Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 2000, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 463-H.F.No. 3046
An act relating to natural resources; requiring
certain reports; modifying duties of citizen oversight
committees; modifying certain license fees; providing
for wolf management; modifying use of lighted fishing
lures; modifying disposition of payments in lieu of
sales tax for lottery tickets; appropriating money;
amending Minnesota Statutes 1998, sections 3.737,
subdivision 1; 97A.055, subdivisions 4 and 4a;
97A.331, by adding a subdivision; 97A.475,
subdivisions 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, and 20;
97A.485, subdivision 12; 97B.645; 97B.671, subdivision
3, and by adding a subdivision; 97C.335, as amended;
and 297A.44, subdivision 1; proposing coding for new
law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97B.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 3.737,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [COMPENSATION REQUIRED.] (a)
Notwithstanding section 3.736, subdivision 3, paragraph (e), or
any other law, a livestock owner shall be compensated by the
commissioner of agriculture for livestock that is destroyed by a
timber gray wolf or is so crippled by a timber gray wolf that it
must be destroyed. The owner is entitled to the fair market
value of the destroyed livestock, not to exceed $750 per animal
destroyed, as determined by the commissioner, upon
recommendation of a university extension agent and or a
conservation officer.
(b) Either the agent or the conservation officer must make
a personal inspection of the site. The agent or the
conservation officer must take into account factors in addition
to a visual identification of a carcass when making a
recommendation to the commissioner. The commissioner, upon
recommendation of the agent and or conservation officer, shall
determine whether the livestock was destroyed by a timber gray
wolf and any deficiencies in the owner's adoption of the best
management practices developed in subdivision 5. The
commissioner may authorize payment of claims only if the agent
and or the conservation officer have has recommended payment.
The owner shall file a claim on forms provided by the
commissioner and available at the university extension agent's
office.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.055,
subdivision 4, is amended to read:
Subd. 4. [ANNUAL REPORTS.] (a) By November 15 each year,
the commissioner shall submit to the legislative committees
having jurisdiction over appropriations and the environment and
natural resources reports on each of the following:
(1) the amount of revenue from the following and purposes
for which expenditures were made:
(i) the small game license surcharge under section 97A.475,
subdivision 4;
(ii) the Minnesota migratory waterfowl stamp under section
97A.475, subdivision 5, clause (1);
(iii) the trout and salmon stamp under section 97A.475,
subdivision 10;
(iv) the pheasant stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision
5, clause (2); and
(v) the turkey stamp under section 97A.475, subdivision 5,
clause (3);
(2) the amounts available under section 97A.075,
subdivision 1, paragraphs (b) and (c), and the purposes for
which these amounts were spent; and
(3) money credited to the game and fish fund under this
section and purposes for which expenditures were made from the
fund;
(4) outcome goals for the expenditures from the game and
fish fund; and
(5) summary and comments of citizen oversight committee
reviews under subdivision 4a.
(b) The report must include the commissioner's
recommendations, if any, for changes in the laws relating to the
stamps and surcharge referenced in paragraph (a).
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.055,
subdivision 4a, is amended to read:
Subd. 4a. [CITIZEN OVERSIGHT COMMITTEES.] (a) The
commissioner shall appoint committees of affected persons to
review the reports prepared under subdivision 4 and other
relevant information and make recommendations to the legislature
and the commissioner for improvements in the management and use
of money in the game and fish fund.
(b) The commissioner shall appoint the following committees:
(1) a committee to review the annual game and fish fund
report and address general game and fish fund issues;
(2) a committee to address funding issues related to
fishing;
(3) a committee to review the report on the small game
license surcharge and the report required in subdivision 4,
paragraph (a), clause (2), and address funding issues related to
hunting;
(4) a committee to review the trout and salmon stamp report
and address funding issues related to trout and salmon;
(5) a committee to review the report on the migratory
waterfowl stamp and address funding issues related to migratory
waterfowl;
(6) a committee to review the report on the pheasant stamp
and address funding issues related to pheasants; and
(7) a committee to review the report on the turkey stamp
and address funding issues related to wild turkeys.
(c) The committees must make recommendations to the
commissioner for outcome goals from expenditures.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.331, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 7. [GRAY WOLF.] A person who takes, harasses,
destroys, buys, sells, possesses, transports, or ships a gray
wolf in violation of the game and fish laws is guilty of a gross
misdemeanor.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 1998, 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 under age 65 to take small game, $10 $12;
(2) for persons age 65 or over, $5 $6;
(3) to take turkey, $16 $18;
(4) to take deer with firearms, $22 $25;
(5) to take deer by archery, $22 $25;
(6) to take moose, for a party of not more than six
persons, $275 $310;
(7) to take bear, $33 $38;
(8) to take elk, for a party of not more than two persons,
$220 $250;
(9) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $44 $50;
and
(10) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3 $4.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [NONRESIDENT HUNTING.] Fees for the following
licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are:
(1) to take small game, $56 $73;
(2) to take deer with firearms, $110 $125;
(3) to take deer by archery, $110 $125;
(4) to take bear, $165 $195;
(5) to take turkey, $56 $73;
(6) to take raccoon, bobcat, fox, coyote, or
lynx, $137.50 $155;
(7) to take antlered deer in more than one zone, $220 $250;
and
(8) to take Canada geese during a special season, $3 $4.
Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475,
subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. [RESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following
licenses, to be issued to residents only, are:
(1) to take fish by angling, for persons under age
65, $15 $17;
(2) to take fish by angling, for persons age 65 and over,
$5.50 $6.50;
(3) to take fish by angling, for a combined license for a
married couple, $20.50 $25;
(4) to take fish by spearing from a dark house, $15 $17;
and
(5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
by the licensee, $8 $8.50.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475,
subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. [NONRESIDENT FISHING.] Fees for the following
licenses, to be issued to nonresidents, are:
(1) to take fish by angling, $31 $34;
(2) to take fish by angling limited to seven consecutive
days selected by the licensee, $21.50 $24;
(3) to take fish by angling for a 72-hour period selected
by the licensee, $18 $20;
(4) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
family, $41.50 $46;
(5) to take fish by angling for a 24-hour period selected
by the licensee, $8 $8.50; and
(6) to take fish by angling for a combined license for a
married couple, limited to 14 consecutive days selected by one
of the licensees, $32 $35.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475,
subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. [MINNESOTA SPORTING.] The commissioner shall
issue Minnesota sporting licenses to residents only. The
licensee may take fish by angling and small game. The fee for
the license is:
(1) for an individual, $20 $23; and
(2) for a combined license for a married couple to take
fish and for one spouse to take small game, $27.50 $32.
Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475,
subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11. [FISH HOUSES AND DARK HOUSES; RESIDENTS.] Fees
for the following licenses are:
(1) for a fish house or dark house that is not
rented, $10 $11.50; and
(2) for a fish house or dark house that is rented, $23 $26.
Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475,
subdivision 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 12. [FISH HOUSES; NONRESIDENT.] Fees for fish house
licenses for a nonresident are:
(1) annual, $31.50 $33; and
(2) seven consecutive days, $18.50 $19.
Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475,
subdivision 13, is amended to read:
Subd. 13. [NETTING WHITEFISH AND CISCOES FOR PERSONAL
CONSUMPTION.] The fee for a license to net whitefish and ciscoes
in inland lakes and international waters for personal
consumption is, for each net, $9 $10.
Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.475,
subdivision 20, is amended to read:
Subd. 20. [TRAPPING LICENSE.] The fee for a license to
trap fur-bearing animals is:
(1) for persons over age 13 and under age 18, $5.50 $6; and
(2) for persons age 18 and older, $18 $20.
Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97A.485,
subdivision 12, is amended to read:
Subd. 12. [YOUTH DEER LICENSE.] The commissioner may, for
a fee of $5 $5.50, issue to a resident under the age of 16 a
license, without a tag, to take deer with firearms. A youth
holding a license issued under this subdivision may hunt under
the license only if accompanied by a licensed hunter who is at
least 18 years of age and possesses a valid tag. A deer taken
by a youth holding a license issued under this subdivision must
be promptly tagged by the licensed hunter accompanying the
youth. Section 97B.301, subdivision 6, does not apply to a
youth holding a license issued under this subdivision.
Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97B.645, is
amended to read:
97B.645 [GRAY WOLVES.]
Subdivision 1. [USE OF DOGS AND HORSES PROHIBITED; USE OF
GUARD ANIMALS.] Except as provided in this subdivision, a person
may not use a dog or horse to take a timber gray wolf. A person
may use a guard animal to harass, repel, or destroy wolves to
protect a person's livestock, domestic animals, or pets. A
person whose guard animal destroys a gray wolf under this
subdivision must protect all evidence and report the taking to a
conservation officer as soon as practicable but no later than 48
hours after the gray wolf is destroyed.
Subd. 2. [PERMIT REQUIRED TO SNARE.] A person may not use
a snare to take a wolf except under a permit from the
commissioner.
Subd. 3. [DESTROYING GRAY WOLVES IN DEFENSE OF HUMAN
LIFE.] A person may, at any time and without a permit, take a
gray wolf in defense of the person's own life or the life of
another. A person who destroys a gray wolf under this
subdivision must protect all evidence and report the taking to a
conservation officer as soon as practicable but no later than 48
hours after the gray wolf is destroyed.
Subd. 4. [HARASSMENT OF GRAY WOLVES.] To discourage gray
wolves from contact or association with people and domestic
animals, a person may, at any time and without a permit, harass
a gray wolf that is within 500 yards of people, buildings, dogs,
livestock, or other domestic pets and animals. A gray wolf may
not be purposely attracted, tracked, or searched out for the
purpose of harassment. Harassment that results in physical
injury to a gray wolf is prohibited.
Subd. 5. [DESTROYING GRAY WOLVES THREATENING LIVESTOCK,
GUARD ANIMALS, OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS.] An owner of livestock,
guard animals, or domestic animals, and the owner's agents may,
at any time and without a permit, shoot or destroy a gray wolf
when the gray wolf is posing an immediate threat to livestock, a
guard animal, or a domestic animal located on property owned,
leased, or occupied by the owner of the livestock, guard animal,
or domestic animal. A person who destroys a gray wolf under
this subdivision must protect all evidence and report the taking
to a conservation officer as soon as practicable but no later
than 48 hours after the gray wolf is destroyed.
Subd. 6. [DESTROYING GRAY WOLVES THREATENING DOMESTIC
PETS.] An owner of a domestic pet may, at any time and without a
permit, shoot or destroy a gray wolf when the gray wolf is
posing an immediate threat to a domestic pet under the
supervision of the owner. A person who destroys a gray wolf
under this subdivision must protect all evidence and report the
taking to a conservation officer as soon as practicable but no
later than 48 hours after the gray wolf is destroyed.
Subd. 7. [INVESTIGATION OF REPORTED GRAY WOLF TAKINGS.] (a)
In response to a reported gray wolf taking under subdivision 3,
5, or 6, the commissioner shall:
(1) investigate the reported taking;
(2) collect appropriate written and photographic
documentation of the circumstances and site of the taking,
including, but not limited to, documentation of animal husbandry
practices;
(3) confiscate salvageable remains of the gray wolf killed;
and
(4) dispose of any salvageable gray wolf remains
confiscated under this subdivision by sale or donation for
educational purposes.
(b) The commissioner shall produce monthly reports of
activities under this subdivision.
(c) In response to a reported gray wolf taking under
subdivision 5, the commissioner must notify the county extension
agent. The county extension agent must recommend what, if any,
cost-conscious livestock best management practices and nonlethal
wolf depredation controls are needed to prevent future wolf
depredation. Any best management practices recommended by the
county extension agent must be consistent with the best
management practices developed by the commissioner of
agriculture under section 3.737, subdivision 5.
Subd. 8. [SHOOTING OR TRAPPING GRAY WOLVES TO PROTECT
LIVESTOCK, DOMESTIC ANIMALS, OR PETS IN ZONE B.] (a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions 1 and 4 to 7, and
season and time of day restrictions in the game and fish laws,
but subject to the remaining provisions of the game and fish
laws, in zone B, a person may:
(1) shoot a gray wolf on land owned, leased, or managed by
the person at any time to protect the person's livestock,
domestic animals, or pets; or
(2) employ a predator controller certified under section
97B.671 to trap a gray wolf on land owned, leased, or managed by
the person or on land within one mile of the land owned, leased,
or managed by the person to protect the person's livestock,
domestic animals, or pets.
(b) The person must report the gray wolf shot or trapped
under this subdivision to a conservation officer as soon as
practicable but no later than 48 hours after the gray wolf was
shot or trapped. The gray wolf must be disposed of as
prescribed by the commissioner.
Subd. 9. [OPEN SEASON.] There shall be no open season for
gray wolves for five years after the gray wolf is delisted under
the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973. After that time,
the commissioner may prescribe open seasons and restrictions for
taking gray wolves, but must provide opportunity for public
comment.
Subd. 10. [RELEASE OF WOLF-DOG HYBRIDS AND CAPTIVE GRAY
WOLVES.] A person may not release a wolf-dog hybrid. A person
may not release a captive gray wolf without a permit from the
commissioner.
Subd. 11. [FEDERAL LAW.] Notwithstanding the provisions of
this section, a person may not take, harass, buy, sell, possess,
transport, or ship gray wolves in violation of federal law.
Subd. 12. [DEFINITIONS.] (a) For purposes of this section,
the terms used have the meanings given.
(b) "Guard animal" means a donkey, llama, dog, or other
domestic animal specifically bred, trained, and used to protect
livestock, domestic animals, or pets from gray wolf depredation.
(c) "Immediate threat" means the observed behavior of a
gray wolf in the act of stalking, attacking, or killing
livestock, a guard animal, or a domestic pet under the
supervision of the owner. If a gray wolf is not observed
stalking or attacking, the presence of a gray wolf feeding on an
already dead animal whose death was not caused by gray wolves is
not an immediate threat.
(d) "Zone B" means all that part of Minnesota south and
west of a line beginning on state trunk highway No. 48 at the
eastern boundary of the state; thence westerly along state trunk
highway No. 48 to interstate highway No. 35; thence northerly on
interstate highway No. 35 to state highway No. 23; thence west
one-half mile on state highway No. 23 to state trunk highway No.
18; thence westerly along state trunk highway No. 18 to state
trunk highway No. 65; thence northerly on state trunk highway
No. 65 to state trunk highway No. 210; thence westerly along
state trunk highway No. 210 to state trunk highway No. 6; thence
northerly on state trunk highway No. 6 to Emily; thence westerly
along county state-aid highway No. 1, Crow Wing county, to
county state-aid highway No. 2, Cass county; thence westerly
along county state-aid highway No. 2 to Pine River; thence
northwesterly along state trunk highway No. 371 to Backus;
thence westerly along state trunk highway No. 87 to U.S. highway
No. 71; thence northerly along U.S. highway No. 71 to state
trunk highway No. 200; thence northwesterly along state trunk
highway No. 200 to county state-aid highway No. 2, Clearwater
county; thence northerly along county state-aid highway No. 2 to
Shevlin; thence along U.S. highway No. 2 to Bagley; thence
northerly along state trunk highway No. 92 to Gully; thence
northerly along county state-aid highway No. 2, Polk county, to
county state-aid highway No. 27, Pennington county; thence along
county state-aid highway No. 27 to state trunk highway No. 1;
thence easterly along state trunk highway No. 1 to county
state-aid highway No. 28, Pennington county; thence northerly
along county state-aid highway No. 28 to county state-aid
highway No. 54, Marshall county; thence northerly along county
state-aid highway No. 54 to Grygla; thence west and northerly
along state highway No. 89 to Roseau; thence northerly along
state trunk highway No. 310 to the Canadian border.
Sec. 16. [97B.646] [GRAY WOLF MANAGEMENT PLAN.]
The commissioner, in consultation with the commissioner of
agriculture, shall adopt a gray wolf management plan that
includes goals to ensure the long-term survival of the gray wolf
in Minnesota, to reduce conflicts between gray wolves and
humans, to minimize depredation of livestock and domestic pets,
and to manage the ecological impact of wolves on prey species
and other predators.
Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97B.671,
subdivision 3, is amended to read:
Subd. 3. [PREDATOR CONTROL PAYMENTS.] The commissioner
shall pay a predator controller the amount the commissioner
prescribes for each predator taken. The commissioner shall pay
at least $25 but not more than $60 for each wolf or coyote
taken. The commissioner may require the predator controller to
submit proof of the taking and a signed statement concerning the
predators taken.
Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97B.671, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. [GRAY WOLF CONTROL.] (a) The commissioner shall
provide a gray wolf control training program for certified
predator controllers participating in gray wolf control.
(b) After the gray wolf is delisted under the Federal
Endangered Species Act of 1973, in zone B, as defined under
section 97B.645, subdivision 12, if the commissioner, after
considering recommendations from an extension agent or
conservation officer, has verified that livestock, domestic
animals, or pets were destroyed by a gray wolf within the
previous five years, and if the livestock, domestic animal, or
pet owner requests gray wolf control, the commissioner shall
open a predator control area for gray wolves.
(c) After the gray wolf is delisted under the Federal
Endangered Species Act of 1973, in zone A, as defined under
paragraph (g), if the commissioner, after considering
recommendations from an extension agent or conservation officer,
verifies that livestock, domestic animals, or pets were
destroyed by a gray wolf, and if the livestock, domestic animal,
or pet owner requests gray wolf control, the commissioner shall
open a predator control area for gray wolves for up to 60 days.
(d) A predator control area opened for gray wolves may not
exceed a one-mile radius surrounding the damage site.
(e) The commissioner shall pay a certified gray wolf
predator controller $150 for each wolf taken. The certified
gray wolf predator controller must dispose of unsalvageable
remains as directed by the commissioner. All salvageable gray
wolf remains must be surrendered to the commissioner.
(f) The commissioner may, in consultation with the
commissioner of agriculture, develop a cooperative agreement for
gray wolf control activities with the United States Department
of Agriculture. The cooperative agreement activities may
include, but not be limited to, gray wolf control, training for
state predator controllers, and control monitoring and
recordkeeping.
(g) For the purposes of this subdivision, "zone A" means
that portion of the state lying outside of zone B, as defined
under section 97B.645, subdivision 12.
Sec. 19. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 97C.335, as
amended by Laws 2000, chapter 308, section 1, is amended to read:
97C.335 [USE OF ARTIFICIAL LIGHTS TO TAKE FISH PROHIBITED.]
A person may not use artificial lights to lure or attract
fish or to see fish in the water while spearing, except that an
angler may use a lighted fishing lure while angling, a person
may affix to the end of a fishing line a lighted artificial bait
with hooks attached. Any battery that is used in lighted
fishing lures cannot contain any intentionally introduced
mercury.
Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 297A.44,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) to
(d) (f), all revenues, including interest and penalties, derived
from the excise and use taxes imposed by sections 297A.01 to
297A.44 shall be deposited by the commissioner in the state
treasury and credited to the general fund.
(b) All excise and use taxes derived from sales and use of
property and services purchased for the construction and
operation of an agricultural resource project, from and after
the date on which a conditional commitment for a loan guaranty
for the project is made pursuant to section 41A.04, subdivision
3, shall be deposited in the Minnesota agricultural and economic
account in the special revenue fund. The commissioner of
finance shall certify to the commissioner the date on which the
project received the conditional commitment. The amount
deposited in the loan guaranty account shall be reduced by any
refunds and by the costs incurred by the department of revenue
to administer and enforce the assessment and collection of the
taxes.
(c) All revenues, including interest and penalties, derived
from the excise and use taxes imposed on sales and purchases
included in section 297A.01, subdivision 3, paragraphs (d) and
(k), clauses (1) and (2), must be deposited by the commissioner
in the state treasury, and credited as follows:
(1) first to the general obligation special tax bond debt
service account in each fiscal year the amount required by
section 16A.661, subdivision 3, paragraph (b); and
(2) after the requirements of clause (1) have been met, the
balance must be credited to the general fund.
(d) The revenues, including interest and penalties,
collected under section 297A.135, subdivision 5, shall be
deposited by the commissioner in the state treasury and credited
to the general fund. By July 15 of each year the commissioner
shall transfer to the highway user tax distribution fund an
amount equal to the excess fees collected under section
297A.135, subdivision 5, for the previous calendar year.
(e) 97 percent of the revenues, including interest and
penalties, transmitted to the commissioner under section
297A.259, must be deposited by the commissioner in the state
treasury as follows:
(1) 50 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
heritage enhancement account in the game and fish fund, and may
be spent only on activities that improve, enhance, or protect
fish and wildlife resources, including conservation,
restoration, and enhancement of land, water, and other natural
resources of the state;
(2) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
natural resources fund, and may be spent only for state parks
and trails;
(3) 22.5 percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
natural resources fund, and may be spent only on metropolitan
park and trail grants;
(4) three percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
natural resources fund, and may be spent only on local trail
grants; and
(5) two percent of the receipts must be deposited in the
natural resources fund, and may be spent only for the Minnesota
zoological garden, the Como park zoo and conservatory, and the
Duluth zoo.
(f) The revenue dedicated under paragraph (e) may not be
used as a substitute for traditional sources of funding for the
purposes specified, but the dedicated revenue shall supplement
traditional sources of funding for those purposes. Land
acquired with money deposited in the game and fish fund under
paragraph (e) must be open to public hunting and fishing during
the open season. At least 87 percent of the money deposited in
the game and fish fund for improvement, enhancement, or
protection of fish and wildlife resources under paragraph (e)
must be allocated for field operations.
Sec. 21. [REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.]
The commissioner of natural resources must submit a report
to the chairs of the senate and house environment and natural
resources policy and funding committees by October 1, 2000. The
report must provide recommendations on appropriations needed to
accomplish the gray wolf management plan.
Sec. 22. [REVISOR INSTRUCTION.]
The revisor of statutes shall change the phrase "timber
wolf" wherever it appears in Minnesota Statutes and Minnesota
Rules to "gray wolf."
Sec. 23. [APPROPRIATIONS.]
Subdivision 1. [GENERAL FUND.] (a) $1,565,000 in fiscal
year 2001 is appropriated from the general fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for fish and wildlife
management. This is a one-time appropriation.
(b) $500,000 in fiscal year 2001 is appropriated from the
general fund to the commissioner of natural resources for
expansion of the walleye stocking program. This is a one-time
appropriation. In the next biennium, this amount shall be added
as a base appropriation from revenue deposited in the game and
fish fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision
1.
Subd. 2. [GAME AND FISH FUND.] (a) $3,591,000 in fiscal
year 2001 is appropriated from the game and fish fund to the
commissioner of natural resources for fish and wildlife
management. At least 87 percent of this appropriation must be
allocated for field operations.
(b) $825,000 in fiscal year 2001 from the game and fish
fund is for enforcement of natural resources laws.
(c) $12,304,000 in fiscal year 2001 is appropriated from
the heritage enhancement account in the game and fish fund to
the commissioner of natural resources for game and fish projects
on public and private lands. This is a one-time appropriation
and is from the revenue deposited to the game and fish fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision 1,
paragraph (e), clause (1), and is subject to the restrictions
contained in paragraph (e).
Subd. 3. [NATURAL RESOURCES FUND.] (a) $4,537,000 in
fiscal year 2001 is appropriated from the natural resources fund
to the commissioner of natural resources for state park and
recreation area operations. First priority for money
appropriated in this paragraph must be to restore camping
activities during September and May at state parks where the
camping season has been restricted due to budget shortfalls.
This is a one-time appropriation and is from the revenue
deposited to the natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause
(2).
(b) $1,000,000 in fiscal year 2001 is appropriated from the
natural resources fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for state trail operations. This is a one-time appropriation
and is from the revenue deposited to the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision 1,
paragraph (e), clause (2).
(c) $5,537,000 in fiscal year 2001 is appropriated from the
natural resources fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for payment of a grant to the metropolitan council for
metropolitan area regional parks and trails maintenance and
operations. This is a one-time appropriation and is from the
revenue deposited to the natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause
(3).
(d) $738,000 in fiscal year 2001 is appropriated from the
natural resources fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for trail grants to local units of government on land to be
maintained for at least 20 years for the purposes of the grant.
This is a one-time appropriation and is from the revenue
deposited to the natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.44, subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause
(4).
(e) $492,000 in fiscal year 2001 is appropriated from the
natural resources fund to the commissioner of natural resources
for grants of $164,000 each to the Minnesota zoological garden,
the city of St. Paul for the Como Zoo and Conservatory, and the
city of Duluth for the Duluth Zoo. This is a one-time
appropriation and is from the revenue deposited to the natural
resources fund under Minnesota Statutes, section 297A.44,
subdivision 1, paragraph (e), clause (5).
Sec. 24. [EFFECTIVE DATE.]
Section 1 is effective July 1, 2001. Sections 5 to 14 are
effective March 1, 2001.
Presented to the governor May 11, 2000
Signed by the governor May 15, 2000, 10:49 a.m.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes