Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Session Laws - 2002, Regular Session
Key: (1) language to be deleted (2) new language
CHAPTER 376-S.F.No. 2738
An act relating to natural resources; providing for
maintenance of leased property; modifying duties of
the forest resources council; permitting aquatic plant
grants; making certain state park permit exemptions;
providing for federal law compliance; providing
financing for management of chronic wasting disease;
exempting certain appropriations from moratoriums and
hiring freeze; requiring a study and report; modifying
issuance of fishing licenses; modifying certain
appropriations; appropriating money; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2000, sections 84.153; 84.975, by
adding a subdivision; 85.054, by adding a subdivision;
89A.05, subdivision 1; 97A.055, by adding a
subdivision; 97A.075, subdivision 1; 97A.485, by
adding a subdivision; Minnesota Statutes 2001
Supplement, section 89A.06, subdivision 2a; Laws 2001,
First Special Session chapter 2, section 5,
subdivisions 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 97A.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.153, is
amended to read:
84.153 [PROPERTY; LEASING, RENTING.]
(a) The commissioner is hereby authorized at public or
private vendue and at such prices and under such terms and
conditions as the commissioner may prescribe, to lease any
buildings or lands not now authorized to be leased, acquired in
the name of the state of Minnesota by any of the several
divisions of the department which are not presently needed for
the uses and purposes of any of the divisions of the
department. The purposes for which such leases may be executed
shall be in the furtherance of the interests of conservation and
such uses shall not result in any permanent injury to the land.
No such lease shall be made for a term to exceed two years and
shall contain a provision for cancellation at any time by the
commissioner upon three months written notice. All money
received from these leases shall be credited to the fund from
which the property was acquired, except an amount equal to the
cost of maintenance of the leased property shall be credited to
the fund charged with the cost of maintenance. Money credited
for leased property maintenance is appropriated to the
commissioner for that purpose.
(b) The commissioner is hereby authorized to rent or lease
to employees of the various divisions of the department such
cabins, buildings, or living quarters as are now or may
hereafter be constructed upon state-owned lands under the
control of the several divisions of the department, when this
occupancy is found to be necessary or beneficial to the work of
the department. These leases or rental agreements shall be upon
a month to month basis and provide for surrender by the lessee
upon demand at any time the lessee's services with the state may
be terminated, without the necessity of any written notice. All
receipts from rents shall be paid in to the state treasurer and
credited to the fund charged with the cost of maintenance of
such buildings and are hereby appropriated for such use.
(c) All instruments and transactions so negotiated shall be
approved as to form, validity, and execution by the attorney
general.
(d) Hunting of wild game is prohibited on any land which
has been posted by the lessee to prohibit hunting. Such
prohibition shall apply to all persons including the lessee.
Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 84.975, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 4. [AQUATIC PLANT GRANTS.] The commissioner may make
grants for aquatic plant restoration projects, research, and
propagation.
Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 85.054, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 9. [LAKE BEMIDJI STATE PARK.] A state park permit is
not required and a fee may not be charged for motor vehicle
entry to, use of roads to, or parking at the department of
natural resources regional headquarters portion of Lake Bemidji
state park.
Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 89A.05,
subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1. [DEVELOPMENT.] The council shall coordinate
the development of comprehensive timber harvesting and forest
management guidelines. The guidelines must address the water,
air, soil, biotic, recreational, and aesthetic resources found
in forest ecosystems by focusing on those impacts commonly
associated with applying site-level forestry practices. The
guidelines must reflect a range of practical and sound practices
based on the best available scientific information, and be
integrated to minimize conflicting recommendations while being
easy to understand and implement. By June 30, 2003, the council
shall review and, if deemed necessary, update the guidelines and
identify potential revisions. If deemed necessary, the council
shall update the guidelines by June 30, 2005. Changes to the
guidelines shall be peer reviewed prior to final adoption by the
council. By December 1999, the council must undertake a peer
review of the recommendations in the forest management
guidelines adopted in December 1998 for protecting forest
riparian areas and seasonal ponds.
Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2001 Supplement, section
89A.06, subdivision 2a, is amended to read:
Subd. 2a. [REGIONAL FOREST COMMITTEE REPORTING.] The
council must report annually on the activities and progress made
by the regional forest committees established under subdivision
2, including the following:
(1) by December 1, 1999, the regional committee for the
council's northeast landscape will complete the identification
of draft desired future outcomes, key issues, and strategies for
the landscape;
(2) by July 1, 2000, the council will complete assessments
for the council's north central and southeast landscape regions;
(3) by July 1, 2001, the regional committees for the north
central and southeast landscapes will complete draft desired
future outcomes, key issues, and strategies for their respective
landscapes; and
(4) by June 30, 2002, all remaining landscape regions must
complete assessments and by June 30, 2003, desired future
outcomes and strategies for all remaining regions except the
northern, east central, metropolitan, and prairie regions. By
June 30, 2004, the northern region must complete desired future
outcomes and strategies, and by June 30, 2005, the east central
region must complete desired future outcomes and strategies.
Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.055, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 2a. [FEDERAL AID DISPOSITION.] (a) Federal aid
reimbursements under the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration
Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 669 to 669i, shall
be deposited in the game and fish fund.
(b) Federal aid reimbursements under the Federal Aid in
Fish Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 777
to 777k, shall be deposited in the game and fish fund.
Sec. 7. [97A.057] [FEDERAL LAW COMPLIANCE; RESTRICTION ON
LICENSE REVENUE.]
Subdivision 1. [COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.] The
commissioner shall take any action necessary to comply with the
Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, United States Code,
title 16, sections 669 to 669i, and the Federal Aid in Fish
Restoration Act, United States Code, title 16, sections 777 to
777k.
Subd. 2. [RESTRICTION ON LICENSE REVENUE.] Money accruing
to the state from fees charged for hunting and angling licenses
shall not be used for any purpose other than game and fish
activities and related activities under the administration of
the commissioner.
Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2000, 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 (4), (5),
and (9), and 3, clauses (2), (3), and (7), and licenses issued
under section 97B.301, subdivision 4.
(b) At least $2 from each annual deer license and $2
annually from the lifetime fish and wildlife trust fund,
established in section 97A.4742, for each license issued under
section 97A.473, subdivision 4, shall be used for deer habitat
improvement or deer management programs.
(c) At least $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, shall be used for
deer and bear management programs, including a computerized
licensing system. Fifty cents from each deer license is
appropriated for emergency deer feeding and management of
chronic wasting disease. Money appropriated for emergency deer
feeding and management of chronic wasting disease is available
until expended. When the unencumbered balance in the
appropriation for emergency deer feeding and chronic wasting
disease at the end of a fiscal year exceeds $1,500,000 for the
first time, $750,000 is canceled to the unappropriated balance
of the game and fish fund. The commissioner must inform the
legislative chairs of the natural resources finance committees
every two years on how the money for chronic wasting disease has
been spent.
Thereafter, when the unencumbered balance in the
appropriation for emergency deer feeding exceeds $1,500,000 at
the end of a fiscal year, the unencumbered balance in excess of
$1,500,000 is canceled and available for deer and bear
management programs and computerized licensing.
[EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective July 1, 2002.
Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2000, section 97A.485, is
amended by adding a subdivision to read:
Subd. 13. [ONE-DAY PAPER FISHING LICENSES.] The
commissioner must allow one-day paper fishing licenses to be
sold by fishing guides operating charter boats.
Sec. 10. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 5, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
Subd. 2. Land and Mineral Resources Management
7,079,000 7,273,000
Summary by Fund
General 6,500,000 6,679,000
Natural Resources 152,000 156,000
Game and Fish 427,000 438,000
$307,000 the first year and $308,000
the second year are for iron ore
cooperative research, of which $200,000
the first year and $200,000 the second
year are available only as matched by
$1 of nonstate money for each $1 of
state money. The match may be cash or
in-kind. Any unencumbered balance
remaining in the first year does not
cancel but is available for the second
year.
$370,000 the first year and $372,000
the second year are for mineral
diversification.
$100,000 the first year and $101,000
the second year are for minerals
cooperative environmental research, of
which $50,000 the first year and
$50,500 the second year are available
only as matched by $1 of nonstate money
for each $1 of state money. The match
may be cash or in-kind. Any
unencumbered balance remaining in the
first year does not cancel but is
available for the second year.
[EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 11. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 5, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
Subd. 5. Parks and Recreation
Management
40,295,000 41,218,000
Summary by Fund
General 23,452,000 24,023,000
Natural Resources 16,843,000 17,195,000
$638,000 the first year and $640,000
the second year are from the water
recreation account in the natural
resources fund for state park
development projects. If the
appropriation in either year is
insufficient, the appropriation for the
other year is available for it.
$4,000,000 the first year and
$4,000,000 the second year are for
payment of a grant to the metropolitan
council for metropolitan area regional
parks maintenance and operations. The
portion of this appropriation allocated
to the Minneapolis park and recreation
board includes money for the Bassett's
Creek trail to connect the Cedar Lake
trail and the Luce Line trail.
$247,000 the first year and $253,000
the second year are for state forest
campground operations.
$4,103,000 the first year and
$4,453,000 the second year are from the
natural resources fund for state park
and recreation area operations and
acquisition. This appropriation is
from the revenue deposited to the
natural resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (2). Of this amount:
(1) $1,805,000 the first year and
$1,805,000 the second year are to
restore camping and day use in state
parks, make camping available in the
spring and fall, provide maintenance to
the facilities and security for park
visitors, and partially fund winter
operations;
(2) $280,000 the first year and
$290,000 the second year are to fund
state park emergency maintenance
projects;
(3) $413,000 the first year and
$413,000 the second year are to fund
state park resource management
activities;
(4) $185,000 the first year is to fund
the purchase of the campground
manager/point-of-sale system for 28
state parks;
(5) $100,000 the first year and
$100,000 the second year are to make
improvements to the state park Web site
and provide additional state park
informational brochures and more state
park maps;
(6) $50,000 the first year and $50,000
the second year are to replace
computers in the field and regional
office locations according to
department standards;
(7) $75,000 the first year is to
complete master plans for both Big Bog
and Red River state recreation areas;
(8) $600,000 $200,000 the second year
is for operating costs, including
fisheries management, of the Red River
state recreation area;
(9) $200,000 the first year
and $200,000 $100,000 the second year
are for operating costs of the Big Bog
state recreation area; and
(10) $995,000 the first year and
$995,000 the second year are is for
acquisition of in-holdings for state
parks and recreation areas; and
(11) $1,495,000 the second year is for
state park operations.
The appropriations in clauses (2) to
(10) (11) are one-time appropriations.
$4,130,000 the first year and
$5,130,000 the second year are from the
natural resources fund for a grant to
the metropolitan council for
metropolitan area regional parks and
trails maintenance and operations.
This appropriation is from the revenue
deposited to the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause
(3). The appropriation in the first
year is available in the second year.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, amounts encumbered
under contract on or before June 30,
2003, are available until June 30, 2004.
$1,000,000 the first year is from the
natural resources fund for a grant to
the city of St. Paul to restore East
Como Lake trail and lakeshore in Como
Park. The money is available until
expended. This appropriation is from
the revenue deposited to the natural
resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (3).
[EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 12. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 5, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
Subd. 6. Trails and Waterways
Management
19,263,000 19,616,000
Summary by Fund
General 2,053,000 2,083,000
Natural Resources 16,315,000 16,223,000
Game and Fish 895,000 1,310,000
$4,424,000 the first year and
$4,424,000 the second year are from the
snowmobile trails and enforcement
account in the natural resources fund
for snowmobile grants-in-aid.
$600,000 each year is dedicated to the
grant-in-aid system from the snowmobile
trails and enforcement account in the
natural resources fund made available
by the increase to one percent in the
unrefunded gas tax for snowmobile
activity.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2003, for the snowmobile,
all-terrain vehicle, off-highway
vehicle, and off-road vehicle grants in
this subdivision are available until
June 30, 2004.
$259,000 the first year and $261,000
the second year are from the water
recreation account in the natural
resources fund for a safe harbor
program on Lake Superior.
$852,000 the first year and $852,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for state trail
operations. This appropriation is from
the revenue deposited to the natural
resources fund under Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (2). This is a one-time
appropriation.
$684,000 the first year and $684,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund 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
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited to the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (4).
This is a one-time appropriation. The
appropriation in the first year is
available in the second year.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, amounts encumbered
under contract on or before June 30,
2003, are available until June 3, 2004.
The appropriation from the general fund
of $1,400,000 authorized in Laws 1998,
chapter 404, section 7, subdivision 26,
for Skunk Hollow trail in Yellow
Medicine and Chippewa counties is
reappropriated for the purpose of
developing the Minnesota River trail
under Minnesota Statutes, section
85.015, subdivision 22.
$300,000 the first year and $300,000
the second year are from the water
recreation account in the natural
resources fund for preconstruction,
acquisition, and staffing needs for the
Mississippi Whitewater trail authorized
by Minnesota Statutes, section
85.0156. This is a one-time
appropriation.
$150,000 the first year is from the
water recreation account in the natural
resources fund for necessary
improvements and repairs at the Knife
river harbor of refuge and marina.
This appropriation is available until
spent.
$100,000 the first year is from the
water recreation account in the natural
resources fund for an inventory of the
Red River of the North, to make
recommendations to the legislature on
the cost of improvements necessary for
the canoe and boating route on the
river, and for mapping and signing the
lower portion of the river from
Breckenridge to Georgetown.
[EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 13. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 5, subdivision 7, is amended to read:
Subd. 7. Fish Management
27,692,000 27,842,000 28,948,000
Summary by Fund
General 646,000 660,000
Natural Resources 191,000 197,000
Game and Fish 26,855,000 27,005,000 28,091,000
$222,000 the first year and $227,000
the second year are for resource
population surveys in the 1837 treaty
area. Of this amount, $84,000 the
first year and $85,000 the second year
are from the game and fish fund.
$303,000 the first year and $311,000
the second year are for the reinvest in
Minnesota programs of game and fish,
critical habitat, and wetlands
established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.95, subdivision 2.
$666,000 the first year and $671,000
the second year are from the trout and
salmon management account for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
3.
$205,000 the first year and $207,000
the second year are available for
aquatic plant restoration.
$150,000 the first year is appropriated
from the game and fish fund for
research work on Lake Mille Lacs. This
is a one-time appropriation available
until June 30, 2003.
$4,735,000 the first year and
$5,451,000 the second year are from the
heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (1). This appropriation is
from the revenue deposited to the game
and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause
(1). Of this amount:
(1) $1,980,000 the first year and
$1,980,000 the second year are to carry
out projects such as installing lake
aeration systems, removing access
barriers for physically disabled
anglers, building fishing piers,
modifying dams, constructing rough fish
barriers, conducting creel surveys,
improving streams, improving spawning
areas, repairing hatcheries and rearing
ponds, stabilizing lake shorelines, and
acquiring aquatic management areas and
trout stream easements; and to provide
field offices with some discretionary
money for local habitat improvements
and restorations in partnership with
local stakeholders and other department
units, for lake and stream surveys and
assessments, and for equipment to do
field projects;
(2) $250,000 the first year and
$250,000 the second year are to provide
more fishing opportunities for children
and other anglers on small lakes and
ponds in the Twin Cities metropolitan
area;
(3) $150,000 the first year and
$150,000 the second year are to protect
and restore aquatic vegetation and
other aquatic habitat in cooperation
with local stakeholders;
(4) $500,000 the first year and
$500,000 the second year are for asset
preservation and improvement of state
fish hatcheries and rearing ponds;
(5) $500,000 the first year and
$500,000 the second year are for
acquisitions of the division of
fisheries' highest priority
acquisitions;
(6) $150,000 the first year and
$150,000 the second year are to
maintain funding for three field
positions to do fish management
activities including fish culture and
stocking, lake and stream monitoring,
and habitat improvement;
(7) $553,000 the first year and
$553,000 the second year are for
accelerated walleye stocking;
(8) $134,000 the first year is for
restoration and aeration of Powderhorn
Lake in Minneapolis;
(9) $850,000 the second year is to make
grants loans from the stream protection
and improvement loan program under
Minnesota Statutes, section 103G.705;
and
(10) $518,000 the first year and
$518,000 the second year are available
for aquatic plant restoration.
The appropriations in clauses (1),
except for $950,000 each year, (2) to
(5), and (8) to (10) are one-time
appropriations.
The division of fisheries shall provide
a written report to the chairs of the
house and senate natural resources
policy and finance committees by
January 1, 2003, on how the accelerated
walleye stocking money was spent,
including, but not limited to, lakes
that were stocked and the amount of
fry, frylings, or fingerlings stocked.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2003, for the aquatic
restoration grants in this subdivision
are available until until June 30, 2004.
[EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 14. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 5, subdivision 8, is amended to read:
Subd. 8. Wildlife Management
22,948,000 23,521,000
Summary by Fund
General 1,636,000 1,655,000
Game and Fish 21,312,000 21,866,000
$106,000 the first year and $106,000
the second year are for resource
population surveys in the 1837 treaty
area. Of this amount, $26,000 the
first year and $26,000 the second year
are from the game and fish fund.
$552,000 the first year and $565,000
the second year are for the reinvest in
Minnesota programs of game and fish,
critical habitat, and wetlands
established under Minnesota Statutes,
section 84.95, subdivision 2.
$1,419,000 the first year and
$1,430,000 the second year are from the
wildlife acquisition surcharge account
for only the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.071,
subdivision 2a.
$1,245,000 the first year and
$1,269,000 the second year are from the
deer habitat improvement account for
only the purposes specified in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.075,
subdivision 1, paragraph (b).
$147,000 the first year and $148,000
the second year are from the deer and
bear management account for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
1, paragraph (c).
$699,000 the first year and $708,000
the second year are from the waterfowl
habitat improvement account for only
the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
2.
$546,000 the first year and $546,000
the second year are from the pheasant
habitat improvement account for only
the purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
4. In addition to the purposes
specified in Minnesota Statutes,
section 97A.075, subdivision 4, this
appropriation may be used for pheasant
restocking efforts.
$308,000 the first year and $313,000
the second year are from the game and
fish fund for activities relating to
reduction and prevention of property
damage by wildlife. $50,000 each year
is for emergency damage abatement
materials.
$8,000 the first year and $8,000 the
second year are from the game and fish
fund for the wild turkey management
program. This amount shall be included
in the department's base to be
transferred to the wild turkey
management account and is appropriated
for purposes under Minnesota Statutes,
section 97A.075, subdivision 5.
$86,000 the first year and $87,000 the
second year are from the wild turkey
management account for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 97A.075, subdivision
5.
$3,060,000 the first year and
$3,265,000 the second year are from the
heritage enhancement account in the
game and fish fund for only the
purposes specified in Minnesota
Statutes, section 297A.94, paragraph
(e), clause (1). This appropriation is
from the revenue deposited to the game
and fish fund under Minnesota Statutes,
section 297A.94, paragraph (e), clause
(1). Of this amount:
(1) $250,000 the first year and
$250,000 the second year are for
prescribed burning of grassland,
wetland, and forest habitats;
(2) $250,000 the first year and
$225,000 the second year are for
prairie grassland development including
the restoration of native species of
grasses and forbs on public lands and
for the improvement of existing stands
through interseeding and other
practices to improve stand diversity;
(3) $200,000 the first year and
$200,000 the second year are for the
development of forest openings and to
enhance mast production, regenerate
stands, improve thermal cover in order
to maintain healthy sustainable forest
wildlife populations, and improve
wildlife-related recreational
opportunities in forest habitats;
(4) $300,000 the first year and
$225,000 the second year are for
restoration of drained wetland basins
and improvement of existing basins
through water level maintenance and
water control structures to maintain
and improve habitats for wetland
dependent wildlife;
(5) $300,000 the first year and
$300,000 the second year are for the
completion of applied management
research and monitoring projects for
wetlands and forest wildlife
populations;
(6) $95,000 the first year and $400,000
the second year are for the state of
Minnesota to assume management of the
wolf, including monitoring wolf
populations, conducting cooperative
wolf depredation management, conducting
telemetry, and other applied research
and includes funding for a cooperative
agreement for depredation management
with United States Department of
Agriculture Wildlife Services.
$305,000 the second year is only
available if the federal government
finalizes delisting the wolf from
protection under the Endangered Species
Act of 1973;
(7) $125,000 the first year and
$125,000 the second year are for the
shearing and burning of brushland
habitats to maintain and improve high
priority brushland ecosystems on public
and private lands across northern
Minnesota for sharp-tailed grouse,
moose, deer, and many other species
dependent on these areas;
(8) $1,000,000 the first year and
$1,000,000 the second year are for
development and rehabilitation of
wildlife management area lands and
includes boundary surveys and posting,
site cleanup and erosion control,
access development, grant
administration, and appropriate cover
establishment for wildlife habitat.
$945,000 the first year and $950,000
the second year are available for
grants to local outdoor sports clubs
for habitat improvement projects on
wildlife management area lands. The
unencumbered balance in the first year
does not cancel but is available for
the second year;
(9) $35,000 the first year and $35,000
the second year are for waterfowl
development in Canada as authorized in
Minnesota Statutes, section 97A.127;
(10) $30,000 the first year and $30,000
the second year are to provide funds to
match private contributions for the
purpose of completing the capture,
relocation, and monitoring of prairie
chickens being reintroduced in west
central Minnesota; and
(11) $475,000 the first year and
$475,000 the second year are for
statewide technical assistance to
improve wildlife habitats on private
lands, including vegetation
establishment, management, and
stewardship planning, and other
wildlife habitat development and
management techniques.
The appropriations in clauses (1) to
(11) are one-time appropriations.
$13,000 the first year and $13,000 the
second year are to publicize the
critical habitat license plate match
program.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2003, for the wildlife habitat
grants in this subdivision are
available until June 30, 2004.
[EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 15. Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2,
section 5, subdivision 11, is amended to read:
Subd. 11. Operations Support
33,292,000 33,674,000
Summary by Fund
General 20,528,000 20,656,000
Natural Resources 4,405,000 4,490,000
Game and Fish 8,359,000 8,528,000
$413,000 the first year and $418,000
the second year are for technical
assistance and grants to assist local
government units and organizations in
the metropolitan area to acquire and
develop natural areas and greenways.
$556,000 the first year and $572,000
the second year are for the community
assistance program to provide for
technical assistance and regional
resource enhancement grants.
$2,538,000 the first year and
$2,595,000 the second year are for the
operations of the youth programs. Of
these amounts, $478,000 the first year
and $491,000 the second year are from
the natural resources fund.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, the appropriations
encumbered under contract on or before
June 30, 2003, for the metro greenways,
Red River, and community assistance
program grants in this subdivision are
available until June 30, 2004.
The commissioner may contract with and
make grants to nonprofit agencies to
carry out the purposes, plans, and
programs of the office of youth
programs, Minnesota Conservation Corps.
$304,000 the first year and $304,000
the second year are from the natural
resources fund for grants to be divided
equally between the city of St. Paul
for the Como Zoo and Conservatory and
the city of Duluth Zoo. This
appropriation is from the revenue
deposited to the natural resources fund
under Minnesota Statutes, section
297A.94, paragraph (e), clause (5).
This is a one-time appropriation. The
appropriation in the first year is
available in the second year.
Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes,
section 16A.28, amounts encumbered
under contract on or before June 30,
2003, are available until June 3, 2004.
$199,000 the first year is for grants
to Cook, Lake, and St. Louis counties
for emergency communications
equipment. This appropriation is
available until spent. Of this amount,
$106,000 is for a grant to Cook county
for a communications system upgrade and
development of radio paths along the
north shore of Lake Superior; $47,000
is for a grant to Lake county to
upgrade the existing communications
tower in the Two Harbors area; and
$46,000 is for a grant to St. Louis
county to enhance the emergency
alerting system by installing a
dispatching transmitter in the Crane
Lake area.
[EFFECTIVE DATE.] This section is effective the day
following final enactment.
Sec. 16. [EXCEPTION TO REDUCTION IN CONTRACT EXPENDITURES,
MORATORIUM ON CONSULTANT CONTRACTS, AND HIRING FREEZE.]
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, Laws 2002, chapter
220, article 10, sections 36, 37, and 38 do not apply to money
appropriated from the Minnesota environment and natural
resources trust fund or the Minnesota future resources fund.
Sec. 17. [AQUATIC FARMING LICENSE STUDY.]
The commissioner of natural resources must review the
leasing of lakes by private aquaculture licensees and assess:
(1) the number of waters of the state that are licensed
aquatic farms or private fish hatcheries and subject to one
individual;
(2) what the proper length of time is for an aquatic farm
or private fish hatchery license;
(3) fee structure for private aquaculture licenses;
(4) whether there should be a competitive process for
licensing ponds for rearing brood fish;
(5) when landowners around the licensed water should be
notified for comment prior to any private aquaculture license
being granted;
(6) in which cases waters licensed for private aquaculture
should require lease agreements by all landowners surrounding
the lake before licensing; and
(7) what information landowners should be given before
licensing about potential changes in the ecosystem of the lake.
The commissioner must report on this review to the house
and senate chairs of the environment and natural resources
committees by January 15, 2003.
Presented to the governor May 16, 2002
Signed by the governor May 20, 2002, 10:14 a.m.
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes