19 94.20 94.21 94.22 94.23 94.24 94.25 94.26 94.27 94.28 94.29 94.30 94.31 94.32 94.33 94.34 94.35 95.1 95.2 95.3 95.4 95.5 95.6 95.7 95.8 95.9 95.10 95.11 95.12 95.13 95.14 95.15 95.16 95.17 95.18 95.19 95.20 95.21 95.22 95.23 95.24 95.25 95.26 95.27 95.28 95.29 95.30 95.31 95.32 95.33 95.34 95.35 95.36
96.1 96.2 96.3 96.4
96.5 96.6
96.7 96.8 96.9 96.10 96.11 96.12 96.13 96.14 96.15 96.16 96.17 96.18 96.19
96.20 96.21 96.22 96.23 96.24 96.25 96.26 96.27 96.28 96.29 96.30 96.31 96.32 96.33 97.1 97.2 97.3 97.4 97.5 97.6 97.7 97.8 97.9 97.10 97.11 97.12 97.13 97.14 97.15 97.16 97.17 97.18
97.19 97.20 97.21 97.22 97.23 97.24 97.25 97.26 97.27 97.28 97.29 97.30 97.31 97.32 97.33 97.34 97.35 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8
98.9 98.10 98.11 98.12 98.13 98.14 98.15
98.16 98.17
98.18 98.19 98.20 98.21 98.22 98.23 98.24 98.25 98.26 98.27 98.28 98.29 98.30 98.31 98.32 98.33 99.1 99.2 99.3 99.4 99.5 99.6 99.7 99.8 99.9 99.10 99.11 99.12 99.13 99.14 99.15 99.16 99.17 99.18 99.19 99.20 99.21 99.22 99.23 99.24 99.25 99.26
99.27 99.28 99.29 99.30
99.31 99.32 99.33 99.34 99.35 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5
100.6
100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15
100.16
100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23
100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 101.1 101.2
101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19
101.20 101.21 101.22 101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31
101.32
102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.8 102.9
102.10 102.11 102.12 102.13
102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17
102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26
102.27
102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31 102.32 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19 103.20
103.21 103.22 103.23
103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 103.34 103.35 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 104.31 104.32 104.33 104.34 104.35 104.36
105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29 105.30 105.31 105.32 105.33 105.34 105.35 105.36 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5 106.6 106.7 106.8 106.9 106.10 106.11 106.12 106.13 106.14 106.15 106.16 106.17 106.18 106.19 106.20 106.21 106.22 106.23 106.24 106.25
106.26 106.27
106.28 106.29 106.30 106.31 106.32 106.33
106.34
107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4
107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8
107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13
107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17
107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12
108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17 108.18 108.19 108.20 108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24 108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 108.30 108.31 108.32 108.33 108.34 109.1 109.2
109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6
109.7 109.8
109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12
109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19
109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24 109.25
109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14 110.15 110.16 110.17 110.18
110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24
110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29
110.30 110.31 110.32 110.33 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7
111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21
111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 111.32
112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8
112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13
112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25
112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 112.32 113.1 113.2 113.3 113.4 113.5
113.6
113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15
113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 113.33 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21
114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 114.32 114.33 114.34 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4
115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17 115.18
115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28 115.29 115.30 115.31 115.32 115.33 115.34 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31
116.32 116.33 116.34 116.35 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23
117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32
117.33 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.7 118.8 118.9 118.10 118.11 118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18
118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22 118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29 118.30 118.31 118.32 118.33 118.34 118.35 119.1 119.2 119.3 119.4 119.5 119.6 119.7 119.8 119.9 119.10 119.11 119.12 119.13 119.14 119.15 119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 119.32 119.33 119.34 119.35 119.36 120.1 120.2 120.3 120.4
120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31 120.32 120.33 120.34 121.1 121.2
121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20
121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 121.32 121.33 121.34 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6
122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21
122.22 122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28
122.29 122.30 122.31 122.32 122.33 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11 123.12
123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31 123.32 123.33 123.34 123.35 124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5 124.6 124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 124.31 124.32 124.33 124.34 124.35 124.36 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17 125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22 125.23 125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 125.31 125.32 125.33 125.34 125.35 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7
126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20
126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 126.30 126.31
126.32 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8
127.9 127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20
127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25 127.26 127.27
127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 127.32 127.33 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6
128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15
128.16 128.17 128.18 128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 128.32 128.33 128.34 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17
129.18 129.19
129.20 129.21 129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28
129.29
129.30 129.31 129.32 129.33 130.1 130.2 130.3 130.4 130.5 130.6 130.7 130.8 130.9 130.10 130.11 130.12 130.13 130.14 130.15 130.16 130.17
130.18 130.19 130.20 130.21 130.22 130.23 130.24 130.25 130.26 130.27 130.28 130.29 130.30 130.31 130.32 130.33 130.34 131.1 131.2 131.3 131.4 131.5 131.6
131.7 131.8 131.9 131.10 131.11 131.12 131.13
131.14 131.15 131.16 131.17 131.18 131.19 131.20 131.21 131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28
131.29 131.30 131.31 131.32 131.33 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 132.32 132.33 132.34
132.35
133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10
133.11 133.12 133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20 133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24
133.25
133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 133.32 133.33 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4
134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12 134.13
134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26 134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30 134.31 134.32 134.33 134.34 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17 135.18 135.19
135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24
135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 135.31 135.32 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20 136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31 136.32 136.33 136.34 136.35 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8
137.9 137.10 137.11 137.12 137.13 137.14 137.15 137.16 137.17 137.18 137.19 137.20 137.21 137.22 137.23 137.24 137.25 137.26 137.27
137.28 137.29 137.30 137.31 137.32 137.33 137.34 138.1 138.2
138.3 138.4 138.5 138.6
138.7 138.8 138.9 138.10 138.11 138.12 138.13 138.14 138.15 138.16 138.17 138.18 138.19 138.20 138.21 138.22 138.23 138.24 138.25 138.26 138.27 138.28 138.29 138.30 138.31 138.32 138.33 138.34 139.1 139.2 139.3 139.4 139.5 139.6 139.7 139.8 139.9 139.10 139.11 139.12 139.13 139.14 139.15 139.16 139.17 139.18 139.19 139.20 139.21 139.22 139.23 139.24 139.25 139.26 139.27 139.28 139.29 139.30 139.31 139.32 139.33 139.34 139.35 140.1 140.2 140.3 140.4 140.5 140.6 140.7 140.8 140.9 140.10 140.11 140.12 140.13 140.14 140.15 140.16 140.17 140.18 140.19 140.20 140.21 140.22 140.23 140.24 140.25 140.26 140.27 140.28 140.29 140.30 140.31 140.32 140.33 140.34 140.35 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12 141.13 141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 141.31 141.32 141.33 141.34 141.35 141.36 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8 142.9 142.10 142.11 142.12 142.13 142.14
142.15 142.16 142.17 142.18 142.19 142.20 142.21 142.22 142.23 142.24 142.25 142.26 142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 142.32 142.33 142.34 142.35 143.1 143.2
143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8
143.9 143.10 143.11 143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31 143.32 143.33 144.1 144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 144.32 144.33 144.34 144.35 144.36 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10 145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21 145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29 145.30 145.31 145.32 145.33 145.34 145.35 145.36 146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8 146.9 146.10 146.11 146.12 146.13 146.14 146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18 146.19 146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24 146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 146.30 146.31 146.32 146.33 146.34 146.35 146.36
147.1 147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.7 147.8 147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16 147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24 147.25 147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 147.31 147.32 147.33 147.34 147.35 147.36 148.1 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.5 148.6 148.7 148.8 148.9 148.10 148.11 148.12 148.13
148.14 148.15 148.16 148.17 148.18 148.19 148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25 148.26 148.27 148.28 148.29 148.30 148.31 148.32 148.33 148.34 148.35
149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 149.7 149.8 149.9 149.10 149.11 149.12 149.13 149.14 149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20 149.21 149.22 149.23 149.24 149.25 149.26 149.27 149.28
149.29 149.30 149.31 149.32 149.33 149.34 149.35 150.1 150.2 150.3 150.4 150.5 150.6 150.7 150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14 150.15 150.16 150.17 150.18
150.19 150.20 150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24 150.25
150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29 150.30 150.31 150.32 150.33 150.34 151.1 151.2 151.3 151.4 151.5 151.6 151.7 151.8 151.9 151.10 151.11 151.12 151.13 151.14 151.15 151.16 151.17 151.18 151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24
151.25 151.26 151.27 151.28 151.29 151.30 151.31 151.32 151.33 151.34 151.35 152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6 152.7
152.8 152.9 152.10 152.11 152.12 152.13 152.14 152.15 152.16 152.17 152.18 152.19
152.20 152.21 152.22 152.23 152.24 152.25 152.26 152.27 152.28
152.29 152.30 152.31 152.32 153.1 153.2
153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8 153.9 153.10 153.11 153.12 153.13 153.14 153.15 153.16 153.17 153.18 153.19 153.20
153.21 153.22 153.23 153.24 153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29
153.30 153.31 153.32 153.33 154.1 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.5 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 154.10 154.11 154.12 154.13 154.14 154.15 154.16 154.17 154.18 154.19 154.20 154.21 154.22 154.23 154.24 154.25 154.26 154.27 154.28 154.29 154.30 154.31 154.32 154.33
154.34 155.1 155.2 155.3 155.4
155.5 155.6 155.7 155.8 155.9 155.10 155.11 155.12 155.13 155.14 155.15 155.16 155.17 155.18 155.19 155.20 155.21 155.22 155.23 155.24 155.25 155.26 155.27 155.28 155.29 155.30 155.31 155.32 155.33
155.34
156.1 156.2 156.3 156.4 156.5
156.6 156.7 156.8 156.9 156.10 156.11 156.12 156.13 156.14 156.15 156.16 156.17 156.18 156.19 156.20 156.21 156.22 156.23 156.24 156.25 156.26 156.27 156.28 156.29 156.30 156.31 156.32 156.33 156.34 156.35 157.1 157.2 157.3 157.4 157.5 157.6 157.7 157.8 157.9 157.10 157.11 157.12 157.13 157.14 157.15 157.16 157.17 157.18 157.19 157.20
157.21 157.22 157.23 157.24 157.25 157.26 157.27 157.28 157.29 157.30 157.31 157.32 157.33 157.34 158.1 158.2
158.3 158.4 158.5 158.6 158.7 158.8 158.9 158.10 158.11 158.12 158.13 158.14 158.15 158.16 158.17 158.18 158.19 158.20 158.21 158.22 158.23 158.24 158.25 158.26 158.27 158.28 158.29
158.30 158.31 158.32 158.33 158.34 159.1 159.2 159.3 159.4 159.5 159.6 159.7 159.8 159.9 159.10 159.11 159.12 159.13 159.14 159.15 159.16 159.17 159.18 159.19 159.20 159.21 159.22 159.23 159.24 159.25 159.26 159.27 159.28 159.29 159.30 159.31 159.32 159.33 159.34 159.35 160.1 160.2 160.3 160.4 160.5 160.6 160.7 160.8 160.9 160.10 160.11 160.12 160.13
160.14 160.15 160.16 160.17 160.18 160.19 160.20 160.21 160.22 160.23 160.24 160.25 160.26 160.27 160.28 160.29 160.30 160.31 160.32 160.33 160.34 161.1 161.2 161.3 161.4 161.5 161.6 161.7 161.8 161.9 161.10 161.11 161.12 161.13 161.14 161.15 161.16 161.17 161.18 161.19 161.20 161.21 161.22 161.23
161.24 161.25 161.26 161.27 161.28 161.29 161.30 161.31
161.32 161.33 162.1 162.2 162.3 162.4 162.5 162.6 162.7 162.8 162.9 162.10 162.11 162.12 162.13 162.14 162.15 162.16 162.17
162.18 162.19 162.20 162.21 162.22 162.23 162.24 162.25 162.26 162.27 162.28 162.29 162.30 162.31 162.32 162.33 162.34 163.1 163.2 163.3 163.4 163.5 163.6 163.7 163.8 163.9 163.10 163.11 163.12 163.13 163.14 163.15 163.16 163.17 163.18 163.19 163.20 163.21 163.22 163.23 163.24 163.25 163.26 163.27 163.28 163.29 163.30 163.31 163.32 163.33 163.34 163.35 163.36 164.1 164.2 164.3 164.4 164.5 164.6 164.7 164.8
164.9 164.10 164.11 164.12 164.13 164.14 164.15 164.16 164.17 164.18 164.19 164.20 164.21 164.22 164.23 164.24 164.25 164.26 164.27 164.28 164.29 164.30 164.31
164.32 164.33 165.1 165.2 165.3 165.4 165.5 165.6 165.7 165.8 165.9 165.10 165.11 165.12
165.13 165.14 165.15 165.16 165.17 165.18 165.19 165.20 165.21 165.22 165.23 165.24 165.25 165.26 165.27 165.28 165.29 165.30 165.31 165.32 165.33 165.34 165.35 166.1 166.2 166.3 166.4 166.5 166.6 166.7
166.8
166.9 166.10 166.11 166.12 166.13 166.14 166.15 166.16 166.17 166.18 166.19 166.20 166.21 166.22 166.23 166.24 166.25 166.26 166.27 166.28 166.29 166.30 166.31 166.32 166.33 166.34 167.1 167.2 167.3 167.4 167.5
167.6 167.7 167.8 167.9 167.10 167.11 167.12 167.13 167.14 167.15 167.16 167.17 167.18 167.19 167.20 167.21 167.22 167.23 167.24 167.25
167.26 167.27 167.28 167.29 167.30 167.31 167.32 167.33 168.1 168.2 168.3 168.4 168.5 168.6 168.7 168.8 168.9 168.10 168.11 168.12 168.13 168.14 168.15 168.16 168.17 168.18 168.19 168.20 168.21 168.22 168.23 168.24 168.25 168.26 168.27 168.28 168.29
168.30 168.31 168.32 168.33 168.34
169.1 169.2 169.3 169.4
169.5 169.6 169.7 169.8 169.9 169.10
169.11 169.12 169.13 169.14 169.15 169.16 169.17 169.18 169.19 169.20 169.21 169.22
169.23 169.24 169.25 169.26 169.27 169.28 169.29 169.30
169.31 170.1 170.2 170.3 170.4 170.5 170.6 170.7 170.8 170.9 170.10 170.11 170.12 170.13 170.14 170.15 170.16 170.17
170.18 170.19 170.20 170.21 170.22 170.23 170.24 170.25 170.26 170.27 170.28 170.29 170.30 170.31 170.32 170.33 170.34 170.35 171.1 171.2 171.3 171.4 171.5 171.6 171.7 171.8 171.9 171.10 171.11 171.12 171.13 171.14 171.15 171.16 171.17 171.18 171.19 171.20 171.21 171.22 171.23 171.24 171.25 171.26 171.27 171.28 171.29 171.30 171.31 171.32 171.33 171.34 171.35 171.36 172.1 172.2 172.3 172.4 172.5 172.6 172.7 172.8 172.9 172.10 172.11 172.12 172.13 172.14 172.15 172.16
172.17 172.18 172.19 172.20 172.21 172.22 172.23 172.24 172.25 172.26 172.27 172.28 172.29 172.30 172.31 172.32 172.33 172.34 172.35 173.1 173.2 173.3 173.4 173.5 173.6 173.7 173.8 173.9 173.10 173.11 173.12 173.13 173.14
173.15
173.16 173.17 173.18 173.19 173.20 173.21 173.22 173.23 173.24 173.25 173.26 173.27 173.28 173.29 173.30 173.31 173.32 173.33 173.34 173.35 174.1 174.2 174.3 174.4 174.5 174.6 174.7 174.8 174.9 174.10 174.11 174.12 174.13 174.14 174.15 174.16 174.17 174.18 174.19 174.20 174.21 174.22 174.23 174.24 174.25 174.26 174.27 174.28 174.29 174.30 174.31 174.32 174.33 174.34 174.35 175.1 175.2 175.3 175.4 175.5 175.6 175.7 175.8 175.9 175.10 175.11 175.12 175.13 175.14 175.15 175.16 175.17 175.18 175.19 175.20 175.21 175.22 175.23 175.24 175.25 175.26 175.27 175.28 175.29 175.30 175.31 175.32 175.33 175.34 175.35 175.36 176.1 176.2 176.3 176.4 176.5 176.6 176.7 176.8 176.9 176.10 176.11 176.12 176.13 176.14 176.15 176.16 176.17 176.18 176.19 176.20 176.21 176.22
176.23 176.24 176.25 176.26 176.27 176.28 176.29 176.30 176.31 176.32 176.33 176.34 177.1 177.2 177.3 177.4 177.5 177.6 177.7 177.8 177.9 177.10 177.11 177.12 177.13 177.14 177.15 177.16 177.17 177.18
177.19
177.20 177.21 177.22 177.23 177.24 177.25 177.26
177.27 177.28 177.29 177.30 177.31 177.32 177.33
178.1 178.2 178.3 178.4 178.5 178.6 178.7 178.8 178.9 178.10 178.11 178.12
178.13 178.14 178.15 178.16 178.17 178.18 178.19 178.20 178.21 178.22 178.23 178.24 178.25 178.26 178.27 178.28 178.29
178.30 178.31 178.32
178.33 179.1 179.2 179.3 179.4 179.5 179.6 179.7
179.8 179.9 179.10 179.11 179.12 179.13 179.14 179.15 179.16 179.17 179.18 179.19 179.20 179.21 179.22 179.23 179.24
179.25 179.26 179.27 179.28 179.29 179.30 179.31 179.32 179.33 179.34
180.1 180.2 180.3 180.4 180.5 180.6 180.7 180.8 180.9 180.10
180.11 180.12 180.13 180.14 180.15 180.16 180.17 180.18 180.19 180.20 180.21 180.22 180.23 180.24 180.25 180.26 180.27 180.28 180.29 180.30 180.31 180.32 180.33 180.34 181.1 181.2 181.3 181.4 181.5 181.6 181.7 181.8 181.9 181.10 181.11 181.12 181.13 181.14 181.15 181.16 181.17 181.18 181.19 181.20 181.21 181.22 181.23 181.24 181.25 181.26 181.27 181.28 181.29 181.30 181.31 181.32 181.33 181.34 181.35 181.36 182.1 182.2 182.3 182.4 182.5 182.6 182.7 182.8 182.9 182.10 182.11 182.12 182.13 182.14 182.15 182.16 182.17 182.18 182.19 182.20 182.21 182.22
182.23 182.24 182.25
182.26 182.27 182.28 182.29 182.30 182.31 182.32 182.33 182.34 183.1 183.2
183.3 183.4 183.5 183.6 183.7 183.8 183.9 183.10 183.11 183.12 183.13 183.14 183.15
183.16 183.17 183.18 183.19 183.20 183.21 183.22
183.23 183.24 183.25 183.26 183.27 183.28 183.29 183.30 183.31 183.32 183.33
184.1 184.2 184.3 184.4 184.5 184.6 184.7 184.8 184.9 184.10 184.11 184.12 184.13 184.14 184.15 184.16 184.17 184.18 184.19 184.20 184.21 184.22 184.23 184.24 184.25 184.26 184.27 184.28 184.29 184.30 184.31 184.32
184.33
184.34 185.1 185.2 185.3 185.4 185.5 185.6 185.7 185.8 185.9 185.10 185.11 185.12 185.13 185.14 185.15 185.16 185.17 185.18 185.19 185.20
185.21 185.22 185.23 185.24 185.25 185.26 185.27 185.28 185.29 185.30 185.31 185.32 185.33 185.34 186.1 186.2 186.3 186.4 186.5 186.6 186.7 186.8 186.9 186.10 186.11 186.12 186.13 186.14 186.15 186.16 186.17 186.18 186.19 186.20
186.21 186.22 186.23 186.24 186.25 186.26
186.27
186.28 186.29 186.30 186.31
186.32 187.1 187.2 187.3 187.4 187.5 187.6 187.7 187.8 187.9
187.10 187.11 187.12 187.13
187.14 187.15 187.16 187.17 187.18 187.19
187.20 187.21 187.22 187.23 187.24 187.25 187.26 187.27 187.28 187.29
187.30 187.31 188.1 188.2 188.3 188.4 188.5 188.6 188.7 188.8 188.9 188.10 188.11 188.12 188.13 188.14 188.15 188.16 188.17 188.18 188.19 188.20 188.21 188.22 188.23 188.24 188.25 188.26
188.27
188.28 188.29 188.30 188.31 188.32 188.33 188.34 189.1 189.2
189.3
189.4 189.5 189.6 189.7 189.8 189.9 189.10 189.11 189.12 189.13
189.14 189.15 189.16 189.17 189.18 189.19 189.20 189.21 189.22 189.23 189.24 189.25 189.26 189.27 189.28 189.29 189.30 189.31 189.32 189.33 189.34 190.1 190.2 190.3 190.4 190.5 190.6 190.7 190.8 190.9 190.10 190.11 190.12 190.13 190.14 190.15 190.16 190.17 190.18 190.19 190.20 190.21 190.22 190.23 190.24 190.25 190.26 190.27 190.28 190.29 190.30
190.31
190.32 190.33 190.34 191.1 191.2 191.3
191.4 191.5 191.6 191.7 191.8 191.9
191.10 191.11 191.12 191.13 191.14 191.15 191.16 191.17
191.18 191.19
191.20 191.21
191.22 191.23 191.24 191.25 191.26 191.27 191.28 191.29 191.30 191.31 191.32 192.1 192.2 192.3 192.4
192.5
192.6 192.7 192.8 192.9 192.10 192.11
192.12 192.13 192.14 192.15 192.16 192.17 192.18 192.19 192.20 192.21 192.22 192.23 192.24 192.25 192.26 192.27 192.28 192.29 192.30 192.31 192.32 192.33 192.34 193.1 193.2 193.3 193.4 193.5 193.6 193.7 193.8 193.9 193.10 193.11 193.12 193.13 193.14 193.15 193.16 193.17 193.18 193.19
193.20 193.21 193.22 193.23 193.24 193.25 193.26 193.27 193.28 193.29 193.30 193.31 193.32 193.33 193.34 193.35 194.1 194.2 194.3 194.4 194.5 194.6 194.7 194.8 194.9 194.10 194.11 194.12 194.13 194.14 194.15 194.16 194.17 194.18 194.19 194.20 194.21 194.22 194.23 194.24 194.25 194.26 194.27 194.28 194.29 194.30 194.31 194.32 194.33
194.34 194.35 195.1 195.2 195.3 195.4 195.5 195.6 195.7
195.8 195.9 195.10 195.11 195.12 195.13 195.14 195.15 195.16 195.17 195.18 195.19 195.20 195.21 195.22 195.23 195.24 195.25 195.26 195.27 195.28 195.29 195.30 195.31 195.32 195.33 195.34 196.1 196.2 196.3 196.4 196.5 196.6 196.7 196.8 196.9 196.10
196.11 196.12 196.13 196.14 196.15 196.16 196.17 196.18 196.19 196.20 196.21 196.22 196.23 196.24 196.25 196.26 196.27 196.28 196.29 196.30 196.31 196.32 196.33 196.34 196.35
197.1 197.2 197.3 197.4 197.5 197.6 197.7 197.8 197.9 197.10 197.11 197.12 197.13 197.14 197.15 197.16 197.17
197.18 197.19 197.20 197.21 197.22
197.23 197.24 197.25 197.26 197.27 197.28 197.29 197.30 197.31 197.32 197.33 198.1 198.2 198.3 198.4 198.5 198.6 198.7 198.8
198.9
198.10 198.11 198.12 198.13 198.14 198.15 198.16 198.17 198.18
198.19
198.20 198.21 198.22 198.23 198.24 198.25 198.26 198.27 198.28 198.29 198.30 198.31 198.32 198.33 199.1 199.2
199.3 199.4 199.5 199.6 199.7 199.8 199.9
199.10 199.11 199.12 199.13 199.14 199.15 199.16 199.17
199.18
199.19 199.20 199.21 199.22 199.23 199.24 199.25 199.26 199.27 199.28
199.29 199.30 199.31 199.32 200.1 200.2 200.3 200.4 200.5 200.6 200.7 200.8
200.9 200.10 200.11 200.12 200.13 200.14 200.15 200.16 200.17 200.18 200.19 200.20
200.21 200.22 200.23 200.24 200.25 200.26 200.27 200.28 200.29 200.30 200.31 200.32 200.33
200.34
201.1 201.2 201.3 201.4 201.5 201.6 201.7 201.8 201.9 201.10 201.11 201.12 201.13 201.14 201.15 201.16 201.17 201.18 201.19 201.20 201.21 201.22 201.23 201.24 201.25 201.26 201.27
201.28 201.29 201.30 201.31 201.32
202.1 202.2 202.3 202.4 202.5 202.6 202.7 202.8 202.9 202.10 202.11 202.12 202.13 202.14 202.15 202.16 202.17 202.18 202.19 202.20 202.21 202.22 202.23 202.24 202.25 202.26
202.27 202.28 202.29 202.30 202.31 202.32 202.33 202.34 202.35 203.1 203.2
203.3 203.4 203.5 203.6 203.7 203.8 203.9 203.10 203.11 203.12 203.13 203.14 203.15 203.16 203.17 203.18 203.19 203.20 203.21 203.22 203.23 203.24 203.25 203.26 203.27 203.28 203.29 203.30 203.31 203.32
203.33 204.1 204.2 204.3 204.4 204.5
204.6 204.7 204.8 204.9 204.10
204.11 204.12 204.13 204.14 204.15 204.16
204.17 204.18 204.19 204.20
204.21 204.22 204.23 204.24 204.25 204.26 204.27 204.28 204.29 204.30 205.1 205.2 205.3 205.4 205.5 205.6 205.7 205.8
205.9 205.10 205.11 205.12 205.13 205.14 205.15 205.16 205.17 205.18 205.19 205.20 205.21 205.22 205.23 205.24 205.25 205.26 205.27 205.28 205.29 205.30 205.31 205.32 205.33 205.34 206.1 206.2
206.3
206.4 206.5 206.6 206.7 206.8 206.9 206.10 206.11 206.12 206.13 206.14
206.15
206.16 206.17 206.18 206.19 206.20 206.21 206.22 206.23 206.24
206.25 206.26 206.27 206.28 206.29 206.30 206.31 206.32 207.1 207.2 207.3 207.4 207.5 207.6 207.7 207.8 207.9 207.10 207.11 207.12 207.13 207.14 207.15 207.16 207.17 207.18 207.19 207.20
207.21 207.22 207.23 207.24 207.25 207.26 207.27 207.28 207.29 207.30 207.31 207.32 207.33 207.34
208.1 208.2 208.3
208.4

A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for agriculture, environment,
and natural resources; modifying public entity purchasing requirements;
modifying solid waste provisions; modifying subsurface sewage treatment
systems provisions; modifying Dry Cleaner Environmental Response and
Reimbursement Law; modifying environmental review; modifying structure
of Minnesota Pollution Control Agency; modifying disposition of certain
revenue; providing for temporary water surface use controls; providing for
riparian buffers; providing for self-reporting of certain environmental violations;
modifying compensable losses due to harmful substances; modifying invasive
species provisions; modifying landowners' bill of rights; modifying state parks
and trails provisions; modifying recreational vehicle provisions; modifying
land sale and acquisition provisions; modifying forestry and timber provisions;
modifying regulation of camper cabins and bunk houses; providing for all-terrain
vehicle safety training indication on drivers' licenses and identification cards;
creating accounts; modifying certain grant, permit, and fee provisions; modifying
Water Law; modifying personal flotation device provisions; regulating wake
surfing; modifying game and fish laws; modifying metropolitan area water
supply planning provisions; regulating water quality standards; making policy
and technical changes to various agricultural related provisions, including
provisions related to pesticides, plant protection, fertilizers, nursery law, seeds,
dairy, food handlers, food, farmland, farming, and loans; authorizing the
Industrial Hemp Development Act; modifying license exclusions for the direct
sale of certain prepared food; establishing the agriculture research, education,
extension, and technology transfer grant program; providing incentive payments;
providing a vocational training pilot program; establishing the farm opportunity
loan program; requiring studies and reports; requiring rulemaking; providing
criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 3.737, by
adding a subdivision; 13.643, subdivision 1; 16A.152, subdivisions 1b, 2;
16C.073, subdivision 2; 18B.01, subdivisions 28, 29; 18B.05, subdivision 1;
18B.32, subdivision 1; 18B.33, subdivision 1; 18B.34, subdivision 1; 18C.425,
subdivision 6; 18C.70, subdivision 2; 18G.10, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 18H.02,
subdivision 20, by adding subdivisions; 18H.06, subdivision 2; 18H.07; 18H.17;
18J.01; 18J.02; 18J.03; 18J.04, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4; 18J.05, subdivisions
1, 2, 6; 18J.06; 18J.07, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; 18J.09; 18J.11, subdivision 1, by
adding a subdivision; 21.89, subdivision 2; 21.891, subdivisions 2, 5; 25.341,
subdivision 2; 25.39, subdivisions 1, 1a; 32.075; 32.105; 41B.03, subdivision
6, by adding a subdivision; 41B.04, subdivision 17; 41B.043, subdivision 3;
41B.045, subdivisions 3, 4; 41B.046, subdivision 5; 41B.047, subdivisions 1,
as amended, 3, as amended, 4; 41B.048, subdivision 6; 41B.049, subdivision 4;
41B.055, subdivision 3; 41B.056, subdivision 2; 41B.06; 84.027, subdivision
13a; 84.0274, subdivisions 3, 5; 84.415, subdivision 7; 84.788, subdivision 5, by
adding a subdivision; 84.82, subdivisions 2a, 6; 84.84; 84.92, subdivisions 8, 9,
10; 84.922, subdivision 4; 84.925, subdivision 5; 84.9256, subdivision 1; 84.928,
subdivision 1; 84D.01, subdivisions 13, 15, 17, 18, by adding a subdivision;
84D.03, subdivision 3; 84D.06; 84D.10, subdivision 3; 84D.11, subdivision
1; 84D.12, subdivisions 1, 3; 84D.13, subdivision 5; 84D.15, subdivision 3;
85.015, subdivisions 7, 28, by adding subdivisions; 85.054, subdivision 12;
85.32, subdivision 1; 86B.201, by adding a subdivision; 86B.313, subdivisions
1, 4; 86B.315; 86B.401, subdivision 3; 87A.10; 88.17, subdivision 3; 88.49,
subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11; 88.491, subdivision 2; 88.50; 88.51,
subdivisions 1, 3; 88.52, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; 88.523; 88.53, subdivisions
1, 2; 88.6435, subdivision 4; 90.14; 90.193; 94.10, subdivision 2; 94.16,
subdivisions 2, 3; 97A.015, subdivision 49; 97A.045, subdivision 11; 97A.055,
subdivision 4b; 97A.057, subdivision 1; 97A.211, subdivisions 1, 2; 97A.255,
subdivision 4; 97A.411, subdivision 3; 97A.435, subdivision 4; 97A.465, by
adding a subdivision; 97B.031, subdivision 5, by adding a subdivision; 97B.041;
97B.063; 97B.081, subdivision 3; 97B.085, subdivision 2; 97B.301, by adding a
subdivision; 97B.668; 97C.301, by adding a subdivision; 97C.345, by adding
a subdivision; 97C.501, subdivision 2; 103B.101, by adding subdivisions;
103B.3355; 103D.335, subdivision 21; 103F.421, subdivision 4, by adding
a subdivision; 103F.612, subdivision 2; 103G.005, by adding a subdivision;
103G.222, subdivisions 1, 3; 103G.2242, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 14;
103G.2251; 103G.245, subdivision 2; 103G.271, subdivisions 3, 5, 6a; 103G.287,
subdivision 1; 103G.291, subdivision 3; 103G.301, subdivision 5a; 115.44, by
adding a subdivision; 115.55, subdivision 1; 115.56, subdivision 2; 115A.03,
subdivisions 25a, 32a; 115A.1314, subdivision 1; 115A.1415, subdivision 16;
115A.551, subdivision 2a; 115A.557, subdivision 2; 115A.93, subdivision 1;
115B.34, subdivision 2; 115B.48, by adding a subdivision; 116.02, subdivisions
1, 5; 116.03, subdivisions 1, 2a; 116.07, subdivisions 4d, 4j, 7; 116C.991;
116D.04, by adding a subdivision; 127A.353, subdivision 1; 135A.52, by adding
a subdivision; 144.12, by adding a subdivision; 171.07, by adding a subdivision;
282.011, subdivision 3; 375.30, subdivision 2; 446A.073, subdivisions 1, 3,
4; 473.1565; 500.24, subdivision 4; 583.215; Laws 2010, chapter 215, article
3, section 5, subdivision 4; Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, sections 3; 6,
subdivision 5; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
18C; 28A; 41A; 41B; 84; 84D; 85; 92; 97A; 97B; 103B; 103F; 103G; 114C;
115; 115A; proposing coding for new law as Minnesota Statutes, chapter 18K;
repealing Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 17.115; 28A.15, subdivisions 9, 10;
84.68; 86B.13, subdivisions 2, 4; 88.47; 88.48; 88.49, subdivisions 1, 2, 10;
88.491, subdivision 1; 88.51, subdivision 2; 97A.475, subdivision 25; 103F.421,
subdivision 5; 103F.451; 114D.50, subdivision 4a; 116.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 4,
6, 7, 8, 9, 10; 116V.03; 282.013; Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3,
subdivision 6, as amended; Minnesota Rules, part 6264.0400, subparts 27, 28.

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

ARTICLE 1

AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginAGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or
June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 41,485,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 45,537,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 40,907,000
new text end
new text begin 44,959,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 388,000
new text end
new text begin 388,000
new text end
new text begin Agricultural
new text end
new text begin 190,000
new text end
new text begin 190,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Protection Services
new text end

new text begin 16,452,000
new text end
new text begin 16,402,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 15,874,000
new text end
new text begin 15,824,000
new text end
new text begin Agricultural
new text end
new text begin 190,000
new text end
new text begin 190,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 388,000
new text end
new text begin 388,000
new text end

new text begin $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second
year are to develop and maintain cottage
food license exemption outreach and training
materials.
new text end

new text begin $75,000 the first year is for the commissioner,
in consultation with the Northeast Regional
Corrections Center and the United Food
and Commercial Workers, to study and
provide recommendations for upgrading the
existing processing facility on the campus of
the Northeast Regional Corrections Center
into a USDA-certified food processing
facility. The commissioner shall report these
recommendations to the chairs of the house
of representatives and senate committees
with jurisdiction over agriculture finance by
March 15, 2016.
new text end

new text begin $75,000 the second year is for a coordinator
for the correctional facility vocational
training pilot program.
new text end

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

new text begin $225,000 the first year and $175,000
the second year are for compensation
for destroyed or crippled animals under
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.737. This
appropriation may be spent to compensate
for animals that were destroyed or crippled
during fiscal years 2014 and 2015. If the
amount in the first year is insufficient, the
amount in the second year is available in the
first year.
new text end

new text begin $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are for compensation for crop
damage under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.7371. If the amount in the first year is
insufficient, the amount in the second year is
available in the first year.
new text end

new text begin If the commissioner determines that claims
made under Minnesota Statutes, section
3.737 or 3.7371, are unusually high, amounts
appropriated for either program may be
transferred to the appropriation for the other
program.
new text end

new text begin $70,000 the first year and $70,000 the second
year are for additional cannery inspections.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are for increased oversight of
delegated local health boards.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are to decrease the turnaround
time for retail food handler plan reviews.
new text end

new text begin $1,024,000 the first year and $1,024,000 the
second year are to streamline the retail food
safety regulatory and licensing experience
for regulated businesses and to decrease the
inspection delinquency rate.
new text end

new text begin $1,350,000 the first year and $1,350,000 the
second year are for additional inspections of
food manufacturers and wholesalers.
new text end

new text begin $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are for additional funding for
dairy inspection services.
new text end

new text begin $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are for additional funding for
laboratory services operations.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000
the second year are for additional meat
inspection services, including inspections
provided under the correctional facility
vocational training pilot program.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
18B.05, $90,000 the first year and $90,000
the second year are from the pesticide
regulatory account in the agricultural fund
for an increase in the operating budget for
the Laboratory Services Division.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000 the
second year are from the pesticide regulatory
account in the agricultural fund to update
and modify applicator education and training
materials.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Agricultural Marketing and
Development
new text end

new text begin 3,973,000
new text end
new text begin 3,873,000
new text end

new text begin The commissioner may provide one-stop
access for farmers in need of information or
assistance to obtain or renew licenses, meet
state regulatory requirements, or resolve
disputes with state agencies.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must provide outreach
to urban farmers regarding the department's
financial and technical assistance programs
and must assist urban farmers in applying for
assistance.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year is to (1) enhance the
commissioner's efforts to identify existing
and emerging opportunities for Minnesota's
agricultural producers and processors to
export their products to Cuba, consistent with
federal law, and (2) effectively communicate
these opportunities to the producers and
processors.
new text end

new text begin $186,000 the first year and $186,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Minnesota
grown account and may be used as grants
for Minnesota grown promotion under
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.102. Grants
may be made for one year. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.28, the
appropriations encumbered under contract
on or before June 30, 2017, for Minnesota
grown grants in this paragraph are available
until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin $634,000 the first year and $634,000 the
second year are for continuation of the dairy
development and profitability enhancement
and dairy business planning grant programs
established under Laws 1997, chapter
216, section 7, subdivision 2, and Laws
2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 9, subdivision 2. The commissioner
may allocate the available sums among
permissible activities, including efforts to
improve the quality of milk produced in the
state, in the proportions that the commissioner
deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy
farmers. The commissioner must submit
a detailed accomplishment report and
a work plan detailing future plans for,
and anticipated accomplishments from,
expenditures under this program to the
chairs and ranking minority members of the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture policy and finance on or before
the start of each fiscal year. If significant
changes are made to the plans in the course
of the year, the commissioner must notify the
chairs and ranking minority members.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner may use funds
appropriated in this subdivision for annual
cost-share payments to resident farmers
or entities that sell, process, or package
agricultural products in this state for the costs
of organic certification. The commissioner
may allocate these funds for assistance for
persons transitioning from conventional to
organic agriculture.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Agriculture, Bioenergy, and
Bioproduct Advancement
new text end

new text begin 14,993,000
new text end
new text begin 19,010,000
new text end

new text begin $4,483,000 the first year and $8,500,000 the
second year are for transfer to the agriculture
research, education, extension, and
technology transfer account under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 3. The
transfer in this paragraph includes money for
plant breeders at the University of Minnesota
for wild rice, potatoes, and grapes. Of these
amounts, at least $600,000 each year is for
agriculture rapid response under Minnesota
Statutes, section 41A.14, subdivision 1,
clause (2). Of the amount appropriated in
this paragraph, $1,000,000 each year is
for transfer to the Board of Regents of the
University of Minnesota for research to
determine (1) what is causing avian influenza,
(2) why some fowl are more susceptible,
and (3) prevention measures that can be
taken. Of the amount appropriated in this
paragraph, $2,000,000 each year is for grants
to the Minnesota Agriculture Education
Leadership Council to enhance agricultural
education with priority given to Farm
Business Management challenge grants.
new text end

new text begin To the extent practicable, funds expended
under Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.14,
subdivision 1, clauses (1) and (2), must
supplement and not supplant existing sources
and levels of funding. The commissioner may
use up to 4.5 percent of this appropriation for
costs incurred to administer the program.
new text end

new text begin $10,235,000 the first year and $10,235,000
the second year are for the agricultural
growth, research, and innovation program
in Minnesota Statutes, section 41A.12. No
later than February 1, 2016, and February
1, 2017, the commissioner must report to
the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over agriculture policy and finance regarding
the commissioner's accomplishments
and anticipated accomplishments in
the following areas: facilitating the
start-up, modernization, or expansion of
livestock operations including beginning
and transitioning livestock operations;
developing new markets for Minnesota
farmers by providing more fruits, vegetables,
meat, grain, and dairy for Minnesota school
children; assisting value-added agricultural
businesses to begin or expand, access new
markets, or diversify products; developing
urban agriculture; facilitating the start-up,
modernization, or expansion of other
beginning and transitioning farms including
loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
41B.056; sustainable agriculture on farm
research and demonstration; development or
expansion of food hubs and other alternative
community-based food distribution systems;
and research on bioenergy, biobased content,
or biobased formulated products and other
renewable energy development. The
commissioner may use up to 4.5 percent
of this appropriation for costs incurred to
administer the program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered
under contract on or before June 30, 2017, for
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
grants are available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner may use funds
appropriated for the agricultural growth,
research, and innovation program as provided
in this paragraph. The commissioner may
award grants to owners of Minnesota
facilities producing bioenergy, biobased
content, or a biobased formulated product;
to organizations that provide for on-station,
on-farm field scale research and outreach to
develop and test the agronomic and economic
requirements of diverse strands of prairie
plants and other perennials for bioenergy
systems; or to certain nongovernmental
entities. For the purposes of this paragraph,
"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels
derived from cellulosic material, as well as
the generation of energy for commercial heat,
industrial process heat, or electrical power
from cellulosic materials via gasification or
other processes. Grants are limited to 50
percent of the cost of research, technical
assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy,
biobased content, or biobased formulated
product production or $500,000, whichever
is less. Grants to nongovernmental entities
for the development of business plans and
structures related to community ownership
of eligible bioenergy facilities together may
not exceed $150,000. The commissioner
shall make a good-faith effort to select
projects that have merit and, when taken
together, represent a variety of bioenergy
technologies, biomass feedstocks, and
geographic regions of the state. Projects
must have a qualified engineer provide
certification on the technology and fuel
source. Grantees must provide reports at the
request of the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program in this subdivision, $1,000,000 the
first year and $1,000,000 the second year
are for distribution in equal amounts to each
of the state's county fairs to preserve and
promote Minnesota agriculture.
new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program in this subdivision, $500,000 in
fiscal year 2016 and $1,500,000 in fiscal
year 2017 are for incentive payments
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41A.16,
41A.17, and 41A.18. If the appropriation
exceeds the total amount for which all
producers are eligible in a fiscal year, the
balance of the appropriation is available
to the commissioner for the agricultural
growth, research, and innovation program.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the first year appropriation
is available until June 30, 2017, and the
second year appropriation is available until
June 30, 2018. The commissioner may use
up to 4.5 percent of the appropriation for
administration of the incentive payment
programs.
new text end

new text begin Of the amount appropriated for the
agricultural growth, research, and innovation
program in this subdivision, $250,000 the first
year is for grants to communities to develop
or expand food hubs and other alternative
community-based food distribution
systems. Of this amount, $50,000 is for
the commissioner to consult with existing
food hubs, alternative community-based
food distribution systems, and University
of Minnesota Extension to identify best
practices for use by other Minnesota
communities. No later than December 15,
2015, the commissioner must report to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture and health regarding the status of
emerging alternative community-based food
distribution systems in the state along with
recommendations to eliminate any barriers to
success. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for grants that enable
retail petroleum dispensers to dispense
biofuels to the public in accordance with the
biofuel replacement goals established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 239.7911. A
retail petroleum dispenser selling petroleum
for use in spark ignition engines for vehicle
model years after 2000 is eligible for grant
money under this paragraph if the retail
petroleum dispenser has no more than 15
retail petroleum dispensing sites and each
site is located in Minnesota. The grant
money received under this paragraph must
be used for the installation of appropriate
technology that uses fuel dispensing
equipment appropriate for at least one fuel
dispensing site to dispense gasoline that is
blended with 15 percent of agriculturally
derived, denatured ethanol, by volume, and
appropriate technical assistance related to
the installation. A grant award must not
exceed 85 percent of the cost of the technical
assistance and appropriate technology,
including remetering of and retrofits for
retail petroleum dispensers and replacement
of petroleum dispenser projects. The
commissioner may use up to $35,000 of this
appropriation for administrative expenses.
The commissioner shall cooperate with
biofuel stakeholders in the implementation
of the grant program. The commissioner
must report to the legislative committees
with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and
finance by February 1 each year, detailing
the number of grants awarded under this
paragraph and the projected effect of the grant
program on meeting the biofuel replacement
goals under Minnesota Statutes, section
239.7911. These are onetime appropriations.
new text end

new text begin $25,000 the first year and $25,000 the second
year are for grants to the Southern Minnesota
Initiative Foundation to promote local foods
through an annual event that raises public
awareness of local foods and connects local
food producers and processors with potential
buyers.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Administration and Financial
Assistance
new text end

new text begin 6,067,000
new text end
new text begin 6,252,000
new text end

new text begin $150,000 the first year and $150,000 the
second year are for grants to the Center for
Rural Policy and Development.
new text end

new text begin The base for the farm-to-foodshelf program
in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 is $1,100,000
each year.
new text end

new text begin $25,000 the first year is for the livestock
industry study.
new text end

new text begin $47,000 the first year and $47,000 the second
year are for the Northern Crops Institute.
These appropriations may be spent to
purchase equipment.
new text end

new text begin $18,000 the first year and $18,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Livestock Breeders Association.
new text end

new text begin $235,000 the first year and $235,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Agricultural Education and Leadership
Council for programs of the council under
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 41D.
new text end

new text begin $474,000 the first year and $474,000 the
second year are for payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
under Minnesota Statutes, section 38.02,
subdivision 1. Aid payments to county and
district agricultural societies and associations
shall be disbursed no later than July 15 of
each year. These payments are the amount of
aid from the state for an annual fair held in
the previous calendar year.
new text end

new text begin $1,000 the first year and $1,000 the second
year are for grants to the Minnesota State
Poultry Association.
new text end

new text begin $108,000 the first year and $108,000 the
second year are for annual grants to the
Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic
and applied research on: (1) the improved
production of forage and turf seed related to
new and improved varieties; and (2) native
plants, including plant breeding, nutrient
management, pest management, disease
management, yield, and viability. The grant
recipient may subcontract with a qualified
third party for some or all of the basic or
applied research.
new text end

new text begin $550,000 the first year and $550,000 the
second year are for grants to Second Harvest
Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six
Second Harvest food banks for the purchase
of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food
shelves and other charitable organizations
that are eligible to receive food from the food
banks. Milk purchased under the grants must
be acquired from Minnesota milk processors
and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be
allocated to each Second Harvest food bank
serving Minnesota according to the formula
used in the distribution of United States
Department of Agriculture commodities
under The Emergency Food Assistance
Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest
Heartland must submit quarterly reports
to the commissioner on forms prescribed
by the commissioner. The reports must
include, but are not limited to, information
on the expenditure of funds, the amount
of milk purchased, and the organizations
to which the milk was distributed. Second
Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts
or agreements with food banks for shared
funding or reimbursement of the direct
purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving
money from this appropriation may use up to
two percent of the grant for administrative
expenses.
new text end

new text begin $113,000 the first year and $113,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Board of
Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges
and Universities for statewide mental health
counseling support to farm families and
business operators. South Central College
shall serve as the fiscal agent.
new text end

new text begin $17,000 the first year and $17,000 the
second year are for grants to the Minnesota
Horticultural Society.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginBOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 5,318,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 5,384,000
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginAGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION
RESEARCH INSTITUTE
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 3,643,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 3,643,000
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginAVIAN INFLUENZA RESPONSE ACTIVITIES; APPROPRIATIONS
AND TRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin (a) $3,619,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the
commissioner of agriculture for avian influenza emergency response activities. The
commissioner may use money appropriated under this paragraph to purchase necessary
euthanasia and composting equipment and to reimburse costs incurred by local units of
government directly related to avian influenza emergency response activities that are not
eligible for federal reimbursement. This appropriation is available the day following final
enactment until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (b) $1,853,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the
Board of Animal Health for avian influenza emergency response activities. The Board
may use money appropriated under this paragraph to purchase necessary euthanasia and
composting equipment. This appropriation is available the day following final enactment
until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (c) $103,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the
commissioner of health for avian influenza emergency response activities. This
appropriation is available the day following final enactment until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (d) $350,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the
commissioner of natural resources for sampling wild animals to detect and monitor the
avian influenza virus. This appropriation may also be used to conduct serology sampling,
in consultation with the Board of Animal Health and the University of Minnesota Pomeroy
Chair in Avian Health, from birds within a control zone and outside of a control zone.
This appropriation is available the day following final enactment until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (e) $544,000 is appropriated from the general fund in fiscal year 2016 to the
commissioner of public safety to operate the State Emergency Operation Center in
coordination with the statewide avian influenza response activities. Appropriations
under this paragraph may also be used to support a staff person at the state's agricultural
incident command post in Willmar. This appropriation is available the day following final
enactment until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner of management and budget may transfer unexpended balances
from the appropriations in this section to any state agency for operating expenses related
to avian influenza emergency response activities. The commissioner of management and
budget must report each transfer to the chairs and ranking minority members of the senate
Committee on Finance and the house of representatives Committee on Ways and Means.
new text end

new text begin (g) In addition to the transfers required under Laws 2015, chapter 65, article 1,
section 17, no later than September 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and
budget must transfer $4,400,000 from the fiscal year 2015 closing balance in the general
fund to the disaster assistance contingency account in Minnesota Statutes, section 12.221,
subdivision 6. This amount is available for avian influenza emergency response activities
as provided in Laws 2015, chapter 65, article 1, section 18.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginRURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY; APPROPRIATION.
new text end

new text begin $10,000,000 is appropriated in fiscal year 2016 from the general fund to the
commissioner of agriculture for transfer to the rural finance authority revolving loan
account under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.06, for the purposes of disaster recovery
loans under Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.047. This appropriation is available the day
following final enactment until June 30, 2017.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginAVIAN INFLUENZA; FEDERAL FUNDS APPROPRIATION AND
REPORTING.
new text end

new text begin All federal money received in fiscal years 2015 through 2017 by the Board of Animal
Health or the commissioner of agriculture, health, natural resources, or public safety to
address avian influenza is appropriated in the fiscal year when it is received. Before
spending federal funds appropriated in this section, the commissioner of management and
budget shall report the anticipated federal funds appropriated under this section and their
intended purpose to the Legislative Advisory Commission, consistent with the urgent
federal funds request procedure under Minnesota Statutes, section 3.3005, subdivision
4. By January 15, 2018, the commissioner of management and budget shall report the
actual federal funds received and appropriated under this section and their actual use
to the Legislative Advisory Commission.
new text end

Sec. 8. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin Sections 5 to 7 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 2

AGRICULTURE POLICY

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 3.737, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Federal reimbursement. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must pursue federal
reimbursement for any compensation payment issued under this section while:
new text end

new text begin (1) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service lists the Minnesota population of gray
wolves as endangered and threatened wildlife under the federal Endangered Species Act; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the federal government otherwise prohibits livestock producers from protecting
their livestock from wolf depredation.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 13.643, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Department of Agriculture data.

(a) Loan and grant applicant
data.
The following data on applicants, collected by the Department of Agriculture in its
sustainable agriculture deleted text beginrevolving loan anddeleted text end grant deleted text beginprogramsdeleted text end new text beginprogram new text endunder deleted text beginsections 17.115
and
deleted text endnew text begin sectionnew text end 17.116, are private or nonpublic: nonfarm income; credit history; insurance
coverage; machinery and equipment list; financial information; and credit information
requests.

(b) Farm advocate data. The following data supplied by farmer clients to
Minnesota farm advocates and to the Department of Agriculture are private data on
individuals: financial history, including listings of assets and debts, and personal and
emotional status information.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.01, subdivision 28, is amended to read:


Subd. 28.

Structural pest.

"Structural pest" means deleted text beginadeleted text endnew text begin an invertebratenew text end pestdeleted text begin, other
than a plant,
deleted text endnew text begin or commensal rodentnew text end in, on, under, or near a structurenew text begin such as a residential
or commercial building
new text end.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.01, subdivision 29, is amended to read:


Subd. 29.

Structural pest control.

"Structural pest control" means the control of
any structural pest through the deleted text beginuse of a device, a procedure, ordeleted text end application of pesticides new text beginor
through other means
new text endin or around a building or other structures, including trucks, boxcars,
ships, aircraft, docks, and fumigation vaultsdeleted text begin, and the business activity related to use of a
device, a procedure, or application of a pesticide
deleted text end.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

A pesticide regulatory account is established in the
agricultural fund. Fees, assessments, and penalties collected under this chapter must
be deposited in the agricultural fund and credited to the pesticide regulatory account.
Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner for the
administration and enforcement of this chapternew text begin and up to $20,000 per fiscal year may also
be used by the commissioner for purposes of section 18H.14, paragraph (e)
new text end.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

(a) A person may not engage in structural pest
control applications:

(1) for hire without a structural pest control license; and

(2) as a sole proprietorship, company, partnership, or corporation unless the person
is or employs a licensed master in structural pest control operations.

(b) A structural pest control licensee must have a valid license identification card
deleted text beginwhen applyingdeleted text endnew text begin to purchase a restricted use pesticide or applynew text end pesticides for hire and must
display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner or a law
enforcement officer. The license identification card must contain information required by
the commissioner.

deleted text begin (c) Notwithstanding the licensing requirements of this subdivision, a person may
control the following nuisance or economically damaging wild animals, by trapping,
without a structural pest control license:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) fur-bearing animals, as defined in section 97A.015, with a valid trapping license
or special permit from the commissioner of natural resources; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) skunks, woodchucks, gophers, porcupines, coyotes, moles, and weasels.
deleted text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.33, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

(a) A person may not apply a pesticide for hire
without a commercial applicator license for the appropriate use categories or a structural
pest control license.

(b) A commercial applicator licensee must have a valid license identification card
deleted text beginwhen applyingdeleted text endnew text begin to purchase a restricted use pesticide or applynew text end pesticides for hire and must
display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner or a law
enforcement officer. The commissioner shall prescribe the information required on the
license identification card.

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18B.34, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirement.

(a) Except for a licensed commercial applicator,
certified private applicator, or licensed structural pest control applicator, a person,
including a government employee, may not new text beginpurchase or new text enduse a restricted use pesticide in
performance of official duties without having a noncommercial applicator license for an
appropriate use category.

(b) A licensee must have a valid license identification card when applying pesticides
and must display it upon demand by an authorized representative of the commissioner
or a law enforcement officer. The license identification card must contain information
required by the commissioner.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18C.425, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Payment of inspection fee.

(a) The person who registers and distributes in
the state a specialty fertilizer, soil amendment, or plant amendment under section 18C.411
shall pay the inspection fee to the commissioner.

(b) The person licensed under section 18C.415 who distributes a fertilizer to a person
not required to be so licensed shall pay the inspection fee to the commissioner, except as
exempted under section 18C.421, subdivision 1, paragraph (b).

(c) The person responsible for payment of the inspection fees for fertilizers, soil
amendments, or plant amendments sold and used in this state must pay an inspection fee
of deleted text begin30deleted text endnew text begin 39new text end cents per ton, and until June 30, 2019, an additional 40 cents per ton, of fertilizer,
soil amendment, and plant amendment sold or distributed in this state, with a minimum
of $10 on all tonnage reports. new text beginNotwithstanding section 18C.131, the commissioner
must deposit all revenue from the additional 40 cent per ton fee in the agricultural
fertilizer research and education account in section 18C.80.
new text endProducts sold or distributed to
manufacturers or exchanged between them are exempt from the inspection fee imposed by
this subdivision if the products are used exclusively for manufacturing purposes.

(d) A registrant or licensee must retain invoices showing proof of fertilizer, plant
amendment, or soil amendment distribution amounts and inspection fees paid for a period
of three years.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18C.70, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Powers and duties.

The council must review applications and select
projects to receive agricultural fertilizer research and education program grants, as
authorized in section 18C.71. The council must establish a program to provide grants to
research, education, and technology transfer projects related to agricultural fertilizer, soil
amendments, and plant amendments. For the purpose of this section, "fertilizer" includes
soil amendments and plant amendments, but does not include vegetable or animal manures
that are not manipulated. The commissioner is responsible for all fiscal and administrative
duties deleted text beginin the first year and may use up to eight percent of program revenue to offset costs
incurred. No later than October 1, 2007, the commissioner must provide the council with
an estimate of the annual costs the commissioner would incur in administering the program
deleted text end.

Sec. 11.

new text begin [18C.80] AGRICULTURAL FERTILIZER RESEARCH AND
EDUCATION ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Account; appropriation. new text end

new text begin An agricultural fertilizer research
and education account is established in the agricultural fund. Money in the account,
including interest earned, is appropriated to the commissioner for grants determined by the
Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research and Education Council under section 18C.71.
The commissioner may use up to $80,000 each fiscal year for direct costs incurred to
provide fiscal and administrative support to the council as required under section 18C.70,
subdivision 2. The commissioner may also recover associated indirect costs from the
account as required under section 16A.127.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires June 30, 2020.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18G.10, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Cooperative agreements.

The commissioner may enter into cooperative
agreements with federal and state agencies for administration of the export certification
program. deleted text beginAn exporter of plants or plant products desiring to originate shipments from
Minnesota to a foreign country requiring a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate
must submit an application to the commissioner.
deleted text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18G.10, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Phytosanitary and export certificates.

new text beginAn exporter of plants or plant
products desiring to originate shipments from Minnesota to a foreign country requiring
a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate must submit an application to the
commissioner.
new text endApplication for phytosanitary certificates or export certificates must be
made on forms provided or approved by the commissioner. The commissioner deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin may
new text endconduct inspections of plants, plant products, or facilities for persons that have applied for
or intend to apply for a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate from the commissioner.
deleted text beginInspections must include one or more of the following as requested or required:
deleted text end

deleted text begin (1) an inspection of the plants or plant products intended for export under a
phytosanitary certificate or export certificate;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (2) field inspections of growing plants to determine presence or absence of plant
diseases, if necessary;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3) laboratory diagnosis for presence or absence of plant diseases, if necessary;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4) observation and evaluation of procedures and facilities utilized in handling
plants and plant products, if necessary; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5) review of United States Department of Agriculture, Federal Grain Inspection
Service Official Export Grain Inspection Certificate logs.
deleted text end

The commissioner may issue a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate if the
plants or plant products satisfactorily meet the requirements of the importing foreign
country and the United States Department of Agriculture requirements. The requirements
of the destination countries must be met by the applicant.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18G.10, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Certificate fees.

(a) The commissioner shall assess deleted text beginthe fees in paragraphs
(b) to (f)
deleted text endnew text begin fees sufficient to recover all costsnew text end for the inspection, service, and work performed
in carrying out the issuance of a phytosanitary certificate or export certificate. deleted text beginThe
inspection fee must be based on mileage and inspection time.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) Mileage charge: current United States Internal Revenue Service mileage rate.
deleted text end

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

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (b)new text end If laboratory analysis or other technical analysis is required to issue a
certificate, the commissioner must set and collect the fee to recover this additional cost.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text endnew text begin (c) Thenew text end certificate fee deleted text beginfor product value greater than $250:deleted text endnew text begin isnew text end $75 new text beginor a fee amount,
not to exceed $300, that is sufficient to recover all processing costs
new text endfor each phytosanitary
or export certificate issued deleted text beginfor any single shipment valued at more than $250deleted text end in addition to
any mileage or inspection time charges that are assessed.

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

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

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.02, subdivision 20, is amended to read:


Subd. 20.

Nursery stock.

"Nursery stock" means a plant intended for planting or
propagation, including, but not limited to, trees, shrubs, vines, perennials, biennials, grafts,
cuttings, and buds that may be sold for propagation, whether cultivated or wild, and all
viable parts of these plants. Nursery stock does not include:

(1) field and forage cropsnew text begin or sodnew text end;

(2) deleted text beginthedeleted text end seeds deleted text beginof grasses, cereal grains, vegetable crops, and flowersdeleted text end;

(3) vegetable plants, bulbs, or tubers;

(4) cut flowers, unless stems or other portions are intended for propagation;

(5) annuals; or

(6) Christmas trees.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 32a. new text end

new text begin Sod. new text end

new text begin "Sod" means the upper portion of soil that contains the roots of
grasses and the living grass plants.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.02, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 35. new text end

new text begin Tropical plant. new text end

new text begin "Tropical plant" means a plant that has a United States
Department of Agriculture hardiness zone designation of zone 6 or greater, or an annual
minimum hardiness temperature of -9 degrees Fahrenheit.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Occasional sales.

(a) An individual may offer nursery stock for sale and be
exempt from the requirement to obtain a nursery stock deleted text begindealerdeleted text end certificate if:

(1) the gross sales of all nursery stock in a calendar year do not exceed $2,000;

(2) all nursery stock sold or distributed by the individual is intended for planting
in Minnesota;

(3) all nursery stock purchased or procured for resale or distribution was grown in
Minnesota and has been certified by the commissioner; and

(4) new text beginthe individual new text endconducts sales or distributions of nursery stock on ten or fewer
days in a calendar year.

(b) The commissioner may prescribe the conditions of the exempt nursery sales under
this subdivision and may conduct routine inspections of the nursery stock offered for sale.

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.07, is amended to read:


18H.07 FEE SCHEDULE.

Subdivision 1.

Establishment of fees.

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

Subd. 2.

Nursery stock grower certificate.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

(b) In addition to the fees in paragraph (a), a penalty of ten percent of the fee due
must be charged for each month, or portion thereof, that the fee is delinquent up to a
maximum of 30 percent for any application for renewal not postmarked by December 31
of the current year.

new text begin (c) A nursery stock grower found operating without a valid nursery stock grower
certificate cannot offer for sale or sell nursery stock until: (1) payment is received by the
commissioner for (i) the certificate fee due, and (ii) a penalty equal to the certificate fee
owed; and (2) a new certificate is issued to the nursery stock grower by the commissioner.
new text end

Subd. 3.

Nursery stock dealer certificate.

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

(1) gross sales up to $5,000, $150;

(2) gross sales over $5,000 up to $20,000, $175;

(3) gross sales over $20,000 up to $50,000, $300;

(4) gross sales over $50,000 up to $75,000, $425;

(5) gross sales over $75,000 up to $100,000, $550;

(6) gross sales over $100,000 up to $200,000, $675; and

(7) gross sales over $200,000, $800.

(b) In addition to the fees in paragraph (a), a penalty of ten percent of the fee due
must be charged for each month, or portion thereof, that the fee is delinquent up to a
maximum of 30 percent for any application for renewal not postmarked by December 31
of the current year.

new text begin (c) A nursery stock dealer found operating without a valid nursery stock dealer
certificate cannot offer for sale or sell nursery stock until: (1) payment is received by the
commissioner for (i) the certificate fee due, and (ii) a penalty equal to the certificate fee
owed; and (2) a new certificate is issued to the nursery stock dealer by the commissioner.
new text end

Subd. 4.

Reinspection; additional or optional inspection fees.

If a reinspection is
required or an additional inspection is needed or requested a fee must be assessed based
on mileage and inspection time as follows:

(1) mileage must be charged at the current United States Internal Revenue Service
reimbursement rate; and

(2) inspection time must be charged at deleted text beginthe rate of $50 per hourdeleted text endnew text begin a rate sufficient to
recover all inspection costs
new text end, including the driving time to and from the location in addition
to the time spent conducting the inspection.

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18H.17, is amended to read:


18H.17 NURSERY AND PHYTOSANITARY ACCOUNT.

A nursery and phytosanitary account is established in the state treasury. The fees
and penalties collected under this chapter and interest attributable to money in the account
must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the nursery and phytosanitary
account in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest earned, is
annually appropriated to the commissioner for the administration and enforcement for
this chapter.new text begin The commissioner may spend no more than $20,000 from the account each
fiscal year for purposes of section 18H.14, paragraph (e).
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.01, is amended to read:


18J.01 DEFINITIONS.

(a) The definitions in sections 18G.02, 18H.02, new text begin, new text end27.01, 223.16, 231.01,
and 232.21 apply to this chapter.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, "associated rules" means rules adopted under this
chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232, or sections 21.80 to 21.92.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.02, is amended to read:


18J.02 DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.

The commissioner shall administer and enforce this chapter, chapters 18G, 18H,
new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, and 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; and associated rules.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.03, is amended to read:


18J.03 CIVIL LIABILITY.

A person regulated by this chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232,
or sections 21.80 to 21.92, is civilly liable for any violation of one of those statutes or
associated rules by the person's employee or agent.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Access and entry.

The commissioner, upon presentation of official
department credentials, must be granted immediate access at reasonable times to sites
where a person manufactures, distributes, uses, handles, disposes of, stores, or transports
seeds, plants, grain, household goods, general merchandise, produce, or other living or
nonliving products or other objects regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231,
or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Purpose of entry.

(a) The commissioner may enter sites for:

(1) inspection of inventory and equipment for the manufacture, storage, handling,
distribution, disposal, or any other process regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27,
223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;

(2) sampling of sites, seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general
merchandise, produce, or other living or nonliving objects that are manufactured, stored,
distributed, handled, or disposed of at those sites and regulated under chapter 18G, 18H,
new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;

(3) inspection of records related to the manufacture, distribution, storage, handling,
or disposal of seeds, plants, products, grain, household goods, general merchandise,
produce, or other living or nonliving objects regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27,
223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;

(4) investigating compliance with chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules; or

(5) other purposes necessary to implement chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or
232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.

(b) The commissioner may enter any public or private premises during or after
regular business hours without notice of inspection when a suspected violation of chapter
18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules may
threaten public health or the environment.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Notice of inspection samples and analyses.

(a) The commissioner shall
provide the owner, operator, or agent in charge with a receipt describing any samples
obtained. If requested, the commissioner shall split any samples obtained and provide
them to the owner, operator, or agent in charge. If an analysis is made of the samples,
a copy of the results of the analysis must be furnished to the owner, operator, or agent
in charge within 30 days after an analysis has been performed. If an analysis is not
performed, the commissioner must notify the owner, operator, or agent in charge within 30
days of the decision not to perform the analysis.

(b) The sampling and analysis must be done according to methods provided for
under applicable provisions of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections
21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules. In cases not covered by those sections and methods
or in cases where methods are available in which improved applicability has been
demonstrated the commissioner may adopt appropriate methods from other sources.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.04, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Inspection requests by others.

(a) A person who believes that a violation
of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated
rules has occurred may request an inspection by giving notice to the commissioner of the
violation. The notice must be in writing, state with reasonable particularity the grounds
for the notice, and be signed by the person making the request.

(b) If after receiving a notice of violation the commissioner reasonably believes that
a violation has occurred, the commissioner shall make a special inspection in accordance
with the provisions of this section as soon as practicable, to determine if a violation has
occurred.

(c) An inspection conducted pursuant to a notice under this subdivision may cover
an entire site and is not limited to the portion of the site specified in the notice. If the
commissioner determines that reasonable grounds to believe that a violation occurred
do not exist, the commissioner must notify the person making the request in writing of
the determination.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.05, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Enforcement required.

(a) A violation of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27,
223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or an associated rule is a violation of this chapter.

(b) Upon the request of the commissioner, county attorneys, sheriffs, and other
officers having authority in the enforcement of the general criminal laws must take action
to the extent of their authority necessary or proper for the enforcement of chapter 18G,
18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules or valid
orders, standards, stipulations, and agreements of the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.05, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Commissioner's discretion.

If minor violations of chapter 18G, 18H,
new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules occur or the
commissioner believes the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of
warning in writing, this section does not require the commissioner to:

(1) report the violation for prosecution;

(2) institute seizure proceedings; or

(3) issue a withdrawal from distribution, stop-sale, or other order.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.05, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Agent for service of process.

All persons licensed, permitted, registered,
or certified under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or
associated rules must appoint the commissioner as the agent upon whom all legal process
may be served and service upon the commissioner is deemed to be service on the licensee,
permittee, registrant, or certified person.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.06, is amended to read:


18J.06 FALSE STATEMENT OR RECORD.

A person must not knowingly make or offer a false statement, record, or other
information as part of:

(1) an application for registration, license, certification, or permit under chapter 18G,
18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules;

(2) records or reports required under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules; or

(3) an investigation of a violation of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232;
sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.07, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Cancellation of registration, permit, license, certification.

The
commissioner may cancel or revoke a registration, permit, license, or certification
provided for under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92;
or associated rules or refuse to register, permit, license, or certify under provisions of
chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules
if the registrant, permittee, licensee, or certified person has used fraudulent or deceptive
practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of a provision of chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27,
223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.07, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Service of order or notice.

(a) If a person is not available for service of an
order, the commissioner may attach the order to the facility, site, seed or seed container,
plant or other living or nonliving object regulated under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223,
231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules and notify the owner, custodian,
other responsible party, or registrant.

(b) The seed, seed container, plant, or other living or nonliving object regulated
under chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or 232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated
rules may not be sold, used, tampered with, or removed until released under conditions
specified by the commissioner, by an administrative law judge, or by a court.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.07, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Unsatisfied judgments.

(a) An applicant for a license, permit, registration,
or certification under provisions of this chapter, chapter 18G, 18H, new text begin18K, new text end27, 223, 231, or
232; sections 21.80 to 21.92; or associated rules may not allow a final judgment against
the applicant for damages arising from a violation of those statutes or rules to remain
unsatisfied for a period of more than 30 days.

(b) Failure to satisfy, within 30 days, a final judgment resulting from a violation of this
chapter results in automatic suspension of the license, permit, registration, or certification.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.09, is amended to read:


18J.09 CREDITING OF PENALTIES, FEES, AND COSTS.

Penalties, cost reimbursements, fees, and other money collected under this chapter
must be deposited into the state treasury and credited to the appropriate nursery and
phytosanitarynew text begin, industrial hemp,new text end or seed account.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.11, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General violation.

Except as provided in subdivisions 2 deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin,new text end 3new text begin, and
4
new text end, a person is guilty of a misdemeanor if the person violates this chapter or an order,
standard, stipulation, agreement, or schedule of compliance of the commissioner.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 18J.11, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Controlled substance offenses. new text end

new text begin Prosecution under this section does not
preclude prosecution under chapter 152.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 38.

new text begin [18K.01] SHORT TITLE.
new text end

new text begin This chapter may be referred to as the "Industrial Hemp Development Act."
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 39.

new text begin [18K.02] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope. new text end

new text begin The definitions in this section apply to this chapter.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Industrial hemp. new text end

new text begin "Industrial hemp" means the plant Cannabis sativa L.
and any part of the plant, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol
concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Industrial hemp is not
marijuana as defined in section 152.01, subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Marijuana. new text end

new text begin "Marijuana" has the meaning given in section 152.01,
subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 40.

new text begin [18K.03] AGRICULTURAL CROP; POSSESSION AUTHORIZED.
new text end

new text begin Industrial hemp is an agricultural crop in this state. A person may possess, transport,
process, sell, or buy industrial hemp that is grown pursuant to this chapter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 41.

new text begin [18K.04] LICENSING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Requirement; issuance; presumption. new text end

new text begin (a) A person must obtain a
license from the commissioner before growing industrial hemp for commercial purposes.
A person must apply to the commissioner in the form prescribed by the commissioner and
must pay the annual registration and inspection fee established by the commissioner in
accordance with section 16A.1285, subdivision 2. The license application must include
the name and address of the applicant and the legal description of the land area or areas
where industrial hemp will be grown by the applicant.
new text end

new text begin (b) When an applicant has paid the fee and completed the application process to the
satisfaction of the commissioner, the commissioner must issue a license which is valid
until December 31 of the year of application.
new text end

new text begin (c) A person licensed under this section is presumed to be growing industrial hemp
for commercial purposes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Background check; data classification. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must require
each first-time applicant for a license to submit to a background investigation conducted
by the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension as a condition of licensure. As part of the
background investigation, the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension must conduct criminal
history checks of Minnesota records and is authorized to exchange fingerprints with the
United States Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation for the purpose of a
criminal background check of the national files. The cost of the investigation must be paid
by the applicant. Criminal history records provided to the commissioner under this section
must be treated as private data on individuals, as defined in section 13.02, subdivision 12.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Federal requirements. new text end

new text begin The applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the commissioner that the applicant has complied with all applicable federal
requirements pertaining to the production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 42.

new text begin [18K.05] ANNUAL REPORT; SALES NOTIFICATION.
new text end

new text begin (a) Annually, a licensee must file with the commissioner:
new text end

new text begin (1) documentation demonstrating to the commissioner's satisfaction that the seeds
planted by the licensee are of a type and variety that contain no more than three-tenths of
one percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol; and
new text end

new text begin (2) a copy of any contract to grow industrial hemp.
new text end

new text begin (b) Within 30 days, a licensee must notify the commissioner of each sale or
distribution of industrial hemp grown by the licensee including, but not limited to, the
name and address of the person receiving the industrial hemp and the amount of industrial
hemp sold or distributed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 43.

new text begin [18K.06] RULEMAKING.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the production, testing, and
licensing of industrial hemp.
new text end

new text begin (b) Rules adopted under paragraph (a) must include, but not be limited to, provisions
governing:
new text end

new text begin (1) the supervision and inspection of industrial hemp during its growth and harvest;
new text end

new text begin (2) the testing of industrial hemp to determine delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol levels;
new text end

new text begin (3) the use of background checks results required under section 18K.04 to approve
or deny a license application; and
new text end

new text begin (4) any other provision or procedure necessary to carry out the purposes of this
chapter.
new text end

new text begin (c) Rules issued under this section must be consistent with federal law regarding
the production, distribution, and sale of industrial hemp.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the federal government
authorizes the commercial production of industrial hemp in this country.
new text end

Sec. 44.

new text begin [18K.07] FEES.
new text end

new text begin Fees collected under this chapter must be credited to the industrial hemp account,
which is hereby established in the agricultural fund in the state treasury. Interest earned
in the account accrues to the account. Funds in the industrial hemp account are annually
appropriated to the commissioner to implement and enforce this chapter.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 45.

new text begin [18K.08] DEFENSE FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA.
new text end

new text begin It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution for the possession of marijuana under
chapter 152 if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the defendant possesses industrial hemp grown pursuant to this chapter; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the defendant has a valid controlled substance registration from the United States
Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, if required under federal law.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 46.

new text begin [18K.09] PILOT PROGRAM; OTHER RESEARCH AUTHORIZED.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Authorized activity. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may grow or cultivate
industrial hemp pursuant to a pilot program administered by the commissioner to study
the growth, cultivation, or marketing of industrial hemp. The commissioner may: (1)
authorize institutions of higher education to grow or cultivate industrial hemp as part
of the commissioner's pilot program or as is necessary to perform other agricultural,
renewable energy, or academic research; and (2) contract with public or private entities for
testing or other activities authorized under this subdivision. Authorized activity under this
section may include collecting seed from wild hemp sources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Site registration. new text end

new text begin Before growing or cultivating industrial hemp pursuant
to this section, each site must be registered with and certified by the commissioner. A
person must register each site annually in the form prescribed by the commissioner and
must pay the annual registration and certification fee established by the commissioner in
accordance with section 16A.1285, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Rulemaking. new text end

new text begin The commissioner may adopt rules that govern the pilot
program pursuant to this section and Public Law 113-79.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.89, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Permits; issuance and revocation.

The commissioner shall issue a permit
to the initial labeler of agricultural, vegetable, flower, and wildflower seeds which are sold
for use in Minnesota and which conform to and are labeled under sections 21.80 to 21.92.
The categories of permits are as follows:

(1) for initial labelers who sell 50,000 pounds or less of agricultural seed each
calendar year, an annual permit issued for a fee established in section 21.891, subdivision
2
, paragraph (b);

(2) for initial labelers who sell vegetable, flower, and wildflower seed packed for
use in home gardens or household plantings, new text beginand initial labelers who sell native grasses
and wildflower seed in commercial or agricultural quantities,
new text endan annual permit issued for
a fee established in section 21.891, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), based upon the gross
sales from the previous year; and

(3) for initial labelers who sell more than 50,000 pounds of agricultural seed
each calendar year, a permanent permit issued for a fee established in section 21.891,
subdivision 2
, paragraph (d).

In addition, the person shall furnish to the commissioner an itemized statement of all
seeds sold in Minnesota for the periods established by the commissioner. This statement
shall be delivered, along with the payment of the fee, based upon the amount and type
of seed sold, to the commissioner no later than 30 days after the end of each reporting
period. Any person holding a permit shall show as part of the analysis labels or invoices
on all agricultural, vegetable, flower, wildflower, tree, or shrub seeds all information the
commissioner requires. The commissioner may revoke any permit in the event of failure
to comply with applicable laws and rules.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.891, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Seed fee permits.

(a) An initial labeler who wishes to sell seed in
Minnesota must comply with section 21.89, subdivisions 1 and 2, and the procedures in
this subdivision. Each initial labeler who wishes to sell seed in Minnesota must apply to
the commissioner to obtain a permit. The application must contain the name and address of
the applicant, the application date, and the name and title of the applicant's contact person.

(b) The application for a seed permit covered by section 21.89, subdivision 2, clause
(1), must be accompanied by an application fee of deleted text begin$50deleted text endnew text begin $75new text end.

(c) The application for a seed permit covered by section 21.89, subdivision 2, clause
(2), must be accompanied by an application fee based on the level of annual gross sales
as follows:

(1) for gross sales of $0 to $25,000, the annual permit fee is deleted text begin$50deleted text endnew text begin $75new text end;

(2) for gross sales of $25,001 to $50,000, the annual permit fee is deleted text begin$100deleted text endnew text begin $150new text end;

(3) for gross sales of $50,001 to $100,000, the annual permit fee is deleted text begin$200deleted text endnew text begin $300new text end;

(4) for gross sales of $100,001 to $250,000, the annual permit fee is deleted text begin$500deleted text endnew text begin $750new text end;

(5) for gross sales of $250,001 to $500,000, the annual permit fee is deleted text begin$1,000deleted text endnew text begin $1,500new text end;
and

(6) for gross sales of $500,001 deleted text beginand abovedeleted text endnew text begin to $1,000,000new text end, the annual permit fee is
deleted text begin$2,000deleted text endnew text begin $3,000; and
new text end

new text begin (7) for gross sales of $1,000,001 and above, the annual permit fee is $4,500new text end.

(d) The application for a seed permit covered by section 21.89, subdivision 2, clause
(3), must be accompanied by an application fee of deleted text begin$50deleted text endnew text begin $75new text end. Initial labelers holding seed
fee permits covered under this paragraph need not apply for a new permit or pay the
application fee. Under this permit category, the fees for the following kinds of agricultural
seed sold either in bulk or containers are:

(1) oats, wheat, and barley, deleted text begin6.3deleted text endnew text begin 9new text end cents per hundredweight;

(2) rye, field beans, deleted text beginsoybeans,deleted text end buckwheat, and flax, deleted text begin8.4deleted text endnew text begin 12new text end cents per hundredweight;

(3) field corn, deleted text begin29.4deleted text endnew text begin 17new text end cents per deleted text beginhundredweightdeleted text endnew text begin 80,000 seed unitnew text end;

(4) forage, lawn and turf grasses, and legumes, deleted text begin49deleted text endnew text begin 69new text end cents per hundredweight;

(5) sunflower, deleted text begin$1.40deleted text endnew text begin $1.96new text end per hundredweight;

(6) sugar beet, deleted text begin$3.29deleted text endnew text begin 12 centsnew text end per deleted text beginhundredweightdeleted text endnew text begin 100,000 seed unitnew text end; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

new text begin (7) soybeans, 7.5 cents per 140,000 seed unit; and
new text end

deleted text begin (7)deleted text endnew text begin (8)new text end for any agricultural seed not listed in clauses (1) to deleted text begin(6)deleted text endnew text begin (7)new text end, the fee for the crop
most closely resembling it in normal planting rate applies.

(e) If, for reasons beyond the control and knowledge of the initial labeler, seed is
shipped into Minnesota by a person other than the initial labeler, the responsibility for the
seed fees are transferred to the shipper. An application for a transfer of this responsibility
must be made to the commissioner. Upon approval by the commissioner of the transfer,
the shipper is responsible for payment of the seed permit fees.

(f) Seed permit fees may be included in the cost of the seed either as a hidden cost or
as a line item cost on each invoice for seed sold. To identify the fee on an invoice, the
words "Minnesota seed permit fees" must be used.

(g) All seed fee permit holders must file semiannual reports with the commissioner,
even if no seed was sold during the reporting period. Each semiannual report must be
submitted within 30 days of the end of each reporting period. The reporting periods are
October 1 to March 31 and April 1 to September 30 of each year or July 1 to December
31 and January 1 to June 30 of each year. Permit holders may change their reporting
periods with the approval of the commissioner.

(h) The holder of a seed fee permit must pay fees on all seed for which the permit
holder is the initial labeler and which are covered by sections 21.80 to 21.92 and sold
during the reporting period.

(i) If a seed fee permit holder fails to submit a semiannual report and pay the seed
fee within 30 days after the end of each reporting period, the commissioner shall assess a
penalty of $100 or eight percent, calculated on an annual basis, of the fee due, whichever
is greater, but no more than $500 for each late semiannual report. A $15 penalty must be
charged when the semiannual report is late, even if no fee is due for the reporting period.
Seed fee permits may be revoked for failure to comply with the applicable provisions of
this paragraph or the Minnesota seed law.

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 21.891, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Brand name registration fee.

The fee is deleted text begin$25deleted text endnew text begin $50new text end for each variety
registered for sale by brand name.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 25.341, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Application; fee; term.

A person who is required to have a commercial
feed license shall submit an application on a form provided or approved by the
commissioner accompanied by a fee of deleted text begin$25deleted text end new text begin$75 new text endpaid to the commissioner for each
location. A license is not transferable from one person to another, from one ownership to
another, or from one location to another. The license year is the calendar year. A license
expires on December 31 of the year for which it is issued, except that a license is valid
through January 31 of the next year or until the issuance of the renewal license, whichever
comes first, if the licensee has filed a renewal application with the commissioner on or
before December 31 of the year for which the current license was issued. Any person who
is required to have, but fails to obtain a license or a licensee who fails to comply with
license renewal requirements, shall pay a deleted text begin$50deleted text endnew text begin $100new text end late fee in addition to the license fee.

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 25.39, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Amount of fee.

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

(1) no fee need be paid on:

(i) a commercial feed if the payment has been made by a previous distributor; or

(ii) customer formula feeds if the inspection fee is paid on the commercial feeds
which are used as ingredients; or

(2) a Minnesota feed distributor who can substantiate that greater than 50 percent
of the distribution of commercial feed is to purchasers outside the state may purchase
commercial feeds without payment of the inspection fee under a tonnage fee exemption
permit issued by the commissioner. Such location specific permits shall be issued on a
calendar year basis to commercial feed distributors who submit a $100 nonrefundable
application fee and comply with rules adopted by the commissioner relative to record
keeping, tonnage of commercial feed distributed in Minnesota, total of all commercial
feed tonnage distributed, and all other information which the commissioner may require
so as to ensure that proper inspection fee payment has been made.

(b) In the case of pet food distributed in the state only in packages of ten pounds
or less, a listing of each product and a current label for each product must be submitted
annually on forms provided by the commissioner and accompanied by an annual fee of
deleted text begin$50deleted text endnew text begin $100new text end for each product in lieu of the inspection fee. This annual fee is due by July 1.
The inspection fee required by paragraph (a) applies to pet food distributed in packages
exceeding ten pounds.

(c) In the case of specialty pet food distributed in the state only in packages of
ten pounds or less, a listing of each product and a current label for each product must
be submitted annually on forms provided by the commissioner and accompanied by an
annual fee of deleted text begin$25deleted text end new text begin$100 new text endfor each product in lieu of the inspection fee. This annual fee is
due by July 1. The inspection fee required by paragraph (a) applies to specialty pet food
distributed in packages exceeding ten pounds.

(d) The minimum inspection fee is deleted text begin$10deleted text end new text begin$75 new text endper annual reporting period.

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 25.39, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Containers of ten pounds or less.

A distributor who is subject to the
annual fee specified in subdivision 1, paragraph (b) or (c), shall do the following:

(1) before beginning distribution, file with the commissioner a listing of pet and
specialty pet foods to be distributed in the state only in containers of ten pounds or less,
on forms provided by the commissioner. The listing under this clause must be renewed
annually before July 1 and is the basis for the payment of the annual fee. New products
added during the year must be submitted to the commissioner as a supplement to the
annual listing before distribution; and

(2) if the annual renewal of the listing is not received before July 1 or if an unlisted
product is distributed, pay a late filing fee of deleted text begin$10deleted text endnew text begin $100new text end per product in addition to the
normal charge for the listing. The late filing fee under this clause is in addition to any
other penalty under this chapter.

Sec. 53.

new text begin [28A.152] COTTAGE FOODS EXEMPTION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Licensing provisions applicability. new text end

new text begin (a) The licensing provisions of
sections 28A.01 to 28A.16 do not apply to the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) an individual who prepares and sells food that is not potentially hazardous food,
as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 4626.0020, subpart 62, if the following requirements
are met:
new text end

new text begin (i) the prepared food offered for sale under this clause is labeled to accurately reflect
the name and address of the individual preparing and selling the food, the date on which
the food was prepared, and the ingredients and any possible allergens; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the individual displays at the point of sale a clearly legible sign or placard stating:
"These products are homemade and not subject to state inspection."; and
new text end

new text begin (2) an individual who prepares and sells home-processed and home-canned food
products if the following requirements are met:
new text end

new text begin (i) the products are pickles, vegetables, or fruits having an equilibrium pH value of
4.6 or lower;
new text end

new text begin (ii) the products are home-processed and home-canned in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (iii) the individual displays at the point of sale a clearly legible sign or placard
stating: "These canned goods are homemade and not subject to state inspection."; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) each container of the product sold or offered for sale under this clause is
accurately labeled to provide the name and address of the individual who processed
and canned the goods, the date on which the goods were processed and canned, and
ingredients and any possible allergens.
new text end

new text begin (b) An individual who qualifies for an exemption under paragraph (a), clause (2), is
also exempt from the provisions of sections 31.31 and 31.392.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Direct sales to consumers. new text end

new text begin (a) An individual qualifying for an exemption
under subdivision 1 may sell the exempt food:
new text end

new text begin (1) directly to the ultimate consumer;
new text end

new text begin (2) at a community event or farmers' market; or
new text end

new text begin (3) directly from the individual's home to the consumer, to the extent allowed by
local ordinance.
new text end

new text begin (b) If an exempt food product will be delivered to the ultimate consumer upon sale
of the food product, the individual who prepared the food product must be the person who
delivers the food product to the ultimate consumer.
new text end

new text begin (c) Food products exempt under subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2), may not be
sold outside of Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (d) Food products exempt under subdivision 1 may be sold over the Internet but
must be delivered directly to the ultimate consumer by the individual who prepared the
food product. The statement "These products are homemade and not subject to state
inspection." must be displayed on the Web site that offers the exempt foods for purchase.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Limitation on sales. new text end

new text begin An individual selling exempt foods under this section
is limited to total sales with gross receipts of $18,000 or less in a calendar year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Registration. new text end

new text begin An individual who prepares and sells exempt food under
subdivision 1 must register annually with the commissioner. The annual registration fee is
$50. An individual with $5,000 or less in annual gross receipts from the sale of exempt
food under this section is not required to pay the registration fee.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Training. new text end

new text begin (a) An individual with gross receipts between $5,000 and
$18,000 in a calendar year from the sale of exempt food under this section must complete a
safe food handling training course that is approved by the commissioner before registering
under subdivision 4. The training shall not exceed eight hours and must be completed
every three years while the individual is registered under subdivision 4.
new text end

new text begin (b) An individual with gross receipts of less than $5,000 in a calendar year from
the sale of exempt food under this section must satisfactorily complete an online course
and exam as approved by the commissioner before registering under subdivision 4. The
commissioner shall offer the online course and exam under this paragraph at no cost to
the individual.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Local ordinances. new text end

new text begin This section does not preempt the application of any
business licensing requirement or sanitation, public health, or zoning ordinance of a
political subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Account established. new text end

new text begin A cottage foods account is created as a separate
account in the agricultural fund in the state treasury for depositing money received by the
commissioner under this section. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated
to the commissioner for purposes of this section.
new text end

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 32.075, is amended to read:


32.075 TERM OF LICENSE; TRANSFERABILITY; FEES AND PENALTIES.

deleted text begin Everydeleted text end new text beginAn initial new text endlicense issued by the commissioner deleted text beginshall be for a period ending
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deleted text beginbedeleted text end transferable. new text beginA renewal license is valid for two years and expires on December 31 of
the second year.
new text endThe fee for deleted text begineach suchdeleted text end new text beginan new text endinitial new text beginor renewal new text endlicense deleted text beginshall be $50 and each
renewal thereof shall be $25 and
deleted text endnew text begin is $60. The feenew text end shall be paid to the commissioner before
deleted text beginanydeleted text end new text begin the commissioner issues an initial or renewal new text endlicense deleted text beginor renewal thereof is issueddeleted text end. If a
license renewal is not applied for on or before January 1 of each year, a penalty of deleted text begin$10deleted text endnew text begin $30
new text endshall be imposed. A person who does not renew a license within one year following its
December 31 expiration date, except those persons who do not renew such license while
engaged in active military service, shall be required to prove competency and qualification
pursuant to section 32.073, before a license is issued. The commissioner may require any
other person who renews a license to prove competency and qualification in the same
manner. All license fees and penalties received by the commissioner shall be deleted text beginpaid into the
state treasury
deleted text endnew text begin deposited in the dairy services account in the agricultural fundnew text end.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 32.105, is amended to read:


32.105 MILK PROCUREMENT FEE.

Each dairy plant operator within the state must pay to the commissioner on or before
the 18th of each month a fee of deleted text begin.71deleted text endnew text begin 1.1new text end cents per hundredweight of milk purchased the
previous month. If a milk producer within the state ships milk out of the state for sale, the
producer must pay the fee to the commissioner unless the purchaser voluntarily pays the fee.

Producers who ship milk out of state or processors must submit monthly reports as
to milk purchases along with the appropriate procurement fee to the commissioner. The
commissioner may have access to all relevant purchase or sale records as necessary to
verify compliance with this section and may require the producer or purchaser to produce
records as necessary to determine compliance.

The fees collected under this section must be deposited in the dairy services account
in the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest earned, is appropriated
to the commissioner to administer this chapter.

Sec. 56.

new text begin [41A.14] AGRICULTURE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, EXTENSION,
AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Duties; grants. new text end

new text begin The agriculture research, education, extension, and
technology transfer grant program is created. The purpose of the grant program is to
provide investments that will most efficiently achieve long-term agricultural productivity
increases through improved infrastructure, vision, and accountability. The scope and
intent of the grants, to the extent possible, shall provide for a long-term base funding
that allows the research grantee to continue the functions of the research, education, and
extension efforts to a practical conclusion. Priority for grants shall be given to human
infrastructure. The commissioner shall provide grants for:
new text end

new text begin (1) agricultural research and technology transfer needs and recipients including
agricultural research and extension at the University of Minnesota, research and outreach
centers, the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, the Minnesota
Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Minnesota Extension Service, the
University of Minnesota Veterinary School, the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory,
the Stakman-Borlaug Center, and the Minnesota Agriculture Fertilizer Research and
Education Council;
new text end

new text begin (2) agriculture rapid response for plant and animal diseases and pests; and
new text end

new text begin (3) agricultural education including but not limited to the Minnesota Agriculture
Education Leadership Council, farm business management, mentoring programs, graduate
debt forgiveness, and high school programs.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Advisory panel. new text end

new text begin In awarding grants under this section, the commissioner
must consult with an advisory panel consisting of the following stakeholders:
new text end

new text begin (1) a representative of the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource
Sciences at the University of Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) a representative of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system;
new text end

new text begin (3) a representative of the Minnesota Farm Bureau;
new text end

new text begin (4) a representative of the Minnesota Farmers Union;
new text end

new text begin (5) a person representing agriculture industry statewide;
new text end

new text begin (6) a representative of each of the state commodity councils organized under section
17.54 and the Minnesota Pork Board;
new text end

new text begin (7) a person representing an association of primary manufacturers of forest products;
new text end

new text begin (8) a person representing organic or sustainable agriculture; and
new text end

new text begin (9) a person representing statewide environment and natural resource conservation
organizations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Account. new text end

new text begin An agriculture research, education, extension, and technology
transfer account is created in the agricultural fund in the state treasury. The account
consists of money received in the form of gifts, grants, reimbursement, or appropriations
from any source for any of the purposes provided in subdivision 1, and any interest or
earnings of the account. Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of
agriculture for the purposes under subdivision 1.
new text end

Sec. 57.

new text begin [41A.15] DEFINITIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Scope. new text end

new text begin For the purposes of sections 41A.15 to 41A.18, the terms
defined in this section have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Advanced biofuel. new text end

new text begin "Advanced biofuel" has the meaning given in section
239.051, subdivision 1a.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Biomass thermal production. new text end

new text begin "Biomass thermal production" means the
generation of energy for commercial heat or industrial process heat from a cellulosic
material or other material composed of forestry or agricultural feedstocks for a new or
expanding capacity facility or a facility that is displacing existing use of fossil fuel after
the effective date of this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Cellulosic biomass. new text end

new text begin "Cellulosic biomass" means material primarily made
up of cellulose, hemicellulose, or lingnin, or a combination of those ingredients.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Cellulosic sugar. new text end

new text begin "Cellulosic sugar" means sugar derived from cellulosic
biomass from agricultural or forestry resources.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Commissioner. new text end

new text begin "Commissioner" means the commissioner of agriculture.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Cover crops. new text end

new text begin "Cover crops" means grasses, legumes, forbs, or other
herbaceous plants that are known to be noninvasive and not listed as a noxious weed in
Minnesota and that are either interseeded into living cash crops or planted on agricultural
fields during fallow periods for seasonal cover and conservation purposes.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin MMbtu. new text end

new text begin "MMbtu" means 1,000,000 British thermal units.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Perennial crops. new text end

new text begin "Perennial crops" means agriculturally produced plants
that are known to be noninvasive and not listed as a noxious weed in Minnesota and that
have a life cycle of at least three years at the location where the plants are being cultivated.
Biomass from alfalfa produced in a two-year rotation shall be considered a perennial crop.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Renewable chemical. new text end

new text begin "Renewable chemical" means a chemical with
biobased content as defined in section 41A.105, subdivision 1a.
new text end

Sec. 58.

new text begin [41A.16] ADVANCED BIOFUEL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must
source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or
less from the state border, raw materials may be sourced from within a 100-mile radius.
Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The
facility must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June
30, 2025, and must not begin operating above 95,000 MMbtu of annual biofuel production
before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are
adding advanced biofuel production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as
new companies and facilities. Production of conventional corn ethanol and conventional
biodiesel is not eligible. Eligible advanced biofuel facilities must produce at least 95,000
MMbtu a year.
new text end

new text begin (b) No payments shall be made for advanced biofuel production that occurs after
June 30, 2035, for those eligible biofuel producers under paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (c) An eligible producer of advanced biofuel shall not transfer the producer's
eligibility for payments under this section to an advanced biofuel facility at a different
location.
new text end

new text begin (d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive
payments under this section until the producer resumes production.
new text end

new text begin (e) Renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under
section 41A.17, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received
under section 41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Payment amounts; limits. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall make payments
to eligible producers of advanced biofuel. The amount of the payment for each eligible
producer's annual production is $2.1053 per MMbtu for advanced biofuel production from
cellulosic biomass, and $1.053 per MMbtu for advanced biofuel production from sugar or
starch at a specific location for ten years after the start of production.
new text end

new text begin (b) Total payments under this section to an eligible biofuel producer in a fiscal
year may not exceed the amount necessary for 2,850,000 MMbtu of biofuel production.
Total payments under this section to all eligible biofuel producers in a fiscal year may
not exceed the amount necessary for 17,100,000 MMbtu of biofuel production. The
commissioner shall award payments on a first-come, first-served basis within the limits of
available funding.
new text end

new text begin (c) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more
than one advanced biofuel facility is considered a single eligible producer.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Perennial and cover crops required. new text end

new text begin To be eligible for payment under
this section, a producer that produces advanced biofuel from agricultural cellulosic
biomass other than corn kernel fiber or biogas must derive at least the following portions
of the producer's total eligible MMbtus from perennial crop or cover crop biomass:
new text end

new text begin (1) ten percent during the first two years of eligible production;
new text end

new text begin (2) 30 percent during the third and fourth years of eligible production; and
new text end

new text begin (3) 50 percent during the fifth through tenth years of eligible production.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Cellulosic forestry biomass requirements. new text end

new text begin All forestry-derived cellulosic
biomass must be produced using Minnesota state biomass harvesting guidelines or the
equivalent. All biomass from brushlands must be produced using Minnesota brushland
harvesting biomass harvest guidelines or the equivalent. Forestry-derived cellulosic
biomass that comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified by the Forest
Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree Farm System.
Uncertified land from parcels of 160 acres or less and federal land must be harvested by
a logger who has completed training for biomass harvesting from the Minnesota logger
education program or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Agricultural cellulosic biomass sourcing plan. new text end

new text begin (a) An eligible producer
who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass must submit a responsible biomass sourcing
plan for approval by the commissioner prior to applying for payments under this section.
The commissioner shall make the plan publicly available. The plan must:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide a detailed explanation of how agricultural cellulosic biomass will be
produced and managed in a way that preserves soil quality, does not increase soil and
nutrient runoff, avoids introduction of harmful invasive species, limits negative impacts
on wildlife habitat, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;
new text end

new text begin (2) include the producer's approach to verifying that biomass suppliers are following
the plan;
new text end

new text begin (3) discuss how new technologies and practices that are not yet commercially viable
may be encouraged and adopted during the life of the facility, and how the producer will
encourage continuous improvement during the life of the project;
new text end

new text begin (4) include specific numeric goals and timelines for making progress;
new text end

new text begin (5) require agronomic practices that result in a positive Natural Resources
Conservation Service Soil Conditioning Index score for acres from which biomass from
corn stover will be harvested; and
new text end

new text begin (6) include biennial soil sampling to verify maintained or increased levels of soil
organic matter.
new text end

new text begin (b) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass and receives
payments under this section shall submit an annual report on the producer's responsible
biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner by January 15 each year. The report must
include data on progress made by the producer in meeting specific goals laid out in the
plan. The commissioner shall make the report publicly available. The commissioner shall
perform an annual review of submitted reports and may make a determination that the
producer is not following the plan based on the reports submitted. The commissioner
may take appropriate steps, including reducing or ceasing payments, until the producer
is in compliance with the plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Claims. new text end

new text begin (a) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each eligible
biofuel producer shall file a claim for payment for advanced biofuel production during the
preceding three calendar months. An eligible biofuel producer that files a claim under
this subdivision shall include a statement of the eligible biofuel producer's total advanced
biofuel production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim. For each claim
and statement of total advanced biofuel production filed under this subdivision, the volume
of advanced biofuel production must be examined by a CPA firm with a valid permit to
practice under chapter 326A, in accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation
Engagements established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must issue payments by November 15, February 15, May 15,
and August 15. A separate payment must be made for each claim filed.
new text end

Sec. 59.

new text begin [41A.17] RENEWABLE CHEMICAL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) A facility eligible for payment under this program
must source at least 80 percent biobased content, as defined in section 41A.105,
subdivision 1a, clause (1), from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or less from the
state border, biobased content must be sourced from within a 100-mile radius. Biobased
content must be from agricultural or forestry sources or from solid waste. The facility
must be located in Minnesota, must begin production at a specific location by June 30,
2025, and must not begin production of 3,000,000 pounds of chemicals annually before
January 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and facilities that are
adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as new companies and
facilities. Eligible renewable chemical facilities must produce at least 3,000,000 pounds
per year. Renewable chemicals produced through processes that are fully commercial
before January 1, 2000, are not eligible.
new text end

new text begin (b) No payments shall be made for renewable chemical production that occurs after
June 30, 2035, for those eligible renewable chemical producers under paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (c) An eligible producer of renewable chemicals shall not transfer the producer's
eligibility for payments under this section to a renewable chemical facility at a different
location.
new text end

new text begin (d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive
payments under this section until the producer resumes production.
new text end

new text begin (e) Advanced biofuel production for which payment has been received under section
41A.16, and biomass thermal production for which payment has been received under
section 41A.18, are not eligible for payment under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Payment amounts; bonus; limits. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall make
payments to eligible producers of renewable chemicals located in the state. The amount of
the payment for each producer's annual production is $0.03 per pound of sugar-derived
renewable chemical, $0.03 per pound of cellulosic sugar, and $0.06 per pound of
cellulosic-derived renewable chemical produced at a specific location for ten years after
the start of production.
new text end

new text begin (b) An eligible facility producing renewable chemicals using agricultural cellulosic
biomass is eligible for a 20 percent bonus payment for each MMbtu produced from
agricultural biomass that is derived from perennial crop or cover crop biomass.
new text end

new text begin (c) Total payments under this section to an eligible renewable chemical producer in
a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 99,999,999 pounds of renewable
chemical production. Total payments under this section to all eligible renewable chemical
producers in a fiscal year may not exceed the amount necessary for 599,999,999 pounds of
renewable chemical production. The commissioner shall award payments on a first-come,
first-served basis within the limits of available funding.
new text end

new text begin (d) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more
than one renewable chemical production facility is considered a single eligible producer.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Cellulosic biomass requirements. new text end

new text begin All forestry-derived cellulosic biomass
must be produced using Minnesota state biomass harvesting guidelines or the equivalent.
All cellulosic biomass from brushlands must be produced using Minnesota brushland
harvesting biomass harvest guidelines or the equivalent. Forestry-derived cellulosic
biomass that comes from land parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified by the Forest
Stewardship Council, Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree Farm System.
Uncertified land from parcels of 160 acres or less and federal land must be harvested by
a logger who has completed training for biomass harvesting from the Minnesota logger
education program or the equivalent and have a forest stewardship plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Agricultural cellulosic biomass sourcing plan. new text end

new text begin (a) An eligible producer
who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass must submit a responsible biomass sourcing
plan to the commissioner prior to applying for payments under this section. The plan must:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide a detailed explanation of how agricultural cellulosic biomass will be
produced and managed in a way that preserves soil quality, does not increase soil and
nutrient runoff, avoids introduction of harmful invasive species, limits negative impacts
on wildlife habitat, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;
new text end

new text begin (2) include the producer's approach to verifying that biomass suppliers are following
the plan;
new text end

new text begin (3) discuss how new technologies and practices that are not yet commercially viable
may be encouraged and adopted during the life of the facility, and how the producer will
encourage continuous improvement during the life of the project; and
new text end

new text begin (4) include specific numeric goals and timelines for making progress.
new text end

new text begin (b) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass and receives
payments under this section shall submit an annual report on the producer's responsible
biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner by January 15 each year. The report must
include data on progress made by the producer in meeting specific goals laid out in the
plan. The commissioner shall make the report publicly available. The commissioner shall
perform an annual review of submitted reports and may make a determination that the
producer is not following the plan based on the reports submitted. The commissioner
may take appropriate steps, including reducing or ceasing payments, until the producer
is in compliance with the plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Claims. new text end

new text begin (a) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each
eligible renewable chemical producer shall file a claim for payment for renewable
chemical production during the preceding three calendar months. An eligible renewable
chemical producer that files a claim under this subdivision shall include a statement of
the eligible producer's total renewable chemical production in Minnesota during the
quarter covered by the claim. For each claim and statement of total renewable chemical
production filed under this paragraph, the volume of renewable chemical production
must be examined by a CPA firm with a valid permit to practice under chapter 326A, in
accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must issue payments by November 15, February 15, May 15,
and August 15. A separate payment must be made for each claim filed.
new text end

Sec. 60.

new text begin [41A.18] BIOMASS THERMAL PRODUCTION INCENTIVE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) A facility eligible for payment under this section must
source at least 80 percent raw materials from Minnesota. If a facility is sited 50 miles or
less from the state border, raw materials should be sourced from within a 100-mile radius.
Raw materials must be from agricultural or forestry sources. The facility must be located
in Minnesota, must have begun production at a specific location by June 30, 2025, and
must not begin before July 1, 2015. Eligible facilities include existing companies and
facilities that are adding production capacity, or retrofitting existing capacity, as well as
new companies and facilities. Eligible biomass thermal production facilities must produce
at least 1,000 MMbtu per year.
new text end

new text begin (b) No payments shall be made for biomass thermal production that occurs after June
30, 2035, for those eligible biomass thermal producers under paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (c) An eligible producer of biomass thermal production shall not transfer the
producer's eligibility for payments under this section to a biomass thermal production
facility at a different location.
new text end

new text begin (d) A producer that ceases production for any reason is ineligible to receive
payments under this section until the producer resumes production.
new text end

new text begin (e) Biofuel production for which payment has been received under section 41A.16,
and renewable chemical production for which payment has been received under section
41A.17, are not eligible for payment under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Payment amounts; bonus; limits; blending. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner shall
make payments to eligible producers of biomass thermal located in the state. The amount
of the payment for each producer's annual production is $5.00 per MMbtu of biomass
thermal production produced at a specific location for ten years after the start of production.
new text end

new text begin (b) An eligible facility producing biomass thermal using agricultural cellulosic
biomass is eligible for a 20 percent bonus payment for each MMbtu produced from
agricultural biomass that is derived from perennial crop or cover crop biomass.
new text end

new text begin (c) Total payments under this section to an eligible thermal producer in a fiscal
year may not exceed the amount necessary for 30,000 MMbtu of thermal production.
Total payments under this section to all eligible thermal producers in a fiscal year may
not exceed the amount necessary for 150,000 MMbtu of total thermal production. The
commissioner shall award payments on a first-come, first-served basis within the limits of
available funding.
new text end

new text begin (d) An eligible facility may blend a cellulosic feedstock with other fuels in the
biomass thermal production facility, but only the percentage attributable to cellulosic
material is eligible to receive payment.
new text end

new text begin (e) For purposes of this section, an entity that holds a controlling interest in more
than one biomass thermal production facility is considered a single eligible producer.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Cellulosic biomass requirements. new text end

new text begin All forestry-derived cellulosic biomass
must be produced using Minnesota state biomass harvesting guidelines or the equivalent.
All biomass from brushland must be produced using Minnesota brushland harvesting
biomass guidelines or the equivalent. Forestry-derived cellulosic biomass that comes from
land parcels greater than 160 acres must be certified by the Forest Stewardship Council,
the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, or American Tree Farm. Uncertified land from parcels
of 160 acres or less and federal land must be harvested by a logger who has completed
training for biomass harvesting from the Minnesota logger education program or the
equivalent and have a forest stewardship plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Agricultural cellulosic biomass sourcing plan. new text end

new text begin (a) An eligible producer
who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass must submit a responsible biomass sourcing
plan to the commissioner prior to applying for payments under this section. The plan must:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide a detailed explanation of how agricultural cellulosic biomass will be
produced and managed in a way that preserves soil quality, does not increase soil and
nutrient runoff, avoids introduction of harmful invasive species, limits negative impacts
on wildlife habitat, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions;
new text end

new text begin (2) include the producer's approach to verifying that biomass suppliers are following
the plan;
new text end

new text begin (3) discuss how new technologies and practices that are not yet commercially viable
may be encouraged and adopted during the life of the facility, and how the producer will
encourage continuous improvement during the life of the project; and
new text end

new text begin (4) include specific numeric goals and timelines for making progress.
new text end

new text begin (b) An eligible producer who utilizes agricultural cellulosic biomass and receives
payments under this section shall submit an annual report on the producer's responsible
biomass sourcing plan to the commissioner by January 15 each year. The report must
include data on progress made by the producer in meeting specific goals laid out in the
plan. The commissioner shall make the report publicly available. The commissioner shall
perform an annual review of submitted reports and may make a determination that the
producer is not following the plan based on the reports submitted. The commissioner
may take appropriate steps, including reducing or ceasing payments, until the producer
is in compliance with the plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Claims. new text end

new text begin (a) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each
producer shall file a claim for payment for biomass thermal production during the
preceding three calendar months. A producer that files a claim under this subdivision shall
include a statement of the producer's total biomass thermal production in Minnesota
during the quarter covered by the claim. For each claim and statement of total biomass
thermal production filed under this paragraph, the volume of biomass thermal production
must be examined by a CPA firm with a valid permit to practice under chapter 326A, in
accordance with Statements on Standards for Attestation Engagements established by the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must issue payments by November 15, February 15, May 15,
and August 15. A separate payment shall be made for each claim filed.
new text end

Sec. 61.

new text begin [41A.19] REPORT; INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.
new text end

new text begin By January 15 each year, the commissioner shall report on the incentive programs
under sections 41A.16, 41A.17, and 41A.18 to the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over environment and agriculture policy and finance. The report shall include information
on production and incentive expenditures under the programs.
new text end

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.03, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Application fee.

The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable
application fee for each application submitted for a beginning farmer loan or a
seller-sponsored loan. The application fee is initially $50. The authority may review the
fee annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fee must be deposited in the state
treasury and credited to deleted text beginan account in the special revenue fund. Money in the account is
appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses of the beginning farmer
and seller-sponsored loan programs
deleted text endnew text begin the Rural Finance Authority administrative account
established in subdivision 7
new text end.

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account. new text end

new text begin There is established
in the agricultural fund a Rural Finance Authority administrative account. Money in the
account, including interest, is appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for the
administrative expenses of the loan programs administered by the Rural Finance Authority.
new text end

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.04, subdivision 17, is amended to read:


Subd. 17.

Application and origination fee.

The authority may impose a reasonable
nonrefundable application fee for each application and an origination fee for each loan
issued under the loan restructuring program. The origination fee is 1.5 percent of the
authority's participation interest in the loan and the application fee is $50. The authority
may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must be
deposited in the state treasury and credited to deleted text beginan account in the special revenue fund.
Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses
of the loan restructuring program
deleted text endnew text begin the Rural Finance Authority administrative account
established in section 41B.03
new text end.

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.043, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Application and origination fee.

The authority may impose a reasonable
nonrefundable application fee for each application submitted for a participation issued
under the agricultural improvement loan program. The application fee is initially $50. The
authority may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must
be deposited in the state treasury and credited to deleted text beginan account in the special revenue fund.
Money in this account is appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses of
the agricultural improvement loan program
deleted text endnew text begin the Rural Finance Authority administrative
account established in section 41B.03
new text end.

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.045, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Specifications.

deleted text beginNo loan may be made to refinance an existing debt.deleted text end Each
loan participation must be secured by a mortgage on real property and such other security
as the authority may require.

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.045, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Application and origination fee.

The authority may impose a reasonable
nonrefundable application fee for each application for a loan participation and an
origination fee for each loan issued under the livestock expansion loan program. The
origination fee initially shall be set at 1.5 percent and the application fee at $50. The
authority may review the fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The fees must
be deposited in the state treasury and credited to deleted text beginan account in the special revenue fund.
Money in this account is appropriated to the commissioner for administrative expenses of
the livestock expansion loan program
deleted text endnew text begin the Rural Finance Authority administrative account
established in section 41B.03
new text end.

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.046, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Loans.

(a) The authority may participate in a stock loan with an eligible
lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 4. Participation is limited to 45
percent of the principal amount of the loan or $40,000, whichever is less. The interest
rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may differ from the
interest rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but the
authority's interest rate must not exceed 50 percent of the lender's interest rate.

(b) No more than 95 percent of the purchase price of the stock may be financed
under this program.

(c) Security for stock loans must be the stock purchased, a personal note executed by
the borrower, and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.

(d) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for each
application for a stock loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make
adjustments as necessary. The application fee is initially $50. Application fees received
by the authority must be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established in section
41B.06
deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03new text end.

(e) Stock loans under this program will be made using money in the revolving
loan account established in section 41B.06.

(f) The authority may not grant stock loans in a cumulative amount exceeding
$2,000,000 for the financing of stock purchases in any one cooperative.

(g) Repayments of financial assistance under this section, including principal and
interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established in section 41B.06.

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.047, subdivision 1, as amended by
Laws 2015, chapter 44, section 27, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Establishment.

The authority shall establish and implement a
disaster recovery loan program to help farmers:

(1) clean up, repair, or replace farm structures and septic and water systems, as well
as replace seed, other crop inputs, feed, and livestock, when damaged by high winds,
hail, tornado, or flood;

(2) purchase watering systems, irrigation systems, and other drought mitigation
systems and practices when drought is the cause of the purchase;

(3) restore farmland; or

(4) replace flocks, make building improvements, or deleted text beginobtain an operating line of credit
if the loss or damage
deleted text endnew text begin cover the loss of revenue when the replacement, improvements, or
loss of revenue
new text end is due to the confirmed presence of new text beginthe new text endhighly pathogenic avian influenza
in a commercial poultry new text beginor game new text endflock new text beginlocated new text endin Minnesota.

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.047, subdivision 3, as amended by
Laws 2015, chapter 44, section 28, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Eligibility.

To be eligible for this program, a borrower must:

(1) meet the requirements of section 41B.03, subdivision 1;

(2) certify that the damage or loss was new text begin(i) new text endsustained within a county that was the
subject of deleted text begin(i)deleted text end a state or federal disaster declaration or (ii) deleted text begina peacetime emergency declaration
made by the governor under section 12.31
deleted text endnew text begin due to the confirmed presence of the highly
pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial poultry or game flock located in Minnesota
new text end;

(3) demonstrate an ability to repay the loan;new text begin and
new text end

deleted text begin (4) for loans under subdivision 1, clauses (1) to (3), have a total net worth, including
assets and liabilities of the borrower's spouse and dependents, of less than $660,000 in
2004 and an amount in subsequent years which is adjusted for inflation by multiplying that
amount by the cumulative inflation rate as determined by the Consumer Price Index; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end have received at least 50 percent of average annual gross income from
farming for the past three years.

Sec. 71.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.047, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Loans.

(a) The authority may participate in a disaster recovery loan with
an eligible lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 3. Participation is limited
to 45 percent of the principal amount of the loan or deleted text begin$50,000deleted text endnew text begin $200,000new text end, whichever is less.
The interest rates and repayment terms of the authority's participation interest may differ
from the interest rates and repayment terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but
the authority's interest rate must not exceed four percent.

(b) Standards for loan amortization shall be set by the Rural Finance Authority
not to exceed ten years.

(c) Security for the disaster recovery loans must be a personal note executed by the
borrower and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.

(d) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for a
disaster recovery loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make adjustments
as necessary. The application fee is initially $50. Application fees received by the
authority must be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established under section
41B.06
deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03new text end.

(e) Disaster recovery loans under this program will be made using money in the
revolving loan account established under section 41B.06.

(f) Repayments of financial assistance under this section, including principal and
interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established under section
41B.06.

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.048, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Loans.

(a) The authority may disburse loans through a fiscal agent to
farmers and agricultural landowners who are eligible under subdivision 5. The total
accumulative loan principal must not exceed $75,000 per loan.

(b) The fiscal agent may impose a loan origination fee in the amount of one percent
of the total approved loan. This fee is to be paid by the borrower to the fiscal agent at
the time of loan closing.

(c) The loan may be disbursed over a period not to exceed 12 years.

(d) A borrower may receive loans, depending on the availability of funds, for planted
areas up to 160 acres for up to:

(1) the total amount necessary for establishment of the crop;

(2) the total amount of maintenance costs, including weed control, during the first
three years; and

(3) 70 percent of the estimated value of one year's growth of the crop for years
four through 12.

(e) Security for the loan must be the crop, a personal note executed by the borrower, an
interest in the land upon which the crop is growing, and whatever other security is required
by the fiscal agent or the authority. All recording fees must be paid by the borrower.

(f) The authority may prescribe forms and establish an application process for
applicants to apply for a loan.

(g) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for each
application for a loan under this program. The application fee is initially $50. Application
fees received by the authority must be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established
under section 41B.06
deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in
section 41B.03
new text end.

(h) Loans under the program must be made using money in the revolving loan
account established under section 41B.06.

(i) All repayments of financial assistance granted under this section, including
principal and interest, must be deposited into the revolving loan account established
under section 41B.06.

(j) The interest payable on loans made by the authority for the agroforestry loan
program must, if funded by revenue bond proceeds, be at a rate not less than the rate on the
revenue bonds, and may be established at a higher rate necessary to pay costs associated
with the issuance of the revenue bonds and a proportionate share of the cost of administering
the program. The interest payable on loans for the agroforestry loan program funded from
sources other than revenue bond proceeds must be at a rate determined by the authority.

(k) Loan principal balance outstanding plus all assessed interest must be repaid
within 120 days of harvest, but no later than 15 years from planting.

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.049, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Loans.

(a) The authority may make a direct loan or participate in a loan
with an eligible lender to a farmer who is eligible under subdivision 3. Repayment terms
of the authority's participation interest may differ from repayment terms of the lender's
retained portion of the loan. Loans made under this section must be no-interest loans.

(b) Application for a direct loan or a loan participation must be made on forms
prescribed by the authority.

(c) Standards for loan amortization shall be set by the Rural Finance Authority
not to exceed ten years.

(d) Security for the loans must be a personal note executed by the borrower and
whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.

(e) No loan proceeds may be used to refinance a debt existing prior to application.

(f) The authority may impose a reasonable nonrefundable application fee for
each application for a direct loan or a loan participation. The authority may review the
application fees annually and make adjustments as necessary. The application fee is
initially set at $100 for a loan under subdivision 1. The fees received by the authority must
be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established in section 41B.06deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance
Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03
new text end.

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.055, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Loans.

(a) The authority may participate in a livestock equipment loan
equal to 90 percent of the purchased equipment value with an eligible lender to a farmer
who is eligible under subdivision 2. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the principal
amount of the loan or $40,000, whichever is less. The interest rates and repayment terms
of the authority's participation interest may differ from the interest rates and repayment
terms of the lender's retained portion of the loan, but the authority's interest rate must
not exceed three percent. The authority may review the interest annually and make
adjustments as necessary.

(b) Standards for loan amortization must be set by the Rural Finance Authority
and must not exceed ten years.

(c) Security for a livestock equipment loan must be a personal note executed by the
borrower and whatever other security is required by the eligible lender or the authority.

(d) Refinancing of existing debt is not an eligible purpose.

(e) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for
a livestock equipment loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make
adjustments as necessary. The initial application fee is $50. Application fees received
by the authority must be deposited in the deleted text beginrevolving loan account established in section
41B.06
deleted text endnew text begin Rural Finance Authority administrative account established in section 41B.03new text end.

(f) Loans under this program must be made using money in the revolving loan
account established in section 41B.06.

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.056, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this section.

(b) "Intermediary" means any lending institution or other organization of a for-profit
or nonprofit nature that is in good standing with the state of Minnesota that has the
appropriate business structure and trained personnel suitable to providing efficient
disbursement of loan funds and the servicing and collection of loans.

(c) "Specialty crops" means agricultural crops, such as annuals, flowers, perennials,
and other horticultural products, that are intensively cultivated.

(d) "Eligible livestock" means deleted text beginpoultry that has been allowed access to the outside,
sheep, or goats
deleted text endnew text begin beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, poultry, goats, mules, farmed cervidae,
ratitae, bison, sheep, horses, and llamas
new text end.

Sec. 76.

new text begin [41B.057] FARM OPPORTUNITY LOAN PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The authority shall establish a farm opportunity loan
program to provide loans that enable farmers to:
new text end

new text begin (1) add value to crops or livestock produced in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (2) adopt best management practices that emphasize sufficiency and self-sufficiency;
new text end

new text begin (3) reduce or improve management of agricultural inputs resulting in environmental
improvements; or
new text end

new text begin (4) increase production of on-farm energy.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Loan criteria. new text end

new text begin (a) The farm opportunity loan program shall provide loans
for purchase of new or used equipment and installation of equipment for projects that
make environmental improvements and enhance farm profitability. The loan program
shall also be used to add value to crops or livestock produced in Minnesota by, but not
limited to, initiating or expanding livestock product processing; purchasing equipment to
initiate, upgrade, or modernize value-added agricultural businesses; or increasing farmers'
processing and aggregating capacity facilitating entry into farm-to-institution and other
markets. Eligible loan uses do not include expenses related to seeds, fertilizer, fuel, or
other operating expenses.
new text end

new text begin (b) The authority may impose a reasonable, nonrefundable application fee for a farm
opportunity loan. The authority may review the fee annually and make adjustments as
necessary. The initial application fee is $50. Application fees received by the authority
must be deposited in the Rural Finance Authority administrative account established
in section 41B.03.
new text end

new text begin (c) Loans may only be made to Minnesota residents engaged in farming. Standards
for loan amortization must be set by the Rural Finance Authority and must not exceed
ten years.
new text end

new text begin (d) The borrower must show the ability to repay the loan.
new text end

new text begin (e) Refinancing of existing debt is not an eligible expense.
new text end

new text begin (f) Loans under this program must be made using money in the revolving loan
account established in section 41B.06.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Loan participation. new text end

new text begin The authority may participate in a farm opportunity
loan with an eligible lender, as defined in section 41B.02, subdivision 8, to a farmer or a
group of farmers on joint projects who are eligible under subdivision 2, paragraph (c),
and who are actively engaged in farming. Participation is limited to 45 percent of the
principal amount of the loan or $45,000 per individual, whichever is less. For loans to a
group made up of four or more individuals, participation is limited to 45 percent of the
principal amount of the loan or $180,000, whichever is less. The interest rate on the
loans must not exceed six percent.
new text end

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 41B.06, is amended to read:


41B.06 RURAL FINANCE AUTHORITY REVOLVING LOAN ACCOUNT.

There is established in the rural finance administration fund a Rural Finance
Authority revolving loan account that is eligible to receive appropriations and the transfer
of loan funds from other programs. All repayments of financial assistance granted from
this account, including principal and interest, must be deposited into this account. Interest
earned on money in the account accrues to the account, and the money in the account is
appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for purposes of the Rural Finance Authority
livestock equipment, methane digester, disaster recovery, value-added agricultural
product, agroforestry, deleted text beginanddeleted text end agricultural microloannew text begin, and farm opportunitynew text end loan programs,
including costs incurred by the authority to establish and administer the programs.

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 135A.52, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Farm business management. new text end

new text begin Minnesota State Colleges and Universities
campuses that offer farm business management may specify space availability in the
delivery of farm business management courses.
new text end

Sec. 79.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 375.30, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Wild hemp.

A county board, by resolution, may appropriate and spend
money as necessary to spray and otherwise eradicate wild hempdeleted text begin, commonly known as
marijuana,
deleted text end on private property within the county. The county board may authorize the
use of county equipment, personnel and supplies and materials to spray or otherwise
eradicate wild hemp on private property, and may pro rate the expenses involved between
the county and owner or occupant of the property.new text begin Industrial hemp grown by a person
licensed under chapter 18K is not wild hemp.
new text end

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 500.24, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Reports.

(a) The chief executive officer of every pension or investment
fund, corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company, or entity that is seeking
to qualify for an exemption from the commissioner, and the trustee of a family farm trust
that holds any interest in agricultural land or land used for the breeding, feeding, pasturing,
growing, or raising of livestock, dairy or poultry, or products thereof, or land used for
the production of agricultural crops or fruit or other horticultural products, other than a
bona fide encumbrance taken for purposes of security, or which is engaged in farming
or proposing to commence farming in this state after May 20, 1973, shall file with the
commissioner a report containing the following information and documents:

(1) the name of the pension or investment fund, corporation, limited partnership, or
limited liability company and its place of incorporation, certification, or registration;

(2) the address of the pension or investment plan headquarters or of the registered
office of the corporation in this state, the name and address of its registered agent in this state
and, in the case of a foreign corporation, limited partnership, or limited liability company,
the address of its principal office in its place of incorporation, certification, or registration;

(3) the acreage and location listed by quarter-quarter section, township, and county
of each lot or parcel of agricultural land or land used for the keeping or feeding of poultry
in this state owned or leased by the pension or investment fund, limited partnership,
corporation, or limited liability company;

(4) the names and addresses of the officers, administrators, directors, or trustees of
the pension or investment fund, or of the officers, shareholders owning more than ten
percent of the stock, including the percent of stock owned by each such shareholder, the
members of the board of directors of the corporation, and the members of the limited
liability company, and the general and limited partners and the percentage of interest in
the partnership by each partner;

(5) the farm products which the pension or investment fund, limited partnership,
corporation, or limited liability company produces or intends to produce on its agricultural
land;

(6) with the first report, a copy of the title to the property where the farming operations
are or will occur indicating the particular exception claimed under subdivision 3; and

(7) with the first or second report, a copy of the conservation plan proposed by the
soil and water conservation district, and with subsequent reports a statement of whether
the conservation plan was implemented.

The report of a corporation, trust, limited liability company, or partnership seeking
to qualify hereunder as a family farm corporation, an authorized farm corporation, an
authorized livestock farm corporation, a family farm partnership, an authorized farm
partnership, a family farm limited liability company, an authorized farm limited liability
company, or a family farm trust or under an exemption from the commissioner shall
contain the following additional information: the number of shares, partnership interests,
or governance and financial rights owned by persons or current beneficiaries of a family
farm trust residing on the farm or actively engaged in farming, or their relatives within
the third degree of kindred according to the rules of the civil law or their spouses; the
name, address, and number of shares owned by each shareholder, partnership interests
owned by each partner or governance and financial rights owned by each member, and a
statement as to percentage of gross receipts of the corporation derived from rent, royalties,
dividends, interest, and annuities. No pension or investment fund, limited partnership,
corporation, or limited liability company shall commence farming in this state until the
commissioner has inspected the report and certified that its proposed operations comply
with the provisions of this section.

(b) Every pension or investment fund, limited partnership, trust, corporation, or
limited liability company as described in paragraph (a) shall, prior to April 15 of each
year, file with the commissioner a report containing the information required in paragraph
(a), based on its operations in the preceding calendar year and its status at the end of the
year. A pension or investment fund, limited partnership, corporation, or limited liability
company that does not file the report by April 15 must pay a $500 civil penalty. The
penalty is a lien on the land being farmed under subdivision 3 until the penalty is paid.

(c) The commissioner may, for good cause shown, issue a written waiver or
reduction of the civil penalty for failure to make a timely filing of the annual report
required by this subdivision. The waiver or reduction is final and conclusive with respect
to the civil penalty, and may not be reopened or modified by an officer, employee, or
agent of the state, except upon a showing of fraud or malfeasance or misrepresentation
of a material fact. The report required under paragraph (b) must be completed prior to a
reduction or waiver under this paragraph. The commissioner may enter into an agreement
under this paragraph only once for each corporation or partnership.

new text begin (d) A report required under paragraph (a) or (b) must be submitted with a filing fee
of $15. The fee must be deposited in the state treasury and credited to an account in
the agricultural fund. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated to the
commissioner for the administrative expenses of this section.
new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end Failure to file a required report or the willful filing of false information is a
gross misdemeanor.

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 583.215, is amended to read:


583.215 EXPIRATION.

Sections 336.9-601, subsections (h) and (i); 550.365; 559.209; 582.039; and 583.20
to 583.32, expire June 30, deleted text begin2016deleted text endnew text begin 2017new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective May 23, 2016, if the legislature does
not meet in regular session in calendar year 2016 before May 23, 2016. If the legislature
meets in regular session in calendar year 2016 before May 23, 2016, this section is void.
new text end

Sec. 82.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, section 3, is amended to read:


Sec. 3. AGRICULTURE.

$
-0-
$
2,750,000

$2,000,000 in 2015 is for a grant to Second
Harvest Heartland on behalf of the six
Feeding America food banks that serve
Minnesota to compensate agricultural
producers and processors for costs incurred
to harvest and package for transfer surplus
fruits, vegetables, or other agricultural
commodities that would otherwise go
unharvested deleted text beginordeleted text endnew text begin,new text end be discardednew text begin, or be sold in
a secondary market
new text end. Surplus commodities
must be distributed statewide to food
shelves and other charitable organizations
that are eligible to receive food from the
food banks. Surplus food acquired under
this appropriation must be from Minnesota
producers and processors. Second Harvest
Heartland must report when required by, and
in the form prescribed by, the commissioner.
deleted text beginFor fiscal year 2015,deleted text end Second Harvest
Heartland may use up to 11 percent of any
grant received for administrative expenses
new text beginand up to four percent of the grant for
transportation expenses
new text end. deleted text beginFor fiscal years
2016 and 2017, Second Harvest Heartland
may use up to five percent of any grant
received for administrative expenses.
deleted text end This
is a onetime appropriation and is available
until June 30, 2017.

The commissioner shall examine how other
states are implementing the industrial hemp
research authority provided in Public Law
113-79 and gauge the interest of Minnesota
higher education institutions. No later
than January 15, 2015, the commissioner
must report the information and items for
legislative consideration to the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over agriculture
policy and finance.

$350,000 in 2015 is for an increase in retail
food handler inspections.

$200,000 in 2015 is added to the
appropriation in Laws 2013, chapter 114,
article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, for
distribution to the state's county fairs. This is
a onetime appropriation.

$200,000 in 2015 is for a grant as determined
by the commissioner to a public higher
education institution to research porcine
epidemic diarrhea virus. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2017.

Sec. 83. new text beginLIVESTOCK INDUSTRY STUDY.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of agriculture must identify causes of the relative growth or
decline in the number of head of poultry and livestock produced in Minnesota, Iowa,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska over the last ten years, including
but not limited to the impact of nuisance conditions and lawsuits filed against poultry or
livestock farms. No later than February 1, 2016, the commissioner must report findings
by poultry and livestock sector and provide recommendations on how to strengthen and
expand Minnesota animal agriculture to the legislative committees with jurisdiction over
agriculture policy and finance.
new text end

Sec. 84.

new text begin CORRECTIONAL FACILITY VOCATIONAL TRAINING PILOT
PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Pilot program. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of agriculture must coordinate
a pilot program operated by the Northeast Regional Corrections Center to train inmates
for careers as meat cutters upon release. The commissioner must facilitate program
development and ensure that the program prepares inmates to meet applicable food safety
and licensure requirements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Program development. new text end

new text begin In facilitating development of the pilot program,
the commissioner must consult with the commissioner of employment and economic
development and a representative of each of the following organizations:
new text end

new text begin (1) Northeast Regional Corrections Center; and
new text end

new text begin (2) United Food and Commercial Workers.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Report required. new text end

new text begin No later than February 1, 2017, the commissioner must
report on the progress and outcomes of the program to the legislative committees with
jurisdiction over agriculture, economic development, higher education, and public safety.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Expiration. new text end

new text begin This section expires on June 30, 2017.
new text end

Sec. 85. new text beginURBAN AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of agriculture must convene interested stakeholders and develop
a proposal to effectively and efficiently promote urban agriculture in Minnesota cities.
For purposes of this section, "urban agriculture" means producing agricultural plants,
poultry, or livestock on public or private property within city limits. No later than January
15, 2016, the commissioner must report to the legislative committees with jurisdiction
over agriculture policy and finance and submit proposed legislation that includes a new
definition of urban agriculture if the commissioner and stakeholders determine that a
different definition more accurately defines urban agriculture.
new text end

Sec. 86. new text beginBALANCES TRANSFERRED; ACCOUNTS ABOLISHED.
new text end

new text begin The balances in the accounts created under Minnesota Statutes, sections 41B.03,
subdivision 6; 41B.04, subdivision 17; 41B.043, subdivision 3; and 41B.045, subdivision
4, are transferred to the Rural Finance Authority administrative account established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.03, subdivision 7, and the original accounts are abolished.
new text end

new text begin The balance in the account created under Minnesota Statutes, section 17.115,
is transferred to the Rural Finance Authority revolving loan account established under
Minnesota Statutes, section 41B.06, and the original account is abolished.
new text end

Sec. 87. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 17.115; 28A.15, subdivisions 9 and 10; and
116V.03,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

Sec. 88. new text beginEFFECTIVE DATE.
new text end

new text begin (a) Sections 62 to 77 and section 86 are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin (b) Laws 2015, chapter 44, sections 22 to 26 and section 29, are effective the day
following final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES APPROPRIATIONS.
new text end

new text begin The sums shown in the columns marked "Appropriations" are appropriated to the
agencies and for the purposes specified in this article. The appropriations are from the
general fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal years indicated
for each purpose. The figures "2016" and "2017" used in this article mean that the
appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, or
June 30, 2017, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2016. "The second year" is fiscal
year 2017. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2016 and 2017. Appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 2015, are effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

new text begin APPROPRIATIONS
new text end
new text begin Available for the Year
new text end
new text begin Ending June 30
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginPOLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 95,082,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 91,784,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 10,263,000
new text end
new text begin 5,727,000
new text end
new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
new text end
new text begin 75,000
new text end
new text begin 75,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 73,480,000
new text end
new text begin 74,548,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 11,264,000
new text end
new text begin 11,434,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must present the agency's
biennial budget for fiscal years 2018 and
2019 to the legislature in a transparent way
by agency division, including the proposed
budget bill and presentations of the budget to
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over the agency's budget.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Water
new text end

new text begin 26,388,000
new text end
new text begin 26,081,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 4,307,000
new text end
new text begin 3,627,000
new text end
new text begin State Government
Special Revenue
new text end
new text begin 75,000
new text end
new text begin 75,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 22,006,000
new text end
new text begin 22,379,000
new text end

new text begin $1,959,000 the first year and $1,959,000
the second year are for grants to delegated
counties to administer the county feedlot
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
116.0711, subdivisions 2 and 3. Money
remaining after the first year is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin $753,000 the first year and $765,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund to address the need for continued
increased activity in the areas of new
technology review, technical assistance
for local governments, and enforcement
under Minnesota Statutes, sections 115.55
to 115.58, and to complete the requirements
of Laws 2003, chapter 128, article 1, section
165.
new text end

new text begin $673,000 the first year and $683,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund for subsurface sewage treatment
system (SSTS) program administration
and community technical assistance and
education, including grants and technical
assistance to communities for water quality
protection. Of this amount, $129,000 each
year is for assistance to counties through
grants for SSTS program administration.
A county receiving a grant from this
appropriation shall submit the results
achieved with the grant to the commissioner
as part of its annual SSTS report. Any
unexpended balance in the first year does not
cancel but is available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin $107,000 the first year and $109,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for registration of wastewater laboratories.
new text end

new text begin $913,000 the first year and $913,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to continue perfluorochemical biomonitoring
in eastern metropolitan communities, as
recommended by the Environmental Health
Tracking and Biomonitoring Advisory Panel,
and address other environmental health risks,
including air quality. The communities must
include Hmong and other immigrant farming
communities. Of this amount, up to $677,000
the first year and $677,000 the second year
are for transfer to the Department of Health.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the general fund for:
new text end

new text begin (1) a municipal liaison to assist municipalities
in implementing and participating in the
water quality standards rulemaking process
and navigating the NPDES/SDS permitting
process;
new text end

new text begin (2) enhanced economic analysis in the
water quality standards rulemaking process,
including more specific analysis and
identification of cost-effective permitting;
new text end

new text begin (3) development of statewide economic
analyses and templates to reduce the
amount of information and time required for
municipalities to apply for variances from
water quality standards; and
new text end

new text begin (4) coordinating with the Public Facilities
Authority to identify and advocate for
the resources needed for municipalities to
achieve permit requirements.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is for transfer to the
commissioner of management and budget for
a cost analysis of water quality standards as
required under this act.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year is for a grant to
the Red River Basin Commission for
development of a water quality strategic plan
for the Red River of the North. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2018. The plan must include, but is
not limited to, consistency in water quality
goals and objectives for the Red River of the
North and pollution reduction allocations for
both point and nonpoint sources on the Red
River of the North and for individual major
watersheds tributary to the Red River of the
North. The Red River Basin Commission
must involve the interests of local, state, and
federal government, business and industry,
environmental groups, and Red River
Basin landowners. The Red River Basin
Commission must report progress on the plan
to the house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment policy and finance by
February 15 in 2016 and 2017, and must
submit the completed plan by December 31,
2017.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control
Agency must work with the Red River Basin
Commission, the North Dakota Department
of Health, the United States Environmental
Protection Agency, Regions 5 and 8, and
wastewater treatment plants in the Red River
Basin to achieve phosphorous reductions
needed to protect the Red River and Lake
Winnipeg.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on or
before June 30, 2017, as grants or contracts
for subsurface sewage treatment systems,
surface water and groundwater assessments,
total maximum daily loads, storm water, and
water quality protection in this subdivision
are available until June 30, 2020.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Air
new text end

new text begin 15,640,000
new text end
new text begin 16,087,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 15,640,000
new text end
new text begin 16,087,000
new text end

new text begin $202,000 the first year and $204,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for a monitoring program under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.454.
new text end

new text begin Up to $150,000 the first year and $150,000
the second year may be transferred from the
environmental fund to the small business
environmental improvement loan account
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
116.993.
new text end

new text begin $340,000 the first year and $346,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
pollutants.
new text end

new text begin $691,000 the first year and $693,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for emission reduction activities and grants to
small businesses and other nonpoint emission
reduction efforts. Of this amount, $100,000
the first year and $100,000 the second year is
to continue work with Clean Air Minnesota,
and the commissioner may enter into an
agreement with Environmental Initiative
to support this effort. Any unexpended
balance in the first year does not cancel but is
available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Land
new text end

new text begin 21,663,000
new text end
new text begin 18,584,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 3,368,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 7,031,000
new text end
new text begin 7,150,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 11,264,000
new text end
new text begin 11,434,000
new text end

new text begin All money for environmental response,
compensation, and compliance in the
remediation fund not otherwise appropriated
is appropriated to the commissioners of the
Pollution Control Agency and agriculture
for purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.20, subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2),
(3), (6), and (7). At the beginning of each
fiscal year, the two commissioners shall
jointly submit an annual spending plan
to the commissioner of management and
budget that maximizes the utilization of
resources and appropriately allocates the
money between the two departments. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin $4,279,000 the first year and $4,343,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund
for purposes of the leaking underground
storage tank program to investigate, clean up,
and prevent future releases from underground
petroleum storage tanks, and to the petroleum
remediation program for purposes of vapor
assessment and remediation. These same
annual amounts are transferred from the
petroleum tank fund to the remediation fund.
new text end

new text begin $252,000 the first year and $252,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund
for transfer to the commissioner of health for
private water supply monitoring and health
assessment costs in areas contaminated
by unpermitted mixed municipal solid
waste disposal facilities and drinking water
advisories and public information activities
for areas contaminated by hazardous releases.
new text end

new text begin $868,000 the first year is from the general
fund for a grant to the city of Mountain Iron
for remediation of the abandoned wastewater
treatment pond of the former Nichols
Township. This is a onetime appropriation
that is available until June 30, 2019. This
appropriation is effective December 1, 2015.
new text end

new text begin Up to $2,500,000 the first year is from the
general fund to the commissioner for a grant
to the city of Paynesville to add a treatment
process to a water treatment plant for removal
of volatile organic compounds. This is a
onetime appropriation. This appropriation is
effective December 1, 2015.
new text end

new text begin $743,000 the second year is transferred
from the general fund to the dry cleaner
environmental response and reimbursement
account in the remediation fund for the
purpose of remediating land contaminated
by a release from a dry cleaning facility,
as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.50, if legislation is enacted in
the 2016 legislative session to address the
insolvency of the dry cleaner environmental
response and reimbursement account. The
commissioner shall prioritize expenditures
from this transfer to address contaminated
sites that pose the greatest risk to public
health or welfare or to the environment, as
established in Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.17, subdivision 13. This is a onetime
transfer. The commissioner shall reimburse
only a person who otherwise would not be
responsible for a release or threatened release
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.03,
for all but $10,000 of the environmental
response costs incurred by the person if the
commissioner determines that the costs are
reasonable and were actually incurred. To be
eligible for reimbursement from this transfer,
a person seeking reimbursement must make
a request to the commissioner, as required
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115B.50,
subdivision 2, on or before the day following
final enactment of this act.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Environmental Assistance and
Cross-Media
new text end

new text begin 31,391,000
new text end
new text begin 31,032,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 28,803,000
new text end
new text begin 28,932,000
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 2,588,000
new text end
new text begin 2,100,000
new text end

new text begin $17,250,000 the first year and $17,250,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for SCORE block grants to counties.
new text end

new text begin $119,000 the first year and $119,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund for environmental assistance grants
or loans under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.0716. Any unencumbered grant and
loan balances in the first year do not cancel
but are available for grants and loans in the
second year.
new text end

new text begin $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for duties related to harmful chemicals in
products under Minnesota Statutes, sections
116.9401 to 116.9407. Of this amount,
$57,000 each year is transferred to the
commissioner of health.
new text end

new text begin $203,000 the first year and $207,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund for the costs of implementing general
operating permits for feedlots over 1,000
animal units.
new text end

new text begin $315,000 the first year and $319,000 the
second year are from the general fund and
$192,000 the first year and $192,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for Environmental Quality Board operations
and support.
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second
year are from the environmental fund for
transfer to the Office of Administrative
Hearings to establish sanitary districts.
new text end

new text begin $502,000 the first year and $503,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
the Environmental Quality Board to lead
an interagency team to provide technical
assistance regarding the mining, processing,
and transporting of silica sand. Of this
amount, up to $75,000 each year may be
transferred to the commissioner of natural
resources to review the implementation
of the rules adopted by the commissioner
pursuant to Laws 2013, ‎chapter 114, article 4,
section 105, paragraph (b), pertaining to the
reclamation of silica sand mines, to ensure
that local government reclamation programs
are implemented in a manner consistent with
the rules.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year from the general
fund is a onetime appropriation to the
Environmental Quality Board for activities to
streamline the environmental review process.
new text end

new text begin $450,000 the first year and $450,000 the
second year are from the environmental
fund to develop and maintain systems to
support permitting and regulatory business
processes and agency data. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000 the
second year are for competitive recycling
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.565. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year and $50,000 the second
year are to acquire and co-locate waste and
recycling receptacles, in cooperation with
the commissioner of administration, at the
State Office Building. Any remaining funds
may be used for these purposes at other
facilities within the Capitol complex. This is
a onetime appropriation.
new text end

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

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.28, the appropriations encumbered on
or before June 30, 2017, as contracts or
grants for surface water and groundwater
assessments; environmental assistance
awarded under Minnesota Statutes, section
115A.0716; technical and research assistance
under Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.152;
technical assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 115A.52; and pollution
prevention assistance under Minnesota
Statutes, section 115D.04, are available until
June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Transfers
new text end

new text begin By June 30, 2016, the commissioner of
management and budget shall transfer
$58,215,000 from the closed landfill
investment fund to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control
Agency shall transfer $8,100,000 in
fiscal year 2016 from the metropolitan
landfill contingency action trust account in
Minnesota Statutes, section 473.845, to the
commissioner of management and budget for
cancellation to the general fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Remediation Fund
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall transfer up to
$42,000,000 from the environmental fund to
the remediation fund for the purposes of the
remediation fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116.155, subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 3. new text beginNATURAL RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Total Appropriation
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 263,944,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 261,979,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 75,331,000
new text end
new text begin 74,062,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 84,927,000
new text end
new text begin 85,603,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 102,386,000
new text end
new text begin 102,014,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 1,100,000
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end
new text begin Permanent School
new text end
new text begin 200,000
new text end
new text begin 200,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Land and Mineral Resources
Management
new text end

new text begin 6,461,000
new text end
new text begin 5,521,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 1,585,000
new text end
new text begin 1,585,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 3,332,000
new text end
new text begin 3,392,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 344,000
new text end
new text begin 344,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 1,000,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin Permanent School
new text end
new text begin 200,000
new text end
new text begin 200,000
new text end

new text begin $68,000 the first year and $68,000 the
second year are for minerals cooperative
environmental research, of which $34,000
the first year and $34,000 the second year are
available only as matched by $1 of nonstate
money for each $1 of state money. The
match may be cash or in-kind.
new text end

new text begin $251,000 the first year and $251,000 the
second year are for iron ore cooperative
research. Of this amount, $200,000 each year
is from the minerals management account
in the natural resources fund. $175,000 the
first year and $175,000 the second year are
available only as matched by $1 of nonstate
money for each $1 of state money. The match
may be cash or in-kind. Any unencumbered
balance from the first year does not cancel
and is available in the second year.
new text end

new text begin $2,755,000 the first year and $2,815,000
the second year are from the minerals
management account in the natural resources
fund for use as provided in Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.2236, paragraph (c),
for mineral resource management, projects
to enhance future mineral income, and
projects to promote new mineral resource
opportunities.
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are from the state forest suspense
account in the permanent school fund to
accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and
commercial leasing of school trust lands and
to identify, evaluate, and lease construction
aggregate located on school trust lands. This
appropriation is to be used for securing
long-term economic return from the
school trust lands consistent with fiduciary
responsibilities and sound natural resources
conservation and management principles.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
115B.20, $1,000,000 the first year is from
the dedicated account within the remediation
fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.20, subdivision 2, clause (4),
to acquire salt lands as described under
Minnesota Statutes, section 92.05, within
Bear Head Lake State Park. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2018.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Ecological and Water Resources
new text end

new text begin 32,414,000
new text end
new text begin 32,167,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 17,526,000
new text end
new text begin 17,110,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 10,502,000
new text end
new text begin 10,576,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 4,386,000
new text end
new text begin 4,481,000
new text end

new text begin $3,242,000 the first year and $3,242,000 the
second year are from the invasive species
account in the natural resources fund and
$3,206,000 the first year and $3,206,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
management, public awareness, assessment
and monitoring research, and water access
inspection to prevent the spread of invasive
species; management of invasive plants in
public waters; and management of terrestrial
invasive species on state-administered lands.
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 the first year and $5,000,000 the
second year are from the water management
account in the natural resources fund for only
the purposes specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 103G.27, subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin $124,000 the first year and $124,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Mississippi
Headwaters Board for up to 50 percent of
the cost of implementing the comprehensive
plan for the upper Mississippi within areas
under the board's jurisdiction.
new text end

new text begin $10,000 the first year and $10,000 the second
year are for payment to the Leech Lake Band
of Chippewa Indians to implement the band's
portion of the comprehensive plan for the
upper Mississippi.
new text end

new text begin $264,000 the first year and $264,000 the
second year are for grants for up to 50
percent of the cost of implementation of the
Red River mediation agreement.
new text end

new text begin $2,018,000 the first year and $2,018,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and
fish fund for only the purposes specified
in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (1).
new text end

new text begin $950,000 the first year and $950,000 the
second year are from the nongame wildlife
management account in the natural resources
fund for the purpose of nongame wildlife
management. Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 290.431, $100,000 the first
year and $100,000 the second year may
be used for nongame wildlife information,
education, and promotion.
new text end

new text begin $6,000,000 the first year and $6,000,000 the
second year are from the general fund for the
following activities:
new text end

new text begin (1) financial reimbursement and technical
support to soil and water conservation
districts or other local units of government
for groundwater level monitoring;
new text end

new text begin (2) surface water monitoring and analysis,
including installation of monitoring gauges;
new text end

new text begin (3) groundwater analysis to assist with water
appropriation permitting decisions;
new text end

new text begin (4) permit application review incorporating
surface water and groundwater technical
analysis;
new text end

new text begin (5) precipitation data and analysis to improve
the use of irrigation;
new text end

new text begin (6) information technology, including
electronic permitting and integrated data
systems; and
new text end

new text begin (7) compliance and monitoring.
new text end

new text begin $10,000 the first year and $64,000 the
second year are to study, in cooperation
with the Board of Water and Soil Resources,
the feasibility of the state assuming
administration of the section 404 permit
program of the federal Clean Water Act
as required in this act. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year is to develop
cost estimates, in cooperation with the
Metropolitan Council, for the augmentation
of White Bear Lake with water from
the Sucker Lake chain of lakes. The
commissioner must submit a report with
the cost estimates developed under this
paragraph to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the house of representatives
and senate committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources policy and finance by February 1,
2016. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources must
create a groundwater model that uses existing
data for the Bonanza Valley Groundwater
Management Area to describe the current
groundwater conditions and characterize the
nature and extent of the primary aquifers
and the relationship of surface water and
groundwater.
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the first year is for grants to assist
in the construction of flood protection rural
and farmstead ring levees in the Red River
watershed. Grants may not exceed 50 percent
of the cost of the projects. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.
new text end

new text begin $75,000 the first year is for a grant to the
city of Virginia for erosion control on the
northeast side of Silver Lake to protect public
and private property and infrastructure. This
is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Forest Management
new text end

new text begin 39,614,000
new text end
new text begin 39,781,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 26,446,000
new text end
new text begin 26,350,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 11,881,000
new text end
new text begin 12,144,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 1,287,000
new text end
new text begin 1,287,000
new text end

new text begin $7,145,000 the first year and $7,145,000
the second year are for prevention,
presuppression, and suppression costs of
emergency firefighting and other costs
incurred under Minnesota Statutes, section
88.12. The amount necessary to pay for
presuppression and suppression costs during
the biennium is appropriated from the general
fund.
new text end

new text begin By January 15 of each year, the commissioner
of natural resources shall submit a report to
the chairs and ranking minority members
of the house and senate committees
and divisions having jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources finance,
identifying all firefighting costs incurred
and reimbursements received in the prior
fiscal year. These appropriations may
not be transferred. Any reimbursement
of firefighting expenditures made to the
commissioner from any source other than
federal mobilizations shall be deposited into
the general fund.
new text end

new text begin $11,881,000 the first year and $12,144,000
the second year are from the forest
management investment account in the
natural resources fund for only the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes, section
89.039, subdivision 2. The base for fiscal
year 2018 and later is $11,644,000.
new text end

new text begin $1,287,000 the first year and $1,287,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund to advance ecological classification
systems (ECS) scientific management tools
for forest and invasive species management.
This appropriation is from revenue deposited
in the game and fish fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e),
clause (1).
new text end

new text begin $780,000 the first year and $780,000 the
second year are for the Forest Resources
Council for implementation of the
Sustainable Forest Resources Act.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are for the FORIST system.
new text end

new text begin At least $500,000 the first year is for forest
road maintenance. The commissioner
shall use the money to perform needed
maintenance on forest roads in conjunction
with timber sales.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall contract with a
telecommunication provider to place a cell
phone transmitter on the ranger tower on
Side Lake in St. Louis County.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Parks and Trails Management
new text end

new text begin 74,064,000
new text end
new text begin 73,650,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 24,967,000
new text end
new text begin 24,427,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 46,831,000
new text end
new text begin 46,950,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 2,266,000
new text end
new text begin 2,273,000
new text end

new text begin $1,075,000 the first year and $1,075,000 the
second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for
enhancing public water access facilities.
new text end

new text begin $5,740,000 the first year and $5,740,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
operations. This appropriation is from the
revenue deposited in the natural resources
fund under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (2).
new text end

new text begin $1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for park and trail grants to local units of
government on land to be maintained for at
least 20 years for the purposes of the grants.
This appropriation is from the revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (4). Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $8,424,000 the first year and $8,424,000
the second year are from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund for the snowmobile
grants-in-aid program. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $1,360,000 the first year and $1,360,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for the off-highway vehicle
grants-in-aid program. Of this amount,
$1,210,000 each year is from the all-terrain
vehicle account; and $150,000 each year is
from the off-highway motorcycle account.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin $75,000 the first year and $75,000 the second
year are from the cross-country ski account
in the natural resources fund for grooming
and maintaining cross-country ski trails in
state parks, trails, and recreation areas.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the state land and
water conservation account (LAWCON)
in the natural resources fund for priorities
established by the commissioner for eligible
state projects and administrative and
planning activities consistent with Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.0264, and the federal
Land and Water Conservation Fund Act.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin $968,000 the first year and $968,000 the
second year are from the off-road vehicle
account in the natural resources fund. Of
this amount, $568,000 each year is for parks
and trails management for off-road vehicle
purposes; $325,000 each year is for the
off-road vehicle grant in aid program; and
$75,000 each year is for a new full-time
employee position or contract in northern
Minnesota to work in conjunction with the
Minnesota Four-Wheel Drive Association
to address off-road vehicle touring routes
and other issues related to off-road vehicle
activities. Of this appropriation, the $325,000
each year is onetime.
new text end

new text begin $65,000 the first year is from the water
recreation account in the natural resources
fund to cooperate with local units of
government in marking routes and
designating river accesses and campsites
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.32.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin $190,000 the first year is for a grant to the
city of Virginia for the additional cost of
supporting a trail due to the rerouting of
U.S. Highway No. 53. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2019.
new text end

new text begin $50,000 the first year is for development of
a master plan for the Mississippi Blufflands
Trail, including work on possible extensions
or connections to other state or regional
trails. This is a onetime appropriation that is
available until June 30, 2017.
new text end

new text begin $61,000 from the natural resources fund the
first year is for a grant to the city of East
Grand Forks for payment under a reciprocity
agreement for the Red River State Recreation
Area.
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the first year is for restoration or
replacement of a historic trestle bridge in
Blackduck. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin The base for parks and trails operations in
the natural resources fund in fiscal year 2018
and thereafter is $46,450,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Fish and Wildlife Management
new text end

new text begin 71,177,000
new text end
new text begin 71,713,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 1,908,000
new text end
new text begin 1,912,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 69,269,000
new text end
new text begin 69,801,000
new text end

new text begin $8,167,000 the first year and $8,167,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund only for activities specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e),
clause (1). Notwithstanding Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, five percent of
this appropriation may be used for expanding
hunter and angler recruitment and retention.
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are from the game and
fish fund for shooting sports facility grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10,
including grants for archery facilities. Up to
$100,000 each year is available for shooting
sports facilities on state lands. Grants must
be matched with a nonstate match, which
may include in-kind contributions. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2019.
new text end

new text begin The game and fish fund base for fish and
wildlife management in fiscal year 2018 and
thereafter is $65,619,000.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
84.943, $13,000 the first year and $13,000
the second year from the critical habitat
private sector matching account may be used
to publicize the critical habitat license plate
match program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Enforcement
new text end

new text begin 39,344,000
new text end
new text begin 38,377,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 4,257,000
new text end
new text begin 4,140,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 10,153,000
new text end
new text begin 10,309,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 24,834,000
new text end
new text begin 23,828,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end
new text begin 100,000
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year is from the general
fund and $1,900,000 the first year is from the
game and fish fund are for aviation services.
This appropriation is onetime.
new text end

new text begin $1,718,000 the first year and $1,718,000 the
second year are from the general fund for
enforcement efforts to prevent the spread of
aquatic invasive species.
new text end

new text begin $1,537,000 the first year and $1,580,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and
fish fund for only the purposes specified
in Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (1).
new text end

new text begin $1,082,000 the first year and $1,082,000 the
second year are from the water recreation
account in the natural resources fund for
grants to counties for boat and water safety.
Any unencumbered balance does not cancel
at the end of the first year and is available for
the second year.
new text end

new text begin $315,000 the first year and $315,000 the
second year are from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund for grants to local
law enforcement agencies for snowmobile
enforcement activities. Any unencumbered
balance does not cancel at the end of the first
year and is available for the second year.
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year and $250,000
the second year are from the all-terrain
vehicle account for grants to qualifying
organizations to assist in safety and
environmental education and monitoring
trails on public lands under Minnesota
Statutes, section 84.9011. Grants issued
under this paragraph must be issued through
a formal agreement with the organization.
By December 15 each year, an organization
receiving a grant under this paragraph shall
report to the commissioner with details on
expenditures and outcomes from the grant.
Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year
is for administration of these grants. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
new text end

new text begin $510,000 the first year and $510,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for grants to county law
enforcement agencies for off-highway
vehicle enforcement and public education
activities based on off-highway vehicle use
in the county. Of this amount, $498,000 each
year is from the all-terrain vehicle account;
$11,000 each year is from the off-highway
motorcycle account; and $1,000 each year
is from the off-road vehicle account. The
county enforcement agencies may use
money received under this appropriation
to make grants to other local enforcement
agencies within the county that have a high
concentration of off-highway vehicle use.
Of this appropriation, $25,000 each year
is for administration of these grants. Any
unencumbered balance does not cancel at the
end of the first year and is available for the
second year.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Operations Support
new text end

new text begin 870,000
new text end
new text begin 770,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 550,000
new text end
new text begin 450,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 320,000
new text end
new text begin 320,000
new text end

new text begin $320,000 the first year and $320,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for grants to be divided equally between
the city of St. Paul for the Como Park Zoo
and Conservatory and the city of Duluth
for the Duluth Zoo. This appropriation
is from the revenue deposited to the fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (5).
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the first year and $450,000 the
second year are for legal costs related to water
management. This is a onetime appropriation
and is available until June 30, 2018.
new text end

new text begin With money appropriated in this section, the
commissioner shall give preference to call
centers located in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Cancellation
new text end

new text begin The general fund appropriation of $1,000,000
in Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, section
6, subdivision 2, is canceled on July 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 4. new text beginBOARD OF WATER AND SOIL
RESOURCES
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 13,237,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 13,415,000
new text end

new text begin $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000 the
second year are for natural resources block
grants to local governments. Grants must be
matched with a combination of local cash or
in-kind contributions. The base grant portion
related to water planning must be matched
by an amount as specified by Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.3369. The board may
reduce the amount of the natural resources
block grant to a county by an amount equal to
any reduction in the county's general services
allocation to a soil and water conservation
district from the county's previous year
allocation when the board determines that
the reduction was disproportionate.
new text end

new text begin $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000 the
second year are for grants to soil and water
conservation districts for general purposes,
nonpoint engineering, and implementation of
the reinvest in Minnesota reserve program.
Expenditures may be made from these
appropriations for supplies and services
benefiting soil and water conservation
districts. Any district receiving a grant under
this paragraph shall maintain a Web page that
publishes, at a minimum, its annual report,
annual audit, annual budget, and meeting
notices.
new text end

new text begin $1,560,000 the first year and $1,560,000 the
second year are for the following cost-share
programs:
new text end

new text begin (1) $260,000 each year is for feedlot water
quality grants for feedlots under 300 animal
units and nutrient and manure management
projects in watersheds where there are
impaired waters;
new text end

new text begin (2) $1,200,000 each year is for soil and
water conservation district cost-sharing
contracts for perennially vegetated riparian
buffers, erosion control, water retention
and treatment, and other high-priority
conservation practices; and
new text end

new text begin (3) $100,000 each year is for county
cooperative weed management programs and
to restore native plants in selected invasive
species management sites.
new text end

new text begin $800,000 the first year and $750,000
the second year are for implementation,
enforcement, and oversight of the Wetland
Conservation Act, including administration
of the wetland banking program and in-lieu
fee mechanism. The base for fiscal year 2018
and later is $761,000.
new text end

new text begin $166,000 the first year and $166,000
the second year are to provide technical
assistance to local drainage management
officials and for the costs of the Drainage
Work Group.
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year and $100,000
the second year are for a grant to the
Red River Basin Commission for water
quality and floodplain management,
including administration of programs. This
appropriation must be matched by nonstate
funds. If the appropriation in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the other
year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin $140,000 the first year and $140,000
the second year are for grants to Area
II Minnesota River Basin Projects for
floodplain management.
new text end

new text begin $8,000 the first year and $262,000 the
second year are to study, in cooperation
with the commissioner of natural resources,
the feasibility of the state assuming
administration of the section 404 permit
program of the federal Clean Water Act
as required in this act. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section
103C.501, the board may shift cost-share
funds in this section and may adjust the
technical and administrative assistance
portion of the grant funds to leverage
federal or other nonstate funds or to address
high-priority needs identified in local water
management plans or comprehensive water
management plans.
new text end

new text begin The appropriations for grants in this
section are available until expended. If an
appropriation for grants in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation in the other
year is available for it.
new text end

new text begin The base for the board in fiscal year 2018 and
thereafter is increased by $11,000,000 for
grants to soil and water conservation districts
to implement buffer requirements.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginMETROPOLITAN COUNCIL
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,740,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,740,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 3,070,000
new text end
new text begin 3,070,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 5,670,000
new text end
new text begin 5,670,000
new text end

new text begin $2,870,000 the first year and $2,870,000 the
second year are for metropolitan area regional
parks operation and maintenance according
to Minnesota Statutes, section 473.351.
new text end

new text begin $5,670,000 the first year and $5,670,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund for metropolitan area regional parks
and trails maintenance and operations. This
appropriation is from the revenue deposited
in the natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (e),
clause (3).
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year and $200,000 the
second year are for the Metropolitan Area
Water Supply Policy Advisory Committee
study and the Metropolitan Area Water
Supply Technical Advisory Committee
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
473.1565. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 6. new text beginCONSERVATION CORPS
MINNESOTA
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 945,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 945,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 455,000
new text end
new text begin 455,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 490,000
new text end
new text begin 490,000
new text end

new text begin Conservation Corps Minnesota may receive
money appropriated from the natural
resources fund under this section only
as provided in an agreement with the
commissioner of natural resources.
new text end

Sec. 7. new text beginZOOLOGICAL BOARD
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,410,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 8,410,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2016
new text end
new text begin 2017
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 8,250,000
new text end
new text begin 8,250,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 160,000
new text end
new text begin 160,000
new text end

new text begin $160,000 the first year and $160,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund from the revenue deposited under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (e), clause (5).
new text end

Sec. 8. new text beginSCIENCE MUSEUM
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,079,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 1,079,000
new text end

Sec. 9. new text beginADMINISTRATION
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 300,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 300,000
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the first year and $300,000
the second year are from the state forest
suspense account in the permanent school
fund for the school trust lands director to
accelerate land exchanges, land sales, and
commercial leasing of school trust lands and
to identify, evaluate, and lease construction
aggregate located on school trust lands. This
appropriation is to be used for securing
long-term economic return from the
school trust lands consistent with fiduciary
responsibilities and sound natural resources
conservation and management principles.
new text end

Sec. 10.

Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 5, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Returned Grants

Beginning July 1, 2010, all returned grant
money originating from general fund grant
programs will be deposited into individual
accounts in the special revenue fund and deleted text beginheld
for eventual transfer back to the general fund.
On December 15, 2010, and on December
15 of each year thereafter, $310,000 of the
receipts in this special revenue fund will
be transferred to the general fund. If less
than $310,000 is available on the transfer
date, an additional transfer on June 15
sufficient to make the $310,000 annual
obligation will be made
deleted text endnew text begin may be used for
the purposes of Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.102, for grants to local governments
as authorized in Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.3369, or to cover onetime costs for
implementation of natural resources block
grant funded programs, including the
Wetland Conservation Act, wetland banking,
shoreland management, and local water
management programs
new text end.

Sec. 11.

Laws 2014, chapter 312, article 12, section 6, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Fish and Wildlife
Management

-0-
2,412,000

$3,000 in 2015 is from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for a report on aquatic plant management
permitting policies for the management
of narrow-leaved and hybrid cattail in a
range of basin types across the state. The
report shall be submitted to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the house of
representatives and senate committees with
jurisdiction over environment and natural
resources by December 15, 2014, and include
recommendations for any necessary changes
in statutes, rules, or permitting procedures.
This is a onetime appropriation.

$9,000 in 2015 is from the game and fish
fund for the commissioner, in consultation
with interested parties, agencies, and other
states, to develop a detailed restoration plan
to recover the historical native population of
bobwhite quail in Minnesota for its ecological
and recreational benefits to the citizens of the
state. The commissioner shall conduct public
meetings in developing the plan. No later
than January 15, 2015, the commissioner
must report on the plan's progress to the
legislative committees with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources policy
and finance. This is a onetime appropriation.

$2,000,000 in 2015 is from the game and
fish fund for shooting sports facility grants
under Minnesota Statutes, section 87A.10.
new text beginThe commissioner may spend up to $50,000
of this appropriation to administer the grant.
new text endThis is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2017.

$400,000 in 2015 is from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for new text beginhunter and angler recruitment
and retention activities and
new text endgrants to local
chapters of Let's Go Fishing of Minnesota
to provide community outreach to senior
citizens, youth, and veterans and for the costs
associated with establishing and recruiting
new chapters. The grants must be matched
with cash or in-kind contributions from
nonstate sources. Of this amount, $25,000
is for Asian Outdoor Heritage for youth
fishing recruitment efforts and outreach in
the metropolitan area. The commissioner
shall establish a grant application process
that includes a standard for ownership
of equipment purchased under the grant
program and contract requirements that
cover the disposition of purchased equipment
if the grantee no longer exists. Any
equipment purchased with state grant money
must be specified on the grant application
and approved by the commissioner. The
commissioner may spend up to three percent
of the appropriation to administer the grant.
This is a onetime appropriation and is
available until June 30, 2016.

Sec. 12. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin Laws 2010, chapter 215, article 3, section 3, subdivision 6, as amended by Laws
2010, First Special Session chapter 1, article 6, section 6, Laws 2013, chapter 114, article
3, section 9,
new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 4

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES STATUTORY CHANGES

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.152, subdivision 1b, is amended to
read:


Subd. 1b.

Budget reserve level.

(a) The commissioner of management and budget
shall calculate the budget reserve level by multiplying the current biennium's general fund
nondedicated revenues and the most recent budget reserve percentage under subdivision 8.

(b) If, on the basis of a November forecast of general fund revenues and
expenditures, the commissioner of management and budget determines that there will be
a positive unrestricted general fund balance at the close of the biennium and that the
provisions of subdivision 2, clauses (1), (2), (3), deleted text beginanddeleted text end (4), new text begin(5), and (6) new text endare satisfied, the
commissioner shall transfer to the budget reserve account in the general fund the amount
necessary to increase the budget reserve to the budget reserve level determined under
paragraph (a). The amount of the transfer authorized in this paragraph shall not exceed 33
percent of the positive unrestricted general fund balance determined in the forecast.

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16A.152, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Additional revenues; priority.

(a) If on the basis of a forecast of general
fund revenues and expenditures, the commissioner of management and budget determines
that there will be a positive unrestricted budgetary general fund balance at the close of
the biennium, the commissioner of management and budget must allocate money to the
following accounts and purposes in priority order:

(1) the cash flow account established in subdivision 1 until that account reaches
$350,000,000;

(2) the budget reserve account established in subdivision 1a until that account
reaches $810,992,000;

(3) the amount necessary to increase the aid payment schedule for school district
aids and credits payments in section 127A.45 to not more than 90 percent rounded to the
nearest tenth of a percent without exceeding the amount available and with any remaining
funds deposited in the budget reserve; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(4) the amount necessary to restore all or a portion of the net aid reductions under
section 127A.441 and to reduce the property tax revenue recognition shift under section
123B.75, subdivision 5, by the same amountdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (5) the closed landfill investment fund established in section 115B.421 until
$63,215,000 has been transferred into the account. This clause expires after the entire
amount of the transfer has been made; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the metropolitan landfill contingency action trust account established in section
473.845 until $8,100,000 has been transferred into the account. This clause expires after
the entire amount of the transfer has been made.
new text end

(b) The amounts necessary to meet the requirements of this section are appropriated
from the general fund within two weeks after the forecast is released or, in the case of
transfers under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), as necessary to meet the appropriations
schedules otherwise established in statute.

(c) The commissioner of management and budget shall certify the total dollar
amount of the reductions under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), to the commissioner of
education. The commissioner of education shall increase the aid payment percentage and
reduce the property tax shift percentage by these amounts and apply those reductions to
the current fiscal year and thereafter.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 16C.073, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Purchasesdeleted text begin; printingdeleted text end.

(a) Whenever practicable, a public entity shall:

(1) purchase uncoated new text begincopy paper, new text endoffice papernew text begin,new text end and printing paper;

(2) purchase recycled content new text begincopy new text endpaper with at least deleted text begintendeleted text endnew text begin 30new text end percent postconsumer
material by weightnew text begin and purchase printing and office paper with at least ten percent
postconsumer material by weight
new text end;

(3) purchase new text begincopy, office, and printing new text endpaper which has not been dyed with colors,
excluding pastel colors;

(4) purchase recycled content new text begincopy, office, and printing new text endpaper that is manufactured
using little or no chlorine bleach or chlorine derivatives;

deleted text begin (5) use no more than two colored inks, standard or processed, except in formats
where they are necessary to convey meaning;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (6)deleted text endnew text begin (5)new text end use reusable binding materials or staples and bind documents by methods
that do not use glue;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text endnew text begin (6)new text end use soy-based inks;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text endnew text begin (7)new text end produce reports, publications, and periodicals that are readily recyclable
deleted text beginwithin the state resource recovery programdeleted text end; and

deleted text begin (9)deleted text endnew text begin (8)new text end purchase paper which has been made on a paper machine located in Minnesota.

(b) Paragraph (a), clause (1), does not apply to coated paper that is made with at
least 50 percent postconsumer material.

(c) A public entity shall print documents on both sides of the paper where commonly
accepted publishing practices allow.

deleted text begin (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clause (2), and section 16C.0725, copier paper
purchased by a state agency must contain at least ten percent postconsumer material by
fiber content.
deleted text end

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.415, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

deleted text beginExisting road right-of-way;deleted text end new text beginApplication new text endfee exemption.

new text begin(a) new text endA utility
license for crossing public lands or public waters is exempt from all new text beginapplication new text endfees
specified in this section and in rules adopted under this section deleted text beginwhen the utility crossing is
on an existing right-of-way of a public road
deleted text end.

new text begin (b) This subdivision does not apply to electric power lines, cables, or conduits 100
kilovolts or greater or to main pipelines for gas, liquids, or solids in suspension.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2014, and
does not authorize the retroactive collection of fees.
new text end

Sec. 5.

new text begin [84.69] NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION EASEMENT
STEWARDSHIP ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Account established; sources. new text end

new text begin The natural resources conservation
easement stewardship account is created in the special revenue fund. The account consists
of money credited to the account and interest and other earnings on money in the account.
The State Board of Investment must manage the account to maximize long-term gain. The
following revenue must be deposited in the natural resources conservation easement
stewardship account:
new text end

new text begin (1) contributions to the account or specified for any purpose of the account;
new text end

new text begin (2) contributions under subdivision 3; section 84.66, subdivision 11; or other
applicable law;
new text end

new text begin (3) money appropriated for any of the purposes described in subdivision 2;
new text end

new text begin (4) money appropriated for monitoring and enforcement of easements and earnings
on the money appropriated that revert to the state under section 97A.056, subdivision
17, or other applicable law; and
new text end

new text begin (5) gifts under section 84.085 for conservation easement stewardship.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; purposes of account. new text end

new text begin Five percent of the balance on
July 1 of each year in the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account
is annually appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources and may be spent
only to cover the costs of managing conservation easements held by the Department
of Natural Resources, including costs associated with monitoring, landowner contacts,
records storage and management, processing landowner notices, requests for approval
or amendments, enforcement, and legal services associated with conservation easement
management activities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Financial contributions. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall seek a financial
contribution to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account for each
conservation easement acquired by or assigned to the Department of Natural Resources.
Unless otherwise provided by law, the commissioner shall determine the amount of the
contribution, which must be an amount calculated to earn sufficient money to meet
the costs of managing the conservation easement at a level that neither significantly
overrecovers nor underrecovers the costs. In determining the amount of the financial
contribution, the commissioner shall consider:
new text end

new text begin (1) the estimated annual staff hours needed to manage the conservation easement,
taking into consideration factors such as easement type, size, location, and complexity;
new text end

new text begin (2) the average hourly wages for the class or classes of employees expected to
manage the conservation easement;
new text end

new text begin (3) the estimated annual travel expenses to manage the conservation easement;
new text end

new text begin (4) the estimated annual miscellaneous costs to manage the conservation easement,
including supplies and equipment, information technology support, and aerial flyovers;
new text end

new text begin (5) the estimated annualized cost of legal services, including the cost to enforce the
easement in the event of a violation; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the expected rate of return on investments in the account.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section are effective the day
following final enactment. Subdivision 3 of this section is effective for conservation
easements acquired with money appropriated on or after July 1, 2015, and for acquisitions
of conservation easements by gift that are initiated on or after July 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 6.

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


Subd. 5.

Report of new text beginownership new text endtransfers; fee.

deleted text beginA person who sells or transfersdeleted text endnew text begin (a)
Application for transfer of
new text end ownership of an off-highway motorcycle registered under
this section deleted text beginshall report the sale or transferdeleted text endnew text begin must be madenew text end to the commissioner within
15 days of the date of transfer.

new text begin (b) new text endAn application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and the
deleted text beginbuyer on a form prescribed by the commissioner with the owner's registration certificate,
deleted text endnew text beginpurchaser usingnew text end a bill of saledeleted text begin, and a $4 feedeleted text endnew text begin that includes the vehicle serial numbernew text end.

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

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 7.

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


new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Report of registration transfers. new text end

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

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

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

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 8.

new text begin [84.8031] GRANT-IN-AID APPLICATIONS; REVIEW PERIOD.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must review an off-road vehicle grant-in-aid application and, if
approved, commence public review of the application within 60 days after the completed
application has been locally approved and submitted to an area parks and trails office. If
the commissioner fails to approve or deny the application within 60 days after submission,
the application is deemed approved and the commissioner must provide for a 30-day
public review period.
new text end

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.82, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Nontrail use registration.

A snowmobile may be registered for nontrail
use. A snowmobile registered under this subdivision may not be operated on a state or
grant-in-aid snowmobile trail. The fee for a nontrail use registration new text beginof a snowmobile with
an engine displacement that is greater than 125 cubic centimeters
new text endis $45 for three years. A
nontrail use registration is not transferable. In addition to other penalties prescribed by
law, the penalty for violation of this subdivision is immediate revocation of the nontrail
use registration. The commissioner shall ensure that the registration sticker provided for
limited nontrail use is of a different color and is distinguishable from other snowmobile
registration and state trail stickers provided.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.82, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Exemptions.

Registration is not required under this section for:

(1) a snowmobile owned and used by the United States, an Indian tribal government,
another state, or a political subdivision thereof;

(2) a snowmobile registered in a country other than the United States temporarily
used within this state;

(3) a snowmobile that is covered by a valid license of another state and has not been
within this state for more than 30 consecutive days or that is registered by an Indian tribal
government to a tribal member and has not been outside the tribal reservation boundary
for more than 30 consecutive days;

(4) a snowmobile used exclusively in organized track racing events;

(5) a snowmobile in transit by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer;

(6) a snowmobile at least 15 years old in transit by an individual for use only on
land owned or leased by the individual; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(7) a snowmobile while being used to groom a state or grant-in-aid trailnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (8) a snowmobile with an engine displacement that is 125 cubic centimeters or less
and the snowmobile is not operated on a state or grant-in-aid trail
new text end.

Sec. 11.

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


84.84 TRANSFER OR TERMINATION OF SNOWMOBILE OWNERSHIP.

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

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

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

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.92, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

All-terrain vehicle or vehicle.

"All-terrain vehicle" or "vehicle" means
a motorized vehicle deleted text beginofdeleted text endnew text begin with: (1)new text end not less than three, but not more than six low pressure
or non-pneumatic tiresdeleted text begin, that is limited in engine displacement of less than 1,000 cubic
centimeters and
deleted text endnew text begin; (2) a total dry weight of 2,000 pounds or less; and (3) a total width
from outside of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 65 inches or less. All-terrain vehicle
new text endincludes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle.new text begin All-terrain vehicle does
not include a golf cart, mini-truck, dune buggy, or go-cart or a vehicle designed and used
specifically for lawn maintenance, agriculture, logging, or mining purposes.
new text end

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.92, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Class 1 all-terrain vehicle.

"Class 1 all-terrain vehicle" means an
all-terrain vehicle that has a total deleted text begindry weight of less than 1,200 poundsdeleted text endnew text begin width from outside
of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is 50 inches or less
new text end.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.92, subdivision 10, is amended to read:


Subd. 10.

Class 2 all-terrain vehicle.

"Class 2 all-terrain vehicle" means an
all-terrain vehicle that has a total deleted text begindry weight of 1,200 to 1,800 poundsdeleted text endnew text begin width from outside
of tire rim to outside of tire rim that is greater than 50 inches but not more than 65 inches
new text end.

Sec. 15.

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


Subd. 4.

Report of transfers.

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

new text begin (b) new text endAn application for transfer must be executed by the registered owner and
the purchaser deleted text beginon a form prescribed by the commissioner with the owner's registration
certificate,
deleted text endnew text begin usingnew text end a bill of sale deleted text beginand a $4 feedeleted text endnew text begin that includes the vehicle serial numbernew text end.

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

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.925, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Training requirements.

(a) An individual who was born after July 1,
1987, and who is 16 years of age or older, must successfully complete the independent
study course component of all-terrain vehicle safety training before operating an all-terrain
vehicle on public lands or waters, public road rights-of-way, or state or grant-in-aid trails.

(b) An individual who is convicted of violating a law related to the operation of an
all-terrain vehicle must successfully complete the independent study course component of
all-terrain vehicle safety training before continuing operation of an all-terrain vehicle.

(c) An individual who is convicted for a second or subsequent excess speed, trespass,
or wetland violation in an all-terrain vehicle season, or any conviction for careless or
reckless operation of an all-terrain vehicle, must successfully complete the independent
study and the testing and operating course components of all-terrain vehicle safety training
before continuing operation of an all-terrain vehicle.

(d) An individual who receives three or more citations and convictions for violating a
law related to the operation of an all-terrain vehicle in a two-year period must successfully
complete the independent study and the testing and operating course components of
all-terrain vehicle safety training before continuing operation of an all-terrain vehicle.

(e) An individual must present evidence of compliance with this subdivision before
an all-terrain vehicle registration is issued or renewed.new text begin A person may use the following as
evidence of meeting all-terrain vehicle safety certificate requirements:
new text end

new text begin (1) a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner;
new text end

new text begin (2) a driver's license that has a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate indicator
issued under section 171.07, subdivision 18; or
new text end

new text begin (3) an identification card that has a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate indicator
issued under section 171.07, subdivision 18.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2016, or the date the new
driver and vehicle services information technology system is implemented, whichever
comes later.
new text end

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.9256, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Prohibitions on youthful operators.

(a) Except for operation on
public road rights-of-way that is permitted under section 84.928 and as provided under
paragraph (j), a driver's license issued by the state or another state is required to operate an
all-terrain vehicle along or on a public road right-of-way.

(b) A person under 12 years of age shall not:

(1) make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way;

(2) operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road right-of-way in the state; or

(3) operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands or waters, except as provided in
paragraph (f).

(c) Except for public road rights-of-way of interstate highways, a person 12 years
of age but less than 16 years may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way
of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway or operate on public lands and waters or
state or grant-in-aid trails, only if that person possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety
certificate issued by the commissioner and is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or
older who holds a valid driver's license.

(d) To be issued an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, a person at least 12 years
old, but less than 16 years old, must:

(1) successfully complete the safety education and training program under section
84.925, subdivision 1, including a riding component; and

(2) be able to properly reach and control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs
while sitting upright on the seat of the all-terrain vehicle.

(e) A person at least 11 years of age may take the safety education and training
program and may receive an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate under paragraph (d), but
the certificate is not valid until the person reaches age 12.

(f) A person at least ten years of age but under 12 years of age may operate an
all-terrain vehicle with an engine capacity up to 90cc on public lands or waters if
accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

(g) A person under 15 years of age shall not operate a class 2 all-terrain vehicle.

(h) A person under the age of 16 may not operate an all-terrain vehicle on public
lands or waters or on state or grant-in-aid trails if the person cannot properly reach and
control the handle bars and reach the foot pegs while sitting upright on the seat of the
all-terrain vehicle.

(i) Notwithstanding paragraph (c), a nonresident at least 12 years old, but less than
16 years old, may make a direct crossing of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county
state-aid, or county highway or operate an all-terrain vehicle on public lands and waters
or state or grant-in-aid trails if:

(1) the nonresident youth has in possession evidence of completing an all-terrain
safety course offered by the ATV Safety Institute or another state as provided in section
84.925, subdivision 3; and

(2) the nonresident youth is accompanied by a person 18 years of age or older who
holds a valid driver's license.

(j) A person 12 years of age but less than 16 years of age may operate an all-terrain
vehicle on the new text beginroadway, new text endbank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way as permitted
under section 84.928 if the person:

(1) possesses a valid all-terrain vehicle safety certificate issued by the commissioner;
and

(2) is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian on a separate all-terrain vehicle.

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.928, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Operation on roads and rights-of-way.

(a) Unless otherwise
allowed in sections 84.92 to 84.928new text begin or by local ordinance under paragraph (k)new text end, a person shall
not operate an all-terrain vehicle in this state along or on the roadway, shoulder, or inside
bank or slope of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway.

(b) A person may operate a class 1 all-terrain vehicle in the ditch or the outside
bank or slope of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway unless prohibited under
paragraph (d) or (f).

(c) A person may operate new text begina class 1 all-terrain vehicle designed by the manufacturer
for off-road use to be driven by a steering wheel and equipped with operator and passenger
seat belts and a roll-over protective structure or
new text enda class 2 all-terrain vehicle:

(1) within the public road right-of-way of a county state-aid or county highway on
the new text beginright shoulder or thenew text end extreme right-hand side of the road and left turns may be made
from any part of the road if it is safe to do so under the prevailing conditions, unless
prohibited under paragraph (d) or (f);

(2) on the bank, slope, or ditch of a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county
state-aid, or county highway but only to access businesses or make trail connections, and
left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is safe to do so under the prevailing
conditions, unless prohibited under paragraph (d) or (f); and

(3) on the bank or ditch of a public road right-of-way on a designated class 2
all-terrain vehicle trail.

(d) A road authority as defined under section 160.02, subdivision 25, may after a
public hearing restrict the use of all-terrain vehicles in the public road right-of-way under
its jurisdiction.

(e) The restrictions in paragraphs (a), (d), (h), (i), and (j) do not apply to the
operation of an all-terrain vehicle on the shoulder, inside bank or slope, ditch, or outside
bank or slope of a trunk, interstate, county state-aid, or county highway:

(1) that is part of a funded grant-in-aid trail; or

(2) when the all-terrain vehicle is owned by or operated under contract withnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (i) a road authority as defined under section 160.02, subdivision 25; or
new text end

new text begin (ii)new text end a publicly or privately owned utility or pipeline company and used for work
on utilities or pipelines.

(f) The commissioner may limit the use of a right-of-way for a period of time if the
commissioner determines that use of the right-of-way causes:

(1) degradation of vegetation on adjacent public property;

(2) siltation of waters of the state;

(3) impairment or enhancement to the act of taking game; or

(4) a threat to safety of the right-of-way users or to individuals on adjacent public
property.

The commissioner must notify the road authority as soon as it is known that a closure
will be ordered. The notice must state the reasons and duration of the closure.

(g) A person may operate an all-terrain vehicle registered for private use and used
for agricultural purposes on a public road right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or
county highway in this state if the all-terrain vehicle is operated on the extreme right-hand
side of the road, and left turns may be made from any part of the road if it is safe to do so
under the prevailing conditions.

(h) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road
right-of-way of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway from April 1 to August 1 in
the agricultural zone unless the vehicle is being used exclusively as transportation to and
from work on agricultural lands. This paragraph does not apply to an agent or employee
of a road authority, as defined in section 160.02, subdivision 25, or the Department of
Natural Resources when performing or exercising official duties or powers.

(i) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle within the public road right-of-way
of a trunk, county state-aid, or county highway between the hours of one-half hour after
sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, except on the right-hand side of the right-of-way
and in the same direction as the highway traffic on the nearest lane of the adjacent roadway.

(j) A person shall not operate an all-terrain vehicle at any time within the
right-of-way of an interstate highway or freeway within this state.

new text begin (k) A county, city, or town, acting through its governing body, may by ordinance
allow a person to operate an all-terrain vehicle on a public road or street under its
jurisdiction to access businesses and residences and to make trail connections.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin The amendments to paragraph (e) of this section are effective
the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84D.01, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Aquatic invasive species affirmation. new text end

new text begin "Aquatic invasive species
affirmation" means an affirmation of the summary of the aquatic invasive species laws of
this chapter that is part of watercraft licenses and nonresident fishing licenses, as provided
in section 84D.106.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 20.

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


Subd. 13.

Prohibited invasive species.

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

Sec. 21.

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


Subd. 15.

Regulated invasive species.

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

Sec. 22.

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


Subd. 17.

Unlisted nonnative species.

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

Sec. 23.

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


Subd. 18.

Unregulated nonnative species.

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

Sec. 24.

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


84D.06 UNLISTED NONNATIVE SPECIES.

Subdivision 1.

Process.

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

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

(2) the commissioner has made the classification determination required in
subdivision 2 and deleted text beginlisteddeleted text endnew text begin designatednew text end the species as appropriate; and

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

Subd. 2.

Classification.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sec. 25.

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


Subd. 3.

Removal and confinement.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sec. 26.

new text begin [84D.106] AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES AFFIRMATION.
new text end

new text begin Aquatic invasive species affirmation is required for all:
new text end

new text begin (1) watercraft licenses issued under section 86B.401; and
new text end

new text begin (2) all nonresident fishing licenses, as provided in section 97C.301, subdivision 2a.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Clause (1) of this section is effective January 1, 2016, and
clause (2) of this section is effective March 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 27.

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


Subdivision 1.

Prohibited invasive species.

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

Sec. 28.

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


Subdivision 1.

Required rules.

The commissioner shall adopt rules:

(1) deleted text beginlistingdeleted text endnew text begin designatingnew text end prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, and
unregulated nonnative species of aquatic plants and wild animals;

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

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

Sec. 29.

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


Subd. 3.

Expedited rules.

The commissioner may adopt rules under section 84.027,
subdivision 13
, that deleted text beginlistdeleted text endnew text begin designatenew text end:

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

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

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

Sec. 30.

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


Subd. 5.

Civil penalties.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

new text begin (8) for failing to have aquatic invasive species affirmation displayed or available for
inspection as provided in sections 86B.401 and 97C.301, subdivision 2a, $25
new text end.

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

Sec. 31.

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


Subd. 3.

Use of money in account.

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

Sec. 32.

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


new text begin Subd. 1e. new text end

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

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

Sec. 33.

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


new text begin Subd. 6a. new text end

new text begin Mississippi Blufflands Trail; Goodhue and Wabasha Counties. new text end

new text begin (a)
The Mississippi Blufflands Trail shall originate at the Cannon Valley Trail and thence
extend generally southeasterly along the Mississippi River through Frontenac State Park in
Goodhue County and continue through Goodhue and Wabasha Counties to the city of Lake
City, and there terminate. The trail shall include connections to the Rattlesnake Bluff Trail.
new text end

new text begin (b) The trail shall be developed primarily for riding and hiking.
new text end

new text begin (c) In establishing, developing, maintaining, and operating the trail, the
commissioner shall cooperate with local units of government and private individuals and
groups whenever feasible.
new text end

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.015, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Blufflands Trail system, Fillmore, Olmsted, Winona, and Houston
Counties.

(a) The Root River Trail shall originate at Chatfield in Fillmore County, and
thence extend easterly in the Root River Valley to the intersection of the river with
Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 26 in Houston County, and extend to the Mississippi River.

(b) Additional trails may be established that extend the Blufflands Trail system to
include La Crescent, Hokah, Caledonia, and Spring Grove in Houston County; Preston,
Harmony, Fountain, Wykoff, Spring Valley, Mabel,new text begin Prosper,new text end Canton, deleted text beginanddeleted text end Ostrandernew text begin,
and connections to the Iowa border including a connection to Niagara Cave
new text end in Fillmore
County; Rochester, Dover, Eyota, Stewartville, Byron, and Chester Woods County Park in
Olmsted County; and Winona, Minnesota City, Rollingstone, Altura, Lewiston, Utica,
St. Charles, and Elba in Winona County. In addition to the criteria in section 86A.05,
subdivision 4
, these trails must utilize abandoned railroad rights-of-way where possible.

(c) The trails shall be developed primarily for nonmotorized riding and hiking.

Sec. 35.

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


Subd. 28.

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

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

Sec. 36.

new text begin [85.0506] LAKE VERMILION-SOUDAN UNDERGROUND MINE
STATE PARK; HOISTS.
new text end

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

Sec. 37.

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


Subd. 12.

new text beginLake Vermilion-new text endSoudan Underground Mine State Park.

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

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 85.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Areas marked.

The commissioner of natural resources is authorized
in cooperation with local units of government and private individuals and groups when
feasible to mark state water trails on the Little Fork, Big Fork, Minnesota, St. Croix,
Snake, Mississippi, Red Lake, Cannon, Straight, Des Moines, Crow Wing, St. Louis, Pine,
Rum, Kettle, Cloquet, Root, Zumbro, Pomme de Terre within Swift County, Watonwan,
Cottonwood, Whitewater, Chippewa from Benson in Swift County to Montevideo in
Chippewa County, Long Prairie, Red River of the North, Sauk, Otter Tail, Redwood,
Blue Earth, Cedar, new text beginShell Rock, new text endand Crow Rivers which have historic and scenic values
and to mark appropriately points of interest, portages, camp sites, and all dams, rapids,
waterfalls, whirlpools, and other serious hazards which are dangerous to canoe, kayak,
and watercraft travelers.

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.401, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Licensing.

new text begin(a) new text endThe license agent shall register the watercraft on receiving
an application and the license fee. A license and registration sticker with a registration
number shall be issued and must be affixed to the watercraft as prescribed by the
commissioner of natural resources.

new text begin (b) A license includes aquatic invasive species affirmation as provided in section
84D.106. The aquatic invasive species affirmation portion of the license must be on board
or available with the signed license certificate. The aquatic invasive species affirmation will
be provided with an application for a new, transfer, duplicate, or renewal watercraft license.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text endThe license is not valid unless signed by at least one owner.

new text begin (d) Failure to complete the aquatic invasive species affirmation in this subdivision is
subject to the penalty prescribed in section 84D.13, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 87A.10, is amended to read:


87A.10 deleted text beginTRAPdeleted text end SHOOTING SPORTS FACILITY GRANTS.

The commissioner of natural resources shall administer a program to provide
cost-share grants to local recreational shooting clubs new text beginor local units of government new text endfor up to
50 percent of the costs of developing or rehabilitating deleted text begintrapdeleted text end shooting sports facilities for
public use. A facility rehabilitated or developed with a grant under this section must
be open to the general public at reasonable times and for a reasonable fee on a walk-in
basis. The commissioner shall give preference to projects that will provide the most
opportunities for youth.

Sec. 41.

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


Subd. 3.

Special permits.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sec. 42.

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


Subd. 3.

deleted text beginRecordingdeleted text endnew text begin Provisions of auxiliary forest contract to run with the landnew text end.

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

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

All the provisions of deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin a recordednew text end contract deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin for an auxiliary forest arenew text end deemed
covenants running with the land from the date of the filing of the contract for record.

Sec. 43.

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


Subd. 4.

Effect.

Upon the filing of the contract for recordnew text begin,new text end the land deleted text beginthereindeleted text end described
new text beginin the contractnew text end shall becomenew text begin,new text end anddeleted text begin,deleted text end during the life of the contractdeleted text begin,deleted text end remain deleted text beginand bedeleted text end, an
auxiliary forest entitled to all the benefits and subject to all the restrictions of sections
deleted text begin88.47deleted text endnew text begin 88.49new text end to 88.53deleted text begin, all of which shall be deemed adeleted text endnew text begin. These sections arenew text end part of the
obligation of the contract and deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end inviolate, subject only to the police power of the
state, to the power of eminent domain, and to deleted text beginthe right of the parties thereto by mutual
agreement to make applicable to the contract any
deleted text end laws of the state enacted subsequent to deleted text beginits
deleted text endnew text beginthenew text end execution deleted text beginand filing. This provision shall not be so construed as to prevent amendatory
or supplementary legislation which does
deleted text endnew text begin of the contract. Laws enacted subsequent to
the date of execution of the contract are applicable to the contract, so long as the laws
do
new text end not impair deleted text beginthesedeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end contract rights of the deleted text beginparties thereto, or as to prevent amendatory
or supplementary legislation in respect of the culture, care, or management of the lands
included in any such contract
deleted text endnew text begin signatories of the contract or their successors or assignsnew text end.

Sec. 44.

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


Subd. 5.

Cancellation.

deleted text beginUpon the failure ofdeleted text endnew text begin (a) Ifnew text end the owner new text beginfails to new text endfaithfully deleted text beginto
deleted text endfulfill and perform deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end contract deleted text beginordeleted text endnew text begin,new text end any provision deleted text beginthereofdeleted text endnew text begin of the contractnew text end, deleted text beginordeleted text end any
requirement of sections deleted text begin88.47deleted text endnew text begin 88.49new text end to 88.53, or any rule deleted text beginadopted bydeleted text end the commissioner
deleted text beginthereunderdeleted text endnew text begin adopts under those sectionsnew text end, the commissioner may cancel the contract deleted text beginin
the manner herein provided
deleted text end. The commissioner shall give deleted text begintodeleted text end the ownerdeleted text begin, in the manner
prescribed in section 88.48, subdivision 4,
deleted text end 60 days' notice of a hearing deleted text beginthereondeleted text end at which
the owner may appear and show cause, if any, why the contract should not be canceled.
The commissioner shall deleted text beginthereupondeleted text endnew text begin thennew text end determine whether the contract should be canceled
and make an order to that effect. deleted text beginNotice of the commissioner's determination and the
making of the order shall be given to
deleted text end new text beginThe commissioner shall give new text endthe owner deleted text beginin the manner
provided in section 88.48, subdivision 4
deleted text endnew text begin notice of the commissioner's determination and
order
new text end. deleted text beginOn determiningdeleted text endnew text begin If the commissioner determinesnew text end that the contract should be canceled
and deleted text beginno appeal therefrom be takendeleted text endnew text begin the owner does not appeal the determination as provided
in subdivision 7
new text end, the commissioner shall send notice deleted text beginthereofdeleted text endnew text begin of the cancellationnew text end to the
auditor of the county and to the town clerk of the town affected and file with the recorder a
certified copy of the orderdeleted text begin, whodeleted text endnew text begin. The recordernew text end shall deleted text beginforthwithdeleted text end note the cancellation upon
the record deleted text beginthereofdeleted text end, and deleted text beginthereupondeleted text end the land deleted text beginthereindeleted text end described new text beginin the contract new text endshall cease to
be an auxiliary forest and, together with the timber deleted text beginthereondeleted text endnew text begin on the landnew text end, become liable
deleted text begintodeleted text endnew text begin fornew text end all taxes and assessments that deleted text beginotherwisedeleted text end would have been levied against deleted text beginit had it
never been an auxiliary forest
deleted text endnew text begin the landnew text end from the time of the making of the contract, deleted text beginany
deleted text endnew text beginnotwithstandingnew text end provisions of the statutes of limitation to the contrary deleted text beginnotwithstanding,
less
deleted text endnew text begin.new text end The amount of taxes paid under deleted text beginthe provisions ofdeleted text end section 88.51, subdivision 1,
together with interest on such taxes and assessments at six percent per annum, but without
penaltiesnew text begin, must be subtracted from the tax owed by the ownernew text end.

new text begin (b) new text endThe commissioner may deleted text beginin like manner and with like effectdeleted text end cancel the contract
upon written application of the owner.

new text begin (c) new text endThe commissioner shall cancel deleted text beginanydeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end contract if the owner has deleted text beginmade successful
application
deleted text endnew text begin successfully appliednew text end under deleted text beginsections 290C.01 to 290C.11,deleted text end the Sustainable Forest
Incentive Act, new text beginsections 290C.01 to 290C.11, new text endand has paid to the county treasurer the new text begintax
new text enddifference between the amount deleted text beginwhichdeleted text endnew text begin thatnew text end would have been paid had the land under contract
been subject to the Minnesota Tree Growth Tax Law and the Sustainable Forest Incentive
Act from the date of the recording of the contract and the amount actually paid under
section 88.51, deleted text beginsubdivisionsdeleted text endnew text begin subdivisionnew text end 1new text begin,new text end andnew text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51,
subdivision
new text end 2. deleted text beginThis tax difference must be calculated based on the years the lands would
have been taxed under the Tree Growth Tax Law and the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act.
deleted text endThe sustainable forest tax difference is net of the incentive payment of section 290C.07.
If the amount deleted text beginwhichdeleted text endnew text begin thatnew text end would have been paiddeleted text begin, haddeleted text endnew text begin ifnew text end the land under contract new text beginhad new text endbeen
under the Minnesota Tree Growth Tax Law and the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act from
the date deleted text beginof the filing ofdeleted text end the contractdeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin was filednew text end is less than the amount actually paid under
the contract, the cancellation shall be made without further payment by the owner.

deleted text begin Whendeleted text endnew text begin (d) Ifnew text end the execution of deleted text beginanydeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end contract creating an auxiliary forest deleted text beginshall have
been
deleted text endnew text begin isnew text end procured through fraud or deception deleted text beginpracticed upondeleted text endnew text begin onnew text end the county board deleted text beginordeleted text endnew text begin,new text end the
commissionernew text begin,new text end or any other person or body representing the state, deleted text beginitdeleted text end may deleted text beginbe canceled
deleted text endnew text begincancel itnew text end upon suit brought by the attorney general at the direction of the commissioner.
This cancellation deleted text beginshall havedeleted text endnew text begin hasnew text end the same effect as the cancellation of a contract by the
commissioner.

Sec. 45.

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


Subd. 6.

Assessment after cancellation.

new text begin(a) new text endFor the purpose of levying deleted text beginsuchdeleted text end taxes,
the county auditor shall, immediately upon deleted text beginreceipt ofdeleted text endnew text begin receivingnew text end notice of the cancellation
of deleted text beginanydeleted text endnew text begin anew text end contract creating an auxiliary forest, direct the local assessor to assess the lands
within the forest, excluding the value of merchantable timber and minerals and other
things of value taxed under the provisions ofnew text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014,new text end section 88.51,
subdivision 2
, deleted text beginas ofdeleted text endnew text begin fornew text end each of the years deleted text beginduring whichdeleted text end the lands deleted text beginhave beendeleted text endnew text begin werenew text end included
within the auxiliary forest. The local assessor shall deleted text beginforthwithdeleted text end make the assessment and
certify the same to the county auditor. The county auditor shall deleted text beginthereupondeleted text end levy a tax on the
assessable value of the land deleted text beginasdeleted text endnew text begin,new text end fixed by section 273.13, for each of the years deleted text beginduring which
deleted text endthe land deleted text beginhas beendeleted text endnew text begin wasnew text end within an auxiliary forest, at the rate at which other real estate
within the taxing district was taxed in those years. The tax deleted text beginso assessed and levied against
any land shall be
deleted text endnew text begin isnew text end a first and prior lien upon the land and upon all timber and forest
products growing, grown, or cut deleted text beginthereondeleted text endnew text begin on the landnew text end and removed deleted text begintherefromdeleted text endnew text begin from the landnew text end.
These taxes deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be enforced in the same manner as other taxes on real estate are
enforced anddeleted text begin, in addition thereto,deleted text end the lien of the tax on forest products cut or removed
from this land deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be enforced by the seizure and sale of the forest products.

new text begin (b) new text endNo person shall, after the mailing by the commissioner, as provided in subdivision
5, of notice of hearing on the cancellation of deleted text beginadeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end contract making deleted text beginanydeleted text end lands an auxiliary
forest, cut or remove from these lands any timber or forest products growing, grown, or
cut thereon until all taxes levied under this subdivision deleted text beginshall have beendeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end paid, or, deleted text beginin the
event such
deleted text endnew text begin if thenew text end levy deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end not deleted text beginhave beendeleted text end completed, until the owner deleted text beginshall havedeleted text endnew text begin hasnew text end given
a bond payable to the county, with sureties approved by the county auditor, in deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin the
new text endamount deleted text beginasdeleted text end the county auditor deleted text beginshall deemdeleted text endnew text begin deemsnew text end ample for the payment of all taxes that may
be levied deleted text beginthereondeleted text end under this subdivision, conditioned for the payment of deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end taxes.

new text begin (c) new text endAny person who deleted text beginshall violate any of the provisions ofdeleted text endnew text begin violatesnew text end this subdivision
deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end guilty of a felony.

Sec. 46.

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


Subd. 7.

Appeal.

new text begin(a) new text endThe owner may appeal from any cancellation order of the
commissioner to the district court of the county deleted text beginwhereindeleted text endnew text begin wherenew text end the land is deleted text beginsituate,deleted text endnew text begin located
new text endby serving notice of appeal on the commissioner and filing the same with the court
administrator of the district court within 30 days after the date of mailing deleted text beginofdeleted text end notice
of such order.

new text begin (b) new text endThe appeal deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be tried between the state of Minnesota and the owner by
the court as a suit for the rescission of a contract is tried, and the judgment of the court
deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end substituted for the cancellation order of the commissioner, and deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end final.

Sec. 47.

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


Subd. 8.

Proceedings in lieu of cancellation.

If cause for the cancellation of deleted text beginanydeleted text endnew text begin a
new text endcontract deleted text beginshall existdeleted text endnew text begin existsnew text end, the commissioner may, in lieu of canceling deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end contract,
perform the terms and conditionsdeleted text begin, other than the payment ofdeleted text endnew text begin that the owner was required
to perform, except that the commissioner may not pay any
new text end taxesdeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin that the owner was
new text endrequireddeleted text begin, by the contract or by law or by the rules of the commissioner, to be performed by
the owner, and may for that purpose
deleted text endnew text begin to have paid by law. The commissioner maynew text end use any
available moneys appropriated for the maintenance of the commissioner's division and
any other lawful meansnew text begin to perform all other terms and conditions required to maintain the
auxiliary forest status
new text end. The commissioner shall, on December 1 each year, certify to the
auditor of each county the amount of moneys deleted text beginthusdeleted text end expended new text beginon new text endand the value of services
deleted text beginthusdeleted text end rendered deleted text beginin respect of any lands thereindeleted text endnew text begin for land in the countynew text end since December 1 of
the preceding year. The county auditor shall deleted text beginforthwithdeleted text end assess and levy the amount shown
by this certificate against the lands described deleted text beginthereindeleted text end. This amount deleted text beginshall beardeleted text endnew text begin bearsnew text end interest
at the rate of six percent per annum and deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end a lien upon the lands described deleted text begintherein,
and
deleted text endnew text begin.new text end The collection deleted text beginthereofdeleted text endnew text begin of the tax must benew text end enforced in the same manner as taxes
levied under section 88.52, subdivision 1deleted text begin;deleted text endnew text begin,new text end anddeleted text begin,deleted text end if deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end tax deleted text beginbedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end not sooner paid, it
deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be added to, and the payment deleted text beginthereofdeleted text end enforced with, the yield tax imposed
under section 88.52, subdivision 2.

Sec. 48.

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


Subd. 9.

Auxiliary forests; withdrawal of land from.

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

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

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

Sec. 49.

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


Subd. 11.

Auxiliary forests; transfer of title; procedure on division.

The title to
the land in an auxiliary forest or any part deleted text beginthereofdeleted text endnew text begin of an auxiliary forestnew text end is subject to transfer
in the same manner as the title to other real estate, subject to the auxiliary forest contract
deleted text begintherefordeleted text end and to applicable provisions of law. deleted text beginIn casedeleted text endnew text begin Ifnew text end the ownership of deleted text beginsuch adeleted text endnew text begin an auxiliary
new text endforest is divided into two or more parts by any transfer or transfers of title and the owners
of all deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end parts desire to have the deleted text beginsamedeleted text endnew text begin partsnew text end made separate auxiliary forests, deleted text begintheydeleted text endnew text begin the
owners
new text end may join in a verified application deleted text begintherefordeleted text end to the county board of the county in
which the forest is situated in a form prescribed by the commissioner of natural resources.
If the county board determines that each of the parts into which the forest has been divided
is suitable and sufficient for a separate auxiliary forest as provided by law, it maydeleted text begin, in
its discretion,
deleted text end grant the application, subject to the approval of the commissioner. Upon
deleted text beginsuchdeleted text end approval, the commissioner shall prepare a new auxiliary forest contract for each
part transferred, with like provisions and for the remainder of the same term as the prior
contract in force for the entire forest at the time of the transfer, and shall also prepare a
modification of deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end prior contract, eliminating deleted text begintherefromdeleted text end the part or parts of the land
transferred but otherwise leaving the remaining land subject to all the provisions of deleted text beginsuch
deleted text endnew text beginthenew text end contract. The new contract or contracts and modification of the prior contract deleted text beginshall
deleted text endnew text beginmustnew text end be executed and otherwise dealt with in like manner as provided for deleted text beginan originaldeleted text endnew text begin a
supplemental
new text end auxiliary forest contractnew text begin in subdivision 9new text end, but no such instrument deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin must
new text endtake effect until all of themdeleted text begin, covering together all parts of the forest existing before the
transfer,
deleted text end have been executed, filed, and recorded or registereddeleted text begin, as the case may requiredeleted text end.
deleted text beginUpon the taking effect ofdeleted text endnew text begin Whennew text end all deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end instrumentsnew text begin take effectnew text end, the owner of the
forest prior to the transfer deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end divested of all rights and relieved from all liabilities
under the contract then in force with respect to the parts transferred except deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thosenew text end as
may have existed or accrued at the time of the taking effect of such instruments, and
thereafter the several tracts into which the forest has been divided and the respective
owners thereof deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end subject to the new contract or contracts or the modified prior
contract relating thereto, as the case may be, as provided for an original auxiliary forest
contract. The provisions of this subdivision shall not supersede or affect the application
of any other provision of law to any auxiliary forest which is divided by transfer of title
unless the procedure herein authorized is fully consummated.

Sec. 50.

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


Subd. 2.

Effect of expired contract.

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

(1) the sum of:

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

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

(2) the amount actually paid under section 88.51, deleted text beginsubdivisionsdeleted text endnew text begin subdivisionnew text end 1new text begin,new text end and
new text beginMinnesota Statutes 2014, section 88.51, subdivisionnew text end 2.

Sec. 51.

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


88.50 TAXATION.

Every auxiliary forest in this state deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be taxed deleted text beginin the manner and to the extent
hereinafter provided
deleted text endnew text begin according to sections 88.49 to 88.53new text end and not otherwise. Except as
expressly permitted by sections deleted text begin88.47deleted text endnew text begin 88.49new text end to 88.53, no auxiliary forest shall be taxed
for, or deleted text beginin any manner,deleted text end directly or indirectly made to contribute to, or become liable for
the payment of, any tax or assessment, general or special, or any bond, certificate of
indebtedness, or other public obligation of any name or kind, made, issued, or created
subsequent to the filing of the contract creating the auxiliary forest, provided that
temporary buildings, structures, or other fixtures deleted text beginof whatsoever kinddeleted text end located upon land
within an auxiliary forest shall be valued and assessed as personal property and classified
as class 3 under the general system of ad valorem taxation. In any proceeding for the
making of a special improvement under the laws of this state by which any auxiliary forest
will be benefited, the owner deleted text beginthereofdeleted text end may subject the lands deleted text beginthereindeleted text end to assessment deleted text begintherefordeleted text end in
the manner provided by law, by filing the owner's new text beginwritten new text endconsent deleted text beginin writingdeleted text end to the deleted text beginmaking
of the
deleted text end assessment in the tribunal in which the proceeding is pendingdeleted text begin, whereupondeleted text endnew text begin.new text end The lands
shall for the purposes of the improvement and assessment new text beginnot new text endbe treated as lands deleted text beginnotdeleted text end in an
auxiliary forest; but the lien of any assessment deleted text beginsodeleted text end levied on lands in any auxiliary forest deleted text beginshall
be
deleted text endnew text begin isnew text end subject to the provisions of the contract creating the auxiliary forest and subordinate
to the lien of any tax imposed under the provisions of sections deleted text begin88.47deleted text endnew text begin 88.49new text end to 88.53.

Sec. 52.

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


Subdivision 1.

Annual tax, ten cents per acre.

new text begin(a) new text endFrom and after the filing of the
contract creating any tract of land an auxiliary forest under sections deleted text begin88.47deleted text endnew text begin 88.49new text end to 88.53
and hereafter upon any tract heretofore created as an auxiliary forest, the surface of the
land deleted text beginthereindeleted text end, exclusive of mineral or anything of value thereunder, deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be taxed
annually at the rate of 10 cents per acre. This tax deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be levied and collectednew text begin,new text end and
the payment deleted text beginthereofdeleted text endnew text begin of the taxnew text end, with penalties and interest, enforced in the same manner as
other taxes on real estate, and deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be credited to the funds of the taxing districts
affected in the proportion of their interest in the taxes on this land if it had not been so
made an auxiliary forest; provided, that such tax deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end due in full on or before May
31, after the levy thereof. Failure to pay when due any tax so levied deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end cause
for cancellation of the contract.

new text begin (b) new text endThe levy upon the land of the taxes provided for by section 88.49, subdivision 5,
upon the cancellation of a contract, deleted text beginshall discharge and annuldeleted text endnew text begin discharges and annulsnew text end all
unpaid taxes levied or assessed deleted text beginthereondeleted text endnew text begin on the landnew text end.

Sec. 53.

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


Subd. 3.

Determination of estimated market value.

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

Sec. 54.

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


Subd. 2.

Examination, report.

When any timber growing or standing in any
auxiliary forest deleted text beginshall have becomedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end suitable for merchantable forest products, the
commissioner shall, at the written request of the owner, a copy of which shall at the time be
filed in the office of the county auditor, make an examination of the timber and designate
for the owner the kind and number of trees most suitable to be cut deleted text beginifdeleted text end in the judgment of
the commissioner deleted text beginthere be any, anddeleted text endnew text begin.new text end The cutting and removal of deleted text beginthesedeleted text endnew text begin designatednew text end trees deleted text beginso
designated shall
deleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be in accordance with the instructions of the commissioner. The
commissioner shall inspect the cutting or removal and determine whether it or the manner
of its performance constitute a violation of the terms of the contract creating the auxiliary
forest or of the deleted text beginlawsdeleted text end applicable deleted text begintheretodeleted text endnew text begin lawsnew text end, or of the instructions of the commissioner
relative to the cutting and removal. Any such violation deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end ground for cancellation
of the contract by the commissioner; otherwise the contract deleted text beginshall continuedeleted text endnew text begin continuesnew text end in
force for the remainder of the period deleted text beginthereindeleted text end statednew text begin in the contractnew text end, regardless of the cutting
and removal. Within 90 days after the completion of any cutting or removal operation,
the commissioner shall make a report of findings deleted text beginthereondeleted text end and transmit copies of deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin the
new text endreport to the county auditor and the surveyor general.

Sec. 55.

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


Subd. 3.

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

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

Before the cutting is to begin, the director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry shall file with the
county auditor a report showing the kinds, quantitiesnew text begin,new text end and value of the timber proposed to
be cut or removed and approved by the director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry for cutting within
two years after the date of approval of the report by the director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry. The
county auditor shall assess and levy the estimated yield tax thereon, make proper record
of this assessment and levy in the auditor's office, and notify the owner of the auxiliary
forest of the new text begintax new text endamount deleted text beginthereofdeleted text end. The owner shall, before any timber in the forest is cut or
removed, give a bond payable to the state of Minnesota, or deleted text beginin lieu thereof,deleted text endnew text begin anew text end deposit in
cash with the county treasurer, in the amount required by the report, deleted text beginwhich shall bedeleted text endnew text begin andnew text end not
less than 150 percent of the amount of the levy, conditioned for the payment of all taxes on
the timber to be cut or removed. Upon receipt of notification from the county auditor that
the bond or cash requirement has been deposited, the director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry will
issue a cutting permit in accordance with the report. The owner shall keep an accurate
count or scale of all timber cut. On or before deleted text beginthe fifteenth day ofdeleted text end Aprilnew text begin 15new text end following
issuance of deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end cutting permit, and on or before deleted text beginthe fifteenth day ofdeleted text end Aprilnew text begin 15new text end of each
succeeding year in which any merchantable wood products were cut on auxiliary forest
lands prior to the termination of deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end permit, the owner of the timber covered by the
permit shall file with the director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry a sworn statement, submitted in
duplicatedeleted text begin,deleted text end on a form prepared by the director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry, one copy of which
deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be transmitted to the county auditornew text begin,new text end specifying the quantity and value of each
variety of timber and kind of product cut during the preceding year ending on March 31,
as shown by the scale or measurement deleted text beginthereofdeleted text end made on the ground as cut, skiddednew text begin,new text end or
loaded as the case may be. If no such scale or measurement deleted text beginshall have beendeleted text endnew text begin wasnew text end made on
the ground, an estimate deleted text beginthereof shalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be made and deleted text beginsuch estimatedeleted text end corrected by the first
scale or measurementdeleted text begin,deleted text end made in the due course of businessdeleted text begin, and suchdeleted text endnew text begin. Thenew text end correction new text beginmust
new text endat once new text beginbe new text endfiled with the director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry who shall immediately transmit it to
the county auditor. On or before deleted text beginthe fifteenth day ofdeleted text end Maynew text begin 15new text end following the filing of the
sworn statement covering the quantity and value of timber cut under an authorized permit,
the auditor shall assess and levy a yield (severance) tax, according tonew text begin Minnesota Statutes
2014,
new text end section 88.51, subdivision 2, of the timber cut during the year ending on deleted text beginthedeleted text end March
deleted text begin31stdeleted text endnew text begin 31new text end preceding the date of assessing and levying this tax. This tax is payable and must
be paid to the county treasurer on or before new text beginthe following new text endMay 31 deleted text beginnext followingdeleted text end. Copies
of the yield (severance) tax assessment and of the yield (severance) tax payment deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin must
new text endbe filed with the director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry and the county auditor. Except as otherwise
provided, all yield (severance) taxes herein provided for deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be levied and collectednew text begin,
new text endand payment deleted text beginthereofdeleted text end, with penalties and interest, enforced in the same manner as taxes
imposed under deleted text beginthe provisions ofdeleted text end section 88.51, subdivision 1, and deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be credited to
the funds of the taxing districts affected in the proportion of their interests in the taxes on
the land producing the yield (severance) tax. deleted text beginAt any timedeleted text end On deeming it necessarynew text begin,new text end the
director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry may order an inspection of any or all cutting areas within
an auxiliary forest and deleted text beginalsodeleted text end may require the owner of the auxiliary forest to produce for
inspection by the director of deleted text beginlands anddeleted text end forestry deleted text beginofdeleted text end any or all cutting records pertaining to
timber cutting operations within an auxiliary forest for the purpose of determining the
accuracy of scale or measurement reports, and if intentional error in scale or measurement
reports is found to exist, shall levy and assess a tax triple the yield (severance) tax on the
stumpage value of the timber cut in excess of the quantity and value reported.

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

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

Forest owners operating under this deleted text beginsubdivision shall bedeleted text endnew text begin paragraph arenew text end subject to all
other provisions of the auxiliary forest law except deleted text beginsuchdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end provisions of deleted text beginclausedeleted text endnew text begin paragraph
new text end(a) deleted text beginasdeleted text endnew text begin thatnew text end are in conflict with this deleted text beginsubdivisiondeleted text endnew text begin paragraphnew text end. Penalties for intentional failure
by the owner to report properly the quantity and value of the annual growth upon an
auxiliary forest entered under this deleted text beginsubdivisiondeleted text endnew text begin paragraphnew text end and for failure to pay the yield
tax when due deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin arenew text end the same as the penalties specified in other subdivisions of this
law for like failure to abide by its provisions.

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

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

Sec. 56.

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


Subd. 4.

Hearing, procedure.

The owner of any land or timber upon which a yield
tax is assessed and levied as provided in this section may, within 15 days after mailing
of notice of the amount of the tax, file with the county auditor a demand for hearing
deleted text beginthereondeleted text endnew text begin on the taxnew text end before the county board. The county auditor shall thereupon fix a date
of hearing, which deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be held within 30 days after the filing of the demand, and
mail to the owner notice of the time and place of the hearing. The owner may appear at
the meeting and present evidence and argument as to the amount of the tax and as to any
new text beginrelated new text endmatter deleted text beginrelating theretodeleted text end. The county board shall deleted text beginthereupondeleted text end determine whether the
tax as levied is proper in amount and make its order deleted text beginthereondeleted text end. The county auditor shall
deleted text beginforthwithdeleted text end mail to the owner a notice of the order. If the amount of the tax is increased or
reduced by the order, the county auditor shall make a supplemental assessment and levy
deleted text beginthereofdeleted text end, as in this subdivision provided.

Sec. 57.

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


Subd. 5.

Yield tax, a prior lien.

Throughout the life of any deleted text beginsuchdeleted text end auxiliary forestnew text begin,
new text endthe deleted text beginyield taxdeleted text end accruing deleted text beginthereon shall constitute and bedeleted text endnew text begin yield tax constitutes and isnew text end a first and
prior lien upon all the merchantable timber and forest products growing or grown thereon;
and, if not paid when due, this yield tax, together with penalties and interest deleted text beginthereondeleted text end as
otherwise provided by law and all expenses of collecting same, deleted text beginshall continuedeleted text endnew text begin continuesnew text end to
be a lien upon the timber and forest products deleted text beginand every part and parcel thereof wherever
the same may be or
deleted text end however much changed in form or otherwise improved until the yield
tax is fully paid. deleted text beginSuchdeleted text endnew text begin Thenew text end lien may be foreclosed and the property subject deleted text begintheretodeleted text endnew text begin to
the lien
new text end dealt with by action in the name of the state, brought by the county attorney at
the request of the county auditor.

Sec. 58.

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


Subd. 6.

Timber held exempt from yield tax.

Timber cut from an auxiliary forest
by an owner and used by the owner for fuel, fencing, or building on land occupied by the
owner which is within or contiguous to the auxiliary forest where cut deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end exempt
from the yield tax, andnew text begin,new text end as to timber so cut and usednew text begin,new text end the requirements of subdivisions
1 and 2 deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin donew text end not deleted text beginbe applicable and in lieu thereofdeleted text endnew text begin apply.new text end The owner shallnew text begin,new text end prior to
cuttingnew text begin,new text end file with the county auditor, on a form prepared by the commissioner, a statement
showing the quantity of each kind of forest products proposed to be cut and the purposes
for which the deleted text beginsamedeleted text endnew text begin the productsnew text end will be used.

Sec. 59.

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


88.523 AUXILIARY FOREST CONTRACTS; SUPPLEMENTAL
AGREEMENTS.

Upon application of the owner, any auxiliary forest contract deleted text beginheretofore or hereafter
executed
deleted text end may be made subject to any provisions of law enacted subsequent to the execution
of the contract and in force at the time of application, so far as not already applicable, with
the approval of the county board and the commissioner of natural resources. deleted text beginAs evidence
thereof
deleted text end A supplemental agreement in a form prescribed by the commissioner and approved
by the attorney general deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be executed by the commissioner in behalf of the state
and by the owner. deleted text beginSuchdeleted text endnew text begin Thenew text end supplemental agreement deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be filed and recorded in
like manner as the deleted text beginoriginaldeleted text endnew text begin supplementalnew text end contractnew text begin under section 88.49, subdivision 9new text end, and
deleted text beginshall thereupon takedeleted text endnew text begin takesnew text end effectnew text begin upon filing and recordingnew text end.

Sec. 60.

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


Subdivision 1.

Time for disposal.

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

Sec. 61.

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


Subd. 2.

Rules.

The director shall make rules and adopt and prescribe such forms
and procedure as deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end necessary in carrying out the provisions of sections deleted text begin88.47
deleted text endnew text begin88.49new text end to 88.53; and the director and every county board, county recorder, registrar of titles,
assessor, tax collector, and every other person in official authority having any duties to
perform under or growing out of sections deleted text begin88.47deleted text endnew text begin 88.49new text end to 88.53 are hereby severally vested
with full power and authority to enforce such rules, employ help and assistance, acquire
and use equipment and supplies, or do any other act or thing reasonably necessary to the
proper performance of duties under or arising from the administration and enforcement of
sections deleted text begin88.47deleted text endnew text begin 88.49new text end to 88.53. deleted text beginIt shall be the duty ofdeleted text end The director deleted text begintodeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end cause periodic
inspections to be made of all auxiliary forests for the purpose of determining whether
new text beginrelative new text endcontract and statutory provisions deleted text beginrelative theretodeleted text end are being complied with.

Sec. 62.

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


Subd. 4.

Forest bough account; disposition of fees.

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

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

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 90.14, is amended to read:


90.14 AUCTION SALE PROCEDURE.

(a) All state timber shall be offered and sold by the same unit of measurement as it
was appraised. No tract shall be sold to any person other than the purchaser in whose name
the bid was made. The commissioner may refuse to approve any and all bids received and
cancel a sale of state timber for good and sufficient reasons.

(b) The purchaser at any sale of timber shall, immediately upon the approval of the
bid, or, if unsold at public auction, at the time of purchase at a subsequent sale under section
90.101, subdivision 1, pay to the commissioner a down payment of 15 percent of the
appraised value. In case any purchaser fails to make such payment, the purchaser shall be
liable therefor to the state in a civil action, and the commissioner may reoffer the timber for
sale as though no bid or sale under section 90.101, subdivision 1, therefor had been made.

(c) In lieu of the scaling of state timber required by this chapter, a purchaser of state
timber may, at the time of payment by the purchaser to the commissioner of 15 percent
of the appraised value, elect in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general to
purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of the volume of timber described
in the permit, provided that the commissioner has expressly designated the availability of
such option for that tract on the list of tracts available for sale as required under section
90.101. A purchaser who elects in writing on a form prescribed by the attorney general
to purchase a permit based solely on the appraiser's estimate of the volume of timber
described on the permit does not have recourse to the provisions of section 90.281.

(d) In the case of a public auction sale conducted by a sealed bid process, tracts shall
be awarded to the high bidder, who shall pay to the commissioner a down payment of 15
percent of the appraised value that must be received or postmarked within 14 days of
the date of the sealed bid opening. If a purchaser fails to make the down payment, the
purchaser is liable for the down payment to the state and the commissioner may offer the
timber for sale to the next highest bidder as though no higher bid had been made.

(e) Except as otherwise provided by law, at the time the purchaser signs a permit
issued under section 90.151, the commissioner shall require the purchaser to make a bid
guarantee payment to the commissioner in an amount equal to 15 percent of the total
purchase price of the permit less the down payment amount required by paragraph (b)
for any bid increase in excess of deleted text begin$5,000deleted text endnew text begin $10,000new text end of the appraised value. If a required bid
guarantee payment is not submitted with the signed permit, no harvesting may occur, the
permit cancels, and the down payment for timber forfeits to the state. The bid guarantee
payment forfeits to the state if the purchaser and successors in interest fail to execute
an effective permit.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective June 1, 2015, and applies to permits
sold on or after that date.
new text end

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 90.193, is amended to read:


90.193 EXTENSION OF TIMBER PERMITS.

The commissioner may, in the case of an exceptional circumstance beyond the
control of the timber permit holder which makes it unreasonable, impractical, and not
feasible to complete cutting and removal under the permit within the time allowed, grant
one regular extension for one year. A written request for the regular extension must be
received by the commissioner before the permit expires. The request must state the reason
the extension is necessary and be signed by the permit holder. An interest rate of deleted text begineight
deleted text endnew text beginfivenew text end percent may be charged for the period of extension.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 65.

new text begin [92.83] CONDEMNATION OF SCHOOL TRUST LAND.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin The purpose of this section is to extinguish the school trust
interest in school trust lands where long-term economic return is prohibited by designation
or policy while producing economic benefits for Minnesota's public schools. For the
purposes of satisfying the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 8, which limits the
sale of school trust lands to a public sale, the commissioner of natural resources shall
acquire school trust lands through condemnation, as provided in subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Commencement of condemnation proceedings. new text end

new text begin When the commissioner
of natural resources has determined sufficient money is available to acquire any of the
lands identified under section 84.027, subdivision 18, paragraph (c), the commissioner
shall proceed to extinguish the school trust interest by condemnation action. When
requested by the commissioner, the attorney general shall commence condemnation of
the identified school trust lands.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Payment. new text end

new text begin The portion of the payment of the award and judgment that
is for the value of the land shall be deposited into the permanent school fund. The
remainder of the award and judgment payment shall first be remitted for reimbursement
to the accounts from which expenses were paid, with any remainder deposited into the
permanent school fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Account. new text end

new text begin The school trust lands account is created in the state treasury.
Money credited to the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources
for the purposes of this section.
new text end

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.10, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Public sale requirements.

(a) After complying with subdivision 1 and
before any public sale of surplus state-owned land is made and at least 30 days before
the sale, the commissioner of natural resources shall publish a notice of the sale in a
newspaper of general distribution in the county in which the real property to be sold is
situated. The notice shall specify the time and place at which the sale will commence, a
general description of the lots or tracts to be offered, and a general statement of the terms
of sale. The commissioner shall also provide electronic notice of sale.

(b) The minimum bid for a parcel of land must include the estimated value or
appraised value of the land and any improvements and, if any of the land is valuable for
merchantable timber, the value of the merchantable timber. The minimum bid may include
expenses incurred by the commissioner in rendering the property salable, including
survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, and other expenses.

(c) new text beginExcept as provided under paragraph (d), new text endparcels remaining unsold after the
offering may be sold to anyone agreeing to pay new text beginat least 75 percent of new text endthe appraised
value. The sale shall continue until all parcels are sold or until the commissioner orders a
reappraisal or withdraws the remaining parcels from sale.

new text begin (d) The commissioner may retain the services of a licensed real estate broker to find
a buyer for parcels remaining unsold after the offering. The sale price may be negotiated
by the broker, but must not be less than 90 percent of the appraised value as determined by
the commissioner. The broker's fee must be established by prior agreement between the
commissioner and the broker and must not exceed ten percent of the sale price for sales of
$10,000 or more. The broker's fee must be paid to the broker from the proceeds of the sale.
new text end

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.16, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Payment of expenses.

A portion of the proceeds from the sale equal
in amount to the survey, appraisal, legal, advertising, new text beginreal estate broker fee, new text endand other
expenses incurred by the commissioner of natural resources in rendering the property
salable new text beginand sold new text endshall be remitted to the account from which the expenses were paid,
and are appropriated and immediately available for expenditure in the same manner as
other money in the account.

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 94.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Proceeds from natural resources land.

(a) Except as provided in
deleted text beginparagraphdeleted text endnew text begin paragraphsnew text end (b)new text begin and (c)new text end, the remainder of the proceeds from the sale of lands
new text beginclassified as a unit of the outdoor recreation system under section 86A.05new text end that were under
the control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources shall be credited to
the land acquisition account in the natural resources fund.

(b) The remainder of the proceeds from the sale of administrative sites under the
control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources shall be credited to the
facilities management account established under section 84.0857 and used to acquire
facilities or renovate existing buildings for administrative use or to acquire land for,
design, and construct administrative buildings for the Department of Natural Resources.

new text begin (c) The remainder of the proceeds from the sale of land not within a unit of the
outdoor recreation system under section 86A.05 and not an administrative site, but under
the control and supervision of the commissioner of natural resources, shall be credited to
the school trust lands account established under section 92.83.
new text end

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.055, subdivision 4b, is amended to read:


Subd. 4b.

Citizen oversight committees.

(a) The commissioner shall appoint
committees of affected persons to review the reports prepared under subdivision 4; review
the proposed work plans and budgets for the coming year; propose changes in policies,
activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; review other relevant information;
and make recommendations to the legislature and the commissioner for improvements in
the management and use of money in the game and fish fund.

(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees, each comprised
of at least ten affected persons:

(1) a Fisheries Oversight Committee to review fisheries funding and expenditures,
including activities related to trout and salmon stamps and walleye stamps; and

(2) a Wildlife Oversight Committee to review wildlife funding and expenditures,
including activities related to migratory waterfowl, pheasant, and wild turkey management
and deer and big game management.

(c) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
Committee, and four additional members from each committee, shall form a Budgetary
Oversight Committee to coordinate the integration of the fisheries and wildlife oversight
committee reports into an annual report to the legislature; recommend changes on a broad
level in policies, activities, and revenue enhancements or reductions; and provide a forum
to address issues that transcend the fisheries and wildlife oversight committees.

(d) The Budgetary Oversight Committee shall develop recommendations for a
biennial budget plan and report for expenditures on game and fish activities. By August 15
of each even-numbered year, the committee shall submit the budget plan recommendations
to the commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with
jurisdiction over natural resources finance.

(e) The chairs of the Fisheries Oversight Committee and the Wildlife Oversight
Committee shall be chosen by their respective committees. The chair of the Budgetary
Oversight Committee shall be appointed by the commissioner and may not be the chair of
either of the other oversight committees.

(f) The Budgetary Oversight Committee may make recommendations to the
commissioner and to the senate and house of representatives committees with jurisdiction
over natural resources finance for outcome goals from expenditures.

(g) The committees authorized under this subdivision are not advisory councils or
committees governed by section 15.059 and are not subject to section 15.059. Committee
members appointed by the commissioner may request reimbursement for mileage
expenses in the same manner and amount as authorized by the commissioner's plan
adopted under section 43A.18, subdivision 2. Committee members must not receive daily
compensation for oversight activities. The Fisheries Oversight Committee, the Wildlife
Oversight Committee, and the Budgetary Oversight Committee expire June 30, deleted text begin2015deleted text endnew text begin 2020new text end.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.668, is amended to read:


97B.668 deleted text beginCANADA GEESEdeleted text endnew text begin GAME BIRDSnew text end CAUSING DAMAGE.

Notwithstanding sections 97B.091 and 97B.805, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person or
agent of that person on lands and nonpublic waters owned or operated by the person
may nonlethally scare, haze, chase, or harass deleted text beginCanada geesedeleted text endnew text begin game birdsnew text end that are causing
property damage deleted text beginfrom March 11 to August 31deleted text endnew text begin or to protect a disease risk at any time or
place that a hunting season for the game birds is not open
new text end. This section does not apply to
public waters as defined under section 103G.005, subdivision 15deleted text begin, ordeleted text endnew text begin. This section does not
apply to migratory waterfowl on nests and other federally protected game birds on nests,
except ducks and
new text end geese on nests deleted text beginunlessdeleted text endnew text begin whennew text end a permit is obtained under section 97A.401.

Sec. 71.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97C.301, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Aquatic invasive species affirmation. new text end

new text begin (a) A nonresident license to
take fish issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 7, includes aquatic invasive species
affirmation as provided in section 84D.106.
new text end

new text begin (b) The aquatic invasive species affirmation portion of the license must be displayed
with the signed nonresident license to take fish issued under section 97A.475, subdivision
7. The aquatic invasive species affirmation will be provided at the time of purchase of a
new or duplicate nonresident license.
new text end

new text begin (c) If a license is purchased online, the aquatic invasive species affirmation may be
completed electronically as part of the online sales process, and the electronic record of
the license sale is sufficient for documenting the affirmation.
new text end

new text begin (d) Failure to complete the aquatic invasive species affirmation in this subdivision is
subject to the penalty prescribed in section 84D.13, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 12a. new text end

new text begin Authority to issue penalty orders. new text end

new text begin (a) A county or watershed district
with jurisdiction or the Board of Water and Soil Resources may issue an order requiring
violations of the water resources riparian protection requirements under sections 103F.48,
103F.415, and 103F.421, to be corrected and administratively assessing monetary
penalties up to $500 for noncompliance commencing on day one of the 11th month
after the noncompliance notice was issued. One-half of the proceeds collected from an
administrative penalty order issued under this section must be remitted to the county or
watershed district with jurisdiction over the noncompliant site.
new text end

new text begin (b) Administrative penalties may be reissued and appealed under paragraph (a)
according to section 103F.48, subdivision 9.
new text end

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.101, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Wetland stakeholder coordination. new text end

new text begin The board shall work with
wetland stakeholders to foster mutual understanding and provide recommendations for
improvements to the management of wetlands and related land and water resources,
including recommendations for updating the Wetland Conservation Act, developing
an in-lieu fee program as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10g, and related
provisions. The board may convene informal working groups or work teams to provide
information and education and to develop recommendations.
new text end

Sec. 74.

new text begin [103B.103] EASEMENT STEWARDSHIP ACCOUNTS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Accounts established; sources. new text end

new text begin (a) The water and soil conservation
easement stewardship account and the mitigation easement stewardship account are
created in the special revenue fund. The accounts consist of money credited to the
accounts and interest and other earnings on money in the accounts. The State Board of
Investment must manage the accounts to maximize long-term gain.
new text end

new text begin (b) Revenue from contributions and money appropriated for any purposes of the
account as described in subdivision 2 must be deposited in the water and soil conservation
easement stewardship account. Revenue from contributions, wetland banking fees
designated for stewardship purposes by the board, easement stewardship payments
authorized under subdivision 3, and money appropriated for any purposes of the account
as described in subdivision 2 must be deposited in the mitigation easement stewardship
account.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Appropriation; purposes of accounts. new text end

new text begin Five percent of the balance on
July 1 each year in the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account and
five percent of the balance on July 1 each year in the mitigation easement stewardship
account are annually appropriated to the board and may be spent only to cover the costs
of managing easements held by the board, including costs associated with monitoring,
landowner contacts, records storage and management, processing landowner notices,
requests for approval or amendments, enforcement, and legal services associated with
easement management activities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Financial contributions. new text end

new text begin The board shall seek a financial contribution
to the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account for each conservation
easement acquired by the board. The board shall seek a financial contribution or assess an
easement stewardship payment to the mitigation easement stewardship account for each
wetland banking easement acquired by the board. Unless otherwise provided by law,
the board shall determine the amount of the contribution or payment, which must be an
amount calculated to earn sufficient money to meet the costs of managing the easement at
a level that neither significantly overrecovers nor underrecovers the costs. In determining
the amount of the financial contribution, the board shall consider:
new text end

new text begin (1) the estimated annual staff hours needed to manage the conservation easement,
taking into consideration factors such as easement type, size, location, and complexity;
new text end

new text begin (2) the average hourly wages for the class or classes of state and local employees
expected to manage the easement;
new text end

new text begin (3) the estimated annual travel expenses to manage the easement;
new text end

new text begin (4) the estimated annual miscellaneous costs to manage the easement, including
supplies and equipment, information technology support, and aerial flyovers;
new text end

new text begin (5) the estimated annualized costs of legal services, including the cost to enforce the
easement in the event of a violation; and
new text end

new text begin (6) the expected rate of return on investments in the account.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivisions 1 and 2 of this section are effective the day
following final enactment. Subdivision 3 of this section is effective for conservation
easements acquired with money appropriated on or after July 1, 2015, and for acquisitions
of conservation easements by gift or as a condition of approval for wetland mitigation as
provided in Minnesota Rules, chapter 8420, that are initiated on or after July 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103B.3355, is amended to read:


103B.3355 WETLAND FUNCTIONS FOR DETERMINING PUBLIC
VALUES.

(a) The public values of wetlands must be determined based upon the functions of
wetlands for:

(1) water quality, including filtering of pollutants to surface and groundwater,
utilization of nutrients that would otherwise pollute public waters, trapping of sediments,
shoreline protection, and utilization of the wetland as a recharge area for groundwater;

(2) floodwater and storm water retention, including the potential for flooding in
the watershed, the value of property subject to flooding, and the reduction in potential
flooding by the wetland;

(3) public recreation and education, including hunting and fishing areas, wildlife
viewing areas, and nature areas;

(4) commercial uses, including wild rice and cranberry growing and harvesting
and aquaculture;

(5) fish, wildlife, native plant habitats;

(6) low-flow augmentation;

(7) carbon sequestration; and

(8) other public uses.

(b) The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with the commissioners of
natural resources and agriculture and local government units, shall adopt rules establishing:

(1) scientific methodologies for determining the functions of wetlands; and

(2) criteria for determining the resulting public values of wetlands.

(c) The methodologies and criteria established under this section or other
methodologies and criteria that include the functions in paragraph (a) and are approved
by the board, in consultation with the commissioners of natural resources and agriculture
and local government units, must be used to determine the functions and resulting public
values of wetlands in the state. The functions listed in paragraph (a) are not listed in
order of priority.

(d) Public value criteria established or approved by the board under this section do
not apply in areas subject to local comprehensive wetland protection and management
plans established under section 103G.2243.

(e) The Board of Water and Soil Resources, in consultation with the commissioners
of natural resources and agriculture and local government units, deleted text beginmaydeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end identify deleted text beginregions
deleted text endnew text beginareasnew text end of the state where preservation, enhancement, restoration, and establishment
of wetlands would have high public value. The board, in consultation with the
commissioners, deleted text beginmaydeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end identify high priority deleted text beginwetland regionsdeleted text endnew text begin areas for wetland
replacement
new text end using available information relating to the factors listed in paragraph
(a)new text begin, the historic loss and abundance of wetlands, current applicable state and local
government water management and natural resource plans, and studies using a watershed
approach to identify current and future watershed needs
new text end. The board shall notify local
units of government with water planning authority of these high priority deleted text beginregionsdeleted text endnew text begin areas.
Designation of high priority areas is exempt from the rulemaking requirements of chapter
14, and section 14.386 does not apply. Designation of high priority areas is not effective
until 30 days after publication in the State Register
new text end.

new text begin (f) Local units of government, as part of a state-approved comprehensive local
water management plan as defined in section 103B.3363, subdivision 3, a state-approved
comprehensive watershed management plan as defined in section 103B.3363, subdivision
3a, or a state-approved local comprehensive wetland protection and management plan
under section 103G.2243, may identify priority areas for wetland replacement and provide
them for consideration under paragraph (e).
new text end

Sec. 76.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103D.335, subdivision 21, is amended to
read:


Subd. 21.

Contracts.

The managers may make contracts or other arrangements with
the federal government, persons, railroads or other corporations, political subdivisions,
and the state or other states, with drainage authorities, flood control, soil conservation,
or other improvement districts in this state or other states, for cooperation or assistance
in constructing, maintaining, and operating the projects of the watershed district, or for
the control of its waters, or for making surveys and investigations or reports on them.
new text beginProperty acquired for flood damage reduction purposes by the watershed district may be
operated or leased by the district for agricultural purposes during periods the property is
not needed for flood control, provided it remains subject to use by the watershed district
as necessary for flood control purposes. Notwithstanding section 16A.695, revenue
received by the watershed district from the operation or lease of state bond financed
property acquired for flood control purposes shall be retained by the district in a separate
project-specific account and used solely for flood control operation, maintenance, and
replacement purposes within the related project area and, if the district determines that the
account contains adequate reserves for future operation, maintenance, and replacement,
any excess may be used for the construction, operation, maintenance, or replacement of
other flood control projects as approved by the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.421, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Application for cost-sharing funds.

The landowner has 90 days after a
deleted text beginmediated settlement is fileddeleted text endnew text begin complaint is substantiatednew text end to apply for state cost-sharing funds
deleted text beginthat will provide 75 percent of the cost of the permanent conservation practicesdeleted text end. deleted text beginOnly 50
deleted text endnew text beginFiftynew text end percent of the cost share will be provided if the application is not made within 90
days after the settlement is filednew text begin, unless the soil and water conservation district or the
board provides an extension. An extension must be granted if funds are not available
new text end. deleted text beginThe
landowner must apply for 50 percent of the cost share within 270 days after the mediated
settlement is filed.
deleted text end

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.421, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Application of state and federal law. new text end

new text begin Nothing in this section is intended
to preclude the application of other applicable state or federal law.
new text end

Sec. 79.

new text begin [103F.48] RIPARIAN PROTECTION AND WATER QUALITY
PRACTICES.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given them.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Board" means the Board of Water and Soil Resources.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Buffer" means an area consisting of perennial vegetation, excluding invasive
plants and noxious weeds, adjacent to all bodies of water within the state and that protects
the water resources of the state from runoff pollution; stabilizes soils, shores, and banks;
and protects or provides riparian corridors.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Buffer protection map" means buffer maps established and maintained by the
commissioner of natural resources.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Board of Water and
Soil Resources.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Local water management authority" means a watershed district, metropolitan
water management organization, or county operating separately or jointly in its role as
local water management authority under chapter 103B or 103D.
new text end

new text begin (h) "Normal water level" means the level evidenced by the long-term presence of
surface water as indicated directly by hydrophytic plants or hydric soils or indirectly
determined via hydrological models or analysis.
new text end

new text begin (i) "Public waters" has the meaning given in section 103G.005, subdivision 15.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

new text begin It is the policy of the state to establish riparian buffers and
water quality practices to:
new text end

new text begin (1) protect state water resources from erosion and runoff pollution;
new text end

new text begin (2) stabilize soils, shores, and banks; and
new text end

new text begin (3) protect or provide riparian corridors.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Water resources riparian protection requirements on public waters
and public drainage systems.
new text end

new text begin (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), landowners
owning property adjacent to a water body identified and mapped on a buffer protection
map must maintain a buffer to protect the state's water resources as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) for all public waters, the more restrictive of:
new text end

new text begin (i) a 50-foot average width, 30-foot minimum width, continuous buffer of
perennially rooted vegetation; or
new text end

new text begin (ii) the state shoreland standards and criteria adopted by the commissioner under
section 103F.211; and
new text end

new text begin (2) for public drainage systems established under chapter 103E, a 16.5-foot
minimum width continuous buffer of perennially rooted vegetation on ditches within the
benefited area of public drainage systems.
new text end

new text begin (b) A landowner owning property adjacent to a water body identified in a buffer
protection map and whose property is used for cultivation farming may meet the
requirements under paragraph (a) by adopting an alternative riparian water quality
practice, or combination of structural, vegetative, and management practices, based on the
Natural Resources Conservation Service Field Office Technical Guide or other practices
approved by the board, that provide water quality protection comparable to the buffer
protection for the water body that the property abuts.
new text end

new text begin (c) The width of a buffer must be measured from the top or crown of the bank. Where
there is no defined bank, measurement must be from the edge of the normal water level.
new text end

new text begin (d) Upon request by a landowner or authorized agent or operator of a landowner,
a technical professional employee or contractor of the soil and water conservation
district or its delegate may issue a validation of compliance with the requirements of
this subdivision. The soil and water conservation district validation may be appealed to
the board as described in subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin (e) Buffers or alternative water quality practices required under paragraph (a) or
(b) must be in place on or before:
new text end

new text begin (1) November 1, 2017, for public waters; and
new text end

new text begin (2) November 1, 2018, for public drainage systems.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Local water resources riparian protection. new text end

new text begin On or before July 1, 2017,
the soil and water conservation district shall develop, adopt, and submit to each local
water management authority within its boundary a summary of watercourses for inclusion
in the local water management authority's plan. A local water management authority that
receives a summary of watercourses identified under this subdivision must revise its
comprehensive local water management plan or comprehensive watershed management
plan to incorporate the soil and water conservation district recommendations.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Exemptions. new text end

new text begin Land adjacent to waters subject to subdivision 3 is exempt
from the water resource protection requirements under subdivision 3, to the extent these
exemptions are not inconsistent with the requirements of the state shoreland rules adopted
by the commissioner pursuant to section 103F.211, if it is:
new text end

new text begin (1) enrolled in the federal Conservation Reserve Program;
new text end

new text begin (2) used as a public or private water access or recreational use area including
stairways, landings, picnic areas, access paths, beach and watercraft access areas, and
permitted water-oriented structures as provided in the shoreland model standards and
criteria adopted pursuant to section 103F.211 or as provided for in an approved local
government shoreland ordinance;
new text end

new text begin (3) covered by a road, trail, building, or other structures; or
new text end

new text begin (4) regulated by a national pollutant discharge elimination system/state disposal
system (NPDES/SDS) permit under Minnesota Rules, chapter 7090, and provides water
resources riparian protection, in any of the following categories:
new text end

new text begin (i) municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4);
new text end

new text begin (ii) construction storm water (CSW); or
new text end

new text begin (iii) industrial storm water (ISW);
new text end

new text begin (5) part of a water-inundation cropping system; or
new text end

new text begin (6) in a temporary nonvegetated condition due to drainage tile installation and
maintenance, alfalfa or other perennial crop or plant seeding, or construction or
conservation projects authorized by a federal, state, or local government unit.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Local implementation and assistance. new text end

new text begin (a) Soil and water conservation
districts must assist landowners with implementation of the water resource riparian
protection requirements established in this section. For the purposes of this subdivision,
assistance includes planning, technical assistance, implementation of approved alternative
practices, and tracking progress towards compliance with the requirements.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner or the board must provide sufficient funding to soil and water
conservation districts to implement this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Corrective actions. new text end

new text begin (a) If the soil and water conservation district
determines a landowner is not in compliance with this section, the district must notify the
county or watershed district with jurisdiction over the noncompliant site. The county or
watershed district must provide the landowner with a list of corrective actions needed to
come into compliance and a practical timeline to meet the requirements in this section.
The county or watershed district with jurisdiction must provide a copy of the corrective
action notice to the board.
new text end

new text begin (b) If the landowner does not comply with the list of actions and timeline provided,
the county or watershed district may enforce this section under the authority granted in
section 103B.101, subdivision 12a. Before exercising this authority, a county or watershed
district must adopt a plan containing procedures for the issuance of administrative penalty
orders and may issue orders beginning November 1, 2017. If a county or watershed
district with jurisdiction over the noncompliant site has not adopted a plan under this
paragraph, the board may enforce this section under the authority granted in section
103B.101, subdivision 12a.
new text end

new text begin (c) If the county, watershed district, or board determines that sufficient steps have
been taken to fully resolve noncompliance, all or part of the penalty may be forgiven.
new text end

new text begin (d) An order issued under paragraph (b) may be appealed to the board as provided
under subdivision 9.
new text end

new text begin (e) A corrective action is not required for conditions resulting from a flood or other
act of nature.
new text end

new text begin (f) A landowner agent or operator of a landowner may not remove or willfully degrade
a riparian buffer or water quality practice, wholly or partially, unless the agent or operator
has obtained a signed statement from the property owner stating that the permission for the
work has been granted by the unit of government authorized to approve the work in this
section or that a buffer or water quality practice is not required as validated by the soil and
water conservation district. Removal or willful degradation of a riparian buffer or water
quality practice, wholly or partially, by an agent or operator is a separate and independent
offense and may be subject to the corrective actions and penalties in this subdivision.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Funding subject to withholding. new text end

new text begin The state may withhold funding from a
local water management authority or a soil and water conservation district that fails to
implement this section. Funding subject to withholding includes soil and water program
aid, a natural resources block grant, and other project or program funding. Funding may
be restored upon the board's approval of a corrective action plan.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Appeals of validations and penalty orders. new text end

new text begin A landowner or agent or
operator may appeal the terms and conditions of a soil and water conservation district
validation or an administrative penalty order to the board within 30 days of receipt of
written or electronic notice of the validation or order. The request for appeal must be in
writing. The appealing party must provide a copy of the validation or order that is being
appealed, the basis for the appeal, and any supporting evidence. The request for appeal
may be submitted personally, by first class mail, or electronically to the executive director.
If a written or electronic request for appeal is not submitted within 30 days, the validation
or order is final. The executive director shall review the request and supporting evidence
and issue a decision within 60 days of receipt of an appeal. The executive director's
decision is appealable directly to the Court of Appeals pursuant to sections 14.63 to 14.69.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Landowner financial assistance and public drainage system procedure.
new text end

new text begin (a) A landowner or drainage authority may contact the soil and water conservation district
for information on how to apply for local, state, or federal cost-share grants, contracts, or
loans that are available to establish buffers or other water resource protection measures.
new text end

new text begin (b) The provisions of sections 103E.011, subdivision 5; 103E.021, subdivision 6;
and 103E.715 may be used in advance or retroactively to acquire or provide compensation
for all or part of the buffer strip establishment or alternative riparian water quality
practices as required under subdivision 3, paragraph (a), within the benefited area of a
public drainage system. Implementation of this subdivision is not subject to limitation of
project costs to the current benefits adopted for the drainage system.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin State lands. new text end

new text begin This section applies to the state and its departments and
agencies.
new text end

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103F.612, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Application.

(a) A wetland owner may apply to the county where a
wetland is located for designation of a wetland preservation area in a high priority wetland
area deleted text beginidentified in a comprehensive local water plan, as defined in section 103B.3363,
subdivision 3
, and located within a high priority wetland region
deleted text end designated by the Board
of Water and Soil Resources, if the county chooses to accept wetland preservation area
applications. The application must be made on forms provided by the board. If a wetland
is located in more than one county, the application must be submitted to the county where
the majority of the wetland is located.

(b) The application shall be executed and acknowledged in the manner required
by law to execute and acknowledge a deed and must contain at least the following
information and other information the Board of Water and Soil Resources requires:

(1) legal description of the area to be approved, which must include an upland strip
at least 16-1/2 feet in width around the perimeter of wetlands within the area and may
include total upland area of up to four acres for each acre of wetland;

(2) parcel identification numbers where designated by the county auditor;

(3) name and address of the owner;

(4) a statement by the owner covenanting that the land will be preserved as a wetland
and will only be used in accordance with conditions prescribed by the Board of Water and
Soil Resources and providing that the restrictive covenant will be binding on the owner
and the owner's successors or assigns, and will run with the land.

(c) The upland strip required in paragraph (b), clause (1), must be planted with
permanent vegetation other than a noxious weed.

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.005, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 10g. new text end

new text begin In-lieu fee program. new text end

new text begin "In-lieu fee program" means a program in which
wetland replacement requirements of section 103G.222 are satisfied through payment of
money to the board or a board-approved sponsor to develop replacement credits according
to section 103G.2242, subdivision 12.
new text end

Sec. 82.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.222, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Requirements.

(a) Wetlands must not be drained or filled, wholly or
partially, unless replaced by deleted text beginrestoring or creating wetland areas ofdeleted text endnew text begin actions that provide
new text endat least equal public value under a replacement plan approved as provided in section
103G.2242, a replacement plan under a local governmental unit's comprehensive wetland
protection and management plan approved by the board under section 103G.2243, or, if a
permit to mine is required under section 93.481, under a mining reclamation plan approved
by the commissioner under the permit to mine. For project-specific wetland replacement
completed prior to wetland impacts authorized or conducted under a permit to mine within
the Great Lakes and Rainy River watershed basins, those basins shall be considered a single
watershed for purposes of determining wetland replacement ratios. Mining reclamation
plans shall apply the same principles and standards for replacing wetlands deleted text beginby restoration
or creation of wetland areas
deleted text end that are applicable to mitigation plans approved as provided
in section 103G.2242. Public value must be determined in accordance with section
103B.3355 or a comprehensive wetland protection and management plan established
under section 103G.2243. Sections 103G.221 to 103G.2372 also apply to excavation in
permanently and semipermanently flooded areas of types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands.

(b) Replacement must be guided by the following principles in descending order
of priority:

(1) avoiding the direct or indirect impact of the activity that may destroy or diminish
the wetland;

(2) minimizing the impact by limiting the degree or magnitude of the wetland
activity and its implementation;

(3) rectifying the impact by repairing, rehabilitating, or restoring the affected
wetland environment;

(4) reducing or eliminating the impact over time by preservation and maintenance
operations during the life of the activity;

(5) compensating for the impact by restoring a wetland; and

(6) compensating for the impact by replacing or providing substitute wetland
resources or environments.

For a project involving the draining or filling of wetlands in an amount not exceeding
10,000 square feet more than the applicable amount in section 103G.2241, subdivision 9,
paragraph (a), the local government unit may make an on-site sequencing determination
without a written alternatives analysis from the applicant.

(c) If a wetland is located in a cultivated field, then replacement must be accomplished
through restoration only without regard to the priority order in paragraph (b), provided
that the altered wetland is not converted to a nonagricultural use for at least ten years.

(d) If a wetland is replaced under paragraph (c), or drained under section 103G.2241,
subdivision 2
, paragraph (b) or (e), the local government unit may require a deed
restriction that prohibits nonagricultural use for at least ten years. The local government
unit may require the deed restriction if it determines the wetland area drained is at risk of
conversion to a nonagricultural use within ten years based on the zoning classification,
proximity to a municipality or full service road, or other criteria as determined by the
local government unit.

(e) Restoration and replacement of wetlands must be accomplished in accordance
with the ecology of the landscape area affected and ponds that are created primarily to
fulfill storm water management, and water quality treatment requirements may not be
used to satisfy replacement requirements under this chapter unless the design includes
pretreatment of runoff and the pond is functioning as a wetland.

(f) Except as provided in paragraph (g), for a wetland or public waters wetland
located on nonagricultural land, replacement must be in the ratio of two acres of replaced
wetland for each acre of drained or filled wetland.

(g) For a wetland or public waters wetland located on agricultural land or in a greater
than 80 percent area, replacement must be in the ratio of one acre of replaced wetland
for each acre of drained or filled wetland.

(h) Wetlands that are restored or created as a result of an approved replacement plan
are subject to the provisions of this section for any subsequent drainage or filling.

(i) Except in a greater than 80 percent area, only wetlands that have been
restored from previously drained or filled wetlands, wetlands created by excavation in
nonwetlands, wetlands created by dikes or dams along public or private drainage ditches,
or wetlands created by dikes or dams associated with the restoration of previously
drained or filled wetlands may be used deleted text beginin a statewide banking program established indeleted text endnew text begin for
wetland replacement according to
new text end rules adopted under section 103G.2242, subdivision 1.
Modification or conversion of nondegraded naturally occurring wetlands from one type to
another are not eligible for deleted text beginenrollment in a statewide wetlands bankdeleted text endnew text begin wetland replacementnew text end.

(j) The Technical Evaluation Panel established under section 103G.2242, subdivision
2
, shall ensure that sufficient time has occurred for the wetland to develop wetland
characteristics of soils, vegetation, and hydrology before recommending that the wetland
be deposited in the statewide wetland bank. If the Technical Evaluation Panel has reason
to believe that the wetland characteristics may change substantially, the panel shall
postpone its recommendation until the wetland has stabilized.

(k) This section and sections 103G.223 to 103G.2242, 103G.2364, and 103G.2365
apply to the state and its departments and agencies.

(l) For projects involving draining or filling of wetlands associated with a new public
transportation project, and for projects expanded solely for additional traffic capacity,
public transportation authorities may purchase credits from the board at the cost to the
board to establish credits. Proceeds from the sale of credits provided under this paragraph
are appropriated to the board for the purposes of this paragraph. For the purposes of this
paragraph, "transportation project" does not include an airport project.

(m) A replacement plan for wetlands is not required for individual projects that
result in the filling or draining of wetlands for the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction,
or replacement of a currently serviceable existing state, city, county, or town public road
necessary, as determined by the public transportation authority, to meet state or federal
design or safety standards or requirements, excluding new roads or roads expanded solely
for additional traffic capacity lanes. This paragraph only applies to authorities for public
transportation projects that:

(1) minimize the amount of wetland filling or draining associated with the project
and consider mitigating important site-specific wetland functions on site;

(2) except as provided in clause (3), submit project-specific reports to the board, the
Technical Evaluation Panel, the commissioner of natural resources, and members of the
public requesting a copy at least 30 days prior to construction that indicate the location,
amount, and type of wetlands to be filled or drained by the project or, alternatively,
convene an annual meeting of the parties required to receive notice to review projects to
be commenced during the upcoming year; and

(3) for minor and emergency maintenance work impacting less than 10,000 square
feet, submit project-specific reports, within 30 days of commencing the activity, to the board
that indicate the location, amount, and type of wetlands that have been filled or drained.

Those required to receive notice of public transportation projects may appeal
minimization, delineation, and on-site mitigation decisions made by the public
transportation authority to the board according to the provisions of section 103G.2242,
subdivision 9
. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall review minimization and delineation
decisions made by the public transportation authority and provide recommendations
regarding on-site mitigation if requested to do so by the local government unit, a
contiguous landowner, or a member of the Technical Evaluation Panel.

Except for state public transportation projects, for which the state Department of
Transportation is responsible, the board must replace the wetlands, and wetland areas of
public waters if authorized by the commissioner or a delegated authority, drained or filled
by public transportation projects on existing roads.

Public transportation authorities at their discretion may deviate from federal and
state design standards on existing road projects when practical and reasonable to avoid
wetland filling or draining, provided that public safety is not unreasonably compromised.
The local road authority and its officers and employees are exempt from liability for
any tort claim for injury to persons or property arising from travel on the highway and
related to the deviation from the design standards for construction or reconstruction under
this paragraph. This paragraph does not preclude an action for damages arising from
negligence in construction or maintenance on a highway.

(n) If a landowner seeks approval of a replacement plan after the proposed project
has already affected the wetland, the local government unit may require the landowner to
replace the affected wetland at a ratio not to exceed twice the replacement ratio otherwise
required.

(o) A local government unit may request the board to reclassify a county or
watershed on the basis of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. After
receipt of satisfactory documentation from the local government, the board shall change
the classification of a county or watershed. If requested by the local government unit,
the board must assist in developing the documentation. Within 30 days of its action to
approve a change of wetland classifications, the board shall publish a notice of the change
in the Environmental Quality Board Monitor.

(p) One hundred citizens who reside within the jurisdiction of the local government
unit may request the local government unit to reclassify a county or watershed on the basis
of its percentage of presettlement wetlands remaining. In support of their petition, the
citizens shall provide satisfactory documentation to the local government unit. The local
government unit shall consider the petition and forward the request to the board under
paragraph (o) or provide a reason why the petition is denied.

Sec. 83.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.222, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Wetland replacement siting.

(a) Impacted wetlands in a 50 to 80 percent
area must be replaced in a 50 to 80 percent area or in a less than 50 percent area. Impacted
wetlands in a less than 50 percent area must be replaced in a less than 50 percent area.
All wetland replacement must follow this priority order:

(1) on site or in the same minor watershed as the impacted wetland;

(2) in the same watershed as the impacted wetland;

(3) in the same county or wetland bank service area as the impacted wetland;new text begin and
new text end

(4) in another wetland bank service areadeleted text begin; anddeleted text endnew text begin.
new text end

deleted text begin (5) statewide for public transportation projects, except that wetlands impacted in
less than 50 percent areas must be replaced in less than 50 percent areas, and wetlands
impacted in the seven-county metropolitan area must be replaced at a ratio of two to one in:
(i) the affected county or, (ii) in another of the seven metropolitan counties, or (iii) in one
of the major watersheds that are wholly or partially within the seven-county metropolitan
area, but at least one to one must be replaced within the seven-county metropolitan area.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (b) The exception in paragraph (a), clause (5), does not apply to replacement
completed using wetland banking credits established by a person who submitted a
complete wetland banking application to a local government unit by April 1, 1996.
deleted text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), wetland banking credits approved according to
a complete wetland banking application submitted to a local government unit by April
1, 1996, may be used to replace wetland impacts resulting from public transportation
projects statewide.
new text end

new text begin (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), clauses (1) and (2), the priority order for
replacement by wetland banking begins at paragraph (a), clause (3), according to rules
adopted under section 103G.2242, subdivision 1.
new text end

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end When reasonable, practicable, and environmentally beneficial replacement
opportunities are not available in siting priorities listed in paragraph (a), the applicant
may seek opportunities at the next level.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end For the purposes of this section, "reasonable, practicable, and environmentally
beneficial replacement opportunities" are defined as opportunities that:

(1) take advantage of naturally occurring hydrogeomorphological conditions and
require minimal landscape alteration;

(2) have a high likelihood of becoming a functional wetland that will continue
in perpetuity;

(3) do not adversely affect other habitat types or ecological communities that are
important in maintaining the overall biological diversity of the area; and

(4) are available and capable of being done after taking into consideration cost,
existing technology, and logistics consistent with overall project purposes.

deleted text begin (e) Applicants and local government units shall rely on board-approved
comprehensive inventories of replacement opportunities and watershed conditions,
including the Northeast Minnesota Wetland Mitigation Inventory and Assessment (January
2010), in determining whether reasonable, practicable, and environmentally beneficial
replacement opportunities are available.
deleted text end

(f) Regulatory agencies, local government units, and other entities involved in
wetland restoration shall collaborate to identify potential replacement opportunities within
their jurisdictional areas.

new text begin (g) The board must establish wetland replacement ratios and wetland bank service
area priorities to implement the siting and targeting of wetland replacement and encourage
the use of high priority areas for wetland replacement.
new text end

Sec. 84.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Rules.

(a) The board, in consultation with the commissioner, shall
adopt rules governing the approval of wetland value replacement plans under this section
and public waters work permits affecting public waters wetlands under section 103G.245.
These rules must address the criteria, procedure, timing, and location of acceptable
replacement of wetland valuesdeleted text begin;deleted text endnew text begin andnew text end may address the state establishment and administration
of a wetland banking program for public and private projects, deleted text beginwhich may includedeleted text endnew text begin including
new text endprovisions deleted text beginallowing monetary payment to the wetland banking program for alteration of
wetlands on agricultural land
deleted text endnew text begin for an in-lieu fee programnew text end; the administrative, monitoring, and
enforcement procedures to be used; and a procedure for the review and appeal of decisions
under this section. In the case of peatlands, the replacement plan rules must consider the
impact on carbon deleted text beginbalance described in the report required by Laws 1990, chapter 587, and
include the planting of trees or shrubs
deleted text end.new text begin Any in-lieu fee program established by the board
must conform with Code of Federal Regulations, title 33, section 332.8, as amended.
new text end

(b) After the adoption of the rules, a replacement plan must be approved by a
resolution of the governing body of the local government unit, consistent with the
provisions of the rules or a comprehensive wetland protection and management plan
approved under section 103G.2243.

(c) If the local government unit fails to apply the rules, or fails to implement a
local comprehensive wetland protection and management plan established under section
103G.2243, the government unit is subject to penalty as determined by the board.

Sec. 85.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:


Subd. 2.

Evaluation.

(a) Questions concerning the public value, location, size,
or type of a wetland shall be submitted to and determined by a Technical Evaluation
Panel after an on-site inspection. The Technical Evaluation Panel shall be composed of
a technical professional employee of the board, a technical professional employee of
the local soil and water conservation district or districts, a technical professional with
expertise in water resources management appointed by the local government unit, and
a technical professional employee of the Department of Natural Resources for projects
affecting public waters or wetlands adjacent to public waters. The panel shall use the
"United States Army Corps of Engineers Wetland Delineation Manual" (January 1987),
including updates, supplementary guidance, and replacements, if any, "Wetlands of
the United States" (United States Fish and Wildlife Service Circular 39, 1971 edition),
and "Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States" (1979
edition). The panel shall provide the wetland determination and recommendations on
other technical matters to the local government unit that must approve a replacement plan,
deleted text beginwetland banking plandeleted text endnew text begin sequencingnew text end, exemption determination, no-loss determination, or
wetland boundary or type determination and may recommend approval or denial of the
plan. The authority must consider and include the decision of the Technical Evaluation
Panel in their approval or denial of a plan or determination.

(b) Persons conducting wetland or public waters boundary delineations or type
determinations are exempt from the requirements of chapter 326. The board may develop
a professional wetland delineator certification program.

new text begin (c) The board must establish an interagency team to assist in identifying and
evaluating potential wetland replacement sites. The team must consist of members
of the Technical Evaluation Panel and representatives from the Department of Natural
Resources; the Pollution Control Agency; the United States Army Corps of Engineers, St.
Paul district; and other organizations as determined by the board.
new text end

Sec. 86.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:


Subd. 3.

Replacement completion.

new text begin(a) new text endReplacement of wetland values must be
completed prior to or concurrent with the actual draining or filling of a wetland, unlessnew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end an irrevocable bank letter of credit or other deleted text beginsecuritydeleted text endnew text begin financial assurance
new text endacceptable to the local government unit or the board is given to the local government unit
or the board to guarantee the successful completion of the replacementdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; ornew text end

new text begin (2) the replacement is approved under an in-lieu fee program according to rules
adopted under subdivision 1. In the case of an in-lieu fee program established by a
board-approved sponsor, the board may require that a financial assurance in an amount
and method acceptable to the board be given to the board to ensure the approved sponsor
fulfills the sponsor's obligation to complete the required wetland replacement.
new text end

deleted text begin The board may establish, sponsor, or administer a wetland banking program, which
may include provisions allowing monetary payment to the wetland bank for impacts to
wetlands on agricultural land, for impacts that occur in greater than 80 percent areas, and
for public road projects.
deleted text end new text begin(b) The board may acquire land in fee title, purchase or accept
easements, enter into agreements, and purchase existing wetland replacement credits to
facilitate the wetland banking program. The board may establish in-lieu fee payment
amounts and hold money in an account in the special revenue fund, which is appropriated
to the board to be used solely for establishing replacement wetlands and administering the
wetland banking program.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text endThe board shall coordinate the establishment and operation of a wetland bank
with the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Natural Resources Conservation
Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, and the commissioners of natural
resources, agriculture, and the Pollution Control Agency.

Sec. 87.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:


Subd. 4.

Decision.

Upon receiving and considering all required data, the local
government unit reviewing replacement plan applications, deleted text beginbanking plandeleted text endnew text begin sequencing
new text endapplications, and exemption or no-loss determination requests must act on all replacement
plan applications, deleted text beginbanking plandeleted text endnew text begin sequencingnew text end applications, and exemption or no-loss
determination requests in compliance with section 15.99.

Sec. 88.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 12, is amended to
read:


Subd. 12.

Replacement credits.

(a) No public or private wetland restoration,
enhancement, or construction may be allowed for replacement unless specifically
designated for replacement and paid for by the individual or organization performing the
wetland restoration, enhancement, or constructiondeleted text begin, and is completed prior to any draining
or filling of the wetland
deleted text end.

(b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a wetland whose owner has paid back with
interest the individual or organization restoring, enhancing, or constructing the wetland.

(c) Notwithstanding section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraph (i), the following
actions, and others established in rule, that are consistent with criteria in rules adopted by
the board in conjunction with the commissioners of natural resources and agriculture, are
eligible for replacement credit as determined by the local government unitnew text begin or the boardnew text end,
including enrollment in a statewide wetlands bank:

(1) reestablishment of permanent native, noninvasive vegetative cover on a wetland
on agricultural land that was planted with annually seeded crops, was in a crop rotation
seeding of pasture grasses or legumes, or was in a land retirement program during the
past ten years;

(2) buffer areas of permanent native, noninvasive vegetative cover established or
preserved on upland adjacent to replacement wetlands;

(3) wetlands restored for conservation purposes under terminated easements or
contracts; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(4) water quality treatment ponds constructed to pretreat storm water runoff prior
to discharge to wetlands, public waters, or other water bodies, provided that the water
quality treatment ponds must be associated with an ongoing or proposed project that
will impact a wetland and replacement credit for the treatment ponds is based on the
replacement of wetland functions and on an approved storm water management plan for
the local governmentdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (5) in a greater than 80 percent area, restoration and protection of streams and
riparian buffers that are important to the functions and sustainability of aquatic resources.
new text end

(d) Notwithstanding section 103G.222, subdivision 1, paragraphs (f) and (g), the
board may establish by rule different replacement ratios for restoration projects with
exceptional natural resource value.

Sec. 89.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2242, subdivision 14, is amended to
read:


Subd. 14.

Fees established.

(a) Fees must be assessed for managing wetland bank
accounts and transactions as follows:

(1) account maintenance annual fee: one percent of the value of credits not to
exceed $500;

(2) account establishment, deposit, or transfer: 6.5 percent of the value of credits not
to exceed $1,000 per establishment, deposit, or transfer; and

(3) withdrawal fee: 6.5 percent of the value of credits withdrawn.

(b) The board may establish fees at or below the amounts in paragraph (a) for
single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts.

(c) Fees for single-user or other dedicated wetland banking accounts established
pursuant to section 103G.005, subdivision 10e, clause (4), are limited to establishment
of a wetland banking account and are assessed at the rate of 6.5 percent of the value of
the credits not to exceed $1,000.

new text begin (d) The board may assess a fee to pay the costs associated with establishing
conservation easements, or other long-term protection mechanisms prescribed in the rules
adopted under subdivision 1, on property used for wetland replacement.
new text end

Sec. 90.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.2251, is amended to read:


103G.2251 STATE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS; WETLAND BANK
CREDIT.

In greater than 80 percent areas, preservation of wetlandsnew text begin, riparian buffers, and
watershed areas essential to maintaining important functions and sustainability of aquatic
resources in the watershed that are
new text end protected by a permanent conservation easement
as defined under section 84C.01 and held by the board may be eligible for wetland
replacement or mitigation credits, according to rules adopted by the board. To be eligible
for credit under this section, a conservation easement must be established after May 24,
2008, and approved by the board. Wetland areas on private lands preserved under this
section are not eligible for replacement or mitigation credit if the area has been protected
using public conservation funds.

Sec. 91.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.245, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Exceptions.

A public waters work permit is not required for:

(1) work in altered natural watercourses that are part of drainage systems established
under chapter 103D or 103E if the work in the waters is undertaken according to chapter
103D or 103E; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(2) a drainage project for a drainage system established under chapter 103E that does
not substantially affect public watersdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (3) culvert restoration or replacement of the same size and elevation, if the
restoration or replacement does not impact a designated trout stream.
new text end

Sec. 92.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.271, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Permit restriction during summer months.

The commissioner must not
modify or restrict the amount of appropriation from a groundwater source authorized in a
water use permit issued to irrigate agricultural land between deleted text beginMaydeleted text endnew text begin Aprilnew text end 1 and October
1,new text begin or, for agricultural land with a crop, until November 15,new text end unless the commissioner
determines the authorized amount of appropriation endangers a domestic water supply.

Sec. 93.

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


Subd. 5.

Prohibition on once-through water use permits.

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

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

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

Sec. 94.

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


Subd. 6a.

Payment of fees for past unpermitted appropriations.

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

Sec. 95.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.287, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Applications for groundwater appropriations; preliminary well
construction approval.

(a) Groundwater use permit applications are not complete until
the applicant has supplied:

(1) a water well record as required by section 103I.205, subdivision 9, information
on the subsurface geologic formations penetrated by the well and the formation or aquifer
that will serve as the water source, and geologic information from test holes drilled to
locate the site of the production well;

(2) the maximum daily, seasonal, and annual pumpage rates and volumes being
requested;

(3) information on groundwater quality in terms of the measures of quality
commonly specified for the proposed water use and details on water treatment necessary
for the proposed use;

deleted text begin (4) an inventory of existing wells within 1-1/2 miles of the proposed production well
or within the area of influence, as determined by the commissioner. The inventory must
include information on well locations, depths, geologic formations, depth of the pump or
intake, pumping and nonpumping water levels, and details of well construction;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (5)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end the results of an aquifer test completed according to specifications approved
by the commissioner. The test must be conducted at the maximum pumping rate requested
in the application and for a length of time adequate to assess or predict impacts to other
wells and surface water and groundwater resources. The permit applicant is responsible
for all costs related to the aquifer test, including the construction of groundwater and
surface water monitoring installations, and water level readings before, during, and after
the aquifer test; and

deleted text begin (6)deleted text endnew text begin (5)new text end the results of any assessments conducted by the commissioner under
paragraph (c).

(b) The commissioner may waive an application requirement in this subdivision
if the information provided with the application is adequate to determine whether the
proposed appropriation and use of water is sustainable and will protect ecosystems, water
quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

(c) The commissioner shall provide an assessment of a proposed well needing a
groundwater appropriation permit. The commissioner shall evaluate the information
submitted as required under section 103I.205, subdivision 1, paragraph (f), and determine
whether the anticipated appropriation request is likely to meet the applicable requirements
of this chapter. If the appropriation request is likely to meet applicable requirements, the
commissioner shall provide the person submitting the information with a letter providing
preliminary approval to construct the well.

Sec. 96.

new text begin [103G.289] WELL INTERFERENCE; WELL SEALING.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall not validate a well interference claim if the affected well has
been sealed prior to the completion of the commissioner's investigation of the complaint.
If the well is sealed prior to completion of the investigation, the commissioner must
dismiss the complaint.
new text end

Sec. 97.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.291, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Water supply plans; demand reduction.

(a) Every public water supplier
serving more than 1,000 people must submit a water supply plan to the commissioner
for approval by January 1, 1996. In accordance with guidelines developed by the
commissioner, the plan must address projected demands, adequacy of the water supply
system and planned improvements, existing and future water sources, natural resource
impacts or limitations, emergency preparedness, water conservation, supply and demand
reduction measures, and allocation priorities that are consistent with section 103G.261.
Public water suppliers must update their plan and, upon notification, submit it to the
commissioner for approval every ten years.

(b) The water supply plan in paragraph (a) is required for all communities in the
metropolitan area, as defined in section 473.121, with a municipal water supply system
and is a required element of the local comprehensive plan required under section 473.859.
deleted text beginWater supply plans or updates submitted after December 31, 2008, must be consistent
with the metropolitan area master water supply plan required under section 473.1565,
subdivision 1, paragraph (a), clause (2).
deleted text end

(c) Public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people must encourage
water conservation by employing water use demand reduction measures, as defined in
subdivision 4, paragraph (a), before requesting approval from the commissioner of health
under section 144.383, paragraph (a), to construct a public water supply well or requesting
an increase in the authorized volume of appropriation. The commissioner of natural
resources and the water supplier shall use a collaborative process to achieve demand
reduction measures as a part of a water supply plan review process.

(d) Public water suppliers serving more than 1,000 people must submit records
that indicate the number of connections and amount of use by customer category and
volume of water unaccounted for with the annual report of water use required under
section 103G.281, subdivision 3.

(e) For the purposes of this section, "public water supplier" means an entity that owns,
manages, or operates a public water supply, as defined in section 144.382, subdivision 4.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 98.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 103G.301, subdivision 5a, is amended to read:


Subd. 5a.

Town fees deleted text beginlimiteddeleted text endnew text begin exemptionnew text end.

Notwithstanding this section or any
other law, no permit application, general permit notification, or field inspection fee new text beginshall
be
new text endcharged to a town in connection with the construction or alteration of a town road,
bridge, or culvert deleted text beginshall exceed $100deleted text end.

Sec. 99.

new text begin [114C.40] VOLUNTARY SELF-REPORTING OF MINOR
VIOLATIONS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms
have the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Environmental requirement" means a requirement in a law administered by the
agency, a rule adopted by the agency, a permit or order issued by the agency, an agreement
entered into with the agency, or a court order issued pursuant to any of the foregoing.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Regulated entity" means a public or private organization or individual that
is subject to environmental requirements.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Enforcement delay. new text end

new text begin Except for violations determined by the commissioner
under subdivision 4, the commissioner must defer for 60 calendar days enforcement of an
environmental requirement against a regulated entity if:
new text end

new text begin (1) violation of the environmental requirement was first identified by the regulated
entity or an employee of or person contracted by the regulated entity;
new text end

new text begin (2) the regulated entity notified the commissioner, through electronic submission or
in writing, that a violation has occurred within two business days of the violation coming to
the regulated entity's attention. The commissioner must contact the regulated entity within
seven business days of receipt of the notification to schedule a consultation to discuss the
nature of the violation. During the consultation, the regulated entity and the commissioner
must develop a plan and mutually agreed upon timeframe for the regulated entity to
return to compliance. The regulated entity must submit, through electronic submission
or in writing, the agreed upon plan within seven business days of the consultation. The
regulated entity must return to compliance within 60 calendar days following the date of
the consultation unless a different timeframe was agreed upon during the consultation; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the regulated entity has not been cited for noncompliance under subdivision 4 by
the agency within the past two years from the date of the notification under clause (2).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Penalties waived. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must not impose or bring an action
for any administrative, civil, or criminal penalties against a regulated entity if the regulated
entity complies with subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Exceptions. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding subdivisions 2 and 3, the commissioner
may, at any time, bring:
new text end

new text begin (1) a criminal enforcement action against any person who commits a violation
under section 609.671;
new text end

new text begin (2) a civil or administrative enforcement action, which may include a penalty, under
section 115.071 or 116.072, against the regulated entity if:
new text end

new text begin (i) a violation caused or had potential to cause serious harm to human health or the
environment;
new text end

new text begin (ii) a violation is of the specific terms of an administrative order, a judicial order or
consent decree, a stipulation agreement, or a schedule of compliance;
new text end

new text begin (iii) a violation has resulted in economic benefit which gives the regulated entity a
clear advantage over its business competitors; or
new text end

new text begin (iv) a violation is identified through a monitoring or sampling requirement prescribed
by statute, regulation, permit, judicial or administrative order, consent decree, stipulation
agreement, or schedule of compliance; or
new text end

new text begin (3) an enforcement action against a regulated entity to enjoin an imminent and
substantial danger under section 116.11.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Reporting required by law. new text end

new text begin Nothing in this section alters the obligation of
any regulated entity to report releases, violations, or other matters that are required to be
reported by state or federal law, rule, permit, or enforcement action.
new text end

Sec. 100.

new text begin [115.035] EXTERNAL PEER REVIEW OF WATER QUALITY
STANDARDS.
new text end

new text begin (a) When the commissioner convenes an external peer review panel during the
promulgation or amendment of water quality standards, the commissioner must provide
notice and take public comment on the charge questions for the external peer review
panel and must allow written and oral public comment as part of the external peer review
panel process. Documentation of the external peer review panel, including the name or
names of the peer reviewer or reviewers must be included in the statement of need and
reasonableness for the water quality standard. If the commissioner does not convene
an external peer review panel during the promulgation or amendment of water quality
standards, the commissioner must state the reason an external peer review panel will not
be convened in the statement of need and reasonableness.
new text end

new text begin (b) By December 15 each year, the commissioner shall post on the agency's Web
site a report identifying the water quality standards development work in progress or
completed in the past year, the lead agency scientist for each development effort, and
opportunities for public input.
new text end

Sec. 101.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115.44, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Annual report. new text end

new text begin (a) By January 15 each year, the commissioner shall
post on the Pollution Control Agency's Web site a report on the agency's activities
the previous calendar year to implement standards and classification requirements into
national pollutant discharge elimination system and state disposal system permits held by
municipalities. The report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) a summary of permits issued or reissued over the previous calendar year,
including any changes to permitted effluent limits due to water quality standards adopted
or revised during the previous permit term;
new text end

new text begin (2) highlights of innovative approaches employed by the agency and municipalities
to develop and achieve permit requirements in a cost-effective manner;
new text end

new text begin (3) a summary of standards development and water quality rulemaking activities
over the previous calendar year, including economic analyses;
new text end

new text begin (4) a summary of standards development and water quality rulemaking activities
anticipated for the next three years, including economic analyses;
new text end

new text begin (5) a process and timeframe for municipalities to provide input to the agency
regarding their needs based on the information provided in the report; and
new text end

new text begin (6) a list of anticipated permitting initiatives in the next calendar year that may
impact municipalities and the agency's plan for involving the municipalities throughout
the planning and decision making process. The plan must include opportunities for input
and public comment from municipalities on rulemaking initiatives prior to preparation of
a statement of need and reasonableness required under section 14.131. The commissioner
must ensure the agency's plan under this clause is implemented.
new text end

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this section, "economic analyses" must include assessments
of the potential costs to regulated municipalities associated with water quality standards
or rules proposed by the agency.
new text end

Sec. 102.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115.55, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Definitions.

(a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to sections
115.55 to 115.56.

(b) "Advisory committee" means the Advisory Committee on Subsurface Sewage
Treatment Systems established under the subsurface sewage treatment system rules. The
advisory committee must be appointed to ensure geographic representation of the state
and include elected public officials.

(c) "Applicable requirements" means:

(1) local ordinances that comply with the subsurface sewage treatment system rules,
as required in subdivision 2; or

(2) in areas without compliant ordinances described in clause (1), the subsurface
sewage treatment system rules.

new text begin (d) "Building sewer connected to a subsurface sewage treatment system" means the
pipe that connects a structure to a subsurface sewage treatment system. Building sewers
connected to subsurface sewage treatment systems are codefined as both plumbing and
subsurface sewage treatment system components.
new text end

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end "City" means a statutory or home rule charter city.

deleted text begin (e)deleted text endnew text begin (f)new text end "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency.

deleted text begin (f)deleted text endnew text begin (g)new text end "Dwelling" means a building or place used or intended to be used by human
occupants as a single-family or two-family unit.

deleted text begin (g)deleted text endnew text begin (h)new text end "Subsurface sewage treatment system" or "system" means a sewage treatment
system, or part thereof, that uses subsurface soil treatment and disposal, or a holding tank,
serving a dwelling, other establishment, or a group thereof, and that does not require a
state permitnew text begin. Subsurface sewage treatment system includes a building sewer connected
to a subsurface sewage treatment system
new text end.

deleted text begin (h)deleted text endnew text begin (i)new text end "Subsurface sewage treatment system professional" means an inspector,
installer, designer, service provider, or maintainer.

deleted text begin (i)deleted text endnew text begin (j)new text end "Subsurface sewage treatment system rules" means rules adopted by the
agency that establish minimum standards and criteria for the design, location, installation,
use, maintenance, and closure of subsurface sewage treatment systems.

deleted text begin (j)deleted text endnew text begin (k)new text end "Inspector" means a person who inspects subsurface sewage treatment
systems for compliance with the applicable requirements.

deleted text begin (k)deleted text endnew text begin (l)new text end "Installer" means a person who constructs or repairs subsurface sewage
treatment systems.

deleted text begin (l)deleted text endnew text begin (m)new text end "Local unit of government" means a township, city, or county.

deleted text begin (m)deleted text endnew text begin (n)new text end "Performance-based system" means a system that is designed specifically
for environmental conditions on a site and is designed to adequately protect the public
health and the environment and provide consistent, reliable, long-term performance. At a
minimum, a performance based system must ensure that applicable water quality standards
are met in both ground and surface water that ultimately receive the treated sewage.

deleted text begin (n)deleted text endnew text begin (o)new text end "Maintainer " means a person who removes solids and liquids from and
maintains and repairs components of subsurface sewage treatment systems including, but
not limited to, sewage, aerobic, and holding tanks.

deleted text begin (o)deleted text endnew text begin (p)new text end "Seasonal dwelling" means a dwelling that is occupied or used for less than
180 days per year and less than 120 consecutive days.

deleted text begin (p)deleted text endnew text begin (q)new text end "Septic system tank" means any covered receptacle designed, constructed,
and installed as part of a subsurface sewage treatment system.

deleted text begin (q)deleted text endnew text begin (r)new text end "Designer" means a person who:

(1) investigates soils and site characteristics to determine suitability, limitations, and
sizing requirements; and

(2) designs subsurface sewage treatment systems.

deleted text begin (r)deleted text endnew text begin (s)new text end "Straight-pipe system" means a sewage disposal system that transports raw or
partially treated sewage directly to a lake, a stream, a drainage system, or ground surface.

Sec. 103.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115.56, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

License required.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person may
not design, install, maintain, pump, inspect, or provide service to a subsurface sewage
treatment system without a license issued by the commissioner. Licenses issued under this
section allow work on subsurface sewage treatment systems that do not require a state
permit using prescriptive designs and design guidances provided by the agency. Licensees
who design systems using these prescriptive designs and design guidances are not subject
to the additional licensing requirements of section 326.03.

(b) A license is not required for a person who complies with the applicable
requirements if the person is:

(1) a qualified employee of state or local government who is a certified professional;

(2) an individual who constructs a subsurface sewage treatment system on land that
is owned or leased by the individual and functions solely as the individual's dwelling or
seasonal dwelling, unless specifically disallowed in local ordinance. A person constructing
a subsurface sewage treatment system under this clause must comply with all local
administrative and technical requirements. In addition, the system must be inspected
before being covered and a compliance report must be provided to the local unit of
government after the inspection;

(3) a farmer who pumps and disposes of sewage waste from subsurface sewage
treatment systems, holding tanks, and privies on land that is owned or leased by the
farmer; or

(4) an individual who performs labor or services for a licensed business under this
section in connection with the design, installation, operation, pumping, or inspection of a
subsurface sewage treatment system at the direction and under the personal supervision of
a person certified under this section.

(c) The commissioner, in conjunction with the University of Minnesota Extension
Service or another higher education institution, shall ensure adequate training and design
guidance exists for subsurface sewage treatment system certified professionals.

(d) The commissioner shall conduct examinations to test the knowledge of applicants
for certification and shall issue documentation of certification.

(e) Licenses may be issued only upon submission of general liability insurance, a
corporate surety bond in the amount of at least deleted text begin$10,000deleted text endnew text begin $25,000new text end, and the name of the
individual who will be the designated certified individual for that business. The bond may
be for both plumbing work and subsurface sewage treatment work if the bond complies
with the requirements of this section andnew text begin satisfies the requirements and references
identified in
new text end section 326B.46, subdivision 2.

(f) Local units of government may not require additional local licenses for
subsurface sewage treatment system businesses.

(g) No other professional license under section 326.03 is required to design, install,
maintain, inspect, or provide service for a subsurface sewage treatment system that does
not require a state permit using prescriptive designs and design guidances provided by
the agency if the system designer, installer, maintainer, inspector, or service provider
is licensed under this subdivision and the local unit of government has not adopted
additional requirements.

Sec. 104.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.03, subdivision 25a, is amended to
read:


Subd. 25a.

Recyclable materials.

"Recyclable materials" means materials that are
separated from mixed municipal solid waste for the purpose of recycling or composting,
including paper, glass, plastics, metals, automobile oil, batteries, deleted text beginanddeleted text end source-separated
compostable materialsnew text begin, and sole source food waste streams that are managed through
biodegradative processes
new text end. Refuse-derived fuel or other material that is destroyed by
incineration is not a recyclable material.

Sec. 105.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.03, subdivision 32a, is amended to
read:


Subd. 32a.

Source-separated compostable materials.

"Source-separated
compostable materials" means materials that:

(1) are separated at the source by waste generators for the purpose of preparing
them for use as compost;

(2) are collected separately from mixed municipal solid waste, and are governed by
the licensing provisions of section 115A.93;

(3) are comprised of food wastes, fish and animal waste, plant materials, diapers,
sanitary products, and paper that is not recyclable because the commissioner has
determined that no other person is willing to accept the paper for recycling;

(4) are delivered to a facility to undergo controlled microbial degradation to yield
a humus-like product meeting the agency's class I or class II, or equivalent, compost
standards and where process deleted text beginresiduesdeleted text endnew text begin rejectsnew text end do not exceed 15 percent by weight of the
total material delivered to the facility; and

(5) may be delivered to a transfer station, mixed municipal solid waste processing
facility, or recycling facility only for the purposes of composting or transfer to a
composting facility, unless the commissioner determines that no other person is willing
to accept the materials.

Sec. 106.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.1314, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Registration fee.

(a) Each manufacturer who registers under section
115A.1312 must, by September 1, 2007, and each year thereafter, pay to the commissioner
of revenue an annual registration fee. The commissioner of revenue must deposit the fee
in the state treasury and credit the fee to the environmental fund.

(b) The registration fee is equal to a base fee of $2,500, plus a variable recycling
fee calculated according to the formula:

((A x B) - (C + D)) x E, where:

(1) A = the number of pounds of a manufacturer's video display devices sold to
households during the previous program year, as reported to the department under section
115A.1316, subdivision 1;

(2) B = the proportion of sales of video display devices required to be recycled, set at
0.6 for the first program year and 0.8 for the second program year and every year thereafter;

(3) C = the number of pounds of covered electronic devices recycled by a
manufacturer from households during the previous program year, as reported to the
department under section 115A.1316, subdivision 1;

(4) D = the number of recycling credits a manufacturer elects to use to calculate the
variable recycling fee, as reported to the department under section 115A.1316, subdivision
1; and

(5) E = the estimated per-pound cost of recycling, initially set at $0.50 per pound for
manufacturers who recycle less than 50 percent of the product (A x B); $0.40 per pound
for manufacturers who recycle at least 50 percent but less than 90 percent of the product
(A x B); and $0.30 per pound for manufacturers who recycle at least 90 percent but less
than 100 percent of the product (A x B).

(c) If, as specified in paragraph (b), the term C - (A x B) equals a positive number of
pounds, that amount is defined as the manufacturer's recycling credits. A manufacturer
may retain recycling credits to be added, in whole or in part, to the actual value of C, as
reported under section 115A.1316, subdivision 2, during any succeeding program year,
provided that no more than 25 percent of a manufacturer's obligation (A x B) for any
program year may be met with recycling credits generated in a prior program year. A
manufacturer may sell any portion or all of its recycling credits to another manufacturer, at
a price negotiated by the parties, who may use the credits in the same manner.

(d) For the purpose of calculating a manufacturer's variable recycling fee under
paragraph (b), the weight of covered electronic devices collected from households located
outside the 11-county metropolitan area, as defined in subdivision 2, paragraph (c), is
calculated at 1.5 times their actual weight.

(e) The registration fee for the initial program year and the base registration fee
thereafter for a manufacturer who produces fewer than 100 video display devices for sale
annually to households is $1,250.

new text begin (f) For the ninth program year, the agency shall publish a statewide recycling goal of
16,000,000 pounds.
new text end

new text begin (g) For the ninth program year, the agency shall determine each registered
manufacturer's market share of video display devices to be collected and recycled based
on the manufacturer's percentage share of the total weight of video display devices sold
as reported to the department for the eighth program year as reported to the agency by
July 15, 2015. By July 30, 2015, the agency shall provide each manufacturer with a
determination of its share of video display devices to be collected and recycled, which
is the quotient of the total weight of the manufacturer's video display devices sold to
households in the eighth program year, divided by the total weight of all manufacturers'
video display devices sold to households in this state based on reporting to the agency for
the eighth program year, then applied proportionally to the statewide recycling goal of
16,000,000 pounds as specified in paragraph (f).
new text end

new text begin (h) If a manufacturer's obligation for the recycling of video display devices as
determined in paragraph (b), clauses (1) and (2), by weight is higher than the obligation
determined by the agency in paragraph (g), then the higher number is the obligation for
program year nine.
new text end

new text begin (i) For the ninth program year, a manufacturer that did not report sales data to the
department for the eighth or ninth program years shall be subject to a recycling obligation
that is equal to 80 percent by weight of the manufacturer's video display devices sold
to households.
new text end

Sec. 107.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.1415, subdivision 16, is amended to
read:


Subd. 16.

Administrative fee.

(a) The stewardship organization or individual
producer submitting a stewardship plan shall pay an annual administrative fee to the
commissioner. The agency may establish a variable fee based on relevant factors,
including, but not limited to, the portion of architectural paint sold in the state by members
of the organization compared to the total amount of architectural paint sold in the state by
all organizations submitting a stewardship plan.

(b) Prior to July 1, 2014, and before July 1 annually thereafter, the agency shall
identify the costs it incurs under this section. The agency shall set the fee at an amount
that, when paid by every stewardship organization or individual producer that submits a
stewardship plan, is adequate to reimburse the agency's full costs of administering this
section. The total amount of annual fees collected under this subdivision must not exceed
the amount necessary to reimburse costs incurred by the agency to administer this section.

(c) A stewardship organization or individual producer subject to this subdivision
must pay the agency's administrative fee under paragraph (a) on or before July 1, 2014,
and annually thereafter. Each year after the initial payment, the annual administrative fee
may not exceed five percent of the aggregate stewardship assessment added to the cost of
all architectural paint sold by producers in the state for the preceding calendar year.

(d) All fees received under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury and
credited to a product stewardship account in the special revenue fund. For fiscal years
2014 deleted text beginanddeleted text endnew text begin,new text end 2015new text begin, 2016, and 2017new text end, the amount collected under this section is annually
appropriated to the agency to implement and enforce this section.

Sec. 108.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.551, subdivision 2a, is amended to
read:


Subd. 2a.

County recycling goals.

(a) By December 31, 2030, each county will
have as a goal to recycle the following amounts:

(1) for a county outside of the metropolitan area, 35 percent by weight of total
solid waste generation; and

(2) for a metropolitan county, 75 percent by weight of total solid waste generation.

(b) Each county will develop and implement or require political subdivisions within
the county to develop and implement programs, practices, or methods designed to meet its
recycling goal. Nothing in this section or in any other law may be construed to prohibit a
county from establishing a higher recycling goal.

new text begin (c) Any quantified recyclable materials that meet the definition in subdivision 1,
paragraph (a), or section 115A.03, subdivision 25a, are eligible to be counted toward a
county's recycling goal under this subdivision.
new text end

Sec. 109.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.557, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Purposes for which money may be spent.

(a) A county receiving money
distributed by the commissioner under this section may use the money only for the
development and implementation of programs to:

(1) reduce the amount of solid waste generated;

(2) recycle the maximum amount of solid waste technically feasible;

(3) create and support markets for recycled products;

(4) remove problem materials from the solid waste stream and develop proper
disposal options for them;

(5) inform and educate all sectors of the public about proper solid waste management
procedures;

(6) provide technical assistance to public and private entities to ensure proper solid
waste management;

(7) provide educational, technical, and financial assistance for litter prevention;

(8) process mixed municipal solid waste generated in the county at a resource
recovery facility located in Minnesota; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(9) compost source-separated compostable materials, including the provision of
receptacles for residential compostingdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (10) prevent food waste or collect and transport food donated to humans or to be
fed to animals; and
new text end

new text begin (11) process source-separated compostable materials that are to be used to produce
Class I or Class II compost, as defined in Minnesota Rules, part 7035.2836, after being
processed in an anaerobic digester, but not to construct buildings or acquire equipment.
new text end

(b) Beginning in fiscal year 2015 and continuing thereafter, of any money distributed
by the commissioner under this section to a metropolitan county, as defined in section
473.121, subdivision 4, that exceeds the amount the county was eligible to receive under
this section in fiscal year 2014: (1) at least 50 percent must be expended on activities in
paragraph (a), deleted text beginclausedeleted text endnew text begin clausesnew text end (9)new text begin to (11)new text end; and (2) the remainder must be expended on
activities in paragraph (a), clauses (1) to (7) and (9)new text begin to (11)new text end that advance the county toward
achieving its recycling goal under section 115A.551.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 110.

new text begin [115A.565] RECYCLING COMPETITIVE GRANT PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Grant program established. new text end

new text begin The commissioner shall make
competitive grants to political subdivisions to establish curbside recycling or composting,
increase recycling or composting, reduce the amount of recyclable materials entering
disposal facilities, or reduce the costs associated with hauling waste by locating collection
sites as close as possible to the site where the waste is generated. To be eligible for grants
under this section, a political subdivision must be located outside the seven-county
metropolitan area and a city must have a population of less than 45,000.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Application. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner must develop forms and procedures
for soliciting and reviewing applications for grants under this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) The determination of whether to make a grant under this section is within the
discretion of the commissioner, subject to subdivision 4. The commissioner's decisions
are not subject to judicial review, except for abuse of discretion.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Priorities; eligible projects. new text end

new text begin (a) If applications for grants exceed the
available appropriations, grants must be made for projects that, in the commissioner's
judgment, provide the highest return in public benefits.
new text end

new text begin (b) To be eligible to receive a grant, a project must:
new text end

new text begin (1) be locally administered;
new text end

new text begin (2) have an educational component and measurable outcomes;
new text end

new text begin (3) request $250,000 or less;
new text end

new text begin (4) demonstrate local direct and indirect matching support of at least a quarter
amount of the grant request; and
new text end

new text begin (5) include at least one of the following elements:
new text end

new text begin (i) transition to residential recycling through curbside or centrally located collection
sites;
new text end

new text begin (ii) development of local recycling systems to support curbside recycling; or
new text end

new text begin (iii) development or expansion of local recycling systems to support recycling bulk
materials, including, but not limited to, electronic waste.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Cancellation of grant. new text end

new text begin If a grant is awarded under this section and
funds are not encumbered for the grant within four years after the award date, the grant
must be canceled.
new text end

Sec. 111.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115A.93, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

License new text beginand registration new text endrequirednew text begin; reportingnew text end.

new text begin(a) new text endA person may
not collect mixed municipal solid waste for hire without a license from the jurisdiction
where the mixed municipal solid waste is collected.new text begin The local licensing entity shall submit
a list of licensed collectors to the agency.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person may not collect recyclable materials for hire unless registered with the
agency. If a person is licensed under paragraph (a), the person need not register with
the agency under this paragraph.
new text end

new text begin (c) The agency, in consultation with the Solid Waste Management Coordinating
Board, the Association of Minnesota Counties, the Minnesota Solid Waste Administrators
Association, and representatives from the waste industry shall, by July 1, 2016, develop
uniform short and long reporting forms that will reduce duplicative reporting to
governmental units by collectors of solid waste and recyclable materials.
new text end

new text begin (d) A collector of mixed municipal solid waste or recyclable materials shall separately
report to the agency on an annual basis information including, but not limited to, the
quantity of mixed municipal solid waste and the quantity of recyclable materials collected:
new text end

new text begin (1) from commercial customers;
new text end

new text begin (2) from residential customers;
new text end

new text begin (3) by county of origin; and
new text end

new text begin (4) by destination of the material.
new text end

Sec. 112.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.34, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Property damage losses.

(a) Losses compensable by the fund for property
damage are limited to the following losses caused by damage to the principal residence of
the claimant:

(1) the reasonable cost of replacing or decontaminating the primary source of
drinking water for the property not to exceed the amount actually expended by the
claimant or assessed by a local taxing authority, if the Department of Health has confirmed
that the remedy provides safe drinking water and advised that the water not be used for
drinking or determined that the replacement or decontamination of the source of drinking
water was necessary, up to a maximum of $25,000;

new text begin (2) the reasonable cost to install a mitigation system for the claimant's principal
residence, not to exceed the amount actually expended by the claimant, if the agency has
recommended such installation to protect human health due to soil vapor intrusion into
the residence from releases of harmful substances. Reimbursement of eligible claims
shall not exceed $25,000;
new text end

deleted text begin (2)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end losses incurred as a result of a bona fide sale of the property at less than
the appraised market value under circumstances that constitute a hardship to the owner,
limited to 75 percent of the difference between the appraised market value and the selling
price, but not to exceed $25,000; and

deleted text begin (3)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end losses incurred as a result of the inability of an owner in hardship circumstances
to sell the property due to the presence of harmful substances, limited to the increase in
costs associated with the need to maintain two residences, but not to exceed $25,000.

(b) In computation of the loss under paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin(3)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end, the agency shall
offset the loss by the amount of any income received by the claimant from the rental
of the property.

(c) For purposes of paragraph (a), the following definitions apply:

(1) "appraised market value" means an appraisal of the market value of the property
disregarding any decrease in value caused by the presence of a harmful substance in
or on the property; and

(2) "hardship" means an urgent need to sell the property based on a special
circumstance of the owner including catastrophic medical expenses, inability of the owner
to physically maintain the property due to a physical or mental condition, and change of
employment of the owner or other member of the owner's household requiring the owner
to move to a different location.

(d) Appraisals are subject to agency approval. The agency may adopt rules
governing approval of appraisals, criteria for establishing a hardship, and other matters
necessary to administer this subdivision.

Sec. 113.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 115B.48, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Owner or operator. new text end

new text begin "Owner or operator" means a person who:
new text end

new text begin (1) owns or has owned a dry cleaning facility; or
new text end

new text begin (2) owns or owned real property on which a dry cleaning facility operates or operated.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective only upon enactment of a transfer
of $743,000 in fiscal year 2017 from the general fund to the dry cleaner environmental
response and reimbursement account for reimbursement of remediation costs by persons
other than responsible parties, as specified in article 3, section 2, subdivision 4.
new text end

Sec. 114.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Creation.

A pollution control agency, designated as the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency, is hereby created. deleted text beginThe agency shall consist of the commissioner
and eight members appointed by the governor, by and with the advice and consent of the
senate. One of such members shall be a person knowledgeable in the field of agriculture
and one shall be representative of organized labor.
deleted text end

Sec. 115.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.02, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Agency is successor to commission.

The Pollution Control Agency is
the successor of the Water Pollution Control Commission, and all powers and duties
now vested in or imposed upon said commission by chapter 115, or any act amendatory
thereof or supplementary thereto, are hereby transferred to, imposed upon, and vested in
the deleted text beginMinnesotadeleted text endnew text begin commissioner of thenew text end Pollution Control Agencydeleted text begin, except as to those matters
pending before the commission in which hearings have been held and evidence has been
adduced. The Water Pollution Commission shall complete its action in such pending
matters not later than six months from May 26, 1967. The Water Pollution Control
Commission, as heretofore constituted, is hereby abolished, (a) effective upon completion
of its action in the pending cases, as hereinbefore provided for; or (b) six months from
May 26, 1967, whichever is the earlier
deleted text end.

Sec. 116.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Office.

(a) The Office of Commissioner of the Pollution Control
Agency is created and is under the supervision and control of the commissioner, who is
appointed by the governor under the provisions of section 15.06.

(b) The commissioner may appoint a deputy commissioner and assistant
commissioners who shall be in the unclassified service.

(c) The commissioner shall make all decisions on behalf of the agency deleted text beginthat are not
required to be made by the agency under section 116.02
deleted text end.

Sec. 117.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.03, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Mission; efficiency.

It is part of the agency's mission that within the
agency's resources the commissioner deleted text beginand the members of the agencydeleted text end shall endeavor to:

(1) prevent the waste or unnecessary spending of public money;

(2) use innovative fiscal and human resource practices to manage the state's
resources and operate the agency as efficiently as possible;

(3) coordinate the agency's activities wherever appropriate with the activities of
other governmental agencies;

(4) use technology where appropriate to increase agency productivity, improve
customer service, increase public access to information about government, and increase
public participation in the business of government;

(5) utilize constructive and cooperative labor-management practices to the extent
otherwise required by chapters 43A and 179A;

(6) report to the legislature on the performance of agency operations and the
accomplishment of agency goals in the agency's biennial budget according to section
16A.10, subdivision 1; and

(7) recommend to the legislature appropriate changes in law necessary to carry out
the mission and improve the performance of the agency.

Sec. 118.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, subdivision 4d, is amended to read:


Subd. 4d.

Permit fees.

(a) The agency may collect permit fees in amounts not greater
than those necessary to cover the reasonable costs of developing, reviewing, and acting
upon applications for agency permits and implementing and enforcing the conditions of
the permits pursuant to agency rules. Permit fees shall not include the costs of litigation.
The fee schedule must reflect reasonable and routine direct and indirect costs associated
with permitting, implementation, and enforcement. The agency may impose an additional
enforcement fee to be collected for a period of up to two years to cover the reasonable costs
of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the rules of the agency.
Any money collected under this paragraph shall be deposited in the environmental fund.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the agency shall collect an annual fee from
the owner or operator of all stationary sources, emission facilities, emissions units, air
contaminant treatment facilities, treatment facilities, potential air contaminant storage
facilities, or storage facilities subject to deleted text beginthe requirement to obtain a permitdeleted text end new text begina notification,
permit, or license requirement
new text endunder deleted text beginsubchapterdeleted text endnew text begin this chapter, subchapters I andnew text end V of
the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., deleted text beginor section
116.081
deleted text endnew text begin or rules adopted thereundernew text end. The annual fee shall be used to pay for all direct
and indirect reasonable costs, including deleted text beginattorney generaldeleted text endnew text begin legalnew text end costs, required to develop
and administer the new text beginnotification, new text endpermitnew text begin, or licensenew text end program requirements of deleted text beginsubchapter
deleted text endnew text beginthis chapter, subchapters I andnew text end V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title
42, section 7401 et seq., deleted text beginand sections of this chapter and thedeleted text end new text beginor new text endrules adopted deleted text beginunder
this chapter related to air contamination and noise
deleted text endnew text begin thereundernew text end. Those costs include the
reasonable costs of reviewing and acting upon an application for a permit; implementing
and enforcing statutes, rules, and the terms and conditions of a permit; emissions, ambient,
and deposition monitoring; preparing generally applicable regulations; responding to
federal guidance; modeling, analyses, and demonstrations; preparing inventories and
tracking emissions; and providing information to the public about these activities.

(c) The agency shall set fees that:

(1) will result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each volatile organic compound; pollutant
regulated under United States Code, title 42, section 7411 or 7412 (section 111 or 112
of the federal Clean Air Act); and each pollutant, except carbon monoxide, for which a
national primary ambient air quality standard has been promulgated;

(2) may result in the collection, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph
(b), of an amount not less than $25 per ton of each pollutant not listed in clause (1) that is
regulated under this chapter or air quality rules adopted under this chapter; and

(3) shall collect, in the aggregate, from the sources listed in paragraph (b), the
amount needed to match grant funds received by the state under United States Code, title
42, section 7405 (section 105 of the federal Clean Air Act).

The agency must not include in the calculation of the aggregate amount to be collected
under clauses (1) and (2) any amount in excess of 4,000 tons per year of each air pollutant
from a source. The increase in air permit fees to match federal grant funds shall be a
surcharge on existing fees. The commissioner may not collect the surcharge after the grant
funds become unavailable. In addition, the commissioner shall use nonfee funds to the
extent practical to match the grant funds so that the fee surcharge is minimized.

(d) To cover the reasonable costs described in paragraph (b), the agency shall provide
in the rules promulgated under paragraph (c) for an increase in the fee collected in each year
by the percentage, if any, by which the Consumer Price Index for the most recent calendar
year ending before the beginning of the year the fee is collected exceeds the Consumer Price
Index for the calendar year 1989. For purposes of this paragraph the Consumer Price Index
for any calendar year is the average of the Consumer Price Index for all-urban consumers
published by the United States Department of Labor, as of the close of the 12-month period
ending on August 31 of each calendar year. The revision of the Consumer Price Index that
is most consistent with the Consumer Price Index for calendar year 1989 shall be used.

(e) Any money collected under paragraphs (b) to (d) must be deposited in the
environmental fund and must be used solely for the activities listed in paragraph (b).

(f) Permit applicants who wish to construct, reconstruct, or modify a facility may
offer to reimburse the agency for the costs of staff time or consultant services needed to
expedite the permit development process, including the analysis of environmental review
documents. The reimbursement shall be in addition to permit application fees imposed by
law. When the agency determines that it needs additional resources to develop the permit
application in an expedited manner, and that expediting the development is consistent with
permitting program priorities, the agency may accept the reimbursement. Reimbursements
accepted by the agency are appropriated to the agency for the purpose of developing
the permit or analyzing environmental review documents. Reimbursement by a permit
applicant shall precede and not be contingent upon issuance of a permit; shall not affect
the agency's decision on whether to issue or deny a permit, what conditions are included
in a permit, or the application of state and federal statutes and rules governing permit
determinations; and shall not affect final decisions regarding environmental review.

(g) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285.

Sec. 119.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, subdivision 4j, is amended to read:


Subd. 4j.

Permits; solid waste facilities.

(a) The agency may not issue a permit
for new or additional capacity for a mixed municipal solid waste resource recovery or
disposal facility as defined in section 115A.03 unless each county using or projected in
the permit to use the facility has in place a solid waste management plan approved under
section 115A.46 or 473.803 and amended as required by section 115A.96, subdivision 6.
The agency shall issue the permit only if the capacity of the facility is consistent with the
needs for resource recovery or disposal capacity identified in the approved plan or plans.
Consistency must be determined by the Pollution Control Agency. Plans approved before
January 1, 1990, need not be revised if the capacity sought in the permit is consistent
with the approved plan or plans.

(b) The agency shall require as part of the permit application for a waste incineration
facility identification of preliminary plans for ash management and ash leachate treatment
or ash utilization. The permit issued by the agency must include requirements for ash
management and ash leachate treatment.

(c) Within 180 days of receipt of a completed application, the agency shall approve,
disapprove, or delay decision on the application, with reasons for the delay, in writing.

new text begin (d) The agency may not issue a permit for a new disposal facility, as defined in
section 115A.03, subdivision 10, or a permit to expand an existing disposal facility unless:
new text end

new text begin (1) all local units of government in which the facility is to be sited and exercising
their respective land use and zoning authority pursuant to chapter 366, 494, or 462 have
granted approval for and provided any required public notices of the new or expanded
facility prior to the issuance of the permit;
new text end

new text begin (2) all local units of government in which the facility is to be sited and exercising
their respective land use and zoning authority pursuant to chapter 366, 494, or 462 have
authorized the permit to be issued prior to or concurrent with the required approval by
the local unit of government; or
new text end

new text begin (3) the new or expanded facility is part of and will be sited on land already identified
in an approved solid waste management plan as described in paragraph (a).
new text end

new text begin (e) The commissioners of the Pollution Control Agency and natural resources shall
apply Minnesota Rules, parts 7001.3050, subpart 3, item G, and 7035.2525, subpart 2,
item G, to solid waste facilities permitted under and in compliance with those rules and in
compliance with Minnesota Rules, chapter 6132.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 120.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Counties; processing of applications for animal lot permits.

Any
Minnesota county board may, by resolution, with approval of the Pollution Control
Agency, assume responsibility for processing applications for permits required by the
Pollution Control Agency under this section for livestock feedlots, poultry lots or other
animal lots. The responsibility for permit application processing, if assumed by a county,
may be delegated by the county board to any appropriate county officer or employee.

(a) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "processing" includes:

(1) the distribution to applicants of forms provided by the Pollution Control Agency;

(2) the receipt and examination of completed application forms, and the certification,
in writing, to the Pollution Control Agency either that the animal lot facility for which a
permit is sought by an applicant will comply with applicable rules and standards, or, if
the facility will not comply, the respects in which a variance would be required for the
issuance of a permit; and

(3) rendering to applicants, upon request, assistance necessary for the proper
completion of an application.

(b) For the purposes of this subdivision, the term "processing" may include, at the
option of the county board, issuing, denying, modifying, imposing conditions upon, or
revoking permits pursuant to the provisions of this section or rules promulgated pursuant
to it, subject to review, suspension, and reversal by the Pollution Control Agency. The
Pollution Control Agency shall, after written notification, have 15 days to review, suspend,
modify, or reverse the issuance of the permit. After this period, the action of the county
board is final, subject to appeal as provided in chapter 14. For permit applications filed
after October 1, 2001, section 15.99 applies to feedlot permits issued by the agency or a
county pursuant to this subdivision.

(c) For the purpose of administration of rules adopted under this subdivision, the
commissioner and the agency may provide exceptions for cases where the owner of a
feedlot has specific written plans to close the feedlot within five years. These exceptions
include waiving requirements for major capital improvements.

(d) For purposes of this subdivision, a discharge caused by an extraordinary natural
event such as a precipitation event of greater magnitude than the 25-year, 24-hour event,
tornado, or flood in excess of the 100-year flood is not a "direct discharge of pollutants."

(e) In adopting and enforcing rules under this subdivision, the commissioner shall
cooperate closely with other governmental agencies.

(f) The Pollution Control Agency shall work with the Minnesota Extension Service,
the Department of Agriculture, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, producer groups,
local units of government, as well as with appropriate federal agencies such as the Natural
Resources Conservation Service and the Farm Service Agency, to notify and educate
producers of rules under this subdivision at the time the rules are being developed and
adopted and at least every two years thereafter.

(g) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules governing the issuance and
denial of permits for livestock feedlots, poultry lots or other animal lots pursuant to this
section. Pastures are exempt from the rules authorized under this paragraph. A feedlot
permit is not required for livestock feedlots with more than ten but less than 50 animal
units; provided they are not in shoreland areas. A livestock feedlot permit does not
become required solely because of a change in the ownership of the buildings, grounds,
or feedlot. These rules apply both to permits issued by counties and to permits issued
by the Pollution Control Agency directly.

(h) The Pollution Control Agency shall exercise supervising authority with respect
to the processing of animal lot permit applications by a county.

(i) Any new rules or amendments to existing rules proposed under the authority
granted in this subdivision, or to implement new fees on animal feedlots, must be
submitted to the members of legislative policy and finance committees with jurisdiction
over agriculture and the environment prior to final adoption. The rules must not become
effective until 90 days after the proposed rules are submitted to the members.

(j) Until new rules are adopted that provide for plans for manure storage structures,
any plans for a liquid manure storage structure must be prepared or approved by a
registered professional engineer or a United States Department of Agriculture, Natural
Resources Conservation Service employee.

(k) A county may adopt by ordinance standards for animal feedlots that are more
stringent than standards in Pollution Control Agency rules.

(l) After January 1, 2001, a county that has not accepted delegation of the feedlot
permit program must hold a public meeting prior to the agency issuing a feedlot permit
for a feedlot facility with 300 or more animal units, unless another public meeting has
been held with regard to the feedlot facility to be permitted.

(m) After the proposed rules published in the State Register, volume 24, number 25,
are finally adopted, the agency may not impose additional conditions as a part of a feedlot
permit, unless specifically required by law or agreed to by the feedlot operator.

(n) For the purposes of feedlot permitting, a discharge from land-applied manure
or a manure stockpile that is managed according to agency rule must not be subject to
a fine for a discharge violation.

(o) For the purposes of feedlot permitting, manure that is land applied, or a manure
stockpile that is managed according to agency rule, must not be considered a discharge
into waters of the state, unless the discharge is to waters of the state, as defined by
section 103G.005, subdivision 17, except type 1 or type 2 wetlands, as defined in section
103G.005, subdivision 17b, and does not meet discharge standards established for feedlots
under agency rule.

(p) Unless the upgrade is needed to correct an immediate public health threat under
section 145A.04, subdivision 8, or the facility is determined to be a concentrated animal
feeding operation under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.23, in effect on
April 15, 2003, the agency may not require a feedlot operator:

(1) to spend more than $3,000 to upgrade an existing feedlot with less than 300
animal units unless cost-share money is available to the feedlot operator for 75 percent of
the cost of the upgrade; or

(2) to spend more than $10,000 to upgrade an existing feedlot with between 300
and 500 animal units, unless cost-share money is available to the feedlot operator for 75
percent of the cost of the upgrade or $50,000, whichever is less.

(q) For the purposes of this section, "pastures" means areas, including winter feeding
areas as part of a grazing area, where grass or other growing plants are used for grazing
and where the concentration of animals allows a vegetative cover to be maintained during
the growing season except that vegetative cover is not required:

(1) in the immediate vicinity of supplemental feeding or watering devices;

(2) in associated corrals and chutes where livestock are gathered for the purpose of
sorting, veterinary services, loading and unloading trucks and trailers, and other necessary
activities related to good animal husbandry practices; and

(3) in associated livestock access lanes used to convey livestock to and from areas
of the pasture.

new text begin (r) A feedlot operator who stores and applies up to 100,000 gallons per calendar year
of private truck wash wastewater resulting from trucks that transport animals or supplies
to and from the feedlot does not require a permit to land-apply industrial by-products
if the feedlot operator stores and applies the wastewater in accordance with Pollution
Control Agency requirements for land applications of industrial by-product that do not
require a permit.
new text end

new text begin (s) A feedlot operator who holds a permit from the Pollution Control Agency to
land-apply industrial by-products from a private truck wash is not required to have a
certified land applicator apply the private truck wash wastewater if the wastewater is
applied by the feedlot operator to cropland owned or leased by the feedlot operator or
by a commercial animal waste technician licensed by the commissioner of agriculture
under chapter 18C.
new text end

new text begin For purposes of this paragraph and paragraph (r), "private truck wash" means a truck
washing facility owned or leased, operated, and used only by a feedlot operator to wash
trucks owned or leased by the feedlot operator and used to transport animals or supplies
to and from the feedlot.
new text end

Sec. 121.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116C.991, is amended to read:


116C.991 ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW; SILICA SAND PROJECTS.

(a) Until deleted text beginJuly 1, 2015deleted text endnew text begin a final rule is adopted pursuant to Laws 2013, chapter 114,
article 4, section 105, paragraph (d)
new text end, an environmental assessment worksheet must be
prepared for any silica sand project that meets or exceeds the following thresholds,
unless the project meets or exceeds the thresholds for an environmental impact statement
under rules of the Environmental Quality Board and an environmental impact statement
must be prepared:

(1) excavates 20 or more acres of land to a mean depth of ten feet or more during its
existence. The local government is the responsible governmental unit; or

(2) is designed to store or is capable of storing more than 7,500 tons of silica sand or
has an annual throughput of more than 200,000 tons of silica sand and is not required to
receive a permit from the Pollution Control Agency. The Pollution Control Agency is the
responsible governmental unit.

(b) In addition to the contents required under statute and rule, an environmental
assessment worksheet completed according to this section must include:

(1) a hydrogeologic investigation assessing potential groundwater and surface water
effects and geologic conditions that could create an increased risk of potentially significant
effects on groundwater and surface water;

(2) for a project with the potential to require a groundwater appropriation permit
from the commissioner of natural resources, an assessment of the water resources
available for appropriation;

(3) an air quality impact assessment that includes an assessment of the potential
effects from airborne particulates and dust;

(4) a traffic impact analysis, including documentation of existing transportation
systems, analysis of the potential effects of the project on transportation, and mitigation
measures to eliminate or minimize adverse impacts;

(5) an assessment of compatibility of the project with other existing uses; and

(6) mitigation measures that could eliminate or minimize any adverse environmental
effects for the project.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 122.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116D.04, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Discretionary review notification. new text end

new text begin The commissioners of natural
resources and the Pollution Control Agency, when ordering the preparation of a
discretionary environmental impact statement or discretionary environmental assessment
worksheet for a proposed action, must notify the proposer of the action by certified mail at
least 14 calendar days prior to making the order.
new text end

Sec. 123.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 127A.353, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Appointment.

The school trust lands director shall be appointed
by the governor. deleted text beginThe commissioner of administration shall provide office space for
the director.
deleted text end The commissioner shall provide human resources, payroll, accounting,
procurement, and other similar administrative services to the school trust lands director.
The director's appointment is subject to the advice and consent of the senate.

Sec. 124.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 144.12, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Camper cabins and bunk houses. new text end

new text begin Camper cabins and bunk houses are
exempt from floor space, air space, or bed spacing requirements applicable to lodging
establishments adopted by the commissioner. For the purposes of this section:
new text end

new text begin (1) "bunk house" means a building, structure, or enclosure intended to sleep more
than one person for up to three nights that does not include a kitchen or bathroom; and
new text end

new text begin (2) "camper cabin" means a permanent rustic enclosure with walls and a floor
that does not include a kitchen or bath; is located in a state park administered by the
commissioner of natural resources, at a resort as defined under section 157.15, subdivision
11, or at a recreational camping area as defined under section 327.14, subdivision 8; and is
intended to be a place where sleeping accommodations are furnished to the public.
new text end

Sec. 125.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 171.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin All-terrain vehicle safety certificate. new text end

new text begin (a) The department shall maintain
in its records information transmitted electronically from the commissioner of natural
resources identifying each person to whom the commissioner has issued an all-terrain
vehicle safety certificate. The records transmitted from the Department of Natural
Resources must contain the full name and date of birth as required for the driver's license
or identification card. Records that are not matched to a driver's license or identification
card record may be deleted after seven years.
new text end

new text begin (b) After receiving information under paragraph (a) that a person has received an
all-terrain vehicle safety certificate, the department shall include, on all drivers' licenses
or Minnesota identification cards subsequently issued to the person, a graphic or written
indication that the person has received the certificate.
new text end

new text begin (c) If a person who has received an all-terrain vehicle safety certificate applies
for a driver's license or Minnesota identification card before that information has been
transmitted to the department, the department may accept a copy of the certificate as proof
of its issuance and shall then follow the procedures in paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2016, or the date the new
driver and vehicle services information technology system is implemented, whichever
comes later.
new text end

Sec. 126.

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


Subd. 3.

Title examination.

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

Sec. 127.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.073, subdivision 1, is amended to
read:


Subdivision 1.

Program established.

When money is appropriated for grants
under this program, the authority shall award grants up to a maximum of $3,000,000 to
governmental units to cover up to one-half the cost of deleted text beginwastewater treatment or stormdeleted text end water
new text begininfrastructurenew text end projects made necessary by:

(1) a wasteload reduction prescribed under a total maximum daily load plan required
by section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, section
1313(d);

(2) a phosphorus concentration or mass limit which requires discharging one
milligram per liter or less at permitted design flow which is incorporated into a permit
issued by the Pollution Control Agency;

(3) any other water quality-based effluent limit established under section 115.03,
subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause (8), and incorporated into a permit issued by the
Pollution Control Agency that exceeds secondary treatment limits; or

(4) a total nitrogen limit of ten milligrams per liter or less for a land-based treatment
system.

Sec. 128.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.073, subdivision 3, is amended to
read:


Subd. 3.

Project priorities.

When money is appropriated for grants under this
program, the authority shall accept applications during the month of July and reserve
money for projects expected to proceed with construction by the end of the fiscal year in
the order listed on the Pollution Control Agency's project priority list and in an amount
based on the cost estimate submitted to the authority in the grant application or the as-bid
costs, whichever is less.new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Rules, chapter 7077, the Pollution
Control Agency may rank a drinking water infrastructure project on the agency's project
priority list if the project is necessary to meet an applicable requirement in subdivision 1.
new text end

Sec. 129.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 446A.073, subdivision 4, is amended to
read:


Subd. 4.

Grant approval.

The authority must make a grant for an eligible project
only after:

(1) the applicant has submitted the as-bid cost for the deleted text beginwastewater treatment or storm
deleted text endwaternew text begin infrastructurenew text end project;

(2) the Pollution Control Agency has approved the as-bid costs and certified the
grant eligible portion of the project; and

(3) the authority has determined that the additional financing necessary to complete
the project has been committed from other sources.

Sec. 130.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 473.1565, is amended to read:


473.1565 METROPOLITAN AREA WATER SUPPLY PLANNING
ACTIVITIES; ADVISORY deleted text beginCOMMITTEEdeleted text endnew text begin COMMITTEESnew text end.

Subdivision 1.

Planning activities.

(a) The Metropolitan Council must carry out
planning activities addressing the water supply needs of the metropolitan area as defined
in section 473.121, subdivision 2. The planning activities must include, at a minimum:

(1) development and maintenance of a base of technical information needed for
sound water supply decisions including surface and groundwater availability analyses,
water demand projections, water withdrawal and use impact analyses, modeling, and
similar studies;

(2) development and periodic update of a metropolitan area master water supply
plan, prepared in cooperation with and subject to the approval of the deleted text begincommissioner of
natural resources
deleted text endnew text begin policy advisory committee established in this sectionnew text end, that:

(i) provides guidance for local water supply systems and future regional investments;

(ii) emphasizes conservation, interjurisdictional cooperation, and long-term
sustainability; and

(iii) addresses the reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness of the metropolitan area
water supply system and its local and subregional components;

(3) recommendations for clarifying the appropriate roles and responsibilities of
local, regional, and state government in metropolitan area water supply;

(4) recommendations for streamlining and consolidating metropolitan area water
supply decision-making and approval processes; and

(5) recommendations for the ongoing and long-term funding of metropolitan area
water supply planning activities and capital investments.

(b) The council must carry out the planning activities in this subdivision in
consultation with the Metropolitan Area Water Supply new text beginPolicy and Technical new text endAdvisory
deleted text beginCommitteedeleted text endnew text begin Committeesnew text end established in deleted text beginsubdivision 2deleted text endnew text begin this sectionnew text end.

Subd. 2.

new text beginPolicy new text endadvisory committee.

(a) A Metropolitan Area Water Supply
new text beginPolicy new text endAdvisory Committee is established to assist the council in its planning activities in
subdivision 1. The new text beginpolicy new text endadvisory committee has the following membership:

(1) the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designee;

(2) the commissioner of health or the commissioner's designee;

(3) the commissioner of natural resources or the commissioner's designee;

(4) the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner's
designee;

(5) two officials of counties that are located in the metropolitan area, appointed by
the governornew text begin, in consultation with the Association of Minnesota Countiesnew text end;

(6) five officials of noncounty local governmental units that are located in the
metropolitan area, appointed by the governornew text begin, in consultation with the Association of
Metropolitan Municipalities
new text end;

(7) the chair of the Metropolitan Council or the chair's designee, who is chair of the
advisory committee; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(8) one official each from the counties of Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, and Wright,
appointed by the governornew text begin, in consultation with the Association of Minnesota Counties
and the League of Minnesota Cities; and
new text end

new text begin (9) a representative of the Saint Paul Regional Water Services, appointed by and
serving at the pleasure of the Saint Paul Regional Water Services, and a representative
of the Minneapolis Water Department, appointed by and serving at the pleasure of the
mayor of the city of Minneapolis
new text end.

A local government unit in each of the seven counties in the metropolitan area
and Chisago, Isanti, Sherburne, and Wright Counties must be represented in the 11
appointments made under clauses (5), (6), and (8).

(b) Members of the advisory committee appointed by the governor serve at the
pleasure of the governor. Members of the advisory committee serve without compensation
but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as determined by the Metropolitan
Council. deleted text beginThe advisory committee expires December 31, 2016.
deleted text end

(c) The council must consider the work and recommendations of thenew text begin policynew text end advisory
committee when the council is preparing its regional development framework.

new text begin Subd. 2a. new text end

new text begin Technical advisory committee. new text end

new text begin A Metropolitan Area Water Supply
Technical Advisory Committee is established to inform the policy advisory committee's
work by providing scientific and engineering expertise necessary to provide the region
an adequate and sustainable water supply. The technical advisory committee consists of
15 members appointed by the policy advisory committee, with the majority of members
representing single-city and multicity public water supply systems in the metropolitan
area and including experts in:
new text end

new text begin (1) water resources analysis and modeling;
new text end

new text begin (2) hydrology; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the engineering, planning, design, and construction of water systems or water
systems finance.
new text end

new text begin Members of the technical advisory committee serve at the pleasure of the policy advisory
committee, without compensation, but may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses as
determined by the council.
new text end

Subd. 3.

Reports to legislature.

new text begin(a) new text endThe council must submit reports to the
legislature regarding its findings, recommendations, and continuing planning activities
under subdivision 1. These reports shall be included in the "Minnesota Water Plan"
required in section 103B.151, and five-year interim reports may be provided as necessary.

new text begin (b) By February 15, 2017, and at least every five years thereafter, the policy advisory
committee shall report to the council, the Legislative Water Commission, and the chairs
and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources with the information
required under this section. The policy advisory committee's report and recommendations
must include information provided by the technical advisory committee.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following
final enactment and applies in the counties of Anoka, Carver, Dakota, Hennepin, Ramsey,
Scott, and Washington.
new text end

Sec. 131. new text beginSURPLUS STATE LAND SALES.
new text end

new text begin The school trust lands director shall identify, in consultation with the commissioner
of natural resources, at least $5,000,000 in state-owned lands suitable for sale. The lands
identified shall not be within a unit of the outdoor recreation system under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, an administrative site, or trust land. The commissioner shall
sell at least $3,000,000 worth of lands identified under this section by June 30, 2017.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.16, subdivision 3, or any other law to the
contrary, the amount of the proceeds from the sale of lands that exceeds the actual expenses
of selling the lands must be deposited in the school trust lands account and used to
extinguish the school trust interest as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 92.83, on
school trust lands that have public water access sites or old growth forests located on them.
new text end

Sec. 132. new text beginREQUIRED RULEMAKING; SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT
SYSTEMS.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules, using the
expedited rulemaking process in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, that set forth
procedures to conform with the changes to Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115, under this act
and to streamline the subsurface sewage treatment system (SSTS) license application and
renewal process in a manner that:
new text end

new text begin (1) surety bond and insurance requirements of licensed SSTS businesses meet the
requirements of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 115 and section 326B.46, subdivision 2; and
new text end

new text begin (2) properly trained SSTS installers may complete work on a building sewer with
respect to the Plumbing Code and plumbing program and SSTS designers and inspectors
may complete work on a building sewer connected to an SSTS with respect to the
Plumbing Code and plumbing program.
new text end

Sec. 133. new text beginWETLAND CONSERVATION ACT REPORT.
new text end

new text begin By March 15, 2016, the Board of Water and Soil Resources, in cooperation with the
Department of Natural Resources, shall report to the committees with jurisdiction over
environment and natural resources on the proposals to implement high priority areas for
wetland replacement and in-lieu fees for replacement and modify wetland replacement
siting and actions eligible for credit. In developing the report, the board and department
shall consult with stakeholders and agencies.
new text end

Sec. 134. new text beginALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE REGISTRATION TRANSITION.
new text end

new text begin (a) A person must have an unexpired class 1 or class 2 all-terrain vehicle or off-road
vehicle registration and may continue to display the unexpired class 1 or class 2 all-terrain
vehicle or off-road vehicle registration until the electronic licensing system has been
upgraded to conform with the amendments to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.92, under
this act.
new text end

new text begin (b) When the electronic licensing system has been upgraded, a person who possesses
an unexpired class 1 or class 2 all-terrain vehicle or off-road vehicle registration may
continue to display that unexpired class 1 or class 2 all-terrain vehicle or off-road vehicle
registration until the class 1 or class 2 all-terrain vehicle or off-road vehicle registration is
renewed, transferred, or replacement registration is applied for.
new text end

Sec. 135. new text beginCOST ANALYSIS OF WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of management and budget, after consultation with the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, shall issue a request for proposal not to
exceed $500,000 to contract with a nonstate entity for an engineering cost analysis of
current and recently adopted, proposed, or anticipated changes to water quality standards
and rules, including:
new text end

new text begin (1) recently adopted or proposed changes to total suspended solid, nutrient, chloride,
nitrate, and sulfate standards;
new text end

new text begin (2) proposed nondegradation rulemaking provisions; and
new text end

new text begin (3) proposed changes to water quality standards to incorporate a tiered aquatic
life use framework.
new text end

new text begin (b) The contractor may employ engineering subcontractors serving local
governments to complete the analysis. The analysis must include a cost analysis for a
representative sample of at least 15 communities and provide an estimate of the cost impact
to average residential and commercial connections in those communities. The sample
must include a diverse set of communities based on geography, watersheds, community
size, wastewater facility types and operators, storm water system types, and other factors
to ensure the analysis is representative of the state as a whole. The analysis must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) an estimate of the overall capital and operating costs to maintain and upgrade
wastewater and storm water systems for existing water quality standards;
new text end

new text begin (2) an estimate of the overall capital and operating costs likely to be incurred
to upgrade wastewater and storm water systems for recently adopted, proposed, or
anticipated changes to water quality standards; and
new text end

new text begin (3) an estimate of the incremental effect to overall water quality in the receiving
waters as a direct result of the recently adopted, proposed, or anticipated changes to
water quality standards.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall submit the analysis to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the committees and divisions of the house of representatives and senate with
jurisdiction over water quality standards no later than January 1, 2017.
new text end

new text begin (d) Any appropriation for the contract under paragraph (a) does not cancel and is
available until expended. Any money in excess of the $500,000 needed must be paid
from the agency's base budget.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 136. new text beginWILD RICE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.
new text end

new text begin (a) Until the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency amends rules refining
the wild rice water quality standard in Minnesota Rules, part 7050.0224, subpart 2, to
consider all independent research and publicly funded research and to include criteria for
identifying waters and a list of waters subject to the standard, implementation of the wild
rice water quality standard in Minnesota Rules, part 7050.0224, subpart 2, shall be limited
to the following, unless the permittee requests additional conditions:
new text end

new text begin (1) when issuing, modifying, or renewing national pollutant discharge elimination
system (NPDES) or state disposal system (SDS) permits, the agency shall endeavor to
protect wild rice, and in doing so shall be limited by the following conditions:
new text end

new text begin (i) the agency shall not require permittees to expend money for design or
implementation of sulfate treatment technologies or other forms of sulfate mitigation; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the agency may require sulfate minimization plans in permits; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the agency shall not list waters containing natural beds of wild rice as impaired
for sulfate under section 303(d) of the federal Clean Water Act, United States Code, title
33, section 1313, until the rulemaking described in this paragraph takes effect.
new text end

new text begin (b) Upon the rule described in paragraph (a) taking effect, the agency may reopen
permits issued or reissued after the effective date of this section as needed to include
numeric permit limits based on the wild rice water quality standard.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner shall complete the rulemaking described in paragraph (a) by
January 15, 2018.
new text end

Sec. 137. new text beginFEDERAL CLEAN WATER ACT SECTION 404 PERMIT PROGRAM
FEASIBILITY STUDY.
new text end

new text begin (a) The Board of Water and Soil Resources and the commissioner of natural
resources shall study the feasibility of the state assuming administration of the section
404 permit program of the federal Clean Water Act. The United States Army Corps of
Engineers, St. Paul District; and the United States Environmental Protection Agency shall
be consulted with during the development of the study. The study shall identify:
new text end

new text begin (1) the federal requirements for state assumption of the 404 program;
new text end

new text begin (2) the potential extent of assumption, including those waters that would remain under
the jurisdiction of the United States Army Corps of Engineers due to the prohibition of 404
assumption in certain waters as defined in section 404(g)(1) of the federal Clean Water Act;
new text end

new text begin (3) differences in waters regulated under Minnesota laws compared to waters of the
United States, including complications and potential solutions to address the current
uncertainties relating to determining waters of the United States;
new text end

new text begin (4) measures to ensure the protection of aquatic resources consistent with the Clean
Water Act, Wetland Conservation Act, and the public waters program administered by the
Department of Natural Resources;
new text end

new text begin (5) changes to existing state law, including changes to current implementation
structure and processes, that would need to occur to allow for state assumption of the
404 program;
new text end

new text begin (6) new agency responsibilities for implementing federal requirements and
procedures that would become the obligation of the state under assumption, including the
staff and resources needed for implementation;
new text end

new text begin (7) the estimated costs and savings that would accrue to affected units of government;
new text end

new text begin (8) the effect on application review and approval processes and time frames;
new text end

new text begin (9) alternatives to assumption that would also achieve the goals of regulatory
simplification, efficiency, and reduced permitting times;
new text end

new text begin (10) options for financing any additional costs of implementation; and
new text end

new text begin (11) other information as determined by the board and commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board and commissioner shall involve stakeholders in the development of
the plan of study consistent with Minnesota Statutes, section 103B.101, subdivision 16.
new text end

new text begin (c) By January 15, 2017, the board and commissioner must report the study to the
legislative policy and finance committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment
and natural resources.
new text end

Sec. 138. new text beginMETROPOLITAN PARKS; INTEREST EARNINGS.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Laws 1985, First Special Session chapter 15, section 5, subdivision
2, paragraph (b), and Laws 1987, chapter 384, article 3, section 45, the Metropolitan
Council shall use the interest earnings in Laws 1985, First Special Session chapter 15,
section 5, subdivision 2, for the use and betterment of all regional recreational open space
lands under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2018.
new text end

Sec. 139. new text beginREFUNDS; YOUTH BEAR LICENSES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources may issue refunds for youth bear licenses
that were purchased between August 1, 2013, and June 30, 2014, to individuals who were
10, 11, or 12 years old at the time of purchase until June 30, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 140. new text beginWATER RETENTION PROJECTS.
new text end

new text begin By August 1, 2015, the commissioner of natural resources, in cooperation with
the commissioners of agriculture and the Pollution Control Agency, the Board of Water
and Soil Resources, and other interested parties, shall develop proposals for significant
large-scale projects that provide flood water retention, water quality improvements,
nutrient and sediment reduction, and wildlife habitat for submission to the Lessard-Sams
Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, and the Legislative-Citizen Commission
on Minnesota Resources for funding in fiscal year 2017. Any deadlines established by the
Lessard-Sams Outdoor Heritage Council, Clean Water Council, or the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources are waived for purposes of the submissions.
new text end

Sec. 141. new text beginWILD TURKEY CRITICAL HABITAT PLATE.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources and the commissioner of public safety must
select a design depicting wild turkey when selecting designs for the next selection of critical
habitat plates as provided under Minnesota Statutes, section 168.1296, subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 142. new text beginBASE BUDGET REPORT.
new text end

new text begin The commissioners of agriculture, natural resources, and the Pollution Control
Agency shall each submit a report that contains the details of their base budgets,
including prior appropriation riders, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the
house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the
environment and natural resources by October 15, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 143. new text beginNEGATIVE SURFACE WATER IMPACTS; RECOMMENDATIONS.
new text end

new text begin By December 15, 2015, the commissioner of natural resources shall consult with
interested stakeholders and submit a report to the Legislative Water Commission and
the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over the environment and natural resources
policy and finance on recommendations for statutory or rule definitions and thresholds for
negative impacts to surface waters as described in Minnesota Statutes, sections 103G.285
and 103G.287, subdivision 2. Stakeholders must include but are not limited to agricultural
interests; environmental interests; businesses; community water suppliers; state, federal,
and local agencies; universities; and other interested stakeholders.
new text end

Sec. 144. new text beginRULEMAKING; SSTS; EXISTING CAMPGROUNDS AND
RESORTS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules, using the
expedited rulemaking process in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, to eliminate the need
for existing campgrounds and resorts that are open for 180 days or less per year to estimate
wastewater flow rates to subsurface sewage treatment systems as required by Minnesota
Rules, part 7081.0040, subpart 1, item B. The rules shall establish flow monitoring and
recording for subsurface sewage treatment systems at existing campgrounds and resorts
that are open for 180 days or less per year as provided in paragraphs (b) to (f).
new text end

new text begin (b) The rules shall provide that existing campgrounds and resorts are allowed to use
the following flow measurement methods:
new text end

new text begin (1) sewage lift station pump with runtime meter and counter;
new text end

new text begin (2) sewage flow meter;
new text end

new text begin (3) flow meters on wells; and
new text end

new text begin (4) water softener system with flow measurement when the measurement includes
all flow to the subsurface soil treatment system, including backwash.
new text end

new text begin (c) The measured flow rate must include the total of all treatment systems that are
located on the resort or campground. If fewer than 25 percent of the systems are not
measured, an average of the metered systems can be used to determine the flow from
the unmetered systems.
new text end

new text begin (d) A daily flow rate and daily campground occupancy rate must be recorded for a
minimum of two weeks, centered on and including July 4. Weekly monitoring must also
be done for an additional continuous two weeks prior and two weeks following July 4.
new text end

new text begin (e) If no flow data exists, the existing campground or resort owner or operator shall
implement an acceptable flow measurement plan and start measuring and recording flow
data within 120 days of notification.
new text end

new text begin (f) Flow measurement devices must be calibrated before start-up of monitoring and
another calibration during the test to verify results.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 145. new text beginRULEMAKING; SEPTIC SYSTEM PROFESSIONALS;
ELIGIBILITY.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall adopt rules, using the
expedited rulemaking process in Minnesota Statutes, section 14.389, to create a procedure
for previously or currently certification-eligible septic system professionals to apply to
re-establish or maintain certification eligibility. The conditional eligibility shall begin upon
acceptance of an application by the Pollution Control Agency and end upon completion of
recertification procedures, including completion of necessary continuing education and
examinations. The length of the conditional eligibility shall be limited to one year.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 146. new text beginINITIAL IMPLEMENTATION; WAIVERS.
new text end

new text begin A soil and water conservation district must grant a conditional compliance waiver
under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.48, to landowners who have applied for and
maintained eligibility for financial assistance within one year of the dates listed in
Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.48, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), according to Minnesota
Statutes, section 103F.48. A conditional compliance waiver also must be granted to
landowners who are subject to a drainage proceeding commenced under Minnesota
Statutes, sections 103E.011, subdivision 5; 103E.021, subdivision 6; and 103E.715. The
conditional compliance waiver is valid until financial assistance is available for buffer
installation, but not later than November 1, 2018.
new text end

Sec. 147. new text beginTRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin (a) By June 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer
to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account, established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, the remaining balance in the forests for the future
conservation easement account under Minnesota Statutes, section 84.68.
new text end

new text begin (b) By June 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer
to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account, established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, the following amounts:
new text end

new text begin (1) $114,840 from Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section
2, subdivision 3, paragraph (a);
new text end

new text begin (2) $25,000 from Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 5,
paragraph (a); and
new text end

new text begin (3) $14,000 from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer additional
amounts from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph
(c), to the natural resources conservation easement stewardship account, established in
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, upon closing on conservation easements funded by the
appropriation, provided that total transfers to the account shall not exceed $42,000.
new text end

new text begin (d) The commissioner of management and budget shall transfer amounts from
Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2, paragraph (e), to the natural
resources conservation easement stewardship account, established in Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.69, upon closing on conservation easements funded by the appropriation,
provided that total transfers to the account shall not exceed $112,000.
new text end

new text begin (e) By June 30, 2015, the commissioner of management and budget shall transfer to
the water and soil conservation easement stewardship account, established in Minnesota
Statutes, section 103B.103, the following amounts:
new text end

new text begin (1) $191,667 from Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section
2, subdivision 2, paragraph (c);
new text end

new text begin (2) $57,750 from Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section
2, subdivision 4, paragraph (a);
new text end

new text begin (3) $15,750 from Laws 2011, First Special Session chapter 6, article 1, section
2, subdivision 4, paragraph (c);
new text end

new text begin (4) $48,000 from Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
paragraph (a);
new text end

new text begin (5) $1,821 from Laws 2012, chapter 264, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3,
paragraph (a);
new text end

new text begin (6) $26,400 from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 3,
paragraph (b);
new text end

new text begin (7) $26,400 from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
paragraph (e);
new text end

new text begin (8) $4,800 from Laws 2013, chapter 137, article 1, section 2, subdivision 4,
paragraph (d); and
new text end

new text begin (9) $4,500 from Laws 2014, chapter 256, article 1, section 2, subdivision 2,
paragraph (f).
new text end

new text begin (f) The commissioner of management and budget shall continue to transfer money,
appropriated to the Board of Water and Soil Resources on or before June 30, 2015,
for conservation easement monitoring and enforcement funds to the water and soil
conservation easement stewardship account, established in Minnesota Statutes, section
103B.103, upon closing on conservation easements, provided that total transfers to the
account shall not exceed the "up to" amount specified in each appropriation.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 148. new text beginREVISOR'S INSTRUCTIONS.
new text end

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

new text begin (b) The revisor of statutes shall renumber the subdivisions of Minnesota Statutes,
section 103G.005, to retain alphabetical order and shall correct cross-references to the
renumbered subdivisions.
new text end

Sec. 149. new text beginREVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.
new text end

new text begin The revisor of statutes shall prepare draft legislation to amend statutes to conform
with structural changes to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under sections 114
to 117 and 150. The revisor shall submit the proposed legislation to the chairs of the
house of representatives and senate committees with jurisdiction over environment policy
by January 1, 2016.
new text end

Sec. 150. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 84.68; 88.47; 88.48; 88.49, subdivisions 1, 2,
and 10; 88.491, subdivision 1; 88.51, subdivision 2; and 282.013,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 86B.13, subdivisions 2 and 4, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, sections 103F.421, subdivision 5; 103F.451; and
114D.50, subdivision 4a,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (d) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 116.02, subdivisions 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and
10,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (b) of this section is effective the day following
final enactment.
new text end

ARTICLE 5

GAME AND FISH

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.027, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:


Subd. 13a.

Game and fish expedited permanent rules.

new text begin(a) new text endIn addition to the
authority granted in subdivision 13, the commissioner of natural resources may adopt rules
under section 14.389 that are authorized under:

(1) chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C to describe zone or permit area boundaries, to
designate fish spawning beds or fish preserves, to select hunters or anglers for areas,
to provide for registration of game or fish, to prevent or control wildlife disease, or to
correct errors or omissions in rules that do not have a substantive effect on the intent or
application of the original rule; or

(2) section 84D.12 to list prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species, and
unregulated nonnative species.

new text begin (b) The commissioner of natural resources may adopt rules under section 14.389
that are authorized under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C, for purposes in addition to those
listed in paragraph (a), clause (1), subject to the notice and public hearing provisions
of section 14.389, subdivision 5.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.0274, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Condemnation limits.

No lands shall be acquired by the commissioner
of natural resources by means of condemnation unless the owner requests that the
owner's lands be condemned or the condemnation is specifically authorized by law.
new text beginNotwithstanding subdivision 5, paragraph (g), and sections 117.52 and 117.521, the owner
shall not be paid relocation costs when the owner requests that their lands be condemned.
new text end

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 84.0274, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Owner's rights.

When the state proposes to purchase in fee or any lesser
interest in land which will be administered by the commissioner of natural resources, the
landowner shall have the following rights:

(a) the right to be informed of the specific intended use of the property and of any
change in the intended use of the property which occurs during the acquisition process.
The owner shall also be informed that the documents regarding the purchase will be public
records if the land is purchased by the state;

(b) the right to be paid a fair price for the property. The price shall include the
fair market value of the land plus:

(1) all necessary incidental costs such as abstracting and recording fees related
to the sale. The costs of clearing title defects, paying taxes, and attorney's fees are not
reimbursable; and

(2) any penalties incurred by the owner where the property is security for a loan or
advance of credit that contains a provision requiring or permitting the imposition of a
penalty if the loan or advance of credit is prepaid;

(c) the right to payment, at the owner's election, in a lump sum or in up to four
annual installments;

(d) the right to have the property fairly appraised by the state. The state's appraiser
shall physically inspect the property and the owner shall be allowed to accompany the
appraiser when the appraisal is made. The state's appraiser shall certify in the appraisal
report to having physically inspected the property and having given the landowner an
opportunity to accompany the appraiser on inspections. Notwithstanding section 13.44,
subdivision 3
, before an offer is made, the landowner shall be informed of the value
determined pursuant to section 84.0272;

(e) the right to retain a qualified independent appraiser to conduct an appraisal at any
time prior to certification of the state's appraisal of the property deleted text beginand to be reimbursed for
appraisal fees as provided in section 117.232, subdivision 1, if the land is sold to the state
deleted text endand to have that appraisal considered along with the state's in certifying the selling price
new text beginand the right to be reimbursed for appraisal fees up to $1,500 if the land is sold to the statenew text end;

(f) the right to have the state acquire the property by means of condemnation upon
the owner's request with the agreement of the commissioner;

(g) new text beginwhen the property is being acquired by condemnation or the condemnation is
specifically authorized by law,
new text endthe right to receive or waive relocation assistance, services,
payments and benefits as provided in sections 117.52 and 117.521new text begin and to contest the state's
offer for relocation and moving expenses
new text end;

(h) the right to accept the state's offer for the property deleted text beginand contest the state's offer for
relocation and moving expenses
deleted text end;

(i) the right to continue occupancy of the property until full payment is received,
provided that when the owner elects to receive payment in annual installments pursuant to
clause (c), the owner may retain occupancy until the first payment is made; and

(j) the right to seek the advice of counsel regarding any aspect of the land transaction.

Sec. 4.

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


Subd. 3.

Bait harvest from infested waters.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

new text begin (d) In the Mississippi River downstream of St. Anthony Falls and the St.
Croix River downstream of the dam at Taylors Falls, including portions described as
Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary waters in Minnesota Rules, part 6266.0500, subpart 1,
items A and B, the harvest of gizzard shad by cast net for noncommercial personal use as
bait for angling, as provided in a permit issued under section 84D.11, is allowed as follows:
new text end

new text begin (1) nontarget species must immediately be returned to the water;
new text end

new text begin (2) gizzard shad taken under this paragraph must be used on the same body of water
where caught and while still on that water body. Where the river is divided by barriers
such as dams, the gizzard shad must be caught and used on the same section of the river;
new text end

new text begin (3) gizzard shad taken under this paragraph may not be transported off the water
body; and
new text end

new text begin (4) gizzard shad harvested under this paragraph may only be used in accordance
with this section.
new text end

new text begin This paragraph expires December 1, 2017.
new text end

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

Sec. 5.

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


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Construction area restrictions. new text end

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

Sec. 6.

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


Subdivision 1.

General requirements.

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

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

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

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

(i) a shoreline;

(ii) a dock;

(iii) a swimmer;

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

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

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

(i) an observer is on board; or

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

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

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

(7) to chase or harass wildlife;

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

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

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

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

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

Sec. 7.

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


Subd. 4.

Dealers and rental operations.

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

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

(2) the safe operation of personal watercraft.

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

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

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

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

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

Sec. 8.

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


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

Subdivision 1.

Observer or mirror required.

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

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

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

Subd. 2.

new text beginProhibited new text endnight deleted text beginskiing or towing prohibiteddeleted text endnew text begin activitiesnew text end.

new text beginOn waters of this
state, from one-half hour after sunset to sunrise of the following day,
new text enda person may notnew text begin:
new text end

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

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

new text begin (3) new text endbe towed new text beginby a watercraft; new text endor

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

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.015, subdivision 49, is amended to read:


Subd. 49.

Undressed bird.

"Undressed bird" means:

(1) a bird, deleted text beginexcludingdeleted text endnew text begin includingnew text end ducks, with a fully feathered wing intact;new text begin or
new text end

(2) deleted text begina duck with a fully feathered wing and head attached; or
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3)deleted text end a pheasant, Hungarian partridge, or wild turkey with one leg and foot intact.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.045, subdivision 11, is amended to read:


Subd. 11.

Power to prevent or control wildlife disease.

(a) If the commissioner
determines that action is necessary to prevent or control a wildlife disease, the
commissioner may prevent or control wildlife disease in a species of wild animal in
addition to the protection provided by the game and fish laws by further limiting, closing,
expanding, or opening seasons or areas of the state; by reducing or increasing limits in
areas of the state; by establishing disease management zones; by authorizing free licenses;
by allowing shooting from motor vehicles by persons designated by the commissioner;
by issuing replacement licenses for sick animals; by requiring sample collection from
hunter-harvested animals; by limiting wild animal possession, transportation, and
disposition; and by restricting wildlife feeding.

(b) The commissioner shall restrict wildlife feeding within the modified accredited
bovine tuberculosis zone proposed by the Board of Animal Health. In addition to any
other penalties provided by law, a person who violates wildlife feeding restrictions
required under this paragraph may not obtain a hunting license to take a wild animal
for two years after the date of conviction.

(c) The commissioner may prevent or control wildlife disease in a species of wild
animal in the state by new text beginposting restrictions on public access to active disease areas or by
new text endemergency rule adopted under section 84.027, subdivision 13.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.057, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Compliance with federal law.

The commissioner shall take any
action necessary to comply with the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, United
States Code, title 16, sections 669 to 669i, and the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act,
United States Code, title 16, sections 777 to 777k.new text begin Notwithstanding section 16E.145 or
any other law to the contrary, an appropriation for an information or telecommunications
technology project from the game and fish fund, as established in section 97A.055, must
be made to the commissioner. Any assets acquired with or expenditures made from the
game and fish fund must remain under control of the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.211, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Notice to appear in court.

(a) A person must be given notice to
appear in court for a misdemeanor violation of the game and fish laws; chapter 84, 84D,
103E, or 103G; sections 103F.201 to 103F.221; or section 103F.601 or 609.68 if:

(1) the person is arrested and is released from custody prior to appearing before a
court; or

(2) the person is subject to a lawful arrest and is not arrested because it reasonably
appears to the enforcement officer that arrest is unnecessary to prevent further criminal
conduct and that there is a substantial likelihood that the person will respond to a notice.

(b) The enforcement officer shall preparedeleted text begin, in quadruplicate,deleted text end a written new text beginor electronic
new text endnotice to appear in courtnew text begin as provided by Rules of Criminal Procedure and section 169.99new text end.
The notice must be in the form and has the effect of a summons and complaint. The notice
must contain the name and address of the person chargeddeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin andnew text end the offensedeleted text begin, anddeleted text endnew text begin. The notice
must contain
new text end the time and the place to appear in courtdeleted text begin. The court must have jurisdiction
within the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed
deleted text endnew text begin or must direct the
defendant to contact the court or violations bureau to schedule an appearance
new text end.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.211, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Release after arrest.

A person arrested for a misdemeanor violation of
the game and fish laws; chapter 84, 84D, 103E, or 103G; sections 103F.201 to 103F.221;
or section 103F.601 or 609.68 may obtain release by deleted text beginsigning the written notice prepared
by the arresting officer
deleted text end promising to appear in court. The officer shall deliver a deleted text begincopy
marked "SUMMONS"
deleted text endnew text begin noticenew text end to the person arrested. The officer must then release the
person from custody.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.255, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Each violation a separate offensenew text begin; prosecution of aggregated offensesnew text end.

new text begin (a) Except as allowed in paragraph (b), new text endeach wild animal unlawfully taken, bought,
sold, transported, or possessed is a separate offense. If acquitted, a person may not be
prosecuted for a similar offense involving another animal in the same incident.

new text begin (b) In any prosecution that involves two or more offenses committed by the same
person within six months in two or more counties, the accused may be prosecuted in any
county in which one of the offenses was committed for all of the offenses in aggregate.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.411, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Deer license.

(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c), a license
to take deer by archery, firearms, or muzzleloader issued after the opening of the related
archery, firearms, or muzzleloader deer season, respectively, is not valid deleted text beginuntil the second
day after
deleted text endnew text begin unlessnew text end it deleted text beginisdeleted text endnew text begin wasnew text end issuednew text begin prior to legal shooting hours on the day of its first usenew text end.

(b) The commissioner may issue a license to take additional deer under section
97B.301, subdivision 4, that is new text beginnot new text endvalid deleted text beginimmediately upon issuancedeleted text endnew text begin unless it was issued
prior to legal shooting hours on the day the license is first used
new text end.

(c) Paragraph (a) does not apply to deer licenses for discharged military personnel
under section 97A.465, subdivision 4.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.435, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Separate selection of eligible licensees.

(a) The commissioner may
conduct a separate selection for up to 20 percent of the turkey licenses to be issued for any
area. Only persons who are owners or tenants of and who live on at least 40 acres of land
in the new text beginpermit new text endarea, and their family membersnew text begin who live on the qualifying landnew text end, are eligible
applicants for turkey licenses for the separate selection. The qualifying land may be
noncontiguous. Persons who are unsuccessful in a separate selection must be included in
the selection for the remaining licenses. Persons who obtain a license in a separate selection
must allow public turkey hunting on their land during that turkey season. A license issued
under this subdivision is restricted to the permit area where the qualifying land is located.

(b) The commissioner may by rule establish criteria for determining eligible family
members under this subdivision.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.465, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Residents of veterans homes. new text end

new text begin (a) A resident from a Minnesota veterans
home may obtain a firearm or muzzleloader deer license during the season and take
antlerless deer without a permit in all areas of the state open during the respective regular
firearms or muzzleloader deer seasons in any permit area. This subdivision does not
authorize the taking of an antlerless deer by another member of a party under section
97B.301, subdivision 3, in an area closed to taking antlerless deer or where the number of
antlerless deer that may be taken is limited by a quota on the number of permits.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person may assist a Minnesota veterans home resident during the firearms or
muzzleloader deer season without having a deer hunting license, but the person may
not shoot a deer.
new text end

Sec. 18.

new text begin [97A.56] FERAL SWINE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definition. new text end

new text begin For purposes of this section, "feral swine" means a
member of the genus and species Sus scrofa that lives in the wild.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Prohibited actions; penalty. new text end

new text begin (a) A person may not possess or release
feral swine or swine that were feral during any part of the swines' lifetime or allow feral
swine to run at large.
new text end

new text begin (b) A person may not hunt or trap feral swine, except as authorized by the
commissioner for feral swine control or eradication. It is not a violation of this section if a
person shoots a feral swine and reports the taking to the commissioner within 24 hours.
All swine taken in this manner must be surrendered to the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (c) A person who violates this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Authorized removal of feral swine. new text end

new text begin A person authorized under game and
fish laws to take feral swine is not liable to the owner for the value of the animals.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 19.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.031, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Scopes; visually impaired hunters.

(a) Notwithstanding any other law
to the contrary, the commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to use a
muzzleloader with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season to a person who new text beginis
under age 60, who
new text endobtains the required licensesnew text begin,new text end and who has a visual impairment. The
scope may not have magnification capabilities.

(b) The visual impairment must be to the extent that the applicant is unable
to identify targets and the rifle sights at the same time without a scope. The visual
impairment and specific conditions must be established by medical evidence verified in
writing by (1) a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner or certified physician
assistant acting under the direction of a licensed physician; (2) a licensed ophthalmologist;
or (3) a licensed optometrist. The commissioner may request additional information from
the physician if needed to verify the applicant's eligibility for the permit.

(c) A permit issued under this subdivision may be valid for up to five years, based
on the permanence of the visual impairment as determined by the licensed physician,
ophthalmologist, or optometrist.

(d) The permit must be in the immediate possession of the permittee when hunting
under the special permit.

(e) The commissioner may deny, modify, suspend, or revoke a permit issued under
this subdivision for cause, including a violation of the game and fish laws or rules.

(f) A person who knowingly makes a false application or assists another in making
a false application for a permit under this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor. A
physician, certified nurse practitioner, certified physician assistant, ophthalmologist, or
optometrist who fraudulently certifies to the commissioner that a person is visually
impaired as described in this subdivision is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(g) A permit is not required under this subdivision to use an electronic range finder
according to section 97B.081, subdivision 3, paragraph (c).

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.031, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Scopes; age 60 or over. new text end

new text begin A person age 60 or over may use a muzzleloader
with a scope to take deer during the muzzleloader season. The scope may have
magnification capabilities.
new text end

Sec. 21.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.041, is amended to read:


97B.041 POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION RESTRICTED
IN DEER ZONES.

(a) A person may not possess a firearm or ammunition outdoors during the period
beginning the fifth day before the open firearms season and ending the second day after
the close of the season within an area where deer may be taken by a firearm, except:

(1) during the open season and in an area where big game may be taken, a firearm
and ammunition authorized for taking big game in that area may be used to take big game
in that area if the person has a valid big game license in possession;

(2) an unloaded firearm that is in a case or in a closed trunk of a motor vehicle;

(3) a shotgun and shells containing No. 4 buckshot or smaller diameter lead shot
or steel shot;

(4) a handgun or rifle capable of firing only rimfire cartridges of .17 and .22 caliber,
including .22 magnum caliber cartridges;

(5) handguns possessed by a person authorized to carry a handgun under sections
624.714 and 624.715 for the purpose authorized; and

(6) on a target range operated under a permit from the commissioner.

(b) This section does not apply during an open firearms season in an area where deer
may be taken only by muzzleloader, except that muzzle-loading firearms lawful for the
taking of deer may be possessed only by persons with a valid license to take deer by
muzzleloader during the muzzleloader season. While muzzleloader hunting, a person with
a valid license to take deer by muzzleloader may not possess a firearm other than:

(1) a muzzleloader that is legal for taking deer under section 97B.031, subdivision
1
; and

(2) a firearm as described in paragraph (a), clauses (2) to (5).

new text begin (c) A first violation of paragraph (a) is punishable by a warning.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.063, is amended to read:


97B.063 HUNTER SATISFACTION SURVEY.

The commissioner shall new text beginannually new text endadminister the collection of hunter information
related to participation and satisfaction. This may include information on preferences,
values, interests, participation rates and patterns, barriers to participation, or other factors.
The data shall be collected using established social science methods.new text begin The commissioner
shall annually submit a summary of the information gathered under this section to
the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources no
later than January 1 for the preceding fiscal year. The commissioner shall also make the
summary information available on the department's Web site.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Exceptions.

(a) It is not a violation of this section for a person to:

(1) cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light to take raccoons
according to section 97B.621, subdivision 3, or tend traps according to section 97B.931;

(2) hunt fox or coyote from January 1 to March 15 while using a handheld artificial
light, provided that the person is:

(i) on foot;

(ii) using a shotgun;

(iii) not within a public road right-of-way;

(iv) using a handheld or electronic calling device; and

(v) not within 200 feet of a motor vehicle; or

(3) cast the rays of a handheld artificial light to retrieve wounded or dead big game
animals, provided that the person is:

(i) on foot; and

(ii) not in possession of a firearm or bow.

(b) It is not a violation of subdivision 2 for a person to cast the rays of a spotlight,
headlight, or other artificial light to:

(1) carry out any agricultural, safety, emergency response, normal vehicle operation,
or occupation-related activities that do not involve taking wild animals; or

(2) carry out outdoor recreation as defined in section 97B.001 that is not related to
spotting, locating, or taking a wild animal.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by the game and fish laws, it is not a violation of
this section for a person to use an electronic range finder device from one-half hour before
sunrise until one-half hour after sunset while lawfully hunting wild animals.

new text begin (d) It is not a violation of this section for a licensed bear hunter to cast the rays of a
handheld artificial light to track or retrieve a wounded or dead bear while possessing a
firearm, provided that the person:
new text end

new text begin (1) has the person's valid bear hunting license in possession;
new text end

new text begin (2) is on foot; and
new text end

new text begin (3) is following the blood trail of a bear that was shot during legal shooting hours.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.085, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Taking unprotected wild animalsdeleted text begin; permit requireddeleted text end.

A person may deleted text beginnot
deleted text enduse radio equipment to take unprotected wild animals deleted text beginwithout a permit. The commissioner
may issue a permit to take unprotected animals with radio equipment. The commissioner
shall cancel the permit upon receiving a valid complaint of misconduct regarding the
permittee's hunting activities
deleted text end.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97B.301, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Residents age 84 or over may take deer of either sex. new text end

new text begin A resident age 84
or over may take a deer of either sex. This subdivision does not authorize the taking of an
antlerless deer by another member of a party under subdivision 3.
new text end

Sec. 26.

new text begin [97B.722] POSSESSION OF FIREARMS; HUNTING TURKEY.
new text end

new text begin (a) While afield hunting turkeys, licensees may not have in possession or control
any firearm or bow and arrow except those defined as legal for taking turkeys in rules
adopted by the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a person carrying a handgun in compliance
with section 624.714.
new text end

Sec. 27.

new text begin [97B.9251] BEAVER SEASON.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner may establish open seasons and restrictions for taking beaver from
9:00 a.m. on the Saturday nearest October 26 in the North Zone and from 9:00 a.m. on the
Saturday nearest October 30 in the South Zone. The seasons shall be open until May 15.
new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97C.345, is amended by adding a
subdivision to read:


new text begin Subd. 3a. new text end

new text begin Cast nets for gizzard shad. new text end

new text begin (a) Cast nets may be used only to take
gizzard shad for use as bait for angling:
new text end

new text begin (1) from July 1 to November 30; and
new text end

new text begin (2) from the Mississippi River downstream of St. Anthony Falls and the St.
Croix River downstream of the dam at Taylors Falls, including portions described as
Minnesota-Wisconsin boundary waters in Minnesota Rules, part 6266.0500, subpart
1, items A and B, that are listed as infested waters as allowed under section 84D.03,
subdivision 3.
new text end

new text begin (b) Cast nets used under this subdivision must be monofilament and may not exceed
seven feet in diameter, and mesh size must be from three-eighths to five-eighths inch bar
measure.
new text end

new text begin (c) This subdivision expires December 1, 2017. The commissioner must report
to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate
committees with jurisdiction over environment and natural resources by March 1, 2018,
on the number of permits issued, conservation impacts from the use of cast nets, and
recommendations for any necessary changes in statutes or rules.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97C.501, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Minnow dealers.

(a) A person may not be a minnow dealer without a
minnow dealer license except as provided in subdivision 3.

(b) A minnow dealer must obtain a minnow dealer's vehicle license for each motor
vehicle used to transport minnows. The serial number, motor vehicle license number,
make, and model must be on the license. The license must be conspicuously displayed
in the vehicle.

(c) A minnow dealer may not transport minnows out of the state without an
exporting minnow dealer license. A minnow dealer must obtain an exporting minnow
dealer's vehicle license for each motor vehicle used to transport minnows out of the state.
The serial number, motor vehicle license number, make, and model must be on the license.
The license must be conspicuously displayed in the vehicle.

(d) A person with a minnow dealer's license may sell minnows at one retail outlet.
A minnow dealer must obtain a minnow retailer license for each additional retail outlet
operated. A minnow dealer operating a retail outlet under a minnow dealer's license must
list the following information for the retail outlet: name of the business; city; state; zip
code; and legal description or fire number. The retail outlet name and location may be
changed by making application to the commissioner.

new text begin (e) A minnow dealer may designate employees as helpers who are authorized to
take, buy, sell, and transport minnows on behalf of the minnow dealer. The employees
designated as helpers must be listed on the minnow dealer's license, and a copy of the
license designating the employee as a helper must be in the helper's possession when
acting on behalf of the minnow dealer. The minnow dealer may add and delete helpers
listed on the dealer's license within a license year by notifying the commissioner in writing
of the change to the license. Employees who are acting under the direction and control of
the minnow dealer but who are not designated as helpers may not buy or sell minnows on
behalf of the minnow dealer. This paragraph does not apply to employees selling minnows
at the retail outlet location under paragraph (d).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 30. new text beginRULEMAKING; LIFTING SPEARING BANS AND NORTHERN PIKE
REGULATIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, parts
6262.0575, subpart 9, and 6264.0400, subparts 70 and 72, to delete the language
prohibiting spearing.
new text end

new text begin (b) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 97C.007, the commissioner of
natural resources shall amend Minnesota Rules, part 6264.0400, subpart 71, to delete the
language prohibiting spearing and modify the northern pike protected slot to 26 to 40 inches.
new text end

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

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2015.
new text end

Sec. 31. new text beginRULEMAKING; WATER SURFACE USE RESTRICTIONS.
new text end

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

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

Sec. 32. new text beginRULEMAKING; PERSONAL FLOTATION DEVICES.
new text end

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sec. 33. new text beginRULEMAKING; MOTORIZED TRAIL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
new text end

new text begin (a) The Environmental Quality Board shall amend Minnesota Rules, chapter 4410, to
allow the following without preparing a mandatory environmental assessment worksheet:
new text end

new text begin (1) constructing a recreational trail less than 25 miles long on forested or other
naturally vegetated land for a recreational use;
new text end

new text begin (2) adding a new motorized recreational use or a seasonal motorized recreational
use to an existing motorized recreational trail if the treadway width is not expanded as a
result of the added use; and
new text end

new text begin (3) designating an existing, legally constructed route, such as a logging road, for
motorized recreational trail use.
new text end

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

Sec. 34. new text begin REPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2014, section 97A.475, subdivision 25, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 6264.0400, subparts 27 and 28, new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Paragraph (b) is effective July 1, 2015.
new text end