<div class="xtend"><a id="pl.1.1"></a><var>1.1</var>CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT ON S.F. No. 3683<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.1.2"></a><var>1.2</var>A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.1.3"></a><var>1.3</var>relating to the operation of state government; changing certain provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.4"></a><var>1.4</var>and programs related to agriculture; creating a livestock investment grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.5"></a><var>1.5</var>program; modifying pesticide and fertilizer regulation; changing certain payment <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.6"></a><var>1.6</var>provisions for certain agricultural chemical corrective action costs; changing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.7"></a><var>1.7</var>certain food sanitary provisions; changing certain fee provisions; defining certain <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.8"></a><var>1.8</var>terms; regulating egg sales and handling; increasing the somatic cell count limit <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.9"></a><var>1.9</var>for goat milk; providing for control of bovine tuberculosis; adding a member <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.10"></a><var>1.10</var>to the NextGen Energy Board; modifying the expiration date for the NextGen <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.11"></a><var>1.11</var>Energy Board; modifying the expiration date for the Minnesota Agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.12"></a><var>1.12</var>Education Leadership Council; establishing requirements for practicing animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.13"></a><var>1.13</var>chiropractic care; recognizing a Program for the Assessment of Veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.14"></a><var>1.14</var>Education Equivalence certification; limiting use of certain drugs; changing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.15"></a><var>1.15</var>certain requirements; regulating prescription of veterinary drugs; modifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.16"></a><var>1.16</var>definition of biodiesel; increasing minimum biodiesel content; creating a tiered <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.17"></a><var>1.17</var>biodiesel content goal; requiring counties to consider natural heritage data in <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.18"></a><var>1.18</var>adopting or amending comprehensive plans; requiring local governments to <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.19"></a><var>1.19</var>consider comprehensive plans to limit development on agricultural, forest, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.20"></a><var>1.20</var>wildlife, and open space land; regulating certain racetracks; modifying 2007 <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.21"></a><var>1.21</var>appropriation language; creating the Veterans Health Care Advisory Council; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.22"></a><var>1.22</var>changing certain provisions and programs related to veterans; providing for <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.23"></a><var>1.23</var>certain medallions; authorizing the placement of a plaque in the court of <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.24"></a><var>1.24</var>honor on the Capitol grounds by Minnesota's Mexican-American veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.25"></a><var>1.25</var>to honor all Minnesota veterans who have served at any time in the United <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.26"></a><var>1.26</var>States armed forces; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.27"></a><var>1.27</var>sections 18B.07, subdivision 2; 18D.305, subdivision 2; 18E.04, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.28"></a><var>1.28</var>28A.03, by adding a subdivision; 28A.08; 28A.082, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.29"></a><var>1.29</var>28A.09, subdivision 1; 29.23; 31.05; 31.171; 41D.01, subdivision 4; 148.01, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.30"></a><var>1.30</var>subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 156.001, by adding a subdivision; 156.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.31"></a><var>1.31</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 156.04; 156.072, subdivision 2; 156.073; 156.12, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.32"></a><var>1.32</var>2, 4, 6; 156.15, subdivision 2; 156.16, subdivisions 3, 10; 156.18, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.33"></a><var>1.33</var>1, 2; 156.19; 168.1255, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding subdivisions; 196.021; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.34"></a><var>1.34</var>196.03; 197.236; 198.32, subdivision 1; 239.77, as amended; 240.06, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.35"></a><var>1.35</var>5a, by adding a subdivision; 240.13, subdivision 6; 394.232, subdivision 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.36"></a><var>1.36</var>462.355, subdivision 1; 462.357, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.37"></a><var>1.37</var>2007 Supplement, sections 31.175; 35.244; 41A.105; 296A.01, subdivision 8a; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.38"></a><var>1.38</var>394.23; Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 3, 4; proposing <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.39"></a><var>1.39</var>coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 18C; 32; 148; 196; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.40"></a><var>1.40</var>394; repealing Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 198.001, subdivisions 6, 9; <br />
         		<a id="pl.1.41"></a><var>1.41</var>198.002, subdivisions 1, 3, 6; 198.003, subdivisions 5, 6; 198.004, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.1"></a><var>2.1</var>Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 198.002, subdivision 2; 198.004, <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.2"></a><var>2.2</var>subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, part 9050.0040, subpart 15.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.3"></a><var>2.3</var>May 6, 2008<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.4"></a><var>2.4</var>The Honorable James P. Metzen<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.5"></a><var>2.5</var>President of the Senate<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.6"></a><var>2.6</var>The Honorable Margaret Anderson Kelliher<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.7"></a><var>2.7</var>Speaker of the House of Representatives<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.8"></a><var>2.8</var>We, the undersigned conferees for S.F. No. 3683 report that we have agreed upon <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.9"></a><var>2.9</var>the items in dispute and recommend as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.10"></a><var>2.10</var>That the House recede from its amendments and that S.F. No. 3683 be further <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.11"></a><var>2.11</var>amended as follows:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.12"></a><var>2.12</var>Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.13"></a><var>2.13</var>"<b>ARTICLE 1</b><br />
            		
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         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.2.14"></a><var>2.14</var><b>AGRICULTURE POLICY</b><br />
            		
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         		<a id="bill.1.1.0"></a><a id="pl.2.15"></a><var>2.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. <b>[17.118] LIVESTOCK INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.2.16"></a><var>2.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Establishment.</b> The commissioner may award a livestock investment <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.17"></a><var>2.17</var>grant to a person who raises livestock in this state equal to ten percent of the first $500,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.18"></a><var>2.18</var>of qualifying expenditures, provided the person makes qualifying expenditures of at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.19"></a><var>2.19</var>$4,000. The commissioner may award multiple livestock investment grants to a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.20"></a><var>2.20</var>over the life of the program as long as the cumulative amount does not exceed $50,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.21"></a><var>2.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.22"></a><var>2.22</var>subdivision have the meanings given them.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.23"></a><var>2.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Livestock" means beef cattle, dairy cattle, swine, poultry, goats, mules, farmed <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.24"></a><var>2.24</var>cervidae, ratitae, bison, sheep, horses, and llamas.<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.25"></a><var>2.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Qualifying expenditures" means the amount spent for: <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.26"></a><var>2.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the acquisition, construction, or improvement of buildings or facilities for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.27"></a><var>2.27</var>production of livestock or livestock products; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.28"></a><var>2.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the development of pasture for use by livestock including, but not limited to, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.29"></a><var>2.29</var>acquisition, development, or improvement of:<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.30"></a><var>2.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) lanes used by livestock that connect pastures to a central location; <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.31"></a><var>2.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) watering systems for livestock on pasture including water lines and booster <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.32"></a><var>2.32</var>pumps well installations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.33"></a><var>2.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) livestock stream crossing stabilization; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.34"></a><var>2.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) fences; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.2.35"></a><var>2.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the acquisition of equipment for livestock housing, confinement, feeding, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.2.36"></a><var>2.36</var>waste management including, but not limited to, the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.1"></a><var>3.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) freestall barns;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.2"></a><var>3.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) watering facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.3"></a><var>3.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) feed storage and handling equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.4"></a><var>3.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) milking parlors;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.5"></a><var>3.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) robotic equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.6"></a><var>3.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) scales;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.7"></a><var>3.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vii) milk storage and cooling facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.8"></a><var>3.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(viii) bulk tanks;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.9"></a><var>3.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ix) computer hardware and software and associated equipment used to monitor <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.10"></a><var>3.10</var>the productivity and feeding of livestock;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.11"></a><var>3.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) manure pumping and storage facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.12"></a><var>3.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xi) swine farrowing facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.13"></a><var>3.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xii) swine and cattle finishing barns;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.14"></a><var>3.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiii) calving facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.15"></a><var>3.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xiv) digesters;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.16"></a><var>3.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xv) equipment used to produce energy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.17"></a><var>3.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvi) on-farm processing facilities equipment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.18"></a><var>3.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xvii) fences; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.19"></a><var>3.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(xviii) livestock pens and corrals and sorting, restraining, and loading chutes.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.20"></a><var>3.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except for qualifying pasture development expenditures under clause (2), qualifying <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.21"></a><var>3.21</var>expenditures only include amounts that are allowed to be capitalized and deducted under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.22"></a><var>3.22</var>either section 167 or 179 of the Internal Revenue Code in computing federal taxable <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.23"></a><var>3.23</var>income. Qualifying expenditures do not include an amount paid to refinance existing debt.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.24"></a><var>3.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Qualifying period" means, for a grant awarded during a fiscal year, that full <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.25"></a><var>3.25</var>calendar year of which the first six months precede the first day of the current fiscal year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.26"></a><var>3.26</var>For example, an eligible person who makes qualifying expenditures during calendar <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.27"></a><var>3.27</var>year 2008 is eligible to receive a livestock investment grant between July 1, 2008, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.28"></a><var>3.28</var>June 30, 2009.<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.29"></a><var>3.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) To be eligible for a livestock investment grant, a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.30"></a><var>3.30</var>must: <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.31"></a><var>3.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) be a resident of Minnesota or an entity specifically defined in section 500.24, <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.32"></a><var>3.32</var>subdivision 2, that is eligible to own farmland and operate a farm in this state under <br />
         		<a id="pl.3.33"></a><var>3.33</var>section 500.24;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.34"></a><var>3.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) be the principal operator of the farm;<br />
         		<a id="pl.3.35"></a><var>3.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) hold a feedlot registration, if required; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.1"></a><var>4.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) apply to the commissioner on forms prescribed by the commissioner including a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.2"></a><var>4.2</var>statement of the qualifying expenditures made during the qualifying period along with any <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.3"></a><var>4.3</var>proof or other documentation the commissioner may require.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.4"></a><var>4.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The $50,000 maximum grant applies at the entity level for partnerships, S <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.5"></a><var>4.5</var>corporations, C corporations, trusts, and estates as well as at the individual level. In the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.6"></a><var>4.6</var>case of married individuals, the grant is limited to $50,000 for a married couple.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.7"></a><var>4.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Process.</b> The commissioner, in consultation with the chairs and ranking <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.8"></a><var>4.8</var>minority members of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.9"></a><var>4.9</var>finance, shall develop competitive eligibility criteria and may allocate grants on a needs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.10"></a><var>4.10</var>basis. The commissioner shall certify eligible applications up to the amount appropriated <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.11"></a><var>4.11</var>for a fiscal year. The commissioner must place any additional eligible applications on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.12"></a><var>4.12</var>waiting list and, notwithstanding subdivision 2, paragraph (c), give them priority during <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.13"></a><var>4.13</var>the next fiscal year. The commissioner shall notify in writing any applicant who applies for <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.14"></a><var>4.14</var>a grant and is ineligible under the provisions of this section as well as any applicant whose <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.15"></a><var>4.15</var>application is received or reviewed after the fiscal year funding limit has been reached. <br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.2.0"></a><a id="pl.4.16"></a><var>4.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 18B.065, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.17"></a><var>4.17</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.18"></a><var>4.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Collection and disposal.</b> The commissioner of agriculture shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.19"></a><var>4.19</var>establish and operate a program to collect and dispose of waste pesticides. The program <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.20"></a><var>4.20</var>must be made available to ~~agriculture~~ agricultural and residential pesticide end users <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.21"></a><var>4.21</var>whose waste generating activity occurs in this state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.22"></a><var>4.22</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, and applies to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.23"></a><var>4.23</var>cooperative agreements entered into by the commissioner of agriculture and local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.24"></a><var>4.24</var>government for waste pesticide collection and disposal after that date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.3.0"></a><a id="pl.4.25"></a><var>4.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.065, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.26"></a><var>4.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Implementation.</b> (a) The commissioner may obtain a United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.27"></a><var>4.27</var>Environmental Protection Agency hazardous waste identification number to manage the <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.28"></a><var>4.28</var>waste pesticides collected.<br />
         		<a id="pl.4.29"></a><var>4.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may not limit the type and quantity of waste pesticides <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.30"></a><var>4.30</var>accepted for collection and may not assess pesticide end users for portions of the costs <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.31"></a><var>4.31</var>incurred.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.4.0"></a><a id="pl.4.32"></a><var>4.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 18B.065, subdivision 2a, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.4.33"></a><var>4.33</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.1"></a><var>5.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2a. <b>Disposal site requirement.</b> (a) For agricultural waste pesticides, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.2"></a><var>5.2</var>commissioner must designate a place in each county of the state that is available at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.3"></a><var>5.3</var>every ~~other~~ year for persons to dispose of unused portions of agricultural pesticides <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.4"></a><var>5.4</var>~~in accordance with subdivision 1~~. The commissioner shall consult with the person <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.5"></a><var>5.5</var>responsible for solid waste management and disposal in each county to determine an <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.6"></a><var>5.6</var>appropriate location and to advertise each collection event.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.7"></a><var>5.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) For residential waste pesticides, the commissioner must provide periodic <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.8"></a><var>5.8</var>disposal opportunities each year in each county. As provided under subdivision 7, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.9"></a><var>5.9</var>commissioner may enter into agreements with county or regional solid waste management <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.10"></a><var>5.10</var>entities to provide these collections and shall provide these entities with funding for <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.11"></a><var>5.11</var>reasonable costs incurred including, but not limited to, related supplies, transportation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.12"></a><var>5.12</var>advertising, and disposal costs as well as reasonable overhead costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.13"></a><var>5.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A person who collects waste pesticide under paragraph (a) or (b) shall record <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.14"></a><var>5.14</var>information on each waste pesticide product collected including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.15"></a><var>5.15</var>the product name, active ingredient or ingredients, quantity, and the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.16"></a><var>5.16</var>Environmental Protection Agency registration number, on a form provided by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.17"></a><var>5.17</var>commissioner. The person must submit this information to the commissioner at least <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.18"></a><var>5.18</var>annually.<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.19"></a><var>5.19</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, and applies to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.20"></a><var>5.20</var>cooperative agreements entered into by the commissioner of agriculture and local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.21"></a><var>5.21</var>government for waste pesticide collection and disposal after that date.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.5.0"></a><a id="pl.5.22"></a><var>5.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.065, subdivision 7, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.23"></a><var>5.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 7. <b>Cooperative agreements.</b> The commissioner may enter into cooperative <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.24"></a><var>5.24</var>agreements with state agencies and local units of government for administration of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.25"></a><var>5.25</var>waste pesticide collection program. The commissioner shall ensure that the program is <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.26"></a><var>5.26</var>carried out in all counties. If the commissioner cannot contract with another party to <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.27"></a><var>5.27</var>administer the program in a county, the commissioner shall perform collections according <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.28"></a><var>5.28</var>to the provisions of this section.<br />
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         		<a id="bill.1.6.0"></a><a id="pl.5.29"></a><var>5.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18B.07, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.30"></a><var>5.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Prohibited pesticide use.</b> (a) A person may not use, store, handle, <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.31"></a><var>5.31</var>distribute, or dispose of a pesticide, rinsate, pesticide container, or pesticide application <br />
         		<a id="pl.5.32"></a><var>5.32</var>equipment in a manner:<br />
         		<a id="pl.5.33"></a><var>5.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) that is inconsistent with a label or labeling as defined by FIFRA;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.1"></a><var>6.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) that endangers humans, damages agricultural products, food, livestock, fish, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.2"></a><var>6.2</var>or wildlife; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.3"></a><var>6.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) that will cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.4"></a><var>6.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A person may not direct a pesticide onto property beyond the boundaries of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.5"></a><var>6.5</var>target site. A person may not apply a pesticide resulting in damage to adjacent property.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.6"></a><var>6.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A person may not directly apply a pesticide on a human by overspray or target <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.7"></a><var>6.7</var>site spray, except when:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.8"></a><var>6.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the pesticide is intended for use on a human;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.9"></a><var>6.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the pesticide application is for mosquito control operations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.10"></a><var>6.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the pesticide application is for control of gypsy moth, forest tent caterpillar, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.11"></a><var>6.11</var>or other pest species, as determined by the commissioner, and the pesticide used is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.12"></a><var>6.12</var>biological agent; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.13"></a><var>6.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the pesticide application is for a public health risk, as determined by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.14"></a><var>6.14</var>commissioner of health, and the commissioner of health, in consultation with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.15"></a><var>6.15</var>commissioner of agriculture, determines that the application is warranted based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.16"></a><var>6.16</var>the commissioner's balancing of the public health risk with the risk that the pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.17"></a><var>6.17</var>application poses to the health of the general population, with special attention to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.18"></a><var>6.18</var>health of children.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.19"></a><var>6.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For pesticide applications under paragraph (c), clause (2), the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.20"></a><var>6.20</var>conditions apply:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.21"></a><var>6.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) no practicable and effective alternative method of control exists;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.22"></a><var>6.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the pesticide is among the least toxic available for control of the target pest; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.23"></a><var>6.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) notification to residents in the area to be treated is provided at least 24 hours <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.24"></a><var>6.24</var>before application through direct notification, posting daily on the treating organization's <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.25"></a><var>6.25</var>Web site, if any, and by sending a broadcast e-mail to those persons who request <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.26"></a><var>6.26</var>notification of such, of those areas to be treated by adult mosquito control techniques <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.27"></a><var>6.27</var>during the next calendar day. For control operations related to human disease, notice under <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.28"></a><var>6.28</var>this paragraph may be given less than 24 hours in advance.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.29"></a><var>6.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) For pesticide applications under paragraph (c), clauses (3) and (4), the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.30"></a><var>6.30</var>conditions apply:<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.31"></a><var>6.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) no practicable and effective alternative method of control exists;<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.32"></a><var>6.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the pesticide is among the least toxic available for control of the target pest; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.33"></a><var>6.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) notification of residents in the area to be treated is provided by direct notification <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.34"></a><var>6.34</var>and through publication in a newspaper of general circulation within the affected area.<br />
         		<a id="pl.6.35"></a><var>6.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) For purposes of this subdivision, "direct notification" may include mailings, <br />
         		<a id="pl.6.36"></a><var>6.36</var>public meetings, posted placards, neighborhood newsletters, or other means of contact <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.1"></a><var>7.1</var>designed to reach as many residents as possible. Public meetings held to meet this <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.2"></a><var>7.2</var>requirement for adult mosquito control, under paragraph (d), must be held within each <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.3"></a><var>7.3</var>city or town where the pesticide treatments are to be made, at a time and location that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.4"></a><var>7.4</var>convenient for residents of the area where the treatments will occur.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.5"></a><var>7.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A person may not apply a pesticide in a manner so as to expose a worker in an <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.6"></a><var>7.6</var>immediately adjacent, open field.<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.7"></a><var>7.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) Notwithstanding that the application is done in a manner consistent with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.8"></a><var>7.8</var>label or labeling, it is a violation of this chapter to directly apply a pesticide to a site where <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.9"></a><var>7.9</var>an application has not been: (1) requested, ordered, contracted for, or permitted; or (2) <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.10"></a><var>7.10</var>performed pursuant to paragraph (c), clause (2), (3), or (4).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.7.0"></a><a id="pl.7.11"></a><var>7.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 18B.26, subdivision 3, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.12"></a><var>7.12</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.7.13"></a><var>7.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Application fee.</b> (a) A registrant shall pay an annual application fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.14"></a><var>7.14</var>each pesticide to be registered, and this fee is set at 0.4 percent of annual gross sales <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.15"></a><var>7.15</var>within the state and annual gross sales of pesticides used in the state, with a minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.16"></a><var>7.16</var>nonrefundable fee of $250. The registrant shall determine when and which pesticides <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.17"></a><var>7.17</var>are sold or used in this state. The registrant shall secure sufficient sales information of <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.18"></a><var>7.18</var>pesticides distributed into this state from distributors and dealers, regardless of distributor <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.19"></a><var>7.19</var>location, to make a determination. Sales of pesticides in this state and sales of pesticides <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.20"></a><var>7.20</var>for use in this state by out-of-state distributors are not exempt and must be included in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.21"></a><var>7.21</var>registrant's annual report, as required under paragraph (c), and fees shall be paid by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.22"></a><var>7.22</var>registrant based upon those reported sales. Sales of pesticides in the state for use outside <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.23"></a><var>7.23</var>of the state are exempt from the application fee in this paragraph if the registrant properly <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.24"></a><var>7.24</var>documents the sale location and distributors. A registrant paying more than the minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.25"></a><var>7.25</var>fee shall pay the balance due by March 1 based on the gross sales of the pesticide by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.26"></a><var>7.26</var>registrant for the preceding calendar year. The fee for disinfectants and sanitizers shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.27"></a><var>7.27</var>the minimum. The minimum fee is due by December 31 preceding the year for which <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.28"></a><var>7.28</var>the application for registration is made. ~~The commissioner shall spend at least $400,000,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.29"></a><var>7.29</var>~~not including the commissioner's administrative costs, per fiscal year from the pesticide~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.30"></a><var>7.30</var>~~regulatory account for the purposes of the waste pesticide collection program.~~ In each <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.31"></a><var>7.31</var>fiscal year, the commissioner shall allocate from the pesticide regulatory account a sum <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.32"></a><var>7.32</var>sufficient to collect and dispose of waste pesticides under section 18B.065. However, <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.33"></a><var>7.33</var>notwithstanding section 18B.065, if the commissioner determines that the balance in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.34"></a><var>7.34</var>pesticide regulatory account at the end of the fiscal year will be less than $500,000, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.7.35"></a><var>7.35</var>commissioner may suspend waste pesticide collections or provide partial payment to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.1"></a><var>8.1</var>person for waste pesticide collection. The commissioner must notify as soon as possible <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.2"></a><var>8.2</var>and no later than August 1 a person under contract to collect waste pesticides of an <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.3"></a><var>8.3</var>anticipated suspension or payment reduction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.4"></a><var>8.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) An additional fee of $100 must be paid by the applicant for each pesticide to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.5"></a><var>8.5</var>registered if the application is a renewal application that is submitted after December 31.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.6"></a><var>8.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A registrant must annually report to the commissioner the amount and type of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.7"></a><var>8.7</var>each registered pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.8"></a><var>8.8</var>report shall be filed by March 1 for the previous year's registration. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.9"></a><var>8.9</var>shall specify the form of the report and require additional information deemed necessary <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.10"></a><var>8.10</var>to determine the amount and type of pesticides annually distributed in the state. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.11"></a><var>8.11</var>information required shall include the brand name, amount, and formulation of each <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.12"></a><var>8.12</var>pesticide sold, offered for sale, or otherwise distributed in the state, but the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.13"></a><var>8.13</var>collected, if made public, shall be reported in a manner which does not identify a specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.14"></a><var>8.14</var>brand name in the report.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.15"></a><var>8.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A registrant who is required to pay more than the minimum fee for any pesticide <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.16"></a><var>8.16</var>under paragraph (a) must pay a late fee penalty of $100 for each pesticide application fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.17"></a><var>8.17</var>paid after March 1 in the year for which the license is to be issued.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.18"></a><var>8.18</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, and applies to all <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.19"></a><var>8.19</var>cooperative agreements entered into by the commissioner of agriculture and local units of <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.20"></a><var>8.20</var>government for waste pesticide collection and disposal after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.8.0"></a><a id="pl.8.21"></a><var>8.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18D.305, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.22"></a><var>8.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Revocation and suspension.</b> (a) The commissioner may, after written <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.23"></a><var>8.23</var>notice and hearing, revoke, suspend, or refuse to grant or renew a registration, permit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.24"></a><var>8.24</var>license, or certification if a person violates a provision of this chapter or has a history <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.25"></a><var>8.25</var>within the last three years of violations of this chapter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.26"></a><var>8.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The commissioner may refuse to accept an application for a registration, permit, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.27"></a><var>8.27</var>license, or certification, and may revoke or suspend a previously issued registration, <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.28"></a><var>8.28</var>permit, license, or certification of a person from another state if that person has:<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.29"></a><var>8.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) had a registration, permit, license, or certification denied, revoked, or suspended <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.30"></a><var>8.30</var>by another state for an offense reasonably related to the requirements, qualifications, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.31"></a><var>8.31</var>duties of a registration, permit, license, or certification issued under chapter 18B or 18C; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.8.32"></a><var>8.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) been convicted of a violation, had a history of violations, or been subject to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.33"></a><var>8.33</var>final order imposing civil penalties authorized under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide <br />
         		<a id="pl.8.34"></a><var>8.34</var>and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), as amended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.9.0"></a><a id="pl.9.1"></a><var>9.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 18E.04, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.2"></a><var>9.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Payment of corrective action costs.</b> (a) On request by an eligible person, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.3"></a><var>9.3</var>the board may pay the eligible person for the reasonable and necessary cash disbursements <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.4"></a><var>9.4</var>for corrective action costs incurred by the eligible person as provided under subdivision 4 <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.5"></a><var>9.5</var>if the board determines:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.6"></a><var>9.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the eligible person pays the first $1,000 of the corrective action costs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.7"></a><var>9.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the eligible person provides the board with a sworn affidavit and other convincing <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.8"></a><var>9.8</var>evidence that the eligible person is unable to pay additional corrective action costs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.9"></a><var>9.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the eligible person continues to assume responsibility for carrying out the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.10"></a><var>9.10</var>requirements of corrective action orders issued to the eligible person or that are in effect;<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.11"></a><var>9.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the incident was reported as required in chapters 18B, 18C, and 18D; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.12"></a><var>9.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the eligible person submits an application for payment or reimbursement to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.13"></a><var>9.13</var>department, along with associated invoices, within three years of (i) ~~incurring eligible~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.14"></a><var>9.14</var>~~corrective action costs~~ performance of the eligible work, or (ii) approval of ~~a~~ the related <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.15"></a><var>9.15</var>corrective action design or plan for that work, whichever is later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.16"></a><var>9.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) ~~The eligible person must submit an application for payment or reimbursement of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.17"></a><var>9.17</var>~~eligible cost incurred prior to July 1, 2001, no later than June 1, 2004.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.18"></a><var>9.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(c)~~ An eligible person is not eligible for payment or reimbursement and must refund <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.19"></a><var>9.19</var>amounts paid or reimbursed by the board if false statements or misrepresentations are <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.20"></a><var>9.20</var>made in the affidavit or other evidence submitted to the commissioner to show an inability <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.21"></a><var>9.21</var>to pay corrective action costs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.22"></a><var>9.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(d)~~ (c) The board may pay the eligible person and one or more designees by <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.23"></a><var>9.23</var>multiparty check.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.10.0"></a><a id="pl.9.24"></a><var>9.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 28A.03, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.25"></a><var>9.25</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.26"></a><var>9.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Vending machine.</b> "Vending machine" means a self-service device that, <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.27"></a><var>9.27</var>upon insertion of a coin, paper currency, token, card, or key, dispenses unit servings of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.28"></a><var>9.28</var>food in bulk or in packages without the necessity of replenishing the device between <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.29"></a><var>9.29</var>each vending operation.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.11.0"></a><a id="pl.9.30"></a><var>9.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 28A.05, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.9.31"></a><var>9.31</var><b>28A.05 CLASSIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.9.32"></a><var>9.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All persons required to have a license under section 
         <statute_ref>28A.04</statute_ref> shall be classified <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.33"></a><var>9.33</var>into one of the following classes of food handlers, according to their principal mode of <br />
         		<a id="pl.9.34"></a><var>9.34</var>business. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.1"></a><var>10.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Retail food handlers are persons who sell or process and sell food directly to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.2"></a><var>10.2</var>ultimate consumer or who custom process meat or poultry. The term includes a person <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.3"></a><var>10.3</var>who sells food directly to the ultimate consumer through the use of ~~coin actuated~~ vending <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.4"></a><var>10.4</var>machines, and a person who sells food for consumption on-site or off-site if the sale is <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.5"></a><var>10.5</var>conducted on the premises that are part of a grocery or convenience store operation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.6"></a><var>10.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Wholesale food handlers are persons who sell to others for resale. A person who <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.7"></a><var>10.7</var>handles food in job lots (jobbers) is included in this classification.<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.8"></a><var>10.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Wholesale food processors or manufacturers are persons who process or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.9"></a><var>10.9</var>manufacture raw materials and other food ingredients into food items, or who reprocess <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.10"></a><var>10.10</var>food items, or who package food for sale to others for resale, or who commercially <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.11"></a><var>10.11</var>slaughter animals or poultry. Included herein are persons who can, extract, ferment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.12"></a><var>10.12</var>distill, pickle, bake, freeze, dry, smoke, grind, mix, stuff, pack, bottle, recondition, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.13"></a><var>10.13</var>otherwise treat or preserve food for sale to others for resale, cold storage warehouse <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.14"></a><var>10.14</var>operators as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>28.01, subdivision 3</statute_ref>, salvage food processors as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.15"></a><var>10.15</var>section 
         <statute_ref>31.495, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, dairy plants as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>32.01, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.16"></a><var>10.16</var>nonresident manufacturers of frozen foods as described in section 
         <statute_ref>32.59</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.17"></a><var>10.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A food broker is a person who buys and sells food and who negotiates between <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.18"></a><var>10.18</var>a buyer and a seller of food, but who at no time has custody of the food being bought <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.19"></a><var>10.19</var>and sold.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.12.0"></a><a id="pl.10.20"></a><var>10.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 28A.08, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.10.21"></a><var>10.21</var><b>28A.08 LICENSE FEES; PENALTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.10.22"></a><var>10.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General.</b> License fees, penalties for late renewal of licenses, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.23"></a><var>10.23</var>penalties for not obtaining a license before conducting business in food handling that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.24"></a><var>10.24</var>set in this section apply to the sections named except as provided under section 
         <statute_ref>28A.09</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.25"></a><var>10.25</var>Except as specified herein, bonds and assessments based on number of units operated or <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.26"></a><var>10.26</var>volume handled or processed which are provided for in said laws shall not be affected, <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.27"></a><var>10.27</var>nor shall any penalties for late payment of said assessments, nor shall inspection fees, be <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.28"></a><var>10.28</var>affected by this chapter. The penalties may be waived by the commissioner. Fees for all <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.29"></a><var>10.29</var>new licenses must be based on the anticipated future gross annual food sales. If a firm is <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.30"></a><var>10.30</var>found to be operating for multiple years without paying license fees, the state may collect <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.31"></a><var>10.31</var>the appropriate fees and penalties for each year of operation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.10.32"></a><var>10.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Fees effective July 1, 2003.</b><br />
         		 
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="31.5"></col>
            <col width="1"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <col width="10"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.1"></a><var>11.1</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td colspan="2" align="center" valign="bottom">Penalties<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.2"></a><var>11.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.3"></a><var>11.3</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.4"></a><var>11.4</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="top">Type of food handler<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">License Fee <br />
                  		Effective <br />
                  		July 1, 2003<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">Late <br />
                  		Renewal<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">No License<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.5"></a><var>11.5</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">1.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Retail food handler<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.6"></a><var>11.6</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.7"></a><var>11.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.8"></a><var>11.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.9"></a><var>11.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.10"></a><var>11.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(a) Having gross sales of only <br />
                  		prepackaged nonperishable food of <br />
                  		less than $15,000 for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year and filing a <br />
                  		statement with the commissioner<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 17<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 33<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.11"></a><var>11.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.12"></a><var>11.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.13"></a><var>11.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.14"></a><var>11.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.15"></a><var>11.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(b) Having under $15,000 gross sales <br />
                  		or service including food preparation or <br />
                  		having $15,000 to $50,000 gross sales <br />
                  		or service for the immediately previous <br />
                  		license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 77<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 25<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 51<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.16"></a><var>11.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.17"></a><var>11.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.18"></a><var>11.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(c) Having $50,001 to $250,000 gross <br />
                  		sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$155<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 51<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$102<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.19"></a><var>11.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.20"></a><var>11.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.21"></a><var>11.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(d) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 gross <br />
                  		sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$276<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 91<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 182<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.22"></a><var>11.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.23"></a><var>11.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.24"></a><var>11.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(e) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$799<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$264<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$527<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.25"></a><var>11.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.26"></a><var>11.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.27"></a><var>11.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(f) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,162<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$383<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$767<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.28"></a><var>11.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.29"></a><var>11.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.30"></a><var>11.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(g) Having $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,376<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$454<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$908<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.11.31"></a><var>11.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.32"></a><var>11.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.11.33"></a><var>11.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(h) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,607<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$530<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,061<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.1"></a><var>12.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.2"></a><var>12.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.3"></a><var>12.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(i) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,847<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$610<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,219<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.4"></a><var>12.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.5"></a><var>12.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.6"></a><var>12.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(j) Having over $25,000,001 gross sales <br />
                  		or service for the immediately previous <br />
                  		license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$2,001<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$660<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,321<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.7"></a><var>12.7</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">2.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Wholesale food handler<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.8"></a><var>12.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.9"></a><var>12.9</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.10"></a><var>12.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(a) Having gross sales or service of <br />
                  		less than $25,000 for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 57<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 19<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 38<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.11"></a><var>12.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.12"></a><var>12.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.13"></a><var>12.13</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(b) Having $25,001 to $250,000 gross <br />
                  		sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$284<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 94<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$187<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.14"></a><var>12.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.15"></a><var>12.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.16"></a><var>12.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.17"></a><var>12.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.18"></a><var>12.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(c) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service from a mobile unit <br />
                  		without a separate food facility for the <br />
                  		immediately previous license or fiscal <br />
                  		year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$444<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$147<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$293<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.19"></a><var>12.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.20"></a><var>12.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.21"></a><var>12.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.22"></a><var>12.22</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(d) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service not covered <br />
                  		under paragraph (c) for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$590<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$195<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$389<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.23"></a><var>12.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.24"></a><var>12.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.25"></a><var>12.25</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(e) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$769<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$254<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$508<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.26"></a><var>12.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.27"></a><var>12.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.28"></a><var>12.28</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(f) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$920<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$304<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$607<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.12.29"></a><var>12.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.30"></a><var>12.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.12.31"></a><var>12.31</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(g) Having $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$990<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$327<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$653<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.1"></a><var>13.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.2"></a><var>13.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.3"></a><var>13.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(h) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,156<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$381<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$763<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.4"></a><var>13.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.5"></a><var>13.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.6"></a><var>13.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(i) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,329<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$439<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$877<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.7"></a><var>13.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.8"></a><var>13.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.9"></a><var>13.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(j) Having over $25,000,001 or more <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,502<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$496<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$991<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.10"></a><var>13.10</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">3.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Food broker<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$150<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 99<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.11"></a><var>13.11</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">4.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Wholesale food processor or manufacturer<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.12"></a><var>13.12</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.13"></a><var>13.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.14"></a><var>13.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(a) Having gross sales or service of <br />
                  		less than $125,000 for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$169<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 56<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$112<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.15"></a><var>13.15</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.16"></a><var>13.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.17"></a><var>13.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(b) Having $125,001 to $250,000 gross <br />
                  		sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$392<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$129<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$259<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.18"></a><var>13.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.19"></a><var>13.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.20"></a><var>13.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(c) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 gross <br />
                  		sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$590<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$195<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$389<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.21"></a><var>13.21</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.22"></a><var>13.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.23"></a><var>13.23</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(d) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$769<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$254<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$508<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.24"></a><var>13.24</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.25"></a><var>13.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.26"></a><var>13.26</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(e) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$920<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$304<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$607<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.27"></a><var>13.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.28"></a><var>13.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.29"></a><var>13.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(f) Having $10,000,001 to $15,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,377<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$454<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$909<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.13.30"></a><var>13.30</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.31"></a><var>13.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.13.32"></a><var>13.32</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(g) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,608<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$531<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,061<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.1"></a><var>14.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.2"></a><var>14.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.3"></a><var>14.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(h) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,849<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$610<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,220<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.4"></a><var>14.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.5"></a><var>14.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.6"></a><var>14.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(i) Having $25,000,001 to $50,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$2,090<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$690<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,379<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.7"></a><var>14.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.8"></a><var>14.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.9"></a><var>14.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(j) Having $50,000,001 to $100,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$2,330<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$769<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,538<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.10"></a><var>14.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.11"></a><var>14.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.12"></a><var>14.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(k) Having $100,000,000 or more gross <br />
                  		sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$2,571<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$848<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,697<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.13"></a><var>14.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.14"></a><var>14.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.15"></a><var>14.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">5.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Wholesale food processor of meat or <br />
                  		poultry products under supervision of the <br />
                  		U.S. Department of Agriculture<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.16"></a><var>14.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.17"></a><var>14.17</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.18"></a><var>14.18</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(a) Having gross sales or service of <br />
                  		less than $125,000 for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$112<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 37<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 74<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.19"></a><var>14.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.20"></a><var>14.20</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.21"></a><var>14.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(b) Having $125,001 to $250,000 gross <br />
                  		sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$214<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 71<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$141<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.22"></a><var>14.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.23"></a><var>14.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.24"></a><var>14.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(c) Having $250,001 to $1,000,000 gross <br />
                  		sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$333<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$110<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$220<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.25"></a><var>14.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.26"></a><var>14.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.27"></a><var>14.27</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(d) Having $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$425<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$140<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$281<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.28"></a><var>14.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.29"></a><var>14.29</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.30"></a><var>14.30</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(e) Having $5,000,001 to $10,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$521<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$172<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$344<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.14.31"></a><var>14.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.32"></a><var>14.32</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.14.33"></a><var>14.33</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(f) Having over $10,000,001 gross sales <br />
                  		or service for the immediately previous <br />
                  		license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$765<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$252<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$505<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.1"></a><var>15.1</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.2"></a><var>15.2</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.3"></a><var>15.3</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(g) Having $15,000,001 to $20,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$893<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$295<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$589<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.4"></a><var>15.4</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.5"></a><var>15.5</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.6"></a><var>15.6</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(h) Having $20,000,001 to $25,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,027<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$339<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$678<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.7"></a><var>15.7</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.8"></a><var>15.8</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.9"></a><var>15.9</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(i) Having $25,000,001 to $50,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,161<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$383<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$766<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.10"></a><var>15.10</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.11"></a><var>15.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.12"></a><var>15.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(j) Having $50,000,001 to $100,000,000 <br />
                  		gross sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,295<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$427<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$855<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.13"></a><var>15.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.14"></a><var>15.14</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.15"></a><var>15.15</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">(k) Having $100,000,001 or more gross <br />
                  		sales or service for the immediately <br />
                  		previous license or fiscal year<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$1,428<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$471<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$942<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.16"></a><var>15.16</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.17"></a><var>15.17</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">6.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Wholesale food processor or manufacturer <br />
                  		operating only at the State Fair<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$125<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 40<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 50<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.18"></a><var>15.18</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.19"></a><var>15.19</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.20"></a><var>15.20</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">7.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Wholesale food manufacturer having the <br />
                  		permission of the commissioner to use the <br />
                  		name Minnesota Farmstead cheese<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 15<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.21"></a><var>15.21</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">8.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Nonresident frozen dairy manufacturer<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$200<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 75<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.22"></a><var>15.22</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.23"></a><var>15.23</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.24"></a><var>15.24</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">9.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Wholesale food manufacturer processing <br />
                  		less than 700,000 pounds per year of raw <br />
                  		milk<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 30<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 10<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 15<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.15.25"></a><var>15.25</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.26"></a><var>15.26</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.27"></a><var>15.27</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.28"></a><var>15.28</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.15.29"></a><var>15.29</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="top">10.<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">A milk marketing organization without <br />
                  		facilities for processing or manufacturing <br />
                  		that purchases milk from milk producers <br />
                  		for delivery to a licensed wholesale food <br />
                  		processor or manufacturer<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 50<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 15<br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="left" valign="bottom">$ 25<br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><br />
         		<a id="bill.1.13.0"></a><a id="pl.15.30"></a><var>15.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 28A.082, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.15.31"></a><var>15.31</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.1"></a><var>16.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Disaster areas.</b> If the governor declares a disaster in an area of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.2"></a><var>16.2</var>state, the commissioner of agriculture may waive the plan review fee and direct agency <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.3"></a><var>16.3</var>personnel to expedite the plan review process.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.14.0"></a><a id="pl.16.4"></a><var>16.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 28A.09, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.5"></a><var>16.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Annual fee; exceptions.</b> Every ~~coin-operated~~ food vending machine <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.6"></a><var>16.6</var>is subject to an annual state inspection fee of $25 for each nonexempt machine except <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.7"></a><var>16.7</var>nut vending machines which are subject to an annual state inspection fee of $10 for each <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.8"></a><var>16.8</var>machine, provided that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.9"></a><var>16.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) Food vending machines may be inspected by either a home rule charter or <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.10"></a><var>16.10</var>statutory city, or a county, but not both, and if inspected by a home rule charter or statutory <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.11"></a><var>16.11</var>city, or a county they shall not be subject to the state inspection fee, but the home rule <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.12"></a><var>16.12</var>charter or statutory city, or the county may impose an inspection or license fee of no more <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.13"></a><var>16.13</var>than the state inspection fee. A home rule charter or statutory city or county that does <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.14"></a><var>16.14</var>not inspect food vending machines shall not impose a food vending machine inspection <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.15"></a><var>16.15</var>or license fee.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.16"></a><var>16.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Vending machines dispensing only gum balls, hard candy, unsorted candy, or ice <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.17"></a><var>16.17</var>manufactured and packaged by another ~~shall be~~, and water dispensing machines serviced <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.18"></a><var>16.18</var>by a cashier, are  exempt from the state inspection fee, but may be inspected by the state. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.19"></a><var>16.19</var>home rule charter or statutory city may impose by ordinance an inspection or license fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.20"></a><var>16.20</var>of no more than the state inspection fee for nonexempt machines on the vending machines <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.21"></a><var>16.21</var>and water dispensing machines described in this paragraph. A county may impose <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.22"></a><var>16.22</var>by ordinance an inspection or license fee of no more than the state inspection fee for <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.23"></a><var>16.23</var>nonexempt machines on the vending machines and water dispensing machines described <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.24"></a><var>16.24</var>in this paragraph which are not located in a home rule charter or statutory city.<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.25"></a><var>16.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Vending machines dispensing only bottled or canned soft drinks are exempt from <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.26"></a><var>16.26</var>the state, home rule charter or statutory city, and county inspection fees, but may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.27"></a><var>16.27</var>inspected by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.15.0"></a><a id="pl.16.28"></a><var>16.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 29.23, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.16.29"></a><var>16.29</var><b>29.23 GRADING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.16.30"></a><var>16.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Grades, weight classes and standards for quality.</b> All eggs <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.31"></a><var>16.31</var>purchased on the basis of grade by the first licensed buyer shall be graded in accordance <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.32"></a><var>16.32</var>with grade and weight classes established by the commissioner. The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.33"></a><var>16.33</var>establish, by rule, and from time to time, may amend or revise, grades, weight classes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.16.34"></a><var>16.34</var>and standards for quality. When grades, weight classes, and standards for quality have <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.1"></a><var>17.1</var>been fixed by the secretary of the Department of Agriculture of the United States, they <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.2"></a><var>17.2</var>~~may~~ must be accepted and published by the commissioner as definitions or standards for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.3"></a><var>17.3</var>eggs in interstate and intrastate commerce.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.4"></a><var>17.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Equipment.</b> The commissioner shall also by rule provide for minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.5"></a><var>17.5</var>plant and equipment requirements for candling, grading, handling and storing eggs, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.6"></a><var>17.6</var>shall define candling. Equipment in use by a wholesale food handler before July 1, 1991, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.7"></a><var>17.7</var>that does not meet the design and fabrication requirements of this chapter may remain in <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.8"></a><var>17.8</var>use if it is in good repair, capable of being maintained in a sanitary condition, and capable <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.9"></a><var>17.9</var>of maintaining a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) or less.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.10"></a><var>17.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Egg temperature.</b> Eggs must be held at a temperature not to exceed 45 <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.11"></a><var>17.11</var>degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) after being received by the egg handler except for <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.12"></a><var>17.12</var>cleaning, sanitizing, grading, and further processing when they must immediately be <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.13"></a><var>17.13</var>placed under refrigeration that is maintained at 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.14"></a><var>17.14</var>or below. Eggs offered for ~~retail~~ sale by a retail food handler must be held at a temperature <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.15"></a><var>17.15</var>not to exceed ~~45~~ 41 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius). Equipment in use prior to <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.16"></a><var>17.16</var>August 1, 1991, is not subject to this requirement. Shell eggs that have been frozen must <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.17"></a><var>17.17</var>not be offered for sale except as approved by the commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.18"></a><var>17.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Vehicle temperature.</b> A vehicle used ~~for the transportation of~~ to transport <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.19"></a><var>17.19</var>shell eggs from a warehouse, retail store, candling and grading facility, or egg holding <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.20"></a><var>17.20</var>facility must have an ambient air temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 degrees Celsius) <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.21"></a><var>17.21</var>or below.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.16.0"></a><a id="pl.17.22"></a><var>17.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 31.05, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.23"></a><var>17.23</var><b>31.05 EMBARGOES AND CONDEMNATIONS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.17.24"></a><var>17.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> As used in this section, "animals" means cattle; swine; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.25"></a><var>17.25</var>sheep; goats; poultry; farmed cervidae, as defined in section 35.153, subdivision 3; <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.26"></a><var>17.26</var>llamas, as defined in section 17.455, subdivision 2; ratitae, as defined in section 17.453, <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.27"></a><var>17.27</var>subdivision 3; equines; and other large domesticated animals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.17.28"></a><var>17.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Tag or notice.</b> A duly authorized agent of the commissioner who finds or <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.29"></a><var>17.29</var>has probable cause to believe that any food, animal, or consumer commodity is adulterated <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.30"></a><var>17.30</var>or so misbranded as to be dangerous or fraudulent, or is in violation of section 
         <statute_ref>31.131</statute_ref> <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.31"></a><var>17.31</var>shall affix to such article or animal a tag or other appropriate marking giving notice that <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.32"></a><var>17.32</var>such article or animal is, or is suspected of being, adulterated or misbranded and has <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.33"></a><var>17.33</var>been detained or embargoed, and warning all persons not to remove or dispose of such <br />
         		<a id="pl.17.34"></a><var>17.34</var>article or animal by sale or otherwise until permission for removal or disposal is given by <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.1"></a><var>18.1</var>such agent or the court. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove or dispose of such <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.2"></a><var>18.2</var>detained or embargoed article or animal by sale or otherwise without such permission. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.3"></a><var>18.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Action for condemnation.</b> When an article or animal detained or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.4"></a><var>18.4</var>embargoed under subdivision 1 has been found by such agent to be adulterated, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.5"></a><var>18.5</var>misbranded, the agent shall petition the district court in the county in which the article or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.6"></a><var>18.6</var>animal is detained or embargoed for an order and decree for the condemnation of such <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.7"></a><var>18.7</var>article or animal. Any such agent who has found that an article or animal so detained or <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.8"></a><var>18.8</var>embargoed is not adulterated or misbranded, shall remove the tag or other marking.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.9"></a><var>18.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Remedies.</b> If the court finds that a detained or embargoed article or animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.10"></a><var>18.10</var>is adulterated or misbranded, such article or animal shall, after entry of the decree, be <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.11"></a><var>18.11</var>destroyed at the expense of the claimant thereof, under the supervision of such agent, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.12"></a><var>18.12</var>all court costs and fees, and storage and other proper expenses, shall be taxed against <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.13"></a><var>18.13</var>the claimant of such article or animal or the claimant's agent; provided, that when the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.14"></a><var>18.14</var>adulteration or misbranding can be corrected by proper labeling or processing of the article <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.15"></a><var>18.15</var>or animal, the court, after entry of the decree and after such costs, fees, and expenses have <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.16"></a><var>18.16</var>been paid and a good and sufficient bond, conditioned that such article or animal shall be <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.17"></a><var>18.17</var>so labeled or processed, has been executed, may by order direct that such article or animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.18"></a><var>18.18</var>be delivered to claimant thereof for such labeling or processing under the supervision of <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.19"></a><var>18.19</var>an agent of the commissioner. The expense of such supervision shall be paid by claimant. <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.20"></a><var>18.20</var>The article or animal shall be returned to the claimant and the bond shall be discharged on <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.21"></a><var>18.21</var>the representation to the court by the commissioner that the article or animal is no longer <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.22"></a><var>18.22</var>in violation and that the expenses of such supervision have been paid.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.23"></a><var>18.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Duties of commissioner.</b> Whenever the commissioner or any of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.24"></a><var>18.24</var>commissioner's authorized agents shall find in any room, building, vehicle of transportation <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.25"></a><var>18.25</var>or other structure, any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable articles <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.26"></a><var>18.26</var>of food which are unsound, or contain any filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance, or that <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.27"></a><var>18.27</var>may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe, the same being hereby <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.28"></a><var>18.28</var>declared to be a nuisance, the commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized agent, shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.29"></a><var>18.29</var>forthwith condemn or destroy the same, or in any other manner render the same unsalable <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.30"></a><var>18.30</var>as human food, and no one shall have any cause of action against the commissioner or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.31"></a><var>18.31</var>commissioner's authorized agent on account of such action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.18.32"></a><var>18.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Emergency response.</b> In the event of an emergency declared by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.33"></a><var>18.33</var>governor's order under section 
         <statute_ref>12.31</statute_ref>, if the commissioner finds or has probable cause to <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.34"></a><var>18.34</var>believe that ~~a~~ livestock, food, or a consumer commodity within a specific area is likely <br />
         		<a id="pl.18.35"></a><var>18.35</var>to be adulterated because of the emergency or so misbranded as to be dangerous or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.1"></a><var>19.1</var>fraudulent, or is in violation of section 
         <statute_ref>31.131, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.2"></a><var>19.2</var>embargo a geographic area that is included in the declared emergency. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.3"></a><var>19.3</var>shall provide notice to the public and to those with custody of the product in as thorough a <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.4"></a><var>19.4</var>manner as is practical under the emergency circumstances. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.17.0"></a><a id="pl.19.5"></a><var>19.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 31.171, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.6"></a><var>19.6</var><b>31.171 EMPLOYMENT OF DISEASED PERSON.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.7"></a><var>19.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It shall be unlawful for any person to work in or about any place where any fruit <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.8"></a><var>19.8</var>or any food products are manufactured, packed, stored, deposited, collected, prepared, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.9"></a><var>19.9</var>produced or sold, whose condition is such that disease may be spread to associates direct, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.10"></a><var>19.10</var>or through the medium of milk, cream, butter, other food or food products, likely to be <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.11"></a><var>19.11</var>eaten without being cooked after handling, whether such condition be due to a contagious~~,~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.12"></a><var>19.12</var>or infectious~~, or venereal~~ disease, in its active or convalescent stage, or to the presence of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.13"></a><var>19.13</var>disease germs, whether accompanied by, or without, any symptoms of the disease itself.<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.14"></a><var>19.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It shall be the duty of the commissioner, or the commissioner's assistant, inspector, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.15"></a><var>19.15</var>agent, to report to the state commissioner of health for investigation, any person suspected <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.16"></a><var>19.16</var>to be dangerous to the public health, as provided for in this section, and immediately to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.17"></a><var>19.17</var>exclude such person from such employment pending investigation and during the period <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.18"></a><var>19.18</var>of infectiousness, if such person is certified by the state commissioner of health, or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.19"></a><var>19.19</var>authorized agent, to be dangerous to the public health.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.18.0"></a><a id="pl.19.20"></a><var>19.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 31.175, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.19.21"></a><var>19.21</var><b>31.175 WATER, PLUMBING, AND SEWAGE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.22"></a><var>19.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A person who is required by statutes administered by the Department of Agriculture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.23"></a><var>19.23</var>or by rules adopted pursuant to those statutes, to provide a suitable water supply, <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.24"></a><var>19.24</var>or plumbing or sewage disposal system~~, may~~ shall not engage in the business of <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.25"></a><var>19.25</var>manufacturing, processing, selling, handling, or storing food at wholesale or retail <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.26"></a><var>19.26</var>unless the person's water supply is satisfactory ~~under plumbing codes~~ pursuant to rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.27"></a><var>19.27</var>adopted by the Department of Health, the person's plumbing is satisfactory pursuant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.28"></a><var>19.28</var>rules adopted by the Department of Labor and Industry, and the person's sewage disposal <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.29"></a><var>19.29</var>system satisfies the rules of the Pollution Control Agency.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.19.0"></a><a id="pl.19.30"></a><var>19.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>[32.416] SOMATIC CELL COUNT, GOAT MILK.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.19.31"></a><var>19.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding any federal standard incorporated by reference in this chapter, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.19.32"></a><var>19.32</var>maximum allowable somatic cell count for raw goat milk is 1,500,000 cells per milliliter.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.20.0"></a><a id="pl.19.33"></a><var>19.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41A.09, subdivision 3a, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.1"></a><var>20.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3a. <b>Ethanol producer payments.</b> (a) The commissioner shall make cash <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.2"></a><var>20.2</var>payments to producers of ethanol located in the state that have begun production at a <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.3"></a><var>20.3</var>specific location by June 30, 2000. For the purpose of this subdivision, an entity that holds <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.4"></a><var>20.4</var>a controlling interest in more than one ethanol plant is considered a single producer. <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.5"></a><var>20.5</var>The amount of the payment for each producer's annual production, except as provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.6"></a><var>20.6</var>in paragraph (c), is 20 cents per gallon for each gallon of ethanol produced at a specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.7"></a><var>20.7</var>location on or before June 30, 2000, or ten years after the start of production, whichever is <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.8"></a><var>20.8</var>later. Annually, within 90 days of the end of its fiscal year, an ethanol producer receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.9"></a><var>20.9</var>payments under this subdivision must file a disclosure statement on a form provided by <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.10"></a><var>20.10</var>the commissioner. The initial disclosure statement must include a summary description <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.11"></a><var>20.11</var>of the organization of the business structure of the claimant, a listing of the percentages <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.12"></a><var>20.12</var>of ownership by any person or other entity with an ownership interest of five percent or <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.13"></a><var>20.13</var>greater, and a copy of its annual audited financial statements, including the auditor's report <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.14"></a><var>20.14</var>and footnotes. The disclosure statement must include information demonstrating what <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.15"></a><var>20.15</var>percentage of the entity receiving payments under this section is owned by farmers or <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.16"></a><var>20.16</var>other entities eligible to farm or own agricultural land in Minnesota under the provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.17"></a><var>20.17</var>of section 
         <statute_ref>500.24</statute_ref>. Subsequent annual reports must reflect noncumulative changes in <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.18"></a><var>20.18</var>ownership of ten percent or more of the entity. The report need not disclose the identity of <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.19"></a><var>20.19</var>the persons or entities eligible to farm or own agricultural land with ownership interests, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.20"></a><var>20.20</var>individuals residing within 30 miles of the plant, or of any other entity with less than <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.21"></a><var>20.21</var>ten percent ownership interest, but the claimant must retain information within its files <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.22"></a><var>20.22</var>confirming the accuracy of the data provided. This data must be made available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.23"></a><var>20.23</var>commissioner upon request. Not later than the 15th day of February in each year the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.24"></a><var>20.24</var>commissioner shall deliver to the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.25"></a><var>20.25</var>house of representatives that deal with agricultural policy and agricultural finance issues <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.26"></a><var>20.26</var>an annual report summarizing aggregated data from plants receiving payments under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.27"></a><var>20.27</var>section during the preceding calendar year. Audited financial statements and notes and <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.28"></a><var>20.28</var>disclosure statements submitted to the commissioner are nonpublic data under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.20.29"></a><var>20.29</var>13.02, subdivision 9
         </statute_ref>. Notwithstanding the provisions of chapter 13 relating to nonpublic <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.30"></a><var>20.30</var>data, summaries of the submitted audited financial reports and notes and disclosure <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.31"></a><var>20.31</var>statements will be contained in the report to the committee chairs and will be public data.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.32"></a><var>20.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) No payments shall be made for ethanol production that occurs after June 30, <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.33"></a><var>20.33</var>2010. A producer of ethanol shall not transfer the producer's eligibility for payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.34"></a><var>20.34</var>under this section to an ethanol plant at a different location.<br />
         		<a id="pl.20.35"></a><var>20.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the level of production at an ethanol plant increases due to an increase in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.20.36"></a><var>20.36</var>production capacity of the plant, the payment under paragraph (a) applies to the additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.1"></a><var>21.1</var>increment of production until ten years after the increased production began. Once a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.2"></a><var>21.2</var>plant's production capacity reaches 15,000,000 gallons per year, no additional increment <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.3"></a><var>21.3</var>will qualify for the payment.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.4"></a><var>21.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Total payments under paragraphs (a) and (c) to a producer in a fiscal year may <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.5"></a><var>21.5</var>not exceed $3,000,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.6"></a><var>21.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) By the last day of October, January, April, and July, each producer shall file a <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.7"></a><var>21.7</var>claim for payment for ethanol production during the preceding three calendar months. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.8"></a><var>21.8</var>A producer that files a claim under this subdivision shall include a statement of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.9"></a><var>21.9</var>producer's total ethanol production in Minnesota during the quarter covered by the claim. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.10"></a><var>21.10</var>For each claim and statement of total ethanol production filed under this subdivision, <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.11"></a><var>21.11</var>the volume of ethanol production must be examined by an independent certified public <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.12"></a><var>21.12</var>accountant in accordance with standards established by the American Institute of Certified <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.13"></a><var>21.13</var>Public Accountants.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.14"></a><var>21.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Payments shall be made November 15, February 15, May 15, and August 15. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.15"></a><var>21.15</var>separate payment shall be made for each claim filed. Except as provided in paragraph (g), <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.16"></a><var>21.16</var>the total quarterly payment to a producer under this paragraph may not exceed $750,000.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.17"></a><var>21.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) Notwithstanding the quarterly payment limits of paragraph (f), the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.18"></a><var>21.18</var>shall make an additional payment in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year to ethanol <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.19"></a><var>21.19</var>producers for the lesser of: (1) 20 cents per gallon of production in the fourth quarter of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.20"></a><var>21.20</var>year that is greater than 3,750,000 gallons; or (2) the total amount of payments lost during <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.21"></a><var>21.21</var>the first three quarters of the fiscal year due to plant outages, repair, or major maintenance. <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.22"></a><var>21.22</var>Total payments to an ethanol producer in a fiscal year, including any payment under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.23"></a><var>21.23</var>paragraph, must not exceed the total amount the producer is eligible to receive based on <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.24"></a><var>21.24</var>the producer's approved production capacity. The provisions of this paragraph apply only <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.25"></a><var>21.25</var>to production losses that occur in quarters beginning after December 31, 1999.<br />
         		<a id="pl.21.26"></a><var>21.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The commissioner shall reimburse ethanol producers for any deficiency in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.27"></a><var>21.27</var>payments during earlier quarters if the deficiency occurred because of unallotment or <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.28"></a><var>21.28</var>because appropriated money was insufficient to make timely payments in the full amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.29"></a><var>21.29</var>provided in paragraph (a). Notwithstanding the quarterly or annual payment limitations in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.30"></a><var>21.30</var>this subdivision, the commissioner shall begin making payments for earlier deficiencies in <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.31"></a><var>21.31</var>each fiscal year that appropriations for ethanol payments exceed the amount required to <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.32"></a><var>21.32</var>make eligible scheduled payments. Payments for earlier deficiencies must continue until <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.33"></a><var>21.33</var>the deficiencies for each producer are paid in full, except the commissioner shall not make <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.34"></a><var>21.34</var>a deficiency payment to an entity that no longer produces ethanol on a commercial scale <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.35"></a><var>21.35</var>at the location for which the entity qualified for producer payments, or to an assignee of <br />
         		<a id="pl.21.36"></a><var>21.36</var>the entity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.1"></a><var>22.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The commissioner may make direct payments to producers of rural economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.2"></a><var>22.2</var>infrastructure with any amount of the annual appropriation for ethanol producer payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.3"></a><var>22.3</var>and rural economic infrastructure that is in excess of the amount required to make <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.4"></a><var>22.4</var>scheduled ethanol producer payments and deficiency payments under paragraphs (a) to (h).<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.21.0"></a><a id="pl.22.5"></a><var>22.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 41A.105, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.6"></a><var>22.6</var><b>41A.105 NEXTGEN ENERGY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.22.7"></a><var>22.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Purpose.</b> It is the goal of the state through the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.8"></a><var>22.8</var>Agriculture to research and develop energy sources to displace fossil fuels with renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.9"></a><var>22.9</var>technology.<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.10"></a><var>22.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>NextGen Energy Board.</b> There is created a NextGen Energy Board <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.11"></a><var>22.11</var>consisting of the commissioners of agriculture, commerce, natural resources, the Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.12"></a><var>22.12</var>Control Agency, and employment and economic development; the chairs of the house and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.13"></a><var>22.13</var>senate committees with jurisdiction over energy finance; the chairs of the house and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.14"></a><var>22.14</var>committees with jurisdiction over agriculture finance; one member of the second largest <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.15"></a><var>22.15</var>political party in the house, as appointed by the chairs of the house committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.16"></a><var>22.16</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance and energy finance; one member of the second largest <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.17"></a><var>22.17</var>political party in the senate, as appointed by the chairs of the senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.18"></a><var>22.18</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance and energy finance; and the executive director of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.19"></a><var>22.19</var>Agricultural Utilization Research Institute. In addition, the governor shall appoint ~~seven~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.20"></a><var>22.20</var>eight members: two representing statewide agriculture organizations; two representing <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.21"></a><var>22.21</var>statewide environment and natural resource conservation organizations; one representing <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.22"></a><var>22.22</var>the University of Minnesota; one representing the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.23"></a><var>22.23</var>Agriculture; ~~and~~ one representing the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system; <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.24"></a><var>22.24</var>and one representing the forest products industry. <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.25"></a><var>22.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b> The board shall research and report to the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.26"></a><var>22.26</var>agriculture and to the legislature recommendations as to how the state can invest its <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.27"></a><var>22.27</var>resources to most efficiently achieve energy independence, agricultural and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.28"></a><var>22.28</var>resources sustainability, and rural economic vitality. The board shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.29"></a><var>22.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) examine the future of fuels, such as synthetic gases, biobutanol, hydrogen, <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.30"></a><var>22.30</var>methanol, biodiesel, and ethanol within Minnesota;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.31"></a><var>22.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) develop equity grant programs to assist locally owned facilities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.22.32"></a><var>22.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) study the proper role of the state in creating financing and investing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.22.33"></a><var>22.33</var>providing incentives;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.1"></a><var>23.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) evaluate how state and federal programs, including the Farm Bill, can best work <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.2"></a><var>23.2</var>together and leverage resources;<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.3"></a><var>23.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) work with other entities and committees to develop a clean energy program; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.4"></a><var>23.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) report to the legislature before February 1 each year with recommendations as <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.5"></a><var>23.5</var>to appropriations and results of past actions and projects.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.6"></a><var>23.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Commissioner's duties.</b> The commissioner of agriculture shall administer <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.7"></a><var>23.7</var>this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.8"></a><var>23.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires June 30, ~~2009.~~ 2014. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.22.0"></a><a id="pl.23.9"></a><var>23.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 41D.01, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.10"></a><var>23.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> This section expires on June 30, ~~2008~~ 2013.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.11"></a><var>23.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.23.0"></a><a id="pl.23.12"></a><var>23.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 97A.028, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.13"></a><var>23.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Emergency deterrent materials assistance.</b> (a) For the purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.14"></a><var>23.14</var>subdivision, "cooperative damage management agreement" means an agreement between <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.15"></a><var>23.15</var>a landowner or tenant and the commissioner that establishes a program for addressing the <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.16"></a><var>23.16</var>problem of destruction of the landowner's or tenant's specialty crops or stored forage crops <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.17"></a><var>23.17</var>by wild animals, or destruction of agricultural crops by flightless Canada geese.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.18"></a><var>23.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A landowner or tenant may apply to the commissioner for emergency deterrent <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.19"></a><var>23.19</var>materials assistance in controlling destruction of the landowner's or tenant's specialty <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.20"></a><var>23.20</var>crops or stored forage crops by wild animals, or destruction of agricultural crops by <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.21"></a><var>23.21</var>flightless Canada geese. Subject to the availability of money appropriated for this purpose, <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.22"></a><var>23.22</var>the commissioner shall provide suitable deterrent materials when the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.23"></a><var>23.23</var>determines that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.24"></a><var>23.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) immediate action is necessary to prevent significant damage from continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.25"></a><var>23.25</var>~~or to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis~~; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.26"></a><var>23.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a cooperative damage management agreement cannot be implemented <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.27"></a><var>23.27</var>immediately.<br />
         		<a id="pl.23.28"></a><var>23.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A person may receive emergency deterrent materials assistance under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.29"></a><var>23.29</var>subdivision more than once, but the cumulative total value of deterrent materials provided <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.30"></a><var>23.30</var>to a person, or for use on a parcel, may not exceed $3,000 for specialty crops, ~~$5,000 for~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.31"></a><var>23.31</var>~~measures to prevent the spread of bovine tuberculosis within a five-mile radius of a cattle~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.32"></a><var>23.32</var>~~herd that is infected with bovine tuberculosis as determined by the Board of Animal~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.23.33"></a><var>23.33</var>~~Health,~~ $750 for protecting stored forage crops, or $500 for agricultural crops damaged by <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.1"></a><var>24.1</var>flightless Canada geese. If a person is a co-owner or cotenant with respect to the specialty <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.2"></a><var>24.2</var>crops for which the deterrent materials are provided, the deterrent materials are deemed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.3"></a><var>24.3</var>be "provided" to the person for the purposes of this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.4"></a><var>24.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) As a condition of receiving emergency deterrent materials assistance under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.5"></a><var>24.5</var>subdivision, a landowner or tenant shall enter into a cooperative damage management <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.6"></a><var>24.6</var>agreement with the commissioner. Deterrent materials provided by the commissioner may <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.7"></a><var>24.7</var>include repellents, fencing materials, or other materials recommended in the agreement <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.8"></a><var>24.8</var>to alleviate the damage problem. If requested by a landowner or tenant, any fencing <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.9"></a><var>24.9</var>materials provided must be capable of providing long-term protection of specialty crops. <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.10"></a><var>24.10</var>A landowner or tenant who receives emergency deterrent materials assistance under <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.11"></a><var>24.11</var>this subdivision shall comply with the terms of the cooperative damage management <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.12"></a><var>24.12</var>agreement.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.24.0"></a><a id="pl.24.13"></a><var>24.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.14"></a><var>24.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> For the purposes of sections 
         <statute_ref>148.01</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>148.10</statute_ref>~~,~~:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.15"></a><var>24.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)  "chiropractic" is defined as the science of adjusting any abnormal articulations of <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.16"></a><var>24.16</var>the human body, especially those of the spinal column, for the purpose of giving freedom <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.17"></a><var>24.17</var>of action to impinged nerves that may cause pain or deranged function; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.18"></a><var>24.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) "animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment" means treatment that includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.19"></a><var>24.19</var>identifying and resolving vertebral subluxation complexes, spinal manipulation, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.20"></a><var>24.20</var>manipulation of the extremity articulations of nonhuman vertebrates. Animal chiropractic <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.21"></a><var>24.21</var>diagnosis and treatment does not include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.22"></a><var>24.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) performing surgery;<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.23"></a><var>24.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) dispensing or administering of medications; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.24"></a><var>24.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) performing traditional veterinary care and diagnosis. <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.25"></a><var>24.25</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.25.0"></a><a id="pl.24.26"></a><var>24.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.27"></a><var>24.27</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.28"></a><var>24.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Animal chiropractic practice.</b> A licensed chiropractor may engage in <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.29"></a><var>24.29</var>the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment if registered to do so by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.30"></a><var>24.30</var>board, and the animal has been referred to the chiropractor by a veterinarian.<br />
         		<a id="pl.24.31"></a><var>24.31</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.26.0"></a><a id="pl.24.32"></a><var>24.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.24.33"></a><var>24.33</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.1"></a><var>25.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1b. <b>Scope of practice; animal chiropractic.</b> Criteria for registration <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.2"></a><var>25.2</var>to engage in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment must be set <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.3"></a><var>25.3</var>by the board, and must include, but are not limited to: active chiropractic license; <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.4"></a><var>25.4</var>education and training in the field of animal chiropractic from an American Veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.5"></a><var>25.5</var>Chiropractic Association, International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, or higher <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.6"></a><var>25.6</var>institution-approved course consisting of no less than 210 hours, meeting continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.7"></a><var>25.7</var>education requirements; and other conditions and rules set by the board. The board <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.8"></a><var>25.8</var>shall consult with the State Board of Veterinary Medicine in preparing proposed rules <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.9"></a><var>25.9</var>on animal chiropractic.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.10"></a><var>25.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.27.0"></a><a id="pl.25.11"></a><var>25.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.12"></a><var>25.12</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.13"></a><var>25.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1c. <b>Titles.</b> Notwithstanding the limitations established in section 156.12, <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.14"></a><var>25.14</var>subdivision 4, a doctor of chiropractic properly registered to provide chiropractic care to <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.15"></a><var>25.15</var>animals in accordance with this chapter and rules of the board may use the title "animal <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.16"></a><var>25.16</var>chiropractor."<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.17"></a><var>25.17</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.28.0"></a><a id="pl.25.18"></a><var>25.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 148.01, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.19"></a><var>25.19</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.20"></a><var>25.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1d. <b>Provisional interim statute.</b> Upon approval by the board, a licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.21"></a><var>25.21</var>chiropractor who has already taken and passed the education and training requirement <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.22"></a><var>25.22</var>set forth in subdivision 1b may engage in the practice of animal chiropractic during the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.23"></a><var>25.23</var>time that the rules are being promulgated by the board. Enforcement actions may not <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.24"></a><var>25.24</var>be taken against persons who have completed the approved program of study by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.25"></a><var>25.25</var>American Veterinary Chiropractic Association or the International Veterinary Chiropractic <br />
         		<a id="pl.25.26"></a><var>25.26</var>Association until the rules have been adopted by the board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.25.27"></a><var>25.27</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.29.0"></a><a id="pl.25.28"></a><var>25.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. <b>[148.032] EDUCATIONAL CRITERIA FOR LICENSURE IN ANIMAL </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.29"></a><var>25.29</var><b>CHIROPRACTIC DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT; RECORDS; TREATMENT </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.25.30"></a><var>25.30</var><b>NOTES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.26.1"></a><var>26.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The following educational criteria must be applied to any licensed chiropractor <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.2"></a><var>26.2</var>who requests registration in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment. The criteria must <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.3"></a><var>26.3</var>include education and training in the following subjects:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.4"></a><var>26.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) anatomy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.5"></a><var>26.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) anatomy laboratory;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.6"></a><var>26.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) biomechanics and gait;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.7"></a><var>26.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) chiropractic educational basics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.8"></a><var>26.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.9"></a><var>26.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) lecture cervical;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.10"></a><var>26.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) thoracic;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.11"></a><var>26.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) lumbosacral;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.12"></a><var>26.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) pelvic; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.13"></a><var>26.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) extremity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.14"></a><var>26.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) animal chiropractic diversified adjusting technique, including:<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.15"></a><var>26.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) laboratory cervical;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.16"></a><var>26.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) thoracic;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.17"></a><var>26.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) lumbosacral;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.18"></a><var>26.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) pelvic; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.19"></a><var>26.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) extremity;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.20"></a><var>26.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) case management and case studies;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.21"></a><var>26.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) chiropractic philosophy;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.22"></a><var>26.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) ethics and legalities;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.23"></a><var>26.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) neurology, neuroanatomy, and neurological conditions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.24"></a><var>26.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) pathology; <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.25"></a><var>26.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) radiology;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.26"></a><var>26.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) research in current chiropractic and veterinary topics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.27"></a><var>26.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) rehabilitation, current topics, evaluation, and assessment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.28"></a><var>26.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) normal foot anatomy and normal foot care;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.29"></a><var>26.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) saddle fit and evaluation, lecture, and laboratory;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.30"></a><var>26.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(17) veterinary educational basics;<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.31"></a><var>26.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(18) vertebral subluxation complex; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.32"></a><var>26.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(19) zoonotic diseases.<br />
         		<a id="pl.26.33"></a><var>26.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A licensed chiropractor requesting registration in animal chiropractic diagnosis <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.34"></a><var>26.34</var>and treatment must have completed and passed a course of study from an American <br />
         		<a id="pl.26.35"></a><var>26.35</var>Veterinary Chiropractic Association, International Veterinary Chiropractic Association, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.1"></a><var>27.1</var>higher institution-approved program, consisting of no less than 210 hours of education <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.2"></a><var>27.2</var>and training as set forth in paragraph (a).<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.3"></a><var>27.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A licensed chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.4"></a><var>27.4</var>and treatment must maintain complete and accurate records and patient files in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.5"></a><var>27.5</var>chiropractor's office for at least three years.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.6"></a><var>27.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A licensed chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.7"></a><var>27.7</var>and treatment must make treatment notes and records available to the patient's owner <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.8"></a><var>27.8</var>upon request and must communicate their findings and treatment plan with the referring <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.9"></a><var>27.9</var>veterinarian if requested by the patient's owner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.10"></a><var>27.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A licensed chiropractor who treats both animal and human patients in the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.11"></a><var>27.11</var>facility must post a conspicuous sign in the reception area of that facility informing <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.12"></a><var>27.12</var>customers that nonhuman patients are treated on the premises.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.13"></a><var>27.13</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.30.0"></a><a id="pl.27.14"></a><var>27.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b>[148.033] ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC CONTINUING EDUCATION </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.15"></a><var>27.15</var><b>HOURS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.16"></a><var>27.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any chiropractor engaged in the practice of animal chiropractic diagnosis and <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.17"></a><var>27.17</var>treatment applying for renewal of a registration related to animal chiropractic diagnosis <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.18"></a><var>27.18</var>and treatment must have completed a minimum of six hours annually of continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.19"></a><var>27.19</var>education in animal chiropractic diagnosis and treatment, in addition to the required 20 <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.20"></a><var>27.20</var>hours annually of continuing education in human chiropractic under this chapter. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.21"></a><var>27.21</var>continuing education course attended for purposes of complying with this section must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.22"></a><var>27.22</var>approved by the board prior to attendance by the chiropractor.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.23"></a><var>27.23</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.31.0"></a><a id="pl.27.24"></a><var>27.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 31. <b>[148.035] SEPARATE TREATMENT ROOM REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.25"></a><var>27.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A licensed chiropractor who provides animal chiropractic treatment in the same <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.26"></a><var>27.26</var>facility where human patients are treated, shall maintain a separate noncarpeted room for <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.27"></a><var>27.27</var>the purpose of adjusting animals. The table and equipment used for animals shall not be <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.28"></a><var>27.28</var>used for human patients.<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.29"></a><var>27.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.32.0"></a><a id="pl.27.30"></a><var>27.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 32. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.001, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.27.31"></a><var>27.31</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.27.32"></a><var>27.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10a. <b>Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.27.33"></a><var>27.33</var><b>PAVE certificate.</b> A "Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence" <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.1"></a><var>28.1</var>or "PAVE" certificate is issued by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.2"></a><var>28.2</var>indicating that the holder has demonstrated knowledge and skill equivalent to that <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.3"></a><var>28.3</var>possessed by a graduate of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.33.0"></a><a id="pl.28.4"></a><var>28.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 33. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.02, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.5"></a><var>28.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>License application.</b> Application for a license to practice veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.6"></a><var>28.6</var>medicine in this state shall be made in writing to the Board of Veterinary Medicine upon a <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.7"></a><var>28.7</var>form furnished by the board, accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the applicant is at <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.8"></a><var>28.8</var>least 18 years of age, is of good moral character, and has one of the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.9"></a><var>28.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a diploma conferring the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine, or an <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.10"></a><var>28.10</var>equivalent degree, from an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.11"></a><var>28.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) an ECFVG or PAVE certificate; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.12"></a><var>28.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a certificate from the dean of an accredited or approved college of veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.13"></a><var>28.13</var>medicine stating that the applicant is a student in good standing expecting to be graduated <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.14"></a><var>28.14</var>at the completion of the current academic year of the college in which the applicant is <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.15"></a><var>28.15</var>enrolled.<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.16"></a><var>28.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The application shall contain the information and material required by subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.17"></a><var>28.17</var>2 and any other information that the board may, in its sound judgment, require. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.18"></a><var>28.18</var>application shall be filed with the board at least 60 days before the date of the examination. <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.19"></a><var>28.19</var>If the board deems it advisable, it may require that such application be verified by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.20"></a><var>28.20</var>oath of the applicant.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.34.0"></a><a id="pl.28.21"></a><var>28.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 34. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.02, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.22"></a><var>28.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Required with application.</b> Every application shall contain the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.23"></a><var>28.23</var>information and material:<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.24"></a><var>28.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the application fee set by the board in the form of a check or money order payable <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.25"></a><var>28.25</var>to the board, which fee is not returnable in the event permission to take the examination <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.26"></a><var>28.26</var>is denied for good cause;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.27"></a><var>28.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a copy of a diploma from an accredited or approved college of veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.28"></a><var>28.28</var>medicine or a certificate from the dean or secretary of an accredited or approved college of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.29"></a><var>28.29</var>veterinary medicine showing the time spent in the school and the date when the applicant <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.30"></a><var>28.30</var>was duly and regularly graduated or will duly and regularly graduate or verification of <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.31"></a><var>28.31</var>ECFVG or PAVE certification;<br />
         		<a id="pl.28.32"></a><var>28.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) affidavits of at least two veterinarians and three adults who are not related to <br />
         		<a id="pl.28.33"></a><var>28.33</var>the applicant setting forth how long a time, when, and under what circumstances they <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.1"></a><var>29.1</var>have known the applicant, and any other facts as may be proper to enable the board to <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.2"></a><var>29.2</var>determine the qualifications of the applicant; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.3"></a><var>29.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) if the applicant has served in the armed forces, a copy of discharge papers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.35.0"></a><a id="pl.29.4"></a><var>29.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 35. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.04, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.5"></a><var>29.5</var><b>156.04 BOARD TO ISSUE LICENSE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.29.6"></a><var>29.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Board of Veterinary Medicine shall issue to every applicant who has successfully <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.7"></a><var>29.7</var>passed the required examination, who has received a diploma conferring the degree of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.8"></a><var>29.8</var>doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree from an accredited or approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.9"></a><var>29.9</var>college of veterinary medicine or an ECFVG or PAVE certificate, and who shall have been <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.10"></a><var>29.10</var>adjudged to be duly qualified to practice veterinary medicine, a license to practice.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.36.0"></a><a id="pl.29.11"></a><var>29.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 36. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.072, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.12"></a><var>29.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Required with application.</b> Such doctor of veterinary medicine shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.13"></a><var>29.13</var>accompany the application by the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.14"></a><var>29.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) a copy of a diploma from an accredited or approved college of veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.15"></a><var>29.15</var>medicine or certification from the dean, registrar, or secretary of an accredited or approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.16"></a><var>29.16</var>college of veterinary medicine attesting to the applicant's graduation from an accredited <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.17"></a><var>29.17</var>or approved college of veterinary medicine, or a certificate of satisfactory completion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.18"></a><var>29.18</var>the ECFVG or PAVE program.<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.19"></a><var>29.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) affidavits of two licensed practicing doctors of veterinary medicine residing in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.20"></a><var>29.20</var>the United States or Canadian licensing jurisdiction in which the applicant is currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.21"></a><var>29.21</var>practicing, attesting that they are well acquainted with the applicant, that the applicant is a <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.22"></a><var>29.22</var>person of good moral character, and has been actively engaged in practicing or teaching in <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.23"></a><var>29.23</var>such jurisdiction for the period above prescribed;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.24"></a><var>29.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) a certificate from the regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the conduct of <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.25"></a><var>29.25</var>practice of veterinary medicine that such applicant is in good standing and is not the <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.26"></a><var>29.26</var>subject of disciplinary action or pending disciplinary action;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.27"></a><var>29.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) a certificate from all other jurisdictions in which the applicant holds a currently <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.28"></a><var>29.28</var>active license or held a license within the past ten years, stating that the applicant is and <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.29"></a><var>29.29</var>was in good standing and has not been subject to disciplinary action;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.30"></a><var>29.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) in lieu of clauses (3) and (4), certification from the Veterinary Information <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.31"></a><var>29.31</var>Verification Agency that the applicant's licensure is in good standing;<br />
         		<a id="pl.29.32"></a><var>29.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) a fee as set by the board in form of check or money order payable to the board, <br />
         		<a id="pl.29.33"></a><var>29.33</var>no part of which shall be refunded should the application be denied;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.1"></a><var>30.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) score reports on previously taken national examinations in veterinary medicine, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.2"></a><var>30.2</var>certified by the Veterinary Information Verification Agency; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.3"></a><var>30.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) if requesting waiver of examination, provide evidence of meeting licensure <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.4"></a><var>30.4</var>requirements in the state of the applicant's original licensure that were substantially equal <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.5"></a><var>30.5</var>to the requirements for licensure in Minnesota in existence at that time.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.37.0"></a><a id="pl.30.6"></a><var>30.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 37. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.073, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.7"></a><var>30.7</var><b>156.073 TEMPORARY PERMIT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.30.8"></a><var>30.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The board may issue without examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.9"></a><var>30.9</var>medicine in this state to a person who has submitted an application approved by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.10"></a><var>30.10</var>board for license pending examination, and holds a doctor of veterinary medicine degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.11"></a><var>30.11</var>or an equivalent degree from an approved or accredited college of veterinary medicine <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.12"></a><var>30.12</var>or an ECFVG or PAVE certification. The temporary permit shall expire the day after <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.13"></a><var>30.13</var>publication of the notice of results of the first examination given after the permit is <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.14"></a><var>30.14</var>issued. No temporary permit may be issued to any applicant who has previously failed <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.15"></a><var>30.15</var>the national examination and is currently not licensed in any licensing jurisdiction of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.16"></a><var>30.16</var>United States or Canada or to any person whose license has been revoked or suspended <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.17"></a><var>30.17</var>or who is currently subject to a disciplinary order in any licensing jurisdiction of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.18"></a><var>30.18</var>United States or Canada.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.38.0"></a><a id="pl.30.19"></a><var>30.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 38. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.12, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.20"></a><var>30.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Authorized activities.</b> No provision of this chapter shall be construed to <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.21"></a><var>30.21</var>prohibit:<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.22"></a><var>30.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) a person from rendering necessary gratuitous assistance in the treatment of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.23"></a><var>30.23</var>animal when the assistance does not amount to prescribing, testing for, or diagnosing, <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.24"></a><var>30.24</var>operating, or vaccinating and when the attendance of a licensed veterinarian cannot be <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.25"></a><var>30.25</var>procured;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.26"></a><var>30.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) a person who is a regular student in an accredited or approved college of <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.27"></a><var>30.27</var>veterinary medicine from performing duties or actions assigned by instructors or <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.28"></a><var>30.28</var>preceptors or working under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.29"></a><var>30.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) a veterinarian regularly licensed in another jurisdiction from consulting with a <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.30"></a><var>30.30</var>licensed veterinarian in this state;<br />
         		<a id="pl.30.31"></a><var>30.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) the owner of an animal and the owner's regular employee from caring for and <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.32"></a><var>30.32</var>administering to the animal belonging to the owner, except where the ownership of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.30.33"></a><var>30.33</var>animal was transferred for purposes of circumventing this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.1"></a><var>31.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) veterinarians who are in compliance with subdivision 6 and who are employed by <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.2"></a><var>31.2</var>the University of Minnesota from performing their duties with the College of Veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.3"></a><var>31.3</var>Medicine, College of Agriculture, Agricultural Experiment Station, Agricultural Extension <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.4"></a><var>31.4</var>Service, Medical School, School of Public Health, or other unit within the university; or <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.5"></a><var>31.5</var>a person from lecturing or giving instructions or demonstrations at the university or in <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.6"></a><var>31.6</var>connection with a continuing education course or seminar to veterinarians or pathologists <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.7"></a><var>31.7</var>at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.8"></a><var>31.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) any person from selling or applying any pesticide, insecticide or herbicide;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.9"></a><var>31.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) any person from engaging in bona fide scientific research or investigations which <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.10"></a><var>31.10</var>reasonably requires experimentation involving animals;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.11"></a><var>31.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) any employee of a licensed veterinarian from performing duties other than <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.12"></a><var>31.12</var>diagnosis, prescription or surgical correction under the direction and supervision of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.13"></a><var>31.13</var>veterinarian, who shall be responsible for the performance of the employee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.14"></a><var>31.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a graduate of a foreign college of veterinary medicine from working under the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.15"></a><var>31.15</var>direct personal instruction, control, or supervision of a veterinarian faculty member of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.16"></a><var>31.16</var>the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota in order to complete the <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.17"></a><var>31.17</var>requirements necessary to obtain an ECFVG or PAVE certificate~~.~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.18"></a><var>31.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) a licensed chiropractor registered under section 148.01, subdivision 1a, from <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.19"></a><var>31.19</var>practicing animal chiropractic.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.39.0"></a><a id="pl.31.20"></a><var>31.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 39. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.12, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.21"></a><var>31.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Titles.</b> It is unlawful for a person who has not received a professional <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.22"></a><var>31.22</var>degree from an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine, or ECFVG or PAVE <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.23"></a><var>31.23</var>certification, to use any of the following titles or designations: Veterinary, veterinarian, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.24"></a><var>31.24</var>animal doctor, animal surgeon, animal dentist, animal chiropractor, animal acupuncturist, <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.25"></a><var>31.25</var>or any other title, designation, word, letter, abbreviation, sign, card, or device tending to <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.26"></a><var>31.26</var>indicate that the person is qualified to practice veterinary medicine.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.40.0"></a><a id="pl.31.27"></a><var>31.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.12, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.28"></a><var>31.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Faculty licensure.</b> (a) Veterinary Medical Center clinicians at the College <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.29"></a><var>31.29</var>of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, who are engaged in the practice of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.30"></a><var>31.30</var>veterinary medicine as defined in subdivision 1 and who treat animals owned by clients of <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.31"></a><var>31.31</var>the Veterinary Medical Center must possess the same license required by other veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.32"></a><var>31.32</var>practitioners in the state of Minnesota except for persons covered by paragraphs (b) and (c).<br />
         		<a id="pl.31.33"></a><var>31.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A specialty practitioner in a hard-to-fill faculty position who has been employed <br />
         		<a id="pl.31.34"></a><var>31.34</var>at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, for five years or <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.1"></a><var>32.1</var>more prior to 2003 or is specialty board certified by the American Veterinary Medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.2"></a><var>32.2</var>Association or the European Board of Veterinary Specialization may be granted a specialty <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.3"></a><var>32.3</var>faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license which will allow the licensee to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.4"></a><var>32.4</var>practice veterinary medicine in the state of Minnesota in the specialty area of the licensee's <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.5"></a><var>32.5</var>training and only within the scope of employment at the Veterinary Medical Center.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.6"></a><var>32.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A specialty practitioner in a hard-to-fill faculty position at the College of <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.7"></a><var>32.7</var>Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, who has graduated from a board-approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.8"></a><var>32.8</var>foreign veterinary school may be granted a temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.9"></a><var>32.9</var>clinician license. The temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.10"></a><var>32.10</var>expires in two years and allows the licensee to practice veterinary medicine as defined <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.11"></a><var>32.11</var>in subdivision 1 and treat animals owned by clients of the Veterinary Medical Center. <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.12"></a><var>32.12</var>The temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license allows the licensee to <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.13"></a><var>32.13</var>practice veterinary medicine in the state of Minnesota in the specialty area of the licensee's <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.14"></a><var>32.14</var>training and only within the scope of employment at the Veterinary Medical Center while <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.15"></a><var>32.15</var>under the direct supervision of a veterinarian currently licensed and actively practicing <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.16"></a><var>32.16</var>veterinary medicine in Minnesota, as defined in section 156.04. The direct supervising <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.17"></a><var>32.17</var>veterinarian must not have any current or past conditions, restrictions, or probationary <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.18"></a><var>32.18</var>status imposed on the veterinarian's license by the board within the past five years. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.19"></a><var>32.19</var>holder of a temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license who is enrolled <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.20"></a><var>32.20</var>in a PhD program may apply for up to two additional consecutive two-year extensions <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.21"></a><var>32.21</var>of an expiring temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license. Any other <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.22"></a><var>32.22</var>holder of a temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician license may apply for <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.23"></a><var>32.23</var>one two-year extension of the expiring temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.24"></a><var>32.24</var>clinician license. Temporary faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician licenses that are <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.25"></a><var>32.25</var>allowed to expire may not be renewed. The board shall grant an extension to a licensee <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.26"></a><var>32.26</var>who demonstrates suitable progress toward completing the requirements of their academic <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.27"></a><var>32.27</var>program, specialty board certification, or full licensure in Minnesota by a graduate of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.28"></a><var>32.28</var>foreign veterinary college.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.29"></a><var>32.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Temporary and specialty faculty Veterinary Medical Center clinician licensees <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.30"></a><var>32.30</var>must abide by all the laws governing the practice of veterinary medicine in the state <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.31"></a><var>32.31</var>of Minnesota and are subject to the same disciplinary action as any other veterinarian <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.32"></a><var>32.32</var>licensed in the state of Minnesota.<br />
         		<a id="pl.32.33"></a><var>32.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The fee for a license issued under this subdivision is the same as for a regular <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.34"></a><var>32.34</var>license to practice veterinary medicine in Minnesota. License payment deadlines, late <br />
         		<a id="pl.32.35"></a><var>32.35</var>payment fees, and other license requirements are also the same as for regular licenses.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.41.0"></a><a id="pl.33.1"></a><var>33.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.15, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.2"></a><var>33.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Service.</b> Service of an order under this section is effective if the order is <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.3"></a><var>33.3</var>served on the person or counsel of record personally or by ~~certified~~ United States mail to <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.4"></a><var>33.4</var>the most recent address provided to the board for the person or counsel of record.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.42.0"></a><a id="pl.33.5"></a><var>33.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 42. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.16, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.6"></a><var>33.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Dispensing.</b> "Dispensing" means distribution of veterinary prescription <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.7"></a><var>33.7</var>drugs or over-the-counter drugs, human drugs for extra-label use, for extra-label use by a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.8"></a><var>33.8</var>person licensed as a pharmacist by the Board of Pharmacy or a person licensed by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.9"></a><var>33.9</var>Board of Veterinary Medicine.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.43.0"></a><a id="pl.33.10"></a><var>33.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 43. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.16, subdivision 10, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.11"></a><var>33.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 10. <b>Prescription.</b> "Prescription" means an order from a veterinarian to a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.12"></a><var>33.12</var>pharmacist or another veterinarian authorizing the dispensing of ~~a~~ veterinary prescription <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.13"></a><var>33.13</var>~~drug~~ drugs, human drugs for extra-label use, or over-the-counter drugs for extra-label use <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.14"></a><var>33.14</var>to a client for use on or in a patient.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.44.0"></a><a id="pl.33.15"></a><var>33.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 44. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.18, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.16"></a><var>33.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Prescription.</b> (a) A person may not dispense a veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.17"></a><var>33.17</var>prescription drug to a client without a prescription or other veterinary authorization. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.18"></a><var>33.18</var>person may not make extra-label use of an animal or human drug for an animal without a <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.19"></a><var>33.19</var>prescription from a veterinarian. A veterinarian or the veterinarian's authorized employee <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.20"></a><var>33.20</var>may dispense ~~a~~ veterinary prescription ~~drug to~~ drugs, human drugs for extra-label use, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.21"></a><var>33.21</var>an over-the-counter drug for extra-label use by a client ~~or oversee the extra-label use of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.22"></a><var>33.22</var>~~a veterinary drug directly by a client~~ without a separate written prescription, providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.23"></a><var>33.23</var>there is documentation of the prescription in the medical record and there is an existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.24"></a><var>33.24</var>veterinarian-client-patient relationship. The prescribing veterinarian must monitor the use <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.25"></a><var>33.25</var>of veterinary prescription drugs, human drugs for extra-label use, or over-the-counter <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.26"></a><var>33.26</var>drugs for extra-label use by a client.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.27"></a><var>33.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A veterinarian may dispense prescription veterinary drugs and prescribe and <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.28"></a><var>33.28</var>dispense extra-label use drugs to a client without personally examining the animal if <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.29"></a><var>33.29</var>a bona fide veterinarian-client-patient relationship exists and in the judgment of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.30"></a><var>33.30</var>veterinarian the client has sufficient knowledge to use the drugs properly.<br />
         		<a id="pl.33.31"></a><var>33.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A veterinarian may issue a prescription or other veterinary authorization by oral or <br />
         		<a id="pl.33.32"></a><var>33.32</var>written communication to the dispenser, or by computer connection. If the communication <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.1"></a><var>34.1</var>is oral, the veterinarian must enter it into the patient's record. The dispenser must record <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.2"></a><var>34.2</var>the veterinarian's prescription or other veterinary authorization within 72 hours.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.3"></a><var>34.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A prescription or other veterinary authorization must include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.4"></a><var>34.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the name, address, and, if written, the signature of the prescriber;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.5"></a><var>34.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the name and address of the client;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.6"></a><var>34.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) identification of the species for which the drug is prescribed or ordered;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.7"></a><var>34.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the name, strength, and quantity of the drug;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.8"></a><var>34.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the date of issue;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.9"></a><var>34.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) directions for use; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.10"></a><var>34.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) withdrawal time~~.~~;<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.11"></a><var>34.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) expiration date of prescription; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.12"></a><var>34.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) number of authorized refills.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.13"></a><var>34.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) A veterinarian may, in the course of professional practice and an existing <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.14"></a><var>34.14</var>veterinarian-client-patient relationship, prepare medicaments that combine drugs approved <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.15"></a><var>34.15</var>by the United States Food and Drug Administration and other legally obtained ingredients <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.16"></a><var>34.16</var>with appropriate vehicles.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.17"></a><var>34.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) A veterinarian or a bona fide employee of a veterinarian may dispense veterinary <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.18"></a><var>34.18</var>prescription drugs to a person on the basis of a prescription issued by a licensed <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.19"></a><var>34.19</var>veterinarian. The provisions of paragraphs (c) and (d) apply.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.20"></a><var>34.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) This section does not limit the authority of the Minnesota Racing Commission to <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.21"></a><var>34.21</var>regulate veterinarians providing services at a licensed racetrack.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.45.0"></a><a id="pl.34.22"></a><var>34.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 45. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.18, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.23"></a><var>34.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Label of dispensed veterinary drugs.</b> (a) A veterinarian or the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.24"></a><var>34.24</var>veterinarian's authorized agent or employee dispensing a veterinary prescription drug <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.25"></a><var>34.25</var>~~or prescribing the extra-label use of an over-the-counter drug~~, an over-the-counter drug <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.26"></a><var>34.26</var>for extra-label use, or a human drug for extra-label use must provide written information <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.27"></a><var>34.27</var>which includes the name and address of the veterinarian, date of filling, species of patient, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.28"></a><var>34.28</var>name or names of drug, strength of drug or drugs, directions for use, withdrawal time, <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.29"></a><var>34.29</var>and cautionary statements, if any, appropriate for the drug.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.30"></a><var>34.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the veterinary drug has been prepared, mixed, formulated, or packaged by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.31"></a><var>34.31</var>dispenser, all of the information required in paragraph (a) must be provided on a label <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.32"></a><var>34.32</var>affixed to the container.<br />
         		<a id="pl.34.33"></a><var>34.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If the veterinary drug is in the manufacturer's original package, the information <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.34"></a><var>34.34</var>required in paragraph (a) must be supplied in writing but need not be affixed to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.34.35"></a><var>34.35</var>container. Information required in paragraph (a) that is provided by the manufacturer on <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.1"></a><var>35.1</var>the original package does not need to be repeated in the separate written information. <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.2"></a><var>35.2</var>Written information required by this paragraph may be written on the sales invoice.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.46.0"></a><a id="pl.35.3"></a><var>35.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 46. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 156.19, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.4"></a><var>35.4</var><b>156.19 EXTRA-LABEL USE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.35.5"></a><var>35.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A person, other than a veterinarian or ~~a person working under the control~~ an <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.6"></a><var>35.6</var>employee of a veterinarian, must not make extra-label use of a veterinary drug in or <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.7"></a><var>35.7</var>on a food-producing animal, unless permitted by the prescription of a veterinarian. A <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.8"></a><var>35.8</var>veterinarian may prescribe the extra-label use of a ~~veterinary~~ drug if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.9"></a><var>35.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the veterinarian makes a careful medical diagnosis within the context of a valid <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.10"></a><var>35.10</var>veterinarian-client-patient relationship;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.11"></a><var>35.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the veterinarian determines that there is no marketed drug specifically labeled to <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.12"></a><var>35.12</var>treat the condition diagnosed, or that drug therapy as recommended by the labeling has, in <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.13"></a><var>35.13</var>the judgment of the attending veterinarian, been found to be clinically ineffective;<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.14"></a><var>35.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the veterinarian recommends procedures to ensure that the identity of the treated <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.15"></a><var>35.15</var>animal will be carefully maintained; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.16"></a><var>35.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the veterinarian prescribes a significantly extended time period for drug <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.17"></a><var>35.17</var>withdrawal before marketing meat, milk, or eggs~~.~~; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.18"></a><var>35.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the veterinarian has met the criteria established in Code of Federal Regulations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.19"></a><var>35.19</var>title 21, part 530, which define the extra-label use of medication in or on animals.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.47.0"></a><a id="pl.35.20"></a><var>35.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 47. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.051, subdivision 15, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.21"></a><var>35.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 15. <b>Ethanol blender.</b> "Ethanol blender" means a person who blends and <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.22"></a><var>35.22</var>distributes, transports, sells, or offers to sell gasoline containing ~~ten percent~~ ethanol ~~by~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.23"></a><var>35.23</var>~~volume~~.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.48.0"></a><a id="pl.35.24"></a><var>35.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 48. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 239.761, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.25"></a><var>35.25</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.26"></a><var>35.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Gasoline blended with ethanol</b><b>; general</b><b>.</b> (a) Gasoline may be blended <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.27"></a><var>35.27</var>with ~~up to ten percent, by volume,~~ agriculturally derived, denatured ethanol that complies <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.28"></a><var>35.28</var>with the requirements of subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.29"></a><var>35.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A gasoline-ethanol blend must:<br />
         		<a id="pl.35.30"></a><var>35.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) comply with the volatility requirements in Code of Federal Regulations, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.35.31"></a><var>35.31</var>40, part 80;<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.1"></a><var>36.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) comply with ASTM specification D4814-06, or the gasoline base stock from <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.2"></a><var>36.2</var>which a gasoline-ethanol blend was produced must comply with ASTM specification <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.3"></a><var>36.3</var>D4814-06; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.4"></a><var>36.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) not be blended with casinghead gasoline, absorption gasoline, condensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.5"></a><var>36.5</var>gasoline, drip gasoline, or natural gasoline after the gasoline-ethanol blend has been sold, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.6"></a><var>36.6</var>transferred, or otherwise removed from a refinery or terminal.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.49.0"></a><a id="pl.36.7"></a><var>36.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 49. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 239.761, is amended by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.8"></a><var>36.8</var>a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.9"></a><var>36.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4a. <b>Gasoline blended with ethanol; standard combustion engines.</b><br />
         		 <a id="pl.36.10"></a><var>36.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Gasoline combined with ethanol for use in standard combustion engines may be blended <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.11"></a><var>36.11</var>with up to ten percent agriculturally derived, denatured ethanol, by volume, or any <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.12"></a><var>36.12</var>percentage specifically authorized in a waiver granted by the United States Environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.13"></a><var>36.13</var>Protection Agency under section 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act, United States Code, title <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.14"></a><var>36.14</var>42, section 7545, subsection (f), paragraph (4). The gasoline-ethanol blend must comply <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.15"></a><var>36.15</var>with the general provisions in subdivision 4.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.50.0"></a><a id="pl.36.16"></a><var>36.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 50. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 239.761, is amended by adding <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.17"></a><var>36.17</var>a subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.18"></a><var>36.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4b. <b>Gasoline blended with ethanol; alternative fuel vehicles.</b> (a) Gasoline <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.19"></a><var>36.19</var>blended for use in an alternative fuel vehicle, as defined in section 296A.01, subdivision 5, <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.20"></a><var>36.20</var>may contain any percentage of agriculturally derived, denatured ethanol, by volume, not <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.21"></a><var>36.21</var>to exceed 85 percent. The gasoline-ethanol blend must comply with the general provisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.22"></a><var>36.22</var>in subdivision 4. The gasoline and ethanol may be blended by an ethanol blender or at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.23"></a><var>36.23</var>point of retail sale in an ethanol-blending fuel dispenser clearly labeled "FLEX-FUEL <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.24"></a><var>36.24</var>VEHICLES ONLY." If blended by an ethanol blender, the percentage of ethanol in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.25"></a><var>36.25</var>resulting gasoline-ethanol blend must be clearly identified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.36.26"></a><var>36.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If a person responsible for the product utilizes an ethanol-blending fuel dispenser <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.27"></a><var>36.27</var>to dispense both gasoline blended with ethanol for use in alternative fuel vehicles and <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.28"></a><var>36.28</var>gasoline blended with ethanol for use in standard combustion engines, the person must <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.29"></a><var>36.29</var>ensure that the gasoline blended with ethanol for use in standard combustion engines is <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.30"></a><var>36.30</var>dispensed from a fuel-dispensing hose and nozzle or other conveyance dedicated solely <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.31"></a><var>36.31</var>to gasoline blended with ethanol for use in standard combustion engines and clearly <br />
         		<a id="pl.36.32"></a><var>36.32</var>labeled as such.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.1"></a><var>37.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A person responsible for the product who complies with the provisions in <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.2"></a><var>37.2</var>paragraph (b) is not responsible for a self-service fueling action taken by that person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.3"></a><var>37.3</var>retail fuel customer.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.51.0"></a><a id="pl.37.4"></a><var>37.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 51. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.77, as amended by Laws 2007, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.5"></a><var>37.5</var>62, sections 3 and 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.6"></a><var>37.6</var><b>239.77 BIODIESEL CONTENT MANDATE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.37.7"></a><var>37.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Biodiesel fuel.</b> "Biodiesel fuel" means a renewable, biodegradable, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.8"></a><var>37.8</var>mono alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel that is derived from agricultural and other plant <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.9"></a><var>37.9</var>oils or animal fats and that meets American Society For Testing and Materials specification <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.10"></a><var>37.10</var>D6751-07 for Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.11"></a><var>37.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Biodiesel produced from palm oil is not biodiesel fuel for the purposes of this <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.12"></a><var>37.12</var>section, unless the palm oil is contained within waste oil and grease collected within the <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.13"></a><var>37.13</var>United States or Canada.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.14"></a><var>37.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Minimum content.</b>  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, all <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.15"></a><var>37.15</var>diesel fuel sold or offered for sale in Minnesota for use in internal combustion engines <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.16"></a><var>37.16</var>must contain at least ~~2.0 percent~~ the stated percentage of biodiesel fuel oil by volume~~.~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.17"></a><var>37.17</var>on and after the following dates:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.37.18"></a><var>37.18</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">(1)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">September 29, 2005<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">2 percent<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.37.19"></a><var>37.19</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">(2)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">May 1, 2009<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5 percent<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.37.20"></a><var>37.20</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">(3)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">May 1, 2012<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">10 percent<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.37.21"></a><var>37.21</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">(4)<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">May 1, 2015<br />
                  		
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               <td align="right" valign="bottom">20 percent<br />
                  		
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         </table><a id="pl.37.22"></a><var>37.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The minimum content levels in clauses (3) and (4) are effective during the months of <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.23"></a><var>37.23</var>April, May, June, July, August, September, and October only. The minimum content for <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.24"></a><var>37.24</var>the remainder of the year is five percent. However, if the commissioners of agriculture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.25"></a><var>37.25</var>commerce, and pollution control determine, after consultation with the biodiesel task <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.26"></a><var>37.26</var>force and other technical experts, that an American Society for Testing and Materials <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.27"></a><var>37.27</var>specification or equivalent federal standard exists for the specified biodiesel blend level in <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.28"></a><var>37.28</var>those clauses that adequately addresses technical issues associated with Minnesota's cold <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.29"></a><var>37.29</var>weather and publish a notice in the State Register to that effect, the commissioners may <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.30"></a><var>37.30</var>allow the specified biodiesel blend level in those clauses to be effective year-round.<br />
         		<a id="pl.37.31"></a><var>37.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The minimum content levels in paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), become <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.32"></a><var>37.32</var>effective on the date specified only if the commissioners of agriculture, commerce, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.37.33"></a><var>37.33</var>pollution control publish notice in the State Register and provide written notice to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.1"></a><var>38.1</var>chairs of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over agriculture, commerce, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.2"></a><var>38.2</var>and transportation policy and finance, at least 270 days prior to the date of each scheduled <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.3"></a><var>38.3</var>increase, that all of the following conditions have been met and the state is prepared to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.4"></a><var>38.4</var>move to the next scheduled minimum content level:<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.5"></a><var>38.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) an American Society for Testing and Materials specification or equivalent federal <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.6"></a><var>38.6</var>standard exists for the next minimum diesel-biodiesel blend;<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.7"></a><var>38.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) a sufficient supply of biodiesel is available and the amount of biodiesel produced <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.8"></a><var>38.8</var>in this state from feedstock with at least 75 percent that is produced in the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.9"></a><var>38.9</var>and Canada is equal to at least 50 percent of anticipated demand at the next minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.10"></a><var>38.10</var>content level; <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.11"></a><var>38.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) adequate blending infrastructure and regulatory protocol are in place in order to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.12"></a><var>38.12</var>promote biodiesel quality and avoid any potential economic disruption; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.13"></a><var>38.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) at least five percent of the amount of biodiesel necessary for that minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.14"></a><var>38.14</var>content level will be produced from a biological resource other than an agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.15"></a><var>38.15</var>resource traditionally grown or raised in the state, including, but not limited to, algae <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.16"></a><var>38.16</var>cultivated for biofuels production, waste oils, and tallow.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.17"></a><var>38.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The condition in clause (2) may be waived if the commissioner finds that, due to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.18"></a><var>38.18</var>weather-related conditions, the necessary feed stock is unavailable.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.19"></a><var>38.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The condition in clause (4) may be waived if the commissioners find that the use of <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.20"></a><var>38.20</var>these nontraditional feedstocks would be uneconomic under market conditions existing at <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.21"></a><var>38.21</var>the time notice is given under this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.22"></a><var>38.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioners of agriculture, commerce, and pollution control must consult <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.23"></a><var>38.23</var>with the biodiesel task force when assessing and certifying conditions in paragraph (b), <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.24"></a><var>38.24</var>and in general must seek the guidance of the biodiesel task force regarding biodiesel <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.25"></a><var>38.25</var>labeling, enforcement, and other related issues.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.26"></a><var>38.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) During a period of biodiesel fuel shortage or a problem with biodiesel quality <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.27"></a><var>38.27</var>that negatively affects the availability of biodiesel fuel, the commissioner of commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.28"></a><var>38.28</var>may temporarily suspend the minimum content requirement in subdivision 2 until there <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.29"></a><var>38.29</var>is sufficient biodiesel fuel, as defined in subdivision 1, available to fulfill the minimum <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.30"></a><var>38.30</var>content requirement.<br />
         		<a id="pl.38.31"></a><var>38.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) By February 1, 2012, and periodically thereafter, the commissioner of commerce <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.32"></a><var>38.32</var>shall determine the wholesale diesel price at various pipeline and refinery terminals in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.33"></a><var>38.33</var>region, and the biodiesel price determined after credits and incentives are subtracted at <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.34"></a><var>38.34</var>biodiesel plants in the region. The commissioner shall report wholesale price differences to <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.35"></a><var>38.35</var>the governor who, after consultation with the commissioners of commerce and agriculture, <br />
         		<a id="pl.38.36"></a><var>38.36</var>may by executive order adjust the biodiesel mandate if a price disparity reported by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.1"></a><var>39.1</var>commissioner will cause economic hardship to retailers of diesel fuel in this state. Any <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.2"></a><var>39.2</var>adjustment must be for a specified period of time, after which the percentage of biodiesel <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.3"></a><var>39.3</var>fuel to be blended into diesel fuel returns to the amount required in subdivision 2. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.4"></a><var>39.4</var>biodiesel mandate must not be adjusted to less than five percent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.5"></a><var>39.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Exceptions.</b> (a) The minimum content ~~requirement~~ requirements of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.6"></a><var>39.6</var>subdivision 2 ~~does~~ do not apply to fuel used in the following equipment:<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.7"></a><var>39.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) motors located at an electric generating plant regulated by the Nuclear <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.8"></a><var>39.8</var>Regulatory Commission;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.9"></a><var>39.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) railroad locomotives; ~~and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.10"></a><var>39.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) off-road taconite and copper mining equipment and machinery;<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.11"></a><var>39.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) off-road logging equipment and machinery; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.12"></a><var>39.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) until May 1, 2010, vehicles and equipment used exclusively on an aircraft <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.13"></a><var>39.13</var>landing field.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.14"></a><var>39.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The exemption in paragraph (a), clause (1), expires 30 days after the Nuclear <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.15"></a><var>39.15</var>Regulatory Commission has approved the use of biodiesel fuel in motors at electric <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.16"></a><var>39.16</var>generating plants under its regulation.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.17"></a><var>39.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) This subdivision expires on May 1, 2012.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.18"></a><var>39.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Disclosure.</b> A refinery or terminal shall provide, at the time diesel fuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.19"></a><var>39.19</var>is sold or transferred from the refinery or terminal, a bill of lading or shipping manifest <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.20"></a><var>39.20</var>to the person who receives the fuel. For biodiesel-blended products, the bill of lading or <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.21"></a><var>39.21</var>shipping manifest must disclose biodiesel content, stating volume percentage, gallons of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.22"></a><var>39.22</var>biodiesel per gallons of petroleum diesel base-stock, or an ASTM "Bxx" designation <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.23"></a><var>39.23</var>where "xx" denotes the volume percent biodiesel included in the blended product. This <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.24"></a><var>39.24</var>subdivision does not apply to sales or transfers of biodiesel blend stock between refineries, <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.25"></a><var>39.25</var>between terminals, or between a refinery and a terminal.<br />
         		<a id="pl.39.26"></a><var>39.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Annual report.</b> Beginning in 2009, the commissioner of agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.27"></a><var>39.27</var>must report by January 15 of each year to the chairs and ranking minority members of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.28"></a><var>39.28</var>the legislative committees and divisions with jurisdiction over agriculture policy and <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.29"></a><var>39.29</var>finance regarding the implementation of the minimum content requirements in subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.30"></a><var>39.30</var>2, including information about the price and supply of biodiesel fuel. The report shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.31"></a><var>39.31</var>include information about the impacts of the biodiesel mandate on the development of <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.32"></a><var>39.32</var>biodiesel production capacity in the state, and on the use of feedstock grown or raised in <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.33"></a><var>39.33</var>the state for biodiesel production. The report must include any written comments received <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.34"></a><var>39.34</var>from members of the biodiesel fuel task force by January 1 of that year designated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.39.35"></a><var>39.35</var>them for inclusion in the report.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.52.0"></a><a id="pl.40.1"></a><var>40.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 52. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 239.7911, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.2"></a><var>40.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Promotion of renewable liquid fuels.</b> (a) The commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.3"></a><var>40.3</var>agriculture, in consultation with the commissioners of commerce and the Pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.4"></a><var>40.4</var>Control Agency, shall identify and implement activities necessary for the widespread use <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.5"></a><var>40.5</var>of renewable liquid fuels in the state. Beginning November 1, 2005, and continuing <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.6"></a><var>40.6</var>through 2015, the commissioners, or their designees, shall work with representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.7"></a><var>40.7</var>from the renewable fuels industry, petroleum retailers, refiners, automakers, small engine <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.8"></a><var>40.8</var>manufacturers, and other interested groups, to develop annual recommendations for <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.9"></a><var>40.9</var>administrative and legislative action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.10"></a><var>40.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The activities of the commissioners under this subdivision shall include, but not <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.11"></a><var>40.11</var>be limited to:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.12"></a><var>40.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) developing recommendations for incentives for retailers to install equipment <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.13"></a><var>40.13</var>necessary for dispensing renewable liquid fuels to the public;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.14"></a><var>40.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) expanding the renewable-fuel options available to Minnesota consumers by <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.15"></a><var>40.15</var>obtaining federal approval for the use of E20 and additional blends that contain a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.16"></a><var>40.16</var>percentage of ethanol, including but not limited to E30 and E50, as gasoline;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.17"></a><var>40.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) developing recommendations for ensuring that motor vehicles and small engine <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.18"></a><var>40.18</var>equipment have access to an adequate supply of fuel;<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.19"></a><var>40.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) working with the owners and operators of large corporate automotive fleets in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.20"></a><var>40.20</var>state to increase their use of renewable fuels; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.21"></a><var>40.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) working to maintain an affordable retail price for liquid fuels.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.53.0"></a><a id="pl.40.22"></a><var>40.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 53. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 296A.01, subdivision 2, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.23"></a><var>40.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Agricultural alcohol gasoline.</b> "Agricultural alcohol gasoline" means a <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.24"></a><var>40.24</var>gasoline-ethanol blend ~~of up to ten percent agriculturally derived fermentation~~ satisfying <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.25"></a><var>40.25</var>the provisions of section 239.761, subdivision 4a or 4b, with ethanol derived from <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.26"></a><var>40.26</var>agricultural products, such as potatoes, cereal, grains, cheese whey, sugar beets, forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.27"></a><var>40.27</var>products, or other renewable resources~~, that:~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.28"></a><var>40.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(1) meets the specifications in ASTM specification D4806-04a; and~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.29"></a><var>40.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2) is denatured as specified in Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, parts 20 and 21~~.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.54.0"></a><a id="pl.40.30"></a><var>40.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 54. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 296A.01, subdivision 8a, <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.31"></a><var>40.31</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.40.32"></a><var>40.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8a. <b>Biodiesel fuel.</b> "Biodiesel fuel" ~~means a renewable, biodegradable, mono~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.33"></a><var>40.33</var>~~alkyl ester combustible liquid fuel derived from agricultural plant oils or animal fats~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.40.34"></a><var>40.34</var>~~and that meets American Society for Testing and Materials specification D6751-07 for~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.1"></a><var>41.1</var>~~Biodiesel Fuel (B100) Blend Stock for Distillate Fuels~~ has the meaning given in section <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.2"></a><var>41.2</var>239.77, subdivision 1.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.55.0"></a><a id="pl.41.3"></a><var>41.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 55. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 296A.01, subdivision 25, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.4"></a><var>41.4</var>is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.5"></a><var>41.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 25. <b>Gasoline blended with ethanol.</b> "Gasoline blended with ethanol" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.6"></a><var>41.6</var>~~gasoline blended with up to  20 percent, by volume, agriculturally derived, denatured~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.7"></a><var>41.7</var>~~ethanol. The blend must comply with the volatility requirements in Code of Federal~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.8"></a><var>41.8</var>~~Regulations, title 40, part 80. The blend must also comply with ASTM specification~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.9"></a><var>41.9</var>~~D4814-06, or the gasoline base stock from which a gasoline-ethanol blend was produced~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.10"></a><var>41.10</var>~~must comply with ASTM specification D4814-06; and the gasoline-ethanol blend must~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.11"></a><var>41.11</var>~~not be blended with casinghead gasoline, absorption gasoline, condensation gasoline, drip~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.12"></a><var>41.12</var>~~gasoline, or natural gasoline after the gasoline-ethanol blend has been sold, transferred, or~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.13"></a><var>41.13</var>~~otherwise removed from a refinery or terminal. The blend need not comply with ASTM~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.14"></a><var>41.14</var>~~specification D4814-06 if it is subjected to a standard distillation test. For a distillation~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.15"></a><var>41.15</var>~~test, a gasoline-ethanol blend is not required to comply with the temperature specification~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.16"></a><var>41.16</var>~~at the 50 percent liquid recovery point, if the gasoline from which the gasoline-ethanol~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.17"></a><var>41.17</var>~~blend was produced complies with all of the distillation specifications~~ a gasoline-ethanol <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.18"></a><var>41.18</var>blend satisfying the provisions of section 239.761, subdivision 4a or 4b.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.56.0"></a><a id="pl.41.19"></a><var>41.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 56. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 394.23, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.41.20"></a><var>41.20</var><b>394.23 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.21"></a><var>41.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The board has the power and authority to prepare and adopt by ordinance, a <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.22"></a><var>41.22</var>comprehensive plan. A comprehensive plan or plans when adopted by ordinance must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.23"></a><var>41.23</var>the basis for official controls adopted under the provisions of sections 
         <statute_ref>394.21</statute_ref> to 
         <statute_ref>394.37</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.24"></a><var>41.24</var>The commissioner of natural resources must provide the natural heritage data from the <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.25"></a><var>41.25</var>county biological survey, if available, to each county for use in the comprehensive plan. <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.26"></a><var>41.26</var>When adopting or updating the comprehensive plan, the board must, if the data is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.27"></a><var>41.27</var>to the county, consider natural heritage data resulting from the county biological survey. <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.28"></a><var>41.28</var>In a county that is not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.29"></a><var>41.29</var>subdivision 10b, the board must consider adopting goals and objectives that will protect <br />
         		<a id="pl.41.30"></a><var>41.30</var>open space and the environment. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.57.0"></a><a id="pl.41.31"></a><var>41.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 57. <b>[394.231] COMPREHENSIVE PLANS IN GREATER MINNESOTA; </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.41.32"></a><var>41.32</var><b>OPEN SPACE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.42.1"></a><var>42.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A county adopting or updating a comprehensive plan in a county outside the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.2"></a><var>42.2</var>metropolitan area as defined by section 473.121, subdivision 2, and that is not a greater <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.3"></a><var>42.3</var>than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, shall consider <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.4"></a><var>42.4</var>adopting goals and objectives for the preservation of agricultural, forest, wildlife, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.5"></a><var>42.5</var>open space land, and minimizing development in sensitive shoreland areas. Within three <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.6"></a><var>42.6</var>years of updating the comprehensive plan, the county shall consider adopting ordinances <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.7"></a><var>42.7</var>as part of the county's official controls that encourage the implementation of the goals and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.8"></a><var>42.8</var>objectives. The county shall consider the following goals and objectives:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.9"></a><var>42.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) minimizing the fragmentation and development of agricultural, forest, wildlife, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.10"></a><var>42.10</var>and open space lands, including consideration of appropriate minimum lot sizes; <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.11"></a><var>42.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) minimizing further development in sensitive shoreland areas; <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.12"></a><var>42.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) minimizing development near wildlife management areas, scientific and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.13"></a><var>42.13</var>areas, and nature centers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.14"></a><var>42.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) identification of areas of preference for higher density, including consideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.15"></a><var>42.15</var>of existing and necessary water and wastewater services, infrastructure, other services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.16"></a><var>42.16</var>and to the extent feasible, encouraging full development of areas previously zoned for <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.17"></a><var>42.17</var>nonagricultural uses; <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.18"></a><var>42.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) encouraging development close to places of employment, shopping centers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.19"></a><var>42.19</var>schools, mass transit, and other public and private service centers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.20"></a><var>42.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) identification of areas where other developments are appropriate; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.21"></a><var>42.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) other goals and objectives a county may identify. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.58.0"></a><a id="pl.42.22"></a><var>42.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 58. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 394.232, subdivision 6, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.23"></a><var>42.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Plan update.</b> The county board, or the board of the joint planning district, <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.24"></a><var>42.24</var>shall review and update the community-based comprehensive plan periodically, but at <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.25"></a><var>42.25</var>least every ten years, and submit the updated plan to the office of strategic and long-range <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.26"></a><var>42.26</var>planning for review and comment. When updating the plan, the county board or the board <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.27"></a><var>42.27</var>of the joint planning district must consider natural heritage data resulting from the county <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.28"></a><var>42.28</var>biological survey. In a county that is not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.29"></a><var>42.29</var>section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, the board must consider adopting goals and objectives <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.30"></a><var>42.30</var>that will protect open space and the environment. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.59.0"></a><a id="pl.42.31"></a><var>42.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 59. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462.355, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.42.32"></a><var>42.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Preparation and review.</b> The planning agency shall prepare the <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.33"></a><var>42.33</var>comprehensive municipal plan. In discharging this duty the planning agency shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.42.34"></a><var>42.34</var>consult with and coordinate the planning activities of other departments and agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.1"></a><var>43.1</var>of the municipality to insure conformity with and to assist in the development of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.2"></a><var>43.2</var>comprehensive municipal plan. In its planning activities the planning agency shall take due <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.3"></a><var>43.3</var>cognizance of the planning activities of adjacent units of government and other affected <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.4"></a><var>43.4</var>public agencies. The planning agency shall periodically review the plan and recommend <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.5"></a><var>43.5</var>amendments whenever necessary. When preparing or recommending amendments to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.6"></a><var>43.6</var>comprehensive plan, the planning agency of a municipality located within a county that is <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.7"></a><var>43.7</var>not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.8"></a><var>43.8</var>consider adopting goals and objectives that will protect open space and the environment. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.60.0"></a><a id="pl.43.9"></a><var>43.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 60. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462.357, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.10"></a><var>43.10</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.11"></a><var>43.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1h. <b>Comprehensive plans in greater Minnesota; open spaces. </b> When <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.12"></a><var>43.12</var>adopting or updating a comprehensive plan in a municipality located within a county that <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.13"></a><var>43.13</var>is not a greater than 80 percent area, as defined in section 103G.005, subdivision 10b, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.14"></a><var>43.14</var>that is located outside the metropolitan area, as defined by section 473.121, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.15"></a><var>43.15</var>2, the municipality shall consider adopting goals and objectives for the preservation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.16"></a><var>43.16</var>agricultural, forest, wildlife, and open space land and the minimization of development <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.17"></a><var>43.17</var>in sensitive shoreland areas. Within three years of updating the comprehensive plan, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.18"></a><var>43.18</var>the municipality shall consider adopting ordinances as part of the municipality's official <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.19"></a><var>43.19</var>controls that encourage the implementation of the goals and objectives. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.61.0"></a><a id="pl.43.20"></a><var>43.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 61. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 462.357, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.21"></a><var>43.21</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.43.22"></a><var>43.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Development goals and objectives.</b> In adopting official controls after July <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.23"></a><var>43.23</var>1, 2008, in a municipality outside the metropolitan area, as defined by section 473.121, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.24"></a><var>43.24</var>subdivision 2, the municipality shall consider restricting new residential, commercial, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.25"></a><var>43.25</var>industrial development so that the new development takes place in areas subject to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.26"></a><var>43.26</var>following goals and objectives: <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.27"></a><var>43.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) minimizing the fragmentation and development of agricultural, forest, wildlife, <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.28"></a><var>43.28</var>and open space lands, including consideration of appropriate minimum lot sizes; <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.29"></a><var>43.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) minimizing further development in sensitive shoreland areas; <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.30"></a><var>43.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) minimizing development near wildlife management areas, scientific and natural <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.31"></a><var>43.31</var>areas, and nature centers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.32"></a><var>43.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) identification of areas of preference for higher density, including consideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.43.33"></a><var>43.33</var>of existing and necessary water and wastewater services, infrastructure, other services, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.1"></a><var>44.1</var>and to the extent feasible, encouraging full development of areas previously zoned for <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.2"></a><var>44.2</var>nonagricultural uses; <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.3"></a><var>44.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) encouraging development close to places of employment, shopping centers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.4"></a><var>44.4</var>schools, mass transit, and other public and private service centers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.5"></a><var>44.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) identification of areas where other developments are appropriate; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.6"></a><var>44.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) other goals and objectives a municipality may identify. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.62.0"></a><a id="pl.44.7"></a><var>44.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 62. <b>TITLE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.44.8"></a><var>44.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections 56 to 61 shall be known as the President Theodore Roosevelt Memorial <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.9"></a><var>44.9</var>Bill to Preserve Agricultural, Forest, Wildlife, and Open Space Land. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.63.0"></a><a id="pl.44.10"></a><var>44.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 63. Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.44.11"></a><var>44.11</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.44.12"></a><var>44.12</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 3. <b>Agricultural Marketing and </b><br />
                  		<b>Development</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">8,547,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">5,157,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.44.13"></a><var>44.13</var>$186,000 the first year and $186,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.14"></a><var>44.14</var>second year are for transfer to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.15"></a><var>44.15</var>grown account and may be used as grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.16"></a><var>44.16</var>for Minnesota grown promotion under <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.17"></a><var>44.17</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>17.102</statute_ref>. Grants <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.18"></a><var>44.18</var>may be made for one year. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.19"></a><var>44.19</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.20"></a><var>44.20</var>appropriations encumbered under contract on <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.21"></a><var>44.21</var>or before June 30, 2009, for Minnesota grown <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.22"></a><var>44.22</var>grants in this paragraph are available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.23"></a><var>44.23</var>June 30, 2011. $50,000 of the appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.24"></a><var>44.24</var>in each year is for efforts that identify <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.25"></a><var>44.25</var>and promote Minnesota grown products <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.26"></a><var>44.26</var>in retail food establishments including but <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.27"></a><var>44.27</var>not limited to restaurants, grocery stores, <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.28"></a><var>44.28</var>and convenience stores. The balance in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.29"></a><var>44.29</var>Minnesota grown matching account in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.30"></a><var>44.30</var>agricultural fund is canceled to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.31"></a><var>44.31</var>grown account in the agricultural fund and <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.32"></a><var>44.32</var>the Minnesota grown matching account is <br />
         		<a id="pl.44.33"></a><var>44.33</var>abolished. <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.1"></a><var>45.1</var>$160,000 the first year and $160,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.2"></a><var>45.2</var>second year are for grants to farmers for <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.3"></a><var>45.3</var>demonstration projects involving sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.4"></a><var>45.4</var>agriculture as authorized in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.5"></a><var>45.5</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>17.116</statute_ref>. Of the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.6"></a><var>45.6</var>for grants, up to $20,000 may be used for <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.7"></a><var>45.7</var>dissemination of information about the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.8"></a><var>45.8</var>demonstration projects. Notwithstanding <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.9"></a><var>45.9</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.28</statute_ref>, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.10"></a><var>45.10</var>appropriations encumbered under contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.11"></a><var>45.11</var>on or before June 30, 2009, for sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.12"></a><var>45.12</var>agriculture grants in this paragraph are <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.13"></a><var>45.13</var>available until June 30, 2011. <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.14"></a><var>45.14</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.15"></a><var>45.15</var>the second year are to provide training <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.16"></a><var>45.16</var>and technical assistance to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.17"></a><var>45.17</var>town officials relating to livestock siting <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.18"></a><var>45.18</var>issues and local zoning and land use <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.19"></a><var>45.19</var>planning, including a checklist template that <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.20"></a><var>45.20</var>would clarify the federal, state, and local <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.21"></a><var>45.21</var>government requirements for consideration <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.22"></a><var>45.22</var>of an animal agriculture modernization <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.23"></a><var>45.23</var>or expansion project. In developing <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.24"></a><var>45.24</var>the training and technical assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.25"></a><var>45.25</var>program, the commissioner shall seek <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.26"></a><var>45.26</var>guidance, advice, and support of livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.27"></a><var>45.27</var>producer organizations, general agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.28"></a><var>45.28</var>organizations, local government associations, <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.29"></a><var>45.29</var>academic institutions, other government <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.30"></a><var>45.30</var>agencies, and others with expertise in land <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.31"></a><var>45.31</var>use and agriculture. <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.32"></a><var>45.32</var>$103,000 the first year and $106,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.33"></a><var>45.33</var>second year are for additional integrated pest <br />
         		<a id="pl.45.34"></a><var>45.34</var>management activities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.1"></a><var>46.1</var>$2,500,000 the first year is for the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.2"></a><var>46.2</var>best management practices loan program. At <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.3"></a><var>46.3</var>least $2,000,000 is available for pass-through <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.4"></a><var>46.4</var>to local governments and lenders for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.5"></a><var>46.5</var>low-interest loans and is available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.6"></a><var>46.6</var>Any unencumbered balance that is not used <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.7"></a><var>46.7</var>for pass-through to local governments does <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.8"></a><var>46.8</var>not cancel at the end of the first year and is <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.9"></a><var>46.9</var>available for the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.46.10"></a><var>46.10</var>$1,000,000 the first year is for the agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.11"></a><var>46.11</var>best management practices loan program for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.12"></a><var>46.12</var>capital equipment loans for persons using <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.13"></a><var>46.13</var>native, perennial cropping systems for energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.14"></a><var>46.14</var>or seed production. This appropriation is <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.15"></a><var>46.15</var>available until spent. * (The preceding text <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.16"></a><var>46.16</var>beginning "$1,000,000 the first year" was <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.17"></a><var>46.17</var>indicated as vetoed by the governor.) <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.18"></a><var>46.18</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.19"></a><var>46.19</var>second year are for annual cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.20"></a><var>46.20</var>payments to resident farmers or persons <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.21"></a><var>46.21</var>who sell, process, or package agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.22"></a><var>46.22</var>products in this state for the costs of organic <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.23"></a><var>46.23</var>certification. Annual cost-share payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.24"></a><var>46.24</var>per farmer must be two-thirds of the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.25"></a><var>46.25</var>of the certification or $350, whichever is <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.26"></a><var>46.26</var>less. In any year that a resident farmer or <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.27"></a><var>46.27</var>person who sells, processes, or packages <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.28"></a><var>46.28</var>agricultural products in this state receives <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.29"></a><var>46.29</var>a federal organic certification cost-share <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.30"></a><var>46.30</var>payment, that resident farmer or person is <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.31"></a><var>46.31</var>not eligible for state cost-share payments. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.32"></a><var>46.32</var>A certified farmer is eligible to receive <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.33"></a><var>46.33</var>annual certification cost-share payments for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.34"></a><var>46.34</var>up to five years. $15,000 each year is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.35"></a><var>46.35</var>organic market and program development. <br />
         		<a id="pl.46.36"></a><var>46.36</var>The commissioner may allocate any excess <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.1"></a><var>47.1</var>appropriation in either fiscal year for organic <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.2"></a><var>47.2</var>producer education efforts, assistance for <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.3"></a><var>47.3</var>persons transitioning from conventional <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.4"></a><var>47.4</var>to organic agriculture, or sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.5"></a><var>47.5</var>agriculture demonstration grants authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.6"></a><var>47.6</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>17.116</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.7"></a><var>47.7</var>and pertaining to organic research or <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.8"></a><var>47.8</var>demonstration. Any unencumbered balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.9"></a><var>47.9</var>does not cancel at the end of the first year <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.10"></a><var>47.10</var>and is available for the second year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.11"></a><var>47.11</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.64.0"></a><a id="pl.47.12"></a><var>47.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 64. Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, is amended to read:<br />
         		
         <table>
            <col width="50px"></col>
            <col width="21.5"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <col width="2.5"></col>
            <col width="12"></col>
            <tr>
               <td><a id="pl.47.13"></a><var>47.13</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.47.14"></a><var>47.14</var><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 4. <b>Bioenergy and Value-Added </b><br />
                  		<b>Agricultural Products</b><br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">19,918,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">15,168,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.47.15"></a><var>47.15</var>$15,168,000 the first year and $15,168,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.16"></a><var>47.16</var>the second year are for ethanol producer <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.17"></a><var>47.17</var>payments under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.47.18"></a><var>47.18</var>41A.09
         </statute_ref>. If the total amount for which all <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.19"></a><var>47.19</var>producers are eligible in a quarter exceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.20"></a><var>47.20</var>the amount available for payments, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.21"></a><var>47.21</var>commissioner shall make payments on a <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.22"></a><var>47.22</var>pro rata basis. If the appropriation exceeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.23"></a><var>47.23</var>the total amount for which all producers <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.24"></a><var>47.24</var>are eligible in a fiscal year for scheduled <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.25"></a><var>47.25</var>payments and for deficiencies in payments <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.26"></a><var>47.26</var>during previous fiscal years, the balance <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.27"></a><var>47.27</var>in the appropriation is available to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.28"></a><var>47.28</var>commissioner for value-added agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.29"></a><var>47.29</var>programs including the value-added <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.30"></a><var>47.30</var>agricultural product processing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.31"></a><var>47.31</var>marketing grant program under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.32"></a><var>47.32</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>17.101, subdivision 5</statute_ref>. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.47.33"></a><var>47.33</var>appropriation remains available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.1"></a><var>48.1</var>$3,000,000 the first year is for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.2"></a><var>48.2</var>bioenergy projects. The NextGen Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.3"></a><var>48.3</var>Board shall make recommendations to <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.4"></a><var>48.4</var>the commissioner on grants for owners of <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.5"></a><var>48.5</var>Minnesota facilities producing bioenergy, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.6"></a><var>48.6</var>organizations that provide for on-station, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.7"></a><var>48.7</var>on-farm field scale research and outreach to <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.8"></a><var>48.8</var>develop and test the agronomic and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.9"></a><var>48.9</var>requirements of diverse stands of prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.10"></a><var>48.10</var>plants and other perennials for bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.11"></a><var>48.11</var>systems, or certain nongovernmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.12"></a><var>48.12</var>entities. For the purposes of this paragraph, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.13"></a><var>48.13</var>"bioenergy" includes transportation fuels <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.14"></a><var>48.14</var>derived from cellulosic material as well as <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.15"></a><var>48.15</var>the generation of energy for commercial heat, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.16"></a><var>48.16</var>industrial process heat, or electrical power <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.17"></a><var>48.17</var>from cellulosic material via gasification <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.18"></a><var>48.18</var>or other processes. The board must give <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.19"></a><var>48.19</var>priority to a bioenergy facility that is at <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.20"></a><var>48.20</var>least 60 percent owned and controlled by <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.21"></a><var>48.21</var>farmers, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.22"></a><var>48.22</var>section 
         <statute_ref>500.24, subdivision 2</statute_ref>, paragraph <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.23"></a><var>48.23</var>(n), or natural persons residing in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.24"></a><var>48.24</var>county or counties contiguous to where the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.25"></a><var>48.25</var>facility is located. Grants are limited to 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.26"></a><var>48.26</var>percent of the cost of research, technical <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.27"></a><var>48.27</var>assistance, or equipment related to bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.28"></a><var>48.28</var>production or $500,000, whichever is less. <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.29"></a><var>48.29</var>Grants to nongovernmental entities for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.30"></a><var>48.30</var>development of business plans and structures <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.31"></a><var>48.31</var>related to community ownership of eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.32"></a><var>48.32</var>bioenergy facilities together may not exceed <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.33"></a><var>48.33</var>$150,000. The board shall make a good <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.34"></a><var>48.34</var>faith effort to select projects that have <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.35"></a><var>48.35</var>merit and when taken together represent a <br />
         		<a id="pl.48.36"></a><var>48.36</var>variety of bioenergy technologies, biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.1"></a><var>49.1</var>feedstocks, and geographic regions of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.2"></a><var>49.2</var>state. Projects must have a qualified engineer <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.3"></a><var>49.3</var>certification on the technology and fuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.4"></a><var>49.4</var>source. Grantees shall provide reports at <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.5"></a><var>49.5</var>the request of the commissioner and must <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.6"></a><var>49.6</var>actively participate in the Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.7"></a><var>49.7</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.8"></a><var>49.8</var>Energy Roundtable. No later than February <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.9"></a><var>49.9</var>1, 2009, the commissioner shall report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.10"></a><var>49.10</var>the projects funded under this appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.11"></a><var>49.11</var>to the house and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.12"></a><var>49.12</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.13"></a><var>49.13</var>commissioner's costs in administering the <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.14"></a><var>49.14</var>program may be paid from the appropriation. <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.15"></a><var>49.15</var>Any unencumbered balance does not cancel <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.16"></a><var>49.16</var>at the end of the first year and is available in <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.17"></a><var>49.17</var>the second year.<br />
         		<a id="pl.49.18"></a><var>49.18</var>$350,000 the first year is for grants to <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.19"></a><var>49.19</var>the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.20"></a><var>49.20</var>Agriculture at the University of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.21"></a><var>49.21</var>to provide funds for on-station and on-farm <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.22"></a><var>49.22</var>field scale research and outreach to develop <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.23"></a><var>49.23</var>and test the agronomic and economic <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.24"></a><var>49.24</var>requirements of diverse stands of prairie <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.25"></a><var>49.25</var>plants and other perennials for bioenergy <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.26"></a><var>49.26</var>systems including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.27"></a><var>49.27</var>multiple species selection and establishment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.28"></a><var>49.28</var>ecological management between planting <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.29"></a><var>49.29</var>and harvest, harvest technologies, financial <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.30"></a><var>49.30</var>and agronomic risk management, farmer <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.31"></a><var>49.31</var>goal setting and adoption of technologies, <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.32"></a><var>49.32</var>integration of wildlife habitat into <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.33"></a><var>49.33</var>management approaches, evaluation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.34"></a><var>49.34</var>carbon and other benefits, and robust policies <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.35"></a><var>49.35</var>needed to induce farmer conversion on <br />
         		<a id="pl.49.36"></a><var>49.36</var>marginal lands. * (The preceding text <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.1"></a><var>50.1</var>beginning "$350,000 the first year" was <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.2"></a><var>50.2</var>indicated as vetoed by the governor.) <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.3"></a><var>50.3</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.4"></a><var>50.4</var>Minnesota Turf Seed Council for basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.5"></a><var>50.5</var>and applied agronomic research on native <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.6"></a><var>50.6</var>plants, including plant breeding, nutrient <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.7"></a><var>50.7</var>management, pest management, disease <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.8"></a><var>50.8</var>management, yield, and viability. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.9"></a><var>50.9</var>recipient may subcontract with a qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.10"></a><var>50.10</var>third party for some or all of the basic <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.11"></a><var>50.11</var>or applied research. The grant recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.12"></a><var>50.12</var>must actively participate in the Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.13"></a><var>50.13</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.14"></a><var>50.14</var>Energy Roundtable and no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.15"></a><var>50.15</var>February 1, 2009, must report to the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.16"></a><var>50.16</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.17"></a><var>50.17</var>over agriculture finance. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.18"></a><var>50.18</var>appropriation and is available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.19"></a><var>50.19</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to a joint <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.20"></a><var>50.20</var>venture combined heat and power energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.21"></a><var>50.21</var>facility located in Scott or LeSueur County <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.22"></a><var>50.22</var>for the creation of a centrally located biomass <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.23"></a><var>50.23</var>fuel supply depot with the capability of <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.24"></a><var>50.24</var>unloading, processing, testing, scaling, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.25"></a><var>50.25</var>storing renewable biomass fuels. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.26"></a><var>50.26</var>must be matched by at least $3 of nonstate <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.27"></a><var>50.27</var>funds for every $1 of state funds. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.28"></a><var>50.28</var>recipient must actively participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.29"></a><var>50.29</var>Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.30"></a><var>50.30</var>Renewable Energy Roundtable and no <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.31"></a><var>50.31</var>later than February 1, 2009, must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.32"></a><var>50.32</var>to the house and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.33"></a><var>50.33</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.34"></a><var>50.34</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.50.35"></a><var>50.35</var>spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.1"></a><var>51.1</var>$300,000 the first year is for a grant to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.2"></a><var>51.2</var>Bois Forte Band of Chippewa for a feasibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.3"></a><var>51.3</var>study of a renewable energy biofuels <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.4"></a><var>51.4</var>demonstration facility on the Bois Forte <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.5"></a><var>51.5</var>Reservation in St. Louis and Koochiching <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.6"></a><var>51.6</var>Counties. The grant shall be used by the Bois <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.7"></a><var>51.7</var>Forte Band to conduct a detailed feasibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.8"></a><var>51.8</var>study of the economic and technical viability <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.9"></a><var>51.9</var>of developing a multistream renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.10"></a><var>51.10</var>energy biofuels demonstration facility <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.11"></a><var>51.11</var>on Bois Forte Reservation land to utilize <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.12"></a><var>51.12</var>existing forest resources, woody biomass, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.13"></a><var>51.13</var>and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.14"></a><var>51.14</var>bioenergy. The grant recipient must actively <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.15"></a><var>51.15</var>participate in the Agricultural Utilization <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.16"></a><var>51.16</var>Research Institute's Renewable Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.17"></a><var>51.17</var>Roundtable and no later than February 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.18"></a><var>51.18</var>2009, must report to the house and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.19"></a><var>51.19</var>committees with jurisdiction over agriculture <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.20"></a><var>51.20</var>finance. This is a onetime appropriation and <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.21"></a><var>51.21</var>is available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.22"></a><var>51.22</var>$300,000 the first year is for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.23"></a><var>51.23</var>the White Earth Band of Chippewa for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.24"></a><var>51.24</var>feasibility study of a renewable energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.25"></a><var>51.25</var>biofuels production, research, and production <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.26"></a><var>51.26</var>facility on the White Earth Reservation in <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.27"></a><var>51.27</var>Mahnomen County. The grant must be used <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.28"></a><var>51.28</var>by the White Earth Band and the University <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.29"></a><var>51.29</var>of Minnesota to conduct a detailed feasibility <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.30"></a><var>51.30</var>study of the economic and technical viability <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.31"></a><var>51.31</var>of (1) developing a multistream renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.32"></a><var>51.32</var>energy biofuels demonstration facility on <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.33"></a><var>51.33</var>White Earth Reservation land to utilize <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.34"></a><var>51.34</var>existing forest resources, woody biomass, <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.35"></a><var>51.35</var>and cellulosic material to produce biofuels or <br />
         		<a id="pl.51.36"></a><var>51.36</var>bioenergy, and (2) developing, harvesting, <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.1"></a><var>52.1</var>and marketing native prairie plants and seeds <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.2"></a><var>52.2</var>for bioenergy production. The grant recipient <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.3"></a><var>52.3</var>must actively participate in the Agricultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.4"></a><var>52.4</var>Utilization Research Institute's Renewable <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.5"></a><var>52.5</var>Energy Roundtable and no later than <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.6"></a><var>52.6</var>February 1, 2009, must report to the house <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.7"></a><var>52.7</var>and senate committees with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.8"></a><var>52.8</var>over agriculture finance. This is a onetime <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.9"></a><var>52.9</var>appropriation and is available until spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.10"></a><var>52.10</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to the Elk <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.11"></a><var>52.11</var>River Economic Development Authority for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.12"></a><var>52.12</var>upfront engineering and a feasibility study <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.13"></a><var>52.13</var>of the Elk River renewable fuels facility. <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.14"></a><var>52.14</var>The facility must use a plasma gasification <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.15"></a><var>52.15</var>process to convert primarily cellulosic <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.16"></a><var>52.16</var>material, but may also use plastics and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.17"></a><var>52.17</var>components from municipal solid waste, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.18"></a><var>52.18</var>feedstock for the production of methanol <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.19"></a><var>52.19</var>for use in biodiesel production facilities. <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.20"></a><var>52.20</var>Any unencumbered balance in fiscal year <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.21"></a><var>52.21</var>2008 does not cancel but is available for <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.22"></a><var>52.22</var>fiscal year 2009. Notwithstanding Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.23"></a><var>52.23</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>16A.285</statute_ref>, the agency must <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.24"></a><var>52.24</var>not transfer this appropriation. The grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.25"></a><var>52.25</var>recipient must actively participate in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.26"></a><var>52.26</var>Agricultural Utilization Research Institute's <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.27"></a><var>52.27</var>Renewable Energy Roundtable and no <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.28"></a><var>52.28</var>later than February 1, 2009, must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.29"></a><var>52.29</var>to the house and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.30"></a><var>52.30</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.31"></a><var>52.31</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.32"></a><var>52.32</var>spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.33"></a><var>52.33</var>$200,000 the first year is for a grant to <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.34"></a><var>52.34</var>Chisago County to conduct a detailed <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.35"></a><var>52.35</var>feasibility study of the economic and <br />
         		<a id="pl.52.36"></a><var>52.36</var>technical viability of developing a <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.1"></a><var>53.1</var>multistream renewable energy biofuels <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.2"></a><var>53.2</var>demonstration facility in Chisago, Isanti, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.3"></a><var>53.3</var>or Pine County to utilize existing forest <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.4"></a><var>53.4</var>resources, woody biomass, and cellulosic <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.5"></a><var>53.5</var>material to produce biofuels or bioenergy. <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.6"></a><var>53.6</var>Chisago County may expend funds to Isanti <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.7"></a><var>53.7</var>and Pine Counties and the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.8"></a><var>53.8</var>Minnesota for any costs incurred as part <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.9"></a><var>53.9</var>of the study. The feasibility study must <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.10"></a><var>53.10</var>consider the capacity of: (1) the seed bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.11"></a><var>53.11</var>at Wild River State Park to expand the <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.12"></a><var>53.12</var>existing prairie grass, woody biomass, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.13"></a><var>53.13</var>cellulosic material resources in Chisago, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.14"></a><var>53.14</var>Isanti, and Pine Counties; (2) willing and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.15"></a><var>53.15</var>interested landowners in Chisago, Isanti, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.16"></a><var>53.16</var>Pine Counties to grow cellulosic materials; <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.17"></a><var>53.17</var>and (3) the Minnesota Conservation Corps, <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.18"></a><var>53.18</var>the sentence to serve program, and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.19"></a><var>53.19</var>existing workforce programs in east central <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.20"></a><var>53.20</var>Minnesota to contribute labor to these efforts. <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.21"></a><var>53.21</var>The grant recipient must actively participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.22"></a><var>53.22</var>in the Agricultural Utilization Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.23"></a><var>53.23</var>Institute's Renewable Energy Roundtable and <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.24"></a><var>53.24</var>no later than February 1, 2009, must report <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.25"></a><var>53.25</var>to the house and senate committees with <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.26"></a><var>53.26</var>jurisdiction over agriculture finance. This is <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.27"></a><var>53.27</var>a onetime appropriation and is available until <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.28"></a><var>53.28</var>spent. <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.29"></a><var>53.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.65.0"></a><a id="pl.53.30"></a><var>53.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 65. Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, is amended to read:<br />
         		
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               <td><a id="pl.53.31"></a><var>53.31</var><br />
                  		<a id="pl.53.32"></a><var>53.32</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">Subd. 5. <b>Administration and Financial </b><br />
                  		<b>Assistance</b><br />
                  		
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               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">7,338,000 <br />
                  		
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               <td align="center" valign="bottom"></td>
               <td align="right" valign="bottom">6,751,000 <br />
                  		
               </td>
            </tr>
         </table><a id="pl.53.33"></a><var>53.33</var>$1,005,000 the first year and $1,005,000 <br />
         		<a id="pl.53.34"></a><var>53.34</var>the second year are for continuation of <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.1"></a><var>54.1</var>the dairy development and profitability <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.2"></a><var>54.2</var>enhancement and dairy business planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.3"></a><var>54.3</var>grant programs established under Laws 1997, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.4"></a><var>54.4</var>chapter 216, section 7, subdivision 2, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.5"></a><var>54.5</var>Laws 2001, First Special Session chapter 2, <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.6"></a><var>54.6</var>section 9, subdivision 2 . The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.7"></a><var>54.7</var>may allocate the available sums among <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.8"></a><var>54.8</var>permissible activities, including efforts to <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.9"></a><var>54.9</var>improve the quality of milk produced in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.10"></a><var>54.10</var>state in the proportions that the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.11"></a><var>54.11</var>deems most beneficial to Minnesota's dairy <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.12"></a><var>54.12</var>farmers. The commissioner must submit a <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.13"></a><var>54.13</var>work plan detailing plans for expenditures <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.14"></a><var>54.14</var>under this program to the chairs of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.15"></a><var>54.15</var>house and senate committees dealing with <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.16"></a><var>54.16</var>agricultural policy and budget on or before <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.17"></a><var>54.17</var>the start of each fiscal year. If significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.18"></a><var>54.18</var>changes are made to the plans in the course <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.19"></a><var>54.19</var>of the year, the commissioner must notify the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.20"></a><var>54.20</var>chairs. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.21"></a><var>54.21</var>$50,000 the first year and $50,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.22"></a><var>54.22</var>second year are for the Northern Crops <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.23"></a><var>54.23</var>Institute. These appropriations may be spent <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.24"></a><var>54.24</var>to purchase equipment. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.25"></a><var>54.25</var>$19,000 the first year and $19,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.26"></a><var>54.26</var>second year are for a grant to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.27"></a><var>54.27</var>Livestock Breeders Association. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.28"></a><var>54.28</var>$250,000 the first year and $250,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.29"></a><var>54.29</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.30"></a><var>54.30</var>Agricultural Education Leadership Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.31"></a><var>54.31</var>for programs of the council under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.32"></a><var>54.32</var>Statutes, chapter 41D. <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.33"></a><var>54.33</var>$600,000 the first year is for grants for <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.34"></a><var>54.34</var>fertilizer research as awarded by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.54.35"></a><var>54.35</var>Minnesota Agricultural Fertilizer Research <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.1"></a><var>55.1</var>and Education Council under Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.2"></a><var>55.2</var>Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>18C.71</statute_ref>. ~~No later than~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.3"></a><var>55.3</var>~~February 1, 2009,~~ The amount available to <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.4"></a><var>55.4</var>the commissioner pursuant to Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.5"></a><var>55.5</var>Statutes, section 18C.70, subdivision 2, for <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.6"></a><var>55.6</var>administration of this activity is available <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.7"></a><var>55.7</var>until February 1, 2009, by which time the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.8"></a><var>55.8</var>commissioner shall report to the house and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.9"></a><var>55.9</var>senate committees with jurisdiction over <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.10"></a><var>55.10</var>agriculture finance. The report must include <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.11"></a><var>55.11</var>the progress and outcome of funded projects <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.12"></a><var>55.12</var>as well as the sentiment of the council <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.13"></a><var>55.13</var>concerning the need for additional research <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.14"></a><var>55.14</var>funded through an industry checkoff fee. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.15"></a><var>55.15</var>$465,000 the first year and $465,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.16"></a><var>55.16</var>second year are for payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.17"></a><var>55.17</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.18"></a><var>55.18</var>under Minnesota Statutes, section 
         <statute_ref>38.02, <br />
            		<a id="pl.55.19"></a><var>55.19</var>subdivision 1
         </statute_ref>. Aid payments to county and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.20"></a><var>55.20</var>district agricultural societies and associations <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.21"></a><var>55.21</var>shall be disbursed not later than July 15 of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.22"></a><var>55.22</var>each year. These payments are the amount of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.23"></a><var>55.23</var>aid owed by the state for an annual fair held <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.24"></a><var>55.24</var>in the previous calendar year. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.25"></a><var>55.25</var>$65,000 the first year and $65,000 the second <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.26"></a><var>55.26</var>year are for annual grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.27"></a><var>55.27</var>Turf Seed Council for basic and applied <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.28"></a><var>55.28</var>research on the improved production of <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.29"></a><var>55.29</var>forage and turf seed related to new and <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.30"></a><var>55.30</var>improved varieties. The grant recipient may <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.31"></a><var>55.31</var>subcontract with a qualified third party for <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.32"></a><var>55.32</var>some or all of the basic and applied research. <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.33"></a><var>55.33</var>$500,000 the first year and $500,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.34"></a><var>55.34</var>second year are for grants to Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.55.35"></a><var>55.35</var>Heartland on behalf of Minnesota's six <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.1"></a><var>56.1</var>Second Harvest food banks for the purchase <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.2"></a><var>56.2</var>of milk for distribution to Minnesota's food <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.3"></a><var>56.3</var>shelves and other charitable organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.4"></a><var>56.4</var>that are eligible to receive food from the food <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.5"></a><var>56.5</var>banks. Milk purchased under the grants must <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.6"></a><var>56.6</var>be acquired from Minnesota milk processors <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.7"></a><var>56.7</var>and based on low-cost bids. The milk must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.8"></a><var>56.8</var>allocated to each Second Harvest food bank <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.9"></a><var>56.9</var>serving Minnesota according to the formula <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.10"></a><var>56.10</var>used in the distribution of United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.11"></a><var>56.11</var>Department of Agriculture commodities <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.12"></a><var>56.12</var>under The Emergency Food Assistance <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.13"></a><var>56.13</var>Program (TEFAP). Second Harvest <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.14"></a><var>56.14</var>Heartland must submit quarterly reports <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.15"></a><var>56.15</var>to the commissioner on forms prescribed <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.16"></a><var>56.16</var>by the commissioner. The reports must <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.17"></a><var>56.17</var>include, but are not limited to, information <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.18"></a><var>56.18</var>on the expenditure of funds, the amount <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.19"></a><var>56.19</var>of milk purchased, and the organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.20"></a><var>56.20</var>to which the milk was distributed. Second <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.21"></a><var>56.21</var>Harvest Heartland may enter into contracts <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.22"></a><var>56.22</var>or agreements with food banks for shared <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.23"></a><var>56.23</var>funding or reimbursement of the direct <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.24"></a><var>56.24</var>purchase of milk. Each food bank receiving <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.25"></a><var>56.25</var>money from this appropriation may use up to <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.26"></a><var>56.26</var>two percent of the grant for administrative <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.27"></a><var>56.27</var>expenses. <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.28"></a><var>56.28</var>$100,000 the first year and $100,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.29"></a><var>56.29</var>second year are for transfer to the Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.30"></a><var>56.30</var>Trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.31"></a><var>56.31</var>Universities for mental health counseling <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.32"></a><var>56.32</var>support to farm families and business <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.33"></a><var>56.33</var>operators through farm business management <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.34"></a><var>56.34</var>programs at Central Lakes College and <br />
         		<a id="pl.56.35"></a><var>56.35</var>Ridgewater College. <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.1"></a><var>57.1</var>$18,000 the first year and $18,000 the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.2"></a><var>57.2</var>second year are for grants to the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.3"></a><var>57.3</var>Horticultural Society. <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.4"></a><var>57.4</var>$50,000 is for a grant to the University of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.5"></a><var>57.5</var>Minnesota, Department of Horticultural <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.6"></a><var>57.6</var>Science, Enology Laboratory, to upgrade <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.7"></a><var>57.7</var>and purchase instrumentation to allow <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.8"></a><var>57.8</var>rapid and accurate measurement of enology <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.9"></a><var>57.9</var>components. This is a onetime appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.10"></a><var>57.10</var>and is available until expended.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.66.0"></a><a id="pl.57.11"></a><var>57.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 66. <b>AGRICULTURAL AND OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION TASK </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.57.12"></a><var>57.12</var><b>FORCE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.57.13"></a><var>57.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An agricultural and open space preservation task force is created to study state and <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.14"></a><var>57.14</var>local policies and incentives related to encouraging farms, privately owned forest lands, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.15"></a><var>57.15</var>and other privately owned open spaces to be preserved. The task force shall consist of two <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.16"></a><var>57.16</var>members of the senate appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.17"></a><var>57.17</var>on Rules and Administration, including one member of the minority; one member of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.18"></a><var>57.18</var>majority party in the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.19"></a><var>57.19</var>representatives, and one member of the minority party in the house of representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.20"></a><var>57.20</var>appointed by the minority leader; and one representative each from the Association of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.21"></a><var>57.21</var>Minnesota Counties, the League of Minnesota Cities, and the Minnesota Association of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.22"></a><var>57.22</var>Townships. The task force shall consult with representatives of agricultural groups such as <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.23"></a><var>57.23</var>Farm Bureau and Farmer's Union, the commissioners of agriculture and natural resources, <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.24"></a><var>57.24</var>the executive director of the Board of Soil and Water Resources, and other state agencies <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.25"></a><var>57.25</var>as needed and may consult with other interested parties. No public member of the task <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.26"></a><var>57.26</var>force shall be entitled to compensation or reimbursements for expenses. Appointments <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.27"></a><var>57.27</var>shall be made by July 1, 2008, and the first meeting shall be convened by agreement of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.28"></a><var>57.28</var>the senate members no later than August 1, 2008. The task force shall elect a chair from <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.29"></a><var>57.29</var>among its members at the first meeting. The task force must report its findings with <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.30"></a><var>57.30</var>recommendations for proposed legislation to the chair and ranking minority member of <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.31"></a><var>57.31</var>the committees in the house of representatives and senate with jurisdiction over land use <br />
         		<a id="pl.57.32"></a><var>57.32</var>planning no later than January 30, 2009. The task force shall expire on June 30, 2009. <br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.67.0"></a><a id="pl.57.33"></a><var>57.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 67. <b>PROPOSAL; PETROLEUM INSPECTION FEE REVENUE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.1"></a><var>58.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioners of finance, commerce, and pollution control must develop and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.2"></a><var>58.2</var>submit to the legislature as part of their next biennial budget request a proposal for <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.3"></a><var>58.3</var>eliminating, to the extent feasible, redundant fuel inspections and dedicating, to the extent <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.4"></a><var>58.4</var>feasible, all revenue from the petroleum inspection fee levied on petroleum products under <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.5"></a><var>58.5</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 239.101, subdivision 3, to the Weights and Measures Division <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.6"></a><var>58.6</var>of the Department of Commerce. All additional funding appropriated to the Weights and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.7"></a><var>58.7</var>Measures Division under this proposal must be used for increased and enhanced fuel <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.8"></a><var>58.8</var>quality assurance enforcement activities and equipment and for educational activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.9"></a><var>58.9</var>focused on the handling, distribution, and use of biodiesel fuel.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.68.0"></a><a id="pl.58.10"></a><var>58.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 68. <b>TECHNICAL COLD WEATHER ISSUES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.11"></a><var>58.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioners of agriculture and commerce shall consult with stakeholders <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.12"></a><var>58.12</var>who are technical experts in cold weather biodiesel and petroleum diesel issues to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.13"></a><var>58.13</var>consider and make recommendations regarding improvements in the production, blending, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.14"></a><var>58.14</var>handling, and distribution of biodiesel blends to further ensure the performance of these <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.15"></a><var>58.15</var>fuels in cold weather. The commissioners shall issue a report on these issues by February <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.16"></a><var>58.16</var>15, 2009, to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislature with jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.17"></a><var>58.17</var>over agriculture and commerce policy and finance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.69.0"></a><a id="pl.58.18"></a><var>58.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 69. <b>BIOBASED DIESEL ALTERNATIVES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.19"></a><var>58.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;By January 15, 2011, the commissioners of agriculture, commerce, and pollution <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.20"></a><var>58.20</var>control shall consult with a broad range of stakeholders with technical expertise to <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.21"></a><var>58.21</var>develop and present recommendations to the NextGen Energy Board and to the chairs and <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.22"></a><var>58.22</var>ranking minority members of the Environment, Agriculture, Transportation, and Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.23"></a><var>58.23</var>Policy and Finance Committees for the use of biobased diesel alternatives in the state, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.24"></a><var>58.24</var>after reviewing the technology, economics, and operational characteristics associated <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.25"></a><var>58.25</var>with their use. For the purposes of this section, "biobased diesel alternatives" means <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.26"></a><var>58.26</var>alternatives to petroleum diesel fuel that are warrantied for use in a standard diesel engine <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.27"></a><var>58.27</var>without modification and derived from a biological resource. The commissioners may <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.28"></a><var>58.28</var>not recommend the use of a biobased diesel alternative for which an ASTM specification <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.29"></a><var>58.29</var>has not been developed, and which does not provide at least the equivalent environmental <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.30"></a><var>58.30</var>emissions benefits and local economic development potential as biodiesel produced using <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.31"></a><var>58.31</var>feedstocks grown or raised in the United States and Canada.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.70.0"></a><a id="pl.58.32"></a><var>58.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 70. <b>2008 FAMILY MOTOR COACH ASSOCIATION EVENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.58.33"></a><var>58.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For the 2008 Family Motor Coach Association event held on the State Fair grounds, <br />
         		<a id="pl.58.34"></a><var>58.34</var>the fee the State Agricultural Society must obtain for expansion of the recreational <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.1"></a><var>59.1</var>camping area license, as required in Minnesota Statutes, section 327.15, shall be 50 <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.2"></a><var>59.2</var>percent of the primary license fee prescribed in Minnesota Rules, part 4630.2000.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.71.0"></a><a id="pl.59.3"></a><var>59.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 71. <b>VIRAL HEMORRHAGIC SEPTICEMIA TESTING.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.59.4"></a><var>59.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner of natural resources shall form a work group with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.5"></a><var>59.5</var>commissioners of agriculture and health and develop a plan for detecting and responding <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.6"></a><var>59.6</var>to the presence of the fish virus Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia (VHS) in Minnesota. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.7"></a><var>59.7</var>plan must cover how the joint laboratory facility at the Departments of Agriculture and <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.8"></a><var>59.8</var>Health may be used to provide testing needed to diagnose and respond to VHS. No later <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.9"></a><var>59.9</var>than January 5, 2009, the commissioner of natural resources shall present the plan to <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.10"></a><var>59.10</var>the chairs of the house and senate committees with jurisdiction over agriculture, health, <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.11"></a><var>59.11</var>and natural resources policy and finance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.72.0"></a><a id="pl.59.12"></a><var>59.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 72. <b>NEXTGEN 2007 APPROPRIATION MODIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.59.13"></a><var>59.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Up to $300,000 of the amount appropriated to the commissioner of agriculture for <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.14"></a><var>59.14</var>bioenergy grants under Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 4, is for <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.15"></a><var>59.15</var>cold weather biodiesel blending infrastructure grants to facilities that serve Minnesota.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.1.73.0"></a><a id="pl.59.16"></a><var>59.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 73. <b>2007 APPROPRIATION MODIFICATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.59.17"></a><var>59.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner may use up to $100,000 of the amount appropriated for dairy <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.18"></a><var>59.18</var>development and profitability enhancement and dairy business planning grants in fiscal <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.19"></a><var>59.19</var>year 2009 under Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 1, section 3, subdivision 5, for activities <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.20"></a><var>59.20</var>related to marketing, business planning, and educational efforts to assist all livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.21"></a><var>59.21</var>operations located within a bovine tuberculosis modified accredited zone, as designated by <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.22"></a><var>59.22</var>the United States Department of Agriculture.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.0.0"></a><div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.59.23"></a><var>59.23</var><b>ARTICLE 2</b><br />
            		
         </div>
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.59.24"></a><var>59.24</var><b>VETERANS POLICY</b><br />
            		
         </div><br />
         		<a id="bill.2.1.0"></a><a id="pl.59.25"></a><var>59.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 13.785, is amended by adding a <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.26"></a><var>59.26</var>subdivision to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.27"></a><var>59.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Deceased veterans data.</b> Data relating to veterans deceased as a result of <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.28"></a><var>59.28</var>service-connected causes are classified under section 197.225.<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.29"></a><var>59.29</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.2.0"></a><a id="pl.59.30"></a><var>59.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.59.31"></a><var>59.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>General requirements and procedures.</b> The commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.59.32"></a><var>59.32</var>issue special veteran contribution plates or a single motorcycle plate to an applicant who:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.1"></a><var>60.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) is a veteran, as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.2"></a><var>60.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) is a registered owner of a passenger automobile or motorcycle;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.3"></a><var>60.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) pays a fee of $10 to cover the costs of handling and manufacturing the plates;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.4"></a><var>60.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) pays the registration tax required under section 
         <statute_ref>168.013</statute_ref>;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.5"></a><var>60.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) pays the fees required under this chapter;<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.6"></a><var>60.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) pays an additional onetime World War II memorial contribution of $30, which <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.7"></a><var>60.7</var>the department shall retain until all start-up costs associated with the development and <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.8"></a><var>60.8</var>issuing of the plates have been recovered, after which the commissioner shall deposit <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.9"></a><var>60.9</var>contributions in the World War II donation match account; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.10"></a><var>60.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) complies with this chapter and rules governing the registration of motor vehicles <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.11"></a><var>60.11</var>and licensing of drivers.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.3.0"></a><a id="pl.60.12"></a><var>60.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.13"></a><var>60.13</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.14"></a><var>60.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 1a. <b>Motorcycle plate.</b> A motorcycle plate issued under this section must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.15"></a><var>60.15</var>the same size as a regular motorcycle plate.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.4.0"></a><a id="pl.60.16"></a><var>60.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, subdivision 3, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.17"></a><var>60.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Plate transfers.</b> Despite section 
         <statute_ref>168.12, subdivision 1</statute_ref>, on payment of a <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.18"></a><var>60.18</var>transfer fee of $5, plates issued under this section may be transferred to another passenger <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.19"></a><var>60.19</var>automobile registered to the individual to whom the veteran contribution plates were <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.20"></a><var>60.20</var>issued, or a single motorcycle plate may be transferred to another motorcycle registered to <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.21"></a><var>60.21</var>the individual to whom the plate was issued.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.5.0"></a><a id="pl.60.22"></a><var>60.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 168.1255, is amended by adding a subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.23"></a><var>60.23</var>to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.24"></a><var>60.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>World War II memorial donation match account.</b> Money remaining <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.25"></a><var>60.25</var>in the World War II memorial donation match account after the state share of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.26"></a><var>60.26</var>construction costs of the World War II memorial has been paid in full is appropriated to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.27"></a><var>60.27</var>commissioner of veterans affairs for services and programs for veterans and their families.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.6.0"></a><a id="pl.60.28"></a><var>60.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 6. <b>[192.056] PROTECTION OF RESERVIST-OWNED BUSINESS DURING </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.60.29"></a><var>60.29</var><b>ACTIVE SERVICE.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.60.30"></a><var>60.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b> (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.60.31"></a><var>60.31</var>section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.60.32"></a><var>60.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Active service" has the meaning given in section 190.05, subdivision 5.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.1"></a><var>61.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Business" means a business wholly owned by a qualified service member, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.2"></a><var>61.2</var>jointly by the member and the member's spouse, irrespective of whether the business <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.3"></a><var>61.3</var>is a sole proprietorship, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.4"></a><var>61.4</var>partnership, or other type of business entity.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.5"></a><var>61.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Qualified service member" means a Minnesota resident who is serving <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.6"></a><var>61.6</var>honorably as a member of the Minnesota National Guard or any other military reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.7"></a><var>61.7</var>unit of the United States armed forces who has been ordered into active service for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.8"></a><var>61.8</var>period of 60 days or longer.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.9"></a><var>61.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Protection provided.</b> (a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.10"></a><var>61.10</var>contrary, the business of a qualified service member may be exempted from civil court <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.11"></a><var>61.11</var>proceedings for part or all of the period of the member's active military service and for up <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.12"></a><var>61.12</var>to 60 days thereafter, as provided in this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.13"></a><var>61.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If the business of a qualified service member is a defendant in a civil action, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.14"></a><var>61.14</var>court may, on its own motion, grant a stay in the proceedings for a minimum of 60 days. <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.15"></a><var>61.15</var>The court, on its own motion, may renew the stay as the court considers appropriate. If the <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.16"></a><var>61.16</var>qualified service member petitions the court in any manner for a stay, the court must grant <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.17"></a><var>61.17</var>a stay for a minimum of 60 days, provided that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.18"></a><var>61.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the service member submits to the court a letter or other communication setting <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.19"></a><var>61.19</var>forth facts stating the manner in which current military duty requirements materially affect <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.20"></a><var>61.20</var>the service member's ability to appear or otherwise participate in the proceedings, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.21"></a><var>61.21</var>stating a date when the service member will be available to appear or otherwise participate <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.22"></a><var>61.22</var>in the proceedings; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.23"></a><var>61.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the service member submits a letter or other communication from the service <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.24"></a><var>61.24</var>member's commanding officer stating that the service member's current military duty <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.25"></a><var>61.25</var>prevents appearance and that military leave is not authorized for the service member <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.26"></a><var>61.26</var>at the time of the letter.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.27"></a><var>61.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) A service member's communication with the court requesting a stay does not <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.28"></a><var>61.28</var>constitute an appearance for jurisdictional purposes and does not constitute a waiver of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.29"></a><var>61.29</var>any substantive or procedural defense, including a defense relating to lack of personal <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.30"></a><var>61.30</var>jurisdiction.<br />
         		<a id="pl.61.31"></a><var>61.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) A qualified service member who is granted a stay in the action or proceedings <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.32"></a><var>61.32</var>against the member's business may in any manner request from the court an additional <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.33"></a><var>61.33</var>stay, which the court may grant if the service member can show to the satisfaction of <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.34"></a><var>61.34</var>the court that the member's military requirements affect the member's ability to appear. <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.35"></a><var>61.35</var>However, the court is not obligated to grant the additional stay. If the court refuses to <br />
         		<a id="pl.61.36"></a><var>61.36</var>grant an additional stay, the court must provide the service member with information <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.1"></a><var>62.1</var>enabling the service member to acquire qualified legal counsel, at the service member's <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.2"></a><var>62.2</var>discretion, for defending the action.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.3"></a><var>62.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) If a default judgment is entered in a civil action against the business of a qualified <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.4"></a><var>62.4</var>service member during the service member's period of active military service, or within 60 <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.5"></a><var>62.5</var>days following termination of or release from the active military service, the court entering <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.6"></a><var>62.6</var>the judgment must, upon application by or on behalf of the service member, reopen the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.7"></a><var>62.7</var>judgment for the purpose of allowing the member to defend the action if it appears that:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.8"></a><var>62.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the service member was materially affected by reason of that military service in <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.9"></a><var>62.9</var>making a defense to the action; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.10"></a><var>62.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the service member has a meritorious or legal defense to the action or some <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.11"></a><var>62.11</var>part of it.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.12"></a><var>62.12</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective July 1, 2008, and applies to civil <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.13"></a><var>62.13</var>court actions pending or initiated on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.7.0"></a><a id="pl.62.14"></a><var>62.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 7. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 192.20, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.15"></a><var>62.15</var><b>192.20 BREVET RANK.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.62.16"></a><var>62.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Personnel eligible for brevet promotion.</b> (a) Officers, warrant <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.17"></a><var>62.17</var>officers, and enlisted persons of the National Guard who have, after ten years active <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.18"></a><var>62.18</var>service, resigned or retired for physical disability or otherwise, may in the discretion of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.19"></a><var>62.19</var>commander-in-chief, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, be commissioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.20"></a><var>62.20</var>by brevet, in the next higher grade than that held by them at the time of their resignation <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.21"></a><var>62.21</var>or retirement. <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.22"></a><var>62.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Officers, warrant officers, or enlisted persons of the National Guard who die <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.23"></a><var>62.23</var>while in state or federal active service, as defined in section 190.05, or former officers, <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.24"></a><var>62.24</var>warrant officers, or enlisted persons of the National Guard who die as a result of injuries <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.25"></a><var>62.25</var>or other conditions incurred or aggravated while in such service may, in the discretion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.26"></a><var>62.26</var>the commander-in-chief, on the recommendation of the adjutant general, be commissioned <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.27"></a><var>62.27</var>by brevet, in the next higher grade than that held by them at the time of their death.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.28"></a><var>62.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) If a service member is wounded or killed after a battlefield commission has <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.29"></a><var>62.29</var>been approved and was pending, or if a service member was enrolled in an officer <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.30"></a><var>62.30</var>commissioning program at the time of injury or death, the person may be breveted at the <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.31"></a><var>62.31</var>rank of second lieutenant or ensign, as appropriate, following separation or discharge <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.32"></a><var>62.32</var>from military service.<br />
         		<a id="pl.62.33"></a><var>62.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Effect of brevet rank.</b> Brevet rank shall be considered strictly honorary <br />
         		<a id="pl.62.34"></a><var>62.34</var>and shall confer no privilege of precedence or command, nor pay any emoluments. Brevet <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.1"></a><var>63.1</var>officers, warrant officers, and enlisted persons may wear the uniform of their brevet grade <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.2"></a><var>63.2</var>on occasions of ceremony.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.3"></a><var>63.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.8.0"></a><a id="pl.63.4"></a><var>63.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 8. <b>[192.325] DISCRIMINATION AGAINST FAMILY OF SERVICE </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.5"></a><var>63.5</var><b>MEMBER; UNPAID LEAVE REQUIRED.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.6"></a><var>63.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An employer may not:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.7"></a><var>63.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) discharge from employment or take adverse employment action against any <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.8"></a><var>63.8</var>employee because of the membership of that employee's spouse, parent, or child in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.9"></a><var>63.9</var>military forces of the United States, of this state, or any other state; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.10"></a><var>63.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) discharge from employment, take adverse employment action against, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.11"></a><var>63.11</var>otherwise hinder an employee from attending the following kinds of events relating to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.12"></a><var>63.12</var>military service of the employee's spouse, parent, or child and to which the employee is <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.13"></a><var>63.13</var>invited or otherwise called upon to attend by proper military authorities:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.14"></a><var>63.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) departure or return ceremonies for deploying or returning military personnel <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.15"></a><var>63.15</var>or units;<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.16"></a><var>63.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) family training or readiness events sponsored or conducted by the military; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.17"></a><var>63.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) events held as part of official military reintegration programs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.18"></a><var>63.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The employee must provide reasonable notice to the employer when requesting <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.19"></a><var>63.19</var>time off, and the employer must provide a reasonable amount of nonpaid time off for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.20"></a><var>63.20</var>employee, for the purposes enumerated in items (i) to (iii), not to exceed two consecutive <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.21"></a><var>63.21</var>days or six days in a calendar year. The employer must not compel the employee to use <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.22"></a><var>63.22</var>accumulated but unused vacation for these events. <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.23"></a><var>63.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 645.241 does not apply to this section.<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.24"></a><var>63.24</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective August 1, 2008, and applies to <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.25"></a><var>63.25</var>employment action occurring on or after that date.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.9.0"></a><a id="pl.63.26"></a><var>63.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 9. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 196.021, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.63.27"></a><var>63.27</var><b>196.021 DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS; DUTIES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.63.28"></a><var>63.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Appointment.</b> The commissioner shall appoint a deputy <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.29"></a><var>63.29</var>commissioner for veteran services ~~as provided in subdivision 2,~~ and ~~the board of directors~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.30"></a><var>63.30</var>~~of the Minnesota Veterans Homes may appoint~~ a deputy commissioner for veteran health <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.31"></a><var>63.31</var>care ~~as provided in section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~198.004~~</statute_ref>. Both deputy commissioners serve in the unclassified <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.32"></a><var>63.32</var>service~~, the deputy for veteran services~~ at the pleasure of the commissioner ~~and the deputy~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.33"></a><var>63.33</var>~~for veteran health care at the pleasure of the board~~. Both deputies ~~shall~~ must be residents <br />
         		<a id="pl.63.34"></a><var>63.34</var>of Minnesota, citizens of the United States, and veterans as defined in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.1"></a><var>64.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. ~~<b>Deputy for veteran services;</b>~~<b> Powers and duties.</b> The deputy <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.2"></a><var>64.2</var>commissioner for veteran services ~~has~~ and the deputy commissioner for veteran health <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.3"></a><var>64.3</var>care have those powers delegated by the commissioner ~~that have not otherwise been~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.4"></a><var>64.4</var>~~delegated to the deputy commissioner for veteran health care by the commissioner or~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.5"></a><var>64.5</var>~~assigned to that deputy commissioner by law~~. A delegation must be in writing, signed <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.6"></a><var>64.6</var>by the commissioner, and filed with the secretary of state.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.10.0"></a><a id="pl.64.7"></a><var>64.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 10. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 196.03, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.8"></a><var>64.8</var><b>196.03 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.9"></a><var>64.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~Except as provided in chapter 198,~~ All officers and employees of the department <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.10"></a><var>64.10</var>shall be appointed by the commissioner and they shall perform such duties as may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.11"></a><var>64.11</var>assigned to them by the commissioner.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.11.0"></a><a id="pl.64.12"></a><var>64.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 11. <b>[196.30] VETERANS HEALTH CARE ADVISORY COUNCIL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.64.13"></a><var>64.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The Veterans Health Care Advisory Council is established <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.14"></a><var>64.14</var>to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with advice and recommendations on <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.15"></a><var>64.15</var>providing veterans with quality long-term care and the anticipated future needs of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.16"></a><var>64.16</var>Minnesota veterans. <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.17"></a><var>64.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Membership.</b>  (a) The council consists of nine public members appointed <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.18"></a><var>64.18</var>by the governor. The council members are: <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.19"></a><var>64.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) seven members with extensive expertise in health care delivery, long-term care, <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.20"></a><var>64.20</var>and veterans services;<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.21"></a><var>64.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) one licensed clinician who may be either a physician, physician's assistant, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.22"></a><var>64.22</var>a nurse practitioner; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.23"></a><var>64.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) one additional member.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.24"></a><var>64.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The governor shall designate a member to serve as the chair.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.25"></a><var>64.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The commissioner of veterans affairs, or the commissioner's designee, is an ex <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.26"></a><var>64.26</var>officio, nonvoting member of the council and shall provide necessary and appropriate <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.27"></a><var>64.27</var>administrative and technical support to the council.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.28"></a><var>64.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Membership terms, removal of members, and the filling of vacancies are as <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.29"></a><var>64.29</var>provided in section 15.059, subdivisions 2 and 4. Members shall not receive compensation <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.30"></a><var>64.30</var>or per diem payments, but may receive reimbursement for expenses pursuant to section <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.31"></a><var>64.31</var>15.059, subdivision 3.<br />
         		<a id="pl.64.32"></a><var>64.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Duties.</b>  The council is an advisory group with the responsibility of <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.33"></a><var>64.33</var>providing the commissioner of veterans affairs with information and professional expertise <br />
         		<a id="pl.64.34"></a><var>64.34</var>on the delivery of quality long-term care to veterans. The council's duties include:<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.1"></a><var>65.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) developing a new vision and strategic plan for the veterans homes that <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.2"></a><var>65.2</var>complements the Department of Veterans Affairs overall veterans service programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.3"></a><var>65.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) providing recommendations and advice on matters including clinical <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.4"></a><var>65.4</var>performance, systemwide quality improvement efforts, culture and working environment <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.5"></a><var>65.5</var>of the veterans homes, and other operational and organizational functions of the veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.6"></a><var>65.6</var>homes;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.7"></a><var>65.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) studying and reviewing current issues and trends in the long-term care industry <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.8"></a><var>65.8</var>and the veterans community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.9"></a><var>65.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) providing recommendations to the commissioner on alternative options for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.10"></a><var>65.10</var>delivery of long-term care to veterans so that veterans and their families can determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.11"></a><var>65.11</var>appropriate services under models similar to those available in the community;<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.12"></a><var>65.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) establishing, as appropriate, subcommittees or ad hoc task forces of council <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.13"></a><var>65.13</var>members, stakeholders, and other individuals with expertise or experience to address <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.14"></a><var>65.14</var>specific issues; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.15"></a><var>65.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) reviewing and providing advice on any other matter at the request of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.16"></a><var>65.16</var>commissioner.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.17"></a><var>65.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Expiration.</b> Notwithstanding section 15.059, subdivision 4, the council <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.18"></a><var>65.18</var>expires June 30, 2013.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.12.0"></a><a id="pl.65.19"></a><var>65.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 12. <b>[197.225] LIST OF DECEASED MILITARY PERSONNEL.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.65.20"></a><var>65.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The commissioner of veterans affairs shall collect and maintain data about <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.21"></a><var>65.21</var>Minnesota residents who have died of service-connected causes while serving in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.22"></a><var>65.22</var>United States armed forces. The data may include deceased service members who are <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.23"></a><var>65.23</var>the immediate family members of Minnesota residents, but who themselves were not <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.24"></a><var>65.24</var>Minnesota residents at the time of death. The commissioner shall collect the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.25"></a><var>65.25</var>data: the individual's full name, military rank, branch of service, age at the time of death, <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.26"></a><var>65.26</var>and Minnesota hometown or if not a Minnesota resident at the time of death, the service <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.27"></a><var>65.27</var>member's home state.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.28"></a><var>65.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Data collected pursuant to this section are nonpublic data, but may be <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.29"></a><var>65.29</var>disseminated to the individual's next of kin, and for ceremonial or honorary purposes to <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.30"></a><var>65.30</var>veterans' organizations, civic organizations, the news media, and researchers. No other <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.31"></a><var>65.31</var>use or dissemination of the data is permitted.<br />
         		<a id="pl.65.32"></a><var>65.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The next of kin of a veteran whose data is collected may request that the data <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.33"></a><var>65.33</var>not be disseminated for any purpose. Upon receiving such a request, the Department of <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.34"></a><var>65.34</var>Veterans Affairs must exclude the deceased veteran's data from any data disseminated for <br />
         		<a id="pl.65.35"></a><var>65.35</var>ceremonial or honorary purposes as permitted by paragraph (b).<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.1"></a><var>66.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Data collected pursuant to this section shall not be indicative of any person's <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.2"></a><var>66.2</var>status with regard to qualification for veterans benefits or other benefits.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.3"></a><var>66.3</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.13.0"></a><a id="pl.66.4"></a><var>66.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 13. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 197.236, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.5"></a><var>66.5</var><b>197.236 </b>~~<b>VETERANS CEMETERY</b>~~<b> STATE VETERANS CEMETERIES</b><b>.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.66.6"></a><var>66.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Operation and maintenance.</b> The commissioner of veterans affairs shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.7"></a><var>66.7</var>supervise and control the veterans ~~cemetery~~ cemeteries established under this section. The <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.8"></a><var>66.8</var>cemeteries are to be maintained and operated in accordance with the operational standards <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.9"></a><var>66.9</var>and measures of the National Cemetery Administration. The commissioner may contract <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.10"></a><var>66.10</var>for the maintenance ~~and operation~~ of the ~~cemetery~~ cemeteries. All personnel, equipment, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.11"></a><var>66.11</var>and support necessary for maintenance and operation of the ~~cemetery~~ cemeteries must be <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.12"></a><var>66.12</var>included in the department's budget.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.13"></a><var>66.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Rules.</b> The commissioner of veterans affairs may adopt rules regarding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.14"></a><var>66.14</var>operation of the ~~cemetery~~ cemeteries. ~~If practicable,~~ The commissioner shall require that <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.15"></a><var>66.15</var>upright granite markers supplied by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs be <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.16"></a><var>66.16</var>used to mark all gravesites.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.17"></a><var>66.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 6. <b>Permanent development and maintenance account.</b> A veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.18"></a><var>66.18</var>cemetery development and maintenance account is established in the special revenue <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.19"></a><var>66.19</var>fund of the state treasury. Receipts for burial fees, ~~earnings from the veterans cemetery~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.20"></a><var>66.20</var>~~trust account~~ plot or interment allowance claims, designated appropriations, and any <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.21"></a><var>66.21</var>other cemetery receipts must be deposited into this account. The money in the account, <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.22"></a><var>66.22</var>including interest earned, is appropriated to the commissioner to be used for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.23"></a><var>66.23</var>development, operation, maintenance, and improvement of the ~~cemetery~~ cemeteries. <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.24"></a><var>66.24</var>To the extent practicable, the commissioner of veterans affairs must apply for available <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.25"></a><var>66.25</var>federal grants ~~for the development and operation of the cemetery~~ to establish, expand, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.26"></a><var>66.26</var>improve the cemeteries.<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.27"></a><var>66.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~Subd. 7.~~ ~~<b>Permanent trust account.</b>~~ ~~A veterans cemetery trust account is~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.28"></a><var>66.28</var>~~established in the special revenue fund of the state treasury. All designated appropriations~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.29"></a><var>66.29</var>~~and monetary donations to the cemetery must be placed in this account. The principal of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.30"></a><var>66.30</var>~~this account must be invested by the State Board of Investment and may not be spent. The~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.31"></a><var>66.31</var>~~income from this account must be transferred as directed by the account manager to the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.32"></a><var>66.32</var>~~veterans cemetery development and maintenance account.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.66.33"></a><var>66.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 8. <b>Eligibility.</b> ~~Any person who is eligible for burial in a national veterans~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.66.34"></a><var>66.34</var>~~cemetery is eligible for burial in the State Veterans Cemetery~~ Cemeteries must be operated <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.1"></a><var>67.1</var>solely for the burial of service members who die on active duty, eligible veterans, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.2"></a><var>67.2</var>their spouses and dependent children, as defined in United States Code, title 38, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.3"></a><var>67.3</var>101, paragraph (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.4"></a><var>67.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 9. <b>Burial fees.</b> The commissioner of veterans affairs shall establish a fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.5"></a><var>67.5</var>schedule, which may be adjusted from time to time, for the interment of eligible ~~family~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.6"></a><var>67.6</var>~~members~~ spouses and dependent children. The fees shall cover as nearly as practicable <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.7"></a><var>67.7</var>the actual costs of interment, excluding the value of the plot. ~~The department may accept~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.8"></a><var>67.8</var>~~the Social Security burial allowance, if any, of the eligible family members in an amount~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.9"></a><var>67.9</var>~~not to exceed the actual cost of the interment.~~ The commissioner may waive the fee <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.10"></a><var>67.10</var>in the case of an indigent eligible person.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.11"></a><var>67.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No plot or interment fees may be charged for the burial of ~~eligible veterans, members~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.12"></a><var>67.12</var>~~of the National Guard, or military reservists, except that funds available from the Social~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.13"></a><var>67.13</var>~~Security or veterans burial allowances, if any, must be paid to the commissioner in an~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.14"></a><var>67.14</var>~~amount not to exceed the actual cost of the interment, excluding the value of the plot~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.15"></a><var>67.15</var>service members who die on active duty or eligible veterans, as defined in United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.16"></a><var>67.16</var>Code, title 38, section 101, paragraph (2).<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.17"></a><var>67.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~Prior to the interment of an eligible person, the commissioner shall request the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.18"></a><var>67.18</var>~~cooperation of the eligible person's next of kin in applying to the appropriate federal~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.19"></a><var>67.19</var>~~agencies for payment to the cemetery of any allowable interment allowance.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.20"></a><var>67.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~Subd. 10.~~ ~~<b>Allocation of plots.</b>~~ ~~A person, or survivor of a person, eligible for~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.21"></a><var>67.21</var>~~interment in the State Veterans Cemetery may apply for a burial plot for the eligible~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.22"></a><var>67.22</var>~~person by submitting a request to the commissioner of veterans affairs on a form supplied~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.23"></a><var>67.23</var>~~by the department. The department shall allot plots on a first-come, first-served basis. To~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.24"></a><var>67.24</var>~~the extent that it is practical, plots must be allocated in a manner permitting the burial of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.25"></a><var>67.25</var>~~eligible family members above, below, or adjacent to the eligible veteran, member of~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.26"></a><var>67.26</var>~~the National Guard, or military reservist.~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.27"></a><var>67.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 11. <b>Plot allowance claims.</b> The commissioner of veterans affairs must apply <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.28"></a><var>67.28</var>to the Veterans Benefits Administration for a plot or interment allowance payable to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.29"></a><var>67.29</var>state for expenses incurred by the state in the burial of eligible veterans in cemeteries <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.30"></a><var>67.30</var>owned and operated by the state if the burial is performed at no cost to the veteran's <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.31"></a><var>67.31</var>next of kin.<br />
         		<a id="pl.67.32"></a><var>67.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 12. <b>No staff.</b> No staff may be hired for any new veterans cemetery without <br />
         		<a id="pl.67.33"></a><var>67.33</var>explicit legislative approval.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.14.0"></a><a id="pl.68.1"></a><var>68.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 14. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 197.791, subdivision 1, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.2"></a><var>68.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.3"></a><var>68.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Definitions.</b>  (a) The definitions in this subdivision apply to this <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.4"></a><var>68.4</var>section. <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.5"></a><var>68.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of veterans affairs, unless otherwise <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.6"></a><var>68.6</var>specified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.7"></a><var>68.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) "Cost of attendance" for ~~both graduate and~~ undergraduate students has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.8"></a><var>68.8</var>meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.121, subdivision 6</statute_ref>, multiplied by a factor of ~~1.1~~ 1.2. <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.9"></a><var>68.9</var>~~The~~ Cost of attendance for graduate students has the meaning given in section 136A.121, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.10"></a><var>68.10</var>subdivision 6, multiplied by a factor of 1.2, using the tuition and fee maximum established <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.11"></a><var>68.11</var>by law for four-year programs ~~shall be used to calculate the tuition and fee maximum~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.12"></a><var>68.12</var>~~under section~~ 
         <statute_ref>~~136A.121, subdivision 6~~</statute_ref>~~, for a graduate student~~. For purposes of calculating <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.13"></a><var>68.13</var>the cost of attendance for graduate students, full time is eight credits or more per term or <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.14"></a><var>68.14</var>the equivalent.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.15"></a><var>68.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) "Child" means a natural or adopted child of a person described in subdivision 4, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.16"></a><var>68.16</var>paragraph (a), clause (1), item (i) or (ii).<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.17"></a><var>68.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) "Eligible institution" means a postsecondary institution under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101</statute_ref>, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.18"></a><var>68.18</var>subdivision 4, or a graduate school licensed or registered with the state of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.19"></a><var>68.19</var>serving only graduate students.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.20"></a><var>68.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) "Program" means the Minnesota GI Bill program established in this section, <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.21"></a><var>68.21</var>unless otherwise specified.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.22"></a><var>68.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) "Time of hostilities" means any action by the armed forces of the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.23"></a><var>68.23</var>that is recognized by the issuance of a presidential proclamation or a presidential executive <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.24"></a><var>68.24</var>order in which the armed forces expeditionary medal or other campaign service medals <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.25"></a><var>68.25</var>are awarded according to presidential executive order, and any additional period or place <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.26"></a><var>68.26</var>that the commissioner determines and designates, after consultation with the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.27"></a><var>68.27</var>Department of Defense, to be a period or place where the United States is in a conflict that <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.28"></a><var>68.28</var>places persons at such a risk that service in a foreign country during that period or in that <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.29"></a><var>68.29</var>place should be considered to be included.<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.30"></a><var>68.30</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) "Veteran" has the meaning given in section 
         <statute_ref>197.447</statute_ref>. Veteran also includes <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.31"></a><var>68.31</var>a service member who has received an honorable discharge after leaving each period of <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.32"></a><var>68.32</var>federal active duty service and has: <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.33"></a><var>68.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) served 90 days or more of federal active duty in a foreign country during a time <br />
         		<a id="pl.68.34"></a><var>68.34</var>of hostilities in that country; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.35"></a><var>68.35</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) been awarded any of the following medals:<br />
         		<a id="pl.68.36"></a><var>68.36</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.1"></a><var>69.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) Kosovo Campaign Medal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.2"></a><var>69.2</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) Afghanistan Campaign Medal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.3"></a><var>69.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) Iraq Campaign Medal;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.4"></a><var>69.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.5"></a><var>69.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) any other campaign medal authorized for service after September 11, 2001; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.6"></a><var>69.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2)~~ (3)  received a service-related medical discharge from any period of service in a <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.7"></a><var>69.7</var>foreign country during a time of hostilities in that country.<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.8"></a><var>69.8</var>A service member who has fulfilled the requirements for being a veteran under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.9"></a><var>69.9</var>paragraph but is still serving actively in the United States armed forces is also a veteran <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.10"></a><var>69.10</var>for the purposes of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.15.0"></a><a id="pl.69.11"></a><var>69.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 15. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 197.791, subdivision 4, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.12"></a><var>69.12</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.13"></a><var>69.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Eligibility.</b> (a) A person is eligible for educational assistance under this <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.14"></a><var>69.14</var>section if:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.15"></a><var>69.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the person is:<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.16"></a><var>69.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) a veteran who is serving or has served honorably in any branch or unit of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.17"></a><var>69.17</var>United States armed forces at any time on or after September 11, 2001;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.18"></a><var>69.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) a nonveteran who has served honorably for a total of five years or more <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.19"></a><var>69.19</var>cumulatively as a member of the Minnesota National Guard or any other active or reserve <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.20"></a><var>69.20</var>component of the United States armed forces, and any part of that service occurred on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.21"></a><var>69.21</var>after September 11, 2001;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.22"></a><var>69.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the surviving spouse or child of a person who has served in the military at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.23"></a><var>69.23</var>time on or after September 11, 2001, and who has died as a direct result of that military <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.24"></a><var>69.24</var>service; or<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.25"></a><var>69.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the spouse or child of a person who has served in the military at any time on or <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.26"></a><var>69.26</var>after September 11, 2001, and who has a total and permanent service-connected disability <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.27"></a><var>69.27</var>as rated by the United States Veterans Administration;<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.28"></a><var>69.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(2) the person providing the military service described in clause (1), items (i) to (iv),~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.29"></a><var>69.29</var>~~was a Minnesota resident within six months of the time of the person's initial enlistment or~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.30"></a><var>69.30</var>~~any reenlistment in the United States armed forces;~~<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.31"></a><var>69.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(3)~~ (2) the person receiving the educational assistance is a Minnesota resident, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.32"></a><var>69.32</var>defined in section 
         <statute_ref>136A.101, subdivision 8</statute_ref>; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.69.33"></a><var>69.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~~(4)~~ (3) the person receiving the educational assistance: <br />
         		<a id="pl.69.34"></a><var>69.34</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) is an undergraduate or graduate student at an eligible institution;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.1"></a><var>70.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) is maintaining satisfactory academic progress as defined by the institution for <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.2"></a><var>70.2</var>students participating in federal Title IV programs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.3"></a><var>70.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) is enrolled in an education program leading to a certificate, diploma, or degree <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.4"></a><var>70.4</var>at an eligible institution; <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.5"></a><var>70.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) has applied for educational assistance under this section prior to the end of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.6"></a><var>70.6</var>academic term for which the assistance is being requested;<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.7"></a><var>70.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) is in compliance with child support payment requirements under section <br />
         		
         <statute_ref><a id="pl.70.8"></a><var>70.8</var>136A.121, subdivision 2
         </statute_ref>, clause (5); and<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.9"></a><var>70.9</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(vi) ~~if an undergraduate student, has applied for the federal Pell Grant and the~~ <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.10"></a><var>70.10</var>~~Minnesota State Grant~~ has completed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.11"></a><var>70.11</var>(FAFSA).<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.12"></a><var>70.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A person's eligibility terminates when the person becomes eligible for benefits <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.13"></a><var>70.13</var>under section 
         <statute_ref>135A.52</statute_ref>.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.14"></a><var>70.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To determine eligibility, the commissioner may require official documentation, <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.15"></a><var>70.15</var>including the person's federal form DD-214 or other official military discharge papers; <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.16"></a><var>70.16</var>correspondence from the United States Veterans Administration; birth certificate; marriage <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.17"></a><var>70.17</var>certificate; proof of enrollment at an eligible institution; signed affidavits; proof of <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.18"></a><var>70.18</var>residency; proof of identity; or any other official documentation the commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.19"></a><var>70.19</var>considers necessary to determine eligibility.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.20"></a><var>70.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The commissioner may deny eligibility or terminate benefits under this section <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.21"></a><var>70.21</var>to any person who has not provided sufficient documentation to determine eligibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.22"></a><var>70.22</var>the program. An applicant may appeal the commissioner's eligibility determination or <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.23"></a><var>70.23</var>termination of benefits in writing to the commissioner at any time. The commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.24"></a><var>70.24</var>must rule on any application or appeal within 30 days of receipt of all documentation that <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.25"></a><var>70.25</var>the commissioner requires. The decision of the commissioner regarding an appeal is final. <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.26"></a><var>70.26</var>However, an applicant whose appeal of an eligibility determination has been rejected by <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.27"></a><var>70.27</var>the commissioner may submit an additional appeal of that determination in writing to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.28"></a><var>70.28</var>commissioner at any time that the applicant is able to provide substantively significant <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.29"></a><var>70.29</var>additional information regarding the applicant's eligibility for the program. An approval <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.30"></a><var>70.30</var>of an applicant's eligibility by the commissioner following an appeal by the applicant is <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.31"></a><var>70.31</var>not retroactively effective for more than one year or the semester of the person's original <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.32"></a><var>70.32</var>application, whichever is later.<br />
         		<a id="pl.70.33"></a><var>70.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Upon receiving an application with insufficient documentation to determine <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.34"></a><var>70.34</var>eligibility, the commissioner must notify the applicant within 30 days of receipt of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.35"></a><var>70.35</var>application that the application is being suspended pending receipt by the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.70.36"></a><var>70.36</var>sufficient documentation from the applicant to determine eligibility.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.16.0"></a><a id="pl.71.1"></a><var>71.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 16. Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, section 197.791, subdivision 5, is <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.2"></a><var>71.2</var>amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.3"></a><var>71.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 5. <b>Benefit amount.</b> (a) On approval by the commissioner of eligibility for <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.4"></a><var>71.4</var>the program, the applicant shall be awarded, on a funds-available basis, the educational <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.5"></a><var>71.5</var>assistance under the program for use at any time according to program rules at any <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.6"></a><var>71.6</var>eligible institution.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.7"></a><var>71.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The amount of educational assistance in any semester or term for an eligible <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.8"></a><var>71.8</var>person must be determined by subtracting from the eligible person's cost of attendance the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.9"></a><var>71.9</var>amount the person received or was eligible to receive in that semester or term from:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.10"></a><var>71.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the federal Pell Grant;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.11"></a><var>71.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the state grant program under section 
         <statute_ref>136A.121</statute_ref>; and <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.12"></a><var>71.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) any federal military or veterans educational benefits including but not limited <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.13"></a><var>71.13</var>to the Montgomery GI Bill, GI Bill Kicker, the federal tuition assistance program, <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.14"></a><var>71.14</var>vocational rehabilitation benefits, and any other federal benefits associated with the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.15"></a><var>71.15</var>person's status as a veteran, except veterans disability payments from the United States <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.16"></a><var>71.16</var>Veterans Administration.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.17"></a><var>71.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The amount of educational assistance for any eligible person who is a full-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.18"></a><var>71.18</var>student must not exceed the following:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.19"></a><var>71.19</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) $1,000 per semester or term of enrollment;<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.20"></a><var>71.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) ~~$2,000~~ $3,000 per state fiscal year; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.21"></a><var>71.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) $10,000 in a lifetime.<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.22"></a><var>71.22</var>For a part-time student, the amount of educational assistance must not exceed $500 <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.23"></a><var>71.23</var>per semester or term of enrollment. For the purpose of this paragraph, a part-time <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.24"></a><var>71.24</var>undergraduate student is a student taking fewer than 12 credits or the equivalent for a <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.25"></a><var>71.25</var>semester or term of enrollment and a part-time graduate student is a student considered <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.26"></a><var>71.26</var>part time by the eligible institution the graduate student is attending. The minimum award <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.27"></a><var>71.27</var>for undergraduate and graduate students is $50 per term.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.17.0"></a><a id="pl.71.28"></a><var>71.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 17. Minnesota Statutes 2006, section 198.32, subdivision 1, is amended to read:<br />
         		<a id="pl.71.29"></a><var>71.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Resident's rights.</b> A resident of a Minnesota veterans home has the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.30"></a><var>71.30</var>right to complain and otherwise exercise freedom of expression and assembly which is <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.31"></a><var>71.31</var>guaranteed by amendment I of the United States Constitution. The administrator of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.32"></a><var>71.32</var>home shall inform each resident in writing at the time of admission of the right to complain <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.33"></a><var>71.33</var>to the administrator about home accommodations and services. A notice of the right to <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.34"></a><var>71.34</var>complain shall be posted in the home. The administrator shall also inform each resident of <br />
         		<a id="pl.71.35"></a><var>71.35</var>the right to complain to the ~~board or to the~~ commissioner of veterans affairs. Each resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.1"></a><var>72.1</var>of a home shall be encouraged and assisted, throughout the period of stay in the home, to <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.2"></a><var>72.2</var>understand and exercise the rights of freedom of expression and assembly as a resident <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.3"></a><var>72.3</var>and as a citizen, and, to this end, the resident may voice grievances and recommend <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.4"></a><var>72.4</var>changes in policies and services to home staff, other residents, and outside representatives <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.5"></a><var>72.5</var>of the resident's choice, free from restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.6"></a><var>72.6</var>reprisal, including retaliatory eviction.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.18.0"></a><a id="pl.72.7"></a><var>72.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 18. <b>RULES TRANSFER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.8"></a><var>72.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Minnesota Rules, chapter 9050, is transferred from the Veterans Homes Board of <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.9"></a><var>72.9</var>Directors to the commissioner of veterans affairs. The commissioner shall administer and <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.10"></a><var>72.10</var>enforce those rules and may amend or repeal them.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.19.0"></a><a id="pl.72.11"></a><var>72.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 19. <b>APPOINTMENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.12"></a><var>72.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 196.30, subdivision 2, paragraph (d), <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.13"></a><var>72.13</var>the governor may make the initial appointments to the Veterans Health Care Advisory <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.14"></a><var>72.14</var>Council under Executive Order 07-20 without complying with the appointment process in <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.15"></a><var>72.15</var>Minnesota Statutes, section 15.0597.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.20.0"></a><a id="pl.72.16"></a><var>72.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 20. <b>OMBUDSMAN FOR VETERANS HOME RESIDENTS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.17"></a><var>72.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The ombudsman required under Laws 2007, chapter 45, article 2, section 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.18"></a><var>72.18</var>paragraph (j), must attend all meetings of the Veterans Health Care Advisory Council <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.19"></a><var>72.19</var>established in new Minnesota Statutes, section 196.30.<br />
         		<a id="pl.72.20"></a><var>72.20</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.21.0"></a><a id="pl.72.21"></a><var>72.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 21. <b>TRANSFER OF FUNDS IN VETERANS CEMETERY TRUST </b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.22"></a><var>72.22</var><b>ACCOUNT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.23"></a><var>72.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding Minnesota Statutes, section 16A.62, on June 30, 2008, all money in <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.24"></a><var>72.24</var>the veterans cemetery trust account in the special revenue fund established in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.25"></a><var>72.25</var>Statutes, section 197.236, subdivision 7, must be transferred to the permanent development <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.26"></a><var>72.26</var>and maintenance account in the special revenue fund under Minnesota Statutes, section <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.27"></a><var>72.27</var>197.236, subdivision 6.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.22.0"></a><a id="pl.72.28"></a><var>72.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 22. <b>STATE VETERANS CEMETERY STUDY.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.72.29"></a><var>72.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner of veterans affairs shall evaluate the status of and need for <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.30"></a><var>72.30</var>additional veterans cemeteries in the state, including consideration of a new veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.72.31"></a><var>72.31</var>cemetery in southern Minnesota. By January 15, 2009, the commissioner shall report <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.1"></a><var>73.1</var>the findings of the study to the chairs and ranking minority members of the legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.2"></a><var>73.2</var>committees with jurisdiction over veterans policy and finance.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.23.0"></a><a id="pl.73.3"></a><var>73.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 23. <b>PARTNERING IN DELIVERY OF VETERANS SERVICES.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.73.4"></a><var>73.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The commissioner of veterans affairs must seek input from a broad range of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.5"></a><var>73.5</var>experienced nongovernmental social service and health care providers, including both <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.6"></a><var>73.6</var>secular and faith-based service organizations, from throughout the state regarding the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.7"></a><var>73.7</var>feasibility of public-private collaboration in providing services to Minnesota Veterans. <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.8"></a><var>73.8</var>The services may include home health care, psychological counseling, life-skills <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.9"></a><var>73.9</var>rehabilitation counseling, home hospice care, respite care, and other types of home-based <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.10"></a><var>73.10</var>health care as judged necessary by the commissioner to enable veterans to recover from <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.11"></a><var>73.11</var>service-connected injuries, illnesses, and disabilities. The commissioner must report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.12"></a><var>73.12</var>the legislature by January 15, 2009, with findings and recommendations for establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.13"></a><var>73.13</var>the service-delivery partnerships.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.24.0"></a><a id="pl.73.14"></a><var>73.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 24. <b>VETERANS AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLANNING GROUP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.73.15"></a><var>73.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) By January 15, 2009, the Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Planning <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.16"></a><var>73.16</var>Group shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the house and the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.17"></a><var>73.17</var>senate committees with jurisdiction over veterans affairs policy and finance the group's <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.18"></a><var>73.18</var>recommendations for the Minnesota Veterans Home at Minneapolis, based on specific <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.19"></a><var>73.19</var>additional analysis of the projected capital, maintenance, and operating costs of that home, <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.20"></a><var>73.20</var>including an assessment of the feasibility of alternative operational models at that home <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.21"></a><var>73.21</var>or at alternative or additional state veterans home locations within the seven-county <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.22"></a><var>73.22</var>metropolitan area.  The group must include the likelihood and projected amount of any <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.23"></a><var>73.23</var>cost-savings that could result from the demolition or remodeling and conversion of <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.24"></a><var>73.24</var>some of the infrastructure of the current campus for alternative uses and other pertinent <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.25"></a><var>73.25</var>items, such as:<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.26"></a><var>73.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) construction of rental housing for veterans and family members of veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.27"></a><var>73.27</var>receiving medical care at the nearby US/VA Medical Center or other nearby medical <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.28"></a><var>73.28</var>institutions;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.29"></a><var>73.29</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) conducting a land use study including a highest and best use analysis for the <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.30"></a><var>73.30</var>existing site and all improvements;<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.31"></a><var>73.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) investigating opportunities for public/private partnerships in strategic land <br />
         		<a id="pl.73.32"></a><var>73.32</var>use; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.73.33"></a><var>73.33</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) any other purpose judged feasible by the strategic planning group.<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.1"></a><var>74.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) When formulating the recommendations on the matters in paragraph (a), the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.2"></a><var>74.2</var>Department of Veterans Affairs Strategic Planning Group must consult with the following <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.3"></a><var>74.3</var>individuals or their designees:<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.4"></a><var>74.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) the chairs and ranking minority members of the house and senate committees <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.5"></a><var>74.5</var>with jurisdiction over veterans affairs policy and finance;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.6"></a><var>74.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) the president and legislative chairperson of the Minnesota Association of County <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.7"></a><var>74.7</var>Veterans Service Officers;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.8"></a><var>74.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the chair of the Commanders Task Force of Minnesota's congressionally <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.9"></a><var>74.9</var>chartered veterans service organizations;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.10"></a><var>74.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) two members each from the Minnesota departments of the American Legion, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.11"></a><var>74.11</var>Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Disabled American Veterans with at least one member <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.12"></a><var>74.12</var>from each organization coming from a rural area;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.13"></a><var>74.13</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the United Veterans Legislative Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.14"></a><var>74.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) the Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.15"></a><var>74.15</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) the director of the Veterans Health Care Advisory Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.16"></a><var>74.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(8) a representative from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.17"></a><var>74.17</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(9) representative residents of the Minnesota Veterans Homes and their families;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.18"></a><var>74.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(10) representatives of the Minneapolis delegation in the Minnesota house and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.19"></a><var>74.19</var>senate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.20"></a><var>74.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(11) representative residents of the Minnesota Veterans Home at Minneapolis and <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.21"></a><var>74.21</var>their families;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.22"></a><var>74.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(12) the mayor of Minneapolis;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.23"></a><var>74.23</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(13) the Minneapolis city planner;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.24"></a><var>74.24</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(14) the chair of the Metropolitan Council;<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.25"></a><var>74.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(15) the director of the Minnesota Inter-County Association; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.74.26"></a><var>74.26</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(16) the director of the Association of Minnesota Counties.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.25.0"></a><a id="pl.74.27"></a><var>74.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 25. <b>CONSTRUCTION PROJECT PRIORITY LISTING STATUS.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.74.28"></a><var>74.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with completed predesign documents, veterans population surveys, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.29"></a><var>74.29</var>and the 2008 department construction project priority listing, the commissioner of <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.30"></a><var>74.30</var>veterans affairs shall continue to plan, develop, and pursue federal funding and other <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.31"></a><var>74.31</var>resources for the construction of projects on the listing. In consultation with the Veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.32"></a><var>74.32</var>Affairs Strategic Planning Group and the Veterans Health Care Advisory Council, the <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.33"></a><var>74.33</var>commissioner must consider possible options for treatment, including, but not limited to, <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.34"></a><var>74.34</var>traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, and psycho-geriatric care. By January <br />
         		<a id="pl.74.35"></a><var>74.35</var>15, 2009, the commissioner shall report to the chairs and ranking minority members of the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.1"></a><var>75.1</var>legislative committees with jurisdiction over veterans homes policy and finance regarding <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.2"></a><var>75.2</var>the status of the department construction project priority listing and the activities required <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.3"></a><var>75.3</var>under this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.26.0"></a><a id="pl.75.4"></a><var>75.4</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 26. <b>COUNTY VETERANS SERVICES WORKING GROUP.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.75.5"></a><var>75.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Creation.</b> The County Veterans Services Working Group shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.6"></a><var>75.6</var>consist of  the following 13 members:<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.7"></a><var>75.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) two senators, including one member from the majority party and one member <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.8"></a><var>75.8</var>from the minority party, appointed by the Subcommittee on Committees of the Committee <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.9"></a><var>75.9</var>on Rules and Administration of the senate;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.10"></a><var>75.10</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) two members of the house of representatives, one member from the majority <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.11"></a><var>75.11</var>party and one member from the minority party, appointed by the speaker of the house;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.12"></a><var>75.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) the commissioner and two deputy commissioners of the Minnesota Department <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.13"></a><var>75.13</var>of Veterans Affairs (MDVA), or the commissioner's designees;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.14"></a><var>75.14</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) the president, vice president, and legislative chair person of the Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.15"></a><var>75.15</var>Association of County Veterans Service Officers (CVSOs);<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.16"></a><var>75.16</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5) the chair of the Commanders Task Force of Minnesota's congressionally-chartered <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.17"></a><var>75.17</var>veterans service organizations, or the chair's designee;<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.18"></a><var>75.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(6) one person from the Minnesota Inter-County Association (MICA), as designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.19"></a><var>75.19</var>by the association board; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.20"></a><var>75.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(7) one person from the  Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC), as designated <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.21"></a><var>75.21</var>by the association board.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.22"></a><var>75.22</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Duties.</b> The working group must meet periodically to review the findings <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.23"></a><var>75.23</var>and recommendations of the 2008 report of the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.24"></a><var>75.24</var>on Minnesota's county veterans service offices, and make written recommendations to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.25"></a><var>75.25</var>legislature regarding whether and how each of that report's recommendations should be <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.26"></a><var>75.26</var>implemented.  The working group may also provide additional recommendations on how <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.27"></a><var>75.27</var>to enhance the current services provided by the county veteran service offices.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.28"></a><var>75.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The working group may suggest draft legislation for legislative consideration. By <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.29"></a><var>75.29</var>January 15, 2009, the working group must report its proposed recommendations to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.30"></a><var>75.30</var>chairs of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over veterans affairs, state <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.31"></a><var>75.31</var>governmental operations, and local government affairs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.75.32"></a><var>75.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 3. <b>Administrative provisions.</b> (a) The commissioner of veterans affairs, or <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.33"></a><var>75.33</var>the commissioner's designee, must convene the initial meeting of the working group. <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.34"></a><var>75.34</var>Upon request of the working group, the commissioner must provide meeting space and <br />
         		<a id="pl.75.35"></a><var>75.35</var>administrative services for the group.  The members of the working group must elect a <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.1"></a><var>76.1</var>chair or co-chairs from the legislative members of the working group at the initial meeting. <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.2"></a><var>76.2</var>Each subsequent meeting is at the call of the chair or co-chairs.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.3"></a><var>76.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Public members of the working group serve without special compensation or <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.4"></a><var>76.4</var>special payment of expenses from the working group.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.5"></a><var>76.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The working group expires on June 30, 2009, unless an extension is authorized <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.6"></a><var>76.6</var>by law by that date.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.7"></a><var>76.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 4. <b>Deadline for appointments and designations.</b> The appointments and <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.8"></a><var>76.8</var>designations authorized by this section must be completed by August 1, 2008.  The <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.9"></a><var>76.9</var>working group must convene its initial meeting no later than September 1, 2008.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.10"></a><var>76.10</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.27.0"></a><a id="pl.76.11"></a><var>76.11</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 27. <b>STUDY OF VETERANS EMPLOYMENT IN STATE GOVERNMENT.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.76.12"></a><var>76.12</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) By October 1, 2008, each appointing authority in the executive branch of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.13"></a><var>76.13</var>government, including the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, must report to the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.14"></a><var>76.14</var>commissioner of finance on the incidence of employment, recruitment, retention, and <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.15"></a><var>76.15</var>retirement of veterans in their nonelected workforce for fiscal year 2008. The report <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.16"></a><var>76.16</var>must be made in a manner approved by the commissioner, and for each separate hiring <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.17"></a><var>76.17</var>unit must include tabulation by age category and length of state employment in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.18"></a><var>76.18</var>executive branch, including the state college and university system. Each executive branch <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.19"></a><var>76.19</var>appointing authority must also report specific veteran employment data requested by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.20"></a><var>76.20</var>commissioner as of June 30, 2008, June 30, 2001, and an earlier date if judged feasible <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.21"></a><var>76.21</var>by the commissioner. By January 15, 2009, the commissioner must submit a report on <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.22"></a><var>76.22</var>the employment of veterans in the executive branch to the chairs of the house and senate <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.23"></a><var>76.23</var>policy and finance committees having jurisdiction over veterans affairs. The report must <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.24"></a><var>76.24</var>present and analyze the data obtained in this paragraph.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.25"></a><var>76.25</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) By October 1, 2008, the judicial branch of state government must report to <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.26"></a><var>76.26</var>the chairs of the house and senate policy and finance committees having jurisdiction <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.27"></a><var>76.27</var>over veterans affairs the number of veterans employed in the judicial branch nonelective <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.28"></a><var>76.28</var>workforce on June 30, 2008, based on self-reporting of veteran status. For each separate <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.29"></a><var>76.29</var>hiring unit, the data must include tabulation by age category and length of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.30"></a><var>76.30</var>employment in the judicial branch.<br />
         		<a id="pl.76.31"></a><var>76.31</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) By October 1, 2008, the house of representatives, the senate, and the Legislative <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.32"></a><var>76.32</var>Coordinating Commission on behalf of joint legislative offices and commissions, must <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.33"></a><var>76.33</var>report to the chairs of the house and senate policy and finance committees having <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.34"></a><var>76.34</var>jurisdiction over veterans affairs the number of veterans employed in their nonelective <br />
         		<a id="pl.76.35"></a><var>76.35</var>workforce on June 30, 2008, based on self-reporting of veteran status. For each separate <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.1"></a><var>77.1</var>hiring unit, the data must include tabulation by age category and length of state <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.2"></a><var>77.2</var>employment in the legislative branch.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.3"></a><var>77.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) For purposes of this section, "veteran" has the meaning given in Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.4"></a><var>77.4</var>Statutes, section 197.447.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.5"></a><var>77.5</var><b>EFFECTIVE DATE.</b>This section is effective the day following final enactment.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.28.0"></a><a id="pl.77.6"></a><var>77.6</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 28. <b>WORLD WAR II SERVICE MEDALLIONS; APPROPRIATION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.77.7"></a><var>77.7</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subdivision 1. <b>Medallions.</b>  By July 1, 2008, the commissioner of veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.8"></a><var>77.8</var>affairs must notify veterans organizations that include veterans of World War II in their <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.9"></a><var>77.9</var>membership of the opportunity under this section for surviving individual veterans of <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.10"></a><var>77.10</var>World War II to obtain commemorative medallions recognizing their service in the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.11"></a><var>77.11</var>United States armed forces during World War II. The commissioner shall establish the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.12"></a><var>77.12</var>service criteria necessary to obtain a medallion and the cost of each medallion. Veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.13"></a><var>77.13</var>organizations may collect and contribute money on behalf of their surviving individual <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.14"></a><var>77.14</var>members who meet the service criteria. No later than September 1, 2008, the organizations <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.15"></a><var>77.15</var>may submit the names of qualifying individuals and provide money to pay for the cost <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.16"></a><var>77.16</var>of the medallions to the commissioner. By October 15, 2008, the commissioner shall <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.17"></a><var>77.17</var>distribute the medallions to organizations for distribution to the qualifying individuals.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.18"></a><var>77.18</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subd. 2. <b>Appropriation.</b>  Money received by the commissioner under this section is <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.19"></a><var>77.19</var>appropriated to the commissioner for the purposes of this section.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.29.0"></a><a id="pl.77.20"></a><var>77.20</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 29. <b>REVISOR'S INSTRUCTION.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.77.21"></a><var>77.21</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The revisor shall change "board," "board of directors," or "Veterans Homes <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.22"></a><var>77.22</var>Board of Directors" to "commissioner" wherever it is used in Minnesota Statutes, sections <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.23"></a><var>77.23</var>198.003; 198.005; 198.006; 198.007; 198.022; 198.03; 198.05; 198.065; 198.066; 198.16; <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.24"></a><var>77.24</var>198.23; 198.261; 198.265; 198.266; 198.31; 198.33; 198.34; 198.35; 198.36; and 198.37; <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.25"></a><var>77.25</var>and shall change "board rules" to "rules adopted under this chapter" wherever it appears in <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.26"></a><var>77.26</var>Minnesota Statutes, sections 198.007 and 198.022.<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.27"></a><var>77.27</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In Minnesota Rules, chapter 9050, the revisor shall:<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.28"></a><var>77.28</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) change the terms "executive director," "executive director of the board," <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.29"></a><var>77.29</var>"executive director of the Veterans Homes Board," "Minnesota Veterans Homes Board," <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.30"></a><var>77.30</var>and "board" to "commissioner of veterans affairs" except where the term "board" is used <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.31"></a><var>77.31</var>with a different meaning in Minnesota Rules, part 9050.0040, subpart 16;<br />
         		<a id="pl.77.32"></a><var>77.32</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) change the term "board-operated facility" to "facility operated by the <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.33"></a><var>77.33</var>commissioner of veterans affairs" and change the term "non-board-operated facility" to <br />
         		<a id="pl.77.34"></a><var>77.34</var>"facility not operated by the commissioner of veterans affairs";<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.1"></a><var>78.1</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) change the term "board-approved" to "approved by the commissioner of veterans <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.2"></a><var>78.2</var>affairs"; and<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.3"></a><var>78.3</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4) eliminate the term "board" where it is used in the third paragraph of Minnesota <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.4"></a><var>78.4</var>Rules, part 9050.1070, subpart 9.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.5"></a><var>78.5</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The revisor shall change any of the terms in paragraph (a) or (b) to "commissioner <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.6"></a><var>78.6</var>of veterans affairs" if they are used to refer to the Veterans Homes Board of Directors or <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.7"></a><var>78.7</var>its executive director anywhere else in Minnesota Statutes or Minnesota Rules.<br />
         		<br />
         		<a id="bill.2.30.0"></a><a id="pl.78.8"></a><var>78.8</var>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sec. 30. <b> REPEALER.</b><br />
         		<a id="pl.78.9"></a><var>78.9</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 190.17; 197.236, subdivisions 7 and 10; 198.001, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.10"></a><var>78.10</var>subdivisions 6 and 9; 198.002, subdivisions 1, 3, and 6; 198.003, subdivisions 5 and 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.11"></a><var>78.11</var>and 198.004, subdivision 2, and Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 198.002, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.12"></a><var>78.12</var>subdivision 2; and 198.004, subdivision 1, are repealed.<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.13"></a><var>78.13</var>(b) Minnesota Rules, part 9050.0040, subpart 15, is repealed."<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.14"></a><var>78.14</var>Delete the title and insert:<br />
         		
         <div class="xtend_ce"><a id="pl.78.15"></a><var>78.15</var>"A bill for an act<br />
            		
         </div><a id="pl.78.16"></a><var>78.16</var>relating to the operation of state government; regulating, requiring, or changing <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.17"></a><var>78.17</var>certain provisions and programs related to agriculture; creating a livestock <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.18"></a><var>78.18</var>investment grant program; modifying pesticide and fertilizer regulation; changing <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.19"></a><var>78.19</var>certain payment provisions for certain agricultural chemical corrective action <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.20"></a><var>78.20</var>costs; changing certain food sanitary provisions; changing certain fee provisions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.21"></a><var>78.21</var>defining certain terms; regulating egg sales and handling; increasing the somatic <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.22"></a><var>78.22</var>cell count limit for goat milk; changing ethanol payment provisions; providing <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.23"></a><var>78.23</var>for control of bovine tuberculosis; adding a member to the NextGen Energy <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.24"></a><var>78.24</var>Board; modifying the expiration date for the NextGen Energy Board; establishing <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.25"></a><var>78.25</var>requirements for practicing animal chiropractic care; recognizing a Program <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.26"></a><var>78.26</var>for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certification; limiting <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.27"></a><var>78.27</var>use of certain drugs; changing certain requirements; regulating prescription of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.28"></a><var>78.28</var>veterinary drugs; changing ethanol blending provisions; modifying definition of <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.29"></a><var>78.29</var>biodiesel; increasing minimum biodiesel content; creating a tiered biodiesel <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.30"></a><var>78.30</var>content goal; requiring counties to consider natural heritage data in adopting <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.31"></a><var>78.31</var>or amending comprehensive plans; requiring local governments to consider <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.32"></a><var>78.32</var>comprehensive plans to limit development on agricultural, forest, wildlife, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.33"></a><var>78.33</var>and open space land; establishing a task force; modifying 2007 appropriation <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.34"></a><var>78.34</var>language; creating an advisory council, a working group, and a planning group <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.35"></a><var>78.35</var>and requiring certain studies; changing certain provisions and programs related <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.36"></a><var>78.36</var>to veterans and members of the military; providing for certain medallions; <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.37"></a><var>78.37</var>transferring certain duties related to veterans homes; appropriating money;<br />
         		<a id="pl.78.38"></a><var>78.38</var>amending Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 13.785, by adding a subdivision; <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.39"></a><var>78.39</var>18B.065, subdivisions 2, 7; 18B.07, subdivision 2; 18D.305, subdivision 2; <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.40"></a><var>78.40</var>18E.04, subdivision 2; 28A.03, by adding a subdivision; 28A.05; 28A.08; <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.41"></a><var>78.41</var>28A.082, by adding a subdivision; 28A.09, subdivision 1; 29.23; 31.05; 31.171; <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.42"></a><var>78.42</var>41A.09, subdivision 3a; 41D.01, subdivision 4; 97A.028, subdivision 3; 148.01, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.43"></a><var>78.43</var>subdivision 1, by adding subdivisions; 156.001, by adding a subdivision; 156.02, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.44"></a><var>78.44</var>subdivisions 1, 2; 156.04; 156.072, subdivision 2; 156.073; 156.12, subdivisions <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.45"></a><var>78.45</var>2, 4, 6; 156.15, subdivision 2; 156.16, subdivisions 3, 10; 156.18, subdivisions 1, <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.46"></a><var>78.46</var>2; 156.19; 168.1255, subdivisions 1, 3, by adding subdivisions; 192.20; 196.021; <br />
         		<a id="pl.78.47"></a><var>78.47</var>196.03; 197.236; 198.32, subdivision 1; 239.051, subdivision 15; 239.77, as <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.1"></a><var>79.1</var>amended; 239.7911, subdivision 2; 296A.01, subdivision 2; 394.232, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.2"></a><var>79.2</var>6; 462.355, subdivision 1; 462.357, by adding subdivisions; Minnesota Statutes <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.3"></a><var>79.3</var>2007 Supplement, sections 18B.065, subdivisions 1, 2a; 18B.26, subdivision <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.4"></a><var>79.4</var>3; 31.175; 41A.105; 197.791, subdivisions 1, 4, 5; 239.761, subdivision 4, by <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.5"></a><var>79.5</var>adding subdivisions; 296A.01, subdivisions 8a, 25; 394.23; Laws 2007, chapter <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.6"></a><var>79.6</var>45, article 1, section 3, subdivisions 3, 4, 5; proposing coding for new law <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.7"></a><var>79.7</var>in Minnesota Statutes, chapters 17; 32; 148; 192; 196; 197; 394; repealing <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.8"></a><var>79.8</var>Minnesota Statutes 2006, sections 190.17; 197.236, subdivisions 7, 10; 198.001, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.9"></a><var>79.9</var>subdivisions 6, 9; 198.002, subdivisions 1, 3, 6; 198.003, subdivisions 5, 6; <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.10"></a><var>79.10</var>198.004, subdivision 2; Minnesota Statutes 2007 Supplement, sections 198.002, <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.11"></a><var>79.11</var>subdivision 2; 198.004, subdivision 1; Minnesota Rules, part 9050.0040, subpart <br />
         		<a id="pl.79.12"></a><var>79.12</var>15."<br />
         		We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.Senate Conferees: (Signed) Jim Vickerman, Dan Skogen, Steve Dille, Steve Murphy, Sharon L. Erickson RopesHouse Conferees: (Signed) Al Juhnke, Mary Ellen Otremba, Lyle Koenen, Rod Hamilton, Karla Bigham
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               <td><a id="pl.80.1"></a><var>80.1</var><br />
                  		
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               <td colspan="3" align="left" valign="bottom">We request the adoption of this report and repassage of the bill.<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.2"></a><var>80.2</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Senate Conferees:<span width="2em"></span>(Signed)<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.3"></a><var>80.3</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.4"></a><var>80.4</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Jim Vickerman<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Dan Skogen<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.5"></a><var>80.5</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.6"></a><var>80.6</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Steve Dille<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Steve Murphy<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.7"></a><var>80.7</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.8"></a><var>80.8</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Sharon L. Erickson Ropes<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.9"></a><var>80.9</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">House Conferees:<span width="2em"></span>(Signed)<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.10"></a><var>80.10</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.11"></a><var>80.11</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Al Juhnke<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Mary Ellen Otremba<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.12"></a><var>80.12</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.13"></a><var>80.13</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Lyle Koenen<br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Rod Hamilton<br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.14"></a><var>80.14</var><br />
                  		
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               <td><a id="pl.80.15"></a><var>80.15</var><br />
                  		
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               <td align="left" valign="bottom">Karla Bigham<br />
                  		
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