1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to natural resources; directing Department of Natural Resources to enter 
1.3 	into a cooperative wild rice management plan for Big Rice Lake.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. BIG RICE LAKE COOPERATIVE WILD RICE MANAGEMENT 
1.6 	PILOT PROJECT.
 1.7 	(a) By July 1, 2009, the commissioner of natural resources must enter into a ten-year 
1.8 	cooperative management plan with the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa for the protection 
1.9 	and enhancement of the natural wild rice ecosystem in Big Rice Lake, Township 60 North, 
1.10 	Range 17 West, and within the boundaries of the 1854 Treaty Area. 
1.11 	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the cooperative management plan must include a 
1.12 	process for establishing the harvest season and regulations necessary to prevent damage 
1.13 	to wild rice stands.

1.14 	EFFECTIVE DATE. This section is effective the day following final enactment.