Minnesota Session Laws - 1993, Regular Session

  
    Laws of Minnesota 1993 

                        CHAPTER 227-H.F.No. 1450 
           An act relating to game and fish; authorizing 
          expenditure of RIM funds for restoration of fish and 
          wildlife habitat; amending Minnesota Statutes 1992, 
          section 84.95, subdivision 2. 
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
    Section 1.  Minnesota Statutes 1992, section 84.95, 
subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
    Subd. 2.  [PURPOSES AND EXPENDITURES.] Money from the 
reinvest in Minnesota resources fund may only be spent for the 
following fish and wildlife conservation enhancement purposes: 
    (1) development and implementation of the comprehensive 
fish and wildlife management plan under section 84.942; 
    (2) implementation of the conservation reserve program 
established by section 103F.515; 
    (3) soil and water conservation practices to improve water 
quality, reduce soil erosion and crop surpluses; 
    (4) enhancement or restoration of fish and wildlife habitat 
on lakes, streams, wetlands, and public and private forest 
lands; 
    (5) acquisition and development of public access sites and 
recreation easements to lakes, streams, and rivers for fish and 
wildlife oriented recreation; 
    (6) matching funds with government agencies, federally 
recognized Indian tribes and bands, and the private sector for 
acquisition and improvement of fish and wildlife habitat; 
    (7) research and surveys of fish and wildlife species and 
habitat; 
    (8) enforcement of natural resource laws and rules; 
    (9) information and education; 
    (10) implementing the aspen recycling program under section 
88.80 and for other forest wildlife management projects; and 
    (11) necessary support services to carry out these purposes.
    Presented to the governor May 14, 1993 
    Signed by the governor May 17, 1993, 4:47 p.m.