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SF 959

3rd Engrossment - 92nd Legislature (2021 - 2022) Posted on 11/09/2021 01:50pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.
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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 18.31 18.32 18.33 18.34 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 19.30 19.31 19.32 19.33 19.34 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 20.8 20.9 20.10 20.11 20.12 20.13 20.14 20.15 20.16 20.17 20.18 20.19 20.20 20.21 20.22 20.23 20.24 20.25 20.26 20.27 20.28 20.29 20.30 20.31 20.32 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 21.10 21.11 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 21.34 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 22.18 22.19 22.20 22.21 22.22 22.23 22.24 22.25 22.26 22.27 22.28 22.29 22.30 22.31 22.32 22.33 22.34 22.35 23.1 23.2 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.6 23.7 23.8 23.9 23.10 23.11 23.12 23.13 23.14 23.15 23.16 23.17 23.18 23.19 23.20 23.21 23.22 23.23 23.24 23.25 23.26 23.27 23.28 23.29 23.30 23.31 23.32 23.33 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 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 25.28 25.29 25.30 25.31 25.32 25.33 25.34 25.35 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 26.11 26.12 26.13 26.14 26.15 26.16 26.17 26.18 26.19 26.20 26.21 26.22 26.23 26.24 26.25 26.26 26.27 26.28 26.29 26.30 26.31 26.32 26.33 26.34 27.1 27.2 27.3 27.4 27.5 27.6 27.7 27.8 27.9 27.10 27.11 27.12 27.13 27.14 27.15 27.16 27.17 27.18 27.19 27.20 27.21 27.22 27.23 27.24 27.25 27.26 27.27 27.28 27.29 27.30 27.31 27.32 27.33 27.34 27.35 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7 28.8 28.9 28.10 28.11 28.12 28.13 28.14 28.15 28.16 28.17 28.18 28.19 28.20 28.21 28.22 28.23 28.24 28.25 28.26 28.27 28.28 28.29 28.30 28.31 28.32 28.33 28.34 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 29.10 29.11 29.12 29.13 29.14 29.15 29.16 29.17 29.18 29.19 29.20 29.21 29.22 29.23 29.24 29.25 29.26 29.27 29.28 29.29 29.30 29.31 29.32 29.33 29.34 29.35 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 30.5 30.6 30.7 30.8 30.9 30.10 30.11 30.12 30.13 30.14 30.15 30.16 30.17 30.18 30.19 30.20 30.21 30.22 30.23 30.24 30.25 30.26 30.27 30.28 30.29 30.30 30.31 30.32 30.33 31.1 31.2 31.3 31.4 31.5 31.6 31.7 31.8 31.9 31.10
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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
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38.22 38.23 38.24 38.25 38.26 38.27 38.28 38.29 38.30
38.31 38.32 38.33 39.1 39.2 39.3 39.4 39.5 39.6 39.7 39.8 39.9 39.10
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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
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 41.1 41.2 41.3 41.4 41.5 41.6 41.7 41.8 41.9 41.10
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42.24 42.25 42.26 42.27 42.28 42.29 42.30 42.31 42.32 42.33 43.1 43.2 43.3 43.4 43.5 43.6
43.7 43.8 43.9 43.10 43.11 43.12 43.13 43.14 43.15 43.16 43.17 43.18 43.19 43.20 43.21 43.22 43.23 43.24 43.25 43.26 43.27 43.28 43.29 43.30 43.31
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51.9 51.10 51.11 51.12 51.13 51.14 51.15 51.16 51.17 51.18 51.19 51.20 51.21 51.22 51.23 51.24 51.25 51.26 51.27 51.28 51.29 51.30 51.31 51.32 52.1 52.2 52.3 52.4 52.5 52.6 52.7 52.8 52.9 52.10 52.11 52.12 52.13 52.14 52.15
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53.27 53.28 53.29 53.30 53.31 54.1 54.2
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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 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
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70.7 70.8 70.9 70.10 70.11 70.12 70.13 70.14 70.15 70.16 70.17 70.18
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70.26 70.27 70.28 70.29 70.30 70.31 71.1 71.2
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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
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75.26 75.27 75.28 75.29 75.30 75.31 76.1 76.2 76.3 76.4 76.5 76.6 76.7
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77.25 77.26 77.27 77.28 77.29 77.30 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 79.1 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.5 79.6 79.7 79.8 79.9 79.10 79.11 79.12
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80.28 80.29 80.30 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
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 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 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 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
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 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
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 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 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 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 91.35 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 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 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
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 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 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
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 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 99.34 100.1 100.2 100.3 100.4 100.5 100.6 100.7 100.8 100.9 100.10 100.11 100.12 100.13 100.14 100.15 100.16 100.17 100.18 100.19 100.20 100.21 100.22 100.23 100.24 100.25 100.26 100.27 100.28 100.29 100.30 100.31 101.1 101.2 101.3 101.4 101.5 101.6 101.7 101.8 101.9 101.10 101.11 101.12 101.13 101.14 101.15 101.16 101.17 101.18 101.19 101.20 101.21 101.22 101.23 101.24 101.25 101.26 101.27 101.28 101.29 101.30 101.31 101.32 102.1 102.2 102.3 102.4 102.5 102.6 102.7 102.8 102.9 102.10 102.11 102.12 102.13 102.14 102.15 102.16 102.17 102.18 102.19 102.20 102.21 102.22 102.23 102.24 102.25 102.26 102.27 102.28 102.29 102.30 102.31 102.32 103.1 103.2 103.3 103.4 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 103.9 103.10 103.11 103.12 103.13 103.14 103.15 103.16 103.17 103.18 103.19 103.20 103.21 103.22 103.23 103.24 103.25 103.26 103.27 103.28 103.29 103.30 103.31 103.32 103.33 103.34 104.1 104.2 104.3 104.4 104.5 104.6 104.7 104.8 104.9 104.10 104.11 104.12 104.13 104.14 104.15 104.16 104.17 104.18 104.19 104.20 104.21 104.22 104.23 104.24 104.25 104.26 104.27 104.28 104.29 104.30 104.31 104.32 104.33 105.1 105.2 105.3 105.4 105.5 105.6 105.7 105.8 105.9 105.10 105.11 105.12 105.13 105.14 105.15 105.16 105.17 105.18 105.19 105.20 105.21 105.22 105.23 105.24 105.25 105.26 105.27 105.28 105.29
105.30 105.31 105.32 105.33 106.1 106.2 106.3 106.4 106.5
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
107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5 107.6 107.7 107.8 107.9 107.10 107.11 107.12 107.13 107.14 107.15 107.16 107.17 107.18 107.19 107.20 107.21 107.22 107.23 107.24 107.25 107.26 107.27 107.28 107.29 107.30 107.31 107.32 107.33 107.34 107.35 108.1 108.2 108.3 108.4 108.5 108.6 108.7 108.8 108.9 108.10 108.11 108.12 108.13 108.14 108.15 108.16 108.17 108.18 108.19 108.20 108.21 108.22 108.23 108.24 108.25 108.26 108.27 108.28 108.29 108.30 108.31 109.1 109.2 109.3 109.4 109.5 109.6 109.7 109.8 109.9 109.10 109.11 109.12 109.13 109.14 109.15 109.16 109.17 109.18 109.19 109.20 109.21 109.22 109.23 109.24
109.25 109.26 109.27 109.28 109.29 109.30 109.31 109.32 110.1 110.2 110.3 110.4 110.5 110.6 110.7 110.8 110.9 110.10 110.11 110.12 110.13 110.14
110.15
110.16 110.17 110.18 110.19 110.20 110.21 110.22 110.23 110.24 110.25 110.26 110.27 110.28 110.29 110.30 110.31 110.32 110.33 111.1 111.2 111.3 111.4 111.5 111.6 111.7 111.8 111.9 111.10 111.11 111.12 111.13 111.14 111.15 111.16 111.17 111.18 111.19 111.20 111.21 111.22 111.23 111.24 111.25 111.26 111.27 111.28 111.29 111.30 111.31 111.32 111.33 111.34 111.35 112.1 112.2 112.3 112.4 112.5 112.6 112.7 112.8 112.9 112.10 112.11 112.12 112.13 112.14 112.15 112.16 112.17 112.18 112.19 112.20 112.21 112.22 112.23 112.24 112.25 112.26 112.27 112.28 112.29 112.30 112.31 112.32 112.33 113.1 113.2 113.3
113.4
113.5 113.6 113.7 113.8 113.9 113.10 113.11 113.12 113.13 113.14 113.15 113.16 113.17 113.18 113.19 113.20 113.21 113.22 113.23 113.24 113.25 113.26 113.27 113.28 113.29 113.30 113.31 113.32 114.1 114.2 114.3 114.4 114.5 114.6 114.7 114.8 114.9 114.10 114.11 114.12 114.13 114.14 114.15 114.16 114.17 114.18 114.19 114.20 114.21 114.22 114.23 114.24 114.25 114.26 114.27 114.28 114.29 114.30 114.31 114.32 114.33 114.34 115.1 115.2 115.3 115.4 115.5 115.6 115.7 115.8 115.9 115.10 115.11 115.12 115.13 115.14 115.15 115.16 115.17
115.18 115.19 115.20 115.21 115.22 115.23 115.24 115.25 115.26 115.27 115.28 115.29 115.30 115.31 115.32 115.33 116.1 116.2 116.3 116.4 116.5 116.6 116.7 116.8 116.9 116.10 116.11 116.12 116.13 116.14 116.15 116.16 116.17 116.18 116.19 116.20 116.21 116.22 116.23 116.24 116.25 116.26 116.27 116.28 116.29 116.30 116.31 116.32 116.33 117.1 117.2 117.3 117.4 117.5 117.6 117.7 117.8 117.9 117.10 117.11 117.12 117.13 117.14 117.15 117.16 117.17 117.18 117.19 117.20 117.21 117.22 117.23 117.24 117.25 117.26 117.27 117.28 117.29 117.30 117.31 117.32 118.1 118.2 118.3 118.4 118.5 118.6 118.7 118.8 118.9 118.10 118.11 118.12 118.13 118.14 118.15 118.16 118.17 118.18 118.19 118.20 118.21 118.22 118.23 118.24 118.25 118.26 118.27 118.28 118.29 118.30 118.31
118.32
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
119.16 119.17 119.18 119.19 119.20 119.21 119.22 119.23 119.24 119.25 119.26 119.27 119.28 119.29 119.30 119.31 120.1 120.2 120.3
120.4 120.5 120.6 120.7 120.8 120.9 120.10 120.11 120.12 120.13 120.14 120.15 120.16 120.17 120.18 120.19 120.20 120.21 120.22 120.23 120.24 120.25 120.26 120.27 120.28 120.29 120.30 120.31 120.32 120.33 120.34 121.1 121.2 121.3 121.4 121.5 121.6 121.7 121.8 121.9 121.10 121.11 121.12 121.13 121.14 121.15 121.16 121.17 121.18 121.19 121.20 121.21 121.22 121.23 121.24 121.25 121.26 121.27 121.28 121.29 121.30 121.31 121.32 121.33 121.34 121.35 122.1 122.2 122.3 122.4 122.5 122.6 122.7 122.8 122.9 122.10 122.11 122.12 122.13 122.14 122.15 122.16 122.17 122.18 122.19 122.20 122.21 122.22 122.23 122.24 122.25 122.26 122.27 122.28 122.29 122.30 122.31 122.32 122.33 122.34 123.1 123.2 123.3 123.4 123.5 123.6 123.7 123.8 123.9 123.10 123.11 123.12 123.13 123.14 123.15 123.16 123.17 123.18 123.19 123.20 123.21 123.22 123.23 123.24 123.25 123.26 123.27 123.28 123.29 123.30 123.31
124.1 124.2 124.3 124.4 124.5
124.6
124.7 124.8 124.9 124.10 124.11 124.12 124.13 124.14 124.15 124.16 124.17 124.18 124.19 124.20 124.21 124.22 124.23 124.24 124.25 124.26 124.27 124.28 124.29 124.30 125.1 125.2 125.3 125.4 125.5 125.6 125.7 125.8 125.9 125.10 125.11 125.12 125.13 125.14 125.15 125.16 125.17 125.18 125.19 125.20 125.21 125.22
125.23
125.24 125.25 125.26 125.27 125.28 125.29 125.30 125.31 126.1 126.2 126.3 126.4 126.5 126.6 126.7 126.8 126.9 126.10 126.11 126.12 126.13 126.14 126.15 126.16 126.17 126.18 126.19 126.20 126.21 126.22 126.23 126.24 126.25 126.26 126.27 126.28 126.29 127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5 127.6 127.7 127.8 127.9
127.10 127.11 127.12 127.13 127.14 127.15 127.16 127.17 127.18 127.19 127.20 127.21 127.22 127.23 127.24 127.25 127.26 127.27 127.28 127.29 127.30 127.31 128.1 128.2 128.3 128.4 128.5 128.6 128.7 128.8 128.9 128.10 128.11 128.12 128.13 128.14 128.15 128.16 128.17
128.18
128.19 128.20 128.21 128.22 128.23 128.24 128.25 128.26 128.27 128.28 128.29 128.30 128.31 128.32 129.1 129.2 129.3 129.4 129.5 129.6 129.7 129.8 129.9 129.10 129.11 129.12 129.13 129.14 129.15 129.16 129.17 129.18 129.19 129.20 129.21 129.22 129.23 129.24 129.25 129.26 129.27 129.28 129.29 129.30 129.31 129.32 129.33 129.34 129.35
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
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
131.22 131.23 131.24 131.25 131.26 131.27 131.28 131.29 131.30 131.31 131.32 132.1 132.2 132.3 132.4 132.5 132.6 132.7 132.8 132.9 132.10 132.11 132.12 132.13 132.14 132.15 132.16 132.17 132.18 132.19 132.20 132.21 132.22 132.23 132.24 132.25 132.26 132.27 132.28 132.29 132.30 132.31 132.32 132.33 133.1 133.2 133.3 133.4 133.5 133.6 133.7 133.8 133.9 133.10 133.11
133.12
133.13 133.14 133.15 133.16 133.17 133.18 133.19 133.20
133.21 133.22 133.23 133.24 133.25 133.26 133.27 133.28 133.29 133.30 133.31 134.1 134.2 134.3 134.4 134.5 134.6 134.7 134.8 134.9 134.10 134.11 134.12 134.13 134.14 134.15 134.16 134.17 134.18 134.19 134.20 134.21 134.22 134.23 134.24 134.25 134.26 134.27 134.28 134.29 134.30 134.31 134.32 134.33 134.34 135.1 135.2 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.6 135.7 135.8 135.9 135.10 135.11 135.12 135.13 135.14 135.15 135.16 135.17 135.18 135.19 135.20 135.21 135.22 135.23 135.24 135.25 135.26 135.27 135.28 135.29 135.30 135.31 135.32 135.33 135.34 135.35 136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6 136.7 136.8 136.9 136.10 136.11 136.12 136.13 136.14 136.15 136.16 136.17 136.18 136.19 136.20 136.21 136.22 136.23 136.24 136.25 136.26 136.27 136.28 136.29 136.30 136.31 136.32 136.33 137.1 137.2 137.3 137.4 137.5 137.6 137.7 137.8
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
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
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
140.29 140.30 140.31 140.32 141.1 141.2 141.3 141.4 141.5 141.6 141.7 141.8 141.9 141.10 141.11 141.12
141.13
141.14 141.15 141.16 141.17 141.18 141.19 141.20 141.21 141.22 141.23 141.24 141.25 141.26 141.27 141.28 141.29 141.30 141.31 141.32 142.1 142.2 142.3 142.4 142.5 142.6 142.7 142.8
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
142.27 142.28 142.29 142.30 142.31 143.1 143.2 143.3 143.4 143.5 143.6 143.7 143.8 143.9 143.10 143.11 143.12 143.13 143.14 143.15 143.16 143.17 143.18 143.19 143.20 143.21 143.22 143.23 143.24 143.25 143.26 143.27 143.28 143.29 143.30 143.31 144.1 144.2 144.3 144.4 144.5 144.6 144.7 144.8 144.9 144.10 144.11 144.12 144.13 144.14 144.15 144.16 144.17 144.18 144.19 144.20 144.21 144.22 144.23 144.24 144.25 144.26 144.27 144.28 144.29 144.30 144.31 144.32 144.33 145.1 145.2 145.3 145.4 145.5 145.6 145.7 145.8 145.9 145.10 145.11 145.12 145.13 145.14 145.15 145.16 145.17 145.18 145.19 145.20 145.21 145.22 145.23 145.24 145.25 145.26 145.27 145.28 145.29 145.30 146.1 146.2 146.3 146.4 146.5 146.6 146.7 146.8 146.9 146.10 146.11 146.12 146.13 146.14 146.15 146.16 146.17 146.18 146.19 146.20 146.21 146.22 146.23 146.24 146.25 146.26 146.27 146.28 146.29 146.30 147.1 147.2 147.3 147.4 147.5 147.6 147.7 147.8 147.9 147.10 147.11 147.12 147.13 147.14 147.15 147.16 147.17 147.18 147.19 147.20 147.21 147.22 147.23 147.24 147.25 147.26 147.27 147.28 147.29 147.30 147.31 147.32 147.33 147.34 148.1 148.2 148.3 148.4 148.5 148.6 148.7 148.8 148.9 148.10 148.11 148.12 148.13 148.14 148.15 148.16 148.17 148.18 148.19 148.20 148.21 148.22 148.23 148.24 148.25 148.26 148.27 148.28 148.29 148.30 148.31 148.32 148.33 149.1 149.2 149.3 149.4 149.5 149.6 149.7 149.8 149.9 149.10 149.11 149.12 149.13 149.14 149.15 149.16 149.17 149.18 149.19 149.20 149.21 149.22 149.23 149.24 149.25 149.26 149.27 149.28 149.29 149.30 149.31 149.32 150.1 150.2 150.3 150.4 150.5 150.6 150.7 150.8 150.9 150.10 150.11 150.12 150.13 150.14 150.15 150.16 150.17 150.18 150.19 150.20 150.21 150.22 150.23 150.24 150.25 150.26 150.27 150.28 150.29 150.30 151.1 151.2 151.3 151.4 151.5 151.6 151.7 151.8 151.9 151.10 151.11 151.12 151.13 151.14 151.15 151.16 151.17 151.18 151.19 151.20 151.21 151.22 151.23 151.24 151.25 151.26 151.27 151.28 151.29 151.30 151.31 152.1 152.2 152.3 152.4 152.5 152.6 152.7 152.8 152.9 152.10 152.11 152.12 152.13 152.14 152.15 152.16 152.17 152.18 152.19 152.20 152.21 152.22 152.23 152.24 152.25 152.26 152.27 152.28 152.29 152.30 152.31 152.32 153.1 153.2 153.3 153.4 153.5 153.6 153.7 153.8 153.9 153.10 153.11 153.12 153.13 153.14 153.15 153.16 153.17 153.18 153.19 153.20 153.21 153.22 153.23 153.24 153.25 153.26 153.27 153.28 153.29 153.30 154.1 154.2 154.3 154.4 154.5 154.6 154.7 154.8 154.9 154.10 154.11 154.12 154.13 154.14 154.15 154.16 154.17 154.18 154.19 154.20 154.21 154.22 154.23 154.24 154.25 154.26 154.27 154.28 154.29 154.30 154.31 155.1 155.2 155.3 155.4 155.5 155.6 155.7 155.8 155.9 155.10 155.11 155.12 155.13 155.14 155.15 155.16 155.17 155.18 155.19 155.20 155.21 155.22 155.23 155.24 155.25 155.26 155.27 155.28 155.29 155.30 155.31 156.1 156.2 156.3 156.4 156.5 156.6 156.7 156.8 156.9 156.10 156.11 156.12 156.13 156.14 156.15 156.16 156.17 156.18 156.19 156.20 156.21 156.22 156.23 156.24 156.25 156.26 156.27 156.28 156.29 156.30 156.31 157.1 157.2 157.3 157.4 157.5 157.6 157.7 157.8 157.9 157.10 157.11 157.12 157.13 157.14 157.15 157.16 157.17 157.18
157.19 157.20 157.21 157.22 157.23 157.24 157.25 157.26 157.27 157.28 157.29 157.30
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
158.14 158.15 158.16 158.17 158.18 158.19 158.20 158.21 158.22 158.23 158.24 158.25 158.26 158.27 158.28 158.29 158.30 158.31 159.1 159.2
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
159.26 159.27 159.28 159.29 159.30 159.31 159.32 160.1 160.2 160.3 160.4 160.5 160.6 160.7 160.8 160.9 160.10 160.11 160.12 160.13 160.14 160.15 160.16 160.17
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
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
161.17 161.18 161.19 161.20 161.21 161.22 161.23 161.24 161.25 161.26 161.27 161.28 161.29 161.30 162.1 162.2 162.3 162.4 162.5 162.6 162.7 162.8 162.9 162.10 162.11 162.12 162.13 162.14 162.15
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
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
163.15 163.16 163.17 163.18 163.19 163.20 163.21 163.22 163.23 163.24 163.25 163.26 163.27 163.28 163.29 163.30 164.1 164.2 164.3 164.4 164.5 164.6 164.7 164.8 164.9 164.10 164.11 164.12 164.13 164.14 164.15 164.16 164.17 164.18 164.19 164.20 164.21
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
165.24 165.25 165.26 165.27 165.28 165.29 165.30 165.31 165.32 166.1 166.2 166.3 166.4 166.5 166.6 166.7 166.8
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
166.26 166.27 166.28 166.29 166.30 166.31 166.32 167.1 167.2 167.3 167.4 167.5 167.6 167.7 167.8
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
167.29 167.30 167.31 167.32 168.1 168.2 168.3 168.4 168.5 168.6 168.7
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
168.31 168.32 168.33 169.1 169.2 169.3 169.4 169.5 169.6 169.7 169.8 169.9 169.10 169.11 169.12 169.13 169.14 169.15 169.16 169.17 169.18 169.19 169.20 169.21 169.22 169.23 169.24 169.25 169.26 169.27 169.28 169.29 169.30 169.31 169.32 169.33 169.34 169.35 169.36 170.1 170.2 170.3 170.4 170.5 170.6 170.7 170.8 170.9 170.10 170.11 170.12 170.13 170.14 170.15 170.16 170.17 170.18 170.19 170.20 170.21 170.22 170.23 170.24 170.25 170.26 170.27 170.28 170.29 170.30 170.31 170.32 170.33 170.34 170.35 171.1 171.2 171.3 171.4 171.5 171.6 171.7 171.8 171.9 171.10 171.11 171.12 171.13 171.14 171.15 171.16 171.17 171.18 171.19 171.20 171.21 171.22 171.23 171.24 171.25 171.26 171.27 171.28 171.29 171.30 171.31 171.32 171.33 171.34 171.35 172.1 172.2 172.3 172.4 172.5 172.6 172.7 172.8 172.9 172.10 172.11 172.12 172.13 172.14 172.15 172.16 172.17 172.18 172.19 172.20 172.21 172.22 172.23 172.24 172.25 172.26 172.27 172.28 172.29 172.30 172.31 172.32 172.33 172.34 172.35 173.1 173.2 173.3 173.4 173.5 173.6 173.7 173.8 173.9 173.10 173.11 173.12 173.13 173.14 173.15 173.16 173.17 173.18 173.19 173.20 173.21 173.22 173.23 173.24 173.25 173.26 173.27 173.28 173.29 173.30 173.31 173.32 173.33 173.34 173.35 174.1 174.2 174.3 174.4 174.5 174.6 174.7 174.8 174.9 174.10 174.11 174.12 174.13 174.14 174.15 174.16 174.17 174.18 174.19 174.20 174.21 174.22 174.23 174.24 174.25 174.26 174.27 174.28 174.29 174.30 174.31 174.32 174.33 174.34 174.35 175.1 175.2 175.3 175.4 175.5 175.6 175.7 175.8 175.9 175.10 175.11 175.12 175.13 175.14 175.15 175.16 175.17 175.18 175.19 175.20 175.21 175.22 175.23 175.24 175.25 175.26 175.27 175.28 175.29 175.30 175.31 175.32 175.33 175.34 175.35 175.36 176.1 176.2 176.3 176.4 176.5 176.6 176.7 176.8 176.9 176.10 176.11 176.12 176.13 176.14 176.15 176.16 176.17 176.18 176.19 176.20 176.21 176.22 176.23 176.24 176.25 176.26 176.27 176.28 176.29 176.30 176.31 176.32 176.33 176.34 176.35 177.1 177.2 177.3 177.4 177.5 177.6 177.7 177.8 177.9 177.10 177.11 177.12 177.13 177.14 177.15 177.16 177.17 177.18 177.19 177.20 177.21 177.22 177.23 177.24 177.25 177.26 177.27 177.28 177.29 177.30 177.31 177.32 177.33 177.34 177.35 178.1 178.2 178.3 178.4 178.5 178.6 178.7 178.8 178.9 178.10 178.11 178.12 178.13 178.14 178.15 178.16 178.17 178.18 178.19 178.20 178.21 178.22 178.23 178.24 178.25 178.26 178.27 178.28 178.29 178.30 178.31 178.32 178.33 178.34 178.35 179.1 179.2 179.3 179.4 179.5 179.6 179.7 179.8 179.9 179.10 179.11 179.12 179.13 179.14 179.15 179.16 179.17 179.18 179.19 179.20 179.21 179.22 179.23 179.24 179.25 179.26 179.27 179.28 179.29 179.30 179.31 179.32 179.33 179.34 179.35 180.1 180.2 180.3 180.4 180.5 180.6 180.7 180.8 180.9 180.10 180.11 180.12 180.13 180.14 180.15 180.16 180.17 180.18 180.19 180.20 180.21 180.22 180.23 180.24 180.25 180.26 180.27 180.28 180.29 180.30 180.31 180.32 180.33 180.34 180.35 181.1 181.2 181.3 181.4 181.5 181.6 181.7 181.8 181.9 181.10 181.11 181.12 181.13 181.14 181.15 181.16 181.17 181.18 181.19 181.20 181.21 181.22 181.23 181.24 181.25 181.26 181.27 181.28 181.29 181.30 181.31 181.32 181.33 181.34 181.35 182.1 182.2 182.3 182.4 182.5 182.6 182.7 182.8 182.9 182.10 182.11 182.12 182.13 182.14 182.15 182.16 182.17 182.18 182.19 182.20 182.21 182.22 182.23 182.24 182.25 182.26 182.27 182.28 182.29 182.30 182.31 182.32 182.33 182.34 182.35 183.1 183.2 183.3 183.4 183.5 183.6 183.7 183.8 183.9 183.10 183.11 183.12 183.13 183.14 183.15 183.16 183.17 183.18 183.19 183.20 183.21 183.22 183.23 183.24 183.25 183.26 183.27 183.28 183.29 183.30 183.31 183.32 183.33 183.34 183.35 184.1 184.2 184.3 184.4 184.5 184.6 184.7 184.8 184.9 184.10 184.11 184.12 184.13 184.14 184.15 184.16 184.17 184.18 184.19 184.20 184.21 184.22 184.23 184.24 184.25 184.26 184.27 184.28 184.29 184.30 184.31 184.32 184.33 184.34 184.35 185.1 185.2 185.3 185.4 185.5 185.6 185.7 185.8 185.9 185.10 185.11 185.12 185.13 185.14 185.15 185.16 185.17 185.18 185.19 185.20 185.21 185.22 185.23 185.24 185.25 185.26 185.27 185.28 185.29 185.30 185.31 185.32 185.33 185.34 186.1 186.2 186.3 186.4 186.5 186.6 186.7 186.8 186.9 186.10 186.11 186.12 186.13 186.14 186.15 186.16 186.17 186.18 186.19 186.20 186.21 186.22 186.23 186.24 186.25 186.26 186.27 186.28 186.29 186.30 186.31 186.32 186.33 187.1 187.2 187.3 187.4 187.5 187.6 187.7 187.8 187.9 187.10 187.11 187.12 187.13 187.14 187.15 187.16 187.17 187.18 187.19 187.20 187.21 187.22 187.23 187.24 187.25 187.26 187.27 187.28 187.29 187.30 187.31 187.32 187.33 187.34 187.35 188.1 188.2 188.3 188.4 188.5 188.6 188.7 188.8 188.9 188.10 188.11 188.12 188.13 188.14 188.15 188.16 188.17 188.18 188.19 188.20 188.21 188.22 188.23 188.24 188.25 188.26 188.27 188.28 188.29 188.30 188.31 188.32 188.33 188.34 189.1 189.2 189.3 189.4 189.5 189.6 189.7 189.8 189.9 189.10 189.11 189.12 189.13 189.14 189.15 189.16 189.17 189.18 189.19 189.20 189.21 189.22 189.23 189.24 189.25 189.26 189.27 189.28 189.29 189.30 189.31 189.32 189.33 189.34 189.35 189.36 190.1 190.2 190.3 190.4 190.5 190.6 190.7 190.8 190.9 190.10 190.11 190.12 190.13 190.14 190.15 190.16 190.17 190.18 190.19 190.20 190.21 190.22 190.23 190.24 190.25 190.26 190.27 190.28 190.29 190.30 190.31 190.32 190.33 190.34 190.35 190.36 191.1 191.2 191.3 191.4 191.5 191.6 191.7 191.8 191.9 191.10 191.11 191.12 191.13 191.14 191.15 191.16 191.17 191.18 191.19 191.20 191.21 191.22 191.23 191.24 191.25 191.26 191.27 191.28 191.29 191.30 191.31 191.32 191.33 191.34 192.1 192.2 192.3 192.4 192.5 192.6 192.7 192.8 192.9 192.10 192.11 192.12 192.13 192.14 192.15 192.16 192.17 192.18 192.19 192.20 192.21 192.22 192.23 192.24 192.25 192.26 192.27 192.28 192.29 192.30 192.31 192.32 192.33 192.34 192.35 193.1 193.2 193.3 193.4 193.5 193.6 193.7 193.8 193.9 193.10 193.11 193.12 193.13 193.14 193.15 193.16 193.17 193.18 193.19 193.20 193.21 193.22 193.23 193.24 193.25 193.26 193.27 193.28 193.29 193.30 193.31 193.32 193.33 193.34 194.1 194.2 194.3 194.4 194.5 194.6 194.7 194.8 194.9 194.10 194.11 194.12 194.13 194.14 194.15 194.16 194.17 194.18 194.19 194.20 194.21 194.22 194.23 194.24 194.25 194.26 194.27 194.28 194.29 194.30 194.31 194.32 194.33 194.34 195.1 195.2 195.3 195.4 195.5 195.6 195.7 195.8 195.9 195.10 195.11 195.12 195.13 195.14 195.15 195.16 195.17 195.18 195.19 195.20 195.21 195.22 195.23 195.24 195.25 195.26 195.27 195.28 195.29 195.30 195.31 195.32 195.33 195.34 195.35 196.1 196.2 196.3 196.4 196.5 196.6 196.7 196.8 196.9 196.10 196.11 196.12 196.13 196.14 196.15 196.16 196.17 196.18 196.19 196.20 196.21 196.22 196.23 196.24 196.25 196.26 196.27 196.28 196.29 196.30 196.31 196.32 196.33 196.34 196.35 197.1 197.2 197.3 197.4 197.5 197.6 197.7 197.8 197.9 197.10 197.11 197.12 197.13 197.14 197.15 197.16 197.17 197.18 197.19 197.20 197.21 197.22 197.23 197.24 197.25 197.26 197.27 197.28 197.29 197.30 197.31 197.32 197.33 197.34 197.35 198.1 198.2 198.3 198.4 198.5 198.6 198.7 198.8 198.9 198.10 198.11 198.12 198.13 198.14 198.15 198.16 198.17 198.18 198.19 198.20 198.21 198.22 198.23 198.24 198.25 198.26 198.27 198.28 198.29 198.30 198.31 198.32 198.33 198.34 198.35 198.36 199.1 199.2 199.3 199.4 199.5 199.6 199.7 199.8 199.9 199.10 199.11 199.12 199.13 199.14 199.15 199.16 199.17 199.18 199.19 199.20 199.21 199.22 199.23 199.24 199.25 199.26 199.27 199.28 199.29 199.30 199.31 199.32 199.33 200.1 200.2 200.3 200.4 200.5 200.6 200.7 200.8 200.9 200.10 200.11 200.12 200.13 200.14 200.15 200.16 200.17 200.18 200.19 200.20 200.21 200.22 200.23 200.24 200.25 200.26 200.27 200.28 200.29 200.30 200.31 200.32 200.33 200.34 200.35 201.1 201.2 201.3 201.4 201.5 201.6 201.7 201.8 201.9 201.10 201.11 201.12 201.13 201.14 201.15 201.16 201.17 201.18 201.19 201.20 201.21 201.22 201.23 201.24 201.25 201.26 201.27 201.28 201.29 201.30 201.31 201.32 201.33 201.34 201.35 202.1 202.2 202.3 202.4 202.5 202.6 202.7 202.8 202.9 202.10 202.11 202.12 202.13 202.14 202.15 202.16 202.17 202.18 202.19 202.20 202.21 202.22 202.23 202.24 202.25 202.26 202.27 202.28 202.29 202.30 202.31 202.32 202.33 202.34 202.35 203.1 203.2 203.3 203.4 203.5 203.6 203.7 203.8 203.9 203.10 203.11 203.12 203.13 203.14 203.15 203.16 203.17 203.18 203.19 203.20 203.21 203.22 203.23 203.24 203.25 203.26 203.27 203.28 203.29 203.30 203.31 203.32 203.33 204.1 204.2 204.3 204.4 204.5 204.6 204.7 204.8 204.9 204.10 204.11 204.12 204.13 204.14 204.15 204.16 204.17 204.18 204.19 204.20 204.21 204.22 204.23 204.24 204.25
204.26 204.27 204.28 204.29 204.30 204.31 205.1 205.2 205.3 205.4 205.5 205.6 205.7 205.8 205.9 205.10 205.11 205.12 205.13 205.14 205.15 205.16 205.17 205.18 205.19 205.20 205.21 205.22 205.23 205.24 205.25 205.26 205.27 205.28 205.29 205.30 205.31 205.32 206.1 206.2 206.3 206.4 206.5 206.6 206.7 206.8 206.9 206.10 206.11 206.12 206.13 206.14 206.15 206.16 206.17 206.18 206.19 206.20 206.21 206.22 206.23 206.24 206.25
206.26 206.27 206.28 206.29 206.30 206.31 206.32 207.1 207.2 207.3 207.4 207.5 207.6 207.7 207.8 207.9 207.10 207.11 207.12 207.13 207.14 207.15 207.16 207.17 207.18 207.19 207.20 207.21 207.22 207.23 207.24 207.25 207.26 207.27 207.28 207.29 207.30 207.31 207.32 207.33 207.34 207.35 207.36 208.1 208.2 208.3 208.4 208.5 208.6 208.7 208.8 208.9 208.10 208.11 208.12 208.13 208.14 208.15 208.16 208.17 208.18 208.19 208.20 208.21 208.22 208.23 208.24 208.25 208.26 208.27 208.28 208.29 208.30 208.31 208.32 208.33 208.34 208.35 208.36 209.1 209.2 209.3 209.4 209.5 209.6 209.7 209.8 209.9 209.10 209.11 209.12 209.13 209.14 209.15 209.16 209.17 209.18 209.19 209.20 209.21 209.22 209.23 209.24 209.25 209.26 209.27 209.28 209.29 209.30 209.31 209.32 209.33 209.34 210.1 210.2 210.3 210.4 210.5 210.6 210.7 210.8 210.9 210.10 210.11 210.12 210.13 210.14 210.15
210.16 210.17 210.18 210.19 210.20 210.21 210.22 210.23 210.24 210.25 210.26 210.27 210.28 210.29 210.30 210.31 210.32 210.33 210.34 211.1 211.2 211.3 211.4 211.5 211.6 211.7 211.8 211.9 211.10 211.11 211.12 211.13 211.14 211.15 211.16 211.17 211.18 211.19 211.20 211.21 211.22 211.23 211.24 211.25 211.26 211.27 211.28 211.29 211.30 211.31 211.32 211.33 211.34 211.35 211.36 212.1 212.2 212.3 212.4 212.5 212.6 212.7 212.8 212.9 212.10 212.11 212.12 212.13 212.14 212.15 212.16 212.17 212.18 212.19 212.20 212.21 212.22 212.23 212.24 212.25 212.26 212.27 212.28 212.29 212.30 212.31 212.32 212.33 212.34 212.35 212.36 213.1 213.2 213.3 213.4 213.5 213.6 213.7 213.8 213.9 213.10 213.11 213.12 213.13 213.14 213.15 213.16 213.17 213.18 213.19 213.20 213.21 213.22 213.23 213.24 213.25 213.26 213.27 213.28 213.29 213.30 213.31 213.32 213.33 213.34 213.35 214.1 214.2 214.3 214.4 214.5 214.6 214.7 214.8 214.9 214.10 214.11 214.12 214.13 214.14 214.15 214.16 214.17 214.18 214.19 214.20
214.21
214.22 214.23 214.24 214.25 214.26 214.27 214.28 214.29 214.30 214.31 214.32 214.33 214.34 214.35 215.1 215.2 215.3 215.4 215.5 215.6 215.7 215.8 215.9 215.10 215.11 215.12 215.13 215.14 215.15 215.16 215.17 215.18 215.19 215.20 215.21 215.22 215.23 215.24 215.25 215.26 215.27 215.28 215.29 215.30 215.31 215.32 215.33 215.34 215.35 216.1 216.2 216.3 216.4 216.5 216.6 216.7 216.8 216.9 216.10 216.11 216.12 216.13 216.14 216.15 216.16 216.17 216.18 216.19 216.20 216.21 216.22 216.23 216.24 216.25 216.26 216.27 216.28 216.29 216.30 216.31 216.32 216.33 216.34 216.35 217.1 217.2
217.3 217.4 217.5
217.6 217.7 217.8 217.9 217.10 217.11 217.12 217.13 217.14 217.15 217.16 217.17
217.18 217.19 217.20 217.21 217.22 217.23 217.24 217.25 217.26 217.27 217.28 217.29 217.30 217.31 217.32 217.33 218.1 218.2 218.3 218.4 218.5 218.6 218.7 218.8 218.9 218.10 218.11 218.12 218.13 218.14 218.15 218.16 218.17 218.18 218.19 218.20 218.21 218.22 218.23 218.24 218.25 218.26 218.27 218.28 218.29 218.30 218.31 218.32 218.33 218.34 219.1 219.2 219.3 219.4 219.5 219.6 219.7 219.8 219.9 219.10 219.11 219.12 219.13 219.14 219.15 219.16 219.17 219.18 219.19 219.20 219.21 219.22 219.23 219.24 219.25 219.26 219.27 219.28 219.29 219.30 219.31 219.32 219.33 219.34 220.1 220.2 220.3 220.4 220.5 220.6 220.7 220.8 220.9 220.10 220.11 220.12 220.13 220.14 220.15 220.16 220.17 220.18 220.19 220.20 220.21 220.22 220.23 220.24 220.25 220.26 220.27 220.28 220.29 220.30 220.31 220.32 220.33 220.34 220.35 221.1 221.2 221.3 221.4 221.5 221.6 221.7 221.8 221.9 221.10 221.11 221.12 221.13 221.14 221.15 221.16 221.17 221.18 221.19 221.20 221.21 221.22 221.23 221.24 221.25 221.26 221.27 221.28 221.29 221.30 221.31 221.32 221.33 221.34 221.35 222.1 222.2 222.3 222.4 222.5 222.6 222.7 222.8 222.9 222.10 222.11 222.12 222.13 222.14 222.15 222.16 222.17 222.18 222.19 222.20 222.21 222.22 222.23 222.24 222.25 222.26 222.27 222.28 222.29 222.30 222.31 222.32 222.33 222.34 222.35 223.1 223.2 223.3 223.4 223.5 223.6 223.7 223.8 223.9 223.10 223.11 223.12 223.13 223.14 223.15 223.16 223.17 223.18 223.19 223.20 223.21 223.22 223.23 223.24 223.25 223.26 223.27 223.28 223.29 223.30 223.31 223.32 223.33 223.34 223.35 224.1 224.2 224.3 224.4 224.5 224.6 224.7 224.8 224.9 224.10 224.11 224.12 224.13 224.14 224.15 224.16 224.17 224.18 224.19 224.20 224.21 224.22 224.23 224.24 224.25 224.26 224.27 224.28 224.29 224.30 224.31 224.32 224.33 224.34 224.35 225.1 225.2 225.3 225.4 225.5 225.6 225.7 225.8 225.9 225.10 225.11 225.12 225.13 225.14 225.15 225.16 225.17 225.18 225.19 225.20 225.21 225.22 225.23 225.24 225.25 225.26 225.27 225.28 225.29 225.30 225.31 225.32 225.33 225.34 225.35 226.1 226.2 226.3 226.4 226.5 226.6 226.7 226.8 226.9 226.10 226.11 226.12 226.13 226.14 226.15 226.16 226.17 226.18 226.19 226.20 226.21 226.22 226.23 226.24 226.25 226.26 226.27 226.28 226.29 226.30 226.31 226.32 226.33 226.34 226.35 227.1 227.2 227.3 227.4 227.5 227.6 227.7 227.8 227.9 227.10 227.11 227.12 227.13 227.14 227.15 227.16 227.17 227.18 227.19 227.20 227.21 227.22 227.23 227.24 227.25 227.26 227.27 227.28 227.29 227.30 227.31 227.32 227.33 228.1 228.2 228.3 228.4 228.5 228.6 228.7 228.8 228.9 228.10 228.11 228.12 228.13 228.14 228.15 228.16 228.17 228.18 228.19 228.20 228.21 228.22 228.23 228.24 228.25 228.26 228.27 228.28 228.29 228.30 228.31 228.32 228.33 228.34 228.35 228.36 229.1 229.2 229.3 229.4 229.5 229.6 229.7 229.8 229.9 229.10 229.11 229.12 229.13 229.14 229.15 229.16 229.17 229.18 229.19 229.20 229.21 229.22 229.23 229.24 229.25 229.26 229.27 229.28 229.29 229.30 229.31 229.32 229.33 229.34 229.35 230.1 230.2 230.3 230.4 230.5 230.6 230.7 230.8 230.9 230.10 230.11 230.12 230.13 230.14 230.15 230.16 230.17 230.18 230.19 230.20 230.21 230.22 230.23 230.24 230.25 230.26 230.27 230.28 230.29 230.30 230.31 230.32 230.33 230.34 230.35 231.1 231.2 231.3 231.4 231.5 231.6 231.7 231.8 231.9 231.10 231.11 231.12 231.13 231.14 231.15 231.16 231.17 231.18 231.19 231.20 231.21 231.22 231.23 231.24 231.25 231.26 231.27 231.28 231.29 231.30 231.31 231.32 231.33 231.34 231.35 232.1 232.2 232.3 232.4 232.5 232.6 232.7 232.8 232.9 232.10 232.11 232.12 232.13 232.14 232.15 232.16 232.17 232.18 232.19 232.20 232.21 232.22 232.23 232.24 232.25 232.26 232.27 232.28 232.29 232.30 232.31 232.32 232.33 232.34 232.35 232.36 233.1 233.2 233.3 233.4 233.5 233.6 233.7 233.8 233.9 233.10 233.11 233.12 233.13 233.14 233.15 233.16 233.17 233.18 233.19 233.20 233.21 233.22 233.23 233.24 233.25 233.26 233.27 233.28 233.29 233.30 233.31 233.32 233.33 233.34 234.1 234.2 234.3 234.4 234.5 234.6 234.7 234.8 234.9 234.10 234.11 234.12 234.13 234.14 234.15 234.16 234.17 234.18 234.19 234.20 234.21 234.22 234.23 234.24 234.25 234.26 234.27 234.28 234.29 234.30 234.31 234.32 234.33 234.34 235.1 235.2 235.3 235.4 235.5 235.6 235.7 235.8 235.9 235.10 235.11 235.12 235.13 235.14 235.15 235.16 235.17 235.18 235.19 235.20 235.21 235.22 235.23 235.24 235.25 235.26 235.27 235.28 235.29 235.30 235.31 235.32 235.33 235.34 235.35 236.1 236.2 236.3 236.4 236.5 236.6 236.7 236.8 236.9 236.10 236.11 236.12 236.13 236.14 236.15 236.16 236.17 236.18 236.19 236.20 236.21 236.22 236.23 236.24 236.25 236.26 236.27 236.28 236.29 236.30 236.31 236.32 236.33 236.34 236.35 237.1 237.2 237.3 237.4 237.5 237.6 237.7 237.8 237.9 237.10 237.11 237.12 237.13 237.14 237.15 237.16 237.17 237.18 237.19 237.20 237.21 237.22 237.23 237.24 237.25 237.26 237.27 237.28 237.29 237.30 237.31 237.32 237.33 237.34 237.35 238.1 238.2 238.3 238.4 238.5 238.6 238.7 238.8 238.9 238.10 238.11 238.12 238.13 238.14 238.15 238.16 238.17 238.18 238.19 238.20 238.21 238.22 238.23 238.24 238.25 238.26 238.27 238.28 238.29 238.30 238.31 238.32 238.33 239.1 239.2 239.3 239.4 239.5 239.6 239.7 239.8 239.9 239.10 239.11 239.12 239.13 239.14 239.15 239.16 239.17 239.18 239.19 239.20 239.21 239.22 239.23 239.24 239.25 239.26 239.27 239.28 239.29 239.30 239.31 239.32 239.33 239.34 239.35 239.36 240.1 240.2 240.3 240.4 240.5 240.6 240.7 240.8 240.9 240.10 240.11 240.12 240.13 240.14 240.15 240.16 240.17 240.18 240.19 240.20 240.21 240.22 240.23 240.24 240.25 240.26 240.27 240.28 240.29 240.30 240.31 240.32 240.33 240.34 241.1 241.2 241.3 241.4 241.5 241.6 241.7 241.8 241.9 241.10 241.11 241.12 241.13 241.14 241.15 241.16 241.17 241.18 241.19 241.20 241.21 241.22 241.23 241.24 241.25 241.26 241.27 241.28 241.29 241.30 241.31 241.32 241.33 241.34 241.35 242.1 242.2 242.3 242.4 242.5 242.6 242.7 242.8 242.9 242.10 242.11 242.12 242.13 242.14 242.15 242.16 242.17 242.18 242.19 242.20 242.21 242.22 242.23 242.24 242.25 242.26 242.27 242.28 242.29 242.30 242.31 242.32 242.33 242.34 242.35 243.1 243.2 243.3 243.4 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A bill for an act
relating to state government; appropriating money for environment and natural
resources and tourism; modifying fees and programs; creating accounts; authorizing
sales and conveyances of certain state land; modifying forestry provisions;
modifying game and fish laws; modifying water law; modifying natural resource
and environment provisions; requiring reports; making technical corrections;
amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 17.4982, subdivisions 6, 8, 9, 12, by
adding subdivisions; 17.4985, subdivisions 2, 3, 5; 17.4986, subdivisions 2, 4;
17.4991, subdivision 3; 17.4992, subdivision 2; 17.4993, subdivision 1; 84.027,
subdivisions 13a, 18, by adding a subdivision; 84.415, by adding a subdivision;
84.63; 84.631; 84.82, subdivisions 1a, 7a; 84.92, subdivision 8; 84.943, subdivisions
3, 5; 84.944, subdivision 1; 84.946, subdivision 4; 84D.02, subdivision 3; 84D.11,
subdivision 1a; 85.052, subdivisions 1, 2, 6; 85.053, subdivision 2, by adding a
subdivision; 85.054, subdivision 1; 85.43; 89.021, by adding a subdivision; 89.17;
89A.11; 92.50, by adding a subdivision; 92.502; 94.3495, subdivision 3; 97A.015,
subdivision 29; 97A.075, subdivisions 1, 7; 97A.126, by adding a subdivision;
97A.137, subdivision 5; 97A.401, subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.421,
subdivision 1, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475, subdivisions 2, 3, 3a, 4; 97A.505,
subdivision 3b; 97B.022, by adding a subdivision; 97B.036; 97B.055, subdivision
2; 97B.071; 97B.086; 97B.311; 97B.415; 97B.645, subdivision 9; 97B.715,
subdivision 1; 97B.801; 97B.811, subdivision 4a; 97C.005, subdivision 3; 97C.081,
subdivisions 3, 3a; 97C.211, subdivision 2a; 97C.342, subdivision 2; 97C.515,
subdivision 2; 97C.605, subdivisions 2, 3; 97C.611; 97C.805, subdivision 2;
97C.836; 103A.212; 103C.315, subdivision 4; 103G.201; 103G.223; 103G.271,
subdivisions 4a, 7, by adding subdivisions; 103G.287, subdivisions 4, 5; 103G.289;
103G.401; 115.03, subdivision 1; 115.455; 115.77, subdivision 1; 115.84,
subdivisions 2, 3; 115A.03, subdivisions 25, 25d, 27, 28, 34, 35, 36, by adding
subdivisions; 115A.565, subdivision 1; 115B.40, subdivision 1; 116.03, subdivision
2b; 116.06, subdivision 22; 116.07, subdivisions 2, 4d, 7, by adding a subdivision;
116.155, by adding a subdivision; 116D.04, subdivision 2a; 116G.07, by adding
a subdivision; 116G.15, by adding a subdivision; 127A.353, subdivision 4; 282.08;
290C.04; Laws 2016, chapter 154, sections 16; 48; Laws 2016, chapter 186, section
2, subdivision 9, as amended; Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as
amended; Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6; Laws 2019,
First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 9; article 3, section
109, as amended; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters
11A; 84; 92; 103F; 103G; 115A; 115B; 116; 116P; repealing Minnesota Statutes
2020, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507; 85.054, subdivision 19; 97C.515,
subdivisions 4, 5; Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53; Minnesota Rules, part
6232.0350.

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

ARTICLE 1

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 "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations listed under
them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023, respectively.
"The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The biennium"
is fiscal years 2022 and 2023. Appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, 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 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
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 115,120,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 112,130,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 5,214,000
new text end
new text begin 5,114,000
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 91,941,000
new text end
new text begin 90,651,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 14,290,000
new text end
new text begin 14,290,000
new text end
new text begin Closed Landfill
Investment
new text end
new text begin 3,600,000
new text end
new text begin 2,000,000
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 2024 and 2025
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 Environmental Analysis and Outcomes
new text end

new text begin 15,407,000
new text end
new text begin 13,906,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 115,000
new text end
new text begin 115,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 15,091,000
new text end
new text begin 13,590,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 201,000
new text end
new text begin 201,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $89,000 the first year and $89,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for:
new text end

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

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

new text begin (3) developing 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 (b) $205,000 the first year and $205,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for air monitoring programs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 116.454.
new text end

new text begin (c) $115,000 the first year and $115,000 the
second year are for monitoring water quality
and operating assistance programs.
new text end

new text begin (d) $347,000 the first year and $347,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for monitoring ambient air for hazardous
pollutants.
new text end

new text begin (e) $90,000 the first year and $90,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for duties related to harmful chemicals in
children's 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 (f) $109,000 the first year and $109,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for registering wastewater laboratories.
new text end

new text begin (g) $926,000 the first year and $926,000 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 to address other environmental health
risks, including air quality. The communities
must include Hmong and other immigrant
farming communities. Of this amount, up to
$689,000 the first year and $689,000 the
second year are for transfer to the Department
of Health.
new text end

new text begin (h) $51,000 the first year and $51,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for the listing procedures for impaired waters
required under this act.
new text end

new text begin (i) $141,000 the first year and $141,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to implement and enforce Minnesota Statutes,
section 325F.071. Of this amount, up to
$65,000 each year may be transferred to the
commissioner of health.
new text end

new text begin (j) $350,000 the first year is from the
environmental fund for completing the St.
Louis River Mercury Total Maximum Daily
Load study. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (k) $500,000 the first year is from the
environmental fund to develop and implement
an initiative to reduce sources of
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances
(PFAS) in the environment that are eventually
conveyed to municipal wastewater treatment
facilities. In developing and implementing the
initiative, the commissioner must work in
cooperation with the Department of Health
and with an advisory group consisting of one
representative designated by each of the
following: the League of Minnesota Cities;
the Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities; the
Minnesota Environmental Science and
Economic Review Board; the Minnesota
Municipal Utilities Association; Metropolitan
Council Environmental Services; Minnesota
Association of Small Cities; National Waste
and Recycling Association; Minnesota Rural
Water Association; Association of Minnesota
Counties; Solid Waste Administrators
Association; Partnership on Waste and Energy;
Minnesota Resource Recovery Association;
Minnesota InterCounty Association;
Minnesota Manufacturer's Coalition; and the
Association of Metropolitan Municipalities.
In developing and implementing the municipal
initiative, the commissioner must:
new text end

new text begin (1) identify sources of PFAS introduced into
the environment that are eventually conveyed
to municipal wastewater treatment facilities
and contained in solid waste that are disposed
at solid waste facilities;
new text end

new text begin (2) identify source reduction strategies that
can effectively reduce the amount of PFAS
entering the environment that are eventually
conveyed to municipal wastewater treatment
facilities or are disposed at solid waste
facilities;
new text end

new text begin (3) publish and distribute throughout the state
guidance documents for local governments
that include education materials about
effective strategies to reduce PFAS sources;
new text end

new text begin (4) identify issues for future study; and
new text end

new text begin (5) by January 31, 2023, report 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 on the
development and implementation of the
initiative. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (l) $128,000 the first year is from the
environmental fund for an analysis of the
Green Tier Program under article 2, section
157. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (m) $248,000 the first year and $248,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for the state implementation plan revisions
under article 2, section 158. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (n) $96,000 the first year and $96,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for agency oversight of the mattress recycling
program.
new text end

new text begin (o) $671,000 the first year and $41,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for whole effluent toxicity rulemaking under
article 2, section 155.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Industrial
new text end

new text begin 15,604,000
new text end
new text begin 15,773,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 14,603,000
new text end
new text begin 14,772,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 1,001,000
new text end
new text begin 1,001,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $1,001,000 the first year and $1,001,000
the second year are from the remediation fund
for the leaking underground storage tank
program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
future releases from underground petroleum
storage tanks and for the petroleum
remediation program for 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 (b) $393,000 the first year and $393,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to further evaluate the use and reduction of
trichloroethylene around Minnesota and
identify its potential health effects on
communities. Of this amount, up to $121,000
each year may be transferred to the
commissioner of health.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Municipal
new text end

new text begin 8,611,000
new text end
new text begin 8,611,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 8,536,000
new text end
new text begin 8,536,000
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 (a) $164,000 the first year and $164,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for:
new text end

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

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

new text begin (3) developing 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 (b) $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 (c) $952,000 the first year and $952,000 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 must 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 (d) $784,000 the first year and $784,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to address the need for continued increased
activity in 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 (e) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered on or before June 30, 2023, as
grants or contracts for subsurface sewage
treatment systems, surface water and
groundwater assessments, storm water, and
water-quality protection in this subdivision
are available until June 30, 2026.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Operations
new text end

new text begin 10,015,000
new text end
new text begin 9,928,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 2,156,000
new text end
new text begin 2,056,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 5,778,000
new text end
new text begin 5,791,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 2,081,000
new text end
new text begin 2,081,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $1,003,000 the first year and $1,003,000
the second year are from the remediation fund
for the leaking underground storage tank
program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
future releases from underground petroleum
storage tanks and for the petroleum
remediation program for 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 (b) $2,056,000 the first year and $2,056,000
the second year are to support agency
information technology services provided at
the enterprise and agency level.
new text end

new text begin (c) $800,000 the first year and $800,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to develop and maintain systems to support
permitting and regulatory business processes
and agency data.
new text end

new text begin (d) $100,000 the first year is for transfer to the
commissioner of management and budget to
prepay and defease any outstanding general
obligation bonds used to acquire property,
finance improvements and betterments, or pay
any other associated financing costs at the
Anoka-Ramsey closed landfill. This amount
may be deposited, invested, and applied to
accomplish the purposes of this paragraph as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
475.67, subdivisions 5 to 10 and 13. Upon the
prepayment and defeasance of all associated
debt on the real property and improvements,
all conditions set forth in Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.695, subdivision 3, shall be
deemed to have been satisfied and the real
property and improvements shall no longer
constitute state bond financed property under
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.695. Any
funds appropriated under this section that
remain unexpended after the purposes in this
paragraph have been met cancel to the general
fund.
new text end

new text begin (e) Once the purposes in paragraph (d) have
been met, the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency may take actions and execute
agreements to facilitate the beneficial reuse of
the Anoka-Ramsey closed landfill, and may
specifically authorize the installation of a solar
energy generating system, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 216E.01,
subdivision 9a, as a pilot project at the closed
landfill, to be owned and operated by a
cooperative electric association that has more
than 130,000 customers in Minnesota. The
appropriation in paragraph (d) may not be used
to finance the pilot project, procure land rights,
or to manage the solar energy generating
system.
new text end

new text begin (f) Upon completion of the pilot project
described in paragraph (d), or by January 15,
2023, whichever is earlier, the commissioner
of the Pollution Control Agency, in
cooperation with the electric cooperative
association, must report to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative
committees with jurisdiction over capital
investment, energy, and environment on the
following:
new text end

new text begin (1) project accomplishments and milestones
including any project growth, developments,
or agreements that resulted from the project;
new text end

new text begin (2) challenges or barriers faced during
development or after completion of the
project;
new text end

new text begin (3) project financials, including expenses,
utility agreements, and project viability; and
new text end

new text begin (4) replicability of the pilot project to other
future closed landfill projects.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Remediation
new text end

new text begin 14,881,000
new text end
new text begin 13,281,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 508,000
new text end
new text begin 508,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 10,773,000
new text end
new text begin 10,773,000
new text end
new text begin Closed Landfill
Investment
new text end
new text begin 3,600,000
new text end
new text begin 2,000,000
new text end

new text begin (a) 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 must jointly
submit to the commissioner of management
and budget an annual spending plan that
maximizes resource use and appropriately
allocates the money between the two
departments. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2023.
new text end

new text begin (b) $363,000 the first year and $363,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
to manage contaminated sediment projects at
multiple sites identified in the St. Louis River
remedial action plan to restore water quality
in the St. Louis River Area of Concern.
new text end

new text begin (c) $3,198,000 the first year and $3,198,000
the second year are from the remediation fund
for the leaking underground storage tank
program to investigate, clean up, and prevent
future releases from underground petroleum
storage tanks and for the petroleum
remediation program for 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 (d) $257,000 the first year and $257,000 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 (e) $2,000,000 the first year and $2,000,000
the second year are from the closed landfill
investment fund for the closed landfill
program. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (f) $1,600,000 the first year is from the closed
landfill investment fund for the closed landfill
emergency account under Minnesota Statutes,
section 115B.422. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Resource Management and Assistance
new text end

new text begin 40,267,000
new text end
new text begin 40,296,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 40,267,000
new text end
new text begin 40,296,000
new text end

new text begin (a) 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
under Minnesota Statutes, section 116.993.
new text end

new text begin (b) $700,000 the first year and $700,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for competitive recycling grants under
Minnesota Statutes, section 115A.565. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025.
Any unencumbered grant balances in the first
year do not cancel but are available for grants
in the second year.
new text end

new text begin (c) $694,000 the first year and $694,000 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 are to continue work with
Clean Air Minnesota, and the commissioner
may enter into an agreement with
Environmental Initiative to support this effort.
Any unencumbered grant balances in the first
year do not cancel but are available for grants
in the second year.
new text end

new text begin (d) $20,550,000 the first year and $20,550,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for SCORE block grants to counties. Any
unencumbered grant balances in the first year
do not cancel but are available for grants in
the second year.
new text end

new text begin (e) $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 (f) $400,000 the first year and $400,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for grants to develop and expand recycling
markets for Minnesota businesses.
new text end

new text begin (g) $750,000 the first year and $750,000 the
second year are from the environmental fund
for reducing and diverting food waste,
redirecting edible food for consumption, and
removing barriers to collecting and recovering
organic waste. Of this amount, $500,000 each
year is for grants to increase food rescue and
waste prevention. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2025. Any
unencumbered grant balances in the first year
do not cancel but are available for grants in
the second year.
new text end

new text begin (h) $2,719,000 the first year and $2,719,000
the second year are from the environmental
fund for the purposes of Minnesota Statutes,
section 473.844.
new text end

new text begin (i) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered on or before June 30, 2023, as
contracts or grants for 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, 2025.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Watershed
new text end

new text begin 9,158,000
new text end
new text begin 9,158,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 1,959,000
new text end
new text begin 1,959,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 6,965,000
new text end
new text begin 6,965,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 234,000
new text end
new text begin 112,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $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 (b) $208,000 the first year and $208,000 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 (c) $122,000 the first year and $122,000 the
second year are from the remediation fund for
the leaking underground storage tank program
to investigate, clean up, and prevent future
releases from underground petroleum storage
tanks and for the petroleum remediation
program for 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 Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Environmental Quality Board
new text end

new text begin 1,177,000
new text end
new text begin 1,177,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 984,000
new text end
new text begin 984,000
new text end
new text begin Environmental
new text end
new text begin 193,000
new text end
new text begin 193,000
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Transfers
new text end

new text begin The commissioner must transfer up to
$44,000,000 from the environmental fund to
the remediation fund for 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 311,932,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 307,882,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 84,598,000
new text end
new text begin 83,579,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 109,352,000
new text end
new text begin 107,697,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 116,853,000
new text end
new text begin 115,477,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 111,000
new text end
new text begin 111,000
new text end
new text begin Permanent School
new text end
new text begin 1,018,000
new text end
new text begin 1,018,000
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 6,404,000
new text end
new text begin 6,404,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 1,685,000
new text end
new text begin 1,685,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 4,157,000
new text end
new text begin 4,157,000
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 Permanent School
new text end
new text begin 218,000
new text end
new text begin 218,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $319,000 the first year and $319,000 the
second year are from the minerals
management account in the natural resources
fund for environmental research relating to
mine permitting.
new text end

new text begin (b) $3,083,000 the first year and $3,083,000
the second year are from the minerals
management account in the natural resources
fund for use as provided under 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 (c) $218,000 the first year and $218,000 the
second year are from the state forest suspense
account in the permanent school fund to secure
maximum 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 (d) $338,000 the first year and $338,000 the
second year are from the water management
account in the natural resources fund for
mining hydrology.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Ecological and Water Resources
new text end

new text begin 35,814,000
new text end
new text begin 35,489,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 16,647,000
new text end
new text begin 16,547,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 12,281,000
new text end
new text begin 12,281,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 6,886,000
new text end
new text begin 6,661,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $4,222,000 the first year and $4,222,000
the second year are from the invasive species
account in the natural resources fund,
$2,331,000 the first year and $2,331,000 the
second year are from the general fund, and
$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are from the heritage enhancement
account in the game and fish 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 (b) $5,556,000 the first year and $5,556,000
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 (c) $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 (d) $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 River.
new text end

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

new text begin (f) $2,548,000 the first year and $2,548,000
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 (h), clause (1). Of this amount, up
to $100,000 each year may be used to support
the work of the Wild Rice Stewardship
Council.
new text end

new text begin (g) $1,000,000 the first year and $1,000,000
the second year are from the nongame wildlife
management account in the natural resources
fund for 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 (h) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.943, $50,000 the first year and
$50,000 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 (i) $5,250,000 the first year and $5,250,000
the second year are 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 installing 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
irrigation use;
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 (j) $410,000 the first year and $410,000 the
second year are from the heritage enhancement
account in the game and fish fund for grants
to the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive Species
Research Center at the University of
Minnesota to prioritize, support, and develop
research-based solutions that can reduce the
effects of aquatic invasive species in
Minnesota by preventing spread, controlling
populations, and managing ecosystems and to
advance knowledge to inspire action by others.
new text end

new text begin (k) $100,000 the first year is for a grant to the
city of Minneiska to dredge and remove
sediment from the boat launch area of the
Minneiska boat landing. This is a onetime
appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (l) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $387,000 the first year and
$387,000 the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for additional costs associated with
hydrological analyses for proposed water
appropriation permit applications that have
been denied due to the effects to a calcareous
fen.
new text end

new text begin (m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $225,000 the first year is
from the heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for a grant to the Waseca
County Historical Society to complete phase
II of the restoration of the Hofmann Apiaries
honey house and wax shed. This is a onetime
appropriation and is available until June 30,
2024.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Forest Management
new text end

new text begin 51,352,000
new text end
new text begin 49,932,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 32,406,000
new text end
new text begin 31,486,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 17,529,000
new text end
new text begin 17,029,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 1,417,000
new text end
new text begin 1,417,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $7,521,000 the first year and $7,521,000
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. By January 15 of each year, the
commissioner of natural resources must 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 that
identifies 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
must be deposited into the general fund.
new text end

new text begin (b) $15,386,000 the first year and $15,386,000
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.
new text end

new text begin (c) $1,417,000 the first year and $1,417,000
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.
new text end

new text begin (d) $829,000 the first year and $829,000 the
second year are for the Forest Resources
Council to implement the Sustainable Forest
Resources Act.
new text end

new text begin (e) $1,143,000 the first year and $1,143,000
the second year are from the forest
management investment account in the natural
resources fund for the Next Generation Core
Forestry data system.
new text end

new text begin (f) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are from the forest management
investment account in the natural resources
fund for forest road maintenance on state
forest roads.
new text end

new text begin (g) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are for forest road maintenance
on county forest roads.
new text end

new text begin (h) $500,000 the first year is from the forest
management investment account in the natural
resources fund for collecting light detection
and ranging data for forest inventory. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin (i) $920,000 the first year is to refund timber
permit payments under article 2, section 154.
This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Parks and Trails Management
new text end

new text begin 90,273,000
new text end
new text begin 89,118,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 26,480,000
new text end
new text begin 26,480,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 61,493,000
new text end
new text begin 60,338,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 2,300,000
new text end
new text begin 2,300,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $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
maintaining and enhancing public
water-access facilities.
new text end

new text begin (b) $7,685,000 the first year and $6,685,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for state trail, park, and recreation area
operations. This appropriation is from revenue
deposited in the natural resources fund under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (2).
new text end

new text begin (c) $17,828,000 the first year and $18,828,000
the second year are from the state parks
account in the natural resources fund to
operate and maintain state parks and state
recreation areas.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,140,000 the first year and $1,140,000
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 parks or trails. This
appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
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 (e) $9,624,000 the first year and $9,624,000
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 (f) $2,435,000 the first year and $2,435,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for the off-highway vehicle grants-in-aid
program. Of this amount, $1,960,000 each
year is from the all-terrain vehicle account;
$150,000 each year is from the off-highway
motorcycle account; and $325,000 each year
is from the off-road vehicle 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 (g) $1,250,000 the first year and $2,250,000
the second year are from the state land and
water conservation account 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 (h) $950,000 the first year is appropriated from
the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund to the commissioner of natural
resources for a grant to St. Louis County to
match other funding sources for design,
right-of-way acquisition, permitting, and
construction of Phase I of the Voyageur
Country ATV Trail connections in the areas
of Cook, Orr, Ash River, Kabetogama
Township, and International Falls to the
Voyageur Country ATV Trail system. This is
a onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2025.
new text end

new text begin (i) $955,000 the first year is appropriated from
the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund to the commissioner of natural
resources for a grant to the city of Ely for new
trail connections and a new bridge across the
Beaver River connecting the Prospector trail
system to the Taconite State Trail. This is a
onetime appropriation and is available until
June 30, 2025.
new text end

new text begin (j) $250,000 the first year is appropriated from
the all-terrain vehicle account in the natural
resources fund for an all-terrain vehicle master
plan. Of this amount, $200,000 is for a
statewide all-terrain vehicle trails master plan
broken out by the Department of Natural
Resources administrative regions, and $50,000
is for an all-terrain vehicle trails and route
inventory from all cooperating agencies with
available data broken out by the Department
of Natural Resources administrative regions.
The all-terrain vehicle master plan and
inventory must be completed by February 1,
2023. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Fish and Wildlife Management
new text end

new text begin 79,577,000
new text end
new text begin 78,427,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 1,982,000
new text end
new text begin 1,982,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 77,595,000
new text end
new text begin 76,445,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $8,658,000 the first year and $8,658,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund only for activities specified under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), 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 (b) $2,950,000 the first year and $1,950,000
the second year are from the game and fish
fund for planning for and emergency response
to disease outbreaks in wildlife. The
commissioner and board must each submit
quarterly reports on the activities funded under
this paragraph to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources and
agriculture.
new text end

new text begin (c) $8,546,000 the first year and $8,546,000
the second year are from the deer management
account for the purposes identified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
subdivision 1.
new text end

new text begin (d) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, $275,000 the first year and
$125,000 the second year are appropriated
from the heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for shooting sports facility
grants under Minnesota Statutes, section
87A.10, including grants for archery facilities.
Grants must be matched with a nonstate
match, which may include in-kind
contributions. This is a onetime appropriation.
Of the amount in the first year, $50,000 is to
upgrade the Department of Natural Resources
shooting range database.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Enforcement
new text end

new text begin 47,145,000
new text end
new text begin 47,145,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 7,193,000
new text end
new text begin 7,194,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 11,530,000
new text end
new text begin 11,530,000
new text end
new text begin Game and Fish
new text end
new text begin 28,311,000
new text end
new text begin 28,310,000
new text end
new text begin Remediation
new text end
new text begin 111,000
new text end
new text begin 111,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $1,550,000 the first year and $1,550,000
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 (b) $1,748,000 the first year and $1,748,000
the second year are from the heritage
enhancement account in the game and fish
fund for only the purposes specified under
Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (1).
new text end

new text begin (c) $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 (d) $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 (e) $250,000 the first year and $250,000 the
second year are from the all-terrain vehicle
account in the natural resources fund 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 must
report to the commissioner with details on
expenditures and outcomes from the grant. Of
this appropriation, $25,000 each year is for
administering 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 (f) $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 administering 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 (g) $176,000 the first year and $176,000 the
second year are from the game and fish fund
for an ice safety program.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Pass Through Funds
new text end

new text begin 1,367,000
new text end
new text begin 1,367,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 187,000
new text end
new text begin 187,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 380,000
new text end
new text begin 380,000
new text end
new text begin Permanent School
new text end
new text begin 800,000
new text end
new text begin 800,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $380,000 the first year and $380,000 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
Lake Superior Zoo. This appropriation is from
revenue deposited to the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.94,
paragraph (h), clause (5).
new text end

new text begin (b) $187,000 the first year and $187,000 the
second year are for the Office of School Trust
Lands.
new text end

new text begin (c) $300,000 the first year and $300,000 the
second year are transferred from the forestry
suspense account to the permanent school
fund, and are appropriated from the permanent
school fund for the Office of School Trust
Lands.
new text end

new text begin (d) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year are transferred from the forest
suspense account to the permanent school
fund, and are appropriated from the permanent
school fund for the Office of School Trust
Lands for costs related to the Boundary Waters
Canoe Area Wilderness land exchanges. This
is a onetime appropriation.
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 14,117,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 14,109,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $3,423,000 the first year and $3,423,000
the second year are for natural resources block
grants to local governments to implement the
Wetland Conservation Act and shoreland
management program under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 103F, and local water
management responsibilities under Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 103B. 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. Of this
amount, $1,000,000 the first year is to provide
grants to rural landowners to replace failing
septic systems that inadequately protect
groundwater. Rural landowners, as defined in
Minnesota Statutes, section 17.117,
subdivision 4, with income below 300 percent
of the federal poverty guidelines for the
applicable family size, shall be eligible for a
grant under this section. A grant awarded
under this section shall not exceed the lesser
of $5,000 or 35 percent of the cost of replacing
the failed or failing septic system. The
issuance of a loan under Minnesota Statutes,
section 17.117, for the purpose of replacing a
failed septic system, shall not preclude a rural
landowner from obtaining a grant under this
section or vice versa.
new text end

new text begin (b) $3,116,000 the first year and $3,116,000
the second year are for grants and payments
to soil and water conservation districts for the
purposes of Minnesota Statutes, sections
103C.321 and 103C.331, and for general
purposes, nonpoint engineering, and
implementation and stewardship 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 payment
under this paragraph must 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 (c) $710,000 the first year and $710,000 the
second year are to implement, enforce, and
provide oversight for the Wetland
Conservation Act, including administering the
wetland banking program and in-lieu fee
mechanism.
new text end

new text begin (d) $1,460,000 the first year and $1,460,000
the second year are for the following
programs:
new text end

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

new text begin (2) $1,200,000 each year is for cost-sharing
programs of soil and water conservation
districts for riparian buffers, erosion control,
water retention and treatment, and other
high-priority conservation practices.
new text end

new text begin (e) $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. The
board must coordinate with the Drainage Work
Group according to Minnesota Statutes,
section 103B.101, subdivision 13.
new text end

new text begin (f) $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.
new text end

new text begin (g) $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 (h) $125,000 the first year and $125,000 the
second year are for conservation easement
stewardship.
new text end

new text begin (i) $240,000 the first year and $240,000 the
second year are for a grant to the Lower
Minnesota River Watershed District to defray
the annual cost of operating and maintaining
sites for dredge spoil to sustain the state,
national, and international commercial and
recreational navigation on the lower Minnesota
River.
new text end

new text begin (j) $4,637,000 the first year and $4,629,000
the second year are for agency administration
and operation of the Board of Water and Soil
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (k) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 103C.501, the board may shift money
between paragraphs (a) to (i) in this section
and may adjust the technical and
administrative assistance portion of the funds
to leverage federal or other nonstate funds or
to address accountability, oversight, local
government performance, or high-priority
needs identified in local water management
plans or comprehensive watershed
management plans.
new text end

new text begin (l) The appropriations for grants and payments
in this section are available until June 30,
2025, except that returned grants and payments
are available for two years after they are
returned or regranted, whichever is later.
Funds must be regranted consistent with the
purposes of this section. 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 (m) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16B.97, grants awarded from
appropriations in this section are exempt from
the Department of Administration, Office of
Grants Management Policy 08-08 Grant
Payments and 08-10 Grant Monitoring.
new text end

new text begin (n) The Lower Minnesota River Watershed
District may use up to $111,000 from money
appropriated in either fiscal year under Laws
2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article
1, section 4, paragraph (j), to cover costs
associated with the Seminary Fen Stabilization
Project to reduce sedimentation to Seminary
Fen and the Minnesota River.
new text end

Sec. 5. new text beginMETROPOLITAN COUNCIL
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 9,140,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 9,140,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 1,790,000
new text end
new text begin 1,790,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 7,350,000
new text end
new text begin 7,350,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $1,790,000 the first year and $1,790,000
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 (b) $7,350,000 the first year and $7,350,000
the second year are from the natural resources
fund for metropolitan-area regional parks and
trails maintenance and operations. This
appropriation is from revenue deposited in the
natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
clause (3).
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 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
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 9,999,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 9,999,000
new text end
new text begin Appropriations by Fund
new text end
new text begin 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end
new text begin General
new text end
new text begin 9,809,000
new text end
new text begin 9,809,000
new text end
new text begin Natural Resources
new text end
new text begin 190,000
new text end
new text begin 190,000
new text end

new text begin $190,000 the first year and $190,000 the
second year are from the natural resources
fund from revenue deposited under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph (h),
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 beginEXPLORE MINNESOTA TOURISM
new text end

new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 15,224,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 14,344,000
new text end

new text begin (a) $500,000 the first year and $500,000 the
second year must be matched from nonstate
sources to develop maximum private sector
involvement in tourism. Each $1 of state
incentive must be matched with $6 of private
sector money. "Matched" means revenue to
the state or documented cash expenditures
directly expended to support Explore
Minnesota Tourism programs. Up to one-half
of the private sector contribution may be
in-kind or soft match. The incentive in fiscal
year 2022 is based on fiscal year 2021 private
sector contributions. The incentive in fiscal
year 2023 is based on fiscal year 2022 private
sector contributions. This incentive is ongoing.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money for marketing grants is available
either year of the biennium. Unexpended grant
money from the first year is available in the
second year.
new text end

new text begin (c) $100,000 each year is for a grant to the
Northern Lights International Music Festival.
new text end

new text begin (d) $880,000 the first year is for a recovery
grant program for tourism, meetings and
conventions, and events assistance and
promotions. This is a onetime appropriation.
new text end

Sec. 10. new text beginFISCAL YEAR 2021 GENERAL FUND CANCELLATIONS.
new text end

new text begin $2,008,000 of the fiscal year 2021 general fund appropriations for the Department of
Natural Resources under Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 3, is
canceled. Of this amount:
new text end

new text begin (1) $42,000 is canceled from subdivision 2, Land and Mineral Resources Management;
new text end

new text begin (2) $427,000 is canceled from subdivision 3, Ecological and Water Resources;
new text end

new text begin (3) $751,000 is canceled from subdivision 4, Forest Management;
new text end

new text begin (4) $614,000 is canceled from subdivision 5, Parks and Trails Management;
new text end

new text begin (5) $6,000 is canceled from subdivision 6, Fish and Wildlife Management; and
new text end

new text begin (6) $168,000 is canceled from subdivision 7, Enforcement.
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

ARTICLE 2

ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES POLICY

Section 1.

new text begin [11A.236] ACCOUNT TO INVEST FINANCIAL ASSURANCE MONEY
FROM PERMITS TO MINE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment; appropriation. new text end

new text begin (a) The State Board of Investment, when
requested by the commissioner of natural resources, may invest money collected by the
commissioner as part of financial assurance provided under a permit to mine issued under
chapter 93. The State Board of Investment may establish one or more accounts into which
money may be deposited for the purposes of this section, subject to the policies and
procedures of the State Board of Investment. Use of any money in the account is restricted
to the financial assurance purposes identified in sections 93.46 to 93.51 and rules adopted
thereunder and as authorized under any trust fund agreements or other conditions established
under a permit to mine.
new text end

new text begin (b) Money in an account established under paragraph (a) is appropriated to the
commissioner for the purposes for which the account is established under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Account maintenance and investment. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources
may deposit money in the appropriate account and may withdraw money from the appropriate
account for the financial assurance purposes identified in sections 93.46 to 93.51 and rules
adopted thereunder and as authorized under any trust fund agreements or other conditions
established under the permit to mine for which the financial assurance is provided, subject
to the policies and procedures of the State Board of Investment. Investment strategies related
to an account established under this section must be determined jointly by the commissioner
of natural resources and the executive director of the State Board of Investment. The
authorized investments for an account are the investments authorized under section 11A.24
that are made available for investment by the State Board of Investment. Investment
transactions must be at a time and in a manner determined by the executive director of the
State Board of Investment. Decisions to withdraw money from the account must be
determined by the commissioner of natural resources, subject to the policies and procedures
of the State Board of Investment. Investment earnings must be credited to the appropriate
account for financial assurance under the identified permit to mine. An account may be
terminated by the commissioner of natural resources at any time, so long as the termination
is in accordance with applicable statutes, rules, trust fund agreements, or other conditions
established under the permit to mine, subject to the policies and procedures of the State
Board of Investment.
new text end

Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Certifiable diseases.

"Certifiable diseases" includes new text beginany of the following
expressed as clinical symptoms or based on the presence of the pathogen:
new text endchannel catfish
virus, new text beginRenibacterium salmoninarum (new text endbacterial kidney diseasenew text begin)new text end, new text beginAeromonas salmonicida
(
new text endbacterial furunculosisnew text begin)new text end, new text beginYersinia ruckeri (new text endenteric redmouth diseasenew text begin)new text end, new text beginEdwardsiella ictaluri
(
new text endenteric septicemia of catfishnew text begin)new text end, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious pancreatic
necrosis virus, new text beginMyxobolus cerebralis (new text endwhirling diseasenew text begin)new text end, new text beginTetracapsuloides bryosalmonae
(
new text endproliferative kidney diseasenew text begin)new text end, viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, epizootic epitheliotropic
virus, new text beginCeratomyxa shasta (new text endceratomyxosisnew text begin)new text end, and any emergency new text beginfish new text enddisease.

Sec. 3.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 8, is amended to read:


Subd. 8.

Containment facility.

"Containment facility" means a licensed facility for
salmonids, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginviral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list
published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end that complies with clauses (1), (3), and
(4), or clauses (2), (3), and (4):

(1) disinfects its effluent to the standards in section 17.4991 before the effluent is
discharged to public waters;

(2) does not discharge to public waters or to waters of the state directly connected to
public waters;

(3) raises aquatic life that is prohibited from being released into the wild and must be
kept in a facility approved by the commissioner unless processed for food consumption;

(4) contains aquatic life requiring a fish health inspection prior to transportation.

Sec. 4.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Emergency fish disease.

"Emergency fish disease" means designated fish
diseases new text beginor pathogens new text endnot already present in this state that could impact populations of
aquatic life if inadvertently released by infected aquatic life, including channel catfish virus,
viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus, infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, infectious
pancreatic necrosis virus, whirling disease, ceratomyxosis, proliferative kidney disease, and
epizootic epitheliotropic virus disease.

Sec. 5.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, subdivision 12, is amended to read:


Subd. 12.

Fish health inspection.

(a) "Fish health inspection" means an on-site,
statistically based sampling, collection, and testing of fish in accordance with processes in
the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases, published
by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE) to test for causative pathogens. The samples
for inspection must be collected by a fish health inspector or a fish collector in cooperation
with the producer. Testing of samples must be done by an approved laboratory.

(b) The inspection for viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS), infectious pancreatic necrosis
(IPN), and infectious hematopoietic necrosis (IHN) in salmonids and for VHS in
nonsalmonids must include at a minimum viral testing of ovarian fluids at the 95 percent
confidence level of detecting two percent incidence of disease.

(c) The inspection for certifiable diseases new text beginand pathogens new text endfor wild fish must follow the
guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal
Diseases.

Sec. 6.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 21a. new text end

new text begin VHS-susceptible species. new text end

new text begin "VHS-susceptible species" are aquatic species
that are natural hosts for viral hemorrhagic septicemia according to the Fish Health Blue
Book or the book's successor.
new text end

Sec. 7.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4982, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 21b. new text end

new text begin VHS-susceptible-species list. new text end

new text begin "VHS-susceptible-species list" is the
VHS-susceptible species listed in the Fish Health Blue Book that are found in or that can
survive in the Great Lakes region.
new text end

Sec. 8.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4985, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Bill of lading.

(a) A state-issued bill of lading is required for:

(1) intrastate transportation of aquatic life other than salmonids, catfish, or species on
the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United
States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms, or
aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported if the aquatic life is being
transported into a watershed where it is not currently present, if walleyes whose original
source is south of marked State Highway 210 are being transported to a facility north of
marked State Highway 210, or if the original source of the aquatic life is outside Minnesota
and contiguous states; and

(2) stocking deleted text beginofdeleted text end waters other than public waters with aquatic life other than salmonids,
catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species
published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Services
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end.

(b) When aquatic life is transported under paragraph (a), a copy of the bill of lading
must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager at least 72 hours before the transportation.

(c) For transportation and stocking of waters that are not public waters:

(1) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager 72 hours before
transporting fish for stocking;

(2) a bill of lading must be submitted to the regional fisheries manager within five days
after stocking if the waters to be stocked are confirmed by telecopy or telephone prior to
stocking by the regional fisheries office not to be public waters; or

(3) a completed bill of lading may be submitted to the regional fisheries office by telecopy
prior to transporting fish for stocking. Confirmation that the waters to be stocked are not
public waters may be made by returning the bill of lading by telecopy or in writing, in which
cases additional copies need not be submitted to the Department of Natural Resources.

(d) Bill of lading forms may only be issued by the Department of Natural Resources in
St. Paul, and new bill of lading forms may not be issued until all previously issued forms
have been returned.

Sec. 9.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4985, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Exemptions for transportation permits and bills of lading.

(a) A state-issued
bill of lading or transportation permit is not required by an aquatic farm licensee for
deleted text begin importation ofdeleted text endnew text begin importingnew text end animals not on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia
susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Services; transportation of
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species list, transportingnew text end
animals not on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published
by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services;
or export for
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species list, or exportingnew text end the following:

(1) minnows taken under an aquatic farm license in this state and transported intrastate;

(2) aquarium or ornamental fish including goldfish and tropical, subtropical, and saltwater
species that cannot survive in the waters of the state, which may be imported or transported
if accompanied by shipping documents;

(3) fish or fish eggs that have been processed for use as food, bait, or other purposes
unrelated to fish propagation;

(4) live fish from a licensed aquatic farm, which may be transported directly to an outlet
for processing or for other food purposes if accompanied by shipping documents;

(5) fish being exported if accompanied by shipping documents;

(6) sucker eggs, sucker fry, or fathead minnows transported intrastate for bait propagation
or feeding of cultural aquatic life, except that if either species becomes listed on the deleted text beginofficial
list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end, then a transportation permit is required;

(7) species of fish that are found within the state used in connection with public shows,
exhibits, demonstrations, or fishing pools for periods not exceeding 14 days;

(8) fish being transported through the state if accompanied by shipping documents; or

(9) intrastate transportation of aquatic life between or within licensed private fish
hatcheries, aquatic farms, or aquarium facilities licensed for the species being transported,
except where required in subdivision 2 and except that salmonids, catfish, or species on the
deleted text begin official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United
States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end may only be transferred or transported intrastate without a
transportation permit if they had no record of bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic
septicemia at the time they were imported into the state and if they have had a fish health
inspection within the preceding year that has shown no certifiable diseases to be present.

Aquatic life being transferred between licensed private fish hatcheries, aquatic farms,
or aquarium facilities must be accompanied by shipping documents and salmonids, catfish,
or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published
by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end being transferred or transported intrastate without a
transportation permit must be accompanied by a copy of their most recent fish health
inspection.

(b) Shipping documents required under paragraph (a) must show the place of origin,
owner or consignee, destination, number, and species.

Sec. 10.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4985, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Permit application.

An application for a transportation permit must be made
on forms provided by the commissioner. An incomplete application must be rejected. An
application for a transportation permit for salmonids, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list
of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States
Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list;
new text end their eggsdeleted text begin,deleted text endnew text begin;new text end ornew text begin theirnew text end sperm must be accompanied by certification
that the source of the eggs or sperm are free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with
enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be imported, transported, or stocked
following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial kidney disease
or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported, transported, or stocked into areas where
the disease has been identified as being present. A copy of the transportation permit showing
the date of certification inspection must accompany the shipment of fish while in transit
and must be available for inspection by the commissioner. By 14 days after a completed
application is received, the commissioner must approve or deny the importation permits as
provided in this section.

Sec. 11.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4986, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Licensed facilities.

(a) The commissioner shall issue transportation permits to
import:

(1) indigenous and naturalized species except trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the
deleted text begin official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United
States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end and sperm from any source to a standard facility;

(2) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia
susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end from a nonemergency enzootic
disease area to a containment facility if the fish are certified within the previous year to be
free of certifiable diseases, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or
furunculosis may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish
with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas
where the disease has been identified as being present; and

(3) trout, salmon, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia
susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and
Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end from a facility in a
nonemergency enzootic disease area with a disease-free history of three years or more to a
standard facility, except that eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis
may be imported following treatment approved by the commissioner, and fish with bacterial
kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be imported into areas where the disease
has been identified as being present.

(b) If a source facility in a nonemergency enzootic disease area cannot demonstrate a
history free from disease, aquatic life may only be imported into a quarantine facility.

Sec. 12.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4986, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Disease-free history.

Disease-free histories required under this section must
include the results of a fish health inspection. When disease-free histories of more than one
year are required for importing salmonids, catfish, or species on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral
hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of
Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species listnew text end, the
disease history must be of consecutive years that include the year previous to, or the year
of, the transportation request.

Sec. 13.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4991, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Fish health inspection.

(a) An aquatic farm propagating salmonids, catfish,
or species on the deleted text beginviral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHS) susceptible list published by the
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end and having an effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into
public waters must have a fish health inspection conducted at least once every 12 months
by a certified fish health inspector. Testing must be conducted according to laboratory
methods of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal
Diseases, published by the International Office of Epizootics (OIE).

(b) An aquatic farm propagating any species on the VHS susceptible list and having an
effluent discharge from the aquatic farm into public waters must test for VHS virus using
the guidelines of the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal
Diseases. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, prescribe
alternative testing time periods and methods from those prescribed in the Fish Health Blue
Book or the OIE Diagnostic Manual if the commissioner determines that biosecurity measures
will not be compromised. These alternatives are not subject to the rulemaking provisions
of chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply. The commissioner must provide reasonable
notice to affected parties of any changes in testing requirements.

(c) Results of fish health inspections must be provided to the commissioner for all fish
that remain in the state. All data used to prepare and issue a fish health certificate must be
maintained for three years by the issuing fish health inspector, approved laboratory, or
accredited veterinarian.

(d) A health inspection fee must be charged based on each lot of fish sampled. The fee
by check or money order payable to the Department of Natural Resources must be prepaid
or paid at the time a bill or notice is received from the commissioner that the inspection and
processing of samples is completed.

(e) Upon receipt of payment and completion of inspection, the commissioner shall notify
the operator and issue a fish health certificate. The certification must be made according to
the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases by a
person certified as a fish health inspector.

(f) All aquatic life in transit or held at transfer stations within the state may be inspected
by the commissioner. This inspection may include the collection of stock for purposes of
pathological analysis. Sample size necessary for analysis will follow guidelines listed in
the Fish Health Blue Book or the Diagnostic Manual for Aquatic Animal Diseases.

(g) Salmonids, catfish, or species on the VHS susceptible list must have a fish health
inspection before being transported from a containment facility, unless the fish are being
transported directly to an outlet for processing or other food purposes or unless the
commissioner determines that an inspection is not needed. A fish health inspection conducted
for this purpose need only be done on the lot or lots of fish that will be transported. The
commissioner must conduct a fish health inspection requested for this purpose within five
working days of receiving written notice. Salmonids and catfish may be immediately
transported from a containment facility to another containment facility once a sample has
been obtained for a health inspection or once the five-day notice period has expired.

Sec. 14.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4992, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Restriction on the sale of fish.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), species
on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services,
deleted text endnew text begin
VHS-susceptible-species list
new text end must be free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia and species of
the family salmonidae or ictaluridae, except bullheads, must be free of certifiable diseases
if sold for stocking or transfer to another aquatic farm.

(b) The following exceptions apply to paragraph (a):

(1) eggs with enteric redmouth, whirling disease, or furunculosis may be transferred
between licensed facilities or stocked following treatment approved by the commissioner;

(2) fish with bacterial kidney disease or viral hemorrhagic septicemia may be transferred
between licensed facilities or stocked in areas where the disease has been identified as being
present; and

(3) the commissioner may allow transfer between licensed facilities or stocking of fish
with enteric redmouth or furunculosis when the commissioner determines that doing so
would pose no threat to the state's aquatic resources.

Sec. 15.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 17.4993, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Taking from public waters.

(a) Under an aquatic farm license, a licensee
may takenew text begin onlynew text end minnow sperm, minnow eggs, and live minnows for aquatic farm purposes
from deleted text beginpublic waters that havedeleted text end new text begina water body if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the water body has new text endbeen tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia deleted text beginwhendeleted text end new text beginand new text endthe testing
indicates the disease is not presentnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the water body is located within a viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free zone posted on
the Department of Natural Resources website
new text end.

(b) A licensee may take sucker eggs and sperm only in approved waters with a sucker
egg license endorsement as provided by section 17.4994.

Sec. 16.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.027, subdivision 13a, is amended to read:


Subd. 13a.

deleted text beginGame and fishdeleted text endnew text begin Natural resourcesnew text end expedited permanent rules.

(a) In
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; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(2) section 84D.12 to designate prohibited invasive species, regulated invasive species,
and unregulated nonnative speciesdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (3) section 116G.15 to change the placement and boundaries of land use districts
established in the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area.
new text end

(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.

Sec. 17.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.027, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 14c. new text end

new text begin Unadopted rules. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources must not enforce
or attempt to enforce an unadopted rule. For purposes of this subdivision, "unadopted rule"
means a guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual standard, interpretive statement, policy plan,
or similar pronouncement if the guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual standard, interpretive
statement, policy plan, or similar pronouncement has not been adopted according to the
rulemaking process provided under chapter 14. If an unadopted rule is challenged under
section 14.381, the commissioner must cease enforcement of the unadopted rule and
overcome a presumption that the unadopted rule must be adopted according to the rulemaking
process provided under chapter 14.
new text end

Sec. 18.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.027, subdivision 18, is amended to read:


Subd. 18.

Permanent school fund authority; reporting.

(a) The commissioner of
natural resources has the authority and responsibility to administer school trust lands under
sections 92.122 and 127A.31. The commissioner shall deleted text beginbiannuallydeleted text endnew text begin bienniallynew text end report to the
Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission and the legislature on the management of
the school trust lands that shows how the commissioner has and will continue to achieve
the following goals:

(1) manage the school trust lands efficiently and in a manner that reflects the undivided
loyalty to the beneficiaries consistent with the commissioner's fiduciary duties;

(2) reduce the management expenditures of school trust lands and maximize the revenues
deposited in the permanent school trust fund;

(3) manage the sale, exchange, and commercial leasing of school trust lands, requiring
returns of not less than fair market value, to maximize the revenues deposited in the
permanent school trust fund and retain the value from the long-term appreciation of the
school trust lands;

(4) manage the school trust lands to maximize the long-term economic return for the
permanent school trust fund while maintaining sound natural resource conservation and
management principles;

(5) optimize school trust land revenues and maximize the value of the trust consistent
with balancing short-term and long-term interests, so that long-term benefits are not lost in
an effort to maximize short-term gains; and

(6) maintain the integrity of the trust and prevent the misapplication of its lands and its
revenues.

(b) When the commissioner finds an irresolvable conflict between maximizing the
long-term economic return and protecting natural resources and recreational values on
school trust lands, the commissioner shall give precedence to the long-term economic return
in managing school trust lands. By July 1, 2018, the permanent school fund must be
compensated for all school trust lands included under a designation or policy provision that
prohibits long-term economic return. The commissioner shall submit recommendations to
the appropriate legislative committees and divisions on methods of funding for the
compensation required under this paragraph, including recommendations for appropriations
from the general fund, nongeneral funds, and the state bond fund. Any uncompensated
designation or policy provision restrictions on the long-term economic return on school
trust lands remaining after July 1, 2018, must be compiled and submitted to the Legislative
Permanent School Fund Commission for review.

(c) By December 31, 2013, the report required under paragraph (a) must provide an
inventory and identification of all school trust lands that are included under a designation
or policy provision that prohibits long-term economic return. The report must include a plan
to compensate the permanent school fund through the purchase or exchange of the lands or
a plan to manage the school trust land to generate long-term economic return to the permanent
school fund. Subsequent reports under paragraph (a) must include a status report of the
commissioner's progress in maximizing the long-term economic return on lands identified
in the 2013 report.

(d) When management practices, policies, or designations by the commissioner diminish
or prohibit the long-term economic return on school trust land, the conflict must be resolved
as provided in section 92.122.

Sec. 19.

new text begin [84.1511] WILD RICE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Council created. new text end

new text begin (a) The Wild Rice Stewardship Council is established
to foster leadership, collaboration, coordination, and communication among state and Tribal
government bodies and wild rice stakeholders. Members of the council must represent a
wide range of interests and perspectives and be able to make interdisciplinary
recommendations on managing, monitoring, providing outreach for, researching, and
regulating wild rice.
new text end

new text begin (b) The governor must appoint council members who represent a wide range of interests
and perspectives and include representatives of state government; Tribal government; wild
rice resource users; national pollutant discharge elimination system permittees;
nongovernmental organizations; research scientists and wild rice managers with expertise
in wild rice biology, ecology, and management; and impacted local governments and
communities.
new text end

new text begin (c) The council must review and consider the recommendations of the governor's task
force on wild rice regarding the council's work, including the recommendation to use a
committee structure that includes council members and nonmembers with relevant subject
matter expertise for technical work related to management plans, monitoring, and research.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Council responsibilities. new text end

new text begin (a) The council must provide the governor, chief
executives of Minnesota's 11 Indian Tribes, and the legislature a biennial report on the health
of wild rice and policy and funding recommendations to ensure that wild rice thrives in
Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (b) The council must recommend to the commissioners of natural resources and the
Pollution Control Agency a shared monitoring protocol that includes biological, chemical,
and hydrological factors affecting wild rice to assess the health of wild rice populations
over time. The protocol must draw on existing resources such as the monitoring protocol
for wild rice developed by Minnesota Sea Grant, the lake survey and vegetation mapping
methodologies of the Department of Natural Resources, and the monitoring methodologies
of the 1854 Treaty Authority. The council must include recommendations on implementing
the protocol and must regularly prepare a report on protocol implementation.
new text end

new text begin (c) The council must recommend to the commissioner of natural resources a
comprehensive, statewide management plan for wild rice. The plan must include clear goals
and indicators, activities, time frames, organizational responsibilities, and performance
measures. Indicators of wild rice health must have the ability to be tracked over time to
facilitate a better understanding of the impact of various stressors versus the natural variability
of wild rice. The council must work with Tribes to develop an understanding of natural wild
rice variability through traditional ecological knowledge and lake histories. Biological,
chemical, and hydrological factors must be considered.
new text end

new text begin (d) The council must identify and recommend research priorities and required funding
levels. Prioritization should be given to needs identified through the monitoring protocol
and management plans recommended by the council. Topics of research may include:
new text end

new text begin (1) assessment of diverse factors impacting wild rice health and interaction among these
factors;
new text end

new text begin (2) criteria and methodology for restoring wild rice within its historic range;
new text end

new text begin (3) seed development;
new text end

new text begin (4) impact of climate change;
new text end

new text begin (5) effective methods of controlling waterfowl predation; and
new text end

new text begin (6) roles of root plaques, hydrology, landscape context, and other related factors.
new text end

new text begin (e) The council must provide a forum for scientists and managers to convene and explore
research needs, approaches, and outcomes for building a shared understanding of the threats
to and opportunities for fostering wild rice health and to fill data gaps.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Outreach and education. new text end

new text begin (a) The council must advise state agencies and the
legislature on statewide outreach and education on wild rice. Activities may include:
new text end

new text begin (1) developing a statewide education and promotion campaign to raise awareness about
the ecological, nutritional, and cultural value of wild rice;
new text end

new text begin (2) coordinating an annual Wild Rice Week in which Tribal chief executives and the
governor declare the first week of September Wild Rice Week; and
new text end

new text begin (3) recommending actions to raise awareness and increase enforcement of natural wild
rice labeling laws, including those that require specified labeling for natural wild rice.
new text end

new text begin (b) The council must develop and recommend to the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency a road map for protecting wild rice from harmful levels of pollutants and
other stressors through a holistic approach that addresses the water quality standard for
sulfate in conjunction with enhanced monitoring, management, and education efforts and
that leads to protecting wild rice and strategically using state and community resources.
new text end

new text begin (c) The council must develop and recommend to the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency a structured approach to listing wild rice waters and potential implementation
of a water quality standard for sulfate to maximize protection of wild rice while limiting
the scope and extent of burdens to Minnesota communities caused by the difficulty of
treating sulfate.
new text end

Sec. 20.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.415, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Reimbursing costs. new text end

new text begin In addition to fees specified in this section or in rules
adopted by the commissioner, the applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for
cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical
Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic
Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection with the license
application, preparing the license terms, or constructing the utility line.
new text end

Sec. 21.

new text begin [84.625] CONVEYANCE OF CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.
new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural resources may,
on state-owned lands administered by the commissioner and on behalf of the state, convey
conservation easements as defined in section 84C.01, upon such terms and conditions,
including reversion in the event of nonuse, as the commissioner may determine. Any terms
and conditions obligating the state to incur costs related to monitoring or maintaining a
conservation easement must acknowledge the state is liable for the costs only to the extent
of an available appropriation according to section 16A.138.
new text end

Sec. 22.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.63, is amended to read:


84.63 CONVEYANCE OF INTERESTS IN LANDS TO STATE deleted text beginANDdeleted text endnew text begin,new text end FEDERALnew text begin,new text end
new text begin AND TRIBAL new text endGOVERNMENTS.

(a) Notwithstanding any existing law to the contrary, the commissioner of natural
resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the state to convey to the United Statesnew text begin, to a
federally recognized Indian Tribe,
new text end or to the state of Minnesota or any of its subdivisions,
upon state-owned lands under the administration of the commissioner of natural resources,
permanent or temporary easements for specified periods or otherwise for trails, highways,
roads including limitation of right of access from the lands to adjacent highways and roads,
flowage for development of fish and game resources, stream protection, flood control, and
necessary appurtenances thereto, such conveyances to be made upon such terms and
conditions including provision for reversion in the event of non-user as the commissioner
of natural resources may determine.

(b) In addition to the fee for the market value of the easement, the commissioner of
natural resources shall assess the applicant the following fees:

(1) an application fee of $2,000 to cover reasonable costs for reviewing the application
and preparing the easement; and

(2) a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the
construction of the improvement for which the easement was conveyed and preparing special
terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate
of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee.

(c) The applicant shall pay these fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.

(d) Upon completion of construction of the improvement for which the easement was
conveyed, the commissioner shall refund the unobligated balance from the monitoring fee
revenue. The commissioner shall not return the application fee, even if the application is
withdrawn or denied.

(e) Money received under paragraph (b) must be deposited in the land management
account in the natural resources fund and is appropriated to the commissioner of natural
resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred for issuing and monitoring easements.

(f) A county or joint county regional railroad authority is exempt from all fees specified
under this section for trail easements on state-owned land.

new text begin (g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state
for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by
the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources
or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection
with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the trail,
highway, road, or other improvements.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment, except
that paragraph (g) is effective July 1, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 23.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.631, is amended to read:


84.631 ROAD EASEMENTS ACROSS STATE LANDS.

(a) Except as provided in section 85.015, subdivision 1b, the commissioner of natural
resources, on behalf of the state, may convey a road easement across state land under the
commissioner's jurisdiction to a private person requesting an easement for access to property
owned by the person only if the following requirements are met: (1) there are no reasonable
alternatives to obtain access to the property; and (2) the exercise of the easement will not
cause significant adverse environmental or natural resource management impacts.

(b) The commissioner shall:

(1) require the applicant to pay the market value of the easement;

(2) limit the easement term to 50 years if the road easement is across school trust land;

(3) provide that the easement reverts to the state in the event of nonuse; and

(4) impose other terms and conditions of use as necessary and appropriate under the
circumstances.

(c) An applicant shall submit an application fee of $2,000 with each application for a
road easement across state land. The application fee is nonrefundable, even if the application
is withdrawn or denied.

(d) In addition to the payment for the market value of the easement and the application
fee, the commissioner of natural resources shall assess the applicant a monitoring fee to
cover the projected reasonable costs for monitoring the construction of the road and preparing
special terms and conditions for the easement. The commissioner must give the applicant
an estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant submits the fee. The applicant shall
pay the application and monitoring fees to the commissioner of natural resources. The
commissioner shall not issue the easement until the applicant has paid in full the application
fee, the monitoring fee, and the market value payment for the easement.

(e) Upon completion of construction of the road, the commissioner shall refund the
unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.

(f) Fees collected under paragraphs (c) and (d) must be credited to the land management
account in the natural resources fund and are appropriated to the commissioner of natural
resources to cover the reasonable costs incurred under this section.

new text begin (g) In addition to fees specified in this section, the applicant must reimburse the state
for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services provided by
the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of natural resources
or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of Administration in connection
with the easement application, preparing the easement terms, or constructing the road.
new text end

Sec. 24.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.82, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

General requirements.

A person may not operate deleted text beginor transportdeleted text end a snowmobile
unless the snowmobile has been registered under this section. A person may not sell a
snowmobile without furnishing the buyer a bill of sale on a form prescribed by the
commissioner.

Sec. 25.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.82, subdivision 7a, is amended to read:


Subd. 7a.

Collector snowmobiles; limited use.

The commissioner may issue a special
permit to a person or organization to operate deleted text beginor transportdeleted text end a collector snowmobile without
registration in parades or organized group outings, such as races, rallies, and other
promotional events and for up to ten days each year for personal transportation. The
commissioner may impose a reasonable restriction on a permittee and may revoke, amend,
suspend, or modify a permit for cause.

Sec. 26.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, 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 with: (1) not less than three, but not more than six deleted text beginlow pressure or
non-pneumatic
deleted text end tires; (2) a total dry weight of deleted text begin2,000deleted text end new text begin3,000new text end 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 includes a class 1 all-terrain vehicle and class 2 all-terrain vehicle. 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.

Sec. 27.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.943, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Appropriations matched by private fundsnew text begin or state bond fund
appropriations
new text end.

new text begin(a) new text endAppropriations transferred to the critical habitat private sector matching
account and money credited to the account under section 168.1296, subdivision 5, may be
expended only to the extent that they are matched deleted text beginequallydeleted text end with contributions from private
sources deleted text beginordeleted text endnew text begin;new text end by funds contributed to the nongame wildlife management accountnew text begin; or by
appropriations from the bond proceeds fund for projects that benefit critical natural habitat
new text end.
The private contributions may be made in cash, property, land, or interests in land.
Appropriations transferred to the account that are not matched within three years from the
date of the appropriation shall cancel to the source of the appropriation. For the purposes
of this section, the private contributions of property, land, or interests in land that are retained
by the commissioner shall be valued in accordance with their appraised value.

new text begin (b) For every dollar used as a match under paragraph (a), the commissioner may expend
up to two dollars from the account for the purposes described in subdivision 5.
new text end

Sec. 28.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.943, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Pledges and contributions.

(a) The commissioner of natural resources may
accept contributions and pledges to the critical habitat private sector matching account. A
pledge that is made contingent on an appropriation is acceptable and shall be reported with
other pledges as required in this section. The commissioner may agree to match a contribution
contingent on a future appropriation. In the budget request for each biennium, the
commissioner shall report the balance of contributions in the account and the amount that
has been pledged for payment in the succeeding two calendar years.

(b) Money in the account is appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources only
for the direct acquisitionnew text begin, restoration,new text end or deleted text beginimprovementdeleted text endnew text begin enhancementnew text end of land or interests in
land as provided in section 84.944. deleted text beginTo the extent of available appropriations other than bond
proceeds, the money matched to the nongame wildlife management account may be used
for the management of nongame wildlife projects as specified in section 290.431.
deleted text end Acquisition
includes:

(1) purchase of land or an interest in land by the commissioner; or

(2) acceptance by the commissioner of gifts of land or interests in land as program
projects.

new text begin (c) To the extent of available appropriations other than bond proceeds, the money matched
to the nongame wildlife management account may be used for:
new text end

new text begin (1) the management of nongame wildlife projects as specified in section 290.431;
new text end

new text begin (2) restoration and enhancement activities for critical natural habitat; or
new text end

new text begin (3) monitoring and evaluation activities for rare resources and native plant communities
that inform the management of critical natural habitat.
new text end

new text begin No more than 30 percent of the nongame wildlife management account appropriations each
fiscal year may be used to match money from the critical habitat private sector matching
account for monitoring and evaluation activities.
new text end

Sec. 29.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.944, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Acquisitionnew text begin, restoration, and enhancementnew text end considerations.

(a) In
determining what critical natural habitat shall be acquired deleted text beginor improveddeleted text endnew text begin, restored, or enhancednew text end,
the commissioner shall consider:

(1) the significance of the land or water as existing or potential habitat for fish and
wildlife and providing fish and wildlife oriented recreation;

(2) the significance of the land, water, or habitat improvement to maintain or enhance
native plant, fish, or wildlife species designated as endangered or threatened under section
84.0895;

(3) the presence of native ecological communities that are now uncommon or diminishing;
and

(4) the significance of the land, water or habitat improvement to protect or enhance
natural features within or contiguous to natural areas including fish spawning areas, wildlife
management areas, scientific and natural areas, riparian habitat and fish and wildlife
management projects.

(b) Based on the above clauses, the commissioner by rule must establish a process to
prioritize what critical habitat shall be acquired or improved.

Sec. 30.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84.946, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Priorities; report.

The commissioner of natural resources must establish
priorities for natural resource asset preservation and replacement projects. By deleted text beginJanuary 15deleted text endnew text begin
March 1
new text end each year, the commissioner must submit to the commissioner of management and
budget a list of the projects that have been paid for with money from a natural resource
asset preservation and replacement appropriation during the preceding calendar year.

Sec. 31.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84D.02, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Management plan.

new text beginBy December 31, 2021, and every ten years thereafter, new text endthe
commissioner deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end prepare deleted text beginand maintaindeleted text end a long-term plan, which may include specific
plans for individual species and actions, for the statewide management of invasive species
of aquatic plants and wild animals. The plan must address:

(1) coordinated detection and prevention of accidental introductions;

(2) coordinated dissemination of information about invasive species of aquatic plants
and wild animals among resource management agencies and organizations;

(3) a coordinated public education and awareness campaign;

(4) coordinated control of selected invasive species of aquatic plants and wild animals
on lands and public waters;

(5) participation by lake associations, local citizen groups, and local units of government
in the development and implementation of local management efforts;

(6) a reasonable and workable inspection requirement for watercraft and equipment
including those participating in organized events on the waters of the state;

(7) the closing of points of access to infested waters, if the commissioner determines it
is necessary, for a total of not more than seven days during the open water season for control
or eradication purposes;

(8) maintaining public accesses on infested waters to be reasonably free of aquatic
macrophytes; and

(9) notice to travelers of the penalties for violation of laws relating to invasive species
of aquatic plants and wild animals.

Sec. 32.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 84D.11, subdivision 1a, is amended to read:


Subd. 1a.

Permit for invasive carp.

The commissioner may issue a permit to
departmental divisions for tagging bighead, black, grass, or silver carp for research or
control. Under the permit, the carp may be released into the water body from which the carp
was captured. deleted text beginThis subdivision expires December 31, 2021.
deleted text end

Sec. 33.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Authority to establish.

(a) The commissioner may establish, by written
order, provisions for the use of state parks for the following:

(1) special parking space for automobiles or other motor-driven vehicles in a state park
or state recreation area;

(2) special parking spurs, campgrounds for automobiles, sites for tent camping, other
types of lodging, camping, or day use facilities, and special auto trailer coach parking spaces,
for the use of the individual charged for the space or facility;

deleted text begin (3) improvement and maintenance of golf courses already established in state parks, and
charging reasonable use fees; and
deleted text end

deleted text begin (4)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end providing water, sewer, and electric service to trailer or tent campsites and charging
a reasonable use feenew text begin; and
new text end

new text begin (4) administrative penalties related to courtesy warnings and letters issued for failure to
display a state park permit as required under section 85.053, subdivision 2
new text end.

(b) Provisions established under paragraph (a) are exempt from section 16A.1283 and
the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14. Section 14.386 does not apply.

(c) For the purposes of this subdivision, "lodging" means an enclosed shelter, room, or
building with furnishings for overnight use.

Sec. 34.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

State park deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin special eventsnew text end.

(a) The commissioner may stage state
park deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin special eventsnew text end in a state park, municipal park, or on other land near or adjoining
a state park and charge an entrance or use fee for the deleted text beginpageantdeleted text endnew text begin special eventnew text end. All receipts
from the deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin special eventsnew text end must be used in the same manner as though the deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin
special events
new text end were conducted in a state park.

(b) The commissioner may establish, by written order, state park deleted text beginpageantdeleted text endnew text begin special eventnew text end
areas to hold historical or other deleted text beginpageantsdeleted text endnew text begin special eventsnew text end conducted by the commissioner of
a state agency or other public agency. Establishment of the areas is exempt from the
rulemaking provisions of chapter 14new text begin,new text end and section 14.386 does not apply.

Sec. 35.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.052, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

State park reservation system.

(a) The commissioner may, by written order,
develop reasonable reservation policies for campsites and other lodging. These policies are
exempt from rulemaking provisions under chapter 14 and section 14.386 does not apply.

(b) The revenue collected from the state park reservation fee established under subdivision
5, including interest earned, shall be deposited in the state park account in the natural
resources fund and is annually appropriated to the commissioner for the cost of new text beginoperating
new text end the state park reservation new text beginand point-of-sale new text endsystem.

Sec. 36.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.053, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Requirement.

Except as provided in section 85.054, a motor vehicle may not
enter a state park, state recreation area, or state wayside over 50 acres in area, without a
state park permit issued under this section or a state parks and trails plate issued under
section 168.1295. Except for vehicles permitted under subdivisions 7, paragraph (a), clause
(2), and 8, the state park permit must be affixed to the lower right corner windshield of the
motor vehicle and must be completely affixed by its own adhesive to the windshield, or the
commissioner may, by written order, provide an alternative means to display and validate
state park permits.new text begin A motor vehicle owner or lessee is responsible for ensuring the owner's
or lessee's vehicle has a state park permit, and the commissioner may issue warnings and
citations under section 84.0835 to the owner or lessee of a vehicle not in compliance.
new text end

Sec. 37.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.053, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 5a. new text end

new text begin Free permit; members of federally recognized tribes. new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner
must issue an annual state park permit for no charge to any member of the 11 federally
recognized tribes in Minnesota. To qualify for a free state park permit under this subdivision,
an individual must present a qualifying tribal identification, as determined by each of the
tribal governments, to the park attendant on duty or other designee of the commissioner.
new text end

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

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

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective January 1, 2022.
new text end

Sec. 38.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.054, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

State Park Open House Days.

(a) A state park permit is not required
for a motor vehicle to enter a state park, state monument, state recreation area, or state
wayside, on four days each calendar year at each park, which the commissioner shall
designate as State Park Open House Days. The commissioner may designate two consecutive
days as State Park Open House Days, if the open house is held in conjunction with a special
deleted text begin pageantdeleted text endnew text begin eventnew text end described in section 85.052, subdivision 2.

(b) The commissioner shall announce the date of each State Park Open House Day at
least 30 days in advance of the date it occurs.

(c) The purpose of State Park Open House Days is to acquaint the public with state
parks, recreation areas, and waysides.

new text begin (d) On State Park Open House Days, registered overnight guests in state parks and state
recreation areas are exempt from the requirements for a state park permit under section
85.053 until after the camping or lodging check-out time of the following day in the park
where the overnight stay occurred.
new text end

Sec. 39.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 85.43, is amended to read:


85.43 DISPOSITION OF RECEIPTS; PURPOSE.

deleted text begin (a)deleted text end Fees from cross-country-ski passes shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited
to a cross-country-ski account in the natural resources fund and, except for the electronic
licensing system commission established by the commissioner under section 84.027,
subdivision 15, are appropriated to the commissioner of natural resources for deleted text beginthe following
purposes
deleted text end:

(1) grants-in-aid for cross-country-ski trails to:

(i) counties and municipalities for construction and maintenance of cross-country-ski
trails; and

(ii) special park districts as provided in section 85.44 for construction and maintenance
of cross-country-ski trails; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(2) deleted text beginadministration ofdeleted text endnew text begin administeringnew text end the cross-country-ski trail grant-in-aid programdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;
and
new text end

new text begin (3) developing and maintaining state cross-country-ski trails.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) Development and maintenance of state cross-country-ski trails are eligible for funding
from the cross-country-ski account if the money is appropriated by law.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019.
new text end

Sec. 40.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.021, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 42a. new text end

new text begin Riverlands State Forest.
new text end

Sec. 41.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89.17, is amended to read:


89.17 LEASES AND PERMITS.

(a) Notwithstanding the permit procedures of chapter 90, the commissioner may grant
and execute, in the name of the state, leases and permits for the use of any forest lands under
the authority of the commissioner for any purpose that in the commissioner's opinion is not
inconsistent with the maintenance and management of the forest lands, on forestry principles
for timber production. Every such lease or permit is revocable at the discretion of the
commissioner at any time subject to such conditions as may be agreed on in the lease. The
approval of the commissioner of administration is not required upon any such lease or
permit. No such lease or permit for a period exceeding 21 years shall be granted except with
the approval of the Executive Council.

(b) Public access to the leased land for outdoor recreation is the same as access would
be under state management.

(c) Notwithstanding section 16A.125, subdivision 5, after deducting the reasonable costs
incurred for preparing and issuing the lease, all remaining proceeds from leasing school
trust land and university land for roads on forest lands must be deposited into the respective
permanent fund for the lands.

(d) The commissioner may require a performance bond, security deposit, or other form
of security for removing any improvements or personal property left on the leased premises
by the lessee upon termination or cancellation of the lease.

new text begin (e) In addition to other payments required by this section, the applicant must reimburse
the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring, or other services
provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the commissioner of
natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department of
Administration in connection with reviewing the lease request, preparing the lease terms,
or monitoring construction of improvements on the leased premises.
new text end

Sec. 42.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 89A.11, is amended to read:


89A.11 SUNSET.

Sections 89A.01; 89A.02; 89A.03; 89A.04; 89A.05; 89A.06; 89A.07; 89A.08; 89A.09;
89A.10; 89A.105; and 89A.11 deleted text beginare repealeddeleted text endnew text begin expirenew text end June 30, deleted text begin2021deleted text endnew text begin 2028new text end.

Sec. 43.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 92.50, is amended by adding a subdivision to
read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Reimbursing costs. new text end

new text begin In addition to other payments required by this section, the
applicant must reimburse the state for costs incurred for cultural resources review, monitoring,
or other services provided by the Minnesota Historical Society under contract with the
commissioner of natural resources or the State Historic Preservation Office of the Department
of Administration in connection with reviewing the lease request, preparing the lease terms,
or constructing improvements on the leased premises.
new text end

Sec. 44.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 92.502, is amended to read:


92.502 LEASE OF TAX-FORFEITED AND STATE LANDS.

(a) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may
enter a 30-year lease of tax-forfeited land for a wind energy project.

(b) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
by the commissioner for a wind energy project.

(c) The commissioner of natural resources may enter a 30-year lease of land administered
by the commissioner for recreational trails and facilities.new text begin The commissioner may assess the
lease applicant a monitoring fee to cover the projected reasonable costs of monitoring
construction of the recreational trail or facility and preparing special terms and conditions
of the license to ensure proper construction. The commissioner must give the applicant an
estimate of the monitoring fee before the applicant is required to submit the fee. Upon
completion of construction of the trail or facility, the commissioner must refund the
unobligated balance from the monitoring fee revenue.
new text end

(d) Notwithstanding section 282.04 or other law to the contrary, Lake and St. Louis
Counties may enter into 30-year leases of tax-forfeited land for recreational trails and
facilities.

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 [92.503] CONSERVATION PLANNING LEASES.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources may lease state-owned lands as defined in section
92.01 for a term not to exceed 21 years for the purpose of investigating, analyzing, and
developing conservation easements that provide ecosystem services benefits. Leases granted
under this section are not subject to section 92.50, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), with respect
to Executive Council approval for commercial leases or section 92.50, subdivision 1,
paragraph (d).
new text end

Sec. 46.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 94.3495, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Valuation of land.

(a) In an exchange of class 1 land for class 2 or 3 land, the
value of all the land shall be determined by the commissioner of natural resources, but the
county board must approve the value determined for the class 2 land, and the governmental
subdivision of the state must approve the value determined for the class 3 land. In an
exchange of class 2 land for class 3 land, the value of all the land shall be determined by
the county board of the county in which the land lies, but the governmental subdivision of
the state must approve the value determined for the class 3 land.

(b) To determine the value of the land, the parties to the exchange may either (1) cause
the land to be appraised, or (2) determine the value for each 40-acre tract or lot, or a portion
thereof, using deleted text beginthe most currentdeleted text end township or county assessment schedules new text beginwithin the preceding
two years
new text endfor similar land types from the county assessor of the county in which the lands
are located. Merchantable timber value should be considered in finalizing valuation of the
lands.

(c) Except for school trust lands and university lands, the lands exchanged under this
section shall be exchanged only for lands of at least substantially equal value. For the
purposes of this subdivision, "substantially equal value" has the meaning given under section
94.343, subdivision 3, paragraph (b). No payment is due either party if the lands, other than
school trust lands or university lands, are of substantially equal value but are not of the same
value.

(d) School trust lands and university lands exchanged under this section must be
exchanged only for lands of equal or greater value.

Sec. 47.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.015, subdivision 29, is amended to read:


Subd. 29.

Minnows.

"Minnows" means: (1) members of the minnow family, Cyprinidae,
except carp and goldfish; (2) members of the mudminnow family, Umbridae; (3) members
of the sucker family, Catostomidaedeleted text begin, not over 12 inches in lengthdeleted text end; (4) bullheads, ciscoes,
lake whitefish, goldeyes, and mooneyes, not over seven inches long; (5) leeches; and (6)
tadpole madtoms (willow cats) and stonecats.

Sec. 48.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.075, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Deer, bear, and lifetime licenses.

(a) For purposes of this subdivision,
"deer license" means a license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2, clauses (5),
(6), (7), deleted text begin(13)deleted text endnew text begin (15)new text end, deleted text begin(14)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end, and deleted text begin(15)deleted text endnew text begin (17)new text end; 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), deleted text begin(10)deleted text endnew text begin (12)new text end,
deleted text begin (11)deleted text endnew text begin (13)new text end, and deleted text begin(12)deleted text endnew text begin (14)new text end; and 8, paragraph (b), and licenses issued under section 97B.301,
subdivision 4
.

(b) The deer management account is established as an account in the game and fish fund
and may be used only for deer habitat improvement or deer management programs, including
a computerized licensing system. The following amounts must be credited to the deer
management account:

(1) $16 from each annual deer license issued under section 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
clauses (5), (6), and (7); 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), and (4); and 8, paragraph (b);

(2) $2 from each annual deer license issued under sections 97A.475, subdivisions 2,
clauses deleted text begin(13)deleted text endnew text begin (15)new text end, deleted text begin(14)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end, and deleted text begin(15)deleted text endnew text begin (17)new text end; and 3, paragraph (a), clauses deleted text begin(10)deleted text endnew text begin (12)new text end, deleted text begin(11)deleted text endnew text begin (13)new text end,
and deleted text begin(12)deleted text endnew text begin (14)new text end; and 97B.301, subdivision 4; and

(3) $16 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established under section
97A.4742, for each license issued to a person 18 years of age or older under section 97A.473,
subdivision 4
, and $2 annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund for each license
issued to a person under 18 years of age.

(c) $1 from each annual deer license and each bear license and $1 annually from the
lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund, established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued
under section 97A.473, subdivision 4, must be credited to the deer and bear management
account and is appropriated to the commissioner for deer- and bear-management programs,
including a computerized licensing system.

(d) Fifty cents from each deer license is credited to the emergency deer feeding and wild
Cervidae health-management account and is appropriated for emergency deer feeding and
wild Cervidae health management. Money appropriated for emergency deer feeding and
wild Cervidae health management is available until expended.

(e) When the unencumbered balance in the appropriation for emergency deer feeding
and wild Cervidae health management exceeds $2,500,000 at the end of a fiscal year, the
unencumbered balance over $2,500,000 is canceled and is available for deer- and
bear-management programs and computerized licensing.

Sec. 49.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.075, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Wolf licenses; account established.

(a) For purposes of this subdivision, "wolf
license" means a license or permit issued under section 97A.475, subdivision 2, clause deleted text begin(20)deleted text endnew text begin
(22)
new text end; 3, paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin(16)deleted text endnew text begin (18)new text end; or 20, paragraph (b).

(b) A wolf management and monitoring account is created in the game and fish fund.
Revenue from wolf licenses must be credited to the wolf management and monitoring
account and is appropriated to the commissioner only for wolf management, research,
damage control, enforcement, and education. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,
money credited to the account may not be used to pay indirect costs or agency shared
services.

Sec. 50.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.126, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Walk-in-access hunter validation; fee. new text end

new text begin The fee for a walk-in-access hunter
validation is $3.
new text end

Sec. 51.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Portable stands.

(a) Prior to the Saturday on or nearest September 16, a portable
stand may be left overnight in a wildlife management area by a person with a valid bear
license who is hunting within 100 yards of a bear bait site that is legally tagged and registered
as prescribed under section 97B.425. Any person leaving a portable stand overnight under
this subdivision must affix a tag with: (1) the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's
driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#" license identification number issued to the
licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand in a manner that it can be read from the ground.

(b) From November 1 through December 31, a portable stand may be left overnight by
a person possessing a license to take deer in a wildlife management area located in whole
or in part north and west of a line described as follows:

State Trunk Highway 1 from the west boundary of the state to State Trunk Highway 89;
then north along State Trunk Highway 89 to Fourtown; then north on County State-Aid
Highway 44, Beltrami County, to County Road 704, Beltrami County; then north on County
Road 704 to Dick's Parkway State Forest Road; then north on Dick's Parkway to County
State-Aid Highway 5, Roseau County; then north on County State-Aid Highway 5 to
Warroad; then north on State Trunk Highway 11 to State Trunk Highway 313; then north
on State Trunk Highway 313 to the north boundary of the state.

A person leaving a portable stand overnight under this paragraph must affix a tag with: (1)
the person's name and address; (2) the licensee's driver's license number; or (3) the "MDNR#"
license identification number issued to the licensee. The tag must be affixed to the stand so
that it can be read from the ground and must be made of a material sufficient to withstand
weather conditions. A person leaving a portable stand overnight in a wildlife management
area under this paragraph may not leave more than two portable stands in any one wildlife
management area. Unoccupied portable stands left overnight under this paragraph may be
used by any member of the public. deleted text beginThis paragraph expires December 31, 2019.
deleted text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2019, and
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.137, subdivision 5, paragraph (b), is revived and reenacted
as of that date.
new text end

Sec. 52.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.401, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Commissioner's authority.

The commissioner may issue special permits
for the activities in this section. A special permit may be issued in the form of a general
permit to a governmental subdivision or to the general public to conduct one or more
activities under subdivisions 2 to deleted text begin7deleted text endnew text begin 8new text end.

Sec. 53.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.401, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Snakes, lizards, and salamanders. new text end

new text begin The commissioner must prescribe conditions
and may issue permits to breed, propagate, and sell snakes, lizards, and salamanders. A
snake, lizard, or salamander that is obtained from a permitted breeder or that was possessed
before August 1, 2021, may be possessed as a pet.
new text end

Sec. 54.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.421, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

General.

(a) The annual license of a person convicted of a violation of
the game and fish laws relating to the license or wild animals covered by the license is void
when:

(1) a second conviction occurs within three years under a license to trap fur-bearing
animals, take small game, or to take fish by angling or spearing;

(2) a deleted text beginthirddeleted text endnew text begin secondnew text end conviction occurs within deleted text beginone yeardeleted text endnew text begin three yearsnew text end under a minnow dealer's
license;

(3) a second conviction occurs within three years for violations of section 97A.425 that
do not involve falsifications or intentional omissions of information required to be recorded,
or attempts to conceal unlawful acts within the records;

(4) two or more misdemeanor convictions occur within a three-year period under a
private fish hatchery license;

(5) the conviction occurs under a license not described in clause (1), (2), or (4) or is for
a violation of section 97A.425 not described in clause (3); or

(6) the conviction is related to assisting a person in the illegal taking, transportation, or
possession of wild animals, when acting as a hunting or angling guide.

(b) Except for big-game licenses and as otherwise provided in this section, for one year
after the conviction the person may not obtain the kind of license or take wild animals under
a lifetime license, issued under section 97A.473 or 97A.474, relating to the game and fish
law violation.

Sec. 55.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.421, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 3b. new text end

new text begin Issuance after conviction; night vision or thermal imaging equipment. new text end

new text begin (a)
A person who is convicted of a violation under paragraph (b) and who possessed night
vision or thermal imaging equipment during the violation may not obtain a hunting license
or hunt wild animals for five years from the date of conviction.
new text end

new text begin (b) The revocation under this subdivision applies to convictions for:
new text end

new text begin (1) trespassing;
new text end

new text begin (2) hunting game in closed season;
new text end

new text begin (3) hunting game in closed hours;
new text end

new text begin (4) possessing night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking wild animals in
violation of section 97B.086; or
new text end

new text begin (5) possessing unlawful firearms in deer zones in violation of section 97B.041.
new text end

Sec. 56.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.475, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Resident hunting.

Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to residents
only, are:

(1) for persons age 18 or over and under age 65 to take small game, $15.50;

(2) for persons age 65 or over, $7 to take small game;

(3) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $26;

(4) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;

(5) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season, $34;

(6) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $34;

(7) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season, $34;

(8) to take moose, for a party of not more than six persons, $356;

(9) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $44;

(10) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons, $287;

(11) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;

new text begin (12) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
new text end

new text begin (13) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
new text end

deleted text begin (12)deleted text endnew text begin (14)new text end to take prairie chickens, $23;

deleted text begin (13)deleted text endnew text begin (15)new text end for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
the regular firearms season, $5;

deleted text begin (14)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;

deleted text begin (15)deleted text endnew text begin (17)new text end for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by muzzleloader
during the muzzleloader season, $5;

deleted text begin (16)deleted text endnew text begin (18)new text end for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee;

deleted text begin (17)deleted text endnew text begin (19)new text end for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take bear, $5;

deleted text begin (18)deleted text endnew text begin (20)new text end for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
selected by the licensee, $19, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the
migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of
the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the
pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half
of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited in the wildlife acquisition
account;

deleted text begin (19)deleted text endnew text begin (21)new text end for persons age 16 or over and under age 18 to take small game, $5;

deleted text begin (20)deleted text endnew text begin (22)new text end to take wolf, $30;

deleted text begin (21)deleted text end new text begin(23)new text endfor persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;

deleted text begin (22)deleted text endnew text begin (24)new text end for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;

deleted text begin (23)deleted text endnew text begin (25)new text end for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee; and

deleted text begin (24)deleted text endnew text begin (26)new text end for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the
muzzleloader season, no fee.

Sec. 57.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.475, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Nonresident hunting.

(a) Fees for the following licenses, to be issued to
nonresidents, are:

(1) for persons age 18 or over to take small game, $90.50;

(2) for persons age 18 or over to take deer with firearms during the regular firearms
season, $180;

(3) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by archery, $180;

(4) for persons age 18 or over to take deer by muzzleloader during the muzzleloader
season, $180;

(5) for persons age 18 or over to take bear, $225;

(6) for persons age 18 or over to take turkey, $91;

(7) for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take turkey, $5;

(8) to take raccoon or bobcat, $178;

(9) to take Canada geese during a special season, $4;

new text begin (10) to take light geese during the light goose conservation order, $2.50;
new text end

new text begin (11) to take sandhill crane during the sandhill crane season, $3;
new text end

deleted text begin (10)deleted text endnew text begin (12)new text end for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer with firearms during
the regular firearms season in any open season option or time period, $5;

deleted text begin (11)deleted text endnew text begin (13)new text end for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer by archery, $5;

deleted text begin (12)deleted text endnew text begin (14)new text end for persons age 13 or over and under age 18 to take deer during the muzzleloader
season, $5;

deleted text begin (13)deleted text endnew text begin (15)new text end for persons age 13 or over and under 18 to take bear, $5;

deleted text begin (14)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end for persons age 18 or over to take small game for a consecutive 72-hour period
selected by the licensee, $75, of which an amount equal to one-half of the fee for the
migratory-waterfowl stamp under subdivision 5, clause (1), shall be deposited in the
waterfowl habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 2; one-half of
the fee for the pheasant stamp under subdivision 5, clause (2), shall be deposited in the
pheasant habitat improvement account under section 97A.075, subdivision 4; and one-half
of the small-game surcharge under subdivision 4, shall be deposited into the wildlife
acquisition account;

deleted text begin (15)deleted text endnew text begin (17)new text end for persons age 16 or 17 to take small game, $5;

deleted text begin (16)deleted text endnew text begin (18)new text end to take wolf, $250;

deleted text begin (17)deleted text endnew text begin (19)new text end for persons age 12 and under to take turkey, no fee;

deleted text begin (18)deleted text endnew text begin (20)new text end for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by firearm, no fee;

deleted text begin (19)deleted text endnew text begin (21)new text end for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by archery, no fee;

deleted text begin (20)deleted text endnew text begin (22)new text end for persons age ten, 11, or 12 to take deer by muzzleloader during the
muzzleloader season, no fee; and

deleted text begin (21)deleted text endnew text begin (23)new text end for persons age 10, 11, or 12 to take bear, no fee.

(b) A $5 surcharge shall be added to nonresident hunting licenses issued under paragraph
(a), clauses (1) to (6) and (8). An additional commission may not be assessed on this
surcharge.

Sec. 58.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.475, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

Deer license donation and surcharge.

(a) A person may agree to add a
donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual resident and nonresident licenses to take
deer by firearms or archery established under subdivisions 2, clauses (5), (6), (7), deleted text begin(13)deleted text endnew text begin (15)new text end,
deleted text begin (14)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end, and deleted text begin(15)deleted text endnew text begin (17)new text end, and 3, paragraph (a), clauses (2), (3), (4), deleted text begin(10)deleted text endnew text begin (12)new text end, deleted text begin(11)deleted text endnew text begin (13)new text end, and
deleted text begin (12)deleted text endnew text begin (14)new text end.

(b) Beginning March 1, 2008, fees for bonus licenses to take deer by firearms or archery
established under section 97B.301, subdivision 4, must be increased by a surcharge of $1.

(c) An additional commission may not be assessed on the donation or surcharge.

Sec. 59.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.475, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Small-game surcharge and donation.

(a) Fees for annual licenses to take
small game must be increased by a surcharge of $6.50, except licenses under subdivisions
2, clauses deleted text begin(18)deleted text endnew text begin (20)new text end and deleted text begin(19)deleted text endnew text begin (21)new text end; and 3, paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin(14)deleted text endnew text begin (16) and (17)new text end. An
additional commission may not be assessed on the surcharge and the following statement
must be included in the annual small-game-hunting regulations: "This $6.50 surcharge is
being paid by hunters for the acquisition and development of wildlife lands."

(b) A person may agree to add a donation of $1, $3, or $5 to the fees for annual resident
and nonresident licenses to take small game. An additional commission may not be assessed
on the donation. The following statement must be included in the annual small-game-hunting
regulations: "The small-game license donations are being paid by hunters for administration
of the walk-in access program."

Sec. 60.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97A.505, subdivision 3b, is amended to read:


Subd. 3b.

Wild animals taken on Red Lake Reservation lands deleted text beginwithin Northwest
Angle
deleted text end.

Wild animals taken and tagged new text beginon the Red Lake Reservation lands new text endin accordance
with the Red Lake Band's Conservation Code deleted text beginon the Red Lake Reservation lands in
Minnesota north of the 49th parallel shall be
deleted text endnew text begin and all applicable federal law arenew text end considered
lawfully taken and possessed under state law.new text begin Possessing wild animals harvested under this
subdivision is in addition to any state limits.
new text end

Sec. 61.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.022, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Apprentice-hunter validation; fee. new text end

new text begin The fee for an apprentice-hunter validation
is $3.50. Fees collected must be deposited in the firearms safety training account, except
for the electronic licensing system commission established by the commissioner under
section 84.027, subdivision 15, and issuing fees collected under section 97A.485, subdivision
6, and are appropriated annually to the Enforcement Division of the Department of Natural
Resources for administering the firearm safety course program.
new text end

Sec. 62.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.036, is amended to read:


97B.036 CROSSBOW HUNTING DURING FIREARMS SEASON.

Notwithstanding section 97B.035, subdivisions 1 and 2, a person may take deer, bear,
or turkey by crossbow during the respective deleted text beginregulardeleted text end firearms seasons. The transportation
requirements of section 97B.051 apply to crossbows during the deleted text beginregulardeleted text end firearms deer, bear,
or turkey season. Crossbows must meet the requirements of section 97B.106, subdivision
2
. A person taking deer, bear, or turkey by crossbow under this section must have a valid
deleted text begin firearmsdeleted text end license to take the respective gamenew text begin by firearm. This section does not allow the use
of a crossbow by licensed muzzleloader hunters during the muzzleloader firearms deer
season under section 97B.311
new text end.

Sec. 63.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.055, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Restrictions related to motor vehicles.

new text begin(a) new text endA person may not take a wild
animal with a firearm or by archery from a motor vehicle except as permitted in this section.

new text begin (b) A person may not shoot at a decoy of a wild animal that is placed by a licensed peace
officer by:
new text end

new text begin (1) discharging a firearm from a motor vehicle; or
new text end

new text begin (2) discharging an arrow from a bow from a motor vehicle.
new text end

new text begin (c)new text end Notwithstanding section 97B.091, a person may transport a bow uncased while in a
motorized watercraft and may take rough fish while in the boat as provided in section
97C.376, subdivision 3.

Sec. 64.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.071, is amended to read:


97B.071 CLOTHING new text beginAND GROUND BLIND new text endREQUIREMENTS; BLAZE
ORANGE OR BLAZE PINK.

(a) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph deleted text begin(c)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end, a person may not hunt
or trap during the open season where deer may be taken by firearms under applicable laws
and ordinances, unless the visible portion of the person's cap and outer clothing above the
waist, excluding sleeves and gloves, is blaze orange or blaze pink. Blaze orange or blaze
pink includes a camouflage pattern of at least 50 percent blaze orange or blaze pink within
each foot square. This section does not apply to migratory-waterfowl hunters on waters of
this state or in a stationary shooting location or to trappers on waters of this state.

new text begin (b) Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph (d) and in addition to the
requirements under paragraph (a), during the open season where deer may be taken by
firearms under applicable laws and ordinances, a person in a fabric or synthetic ground
blind on public land must have:
new text end

new text begin (1) a blaze orange or blaze pink safety covering on the top of the blind visible for 360
degrees around the blind; or
new text end

new text begin (2) at least 144 square inches of blaze orange or blaze pink material on each side of the
blind.
new text end

deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (c)new text end Except as provided in rules adopted under paragraph deleted text begin(c)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end, and in addition to
the deleted text beginrequirementdeleted text endnew text begin requirementsnew text end in deleted text beginparagraphdeleted text endnew text begin paragraphsnew text end (a)new text begin and (b)new text end, a person may not take
small game other than turkey, migratory birds, raccoons, and predators, except while trapping,
unless a visible portion of at least one article of the person's clothing above the waist is
blaze orange or blaze pink. This paragraph does not apply to a person when in a stationary
location while hunting deer by archery or when hunting small game by falconry.

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (d)new text end The commissioner may, by rule, prescribe an alternative color in cases where
deleted text begin paragraph (a) or (b)deleted text endnew text begin paragraphs (a) to (c)new text end would violate the Religious Freedom Restoration
Act of 1993, Public Law 103-141.

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (e)new text end A violation of paragraph deleted text begin(b) shalldeleted text endnew text begin (c) doesnew text end not result in a penalty, but is punishable
only by a safety warning.

Sec. 65.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.086, is amended to read:


97B.086 POSSESSING NIGHT VISION OR THERMAL IMAGING EQUIPMENT.

(a) A person may not possess night vision or thermal imaging equipment while taking
wild animals or while having in possession, either individually or as one of a group of
persons, a firearm, bow, or other implement that could be used to take wild animals.

(b) This section does not apply to a firearm that is:

(1) unloaded;

(2) in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm that fully encloses the firearm by
being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened without any portion of the
firearm exposed; and

(3) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.

(c) This section does not apply to a bow that is:

(1) completely encased or unstrung; and

(2) in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle.

(d) If the motor vehicle under paragraph (b) or (c) does not have a trunk, the firearm or
bow must be placed in the rearmost location of the vehicle.

(e) This section does not apply to night visionnew text begin, night vision enhanced with an infrared
illuminator,
new text end or thermal imaging equipment possessed by:

(1) peace officers or military personnel while exercising their duties; or

(2) a person taking coyote or fox as provided under section 97B.075 and rules adopted
under section 97B.605new text begin, but the equipment must not be possessed during the regular firearms
deer season
new text end.

Sec. 66.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.311, is amended to read:


97B.311 DEER SEASONS AND RESTRICTIONS.

(a) new text beginExcept as provided under paragraph (c), new text endthe commissioner may, by rule, prescribe
restrictions and designate areas where deer may be taken, including hunter selection criteria
for special hunts established under section 97A.401, subdivision 4. The commissioner may,
by rule, prescribe the open seasons for deer within the following periods:

(1) taking with firearms, other than muzzle-loading firearms, between November 1 and
December 15;

(2) taking with muzzle-loading firearms between September 1 and December 31; and

(3) taking by archery between September 1 and December 31.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), the commissioner may establish special seasons
within designated areas at any time of year.

new text begin (c) The commissioner may not impose an antler point restriction other than that imposed
under Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6.
new text end

Sec. 67.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.415, is amended to read:


97B.415 TAKING BEAR TO PROTECT PROPERTYnew text begin; SPECIAL PERMIT FOR
TAKING NUISANCE BEAR
new text end.

new text begin (a) new text endA person may take a bear at any time to protect the person's property. The person
must report the bear taken to a conservation officer within 48 hours. The bear may be
disposed of as prescribed by the commissioner.

new text begin (b) The commissioner must issue a bear control special permit according to section
97A.401 for wildlife control operators to take nuisance bear by live trapping and relocating
the bear. When a bear is trapped and released, an enforcement officer or a wildlife manager
must approve the release location. The commissioner must provide specific training to
wildlife control operators who are issued a permit under this paragraph, including a refresher
course every five years. The commissioner may not charge a fee for the bear control special
permit or training. A wildlife control operator with a special permit issued under this
paragraph may use remote surveillance equipment to monitor live traps.
new text end

Sec. 68.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.645, subdivision 9, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Open season.

deleted text beginThere shall be nodeleted text endnew text begin (a) The commissioner must prescribe an annualnew text end
open season for wolves deleted text beginuntil afterdeleted text endnew text begin unlessnew text end the wolf is deleted text begindelisteddeleted text endnew text begin listednew text end under the federal
Endangered Species Act of 1973. deleted text beginAfter that time, the commissioner may prescribe open
seasons and restrictions for taking wolves but must provide opportunity for public comment.
deleted text endnew text begin
The season, restrictions, and any other requirements must be consistent with the goals
identified in the wolf management plan adopted under section 97B.646.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner must annually consult with the commissioner of agriculture and
the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service,
before determining the season, restrictions, and other requirements of the open season
required under this section. The consultation must include a review of available data on
wolf depredation on livestock and pets and other incidents of human conflict.
new text end

Sec. 69.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.715, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Stamp required.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) or section
97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required to possess a small-game license may not hunt
pheasants without a pheasant stamp validation.

(b) The following persons are exempt from this subdivision:

(1) residents and nonresidents under age 18 and residents over age 65;

(2) persons hunting on licensed commercial shooting preserves;

(3) resident disabled veterans with a license issued under section 97A.441, subdivision
6a
; and

(4) residents and nonresidents hunting on licenses issued under section 97A.475,
subdivision 2
, clause deleted text begin(18)deleted text endnew text begin (20)new text end; or 3, paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin(14)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end.

Sec. 70.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.801, is amended to read:


97B.801 MINNESOTA MIGRATORY-WATERFOWL STAMP REQUIRED.

(a) Except as provided in this section or section 97A.405, subdivision 2, a person required
to possess a small-game license may not take migratory waterfowl without a
migratory-waterfowl stamp validation.

(b) Residents under age 18 or over age 65; resident disabled veterans with a license
issued under section 97A.441, subdivision 6a; and persons hunting on their own property
are not required to possess a stamp validation under this section.

(c) Residents and nonresidents with licenses issued under section 97A.475, subdivision
2
, clause deleted text begin(18)deleted text endnew text begin (20)new text end; or 3, paragraph (a), clause deleted text begin(14)deleted text endnew text begin (16)new text end, are not required to possess a stamp
validation under this section.

Sec. 71.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97B.811, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:


Subd. 4a.

Restrictions on certain motorized decoys.

deleted text beginFrom the opening day of the duck
season through the Saturday nearest October 8, a person may not use a motorized decoy,
or other motorized device designed to attract migratory waterfowl.
deleted text end During the deleted text beginremainder
of the
deleted text end duck season, the commissioner may, by rule, designate all or any portion of a wetland
or lake closed to the use of motorized decoys or motorized devices designed to attract
migratory waterfowl. deleted text beginOn water bodies and lands fully contained within wildlife management
area boundaries, a person may not use motorized decoys or motorized devices designed to
attract migratory waterfowl at any time during the duck season.
deleted text end

Sec. 72.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.005, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Seasons, limits, and other rules.

The commissioner may, in accordance with
the procedures in subdivision 2, paragraphs (c) and (e), or by rule under chapter 14, establish
open seasons, limits, methods, and other requirements for taking fish on special management
waters. The commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, amend
daily, possession, or size limits to make midseason adjustments based on available harvest,
angling pressure, and population data to manage the fisheries in the 1837 Ceded Territory
in compliance with the court orders in Mille Lacs Band of Chippewa v. Minnesota, 119 S.
Ct. 1187 (1999)new text begin and in the state waters of Upper Red Lakenew text end. The midseason adjustments in
daily, possession, or size limits are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14
and section 14.386 does not apply. Before the written order is effective, the commissioner
shall attempt to notify persons or groups of persons affected by the written order by public
announcement, posting, and other appropriate means as determined by the commissioner.

Sec. 73.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.081, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Contests requiring permit.

(a) Unless subdivision 3a applies, a person must
have a permit from the commissioner to conduct a fishing contest if:

(1) there are more than 25 boats for open-water contests, more than 150 participants for
ice-fishing contests, or more than 100 participants for shore-fishing contests;

(2) entry fees are more than $25 per person; or

(3) the contest is limited to trout species.

(b) The commissioner shall charge a fee for the permit that recovers the costs of issuing
the permit and of monitoring the activities allowed by the permit. Notwithstanding section
16A.1283, the commissioner may, by written order published in the State Register, establish
contest permit fees. The fees are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14, and
section 14.386 does not apply.

(c) The commissioner may require the applicant to furnish evidence of financial
responsibility in the form of a surety bond or bank letter of credit in the amount of $25,000
if entry fees are over $25 per person, or total prizes are valued at more than $25,000, and
if the applicant has either:

(1) not previously conducted a fishing contest requiring a permit under this subdivision;
or

(2) ever failed to make required prize awards in a fishing contest conducted by the
applicant.

(d) The permit fee for any individual contest may not exceed the following amounts:

(1) $70 for an open-water contest not exceeding 50 boats and without off-site weigh-in;

(2) $225 for an open-water contest with more than 50 boats and without off-site weigh-in;

(3) $280 for an open-water contest not exceeding 50 boats with off-site weigh-in;

(4) $560 for an open-water contest with more than 50 boats with off-site weigh-in; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(5) $135 for an ice-fishing contest with more than 150 participantsdeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (6) $50 for a contest where all participants are age 18 years or under.
new text end

Sec. 74.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.081, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:


Subd. 3a.

No permit required.

A person may conduct a fishing contest without a permit
from the commissioner if:

(1) the contest is not limited to specifically named waters;

deleted text begin (2) all the contest participants are age 18 years or under;
deleted text end

deleted text begin (3)deleted text endnew text begin (2)new text end the contest is limited to rough fishnew text begin and participants are required to fish with a
hook and line
new text end; or

deleted text begin (4)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end the total prize value is $500 or less.

Sec. 75.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.211, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

Acquiring fish.

(a) A private fish hatchery may not obtain fish outside of the
state unless the fish or the source of the fish are approved by the commissioner. The
commissioner may apply more stringent requirements to fish or a source of fish from outside
the state than are applied to fish and sources of fish from within the state. The commissioner
must either approve or deny the acquisition within 30 days after receiving a written request
for approval. deleted text beginMinnows acquired must be processed and not released into public waters,
except as provided in section 97C.515, subdivision 4.
deleted text end A request may be for annual
acquisition.

(b) If the commissioner denies approval, a written notice must be submitted to the
applicant stating the reasons for the denial and the commissioner must:

(1) designate approved sources to obtain the desired fish or fish eggs; or

(2) sell the fish or fish eggs from state fish hatcheries at fair market value.

Sec. 76.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.342, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Bait restrictions.

new text begin(a) new text endFrozen or dead fish on the deleted text beginofficial list of viral hemorrhagic
septicemia susceptible species published by the United States Department of Agriculture,
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services
deleted text endnew text begin VHS-susceptible-species list under section
17.4982, subdivision 21b
new text end; cisco (all Coregonus, including lake herring and tullibee); and
smelt (all Osmerus, Spirincus, Hypomesus, and Allosmerus) being used as bait in waters of
the state must originate from water bodies certified disease-free.new text begin A water body is certified
as disease-free if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the water body has been tested for viral hemorrhagic septicemia and the testing
indicates the disease is not present; or
new text end

new text begin (2) the water body is located within a viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free zone posted on
the Department of Natural Resources website.
new text end

new text begin (b)new text end Certification for deleted text beginthesedeleted text end new text beginindividually tested new text endwater bodies is valid for one year from the
date of test results.new text begin Certification of water bodies within a viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free
zone posted on the Department of Natural Resources website is valid for the dates included
in the posting. A viral-hemorrhagic-septicemia-free certification is also referred to as a fish
health certification.
new text end

Sec. 77.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.515, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Permit for deleted text begintransportationdeleted text endnew text begin importationnew text end.

(a) A person may deleted text begintransportdeleted text endnew text begin importnew text end
live minnows deleted text beginthroughdeleted text endnew text begin intonew text end the state with a permit from the commissioner. deleted text beginThe permit must
state the name and address of the person, the number and species of minnows, the point of
entry into the state, the destination, and the route through the state. The permit is not valid
for more than 12 hours after it is issued.
deleted text endnew text begin A person must not import minnows into the state
except as provided in this section.
new text end

deleted text begin (b) Minnows transported under this subdivision must be in a tagged container. The tag
number must correspond with tag numbers listed on the minnow transportation permit.
deleted text end

deleted text begin (c) The commissioner may require the person transporting minnow species found on
the official list of viral hemorrhagic septicemia susceptible species published by the United
States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services, to provide
health certification for viral hemorrhagic septicemia. The certification must disclose any
incidentally isolated replicating viruses, and must be dated within the 12 months preceding
transport.
deleted text end

new text begin (b) Minnows must be certified as healthy according to standards of the World
Organisation for Animal Health or the Fish Health Section Blue Book of the American
Fisheries Society.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnows must be certified free of viral hemorrhagic septicemia, infectious
hematopoietic necrosis, infectious pancreatic necrosis, spring viremia of carp virus, fathead
minnow nidovirus, and Heterosporis within the past 12 months.
new text end

new text begin (d) Minnows must originate from a biosecure facility that has tested negative for invasive
species in the past 12 months.
new text end

new text begin (e) Only a person that holds a minnow dealer's license issued under section 97C.501,
subdivision 2, may obtain a permit to import minnows.
new text end

new text begin (f) The following information must be available to the commissioner upon request for
each load of imported minnows:
new text end

new text begin (1) the date minnows were imported;
new text end

new text begin (2) the number of pounds or gallons imported;
new text end

new text begin (3) the facility name from which the minnows originated; and
new text end

new text begin (4) a fish health certificate for the minnows.
new text end

new text begin (g) Minnows may be imported to feed hatchery fish if the requirements in paragraphs
(a) to (f) are met.
new text end

Sec. 78.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.605, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Turtle seller's license.

(a) A person may not take, possess, buy, or transport
turtles for sale; sell turtles; or take turtles for sale using commercial equipment without a
turtle seller's license, except as provided in subdivision 2c.

(b) Except for renewals, no new turtle seller's licenses may be issued after August 1,
2002.

(c) A turtle seller's license is transferable by the turtle seller licensee by making
application to the commissioner. deleted text beginA turtle seller's license may be transferred only once under
this paragraph and the transfer must be to a child of the person holding the turtle seller's
license.
deleted text end

Sec. 79.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.605, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Taking; methods prohibited.

(a) A person may new text beginnot new text endtake turtles deleted text beginin any manner,
except
deleted text end by deleted text beginthe use ofdeleted text endnew text begin usingnew text end:

(1) explosives, drugs, poisons, lime, and other harmful substances;

(2) traps, except as provided in paragraph (b) and rules adopted under this section;

(3) nets other than anglers' fish landing nets; deleted text beginor
deleted text end

(4) commercial equipment, except as provided in rules adopted under this sectiondeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin;
new text end

new text begin (5) firearms and ammunition;
new text end

new text begin (6) bow and arrow or crossbow; or
new text end

new text begin (7) spears, harpoons, or any other implements that impale turtles.
new text end

(b) Until new rules are adopted under this section, a person with a turtle seller's license
may take turtles with a floating turtle trap that:

(1) has one or more openings above the water surface that measure at least ten inches
by four inches; and

(2) has a mesh size of not less than one-half inch, bar measure.

Sec. 80.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.611, is amended to read:


97C.611 deleted text beginSNAPPING TURTLESdeleted text endnew text begin TURTLE SPECIESnew text end; LIMITS.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Snapping turtles. new text end

A person may not possess more than three snapping
turtles of the species Chelydra serpentina without a turtle seller's license. Until new rules
are adopted under section 97C.605, a person may not take snapping turtles of a size less
than ten inches wide including curvature, measured from side to side across the shell at
midpoint. After new rules are adopted under section 97C.605, a person may only take
snapping turtles of a size specified in the adopted rules.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Western painted turtles. new text end

new text begin (a) A person may not possess more than three Western
painted turtles of the species Chrysemys picta without a turtle seller's license. Western
painted turtles must be between 4 and 5-1/2 inches in shell length.
new text end

new text begin (b) This subdivision does not apply to persons acting under section 97C.605, subdivision
2c, clause (4).
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Spiny softshell. new text end

new text begin A person may not possess spiny softshell turtles of the species
Apalone spinifera after December 1, 2021, without an aquatic farm or private fish hatchery
license with a turtle endorsement.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Other species. new text end

new text begin A person may not possess any other species of turtle without
an aquatic farm or private fish hatchery license with a turtle endorsement or as specified
under section 97C.605, subdivision 2c.
new text end

Sec. 81.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.805, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Restrictions.

(a) deleted text beginThedeleted text end Netting deleted text beginofdeleted text end lake whitefish and ciscoes is subject to the
restrictions in this subdivision.

(b) A person may not use:

(1) more than deleted text begintwo netsdeleted text endnew text begin one netnew text end;

(2) a net more than 100 feet long; or

(3) a net more than three feet wide.

(c) The mesh size of the deleted text beginnetsdeleted text endnew text begin netnew text end may not be less than:

(1) 1-3/4 inches, stretch measure, for nets used to take ciscoes; and

(2) 3-1/2 inches, stretch measure, for all other nets.

(d) A net may not be set in water, including ice thickness, deeper than six feet.

(e) The commissioner may designate waters where nets may be set so that portions of
the net extend into water deeper than six feet under conditions prescribed by the
commissioner to protect game fish. A pole or stake must project at least two feet above the
surface of the water or ice at one end of deleted text begineachdeleted text endnew text begin thenew text end net.

(f) A net may not be set within 50 feet of another net.

(g) A person may not have angling equipment in possession while netting lake whitefish
or ciscoes.

Sec. 82.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 97C.836, is amended to read:


97C.836 LAKE SUPERIOR LAKE TROUT; EXPANDED ASSESSMENT
HARVEST.

The commissioner shall provide for taking of lake trout by licensed commercial operators
in Lake Superior management zones MN-3 and MN-2 for expanded assessment and sale.
The commissioner shall authorize expanded assessment taking and sale of lake trout in Lake
Superior management zone MN-3 beginning annually in 2007 and zone MN-2 beginning
annually in 2010. Total assessment taking and sale may not exceed 3,000 lake trout in zone
MN-3 and 2,000 lake trout in zone MN-2 and may be reduced when necessary to protect
the lake trout population or to manage the effects of invasive species or fish disease. Taking
lake trout for expanded assessment and sale shall be allowed from June 1 to September 30,
but may end earlier in the respective zones if the quotas are reached. The quotas must be
reassessed at the expiration of the current ten-year Fisheries Management Plan for the
Minnesota Waters of Lake Superior deleted text begindated September 2006deleted text end.

Sec. 83.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103A.212, is amended to read:


103A.212 WATERSHED MANAGEMENT POLICY.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Purpose. new text end

The quality of life of every Minnesotan depends on water.
Minnesota's rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands, and groundwater provide a foundation for
drinking water and the state's recreational, municipal, commercial, industrial, agricultural,
environmental, aesthetic, and economic well-being. The legislature finds that it is in the
public interest to manage groundwater and surface water resources from the perspective of
aquifers, watersheds, and river basins to achieve protection, preservation, enhancement,
and restoration of the state's valuable groundwater and surface water resources.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Coordination and cooperation. new text end

new text begin In implementing the policy under this section,
state agencies and local and regional governments with authority over local water
management, conservation, land use, land management, and development plans must take
into consideration the manner in which their plans are consistent with the policy. To the
extent practicable, state agencies and local and regional governments must endeavor to enter
into formal and informal agreements and arrangements to jointly use staff and educational,
technical, and financial resources to deliver programs or conduct activities to achieve the
purposes of the policy.
new text end

Sec. 84.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103C.315, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Compensation.

A supervisor shall receive compensation for services up to deleted text begin$75deleted text endnew text begin
$125
new text end per day, and may be reimbursed for expenses, including traveling expenses, necessarily
incurred in the discharge of duties. A supervisor may be reimbursed for the use of the
supervisor's own automobile in the performance of official duties at a rate up to the maximum
tax-deductible mileage rate permitted under the federal Internal Revenue Code.

Sec. 85.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.201, is amended to read:


103G.201 PUBLIC WATERS INVENTORY.

(a) The commissioner deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end maintain a public waters inventory map of each county
that shows the waters of this state that are designated as public waters under the public
waters inventory and classification procedures prescribed under Laws 1979, chapter 199,
and deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end provide access to a copy of the maps. As county public waters inventory
maps are revised according to this section, the commissioner deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end send a notification
or a copy of the maps to the auditor of each affected county.

(b) The commissioner is authorized to revise the map of public waters established under
Laws 1979, chapter 199, to reclassify those types 3, 4, and 5 wetlands previously identified
as public waters wetlands under Laws 1979, chapter 199, as public waters or as wetlands
under section 103G.005, subdivision 19. The commissioner may only reclassify public
waters wetlands as public waters if:

(1) they are assigned a shoreland management classification by the commissioner under
sections 103F.201 to 103F.221;

(2) they are classified as lacustrine wetlands or deepwater habitats according to
Classification of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United States (Cowardin, et al.,
1979 edition); or

(3) the state or federal government has become titleholder to any of the beds or shores
of the public waters wetlands, subsequent to the preparation of the public waters inventory
map filed with the auditor of the county, pursuant to paragraph (a), and the responsible state
or federal agency declares that the water is necessary for the purposes of the public
ownership.

(c) The commissioner must provide notice of deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin anew text end reclassificationnew text begin under paragraph (b)
or a revision under paragraph (e)
new text end to the local government unit, the county board, the
watershed district, if one exists for the area, and the soil and water conservation district.
Within 60 days of receiving notice from the commissioner, a party required to receive the
notice may provide a resolution stating objections to the reclassificationnew text begin or revisionnew text end. If the
commissioner receives an objection from a party required to receive the notice, the
reclassification new text beginor revision new text endis not effective. If the commissioner does not receive an objection
from a party required to receive the notice, the reclassification of a wetland under paragraph
(b)new text begin or revision under paragraph (e)new text end is effective 60 days after the notice is received by all of
the parties.

(d) The commissioner deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end give priority to the reclassification of public waters
wetlands that are or have the potential to be affected by public works projects.

(e) The commissioner may revise the public waters inventory map of each county:

(1) to reflect the changes authorized in paragraph (b); and

(2) as needed, to:

(i) correct errors in the original inventory;

(ii) add or subtract trout stream tributaries within sections that contain a designated trout
stream following written notice to the landowner;

(iii) add depleted quarries, and sand and gravel pits, when the body of water exceeds 50
acres and the shoreland has been zoned for residential development; and

(iv) add or subtract public waters that have been created or eliminated as a requirement
of a permit authorized by the commissioner under section 103G.245.

Sec. 86.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.223, is amended to read:


103G.223 CALCAREOUS FENS.

(a) Calcareous fens, as identified by the commissioner by written order published in the
State Register, may not be filled, drained, or otherwise degraded, wholly or partially, by
any activity, unless the commissioner, under an approved management plan, decides some
alteration is necessary or as provided in paragraph (b). Identifications made by the
commissioner are not subject to the rulemaking provisions of chapter 14 and section 14.386
does not apply.

(b) The commissioner may allow water appropriations that result in temporary reductions
in groundwater resources on a seasonal basis under an approved calcareous fen management
plan.

new text begin (c) If the commissioner determines that a water appropriation permit cannot be issued
or renewed because of this section, the commissioner must, within one year of the date of
denial and at no cost to the applicant, provide the applicant with a groundwater and surface
water hydrologic evaluation that demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence the basis
for that conclusion.
new text end

new text begin (d) An applicant whose permit is denied under this section may file a written request
with the commissioner to designate a mutually agreed upon third party expert to review the
evaluation provided under paragraph (c) at no cost to the applicant, and to make
recommendations to the commissioner about whether or not the permit should be issued.
The third party expert must agree to provide the commissioner and applicant with the expert's
recommendations within 90 days of agreeing to review the evaluation.
new text end

new text begin (e) A permit applicant may file for a contested case hearing under chapter 14 within 30
days of the later of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) the date by which the hydrologic evaluation was required to have been provided to
the applicant under paragraph (c);
new text end

new text begin (2) receiving the recommendations of the third party who is reviewing the evaluation
under paragraph (d); or
new text end

new text begin (3) determining that no mutually agreed upon third party expert can be found.
new text end

new text begin (f) Any permit applicant who has had a water appropriation permit previously denied
under this section may resubmit a permit application under this section and is entitled to all
rights and reviews available under this section.
new text end

Sec. 87.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, subdivision 4a, is amended to read:


Subd. 4a.

Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer.

deleted text begin(a)deleted text end The commissioner may not issue new
water-use permits that will appropriate water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer deleted text beginin a
metropolitan county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4,
deleted text end unless the appropriation
is for potable water use, there are no feasible or practical alternatives to this source, and a
water conservation plan is incorporated with the permit.

deleted text begin (b) The commissioner shall terminate all permits authorizing appropriation and use of
water from the Mt. Simon-Hinckley aquifer for once-through systems in a metropolitan
county, as defined in section 473.121, subdivision 4, by December 31, 1992.
deleted text end

Sec. 88.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4b. new text end

new text begin Bulk transport or sale. new text end

new text begin (a) To maintain the supply of drinking water for future
generations and except as provided under paragraph (b), the commissioner may not issue
a new water-use permit to appropriate water in excess of one million gallons per year for
bulk transport or sale of water for consumptive use to a location more than 50 miles from
the point of the proposed appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (b) Paragraph (a) does not apply to a water-use permit for a public water supply, as
defined under section 144.382, subdivision 4, issued to a local unit of government, rural
water district established under chapter 116A, or Tribal unit of government if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the use is solely for the public water supply;
new text end

new text begin (2) the local unit of government, rural water district established under chapter 116A, or
Tribal unit of government has a property interest at the point of the appropriation;
new text end

new text begin (3) the communities that will use the water are located within 100 miles of the point of
appropriation; and
new text end

new text begin (4) the requirements in sections 103G.265, 103G.285, and 103G.287 are met.
new text end

Sec. 89.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Transferring permit.

new text begin(a) new text endA water-use permit may be transferred to a successive
owner of real property if the permittee conveys the real property where the source of water
is located. The new owner must notify the commissioner immediately after the conveyance
and request transfer of the permit. The commissioner must not deny the transfer of a permit
if the permittee is in compliance with all permit conditions and the permit meets the
requirements of sections 103G.255 to 103G.301.

new text begin (b) When transferring a permit, the commissioner must not require additional conditions
on the permit, reduce the appropriation, reduce the term, or require any testing.
new text end

Sec. 90.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.271, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Management plans; effect on land values. new text end

new text begin Before a management plan for
appropriating water is prepared, the commissioner must provide estimates of the impact of
any new restriction or policy on land values in the affected area. Strategies to address adverse
impacts to land values must be included in the plan.
new text end

Sec. 91.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.287, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Groundwater management areas.

(a) The commissioner may designate
groundwater management areas and limit total annual water appropriations and uses within
a designated area to ensure sustainable use of groundwater that protects ecosystems, water
quality, and the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. Water appropriations
and uses within a designated management area must be consistent with a groundwater
management area plan approved by the commissioner that addresses water conservation
requirements and water allocation priorities established in section 103G.261. new text beginDuring
development of a groundwater management area plan, the commissioner and employees
and agents of the department may disseminate information related to the timing, location,
and agendas of meetings related to the plan, but must otherwise limit public information
related to the groundwater management area plan to direct factual responses to public and
media inquiries.
new text endAt least 30 days prior to implementing or modifying a groundwater
management area plan under this subdivision, the commissioner shall consult with the
advisory team established in paragraph (c).

(b) Notwithstanding section 103G.271, subdivision 1, paragraph (b), and Minnesota
Rules, within designated groundwater management areas, the commissioner may require
general permits as specified in section 103G.271, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), for water
users using less than 10,000 gallons per day or 1,000,000 gallons per year and water suppliers
serving less than 25 persons for domestic purposes. The commissioner may waive the
requirements under section 103G.281 for general permits issued under this paragraph, and
the fee specified in section 103G.301, subdivision 2, paragraph (c), does not apply to general
permits issued under this paragraph.

(c) When designating a groundwater management area, the commissioner shall assemble
an advisory team to assist in developing a groundwater management area plan for the area.
The advisory team members shall be selected from public and private entities that have an
interest in the water resources affected by the groundwater management area. A majority
of the advisory team members shall be public and private entities that currently hold water-use
permits for water appropriations from the affected water resources. The commissioner shall
consult with the League of Minnesota Cities, the Association of Minnesota Counties, the
Minnesota Association of Watershed Districts, and the Minnesota Association of Townships
in appointing the local government representatives to the advisory team. The advisory team
may also include representatives from the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota State
Colleges and Universities, other institutions of higher learning in Minnesota, political
subdivisions with jurisdiction over water issues, nonprofits with expertise in water, and
federal agencies.

new text begin (d) Before designating a groundwater management area, the commissioner must provide
estimates of the impact of any new restriction or policy on land values in the affected area.
Strategies to address adverse impacts to land values must be included in any plan.
new text end

Sec. 92.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.287, subdivision 5, is amended to read:


Subd. 5.

Sustainability standard.

new text begin(a) new text endThe commissioner may issue water-use permits
for appropriation from groundwater only if the commissioner determines that the groundwater
use is sustainable to supply the needs of future generations and the proposed use will not
harm ecosystems, degrade water, or reduce water levels beyond the reach of public water
supply and private domestic wells constructed according to Minnesota Rules, chapter 4725.

new text begin (b) For the purposes of this subdivision and subdivision 4, "sustainable" means a change
in hydrologic regime of 20 percent or less relative to the August median stream flow.
new text end

Sec. 93.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.289, is amended to read:


103G.289 WELL INTERFERENCE; deleted text beginWELL SEALINGdeleted text endnew text begin VALIDATION;
CONTESTED CASE
new text end.

new text begin (a) new text endThe commissioner shall not validate a new text beginclaim for new text endwell interference deleted text beginclaimdeleted text end 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 begin (b) When validating a claim for well interference, the commissioner must take into
account the condition of the affected well.
new text end

new text begin (c) Within 30 days after the commissioner's decision on a claim for well interference, a
party ordered by the commissioner to contribute to an affected well owner may petition for
a contested case hearing under sections 14.57 to 14.62. The commissioner must grant the
petitioner a contested case hearing on the commissioner's decision.
new text end

Sec. 94.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 103G.401, is amended to read:


103G.401 APPLICATION TO ESTABLISH LAKE LEVELS.

(a) Applications for authority to establish and maintain levels of public waters and
applications to establish the natural ordinary high-water level of public waters may be made
to the commissioner by a public body or authority or by a majority of the riparian owners
on the public waters.

(b) To conserve or utilize the water resources of the state, the commissioner may initiate
proceedings to establish and maintain the level of public waters.

new text begin (c) When establishing an ordinary high-water level, the commissioner must provide
written or electronic notice of the order to the local units of government where the public
water is located.
new text end

Sec. 95.

new text begin [103G.413] APPEAL OF ORDER ESTABLISHING ORDINARY
HIGH-WATER LEVEL.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Petition. new text end

new text begin A local unit of government may petition for review of the
ordinary high-water level. A petition may be filed on behalf of the local unit of government
or riparian landowner affected by the ordinary high-water level. The petition must be filed
by the local unit of government and include reasons why the determination should be
reviewed and evidence to be considered as part of the review.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Review. new text end

new text begin If a local unit of government files a petition under this section, the
commissioner must review the petition within 90 days of the request and issue a final order.
The commissioner may extend this period by 90 days by providing written notice of the
extension to the applicant. Any further extension requires the agreement of the petitioner.
new text end

Sec. 96.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.03, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Generally.

new text begin(a) new text endThe agency is hereby given and charged with the following
powers and duties:

deleted text begin (a)deleted text endnew text begin (1)new text end to administer and enforce all laws relating to the pollution of any of the waters
of the state;

deleted text begin (b)deleted text endnew text begin (2)new text end to investigate the extent, character, and effect of the pollution of the waters of
this state and to gather data and information necessary or desirable in the administration or
enforcement of pollution laws, and to make such classification of the waters of the state as
it may deem advisable;

deleted text begin (c)deleted text endnew text begin (3)new text end to establish and alter such reasonable pollution standards for any waters of the
state in relation to the public use to which they are or may be put as it shall deem necessary
for the purposes of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state,
chapter 116;

deleted text begin (d)deleted text endnew text begin (4)new text end to encourage waste treatment, including advanced waste treatment, instead of
stream low-flow augmentation for dilution purposes to control and prevent pollution;

deleted text begin (e)deleted text endnew text begin (5)new text end to adopt, issue, reissue, modify, deny, or revoke, enter into or enforce reasonable
orders, permits, variances, standards, rules, schedules of compliance, and stipulation
agreements, under such conditions as it may prescribe, in order to prevent, control or abate
water pollution, or for the installation or operation of disposal systems or parts thereof, or
for other equipment and facilities:

deleted text begin (1)deleted text endnew text begin (i)new text end requiring the discontinuance of the discharge of sewage, industrial waste or other
wastes into any waters of the state resulting in pollution in excess of the applicable pollution
standard established under this chapter;

deleted text begin (2)deleted text endnew text begin (ii)new text end prohibiting or directing the abatement of any discharge of sewage, industrial
waste, or other wastes, into any waters of the state or the deposit thereof or the discharge
into any municipal disposal system where the same is likely to get into any waters of the
state in violation of this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state,
chapter 116, or standards or rules promulgated or permits issued pursuant thereto, and
specifying the schedule of compliance within which such prohibition or abatement must be
accomplished;

deleted text begin (3)deleted text endnew text begin (iii)new text end prohibiting the storage of any liquid or solid substance or other pollutant in a
manner which does not reasonably assure proper retention against entry into any waters of
the state that would be likely to pollute any waters of the state;

deleted text begin (4)deleted text endnew text begin (iv)new text end requiring the construction, installation, maintenance, and operation by any person
of any disposal system or any part thereof, or other equipment and facilities, or the
reconstruction, alteration, or enlargement of its existing disposal system or any part thereof,
or the adoption of other remedial measures to prevent, control or abate any discharge or
deposit of sewage, industrial waste or other wastes by any person;

deleted text begin (5)deleted text endnew text begin (v)new text end establishing, and from time to time revising, standards of performance for new
sources taking into consideration, among other things, classes, types, sizes, and categories
of sources, processes, pollution control technology, cost of achieving such effluent reduction,
and any nonwater quality environmental impact and energy requirements. Said standards
of performance for new sources shall encompass those standards for the control of the
discharge of pollutants which reflect the greatest degree of effluent reduction which the
agency determines to be achievable through application of the best available demonstrated
control technology, processes, operating methods, or other alternatives, including, where
practicable, a standard permitting no discharge of pollutants. New sources shall encompass
buildings, structures, facilities, or installations from which there is or may be the discharge
of pollutants, the construction of which is commenced after the publication by the agency
of proposed rules prescribing a standard of performance which will be applicable to such
source. Notwithstanding any other provision of the law of this state, any point source the
construction of which is commenced after May 20, 1973, and which is so constructed as to
meet all applicable standards of performance for new sources shall, consistent with and
subject to the provisions of section 306(d) of the Amendments of 1972 to the Federal Water
Pollution Control Act, not be subject to any more stringent standard of performance for new
sources during a ten-year period beginning on the date of completion of such construction
or during the period of depreciation or amortization of such facility for the purposes of
section 167 or 169, or both, of the Federal Internal Revenue Code of 1954, whichever period
ends first. Construction shall encompass any placement, assembly, or installation of facilities
or equipment, including contractual obligations to purchase such facilities or equipment, at
the premises where such equipment will be used, including preparation work at such
premises;

deleted text begin (6)deleted text endnew text begin (vi)new text end establishing and revising pretreatment standards to prevent or abate the discharge
of any pollutant into any publicly owned disposal system, which pollutant interferes with,
passes through, or otherwise is incompatible with such disposal system;

deleted text begin (7)deleted text endnew text begin (vii)new text end requiring the owner or operator of any disposal system or any point source to
establish and maintain such records, make such reports, install, use, and maintain such
monitoring equipment or methods, including where appropriate biological monitoring
methods, sample such effluents in accordance with such methods, at such locations, at such
intervals, and in such a manner as the agency shall prescribe, and providing such other
information as the agency may reasonably require;

deleted text begin (8)deleted text endnew text begin (viii)new text end notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and with respect to the
pollution of waters of the state, chapter 116, requiring the achievement of more stringent
limitations than otherwise imposed by effluent limitations in order to meet any applicable
water quality standard by establishing new effluent limitations, based upon section 115.01,
subdivision 13
, clause (b), including alternative effluent control strategies for any point
source or group of point sources to insure the integrity of water quality classifications,
whenever the agency determines that discharges of pollutants from such point source or
sources, with the application of effluent limitations required to comply with any standard
of best available technology, would interfere with the attainment or maintenance of the
water quality classification in a specific portion of the waters of the state. Prior to
establishment of any such effluent limitation, the agency shall hold a public hearing to
determine the relationship of the economic and social costs of achieving such limitation or
limitations, including any economic or social dislocation in the affected community or
communities, to the social and economic benefits to be obtained and to determine whether
or not such effluent limitation can be implemented with available technology or other
alternative control strategies. If a person affected by such limitation demonstrates at such
hearing that, whether or not such technology or other alternative control strategies are
available, there is no reasonable relationship between the economic and social costs and
the benefits to be obtained, such limitation shall not become effective and shall be adjusted
as it applies to such person;

deleted text begin (9)deleted text endnew text begin (ix)new text end modifying, in its discretion, any requirement or limitation based upon best
available technology with respect to any point source for which a permit application is filed
after July 1, 1977, upon a showing by the owner or operator of such point source satisfactory
to the agency that such modified requirements will represent the maximum use of technology
within the economic capability of the owner or operator and will result in reasonable further
progress toward the elimination of the discharge of pollutants; and

deleted text begin (10)deleted text endnew text begin (x)new text end requiring that applicants for wastewater discharge permits evaluate in their
applications the potential reuses of the discharged wastewater;

deleted text begin (f)deleted text endnew text begin (6)new text end to require to be submitted and to approve plans and specifications for disposal
systems or point sources, or any part thereof and to inspect the construction thereof for
compliance with the approved plans and specifications thereof;

deleted text begin (g)deleted text endnew text begin (7)new text end to prescribe and alter rules, not inconsistent with law, for the conduct of the
agency and other matters within the scope of the powers granted to and imposed upon it by
this chapter and, with respect to pollution of waters of the state, in chapter 116, provided
that every rule affecting any other department or agency of the state or any person other
than a member or employee of the agency shall be filed with the secretary of state;

deleted text begin (h)deleted text endnew text begin (8)new text end to conduct such investigations, issue such notices, public and otherwise, and hold
such hearings as are necessary or which it may deem advisable for the discharge of its duties
under this chapter and, with respect to the pollution of waters of the state, under chapter
116, including, but not limited to, the issuance of permits, and to authorize any member,
employee, or agent appointed by it to conduct such investigations or, issue such notices and
hold such hearings;

deleted text begin (i)deleted text endnew text begin (9)new text end for the purpose of water pollution control planning by the state and pursuant to
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, to establish and revise planning areas,
adopt plans and programs and continuing planning processes, including, but not limited to,
basin plans and areawide waste treatment management plans, and to provide for the
implementation of any such plans by means of, including, but not limited to, standards, plan
elements, procedures for revision, intergovernmental cooperation, residual treatment process
waste controls, and needs inventory and ranking for construction of disposal systems;

deleted text begin (j)deleted text endnew text begin (10)new text end to train water pollution control personneldeleted text begin,deleted text end and charge deleted text beginsuchdeleted text end fees deleted text begintherefor as aredeleted text endnew text begin
for the training as
new text end necessary to cover the agency's costs. new text beginThe fees under this clause are
subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283.
new text endAll such fees received shall be paid
into the state treasury and credited to the Pollution Control Agency training account;

deleted text begin (k)deleted text endnew text begin (11)new text end to impose as additional conditions in permits to publicly owned disposal systems
appropriate measures to insure compliance by industrial and other users with any pretreatment
standard, including, but not limited to, those related to toxic pollutants, and any system of
user charges ratably as is hereby required under state law or said Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, as amended, or any regulations or guidelines promulgated thereunder;

deleted text begin (l)deleted text endnew text begin (12)new text end to set a period not to exceed five years for the duration of any national pollutant
discharge elimination system permit or not to exceed ten years for any permit issued as a
state disposal system permit only;

deleted text begin (m)deleted text endnew text begin (13)new text end to require each governmental subdivision identified as a permittee for a
wastewater treatment works to evaluate in every odd-numbered year the condition of its
existing system and identify future capital improvements that will be needed to attain or
maintain compliance with a national pollutant discharge elimination system or state disposal
system permit; and

deleted text begin (n)deleted text endnew text begin (14)new text end to train subsurface sewage treatment system personnel, including persons who
design, construct, install, inspect, service, and operate subsurface sewage treatment systems,
and charge fees new text beginfor the training new text endas necessary to pay the agency's costs. new text beginThe fees under this
clause are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283.
new text endAll fees received must
be paid into the state treasury and credited to the agency's training account. Money in the
account is appropriated to the agency to pay expenses related to training.

new text begin (b) new text endThe information required in new text beginparagraph (a), new text endclause deleted text begin(m)deleted text endnew text begin (13),new text end must be submitted in
every odd-numbered year to the commissioner on a form provided by the commissioner.
The commissioner shall provide technical assistance if requested by the governmental
subdivision.

new text begin (c) new text endThe powers and duties given the agency in this subdivision also apply to permits
issued under chapter 114C.

Sec. 97.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.455, is amended to read:


115.455 EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS; COMPLIANCE.

To the extent allowable under federal law, for a municipality that constructs a publicly
owned treatment works new text beginor for an industrial national pollutant discharge elimination system
and state disposal system permit holder that constructs a treatment works
new text endto comply with a
new or modified effluent limitation, compliance with any new or modified effluent limitation
adopted after construction begins that would require additional capital investment is required
no sooner than 16 years after the date the facility begins operating.

Sec. 98.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.77, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Fees.

The agency shall collect fees in amounts necessary, but no greater
than the amounts necessary, to cover the reasonable costs of reviewing applications and
issuing certifications.new text begin The fees under this subdivision are subject to legislative approval
under section 16A.1283.
new text end

Sec. 99.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.84, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Rules.

The agency may adopt rules to govern certification of laboratories
according to this section. deleted text beginNotwithstanding section 16A.1283, the agency may adopt rules
establishing fees.
deleted text end

Sec. 100.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115.84, subdivision 3, is amended to read:


Subd. 3.

Fees.

(a) Until the agency adopts a rule establishing fees for certification, the
agency shall collect fees from laboratories registering with the agency, but not accredited
by the commissioner of health under sections 144.97 to 144.99, in amounts necessary to
cover the reasonable costs of the certification program, including reviewing applications,
issuing certifications, and conducting audits and compliance assistance.new text begin The fees under this
paragraph are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283.
new text end

(b) Fees under this section must be based on the number, type, and complexity of
analytical methods that laboratories are certified to perform.

(c) Revenue from fees charged by the agency for certification deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be credited to
the environmental fund.

Sec. 101.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1a. new text end

new text begin Advanced recycling. new text end

new text begin "Advanced recycling" means a manufacturing process
for converting post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks into basic hydrocarbon raw
materials, feedstocks, chemicals, liquid fuels, and other products like waxes and lubricants
through processes that include pyrolysis, gasification, depolymerization, catalytic cracking,
reforming, hydrogenation, solvolysis, and other similar technologies. The recycled products
produced at advanced recycling facilities include but are not limited to monomers, oligomers,
plastics, plastics and chemical feedstocks, basic and unfinished chemicals, crude oil, naphtha,
liquid transportation fuels, waxes, lubricants, coatings, and other basic hydrocarbons.
Advanced recycling is not processing, treatment, resource recovery, incineration, or waste
management.
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. 102.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 1b. new text end

new text begin Advanced recycling facility. new text end

new text begin "Advanced recycling facility" means a facility
that receives, stores, and converts post-use polymers and recovered feedstocks it receives
using advanced recycling. An advanced recycling facility is a manufacturing facility subject
to applicable agency manufacturing regulations for air, water, waste, and land use. An
advanced recycling facility is not a solid waste facility, waste facility, or resource recovery
facility.
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. 103.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 7b. new text end

new text begin Depolymerization. new text end

new text begin "Depolymerization" means a manufacturing process where
post-use polymers are broken into smaller molecules such as monomers and oligomers or
raw, intermediate, or final products, plastics and chemical feedstocks, basic and unfinished
chemicals, crude oil, naphtha, liquid transportation fuels, waxes, lubricants, coatings, and
other basic hydrocarbons.
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. 104.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 10b. new text end

new text begin Gasification. new text end

new text begin "Gasification" means a manufacturing process through which
recovered feedstocks are heated and converted into a fuel-gas mixture in an oxygen-deficient
atmosphere and the mixture is converted into valuable raw materials and intermediate and
final products, including but not limited to plastic monomers, chemicals, waxes, lubricants,
chemical feedstocks, crude oil, diesel, gasoline, diesel and gasoline blend stocks, home
heating oil, and other fuels including ethanol and transportation fuel, that are returned to
economic utility in the form of raw materials, products, or fuels.
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. 105.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 24c. new text end

new text begin Post-use polymers. new text end

new text begin "Post-use polymers" means plastic that:
new text end

new text begin (1) is derived from any industrial, commercial, agricultural, or domestic activities;
new text end

new text begin (2) is not mixed with solid waste or hazardous waste on site or during processing at the
advanced recycling facility;
new text end

new text begin (3) is used or intended to be used as a feedstock for manufacturing crude oil, fuels,
feedstocks, blend stocks, raw materials, or other intermediate products or final products
using advanced recycling;
new text end

new text begin (4) has been sorted from solid waste and other regulated waste but may contain residual
amounts of solid waste such as organic material and incidental contaminants or impurities
such as paper labels and metal rings; and
new text end

new text begin (5) is processed at an advanced recycling facility or held at an advanced recycling facility
before processing.
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. 106.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 24d. new text end

new text begin Pyrolysis. new text end

new text begin "Pyrolysis" means a manufacturing process through which post-use
polymers are heated in an oxygen-deficient atmosphere until melted and thermally
decomposed and then cooled, condensed, and converted into valuable raw materials and
intermediate and final products, including but not limited to plastic monomers, chemicals,
waxes, lubricants, chemical feedstocks, crude oil, diesel, gasoline, diesel and gasoline blend
stocks, home heating oil, and other fuels including ethanol and transportation fuel, that are
returned to economic utility in the form of raw materials, products, or fuels.
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. 107.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 25, is amended to read:


Subd. 25.

Processing.

"Processing" means the treatment of waste after collection and
before disposal. Processing includes but is not limited to reduction, storage, separation,
exchange, resource recovery, physical, chemical, or biological modification, and transfer
from one waste facility to another.new text begin Processing does not include advanced recycling.
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. 108.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 25d, is amended to read:


Subd. 25d.

Refuse-derived fuel.

"Refuse-derived fuel" means a product resulting from
the processing of mixed municipal solid waste in a manner that reduces the quantity of
noncombustible material present in the waste, reduces the size of waste components through
shredding or other mechanical means, and produces a fuel suitable for combustion in existing
or new solid fuel-fired boilers.new text begin Fuels produced using advanced recycling are not
refuse-derived fuels.
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. 109.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 25e. new text end

new text begin Recovered feedstock. new text end

new text begin "Recovered feedstock" means one or more of the
following materials that has been processed so that it may be used as feedstock in an advanced
recycling facility:
new text end

new text begin (1) post-use polymers; and
new text end

new text begin (2) materials for which the United States Environmental Protection Agency has made
a nonwaste determination under Code of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 241.3(c), or
has otherwise determined are feedstocks and not solid waste.
new text end

new text begin Recovered feedstock does not include unprocessed municipal solid waste. Recovered
feedstock is not mixed with solid waste or hazardous waste on site or during processing at
an advanced recycling facility.
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. 110.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 27, is amended to read:


Subd. 27.

Resource recovery.

"Resource recovery" means the reclamation for sale, use,
or reuse of materials, substances, energy, or other products contained within or derived from
waste.new text begin Resource recovery does not include advanced recycling.
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. 111.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 28, is amended to read:


Subd. 28.

Resource recovery facility.

"Resource recovery facility" means a waste
facility established and used primarily for resource recovery, including related and
appurtenant facilities such as transmission facilities and transfer stations primarily serving
the resource recovery facility.new text begin An advanced recycling facility is not a resource recovery
facility.
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. 112.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 32e. new text end

new text begin Solvolysis. new text end

new text begin "Solvolysis" means a manufacturing process through which
post-use polymers are reacted with the aid of solvents while heated at low temperatures or
pressurized, or both, to make useful products while allowing additives and contaminants to
be separated. The products of solvolysis include but are not limited to monomers,
intermediates, and valuable raw materials. The process includes but is not limited to
hydrolysis, aminolysis, ammonoloysis, methanolysis, and glycolysis.
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. 113.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 34, is amended to read:


Subd. 34.

Waste.

"Waste" means solid waste, sewage sludge, and hazardous waste.new text begin
Waste does not include post-use polymers or recovered feedstocks.
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. 114.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 35, is amended to read:


Subd. 35.

Waste facility.

"Waste facility" means all property, real or personal, including
negative and positive easements and water and air rights, which is or may be needed or
useful for the processing or disposal of waste, except property for the collection of the waste
and property used primarily for the manufacture of scrap metal or paper. Waste facility
includes but is not limited to transfer stations, processing facilities, and disposal sites and
facilities.new text begin An advanced recycling facility is not a waste facility.
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. 115.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.03, subdivision 36, is amended to read:


Subd. 36.

Waste management.

"Waste management" means activities which are intended
to affect or control the generation of waste and activities which provide for or control the
collection, processing and disposal of waste.new text begin Waste management does not include advanced
recycling.
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. 116.

new text begin [115A.143] MATTRESS RECYCLING.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision
have the meanings given.
new text end

new text begin (b) "Brand" means a name, symbol, word, or mark that attributes a mattress to the
producer of the mattress.
new text end

new text begin (c) "Covered entity" means a political subdivision of the state, mattress retailer, permitted
transfer station, waste-to-energy facility, health care facility, educational facility, military
base, or commercial or nonprofit lodging establishment that possesses a discarded mattress
that was used and discarded in this state. Covered entity does not include a renovator,
refurbisher, or person that only transports a discarded mattress.
new text end

new text begin (d) "Discarded mattress" means a mattress that a consumer discarded, intends to discard,
or abandoned in the state, but does not include a mattress that cannot be safely recycled
because it is contaminated by putrescible solid waste or is substantially soiled, is infested
with bedbugs, or poses a risk to worker health or equipment, which mattress should be
disposed of through the existing solid waste system.
new text end

new text begin (e) "Energy recovery" means the process by which all or a portion of solid waste materials
are processed or combusted to use the heat content or other forms of energy derived from
the solid waste materials.
new text end

new text begin (f) "Foundation" means any ticking-covered structure that is used to support a mattress
and that is composed of one or more of the following: a constructed frame, foam, or a box
spring, whether stationary, adjustable, or foldable. Foundation does not include any bed
frame or base made of wood, metal, or other material that rests upon the floor and that serves
as a brace for a mattress.
new text end

new text begin (g) "Mattress" means any resilient material or combination of materials that is enclosed
by ticking, used alone or in combination with other products, and that is intended or promoted
for sleeping upon. Mattress includes any foundation and any used or renovated mattress.
Mattress does not include any mattress pad; mattress topper; sleeping bag; pillow; car bed;
carriage; basket; dressing table; stroller; playpen; infant carrier; lounge pad; crib or bassinet
mattress; crib bumper; liquid or gaseous filled ticking, including any water bed and any air
mattress that does not contain upholstery material between the ticking and the mattress core;
or upholstered furniture, including a sleeper sofa.
new text end

new text begin (h) "Mattress core" means the principal support system that is present in a mattress,
including but not limited to springs, foam, air bladder, water bladder, or resilient filling.
new text end

new text begin (i) "Mattress recycling council" or "council" means the nonprofit organization created
by producers or created by any trade association that represents producers who account for
a majority of mattress production in the United States to design, submit, and implement the
mattress stewardship program described in subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (j) "Mattress stewardship fee" means the amount added to the purchase price of a mattress
sold to a consumer or to an ultimate end user in this state that is necessary to cover the cost
of collecting, transporting, and processing discarded mattresses by the council according
to the mattress stewardship program.
new text end

new text begin (k) "Mattress stewardship program" or "program" means the statewide program described
in subdivision 2 and implemented according to the mattress stewardship plan developed
under subdivision 2.
new text end

new text begin (l) "Mattress topper" means an item that contains resilient filling, with or without ticking,
that is intended to be used with or on top of a mattress.
new text end

new text begin (m) "Performance goal" means a metric proposed by the council to annually measure
the performance of the mattress stewardship program, taking into consideration technical
and economic feasibilities, in achieving continuous, meaningful improvement in the rate
of mattress recycling in the state and any other specified goal of the program.
new text end

new text begin (n) "Producer" means a person who manufactures or renovates a mattress that is sold,
offered for sale, or distributed in the state under the producer's own name or brand. Producer
includes:
new text end

new text begin (1) the owner of a trademark or brand under which a mattress is sold, offered for sale,
or distributed in this state, whether or not the trademark or brand is registered in this state;
and
new text end

new text begin (2) a person who imports a mattress into the United States that is sold or offered for sale
in this state and that is manufactured or renovated by a person who does not have a presence
in the United States.
new text end

new text begin (o) "Recycling" means a process in which discarded mattresses, components, and
by-products may lose their original identity or form as they are transformed into new, usable,
or marketable materials. Recycling does not include using destructive incineration.
new text end

new text begin (p) "Renovate" or "renovation" means altering a mattress for resale, including any one
or a combination of the following: replacing the ticking or filling, adding additional filling,
or replacing components with new or recycled materials. Renovate or renovation does not
include:
new text end

new text begin (1) stripping a mattress of its ticking or filling without adding new material;
new text end

new text begin (2) sanitizing or sterilizing a mattress without otherwise altering the mattress; or
new text end

new text begin (3) a renovator altering a mattress for a person who retains the altered mattress for
personal use, in accordance with chapter 325F.
new text end

new text begin (q) "Renovator" means a person who renovates discarded mattresses to resell the
mattresses to consumers.
new text end

new text begin (r) "Retailer" means a person who sells mattresses to a consumer or to an ultimate end
user in this state or offers mattresses to a consumer in this state.
new text end

new text begin (s) "Sale" means transfer of title of a mattress for consideration to a consumer or an
ultimate end user in the state, including but not limited to by means of a sales outlet, catalog,
website, or similar electronic means.
new text end

new text begin (t) "Sanitizing" means directly applying chemicals to a mattress to kill human
disease-causing pathogens.
new text end

new text begin (u) "Sterilizing" means mitigating deleterious substances or organisms, including human
disease-causing pathogens, fungi, and insects, from a mattress or filling material using a
chemical or heat process.
new text end

new text begin (v) "Ticking" means the outermost layer of fabric or material of a mattress. Ticking does
not include any layer of fabric or material quilted together with, or otherwise attached to,
the outermost layer of fabric or material of a mattress.
new text end

new text begin (w) "Upholstery material" means all material, loose or attached, between the ticking and
the core of a mattress.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Mattress recycling council; required plan. new text end

new text begin (a) Within 180 days after the
effective date of this section, each producer or the producer's designee must join the mattress
recycling council. Within 180 days after the effective date of this section, the council must
submit a plan for approval by the commissioner to establish a statewide mattress stewardship
program, as described in this paragraph. Retailers may participate in the council. The mattress
stewardship program must, to the extent technologically feasible and economically practical:
new text end

new text begin (1) provide for free, convenient, and accessible statewide opportunities for receiving
discarded mattresses from any person in the state with a discarded mattress that was used
and discarded in the state, including but not limited to participating covered entities that
accumulate and segregate a minimum of 100 discarded mattresses for collection at one time;
new text end

new text begin (2) provide for free collection of discarded mattresses from transfer stations that
accumulate and segregate fewer than 50 mattresses, provided the transfer stations require
the collection due to space or permit requirements;
new text end

new text begin (3) provide for council-financed end-of-life management for discarded mattresses
collected according to clauses (1) and (2);
new text end

new text begin (4) provide suitable storage containers at or make other mutually agreeable storage and
transport arrangements for permitted transfer stations for segregated, discarded mattresses,
at no cost to the municipality, provided the transfer station makes space available for the
purpose and imposes no fee for placement of the storage container on the transfer station's
premises;
new text end

new text begin (5) provide that the council will conduct research as needed related to improving used
mattress collection, dismantling, and recycling operations, including pilot programs to test
new processes, methods, or equipment on a local, regional, or otherwise limited basis; and
new text end

new text begin (6) include a mattress stewardship fee that is sufficient to cover the costs of operating
and administering the program.
new text end

new text begin (b) The plan submitted according to paragraph (a) must:
new text end

new text begin (1) identify each producer participating in the program;
new text end

new text begin (2) describe the fee structure for the program;
new text end

new text begin (3) establish performance goals for the first two years of the program;
new text end

new text begin (4) identify proposed facilities to be used by the program;
new text end

new text begin (5) set convenience goals and a timeline for implementing and achieving convenient
access to the program;
new text end

new text begin (6) detail how the program will promote recycling discarded mattresses consistent with
the state's solid waste management hierarchy; and
new text end

new text begin (7) include a description of public education regarding the program.
new text end

new text begin (c) The council must set the amount of the mattress stewardship fee that is added to the
purchase price of a mattress at the point of sale. The council must establish and implement
a fee structure that covers but does not exceed the costs of developing the plan described
in paragraph (b), operating and administering the program described in paragraph (a), and
maintaining a financial reserve sufficient to operate the program over multiple years in a
fiscally prudent and responsible manner. The council must set the fee as a flat rate and not
as a percentage of the purchase price. The council must maintain all records relating to the
program for not less than three years.
new text end

new text begin (d) Under the program, recycling is preferred over any other disposal method for
mattresses, to the extent that recycling is technologically feasible and economically practical.
new text end

new text begin (e) The commissioner must approve the plan for establishing the mattress stewardship
program if the plan meets the requirements of paragraphs (a) to (d). No later than 90 days
after the council submits the plan according to this section, the commissioner must make a
determination whether to approve the plan. Before making the determination, the
commissioner must post the plan on the agency's website and solicit public comments on
the plan. If the commissioner disapproves the plan because the plan does not meet the
requirements of paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner must describe the reasons for the
disapproval in a notice of determination that the commissioner provides to the council. The
council must revise and resubmit the plan to the commissioner no later than 45 days after
receiving notice of the commissioner's disapproval. No later than 45 days after receiving
the revised plan, the commissioner must review and approve or disapprove the revised plan
and provide a notice of determination to the council. The council may resubmit a revised
plan to the commissioner for approval no more than twice. If the council fails to submit a
plan that is acceptable to the commissioner because it does not meet the requirements of
paragraphs (a) to (d), the commissioner must modify a submitted plan to make it conform
to the requirements of paragraphs (a) to (d) and approve it. No later than 180 days after
approval of a plan according to this paragraph, the council must implement the mattress
stewardship program. Regardless of when the program begins, the program's fiscal year
begins January 1.
new text end

new text begin (f) The council must submit any proposed substantial change to the program to the
commissioner for approval. If the commissioner does not disapprove a proposed substantial
change within 90 days of receiving notice of the proposed substantial change, the proposed
substantial change is deemed approved. For purposes of this paragraph, "substantial change"
means:
new text end

new text begin (1) a change in the processing facilities to be used for discarded mattresses collected
under the program; or
new text end

new text begin (2) a material change to the system for collecting mattresses.
new text end

new text begin (g) Within 90 days after the end of the program's second fiscal year, the council must
submit updated performance goals to the commissioner that are based on the experience of
the program during the first two years of the program.
new text end

new text begin (h) The council must notify the commissioner of other material changes to the program
on an ongoing basis, without resubmitting the plan to the commissioner for approval. Material
changes include but are not limited to a change in the composition, officers, or contact
information of the council.
new text end

new text begin (i) Within 90 days after the end of the program's second fiscal year and every two years
thereafter, the council must propose a mattress stewardship fee for all mattresses sold in
this state. The council may propose a change to the mattress stewardship fee more frequently
than once every two years if the council determines the change is needed to avoid funding
shortfalls or excesses for the mattress stewardship program. Any proposed mattress
stewardship fee must be reviewed by an auditor to ensure that the assessment does not
exceed the cost to fund the mattress stewardship program described in paragraph (a) and to
maintain financial reserves sufficient to operate the program over multiple years in a fiscally
prudent and responsible manner. Not later than 60 days after the council proposes a mattress
stewardship fee, the auditor must render an opinion to the commissioner as to whether the
proposed mattress stewardship fee is reasonable to achieve the goals set forth in this section.
If the auditor concludes that the mattress stewardship fee is reasonable, then the proposed
fee goes into effect. If the auditor concludes that the mattress stewardship fee is not
reasonable, the auditor must provide the council with written notice explaining the auditor's
opinion. No later than 60 days after the council receives the auditor's opinion, the council
may either propose a new mattress stewardship fee or provide written comments on the
auditor's opinion. If the auditor concludes that the fee is not reasonable, the commissioner
must decide, based on the auditor's opinion and any comments provided by the council,
whether to approve the proposed mattress stewardship fee. The council must select the
auditor. The cost of any work performed by the auditor under this paragraph and paragraph
(k) must be paid by the mattress stewardship fee.
new text end

new text begin (j) Not later than October 15 each year, the council must submit an annual report to the
commissioner for the most recently completed fiscal year. The commissioner must post the
annual report on the agency's website. The report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) the tonnage of mattresses collected under the program from:
new text end

new text begin (i) transfer stations;
new text end

new text begin (ii) retailers; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) all other covered entities;
new text end

new text begin (2) the tonnage of mattresses diverted for recycling;
new text end

new text begin (3) the weight of mattress materials recycled, as indicated by the weight of each of the
commodities sold to secondary markets;
new text end

new text begin (4) the weight of mattress materials sent for disposal at:
new text end

new text begin (i) waste-to-energy facilities;
new text end

new text begin (ii) landfills; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) any other facilities;
new text end

new text begin (5) a summary of the public education that supports the program;
new text end

new text begin (6) an evaluation of the effectiveness of methods and processes used to achieve
performance goals of the program; and
new text end

new text begin (7) recommendations for any changes to the program.
new text end

new text begin (k) Two years after the program is implemented according to paragraph (e) and every
three years thereafter or upon the request of the commissioner, but not more frequently than
once a year, the council must cause an audit of the program to be conducted by an auditor
as described in paragraph (i). The audit must review the accuracy of the council's data
concerning the program and provide any other information requested by the commissioner,
consistent with the requirements of this section, provided the request does not require the
disclosure of proprietary information or trade or business secrets. The council must pay for
the audit. The council must maintain all records relating to the program for at least three
years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Charging fee; producer participation. new text end

new text begin Upon implementation of the mattress
stewardship program, each manufacturer, renovator, retailer, or distributor that sells a
mattress to a consumer or to an ultimate end user in the state must add the mattress
stewardship fee to the purchase price for the mattress and must remit the fee collected to
the council. In each transaction, the fee must appear on the invoice and must be accompanied
by a brief description of the fee. The council must determine the rules and procedures
necessary to implement collection of the fee in a fair, efficient, and lawful manner. Any
producer who fails to participate in the program must not sell mattresses in this state.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Receipt of discarded mattresses. new text end

new text begin Upon implementation of the mattress
stewardship program according to subdivision 2, paragraph (e), a covered entity that
participates in the program must not charge for the receipt of discarded mattresses that are
discarded in this state, except that covered entities may charge a fee for providing the service
of collecting mattresses and may restrict the acceptance of mattresses by number, source,
or physical condition.
new text end

Sec. 117.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115A.565, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Grant program established.

The commissioner deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end make
competitive grants to political subdivisions new text beginor federally recognized tribes new text endto 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 new text beginor federally recognized tribe
new text end must be located outside the seven-county metropolitan area and a city must have a population
of less than 45,000.

Sec. 118.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 115B.40, subdivision 1, is amended to read:


Subdivision 1.

Response to releases.

The commissioner may take any environmental
response action, including emergency action, related to a release or threatened release of a
hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant, or decomposition gas from a qualified facility
that the commissioner deems reasonable and necessary to protect the public health or welfare
or the environment under the standards required in sections 115B.01 to 115B.20. The
commissioner may undertake studies necessary to determine reasonable and necessary
environmental response actions at individual facilities. The commissioner may develop
general work plans for environmental studies, presumptive remedies, and generic remedial
designs for facilities with similar characteristicsnew text begin, as well as implement reuse and
redevelopment strategies
new text end. Prior to selecting environmental response actions for a facility,
the commissioner shall hold at least one public informational meeting near the facility and
provide for receiving and responding to comments related to the selection. The commissioner
shall design, implement, and provide oversight consistent with the actions selected under
this subdivision.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 119.

new text begin [115B.422] CLOSED LANDFILL EMERGENCY ACCOUNT.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Establishment; appropriation. new text end

new text begin A closed landfill emergency account is
established in the remediation fund. Money in the account, including interest, is appropriated
to the commissioner for environmental response actions at qualified facilities or priority
qualified facilities where there is an imminent and substantial danger to the health and
welfare of the people of the state resulting from the potential contamination of drinking
water supplies or the potential for direct human contact with a release or threatened release
of a hazardous substance, pollutant or contaminant, or decomposition gas.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Annual report. new text end

new text begin No later than February 1 each year, the commissioner must
report activities and expenditures under this section to the chairs and ranking minority
members of the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over environment
finance.
new text end

Sec. 120.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.03, subdivision 2b, is amended to read:


Subd. 2b.

Permitting efficiency.

(a) It is the goal of the state that environmental and
resource management permits be issued or denied within 90 days for tier 1 permits or 150
days for tier 2 permits following submission of a permit application. The commissioner of
the Pollution Control Agency shall establish management systems designed to achieve the
goal. For the purposes of this section, "tier 1 permits" are permits that do not require
individualized actions or public comment periods, and "tier 2 permits" are permits that
require individualized actions or public comment periods.

(b) The commissioner deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end prepare deleted text beginan annualdeleted text endnew text begin semiannualnew text end permitting efficiency
deleted text begin reportdeleted text endnew text begin reportsnew text end that deleted text beginincludesdeleted text endnew text begin includenew text end statistics on meeting the new text begintier 2 new text endgoal in paragraph (a) and
the criteria for tier 2 by permit categories. The deleted text beginreport isdeleted text endnew text begin reports arenew text end due new text beginon February 1 and
new text end August 1 each year. For permit applications that have not met the goal, deleted text beginthedeleted text endnew text begin eachnew text end report must
state the reasons for not meeting the goal. In stating the reasons for not meeting the goal,
the commissioner deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end separately identify delays caused by the responsiveness of the
proposer, deleted text beginlack of staff,deleted text end scientific or technical disagreements, or the level of public
engagement. deleted text beginThedeleted text endnew text begin Eachnew text end report must specify the number of days from initial submission of
the application to the day of determination that the application is complete. deleted text beginThedeleted text endnew text begin Eachnew text end report
must aggregate the data for the deleted text beginyeardeleted text endnew text begin reporting periodnew text end and assess whether program or system
changes are necessary to achieve the goalnew text begin. Whenever a report required by this subdivision
states the number of permits completed within a particular period, the report must,
immediately after the number and in parentheses, state the percentage of total applications
received for that permit category that the number represents. Whenever a report required
by this subdivision states the number of permits completed within a particular period, the
report must separately state completion data for industrial and municipal permits
new text end. The deleted text beginreportdeleted text endnew text begin
reports
new text end must be posted on the agency's website and submitted to the governor and the chairs
and ranking minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees having
jurisdiction over environment policy and finance.

(c) The commissioner shall allow electronic submission of environmental review and
permit documents to the agency.

(d) Within 30 business days of application for a permit subject to paragraph (a), the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency shall notify the permit applicant, in writing,
whether the application is complete or incomplete. If the commissioner determines that an
application is incomplete, the notice to the applicant must enumerate all deficiencies, citing
specific provisions of the applicable rules and statutes, and advise the applicant on how the
deficiencies can be remedied. If the commissioner determines that the application is complete,
the notice must confirm the application's tier 1 or tier 2 permit status. If the commissioner
believes that a complete application for a tier 2 construction permit cannot be issued within
the 150-day goal, the commissioner must provide notice to the applicant with the
commissioner's notice that the application is complete and, upon request of the applicant,
provide the permit applicant with a schedule estimating when the agency will begin drafting
the permit and issue the public notice of the draft permit. This paragraph does not apply to
an application for a permit that is subject to a grant or loan agreement under chapter 446A.

(e) For purposes of this subdivision, "permit professional" means an individual not
employed by the Pollution Control Agency who:

(1) has a professional license issued by the state of Minnesota in the subject area of the
permit;

(2) has at least ten years of experience in the subject area of the permit; and

(3) abides by the duty of candor applicable to employees of the Pollution Control Agency
under agency rules and complies with all applicable requirements under chapter 326.

(f) Upon the agency's request, an applicant relying on a permit professional must
participate in a meeting with the agency before submitting an application:

(1) at least two weeks prior to the preapplication meeting, the applicant must submit at
least the following:

(i) project description, including, but not limited to, scope of work, primary emissions
points, discharge outfalls, and water intake points;

(ii) location of the project, including county, municipality, and location on the site;

(iii) business schedule for project completion; and

(iv) other information requested by the agency at least four weeks prior to the scheduled
meeting; and

(2) during the preapplication meeting, the agency shall provide for the applicant at least
the following:

(i) an overview of the permit review program;

(ii) a determination of which specific application or applications will be necessary to
complete the project;

(iii) a statement notifying the applicant if the specific permit being sought requires a
mandatory public hearing or comment period;

(iv) a review of the timetable established in the permit review program for the specific
permit being sought; and

(v) a determination of what information must be included in the application, including
a description of any required modeling or testing.

(g) The applicant may select a permit professional to undertake the preparation of the
permit application and draft permit.

(h) If a preapplication meeting was held, the agency shall, within seven business days
of receipt of an application, notify the applicant and submitting permit professional that the
application is complete or is denied, specifying the deficiencies of the application.

(i) Upon receipt of notice that the application is complete, the permit professional shall
submit to the agency a timetable for submitting a draft permit. The permit professional shall
submit a draft permit on or before the date provided in the timetable. Within 60 days after
the close of the public comment period, the commissioner shall notify the applicant whether
the permit can be issued.

(j) Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify:

(1) any requirement of law that is necessary to retain federal delegation to or assumption
by the state; or

(2) the authority to implement a federal law or program.

(k) The permit application and draft permit shall identify or include as an appendix all
studies and other sources of information used to substantiate the analysis contained in the
permit application and draft permit. The commissioner shall request additional studies, if
needed, and the permit applicant shall submit all additional studies and information necessary
for the commissioner to perform the commissioner's responsibility to review, modify, and
determine the completeness of the application and approve the draft permit.

Sec. 121.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.06, subdivision 22, is amended to read:


Subd. 22.

Solid waste.

"Solid waste" means garbage, refuse, sludge from a water supply
treatment plant or air contaminant treatment facility, and other discarded waste materials
and sludges, in solid, semisolid, liquid, or contained gaseous form, resulting from industrial,
commercial, mining, and agricultural operationsdeleted text begin,deleted text end and from community activities, but does
not includenew text begin:
new text end

new text begin (1)new text end hazardous waste;

new text begin (2)new text end animal waste used as fertilizer;

new text begin (3)new text end earthen fill, boulders,new text begin ornew text end rock;

new text begin (4)new text end concrete diamond grinding and saw slurry associated with the construction,
improvement, or repair of a road when deposited on the road project site in a manner that
is in compliance with best management practices and rules of the agency;

new text begin (5)new text end sewage sludge;

new text begin (6)new text end solid or dissolved material in domestic sewage or other common pollutants in water
resources, such as silt, dissolved or suspended solids in industrial wastewater effluents or
discharges deleted text beginwhichdeleted text endnew text begin thatnew text end are point sources subject to permits under section 402 of the Federal
Water Pollution Control Act, as amended,new text begin ornew text end dissolved materials in irrigation return flows;
deleted text begin or
deleted text end

new text begin (7)new text end source, special nuclear, or by-product material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amendeddeleted text begin.deleted text endnew text begin; or
new text end

new text begin (8) post-use polymers or recovered feedstocks converted at an advanced recycling facility
or held at an advanced recycling facility before being converted.
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. 122.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Adopting standards.

(a) The Pollution Control Agency shall improve air
quality by promoting, in the most practicable way possible, the use of energy sources and
waste disposal methods which produce or emit the least air contaminants consistent with
the agency's overall goal of reducing all forms of pollution. The agency shall also adopt
standards of air quality, new text beginnotnew text end including maximum allowable standards of emission of air
contaminants from motor vehicles, recognizing that due to variable factors, no single standard
of purity of air is applicable to all areas of the state. In adopting standards the Pollution
Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of
air contaminants or the duration of their presence in the atmosphere, which may cause air
pollution in one area of the state, may cause less or not cause any air pollution in another
area of the state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including
others which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications,
topography, prevailing wind directions and velocities, and the fact that a standard of air
quality which may be proper as to an essentially residential area of the state, may not be
proper as to a highly developed industrial area of the state. Such standards of air quality
shall be premised upon scientific knowledge of causes as well as effects based on technically
substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local government unit shall set
standards of air quality which are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control
Agency.

(b) The Pollution Control Agency shall promote solid waste disposal control by
encouraging the updating of collection systems, elimination of open dumps, and
improvements in incinerator practices. The agency shall also adopt standards for the control
of the collection, transportation, storage, processing, and disposal of solid waste and sewage
sludge for the prevention and abatement of water, air, and land pollution, recognizing that
due to variable factors, no single standard of control is applicable to all areas of the state.
In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall give due recognition to the fact
that elements of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of
the state may be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the
state, and it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others
which it may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, topography, soils and geology,
climate, transportation, and land use. Such standards of control shall be premised on technical
criteria and commonly accepted practices.

(c) The Pollution Control Agency shall also adopt standards describing the maximum
levels of noise in terms of sound pressure level which may occur in the outdoor atmosphere,
recognizing that due to variable factors no single standard of sound pressure is applicable
to all areas of the state. Such standards shall give due consideration to such factors as the
intensity of noises, the types of noises, the frequency with which noises recur, the time
period for which noises continue, the times of day during which noises occur, and such
other factors as could affect the extent to which noises may be injurious to human health
or welfare, animal or plant life, or property, or could interfere unreasonably with the
enjoyment of life or property. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall
give due recognition to the fact that the quantity or characteristics of noise or the duration
of its presence in the outdoor atmosphere, which may cause noise pollution in one area of
the state, may cause less or not cause any noise pollution in another area of the state, and
it shall take into consideration in this connection such factors, including others which it
may deem proper, as existing physical conditions, zoning classifications, topography,
meteorological conditions and the fact that a standard which may be proper in an essentially
residential area of the state, may not be proper as to a highly developed industrial area of
the state. Such noise standards shall be premised upon scientific knowledge as well as effects
based on technically substantiated criteria and commonly accepted practices. No local
governing unit shall set standards describing the maximum levels of sound pressure which
are more stringent than those set by the Pollution Control Agency.

(d) The Pollution Control Agency shall adopt standards for the identification of hazardous
waste and for the management, identification, labeling, classification, storage, collection,
transportation, processing, and disposal of hazardous waste, recognizing that due to variable
factors, a single standard of hazardous waste control may not be applicable to all areas of
the state. In adopting standards, the Pollution Control Agency shall recognize that elements
of control which may be reasonable and proper in densely populated areas of the state may
be unreasonable and improper in sparsely populated or remote areas of the state. The agency
shall consider existing physical conditions, topography, soils, and geology, climate,
transportation and land use. Standards of hazardous waste control shall be premised on
technical knowledge, and commonly accepted practices. Hazardous waste generator licenses
may be issued for a term not to exceed five years. No local government unit shall set
standards of hazardous waste control which are in conflict or inconsistent with those set by
the Pollution Control Agency.

(e) A person who generates less than 100 kilograms of hazardous waste per month is
exempt from the following agency hazardous waste rules:

(1) rules relating to transportation, manifesting, storage, and labeling for photographic
fixer and x-ray negative wastes that are hazardous solely because of silver content; and

(2) any rule requiring the generator to send to the agency or commissioner a copy of
each manifest for the transportation of hazardous waste for off-site treatment, storage, or
disposal, except that counties within the metropolitan area may require generators to provide
manifests.

Nothing in this paragraph exempts the generator from the agency's rules relating to on-site
accumulation or outdoor storage. A political subdivision or other local unit of government
may not adopt management requirements that are more restrictive than this paragraph.

(f) In any rulemaking proceeding under chapter 14 to adopt standards for air quality,
solid waste, or hazardous waste under this chapter, or standards for water quality under
chapter 115, the statement of need and reasonableness must include:

(1) an assessment of any differences between the proposed rule and:

(i) existing federal standards adopted under the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title
42, section 7412(b)(2); the Clean Water Act, United States Code, title 33, sections 1312(a)
and 1313(c)(4); and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, United States Code, title
42, section 6921(b)(1);

(ii) similar standards in states bordering Minnesota; and

(iii) similar standards in states within the Environmental Protection Agency Region 5;
and

(2) a specific analysis of the need and reasonableness of each difference.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 123.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, 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 deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end 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 deleted text begina period ofdeleted text end up to two years to cover the reasonable costs
of implementing and enforcing the conditions of a permit under the rules of the agency.
new text begin Water fees under this paragraph are subject to legislative approval under section 16A.1283.
new text end Any money collected under this paragraph deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end 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 a notification, permit, or license requirement under this chapter,
subchapters I and V of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401
et seq., or rules adopted thereunder. The annual fee deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end be used to pay for all direct
and indirect reasonable costs, including legal costs, required to develop and administer the
notification, permit, or license program requirements of this chapter, subchapters I and V
of the federal Clean Air Act, United States Code, title 42, section 7401 et seq., or rules
adopted thereunder. 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 deleted text beginshall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end 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 paragraphnew text begin,new text end 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 deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end 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 project may offer
to reimburse the agency for the costs of staff time or consultant services needed to expedite
the preapplication process and permit development process through the final decision on
the permit, including the analysis of environmental review documents. The reimbursement
deleted text begin shall bedeleted text endnew text begin isnew text end 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 mannerdeleted text begin,deleted text end
and that expediting the development is consistent with permitting program priorities, the
agency may accept the reimbursement. The commissioner must give the applicant an estimate
of costs to be incurred by the commissioner. The estimate must include a brief description
of the tasks to be performed, a schedule for completing the tasks, and the estimated cost for
each task. The applicant and the commissioner must enter into a written agreement detailing
the estimated costs for the expedited permit decision-making process to be incurred by the
agency. The agreement must also identify staff anticipated to be assigned to the project.
The commissioner must not issue a permit until the applicant has paid all fees in full. The
commissioner must refund any unobligated balance of fees paid. 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 deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin
must
new text end precede and not be contingent upon issuance of a permit; deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end 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 deleted text beginshalldeleted text endnew text begin mustnew text end not affect final decisions regarding environmental review.

(g) The fees under this subdivision are exempt from section 16A.1285.

Sec. 124.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, subdivision 7, is amended to read:


Subd. 7.

Counties; processing applications for animal lot permits.

(a) 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.

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

(d) 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.

(e) 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."

(f) In adopting and enforcing rules under this subdivision, the commissioner shall
cooperate closely with other governmental agencies.

(g) 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.

(h) 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. deleted text beginNo feedlot permit shall
include any terms or conditions that impose any requirements related to any pastures owned
or utilized by the feedlot operator other than restrictions under a manure management plan.
deleted text end
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.new text begin No feedlot permit issued by the Pollution Control Agency
shall include terms or conditions that:
new text end

new text begin (1) impose requirements related to pastures owned or used by the feedlot operator other
than restrictions under a manure management plan;
new text end

new text begin (2) prohibit application of solid manure during February and March;
new text end

new text begin (3) require establishing a cover crop as a condition of allowing application of manure
in September; or
new text end

new text begin (4) require implementing nitrogen best management practices as a condition of allowing
application of manure in October.
new text end

(i) The Pollution Control Agency shall exercise supervising authority with respect to
the processing of animal lot permit applications by a county.

(j) 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.

(k) 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.

(l) A county may adopt by ordinance standards for animal feedlots that are more stringent
than standards in Pollution Control Agency rules.

(m) 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.

(n) 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.

(o) 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.

(p) 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.

(q) 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.

(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.

(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.
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 begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from February 1, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 125.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Unadopted rules. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must
not enforce or attempt to enforce an unadopted rule. For purposes of this subdivision,
"unadopted rule" means a guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual standard, interpretive
statement, policy plan, or similar pronouncement if the guideline, bulletin, criterion, manual
standard, interpretive statement, policy plan, or similar pronouncement has not been adopted
according to the rulemaking process provided under chapter 14. If an unadopted rule is
challenged under section 14.381, the commissioner must cease enforcement of the unadopted
rule and overcome a presumption that the unadopted rule must be adopted according to the
rulemaking process provided under chapter 14.
new text end

Sec. 126.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116.155, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 5c. new text end

new text begin Closed landfill emergency account. new text end

new text begin The closed landfill emergency account
is as described in section 115B.422.
new text end

Sec. 127.

new text begin [116.157] REDUCTION OF AIR POLLUTION THROUGH SUPPORT
OF ZERO EMISSION VEHICLE CHOICE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Policy. new text end

new text begin It is the policy of this state:
new text end

new text begin (1) to reduce air pollution by supporting the market for zero emission vehicles;
new text end

new text begin (2) to do so by ensuring consumers have access to the most desirable zero emission
vehicles; and
new text end

new text begin (3) to maximize consumer access to desirable zero emission vehicles by ensuring that
undesirable zero emission vehicles do not take up space on automobile dealer lots that could
be used to offer more desirable zero emission vehicles.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Duty to purchase vehicle. new text end

new text begin In order to further the policies described in
subdivision 1, if the Pollution Control Agency adopts a requirement that a certain percentage
of the passenger cars and light duty trucks that each automobile manufacturer annually
delivers for sale in Minnesota must be vehicles with zero tailpipe emissions, then the agency
must purchase from an automobile dealer any zero emission vehicle that has remained
unsold on the dealer's lot for more than 90 days if requested to do so by the automobile
dealer.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Appropriation. new text end

new text begin There is annually appropriated from the environmental fund
to the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency a sum sufficient to purchase vehicles
as required under subdivision 2.
new text end

Sec. 128.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116D.04, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:


Subd. 2a.

When prepared.

(a) Where there is potential for significant environmental
effects resulting from any major governmental action, the action must be preceded by a
detailed environmental impact statement prepared by the responsible governmental unit.
The environmental impact statement must be an analytical rather than an encyclopedic
document that describes the proposed action in detail, analyzes its significant environmental
impacts, discusses appropriate alternatives to the proposed action and their impacts, and
explores methods by which adverse environmental impacts of an action could be mitigated.
The environmental impact statement must also analyze those economic, employment, and
sociological effects that cannot be avoided should the action be implemented. To ensure its
use in the decision-making process, the environmental impact statement must be prepared
as early as practical in the formulation of an action.

(b) The board shall by rule establish categories of actions for which environmental
impact statements and for which environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared
as well as categories of actions for which no environmental review is required under this
section. A mandatory environmental assessment worksheet is not required for the expansion
of an ethanol plant, as defined in section 41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b), or the
conversion of an ethanol plant to a biobutanol facility or the expansion of a biobutanol
facility as defined in section 41A.15, subdivision 2d, based on the capacity of the expanded
or converted facility to produce alcohol fuel, but must be required if the ethanol plant or
biobutanol facility meets or exceeds thresholds of other categories of actions for which
environmental assessment worksheets must be prepared. The responsible governmental unit
for an ethanol plant or biobutanol facility project for which an environmental assessment
worksheet is prepared is the state agency with the greatest responsibility for supervising or
approving the project as a whole.

(c) A mandatory environmental impact statement is not required for a facility or plant
located outside the seven-county metropolitan area that produces less than 125,000,000
gallons of ethanol, biobutanol, or cellulosic biofuel annually, or produces less than 400,000
tons of chemicals annually, if the facility or plant is: an ethanol plant, as defined in section
41A.09, subdivision 2a, paragraph (b); a biobutanol facility, as defined in section 41A.15,
subdivision 2d; or a cellulosic biofuel facility. A facility or plant that only uses a cellulosic
feedstock to produce chemical products for use by another facility as a feedstock is not
considered a fuel conversion facility as used in rules adopted under this chapter.

(d) The responsible governmental unit shall promptly publish notice of the completion
of an environmental assessment worksheet by publishing the notice in at least one newspaper
of general circulation in the geographic area where the project is proposed, by posting the
notice on a website that has been designated as the official publication site for publication
of proceedings, public notices, and summaries of a political subdivision in which the project
is proposed, or in any other manner determined by the board and shall provide copies of
the environmental assessment worksheet to the board and its member agencies. Comments
on the need for an environmental impact statement may be submitted to the responsible
governmental unit during a 30-day period following publication of the notice that an
environmental assessment worksheet has been completed. The responsible governmental
unit may extend the 30-day comment period for an additional 30 days one time. Further
extensions of the comment period may not be made unless approved by the project's proposer.
The responsible governmental unit's decision on the need for an environmental impact
statement must be based on the environmental assessment worksheet and the comments
received during the comment period, and must be made within 15 days after the close of
the comment period. The board's chair may extend the 15-day period by not more than 15
additional days upon the request of the responsible governmental unit.

(e) An environmental assessment worksheet must also be prepared for a proposed action
whenever material evidence accompanying a petition by not less than 100 individuals who
reside or own property in deleted text beginthe statedeleted text endnew text begin a county where the proposed action will be undertaken
or in one or more adjoining counties
new text end, submitted before the proposed project has received
final approval by the appropriate governmental units, demonstrates that, because of the
nature or location of a proposed action, there may be potential for significant environmental
effects. Petitions requesting the preparation of an environmental assessment worksheet must
be submitted to the board. The chair of the board shall determine the appropriate responsible
governmental unit and forward the petition to it. A decision on the need for an environmental
assessment worksheet must be made by the responsible governmental unit within 15 days
after the petition is received by the responsible governmental unit. The board's chair may
extend the 15-day period by not more than 15 additional days upon request of the responsible
governmental unit.

(f) Except in an environmentally sensitive location where Minnesota Rules, part
4410.4300, subpart 29, item B, applies, the proposed action is exempt from environmental
review under this chapter and rules of the board, if:

(1) the proposed action is:

(i) an animal feedlot facility with a capacity of less than 1,000 animal units; or

(ii) an expansion of an existing animal feedlot facility with a total cumulative capacity
of less than 1,000 animal units;

(2) the application for the animal feedlot facility includes a written commitment by the
proposer to design, construct, and operate the facility in full compliance with Pollution
Control Agency feedlot rules; and

(3) the county board holds a public meeting for citizen input at least ten business days
before the Pollution Control Agency or county issuing a feedlot permit for the animal feedlot
facility unless another public meeting for citizen input has been held with regard to the
feedlot facility to be permitted. The exemption in this paragraph is in addition to other
exemptions provided under other law and rules of the board.

(g) The board may, before final approval of a proposed project, require preparation of
an environmental assessment worksheet by a responsible governmental unit selected by the
board for any action where environmental review under this section has not been specifically
provided for by rule or otherwise initiated.

(h) An early and open process must be used to limit the scope of the environmental
impact statement to a discussion of those impacts that, because of the nature or location of
the project, have the potential for significant environmental effects. The same process must
be used to determine the form, content, and level of detail of the statement as well as the
alternatives that are appropriate for consideration in the statement. In addition, the permits
that will be required for the proposed action must be identified during the scoping process.
Further, the process must identify those permits for which information will be developed
concurrently with the environmental impact statement. The board shall provide in its rules
for the expeditious completion of the scoping process. The determinations reached in the
process must be incorporated into the order requiring the preparation of an environmental
impact statement.

(i) The responsible governmental unit shall, to the extent practicable, avoid duplication
and ensure coordination between state and federal environmental review and between
environmental review and environmental permitting. Whenever practical, information
needed by a governmental unit for making final decisions on permits or other actions required
for a proposed project must be developed in conjunction with the preparation of an
environmental impact statement. When an environmental impact statement is prepared for
a project requiring multiple permits for which two or more agencies' decision processes
include either mandatory or discretionary hearings before a hearing officer before the
agencies' decision on the permit, the agencies may, notwithstanding any law or rule to the
contrary, conduct the hearings in a single consolidated hearing process if requested by the
proposer. All agencies having jurisdiction over a permit that is included in the consolidated
hearing shall participate. The responsible governmental unit shall establish appropriate
procedures for the consolidated hearing process, including procedures to ensure that the
consolidated hearing process is consistent with the applicable requirements for each permit
regarding the rights and duties of parties to the hearing, and shall use the earliest applicable
hearing procedure to initiate the hearing. All agencies having jurisdiction over a permit
identified in the draft environmental assessment worksheet scoping document must begin
reviewing any permit application upon publication of the notice of preparation of the
environmental impact statement.

(j) An environmental impact statement must be prepared and its adequacy determined
within 280 days after notice of its preparation unless the time is extended by consent of the
parties or by the governor for good cause. The responsible governmental unit shall determine
the adequacy of an environmental impact statement, unless within 60 days after notice is
published that an environmental impact statement will be prepared, the board chooses to
determine the adequacy of an environmental impact statement. If an environmental impact
statement is found to be inadequate, the responsible governmental unit has 60 days to prepare
an adequate environmental impact statement.

(k) The proposer of a specific action may include in the information submitted to the
responsible governmental unit a preliminary draft environmental impact statement under
this section on that action for review, modification, and determination of completeness and
adequacy by the responsible governmental unit. A preliminary draft environmental impact
statement prepared by the project proposer and submitted to the responsible governmental
unit must identify or include as an appendix all studies and other sources of information
used to substantiate the analysis contained in the preliminary draft environmental impact
statement. The responsible governmental unit shall require additional studies, if needed,
and obtain from the project proposer all additional studies and information necessary for
the responsible governmental unit to perform its responsibility to review, modify, and
determine the completeness and adequacy of the environmental impact statement.

Sec. 129.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116G.07, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Exemption; Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area. new text end

new text begin Plans and regulations
of local units of government within the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area are exempt
from subdivisions 1 to 3 and are subject to section 116G.15, subdivision 8.
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. 130.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 116G.15, is amended by adding a subdivision
to read:


new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Reviewing and approving local plans and regulations. new text end

new text begin (a) In the Mississippi
River Corridor Critical Area, the commissioner of natural resources is responsible for
carrying out the duties of the board and the Metropolitan Council is responsible for carrying
out the duties of the regional development commission under sections 116G.07 to 116G.10.
Notwithstanding sections 116G.07, subdivisions 2 and 3, and 116G.10, subdivision 3, the
responsibilities and procedures for reviewing and approving local plans and regulations in
the Mississippi River Corridor Critical Area, and amendments thereto, are subject to this
subdivision.
new text end

new text begin (b) Within 60 days of receiving a draft plan from a local unit of government, the
commissioner, in coordination with the Metropolitan Council, must review the plan to
determine the plan's consistency with:
new text end

new text begin (1) this section;
new text end

new text begin (2) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
new text end

new text begin (3) the local unit of government's comprehensive plan.
new text end

new text begin (c) Within 60 days of receiving draft regulations from a local unit of government, the
commissioner must review the regulations to determine the regulations' consistency with:
new text end

new text begin (1) Minnesota Rules, chapter 6106; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the commissioner-approved plan adopted by the local unit of government under
paragraph (b).
new text end

new text begin (d) Upon review of a draft plan and regulations under paragraphs (b) and (c), the
commissioner must:
new text end

new text begin (1) conditionally approve the draft plan and regulations by written decision; or
new text end

new text begin (2) return the draft plan and regulations to the local unit of government for modification,
along with a written explanation of the need for modification.
new text end

new text begin (i) When the commissioner returns a draft plan and regulations to the local unit of
government for modification, the local unit of government must revise the draft plan and
regulations within 60 days after receiving the commissioner's written explanation and must
resubmit the revised draft plan and regulations to the commissioner.
new text end

new text begin (ii) The Metropolitan Council and the commissioner must review the revised draft plan
and regulations upon receipt from the local unit of government as provided under paragraphs
(b) and (c).
new text end

new text begin (iii) If the local unit of government or the Metropolitan Council requests a meeting, a
final revision need not be made until a meeting is held with the commissioner on the draft
plan and regulations. The request extends the 60-day time limit specified in item (i) until
after the meeting is held.
new text end

new text begin (e) Only plans and regulations receiving final approval from the commissioner have the
force and effect of law. The commissioner must grant final approval under this section only
if:
new text end

new text begin (1) the plan is an element of a comprehensive plan that is authorized by the Metropolitan
Council according to sections 473.175 and 473.858; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the local unit of government adopts a plan and regulations that are consistent with
the draft plan and regulations conditionally approved under paragraph (d).
new text end

new text begin (f) The local unit of government must implement and enforce the commissioner-approved
plan and regulations after the plan and regulations take effect.
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. 131.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 127A.353, subdivision 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 4.

Duties; powers.

(a) The school trust lands director shall:

(1) take an oath of office before assuming any duties as the director;

(2) evaluate the school trust land asset position;

(3) determine the estimated current and potential market value of school trust lands;

(4) advise the governor, Executive Council, commissioner of natural resources, and the
Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission on the management of school trust lands,
including:

(i) Department of Natural Resources school trust land management plans;

(ii) leases of school trust lands;

(iii) royalty agreements on school trust lands;

(iv) land sales and exchanges;

(v) cost certification; and

(vi) revenue generating options;

(5) propose to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission legislative changes
that will improve the asset allocation of the school trust lands;

(6) develop a ten-year strategic plan and a 25-year framework for management of school
trust lands, in conjunction with the commissioner of natural resources, that is updated every
five years and implemented by the commissioner, with goals to:

(i) retain core real estate assets;

(ii) increase the value of the real estate assets and the cash flow from those assets;

(iii) rebalance the portfolio in assets with high performance potential and the strategic
disposal of selected assets;

(iv) establish priorities for management actions; deleted text beginand
deleted text end

(v) balance revenue enhancement and resource stewardship;new text begin and
new text end

new text begin (vi) advance strategies on school trust lands to capitalize on ecosystem services markets;
new text end

(7) submit to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission for review an annual
budget and management plan for the director; and

(8) keep the beneficiaries, governor, legislature, and the public informed about the work
of the director by reporting to the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission in a
public meeting at least once during each calendar quarter.

(b) In carrying out the duties under paragraph (a), the school trust lands director shall
have the authority to:

(1) direct and control money appropriated to the director;

(2) establish job descriptions and employ up to five employees in the unclassified service,
within the limitations of money appropriated to the director;

(3) enter into interdepartmental agreements with any other state agency;

(4) enter into joint powers agreements under chapter 471;

(5) evaluate and initiate real estate development projects on school trust lands with the
advice of the Legislative Permanent School Fund Commission in order to generate long-term
economic return to the permanent school fund;

(6) serve as temporary trustee of school trust land for school trust lands subject to
proposed or active eminent domain proceedings; and

(7) submit recommendations on strategies for school trust land leases, sales, or exchanges
to the commissioner of natural resources and the Legislative Permanent School Fund
Commission.

Sec. 132.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 282.08, is amended to read:


282.08 APPORTIONMENT OF PROCEEDS TO TAXING DISTRICTS.

The net proceeds from the sale or rental of any parcel of forfeited land, or from the sale
of products from the forfeited land, must be apportioned by the county auditor to the taxing
districts interested in the land, as follows:

(1) the portion required to pay any amounts included in the appraised value under section
282.01, subdivision 3, as representing increased value due to any public improvement made
after forfeiture of the parcel to the state, but not exceeding the amount certified by the
appropriate governmental authority must be apportioned to the governmental subdivision
entitled to it;

(2) the portion required to pay any amount included in the appraised value under section
282.019, subdivision 5, representing increased value due to response actions taken after
forfeiture of the parcel to the state, but not exceeding the amount of expenses certified by
the Pollution Control Agency or the commissioner of agriculture, must be apportioned to
the agency or the commissioner of agriculture and deposited in the fund from which the
expenses were paid;

(3) the portion of the remainder required to discharge any special assessment chargeable
against the parcel for drainage or other purpose whether due or deferred at the time of
forfeiture, must be apportioned to the governmental subdivision entitled to it; and

(4) any balance must be apportioned as follows:

(i) The county board may annually by resolution set aside no more than 30 percent of
the receipts remaining to be used for forest development on tax-forfeited land and dedicated
memorial forests, to be expended under the supervision of the county board. It must be
expended only on projects improving the health and management of the forest resource.

(ii) The county board may annually by resolution set aside no more than 20 percent of
the receipts remaining to be used for the acquisition and maintenance of county parks or
recreational areas as defined in sections 398.31 to 398.36, to be expended under the
supervision of the county board.

(iii) new text beginThe county board may by resolution set aside up to 100 percent of the receipts
remaining to be used:
new text end

new text begin (A) according to section 282.09, subdivision 2;
new text end

new text begin (B) for remediating contamination at tax-forfeited properties; or
new text end

new text begin (C) for correcting blighted conditions at tax-forfeited properties.
new text end

new text begin An election made under this item is effective for a minimum of five years, unless the county
board specifies a shorter duration.
new text end

new text begin (iv) new text endAny balance remaining must be apportioned as follows: county, 40 percent; town
or city, 20 percent; and school district, 40 percent, provided, however, that in unorganized
territory that portion which would have accrued to the township must be administered by
the county board of commissioners.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

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

Sec. 133.

Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 290C.04, is amended to read:


290C.04 APPLICATIONS.

(a) A landowner may apply to enroll forest land for the sustainable forest incentive
program under this chapter. The claimant must complete, sign, and submit an application
to the commissioner by October 31 in order for the land to become eligible beginning in
the next year. The application shall be on a form prescribed by the commissioners of revenue
and natural resources and must include the information the commissioners deem necessary.
At a minimum, the application must show the following information for the land and the
claimant: (i) the claimant's Social Security number or state or federal business tax registration
number and date of birth, (ii) the claimant's address, (iii) the claimant's signature, (iv) the
county's parcel identification numbers for the tax parcels that completely contain the
claimant's forest land that is sought to be enrolled, (v) the number of acres eligible for
enrollment in the program, deleted text begin(vi) the approved plan writer's signature and identification
number, (vii)
deleted text endnew text begin (vi)new text end proof, in a form specified by the commissioner, that the claimant has
executed and acknowledged in the manner required by law for a deed, and recorded, a
covenant that the land is not and shall not be developed in a manner inconsistent with the
requirements and conditions of this chapter, and deleted text begin(viii)deleted text endnew text begin (vii)new text end a registration number for the
forest management plan, issued by the commissioner of natural resources. The covenant
shall state in writing that the covenant is binding on the claimant and the claimant's successor
or assignee, and that it runs with the land for a period of not less than eight years unless the
claimant requests termination of the covenant after a reduction in payments due to changes
in the payment formula under section 290C.07 or as a result of executive action, the amount
of payment a claimant is eligible to receive under section 290C.07 is reduced or limited.
The commissioner shall specify the form of the covenant and provide copies upon request.
The covenant must include a legal description that encompasses all the forest land that the
claimant wishes to enroll under this section or the certificate of title number for that land if
it is registered land. The commissioner of natural resources shall record the area eligible
for enrollment into the Sustainable Forest Incentive Act as electronic geospatial data, as
defined in section 16E.30, subdivision 10.

(b) The commissioner shall provide by electronic means data sufficient for the
commissioner of natural resources to determine whether the land qualifies for enrollment.
The commissioner must make the data available within 30 days of receipt of the application
filed by the claimant or by October 1, whichever is sooner. The commissioner of natural
resources must notify the commissioner whether the land qualifies for enrollment within
30 days of the data being available, and if the land qualifies for enrollment, the commissioner
of natural resources shall specify the number of qualifying acres per tax parcel.

(c) The commissioner shall notify the claimant within 90 days after receipt of a completed
application that either the land has or has not been approved for enrollment. A claimant
whose application is denied may appeal the denial as provided in section 290C.13.

(d) Within 90 days after the denial of an application, or within 90 days after the final
resolution of any appeal related to the denial, the commissioner shall execute and
acknowledge a document releasing the land from the covenant required under this chapter.
The document must be mailed to the claimant and is entitled to be recorded.

(e) The Social Security numbers collected from individuals under this section are private
data as provided in section 13.355. The federal business tax registration number and date
of birth data collected under this section are also private data on individuals or nonpublic
data, as defined in section 13.02, subdivisions 9 and 12, but may be shared with county
assessors for purposes of tax administration and with county treasurers for purposes of the
revenue recapture under chapter 270A.

Sec. 134.

Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 16, is amended to read:


Sec. 16. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; AITKIN, BELTRAMI, AND
KOOCHICHING COUNTIES.

(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342,
subdivision 3
, and subject to the valuation restrictions described in paragraph (c), the
commissioner of natural resources may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as
required under the Minnesota Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the
remaining provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the
state-owned land leased for farming wild rice described in paragraph (b).

(b) The state land that may be exchanged is held under the following state leases for
farming of wild rice:

(1) Lease LAGR001305, covering 175.1 acres in Aitkin County;

(2) Lease LMIS010040, covering 107.1 acres in Beltrami County;

(3) Lease LMIS010096, covering 137.4 acres in Beltrami County; and

(4) Lease LAGR001295, covering 264.40 acres in Koochiching County.

(c) For the appraisal of the land, no improvements paid for by the lessee shall be included
in the estimate of market value.

(d) Additional adjoining state lands may be added to the exchanges if mutually agreed
upon by the commissioner and the exchange partner to avoid leaving unmanageable parcels
of land in state ownership after an exchange or to meet county zoning standards or other
regulatory needs for the wild rice farming operations.

(e) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources in Koochiching
County borders the Lost River. The lands to be exchanged are not required to provide at
least equal opportunity for access to waters by the public, but the lands must be at least
equal in value and have the potential to generate revenue for the school trust lands.

new text begin (f) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.343, subdivision 8a, lessees must
pay to the commissioner all costs, as determined by the commissioner, that are associated
with each exchange transaction, including valuation expenses; legal fees; survey expenses;
costs of title work, advertising, and public hearings; transactional staff costs; and closing
costs.
new text end

Sec. 135.

Laws 2016, chapter 154, section 48, is amended to read:


Sec. 48. EXCHANGE OF STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Exchange of land. new text end

(a) Notwithstanding the riparian restrictions in
Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342, subdivision 3, the commissioner of natural resources
may, with the approval of the Land Exchange Board as required under the Minnesota
Constitution, article XI, section 10, and according to the remaining provisions of Minnesota
Statutes, sections 94.342 to 94.347, exchange the riparian land described in paragraph (b).

(b) The state land that may be exchanged is located in St. Louis County and is described
as: Government Lot 5, Section 35, Township 64 North, Range 12 West.

(c) The state land administered by the commissioner of natural resources borders Low
Lake. The land to be exchanged is forest land that includes areas bordering the Whiteface
River. While the land does not provide at least equal opportunity for access to waters by
the public, the land to be acquired by the commissioner in the exchange will improve access
to adjacent state forest lands.

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Gifts of land. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 94.342 or 94.343,
or any other law to the contrary, the Land Exchange Board may consider a gift of land from
the exchange partner pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 84.085, subdivision 1, paragraph
(d), in addition to land proposed for exchange with the state land referenced in subdivision
1, paragraph (b), in determining whether the proposal is in the best interests of the school
trust.
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.

Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 1, section 2, subdivision 9,
is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Environmental Quality Board

1,774,000
1,274,000
Appropriations by Fund
2020
2021
General
1,081,000
1,081,000
Environmental
393,000
193,000
Remediation
300,000
-0-

(a) $200,000 the first year is from the
environmental fund to begin to develop and
assemble the material required under Code of
Federal Regulations, title 40, section 233.10,
to have the state of Minnesota assume the
section 404 permitting program of the Federal
Clean Water Act. The Board may execute
contracts or interagency agreements to
facilitate developing the required agreements
and materials. By February 1, deleted text begin2021deleted text endnew text begin 2022new text end, the
board must submit a report on the additional
funding necessary to secure section 404
assumption and the additional funding needed
to fully implement the state-assumed program
to the chairs and ranking minority members
of the legislative committees and divisions
with jurisdiction over the environment and
natural resources. This is a onetime
appropriationnew text begin and is available until June 30,
2022
new text end.

(b) $300,000 the first year is from the
remediation fund to conduct a study of the
potential to deploy solar photovoltaic devices
on closed landfill program sites. This is a
onetime appropriation. By December 1, 2020,
the board, in consultation with the Pollution
Control Agency and the commissioners of
administration, commerce, and management
and budget, must provide to the chairs and
ranking minority members of the legislative
committees and divisions with jurisdiction
over environment and natural resources policy
and finance and energy policy and finance a
report on the use of properties in the state's
closed landfill program for solar energy
production. The report must include:

(1) identification and assessment of properties
in the closed landfill program with the highest
potential for solar energy production;

(2) identification of potential barriers to solar
energy production and potential ways to
address those barriers; and

(3) policy recommendations that would
facilitate solar energy production on closed
landfill program sites in a manner that would
contribute to state and local government
sustainability goals.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from January 31, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 137.

Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter 4, article 3, section 109, as amended
by Laws 2020, chapter 83, article 1, section 100, is amended to read:


Sec. 109. APPLYING STORM WATER RULES TO new text beginCITIES AND new text endTOWNSHIPS.

Until the Pollution Control Agency amends rules for storm water, Minnesota Rules, part
7090.1010, subpart 1, item B, subitem (1), applies only to the portions of a citydeleted text begin, a town,
and unorganized areas of counties
deleted text endnew text begin or townshipnew text end that are designated as urbanized under Code
of Federal Regulations, title 40, section 122.26 (a)(9)(i)(A), and other platted areas within
deleted text begin that jurisdictiondeleted text endnew text begin those jurisdictionsnew text end.

Sec. 138. new text beginADDITIONS TO STATE PARKS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 18.] new text end

new text begin Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The
following areas are added to Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
new text end

new text begin (1) that part of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County,
Minnesota, bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following
described lines:
new text end

new text begin Beginning at the intersection of the south line of Lot 18 of Auditor's Subdivision Number
29 of Mendota, according to the plat on file in the Office of the Dakota County Recorder,
with the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Sibley Memorial Highway; thence
northerly along said westerly right-of-way line to the north line of said Lot 18; thence
westerly along the north line of said Lot 18 to the easterly right-of-way line of the
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly and northeasterly along said
easterly right-of-way to the east line of said Section 28;
new text end

new text begin (2) that part of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County,
Minnesota, lying westerly of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad;
new text end

new text begin (3) that part of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West,
Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway
and North of the South 752 feet of said Government Lot 6;
new text end

new text begin (4) the North 152 feet of the South 752 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 of Section
33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the
easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly
right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway;
new text end

new text begin (5) the North 270 feet of the South 600 feet of that part of Government Lot 6 lying
between the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway and the easterly right-of-way
of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad in Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23
West, Dakota County, Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (6) that part of the South 20 rods of Government Lot 6 of Section 33, Township 28
North, Range 23 West, Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way
of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley
Memorial Highway, excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 6; thence North 89 degrees
56 minutes 54 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government
Lot 6 a distance of 260.31 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described;
thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 54 seconds West a distance of 71.17 feet;
thence northwesterly a distance of 37.25 feet along a nontangential curve concave to
the East having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 00 degrees 31 minutes
15 seconds the chord of said curve bears North 23 degrees 31 minutes 27 seconds West;
thence northerly a distance of 127.39 feet along a compound curve concave to the East
having a radius of 2,005.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 38 minutes 19 seconds;
thence North 70 degrees 22 minutes 29 seconds East not tangent to said curve a distance
of 65.00 feet; thence southerly a distance of 123.26 feet along a nontangential curve
concave to the East having a radius of 1,940.98 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees
38 minutes 19 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 21 degrees 26 minutes 40
seconds East; thence southerly a distance of 65.42 feet to the point of beginning along
a compound curve concave to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central
angle of 00 degrees 55 minutes 46 seconds;
new text end

new text begin (7) that part of Government Lot 5 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West,
Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad and West of the westerly right-of-way of Sibley Memorial Highway,
excepting therefrom that part described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 5; thence North 89 degrees
56 minutes 18 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government
Lot 5 a distance of 70.48 feet to the point of beginning of the property to be described;
thence continue North 89 degrees 56 minutes 18 seconds West along said south line of
Government Lot 5 a distance of 40.01 feet; thence North 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds
East a distance of 6.08 feet; thence northerly a distance of 185.58 feet along a tangential
curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,427.00 feet and a central angle of 02
degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 89 degrees 06 minutes 18 seconds West
not tangent to said curve a distance of 25.00 feet; thence North 00 degrees 53 minutes
42 seconds West a distance of 539.13 feet; thence northerly a distance of 103.77 feet
along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,524.65 feet and a
central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes 59 seconds; thence northerly a distance of 159.33
feet along a compound curve concave to the West having a radius of 522.45 feet and a
central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes 23 seconds; thence northwesterly a distance of
86.78 feet along a tangential curve concave to the West having a radius of 1,240.87 feet
and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes 25 seconds; thence North 26 degrees 16
minutes 30 seconds West tangent to said curve a distance of 92.39 feet; thence
northwesterly a distance of 178.12 feet along a tangential curve concave to the East
having a radius of 4,098.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 29 minutes 25 seconds
to a point on the north line of said Government Lot 5 which is 331.48 feet from the
northeast corner thereof as measured along said north line; thence South 89 degrees 56
minutes 54 seconds East along said north line of Government Lot 5 a distance of 71.17
feet; thence southeasterly a distance of 146.53 feet along a nontangential curve concave
to the East having a radius of 4,033.00 feet and a central angle of 02 degrees 04 minutes
54 seconds the chord of said curve bears South 25 degrees 14 minutes 03 seconds East;
thence South 26 degrees 16 minutes 30 seconds East tangent to said curve a distance of
92.39 feet; thence southerly a distance of 91.33 feet along a tangential curve concave
to the West having a radius of 1,305.87 feet and a central angle of 04 degrees 00 minutes
25 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 179.15 feet along a tangential curve concave
to the West having a radius of 587.45 feet and a central angle of 17 degrees 28 minutes
23 seconds; thence southerly a distance of 108.20 feet along a compound curve concave
to the West having a radius of 1,589.65 feet and a central angle of 03 degrees 53 minutes
59 seconds; thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 42 seconds East tangent to said curve
a distance of 539.13 feet; thence southerly a distance of 187.26 feet along a tangential
curve concave to the West having a radius of 4,467.00 feet and a central angle of 02
degrees 24 minutes 07 seconds; thence South 01 degree 30 minutes 25 seconds West
tangent to said curve a distance of 5.07 feet to the point of beginning; and
new text end

new text begin (8) that part of Government Lot 4 of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West,
Dakota County, Minnesota, lying East of the easterly right-of-way of the Chicago and
Northwestern Railroad and northerly of the following described line:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 4; thence North 89 degrees
55 minutes 42 seconds West assumed bearing along the south line of said Government
Lot 4 a distance of 312.44 feet to corner B205, MNDOT Right-of-Way Plat No. 19-93,
according to the recorded map thereof; thence continue North 89 degrees 55 minutes 42
seconds West along said south line of Government Lot 4 a distance of 318.00 feet to the
easterly right-of-way of Chicago and Northwestern Railroad; thence northerly along
said railroad right-of-way a distance of 387.97 feet along a nontangential curve concave
to the West having a radius of 2,963.54 feet and a central angle of 07 degrees 30 minutes
03 seconds, the chord of said curve bears North 00 degrees 42 minutes 41 seconds East;
thence North 03 degrees 02 minutes 21 seconds West tangent to said curve along said
railroad right-of-way a distance of 619.45 feet to the point of beginning of the line to
be described; thence North 89 degrees 35 minutes 27 seconds East a distance of 417.92
feet; thence North 18 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds East a distance of 317.52 feet to a
point on the north line of said Government Lot 4 which is 135.00 feet from the northeast
corner thereof as measured along said north line and there terminating.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 38A.] new text end

new text begin new text beginLake Vermilion-Soudan Underground Mine State
Park, St. Louis County.
new text end
The following areas are added to Lake Vermilion-Soudan
Underground Mine State Park, St. Louis County, and are designated as the Granelda Unit:
new text end

new text begin (1) Lot 3 of Section 28 and Lot 5 of Section 29 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all
West of the 4th Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey
thereof;
new text end

new text begin (2) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter, the Southeast
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, and Lots
numbered 1, 2, 3, and 4 of Section 29 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all West of the
4th Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government survey thereof;
new text end

new text begin (3) Lots 1 and 2 of Section 32 in Township 63 North of Range 17, all West of the 4th
Principal Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey thereof; and
new text end

new text begin (4) Lot 4 of Section 23 in Township 63 North of Range 18, all West of the 4th Principal
Meridian, according to the United States Government Survey thereof.
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. 139. new text beginADDITION TO STATE RECREATION AREA.
new text end

new text begin [85.013] [Subd. 12a.] Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area, St. Louis
County.
The following area is added to Iron Range Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area,
St. Louis County: that part of the South Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section 15,
Township 58 North, Range 17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, lying northerly of the
following described line:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the West quarter corner of said Section 15; thence North 01 degree 24
minutes 27 seconds West, bearing assumed, along the west line of said South Half of
the Northwest Quarter a distance of 1,034.09 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar with plastic cap
stamped "MN DNR LS 44974" (DM) and the point of beginning; thence South 62 degrees
44 minutes 07 seconds East 405.24 feet to a DM; thence South 82 degrees 05 minutes
24 seconds East 314.95 feet to a DM; thence South 86 degrees 18 minutes 01 second
East 269.23 feet to a DM; thence North 81 degrees 41 minutes 24 seconds East 243.61
feet to a DM; thence North 71 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East 478.17 feet to a DM;
thence North 60 degrees 53 minutes 38 seconds East 257.32 feet to a DM; thence South
09 degrees 16 minutes 07 seconds East 179.09 feet to a DM; thence South 49 degrees
16 minutes 00 seconds East 127.27 feet to a DM; thence South 50 degrees 16 minutes
11 seconds East 187.13 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 11 minutes 35 seconds
East 189.33 feet to a DM; thence South 67 degrees 13 minutes 16 seconds East 209.43
feet to a DM; thence South 80 degrees 39 minutes 19 seconds East 167.59 feet to a DM
on the east line of said South Half of the Northwest Quarter, and there terminating.
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. 140. new text beginDELETIONS FROM STATE PARKS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 18.] new text end

new text begin Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County. The
following areas are deleted from Fort Snelling State Park, Dakota County:
new text end

new text begin (1) all of Section 33, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian
lying westerly of the westerly right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway
No. 13, excepting the right-of-way owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway
company; and
new text end

new text begin (2) all of Section 28, Township 28 North, Range 23 West of the 4th Principal Meridian
bounded by the Dakota County line along the Minnesota River and the following described
lines: Beginning at the south line of said Section 28 at its intersection with the westerly
right-of-way line of the existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13; thence northerly along
the said westerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway No. 13 to the
southerly right-of-way line of existing Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and 100; thence
along the existing southerly right-of-way line of Minnesota Trunk Highway Nos. 55 and
100 to the westerly right-of-way line owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway
company; thence northeasterly along the said westerly right-of-way line of the Chicago and
Northwestern railway to the east line of said Section 28, excepting therefrom the right-of-way
owned by the Chicago and Northwestern railway company.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 43.] new text end

new text begin new text beginMinneopa State Park, Blue Earth County. new text endThe following
area is deleted from Minneopa State Park, Blue Earth County: a tract of land located in the
Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 108 North, Range 27
West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, more particularly
described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the northwest corner of said Section 21; thence on an assumed bearing
of South 01 degree 31 minutes 27 seconds East, along the west line of the Northwest
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 21, a distance of 545.00 feet, to the
south line of the North 545.00 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter
of said Section 21, also being the south line of Minneopa Cemetery and the point of
beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence North 88 degrees 22 minutes 26
seconds East, along said south line of Minneopa Cemetery, a distance of 228.95 feet;
thence southwesterly 58.5 feet, more or less, to the intersection of the west line of Block
188 and the northerly line of the railroad right-of-way, said point of intersection being
31.90 feet distant, measured at right angles from the south line of said Minneopa
Cemetery; thence continue southwesterly along said railroad right-of-way 187 feet, more
or less, to a point on the west line of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of
said Section 21; thence North 01 degree 31 minutes 27 seconds West, along said west
line to the point of beginning.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin [85.012] [Subd. 60.] new text end

new text begin William O'Brien State Park, Washington County. The
following areas are deleted from William O'Brien State Park, Washington County:
new text end

new text begin (1) those parts of Section 25, Township 32 North, Range 20 West, Washington County,
Minnesota, described as follows:
new text end

new text begin The West two rods of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the West two
rods of the North two rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and the
East two rods of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the East two rods over and across the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
excepting therefrom the North 200 feet of said Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter.
Also, the West 2 rods of the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, excepting therefrom
the North 266 feet of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter. Also, the South 66
feet of the North 266 feet of that part of said Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
lying southwesterly of the existing public road known as 199th Street North.
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. 141. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; CASS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of
natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Cass County and is described as: the westerly
20.00 feet of the West Half of the Northeast Quarter, Section 16, Township 139 North,
Range 30 West, Cass County, Minnesota. The Grantor, its employees and agents only,
reserves a perpetual easement for ingress and egress over and across the above described
land.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land was returned to private ownership.
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. 142. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; LAKE OF THE WOODS
COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of
natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in Lake of the Woods County and is described
as: a strip of land lying in Government Lot 3, Section 5, Township 163 North, Range 34
West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; said strip of
land being 33.00 feet in width lying 16.50 feet on each side of the following described
centerline:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the southeast corner of said Government Lot 3; thence North 00 degrees
09 minutes 28 seconds West, assumed bearing, along the east line of said Government
Lot 3, a distance of 690 feet, more or less, to the south line of that particular tract of land
deeded to the State of Minnesota according to Document No. 75286, on file and of record
in the Office of the Recorder, Lake of the Woods County, Minnesota; thence South 89
degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, along said south line of that particular tract of
land, a distance of 200.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes 28 seconds East,
parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 40.00 feet; thence
South 89 degrees 50 minutes 32 seconds West, a distance of 16.50 feet to the point of
beginning of the centerline to be herein described; thence South 00 degrees 09 minutes
28 seconds East, parallel with the east line of said Government Lot 3, a distance of 650.5
feet, more or less, to the south line of said Government Lot 3 and said centerline there
terminating.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land was returned to private ownership.
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. 143. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 94.09 to 94.16, the commissioner of
natural resources may convey the surplus land that is described in paragraph (c) to a local
unit of government for no consideration.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be conveyed is located in St. Louis County and is described as: that part
of the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 27, Township 52 North, Range
17 West, St. Louis County, Minnesota, described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Commencing at the quarter corner between Sections 27 and 28 of said Township 52
North, Range 17 West; thence running East 624 feet; thence North 629 feet to the point
of beginning; thence North 418 feet; thence East 208 feet; thence South 418 feet; thence
West 208 feet to the point of beginning.
new text end

new text begin (d) The Department of Natural Resources has determined that the land is not needed for
natural resource purposes and that the state's land management interests would best be
served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.
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. 144. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) Lot 5, Block 9, including part of vacated Seafield Street adjacent, Bristol Beach 1st
Division, Duluth (parcel 010-0300-01030); and
new text end

new text begin (2) that part of the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Township 58, Range
15, Section 5, lying northerly of the northerly right-of-way line of the town of White road
running in an east-west direction connecting County Road No. 138 with State Highway No.
135 and lying westerly of the following described line: commencing at the northeast corner
of Government Lot 3; thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 22 seconds West along the north
line of Government Lot 3 558.28 feet; thence South 27 degrees 50 minutes 01 second West
102.75 feet; thence South 41 degrees 51 minutes 46 seconds West 452.29 feet; thence South
28 degrees 19 minutes 22 seconds West 422.74 feet; thence South 30 degrees 55 minutes
42 seconds West 133.79 feet; thence southwesterly 210.75 feet along a tangential curve
concave to the southeast having a radius of 300 feet and a central angle of 40 degrees 15
minutes 00 seconds; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds East tangent to said
curve 100.30 feet, more or less, to the north line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter; thence North 89 degrees 09 minutes 31 seconds East along said north line 40.44
feet to the point of beginning of the line; thence South 09 degrees 19 minutes 19 seconds
East 148 feet, more or less, to said right-of-way line and said line there terminating. Surface
only (parcel 570-0021-00112).
new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
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 beginPUBLIC SALE OF SURPLUS STATE LAND BORDERING PUBLIC
WATER; WADENA COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 92.45, the commissioner of natural
resources may sell by public sale the surplus land bordering public water that is described
in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Wadena County and is described as: the
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 26, Township 136 North, Range 34
West, Wadena County, Minnesota, except that part described as follows:
new text end

new text begin Beginning at the northeast corner of said Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter;
thence West 10 rods; thence South 8 rods; thence East 10 rods; thence North 8 rods to
the point of beginning and there terminating.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders the Redeye River. The Department of Natural Resources has
determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land
management interests would best be served if the land were returned to private ownership.
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 beginRIVERLANDS STATE FOREST; BOUNDARIES.
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new text begin [89.021] [Subd. 42a.] Riverlands State Forest. The following areas are designated as
the Riverlands State Forest:
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new text begin (1) those parts of Carlton County in Township 49 North, Range 16 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 4, 5, and 6, the westerly 50 feet of Government Lot 3, the easterly
50 feet of Government Lot 8, and Government Lot 7 except that part conveyed to the State
of Minnesota for highway right-of-way, Section 30;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and all of Government Lot
14 except the North 890 feet of the West 765 feet and except the railroad right-of-way,
Section 31; and
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new text begin (iii) the South Half of the Northwest Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of Section 32;
new text end

new text begin (2) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 50 North, Range 17 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 6 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter
of Section 7;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, that part of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter lying south of Township Road 5703, the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, the Southwest Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter, the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, the Northwest Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter, and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 15;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 16;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 17;
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 18;
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new text begin (vi) Government Lots 3, 7, 8, and 9, Section 22;
new text end

new text begin (vii) that part of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter lying within 50 feet of
the St. Louis River in Section 23;
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new text begin (viii) Government Lots 11 and 12 and that part of Government Lot 6 lying South of the
North 700 feet, except the railroad right-of-way, Section 26; and
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new text begin (ix) Government Lot 3 in Section 27;
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new text begin (3) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 50 North, Range 18 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, and 10, the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, reserving a 66-foot-wide access
easement across Government Lot 2 for access to Grantor's property in Section 31, Township
51 North, Range 17 West, and that part of Government Lot 6, Section 1, and Government
Lot 6, Section 2, described as follows:
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new text begin Commencing at an iron pin at the centerline curve point of Trunk Highway No. 2, being
the Minnesota Department of Transportation Station No. 2637 + 00, said point bears
North 76 degrees 18 minutes 00 seconds West, assumed bearing 762.00 feet from the
point of intersection of the tangent of said Trunk Highway No. 2, being an
aluminum-capped monument on the cap of which are stamped the figures "2644 62.0"
and the letters "PI," "Minn Highway Dept. Monument," thence South 13 degrees 42
minutes 00 seconds West 100.00 feet along the prolongation of the radial line from said
curve point, to the southerly right-of-way line of said Trunk Highway No. 2, the point
of beginning of the tract to be herein described; thence easterly 622.50 feet along said
southerly right-of-way line, along a nontangential curve, concave to the North, having
a radius of 5,830.00 feet, a central angle of 6 degrees 07 minutes 04 seconds, and the
chord of said curve bears South 79 degrees 21 minutes 32 seconds East; thence South
26 degrees 25 minutes 57 seconds West 284.19 feet; thence South 88 degrees 07 minutes
14 seconds West 769 feet, more or less, to the shore of the St. Louis River; thence
northerly along said shore to its intersection with a line that bears North 76 degrees 18
minutes 00 seconds West from the point of beginning; thence South 76 degrees 18
minutes 00 seconds East 274 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, Section 1; and
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new text begin (ii) Government Lot 1, Section 12;
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new text begin (4) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 17 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, Section 3;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Northwest Quarter of the
Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and East Half of the Southeast
Quarter, Section 9;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 5, and 8 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Section 16;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 20;
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new text begin (v) Government Lot 1 and the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (vi) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12 and the Northeast Quarter of
Southwest Quarter, Section 30; and
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new text begin (vii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, Section 31;
new text end

new text begin (5) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 18 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 27;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lot 1, Section 28, except railroad right-of-way;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 28;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 29;
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 30;
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new text begin (vi) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 35; and
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new text begin (vii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 36, reserving a
66-foot-wide access easement across Government Lots 5 and 6 and the Southwest Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter for access to Grantor's property in Section 31, Township 51 North,
Range 17 West;
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new text begin (6) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 19 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) that part of Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 26, lying North of the St. Louis
River and Government Lot 7, Section 28;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lot 8, Section 28, lying northerly of G.N. right-of-way and Government
Lot 5, Section 30;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lots 7 and 10, Section 30, except right-of-way;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lot 9, Section 30; and
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new text begin (v) Government Lot 1, Section 31, lying northerly of the northerly railroad right-of-way
line;
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new text begin (7) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 51 North, Range 20 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lot 2, Section 16;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lot 8, Section 22;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lot 3, Section 26;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 36; and
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 6, 7, and 8, Section 36, except railroad right-of-way;
new text end

new text begin (8) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 15 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, and 6, Section 16;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8, Section 17, and Government Lot 6, Section
17, except the West 330 feet; and
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new text begin (iii) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 19;
new text end

new text begin (9) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 16 West, described as
follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 21;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 and the Northeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter and Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 22;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lot 3, Section 23;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lot 2, Section 24;
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 25;
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new text begin (vi) Government Lot 1, Section 26;
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new text begin (vii) Government Lots 2 and 7, Section 26;
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new text begin (viii) Government Lots 3 and 4, Section 27, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lot 3
for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's
presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section
27, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road
that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally
southwesterly-northeasterly direction;
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new text begin (ix) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 28;
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new text begin (x) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 5 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter
and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 29;
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new text begin (xi) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots
1, 2, and 3 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and
Grantor's presently owned lands that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
Lot 4, Section 29, said access road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline
of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in a generally East-West
direction and any future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the
access contemplated herein;
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new text begin (xii) Government Lots 5, 7, 8, and 9, Section 31;
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new text begin (xiii) Government Lots 1 and 2, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Northeast Quarter
of the Northwest Quarter, an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, and an undivided two-thirds interest in the Southwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, Section 32, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns
an access road easement across the West 66 feet of the North 66 feet of said Government
Lot 1 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and
Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government
Lot 4, Section 29; and
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new text begin (xiv) Northeast Quarter of Northeast Quarter, Section 35;
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new text begin (10) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 17 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 24, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a
66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's
presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 4, Section
29, Township 52 North, Range 16 West, said access road being measured 33 feet from each
side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various widths and running in
a generally North-South direction;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 and the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Section 25, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide
access road easement across said Government Lots 2 and 5 for the purpose of access to
Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that
may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 6, Section 25, said access road
being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing
at various widths and running in a generally northwesterly-southeasterly direction and any
future extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the access contemplated
herein;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lots 2, 4, 5, and 6 and all that part of Government Lot 3 lying East of
U.S. Highway 53, Section 26, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns
a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Government Lots 2 and 3 for the purpose
of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned
land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 1, Section 26, said access
road being measured 33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently
existing at various widths and running in a generally southwesterly-northeasterly direction
and reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road
easement across said Government Lots 4, 5, and 6 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or
Grantor's successors or assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold,
assigned, or transferred in Government Lot 6, Section 25, said access road being measured
33 feet from each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing at various
widths and running in a generally southwesterly-northeasterly direction and any future
extensions thereof as may be reasonably necessary to provide the access contemplated
herein; and
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 36, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's
successors and assigns an access road easement across the West 66 feet of said Government
Lot 2 for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or assigns land and
Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred in the Southwest
Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36;
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new text begin (11) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 19 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lot 1, Section 16;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 17; and
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new text begin (iii) Government Lot 1, Section 19;
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new text begin (12) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 52 North, Range 20 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4, Section 13;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lot 6, Section 24;
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new text begin (iii) that part of Government Lot 8, Section 24, described as follows:
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new text begin Commencing at the West Quarter corner of said Section 24, which is also the northwest
corner of Government Lot 8; thence South 01 degree 36 minutes 01 second East (bearing
assigned) 1,230.11 feet along the west line of Government Lot 8 to the centerline of St.
Louis County Highway 29 and the point of beginning; thence North 46 degrees 59
minutes 59 seconds East along said centerline 445.91 feet; thence South 43 degrees 00
minutes 01 second East 82.57 feet to an iron pipe monument on the westerly bank of
the St. Louis River; thence continuing South 43 degrees 00 minutes 01 second East 30
feet, more or less, to the water's edge of the St. Louis River; thence southwesterly along
said water's edge to the west line of said Government Lot 8; thence North 01 degree 36
minutes 01 second West along the west line of said Government Lot 8 to the point of
beginning;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 3, 4, and 5 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 26; and
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 34;
new text end

new text begin (13) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 13 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter lying North and West
of the Little Cloquet River, Section 4;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Section 5;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 6;
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new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 and the Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 7;
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 8;
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new text begin (vi) the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Section 17;
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new text begin (vii) Government Lots 1 and 4, Section 29;
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new text begin (viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Section 30; and
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new text begin (ix) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Section 31;
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new text begin (14) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 36, Township 53 North,
Range 14 West, St. Louis County;
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new text begin (15) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 18 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 3, 6, 7, and 8, Section 6; and
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 7;
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new text begin (16) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 53 North, Range 19 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) all that part of Government Lot 5 lying within 50 feet of the St. Louis River, Section
5, and Government Lots 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 12;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, and 9, Section 13;
new text end

new text begin (iii) all that portion of Government Lot 1, Section 23, that lies within 50 feet of the East
bank of the Whiteface River at mean stage of water;
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new text begin (iv) all that portion of Government Lots 2, 4, and 5, Section 23, that lies within 50 feet
of the West bank of the Whiteface River at mean stage of water;
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new text begin (v) all that part of Government Lot 7, Section 23, lying West of the former DM&IR
railroad right-of-way;
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new text begin (vi) Government Lots 8 and 10, Section 23;
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new text begin (vii) all that part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 23, lying
West of the former DM&IR railroad right-of-way;
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new text begin (viii) Government Lots 5, 7, and 8, Section 31; and
new text end

new text begin (ix) Government Lot 5, Section 33;
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new text begin (17) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 13 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 20;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 21;
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new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, and 10, Section 30; and
new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 5, 6, and 7 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Section 31;
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new text begin (18) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 16 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 2, 3, and 4 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 1;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southeast
Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Southeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 2;
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new text begin (iii) all that part of Government Lot 9 lying South of the Whiteface River and West of
County Road 547, also known as Comstock Lake Road, Section 3; and
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and
Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 10;
new text end

new text begin (19) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 18 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) the South Half of the Southwest Quarter, except the railroad right-of-way, Section
15;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lot 2, except the North 660 feet of the East 990 feet, Section 16;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 16;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lot 3, Section 20;
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new text begin (v) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, Section 21;
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new text begin (vi) Government Lots 1, 4, 5, and 7, Section 22;
new text end

new text begin (vii) those parts of Government Lots 2 and 9, except railroad right-of-way, Section 22;
new text end

new text begin (viii) all that part of Government Lot 6, Section 22, lying West of the Duluth Mesaba
and Northern Railway Company's right-of-way;
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new text begin (ix) Government Lot 9, Section 22, except the following parcels:
new text end

new text begin (A) beginning at a point where the south line of company road, called Kelsey Road,
intersects with the west line of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway
on the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 22, Township 54, Range 18;
thence West along the south line of said company road 627 feet; thence South 348 1/3 feet;
thence East 627 feet to the west line of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern
Railway; thence North on the west line of said right-of-way 348 1/3 feet to commencement;
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new text begin (B) beginning at the quarter corner between Sections 22 and 23, Township 54, Range
18; thence running North along the section line 114 feet, 6 inches, to the south line of Kelsey
Road; thence northwesterly along the south line of Kelsey Road 348 feet, 8 inches, to the
boundary of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway, thence South
along the easterly boundary of the right-of-way of the Duluth, Missabe and Northern Railway
274 feet to the quarter line on Section 22; thence easterly along said quarter line 304 feet,
6 inches, to the point of beginning; and
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new text begin (C) commencing at the southwest corner of Riverside Cemetery as recorded in "P" of
Plats, Page 15; thence easterly along the south line of said cemetery to a point where said
cemetery line intersects the westerly line of Highway No. 7, also known as Mesaba Trunk
Highway; thence southerly along the westerly line of said Highway No. 7 to a point where
said westerly line of said Highway No. 7 intersects the south line of Lot 9, Section 22,
Township 54, Range 18; thence westerly along the southerly line of said Lot 9 to a point
where the southerly line intersects the easterly line of the DM & N Railway Company's
right-of-way; thence northerly along the easterly side of said DM & N Railway Company's
right-of-way to beginning;
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new text begin (x) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (xi) Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 30; and
new text end

new text begin (xii) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, and 12, Section 31;
new text end

new text begin (20) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 54 North, Range 19 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) Government Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, Section 5;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 8;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, Section 20;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lot 1, Section 32;
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new text begin (vi) Government Lot 5, except the South 1,320 feet, Section 32; and
new text end

new text begin (vii) Government Lot 2, Section 33;
new text end

new text begin (21) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 15 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) Governments Lot 1 and 2, Section 11;
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new text begin (ii) Government Lot 9, except Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lot 10, except Highway 4 right-of-way, Section 11;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Section 15;
new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lots 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of Southwest Quarter,
Section 21;
new text end

new text begin (vi) the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access easement across said Southwest Quarter of
the Northeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or
assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
in Government Lot 4, Section 21, Township 55 North, Range 15 West, said access road
being measured 33 feet on each side of the centerline of that road that is presently existing
and known as the Whiteface Truck Trail, Section 21;
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new text begin (vii) Government Lots 1, 2, and 3, Section 22;
new text end

new text begin (viii) Government Lots 1 and 2 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter,
Section 28;
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new text begin (ix) Government Lots 1, 4, 6, 8, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, and Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (x) Government Lots 3 and 4 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter,
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Southeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 30;
new text end

new text begin (xi) Government Lots 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11 and the Northeast Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter, Section 31; and
new text end

new text begin (xii) Government Lot 1, Section 32;
new text end

new text begin (22) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 16 West, described
as follows:
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new text begin (i) the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southwest Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or
assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, reserving unto Grantor and Grantor's
successors and assigns a 66-foot-wide access road easement across said Southeast Quarter
of the Southeast Quarter for the purpose of access to Grantor's or Grantor's successors or
assigns land and Grantor's presently owned land that may be sold, assigned, or transferred
in Government Lot 5, Section 1, Township 54 North, Range 16 West, Section 35;
new text end

new text begin (23) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 55 North, Range 19 West, described
as follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) an undivided two-thirds interest in Government Lot 1, Section 2;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 2, 9, 10, and 12, Section 2;
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lot 11, Section 2, except railroad right-of-way;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6, Section 10;
new text end

new text begin (v) Government Lot 4, Section 11;
new text end

new text begin (vi) Government Lots 1, 2, 6, 7, and 13, Section 15;
new text end

new text begin (vii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 16;
new text end

new text begin (viii) Government Lots 1 and 3 and the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and
Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 22;
new text end

new text begin (ix) Government Lots 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (x) Government Lot 6, Section 30; and
new text end

new text begin (xi) Government Lots 4, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Section 31;
new text end

new text begin (24) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 17 West, described
as follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 2 and 8 and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and
Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, Section 3;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 9, Section 3; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lots 6 and 9, that part of Government Lot 8 lying North of Highway
No. 53, and that part of Government Lot 7 lying West of Highway No. 53, Section 4;
new text end

new text begin (25) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 18 West, described
as follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lots 5 and 6, Section 2;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lots 5, 7, and 9 and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter,
Section 3;
new text end

new text begin (iii) all that part of Government Lot 11, except the following described parcel of land:
new text end

new text begin Beginning at a point that is located 958 feet North of the southeast corner of said
Government Lot 11, which corner is also the southeast corner of said Section 3, and 33
feet West of the east line of said Lot 11; thence running North parallel with the east line
of said Lot 11 a distance of 700.5 feet to a point; thence southwesterly to a point that is
331.5 feet West and 1226 feet North of the southeast corner of said Lot 11; thence
southerly parallel with the east line of said lot, a distance of 268 feet to a point; thence
easterly a distance of 298.5 feet to the place of beginning, Section 3;
new text end

new text begin (iv) Government Lot 12, Section 3, except the following described parcels of land:
new text end

new text begin (A) commencing at a point along the East and West One-Quarter line of said Section 3,
which point is 33 feet West of the East One-Quarter corner of said Section 3, said point
being on the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7; thence westerly along said
quarter line for a distance of 300 feet to a point; thence southerly at right angles and parallel
to the highway right-of-way in question for a distance of 300 feet to a point; thence easterly
for a distance of 300 feet to a point in the west right-of-way line of County Highway No.
7; thence northerly along the west right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7 for a distance
of 300 feet to the point of beginning;
new text end

new text begin (B) commencing at the East Quarter corner of said Section 3; thence westerly along the
East/West Quarter line of said Section 3 a distance of 33.00 feet to the westerly right-of-way
line of County Highway No. 7; thence continuing westerly along said East/West Quarter
line a distance of 300.00 feet to the point of beginning; thence southerly, parallel with the
westerly right-of-way line of County Highway No. 7 a distance of 400.00 feet; thence
westerly, parallel with said East/West Quarter line to the easterly right-of-way line of the
DM&IR Railroad; thence northerly along said easterly right-of-way line to said East/West
Quarter line; thence easterly along said East/West Quarter line to the point of beginning;
and
new text end

new text begin (C) the East 33 feet of the North 300 feet of said Government Lot 12;
new text end

new text begin (v) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 4;
new text end

new text begin (vi) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter, Section 7;
new text end

new text begin (vii) Government Lots 6 and 7, Section 8;
new text end

new text begin (viii) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 9;
new text end

new text begin (ix) Government Lots 2 and 3, Section 17;
new text end

new text begin (x) Government Lots 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 and the Southeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, Section 18;
new text end

new text begin (xi) Government Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 and the Northeast Quarter of the Northwest
Quarter, Section 19;
new text end

new text begin (xii) Government Lots 1, 5, 8, and 9, Section 20;
new text end

new text begin (xiii) Government Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 and Government Lot 3, except for 1.0 acre for
cemetery, Section 29;
new text end

new text begin (xiv) Government Lot 9, Section 30;
new text end

new text begin (xv) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, and 11, Section 31; and
new text end

new text begin (xvi) Government Lots 1 and 2, Section 32;
new text end

new text begin (26) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 56 North, Range 19 West, described
as follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) Government Lot 1, Section 35;
new text end

new text begin (ii) Government Lot 2, Section 35; and
new text end

new text begin (iii) Government Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 and the Southeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter, Section 36;
new text end

new text begin (27) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 57 North, Range 16 West, described
as follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Northwest Quarter of the Northeast
Quarter, Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter, and Northeast Quarter of the Southwest
Quarter, Section 12; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter, Section 15; and
new text end

new text begin (28) those parts of St. Louis County in Township 57 North, Range 17 West, described
as follows:
new text end

new text begin (i) the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter and Southwest Quarter of the
Southwest Quarter, Section 25; and
new text end

new text begin (ii) the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the
Southeast Quarter, Section 26.
new text end

Sec. 147. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; AITKIN COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
other law to the contrary, Aitkin County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited land
described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyance must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land description to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land to be sold is located in Aitkin County and is described as:
new text end

new text begin The North Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter lying East of 275th
Avenue in Section 11, Township 47 North, Range 25 West, Aitkin County, Minnesota
(part of parcel 15-0-017700).
new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
be served if the land was returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 148. new text beginGOODHUE COUNTY; LAND TRANSFERS.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Land transfers. new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 373.01,
subdivision 1, Goodhue County may sell, lease, or otherwise convey county-owned land
that abuts Lake Byllesby to adjoining property owners who after the transfer will have direct
access to Lake Byllesby. Any sale, lease, or other conveyance must be for the market value
of the property as appraised by the county. A sale, lease, or other conveyance under this
section must reserve to the county mineral rights according to Minnesota Statutes, section
373.01, and flowage easements relating to water levels of Lake Byllesby.
new text end

new text begin (b) This section does not apply to any county-owned land that has been developed by
the county as public parkland.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Effective date; local approval. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the
governing body of Goodhue County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota
Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end

Sec. 149. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ITASCA COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
other law to the contrary, Itasca County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Itasca County and are described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) all that part of Government Lot 2, Section 27, Township 145 North, Range 26 West,
lying northeasterly of the northeasterly right-of-way line of CSAH 39 and northwesterly of
the following described line: Commencing at the northwest corner of said Government Lot
2; thence South 89 degrees 21 minutes East, along the north line of said Government Lot
2 a distance of 286 feet, more or less, to a point on the northeasterly right-of-way line of
the CSAH 39 right-of-way; thence South 51 degrees 01 minute East, 260.41 feet to the point
of beginning of the line to be described; thence North 42 degrees 11 minutes East to intersect
the water's edge of Ball Club Lake and there said line terminates; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the South two rods of the East 16 rods of Government Lot 14, Section 4, Township
60 North, Range 26 West of the Fourth Principle Meridian, containing approximately 0.20
acres.
new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 150. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATERS;
ROSEAU COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus island located in
public water that is described in paragraph (d) to a local unit of government for less than
market value.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land described in paragraph (d) may be sold by quit claim deed and the
conveyance must provide that the land described in paragraph (d) be used for the public
and reverts to the state if the local unit of government fails to provide for public use or
abandons the public use of the land. The conveyance is subject to a flowage easement held
by the United States of America.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land that may be conveyed is located in Roseau County and is described as: an
unsurveyed island located in the approximate center of the South Half of the Southeast
Quarter of Section 29, Township 163 North, Range 36 West, Roseau County, Minnesota;
said island contains 6.7 acres, more or less (parcel identification number 563199100).
new text end

new text begin (e) The island is located in Warroad River and was created after statehood when dredge
spoils were deposited on a sandbar in the Warroad River. The Department of Natural
Resources has determined that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes, the
conveyance would further the public interest, and the state's land management interests
would best be served if the land was conveyed to a local unit of government for a public
park and other public use.
new text end

Sec. 151. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LANDS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
other law to the contrary, St. Louis County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in St. Louis County and are described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) the South Half of the North Half of the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter, except the East 470 feet and except the part taken for a road, Township
50 North, Range 15 West, Section 29 (parcel identification number 395-0010-08713);
new text end

new text begin (2) the East 271 feet of the West 371 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the Northwest
Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the
Fourth Principal Meridian. Together with the West 100 feet of the North 669.94 feet of the
Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34, Township 61 North, Range 15
West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of the North 300 feet thereof (part
of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550);
new text end

new text begin (3) the West 371 feet of the Northwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 34,
Township 61 North, Range 15 West of the Fourth Principal Meridian, which lies South of
the North 669.94 feet thereof (part of parcel identification number 410-0024-00550); and
new text end

new text begin (4) the Northeast Quarter, except the Southwest Quarter, and the North Half of the
Northwest Quarter, Township 52 North, Range 19 West, Section 24 (part of parcel
identification number 470-0010-03830).
new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 152. new text beginST. LOUIS COUNTY; LAND LEASE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin St. Louis County; lease. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections
16A.695 and 282.04, St. Louis County may lease property legally described as part of
Government Lot 5 except the lake portion of Embarrass Mine, Township 58, Range 15
West, Section 5, for use as a water intake and water treatment project under Laws 2018,
chapter 214, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, for consideration of more than $12,000 per
year and for a period exceeding ten years.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Department of Natural Resources; lease. new text end

new text begin Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 92.50, or other law to the contrary, the commissioner may lease property in Township
58, Range 15, Section 5, for use as a water intake and water treatment project under Laws
2018, chapter 214, article 1, section 22, subdivision 6, for a period exceeding 21 years,
including a lease term of 40 years.
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. 153. new text beginCONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN PARCELS; ST. LOUIS COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding conflicting requirements in section 373.01, St. Louis County may
convey, at no charge, small parcels of nonconforming property to the adjoining or
surrounding owners subject to the following conditions:
new text end

new text begin (1) the parcels must be five acres or less in size;
new text end

new text begin (2) the parcels were acquired prior to December 31, 1960;
new text end

new text begin (3) the conveyance will be restricted to the adjoining or surrounding property;
new text end

new text begin (4) the adjoining parcel that the county land is to be conveyed to must abut the county
parcel on two or more sides; and
new text end

new text begin (5) no delinquent property taxes are owed on the adjoining or surrounding property to
be eligible for the conveyance.
new text end

new text begin (b) This section shall be liberally construed to encourage the transfer of ownership of
nonconforming real property and promote its return to the tax rolls.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the governing body of St.
Louis County and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota Statutes, section 645.021,
subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end

Sec. 154. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF TAX-FORFEITED LAND; BELTRAMI COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding the public sale provisions of Minnesota Statutes, chapter 282, or
other law to the contrary, Beltrami County may sell by private sale the tax-forfeited lands
described in paragraph (c).
new text end

new text begin (b) The conveyances must be in a form approved by the attorney general. The attorney
general may make changes to the land descriptions to correct errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The lands to be sold are located in Beltrami County and are described as:
new text end

new text begin (1) the East 285 feet of the North 55 feet of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter,
Section 13, Township 149 North, Range 32 West of the Fifth Principle Meridian (parcel
identification number 16.00170.00);
new text end

new text begin (2) Lot 6, Block 12, Plat of Redby, Section 19, Township 151 North, Range 33 West
(parcel identification number 36.00027.00);
new text end

new text begin (3) Lot 7, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West
(parcel identification number 36.00052.00);
new text end

new text begin (4) Lot 8, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West
(parcel identification number 36.00053.00);
new text end

new text begin (5) Lot 9, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West
(parcel identification number 36.00054.00);
new text end

new text begin (6) Lots 10, 11, and 12, Block 16, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North,
Range 33 West (parcel identification number 36.00055.00);
new text end

new text begin (7) the southerly 200 feet of vacated Block 28, Plat of Redby, less the northerly 75 feet
of the westerly 150 feet thereof and less the easterly 170 feet thereof, Section 20, Township
151 North, Range 33 West (parcel identification number 36.00077.00);
new text end

new text begin (8) Lot 4, Block 29, Plat of Redby, Section 20, Township 151 North, Range 33 West
(parcel identification number 36.00081.00); and
new text end

new text begin (9) Lot 1, Block 62, Plat of Redby, Section 19, Township 151 North, Range 33 West
(parcel identification number 36.00148.00).
new text end

new text begin (d) The county has determined that the county's land management interests would best
be served if the lands were returned to private ownership.
new text end

Sec. 155. new text beginPRIVATE SALE OF SURPLUS LAND BORDERING PUBLIC WATER;
SHERBURNE COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, sections 92.45, 94.09, and 94.10, the
commissioner of natural resources may sell by private sale the surplus land bordering public
water that is described in paragraph (c) to a local unit of government for less than market
value.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner may make necessary changes to the legal description to correct
errors and ensure accuracy.
new text end

new text begin (c) The land that may be sold is located in Sherburne County and is described as: that
part of Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 28 West, described as
follows:
new text end

new text begin The East 400 feet of Government Lot 3, Section 24, Township 33 North, Range 28 West,
according to the United States Government survey thereof.
new text end

new text begin (d) The land borders Big Lake. The Department of Natural Resources has determined
that the land is not needed for natural resource purposes and that the state's land management
interests would best be served if the land were conveyed to a local unit of government.
new text end

Sec. 156. new text beginRULEMAKING; WALLEYE AND SAUGER POSSESSION LIMIT.
new text end

new text begin (a) By March 1, 2022, the commissioner of natural resources must amend Minnesota
Rules, part 6262.0200, subpart 1, item F, to provide that the daily and possession limit for
walleye and sauger in all inland waters is six in aggregate and no more than four may be
walleye.
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. 157. new text beginAMENDING FEEDLOT PERMITS.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must, when necessary, amend all
general and individual permits for feedlots to conform with Minnesota Statutes, section
116.07, subdivision 7, paragraph (h).
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from February 1, 2021.
new text end

Sec. 158. new text beginTIMBER PERMITS; CANCELLATION AND EXTENSION.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Eligibility. new text end

new text begin (a) For the purposes of this section, an "eligible permit" is a
timber permit issued before July 1, 2020.
new text end

new text begin (b) In order to be eligible under this section, a permit holder must not be delinquent or
have an active willful trespass with the state.
new text end

new text begin (c) In order to be eligible under subdivisions 2, 4, and 5, a permit holder must submit
the written request to the commissioner of natural resources before the expiration of the
permit or by July 1, 2021, whichever is earlier.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Extensions. new text end

new text begin Upon written request to the commissioner of natural resources by
the holder of an eligible permit with more than 30 percent of the total permit volume in any
combination of spruce or balsam fir, the commissioner may grant an extension of the permit
for two years without penalty or interest.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Unused balsam fir. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources may cancel any
provision in a timber sale that requires the security payment for or removal of all or part of
the balsam fir when the permit contains more than 50 cords of balsam fir. The commissioner
may require the permit holder to fell or pile the balsam fir to meet management objectives.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Refunds. new text end

new text begin (a) Upon written request to the commissioner of natural resources
by the holder of an eligible permit that is inactive and intact with more than 30 percent of
the total permit volume in any combination of spruce or balsam fir, the commissioner may
cancel the permit and refund the sale security, advance payments, or bid guarantee as
applicable for the permit to the permit holder.
new text end

new text begin (b) Upon written request to the commissioner of natural resources by the holder of an
eligible active permit with more than 30 percent of the total permit volume in any
combination of spruce or balsam fir and a previously existing cutting block agreement, the
commissioner may cancel any intact cutting block designated in the permit that was not
bonded or bonded before July 1, 2020, and refund security, as applicable, for the cutting
block to the permit holder. Any partially harvested cutting block is ineligible to be canceled
under this paragraph. The remaining provisions of the permit remain in effect.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Good Neighbor Authority. new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources, in
consultation with the United States Forest Service, may negotiate and provide holders of
eligible permits with more than 30 percent of the total permit volume in any combination
of spruce or balsam fir a method to voluntarily return intact cutting blocks designated in
Good Neighbor Authority permits. Upon written request by the eligible permit holder, the
commissioner may cancel any intact cutting block designated in the permit that was not
bonded or bonded before July 1, 2020, and refund applicable security for the cutting block
to the permit holder. Any partially harvested cutting block is ineligible to be canceled under
this subdivision. The remaining provisions of the permit remain in effect.
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. 159. new text beginWHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY RULEMAKING FOR FACILITIES
THAT PROCESS SUGAR BEETS.
new text end

new text begin (a) By January 31, 2022, the commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must adopt
rules on:
new text end

new text begin (1) evaluating and applying whole effluent toxicity (WET) as water-quality-based effluent
limitations and permit conditions for discharges from facilities that process sugar beets that
are located outside the Lake Superior basin; and
new text end

new text begin (2) the applicability and standards for acute and chronic mixing zones at those facilities.
new text end

new text begin (b) Rules adopted under this section must be substantially identical to Minnesota Rules,
parts 7052.0210, subparts 1 and 2, and 7052.0240, so that, to the greatest extent possible,
facilities that process sugar beets in all parts of the state are subject to the same mixing
zones requirements and acute and chronic WET requirements for establishing permit
conditions.
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. 160. new text beginINTERIM PROVISIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) From the effective date of this act until the rules under section 155 are adopted, to
the extent allowable under the federal Clean Water Act or other federal laws, this section
applies to discharges from facilities that process sugar beets outside the Lake Superior basin.
new text end

new text begin (b) If a whole effluent toxicity test, as defined under Minnesota Rules, part 7050.0218,
subpart 3, item AAA, is performed on the effluent of a point source discharger that is a
facility that processes sugar beets and results in less than 50 percent mortality of the test
organisms or if a demonstration is provided under Minnesota Rules, part 7052.0210, subpart
1, that 0.3 acute toxic units can be met at the edge of an approved acute mixing zone, the
effluent must not be considered acutely toxic or lethal to aquatic organisms unless the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency finds that the test species do not represent
sensitive organisms in the affected surface water body or the whole effluent toxicity test
was performed on a sample not representative of the effluent quality.
new text end

new text begin (c) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must establish whole effluent
toxicity mixing zones and whole effluent toxicity water-quality-based effluent limitations
and permit conditions for facilities that process sugar beets according to Minnesota Rules,
parts 7052.0210, subparts 1 and 2, and 7052.0240.
new text end

new text begin (d) The antibacksliding provisions of Minnesota Rules, part 7001.1080, subpart 9, do
not apply to new or revised permit conditions established under paragraph (c).
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. 161. new text beginANALYSIS OF WISCONSIN'S GREEN TIER PROGRAM.
new text end

new text begin The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must conduct an analysis of the
Green Tier Program operated in Wisconsin under Wisconsin Statutes, section 299.83, which
recognizes and rewards environmental performance that voluntarily exceeds legal
requirements related to health, safety, and the environment resulting in continuous
improvement in Wisconsin's environment, economy, and quality of life. By February 1,
2022, the commissioner must report the results of the analysis to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of representatives and senate committees and divisions with
jurisdiction over environment and natural resources. The report must include:
new text end

new text begin (1) an overview of how the program operates in Wisconsin;
new text end

new text begin (2) an assessment of benefits and challenges that would likely accompany the adoption
of a similar program in Minnesota;
new text end

new text begin (3) a comparison of the program with the Minnesota XL permit project operated under
Minnesota Statutes, sections 114C.10 to 114C.19;
new text end

new text begin (4) an assessment of what policy changes, legal changes, and funding would be required
to successfully implement a similar program in Minnesota; and
new text end

new text begin (5) any other related matters deemed relevant by the commissioner.
new text end

Sec. 162. new text beginSTATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN REVISIONS.
new text end

new text begin (a) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must seek approval from the
federal Environmental Protection Agency for revisions to the state's federal Clean Air Act
state implementation plan so that under the revised plan, the Pollution Control Agency is
prohibited from applying a national or state ambient air quality standard in a permit issued
solely to authorize operations to continue at an existing facility with unmodified emissions
levels. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the commissioner to apply for
a revision that would prohibit the agency from applying a national or state ambient air
quality standard in a permit that authorizes an increase in emissions due to construction of
a new facility or in a permit that authorizes changes to existing facilities that result in a
significant net emissions increase of a regulated NSR pollutant, as defined in Code of Federal
Regulations, title 40, section 52.21(b)(50).
new text end

new text begin (b) The commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency must report quarterly 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 on the status of
efforts to implement paragraph (a) until the revisions required by paragraph (a) have been
either approved or denied.
new text end

Sec. 163. new text beginFACILITATE ORIENTED STRAND BOARD MANUFACTURING
FACILITY; ITASCA COUNTY.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a business corporation that proposes an
economic development project to build an oriented strand board manufacturing facility in
Itasca County, and that receives approval of financial incentives to be provided for that
project from both the Department of Employment and Economic Development and the
Department of Iron Range Resources and Rehabilitation anytime during 2021, may apply
for and receive construction stormwater, temporary dewatering, and land use construction
permits required to begin grading, grubbing, and clearing the project site prior to completion
of the environmental review processes necessary to commence construction of the facility.
new text end

new text begin (b) Prior to commencing any grading, grubbing, and clearing work at the project site
pursuant to this section, the commissioner of employment and economic development shall
require and receive a bond or other security or other financial assurance satisfactory to the
commissioner to provide for the restoration of all disturbed land to its previous condition
if the environmental review process does not lead to successful permitting of the project.
new text end

Sec. 164. new text beginCONDITIONS UPON TERMINATING CERTAIN MINERAL LEASES
IN 2021.
new text end

new text begin If the commissioner of natural resources terminates state mineral leases associated with
a mine permit for an operation to mine, provide direct reduction of ore, and make steel in
calendar year 2021, the commissioners of natural resources and the Pollution Control Agency
must wait at least two years after the termination before initiating action to terminate
environmental permits associated with the mining or processing of iron ore from the lands,
unless earlier termination is necessary to ensure environmental protection or if otherwise
governed by federal law. Nothing in this section prohibits a permittee from proposing to
amend or otherwise exercise any existing rights to transfer or cancel permits under existing
law. Nothing in this section precludes the commissioner of natural resources from terminating
or transferring any state mineral leases issued in association with the properties listed above,
provided the termination or transfer complies with all other requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, chapter 93.
new text end

Sec. 165. new text beginMORATORIUM ON SPECIAL PERMITS TO TAKE CANADA GOOSE
NESTS AND EGGS.
new text end

new text begin Until July 1, 2022, the commissioner of natural resources shall cancel any existing and
not issue any new special permits under Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.401, subdivision
5, for Canada goose egg oiling or egg destruction including addling or puncturing.
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. 166. new text beginDRAINAGE PILOT PROJECT; BOIS DE SIOUX WATERSHED
DISTRICT.
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding any conflicting requirements in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 103E,
the Bois De Sioux watershed district may:
new text end

new text begin (1) update the drainage system benefits for the purpose of ordering a repair under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.715, subdivision 4, paragraph (a), clause (2), using the
most recent three-year average of the county assessor's assessed value of land that is benefited
from the drainage system; and
new text end

new text begin (2) use the appraised value of property for the value of land needed for additional
right-of-way under Minnesota Statutes, section 103E.715, subdivision 6.
new text end

new text begin (b) This section expires on June 30, 2026.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective the day after the board of managers of
the Bois De Sioux watershed district and its chief clerical officer comply with Minnesota
Statutes, section 645.021, subdivisions 2 and 3.
new text end

Sec. 167. new text beginREPEALER.
new text end

new text begin (a) new text end new text begin Minnesota Statutes 2020, sections 85.0505, subdivision 3; 85.0507; 85.054,
subdivision 19; and 97C.515, subdivisions 4 and 5,
new text end new text begin are repealed.
new text end

new text begin (b) new text end new text begin Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

new text begin (c) new text end new text begin Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0350, new text end new text begin is repealed.
new text end

ARTICLE 3

2021 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND
APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginAPPROPRIATIONS.
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 environment
and natural resources trust fund, or another named fund, and are available for the fiscal
years indicated for each purpose. The figures "2020" and "2021" used in this article mean
that the appropriations listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30,
2020, or June 30, 2021, respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2020. "The second year"
is fiscal year 2021. "The biennium" is fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
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 2020
new text end
new text begin 2021
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginMINNESOTA 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 -0-
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin 61,387,000
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions. Appropriations in the second
year are available for four years beginning
July 1, 2020, unless otherwise stated in the
appropriation. Any unencumbered balance
remaining in the first year does not cancel and
is available for the second year or until the
end of the appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definition
new text end

new text begin "Trust fund" means the Minnesota
environment and natural resources trust fund
established under the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, section 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Foundational
Natural Resource Data and
Information
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 7,245,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource
Management
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey,
to continue producing county geologic atlases
to inform management of surface water and
groundwater resources. This appropriation is
to complete Part A, which focuses on the
properties and distribution of earth materials
to define aquifer boundaries and the
connection of aquifers to the land surface and
surface water resources.
new text end

new text begin (b) Expanding Minnesota Ecological Monitoring
Network
new text end

new text begin $800,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to improve conservation and management of
Minnesota's native forests, wetlands, and
grasslands by expanding the partially
established long-term Ecological Monitoring
Network that will provide critical knowledge
of how ecosystem dynamics and conditions
change through time.
new text end

new text begin (c) County Groundwater Atlas
new text end

new text begin $1,125,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to continue producing county geologic atlases
to inform management of surface water and
groundwater resources for drinking water and
other purposes. This appropriation is for Part
B, to characterize the potential water yields of
aquifers and the aquifers' sensitivity to
contamination.
new text end

new text begin (d) Foundational Hydrology Data for Wetland
Protection and Restoration
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to improve wetland protection, management,
and restoration in Minnesota by completing
the partially established long-term Wetland
Hydrology Monitoring Network that will
provide critical knowledge of wetland
hydrology dynamics. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2025, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (e) Voyageurs Wolf Project - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $575,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to study summertime wolf
predation on deer, moose, and other species
in the Voyageurs region to inform
management of wildlife. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2025, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Expanding Restoration and Promoting
Awareness of Native Mussels
new text end

new text begin $489,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to
promote mussel conservation by rearing
juvenile mussels for reintroduction,
researching methods to improve growth and
survival in captivity, and encouraging public
action to benefit water quality. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (g) Bobcat and Fisher Habitat Use and
Interactions
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
Research Institute in Duluth to identify
potential solutions to reverse the fisher
population decline through better
understanding of habitat, diet, and activity
patterns of bobcats and fishers.
new text end

new text begin (h) Healthy Prairies III: Restoring Minnesota
Prairie Plant Diversity
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to improve Minnesota prairie
resiliency by increasing locally sourced seed
availability and diversity, evaluating use of
beneficial microbes in prairie restorations, and
assessing adaptation and adaptive capacity of
prairie plant populations.
new text end

new text begin (i) Freshwater Sponges and AIS: Engaging
Citizen Scientists
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota, Crookston, to use citizen
scientists to study the geographic distribution,
taxonomic diversity, and antifouling potential
of freshwater sponges against aquatic invasive
species.
new text end

new text begin (j) Do Beavers Buffer Against Droughts and
Floods?
new text end

new text begin $168,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Voyageurs National
Park to analyze existing data sets to determine
the role of beaver populations and beaver
ponds in buffering the region against droughts
and floods.
new text end

new text begin (k) Enhancing Bat Recovery by Optimizing
Artificial Roost Structures
new text end

new text begin $190,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to improve the survival of bats by identifying
characteristics of successful artificial bat roost
structures and optimizing the structures for
bat use and reproduction. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2025, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (l) Conserving Black Terns and Forster's Terns
in Minnesota
new text end

new text begin $198,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
Research Institute in Duluth to assess the
distribution and breeding status of black tern
and Forster's tern and to make conservation
and restoration recommendations to improve
the suitability of habitat for these two bird
species in Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Water Resources
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 2,662,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Managing Highly Saline Waste from
Municipal Water Treatment
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to develop a cost- and
energy-efficient method of managing the
concentrated saline waste from a municipal
water treatment plant to increase the feasibility
of using reverse osmosis for centralized water
softening and sulfate removal. This
appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (b) Technology for Energy-Generating On-site
Industrial Wastewater Treatment
new text end

new text begin $450,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to improve water quality and
generate cost savings by developing off the
shelf technology that treats industrial
wastewater on-site and turns pollutants into
hydrogen and methane for energy. This
appropriation is subject to Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (c) Developing Strategies to Manage PFAS in
Land-Applied Biosolids
new text end

new text begin $1,034,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency to help municipal wastewater
plants, landfills, and compost facilities protect
human health and the environment by
developing strategies to manage per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in
land-applied biosolids.
new text end

new text begin (d) Quantifying New Urban Precipitation and
Water Reality
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to better guide storm water
management by evaluating the groundwater
and surface water interactions contributing to
high water tables and damage to home
basements and underground infrastructure in
urban areas.
new text end

new text begin (e) Innovative Solution for Protecting Minnesota
from PFAS Contamination
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Dem-Con Companies
to demonstrate a new technology for
protecting the state's drinking water and
natural resources by eliminating per- and
polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from point
source discharges. This appropriation is
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10,
related to royalties, copyrights, patents, and
sale of products and assets.
new text end

new text begin (f) Expanding Protection of Minnesota Water
through Industrial Conservation
new text end

new text begin $178,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Minnesota technical
assistance program in partnership with the
Minnesota Rural Water Association to provide
technical assistance to businesses to decrease
industrial and commercial water use in
communities at risk for inadequate
groundwater supply or quality.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Technical
Assistance, Outreach, and
Environmental Education
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 2,121,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Statewide Environmental Education via
Public Television Outdoor Series
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Pioneer Public
Television to produce approximately 25 new
episodes of a statewide outdoor public
television series designed to inspire
Minnesotans to connect with the outdoors and
restore and protect the environment.
new text end

new text begin (b) Mentoring Next Generation of Conservation
Professionals
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Minnesota Valley
National Wildlife Refuge Trust, Inc., to
provide paid internships and apprenticeships
for diverse young people to learn about careers
in the conservation field from United States
Fish and Wildlife Service professionals while
working at the Minnesota Valley National
Wildlife Refuge and Wetland Management
District.
new text end

new text begin (c) Jay C. Hormel Nature Center Supplemental
Teaching Staff
new text end

new text begin $225,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the city of Austin to
expand the Jay C. Hormel Nature Center
environmental education program beyond the
city of Austin to students in southeastern
Minnesota for three years.
new text end

new text begin (d) 375 Underserved Youth Learn Minnesota
Ecosystems by Canoe
new text end

new text begin $375,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the YMCA of the
Greater Twin Cities to connect approximately
375 underserved and diverse teens from urban
areas and first-ring suburbs to environmental
sciences in the natural world through canoeing
and learning expeditions with experienced
outdoor education counselors. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (e) YES! Students Take on Water Quality
Challenge - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $199,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Prairie Woods
Environmental Learning Center to mobilize
local watershed stewardship efforts in
approximately 20 communities through
student-driven action projects.
new text end

new text begin (f) Engaging Minnesotans with Phenology:
Radio, Podcasts, Citizen Science
new text end

new text begin $198,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Northern Community
Radio, Inc., in partnership with the Board of
Regents of the University of Minnesota to
build the next generation of conservationists
using phenology, radio broadcasts, podcasts,
and an online, interactive map interface to
inspire teachers, students, and the public to
get outside and experience nature.
new text end

new text begin (g) Driving Conservation Behavior for Native
Mussels and Water Quality
new text end

new text begin $191,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to
develop research-supported strategies to
engage the public in specific conservation
behaviors to improve water quality and native
mussel health across the state.
new text end

new text begin (h) Workshops and Outreach to Protect Raptors
from Lead Poisoning
new text end

new text begin $133,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota, Raptor Center, in cooperation
with the Department of Natural Resources and
other conservation partners, to provide hunters
with outreach and workshops on alternatives
to lead hunting ammunition, including copper
ammunition as an alternative, and to promote
voluntary selection of nontoxic ammunition
to protect raptors and other wildlife in
Minnesota from accidental lead poisoning
caused by ingestion of ammunition fragments.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Aquatic and
Terrestrial Invasive Species
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 10,425,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and
Pests Center (MITPPC) - Phase V
new text end

new text begin $5,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to support the Minnesota
Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center
to fund approximately 15 new, high-priority
research projects that will lead to better
management of invasive plants, pathogens,
and pests on Minnesota's natural and
agricultural lands. This appropriation is subject
to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2026,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (b) Protect Community Forests by Managing
Ash for Emerald Ash Borer
new text end

new text begin $3,500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to reduce emerald ash borer by providing
surveys, assessments, trainings, assistance,
and grants for communities to manage emerald
ash borer, plant a diversity of trees, and engage
citizens in community forestry activities. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (c) Biological Control of White-Nose Syndrome
in Bats - Phase III
new text end

new text begin $440,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to continue assessing and
developing a biocontrol agent for white-nose
syndrome in bats.
new text end

new text begin (d) Applying New Tools and Techniques Against
Invasive Carp
new text end

new text begin $478,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to apply new monitoring, outreach, and
removal techniques and to continue work with
commercial anglers to protect Minnesota
waters from invasive carp.
new text end

new text begin (e) Emerald Ash Borer and Black Ash:
Maintaining Forests and Benefits
new text end

new text begin $700,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to use ongoing experiments to
determine statewide long-term emerald ash
borer impacts on water, vegetation, and
wildlife; to determine optimal replacement
species and practices for forest diversification;
and to develop criteria for prioritizing
mitigation activities. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2026, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Testing Effectiveness of Aquatic Invasive
Species Removal Methods
new text end

new text begin $110,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
Research Institute in Duluth to test how well
boat-cleaning methods work, to provide the
Department of Natural Resources with a risk
assessment, and to provide recommendations
for improving boat-launch cleaning stations
to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive
species.
new text end

new text begin (g) Invasive Didymosphenia Threatens North
Shore Streams
new text end

new text begin $197,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota to
evaluate the recent spread, origin, cause, and
economic and ecological threat of didymo
formation in North Shore streams and Lake
Superior to inform management and outreach.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Air Quality and Renewable Energy
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 573,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery
for Grid Use
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota, on behalf of the Morris campus,
to analyze the potential of adding a flow
battery and solar energy generation to the
University of Minnesota Morris's existing
renewable-energy-intensive microgrid.
new text end

new text begin (b) Eco-Friendly Plastics from Cloquet Pulp-Mill
Lignin
new text end

new text begin $193,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to reduce environmental
pollution from plastics by creating eco-friendly
replacements using lignin from the pulp mill
in Cloquet, Minnesota. This appropriation is
subject to Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (c) Diverting Unsold Food from Landfills and
Reducing Greenhouse Gases
new text end

new text begin $130,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Second Harvest
Heartland to prevent food from going to
landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions
by helping businesses donate unsold prepared
food to food shelves.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Methods to Protect or Restore Land,
Water, and Habitat
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 2,393,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Lignin-Coated Fertilizers for Phosphate
Control
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Natural Resources
Research Institute in Duluth to test a new,
natural, slow-release fertilizer coating made
from processed wood to decrease phosphorus
runoff from farmland while also storing carbon
in soils. This appropriation is subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (b) Implementing Hemp Crop Rotation to
Improve Water Quality
new text end

new text begin $700,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Minnesota State Colleges and
Universities System for Central Lakes College
to evaluate how hemp crops reduce nitrogen
contamination of surface water and
groundwater in conventional crop rotations
and demonstrate the environmental and
economic benefits of hemp production. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (c) Developing Cover-Crop Systems for Sugar
Beet Production
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to develop agronomic guidelines
to support growers adopting cover-crop
practices in sugar beet production in
west-central and northwest Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (d) Native Eastern Larch Beetle Decimating
Minnesota's Tamarack Forests
new text end

new text begin $398,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to understand conditions
triggering eastern larch beetle outbreaks and
develop management techniques to protect
tamarack forests from this native insect. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (e) Habitat Associations of Mississippi
Bottomland Forest Marsh Birds
new text end

new text begin $275,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the National Audubon
Society, Minnesota office, to evaluate habitat
associations of bottomland forest birds in
response to restoration actions to better target
restoration efforts for wildlife. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Peatland Restoration in the Lost River State
Forest
new text end

new text begin $135,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Roseau River
Watershed District to collect physical attribute
data from drained peatlands, incorporate the
data into a decision matrix, and generate a
report detailing peatland restoration potential
throughout the Lost River State Forest.
new text end

new text begin (g) Prescribed Burning for
Brushland-Dependent Species - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $147,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota to compare the effects of spring,
summer, and fall burns on birds and vegetation
and to provide guidelines for maintaining
healthy brushland habitat for a diversity of
wildlife and plant species.
new text end

new text begin (h) Increase Golden Shiner Production to Protect
Aquatic Communities
new text end

new text begin $188,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for the Minnesota Sea Grant in
Duluth to identify and demonstrate best
methods for in-state production of golden
shiners to address angler demand while
reducing the risk of introducing and spreading
invasive species and to communicate findings
through reports, manuals, and workshops.
Production of shiners in this project must not
take place in wetlands.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Land Acquisition,
Habitat, and Recreation
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 31,401,000
new text end
new text begin (a) DNR Scientific and Natural Areas
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for the scientific and natural area (SNA)
program to restore, improve, and enhance
wildlife habitat on SNAs; increase public
involvement and outreach; and strategically
acquire high-quality lands that meet criteria
for SNAs under Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, from willing sellers.
new text end

new text begin (b) Private Native Prairie Conservation through
Native Prairie Bank
new text end

new text begin $2,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to provide technical stewardship assistance to
private landowners, restore and enhance native
prairie protected by easements in the native
prairie bank, and acquire easements for the
native prairie bank in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including
preparing initial baseline property assessments.
Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be
deposited in the natural resources conservation
easement stewardship account, created in
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional
to the number of easement acres acquired.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails
Inholdings
new text end

new text begin $6,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to acquire high-priority inholdings from
willing sellers within the legislatively
authorized boundaries of state parks,
recreation areas, and trails to protect
Minnesota's natural heritage, enhance outdoor
recreation, and promote tourism.
new text end

new text begin (d) Grants for Local Parks, Trails, and Natural
Areas
new text end

new text begin $2,400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to solicit, rank, and fund competitive matching
grants for local parks, trail connections, and
natural and scenic areas under Minnesota
Statutes, section 85.019. This appropriation is
for local nature-based recreation, connections
to regional and state natural areas, and
recreation facilities and may not be used for
athletic facilities such as sport fields, courts,
and playgrounds.
new text end

new text begin (e) Mississippi River Aquatic Habitat
Restoration and Mussel Reintroduction
new text end

new text begin $1,800,000 the second year is from the trust
fund. Of this amount, $1,549,000 is to the
commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with the Minneapolis Park and
Recreation Board and $251,000 is to the
commissioner of natural resources to restore
lost habitat and reintroduce mussels in the
Mississippi River above St. Anthony Falls.
This work includes creating habitat and
species restoration plans, implementing the
restoration plans, and monitoring effectiveness
of the restoration for multiple years after
implementation. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2027, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Minnesota Hunter Walking Trails: Public
Land Recreational Access
new text end

new text begin $300,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Ruffed Grouse
Society to improve Minnesota's hunter
walking trail system by restoring or upgrading
trailheads and trails, developing new walking
trails, and compiling enhanced maps for use
by managers and the public.
new text end

new text begin (g) Turning Back to Rivers: Environmental and
Recreational Protection
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with The Trust for Public
Land to help local communities acquire
priority land along the Mississippi, St. Croix,
and Minnesota Rivers and their tributaries to
protect natural resources, provide buffers for
flooding, and improve access for recreation.
new text end

new text begin (h) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land
Acquisition - Phase VI
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Metropolitan Council for grants to
acquire land within the approved park
boundaries of the metropolitan regional park
system. This appropriation must be matched
by at least 40 percent of nonstate money.
new text end

new text begin (i) Minnesota State Trails Development
new text end

new text begin $994,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to expand high-priority recreational
opportunities on Minnesota's state trails by
rehabilitating, improving, and enhancing
existing state trails. The high-priority trail
bridges to be rehabilitated or replaced under
this appropriation include, but are not limited
to, those on the Taconite, Great River Ridge,
and C. J. Ramstad/Northshore State Trails.
new text end

new text begin (j) Elm Creek Restoration - Phase IV
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the city of Champlin to
conduct habitat and stream restoration of
approximately 0.7 miles of Elm Creek
shoreline above Mill Pond Lake and through
the Elm Creek Protection Area.
new text end

new text begin (k) Superior Hiking Trail as Environmental
Showcase
new text end

new text begin $450,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Superior Hiking
Trail Association to rebuild damaged and
dangerous segments and create a new trail
segment of the Superior Hiking Trail to
minimize environmental impacts, make the
trail safer for users, and make the trail more
resilient for future use and conditions.
new text end

new text begin (l) Upper St. Anthony Falls Enhancements
new text end

new text begin $2,800,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Friends of the Lock
and Dam in partnership with the city of
Minneapolis to design and install green
infrastructure, public access, and habitat
restorations on riverfront land at Upper St.
Anthony Falls for water protection, recreation,
and environmental education purposes. Of this
amount, up to $600,000 is for planning,
design, and engagement. No funds from this
appropriation may be spent until Congress
directs the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to
convey an interest in the Upper St. Anthony
Falls property to the city of Minneapolis for
use as a visitor center. After this congressional
act is signed into law, up to $100,000 of the
planning, design, and engagement funds may
be spent. The remaining planning, design, and
engagement funds may be spent after a binding
agreement has been secured to acquire the land
or access and use rights to the land for at least
25 years. Any remaining balance of the
appropriation may be spent on installing
enhancements after the Upper St. Anthony
Falls land has been acquired by the city of
Minneapolis.
new text end

new text begin (m) Whiskey Creek and Mississippi River Water
Quality, Habitat, and Recreation
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Mississippi
Headwaters Board to acquire and transfer
approximately 13 acres of land to the city of
Baxter for future construction of water quality,
habitat, and recreational improvements to
protect the Mississippi River.
new text end

new text begin (n) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail
(West Segment)
new text end

new text begin $2,600,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Otter Tail County to
construct the west segment of the 32-mile
Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail that
will connect the city of Pelican Rapids to
Maplewood State Park.
new text end

new text begin (o) Crow Wing County Community Natural
Area Acquisition
new text end

new text begin $400,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Crow Wing County to
acquire approximately 65 acres of land
adjacent to the historic fire tower property to
allow for diverse recreational opportunities
while protecting wildlife habitat and
preventing forest fragmentation. Any revenue
generated from selling products or assets
developed or acquired with this appropriation
must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan
is approved for reinvestment of income in the
project as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (p) Rocori Trail - Phase III
new text end

new text begin $1,200,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the Rocori Trail
Construction Board to design and construct
Phase III of the Rocori Trail along the old
Burlington Northern Santa Fe rail corridor
between the cities of Cold Spring and
Rockville.
new text end

new text begin (q) Mesabi Trail: New Trail and Additional
Funding
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
constructing the Mesabi Trail beginning at the
intersection of County Road 20 and Minnesota
State Highway 135 and terminating at 1st
Avenue North and 1st Street North in the city
of Biwabik in St. Louis County. This
appropriation may not be spent until all
Mesabi Trail projects funded with trust fund
appropriations before fiscal year 2020, with
the exception of the project funded under Laws
2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9,
paragraph (g), are completed.
new text end

new text begin (r) Ranier Safe Harbor and Transient Dock on
Rainy Lake
new text end

new text begin $762,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the city of Ranier to
construct a dock that accommodates boats 26
feet or longer with the goal of increasing
public access for boat recreation on Rainy
Lake. Any revenue generated from selling
products or assets developed or acquired with
this appropriation must be repaid to the trust
fund unless a plan is approved for
reinvestment of income in the project as
provided under Minnesota Statutes, section
116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (s) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park
Campground and Visitor Center
new text end

new text begin $3,100,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the town of Crane Lake
to design and construct a new campground
and to plan and preliminarily prepare a site
for constructing a new Voyageurs National
Park visitor center on land acquired for these
purposes in Crane Lake. Any revenue
generated from selling products or assets
developed or acquired with this appropriation
must be repaid to the trust fund unless a plan
is approved for reinvestment of income in the
project as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (t) Chippewa County Acquisition, Recreation,
and Education
new text end

new text begin $160,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Chippewa County to
acquire wetland and floodplain forest and
abandoned gravel pits along the Minnesota
River to provide water filtration, education,
and recreational opportunities.
new text end

new text begin (u) Sportsmen's Training and Developmental
Learning Center
new text end

new text begin $85,000 the second year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Minnesota Forest Zone
Trappers Association to complete a site
evaluation and master plan for the Sportsmen's
Training and Developmental Learning Center
near Hibbing. Any revenue generated from
selling products or assets developed or
acquired with this appropriation must be
repaid to the trust fund unless a plan is
approved for reinvestment of income in the
project as provided under Minnesota Statutes,
section 116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (v) Birch Lake Recreation Area
new text end

new text begin $350,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for a grant to the city of Babbitt to expand the
Birch Lake Recreation Area by adding a new
campground to include new campsites,
restrooms, and other facilities. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Additional Projects
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 4,432,000
new text end
new text begin (a) Mora Lake High Water Mitigation
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for a grant to the city of Mora for measures to
mitigate high water in Mora Lake, including
installing intake and outlet structures and
replacing the associated sanitary sewer and
road. This appropriation is available until the
project is completed or abandoned, subject to
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.642. This
appropriation does not require a nonstate
match.
new text end

new text begin (b) Wastewater Pond Optimization
new text end

new text begin $750,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of the Minnesota
Pollution Control Agency, in partnership with
the Minnesota Rural Water Association and
the University of Minnesota's technical
assistance program, to implement a program
to optimize existing pond wastewater
treatment systems to increase nutrient removal
and improve efficiency without requiring
costly upgrades.
new text end

new text begin (c) Applied Research in State Mineral and
Water Resources
new text end

new text begin $750,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for academic and applied
research through the MnDRIVE program at
the Natural Resources Research Institute to
develop and demonstrate technologies that
enhance the long-term health and management
of Minnesota's mineral and water resources.
Of this amount, $300,000 is to support
demonstration of three sulfate reduction
technologies for improved water quality, and
$450,000 is for continued characterization of
Minnesota iron resources and for developing
next-generation technologies and iron
products. This research must be conducted in
consultation with the Mineral Coordinating
Committee established under Minnesota
Statutes, section 93.0015.
new text end

new text begin (d) Chloride Pollution Reduction
new text end

new text begin $500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency for activities, training, and
grants that reduce chloride pollution. Of this
amount, $250,000 is for grants for upgrading,
optimizing, or replacing water softener units.
Priority for grants must be given to facilities
needing improvements to comply with
chloride water quality standards.
new text end

new text begin (e) Water Volume, Quality, and Storage
Program
new text end

new text begin $788,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
for the water volume, quality, and storage
program under Minnesota Statutes, section
103F.05. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2025.
new text end

new text begin (f) Blue Earth County Storm Water
Management
new text end

new text begin $14,000 the second year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
a grant to Blue Earth County for a study of
flood control and storm water management
options for South Bend Township.
new text end

new text begin (g) Madelia Floodplain Modeling
new text end

new text begin $105,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for a grant to the city of Madelia for surveying,
modeling, and designing floodplain
improvements along the Watonwan River. The
city must submit a copy of the study to the
commissioner of natural resources and to the
Federal Emergency Management Agency for
possible incorporation into the Watonwan
County digital flood insurance rate maps.
new text end

new text begin (h) Waterville River Gauge and Flood Study
new text end

new text begin $513,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for a grant to the city of Waterville. Of this
amount:
new text end

new text begin (1) $13,000 is to purchase and install a flood
warning gauge on the Cannon River. The city
must work with the commissioner to integrate
the gauge with the state's enhanced flood
forecast warning system; and
new text end

new text begin (2) $500,000 is for a flood study of the Cannon
River dam system. The study must include
data collection and calibration, structure
surveying, HEC-HMS model development
and calibration, HEC-RAS model generation,
and modeling alternative mitigation options.
new text end

new text begin (i) Storm Water Retention in Urban Areas
new text end

new text begin $564,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of the Pollution
Control Agency to evaluate the impact of
storm water retention and infiltration in urban
areas on groundwater and surface water,
including the potential for contamination from
pollutants and the effects on stream water
flow, lake levels, and groundwater recharge.
The commissioner must develop
recommendations for when and where storm
water retention and infiltration should be
encouraged and discouraged. The
commissioner must submit a report with the
recommendations to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of
representatives and senate committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over environment
and natural resources by January 15, 2022.
new text end

new text begin (j) Water Storage and Quality Plan
new text end

new text begin $248,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Water and Soil Resources
to develop a plan to increase water storage in
strategic locations across the state. The plan
must:
new text end

new text begin (1) include recommendations for enhancing
flood protection, providing flood control, and
improving water quality through research,
implementation, and outreach;
new text end

new text begin (2) identify peak water storage structure
opportunities in critical areas of the state;
new text end

new text begin (3) include an assessment of peak water
storage structures and their appropriateness
for specific landscape settings;
new text end

new text begin (4) include best management practices for
enhancing water storage that take into account
specific water storage structures and
landscape; and
new text end

new text begin (5) be submitted to the chairs and ranking
minority members of the house of
representatives and senate committees and
divisions with jurisdiction over environment
and natural resources by January 15, 2022.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Contract
Agreement Reimbursement
new text end

new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin 135,000
new text end

new text begin $135,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources,
at the direction of the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources, for
expenses incurred for preparing and
administering contracts for the agreements
specified in this section. The commissioner
must provide documentation to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources on the expenditure of these funds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Availability of Appropriations
new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section may not
be spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation and are specified in the work
plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money
appropriated in this section must not be spent
on indirect costs or other institutional overhead
charges that are not directly related to and
necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs
that are directly related to and necessary for
an appropriation, including financial services,
human resources, information services, rent,
and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can
be clearly justified and individually
documented specific to the appropriation's
purpose and would not be generated by the
recipient but for receipt of the appropriation.
No broad allocations for costs in either dollars
or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise
provided, the amounts in this section are
available until June 30, 2024, when projects
must be completed and final products
delivered. For acquisition of real property, the
appropriations in this section are available for
an additional fiscal year if a binding contract
for acquisition of the real property is entered
into before the expiration date of the
appropriation. If a project receives a federal
grant, the time period of the appropriation is
extended to equal the federal grant period.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Data Availability Requirements
new text end

new text begin Data collected by the projects funded under
this section must conform to guidelines and
standards adopted by MN.IT Services. Spatial
data must also conform to additional
guidelines and standards designed to support
data coordination and distribution that have
been published by the Minnesota Geospatial
Information Office. Descriptions of spatial
data must be prepared as specified in the state's
geographic metadata guideline and must be
submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial
Information Office. All data must be
accessible and free to the public unless made
private under the Data Practices Act,
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent
practicable, summary data and results of
projects funded under this section should be
readily accessible on the Internet and
identified as having received funding from the
environment and natural resources trust fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Project Requirements
new text end

new text begin (a) As a condition of accepting an
appropriation under this section, an agency or
entity receiving an appropriation or a party to
an agreement from an appropriation must
comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must
submit a work plan and annual or semiannual
progress reports in the form determined by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources for any project funded in whole or
in part with funds from the appropriation.
Modifications to the approved work plan and
budget expenditures must be made through
the amendment process established by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (b) A recipient of money appropriated in this
section that conducts a restoration using funds
appropriated in this section must use native
plant species according to the Board of Water
and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines
and include an appropriate diversity of native
species selected to provide habitat for
pollinators throughout the growing season as
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.973.
new text end

new text begin (c) For all restorations conducted with money
appropriated under this section, a recipient
must prepare an ecological restoration and
management plan that, to the degree
practicable, is consistent with the
highest-quality conservation and ecological
goals for the restoration site. Consideration
should be given to soil, geology, topography,
and other relevant factors that would provide
the best chance for long-term success and
durability of the restoration project. The plan
must include the proposed timetable for
implementing the restoration, including site
preparation, establishment of diverse plant
species, maintenance, and additional
enhancement to establish the restoration;
identify long-term maintenance and
management needs of the restoration and how
the maintenance, management, and
enhancement will be financed; and take
advantage of the best-available science and
include innovative techniques to achieve the
best restoration.
new text end

new text begin (d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this
section for restoration activities must provide
an initial restoration evaluation at the
completion of the appropriation and an
evaluation three years after the completion of
the expenditure. Restorations must be
evaluated relative to the stated goals and
standards in the restoration plan, current
science, and, when applicable, the Board of
Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines.
The evaluation must determine whether the
restorations are meeting planned goals,
identify any problems with implementing the
restorations, and, if necessary, give
recommendations on improving restorations.
The evaluation must be focused on improving
future restorations.
new text end

new text begin (e) All restoration and enhancement projects
funded with money appropriated in this section
must be on land permanently protected by a
conservation easement or public ownership.
new text end

new text begin (f) A recipient of money from an appropriation
under this section must give consideration to
contracting with Conservation Corps
Minnesota for contract restoration and
enhancement services.
new text end

new text begin (g) All conservation easements acquired with
money appropriated under this section must:
new text end

new text begin (1) be permanent;
new text end

new text begin (2) specify the parties to an easement in the
easement;
new text end

new text begin (3) specify all of the provisions of an
agreement that are permanent;
new text end

new text begin (4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources in an
electronic format at least ten business days
before closing;
new text end

new text begin (5) include a long-term monitoring and
enforcement plan and funding for monitoring
and enforcing the easement agreement; and
new text end

new text begin (6) include requirements in the easement
document to protect the quantity and quality
of groundwater and surface water through
specific activities such as keeping water on
the landscape, reducing nutrient and
contaminant loading, and not permitting
artificial hydrological modifications.
new text end

new text begin (h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in
lands, a recipient of money appropriated under
this section must not agree to pay more than
100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel
of land using this money to complete the
purchase, in part or in whole, except that up
to ten percent above the appraised value may
be allowed to complete the purchase, in part
or in whole, using this money if permission is
received in advance of the purchase from the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (i) For any acquisition of land or interest in
land, a recipient of money appropriated under
this section must give priority to high-quality
natural resources or conservation lands that
provide natural buffers to water resources.
new text end

new text begin (j) For new lands acquired with money
appropriated under this section, a recipient
must prepare an ecological restoration and
management plan in compliance with
paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for
implementation unless the work plan addresses
why a portion of the money is not necessary
to achieve a high-quality restoration.
new text end

new text begin (k) To ensure public accountability for using
public funds, a recipient of money
appropriated under this section must, within
60 days of the transaction, provide to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources documentation of the selection
process used to identify parcels acquired and
provide documentation of all related
transaction costs, including but not limited to
appraisals, legal fees, recording fees,
commissions, other similar costs, and
donations. This information must be provided
for all parties involved in the transaction. The
recipient must also report to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources any difference between the
acquisition amount paid to the seller and the
state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if
a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal
was conducted.
new text end

new text begin (l) A recipient of an appropriation from the
trust fund under this section must acknowledge
financial support from the environment and
natural resources trust fund in project
publications, signage, and other public
communications and outreach related to work
completed using the appropriation.
Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate,
through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion
of language attributing support from the trust
fund. Each direct recipient of money
appropriated in this section, as well as each
recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this
section, must satisfy all reporting and other
requirements incumbent upon constitutionally
dedicated funding recipients as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
10, and chapter 116P.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Payment Conditions and
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
new text end

new text begin (a) All agreements, grants, or contracts
referred to in this section must be administered
on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise
provided in this section. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41,
expenditures made on or after July 1, 2020,
or the date the work plan is approved,
whichever is later, are eligible for
reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
this section. Periodic payments must be made
upon receiving documentation that the
deliverable items articulated in the approved
work plan have been achieved, including
partial achievements as evidenced by approved
progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be
advanced to projects to accommodate
cash-flow needs or match federal money. The
advances must be approved as part of the work
plan. No expenditures for capital equipment
are allowed unless expressly authorized in the
project work plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Single-source contracts as specified in the
approved work plan are allowed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable
Materials
new text end

new text begin A political subdivision, public or private
corporation, or other entity that receives an
appropriation under this section must use the
appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding
purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable
materials and Minnesota Statutes, section
16C.073, regarding purchasing and using
paper stock and printing.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Energy Conservation and Sustainable
Building Guidelines
new text end

new text begin A recipient to whom an appropriation is made
under this section for a capital improvement
project must ensure that the project complies
with the applicable energy conservation and
sustainable building guidelines and standards
contained in law, including Minnesota
Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
216C.20, and rules adopted under those
sections. The recipient may use the energy
planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
units of the Department of Commerce to
obtain information and technical assistance
on energy conservation and alternative-energy
development relating to planning and
constructing the capital improvement project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Accessibility
new text end

new text begin Structural and nonstructural facilities must
meet the design standards in the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
guidelines.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 19. new text end

new text begin Carryforward; Extension
new text end

new text begin (a) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2022:
new text end

new text begin (1) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (k), Conservation
Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
Outreach and Implementation; and
new text end

new text begin (2) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section
2, subdivision 6, paragraph (b), Palmer
Amaranth Detection and Eradication
Continuation.
new text end

new text begin (b) The availability of the appropriations for
the following projects is extended to June 30,
2023:
new text end

new text begin (1) Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section
2, subdivision 10, Emerging Issues Account;
new text end

new text begin (2) Laws 2019, First Special Session chapter
4, article 2, section 2, subdivision 8, paragraph
(f), Lawns to Legumes; and
new text end

new text begin (3) Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2,
subdivision 9, paragraph (h), Tower Trailhead
Boat Landing and Habitat Improvement -
Phase II.
new text end

new text begin (c) The availability of the appropriation under
Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2,
subdivision 4, paragraph (l), Lake Agnes
Treatment, is extended to June 30, 2024.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 20. new text end

new text begin Transfers
new text end

new text begin The appropriation in Laws 2019, First Special
Session chapter 4, article 2, section 2,
subdivision 8, paragraph (c), Sauk River Dam
Removal and Rock Rapids Replacement, in
the amount of $2,768,000, no longer needed
for its original purpose, is transferred to the
Board of Water and Soil Resources for the
water volume, quality, and storage program
under Minnesota Statutes, section 103F.05.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2025.
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [103F.05] WATER VOLUME, QUALITY, AND STORAGE.
new text end

new text begin Subdivision 1. new text end

new text begin Definitions. new text end

new text begin (a) For purposes of this section, the terms in this subdivision
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) "Local units of government" has the meaning given under section 103B.305,
subdivision 5, and includes tribal governments.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Establishment. new text end

new text begin The board must establish a program to protect, conserve,
preserve, and enhance the state's water quality and related natural resources benefits by
providing financial assistance or grants to local units of government to control water volume
and rates of flow, to reduce water quality impairment caused by flooding, and to construct
infrastructure and improvements to facilitate these goals.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Financial assistance or grants. new text end

new text begin (a) The board may provide financial assistance
or grants to local units of government to cover the costs of water volume control projects,
water storage projects, and other water quality practices consistent with a plan approved
according to chapter 103B, 103C, or 103D. The board may acquire conservation easements
under sections 103F.501 to 103F.531 as necessary to implement a project or practice under
this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board must enter into agreements with local units of government receiving
financial assistance or grants under this section. The agreements must specify the terms of
state and local cooperation, including the financing arrangement for constructing any
structures and assuring maintenance of the structures after completion.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Water quality and storage practices. new text end

new text begin "Water quality and storage practices"
are those practices which sustain or improve water quality via surface water rate and volume
and ecological management, including but not limited to:
new text end

new text begin (1) retention structures and basins;
new text end

new text begin (2) soil and substrate infiltration;
new text end

new text begin (3) wetland restoration or enhancement;
new text end

new text begin (4) channel restoration or enhancement;
new text end

new text begin (5) floodplain restoration or enhancement; and
new text end

new text begin (6) in-channel and overflow revegetation with native species.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Matching contribution and maximum awards. new text end

new text begin (a) The board must require
a matching contribution when providing financial assistance under this section and may
adjust matching requirements if federal funds are available for the project.
new text end

new text begin (b) The board must establish maximum award amounts when providing financial
assistance or grants under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Technical assistance. new text end

new text begin (a) The board may employ or contract with an engineer
or hydrologist to work on the technical implementation of the program established under
this section.
new text end

new text begin (b) When implementing the program, the board must:
new text end

new text begin (1) assist local units of government in achieving the goals of the program;
new text end

new text begin (2) review and analyze projects and project sites; and
new text end

new text begin (3) evaluate the effectiveness of completed projects constructed under the program.
new text end

new text begin (c) The board must cooperate with the commissioner of natural resources, the
commissioner of the Pollution Control Agency, the United States Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Conservation Service, and other agencies as needed to analyze
hydrological and engineering information on proposed sites.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Requirements. new text end

new text begin (a) A local unit of government applying for financial assistance
or grants under this section must provide a copy of a resolution or other documentation of
the local unit of government's support for the project. The documentation must include
provisions for local funding and management, the proposed method of obtaining necessary
land rights for the proposed project, and an assignment of responsibility for maintaining
any structures or practices upon completion.
new text end

new text begin (b) A local unit of government, with the assistance of the board, must evaluate the public
benefits that are reasonably expected upon completing the proposed project, and must
specifically identify the way in which the proposed project will further enhance the protection,
conservation, preservation, and enhancement of the state's water quality. The evaluation
must be submitted to the board before the final design.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Interstate cooperation. new text end

new text begin The board may enter into or approve working
agreements with neighboring states or their political subdivisions to accomplish projects
consistent with the program established under this section.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Federal aid availability. new text end

new text begin The board must regularly analyze the availability of
federal funds and programs to supplement or complement state and local efforts consistent
with the purposes of this section.
new text end

Sec. 4.

Laws 2016, chapter 186, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2018,
chapter 214, article 4, section 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Land Acquisition, Habitat, and
Recreation

-0-
8,793,000
(a) Scientific and Natural Area Restoration

$1,386,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
to restore and improve approximately 750
acres of scientific and natural areas. A list of
proposed restorations must be provided as part
of the required work plan. This appropriation
is available until June 30, 2019, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(b) Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and
Natural Area Acquisition

$500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
in cooperation with the Duluth Airport
Authority to acquire approximately ten acres
as an addition to the designated Minnesota
Point Pine Forest Scientific and Natural Area
located along the shores of Lake Superior in
Duluth.new text begin Any balance remaining in the
appropriation not needed for the acquisition
is available to the commissioner for a grant to
the Duluth Airport Authority to use to protect
the Minnesota Point Pine Forest Scientific and
Natural Area by relocating an airport runway.
The appropriation is available until June 30,
2022.
new text end

(c) Conservation Easements in Avon Hills -
Phase III

$1,300,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Saint John's University
in cooperation with Minnesota Land Trust to
secure permanent conservation easements on
approximately 500 acres of high-quality
habitat in Stearns County, prepare
conservation management plans, and provide
public outreach. A list of proposed easement
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required work plan. An entity that acquires a
conservation easement with appropriations
from the trust fund must have a long-term
stewardship plan for the easement and a fund
established for monitoring and enforcing the
agreement. Funding for the long-term
monitoring and enforcement fund must come
from nonstate sources for easements acquired
with this appropriation. The state may enforce
requirements in the conservation easements
on land acquired with this appropriation and
the conservation easement document must
state this authority and explicitly include
requirements for water quality and quantity
protection. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2019, by which time the project must
be completed and final products delivered.

(d) Lincoln Pipestone Rural Water System
Acquisition for Wellhead Protection

$1,500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Lincoln Pipestone Rural
Water to acquire and restore lands designated
under an approved wellhead protection plan.
Lands acquired with this appropriation must
be from willing sellers and be identified by
the Department of Health as targeted
vulnerable lands for wellhead protection.
Lands must be restored to permanent
vegetative cover, but may be used for
recreation and renewable energy if adequate
protection of the drinking water aquifer is
provided. A list of proposed acquisitions must
be provided as part of the required work plan.
Plant and seed materials must follow the Board
of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines.
Income derived from the lands acquired with
funds appropriated under this paragraph is
exempt from Minnesota Statutes, section
116P.10, if used for additional wellhead
protection as provided under this paragraph
until adequate wellhead protection has been
achieved, as determined by the commissioner
of health. Any income earned after that must
be returned to the environment and natural
resources trust fund. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2019, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(e) Mesabi Trail Segment from Highway 135 to
Town of Embarrass

$1,200,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
engineering and construction of segments of
the Mesabi Trail, totaling approximately six
miles between Highway 135 and the town of
Embarrass. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2019, by which time the project
must be completed and final products
delivered.

(f) Tower Historic Harbor Trail Connections

$679,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the city of Tower to
construct recreational trails along the harbor
in Tower and to connect to the Mesabi Trail.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2019, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.

(g) Otter Tail River Recreational Trail
Acquisition

$600,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the city of Fergus Falls
to acquire land along the Otter Tail River for
a recreational trail and park. This appropriation
is contingent on at least a 40 percent match of
nonstate money. Prior to the acquisition, a
phase 1 environmental assessment must be
completed and the city must not accept any
liability for previous contamination of lands
acquired with this appropriation.

Sec. 5.

Laws 2017, chapter 96, section 2, subdivision 9, as amended by Laws 2019, First
Special Session chapter 4, article 2, section 4, is amended to read:


Subd. 9.

Land Acquisition,
Habitat, and Recreation

999,000
13,533,000
-0-
(a) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land
Acquisition

$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Metropolitan Council for grants to
acquire approximately 70 acres of land within
the approved park boundaries of the
metropolitan regional park system. This
appropriation may not be used to purchase
habitable residential structures. A list of
proposed fee title acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required work plan.
This appropriation must be matched by at least
40 percent of nonstate money that must be
committed by December 31, 2017. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2020,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(b) Scientific and Natural Areas Acquisition and
Restoration, Citizen Science, and Engagement

$2,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire land with high-quality native plant
communities and rare features to be
established as scientific and natural areas as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, section
86A.05, subdivision 5, restore and improve
scientific and natural areas, and provide
technical assistance and outreach, including
site steward events. At least one-third of the
appropriation must be spent on restoration
activities. A list of proposed acquisitions and
restorations must be provided as part of the
required work plan. Land acquired with this
appropriation must be sufficiently improved
to meet at least minimum management
standards, as determined by the commissioner
of natural resources. When feasible,
consideration must be given to accommodate
trails on lands acquired. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(c) Minnesota State Parks and State Trails Land
Acquisition

$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire approximately 373 acres from willing
sellers for authorized state trails and critical
parcels within the statutory boundaries of state
parks. State park land acquired with this
appropriation must be sufficiently improved
to meet at least minimum management
standards, as determined by the commissioner
of natural resources. A list of proposed
acquisitions must be provided as part of the
required work plan. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(d) Minnesota State Trails Acquisition,
Development, and Enhancement

$999,000 in fiscal year 2017 and $39,000 the
first year are from the trust fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for state
trail acquisition, development, and
enhancement in southern Minnesota. A
proposed list of trail projects on authorized
state trails must be provided as part of the
required work plan. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2020, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(e) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank
Easement Acquisition

$2,675,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire native prairie bank easements in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, section
84.96, on approximately 250 acres, prepare
baseline property assessments, restore and
enhance native prairie sites, and provide
technical assistance to landowners. Of this
amount, up to $132,000 may be deposited in
a conservation easement stewardship account.
Deposits into the conservation easement
stewardship account must be made upon
closing on conservation easements or at a time
otherwise approved in the work plan. A list of
proposed easement acquisitions must be
provided as part of the required work plan.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2020, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.

(f) Leech Lake Acquisition

$1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Leech Lake Band of
Ojibwe to acquire approximately 45 acres,
including 0.67 miles of shoreline of
high-quality aquatic and wildlife habitat at the
historic meeting place between Henry
Schoolcraft and the Anishinabe people. The
land must be open to public use including
hunting and fishing. The band must provide a
commitment that land will not be put in a
federal trust through the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.

(g) Mesabi Trail Development

$2,269,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority for
engineering and constructing segments of the
Mesabi Trail. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2020, by which time the project
must be completed and final products
delivered.

(h) Tower Trailhead Boat Landing and Habitat
Improvement - Phase II

$600,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Tower to
construct a trailheadnew text begin, trail connection to the
Mesabi Trail,
new text end and boat landing andnew text begin tonew text end restore
vegetative habitat on city-owned property.
Plant and seed materials must follow the Board
of Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2020, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.

(i) Land Acquisition for Voyageurs National
Park Crane Lake Visitors Center

$950,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the town of Crane Lake, in
partnership with Voyageurs National Park and
the Department of Natural Resources, to
acquire approximately 30 acres to be used for
a visitor center and campground. Income
generated by the campground may be used to
support the facility.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective retroactively from July 1, 2017.
new text end

Sec. 6.

Laws 2018, chapter 214, article 4, section 2, subdivision 6, is amended to read:


Subd. 6.

Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive
Species

-0-
5,760,000
(a) Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and
Pests Center - Phase 4

$3,500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota for high-priority research at the
Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center
to protect Minnesota's natural and agricultural
resources from terrestrial invasive plants,
pathogens, and pests as identified through the
center's strategic prioritization process. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2023,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(b) Palmer Amaranth Detection and Eradication
Continuation

$431,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of agriculture to
continue to monitor, ground survey, and
control Palmer amaranthnew text begin and other prohibited
eradicate species of noxious weeds
new text end primarily
in deleted text beginconservation plantingsdeleted text end new text beginnatural areas new text endand to
develop and implement aerial-survey methods
to prevent infestation and protect prairies,
other natural areas, and agricultural crops.

(c) Evaluate Control Methods for Invasive
Hybrid Cattails

$131,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with Voyageurs National
Park to evaluate the effectiveness of
mechanical harvesting and managing muskrat
populations to remove exotic hybrid cattails
and restore fish and wildlife habitat in
Minnesota wetlands. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2021, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.

(d) Developing RNA Interference to Control
Zebra Mussels

$500,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for an agreement with the United States
Geological Survey to develop a genetic control
tool that exploits the natural process of RNA
silencing to specifically target and effectively
control zebra mussels without affecting other
species or causing other nontarget effects. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(e) Install and Evaluate an Invasive Carp
Deterrent for Mississippi River Locks and Dams

$998,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Board of Regents of the University
of Minnesota in cooperation with the United
States Army Corps of Engineers and the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service to
install, evaluate, and optimize a system in
Mississippi River locks and dams to deter
passage of invasive carp without negatively
impacting native fish and to evaluate the
ability of predator fish in the pools above the
locks and dams to consume young carp. The
project must conduct a cost comparison of
equipment purchase versus lease options and
choose the most effective option. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

(f) Determining Risk of Toxic Alga in Minnesota
Lakes

$200,000 the second year is from the trust
fund to the Science Museum of Minnesota for
the St. Croix Watershed Research Station to
determine the historical distribution,
abundance, and toxicity of the invasive
blue-green alga, Cylindrospermopsis
raciborskii, in about 20 lakes across Minnesota
and inform managers and the public about the
alga's spread and health risks. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2021,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.

ARTICLE 4

2022 ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND
APPROPRIATIONS

Section 1. new text beginAPPROPRIATIONS.
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 environment
and natural resources trust fund and are available for the fiscal years indicated for each
purpose. The figures "2022" and "2023" used in this article mean that the appropriations
listed under them are available for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, or June 30, 2023,
respectively. "The first year" is fiscal year 2022. "The second year" is fiscal year 2023. "The
biennium" is fiscal years 2022 and 2023.
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 2022
new text end
new text begin 2023
new text end

Sec. 2. new text beginMINNESOTA 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 70,881,000
new text end
new text begin $
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end

new text begin The amounts that may be spent for each
purpose are specified in the following
subdivisions. Appropriations in the first year
are available for three years beginning July 1,
2021, unless otherwise stated in the
appropriation. Any unencumbered balance
remaining in the first year does not cancel and
is available for the second year or until the
end of the appropriation.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 2. new text end

new text begin Definition
new text end

new text begin "Trust fund" means the Minnesota
environment and natural resources trust fund
established under the Minnesota Constitution,
article XI, section 14.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 3. new text end

new text begin Foundational Natural Resource Data
and Information
new text end

new text begin 10,459,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin (a) What's Bugging Minnesota's Insect-Eating
Birds?
new text end

new text begin $199,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research
Institute to examine the relationship between
insect abundance, timing of insect availability,
and breeding success for multiple bird species
across land-use intensities to develop
comprehensive guidelines to conserve bird
and insect diversity.
new text end

new text begin (b) Protecting Minnesota's Beneficial
Macroalgae: All Stoneworts Aren't Starry
new text end

new text begin $811,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
conduct a statewide inventory to provide
baseline data and build in-state knowledge of
Minnesota's native stoneworts, a diverse group
of aquatic plants that support clear lakes and
healthy fish habitat.
new text end

new text begin (c) County Groundwater Atlas
new text end

new text begin $1,875,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
continue producing county groundwater
atlases to inform management of surface water
and groundwater resources for drinking and
other purposes. This appropriation is for Part
B, to characterize the potential water yields of
aquifers and aquifers' sensitivity to
contamination.
new text end

new text begin (d) Improving Resiliency and Conservation
Outcomes for Minnesota Turtles
new text end

new text begin $391,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Minnesota Zoological Garden to
improve the conservation of Minnesota's
imperiled turtles through animal husbandry,
field conservation, and educational
programming. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2025, by which time the project
must be completed and final products
delivered.
new text end

new text begin (e) Minnesota Biological Survey
new text end

new text begin $1,500,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
complete the statewide baseline biological
survey by finalizing data, analyses, and
publications and by conducting targeted field
surveys to fill missing gaps of information
needed to support conservation of Minnesota's
biodiversity. Any revenues generated through
the publication of books or other resources
created through this appropriation may be
reinvested as described in the work plan
approved by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources
according to Minnesota Statutes, section
116P.10.
new text end

new text begin (f) Groundwater Contamination Mapping
Project - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $800,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of the Pollution Control
Agency to improve protection of groundwater
resources for drinking water by expanding the
web-based interactive groundwater
contamination mapping system to include all
other state hazardous and solid waste cleanup
programs and by upgrading the system to
collect monitoring data.
new text end

new text begin (g) Geologic Atlases for Water Resource
Management
new text end

new text begin $3,092,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, Minnesota Geological Survey, to
continue producing county geologic atlases to
inform management of surface water and
groundwater resources. This appropriation is
to complete Part A, which focuses on the
properties and distribution of earth materials
to define aquifer boundaries and the
connection of aquifers to the land surface and
surface water resources.
new text end

new text begin (h) Redwood County Reinvest in Minnesota
Easement Evaluation and Public Outreach
new text end

new text begin $197,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Redwood County for the
Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District
to inventory vegetation, evaluate wetland
conditions, and create a countywide
stewardship plan for lands protected with
permanent conservation easements. This
appropriation may also be spent to conduct
outreach to volunteers and landowners on
effective prairie and wetland habitat
management.
new text end

new text begin (i) Collaborative State and Tribal Wild Rice
Monitoring Program
new text end

new text begin $644,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
work with tribal partners to create a
collaborative and comprehensive monitoring
program to conserve wild-rice waters, develop
remote sensing tools for statewide estimates
of wild rice coverage, and collect consistent
field data on wild rice health and abundance.
new text end

new text begin (j) Morrison County Performance Drainage and
Hydrology Management II
new text end

new text begin $197,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Morrison Soil and
Water Conservation District to complete the
Morrison County culvert inventory started in
2016 to help solve landowner conflicts, protect
wetlands, improve water quality, and design
additional water storage throughout the
county.
new text end

new text begin (k) Exploring Minnesota's Wetlands: Our
Resource for Future Medicine
new text end

new text begin $210,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, Crookston, to work with White
Earth Tribal and Community College to
catalog bog microbe diversity in Minnesota's
ecoregions, test for potential
antibiotic-producing microorganisms, and
establish methods to enhance any antibiotic
cultures discovered.
new text end

new text begin (l) A Biodiversity Checkup for Minnesota's Big
Woods
new text end

new text begin $109,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to inform conservation strategies
by comparing the historic and contemporary
flora of Minnesota's Big Woods to determine
if all species have survived in the small
remaining remnants of that ecosystem.
new text end

new text begin (m) Microbiome in Raptors: A New Tool for
Conservation
new text end

new text begin $129,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Raptor Center to improve
wildlife care and environmental stewardship
by evaluating the impact of antibiotics
administered during captivity on raptor gut
microbiome, rehabilitation success, and the
potential spread of antimicrobial resistance in
the natural environment.
new text end

new text begin (n) Bioacoustics for Broad-Scale Species
Monitoring and Conservation
new text end

new text begin $305,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to improve wildlife conservation
efforts by using passive acoustic monitoring
devices to determine statewide distribution
and reproduction of red-headed woodpeckers
and developing a protocol for future use of
this technology to monitor population trends
and responses to habitat management. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 4. new text end

new text begin Water Resources
new text end

new text begin 4,771,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin (a) Trout Stream Habitat Restoration Success
new text end

new text begin $319,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Natural Resources Research
Institute to evaluate the effectiveness and
durability of previous trout stream habitat
restoration projects to improve the success and
cost effectiveness of future projects. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (b) Novel Nutrient Recovery Process from
Wastewater Treatment Plants
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to conduct lab- and pilot-scale tests
of a new process to promote nutrient removal
and recovery at rural municipal and industrial
wastewater treatment plants for water
protection and renewable energy production.
new text end

new text begin (c) Monitoring Emerging Viruses in Minnesota's
Urban Water Cycles
new text end

new text begin $416,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to develop rapid testing,
quantification, and human exposure risk
assessment models for enveloped viruses such
as coronaviruses in urban wastewater and
drinking water treatment processes.
new text end

new text begin (d) Microgeographic Impact of Antibiotics
Released from Identified Hotspots
new text end

new text begin $508,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to inform protection of
environmental, animal, and human health from
proliferation of antibiotic resistance by
quantifying and mapping the extent of
antibiotic spread in waters and soils from
locations identified as release hot spots.
new text end

new text begin (e) Sustainable Irrigation Management:
Expanding a Web Application
new text end

new text begin $1,139,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to promote responsible use of
Minnesota's groundwater resources by
expanding an existing irrigation management
assistance tool into a mobile-compatible web
application for the top agricultural-producing
counties in the state. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2025, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Assessing Membrane Bioreactor Wastewater
Treatment Efficacy
new text end

new text begin $419,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities system for St.
Cloud State University to conduct a
comprehensive assessment of membrane
bioreactor treatment of wastewater to inform
managers of options for updating or replacing
aging wastewater infrastructure.
new text end

new text begin (g) Evaluating Coronavirus and Other
Microbiological Contamination of Drinking
Water Sources from Wastewater
new text end

new text begin $594,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to survey public and private wells
to identify sources of and evaluate solutions
to microbiological contamination of drinking
water sources by wastewater, including from
the virus that causes COVID-19.
new text end

new text begin (h) St. James Pit Water-Level Control Study
new text end

new text begin $259,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Aurora to install
sampling wells and conduct a study to
determine appropriate mitigation of the
abandoned St. James pit mine to protect
surface and drinking water and prevent harm
to homes and residents.
new text end

new text begin (i) Long-Term Nitrate Mitigation by
Maintaining Profitable Kernza Production
new text end

new text begin $485,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Stearns County Soil
and Water Conservation District to evaluate
the effectiveness of aging Kernza stands on
water quality and to continue to develop a
sustainable supply chain with a focus on
post-harvest processing of Kernza for water
protection and local economies.
new text end

new text begin (j) Antibiotic Resistance and Wastewater
Treatment: Problems and Solutions
new text end

new text begin $432,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the University of St.
Thomas to quantify the ability of full-scale
wastewater treatment plants to eliminate
antibiotic resistance genes entering or created
in the water treatment process before these
genes are released into the natural
environment.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 5. new text end

new text begin Environmental Education
new text end

new text begin 2,687,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin (a) Increasing Outdoor Learning for Young
Minnesotans
new text end

new text begin $383,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Wolf Ridge Environmental
Learning Center to provide scholarships for
equitable access to hands-on learning
experiences in the outdoors related to outdoor
recreation, air and energy, water, habitat, and
fish and wildlife. This appropriation is
available until June 30, 2025, by which time
the project must be completed and final
products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (b) Pollinator Education in the Science
Classroom
new text end

new text begin $366,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to educate approximately 5,000
students about pollinator conservation by
providing professional development for
science teachers to integrate pollinator
education curriculum and materials into their
classrooms and by evaluating the program to
improve its effectiveness.
new text end

new text begin (c) Minnesota Freshwater Quest: Environmental
Education for Youth
new text end

new text begin $699,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Wilderness Inquiry to
provide place-based STEM environmental
education to approximately 15,000 diverse
and underserved Minnesota youth through
exploration of local ecosystems and waterways
in the Minnesota Freshwater Quest program.
new text end

new text begin (d) Minnesota Master Naturalist: Nature for
New Minnesotans
new text end

new text begin $293,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota in partnership with
English-language-learning organizations to
adapt and incorporate materials developed for
Minnesota Master Naturalists into
English-language-learning programs to
introduce immigrants and English-language
learners to Minnesota's great outdoors.
new text end

new text begin (e) The Voyageurs Classroom Initiative
new text end

new text begin $348,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Voyageurs Conservancy
to launch a new initiative to connect
Minnesota youth, young adults, and their
families to Voyageurs National Park by
learning about the park's waters, wildlife, and
forests and by engaging in the park's
preservation.
new text end

new text begin (f) Restoring Land and Reviving Heritage:
Conservation Through Indigenous Culture
new text end

new text begin $420,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Belwin Conservancy in
partnership with Anishinabe Academy to
conduct environmental education
programming that incorporates ecology and
indigenous land traditions and to restore an
ecologically significant area of land using
modern scientific standards and traditional
ecological knowledge.
new text end

new text begin (g) Expanding Access to Environmental
Education for Underserved Communities
new text end

new text begin $178,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Raptor Center to build
environmental literacy and engagement by
delivering an environmental education
program featuring live raptors and
standards-based curriculum to approximately
300 classrooms in underserved communities
throughout Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 6. new text end

new text begin Aquatic and Terrestrial Invasive
Species
new text end

new text begin 6,148,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin (a) Starch Allocation Patterns of Invasive Starry
Stonewort Harvested from Lake Koronis
new text end

new text begin $101,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Trustees of the Minnesota
State Colleges and Universities System for
Minnesota State University, Mankato, to
evaluate the starch allocation patterns of the
invasive starry stonewort to identify
weaknesses in the plant's growth that could be
targeted for management.
new text end

new text begin (b) Long-Term Efficacy of Invasive Removal in
Floodplain Forests
new text end

new text begin $25,000 the first year is from the trust fund to
the commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Macalester College to begin
a long-term scientific study at the Ordway
Field Station to provide information to land
managers on protecting Minnesota's floodplain
forests from combined threats of overabundant
deer, invasive shrubs, and earthworms. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered. A report on the
results of the long-term study must be
submitted at the end of the appropriation and
an update must be submitted five years after
the appropriation ends or at the study's
conclusion, whichever is first.
new text end

new text begin (c) Oak Wilt Suppression at the Northern Edge
- Phase II
new text end

new text begin $423,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Morrison Soil and
Water Conservation District to continue to
eradicate the northernmost occurrences of oak
wilt in the state through mechanical means on
select private properties to prevent oak wilt's
spread to healthy state forests.
new text end

new text begin (d) Biocontrol of Invasive Species in Bee Lawns
and Parklands
new text end

new text begin $425,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to establish a biocontrol program
to manage the invasive Japanese beetle in a
way that reduces insecticide use in bee lawns
and pollinator restorations and the associated
economic and environmental costs to wildlife
and humans.
new text end

new text begin (e) Building Knowledge and Capacity for AIS
Solutions
new text end

new text begin $3,750,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Minnesota Aquatic Invasive
Species Research Center to conduct
high-priority projects aimed at solving
Minnesota's aquatic invasive species problems
using rigorous science and a collaborative
process. Additionally, the appropriation may
be spent to deliver research findings to end
users through strategic communication and
outreach. This appropriation is available until
June 30, 2025, by which time the project must
be completed and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (f) Evaluating Minnesota's Last Best Chance to
Stop Carp
new text end

new text begin $424,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, in cooperation with the United
States Army Corps of Engineers and the
Department of Natural Resources, to evaluate
invasive carp passage and the costs, processes,
and potential for a state-of-the-art deterrent
system installed at Mississippi River Lock and
Dam Number 5 to impede passage of invasive
carp at this location to protect the upper river.
new text end

new text begin (g) Stop Starry Invasion with Community
Invasive Species Containment
new text end

new text begin $1,000,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Minnesota Lakes and
Rivers Advocates to work with civic leaders
to purchase, install, and operate waterless
cleaning stations for watercraft; conduct
aquatic invasive species education; and
implement education upgrades at public
accesses to prevent invasive starry stonewort
spread beyond the 16 lakes already infested.
This appropriation is available until June 30,
2025, by which time the project must be
completed and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 7. new text end

new text begin Air Quality, Climate Change, and
Renewable Energy
new text end

new text begin 6,205,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin (a) Enhanced Thermo-Active Foundations for
Space Heating in Minnesota
new text end

new text begin $312,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, Duluth, to design and optimize
cost-competitive thermally enhanced heat
exchanger systems for use in building
foundations to improve energy efficiency and
conservation of natural resources in
Minnesota's cold climate.
new text end

new text begin (b) Storing Renewable Energy in Flow Battery
for Grid Use
new text end

new text begin $2,408,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, Morris, to implement a rural,
community-scale project that demonstrates
how a large flow battery connected to solar
and wind generation improves grid stability
and enhances use of renewable energy.
new text end

new text begin (c) Agrivoltaics to Improve the Environment
and Farm Resiliency
new text end

new text begin $646,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, West Central Research and
Outreach Center, Morris, to model and
evaluate alternative solar energy system
designs to maximize energy production while
providing other benefits to cattle and farmers.
new text end

new text begin (d) Behavioral Response of Bald Eagles to
Acoustic Stimuli
new text end

new text begin $261,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to
protect wildlife by designing and
implementing an acoustic deterrence protocol
to discourage bald eagles from entering
hazardous air space near wind energy
installations.
new text end

new text begin (e) Create Jobs Statewide by Diverting Materials
from Landfills
new text end

new text begin $2,244,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
agreements with Better Futures Minnesota and
the Natural Resources Research Institute to
partner with cities, counties, and businesses
to create and implement a collection,
restoration, reuse, and repurpose program that
diverts used household goods and building
materials from entering the waste stream and
thereby reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Net income generated by Better Futures
Minnesota as part of this appropriation may
be reinvested in the project if a plan for
reinvestment is approved in the work plan.
new text end

new text begin (f) Strengthening Minnesota's Reuse Economy
to Conserve Natural Resources
new text end

new text begin $334,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with ReUSE Minnesota to
provide outreach and technical assistance to
communities and small businesses to increase
reuse, rental, and repair of consumer goods as
an alternative to using new materials; to reduce
solid-waste disposal impacts; and to create
more local reuse jobs. A fiscal management
and staffing plan must be approved in the work
plan before any trust fund dollars are spent.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 8. new text end

new text begin Methods to Protect, Restore, and
Enhance Land, Water, and Habitat
new text end

new text begin 6,429,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin (a) Camp Ripley Sentinel Landscape Forest
Restoration and Enhancements
new text end

new text begin $731,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Crow Wing Soil and
Water Conservation District to partner with
the Nature Conservancy and Great River
Greening to develop forest stewardship plans,
restore habitat, and conduct prescribed burns
to advance forest restoration and enhancement
on public and private lands within an
approximate ten-mile radius around Camp
Ripley. Notwithstanding subdivision 13,
paragraph (e), this appropriation may be spent
on forest management plans, fires, and
restoration on lands with a long-term contract
commitment for forest conservation. The
restoration must follow the Board of Water
and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines.
new text end

new text begin (b) Restoring Mussels in Streams and Lakes -
Continuation
new text end

new text begin $619,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
restore native freshwater mussel assemblages
and the ecosystem services they provide in the
Mississippi, Cedar, and Cannon Rivers and to
inform the public on mussels and mussel
conservation.
new text end

new text begin (c) Pollinator Central II: Habitat Improvement
With Community Monitoring
new text end

new text begin $631,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Great River Greening to
restore and enhance pollinator habitat in the
metropolitan area to benefit pollinators and
people and to build knowledge of the impact
through community-based monitoring.
new text end

new text begin (d) Preserving Minnesota's Only Ball Cactus
Population
new text end

new text begin $103,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota for the Minnesota Landscape
Arboretum to move the only known remaining
ball cactus population in the state from private
to protected land and to propagate and bank
ball cactus seeds for education and
preservation.
new text end

new text begin (e) Prescribed-Fire Management for Roadside
Prairies - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $217,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of transportation to
continue to protect biodiversity and enhance
pollinator habitat on roadsides by helping to
create a self-sufficient prescribed-fire program
at the Department of Transportation.
new text end

new text begin (f) Restoring Upland Forests for Birds
new text end

new text begin $193,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the American Bird
Conservancy to restore deciduous forest in
partnership with Aitkin, Beltrami, and Cass
Counties using science-based best
management practices to rejuvenate
noncommercial stands for focal wildlife
species.
new text end

new text begin (g) Minnesota Green Schoolyards
new text end

new text begin $250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with The Trust for Public Land
to assess, promote, and demonstrate how
schoolyards can be adapted to improve water,
air, and habitat quality and to foster
next-generation environmental stewards while
improving health, education, and community
outcomes.
new text end

new text begin (h) Plumbing the Muddy Depths of Superior
Hiking Trail
new text end

new text begin $187,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Superior Hiking Trail
Association to install and implement water
management practices to prevent erosion and
improve access to the Superior Hiking Trail.
new text end

new text begin (i) Reducing Plastic Pollution with
Biodegradable Erosion Control Products
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Agricultural Utilization Research
Institute in partnership with the Departments
of Transportation, Agriculture, and Natural
Resources to demonstrate use of regionally
grown industrial hemp to create biodegradable
alternatives to plastic-based erosion and
sediment control products used in
transportation construction projects.
new text end

new text begin (j) Remote Sensing and Super-Resolution
Imaging of Microplastics
new text end

new text begin $309,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota, St. Anthony Falls Laboratory, to
develop and test remote sensing techniques
for cost-effective monitoring of microplastics
in lakes, rivers, and streams as well as in
wastewater treatment plants. This
appropriation is available until June 30, 2025,
by which time the project must be completed
and final products delivered.
new text end

new text begin (k) Woodcrest Trail Expansion
new text end

new text begin $16,000 the first year is from the trust fund to
the commissioner of natural resources for an
agreement with Foundation for Health Care
Continuum, doing business as Country Manor
Campus, LLC, to construct a trail for public
recreational use on land owned by the senior
living facility in central Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (l) Urban Pollinator and Native American
Cultural Site Restoration
new text end

new text begin $213,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Friends of the Mississippi
River to restore three urban natural areas,
including an iconic Native American cultural
site, to native prairie and forest with a focus
on important pollinator and culturally
significant native plants.
new text end

new text begin (m) Demonstrating Real-World Economic and
Soil Benefits of Cover Crops and Alternative
Tillage
new text end

new text begin $288,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Redwood County for the
Redwood Soil and Water Conservation District
to increase farmer adoption of conservation
practices by demonstrating soil improvements
and cost savings of cover crops and alternative
tillage compared to conventional practices on
working farms. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2025, by which time the project
must be completed and final products
delivered.
new text end

new text begin (n) Creating Cost-Effective Forage and
Management Actions for Pollinators
new text end

new text begin $198,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Regents of the University of
Minnesota to evaluate pollinator forage across
time and in response to burning and mowing
and to design an open-access web-based tool
to share these data for land managers across
Minnesota to inform restoration seed mix
selection.
new text end

new text begin (o) Shoreline Stabilization, Fishing, and ADA
Improvements at Silverwood Park
new text end

new text begin $200,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Three Rivers Park
District to provide water quality improvements
through shoreline stabilization, shoreline
fishing improvements, and shoreline ADA
access on the island in Silver Lake within
Silverwood Park.
new text end

new text begin (p) Lawns to Legumes Program - Phase II
new text end

new text begin $993,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Board of Water and Soil Resources to
provide grants, cost-sharing, and technical
assistance to plant residential lawns,
community parks, and school landscapes with
native vegetation and pollinator-friendly forbs
and legumes to protect a diversity of
pollinators. Notwithstanding subdivision 13,
paragraph (e), this appropriation may be spent
on pollinator plantings on lands with a
long-term commitment from the landowner.
new text end

new text begin (q) Reintroducing Bison to Spring Lake Park
Reserve
new text end

new text begin $560,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Dakota County, in
partnership with the Minnesota Bison
Conservation Herd, to establish the holding
facilities and infrastructure needed to
reintroduce American plains bison (Bison
bison
) to improve the resiliency and
biodiversity of the prairie at Spring Lake Park
Reserve.
new text end

new text begin (r) Elm Creek Habitat Restoration Final Phase
new text end

new text begin $521,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Champlin to
conduct habitat and stream restoration in Elm
Creek upstream of Mill Ponds.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 9. new text end

new text begin Land Acquisition for Habitat and
Recreation
new text end

new text begin 32,062,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin (a) Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail
(McDonald Segment)
new text end

new text begin $2,245,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Otter Tail County to
construct the McDonald Segment of the
Perham to Pelican Rapids Regional Trail to
connect the cities of Perham and Pelican
Rapids to Maplewood State Park.
new text end

new text begin (b) Mesabi Trail CSAH 88 to Ely
new text end

new text begin $1,650,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the St. Louis and Lake
Counties Regional Railroad Authority to
acquire, engineer, and construct a segment of
the Mesabi Trail beginning at the intersection
of County State-Aid Highway 88 toward Ely.
new text end

new text begin (c) Southwest Minnesota Single-Track Trail
new text end

new text begin $190,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Jackson County to create
a single-track mountain bike trail and expand
an associated parking lot in Belmont County
Park to address a lack of opportunity for this
kind of outdoor recreation in southwest
Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (d) Local Parks, Trails, and Natural Areas
Grant Programs
new text end

new text begin $2,250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
solicit and rank applications for and fund
competitive matching grants for local parks,
trail connections, and natural and scenic areas
under Minnesota Statutes, section 85.019.
Priority must be given to funding projects in
the metropolitan area or in other areas of
southern Minnesota. For purposes of this
paragraph, southern Minnesota is defined as
the area of the state south of and including St.
Cloud. This appropriation is for local
nature-based recreation, connections to
regional and state natural areas, and recreation
facilities and may not be used for athletic
facilities such as sport fields, courts, and
playgrounds.
new text end

new text begin (e) Metropolitan Regional Parks System Land
Acquisition - Phase VII
new text end

new text begin $2,250,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Metropolitan Council for grants to
acquire land within the approved park
boundaries of the metropolitan regional park
system. This appropriation must be matched
by an equal amount from a combination of
Metropolitan Council and local agency funds.
new text end

new text begin (f) Sauk Rapids Lions Park Riverfront
Improvements
new text end

new text begin $463,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Sauk Rapids to
design and construct a second phase of
upgrades to Lions and Southside Parks
including trails, lighting, riverbank restoration,
and a canoe and kayak launch to enhance
access to the Mississippi River.
new text end

new text begin (g) City of Brainerd - Mississippi Landing
Trailhead
new text end

new text begin $2,850,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Brainerd to
design and construct Mississippi Landing
Trailhead Park to help connect residents and
visitors to the Mississippi River through
recreation, education, and restoration.
new text end

new text begin (h) Native Prairie Stewardship and Prairie Bank
Easement Acquisition
new text end

new text begin $1,341,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
provide technical stewardship assistance to
private landowners, restore and enhance native
prairie protected by easements in the native
prairie bank, and acquire easements for the
native prairie bank in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.96, including
preparing initial baseline property assessments.
Up to $60,000 of this appropriation may be
deposited in the natural resources conservation
easement stewardship account created in
Minnesota Statutes, section 84.69, proportional
to the number of easement acres acquired.
new text end

new text begin (i) Moose Lake - Trunk Highway 73 Trail
new text end

new text begin $330,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Moose Lake to
design and construct a nonmotorized
recreational trail in an off-street pedestrian
corridor along Highway 73 to connect to
several existing regional trails in the Moose
Lake area.
new text end

new text begin (j) SNA Acquisition, Restoration,
Citizen-Science, and Outreach
new text end

new text begin $3,336,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
the scientific and natural areas (SNA) program
to restore, improve, and enhance wildlife
habitat on SNAs; increase public involvement
and outreach; and strategically acquire lands
that meet criteria for SNAs under Minnesota
Statutes, section 86A.05, from willing sellers.
new text end

new text begin (k) Precision Acquisition for Restoration,
Groundwater Recharge, and Habitat
new text end

new text begin $467,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Shell Rock River
Watershed District to acquire and restore to
wetland a key parcel of land to reduce
downstream flooding while providing water
storage, groundwater recharge, nutrient
reduction, and pollinator and wildlife habitat.
new text end

new text begin (l) Lake Brophy Single-Track Trail Expansion
new text end

new text begin $100,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Douglas County in
partnership with the Big Ole Bike Club to
design and build new expert single-track
segments and an asphalt pump track for the
existing trail system at Lake Brophy Park to
improve outdoor recreation experiences in
west-central Minnesota.
new text end

new text begin (m) Veterans on the Lake
new text end

new text begin $553,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with Lake County for Veterans
on the Lake to conduct accessibility upgrades
to Veterans on the Lake's existing trails,
roadway, and buildings to improve access to
the wilderness and outdoor recreation for
disabled American veterans.
new text end

new text begin (n) Crane Lake Voyageurs National Park Visitor
Center - Continuation
new text end

new text begin $2,700,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Crane Lake to
design and construct an approximate 4,500 to
7,000 square-foot visitor center building to
serve as an access point to Voyageurs National
Park. A fiscal agent or fiscal management plan
must be approved in the work plan before any
trust fund money is spent. A copy of a
resolution or other documentation of the city's
commitment to fund operations of the visitor
center must be included in the work plan
submitted to the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources.
new text end

new text begin (o) Brookston Campground, Boat Launch, and
Outdoor Recreational Facility Planning
new text end

new text begin $425,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Brookston to
design a campground, boat launch, and
outdoor recreation area on the banks of the St.
Louis River in northeastern Minnesota. A
fiscal agent must be approved in the work plan
before any trust fund dollars are spent.
new text end

new text begin (p) Moose and Seven Beaver Multiuse Trails
Upgrade
new text end

new text begin $900,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Hoyt Lakes, in
partnership with the Ranger Snowmobile and
ATV Club, to design and construct upgrades
and extensions to the Moose and Seven Beaver
multiuse trails to enhance access for recreation
use and connect to regional trails.
new text end

new text begin (q) Above the Falls Regional Park Acquisition
new text end

new text begin $950,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the Minneapolis Parks and
Recreation Board to develop a restoration plan
and acquire approximately 3.25 acres of
industrial land for public access and habitat
connectivity along the Mississippi River as
part of Above the Falls Regional Park.
new text end

new text begin (r) Silver Lake Trail Improvement Project
new text end

new text begin $1,071,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of Virginia to
reconstruct and renovate the walking trail
around Silver Lake to allow safe multimodal
transportation between schools, parks,
community recreation facilities, and other
community activity centers in downtown
Virginia.
new text end

new text begin (s) Minnesota State Trails Development
new text end

new text begin $4,266,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
expand recreational opportunities on
Minnesota state trails by rehabilitating and
enhancing existing state trails and replacing
or repairing existing state trail bridges. Priority
must be given to funding projects in the
metropolitan area or in other areas of southern
Minnesota. For purposes of this paragraph,
southern Minnesota is defined as the area of
the state south of and including St. Cloud.
new text end

new text begin (t) Highbanks Ravine Bat Hibernaculum Project
new text end

new text begin $825,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for
an agreement with the city of St. Cloud to
reroute and upgrade an existing storm water
system in the Highbanks Ravine area to
improve an existing bat hibernaculum, reduce
erosion, and create additional green space for
wildlife habitat.
new text end

new text begin (u) State Parks and State Trails Inholdings
new text end

new text begin $2,560,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
acquire high-priority inholdings from willing
sellers within the legislatively authorized
boundaries of state parks, recreation areas, and
trails to protect Minnesota's natural heritage,
enhance outdoor recreation, and improve the
efficiency of public land management.
new text end

new text begin (v) Accessible Fishing Piers and Shore Fishing
Areas
new text end

new text begin $340,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources to
provide accessible fishing piers and develop
shore fishing sites to serve new angling
communities, underserved populations, and
anglers with disabilities.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 10. new text end

new text begin Administrative and Emerging Issues
new text end

new text begin 2,120,000
new text end
new text begin -0-
new text end
new text begin (a) Contract Agreement Reimbursement
new text end

new text begin $135,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the commissioner of natural resources, at
the direction of the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources, for
expenses incurred in preparing and
administering contracts for the agreements
specified in this section. The commissioner
must provide documentation to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources on the expenditure of these funds.
new text end

new text begin (b) Legislative-Citizen Commission on
Minnesota Resources (LCCMR) Administration
new text end

new text begin $1,750,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on
Minnesota Resources for administration in
fiscal years 2022 and 2023 as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.09,
subdivision 5. This appropriation is available
until June 30, 2023. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.11,
paragraph (b), Minnesota Statutes, section
16A.281, applies to this appropriation.
new text end

new text begin (c) Emerging Issues Account
new text end

new text begin $233,000 the first year is from the trust fund
to an emerging issues account authorized in
Minnesota Statutes, section 116P.08,
subdivision 4, paragraph (d).
new text end

new text begin (d) Legislative Coordinating Commission (LCC)
Administration
new text end

new text begin $2,000 the first year is from the trust fund to
the Legislative Coordinating Commission for
the website required in Minnesota Statutes,
section 3.303, subdivision 10.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 11. new text end

new text begin Availability of Appropriations
new text end

new text begin Money appropriated in this section may not
be spent on activities unless they are directly
related to and necessary for a specific
appropriation and are specified in the work
plan approved by the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources. Money
appropriated in this section must not be spent
on indirect costs or other institutional overhead
charges that are not directly related to and
necessary for a specific appropriation. Costs
that are directly related to and necessary for
an appropriation, including financial services,
human resources, information services, rent,
and utilities, are eligible only if the costs can
be clearly justified and individually
documented specific to the appropriation's
purpose and would not be generated by the
recipient but for receipt of the appropriation.
No broad allocations for costs in either dollars
or percentages are allowed. Unless otherwise
provided, the amounts in this section are
available until June 30, 2024, when projects
must be completed and final products
delivered. For acquisition of real property, the
appropriations in this section are available for
an additional fiscal year if a binding contract
for acquisition of the real property is entered
into before the expiration date of the
appropriation. If a project receives a federal
grant, the period of the appropriation is
extended to equal the federal grant period.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 12. new text end

new text begin Data Availability Requirements
new text end

new text begin Data collected by the projects funded under
this section must conform to guidelines and
standards adopted by Minnesota IT Services.
Spatial data must also conform to additional
guidelines and standards designed to support
data coordination and distribution that have
been published by the Minnesota Geospatial
Information Office. Descriptions of spatial
data must be prepared as specified in the state's
geographic metadata guideline and must be
submitted to the Minnesota Geospatial
Information Office. All data must be
accessible and free to the public unless made
private under the Data Practices Act,
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 13. To the extent
practicable, summary data and results of
projects funded under this section should be
readily accessible on the Internet and
identified as having received funding from the
environment and natural resources trust fund.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 13. new text end

new text begin Project Requirements
new text end

new text begin (a) As a condition of accepting an
appropriation under this section, an agency or
entity receiving an appropriation or a party to
an agreement from an appropriation must
comply with paragraphs (b) to (l) and
Minnesota Statutes, chapter 116P, and must
submit a work plan and annual or semiannual
progress reports in the form determined by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources for any project funded in whole or
in part with funds from the appropriation.
Modifications to the approved work plan and
budget expenditures must be made through
the amendment process established by the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (b) A recipient of money appropriated in this
section that conducts a restoration using funds
appropriated in this section must use native
plant species according to the Board of Water
and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines
and include an appropriate diversity of native
species selected to provide habitat for
pollinators throughout the growing season as
required under Minnesota Statutes, section
84.973.
new text end

new text begin (c) For all restorations conducted with money
appropriated under this section, a recipient
must prepare an ecological restoration and
management plan that, to the degree
practicable, is consistent with the
highest-quality conservation and ecological
goals for the restoration site. Consideration
should be given to soil, geology, topography,
and other relevant factors that would provide
the best chance for long-term success and
durability of the restoration project. The plan
must include the proposed timetable for
implementing the restoration, including site
preparation, establishment of diverse plant
species, maintenance, and additional
enhancement to establish the restoration;
identify long-term maintenance and
management needs of the restoration and how
the maintenance, management, and
enhancement will be financed; and take
advantage of the best-available science and
include innovative techniques to achieve the
best restoration.
new text end

new text begin (d) An entity receiving an appropriation in this
section for restoration activities must provide
an initial restoration evaluation at the
completion of the appropriation and an
evaluation three years after the completion of
the expenditure. Restorations must be
evaluated relative to the stated goals and
standards in the restoration plan, current
science, and, when applicable, the Board of
Water and Soil Resources' native vegetation
establishment and enhancement guidelines.
The evaluation must determine whether the
restorations are meeting planned goals,
identify any problems with implementing the
restorations, and, if necessary, give
recommendations on improving restorations.
The evaluation must be focused on improving
future restorations.
new text end

new text begin (e) All restoration and enhancement projects
funded with money appropriated in this section
must be on land permanently protected by a
conservation easement or public ownership.
new text end

new text begin (f) A recipient of money from an appropriation
under this section must give consideration to
contracting with Conservation Corps
Minnesota for contract restoration and
enhancement services.
new text end

new text begin (g) All conservation easements acquired with
money appropriated under this section must:
new text end

new text begin (1) be permanent;
new text end

new text begin (2) specify the parties to an easement in the
easement;
new text end

new text begin (3) specify all provisions of an agreement that
are permanent;
new text end

new text begin (4) be sent to the Legislative-Citizen
Commission on Minnesota Resources in an
electronic format at least ten business days
before closing;
new text end

new text begin (5) include a long-term monitoring and
enforcement plan and funding for monitoring
and enforcing the easement agreement; and
new text end

new text begin (6) include requirements in the easement
document to protect the quantity and quality
of groundwater and surface water through
specific activities such as keeping water on
the landscape, reducing nutrient and
contaminant loading, and not permitting
artificial hydrological modifications.
new text end

new text begin (h) For any acquisition of lands or interest in
lands, a recipient of money appropriated under
this section must not agree to pay more than
100 percent of the appraised value for a parcel
of land using this money to complete the
purchase, in part or in whole, except that up
to ten percent above the appraised value may
be allowed to complete the purchase, in part
or in whole, using this money if permission is
received in advance of the purchase from the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources.
new text end

new text begin (i) For any acquisition of land or interest in
land, a recipient of money appropriated under
this section must give priority to high-quality
natural resources or conservation lands that
provide natural buffers to water resources.
new text end

new text begin (j) For new lands acquired with money
appropriated under this section, a recipient
must prepare an ecological restoration and
management plan in compliance with
paragraph (c), including sufficient funding for
implementation unless the work plan addresses
why a portion of the money is not necessary
to achieve a high-quality restoration.
new text end

new text begin (k) To ensure public accountability for using
public funds, a recipient of money
appropriated under this section must, within
60 days of the transaction, provide to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources documentation of the selection
process used to identify parcels acquired and
provide documentation of all related
transaction costs, including but not limited to
appraisals, legal fees, recording fees,
commissions, other similar costs, and
donations. This information must be provided
for all parties involved in the transaction. The
recipient must also report to the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources any difference between the
acquisition amount paid to the seller and the
state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal, if
a state-certified or state-reviewed appraisal
was conducted.
new text end

new text begin (l) A recipient of an appropriation from the
trust fund under this section must acknowledge
financial support from the environment and
natural resources trust fund in project
publications, signage, and other public
communications and outreach related to work
completed using the appropriation.
Acknowledgment may occur, as appropriate,
through use of the trust fund logo or inclusion
of language attributing support from the trust
fund. Each direct recipient of money
appropriated in this section, as well as each
recipient of a grant awarded pursuant to this
section, must satisfy all reporting and other
requirements incumbent upon constitutionally
dedicated funding recipients as provided in
Minnesota Statutes, section 3.303, subdivision
10, and chapter 116P.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 14. new text end

new text begin Payment Conditions and
Capital-Equipment Expenditures
new text end

new text begin (a) All agreements, grants, or contracts
referred to in this section must be administered
on a reimbursement basis unless otherwise
provided in this section. Notwithstanding
Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.41,
expenditures made on or after July 1, 2021,
or the date the work plan is approved,
whichever is later, are eligible for
reimbursement unless otherwise provided in
this section. Periodic payments must be made
upon receiving documentation that the
deliverable items articulated in the approved
work plan have been achieved, including
partial achievements as evidenced by approved
progress reports. Reasonable amounts may be
advanced to projects to accommodate
cash-flow needs or match federal money. The
advances must be approved as part of the work
plan. No expenditures for capital equipment
are allowed unless expressly authorized in the
project work plan.
new text end

new text begin (b) Single-source contracts as specified in the
approved work plan are allowed.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 15. new text end

new text begin Purchasing Recycled and Recyclable
Materials
new text end

new text begin A political subdivision, public or private
corporation, or other entity that receives an
appropriation under this section must use the
appropriation in compliance with Minnesota
Statutes, section 16C.0725, regarding
purchasing recycled, repairable, and durable
materials and Minnesota Statutes, section
16C.073, regarding purchasing and using
paper stock and printing.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 16. new text end

new text begin Energy Conservation and Sustainable
Building Guidelines
new text end

new text begin A recipient to whom an appropriation is made
under this section for a capital improvement
project must ensure that the project complies
with the applicable energy conservation and
sustainable building guidelines and standards
contained in law, including Minnesota
Statutes, sections 16B.325, 216C.19, and
216C.20, and rules adopted under those
sections. The recipient may use the energy
planning, advocacy, and State Energy Office
units of the Department of Commerce to
obtain information and technical assistance
on energy conservation and alternative-energy
development relating to planning and
constructing the capital improvement project.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 17. new text end

new text begin Accessibility
new text end

new text begin Structural and nonstructural facilities must
meet the design standards in the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) accessibility
guidelines.
new text end

new text begin Subd. 18. new text end

new text begin Carryforward; Extension
new text end

new text begin (a) Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, or any other law to the
contrary, the availability of any appropriation
or grant of money from the environment and
natural resources trust fund that would
otherwise cancel, lapse, or expire on June 30,
2021, is extended to June 30, 2022, if the
recipient or grantee does both of the following:
new text end

new text begin (1) by April 30, 2021, notifies the
Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota
Resources in the manner specified by the
commission that the recipient or grantee
intends to avail itself of the extension available
under this section; and
new text end

new text begin (2) modifies the applicable work plan where
required by Minnesota Statutes, section
116P.05, subdivision 2, in accordance with
the work plan amendment procedures adopted
under that section.
new text end

new text begin (b) The commission must notify the
commissioner of management and budget and
the commissioner of natural resources of any
extension granted under this section.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin Subdivision 18 is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end

Sec. 3.

new text begin [116P.21] CHILD PROTECTION BACKGROUND CHECKS.
new text end

new text begin As part of the work plan required by section 116P.05, subdivision 2, a recipient of an
appropriation from the trust fund that is a children's service provider, as defined in section 0
299C.61, subdivision 5, must certify to the commission that it performs criminal background
checks on all employees, contractors, and volunteers that have or may have access to a child
to whom the recipient provides children's services.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2022, and applies to a recipient
of money appropriated on or after that date.
new text end

APPENDIX

Repealed Minnesota Statutes: S0959-3

85.0505 FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE IN STATE PARKS.

No active language found for: 85.0505.3

No active language found for: 85.0507

85.054 STATE PARK PERMIT EXEMPTIONS.

No active language found for: 85.054.19

97C.515 IMPORTED MINNOWS.

Subd. 4.

Private fish hatchery or aquatic farm.

Live minnows used for feeding fish at a licensed private fish hatchery or aquatic farm must be obtained within the state. Dead minnows may be imported for feeding hatchery or aquatic farm fish according to section 97C.341, paragraph (d).

Subd. 5.

Special permits.

(a) The commissioner may issue a special permit, without a fee, to allow a person with a private fish hatchery license, which private fish hatchery has been designated as a containment facility under section 17.4982, subdivision 8, to import live minnows from other states for export. A containment facility for the purposes of this section applies to live minnows imported for later export and does not need to comply with section 17.4982, subdivision 8, clause (4). The permit shall include conditions necessary to avoid spreading aquatic invasive species and fish pathogens. Permits shall not be issued to containment facilities located within a 25-year floodplain.

(b) An applicant for a permit under this subdivision shall submit to the commissioner sufficient information to identify potential threats to native plant and animal species and an evaluation of the feasibility of the proposal. The permit may include reasonable restrictions on importation, transportation, possession, containment, disease certification, and disposal of minnows to ensure that native species are protected. The permit may have a term of up to two years and may be modified, suspended, or revoked by the commissioner for cause, including violation of a condition of the permit.

(c) The premises, property, vehicles, private aquatic life, and equipment that are part of a containment facility permitted under this subdivision are subject to reasonable and necessary inspections at reasonable times by a fish health specialist delegated by the commissioner. The owner, operator, or designee may be present when inspections are conducted. During the inspection, a representative sample of imported minnows may be collected for the purpose of fish pathogen or invasive species screening.

(d) The commissioner may require the applicant to furnish evidence of financial responsibility at the time of application for a permit under this section, as prescribed by the commissioner.

Repealed Minnesota Session Laws: S0959-3

Laws 2013, chapter 121, section 53

Sec. 53. new text beginANTLER POINT RESTRICTIONS.new text end

new text begin The commissioner of natural resources may not impose an antler point restriction in areas outside the Series 300 deer permit areas, other than that imposed under Minnesota Rules, part 6232.0200, subpart 6, unless the legislature approves the antler point restriction. new text end

Repealed Minnesota Rule: S0959-3

6232.0350 RESTRICTIONS FOR TAKING DEER; 300 SERIES DEER PERMIT AREAS.

Notwithstanding part 6232.0200, subpart 6, in all 300 series deer permit areas, a legal buck is defined as a deer with a minimum of four antler points on at least one antler. Bucks with fewer antler points than the minimum defined points are protected and not legal for harvest. Youth hunters, age 10 to 17, are exempt from this part.